The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 22, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 189S. BLUNDERS OF THE ARMY AMERICAN SPIES SENT TO SPAIN Some Secret History Revealing Speaks Bitterly of the Wretched Heroes Hitherto Name- Treatment Accorded the less. . 21.—The official | He s GLORIES OF TH Armies in ays that the force of Dewey’'s ves-| YWASHINGTON, Dec. 21.— General | 1 manding officers of | $°Is; leaving out the transports, amoUnted | Nelson A. Miles, commanding _the | the war have been | ré) 1750 men and an United States army, and General Wes- | compi by the Navy | velocity of seventeen miles. Ags ley Merritt, commander of the Amer- ating of events | the_power of his only five the throw throw s of the light; war gured in official re- public the n many minor re- on interest- 108t in the ican forces at the capture of Manila, were the principal figures before the War Investigating Commission to-day. General Miles responded to the sum- mons of the commission only after days of consideration. His exami- was 10,111 tons, 1 (very short of maximum spe miral describes i rible effect of the the nish_ ves Americans fired mc 2 t rapidly. There came in the brief record of the |upon us numerous projectile a8 n,l.»‘m‘n:.]- | nation ‘was comparatively Brist and not of the al war building | Spuisers at the end of the fine devolod | censational. He spoke with some bit- wn hero is brought to light | Cristina, my flagship.. A short time after | terness as to the “embalmed beef” and erso gn H. H. Ward, | the action commenced one shell exploded | the canned beef supplied the army in wh ning of the war was | I the forecastle and put out of Action| . field. This he characterized as an on duty in the Navigation Bureau, e i experiment for which ‘“some one in v Whittlesey | “Meaniime another shell exploded in the Washington was responsible. He said s of assistant to the | forstop, setiing e to Ab i emplecely | that the landing facllities of the Santi- He volunteered | the steering gear. Another gestroved the | ago expedition were inadequate, and r s ¥ and his exploits, | mizzen, bringing down my flag and en- | that the men were short of rations and about which nothing has been said in | Sign; another shell exploded on the PP | megicines and might have been better the past, may well be placed on record | he)\ sxpioded. in ¢ cers’ cabin, cov- | protected from exposure to fever con- beside those of Lieutenant Rowan in | ering the hospital “‘ull.hlm\flv :4‘ d de- tagion. Ric hin a week after the declar- | | nsign Ward distin- 1d went straight into enemy’s country, mak- Cadiz, the prin- | that he regarded the Philippine expe- dition as a decided success and would conduct it on the same lines if he had it to do over. He spoke in high terms of the troops under him and said his munition room 1 had to flood the magaz rtridges began to explode. One large shell penetrated the fireroom, putting out of action one master gunner and twelve men serving the guns. An- when® the station, and in- | other rendered useless the starboard bow | 4 ;v was well supplied with medicines N Don ont here of | 8un, and while the increased astern | &Y Wi 3 partment her another fire started forward from anoth. : s AT th of the Spanish |shell. The broadside guns continued fir- Are you willing to be sworn?” Gen- their movements, | Ing until there were only one gun and |eral Miie sked. s the West Indies and | ON¢ Seaman remaining unhurt for serv- 1 think, the reply, “that I can Srhaae ng on i n& ; ay what 1 have to say without being & that was going on{ “he ehip being out of control, the hull, | sworn,” to the American | smokepipd and the mast riddled with ' s & o i - ent fatofthe \1r\“k men confused with the cries of the | General ‘Miles was fortified \\vuh' a this time | wounded, half of the crew out of action, large package of papers and had his arrested ng whom were seven officers, I gave | own stenographer. He gave his evi- S i raned | the order to sink and abandon the ship | dence In a clear, unhesitating way and A the magaz hould explode.” went into detai arding both the th thelbth hips, and Admiral | Hl€ cpened by describing the railroad MOn O i count with this | confusion in getting the war munitions Statement: to Tampa, pointed out the lack of Gov- The inefficiency of Is which | ernment storehouse facilities there and composed my little sq k of | said that the cars at one time were held t under the impressic all Slasses of the wersonnel, especially||iback ‘ad ifar asiColumbia,§s. iC. S Fle W as ‘engaged in Installe T e bt the e atannt’ e, | 5aid that when the troops were loaded - C0BSt Blsnals onithe » scarcity of rapid fire can-|it Was found impossible to put more F