The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 28, 1897, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1897. BUDD NOW HAS THE STAR PART The Majors Case Cited to Him by Durrant’s Attorneys. Ex-Convict Bryant Comes to the Front With Another Weird Story. This Time It Is a Yarn of Bribery by Two Women to Testify Against Pastor Gibson. | There is plenty of speculation going on | about the probable action ef liovernor! Budd in the Durrant case. Chief of Po- | lice Lees and District Attorney Barnes feel confident that he will not interfere to delay the execution, which is set for IWG’ weeks from to-day. Attorneys Deuprey and Dickinson declate that with all the | facts they have put before him he will al- low them to try the Williams case. This phase of the matter recalls the bis- tory of the famous Lioyd L. Majors mar- der trials in San Jose some Gozen years | ago or more. The 1wo cases are much | clike in their general outlines. Like Dur- | rant, Majors was charged with two mur- der On March 11, 1883, he robbed and ed William P. Renowden, pear| a Clara, and got a sentence of life im- vrisonmuent. There was another charze of murder | ageinst Majors, the killing of Archibald | yre. Public sentiment against the | condemned men ran very high, and in abedience to popular ciamor the District Attorney resolved to press the second cuarge. Through his attorneys a change ue was granted to Alameda County, with the result that Majors was again con- icted of murder #nd tilis time sentenced 10 be hanged. To escape the death penalty Majors ap- 10 the Supreme Court on the grouud that be was legally a dead man aiter toe first sentence and that his life | could not be put in jeopardy twice for the | same offense, the two crimes being com- mitted at tue one time. The appeal was denied and the law laid down that the murder of two persons by the same per- soun, constitutes two offcuses, for each of whick a separate prosecution would lie and conviction cr acquistal in one case does not bar prosecution in the oiher. | Duriai'ts allorneys are very anxious to invoke this legal precedent just at present. I ey declare that they have would clear the condemned man of the Wiliiams murder. The Majors precedent, 1 e, in its practical Interpreta- | tion, forever shuts off any hope of Durrant | Gom eyen were tne Gov- | commuie the present death sen- | tence. There would be nothing to pre- | the authorilies irom pressing the | second cose, even were the prisoner par- orin twenty years from now, ctment for murder is not | affected by any staiute of li nor Budd 1 r Sa morning. It is probable that he may r ach a decision this afternoon—in | event to-morsow. All the efforts of | ant to secure a_personal interview were unavaiing. The Governor was averse to visiting San Quentin, owing to 1 Both the prosecu- and defenss will rest on their arms is heard irom. ism T. Bryant, who from long rauge has been doing his best to interject some new interest 1n the case, this iime deciares he was offered $5000 by two women to swear that he saw Pastor Gib- son carrving Blanche Lamont’s body into | the teliry of the Emanuel Churchi. The »f these women are given as Mrs. | a Bigsby and Hester Hicks. and | t adds that they instructed him to | write to Mrs. John Martin for transporta- 110 California, These statements he iveys to Chief of Police Lees in a rambling letter, which arrived yesterday. The letter bears the date of May 24 and appears to have been written irom the idiers’ and Sailors’ Home at Monte sta, Colo., of which institution Bryant isan inmate. It is as follow. 1. W. Lees, Chicf of Police, San Franciseo, Cal.— R S1 t Sapust Church at the time the murder was tted and thatIsaw it aud that the mur- ibson but I knowicdge saw Rey. J. itson or Durant either but I have r_from Mrs. Henrletta Bigsby and Hester Hicks Ido no. know either of thes wo- | men butthey seem toknow me very well they wnstructed nie to write to Mrs. Isabeila J. Martin transportation to California. failed 10 receive it. but no tre 1 done so I receiv-d several let- rtation tha people out ying 1o make me swear 10 & Durant is not | 1othing o do with me for 1| Destroyed letters din regard to this matter more I'will mail them to Keep this out of the papers till I can locate Henrietta Bigsby and Hoster Hicks. I t is for money, for | there's & big scheme under way to entirely exonerate Durrantand put all the blame on Rev. Givson. and Colonel S, commander ot this place, Toas abuuili, aad the ed that is published st M of lies published regarding whatI know they are in communication with parties in San Francisco, just who