The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 3, 1900, Page 12

THE SAN FRA 2ISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1900 12 B — CITIZENS FACE THE EVIL OF CONTINUOUS TRACK GAMBLING now thoroughly to Re-establish I Breedi me ng of th ervisor tremely @ e tected with an assurance of a reasonable | interest on their investment and encour- | aged in the pursuit of a legitimate indus- Assuming these matters Supervisor try ty would be a gainer by $4000 a 1ses. cf P e eeeat e s s s s asand | + : BOAST OF THE GAMBLERS. + ted emphatically all of his assump- ey made no claim to represent candidly and with the declared that the wishes legitimate horsemen for a short ing season would not suit them in the ghtest degree. More than that, they an- the demands of the horse- tagonistic to their own, as king profit from the bookmak- and con- Ly the are San Fran- Public Indignation Follows the Scheme Ministers and Merchants Will Wait Upon the Supervisors to Protest Against the Pro- posed Outrage on the City. found satisfaction in the thought | s disgust and dismay the men who | asked for the reopening of Ingleside re- | m requent and he already s mer- ussed? @444 4444 4044444404004 5000440 0444404444444 D e e e e S S S s HE THOUGHT THE CHECKS WERE ONLY WASTE PAPER Janitor in Tax Collector's Office Burns $3000 Worth of Drafts. Took Them From the Cashier’s Desk and Dumped | Them Into a Furnace Before the Blunder Not Good at “Hefting.” nitor, ‘wh has been as better way e o1 ADVERTISEMENTS. P H ? Was Discovered. 12 | L AR 2 SR i+ coin has been actually collected from the | © . them to the tax * settle, and pen; eir | & for’ the lack o better | & m they have been thrown paper basket attached to the | ¢ r near the cashler's des | & Took Checks While Curtaz Figured. | ¢ Quite 2 number of checks were taken In | & Thursday by Cashier Curtaz, and when t arrived to balance Fis accounts | ¢ ie day the waste basket contained | ¢ r representing several ihousand dol- | . Curtaz was busy adding a | & 'w janitor put in | tént upon mak- [ ¢ ted that he was go- | & the Tax Collector's office i neater than any other depart- | ¢ 3 L4 o checks was attracted his : ¢ from its hook, dumped i ® into the furnace in the basement | ¢ turned it to its peg without being | o Then he went about raising the | ¥ 1 tal ignorance of the fact that he | ¢ had consigned a small fortune to the fire IPS The Loss Discovered. ¢ It was not until Curtaz prepared to lock up for the night that plunder was dis- | ¢ covered. When he peered into the w basket and saw no checks his -hair up and he had to grasp the coupter for Don't forget to umse Doctor Pierce’s Favor- ite Prescription for that back- sche. Don't forget that over haif & million women &} have been cured of women’s ail- ite Prescription. Don’t forget that *Favorite Prescrip- tion ” cures diseases of women in their advanced and chronic forms; cures often when all else you can consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, free. 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Address asal D 4444444404040 0 4444404044444 44 440444444444 zz:qnnnedmfl-‘ ers and the gamblers and not from the harbies . are horse owners and breeders. > These men were audactous in their de- Chursday and it is fortunate of the city that they were. their position frankly they left otes In the committee, his own and that Supervisor Reed, who had sacrificed judgment on this occasion to the su- perfor - racing intelligence of Supervisor Tobin. bt upon the question. It “is little wonder therefore that the 1 the longest possible sea- | community is aroused in protest and in- added day. Attorney Dorn | dignation. The boasted reforms of char- adde o ter administration are turning into the means added profit.” And | 727, AIMINRIAUOR S reater outrages gamblers seemed thor- | yponthe city. The promise of an honest stand to. whom they were | and decent government is being made in addressed all their ap-|the fulfillment of public crimes. The re- 15, protests and demands to Supervisor | establishment of Ingleside means an in- Tobin, whom they. knew possessed two | fluX of Eastern gamblers to this city. emphatically in opposition to the out- When Tobin announced the proposition | rageous propo: Ministers, clergymen, license of $100 the gamblers men of affairs, people who are in touch They exact $100 a day, and) With the moral currents of the city are tly §12, a day from every book- I’ ir voices and exercising their maker at the track, but they ob n g One class of men | i e & < the terrible loss that will be inflicted ¥ 0 a day themselves. Th in thefts of mon, d the ir business for profit and they Another class know« mand all t the traffic will bear. e ':{ .