The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 22, 1897, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1897. INDIAN CLUB, A MINISTER, A MYSTERY Footsteps at Midnight Disturb Rev.John Reed. Dwells in a House Re- ported Haunted and Prepares for Battle. Seances Had Been Held There and Tenants Had Heard Strange Noises. NO GHOSTLY VISITOR SEEN The Man of God Swings His Bludgeon in Vain, for No Midnight Dis- turber Appeared. Footsteps at midnight have disturbed the slumbers of Rev. John Reed and his | | | | | family for the past cighteen months, stealthy footsteps on the stairway—all | vanishing wh living ngs ap- proached. N of this disturbance has spread beyond the quiet village of Livermore and ther that the house is haunted. It is now rer that there have be n evil reports about the Bartlett homestead for nearly four years. Oth habitants of the beau- tiful tw residence, nestling among stately trees, have often com- plained o of mysterious origin rising from during the silen us parts of the house ches of the night, vered by old citizens | re many rumors | | | and son have avely wondered whether the claims of the spiritualists who form lived there were true— | reports that some of the Bartlett fam- 1ly had the p the vasty d “The re er to “call spirits from my present home has long be it of disturbances is true,” Reed yester- day, h T 5 om believing upernatural in e disturbed our it be understood house boldly, in report that the idquarters for spot where a supposed arted. We the stories, tending to that there is a the s slumbers that we w h the s narrative it re were disturb- spiritual- half a century he sounds were ved they w but he ¢ ude on gene; hat of an ath- 1 | well as student of meta- | phy and a propounder of the good old doctri « sbyterian theology. “I got my In club,” said he, “which was the ¥y weapon in the house, for I v I heard foot- steps. I stati self at the bot- tom of the sta surely heard footsteps that sounded like as distinctly up the sta er thi and my wife corro- > matter. 1 imagined ] burglar, rather than a isitant ghostly v in the house, so I prepared to do t as best I could. “The only ex I have been able to get was de by a local en- gineer and t, Mr. Gale. He says the contrac makes the strange sound, the steps are mort Other families hav the timbers because all heard the same thing. It is not a new experience here, but we are prepared to stand it, for we have no fear, even if there were possibilities such' as Milton had in mind when he wrote, ‘Millions of spir- itual creatures walk the earth, unseen. both when we wake and when we sleep.” The report that my wife be- came 80 alarmed that she ran into the street in the night because of the nofses is all false. She went to stay during the evening with some friends NEW TO-DAY. RATHJEN BROS. THREE DAYS’ HOLIDAY SPECIALS The best selected lot of holiday delicacies in San Francisco. All goods defivered promptly. Below are some of the lowest prices ever quoted for best goods : TABLE RAISINS, 4-crown layers, regular price %0c. OLIVES, Our choicest California ripe black olives CIDER, Mott's New York the pure julce of the apple regular price 0c. CLARET, Good pure California Claret regular price 50c. CIGARS—A fne line of in box, rangin SUITABLE FOR A HC THHE “IDEAL" COFFEE POT. A Christmas Gift that will last and always be appre- clated. Beautifully nickeled, silver lined, simply con- structed. Gets all the good out of coffee. 2pint 8pint Ih. 10¢ quart jar 25¢ gallon 40¢ gallon 35¢ Havana Clgars, 26 'm $2 10 §3 & box. DAY GIFT. 4pint 5-pint $100 $I.20 §0.25 §.35 SIS0 §I78 « » « OPEN EVENINGS . . . 21 Stockton Street.“vszss Fillmore Street. 9-pint Tel., Main 5522. | Tel., West 152, ~——8END FOR OUR NEW BOOK.