The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 25, 1899, Page 1

Call VOLUME LXXXV—NO. .146. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1899. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AMERICANS ADVANCE ANILA, April 25.—The M yvement of the Ameri- 2 forces on Calumpit be- s morning, General i brigade crossin the River at Quingua and o down the bank the er toward Calumpit. \ insurgents were driven of from in front of the line of 1 Fifty of the enemy were killed, while the American loss one killed. r gunboats bein un- co- nd the river to on to Ma- risoners captur MURDERER TO TAKE CALUMPIT| MO0 I CAPTURED ' 3 ‘‘‘‘‘ 50 SM lTH Taken Single-Handed by 5 MADE A BR[GAD]ER Sheriff Veale of Contra |3 3 Costa County. 3 BORPEAS * Leader of the Fight-|qrprern AT ing First California Regiment OFFICER'S BRAVE ACT?E DueS at LaSt~ Goes Out Alone to Meet the Fugi- (:) ®| tive, Who Was Tramping |o 2 Toward Martinez. ’) @ e dey . Special Dispatch to The Call. : @ MARTINEZ, April 24—Without a‘: 4 | 1odged in the tanks in the County Jaii| ¥ & | here. The fellow answers the descrip- | ¥ it. Sheriff Getchell «.rfA. .(.",l It'i‘;';' \\fl’fl arrive here to-morow and take the ( 1 S ( ( M and Wheaton, N g nt, advanced and the rd to the N They had train, with carrying two s e guns and wh ich execu- alolos, s ted to destroy umpit, and w the iron y T flocking before ex- s is com- tov when an mengéd, be- en to,garrison Filipino leaders h to spin their The Amer- reat stores they have and there were of whom re- n, but who refugee iest citizens 1, of General I nd of N awton” ebraska pes the S U N WATCHES E NEW CAMPAIGN April the W, —Inform partment ral Ot bout to er important movement atures of which are vices from the is is Ma insur; about ¢ is tiof Malolos era- under General Mac- purpose pushing Malolos along at Calumpit second one is un- ton, who, with v far to the which town of he will Calumpit about ten ategists look 2 behind t the flank hich General M pted to execute at Malabon. double movement ma ter for the next few ile attention will be divided n MacA ten days’ point to alum- days, be nd Lawton” arch by Norzagay. Mac- only a short distance to s0 that his forces may be en- vith the main force of the in- vithin the next few hours. Is flat and open and rather our troops than that lying iolos. Calumpit lies on of a small stream; at its with the larger river, Rio column on has eft bar It is a substantially built 1 some 00 houses. T ance of neral Lawton by a route will be over A country tle is known he Norza- 2 town, and it is wton is about there runs all the way Calumpit. Along it are scat- I many small towns—Angat, Bus- Ba g—indi. ing that the ad- nce is through a populous country. agricultural Jocality with fruit ant mns, The War Department the military informa- s this road joins the hich MacArthu moving up alolos, It is kb ily thought, 3 that Lawton will make a junction with MacArthur before strik- ing Calumpit, so as to strike the city > rear while MacArthur is attack- z it in front. from the Philippines, though the War Department prin- from its encouraging features, t cannot be denied, aroused con- 1ble concern. Fhe victory over the os Sunday was not sufficiently ceping and decisive to arouse elation, and the gravity off the work which is mapped out for the future is admitted by the officials. The impression pre- vails that Otis must have more troops to cope successfully with the situation. Yesterday's battle at Quengua appar- own | yund | hur’s column advancing | COL. A~ & lThe Fighting ‘ Gets His Just L e S S S S . | C manding the First California Regiment, by making him brigadier gen- eral of volunteers. The Secretary of tinez. & Colonel Smith’s promotion was made in recognition of his ‘‘valiant Kennerly immediately hitched up a 2 D¢ service in the Philippines.” The War Department realizes that a great |team and drove to Black Diamond, a ¢+ SHERIFF R.R.VEALE. :“ | many, if not the majority of volunteers. in the Philippines will desire to |small town about six miles distant. and % §| come home, but hopes that general officers will elect to remain there |telephoned to Sheriff Veale, informing | ¥ © and that Brigadier General Smith will be of this number. e e el DO + | The Call correspondent to-night tried again to get a definite state- 4;\““:‘ lnbfll;uzfl3bl})(u;n[n‘::;]‘;le:;m‘::.l,‘;;‘ g‘:. vl ment