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12 THE SAN F RANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1900. CALLUNDAN SLATED FOR CHIEF OF DETECTIVES Clever Scheme of Gunst to Have Him Succeed Captain Bohen. As a Preliminary Ste Has Morse's Man Appointed a Member of the Force---Promotions Made. CAPTAIN 3.4, CALLUNDAN p the Commissioner CLOSED HIS LIFE WITH A DEBAUCH T'WO MEN WHO ARE SLATED FOR IMPORTANT PLACES. SHAW. T WRIGHT, Sergeant ZHE [, B F1 RY, Se , Patrolman g==HE Police yesterd | & successor Commissic afternoon to Li r sergeants patrol Bergeant the with the O'Far- for some time Handsome Al as fHice. he 1s now a He has department sucoeed t caring for the emt the sick force. with the harbor formerly had ct slum. He his fellow was how- For as been acting as of Morse’s Patrol he has ) & month been earnin Why he sk ccept a pl fairly my t the heads of the wever, it devel tment as & p a “joker” Commissioner Gunst, who party to the deal, pro- the meetix moved that he be ap- r of the regular force. allund: board Posed ( of the ute the other Commissioners fef Lees, were nonplussed. | ve for Callundan on ac- association with Harry n ion, Gunst won hi was du s point, and appointed and sworn dged policeman. When see Callundan’s appointment Guust | the meeting in refer- suppose Callundan was appointed Dan The_colonel is on friendly with Morse, and the latter wanted Callundan appointed s went to the front for him.” 2 not propose name at the was acked 1" he an- told you that | the “appoint- | | 3 1f 1t was not slated that Callun- 4 succeed Captain of Detectives wer Gunst said he did responsible some day Callundan er office, but in what | v 1am unable to say. He has con- s detective abliity and, no doubt luable acquisition to the If T were to remain a ‘ommissioner for a few months I would make a number of othe However, 1 am booked to go, | always take a great interest in | s of the Police Department.” an admitted that he wa; » become a member of the force. ether the: es or nc affairs will make me chief of * he remarked, “I am | > say. It is true that I have s in that direction, but whether they 1 be realized I do not know. However, I expect that when the new Commi; ers take their seats 1 will be made tective.” It is a thoritatively stated that Callun- v nent as a policeman is the ard making him chief of the t He has a strong o0 capture the plum who is one of the and most capable men in the ent, will give Callundan a_hard the place. His many friends are in his behalf and are confident ess. Wren enjoys the distinction of having arrested more desperate criminals than any other member of the detective orce. 2 unanimous vote of the Board of ¢ Commissioners it was decided to t temporarily Sergeant John T. as property clerk to take the place ain Mora who was retired on a da go. It is among the ties that Green's appolntment will permanent to-day. er the impression that more vacan- cles existed in the department the Com- missioners at their meeting yesterday a pointed John M. Lewis and Robert Cock- rill sergeants of police and Thomas O'Rourke corporal. It was discovered a short time after that all the vacancles h been fliled and the three last appoint- ments were withdrawn, To-day the Commissioners will meet as | a pension board for the last time. It is understood that they will retire a num- ber of old officers, among whom are said to be Sergeants Lindheimer and Brown of the Central Station and Shields of the Nort End Station. SAYS SHE WAS DRUGGED AND THEN ARRESTED Zeilin’s NieceCharged With Burglary. Considerable mystery hovers around the case of “Mary Brown,” who was arrested yesterday morning at 8 o'clock by Officers O'Keefe and Ward and charged with burglary by H. M. Duncan, in whose room in the “Burlington” the young woman was found. According to the story told by Duncan to the police, the young woman was in act of removing an $80 diamond ring from Duncan’s finger while he lay dozing in bed, when he grabbed hold of her and | summoned the officers of the law. Accorfing to W. F. Zellin, who claims to be the uncle of the young woman, his niece is the unfortunate victim of some miscreant, snd, dazed and stupefled by tome drug, she wandered into the room occupled by Duncan, and the arrest f\:)l~1 ed. Duncan goes further than the diamond | =og siogy, @ad dec 8 was | out of his pockets. The theory of the po- lice is that the woman had been In Dun- can’s room earlier in the evening, and had returned to get another $25 she had pre- viously overlooked, when Duncan awoke and caught her In the act. 