The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 15, 1898, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1898 10 DESERTED 10 SAVE A LADY'S G00D NAME Chivalrous Act of a Young Artilleryman. A MYSTERY SOLVED AT LAST RETURN OF A DESERTER TO FIGHT FOR HIS COUNTRY. The Extenuating Circumstances in the Case of Eugene D. Giber- son, Whose Sentence Has Been Remitted. Among ? ers issued from military headquarter S y last was one stating that case of Private Eugene D. Giberson, Battery G, Third Artillery, gu of rtion, and sen- tericed to forfelt all or ejght months and I General M circumstarnc erriam, in view of extenuating attending the absence of the ed from his battery and of his volun return to the same in time of war, as well s good record in all other res; e in the service, remit- ted the N ed the private fo return to The story of ( career since he came to the Pact oast is brief, though it is full of romance and forms a most 1interesting chapter in the young man’s biography. , who s only 22 years of age, from a most estimable and refined of Cleveland, Ohlo, where he d. He is a graduate of the C Jand high school, and for two years at- tended the St. John's Military Academy city. Bright, i , active, nd well-eq: y life’s battle, he came in | 1894 to seek his fortune. The Midwinter Fair attr. m to San Francisco. One g in the sights at the fair h a young lady, he met ilitary officer to whom he by his companion. She handsome woman, high! d in mann 5 conversation. several but she 4 . ing in was iberson i to him ab prospects in s ambition to ored to map ar pathway to hment of that ally determin- orded the best and perhaps | encouraged 2 S a private e Third Artillery Regi- me with a i of sooner or later b coming a candidate for the second lieu- ke pursue in t laudabl at the Pre- | was near | post. She 1 interest in his ca- equently met A ong the romantic the idio reservation. vas indiscreet on the part of - ADVFRTISEMENTS. ttery was statione contin reer, and took 10 Pimples, Blotches; Black- fieads, Red, Rough Hands, Shapeless Nails, Dry, Thin and Falling Hair-and Simple BabyBlemishespreventedby the most effective skin puri- fying and beautifying soap In the world, as well as purest and sweetest for toilet, bath and nursery. After Golf Cycling oy “scmeticn % any Athletics, a - bath with CUTICURA SOAP prevents chafing, redness and roughness of the skin, soothes in- flammation and irritation, and when followed by a gentle anointing with CUTICURA, purest of emoliient skin ¢ _s, proves most beneflcial in relieving tired, lamed, strained or inflamed muscles. ° CUTICURA SOAP is the only preventive of pimples, blackheads, red, rough and ofly skin, red, rough hands with shapeless nail dry, }h(n hiem- only preventive of inflam- ng of the pores, the cause of and falling hair, and simple ba h shes, because mation and clo most minor affections of the skin, scalp and hair. orld. Price, CUTL ICURA (ofntment), 3 . CORF ol 1 King t Pimply, st., London. Skin,”" free. PRIVATE EUGENE D. GIBERSON. count of His Chivalrous Conduct to a Lady e _conversant with the lady, who, being tnnocent of any evil | nearly all of Whom wer: had no idea that she had made | the facts in the case. Had the petition If the subject of unpleasant gossip, | failed the young map In all probabllity Finally, her husband became aware of | would have appealed to President Mc- her friéndship for the young man, and | Kinley for a pardon through Senator Hanna of Ohio, Senator Cannon of Utah nd the Hon. Elijah Farr, a prominent threatened divorce proc terminated. This fact ears of Giberson, who rea ‘that he | attorney of Utah, these three influential E: imperiling the fair name of a lad men being warm friends of the Giberson he honored and respected. For nily. Private Giberson has been at- whom Al K, Twenty-third In- fantry, and when he reaches Manila he | will rejoin his battes | THINK THEY HAVE he was deeply troubled over | hed to Company and the more he thought of erfous it seemed to him. d the situati it the more C day a been an_ artiller) months, failed to a to his wer nam oll call. > had disappeared from the Bresidio. . - e TWO