The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 25, 1896, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1896. THANK YOU," SID y MURDERER ROE - Courteous to the Judge Who { 4 Sentenced Him to Be Hanged. The Docm of Mrs. Greenwocd's Assassin Pronounc‘ed at Napa. Belief of the Prisoner That He Will Reappear on Earth in Another Form. NAPA, Can, Nov. 24.—Sentence of death was pronounced this morning upon Wilham M. Roe, the murderer of Mrs. John Q. Greenwood. The assassin, un- moved and apparently uninterested in the proceedings, thanked the court, and a famous chapter in tl.e cnminal annals of Napa County was at an end—atan end save that the law must yet take its course and avenge the woman’s death.” Judge Murphy came up from San Fran- cisco on this morning’s train, and shortly after 10 o’clock the courthouse bell called justice. The courtroom was soon crowded. Judge Murphy discharged his duty caimly and with great seriousnes:, *“William Roe, stand up, sir,” said the court. Roe did as commanded. “Youare informed against by the Dis- trict Attorney of this county by an infor- mation filed in this court, inanc by which Yvou were accused of the crime of murder alleged to have been committed in this county of Napa upon the 9th day of Feb- Tuary, 1891, and the murder was alleged to have been committed in the following manner,” was Judge Murphy's precise manner of stating the case. “Thatis,” .be continued, *“that you did before the ¢ of this information williully, u nlaw- fully, feloniously and of your malice afore- 4hought kill and murder one Mrs. John Q. Greerwood, a human being. To this information upon your arraignment you entered vour plea of ‘not guilty.” You were subsequently tried before a j your own selection, who, after heari evidence in the case, found you guilty of | murder in the first degree. Thisis the time set for pronouncing judgment. Have you any legal cause to show why this judgment of the law and the sentence ot the court should not be pronounced upon you?” Mr. Beerstecher then moved for a new trial on the grounds—First, that the court erred in its decisions of law arising during the course of the trial; second, the court directed the jury in matters of law; tnird, the verdict was contrary tolaw; fourth, the verdict was contrary to the cvi- dence. +“I will hear you on anything yon have o0 say in support of your notice, if you de- sire 1o make any points before the court,” id Judge Murphy. “We don’t desire to make any argument or take up the time of the court,”” was the reply. ince the verdict in this case I have riven the matter serious reflection and thought,” continued Judge Murphy, “in view of the consequences of the verdict that has been rendered by the jury. I am familiar with all the rulings of the court and also with the charge given to the i . 1 am satisfied that there was no r committed by the court, either in tne rejection or admission of any testi- mony in this case. I am also satisfied that the instructions asked for by tlie de- fendant, and which were in accordance with the Jaw and applicable to t e case were given fully r. Ibelieve that a t tne charge sed and fair charg: d fair explanation of the law, and certainly it was as far as my Knowl- edge would permit me to give. During the entire trial I studionsly en- deavored to see that this detendant <hould e an impartial trial. If I wes con- ous that any wronez had been done to this deiendant, or that he had been de- prived of any legal right, I would cer- , without hesitation, grant him a new trial. And fecling this great respon- sibility that rests upon me I am led to de- . clare and do declare mv full belief that this defendant has had every advantage— yes, more perhaps than a strict compli- ance of the law would have given him. So far as the verdict of the jury is con- cerned, I see noreason to doubt the cor- rectness ol the verdict. “The motion for a new trial is denied. Is there anything else to be said, gent men? Does the defendant desire 1o say anvthing before the judgment of the law is pronounced ?” Then the murderer, speaking as one ‘who had a grievance but was too obliging to complain, said: “Your Honor please, I am much obliged io you for the way you have conducted the case. I am perfectly satisfied with the way you have conducted it. Accord- ing to the testimonv I think the jucy was right in returning a verdict of guilty. At the same time I was deprived of some witnesses. - I had subpenaed eleven and I got three, but they say everything is for the best and I am satisfied,” “I shoulid be very sorry, Mr. Koe, thata man in your position should feel tha: he had, by any act of the sovereign people of this State, been deprived of any right,” said the court. “‘If yon Lad asked me or * if your counsel had asked me to continue this case for the purpose of Inter endeav- ors to procure those witnesses 1 would hiave done it. 1 intended, as I said be- fore, that you should nave a fair trial, and I beli~ve that you bave had.a fair trial. 