The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 5, 1896, Page 7

N THEATER. NTA TEEATER cE7A THEATER— s OPERA-Hovs NoRosc he Red Pocket- book 71vo11 OrERA-HOUSE.—“Sald Pasha.” € xruEry.—High-Class Vaudevilie. GROVER'S Alcazak.—-The Homestea NaTiv ALi—Tuesday even er > S. Homer. Tr¥ AUDITORIUM—Corner of Jones and Eddy | The y 2 Minstr E CoNEY ISLAND—Grand Atbletic Exhibi- Conce TEE CruTEs—Dally st Halght street, cast of the Park. N GATE PARK 1 4CIF1C CoasT JOCKEY C1 Gate Park Band. S 10-mOrrow. = TAUCTION SAL & C v, April 6, Un- 3 'Sutter street, ac—Tuesday, April 14, 9 Montgomery street, AMMOND.—Thursday, April 16, srooms, 10 Montgomery street, day, April 18, Berkeley music. u divorce case he Sth inst. hold a-debate on new charter on the 16th tentenced to fifteen team won in the contest at o girls' team of the Uni- tions for to-day are: est winds, with possible burglary were entered at the y against Edward Muly: Holbrook of the Socfety for the elty to Animals maintains oursing. aganda in favor of the adop- charter is being carried on by Association. nson, & t1 at! 1010 ape from as- ser vesterday for “graft- are endeavoring n_ several of the the neighbors atro Rail- He was ¥ 2 and nds cleim that he is all. man well known to woman at 311 morning and nd that in the ho asphyxiated her- e woman was in- act. of the People’s denied yester- him made by actor, arrived in sterday morning Pudd'nhead Wil his work- himself, d that Labor Commissioner Dam’s charges were unfair end ectuated by personal motives. T of nmnlhm Nebr., who insulted e on H and Pine streets, suspected of being ut to the Stockton Insane hrmannand Harry Steir, the Mission , said yesterday that they were 1o commit the crime by reading about xploits of Majors and Willmore, the boy s of Oakland. widow of the late C. F. > out & warrant for bezzlement. hes been provided the information The tment. t last even- nud the mass- n Hall. The ing a Ligh school and park in the town was enthusiastically that he he used . He asks nd )nz ldescuion, and s child. that 33 ——— HO! FOR EL CAMPO. The Favorite Sunday Resort of Picnick- ers Will Open Next Sunday. X gain on the 12th inst., vorite Sunday resort rowded. Steamers will Jeave at 04,0, 12:10, 2 and 4 P. M., SO excur- ts can have their choice of time. he round trip will be at the old figure e 1 theold attractions will be in full B F. v will run the canay- 11 have charge of the . Hayden will control gallery. Ex-Judge James have supervision of the entire nd that is a guarantee that the be run as a fa. y resort. 1 atiractions of well known that the gen- s notrequire to have their to them. The place is ly resort, and a pleas- anter 2 ch to spend a Sunday coult not be found on the bay of San Francisco. There will be music and danc- ing, boating, hobby horses for the children, shoting-gallery, restaurant for those whe do nct bring their lunches and shady n0ooks under spreadingtirees for all, Next Bunday the cry is sure to be, *Hol Catpars ¢, “‘Ho! for El essent ————— Captain Wittman’s Trip. Police Ceptain Wittman left by the 5 o’clock yesterda ternoon on his three months' tour of tle principal cities of the United States. Several oTicers of the department and person friends ware at the ferry to wish him 8 pleasant journey. During his absence Lieutenant Bird- CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. b the City churches | t for burglary by Judge | ng cleaned for | 1, on | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 189€. IDENTITY OF THE . FRANKLIN BURGLAR, |Said to Have Been Jack Dougherty, Alias “Pitts- burg Jack.” |ELINE'S CLEVER WORK. |He Shows That Butler Frank Miller Was Not a Party to | the Burglary. | ALLOWED THEM TO GO FREE. | The Burglar's Pals, “ Dakota Slim ” and “Handscme Riley,” Witness:s Be- fore the Coromer’s Jury. Harry Kline, private detective, and in- cidentally well known in Salvation Army cs he has unraveled the mys- rrounding the attempted robbery bungling fashion and without any intent to afford a means of reaching the lock. The fellow Miller, in my judgment, must have done all this himself and then tipped a lighted candle over, #0 s to let the greese drip over the fioor. The remainder of the story can only be sur- mised. Whether Miller brought the tramp there or not, whether he shot the tramp or the tramp shot him must be solved by some one else. There is one thing I believe, and that is that, for reasons best known to himself, Miller pluched the