SMOOTH CROOKS There was no more gossip about his | Bl ady friend. His depa put an nd to all .T'k and rld her EDWARD BURKE AND GEORGE cxpom joreh ARRESTED. Giberson ing in b ing a spe and engag- rapher, mak- met with ar- 2 r KING For the past week Detectives Thomas, on and Egan have been looking for 1 1cces Git _he heard of the breaking out of | three pickpockets and all-round bunko Loy Braln, hisspal Jed | ey who are supposed to hail from the at once 1 country to | [t and last evening the officers suc- and, if given the er his services to fight op- ded in landing Edward Burke and yrge King, whom they suspect of be- ng members of the gang. The names of the suspects were placed on the detinue book at the Central Sta- tion, and before the men are definitely | charged an attempt will be made to cap- ture the third party. The gang has been perating. in Sausalito, Alameda and Oak- iand for over month, but the officers at laces were unable to secure any ‘h would lead to thelr capture. ation was created at th ¢ he returned and e himself up to the authorities to according to milita a this time his disappea of it had been a myst it was not solv desertion ago. It W dealt to inten interesting dramatic trial. Giberson was defended by 4 Lieutenant Benver X. Smith 6f m". .’«,:\,‘“ An occasional trip to this city in the Light Cavairy, who in a most eloquent and | evening brought the evildoers under the eves of the police force here and the de- tectives were detailed to make the arrest. | A good description of the men was se- and last_evening when Burke and epped off the ferryboat they were uffed and taken to the station, both ting their innocence. The two men brought out the lady in the the boyish artilleryman had de: rder to preserve the good name man_who had sincerely friended him, and that he had now touching plea, the without nam re- | turned in time of war to fight for his | country if given a chance. | are well dressed, young, and well appear- Thesa are the extenuating eclrcum- | ing, which suits the description furnished stances that were brought to the atten- | the officers, and the latter have little tion of Major Ge | Merriam after the | doubt but that they have the right men. gallant young ms con ), and they | The operations_of the crooks have been Saused the general to remit the sentence | carried on in a very quiet manner, leav- of the court and restore him to duty. | ing little chance for detection. They are The petition that was presented to Gen- | credited with being as clever articles in eral Merriam In Giberson’s behalf was | the bunko line as have been on the coast well-known offi signed by sixteen | for some time. Louis Hilmer Jr., O\nly' ears 0ld, but Pos- sessed of Soldierly Qualities. ~alifornia Regiment is generaily proud of the fact that it licrs the youngest velunteer of the National Guard. He of Petaluma, who v ars of age when he 16 at the t cepted as a soldier 3 rtermaster’s assistant, ind, other officers for his strict d N-round good qualities. The mbers of the regiment, is very anxi- e service in the fleld. ¢ has ar i& Louls Hilme joined the G ard, and is highly fidelity to dut youngster, in ard Oily L] CO PPEPLLEEEO OROJO) > ® QEPEEPEEE® PPRACCALARCOLRQANLQOOR ROBBED AT THE POINT OF A PISTOL Peter Grant Held Up on Howard Street. RELIEVED OF HIS VALUABLES HE SUBSEQUENTLY TRIES TO| STRANGLE THE ROBBER. Meets Him on the Water Front and Is Prevented From Kill- ing Him by a Citizen. Pete Grant, a sallor, was held up by a lone robber at Second and Howard | streets, a short time ago and robbed of | $14 85. The robber was armed with a revolver and placing the muzzle against Grant's forehead, threatened to kill him if he made an outery. He then went through his pockets, taking all the money he had and a cheap silver watch. Last evening Grant saw his despoiler | walking along the water front, and ac- costing him he demanied the return of his money. The robber laughed at him, and threat- ened to “break his jaw’’ if he again spoke to him. z Angered at what he termed the audac- ity of the robber. the pugnacious sailor | grabbed him by the throat and proceeded | to strangle him. A citizen