The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 28, 1897, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1897. PLUNGE THROUGH A BRIDG Disaster to an Electric Car on a Portland Railway. BRAKES FAIL TO CHECK ITS RUSH. Thirty Passéngers Are Carried Down to the Waters of a Slough. THREE KILLED CUTRIGHT AND MANY INJURED. The Motorman Deserts His Post as the Car Tears Down a Steep Grade. PORTLAND, O=, Suburban car 52 sengers, comi d the cu ining thirty pas- from Mount Tabor, trol of Motorman John G 1 lock this morning, left the s on Mo sireet, & few feet east of the corner of East Eightb, plowed its way across the bridge with & quick ve to t ck the sidewalk , Garrying away planking and string- od into the slough below, taking ore or more of passengers. Of o deadt . BLaxcHARD, engineer of the Acme Fiouring-m of age, living at EW an ere, plun th str , 16 years old, employed et. N Hax Le Gre ing at esic CATHERINE ois, Who was visiti at Mount Tabor. Othe AILLIE, aged 25 years, of Mrs. Alexander homes badiy jured. They were mploye of the ncoe, injured rs of Glencoe, ons with 1 and the other bruised lers. zka, living at Glencoe, arm egs slightly bruised. Casey of 111 East Thirte-fifth employed in Gadsby's furniture street, store, st Brown, an employe of the cigar- box factory on Front street, received a few son street, injured on the right shoulder sed about the limbs. . a Sunnyside groceryman, s ightly bruised on the back. M. Attwood of 170 East Thirty-fourth »ployed as janitor by the United ¢, bruised on one leg badly twisted. tobert Thompson, an apprentice elec- 0 employed by the Portland General ny, right arm dislocated dly injured internally; face se- ared; is in a hospital. n old man living at Mount n arm. r of Prettymans station, uder hurt and a rib reported broken; ound his way home unassisted. Unkncwn young man, wounded in the Lead. C..C. Miller of M grocers at West Park and streets, internal injuries. George Howell of Sunnyside, cat and bruised about the head and shoulders, R. 0. Collis of 942 East Morrison street, rib broken, internal injuries, head cut. R. L. Collis of 942 E1st Morrison street, hurt about head and shoulders. Adelbert Matteson, manager Palette Prining Company, living at Tabor Heights, arm disiocated and internally in- jured. Conauctor Guthrie, arm broken and re- ceived internal injuries which may possi- bly result fatalty. Motorman Kieffer, slight bruises. A. Teller of Mount Tabor, injured on t shoulder and arm. and severel 1 Washingon Plunging and tearing alone over the | ear hen pavement, the car flew on to the bridge crossing the slough. rattie and crushing of planking, and then, when about sixty feet from the bank, the car swung off to the left. With a crash the iront truck struck the wooden curb- ing of the bridge walk. Like so much pasteboard it gave way, and, pushing the sidewald to its own width ahead of it, the car plunged head downward into the slough twenty feet below. There was one agonizing scream from the doomed passengers as the car toppled over, above which rang the cry of Con- ductor Guthrie, “Jump or you'll be killed.” The brave fellow remained at his post and went down with the car. The scene was horrifying. Aside from the bodies of the dead there were to be seen those still living but unconscious and siowly drowning, their struggle momentarily growing more feeble, driv ing the rescuers to giart efforts in the | endeavor to saye those pinioned under | the wreck. | The first victim_extricated was voung | Norton Hansen, Hausen was frightfuily mangled, his left thigh. left arm and back | being broken, while a gash had been cut | in his groin from which the lifeblood welled in a flood. The next oneremoved was little Andy Gaizka, an Evening Telegram newsboy. He had received a crushing tlow on the head, cutting the scalp in a long deep gash and stunning him. Following little Gatzka. came the still inert body of W. W. Blanchard. He was | dead. The frothy foam on his lips plainiy | denoted drowning, although a sharp line | o! bruises on the rigut side of the face | would indicate that a blow had produced unconsciousness as Blanchard reached the water. The next body drawn from the wrecked and submerged car was thatof a hand- some, well-dressed woman, apparently 26 years of age. Her appearance and every vart of her apparel denoted culture and refinement. When taken from the water the.body was still warm and every effort ‘was made to resuscitate it, but all efforts proved