The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 13, 1899, Page 12

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1899 MRS. F. GALE'S STORY OF THE GEYSER SCANDAL Reiterates Charges of Bigamy Against Her Husband. Denies That She Is an Adventuress or Blackmailer, but Seeks Freedom In- stead of the Fisk Fortune, £S5 HERE 1s & st le of the Gey s wh the sult es to trial ed by s as ve In POTLy fail- ter slender s that he oduced ATTEMPTS THAEE TIMES 70 KILL HIS YOUNG WiIF Milo C. Damon, a Bar- ber Arrested. ng his her three nd sh liment of ceived in | AUCTION ed with her. 0 many. Mrs statement in her own hehalf: —and fr their venomed darts I fe now that my utes & common law marriage, the ant would appear to have jusi one Gale makes the fol- | Jeep in every one’'s breast is rooted an inborn sense of justice—a love of fair play | husband and his ds have had their fling and exhausted that my side | of the story should be heard. A few days | after my arrival at the Geysers, June 30 of thi Gale by this time und, I blush tc m. He repr tor of the Ge to me, man. 1 was not after h v that he had none, t feve that he had ome » care for a wife. hen 1 learne ot 1 tried to persuade him tc » me to my home lo; thought 1 d s going to provid and he dared not leave the Gey: ¢ displ much for s an of my 11 told Mrs ntecedents, for te in Denver w rdale to s. Fisk. 1ke him Gale avors es trans- ¥ point that I ss, and right myself."” Call reporter ails the version resented by his wife. He ed him to go to th her and also that he sought her in which she plead- the alleged wrong me @ sr20bri0r000b000b0iebsbrebeiobeie she s b truck ding ne. had dc sus- as he would nd to pr iis arrest on ; evening 1 later on the ¢ ared in Judge ( nd the case was continued till to- rrow Mre. Damon, acting on the advice of her secured a warrant for his arrest harge of threats to kill, and it 1 him in the City Prison. wife with being untrue to e vows and declares that he her arrested year, I was introduced to Adelbert his niece, Mrs. Arthur Fisk. From | 1 Jlearned to love od that he was the pro- | sers, but after our wed- | ling 1 learned that he was only the hired | money, for 1| t 1 was led to sufficient d that | To this We can the d in my mar- adven- past lite away old him that 1 was ¥ iIn store for Mr. | this city when Gale first became aoquaint- | If Gale's career with her T Ing that | hinted to him | for him in | INFURIATED BUFFALO ATTACKS PARK POLICE CAPTAIN THOMSON The Maddened Bison Charges Upon His Pursuer. APTAIN 8. M. had a narrow ath. He buffalo that tossed THO) escape Y SON ked by as he lay helpless on the boweled his steed. The tim doubtedly saved bim from The accident was the rest the new buffalo pacdoeck of the denizens of the ground, of the park police vesterday an im and the horse upon which he was mounted, attacking him again al of ir fate. n ping it open. he lay wreak Only from a fearful Infuriated bull and again had disem- assistance un- ter it unds. the ¢ attempt to tenant than s Park with some m which, tempted Thomson was thrown to the ground, where stunned, the bull turning on him d.its fury on the disemboweled horse. the shortness and the curvature of the buffalo's horns saved the park police captain from gaping death w Time and agaln the animal lowered his head h the intention of impaling his victim on the horns, ptain w: re blows failing In its effort to disembowel him, at- to stamp the life out of him with its hoofs. after it had too close to the ground to receive from the head of the frothing ani- It Captain Thomson and fiv the morning to make the had managed without trouble to get into the new paddcck, which is situated tank on the bicycle path. After luncheon the two ning bulls werc taken out of thelr corral and started along the road for th new quarters, Although one of the buffaloes had manifested signs of uneasiness several times on the way, Captaln Thom- son and his men had almost reached the water tank without mishap. One of the men, Walter Jansen, had been sent ahead to open the pad k gate and Thomson and the others started to drive their charges toward it. Both buffaloes broke into a run, the policeman hard after them, and one of the animals got through into the pad- dock. The other, by reason of the fact that the gate was not opened wide enough to sult him, passed it and ran snorting down the road toward the beach. Captain Thomson, leaving one man in pursuit, made a short cut to head off the runaway animal. He soon had the bull headed and charged at him, swinging his lariat. He never threw the rope. Before he could com- prehend the tactics of the buffalo, it had charged, head down, full at him. The next instant the animal had horned his horse and tossed it and the rider in the air. As the horse fell the buffalo charged again, falrly rip- would have succeeded undoubtedly