The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 9, 1896, Page 16

46 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1896. READS LAW AT FOURTEEN. A Youthful Disciple of .Blackstone and Devoted to His Ideal. Y LLIE” called General / Barnes. 4 A bright, fine-featured, prown-eyed, dark-haired boy of fourteen, neatly.clad ina | navy-blue knickerbocker suit, stepped up to the general's desk and awalited orders. “Willie, the lJaw irm of Blank & Co. de- sires to learn certain facts in the case I hand you. Ring them upon the telephone and supply them with the information they want. Here are the documents,””and the general passed the papers over to the boy. Willie answered, ‘“Yes, sir,”’ and a moment later was engaged in reading and explaining things with & masterful air to a prominent barrister at the other end of the wire. A friend of the general, seated in his pri- vate office, looked up with unfeigned astonishment. “Can you intrust such an important duty to a mere child?” was the naturel ing: “That boy knows just what is wanted,” responded the general. “In fact, the busi- ness I have just given him isa compara- tively simple matter. If I wish tosenda Master Gorman is conscientious, willing, ] faithful and earnest in attention to kis du- | ties. He has already read several law text- | books, Blackstone's Commentaries, Robin- n’s Elementary Law, Thompson on Negligence, and considerable case law. torney D. A. Ryan, the legal assistant | of General Barnes, has taken a deep inter- est in Willie, and delights in explaining | complicated points of law to the “Chief | Justice,”’as Master Gorman is styled by | some of the barristers who have made his | acquaintance. | *I shall be examined in Blackstone as | soon as Mr. Ryan finds time,” said Willie | to a representative of TuE CarL. “In | studying I make notes of propositions in which there is anything the least obscure, | and when I understand the matter well T | destroy the notes. Oh, I expect to go to | school again, probably nextyear, and then | T will take up Latin and Greek. Latin, in | particular, I am anxious to learn. “Exercise? I ride a bicycle out to the | Cliff House once in a while, and I like }footbal). I used to play football a great | deal at school and I have seen some of the | big games between the colleges. There is THE YOUTHFUL LAW STUDENT AT HIS DESK. [Sketched by a “Call™ artist.] message, short or long, over the telephone toeither lawyers or clients, I explain to Willie what I want to say, and he repeats | the message in the ear of the instrument | with absolute correctue: If somebody wants to learn several aifferent dates I tell them to Willie here at my table. He never | writes them down, but goes directly to the instrument, and I have yet to learn that | he has made a single mistake. Why, I| would trust his memory as soon as I| would my own.” | Such associations served only to arouse further interest in the youthful prodigy. | “Your wonderment is quite excusable,” remarked the general. ,*That boy is a P cmenon. He reads law, young as he is, with a natural relish. He poresover pages of abstruse legal lore, studies com- plicated problems of law, and/not only does he do it in a lawyer-like way, but he is able to explain faithfully and to the sat- isfaction of anybody gifted with an under- standing the passages he has read. For instance, be opens a lawbook and reads aleng until be strikes some ponderous word that is new to him. He never skips & sentence, or even a word, and seeks to understand Yhoroughly all he reads. Well, he holds his finger on the word that puz- zles him, and opening his Webster, which he keeps at his elbow, finds the definition, then turns again to the sentence in which it cccurs and gets the full knowledge of the meaning. I frequently stop him in the midst of his reading and ask him what he has learned from the volume in his hands. He tellsmeina deliberative manmer, with apparently as much regard for fidelity to the subject- matter as you would expect from a Judge on the bench, the substance of what he has read. He has explained to me questions of Enghsh tax-titles, and he not only makes himself plain, but shows an appreciation for the nicety of terms, I find his memory astonishingly retentive, and be has wonderful analytical powers. That boy will be a Charles James Fox if ne lives. He is a born lawyer.” And all this had reference to Master William B. Gorman, whose attractive face, looking up from his own little desk, is the first to greet whoever enters the reception- Toom of General Barnes’ law offices. Master Willie is the youngest of three children, all boys, who reside with their widowed mother, Mrs. M. Gorman, at 2304 Harrison street. He was graduated from the Horace Mann Grammer School in May, 1895, being awarded the Bridge medal for general excellence in that year. Two months later ke entered the office of Judge Seymour D. Thompson, the legal writer, remaining there until January 10 of the present year, when Judge Thouap- son returned to his home in 8t. Louis, Mo. The distinguished lawyer formed a strong attachment for the youth. It was he who recommended Willie to General Barnes. In a letter of introduction, written Jan- uary 8, Judge Thompson thus referred to Willie Gorman: “My work has been that of an author of legal textbooks, and finding Master Gor- man exceedingly bright I put him at work looking up cases and verifying references for me in the Mills building law library. He did this with great quickness, aptness and accuracy. Isoon found that I could send him from my office into the library to find out what was decided in a particular case. He would return very quickly and, standing up before me, give me a very. clear oral statement of the exact decision which the court made, stating the facts and then stating the legal conclusions of the court on those facts.. 