The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 2, 1896, Page 1

SAN FRANCISCO, UESDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1896 PRICE FIVE CENTS DUNHAM'S TRAIL FOUND AGAIN The Fugitive Visited Two Ranches to Procure Supplies. ALLOWED TO DEPART IN | PEACE. Farmers Who Gave Him Shelter Knew Nothing of His Crime. PUSHED A BICYCLE THROUGH THE BRUSH. Broad Marks Left by the Tires On Mountain Paths—Citizens Form a -Safety:Committee. OSE, CaL:, June 1,~Sheriff Lyn- d - his -man-hunters returned to i to-might from the mountains after having completely lost the trail of Mur- rDunbam. But they were déstined recover it again, and late to-night se had become hotter than ever before, and something tangible to guide the pursuers, - Dunham had been seen, ard that recéntly. To-night a meeting of citizens, respond- ing to an’invitation from a “committee of | fety,” was held atthe courthouse behind closed. doors—to all not having an invita- —to take what asures may seem fit iem undeér the circumstances. € “‘circumstances’’ provoking the call Was, of:course, the failure of the Sheriff to capture this man, Neither the Sheriff or sny-of liis deputies received an invitation, nor.were they present. T'his looked like a direct blow at Lyndon, test against his management of Under Sheriff Benson made protest against the action of nmittee, and - thereupon an n was sent to Lyndon and him- r the meeting had been organized, y refused to attend. There were sut 100 of San Jose’s leading citizens in idance. » direct reflection was cast upon the als referred to, but the general ex- fession was strong in favor of an active wovement to bring the me € e vitat determined as the sentiment of meeting that a reward of $10,000 be ed-for the body of the murderer, and tbat 2 mass-meeting be called, to be held ori'the stevs of the courthouse to-morrow ever se sum was subscribed by those d committees were appointed every ward of the city for stib- to-morrow. There was- talk ng the Sheriff to call for 1000 ep the surrounding country. This, bt, will take form at the mass- x to-morrow night. The people of the city feel a deep chagrin | afid'. impatience that the murderer of a whole: family should have ridden a v—a man with a bareback horse and 10 provisions. The big offer of $10,000 for the murder- ¢¥’s'body is an exact index to the temper of ‘the masses. The offer does not say arrest of the murderer.” It calls for s““body.” And this from a gathering of the répresentative citizens under an u igned call from “A Committee of Satety. e Bas been a protest all along from theofficials aeainst any sugeestion that yaching would follow the arrest of the murderer. The fact is, however, that there has:-beén a deep current setting in that direction from the very first. ¢ staid old farmers about Campbells, who'aré-not given to sudden passion, have ¢ no. secret of their thoughts in the Th macter. The citizens of San Jose, how- ever, bave seemed willing to wait ufon the ‘course of justice—it the crowds of idlers on the street corners on the night of Friday, when it was supnosed tie was already captured, may be excepted. h'the return of the Sheriff’s legions, bootless'and empty-handed, to-day, from a trailithatat one time seemed to lead close upon the murderer, the feeling of im- patience and chagrin has run more deeply and made {tself more manifest. But while this meeting was being held, and-Sheriff Lyndon and his men were crificized, the Sheriff had received new in- telligence of a most interesting character to'him and was already preparing to go back whence he had come. Even before the meeting was over the Sheriff:and his posse had mounted their horses . and ridden out of town toward: - - the mountain, The in- formiation -was definite and to the effect-that the murderer had been seen last -Friday at the Coe ranch, ten miles ¢outh of Indian Gulch. On the following night he made 'his appearance at the ranchof James Mcliraith, a short distance from the Highland schoolhouse. The information -concerning Dunbam’s movements was.brought to San Jose by Wood- Wadams, a resident of Santa Clara. He lias for some time been employed upon the. Newell ranch, in San Felipe Valley. The owner of this ranch is the teacher of tue Samr Felipe school. The mail réaches these mountain ranches only semi-occasionally 'from Evergreen and Madrone. It is usually broucsht out by one of the ranchers of the neighbor- hood who may chance to come to the postoffice. In consequence sometimes a whole week passe$. withput any news being received from the- outside world. This happened last week, and. nothing concerning the niurdér-ar Campbells was known to those Who_ lived upon- the Coe and Mcllrath ranchies last. Friday and Saturday nights, when Dunham, driven to desperation by hunger, made his appearance