— | bronchitis; price 10c. No. 1168 Monday evening, died from his injuries vesterday afternoon at the City | | and County Hospital. Early in the even- | ing the motorman of the car, Willlam ed into one piece, | TARRY CORSON | | not in the distant future the marriage bells for them will ring. Miss Deming | 1s prominent in soclety circles of this | \ 7% % Ny, WL Y, BLOODSHED AVERTED BY PINKERTON Lees and Levy Nearly Engage in a Fight. Trouble Arose Over the Nickel-in-the-Slot Machines. Story Told by the Judge Which Failed to Be Appre- f’] ciated, X LAWYERS DENOUNCED. A Wordy Altercation in the Baldwin Corridors Which Caused Con- sternation for Awhile. i There was a hot time, not in the iy “old town"” but in the Baldwin corri- I dors last night. Ex-Judge Walter L. umm Levy and Chief of Police I. W. Lees i [ came within an- ace of resorting to blows. A clash of arms or a baring of arms between these gentlemen was only averted by the intervention of Billy Pinkerton. the-slot machine decision rendered by Judge Cook. About 10:30 o'clock last evening ex-Judge Levy and Chief of Police Lees met in the corridor of the hotel. They have been friends for years. “I've got a good story to tell you,” sald the Judge. “What is {t?” asked the police of- cial. “After Judge Cook rendered his deci- | slon declaring that the nickel-in-the- slot machine was not a gambling game,” sald Levy, “a friend of mine, who is a cigar-dealer, put the machine | on the counter, and the first man to because I was away, and that is all there is to that. There are mysteries in the visible world that I do not un- srstand. 1 have heard many marvel- ous stories about deathbed visions and | t, but I feel sure that . a home, e: the noises are so much like footsteps at t 8 nake one feel odd in the dead waste and middle of the | night.” | NEW GRAND JURORS. Nineteen Citizens Drawn Yester- day by Judge Seawell Will Report on Tuesday. The new Grand Jury was drawn this | afternoon by Judge Seawell, who or- | dered the members to appear next | Thursday to appoint a foreman. The following comprise the jury: W. J. Bryan, Henry Mayer, H. Ger- berding, J. D. Daly, John Corbett, H. W. Spear, A. T , H. M. Wreden, Emil B Menne, A. B. Truman, ) W. H. Thornley, R. empe, J. H. O'Brien, T. R. Horton, C. T. Clintch, H. A | Hedger. —_———— Died From His Injurles. William McCormack, the colored man | who was run over by Mission-street car | Brockman, was arrested by Officer Mec- Grayan and booked at the City Prison | on a charge of manslaughter. He was afterward released by Captain Spillane | on his own recognizanc CLARKE T0 WED Miss Alice Deming Will come His Bride in the Near Future. Be- The Young Actor Will Frawleys at the Close of Their Leave the Engagement. Harry Corson Clarke, whose clever- ness as a comedian has won him an envied position in the histrionic world, | and has added much to. the attractive- ness of the Frawley company during the past few seasons, has decided to wed. His engagement to Miss Alice | Deming, daughter of Edwin R. Dem- ing of ' the Deming-Palmer Milling Company, has been announced, and city, and Mr. Clarke's popularity as an | actor lends special interest to the en- gagement, which, though not alto- | gether unexpected, came somewhat as | a surprise to the many friends of the young. people. A mutual liking on the part of the | young people has been suspected by | the friends for some time, and that such a condition existed for a like pe- riod Mr. Clarke does not deny, but he says: the halcyon days of Honolulu and an accident which caused the lady to.be.in that foreign land resulted in a quicker confession of his secret to the woman he wished to make his wife. At the close of the Frawley com- pany engagement at the California Theater Mr. Clarke will sever his con- nection with that organization. IIl health, caused from overwork, has prompted him to leave his profession for a period, but it will be a short one. As so6n as he regains his lost health he will' organize a comedy company of his own. Last evening he said he had a splendid offer to return to Honolulu with his own company, and in event his health will allow and he succeeds in consummating his plan he will ac- cept the offer and will play in that isl- and city:during the month of April Whether or not he will marry prior to that time is as yet undecided, but un- doubtedly when he returns to fill the engagement offered him he will be a “man with a famil ——— Low’s Horehound Cough Syrup cures 417 Sansome. * | He Was Assisted by Alex | | the “small” book. The men are ac- | victim’s name, ROBBED ; A BUCOLIC STRANGER : [“Rebel” George Is | Once Again in Prison. Mendelsohn and Jack l Reice. Both the Latter Also Appre- | hended and Locked Up in ' the Tanks. IDENTIFIED BY THE VICTIM | The Prisoners Are