who was pass- | ing at the time, being ignorant of the cause of the trouble, seized Grant and | prevented him from strangling his de- spoiler. After Grant had released his | hold on the robber’s throat the latter took | to his heels and made his escape. Grant was subsequently taken to police headquarters where he told his tale of Wwoe to the Chief of Police. | According to his story he was walking | alnnfi Howard street, and when near Sec- | ond he was approached by the stranger, who was armed with a revolver. Placing the weapon to his head he ordered him to throw up his hands under penalty of | being made a subject for the Coroner Thinking that the stranger was playing “a joke on him” Gragt attempted to grab the revolver, when the ominous click of the trigger brought him to a realization | of his predicament. With an oath the robber threatened to blow his brains out if he resisted, and then proceeded to search his pockets. Af- ter taking his money and watch the des- perate robber ordered him to move on or suffer being riddled with bullets. Grant, realizing he was in the hands of a des- perate man, lost no time in complying | with his command. ‘While strolling along the water front last evening he recognized the man who | had held him up, and he determined to | get even with him. Grant declares that if the citizen had not interfered he would have strangled the thieving stranger. He | describes him as being about 35 years of | age and had a stubby red beard. He was | poorly dressed, and on the night of the | robbery he wore a dark slouch hat, which | ‘was pulled down over his eyes. A description of the robber was at once sent to the Harbor Police Station with in- structions to arrest him. TO THE MEMORY OF THE VIRGIN MARY ASSUMPTION DAY TO BE APPRO-! PRIATELY HONORED. Services Are to Be Held To-Day in the Various Catholic Churches Throughout the City. be | The feast of the Assumption will | solemnly celebrated to-day in all the | Catholic churches throughout the city. | Masses will be said as on Sundays, com- | mencing at § o'clock In themorning with | the usual low, and concluding at 10:3) | o'clock with the solemn high mass. Ves- | pers will be observed in the evening and | 2 panegyric on the life of the Virgin pro- | nounced. | The day is one of the strictest obliga- | tion, and the church insists that all its members that can possibly attend must | be present at mass and offer up their prayers at the shrine of the mother of Christ. To allow those who from the pursuits of life are prevented from at- | tending services In the churches to-day | specfal devotions in commemoration of the feast were solemnized yesterday in many of the churches. At. St. Francis Church a solemn high | mass was celebrated at 10:30 o'clock and | a panegyric delivered by the Rev. Father | Carraher. In it he drew a vivid picture of | the life and virtue of Mary, outlining her | devotion and purity, and concluded with a | discourse on the mystery of the Assump- | tion. In the evening, at the celebration | of vespers, the pastor delivered an inter- | esting and Instructive lecture on the sub- | ject of “Mary, Queen of Heaven.” { To appropriately commemorate the | event the altar of the Virgin, situated in the sanctuary immediately to the left of | the high altar, was beautifully adorned | with white Bermuda lilies, exoticgrowths, | candelabra and a myraid of flickering lights. At St. Ignatius Church this evening, in addition to the celebration of the sumption, a special lecture by Father | Meller will be delfvered immediately af- | ter vespers and will mark the close of the | | | retreat which has been In progress for the past week under his direction. The object of the retreat was to give a thorough preparation in religious duty to those desirous of fittingly honoring the feast of the Assumption. Hundreds who accepted the conditions exacted recefved communion yesterday morning, and as many more will kneel before the altar this morning to receive the holy eucharist | in_the name of the Virgin. | Special music has been arranged for the | | | | solemn high mass to be celebrated at 10:30 o'clock, and will be rendered