1 should regret, perhaps to the last moment of my life, if 1 was conscious of anytbing that deprived you of an impar- tial trial. Such I believe you have had. Is there anything further you desire to sir? .”” Roe responded. iliam M. Roe.” Judge Murphy con- tinued, solemnly, “it now becomes the duty of the court to award against you the judgment which the law affixes to the crime of which you have been convicted. Qur Penal Code provides that every per- son guilty of murder in the first degree shall be punished by death or confinement in the State prison for life at the d:scre- tion of the jury trying the same. The jury impanesed in this case found you guilty of murder ir the first degree, but -failed to exercise the discretion glven them; hence there can be no other jude- . ment pronounced by the court than that of death. You have been found guilty of the highest and most heinous offense . known to the law—that of taking the life Lf afrs. J. Q. Greenwood with deliberate and premeditated malice aforethought. ‘The jury which tried your case and dered this verdict was composed of nest, intellizent and conscientious men. Y gave to the testimony the most care- lul atiention and arrived at their verdict solely upon thé testimony they heard, and .‘J”“h‘ the only desire todo exact justice. bat the verdict they rendered was a just and true one the court has no doubs of, and 1 fully indorse tue said verdict. Since ;he rendition of this verdiet I have care- ully considered the same, and reviewed the testimony adduced at the irial, and am satisfied no honest, conscientious, fair- minded jury couid have a:rived atany | other conclusion. In the justness of your conviction the court ex- vresses its full concurrence. You have had an absolutely fair and impartial trial, and your guilt was estab- shed beyond any reasonable doubt. “There are no circumstances known to the court or appearing in the evidence which in the slightest degree tend to mitigate the atrocity of your crime. The murder by vou of Mrs. Greenwood was wanton, malicious, cruel and without the siightest excuse or semblance of palliation. I have | no desire to harrow your feelings or to add a pang to your conscience, put I do suggest in ali earnestness in view of what 1 be- lieve to be your certain doom to lay aside | the disregard you seem to entertain as 1o your present surroundings and the awful death that awaits you, and to seek forgive- ness from the God who made you. “The judgment of the Jaw and the sen- tence of Lhe court is, that you, William M. Roe, be taken hence by the Sheriff of this county of Napa, and by him detained and | the officers of the court to the temple of | | lessty He lighted a cigar and continued Lis con- | versation, | securely kept in the county jail in said county of Napa untit such day as shall be herealter designated and fixed by the court in the warrant of execution to be issued herein, and on the said day so designated and fixed in said warrant, and between the hours therein named, that you, William M. Roe, for the willful, de- Tiberate and premeditated murder of Mrs, | John Q. Creenwood, and within the walls | or yard of the county jail of said county of Napa or some convenient place in this county, be, by tbe Sheriff of said county of Napa atoresaid, hanged by the neck until you shall be dead, and may God haye mercy on your soul.’” “Thank you,’’ said Roe. Later the death warrant was signed and the 15.h day of January, 1897, between the day of the execniion. At the conclusion of the court proceed- ingsa CaLL representative was admitted to the jail and for over an hour had con- versation with Roe. When first seen the prisoner was sitting on a box reading a French novel. He seemed much int ested in 1he story, but manifested but tle interest in the fact that be had just been doomed to die. “I feel a little queer,” said Roe. person naturaily wonll. “A It 1s something bours of 10 and 3 o’clock, was fixed as the | DR, BONTE DIES AT SACRAMENTO Unexpected Passing of the Lawyer, Theologian and Scientist, Succumbs to Illness Resulting From a Cold Contracted Three Weeks Ago. Was for Sixteen Years Secretary of the State Universily Board of Regents. SACRAMENTO, Car., Nov. 24, — An- other of California’s well-known men has passed away and the Board of Regents of the State University bas lost a friend and | adviser. Dr. J. H. C. Bonte, who for years has held the office of secretary of the | Board of Regents, died in this city to-day | at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. J. H. Parkinson. Dr. Bonte was 64 years of age and had oeen in ill health for a long time. He was Ackerson, giving her first lien on a pack- ing-house property at Meeker Junction. ST L ASHFORD'S QUADRUPLE TRAGEDY. In a Fit of Insanity a Mother Cuis the Throats of Her Three Children and Herself. CENTRALIA, Wasi., Nov. 24.