The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 3, 1899, Page 7

: THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1899. 7 AEN AND WOMEN T INGLESIDE'S TRAGIC | REVELATIONS (F : LED T0 DISHONOR RECORD OF i THE PENITENTIARY | ... DISGRACE AND DEATH. | = ng the a na death | ¢ N ¥ X = - yeers at San Quentin. fire me on Taylor street @000 S GOTITEL & HEDLIO FOTRFOLODEN & O GOLION & TSSO LOVBV o000 obgeven o oo neno® | Claus Tsakson furnished an example | s vas cat ”;r‘m:\d ¥ When s 4 " " similar tc that of Bergmann. Isakson g ’ Neall needs 10| public notice, but in what follows some- | have their “boy plungers,” and Edward| Few. perhaps, have forgotten the storY | wag tne secretary of T ot Rollie to do when she T pros- | Bl o e emormity of the evll may be| Lydon was one of them. He is now an|of Jennie Zwaid, the little woman Who [yrils" He was caught in the net of t nored by success he | TANE OF O8O O (Ustice of police com- | unconvicted embezzler, whose mother | led a double life until the climax came in | poimakers, robbed his employers of $4000 L SLP LSO HROLL Ingleside. He robbed his employer ot is now a convict, gerv- $00 and fs now serving a term of three z ars at San Q cisco are reap- | Dunning dissipated his ear contributions of m! | bookmakers and then disgrace a closed the scene on two home he fall of Captain John Ne: comment. With a futu pect and a past he ga up every g, aba tress am The g " deser frot e United | ment will be tified. In passing, Chris | bought his freedom and permitted him to | disgrace. She was a bookkeeper in 2| .13 fleq from the State. He has never ¥ ' JJeserted from the United| Becker, the forger, needs hardly more | become what he is, a shameless tout,| downtown mercantile firm. She became | peen captured S b ihat u than a mention. He is by instinct and | whose means of existence had best not be | Infatuated with a racehorse tout, and | “\yomen as well as men have been|shal Towe ity that law must | all he has a few pool course education a criminal. It is natural that|discussed. Lydon was a tonfldential clerk | through him began to bet on the races.| .ought in the trap that the race course | enjoy 3 s he should be one of the most notorious | in the service of N. K. Masten, financial | She made her tout her betting commis- | managers have been permitted to Ret in| womeh And for 3 of the wome who may s 1 of b he | Borse gamblers known to the turf. agent of the Southern Pacific Company. | sioner, and the firm for which she worked | the city. Hundreds of women are dally | be see 5 the e hored offic ng ago two boys, Henry Walker | The young fellow was implicitly trusted. | was robbed of several thousand dollars, | iy, attendance Ingl racing | Ingle & : n embezzl s Dunn. into a room in a | He kept the trust reposed in him until he | Which went into the coffers of the baok- | course. Many of them gamble heavily | Pe e - a treet lodging house and stole a turned to the racecourse. make and the ord of of m tell .d i Peter McGlade add he terribl Until the s r $3. That theft| He became a thief, and on December §,| The cases of John Dougherty and Ber- | pathetic story of the source of their | race course and thetr. conclusion at the was arrested at Ingleside track by | nard Ward are still occupying the atten- | money. Mrs. Elizabeth Shields, who is | Morgue is that of William J. Lyons, who Eiees Mito i dowsn hoiwas ctives Gibson and Wren. The charge | tion of the police and the courts. Thess ' now an inmate of the County Jail, is one | was employed as a trusted bookkeeper by 5 e e e o a | the Pacific Gas Company. Lyons was led ‘Q*WWQWWMW° ¥ G * @ | cradually into the game that thrives at ¢ | Ingleside. He won and then lost. He which they sold nted their interest in the gambling | 1 e local race course, as thousands | De b © | robbed his employers to recover his losses. | & 4 | He lost again and stole more. ¥ hefts 5 - 3 & | became so great that he was forced to sour ast m ® falsify his books. Having falsified his el e e was forced to destroy them, X ir ¥ th \‘, speration he set fire to safe. | 4 | He was betw 0 and $5000 short in 2 © | his cash. Detection was certain and he & 4 | fled from the c The next d: he was : & ad, wfh aibulle( in 5 4 ound twenty- & p s pool tickets in one of pocke 3 ns had played the races a finish. ® b ¢ Oscar Anderson ort ) @ C les Nelson of $30 a : ¢ | month ago ar ppeared. The book- @ | makers have the money. . - @ @ . - . & - . MRS KATE S MALCOMSON . & . Jor~ P e DousHERTY. 