The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 24, 1898, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 24, 1898. FAIR WOMEN GRACE THE HORSE SHOW.PREURMSTO Burlingame Enlivened by the Annual Outdoor Exhibition of Equipages. <GREENS RUFUS ~CARR\ES oFF A PRIZ! TRIBUNE FROM WHICH SPECTATORS VIEW THE JUDGING. HE grounds of the Burlingame Coun- try Club were the scene yesterday of the San Mateo County Open-alr Horse Show Association’s annual ex- hibitlon. For the first time the show will extend over two days, the exercises of yesterday being in the nature of a curtain-raiser, or preliminary canter, as the horsemen have It. The affair, which assumed the gulse of an open air fete, was an exact reproduc- tion of the shows which were such mark- ed features of the season in this city for some years. The same beautiful women, brilliant gowns, splendid equip- ages and dapper grooms were all there, and suffered nothing through being shown under cloudless skies. Even “Dickey” Graham, the cleverest of all ringmasters, was there with his shining tile, severely black coat, English cord riding breeches and top boots. There was no drag to the long programme, as no sooner was one class judged than he had the representatives of another with- in sound of his sweet-toned coaching horn. The members of the Burlingame Club, under whose patronage the show was given, commenced to gather at the club- house shortly after high noon. Lunch- eon was served on the veranda, where members and théir guests had assembled in numbers. BShortly after 1 o'clock the bugle calls of the Fourth Cavalry Band were heard. This was the signal that the judging was about to commence, and the spectators began to maks their way toward the appointed rendezvous. This was a level space to the east of the club house, where a ring of liberal dimensions had been marked out. For the accommodation of the onlookers a huge marquee tent had been erected to shield them from the rays of the sun. Near by was a smaller tent for the band- men, while refreshment booths were vi asy access. Dl"]“;‘;dn:’olligigdei‘v‘;nd of the Fourth Unit- ed States Cavalry proved one of the fea- tures of the afternoon’s exercises. The men, who were mounted on their well- Xnown gray horses, rode around the ring several times, playing a lively march. After this their horses were sent to the paddock and -the musiclans played throughout the judging. The men rode down during the morning and camped near the club house. They will remain until Sunday. In addition to the spec- tators who occupled seats in the canvas pavilion were many who preferred to re- main In their private equipages. were grouped about one corner of ring. The people of the countryside were also well represented. They came in car- riages, on bicycles or on foot, and proved as Interested in the proceedings as did those who were represented in the ring. The first class shown was that of trot- ting stallions. David Creswell, the pains- taking superintendent of the Burlingame Club, carried off in triumph the blue rib- bon representing first prize, with his horse Buttons Jr., the red ribbon being won by John Kenner, with Lightfoot. John Parrotts Peplta and Paquita were awarded the blue ribbon of honor in the second class for pairs of light harness horses. Seven teams were shown to hai- ness In the ring and were pronounced by the judges to be of exceptional class. C. de Guigne took second place with Punch and Poker, while Henry J. Crocker's Visalla and Fresno defeated the other en- tries for the white ribbon. Magnet, Prince Poniatowski's repre- sentative’ fn the thoroughbred stallion class, had matters all his own way, the remalning entries fafling to appear. The absentees included W. B. Hobart's crack Bright Phoebus, In single roadsters J. C. Kirkpatrick’ Azalia won handlly. He was shown his owner. John Kenner's Lightfoot was placed second and David Creswell’s Real rd. In the single horses there was a strong showing, the honors resting with John Parrott’s Pepita and sccond prize with the same owner's Paquita. Earlier