The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 24, 1896, Page 14

14 MYSTERIOUS RAPS BY THE UNSEEN Shotwell Street Said to Have a House That Is Haunted. . A Friendly Spook That Calls on Neighbors Once in a While. THE SOUNDS OF FOOTSTEPS. Once a Tall E'derly Man Appeared in ibe House of a Lady Who Had a Sick Child. There are strange stories afloat in the Mission in the vicinity of Folsom and Twenty-second streets, stories such as are frequently told by the light of a bright, oven fireplace on long winter evenings, when the sounds of the storm are heard on the outside and cause the listeners to shiver and apprehensively glance to the | coat standing by the side of the inside hail door. His right hand was over his head and his elbow against the doorjamb sup- ported the body. His face was white except where covered by a long beard, and Inoticed that he wore an old-fashioned ow-cu dress vest. I was startled, but I managed to ask, ‘W at do you want? He smiled and walked, or rather glided over to the bed, where my daughter was asleep. He reclined beside her on the bed and I cried, ‘If you come for good or evil, “‘He arose and glided noiselessly to the back door, and a second later I neard sounds like the tramp of a large man going down the stairs. There were some coops of poultry in my yard, and the fowls set up a terrible noise, but above thejracket Icould hear the sound of the footsteps going toward that house. Several times while in tiie basement my lamp was blowu. out, although not a breath of air was mov- ing, and this was followed by the sound of retreating footsteps going to that house.” Mrs. Zimmer moved across the bay, and is no longer tronbled by mysterious visit- ors or the sounds of footfalls. Among the recent occupants of the house was J. Psul and his family, who make oilcloth goods on Twenty-second street, below Folsom. Mrs. Paul smiled knowingly when spoken to about the premises, and said that she never saw a | ghost during the time she lived there, but she had heard the stories that were going the rounds. Mrs. Paul was not desirous of discussing the ghost feature of the af. fair, nor wonid she tell why during all the time she lived there she kept several lights burning all night. For some time past the yncanny mani- festations have not been noticed, as no one lived in the house, but no sooner did the landiord begin to repair the premises than the spook began to strike up an acquaint- ance with his neighbors. A few nights ago a lady living in one of the houses in the row where Mrs. Zimmer formerly re- sided was busy late at night in the kitchen, when she heard the sound of footsteps 7 WWIWMIMMHHWKIIMNHI o HIUO A 22 The House on Shotwell Street That Has the People Thereabouts Gossiping About Uncanny Things. T back of the room where the shadows | caused by the firelight are fitfully Dlfly-i ing. The local story is that of a haunted | house on Shotwell street, where strange and uncanny things are said to happen at times. The house which is the subject of gossip | isin the vicinity of Twenty-first street. Itis an old one-story and a basement structure, with a wide porch in front and a lot of treesin the rear. A wide passage- way leads from the street to 2 large yard in front of the house in question. A sig- nificant “To Let” sign projects over the sidewalk above a broken gate. All of the neighbors have heard of the mysterious noises and of the apparitions that have at times trespassed into the reaim of everyday lite. Yet these people are loth 1o discuss such matters for fear that they might be considered supersti- tious or timid. However the good house- wives thereabout do discuss t! ese matters oh the quiet and comment upon the fact tbat those who have rented the house have not always remained there very long. This may be because there is a stable near by and that the horses’ hoofs disturb their | slumbers, or because the house is not of modern construction. Be this so or not the house has been occupied many times | und vacant many times, and now the lanalord is fixing it up for his own use. The first time that the supernatural ever intruded upon the natural was several years azo, so the story goes. One night one of the occupants of the house heard distinctly the footfails of a large man