there. Sunday .morning some papers, apmiong them a San Jose Mercury of Fri- day “morning, was carried to the Coe ranch, and Charles Coe,’ the owner of “the -~ .place, was' astonished to reed the: acconnt of the chase after On murderer to | s to guard the mountain passes | m his awful work out of the country to | | Dunham at Smiths Creek; and, inci- | dentally, Coe for the first time heard of | the murders. His interest in the news was increased by the fact that he had seen Dunham on Friday afternoon last. As Coe tells his story Dunham was well | known to him, be having worked upon the ranch a few vears ago. The fugitive | seemed worn out with a hard tramp | through the brush. | His face was scratched, as Coe supposed, by making his way through the branches {on the niliside. Dunham did not have much to say, except that he had been | tramping around and had lost his way in a gulch. He spoke of being very hungry and | asked if he could get same provisions. He was told that he could have some. Dun- [ ham then wanted to know if he could buy a rifle. He said be had money and would pay for all he got. It was suggested that if he was so ‘“flush” he ought to go to Gilroy or Hollister and buy what he wanted. Dunham persisted in his efforts to make | a purchase of a firearm, and the colonel showed him a rifle that had been in use for some time and that the owner himself had bought second-handed for $14. The rifle with thirty rounds of am- munition ‘and a sack of provisions were secured by Dunham. The provisions con- sisted of some bacon, a lot of hardtack, | some stale bread and a viece of cheese. | Dunham paid $50 for the supplies and rifle and ammunition. This was a high | price, but the purchaser did not stop to | haggle. He gave up the money quickly | in gold, a lot of which he seemed to have loose in his pocket. Dunham started away in the direction of the McDermitt ranch, which is in what is known as Packwood Valley, souta of Smiths Creek and east of the Eighteen- | mile House. It is believed that Dunham | is hiding somewhere on this great cattle | ranch. It consists of about 17,000 acres |and is owred by James McDermitt, a millionaire of Oakland. i The residence of Charles Coe, where Dun- ham appeared last Friday afternoon, is on | the top of what is known as Pine Ridge. The Coe ranch consists of 5000 or 6000 acres. It is adjoining the McDermitt ranch on the east. The center of the McDermitt ranch is | about fourteen miles from San Felipe Val- ley. After Dunham left Coe thought the cir- cumstance of his visit was rather strange. The mystery was cleared up the following Sunday when read the newspaper account | of the chase of the murderer. As soon as he could, after making the The Return of the Sheriff’s Posse to Smiths Creek After Its Last Fruitless Search for Dunham. | discovery, Coe sent word of Dunham’s visit to his place to the foremen of adjoining ranches. He communicated with Elgin | | Page, who has charge of the McDermitt | | ranch; Wood Wadhams, the foreman of | | the Newell ranch, and James Mclicath. | | | he heard the news, as he recognized in the | murder. The latter was very much startled when | | description of Dunham & man who had | | been at his place the evening before, or | about 6 o’clock Saturday evening. The stranger did not come to the house, but spoke to one of the ranchhands whom he met a short distance from the door. | He told the man he was sick and needed some whisky to brace him up. The man said he had plenty of money and wouid give anything for a bottle of | whisky. When the rancher agreed to get the whisky Dunham reached into his | pocket and pulled out a $20 piece and | handed it over. He, however, spoke abount getting some change. | The rancher went to Madrone on horse- | back and got the liquor. He returned at | midnight,and met Dunham by appoint- | ment near the house on the Mcllrath | place. Dunham took the bottle and the | change, and then handed over $5 to the rancher. In starting out he again went in the direction of the McDermitt ranch. After learning that Dunham had been seen in that vicinity Wadams began an investigation, and found fresh foot- | prints of a man upon old trails, where men seldom or never go either on foot or on horseback. The tracks were not regular, and some of them were blurred asif made by a man who had wrapped one of his feet up with cloths, while the other print was made by a shoe with a rather narrow toe. The tracks were going and coming, as if the man who made them had been back | and forth on the trail a great deal. The tracks were so uncertain and occa- sional on the hard trails that the searcher could not be certain whether the man had had both of his feet covered at times, and at other times had worn his shoes without any coverings. Besides the footprints there