The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 11, 1897, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1897. LAID DEEF SCHEME FOR MONEY Robert Lawliss, the Race- Track Tout, Again in Prison. IS CHARGED WITH FORGERY. Successfully Swindled a Whole- sale Firm on Front Street. INDICTED BY THE GRASD JURY. The Police Has a Ridiculous Bill of Sale Which He John Evans. Gave to Robert Lawliss, the racetrack tout who was acquitted several d ago on a charge of swindling *“Ned’’ Greenway, the society leader, out v 75, as told in THE CALL, was arrested last night by Detective Tom Gibson on an indiciment found by the Grand Jury with forgery. Some time ago Lawless, who the poli say is an accomplished confidence opera- tor, visitea the office of Eugene A. Bresse, at 412 Pine street, and after introducing himself as Thomas Murphy, the weli- known jockey, presented the following telegram, cated New York and purporting to be signed by Henry J. Crocker: 5 You (o take Bresse will Lawliss when asked how much money he wanted said he could get along with $80. Suspecting told something m to call arc wrong, Bresse ind the following day, when he would give Lim the amount. | Bresse went to the Western Union Tele- zraph cflice and learned that the teiegram was a forgery. He at once notified Chief Lees, and Gibson was detailed to arrest Lawliss. In some way the astute “‘tout’’ learned!| that Gibson was .ooking for him and he ce of his supposed ater he was apprehended s ! Greenway and locked upin the City Prison. A ter being dis- charged from custody the forged telegram was brought to the attention of the Grand Jury, with the result that Lawliss was in- dicted. While Invest g the career of Law- liss Gitson ascert ed that a short time ago he swindled the firm of Kruse & Co. o1 207 Front street, out of $850. Provid- ing himsel! with a box filled with sawdust, Le went 10 their store and sn- | nounced that it was to be sentto Mts. Kessler of Redding. . Kruse is ti.e ex- ecutor of tne estate of the woman’s hus- band, and ne closely questioned Lawl Tue lutter said ihat tue contents of M Lox was very valuable and that $850 charges were due on Suspecting something wrong Kruse re- fused to accept the box and He returned in a short time and exhibited a receipt from Wells, Fargo & Co., pur- porting to show that he had puid $8 50 for the delivery of the box Convinced that he was Lawliss left. telling the truth the cashier refunded him the amount and he left the store. Beveral days ceived the box m Mrs. Kessler “‘Collect on de! later ked re- ery,” and on ovening it she discovered thatit was filled with sawdust. Shaat once communicated with Kruse & Co., with the notified, Prior to this transaction Lawless, 1t is claimed, cleverly ‘‘worked” John Evans, n saloon-keeper on Eddy stieet, out of $250. He represented that he was the owner of & broken-down racehorse which Le called Valanta, and which he was anx- ious to sell at the ridiculously low brice of$2 50. Evans fell agairst his scheme and the foilowing “quitclaim” bill of sale was drawn up and duly signed: This indenture made the 11th day of Sep- tember in the year of our Lord 1897 between John Evans and Robert Lawless, the part st of the second pa Witne i result that the police were the said 1st of the first part 1wo dolla. Siates of 1and paid by th part of part, ihe receipt whereof ved, do I by these presents release and forever and qu claim unto he the said part two of the se. s and assigns the horse lot in the Valan said 5 San Francisco, in the Cnlifornia, and bound and y described ss iollow One _browa iog named Valunts, sire Grinstead, dam unknown, aged six in | spring; together with all’ aud singu- lar the hereditaments and appurien- ances thereunto be.onging, or in any wise appertaining,and tue re remainder and remat profits thereof. sion and reversions, ders, rents, 1ssues sand and 1o hola ail and To hav. singular, the saitl premises, together with the | s into the part second of the and to the heis and assigns for ten days, and thereaiter the said John Evans has full right to foreciose ou said property. In witne:s whereof, the said part of the first part hath hereunto set my naud and seal the day of the year first mentioned Signed and sealed end delivered in tne presence of G.A. W. Fulkes and William J. Hayes. (Seal. [Seal. Lust year, it is said, Lawless successiully !