walking up the front stairs, which was followed by a loud knock upon the door. The woman, lamp in hand, looked out on the porch and into the yard. No one wasin sight. A little later this was repeated at the back door. with the same results—no one in sight. On another occasion some- thing like a scuffle in an adjoining room was heard. The next day an express ‘wagon stood in front of the house and a “‘to let'’ sign appeared at the front gate. Probably the most startling experience was that of Mrs. Zimmer, who lived at 2244 Folsom street, the small backyard of which adjoins the house in question. To a friend she told the following story: “‘One evening my little daugkter wasill and as I was crossing the floor I heard some one cross the back yard from the direction of that house, although no one could climb over the high fences. My door was ajar, but I did not close it, and to my surprise a second later I saw the figure of a very tall man dressed in a long ————————— NEW TO-DAY. DISTRESSING IRRITATIONS OF THE SKIN Instantly Relieved by To cleanse, purify, and beau scalp, and hair, to allay itching and helP chafings, excoriations, the skin, itation, to o speedil the n:‘:‘r pwm-“ of nesses, cure sym| torturiug, alatgurn 2 g skin and scalp humors, nothing 8o pure, €0 sweet, 80 wholesome, 80 ) ily effective as warm bathe with CUTICUBA AP, and gentle applications of CUTICURA (ointment), the great skin cure. 14 the world. Price, CoTn Boar, %ie.i Keson vm.‘ 0o and $1. Forres Dace “ % How to Giire SKin Dlscases,” malled froe, | open the door. | no one was@n sight. crossing the little yard from the direction of the Shotwell-street house, although no one could enter the yard. Step by step the visitor mounted the stairs, and a loud knock on the kitchen door followed. The lady quickly threw The light from the lamp instantly fell halfway across the yard, but As soon as the door was closed the sound of retreating foot- steps was heard going in the direction of that house. Twice has this occurred, and it 18 said that there will be more *'To let” sizns up in that neighborhood soon. All this may be the stamping of the borses in the stable around the corner, or the scampering of cats and rats, but wuat- ever they may be the disturbances are productive of the ‘‘creeps” to timid people. EWILS OF A GREAT CIT Rabbi Voorsanger Speaks on San Francisco’s Bridge of Sighs. Educational Force, as a Means to Raise Vic ous Personality, a Reform Measure. Rabbi Voorsanger delivered a lecture last night in the Temple Emanu El on “The Evils of a Great City and How to Correct Them.” He said that any man who travels east- erly on Bush street toward the bay actually passes what Thomas Hood calls the Bridge of Sighs. - The Bridge of Sighs suggested the pas- sage from good to evil, the possibility of traveling from one moral zone to another, ““We are compelled to realize its exist- ence,” said Dr. Voorsanger, referring to vice, “and we cannot by any manner of means legislate it out of existence. We must deal with it mercitully, we must deal with it kindly, we must deal with it with common sense. Men and women both are prone to it; ‘man’s honor is no greater sirength than woman’s parity. They who are most heipless deserve most to be helped; they who sin most have most to learn. Itisnot all viciousness— <0, not even in the gilded palaces; it is not all sin. There is to be told a melan- choly tale of 10st opportunities and weak- ness, a tale of poverty and temptation.” The question was asked, can such things be remedied, and the answer was, it is not possible to remove the germ of evil from the soil of human nature. There should be an educational center, 50 that when men speak of vice, it should mean those who commit vice. It is possi- ble to remove the examnples, incentives, amusements ihat have much to do with "fiffl:,fi'?f“’lj""hp"f“m that many Wl allen in the slough may be uplifted. ghi 5 gaipnr —————— Twenty Minutes With a Star. In this week’s Town Talk a scribe relates a chat with Julia Marlowe Taber under the title of “Twenty Minutes With a Star.” Politics, however, are the leading feature of this sprightly journal to-day, local " Dolitica in all the Subjects: hases. beper bar viewed in forcible and instructive, as well as entertaining manner. National