had not some of the eaptain’s men come yelling on the scene. The buffalo, spent by this time with its run and its attacks on the prostrate man and horse, took to flight. Several of the newcomers gave chase through the brusn, while others went to the assistance of Captain Thomson, fully conscious of the grave peril from which he had been so providentially rescued, sore and bleeding, his clothing covered with the slaver of the enraged buffalo. The injured captain was put into the buggy of Superin- tendent McLaren, who came along about that time, and was taken to the park lodge, where Dr. Shumate made an examination of his injuries. The disemboweled horse was shot to end its agony. Captain Thomson was suffering intense pain in the region of the liver and the right lung, in which parts of his body the buffalo had butted him repeatedly in its ef- forts to kill. His lower limbs were sore and badly bruised where he had been stamped upon by the hoofs of the runaway. Dr. Shumate found that no bones had been broken, and sald his patient would be ready for duty In several days. At a late hour last night notice was received from the Golden Gate Park officlals that the runaway buffalo had been captured in the park and had been secured in a special pen. t he would fin- | ENTER INTO POLITICS TWO CANDIDATES FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD. and providing for a patent or brick chim- y“.i",f‘."f&i S S S S shop with | <Lydlihop 'y & fer om e cyr | COLLEGIATE LADIES [T 8 vato o st ondiancaisaniating | ney.” A number of buflding contractors, | who opposed the order, were present and | expressed satisfaction at the committee's | action. ——e—————— THE SILBA MURDER. California Branch of the Alumnae The Charge Agnhul’:rrulieemnn Dick- Association Makes Suggestions to the Mayor. The California branch of the tion of Colleglate Alum Fannle McLean, Dr. Emma_S. Merritt : and Mrs. Charles W. Slack, has ad- Picture Frames. dressed We have all of the newest novelties in woods and finishes in Plcture 1d Flemish, Dutch, English and gray oaks, mat glits and bronzes, with mat | boards In colors to match. Any picture | be appr: ely College of New York, and B. University, for members of t Board. The communication enters it an exhaustive explanation of the position S School of the society regarding educational | matters, and explains why these two | ladies are m«:n:l:\ i'in preference to other ate! ? ndidates, and conclu offering to Watched the Doctor. co-operate with the any effort At the meeting of Court Golden Gate of ters of American last night Dr. Prosek was re-elected court for the elghteenth successive under the good of the order in, on behalf of the court, resented the doctor with a beautiful gold watch, chain and diamond-set locket as a f appreciation of his faithful ser- token of vices during his long connection with the court EXTRAORDINARY! KING, 0SS & COMPANY, 639 MARKET STREET (PALACE HOTEL BLOCK), Wieh to announce to their e XPIRING OF THEIR LEAS and the close out their entire stock of more than ers and the eneral Kubllc that owing to the r COMPULSO! Y REMOVAL they will $100,000 rth of HIGH-CLASS DIAMONDS, ELRY AND OBJECTS OF ART by auction WATCHES, SOLID BILVER, GOLD Commencing at 10:30 a, m., THURSDAY,To-Morrow Dec. s 14, And continuing dally at 10:30 &. m. and 2:30 p. m. Il all is sold. BRIGGS & DODD, the Eminent Art Auctioneers, Specially Engaged. KING, MOBS & COMPANY beg to say that owing to lack il be unable to wait privately on customers during the cont! Of #pace in their store, they inuance of this important eale. I school to improve the pub system of San Francisco. —_———————— 5 WILL NOT SIGN THE DEMANDS. Auditor Wells Refuses to Allow Tpeasurer Extra Clerks. Auditor Wells yesterday notified Treas- urer Truman that he would not audit the bills for extra clerk hire for payment of rebates on personal property taxes. The Supervisors, at their meeting last Mon- day, on recommendation of the Finance Committee, passed a resolution appropri- ating $1000, out of funds now in the treas- ury amounting to 32600, being the over- payments of taxes of 189 which have not en called for. The Auditor, on the advice of his at- torney, General Dickinson, contends that the money cannot be used to pay clerks and the Supervisors must take the money out of the salary fund. Mr, Wells quotes section 3524 of the Political Code, which says: “When the tax rate is fixed for the year in which collections are made then, if a sum In excess of the rate has been col- lected, such excess shall not be appor- tioned to the State, but the whole thereof shall remain in the county tregsury and must be repald to the person from whom the collection is made or to his assignee on demand therefor.” The Auditor algo returned to the Super- visors the demands of the extra clerks employed by the County Clerk to