The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 24, 1900, Page 12

HE SA FRA EAGERNESS TO DECORATE FILLS PEOPLE ALL OVER METROPOLIS Request Goes Forth for Simple Flag Effects, but Many Elaborate Designs Are Already Being Arranged—Regatta Preparations. B o+ 0000030000000 B - ) L/ ok PRES. SHIW TARLOR wO.21 n 2 R e S N R I T RS S R TLLIS POLK wae pleced on the decoration committee of the Ad-| A race between fishermen in feluccas is being arranged, the Arrangements afe pend- yacht race by the the Macdonough a day in cele- 1 that it be made a part light events on the water as an late he has assumed entire cha matter of decorations. He has dec & plan of simplici sent out h t notice th of the great day front Reports rior to m various parts of the Inte- and accommodation com- to the effect that the number onists will exceed the number Y : committee number of e accommo- few days d it asserts that »om for all who shall come. to _parade San Joaquin has been named by aywards as aid to the n fund was day. There were small on nfortable substan pruan artan, McCarthy raunschweig & e T4 MARTUSE = ), mvm.num«u. PARLOR Mo { rrren N Y <emmTTEE PROMINENT NATIVE SONS OF INTERIOR PARLORS. e e Y ®- ¥ orary judges in connection with the races. | Gender & Hink, Union Pulp and Paper | Company, W. O. Richardson, Phillips & Smyth, Brown & Power, Frank Eastman Co.. Hicks-Judd Company, California John Partridge, Filmer- ro Company, E. J. Shattuck alter N. Brunt, Union Litho- graph Com Mysell-Rollins Company, Sterett Printin, Company Commercial Publishing Company, George Spaulding Company, Galloway Lithograph Com- any, K. I. Whelan & Co., Willamette ulp and Paper Company, C. A. Murdock & Co.. Pacific States Type Foundry < vden Printing Com the parade commit- decided to call the al committee to_the er of Willis' Polk to the Board fc Works, in which he sa that the decoration committee d sent a circular to merchants and rs who propose to a questing that a display of , but simple eved that the > desire of ntion of the gene @ arrangement. It is request will interfere with to decorate. The y portion of the e granting of spes ‘wrmlts Al firm obtained from the objection pres At a w nted. me elegates from courts of the America st night, it was the courts turn out in the r More than 400 members were pledg to appear in uniform, caps shes. WAY’ To Play to | Big Houses Is to Give Legitimate Values. Judging by the way the peo- ple crowded owr Men's Suit room yesterday there are many shrewd judges «f good elothing —Ju ig:s of wnat is swell, Jwides of fine clothes at @ small price. Our Lucky Purchase Of the balance of a manufac- turer’s stock, announced in Wednzsday’s paners. New Fall Swits, Soods representing valwss up io $15, the choicest fashions of the season, representing everything that’s new at $7.90 Brouwsht a crowd. Legitimate sales are always attendzd by suceéss. It’s Your Lucky Day for Values—To-morrow, Too, if the Styles Hold Out. There are patterns, styles and workmanship in {hese swits that make them legitimate £15 valwes. We don't emagderate. See them in our big windor They bear ow: ait we claim for’em. RAPHAEL’S, Inc., The Frisco Boys, Corner Kearny Street and Union-Square Avenue. they | board because no | SERGEANT PRICE NOT A MEMBER OF DEPARTMENT —_— Tendered Resignation July of Last Year, Which Was Accepted. e Chief Sullivan Has Prepared Ordi- nances to Prevent Gambling in Saloons, Cafes or Other Pub- lic Place. DI Another complication has arisen in the fight on the part of Police Sergeant Wil-' liam Price to be restored to his former | rank of lieutenant. The new trouble was | created by President Newhall at a spe- cial meeting of the Police Commissioners vesterday afternoon. The president said he had ascertained that Sergeant Price was not a member of the department and, therefore, not entitled to draw a pension. He had tend- ered his resignation to the old board on July 12 last year and it was accepted at a meeting held the same day. The an- nouncement came as a_surprise to the! other commissioners and it was decided | | to defer consideration of the matter till | the next meeting as it w timated that others who were now receiving a pension were in the same position as Price. | Price’'s letter of resignation was sub- | mitted. It reads: To the Honorable the Board of Police Com- missioners, City and County of San Francisco— | Gentlemen: I herewith tender my resignation as a member of this department and ask that I may be retired under the provisions of sec- tions 4 and 5 of the pension law. Thanking you kindly for the many favors received, I am, gentlemen, respectfully, WILLIAM PRICE, Sergeant of Police. The minutes of the same date contain the following: Resignation of Sergeant Willlam Price as a nber of the Police Department of this city | and to be retired under the provisions of se | tions 4 and 5 of the pension law considered. | On motion and by unanimous vote of the board | 1t was accepted, to date July 12, 1 | The matter was informally discussed | and it was pointed out that the resigna- | | tion was sent in on the condition that its acceptance was qualified by the provision | that the officer