The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 8, 1896, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1896. DUARANT'S BRIEF FULL OF STINGS “An Alleged Trial” and “ An Alleged Ver- dict.” i Proceedings in the Trial Court as So Described by His Lawyers. Whether It Wi'l Be Receive! by the Supreme C urt Will B> Decided 3 in Two Weeks. | W. H. T. Durrant’s attorneys, Messrs. Dickinson and Deuprey, were in the Su- | preme Court yesterday in support of their wotion to dismiss the order of submission made recently at Los Angeles. The pur- pose of this was to permit the filing and consideration of the brief in behalf of | Durrant, which the attorneys have, with | much care and labor, prepared. Attorney-General Fitzgerald was also | present. He tacitly consented to having the order set aside in bebalf of the State, when he rose and said that he had not been able to prepare the brief for the people in the case. This brief, which the Attorney-General has in preparation, is in answer to the brief of Durrant’s atlorneys. The latter was prepared two weeks ago and was handed to the clerk of the Su- | preme Court, to be filed whenever the | court should consent to set aside 1ts order. | A copy was given by Darrant’s lawyers to the Attorney-General. The court after hearing what the Attor- ney-General had to say put the matter | over until December 21. ~ At that time the | Attornev-General’s brief will be ready to | file. The order will be set aside, the two briefs will be put in, and then the defense will have ten days or such other time as | the court may order to file an answer to | the Attorney-General’s brief. That will | be the last step preparatory to final sub- | mission. The brief of Durrant's lawyers, about which little has been said definitely, con- tains some lively reading. The hearing which resulted in the conviction o! Dur- rant is called “‘an alleged trial,”’ and in it the action of the jury is described as fol- | lows: 1 jury, being charged by the court, re- , and in e few minutes, without any time berate upon the evidence presented | rom September 4, 1895, to Oc- | , returned a verdict of “guilty” endant and appellant herein. The verdict is termed *‘the alleged ver- dict,” and it is c.aimed that ‘‘there is not | a particle of evidence which can be pointed to in or ascertained from a perusal of the whole record of evidence introduced upon | the alleged trial of the case which 1 any | w shows that the defendant and ap- | pellant herein either assaulted or injured Blanche Lamont.” Concer g the arguments of the As- Attorney and the District e jary the brief says t nt District Attorney “What was the moti before tober 25, 189 againsi the di BUY NOW COLORED DRESS GOODS! 3 cases 40-INCH ALL- WOOL At (FRENCH SURAH SERGES, in 9 £ { urnes, navys, browns, gre-ns and 290 {cream, former price 50c, will be placed on sale at 25¢ a yard. 2 cases 38-INCH FINE ALL-WOOL INDIGO NAVY STORM SERGE, Jiormer price 50c, willibe placed on (sale at 35ca yard. 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LADIES’ ALL-LINEN WHITE 10c¢ (HEMSTITCHED HANDKER- 10 JCHIEFS, will be placed on sale 25c¢ lat 10¢, 12}4c, 156¢, 20c and 25¢ each. CHILDREN’S HANDKERCHIEFS. 15¢ (CHILDREN'S HANDKER- and <CHIEFS, in fancy boxes, 1 25c¢ [doz. 15¢ per box, 14 doz. 25c per box. 3000 boxes CHILDREN'S WHITE AND COLORED BORDERED 25c¢ | TITCHED HANDKER- Box | , with white or colored hand-embroidered initial, in handsome boxes, on sal 25¢ per box. SILK DEPARTMENT. 100 pieces COLORED JAPANESE At %SILK. iln all shades and tints, ex- tra quality, on special sale at 25¢ a 250 yurg. o b At GROS-GRAIN SILK, medium de- m%“' regular price 76¢, on special sale at 55¢ a yard. {40 pieces BLACK BROCADED 556 60 pieccs CHANGEABLE TAF- At (FETA SILK, in all the latest com- 75 binations, extra quality, regular G price 90c, on special saleat75ca yard. At (20 g:'ecu 22-INCH BLACK AND $l 50 COLORED MOIRE VELOUR, . extra quality, regular price $2, on special sale at $1 50 a yard. MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS. 