The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 8, 1897, Page 18

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JULY 8. 1897. ALONG UHASE FOR A WIEE A, G, Stacey of Kansas Pur- sues His Spouse Across the Plains. MR N FOUND WiNMMING. A Sensational Episode Con- nected With the Big Convention, HER COMPANION FLED AT ONCE. A Story That Began in Kansas Oity and Ended in Sutro's Baths, A despoiled home, a fleeing wife, a chase across the country and.a continental game of hide and go seek is the end of the dream of infatuation which induced A. G. Stacey of Topeka, Kans., to marry a pretty widow two years azo. The game was endel in Sutro’s baths, where the ag- grieved husband says he found his erring wife in company with a man unknown to him. Mr. Stacey isa widely known newspaper man of K s, and when & few days ago the press reports chronicled the fact that he bad circulared one of the Christian Endeavor truins with a card calling upon the members to give up his wif, 1t came asa surprise to many who know him in this part of the country. Mr. Siacey reached San Francisco Tuesday morning ahead of the train bearing the Kansas delegation, and stationed himself at the ferry landing to walch for his wife’s arrival. He was not disappointed in seeing her, but she had as_quick vision as he and gave him the s.ip in the crowd, and all his searching, as well es that of a police detective, was ot no avail. Had it not been for #n nccidental trip of Mr. Stacey to the Chff House, where he hoped to calm the restlessness of mind by the rest'ess waves, he might still be in ignorance of her whereabouts. But when he was throngh watching the antics of the seals he decided upon a bath, and in the big tank of Sutro’s he swam almost into the arms of the lady ior whom he was seeking. Hurrying on his clothes he awaited at the door for her coming out and his patience was rewarded by meet- ing her with her 10-year-old daughter A. G. Stacey. and an unknown man, who not only looked frightened but delayed not his going when Btacey announced the fact that the lady was his wife. What transpired and how it all came about is better told in Mr. Stacey’s own words, as he related his experience to & CALL reporter last night. “Two years ago I married a widow and made a_ mistake,” said Mr. Stacey. “Of course I was so infatuated that I would believe nothing that was told me, and when last January she took advantage of an excursion and went to Kansas City under suspicious circumstances I began to figure certain things out and came to the conclusion that I had been deceived all along. I went to Kansas City and found her at the Coates House with one of the most prominent merchants of the city. When we went back home we agreed to live separate, and I made her an allowance and gave her possession of our home, stipulating only that I should have a room there to go in case of sickness, as I did not want to go to a hospital. *I bave been doing special work all over Kansas, and when I got back nome from oneof my trips a few days ago I found that the house had been despoiled of everything and that she had fl»1. It took me some t‘me to find out anything about where she hzd gone, as everybody seemed to be aiding herin getting away. 1 tinally found that she had bought a ticket for the Endeavor train and rode to the next town in a buggy to throw me off the track. “When I founa where she had gone 1 immedintely boarded a train and caught her at 8alt” Lake, but the women on the train got around the conducter and he e —— e NEW 70-DAY HAI HUMORS Itching, irritated, scaly, crusted Scalps, dry, thin, and falling Hair, cleansed, purified, and beauti- fied by warm shampoos With CUTIOUEA Soar, and oceasional dressings of CUTICURA, purest of emollients, the greatest skin cures. (Uticura Trestment will produce & clean, health: alp ‘with luxuriant, lustrous hair, when all else fails. Rold throughout the world. PoTrER DRUG AND CHEM. ., Role Props., Baston. COar How to praduce Layxuriant Hair,” mailed free. SKINS ON FIRE ™ S by CUTicUBA RENEDIES. | stepped would not let me on the train until I forced him to, I had a short interview with my wife there; but at Ogzden she got away from me again and Idid not find ber until I resched here yesterday, when I waited for her at the ferry landing and saw her as she came out with the crowd. She saw me firs:, however, and I lost her. ‘1 went out to the Cliff House thisalter- noon and then went to the baths, and in the pool I found ner with her iittle girl and a man whom I did not know. I saw her trying to hurry out and dressed as quickly as I couid