in the afternoon these horses won a blue ribbon when shown as a double team. Prince Ponfatowskl’s Silver King was awarded third place. Many of the horses were driven by their owners, who showed all the cleverness of professional whips. The hackney classes were accorded to John Parrott’s Green’s Rufus from the start. The high stepping hackney was shown in splendid condition and his ap. pearance was nicely set off by his white ring harness. A number of his progeny, all showing his marked individuality, were. also shown. ' Mr. Kirkpatrick and Mr. Creswell again met In the roadster class for pairs, the former driving his black team and the latter the pair he had shown separately in previous classes. To the spectators the most interesting classes were those of the four-in-hands and the saddle horses and jumping pon- fes. The contest among the four-in-hands dwindied to a contest between H. J. Crocker and C. A. Baldwin. The former occupied the box of his own coach, while Mr. Baldwin tooled the club coach. The blinds of Mr. Crocker’'s coach were down while those of the one driven by Mr. Baldwin were closed. This, in keeping with the etiquette of the ancient pastime of coaching. Mr. Crocker carried off, amid much applause, the coveted bit of blue ribbon, although one of his horses was slightly lame. The spectacular part of the day’s pro- gramme was supplied by the ponies. They were first shown under saddle, the own- ers being up in the majority of cases. Later they appeased for the jumping, and for a time a serious outcome seemed a possibility. Prince Poniatowski’s gray pony Racket, ridden in fetching style by Charles Dun- hy, a mere lad, won the blue ribbon. Both horse and rider were in accord. The boy had a seat like a veteran horseman, and was loudly applauded as he cantered the winner in front of tho spectators. Harry Stmpkins on R. M. Tobin's Ro- sina won second prize, and John Lawson took third on his own Grevgown. By a coincidence the prize winners were all gray ponies. Walter Hobart scored his triumph of the day on Lady Greenslceves in the jumping class. _Increasing weight has not taken from him his graceful seat nor his light hand. He cleared the jumps cleverly, which could not be said of his opponents. The ponles breasted the jumps, but refused to rise to them. Charles Dunphy on John Lawson's Grey- gown won second place, and W. P. A, Brewer on his pony Dandy third, Just before taking of the jumps the girth of Mr. Brewer's saddle broke, and he narrowly escaped a serious fall. The programme will be resumed this morning and continued throughout the day. A large attendance is expected. ‘Members of the Los Angeles Club will at- tend to gather knowledge that will be useful to_them in handling their forth- coming show. They are anxious to_ join hands with the local horse-owners, for a joint show In this city next vear. Among ihe spectators yesterday were: Mr. A Mrs. Mountford Wiison, Mrs. Willlam S, Tevis, Mr. and Mrs. Chase, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Grant, Prince ~and Princess Poniatowskl, Major J. 'L. Rathbone, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A, Baldwin, Mrs. C. Al Mr. and Spreckels, Mrs. Jullus Kruttschnitt, Miss Re- becca Kruttschnftt, W. ) whall, Baron and Baroness von Schroeder, Baron Alex von Bchroeder, Mr. and Mrs.’ John Parrott, Mrs. de Guigne, Mrs. Captain Pay Mrs. 'R. Y. Hayne, Mrs. Joseph A. Don v Mr. and Mrs. Perry E E. Cotton Smith, Mr. and Jarboe, Mrs. J. E. de Ru e Poett, ‘Miss Kate Clement, ) Schneely, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tobin, Mrs. Chandler How- ard, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. A. Brewer, Mr. ana Mrs. George Howard, Mrs. Harry Howard, Harry Bowie, Richard M. Tobin, Miss Celia Tobin, Miss Beatrice n, Mrs. Henry T. Scott,” Mr. Dunphy, Mas Charles Dunphy Mrs. ‘Robinson, Harry Bowie, Mr. and Mrs. F D. C. Kirkpatrick, John La: son, A. B. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Newhall, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carolan, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Simpkins, Willlam Newhall. The detalled results follow: Trotting stallions—David Creswell's Buttons Jr. first prize; John Kenner's Lightfoot sec- ond. California-bred team and Paquita first priz s—John Parrott's Pepita C. de Guigne's Punch and Poker second; H. J. Crocker's Visalla and | Fresno third. Pairs were also entered by J. Di Grant, F. J. Carolan and the Burlingame Club. Thnmughbred stallions—Prince Ponfatowskf's Magnet first prize. Single roadsters—J. C. Kirkpatrick's Azalia first prize; John Kenner's Lightfoot second prize; David Creswell's Real third prize. Single horses, fifteen hands or over, Califor- nia-bred—John Parrott’s Pepita first prize; John Parrott’s Paquita second prize; Prince Pontatowski’s Sflver King third prize. Other entries by Frank J. Carolan, H. J. Crocker, J. D. Grant, C. de Guigne and H. T. Scott. Hackney stallions—John _Parrott's Green's is first prize; P. J. Donohue's Paragon Hackney stalllon and progeny—Green's Rufus and get, All Baba, Attempt, Bacchante, Bravo and Ben Bolt. Pair roadsters—J. C. Kirkpatrick's Harvey Mac and Kate first prize; David Creswell's Real and Buttons Jr. second. Saddle horses, 14.2 hands and under—Prince Poniatowskl's Racket (ridden by Charles Dun- phy) first prize; R. M. Tobin's Rosina (ridden by Harry Simpkins) second prize; John Law- son’s Greygown (owner up) third. Among the other owners who entered ponies were: Walter S. Hobart, W. P. A. Brewer, J. D. Grant, Joseph Dyer and C. A. Neane. Four-in-hands—H. J. cker first prize; C. A. Baldwin, driving the Burlingame Club's coach and four, second. Ponies' jumping competition—W. S. Hobart on Lady Greensleeves first; john Lawson's Grey- gown (ridden by Charles ‘Dunphy) second; W. P. A. Brewer on Dandy third prize. Among the other entries were horses the property of J. D. g:;m;‘t. F. J. Carolan, C. A. Baldwin and C. A. ane. CRACKED THE SKULL OF A LITTLE BOY OQOutrageous Conduct of a Policeman. WILLIE LYNCH HIS VICTIM HE IS DYING IN THE RECEIVING HOSPITAL. Officer Kenville Distinguishes Him- self at the Fight by Fatally Injuring a Ten-Year- 0ld Lad. The policemen attached to the Seven- teenth-street station distinguished them- selves in a manner at the prize fight last night that should not be overlooked by the Police Commissioners. Not satisfied with abusing and maltreating respectable citizens, one of their number struck a.10- year-old boy over the head with his club infiicting injuries from which the unfor- tunate victim will, in all probability, dle. The lad’s name is Willle Lynch and he lives at 166 Clara street. Accompanied by several other boys young Lynch stood in front of Woodward’s Pavilion, anxious to hear the resuit of the first fight. Patrolman Frank Kenville, evidently anxious to make a record, charged on the boys, his ever ready club swinging in the air and his curses being loud enou%h to attract attention even in a Barbary Coast dive, e boys, catching a glimpse of the infuriated policeman, started to run, when the latter threw his club at them, striking young Lynch on top of the head, fracturing his skull in two places. John 1. Sparrow, an employe of C. E. Whitney & Company, seeing the boy fall, and realizing that he was seriously in- jured, accosted Kenville and ed’ him What he meant by his condus % hat yer givin' me?” remarked ms;zhn:nn.ymflnh_u 2 apgry attl- tude. “I didn’t co; the kid.” 1 saw_you strike him with your club,* reg}led Sparrow, “and you ought to be ashamed of yourself.” “‘Oh, get next. Yer know the kid was knocked down by one of the gang.” As Kenville covered up his star and at- tempted to sneak off in the crowd Spar- row seized him by the arm and snatched the star from nis coat. In the struggle that followed Kenville regained posses- sion of .the star, but not until Sparrow had ‘noted the number of it. The indig- nant citizen then picked up the wounded boy and calling a hack had him removed to_the Receiving Hosrital. Drs. Hartley and Zobel, who ' examined him, found . that his skull was fractured in_two places. The unfortunate