The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 3, 1897, Page 9

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDA FEBRUARY 3, 1897 UNCLE SAM MaY STOP THE FIGHT United States Authorities May Interfere in Nevada. Question of States’ Rights to Be Brought Up in a New Phase. Carson Continues Preparations for the Accommodation of Visiting Sports. CARSON, Ngv., Feb. 2—Rumor has it that the United States authorities will be asked to stop the Corbett-Fitzsimmons glove contest. If they are it will raise the interesting question of States’ 8gain. Nevada is the only State in the DUnion where a piece of ground twenty- four feet square could be had for a fight to.a finish, and the right to that distinc- rities. United States District Attorney Charles rights | seems, be questioned by the | tising Nevada, but still investors do not come, “Lconcluded to study up some scheme to bring moneyed men here and so I fixed on this. It will bring many thousands of people to Nevada, and after they once see what sort of natural resources we have they will begin to invest. ‘““After a few investments turn out well we need have no fear for the future. Once the tide of investment. comes this way Nevada will be the greatest State in the West. “We exhibited thirty - stven natural products at the Worla’s Fair at Chicago |and got thirty - seven first premiums. What does this show? It shows that we have the greatest soil and climate on eartb. | “Idon’t know what town will get this | conte-t,butif it isin Nevada I will be satis- | fied. The men who arrive will be moneyed | men, and all I ask them to do is to look at what we have to show.” M:. Livingston was the agent of Stewart & Wheelock in passing the bill, and | handled the bill in the Legislatore. —-— | i | SIUART LEAVY | | FOE NEVADA. Ewxpects to Have Peter Maher, Dizon and Erne in the Ring. DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 2.—Dan A. Stuart departed ‘or Nevada at 10 o'clock to-night. He said: “Everything seems to be going on all right for the Corbett-Fitzsimmons | mateh. T expect the principals to be on | their ¢raining-groands within the next ten days. The seat of information for the public will in a few days be transferred to vada. ““There are minor details to arrange of | which I cannot speak definitely until I | reach the scene of actiin. I received | telegram to-night from Mr. Whee- lock at San Francisco, saying the Southern RN A. LIVINGSTON of Catton, t A. Jones said to-day that as yet he h-d heard nothing ot Federal interference, but it the United States law was to be vio- lated, or if a violation was in contempla- tion, he would do ail in his power to un- hold to law. While he admitted that be was fond of such sport and would like to see the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight pulled off in this State, he said be would be found on the Government side if any con- flict should arise between the Federal suthorities ‘and the commonwealth of Nevada. A bill has been introduced in the Senate providing that the admission to the big fight be limited to $10. If passed it will probably be vetoed, as such an act would bring eu undesirable class to the ringside, and the moheyed sports, who are wanted most as visitors to the State, House, the largest hotel in Carson, recetved an order to-day from Lendon for ten rooms. There's no longer any doubt that the place for the fight, but the exact loca- tion of the pavilion will not be announced until Stuart reaches here this week. All the vacant buildings in the city have been Jeased and every enerey will be bent to- ward providing accommodations for the crowd. Telegraphic orders for accommo- dations continue to come in, and one en- terprising citizen bas leased the Carson Opera-house and will fill it with cots whereon the sporis can sleep. Several large barns near the city have also been leased, guests after the hotels and lodging- houses are filled. If necessary new struc- tures will be erected, as the people of Car- son do not propose to haveé it said that they could not house the big erowd next month. _ Fiizsimmons' manager has already tele- graphed to Shaw’s Hot Springs for accom- modations fer the pugilist and his wife and trainers. —_—— NOT ORDERED TO INTERFERE. Marshal Humphries Says No Instruc- tions Have Been Keccived. RENO, Ngv., Feb, 2.—The report that the Federal authoritios would interfere with the proposed fistic contest created considerable excitement here. An authoritative statement comes from Carson to-night that no steps whatever have been taken by the authorities in that direction. Marshal Humphries is in Reno - to-night, and is ignorant of any instruc- tions relating to prize-fighting, from Federal authorities. -t JUST TO BUOM NEVADa, Authoy of the Fight Bill Tells Was Introduced, CARSON, Nev., Feb, 2—The man who first conceived the idea of having pugilism regulated by law in Nevada is A. Liv- ingston, president of the Agricultural Society and a leading promoter of the Alpine Land and Water Company. He . was interviewed by a CALL correspondent to-day and gave his reasons for his action. “I have lived for twenty-six years in Nevada and have made and lost several fortunes here, mostly in mining. I have spent