The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 28, 1898, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO €ALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1898 signed to warrant No. 2. This time the attorney for the defense, enjoying the mistake of the State's officers, inter- posed. “There being no warrant for this man’s arrest, he's really a free man. He could get up and walk out,” said Attorney Beerstecher, complacently. “Why, certainly, have him get up and walk out,” retorted District Attorney Bell. “Well,” said Henry Hogan amiably, “he won't walk ou “No,” growled a voice from behind iling. “He shan’t walk out this * whispered a lad. “T'd like to see him get through here,” came from a packed mass of men to the left, These men would have torn Clark to pieces Lefore they'd let him reach the door. But George Clark walked, not out the main entrance, but out again to the anteroom, where he s head thrust forward turtle- blinking in the sun and | ular cyebrows elevated as they are when he’s particularly un- happy. There he was arrested for the third time, and again the proceedings began. The docu! using George | Clark of willfully, feloniously, mall- | ciously and unlawfully killing his| brother was read and the prisoner sank | back into his chair between the Sheriff and Deputy Rednall. Every attitude this man takes is in- dicative of weakness, mental and phys- | ical. He doesn’t sit or walk or talk like a man. * He did not raise his eyes when Mrs. Clark entered, and she didn’t look toward him. The examination of Mrs. Clark by Distr ; Bell did not proceed | smoothly. continually breaking upon the rocks of Attorney objections, of which, by the way, Mr. Hogan must have quite a collection al- | ready. Mr. Hogan is a very emphatic | man and there were several times dur- | ing the day when he and District At- | torney Bell found it necessary to dis agree, and that vigorously and decided- ly. Mr. Hogan objected once to the in- troduction of testimony on the ground that it wasn't proper. “This thing isn’t claimed. “Did you just find it out?” asked the District Attorne and since when are ‘ you an expert?” | The ruling was against Mr. Hpgan, as it was every time but once, on which attorney sarcastically Chinn, and the law- right; we'll take an- | | | Hogan's | decent,” he ex- thanked Justice ‘All exception.” “Without the emphasis, then,” saidi Justice Chinn, and indeed Mr. Hogan | has a facet s way of using the word “Anoth There was a battle about admitting | the evidence t Mrs. Clark had been constrained in continuing her relations | with the murderer of late years. Dis- | trict Attorney Bell made an excellent little speec sisting upon the point woman's that in the resistance the greatest motive for the crime was shown. When he finished the crowd | burst into loud applause, stamping and | shouting. There could be no question about the feelings of St. Helenans. | They enjoyed every point made against | the man whose crime brought their | town into such unpleasant promi- nence. A wave of Marshal Johnson's | hand quieted the throng, but it did not | soothe Attorney Hogan's temper. He | jumped to his feet, and, facing the crowd, declared pugnaciously: “To the gentlemen who use their feet more than their heads, I want to say that I | am going to stay right here. I'm only asking for justice for this man, and justice we shall have. Who knows | but this woman is as guilty as this | man? Why should the District Attor- ney screen her? Who knows that she | not at 1 an accomplice? God alone can judge between these two. To which Justice Chinn quietly made | answer: I've exclusive jurisdic- tion in this case.” . Attorney Hogan, when he wants to annoy his opponent, intimates that the District Attorney is guilty of extreme youth. But Mr. Bell is of the sort that grows quiet with excitement or anger. “Well,” exclaimed Mr. Hogan once during the examination, “that question ought to be printed and framed. It's obscure. I cah’t understand it.” Perhaps,” said the District Attor- “it might be interpreted to you by some man of intelligence.” “Get at what you want to ask,” be- Clark’s attorney. is ‘Il ask my own questions,” de- clared Mr. Bell. T'll run this to suit| | you won't,” retorted Mr. Ho- | gan, and then he continued in an em- vhatic speech to assert Clark’s right to a fair trial. “This man is as innocent as T am,” he said, and before he could finish his sente: n the eyes of the v, there was whoop” from the crowd that made Mr. Hogan deliver another address to the people. “Well, we'll! see,” said the prosecu- tion. But all this sparring and quibbling of the attorneys has behind it a serious intent. Attorney Hogan, when he cross-examined Mrs. Clark, dwelt upon the fact that this woman has re- peatedly told George Clark that under certain circumstances she would marry him. Mrs. Clark insists that since George-Clark came back from the East she has replied “No” to a similar ques- tion. But the murderer insists that her answer has ever been the same. This woman knew, too, the thought that was ir George Clark’s mind. The way that she has influenced him is too intangible a thing, probably, for the law to put a finger upon, but in St. Helena’s eyes she is as guilty, morally, as the man, who, many declare, was only her