The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 18, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1897. o SLAYER OF SGHOFELD ARRAIGNED Dutcher’s Preliminary Examination Begun at Madrone. DR. HIGGINS GOES UPON RECORD. Says the Killing Occurred Be- fore the Hour Named by the Prisoners. FLAWS IN THE STORY OF THE CRIME. Officlals Belleve the Rancher Was Unarmed When He Mst His Death. SAN JOSE, CAr, Aug. 17.—The prelim- inar: examination of the trio charged the murder of George W. Schotfield begun to-day in the liitle courtroom of Justice Pinard of Madrone. Three wilnesses were examined and important mony was made a matter of record, but a considerable portion cf the time was taken up in legal skirmishes. There is a owing belief that Schofield was | nad when shot, and the prosecution | ute inquiries as to the position found near Schofield, and | particular as to its distance from From the trend of the ques- evident that the theory that her shot Schofield during the 1d afterward laid the gun beside | is to be thoroughly exploited. st of tho prisoners to be taken to was Dan Dutcher, who made the a carriage, and was accompanied suty Sheriff Gardner. Mrs. Scho- e body. ons, 1t wa Dan I night field and Ir Mana went by train, the | widow being in charge of Sheriff Lyndon, | while Dep District Attorney Partridge kept a chiul eye over the son. On the - to Madrone the boy was plied with | ns, but nothing of importance was | He talked but little, and once | ed pettishly: ody I see wan ts to ask me ques- er than ever, and, although 17 years | 1d, no conductor would ever (hink of call- | ngon him for more than half-fare. His| appearance is evidence of the truth of the tories that he has been compelled to do a n’s work, the hard tasks having robbed | im of a half-dozen years of growth. He talks low, as if afraid to talk out, and his monotone is of the kind that comes to children who bave been bullied or beaten nto subjection. Only once on the trip! id he brighten up. Looking out of the car-window he saw a friend passing by and he leaned out and waved his vand | with childish enthusiasm. When the train reached Madrone [rving | found his hali-brother, George, a stock- less urchin of 12, awaiting him, and two boys had a long talk over how | gs were getting along at the farm. { Mrs. Schofield has not yet fully recov- ered from the nervous prostration that | followed the breaking down of the first story told by the prisoners, but she bore | remarkably well. She was accom- | punied on the trip by her sister, and it was the comforting assistance of the lat- ter that kept the prisoner from breaking »Wh. The widow was dressed and wore a black veil | in deep black which was not raises the day, but through its| sober fol be seen a pair of large | dark eyes— at told of a burden of SOrTOW. chotield’s appearance was Pinard’s bench is of the plainest pine, commonly painted, and the courtroom is old and dingy. Over the bench is a man of the world and on the other three walis are signs and advice 10 those who intend to journey by land or sea. In the center of the room is a biliiard-table. This was pre-emipted to-day by stenographers. Swinging above the table is a sign, "'No credit on billiards.”” The table takes up a large vproportion of the courtroom und leaves but little room for spectators. Along the wall on both sides and in the vack of the room are the seats for the curious and the interested. All seals and all the available standing room were taken to-day, and even the platform of ti:e Judge was utilized as a seat for an anxious spectator. The three prisoners sat in a corner of the room, and directly in front of them was their attorney, V. A. Scheller. Mrs. Schofield listened intently to the pro- ceedings at the beginning, but the legal routine was long and tiresome. The strain was too great, and soon she laid her heaa on her sister's lap and cried. District Attorney Herrington and Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Partridge were present to prosecute the case. ‘Wnen court was called to order shortly after 12 o’clock, a short intermission was asked for by the prosecution. Assistant District Attorney Pairtridge staled that the prosecution was waitin_to hear from Constable Fay of Morgan Hill, who had been out afier witnesses. It was stated further ttat, owing to the absence of an important witness who had not been subpenaed, the prosecution might ask for a continuance. Attorney Scheller sugzested that if