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

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1897. PRRJURY N T FAIR CADE C. S. Bartlett, One of the Witnesses, Ordered Into Custody. NE TESTIFIED FOR MRS. CRAVEN. Confesses Under Oath That He Willfully Gave False Evidence. RUEF AS THE “ANGEL” THE CASE. Counsel for the Opposing Litigants Struggle to Shift the Odinm Cre- ated by the Exposure. A series of incidents cropped up in the | vesterday afternoon which were y sensational. Notable among them was the arrest of ett, one of the witnesses for Mrs. Craven, for willfully committing perjury. Jartlett 1s the glib-tongued insurance icitor who tock the stana several days and attled off a story most interest- in its details about nis having seen the late Senator Fair in Notary Cooney’s office on the which the defense ciaims that millionaire acknowledged There could no question about it in his mind, as he ave it then. He was positive as to the 1d every alleged fact he testified to, in consequence powerful link in the lady defendant’s ev. sence. It X s0 lay the the disputed pencil deeds. upon deceased 10 the blowing up of a ., then, when this same man \ir again yesterday and brazenly co! ed that he lied. What bad Leen a dull and uninteresting ion was fast drawing n the surprise came. Attorne th ot September, 1894—the | he added a most | near a c\osei | | | Mitchell of the piaintiffs’ line indulged in | ng with his associates and | Bartlett 5 the stand “for nation.”” Judge e ente r at hand and waiting, tripped blithely down the center aisle o tell the startling y of hi lity. iead sure” that hat éventful day, he was not. He only saw the Senator’s back, he thought, even if he saw him at all. After you made a statement to Lawyer Ruef of the delense with reference to what you could testify to did you receive any promises of reward or remunera- tion?” asked Mitchell. A hush came over the room and every eye was fastened upon the man, who twitched and grimaced in the witness chair. w the he § Bartiett s:id Bartlett hesitated a full minute and | then replied. He said he had received such a promi “Whpat was it?" “Why, Mr. Ruef said I would be taken care of all right after [ testified.” “‘Have you received any money from Mr. Ruef since this case began?” artlett hesitated again, “Notdirectly, "’ 1. *‘How much?”’ Bartlett said he thought about $50 in all. He got the money from Mr. Her- enghi, Ruet’s brother-in-law. It was ‘‘just ness transaction,”” he said. Mr. Ruef vouched for him, and the brother-in- jaw *“‘accommodated’’ him. “Do you know Wilbur, the man who ap- peared here several days ago as & witness for the defense?’’ queried Mitchell. Y quite well.” Did you ever talk to him about this cas 1did.” “What took place?”’ “*Well, I met him one day, and he com- plained about being hard up. I told him I was in the Fair case, and that Iexpected to be rewarded. [ told him to go and see Ruef, as that party was the man in the case to see, and might be able to give him some work.” “Did you afterward have a conversation with Mr. Ruef about Wilbor?” “Yes. Ruef asked me if Wilbur was an honest man, and I told him he shoula rot be 100 personal. When ne asked me if Wilbur could be relied upon I just nodded, that was all. Ruef then gave me acopy of what my owu evidence was to be and said I might need it to refresh my memory. 1 said I would not require it, as I had a good memory.”’ Being directed to go more into detail regarding the advice he gave Wilbur about calling upon Ruef, Bartlett said he told that individual that Ruef was “‘the angel in the case.” He also told him that he (Bartlett) was going to get $5000 for his evidence in the event that Mrs, Craven won the lawsuit, ‘“‘Have you got it yei?’ asked Mitchell, o get,”’ chirped the witness. 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PIMPLY FACES *"{tnieda=sois’ ™ { the court’s permis- | Bartlett, who was | | | ! | | { | was 30 positive when testifying a few days | seen { do not know who they were."” | { Delmas was persistent, tenacious, and get- Delmas for a baiting _that fairly bristled with good things. Bartlett’s confession was a serious proposition for the defense and it was imporiant to thatside that something houid be saved from the wreck. Delmas went at the self-confessed erjurer savagely. S soon de:elflne.l that Bartleti was a veritable Baron Munchausen, being unable to hold to the truth on any subject for the ace of two short minutes and mixing himself up distressingly. “Have you been taiking with anybody connected with the plaintiffs’ side of this case since you gave your original evidence here?” was Delmas’ first sally. “Yes, I have been talking to Attorneys Looyd and Mitchell. I met Mr. Lloyd | vesterday on Montgomery streer, and we | made an appointment to meet in his office. A certain party told me Lloyd wan'ed to see me.”” ““Who was that party?” [ I can’t recall his name.” “Wasn’t his name O*Connell?” “Yes; I believe it was. Imet him last Friday, I think.” “What did he tell you?’ “I don’t recall his words."” “Try, please.” “Well, I think he asked me if [ was friendly with Attorney Mitchell.” ‘Was there not sometning said about | $50002¢" “I think I do remember a remark some- | thing like tbat. 1 tbink it was I who said to O’'Connell that $5000 would be about the right fee for me. Itold him I was thinking sbout leaving the City.” “Wus the fee to compensate you for chanzing your testimony ?” *Oh, no.” Deimas dropped this line, and asked Bartlett to explain why it was thal he ago that he had seen Senator Fair with Cooney, and was notsor.ow. The witness said he had been thinking the matter over, and bad come 10 the conclusion that he must have been mistaken. He said he went to Attorney Lloyd’s office for the purpose of making a clean breast of the | whole affair. “I knew that there were some things I had done in the past that I regretted, and I knew that they were going to impeach me in court by dragging all of these af- fairs up,” he went on falteringly. “I did wrong once when employed by a religious | body as collector. I went to Mr. Lioyd | to see if I couid have the exnosure stopped. Mr. Lloyd heard my story and father. Bartlett picked up his hat and started to trip away. “Wait a moment,” said Judge Slack in his quiet way. ‘'L am not quite through yet. Mr. Sheriff, step over this way and take this witness into custody. I will oraer that he be taken to the City Prison and there confined pending the prepara- tion of a complaint charging him with perjury.” Bartlett was staggered, but submitted to the arrest without objection. Mr. Dalmas remarked that he was just about to ask the court t0 make the order just entered, ana Mr. Mitcnell of the other side spoke up and also said they cheerfully consented to the court’s action. The jury was now excused, and then something else happened. Mr. Delmas announced to the court that he had secured the detention of two men who had been exhibiting a document purporting to have been written by him, but which was a rank forgery. He had secured the document and wished the court toinspect it. It had theappearance of being a legal paper, and its contents set forth that Mr. Delmas had agreed to ae- sign to one James Walter Gough certain claims that he had against some corpora- tion clien s for a period of two years in the event of his losing the Craven law- suit. Just what it all meant, Mr. Delmas said, he could not conceive, but inasmuch as his signature to the cocument had been forged and there were references in it to the Fair case he considered it his duty as an attorney-at-law to inform the court. The two detained men referred to were brought into court, and eave their names as George Olsen and William Goettert. In the investigation that followed it de- veloped that James Walter Gough was presuming upon the fact that he was re- lated to Mr. Patterson, one of the jurors in the case, and was using that as a method for borrowing money from Goet- tert. The latter said that a man named Molder, who had beer acting as a go-be- tween in the transaction, had in his pos- session a document which he claimed was a will executed by the late Senator Fair. He toid Goettert, so ihis individual said, tkat he was in cohoots with Deimas, and that they were going to make a big stake out of the Fair case. On the strength of this bright prospect and all this docu- mentary evidence he hoped to be able to borrow $500 from Goettert. Judge Slack promised to have the mat- ter investigated, and threatened to have a few more people jailed if be should find C. S. BARTLETT, One cf the Witnesses Who Testitied for Mrs. Craven and Who Is Now Under Arrest for Perjury. told me to come to his office again this moraing. I went there and found Mr. Mi:chell in the office ahead of me. I had Mr. Miicheil before that when he took the elevator to go upstairs, but 1did | not speak to him at that time.” “Then you did talk with Mr. Mitchell afterward ?” asked Delmas. ‘Yes. We sat down together and talked for about ten minutes. We were in the room alone the most of thattime. Two other men came in and went out, but I| “Do you know Detective Seymour when | you see him ?” “Only by sight.” **Was he one of those two men?" “I don’t remember.”” | Mr. Delmas strugg ed for some minutes | with the witness in an effort to have him relate in detail what took place between himself and Mr. Mitchell. Bartlett was evasive, even 10 an exasperating degree. iing mad. “Well,” gaid Bartlett finally, “‘we talked about some matters in which I was vitally interested. Mr. Mitcheil has a client to whom Iowe some money, and we ad justed tbat little matter.” This was Delmas’ cue. It was the open- | ing wedge for which he had been seeking | in order to throw some of the odium created by Bartlett’s confession upon the | other side. He snapped at it asa trout | would rise to a fly. And incidentally it | caused Barilett some moments of worry | aud torment. “Hold on, there!” exclaimed Bartlett, who realized that ne had blundered and was now badly flurried. *‘Strikethat out; I dian’t