The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 6, 1896, Page 11

HIT THE DOOR WITH AN AX Mrs. Veronica Baird Tells of Her Husband’s Violence. TERRORIZED THE HOUSE. He Was Addicted to Throwing Beefsteaks at the Servants. THEY TESTIFY AGAINST HIM. Mr. Baird Alleges That His Wife Destroyed Her Mother’s Picture in a Fit of Temper. Veronica Baird took the stand in Judge Sanderson’s court yesterday to ex- plain why she was entitled to a divorce from her husband, Benjamin H. Baird. Sne bad complained that her husband ‘was habitually intemperate and withstood every art and persuasion that she knew and practiced to reform him; that under tne influence of liquor he wasted her substance—she is worth upward of a mil- Yion—and treated her cruelly and neglected her by turns. Mrs. Baird has been married twice. Her first husband was an uncle of her present husband. From the former she became possessed of her large fortune, She had borne children by her first hus- band, and it was her eldest daughter that & short whilé ago created a social sensa- tion by eloping with the minor'son of United States Marshal Barry Baldwin. Mrs. Baird was married to her present husband, Benjamin H., as short a while ago as the 15t of December, 1894. Al- most immediately, she testified yester- day, he began the course of intemperance that has now led her into the divorce court. Day after day he was accustomed to coming home either helplessly or belligerently intoxicated.. She pléaded with him day by day to quit his evil com- pany and conduct himself as became a gentleman of his standing—as her hus- banc. Every morring she woula beg of him before he left the house not to drink any liquor that day. He wculd promise, but almost as certainly as the sun went down and evenirg brought him home he be discovered to have broken the . Sue went to New York, taking him with her, in the hope that a separa- tion from the boon companions that were supposed to lead him astray might effect a reform. They had scarcely been a day in the Eastern metropolis before Mr. Baird had found new companions—or demonstrated that companions were not essential in the premises. “He returned to his hotel in the evening in the same Inebriated condition in which he was given to returning to his home on Franklin street in this City. After a short stay in New York they returned here and Mirs. Baird,in the hope that business occupation might do for Mr. Baird what ber plesding had failed . to do, made him a director in two.or three cor- porations in which she is interested. But still it was the same old story. He became worse and worse, according to Mrs. Baird’s testimony. He grew violent and abusive and she and the children be- gan to fear for their lives. He would chase them about the house, and one night when she had run upstairsand locked her- self in a room with the youngest chiid he pursued hier and with an ax broke in the door. “He terrorized the whole house,” saia Mrs. Baird, “and I was in constant fear of my life. On one occasion he broke into a rage at the table and threw a beefsteak at one of the servants.” Mrs. Baird's daughter, a coachman and a sewing-maid testified for the complain- ant, corroborating much of her testimony. The case will go on to-day. Lawver Hurd represents Mrs. Baird and Reel Terry is attorney for the husband. Mr. Baird was in court and is fighting the petition. He has filed a cross-com- plaint, denying many of the allegations in that of his e and declaring that she is a woman_of violent and ungovernable temper. He cites one instance of her bemng in a passion and his attempt to re- monstrate with and then to restrain her rom committing any violence. She.broke away from him, and before he could again restrain her she destroyed a large and valuable painting of her mother which was hangiog on the wall. PRINCE LUIGI OF ITALY, The Nephew of Humbert Has a Lively First Day in This City. After Seeing Consul Grimaldi He and Count Ceni and Prince Poniatowski Go to the Races. The Duke of Abruzzi, known as the Prince Luigi, the Prince Poniatowski and Count Ceni, went for a drive yesterday after many demonstrations in Prince Luigi’s honor. The Duke had come up from the Italian training-ship on the water front on which he arrived jrom Victoria and repaired to the Palace Hotel. It is there that Count Ceni of Rome, the friend of the visiting Prince, has his temporary abode. Prince Poniatowski got there from his California-street home, too, and the three notable personages set forth. Prince Luigi had previously met Consul Grimaldi, who was arranging different entertainments for him. He had also