fruitless. This woman had re- ceived severe bruises about the right side of the face. She was Miss Catherine Baillie. Patrol wagons were soon on hand, and within fifieen minutes the last injureu survivor bad been taken from the scene. stern Tea Company and | B of the passengers have been taken | ired slightiy on the right leg | r, Smith & Co., | There was a | | counted for. 5 The survivors say the car was running down the grade at a speed of at leass filteen miles an hour, and when it reached | Eleventh sireet, about three blocks from | the scene of the accident, the motorman lost control by reason of the brakes refus- | ing to work. Wnen he realized that the | car was beyond his conirol, and when a | speed of twenty-five mies an hour bad | been attained, the motorman jumped and | left the car to dash down rade with | its passengers. The conductor attempted | 10 stop it with the rear brake, but the | speed was too great. About fity feet from the bridge there is u curve, and when | the runaway car resched this it jumped the track. After the car had run sbout sixty feet it struck the railing of the bridge which zave way, precipitating the passengers and car into the slough. efore the crash came several passengers jumiped and escaped with only a slignt shaking up. Fortunately, when the acci- dent cccurred the water in the slough was not deep, and one end of the car remained ubove water. Had the car run twenty feet | iurther before going through it is probable that every person remaining inside weuld | have teen drowned, as the water there is | twenty feet deep. 1 ‘Lhe Coroner's jury will attempt to place | the blame for ine seemingly avoidable | disaster. ; YOUNG LOVERS IN SAN JOSE JAIL | that all of the passengers had been ac- | i | Accused of Stealing Goods From the Kouse in Which the G.rl Was Employed. | BAN JOSE, Car, April 27.—Loupe | | Higuera, a Spanish girl still in her teens, | |and James Ferro, her lover, were ar- | raigned befure Justice Dwyer to-day ona | | charge of burglary. The girl has been | ‘ employed as a domestic in the family of | | H. F.” Bulthuis at Nortn Whitney | l street, and Ferro frequently called at the | | | house to see her during the ubsence of the family. Itisalleged that on one of these clandestine visits of Ferroa few days ago the couple broke open a trunk in | house and extracted from it §24. ! | _Ferro and bis g.ri at once took a trip to | San Francisco on the proceeds of their | loot. They returned this morning and | | were arrested o the burglary compiaint. | | They were arraigned before Justice | Diwyer and their examination set for May 1 6. In default of $500 bail Ferro and the | are occupying cells in the County Ja.l | | Ashorttime ago the Hizuera girl ran | away to Salinas with another fellow, and | 1o get her back to this city Ferro char.ed | her with robbing him of §10. The charge | was subsequently dismissed, and the | lovers patched up their differences. | i Stanford Boci-ty Incorporates. SAN JOSE, Car, April 27.—The Beta Rho Chapter of the Delta Tau D:lta of tanford University has filed articles of incorporation with tie County Clerk. The | object of the society is to erect a club- the | | house on the university srounds. The | canital stock of the corporation is $10,000, and it is to exist for a term of fifty vears. J. M. Ross, H. H. Brown, Pascial R Smith Jr, H. W. Durrell ana Josepn | | Hutchinson are named as directors. | - | Shipments to the Enat. SAN JOSE, CAL,-April 27.—The Fast- ern everiand shipments from this city for | last week show a marked increase, and from now on during the summer each | week should witness a big increase. Last | week’s shipments amounted to 1,037,550 | | pounds. Of this amount 221,550 were dried | prunes, making the toiwal shipments of | this commodity for the season 36, 20 pounds. Canned goods went forward to the amount of 236,670 pounds, and wine shipments were 220 pounds. | s e Professor Wilson Rejec'ed. | SAN JOSE, Car., April 27.—The Gty | | Council has confirmed the appointments | | by Mayor Koch of R. E. Pierce, Dr. J. L. | | Asay and_Theodore Lenzen as library | | trustees. Professor L B. Wilson was re- | | jected, and Mitchell Phiilips withdrew bis | | name. Two more appointments wili have | to be made by the Mayor. | | il | LOS ANGELES WIDOW'S DEFEAT. | —_— | Decision Against Mrs. Spsncer in the Surt Brought by Her Late Hus- band’s Cauldren. LOS ANGELES, CaL, April 27.