The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 20, 1900, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1900. GRAND JURY TO ISSUE SUBPENA FOR TIRS. BESSIE TRACY STriTH Firs. Murray’s At- torneys Say a| Gang Is Impli= cated in the Affair. Accused Woman Denies That She Had Any Knowledge of the Forgery. Mrs. Bessle fortune = > - . Sr he ¢ Police on an exam- s . d will and a cOmPar! the writin, & dead philan- t s 1d photo- | = | ¥r A B AEEa PO PP D IV PTIEPIPI DI PIIIDIDIPIIPIPIEDIPIPIIDIDEDIVIIDIGOIed 00 B L .S TS ST ST AP S A S BOMAMTEAY AN b d d ey e 39 e Ratt AER A dMM AN A A A A Ak Al ‘P O s40zamag y are going t Seymour Is Silent. s Seymour, beyond had men working on the case for some *H 7 r a turned in, ac- e photographs of the doc o efer it ds as follows: SAN FRANCISEO, Aug. 19, 1900. To the Hon. William P. Sullivan Jr., Chief of Police, City and County of San Francisco—Sir: By your in- structions I have carefully examined and photographed the disputed “will” signed Almira S. Townsend, including the “codicil” therein; also the two envelopes, viz.: The envel- ope bearing thereon the United States | Ella F. Murray.” | by you. EXEMPLARS OF THE HANDWRITING. HE signature at the top of the illustration Is that of the will which made so unexpected an appearance in the Townsend case. handwriting on the right is acknowledged to be that Tracy Smith, while that on the left is the acknowledged writing of Mrs. Townsend. The railroad ticket at the bhottom bears a genuine signature of Mrs. Townsend and also one of Miss Nelly J. Rattigan. .,H+MMWWWHMH—H-O+M postmark addressed, Rattigan, 1416 Clay street, San Fran- cisco, Cal.,” and the envelope having indorsed upon face thereof, “Will and last document, to be given to Mrs. And I have com- pared the handwriting upon these said instruments with the identified exemplars in the handwriting of Mrs. | Almira S. Townsend submitted to me I hereby report to you that | neither the said disputed “will” nor “Miss R e e et ) * In the center the of Mrs. Bessie VDS D*DIDEDIOIPEDITOIEDIDED 40 06006 0eDe00d>ed el Nellie | the said ‘“codicil,” nor the writing WELL-KNOW N MERC HANT EXPIRES IN HIS BATH W. T. Y. Schenck Passes Away at Sycamore Springs While Taking a Vacation. r. Y. SCHENCK, assistant sec- retary of the Union League Club and a well-known busi- ness man, died quite suddenly yesterday at Sycamore Springs, in San Luis Obispo County, where he had gone for a short outirg. It is thought that he was stricken with heart failure, as he arose in the morning in fair health, but expired shortly afterward in his bath. His relatives were notified of the sad news and arrangements were at once made to bring the body to this city. oA Deceased was a member of George H. Thomas Post of the Grand Army and also of the Loyal Legion. He was formerly a trustee of the Mechanics’ Institute and the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. 8chenck was born at Fishkill, on the ¥udson, November 12, 184, and came to California in 157. He was engaged in the manufacture of rubber goods for a num- ber of years and dealt extensively in fire department supplies. He leaves a wife and four children, all of whom are resi- dents of this city. The funeral will take place in this city and will be largely attended by sorrowing friends. His quiet and courtly manner made him a universal favorite with all 4 THE LATE W. T. Y. SCHENCK. those who were so fortunate as to make bis acquaintance. @+ 0+ +0+06+0 00 +0+@ i B+ 42090992020 +0+@ upon either of the said envelopes is in the handwriting of said Mrs. Al- mira S. Townsend, nor was either of said documents written nor either of said envelopes addressed by the hand of said Almira 8. Townsend. I hereby further report to you that I have carefully examined and com- pared the said ‘disputed “will” and “codicil” and the handwriting on the two said envelopes, with the identi- fied exemplars in the handwriting of Mrs. Bessie Tracy Smith, submitted to me by you, and I hereby report to you that the said disputed “will” and “codicil” (including the name thereon, “Mrs. M. B&l”) and the handwriting upon the two said en- velopes were written by the same hand that wrote the identified exem- plars which purport to be in the handwriting of the said “Mrs. Bessie Tracy Smith.” Respectfully sub- mitted, T. KYTEA, Handwriting Expert. The envelope