been the recipient of much attention on the water front be- fore he got uptown. The Italian ships in port were all decor- ated, in honor of the Prince and the train- ing ship Cristoforo Colombo. The Salva- tore Ciampa made a particularly fine show- ing. The Cavalliere Ciampa, Casabona and Francisco Ciampa were also decked out with flags and their captains borrowed considerable bunting from mneighboring sbips in order to make a fine showing. Thecrews of each vessel were remembered on this occasion and at noon a special dinner was served and then there was a half Loliday in order that the men might enjoy themselves ashore. bie Italian colony speedily learned that the nephew of King Humbert would leave Hyorship about 1:30 ». M. and make a ¥ing trip around the City. The Harrison= street landing wag accordingly crowded ;nd many who made the trip to the water ront out of curiosity failed even to get a glimpse at the rhoy i it ‘were so anxious to ;e:) et A few minutes bef, on the float Cantain ship Senator came g, the word “‘Senator” ter and the Italians . ore the Prince landed Lewis of the British shore. The crowd saw on the captain’s cut- immediately jumped THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6. 1896. to the conclusion that it was a United States Senator who had been outto the Cristoforo Colombo paying his respects to the Prince of Savoy., When Captain Lewis stepped ashore the crowd made a lane for him and stood with bared heads while the good-looking British skipper marched through their ranks like a conqueror. Never again will that Britisher have as much deference shown him as when the ‘crowd took him fora United States Sena- or. A few minutes after the landing of Cap- tamn Lewis the Colombo’s cutter came alongside the float and Prince Luigi_and his two aids-de-camp came ashore. They were not in uniform and it was hard to tell which was which. There was not much time given for speculation, as the entire party got into a hack at once and were driven away. Prince Luigi and Commander Bertolini returned the visit of Cav. Bruni Grimaldi at the Italian consulate. The call was a very brief and formal one and no outsiders were admitted to the interview between the Italian Consul and his distinguished guest. S The consulate is in the same building with the Italian Chamber of Commerce, however, and messages were sent to an iro to arrange the day for the Prince and his fellow-officers to’ be wined and dined the members of the chamber. The visitors intimated that next Monday would suit their convenience perfectly, but as the Maple hall was already engaged for that date the invitation was finally ac- cepted for Tuesday, the 11th_inst. About sixty members of the local Italian colony will be present at the banquet. 3 i Before taking leave of Cav. Grimaldi the Prince and Commander Bertolini sig- nitied their willingness to be present at the ball for the benefit of the free Italian school, which will take place next Satur- day in California Hall. gommander Bertolini expressed regret that for the rest of the week he would be unable to receive any visits on board the Cristoforo Colombo. For the last six NEW BRIDGE AND TUNNEL, One That Will Be an Architec- tural Ornament in Golden Gate Park,” MINIATURE ARCH OF TITUS. Driveway for Vehicles, Path for Pe- destrians and Track for Cyclers. The work on what will be known as the north tunnel was comimenced in Golden Gate Park last Monday. This will be the entrance under the main drive to the future music concourse, from the terminus of the streetcarson Fulton street. Over this tunnel there will be built a magnificent bridge, the plan for.which has been pre- pared by Coxhead & Coxhead, architects of this City, and accepted by the Com- missioners. The width of the bridge will be 125 feet, divided as follows: For a driveway for vehicles, seventy feet; for pathway for pedestrians twenty-five feet, and for a bicycle track thirty feet. The path for the pedestrians will be on the north side, or right-hand side going toward the ocean, the driveway will occupy the center, and the bicycle track will occupy the southern the races and he thought there might be more. Yesterday President. Page saw Cooney in the City Prison and had a long talk with him, after which a clerk of the com- pany called with the collection book and- after going carefully over it with Cooney it was found that the shortage amounted altogether to §995. T played it all against the poolroom horse games,”’ said Cooney, gloomily, “and I suppose 1 will have to suffer the conse- quences.”’ Secretary Ochs swore to a complaint in Judge Joachimsen’s court yesterday charg- ing Cooney with felony embezzlement for appropriating the $300 bill to his own uses and purposes. Cooney is about 25 years of age and had been employed by the furniture company as collector for the past eight onths. Like other young men about town, he had time to visit the poolrooms even though he could seldom get out to the track. WANTTO SEE PADEREWSK A Line of Sixty Ticket-Buyers Form and Remain Out All Night. Unusual Interest in the Polish Pianist Who Is to Appear Here Mon- day Night. The interest in the famous Polish pianist, Ignace Paderewski, has assumed a peculiar condition here. Though Paderewski does mnot appear till Monday night, and the sale of tickets e i B & — B S A GENERAL OVERRAULING, Coming Investigation Into the State of the Bering Sea Fleet. DISMAY AMID THE OFFICERS. The Healy Inquiry Drawing to a Close—The Daniels Case Next in Order. It now appears as though the Healy in- vestigation were to be merely the premon- itory rumble preceding a seismic upheaval in the maritime revenue service. A gen- tleman thoroughly competent to speak on the matter was heard to remark yesterday : “The treasury officials at Washington are. about - diseusted with the tales of drunkenness, disorder and anarchy in the Bering Sea fieet, and have made up their minds to institute a general and searching inquiry into the actual state of things, with a view to keeping the compe- tent officers and getting rid of the re- mainder. - The weeding out process will, it is believed, result disastrously in the cases of many officers who now imagine, or until recently have imagined, that they were settled for life in an easy, lucrative service. 11 immediately taken up. Lieutenant Dan- iels complains most bitterly of all the newspapers, but positively refuses to hold any communication of any kind whatever with press representatives. JOSEPH KING INDORSED. The Supervisor and the Committee of the K. R. The following communication from the committee of K. R. B. for the 4th of March celebration, indorsing Supervisor King, is self-expianatory : SAN FraNcisco, February 5, 1896. At a general meeting of the 4th of March committee of the K. R. B. organizetion, heid in their hall last evéning, a general discussion on the publication of articles published in the San Francisco CALL and Chronicle, which articles spoke disparingly of Supervisor Joe King as & member of the reception committee 10 receive the Hon.John F. Finnerty, it was unanimously resolved by all of the members of the general committee that the statements contained in said articles eoncerning the for- mation of the committee, and the alleged declinations of the members thereof, were en- tirely false. The general committee has full confidence in each and every one of the members of the reception committee, including Joseph King, and instead of declining, as asserted insaid articles, they have each and all of them ac- cepted the appointment. The general com- mittee furthermore believe that the publica- tions referred to were inspired by malicious motives and suggested by the enemies of the Insh national cause. P. J. O'Neill, M.D, James J. Cunifte Michael Casey T. P. Crowley John Skelly Jonn B. Cosgrave John Burns T. J. Melloty Jobn Kilemade Tom Desmond Edward Brown Michael Flannery B To Answer Levingston. Charles L. Fair was yesterday, granted ten Capt. Jeremiah Sheehy Michael J. Gane a |John 1. Tynan |John Doyie M. Cooney Thomas B. 0'Brien [From a design by the architects, Coxhead & Coxhead.] months, he informed the Italian Consul, his cruiser has veen almost constantly at sea, the visits paid to various ports during that time having been only of a few days’ duration. In consequence of her long cruise the commander considers ;that his ship requires a thorough spring cleaning before being submitted to the critical eyes of the American public, and he has set his men to> work to polish everytping on board. Their labors will not be ended till Saturday night, and on Sunday, from 2 till 4 o'clock, the Cristoforo Colombo will be thrown open to all who choose to visit her. The drive which Prince Luigi, Count Ceni and Prince Poniatowski took was to Golden Gate Park and thence to the Bay District track. The Prince was an interested spectator of the steeplechase event and was appar- ently delighted with the dangerous sport. Not yet initiated into the intricacies of the American bookmakers’ methods, his High- ness made no wagers, contenting himself with being an onlooker. The royal party was shown every courtesy by President Thomas "H. Williams -of the California Jockey Club and its officials and left