The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 28, 1896, Page 11

FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1896 FIRST BLOOD FOR COLLECTOR W, The Charges Against In- spector Martin Cleary Dismissed. MOORE LOSES A SCALP. | Another Skirmish Between the Special Agent and the Col- lector Decided. W. W. FOOTE ON HIS METTLE He Criticized the Deputy District Attorney, Who Responded With Considerable Spirit. Collector Wise drew- first blood in the battle with Special Treasury Agent Moore yesterday. Itwasall overthe Cleary case, : Custom-house, while the adherents of the | before the court yesterday seemed | general satisfaction about the | special agent were cor nding} - | Sl g respondingly de: } The Cleary case was called before Com- | missioner -Heacock at the morning ses- | sion. It was nothing more than a farce. | A few Chinamen testified that they saw | l‘he money paid to Charley Faver and that | Cleary was present at the time, but when | | cross-examined they knew very little, | Jones ran afoul of W. W. Foote | | Several times during the examination, and | | the bitterness which the attorney poured | out on the head of the master of Chinese | lingo was as amusing to the spectators as humiliating to the subject of de- rision. Wong Yuck Jung was the first witness called. " His memory went back on him to a great extent and he proved a poor witness for the prosecution. He testified | that'he paid Wing Ling $1:0, and that the money was paid by the latterto Faver and Cleary. “ The witness virtuailly admitted that he had been coerced into giving evi- dence against the accused by Special Agents Moore and Thomas. Another Chinaman called as a witness for the convicted for having unstamped opium in his possession. Wong Yuck Jung testi- tied that Cleary had met him as_he came |out of the United States Grand Jury room | and threatened to kill him if he gave evi- | dence against him. Wong Ching testified that he was in the white men, but was unable to identify Cleary as one of the men. Several other Chinamen were called, and ing received any of the money aileged to | have been pajd in the morning at the | rooms of Yuck Jung in Chinatown. James Henry Small was the first witness for the defense. His evidence was-to the | eifect that Moore and Thomas came to vrosecution admitted that he had been | room when the money was paid to two | all were unable to identify Cleary as hav- | Did you not say you saw Cleary at his own home and thathe had his tace band- aged up?”’ “I did not,” replied Small. asked Foote. *‘No, sir; I do not,”’ was the reply. Martin Cleary was called, and testified to the effect that he was an Inspector in the Custom-house. He denied tnat he was }xresem ou February 7, when it was stated :e was present, when Faver received the money. He was home until after 2 o’clock P. M. that day, and was 1ll. “You were prosecuted for drunkenness Foote. -examination Cleary said he did not release or seize any opium on Feb- { ruary 7. He was not in Chinatown on that { day at all. He knew Faver, and was sent | with bim by Deputy Survevor kuddell to | make certain seizures of opium. He had | never threatened the life-of a Chinese wit- | ness. | _Mrs. Grundy, the landlady at 939 Mis- | sion street, where Cleary lives, testified | that he was at home all morning, being ill at the time. He left the house between 2 and 3 o'clock on February 7, 18%. James Buchanan said he had known Cleary for a number of years. Between 2 and 3 o’clock on February 7, 1896, he went with Cleary to the office 6f Dr, Kohn and remained ‘with him until 4:30 o’clock, | leaving him at his lodgingsat that Lour. Thomas Van Glann, grocer, corner of Stockton and Sacramento streets, testified that Thomas and Moore callgd on him and told him that Cleary was in trouble, and that if he could testify that Cleary had | been at his place on the morning before he would be doing him a favor. Thomas said he was Cleary’s friend. The witness testified that he had | not seen Cleary on the morning when the | money was alleged to have been paid. | him and threatenedjthat if he did not say ! certain things damaging to Cleary they Several other witnesses were examined I to the same effect. Then M. F. Tarpey The Defendant, the Srciiul_Agcms of the Treasury Department and the Chinaman Who Had Suffered a apse of Memory. [From:courtroom sketches by a.