mean that. I want to withdraw | that remark."” “What for?’’ asked Delmas blandly. “Because it was a mistake. What I| meant 1o say was that the matter adjust- | ed was that trouble I had witu the churc! That was the matter 1 explained to Mr. Mitchell, and he said every(hing would be all right. There was nothing said about that money I owed his client. I made a mistake there. That matter had nothing to do with this case whatever.” Delmas smiled and twiddled histhumbs merrily, for he knew he had trapped his man. The attorney permitted the witness to have such benefit as he could get out of his discomfiture and then changed the subject. “*When you met O’Connell last ¥riday did he show you any money 2" “I don’t remember.” Why don’t you?” ‘Well, Idon’t think he did, anyhow.” ‘Well, are you sure?”’ “Well, yes then, if that suits you. He did not show me any.” ““Was not $100 mentioned by O'Connell in that conversation, and did he not say that that would be an installment upon a $5000 payment?” “I’ve heard a good deal about mouey around this case, but I haven’t seen any vet,” blurted Bartlett. “But there was something said in that conversation about money, was there not?” “I pelieve there was. I wanted to get in on the reaching-out process, and I think I said something to that effect.’” “What do you mean by the reaching- out process?’” “Well, they were holding out their hands before them.” “With coin in their hands?” “Yes, I presume that was about it.”’ Delmas sought to find out more defin- itely from the witness what caused him to | change nis evidence, but all he could get out of him was a statement to the effect that he had become conscience-stricken and wanted to get out of a bad mess. The attorney was not through with Bartlett when the court suggested that it was time to take an adjournment, so there will be more of him when the case is resumed next week. Then came the blow that almost killed that there had been any more meddling with the case. Edward D. Wilbur said last night, re- garding the testimonv of Bartlett, that he was ulso implicated in giving false tes- connec- timony : tion with the Fair will case at all. {lis state- ment is totally false. I never had any aeal- iugs with him in the matter, and, in fact, would have no dealings with him, as I know him too well. T have been approached a dozen times by differeut pcople who asked me what 1 was gettingout of this case. 1knew they were spies sent by the other side who weie trying (o get me 1o say something they could get hold of All I got out of the case, and ail L expect to get out of it is my witness fees, which I demauded, as I was entitied to them. I went there to tell the truth. All this story of Bartlett comes from & man who threate ened to get even with me for a fancied wrong whicn he thinks I did him. I have had several offers of money to take back my testimony, and had one 10 go to a certain office downtown and sign a certificate, accept & sum of money and then get out of town. I wrote a letter this evening to Lawyer Ruefabout itand also about the threats to have me implicated in this matter. So far as my goiug 1o Ruef is concerned, it was Judge Denson who sent me there when 1 told him what my testimony was. My couneciion with the case came from my wlie reading the paper one evening rbout the case. I said I knew something about Fair being in San Rafael, and I looked up my Bartlett had nothing to do with m; | memorsndum-book to see about the date that Isaw him there. I found it was the same day that was in question, and so told Judge Den- son. If thisisan attempt to break down my testimony I shall give a little additional testi- mony about another matter in which I have a disiuterested witness. Late last evening A. Ruef, one of the at- torneysemploved to deiend the interests of Mrs. Craven in the famous case, made a statement, a statement which may well be regarded as sen- sational, dealing as itdoes directly Wiin the integrity of Witness Barrett and tha attorneys employed by the Fairs. In his statement he charges that Barrett had on a former occasion told him and others that he had been offered the sum of $5000 1o change his testimony given before and to leave the City. He also says that he gave certain advice in the matter. The statement loliows in full: Some time ago, in the month of Abril or May, Barrett came to my office and stated that he knew and had & number of wealthy clients who wanied to loan money on real estate if the security were sufficient, and that he had a good loan of $16,000 that he would like to negotiaie. 