a great deal in the last few years getting mines into shape to sell, but no onie comes to even look at them. “These same properties in California wonld not be long on the market, Lut, be- ing in Nevada, no one will care to look at them if they are anywhere off the Com- “stock- We have spent thousands adver- Wiy It mignt stay | on will be selected as | and will catch the overflow ot} he Author of the Nevada Prize- Fight Bill. | Pacitic had agreed to join connectinglines | in putting on a low rate, good for tairty days. The exact figures will be an- | nounced in a few days. The rate will | probably go into effect about March L | “Ihaveaman in the Eastand another in the West working on a match in which I expect Peter Maher to appear as one of | the principals. I believe the match will | be made. | “Ifitshould not be, however, I shall probably make an offer fora finish contest between Dixon and Erne. These men | would make an interesting battle for the | pablic, and are both in prime condition.” | A R | NO CAUSE FOR INTERFERENCE. United States Judge McKenna Says Ne- vada Can Do as It Pleases. The sporting fraternity of this City was startled and alarmed yesterday by the publication of a dispatch from Reno, Nev., that the Federal authorities might inter- fere to stop the proposed battie between Bob Fitzsimmons and Jim Corbett, but tieir fears of losing a champiouship and | international battle were allayed afier several well-known attorneys had been consulted on the subject. All declarei that thev knew of no United States law under which the Na- | tionel authorities could interfere, and that | if the battle was to be stopped it must be through the interference of the Siate authorities. Assistant United States Dis- trict Attorney Sumuel Knight said last evening that he couid not conceive of any reason why the Federal authorities should have any concern with the matter. “I know of no United States statute that refers to prize-fighting,” he s | “and I have studied them pretty care. fully since I went into the United States District Attorney’s office. “It appears to me to be the concern of the State entirely whether or not such events are permitted to occur. If the State sees fit to put the stamp of its ap- proval on prize-ighting I see no excuse for the National authorities interfering. “*The only possible chance would be in case of a riot, which troops would have to be called out to suppress.’” United States Circuit Judge McKenna was of a like opinion when seen last evening. *‘As far as 1 know, be said, “there is no United States statute against glove fight- ing, though, of course, I am less familiar with the criminal statutes than those re- lating to civil matters. My opinion is that the State of Nevada if it wills to allow a prize fight can do so legally and that the Federal authorities can find no legal reason for interfering, “'States have certain vested right with which the Government cannot interfere. 1y case of a Territory the matter might be different, but as that matter stands I see no oceasion for Federal interference.” Lot Angeles Poultry Show. LOS ANGELES, CaL, Feb. 2.—The seventh annusl sbow of the Los Angeles County Poultry Association opened this evening. There is a large display of American, Asiatic and Mediterranean virds, It is esiimated that over 1500 people in Southern Califorma are raising high grade pouitry. The judging began to-day, and awards will be unnounced to- morrow. Theodore Sternbere, secretary and treasurer of the American Poultry Association, is the judge, and is assisted by E. 8. Comings. TO CUKE A COLD IN ONE DAY, Take axative BromioQuinine Tablets. Al drug- gists refund the money if it fails to cure. 20¢ TAKES TWO LIVES N DRUNKEN FURY Charles Dodge and Alex- ander Borland Slain at New Hope. Tried to Eject an Intoxicated Man From the.Barroom of a Hotel. The Murderer, Barricaded in His Room, Defi's Polics and En-. reged Citiz ns. STOCKTON, Car, Feb. 2. — Because they assisted in an attempt to eject s drunken man from & hotel at New Hope this evening, Charles Dodge and Alexan- der Borland, two prominent eitizens of the northern part of this county, lie cold in death. Their murderer, Charles F. Kleupfer, barricaded 1n his room, is defying the offi- cers of the law and the angry crowd that is clamoring for his life. He is well armed, and in his drunken fury warns those who would arrest him to keep away. Sheriff Cunningham is hastening from this city to aid in capturing the murderer, whose escape is prevented by: a strong guard around his quarters. Snould he make a dash for liberty and be captured, it is feared that the rage of the murdered men’s neighbors will overcome all restraint, and that Kieupfer will be given short shrifi before paying the penalty for his crime. Dodge and Borland were in the hotel kept by Arthur Thornton, one of the di- rectors of the Stockton Insane Asylum, when Kleupler entered, shorty after 7 o’clock. He had evidently been drinking, and immediately began to raise a disturoance. His conduct became so objectionable that those present remonstrated, but this only made the man worse and he became very boisterous. Dodge and Borland endeavored to in- duce him to leave the place, but he would not