tool. The District Attorney has nine wit- nesses to examine to-morrow. Of these, however, only one is of impor- tance in relation to the case, and that is George Dax, the small, sleek haired, stuttering son-in-law of Mrs. Clark. Her daughters, Bertha and Lillie, pale faced, rather awkward girls, with hair of an undecided blonde, are also wit- nesses in the case. Dr. Osborne, on whose place George Clark worked and lived; Dr. McCurdy, Peter Yorke and the Marshal and Constable, complete the list. Both prosecution and defense are anxious to-conclude the case, and the chances are that by Friday even- ing Clark will be on his way back to the Napa jail, there to stay till his trial shall take place. A rumor that Mrs. Clark had con- fessed that she was the originator of the scheme to poison her husband, and when that failed to shoot him, startled the valley this evening. Mrs. Clark denied positively on the witness stand to-day that she was aware of George Clark’s purpose, and no confirmation of the rumor can be obtained in St. Helena to-night. That Mrs. Clark con- sulted District Attorney Bell as to the | ing. advisability of engaging counsel for herself shows that she is not unaware of the thought that is uppermost in people’s minds just now. To-night Mrs. Clark denied positive- 1y the story as to a confession made by her that hers was the mind that planned the death of Willlam Clark, her husband. “I haven't made a confession,” she said. “I've nothing tos confess. I'm innocent of that, and I've told all I know.” — WITHOUT TRACE OF SHAME MRS. CLARK RELATES HER STORY OF CRIME. Transcript of the Evidence That Drew the Crowd to the Little Room Where Court Was Held. ST. HELENA, Jan. 27.—Mrs. W. A. Clark was the one witness of the day. | Her testimony was not different from that at the inquest, except it showed in more detail the relations existing between herself and the murderer. She did not manifest the least trace of shame, nor seem to realize that she was in a position suggestive of em- barrassment. Mrs. Clark went on the stand at 10:45. Her examination was not over until court adjourned. While the direct statements of the woman were of interest, it was on cross-exam- ination that details such as caused the crowd to strain its ears so as not to lose a word were dragged from her. Her testimony, divested of verbiage, repti- tion, and with the prolix legal argu- ments which marked it eliminated, was as follows: She gave her name as Lovina Clark, aged 46, married to Willlam Anderson Clark in Illinios twenty-one years ago. Of seven children, the oldest was married | to Mr. Dax. Q.—Mrs. Clark, where were you residing on the 19th day of January, 18687 A.—On Rallroad avenue and Pine street, the corner of Rallroad avenue and Pine street, in the town of St. Helena. Q.—Kindly state the names of those who were residing there with you at that time. A.—My husband, my son-in-law, daugh- éer that was married and all of my chil- ren. Q.—Mrs. Clark, did you see vour hus- band on the 19th day of January, 18987 A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Where did you see him on that —1 saw him at the house in the morn- Q.—Did you see him during the evening er you saw him between half-past 5 A.—Yes, sir. 1 saw him when I came home from the Salvation Army meeting. and 6_in the evening? Q.—Where did you see him? A.—I saw him on Main street, Q.—Well, when did you next see him on that evening after you had seen him on Main street? A.—I saw him after I came from the meeting, between half-past 9 and 10, in the sitting-room. Q.—Who went to bed first? A.—T dil. Q.—Where is the bedroom to which you went, with reference to the sitting-room? A.—Right off from the sitting-room. Q.—Is there anything of the shape of doors between the sitting-room and the bedroom? A.—No, sir; there is nothing but curtains. Q.—Did you occupy the same bed— sleep together? A.—No, sir; I slept with Georgie and May. Q.—And with whom did your husband sleep? A Sthel and Joel. Q.—At what time did you arise on the 20th day of January, 1882 A.—Some time between 5 and half-past Q.—What was the occasion of your get- ting up at that time? A.—I heard a groaning nofse; I thought it was my hus- band; 1 thought he had the nightmare and I called to him and he did not answer me, and I rose up in bed and looked out at the door through into the kitchen, that is under the door, and I saw a light un- der the door and I knew then that it was my husband and that he was up. Q.—You saw a light under the kitchen dovr? A—Yes, sir. Q.—On that morning when you looked as the door closed? A.—Yes, sir. What, if anything, did you hear? .1 heard groaning. Q—Well, what did_ you do? A.—I jumped up and ran and opened the door and ran into the kitchen. Q.—What did you see upon opening the door and running into the kitchen? A.—I saw my husband lying on the floo! Q—How was he lying? A.—Near the door that goes out on the side porch where_the stove is, and he had his feet toward the door, and his head was fur- thest into the inside of the room. Q.—What did you do upon finding your husband in that position? A.—I went up to him and looked down at him. Well, what was hi.‘xhvnnvlllflnn; jn.