completa the work of his office prior to the time of the new charter going into effect. The resolution provided that the compensation of the clerks was not to exceed $500, which was to be paid out of the “Urgent Neces- sity Fund.”” This fund is exhausted and even if it were not the Auditor holds that he could not pay the demands out of it. —_———— ERECTION OF HIGH BUILDINGS. Supervisors’ Fire C;mmittae Over- | looks an Existing Order. The Supervisors' Fire Committee met yesterday and recommended that Alvinza Hayward be granted permission to erect a bullding 145 feet in height on the north- east corner of Montgomery and California streets. It is quite likely that the recom- mendation, however, will not be adopted by the full board, as there is an order in existence which frovldefl that on all streets less, than 100 feet wide no_ build- ln’f shall be erected over 100 feet in height. he petition of E. J. Baldwin for per- mission to repair the store-rooms in the Baldwin ruins so that they may be rented during the holidays was postponed until Friday to await the decision In the test case now in Jus Treadwel court. The committee decided to sustain the the | | Pedro Silba, bootblack, Kearny son G. Bell Dismissed by Judge Treadwell. The preliminary examination of Police- | man Dickson G. Bell on the charge of murder in connection with the death of street, near Broadway, was held before Judge Treadwell yesterday, and after hearing the testimony of the witnesses for the prosecution and defense he dismissed the case, remarking that the officer had not used half the power to subdue the pris- oner that the law allowed him. There was applause in court, which was instant- Iy suppressed. The witnesses for the prosecution were: Dr. Zabala, autopsy physiclan; Morrison of the Harbor Hospital; Philo- mena Silba, who acknowledged that she had not been married to Silba; J. B. Mersch, C. Ortez, C. Ramire, Engel- brecht, Ignatius Coronel and J. W. Doug- las, but most of their testimony was fa- vorable to the defendant. B e S 3 | i KELLY FOUND GUILTY OF THE CHARGES FILED |Grand Jury May Have | Kelly was formerly a clerk A number of witnesses were put on the | stand for the defense, who testified that the defendant did not strike Silba on the head with his club but that Silba threw himself several times on the ground and struck his head against the cobblestones. Attorney Alexander Campbell Jr., who represented Silba in the Police Court prior to his death, testified that Silba's character was bad. EXTRA SESSION SIGNERS. The fact is disclosed that Senators other than those mentioned in The Call yesterday have not signed for an extra session. Senator H. V. Morehouse, who was in the city yesterday, asserted posi- tively that he had not agreed to go into caucus and would hot sign such agree- ment, although his name did not appear in_the list of those who had not signed. Senator Luchsinger thus places himself on record: 1 see by this morning’s issue of your paper that you mentioned the names of Senators who have not signed a caucus roll. and as my name does not appear among them the inference would be that I had signed for a call. 1 wish 1t understood that 1 have signed no petition for an extra session, nor for a caucus, and that the only expression 1 have given'to my future action is, ‘“That in case an extra session is called I would go into a caucus of Republicans of elzhity or over, or if a caucus of sixty-one, Republicans were prepared to go into cau- cus that 1 with the balance of the Repub- licans would make it our business to have the full number of eighty-five there, if pos- sible.”” Yours respecttully, J. 1. LUCHSINGER. Vallejo, December 12, 1899, The Call stated yesterday that Senators Bulla, Rowell, Davis, Taylor, Gillette, Stratton, Boyce and Smith had not signed. The statement that all others had signed was made by the promoters of the extra session and was so accredited to them by this paper. —_————— Kate Greenaway. The Ladies’ Auxillary to Canton San Franclsco No. 5, Patriarchs Militant, I. O. O.F.,gave a Kate Greenaway social in the 0dd Felléws' building last evening, which was attended by a goodly number of members of the order ‘and Friends of the grganization. The ladles of Drill Corps No. 2 appeared in full uniform, as did also the members of the canton, adding to the :rlandor of the scene. Under the direc- on of the committee, consisting of Cap- tain Allie Parker, Mrs. 3. E. Cyrus and Mrs. E. T. Shaw,’ there was dancing and then an excellent collation. the Aftermath. The jury in the Thomas A. Kelly trial, concluded last night before Judge Lawlor, returned a verdict of gullty as charged, after two and a half hours’ deliberation. in Police Court 3, and In his capacity accepted straw bonds which the jury by its verdict has found to be false and fraudulent. During the trial a mass of