—Judge | Van Dyke to-day decided the bitterly con- tested case of Isabel Spencer vs. Anna P. | Spencer et al. The interests at stake in | | the litigation were extensive, consisting | largely of real proveriy which had been deeded to young Mrs. Spencer during the lifetime of her husband, Ambrose H. Spencer. The property is estimated to be worth from $150,000 to $200,000. It was upon the validity of these deeds | that the controversy arose. The children | of Mrs. Spencer believed themselves to | | have been badly dealt with, and contended | that Widow Spencer had obtained the deeds to all the property by undue influ- ence over their father. The testimony introduced was of a re- markable nature. It showed that Mrs, Spencer was & very vigorous woman men- | tally and physicaliy, and that her husband | was old and feeble during the later years of their married life. [t became incum- bent on Mrs. Spencer to show that she had | treated her husband asa dutiful, loving | | wife, and she was kept on the witness- | stand for many hours. |~ A number of the most prominent peo- | | ple in the city were witnesses at one time | | | or-another in the case, and the decision has been awaited with great interest. Judge Van Dyke, in his opinion filed | this morning, gives an elaborate review of | | the testimony and comments in pessing | upon the many incongruities in the state- | ments of Mrs. Spencer and her faiiure to make good her claims. The Judge con- cluded his decision as follow: “My conclusion is, from ail of the testi- mony and circumstances, tnat the plain- uff has made out a case, and, further, that | the action is not barred by the statute of ons. This resuit will still leave |t ndant in possession of the prop- erty in question, Ambrose H. Spencer | baving died intestaze and she being one | of the three heirs. il SR ! Grand Jury Keport Mutilated. | LOS ANGELES, Car., Avril 27.—The | report of the late Grand Jury, filed some days ago, and which caused a great deal | of comment in the community, was found | yesterday to have been mutilated since it | was filed. A substitute for the missing | portion was sworn to and filed by Fore- man Washburn to-day. The portion de. tached severefy criticized the conduct of | Justice Rossiter of Pasadena and. Justice | Morrison of this city, and was in part as | follows: *‘Qur examination of the dockets | of the Justices of the Peace reveals num- erous irregularities in the methods em- ployed, the most of which have been made satisfactory. We recommend greater strictness in Keeping the record of their work, and a more careful scrutiny of their proceedings on the part of the District Attorney’s offic EEE D Zheosophist Wright Resigns. LOS ANGELES, Car., April 27.—The latest theosophical break is the resigna- tion from the society of Ciaude Falls Wright, which has just become wublic, altnough it was handed in while the cru- saders were at San Diego some weeks ago. Wright was one of the crusaders who made the trip around the world and haa his ex; es paid. Just what his griev- ances are is not known, further than that he and Mrs. Tingley have had some dis- agreement. Los Anzeles theosophists say theaction of Wright will uot affect their work in the least, as he never was a leader. e TO CUKE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Jaxative BromoQuinine Tablets. Alldrug- | reported recommending that the | reports submitted be received and referred | fin#nges of the order. | ommend that the members of the visiting | board impress upon the secre NEVADA CITY GETS THE GRAND PARLOR Natives Will Convene in the Mountain Town in 1898. Next General Admission Day Celebration to Be Held in Santa Rosa. Dalegates at Redwood City Settle Down to the Labors of the Sesslon. REDWOOD CITY, OaL, April 27.— The twentieth annual session of the Grand Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West, was re-enforced to-day by the ar- | rival of Mayor James D. Phelan of San Francisco and State Senator Thomas | Flint Jr. of San Juan, past grand presi- dent of the order. Political topics cannot be introduced into the Grand Parlor, but in the newspapers it may be said that neither Flint nor Phelan would get out of the way if a nomination for Governor of California should be coming straight toward him. Senator Flint arrived during the fore- noon and was warmly greeted by a throng ! der. Should that policy be adopted in- stant effort will be made to provide for the abolition of the beneficial system. Benefits cannot be fixed on a souiid and payiag basis unless