from the Secretary of War as to the time the California regiment out 'to meet the stranger. Kennerly ? ) may be relieved. The Secretary said Otis had not informed him. informed Sheriff Veale that as Moore | & 2 | “All I can say is that the First California will be the first regiment |left Bay Point at about 8 o'clock this| 5 mustered out,” said he, “and it will be sent home as soon as relieved by |morning he must be almost to Mar- 3 a regular régiment and transportation facilities are provided.” | tinez. . ! | It was now getting well along to 10/ ! s 0404040464000 0—-5—00-54-0-+-04-04+-6-4-60-+0 | o’clock and Sheriff Veale started two| 11 not all been driven toward San Fer- | Saturnus got fifteen men, and on ma'“f e “,‘ZS“‘QS D r‘zmmdt“?fik | nandina trip the chief engineer changed mnow | L°°8 ¢ s et R I Celi NG LA tme Maes) nov mearie liity | ANO AEAlREIo RN CIoHA e h e tranger - At 101500 clock SheniffiVentc miles long, are, It is feared, not suffi- | , The insurgents took all the guns | took the Stockton train himself. He e e oy i 3 t i el from the ships. At present, the cap- | was armed with a Winchester repeat- ;'”:‘l‘ ‘“",",';, et o verwhelm. | tAins report, the natives at' Currimao | ing rifle of the latest pattern. Getting ) GRS 2y Ly |are armed users, Remingtons | on the train, he met a friend named | ing odds which may confront them { and bolos, 3 they will never|gamuels. Both men went into the bag. | [upon any trying cccasion. All these surrender to the Americans. I = 5 | things are not admr’¢ted at the War De- | partment, nor yet are tt denied The signal service corps of the War | Department is pushing the work pre- | liminary to laying cables. The following order was issued to- day: Second Lieutenant Walter L.} Clarke will continue on duty with the | ; Philippine cable expedition, with tem- | pe tation at New York City, until that expedition starts for Manila. 25 FILIPINOS SEIZE AMERICAN SHIPS VICTORIA, B. C., Apri —The Ma- nila Times of March 28, received per R. M. S. Empress of China, says the United States gunboat Yorktown has discovered the long missing trading | steamer San Joaquin hidden in a creek near Dugapan. She left Manila on January 10 for Cagayan and Aparri, and when she was betweeen the ports of San Fernando and Currimao the Filipino crew mutined. They murdered the Spanish captain and the chief en- gineer and took charge of the ship, the | mates and other officers having es- caped in a launch. They ran the steam- | er up the creek and drove her ashore | on a smooth beach. They then looted her, and after disabling her engines and demolishing the staterooms, car- ried away all that was valuable in her cargo. The long overdue steamers Gloria and Saturnus also are back at Manila. The Gloria left on January 10 for Casa- | van and Currimao and the Saturnus on February 1 for San Fernando and Aparri. Upon the arrival of each at Currimao armed insurgents boarded her and the vessel was ordered to re- main in port. Their cargoes and all the food they had were taken by the insurgents, and to cap the climax the crews deserted, leaving no one to man the ships. On the insurgents allowing them to leave port on March 6, the Gloria left with only the captain, en- gineer and one sailor to man the ship,4 fearing the insurgents would change ently demonstrates that the rebels have | their minds and not let them go. The ALL HEADQUARTERS, WELLINGTON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24.—President McKinley to-day officially recognized and rewarded the gallant services of Colonel James F. Smith, com- to-night that Colonel Smith’s sexrvices had been brought to the Presi- dent’s attention by the War Department, and that he was regarded high- ly both by President McKinley and himself. i strenuously | b-e-Ge® | R O e SRS SROR SO = m R SO bo ot ce stranger, all their doubts were re- am an officer!” shouted Veale. & % Py S 5 | moved. After this talk thsy went out At this Moore dropped his bundle and 4O+ 040 e600e006+0+@® | o where the fellow was lying | his shotgun and raised his hands. Veale War said to the Call correspondent oh The Secretary stated that | ga el On March 00 March 30 the Yorktown seized he Spanish steamer Mundara, says Manila Times, off the Gulf of Ling- ayen. When first sighted by the York- town the Mundara was entering the gulf. She turned and ran to sea, The [-] Yorktown