The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 25, 1896, Page 1

g SrANcise, VOLUME LXXIX.—NO 197, 25, 1896 PRICE FI ’E CENTS. MURDERED THE WOM Pastor Hermann's Record of Deception and Deeds of Bloodshed. PROOF OF HIS GUILT. His Butcher Knife Found in the Furnace of Salt Lake’s Desecrated Church. CHARGED WITH SEVEN DEATHS Believed to Have Slain Two Wives and the Children That Bore His Name. SALT LAKE, Utal, May 24.—The Scan- dinavian church, where the murders of Henrietta Clausen and Annie Samuelson took place, has been visited by large num- bers of people ever since the horrible dis- covery was made known on Sunday. No services were held 1n the church to- day. The human remains, together with the garter buckle and the belt buckle which were found in the furnace, have been so identified that there is now no doubt that they are those of Miss Clausen. One of the razors and the butcher-knife, also found in the furnace, have been positively identified by Rev. Mr. Mork as the property of Rev. Francis Hermann,who isaccused of the crime. The razor is of English make and was brought from England by Hermann with his other toilet articles. Several women say the butcher-knife was the one used in the pas- tor’s kitchen. The remains of Miss Samuelson have not yet been found, although every hole and corner of the church has been searched. The police, however, adhere to the theory that they are hidden some- where in or about the church and to-mor- row they will commence digging up the floor of the basement, where ther may have been buried. The grounds around the church are quite extensive, and in case the remains are not found in the basement the grounds will also be dug up. Another theory is that the pastor, after cutting the body up, preserved the parts in a trunk, which he took with him when he left for Kansas City on May 6. Miss Samuelson had been living with the pastor for several months before her disappearance as his housekeeper, under promise of marriage. She was last seen on February 28. On that day she told her friefids that "she Was goffig to Ogden to be married to Mr. Hermann on the following day. The next morning the pastor was in town as usuzl, and told Elder Hansen that Miss Samuelson had gone to Ogden and that he did not know when she would re- turn. She never did return, and it tran- spired that she did not go to O :den at all, and the chance is that she was murdered by the minister that night in the church. When Miss Clauson disappeared in Sep- tember of last year there was a good deal of talk and inquiry, and some months afterward Mr. Hermann gave out that he had solved the mystery of her disappear- ance and stated that he saw her in Butte, Mont., where she was an inmate of a dis- orderly house. The story was never con- firmed, and there is no doubt, in the light of recent events, that it was a fabrication. Miss Samuelson’s watch and a ring have been found in a pawnbroker’s shop, where they were pledged by Mr. Hermann just before he left for Kansas City. The police here have so far no further clew to the whereabouts of Hermann. SRR ety CBARGED WITH SEVEN MURDERS. Hermann’s Record of COréme Rivals That of Holmes. SBALT LAKE, Uram, May 24.—The de- velopments in the church tragedy in this city lead to the belief that the Rev. Francis Hermann is 8 man with a record of crime little less than the notorious Holmes. His first wife died in England under suspicious circumstances. He was pastor of a Scandinavian church at West Superior, Wis., in 1890 and 1891, and there married a highly respectable lady, who in less than a year died very suddenly with her two weeks’ old baby. An inquest was held, but nothing be- yond a suspicion of foul play was elicited. Hermann soon married again and came to Salt Lake in 1894 with his wife. Before long & baby was born and the mother and child died suddenly a few weeks after- ward. Then his scquaintance with Miss Clau- son commenced, and 1t is charged in the complaint which has been sworn to by Jobn Sanson, 2 member of the church here, that be murdered and cremated the body in the heating furnace in the church basement. Hermann was engaged to marry Miss BSamuelson in February of this year, but she disappeared, and it is charged that he poisoned her and carved up the body in the church cellar. : As far as yet discovered it is believed Hermann has murdered seven persons. Miss Clauson came to Salt Lake from Omaha seven years ago. She was a native of Sweden and as far as known had no relatives in this country, but she had many