ast strong crews of the enemy and | than 15,000 men aboard, and they were rfected character of the ater | equipped as well as possible under the as in Porto Rico. E on- t of our vesse ) | circumstanc Buck her attache of the ke much m s | “It was most fortunate,’ he 1, was on the shores *h we made country and t9 | “that the transports had good weather. g ok e Of the horrors of | 1f they had encountered a severe storm i e et 1{" Athithe searats Y of life or the suffering, at least, . PSR S be R d0k the superior emy | must have been fearful. As it was, o n death a buld | with fair weather, the men below, . id | a loss of all our ships, crowded in with the mules and sup- At informed including_tY of the a al, | plies, could get on deck, which would < yements; xesotiroes and i amionnisd SIEORS SSLE i ERKHIED B Uy H VERNE i D o hTe e B e | P panish naval® forces SRR . | “The commissary s s taken, he said, throt ents, and it is now pparently the first suggestion of the | o€ TOMIISSATY stores Wien, e Said, wn t was thus inform- nization of the flying squadron, i He had left the load- cisions had to be eport was true utiona and to keep them full. Dewey w ation of war, on Febrt with the best coal s told long before were inadequa | which was to divert Admiral Camera’s £ e nera’s | ing “except for general directions, to from his voyage to Manila, | the' commander, General Shafter. He P orm i disnateh i , just before sailing, that there found, were a number of pontoon boats being taken which wculd be utterly useless, and he himself had secured two barge ners there and had taken but the supply of such very inadequate. expedition,” he have been furnished “In my judgment, if ain was threatened the squadron of the enemy will have to re- turn.” And pened. a high_compliment to the B sul at Manila, Mr. Rawson Walle that- was exactly continued. with “should “In t nt of war with vour for three months had been dis libnthies # ahlie o ial amlor toes ! to th Spanish | the duties of United States ( for towing barges from the ships to the : s not le Asiatic | Manila and rendered great assistance. | gpo 0" \ve relied largely on the en. , d then begin offensive opera- The admiral's_estimate of the impor- | gt (e rCHI0 RSN, O Bas Ch- t he Pt Keep Olym- | tance of the Philippines Is set out in| ;artment for these. In the second ex- p irth the following telegram sent in answer | jogition to Porto Rico these were fur- or to an inquiry on the subject from the | nighed, but they arrived too late to ren- flagship had been ordered | Government: der AT United States for overhaul- | _MANILA, Aug. 20, 1898.—Secretary N : : 9 Howell, squadron, was told al waters for orders and untechnical de- vet developed, Possible rich | mana?” was asked Vv's great victory. als.” Population $25.000. Subig Bay e s o ‘ to his Goy- | harbor for conling pirposes and mil 2 eplyaheead oo soaichictomly » engs = ter deep, la SEnELd — » ¢ i 2 s | ot b St which referred to a chronic scarcity of H-tated | ¢ Manila, wi medicines, and stated that four men | bad conditions | valuable. ' Panay, Cebu, Negros ly | had just died from the lack there- e defenses, Hie Populated, most civilized and well culti-| of. There ywas at no time, said Gen- | e YaLenl by feec Ol ""mlm;r"':‘fl eral Miles, sufficient medicine for the STateRioallny in chow of troCGi arvoritreopsie He yémembereddBdeing Jonie te 2 the defense of th, »es not properly | aefens s, the repaired to the bay meet battle under less conditions. The admiral av epared his fleet for a ¥ action - and dark gr AT SHALL TOILET SE extra . 84 cuff boxes, cu e iined, $1 collar, ciff and boxes, §2 ation MEN'S FINE S8HAVING 8T8, celluloid con- cup, brush, scissors and 1 razor, _actually #2 our price, BABIES' TOILET SETS. Something very neat, made of pink or blue celluloid, 81. in the Mediter- and in the South Atlantic were in- northward so as not the famous naval bat- t wishing to draw fire upon paint- 3 having d springs on the cables. ‘‘WE CUT THE PRICES, NOT’ THE QUALITIES OR QUANTITIES."" PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED AT THE RIGHT PRICES " OWL DRUG ° CUT-RATE DRUGGISTS, 1128 Market St, Bet. Mason and Taylor, S. F. LAST DAYS AND STILL L, THE 1 A I ), T T OF THE BUGABOO TASKS OF THE WHOLE YEaR troops. gs, isn't it? But why should it be? A visit to our store M| “This was not expected,” he an- Achigntrully and economically solve it. Here aro a few hints: § | swered, in reply to a question, “because e DS. LEAT < I had cautioned General Shafter to | CELLULOID GOODS MER GOODE. keep his men out of the Spanish build- He said that before the first fleet sailed from Tampa estimates had been definitely made of the number of boats Referring to the de m of