gave chase and fired a six- . pounder across her bow and she hove to. She was brought to Manila. She is said to have been attempting to fili- buster arms to the Filipinos. News is given from Leyte Island that natives of the town of Maltibog have seized the steamer Victoria, mur- dered the captain and engineer and captured Mr. Cogan McLeod and the | company’s agent, holding them for | ransom. Her Majesty’s ship Plover has gone to the scene. There still are several American ves- | sels missing, among which are the | Adelante, the Don Jose, the Herminia | and the San Pedro. FILIPINOS HOIST A BRITISH FLAG VICTORIA, B. C., April 24—News was brought by R. M. S. Empress of China that H. M. S. Archer, which sailed on February 26 with sealed or- ders, has returned to Singapore. She | went direct frora there to Palawan. Her orders were received from Eng- land by telegraph. They were to pro- ceed as quickly as possible to Palawan, where the British flog had been hoisted by the natives. The Archer’s mission was to haul it down. On arriving off a small settlement on the Palawan coast the British red en- sign was seen flying, and the ship had not been at anchor any length of time before several Filipinos came aboard and had an interview with Command- er Dare. He informed them he had been instructed to take the flag down and that it would be his duty to do 80. Some palaver ensued, in the course of which it became apparent that the inhabitants of the town had hoisted the British flag because they thought it might afford them protection from bands of brigands who were ensconsed 9 4 Continued on Second Page. murderer back with him. Sheriff R. R. Veale, who accomplished | ¢ | the feat unaided. Last night a sup- @ | posed tramp called at the farm house | 4 | of James Kennerly at Bay Point, about | & & |four m sast of Martinez, and asked | ¢ 4 | it he might sleep under a tree, as he | ¢ & | had walked a great deal that day and | 4 was very tired.' Kennerly asked him | J | | came in, and they talked the matter | ir sit his sister, and he got off at over. Both came to the conclusion that | this station and started up the track. the tramp must be wanted somewhere. [ k here, Bonzagni!” shouted | The more they talked the more con- | @ | vinced they became of this. They de- he boy did, and the two got into cided to be prepared for any loaded several guns about the place. This morning Kennerly [ met again, and, on further discussion, tain of the matter they hunted up a As Moore is hard of hearing he did copy of The Call containing Moore's | not at first understand what was said | picture, and after looking at it and | to him, but he stopped walking. comparing it with the features of the “Hands up, or I will shoot you! I down. from himself, went to the door of the barn and took a look all around. went back, threw his blankets over his and | down the railroad track toward Mar- short time the train stopped at a small flag statlon a few miles above Mar- B e S PP The credit for the capture belongs to | v he did not sleep in the small open | GOVERNOR A. D. CA railroad station at that point, and he answered he was afraid the office; 3 ight arrest him as a hobo. Kennerly | @#-9046404+04+00 0406004 then told the stranger to sleep in the| tinez. Veale looked up the track and | barn. saw a man walking toward the train. | During this conversaton the tramp | He concluded it was Moore and jumped | as very nervous, and this aroused sicion of Kennerly. Later in Bonzagni, a 14-year-old boy, the evening a neighbor named Wilds es here, was on the train, go- ng to vi hing that ight happen in the morning, and so tion out of sight and through a knothole watched the advance of the stranger. In the meantime the Sheriff put his rifle together. He waited until Moore was within about forty feet of him. Then he stepped out, leveled the rifle 4t the murderer and commanded: “Hands up.” and Wilds th agreed that the stranger was none her than Moore, the murderer of Offi- r Kilroy of Nevada City. To be cer- told Bonzagni to search Moore. The boy did so, and ina few moments | pulled out a Smith & Wesson revolver of the latest patern. “See if he has not got another re- volver on him,” saild Veale, but the| boy replied that was all he could find. Finally Moore got up, shook the hay He oulder, picked up his gun, cocked it, then started off at a rapid gait G+ 0-09+06+@Q