‘;0 > fflrx:]d When Supervisor Tobin informed them es d, fam- that the racecourse could not be opened 4 pnen Jedl ctg e e except by spec permission each time are making these pro- from -the Supervisors, another howl of upon being heard. They will protest was raised. -Tobin said the game ear re the entire board on Mon- ngleside’s Crime- ng Den. | was such that it should be watched, but | being watched is just what the gamblers do not want. But when the provision | glving to any and every assoclation that asks the privilege of racing and gamb- ling was read the gamblers said nothing. This concession was something more than had dared to ask. The resolution is carefully worded, and provides for con- tinuous ‘racing and track gambling from one end of the year to another. Such an outrage has never before been attempted upon the people of San Francisco. Competent lawyers have looked into the matter and they are of one opinion that the ordinance provides for continuous rac- ing. And this is the measure that Tobin | uses as his first distinctive act and policy in public life. It is charitable to believe that he has been made the victim of some crafty schemer's_imposition. The proposed law in whatever aspect it may be viewed is simply Intended to create | for the local and Eastern track gamblers a monopoly of their viclous and criminal trade in San Francisco, shutting out all other gamblers and giving to the Ingle- side sharpers the entire field in which to pluck the gullible and ruin the un- wary. increase in dives and public immorality, a tremendous stimulus given to crime and new temptation placed in the way the youth of this city. For these reasons the men of busine merchants, com- mercial men, bankers and tradesmen are day to state their cause and plead that the welfare of the city be not jeopardized by this far-reaching and powerfully vi cious institution. The men who will plead will have much on their side. They will have the support of the Mayor, Who is an open, aggressive and uncompromising opponent of public_gambling. hey wiil have the recorded admission of Super- visor Tobin himself that the racecourss is a great evil, which needs constant municipal supervision and regulation. They will have the admission of the peti- tioners that they represent nothing but that which means profit to them thros the bookmakers and through them deluded public. ¥ The men who will plead to the Super- visors not to disgrace themselves and dis- honor their administration can say that the advocates of the proposed measure do not represent a single horseman or breeder or legitimate sport. Armed with these arguments they will have influence before the board and may be sure that they will be received with that considera- tion to which their cause is entitled. e aaaaa s e s aaaauasns 4 WHO PAYS THE LICENSE? + HE only argument of- fered in defense of the revival of the gambling den of Ingleside is that the city will be made richer by $§4000 a year in licenses. Ingleside has already: cost the people of San Francisco a sum reach- ing into the hundreds of thousands of dollars in the trial of men alone who owed their downfall to the snares and temptations of the track. Leaving utterly out of consideration the enormous amount of money which has been stolen from public offices and privete firms the municipality has suffered a tremendous loss. Is a repetition of the outrage worth the price? O+++44444444 4 444444400440 MR RR RS S e S S e R e S R R R R R SRS FTHEEE L L4 PP PP P14 4444 44444 P 444444 1 | support fe force, but none of the clerks knew a g _about the checks. The Clearing-house were hurriedl of the loss, and for a time it was thought that the Tax Collector's office had | been robbed. A force of clerks was put to work | checking up the tax stubs to ascertain the ount of the loss and the names of the bayers who: e missing s v completed when the breaking janitor was questioned. was thought “that he might possibly | have seen some stranger around the office | whose description might lead to the detec- | | tion of the supposed thief. ‘ Janitor Confesses. The jaritor had seen no suspicious | stranger and knew nothing about any | checks. Then he was shown the basket from which it was thought the precious | paper had been abstracted. His confession and a tableau followed. rned were informed bright and early | yesterday morning. of them | drew new drafts during the day and set- | tied their accounts. Others are expected to do likewise to-day. A fresh janitor | fook charge of Mr. Scott’s office yester- | ay. | _The Tax Collector s ays that the blunder | | was almost inexcusal ble, and that while it | caused him the loss of considerable sleep | | it will be straightened out without injury or inconvenience to any one. ‘ANXIOUS TO HAVE THE LIGHTS AT ALL TIME San Francisco Improvement Club As- | sociation Will Hunt Up Revenue for the Supervisors. The San Francisco Improvement Club | Association met last night at B'nal B'rith | | Hall, George R. Fletcher acting as chair- man and L. Schwartz secretary. | The bylaws prepared by special commit- tee were read seriatim and adopted. Harry Farquharson was elected by ac- clamation to fill the vacancy cf recording secretary. In order to assist the