The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 7, 1897, Page 6

6 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1897 GAVE HER POISON, BUT NOT T KILL Thomas Siddall Answers the Charges of His Wife. Acted Upder a Doctor's Order When He Induced Her to Take Morphine. Tiae Millbrae Man R‘leased Frem Prison on Habeas Corpus Procedings. REDWOOD CITY, Car., Feb, 6.— Thomas A. Siddall, who was arrested at Millbrae vesterday afternoon, charged by Dr. A. E. Baldwin of San Mateo with be- ing insane and dangerous to be at large, and who is accused of havirg yesterday poisoned his wife by administering mor. vhine to her, spent last night in the County Jail at this place. To-day he afternoon been brought before the Supe- rior Court on habeas corpus proceedings. The Judge allowed him to go on his own recognizance, provided be would appear again Monday morning for further exam- ination. His release was obtained on a techni- , he not having been proverly com- mitted. The. complaint on which he was arrested was signed by Dr. Baldwin, but was notsworn to as required by law. Siddall is a man about 28 years of age, and his wife is 25 years old. to-day that his wife has been subject to fits, and when in this condition she haa | been in the habit of taking morphine vills, under the directit 8She had be ng for t previous to the allezed poisoning and, she being worse yesterday, he gave her a morphine pili This not having the desired effect, he zave her another a half hour later. He | any evil motive. t the directions ptoms of poisoning gan 10 appear. She became worse physicians were summoned. her life was despaired of, but the efforts of the phy was learned to-day that she was able to be ap and around. | Tue couple have one young chi'd, which the mot had been nursin and which also showed symptoms of poisoning. The child is quite ill. Siddall a imit ted that his married life had been anyching but happy and har- monious. He bas been married about three years and it is unde: comes of a wealthy family in England. While living in Ontario, Canada, his wife had him arres:ed on a charge of insanity, but that chiarge was dismissed. At that time he transferred all of his rs100d that he | Pproperty to har, he being then a prosper- | ous grocer. On coming to this county he purchased a home ia Milibrae, which he has since given to his wife. He now says | that she s trying to get rid of him, | that certain persons living in bis neigh- | borhood have conspired with her for that | purpose. He accuses his wife of having an ungovernable temper, citing several | instances when she had threatened to do him bodily barm. One time he was com- pelled to destroy a pistol that he had in the house for fear she would use it. He admits that he has been unmanly enough at different times to use personal violence toward her, and that on one oc- | casion her screams brought in the neigh- | bors. Now that the woman has recovered 1t is not believed that the charges against him will be pressed. When shown the account of the alleged poisoning us it ap- peared in this morning’s Examiner, Sid- dall became very much incensed and de- nounced it asa tissue of falsehoods. He bas signified bis intention of suing that paper for libel. ROMANCE OF PACIFIC GROVE. Embarrassing Position of a Man Who Was Rejoicing in the Possession of Two Wives. PACIFIC GROVE, CaL, Feb, 6.—Ernest WiSmith; who was brought back to this city a few days ago by Constable E. B. Gross from Santa Ana oa a charge pre- ferred by his wife No. 1, had his prelimi- nary trial i J. A. Patrick’s conrt this morning. Smith in 1889 was married to Miss Kate Enclish of Visalis. They re- moved to Pacific Grove and lived here for | about two years. Smith became infatuatea with another woman and ieft his wife. Mrs. Smith returned to her home in | salia. Nothing wis heard of Smith again until | he returned to Pucif i his mother and a woman he had intro- | duced as his wife. Residents here sup- posed he was divorced, but no one of the witnesses appearing this morning claimed that he ever said ne was divorced from Mrs. Smith No. 1. In October Iast Smith brought horses and wagons here, saying he was going to move to the south. His mother and *'Mrs. Smith” would go by train and he over. land. On October 26 Constable Gross | served divorce papers on Smith, in a_suit instituted