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At $12.50 % Ladies’ Jackets and Capes. $8.50 LADIES’ % ENGLISH SEAL PLUSH CAPES, lined with silk serge, storm collar edged with marten fur, tail ornaments in At $6.50 frcnt, worth $10, special sale price $6 50 each. THE USH! RUGS! DRAPERIES! This week a few specials in Rugs. Such values as never have been at- tempted. SMYRNA RUGS, exactly alike on both sides, fringed ends, new solid colorings, fancy dadoed ends. Size 16x32 inches, Size 18x36 inche: 65¢c Bize 21x46 inche: 81.00 Bize 26x54 inclhie 1.25 8ize 30x60 inche: 1.50 Bize 36x72 inche: 2.25 ART EQUARES, suitable for dining- room uses, bedroom carpets, etc., in rich wood colorings, every design select (not all wool), at half value, viz: Size 9x6 feet. . Size 9x7}4 feet. . 3.25 Size 9x9 1eet.. . 375 Siz= 9x1014 feet . 4.50 Size 9x12 1cet. . 5.00 Size 9x13Y¢ faet. ... 875 IRISH POINT CURTAINS, correct styles and plenty of variety. 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At 256 FRENCH SERGE, worth 40c, will {20.!&! 38.INCH ALL-WOOL be sold at 25¢ a yard. At (1 case 50-INCH FINE FRENCH fi“n CREPON, actual value $1, will be sold at 50c a yard. At i0c 1 case 47-INCH, ALL PURE WOOL ENGLISH STORM SERGE, worth 75¢, will be sold at 50c a yard. 1 case 52-INCH FINE ALL WOOL »COTCH CHEVIOT, worth $1, will be sold at 65c a yard. At 636 % % = LADIES’ WOOL UNDERWEAR. LADIES’ NATURAL GRAY SAN- ITARY WOOL VESTS, high neck, %.uug sleeves, drawers to match, war- LADIES' JERSEY RIBBED WOOL At (MIXBED VESTS, high neck, long 750 rleevas. drawers to match, white At Tic ranted unshrinkable, worth $1, on special sale at 75¢ each. and natural, worth $1.00, on special sale at 75¢ each. LADIES' FINE AUSTRALIAN At {WOOL VESTS, high neck, long $‘ 25 and short sleeves, drawers to i match, medium weight, un- shrinkable, white and npatural, worth $150, on special sale at $1 25 each. LADIES' JERSEY RIBBED At AUSBTRALIAN WOOL VESTS, $] 25 high neck, long sleeves, drawers ul (to match, heavy weight, white and patural, worth $150, on spe- cial sale at §1 25 each. LADIES’ JERSEY RIBBED ‘WOOL MIXED UNION SUITS, high neck, long sleeves, non- shrinkable, white and npatural, worth $2, on special sale at $150 At 8130 each. LADIES’ JERSEY RIBBED FINE CASHMERE WOOL At $2 flu UNION S8ULTS, high neck, long s (sleeves, warranted unshrinkable, white and natural, worth $250, on special sale at $2 each. Nurphy Building, ., hts of faucy to extreme | ¥ nature to i s of Mr. Peixotto’s assev- fact all the evidence in.the case ontrary. rict Aitorney hinted st -outrage least justification for the inier- a¢ not an atom of proof to es- | lish motive and from ail the surrounding umstances there was not any evidence to ven indicate a motive. i The brief discusses 232 points. In the last paragraph occurs the following: Fr m a thorough knowledge of the case and of deduced and adduced, we fervently contend—we in good feith contend—that Wil- | liam H. T. Durrant is inuosent of the crime of | whico he s ands cnarged, and we ask that under the laws he be given the oppertunity of being tried in a proper manner and in accord- ance with the provisions of these laws—laws which govern & civilized people and nation. PARENTI'S MURDER. The Widow Creates a cene of Excite- ment in Judge Cam bell’s Court. The preliminary examination of Lu- | igi Palo, charged with the mur- der of Augustino Parenti, a musi- cien, by administering to him poison in a glass of wine, on November 20, was commenced before Judge Campbell yes- terday afternoon. The defendant was represented by Attorneys Spinetti and H. C. Grant, and Prosecuting Attorney Quig- ley conducted the prosecution. The witnesses for the prosecution were | the same who testified at the Coroner’s in- | quest. Mrs. Parenti repeated the scene she enacted 2t the inquest, with slight va- riations. When eiving her testimony she became hysterical and shrieked out as she poinied her finger at Palo, “You mur- | dered my husband; you have left me and my children to starve. If I had a pistol I | would shoot you.” She continued to howl and shriek, cre- ating the wildest excitement in court, until she was taken out and locked upin | the Judge's chambers. While passing | Palo she struggled nercely to free her | bands from the officer’s grasp and suc- | ceeded in getting ner right hand released. | Quick as lightning she bent down and | grasped bolid of a spittcon that was close to where Palo was sittine. She was about to huri it at Palo’s head, but it was wrenched out of her hand. Palo said | something to her which quieted her for | & moment. In her excitement