boy was still-con- sclous, and while the doctors trepined his skull he repeatedly called for his mother. “Please send for her, won't you?’ he begged. “I did not tell her I was going to_the prize fight.” Both the surgeons gave it as their opin- fon that the boy could not possibly sur- vive his injuries. “This is an outrage,” indignantly re- marked Sparrow, as he assisted.in plac- ing the wounded boy on the operating ta- ble in the hospital. *“If policemen are al- lowed to strike down inoffensive boys it At time for the residents of this city to call a halt.”” In telling the story of the brutal assault Sparrow said: “I wasg standing near the entrance to the pavilion when I noticed a crowd of boys, among whom was young Lynch. Sergeant * Perrin anpeared at this junc- ture. and npproachlni Kenville he told him that one of the boys had thrown a stone at him. “Drawing his club Kenville charged on the boys, and as they ran he emitted a string of oaths and threw his stick at them. 2 “Young - Lynch Iimmediately fell, and, realizing he was seriously injured, I rushed up to Kenville and told him that he had killed the boy. He replied that 1 was a liar, and declared that® somebody had knocked the boy down. As he tried to cover up the star, evidently to prevent me from getting his number, I grabbed him by the arm and tore the star off his coat. I lost it'in the scuffle, but managed to see the number of it. After picking up his star he disappeared in the crowd without attempting to do anything for the innocent boy whom he had injured. “As blood was pouring from the lad's head and reallzlng he was seriously in- ured, I called a hack, and accompanied im to the hospital.” Shortly after the boy had reached the hospital several citizens who witnessed the accident appeared and volunteered to make complaint against the officer. Their names are: W. Brown, 21 Adeline ave- nue; D. Taylor, 576 Liberty street; and George Green, 2220 Plne street. Edward Kenny, aged 10 years, living at 486 Tehama street, was with Lynch when he was struck down by the over-vigilant ‘With tears streaming down cheeks he said: *1 was sitting on a Valencla-street car when I noticed Willle Lynch standing with some other boys near the entrance to the pawill I called him over, and fon. as he came tho other boys followed him. Just then somebody threw a stone at Sergeant Perrin, and, as he and Kenville came after us, we ran up the street. We had gone only a few feet when Lynch fell. I heard him groan, and looking around I saw the policeman’s club on the sidewalk. 1 picked it up and was about getting away with it when Kenville grabbed me and took it away from me,” ‘When seen at the Seventeenth-street station two hours after the occurrence, Kenville sat in the office of Sergeant Per- rin, surrounded by a crowd of sympathiz- ing fellow-officers, who were endeavoring to cheer him with vociferous assurances of their belief in his innocence. But the loud-mouthed faith of his friends went for naught. The guilty officer's hands shook with fear of deserved consequences, and he could hardly control his tongue to co- herent statement. . His uniform, his hands and the very star that protects him were still smeared with the red blood of his little vietim, and he perceptibly shud- dered when his attention was called to it. Asked for his statement of the affair, and particularly if he had struck young Lyncn, Kenville replied: “No, sir, I did not, and I'll leave it to the sergeant. 