the track with an evident longing to see more of the “sport of Kings.” A MELANGE OF SPOAT. Players Who Will Meet in the Olympic Billiard Tourna- ment. Mortimer Has Been Selected by the Pacific Kennel Club to Judge Its Show. At a meeting of the directors of the Olympic Club last evening the question of building a magnificent handball court on 2 lot that adjoins the building was ar- gued at length and a committee composed of Messrs. Newhall, Umbsen and Short was appointed to estimate the cost of a first-class court and to confer with the owner of the property in question regard- ing a lease of ths lot. Director Short said that handball is now the most popular of all interior pastimes, and that a first-class court was greatly in demand. i ‘‘There are at least four hundred mem- bers in this club,” said Mr. Short, “whose Ermcipal‘means of enjoyment 1s hand- all, and if we cannot succeed in securing a lease of the lot a regulation court will be constructed in the rear part of the club close by the swimming tank. When everything is in proper shape handball tournaments will be held quite frequently.” The billiard tournament of the Olympic Club will commence on the evening of the 1ith inst., and the' following are the entries in the different classes:. First class—Charles H. Williams, Henry B. Russ, E. L. Lewis, 0. B. Burns and "A. C. Forsyth; second class—E. Smith, A. C. Thornton, H. G. Edwards, J. A. Vaughan, M. L. Espinosa, J. E. Joseph, L. G. Hod, kins and G. A. Pope; third class—I. Pockwitz, A. C. Dodge, I'red N. Moore, A. C. Hampton, John Bennett, Dr. Bryant, Leo Nolan and J. F. McCarthy, The investigninfi committee of the Pa- cific Amateur Athletic Association will hold its next meeting at the Reliance Club’s rooms in Oakiand on Saturday evening. The Pacific Kennel Ciub managed to secure a guorum last evening at its monthly meeting, which was held in the Occidental Hotel, H. Bierlfresided and Secretary Vernon read several Jetters from those interested in kennel matters. T. J."'Watson was appointed by the club to represent it on the advisory board which wiil pass judgment on’a man named Sheil who was expelled from the clab tast year. If the advisory board con- cludes that Shell has been sufficiently punished for a transgression of the laws of the club he may possibly be reinstated. James Mortimer, who judged the bench show of the Pacific Kennel Club two vears ago, was selected to judge the exhibition which will be held at the Mechanics’ Pa- vilion commencing on May 6. Dr. F. W. Bkaife was appointed veterinary geon for the club, side, to connect with the new track for cyclers that is being constructed south of of the main drive. The length of the briage wiil be 100 feet, and the approaches to it will be marked by granite posts and chains between each. Venetian masts at each end will designate the lines of the paths for pedestrians and cyclers. In the center of the bridge there will. be @ granite base with a statue on it, possibly an equestrian one, to the right of which teams moving in either direction will have to pass. On each side of the bridge there will be a highly ornamented balustrade or parapet.about four feet in height. At the ends of these, on each it is proposed to place granite bases, on which ‘will rest groups of bears, emblematic of the State. Electric lights will illnmine the bridge. Underneath the center of the bridge will be the tunnel, 130 feet long, of good width, and 20 feet high from the floow to the cen- ter of the arch. The facings will be of granite, and the arch will be patterned after the famous arch of Titus in Rome. The interior of thearch is to be of concrete, which will be, as to the roof, set in panels to be arranged in a very artistic manner. On each side of the entrance there will be sloping grass-mounds, which will add to the effect. From the north entrance two paths, each twenty feet wide, will diverge, one toward the northeast and the other to the southwest, and lead to Fulton street, near where the main entrance to the Mid- winter Fair was. From the southern entrance there will be'the path that will lead to the concourse and one leading to the museum on the west, and another to the tunnel under the circular driveway being constructed around the concourse, leading to the aviary. “In preparing this design for a bridge and arch,” said Ernest Coxhead, “‘we have taken into consideration the fact that the Commissioners desired something pictur- esque and attractive, and have, we beiieve, produced something that is artistic and which will be a credit to the park and something that the people will feel proud of. The