~ was lying perfectly straightened out; just lying on his back with his head turned over a little to one side. Q—Well, what did you then do? A—I ran and called my son-in-law, George Dax. We all ran back to my husband, and T think we all got to him about the same time, and George Dax turned my d over. h‘&s.llal)nld you speak to him after you had called_your son-in-law? A.—Yes, sir. I said, “O, Will, speak to me.” He made no_response. 3 Q.—Now, what next was done with your husband after you all got in there to him, after you had called your son-in-law? A.—Weé picked him up and carried him into the other room and laid him on the lounge. Q.—Mrs. Clark, do you know the defend- ant, George W. Clark. A.—Yes, sir. Q How long have you known him? A.—Since we were boys and girls to- B0 you know his age? A—Yes, sir; rs old. How old was he when you first be- came acquainted with him? A.—About six weeks old. Q.—At the time that you were married to Willlam Anderson Clark, where did the defendant live? A.—Wayne County, Illi- nois. We lived pretty close together, probably a mile and a half or two miles apart, % .—With respect to your home, where did this defendant live from the time you first knew him up to the time of your marriage to W. A. Clark? A.—He lived in Wayne County and I lived in Clay County. Q.—Now, after you moved to Clay Coun- ty, during the years that you lived there and he still lived in Wayne County, did the defendant visit you at your home? A.—Yes, sir; probably every two or three ‘weeks. Q.—And how long would he remain? A.— Over night sometimes, and sometimes through the day. # Q.—At any time after that did the de- fendant take up his home at the resi- dlence of yourself and husband? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—When, and how long _after your marriage with W. A. Clark? A.—It was probably six or seven yéars. Then he came and lived with us. Q.—When did you come to California? A.—I think about eleven years ago, as mear as I can remember. Q.—Who came with you? A.—George Clark and four children. Q.—Did your husband come to California at that time? A.—No, sir; he came in APrfl of one year and we came, Georfe Clark and the four children and I, in August of that year. Q.—How long had you been married at the time of your removing to California? A.—I think nine years. —Mrs. Clark, at the time that you came to California with George Clark and the children, what were your relations with the defendant? Mr. Hogan (one of the attorneys for the defendant)—Now, your Honor, we ob- ject to that; this woman is not charged with having copmitted any crime, or any offense. And I further ask that this court instruct this witness that she has a right to refuse to answer any question that will tend to criminate herself. The witness does not have to answer any question that would have a tendency to convict her of Ml, offense. Mr. Bell (District Attorney)—In regard to the objection, it certainly is material, because we propose to follow it up by showlng. as 1 have already intimated, that the relation that existed between this woman and Georfe Clark was the motive that prompted the commission of this crime. The defendant stands here accused of the murder of his own brother, and there must have been some powerful motive that promgted this man to kill his own brother; and for that purpose we think it is material, we think it will show the motive of the crime—these relations !{hltfl;h::s existed for sko‘mhnny years—and or reason we as| at the questis beT:“owsgi Do wish ks e court—Do you wish to answer the uestions, Mrs. c};uk or do you wish to claim your 1o refuse to answer them —or do you to take yo rivil the ground that it might tend fo. crimi: JUSTICE CHINN. N N\ nate you? A.—I want to do what's for my best—I don't know. ; Bell—Do you wish to answer this Mr. uestion and tell what you know about this matter, Mrs. Clark? A course. it's very painful for me to go over my past life. Q.—The question is: Now, do you wish to clalm your privilege in this matter? .~ Everybody knows It, 0 1 guess I may as well tell. Well, we were intimate. Q.—Were you Infimate with the defend- ant for the period of a year or two prior to your coming to California? A.—Yes, sir. w Q.—During that year or two years did that illicit relation exist between you and George Clark? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—How long, if at all, after removing to California, did this relation exist b tween you and George Clark? A.—Do you 1lingly ? . I will qualify it to that. Wil your part? A.—Until the la: five or six years. or seven. Q.—Well, how long did it continue with your consent? A.—For the last six or seven 3 ¥ tion continued at all A— during the last six or seven vears? ¥ ou have stated that there has been at times an improper relation b tween you and G Clark in the last A.—I have; yes, sir; that's so. At this point considerable time was consumed in_endeavoring to induce the witness to tell of the exact relations s tained by George Clark and herself dur- ing the jast yvear, but with poor success. She evaded the questions with some skili, and where she acknowledg 3 placed all the blame on the charging him_ with coercion. did acknowledge was of a character not to be printed. vou have any talk with George rk relative to your husband or rela to the btreaking off of this relation A.