age car, one taking a position at In ther door on opposite sides. a 09000 4-I+0-0-¢ \ MOORE, THE SLAYER OF KILROY. B+ 4940494040040+ +0+0+0+0++0-0-0-+0+0 S S o S R O O e S O O e S O S S O e *o e >0 e @ *o. * ® + & . L4 . * &+ 0-06 D SRS @ NDLER OF GEORGIA. R G S SR SO SR MDD > oo ® “Get over on this side,” shouted veale to Moore, and the latter did told. During this conversation the Sheriff | kept his rifle leveled at Moore. Bon- zagni then picked up the shotgun that Moore had dropved apd found that it was not only | mer w aded, but that the ham- s up, showing that Moore was r an emergency. The pack of nkets was given back to the mur- derer, and he was made to walk ahead and marched to town, Sheriff Veale walking behind, with the Winchester leveled at the criminal. The distance from the point where Moore was cap- tured to town is about three miies, and this Moore was compelled to cover at the point of the rifle. At the County Jail Moore had noth- ing to say. He was searched and a great many articles taken from him. While the searching was going on one of the officers unrolled Moore’s blan- kets and inside was a Colt's revolver, the weapon of Police Officer Kilroy, and by which identification was made al- most complete. When asked what he was Going with so many revolvers Moore had nothing to say. Among the articles taken from Moore was a hunt- ing-case gold watch and chain, with a compass fob attached to the charm. On the outside of the case were graved the initials “I M. en- Besides | this there was a diamond ring, a lot of old coins, a gold stud, a razor, a flute, a snuffbox, a shaving brush, a gold penholder and pen, a bunch of keys, a purse containing a lot of specimens of ore, a pair of spectacles, a box of per- cussicn caps, a pearl-handled knife, a plain gold band ring, a gold ring with a chain setting, a German silver tobacco box, a time-table of the Southern Pa- cific, a memorandum book, from the cover of which the name of the owner had been scratched, and a small bar of silver with the name *“1. Getchell” on it. After Moore had been thoroughly searched he told ‘Sheriff Veale he wished to communicate with a friend, but when the officer brought him a telegraph blank and pencil Moore said he felt tired and would postpone the matter until later. Moore said he felt hungry and would like something to eat. -The Sheriff took him to a restau- rant, gave him a good meal, and then brought him back to the jail. After he was put into a cell he had a chill and trembled like an aspen leaf. Sheriff Veale telephoned to Sheriff Getchell of Nevada City and told the officer he had the murderer of Kilroy. The first question that Getchell asked was: “Did he have a gold watch on him with the initials ‘I, M.” on it, and did he have a Colts revolver with him?” Getchell vcas informed that he had. “That is our man, then,” replied Getchell. “See that he is well taken care of, and do not under any circum- stances »'ow him to get away.” This evening a representative of The Call had a talk with the murderer. He stated that when arrested he .was on his way to Oakland to see E. H. Moore at 666 Claremont avenue, who is a rel- ative of his. Further than this the man \\'oulp not say anything. He is locked up in a steel tank at the jail and a watc’ of two men will be kept over him during the night. The Sheriff from Nevada City will arrive to-mor- row morning. —_— WILD REJOICING AT NEVADA CITY NEVADA CITY, April 24.—This af- ternoon’s press telegrams from Mar- tinez announcing the capture of Mur- derer Moore set the city wild with ex- citement. Crowds of men gathered on the streets and congratulated them- selves and each other and commended | brave Sheriff Veale of Contra Costa County for having rounded up the notorious outlaw without firing a shot. John and JosephsKilroy, the brothers of the murdered policeman, threw up their hats and shouted with delight at the good news. With hundreds of others, they had almost abandoned the hope that the assassin ever could be brought to justice. Most of the local Continued on Third Page. 