Known to the Police as Clever “Grafters.” George Knowlton, allas “Rebel” George, one of the most noted confi- dence operators in the country, was arrested at an early hour yesterday morning by Railroad Detective Crow- ley and locked up in the tanks in the City Prison. A short time afterward Crowley, with the assistance af the local po- lice, arrested “Jack,” alias Matthew Refce, and Alexander Mendelsohn. They were also taken to the City Prison and their names registered in cused of robbing a bucolic stranger named Sulllvan of $250. Sullivan arrived here about a week ago from Portland and rented a room in a downtown hotel. While strolling about the city he met Reice, who 1s well known to the police of Oregon | and Washington as a “sure-thing” operator. Reice, after learning his | introduced him to | “Rebel” George. The latter repre- | B | him. | drop a nickel in it was rewarded by have them arrested, and boarded a | recelving 100 cigars.” l!‘fl:n\;mudnd fn'r ;]t;ls ;‘iilyv larrl\'msl l';frs “I think Peter Dunne, who was an Monday night. He at once visite 5 " the raliroad office and reported the ’f:l“‘;"e’“ t '1he| SRS rondeasitie matter to Detective Crowley CHlehy - aaiedtin S an Y aaterday afternoon & way in having the other nickel-in-the- the City Prison and po slot cases in the Police Courts dis- fied the prisoners. To.ds missed before the remittitur had been formally charged with gr recelved by the courts.” Some “You know,” Levy answered, “that it was understood bv the attorneys for the defendants and the prosecuting at- and larceny. time ago he was arrested for ¢ a prominent citizen of Los ut of m eral thousand dollars worn “gold brick” game. quitted, after a long trial, v due to the failure of the important witness to identify | Court was decided in favor of the machine the other cases pending in the Police Courts were to be dismissed.” 1 don’t know any such thing,” was the Chief’s reply. “I'll follow them and I'll fix them.” The quarrel grew apace, and the Open | Chief accused Levy of unprofessional princi most —_————— Ofl, water color and pastel outfits for painting put up in nice boxes for Christ- mas presents at Sanborn & Valil's. evenings. | The trouble arose over the nickel-in- unprofessional | torneys that if the case in the Superior | conduct, >+ also being an attorney for | the word with many vigorous adjec- NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. e SPECIALS —PFOR— The XHolidays. 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After Ingratiating | himself into his confidence Knowiton | learned that- Sullivan intended to re- turn to Oregon and he determined to wait until he boarded the train before | “‘doing” time. | As the train pulled out last Thurs- | day Sullivan was surprised to find the “retired merchant” and Reice occupy- ing a drawing-room. | “We always travel in style,” re- | marked ‘Rebel” George, as he grasped the hand of his unsuspecting victim; “have a bottle of wine with us.” | After they had finished the wine | Mendelsohn appeared and was warmly greeted by Knowlton. He was then introduced to Sullivan as the son of one of the principal bankers: of New York. As the train was within a short distance of Sissons a game of poker was introduced. After several hands had been played Sullivan got four | kings, and, thinking he had the “top” hand, bet all the money he had, amounting to $250. To his surprise | “Rebel” George had four aces, and he | proceeded to take the “pot.” Realizing | that the men had “rung” in a *“cold” | deck, Sullivan threatened to have | them arrested unless they returned | the money. They argued with him for | some time, and, finding that he was | obstinate, they quietly slipped from | the train, and subsequently returned | to this city. Sullivan determined to | single and double breasted sacks. We have made a TERRIBLE SLASH. than to take an inventory of It. fied—THAT’S THE WAY WE WANT TO DO BUSINESS ONE MOMENT, PLEASE, LADIES! SUCH @ SLASH AS WILL SELL THESE SUITS WITH A ' RUSH- COME EARLY! All those dressy sults In Tweeds, Cheviots, Worsteds and Cassimeres, in luxuri- ous browns, grays, fancy mixtures and blacks, in the latest New York styles of Good value at $10 and $12.50. 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