skin of hisneck with his left hand, drew it out and shot through it, so as to make buta slight wound. The bullet went in and came out within a space of a quarter of an inch, touching nothing but the cuticle. In making its exit, however, the bullet car- ried away the top of Miller's thumb. You can see where the powder burned the skin and face, which would naturally be the résuit if the weapon is held close to the wound. In the face of the doubts of the police as to his honesty the Franklins retained their confidence in the young butler, and he returned to his work more in favor, il anything, than before, and deservedly s0—in the light of later developments. He had been tested and proved himself to be worthy of the trust. Of this Mr. Franklin and his family were satisfied. The body of the dead burglar was kept at the Morgue for many days for identifi- cation. It was viewed by thousands, and many times were visitors sure that they could place the man, but in every case in- vestigation proved they were mistaken. The body was finally committed to the grave, and as far as the public was con- cerned the episode was forgotten. There was one visitor to the Morgue, however, who thought he recognized the dead man. He had a friend who knew the burglar, or a man very much like him, and so the two repaired a second time to the death chamber. “Why, that is Pittsburg Jack,” ex- | | E. J. S. Riley, alias “Handsome Riley,” One of the Franklin Burglars. | of the Franklin residence on the night of February 14, when Frank Miller, the but- ler, killed one of the would-be marauders. 1f Kline is right, then the police have allowed to slip through their fingers two of the most dangerous criminals outside of prison walls, The private detective claims that the | man killed by Frank Miller was one Jack Dougherty, alias “Pittsburg Jack,” and further that his companions on the occa- sion of the attempted robbery of the Franklin residence were Hayes and Riley, the two men who attempted to impiicate | the brave butler. Kline contends that Miller had nothing to do with the robbery, | and his manner of reaching this conclu- | sion is interesting, if nothing more. Captain Lees, it will be remembered, entertained the theory that young Miller was playing a double game. When the Corouer’s jury concluded its investiga- tions, fully exonerating Butter Miller of | any complicity in the crime, the venerable | detective submitted to an interview, in which he expressed himself as follows: | Now, I will review the whole case for you, | but I will preface it by saying that my private opinion is that there is something wrong about Miller. The questions I asked him when I caused the women to leave the Coroner’s ndicate what I mean. Added to this, the fellow says he is only 19 years old, when, by his own admissions covering the time he reached this country at 9 years of age he trav- eled from State to State, he js more than 22 | years of aze. | * He does not properly account for himself at any time. It is & positive fact that on the o | night of Tuesday, when he claims to have been | in bed in Franklin's house at 9 o'clock in the | evening, he was not there. The servant-girl is positive of this fact, for she used Miller’s room { in which to do her writing until late in the | night, when she left because the place was too | lonely. | It wason this Tuesday night that the tramp claims he met Miller on Kearny and Clay streets, walked up to Dupont and down Sacra- mento. I want to say this about the tramp: His statements have been corroborated in every | respect. He and his friend Riley, another | tramp, were begging on the street. Riley was | helf a block away from the other fellow, Hayes, | who wes walking with Miller. When Haycs re- | turned he and Riley went to the saloon on | Secramento street where the tramps generally | meet and get their soup and two glasses of | beer for 5 cents. It was in this place Hayestold | Riley and another man of the proposition | made to him by Miiler—to go to the big white | house at California end Baker streets, where | he was to sit on the back steps and get two | bundles. | This, remember, wes told immediately after | the conversation with Miller, and there was no reason for this one tramp to lie to his friends. | He also produced Miller's note, which I have now, giving him directions how to reach the | place. ¢ P86 as to. make doubly sure that Hayes was | telling a straight story I took two photographs | of Miller, one I got from Portland and another taken here. Imixed them with a dozen others of young men who looked something like Miller and I asked Hayes to pick out the man who had offered him $5 and a suit of clothes. He first picked the Portland picture and then he picked the other one. EBetter still, on the day I knew Miller would go to the Coroner'soffice I had Hayes stand around there to see if he could recognize Miller when he passed. Iremained fifty feet away and watched the proceedings. When Miller came along Hayes knew him at a glance end gave me the agreed signal by raising his finger. At that same moment Miller saw Hayos and was startled. He immediately drew his hand- kerchief and wiped his forehead, covering his face from view. As to the condition of affairs at the Franklin house, I will say that it is unsatisactory. There is no chance for any one to open that kitchen door from the outride. The hole made in the wire screen and window would not ad- eell wiil be agiing captain, and Sergeant N acting lieutenant, Corporal Ayees "5.1?:5 Nush'’s place as patrol sergeent, mita child’s hand. The carving of the other kitehen door leading into the house was pur- posely done by an amateur, who cut it in a claimed one of the visitors, and then the two made a closer examination of the dead | burglar, satisfying themselves beyond all | doubt that the silent figure was a tramp known from one end of the country to the other as “‘Pittsburg Jack.” He was not only positively recognized by the two men, but also by his companions in the Frank- lin raid, both of whom stood before the Coroner’s jury, and under oath gave evi- dence that tended to discredit young Mil- ler before the public and his employer. One of these was Frank Hayes, who tes- | titied that Miller had on February 11 in- vited him to come outto the Franklin resi- dence on California street the following evening, promising him $5 and a suit of clothes. He produced a slip of paper on which he claimed that Miller had written directions as to finding the right place. He was supported in his testimony by another self-avowed tramp, who gave his name as E. J. 8. Riley, who testified that he had been on the road since he was 15 years of age. ‘While admitting that he had been under arrest a number of times for vagrancy, Riley claimed that he had never been “pulled” for anything more seriouns. The jury apparently placed little confidence in the statements of these two men, and Miller was exonerated by their verdict. Hayes and Riley weat their ways un- | molested. The details of the original identification by the strangers and the two pals of ‘‘Pittsburg Jack” were given to Captain Lees, and on March 20 the facts and efforts of the detective department to sift the matter to the bottom were published. It is now plainly evident, according to Kline’s statement, that Captain Lees and his as- sistants little dreamed that Witness Hayes, whom they had found and fostered, and his compliable companion were the veritable two men on whom the searching hand of the law was at that very time eager to rest. But Hayes, otherwise known as “Dakota Slim,” and “Handsome Riley,” his com- panion, who had apparently been so disinterested in throwing the light of their accidental knowledge of the case and their acquaintance with Miller, were partners of “Pittsburg Jack,” the unknown burglar at the Morgue. The police appeared to be utterly unable to establish this or any other fact con- nected with the aitempted crime. Harry Kline, the private detective, en- countered no such difficulty. After weeks of earnest, faithful labor, he is able to prove beyond question that Frank Hayes, alias “Dakota lim,” and E. J. 8. Riley, alias “Handsome Riley,” planned with Jack Dougherty, alias *‘Pittsburg Jack,’” the man at the Morgue, to rob Banker Franklin’s home on the night of February 14. He is also able to show that these men worked successfully on many of the rob- beries committed in San Francisco during the past few months. Dougherty, Riley and Hayes, according to Detective Cline, were hard drinkers, and for some time prior to the attempt to rob Franklin’s house found no little aifficulty in making both ends meet. Chinatown stimulants were too frequently and con- tinuously indulged in to admit of their reaping the full benefit of the many suc- cessful ventures which they made, and they really were, as far as appearances and visible means of support were concerned, what they