August 13, important Colon, Luzon, Panay, Cebu shington: ment's teleg islands are to Negros, 1 . Others, owing to the na- | to be furnished the transports and the ture of the inhabitants, have a small | number to be furnished by the navy to amount of civilization, want_ of cultiva- st. The most cordial assistance, he tion. They may be neglected, e e L isles of southern group. Luzon fs in au | 20d¢d, had been DICTHESCO L D includes one from United ' respects the most desirable to retain T i Willtams. o ,.,,,h”““"'} Contains most important commercial| At Santiago the supply of tentage o Temort of A iofis | ports. Manila is farthest north. ~Pro- | and food was very limited. ey s aeriet]V | duces all of the good tobacco. Friendly| “Were the medical supplies at that Civilization somewhat adva time sufficient for the needs of the com- | train for the sick in a drenching rain good for defense. with no covering over the wagons. Cebu third commercial port; a good harbor; very desirable. No | coal of good quality can be procured in| General Beaver—From what vou | the Philipine 1 Some has been | learned and observed while there, do you | mined on Cebu; English company. T trust | think there was at any time a sufficient | it may not be necessary to order me to | medical supply? Washington. Should regret very much to | ner: ~Of medical men and ma- | leave here while matters remain i 1 s- | terials ent critical _condition. DEWEY. C The witness stated that the hos- pital accommodations were only of a temporary character. He said that the | | sheiter was bad. The shelter tents did | | not shelter. Questioned as to the char- | acter of the facilities for transporting | | the wounded, he said that they were | ., |taken in wagons. General Beaver—Do you know if any | B |of the wounded were lying exposed to | | Sanborn, Vail & Co. have opened up this | week over 200 styles of celluloid albums and toilet cases. It is the only retail col- lection of celluloid toilet cases in the city containing first-class fittings. * ® | the weather? General Miles—Some were exposed in being sent down to the hospitals i OMPANY B |saw one train of wounded men driving TELEPHOKE B [along in the drenching rain with noth SOUTH 356, ¥ |ing to shelter them. He had taken | = measures personally to correct matters, and on July 12 had telegraphed for a well equipped corps of pier and bridge soldiers, etc., and had ordered certain places burned. General Miles said the transportation facilities were used to carry supplies | to some 15,000 to 20,000 refurees from § | Santiago and to about 5000 (‘,nb\an | GIVE FOR CHRISTMAS 2" UNDECIDED. AREN'T Our stock of Leather Goods @ will not be fou~d . wanting, @ and our prices lower if any- thing than other stores, We j§ make no charge for stamping names on purses, POCEET BOOES AND PUR3ES. Dainty bits for holiday giv- § ing ; everything to make up a g complete stock, Prices all along the way from 25¢ to $7.50; and a few higher ones [ if wanted, Then we have a fine line of Fancy Bric-a-Brac, Atomizers, j Soaps and PERFUMES—such makes as Reynal's, Lubin's, i Lesley's, Roger & Gallet's, Ed, ings of every character, and to keep the men away from the natives. Had | he not done as he did the army would | have been much better supplied.” | His army in Porto Rico, he said, pad | been supplied, in a way, with quarter- master and commissary stores, but not in the best way. At Porto Rico he had asked that fixed rations be sent, but instead they were sent down in bulk without invoices or bills of lading, and, in many instances, stores were spoiled in the hold and thrown away. This caused great embarrassment and los of stores and deprived the troops of food. General Miles said the scarcity of food largely caused the distress of the troops. He had advised against the shipping of beef to Porto Rico. both be- cause there was abundance of it on the * Pinaud’s, Lundborg’s and f§ | jsiand as well as because of his belief others, and at prices we think that it was defective. He character- .ust a little lower than others. 8 | ized the refrigerator beef, of which there was 327 tons sent, ag “embalmed beef,” and said the canned fresh beef. of which 198,000 pounds had been shipped there, was condemned by of- ficers whose commands used it. i e THE OWL DRUG CO.,§ 1128 MARKET STREET. 