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12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1898. ADOLPH SUTRO FORCIBLY TAKEN ROM HIS HOME His Legal Guardian, Mrs. Merritt, Took Him to Her Residence. Removed Despite the| Protests of One of | His Daughters. Tried to Wreck the Am- bulance That Was to Carry Him Away. Miss Clara Sutro Adopts Despe- rate Measures to Keep Her Father With Her. A SCENE AT THE HEIGHTS. Guardian Claims She Wants Her Charge Near Her to Give The Him Better Care. Adolph Sutro, ex-Mayor and capital- | ist, who was a few weeks ago declared incompetent to manage his own affairs | by the courts, was taken from his home | at Sutro Heights yesterday by his | daughter and guardian, Mrs. Emma Sutro-Merritt. His removal was some- what in the nature of an abduction and it grew out of a family quarrel. The leave taking of the aged milllonaire from the home he loved so well had ar exceedingly ex g and dramatic tinge, and it deepened the hatred the members of his family have formed for | each other during the past few month. Sutro for weeks has been an invalid, and during the last month or two he has been unconscious to his surround- | ings. His daughter, Miss Clara Sutro, and his son Charles have been in al- most constant attendance on him. Yes- terday forenoon the daughter was at his bedside attending to his wants when the wheels of carriage grated | over the gravelly driveway leading to the door of the quaint residence on the cliffs, and Mrs. Emma Sutro-Merritt announced that she had called to take | her father away to her home on Sut’ ter street and Van Ness avenue. Op- posite the door was an ambulance and behind Mrs. Merritt were two burly men ready to carry out her orders. Mrs. Merritt announced her mission in a haughty way and pushed past her sister and beckoned the ambulance | men to follow. In vain Miss Clara Sutro | protested. She begged and pleaded with her sister to allow her father to remain in the home he built and beautified and | loved so much, but Mrs. Merritt was obdurate. The two burly ambulance | drivers lifted the old, weak and child- ish man in their arms and carried him | to the walting ambulance. The aged millionaire, unconscious of what was | going on, prattled on to the men who were carrying him and seemed oblivious that he was being taken from his home for perhaps the last time. The ambulance men set their burden down in the doorway while they pre- pared the wagon for him. After the horses had been turned heading toward the gateway the men returned for the aged capitalist. They carried him down | the stairway in spite of the pleadings of Miss Sutro. They were about to 1ift him into the ambulance through the doorway that opened in the rear of the wagon, when Miss Sutro grasped the whip from the seat of the conveyance and gave the horses a stinging cut that started them at a gallop across the yard. She hoped to wreck the ambulance and so thwart the designs of her sister and the guar- dian of her father until she could sum- mon assistance from her brothers and 80 keep the declining philanthropist at his home until the end of the few days he has left on earth. Away the horses went down the driveway, overturning the statuary that peeps from the shrubbery and which has made the Sutro Heights of world-wide fame. The horses, however, trained to drag an ambulance and to avoid -obstacles with the vehicle be- hind them made a poor runaway. They circled around the grounds a few times and came to a standstill in the main driveway without doing much damage to the rig. There their drivers caught them and soon had them at the door of the residence again. In the am- bulance the feeble old man was placed and he was soon on the way to the resi- dence of Mrs. Dr. Merritt at the corner of Van Ness avenue and Sutter street. The reasons alleged by Mrs. Dr. Mer- ritt for wishing to place her father in her own house are that by so doing she will be better able to watch over him and give him such medical care and attention as his condition warrants, She claims that as his legai guardian she has a perfect right to 1iake such disposition of his person as may seem to her best, proviced that her desires in this matter do not run contrary to any established social or legal requirements. She asserts that her rights in the prem- ises are those of a parent over a child. There are others who profess to be- lieve that Mrs. Dr. Merritt's motives for wishing to remove her father from his place of asylum at Sutro Heights contemplate something more than a wish to insure his physical comfort. These persons say that the {ll-feeling that is known to have