The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 18, 1897, Page 11

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 1897 FEW WILL SEE DURRANT HANGED A Very Limited Numbor| of Invitations to Be 3 Issued. Priscn Directors Investigate the Story of the “Dead March.” F.ve Convicts Gain Their Liberty cn Parole—Testing Coal for the Jutemill. The State Board of Prison Directors met at San ntin yesterday and labored late into the afternoon to transact the | business of that penal institution. Asa | result five convicts were made happy by being liberated on parole. Others were made unhappy by having their petitions for parole denied or their credits taken from them. A considerabls amount of the business was routine. B-fore clositg the session the directors summoned Theodore Durrant, the con- demned murderer of Blanche Lamont, be- fore them to investigate a published report 10 the effect that the prison bana had ma- liciously played the “‘Dead March” near Durrant’s cell for the purpose of offending the condemned. The leader of the band stated that the band did not discourse the somber musical production, but that it was probably an overture that was not recognized. Durrant was called before the board. He stated that he loves music and that he was never offended by any music played by the convict band. That settled it. The Warden informed the directors that Le is in receipt of scores of applications for permission to witness the execution of Durrant. If all should be granted the vrison buildings would not hoid the crowd that would be present. A limit to the in- vitations to be issued must be made, and ne tne directors. n reaching a | uctions to the Warcen not to issue any invitations ex cept to those permitted by law to witness | ihe execution. The Warden will be ad- | vised, later on, by the directors as to who the favored ones will be. Warden Hale repor:ed that the Tiburon y road beiween San Rafael ng construc county’s expense, is fast and favorably. He tand General Manag sai Francisco and Norta Pa ad had offered to 1oan & lot of ra ties to be used for the cons { By the use of a track tne al can be carried from place to place rapidly, tous facilitating the con- struction of the road. \Warden Hale the new law relative to the g Chiefs of Police and | otographs and de- | on of the j s follow. | g March 31,1897, April 1 the vault belonging to | ad, 8180 the cash beloneing to 1n San Quentin, and | ounting for every 1e cas the general f the p found cked vouch- 18l entries to report that I eipts and dis- Iy numbered, alunced your bankbook and find it | to agree wi balance in the bank. The | e funds for the balance of the forty- | iscal year are as follows, L appropri 3 nd, $16, revolving fu 21,570 45 e checked irial bala ledger and the prisuners’ r and_find everything correct. Respectfully submitted. | L. W. Wapuax, | Expert for the Bourd. R. D. Perry, secretary of the India famine relief committee, appeared before the board and asked for a lotof jute bags in whica to put the grain and corn that is coming from the East in bulk. His request was indorsed by Mayor Phelan and the Chamber of Commerce by letters. Mr. Perry said that there is a lot of grain now in the warehouse at Port Costa that must be bagged at once. Chairman Fitzgerald stated that all of the bags that can be made for this season have already been sold to the farmers at low prices and that the bosrd has no au- thority to dispose of the State's property for charity or other purposes. Mr. Fitz- gerald suggested that there are people of this Nation, particularly in the Mississippi Valley, who are sadly in need of all the assistance that can be afforded. Director Wilkins presented a claim on bebalf of Marin County for $1481, ex- penses incurred in the trials of Robert Kelly, who last May stabbed Convict Wal- ter Arrison to death in the cell building. Keily on his second trial before the e of general NEW TO-DAY! RANDSBURG Has been made famous by the Val Verde Gold Mines. We own them. We are of- fering a limited guantity of shares to investors. Fully paid. No assessments. Send for prospectus. Correspond- ence invited. Randsburg Gold Mining, Milling and Water Supply Co., Crocker Building, San Francisco. INVESTMENTS, [ | contract. | other gave | rior Court of Marin County was convicted | and sentenced to twenty years’ imprison- ment in Folsom. But for this Kelly would | heve been out of prison by this time. The claim was allowed, to be paid out of the general appropriation, as the State law provides for the reimbursement of coun- Lies for the trial of the State’s convicts for crimes committed within the prisons. The matter of getting another large sup- ply of coal for the prison mills provoked considerable discussion. Commissary Tharp stated that there are several coal- dealers who would like to bid for the next However, the cheapest kinds are not always the most economical for steam-making purposes. The boord de- cided that all the kinds of fuel offered shouid be tested, and all bidders were given the privilege of placing 100 tons 1n the mill for a test, stipulating that the bidders should be paid for the same at the price per ton offered by the successiul bidder. Seven parole