The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 17, 1900, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1900. PHELAN DUMB UNDER EXPOSURE. He Dare Not Deny Having Made His Criminal, Ante-Elec- tion Compact. Public Indignation Is Aroused to Prevent the Corruption of the Police Department. public contempt jefend his name, ed it when he \est compact to wrtment a viclous fare demanded and under cas- . But his » of the issue. The h the commission of submit in s dishon- has no per- ndidate for the ¢ Police and is concerned secure honest and position. This paper mands it to volce sty and corrup- not be silenced s to be Mayor oners know better line of their duty. been hood- nmiss) h ¢ do mot sell them as > the city to protect it hich the Mayor and his 4 and they can win the ran to be Chief of elect one who has 1on upon him and ated his ability to un- duties of the office. grave matter ons of Fred- ola, allas Frederick 2 measure been over- n is but an inci- mplated outrage upon it a tool in the hands ners and more daring but the representa- d preving classes, who depredations upon the zed. the pledges of con- e made their occupation ld be unwar- ssumes to seek does not deserve he elf and his quali- unqualified for the posi- the Commis- the fact arge of the Police De- More than that | n the department it- | authority over men | ience than he the grave reer of Esola one in- once and for all, re- list of candidates for has already been g. He has been failed. He has and dangerously Commissioners cer- re to elevate him to a s unreliability may mean interests and death 10| Esola was ap- n of guard at San e acting in that ca- tted his grave atter The Call, rather ce, prefers to un- aggerate the se- The facts are per- d the proof is positive. is position as guard to the which is now demanding his appointment as Chief of Police. In seeking the position of guard he sought &n occupation which he believed to be in keeping with h litles, but after cb- ning it he relied upon an influenco, ich threatened blackmail and misrepre- n, to keep him in his place. guard at San Quentin he neglected SO0 990008000 00000000 0 WOMAN SAVED FROM BEING BURIED ALIVE Her Daughter Warned in a Dream. CHICAGO, Jan. 16—A special to the Chronicle from Indianapolis, Mrs Ind., says: Elien Crosby has had a narrow es- from being buried alive in Crawford She had been pronounced dead ons for the burial were being e these were in progress her 19 years old, worn out by ex- lown to rest, but her eyes closed before she sprang up y insisted that her moth- ned to the bed. She her mother had called to saying let them bury me alive.” and peremj er's b - remarked th her in her sle “Mary, don The wundertaker complied with the daughter's request, saving it was but a dream:. but the daughter stoutly claimed the contrary and would not be denfed. Nearly dght hours assed, when Mrs, Crosby slowly opened her eyes and looked e, constantly watching for a return Crosby is now considered In a falr way of recove Safe letter delivery for Nome, via St. Michael, starting Jon. %, via Kodiak: lmit % ox.; $ per Jetter. Mohns & Kaltenbach, 20 Market st. * et s pssdiaf ene EILPATRICE LOSES A SUIT. School Board May Proceed and Hear Charges Against Him. If the School Board has the desire it may now go ahead and try the charges of unprofessional conduct preferred against E. C. Kilpatrick, late principal of the Business Evening School. Kilpatrick was dismissed from his position about two years ago, but on review Judge Hunt set the judgment aside and reinst Kil- patrick. New charges, however, were preferred against Kilpatrick, and he sued AYOR PHELAN is sflent under | T e e e B b e e a as aane e | ¢ |4 |® |® * s eb e - ¢ . @ [ | -0 & + & . ® € . & - @ . L 4 . L d . PS . & - L 4 . + & . L4 . L 4 . PR . ® . : 0400460000+ 0600+ 0+0 L R S S S Sl s PUBLIC OPINION DESCENDS FROM HER TOWER TO TEAR THE MASK FROM A RECREANT MAYOR. authorities was that threat of a dishon- est newspaper. Is the same threat now being used as a lash to make officials dis- honor themselves? Affairs went from bad to worse in the conduct of Guard Esola until finally the authorities, fearful of the | most serious consequences, could endure it no longer, and Frederick L. Esola was summarily dismissed. He had been caught sleeping at his post. He had thought so lightly of the responsibility re- posed in him that he had deliberately jeopardized the life of every freeman in San Quentin and had left open an avenue for the escape and consequent ravage of bundreds of dangerous convicts. Do the Police Commissioners wish to elevate him to a post where he may sleep again while the town and its criminals may run wide