existed for some time between the two sisters has had the effect of inspiring a fear in the mind of Mrs. Merritt that if left in the care of her sister her father might, in his present enfeebled state of mind, be induced to subscribe his name to some document whereby all or a part of his estate would be deeded or willed to those who are antagonistic to Mrs. Serzisis fpteresta — - “Thile it is true that such a document would be of little or no value if it was proven to be executed at a time when the aged milllonaire was known to be mentally unsound, vet if the paper ante-dated this period of mental inca- pacity it would be an exceedingly diffi- cult matter to prove that it had been executed at any time other than that shown on its face. For these reasons, as well as for those given by Mrs. Merritt, it might be considered a wise thing to get the aged capitalist cit of harm'’s way. Not even Mrs. Merritt will admit that since her father's mental prostration he has had anything but the most careful attention and the best medical treatment. Sutro Heights is supposed to be a most healthful spot, and the nurses provided for the invalid were the best that could be procured. These things being con- sidered, it is not too much to say that the events of yesterday were set on foot by more potent reasons than those alleged by Mrs. Merritt and her brother. It remains to be seen whether their acts will be met by any counter move on the part of the children who are opposed to them in the matter of the custody of their father. The immediate outcome of yester- day’s happenings at Sutro Heights will probably be the institution of a pro- ® teenth street, Wednesday night, and mu- sic and song tended greatly to enhance the evening's entertainment. The com- pany comprised Creighton Foraker, Uni- ted States Marshal for New Mexico, who is a brother of Senator Foraker of Ohio; W. C. Hill, president of the St. Michael and Yukon Dispatch Line; Walter Pope, a son of Colonel Pope, a well-known war veteran, and Arthur Giddings of the' Nickel Plate Fast Freight Line. They were, including the host, all born in the same county in Ohio and were boys to- gether. SUICIDE OF AN AGED MY William Thackeray, Pressed by Creditors, Becomes De- spondent. He Was Librarian forthe Odd Feliows and Had Belonged to the Order for Thirty Years. recently Library, Willam Thackeray, until librarian of the Odd Fellows' asphyxiating himself with illuminating Thackeray had been for a long time de- pendent for support upon his salary as librarian, and when he was informed that the library was about to be sold he pur- chased a lot of furniture from Noonan & Co., dealers on Mission street, on the in- stallment plan, and fitted up a lodging house at 740 Ellis street. He employed Mrs. E. N. Ralston as housekeeper, but the business did not pay, and he was un- able to mee as they fell due. His creditors pres the money and he became very despondent. t Wednesday Mrs. Ralston went to oonan & Co. and asked for an extension EX-MAYOR ADOLPH SUTRO. The aged millionaire was yesterday forei-| bly taken from the loved so well by daughter. home he built and his guardian and T ceeding in court to-day, having for its | purpose the release of Miss Clara Sutro and perhaps her brother “rom the bond of Mrs. Merritt as trustee of her father's estate. It is rrobable that the court will be petitioned to appoint a new guardian and. trustee, and if so the allegations that will be made in | support of the petition will no doubt | enumerate all of the causes that have | led to the division of the Sutro family | against itself. When the family skele- | ton, if there be one, is haled into court there will be a rattling of dry bones that may not prove uninteresting to those who are interested in the fortunes of the stricken caplitalist. Edgar E. Sutro, a son of the ex- Mayor, left a sick bed last night for the purpose of refuting the story that his father had been kidnaped. He stated that he had seen him at 1 o'clock at his sister's home, looking contented and enjoyed the best of health. He knew of his removal from the Heights and said it was done for the purpose of giv- ing him the best of care, which could not be given him out there. He said the kidnaping story had been circu- lated by disappointed parties and thought it outrageous. ‘When told that a story was in circu- lation that Mr. Sutro was kidnaped he ridiculed the idea. “If he had been, do you think I would stay in bed and not make an effort to find him?, The fact is, he is at my sis- ter's home.” In order not to be misunderstood Mr. Sutro wrote and signed the following statement: “I deny that my