* Call” artist.] which was summarily dismissed by United States Commissioner. Heacock, ana tie young man was at onee reinstated as ¢us- toms inspector by the Collector. Special Agent Moore swore to the charges | of bribery against the inspector. It was charged that he and Charles Faver, nowat large, had accepted $110 from Yuck Jung, and that for the consideration the :China- man was released from the re: of being a vender of This case is between Sp lector of the istamped opium. outeropping of the fight . ore .and Col- Port Wise. Collector has ponsibility | would arrest him and hold him as a wit- ness. It was-during the examination of this witness at the afternoon sion of the court:that Attorneys Foote and Slessinger camé near “mixing” in the presence of the Commissioner, “I will take hold of you, sir,”” said Foote, “Well, you can do it right here,” replied Slessinger, with much spirit. “Well. youknow you are bluffing,” re- taliated Foote. *No, I'm not bluffing,” said the Assist- ant District-Attorney. | way,” said Foote. “You know what I think of you, sir, " said W, W. Foote to Assistant United States District Attorney Slessinger. [Sketched in, court yesterday by a “*Call” arlist.] a way of standing by those whom he. be- lieves to be guiltless. He thought Cleary’s arrest was a matter of spite on the gart of Moore against himself, and accordingly he stood by the inspector, who has been in the service quite a long time and enjoys a good'stand- ing in the community. He comes of an excellent family, and the insinuation that he had gone into the business of a pro- fessional briber was, of &ourse, indig- nantly repudiated. His uncle, M. F. Tarpey, lestno time in going to hisrescue, and has stood by the young man through all his little troubles. 5 But the Cleary case is.only a side issue o the fight between Moore and Wise, and the fact that the Collector scored the first “Yes, and you know what I think of you,” yelled Slessinger. Then the court called for order and the attorneys cooled down, . The witness said that he did not carry a rote from Faver to Cleary on the morning of February 7 when it was alleged the money was paid over to the accused and his companion. “Did not Moore and Thomas threaten to cause your arrest unless you swore you took a note to Cleary ?” asked Foote. “Yes, they did,” was the repln,}. “Did you mnot tell both oore and ' Thomas that yon had delivered a note from Faver ta Cleary on the morning of Febru- ary 7?” inquired the District Attorney: “No, sir; Idid not,” replied the witness. *You know what I think of you any- | | testified that he was with Cleary in the | Federal building when the laiter was said | to have threatened a Chinaman. He swore that no such incident occurred. | Commissioner Heacock dismissed the case, as there was no evidence pointing to Cleary’s guilt. BURNED 0 THE GROUND Jeremiah Noonan’s Establishment on Mission Street in Ashes. The Loss on the Building and Contents Is Estimated at About $55,000. What proved to be a disastrous fire broke out in a one-story frame building at 1017-23 Mission street, owned and occupied oy Jeremiah Noonan as a furniture-store, at 4 o’clock yesterday morning. An alarm of fire was turned in from box 65 at 4:07 A. »., but by the time the Fire Department had reached the location of the fire the building was a mass of flames. As ston as Chief Sullivan saw the danger- ous position of the neighboring buildings he turned in a second alarm, which was quickly responded to. It was soon discov- ered that it would be impossible to save the burning building, so the department made great efforts to save those adjoining. For & short period of time it seemed al- most certain that the entire block bounded by Mission, Howard, Sixth and Seventh streets would be entirely destroyed, but fortunately the water supply was afple and no wind was blowing. The building in which the fire started was totally de- stroved, owing to the inflammable mate- rial with which it was filled. 