—Yes, siv. I would plead with him and tell him it was not right, and tell him that I knew it wasn't right, and that I V\‘mrl_(-niliu live a betier life and do what vas right. Q.—Well, what was said in reference to your husband? A. don’t remember whether I would always. but T know that I most always would tell him that I was the wife of another man it wasn't right, and that a better life. Here it was sought to establish the time at which George Clark’s advances had been finally rejected, and whether or not since that date, woman declined to fix precisely had been questionable relations man- ifest on his part. The witness left no doubt as to her intentions, and de- scribed how she had pleaded with Clark to lead better life and permit her to do so. She had sometimes been obliged to call some member of the family in for protection. Q.—Do you know whether or not any- thing was said by you or by the defendant at the time the last overtures were made by him to you about your husband? don’t think his name was mentioned. Q.—Had this defendant, George Clark, at any time during the last year said anything to you in regard to your ever becoming his wife? A.—Yes, sir; he did. Q.—Has he said anything of that char- u during the last year, more ? A.—Yes, sir; several times he has sald something to that effect. Q.—How long bas it been, if you remem- ber, since he first spoke to you about that matter. A.—I can’t say whether he said anything about that before we came to California or not. Positively 1 could not. .—Do you know whether or not any reference was made to your husband at that time? Anything he said? on’t. Q.—At any time s the Pritchard hous K mention to you about this A.—Yes, he has probably that T knew ended to live nce you moved into has he made any me matter? every month rage. .—Now, what did he say? A.—Well, he would ask me if 1 would be his wife if things were so we couldl. Q.—What did you say to him in response to that question? A.—*Yes.” ou said A.—Yes, sir; I s: o and 1 puld tell himgpot to t. about such things, it was no? right, he would insist that I ought to give him an answer, and to get rid of him I would sa; es. k .—Now, was your husband’'s name mentioned during all of these conversa- tions you had with him about marriage? A.—Yes, sir; sometimes, but not often. Q.—Well, what was said about him? A.—He said that “if Will was out of the way would you marry me—if anything was to happen and we were in a condi- tion that we could?” Q.—State fully, Mrs. Clark, what he ‘would say about your husband. A.—That would be about ail that he would say. Q.—Have you ever had any conversa- tions of the kind with the defendant since you moved to the house on the cor= ner of Raliroad avenue and Pine street? A.—No, sir; well, only when we were talking about the strychnine that time. Q.—What wag sald when you were talk- ing about that strychnine? A.—He came up to the house and we¢ were standing on the porch and he spoke somethifg about the people accusing him of being the one who had administered the strychnine, and I says to him, “Why does this worry you? They first accused me, and I now I am clear before my God, and it don't worry me.” “Well,"” says he, 1 am innocent and it don't worry me neither. He says, “What do you sup- pose would be my motive for it?’ I says, “Well, there has been two or three told me that you was in love with me and that you was going to get Will out of the way.” And he says to me, “Do you think that I would do such a thing as that?" And I says, “No, George, 1 don't believe that you are that mean, and you know positively that if He was to die or if anything happened to him you could not get me, for I would run to the ends of the earth until I found the one that was guilty of killing my husband and prose- cute him to the extent of the law.” And he says, “I know I am innocent.” Q. w just priar to his going East, did you have any conversation with him with relation to your marrying him? A.—Yes, sir; the night before he started he asked me the same question. Says he: “If things were in such a condition that you and I could get married, would you have me?" I told him: ‘‘George, don’t talk that way to me about that. I won't answer you any such questions; vou know it is ‘wrong.” And he kept on egging and pleading, and he said: “‘Just answer me this time.” and I said “Yes,™ and I told him afterward that lie had wrung the answer out of me. Q.nilew long was he gone East? A.— Just one month, I believe. Q.—Now, since his return from the East, have you had any further conver- sations 4n that rticular? A.—Yes, sir. He asked me if 1 would still have him if were so.we could » and d “no.” talk 1 said it was wrong to that way a thing and to have any such which the | there | A—No, I| and | A~I| ‘to me. on my mind, and T wanted it entirely ne, and 1 said: “You have acied so n with me, George, that I have not | any love for you any more. | any time since he returned from | st has he made any improper ad- | vances toward you? A.—To the best of | my knowledge, I think the last time was after he came from the East. Cross-examination. Henry Hogan (at- | torney for defendant)—Mrs. Clark, when | the conversation occurred last, the last one that you have testified to, where you said to this defendant, “You have acted 50 mean that I have no love for you any about what time was that in ref- | erence to the time of your finding your husband dead in his house, about what they would all have it, bl;n it was noth- ing concerning George an: Q.