perjured tes- | timony was introduced, and it is very | likely that the Grand Jury will take the matter up before long. Contradictory evi- dence was adduced by the attorneys on both sides. The bonds were originally issued to secure the freedom of Harry ‘Wilson, a colored man. ‘What Judge Lawlor said in his address to the jury after the verdict had been rendered suggests some Grand Jury work. It 1s as follows: In an early stage of the trial of this case, on the suggestion of the counsel for the defendant, the court ordered that one copy of certain por- ions of the testimony be written up. As the case progressed the court, of its own motion, instructed the shorthand reporter to write up one copy of the entire testimony, One of the objects that the court had in mind In making this order was that when the trial was cone cluded the entire testimony should be submit- ted to the Grand Jury now in session as a guide to that body should it elect to take action on the suggestions which the court now feels it is its duty to make. In the judgment of the court the grossest and rankest perjury has de. velgped In this case in an attempt to defeat jus. tice. . Witnesses have, under the sanctity of an oath, boldly defied the truth In a manner to shock the moral wense and further demoralize the administration of justice in this city. testimony reeks with Perjury, and while it is not ‘the intention of the court at this time to give expression to its own opinion, still it may be proper to state that there abides throughout the case an abundance of perjured matter which should engage the closest attention of the Grand Jury. The court therefore suggests to the District Attorney that this entire matter be lald before that body. To that end it will be proper to submit the testimony taken here to it as a basis for its investigation. —_——— Eclipse of the Moon. An almost total eclipse of the moon will occur next Saturday evening, begin- ning about 5:30 o'clock. 1t will be after 7 o'clock before the moon leaves the umbra or denser portion of the earth's shadow, and after 8 o'clock before it leaves the penumbra, or half shadow. In magnitude, the eclipse will be .9, or so nearly total that only a close observer will be able to distinguish the difference. Astronomers say that the best time for gb-e{vhl::l “:‘h D) cnolmeno: ;r!llu be about o'clock In the evening, sho moon rises over the hills atiacithe ————— In the Divorce Court. Augusta E. Bender was granted a di- vorce yesterday from Frank A. Bender on statutory grounds. Decrees of divorce have.also been granted Minnie E. Reiche] from Dominkus Reichel on the ground of intemperance; Ada Bastian from William Bastian on the ground of desertion ang Paul Kahdemann from Kate Kahdemann on the ground of infidelity. Judge Troutt The | ADVERTISEMENTS. AN ELEGANT STOCK OF .. OLIDAY GOODS. 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Five minutes later the Twinkling Star Improvement Company, owner of the den, filed a suit to restrain’the Board of Health from interfering with tne premises or inmates thereof, but as the frectors of this company have already been convicted and fined for renting the place for immoral Purpnaea it is probanle that the court will also find that their hands are unclean and will deny them the rellef prayed. —_—— No Marriage Licenses Yesterday. An_unprecedented record was made in the Marriage License Office yesterday. “Cupld” Danforth patiently walted with his accustomed good grace for prospective husbands and wives to appear, but ARTISTIC CALENDARS WEDGEWOOD WARE & VIENNA NOVELTIES STYLISH CORRESPONDENCE PAPERS | FINE LEATHER GOODS + CROCKERS # strange to say he did not issue a single 216-219 BUSH ST. marriage license during the day individuals desired to get lic they were not quite sure o full names they were compelled to pone the legal formality. Mr. ness. Last year on this issued three licenses. ———— Dr. Parker's Cough Cure. & cough. Never fails date Try 1t One dose will stoj All druggists. 08t~ Dangorth says that this Is a dull time in his busi- he orly ———e———— WELBURN BONDSMEN MULCTED The trial of the suit brought by the United States agalnst the bondsmen of Osca M. Welburn to recover $41,033, the amount alleged to have been embezzled by Cashier Norton, who committed su cide about two years ago, was had yes- terday before United States Circuit Judge Morrow. The bondsmen are O. M. Wel burn B. Pond, estate of James " Murph; Toblas Rinaldo. L. A. Whit hurst, Harvey C. More; Thomas Rea, Pleasant C. Hodges and William Patrick Dougherty 3 25,000 each and jointly an y. The bondsmen were repre aterson, Rodgers & Slack, and defense was made that as Dougherty ¢ before the defalcation took p vacancy on the bonds was bonds were invalid and the rema bondsmen were not responsible. 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