were some queer marks on some of the trails that the investigator could not at first make out. These marks were not continuous, and it was afterward proved almost be- yvond doubt that they were made by a bicycle that was sometimes carried and sometimes pushed along over the trails where it was too steep and rough to ride. It was also found that there were bicycle tracks in the level piaces around the region thereabouts. This was considered strange, as a bicycle is seldom seen in that rough, mountainous region. The bicycle tracks are especially distinct across several bridges in the San Felipe Valley. They had attracted the attention of Wadams, as being strange and unusual before he heard anything about Dun- ham being in that vicinity or even about thatthe murder and the search that was being maae for him. The tracks were always very wide, as made by a flat tire or one that was extra large. Last Friday night at 12 o’clock Wadams was on his way home from a dance in the San Felipe schoolhouse. It was bright moonlight, and when he crossed the bridge he looked and made certain that there were not any fresh bicycle tracks upon 1t. At a very early hour the next morning he had occasion to cross the same bridge and he then discovered and traced the mysterious bicycle tracks. It was evident that the rider had passed the bridge some time between midnight and 3 o’clock in the morning. From the San Felive Valley, the cycler might have ridden through to Hollister, for there is a rough wagon road that the ranchers use in going to that town. This road is used for the procuring of supplies as well as 4 road to Gilroy by way of Madrone. After gaining all the information he could Wadams came to his home ntl Santa Clara yesterday. He told Marshal Lovell his story, and the officer imme- diately made use of some information regarding a bicyole that Dunham had se- | cured at Banta Clara the day before the The officer first learned of this bicycle yesterday. Dunham came to the Warwick Cyclery that day and said he wanted an old ma- chine that he had of that make fitted up with some strong wheels and tires. He said if he got the materials he could do the work himseli. He secured the wheels he wanted with some extra large | tireson them. These tires would makea wrack of exactly the size that Wadams said he had seen in the mountains. Dunham did not say anything about his intentions, but 1t wounld appear that he was getting the wheel into shape to have a long, hard ride upon it in a rough country. He wanted a lot of extra heavy spokes to put into the wheel, and as there were not enough of that kind at the Warwick Cyclery be bought enough to fill out the set at the cyclery kept by G. Mitchell. No traces of this bicycle have since been found, and the officers have no doubt that it is the same one that Dnnham has since used in the mountains. How he got the wheel up there at the same time as his horse is a mystery. Some of the officers now believe that he hasa confederate, who is also a cycler, and who may have taken the bike into the moun- tains and left it at some prearranged place for Dunham. The posse that was headed by Sheriff Lyndon started shortly after 10 o’clock to- night in a three-seated rig. It consists of Sheriff Lyndon, Sheriff Ballon and his bicodhounds, Deputy Sheriff Benson, Marshal Lovell and Wood Wadamt, the young man who brought in thé information. Wadams knows every trail and gulch and barbed-wire fence in ihe region where Dunham was seen last, and he will be a valuable aid in guiding the searching party. . MOTIVE FOR THE CRIME. Positive Evidence That Dunham Sought to Enrich His Child. SAN JOSE, Can, June L—The CaLn correspondent has secured information to- night that turns the theory which has been advanced as to a motive for the murders into a positive fact if circumstan- tial evidence will prove anything. It is learned that within a few days James C. Dunham sought the advice of a young lawyer of this city as to the rights of an infant placed in a position such as that in which he has placed his own. Ha raised the hypothetical question covering the case, and seemed much pleased when the lawyer said: ‘“Such a child would inherit the whole estate.”” The incident, which has not as yet been reported to the Sheriff, has the greatest significance, as showing the remarkable motive for this remarkable crime. Itis related by William H. Johnson, a young attorney in the office of Lawyer John Goss. Mr. Goss was Dunham’s counsel in a proceeding which he instituted some weeks ago against A. Penniman for the foreclosing of a mortgage which Dunham holds aganst a piece of land owned by Penniman. Dunham went to Goss’ office on the day of the carnival procession for the purpose of viewing the pageant from the window. Johnson took a seat in the window beside him, and taking the opportunity, while waiting the coming of the floral proces- sion, to gain the information he desired, Dunham said : “Suppose, Johnson, that a man married into a rich family and had issue, and that all the other members of the family died Continued on Fourth Page. CLEARING BODISS FROMA THE PLAN |Russia Trying te Efface the Terrible Fatality at Hodynsky. FESTIVITIES NOW GO ON. But the Peasants Are Using Some Very Strong Language in Public. BRUTAL COSSACKS ARE SLAIN. One Correspondent Estimates That 3600 Persons Were Killed in the Awful Rush. MOSCOW, Russra, June 1.