—When was it that from your home and your husband’s; how long ago? A.—Well, that was two or three years ago. Q.—Did he visit your house in the mean- | time? " A.—Yes, sir; he would come quite | frequently to ‘the nouse; when he was | working through the day. Sometime he would come in the evening, and sometime through the day. id vour daughter ever say any- thing to you in refercnce to your rela- tionship with George Clark, and that it ought to be broken up? A.—No, sir. Q.—When, before the 20th day of Janu- ary, 1868, was George Clark at your house, to the best of your memory? A.—He was there, I think, the day before. Q.—The day before your husband was found in the kitchen where you found him? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Now, previous to the 20th day of January, 1898, had there been any con- versation between yourself and George Clark relative to the fact that ..e wanted to marry you? A.—Why, several days before. Q.—What did he say to you? A.—We were standing on the porch and what he said to me I have heretofore repeated. Q.—On the morning that he was mur- dered, did you hear him build the fire? A.—No, sir. Q.—Did you hear him draw ‘the water to pu: in the kettle on the stove? A.— o, sir. Q.—Did you hear him go out of the rd(‘?:llm at all that morning? A.—No, sir; I not. Q.—What was the first thing that at- tracted your attention on that morning, the morning that you found your husband in the kitchen lying on the floor? A.— Those groans. Here was recited again the story of the discovery of the murdered man, there being no notable variation of the account given on direct examination. The witness went without emotion over the scene. Then the lawyer shift- ed the line of questions to a new chan- nel. Q.—Where did your husband usually eat his noonday meals? A.—Well, that is| hard for me to tell; he took his lunch along with him and ate out on the rail- road somewhere. Q.—Who prepared his lunch? A.—He did himself; I would cook it through the day and then he would put it up himself. Q.—What would he take for his lunch? | A.ZFruit, bread and butter, potatoes, cof- fee; such things as that. Q.—When was his lunch usually pre- pared? A.—I think that he put it up in the morning; he did for a while put it up at night: come .to the table and take things off; but after a while he got into the habit of putting it up in the morning. Q.—Didn't you ever have anything to do with either his lunch can or his lunch at all? A,—No, sir; I nevér have since we have been living over there where we were at the time he was killed. 3A—Dld he ever ask you to? A.—No, sir. .—Well, wouldn’t it be natural for wife to prepare his lunch for him some- day—how long previous to_that time? A.—Oh, T can’t tell you; I know it was just before he started East. Q.—Was there any conversation ever | occurred between you and this defendant | after that time in reference to your love | for him or his love for you? A.—Well, | I don’t just remember; the one that I | told you about when we were talking | there on the porch. Q.—And that conversation was after the | conversation that occurred the night be- | fore he went East. You say you have had conversations with him since he re- turned from the East? A.—Yes, sir; the one I just now told you about, when I told him *No.” Q.—Did he ever at any time say he was going to kill your husband to marry you? 4 o, Sir. Did he ever at any time say or in- timate to you that he intended either to | poison him or shoot him for the purpose | of marrying you? A.—Nothing, but once | when we were back East he said_some- thing to me about marrying him: I don't know whether it was when we were East, or after we came out from the East, but | it has been a long time ago. Q.—That was in the East? say whether it was in the East or after | we came out here. It has been a long | time ago, and he said that “I was going | to get him out of the way." | Q.—After that he became the father of | some of your children, did he not? A.— | Yes, sir. | Here followed a recital of common- | places, the woman's history, the time A.—T won't she tawyht school W Tllinois,.the event | of her marriage, the old.days on,the Wayne County farm, the birth of her | various children, the occasional meet- ings with the defendant. Interest was revived by a new line of interroga- | tories. Q—When was the first time, if you re- | member, that there was established in | your heart any love for George Clark? | AT can’t tell you that; I always loved | him as a boy, as a scholar and as a brother from the time I knew him. Q.—You loved him first when you saw him as your pupil? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—If you ioved him why did you marry | his brother? A.—I did not love him to marry him: T just loved him as a scholar; I had no thoughts of any such thing as marrying him. Q.—Did you love him afterward any g:gerunl from that for a scholar? A.—I Q.—Where was the first time that the relationship that you say existed between you and George Clark, where was that (}-‘(lnslummaled. in the East or here. A.— st. | A.—Was your husband aware of the relationship that existed between your- self and his brother? A.