they are and what it is abou, [ cannot tell. they are cortiniously aftec me (0 make afadaviis and make them st.ong, s they term ii, plesse let me know bow to work this tniug 11 put all these would-be bribers into ir bands in less than & mouth from this W. T. BEYANT. Chief of Police Lees knows nothing of M:s. Bigsby nor Mrs. Hicks, and since he discovered that Bryant is seven times an ex-convict the Chief is not inclined to vlace anv faith in his assertions. Mrs, Martin never heard of the two women Bryant says offered him the bribe. On Monday last she wrote Bryant for more details of his sensational assertions concerning Pastor Gibson. There was no talk of tran<portation to this State in the letter, and Mrs. Mariin declares she never thought of such a thing. All in all it looks as if Bryant, tired of penitentiary notoriety, was seeking a new avenue of fame for himself. Mrs. Martin has bilied herself to deliver a lecture in Metropolitan Temple on Fri- day evening of next week on the case. oS e DURRANT’S PRISON LIFE. Many Opportunities of Sulclide Were He This Way Dis- posed. SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Can, May —Theodore Durrant, the murderer of Blanchie Lsmont, who is confined in the State’s penitentiary awaiting the hour of executior, now but fifteen days distant, has it within his power to commit suicide at any time. The narrow and gloomy cell where he is locked up is not fur- pished with more than a cot, a table and a lamp, but with the latter he could at any time end his life. The young medi; student is familiar with tbe human sys- tem, and were he to break ihe iamp chimney he could easily sever an artery with a piece of the glass and bleed to death before being discovered. During the night a guard mak trips WILLIAM T. BRYANT, According to His Latest Police Photograph. along the balcony upon which the cells of the condemned prisoners face, and five or six times during the night the biue-coated sentiuel peers into the stone-and-iron cell which is numbered 21. Between ihese visits there is of necessity a lapse of time suffictent in length to allow a man to bleed to death before beinz detected. Yet at the prison the authorities say they have no fear that Durrant will take his own life—that he is not built that way; that men seldom make the attempt until all hope is gone and the terrible disgrace of dying on the galiows conironts them as | a certainty. With Durrant this is not so. He yet hopes he will receive areprieve. But the broken glas: method is not the only way at his command by which he can end his life. The biankets on his cot or the striped suit on bis back could either be utilized to strangle himself and thus cheat the gallows. ~ Soon these opportunities will be beyond his reach, for once he en- | ters the death-chamber he wiil be unable to die by uis own hands. The death watch is never more than a dozen feet away from the inclosure where the con- demned man is contined, and the duty and the purpose of the death watch is to thwart any su empt. To-day Durrant exercised fora time in the prison yard, under the brief con- siant surveillance ot the guards. His mother also vi<ited bim, and the scene between moth nd son was as usual most affecting. Durrant loves his mother, osnd Mrs. Durr.nt bas the utmost faith in the innocence of her boy. Thev conversed for a time in whispers. What was said is known to them slone, but that Mrs. Durrant whispered words of comfort and encouragement could be no- ticed in the prisoner, who kissed her fondly when she left. Among the prisoners in murderers’ row Durrant does not seem to have any spe- cial friends. He has of late kept more to bimself when allowed the freedom of the yard, and though he speaks to all he has no especial one whom he treats with more consideration than another. BEET COLONY APPROV:D Colornization Committee Dis- cusses Claus Spreckels’ Proposition. Appreciation Expressed of His Gen- erous Attitude Toward the Prcposed P an. At a meeting of the sub-committee of the citizens’ colonization committee, held yesterday in Chamber of Commerce Hall, Willism M. Bunker madc a report on be- half of the committee which visited Claus Spreckels on Wednesday. Mr. Bunker said that Mr. Spreckels was quite in sympathy with the movement to es'ablish a colony, and would widen the scope of the experiment should it prove a success. Mr. Spreckels, however, wantea the project handled in a business manner, and thought that a tract of 600 acres would be large enough for the experiment. In case the experimen: proved a success the control of the land should pass from hi. otherwise it