3 The cause of the fire is as yet not known, but it is being investigated by the Fire Marshal. The fire was first discovered by a passer-by, who noticed smoke issuing from the rear end of the building. Micnael Doyle, an employe who slept in the loft of the store, was not aware that the store was in flames until the arrival of the Fire Department. The noise made in breaking in the front doors awoke him, and upon seeing his danger he rushed through the flames to the windows fronting on Minna street and jumped to the ground, where he lay un- conscious. He was picked up, and an ex- amination disclosed the fact that he had sustained quite severe injuries about his head and legs and slight burns while es- caping through the flames. The adjoining buildings were slightly scorched by the fire, but the loss, which was nominal, was due to water. Mr. Noonan estimates the loss on the building at about $15,000 and on the contents at $40,000. The buildiné and furniture’ were insured for $32,000. The report of the Fire Patrol places the loss on the building at §$6000 and the contents at $18,000. ———— Held for Robbery. The preliminary examination of W. P Fos- ter, proprietor of the Oriel Hotel, on Market and Page streets, on the charge of Tobbery, was concluded before Judge Low yesterday, and he was held to answer before the Superior Court in 500 bonds. The complaining wit- ness was Josephine Mahoney, who charged Foster with robbing her of $100 in the Bur- lington Hotel. Foster had preferred a charge of grand larceny against the girl for stealing a pearl collar-buiton from him, but the charge was dismissed. “Do_you know where Cleary lives?” | by Major Moore, were you not?’ asked | i | be subject to a rebate of two-thirds of the | meeting an | mediate point. | will sell a ticket for the holder’s use for return | family. The tickets for the going trip may be THER REBATES AL VANSHED, Militiamen Have a Griev- ance Against the Railroad. HAD TO PAY FULL FARE. National Guardsmen Claim the Company Broke Faith With Them. THE AGENT WAS. OBDURATE. Instead of a Reduction the Attendants at the State Shoot Got an Overcharge. Unless they can obtain a speedy settle- ment with the Southern Pacific Company seventy - five members of the National Guard will take legal measures to adjust a grievance they have against the corpora- tion. On Washington’s birthday that number of militiamen attended the State shoot at. the capital, and it is over the manner they were treated in the matter of fares that the trouble arose. It was arranged with the company that if over fifty members of the guard attended | the shoot the round-trip fare to Sacra- mento, which is $5 from this City, should fare for the return trip. In order to prevent, as the company claimed, those not connected with the guard from taking advantage of the rate agreed upon, to pay half of the same and thus get to Sacramento for a cheap fare, the agents of the company collected $3 30 from each of the militiamen who left this City. The company told them that the payment of the one-thira of the return- trip fare would get them return tickets, and they were given a receipt blank, on the reverse side of which was the fellow- ing agreement: NOTICE TO NTTENDANT. 1. The receipt on the reverse side hereof will be given by any agent. in California of the | Southern Pacific Company, and may be made | 1o cover more than one ficket, provided the | additional tickets are for the attendants’ bought at any time prior to the close of the d allow stopovers at any inter- 2. When the agent's receipt and the inspec- tor-general of rifle practice certificate have been properly executed, agent et Sacramento to starting point (asindicated by agent’s stamp on the reverse side hereof) at one-third of the regular rate to that point, 8s per instructions | received from this office, provided this certi cate be presented within forty-eight hou after adjournment. The return-trip ticket fur- | { who do not understand the aims of the'so- | nished hereon will be limited to three days from date of sale and will be good for contin- uous trip only. 3.-Uniess a receipt is procured on_this blank for the fare paid to Sacramento and the certifi- cate of the inspector-general of rifle practice is properly signed the return ticket will not be sold at the agreed special rate, and no refund will be made to attendants who are compelled 10 pay regular rates on thereturn trip through hxfm-e te have the blank properly filled out. The receipt on_the opposite side, which was duly signed before leaving the City by the attendants and the agent, was as fol- lows: RECEIPT OF AGENT. Received of the attendent, whose signature appears below, $3 30 for a first-class (six-mos.) ticket, form W. C. No. 51¥3, to Sacremento via —, he,being en route to attend the State shoot, N. G. C., to be held at that point Satur- | day, February 22, 1896. Jas. T. NEWELL, Agent. Signature, —— ——— —, Attendant. [Sign in ink. Do not use pencil.] CERTIFICATE OF 1. G. B. P. SACRA Feb. 1 hereby certify that — attendant, whose signature is given e, has been in attendance at the meeting named. I further certify that fitty or more persons holding