—Every effort is being made to clear the Hodynsky Plain of the dead upon it who lost their lives in the disaster of Saturday. To-day a num- ber of bodies were found on the edges of the plain and in the villages around. The dead were injured and crawled until death overtook them. The functions in connec- tion with the coronation festivities are being given as though nothing had hap- pened. The pleasure resorts are open as usual. Many of the moujiks danced about the beer casks while the dead were lying around. It isstated that large numbers of the injured refused to go to the hos- pitals. The mob, subsequent to the dis- aster, callously stood by the corpsesand received the doles. All the bodies of the victims were in- terred to-day. About half of the dead were identified. Tne unclaimed dead filled eleven trenches, which were fifty yards long. To-night the city and re- sumed its normal aspect, and a stranger, unless told, would never for a moment imagine that only two days ago one of the most frightful calamities that ever oc- curred in Russia had taken place just out- side the city. LONDON, Ex6., June 1.—The Standard’s Moscow correspondent estimates the num- ber of dead at 3600, besides 1200 injured, who were taken to the hospitals. Most of the injured, he says, will die. The lower classes of the populace are in- tensely exasperated and language can be heard on the streets that at other times would cause the speakers to be severely punished. The correspondent adds that when the police re-enforcements and Cossacks ar- rived on the plain Saturday morning, as is customary with them when dealing with the peasantry, they applied their whips cruelly and needlessly, lashing the mou- jiks, who were on the outskirts oi the crowd. Two of the Cossacks were dragged from their horses by the enraged sufferers and killed. Bight gendarmes were caught in the crowd, knocked down and suffo- cated. WASHINGTON, D. 0., June 1L.—Clifton R. Breckenridge, United States Minister at St. Petersburg, cabled the State Depart- ment to-day confirming dispatches from | | | in theterrible catastrophe on the Hodynsky | and he has apparently been called out by the United Press’ special correspondent in Moscow that no Americans were injured Plain. This commanication from Minis er Breckenridge appears to be the first notifi- cation he has given the State Department of the great loss of life on the occasion, nquires from those in this country who have friends in Moscow. USING DYNAMITE AND TORCH, Cuban Insurgents Burn the Town of Jamatica and Wreck a Train Near Sabanilla. HAVANA, Cuga, June 1.—The entire town of Jamaica, near Havana, has been burned by the rebel band under the com- maad of the insurgent leader Castillo. A party of rebels yesterday placed dyna- mite bombs upon the railway track near Sabanills, in the Matanzas province, which were exploded by a repair train containing a number of workmen. The train was completely wrecked. The engineer was killed and several workmen injured. A band of rebels made an attack upon the town of Santiago las Vegas, in the province of Havana, to-day, but were repulsed. The rebel bands under Ansalmo and Rodriguez entered the town of Puerta de la Guira, south of the Drocha, yesterday, and set fire to the place, burning every building in the town. KINGSTON, Jamarca, June 1.—An un- known steamer, resembling the Laurada, attempted to enter Port Antonio to-day, but was headed off by a Spanish gunbecat. Shots were exchanged by the two vessels and the steamer was using her guns as she Was running away. OCALA, Fra., June 1L.—Fully 500 peo- ple assembled at the depot here to-day to greet Consul-General Fitzhugh Lee on his way to Cuba. On the arrival of the train Colonel John M. Martin and others entered the car and brought General Lee to the platform, where he was introduced by Colonel Martin. R. A. Burford extended to General Lee a wel- come to Florida soil, to which General Lee made a happy response. He hoped the dust of travel would be out of his eves by the time he got to Cuba, and no more would be thrown into them. It was a great pleasure to General Lee and a delight to the people to meet the distinguished soldier. After responding General Lee held a reception until the train pulied out. Gk e P SWIFT VENGEANCE OF A MOB. Two Negroes Taken From Officers and Swung Up in the Main Street of a Georgia Town. COLUMBUS, Ga., June 1.