The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 1, 1898, Page 4

4 THE SAN. FRANCISCO CALL., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1898. SAMPSON SCORES SHAFTE R IN HIS LATEST REPORT Declares That the General Wanted the Navy to Dangero Do the Most us Work. Later, When the Fire o f the Fleet Caused the Surrender of Santiago, Shafter Claimed All the Credit. Special Dispat: WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.—The Navy Department to-day made public a re- port from Admiral Sumpsx{n. cm:ermg the operations of the United States blockading fleet off Santiago. He says that the bombardment of Santiago on July 2 served no particular end, because Shafter's attack had been postponed. He quotes dispatches from himself to | Shafter stating that it is impossible to force an entrance to the harbor until the mines had been removed and that work could be accomplished only after | the troops had taken the forts. Shafter | replied that he could not tell when he could take the batteries. If they were as difficult as those against which he was pitted, it would take some time and | a great loss of life. Said Shafter: a loss to see why the navy iy e Dsl'.v‘r a destructive fi: npot work U cannot W erday well as the ar over 500 men My loss ¥ ; y all me: elp up hr»a on heights until demolished. 1 expect, owever, with time and sufficient men, 1o capture the forts along the bay. An hour Jater on the same day, July to immediately force the harbor trance so as to avoid future 1o his men ready very heavy. “You can operate with less loss than I can.” 2 In reply on the 'same day Admiral Sampson pointed out that the channel of the harbor was well strewn with mines, which would certainly result in the sinking of one or more of his ships if he attempted to enter the harbor and that by sinking them the harbor would be biocked against the entrance of the others. He had hoped that Shaf- ter would take the batteries from the rear, so that he might drag for the tor- pedoes, but it was Shafter's earnest de- gire that he should force the entrance. He would prepare to undertake it, think- ing, however, that the position of both army, and navy would be made more difficult if they failed in the attempt. He promised to use mines at Guantan- amo and to countermine those at Santi- ago which would consume considerakle time. Said Sampson: “It is not so much the loss of men as the loss of ships which has until now deterred me from making a direct attack upon the ships within the port.” Admiral Sampson says that after the destruction of Admiral Cervera’s fleet Shafter renewed the request that he should force the entrance to the, har- bor, and it was arranged between them that the outside forts should be taken by marines and Cubans after the fleet had shelled them. Then the harbor was to be forced by the fleet. Admiral Samp- son says he does not know w plan was abandoned and still believes time and many lives might have been saved had it been carried out. Samp- son continues: | 1 have been surprised to see published | in the papers any statement of refusnal on my part to endeavor to force my wa, into the harbor and cannot understand— in case the newspaper reports be a iruth- ful statement of what was sent by ht General Shafter sending any report of this kind. I here, moreover, would animad- vert upon the apparently extraordinary openness with which every detafl of hope, effort or suggestion on the part of the army has been puplished. The unwisdom of such procedure is too manifest for dis- cussion. The navy has been placed in such an invidious and false position be- fore the country through the very unwise publication of General Shafter's tele- grams that I think this matter should in some way be made clear to the public. On July 14 Admiral Sampson sent the following to Secretary Long: July M4, 1888—Published telegrams of General Shafter, Herald of July 6, reflect on the navy. I wish the department and the President to understand that the first | requisite to opening harbor of Santiago de Cuba is the occupation of forts and intr:nchments at its emtrance, guarding mine flelds, and that the general has never made a move to do this, although before his army landed he stated that such was the primary object of his op- erations. If the general chooses to ignore the sea approaches and