and loeal tickets receive broad treatment, ana a goodly number of well-known cendi bout town are subjected to the ‘‘roast” that 'y deserve. The brides of the week, the music of the week in fact everything else of interest on the week’s calendar, is noticed in this thoroughly up-to-date publication of the hour, . THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1896. FITZSIMMONS TO FIGHT SHARKEY The Blacksmith and the Sailor Were Matched Yesterday. Tom'Says H: Wil! Give Him a Harder Game Than Peter Maher. TEN ROUNDS, TEN THOUSAND. The Contest Will Be Held in This City Some Time in De- cember. Just asscon as Bob Fitzsimmons learned that Jim Corbett had trouble with his wife he concluded right there and then that he could not do any further business with the champion, and his manager wisely decided that a bird in the hand was worth two in the bush and wired his ac- ceptance to the offer made to him by Manager Groom of the National Club in this wise: 4 NEw YoREK, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1896. J. J. Groom, National Club, San Francisco: Conditions ail right; will accept your offer. Deposit forfeit of $5000, the remaining half of which to be paid us in case you fail to pull off the match. Telegraph $500 for expenses at once, a8 we will leave here immediately for Frisco. MARTIN JULIAN, Manager for Robert Fitzsimmons, Tom Sharkey felt as frisky as a young colt last evening. He said: “I don’t know how I'll get along with Fitzsimmons, but you can bet thatI'll keep him thinking while we're atit. D'l give him a differeat game to that which Peter Maher put up. I can’tsay any more just now.” Sharkey will, in all probability, train in Oakland under the care of Danny Need- bham, who was also matched last night by the National Club to fight George Green in the latter partof November a ten-round contest. According to the agreement, a copy of which was mailed to Fitzsimmons a fow weeks ago, the pugilists will fight ten roundsifor a $10,000 purse, the winuer'to take all. The referee will be selected by the club. The general opinion of sporting men is that Sharkey will meet 1n Fitzsimmons a much harder man to whip than Corbett, and when the time for pool-selling will arrive Fitzsimmons will surely sell a very strong favorite. A prominent sport said last night when he heard of the match being consumma- tea, that Fitzsimmons would win the gghnne first good punch he landed on lom. ‘There are other ring-followers of more conservative ways of thinking who believe that Sharkey will stand a first-class chance of whipping Fitzsimmons in a ten-round bout. They contend that when Corbett failed to_hurt the sailor in four rounds the New Zealander’s chancers de not look S0 Very rosy. RIGHTS OF SUPERVISORS. San Joaquin Irrigation Company to Test Their Latitude in the Courts. An action which parallels to a certain degree the famous horizontal cut of the Railroad Commissioners was begun in the United States Circuit Court yesterday in a suit entitied ‘‘The San Joaquin and Kings River Canal and Irrigation Company vs. the County of Stanisiaus and the Board of Supervisors thereof.’’ The present litigation grew out of the somewhat snmmary manner in which the Supervisors or Stanislaus County in Feb- ruary last slashea the water rates of the irrigation company. At the time men- tioned and on the protest of some twenty- five citizens the Supervisors inaugtrated a cut averaging 50 p-r cent. The corporation now comes forward seeking an injunction, basing their claim 10 a hearing in the Federal courts on the ground that the act of the Legislature per- mitting Supervisors to enact laws detri- mental to the rights of private citizens, companys or corporations is in direct violation and repugnant to section 1, fourteenth amendment of the constitution of the United States. CLUBMEN FIGHT. Aleck Hamilton and Harry Gray Settle Their Differences on Post Street. Pedestrians on Post street near Kearny Iate last evening were surprised to wit- ness what seemed to be a fist fight between two men, one of whom was arrayed in full evening dress. Closer inspection showed that one of the combatants was acting mainly on the defensive. It transpired that the Iatter, in evening dress, was Harry Gray, and that he was trying to