Con- stable fay would aevote more of his time to getting witnesses and less to alleged punping of witnesses, there would be no necessity of asking for delays. This shot at Fay wasin reference to the confession of Irving Mann, from whom Fay was_the first to hear that Dan Dutcher killed Schofieid. A recess was granted. Constable Fay was heard from, and at 2 o’clock the pros- ecution announced that it was ready to proceed with the preliminary examina- tion. At the request of Attorney Scheller an order excluding all witnesses from the room was made. Attorney Scheller re- marked that he dia not then object to the presence of the Sheriff, but he might make an objection later in the proceedings. Assistant District Attorney Partridge repiied tnat Sher:ff Lyndon was in charge of the prisoners. “There are enough officers without the Sheriff,”” said Attorney Scheller. “We'have a right to pick our own offi- cers,” was the response. “When the time comes,” said Scheller, “we will make an issue of it.” The subject was then dropped. Sheriff Lyndon is an important witness, as he optamned Dutchber’s confession. Emil Menke, a teamster who resides on the Llagas about three miles from tue Schofield ranch, was the first witness called. District Attorney Herrington con- ducted the direct examination. Menke was not a willing witness, but his story came out after 2 multitude of questions. Stripped of immaterial answers to imma- terial questions his testimony was as fol- lows: *I was driving along the road that runs in front of Schofield’sranch on the morn- ing of August 7. It wasabout 6:30 o’clock. As I was passing the houss, Dutcher came out and stopved the team and told me Schofield had been shot. I asked him who did the shootinz; he said he didn't know. I gotoff the wagon and went over and looked at Schofield’s body. It was lying at the woodshed door. No one was near it. Mrs. Schotield was on the porch with her baby, and she was crying. Tne door of the shed was about a quarter open and [could see that the window in the of the shed was wide onen. Scho- s foot were between the door and the threshold, and his bhead pointed toward the house. His body was lying at an angle and his head exteunded out be- yond the line of the shed. The feet were not over six inches from the threshold. “I did not touch tte body and don’t remember whether it was bleeding. I noticed that there wasa pool of blood back of Schofield’s head. A shotgun was lying close to his feet, but I don’t know whether it was cocked or not. The gun was about two or three feet from Scho- field’s feet, and lyinz almost the same angle as the body. The muzzle pointed in the same direction as his head. On the inner side of the partly opened door was Schofield’s feet, and the gun lay on the outer side. Schofieid’s hat was lying on the threshold of the shed door. Ijust took a glance at the place and did not look at things very close.” This conciuded Menke’s direct exami- nation, It lasted exactly an hour. On cross-examination by Attorney Scheller, the witness stated that Mrs. Schofield wanted to move the body into the house. As to the measurements he had given, they were not exact, but what he believed them to be from 2 casual giance. He cou!d not say whether the blood under Schofield’s head was fresh or not. Charles A. Wright, who lives on the Llagas, about 2 mile and a half from the Scofield place, was the next witness. Wright had been drinking hard liquor befrre he went on the stand, and he seemed to care more for amusing the crowd tnan for making a direct sta, of what he knew apbout the case. Wright story, “‘boiled down'’ so as to leave out ill-timed humor, was as follows: in her favor «nd she soon found sympath- | zers other than relativ %o one woman | she spoke of her with Schofield and said be had treated her inhumanely fron. | the first week of their marriage. Her | parents had opposed the match, but she | would not listen to them. Sbe tnougnt| Schofield would be a kind and affectionate | Lusband, she said. She married him and | psid (he penalty, which was thirteen years of bitter repentance. She referred | briefly to the tragedy and insisted that | Dutcher bad killed Schofield while defend- ing ber life. Dutcher, the slayer, was besieged by} | newspaper representatives when he got to Madrone, but at each direct auestion his ~hifty gray eyes would twinkle with ani- mal cunning and he would answe: with a | sort of rude swvagzer: | “Say nothing at all; you’ll get nothing you of