work will be of the best work- manship and be done in a style the like of which has never been seen in this City.” Superintendent McLaren stated yester- |- day that the contract for the stonework has not yet been let, but that the excava- tion and the concrete-work will be done by men in the employ of the Commissioners. This new tunnel will furnish a safe pass- age to and from the music course for the thousands who will visit the spot where the band will discourse sweet music on Sunday afternoons. RUNED BY POOLROONS R. J. Cooney, Collector Indianapo- lis Furniture Company, a Defaulter. Ho Is Arrested and Acknowledges Losing About $Iooo by Playing Against the Races. R. J. Cooney, collector for the Indian- apolis Furniture Company, has brought everlasting disgrace upon himself and his young wife and child through his passion for visiting those sinks of iniquity, the poolrooms, and wasting the money col- lected by him for his employers. On Tuesday morning Hamilton Page, president, and G. F. Ochs, secretary, of the company, called at the office of the Chief of Police and reported that Cooney had embezzled $300 which he had collected from 4 customer. Detectives Seymour and Whitaker and Policerpan Phillips were de- tailed on the case and they very quickly had Cooney under arrest by covering his home at 1208 Treat avenue and a barber- shop and a saloon that he used to frequent. hen searched at the City Prison five or six racetrack handicap cards, a couple of sporting papers containing the results and tips of the races, several poolroom tickets and §65 in coin were found in his pockets. In answer to questions he said he thought he had “embezzled altogether about $425. He acknowled that he had disposed of the money by playing against will not commence tll 9 o’clock this morn- ing, people began standing in line at Sherman & Clay’s, where the tickets are to_be sold, as early as 10 A. M. {csterday. There was a straggling half-dozen at first, and the number remained about the same till toward evening, when it increased greatly. Before 10 o’clock last night there were sixty persons by actual count, who had been engaged to wait out all night to buy tickets. One or two speculators were noticed on the sidewalk. It had been expected there would be a rush for the tickets, and the object was to make money out of them. The regulation price is $5 for anywhere on the lower floor, $3 for the balcony and $2 for the gallery. The admission price to each place is the same as fora seat. Paderewski is to open at_the California next Monday night. He will apoear after- ward at two matinees, namely, on Wednes- day and Friday. These are all the per- formances he is booked to give. Mr. Sher- man of Sherman & Clay said last night that no more than six tickets would be sold to any one person. The Polish pianist has never been here before. He was engaged to come some two years ago, but was prevented by a stress of other entertainments. He is ex- pected to reach here Sunday. The ticket-buyers were seated on chairs, stools and boxes secured from various laces. They made themselves as com- ortable as possible during the night. HE KEPT ALL THE MONEY, Suit to Recover From Barclay Henley What His Part- ner Pocketed. A Charge Against Howard MacSherry That Involves Forgery as Well as Embezzlement. Thomas Gibson, a resident of Roseburg, Or., brought suit in the Superior Court yesterday against Barclay Henley and Howard MacSherry, attorneys of this City, to recover $445 alleged to belong to vlaintiff and to have been fraudulently appropriated by MacSherry. Gibson alleges that he employed Hen- ley & MacSherry, and through them an- other attorney, George William Hart of New York, to effect the settlement and distribution of the estate of Sarah McEl- hany, deceased, of Brooklyn. Hart was to receive for his services 40 per cent of the moneys due Gibson. The work was done and $740 10 collected, and Hart sent a draft drawn to the order of Gibson on the Madison-square Bank for $445 dated Febru- ary 2, 1393. The draft was received by the San-Fran- cisco firm, and, without authority, in- dorsed by MacSherry as follows: ";ay to the order of Henleg & Mac8herry, Thomas Gibson, Henle; MacSherry, Howard MacSherry."” ith that indorsement it was cashed by the First National Bank. Hart, it is alleged, made frequent in- quiry fwy letter as to why the check was not sent to Gibson, and was answered by MacSherry to the effect that he had power of attorney for indorsing and collecting the money, but did not sx’nly as to whether it had been sent Gibson. To Gibson, Miac- Sherry denied at first that he had