in Visalia. Gross tectified this | morning that Smith when served with apers said: ell, what shall Tdo? That places me in abad light.” Mrs. Smith 2 was then living with him and he told Gross he had married her in Mariposa County about a month previ- he next time Gross saw Smith was when he went to Orange County 1o arrest Bim. Smith not appearing to answer to the divoice proceedings in Visalia, toe first wile came to Pacific Grove to look him up, but iound be had gonme. She traced bim to the sonth and had him brought back. A certified copy of the marrage license between Smith and Kate English was introduced in evidance this morning, and also a statement from the County Clerk at Visalia, stating that no divorce had been granted IN¥O COUNTY FOSSILS. Turtle Shells Uncovered by a Prospector Searching for Gold. SANTA MONICA, CaL, Feb, 6.— Colonel T. W. Brooks and & party of inends have left Pomona for the deserts and valleys of Inyo County. Several years ago Colonel Brooks spent some months in that section prospecting for gold. In his hunt for hidden treasures he one day vitched camp at the footof a mountain and in looking around for is a free man, having this | He stated | For awhile | icians proved successtul. It | COWBOYS ATTACK | Great Northern Railroad, last night. It| | and threatened with revolvers. | unyrovoked, | bigh, severeiy injuring his hand. 10 recover them and bring them home, | The larger part of the turtle sheils will be | sent to the Field Columbian Museum at Chicado, and the balance divided up | among the party to keep as trophies of the 5 Pacific Coast country. it SAN JOSE CULPRIT CAUGHT. Kept the Fire Department Busy Racing | 1o Answer Numsrous False Alarms. 8AN JOSE, Car., Feb. 6.—A great many [false alarms of fire Lave been turned in of | late and Chief Ford of the Fire Depart- ment bas been investigating with a view of making a number of arrests. Last Sunday morning, while the department was fighting a fire at the corner of Market and El Dorado streets, a false alarm was turned in from box 73 at the Eureka Hose | house, on Eighth street. Chief Boyd yes- | terday obtained evidence connecting | Henry Borchers, a plumber, with the | sending in of the alarm and swore to a | complaint before Justice Gass. Borchers | was arrested last night and released on | bail. This morning he was arraigned on | the charge and his trial set for March 2. | About a year aco Borchers held up | Policeman Monohan at the point of a | shotgun and made him release Herbert | Calglesser, a comvanion of bis, who had | | been arrested for firing a gun upon the | | public st Borchers paid a fine of §75 for this offense. The city ordinance provides a penalty | of $100 fine or thirty days in the City | Prison for turning in false alarms. Chief Ford expects to cause another arrest | shortiy. WQRKING FOK 1THE CHARTER. Mayor Phelan, Dr. Jordan and (Mlllrs‘ to Address the Volers. SAN JOSE, CAL., Feb, 6.—A mass-meet- ing under the auspices of the New Charter | Club will be held at Turn Verein Hall next Friday evening for the purpose of | | arousing enthusiasm among the citizens | | ana advancing the interests of the cnnr-: ter. Senator H. V. Morehouse has been | asked to preside. Addresses will be de- | livered by Mayor Phelan of 8 and President Jordan of Stanford Univer- | sity. The business men and citizens gener: are working hard for the new charte there seems to be little doubt that it will | carry. The election will be held on Feb- | ruary 23. n Francisco | e Constable Branson Arraigned. SAN JOSE, CaL, Feb. 6.—Charles Branson, the deputy constable who was | arrested last evening on a charge of bur- | glary, was arraigned before Justice Goss | this morning and his preliminary exami- nation set for February 9. He has been | rmleased on $1000 bsil. The complainant {is Loui Chung Lung, the proprietor of a | Chinese employment office on El Dorado | surcer, who alieges that Branson kicked | in the door of his place and robbed him | and two other inmates of $25. Branson | denies that he robbed the Chinamen, but s he was_looking for evidence to con- vict them of running an opium joint. o Turners Danc+ en Masqus. | SAN JOSE, CAL, Feb. 6.