The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 9, 1899, Page 10

10 £ETE SAN FRANCISCO CALL (o} DAY, OCTOBER 9, 1899. HIS COMMISSION FOUND AMONG A LOT OF ASHES Startling Discovery by Major 0'Neil of the First California. The Document Promoting Second Lieuten- ant Wall, Signed by Governor Gage, Unearthed in a Barrel Back of the Occidental Hotel. placed it in his pocket and left the hotel. Subsequently he turned it over to Wall, GH the blundering methods of Governor Gage and Adjutant | e £ '} | after advising him to keep it as an evi- | General and the eriminal | 5o),05 of treachery on the part of the Gov- act of s yet un-| ernor and Adjutant General Seamans. tifie a brave| To-day O'Neil intends to interview the Governor the comm! ith a view of finding out why f the ornia Regi- | sion of Wall had not been deprived of his commis- the regiment. nd lieutenant of | officer ¢ be t leutenant nile rankir make an in the document in the ash barrel, and thus | honored and primarily to induce him to | estigation into the finding of | branch County Jail, was dumped on the cgerullng table from the patrol wagon of the Seventeenth street station. Davls, who had been sentenced to six months for maliclous mischief, drew a razor across his throat at 6 o'clock yesterday mnrmnfi. The slash reached from ear to ear and required fifteen stitches of the surgeon’s needle to draw the cut together. In his attempt to end his life he by the barest possible shave drew the razor on top of the windpipe and jugular vein, but did not penetrate deep enough to make the job a success. Sheriff Henry Martin’s deputles at the branch jail are very reticent as to how Davls came to have a razor in his pos-| sessfon while locked up in his cell. It W only & few weeks ago that five of the prisoners obtained a dose of poison from the drug store and came near fatally pois- oning themselves. It was through the timely assistance of Dr. Crowley of the County Hospital that they were saved. Davis” case is another example of care- lesgness on the part of the deputies in charge of the branch jail. e e, Dr. Woods Preaches. Rev. Dr. E. A. Woods of the recently consumed First Baptist Church preached vesterday morning to his congregation at the Y. M. C. A. Hall. His sermon was on the subject “Do You Belleve In Fate and as a prelude to it he spoke a few the res he and his fellow-|jearn the name of the person who so soldiers Wall should have | disposed of it. drawn pay as lleutenant according | When seen vesterday Wall said that the | after he had received commission issued to him b: sion as : 2 ar. | second lieutenant of the regiment he and which was found yester- | jearneq that the Governor had also signed dden in ar barrel in the Oc- | another commision promoting hi The important discovery | rank of first lieutenant. He wa Neil of the *Fight~ y of the loss of the commission back several months ago. There was a hot fight on among the friends of the officers of the regiment to see Who would receive recognition at the hands the Governor for meritorious service Manila. all was strongly Indorsed for the f lleutenancy of the regiment on ao- count he displayed in the tness with Spain. He rong rival in Arthur Rivers, been accused of cowardice by Neil, but who was acquitted of rge after an investigation con- y nel Smith. Wall finally | e, the commission belng by the chief executive to Adjutant General Seamans, pping at the Occidental ivers was commissioned second , much to the surprise of his dates recer OMEIlL RECOVERS | THE LOST COMMISSION . / LIEUT. WALL’S COMMISSION to explain why the document had been thrown in an ash barrel, ept that his enemies were anxious to *“bury it,” as he expressed it. | PREFERRED DEATH TO JAIL. | George Davis, S;-ving Time in the County Jail, Attempts Suicide. | One of the most ghastly sigh magina- | ble was presented to the view of Drs. T. | J. Crowley and F. Stephens of the | and County Hospital yesterday morning | when George Davis, a prisoner from the FOUND IN AN ASH BARREL. words on “Why We Honor Dewey.” His address on the great admiral was in brief | as follows: | “We honor Dewey because we find in him a wonderful combination of noble ele- ments of character. Wise yet modest, | strict yet companionable, daring yet ten- er, religlous yvet free from cant, there in him the genuine elements of no- | ble character. The man s greater than his deeds. He has done what you would pect such a man to do. Hero worship not ignoble. The American people have found a hero and bow down before him | because they believe in him.” | | to glve n | ed SEEN TO CARRY A SACK OF COIN INTO HIS ROOM Arrest of Suspected Robber. OFFICER RIORDAN'S CAPTURE i ACCUSED OF STEALING FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS. it SR James McFee Locked Up on Suspi- cion of Being the Man Who Robbed Captain Barne- son on Saturday. A The police believe that they have the thief who stole a sack containing $4000 from the buggy of Captain John Barne- son on Market street last Saturday