and waited for her at the door. Asashe came outshs was with the man and when I went up and said, ‘This woman is my wife,” he fled so quickly that it looked as if he had been doing something that he should not bave done. 1 bad a talk with her and we came to a financial settlement. While we were talking a lot of ladies of the Kansas dele- gation got her awav and we had a chase all over the City, through stores and on street cars, until finally they got away and I lost her. “I don't care, though, for X got the set- tlement that I came after, and 1 want nothing more to do with her. I am througn with her, and shall prove several charges against her in my suit for divorce next November.”” Mr. Stacey is one of the best known newspaper men in Kansas, and has been connected with the press of that State for the past twenty years. He wasa widower, with a daughter who had also won laurels Marie Loui:ze Helm. in Kansas journalism. Mrs. Stacey was formerly Mrs. Louis Helm, and was noted | for her beauty during her younger days. She is 35 years old, while her husbsnd’ is on the shiady side ot 50. Wearers of Endeavor Badges Swell the Audi- ences. “The Mayflower” Very Artistically £taged at the Bald- win, With one or two exceptions the theaters did a iand office business last night, The members of a good many theater parties wore Christian Enaeavor badges and out- of-town visitors composed a large propor- tion of the audiences. “The Mayfl wer” at the Baldwin is scarcely drawing in proportion to its merits. Itisa pretty romantic love story of early Puritan days, well acted and charmingly staged—indeed, each of the three acts 1s a quaint picture of the life and manners of the early years of the seventeenth century, aud the stage set- tings are as picturesque and carefully worked out as a bit of painting by a Dutch master. On Monday night Daniel Frohman’s Lyceum Theater Company will inaugurate the fourth and final week of its engage- ment with a double biil consisting ot a one-act romance entitled “‘The Wiie of Willoughby”” and Sydney Grundy’s three- act comedy ‘‘The Late Mr. Castelio.” The revival of “The Two Escutcheons” bas been a wise move on the part of the Frawley Company, for the funny comedy effects of Berlin and Chicago, are as amusing as ever, and the changes in the cast since the first production here have not detracted from the mernts of the performance. Gladys Wallis and Thomas Ross have in a satisfactory way shoes of Hope Ross and Lesiie, as the chil- dren of German prite of birth and Chicago pride of hustle, respectively, and Blanche Bates plays the widow’s pariso exactly ou Maxine Elliott’s Lnes that histrioni- cally speaking there is scarcely any differ- ence 10 note in h r interpretation. *‘The Two Escutcheons” has only this week to run, as next Monday another comedy, “*Christopher Jr.,”” produced here three years ago by John Drew and Maude Adams, will be given. “The First Born’” at the Alcazar has taken a new lease of life in consequence of the desire of the visitors to see a real Chinese pley. Francis Powers’ lurid little drama is preceded by the farce comedy in three acts “*A Victim of Circamstances.’ Next week Franc:s Cuarlyle will make | his first appearance with the present Alcszar company in *“Rosedale.”’ This comedy drama will also mark the re- appearance of Hugo Toland. Costume drama, in the shape of “Cap- tain Pacl,” is flourishin: at the Grand this week. American patriotism is thor- oughly appesled to in the play and plenty of melodramatic excitement is thrown in. Taken altogether, “‘Captain Paul” is a re- freshing relief from the average run of melodramas up to date, “Wang” 1s almosc at the end of its suc- cessful run at the Tivoli, On Monday evening the first production will be given in this City of the comedy opers, he Isle of Champagne.” Edwin Stevens will play tbe wreal King Mumm. The book of this opera is by Charles Alired Byrne and Louis Harrisen. Two grznd ballets, elaborate marches and beautiful costumes are promised. The Orpheunra’s bill is up to the usual standard. Lew Dockstader still remains one of the chief attractiuns, in spite of his being near the end of his engagement. Fuiler and Smith are givine some novel mus:cal specialties. Imogene Comer’s de- scriptive -ongs are a feature of the per- formance, and so are Bckert and Berg’s lyric skelches. .