received the money. Later,in June, MacSherry wrote that 'he had received a draft, and when collected he would remit. Gibson declares he has never received the money, although he has since learned the facts in the case, as he states them. He sues to re- cover the amount. —_——— Home Made Goods. Beveral days ago Assistant Secretary F. H. Dingle of the Manuifacturers’ and Producers’ Association sent a letter to the Board of Super- ‘visors of Sacramento County with reference to & call for bids for supplies for the Sacramento Hospital. The Board was requested to modify the schedule so as to permit California manu- facturers of the articles and goods wanted to putin bids for the contract. Yesterday W. B. Hamilton, Clerk of the Sacramento Supervisors, answered by asking for a list of the Californis meanufacturers, as the Boaxd desires to pat- ronize home industries, quality and price be- ing equal. - “Captain Healy’s case will oniy take a day or so longer, and then we may as well look out for fireworks. The old captan, by reason of his rank, his unimpeachable record and the Himsy nature of many of the charges against him, has been treated with every consideration, and will un- doubtedly come through the ordeal with- out a scratch; but the younger officers, particularly those who have been most active in stirring up strife and trouble, will be handled without gloves. “The old, experienced men who have the investigation in charge are not triflers. Captain Stodder is the sole survivor of the Moniitor’s brave staff of officers, with the exception of the vessel’s aged commander, the yenerable Worden, long since honor- ably retired from the service. Surely a man who could hold his own in the great naval battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac must have grit enough to make the young men in the revenue fleet come to time. The poor youngsters are shaking in their boots, too, and no mistake aboutit. *““Then there is Hooper, the admiral and darling of the fleet. He will have his little say as well. Hodgson and Smith, captains of long experience, are also to take part in the investigation, which, I tell you, will be a warm affair. But I’ve said too much already,” concluded the bonnie boy in blue, ‘‘and if you put my name in the paper it would make big trouble for me. I don’t want to be hauled over the coals, like poor Captain Healy was, for speaking to newspaper geople,” and the gentleman vanished whither feet profane might not presume to tread. % 5 The first witness at the investigation was Lieutenant Emery, who aired a seri- ous grievance inflicted uvon him by his re- doubtable superior. _ “On one occasion,” he stated, “Captain Healy said that Daniels, Dorry and I were not fit associates for captains of vessels, and that boat-steerers would be good enough company for our kind of people. He called Dorry a liar—called him up on deck to insult him—and during June and August was dreadfully drunk, though the cutter was amid the ice and in great dan- T. | ge“Thera was no discipline at all aboard the Bear. The captain let the sailors haye a bugle and accordion, and they used to keep me awake night after night with the diabolical racket thuf made singing, danc- ing, blowing the bugle and try.ng to play the other instrument whenever they felt like it. The ecaptain used to let Lieuten- ant Buhner insult me and the other offi- cers, and used to insult us himself when he was intoxicated.” 5 “Did the captain’s conduct ever inter- fere with the safety or proper manage- ment of the vessel?”” was asked in a sin- gularly direct and 1ncisive tone. % Emery ruminated deeply for quite a space,'and then responded : No, sir; it did not.” Assistant Engineer Schwartz testified that the captain sometimes drank rather heavily, but was & superior seaman. The cutter was managed with fidelity and efii- ciency, and the witness never knew his commander to give an erroneous or inac- curate order. The discipline of the ship, he said, was perfect. At sea the captain tolerated no nonganse,”’ but was most in- dulgent in allowing the officers to seek amusement ashore when the cutter was in ort. The witness knew of a number of Eshing and hunting expeditions organ- ized by the officers, which the captain permitted;, and in which he seemed to take much interest. Second Assistant Engineer Dorry said the captain had summoned him on deck and led him a liar; also that the captain had Ren much intoxicated durivw the months of June and August, 1895. hen the ca tain arrested White no record was made on the cutter’s log to that effect. Lieutenapt Wadsworth complained that two years ago the