aher-l noon. The buggy was in charge of James Barneson, a brother of the cap- taln. He had drawn the money from the bank and was on his way up Market street, when he stopped to read The Call's’ bulletins of the International | yacht race. While he was thus absorbed | the thief crawled into the back of the buggy and got away with the coin, which | was in a canvas sack. Yesterday _afternoon Police Officer Riordan of the Southern Station learned | that a man answering the description of | the thief was seen to enter a lodging- | house at Sixth and Natoma streets. Riordan went to the house and closely questioned the inmates. One of them, | whose name the police refuse to disclose at the present time, claims that he met a young man named James McFee as the | latter was walking upstairs of the lodg- | ing-house. He had under his coat a sack which he supposed was filled with cofn. | He claims that he noticed the letters . 8. stamped on the sack. McKee tried to & him, and slipped into room on the second floor. As McFee | tallied with the description of the thief, | Riordan_lost no time in running him down. He was found in a saloon on | Third street, and was at once taken to | police headquarters. When questioned about the robbery he denied that he had a hand in it, and declared that he would | be able to establish his innocence at the | proper time. Only a few dollars were found in his possession. McFee refused | address, but the police know | was married a_ short time ago, at iie and his wife have been liv- and De- that h and t! ing in the vicinity of O'Farrell visadero streets. To-day Mrs. Drake, who saw the thief get away with the sack of money, will| be taken to police headquarters for the | purpose of identifying him. Chief Lees | is satisfled that he is the right man. | i e SECOND WEEK OF FESTIVAL. The second week of the Youths' Direct- éry festival will open this evening. The purpose of the festival is to clear the| large debt which is hanging over the Dl-‘ | | rectory, and it is deserving of support. The success of this week's entertain- ment is almost assured before it begins, owing to the number of socleties which ve signified an intention of lending a helping hand. The programme is also a feature that will attract attention, and will include number: ome of the best known professional amateurs of the city. To-night there will be a programme of | vocal and instrumental music by the| band; also some club It will be St. | Anthony’s booth night at home, and Miss Belinda Roper, assisted by the follo 3 ladies, will entertain their friends: Mes- | dames Edward May, Hayes, Fox, Misses | Belinda Roper Minnie Harvey Fox, assist- | by Mesdames Wade, Margaret | Schmidt, T. B. Hamilton, Martial Hain- | que, Parolini, Murfey, O'Doherty, Misses Mary Roper, Annie E. Gavigan, Frances attery, Mary Harney, Carrie’ Gearon, 5 g\ . Lizzie O'Brien, Reynolds, Helen Nellle Brady, Margaret Plunkett, Kathleen Keating and J. J. Gildea. Tlmvrth{ Crowley, the famous tenor from l'ios(on, has consented to be presnt and sing. ade and that Rivers e rank of first to the second lieu- claimed at the time that | t lieutenant | n signed by the Governor, | last moment concluded to give ers 1specting some- jor O'Nell went to|® owed him a tele- | State Curry, in- | all had been com- enant of the regiment. a mistake had been | tvers would be st lieutenant. the following day visited general in the Ocldental nd demended an explanation. Sea- fferently, but when he vocliferously de- ernor had never moting Wall to the rank tenant. Determined to ascer- | f this assertion, on with the re- t the commission eutenant of the reg- been signed by the been forwarded to this ed that the document nceled and that the ene- nd Wall were making ts to get possession of it. er, which he refused to learned that the commis- barrel in the 1 beer sion of it in the mans' statement d not signed a com- 1 to the rank of Ifornia regiment. Neil took a bell- nd induced him e et bbbl e e e 0 sh barre After ex m he flnally found the ed under a pile of ashes. (<} docur ions of joy ting the oo 1900’'s - - $40 ARRIVE NOY. 15t AGENTS WANTED. FIERCE fire in a forest of gum- trees and underbrush that for a time baffled the efforts of tha Fire Department and threatened destruction of several small A the ranch houses, raged yesterday after- noon In the hills south of the Affill- 1899 ated Colleges. A large area was burned over before the fire ran fits s course. The fact that there was not a m W breath of wind blowing is the only BICYCLES| thing that saved the western part of erfefenfeieie e el the city from serious damage. About 11 o'clock a little puff of smoke Tose up from a ravine back of the colleges and curled in a column straight into the air. It attracted the attention of residents of the nelghbor- hood, who, knowing the inflammable character of the underbrush, notified the men of engine 2, who responded promptly to a stiil alarm. While the firemen were on thelr way to the fire, flames burst from the ra- vine, giving the surrounding hills the appearance of a volcano in active eruption. Tongues of fire leaped into the alr, snd a cloud of smoke spread like a pall over the surrounding country. An alarm was at once sent feefoofoetel: THOS. H. B, VARNEY, 1 Market and 10th Sts., S F. OPEN EVENINGS. BIG FIRE IN HE Fie XY WL Frdm Tor of JHE SPREcHE| BullpiNG. in from box 296, which brought out engines 21, 26 and 30, and truck 6, in charge of Assistant Foreman Fernan- dez. His men stretched one line of 4000 feet of hose to the fire, up hill and down, through canyons and under- bru The engines worked in relays on the line, using back pressure to force the water up the inclines. 