—The twenty | sixth annual masquerade ball of the San | Jose Turn Verein was held at Turn Verein | Hall to-night. The place was crowded | with maskers and spectators, and the | affair was voted the event of the season. | The committee of arrangements consisted | of H. C. Doerr, A. Menn Jr., H. Liebe, J. | M. Watermann, Fred Doerr, W. H. Rit- n. { ter and William Ke S Burglars Loot @ Saloon. SAN JOSE. CaL., Feb. 6.-~The Noble Saloon, conducted by A. Fortloufs, on Santa Clara street, near Third, was looted | by burglars early this morning. The | cash register was robbed of $1985 anda lot of cigars and liquor taken. A sKylight in the roof was removed, and the thieves let themselves down into_tbe saloen with arope. An exit was made through a rear door. OPERATIC STARS Columbia Company Beset by Denizens of the Range. Men Maltreated and Women Insuited at a Station in Montana. Promiscuous Shooting Indulged fn by a Party of Drunken Rough Riders. SPOKANE, Wasn., Feb. 6.—The Colum- bia Opera Company was attacked by cow- boys at Shelby Junction, Mont., on the was fired upon, the women of the com- pany insulied and the men maltreated The cow- boys were drunk. The attack was entirely The company arrived in Spokane this evenin-. W. R. Reynolds, the director, said: “While we were awaiting the ar- rival of the train at the junction, having showed last at Butte, drunken cowboys rode np to the station and commence.l shooting ahout fecklessly. They entered the waiting-room and insnlted some of the ladies of the company. Kirtland Cal- houn, the stage manager, requested them to desist, but they put a revolver to his head and told him to keep stiil or they ‘wonld blow the top of his curly head off.’ The men of the company, although un- | armed, atterapted to resist the attacks of the drunken and reckless men, but when they did so they were maltreated.” Arihur Kellam, a member of the chorus, was hit on the heaa with a revolver, and Eugene Rozer: was also injured on the head. Mr. Reynolds, at the point of a pistol, was waiked off a platform ten feet | Passengers on the same train say the cowboys did not mean to do harm, but were simply drank and shooting reck- lessly. When they learned that an opera company was in the station tney thought they would have some fun, but carried | the sport too far. Some of them treated the women in a most disgraceful manner. Division Superiniendent Rogers -of the Great Northern says he will foliow up the outrage to the end and wiil cause the ar- rest of the cowpoys. The ringleader is said to be well known. ot A Santes Workman Killed. SAN DIEGO, Can, Feb. 6.—Charles Endreiss of this city, employed in the | stone quarries at Santee, twenty miles east, was struck by a falling _rock at acon to-day and fatally crushed. He died while quartz leads came upon numerous fine specimens of fossil turtles, _It was not_convenient for him at that time to return with any of his wonderful find, and it is only now that he has gone being brought to this c1 e CLEARANCE sale fine eyeglasses, specs, 150 to40c. Sundays, 740 Market street (Kast's shoestore); weeadays, 63 Fourth st. 4 FLOODS DESCEND UPON STOCKTON Portion of the City South of Mormon Channel Inundated. Forces of Men Work Diligently All Night to Lessen the Damages. Waters of the Sicrzmnto River Overflow the Surrounding Farmmnz Land. STOCKTON, Car, Feb. 6.—The high water predicted yesterday came last night and this morning, causing a partial flood here, which was confined mainly to that portion of the city lying south o Mormon Channel and west of Center street. Almost all of that section was inundated. At the Ban Joaquin-street bridge over Mormon Channel the water was highest at 8 o’clock, and soon after that began to subside; but lowerdown the street, and alsoin Stockton Channel, the flood kept on rising and was augmented by the back- | water. During the early hours of the morning the main field of operations of the flood- fighters was Weber avenue, from its foot up to the California Navigation and Im- provement Company’s sbeds. At that place the Street Department did a first- class piece of work, for which it deserves praise. The water began pouring over tke ave- nue shortly after midnight and Street Superintendent Bidwell, who was up all night with a gang of men, ordered five or s1x carloads of gravel brought up from the Coal Roads track near the bunkers. The cars were hauled by a dray teem, und with the gravel a small levee was speedily built, which prevented the water from