open? Do the Police Com- missioners intend to choose a man who has been unfaithful in the smallest duty to take charge of affairs that tax the shrewdest brains and demand unremicting energy and industry? Do they Intend to make the Chief of Police. a man who failed to stand the test of a penitentiary guard? Do they think that such a man will be equal to the routine of police ad- ministration, much less to the tremen- dous emergencies that may come at any hour in a great city? The suggestion is absurd, yet it is but a very few years since Frederick L. Esola was dismissed for sleeping at his post. Of all offenses of incapacity and unre- 0000000500000 0090000 to en(jnm the board from hearing them, but the judgment is against him. In his opinion Judge Hunt says: pears from the evidence that the charges preferred by Prescott and Donovan contained matters of accusation which did not appear in the charges upon which this court passed in its former decision. The gravamen of the former accusation was the charge that the plaintiff had im- properly used a letter obtained by him &nd written by a former School Director, Wallace, to Director Byrnes; that he had caused disaffection among the teachers, | and that he signed or approved of an il- legal demand for salary. But the allega- tions contained in the so-called Davidson, Donovan, Danlels and Warshauer charges all relate to matter different from and oceurring at & time subsequent to the first named. I am of the opinion that the charges last pamed Involve new offenses, and if proved might well be claimed to constitute unprofessional conduct. The | present board should not be prohibited { from hearing the charges in proper ma ner, and defendant is awarded judgment,” Self-respect 15 on good | Old Government Whisky. ——————— MAYOR PHELAN ON THE STAND. Called as & Witness in the Rehfeld Damage Suit. | Mayor Phelan, apparently worrled, took | the stand in Judge Hunt's court yesterday | to give his testimony in the guit instituted by Adolph L. Rehfeld to recover damages | from the city and county for the destruc- | tion of his property some time ago by a mob of Tennessee volunteers. The Mayor | was asked whether or not he was in- terms with the . daughter, who had remained by her | formed of the existence of the mob at the | time it was engaged plaintiff's property. He sald that, as it was on a Sun: li’, he was not in his offices in the City Hall and was not notified by the police or any citizen. The Mayor then in destroying the of witnesses to prove the value of the denm}'ed nm}rny the case was submit- ted. udge Hunt will instruct the jury this morning. Dr. Parker's Cough Cure. One dose will stop & cough. Never falls. Try it. All druggists. * ————— Animals to Be Sold. Inspector General Maus got as far on his inspection as the hospitals of the Presidio yesterday, and then, as wind up, con- demned twenty-elght horses and nine mules, all of which will be sold at auction | within a few days. Both hn;slul found in good condition, the in- spector’'s prineipal work was the condem- | vation of a quantity of useless property. left the stand, and after the examination | y lead to demorali- | his duties, but ever over the heads of the | @$0406060© 09 090406060600 @ SAYS ESOLA WILL NOT BE WHITEWASHED. SAN FRANCISCO, January 16, 1900. Editor Call—Dear Sir: In justice to myself and my asso- ciates I ask you to publish the following: On Monday afternoon Mr. Fremont Older, the managing editor of the Bulletin, who had presented objections to the appointment of Frederick L. Esola as Chief of Police, was granted a continuance until Thursday evening on the ex- press promise of himself and attorney that the charges pre- sented by him should not in the meantime be tried by the mnewspapers. This promise he deliberately broke by his at- tack on my associates in the Bulletin of January 16. The statement that I ‘“saved the city from disgrace” is absurd, as my associates and I were unanimous in granting the continuance, although all of us believed it to be unreason- able. The charge that there was a conspiracy to whitewash Esola I know to be false. Although Mr. Older has for- feited every claim to decent treatment he will receive every courtesy from the Board to which he is entitled. Yours truly, GEO. A. NEWHALL. 990906090904 04040609040 SCHODIER AT REPORTED LOST Gasoline Tank Said to Have Exploded. Q0.0:OQ‘OOOQO 9090409000909 0P0P090P0P090 » 0909060400800 9090909040404 | ‘Q0.0QDOOOOO 0% 000P0P0S090P0P0PO0P0P0P0P0P 0P 0H0H0R0H0D02N S 0609060904 0& BAN DIEGO, Jan. 16.