'MILES BLAMES THE WAR DEPARTMENT | Seci i sickness in the American army. | operation | been a larger American force on land E NAVY the Field. Vho fixed that beef as an army ra- tion?"” “You'll have to ask some one here in ‘Washington. You had better ask the etary of War or the commissary | general. It was sent as food. If they had not taken that they would have | had to go hungry. If they had sent| aymasters down there, as 1 asked, we could have bought food, but they did not do that.” General Mile was sent to his tense of an expe! General Miles called attention to the fact that good, beef could be bought in -Por for 6 cents a pound American and he sug- gested it might be interesting to com- pare the cost of the refrigerated beef. together with the expense of transpor- tation. He said he did not know but that the chemicals used in treating the beef were responsible for the great Re- ports which he had recelved concern- ing it were to the effect that the beef had an odor like an embalmed dead body. | ptain Howell—Were these reports ever brought to the attention of the com- | missary department? General Miles—Reports were frequently sent in to the commissary general; but | he seemed to insist that thegoeef be used. | Captain Howell—Was the matter ever | h;‘n{x\ght_ to the attention of the Secretary | o ar? suggested that the food { tested that no more | files—I requ y ¢ were issuing to the s country I would pro- | hibit > of it. I am having an in- | vesti; on of this matter. I thought you | gentlemen would get on to it. He said he had never complained to the Se ary of War as to the condi- tion of the beef, but he had asked that the supply be stopped. General Miles stated the first plans for ing the transports for Cuba were not his. The question at the out- 1l problem and the dis- h of troops, in his judgment, then sect ged on which fleet would destroy the other. If the Spanish had destroyed the United fleet the United | States would ve been blocked for a | number of ye “If we had had a force in Cuba, too, we would have lost it, as it would have been impossi said. He was opposed, also, to sending a large force to places like Havana or Matanzas because of the large per- centage of yellow fever deaths. He said the destruction of Cervera's fleet settled that problem. He wanted to vperate with a small force against the Spanish forces by harassing them during the sickly season, aiding the Cubans and not endangering the lives of his own force. vored taking Porto Rico to prevent the | Spanish using that as a base of opera- tions. General Miles gave details of the Portc Rican expedition and obstacles. Concluding with his opinion of camp sites he said the first he knew of the lection of Camp Alger, Va., the most | objectionable camp, in his mind, was when the regiments began reaching | there. As to Chickamauga he had rec- | ommended mobilizing the regiments | left, but he never anticipated 25,000 men would be sent, and when he found | the camp ov owded he had recom- mended distribution orf the forces among other localities. General Wesley R. Merritt was the first witness of the afternoon. He be- gan his testimony by a description of operati around Manila prior to its capture. Owing to the smallness of his force, he said, the army was compelled to operate along the sea front, in co- with the navy. Had there the c could have been taken from the high ground inland, but this was tactically impracticable without leav ng our base at the‘'mercy of both Span- | ards and Insurgents. The city’s de- fenses were good. The Spanish rebels had excellent arms and ammunition. The engagement lasted not over two hours. The army had both Spaniards and insurgents to contend with. “The insurgents were very anxious to take part in the attack id General Merritt, “but they were not notified when the attack would be made, as I was sure the entrance of the Filipinos into the city would mean unnecessary bloodshed and some looting.” General Merritt said the American s were not correctly stated in the reports. They were about 120 of- s and men killed and wounded. accurate account of the Spanish loss was ever obtainable. The American force, howeve captered over 13,000 stands of modern arms, and the Span- ish loss was known to be severe. 1 There was some discussion of the committee over the relative merits of | the Springfield and the modern small caliber rifles. This drew from General Merritt the statement that personally | he should prefer the Springfield with smokeless powder to the caliber of 30 or | the Mauser. As an instance of the lack of stopping power of the small- | bore rifle, he said one of the officers | OPEN EVENINGS. Beautiful | HOLIDAY | GOODS Pictures, Statuary, Vases, Ornaments, French and Dresden Cabinets, Onyx Pedestals and Tables, Lamps, Art Novelties, - Fine Crockery and Glassware S. & G.GUMP 113 Geary St. > to get it back here,” he | He also at first fa- | No | was shot through the leg in the Ma- nila fight and did not know it until the next morning. General Merritt said, in reply to ques- tions, that'the volunteers were as ef- fective and as enthusiastic as could be