1 did not have my club out during the whole evening, did I sergeant? There was a big crowd of men in front of the building, and they had been dis- orderly all through the fight, and finally Sergeant Perrin decided to clear the street. He told me to get in and help him and I did so. None of us drew our clubs; we simply ordered the crowd to move on and we pushed them along as we always do, but we didn’t use our clubs. ““When we had got the crowd started I turned round and saw the kid lying in the street. T thought he had fainted and 1 went and picked him up and saw in a minute that he was hurt. Then a_fellow rushed up to me and told me I had killed the boy with my club and he took him away from me. “It is my idea that the boy was either knocked down and kicked In’the head, or was hit by one of the stones that a ot of boys over in the stock yards were throwing at us. There is a big gang of these kids that hang out in the stock yard across from the pavilion, and they not only gelt us but break all the win- dows in the neighborhood. Why, 1 was hit myself to-night; a rock that somebody threw hit me on the star.” A glance at Kenvlile's star revealed no dent nor dirt, nothing but the blood of young Lynch. e And then in the face of the evidence of those who saw his act Kenville reiter- ated that all of the night he had not drawn his club, and he left it to the near- by sergeant and the captain if it were not s0. And the sergeant and the captain as- suringly nodded assent, and the little group and sympathizing and admiring fel- low officers took their cue and smilingly no&dedlfisnnt ulm.t i : G enville was not the on ceman who “distinguishea” uumself {\:p&e fight. In many Instances respectable citizens were driven away to make room for some pickpocket or opium fiend. Officer nan took it upon himself to seat all his friends, evidently unmindful of the fact that they did not have tickets. It is not unlikely "that Calnan’s unseemly conduct ‘will be Investigated by the Commissioners at the next meeting oI the . UNDER THE AMERICAN FLAG. Endeavoring to Make Hawaiian Com- merce a Coastwise Trade. Hugh Craig of the Chamber of Com- merce recently telegraphed East a dis- patch setting forth tMe position of the Chamber in the matter of having Hawa’i brought under the navigation laws of the United States so that American vessels only should handle the trade between the islands and this country. The desire is that the laws shall apply to vessels plying between here and the islands as they ap- ply between coastwise ports on this con- ;:firé:m Yes;le;daly he rem-hlwfld a dispatch rom one of the largest shipping firms of New York, which reads: e 2 “Have malled to-day petition of Bast- ern shipowners urging your memorial to Hawnua_n Commission for application of our navigation laws 10 Hawail. “ ARTHUR SEWALL & CO.” m:}l‘;st mheansnt‘hnt evor?' effort will be 0 have the coastwise 1 the island trade. eyt ————————— The Political World Wil be interested in Town Talk this X‘eek‘ especially in the able editorial on e tariff. Knights of Pythias will eomething about themselves in the Cf‘lll"t“l‘3 cago letter; Mmg- Frances Francis writes of Mrs. Lena Carroll Nicholson, whose portrait graces the title page; there is a storiette from life; verses by Stewart Al: len of the Nance O'Neil Company and others: critiques on Modjeska’s *‘Cleo- ,g:gg.“s tlr;.‘e (‘;:mcerts oththe week and the eaters; graphological del - tions, Phil Garlic's &Fterma!h and '(‘)'tlkel:r . readable matter. ——— e Garfield Republican League. A meeting of the Garfield Republican %{ea:]gu; was held last night at Myrtle all, President E. M. Galvin in t Judge Bachelder, secretary. L g e league indorsed the candidac: Julian L "Wallace, for Supervisor of thn Second Ward, A. B. Treadwell, for Police Judge and 7. U. Dodge, for State Senator from the Twenty-second District. Short speeches were made by B. M. Galvin, A, de la Torre Jr., T. F. Bachel- er and L. A. Hart. A resolution was un- animously adopted pled}ging the support %f the league to Jullus Kahn and Eugene Loud, the R F. Loug, epublican Congressional ————— The famous old JESSE MOORE WHISKY 1s recommended by physicians for family and medicinal use because it is pure. REPORTS OF COUNTRY BANKS. The Bank Commissioners recently called upon the numerous banks of the State for statements as to their condition at the close of business on August 31. All of the city banks complied witn tne demand, and now the reports of savings banks of the Interior have been submitted. Their re- sources amount to $3543891728, a very satisfacto: showing. twenty-three pivals banks sources of $2,763,88528, refiona ot-l.._ 5 i B