—I don't know. Q.—Previous to your husband's leaving for California had the relationship that you said existed between yourself and George Clark existed? A.—Oh, nearly two years. Q.—When he came here he left you and George Clark and the children there and at that time was he aware of the fact? A.—I don’t know; he never sald anything Q.—Did he ever complain about any af- fection that vou bestowed upon George? | I A.—Not to my recollection. Q.—Did he act as though he knew that | there was ever anything going on? A.— No, sir; if he thought anything he keptiit to himself; I used to think that he kind of watched but he never said anything. Q.—Did this improper relation exist while vou were living in Pope Valley, af- ter you had come from the East? A.—I don't know. Q.—Did he ever speak of it to you? A.— He never said anything, only after the child was born. Q.—Did you tell George anything about that? A.—T don't remember if T did; all that my husband said, he said mmelmns to me about people that talked or sal “Well, if I don’'t care,” he s, “I think they had better keep their mouths shut.” That is all that was said between him and me on the subject at that time. Q.—That is, your husband told you if he didn’t care he didn’t think it was any- body else’s business? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Well, did not he know of your cons dition when you arrived here? A.—Could not help it. Q.—He didn't ask any questions relative to it? A.—No, sir. Q.—Did you say anything to George Clark relative to the fact of your hus- band knowlng of your condition at that time? A.—I don’t remember if T did. Q.—George Clark still continued to re- side with the family. A.—Yes, sir; he did. Q.—Did the children know of your con- dition when you returned from the East— the older ones? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—When did those able to understand become aware of the dual life you were leading? A.—Not until late years, to my knowledge. Q.—During all the time you lived in Pope Valley and until you came to St. Helena, and after the birth of this child, did your husband not object or upbraid you or George in your presence as to the X’Nn:nrsiler of life that you were living? A.— , sir. Q.—In St. Helena, after you came here, glrtlid "(l;ee 0smne Crxela':]ona ex;‘;"(,?“{"“pyo“ rge Clark as exis! n Valley? A.—Yes, sir. e Q.—How Jong did it continue? A.—You mean with my consent or without it? Q—Well, that's a question I can't an- swer; I mean—yes. how long with your consent? A.—Possibly two or three years. Q.—What broke off that relationship? A.—We all made a profession of.Chris- uaqnlt%". % -—Who all made profession of Chris- tianity? A.—Myself, my husband and George. Q.—Well, did your husband, at the time you made the profession of Christianity, understand the rehuonsmg that had ex- isted between you and rge? A.—1 don’t know; he never said anything to me about it. Q.—He never at any time objected to the fact that you h: borne children by his brother_and that he was suporting them? A.—No, sir. Q.—How is it, then, that W. A. Clark told George Clark to leave home over here on Railroad avenue and Pine street. A—It was because caused so much house. He was always (e 1 hote e ¥4 A N, gw.nlt. u;fi-maw'\:flfuunup& hing. times? A. what he wanted; but sometimes my daughters used to get up and make bis cuits for him, but he would always pre pare his own lunch. Q.—Did you ever see George Clark pre- pare his lunch for him? A.—No, sir. Q.—How would he carry his coffee? A.— He had a rubber bottle that he carried it that | in first. Q.—Did you hear a shot morning? “A.—I did not. Q.—Are you as positive of the fact that you did not hear a shot fired that morn- ing as you are of the testimony that you have given here? A.—I am most as posi- tive. I didn’t hear no shot; if I did I wasn't awake enough to realize that it was a shot. Q.—Had you ever seen the pistol before some one handed it to you there at the house after the City Marshal came and ickefl it up? A.—No, sir; not that 1 now of. Q.—You have feeling of h there expressed considerable ty agalfst this defend- ant here, have you not? A.—I have. Q.—Have you a feeling against him? A—T don't know that I have anything particular: of course I think he has done a terrible wicked act to do such a thing. Q.—You have a feeling against him now in your testimony, A.—T think anybody that would do such a thing as that ought to be convicted. Q.—I asked you whether you have ex- pressed a feeling against him? A.—Why, of course, if-he_is the guilty party that commjtted the deed he ought to be con: cte > A.—200 Q.—How much do you weigh? pounds. Q.—Mrs. Clark, in any of the conversa- tions that occurred between yourself and any of these officers has thére been any | indycement held out to you by any one in reference to your own position in this case as far as your testimony was con- cerned? o, sir: there has been no inducement. Only they all told me to tell the truth about everything, to come straight out and tell the truth, and that is what I have done. The prisener, Clark, arrived here at | 6:45 this evening, affer a wholly un- eventful trip, and was glad to be safe in jail. He expressed no fear of vio- lence. DEMOCRATIC SIMPLICITY OF DOLE’S SQJOURN. Taking Things Quietly at Washingion, but Finds Time to Talk About Affairs in Hawaii. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—The demo- cratic simplicity of President Dole's entry into Washington has continued in his quiet life at his hotel and in the simple but hearty good will in which invitations of various sorts have been tendered him and have been accepted. After spending all day In his room attending to corre- A in New York. To-morrow Sumner, commander at Fort Mever, has arranged a special Cossack drill in the riding hall. For Saturday evening he has accepted an invitation to the annual dinner of the Gridiron Club. The two most important visitors of the day at the President’s apartments were Representative Hitt and Senator Cush- man_K. Davis, chairmen respectively of the House and Senate foreign relations committees. At their request President Dole talked freely of matters in Hawail and the political conditions of the island. SAN JOSE CHILD'S AWFUL DEATH. Succumbs to Injuries From Upsetting of Bouling Grease. SAN JOSE, Jan. 2.—Mary Vogel, a two-year-old daughter of Jacob Vogel. who conducts a bakery on South First street, died last night after terrible suf- fering from injuries received from burn- ing grease. The child while playing around yesterday morning upset a pot of boiling grease, the contents of which was epilt on its body. The neck and body were horribly burned. Medical ald was unable to do much, and death resulted late last night. e P sl Successful Masquerade of Foresters. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 27.—The Foresters of America’s annual masquerade took lace to-night and was a great success n every particular. NEW TO-DAY. & DR. SWEANY. 1f you are suffering from the results of indiscretions of youth, or from excesses of any kind in maturer years: or if you have Shrunken Organs, Lame Back, Vari- cocele, Rupture, exhaustive drains, etc., you should waste no time, but consult this Great Specialist; he speedily and perma- nently cures all diseases of Men and Wo- men. Call on or write him to-day. He can cure you. Valuahle Book sent Free, b BA . M.D. 737 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal George left and ‘went to work for Dr. Osborne; went away He said he always knew just | have you not? | THE WASTE KILLS. THE WASTE KILLS. THE WASTE KILLS. THE WASTE KILLS. THE WASTE KILLS. THE WASTE KILLS. THE WASTE KILLS. THE WASTE KILLS. THE WASTE KILLS. THE WASTE KILLS. THE WASTE KILLS. THE WASTE KILLS. THE WASTE KILLS. VOTE WILL BE TAKEN T0-DAY Teller’s Bond Resolution | : THE WASTE KILLS. and the Pending THE WASTE KILLS. Amendments. THE WASTE KILLS. THE WASTE KILLS. THE WASTE KILLS. THE WASTE KILLS. Ec— Stopped ina Week . WASTING AWAY OF THE TISSUES All Senators Given an Oppor- tunity to Present Their Views and in the premature cnditions existing. whose nights are sleepless, whose days 3 melancholy. No man can hope to get back Speeches for the Most Part Are Studied Efforts, but Some Spicy Inci- dents Occur. despair to waste and waste away. Yes, evils. Evil dreams, dizziness, tions carry the victim to the goal of vice. What Cures ? Special Dispatch to The gall. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, Jan. 27. To-morrow at 6 p. m. the Senate will vote upon the Teller resolution and the | pending amendments thereto. When | the Senate to-day took up the resolu- | tion, the agreement made last week | that the final vote upon it should be your own folly o tions. cure. Listen: from these disorders. might have an oportunity to speak. To- | morrow’s session will begin at 10 a. m., ‘wand after 2 p. m. the speeches will be j confined to fifteen minutes each. To- | day’s session continued for more than ix hours, the resolution being under discussion throughout practically the | entire session. While the speeches for the most part were studied efforts, the session was replete with lively incidents | Or call and see the Hudson Doctors. and spicy colloquies. 1 SESSION OF THE HOUSE. 30 Day Cure WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—The House | 30-Day Cure | 30-Day Cure Hudyan cures spermatorrhoea, failing, decl all losses, all enfeeblements. Writesfor 4 3 NEW CIRCULARS Cures all forms of bl poison, Write cular. | to-day finally succeeded in passing the forss Netay | Indian appropriation bill, and the po- litical debate which has been raging since Monday was transferred to the District of Columbia bill, which fol- lowed it. The only two important changes made in the Indian bill as passed were the elimination of the pro- visions for the leasing of the gilsonite mines and lands of the Kiowa, Co- | manche, Apache and Wichita reserva- | tions, both of which went out on points of order. The features of the debate to-day were the speeches of Hartman (Sil. R.) of Montana in denunciation of the financial policy of the administra- tion, and of Dolliver (R.) of Iowa, in reply to the general attacks of the op- | position. Junction Stackton, Market and Ellis Stregts, CONSULT CONSULT DOCTORS DOCTORS DOCTORS DOCTORS DOCTORS DOCTORS DOCTORS DOCTORS 2 DOCTORS DOCTORS | WiLL ENLARGE THE j DYEA WATERTOWN ARSENAL. 