father was kidnap- ed, but he was removed from Su- tro Heights to Dr. Merritt's residence, northwest ecorner of Sutter street and Van Ness avenue, she thinking that he could be better cared for in her own home. EDGAR E. SUTRO.” All From the Buck.ye State. There was a pleasant gathering at the residence of Captain Cassius P. Wright £ thg Polige ‘Departmen of time, but she reported that they had refused to grant it, but instead threatened that if Thackeray did not pay up the in- stallment due to-day they would take the furniture from the house. This preyed upon the mind of the unfor- tunate man and he became very despond- ent. When he retired on Wednesday night he went into a room other than the one usually occupied by him and took off the tip from the gas burner. Then he turned on the gas and waited for the stupefac- tion which precedes death from asphyx- fation. His body was found yesterday morning at half-past 7 o’clock. The deceased was a native of England, 62 years of age, and was a distant rela- tive of the celebrated satirist, William Makepeace Thackeray. He had been an Odd Fellow of thirty years’ standing and had a host of friepds who would have rallied to his aid had they known of his distress, The remains have been taken charge of by the Coroner preliminary to the in- quest, but they will be interred by the 0Odd Fellows. —_———— TU. 8. COURT OF APPEALS. ‘wney Will Meet in Portland and Se- attle for the Hearing of Cer- tain Cases. The United States Court of Appeals yesterday made new regulations, the most important being the change of the places of gitting and the cases to be heard at each place. They will hereafter meet annually in the city of Seattle, beginning on the second Monday in September, and in Portland on the third Monday. All ‘Washington and Oregon cases will be heard in Seattle and Portland unless it shall have been speclally stipulated that they shall be heard in San Francisco. All Jdaho and Montana cases will be heard in San Francisco unless uu‘aulated to be heard in Portland or Seattle. —_———————— Read the exceedingly interesting story of Neptune’s visit to the big battle-ship Oregon when she crossed tho line lately, written by one of the officers, in next Sunday’s Call. —_——————————— 5 & killed himself last Wednesday night by | ASK FOR AID FOR THE BOYY Red Cross League Calls for Small Cash Do- nations. Millionaires Are Too Slow and Lesser Lights Will Be Depended Upon. A Prompt and Hearty Response Is Expected and Everybody Can Come In. Headquarters Red Cross Society, May 5, 1898. Appeal to the people of Cali- fornia. Our California boys have been called to garrison the for- tifications of Manila. They are going to fight und.r the old flag upon a foreign shore; many may fall sick and others shed their blood in our behalf. The Red Cross Society of Cali- fornia, formed to attend their calls and soothe their pains upon the tented field, appeals to your patriotism for assist- ance. Let us rally to the aid of our country’s defenders. We need money for necessities, not for luxuries. And as time is press- ing, the money should be given | he said; | as_few rules as possibl at once. Signed) J. ES H. BUDD, Governor. JAMES D. PHELAN, Mayor. MRS. W. B. HARRINGTON, President Red Cross Society. MRES. JOHN F. MERRILL, Chairman Ladies Executive Committee. CO00000000000000000000000000000000 O0000000000000000000000C00000000000 The affairs of the Red Cross Soclety are rapidly shaping themselves so as to insure success. At a meeting of the executive committee held last evening at the California Hotel a resolution made by Rabbi Voorsanger, and sec- onded by W. J. Dutton, was carried unanimously—*That the milllonaires of San Francisco be disregarded and an appeal be made through the press to the people for 50-cent contributions, any cne subscribing $§1 to be enrolled as a member of the Red Cross Society. In support of his resolution Rabbi Voorsanger spoke with eloquent sim- plicity. “We are organized for two things,” ‘‘as an auxiliary to the Na- tional Red Cross and as citizens of Cal- ifornia to strengthen the hands of the Sanitary Corps of the National Guard of our State. There’'s a call from ‘Washington now, and our boys are al- ready in camp. The very moment raw recruits go to camp is the time to look after them. Nine thousand dollars is needed to put these men on a war foot- ing. The surgeon-general is responsi- ble for the figures. Governor Budd in- | dorses them. The Governor told me personally that there was no fund at | his command to supply the needs of | these brave boys of ours. New York has already ralsed half a million for her sons. It would be a disgrace