filling the hollows on the south side of the avenue and eventually flooding Pleasant Valley, as that portion of the city west of Center street and between Mormon and Stockton channels is called Atthe flour-mills and the warehouses preparations were made for a ducking, and at the steamboat shed ail damageable goods were removed or put upon a safe elevation. The water began to run over the flooring of the Navigation Company’s shed at 8 o’clock. At the Sperry mill trovble presented itselt early, for the water began to pour up through the rainwater sewers at the intersection of the avenue and what used to be called Beaver street. The flow was stopped by placing sacks of bran over the openings in the sewer and weighting them down. The waters are now receding, and all the channels are lower than they were this merning. BEOKEN LEVEES NEALK COLUSA. Inundated by the Sacramento Kiver Ocerflow. A, CaL., Feb. 6.—The river here registers 26 feer, being about one foot and nine inches below high water mark. Itis falling slowly. If it had not been for three large breaks in the levee on the east side, between Co- lusa and Butte City, the river would cer- tainly have reached a higher mark than ever before, but the breaks—one abouta mile above Colusa, another about twelve miles above and the third just opposite Princeton—drew off an immense guantity of water and eased the l=vees on this side. There is one vast sea of water from Co- lusa to The Buttes, a distance of seven miles, and as far north and south as the eye can reuch. Many farms are entirely under water and stock is being fed on the levees. Fortunately there is no danger of loss of life. Below Colusa, on Grand Island, the lower tules heve been rapidly filling up for the past few days by the hill, or back water, and it was thought the levees sur- rounding reclamation district 108 would goout. Had they not held, the water supply would have flooded 72,000 sores of the best land in the Sacramento Valley. As the storm seems broken and the levees are still intact it is believed the greatest danger has passed. STANFORD THEATRICALS. Farms Sword and Sandal Club Rehearsing for {h_a Comedy “ She Stoops to Conquer.” STANFORD, Car., Feb. 6.—Rehearsals for an elaborate production of Goldsmith’s comedy, “'She Stoops to Conquer,’” occur twice a week, and the indications are that the dramatic effort of the Sword and Sandals will be & decided success. Several critics who have witnessed full rehearsals give it unstinted praise. The comedy will be correctly staged and costumed at con- siderable expense. W. H. lrwin '98 is acting as stage manager, and W. P. Mc- Intosh 97 has charge of the business end of the enterprise. The three stars of the club, by a strange coincidence, are the members of the fresh- man_class—Frank Riley, John Briseoe and Miss Grace Dinkelspi The other characters of the comedy wiil be strongly tilled by the vick of the Sword and Sandal Club. The followi the cast: Sir Charles Mariow . Evans Holbrook :.""John Briscoe ~Walter McInjosh . fice ce Dinkelspiel Agnes Morley . Ferrel -Miss Haskell A professional director will be engaged to put on the finishing touches. The date for the intial periormance has not as yet been definitely set. It will be in the neighborhood oi March 1. Piss G s:ance - Miss Mrs. Hardcastle PETALUMA MISTEXY, Peculiar Zetions of a Dog Give Evidence of @ Iragedy. PETALUMA, Car, Feb. 6.—Surmises of a probable tragedy are indulged in by citizens along the water front, owing to the mysterious actions of an unknown dog. 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Denies~ the Accusation and Insists Upon an Early Hearing of the Case. - MILL VALLEY, Carn, Feb. 6.—The greatest excitement has been occasioned here by charges preferred by Charles E. Cline, a local painter, against the princi- pal of the Mill Valley publie school, N. B. Countryman, who is also & member of the Marin County Board of Education, for leged brutal treatment of Lrnest Cline, young son of Charies Cline. Young Clis 1s about 10 years old and is a scholar in Miss Mollie Bradley's class in the Mill Valley school. The warrant for Countryman’s arrest | Was sworn out before Justice of the Peace J. 8. Bellrude of Sausalito, Justice Thomas Fottrell of Mill Valley having re- fused to issue a warrant upon the showing made by Cline. Mr. Countryman, upon