she nearly pit one of her tingers off. Palo gave his evidence and told the same siory he nas told since he was ar- resied. Tho case was continued till this afternoon, when more witnesses for the defease will be heard. The Judge ex- pressed himself as very much impressed with the truth of Palo’s story. OHARGED WITH ROBBERY. Jensen, Alins Nelson, Steerer, Arrested, J. A. Jensen, alias Neison, was booked at the City Prison yesterday by Detectives Dillon and Crockett and Special Officer Tillmau on a charge of robbery. Jensen is known as a bunko steerer, and itis allege | that on the night of Septem- ber 25 he met a farmer named Hoimes from Santa Ciara County in a saloon on Kearny sireel. Jensen introduced him- self as a fruit-raiser in Santa Clara, and soon won Holmes’ confidence. Holmes was taken to Minna street, be- tween Third and Fourth, where Jensen I, A a Bunko | | was joined by another man, and they robbed Holmes of $32, a gold watch, chain and charm. SHEEERIE AL Pantages Gives Ball, Several days ago Peneles Pantages, a res- taurant-keeper on Fifth street, was arrested for assisting in the transporiation of smuggled opium. Omne of his companions, Sam Brown, was arrested several duys before for the same offense, Yesterday the Testaurant-kecper showed that be has well-to-do fri-nds, for he furnished §1500 bonds, w.th Dr. Alfred Crane and Frank H. Graham as sureues, -~ Rud.lph Engel Missing. The disappenrance of Rudoiph Engel, 1309 Jackson sireet, was reported to the police last night by his wife. He left home on November 26 and nas not been seen or heard from since. He is 37 years of age,.5 feel 6 or 7 inches tall, aark com, lexion and hair, auburn mustache Aad stout butid. e Market and Jongs Stregts Murphy Building, Warket and Jones Streets, ¥ Murphy Bullding, Market aud Jooes Stregts. Murphy Building, Murphy Building, Market and Jones Streets. Market and Joneg Streets, Murphy Building, Market and Jones Streets THEY ALL MEET N FRATERNITY | Evangelical Ministers In- augurate Union Meet- ings. Bishop N:wman Speaks on the Reformatory Forces of Christianity. A Large Audience of Pastors From This City and Oakland Listen ,and Applaud. What the evangelical pastors of this City bope is the beginning of a new order of things was inaugurated yester- day morning when the pastors of nearly all the evange!ical denominations met together in a grand union meeting at the Association Auditorium to hear an address by Bishop Newman. A large assemblage of pastors from this City and across the bay listened with deep interest to the Bishop's aadress and received it with fre- guent applause. Rev. H. C, Minton, D.D., presided and Rev. M. P. Boynton gave the scriptural reading. The subject of Bishop Newman’s address was “The Reformatory Forces o. Christianity,” He began by sayin: that the only hope of this world is in Christian- ity and by drawing attention to the sor- rows of humanity, the history of which he declared wus a funeral march from the craale to the grave, ‘‘After all these years of Christian work, is there any baim in Gileaa? Has your religion proved adequate? Look at the condition of the world, and the oppression, mas-acre, idolatry, the selfishness ot commerce and the want of consecration of the intellect of the age. Is there no balm in Gilead? This is the question that'you, as Christian | ministers, are bound to answer.” A.ter iouching au length on these ques- tions and iilusirating his remarks with vivid imagery, the Bishop sketched the philosophy of agnosticism as opposed to the Curisuan conception that human nature cannot suppress vice and sustain virtue witliout a power exterior to itself. He also described and discussed the various panaceas which are considered by many peopie as the only things needed to uplift buman nature. “*The theory of the statesman is that what is necessary is law. We uphold law; but then law is inadequaie to accom- plisn certain resuits, for it 1sa well-known tact tuat all forms of government have failed to suppress the evil of our nature, Under the worst forms of government the best men hay- lived and under the best jorms of government the worst men have lived. So it is a fact that the power to change the hearts of men is not in legisla- tion. The real energy of civil law 1s in moral sentiment. Take your own maz- nificent Republic; it would go to pieces iike a rope of sand were it not for the moral sentiment whieh is jostered by the Christian church.” Bishop Newman next touched on the theory of the scholar, that ignorance is the sonrce of the world's woe, and bi de- scribing the bigh culture on the banks of the Ganges and in ancient Greece showed that mere inteilectnaiity bad been tried under the most favorable circumstances and had failed. “All hail to our public | g | schools,” he said, and this sentiment was warmly applauded. “All hail to them, but they may educate atheists; they may realize what Paul said: ‘Enowledge puffeth up.’ “Philanthropy! Weltl, who would say a word against philanthropy. Butin its mod- ern sense it sympathizes with conditions and not with human nature. No one can call Christ a philanthropist as we under- stand the word. He went through the crowd saying: ‘Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.” These things meaning clothes, food, ete. Is | there a siatesman to-day who has the courage to stand side by side with Christ and teach this divine system of political economy? If there were this world would become an earthly paradise,” The Bishop declared that the key to the situation lay in the statement “Ye must be born again.’”’ Christ did not come into the world to reform men’s temporal con- dition,but to reform their hearts, and just in proportion as their Christian philoso- phy is received does society move forward in peace and plenty, for schools, hospitals and philanthropic institutions of all sorts are the natural sequence of the spread of true Christianity. The address was received with great ap- plause, and in departing from the hall many expressions of satisfaction weie made by the ministers at the fraternal de- parture inaugurated by union meetings, The union committee is a permanent one, and from time totime celebrated ministers visiting the coast will be invitea to make union addresses. The union committee consists of Rev. Dr. M. C. Harris (chairman), Rev. E. Lyman Heod (secretary), Rev. Dr, Dule, Rey. Dr. Ketchum, R-v. Dr. Businell, Rev. 8. C. Keich and Rev. Dr. Gardner. INSPECTION STATIONS,. Report of the Milk and Food Inspector for the Past Month—uilk Ex- amined. The Board of Health has received a re- port from its milk and food inspector in relation to the four stations that were recently established in various parts of the City. After throwing bouquets at the board for its efforts in creating the stations and & fine lot of political jobs, including a raise in his own salary, the inspector gives the result of a month’'s work in in- specting milk. According to his figures, 105 wagons were inspected daily at station 1, located on Clay-sireet wharl, the number of gal- lons investigated being 3876 a day. Atstation 2, Berry and Fourth streets, 47 wagons passed under the eye of the inspectors each day and 2412 gallons of m 1k were examined. Station 3, at Army and Alabama streets, did the balk of the business, 387 wagons, contaning 12,574 galions of milk, being inspected daily. Siation 4, Geary street and Central avenue, passed 46 wagons and 1C08 gallons of milk per day. SPEEDY TRIAL 4. A. Mitchell, Who Ki led E. T. Hicks Last Month, Already in Court. The case of J. A. Mitchell, charged with the murder of E. T. Hicks on the 17ih of last month, was begun in Judge Bahrs' court yesterday morning. The opening of a murder case so soon after the occurrence of the homicide has created considerabl: comment in the cor- ridors of the new City Hall. Judge Bahrs took up the matter yester- day morning and before adjournment eleven jurors for the trial were uctually secured, their names being J. H. Murphy, A. P. Hyman, R. Mebrtens, R. Lee, E. Mor e, M. Gately, J. C. Burke, ). Adams, D. Cuiry, A. 8. Perley, H. L. Byrne, At 10 o’clock this ‘morning a new venire will be reported to the cour, when it is expected that another juror will be ob- tained and the taking of testimony will begin. e ——————— Mark Hopkins Institute of Art. Thirty-sixth exhibition. Concert this (Tues- day) evening, b PHOTOGRAPHNG THE BARRICADES Sloughs in the San Pablo Marshes That Are Blockaded. Sportsmen Who Are Waging War Against Marsh Land Preserves. A District Attorney Who Has R - fused to Issue Warrants for the Arrest of Hunters. The Sportsmen’s Protective Assoviation of this City