assessable youngsters are annu and going down on the shady side. H. G. W. Dinkeispicl and Eugene ) Levy. delegates from Bay City Parlor 104, proposed an amendment to the con- | following as | clective officers: Grand president, grand | grand second vice-presi- | stituiion desig inz the vice-president, dent, grand secretary, grand treasurer, grand oralor, rand marshal, grand inside | sentinel, grand outside sentinel and seven grand trusiees. At the aiternoon session of the order the advocates of the measure to make San Francisco the piace for permanents ssions of the Grand Parlor atked leave to with- draw & pending resolution to amend the constizution in this regard and submit the question to the inative Sons in the form of a circular to each subordinate parlor. The interior decorations of the Alham- tra, where the sessions of the Grand Par- lor are heid, present some pleasing as- pects. soft tints in drapery. in pink, white and blue. and shields are exhibited. Bach shield is surmounted by a gilded eagle and flanked by American flage. Star-spangied streamors radiate from a canopy in the center of the | auditorium at the height of the chande- | lier. The siage is partially screened by two large flags. The opsn-air concert in front of the Courthouse this afternoon brought many | people to town from the surrounding country. This feature of the celebration has attained great popularity, as the weather is delightful. Girt to Phenix Feteran: PH(ENIX, Ariz., April 27.—7he War Department has presented the John W. Owen G. A. R. Post No.5 of this ety | with & big Columbia cannon from Mare Island. It is an old smooth-bore gun, weighing 15,600 pounds, is 1334 feet long, v recruited, to take tha place | ot the old boys who are crossing tue range | Art is displayed in the blending of | ‘The festooning is | Bears, eagles | ot $15,000, but thess checks were not certi- | | fied, . and after tue fight, in accordance | with an agreement entered into between | Julian and Stuart, I delivered the checks to the latter.”” LA RACING AT FRESNG. Jim Bozeman, Sonog and Quicksilver Score Winning Brack=is m the Sprints. FRESNO, CarL., April The annual | spring race meeting of the Fresno Jockey Club openeu at the track to-day with an excellent days’s sport. The attendance | was fairly geod, but not up to what the races deserved. The meet will continue during the remuinder of the week und every one is waiting for the last days, when they expect to see the best events. The track is not in as good condition a | itought to be. It has always been con- sidered one of the bestin the State, and with a small amount of bhave been placed in as good shape asit ever has been. A large number of horses have been entered for the meet and some fine racing is assured. | To-day’s events were iateresting and | fairly zood time was made. Tue betting was lively, considerable money changing hands. The new starting-gate was used on the track for the first time. 1t is o; ated by electricity and proved & very ac- ceptable innovation. There were three running events on the programme. Jim Bozeman won the three-quarters of a mite dash in 1:17. The quarter of a mile and repeat wa. Sontag, a third heat being reqnired be- iween the winner and Lady . In the final heat Lady Kern's rider pulled up for some reasou at the start and the judges declared all The times 3, and :24. The third race,a famile dash, was a preity one. All broke 10 a perfect start. Quick- silver won in with Christina a close second. Three-quarters ¢f a mile, Jim Bozeman won, At the Concert Grounds, Where Redwood City’s Cuests Listen to the Strzins From Roncovieri’s Band.! of fellow-delegates. Mayor Phelan had to open the Women's Cougress in San Fran- cisco, hence he came late in the day, but the warmth of greeting extended to him was not diminished by the lateness of his coming. Leonard S. Calkins of Nevada City won his flzht to-day for his mountain town, aud the Grand Parlor will go to Nevada City in 1898, The Grana Parlor met at 10 o’clock this morning. Charles M. Belshaw called up the following resolution offered by him in | 1896, as an amendment to the resolution providing that the next session of the Grand Parior should be held in Nevada City: Resolved, That article IV, grand constitution, be amended as follows: Strike out the words ud shall coutinue Lo meet at such time and place as may ba agreed upon,’ ihe City and County of San Franciseo, and shall continue to meet at said City.” The resolution to amend