go. They then isted in an attempt to eject him, but Keupfer showed fight and drawing his pistol fired two shots, both of which took effect. One bullet struck Dodge in the head and the otber pierced Borland’s skull, both penetrating the brawns of Kleupfer's vic- tims. Neicher man spoke after the bul- lets struck them, expiring within a few moments. The murderer then ran across the street and locked himself in his room. Consta- ble McCuiloch followed and endeavored to force an entrance, but Kleupfer told him to keep away. “You are under arrest,” said the Con- stable. “You will never take me alive,” was the reply from the barricaded door. *“Some of you will gb with me first.” MecCulloch telephoned the news to Sher- iff Cunningham, who at once started for the scene of the shooting with Deputy Wall. Thedrive is at least thirty miles over a muddy road, so they will not reach there until a late hour. In the meantime the room in which the murderer is barricaded is being guarded by the constable and citizens, and Kleup- fer cannot well escape with his life. The town of New Hope and the country about is wild with excitement. Dodge and Borland have lived in this county for many vears. The former was 62 years of age and the latter 66. The one was a member of the last Grand Jury and the other of the iast trial jury bere. Borland was a prominent rancher. Neither leaves a family. The man who killed them was also well along in years, being 56 ac- cording to the last great register. He has conducted a store and saloon at New Hope for several years, and this is the first time he has ever been in troubie in this county. There were few men more respected 1n this locality than his vic- tims, and their deatbs will be mourned by many. BEZTTING AT 5I. LOUIS. Corbett Is the Favorite, but Fitz Has a Few Backers. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 2.—Betting on the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight has com- menced in &t. Louis, and as is the case in nearly every other city in the country, Corbett rules as favorite. The champion is not so pronounced a favorite on this oc- casion, however, as he was prior to the Texas and Arkansas fiasco. Dora Silver of 969 Pine street is the first bookmaker to place an order on the fight. Silver to-day opened up Corbettat 6 to5 and Fitzsimmons at 6 to 5. This is a round book, there being no percentage in favor of the bookmaker either way. The prices are practically the same as were posted against the fighters in New York and Boston. The money taken in yesterday was principally on Corbett, aithough a few small wagers were made on Fitzsimmons. Racing at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb, 2.—Six furlongs, Hillsboro won, Meddler second, Hardenburg third, Time, 1:2134. One mile, John Conroy won, Irish Lady sec- oud, Nannie L's Sister third. Time, 1:523 Mile and a quarter, Linneite won, Dave Sui- stier second, Almins’ third. Time, 2:2017. Four furlongs, Percy F won, Lillian Kussell second, John Coanor third. Time, 1:05. ix fariongs, 1da Wagner won, Dr. France secoug, Sligo third. Time, 1:2135, Bix jurlongs, Dawn won, Graefin second, Bresk o' Day third. Time, 1:22, The President Pardons Woong Gim. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 2—The President has granted the application for pardon in the case of Woong Gim, con- victed in California of contempt, as'a de- faulting witness and sentenced in Decem- ber, 1806, to one year in the San Francisco jai —_——— “pparently Lost tn the ITce. LONDON, ExG., Feb. 2.—advices re- csived at Lloyds show that the British ship Gardenia, Captain Rutherford, trom Stettin January 27 for New York, has ap- parently been lost in the ice off Greifs- wald, Prussia, near the mouth of the river Ryck. The Gardenia was a half- brig rigeed vessel of 1250 tons net burden. e Conspirators to Be Hanged. RATON, N. Mx'L, Feb. 2.—The Supreme Court has confirmed the conviction of Frank and Antonio Borrego, 8. Aliard and Patricio Valencia, the conspirators, who murdered ex-Sheriff Frank Chavez. They have been resentenced to be hanged Feoruary 23, k And Unsparing Sacrifice. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. 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COREETS, extra long waist, high bust, two side steels each side, guarantesd perfect fitting, worth $1 each. Clearance Sale price 96 * Murphy Building, Market and Jones Stregts. Murphy Bullding, Market and Jones Streets. WMurphy Bullding, Market and Jones Streets. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Sireets. CLUTCHED BY THE LAW ROUND HALF THE GLOBE| [ Continued from Pirst Page.| charge, who bad been informed, decided to wait till morning before disturbing the remamns. Two policemen were set to watch the grave all night, and they had great difficulty in keeping off a pack of howling dogs that gathered round. | On Friday mormng the body was taken from the grave, and as this was done it was soon Seen how the murder was com- | mitted. The young man had evidently been digging to search for gold under his | mate’s direction. Then a shot was sent | through the back of the bead, having been | fired from a slight elevation and down- ward. Death must have been instan- taneous. Having silenced his victim ior- ever the muraerer passed a towel round | the body and cast it into the too ghort and narrow grave the youth had dug for him. self. The effluvium from the corpse was | unbearable, and fires had to be lightel round the spot to keep away the myriads | of clustering fli The body, greatly decomposed, was drawn up and misshapen. It wasevident that the murderer had jumped upon the | bodv to get it into the grave. Having been placed in a coffin the re- mains were conveved to Penrith and the ir.