'Of course my niece’s name is not Mary Brown,” sald Zeilin, “and I consider it fortunate that she had enough reason left LLARD D. SLACK, a deputy in the office of Auditor Wells, closed his New Year's festivities yesterday afternoon by sending a bullet through his brain. He had been dissipating for several days and believing that it was tmpossible for him to extricate himself from financial difficulties that had been gradually accumulating upon him he determined to end his life. Shortly after 6 o'clock he left several boon companions and entered a Market street saloon. He walked to the rear of the establishment and ascended a short flight of stairs to one of the cardroom: A moment later the attendants heard a shot and a fall. They rushed up- stairs and found Slack with the revolver in his hand and the blood streaming from his head. The bullet, which had been fired with deadly accuracy, had passed through his head. As quickly as possible he was removed to the Receiving Hos- pital, where the physicians declared that death was only a matter of a very few hours. Slack was a young man widely and favorably known in the city and his tragic death is a matter of sincere regret to hundreds of men whose esteem and good will he won. About two years ago he entered local politics and was caught In the dangerous whirl that has proved so disastrous to many. He in- terested himself in the political fortunes of Auditor Wells and gave his time and his money to assist the Auditor in his campaign. After the election of Mr. Wells Slack received in compensation one of the best positions in the Auditor's office. For several months he conducted himself with the utmost propriety. Then he had several lapses, which gradually became more frequent. He began to neglect his duties and to drink. On one occasion he appeared for work in an intoxicated condition and was cautioned not to repeat the offense. Counsel and admonition seemed to have no effect, however, and at the end of the year the climax came. Slack left his desk and started out to close the year with a drinking bout. With several companions he went to one of the resorts on the ocean beach, where he remained for two days. Still in an intoxicated condition, he returned to town and went to the racecourse at Tanforan Park. The racetrack had al- ready cost him a great deal of money. Time after time he had wagered and lost, until he had exhausted not only own money but all that he could bor- row. He had become Involved financlally to such a degree that the prospect of retrieving ssemed remote. Money lenders were harassing him, tradesmen were demanding what he owed them and proprietors of local resorts were insisting that he make a settlement. He determined to make one more effort at the racecourse. He succeeded in obtaining between $300 and $400, and with this sum went to Tanforan. Luck was still against him. On Tuesday he lost $200 and on Wednesday lost $100 more. These losses completed what drink and other reverses had already begun. Slack decided that death was the only solutfon of his troubles. He made, however, another effort to recover. He forsook his companions, stopped drinking and yesterday afternoon reported to Auditor Wells. The Audi- tor was naturally angry and informed Slack that he had been suspended un- til next Monday. With this information Slack left the City Hall and went down town. He bought a revolver and decided to kill himself. He went to a resort on Market and Second streets and there, In the presence of a friend, destroyed his letters and private papers. He then proceeded up the street, entered a saloon on Market street, near Stockton, and there sent a bullet through his brain. One of the most remarkable incidents In connection with the tragedy was fur- nished by the sulcide’s brother. A few minutes after Slack fired the bullet into his brain his brother entered the saloon. He called for a drink and was told what had happened just a few moments before. For a moment he staggered and then with an oath he rushed from the saloon. He excitedly accosted several people and then boarded a car that carried him to the Receiving Hospital. Here his conduct was as extraordinary as it had been in the resort where his brother had ended his life. The physicians in attendance turned over to him the dying man’s effects and he rushed upstairs to police headquarters, constantly reiterat- ing that his dving brother was a fool. In order to quiet and reassure him he was placed In charge of a detective and taken from the City Hall. Auditor Wells was deeply shocked last night when he was told what Slack had done. “I do not believe,” he said, “that the young man ever committed a dis- honest act. He was one of the most efficlent clerks in my service, and until very recently T had no cause to censure him. His particular duty was to attend to the records of the license office, and In that work he had no opportunity to handle money not his own. When he came to me to-day and was told that he was sus- pended until Monday he seemed to be very despondent. 