‘worked”” a numbe schoolteachers HUMORS Instant relief for skin-tortured babies and rest for tired mothers in a warm bath with CUTICURA S0AP, and 2 single application of CUTICURA (ointment), the great skin cure. The only speedy and economical treatment for itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, and pimply humors of the skin, scalp, and blood. (uticura e s0ld throughoutthe world. PoTrzR DRUG AXD Cilxus e ok, Sate Propticiore. Boslon. o ** ow to Cure Every Baby Humor," mailed free. BARY BLEMISHE vented and Cured FrOUTiGORA S0ak"T out of numerous sums ranging from §1 to 50. His scheme was lo ascertain the name of some boy who bad graduated from a certain school and then represent that he was his brother. | Dressed in the latest fashion, Lawless | would visit the school and compliment the teacher on her success. Incidentally he wouid mention that he was the owner of a stringof racehorses, and was in a position 1o put her on 10 severa: “‘good things.”” It is said that he received considerable mouney from schooi- | teacners by these means, all of which he pocketed after supplying them with “phony” tickels. THE LEASE AWARDED. Lincoln School Property Is Given to the Highest Bidder. The Board of Education sitting as a committee of the whole held quite a lively session yesterday consider.nz the bids presented for the lease of the Lincoln School property. A motion to let the block of buildings to the San Francisco Investment and Real Estate Company as a whole aroused considerable opposition frora J. W. M Donald, one of the unsuccessiul bidders; Mr. McDonald was present and mads aliegations that there wasa “bug” in the advertisement for the Jease. He was checked by Director Gallagher, who asked bim how it was that he bid for o THE CITY - NEGLECT [T INSANE i State Board of Commission- ers Will Reform Muni- cipal Methods. HOW THE NEW LAW IS VIOLATED. No Fit Place for the Detention the property if he thought the notice w: 8 ambiguous. than the others would vou have come in | here and made a ‘kick’?"’ asked Director Gallagher. | “No; butI would bave made some ex- planations regarding my motives for bid- ding,”’ anawered McDonald. | hen your bid was not in good faith?”’ Mr. Gallagher. let the contract to .be San Francisco In- | vestment and Real Estate Company was carried. The president and secrelary were in- structed to draw up the leass and the Finance Commiites to see that the bond of $100,000 offered by the company barked by responsible sureties. The matter will be taken up at a special session to be held on Wednesday evening next. William Craig Tazed Twenty- Five Dollars for Striking Lezinsky. Judge Seawell Was Lenient and Con- sidered the Frovocation Prompt- ing the Assault. It cost Attorney William Craig the his opinion of ana attempt to pulverze | George Lezinsky, his opponent in a case for office rent, in Judge Seawell’s cham- bers last Thursday. Immediately following Craig’'s assault upon Lezinsky Judge Seawell ordered bim to appear yesterday morning and | show cause why Le should not be pun- ished for contempt of coart. Craig, when he realized the offense he had committed, | tendered a profuse apology for his action, but nevertheiess the order that he appear for contempt was not withdrawn. In consequence, yesterday morning, in true bbedience to the order of the court, | Craig appeared before Judge Seawe!l, ac- | companied by Attorney Robert Y. Hayne, iature riot in the chambers the day before, | again apologized and threw himself upon ts leniency of the offended jurist. His honor 100k inio consideration the | provocation, the sarcastic tongue of Le- zinsky, that prompted the assault, and decided that $25 would be sufhcient pay | for the offense committed. Tre fine was when the amount was stated Craig walk-d into the court-room and addressed the clerk. “By order of Judge Seawell I have come to pay you the sum of $25’ he said, “and you will kindly acknowledge the receipi of thesame.” The clerk accepted the money and Craig and Hayne left the | building with a feeling that ‘*although re- | venge is sweet” it is sometimes rather ex- pensive. e The Kegistration. There were 267 new regisirations and 513 changes of residence the R gistrar of Voters yesterday. “If your Lid