The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 2, 1900, Page 12

1 ' THE ‘SAN’ FRAN(_)ISO_O CALL, FRIDAY, MAKCH 2, 1900. LEE CRAIG WAS REQUESTED | TO ATTEST THE CONTRACT I aasananc s e s nsssanad I |+ Millionaire Fair, in the Presence of Mrs. Craven, Told the Notary of the Secret Marriage. Judge Sullivan Testified That the Nuptial Document Was Shown Him by the Claimant Soon After It Was Executed. (TR TS . . “ . . . . T "LEE. D @RAI(G . ® . . . b ® 3 . * Y T * » & * . ® f . ® * . * * . + 1 IMPORTANT WITNESSES IN CRAVEN-FAIR CASE. ® - e o e o e e e e e el o e e o T R i 22 Y ) host prominent feature of ves- ] they hiad better leave the contract just-as ngs in the Craven- | it-was, for if I put my seal on it I would t s ; ! have to make & record {h ty books and was the mOnous | xome one might happen to see the enry. y the op-; 1 also told them that if they wanted & » they ap- | certificate later on 1 would attach it. g every law- |- “Remarking to. Fair that I'hoped e his shoul- | Would-néver regret what he bad done,ard - ~ K extending my con started 3 all day Sefyiog | k- away. He. cailed me 8 i k- it Off. This how much was my fee. I re- P a fternoon, when | pi othing, and good luck to you, ani I started again. Fair would.not.let go until given me a. twenty- 8 gold piec 1"t0ld me. to. spend it rating the event. belteve th r hérée in evidence is that- was the same a ould not sWear pos- itively to any document. that had been cut of my hands twenty-four hours. Could Not Shake Craig’s Story. Attorney Pier: subjected Mr. Cra:g to SV 3 amination, but failed k down his evidence in material points. He denled positively he had received apy compensation examined—Judge D. Craig according to tell all that i to prove 1.>-“1 part of his SLOrY | for his testmony or that he expected any 1 st of Mr. McEn- | The namos of Stephen Roberts and -Martin ¢ s was of such litt Kelly were dragged into air. Plerson's e forces of the questions, but Craig denied that either of 1 trcuble to cross-ex- | attempted to influence him in ir's behaif. for the estate wanted the cou 1 hibits and documen 1 e photographed by | s Ly ention o1 Kytka's name & he gel el n Lafe Pence. < - r el Sstatiis will_ admit_right niow in orderto S OWIEAREa It to y for the estate and the time > considered made Kytka will swear are forgéries be- 5 said M.s. Cra- ot 4 | s attorney: Attorney Pence Reprimanded. was preseny | . This. angered. McEnerney and he sug- s § as prese gested th e co e and Mr. h trme sizive the Tsial Deoan: fcsted that Ahe -court -Yeprimar ir n’s Testimony Unimportant. Judge Troutt said he &vas surprised at P g out- R Mr. Pence's actions and: followed ' the » o litthe e mark with a lecture on prefessional cour: Beafe but lctie teey. [ i t the frequent oo 5 ;’u"fi’(;:{l';fl el telling | Slurs of on’_the honesty eng residence in San Fran- ed unnoticea C me acquainted with | Fair and Mrs. Craven- | L heyd by Attorpey Lafe | T ad told him prior to ir-had proposed mar- Enerbey. objectedl to the Koy iy s . the Oourt, Suptained hin r may grow on an estate Hke this, 3 ed him. | is. right he 18 a_good lawyer and 1f gudktiome-of the same na: | heje ot Fight he 15 #o £ood. 1 will 1ot YT e itriage - con- | JUGMIT 10 Ay orlt best hie could ‘sa¥ concern- | P, ome time during the lat- x at ‘the. truth No matter ho aid.