}uesl opened, ‘The identification was complete despite the decomposition, and the clothes, papers and even false teeth proved con- clusively that the body was Preston’s. The search for Welier was a longer one. Near the original camping-ground is a | lagoon. This was dragged as far as the sunken Iogs in it would permit by water police from Sydney. Shafts sunk for ventilation purposes along a chanuel which carries water from the lagoon to Glenbrook railway station for railway use were searched and the whole country for miles round wlsgrospsuefl for the ghastly find the searchers were confident of making. The idea of prospecting for gold in this locality is, by the way, absurd, for the veriest novice in the knowledge of geo- logical formation would not entertain an idea of an auriferous find in such *‘coun- eyl The search for Weller was continued unceasingly each day for tweive days, but not until last Sunday, Decewber 6, was the awful discovery made. Then a resi- dent named Woods, who had perhaps been fired by the Government reward, was | going through his own paddock when be came upon a trail leading to a spot on Glenbrook Creek known as the ‘“sand hole.” There were signs of the earth hav- ing been recently disturbed. Probing with a'stick he noticed a terrible smell, The police were called and digging com- menced, and at & depth of a foot and a half was found Welier's body. It had been buried in exactly the same fashion as Preston's, and it” was apparent that deatn was cav-ed by similar means in both cases. At both inquests verdicts of wiliful murder against Harwood or Butler were returned. Weller was an Englishman, and bis son and daughter are at school or college in England. A small gold locket with apholo of a girl in cap and zown were found. He received remittances from England. He was about 40 years of age, short, stout build, dark curly hair and beard and of & DPrepossessing eppearance. The Government offered a reward of £100 for the recovery of his body, and an addi. tional £75 for the conviction of the mur- derer. Now, as to Butler, whose disappearance was most sensational. He is about 40 years of age, 5.dest 9 or 10 inches high, stout build, muscular appearance, dark hair, slightly tinged with gray, and small side whiskers. His nose is peculiar, flat on the bridge, large on the point and turned to the left side as if it had been broken. He is an Englishman, and speaks with & burr somewhat like the Shropshire style. It has been ascertained thatin August he arrived in Sydney from est Aus- tralia, and this _explains his adoption of the name of Frank Harwood. At Cool- gardie there is now a mining expert of that name. Some time ago a bag of Har- wood’s was stolen. It contained some | clothes and papers, among the latter being a cerfificate from Ballarat (Victoria) School of Mines, a miner’s right and a letter from Mr. Schlapp, manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary Silver Mine. All of these Butler showed as his own. Weller, in addition to a good deal of jew- elry and some money, how much is not known, had a master mariner's certificate and a license to s ip, isssued by the Syd- ney Shipping Office on September 24 last. Even after Weller's disappearance the ad- verticements for prospecting mates con- tinued to appear. Butler's next known movement was to Newcastle. He appeared there on Novem- ber 15 and went to the Sailors’ Home, where he was known as Lee Weller. For eight days he remained tuere, and said he had been engaged in Sydney to zo to New- castle to join the bark Hawaiian Isles, bound for Ban Francisco, as mate. In the mreantime the captain of the bark gotan old chief cfficer of his to go as mate. Batler spoke more of mining experiences than of seafaring and he appeared to shun the latter subject, but he said he had been marine superintendent for the Adelaide Steamship Company. master’s certificate issued in England and a license to ship, both in the name of Lee Weller, and under that name ne signed articles and sailed as a seaman on the sailing ship Swanhilda, bound for San Francisco with coal. The vessel left Newcastle November 23, two days before the real Weller's pocket- book was found at Glenbrook. That he sailed is certain, as the pilot and a reporter saw him on board when the ship wassome miles out. Butler had also said that he was as a lad on the English training-ship Worcester. He showed at the Newcastle Sailors' Home a quantity of jewelry, in- cludins two watches, bracelets, rings and | brooches, and it is significant that the genuine Captain Weller had similar jew- elry. Butler was very solicitous concern- ing a Gladstone bag, bearing the name of Lee Weller, which he had with