s: ould remain in his hands. Mr. Spreckels nad toid Mr. Bunker that'if the experiment proved a success he would be willing to seli the land at the price it cost him, without making any profit on 1t. During the general discussion that fol lowed the report, George E. Butler, George H. Maxwell and others expressed warm appreciation of Mr. Spreckels’ attitude to- ward the project, and his disposition to meet the committee more than half way. In his report Mr. Bunker laid emphasis upon the fact that the vrosperity of the City depended largely upon the successful | colonization of the nterior, and that 1f the present project proved an industrial suc- cess, other colonies would be established upon similar lines. The natural auvau- taces of soil and climate which California offered for suger-beet culture, he declared, offered a good field for colonization. Remiarks were al<o made by H. H. Sher- wnod, Will S. Green, Mr. Samuel and Major Wincuell. The committee will take fur- ther action after a formal proposition has been received from Mr. Spreckels. e e ) RETREAT T0 THE WALL The Supreme Court Passes Upon What Constitutes Seif-Defeuse. The Supreme Court has ordered anew trial of the case of Frank A. Lewis, who was convicted of mansiaugiter for killing his brother-in-law, William H. Farrell. Lewis and his wife lived on a mountain ranch in Shasta County, and from the tes- timony Farrell had frequently threatened 1o kill Lewis on account of troubie grow- ing out of money matters. Tue trouble that causedfithe fatality was staried by Farcell telling his sister that one John Miller had :aid that Lewis had stolen hogs. The day after this story was cir- cuiated Farrell went to Lewis’ house and, r renewing the quarrel, the former picked up an iron singletree and threat- ened the latter. Lewis then shot Farrell with a rifle, the builet striking bim in the body. After the shot the Lewis family put Farrell to bed and sent for a doctor. While Mrs. Lewis was out of the room Farrell cut his own throat with his pocket-knife. The defendant’s plea was se!f-defense. The point of the prosecution was that Lewis did not “retreat 10 the wall,”” as the law books declare that one must in order to be justified in taking human life. The Supreme Court does not believe that an assailed person is bound to flre from bis own house in order to avoid vinlence even though a retreat may be safely made. The lower court in instruct- ing the jury on this point committed an error, and for this resson the judgment was reversed and a new trial ordered. | COOKED BREAD WITH ARSENIC Fatal Mistake in a Dis- ordered Ranch Kitchen, Fred Beeson, the Cook, Is Dead, and Others May Fol- 7/ low Him. He Thought the Poison Was Baking Powder and He Used Three Teaspoonfu's, OAELAND OrFicE SAN FraNcisco CALL.} 908 Broadway, May 27. A newcook at the Morse ranch put three teaspoonfuls of arsenic into the bread he was making last night thinking it was baking powder and to-night be is dead, another ranch band is dying and some others are sick, though not seriously. Tuesday last Fred Beeson from Ban Francisco went to work on the Morse | ranch as cook. He was well recommended and was a very steady man and he went to work in the kiichen at once. Like most ranches the various articles in the kitchen were somewhat misplaced and Beeson, being new, had not time to examine everything and get it in order when he made the fatal mistage. Last night the cook made a batch of pread. Beeson saw a bottle containing white powder, and after examining 1t he concluded it was baking-powder. He put three teaspoonfuls in the dough and this morning baked the bread. He ate some of it and so did the other hands. Soon after eating the brend Beeson was attacked with spasms and vomiting, and, as it was seen that his sickness was seri- ous, a maz was sent to Sunol, three miles off, for a doctor. When Dr. Webster ar- r ved he saw at once that the man had been poisoned, and on questioning him it was learned that he might have used the wrong bottle in tbe kiichen in making the bread. An examination showed that the buttle contained arsenic, and that there was enough in the bread to poison a score of people. Beeson grew worse, und this evening he died. Another hand, whose name could not be learned, is also deathly sick, and is not expected to live. Everybody else who bad eaten of the poisoned bread was ireated with emetics, and, although sev- eral are ailing, it is not beiieved that any dangerous results will follow. Beeson’s body was taken in charge by Deputy Coroner Taylor of Livermore, and an inquest will be held to-morrow. The ranch is owned