The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 11, 1898, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1898. The Popular California Pugilist Contends That He Is OE CHOYNSKI, otherwise known as “Easy Going Joe,” will meet the perfect Hercules, Tom Sharkey, this fight according to our agreement which says that there shall be no hitting in evening in Woodwards Pavilion. | the If he stands off and Never before has Choynski|makes a clean, open fight I shall be trained so faithfully for a boxing |the first to congratulate him if = he contest. When asked how he felt me; that’s all T have to say.” Choynski, in his mild and unassuming | Last evening FEddie Graney, in be- way, replied: Never better in my | half of Choynski, met Tom Sharke: life. If Sharkey whips me I shall have | and the managers of the tional no excuse to offer on the score of con- | Club, according to.appointment, at 8 dition, as I am perfect in that respect. | o'clock at the Baldwin Hotel, with the | All T fear for is that Sharkey will not | object of selecting a referee. I ]fl,‘}!l: !I! i b o [ il L | Il i |El’i!| | M | { | i I ! i Woodward’s Pavilion. | M. Murphy, the racing judse. k and, ad-| Graney had hardly finished naming | Frank Carr, John Quinn, ddie, | his men when Sharkey interrupted him and Solly Smith.” | fellow; Tom Lansing, ‘Spider’ Kelly, Jim Quinn Sharkey was first to spe (\I\'lfl!;»»l}:fve( ;\:::&oleu,-d for referee? I| with the statement that his selections Graney thec_te‘d to every per'son am anxious to settle this question as| were very poor and that they would r\‘amo—vl‘ especially Harrison, who, quickly as possible, as I must get|not go with him, etc. x | Graney sald, was altogether too good to | back to my training quarters right| “Who are your men, Tom?” asked | act as a boxing judge. v aney. Several names were mentioned, but Sphl 1 | Sharkey was obdurate. He wanted to Graney hesitated a few moments and | “Well, they are all good people,” re- then replied, ** men are | plied Sharkey. Jim McDonald, Hiram Charley | one of them you like. Gagus, Ed Hofman, Phil Wand or J.| There's Billy Harrison, a dead honest “and you can pick any | go home and have a good sleep and as Here they are: |a parting salute said that he would | dream over the matter. “I will meet you here at 2 o’clock to- morrow and will have another list of names to present,” said Sharkey, “and I think we will agree upon some good man; all I want is a fair shake.” Sharkey and his trainer, Tim M Grath, made their escape from the par- because a referee was not selected, said he was satisfied that Sharkey had not the least intention of selecting any per- son until to-day. ty and Graney, who felt rather put out | “You see, the fellow is suspicious,” | HEAVY-WEIGHT CHOYNSKI IS IN CONDITION FOR THE BATTLE in Fine Fettle and That He Will Not Disappoint His Friends When He Will Meet the Bold Sailor Boy in | Graney remarked, “and I am satisfied he thinks if he had named whom I may favor, jobbing would be | resorted to. 7ill meet the | bold Sailor to-morrow at 2 o’clock, and | then a referee must he selected, and that’s all there is to it.”” Betting on the fight at Crowley & quite lively last even- was selling at even money, and it is thought that meek Jo- seph will be a strong favorite this even= ing when the pools will close. T | away attending to some Christian En- | deavor business. I then told Harry I o would do the best I could for him and J] went away. July 13 I had $100, which I took to the 1 had the note for thatamount and gave it to Harry »t his father’'s te and said o sign it. A little bosition with the v Hall. y drawn A 5 | indorsement. | he would get his father t later he came to the ex note properl $100, About two weeks ago T loaned Harry Thomas $100 more on a note similar] OF HIS LOA 10 THE MATOR He Flatly Contradicts One of Mr. Thomas’ Statements. ecuted. If the Mayor says he me; | signed a note to accommodate his son, and did not know from whom he was borrowing, he is not telling the truth, for my daughter wrote out the notes and my them before they were vor. oon after loaning him the second $100 | T received a letter from Harry