if Cal- ifornia could not in forty-eight hours raise $5000. I am confident the thing can be done.” On motion of Charles R. Bishop, sec- onded by Father Wyman, it was unani- mously decided to “accept the very| generous offer of Mr. Claus Spreckels of rooms in the Claus Spreckels build- ing, corner of Third and Market streets, for headquarters of the Red Cross Society.” Secretary Hansen asked the commit- tee to authorize his acceptance of an offer made by a wealthy gentieman of San Francisco, who desires for the present to withhold his name, of a corps of from six to ten completely equipped trained male nurses, outfitted in camp uniforms, to be sent to the Philippines with the California troops under the auspices of the Red Cross Soclety of California—all expenses to be paid by the anonymous benefactor. “This is a magnificent donation,” sald Dr. Voorsanger. “I move it be accept- el with heartiest thanks.” The motion was carried unanimously. The name of Sam-el Knight was added to the committee on constitution and by-laws. . “The simpler our rules and regula- tions the better,” said Mr. Knight. “‘Let us not get entangled in a mesh of by- la The same rules of general guid- ance that serve the national organiza- tion will serve us. Let us get along with Wendell Easton and Colonel Smed- berg were added to the committee on entertainment. R. H. Webster's name was added to the committee on schools. Dr. W. E. Hopkins, surgeon general of California, was made a committee on purchasing. A resolution authorizing the treasurer, Willlam Alvord, of the Bank of California, to disburse funds only on warrants drawn bv the presi- dent and secretary was passed. The committee adjourned to meet on Saturday evening. May 7. at 8 o'clock, at the Red Cross Soclety’s headquar- ters, rooms 204-5-6-7 second floor Claus Spreckels building. BADLY BATTERED. Henri Jannaud Wants Edward Bitter and Louis Dutilleul Arrested. Henri Jannaud, 9 Carlos place, swore to a complaint in Judge Low’'s court yester- day for the arrest of Edward Bitter and Louis Dutilleul on a charge of battery. Jannaud stated that Dutilleul had rep- resented to him that he was a detective and told him that he knew who really murdered Mrs. Clute. He sald it was not Hoff but Bitter, and he would at the proper time prove it. Bitter and Dutilleul called at his house ‘Wednesday night and without saying u word to him commenced to thrash him. He was knocked down by a blow from some blunt instrument and then he was beaten over the head until he became un- consclous. —_—————————— “Don’t give up the ship” and other famous American battle cries; their full stories told in next Sunday’s Call. —_— e A Patriotic Family. ‘Three sons of Sergeant Green of the police force were yesterday sworn in as members of the Hospital Corps of the First Regiment, N. G. C. They are Ed- ward, 21 yvears of age; James, 20, and George, 19. The only regret of the ser- geant s that the other six sons are too rmtmg 'lod be enrolled and that he himself s too old. s Held to Answer. G. H. Gannon was yesterday held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Low on a charge of grand larceny in $2000 bon, April 5 he hired a horse and bu m C.Jensen, a livery stable- man on K street, sold the rig in Watsonville. s A sk GRAND JURY Seat in the Ante (alled. The Grand Jury has taken up the task of tracing the devious methods by which the State has been robbed of a sum approximating $100,000 through the manipulation of contracts for the construction of the depot building and ferry-house at the foot of Market street. Because of this, Architect Swain spent three hours on the anxious seat in the witness-room connected with the apartments occupied by the Grand Jury at the City Hall yesterday after- noon. He had been served with a sum- mons to appear before that body to explain his connection with changes in plans and specifications and the sub- stitution of poor material for good, by means of which certain favored con- tractors were enabled to reap enor- mous and {llegitimate profits from their work on the ferry building. The grand jurors were desirous, however, of ascertaining a definite knowledge of the situation before subjecting Mr. Swaln to the grilling process, so he was of necessity compelled to console him- | self with his thoughts while some half score or more of witnesses were being examined. His name had not yet been called when the hour of adjournment was announced. Now that the Grand Jury has evinced a desire to probe to the bottom the corruption that has marked the prog- ress of the construction work on the ferry building since it has been in charge of Commissioner