1 am very sorry that he has made away with himselt.” Slack died at 12:10 o'clock this morning. He never regalned consclousness, STATE SENATOR DWYER TENDERS RESIGNATION Special Election Must Be Called to Fill Vacancy. Democrats so Demoralized by MayorPhelan’s Course That a Republican Can Easily Win in the Nineteenth District. @+ @4040805040 60 40 $060460504@Q BAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5, 1800, Hon. Jacob H. Neff, Lieutenant Gov- ernor, State of California, President of the Senate—Sir: Having been elected as a member of the Board of Super- visors of the City and County of San Francisco, 1 most respectfully resign as a State Senator from the Nineteenth Senatorial District, This resignation is forwarded to you in compliance with the provisions of subdivision 3 of section 995 of the Politi cal Code for the State of California. Very respecttully, LAWRENCE J. DWYER. & 9909090209060 60 00090006 @ HE foregoing resignation was trans- mitted to Lieutenant Governor Neff last evening and will without delay be forwarded to Governor Gage as R et dnat n ol B ol Lot ey ] [ | @OSOSOHOS0P0 & O S 0HOH) 08060 # 0906060800 B e R a a = S Y O-0—-0—-0-0-04-0— L R T = 1 LAWRENCE J. DWYER, SUPERVISOR-ELECT. when arrested to give a fictitious name, 1 dare not think what has happened to the poor girl. She came over from her home in Contra Costa on Wednesday afternoon, and was to have gone with me in the even. ing to dinner and the theater. 1 waited for her, and she did not come. I grew alarmed and began to search about town for her. Yesterday morning at 8 o'clock 1 received word that she was at the City Prison. 1 hastened at once to her, and found that she had been drugged and was altogether unable to expiain how she had | come into the house where she was found. ““It i ridiculous to suppose that she was there to steal. Her mother, who is a widow, owns one of the largest ranches in Contra Costa County, and the young woman has all the money she can possibly need.” Mr. Zellin would not disclose the where- abouts of his niece yesterday. ‘“There is no reason to see her,” he said. “She is stlll under the influence of the drug ad- Istered and is unable to make any ex- mi planatios When searched at the prison Mary Brown had no monmey about her person. The theory of the police and Duncan is that the woman passed her first haul to a confederate who awaited her in the corri- dor outside Duncan's apartment. Zeilin declares that instead of baving robbed Duncan his niece has been robbed, and he reports the loss of a valise containing sil- ver tollet articles and $50 in gold coin. Mary Brown was arraigned before Judge Conlan yesterday morning and ordered to appear for trial on next Tuesday morning. She was released from custody on 3l bonds, Zellin being her security. the law requires. It is =uch an unusual occurrence for a Senator to resign that members of the Leglslature who were consulted yesterday on this matter could not at first tell to whom the resignation should be ad- dressed. Some legislators contended that the letter should be addressed directly to the Governor, while others fancied that the Secretary of State was the officer to address. Reference to the Political Code cleared away all doubts and incidentally directed attention to the fact that the law re- quires the Governor to call a special elec- tion to flll a vacancy in the Legislature immediately upon securing a resignation Tnder the new charter, section 4, article XVI, a Supervisor of San Francisco can- not hold any other salaried public office, therefore Senator Dwyer must resign his State office to qualify as a member of the Board of Supervisors. In the event of an extra session of the Legislature the vacancy caused by Mr. Dwyer's resignation will have a slight bearing on the ballot for United States Senator if the Governor falls to call an election to fill such vacancy. Only sixty votes will be required to elect on joint ballot if Mr. Dwyer's place is not filled. The Democratic majority in the Nine- teenth Senatorial District is so slight that it could be easily overcome by an able and independent publican of anti- boss sympathies. The active young men of the Democratlc party are so discour- ed and demoralized over the knifing ey recelved from Mayor Phelan that they would not resist the election of a f"nd Republican to succeed Senator Dwyer. A special election was called in the Eighth Senatorial