- —— - Two Divorces Granted Yesterday. Two divorces were granted by the Superior Court yesterday. The names of the persons liberated from the bouds of matrimony were as follows: Charies K. Garey from Frances B. Garey, for exireme cruelty. Mrs, Garey followed her husband about and unjustly accused him of associating with other women. Ellen Currie was granted a divorce from Thomas Currie on account of wiltul neglect. ———————— Abby M. Parrott Sued. George 0. Perry has instituted an_action at law aga.nst Abby M. Parrott for the sum of $2100, alleged to be due on account of work aud materials furnished to the defendant. the rival fathers-in-law, from | into the | WILLING 10 LEAVE THE STATE \If Really Abandoned by Mrs. Bradbury, Ward Says He Will Go. WANTS THE VERDICT FROM HER. An Effort to Deliver This Mes- sage Causes a Scene at the Occidental, {J. DOWNEY HARVEY AN MESSENGER. The Runaway Wife and Deserted Husband in Communication and a Reconciliation Imminent, “If Mrs. Bradbury will tell me with her own lips or write to me in her own hand that she no longer loves me and has re- nounced me I willleave the State forever and promise not to set eyes upon her again as long as I live,” This is in sub:tance a verbal message | that H. Russell Ward attempted to have delivered yesterday to Mrs. John Brad- bury, the woman whom he induced to le- vant with him from her home of luxury |in Los Angeles. The message was carried ! by J. Downey Harvey, who seems to be | the friend of Ward. Ward talksabout leaving the State, pro- vided be has been jilted, in an off-hand manner that would seem to indicate that he had forgotten that he still ias a charge of felony hanging over his head, which, unless the Society for the §nppression of Vice grows suddenly mer®iful, is more than liable to deiain him hbere asa pris- | oner of the State for some years to come. There 1s said to have been a stormy | scene at the Occidental Hotel when | Harvey called to deliver this word from Ward. He had read and heard that Major Hooper, the proprietor of that hostelry, had declared that if Ward or any | of his emissaries made an attempt to communicate with Mrs. Bradbury there would be trouble, and that somebody would be apt to be hurt. [t was no more than natural, then, that Harvey should approach the fortress strategically. He | elected to be diplomatic and at the same time a trifle bold, so he marched right up to the fiery major himself. “All I ask in the worid, Major,” Mr. Harvey said in his most suave tone, *“is mother, Mrs. Banning. that this whole unfortunate affair can be amicably arranged without resort to un- pleasant or violent discussion. Mr. Ward is not the man he has been painted. He does uot desire to annoy Mra Bradbury nor her fumiiy. All ha wishes to know is whether or not she reaily does not care to see him any more. He cannot be- lieve the statements that have been ac- | cregited to her. I wish to talk the mat- ter over with Mrs. Banniug in his behalf. May I not see her?” Major Hooper is not an unreasonable man. He readily agreed that there could be no harm in permitting Mr. Harvey to see the sorrowing mother, and, after warn- og his caller thar no attempt to converse with Mrs. Bradbury personally would be vermitted, escorted the iriend of Ward to the ladies’ apartments. So far matiers had progressed nicely. It was not untl the interview with Mrs. Banning was begun that the trouble siarted. Major Hogper accuses Harvey | of naving Bflemple?u) deceive him. He savs that instead of wishing merely to talc with Mrs. Banning his mis- sion was also to deliver a leiter from Ward into the bands of Mrs. Bradhury, through the medium of the mother. The letter, which never reached the eyes of Mrs. Bradbury, has been preserved for future refersnce. It is still in the hands of Mrs. Bauning, and, shorn of ad- dress and gignature, reads as follows: “I cannot believe that you wish me to leave vere until Ilearn il from you. Iif you wisk me to leave this Slate write to me.” Hot words passed between the major and Harvey when the latter’s mouves were made clear to the landlord. It was a small piece of business,” said the major laust night in giving his recital of the affair. *I went at Harvey rough shod, and you can wager that I talked business. 1 said: ‘Has not this biack- guard done enough to ruin this young girl's life without adding insult to injury by asking the mother of his victim to carry his messages?' Iam astonished that you with your social position should lend your- self to thisdegraded scoundrel as his mes- | senger. Thisisa most heartless spectacie of fiendish brutality. This:riend of yours seems determined to pursue this young woman to acomplete ruin. Had I been this girl’s husband or father 1 woult have shot this wretch, and nobody wculd have been carrying letters of insult to his vic- tim or her mother.”” “What did Harvey have tosay to this?’ | the major was asked.” *‘On, he got excited too, and talked loud. He disclaimed any intention to commit any wrong and said that be was simply endeayoring to do a favor for a friend. will admit that I wusconsiderably worked up and resorted to language that was more forcible than eloquent. ButI meant it, every word of it.. Llicame rght from the bottom of my heart. I have known this unfortunate young woman since she was a baby and was intimately acquainted with her entire family. “Her father was one of my dearest friends. This may explain the interest I have taken in her wellfare and my efforts to prevent her from being drageed into the mire. All I ask is that this scamp shall keep away and let her alone. He seems reluciant to relinquish the hold he has upon her, and, I believe, out of purely mercenary motives. He had betier not show his face around here.” Now that Mrs. Bradbury and her mother are reconciled, there is founda- tion for the belief that it will only be a matter of a short time when the runaway wife and the millionaire husband she de- serted will again be locked in each other’s arms. This is no mere bit of idle guesswork. Major Hooper, who is in the confidence of both mother and daughter, is respon- sible for the statement that since Ward has been driven away from his companion in illicit love communication has been estublished between Coionel Bradbury, now in New York, ard Mrs. Banning. The colonel is said to be in a forgiving frame of mind. The preliminary examination of Ward will be given auother opportunity to pro- ceed this morning in Judge Low’s court. There wasa rumor again rife last night that Ward had jamped his bail and left for psrts unknown. But this was once more denied, and more strenuously than ” to have a iittle chat with Mrs. Braabury’s | I am quite sure | ever, by Garret McEnerney, who is his deleal fender. James P. Sweeney, who will conduct the prosecution on behalf of the Society for the Prevention of Vice, stated last night that he had all the evilence he required to hoid Ward to answer before the Su- verior Court. “A tremendous influence has been brought to bear from some quarter,” he said. “‘to save this fellow. Tne members of the society have been pesiered, cajoled and even threatened. I myselt was ap- proached twice to-day and asked to ease up in the prosecution.” In both instances the propositions made to me were that if I would consent to a dismissal of Ward’s casean ample guarantee would be given that he would 1immediately leave the Stats never to return and never to again bother Mrs. Bradbury. Ido not propose to stop, however, now that I have gone into the case this far.”” A large number of witnesses have been subpenaed 1o testify at to-day’s hearing, | including the city editor of the Examiner, atiaches of nearly a!l the local newspapers and several witnesses who can testify to the unlawful relations that existed be- tween the elopers. And if all this is not deemed sufficient Mrs. Bradbury will take the stand and tell the promised story of the hypnotic spell that Ward is alleged to have weilded over her. In fact, it is said that Mrs. Biadbury will testify anyhow. The members of t: e society are at a loss to account for the peculiar conduct of County Clerk Newiin of Los Angzeles. They “wired him_ several davs ago for a certified copy of Ward’s marriage certifi- cate and received an answer to the effect | that no such record existed there. It was learned vesterday that Newlin either will- fully deceived the local prosecutors or else di not examine his books. It was ascertained that Ward was mar- | ried to Miss Dolores Bandini in the Baker building, in Los Angeles city, on June 22, 1887, Itis said thata te'egram was sent irom this City by a friend of Ward's to Newlin ahead of the society’s messagze, an | that may have had something to do with the County Cler<’s oversight. e Mrs. Ward Hears the News. LONDON, Ex@., July 7.