1 am amazed that a boy of his years should possess an analytical power so highly developed. Be- lieving that he possesses the intellectual foundation fora great lawyer I proposed to his mother to take him to St. Louis and to give hinr all the advantages of instruc- tion which my facilities there would afford, but, he being her youngest child, she was naturally unable to part with him.” alot of excitement and a lot of hard work in a game of football.” “Willie!” came a call Barnes. “¥es, mr.” A number of Supreme Court decisions were wanted and hiaster Gorman was speedily glancing over the labels of the long rows of lawbooks and handing down the proper volumes. “Best lawyer in the country for his age,” whispered the general.” “Gem of aboy! | Fine head! Always correct! Born in | him!” | Raising his voice the general said: | “Now, Willie, go and amuse yourself with from General government by representative legislation. I think it must be evident to all that represen. tatives in many cases do not really represent. By the system commonly in vogue, known as the majority system, a very small majority may totally deprive & great minority of repre- sentation. To remedy this, & system known as proportional representation has been devised 2nd has been adopted in Denmark and other European states. Illinois” has adopted a sys- tem of somewhat the same nature. If we can present a system which will ef- fectually and perpetually eliminate the boss I think we nave rendered our country a great service. In ihe preierential system of propor- tional representation I think we have attainea thisend. We know that reforms of all kinds grow by degrees. Parties do not spring full grown into being, and it scems to me as soon 888 party nas gained sufficient size to be en- titled to representation it shonld have it, and its members should be granted a chance to ex- plain their ideas in the halis of Congress. Mr. Sanborn explained the actual work- ings of the system he advocated as demon- strated in the elections for trustees of the Mechanics’ Institute. In the last two elec- tions the proportional system has pre- vailed. MISS TAYLOR'S SUUCCESS, A California Girl the Particular Star of the Saturday Concert. She Sang in the Native Russian—An Excellent Carr-Beel Pro- gramme. The chief event of the forty-ninth “SQ urday Popular Concert” at Golden Gate Hall yesterday afternoon was the appear- ance of Mise Marion Taylor in several vocal selections that were immensely ap- preciated and encored by the fashionable and critical audience. Miss Taylor is a native daughter of the Golden State, well known in musical circles. She bas just returned from Paris, where she studied under M. Marty at ihe Conservatory, and was subsequently a pupil of Mme. Marchesi. Miss Taylor got at the heart of her audience almost from the very first notes yesterday. She hasa mezzo-soprano voice of unusual quality. 1t is soft and sweet, and yet has a remark- able strength, and is always pure and clear when used to its best advantage. She was a trifle nervous yesterday, and those wihio know her capabilities say she did not do herselt full justice. But strangers found it hard to befie\'e this, for the audience was enraptured with her per- formance, and she was recalled many times. The most notable of her efforts were a couple of Russian folk songs, sung in the native tongue. These wers given with much spirit and feeling, and were greatly enjoyed, and made Miss Tay- lor at once a favorite with ker andience. The programme in full was as follows: Quintet for clarionet and strings.. Mozart Allegretto, Larghetto, Minuetto, con variazioni....... : Messrs. Kent, Beel. Josephs, Jaulus and He Two Russian Folk songs. (@) Gay and sad ' outh. .. ine, -Sung in Russian .0. Kiema rgonuijski Allegro moderato, Adagio, Vivac Mrs. Carr, Messrs. Beel and Heine. The Mozart clarionet was given with much daintiness and fine shading, and the trio of Godard was really well played by the Pop Trio. The fantasie of Niels Gade is a smooth-flowing piece of music remi- niscent of Mendelssohn. It was well played by Mr. Kent, who has a fine tone and vhrases in an artistic manner. The forty- ninth Pop was a most successful event throughout. . The Dog’s Fine Business Capacity. August Abert,an enterprising baker, do- ing business down near the French market, owns an intelligent dog, Fifine, that keeps his master’s shop for him. Abert has & little bakeroom behind the shop, and as he gives his personal attention to the oven Fifine proves invaluable in waiting upon cifstomers. The dog carries strapped about her neck a little bank whose slot