—A report was brought to this city to-day by a Mexiean, who arrived overland from Ensenada, that the gasoline schooner Anita had been blown up in Magdalena Bay and that all | on board had perished. The schooner | was owned by the Ybarra Mining Com- | pany of S8an Domingo, Lower Callfornia, and has been running between ‘the mine and this port for some time. She was In | command of Captain H. Funcke, with Charles Anderson as mate, William For- est engineer, besides three sallors, two of whom were Mexicans. The schooner left here on the 10th of last month and the captain hoped to make the round trip and be back in San Diego by the 5th of this month. The re- port is that the gasoline reservoir ex- ploded as the schooner Wwas entering Magdalena Bay on her way up the coast and that there was not a member of the crew left to tell the tale. The Mexican who brought the news, howsver, says that there was no very definite informa- | tion at Ensenada, and friends of the cap- liability, this certainly is the worst. Esola has by his own volition added an element of seriousness to this incident, the gravity of which he recognizes. He has lled in reference to it and has claimed that be- cause of a disagreement with some of the officlals he resigned his position a8 guard. Unfortunately for him, the rec- ords at San Quentin cannot be evaded, and on February 19, 1889, there is this entry: Frederick Esola, discharged for violation of prison rules. ‘What that violation of prison rules means was told yesterday by Ben Cham- bers, who was Deputy Warden at San Quentin when Esola was a guard. Mr. Chambers is now a rancher in Clarks- burg, Yolo County. When interviewed yesterday he sald: “I was Deputy Warden at S8an Quentin during the administration of McComb. I think it was in 1888 or 1889. When Mec- Comb and myself came to the prison Esola was employed there as guard. An- drew M. Lawrence came to me at that time and told me that he was speclally there. By his actions and manner, rather than by what he sald, he gave me to understand that his friendship for the administration depended upon our keep- ing Esola there as guard. “Lawrence very frequently visited the 00000040000 L0 tain and crew do pot fully credit the story. THE HONGKONG MARU. SAILS. The Japanese mail steamer Hongkong Maru sailed for the Orfent yesterday. She carried some passengers for Honolulu, but no cargo. The vessel will not enter the port of Hawall, but will put the pas- sengers aboard a tug and will then pro- ceed to Yokohama. The cabin passen- gers by the Hongkong Maru were: For Honolulu—W. F. Parker, J. A. Byrne, F. L. Dortch, L. Ahlbarn, R. Bal- lentyne, M. F. Chapman, Miss L. Moore, Miss A. Enders, W. P. Barry, John M. Donn and R. 8. Moore. Pr. BB For Yokohama—K. Ishu, T, . . R. B. Teusler, J. D. Lud- , M. Shibata, Kendzo Ta- R e %arm Rledka. Miss Clara eke an . P. Freeland. For Kobe—D. Kuhnle and 8. P. Jensen. For Nagasaki—Rev. W. B. Schwartz, Mrs. W. B. Schwartz and two children. For Shanghai—V. L. Boeck. For Hongkong—Herbert M. Richards, A. Hockwold, G. A. France, Mrs. G. A. France, Willlam Whiley Jr., W. J. Car- lisle, Mrs. Leon Roudiez, Miss Helen Rou- diez, C, Rieveley, Mrs. S. B. Tainter, Mrs. A. 8 Towar and son, Mrs. L. R. Hol Brook,anu Bainbridge and R. 8. Mac- ougall. Thi Hongkong Maru was crowded with freight, and the China and Algoa, which follow her, cannot carry all the merchan- dise offering. The Algoa alone will take away a general cargo of over 13,000 long tons. Potatoes have been very scarce for the last week, but now_there is likely to be a glutted market. The Columbia arrived vesterday with 9000 sacks from Oregon and the George W. Elder s expected from the same place to-day with a full cargo. There is no room for the tubers on the Spear street wharf, so the Elder will have to dock at the sea wall. Captain_ John Roberts, late of the steamer Farallone, started for the East vesterday. While tn New York he will purchase a steamer to run in junc- tion with the Farallone between the Sound and Cape Nome. —————————— Divorced Couple Remarries. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 16,—Burnett From- berg and Marle Fromberg, Who were di- vorced in January, 1899, by Judge Troutt, were remarried here to-day. The cere- mony was performed by Judge Rodden. Both parties are residents of San Fran- cisco. ~ A license to wed was also granted nsa&r;.l'l::llmk;eth Roddin of 469 u{yflt'r::tt. rancisco, Geo [unt of - 3.ue, Wash. And iy interested in Esola and asked me to do | everything in my power to keep him | Frederick L. Esola’s Discreditable Record as a San Quentin Guard. He Was Summarily Dis- missed, After Many Offenses, for Sleeping at His Post. prison and would want Esola to go with | him or hunting and fishing excursions. | He would make the request of me