S e T 1T T = T O SO U OOV ITOE SOUUTU PO T IO FIGHT IN THE COURTS Mrs. Craven Ready for New Issues. THE SAME COUNSEL ENGAGED HER ATTORNEYS WILL MEET IN A FEW DAYS. Delmas Will Again Lead the Host of Lawyers Who Will Op- pose the Fair Heirs. Mrs. Nettie R. Craven arrived yester- day morning from St. Louis and - will make her residence at the Palace for the next few weeks. She has been away from this city since February and has returned to fight the battle anew with the Falr heirs. Mrs. Craven is not very communicative concerning the details of her intended op- position to the heirs of Senator Fair. Her mind reverts to her 3-months old granddaughter whom she left in St Louis, who is pronounced by the fond grandmother the most beautiful baby on the continent. r “My fight will now begin,” said Mrs. Craven. “The former case was brought on the part of the Fairs and was an ac- tion to quiet title to the property which I claimed was deeded to me. That matter now rests on appeal and nothing will be done in regard to that suit until we hear from the Supreme Court.” Mrs. Craven admits that the Craven- Falr controversy will break open again and in thé“immediate future. “I will bring a contest,” she sald, “for other properties which I think are mine of right and by law.” ‘When interrogated about the contention that she was the lawful wife of Senator Fair, Mrs. Craven admitted that this would necessarily enter into the suits which are to be filed soon, but she de- clared that it was not the most material point. 5 Continuing, she said: “I have the same list of attorneys who appeared in the trial of the action to quiet title in which I was the defendant. Mr. Delmas is still my leading counsel and George Curtis of New York—the ‘smasher'—will be associ- ated with him. . W. Foote, George R. ‘Williams, Judge Denson, Abe Ruef and General Dickinson are also of counsel. I will ask my attorneys to accept the as- sistance of Koehler & Reis, attorneys of BSt. Louis. Mr. Koehler is a brother of my son-in-law, Henry Koehler, Jr. Should my attorneys of this city make any ob- iectluns to this addition of legal artillery will not press the matter. I ask it only as a matter of courtesy. “The legal steps which I propose to take will be upon new issues entirely. I do not wish to speak of them in detail out of courtesy to my attorneys. In a few days there will be a meeting of all the attorneys in the case and after that consultation we will know what action to take and when to begin.” Mrs. Craven will remain in this city for some time. Her daughter and son-in-law will revisit San Francisco during the win- ter and will build a home here. ey Fair Will Contest. Demurrers intérposed by James L. An- gus and T. G. Crothers, executors of the estate of the late James G. Fair, to the contest of Charles L. Falr, were over- ruled yesterday by Judge Troutt. It is | stated that the demurrers were overruled by consent. December 5 has been set for the hearing of the contest. Rheumatiem, kidney, liver diseases cured. Dr. Gordin, Sanitarium, 514 Pine, nr. Kearny, S.F. Cal. PART L 1. March, “Niagara..... 2. “‘Scarf Dance’ 3. Overture, *Orpheus’ 4. Selection, ““The Highwayman'".De Koven (A Potpourri of the most popular melodies of the latest opera by the com- poser of “Robin Hood™" 5. Waltz, “‘Brunette or Blonde'’.Waldteufel 6. Caprice, “The Rainbow Dance'....Rosey (A Tonepicture in many colors). .Offenbach ing touches. children’s hoslery. 60 dozen children’s black cotton hose made of fine Egyptian cotton, two thread, fast color and seam- less, spliced heels and.toes, sizes 6 to 9. boys’ hoslery of black cotton, for school, extra heavy, double knees, heels and toes, fast color and seamless, size 6 to 10. 