good-naturedly keep off Aleck Hamilton. The two men are prominent members of the Bohemian Club, ana friends stated that Hamilton accused Gray of insulting bim by spitting in his face. “I was too much of a gentleman to re- sent the insult in the club,” panted Ham- ilton, “but in the street here I sm ready for you,” and he advancea on Gray. Biff! biff! Clinch. Friends interfered and had great diffi- culty in hauling Hamilton away. He was not, they said, in condition to fight. Mr. Gray, who was acknowledged to have had much the best of the bout, denied having insulted Hamilton and said it was all the result of a mistake. —————— DEATH OF A MINER. Jerry McCarthy, Formerly of Virginia City, Suddenly Expired Yesterday. Jerry McCarthy, a miner who was for- merly well known in Virginia City, died suddeniy yesterday afternoon in his room at 404 Post street. He was attacked with stomach trouble Thursday morning, but his condition was not regarded as danger- ous until he called for assistance yester- day afternoon. Physicians were immedi- ately summoned, but he was beyond medical aid when Dr. Callandreau reached his bedside. Mr. McCarthy was born near Boston, but during the Pnt :wentfioyun lived in Nevada and California, latives of de- ceased reside in this State. ——————— Eureka Valley Independents. The Eureka Valley Independent Republican Club organized with 62 members Thursday evening, with W. G. Maves as president; John Conlan, secretary, and John C. Murphy treas urer. The following candidates w'nrn:&nod: For Mayor, James D. Phelan; for Auditor, W. A. Deane; for Ensarvhom—lunk Conklin, Dr. C. A. Clinton and Richard Valentine. e Mrs. Manning Dead, * Mrs. H. 8. Manning, wife of H. 8. Manning of the Southern Pacific Company, and daughter of N. K. Masten, financial agent or the com- pany, died at her home, in East Oakland, yes- terday. She was 33 years of age, and leaves two children and her husband. Mrs. Manning'| was an accomplished woman, who had a host of friends in this City and across the bay, 'VorE for Charles A. Low for Police Judge., * 1 NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. A~ FOR SATURDAY’STRADE <O Our Great October Sale closes a most successful week with special offerings of a variety of new and seasonable lines At Unmistakable Bargain Prices! MEN’S FURNISHINGS. 22 &5 33 Cemsimxc LAUN. dozen MEN’S EXTRA = DERED PERCALE and CHEVIOT SHIRTS, in a variety of the newest patterns, with two collars and one pair cuffs to each. 65 dogen MERS HoLe FINISHEDSILK lozen N’8 FULL FIN - EMBROIDERED BLACK HALF HOSK, warranted fast colors, regular price 85¢, on special sale at 15¢ & pair. S5 CellY“f)fiRBY RIB- 82 dozen MEN'S HEAV BED SANITARY UNDERSHIRTS and DRAWERS, with anchor-stitched seams, regular price 75¢, on special sale at 40c each. At 50 Cents. 42dozen MEN'S UNDYED SANITARY WOOL UNDERSHIRTS and DRAW- ERS . (odd sizes), warranted non- shrinkable, extra good value for 85c, on special sale at 50c each. At $1.00. 25 dozen MEN'S AUSTRALIAN LAMB'S. WOOL and CAMEL'S-HAIR MIXED UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, warranted thoroughly shrunk. regular price $1 50, on special sale at §1 each. MACKINTOSHES. At $2.00. MISSES'" MACKINTOSHES, in navy, black and mixed colors, on special sale at $2. At $3.50. LADIES’ MACKINTOSHES, in black and navy, unattachable capes, on special sale at $3 50. At $5.00. LADIES’ MACKINTOSHES, in black and na;sy'. double texture, on special sale at HOSIERY AND, UNDERWEAR. At 20 Cents. 125 dozen LADIES' BLACK MACO COT- ‘TON HOSE, high-spliced heels, double toes, Hermsdorf dve, worth $4 a dozen, onspecial sale at 20c a pair. At 33% Cents. 250 dozen LADIES’ 4-THREAD BLACK MACO COTTON HOSE, extra high- spliced heels, double soles and toes, Hermsdorf dye, unbleached and all black feet, wortn 50c, on special sale at 3 pairs for $1. At 50 Cents. 150 dozen LADIES' IMPORTED CASH- MERE WOOL HOSE, high-spliced heels, double soles and toes, natural gray and black, worth 75¢, on special sale at 50c a pair. At 75 Cents. 3 cases LADIES’ NATURAL GRAY SANITARY WOOL VESTS, high neck, lone sleeves: drawers to match; non-shrinkable, worth $1, on special sale at 75¢ each. At $2.00. 