3 | BOSTON, Jan. Z7—Extensive improve- | FOR ’ —AND-— | ments at the United States arsenal at | Watertown are being considered by the @overnment. This arsenal is the largést gun carriage plant in the world, and is worked to its fullest capacity. The im- | provements contemplate ‘the expenditure | of more than $165,000. It is the opinion ot | army officials that the establishment should be made double the present size, and that there should be as much shop room and as many tools in reserve, so in | case of an emergency double the quantity of work could be completed. It is pro- posed to erect a new magazine for stor- age purposes near the east end of the grounds at anh expense of $15.000, a new | Set of quarters for the sergeants, to cost 1 33500, to remodel the present officers’ | quarters inté a hospital building and to | construct three sets of officers’ quarters at an expense of 00. > The business for the arsenal, says Gen- | eral Flaglor, cannot be carried on in the present offices. More room is imperatively demanded. The Elegant Fast Steamer ‘WILL BE DISPATCHED FEBRUARY lst. For passage and freight apply quickly to —_——— The Big Gold Reserve. | * WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—The gold re- 310 CLAY STREET. BRUSHE THE WASTE KILLS. THE WASTE KILLS. OF the body is shown in the decline of power No man can hope to be a strong, vigorous fellow are his vim and vigor if he continues in sorrow and you must stop the waste, you must stop the loss. Losses, drains, weakness, blues lead to greater falling sensa- It is now known that you are the victim of vour own early Indiscr: Now you wish for a sure and lasting 1000 men in the State of California suffered 1000 men used Hudyan. 1000 men are now taken before adjournment to-day was | {0 e N7 C0A Vs they desired. Ia 1t not. | changed, in order that all Senators | then, true to say Hudyan cures? It does cure. Hudyan cures diseases and disabilities of men. lin- ing manhood. Hudyan cures weak back. Cures gUfififiOQQOOQQOQDQQ’QDQGg bad & o o fet=tetetotatatatatutatutaeseutetutetatsts] 008 blood disorders, whether in the first, sec- ondary or tertiary state. cir- HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE SKAGUAY. HUMBOLDT J. A. NAGEE JR,, FOR BARBERS, BAK- | serve to-day reached $163,670,000, the high- ers, bootblacks, bath- | est point in about seven years. The ac- houses, _billiard-tables, cumulation s besoming Something of a | brewers, bookbinders, candy-makers. canners. burden and the Government is no longer | dyers, fourmille. foundries. laundries, paper- | ragi , printers, painters, shoe factor: ¥ e “idflo.m‘_ stablemen, tar-roofers, tanners, tailors, eto BUCHANAN BROS, Stanford Students Bend the Knee. PALO ALTO, Jan. 27.—This is a day of prayer, which is observed by colleges throughout the country. Exercises were held here at which Dr. Jordan and Pro- | fessors Miller, Wood and Johnson gave | short talks. S itrength to the sexual organs. Brush Manufacturers,809 SacramentoSt. Weak Men and Women HOULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS, THH great Mexican Remedy: gives heaith and — HEMADEMONE | still remain high there. | cisco is the corner-stone of the world for heavy wool blankets and is able | hold its place against all competition and save its patrons money. make meoney. too, by watching this column of the paper from time to time. | " Klondike Trade Is Only a Minor Part of Our Business. MUSTARD SARDINES....... These are large cans, such as s at 15 cents at credit stores. If y MISSES’ FINE SHOES.........3%c These are all sizes, 2, 21, 3 and 3%, a little out of style, but worth from $125 to $250 of latest style toe. Some are tipped, some plain, somé cloth top. Call and get a few pairs to-day and save $1 a pair. SAXONY YARN, per Skein ......4c This price only in lots of half dozen or over. Nearly all common colors | on hand. HARMONICAS. . .... ..... ... .4c ‘We ought to get 15¢ or $150 per | dozen. This price is to clear out a large importation left from Christ- mas. | PINS, Adamantine Paper. ......Ic Only 2000 or 3000 papers of these to close to anybody who calls for them. SCOTCH PLAID. ... 5 ‘We have sold so much of this fine goods that we scarcely need de- scribe it. * tion. TEA TRAYS o These are white metal, about we offer in that line regular. These will commend themselves any rider of a good wheel. PRUNES or PLUMS........... Take your choice of the tart sweet ones. - good. galn for any one, and will soon when Alaska trade opens. Klondike goods of all kinds cheaper and better than anywher: Try our foods at the free counter on the first floor. 5 e Our dining-room on sixth floor is open for guests all day. Goods delivered free in town or across the bay. Girls and boys can earn premiums sending in orders. Ask for price lists of family supplies or Klondike goods. " CASH STORE, TELEPHONE, MAIN 1840. The only Brocers who made an exhibition of Par. Poods . at the Mechanics’ Fair and received a DIPLOMA sad CERTIFICATE OF PURITY IN EVERY ARTICLE. | inches, and the best 10 cent article The man from Colorado who bought 10,000 blankets in San Francisco and sold them in the cities north of us, made a clear profit of $10,000, as the prices The same chance is open to evervbody—San Fran- to You can 5¢ ell ou know them you need no introduc- 3 11 BICYCLES, Best Grades. ......$30 to 3c or They are both very BEANS—20 Ibs.............% These are small whites; are a bar- g0 ¥ 25-27 Market St., San Francisco,