—Mrs. H. Rus- sell Ward, wife of the Englishman are rested in San Francisco last week with the eloping wife of Jobn Bradbury, the | Los Angeles millionaire, was met on the steamship by a CALL correspondent to-day | before she landed at Liverpool. She was apparently overcome when she learned of the scandal, but declined to make a statement uniil she had seen Mr. Ward’s mother. She begued to see the correspondent’s | dispaich giving the detaiis of the latest | developments in the Amer.cn affair, and when she had read it, almost broke down. She bravely pulled herself tozether, however, and said that her side of the story would be heard in good time. She then left the ship. On arriving at Euston station, London, she agzain eagerly usked the corresjondent if he had received any fresh news. and she | seemed greatly disappointed that new in- I formation had not reached him during the few hours between Liverpool and Lon- | don. She wore a fawn-colored costume, and was accompanied by her child. HE CANNOT RECOVER. Experience of a Tulare Man Who Faid Taxes on Government Land. The State Supreme Court yesterday affirmed the decision of the Suverior Court in the case of J. 8. Brooks appel- lant agaiust the county of Tulare re- spondent. Brooks in March, 1888, bid in a piecs of property that was being sold by the Sher- iff for taxes, paying for the same $958. | He afterward learned that the property was puulic land and had been taxed erro- neouslv. He demanded the purchase | price, $9 58, from ti.e Supervisorsoi Tulare County, and payment being reiused he brought suit for that amount. The case was cecided against him and he abpealed to the Supreme Court. The upper tri- bunal heid that he did know or should have informed him-elf whether the land belonged to private parties, the county or the United States Government, and hav- ing paid money either as taxes or asa puichase price he could not recover. WEALTHEY CHINESE DEAD. Fong Lin’s Remains Will Be Given a Gorgeous Funeral To-Day. Visitors 1n the City will have an oppor- tunity to-day of witnessing a Chinese fu- neral on an elaborate scale. The dead man is Fong Lin, a wealthy member of the tirm of Yee Chong & Co. of 637 Jackson street, who died a few davs 8go, at the age of 40. He had lived in this ty for thirty vears. He bad an interes* in the following store.: Yee Chong & Co., San Francisco; Snn Long Chung & Co., Tahiti; May Wah & Co., Los An- geles. He leaves two widows, one in San Francisco and one in China, and two chil- dren—bovs, The funeral will be beld in front of his store, 639 Jackson sireet, at 12:30 P. M. lo- day. It will probably be one of the largest tunerals ever held in the Chinese quarter. Wi, SHOW THE FIGHT. The Verascope Rights Secured | by the Orpheum Com- pany. It Will Open the Olympia Theater, | the 0ld People's Palace. Next week the new Olympia Theater, formerly the Peopie’s Palace, will open under the management of the Walter Orpheum Ccmpany, and the first attrac- tion will be the verascope, the animated pictures of the big fight at Carson. The Orpheum Company has secured the exclusive vrivileges of the verascope for this coast, and it is intended to make it the opening of the continuous perform- ance house which was talked of some months ago. The house has been refitted, and the seating cavacity has been enlarged to over 3000, and so under the circumstances the price of admission has been setat 50 cents, In the East the verascope has proved a great attraction, and the company ex- pects to make considerable money out of the Western rights despite the large per- centage the owners of the pictures de- mand. * The first performance will be given Wednesday evening, but it will be exclu- sively for the press. Thu:sday evening the first public performance will be given, and then every afternoon and evening the show will be put on. There will be sev- eral intermissions during the fourteen rounds, in which various features will be given, but the pictures will include all waits between the rounds and the scene after the knockout when Corbett stag- gered around the ring and tried to renew the fight witih Fitizsimmons. ———————— Charged With Grand Larceny. 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Throughout all the proceedings that have heretofore been had in the course of the investigations into the tracedy of June 1, whereby Isaac Hoffman lost his life, | Figel hassteadfastly adhered to the state- ment that he did not know what Hoff- man did with the money which the book- keeper declared his employer drew from the funds of the firm. This he is now prepared to contradict when he takes the stand in his own de- fense. He will go further and state that Hoffman was his partner in all the big racing transactions. It is explainea that the reason ne did | not testify to this effect at the Coroner’s inquest is that he was not asked about the matter and he did not care to volun- tarily say anything that would reflect on his employer. Whaen attention was called to his testi- mony in reference to the Hoffman-Alex- ander fire he declared that he was forced by the Coroner to tell what he knew of that affair. He added that every word he had spoken in reference to it was true. When his attention was cailed to the fact that there was no apparent motive for Hoffman having caused arson to be com- mitted he replied: “Why didn’t they bring out the fact that rs. Alexander was pressing the Hoffmans for a settlement, and that she was demanding cash? ‘In° uch a case would not $130,000 in gold coin be prefer- able to a lot of old clothes piled away on shelves and counters?’” 