-that Kytka wouls docpments were for. geries without ¥ 1§52 Mrs-Craven showed | > has $aid as w 'u‘“ ,],;_,,m_dm the ‘one ih Be‘?;r'i(rflflu" has said as much in nTe pub- | . L; ould not 4 8! vely o . i it o s positively | And here the matter dropped. - The cuse | was B will go-on next Monday morning. SIMPTON'S AFFIDAVITS BEFORE GRAND JURY District Attorney Byington ha numiber of ‘subpoenas for all matér and ‘intimidation which have grown out 6f the contest now pending over-the $18,006,060 xhibited. to him in court. tion: that oecurred be- Craven-Falr at that Craig Saw the Contract. Craven-Fair ide of the case made with the evidence of Lee Objectionis had-no- effect on He l‘n.lld not -hear them, | did - not:.disturb nce, he met Bena- in’ the' doorwiy an the afternoon of following the - sign- iy "ssalied | vestigation of which will cammence before wedding. - He taid | the Grand Jury this afterndon.. The fai aid forgot ‘the e had wished: to, lieen more aston- uot when Fair. told s.. Craven - and the he murriage contract. ng 120-Sutter street wiie: him; telling him that ven Were: golng ‘to Cral an ackfiowleagment, and if be eould ot attend to e spot, they had the paper with rs. Craven pulled it out of her tinucd the witnesg. 1 ~ocked | lowing persons. have been. summoned to appear before the inquisitorial ‘body -at ¥ p. m. Former Justice. G.-¥V, Simpton, . Mre; -N:: Craven-Fair, arles. L. - F George A. Knight, C..J- Heggerty, H. J. Barling; J; L. Horner, W: W: Foote, Lafe Pence; -Adolph Sylva, ex-Chief. Lees, Jola Curtin and Joseph Harvcy.-all of of w! are connected in sorhe way, directly or in- directly; ‘withi the alleged felonies. Attorney Foote will prahably. be the first witness called, as he is anxious-to depart for Paris. - He will ‘testify ‘regarding. thi no -4 b o i them and not- have been m correspondence with Simipton. and the been® =hot when T saw | making 0f the: first:afidavit; wherein' the Fair and Mrs. Cr. Shusalito ex-Justice of the Peaee swore and it: was and 'Nettie R. d them if it were véluntary, v I es. Theri-Fair sald to me, | made by .Simpton; denyin ivings oul:to know zny- | éver married Faif and Mrs. -Craven, v:ill Ths ie only s #r-<:2 ] also he submifted in.evidence, and A. Syi. ter on, when “1: get il va, whom Simptan aileges approacied e < arranged, 1 intend to mar- | him with an offer of $10.000-from Mis. Cra- ry her In the regular way.". | ven n" st:xl%m& :Br;;xelg ‘:n;eehr ‘10 glg: Extended Congratulations. Engas SBriva - wiil. bé asked £6 produce replied that if that-were the case the contract to which heé claims to have {that he had marfied Fai 1 i 4 % % | i ! i : i : : i i : Troutt, | H | | Dodge fsm or lécture unless | minis them and I.re- 't in the charges of: perjury. briberv | estate -of the late James G. Fair, the in- TO-DAY. The Grand Jury will’ com- mence the investigation of the charges of ‘bribery, forgery and intimidation growing out of -the present Craven-Fair litigation. The afidavitsmade by Justice of the Peace Simp- ton .of Sausalito will be the first ‘matter to--receive atten- tion. . All ‘the ‘attorheys.en- gaged. in the litigation, to- gether with. the principals, Justice Simpton and Lawyer Sylva, have been subpoenaed. J | G444 T4 44404444 04444004044 | JM‘I'”I‘ e SR S S I Y ) secured Mrs. Craven's signature, ia {'which she agreed to pay him $30,000 for se- curing evidence favorable to her. | Lafe Pence, one of Mrs. Craven's attorneys, says strong evidence has been iscovered regarding 5Imptcn‘s double af- | fidavit, which he deems essential to the Grand Jury inquiry and will also have a | ftrong bearing in the suit now being tried !in Judge Troutt's court. gays that either Simpton -or his client, Mrs. Craven, . has ° committed per- jury, and the Inquisition will bring out the | facts of the case. % The cantention that the oaths sworn be- fore a notary public do not constitute per- | taken before the Grand Jury, and it is | thought that some of. the witnesses. will |-’ hesitate before putting themselves in a po- sition to'be indicted, and consequently. one side will most likely be: justified when the result of the investigation: has been a | nounced. | THREW: BOILING ‘WATER IN A NEIGHBOR'S FACE n- Mrs. Goggzin Arrcsted for Battery on the Complaint of John Dolly, a Young Man. John Doily, a young man living at 15 Oak Grave avenue, secured a warrant in Judge Mogan's court yesterday for the ar- rest of Mrs. Goggin, who.lives in the sama house, on’ the charge of battery. Dally's face was swathed in bandages and he.pre- sented a pitiable sight. He sald that Mrs, Goggin was the “érror | of the neighborliood, and she was alweys | annoying him by calling him names.