cer- tificates of this’ form properly executed have attended this meeting. G. B. SPERRY, L. G. R. P. Nothing was lacking from the receipt or certificate of the inspector-zeneral and the party went to Sacramento on the morning of the 22d. The shoot closed, during the same day the inspector signed the blanks, ard the guardsmen went to the depotin the afternoon to get their re- turn tickets. i Each expected to get his return ticket for 85 cents, which would be one-third of the regular return fare. To their astonisbment the agent de- manded $2 50 full fare from each of those who came from San Francisco. Those who came from distant points, some from. Los Angeles and others from far northern towns,were also compelled to pay full fare. In vain the guardsmen protested and showed thelr receipts and certificates filled out in due form. I _have received mno instructions from San Francisco regarding this rebate,” said the agent, “and you can pay or stay as you like.”’ Several of the boys who had only brought enough money to pay the fare they had understood would be expected were in a quandary and were compeiled to borrow from their more opulent brethren in order to reach their homes. ““This is the return we get for coming up here and protecting your property during the strike,” said one. 1 They were compelled to Produce the fare, and the San Francisco boys instead of getting through for $4 15, the agreed rate, or even $5, the full regular fare, were com- pelled to pay $580 - each to get home. Those from Los Angeles fared even worse. With a view of putting the agent on record in his arbitrary manner.of charg- ing, as they looked at it, receipts were demanded, and the San Franciscans re- ceived the following: RECEIPT FOR FARE PAID, Received of — —, $250, for passage of one adult from Sacramento to San Francisco, Ticket No. —. C. J. ELLIS, Agent. Not good for passage. | The blanks, certificates and receipts are being held as eyidence, and unless the company makes an amicable settlement, suits will be brought for the rebate agreed 1 upon, and probably for damages. 1 22, 1896. The regnlar Friday evening meeting of the Society of American Socialists will be held to- night at Kohler & Chase Hall, 26 O'Farrell street. Mr. John H. Marble, editor of the Al- | trurian, will speak upon “The Socinlist Solu- tion of the Unemployed and Railwey Prob- | lems.” An invitetion to attend has been ex- tended to the public, and particularly to those cialists. I | not _until ALONG THE WATER FRONT First Trip of the Steamer Belgic Since She Was Ashore Near . Kobe. REPAIRS MAPE BY _CHINESE. Narrow Escape of Robert Emmerson, an Apprentice on the North- west. The Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company’s Belgic arrived from Hong- kong, via Yokohama, yesterday morning. This is her first voyage since she went. ashore on the coast of Japan in September last, and the officers say she is now as good as new. After being towed off the beach she was taken to Yokohama, where she was patched up. She then went. to Hongkong under her own steam, and there was docked and repaired. All the work was done by Chinese cheap labor, and the Southern Pacific Company is jubilant over the saving that has resulted. The repairs were superintended by the engineers of the steamer, and the work must have been well done, or else the Bel- gic could neyer have made the run from Yokohama to San Francisco in 15 days 12 hours. The Chinese, on an average, worked for 30 cents a day, and were glad 5 get it. There were only four cabin passengers. They were: A. Dolgoronag, E. Grubitz, ‘W. Melchers and J.gB. Slocum. Mr. Dol- goronag is a Russian Prince, and is a lieu- tenant in the Russian navy. He was on tbe Chinese station, but has been ordered home to St. Petersburg, and is now on his way there. He says that peace reigns in the Orient, and that all danger of further trouble is over. E. Grubitzis from Shang- haiand W. Melchers from Canton. Both gentlemen say that China is rapidly recovering from the effects of the late war and will soon be on a sound financial basis agein. J. B. Slocum was formerly freight clerk on the steamer Evandale, that made a couple of trips for the Occidental and Oriental Company. He will take charge of the purser’s de- partment on the %)oric when that fine vessel sails next month, 5 The Belgic brougut a large general cargo and among it were 12,236 packages of tea and 542 packages of raw silk, besides 800 rolls of matting and other goods for Eastern points. The vessel could