is ar- ranged to receive a nickel. The customer may help himself to a Blackstone; but take it easy, No rush. loaf from the counter, but woe betide one \ e == L2 THE YOUNG DISCIPLE OF BLACKSTONE The new chart of Mars, lately perfected, 1s a task of which the completion may be termed an astronomical event of the first importance, says Camille Fiammarion in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. For if the furrowed lines, as shown in this chart, cross the waters of the planet as well as the continents, we shall bs constrained to modify our received hypothesis with ref- erence to Mars generally, and 10 consider it no longer cut up by means of watery massee, For all that there is water upon this neighboring globe. The ciearest proof of this is the snows which in winter extend all around the poles to a latitnde equal to that of St. Peters- burg, and sometimes to that of Paris, and which beneath the rays of the planet's summer sun are almost en- tirely melted. Thismelting of the circum- polar snows is far more complete on Mars than on the earth, no doubr, chiefly because the seasons, though simiiar to our own, are, nevertheless, twice as long. There remains, therefore, but one permanently frozen point, which is nou at the geograph- ical pole, but at the vole of frigidity. Whence all this water, then, and what becomes of it? It fills the canals and is distributed over the whole surface of the continents for K‘urpose of irrigation. It never rains on ars, or very rarely. Fair weatber is prac- ticaily perpetual. There are neither snows nor rains, nor springs nor streems, nor rivers nor floods. The currents of water SEARCHING FOR LEGAL AUTHORITIES. [Sketched by a * Call” artist.] The world’s before us. We'll make it ours by degrees.” TRUE REPRESENTATION. Advantages of the Preferential Propor- tional System Explained by A. H. Sanborn. A. H. Banborn lectured to the members of the Mechanics’ Institute at Library Hall last evening upon “The Efforts for Secur- ing Representative Government.” Ithink all of us in our thinking have been in the hebit of considering that the direct method of government is the better, but on more mature thought we are apt to conclude that the indirect method is the more effective. As the country becomes larger and its affairs more intricate it becomes more and more diffi- cult to put the direct method in operation. When we come to a government a large as a is manifestly impossible and vastly more so ;he:é We come to consider .1'1 National Govern- State the gathering u;fether of all the citizens | en Bo we are brought to & mecessary form of | shi who tries to depart without depositing the requisite niciel in Fifine’s bank. 1f more than one loaf is taken, an equal number of deposits must be made in the bank or Fifine will know the reason why. She knows very well how to use her teeth in case of necessity, though she is usually as mild as & lamb and quite & favorite with ber customers, but if her master should bé needed the has only to pull the beilrope Which communicates with the bakeroom and he is on the spot. Occasionaliy an ugly customer comes along. Last night, for instance, a tramp tried to work Fifine for a supper, but the dog grabbed his ankles as he was making for the door without the formality of a de- posit, pulled the bell and kept him safe and sound till Albert appeared and a liceman could be summoned.—Phila- delphia Times. ‘When coal is um fuel it should always be kept dry until it is ready to be used. The saving of heat by this will well rq:‘uz the cost of providing the necessary T, THE LATEST MAP OF MARS CAMILLE FLAMMARION DISCUSSES THE RECENTLY COM- i PLETED CHART, to the poor and rich alike on a Saturday morning. When the treasurer counted up that Saturday night he found the people had, inside of eight hours, brought him over $400,000,000. _Raising a big loan in France is always a big event for Frenchmen, and French women, also, have great confidence in their country’s credit. They consider that there is no money so safel y invested as that which is intrusted to the care of the or more &ngrioclc reason?—and they seem to be sufficiently rich to do without oute side assistance, Tn France no one is even told of what German banks or English banks may do about a public loan, simply because those foreign concerns are not permitted to have anything to say about it. There are no bonds for persons outside of France until after they have all been subscribed for at home. No matter how large the amount asked for by the French republic, rich and poor flock in a crowd, some with pock- et-books bulging out with banknotes, others with stockings full of gold and sll- ver. The day following the German war Thiers said: ~*“We require 3,500,000 to lib- erate the land.,” Then subscriptions poured in to nearly 44,000,000, and the land was free.