by a sr clally augmented choir of over fifty volces. The altars, especially the Virgin's, have been beautifully decorated, and the church proper will present a maze of color and light. Immediately after bene- diction this evening the Papal blessing, which will conclude’ the services, will be pronounced upon the members ~of the congregation by Father Moeller. —_—e———— BLAZE IN A DWELLING. | Fire Destroys a Tenement-House on Franklin Street. Fire broke out in a three-story frame dwelling at 508 Franklin street last night, and for a time threatened to destroy the entire block. The bullding is occupled as a tenement house and is owned by a Mrs. Coyle. She occupies the lower flat, while the other two are occupied by Mrs. Bruhn | and Mrs. Freund. Shortly after 8 o’clock a coal-oil lamp in the middle flat exploded, setting fire to | the lace-curtains. he flames communi- | cated to the wall, and in an incredibly short time the entire house was ablaze. An alarm was sounded from box 82, but by the time the fire department reached the scene, the flames had communicated to the barn adjoining, owned by Frank Schussler, By dint of hard work the fire department extinguished the blaze, but not until the dwelling and barn were re- duced to ashes. The loss Is estimated at —_————— The Hebrews and Spain. Rabbi Isadore Myers delivered the first of a new series of Sunday lectures at the Bush Street Synagogue last evening on “The Jews, America and Spain.” In the course of his remarks he entertainingly { nent member. e-viewed the treatment accorded the Jews by Spanish rulers and emphasized the sig- nificant fact that since the expulsion and persecution of the Hebrews, the wealth, power and glory of Spain had departed. The punishment meted out to that tyran- nical country in the ldte war by America, the speaker believed, was just visitation of Divine wrath. e e FISHER FOLK LAY THEIR COMRADE AWAY' Antonio Scafani, Victim of the Trag- edy at Fishermen’s Wharf, Is Interred at Laurel Hill. Antonlo Scafani, the young fisherman who was killed on Thursday night, was buried yesterday with all the pomp and circumstance befitting the final services over a sturdy toiler of the sea. The services attendant upon the sepul- ture of the murdered man were under the auspices of the Fishermen’s Association, of which he In his lifetime was a promi- The exercises were held in the late home of decedent, under the direction of President Antonio Franko- witch of the Fishermen’s Association. He spoke highly of the dead man, eulogizing him for his many good qualities. The funeral cortege, which was a long one, was headed by the fishermen, clothed In the insignia of their order. The pall- bearers were chosen from among the men who were from Sciacca, a_ province of Corgefit, Italy, of which Scafani was a The inferment was at Laurel Hill ice are still searching for the man whom they suspect of having fired the shot that ended the supposed duel on Fishermen's wharf so tragically. DEATH AND ACCIDENT AT THE CITY’S PARK | UONKNOWN COMMITS SUICIDE AND A BOY INJURED. IAIexander McPherson, While Wheel- ing, Collides With a Buggy and Is Rendered Unconscious. A death and an accident occurred to mar the enjoyment of hosts of pleasure seekers at Golden Gate Park yesterday. Early in the afternoon when crowds were pouring into the vast enclosure, the sound of a pistol shot, coming from the direction of Strawberry Hill, startled many of the gathering. The body of an unknown man, weltering in his own blood, was soon afterward found in the thick underbush. The body was that of a man apparently about 3 vears of age. A gaping bullet wound in the right tem- ple, and a revolver clutched in the stif- fened right hand told the story of suicide. The body was removed to tué morgue to await identification. ot long after the finding of the sui- cide’s body an accident occurred on the main drive of the park that almost cost Alexander McPherson, a lad of fifteen his life. Young MePherson, who with his parents at 216 Chattanooga . left _his home to take a spin on his heel in the park. He riding alon, the drive, not far from the music stand, when he collided with