bad been higher | ere was no answer, and & motion to | FINED FOR CONTEMPE. yesterday charging him | comforiable littie sum of $25 to express | who was indirectly the cause of the min- | imposed by the court in chambers, and | received at the office of | of Persons” With Minds Diseased. | SUPERVISORS MUST STAND TRIAL. | Every Possible Effort Will Be Made = 3%tp Compel Humane Treatment } of the Unfortunates. is | Secretary J. F. Carrere of the State In- sanity Commission was in the city yester- | day making some investigations on b:half of the commission. As a result it is probabls that something will be done a once toward reforming the methods in vogue in San Francisco. “Itisthe intention of the commission- | ers to do all in their power,” said the sec- | retary, “to make the Board of Supervisors here comply with the State t1aw. We can- | not do anything until the Attorney-Gen- eral arrives, for the reforms under way will pertain to the legal end of the com- mission. He will bs asked for advice. *Drs. Hatch and Matthews of the com- mission have inspecied the insane wards of the City Prison, and they pronounce them unfit for the patients. The new law and the instructions of the superinten- dent of hospitals thereunder require that the insane be treated as sick persons, and | not as criminals. the entrances to places where the insane are kept shail be separated from entrances to prisons. Patients must be so kept that their conver:ations cannot be heard by } prisoners, and they must be treated in a humane manner and under such rules and scientific methods as are indicated by modern science.’” The Boa'd of Supervisors of this city has declined to change the present sys- tem uniess quarters outside of the City Hall can be secured. Negotiations are | pending looking forward to the securing | of 8. Mark’s Asylum, which is the old | Potter home for iuncbriates. If thiscan be secured it will bs agreeabls to the doc- tors as well asto the Supervisors. It is the opinion, not only of those members of | the State Commission who have looked into the question, but of the Sheriff and bis deputies as well, that the present quarters for the insane, located in the | basement of the City Hail, are in no man- ner fit for their temnorary bome. There are none of the conveniences required | even by sane persons. The resultis that | patients who are so far gone that they cannot take care of themseives are left in | a pitiable condition and horribly filthy more than half the time. the City Hall are so close to the celis oc- cupied by prisoners that conversations ay readily be heard from one cell 10 an- other. Theentrances to the prison lead also to the wards for the insane, and worse than all else there are none of the simplest and most humane provisions fo1 the care of those suffering from the many evils of minds diseased. To remedy all these | eviis at once is the present purpose of the Commissioners. They ara prepared to into court ii necessary. HANGED HIMSELF AT | on a piece of note paper. pocket, tied one end of a piece of jute around a rafter in an open sned in his uny time and have relieved the strai determined to endure all the suffering upon him. became alarmed because of his absence. THREE SCORE AND SIX. “This world is a failure to ms; if I die it is by my own hands,” wrote William Jeffray of 921 Vallejo streer, last Thursday night. with & lead pencil, Then be carefully foded the note, placed it in his cord a quarier of an inch in diameter back yard, looped the other end around his neck, drew up his feet from the grouna and slowly strangled himself. When found yesterday morning bv one of his sons his bent knees were only a few inches above the ground. He could have stood upon his feet at n upon his throat, but he had evidently that the strong, slender cord could inflict At half-past 10 o'clock last Thursday evening his wife and two grown sons They knew that he had been despond- ent because an abscess 1n the groin had prevented him for a long time from working. cure seemed to ve as far away as ever. and the note above quoted were found. and hopeless old age. He was a nal world three score and six years He had been to a hospital iwice and had 1t operat:d upon, but a When searched at the Morgue $7 50 It told the whole story of a cheerless tive of Scotland, and