—Paris Correspondence Boston Herald. —————— Uses for Horse Bones. The leg bones of horses are so very hard and white as to be especially valuable for handles of pocket and table cutlery, and the ribs and head are burned to make boneblack after they have been treated for state—could there possibly exista better object. It is hemisphericalin shape, about five inches in diameter across the base and made to appear of interwoven leaves of grapevine. The leaves are most deli- cately and accurately modeled, all the veinsshowing plainly on both sides. Little bunches of grapes are scattered over the surface. These are in fact the most curi- ous part of it. They are purple in color and made of a substance that looks like Bohemian glass. Each grave. is fastened in the proper place by a tiny wire and all are bound together into a perfect bunch. An analysis of the metal forming the leaves shows it to be composed of gold, silyer and copper, gold being nearly one- half of the composition. There must be 'peg:'ly $100 worth of the precious metal in it. Professor Van der Naillen, although well posted about such subjects, conld form no 1dea of the origin of the object. He showed it to several persons in this City who are familiar with all the big curio coilections in the worid, but none of them could recollect ever having seen anything that looked the least bit likeit. All agreed, however, that it was a crown. The only possible solution of the prob- lem is that it was made by gypsies from certain ornaments stolen by them. The leaves have a slight appearance of Hun- garian workmanship, and were evidently made by a more skillful hand than the one that put them together into their present form. But how or when the crown came onto the ranch in Tuolumne County is one of the mysteries that would be hard to solve. Perhaps the Indians stole it from the early Spaniards and buried it after covering it with clay. ————————— LIFE IN BERLIN. A City Where the Restaurants Are Al- ways Full of People. Between 12 ard 1in the middle of the day all Berlin is saying “mahlzeit,” which means meal time. The conductors of the cars and omnibuses greet every passenger with “mahlzeit,” and the passenger in Four Aspec ts ofsthe Planet wma er the telescope, are established through quite different means, . In accordance with the conditions estab- lished by these recent investigations, the waters accumulated as a result of the melt- ing snow give rise, first to melted areas, which we take for seas. From them are distributed water lines, which give life to meadows and fields, to woods, perhaps, and the verdure of which varies with_ the seasons. Thus is it further transmitted through the geometrical network of rec- tilinear canals to the most desert-like steppes. g The series of circular disks at the inter- sections of the canals are oases purposely created and fed by the waters. 5 1t is known that upon this neighboring planet a man weighing on our earth seventy-five kilograms would weigh but tweuty-six; that the gpecitic gravity of matter is far less than ‘ere; that the at- mosphere is very thin, and that the con- ditions of existence yary sensibly from our own. Itisvery probable thet humanity on that planet, such as it is, is created 1 Ipnn a scale vastly superior to our own— Mars being much “older than the earth— and immensely higher in_intelligence. This general unity of organization, 80 to speak, conforms to the theories we have formed respecting our heavenly neighbors. HOW FRANCE PLACES A LOAN. People Anxious to Lend Their Money to the Republic. I do not think that the French republic has placed a national loan since 1891, and I remember its beinz shown at that timé by some of the political etonomists that a man with an annual income of 80,000 francs was paying the state, department and city, year in and year out, a total of 14,000 francs, or over 17 per cent of his annual revenue in the way of taxes. Still. and not- withstanding this heavy taxation, it is seldom that any one complains, and, more- over, the people are always ready to loan their money on the same burdensome con- ditions. Before arranging for an emprunt the Minister of Finances holds frequent con- sultations with three or four of the lead- ing members of the chief banking estab- lishment; that is to say, with the Director of the credit Lyonnais, with the Roth- schilds, etc. It - is thus finally agreed that these houses will, them- selves guardntee to lace whatever part of the loan the public fails to subscribe for; further, they agree to help the Government in the work of tak- ing in the money. Then_ their commis- sion—generally one-half of 1 per cent of all that they handle—is arranged, and last of all they are told what part of the loan they may themselves subscribe for. It is not often that the state permits these moneyed advisers to have more than one-fourth “or one-fifth of the total em- ;)rum, the great majority being reserved or the public subscribers; that is to say, the people themselves. Besides, the max- imum price of each ‘‘rente” is fixed, and bevond this figure no person, banker or other mortal, may advance the price until after the new bonds have been quoted on the Bourse by the-gents de change of Paris. This enables a poor subscriber to one share to benefit by a bull movement as much in proporzion as it benefits the richest ca‘riutist who happens to own many bonds. There is not m{uoh chance, however, of great fortunes being made by speculating In rentes on the Paris Bourse or elsewhere, In March, 1893, French rente —that is, Government securities—reached tne high- est price they have attdined during the