was declared out of order. On motion of Leonard S. Calkins the resolution fixing Nevada City as the place for holding the session of 1898 was | adopted. L. W. Juilliard of Santa Rosa duced the following resolution: Resolved, That the general Admission day celebration on Beptember 9, 1897, be hela at the city of Santa Rosa. intro- The resolution was unanimously adopted. The committes on state of the order veral to appropriate committees. In conclu- sion the report says: “We have carefully examined the re- ports of the various grand officers and district deput nd from them we find the order to be in a flourishing_condition financially and otherwise. Thers has been a considerable increase of member- ship throughout the State, but owing to the laxity of the secretaries of some of the subordinate pariors in filing their reports with the grand secretary, we have been unable to arri t an accurate conciusion relative to the increase or decrease of the We earnestly rec- ies of sub- inate pariors the importancs of filing reports with the grand secre- tary The following amendment to article I1, section 1, of the constitution, relating 10 membership of subordinate lodges, wi submitted Section 1. Its members shall be confined to white males who were born_within the State of Caiifornia prior to the their male descendants born within said State. Mr. Decker moved that the amendment be printed and distributed to eac. subordi- nate parior of the order for its action, and their reports transmitted to the grand secretary, and that final action be taken thereon at the next Grand Parlor, At firstgla one might infer that the color line was involved in the foregoing amendment, but the change refers to a limitation of time, and is designed to ex- clude from the order those aot born in the nineteenth century, The Pioneers d the limit at 1849, KEven the Pioneers themselves recognize that many estimable people came here as late as the “‘spring of ’50," but the line had to be marked, and it was run close to the center of the cen- tury. The Native Sons will talk over the 1900 proposition during the year to come, and Tuen the car was raised to make coxum‘ &sts Telund Lue mouey M it IaLs 10 cure, 20C | may decide to estanlish an exclusive or- and insert “at | 2 feet 8 inches in diameter at i thickest part, and 11 inches calit To-day the Grand Army men, the Na tional Guard and the Confederates in the Salt River Valley celebrated Grant's birih- day with a street purade and fitting cere- monies attending the mounting of the | field-piece. The gun was placed in the cemetery, on a stone pedesta. overiooking | the graves of the soldiers. o e ARIZGNA CONVICT PARDONED. Murderer Apsey, Who Killed and Cremated an Employe, Leaves State Prison. PHCENIX, Aniz., April 27.—In order to restore him to citizenship Governor Franklin has pardoned Robsrt G. Apsey out of the Territorial penitentiary at Yuma. Apsey was committed from Pinal Uounty in 189 on a ten years' sentence for mansiaughter. The crime for which he was convicted was a most revolting one, and the verdict of the jury has a, ways been a marvel to the understand- ing of ordinary men. According to the evidence, Apsey was caught in the act of cremating the body of s man whom he had murdered. The discovery was made by Captain J. W, Watsoy, U.S. A., and a party of I dian scouts from San Carios, who were out after renegade Indians. When they reached Apsey's ranch, seven miles below the Deer Creek coal field, they detected the oder of burning flesh. In reply toa question from Captain Watson, Apsey said he was roasting a hog. “Rowdy,’” the noted scout, who was with the party, declared that the odor was that of purn- ing human flesh. Captain Watson ordered an investiga- tion, and the charred remains of a man were discovered. These were at once identified as the remains of a man who worked for Apsey and to whom Apsey owed $100. The theory of the prosecution | was that Apsey killed the man to avoid his frequent demands for payment, and this was borne out by both direct and circumstantial evidence. bt L AL SMITH'S ASTOUNDING STORTY. Bays Fitesimmons Didn’t Get & Cent of That $15,000 Purse. NEW YORK, N.Y., April 28.