friends here and was considered a good and respectable girl. Miss Samuel- son was employed as a nursery governess in a good family here and left her place to be married to the preacher. She had an aunt and other relatives living here and was a member of Hermann’s church. The church officers say that Hermann was suspended recently for embezzling church funds, confessed his guilt in that regard, and was waiting a hearing before the annual Methodist Conference. He was a fine-looking man and very generally liked. He is represented as havinga great liking for the study of medicine, anatomy and kindred subjects, and often delivered disquisitions on the human form. —_— HER PEN WAS SILENCED. 5t. Lowis Friends Wondered Why DMiss Clawson Did Not Write. OMAHA, NeB., May 24.—Miss Henrl- etta Clauson, the young woman supposed to have been murdered by Rev. Francis EN HE HAD BETRAYED Hermann in the Scandinavian Methodist Church of 8alt Lake, lived in Omaha four years prior to going to that city. A host of her friends here have been anxiously waiting for several months for letters from | her, and not until to-day was any intima- tion received that she had met a violent death. Thomas FErickson, a shoemaker, re- membered her well as an active workar in the Danish-Norwegian Methodist church i at Twenty-sixth and Franklin streets this city, and Mss Tillie Anderson, also living here, was an intimate friend of the dead girl, having known her both here and in Salt Lake. Miss Clauson, then 20 years of age, came here from Denmark about nine years ago, and, having no relatives in this country, lived with a family named Johnson in the western part of the city. The young woman suffered ill-health, and at the so- licitation of Miss Anderson, who had gone to Salt Lake, followed her there. Later Miss Anderson returned, but Miss Clauson remained. A close friendship between Miss Clauson und her Omaha friends was kept up by correspondence for the past three years. After Rev. Mr. Hermann and his wife | moved to Salt Lake her letters frequently | contained allusions to their aid and friend- | ship to her. | During the latter part of last summer | the letters from Miss Clauson suddenly ceased, without any explanation, although | several letrers were sent to her. Then, as | & last effort to reach her during last win- ter, Miss Anderson wrote another letter addressed in care of Rev. Francis. Her- | mann, because it was believed that it would surely reach her friend. But no | reply came, and at every meeting of the dead girl's friends at their church in this city inquiries have been made about her. The last heard was that she was employed in the southern part of Salt Lake, and nothing was known of her keeping house for the Scandinavian pastor. e LIKEED IN WEST SUPERIOR. Hermann Bore a Good Reputation in the Wisconsin Town. WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., May 24.—Rev. Francis Hermann was for three years the | pastor of the First Norwegian Danish | Methodist Episcopal Church in'this city. | His reputation here was good, and he was | a conspicuous figure in the Ministers’ A sociation. He was a Jeader in Scanai- navian social circles, and was well thought | of by all who knew him. He moved from here to Salt Lake. KILLED BY THE MAYOR. | Hot Springs’ Executive Defends Himself With a Pocket- Knife. [.‘hHOT SPRINGS, Ark., May 24.—One of c e.maost sensationat killings that ever oc- urred in this eity tock place last night at 9 o’clock on Whittington avenue, opposite the Catholic Church. The principals were W. W. Waters, Mayor of Hot Springs, and H. H. Martin, a drummer employed by doctors. Waters since taking the office of Mayor bas made a bold stand against the dis- repatable doctor-drumming element in this city and has had many of the drum- mers arrested and heavily fined by the city court. Martin, who was the recognized king of these drummers, was arrested sev- eral days ago for drumming without wear- ing a badge and heavily fined by the Po- lice Judge. Meeting Mayor Waters on the street last evening Martin siopped him and endeav- ored to get him to remit the fine, This the Mayor positively refused to do and started toward his home. Martin followed and kept abusing him and finally caught him by the shoulder. A scuffle ensued, during which the Mayor drew a knife from his pocket and cut Martin in the neck, severing the jugu- lar vein. The latter died in ten minutes, Mayor Waters immediately gave him- self up to the officers and is now under arrest. Tom Mathias, a nephew of Waters, endeavored to separate the com- batants and was severely cut in several places. e SLAIN FOR HIS STAMPS. The Murder of a Young French Collector Explained. PARIS, FRANCE, May 24.