Super- visors in their quest for possible revenues a committee of three—Harry Farquhar- son, Grattan D. Philips and 1. Schwartz— | were appointed to support the chairman jn | his’ labors of investigation. During the next month the committee will exert | themselves toward this end and if they | are successful the Supervisors will be | asked to rescind their 12 y'clock light reso- lution. —_—— Don’t become a drunkard; use whiskey mod- | erately. Jesse Moore “AA” is the purest. ————— | No Store Window Extensions. | Mayor Phelan yesterday vetoed the or- | | dinance passed by the Board of Super- | | ¥isors permitting the extension of store | | windows six_inches over the sidewalk. | The reasons for his objection are that any extension of a show window is a virtual taking of a part of & public street for pri- vate purposes and that it is contrary o a provision of the charter. 3 j @t lowest market rates. 101 Montgomery. CLEVER CONTRALTO TO SING AT A CONCERT £l . > . L4 ONCERT will be given in Maple A Hall of the Palace Hotel next | Wednesday evening by Professor | Joseph Greven, the event being the | introduction and semi-professional debut of Miss Saldee E. Walsh, a contralto well | and favorably known in vocal and society circles in this city. Miss Walsh is possessed of a voice pro- nounced by critics to be one of deep, rich timbre, and in consequence the young lady has been besieged with many flattering | offers from managers of the leading opera | QS QQAO‘QQQQQ 0% e O o S Y + e O4-04-0404-04-0+040+ 9404040404040 604040+0+000 troupes throughout the country. While traveling through the Orient Miss Walsh sang to many exacting audiences, always meriting their hearty approval. The Count of Turin, heir presumptive to_ the throne of Italy, has publicly indorsed Miss Walsh’s_singing and declared it of high merit. Miss Walsh helped to make t?\e Circus Maximus in this city a success, acting as leader in that event. The young lady has several offers for professional engagements now under con- sideration. Miss Lily L. Roder, Hugh N. Callender, Charles W. Betts and H. Win- fred Goff will assist at the concert. EX-CORONER HILL MUST PAY ALIMONY His Wife Is Granted an Allowance by Judge Bahrs Pending Suit. Dr. Edwin E. Hill, ex-Coroner of the city and county, has been ordered by Hill, $75 a month during the pendency of | her action against him for maintenance. A short time ago Dr. Hill filed suit against his wife to set aside certain deeds, on the ground that they were placed in her hands in trust and that she refused | to reconvey them on demand. Mrs. Hill forthwith sued her husband for mainte- nance, and the action was partly heard yesterday. Mrs. Hill admitted that her husband had pald some of her bills, but contended that the sum he gave her was | Inadequate for her support, Judge Bahr sald that the testimony satisfied him that Mrs. Hill was_ entitled to alimony, pen- dente lite, and in addition allowed Mrs. Hill $100 for counsel fees and $50 costs. —_————————— Let's print your catalogue. Our printing sells your goods. Mysell-Rollins, 22 Clay. . ————————— The Kepner Murder. The preliminary examination of Gilbert Adams on the charge of murdering E. S. Kepner in the barber shop 4 O'Farrell street was commenced before Judge Con- lan_yesterday. Julius Pundt was exam- ined, as he was to leave for the Philip- pines. He testified that when he entered the shop Kepner was on top of Adams, F‘unchlng him. Adams fired a shot and epner rolled off him. Adams then jumped to his feet and ran out of the shop. The case was continued till next ‘Wednesday. e ce———— Savings and Loan Society Solicits loans on mortgages or trust deeds | circles. GIRL THROWN THROUGH A GROCERY WINDOW Annie Egan, Daughter of Detective Egan, Loses Control of Her Bi- cycle, With Dire Results. Annie Egan, the 14-year-old daughter of | Detective EBga : | Judge Banrs to pay his wife, Mrs. Mary | Ear; st mith s sérious: ao cldent yesterday afternoon. She was rid- ing a bicycle down the hill on Page street when her feet slipped from the pedals and she lost control of the wheel. She called to a man to help her and he tried, but failed. She stuck on the wheel till it crashed against a grocery on the corner of Octavia street and she was thrown off in_(rc;' thenwl'fndow. e Eirl was taken to the Recelvin, Hospital in_the ambulance, where it wl‘fi found that her left leg was fractured and she had been cut on the face and body by the broken glass. Her injuries were attended to and her father had her sent to her home at 1725 McAllister street. If she had been thrown against the wall of the grocery instead of the window it is probable that she would have been killed. ——————— ¥ Swell Mardi Gras photo- 3 4 Erophs in the Sunday Call to- 3 morrow. You cannot afford to : miss them. GHH444444444 4 + 44444404440 Compliment to General Wood. The board of directors of the Olympic Club at its last regular session elected General Leonard Wood, U. 8. A., an_hon- orary member of the institution. When General Wood was in San Francisco years ago serving his country as a surgeon in the army he was a popular member of the club and a recoxnlzos e | leader in football glm and a come mornings if possible Friday was a very goods were disposed of. Hale’ busy day and many lines of the stock of J. J. O’Brien & Co. was large and buyers will to-day find many things on our counters they did not see yesterday. for your own convenience we would suggest your coming in the morning. busy then, of course, but not as much so as in the afternoon. 