petitions were considered by the board ana the following five cases were favorably reported, to be parolea in July next: George L. Walton, Tulare County, robbery, sentenced Lo sixleen years; term expires May, 1901, David Johns, Butte County, grand larceny, five years; term expires Aprii, 1898. George Besette, Los Angeles County, rob- bery. ten years; term expires May, 1599. Matthew Thompson, Butte County, robbery, five years; term expires July, 1898. Frank Gibson, Kings County, grand larceny, ten years; term expires February, 1900. The petition of Clinton R. H. Lee fora | restoration of his credits was taken under advisement. In 1884 he was sentenced to twenty years, from Fresno, for stage rob- bery, and seven years ago he was mixed up prominently in an attempt at a jail de- ivery. Phil Betzler, also a stage robber, sentenced to seven years, stabbed a cell mate. He was punisiied by the forfeiture of bis credits, amounting to a year, and by being sent to Folsom. The assaunlt by convicts upon Warren E. Price, the A. P. writer and editor of CRUSHED UNDER A COAL BUCKET One Stevedore Killed and Two Others Seriously Wounded. Tragedy on the Wellington | While Hoisting the Fue. From the Hold. The Gar Was Out of Order and It G:v: Way During the Rush of Unlcading. | _The Dunsmuirs’ coal bunkers at Folsom No. 2 were the scene of a terrible tragedy | yes erday morning. One of the buckets ipped when i reached the chute and | tumbled back into the hold. Itcrushed | the life out of one man who was working | | in the hold, dangerously wounded another and slightly injured a third. Peter Ferguson was handling the buck- | | etsin the forehold and Charles Hnnsen} ! was assistin: him. The work was being The Steamer Wellington at Folsom Wharf No. 2 and the Dunsmuir Bunkers. The Forehold Bucket Fell Back Into the Hold and Killed P. Ferguson, Besides Injuring Charles Hansen and Another Stevedore. the Light, who is serving out his sentence for sending improper matter throngh the United States mails, was investigated. The account of the assault was given in TuE CALL yesterday and reiterated by Price, who snia that in consequence of articles be had written concerning Cath- olicism and its believers he had exerted the ill will of a large number of prisoners. “They day in one of the suort passageways lead- g0t after me a week ago Thurs- ing to the jutemill. 1 was keeping tally on the conyicts asthey went to dinner, and Lambert was calling them off 10 me. was not lcoking for them 1o begin the trouole so scon, aithough I had been warned that they would do me up. Sud- denly two or three jumped out of the line and tried to get at me. [ was sitting on a chair. Lambert held one away. butl the me a black eye. Captains Jameson and Sullivan came to my rescue, and I got off very luckily. Since then the prison oflicials tiave treated me very nice- Iy, and have placed me on the outside, where there is no fear of my being m lestea again.” Convict O’Brien was the one who hit | Price in the eye and Convict Jokn Me: Nulty, the murderer, is said to be the per- son who engaged in a struggle with Lam- bert, but to what purpose is not clearly understood. O'Brien told two stories to the directors, the snbstance of which was that he struck Price for having cast slurring remarks upon the Catholic sis- ters and fathers. Captains Jameson and Sullivan did not throw much light upon the case except to tell of the trouble. The directors punished O'Brien by the forfeiture of all of his credits, amounting to a year’s tim FROM GEN. SHERMAN'S LIBRARY. Some Five Hundred Books Sold Second-Hand Dealer for $30. A collection of boozs of the late General W. T. Sherman was sold in St. Louis recently for §30. It consisted of about 500 vojumes of army records, regi- mental histories, courts-martial records and a general assoriment of war litera- ture. The sale was made by Thomas Dooley, a carpenter, who did work for General Sherman while the iatier had bis headquarters in this city as the com- mander of the United States army. According to Mr. Dooley, General Sherman gave him the books just be- fore he left St. Lonis. The carpenter kept them until he moved from 3928 Morgan street, a short time ao, when he packed the library in four large boxes. He then sold the outfit to a downtown book dealer here for $30. The dealer was not aware at the time that he was securing a bonanza, as whei he offered $30 for the outflt he did it on s venture. On examination he found a number of valuable pieces of lit- erature and a large proportion of the books. contsined the autographs of men of re- nown. There were testimonials from U. S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Phil Sheri- dan and others, besides any number of books presented to General Sherman by the authors. Many books, otherwise worthless, were made valusble by the autograph of the general himself. Among the books were several copies presented by Mrs. Sherman to her son Tom. He is now a Jesuit missionary, and the book-dealer, who knows him, intends sending him the volumes. During the past few days a large num- ber of people bave examined the collection and negotiations have been ovened with several G. A. R. posts and similar orga izations looking to