—Details of a quadruple tragedy enacted last Fri- day afternoon near Ashford, Pierce County, were received here to-day. Mr=. Swearnier, the wife of a farmer, while in an insanc fit cut the throats of her three “littie girls and then inflicted an ugly gash in her own throat. One girl, 3 years old, is dead and one 5 yearsof age is not expected to live. The mother and a baby 9 months old seem to be recovering, and with good care will probably come out all right, The crime was discovered by the hus- baud. who at the time was working in a barn, fifty feet from the house. Soon after 10'clock ne went to the house to eat and ‘sinv the four bodies lying on the kitchen loor, The baby was dead and the other two children were struggling to cry, but were able to make no sound biit a hoarse, gasp- ing noise. The throats of the smaller two children were cut from earto ear. The mother was unconscions, A bloody butcher-knife was clutched in one hand. There was a gash three inches long in her throat, but she had missed the jugular vein by a quarter inch. The eldest daughter was lying across the body of her mother, with one hand floor was covered with blood from one end 1othe other and the walls spattered, as though the children had "a terribie struggle to get away from the crazed woman. a minister of the Episcopal church and Swearnier picked up the baby and rushed to the home of H. D. Hall, who The Judge smd I ought to consider the sentence just passed upon nie. sider it seriously, but I have so trained myself that I can talk one thing and mesan another; but to tell the truth I did not feel very sorry for myself. I would have felt twice as sorry to sit by a friend Now there is ‘Old Wall,” he has been kind tome and 1 would be twice as sorry to bave judgment of death passed on him than to receive it myself.” A person could notdoubt that Roe cared little regarding himself. No manife-ta- tions of regret were shown. spoke of his own fate. ttin, Sometimes he was on the bed and at other times care- leaning against the door of his call. ‘‘What about the Judge, did yon ask? I could not have had a better Judge if I haa my choice. His decision was good, and in his charge to the jury he stated fairly all grounds for reasonable doubt. Ihad suopenaed eleven witnesses, butonly secured three. If I had obtained the others the verdict might have been differ- ent. Some of these witnesses lived in San Francisco and wouid have testified that [ was in that City at the time of the murder; but it is all right. The jury gave the verdict in accordance with testimony. “Do I belive in a Divinity? Well, I don’t know. I bLelieve in nature's laws | and in evolution. We must abide by those laws or get punished. I trans- gressed and I am pumshed. after death I don’t iuow. Icame into the world and I leave it. There is almost a fatality, but I will not say that, for that is too deep water for me; but the spirit lives after death, but enters some other form of life on this earth. The | Mosaiclaw contain true principles and is the foundation of our, present laws,” Moore then ature, especially works of fiction. The Sheriff returning, the murderer was again | left to himself in his narrow cell. MONTEREY COWBOY'S SUICIDE. Charles Woods, Famed as a Riata- Trcrower and Bronco-Rider, Ends His Life. MONTEREY, Can. Nov. 24.—One of the most reckless and intrepid cowboys on this coast, and the most skilled and dar- ing of the many vaqueros in this county, committed suicide last night by taking an ounce of laudanum. Charles Woods bas been about Mon- largest cattle ranch in Monterey County— that of Sargent, Gragg & Sargent. Not only was Woods a successful cow-puncher, but he was considered the best *bronco- buster” in that part of the State. It was| said of him that he could ride anything | with four legs. He was robust and strong, | over six feet tail, with long, wavy black | hair which hunzJover his shoulders, and | when seen in the saddle on favorite | pony Dynamite, swinging his riata all | ready and waiting for a cbance au the | luckiess bronco to be lassoed, he, indeed, | seemed a tower of strength. Woods came to Monterey about two | years ago from Arizona. It wasnotlong before he was known among the vaqueros | hereabouts as a good man with the rope. | Being an American and an expert with | the riata he soon became very much dis- liked among his ranch companions. Many | arace was run and many a trick per-| formed for the amusement of sveciators, | as a result of the feelingamong these men, | but Wood was always a little better than | the rest of his competitors. It wasonly a little over a year ago, however, when Wal- ter 8. Hobart was at Del Mante and ar- ranged to huve a Wild West show that Woods