a buggy driven by James Tyson of 6 California street. The shaft of the buggy struck the boy on the nced almost r. The lad was to the ground and ren- dered un . Tyson immediately went to his ald. An ambulance was sum- moned and the unconscious boy was re- moved to the emergency hospital. It is thought that he will recover. tore his thrown V. The famous old JE: MOORE WHISKY 1s recommended by physiclans for family and medicinal use becaue it is pure. —_— e ————— To Bless Notre Dame. The ceremony of blessing the new col- lege of Notre Dame on Dolores street, will be held on Sunday, September 4. é\rrhhlsh(up Riordan will deliver the ad- ress. ADVERTISEMENTS. gOLDB BOWEN & GO. 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D ok ceveeneee $500,000 00 P ASSET! > estate owned by company.. s on bonds and mortgages. market value of all stocks Real estate owned by company. . $305,850 40 | Loans on bonds and mortgages . 1,178,505 93 | Cash market value of all stocks and . 767,426 83 i 2,362,284 73 bonds owned by COMPany............ £22,415 00 | _bonds owned by Amount of loans secured by pledge of Amount of 1 bonds, stocks and other marketable | bond ,300 00 | 5 securities as collateral Cash in company’s office. e and accrued Cash in banks.... Interest due and _stocks and loans.. 65,621 28 stocks and loans | Premiums in due course of collection 40,975 74 Interest due and | Rents due and accrued.. 2,668 61 and mortgages - Due from other companies for rein- Premiums in due course of surance on losses already paid..... 203,941 46 Ground rents, well secured. Due from the company’s agents. 186,845 6T a accrued.. SR Total assets ........... 539,453 08 Total assets -... LTABITATIE LIABILITIES. Loseos In process of adjustment ox Losses adjusted and unpaid ... $17,40705| in suspense : e 000 00 Losses m‘ process of adjustment or Gross premiums on fire risks -restr in suspense ... 90,014 3 | DIng one year or less, reinsurance Losses resisted, In 12720 13 | 50 per cent; gross premiums on fire u CGross premiums on fire risks ru risks running more than one year, ning one year or less, $1 141 reinsurance pro rata . I 480,973 83 - 4,455,074 93 O S e 506,270 70 | Liability under life department... Hing more than one year, $820,080 84 ands against the com- reinsurance pro rata........o ; mes s dos 3,660 15 Amount recialmable by the insured B i o perpetual fire insurance policies. 867,566 79 | Total labilities ....... $5,54,098 18 Commissions and brokerage due and S G becotmhy B & Net cash actually received for fire $1,303,619 67 218 59 | premiums ... Tobslsiatil $1.633,218 39 | pecelved for inter INCOME. on bonds, stocks, loans and from 2 Net cash actually re re all other sources.. B Recelved from all other sources. celved for fi premiums . SRy Received for mortgages . -$1,281,610 65 d 63,668 10 51,150 53 Total income . EXPENDITUR Received for 2 g8 s on bonds, stocks, ns and rom o 1o 493,721 § all other sources . 40,965 69 i\‘:;‘m::u:]cl r\‘\fiejfi r{:zrr fls\m sses $493,721 81 Received for rents. 16 1 | Paid or all e Recelved from all other sources. 10,071 86 | TR TES W ~—— | " charges for officers, clerks, etc..... 166,172 96 Total tneane. S LA Paid ?nr State, national and local EXPENDITURES. | taxes ... areneens Leeen All.other payments and expenditures Net amount paid for fire losses (in- cluding $122,102 6, 10sses of previous Total expenditures . years) - idend XpeD W Pata ax “allowed for . com Risks and Premiums. e Net amount of risks| Paid for salaries, fees and i sl charges for officers, clerks, etc.. $368,62,116/31,520,240 98 written during the year 108,300 00 | et amount of risks ex- o i Paid for State, mational and focal | Neh ol Guring the seae: | el 710 1 : 1430 57 | \et amount in force All other payments and expenditures 10 | Neember 31, 18 884,659 97 Total expenditures .. s resident. Fire. Losses incurred during the vear...... $634.741 43 | gupscribed and sworn to before me this 1st Risks and Premlums.v]!-‘l;éhlsks.1Pre;nl;n\s. AKERMARK, Notary Public. Net amount of risks| written during the year, Net amount of risks ex- pired during the vear. 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