Districét last February to fill the vacancy in the State Senate caused by the death of Hon. John Boggs. Governor Gage then malintained that it was not in his power to save to-the coun- ties comprising the district the expense of a special election, although it was con- ceded that the Senator chosen could not receive his certificate of election many days before the expiration of the session. Having been officially advised that a va- cancy existed, the Governor maintained that the constitution required that he should call an election, and the law giving force and effect to the constitutional pro- vision provided that he should call the election at once, The notion that the Governor may de- liberately ignore the constitution is not entertained. Certainly he has no con- tempt _for the constitution, because con- tempt usually springs from familiarity. All things considered, it is predicted that Gage will order a speclal election in the Nineteenth District to fill the vacancy caused by Senator Dwyer's resignation. —_————— SHEEHAN-SCOTT, CONTEST. Case Has Been Taken Under Advise- ment by Judge Seawell. The Sheehan-Scott contest has been submitted for decision to Judge Seawell, All vesterday testimony was taken and the lawyers argued. ichard 1. Whelan, | George R. Armstrong, The Members in Executive Session CHARLES FAY LINED UP FOR PARK POSITION Is in the Fight for Secretaryship. o S PHELAN SAID TO SECOND HIM HIS REWARD FOR SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION. —_— Charlie Fay, the fifth wheel of the local Democratic ‘‘organization,” s aMicted with an aspiration. It's no simple politi- cal ambition that has stricken him; it's a simonpure aspiration of large and am- ple proportions, and according to Mr. Fay it is non-partisan in its character. The fact {s that Mr. Fay wants to get out of politics and considers the best way out of it the secretaryship of the incoming Park Commission. According to the wise ones he is out for that job with all the fervor of young ambition, and the Mayor 18 behind him with all the force of a keen desire to unload him upon that body. Mr. Fay’s aspiration to become a secre- tary and a non-partisan all fn one bunch 18 of recent generation; so recent in fact that it _dates back only to Saturday last when Mayor Phelan in making his ap- pointments declined to honor any of the suggestions made by Mr. Fay or Gavin McNab, | Mr. Fay saw the futility of partisan politics at that minute, and then there came to an irrevocable concl that he could do better and more erously serve the st interests of New San Francisco as a modest secretary on an artistic commission than as the more or less modest messenger boy of a soul- less and unappreciative ‘‘organization, no matter how close to the throne his station. | : communicated his conviction to the Ma{or, who, it {s said, warmly commend- his perception and promised to do all power to convince the Park Com- mission of Mr. Fay's deserving qualities With this confirmation of his own opin- tons, Mr. Fay, it is said, has started out to unload himself and his well-known abilities upon the park people, and noth- ing short of his success is being pre- dicted. O+ 000000000600 @ William_F. Dixfe, A. 8. J. de Guerre, Marie E. New- lands, A. A. Brown, Elliott Reed, A. J. Miller, John §. Drum and W. D. Littleton were called to the stand and all gave tes- timony in favor of the plaintiff. The ma- jority” of the witnesses had heard Scott say early In 1804 that he intended to make this city his permanent residence. Wells, Fargo & Co.'s receipts were introduced to show the dates upon which Scott had shipped packages from San Jose. Attorney Tauszky, who with A. Ruef | represents Scott, contended that the resi- dence of the Tax Collector-elect had been established in fact and in law. Garret McEnerney. however, contended different- ly ‘and analyzed the evidence offered in support thereof. _Judge Seaweli will to-day take u Farnham-Boland contest for the o Public Administrator. —_————— HEALTH BOARD WILL FIGHT. the ce of Decide to Hold On. | The Board of Health held an informal session yesterday morning with Drs. Coffey, Payne and Barbat, Health Officer Lawlor and Becretary Edgar B. Carroll present. Though it was given out that the executive meeting was for the pur- pose of taking steps to prevent the en- trance of bubonic_plague to this port b steamers coming from Honolulu, it is b lieved that the real purport of the gather- ing was to discuss the necessary. ar- rangements to hold office against the ap- ointees _ of Mayor Phelan. Attorney “harles Heggerty, associate of George A. Knight, official attorney of the board, was also Jpresent, and he read several