The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 4, 1898, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1898. LURED AWAY A CHILD OF EIGHT Peculiar Story of a Little Waif Abandoned in the City of Sacramento. Left at a House by a Man Claiming to Be Her Father, Who Said He Would Soon Return for Her. There is a mystery surrounding the | spiriting away of little Alice Loy from | that calls for a thorough in-| jon by the police of this city | and Sacramento. | The child was brought here from al months ) by a . who claimed to ed her with her mother’s he Clark woman has been a memb a little band v, and this ci prominent calling itself God’s having its headq ment at the rthw ard a ourth str irters in the rner of How- aight one of the of- ficers of the n reported to the police that the had disappeared and he believed she had been ab- . of the girl who headquarters osten- to Subsequently it 3 med that the two had gone to & a telegram was sent (o‘ Police of that city to ap-| ducted by & had vi ramento, and , Chief of them was teard of vening, when the mother The Call re- which was avestigation | | This _morn- = A\ifl) John Speaking ired bout to re- | not per- her until the Society for the Pre- en was sent e poor little ing her in compa itself marched and was | n the Clark woman during the day. For left d in her woman lace , the d Alice wa place of the man who deserted | Sacramen- | lodging a thought. i d to probe the | view of the | ts of misconduct = or the night atter no further 1 determi pt of this dispatch a Cauf leavored locate Mrs. | informed by an officer | dquarters that the wo- the city Mc y night for This was nty-four | took the child away, | rms her statement that t'm’ | 1 left here before she was taken " The officer further stated that word had been received from Mrs. Clark to the effect that she had en Wise in | acramento, but saw nothing of the i The woman announced that she C ould return to this city this morning at 11 o’clock Wise, the officer said, was not a mem- | ber of the but attended the | meetings oc 1y and was a friend of Mrs. Cl Nothing was known | about him_beyond this. nd child did not live at the barracks, but had rooms at 513 Howard street. | and it was there Wise had obtained sion of little Alice. ond the fact that Wise was sup- to have taken her to Sacramento, the officer could not give any informa- tion regarding the abduction, nor could he account for both Wise and Mrs. Clark journeying to the same place and abandoning the girl. That the couple | have been in communication since their arrival in Sacramento clearly indicates | that the woman was in the plot to get rid of her charge. The officer gave the girl’s age as eight years and confirmed | the statement that she had been brought from Portland by the Clark | woman. From a friend of Mrs. Clark it was learned that the woman had had some trouble with her husba and this friend’s reluctance to give any informa- tion regarding the whereabouts of | Mrs. Clark until assured that the re- porter was not an emissary of the hus- band indicated that Mrs. Clark is not anxious to meet the man whose name she bear: The woman | | THE FORMAL TRANSFER MADE. | The State Board Takes Charge of the Management of the Alaska Committee. The formal absorption of the Alaska "Trade Committee by the State board took place yesterday. Secretary J. A. Filcher, acting for the State board, met the mem- bers of the Alaska committee at 11 o'clock v morning at their office on Mar- ‘last night that he was cally in control of the effects and agement of the Alaska racti- man- committee, and that the State board was going to infuse a new life into it. The Alaska committee turned over to the State board all the money it had on hand except about $50, which is reserved for contingent expenses, and after these have been liquidated the remainder will be turned over to the board. —_—————— ROBERT EMMET’S BIRTHDAY. It Will Be Appropriately Celebrated by the Knights of the Red Branch. The Knights of the Red Branch will appropriately celebrate the 120th anni- versary of the birth of Robert Emmet in Metropolitan Temple to-night. The oration of the evening will be deliv- ered by Hon. Frank McGowan, besides | which a splendid musical entertainment has been arra [P U — RAILROAD COMMISSIONER. Indication That W. M. Hinton Will Be Appointed To-Day. an lmorary It was understood last night that the Governor