present century. That month the 3 per cents touched 97 francs, but then, as on other occasions, this ascending movement was stopped by economical complications or by political events, and rentes soon fell totheir average price, which is usually about 87 francs to 89 francs. As I have stated, the last time the French republic asked her children for a loan was only a few years back, and then it was a loan for nearly $180,000,000, though she only wanted a part of it paid cash down. "At the time moinud the public flocked and subseril ‘the total amount seventeen times over. The firsi payment r:gmred was, if I remember correctly, $28,000,000, and the windows were opened the glue that is in them. In the calcining of these bones the vapors arising are con- densed and form the chief source of car- bonate of ammonia, which constitutes the base of nearly all ammoniacal salts. To make glue the bones are softened in muri- atic acid, dissolved in boiling water, cast into squares and dried on nets. The phos- | phate of lime, acted upon by sulphuric acid and calcined with carbon, produces hosphorus for matches. The hoofs are iled to extract the oil; the horny sub- tance is shipped to the manufactories of combs and a variety of special articles. A CURICUS CROWN. Found Many Years Ago in the Wilds of Tuolumne County. A short time ago Professor Van der Nail- len of this City received from Henry Bueh- interesting curiosity. A letter came with it, stating that Mr. Buehler belidved the object to be some sort of a crown, but { would like some positive information on the subject. The letter went on to say that the sup- posed crown was found by the writer about thirty-five years ago on his ranch in Tuolumne County, in this State. At the time he had peen?¥ving on the ranch for about three years, and it was wild land The Crown Found in Tuolumne County. [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] when he got il. There is no record of any one except Indians ever living in the vicinity, and there is not the vaguest possi- bility that the work was done by them. The place where the crown was found 'Wwas & most curious one, and the circum- stances connected with it are strange and interesting. Mr. Buehler states in his let- ter that he was digging out a large sage- brush that was in the way of his plow. At o depth of about four feet from the sur- face his shovel struck what sppeared to be & bowlder about the size of a man's head." As the ground about the roots was soft he picked up the lump and was astonished at its lightness. A close examination showed a piece of shining metal sticking ont at one side. Taking his knife Mr. Buehler scraped away a portion, and could hardl; believe his eyes when a perfectly forme: grape leaf, made of bright yellow metal, came to view. The work of removing the object from its encasement was a task that occupied several days. The substance surrounding it proved to be a composition of clay and gypsum, and incessant boiling and scrap- ing with bits of soft wood was necessary to t it off. Great care was necessary, as lt‘l:e intricate mass was soon found to be very delicate. o hen Mr. Buehler at last had the object in his hand he had not the least idea of what it was, .but his few neighbors agreed that it was a crown of some kind, al- though nobody would attempt to explain how it came to be buried among the roots of a sagebrust. Since then hundreds of people have examined it, but so far no satisfactory explanation of its origin has n given. § L5 . Taken altogether, it is a most unusual ler of Jacksonville, Or., a most strangeand | | recognition says it to them. The same | word passes between every storekeeper or clerk, and the customers and the different | members of the family salute each other | with it when they sit down to the table | and agein when they rise to leave. In Berlin the restaurants are always full of people, no matter what hour of the day. Between 10 and 11 o’clock in the morning they are having their second breakiust of rolls, cold meat or cakes and chocolate; | at 10'clock dinner; and in the evening meals and drinks of every description | about the small tables which crowd the salon. In the winter time, with men and women alike, tea perbaps is the next {fayorite beverage after beer, but they are seldom induced to take it straight, and the least bit of cognac or rum must be added to give it tone. The tea is never seryed in cups and saucers, but in glasses resem- bling those from which Americans drink | soda. Hot soda of any kirid is unknown, but one can drop into plenty of little shops for a cup of hot chocolate, with delicious whipped cream and a small sweet cake thrown in. White beer is a beverage pe- culiar to Berlin, and found nowhere else. It is a great drink with the students, and foams and sparkles like chamssgne when it is first drawn. It is madein Berlin from the water of the River Spree, which accounts for its excellent flavor, so it is said. Cafe Bauer, on Unter den Linden, is the most popular restaurant, and through its immeénse windows gay groups can be seen ever chatting, drinking a good deal, eating a little, reading papers, smoking and watching the crowds of people pass by on one of ithe prettiest streets in the