claimed to be—simply tramps, A successful raid. and consequent re- plenishment of funds, did not tend to im- prove their personal appearance, but rather sent them a round or two further down in the social scale. Flush and drunk as long as the money lasted, and planning a new raise when it was all gone, was the routine of life with this trio. They were short of funds and in rather hard lines just before the Franklin rob- bery and began to cast about for a good place to strike. Besides Franklin's resi- dence was selected as promising good re- turns, and at convenient times the prem- ises were well surveyed, the obstacles]in the way well noted and arrangements for their removal made. Hayes, as well as the other two, had more than one opportunity of sizing up Miller and the other occupants of the premises whom they might by any mis- chance be called upon to face while at their work. They were fully acquainted with the habits of several residents of the house and fully prepared on a line of ac- tion in case of interruption. The history of the attempt and the fatal ending for one of the party is still fresh in the minds of the public. These plans mis- carried—*Pitts” died on the scene, Hayes and Riley fled, but not far. They deemed themselves safe in their usual haunts, and it seems that they reckoned rightly. While engaged in the preliminary work the three men met and lost themselves in the crowds that frequent Malloy’s saloon, on the water front between Mission and Market, Forest’s saloon under the What Cheer House, on lower Sacramento street, and the saloon at 637 Clay street, Their going and coming was nobody’s business. Riley and Hayes called at Mr. Franklin’s office a short time before the burglary and asked him for money, which they did not get. These two generaliy dropped in at the above-named places together about dark and “Pitts” would afterwards jomn them. The three were together in one or the other of the places every day.- When the affair came off and *Pitts” did not show up any more his absence was re- marked by the habitues, and in answer to a question from one of them Riley said: ‘¢ ‘Pitts’ has put up bis manicer for the last time,” meaning that he was dead. Hayes, with an unexplainable foolhardi- ness or temerity, threw himself in the way of the police with a story that seemed to them plausible enough to justify them in attempting to incriminate Miller, and offered Riley as collateral evidence. 1t was a rather shrewd but dangerous way to hide their own complicity in the affair. But they were successful. Hayes was for the while the hero of the hour—a willing witness, seeking to serve the ends of jus- tice—with Riley’s help. The trial over they hung around together some days. Hayes showed up with $15 and a new suit of clothes, and he declared positively that it all came from Lees. Hayes finally be- came suspicious and concluded, as he ex- pressed it to a companion, to “railroad it out”” Inany event he left the City and has not since been seen. Riley left off go- ing to his old haunts, but still found it convenient to remain in San Francisco. Two days ago Riley became suspicious, or in his own language, *leary of the coop,” and without notifying his friends left for parts at present unknown. He left with Detective Kline kLis photograph, which is here presented. “Handsome Riley” has light hair and complexion, is full-faced, 5 feet 8 inches in height and weight about 170 pounds. He was formerly quite well off and of respectable connections, but graduelly went down untii he became a confirmed criminal. Hayes, or “Dakota Blim,” was an expert cracksman. He served two terms before coming to the coast—one in Wisconsin for burglary, and the last time in Nebraska for robbery. His partrer in crime, the man who lost his life at the Franklin resi- dence, was considered a general all-rourd man, his special business being to get rid of the plunder. 1 Summed up briefly the police force have been grievously at favlt in this particular case. For some reason not just now appar- ent, they ailowed two desperate criminals to slip through their hands because some one suggested the theory that Miller had lured tbe burglar to the Franklin mansion in order that be might kill him, WHAT FRANK MAYD SAYS, How He Came to Dramatize “Pudd’'nhead Wilson,” His New Play. Speaks Highly of California, and States That He Is a Victim cf Dyspepsia. ““Well, sir, what is it you want to know now?” said Frank Mayo, the celebrated Californian actor, who arrived yesterday. “I guess as regards my health, I appear in pretty good condition, don’t 1?"’ he continued. Certainly, towering upward in all his six feet of magnificent manhood, his face showing not a furrow plowed by old Father Time, his large brown eyes twink- ling as brightly as they did two decades ago and his whole person enveloped in an atmosphers of good natare and calm self- satisfaction, there didn’t seem to be very strong gronnds for a coroner’s inquest. “But to_be serious with you,’ he said, dropping his bantering style, ‘“‘though I feel strong and well, 1 am troubled with dyspepsia pretty badly, the result of too many banquets. “I"am glad to be back in California after years of wandering over the country. ga]ilornin is the greatest State in the Jnion. “Pudd’nhead Wilson? Well, you know, Mark Twain 1s one of my old California riends. I met him in the streets of New York about two years ago and said: ‘Sam, I want to dramatize one of your plays,’ ‘**Which one do you want to experi- ment with, Frank ?’ inquired Twain. ‘“‘Pudd’nhead Wilson,’ I answered. ‘“‘Go it he answered. “The royalties were ftixed and I started forth. We have played in all the larger cities of the Northern States and have met with great success. I don’t know bow it will take in 8an Francisco. I can tell you after Monday evening. I hope, though, it will be aporeciated. Many s that have taken well in the East utterly failed in this State. ‘The 7th of this month,” interrupted Mayo, ‘‘will be the first birthday of this lay. My greatest success was in ‘Davy rockett.” I played in that piece for seventeen years. When I quit and started in on Shakespearian roles the public de- manded ‘Davy Crockett' again.” At this instant the conversation was terminated by the entrance of Mayo’s old friend, Joe ‘Goodman, who is Mayo's tuvelfng companion. —e—— Clairvoyants in Court. Professor Eugene and Professor Van de Vere, the clairvoyants who were arrested Friday nith on a charge of swindling George H, Bell, ex-Postmaster of Carson City, out of $1100, appeared before Judge Low yesterday morning. They were represented by Attorney Mack. The cases were simply called and con- tinued till to-morrow. ————— Mendel Esberg’s Estate. The estate of Mendel Esberg has been ap- praised at $88,290 50. One of the items of his estate is set forth as a third interest in the firm of Esberg, Bachman & Co., valued at $30,000, A piece of J»mperty he owned on the corner of Pacific and Buchanan streets isalso valued at $30,000. ————————— How's your sore throat? Gone—long ago! Knocked out by Mitchell’s Magic Lotion. * BROWN CALLED T0 TACOMA, The First Church Pastor Trusted by His 01d Flock. HE VIRTUALLY ACCEPTS Surprising Outcome of a Vote of Confidence and a Protest. BAY CONFERENCE MAY ACT. The Reverend Gentleman at the First Church To-Day—Explanatory Tele- gram From Kalamazoo. The following interesting dispatch was received last evening: TACOMA, WasH., April 4.—A secret that up to the present has been well kept was the call given by the First Congregational Church of this city to its old pastor, the Rev. C. O. Brown, who has a perilous time holding down hischarge in San Francisco. A large portion of the congregation has always stood by Dr. Brown durine the late unpleasaniness, and it was during the trial that resolutions of confidence and sympathy were drawn up by the church here and for- warded to him. This brought forth a vigorous protest by telegram from J. W. Wallace, one of the trustees, who was at the time in San Fran- cisco, and who urged that this action was pre- mature, and the council’s verdiet shonld have been heard before such an action was taken. This action of Trustee Wallace was taken up by Dr. Hallock, and he threatened to discip- line Wallace for his utterances. Nevertheless the resolution was sent, and Dr. Hallock last Sunday morning surprised his congregation by handing in his resignation to take effect at once, and claiming change of climate was necessary. Something had to be done, and Dr. Brown’s friends here, who are many in the church, straightway proceeded to give him a call to this charge, and he has as much as accepted, but just when he will commence is not stated. Trustees and deacons all acknowledged to your correspondent that such was the case. Some 250 names have been secured to the several petitions requesting the trus- tees of the First Church to dismiss Dr. Brown. These petitions will