5 cases LADIES' JERSEY AND SWISS RIBBED WOOL UNION SUITS, high neck, longsleeves, ankle length, white, natural and black, worth $2 50, on spe- cial sale at $2 each. OSTRICH FEATHER BOAS. BLACK OSTRICH FEATHER COL- LARETTES, 20 inch, best qualities, lowest prices. BLACK OSTRICH FEATHER BOAS, 36, 45 and 54 inch, all grades and lowest prices. NEW DRESS TRIMMINGS. Our collection of Jet and Colored Bead Gimp Trimmings embraces every new de- sign, every width and quality, and we will offer “‘Special” a full line of Colored Bead Trimmings at 10c a yard. LADIES’ KID GLOVES. At 59 Cents. 200 dozen 4-BUTTON KID GLOVES, large pearl buttons, in dark, medium and tan shade-, also black, regular price $1, on special sale at, 59 a pair. At 69 Cents. 179 dozen 4-BRUTTON UNDRESSED KID GLOVES, large pearl buttons, colors and black, regular price $1 25, on spe- cial sale at 69¢ & pair. At $1.00. 105 dozen 4BUTTON DERBY KID GLOVES, large buttous to match gloves, colors red, tan and brown, regular price $1 50, on special sale at $1 a pair. VELVET RIBBONS. At 10 Cents. COLORED VELVET RIBBONS, in satin back, assorted colors, value 25¢ and 35c¢, will be closed out at 10c a yard. LADIES’ GOWNS AND DRAWERS. At 65 Cents. LADIES’ GOWNS, made of heavy mus- lin, with tucked yoke and finished with ruffle, on special sale at 65¢ each. At $1.00. LADIES’ GOWNS, made of heavy mus- lin, with large collar, finished with embroidery, on special sale at $1 each. At 65 Cents. LADIES’ DRAWERS, made ot heavy musiin, deep ruffle of embroidery, on - special sale at 65c. VEILING! VEILING! At 5 Cents a Yard. DOUBLE-WIDTH GOLD AND SILVER DOTTED VEILING, regular price 25c, on special sale at 5¢ a yard. At 10 Cents a Yard. CHENILLE DOTTED AND PLAIN TUX- EDO VEILINGS, single widths, regu- lar value 20c and 25¢, on special sale at 10c a yard. At 15 Cents a Yard. BORDERED TUXEDO VEILS, in all colors, regular value 25c, on special sale at 15¢ a yard. At 25 Cents a Yard. CHENILLE DOTTED TUXEDO VEIL- ING, three-quarter widths, regular price 35¢ and 40c, on special sale at 25¢ a yard. At 50 Cents a Yard. CHENILLE DOTTED TUXEDO VEIL. ING, three-quarter widths, regular price 75¢ and 85¢, on special sale at 50c ayard. At 75¢, $1.00, $1.85 and $1.50 a Yard. CHENILLE DOTTED TUXEDO VEIL- ING, three-quarter widths, new de- signs, on special sale at 75c, $1, $13856 and $150 a yard. HANDKERCHIEFS. At 10 Cents Each. 300 dozen LADIES’ SHEER WHITE LAWN BCALLOPED EMVBROID- ERED HANDKERCHIEFS, regular mi?sz 40 a dozen, on special sale at 10c each. At 25 Cents Each. 100 dozen LADIES'’ SHEER WHITE LAWN SCALLOPED EMBROID- ERED AND POINT VENISE LACE- EDGE HANDKERCHIEFS, regular val:e $6 a dozen, on soecial sale at 25¢ each. & STORE OPEN SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL 10 O°CLOCK. Murphy Building, Market aud Jones Strets. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Strests Murphy Bullding, Market and Jones Streets. Murphy Bullding, Market and Jones Stregfe. SAD EXPERIENCE WITH HUSBANDS Mrs. Christine Luhrs-Cut- ting-Siebel Again Divorced. She Has Run the Gamut From a Congressman to an Embezzler. IS STILL A YOUNG WOMAN.: Story of a Man Who Had a Cham- pagne Appetite and a Lager Beer Income. Although not yet twenty-five years of age Mrs. Christine Luhrs-Cutting-Sieber has been twice married—both times un- happily—and twice divorced. Her first husband was a Congressman of the United Btates; tke second, according to her own story, a globe-trotting embezzler. The sec- ond chapter of her matrimonial expe- riences was closed yesterday in Judge Slack’s court. Her first spoose was John T. Cutting, representative from California, and her more recent spouse, G. A. Sieber, a subject of the Emperor, with a tendency to travel and to acquire funas. The maiden name of the fascinating Mrs. Sieber was Christine Luhrs, she being a daughter of Mrs. A. E. Luhrs, widow of a prominent Sen Francisco merchant of early days. Mother and daughter for a long time lived at the Occidental Hotel, where they met Mr. Cutting. The first marriage was ill-starred, and in 1894 the wife secured a divorce, alleging sie had been cruelly treated. In the fall of 1895 Mrs. Cutting left San Francisco for a trip to Europe, but 1n New York she me: the dashing Mr. Siebar, who, with tales of his adventures by land and sea, won her heart. Charmed by the prospect, the adventur- ous spirit of her Californian