—The Press says: Al Smith, stakeholder in the Car- son fight, astounded a group of friends in a prominent hotel to-day by declaring that Fitzsimmons didn’t receive a cent of ‘‘More than that,’” said Bmith, “I can tell you this, and you know waat my word 18 worth: Fitz.immozs didn’t go into the ring tofight for the purse. Before going into the ring he agreed with Dan Stuart to waive all right to the purse aand accept instead 25 per cent. 1 have hesitated about speaking ot this,” Smith added, ‘because I didn’t wish to discount Fitzsimmons’ victory in anyway. All other arguments aside he certainly wasa better man than Corbett that day. But it has pained me since the Carson affair to read the vainglorious speeches Fiizsimmons has made. If Fitz- simmons was so confident of defeating Corbett why did he his right to the purse? *‘Bsfore the fight Dan Stuart told me that 50 far as Fitzsimmons was concerned there would be no purse. To verily this Isent for Julian, who said this was all right. I of course held checks for a purse | Leon second. Myrtle H third; Durango, Grady, | Monita, Miss'c yand Hyinn also ran. One quarter of a mile and repeat, Sontag won, Ludy Kern second, Kiug Alph third; Tocolote, silvertatl, Los Banos Jennie D | and Stocking also ra ightis of a_mile, . Gold Bu ss and Ne Quicksilver won, third; Trilby, s0'ran. ita - | Lot Angeles Boxing Contests. | NGELES, Car, April 27.—About | 2000 peop'e witnessed the boxing bout to- night between Jjim Jeffries and Billy | Woods, illustrative of the fight at Carson. | Woods wore his famons pneumatic armor, presenting the appearance of a diver. Jet- fries got a tremendous reception from the audience, being iniroduced as the most promising voung man among the heavy- weights. Ther: were several piel naries, but the contest of the evening was a ten-round go b'tween Kid O'Brien of San Francisco ana Jack Burkhardt of Los Angeles, both weighing about 130 pounds. | The men fought fu-t, but att: e end of the tenth round both were sirong and the referee called it a draw, - An Irish Yacht to Compets, | | BELFAST, Imzcaxo, April 27. It has | been decided to build an Irish yacht to compete for the America cup. The boat s to be constructed in Hilditch’s yards, Carrickfergus, upon the order of a syndi- | cate, composed of Gustav Wilheim Wolr, | M. P. for Belfast and a member of the | Beltast shipbuilding tirm of Harland & Wolff, and the Marquis of Dufferin and Marquis of Londonderry. She will be sailed under the auspices of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club. e On the Ball Field. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 27.—Washington ew York 8. BALTIMORE, Mp., April 27.—Baltimore 12, Brooklya 8. | PHILADELPHIA, PA., April 27.—Philadel- phia 10, Boston 8 | " CINCINNATI, Onro, April 27.—Cincinnat 7, Cleveland 3. LO ILL! Louisyille 3, Ky., April .—Pittsburg 6, cago 4. e Bowsealito Bioycle Races. SAUSALITO, CAL., April 27.—Arrange- ments are being made to hold bicycle races in Sausalito next Sunday. The course will be over the main street, which isin excellent condition, and the races will be open to a.l comers. "y i e Mitchell Challenges Jackson. LONDON, Exc, April 27.—Charley Mitchell has issued a challenge to Peter Jackson to fight for $5000 a side. gt Marin County Improvements.y SAUSALITO,CAL, April 27.—The North Pacific Coast Railroad has a large force of | men at work improving the stations be- | tween San Rafael and Sausalito. New gardens are being laid out, others im- proved, and g gang of painters is paintiag the company's stations. At Sausalito the facilities for handling the summer crowds have been greatly im proved. il ki By G r & Bomb. LONDON, Exg, April 27.—Ten passen- gers were badly injured by a mysterious explosion at Aldersgate station, on the underground railroad, this afternoon. It isunknown whether it was caused by gas or a bomb. work it could | ST. LOUIS, Mo, April 27.—St. Louis 10, Chi- | | | ONE DAY MORE IN MARRIOTT'S TRIAL Testimony in Regard to the People’s Home Case. The Whereabouts of Judze Heb- bard, Mr. Sheehan and Mr. Watt. Counsel for the State Did Not Want Mr. Watt’s Actions Inquired Into. There was some interesting testimony in the Marriott libel case in Judge Dain- gerfield’s court yesterday,and the court- room was crowded, showing that the in- terest of the people has been aroused in this struggle for the freedom of the press that 13 going on. In the morning session an effort was made by Samuel M. Shortridge, attorney for the defendant, Editor Frederick Mar- riott of the News-Letter, to show that there was a certain understanding between Judge J. C. B. Hebhard of the Superior ment of the defanct People’s Home Sav- its purpose the keepinz of Mr. Sheehanin his place as receiver for the bank, and in- cidentally