by Harry N. Morse, ex- Sheriff of this county. LILY LANGTRY COMING. Will Soon Leave Kngland for a Four Months’ Visit to Her Lake County Ranch. Lily Langtry, the famous actress, will arrive in California for a shors visit about the 1st of July. H. C. scPike, her attor- ney, has received word from her that she will soon leave England on her lony jour- ney. Mrs. Langtry will spend most of her time while in California on her,ranch in Lake County. She intends to make ex- tensive improvements on the place, im- voriant among them being the restocking of the farm with the intention of breed- ing bigh-class cattle and horses, It was with ibi1s purpose in view that Mrs. Langtry shipvea from England a fortnight ago her well-known racing stal- lion Carrick. The animal hus arrived safely in New York, and in a few days will be shipped to the California ranch. Among the othet improvements which will be carried on under the personal superyision of Mrs. Langtry are the con- struction of a number of buildings, many miles of fencing ana the developmen: of a large water supply from the valuable spring properlies of which she is th- owner. —_——— The Cigarette Ordinance. At a meeung of the Retail Grocers’ Protec- tive Union, held last evening in B'nai Brith Hali, the following resolution was adopted : Resolved, That the Retall Grocers’ Protective Unifon ui San Francsco regards the prohibitory re calcul bringing a1y compensa ory advantages to the generai public, and belleves the same to bs & mis- chievous aud wholly unnecessay measure, if fi- ended a @ protectionior the youth of this City and County. for (he resson that under our Penal Code it 18 & misdemeanor punishable by & five and impriso ment to seli tobacco in any form to-a minor under the age of 16 years, which section ot the Penm Code is now geuerally respected by the Tetall grocers of Lhis ity and tobacco-dealers geu- erally. — .. Embezzlement Charged. Louise C. Moulson, alias Miller, was arrested last night on a warrant from Judge Low’s court charging her with felony embezzlement. The complaining wit: is 1. W. Bane, who alleges that wnile was serving a term for sending lottery ¢ ckets through the mails the Woman drew his bail money of $500 and ap- propriated it to her own use. HONORS PAID TO FRANK McCOPPIN Postal Employés Meet and Adopt Resolutions of Respect. Merchants’ Asscciation Rende: a Tribute to His Worth as a Citizen. Latter-Carriers in Full Uniform Will Join the Funeral Column To-Day. There was a large attendance of em- ployes of the San Francisco Postoffice de- partment at the United States Circuit Court room last evening. The men were called together to express their senti- ments of sorrow touching the death of Postmaster Frank McCoppin. The meeting was called to order by John L. Meares, superintendent of carriers. In calling the meeting to order Mr. Meares spoke of Mr. McCoppin as the kind and considerate friend of all the employes—a man who had respected the principles of civil-service reform which postal em- ployes regarded as aimost sacred. B. L. Hardesty reported that the floral committee had ordered & decoration of flowers representing a stamped envelope. ‘The dimensions of the piece are 5x3 feet. The committee had also directed that cut flowers should be placed at the tomb twice a week for two months. The report was adopted. D. 8. Richardson, from the committee on resolutions, presented the following re- vort, which was adopted by a rising vote: WHEREAS, It has pleased tho great Archltcct of human destinies to remove from our midst the strong man upon whom we leaned, the just man in whom we confided, the tender- Dbesrted man whose friendly care and solici- tude were ever about us like a benediction, therefore be it Resolved, by the employes of the San Fran- cisco Postoflice, in special meeting assembled to give voice 10 their sorrow, that, ia the death of ‘our beloved chief, the Hon. Frank Mec- Coppin, we have suffered a personal and an irreparable loss. And be it further Resolved, That the bereavement which we, of his official family, so deeply mourn does not belong to us alne as individuals. We recognized and knew our Postmaster not only as the kindly men and the courtly gentleman, but also as the zealous official. ever striving 1o effect some good for the great service which he so worthily represenied. He was & good citizen. The Clty which he served so wetl, and which delightea on so muny occasions 1o do him bonor, is mourning with us to-day. The State of California is his debtor, and his great abilities have left their imprint for good upon the affairs of the Nation. Besolved, That