showed up in splendid form and proved to be the bestof all vaqueros in this county. Some of the feats that he performed then were reckless and marvel- ous. Ever after that performance no dis- pute was made as to_his superiority as a cowboy, and all the Spanish and Mexican vaqueros looked to him as a leacer. He was with Buffalo Bill for a long while and also with several other Wild West st:ows, but left theia because, he said, he did not like to *'show off.” No cause can be attributed for Woods taking his own life except that Le had been drinking of late too freely, and it is believed by his friends that he decided he could not stop drinking and ended his life quick'y. e gota friend to procure an ounce of laudanum, saying he had a toothache. After thanking his friend he walked away from him and entering the Union saloon, wiere he was well known, | he informed the barkeeper that he was going in the rear room to take a nap. He | remzined there several hours, and the barkeeper, thinking it time he shouid go home, went to arouse him. Woods was sitting erect 1n one chair with his feet on another and his boots off, but had prob- ably been dead for some time. It is be- lieved he took the {:oison Lefore he en- tered the satoon. The empty vial was found in his pocket, together with a note asking his wife to forgive him. Woods leaves a widow and a child. —_———— THE OREGON AT SANTA CRUZ, Zhe Biy Battle-Ship Casts Anchor Within the Harbor. SANTA CRUZ, Can, Nov. 24.—The battle-ship Oregon steamed aroand Light House Point early this afternoon and cast anchor inside the whistling buoy. A heavy sea has been running ali day, so every attempt to reach the man-of-war has been tutile. Considerable target practice was done on board in the afternoon, but nothing is known of ber movements or of the trip. SN ae TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take laxative BromoQuinine Tablets. Alldrug- that don’t happen to a man every dav, | I do con-| and have him receive sentence of death. | Perfectiy | | calm and deliberate the prisoner was s he What comes | P R spoke in reference to liter- | terey for the last iwo years,and daring | most of the tima was employed: onthe| " yenth. of Dr. 4. H. C. Bante, lawyer, | | | | Uy, | { THE' LATE DR. mill i Bl i S {18 f iy i I J. H. C. BONTE. was once a chaplain in the lower house of Congress. In May, 1870, he was called to vreside over the Episcopal charch (Grace | Bhurch) in this city, to succeed the Rev. { W. H. Hill, who died at Berkeley on the 27th of last month. Dr. Bonte began his rectorship 1n this city on June 15, 1870, and it was through his efforts that the old Grace Church was condemned snd the | present handsome structure (St. Paul’s) was erected. He left Sacramento in 1878. | For the past sixteen years he had been | identified with the State University. | -> MOURNING A7 BERKELEY. | The Death of Dr. Bontc Causes Gemeral | Sorrow. BERKELEY, CAn., Nov. 24 —News of | theologian, scientist,student and secretary of the Board of Regentsof the State Uni- versity, came as u great shock to his co- 1aborers in the ®niversity faculty and to his wide circle of friends in the commn- nity. Though the doctor had been ailing for some time past his death was entirely unexpected. . He became ill about three weeks ago with a ccld, and after several days’ ab- sence from his duties decided to go to Sacramento, where he could be under the care of Dr. Parkinson, his son-in-law, Dr. | Payne, Lis family physician in Berkeley, | having been confinea to his room because | of an accident. His wife and unmarried | daughter accompanied him, and were at his bedside when he died. President Kelloge was the first to be informed of the 'sad news. He arrived | from San Frauncisco on the 5 o'clock train, | and immediately after being handed the | telegram went to his office at North Hall and ordered that ail exercises of the uni- versity be suspended to-morrow in mem- ory of the dead secretary. . Dr. Bonte hada been most prominently connected with the university for the past sixteen years, having been elected secretary of the academic senate and toe Board of Regents in 1881. In 1886 he was elected pfofessor of legal ethics at the Hastings College of Law at a salary of $3300 a year. He held this po- sition in connection with his secretaryship up to the time of his deatn. Dr. Bonte was highly instrumental in securing the passage of the bill in the State Legislature which gave to the uni- versity its annual portion of the tax income for the maintenance of its departments, He spént weeks in the Jobby at the State | capital at his own expense, working for the passage of the measure. Dr. Bonte was born at Circleville, Ohio, in 1831, 1In 1857 he graduated from Ken- yon College, receiving the degree A.M. In 1880 the same college conferred upon bim the degree of D.D. He was chaplain of a regiment of voiunteers during the Civil War. For a number of years pre- vious to his connection with ‘the State University he was an Episcopal clergy- man in Sacramento. He leaves a widow, three daughters ana a son. One of his daughters is the wife of George Reed of Sun Francisco, another is Mrs. Dr. Park- inson of facramento, while ihe third is unmarried. His only son is C. C. Bonte, chief clerk of the Southern Pacitic Company’s shops at Sacramento. 