the retention of Mr. Watt as attorney for the receiver. In view of the court’s rulings Mr. Shortridge found it expedient to tempora- rily withdraw his first witness and to call Attorney T. Carl Spelling, who, though a pariicular friend of Judge Hebbard, Mr. Sheeban and Mr. Watt, made some start- ling disclosures, which, Mr. § plaived, were foreshadewed in his open- ing siatement when he said that he would prove that Judge Hebband ‘'stood in'’ with the persons who helped to wasie the substance of the bank’s depositors, and that to that extent Judge Hebbard was, as the Ne and “'tool’” of designing men. Mr. Spelling testified that he was em- ployed as an_attorney to bring a suit in the name of Goldtree and others against the Home Savings Bank, but that his service. Subsequently he was paid $500 Savings Bank, but he did not understand that 1t was for bringing the Goldtree suit. He was rather hazy in his ideas on tiat point, but thought he gave the People’s Home Savings Bank managers some kind of advice. He acted as counsel in their litigation. Mr. Shortridge pressed the questions to show that the Goldtree suit was instituted at the desire of Mr. Sheehan and his friends. you filed that Goldtree suit ? The witness—I think it was about 9 o'clock at night. You rode out in a carrlage from the Palace papers, did you not? Yes. Who rode out in the carriage with you? Irode out with James Alva Watt and John H. Dunst. pDdyou find Judge Hebbard at the City all? Yes. Where? In his chamber: Did Judge Hebbard sign an_ order that night appointing some one receiver for the bank in e What did he do with the order? I think he gave it to Mr. Durst. have given it to Mr. Watt. ibat. Attorney Julivs Kahn and Deputy Dis- trict Attorney Hinkle atiempted to ex- vlain how Judge Hebbard happened to be at the City Hall at9o'clock at night, although everybody could see that it was a bandy thing for Mr. Watt to have bean there. ““Wasn’t the clerk of the court present?” asked Mr. Kah “I think not,” replied Mr. Spelling. don’t remember seeing him there.” T. H. McCartiy, vice-principal of the He might lamnotsureabout line of the efforts made to secure the money of the depositors and to keep it from being wasted by litigation. Mr. McCarthy said: *‘We obtained at that B'nai B'rith Hall meeting about 1600 signatures cf depositors, aggregating be- tween $300,000 and $400,000 of the money deposited. The peopie giving those sig- natures authorized us in writing to pro- ceed i1n every way possible to advance ihe interests of depositors, with the exception of drawing money, which we did not at- tempt.” In reply to a question by Mr. Short- ridge the witness said: *The first thing the committee tried to do was to get u board of directors that would do some- thing for the benefit of the depositors, We were particularly anxious to accom- plish this, and bhad conversations with the members of the old board. Five of them said they were willing to resign, but that the injunction issued by Jndge Heb- bard prevented them from meeting for any purpose. We called on Judgs Heb- bard and he promised to modify the in- junction so as to aliow the old board to Tesign and to have the directors, chosen by Court and Attorney James Alva Wattand | John F. Sheehan inregard to the manage- | ings Bank, said understanding having fo- | bortridge ex- | Lettor said, the “creature’ | clients did not pay him anythine for that | by the direciors of the People’s Home | Mr Shortridge—Was it late at night when | Hotel to the City Hall after 9 o'clock to file the | Washington Grammar School, s member | of the depositors’ cowamittee, gave an out- | { the committee and indorsel by the de- positors, elected tn fill the vacancies. “The committee secured ti:e consent of P. B, Fliat, Dr. M. H. Loean, W. P. Wil- | son and S. A. McDonell o act on the | board of directors, and we called on Judge | Hebbard to have him fix a time for the | carrying out of his promise to allow the old board to resign, but Ju'ge Hebbard refused to keep his promise.” | *Did any persons present give their a | sent to the resiznation of the old board? asked Mr. Shortridge. “Yes. Atworney W. H. Hutton was there us attorney for the committee and the depositors. He asked that the old board snould be permitted to resizn | D. M. Delmas and S. M. Shortridge, as at- | torneys for the old board, made & similar request.’” 