—Two negroes were hanged to a tree in the middle of Broad street, the main business thorough- fare of this city, and riddled with bullets by an infuriated mob at 10 o’clock this morning. They were Jesse Slayton and Willis Miles. Last Thursday Slayton assaulted Mrs. Howard Bryan, a respectable white woman of this county. He was captured and placed in jail before the crowd looking for him found him. He was taken to the Superior Court room for trial. He had been indicted and a jury was be- ing impaneled when a mob rushed up the steps of the courtroom, seized the terrified man, threw a rope around his neck and dragged him a hunared yards down Broad street, riddling bis body with bullets. The body was then swung up to a tree and left dangling there. The crowd then went to the jail after Miles, another negro, who about two years ago attempted to assault Miss Allbright of this city. The jailer pleaded with the mob, but to no avail, 1 and was compelled to surrender Miles | to save his life and the jail from destruc- tion. He surrenderd the keys and the doomed man was fed o . here the body of Slayton dangled. Miles was quickly swung up and his body filled with bullets. o g FOYGHT A PUBLIC DUEL. In a Fight Growing Out of a Runaway Marriage One Man Was Killed. LEBANOY, Ixp., June 1.—At 9 o’clock this morning Thomas Allen, a wealthy stock-dealer, and Walter Riley, a promi- nent citizen, eneaged in a duel in front of the postoffice. Riley was instantly killed, and Allen’s son, who was sitting in his tather’s carriage, was seriously injured. The tragedy was the result of a runaway marriage between Allen's son, aged 17, and Riley’s daughter, aged 24. With the as- sistance of a friend, who swore that the boy’s age was 21, they secured a license and were married last Saturday morning. ‘When Allen learned of the marriage he was very wroth. This reached the ears of Riley, and be went gunning for Allen. He found him in front of the postoffice and opened fire on him. Allen jumped from his carriage and fired, killing Riley in- stantly. Young Allen will probably re- cover. Great excitement prevails here. Allen is in jail. He claims that he acted in self-defense. ATACK O THE ORECDN Concealed Plates Alleged to Be Used to Bolster Up the Deck. Dissatisfied Employes Cause an Inves- tigation by the Navy Depart. ment. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 1.—Certain alleged defects in the construction of the battle-ship Oregon have been investigated by the Navy Department. . It is said that contract requirements have not been fully met as to the thickness of plates used in making up the protective deck, and that the deck has been made to appear to be of proper thickness by using concealed plates in the body of the deck. It further appears that these defects have been called to the attention of the department by dissatisfied employes of the contractors, but that the latter have promised to remedy the defects. PR SR NOT INFORMED, Chief Engineer Forsyth and BSeorstary Gunn . of the Iron Works Say They Know Nothing of Alleged Defects. Robert Forsyth, chief engineer of the Union Iron Works, when asked last night as to the report stated that he knew noth- ing about the matter, J. O’B. Gunn, secretary of the Union Iron Works, expressed great indignation at being called out of bed upon any such subject. He said that he had not heard anything about the subject and knows nothing about it, and would not discuss the matter. e S The Oleomargarine Act Holds. WASHINGTON, D. C., June L—The District Court of Appeals handed down an opinion to-day sustaining the constitu- tionality of the oleomargarine act. McHABS COUP WITH MAGUIRE, The Junta Holds a Fourth District Convention by Stealth. IT WAS TO TRICK THE BUCKLEYITES. They Nominated Maguire to “Square” Themselves and Steal Thunder, TWO ANTI-A. P. A. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. The Call Was Issued at Night and Trumps Dropped One by One From McNab's Sleeve. The Junta Btate Convention delegates from the Fourth Distriot, captained by Gavin McNab, jumped suddenly out from adark place last night, held a hurried Con« gressional convention, nominated James G. Maguire and skipped back with a de- risive “Ha! ha!” for the Buckleyites, whom they had got ahead of. The unusual bit of strategy by which a snap Congressional convention was held surreptitiously two weeks before the State Convention was a plece of Gavin McNab’s brilliant craftiness. The move was the direct resultof the turning down of Maguire for delegate-at« large to Chicago the other day at McNab's behest. McNab was bound to oppose Ma« guire, because he is a