by sim- ply telling me that he wanted Esola to accompany him and I would not dare re- fuse. Whenever he came to the office to make the request Esola seemed to take it for granted that he could go and would prepare himself accordingly. “Esola was discharged from San Quentin Prison for sleeping at his post of duty. Patrick Maloney, a fellow guarg, reported this to me and I informed Warden McComb and asked for Esola’s dismissal. This was granted, as Esola’s laxity was of the gravest nature. He had an impor- tant post and had no business to for- sake his duties. There were many escapes at that time owing to the class of men employed as guards. These men were held on by Buckley, Higgins, Crimmins and other poli- ticians of San Francisco, who got rid of their worst following by unload- ing them on poor old McComb. I was frequently jumped because of the nu- merous escapes, but I was not to blame; it was due to the worthless- ness of the guards. “When Esola was discharged Lawrence came immediately over and asked to be allowed to Interview a prisoner. As I knew the convict was unfriendly to the administration and would state things that were fruits of a vivid imagination I refused to allow Lawrence to see him. I knew he only wanted to talk to the man to obtain facts with which to roast the administration. Lawrence became angry and I did also and I informed him that he wanted a shotgun and not a prisoner. Lawrence never lost an opportunity to him. McComb is dead now, but I want to say that there was never a more honest official appointed In this State. “Lawrence was very friendly with me before Esola was discharged for sleeping on duty, but after that he would never speak to me and I have not spoken to him to this day. “As a guard Esola was no good in God his pull to hold his job.” tice ask more to convince them of the gross impropriety in choosing Esola for a position to which by his talents he is not entitled. The worthy gentlemen who are to be responsible for our police ad- ministration may think that it is a mat- ter for congratulation to clean the skirts of thelr candidates, but in cleaning they should take care of their own. They are asked stmply to choose an honest man, capable by experience and education, to assume the dutles of Chlef of Police. Surely a man with an allas does not pos- sess the qualification of respectabllity, nor a guard who sleeps at his post the abflity to control the police affairs of this city. | BIGGY WILL BE UPHELD. Raid on Bacon Place Is Com- mended by Commissioners. Attorney AcH talked to the Police Com- missioners for nearly three hours last night, pleading that the officials would “wink the other eve” at Bacon place. Incidentally he discussed the “social evil” at some length, and wound up by nearly putting all the Commissioners to sleep. As the representative of Marie Paris, who conducts a Bacon place boarding house, Ach filed charges against Acting Chief Biggy, Captain Wittman, Sergeant Shay and a number of officers, claiming that they had exceeded their authority in attempting to crush the evil existing in the little alley off Pine street. The matter was heard by the Commissioners last night, but no decision was reached. Ach took the ground that the places occupled by the fallen women of Bacon lace were their homes, and that the po- ice had no right to invade them, unless by authority of a warrant. He said that | Nfr, Biggy, Instead of regulating the so- cial evil, was “stirring up the stink ts of the city,” and depriving a certain class of their clvil rights and their rights to ersonal liberty as guaranteed by the tate_constitution. A decision was reserved to give Mr. Ach an ovportunll?; to rurnish authori- ties bearing upon his contention. There was_strong intimation that Chief Biggy would be upheld in his action. 03 000090000000000000800 WOOLEN MILLS ARE PLANNED FOR EUREKA Capitalists Trying to Form a Company. A. W. R. Berr is trying to get San Fran- cisco capitalists interested In the project of establishing a woolen mill at Eureka, Humboldt County. The plan is to make a stock company, and the estimated cost 1s about $50,000. This would include the erec- tion _of the mill and the placing of the machinery. There are two reasons why Eureka has been considered a good place at which to locate a woolen miil. One is that the wool of the northern counties has been found to be of a superior quality and the other is that the cost of fuel would be comparatively low, on account of the waste from the lumber mills that could be utilized for the making of steam. Still another reason is that there is com- muhication by water with Eureka, and for this reason the transportation charges could be kept down to a minimum. Among those whom Mr. Berr has tried to interest in the enterprise is Captain Charles Nelson. In an interview Kosler- day Captain Nelson said that he thought well of the idea. He believed that a mill in Eureka would pay. Siabs could be bought for 50 eents a load, which, when they were dried, would make exceiient roast Warden McComb and the men under | Almighty’'s world, because he relied upon | The Police Commission could not in jus- | ADVERTISEMENTS. SPECIAL VALUES IN TOWELS and NAPKINS. NAPKINS. 