—1t is believed the mystery attending the discovery near Cherbourg of the body of a young man in a trunk has been cleared. It is reported that Joseph Aubert and Mar- guerite Dubois, who were arrested at Uour- ville with the trunk in their possession, have confessed that they killed the young man, whose name was Delahef, in order to HOW THE DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION Q Q W stad 2 7 vy 4 CONSECRATING THE MPERIAL STANDARD, Impressive Sabbath Ceremonies in the Great Kremlin at Moscow. SPRINKLED WITH HOLY WATER The Emblem of the White Czar Pre. pared for the Coronation -, cary ges. — £ MOSCOW, Rur/4, May 24.— At 3:30 o'clock this after’| ®n in the armory in the Kremlin took y the interesting cere- mony of the co ration of the imperial standard. Thi [ #ndard will be a feat we of the corona joL = v rvhes the Emperor will swear aliey.. wew0 the col- ors in the C hedral of the Assumption. At one end o7 'the room was a sort of altar, on which was a golden vesse! filled witn consecrated water. In the entry was a golden cross, at either side of which were lighted canales. The standard, hanging from a staff, was held by a color-bearer, who stood at the left of the altar. The Bishops and priests of the Kremlin cathedrals in gorgeous chasubles of gold cloth attended by acolytes bearing censers stood in front of the altar, while at the right were the imperial male choir from Bt. Petersburg attired in black and crim- obtain a collection of postage stamps which he owned. The collection was worth $2000. son cloaks. Behind the priests, at a little distance from them, were the Emperor and all the members of the imperial family, at present at Mostav with their respective suites and ladies of honor. A short religious service was held com- posed of prayers and responses and an anthem by the choir. The standard was | sprinkled with holy water and formally | consecrated by the Metropolitan of Mos- cow. At the end of the service, during the singing of the famous choir, all of the members of the imperial family filed be- fore the altar and kissed the cross in the hands of the priest who bore it, after which the standard was taken from this room into another apartment, to be care- fully guarded until the coronation on Tuesday. After the services the Emperor and Em- press drove back to the Alexandra Palace, escorted by a squadron of cuirassiers, They received along the entire route the loyal acclamations of the people. A grand review of all the regiments was to have taken piace to-day at noon, but as it was raning heavily it was decided to abandon it. Later the rain ceased and the sun shone brightly. Large crowds of people continue to ar- rive daily, adding to the great multitude already here to witness the ceremonies at- tending the coronation. Services were held in the English Church | to-day in honor of the seventy-seventh an- niversary of the birth of Queen Victoria. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught, the | former of whom is here as the representa- tive of his mother, the British Queen, at- tended the services, accompanied by t.eir suites. The Bishop of Peterborough, who will attend the coronation as the repre- sentative of the Established Church of Eng- land, preached the sermon. A prayer was offered for the preservation of the Russian imperial family. When the Czar was men- tioned, a herald uttered his majesty’s coro- nation titl All Declare for Silver. CHICAGO, Iin, May 24.—Democratic county conventions were held yesterday in 8t. Clair, Warren and Perry “counties, all of which declared for free silver. LY Sl IS RAISING THE NATIONAL DEBT. HEW YORK STILL LOYAL T0 MORTON, Ex-Senator Platt Says the Gov- ernor Will Have a Solid Delegation. LAUGHS AT M'KINLEY'S CLAIMS Empire State Republicans Regard the Ohioan as a Dangerous Candidate. NEW YORK. N. Y., May 24.