Colnon and Architect Swain, there is a great influ- ence being brought to bear to have the whole matter sidetracked. In the | event that this course should not prove successful an attempt will be made to minimize the scope of the inquiry and thus protect the men who are believed to be responsible for the thievery that has been practiced in so bare-faced a manner for more than a year past. This was made evident at the inquiry | yesterday by the questions asked some | of the witnesses by one or more of the grand jurors who had been primed in advance with alleged facts tending to discredit the testimony that it was known could be given. It is also known that the men who have been growing rich at the expense of the State by reason of their connection with the work done on the harbor front have, through the medium of influen- tial friends, been attempting to influ- ence the minds of members of the Grand Jury. That this attempt has proved unsuccessful, except in one or | two instances, goes without saying. To | what ends these same men will go to the end of procuring perjured testi- mony or the concealment of records re- | mains to be seen. | Among the witnesses examined yes- terday was Chief Plumbing Inspector Sullivan of the Board of Health. Some weeks ago he inspected the plumbing | work in the ferry building and pro- nounced it practically worthless. He | sald that it was so defective in the | matter of material used and the man- | ner in which the work was done that it constituted as a whole a positive detriment to the building and a menace to public health. Since that time Sul- livan has had many conferences with | the water front officials, as well as with | the contractor who installed theplumb- ing system. The plumbing con- tractor even went so far as to threaten Sullivan if he did not approve of the work as constructed. What effect these conferences and threats may have had | is not known, but it Is certain that in giving his testimony yesterday Sulli- van was mildly lenient in his discus- sion of the work he had before charac- terized as a cheat and a sham. There were other witnesses who gave the members of the Grand Jury a cor- rect idea of the manner in which the plumbing contractor was permitted by the officials who had charge of the work to swindle the State. Among them was Thomas Ford, a plumbing expert, who had made a complete and detailed ex- amination of the plumbing work in the ferry building. He explained to the| jury how the system had been changed by juggling the iron pipes and that by reason of this chan~- the contractor was enabled to ceap a very considerable profit at the expense of the State. The witness also detailed the manner in which the contractor had reaped rich profits by reason of other changes au- thorized by Architect Swain and ap- proved by Commissioner Colnon. He also told how the law had been evaded in regard to the manner in which vent pipes and other vital portions of the plumbing system had been constructed. Howard C. Holmes, chief engineer for the Harbor Comn.ission, was one of the witnesses examined during the course of the afternoon. He was asked re- garding changes in plans and specifi- cations authorized by Architect Swain and Commissioner Colnon, but was un- able to throw any light on the subject except to say that he knew that many such changes had been authorized and that in some instances the contractor had been required to reduce the amount of his contract and in others the con- tractor had been paid considerable | sums in addition to the amount speci- | fled in his contract. Whether or not the rebates were too small and the addi- tions too large he was unable to state, as his duties did not compel him to have anything to do with the supervis- jon of the construction work on the building. He said that in his opinion the Harbor Commission had paid Con- tractor Cronan a sum approximating $3000 over and above the original con- tract price for work that was included in the original contract. Also that Cro- nan had been permitted to perform the work in a manner contrary to the pro- visions of the contract, the finished work being much inferior in point of strength, durability and cost to what it would have been had the work been done according to the provisions of the t. co%lt:':p(}tud Jury also devoted con- siderable time during the session to go- ing into the details concerning the manner in which the contracts for WATER FRONT JOBS Preliminary Work Being Done Toward Up- earthing a Big State Scandal. Architect Swain Spends Three Hours on the Anxions | tune undiluted would | are AFTER room, bat Is Not the manner in