1 constantly changing and early comers will have the best chance to secure what they want. fail to find something you need here, for the stock of J. J. O’Brien & Co. was one of the largest and most up-to-date on the Pacific Coast. were low, but we have cut them about in half. the goods are you cdannot their prices HETHER Simpton of Sausalito is a perjurer or a saint fs the Jury. The Inquisitorial commenced an investigation yesterday afternoon of the sensational charges and counter-charges growing out of the Craven-Fair litigation now pending before Judge Troutt and in which is in- volved . the reputation for truth of the Marin County magistrate, A. Sylva, his adviser and guardian, and Mrs. Nettie R. Craven-Falr. One Oath Too Many. As Simpton has sworn to two state- ments—one that he did and the other that he dfd not perform a marriage ceremony making Senator Fair and Nettie Craven mian and. wife—it would appear that from any point of view he has taken an oath once too often. If his latter story that g ot 'air offered him a bribe to declaration is true and swear to his first the Grand Jury takes that view of it, the central figure in the Craven-Fair litiga- tion stands a_chance of being forced to defend herself in a criminal action. On the contrary, if her story is given cred- ence, all the Fair attorneys, all the Fair heirs and all the friends, acquaintances and employes of the Fair heirs and Fair attorneys may awaken some morning and find themselves in jail, for she says they are all conspirators, striving to crush her fallen into their hands from the estate of the late Senator Fair, she claims to be. Indeed, it is a pretty mess. Failed to Recognize Mamma. A host of witnesses, attorneys and de- tectives hovered around the corridors outside the Grand Jury room during the whose widow question now before the Grand | body | with the power of the wealth which has | Lafe Pence sent a note in to the District | Attorney requesting that Mrs. Margaret | [ PROBING THE CRIMES IN THE CRAVEN-FAIR CASE Grand Jury Begins Investigation of Simp- ton's Contradictory Affidavits. Attorney Sylva Says It Will Take a Week to Tell Details of the Plot to Entrap Mrs. Craven-Fair. entire aftérnoon, Mrs: Craven-Fair_was in the crowd and so was Charlie Fair, but -they ‘did not speak as they passed along, and- once the Fair heir asked, pointing to his alleged stepmother, “Who is that woman?" Attorney W. Foote was the first witness called into the room. He told of conversations had with Simpton with ref- erence to the Sausalito ceremony, and also of the written statements.and affida- | vit made by the magistrate. He testified | that his client, Mrs. Craven-Fair, had | told him of the civil marriage when he | first became {riterested in the case. George Knight, one of the opposing counsel, rélated how the plan was cor.- cocted to entrap Mrs. Craven-Fair, and | how she had jumped into the pit with botn | feet. Knight was followed by J. J. Ler-| man, Mr, Foote's law partner, who cor- | roborated the testimony of Mr. Foote, ard | also told of his trip. to Sausalito with Mrs. Craven-Fair in search of evidence. of ine Simpton Will Be Wanted Again. Judge Simpton was before the jury for over an hour, and when he was dismissed | instructed to hold himself in readi- as he would be wanted later on. A. ylva, wha claims to have engineered the conspiracy for the Fair heirs, said before he went into the jury room that it wouid take HYm a week to tell all he knew. ile had not completed his testimony.when an adjournment was taken to Monday after- noon. During the progress of the investigation Craven-Koehler be permitted to testify at once, as she desired to leave the city. Mr. Byington decided that Mrs. Koehler's evi- dence would not.be required. She will leave to-day for her home in St. Louis ard will not appear again in the pending liti~ gation. UNHAPPY COUPLES ENTERTAIN JUDGES Suits for Divorce, for Maintenance and for Children Prose- cuted. Emma C. Manassa has petitioned the Superior Court to annul a decree of di- vorce granted her husband, F. L. Man- assa, on August 26 last. Mrs. Manassa was an inmate of Agnews Asylum when the divorce was granted, and being unable to answer the suit she contends that she was divorced without cause. Judge Dain- gerfield will determine the merits of her etition, and yesterday continucd the case or twenty days in order to obtain addi- tional testimony corroborating or