desired. He regarded them as very ex- cellent troops. The supplies were suf- ficient at all times, except as to ice and milk for fever patients. As to medi- cal supplies and hospital conveniences, General Merritt said he had heard no complaints. On entering the city the army took possession of all the good houses it needed and turned them over to the medical department. The sick and wounded were thus well provided for. General Merritt paid quite as high a tribute to the civilian staff officers as did General Shafter the previous day, saying: “They were good officers, Intelligent, anxious to learn and to work.” ANNEXATION A BLIW TO SUGAR INDUSTRY American Producers Protest Against the Acquisition of Tropi- cal Territory. CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—A conference be- tween the officers of the American Sugar Growers' Society and manufacturers of beet sugar machinery and representatives of the beet sugar factories now in opera- tion was held in the office of the Orange Judd Farmer, in the Marquette building. The question under consideration was the effect of the proposed annexation of sugar producing territory in the West Indles and the Philippines upon the develop- ment of American sugar producing in- terests. . The sentiment was unanimous that the acquisition of tropical sugar territory would seriously affect the development of the beet sugar industry unless some arrangements were made which would protect the domestic product against the operation of free trade in sugar from the new colonies. It was decided to make a formal protest to Congress against the sacrifice of - the interests of American farmers, labor and capual for the benefit of tropical regions. A committee was appointed to draw up a formal petition to Congress protesting against the acqui- sition of territory. LESUSIo s BRINGS SUITS FOR THE RECOVERY OF A LOAN Sacramento Attorney Institutes Pro- ceedings Involving Twenty- Five Dollars. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 21.—Albert M. Johngon, one of the best known lawyers of Sacramento, has brought suit in the Justice's Court against the law firm of Shortriuge, Beatty & Brittain of San Francisco for the recovery of §25. On Qctober 11 last Shortridge, Beatty & Brittain had a case the Supreme Court of this county. The firm was rep- resented by the second partner, Willilam A. Beatty. He desired a dismissal, and the Judge said he would grant it, pro- vided Beatty would pay the costs, | amounting to $2%. Beatty happened to | be “short” at the time, and Justice | - walted, like Patience on the monument, untll Beatty went down to Albert M. Johnson's office and borrowed the nece: sary coin. Mr. Johnson asserts that he | has made repeated demands for the re- | | turn of the loan, but they have been un- ayalling, and he now proposes to enforce collection througn the medium of the | courts. T 'SAMOAN TRIBES l MAY GO TO WAR| | Election of a King Likely to Result | | in Bloodshed on the | Islands. d | AUCKLAND, N. Z., Dec. 21.—Advices received here from Samoa under date of | Decembet 16 says there is serious | trouble in connection with the election | of a King to succeed the late Malietoa. The supporters of Mataafa have be- | come warlike, and it is reported that | | the German Consul is supporting | 1 Mataafa in spite of the agreement ar- rived at between the consuls to remain | neutral and to allow the Chicf Justice to decide upon the question of a King. The foreign residents fear there will | be an outbreak of tribal war when the Chief Justice pronounces his decision, about he end of the year, and they are | anxious for naval protection. ! e s . “Kid” Maloney Convicted. | BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 21—"Kid” Ma- loney was to-day convicted of man- slaughter for the killing of Frank McKee | last August. Maloney lived in Oakland, | and is well known to the police of the | State. |CUBANS REJOICE AT WITH- 1 | American flags should be raised until HON. ETHAN HITCHGOCK. The Present Embassador to Russia, Who Will Succeed Bliss as Secretary of the Interior. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—At to-day’s Cabinet meeting Secretary Hay ‘was the only absentee. The President stated to those members who did not accompany him on his trip that he had decided to appoint our present Em- bassador to,Russia, Hon. Ethan Hitchcock, Secretary of the Interior, to succeed Mr. Bliss, who retires from that office upon the qualification of Mr. Hitcheock, which is expected to take place some time in February next. The members who were personally acquainted with Mr. Hitchcock spoke of him in the highest terms, and all agreed that the selection was admir- able. The President at the time of the resignation of Secretary Bliss invited Senator John C. Spooner to take the seat in the Cabinet vacated by Mr. Bliss. Senator Spooner, it is said, took the matter under advisement for two or three days, but after consider- ing it notified the President that he felt obliged to decline it. Secretary Bliss, in an interview to+ day, said: “It has been understood for some time that it would be my wish to retire from public life on the conclusion of the.war. Now that the beace treaty has been signed my re- quest to be relieved will be granted, but I shall await the arrival of my successor before severing my connec- tion with the Interior Department. I have been in most hearty accord with the President in his policy through the trying days in which he sought to avoid war and while as commander in chief he was conducting the war that came -notwithstanding his effort to prevent it. I believe most thoroughly in the course he is now pursuing for maintaining the honor of the country by securing ths just results of a successful war, I shall leave my associates of the Cabinet and of the de- partment and my many friends in Washington with great regret, but pri= vate and personal reasons make my retirement a necessity.” The Senate later in the day confirmed the nomination of Mr. Hitchcock. More than a year ago he was appointed Minister to Russia, and when the rank of the position was raised to that of an Embassy he was reappointed. Mr. Hitchcock was formerly a lawyer and business man of St. Louls, and was for some time a plate-glass manufacturer. Senator Proctor, who was in St. Petersburg during the past summer, says he is very popular in the Diplomatic Corps and among the acquain- tdsnces he has made abroad. He is a close personal friend of the Presi- ent. OLD GLORY 1§ YET WAVING long conference with General Greene. The United States and Spanish Mili- (liary Commissioners will meet on Fri- ay. Effigies of General Weyler hung this afternoon in Cerro, the suburb, sur- rounded by jeering crowds, while small processions marched and counter- marched along the streets, shouting = constantly. Business is virtually sus- pended in consequence of the rejoicings over the evacuation. In some instances bands of Cubans have visited Spanish shopkeepers and compelled them to shout “Viva Cuba Libre” and to wave Cuban flags. Senora Farrez, the lady who enter- tained the Cuban generals, Sanguilly and Lacret, and other Cuban officers at a dance at her residence in Cerro last evening, sent a message to the United States Military Commissioners, sug- gesting that the Spanish soldiery might invade Cerro and raid her home. Major Harrison, though taking no account of her fears, stationed two guards in front of her residence. This evening the Cuban generals, Maya, Rodriguez, Menocal and Vidal and Julio Sanguilly, with other Cuban officers, are to be entertained at Jesus del Monte, another Havana suburb. Printed papers, insulting tc the Span- (lards and threatening to kill them + |after January 1, continue to -be circu- lated in various parts of the island. The Alcalde of Santiago de Las Vegas has seized large quantities of such clandestine prints and burned them. The Cuban patriotic committees are planning for a five days’ feast after January 1, during which all business is to be suspended. PHILADELPHIAN'S SUICIDE. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21.—Alexander W. Nutt, a resident of Philadelpbia, who came to Los Angeles on a pleasure trip, commit- ted suicide this afternoon in a small sta- Harrison Breaks Out the Colors. AN ERROR NOT CORRECTED DRAWAL OF SPANIARDS. With the New Year There Will Come a Brief Season of Feasting on the Island. Special Dispatch to The CaMl. HAVANA, Dec. 21.—It now appears that the raising of the stars and stripes over Fort Atares yesterday by Major Russell B. Harrison was a surprise to both the United States and Spanish Military Commissioners. The Ameri- can Commissioners had said that no January 1. Major Harrison did not know this, and when told to occupy the fort he promptly raised the flag. |tion at the end of the Temple-street cable Nevertheless, though it flies in fuil |T0ad by shooting himself through the head. Nutt carried out his purpose in a sight of the harbor and city, the Span- ish have not complained and it has not been ordered down. Major General Ludlow, Military Gov- ernor of Havana, arrived from the United States to-day and has had a deliberate manner. He rode to the end of the line, and as soon as the car started on the return trip he sat down on a bench in the station house, pulled off one of his gloves and shot himself through the right temple. He was about 65 years old. 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