would to-day appoint Registrar /. M. Hinton to the office of Railroad Commissioner to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dr. Stanton. Mr. Hin- ton adi t e to discuss the matter when neither It is beli to-day. at a late hour last night. He ned or denied the statement, eved that he will be appointed A RETURNING DELEGATION. Anti-Annexationists Who Will Ar- rive in the City This Evening. William Auld, John Richardson, David DESERTED HE DIED IN DESTITUTION Pathetic Life Story of Old Aaron Naftaly. Forsaken and Alone He Perishes in the Dark- ness of a Cellar. Dependent on Charity While His Sons Sail Away With Thousands. FAMILY REFUSED RELIEF. Will Be Buried by the Eureka Be- nevolent Society Which Has Cared for Him. In the of city life the various fragments that are thrown together often form pie- tures that are touching in the ex- treme. But it is seldom any are dis- covered more replete with pathos than ever-changing kaleidoscope’ this city from his home in Turkey, ac- companied by his wife. Though un- educated, he was frugal and industri- ous and by hard work managed to support himself and provide for the education of his three children. The daughter, Mrs. Dannberg, is now the wife of a well-to-do merchant in Rangoon, Burmah, and two sons are Morris and Asher Naftaly. Aaron and his wife did not agree, so they separated, she living in one part of the city and he in another. Finally the wife became ill and the husband went to her and nursed her into health, but the strain broke him down and when he in turn was forced to take to his bed his wife moved out of the house and left him to take care of himself. He recovered, but being old and feeble was unable to do any heavy work, and as his limited education pre- vented him from doing anything in the clerical line he gradually sank lower and lower in poverty until he was forced to depend absolutely on the Eureka Benevolent Society and the charity of kind-hearted friends for his sustenance, His family was acquainted with his destitute condition. The mother and sons were informed by friends, who urged them to do something for his re- lief, and the daughter was appealed to by those who felt for the old man’s misery. They all turned a deaf ear to the pleas and a short time ago the mother and sons sailed for the Orient without even as much as bidding him g0od-by or leaving a cent for his sup- port, though they carried several thous- and dollars with them. A few weeks ago the old fellow con- tracted a bad case of grip, and though everything was done for him by the Stockton Street Polyclinic, he grew weaker and weaker, until his landlord last Tuesday, going down into the dark cellar that served him for room, found his emaciated body laying on the pile of rags and refuse that, heaped up on the floor, served him for a bed. The body was sent to the Morgue, from where it was taken to Halsted's undertaking parlors, at the order of the Eureka Benevolent Society, which will see that it is properly buried. SMILED AS SHE TOOKHER MONEY A Woman ¢“Flim-Flam- mer” Cleverly Robs a Saleswoman. Swindles Her Out of Ten Dol- lars by the Time-Worn Change Racket. The Unsuspecting Victim Asks the Police to Intercept Her Pretty Despoiler. The police are searching for a woman “flim-flammer” who cleverly robbed one of the saleswomen in Freud’s cor- set store, on Market street, last even- ing. Shortly after 7 o'clock a well-dressed woman visited the store and asked for a corset cover. She was shown several, and after selecting one she handed the | saleswoman a $10 gold piece. | ceiving the change she started to leave | the store, but returned immediately and asked the saleswoman to return her the gold piece, as she had found some | silver in her pocketbook. She then | handed her unsuspecting victim 25 cents, the cost of the cover. After a few minutes’ conversation the buyer asked the saleswoman to change the $10 gold piece, as she needed some silver. The young woman com- | plied with her request, giving her §5 in TNES <OU KNOW | ORIGINATED THIS AFFAIR“VOLUNTEERED "HULLIGEE GET ON TO DE KID HOW la, my pretty tenth born, said motherly Mrs. Yang to her three- year-old as she sat among the other Oriental matrons at the Chinese baby show at the Mining Fair yesterday— chow la. “Seest thou not that the thin white devil with the strings on his face is looking at thee? He it is, O son of the gods, who will judge