had lived in this It is also required that | their cells are | The prezent quarters for the insane in | LOLELAPSE UF A BOX - COMBINE Dissension Causes the Dis-| ruption of a Local Trust. One of the Members Charged With Betraying the Secret Compact. e e A T BUYERS ESCATE A HARD “‘SQUEEZE.” | | An Agreement to Advance Prices From 10 to 25 Per Cent That Fell Through. A combine, ruptured within forty-eigzht bours after its formation, but which | threatened at the start to work great | bardship on all users of boxes, is the cause of much merriment just now for | those whom 1t was intended to “squeeze.” The combine was formed between four of the iargest tox factories in the city and had for its object a deal with the lumber trost, which would enable it to con- trol the box trade and crush all other competitors. The four parties to the agreement, which was entered into Thursday, were the American Box Fac- tory, Commercial Box Factory, Hobbs, Wali & Co. and the Union Box Fac- |tory. The only large concern not a | member of the compact was the Pacific and San Francisco Box Factories, con- | ducted by Myers, Carrick & Williams, It | was again<t this company that the efforts of the combine were to be directed particu- | larly, although the smailer factories would nave been made fo suffer and possibly | have been driven to the wall. | It wasfigured out that the *big four” could contro! the output, and by a deal with the lumber combine, which was en- | tered into, they would be in a“position to dictate prices to patrons as they saw fit. The azreement entered into included an advance in prices ail along the line. The heaviest purchasers, like the big canner- | ies, were to be made to stand an advance of ten per cent, the minimum, and the ale was to graduate upward to twenty- | five per cent to sinall monthly buvers. Occasional buyers not cla-sed as regular customers, were tp be mulcted for what- ever sums they could be made to pay. | Another clause of the agreement pro- vided that a member should in no way interfare with the customers of any of the others, but any company before furnish- ing prices to a customer should consult with the others as to the rates quoted for that day, and was bound not to go under those figures. It was at liberty to raise them as much as it saw fit and the other companies were pledged not to cut under the top tigures. Avove all, strict secrecy was enjoined upon every company in the combine. This was deemed absolutely essential io | tue existence of the trust, forif the Pacific and the buyers once got an 1inkling that any sort of a compact exisied be- tween theothers, it would mean a counter- combine and a cutting of prices that would mean the destrnction of the trust | and the financial ruin of the parties | tbereto. The acreement was formally ratified Thur.day and was to go into effect yester- day. Possibly it did, put if so none of the users of be were “‘pincned” to any 1 reat extent, for beiore the day was ended every outside factory in town was in full possession of the terms of the compact | and was fully prepared to wage war on | the “big four”’ to the bitter end. And, singulariy enough, the expos came through a row between two mem bers of the trust. The Commercial, be- | lieving that the injunction of secrecy had not been adhered 1o, registered a big kick against the American Company, which it accused of hav.ne betrayed the secret to’] persons who had no right to be in posse: sion of the informaiion. This may or may not have been the ca-e; but at any rate the protest of tbe Commercial Com- pany was not long in reaching the out- sive world, and now the box trust, formed [fortv-eight hours ago, is as dead as Ramaces L. BLOCK PUZZLED THEM. | Election Commissioners Gag on One of His Propo- sitions. They Want to Know posed Changes in Officers. Why He Pro- Precinot The Election Commissioners held a ses- sion vesterday to begin work on the tesk of appoiniing election officers, but imme- diately ran against a snag in a resolution offered by Tax Collector Block. The reso- lution was as follows: Resolved, By the Board of Election Commis- sioners, that in view of the fact that the Re- publican, Democratic aud Peopie’s parties have nominated one set oi candidaies for Freeholders, aua the charter couvenjion and | non-partisan