The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 14, 1897, Page 3

HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 14 TRAGEDY KEARLY COMES OF A JOKE One Fresno Hotel Man Jibes the Son of Another. a Vigorous by the = CONFVENT FOR DUSSMUIE. To Be a Summer School and Home Wil of seide. —The will of t who com- was o Siockton was _gives, a tian Temperanc f | bers .| Captain Rogers. like. ——— Freamo's City Attormey Fimed. ), Car., May 12.—Chief of Police he policemen in- offenders of the or- ding of bicycles i eadlights. One of the o be caught was City Attorney Lewis HUMBOLD M T-P KA, C OMONA STEAMER RACE TO EUREKA. since the steamship Humboldt was placed on the run between Enreka and San Francisco that vessel and the Pacific Coast Steamsnip Compary's fiy port to 8an Francisco, leaving bere an hour or two apa: erday tney left San Francisco with the Pomona leading by six minutes Pomona. Tceir speed has . when the Pomona claimed re at 6:30 o'clock this morning eight minutes shead of the Pomons, making a gain of and race. m Meiggs wharf at San Francisco to her berth here in sixteen hours and eight minutes. | ipboard in the race, and partisans of the Humboldt are greatly elated. The sea was | The Pomona’s officers are not yet : again. f the two boats was: own to her working bea: Humooldt Pomons 4:35 eka—Humboldt 6 snd square 22:30, Pomona ce, and that the best vessel won. s, and that the Homboldt has beea at least four months satisfied, and will give the Humboldt | | | opposition. | came to town to rect a hali or room in SHUSALITO'S FGHT AGHINST POOLMEN Gambling Houses Will Be Opened Next i Monday. Schwariz Finds That Other Pollroom Sellers Have Frozen Him Out | Board of Town Trustees Meets the Same Night the Resorts Bud Forth. SAUSALITO, Car., May 13.—There may | | be a merry war waged between the pool- | men, who start up in Ssusalito next Mon- day. Certain firms have attempted to gobble up all the rentable places in town, in order to conduct their business without To-day when H. Schwartz which be might also conduct the business | of pool-selling on Eastern races he found to his surprise that notuing was to be had. He tramped over the town in a vain | search, and at last learned that Harrison & Co., Abrams and otber poolmen bad got in ahead of him and secured leases of the different places. Failing to find a place | where he can cpen up be intends to rent a i Iot and erect a building. Money seems to be plentiful with the | | gamblers and they have spent it freely, 2:16; Point Lobos—Humboldt 5, Pomona 6:36. It must not be forzotten, how- 125, SANTA ROSA’S ROSE CARNIVAL. Juvenile Morrow—The Queen and r Littie Maids. erations for e , May 13—There was atiendance this moraing at for the benefit of the The resque picnic several prominent young ple participated and rendered a ngs and choruses. Dancing | — | Grants P was ¥ San Francisco Police Kidward. The Mary E. Perkins e of the defendant. ed about ten days 2go eferred in San dis- the from of Furgiar smita | N JOSE, Pleads Guilty. May 13. — James ed 2 cabin belonging to| Olsen, near M tain View, of $70 and a revolver, pieaded guilty to a charge of burgiary in the second degree before | Judge Logan to-d Smith is an ex-eon- | vict. He gave his true name as James W. | Thorn. He wili be sentenced to-morrow. | § —_— Carairy En Rowts to Tosemit SAN JOSE, Cav., May 13 —Company K, | United States Cavairy, en route from tne Presidio to the Yosemite Valley, camped | near tnis city last night. Thetroop nom- | sixty men and is commanded by | JO Car., P e Modesto Guards Inspected. | MODESTO, Car, May 12—Major Rice | p | of Bakersfeid inspected Company D of the | | National Guard in this city last eveumg. onel Wright of Fresno witnessed the Sixiy-one out of & memoer- three of tbe company were present. Alter the inspection the visiting officers were banqueted by the local offi- cers. 1 < McCAMISH' CASE GROWS DARKER New and Strong Testi- mony Against the Venturan. The Startling Story Told by a Prisoner Whose Name Is Dennis. Evidence That Shows the Accused to Be a Most Ccwardly Assassin. pretiminary Ed MecCami ble Pyle, was ended at Newhall pal witness to-day was the the Vea- il He bas been called Madison, developed that his real name is He was in the Ventura term