of thy beauty, and, if he find thee worthy, bestow upon thee the pretty red breeches and the green blouse with the yellow trim- mings.” “Chow la, thou imp possessed by the forty devils. Wouldst thou spoil thy chances by thy restlessness and have the salmon-tinted cap with the purple button go to thy half-brother—that Cantonese puppy begotten of thy father by his fourth wife? Seest thou little Yet Gee over there in the corner? He is but the descendant of a river boatman, whilst thy ancestors, in times past, have worn the yellow peacock feather and watched a hundred retain- ers manipulate the chopsticks at the banquet board in their princely halls. Yet he sitteth there with the quiet dig- nity of a mandarin of twenty districts, whilst thou squirmeth around as though thou wert possessed of all the fleas of the mighty dog Chang.” “The gods protect thee, Mrs. Yuen, and guard from harm the little flower that sleepeth on thy bosom. The wise and holy Yuen, he of the many pipes, must swell with pride when he looketh upon the lovely blossom that hath sprung from his stalk.” ; Such is the very liberal translation of a fragmentary bit of conversation Keauilana Kaulia, composing the Hawaiian dele- gation that has been in Washington for Kalauokalani and James successfully working are on their way in this city to-night some time past, against annexation, home and will arrive on the 8:45 overland. —_————————— Charged With Theft. Sylvain Honigsberg, a young man who is sald to be well connected, was ar- rested last night on a warrant from Po- lice Court No. 1, charging him with petty larceny. The complaining witness is M. A. McLaughlin, for whom Honigsberg formerly worked. McLaughlin charges that_the defendant several days ago stole $0 from him. Honigsberg denies the charge and claims he will be able to es- tablish his innocence at the proper time. —_—— For throat, lung troubles, Low’'s Hore- hound Cough Syrup; 10c. 417 Sansome st.* < 4% HOUSEHOLD GODS WERE THERE. All the Little Ah Sids of Chinatown Meet in a Colossal Baby Show at the Mining Fair. > ASHE GAZES ON HIS TWINSa caught in the Pavilion yesterday. A Chinese baby show, under the management of J. H. Lewis and L. W. Buckley, was in progress and the vari- colored costumes of the 200 juvenile contestants of both sexes made the en- closure in front of the band stand look like the poster of a comic opera. The children ranged from infants of three months to boys and girls of seven vears of age, and the squealing, cry- ing and squabbling of the youngsters, combined with the chattering of their parents and guardians, made a noise that can only be likened to a menag- erie of monkeys turned loose in a planing mill. The fathers and mothers were deep- ly interested in the competition, but while the latter chattered incessantly and admonished their offspring with all the endearing terms and gentle ex- pressions of correction known to the vocabulary of the Chinese mother, the former sat holding their young on their knees with as much expression on their features as may be found on the faces of their own attractive look- ing gods. The inclosure in which the embry- onic mandarins and mandarinesses were confined was in the shape of a square, around which ran a wooden railing. This railing was lined ten feet deep with Occidental femininity that had gathered in droves to look upon and criticize the progeny of their yel- low sisters. It seemed as if every other woman spectator had brought a child of her own, who crawled under the railing and fought with the little Ce- lestials for the bags of candy that were distributed to all hands, while its moth- er leaned over and exchanged opinions on child culture with the matron from across the seas. “WHASHMAL YOU NO KETCHUM PLIZE!SEE!" OVERTURES UF BHE FIRST BORN. THE HAPPY FATHER GRINS LA! WHAT FO' Finally the committee of judges com- posed of Mrs. Mary E. Tillman, Mr. John Neall, Major Meyers and Miss A. H. Watkinson, after weighing the claims of each baby by the scores of American excellence came to a decision as to which were the most deserving, and Mr. George Trask, mounting the band stand, bestowed the prizes on the following winners: Handsomest boy, Ah On. Second handsomest, Joseph Fong. Third handsomest, Ah Hong. Handsomest girl, Miss Ah King. Second, Chow Yeong. Third, Li Que. Honorable mention for boys, AhLung, Ah Fook and Ah Ying. Honorable mentijon for Ah