-and abusing him for visiting families.fn the neighborhood whom she disliked. Finally he got tired of it and retorted in kind, and she expectorated in his face. She toid-her husband that Dolly had: called her nataes {and he demanded an explanation. After hearing it he thought Dolly . was : right, and together they went.to Mrs. Goggin to talk the matter over. Mrs. Goggin objected to being- talked to and struck Dolly with a plate.” Then she seized.a ket- tleful of boiling- water.and threw it in his face, scalding it severely. TREMENDOUS CROWD. Shoppers -Eager to Get Part of the J. J. O’Brien & Co. Stock. ent.oceurrence for San Fran- | to hang out the “Stand- | ign, but it-has been many | rs since one of rhe large retafl-dry. | stores coyld not. accommodate. all That.is what happened when_ Hale Bros. threw open their doors| yesterday -mofning and began.the sal i ihe stock of 4. 4. OBrien & Go - AR day 'long.the big store was.-packed with .eazer shoppers—shoppers ‘who knew the'.chs acter of the goods and wished to lay in a supply at the greatiy reduced prices. ] It. was:-one of the mast overwheimjing of shoppers ever seen on.the nd indications point to-many.more of the same sort. 2 i —_————— Wants Poll-Tax Commissions. | Assessor Dodge yestérday, sent & éom- | | munication . to the -Board of Supervisors | | in which be requested that the 15 per cent commission for the collection of poll taxes heretofare ‘allowed to .the Assessor and now. turned into the treasury under: the i néw charter be used toward the employ- ment of i sufficient number of elerks to | callect the taxes.. He stutes thatthe State | atiows the commission in ‘all the counties. |4n: order ‘to stimulate :the .collectiorn -and. { that his appropriation ‘has been cut from |460,000 t0-$30,000 for extra clerks. Hé says | this is- insufficient for. the - Asseéssor - to perform his duties preperly 'and that'the collections’ of poll ~taxes” will show a marked decrease the coming year as.com- pared with previous years unless his re- fAuest. is-granted. % ———————— Salaries: Cannot Be Held Over. City Attorney-.Lane’ yesterday sent a } comminication. to the. Board of Superyi- srs-dn ‘which he holds that thefe is no | express provision centained in the charter: under which the statutary -salaries of city officials for June can be carried over until the next fiscal year amd paid out.of funds appropfiated for that year. The Board of Supervisors in trying to meet -the- defl- clency of $211,000- in- the muaicipal -funds was hopeful that the payment of salary demands could” be postponed until: July, thus creating an artificial surplus of $151,. 000, which would largely assist in ‘wiping out the deficit. - According to the Clty At- torney. this ‘action is unwarranted in law, and thie Supervisors will be sbliged to look elsewhere ta relieve the financial strain. Society girls in vaudevills! . 4 Their photographs will appear I in’ next Sunday’s Call, and as .’ no other paper, will have them' - AR e soas B e B R S S e I o & Wy av Pence further |. Jury will not hold in the case of oaths | Hale's. . ap the stock -snaps for economical buyers dl-ogizfle " Hale’s, Hale’s. to the many patrons who could not get waited upon at our counters yesterday. salespeople added to our own large force were not equal to the demands made upon the‘m{ we have added an additional force to make shopping easier and quicker from now on. the 100 extra of J. J. O’Brien & Co. was known on the entire Pacific Coast as a criterion of high-class merchandise. that tells you what we’re selling. we bought this stock at a great sacrifice—and are selling likewise. that tells you why we’re