world, with its promenades, carriage drives, rid- ing paths and rows of beautifal trees. At this season Unter den Linden is at its ga. est, and the lines of shop windows gorgeous with wonderful jewels, bri brac, costly furs and dainty Parisian gowns. Suddenly there is a great commotion, policemen catch horses by the head, the crowd collected on the sidewalk is puthed this way and that, and amid the general confusion the white-plumed body guerd of the royal family appears and the im- Eerinl carriage dashes by with some mem- er of royalty inside.” Many times the crowd isunable to ascertain who it is, and the curiosity of all isat a high point. When any one belonging to the royal family goes into a store two soldjers are immediately stationed at the door to pre- vent any one eise from entering, although those already inside are allowed to remain if they so desire.—Correspondence of Providence Journal Left-Handed Parrots. Superintendent Sol Stephan of the Zoo has made all sorts of curious discoveries in the habits and characteristics of ani- mals, the latest of which is that wiid creatures are mostly left-handed. Mr. Stephan has been endeavoring to verify this observation on two partots Jately brought from Mexico. He found that in grasping & finger offered as a perch the parrot always put the left foot forward. Usually the finger thus offered is that of the right hand. But when the left finger 18 offered to the {m‘rotu they put forward the right foot. There is, however, appar- ently a small residum of preference for the left foot. This seems to Yw due to the fact that men are usually right-handed and offer the right hand to the parrot. The left foot.is the one naturally put for- ward by the parrot in this case, and through repetition of this action a species of left-footedness is induced. Mr. Ste- phan’s general conclusion is that there is no evidence that the parrot is naturally left-footed. . The appearance of that lefl-footedness is due entirely to the fact that those who offer the finger or food to:nn’ots do s0, as a rule, with the right hand. Repetition of this process makes the parrot more or less left-handed in time.—Cincinnati Enquirer. : —_————— A floating chapel has just been fitted up at Kuttawa, Ky., to make evangelizing voyages along the Cumberiand, Ohio and Mississippi rivers. The minister, Rev. Walter Marshall, who was. at one time a commercial traveler, will take his family with hlg:l:. .fgl lwli’ll g-y p:l:t st‘ms ex- penses, if nof , he hopes, 0] such w“o)rk as he finds at the plu{u wggn he stops. PRISON DIRECTORS MEET Orders Have Been Reéceived for 200,000 Jute Sugar Bags. : A LIFE-TERMER DISCIPLINED. George Bullock Attempted to Scale the Prison Wall in Broad Daylight. The monthly meeting of the Board of State Prison Directors was held at VSm.l Quentin yesterday, Directors Hayes, Neff, Devlin and Fitzgerald being present. Chairman DePue is in the East and in his absence Director Fitzgerald presided. ‘Warden Hale reported the sale of 20,000 sugar bags and the receipt of orders for 200,000 more within two days. The mi.l bas started ap again and next week will be running at full speed, turning out 18,000 sugar bags daily. Messrs, Hayes, Fitz- gerald and DePue were appointed a jute committee, with power to fix the price of bags in the intervals between meetings, if necessary. The applications of Osgood, Staley and Craddick, the Lake County whitecappers, for commutation of sentence were laid over for one month, at the request of Sena- tor Seawell, their attorney. The applica- tion for the parole of Mary Wilson, sen- tenced from San Francisco for arson, will also be considered at that time. The board tried three refractory prison- ers on charges preferred by the Warden and found them guilty. George Bullock, who was sent up for life from: Santa Cruz in 1893 for murder, was charged with attempting to escape over the wall in daylight. Buliock is a rather intelligent Swede, but although he had owned up to Captain Eagar when brougit before the board he pleaded not guilty and refused to make any statement, “beca‘nse it would get into the newspapers.”” Cap- tain Edgar told the story. £ = Bullock had secured a rope with an iron hook at the end. He had thrown ittwice attempting to hook it into the wall and draw himself up. If he got over the wall he intended to take to the water, and he had fashioned an ingenious life pre- server of oiled canvas which Le would in- flate at the proper time. s The prisoner wore a red shirt, the badge of one_who had attempted to escape be- fore. His former attempt was made in April of last year, when he cut through the roof of his cell. For this he spent twenty days in the dungeon. i The board found Bullock gl\nl:y, but scarcely knew how to discipline a life- termer who had no credits to lose. So they turned him over to the Warden, and that official ordered him into solitary con- fine ment. Thomas Vickers, serving a life sentence for murder in the second degree commit- ted in Santa Clara and Thomas Kelly of San Francisco, serving seven years for as- sault to murder, forfeited three years and three months respectively for having opium in their possession. NEW TO-DAY. 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