learning that Cline had brought charges against him, immediately gave himself up and requested a hearing with all possible haste. Justice Bellrude set the matter for hearing for this afiernoon at 1 o’clock, at which time Mr. Countryman, acting as his own attorney, pleaded not guilty, and the case wax sel for trial for Monday after- noon, Mz Cline said that on his son’s body were the marks left by Mr. Countryman’s fists where he had struck thelad. The cbild, according to Cline, was covered with black and biue marks, the result of the beatings given him on Wednesday and ‘Thursday of this week at the schoolbouse. Mr. Countryman, the principal of the school, tells an entireiy. different story. He denies that he struck the boy with Liis fists and says that he administered to him ouly such a_whipping as-he deserved, and that no undue violence was resofted to. He said that young Cline had been creat- ing a disturbance in his class and Miss Bradley had sent him to_the principal 1o receive punishment. The boy had his head bound in strings, which Mr. Country- man told him to take off. This he did in a fit of anger, whereupon the principal ad- ministered to him a conple of reminders with bis open hands. The next day the boy was sent to him again, and this time Mr. Countryman obtained a switch and was about to whip him, when the lad grabbed it and broke it. 'He gave the boy & whipping, neverthelessy but absolutely ggulu that he kicked him or punched im. Attorney Adolph Sylva said this after- noon that he intended $0 inform-the offis 4 quills, heavy, $2 50, cers of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children of the affair. The child is his ciient. KOBBEKY AT SAUSALITO. Adndrew Nickles’ Oyster Grotto Looted and a Pet Parrot Stolen. SAUSALITO, CaL, Feb. 6.—Andrew Nickles, the proprietor of the Sausalito Oyster Grotto, situated on Water street, is keeping a silent vigil at the ferry land- ing in the little seaside town and ail on account of a missing parrot. Last night or early this morning some person broke the glass on the side door leading into the grotto, and putting an arm through the opening drew the bolts back and effected an entrance. The crime was not discovered until this morning when the grotto was opened for business. It was then seen that robbery had been committed, for,the midnight visitors had rified the money drawer, whict: contained only $2 in small change. They also carried away a fine parrot that was hanging in the grotto. The bird was confined in a heavy cage and the burglars took cage and all, but the cage has been recovered. It waslound on the steps lead- ing 10 El Monte Hotel, but minus the par- rot. Mr. Nickles wishes to recover the bird also, and that is the reason he is on the lookout at the ferry landing. Besides this precaution he has had a search insti- tuted among the boats in the harbor. Before Judge Josephr H. Pryor he swore out a warrant this morning and is ready to place the burglar under arrest as soon as he appears with the parrot. e Sawsalito Justice Astray. SAUSALITO, Car., Feb, 6.—Justice J. 8. Bellerude has not as yet found out who took the four pages from his docket and committed the crime of trifing with Sansalito justice. He said to-aay that it happened a long time ago and he knew of itthen. He left the docket in his office and went down the street, returning in fifteen minutes to find that four pages were missing. The missing pages con- tain the record of the case of Mrs. Josie Viale against Mrs. Delcroix, who kept a boarding-house in Tiburon. Mrs. Viale sued for $33 50 for services. The case was never settled, and_has just been brought up again, only to find the records gone. St Rejoicing in Marin County. SAN RAFZEL, Caw, Feb. 6.—There is rejoicing in Merin Couaty on account of the news telegraphed from Sacramento to the effect that the couvict-labor bill had passed both houses of the State Legisla- ture and only awaiis the signature of the Governor to become a law. It is known that Governor Budd approves of the measure, and the excellent work which the prisoners have done in the way of road-building will be continued. otk Zamalpais Koad Lwunming. MILL VALLEY, Car., Feb. 6.—The landslides on Tamalpnis, which for a number of days have stopped travel over the Tamalpais scenic rosd, have been cleared away and trains are again being run regularty. =S AT Vancouver Preacher’s Invention. VANCOUVER, .B. C., Feb. 6.