10c 15¢c misses’ hoslery. black, of fine Maco cotton, silky finish, narrow ribbed, spliced heels and toes, fast color and ‘seamless, sizes 256 6% to 9%. plllowcases. hemmed of extra fine qual- ity muslin, 8% inch sateen l2| border 50x36, 2C sizes 54x3¢ 15c each. full-slze comforters. of figured silkoline both sides, white or cotton-filled, wool knotted, ribbon sale. 1500 yards of fancy' rib- bons, 31 to 4% inches wide, in all the latest colorings and _combinations, includ- ing Bayadere, Dresden and plaids; we've a -happy fac- ulty of selling a great many yards at these sales; and every yard a good adver- tisement ... lsc 9387, 939, 941, 943, $L19 POOPVVOPOIVPVPVVVVVIVVVVVIVVVIVVVVVVVPOVD PVVDVVPVVVIVODOIVVODOVVVDVVP POVVIPDIVVVPDVVVDOPDEPVOODPD Twenty-fourth Concert by the Boston Elite Orchestra, Leo Bruck, Director. i | (The ' latest comique opera). “The Saturday is a day when you want many little things—finish- We have them from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. Some of our fall novelties in neckwear and ribbon only saw Frisco yester- day. Come and make friends with them ! | 8 Selection, 1 | AR ARC o 4 2 0 2 44 4 g 4 g g i ORI N SR W P Program: PART II « 7. Two popular songs. (a) () . Bratton rela Camp Meeting'. . Mills ““The Telephone .Kerker At a 9. Idylle, Nightingale and rog’ ja 10. Waltz, the lenberg | Iberberg | 11. Capric 12. March, 3 2 l Star-Spangled miliinery attractions. This depart- ment employs over thirty —a staff larger than any other milli- nery department this whole our opening the greatest 3 2 > > ov 7~ 2 35 ot o E B - % season. making up new hats, and keep. in close touch with all the latest cre- ations from Lon- don, ,Berlin, Par- is and New York. Hale’s millinery has been copled and shown in this city; that’s flattery. velling snap. I5¢ > g $ $ 3 $ $ : 1760 yards of dotted and plain all silk 18-inch Tuxedo veiling in black, navy, brown and white : french kids. The celebrated Hte. Jouvin glove In 3 clasp and 3 Tow embroider- ed back In two-toned and plain colors, the latest fancy shades, 6% $1.50 to T, good glove. 2 Hale's great dollar 4 glove, 2 clasp plque walking glove in 12 of the latest color effects, sizes 5% to T%, SI-M 9435, 947 Market St. -4 4 @ @ > 3 AN EXPRESS TRAIN [ HELD UP IN KANSAS | Pacific Express Company’s Safe Blown Open and the Treasure Taken. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 23.—The Col- orado and Coffeyville express train on the Missouri Pacific Railway, which left Kan- sas City at 9:15 o’clock to-night, was held | up by robbers near Leeds, a suburban | station about six miles out from the Union depot. The locomotive and bag- gage car were detached from the strain and taken down the track toward Dodson, after which the robbers shattered the Pa- cific Express Company’s car with dyna- mite. The explosion of the dynamite used by the robbers was heard by many persons in the southeastern part of Kansas City. Flying debris from the shattered car car- ried down telegraph wires along the Frisco track, which paraliels the Missourl Pacific at that point. Before committing the holdug the robbers entered the Frisco station at Belt line, just east of Leeds, and overpowered the operator. After smashing the instruments in his office, they took the operator with them to the scene of the robbery. Superintendent Moore, the Pacific Ex- press Company’s chief officlal here, in- sists that the train carried very little treasure. The robbers numbered seven, it is re- orted. The scene of the hold up is not 'ar from Brush Creek, or the Blue River, where there is thick brush and heavy timber, and the escape of the robbers from that locality would not be a difficult matter. A special train has taken police and rallway detectives to the scene. At a late hour the train was still detained there, owing-to the wreck of the baggagas car. 