8o great was the power used that the hose, although perfectly frequently. The single stream from the long line of pipe had little effect on the flames, which swept up the hillsides and down into the canyonms, clearlng away the underbrush and the trees like a Kan- sas tornado. A second alarm brought out engines 18, 24, 27 and truck 7, with Assistant Foreman Waters in charge. This force ran a line of 5000 feet of hose eand began a fight against the’ flames from the Almshouse side. ‘When water proved of little avall in subdulng the fire a big force of men attacked it with wet sacks, shovels and branches and, as a last resort, back-firlng was attempted. The flames continued on toward several of the little farmhouses in the vicinity of new, burst WM%HW+W++WWM%HWW. TREES NEAR GOLDEN GATE PARK i the Almshouse, and would undoubt- edly have consumed them had not a narrow trall around one of the hills blocked the way. There was not wind enough to carry the blaze across, and the fire burned itself out. There are various theories as to the origin of the blaze. Some argue that the excessive heat of the day set the dry leaves and underbrush ablaze. Tramps make the place their rendez- vous, and it is possible that a spark from onse of their pipes might have started the flames. The most prob- able solution {s the small boy with the big shotgun who had been hunting rabbits through the underbrush. A plece of wadding from a shotgun likely became ignited and started the fire. Shortly before the smoke was noticed issulng from the canyon where the fire started a small boy with a gun was seen by Alfred Clancey of 829 Bureka street running from the vl%:x “5flf~ 11 tly i e firemen suffer a rom the heat. During e\heedpr%rgeressy of the fire several attempts were made to rob dwellings in the vicinity. The flames did not burn themselves out until 7 o'clock last evening. feferiesfeforteefede sl il efeoloe e sfodofoofefenle fenfeefoode. fefnfentele fenfuafesfofonte denfefnfrefofesfonfeef eorfeefocfnfe fooefenferfeefoferfets @ B B R I R o | County Clerk's oflice. | tol. Mitchell got the worst of it. | first, was afraid of his life against the | | Auliffe after the arrest of Mitchell | gling In the water. | Hospital, where JOE WAULIFFE'S BROTHER FRANK GHOT T0 DEATH Frank Mitchell Fired the Fatal Shot. ———— TRCUBLE OVER AN ACCOUNT i gl S BIG JOE REFUSED TO PAY AND A FIGHT ENSUED. LAt Mitchell Armed Himself and There Was a Second and a F¥atal Struggle—Says He Suot in Self-Defense. Do A quarrel over a small store account ended in a shooting affair last night, which cost Frank McAuliffe his life and landed the shooter, Frank Mitchell, in prison. The affray occurred at the grocery store and saloon of P. N. Flynn, corner of Ala- bama and Twenty-fourth streets, at 11 p. m. It appears that Mitchell, who keeps a grocery and saloon on the corner of ‘Pwenty-fourth and Harrison streets, had a bill against big Joe McAuliffe, the ex- prize-fignter, who is now a deputy in the He met rrank Mc- Aulitte a little after 11 o'clock and under- 100K to find out when Joe McAuliffe would pay what he owed. McAuliffe asked how much it was and was told that it amount- ed to about $10. Some remark made by McAuliffe angcred Mitchell and hot words followed. Mitchell in an excited frame of mind hurried away in the direction of his hlf’ru standers say that Mitchell went away to procure his pistol and that he returned in a few minutes and walking up to with- in about ten feet of McAulilfe drew a 44 Smith & Wesson and without saying a word fired, the bullet piercing McAuliffe through the heart. The vicum died in- stantly. Mitchell was detained and taken into custody later by Sergeant Blank and Po- liceman Pyron, who removed him to the Seventeenth street station. There is another side to the story which | places Mitchell in a better light and ac- cording to Captain Gillen of the Seven- teenth street station gives the killing the | appearance of self-defense, Mitchell, at a late hour this morning stated that he | met Frank and Joe McAuliffe on the street and asked Joe when he was going to pay the bill he owed him. He called Joe’s attention to the fact that he had a good job and was in a position_to pay. McAuliffe, applying an epithet to Mitcheil, said that he “owed the bill but would “never pay it.” A scuffle ensued between the