'l = 2 NEGRO PREACHER THE VICTIM OF LYNCHERS L o R o S o R e s e e ] & PROTESTS INNOCENCE 10 THE LAST But Georgians Refused to Show Any Mercy to the Aged Man. MAJOR THOMAS' PLEA Insisted That the Colored Prisoner Was Guiltless and Did His Best toSave Him. Specfal Dispatch to The Call. PALMETTO, Ga., April 24—The body of Lige Strickland, the negro preacher who was implicated in the Cranford murder by Sam Hose, was found swinging to the limb of a per- simmon tree within a mile and a quar- ter of this place early to-day. Before death was allowed to end the sufferings of the negro his ears were cut off and the small finger of the left hand was severed at the second joint. These trophies were in Palmetto to-day. On the chest of the nesro was a scrap of blood-stained paper, fastened with an ordinary pin. On one side of this paper was written: New York Journal: We wmust pro- tect our ladies. 23, 99.” The other side of the paper contained a warning to the neeroes “le neigh- borhood. It read as follows: “Beware, all darkies. You will be treated the same way.” Before being final lynched Strick- land wds riven - ~hance to confess to the misdeeds of which the mob sup- posed him to be guilty, but he protest- ed his innocence until the end. Three times the noose was placed around his neck, and the negro was drawn up and three times he was let down, with warnings that death was in store for him should he fail to con- fess his complici in the Cranford murder. Three times £ ‘ckland pro- claimed his in e, until, weary of useless torturing, the mob pulled on the rope and tied the end around the slender trunk of the persimmon tree. Not a shot was fired by the mob. Strickland was strangled to death. The lynching of Lige Strickland was not accomplished without a desperate effort on the part of his employer to save his life. The man who pleaded for the negro is Major W. W. Thomas, an ex-State Senator and one of the most distingushed citizens of Coweta Coun- ty. He did all in his power to prevent the lynching of the negro and did not discontinue his efforts until he had Been assured by the leaders of the mob that the negro would be taken to jail at Fairburn. One mile fror» where this promise was made Lige Strickland was hanged. The negro was a tenant on the plantation of Major Thomas. When Sam Hose, the murderer of Al- fred Cranford and the assailant of his wife, made his confession immediately prior to his burning, he implicated Lige Strickland, Hose contending that he had been offered money by Strickland to kill Cranford. It was known posi- tively, however, that Hose had made false statements in his last confession, and many of those who aided in his burning were disposed to disregard his statement in regard to Strickland. Late Sunday night about fifteen men went to the plantation of Major Thomas and took Strickland Irom the little cabin in the woods that he called home, leaving his wife and five children to wail and weep over the fate they knew was in store for the negro. Their cries aroused Major Themas, and that sturdy old gentleman followed the lynchers in his buggy, accompanied bv his son, W. M. Thomas, determined to save, if pos- sible, the life of his plantation darkey. He overtook the lynchers with their vietim at Palmetto, and then ensued, with only the moonlight to brighten the faces of these grim men, the weird- est and most dramatic scene this sec- tion has ever known. Lige Strickland was halted directly opposite the telegraph office. The noose was adjusted around his neck and the end of the rope was thrown over a tree. Strickland was told he had a chance before dying to confess his complicity in the crime. He re- plied: “I have told you all I know, gentle- You can kill me if you wish, but men. I know nothing more to tell.” The negro's life might have ended then but for the arrival of Major Thomas, who leaped from his buggy and asked for a hearing. He asked the crowd to give the negro a chance for his life here on the streets of Pal- metto, and said: “Gentlemen, this negro is innocent. Hose said Lige had promised to give him $20 to kill Alfred Cranford, and I believe Lige has not had $20 since he has been on my place. He has never done any of you any harm, and now I want you to promise me that you will turn him over to the bailiff of this town in order that he may be given a hearing. I do not ask that you liber- ate him. Hold him, and if the courts adjudge him guilty, hang him.” To this the mob replied that Strick- land had inflamed the negroes in the neightorhood and had a bad reputa- tion, having been run away from East Point several years ago. Major Thomas reminded the mob that the negro had voluntarily told of