another set, therefore it would | be manifestly unfair to appoint as election officers more than two persons to any one precinet who virtually represent one set of candidates. In consequence thereof we :by announge that we will seiect as such officers election officers from among those recommended by the party organizations and otherwise in such manner only that no oue | precinct shall be three officers nomiuated by the said Republican, Demo- cratic and People's party, or by any otaer pariy or faction, s thutany set of candidates are favored or revresented by more than two of such preciact officers in one vrecinct. The other Commi-sioners looked wise while the measure was being read, wiser when it was finished, and then concluded to gather moie wisdom du:ing th- next week. No action will be taken until next ! Friday, and in the meantime the Com- missioners will try to deciue whether Commissioner Elock is trying to favor the Sullivan wing of the Democracy or to father some other scheme that hasnot already taken form. ————————— He Is Nuw Wealthy. According to the decision of Judge Hebbard €. W. Willey of this city, who was a few days ago & peuniless man, is worth at 1ne present time avout $51.000. 11is father’s estate, which was valued at $71.000, will now be divided between Willey and tLe petitioner. ———————— Low s horehound eough syrup for coughs | and colds, price 10c, 417 Sansome st. * | "% o'clock t NEW TODAY—DRY GOODS. Wb A AL A Frisco look for every Saturday. Some on sale all day and evening. Some not on sale until after 7 ight. Every one a sub-cellar, bedrock reduction. | —=- SANTA CLAUS FROM THE DOLL DEP'T. DRESSED DOLLS, curling hair, riveted kid, jonted limbs an: patent jointed arws. curling hair. 1834-incn wors ....10¢ eac| with bisque head. . G (1 13-1ach "!'7_;{ | long), in white and ecru, and m — 14-iuch.. €ack | ed (hem for to-duy and evening. Pair pame with plaln kid arms and extra long JAPANESE DOLLS, just the kind for fancy Don’t miss the great Doll Sale To-night. | = = = = = = = N > WILL NOT BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. HE WILL’ ONLY BE HERE FROM 9 TO 10 A. M :tRtiliiiti‘kiktktittt*tttti'* fokodok iittit*ttfittttifii*: B e P T T P A R R T S P I 1 S 8-INCH PUF LK RIBBON, No. ), atin Gros Grain in Blues, Violet, | I Pink, White, Bisck, Nile, Yo ] 90 DRESS! AILOR BOYS, the jauntiest | 5! h for all day T litle tar tha. ever was. | B 1434 fach 75c each | DENIM CUSHION TOPS, prettily 186 16-incn. $100each | tinted floral designs, a bix assortment. 1 ¢ | A snap all day and evening. ... Each a FROM C(URTATNS—We SPECIAL ta and 4 yards 20 v | (INCORPORATED). | 937-945 Market St., SAN FRANCISCO, h ZZU00AGIIMERAABUOJAR AU DUMJARTIMLJAM BRI ER TR T A0 AT T | object 18 1o put the map tozether, Yy YTy A Y YT T YT TV TV OV YA HEO T 1YY * * 3 0 F ONLY!D 3 Plafett 2.2 2.2 8 8 ¢ 4 T = —_— AAAAKKRKKKRK : The following items will not be on sale until 7 o’clock to-nicht. We would advisa you to come early, * e especially for the Plaid Waists at 79c Qnantities are limited * x One of the grea est valics our wrap dejart- — | * ¥ Wool ment has ever offered wil be placed on the Ladies’ Gnaranteed 40 eauge Sanitary B Cotton * x | tab es this evening—Faney Wool Sco ch Plaid | | Stockinys, the hes selected, combed and * X Piaid Waists, the very latest stvle, Queen 1 zabetn | 25¢ twisted maco yarn, excra spliesd he. s, double * x rutlied cufls. yok= ba collar, they | TQC soles «n1 t_es our pGpular iwe b L si0cK. 13s, o0 o X Waists vullv” m}m, n at sl Onsale be- |+ | Hose ‘w:« © from 7 to 10 o'clock to-Bight at... 5 * 3o tween 7 a.d 10 0 ClLCK Lo nighi wieee | Facn ey I o : | y-our hundred | T | An ele ant Towel, thick n Fine white law | with : 1 Pillow Cases |and tirm. heavy and Ladies’ |decp embroicered s al- * X 2400 to be sacrficed (o the |250 | viry big,22x33 Tiches, | loped ‘ends, 114 vards x b a5x ab.orben’, Gurable and Wide loiz, BLy inches w de, o ¥ Pillow irm. wearable mus.i Bath luxorious, the finest pre.ty for neck bows or | * x | Z-inch hem; wel any b an pur- | Lawn jor strings on bables * ¥ Cases |not over 12 1o a colo bonnets. The e line * X tomer. On T heaviis | 1 QC| | Ties |0, ale fiom 7010 t0-| | €C * { x eclock t iringed On sate fcom 7 | 1 € night, at... = * x S et —— * * 3 : * * bisque head and joint | Waste 