me.” Dutcher has a low forehead, a thin face, with a long straight nose and an open mouth. There is little or no expression | to his eyes and take him altogether, fea- tures, attire and general bearing, he seems | altogether characterless. It is because of their personal knowledge of the indi- vidual that many people do not believe that the whole truth of the Liagas tragedy has yet been toid. Duicher's determina- tion met to talk faltered once while he was waiting to be taken to the courtroom. W uen asked if Schofield was not killed at night instead of in the morning he re- plied: *I tell you no. 0.7 He said that during the tbree weeks he was at the ranch Schofield and his wife had serious trouble but once and that was on the day before the shooting. He had not known of Schofield’s threatening to kill his wife while he was there prior to that day and $aid he did not know what had happened before he came to the ranch. Dutcher said he was sorry he had not at once acknowledged that he killed Schofield. His excuse was that he was ttled” and did not know what to do. fter making the statements he began to alk of other things and deciined to answer further questions, The time set for the preliminary exami- nation was 1 o’clock, and at that hour the ittie combination railway waiting-room and hall of justice in which Justice L. J. Pinard presides was densely crowded. Ihere wers four prisoners, the officers and the newspaper men present to fill the room, but all Madrone and the surround- ing country came to the examination, and those who could not get inside thered around the windows and waited patiently Bchofield was killed at 5 | house. Irving Mann came to my place about 5 and told me some one bad shot his fatner. He was crying so much I could not understaud half of what he said, but there was something abouta man on a brown horse doing the shooting. I got my breakfast and then went and got a neighbor, William Adams, to go with me to the Scofield place. 1 took my time, and it must have been 7:30 o’clock when Adams and I got to the There were two men there— Price, my next-door neighbor, and a man named Melonson, who, 1 think, lives in San Jose. Isaw Schofield lying dead and lifted the cloth from his face 8o as to see where he was shot. There was a shotgun near the body. *“Mre. Schofield was near the porch and | Price and Melonson stood near her. The boay lay with the feet to the south and the head almost to the north and facing west. There was a gun lying near Scho- field’s feet, but I just noticed it, that was all. I could not tell whether it was loaded. “Ilooked at the bodv and noticed that blood was oozing from one of the ears and there was a little blood from the wound under the eye. As I lifted the cloth my hand touched the dead man's faco and I noticed that the face was cold.” Dr. John T. Higgins of Morgan Mill was the last witness examined to-day. The prosecution first brought out that the witness had had seven years of surgical and medical experience, three years of which were spent in the City and County Hospital at St. Paul, Minn. Dr. Higzgins then testified as follows: “On the morning of August 7 I went to the Schofield ranch, arriving there at about 8:45 o’clock. I found the body of Schofield lying near the shed, which is about forty feet from the house. [ made an examination of the body. Fir: hold of the knee to try its flexibility, I found it rigid, the pressure on the knee slightly disiurbing the entire body. I touchied the face and ran my hand over the breast and abdomen, butin the last two instunces there was a thickness of cloth tetween my hand the body. The face was cold and the body was cold. I did not see any blood flowing from the wounds. There was blood there, and where it had become exposed to the air 1t was clotted and had become quite dark, and in spots it had become hardened. Rigor mortis had set in in the body. I think the bady had been - dead for more than three hours, as peo- ple at the place claimed. Yes, I think Bchofield iad been dead more than four hours—perhaps six hours, and pos- sibly longer than than. He had not been d-ad long enough for decomposition, as that does not set in until rigor mortis nas passed away.” Dr. Higgins gave 1t as his opinion that in the case of a vigorous man like Scho- field being killed suddenly rigor mortis would not be as complete as it was when ne examined Schofield in less than six for the proceedings to begin. Justice | hours, and it might take twelve hours. SANTA RODA 1 ALL THEIR OWN Hearty Welcome to the Young Men’s Institute Delegates. Escorted Through Streets Gay With the Colors of the Order. Three Cltles Already Striving to Win the Grand Councll of Next Year. SANTA ROSA, CaL, Aug. 17.