4 Asa business man Dr. Bonte was con- servative and shrewd, and he displayed much ability in guarding the interests of the university which the Board of Regents had intrusted to him. William McKeown, who has been - assistant_secretary to Dr. Bonte for a number of years, has been vrominently mentioned as his successor. Tacoma Litigation Ended. TACOMA, WasH., Nov. 24.—Foreclosure suit for nearly $80,000 was decided here to-day. Ezra Meeker sued to recover the titular amount from Mrs. Louise Ackerson and others. Mrs, Ackerson filed A cross suit to recover on a $50.000 note. Judement was entered for $13,780 in favor gists refund the money if it falls to cure. 29¢. of Meeker and $63,900 in favor of Mrs, lived near by. The bodies were removed | to Hall's dwelling, and a doctor was sum- | moned from As.ford, three miles away. | The neighbors say Mrs. Swearnier acted | strangely of iate, and they believed it un- | safe to leave her alone, but the husband scouted the idea gy daih CRUELTY AT WHITTIER. :L‘haly's Preferred by a Man Who Was Once an Employe at the Reform School. LOS ANGELES, CaL, Nov. 24.—The | Jatest revelations respecting alieged cru- | elties at the Whittier State Reform School are beginning to menace the positions of | some of the higherofficials, The dismissals heretofore have all been | of subordinates who have claimed, how- | ever, that they were only doing the bid- ding of their superiors when inflicting the floggings which caused the late discharges | of the Board of Trustees. The latest disclosures hinges on state- by J. W. Estes of Pasadena regarding the treatment of the boys of the institution. Two years he was employed at Whittier, and be says that what he saw then obliged him to leave. He bas had considerable experience with criminals of all classes, having for a unumber of years been superintendent of the shoe department in the Maine peni- tentiary, but in all his experience he never saw men treated as these boys were, " Estes says he has seen the officers strip aboy and lash him with a cat-’o-nine tails uniil the blood ran down his back, and then sit down and jestingly remark that ‘‘he wouid venture to say that tiis clothes would stick to his back for a while.” One morning he entered the shoe de- partment and found the overseer jerking and slamming one of the bovs about by the hair of the bead. These instances, he says, were but slight examples of what might be related, but he prefers to kee) the rest for an investigation, when it wi properly come out. It is claimed there are a number of people in the neighbor- hood of Whittier who know the facts, s e g SUING FUR AN ESTATE, The Women Who Killed Senator Foley . Wants Her Child Provided For, CARSON, N£v., Nov. 24.—The guardians of the child of Mrs. Hartley, who is in the penitentiary for shooting Senator Foley in Reno, several yearsago, are suing for a portion of the Foley estate for the child, claiming that Fo‘ley is the father, and that before receiving the wound which caused his death he had signed a paper before a witness! acknowledging the child as his. The case was called in the United States District Court here'to- day. The main question asked talesmen was: ‘‘Are you a married man?” Mrs. Hartley was brought up from the penitentiary, and was the oaly wiltness on the stand to-day. She stated she was the mother of the child and Keley its father, and that Foley made a written acknowledgment that” he was its father in the presence of a witness. On being asked who that wit. ness was she answered ‘‘myself.” ‘The case will go to the jury to-morrow. ——— Greater Fresno Preject Defeated, FRESNO, CaL., Nov.24.—At a special etection held to-day the propesition to an- nex certain additions to the city was Je- feated. It failed to carry by fifty votes in the district proposed for annexation. Ad- ditional taxation was the cause of the de- feat. R e * Raining at Mero-d, MERCED. CarL.. Nov. 24.—A steady rain | set in last funday and has been falling ver since. The observer’s report sho (v’.hu about 120 inches bas fallen so far, e clutching at the wound in her neck. The | ments made to the District Attorney’s office l ASSESSORS PLAN FOR THE FUTURE Complete an Organization and Name a Corps of Officers. Propesed Changes in the State Laws Discussed at the Conference. Committees Appointed to Further the | Reforms That Are Deemed Necessary. o, SACRAMENTO, Car, Nov. —The State Convention of Assessors reconvened at 10 o’clock this morning and the rolleall developed that three more counties were represented by the appearance of their Assessors. The newcomers were John Monahan of Tuolumne County, who has served as Assessor for eighteen vears; Frank Mattison of Santa Cruz anda B. F. McPhail of San Benito. The report of the committee on perma- nent organization and order of business was adopted. 