silver ana anti-rail« road man and an enemy of Daggett. Maguire, who has declared from - the start that the Buckley organization was the legal and regular one, has been idol- ized by the Buckleyites, and he has been one of their biggest trumps. The Junta has recognized the prestige their rivals have gained through Maguire’s stand, and they could not afford to strengthen that. prestige by boldly kicking Maguire out. They know that Maguire is too strang and popular for them to oppose. it was seen that the turning of him down for delegate-at-large would hurt their cause by the prejudice it would produce. Knowing that in spite of them Maguire would be the Democratic nominee, McNab planned the coup which was to gather Ma- guire to the bosom of the Junta. This weuld neutralize the recent throws ing down. Gavin beard, too, that the Buckleyites were going to declare for Maguire for Congress this week. To get ahead of them would be stealing their thunder. Hence the convention was called quickly and secretly, that the Buck- leyites might not get in a nomination first, Maguire was not counsulted at all, The Congressional convention was made a side triek in local politics. Whether the nomination amounts to anything much or not depends upon whether or not the Junta delegation is seated at Sacramento, The call for the convention was signed by Chairman Sullivan and Secretary Mc- Govern of the campaign committee. The call proceeded from Boss McNab. The notices were postea on Sunday night at 1 . M. by John Cunningham, and the secret that a Congressional convention was to be held in the Fourth District was carefully guarded. So it came to passthatat 8:30 o’clock last night Alex. T. Vogelsang was elected chairman of a body of nice-looking men and others who came to order in the Junta headquarters in the Fiood building. Secretary McGovern discovered the pres- ence of sixty-five of seventy-six delegates, Gavin McNab was alert. Chairman Sulli- van sat in a corner. Sam Braumhart stood at the fireplace. George T. Marye was luckily there to settle a conflict be~ tweea anti-A. P. A. resolutions. E. B. Pond, Elliott McAllister, Senator Jonn Fay, James Denman and a few other “‘high joints” sat in silence. Chairman Vogelsang declared the first business to be the nomination of a candi« date for Congress. Jeremiah V. Coffey, nephew of Judge Coffey, at once offered a typewritten anti- A. P.A. resolution, briefly insisting that it be considered first. Chairman Vogelsanlg insisted on the order of business and Clitus Barbour came to the front. “Some twenty years ago,”” he began, ‘‘a sturdy young lad was hammering iron in one of the counties below here and for the last twenty vears he has been hammering monopolies.” He mentioned “‘the Honorable James G. maguire,” and there came light and very decorous applause. The nominator said, *“‘natural, logical and inevitable nominee,’” “able, honest and faithful’ “National reputation,” “laurel of glorv,” and ‘'silver iining that appears in the dark cloud.” P. J. Tomalty and George T. Marye briefly seconded the nomination.. McNab moved that nominations close, dnd - the secretary was instructed to cast, etc. The chairman announced the operation with ‘‘an infinite degree of satisfaction,” whereat the gentle and decorous applause . * was repeated. Gk Then voung Mr. Coffey called up -his anti-A. P. A. resolution, which Secretary. McGovern read as follows: - Since it nas become notoriousthat an ofgani- _ zation has sprung from somie dark and foul =~ source, endeavoring to foster religious strife among our people by proscribing adherents of - a certain church from participation in the civil and political affairs of the country of : © which they are citizens, it {8 right and expedi -+ ent that the Democracy of this State and Union should clearly define its relation to this falsely so-called ‘‘American Protective Assos ation” and declare its determined opposition-. - to the principles, plans, purposes and policies of such pernicious parties. e The Democracy has always held it.as a prf mal principle of patriotism that the founda. tlon of this constitutional Union has beem laid in and its prosperity, expansion and. pre-emi- nent example in free government, built upon entire freedom in matters of Tes ligious concernment, and no respect of - erson in regard to rank or place .of | Birth, no party can justly be® deemied national, constitutional ‘or ‘in accorddnce with American principles, which basesits ex- clusive orfumzmon up religious opinions and accidental birthplace. Such parties, organiza. tions and associations, no matter how lofty their patriotic pretensions, are tbe deadiy enemies of free iustitutions;.and we here .. denounce the cowardice and profligacy © of the late Republican Convention "in Ihmn. been dominated and animated -