—The Young Men’s Institute colors—red, white ana blue—appear everywhere in Santa Rosa ‘o-night. Elaborately decorated store fronts are much in evidence. ‘*‘Like a Fourth of July ceiebration” is the only expression which gives any 1dea of the patriotic appearance of the city. Besides the bunting and flags flung to the breeze the trinmphal arches, ali ablaze with in- candescents, turn the clear night into a blaze of light. Nearly all the delegates and guests of dered musical seiections from the Court- house steps, which were brilliactly lighted with electric lights. The streets were thronged with visitors and citizens. Former pledges of friendship were re- newed and new friends given a warm greeting. p In the morning the delegates will assem- ble at Odd Feliows’ Hall, and from there, escorted by the local council and the Santa Rosa band, wiil march to St. Rose's Church, where a solemn high mass will be celebrated. The Rev. Father J. M. Cassin will be the celebrant and the Rev. Father P. Quull of Sonoma will be deacon of the mass. The sub-deacon of the mass will be the Rev. Father J. Rogers of Tomales, and the master of ceremonics will_be the R-v. Father C. E. O'Neill of Novato. Archbishop Riordan will be present. He will be attended by the Rav. Fathers Meiter of Healdsburg and O'Connor of Ukiah, anu other priests will be in the sanctuary. The reyzular choir will be as- <isted by Miss Anna Roney, James C. O’Donnell and other well-known singers from San Francisco. On the conclusion of the mass iths dele- gates will procced to the spacious Odd Fellows’ Hall, where the sessions of the Grand Conncil will be held. The day will be taken up m effecting orzanization and hearing reports of officers and committees. In the evening the ball will take place in the Atbeneum. One thousand invita- tions have been issued ior this event. The ouilding has been eiaborately decorated. The committee in charge of the ball is composed of Charles Connolly, Lee F. Cumisky and John Plover. The fight for the next Grand Council is expected to be a lively one. Los Anceles wants it, as do Santa Cruz and San Jose. The Los Angeles delegates say they must have it, and they are full of business and determination. If they do not succeed it won’t be their fault. Isidore B. Dockwiler of Los Angeles wants to beelected one of the supreme representatives. W. C. Noonan of Santa Rosa will be a candidate for grand di- JAMES GALLAGHER, Grand President of the Young Men’s Institute, the Young Men’s Institute Grand Council have arrived in Santa Rosa and they are being given a royal welcome and greeting by the local council. Large committees were at the two railrcad depots to meet the arriving guests and conduct them to the hotels. The members of Santa Rosa Council 308, who are the hosts on this occasion, include some of the most prominent resi- dents of Santa Rosa, The council was or- ganized in D:cember, 1895, and has had a steady growth ever since its organization. The present officers are: John P. Piover, president; Lee F. Cumisky, first vice- president; Frank P. Kcliy, second vice- president; William J. Plover, recording secretary; John Coghlan, financia! secretary; William J. Cummings, corre- rponding secretary; George A. Dugan, treasurer; Charles L. Connolly, marshal; John Furlong, inside sentinel; John Keane, outside sentinel; M. Carroll, P. Towey and J. Keane, executive commit- tee; Rev. J. M. Cassin, chaplain. Its dele- gates to the Grand Council are W. C. Noonan and M. E. Cummings. Headquarters for delezates and visitors have been established on Exchange ave- nue. Press headquarters have also been provided there. Santa Rosa’s brass band to-night ren- rector. Grand Second Vice-President James C. O'Donnell of San Francisco will be put forward for grand first vice-presi- dent. | Found a Grave Made by a Coroner. UKIAH, Can, Aug. 17 — Sheriff Johnson and Coroner Baker returncd last night from Lost Canyon, whither they | had gone to investigate the di:covery of a newly made grave. Two feet below the surface of the earth they found a roughly made box containing the body of a man aged about 65 years. Deceased had evi- dently teen strangled. The clothes had been cut from his person and piled on top of the grave. A telephone message from Sheriff Pardee of Lake County says the dead man was named Dr. Eaton and that he died from exposure about three months ago and was buried where found, by the Coroner of Lake County. —_———— Monterey to Have a Convent. MONTEREY, CiL., Aug. 17.