1 ‘When the report of the committee oni credentials was read Assessor Berkey oli Sacramento moved to amend by allowing | all chief deputies to have a vote in the! convention, whether they came with cre- dentials as representatives of the Asses- sors or whether they came in company with the Assessors. The motion met with opposition from Barham of Tehama, who declared that it wouid give an advantage to counties which were represented by both an Assessor and a deputy. He did not believe it fair that one county should have more voice in the conventicn thav another, and said all shouid be treated | alike. The motion to amend was voted | down and the motion to adopt the report | of the commiitee on credentials was car- | ried. H. M. Meacham of Napa was elected | vice-president, Deputy George Feather- store of Glenn, assistant secretary; J. H. | Simonson of Merced, treasurer, and Adams ’ of P.acer, Spencer of EL Dorado and Hayward of San Mateo, members of the commitiee on finance. Carl Plehn, pro- | fessor of political cconomy at Berkeley, | who was visiting the convention, was ad- mitted to its councils. | The convention tien took a recess of twenty minutes to enable the chairman to select the committees recommended in the report of the commitiee on organization. When the convention was again called to order, Chairman Scott announced the fol- lowing committees: Banks and banking—Campbell of Stanislaus, Ortman of San Josquin, Vanderhoof of So- | noma, Summerland of Los Angeles and Vincent | of Fresno. Revision of the revenue laws—Siebe of San | Francisco, Kendall of San Bernardino, Donlan | of Ventura, Barham of Tehama and McFaull | of Mendocino, New legislation—Berkey of Sacramento, King of San Luis Obispo, Spitzer of Santa | Clars, Meacham of Napa an Calaveras. The report of the finance committee, to | the effect that each member of the con- vention be assessed 50 cents, was adopted. It was agreed that Roberts rules should b adopted to govern the convention, ana each member present stepped up to the captain's office and deposited 50 cents, as a nucleus for the attention of the newly elected treasurer. Winfield Scott presented a recommenda- tion regarding recommendations to the revenue laws, which was read and referred | to the committee on revision. The pro- | posed amendments were to sections 3647, 16, 3820, 3881, 3650, 1577, 3629, 3631, 3633, | 43 and 3649, and the repeal of section | 3831 of the State revenue laws was advo- cated. The section the repeal of which is recommended 1s as follows: Within filteen cays after the first Monday in August of each year the Auditor of the county or city and county must make a careful exam- ination of the assessment book or books of the | county or eity and county, and asceriain there- | from the amount or amounts of all taxes that | should have been collected by the Assessor in | ursuance of this chapter, and which have not | Eeen collected. He must then state og ac- | count to the Assessor and demard from Him that the amount or amounts so remaining un- | collected shall be paid into the county treas. | ury within fifteen days from the date of said | demand. If at the expiraiion of said time the Assessor hes not settled for and paid sad amouns or amounts into the treasury as afore- said the District Attorney must commence an | action in the proper court against the Assessor and’ his bondsmen for ihe r:covery of said amount of amounts so remainiug uncollected, | and upon the trial of such action no defense | shall be sdmis:ible except that the assessment or assessments are {llegai, inyalid or void. A resolution relative to the amendrent of section 3881, which relates to errors on the assessment-roll, was introduced by Sicbe of 8an Francisco' and King of San Luis Obispo. Siebe’s resolution follows: Omissions, errors, duplicate assessments or defects in form in any original assessment- Dbook, where it can be ascertuined therefrom, or from the sworn statement, fie'd book, field map, blockbook or any proceeding connected therewith, what was intended, may, with the written consent of the District Attorney, be supplied or corrected by the Assessor atany ume prior to the sale for delinquent taxes and after the original assessment was made. A resolution was introduced calling for the repeal of the law vroviding for a fiela enrollment-book. This law compels As- sessors to visit each house and place of business in their district and enroll all male persons over the age of 18 years and, under the age of sixty years residing therein. The information required to'be obtained from every person so enrolled is very exhaustive. Scores of resolutions relating to amend- ments of code sections were presented and referred to the committee on resolutions, Chairman Scott moved that the conven- tion go into a committee of the whole and, in company with the Code Commissioners and the State Board of Equalization, con- s'der the resolutions that had been pre- sented. The evening was consumed in discussing these resolutions. UONLY DAVED RBY SIKATEGY, Mobd in Purswit of a Negro Assailant Owui~ witted by Officers. MAYFIELD, Ky., Nov. 24.