busy. new lots presented as fast as others are sold—purse-emptying induce- ments for thrifty buyers are common—here—now. A MEN AGAIN KTTEMPT MURDER IN CHINATOWN Armed Highbinders Lurk Along Dark Alleys and ‘the War Is On: > b gy vt Chief of Police Sullivan Threatens to Banish the Mongolians From the City if Crime Is Not ppreéssed. et S ety The Suey Sings last night decided on wat to. the knife with their enemies, and of the slayers of Chin :Ah Sue. An attempted murder on Sacramentd strect, the arrest of four highbinders, each of whom had. large; ugly weapons and was Jying in wait.to do dark deeds, anl an ultimatum issued.. by Chief ‘of Police Suljivan to the Chinesé were the notable features of yesterday. - Barly.yesterday morning the police wera attracted ta the corner of Sacramento street and Waverley place by the reportof a pistol. ‘When they arrived on the scene there was no one in sight. An.investiga- tion-later disclosed the fact that an at- tempt -was made to murder. a.Suey Sing man by a- member of the Sin Suey Ying. The. would-be murderer. was a Chinesa native son and wore American garmen The Suey Sing man at whom the shot W fired . narrowly escaped death;’ the bullet grazing his-arm .and. inflicting a_skght flesh wound. The officers are in posses- sion-of the names of -the principals of ta» affair and will make an effort to appre- hend them. Two Highbinders Arrested. '¢lock: yesterday morning, flfix‘-’;ufl‘ogk‘;r land Vy&'nll arrested two %u binders, both armed with #-caliber’ re, valvers and -hidden in a doorway on Mer- chint street. . Another Chinaman with -3 shooting iron had been arrested Of- brought into court vesterday . morning, their cases continued until to-day and their- bail placed at $1000 each. . A fourth ‘hizhbinder was arrested at the. corner- of Washington- and Stone streets last night by Officery T, J. Bailey. His name is Leong Kah: Chief Sullivan’s Ultimatum. After: the murder had been reported to Chtef of Pelice Sullivan; he -issued an ultimatum ‘which- _has~ shaken Chinese highbinders: He requested the assistance of. ‘Consul Géneral-Ho Yow and the: Six Companies ‘in suppressing crime and:in apprehending. murderers. In his. com- der.Qid rot_cease and if: the laws were not id)bservéd‘ he would start .an -agita- tion" that would result in_the: expulsion.of Chinesé from the city. He also declared he would not increase the police force .on in Chinatown. s : “] will do everything in my power,” the _Consul-said, ‘“‘to” prevent further trouble, and will lend my support to any ‘measure which will ‘assist in supfresllnx crime. 1 definé my official capacity in this city as being consular and egmmerclal,,how ever, and I am.not a detective, ‘cannot ferret out. crime. This duty rests with the - police. '~ Understand that I ‘not mean to refuse to give assistance I can, butthe bulk.o; aq_’wfislbulty must not be cast upon me,’ ““The 8ix Companies held a short meet- ‘| ing last night, at.which the Chief's mes- e'-and threat were .read. or= decided. to offer rewards, vfim‘.fifi.&:‘;y which will be fized you would bétter not miss this Q44544444 I at a meeting 10-d: §-- 2Ty At 1:30 this mornin 'nese highbinder nam rested and charged - -cealed, weapons. v & o well-known Chi ed Lee Bing was ar- (GREAT WAR OF spar(ed their hatchetmen out on the trail | ‘| of Kentucky, the gh- | just after 'the. murder and the three offenders were ‘munication’ the Chief stated that if mur-} | lowed it the pain- would cease.. She sw: police-any |- € the: re- | with- carrying con- | TOBACCONSTS |This. City Picked ‘Outfor the Initial Trade - Battle. R S - Nearly: Two Hundred Millions of " Dollars Are Represented by.the Interests: That Are in Opposition. S among “the large tobacco manufacturers | of the United States, and the Pacific Coast | has been selected as the territory in which | to make the Initial strugglé for trade. Eventually .the whole country will he-a trade battle-ground, if the struggle on this ¢oast shall result as the concerns known as ‘“thé independent companies”.