opinions and decisions to show that the board was a State bodfi and that the municipality had no jurisdiction over it. The f‘"“e"‘ board, however, will make no active fight to retain office, but will rely on the fact that the new charter was procured through » new amendment the constitution numbered ‘'8%,” which gro\'ld d for a board of freeholders who ramed a charter providing for all de- partments except the Health Board. The matter was postponed until Saturday morning, when another meeting will take place to outline the course to be pursued. The board also discussed the bubonic lague, which Is sald to be raging in onolulu. It was decided to thoroughly disinfect ‘each vessel which may come to this port from the islands, and if the | Federal quarantine officer allows any ves- sel to dock she will be taken out in the stream and fumigated to the satisfaction | of the local health authorities. —_——— | | Fire Department Changes. | The Fire Commissioners met yesterday | afternoon and accepted the resignation of R. 8. Chapman of truck 5 Robert | O'Rourke, was appointed to fll the va- | cancy. The final meeting of the board will 'be held Monday at noon, unless tue | president sees fit to call it sooner. | CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER AN ELEVATOR | James Walsh Caught Between a Plank and a Heavy Freight Carrier. James Walsh, a painter, was crushed and Kkilled by an elevator in a building at 218 Beale street yesterday afternoon. The unfortunate man was caught between a plank and a hsa\'fi freight concern in the shaft opposite the first landing and when the elevator was raised after the accident his body fell down the shaft a | distance of about thirty feet. The building in which the accident hap- ened is just being completed for the | unham, Carrigan & Hayden Company | as a warehouse and was turned over to | y was instructing a new man, R. M. Jewitt, how to run & heavy freight elevator which had been placed in position and the machine was started downward from the first floor. Walsh, who was painting the interior of the shaft, had a lank stretched across it at the first anding. He did not see the elevator com- ing until it was almost above him. He screamed, but his warning was not sounded in time to prevent the heavy tim- bers from crushing him. As soon as pos- sible the man was released and his body fell off the plank to the bottom of the shaft. The skull was fractured and was evidently killed instantly. Deceased was about 52 years of age and resided at 47 Garden avenue. ———— Wedding invitations and visiting cards, fine writing papers, tablets and papeteries in our stationery department. Greatest | variety and best values. Sanborn Vall & Co., 741 Market street. . ———— Stuffed Ballot-Box, Everybody Happy The district of Nome had an election, the first one held there. Some of the funniest things happened that you ever read. Everybody voted, and two or three times if they wished. Just read about it in The Sunday Cail of January 7, and also look out for a splendid J)lflure of the main street in Nome and some mining scenes that wii] be of value to any prospective pros- pector. You may wish to go there in the spring, and you can't afford to | miss this article; or, if not going your- self, you may have a friend who is ambitious in that line. Send it to him. —————r—— Injured by a Fall. J. D. McLean, residing at 1121 Market street, undertook yesterday afternoon to alight from car 1012 of the Mission line at Precita avenue. He fell to the pavement. He was taken to the City and County Hospital, where he was treated by I Boskowitz for a wound over the right eye. —_——————— [ R R R B R R R e R A A A e R e L DR A AR A R AR MUTUAL BANK TO BUILD ON BLYTHE PROPERTY Geanv 8y ., \ ' Kearner Sv MuTuAL SAVINGS Dank P e LR \ N Site of New Bank Building, Market and Geary Streets. Y a sale concluded yesterday Mrs. Florenca Blythe-Moore conveyed to the Mutual Savings Bank, of which Mayor Phelan is president,, a plat of land between Market and Geary streets, about forty feet west of the Junction with Kearny street. The lot is to be used for a magnificent fireproof modern building of stone and brick, seven or eight stories high, of which the ground floor will be arranged for the offices of the bank. The price pald for the land is in the neighborhood of $300,000, and the deed was made by Gunnison, Booth & Bartnett, representing Mrs. Moore, the final papers being signed yesterday noon. The deal is significant in that the bank expressed its confidencs in the Blythe title, and with this precedent it is expected that other sales of Blythe property will soon be made, and that the old frame buildings will be succeed- ed