for misdemeanor | pected of tue murder, rter who visited the jail was the first to teil McCamisk aboat the dis- overy of the things that he had claimed were stolen, and the information greatly agitated bim. Later McCamish talked with D azd, 50 the witness said, con- fessed the crime in all its details and asked for advice as to what be should do clear himseif. Dennis told him to m that a job was being put up on him, McCamish acted on the advice. Dennis is proved to be a colossal evidence will hang the accused man, for his story makes out the deputy constable to bea cowa McCamish teld plans to iaveizle Pyle to the ststion and then shot him while he lay asleep, as be been wanting for some time to get Pyle out of the way. McCamish told bim that he had been for a year past intimate with Pyle’s wite, and that the [atter about six months be- fore had contemplated poisoning her hus- band. McCamish bad not expressed to bis fellow-prisoner any regret for his act, butsaid he might bave had the job done for $100 and taken no risk. Sheriff Barr is inclined to pelieve the ory of the Ventura jail prisoner, who. itis id, was never conyicted of anything more to he nad laid sty serious tben misdemeanor, be baving a | mania for whippiog Chinamen. The defense made oniy a feedle showing, and will depend on impeaching the wit- | nesses at the trial. CAUGHT FEIGMING INSANITY. Wife Murderer, Who H Long Fooled Hiv Keepors. GRANTS PASS, Oz, May 13—Charles | Fiester murdered his wife near this city | two years ago and was convicted and sen- tenced to be hanged six months later, but upon appeal to the Supreme Court the ex- ecution was stayed, where it has rested | ever since. About a year and a balf zgo Flester be- gan feigning insanity, was examined by | doctors and pronounced insane. He re- fased to eat ana had to befed by an at- | tendant, and to all appearances was an insape man. Last week his youngest son, Jobn, who was convicted of larceny and was occupying an adjoining cell, was | aroused by his father at midnight and the two had a long conversation. This at- tracted the attention of one of the other prisoners, who next morming addressed a note to Jailer Fallen saying to him that the prisoner wisned to speak to Fallen outside the jail. The jailer took bim out and was told what bad happened auring the night. When breaxfast was brought to Flester vesterday morning be was told oy the jailer: “Now, you can heip vourself or let icalone. 1will never feed you again.” The jailer departed and upon his return | found that Fiester bad eaten his break- | shortly after 11 o’clock Wednesday night. fast. The jailer remarked e played it weil, old man Flester answered him. Bave no kiek coi it has kept you in a good job fora year and a balf,” und at the same time confessing that he had been eicning insanity al! this time. After his confession be made the remark, “Well, I sappose ihey will hang me now. t is supposed his inientions wers to 0 nim, “You | either get a chance to escape or commit — GLOOMY OUTLOGK FOR WORDEN. | for the purpose of running a *‘commi: | not oniy in renting costly places, but in | building additions and making other im- provements. i Yesterday Chris Buckley, the famous politician, was in town with his nephew, - »* Harrison, who hasrented a por- tion of the Buffalo Hotel on Water street | ion | business.” & To-day the electric batteries are being | | washed out and made ready and tele-| graph wires are being run from one end of | the town to the other and connections! Governor Budd B:comes Impatient While | Listening 1o Attorneys Pleading for Commutation. SACRAMENTO, CarL, May 13 —To| those who listened 10 the remarks of Gov- ercor Budd to-day, madeduring the hear- | inz of the petition for the commutation sath sentence of Salter D. Wor- { den, who was convicted in Yolo County f Unitea States soldiers at during the great rail- re remained but little room & execative will refuse to aat the law must take its one time when the attorneys ng the evidence as presented Governor said: o use of attempling to con- man was not guilty e as presented at the reme Court has psssea oa if to any new evi- your possession prove his innoceace or in- no man in the State bad greater forces been brougnt to bear than for Worden. Presi- dent