we proffer our sincerest sym: pathies (0’ the stricken widow and family of our lamented chief and bespeak for them all IT AMUSES THE LOCAL CYCLISTS They Are Not Alarmed at League Races at Santa Monica. May Retaliate by Placing the Southern Track on the Blacklist. Comparison Between the Strength of the N w Organ zation and the One That Is Passing. The announcement by telegraph from New York that the management of the bicycle track at Santa Monica has signed an agreement with the League of Ameri- can Wheelmen to permitno races there except under L. A. W. sanction is vastly amusing to the leaders of the California Associated Cyclists. They laugh still more heartily at the in- ference drawn by the correspondent who sent the dispatch that the signing of the agreement marks the weakness of the se- cession movement and that the lesgue will soon be in the ascendant again. R. M. Welch, who has been largely in- strumental in the phenomenal growth and success of the new California power in racing matters, said yesterday that far from showing any waning of the powers of the cyclists it shows the weakness and supineness of the league. “'Six montbs ago,” he said, “any track which had been listed s the Ssnta Mon- ica track was by the league would have found it impossible to get a sanction, even though its mansgement agreed to hold nothing but L. W. W. mests. Now the league i¢ only too willing to make any sacrifice of its pride to geta place where it can hold a meet. “Take forinstance the case of the Beck’s Hot Springs track, near Salt Lake. Sev- erul yearsago the proprietor, who had built "a splendid track stan expense of $20,000, offended the leagua in some slight matter. I think it was because he adver- tised a two days’ meet injOctober ,1895,and only ran one day because the attendance was so small as not to pay expenses. *‘He was blacklisted and has never been able to use his track since. The league would not give sanction to any club that hired it, and even went so far as to refuse to give permission to race to a man who rroposed to buy it and run it under his own management. In the face of this the Santa Monica veople are taken cff the blacklist simply because the league is glad 1o have at least one leg to stand on in Cal- ifornia. “‘We do not know, of course, that the management at Santa Monica hrs signed any agreement of the kind, but if it has it ' w0 R/ /17 700 7 ////‘:/,,n. ) : THE LATE FRANK McCOPPIN. [From a photograph taken in 1858.] that tenderness and love with which his life had made them rich. Resolved, That so many of our number asis possible will attend the funeral in a body, and that an engrossed copy of these resolutions bx presented to the widow in testimonial of our sympatby and respect. Resvectfully submit- D. 8. Richardson (chairman), E. A. O’Connor, William J. Sinon, D. F. Supple, B. F. McKinley, Joseph G. Gailagher. The chair announced ihe appointment of letter-carriers as pall-bearers: Station A, George Spiller; station B, L. M. Beauchamp; station C, R. B. Be-l; station D, W. B. Chamberlain; station E, W. P. Spencer; station F, J. C. Murphy; station H, Herman Schafter; station K, Cher.es Wisewells All tha carriers will appear in uniform to-day. They will recsive orders this morning from the various stations. Nathaniel Gray, the undertaker, briefly explained how the carriers would be formed on Van Ness avenue and O’ Farrell streets. Merchants’ Resolutlons. At a meeting of the Merchants’ Associa- tion held at the Mills building, the follow- ing resolutions were adopted : WHEREAS, The Inscrutable will of the Om- nipotent has finally summoned the Hon. Frank McCoppin from the busy scenes of his nuble life’s work; and _whereas, during pil of his distinguished public services, as Super- visor and Mayor of San Francisco, as Stato Senator of California and as the present Post- master of the Ciiy, he has faithfully dis. charged his duties ‘with houor, fidelity and patriotism: therefore, be it Resolved, That in bis mournful death the Merchants’ Association has lost a valuable member, the State of Californis & public-spir- ited citizen, the Ropublic a dutiful official and the cause of good government an ardent advo- cote. Resolved, That his {llustrious and unsullied public_career has tended to eievate the stan- dard of official conduct, and its memory will serve 1o encourage the aspiring youth of our country to emulate his worthy example. Resolved, Thut these resolutions be enrolled upon the minutes of the Merchants' Associa- tion and a copy delivered to the bereaved widow of the duceased. C. R. Kobinson’s Trial. The trial of ¢! P. Robinson, charged with perjury, is on trial in Judge Carroll Cook's court. A numper of witnesses wete examined yesterday. Mr, Robinson was recently acquit- ted of a charge of embezzlement that grew out of the same transaction which leads to the ‘perjury charge. will get a nrotice from the Associated Cyclists that it will receive no future sanc- tions from the California organization. Perhaps the managers will realize the force of this argument when the league in Caiifornia is absolutely abandoned by those who are now trying to revive it. “It is all nonsense to say that the league has any power left in California, and our books will bear me out. Since the California Associated Cyclists organ- ized there has not been one league meet held in California. On the other hand, here is a list of the meets that we have sanctioned on applications {rom various organizations and that have been run or will be run under our colors: April 10—Academic Athletic League, San Fraucisco. ADril 10—Santa Ross Business College, Santa 0! May 2—Velodrome, San Francisco. May 1—Tehachapi Cycling Club, Tehachapi. May 1—Canital City Wheelmen, Sacramento. April 24—Kuights of Pythias, Hanford. May 1—Madera County Wheelmen, Madera. May 1—Fresno Track Association, Fresno. April 25—Bakersfield Cyciing Ciub, eld. pliay 1—Dixon Driving Track Association, ixon. Juiy 4—Petaluma Wheelmen, Petalums. May 31—Ariel Bicycle Ciub, Valiejo. May 30—Garaen City Cyclers, San Jose, May 9—Velodrome, San Francisco. May 9—National Brotherbood of Electrical Workers of America, San Jose. May 19—Tachydrome, Fresno. June 6—Capital City Wheelmen, Sacramento. July 5—Capitai City Wheelmen, Sacramen to. May 16—H. C. N. Liadbetter, San Jose. May 30—Lyman -& Chiadbourne, Los An- geles. May 16—Santa Rosa Cycle Park Association, Santa Rosa. May 31—Alpha Athletic Club. Calistoga. May 26—Butchers’ Board of T Oakland. yiIay 81—Grass Valley Athletic Club, Grass alley, 30— Fresno Athletic Club, Fresno. May 23—Velodrome, 3an Francisco. May 31—J. E. Wing, San Jose. June 6—R. M. Thompson, Fresno. July 5—Fresno Track Association, Fresno. “Tne managers of all these tracks know that they were liable to be blacklisted for allowing Associated Cyclist race meets to be run on their properiy, but'they did not fear such action, for they knew that the power of the “From this list and from the fact th the California Associated Cyclists ha 1l of the racing men of any prominence in the State in the ranks it will be easily akers- NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. GREAT SPEGIAL OFFER S SRS S THIS DATY! Five of our leading departments to-day combine in a great special offering of NEW AND SEASONABLE GOODS at cuts in prices that make EVERY ITEM A MATCHLESS BARGAIN! 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Last month three new members were listed; th:s month there is_but one. “Itisalso quite evident to-those who know that the strength of the new organi- zation is being drawn from the division that the number still listed as belonging to the league in California is in excess of the actual membership. “The League of American Wheelmen will never again be a power in racing in Califorria, and within a very short time the Jocal division will have ceased to exist.” MEROHANTS' PIONIC. This Year’s Surplus Goes to the Three Orphan Asylums. The general committes in charge of the wholesale merchants’ picnic of this year, to be held at Bunset Park, in the Santa Mountains, on June 19, decided that the surplus which always occurs should this year be divided among the Pretestant, Catholic and Hebrew orphan asylums. Last year it was given to the boulevard fund. President T. J. Harris appointed the following additional committees: Music—Frank Tyler, W. K. Brackett, Al Ehrman. Games—P. J. Kennedy, F. Coddington, D. Egan, W. A. Lieber, William Blake, Stanley Fay, J. G. Castleton. _ Prizes—George A. Koan, W. W. Sanderson, A. W. Meigs, W. A. Schmitz Jr., H. Taft, Melton Jones, W. Vonderieit, George Jennings. Auditing—M. H. Weed, Emil Engleberg, William Cruff. Floor—T. H. Brown, Willism Lamb, K. W8l- bach, 8. Meyer, J. L. Gooday, Frank Maroney. . — The Worden Ci At the meeting of the Building Trades Council last evening the Worden matter was considered_at length, and particularly the American Railway Union’s nine reasons why Governor Budd should commute the sentence of the convicted striker. The couneil decided to petition the Governor to suspend judgment until the members of the Americai Railway TUnion can present to him evidence that was not brought out a¢ the trial. 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