to attack Santi- ago to the east and north that is his af- fair, but it should be clearly understood that this attack does not influence the situation at the harbor entrance, from which his left flank is distant not less than four miles. I have. been ready at any time during the last three weeks to silence works, to clear éntrance of mines and to enter harbor whenever the army ‘will do the part which the proper conduct of war assigns to it. To throw my ahlgs to certain destruction upon the mine flelds ‘would be suicidal folly, and I have not the force to form landing party strong enough to tnsure the capture of the forts. No disagreements mentioned by the paper have been brought to my notice by Gen- eral Shafter. Admiral Sampson gives a number of dispatches saying - he was asked to participate in the terms of surrender and tried to find out when he would send a representative; but owing to one or two delays no time was fixed. Samp- son comments as follows: The foregoing shows cléarly the most absolute joint action, ané* I took it for granted that we should be joint signa- tories of any capitulations, as is custom- ary in all services in such circumstarices. Captafn Chadwick arrived at the front at the earliest hour possible for him to do.so and informed General Shafter of Loy ex ectancy in the matter; but ener: Ehafter peremptorily retused. The con- vention had already been signed, and he stated as one reason that nothing had been sald of the army 'in my repart of the fleet action of July There would hive been as much reason for mentidning the navy in the report of the land aection of July 1, when assailt was made by. our army on the Spanish lines. No méntion was made of the shipping on the ca - tions, and Captain Chadwick -informed General Shafter that all Spanish ships would be regarded by us ds property to be Shafter again appealed to Sampson | en- this | ch to The Call. jturned over to the navy. He said he would refer such matters o the Secretary of War, but that, of course, had no bear- { Ing upon what I considered my duty in | the matter, particularly in view of our late_experience of Spanish perfidy in re- gard to the injury of ships, which, in my opinion, made” it necessary to look after their safety at once. I thus, after the | hauling down of the Spanish flag, sent prize crews on board the gunboat Alva- | thé harbor. An officer of the army was found on board the Alvarado, who stated | he had been sent to take charge of her, whereupon I addressed the following let- ter to General Shafter: UNITED STATES FLAGSHIP NEW YORK, July 17, 1898.—Sir: Upon sending in an officer to take charge of the captured Spanish gun- boat, the Alvarado, it was found that ome of your officers was on board, evidently - with ihe expectation of taking hér in charge. It should hardly be necessary to remind you that in all joint operations of. the character of those which have resulted in the fall of Santiago, all flualln’ material Is turned over to the navy, orts, etc., go to the army. I have been | Iylng ‘within 500 yards of the Morro, from | which the Spanish flag was hauled down at § o'clock, and upon which the United States flag has not (9 p. m.) been hoisted. Although my. forces have frequently engaged the, forts | and_yours "have'mot exchanged & shot with | them, I await the arrival of a detachment of | your troops to take possession, as they must | eventually oeccupy them. I expect the same | consideration. I 'request that you will relieve Lieutenant Caruthers of the duty given him, as 1 have directed Lieutenant Marble to as- | sume command of the Alv . Vi - rs: | specttully, ete. s e After quoting some further corre- Spondence on the matter in which Sampson claims the prizes, he refers to the expulsion of Lieutenant Doyle from captured vessels and the failure of | Shafter to invite any of the squadron officers to be present at the surrender, and adds: ; | . This, of course, may have been a mere oversight; but it is to be regrette that any such thing took place.g e}'l“ag | the navy been Wwithdrawn after the | action of the 3d, af; Opprations weré to s u?plnz referred and our army beco ter which all the fleet's aid the army, all the :;!)ev:'};)u]# )'m\'o escaped e besieged inste: of the besiegers, as, of (‘uursee.g(!gemfisl;:: Mercedes and the gunboat Alvarado would have been free to destroy or drive off the transport fleet. I do not think tue commanding general appreciates how nec. essary a part of our forces were to the reduction of Santiago and the surrender of its garrison, in any case independently (‘1‘;523;‘1‘13?