2 | "“Did any one risa up and object to | Judee Hebbard keepinz his promise?” j “Yes. Jumes Alva Watt and John H. [ Lur<t objecte I Mr. Watt was attorney for Jotin H. Sheehan, the receiver.’” | Do vou know why Mr. Watt objected | and what induced Judge Hebbard to ig- | nere his promise?”’ ‘ “I think I do.’ jease state what you know of it.”” Attorneys Kahn and Hinkle objected. Mr. Hinkle said it wonld not be fair to Judge Hebbard, the prosecuting witness. Mr. S:ortridge said there seemed to be a very tender regard for the prosecuting witness, and Mr. Hinkle wanted to know who was the injured party, to whick Mr. Shortridre referred counsel to the indict- ment, which alleged that the State has been injured. Tuentollowed a sharp debate as to the proper procedure. Judge Daingerfield ‘<md it was evident that counsel for the | State objected to any testimony regarding | the acts’ or motives of Mr. Watt unless i they could ve connected with the acts or | | | | | | motives of Juage Hebbard. The court was inclined to sustain the objection un- less Mr. Shortriage could first show that | there was some connection or understand- ‘in:dbe(\\‘ecn Mr. Watt and Judge Heb- bard. | Mr. Shortridee wanted to have this testi- mony recorded and said that he would connect it all with Judge Hebbard. He argued that this testimony tended to and would prove that Judge Hebbuard know- !ingly or unknowingly was the mere in- | strument, the creature or tool of men who were antagonistic to the depositors, Under the court’s ruling the defense must first call Mr. Watt and ask him as to his rela- tions with Judge Hebbard, and then re. | call Mr. McCarthy. ORDER HERMANN'S SONS The Grand Lodge of California Will Meet in Woodland, Yoo County. | How the Citiz ns of That Place Will Entertain the Grand Officers of and Delegates to the Body. The nineteenth annual session of the Grand Lodge, Order of Hermann’s Sons of the State of California, will be held on May 10, 11 aud 12 in Woodland, Yolo County. The members of Concordia Lodge No. 20 are making great prepa: tions to receive the visiting grana officers and delegates and they are ably second ed by the citizens of Woodland. | "The following programme for th fes- tivities has been arranges. On Sunday, May 9, on arrival of the train from Sa Francisco there will be a grand parade and reception in the afiernoon, a picnicin Coyle’s Grove on Monday evening, a con- cert_given by the German Ladies’ Society of Woodland, on Tuesday there will be a banquet and ball, and on Wednesday a drive through the surrounding country. It is expected thatalarge number of mem- bers wiil take advantaze of the recuced rates in fare to visit Woodland on this oc- casion. On the 1st of April t! e order in Califor- nia comprised: Nineteen lodges, 1955 members, with a capital of $62,923 ladies’ lodge, with 157 members, For sick psnefits there was paid during the year § 50, and for funeral ex- penses $2861. Installed during the year, 185; members suspended and withdrawn, 114; died, 27. ‘L'ie officers of the Grand Lodge are J.P. Krempel, P.; W. Lueddeke, V. P.; P. . E.Lampe, S.; C. Trautner, T.; L. M. Fabry, . Wiesmann, A, hagedorn, ' irustee: Rechenbsch, 0. Wiikins, J. G.; A. Kuscabaupt, Delegates — No. 1, Schoembs, | D. Jargen A. Biedenbach, H. Ha R. Feederle, H. Wieking, Grueniug, H. Mobr; No. Rothermel| F. Stromberg, V. Acker, G | No. 4, A. Graessl | 0. Bruegg te, F. Reimers, B. Hoffmann, Leidecker, A Assmann; Lodcrhose, F. Herten, J. . F. Eggerl Fortmaun, C. Dietric No.8, L. Scha . F. Mattow, A. Ha dorn, J. Jahn Rechenbach, sehmitt, M. J. Gr Hahn, 3 N W. Budde; No. 13, Grand President J. P. Krempel has an- nounced the following committees: Committee on credentials—A. Schoembs, 0. 1; P. Rothermei, No. 3; L. Scharenberg, 0. 9. Laws and sup: Schoembs, 0. 1; E. Bruegge, No. 6; E. Schwarz, No, 1 and griev raening, No manza, No, Re- ports ‘of off , No. . Simoy 6; N. Kirseh, No. 23; C. Schmitt, No. 11} Eggeriing, No. 8; F. Brunst, No. 4; C. Hah D. H. Vagts, No. 14. Mileage and per diem—L. Scharenber, | No. 9; J. F. Stromberg, No. 3; A, Graessle, No. | 4. Press committee—R, Rechenbach, No.10; . Leidecker., No. 6; 0. Salomon, No. 20. 0. 10: C. Krempel, No. 12 M NEW TO-DAY. TO RESTORE MANLY POWER USE DR. SANDEN’S ELECTRIC BELT. (Not sold in drugstores nor by traveling agents.) 8 AX ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE CURE FOR ALL FORMS OF NERVOUS DEBILITY, LOSS of Memory, Phy sical and Vital Weakness, Contusion of 1deas, Kiduey and ailied compliaints, Rhoumatism,'Sciaticn, etc., ete. 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