is determined to leave no stone unturned that will bring transgres- sors of the law to justice. One of the as- sociation’s attorneys, W. 8. Schmidt, said yesterday that he expected that the au- thorities in Washington must have pigeon- holed the report sent by H. 8. Foote, the United States District Atiorney, regard- ing the blockading of navigable waters in Solano Connty by a sportsman’s club. +Itis now a month or more,” said Mr. Schmidt, *since Mr. Knight, who is a deputy of Mr. Foote's, mailed to the At- torney-General at Washington a full re- port of the obstructions in certain navi- gable waters in the Suisun marsh, in accordance with & report that was sub- mitted to him by the United States dis- trict engineers. “As nothing has been heard from Wash- ington since the report was maileq, it is presumed that the matter was considered of such small significance that very little cognizance has beeu taken of it by the anthorities in Washington. “Possibly in the sweet by and by we may hear something that will interest us in this particalar. “However, the law relative to the blockading of navieable walers is very lain. It reads that any person who shail Eloclude a stream or siough of navigable capacity shall be deemed gnilty of a mis- demeanor, which is punishable by a fine 0i $5000 an one year's imprisonment for every week that the obstruction is main- tained, or words to thai cffect, “Now, I cannot understand why the uuthorities will not take immediate ac- tion to punish those people who persist in maintaining those obstructions to nayiga- tion. At any rate the association isde- termined to fight this matter to the end. “On Saturday last I visited the San Pabio marsh, or at least tha: part of it which is preserved by a clubof sports- men, A photograbher who accompanied me took pictures of the barricades which have been erected in the Davis Slough and other sloughs that are unquestionably navigable.” In reference to Mr. Schmidt’s research the foltowing is a copy ot an : fiidavit which was sworn to by Mr. Schmidt a few days ago: State of California, City and County of San Francisco, ss. " W. 8. C. Senmidt, being first duly sworn, on oath deposes and says: Thut there is an ob- struction now placed across the moutn of Davis Slough, situated in Contra Costa County, State of California. This obsiruction consists of posts driven several feet apart apa con- nected with each other by meu f barbed wire, the same being heid by ples. The a mensions of this slough «re one hundred (100) feet in width, jrom eighteen (18) to | societies was held yesterday afternoon at twenty-five (25) feet in depth at high water, | and over 2 mile in length. There are also two other obstructions in small sloughs close by, and one which hegins at high-water mark and extends for some distance into the waters of the San Francisco Bay. W. 8. C. BCcHMIDT. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of December, 4. D. 1896. g J. N. TURNER, Notary Public in and for the City and County of San Francisco, State of California. When asked for information concerning the long-pending trespass suit which was brought against certain members of the association by a Mrs. Teuxberry, who 18 the owner of the 8an Pablo marsh lands | leased by Emeric, Murdoch and others for | shooting purposes, Mr. Schmidt said: | “The tresyass ca-e uf Mrs. Teuxberry against Jones and other sportsmen, mem- bers of the Protective Association, was to | have been tried in Martinez on November | 6 by Superior Judge Jones of Contra Costa Couaty, but the attorney for the plainiiff sent word at the last moment that he was indisposed and counld not at- tend on that day, and as a result the case was (ostponed indefinitelv. I cannotsay now when it will be called again, “District Attorney Brown of Martinez has grown tired of issuing warrants for the arrest of sportsmen who bave been shooting wild geese on the San Pablo pre- serve, and has so informed the lessees of the marshes in question: but the keepers, who dress in cowboy fashion, carry hel- sters strapped to their sides on purpose to intimidate hunters who happen into the preserve. “Ido not think this policy on the part of the preserve clubs is right until the Su« perior Court of Contra Cosia County de- c.des that those unreclaimed lands which are bounded by navigable sloughs are