Fong, May Oy and Ah Choy. Twins, Gum Tai and Ah Gum, Ah Sam and Ah See. The first prize for each sex wasanew suit of clothes, and in bestowing it Mr. Trask made the slight mistake of giv- ing the boys’ garments to the girls. He soon set right, however, by Officer John Aitken, who, as he is both a man of family and an ex-member of the China- town squad, knows a thing or two con- cerning the habiliments of children of two hemispheres. The exhibition of the Olympic Club last night drew a very large crowd to the fair. The exhibition consisted of boxing, fencing and wrestling with the “perch bar” act by Meihling and Hoag. The features this afternoon will be the Chinese play, which will begin at 3:30 o'clock. Thirty actors from the ‘Washington-street theater will be in the play. and at night there will be a representation of a Chinese wedding, to be followed by the “Battle of Gettys- burg.” Tommy Ryan, girls, the famous welter- " ME KETCHEE. PUZE ALLE SAME MELICAN MAN. weight champion, will give a four- round exhibition with Baker to-night. At a meeting of the Board of Direct- ors of the fair held last night a reso- lution of thanks was voted to all the presidents of the County Miners’ As- sociations for their courtesies and the handsome exhibits made. The follow- ing is the musical programme for this evening: Overture, *‘Poet and Peasant’ Evening ' Bells, Selection_from Solo for Barlton Gavotte Viola. Scenes from Solo for cornet.. Waltz Esperanza Eketch on the Levee March, ‘‘Miners’ Jubilee’ the one brought to light when the body of Aaron Naftaly was taken to the Morgue last Wednesday after- noon. Naftaly was an old man, nearly threescore and ten, born .in Turkey of Jewish extraction, who, notwithstand- ing the fact that he had a wife, two sons and a daughter In prosperous circumstances, whom he labored a lifetime to support and educate, was allowed to die in a cellar like a friend- less dog, wanting the common necessi- ties of life. Criminal selfishness and filial in- gratitude are hard terms to apply to any one, and consequently they will not be used. But here are the facts of the case. Many years ago Naftaly arived in | Though Naftaly was quite an old{ man, it is the opinion of those who are | conversant with his case that with/ the most ordinary comfort his life | might have been prolonged for several years. The cellar he lived in was dark and damp, and focd had not passed his lips for three days previous to his death. His clothing was only sufficient to serve the ends of decency. The only meat he ever tasted was when some kind neighbor took pity on him, and the luxury of a fire was to him un. known. | To reiterate, criminal selfishness and filial ingratitude are hard terms, and are therefore not used, but the blood of an old man and a father will one day cry out for judgment against som one. To Cure Headache In Dr.Davis' Anti-Headache. All Druggists.® gold and a like amount in silver. Scarcely had she passed the change to her when the “flim-flammer,” with a sweet smile, requested the patient saleswoman to give her silver for the $5 in gold. “I know you think I have an awful cheek,” she demurely remarked. “I hope some day to be able to repay you for your trouble.” In the confusion consequent on the epeatedly changing of the money the | saleswoman not only gave the wily purchaser the dollars in silver, but also the gold piece, which she wanted changed. ‘With many apologies for causing the woman ‘‘so much trouble,” the “change inger” then left the store, after prom- sing to “call again” in the near future. After re- | ADVERTISEMENTS. Afternoon Growds, Come Mornings If Possible. deserve. permit. New Lots on The Gounters Daily. and Descriptive 0f the Stock. Hosiery, Ladies’ chased. General Store News. Angeles. Saturday. a close second. Especially noticeable dress sashes. Very swell. Latest Reports From the 6lc on the Dollar Fogel Stock at Hale’s. When such values are of- fered it is better to do your A. M. You have time to select carefully and see the have time to give you the attention you We have our best to wait on you promptly at all times, but delays in the afternoon are unavoidable. ployed as much help as counter space will [o,C.Cl0/0/00/Clo 000 CO0CIO0000COCH The size of the Fogel stock forbids us showing all lots at once. keep the tables as full as is practicable and add new lines as fast as room allows. [SCOC00 00000 0000000000000 