not dock owing to the state of the tide, so the merchandise was landed on tugs, but the passengers were left to gaze longingly on the distant shore. Trip after trip was made by the Millen Griffith and the Pup, and on each occasion the passengers thought they would be landed. The steamer got in at 10:30 A. M. and it was bt P. M. _that the Millen Griffith had time to take the passengers ashore. The Belgic has almost a complete new set of officers. Captain J. H. Rinder, who was formerly chief officer of the Gaelic, is in command. He is very popular and a | thorough seaman. so_smart passages may be expected from the Belgic in future. The other changes are Chief Officer Arm- strong takes the place of Chief Officer Tils- ton and Second Officer Welsh takes the place of Mate Beckman, who was drowned when the steamer went ashore. Dr. Dud- ley, the surgeon of the ship, recovered the body four days after the accident and em- balmed it. When the vessel reached Yoko- hama the remains were given Caristian burial. Tom McKay, the well-known passenger agent for the Burlington route, was a pas- senger on the Belgic from Hongkong to | Yokohama. Since he has been in the Orient he has gained sixty pounds in weight and he wants all his San Francisco friends to be acquainted with the fact. When in San Francisco Tom’s fighting weight; with his diamonds thrown in, was 110 pounds | The scow schooner Nettie and the Gov- ernment steamer McDowell were in col- lision yesterday. The schooner was loaded with wheat and was preparing to get away from Washington-street wharf. The breast line was let go too soon and she swung down on the McDowell, which was lying at Clay-street wharf, and carried away her entire starboard ra damage will amount to about $150. Robert Emmerson, an apprentice on the barkentine Northwest, very nearly lost his | life last Wednesday night. The vessel | was on the Merchants’ drydock, and when | he got back from an’excursion uptown the gates of the dock were closed. He at- tempted to get around the fencing at the end of the wharf and fell into the mud and water. E He struggled vainly to free himself. and as the tide was coming in the chances were against him. Finally his cries for help aroused the watch on the revenue cutter Bear, and assistance was sent to him, Aiter he had been located by means of lanterns a rope Was thrown to him, and after he had tied it around his body he was hauled ashore, more dead than alive. He was soon brought around, however, and half an hour Jater was sound asleep in hls bunk on the Northwest. The British ship Sierra Pedrosa, now at Port Costa, is to load a cargo of rve for Europe. This will be ‘one of the first en- tire cargoes of the grain that bas ever left San Francisco. The .Pedrosa brought a cargo of cement from Londan here, and, strange to say, there was not one of the barrels damaged. ON MOUNT TAMALPAIS, | Mr, Eager Says the Men Are Well and Wholesomely Fed. C. R. Eager, president of the California Construction Company, engaged in build- ing the scenic road on Mount Tamalpais, declares there is no truth in the report tel- egraphed from Mill Valley of a strike among the company’s operatives. Mr. Eager says the men are paid = higher wages and receive better treatment than railroad | laborers generally receive. | The story thatthe workmen are given poor food, badly cooked. Mr. Eager de- nounces as a falsehood. The men receive ['$1 75 a day for their labor and are charged | 75 cents a day for board. The contractor admits that the cuisine does not compare with that of the Palace Hotel, But says the food is plentiful, wholesome and proverly | prepared. The company, Mr. Eager says, | will not employ Chinese. | e o WANTS URNPAID CAPITAL. The People’s Home Bank Is Suing Stockholders. R The People’s Home. Bank is suing for | the unpaid capital stock due on shares | held by five of the stockholders. There is | 6625 per cent due on the stock. The de- fendants are R. D. Robbins, on 100 shares, $6666 6623; J.'D. Spencer, 30 shares, $2000; | W. H. Logan, 10 shares, $666 662 James { K. Wilson, 50 shares, $3333 3314; P. F. | Nolan, 20 shares, $1333 331. T ps Dainty White Maple--- That’s the wood—dainty white maple ; you know how exquisitely handsome and effective it is. : Delicate hand-carvings. Gracefully shaped beveled French-plateb mirror— swinging. Nickel-plated casters. $85. This is no common set—it’s one we're proud of; proud enough of it to.put it in the window. 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