1 relerred the matter to two or three ol my clients, who reporied unfavorably on the proposition. Ifinally found one who accepted the loan, but before it was consum- mated wiihdrew his acceptance. A day or two aftersBarrett had been notified of this he called at my office and asked me if I could not find somebody else to let nim have that money for his friend, Captain White, as he would like very much to make the commission on it—I believe he said $£100. I told him I was busy, but would get at the matter in a short time, as there seemed to be ample security for any- body who wanted to meke a loan. During ihe conversation he said that he had just walked down the street with a famous person—Mr. Clark. I said, “Who is Mr. Clark?” and he said, “Mr. Herbert Clark, Senator Fair's valet.” Iimmediately became interested in the mat- ter, becatize I was one of the attorneys in the casc, which was then proceeding in Depart- ment 10. I asked him, “Do you know Herbert Clark very well?” He said, “Yes.” 1 said, “Would you do me a favor?’ and he said, “Certainly, I will.” Isaid, “I wish you would find out it Mr. Clark ever knew of Sena- tor FalP’s ever acknowledging s deed before Notary Cooney.” He saif “That is necessary. I know it myself. , “How do you know it?" He said, “Why I was there.” I said, “What were you doing there?” To thishe replied, “Why, it was the last day I had to answer in an un- iawiul detainer suit that had bsen brought against me for not paying my rent, and I went into O'Farrell's real estate office to get an extension of time, and as I walked into tne place I saw Fair just ahead of me at Cooney’s office, and I thought,‘Thereis a fellow thai does notneed to bother himself about rents.’ walked up to the manager or owner of the place and spoke to him, and as I went out I saw Mr. Fair sgain standing at the same place where I had first seen him.” I said, “Can you fix the date?” He said, “‘No, except it was the last day I had to an- swer in that case.” I said, ‘‘About when was tnat?” He said,"Ob, some time in September, 1894, a week or so beiore ] moved out of the house, and I moved on October 3. Wien I could noc get the time from the real-estate man I sentdown to my attorney’s office and we went_out together to Judge Hebbard, and we got five days on that very day.” Iasked him what the name of the case was and he told me, and I went out to the Ciiy Hall, and to my amazoment and satisfaction found that the case showed that his time to answer wasup on the very day when Cooney acknowleaged Fair's signature, but not only that, but the order extending time was dated and filed on the same day, and that the afli- davit of the service of summons had b:en signed before Cooney himself on that very day. 1 had leit Barrett in cnarge of one of my clerxs 1o be detained until I could verify his state- ments by the records. After I had satisfied myseif from an examination of the files that his statements were true I returned immedi- ately to the office and took his statements of the facts in writing and he signed it. In thatstatement he testified to exactly the same facts of which he gave evidence when cailed to the witness-stand. He made a simi- lar statement to Judge Denson, one of iy associate counsel, some time in the month of May or June, and on the day befor- he went on the stand to testify he made a similar state- ment agaln to Messrs. Delmas and Densoa and myself. He then test.fied to the facts exactly a8 they occurred aud was corrobo- rated by the records of which we had taken certified copies before hat time. A day or Lwo sfter he testifiea he came to the office and stated that peov e conuected with the opposing side in this case had offered him & large sum of 100ney 10 meke a statement 10 the effect that his evidence was incorrect and that he was not positive of haviug seen Fair on the day mentioned as stated by him. He asserted that he had been offered $5000 in cash to make such a statement and 1o leave the City, and that an appointment had been made for him to meet Mr. Lloyd, one of the at- torneys for the opposing side, at 3:30 o’clock that aiternoon. d me what to do in the matter. I him to have nothing to do with it, but upon reflection suggested that it might be possible 1o establish himself well in the eyes of the entire communily &s an honest man to assist us 1n_the case and at the same time make that $5000 it he would aid in exposing the plan of the other peopie. He agreed to do this, and returnea snortly afterward with the statement that he had made an appointment for 8 o’clock that evening with Mr. Lloyd or his representative. He also said during the day that he had been offered $100 if he” wouid only go up to see Mr. Wheeler. 1 tod him to be careiul about the tning, and that if he were going into the matter and intended to follow it up to be sure to make some statement in advance, so that he would be protecied in the case, if the matter should succeed. This he agreed to do. On the next day he informed me that he had not met Mr. Lioyd, as per appointment, but had met him on tie street, and that Mr. Lloyd had invited him to his office, but that he bad informed Mr. Lloyd that he preferred to meet him at some other place. His object Was 10 secure the deposit of the sum of 5000 in the hands of some triend of his, with whom he would leave a slatement admitting every cr.me in thg decalogue if necessary, which statement was 1o be exchanged for the money assoon #8 he could make arrangements to leave the City. This