the sale of the colle tion or partof i Democrat. e e You may listen for a year and never hear an angry word spoke in Spanish. to a done at express speed and the Dunsmuirs thought the men were earning more than | they should. In the old days it usuaily | took four days to discharge the Welling- ton, but the millionaire mine-owners came | to the conclusion that the work could be | done in half the time and the attempt | was made. The result is that one man is on a slab in the Morgue crushed out of all semblance of humanity and anotner had |10 be taken to the Receiving Hospital, while a third had to quit work for the day | and go home. Hansen heara the rattie | of the broken gear and ran toward the starboard side of the ship. He was not quick enough, however, as the edge of the | descending bucket struck him and broke | his shoulder blade. The machinery of the bunkers is oper- ated by electricity and is supposed to be the most perfect of its kind on the coast. By a mechanical contrivance the buckets that are lifted from the ship to the bunkers are caught by a hook on reach. | ing the top of tue derrick and are swung | over into the bunkers. The bucketful of coal that caused the trouble yesterday was hoisted to the top of the derrick, but in- stead of beinyg canght by the hook the chain slipped and the bucket fell back into the hold. James E. Marley, the man who was handling the winches, was arrested on a charge of mansiaugnter. He was advised to skip, but he decided to remain and face the music. An inquiry will be held to-morrow. s Hansen was taken to the Receiving Hos- pital, ‘were it was found that he had sus- tained a fracture of the left shoulder- blade and an abrasion of the left arm. Dr. Rinne attended to his injuries and he was able to go to his home in Boulton court. Mre. Ferguson called at the Receiving Hospital about 2 o’clock. She had learned of the accident from a friend and hurried to the hospital, thiuking her husband had been taken there. The friend had not the | courage t0 tell her that her husband’s | body was in the Morgue. Sne was in & hysterical condition, and tron Keane, comprehending the situa- | tion, got ber 10 remain in her ward till she communicated with her father, Charles F. | Jacobus, who is employed in the Union | Iron Works. Her father called with a hack and took her home, where the news was gently broken to her. She was married to Fer- guson seventeen months ago, anu is ex- Decting tie birth of a child. Bhe told the matron thati her husband bad arranged to take her to the theater last night. *“When a whaler is fitted out from home she takes her officers, boatswains and a few foremast hands and steers for the Western Islands (Azores). Arrived there, a boat is lowered, and a box of new boots | putin it. The crew pull ashore, into some convenient little bay surrounded by woods, and landing they open the box of boots and stand them all siong in a row. Then one man begins at one end of the row and pulls all the boots on and off again, one after the other. They then board their boats and pull off around the point out of sight, and the natives, who have been watching them from tie woods, come down and try the boots on. When the officer in charge of tbe boat thinks | they have had time enough to be fitted he comes back, and the poor 'Gees, being un- able io run with the boots on, ure easily captured and carried off whaling. I know this to be a fact, for the whalers toid me otit, themselves.”’—"“On Many Seas.” —_———— Bacgage Transforred to Trains, Steamers Also moved in the City. MORTON EPECIAL DELIVERY, 408 Tuylor street and 650 Market street.s = S NEW TO-DAY—CLO’ : Corner Fifth and 'arket Sts. Our Aim Among San Francisc garments than any in purchase of Men’s or Don’t think for a minute a gift will influence high be poor policy, since ou vests ; all trousers have belt stra Couldn’t be under $10 in a regular w- dealer alike, SACKS AND The best values ever offered. tailoring—not within our knowledge $20-~and yet we say ds6.25. Exclusive Clothiers' $20 Men's Suits for $9.65. The very choicest patterns in Sawyer Mills Cassimeres, Glendale Mills Worsteds, Bannockburn Cheviots, Co- lumbiaville Tweeds, etc., the very bestof linings and the highest class of $1=2.50. shions, coats made with and everything is first class. We make ’em—to consumer or aps CUTAWAYS, have equal suits been offered under Natty “Junior” Suits, FOR SMALL BOYS, Made up in chic styles of all- wool goods, with braided fronts and collars and braid and buck- les at the knee—our regular §3 grades, for Boys’ All-Wool Combination Suits, Is to Create A SENSATION 0’s neat and quiet dressers, for our clothing comes nearer to the custom-made the market to-day. BUT THE GIFT—let us not forget the gift—A HANDSOME GCOLD filled stem winding and setting, American lever movements, open-face or hunting- case Watch (ladies’ or gentlemen’s) FREE with every Boys’ Clothing, Furnishing Goods and Hats, amounting to $20.00 and upward. that the giving of so costly er prices—that would indeed r sole object in view is to merit a continuance of your patronage. Once You Wear a Summerfield & Roman Garment You’ll Be Content With None Other. Exclusive - Clothiers' $10 Men's Suits