be placed on the pension list, If not placed on the pension list then the resignation would not be accept- | ed. His retirement followed shortly after | hi& disratement from lieutenant to ser- geant. In asking for it he simply follow ed the dustom that had been in vogu | He was recalled for active duty recentl but the fact of his resignation was n: then known. i After the Price matter was disposed of temporarily, Chief Sullivan referred to a resolution passed last July by the Board of Supervisors asking him to consult with the District Attorney as to Introducing ordinances for the consideration of the board for the more efficient suppression of | public gambling. He said he had pre- | pared two ordinances which he read. One | king it unlawful for any person | cards or dice for money or checks | | B e S . ] | | i \ | | P PN S S S S S S S U N N S S | mer iloon, cafe or publie place or for the proprietor of any loon, cafe or pub- lic place to suffer ca or dice games to be plaved. An exception was made in the case of private clubs or social or- ganizations who have a permit from the commissioners. The second was one mak- ing it unlawful for such places with the is aimed to put a stop to poker Yl:,mg in such places as the Cafe Royal. The | | Chief was asked to consult with the Dfs- | trict Attorney on the subject. | WANTS MISSION POLICE | STATION OCCUPIED | Federation of Mission Impruvsmcntj Clubs Scores City Officials for | Negligence. | The Federation of Mission Improvement | Clubs petitioned the Board of Supervisors | yesterday to provide cells in the new | Mission police station. The petition states that the city is paying a rental of | $i per month for the present quarters on | Seventeenth. street, and $50 additional for | a stable. The federation recommends an | expenditure of $2500 for the cells, instead | of $5000 or 36000 as recommended by tha | architect. A stable of wood could also be | built instead of the brick building, whicn | would cost $10,000. The petition concludes: | ““Had our eity officials exercised proper | diligence and shown the same regard for the taxpayers as they would for their own rivate affairs this branch of the Police | department would to-day be occupying the structure that so far cost the tax- | payers $34,000. Fifty per cent more money is demanded for the work proposed than s actually necessary, and it is about time that our city officials look more closcly after the interests of the city.” TO ABOLISH POOLROOMS. ny person to vi ne exception. This Ordinance—Nickel Machines to Be Regulated. The Supervisors’ Police Committee yes- terday reported in favor of the proposed | ordinance prohibiting persons from be- coming Inmates of or visitors to pool- rooms or places where pools are bought or sold, or where bets ar wagers are made : g racing or boxing Any violation of the ordinance | is punishable by a fine of $500, or by im- prisonment for six months. The petition of the Columbia Athletic | Club for permission to hold a glove con- | test In September was denled, but a per- | mit will be issued to thie club for October, | Favorable action was taken on the bill roviding for the creation of a ‘‘Police elief and Pension Fund.” The fund | will be made up of 5 per cent of all| moneys_collected from saloon licenses, one-half of all moneys received from dog licenses, fines Imposed on police officers. all proceeds of sales of unclaimed prop- erty, one-fourth of all moneys received from_ licenses on pawn-brokers, billlard- hall keepers, dealers ‘n second-hand fur- nitute, fines for carrying concealed weap- ons, 25 per cent of fines collected for vio- lations of ordinances, all rewards paid to police officers and other revenues pro- vided by the charter. The ordinance regulating the use of nickel-in-the-slot machines, prohibiting cheats and frauds In connection therewith and providing for the examination and in- spection of the same by police officers, was recommended for passage. | Police Committee Reports in Favor of ‘ Poolsellers in Court. The cases of Danfel Crowley, Joseph Mohan, George Duncan and Louis Robi- nette, charged with violating the ordi- nance against poolselling, were called in Judge Cabaniss’ murt‘e'esterday. and by consent were continued till to-day to be set. The second trial of Henry Schwartz will take place before a jury in Judge Conlan’s court this afternoon. Robinson’s Wife Relents. The case of William Robinson, printer and publisher of Sacramento, charged by his yourg wife, Mrs. Nellle Robinson, with battery upon her, was called In | Judge Cabaniss’ court yesterday. Mrs. Robinson refused to prosecute the case and denied that her husband had taken $50 and a diamond ring from her. Robin- n said his wife was sometimes irrespon- sible, and that this was the second time | since they were married she had made | false charges against him and had him arrested. ———— Swim at the Crystal Baths. Recommended by physiclans. Water always clean and warm. Tub department best In city.