Thomas, | | which 1 still have, and which reads: ci ® @ Says He WellKnew From | ¢ Whom His Son Bor- rowed Money. Dear Jim: A thousand thanks for your kindness, and you can depend on us when the time presents itself. It will come in the near future and you can be sure you will be one of the first. Sincerely, HARRY THOMAS. Edward Noblett Said to Have Acted as the Go- Between. » | e ys for whic | drawn passed, but t were not p | The morning of the Saturday on w h the new officers were to be appointed Ed Noblett came to me again and said Thomas 1 as: d him I could be ap- | pointed and asked that when I was chosen I would tear up the notes. I I would do nothing rash, but would a while, and I made no promises 1 not appointed, and the following Monday I went to the M or's office and | demanded immediate payment of the two | notes. He said he did not have the money | but would have it by 1 o'clock. 1 told hi = | T could not return for it and gave my opinion of. him in very positive language. A little Jater Harry Thom: was in Fos: ter's saloon and told th The sixty the notes were DENIAL OF THE CHARGE. The People of Oakland Anxious for the Grand Jury to Make a Thor- ough Investigation. Oakland's boodle Councilmen are en- l@@@@@@/v@ POOOPPOOOOO m | | Enters a Lodging-House 22 years. Joying brief immunity from censure | there that I had given old man v S aaEr e od with | Taking down, and that It was very tunnj while the citizens are engrossed With | 150 1 Mavor 1 would be at the cor. the newer scandal involving Mayor | ner of Eleventh and Broadway at 1 Thomas and his son, Harry, who are | ¢'clock, and that if the money 8 not | ¥ fortheorzing _then it would be unfortu- | alleged to have used their influence to secure the appointment of J. W. Kesler to a position on the police force for a erred to Kiil him by inches. bt hour named and.Harry Thomas save me This exposure, following on the heels | $200 in the presence of witne of the water job, has worked the, peo- | the notes photographed for various rea- ple across the bay into an exceedingly | S9%; ugly frame of mind, and among all classes there is a unanimity of ment that official corruption m stopped—and at once. However, the people have every confidence in the in- | the Thomases, but Harry has been doing El e talking = I think E tegrity of the Grand Jury and they are | Sorg, {alKInE and T think 1t is me to willing to trust the ferreting out of | p3 Noplett, who is said by Kesler to wrong-doing to that body, believing nave acted as a sort of go-between, that the guilty will be brought to jus- | gave his version of the affair to a Call tice in due time. reporter yesterday. He said: Mayor Thom: I have known Mayor Thomas and his son Harry for a long time, and some time nate. The Mavor said he hoped [ did not_intend to shoot. and I replied that I preferred to kill him by inches. @ olice force, and I would have col- t whether I secured the appoint- No effort was made to sell n and I made no effort to 3 bave no fight against on the lected ment or not. nositio s and his son, who is also his Secretary, make light of Kes Jer's charges and say they court the | 880 Harry asked me where he could bor- er's charges and say ¥ row some money. I named over a num- fullest investigation, but the ‘“Dear ber of people I knew of who made a busi- n K ing of loaning money, among_them w ler. This man Kesler has been shav- warrants for a long time, and Harry thought he would be a good man to go to. He asked me where sler could be found and 1 told him he was employed at the exposition. 1 was going In that Jim” lettér, written by Harry Thoms to Kesler, which the would-be polic man has made public, is a source of no i : to them. In fact, the Mayor has stated that it was “indis- creet” on his son’s part to indite such a letter. direction and Harry asked me to see Kes- Kesler made detailed statement | ler and tell him to go up to the City Hall yesterday, in which he emphatically | 2nd see Harry. 