for $6.25. NOBBY OVERPLAIDS, Checked Tweeds and Cheviots, stylish Spring f. deep facings and lined with best quality serges ; fly frontand regular style Double knee and seat, patent elastic bands and riveted buttons, in Spring pattern Cheviot and other wear - giving stuffs, braided sailor collars, for 3 to 8 yrs. ; double-breast- ed styles forg to 15 vears. §s regularly; here only CHILD PATIENTS HAVE DIPHTHERIA The Scourge Is Epidemic in the Children’s Hospital. Nine Virulent Cases Authenti- cated and Six More Un- der Suspicion. Ten Casss Reported From Various Parts of the _Clly ‘Within Forty-Eight Hours. Diphtheria, the dreaded scourge of the little ones, has invaded the Children's Hospital, and nine of the inmates are al- ready down with it. Six more children showed gjgns of the disease yesterday, and the wildest alarm prevails in the institu. tion, The first signs of an epidemic in the hospital made their appearance on Thurs- day, when several children developed symptoms that led Dr. Lewitt, the physi- cian of the institution, to believe that they might be suffering with diphtheria. He immediately made use of the throat swabs provided by the Board of Heaith to detect such cases, and sent them to Dr. Spencer, the bacteriologist of the poard. On Frfday Dr. Spencer reported that the children were suffering from diphtheria of a virulent type, and the hospital was ai once quarantined and orders given that no more visitors be admitted until the scourge has been stamped out. Yesterday six more children :howed symploms of the disease, and swabs that | had been used on their throats were sent to the bacteriologist. Tue names of those known to have the disease are: Arthur Hank, Isabel Arm- strong, Charles Harper, Eita Salzman, Edwin McKnight, Hesley Willlams, Amelia Mogel, Frank Harper and Frank Knorr. How the disease obtained a foothold in the hospital is a mystery, for, as 1ar as known, the sanitary arrangements are as good as money could produce, and the greatest efforts are made to preserve the physical welfare of the inmates. It is suspected, however, that some one of the children recently admittea bad the germs of the disease in his or her system and that it developed after being received and that the weather being favorable the scourge spread rapidly among the poor little patients whose poorly nurtured frames were not calculated to withstand its march. The theory is given color from the fact that a majority of the inmates come from the poorer districts of the City where im- perfect sanitation and crowded tenements are favorable to the development of diph- theria and other contagious diseases. Itis feared that with the progress the disease has made many others will be taken down before it is stamped out. The most strenuous efforts are bein: made to confine it to those already stricken, but Dr. Lewitt and his assistants feel that they are in for a siege. Nor is the spread of disease confined to the Children’s Hospiial, for within the forty-eight hours ending at 6 o'clock yes- terday ten cases outside of the institution were reported. They were as follows: 677 Clementina, City and County Hospitai, {8330 Washington, 20 Derby place, 6:9 Bryant street, 1023 Buchanan street, 728 Fulton street, 718 Fulton street, rear 321 Eighth street and 14358 Mission at. The Demand for Ivory Billiard Balls. The total yearly demand for ivorybil- liard balls, when trade in general is zood, is estimated 1o be about 110,000 to 115,000 balls, of which America and France ab- sorb half, the remainder being used by England, Germany and other countries. Bad times reduce the number of balls re- quired to about 80,000 to 85,000 per year. As those elephants’ teeth which are most adapted for billiard bails are getting scarcer and, scarcer great difficulty is ex- perienced in meeting the present demana and prices accordingly rapidiy advance, being at present more than 16s per pound.—Tid-Bits. Cee—— Cigars that retail for 10 cents are said by gooa judges to be equal to brands that seil in the States for 25 cents. ORNING ON THE BILBD Large Crowds Exprcted to Go Over the Finished Portion of It Tc-Day. Special| Efforts Were Male to G-t the Avenue Into Goed Shape. One of the most popular drives lbo“ll the City to-day will undoubtly be along Balboa avenue, as far as it will then be completed. In filling in the ground across the Trocadero Canyon the builders of the avenue yesterday encountered a bed of quicksand or soft, slushy material, and in order that the public may not be disap- pointed in having their drive to-day along the entire course the workmen were kept at work some time alter the usual hour last night, and will also work two extra hours this morning, for which additional | 1abor they will be allowed a full day’s pay { "The relief committee had considerable success yesterday in making collections. The Bank of California made a_ second contribuiton of $200, Metzgar & Franklin donated $100, J. Calegaris gave $34 50, the Standard Theater benefit returned its first Temittance of $19, Mrs. Matilda Esbersg contributed $10,and an unknown under the \numuoicash added $2 to the fun. The { total amount to date is $23,124 11. 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