referred to as being ad- dressed to Miss Rattigan is the one in which she recelved the bogus will. The other, the one indorsed as containing the last will of Mrs. Townsend, was the one inclosing the forged testament and wi inclosed in the stamped envelope. M Rattigan when she received the letter dressed to her opened the outer envelope. When she saw the inclosure she turned it over to Sullivan & Sullivan with ad- mirable suppression of her natural curi- osity. Sullivan & Sullivan, too, controlled the “desire which they as’Mrs. Murray's attorneys must have felt to open the will of their client’s mother. The document was one by which their case was to rise or fall. But they restrained any rash im- pulse and the letter remained unopened until it was handed over to the police and it was they who broke the seal of the envelope which, like unto a Pandora cas- ket, contained' the elements of fresh sensation and trouble In the sensational will contest. PIVEE < el SHE STILL DECLARES SHE NEVER WROTE THE ALLEGED BOGUS WILL Mrs. Bessie Tracy Smith has en; George Knight to steer her safely through the awful tangle of the law that is being gradually woven round her. When she appears before Judge Dunne this morn- ing Mr. Knight will be with her and to- morrow e A faces th BRI RN e 4 ¢ Expert Kytka Declares in Report to Chief of Police That She Wrote Forged Will. >~o- -9 PO PGP DO DO IO DIP OV 400000 06DIDIPIOIPOIIOIDEDIO 00D +0e0+000 : | $ § ! g also to protect the lady, who declares she Sannot understand why ‘she’ ls being dragged into the matter of the Townsenl | will embroglio. Mrs. Smith only decided upon securing | Attorney Knight's assistance when she was informed last evening that Handwrit- | ing Expert Kytka had submitted his re-{ port to Chief Sullivan and therein de- | clared that she was the writer of the al- | leged bogus will that was sent Miss Rat- | tigan through the mail. Kytka's statement unnerved Mrs. Smith completely. | ‘“How can he say 1t? How can he!” she repeated over and over againm, interrupt- | ing her exclamations with the very point- | ed questions: “Why? Why should I do | such a thing? Why should I lend myself to a band of conspirators? What are | they driving at? | *I had intended to go to Judge Dunne's court to-morrow morning,” ~ continued Mrs. Smith, “‘alone. I see now I must pro- | tect myself against these people and must | secure counsel.” And thereupon she | called Attorney Knight up over the tele- | phone and the matter was arranged at | once. There s only one thing that Mrs. Smith | regrets now and that is that she ever al- lowed herself to be drawn into the Town- send case. I knew of Mrs. Townsend,” she ex- plained, “and what more natural than that I should go to Mr. Pippy, in whose office 1 was employed, and who was one of the attorneys for the absent heirs, and tell him of the secret panel. It was sim- ply a good impulse on my part. If I had known all it was going to lead to I should never have spoken. “I have no fear of any investigation,” continued Mrs. Smith, “no matter how rigid or searching it 'may be. I have nothing to conceal. In fact, T have noth- ing to tell. All I can say 1s I never wrote that will.” Red Tag Sale. We are having a ‘red tag” sale of odd pictures. Come and see us and you may find just what you want and save exactly one-half the regular price. We also in- clude in this sale a few lamps and_easels at the same reduction. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. . CHINESE SAY AMERICANS SMELL MUCH LIKE SHEEP “Hold Soldiers in Orient and Get Ter- ritory,” Is Advice of Mis- sionary Medhurst. Rev. C. S. Medhurst, a missionary re- cently from China, delivered an interest- ing lecture at the First Baptist Church last night on the situation in China. The reverend gentleman has been working in the Orient for the last fifteen years and hopes to return there as soon as the war is over. ° “I am so glad to hear that the Chris- tians are all safe in Peking,” he sald, ‘“because there are so many men there who will do so much good when peace is restored again. But we will never have any order there until the present dynasty is overthrown forever. I saw in the pa- pers that the Empress with her suite had fled from Peking and has gone into the in- terior. The Germans are in favor of fol- lowing her up and capturing her. This would be a good