pri- vate property. “A court jenision will end the fight be- tween the association and the owner or lessees of the marshes, but until this ques- tion is decided permanently 1 believe that hunters have a right to shoot thereon. “The only decision that hus as yet been rendered is that of Judge Buckles of the Superior Court of Solano County, which was in favor of the hunters and against the preservers.” TO CLOSE SALOONS. A Largely Attended Meeting, at Which a Permanent Orgauization Is Effected. A large meeting of delegates: from ministerial associations and temperance [sEAL] the Young Men’s Christian Association, and the result of the meeiing was the formation of an organization to be known as the Anti-Saloon League of California. Rev. S. W. Fergusson was apvointed temporary chairman of the meeting, and Rev. Dr., Bovard made an address, de- scribing the legislation aimed at for the suppression of saloons by the Anti-Saloon League. He described the success of the organization in the East, and stated that there the Catholics had worked hand in hand with the evangelical denominations. Archbishop Watterson and Archbishop Ireland were spoken of as two preiates who had heartily indorsed the movement. During the course ot Dr. Bovard’s ad- dress on the subjectof anti-saloon legis- iation Frank E. Coulter of Seima, one of the Good Temperance delegates, asked whether this might not be construed into legislating against a class. Dr. Bovard replied that at a proper time that question might be considered, but that there was no bearing on that point then. On motion of Dr. Bovard it was unanimously resolved to effect a perma- nent organization, and the following com- mitte was appointed to select a nomi- nating committee for offices: Rev. F. D. Bovard, Mrs. D. J. Spencer, Rev. M. P. Buynton, Rev. J. M. French, Rev.J. orr. On motion of Dr. Dille the following committee on State conventions and corresprndence with Howard Russell and other leaders in the East was appointed: Rev. E. R. Dille, Rev. W. Rader, Rev. J. ‘W. Webb, Prolessor William Crowhurst, | €. A. Davis, Dr. various churches and denominations to yesterday’s meeting were: Christian ehurch—Rev. W. H. Gardemer; Rev. James Small, Oakland; Mys. H. H. Luse, San Francisco; Mrs. Ada Van Pelt, Oakland; Mrs. L. F. McCray, Ukiab. Sons of Temperance — Professor William Crowhurst, Robert Hunter. Good Templars—Judge Robert Thompson, J. W. Webb. Fresno; George B. Kellogg, New- castle; W. Barron; Frank E. Coulter, Selma; Mrs. E. J. Chamberluin, Eureka; brs. E. M. North, San Francisco; Theodore Kanouse, Glendale; Mrs. Anna_Scnuliz-Pierce, Pasa- dena; Rev. W. M. Woodward, Hollister. South Methodist Church—J. P. Strother, Dr. J. 8. West, Hon. H. P. An. Rev. J. W. Allen, Rev. R. P. Wilson, . . Smith, Rev. W. P. Thomas, Hon. W. H. st Congregationalists—Rev. George B. Hatch, Rev. W. W. Scuuder, Rev. W. Rader, Rev. J. B. Orr, Rev. E. R. Suilivan. Frow the M. E. chureh—Rev. F. B. Bovard, Reyv. E. R. Dilie, R*y. E. R. W Carroll, Rev. E. B. McCrary, Rev son, James A.Johnson, I.J.Truman, J.Lei- ter. L. J. Morton. Baptists—Rey. Robert Whittaker, Rev. M. P. Rev. F. M. Law- Boynton, Rev.G. Duncan, rence, D. P. Ward, A. P. Parker, D. men. ‘Woman’s Christian Temperance Union—Mrs. Sturtevant Peet~p Mrs. Jameson, Mrs. C. B. Williamson, Mrs. Barry, Mrs. Dorecas Spencer, ev. A. Calheron, Rev. Lynn and Rev. J. M. —_————————— Diphtheria Cases. Four cases of dipntheria were reported at the Health Office yesterday, as follows: 22 San Carlos avenue, 2037 Mission street, 4367 Seventeenth street, 1438 Nebraska street. One death was aiso reported, that of a child at 4367 Seventeenth street. Yesterday’'s cases make sixteen that have been reported at the Health Office since the 1st inst. e Jellick’s Ba.l Forfeited. John A. Jellick, who shot Ella Ferguson in the arm on the 25th of last August, was called for in Judge Bahrs’ court yesterday and failed t6 respond. His bond of $1000 was declared forfeited and a bench warrant for his arrest M. Car- United Presbyterian M. M. Gibson, Rev. J. C. French. was issued. BUTTONS! AN ELEGANT BUTTON FREE with each package of =e o SWEET CAPORAL CIGARETTES AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A COLLECTION OF BUTTONS WITHOUT COST. Rev. Kobert Whittaker and Mrs. Susan 8. Theall. Among the delegates appointed from