1 did so. telling him that - 3 T 29 S, oS s wanted to borrow some money. Mayo homas' asse e denies Mayor Thomas' assertion that s all the connection I had with the Thomas did not know whom his s0n Was | agair'® Reslers aanection that I wontog to borrow the money from because the | him the day the appointments were made s blank when he indorsed it. | and advised him to destroy the notes is says he had the note drawn up | absurd. I only saw him that once about it. by his daughter, and that it was reg- ularly filled out when it was presented | to Thomas for his indorsement. | Kesler’s statement is as follows: | I sent in my applic ment on the police Jast year. Ma for years and when I Thom: That The McKenzie Musicale. The friends of the McKenzie Musical Society filled Odd Fellows' Hall last cvening to its utmost capacity. The occa- sion was the tenth invitation musical and hop of the soclety. The musical pro- gramme was wonderfully elastic—that is Thomas had known me yoke to him abou the appointment he promised to do every- | to v, it embraced both the classical and thing in his power to assist me. He told | the topical, ranging as it did from the me fo undergo the medical examination | “Intermezzo” from the “Cavalleria” to right away, so 1 went %o Dr. Dunn. the | *“My Coal Black Lady.” Sheriff R. I Health Officer, and said 1 wanted to be examined. Dr. Dunn said he would ex- amine me with the other applicants, but when I said the Mayor had told me fo be examined at once, Dr. Dunn granted my request. On July 10 Ed Noblett came to me at the exposition, where I was employed. | Rheumatism, kidney & liver diseases cured. Dr. and told me that if I wanted to get onto | Gordin'sSanitarium,514Pine.nr. Kearny,S. F..Cal. the police force it would be a good plan e e 1o loan the Thomases a “81250& money. Nob- | lett said they wanted mmediatel I told him lydm not have that amount, | An orange soclal and entertainment but I would see what I could do. | will be given in the parlors of Westmin- During the noon hour I went to the City | ster Presbyterian Church this evening at Hall gnd saw Harry Thomas. I asked him | 8 o'clock under the auspices of the young What the trouble was and he replied that’| ladies of class 11. The price of admission, they were in a hole, and that the Cali- | both to the social and entertalnment, in- fornia Bank would sue them uniess they | cluding refreshments, will be 10 cents. met a claim at once. He said they needed | The programme as ' arranged is both $200. 1 asked if it would not do if I went | unique and interesting. to the bank and went security for them. | Thomas replied that such a course would | To Cure a Cold In One Doy. not do, but that if 1 would let him have | Take Laxative Bromo Quintne Tablets. All $100 at once it would save him. I asked to | aruggists refund th~ 1iomey If it fails to cure. Bee his father, but he said the Mayor was | 25c. The genuinn L. B. Q. on each tablet. Whelan with his comic_selections made the hit of the evening. P. J. Grodjens, C. Jacklin and Miss Minnie Powell also came in for a generous share of the applause. The musicale was followed by the hop | and many enjoyed the dancing. —_—e—— ‘Will Give an Orange Social. I had | | Army has gone wrons. .| street and rented a room. Soon after T did not loan the money for a position | in her room. While she was making investigation Anderson was busy en- tering a room in the upper floor and bulk of the Alaska travel that should come to this coast by way of San Fran- cisco has been diverted to the northern ports, and this city is getting the “‘go-by" BULLETS FLEW N A BRSNS CROCERY | ified Captain Spillane, who detailed | | Ryan and O'Dea to find the thief. Attempt to Hold Up | With only a faint description of him the detectives located him last night Ceesar Wenker at His Counter. tealing everything portable. Alto- | gether he visited nine rooms and stole clothing and jewelry valued at $400. The stolen valuables were placed in two valises, and awaiting a favorable opportunity Anderson quietly left the house. He sold part of the property to a second-hand dealer on Howard street, and the remainder to a pawn- broker in Oakland. | RESIST THE: TEMPTATION Another Member of Jesus Christ’s Army Goes Wrong. |and placed him under arrest. Subse- | quently they recovered nearly all of the stolen property. ‘When J < Anderson | wore a suit of clothes which he had _— stolen from the hous “I guess I'm up against it,”" coolly re- marked the prisoner when questioned by the detective All I want is a chance to plead guilt Anderson said he had joined Jesus Christ’s Army several weeks ago, as he was hungry, and knew that the mem- bers would not let him starve. “After being initiated,” he laugh- ingly remarked, “I struck the main guy for a handout and he gave me a single meal ticket. I then danned the uniform of the army, and made a big hit by telling the guys on the streets that I had accepted salvation and intended to lead a better life. The officers of the army got stuck on my ability as a spieler, and they just threw bouquets at my feet. That simply knocked me | silly, and I thought I as Swiftwater Bill 'or some other speedy guy. “When I rented the room in the house on Sixth street T meant to be dead straight, and would have been so if the landlady hadn’t left the doors wide open. I couldn't resist the temptation, and, shedding my uniform, I entered the one nearest me. 3 Last evening a man entered the gro- | “Oh, such a pickup! Nothing but | - % 0 "o the corner of Fifteenth rell shoes and hats and a cane that 2 f\?:\‘ldghn\k:v kncoked the king of dudes | and Guerrero streets, kept by Caesar | silly. I just copped ‘'em off, and went Wenker, and, drawing a pistol, ordered | to the next room. The same easy graft the proprietor to throw up his hands. —nothing like it in the Klondike, I refused the request, and | He Drew a Revolver and | Opened Fire on His Assailant. and Robs a Number of Rooms. | | The Shots Returned and Leadl Showered in Every | Direction. Frank Anderson, a Young Man, Booked on Several Charges of Burglary. A BYSTANDER JOINED. | WANTS TO PLEAD GUILTY. He Was Shot Through the Coattails. The Robbers Made Good Their Escape. All the Stolen Property Recovered by Detectives Ryan and O’Dea. Another member of Jesus Christ’s His name is Frank Anderson, aged Last night he was arrested by Detectives Ryan and O'Dea and was the tanks in the City locked up in i ; Wenker Prison. To-day, chegullle bp formaty ‘T";‘]‘f"‘l' r‘;“}i’r]g“,’l‘“i‘:‘»" 2“; ‘2;;;“'5”:3 backing into an alcove, where he keeps | charged with burglary. sight, acked v 97 2 g : ¢ S:i;f:ral“(;&l\'s agi A;dersnn. who was | while the landlady was looking for his bse:. he, too, drew a pistol and ) some things she had lost I quietly opened fire. | dressed in the uniform of the army, Visited a lodging-house at 118 Sixth The robber answered with his revolv- er, and bullets began to fly in all di- | rections. A bystander attempted to | seize the robber by the arm, when he | turned around and shot at the new- | comer, the bullet passing through his | coat. Backing out of the saloon, the daring robber ran up TFifteenth street, and turned into Dolores, where he was | | joined by his pal. The two men then | turned down a side street and made | thelr escape. Officers from the Seventeenth-street station in citizen clothes have been out | searching for the men. Captain Gillen thinks he knows who the men are, and he expects to land them before morn- | ing. 10 BE N0 CUT IN OVERLAND RATES Mr. Stubbs Says the Southern Pacific Cannot Stand ducked my nut. s tough to be pinched for doing a lodging house, but I guess I will have to stand it.” his advent in the house the landlady missed several articles which she had One. Local PBusiness Men Request the Railroad Company to Give Relief. About 100 commercial persons and busi- ness men assembled in the Chamber of Commerce vesterday in a special meet- ing called by Vice-President Nelson of the Chamber of Commerce; those present were members of the Chamber, Mer- chants’ Association and the local Board of Trade. The object was to have a con- ference with J. C. Stubbs of the Southern Pacific Company to see if something could be done to regain some of the trade that is .now being lost in consequence of the rate war among the northern railroads and the Southern Pacific's determination to maintain the old rates. Mr. Stubbs was present, and, for some reason, best known to those who wanted to ask something of the representative of the