move. We must over- throw her power once and forever. She is not ashamed to own that she is In fa- vor of the Boxers and has never doneany- mng to stop the murder of the mission- es. ““The Boxer trouble arises from the sim- ple fact that the Chinese hate the white man. We complain that the Chinese smell. Thei say the same thlnf of us. They think white men smell like sheep. in China I dressed like a Chinaman even down to the queue and lived in a house like them, but a white man cannot live long that way; he will become sick and te. “The Chinese converts are looked upon by thelr heathen fellow-countrymen as foreigners and 1 do not think that after this war there will be many Christian na- tives left. China is entering on a new era. America should still hold her troops over there, as at the end of the war she can have her appropriation of territory.” L Swim at the Crystal Baths. Recommended by physiclans. Water always clean and warm. Tub department best in city. iade el kb Struck by a Passing Car. Patrick MéCarthy, an old man lving at First and Folsom streets, fell off a west- bound Sutter-street car In front of an eastbound car at Van Ness avenue last | the charter and the “I thought it was my duty to tell what | TRADES COUNCIL ACCEPTS PLAN *PROPISED Willing to Trust Millmen's Contest to Fate of Arbi- tration. —t STILL MAINTAINS THAT THEIR DEMAND IS JUST o UAEE R, Planing Mill Association Will Proba- bly Consider To-Day the Sug- gestion of Builders’ Association. ST The executive committee of the Build- ing Trades Council, the body which is handling the contest of the striking mill- men for an eight-hour day, expressed it- self yesterday as willing to submit the questions at issue to the arbitration of the Merchants’ Assoclation. At a meeting held at 10 o'clock yesterday morning a resolution was passed approving of the suggestion made by the Builders’ Associa- tion and pledging the committee to arbi- tration. The resolution was as follows: Whereas, We learn through the public prints of this morning that the Builders™ Association at its meeting last night adopted the follow- ing resolution: ‘‘Resolved, That the Build- ers’ Association deplores the present strike and Qifferences between the owners of planing mills and their employes—and we stand ready, if requested, to use our best efforts to recon- clle the existing differences, and we further respecttully suggest, both parties consenting to abide by the decision, that the whole matter be referred for arbitration to the Merchants® Assoclation for officlal action’; and ‘Whereas, We believe that the request of the mill employes .for the eight-hour day is just and reasonable and if granted will result In the exclusion from use of the product of mills working over eight hours, thereby concentrat- ing the entire business in the efght-hour mills to thelr great pecuniary advantage, and thus subserve the best interests of all concerned; and Whereas, The Merchants’ Association is an organization representing the interests of every individual citizen of this community as well as the community at large, and is com- posed of our leading merchants, professional and business men, who are in close touch with all questions affecting and devoted to the wel- fare of San Francisco; therefore, be it Resolved, That the executive committes of the Building Trades' Council, in meeting as- sembled, gladly accepts the suggestion of the Builders' Assocfation, above stated, and is willing at any time to submit the entire mat- ter to the Merchants' Assoclation for arbitra- tion, belleving as we do that the reasonable- ness and justice of the request for the eight- hour day Will appeal to the wisdom and sound business judgment of any impartial arbitrator. The millowners held no meeting yester- day and none has been called for to- day. It is probable, however, that a meeting will be held before the day passes to consider the question of arbitration. Several members of the Planing Mill As- sociation who were present at the Build- ers’ Assoclation meeting Saturday have expressed themselves as opposed to let- ting any outside organization determine the number of hours that their milis shall be operated. The millmen are hopeful that the majority of the millowners will re- gard arbitration with favor and will agree to submit the eight-hour question to the Merchants' Association for decision. st e Millmen Unite. Spectal Dispatch to The Call SAN JOSE, Aug. 19.