Cleveland, a personai friend of mem- bers of the Worden family, bad written & letter to Senator Stephen M. White, ask- ing himx 1o interest himself in behalf of the condemned man; the Isbor unions had sent a representative to the Governor, and C. P. Huntington, presidentof tbe Southern_Pacific, had written a personal letter. Yet there had been presented nothing in_the way of direct evidence | which could be recsived by him in con- | sideration of the application for clem- | enc When all argument was closed the mat- | ter was taken under consideration fora few days. e, STOCKTON'S MERRY WAR. | Taxpayer Muenter's Vigorous Protest Against the Expensive Junketing Trips of the Supervisors. STOCKTON, Car., May 13.—The war be- tween August Mueater, one of the leading land-holders of the county, and the mem- bers of the Board of Supervisors who at- | tended the convention of Supervisors at Los Angeles and charzed the county with it, grows merrier and merrier. Mr. | Muenter pointed out that the bills which were presented by Chairman Henderson | and Mr. Hemptill and which were 0. K'd. vy themseives should bave been indorsed | by Distriet Attorney Netter. Mr. Muenter does not intend to let the | thing drop st that, however. This morn- ing be was busy preparing a communica- | tion in the County Clerk’s office, which he | intends to present to the board at its next meeting, calling sttention to the law and | the non-compliance b it by the mem- bers of the board who went to Los An- geles. Mr, Muenter's pen was rapidly covering a big sheet of legal cap with | words which will make interesting read- | ing for the board, and he wrote with as much vigor as he speaks. | Chairman Henderson of the Supervisors enterea at this time and Muenter chal- | lenged bim. Henderson :aid that the board proposed to send Dr. Latta to! Fresno to examine the County Hospital there, and at this Muenter grew more wroth than ever and said he would puta | stop to such proceedings. — - STOCKTON MINISTEE INVOLFED. | | Unwittingly dided a Scoundrel in Bun- | | koing & Frie, | STOCKTON, Car., May 13.—A year or | more ago F. E. Valentine of this city, the | local Santa Fe Railroad agent, was bun- | koed out of $60 by Joba R. Hicks, and now | be teils a story that on its face implicates | | Rev. George W. Swift, vastor of the First | Baptist Church, and R. W. Dodge, attor- ney-at-law. : The gist of the story, as Valentine tells | it, is that Mr. Swift, Mr. Dodge and Hicks | went to bis office, and Dodge introduced | Hicxs to Valentine. Hicks had s check tor $60 on a bank at Ashfield, N.C., and | wanted to get it cashed. He was repre- sented by Messrs. Dodge and Switt to be | an honest man, and Valentine advanced the money. The check upon being mailed 10 the bank was protested. In the meantime Hicks bad left town. s now said that since then he bhas rested twice on charges of forgery. | Valea , upon discovering that he had been bilked, endeavored to get his money | back from Rev. Mr. Smift and from Dodge, | but bas not yes succeeded. Rev. Mr. Swift | ciaims that he did Dot recommenda Hicks | to Vaientine. Died of Bis Injuries at Fallejo. VALLEJO, Car, May 13.—As a resalt of injaries received by being hit on the | head with s shovel by Michael Ford, William King died at _the City Prison | and it | beea Everything possibie was done to save the injured man, but without avail. o R | Two Rears for Twenty Dallars. SAN DIEGO, Cir, May 13 —Judge Hughes to-day sentenced Frank Ward of Campo to two years in the Preston School of la:nnn for raising a check from $10 to | the Sneriff of tb: cial was known | bad been strung mp by fua-loving boys, | erty, yesterdsy | tle Peter Keegan also followed the same | Angelotti to-day handed down an opinion made with the offices of the poolrooms. | Preparations for the opening of the pool- | rooms on a much more extensive scale than | heretofore attempted have almost been | completed. The paraphersalia bave been repainted snd many new improvements | are seen. The opening of the pooirooms for business will take place next Monday | and it a significant fact that on the | same evening the Board of Town Trustees | will meet. The citizens residing on the | hill are showing their oppositicn to the | presence of the gamblers in the