—Mrs. J. U. R. Green, wife of Professor Green, the leading teacher of Graves County, was criminally assaulted by a negro at ber | ‘+ome last night during the absence of her her husband. Bloodhounds traced the man to whkere he mounted a horse, and Jim Stone, a negro, was shortly afterward arrested on suspicion. There is little doubt as to his guilt, and he was removad to Paducah to prevent his being Iynched. A mob attempted to secure Store at the depot, but the officers managed to hold the avengers off until the train pulled aat. The mob left for Paducah and is now reported to be twenty- five miles from there. 'AH, Ky., Nov. 24.—One hun- dred and sixty armed men arrived here by train from Maytield at 1 o'clock this (Wednesday) morning for the purpose of lynclfln!’smm. the negro who assaulted M;s. J. U. R. Green in Graves County. The mob left the train at tbe outskirts of the city. The jail 1s under a heavy guard and an attack is momentari!. pec. | At2:300'clock the mob surrouc ded the + THE EMFORIUM. r | 5 Open for Dress Accessories, Turkeys, Game, Fruits, Groceries, Elc. &Gmnd Co_nzé; a—t 8 P. M. Ummm@éfig SAN FRANCISCO, November 25, 1806. To-Night Until 10:30 To enable customers to make the final purchases for Thanksgiving. v THE EMPORIUM. 3 The Emporium. Business House Furnishings, | fi § courthouse, but found tbat the negro had teen removed from Paducah and placed on the train 1or Louisville. - RUSHING TO RANDSBURG. Mining Craze Started by Reporis of Rich Strikes at the Dessrt Cemp. LOS ANGELES, Carn., Nov. 24.—The excitement here over late reports from the mining district of Randsburg is begin- | ning to assume almost the proportions of acraze. Peoplein every walk of life in unusual numbers are planning to go to this new El Dorado. The camp is about fifty miles northeast from Mojave, on the Southern Pacific | | Railroad, and is easily accessible from | that point, as well as from a station on the Atlantic and Pacific road. Miners re- turning to this city report recent tinds of immense ricnness. These miners and their friends and relatives are preparing to return with large invoices of supolies. Practical mining men, prospectors, gamblers—men and women of all sorts nd conditions—are flocking to the new camp. Hundreds of others are preparing to go, and it seems now as though all previous mining stampedes wouid be out- done by the rush to Randsburg. railroad and next best thing. Some are going by freight team, some attempt the journey on bicycles, while scores of others trudge alon, Fi dust on foot. alka SAN JOSE'S CHARITY FAIR. Auspicious Opening of the Carnival of Living Books and Exhibition of Art Posters. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 24.—The Carni- | val of Living Books and Exhibition of Art Posters, under the auspices of the Uni- tarian Cnurch, opened in Hale’s Hall this evening. Despite the threatening weather there was a good attendance and every Nunan Jr. of | one present enjoyed himself. The hall | was handsomely decorated with bunting and flowers, and about the walls were dis- played a fine collection of posters, many of them rare works of art. The evening’s entertasinment opened with a grand march of the characters, rep- resenting books, some 200 ladies, gentle- men and children participating. A liter- ary and musical programme, interspersed with tableanx of living books, was ren- dered. Dancing followed. About the hall are arranged several booths, those of Wonderlana and Baby- land attracting especial attention. Re- freshments and fancy articles are disposed of for the benefit of the church. The car- nival will continue until Thankegiving night. ey Farmers Will Confer. 5 | SAN JOSE, Cawn., Nov. 24.—Orchardists and farmers are manifesting much inter- estin the Farmers’ Institute, which will be held at the courthouse next Saturday, | and a large attendance is assured. There will be three sessions, morning, afternoon and evening. Papers on the following topics will be read and discussed: “Tu- verculosis in Cattle,” Dr. H. A. Spencer; “Faulty Souls and Fertilizers,” Professor Hilgard: ‘‘How to Raise Large Fruit,” S, P. 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