not be tor- mally presented until just before the session of the Bay Conference, on April 14. It 15 hoped between now and that time to secure at least fifty more names. It is practically understood that the church officials will not take any action looking toward the retirement of the pre ent pastor,but as a matter of form a dupl! cate copy will be presented them. 1 The dissenting members look to the Bay Conference for relief on the proposition of whether the findings of the council raise | the question of Dr. Brown’s ministerial | standing. This will be the issue, and is | not in any way dependent on the commit- | tee on credentials bringing it before the | conference. Congregational usage admits of any minister in good standing raising the question, and several of the local cler- | gvmen have already signified their inten. | tion of doing this very thing. They want Dr. Brown’s connection with the church to be determined once for all. ‘The talk of Brown’s resigning from the pastorate of tte First Church seems to owe its parentage to those who oppose | him. The minister has no intention of leaving the chuch of his own accord, at | least not for some months to come. “If Dr. Brown contemplated such a move,” said an intimate friend of his ves- terday, “I certainly would know it. Dur- ing the past two weeks some twenty-five new names have been added to the church roll. These people will not be formally accepted until May, so it is safe to assume that Dr. Brown will remain in charge until after that interesting event. He woula not think of losing the prestige incident to such a proceeding. Outside of this I am sure that the reverend gentleman has no intention of voluntarily leaving the church because a few disgruntled people wish him to. I anticipate that the Bay Conterence will take no action in the mat- ter and if it did it would be so much time wasted. The congregation of the First Church means to have Dr. Brown for its pastor, regardless of the Bay Conference or any otter body.” Rev. C. 0. Brown asks the publication of the following telegram: KALAMAZ0O, Mich., April 4. To Rev. C. 0. Brown, 1703 Geary street, San Franeisco: Never heard & breath of scandal against your name in any form while living here. LYMAN GATES, DAVID MERRILL. Dr. Brown said the dispatch wasin reply to an accusation in an evening paper con- necting_his name with that of a servant- irl in Kalamazoo. Mr. Gates was presi- ent of the First National Bank of Kalamazoo and Mr. Mernll was head of oue of the largest flour-milling firms there. Both were trustees of the First Congrega- tional Church, Merrill having been presi- dent of the bosrd for many years. “A similar report regarding a school- teacher in Kalamazoo,” added Dr. Brown, ‘was published in a weekly while I was residing there. It was disproved, partly by my own efforts.’”” Dr. Brown will preach as usual at the First Church to-day. Immediately fol- lowing the morning service he will organ- ize a Bible class, to be known as the *‘Pastor’s Bible Class.” Future ministers are expected to conduct this class on the lines laid down by Dr. Brown. THE DEFENSE UNION. The Hearing of the Noe Claims to Be Heard Next Month Before Judge Sanderson. The Mission Defense Union, which is the organization lately formed for the pur- pose of defeating the claims of the Noe heirs to a slice of the SBunshine Valley, met at the corner of Guerrero and Twentieth streets last night. A. P. Van Duzer, the secretary, reported progress for the union, and stated that there were now 500 signatures attached to theroll. He had been assured by Supe- rior Judge Sanderson that the hearing of the contest would be had in the early part of next month. In consequence of the mass-meeting of the Mission residents at Turn Verein Hall the Defense Union took an early adjourn- mentL and, headed by a band of music, marched in a body to the neighboring hall, where they assimilated with those already there. e —— ALMOST ASPHYXIATED., Narrow Escape of Mrs. Mary Stenson of Treat Avenue. Mrs. Mary Stenson, a widow, 23 years of age, went to the house of D. Keith, 1010 Treat avenue, Thursday night as a domes- tic servant. The following might some members of the family heard her groaning in her bedroom, and on opening the door they found the room full of gas and she was in bed unconscious., Prompt measures were taken to bring her back to consciousness and they were successful, Yesterday morning she was still very weak,and she