three men and Mitchell went to his place and returned shortly with the p Another row was started, in He say: shot McAuliffe when he was coming to- ward him and about four feet distant. Mitchell has a badly cut and bruised lip and chin to substantlate his state- ment and asserts that he was struck | two men and shot in self-defense, The arresting officers reported that they had a hard struggle with Joe Mc- to | keep him from assaulting Mitchell. Mitchell {s about 25 years of age. Mc- Auliffe resided at Twentieth and Hamp- | shire streets. MAN WENT OVERBOARD FROM THE BERKELEY J. BENDER RESCUED AFTER A COLD BATH. Claims That He Was Jostled From the Deck, but Police Say He Took a Deliberate Plunge. J. Bender, a laborer residing at 207/ Chattanooga strect in this city, was near- ly drowned about 6 o'clock last evening, in the bay, off Goat Island. The fact that | he had some knowledge of swimming, | coupled with the prompt actlon of em-| ployes on the ferry-boat Berkeley, pre- vented the man from covering a slab at the Morgue. Bender, with a party of friends, started yesterday afternoon to make the return | trip across the bay on the ferry-boat | Berkeley. When the vessel neared Goat | Island a cry of “man overboard” went up | and it was found that Bender was strug- | How he came to get | there is still a question. He was under | the influence of liquor and the police say | that he intentionally jumped into the bay When Bender was brought to the Harbor the superfluous water ' was pumped from him, he made a claim | that some one had accidentally pushed him_overboard. When Bender struck the water he ex- hibited some skill as a swimmer. He | managed, despite his condition, to keep on the surface. In the meantime the | ferry-boat had been stopped and a hoat put off for the spot where the man’'s head | ‘was seen boobing in the water. The boat | reached Bender just as he was about to | give up the struggle. [ GARFIELD LEAGUE SOCIAL. Preparing to Entertain Those Who Assisted in the Monument Exercises. A meeting of the Garfield League was | held Saturday evening to arrange for an | entertainment, social and ball to be ten- | dered the George H. Thomas and Lincoln posts, G. A. R., and James A. Garfield Corps, W. R. C.; the League of the Cross Cadets, Columbia’ Park Boys’' Club Asso- clation, Veteran Guard and the various organizations that participated in the Garfield memorial exercises at Golden Gate Park on the Tth ult. The following committee of arrangements was ap- pointed to prepare for the entertainment: B. M. Galvin, Dawson Mayer, A. de la Torre Jr., P. A, McGinness, H. L. Brad- ford, Joseph Meneses, T. F. Bachelder, A Lorenzo, M. §." Blackburn, W. C. Watson and Martin Murray. It was decided to hold the entertain- ment on Saturday evening, October 21, at 8 o'clock, at the hall, 507 Sutter street, corner of Powell. Persons who desire to | attend can procure complimentary tickets | from the secretary, room 4, 405 Montgom- | ery street; Dawson Mayer, 600 Safe De- posit building, or A. de la Torre Jr., Oc- cidental Hotel. Among the features of the entertain- ment will be a recitation by Major C. W. Kyle, cornet solo by A. P. Black, songs | by Knickerbocker Quartet, song by Mrs. Bert G. Adams, humorous remarks by | Charles Alpers, dialect storles and fancy | drfll and tableau. There will be dancing after the entertainment. —_——— Disarming Chinese. Officers doing police duty in Chinatown are taking every precaution to avoid the bleodshed which 1s usually attendant upon the return of the Chinese fisher- | men to this city. During the past few | days hundreds of Chinese have been BlOdDDed in the highways of Chinatown and searched for weapons. This action is taken to lm?reas upon the hatchet wield- ers the vigilance of the police and their determination to suppress any incipient trouble. As a rule when the hoards of fisher- men return_to thelr winter homes more or less trouble arises over the settlement of claims. | | ——e——— EDDIE FOY IN TOWN. “Hotel Topsy Turvy,” a vaudeville sketch, was presented at the Columbia Theater last night for the first time in this city. Itis the medium through which Rd- dle Foy, Josle De Witt, Amelia Glover, Bertle ‘Fowler and others display their talents as entertainers. Iddie Foy, as Lebeau, a clown, is the central figure about which the action of the burlesque revolves. Everything he said and did drew a laugh from the audience which crowded the the- ater. He has a number of new songs— “1 Happened to Be There’’ and ‘“Hoodoo | with as graceful and correct an obeisance | are not at all unsuccessful. | Catarrh, Deafness, ADVERTISEMENTS. NEW GOODS. We invite the public to inspect our Mag- nificent Stock of NEW GOODS in all our different departments. During the past week we have received elegant lines of NEW SILKS, NEW DRESS GOODS, NEW CREPONS, NEW VELVETS, NEW CLOTHS, NEW TRIM- MINGS, NEW RIBBONS, NEW LACES, NEW SKIRTS, NEW GLOVES, NEW TIDIES, NEW LINENS, HOSIERY. 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