—Ex-Sena- tor Platt, while talking about the political situation to-night, said: “It is now plain that the McKinley man- agers propose to continue to the end their plan of claiming everything and conced- ing nothing, without regard for facts, a scheme they have persisted in for many weeks. Their lieutenants here are deter- mined to aid them just as persistently for ends and purposes essentially different— ends and purposes with which Major Mc- Kinley and his managers have no concern whatever—and without the slightest con- sideration for any one but themselves; DEATH ENDS AN ALAS stand on a gold platiorm. New York will H present such a candidate, and the vote of this State will be cast for him unani- mously. *‘I observe that ex-Senator Miller, in an interview, says I have no commission to speak for our delegation on that point. It is a small matter whether I have or not. The important thing is as to the fact, and Mr. Miller will scarcely deny the fact. ‘‘He, for instance, having been elected a delegate at Governor's Morton’s request, had attended the conference at which it | was resolved to place Governor Morton in the field, having been the first man there to advocate that action and the first man to proclaim to the world by a formal in- terview when the conference adjourned, that he, of course, would be the- Gover- nor’s stanchest supporter in the conven- tion. He says I must not speak for him, but I cau certainly recall his record in the matter and [ can at least express enough confidence 1n his character as a man to say that he will keep faith with himself and make good his promises. “What is true of Mr. Miller in this re- spect is similarly true of the other dele- gates whether they represent districts or the State at large. It should be plain to | the public that all this McKinley hulla- | buloo in New York is simply so much empty sound. It will not affect the vote at St. Louis of a single New York delegate. It is a familiar noise. We hear it every | spring and fall. It proceeds from that | same old crowd of ‘antis’ who have been performing in this way these many | years. And there is not an intelligent | man who does not know that if the regu- | lar organization to-day were advocating | McKinley all these pedple would be de- | nouncing McKinley and declaring him un- | fit for public station. They don’t care a fig about McKinley; they simply make | use of his name and position to aid their | conspiracy for the overthrow of the Re- | publican organization. | ‘‘Meanwhile the Republican organiza- | tion of New York, standing in the inter- | est of the business community and a sound | public sentiment throughout the country, will loyally support the nomination of Gov- ernor Morton and the adoption of a plain, | unequivocal, direct pledge to the people | that the gold standard shall be maintained | and our currency system reformed on that basis. It will oppose the nomina- | tion of McKinley on the ground]| that he is a dangerous and misleading | candidate, whose votes and speeches show that be bas no settled convictions on the | money question and whose manacgers have | endeavored to secure support of one part | of the country by declaring that he is in | favor of silyer, producing in each of such parts of the country those peculiar por- tions of his record as seemed to sustain KA CONVENTION RIOT, Judge Bughee Stricken by Apoplexy After a Fracas. COLLAPSES AT HIS DESK His Followers Had Invaded the Hall and Attempted to Gain Control. TWO FACTIONS COME TO BLOWS Bitter Fight Over the Delegates to St. Lou s—Bugbee’s San Fran. cisco Career. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., May 24.— Probably nowhere in the United States did the enthusiasm and intense rivalry at- tendant upon the election of delegates to the St. Louis Conventicn assume such a serious air, and with a fatal termination, as it did in Alaska, a country hitherto free from all vpolitical strife. Asaresultofa riot in the Republican convention at Juneaun on May 14, ex-United States Judge John 8. Bugbee, well-known over the Paci- fic Coast, 1s dead. He was stricken by apoplexy after a scuffle in the convention, and just as he was about to be named as a delegate to St. Louis. His death oc- curred on May 16, he being unconscious from the time of the attack until the end came. Preceding the Republican convention at Juneau bitter warfare was waged between two factions—one known as the “squaw” men and the other as the ‘‘aristocrats.”” The latter included the better element, and when the former saw that its cause was a hopeless one it resorted to tactics by which it hoped to win by force of num- bers. When the conven tion was called to or- der by the regularly elected chairman, Jobn G. Heid, there was a rush, and the opposition, headed by C. S. Blackett, a well-known attorney, attempted to throw the gentleman not only from his seat but out of the window. Heid’s friends rallied around him and a fierce fist fight resulted, followed by the drawing of many revolv- ers. The Heid delegation was finally vie- the impression they desired to create in | tortous, and the convention was continued. that particular location.” LT OHIO DEMOCRATS FOR BILVER. Free Coinage Men Will Control the State Convention. COLUMBUS, Oxmo, May 24.