—Monterey is to have a convent school, and Rev. Father R. M. Mestus, the priest of the parish, has advertised for bids from con- tractors for th= construction of the neces- sary buildings. There is to be a school of four departments of study and a boarding department, ail of which will be under the immediate supervision of the sisters of the Order of Notre Dame, who will come from the Santa Clara Convent to take charge of the new house here. JOHN PLOVER, President of Men’s the Santa Rosa Council, Young Institute. HANBURG WINS ANOTHER STAKE The Colt Adds Luster to His Already Bright Record. Captures the Rising Genera- tion Event at Brighton Track. Kenner Stake Taken by Don de Oro at Saratoga—Sallle Cliquot Wins at 20 to 1. BRIGHTON BEACH, N, Y., Aug. 17.— Six youngsters sported silk in the Rising Generation stake, which proved a mere gallop for the crack Hamburg, piloted by Willie Sims. In the third event Green Morris sprung a surprise with Sallie Clicquot, which mare downed Belmar and Tom Cromwell at odds of 20tol Two favorites only won over a lightning fast track. Six furiongs. selling— Tremargo 113 (Hamiiton). 5to 2. 1 Lambent 109 (Dean), 12101 2 Pearl Song 109 (Wapsbire), 30 to 1. 3 Time, 1:1414. Ameer113, Myrtle 0, Ed Kearney 109, Arbuckle 104, *Kinz Menelik 100, Jeanet e H 106 and Mionie Alphouse 94 also ran. *Favorite. ix furiongs, selling, two-year-olds— 153 Tenpy 101 (H. Mariin), 4to 5. 1 Wartenton 104 (¥or} 2 Oxnard 110 (Sims), 3 to 1 3 ‘Time, i:01%5. Medrica 93, Abundant 104, St. Ives 104 and kileen D 83 ag0 ran. *Favorite. Ore mile. handicap— =al'je Clicquot 100 (H. Martic), 20to 1 1 Beimar 12v (10an). 7 o 5, 2 *)om Cromwell 112 (~ims), Time, 1:4015. Paul Kauvar wine 105 aiso ran. *Favorite. k) Rising Generation stake, six furlongs— *Hamburg 127 (Sims), 1 10 6. Central Trust 122 (Sherrer), 8 Julius Cesar 110 (Penn), 15 to 1, Time, 1:15. Bounaing Brook 135, Biisstal 10 and Blarneystone 122 also ran. *kavorite. Sieier Une mile and a quarter, selling— Manassas 88 (Clawson). 4 to 1 *Damien 113 (Sloan), 1 to W B 110 (Perkins), 510 1. Time, 2.07%. ‘Iimour 93 alsoran. *Favorite. One and a six*eenth miles, selling— Rey del Tierra 100 (Clawson), 4 (0 1. 1 *Burlesque 111 (Perkins), 8 (0 5. 2 *Marshal 112 (Sloan), 8 10 5.. 3 ‘Iime, 1:4714. Formal 115, Marsian 109 and *Kqual choices. Parmesan 10 also r SARATOGA, N. Y., Auz. 17. — There were but three starters in the Kenner stake. Don de Oro, with Willie Martin in the saddle, made the running and won easily from Marcus Daly’s Scottish Chiel- tain. The track was heavy and three choices met defeat. Six furlongs, maldens— Courtship I 110 (Clayton), 5 to 1. *Kastern Ray 107 (Hewitt), 1 t0 2. La Fontera 105 (Beauchamp), 5 to 1 Time, 1:1734. Tapeio 110, Sir Fair iebei 105 aud Nil Desperandum 105 also ran. *Favorite. One mile, handicap— Lord Zenni ‘150 (Hennessy), 3to 1. Ferrier 140 (Taral), even .. Braw Lad 127 (W. Martin), 710 5.. ‘lime, 1:45. Three starters. Five furlongs, maiden two-year-olds— *Bendoran 112 (Taral), even Spencer 112 (W. Martiu), 7 to Ferd Owen 112 (irving), 10 to I. Time, 1:04. Corelli 116, Arb 3 Lindluy Murray 117 aiso ran. *Favorite. Kenner stakes, one and a half milei— Don de Cro 1-6 (W. Martin), 8 10 5. Scottish Chieftain 126 (Taral), 6 (o 5. Livtle Buck 112 (Nutt), 10 to 1...... ‘Time, 2:4b. Three starters. Eieven-sixteenths of a mile, selling, two-year- 1 0'ds— Aurum 101 (Hewitt), 10 to 1.. *La Ventura 103 (Beachamp), 4 t6 5. Cruckeit 104 (Thorpe), 6o o.. Time, 1:10%5. 1orii 102 alss Tan. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 17.—Of five events run off at the Fair Gronods favorites cap- tured but two. The track was iast. Six furiongs, maiden two-year-olds, selling— Baibee 105 (i1inkey), 5101 . Leonag 100 (Feterman), 4101 *Farondella 10+ (Foucon), 4t0 5. . 3 ‘ime, 1:17. Tillie May 95, wild Het 95, Prince Blsmarck 100, Glenora Lee 100, Kingzello 100, ¥ree ~ilver 111 100, Heidorn 106 and Loughmack *Favorite. 