caE_taln had shipped a number of .seamen, which duty, the wit- ness claimed, devolved upon himself, he being first lieutenant at that time. Lieu- tenant George E. McConnel! testified to the same effect. First Lieutenant Buhner, temporarily in command of the Bear, said he had seen the captain drink during the months men- tioned in the complaint, but never to such an extent as to incapacitate him for the performance of his duties, in which he was scrupulously exact. : After sevcral more witnesses had testi- fied in accordance with the statementis made by their predecessors on the stand, an adjournment was taken until to-day. In a day or two the Healy investigation will be finished, and 1t is the general impression that the Daniels case wiil be days in which to plead to the Levingston eon- testof his father’s will—or to make any other motion in the matter. EXPENSIVE SOUP. Policeman Aitken Fined for Sipping Tt ‘While on Duty, and Two Other Officers Heavily Mulcted. The Police Commissioners had a long session last night, thiee patroimen and a sergeant having appeared before them to answer to various charges. Joseph Gorevan was fined $100 for sleep- ing while on station duty, William J. Mangan $50 for unofficer-like conduct, and James H. Aitken $20 for violating the rules of the department in eating soup while on duty. Sergeant Blank was charged on the com- plaint of Dr. Twist with unofficer-like con- dnet. The sergeant met the dentist late one night on Ashbury Heights and the latter took refuge behind a shed. Two patrolmen were with the sergeant and they surrounded the shed. Blank asked the dentist his name, and he replied 1t was noneof his business. He then asked what he was doing there and got the same re- ply. Blank then ordered the two patrol- men to search the dentist for a weapon. The Commissioners at once dismissed the charge and told the dentist that as a rep- utable citizen it was his auty to have an- swered the sergeant’s questions. Charles W. Armager was appointed as a special officer to take the beat vacated by the death of Patrick Hussey. The boara refused to reopen the case of ex-Policeman Gould, who was dismissed a few weeks ago. NOTED MEMORIST DEAD Professor Loisette, the Well- Known Lecturer, Expires at the Palace. Appeared Before Royalty and Notables in Many Countries to Advance His Views. Professor Alphonso Loisette, the well- known musician and lecturer of New York, died last night about 5 o’clock, at the Palace Hotel, of dysentery. . He had arrived from New York last Mon- day, accompanied by his wife, and they in- tended to remain on this coast for several months. The professor had just con- cluded a’ lécture tour occupying three years, during which he traveled through the United States, Canada, India, South Africa, New Zealand, Australiz and China. In’all of these places he gave lectures and readings under the patronage of the most distinguished personages, including presidents of colleges, sup rintendents of education and Governors of States and for- eign colonies. In Canada the Governor-General and Lady Aberdeen were his patrons, and in India the Viceroy extended his courtesies. The Earl of Glasgow was his friend in New ‘Zealand and in China Sir William }f.oni.nson saw that he was given recogni- ion. He was a . lecturer of rare merit and drew large audiences wherever he ap- peared. His principal study was the mem- ory, which he claimed by a veculiar sys- tem of mental exercise could be improved. Upon this subject he lectured and pub- lished a volume which has been widely read. —————— Raises a Question. ‘When a man bobs up against you in the street and you apologize, and he stares at you in surprise and passes on, are you to write yourself down as an idiot, or him? —New York Evening Sun. ———— Guerrita, who is now the first bull- fighter in Spain, has appeared in fifty- eight fights this season and is engaged for nineteen more. He receives £240 for each -ggwsnu and, as his_expenses average £80 a tvefi;!urmngg, o“l’ns clear income amounts to over £1: a year, besides the presents made o him, et CUT HIS WIFE'S CLOTHES Engineer Kennedy Explains Why He Slashed a Handsome Cloak. THE FATE OF A TAMALE How the Plaintiff in a Divorce Suit on One Occasion Dropped a Hot Stove. The case of William J. Kennedy against Catherine, his wife, for divorce, was begun before Judge Slack .yesteraay morning. Kennedy is an engineer in the Fire De- partment — Engine Company 9. He charges his wife with crueity and deser- tion. Kennedy testified that his wife created such frequent disturbances about the engine-house, No. 17 on Mint avenue, to which