[ of our{she}ll. which latter was edly one of the of the surrender at this nxr;:‘éndpn] e Shafter's rejoinder came on Au; 3. He/declined to acknowledge g?)?; | rights ‘clailmed by Admiral Sampson | and stated that as the terms of sur- render were only signed by the com- mission appointed by him and not by himself nor General Toral he should protest: against Admiral signing them. Sampson eites a number | of telegrams to show that Shafter had the assistance of the fleet in bringing about the surrender, | |FIFTY VESSELS LOST ALONG LONG ISLAND | NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—The storm of Saturday night and Sunday has liter- | ally strewn the Long Island coast with wreckage. Altogether about fifty ves- | sels, not counting small yachts ana scows, were wrecked or rendered use- less, and.the numerous harbors where | Vessels sought shelter from the fury of | the storm are filled with wreckage of | all kinds. | The damage in Green Point harbor and vicinity was estimated to be over $25,000. - The small steamer Niantic is reported ashore near Montauk. It was reported to-day that there is a three-masted schooner - ashore near I“ndlng River, fourteen miles east of iPnr!: Jefferson. It is impossible to |learn anything about her, as communi- | g;xftlon Wwith Wading River had been cut | . No word has yet been received fro the steamship Pentagoet of the Ma;\!} | hattan Company’s lines, which left this port on Thursday last for Bangor, where she was due early Monday. The secretary of the company said to-day that there was a possibility that the ship had been taken out to sea when the storm of Saturday night was en- countered and that she would turn up all right. The Pentagoet was an old boat, having been built at Philadelphia in 1864 for George H. Kimball of Cleve- land, Ohio, but for many years has been in the ocean coast trading. She carried no passengers when she left this port. Her crew numbered seventeen men, MUNICIPAL LEAGUE MEETS AT INDIANAPOLIS Secretary Woodruff Outlines the Re- forms Which Should Be H Striven For. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 30.—The sixth conference of the Municipal League began this afternoon in the assembly rooms of the Commercial Club. This is the most important meeting of the league since the organization has been formed. Its purpose is to discuss what it regards as the first essential of general municipal reform—an ideal or model - ,er’;xrx‘nehtu = system of gov- e secretary, Clinton Rogers of Philadelphia, read his samua) roDore: the subject of which was “The Advanes Movement for Municipal Reform.’” said in part: “Certain definite ends are to be s where they. do not already prevall: 1 & wmaro” separ, ‘tion_of local from State and national 0o r"du )llo“ g‘o] o elections. 3 e al the strai, A the officlal ballot e oty of th husetis system. 4. The rescue-of the cléction’ machinery" from- tife ‘hands of the corrupt and inefficlent by the electin of honest and competent men to be election, of ficers, [oJOJOJOROXO) @@@@@é@@@@ CO? [OJOXO Salyvador, to be conducted.under.a The Federal organizers to-day {0 JOTOIOJOLOTOTOYOOTOTOROY O KPOEEPOOROQRDE0D LLAPSE OF CENTRAL AMERICAN COALITION MANAGUA, Nicaragua (via Galveston), Nov. 30.—The attempt to effect a coalition between the States of Nicaragua, Honduras and as tre United States of Central America, has failed completely. solved, the three States resuming respectively absolute sovereignty. The collapse is'due to the failure of the troops of Honduras, acting in behalf of the Flederal organizers, to suppress the outbreak in Sai- vador against the proppsed federation and to force Salvador into the union. The prospects are peaceful. PEEEOE00060600066 6 common administration and known formally ‘declared the union dis- 2000000000000000 b dololofelofofolelololofofof o ooy rado and to the five merchant steamers in | Sampson’s, I\ I | | I \ AS DOLL E. BE. I f '{ THE DEAD DAGGETT TRAIN-ROBBER, WHO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AM OF PERRIS. DEAD QUTLAW - HER HUSBAND Woman Identifies Slain Train-Robber. DAGGETT MYSTERY CLEARED | DECEASED WAS A BARBER OF PERRIS. Mrs. Doll E. Beam Proves to Officials That She Was Widowed by the Shotgun Messenger’s Deadly Aim. Special Dispatch to The Call SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 30.