parents stir) Mrs. Cutting and she yielded to her lover’s pleadings. On October 27, less than a year ago, she became Mrs. Sieber. In a very short time she awoketoa realization of the fact that existence with her new spouse was not to be cne of joy unalloyed. Not three months had passed before he began to treat her cruelly, and in less than six months she had parted from him forever, returning to California. In May last she applied for a divorce. The compiaint contained the specific charges that on February 1 Mr. Sieber, at Dearborn avenue, Chicago, where they were then living, struck her with his clenched fist and threw her violently against the wall of their room. February 15, while they were living at the Allen House in New York, it was alleged that the husband pointed a loaded pistol at his wife and threatened to kill her, at the same time calling her vile names. In his answer to his wife’s suit Sieber denied the charges of cruelty, and claimed his wife was not s resident” of Calhfornia, but only came here to obtain a divorce. For a separate answer and cross-complaint he alieged that she was possessed of a ter- rific. temper, used into. nts to ex smoked cigarettes, used language and |- otherwise conducted herself in ways that 2 lady should not. He said also that Mrs. Lubrs accompanied her daughter wherever she went and aided and encour- aged her in her unladylike actions. A time when Sieber was sick with quinsy was mentioned, it being alleged that his wife substituted carbolic acid ror his medi- cine and almost killed him. When he ‘was recovering, he says, his wife told him it would be no loss if he were dead, as she haa five men waiting for her in San Fran- cisco. Sieber also charged that when his wife left him she confiscated $2000 worth of his personal properiy. ‘While on the stand yesterday Mrs. Sieber explained the cau<es whic . led up to the occurrences of February 1 and 15. She said that on the former occasion her hus- band had obtained possession of $500; a portion of which she wished him to leave with her for safekeeping. He refused, and when she insisted he struck her over the knuckles with a cane and threw her aside as he left the room. The New York episode, she said, was caused by her refusal to give her husband certain jewelry which he had pawned and which she had redeemed. He wished to again get possession of it, that he might pledge it onoe more, and on being refused graw out a pistol and threatened to kill er. 3 Mrs. Sieber explained her husband’s failure to appear, after having filed an answer, by stating that he was in jail in New York, on a chargs of embezzlement. Judee Slack granted the wife a decree on the ground of cruelty, and, if the ex- husband is to be believed, so made five other souls happ; THE LABOR UNIONS. Pictures of Tenement-House Cigar- Makers to Be Presented Soon. The San Francisco Labor Council held a short session last evening. A communi- cation was received from the Journeymen Bakers’ and Confectioners’ International Union of America, at Brooklyn, N. Y., ‘notifying the local council that the organ- ized bakers of the country have decided to adopt a union crack-r label. The writer asks the San Francisco unions to be fayor- ably disposed toward certain cracker-bak- ing companies that Have adopted the un- ion’s blue label. The delegate from the Cigar-makers’ Union reported that his union had de- cided to ask the Btate Le-islature to change Labor day from the tirst Monday in October to the first Monday in Septem- ber, so as to conform to Labor day all over the country. He asked the co-operation of the Council in this movement. He alsoreported that an eloquent speaker is coming from the East in the cause of unionism and the blue label, and to show how maby of the popular brands of East- ern-made cigars are made in cheap tene- ment-houses, He will be provided with stereopticon views to prove the truth of his assertions. Delégate Furuseth of the Coast Seamen’s Union stated there is no need for concern in the reported reduction of wages of sail- ors by the ship-owners, All the vessels going out are shipping at the regular wages. ———— Struck by a Crowbar. William Kennedy, a welldigger, is lying at the point of death at the City and County Hospital. Yesterday afternoon he