—Every one who uses a typewriter will welcome the news of an invention which bids fair to revolutionize the typewriter's business. Rev. W. W. Baer, a Methodist minister in this city, has succeeded in producing an automatic device whereby the carriage of the machine will return to tue com- mencing point after reaching the end of a line, and which will aiso sutomatically space up for the next line. e b u— To close out—11-4 white Marseilles City of Paris, b A FIGHT AMONG RAILROAD MEN Assessments for the Local Association Cause a Decided Revolt. The Southern and Union Pacific and Santa Fe Appeal to Chairman Caldwell. Agents of Northern Roads Say It Is On'!y Just That the Others Pay Larger Rates. A warm meeting of the members of the San Francisco and Oakland Passenger As- sociation occurred yesterday.in the asso- | ciation office in the Mills building. It was all about a raise in the pro rata of the expenses lor carrying on the associa- | tion levied by the new auditing com- | mittee. The local association is subordinate to | the Transcontinental Assoc:ation, and is made up of representatives of the trans- | continental roads in tnis City and Oak. land. Itis, like the parent association, for the purpose of maintaining rates. To pay the expenses of maintaining the organi- zation assessmentis are levied on all the roads. ‘The assessment is changed from time to time on the general basis of the business done by each road. Ia winter the roads ranning through the warm belt, like the Southern Pacific, do the Jarger part of the business. The new auditing committee; composed of Mr. Rice of the Great Northern, Mr. Sanborn of the Burlington and Mr. Sned- daker of the Rio Grande Western, got to- gether the other day and reapportioned the percentage of the exvenses. They raised the Southern Pacific's rate from 18 1o 2134 per cent; the Union Pacific’s from 131018 per cent, and the Santa Fe's from 11 :gelx‘ p::e“m. The other roads, of which e some seven i ¥ as. sexsed at from 510 per cents o n this report was read v the meeting of ':’:a alsociui:fi 'ii‘:;du:i'd‘i yell of dismay from the three aforesaia roads. The Southern Pacific was sspeci- ally decided in its protest that it woyld Dot pay the quota assessed. The Unfon Pacific ana the Santa Fe chimed in read. ily with the Southern Pacific, and the matter was appealed for final decision to Chairman Caldwell of the Transconti nental Association at Chicago. An odd ihing in conmection with the matter was that no iater than Thursday last the Union Pacific zave notice—the usual ‘ten days’ notice required—that it would withdraw from the association. owever, it immediately withdrew the notice, and yesterday, when the raised as. se-sments were submitted, at once joined in the appeal with the other roads, The battle caused considerabie of a flurry for a time, The members of the auditing committee maintain th 1 are right in their position, and I‘-hl:‘Cl:::Iy | man Caldwell will without doubt, when he gets their full statement of what the roads are doing, uphold the action of the commiltee. MR WALLER CHUOKLED. Shopped for Surgical Instruments and Undereut Supervisor Rottanzl, School Director Waller chuckled audi- bly yesterday concerning his success in underbidding Dr. Rottanzi for surgfeal instruments for the Receiving Hospital. His original bill was for §254 Dr. Rot- tanzt, as 8 member of, the Heaith and Police Committee of the Board of Super- visors. held up this bill asexcessive. Then Mr. Waller told the committee that he was compelled by Dr. Weill to purchase at one place and bad not been given the option to look around for lower ‘prices. Then Dr. Rottanzi and School Director Waller both went about seeking prices for the instruments needed and, accord- ing to Mr. Waller, the result :was. as f lows: Rottanzi $168, exclusive of a $7 in- strument which be overlooked; Watler $160 25, including the whole lots needed, This is about §84 less than the finst bill. e e Tragedy at Seaftle. SEATTLE, Wasx., Feb. 6.—Gmace Perry, @ young woman well connected in this who had left her home to live with Edward Cole, until recently a seaman on the revenue cutter Grant, committed sui- cide this morning by taking carbolic acid. 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