J. Fogel catered to a high- class trade. the best and all recently pur- mostly of Muslin Underwear and Infants’ Wear. Wrappers, Knit Underwear and Corsets. for cash by Hale’s for 39 per cent less than Fogel paid for the goods. sold at Hale’s for much less than the same goods could be purchased at wholesale. [0 000 COCCICo0/00 000000000 Miss Hulin, the expert Corset-fitter, leaves Saturday evening for Los Ladies wishing to con- sult her must call before 6 P. M. The new 39c Ladies’ Shirt Waists are selling rapidly. Hurry your buying or you may be disappointed. The 50c line is New Wash Goods keep tumbling in. hams and Apron Lawnps. A new Plaid Check Taffeta Ribbon came in yesterday. Wide enough for wash Checks Ten colors. trading before I assortments. We We have em- lines We will His goods were The stock consists Also some Boys’ Waists, It was bought It is now being are the Plaid Ging- 3 3 of an inch wide. INCORPORATED. O037-945 Market Street. upon the accommodating saleswoman that she had been cleverly robbed. She at once visited police headquarters, where she told the story of how she had been swindled to Chief Lees. She describes the “flimflammer” as being about 25 years of age, with dark hair and eyes and fashionably dressed. She is positive she can identify her in case she is arrested. This is the first instance in many years where a woman successfully Worked the “change racket.”” LARGE STAKES TEMPT THE DOGS High Class Long Tails Will Fly Over the Ingleside Park To-Morrow. Hounds From Sacramento, Merced and San Jose Will Enter the Slips. A very large and enthusiastic gather- ing of the lovers of coursing assembled last evening in Delta Hall to witness the “draw” for the big stakes which will be run for on Saturday and Sunday at Ingleside Coursing Park. There were forty-four dogs entered for the all-aged open stake, which amounts to $610—that is, including the entrance fee which is now $250 instead of $4 as formerly. In the puppy stake there were twenty nomi- nations with an entrance fee of $250 and a purse of 3100, making $150 to be coursed for. Among the sportsmen who will at- tend the Ingleside meeting on Sunday It was not until the woman had been gone for some time that it dawned are Thomas Hall of Merced, Dr. F. F. Tibbetts of Sacramento, D. J. Cooney of Warren of Port sportsmen Mountain View, J. J. Costa and other prominent from the interior. The entries for the all-aged stake are: J. Dean’s Moondyne vs. J. Smith’s Star Ruby; Dillon & Reilly’'s Widow Brophy vs. Lynch & Maher's Mystic Maid; Deck- elman & Panario’s Old Glory vs. J. Brad- ley’s Jingler; P. Gorman's Kingston ys. Dean’s Gladiator; Deckelman & Pa- nario’s Glenroy vs.' W. . Thompson's Victor; J. Byrne’s Mohawk vs. . De. Vl‘rse's Forzl.?l- Me-Not; M. Michalick’ Fireball vs. J. Farley’'s Snowbird; W Thompson's Patria_vs. Lynch & Maher's Dakota; E. Wilson's Magnet vs. F. Ken- J. Bymes” Ocelden- . Mc- Penn vs. D. Hooper's Koolawn elman & Panario’s Pat Kerby. W. Thompson’s Prince of Fashion; T. Cooney's Right Bower vs. B. Tierney's Senorita; H. De- vine's Gilt Edge vs. M. Rogers’ S]I)JI Boy; P. Brophy's Benicia Boy vs. J. McCor- mick's White Lily; J. Murnane's Valley Maid_vs. Dr. Van Hummell's Van Nida; Dr. Van Hummell's Van Neda vs. J. Mc- Cormick’s Black Prince: J. Warren's Sweet Lips vs. T. Cronin’s True Blue: D. ‘s Spry vs. Kay & Trant’s Diana; T. ‘s Johnny R. vs. G. Heuer's Blue Jay: Kay & Trant's Sylvia vs. R. H. Lee’s Crow Dog; W. Ryan’s Swinnerton ve. J. Quane’s Princess Marie. Puppy Stake—J. O'Donnell’s Las Pal- mas vs. D. Ford's Bonita; B. Dougherty's Palmer Hill vs. D. Ford's Handy Andy; A. Rosine's Santa Rosa vs. E. Wilson's Magnicia; Connell Bros.” Log Boy vs. J. McCormick's White Wings; D. Chilla’s St. Nicholas vs. W. Elmer's Soprano; O. Hoag's Obedlah vs. B. Sheahan’s Orphan Girl; J. Murphy's Dempsey Lass vs. Kay & Trant's Killarney L: Lake & Din- een’s Murieo vs. R. Wyman's Rush o' the Hill; J. O'Shea’s Star Pointer vs. W. Dal- ton’s ‘Lady Napoleon; B. Dougherty's Lady Thorndyke vs. J. Keenan's Royal ak. The probable winners of the old d stake are Moondyne, Widow Brophy, Of Glory. Gladiator, Victor, Mohawk, Rire- - ball, Patria, Magie, Occidental, Koolawn, Pat’ Kerby, Right' Bower, Gifit Edge, White Lily, Van Nida, Black Prince, Trua Blue, Diana, Johnny R, Crow Dog, Swin- nerton, 'uppies—Bonita, Palmer Hill, o 3 ass, B Star Pointer and R;ya.l 0 . e i,