him, and when, as he was going aboard the ship, the bag was dropped in the water he was very anxious until it was recovered. At the Sailors’ Home he showed two revolvers and some cartridges, and a servant-girl in msaking his bed one morning found a loaded revolver under his pillow. Butler appears to have journeyed with mates on ‘‘prospecting tours” to many parts of this colony. e has been traced to Grafton, in the far north; to Manildra, near Orange, in the west, and | to Braidwood, in the south. A well-to-do resident of Germantown named Lesah, who is known to have zone *‘prospecting’’ with Butler, and who pur- chased a wagon and two horses for the trip, is also missing. This occurred in the middle of September. Further information gathered concern- ing the man, whatever his real name may be—he has been known at different times as Butler, Harwood, Ashe, Burgess, Clare, Simpson and Weller—appears to stamp him as a_criminal of the most atrocious order, and as is usual in such cases many crimes are alleged against him which can- not at present be proved. A considerable number of people have come forwara to testify that they were at various timesin negoiiation with Butler to go *prospect- ing"” and these negotiations date back in one instance to- 1887, when all arrange- ments for a trip were made with a retired busiuess man at Bulli, a colliery towa o the south coast, but the negotiations were not carri-d through. Lesah, who hasal- ready ‘been mentioned, hau, it is said, £400. A well-to-do young man named Camp- bell, who went with Butler to Mudgee, in the west, is missing also, and Butier was also traced to Parkes, likewise in the west, where another young man disappeared after being 1n Butler's company. Butler at tha! time sold a wagon and two horses to a selector for £15. He hasalso been ascertained to have , Albury, and into Victoria, He rvroduced a | | been in New Zealand, where he went pros- | pecting with companions, but oaly with one ata time. About the time corre- sponding with Butler’s stay in New Zea- | 1and several brutal and mysterious mur- | | ders of young prospectors were reported | to the police, but were never clearec up. | Some months ago the decomposed and | mutilated remains of & young Sydney | man, the sen of a prominent civil servant, | were found near an old shepherd’s hut, in oneof the gold districts in New Zealand. After the affair in 1887 Butler seems to have been away from this colony until | 189, but he was here in that year accord- ing to the statement of a sailor at New- | | castie. This man, in 1893, left Glasgow, | Scotland, on the bark Ofivebank on a {round trip. At Rio de Janeiro sutler, | then known as Richard Ashe, joined the | ship as a seaman. He wus of & surly and bad-tempered disposition, and was “‘dead nuts’ on the officers. The man who gave this information seems to have been the | only one on board Butier chummed up | with. Butler told him be had been for | some time in the back country in Brazil, | with which he appeared to have a very | intimate acquaintance. | No serious trouble occurred on board | the Olivebank until she arrved at New- | castle, when Butler (Ashe) threatened to | take the captain’s life. The police were | sent for and atterward, in default of find- ing_sureties to be of good behayior for twelve months, Butler went to jail for a month. The informant of these particulars met | Butler in Newcastle in November Jast, be- fore he sailed in the Swanhilda. The | Olivebank nappened to be in Newcastle at the same time and Captain Petrie of that | vessel warned Captain Fraser of the Swan- | hilda to have nothing to do with Bu'ler, ‘ashe was a dangerous man.” Butler remarked to his chum that it was funny he should meet “old Petrie” again, adding “I just wanted to let nim see I was alive, and if 1 fall across him in Frisco I'll blow his — brains out for sending me up for that month.”’ Butler also told his friend that he had recently returned from Wi “I have been all over West Australia, he said, “‘fossicking and prospecting, buy- ing claims and selling them again, and at all sorts of games, since I saw you last. I have made a lot of money and want to go over to Frisco to settle some business there, after doing which I will return 1o the colonies. 1 would very much like you to come with me to Frisco. I have plenty of money for both, and you wil! want for nothing, If I had had a daring fel- low with me in West Australia we would both have done well and come back loaded.”” When pressed for informa- tion as to how he became possessed of so much money Butler produced two car- tridges from his top waistcoat pocket and said with a smile, ““This is how I got my living,” and significantly added that if they had any stuff on them it wasonly a matter of “-pinking"’ them. The informant then laughingly réplied: **Ah, Dick, you're us bad asever. That sort of thing wouldn’t suit my book.” The plot has been further complicated by a statement by a Sydney registry-office keeper that early last August he intro- duced Butler to a man named Frank P. Harwood and the two men went prospect- ing to Cobar, N. S. W. Butler's mate on this occasion was never seen again. 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