morning he met me in the corridor in the City Hall and_informed me that he was going on the stand at the sugeestion of the other people, but that I knew what questions to ask him, and that he would give answers which wou!d show them that they could not intimidate him by their threats and that he would stick to the truth. He also so stated to other persons in the corridor, and during the short recess in the sfierncon stepped up to me and said that his testimony would be to the effect stated by bim in the morning. In his testimony on the witness-stand to- day he stated that he had been at Mr. Lioyd’s office last nignt, and that he had been there this morning, and had met Mr. Mitcheil and Mr. Lloyd there; that he had met Detective Johu Seymour in the corri- dor of the City Hall, and had gone to lunch with Detective Curtin, who 15 in the emvloy of the Fair people, and that his chauge in his testimony was made after ne had these interviews with them. He also stated thau he had received no consideration from anybody on our side for his testimony .in the ca-e, and no promise of anytuing until'afier his testimony had been given, at which time he stated that I had suggested to him that a reasonable fee for his services would be the sum of $5000. I never mades him any such statement, never offered to him any money and never promised or agreed Lo pay him any money, uor bas any- body else connected with our side of the case to my knowledge. Why he made the change in his iestimony—a change so apparently false upon its face—may be left to the imagi- nation of any one who considers it. THE GRAND JURY. John Hoesch Appointed Expert—Exits From Fublic Places to Be Inspected. John Hoesch was appointed expert of the Grand Jury yesterday afternoon, and will bezin the work assigned to him with- out delay. Very little business was trans- acted by the jury at the session yesterday afternoon, but several appointments were made for commitiee investigation. The subject of exits from halls, theaters and other places of public eniertainment will engage the special attention of tne jury. The crush act Woodwara’s Pavilion on the occasion of the Green and Walcott fight did not e-cape the observation of members of the Grand Jury, and probably had-some bearing on the decision reached yesterday to begin an extended investiga- tion of exits from buildings where multi- tudes of people assemble. Commitiee work on the subjects of tax levy and schooibook changes isin prog- ress. Severa! important communications have been received by the foreman and re- ferred to committees for inquiry, —————— Fire in a Restaurant. An alarm was sounded from box 27 at9:30 o’clock last night for a fire in the rear of Torri & Galii’s saloon and restanrant, known as the Star Exchange, corner of Merchant and San- some streets. The fire, which was caused by a defective flue, damaged the buiiding and its contents to the exient of $250. The American Union Fish Cotx.:x ny and the Judson F.uit Company suffe; slight losses from smoke and water. —— “WHERE Does Our Contemporary Stand?” is one of the questions.asked in to-day’s Star. * el FRON RANGE 10 THE RING Why Walcott Quit Cooking | and Took Up Fighting Instead. The Cranial Bump, Upon Which Blows Are Harmless and Assaults Wasted, An Ebony Pugilist Who Can't Be Hurt and Doesn't Know What Fear Is. ! That Mr. Joseph Walcott of Boston is a wonder does not need saying now. He came out here with a knowledge of the fact eafely stowed away under his ebony skin, and that he has succeeded in im- pressing it upon San Francisco is to him a matter of exceeding great joy. Many peo- ple paid a higa price for the information, but this does not worry Mr. Walcott, who regards what tbey learned as worth the money. He put his own cash in a bank yesterday, and wandered about the streets seeking whom he might dazzle. He even went across the bay, a crowd at his heels, to show the peaceful peopie there how beseemeth the warrior fresh from the bat- tle-field, the laurels yet unwithered upon his vrow. It having passed into history how han- dily the sawed-off Mr. Walcott knockad out a Californian who had been regarded in his class as welinigh invincible, the Waicott personalily assumes an interest that in itself, divorced from the gory legends of the ring, it hardly merits. In fighting rie Walcott is simp'y a bundle ot muscle, full of vitality, impervious to | blows of ordinary force, quick, impetu- ous, knowing nothing of pain but the pleasure of iuflicting it. Yet he is not unduly brutal. Fighting is his business. He reaches for the jaw of his opponent as free irom malice as the buicher who firmly but without venom knocks the brains out of a steer. After having shaken up the entire aystem of an antagonist Walcott is ready to round up the opera- tion by sbaking the antagonist’s hand, provided that unfortunate is in condition to know one hand from theother or either | from his foot. Yesterday Walcott wore a suit of over- coming cream color, an expansive shirt front and a drab hat cocked jsuntily