—The dead Daggett. train robber, thought for the time to-have been Ignatius Eisler, has now been positively identified as Doll E. Beam of Perris by a woman who claims to be his widow. She tells the following story: “Ten years ago I was married to Beam and Fhave three children. Beam CABINET MEMBERS WANT TO RETIRE Secretaries Long and Bliss May Resign. WHITELAW REID AND 8. G. HIL- BORN AS SUCCESSORS. The California Representative Thor- oughly Qualified to Guide the Destinies of the Navy Department. Spectal Dispatch. to The Call. CHICAGO, Nov. 30.—A Washington special to the Evening Journal says: Secretary John D. Long of the Navy | and Secretary Cornelius N. Bliss of the Interior have expressed a desire to re- tire from official life as soon as they can do so without causing embarrass- ment to the President. They are said to be thoroughly in ac- AGUINALDO’S MADRID, Nov. 30.—The 8 8 8 8 8 3 8 ] 8 i s stated that Aguinaldo, the ] Ed &8 TO RELEASE FRIARS important dispatch from the Philippines in which it is $1,500,000 for the release of the imprisoned friars. ERE AR R R R R SRR R R R R R ] EE SRR RR R AR AR R AR AR AARAR AR EL T EEN PRICE Government has received an insurgent leader, demands RRUURUNUVRRUNRK was a barber by trade, but recently has been a tin horn gambler. In Au- gust my husband and a man named Nunan left Perris, where we were liv- ing, with two mules and a buckboard and thirty days’ provisions, but no money. Before Beam left Perris he came to see the children, I having re- fused to live with him some time pre- viously. He told them he wouldn't come home until Christmas, when he would bring them many presents. Some one in the room remarked that money was scarce. Beam replied that there was plenty of money in the world and he intended to have his share by fair means or foul. This was the last I saw of him. “A few days after the holdup my at- tention was called to the description of the dead robber in the papers. Several others said it was a good description of Beam, so I wrote to Sheriff Holcomb for a photograph. On receiving it I could not swear it was that of my hus- band because the deceased wore a full beard. 1 wrote again to the Sheriff, describing several marks on my hus- band’s body, particularly a lump on the left knee. All these marks were found on the dead man, and when I received a picture of the deceased with clean shaven face I recognized it immedi- ately. After a personal examination of the body to-day 1 am positive he is the man. “I never ‘thought my husband had nerve enough to rob a train, but he was a gambler and beat me pretty often. I know the pistols found on him are not the ones he left Perris with, as I re- member one of them, particularly, Beam having used it over my head.” Deputy County Clerk Willlam Miller knew Beam at one time, and although he could not positively identify the dead outlaw he believes Beam- is_the man. In order to make identification brother of John Hancock, who has con- fessed the murder of ,two men in Ne- vada, has been summoned, but has,not yet arrived. The fact that Beam left Perris intent on robbery with a man named Nunan makes it seem possible that Nunan may be the accomplice who disappeared. Officers now have a good clew and intend to work upon it dili- gently. Petition for a Pardon. ‘ WOODLAND, Nov. 30.—A petition has been circulated and numerously signed asking the pardon of Dan Bemmerly, who 18 now_serving a long term In Folsom State Prison. Bemmerly was convicted of the murder of A. Faigle near Cache- ville.in April, 1889, a: sentenced to, twenty-five_years in prison. son of- ficlals say his conduct has at all times been exemplary. His friends are confi. dent of obtaining his pardon. —_——— ;. C. ¥. Huntington Talks About the Trade Possibilities . of the Pacific Coast _In' Next Sunday’s Call. certain, James Hancock of Perris, a | cord with the President's policy and have been throughout the war and the negotiations leading up to peace, but each has large private interests, and neither is apparently ambitious for higher political honérs. Should the resignations. be