railroad, members of the press were excluded. Later it was learned Mr. Nelson stated that in consequence of the cheapness of the fares on the northern lines and the FRANK ANDERSON high rates on the Southern Pacific the | a fight for this travel | eon & Lowe's Patria_vs. to its great detriment. As a consequen the local merchants are suffering sever ly, where they should be reaping harvest by outfitting many_thousands of people going to the gold fields. to give the San Francisco merchants a chance, and bring some of the travel from | the East this way. Mr. Stubbs listened, and then explained that the rate war was all on account of troubles between the Canadian Pacific and the Great Northwestern, which had | been cutting rates until now first_and second-class rates from St. Paul to Seat- tle are $20 and $10, with the prospects of another cut of one-ha the 11th ins could not meet thi kind of cutting, as’it could not recover $1 for 31 expended. The company is in business for profit, the same as a mer- | chant, and cannot afford to run at a | loss. Another reason given was that Buth a eut as was ted would ruin the Southern California and Mexican travel. | | People would come over the cut-rate line | and take steamers to the southern parts e in of the country, and any incre Alaska travel would not compensate this loss. He maintained that the Alas } | travel has already begun to decrease, and | Henry T. furtheremore, Seattle is the natural route to_the gold fields. | Mr. Johnson, of one of the transporta- tion companies, thought that the natural | route was from this city to St. Michael by steamer. He held that the trails are | dangerous to travel. He took issue with | Mr. Stubbs on the point that the travel is nearly over, for according to his esti- | mate at least 50,000 people are booked for | the valley of the Yukon, and he believes | that if the Southern Pacific should make | the majority of | these would go north by the way of thi city. It would mean much to the local merchants, for these people would have | to take in with them about 75,000 tons of | provisions. —————— AFTER THE MARCH HARES Fast Dogs That Will Fly Over the Ingleside Park Sward To- Morrow. Delta Hall was crowded last evening | when the president of the meeting an- | nounced that the drawing for the Satur- day and Sunday coursing at Ingleside park was in order. The selections were made in the usual form, and the drawing ot the forty-eight nominations resulted as follows: P. Carney's Annie Daly vs. Dr. Van Hum- mel's Van Nida; Deckelman & Panario’s Glen- | roy vs. Caro & London’s Fair Rosalind; J. Quane’s Captain Morse vs. J. Smith’s Star Ruby; Thompson &-Lowe's Victor vs. M. Sul- livan’s_Sir John Arnott; T. Cronin’s Johnny R vs. B. Dougherty's Tessie Fair; J. Byrne's Occidental vs. Thompson & Lowe's High Born Lady; J. Dean’s Moondyne vs. Bate ank’s Count of Monte Cristo; H. Devine's dge vs. G. Heuei's Blue Jay; J. Baddeley's Lady Hopp vs. J. Quane’s Princess Marie; Connell Brothers’ Log Boy vs. M. Nealon's Rita; J. McCormick's Rapid vs. Caro & London’s Uncle | Sam; T. Cooney’s Right Bower vs. W. Jo: Cookoo: D. Leonard's Bendalong vs. F. Wi Go Slow; Dr. Van Hummel's Just D. Horrigan's Mountain Hawk; Boy vs. P. Carney’s Nelly Daly: P. O'Connell's Valley Star vs. W. Ryan's Swinnerton; Thomp- & Deckelman & Pa- nario’s Old Glory; Dr.Van Hummel's Van Neda | vs. F. Brown's Alma; G. Pinto's Hercules | Dr. Van Hummel's Van Cloie; J. J. Heney's McCormick’s Prince: T Harkaway II v Murnane’s Valley Mald vs. net; M. Michalik’s Fireball ber's Dakota; J. McCormick G Cronin’s Mag- wameh & Ma- Vhite Lily vs. B. Tierney's Senorita; J. Byrne's Nelly B vs. J. Byrne's Mohawk. T The prizes are as follow: $115 second, $60 third, three $3: twelve $2 50. Immediately after the first rundown of | the open stake to-morrow a draw will be held for the consolation stake, which will be run on Sunday. In the weekly report of the doings of $220 first, , six $15 and ADVERTISEMENTS. Lost flesh lately? Does your brain tire? Losing control over ywm nerves} Are your muscles becom- ing exhausted? You certainly know the remedy. 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