'So far as can be learned the pas- sengers were not molested. e Held for Robbery. Annfe Murphy, alias Annie Benson, was yesterday held to answer before the Supe- rior Court on a charge of robbery in $3000 bonds by Judge Joachimsen. August 13 Annie met R. A. McCravy, a private in the First Artille: in a dance hall at 216 Grant avenue ¢1d took him to a room # 25% Stockton . .reet, where she \‘hl(vrl\—& formed and robbed him of $37. MecCravy, when asked by the defendant's attorney why he wanted to prosecute, replied that she was a dangerous womarr and was llable to commit murder with her next victim. NTENTLY watching every move in the struggle to save him from a felon's cell, A. C. Widber sat all day yesterday in Judge Carroll Cook's court, taking coplous notes of the story of his shame. Close behind him sat his mother and aunt, almost the only persons left whom the ex-Treas- urer can call friends, for when expos- ure came the gay companions who called him “Gus” and helped him spend the city’s thousands turned to others nor gave a thought to the dis- honored official. A change has come over Widber during the months he has spent in jail. Then he was without hope, and freely confessing his guilt, assumed entire responsibility for the big defal- cation and declared his intention of pleading guilty and accepting without a murmur his just punishment. Now his every energy is’ bent toward sav- ing himself from this punishment. To be sure he does not attempt to conceal the fact of his guilt, but with the aid of his attorney he is groping about seeking some loophole in the loosely woven law through which he may es- cape. &eldbe'r is making a purely technical P UG pSur R e "=\ WIDBER & HI5 COUNSEL TAKE NOTES WHILE fight—a fight he must lose—but by Wilch he EoPes to gain time. That is all. - He will be ‘convicted and sen- tenced. Then he will appeal to the Supreme Court, pending which he will be released on bail; can walk the streets and renew old associations if he will. The case will drag along, sent back for retrial, maybe, fn the years to come, when the details are dimmed, ~ his own confession of ItV forgotten and the witnesses for the State dead or scattered. That is undoubtedly ’Vgld’boerr s hope and what he is work- ind such a .travesty on the law! Even during the first day of the actual trial of the case the proceedings were almost farcical. M. Se la Montanya, idber’s former chief dej ut‘. was on the stand all day, and told—what? Little more than the actual discovery of the [ FIGHTING FOR HIS LIBERTY. Ex-Treasurer A. C. Widber Resorts to Every Legal Artifice to Escape Conviction. MR. HOSMER GLARES °AT ( lunder of the city’s treasure istrict Attorney Hosmer con- ducted the examination, assisted by H. C. Wilson, who appeared in behalf of the Fidelity and Deposit Comipany of Maryland. Witness was not al- lowed to volunteer a single statement. Everything had to be drawn from him and then.only after a long, tedious wrangle with defendant’s attorney. Mr. Plexotto objected to everything. Judge and jury grew weary, Hosmer became exasperated more than once, and the spectators were luPad to peaceful slumber by the dreary pro- ceedings. During s consumed in debating the aAmizsibility of the question as to the ownership of the stolen money. Peix- otto read from legal authorities by the ard, Hosmer reSJ)Onded in kind, the gudge took a hand and finally witness was permitted to swear that it was the city’s money. That was only one instance. Every question asked Mon- tanya was objected to; Piexotto seem- ed to have an abiding fear that the proper foundation for his testimony would not be laid, and seemed to mind not in the least when his objectlons were overruled. When one was sus- tained he brightened perceptibly and returned to the asaaul}: with renewed the afternoon session jusi vigor. %he net result of the day was that De la Montanya told héw he had first discovered that one of the sacks in the vault supposed to contain $:000 in gold only had in silver. He called Wid- ber’s attention to it, and after several days’ delay the Treasurer gave him a check for the $5000. Other sacks were afterward discovered to have been tampered with in a_similar manner, and eventually Wiuber confessed to him that he was a defaulter to the ex- tent of about $76,000. At the present rate of progress the trial will last a week or ten days and cost the city a tidy sum. And all be- cause the defaulter has concluded not to stand by his flrs; conltessrilox‘:éallafity to attempt to escape by a technl & Let vau bow to the majesty of the O L s 5 B B SR SR ER SR 0 S 0 SR SR S S SR PSP USRSV SR S +