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Sesinaasssas sdeas< 38 TN Bleached German Damask Towels, both colored bor- ders and plain white, siza 21x45 Inches -$3 Dozen Full Bleached German Huck Towels, all pure white and hemstitched. . ..$3.50 Dozen Hemmed Huck Towels, ex~ tra large size and verp heavy quality $4 Dozea 500 pleces Checked Glass Linen, 20 inches wide, red and blue checks, assorted—price. . 10¢ Yard 250 pleces Plain and Twilled Toweling, 18 inches wide, all pure linen........... .. 12%¢ Yard %- L, u3, us, 07, 19, 121 POST STREET. MURDER AND SUICIDE IN A CROWDED BANK Temporarily Insane Man Kills an As- sistant Cashier and Ends His Own Life. COLUMBUS, Ga., Jan. W. Murphey, cashier of the Third Na- It is belleved that he was temporarily insane when the shooting was done, au he and Schulze had long been the closest friends, having been associated with each other in the business affairs of the bank The evidence before the Coroner's jury this afternoon shows that Murphey placed the pistol close to the temple of Mr. Schulze and fired. He then thrust the muzsle into his own mouth and fired, two balls penetrating his brain. Captain Murphey was found lying by the side of the wall, several feet from his private desk. The blood was streaming from his mouth and he was dead. As- sistant Cashier Schulze was sitting in the chair he occupled when the shot was fired. His head was lying far back, and from a_frightful hole in his right temple the blood was dropping to the floor. e S 16.—Captain J. tional Bank, shot and Instantly killed Assistant Cashier P. T. Schulze to-day and then committed suicide. The murder | and suicide occurred while the bank was | filled with customers and the full corps of_clerks. | Captain Murphey, who did the shooting, was one of the most prominent business men of the city for a number of years, but recently he had been in ill-health | Paris Petit Journal ecirculates and had suffered two strokes uf paralysis. | copies dally. ommmom‘ § ! | 1,000,000 + + EXTRAORDINARY LINES! Large lot of LADIES’ WHITE LAWN APRONS, <Ii¥my soiled, on sale at LESS THAN MANUFACTURERS’' PRICES. + Special lot of EXTRA HEAVY ALL-SILK BLACK RIBBONS, cord edge, double-faced satin ribbon, 35 inches wide, reduced in price from 50 cents to 30 CENTS PER YARD. Broken line of LADIES’ ALL-WOOL SHIRT WAISTS, in red, blue, urple and black, reduced 40 per cent in price, and on sale at g5 CENTS, $1.50, $1.75, $2.50, $3,15 and $3.85 each. 150 LADIES’ UNDERSKIRTS, made of moreen and fancy percaline, reduced from $1.25 to 80 CENTS EACH. 75 LADIES’ JACKETS, in blue and black goods, broken lines, regu- lar prices $5.00, $6.50 and $7.50, reduced to $2.5¢ EACH. i > Palace and Grand Hotels For nearly a quarter of a century the leading hotels on the Pacific Coast. With added improvements and con- veniences they continue to be the head- quarters for tourists and travelers vis- iting San_Francisco. JOHN C. KIRKPATRICK. Come Just to See. Beantiful Premiums Given Free. (Great American [mporting Tea Co. R S * fuel for steam purposes, equal to coal. An obstacle to manufacturing enterprises in other parts of the State had been the cost of the fuel consumed. He did not know how far .dr. Berr had progressed. A new enterprise of the sort named must put in the latest machinery. The supply of wool would be ample, for the ranges of Humboldt County were large and fur- nished abundant feed for sheep. Considerable interest has been awakened by the pm&uslfion to found another wool- en mill. me of the enterprises of that sort in the State have not been successful, while others have made money. Mr. Berr, who s the head of the enterprise for Eureka, has been n woolen man- | Wooll en, 1 ufacturing practically all his life. He has been thau A'nfix..perl.nun lent of the San Jose len Stores Everywhere. 300 Stores. HAY,.FEVER CATARRH Oppression, Suflocation, Neuralgla, etc., cared by ESPIC’S CIGARETTES, or POWDER Paris, J. ESPI0: New York, E. FOUGERA & CO. SOLD BY ALL DRUGQISTS COKE! COKE! P. A. McDONALD, ‘Wholesale Dealer and Shi; OFFICE, 113 FOI ROWR'S gacaist Relieve Coughs and Colds. injurl- of Cole. 8T.