accepted Whitelaw Reid will undoubtedly succeed Mr. Bliss, while Representative Hilborn of ;Jalllitomla. will assume the naval port- olio. Mr. Hilborn is particularly fitted for the position, having made the needs of the navy the study of his lifetime. Be- cause California so stanchly supported the administration at the recent elec- tion ‘and made such great gains it is believed the President should recognize it by giving it a representative in the Cabinet in the event of a vacancy. Expansion and construction of the Nicaragua canal mean more to the Pa- cific States than to any other section, say Californians who are here, and they should be represented at the coun- cil board of the President. While the rumored changes in the Cabinet seem purely speculative as yet, the gossip seems to have high authority for its origin. Advances made on turniture and planos, with or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission." DUE TO PRIVATE INTERESTS | |SPAIN-NOW - THREATENED BY CARLISM Sagasta Admits the Danger. AUTHORITIES ARE ALARMED PLANS FOR THE UPRISING ELABORATELY DEVISED. The Pope Interested and Would Avoid Civil War by the Mar- riage of the Pretender’s Son to Princess Mary. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, Dec. 1.—The Biarritz cor- respondent of the Daily Mail says: Senor Sagasta, who has hitherto been skeptical on the point, now admits that Carlism is the greatest existing danger In Spain. The authorities are seriously alarmed at the indication of an immi- nent rising. The Carlist plans have been elaborately devised, even to the extent of appointing a Governor of Madrid. The Madrid correspondent of the Daily Malil says: Lieutenant General Correo, Minister of War, declares that the Government has 140,000 troops in readiness to take the field in the event of a Carlist rising and will soon have 200,000 available. He says, however, that he does not believe the Carlists in- tend to move. Four hundred guns, which were smuggled, have been seized in a Basque Vvillage. Don Carlos, in his forthcom- ing manifesto, will make a strong ap- peal to the army. The Carlists agree among themselves as to the ability of an immediate movement. The military element is impatient, but the civilians urge the uselessness of an attempt to rise until the Carlists are assured of the help of the army. The Rome correspondent of the Dally Mail says: The Pope has been so much impressed by the alarm expressed by the papal nuncio at Madrid at the pos- sibility of civil war that, with the con- sent of the Queen Regent, and with a | view of avoiding bloodshed, he has opened negotiations with Don Carlos, proposing that Don Jaime, the pre- tender’s son, should marry Princess Mary of Asturias. GENERAL BLANCO SAILS FROM HAVANA And 1t Is Probable That His Victary- Creating Typewriter Goes With Him. HAVANA, Nov. 30.—The Spanish mail steamer Villa Verde, with Marshal Blan- co, the former Captain General of Cuba, and his suite on board, left this port at 1 & m. to-day. The departure of Marshal Blanco was not accompanied by the pomp and cere- mony marking similar events in previous years. On returning from paying a fare- well visit to his life-long friend, Count Lambillo, at 11 o’clock last night, the for- mer Captain General found assembled at the palace Generals Castellanos, Parrado, Ruiz, Ruberter and Maroto, the civil Gov- ernor, and other military and civil of- ficials. After a long conference with his suc- cessor, General astellanos, - Marshal Blanco left the palace, accompanied by the generals mentioned, and drove to the Cabelleria_ wharf, where he was met by Admiral Manterola, the Spanish naval commander here, who placed the ad- miralty launch at his disposal. The ad- miral accompanied the marshal on board the Villa Verde. An affectionate farewell took place on the wharf between Marshal Blanco and a number of his old friends, and he warmly embraced General Ru- berter, his old companion in arms and trusted friend. Only personal friends and a few officers accompanied General Blan- co, none of the crowds usual on such oc- casions waiting to see him for the last time. A body of troops, however, to do military honors to the former Captain General was present. As soon as Marshal Blanco arrived on board the Villa Verde, the vessel weighed anchor. Sailing with Marshal Blanco are Generals Bernal and Tjeda, Colonels Cevellos, Pagliery, Tus- ser and Domenico and several other o cers of lesser rank belonging to his per- sonal staff. St TRUCKEE-TAHOE CITY LINE. Work on the Railway Will Com- mence Next Summer. CARSON, Nov. 30.