upon that cast-iron bump which constitutes an impregnable phrenological feature. This bump has knocked the stufling from many a glove and the high hope from many a pugilist. He is not a handsome man. Rising a little more than five feet from the pavement, broad as a viano-box, he looks like an animated :quat. His face does not convey the idea tnata vast intelligence shines in its expanse. His nose is so flat that no aspiring welter- weight can reasonably hope ever to make it flatter. The simian suggestion is strong. In Walcott the Darwician theory has an unconscious supporter, albeit the descent outlined by the scientist does not seem to have progressed so far as to em- | shall ppear to admir the thus far futile search after the miss- ing link. Far be it irom any lay mind to designate Waicott as the article in ques- tion, but if ever 1n his peregrinations he shall run across the link and address him as cousin he will not be rebuked for pre- sumption. Walcott was once a cook on a boat. He had the reputed ability to take any deck- hand who objected to the quality or the grub and with the hapless grumoler wipe | the deck to a state of absolute polish. He | was thus doubly u:eful. Some Boston | gentlemen of culture, devoted to the prop- agation and nurture of the prize-fight, thought to have fun with the cook by in- | viting him to participate in one of their | intellectual festivals. The cook entered | into the spirit of the occasion, and in that evening won the chumplonship of New | Eugland, with a few other States thrown | in, both as fighter and wrestier. Siraight- way he abjured the pots and nans of law | life and has since devoted himsel{ to the art of administering knockout blows. does this wholly without malice d is prepared to take a licking siwilingly any time the man with the proper equipment ster it. This short iighter, cyclone or earth- quake, as he is variously termed, is not of the usual sort in many respects. He makes money, but he saves 1t. He has some of itlaid safely away, and more invested in property in Walthaw. Heulso has a wife and two children, of whom he is proud, and who share in his prosperity. He has never been injured in a fizht, but the same cannot be said of other parties en- gaged in the same fights. Yesterday he was ns chipper as a cricket, deciaring that “he didn’t feel alame spot. If he had a bruise of course it didn’t show, for an or- dinary black and blue mark would be lost under the sootv hue that nature has vro- vided him. He scemed a little proud ; of his victory, but not overmuch. ‘“Green is a game fighter,’” he said. *I hated to hurt him, but 1 knew from tne first that he didn’t have any show. Tnen he made aremark to me that one gentleman does not make to another, and I thought I'd take my time ana lick him good.” Thi-, judged from tte comments of all | who beheld the affray, is about what he | did. “Green won’t be fit to fight for six months,” he added, grimly, and turned to be greeted by one of his many admirers of his own shade. Walcott is a native of the West Indies and so is free in a measare irom the vernacular ordinarilv beard from the American negro. He is only 24 yvears old, seems to pe fat but isn’t, and has many a fight in him yet. He expects to wait here and train for a meeting with “Kid” Livigne, who once beat him on points in fifteen rounds. Walcott thinks he is betier now, and pertaps he is. | At any rate unless the rules can be modified so as to permit Mr. Lavigne to enter the ring with an ax there will be much San Francsco money behind Wal- | cott, and probably then side bets would be made that the ax couldn’s stand the im- pac. with Walcott’s protuberant dome. The man doesn’'t know what learis, he can’t be hurt and no enraged gorilia could enter more earnestly intoa physical con- test. And besides the love ot the contest there is always a purse in sight. The Iatest one captured ccntained a matter of $7000. Walcott’s manager says that as to iraining the fighter isi2zy and has to be urged. Walcott gavea grin modeled on the Billy Kersands patiern upon hearing this and did not deny the charge, so it is probably true. But once in the ring Wal- cott is very indusirious. P 3 ¢pring Valley Esjoined. In the suit of W. I Fifield against the Spring Valley Water Company Judge Hebbard yes- terday granted an injunction pendente lite restraining the Spring Valley Water Company from taking water from the land of thede- fendant in San Mateo County. i aides Will Utilize Wave Power. The American Wave Motor Company has been incorporated by James M. Dyer, Alired C. Goldner, Julius Goldner, John Milion and E. W. Witmer with a capital stock of $1,000.