he was attached, that the Chief Engineer said be could- not stand it and transferred him to No. 9. The trouble between the couple began in July, 1894, at which time the wife, accord- ing to the testimony, had fallen into the habit of going to entertainments without asking his leave. She went to a suburban picnic against his protest, and irom that time forward there was trouble. Kennedy took his wife to the Orpheum some time later and after the theater was out suggested that they go to a certain place for a tamale. He had never been to the place, but his wife had admitted that she had gone there with her sister, a lady frierd and two young men. He wanted to see the character of the place. Mrs. Kennedy led the way to a private room and touched the electric but- ton for a waiter, and altogether showed so much familiarity with the place that the husband declared it was time for them to separate, He told his wife she was ‘‘get- ting too fly, traveling too speedy” to suit him. He testified also that she confessed to him baving visited a place of ill repute with a woman friend. Colonel O’Byrne, attorney for the wife, who sat beside him, cross-examined the husband at great length. He asked for particulars about the scene at the ‘‘tamale jointon Kapp street.” Mrs. Kennedy whispered to her attorney. Oh " said the Colonel, “I am mot ‘up’ on these places. Tell us abont the scene at Captain Street’s tamale joint.” Under_the cross-examination the wife produced a rather handsome black cloak cut to pieces and asked him to explain how it came so. : He said it was part of an outfit his wifs had purchased with money he furnished just previous to their marriage. That afterward, when his wife took to keeping corapany of which he did not approve, she was about to give the cloak to her sis- ter. He thereupon cut the cloak to prevent Ler doing so. Mrs. Kennedy also exhibitefi a box con- taining the fragments of the ornaments that had decorated their wedding cake, and Colonel O'Byrne asked the witness how they came to be broken in that fashion. > ‘“After we separated,” he said, “and my wife had taken all that she wanted from our rooms, she left these upon the mantel, saying that I might decorate my room with them. I threw them upon tke floor.” Colonel O’Byrne wanted to know abouta certain occasion when Kenne;liy threw an oil stove out of the window. He explained it. He forbade his wife keeping compauy with a certain young girl. She went away with the girl, however, and her sis- ter, and returning to the house they climbed into a back window, got upstairs and were- cooking supper on the stove when he discovered their presence. He climbed the stairs, and, picking up the stove, was going to carry it down, but it burred his hands and he tossed it out of the open window. A physician testified to having treated Mrs.” Kenneay for contusions upon the side and hip. The bruises, it was alleged by the respondent, were inflicted by Mr. Kennedy. Kennedy declared they were the result of a fall from a bicycle while his wife was riding in the park, and at a time subsequent to their separation. The case will be resumed Saturday morning. Some Chinese Must Go. Judge Morrow yesterday affirmed two de- cisions sending Chew Ty Ong and Ah See back to China. Ah See was a countryman who had no certificate. Chew Ty Ong had just finished seven yvears’ imprisonment at San Quentin for murder, and will be deported asa felon. THE DOCTOR’S EXAMINATION i i ‘:‘}l ‘When did your sickness commence? A year ago, doctor. Did you first take with a cold and pain in the back? Yes, doctor. Do you rest well night or day ? Ne, doctor, Do youdrink a great deal? Yes, doctor, I am thirsty all the time. On the least exertion are youn easily ex- hausted? Yes, doctor. Have you lost much flesh? Fiity pounds, doetor. Your appetite is very poor and the smell of your food nauseates you? Yes, doctor. Have you noticed swelling or bloating of face or limbs? Yes, doctor. Your disease is located in the kidneys, due to an accumulation of irritating poison from the blood. Your kidneys are in- active. What you need is a mild kidney stimulant and tissue rebuilder. 1t will be necessary for you to take this remedy regularly and according to directions. I will give you a prescriotion. 5 For Mr. 2 JOY’S VEGETABLE : SARSAPARILLA ¢, M. Sig. (one bottle) ¥ Two teaspoonfuls three (3) times : aday. When bowels and kidneys are active take one teaspoonful. NOTARY PUBLIC. HARLES H. PHILLIPS, ATTORNEY-AT. 1aw and Notary Public, 638 Market st., oppo- sive Palace Hotel. Residerice, 1620 Fell st. Tole phone 570. Residence telephone, “Pine 2691."