108 also ran. *Favorite. Six furion:s, selling: *Keel 105 (Stevens), even.. Hill Biloy Oella 85 (¢ Time, 1 0. Lassie 'Jean 100, Mary Barnes 104, Groganette 100, Holy ‘1error 96, Legion 109 and Frank Daly 110'aiso ran. *Favorite. Five furiongs, selling, two-year-olds— *#Lucky Star 106 (Foucou), 7 t0 6. Bon Marche 103 (Glimore), 6to1 Barriso 1U8 (Garner), 6 to 1. ‘lime o Guard 91, Valid 94 Sue fue 101, Lottle Burns 101, Deniai 101, 1om Lilly 104, Katie Rutherford 105, Boznie Tone 105 and Omnoor 111 also ran. *Favorie. Six furlongs, selling— Nick Carter 94 (Hall). 12t01... *lior-eshoe Tobacco 97 (Gilmore Moutgomery 98 (Lombs). 2t 1. ... 1ime, 1:1434 . Cavalry 94, Bridget 99 and Jane (U2 also 1an. *ravorice, One mile, selling— Gold Band 91 (Hail), 10to 1. Nunnie 15 sister 97 (Combs), Eail Cochran 105 (Green), 15 to 1 “Time, 1:431:. Cucle sat 91, it 91, Stockholm 91, Neutral 99, Senator Morrili 104, Doctor Hugar 307 and *Irauby 111 a:so ran. *Favorite. BUTTE, MoxT, Aug.17.—Four fayorites out of seven landed first money to-day. The Miner's stakes, value $1000, for 2:12 pacers, three in five—Argoreat won, Lenn second, Strathmont third. Best time, 2:11}5 Pacinig, 2:19 class, two in three, pur-e §500—Molly Nurse won, Alto second, Genoa Walter third. Best time, 2:14}4. Four furlongs, selling, purse $250—High- 1ané Bali won, Bell de Mut second, Tippet third. Time, :483;. Five and a hali 1urlongs. selling, purse $300, cCavallo won, Dr. McAllister second, Pat Mor- rissey thind. Time, 1:10}4. One mile, selling, purse $350, Fortunate won, Benham second, Gussie third. Time, 1:44% Flv}élnd a half furlongs, selling, purse $300, sallie Goodwin won, Tiger Cat second, Ane- heim third. Time, 1:1134. Four furlongs, purse $250, Sinner won, D'If secound, Dixie Land third. Time, :49)4. RESULTS AT CHICO, Colonel Benton and Dr. Leek Win Harness Race: CHICO, CAL., Aug. 17.—The secord day at the Chico track brought out a splendid crowd. The attendance was good ana vetting spirited. In the first race the horse Hobo, belonging to W. Masten, wa: taken sick after the first heat and it was thought for a time tbat he would die. It was all his trainer could do to get him off the ‘rack. The summary foilows: 2:24 class. trot, purse §400, three in five— Doll.can (Joseph Smith). Cin.dius (C. F. Bunch). Hobo (W. Masien) Peko (R. Havey) Tora (K. Noble). Time, 211654~ 2:13 pace, purse $300. three in five— Colonel Benton (Dunathan) Plunkett (Misner).. Frank L (L egiaxer) Rusamon (Bright; Tiwe, 2315 Dollican, swawm @awd e Bt P LT Dr. Leek (Donathan). Kureka (Haas) Pusonte (Jiavey). Kits Wiikes (Maben). Savel Francis (Bigelow) ck ( EReNEEon N BuGREKON Time, 2: ko ey McPartlana Puts Twe Out. BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 17.—Kid Mec- Partland had to whip two men Monday to 3 Celia B 91, Montezano 94, Kings win the purse hung up by the Olympic Athletie Club for his contest with Tommy McCune of Detroit. McCune received a blow on the stomach in the first round that knocked him unconscious. The sec- onds ciaimed a foul, but it was not al- lowed. In the meantime the crowd began to cry for McPartland to fizh: Kid John- ton of Indiana. a colored man who was Eresent to chalienge the winner. Me- artland agreed and the two fought five brisg rounds. Finally McPartland swung a hard one on Johnson’s head and caught him with a left on the ribs, which puat the negro out exactly as McCune had col- lapsed. — & BOSTGN BARELY LEADS. Hard Pressed by Baltimore in the Closing Games of the League Tournament. CLums— W. L Pe.| O - W. T. Bosten. 65 31 67'7[?1!!';':;1':;5 43 b"l. 673| Loutsvili 43 55 €48 Philadelp 42 55 56 36 .608| Brookiya. 48 55 50 44 .521 Washlng 8 55 . 47 51 .479|<¢ Lous.. 6 72 o Mass,, Aug. 17.—Boston 7, W, n BALTIMORE, Mp,, Aug. 17.—Baltimore 12, Brookiyn 3 NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 17.—New York 10, Pniladelphia 8. R Burley Awarded the Fight. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 17.—At the Spa Atnletic Club Pat Raedy, cham- pion of the District of Columbia, and Dick Burley, champion welter-weight of the Pacitic Coast, fought thirteen bloody rounds. Raedy persisted in clinching and striking in the clinch. He forced Burley to the ropes time after time, and twice threw him clear through them. Once the crowd broke into the ring and the referce had to call time until the ring was cleared. In the thirteenth round Raedy buttea Builey three times inan attempt to disable him. The referee awarded the fizhtto Burley. Some toughs threatened the ref- eree, but the best men present sustained him. —_——— Jeffries Training for Choynski. LOS ANGELES, CAvL., Aug. 17.