—The millmen of San Jose and Santa Clara have organized themselves into a union of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of | America and have elected the following | officers: Charles Bell, president; Neill Henry, vice | president; Thomas Graham, recording | secretary; B. J .White, financial secre- tary; C."A. Leaf, treasurer; W. J. Isham, conductow;’ F. V. Delfountaine, warden; trustees—George Bordan, A. W. Maas and | Ivan Nelson. | Ninety-two millmen have already signed romoters of the {union are confident of gathering all the | millhands in this county within their folds | in the course of a couple of weeks. e baseoh Discussion of Millmen’s Troubles. OAKLAND, Aug. 19.—The millmen's strike will be the subject of discussion at the meeting to-morrow evening of the | Twentleth Century Club at the First Uni- arian Church. Rev. Benjamin Fay Mills will deliver an address upgn the arbitra- tion method in vogue in New_ Zealand, where strikes are impossiple. Represen- tatives of the mill operatfves and of the mill-owners have been invited to be pres- ent, BOWEN 1S ACCUSED OF WORKING ANOTHER GAME Said to Have Secured $400 Through Promises to Victims of “Puffs” in Newspapers. st Charles N. Bowen, the happy *grafter,” arrested on Saturday for obtaining money from business. men ostensibly to buy a plat in Cypress Lawn Cemetery in which to bury poor printers and newspaper men, also worked a side scheme in connection with the other with great success. Henshaw, Bulkele: Co., Fremont and Mission street, in whose office Bowen was arrested, sent a list of names he had thrown in their waste-paper basket to Captain Seymour yesterday. The list led to the discovery that Bowen had obtain- ed various sums from prominent citizens under the promise that by contributing to the purchase of the plat they would get a writing up in a morning paper to be selected by the subscriber. In the list all the subscriptions are marked “Paid.” The total amount received is $400. The police will endeavor to fe‘ one of his victims to swear to a complaint against Bowen on the last count. . ot PR s S Coffee and Bric-a-Brac. That unique revolutionizer of coffee- making, the “Kin-Hee Quick” Coffee Pot, will be shown in cperation at Nathan- Dohrmann Company's this week. The great sale of beautiful brac-a-brac, much of it at half price, is still on. Took Belladonna by Mistake. Mrs. Agnes Tucker, 1123 Folsom street, was suffering from a cold and took a dose of what she thought was licorice about 2 o'clock yesterday morning and gave her friend, Mrs. Josie Mvser, a dose &iso. They became very sick, and it was discovered they had mistaken a bottle containing belladonna for the licorice bot- tle. They were taken to the Recelving Hospital in the ambulance. Dr. Bauer applied the usual remedies and they were soon out of danger. Accidentally Asphyxiated. Joseph B. Gareghty, 21 years of age. employed as a clerk in the grocery store ot Otto Granelow at 1664 Post street, was found dead in his bed by his employer yesterday morning at 7 o'clock. An ex- amination of the gas jet by Deputy Cor ner M. J. Brown revealed a flow of escap- ing fluid, which easily accounted for the young man'’s death. No reasons being as- signed why Gareghty should take his life, it was_the opinion of all his uaint- ances that his death was accidental. The body was removed to the Morgue, where an inquest will be held. Trapper's Oll cures rheumatism and neuralgia. Druggists, 60c flask. Richards & Co., 406 Clay. e e Fisherman’s Leg Crushed. night and sustained a number of cuts about the head and body. He was re- maoved to the of 3 Dr: Howard at 1015 Sutter street, where his es | were s ‘Waod, the of the car that collided with McCarthy, was ar- | rested Police Officer Hook and charged : witn _battery. He was at once rel on $25 cash 2 Ladies' tatlor-made a James Bearwald, a tinner, who resides at 1253 Eddy street, met with a most pain- ful and serious accident at Sausalito yes- terday. He was sitting on the wharf in- slde the spring piles eng: in fishing when the ferry-boat entey the slip and jammed one ©f his legs between the outer Tow of piles and the wharf, crushing iy badly from the knees down. He was at- mulob{‘rjr. Mays and on bx‘i;“ brought lance to his r . ADVERTISEMENTS. - NEW GOODS. This week we will show enormous quantities of NEW GOODS in all our departments, and call special atten- tion to the following six lines. 