which the work has been done before going into the questions of motives and methods. The inquiry will be taken up again at a special ses- sion to be held next Wednesday after- noon. NATIONAL AIRS ATTIE STMPHONY Scheel Plays ‘“The Star-Span- gled Banner” While ‘Women Stand. Season Closes With a Good Pro- gramme and a Snug Balance in the Treasury. season at the Tivoli closed yesterday afternocon with a fine programme proper and a triumphant flourish of interpolated patriotism. Mr. Scheel not only played Weber's “Jubel” overture, which closes with the hymn that we Americans call “America,” but | “The Star-spangled Banner' as well. He | played it first in its original form and | then as done into a quick march by | George Theile, embroidered and counter- | shot with snatches of “Yankee Doodle” and “Dixie.”” The audience, a very large one, stood up to the last woman and re- mained standing while the patriotic tunes were belng played. “The Star-spangled Banner” is good music at any time, and Scheel played it like an American; but Mr. Thelfle’s Sousaesque version of it has no place on a symphony programme, and | in conditions other than the present would The symphony | an enemy to anyone. be an affront to the symphony subscri- bers. As It was, there seemed something vellowly sensational In dragging it in| where a repetition of tue good old simple | have served so | much better. | However, the general programme was beyond cavil, and the work of the band | was surer, evener and more finished than | at any other concert of the season. Ber- | lioz's” “Harold in Italy” symphony, a | work unique in the theatrical literature OF the orthestra, was played with sur | assing dramatic power. If the worth of | ernat Jaulus as a viola player had not been established by earlier performances in chamber concerts he would have Iin- | ished the solo viola part yesterday to find | himself immediately famous. He played the part, which is supposed to represent Harold, with a rare tone, musicianly poise | and a certain Byronic blend of despair | and devilment that were cumulatively | splendid, { For all his masterly instrumentation | and color sense, Berlioz, in this work at least, does not touch the emotions as they | touched by s _‘“Pa- | thetique” or Beethoven’s C Minol i peal is more theatrical, | than their | gramme mu and relates rather ;nan1 | | reflects, it may be that his touch is more vivid. But he is neitner as terrible as Tschaikowsky nor as supertumanly hu- man as Beethoven. After a fashion he is to them what Sardou is to Ibsen and Shakespeare. It would be impossibie to overpraise Scheel's management of the orchestra in this difficult work. The Techatkowsky serenade, too, was beautifully taken, its contrasts in som- berness and almost wppancy being finely marked; and the ‘“Kaiser March,” by Wagner, was played with just the right sonorous pomp. The music public is indebted to Mr. Scheel and the Symphony Soclety for the only first class season of music ever heard in San Francisco, a not inconsiderable item of which seaSon is that it has been a big success financially as well as artis- tically. There'is a snug little balance of $3500 on hand, and hundreds of ready sub- scribers to insure the second series, which commences in the fall. W. LODTMAN IS BADLY WANTED Robbing the Eastern Merchants and Bankers Under False Pretenses. Claims to Be a Local Newspaper Correspondent and Circulates Bogus Drafts Broadcast. Willlam Lodtmann, who recently con- tributed several articles to local papers, has proved without a chance for contra- diction that a black sheep has worked his way into the newspaper world. After he left this city he made his way north and thence East, and during his trip has more than made his expenses in a ques- tionable manner. According to complaints \made from various sources, Lodtmann i$ at present palming himself off as a correspondent of The Call, and in a plausible way relates a tale of financial embarrassment for the time being. He then tells a connected story and produces letters and papers ‘which seem to bear out his explanations. Money is asked for, a draft given on the cashier of the paper and the trick is done. ghe lut;lctlm heard from is the firm of rown, Page and Hillman Co: Peoria, 1ll., who are losers to r{mffiztc:s of $10. ‘odtmann gave the firm a draft for $19, and after purchasing a few ar- ticles, which he ordered shipped to Terre Haute, Ind., received money in change. The goods have since been returned to the firm. Lodtmann has circulated the drafts broadcast, and as he is a man of more than ordinary intelligence, there seems to be no difficulty for him to “‘play” his game successfully. The man is tall of stature with a mili- tary bearing, blonde complexion with a light colored heavy mustache, speaks with a German accent, and is in all probability well connected In his native country. He is middle aged and slightly squints his eyes while engaged in conversations, which he carries on in a clever and in- teresting way. There are many men throughout the country who are extreme- stone and terra cotta work have been manipulated. Among the witnesses ex- amined on this particular subject were P. McG. McBean, J. W. McKay and Thomas Butler. Considerable attention was also paid o the contracts for gal- vanized iron work, steam heating an structural iron work. - The evidence taken up to the present time is considered to be merely prelimi- nary, it being the intention of ‘the d Ji &.cleat insight in | He got into the dining Iy anxious to find him, and a close watch lg being kept for his appearance by those who know him. —_——e—————— STREET RAILWAY SUED. A Wagon Dm;mged and a Transfer Refused Are the Causes. Two suits were begun in the Justice Court yesterday agalnst the Market- street Railway Company. Willle Davis asks for $209 damages for a broken yvngox} wheel, caused by collision with a car of thé company at the crossing of Sixth and Mission streets on March 22. Willlam O'Banion claims to have been damaged to the amount of $200 by the re- fusal of a conductor of the line running to the ferry to accept a transfer given out at the corner of Kearny and Broad- way. EDNA CAN NOW MARRY AGAIN Judge Hebbard Returns Mrs. Hopper to Single Bless- edness. Has It That Tod Sloan Is to Be Accepted to Fill the Blank. Rumor Judge Hebbard granted a divorce yes- terday to Edna Wallace Hopper from her husband, Willlam DeWolf Hopper, on the ground of desertion. With this decree comes a revival of the story that Edna will soon become the wife of the famous Jjockey, Tod Sloan. It is given out on the authority of no I-ss a personage than Sloan’s valet that the hurried departure of the jockey to the t was for the purpose of being with Mrs. Hopper waen the courts decided in her favor. The following telegram, received by The Cail last night, would indicate that Edna was sure of her case: NEW YORK, May Hopper denies th ation with her hus the comedian. “The fact is,” sald Mrs. Hopper last night, “I expect and hope to secure my divorce within the next two weeks. I trust that he and I will alw be good friends, simply because 1 di being But our relations in weyond friendship, ] 5.—Edna Wallace e seeks a reconcili- and, DeWolf Hopper, future will never go believe me.” ‘When asked what she thought of the possibility of her husband making Miss s wife, she answered: 1 should E At the same time, T ss upon the advisability Hopper's actions. 1f he well and good. Mr. Hopper _deserves some domestic bliss anyhow. His courage in taking unto himself three wives merits D of Mr. and Miss Bergen are to be happy, of -any. | reward.” Mrs. Hopper denied that she had named Miss Bergen as co-respondent in her di- vorce case. “I don't want to talk about Miss Bergen,” she said. “The laws of the State of California permit me to ob- tain a divorce on the ground of desertion. 1 am taking advantage of that fact.”’ —_——————— A Thieving Chinese. Yee Kee, a Chinese lottery ticket agent, was arrested yesterday by Detectives Gibson and Wren on a charge of grand larceny. On April 12 he called at the re tdence of Mrs. M. A. Sherwood, 865 Pi street, and wanted to sell lottery tickets. om and after he jeft Mrs. Sherwood missed a gold watch studded with diamonds and a gold pin. The police were notified and Gibson and Wren recovered the and arrested the Chinese. When searched a pawn ticket for the watch was found in his pocket. e The latest wonder in electricity; new and marvelous applications in the mechanical arts; told in next Sunday’s Call. ——e——— Another New Corporation. The Beamish Company has been incor- porated for the purposes of engaging in a general haberdashing business. The in- corporators are: Percy Beamish, John S. Rolls, Thomas Perc Clarke, John Trounson and William A. Doble. —e—————— Kitchen Held for Trial. Charles Kitchen, who was arrested a few days ago for taking out of the post- office a letter addressed to a colored man named Tansie Red, was held to answer by United States Commissioner Heacock. The prisoners bonds were fixed at $300. _— ADVERTISEMENTS. man of his choice will always linger in A man's mind. Itis jga pity that the sweet ¥ memory should ever poisoned by the and be taint of ill-healt] consequent unhappi- ness. 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