-desire. The first gur of the American and :Con- tinental “companies’. combine” was fired vesterday, when a circular letter announc- ing-a cut in prices found' its way inte the hands of the-tobacconists of this rity. Tha plants represented by the Amer.can and Continentil companies have a combined capital of abaut.$180,000,000.. .The independ- ent companiés that have combined to fight for the Pacific Coast fleld " have about $5,000,000 invested: : : Some time ago D. K. B. Sellers of this city -went East to ¢onfer with the inde- pendent: companies. The' result :was: thar they decided to make -the contest.: Mr. Sellers eame back from the East'a few days aga. ' He brought credentials “from the Harry \\'clss!nficr Tobacco Company . A. Patterson Coma pany of Virginia. the Sparger Brothers Company “of. North Carolina, the -Brown Brothers Company of North Carolind dnd. the Richard Bond Company of Baltimore; Md. -A plan of campaign - was adopted. be- fore -Mr, Sellers started upon his.home-~ ward journey. .One feature is -that.the opposition. will. deal with :thé jobbers and not follow the practice’ of the Amerizaa and Continental - comparies. in_selling to ‘the. retailers direct. Mr. Sellers said: yess terdady. that- the movement meant a ‘fight for trade. If .the campaign, which: will first_invelve all: of ‘the. territory west of | the - Rockies, shail be a success, then tho- Middle West, will-take the matter next and then’ the South and-East. & .7 4 A large sum of money, will be expénded undoubtedly, .as both parties are in. earn- est. The local toba¢cornists are much in- terested and'not a THttle excited, ‘as ra are likely to be considerably disturbed i the immediate futu Dr. Parker's Cough Cure. One dose witi atop & cough. Never fails. Try it. All druggists *- - Foolish Rosie Lyons. Rosie Lyons; 24 Ellis street, injured her thumb_early ‘yesterday morning and got a: solution ‘of lead and opium from a drvs- store to ease the pain. Same of her friends “joshed” her and told her that if she swa lowed a mouthful and had to be taken.to the. Receiving - Hospital” for * treatment. After _wmk_lzg on her for two or three . hours she was promounced out'of danger and sent home. . - 1. - v SE R : Fees for Policemen’s: Attendance. Property. Clerk Greenr reported to Calef Sullivan yesterday that during the month .of February he- had collected $212 50 tor to that date. L3 - A great fight is about’ to break out | :| the Superior. Court .on $3000 bonds. ;| a free man. | fees: for: officers detailed to balls, put_g: Y0 o ' —~he prizé fights and other 'fn;c‘uo S. I nptly ordered the of Burns. | 15 $2.50 eéach officér, w camea i 1 ~~day- - forgery - wad nto effect 8 according to a -lauss | discovered, & as the bonds were | in the charter: 0 fee was charged priur | seemingly. worthless Chief Sullivan was e at once notified, and he detailed. De- | BURNS THE CROOK i * THROUGH FORGERY Bogus Bouds and a Changed Order of Release by Judge Cabaniss. —_— t tectives, Eagan Burns the; pocket had, shortly after emerzing the County -Jail, pael for parts unknown. eral arrests will follow in a fe ———pree———— of ‘California. memorial were will be prepares and - Slivey to find ; but after a short investigation that the piek- rom his grip and jeft mee then the entire ame convinced detective force has been looking for Burps, but without success. It is believed tha on his way. Bast. Chief Sullivan intends to make an ex- is not unlikely, that, <&t~ days. The Big Trees. There was a meeting last night of the | committee of the Past Presidents’ Asso- clation of the Native Sons of the Go.den West relative to & memorial to Congress o prevent the destruction of the big trees Several suggestions for a J):esemed_ from whieh one