town, and | on the boats and street corners the subject | is being discussed from all points of view. ! The ordinance passed by the Town| Trustees last year forbidding tne selling of poois on horseraces is still in force, and | | Recorder Joseph H. Pryor said to-day | that unless it is repealed the same fight at was waged against the gambiers last mmer would prosecuted this | year. It is the intention of the pool men in case of arrest to de mand jary trials and by obtaining dis- | agreements on account of the divided | feeling existing among the people of the town to be aole to conduct their opera- tions until the season is over. However, on sceount of the troubie cropping out | among themselves and the opposition of the hiil people, thers sre lively times ahead, and Sausalito may be the scene o much trouble and contention this sum- | | mer. gl G TN HOAXED BY 54N RAFAEL BOYXS. | Citisens and Officers Who Failed to See | @ Prize-Fight. i SAN RAFAEL, Can, May 13—This| town was the scene of considerable excite- | | ment to-night in consequence of an antici- | pated prizefight. which was scheduled to | take place at 10:30. A fight between the same principals was stopped in the second round last night by | county, and as that o to be out of town to-might the time was thought opportune for a re- | f che battle. sffair was under the auspices of the in Athletic Ciub, the officers of which b number among the prominent offi-| cials of this county. The principalsin the fight were to be Harry Kodgers and | Frank Mervin. | The affair was to take place in Lichten- | berg’s gulch, and Deputy Sheriff Hotch- | kiss, with a posse of six soilid men, | started for the battlefield, while another | posse, headed by Con:table Hugbes, fol- | lowed a short distance after. Upon ar- i the ground they found a crowd | hundred mea, patieatly waiting | and looking at 2 string of lanterns which and who had succeeded in fooiing the | crowd assembled taere. | o g | LARKSPUE GIKLS IS CUURT. ; Mary Brown and Peter Keegan Swur- render to Justice Gardner. _LARKSPUR, Car, May 13 — Mary Brown, one of the young ladies who re- sisted the attempt of the American Land | and Trust Company to fence in her prop- surrendered herseif to Justice Gardner of San Rafael, and was released upon her own recognizance. Lit- | plan. Miss Brown and Peter Keegan are charged with assaulting C. W. Wright, presideat of the American Land and Trust Company, with an ax. The case has | been set for hearing on the 22d of the | month, when ail the parties to the excit- ing skirmish whick accurred at Larkspur wiil be on hand Sudden Death at San Eafael. SAN RAFAEL, Can, May 13 —The body of Mary Finnie, aged 40, lies at the Morgue awaiting the inquest which will be held to-morrow morning by Coroaer Eden. Mary Finnie hasa husband and five children living in Satter Creek, Am dor County. She was smployed as a purse by 3 woman at this place. Last evening she ate strawberries for dinner, afterward drinking a large quantity of buttermilk. She went into convalsions and died about 2 o’clock this morning. —_— San Rafael Decision. SAN RAFAEL, Car, May 13.—Judge | in the contested election case of Edwin Gardper vs. Board of Trustees of San Ra- | fael, susiaining the demurrer of defead.- | ants and holding that the board had a| right to hear contested election cases. | Gardner bad an injunction issued against | the Trustees restraining them from hear- ing the contess of hus election for City Recorder. e Fire at San Quentin, SAN QUENTIY, Caz, May 13.—A Sre| that threatened to destroy the wharf and | station of the North Pacific Coast road at this place started yesterday afternoonm, and was spreading with considerable rapidity when discovered by William Boyd, the agent of the road. Aiter a short battle the flames were subdued. A nomber of piles and part of the whar! were destroyed. SAN DIEGO, Car, May 13.