- mmfl the organizers having subscribed for $5 | each. phasize the necessity of pursuing further He | i HOW J. B. BRAG RAISED THE WIND A Spirited Race Between Deputy Sheriffs and Landlord. Saved From Eviction by Small Loans From His Many Friends, Contributions From Tamale Men and Green-Grocers Save a Man's Home, There was a lively scene at 301 Mont- gomery avenue yesierday afterncon, when twelve Deputy Sneriffs undertook to re- move all the furniture from the Paci Coast House, because J. B. Bracq, the tandlord, was delinquent in rent to the amount of $142. The Sheriffs were there pursuant 1o an execution obtained by E. Meneseni, the unrelenting landlord. When the Sher.ffs began to remove the bedding from some of tie thirty rooms of the house the inmates, chiefly women, who were still asleep, began to awake in as much terror as if the signal had been given that the house was in flames. There was a hurried rush among blear-eyed women, a general alarm that all the effects of the lodgers would be thrown into the street, followed by the ordering of express wagons to remove the effects of the roomers. By this time the landlord of the house began to hunt among his friends for the money necessary to settle the case. From the grocer he borrowed $10, from the butcuer §5, and so on, until he had can- vassed the street. Meantime the depu- ties, who had already waited for many hours for the delinquent, were working rapidly, piling household effects on the sidewalk. This proceeding soon attracted a large crowd. Then the landlord, seeing some of his oldest roomers going away, became furious. The only way that his anger expressed itself was in increased energy in his vocation as borrower from the neighbors. He went at his friends with a vim ana versuasive eloquence that few could resist, and finally it was whispered along the hallways and word was sent to the dimly lighted rooms that the landlord had raised the wind to a point within $1235 of the required amount. The race between tune Sheriff and the delinquent landlord was now neck and neck, with odds in favor of the landlord. There were stilia number of outside precincts to bear from. The tamale men in the alleyways and the green-grocers in the byways were now pounced upon by the perplexed landlord. The Sheriff sat in the kitchen jingling the gold that had first been paid; his assist~ ants worked slower and siower—just enough to zoad the Frenchman torenewed activity. He now began to make frequent trips to the kitchen, which had been selected as the receiving teller’'s desk. He was a fat little landlord, anc as he got closer to the point that was (o restore his vanishing power he ran up the steps as if his lite depended on the result of the race to the kitchen. Finally he came with the last cent. The collections from good friends had dwin- dled down to aimes and nickels, and when the full amount was paid the land- lord had just 10 cents as a surplus to be- gin the aay with, but his dignity had grown and he carried out the English- man’s idea that every man’s house is his castle by standing on tiptoes and say- ing: “Now I am free. It is notso funny now, and all of you people who have not rooms in this house will please move on.”” The exodus of women and men ceased and that of Dseputy Sherifts and those who had gone to the piace from curiosity began. Then chaos was changed to order and tue Pacific Coast House resumed busi- ness at the old stand. HE NEEDED REST, Banker i nllantTl All Right Again and Ready to Rusume His Journey to Uresden. According to private telegrams from Chicago which were received in this City yesterday, John D. Tallant, president of the Tallant Banking Company, will resume his journey to Dresden to-day. All that was needed to restore his mental and physical heslth was perfect repose for two or three days—and this he obtained in the private retreat at Oakwood, Lake Geneva. As at first surmisea by his rela- tives in this City, his sirange conduct on the train between Council Bluffs and Cbicago was caused by nervous prostra- tion. ——— Musical People Of California will be interested in this week's issue pf Town Talk, which contains more read- able matter than any other weekly published on this side of the Rockies. A portrait of Mrs. W. B. Wilshire appears in the society pages; the latest social gossip about the Landis Klondike party and other functions and ruwors. An engagement that was broken off is the keynote to Maud Newton Wood’s novel- ette from real hife. The editorials, stories, poems, paragraphs upon matters about town, musical, book and dramatic criticisms are far above the average in intere: 8 . Over $6000 Worth of Asparagus. Hong Lock has sued Robert Hickmott for $1510 53 for balance due on account of & bill for $6603 90 asparagus furnished for canning at defendant’s establishment on Bouldin Island, in San Joaquin County. FOOD COFFEE. PLAIN 00D shrefesrefrereirels 33T e e sl sfrefaciaciacts GOMMON: Natural grains, meat and fruit will make good blood if the digestive machinery of the body is not interfered with. When the powers of the stomach and the bowels are re- duced by lack of vitality or by drinking coffee or tea, the processes’ which nature goes through with to change the food into rich, red blood are seriously interfered with. coffee. Postum looks and tastes like the milder grades of coffee. 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