—At the gymnasium of the Los Angeles Athletic Ciub to-day Jim Jeffrles began training for his match with Joe Choynsk1. “I'm frank to admit,” said the big fel- low of East Los Angeles, ‘that in going against Choynski I'm tackling the hardest yvet. But I hope to win, and believe I will. I'm in good condition now and will be vastly better when I've put in several weeks here. Delaney will look after me, and some of my Los Angeles friends may assist him.” z - Momo A7nin Defeated. MONTREAL, Quesec, Aug. 17.—The Momo, the American twenty-footer, war again Cefeated to-day by the Canadiau yacht Glencairn IL. It was Glencairn weather, nearly a gale blowing. If the Glencairn wins the next race she wins the international trophy. LUCKY BANKER WILSON. Recovers His Stolen Jewels and Gets a Clew to the 7raducer of His Daughter. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 17.—Albert V. Sugden, formerly valet of Banker father-in-law of Cornelinus Vanderbilt Jr. and twenty times a millionaire, was ar- rested to-day, charged with having stolen money and jewelry to the amount of $3000, on June 1, from the house of Wilson. At police headquarters the prisoner made a confession to Inspector O'Brien, adimitting the robbery and telling where the stolen property was hidden. In Sug- den’s possession were found letters which may be the means of the discovery of the person who annoyed the Wilsons with anonymous letters of ascandalous nature at about the time of the Vanderbilt-Wil- son marriage. Sugden, against whom suspicion turned soon after the robbery, had left Wilson’s employ last February. He was arrested through a friend of a detective, also named Sugden, who professed to establish arelationship to the ex-valet. One night in a burst of confidence Valst Sugden toid his new-found friend, whom he called ‘‘Cousin,”” that he knew all ! about the robbery at Wilson’s house, and that he had a lawsuit against Wilson. Several days later Valet Sugden gave his “cousin’’ a sealed envelope, on the back of which was written in lead pencll, *‘Please do not open; will see you.” Yesterday the detectives opened the sealed letter and in it found a receipt for a package placed in a safe-deposit vault the day after the robbery. This afternoon the valet was arrested. After his confes- sion the package was opened. It con- i tained the missing jeweiry and this note: Dear Atice: Please do not open this package by any means, as the conteuts are not mine. Put them in a good safe deposit vault. Lovingly, ALBERT. *“Dear Alice’’ was his sweetheartin Eng- land, to whom he intended sending the jewels. In his statement the prisoner said he had been in Wiison’s employ for about | fifteen months. He left on his own accord, he said, bacause of ill-treatment. The nature of the ill-treatment Sugden speci- | fied, but 1t was of such a libeious nature that the detective refused to make it public. After the marriage of Miss Grace Wil- son to Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. on D2cem- ber 7 last certain newspapers published an article to the effect that scandalous stories about the bride were being circulated by means of anonymous letters, written on letter-paper of the Metropolitan and Knickerbocker clubs. Sugden says Wilson offered him $1000 beyond his salary to hunt up the letcer-writer. Sugden says that Mr. Wilson discharged him owing this $1000 and $30 salary, whereupon he brought suit, and finding that Wilson would contest the suit he entered his bouse and took the jewelry, intending to replace it when Wilson paid the $1030. In Sugden’s possession when searchea were found letters from a convict in the that he knew the traducer of the present Mrs. Vanderbilt and asserting that he was 8 man of high social standing. The convict wroie to this man threatening to expose him. The convict’s informant goes on to say that the man bribed her to keep silence and subsequentiy smuggled into the prison a letter apologizing for the injuries he had done the convict and promising nim $20,000 cash and a tife situ- ation if Le would keep his mouth shut. The convict states that the letter is now in the hands of his guardian and that on his release he intends to place it in the bands of people who wiil bring about the undoing of the writer. The convict says in his formsal statement: 1, Richarda Francis Paul Kent, do swear in the name of Almighty God in heaven that the sender of the slinderous letters shall confess his sins before those whom he has slandered and injured so unjustly. Let justice be done unto ail humanity. 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