—8o far but 1 | chair behind another desk and organized In the interim, however, Buebee, in whose interests the riot had occurred. took a an opposition convention. In the scrimmage Judge Bughbee, who was an old man not in the best of health, — and this, too, without a thought for the [ Ex-United States Judge John S. Bugbee, the Victim of the Convention Riot at Juneau. [From a photograph.] welfare of the business interests of the Nation. “The big men of the country, however, may confidently rely upon t that their views will be expressed at the St. Louis Convention, both as to the maintenance of the gold standard and as to the nomina- ion of a candidate who can appropriately THE KREMLIN, WHERE THE CORONATION PROCEEDINGS WILL TAKE PLACE. four Ohio Congressional districts have se- lected their delegates to the National Dem- ocratic Convention. In two of these the free-silver Democrats have carried the day and selected free-silver men as delegates. The Twentieth District has chosen two radical gold-standard men as delegates. In this district the gold Democrats won in tne primaries, but it is understood that one silver and one gold delegate will be se- lected in the convention. In the county conventions to choose State delegates, many of which have now been held, the free-silver Democrats have generally held majorities, and as the result it is aimost a foregone conclusion that the Democrats of Ohio will in their State convention declare for free silver. It is reported here that Senator Brice, who some time ago announced his inten- tion of coming into the State to make a fight sgainst the free-silver movement, now sees the futility of it and will make no opposition to it. JAMESON'S TELLTALE MESSAGES. “ Tell Rhodes That F. J. Newton Will Help as Much as Possible.” PRETORIA, Sours Arrica, May 24— The Government of the Transvaal will issue a green book on Monday containing fresh letters and telegrams from Lionel Phillips, president of the reform commit- tee, to Beit and Wernher, expressing objections to meddling in politics and a desire to avoid further revolutionary dis- turbance of industry. The book will also contain a telegram from Dr. Jameson to Mr. Stevens, secretary of the British South African Company at Cape Town, saying: “Tell Rhodes that F. J. Newton will help as much as possible.” Mr. Newton is Colonial Secretary and Receiver-General of Bechuanaland. He was absent at Mafeking at the time of the had been rather roughly handled, and his following was horritied to see him sud- denly pitch forward on his desk. A phy- sician was summoned and pronounced it a case of apoplexy, Bugbee was taken from the hall, and died two days later without regaining consciousness. Another chairman was, selected, the meeting continued and a delegation was elected to contest at St. Louis the seats of T. S. Snowell, the well-known mining man; C. 8. Johnson, ex-United States At- torney during President Harrison’s term T. R. Needham, editor ot the Searchlight, and W. A. Kelly of Wrangel—the regu- larly elected delegation. Judge J. 8. Bugbee, the victim of the trouble, was probably one of the best known men in Alaska, if not on the coast. Prior to his advent into Alaska he was a resident of San Francisco. His death is regretted by all. A prominent feature of the great con- tention that had preceded the calling of the convention was the political work of one George Wasbington Delamater, known in Pennsylvania political circles. He was recently sent to the northern territory, it is said, in the interests of the Presidential candidacy of Senator Matt Quay. John 8. Bugbee was well known in San Francisco, having lived here twenty-five years. He was a graduate of a Boston grammar school and studied law in that city. He came to San Francisco in 1861 to meet his father, who was then one of the leading architects of Caiifornia. The senior Bugbee built the houses of Leland Stanford and Charles Crocker. Some years later the son, John S. Bug- bee, was married to an estimable youn, lady of Boston, a sister of Mrs, Sidney :f. Smith. The wedding ceremony - was erformed by Dr. Horauo Stebbins. Mrs, ugbee went to Alaska with her husband, and on her return, about two years 8g0, raids into the Transvaal, delivered a lecture on Alaska at the First ‘Unituixn Churgh, She died at the Fabi-