to-morrow. ADVERTISEMENTS. The Bold Operators Could Not Deceive the Jailkeeper, but Successfully Hoodwinked the Under Sheriff. ey An unusally bold forgery to gain the re- | lease of a crook, whe was destined to | spend the rest of his life behind the walls “ N of-the penitentiary, has just come to light. | As a result, Chief Sullivan and his entire | staff of detectives are zealously. striving, | not only to land the daring forger but the | criminal whose escape from the meshes | | ot the law completely ‘staggered the po-i | lice. About two mionths ‘ago’ “Jack™ Burns, |aliags Ryan, alias Fisher, a most ‘noted | pickpocket and all-around crook of ‘this | €ountry, was arrested.at the Valencia- | street depot wiile in the act of stealing a | purse containing $136 from a citizen, who | was on his way to the Tanforan race- track. He was-at once taken to .police | | headquarters -and after. being- questioned | he was formally booked on-'a charge of | grand larceny. | His ' preliminary “examination: was had | | a few days later in.Judge Cabaniss’ court | and_ as. the evidence was overwhelmingiy | against him he was. held to answer before Burns | | was then transferred to the County -Jail | | by order of Captain of Police Seymour. ‘ f Jobbed the Judge. Several nights -ago two men who gave | their nzmes as Charles Bishop and James || Gorman called -at.the residenceé of Judge | Cabaniss:and announced: their ‘intention | to- furnish the.neceéssary bonds for the ; temporary telease. of . the noted :pick- | pocket: They - were accompanied Dy -a | BLOOD POISON AND DISEASES AND WEAKNESS OF MEN PERMANENTLY CURED E AVOID THE USE OF MINERAL: or other dangerous medicines and electric belts, and never undertake an in- curable case at any price. All medicinea.] free to patients. «UR BANK DEPOSIT GUARANTEE. Patients may deposit the price of a cure in any San Francisco bank. to be paid only after they are well, or may pay M monthly instailments. - We use no injuri- ous medicines or electric beits. HOME CURE—FREE BOOK. Thousands of men are cured at hont¥ every year. If you canmot visit San Francisco, write for free private book. advice, question list, etc. All corre DR. MEYERS & CO. 731 NARKET ST, 8. F. Take Elovater. HOURS—Dally, § to 5 Evenings, 7 to 8; Sundays, § to 11, third man, whose name the.police refuse to divuige, but who is said to be.a friend | of the Folice Judge! ~The prospective ( bondsmen declared that they were ready | to qualify on a .bond for the release -of Burns, claiming that they were personally | acquainted with him ‘and professing that | .he ‘was innocent of the crime charged. to | | As the men swore that they owned real | estate free’ from 1nc?x‘mhnn¢e and _hac | money ‘in .the bank ,.Iudfi Cabaniss read- ily drew up the bond which made Burns T Before making out thé order of release the bondsmen and their mys- | terious - friend informed ‘Cabaniss that | Burns -was still in the City Prison, Cap- tajn Seymour having refused .to send mm | to the County Jafl. Cabaniss then signed | &n’ order on thé prison-keeper . ordering | him ‘to.release Burns as:the necessary bond been furnished. - After receéiving the orier of release the: men prompuy took their. departure. '~ Hoodwinked the Under Sheriff. About an hour later somebody, foi whom ' the lice are now looking, . %e:red at lhpeoCoung'y “Jall with the Brady. it £ words *“To - prison Keeper of the y Prison’ had been Seratchéd out instead was written: the” ,Sherlflv‘f .the City and County of. nel 54 orhe deputy in charge, forgery, refused to. referred the - er. of the bogus 5 mentt to dthe ‘I‘lu Sher“‘ln bée latter was found at ome, and it Tep- e Cubcnl?s‘i had resented to him that Ji inserted the words. ““To the Sheriff of the : San- Franeisco:” — Come, See. {Handsome Premiums With Teas With Cotice ‘With Spices With Baking Powder Come Just to See. Great American fmporting Tea (o