1 es on s .16 to 1 * % Baby boay, dressed in a long | 1ight, some:hing out o |Photo o * white baby dre s and & Paper |tie ord nsry, (he \ a beautiful a * X Dolls neat Litle cap, with| oQU | hanusome Frames |[of 5 yl s an. colorings, * x ruche to match, 19|« Baskets |ed desicrs; tuts isabar | ] £C u snap at 10c. after { 5¢ * x in hes long. From 7io | Each gan. On sals fiom 7 to| 1 O || o'clock to-night. I % x 10 to-night... ol 10 o'clock to-nignt...... Fach| | -~ Each %* A NEW MAP GAME. Very lnstructive. A dissecied map of the United States or California. The States or Countles are cut in blocks around their boun- dary. It gives a child a practical geographi- cal object lesson. They learn the sizd, shape and position of every State or Couaty. The 39c Each. LADIES’ FLANNELETTE NIGHTGOWNS Wwe have ever been able to swhere near the mouey. Fine, ined Flannelette, Mother Hub- ouble yoke back. full sleeves, All day and evening 45c Each. CURUMILILR VLR IR INDICTED A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER W. W. Miller Charged With Criminal Libel by the Grand Jury. JANE W. BRUNER COMPLA-NED. The Accused Is Now in Jail at San Jose on a Similar Charge. ALLEGED THE USE OF MORPHINE. The Federal Grand Jury Asked to Suppress the Paper for Its Ob- jectionable Methods. William Walter Miller, erstwhile pub- lisher of a weekly sheet known as the California Illustrated World, was charged by the Grand Jury yesterday with crimi- nal libel for publishing an article in his paper derogatory to the character of a woman of this city. Miller has been in trouble before on sim- ilar charges and is now under sentence of one year's imprisonment at San Jose for libeling a resident of that city. The article on which the indictment filed yesterday before Judge Durnne was based was published several weeks ago and referred to Mrs. Jane W. Bruner, the widow of Dr. Bruner, a prominent physi- cian of this city, who died some time ago. Mrs. Bruner is now keeping a lodging- bouse on Ellis street in this city. In the article it was int.mated that she was in the habit of using morphine, and references were made to ‘‘leg pulling.” Boarders in ner house were suppo.edly the victims. Mrs. Biuner made a complaint to the Grand Jury regarding the matter, and the testimony that was elicited convinced the members that a criminal offense had been committed. The indictment will be held until Miller is reieased by the Santa Clara County au- tuorities and he wiil then be tried in this county forthe offense. Tue jury did not stop at indicting Mil- ler, but arraigned the paper in waich toe alleged libelous article was published. Itwas decided (0 make an appeal to the Federal Grand Jury 1o suppress the pub- Lication, and tie ioliowing communica- tion, 3igned by Chairman Hobbs ana Secretary Snook, was prepared and for- warded to the United States District At- torney : Hon. Henry S. Foote, United_States Attorney in and for the Northern District of California—DEAR Sig: The Grand Jurv of the City ana County o1 San Francisco nuve the honor to present 1o your cous.deration the following state ot facts, Wwiith the request that should the sume meet vour pprobation it be submitted 1o the Uuiied States Grand Jury for suca action as tuey and you may see fit to take 1n the premises: There is published in thiscity and county, with ihe publication office at 101 O'Farrell sireet, an alleged newspaper of alieged general | circulation entitled the California Illustrated | World. ~The cheracter of many of the articles the bold and disgusting reference to | dividuals and to the obsceuity of life are so marked and of such degraded character that the Grand Jury have deiermined to call the atiention ofthe Federal authorities to it, with the object of having the United Statesmails | closed 1n the future to this publication and pun:shing the proprietors for past offenses. ing the investigati | publisher, one Mii ff, of this Grand Jury the , wes convicted in San | Jose of the same o e, and under that con- viction was sentenced 1o serve a term in the County Jail of Sante Clara County. The present s seem, however, to be | carry yiug on the same kind of a paper that Miller did, and, therefore, we conmsider it our duty as citizens and as a Grand Jury to call attention to it We inclose herewith & copy of the