was sent to the City and County Hospital in the patrol wagon. Last night she had gained very much in strength and will be discharged to-day. She said she must have turned on the gas accidentally when she retired on Friday night. THORNTON EXPLAINS. The People’s Home Bank. Director Stoutly Denies Allegations of Depositors Against Him. Samuel K. Thornton, one of the direc- tors of the People’s Home Bank, denies the allegations against him in the resolu- tions adopted by depositors at a mass- meeting Friday night. “The statement that Ireceived certain sums of money and retained the same could only have been made by T.S. Wil- liams,” he said. “In regard to this money the facts are as follows: After the board had held over twenty meetings from their election in July, 1894, to January, 1895, a resolution was passed allowing each director $5 per meeting, The old members waived all claims, myself among the rest, to any compensation prior to January 1, 1895, but accepted compensation at $5 per meeting foiréxfiine meetings, amounting to the sum of $45. » '“This resolution was afterward re- scinded. Idid not refund the $45 for the following reasons: I at my own ex- pense and time and for the information of the board of directors visited the proper- ties owned and mortgaged to the bank in the counties of San Diego, Riverside, Los Andgeles. San Bernardino and Tulare, and had a map of a valuable tract in Fresno County made for the information of the board at a cost to me of $5. “For the same services, less the map, T. 8. Willlams while a director of the board drew from the bank the sum_of $108 25. Icourt the fullest investigation by the Bank Commissioners or the Attor- ney-General of every act or vote of mine in connection with the People’s Home Bank affairs and feel certain that I would be indorsed as having done the best vossi- ble for the interest of the depositors.” MARKET-STREET ROBBERY W. J. Goring Held Up by Two Men, Who Proceeded to Rob Him. Peter McGuire and Frank McCann Arrested and Charged With the Crime. Peter McGuire and Frank McCann, the former stating that his occupation is that of alaborer and the latter claiming that his means of obtaining a livelihood is by metal roofing, were arrested early yester- day morning at the instance of W. J. Goring and detained at the Southern police station on a charge of robbery. Goring alleges that he was walking down Market street on his way to his lodgings when he was accosted by the prisoners, who endeavored to engage him in con- versation. He says that he was paying no | attention to them when without a mo- | ment’s warning one oi them sprang on him from behind and held him_while the | other proceeded to go through his pockets. | Goring shouted for help, and Officer | Cassin ana posse hurried to the scene and placed the offenders under arrest. When | searched at the police station nothing whicti would point to the prisoners being | professional footpads was found wupon | them. Upon being questioned by the sta- tion-keeper the complaining witness de- nied having lost anv money, as he said that he had none on him at the time of his hold-up te lose. | The prisoners tell an entirely diflerent‘ story from that given by Goring, and claim that they were theassaulted parties. | They both say that the man who caused | their arrest came out of a saloon on Mar- | Xkeu street, and as soon as he caught sight | of them began to beat them with a slung- | shot. Each man exhibits a tlack eye in | corroboration of his story, but as yet the | police are not positive as to the truth of | these statements, and are looking for an | eye-witness. Sl Given Nominal Damages. Justice Groezinger gave judgment for plaintiff for §1 without costs yesterday in the suit of T. H. Rood against Dr. E. J. Creely, the veterinary surgeon. During the first excite- ment over Milk Inspector Dockery's raids on the milkmen Rood’s name was prominently connected with the matter and he alleged in his complaint that Dr. Creely had said that he had talked of bribing the inspector. He sued for $299 damages, but the court said in giving judgment that he was only entitled to nom- mlfcompensnmn ————— Thomas de Quincey is better known as the “English Opium_ Eater.” It isa paintul reference to the vice of which he was long a victim. NEW TO-DAY. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL CUT-RATE DRUGGISTS, Sixth and Howard Sts., S.F., Cal. 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