4 CAGN = & Lo . v s L 4 . rack lost a patron and a vic- $ low who held p bookkeeper for the . chandlers, is ! owes the tragedy o He * d to gamble on > m his employe now serv- . term of impri of three > + > . B . > . course never showed itself i eder for the peni- the cases of Dr. Starke, W. who were all mone arks of 0 The the track e with their o Ofs sauil terfeit money. ederal detec- laced on the bars. ather R S e e R o R S SR SRR infrequent incident that me of thieves and not an be P lliams, who is ser . g is an exam- + He [ & S 4 ) § ten gal ? © | rascal who forged the name of * 4 | Stanford. ® e! J. ann is one of the most re- : ‘ ose crime has been discov- i surer of a local frater- b4 b 4 that capacity had * 4 | charge of a great deal of money. He > & | thougnt that he could play against the - g . s and he tried. He lost, stole g Pe n from the society 3 4 placed the mony with He b ¢ caught, tried, conv sen- < erve a term of five years at (4 T the * & | John W. Jordan, formerly a in % | the postoffice, robbed the mails to play PP DD LU SO SO SO SR I D D S S SO Sy S S5 S5 SRS S P WU W WA WU S S S IO S S W PR 6 o6 o @ | the races. The game was with him as it ADRBTRATES 2 i ©+4+24048® | been for so many. He lost and was ‘SOME OF THE VICTIMS OF THE RACE TRACKS . cks on al grocers. overed. He w cted and is now at San Quentin for & rs. another victim. o had served with | upon thousands represented the nterest, was embezzlement, the amount 3$300).| men are accused of robbing the Marine of the unfortunate vietims of the book- When the of Widber or Figel. The boys were caught | Lydon was arrested in the very act of | Fire Insurance Company and the accusa- | makers. She learned the desperate game | term of two st ticket he | and arrested. They admitted their guilt | betting on a race. He was arraigned in | tion has timely interest from the fact| gradually. She began with small bets,| M. E ape the conse- | and declared they had lost all their money | the Police Court, but the charge was dis- | that both men played the local races | thén increased her wagers until all she| Jam s caught and | on the races. The reward of their theft. missed when his mother made good the | heavily pos was hazarded. Then she lost| The v as it was, seemed to them sufficient | amount of his defalcation. The dramatic close to the career of A.|and to obtain more money with which to | tragedy of life in many phases. The peo- them a new start in the evil game | The course of Robert Heaney was|J. Bergmann as a plunger at Ingleside | gamble she set fire to her home. _She|ple of San Francisco are paying dearly led big and little men in this city | shorter. It required only two months for | perhaps has been forgotten. In the dark | pleaded guilty to a chargd of arson. Her | for the luxury of the racecourse. .The to ruin. The theft of a coat meant dis- the bookmakers of the racecourse at|record of crime that the local racetrack | alleged accomplice is Henry Beacom, who | names that have been given do not by grace to a family and destruction to the | Ingleside to make a thief of him. He was has given to San Francisco such affairs|is still held to answer. means complete the roll. They serve future of two boys. °* employed by Willlam F. Roberts as a col- | are numerous enough to be forgotten Mrs. Kate Malcomson is another wo- types for the 300 that have come & municipal offic from the city to e s of a crime. He w g trial for f Ingleside has weighte1 the records of | urts with their most pitiabte ominence and men of ew of the world are brand of shame and a long on with the 4 amped with the guilt bec ce course s a local | The horse gamblers like nothing better lector. Heaney collected $500 one day, quick Bergmann was bookKeeper for | man who was blinded by the bookmakers | ¥ of the police and the hat fore will not or dare | than an opportunity to clothe thelr game | tried his luck on the horses and lost. He | the California Ink Company. He thought | until all her money was gone and she re-| 500 that have their secret of shame hid- as escaped | with an atmosphere of the unusual. They | fied to escape arrest and punishment. | he was a match for the bookmakers at | sorted to the commission of a crime to joemn the safes of private detectives. MERCHANTS TO REPORT Diiied Sepheating he. e er from ihe cants must be between the ages of 2 ana HAS FOUND THE AUTHOR. 15, and legal residents of the Pacifie ; | nephew, and George C. Hall and Carri : ; SOUSA AND HIS BAND. Ce%fi;legn § Coppes (_R”l] gl cormiel TO REFAIR BUSH STREET bs s letting in the tide water. The gpening Concert Will Be Given at the | —————————— " | Grand Jury Takes Up the Old Fight g"aft» LU O s (form 1057) can | James E. Slinkey Discovers the Wo« TO THE SUPERVISORS piace nas been pronounced a menace 10| “F< )t robra Theater To-Night. | ENGAGEMENT IS ANNOUNCED. of the Property-Owners. B TS b st Boded. S0 3 poti:| man Who Wrote the Anony- office. i mous Letter. . | James E. Slinke¥ yesterday notified Cor- HOBBED BY HIS FBIEND. | . 750" \pat he had dtscovered the ithor of the anonymous letter written several weeks ago accusing Slinkey of having murdered his wife. e of Mr. Slinkey committed suf- = DB e e | SOl 1 ncert band will open | de The Grand Jury devoted much of its S 11l be corrected in a scientific man- | Sousa’s famous co : | James Newlands Jr. and Mrs. A. S. 8 Gre y_de 2 \ RY-STREET | ner. | at the Alhambra Theater to-night, and | k | time yesterday to the consideration of the INVESTIHaTaG £ " There is still_trouble over the finances music-lovers are promised another rare Hollister to Be Married, condition of Bush street. During the ad- | | i ol R ; e alway: | Mrs. A. 8. Hollister of this city publicly | ministration of Mayor Ellert the ral z g ELECTRIC FRANCHISE. of the Street Department. The Auditor | treat. His concerts have always been dis ay A ohd the Supervisors are at variance, and | tinguished for their cheerfulness and | announced her engagement yesterday to | which were the property of the Sutter John L. Baumgardener a Victim of 7 théir giftertnces can hardly e reconetled. | iR N m the moment Sousa takes up | James Newlanls Jr.. nephew of Con- | Street Rallway Company, were removed. Misplaced Confidence. Troubles of Superintendent of Streets The former. under the avice of M mu- | his baton the programme moves along | Eressman Francls Newlands of Nevada. | This left the street in worse condition| John L. Baumgardener, 12 Mason s * ? 6] o | Although the engagement of the couple than it was o s where the rails | syore to a complaint in Judge Grak 2 = ary Dills, although the Supervisors have | with a dash and whirl that is infectious a 5 | s 3 swore to a complain rak 3 lito House o s street Fragley—Nuisance at Foot of ALY lded fo transfer money to the street | and puts every one in sympathy with the | has existed for several months past. they | had been removed it left deep ruts. | court vesterday for the arrest of “John | jast January by hanging herself. After Fillmore Street Abated. fund. This, the Auditor is advised, is fl- | (oooaion’ There are no depressing waits | Kept it a secret until the approach of the | A committee of the Grand Jury s Doe” on a charge of grand larceny. the body had been buried Dr. Hill re- legal. hebce b e} has taken. The | 00CGROR T