by modern skyscrapers Five one or two-story shacks 1l have to be pulled down to make room for the new bank building. On Market street the Komfort shoe store and Liv- ingston's dry goods store must go. The Geary street frontage of these stores, as well as a shaving parlor, a button factory, a trunk store and an artificial limb factory, must also be moved from the site acquired by the bank. The bank will at once have s prepared for its mew building, and the work will be pushed as fast as possible. There are no leases in existence to prevent immediate work, and after the plans are ready tenants can all be moved in a month. e ] At 6 o'clock last evening Mayor Phelan, pr ent, and Frank J. Sullivan, attorney of the Mutual Savings Bank: A. T botts, president of the Cali- fornia Title Insurance and Trust Company; representatives of Simoson & Millar, searchers of records; and Atto: of Gunnison, Booth & Bartnett, visited the Recorder’s office . Walter J. Bartnett of the firm who have been conducting the negotiations, and filed for record the eight deeds necessary to perfect title in the consummation of the important deal After the necessary details had been attended to the party adjourned to the Mayor's office, where Attorney Bartnett gave the h! ry of the negotiations. Mrs. Florence Blythe-Mcore,” he said, “has purchased the interests of General W. H. H. Hart, John H. Boalt, John Garber, S. Woolberg, Thomas B. Bishop, George E. Bates and W. W. Foote in and to the Blythe block, and she is now vested with the title in fee simple to the entire block. The in- terests were distributed as follows: At Hart, 1214 per cent (of which he surrendered 1-175th to Woolberg and 1 per cent to Bates; Boalt, 3 per cent; Garber, 2 per cent: Bishop, 2 per cent; and Foote, 2 per cent. “Mrs. Moore has also settled the Steele suit of $60,000. This was an action brought by the executrix of the last of E. L. G. Steele, deceased. The Mutual Savings Bank becomes the purchaser of the two most easterly lots of the Blythe block and all the deeds were recorded this evening. The Title Insurance and Trust Company has insured the title and given a policy of in- surance for $1,000,000 on a loan for a similar amount, which will be consum- mated In New York in thirty days. The title company has arranged for the reinsurance of the title to the extent of $I50,000 In e of the leading title insurance companies in New York. All the necessary papers are now being escrowed to release various liens, elaims, mortgages judgments against the property which have been in process of settlem for three months past. “The McAllister demands set up In the sult brought by Attorney Bergin on his 3 per cent contract have been adjusted and an amicable settlement ef- fected with nearly all partles holding contracts or demands against Mrs. Moore. Seven suilts have been dismissed, eight judgments satisfled, and there now remains on the property only a mortgage of 353,500, loaned to Mr. and Mrs. Moore by the Mutual Savings Bank at 6 per cent. ““The title to the property is now in merchantable shape, so that it can be sold. That portion lying east of Brook street will be sold also, and su quently the western portion of the block wiil be improved by Mr. and Mrs. Moore in a manner that will be an ornament to the city.” Another of the many Blythe estate contests has been passed upon by the Supreme Court, and the young woman that the eourts have time and again decided to be the child and heir of Thomas H. lythe, deceased, gains judg- ment. Boswell M. Blythe brought action against Florence Biythe-Hinckley (now Mrs. A. A. Mcore Jr.) to recover certain lands in this city belonging to the estate. He set up the claim as heir at law of Thomas H. Blythe, and contended that the proceedings and judgments of the Superior and Supreme courts distributing the estate to the heiress were void on the ground that, at the time of Blythe's death she was an allen and there is no law permitting non-resident aliens to inherit real es In the lower court a general de- murrer was entered and sustained, from which an appeal was taken. The Supreme Court yesterday sustained the defendant's demurrer. ReRIte NeRIRININERI BRI NN RN IR RN NI R s N B Ko t IR eeR NN e B HeR G R eReN e R RN N BN NeBeNeNeNeNeReRNeReReNeUeReReReReReReNeRe NG ADVERTISEMENTS. Collar Economy We have just received an invoice of four-ply linen collars—2100 fine. These coliars are sold for IOC each They are excellent quality. Thelr merit is proven by the great number which we have sold heretofore, as they have given entire satisfaction. Latest of shapes. S.NWood&Co. 718 NMarket Street. 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