California Illustrated World. It is understood that there are still a number of accusations pending against Miller, and that further indictments may be found against him if the testimony is brought before the Grand Jury. HAS DISAPPEARED. Relatives of Matthew Gilmour Fear That He Hus Met With Foul Play. Charles B. Hestler called at the Coro- ner’s office yesterday morning and re- ported that Matthew Gilmour, his wife's of December Gilmour was employed in the silver- paniry of the Granada Hotel, on the cor- ner of Suatter and Hyde streets, and drew $20, his month’s wages, on December 1. He made his usual call upon his sister, Mrs. Hassler. at 1365 Sacramento street, on the evening of the next day. He ap- peared to be in his usual spirits, but had peen drinking a little. Since that time none of his friends have been able to get a trace of him. = Gilmour is described as 28 years old, and weighing about 150 pou He ba> blue eyes, dark hair aud vrown moustache and two tattoo marks on one arm. He worea Fedora bat, blue coat und vest and dark pants. It was two months ago when he went to work at the Granada Hotel, pre- vious to which time he had worked in the Emporium as janitor for more than a year. ALLEGED STRAW BONDS This Time the Federal Court Is the Subject of a Ques- tionable Transaction, Counterfeiter Curverson Escapes and His Sureties Will Be Prosecuted. There is a strong flavor of straw bonds about the case of james Curverson, in- dicted by the United States Grand Jury for passing several pieces of counterfeit money. Mr. Curvarson was bailed out by two sureties who were perfect strangers to him, one of whom has admitted that he received $10 for hisservices. Immediately on being released, Curverson disanpeared, and when bhis case was called in the United States District Court yesterday he did not respond. The bondsmen are W. A. Dawes and A. W. Robinson, each of whom qualified for §2500. They had appeared before Deputy United States Attorney Schlesinger and each for himself had sworn that he was possessed of property valued at $2500, over and above all debts and liabilities. Dawes was a policeman in this city some years ago, and had considerable to do with breaking up lotteries here. He has a real-estats office at 630 Market street. He told a reporter yesterday that he did not know the defendant, Curverson, and knew nothing as to the nature of the case. Alexander Campbell Jr., counsel for the |~ This Grand Jury would Lave acted against | | the publish-r in reintion to some linzlous matters coniained in the newspaper, but pend- brother, had been missing since the night | | prisoner, had represented to him that tiere was nothing in the case, and that it | woula never come to trial. He told | go to any trouble about the matter of | z1ving bonds, and asked for and received | $10 rrom Cam pbell. | the United States Attorney tnat he owne a piece of mountain land in El Dora County, and that it was assessed for $75 | and that the District Attorney iold him thatit was all right. Robinson has a real estate office ina to a reporter yesterday that he did not | know Curverson and tnat he h.d gone on the bond at the solicitation of Campbe at Alviso, which was ample security for the boud. Toe bonds were declared forfeited yés- found that the sureties made fulse oaths they will be prosecited for perjury. S of Town Talk will be a handsomel ilius trated forly-four page issue, containing stories and articles appropriate to the on. Robert ing” will interest musical people. A poem by | Elia M. Sexton, stories by George Lask, Kate Clark Brown, A , articles by | Campbell, he says, that he did not care to He_ said further that he had inform | that there was a mortgage of $211 on it, small room at 224 Geary street. He said He asserted that he owned a tract of landfl terday by Judge De Haven, and if itis | The Christmas Number Tolmie on “The Evolution of Pianoforte P D. Keith, M Pierce and the pap: s 1 staff, and portraits of prominent people wil be teatures. cents per copy. The price wiill remain at 10 | S Their suits overcoats and ulsters will stick to you until you want to throw them away Ask Jim or John or Joe if he ever bought auythin. here and didn’t get good value ROOS BROSs 27-37 Kearny corner Post - The fac-simile signature of is ou every wrapper of CASTORIA.