3 On being asked why he did not bring out this phase of the matter while he was on the witne-s-stand during the inquest he averred that he was not given a chance to do so. In the matter of the embezziement and forgery charges, Generzl Barnes yesterday reiterated his confident statemenc that the prosecution would be unable to estab- lish a case against Figel. “So far as tl.e forgery charge is con- cerned,” said the Genersl, “itlies with the prosecution to nrove that authority had not been given to the defendant to sign the firm’s nams. Figel need not prove that he had the right to indorse checks and drafts drawn in favor of Hoffman, Rothchild & Co. 5 “*As to the $9500 receipt, Figel testified during one part of the inquest that May 18 was the date on which Hoffman had signed it, and qualified his answers by saying that that was the day so far as he f conid recollect. It may bave been signed aday or two earlier, and dated the 18th, simply to make it accord with the entry in the cashbook, which Figel knew would have to be balanced on that particular date, as that completed 'he year’s partner- ship between the Hoffmans and E, 8. Rothenild. Up to a late hour yesterday it was the plan of the prosecution to try first the em- bezzlement charges, next the forgery and last the murder charge. But by agree- ment among the counsel of both sides it was decided to have the cases continued when they were called up to-day in Judge Campbell’s court until Monday, July 12. T is change in the programme may ob- viate the necessity of any trial of the less serious charges. In the course of the pre- liminary examination the prosecution wiil have the right, in order to show a possible motive for the homicide, tv introduce evi- dence to prove embezzlement and forgery. In anticipation of the hearing being held to-day the prosecution turned over the subpenas to Ser eant Hotaling yes- | terday to be served on witnesses. Chief Lees asked that all subpenas be handed to him, but this Judge Murphv and Prose- | cuting Attorney Spinetti declined to do. ' They said they wanted these cases to be | treated i‘usz the same as any ordinary criminal case. Among the subpenas issued yesterday was one for a very important witne-s in the southern part of tne State. As this | had to be served outside of Judge Camp- beil's jurisdiction application ior it was made to Judge Seawell. The name and residence of this witness is kept a pro- | found secret and is nov even known to the Police Department. 1Itisknown, how- ever, that this witness is expected to give material «vidence going to establish Fi el’s connection with the killing of Hoffman. | There was a “hot time’’ in the office of Captain Bohen on Tuesday. Judze Mur- phy called to inquire if the captain of the detectives had secured any new evidence for the prosecution. He was toid of a will-o’-the-wisp witness, who was said to have seen some one leaving the Hoffman | store on the evening of the tragedy with his hands reeking with gore, Investiga- tions that occupied two days proved that the story was absolutely without founda- tion. On learning that this was all that bad been done on the case Judge Murphy charged that the police were not in good faith endeavoring to secure any evidence for the prosecution, despite all the protes- tations that had been made that they would give their best efforts to doing so. He declared that they were trying to fix the murder on some one else. One of the attornays for Figel, on being asked if Figel wou'd take the witness- stand in court, replied: *Of course he will. He has nothing to conceal. At the Coroner’s inquest they rang in all kinds of things. When the case comes to be tried at law the testi- mony will be of a different character. These are the only facis against btm: He was seen at the scene of the tragedy abont :E. time that f!he killing took place and e weapon found there ha been owned by him.” £ ey L —— The New Receiving Hospital. The Board of Health will formaliy open and dedicate the new Receiving Ho-punlp:n the wn‘;e:.!ranton East street, between Mission an arket, at noon to-day. Thy AT fentouta number of Iuvnn’nnus ‘t(:ncl?y ho‘(f ficials and others interested. 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