was dig- ging a well out on the Mission road, when a crowbar slipped from the suriace and fell, striking him on the top of the head. He was removed to the hospital, where it was found necessary to remove several pieces of his frac- tured skull, leaving the brain unprotected. Konned{ was in a semi-conscious condition late last night and signified that he felt no particularly severe pain. ———— Young Non-Partisans. The Young Men’s Non-Partisan League will give a high jinks and a reception to the candi- dates whom they have indor<ed this evening at 8 o’clock in al Hall, Alcazar building. The very best local talent has been secure and the affair promises to be a success inevery way.- . A VICTIM OF ILLEGAL PRACTICE Mrs. gertrude Hunt Suc- cumbs to a Criminal Operation. Mrs. Wegner Accused of Causing the Young Woman’s Death. THE POLICE ARE NOTIFIED Detectives Search for the Susp:cted Woman, but Are Unable to Locate Her. Mrs. Gertrude Hunt, the young and pretty wife of George E. Hunt, ciiy agent of the Union Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany, and mother of a baby girl 2 years of age, died last evening 1n her rooms, 511 Turk street, from the result of a criminal operation performed avout two weeks ago. Shortly before the unfortunate woman died she accused mrs. Wegner, who re- sides at 419 Eddy street, with having com- mitted the crime. Drs. Taylor and Stone, who were called in to attend the dying woman, notified the Coroner and he ordered the body re- moved to the Morgue and an autopsy held. He then informed the police re- garding Mrs. Wegner and instructed them to place her under arrest. T was called to attend Mrs. Hunt last Saturday evening,” said Dr. Stone, ‘“‘and immediately saw that the case was the result of criminal malpractice. As the young woman appeared to be in a danger- ous condition I called Dr. Taylor in con- sultation. At frst the patient refused to mention the name of the party who per- formed the overation, but as we refused to attend to her case without that informa- tion she gave in and accused Mrs, ‘Wegner."” rs. Hunt lingered between life and death for several days - and for the last twenty-four hours of her life was delirious, ~which prevented getting a complete statement from her. She got weaker and weaker and this evening at 8:30 o’clock she died. The immediate cause of death was blood poisoning di- rectly caused by the criminal operation. INCENDIARY FIRES. Attempts Made to Burn Down an Old ‘runn-ry. Fire Marshal Towe is investigating two incendiary fires in a vacant building at Twentieth and Alabama streets, but he has little hope of finding a clew to the firebug. 5 The building is a two-story one, and was formerly used as a tannery by the owner, Owen Kelly, The neighbors have re- peatedly petitioned the Board of Health to have the building removed, but nothing was done. - At 11:15 p. m. Wednesday fire broke out in the building, but it was quickly extin- e ——————————————————————————————— Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. guished. At 2:15 Thursday morning it was again set on fire, but little damage done. About a year ago the first attempt was made to burn it down, and on August 13 the second attempt was made, the loss at that time being estimated at $500. The Fire Marshal has advised Kelly to tear down the building. OPENED THE FURNACE. John Drake Found Out What a Forced Draught Means. John Drake, employed in the Union Iron Works, and whose curiosity to find out what a forced draugnt meant when apolied to a hot furnace, has satisfied his esire, Last Wednesday it was necessary to use the forced draught. While this was being done, John Drake opened the door of the furnace to see the effect. As he did so a flash of the flame struck him in the face, burning it badly, besides stripping his scalp of its hair. ———————— Barney Not to Be Retried. An opinion has been filed in the Suprem Court sustaining the decision of the Superior Court of Stanislaus County in the case of F. L. * Barney, who was convicted of assault on a child named Irene Boone. NEW TO-DAY. -— e, FOR McKINLEY — AND— HOBART! HON, GED. A KNGHT WILL ADDRESS THE PEOPLE ——AT THE— AUDITORIUM, Corner Eddy and Jones Streets, TO-NIGHT (SATURDAY). 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