refut- her contention. hearing of the case by which Charles Krnuseg, treasurer of the Tivoli, s2eks to ain the custody of his. minor child, who s now living with her mother, Delphina Krause. Mr. and Mrs. Krause Krause was awarded the custody of the child. Krause now claims that Mrs. Krause is not a fit and proper person to have the little girl's custody. His lawyers endeavored yesterday to establish thelr contention that Mrs. Krause was b suported by David Helbin; street, and also tried to show that she had been intimately aseociated with the late General Ezeta. Mrs. Krause denieC both allegations and produced several witnesses who testified as to her love for her child and the proper manner in which the youngster was being reared. The case will go on again this morning. Marie L. Burnett was granted a divorce yesterday from Marius Burnett on the f desertion. "g&?s ?or divorce have been filed by Mrs. T. M. Mills against C. J. Mills for deser tion, and Annie E. Asch against Philip A:ch for infidelity. Maria Molinari has sued Pletro Molinari for maintenance. —_——————— Fine Art Exhibit. An interesting exhibit of fine art is now in progress at Native Sons’ Hall, culled from the collection of the S. & G. Gump Company, and coll(;gnsed of some of the finest works of modern art in their pos- session. ‘here are many studles in oil and water colors, vases and other pot- tery ware. Lovers of art here are taking a ?eelded interest in the collection. * ——————— Death of L. S. Bowden. ANGELS CAMP, March 2.—L. S. Bow- den of West Point, this county, died at his home Monday of last week of a plexy. He was an old resident of rominent Mason. e W auspices of that order. uried under ln}udge Seawell yesterday continued the | Mrs. | ‘were divorced some time ago and Mrs. | EMPORIUM ROBBERS ARE STILL AT LARGE Two Men Resembling the Much Wanted Pair Seen by a Boy Near San Mateo. The police are still looking for Bryan and Bernard, who gottaway with a large sum of money from the Emporium, where they were employed. It is believed that they are in hiding not far from this city. {and their capture is momentarily expected by Chief Sullivan. Burnett Sheehan of 1197 Bush s'reet, who is a grandson of ex-Judge Wallace, reported to the police yesterday that while he was picking popples in San Mateo County, near the Union Coursing Park, about half a mile from the electric car line as it passes to the park, yesterday morning he saw two young men sitting on the ground. ~One of them called to him and said, “Here, sonny, get me a paper, will you?" Sheehan replied that he did not Know where to get a paper. and then the man said: “All right; we will get one.” Then the man asked him if the Emporium was closed to-day. Sheehan said he did not know. Then the second man said to Sheehan: “Don’t say anything about this, now.” Sheehan then became frightened and walked away, and when he was a short distance from the men he heard one of them say: “Hurry up, now; hurry ug.” Sheehan looked back once and saw the two men standing up, facing away from San Francisco. Sheehan says the man who did most of the talking to him looked like the picture of Bernard shown him by the police. That man had dark curly hair, dark gray trousers with holes in them, shoes without strings, dark complexion, dirty face; black soft shirt, sleeves ripped, brown soft hat with full crown. The second man wore blue overalls, all torn; white shirt, ~om- plexior and hair lighter than the other man and stouter. Both men were about five feet nine or ten inches: Each man carried a sack on his back. The men wure putting on false mustaches when he tirst saw them. Wren and Dinan were at ouce dispatched to the scene,-but up to a iate hour last night they had not succeeded 1n locating the pair. —_—————————— Swami Vivekananda, the Hindu mbnk who represented the religion of India at the World's Fair, will lecture on Sunday, March 4, at 3 p. m. at Golden Gate Hall, 625 Sutter street; subject, “The Science of Religion.” Admission - —————— For Commercial Museums. . At a special meeting of the Merchants Association yesterday a resolution was passed approving the Senate bill appro- priating $200,000 to the Philadelphia: ( mercial Museum to compiete its colle of foreign samples and to obtain comme:- cial information for free distribution t the trades bodies of the United States The merchants also recommend that the bill be amended so as to appropriate £~ 000 to the Pacific Commercial Museum. CNCQRPORATED SPECIAL BARGAINS Saturdayad Monday Petaluma BEST Paamer Finest Creamery Butter,”*sa"=. . 40¢ CHOICE R2ixs, BUTTER, square 35¢ CHOIGE FAMILY FLOUR, 32 80c BEST EASTERN HAMS......13% GHIRARDELLY'S ;2 Cocoa 20¢ BEST Futi’ TOMATOES, 4 cans 25¢ FRENCH CASTILE SOAP, 2™ 25¢ MACARONI, VERMICELLI, box 20¢ EGBS, doz-...I5¢ | Irish and Scotch Whiskey, qt hot 95¢ Port, Sherry, Angelica, 5 bots $1.00 PEEFEGT FOOD and NERVE TONIC, anadian Malt Extract, 32. 25 doz. 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