—All arrangements have been completed for the building of the fifteen miles of narrow gauge rail- road to connect Truckee, on the South- ern Paclfic, with Tahoe City next summer. The material will come from a railroad that is being torn up at Glenbrook. The new road will be fitted in good shape for handling Lake Tahoe tourists. A new hotel will be constructed on the shore of the lake as soon as the snow disappears. iyl s Of Interest to the Coast. WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.—The special postal service between Hotten and Anada, Trinity County, Cal.,, will be discontinued after December 14. Pensions have been granted as follows: California: Ofl:g}nal—douenh C. Rig%, San Francisco, Increase—Francis H. Culp, Santa Monica, $4 to $6. .Oregon: Original—Elijah Martin, Mon- mouth, *$8. Increase—Charles J. Merrill, Medford, $8 to $10. ‘Washington: Original-Willlam Hasse, - Seattle, $6. Original widows, etc.—Caro- 0 line Donnell, Mission, $5. WILL WAGE © © press companies under the control © movement.” [+ © ing excessive express charges. 'WAR ON ST. LOUIS, Nov. 30.—Willlam R. Corwine of the Merchants' @ .|© © Association of New York, who is in the ¢ity attending the Mer- O © chants’ Anti-Scalping Conference, in an interview tells of the crusade Q@ |® © in New York to compel the express ©, tax imposed by the present revenue laws. 3 * “In addition to the taking of the question into the courts,” Mr. © O Corwine sald, “the assoclation proposes.- to ‘introduce a.bill in the © O Legislature this winter—and to fight it to a finish—to place ‘the -ex- Q@ ‘of . the ‘Rallroad. Commission of © © New York State and to regulate their charges. 'This fight will be 'a 'Q © very bitter one. The Merchants’ Assaciation proposes to obtain the co- '© © operation of every manufacturer and every merchant in the State of ) © New York, and, through them, to appéal to the members of the Sen- 'Q © ate and Assembly through their respectivé companiés to pay the war stamp O i o “districts to support this: ©- . (4] Efforts are being made to organize similar movements in other © O States. Mr. Corwine says that a project is being pushed rapidly by the © © organization, in the large cities of the country, to have package com- © © panies, so called, virtually take the place of the express companies. © © This is being done, he says, not for the purpose of making money, but [+] © to save it for merchants and others all over the country who are pay- © It is the purpose of these package O © companies to accept packages for shipment. These will.be packed in Q@ © large cases and sent to their destination by fast freight at about the © © same _time made by express companies and at about half the cost. o o ©000000000000000000000000000000000 Declared to Be Due to Were ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.—In a practically at a standstill, when, in The Call correspondent to-night th: that Federal Judges resident in Sa contract let. These suggestions we architect in order to satisfy the co a change in the steel structure an partment is not to blame, neither is Mittsburg. structure. 308 308 306 X6 X0F 306 306 106 10 X0F X0 306 308 308 04 X ¥ DELAY IN- WORK ON THE POSTOFFICE BUILDIN complaint that work on the San Francisco new Postoffice building ed to be completed by March 1, Chief Executive Officer Kemper said to changes in the building since the foundation was laid and the steel Chief Kemper is advised that 480,000 pounds of steel was shipped by Carnegie & Co. of Pittsburg on November 17 that by the time it reaches San Francisco the derricks and cranes will have been placed in position ready to begin work on the super- fog=$=3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3:3-F-3-F-F-3-3-F-FoF-3-F-F-F-F=F=F -3 = G tfie Changing of Plans , by Federal Judges After Steel Contracts Made. Loud's is fact, the steel work was contract- nswer to .Congressman at the delay was due to the fact n Francisco had suggested various re adopted by the supervising urt officials, thereby necessitating d steel material. He says the de- Contractor Thomas Marshall ef last, and fegegatugageTaduTatugaegateTagetos: DEEP MYSTERY SHADOWS THS GIRLS DEMISE Agnews Patient Dies on a Train. MAY HAVE BEEN MURDERED WAS GOING TO LIVE RELATIVES. WITH Asylum Authorities at a Loss to | Account for the Sudden Pass- ing of Miss Bessie Bailey. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Nov. 30.—Deep mystery surrounds the death of Bessie M. Bai- | ley, a former inmate of Agnews Asy- lum, who was found dead in a -car| berth near Elko, Nev., on November 18. | The young lady was on her way to Lafayette, Ind.,. where her uncle, M. | Timmins, was to care for her. Whether her death resulted from murder, suicide or natural causes will never be known, | because an over-zealous undertaker before a post-mortem could be held. There are all kinds of rumors afloat about_the girl’s death; and seme of them are of a sensational character. The greatest secrecy has surrounded the case, and .although, nearly two weeks has elapsed it was only to-day that news of the death leaked out. The matter and at the next meeting of the board it will be investigated. If Miss Balley spent the night at Sacramento, as rumor has it, then the mystery is deeper than ever and there may be a man in the case.. No reason | can be advanced for her death. Coro- ner Morgan of Elko says that in his | ‘private opinion” death resulted tramf | poisoning. It is not thought she would commit suicide and there was no ap- | parent cause why she should be gotten rid of. If she was poisoned she either | purchased it along the road or was | given it by some designing person. A short time ago Bessie Bailey’s un- cle was heard from and expressed a | willingness to care for her if she were | | iInmate of Agnews. filled the body with embalming fluid | asylum officials are worrying over the | sent to Lafayette, Ind. The matter was brought before the trustees and they decided to send her. The sum of. $52 .was appropriated for ral‘l\\'ay fare. The patient had also $30 of her own. The girl had been improving rap- idly for the past year and all the phy- siclans pronounced her well enough to travel alone. A, tourist ticket over the Union Pacific was purchased and the excursion manager agreed to watch out for her. On November 16 Bessie Bailey was ordered discharged from the asylum and the next morning she started East. She was in the best of health and joy- ous at the prospect of going to.her relatives. She was driven to Milpitas to catch the 6 o’clock train for Oak- land, where connection was made with the through Eastern train. Here the mystery commences. There is some doubt as to when she died.’ The information varies. One story is that she went straight through on the train and was found dead at Elko, while an- other rumor has it that she stopped over night at Sacramento. The asylum authorities say the girl was in perfect health, save a sjight cold. She had no poison, and it is not thought she would kill herself. It is not known what disposition was made of the remains, but it is supposed they | were buried in the potter’s field. Bessie Bailey has had more than her share of notoriety since she became an Last summer she figured prominently in the scandal at that institution, On the morning of June 12, Eddie Herbert, an attendant, was caught in shirt sleeves and stock- ing feet in the corridor in front of Bessie Bailey’s room. Herbert was told to report to Dr. Sponogle, but instead of doing so he mounted his wheel and rode away. Inquiry developed the fact that he had a key to the door of the corridor and she a key opening the door into the corridor. They met clandes- tinely and spent much time in one an- other's company. Bessie M. Bailey was committed to | the asylum on June 29, 1896, from Santa | Cruz. She was 18 years of age, and, as | the record states, homeless and friend- - less. Hysteria was the cause, and she wag despondent. Mrs. Oliver, a sister, | also is-an inmate of Agnews. Chairman Curnow of the Board of | Managers said this evening: “Mystery certainly surrounds Bessie Bailey’s death, and I would like to see it cleared. I do not believe she com- mitted suicide, or she would have left some trace. There is no reasop I know of why she should be made away with, | yet I cannot believe death resulted | from natural causes.” | . 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