ime Is lost in giving | weading, which has been et for next|(he Street Committce during the after-| “Wednesday night he met a man on Ma- | ceived = letter Intimating that the woman e eos nance Committee has taken a hand in jons: every moment is em- | Wednesday at the home of the bride. noon asked that the desired relief be | he recog- | had bee s A g 3 the matter and has advised Superintend- | parting instructions; every mom m & & T H t d A ha een murdered. Acting on this, the T cation of the Market Street | the MAtiel agt A fidst conduct his of- | ployed in playing something for the pleas- | Mrs. Hollister is the daushrer of James | granted Ly the v, Chairman Algel. : The ‘man | hody wis exkisaed B the corner, and Ra > for permission to run | fice on $21,000 In March. On this he can | yre of the audience. B. Stevens, assistant ;:m:‘_i ?lfi(e; Ap- fx?ns; LI e T > did not disa e idea and they after a careful investigation it was, found ¢ Geary strcet and | employ no extra men, but It will square | “pooing and afterncon performances | Pralser for this port. She Is well KRown | {O0€ 2 03, : 7 by at Baumgarden- t ihe allibkHoN Matt 1 Ihe Iottat wad in social circles and her engageme: faise. Dr. Hill told Mr. Slirkey that if comes in the nature of a sulprise to her aise. Dr. Hill told Mr. Slirkey that if hs could find the author of the letter an ar- thneflr; and permit him the full aliow- | will e given both to-morrow and Sun- | dollar limit was again the subject | day. The soloists with the band are er's expense. The! went to Baum- rdener’s room, ¥ e y was not acted u fter. ® € rittee of the Supe T 5 d Dorothy | many friends. £ 1 v 1d £ v scussion before the Street Committee | Maud Reese Davis, soprano, an orothy | PR it ge i rest would foilow. day. Before the mat S ey, "The discussion was precipi- | Hoyle, violiniste. | "Mr. Newlands is the son of James New- | to nave tir sl SRR R T SR communication was received | tated by the request of the Federation ul‘ —_————————— "m.‘idstgr;e:x’g:l?' %:enum%?gr nl;;:\:u;*ul\;ill the company responsi- > R KEw {2 powder in 3 | ing quietly on the case and \_eswrdlfly 2’ . s v @ | en B g B - s o } vanted aim to Dr. Hill sc ¢ - Merchants' Association asking | Missioh }f“nflr-;)‘ge:z;flugfrlxa;&:fefl?},‘ Samuel Hendy’s Will Filed. managed the land transactions of {he Lt oS T B R T L B n deferred. The officers of | levy 07 SIRORC 8 GiStrict. ‘The Supervis-| The will of the late Samuel Hendy, | Sharon estate at Burlingame and otner SH e ocd B ot N i e Siation Apociie S0 e the | (70 held that they would have to break | prother of the late Joshua Hendy, who | Places for some timg pas morning = had he name of the author, who is 3 woman, which has created so % the pledges made at the last clection 1| qieq January 13 at Montezuma, Mexico., e with ¥ bele m. which fio had | to Dr. Hill, and ‘the latter wrote (h L then peport e ey Al o i ity wonld be marerial- | was filed for probate yesterday. The tes-| “How to Succeed in Lite,” by the taken fro: e coul cquesting et to call at the Cor. 4 ‘ Fay ¥ “bencfited by the expenditure of this | tator bequeaths his estate, valued at| great showman Barnum, from a rs- Fostotes does not comply with the dactor's he engineer representing the Fair es- | 1¥ BERCUCE ol 10 make habitable a large | 320,000, as follows: A piece of real estate | ? T i ; b does not oumaRly I an out Toc ot in Sonoma County to his widow, Frances | cently discovered manuscript, in next You ean get a good piane to-day for | her nrrest. Dr. Hill and Mr. Stinkey both tate .appeared before the committee re- | TONSH: ®omy Tgypervisors have on file suf- iing the nuisance maintained by the flcs!tel;'kl requests for improvements to ab- | A. Hendy&:‘u “‘é’;!,‘ and_Mildred Green' X Sunday’s Call. estate at the foot of Filimore street. He ' gorb nearly $,000,000. grandchil orge W. Hendy, 1 $75 at Mauvais’, 769 Markel street. ed to give the name of the woman.