7 cases BLACK IMPORTED DRESS FABRICS, in Figured Poplins, Brocatelles, Plerolas, Jacquards, Silk and Wool Matlasse, Venetian Cashmere and Amazon Cloths. 4 cases PRINTED FRENCH FLANNELS, in white and dark grounds, small and medium dots, assorted stripes, and small, large and medium figures. 2 cases LADIES’ BLACK SILK SKIRTS, with corded ruffles, Spanish flounces and accordion pleated, in both Taffeta and Peau de Sole. 1 case LADIES’ FEATHER SCARFS, 1n all the new shades of gray, also natural and black, lengths 1, 1}, 13 and 2 pards. 8 cases NEW RIBBONS, in Satin Florentine, Brilliant Merveilleux, Satin Liberty, Ottoman and . New Weaves of Wash Ribbons. 1 case LADIES' NECKWEAR, in Jabots, Ties, Scarfs; also a large importation of NEW EMBROIDERIES, in ail wldths, both edgings and insertings. NOTE. Our customers In the intgrior are requested to write for samples of our NEW FALL GOODS. % m, u3, us, n7, 19, 121 POST STREET. GOLDBERG, BOWEN & 00'S SPECIAL SAVING SALE GOLDBERG, BOWEN & CO’'S SPECIAL SAVING SALE OLDBE EBDWEB?E & CO Vista del Valle Sauternes are produced on the hills overlooking Livermore val- ley, California, and have made a most_favorable im- pression wherever intro- duced SPECIAL SAVING SALE Monday Tuesday Wednesday Buttef—cnamery This means selling good goods very close—reg’ly soc square Bacon—armour Cooks crisp and sweet— corn fed stock—reg’ly 18¢ Ib Coffee—Kona Its superior flavor appeals to a and refined taste—reg’ly 273c Ib Haut sauternes pints $3 25 Vista del Valle quarts § 75 A rich fruity wine—sweeter than plain sauternes—reg’ly $4 and $7 dozen Tea—new seasons 50¢C Mandarin Nectar—*‘Bee” brand Ceylon—this price.for the tea only— nothing else included—reg’ly 6oc 1b Brook trout-regly 2sc 2 Ib can 20¢ A novelty for breakfast— a convenience for luncheon Cocktails—Fmperial $1 Blended skillfully—aged in the bottle —handy—better than home-made —six kinds—reg’ly $1 25 bottle Candy—FrEnch mixed The quality and assortment are generaily found in fcx and 75¢ confectionery—reg’ly here 35¢ Ib Curry powder #pint 15¢ reg’ly 20c and 6oc quart Judges of good curry quickly 3 & recognize its superior aromatic flavor m-olas—baby size 3 bottl Choj m small pieces for s garnishing—serve whol ¥ - entree—reg’ly 20¢ gm: s o Preserved ginger jar 25¢ The tender stems put up by Crosse & _Blackwell—heavy syrup—reg’ly 3s¢ Ginger ale—Vartray $1 Full of snap—a wholesome drink fl.-xe vear ’round—reg’ly $1 25 dozen Toilet soap—pinaud 50¢ ff:.'fe'l.t cleansi; vmpela'f't‘i’d”_ N reg’ly 6oc box ¥ ar Pine-apple—singapore Rich juicy fruit—sliced— Teg’ly 15¢ can—fresh flavor Graters—roumnd reg'ly 20c 15¢ Large medium and small mesh Soups pints 3 for 50C Franco-dmerican quarts 30C You will stop making home-made - after once trying these—twenty kinds 164¢ 223c¢ 123c Salad dressing-Sierra Madre 25¢ Arichly seasoned Mayonnaise— finest ingredients—reg’ly 3oc bottle Trays—papier mache 55C 10 by 14 inches—decorated—reg’ly 75¢ Dentifrice—Violet—3oc 2 for 55¢ Refined quality—refined taste—reg’ly 35¢ jar—a noted French tooth paste Pails—indurated fibre 30¢ Most durable bucket made— can’t leak—reg’ly 4o Our monthly catalogue and price list quotes all the mew goods as they arrive—refer to it occasionally fer information * 432 Pine 232 Sutter 2800 Callfornia San Franctsco 107¢ Clav hetween Eleventh and Tweifth Oakland REMOVAL OF HEINE PIAND CO. from 136 Ellts st., whers will be sold the following stock, regardless of cost or prodit: 36 He ne Upright Piazos, 5 Bohillers, 7 Stetawav Upright Pisnos, 2 Gibsens, 1 Masen & Hamlin traabdes, 9 Chickering Bros. 1 Deering, 1 Shaw, 11 Schaeffer, 2 Voss, 1 Fisher, 1 Automatio Plage. First parties to come will have best ello|§ No reasonable offer will be refused on any these pianos. We will rent pianos and allow Tent on P price or sell on very easy terms; anyway, must close them out. Sale now going on at 136 Eillis st., cor. Mason, which ‘we must vacate before Sept. Ist. after which we will occupy dur beautiful new stors at 7 Geary st. Opera (Glasses 20 % Cut, moc""ll.‘ [prescripti .l"lfad. Factory = & tons premises. Quick repairing. Phonme, Maln n OPTICIANS M%nnn:" 642 MaRKET St. InsTRukens unoen cumowest sunone. CATALOGUE FREE. PALACE HOTEL