—A cottage belonging to John Roberts in the north- eastern part of the city was burned, with | There still remain six more charges against | Brush Manufacturers. THE EMPORIUMN. If you are going to buy a suit of clothes for yourself or your boy WE CAN SAVE YOU HALF what you would have to pay regularly for equally as good qualities. In conjunction with the sale of the Doane & Henshelwood Dry Goods Stock we are offering $30,000 worth of reliable stylish Spring Clothing—the balance of a well-known Eastern —AT HALF REGU give you this absolut Buy a suit of th manufacturer’s stock LAR PRICES. We e guarantee : ese clothes, compare them with any otber suits in fown at half as much more, and then, if youwant to, return the suit and get your money back without a question. Men’s Tweed Sack Suits, $3.95. Mixed Tweed, in seven popular color+ ings; the nobby, new, round - corner cut ; dependable lin-| ings; stylish in cut; stoutly made; in- tended to sell at $7.50. $3.95. Men’s Fine Dress Pants, $1.95. Our regular §3 All-Wool Trou- sers, in spring colorings, go on sale at Dress Suits, $8.45. Frock Suits, in fine black Clay Worsteds, single or double breasted Sack Suits, in fancy over- plaids and checks, black Cheviots and biue or black Clay Worsteds. Our en- tire line of $15 Fancy Tweed Suits ail at | Serviceable gray or brown mixtures; knee pants; for boys 4 to 14 years; 2.50 would be very cheap for this; only 150 |suits at $1.95. 3 Boys’ Long Pants Suits, $3.35. For youths 12 19 years, in all -wool blue Cheviot and all kinds of pretty mixtures; regular price $8.50. $3.35. to The Em . Boys’ Reefer Suits, Like Picture, $1.85. All-Wool Tweed; shades of brown, gray or tan that will not show the dust; braid- trimmed collars and sleeves; ages 4 to 10; sewed on the never- rip plan; instead of $3.00 porium. its contents, at an early hour this morn- | ing. The property was valued at $1000, and was fuily fnsured. ot TULARE CONDEMNATION SUIT. The Valley Road Secures @ Barrem Strip Beld for Big Money. VISALIA, Car, May 13.—The first con- demnation suit of the Valley Railroad for right of way in this county was concluded here to-day. It was brought against George H. Gould of Santa Barbara, who owns land in the western part of Tulare County. He refused to make any satis- tactory offer to the committee securing rights of way, hence tne sait. mittee offered him $100 for the land re- quired, about twelve acres. To-day the jury brought in a verdict awarding Goula §17 55 for the land, as the evidence went to show that it was an slkali plain, with scarcely any value whatever. Gould nas owned the land eight years, but has never yet seen it. T.e foremanof the jury was the local agent of the South- ern Pacific Company here, hence there was no bias in the verdict. s THEATRICALS 4T & «54s You Like It om the Lawn of the Rirerside Hotel. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., May 13 —*“As You | The com- | T4 CRUZ.| | Landsborough, which have Leen set for bearing next wee sE— o Sants Rosa’s Coming Foultry Shes. SANTA ROSA, Can, May 13.—The poultry fanciers of this county are mak- | ing arrangementa for Bolding a poulery show in this city some time in Jtly. The ow will be open to all exhibitors and handsome prizes will be awarded. There will be nolack of birds in the exbivit if only Santa Rosa and vicinity is prope: represented, but it is hoped to make th show a county affair at least. i | ' =Ew TOo-DAT: | | | | | You may get tired of Trophy advertisements but you’ll not get Like It,” al fresco, will be produced in | this ciiy on Saturday evening Dy the “As You Like It Company from San Fraa- | with Kate Daigleish and Lester | ciseo, Lonergan in leading roles. The play is to be given under the auspicesof the Fourth Gun Division, N. G. C. The place selected is the Riverside Hotel lawn, one of the most beautiful spots in town, lying be- tween the San shores of the bay. This will be the first benefit the Naval Reserve has beea ten- dered since its organization. The event will be & social faature in Santa Cruz and patronized by tae elite of the lown. riertal Land berough Acquitted of One Charge. SACRAMENTO, Car., May 13.—In the | case of Assembiyman L. M. Landsbor- ough, charged with raising tbe ciaim of John Pruett, who served as s juryman | when Landsborough was s Depaty County Clerk, the accused to-day took the stand and made s flat denial of any attempt to defraud, and after listening to argument the jury retired, and in toree-quarters of sn bour returned a verdict of ““not guiity.” renzo River and the | tired of Srophy Baking Powder. Tillmaza & Bendel, Mfrs. tanners, tailors, scc. -ucnqu:”znos Sacramentedn