* —_————————— Fire'in Chinatown. A fire did $2000 worth of damage to the Chinese lodging-house at 915 Stockton street, at 8:25 yesterday morning. The bullding was owned by Mrs. E. 8. born and occupled by Chinese as a lodg- ing-house. The fire is believed to have been caused by the carelessness of the in- mates in smokin, O CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1900 TOWNSEND CASE CLOSES WITH 2 A BITTER CLASH OF LAWYERS New Evidence That Mrs. Townsend Refused to Per- mit Her Daughter to Be 8 far as the courts are concerned | there will be no developments in the | Townsend case, for a few ¢ s at lea The applications of Mrs. Ella F. Murray and of Public Adminis- trator Boland for letters of administra- tion have been presented and submitted b - | and the matter is now in the hands of Su- perfor Judge Frank H. Dunne for decision. The hearing of the application of Thomas T, Townsend, the ex-husband, is set for the 30th inst., but it is not likely that the | gentleman will press his petition if he has to swear that he is the surviving hus- band of Mrs. Townsend. i The opposing attorneys accepted the op- | portunity yesterday in closing the e to call one another names. Mrs. Murray was pletured on the one hand as a desi ing, sreedy woman, rushing in indecent haste to grasp her mother T, for- tune, and on the other as a patient, care- ful, devoted daughter, inspired to protect and console her mother while alive and guard her estate from ravenous attorneys and others when dead. Ex-Judge .Sulli- van and M. C. Hassett spoke very plainly of one another and hard words were ex- changed with the readiness of compli- ments. The court gave full rein to the heated argument, which had absolutely nothing whatever to do with the case or the issues invelved. It served simply to show that Ex-Judge Sullivan and M. C. Hassett do not entertain a very high opinion of one another. During the angry debate Mr Murray wept softly or glared defiantly as the mood and the speaker affected her. The lady has, notwithstanding this fact, a most superb control of her emotions and their expression. She insists upon doing as she likes and in the way she likes, a fact which makes the position of | cross-examiner a trifle embarrassing. Mrs. Townsend Feared Her Daughter M. C. Hassett opened and closed the | case for the Public Administrator very quickly. Having been denied a continu- ance by the court the attorney had prac- | tically no evidence to present. He placed | Mrs. Ella F. Murray on the witness stand and asked her if her mother's statement, that she had sold her Californta-street | home and was working there as a house- | keeper, was true. The witness was about | to answer when Attorney Matt L Sullivan declared that Mrs, Townsend's statement was not true. This in a measure illus- trates the eccentric character of the old i woman and helps to destroy the value of her bitter arraignment of her daughter, which she made so recently before her death. ’ Attorney Hassett then attempted to In- troduce evidence to show that Mrs. Town- send was deeply angered at the presence of her daughter in this city and certainly wanted her to return to her Massachu- setts home. Judge Dunne ruled that the mother’'s feelings played no part in the daughter’s intention and could not be con- sidered proper evidence in the case. The proftered testimony was therefore ruled out. Attorney Hassett Insisted, however, in having it {dentified, and for that purpose it was allowed on the record. It consisted of a postal card and a telegram sent by | Mrs. Townsend to her brother-in-law, ! Charles C. Crawford, after the arrival of | Mrs. Ella F. Murray in San Francisco. The postal card and the telegram were both addressed to the Boston home of Charles C. Crawford. The postal card reads as follows: “Dear C.: Wired you FElla was here. Came home last eve about 9 o'c and found her seated in the hall. The Chinaman let her in. 1 was simply parlized. She iIs at the Hotel. I will not have her in the house with me. What am I to do. Will write to-morrow." The telegram read as follows: “Ella is here. Am terribly shocked. Isn't awful. A. 8. TOWNSEND." Hassett Pleads for Boland. ‘With this rejected testimony Attorney Hassett closed his case and began his ar- gument. As a preliminary he cleared away every supposed issue except one— the question of the bona fide resident of California. It was admitted that Mrs, Murray is the daughter of Mrs. Town- send. It was most emphatically denied that she is a resident of this State. Has- sett argued that It makes no difference what we may think of the hardship which may be Infilcted. We are not superior to the law, and must obey it. mands that an administratrix must be a resident of this State. The attorney insisted that all the facts in the case show conclusively that Mrs, Ladles' tatlor-made sults, silk skirts, fur sanas: liharal credit. M. Rothschild, 626 Sutter. ¢ Murray never intended to remain here and she retained her residence and home e R T o DA MDA S S | had determinea to The law de- | Law of Residence. TOWNSEND CASE IN JUDGE DUNNE'S HANDS. A B o SRS REBUKED BY HER MOTHER EAR C. - Wired yvyou Ella was here. Came home last eve about9 o’'c and found herseat- ed in the hall. The Chinaman let her in. I was simply parlized She is at the hotei. 1 will not have her inthe house with me. What am ! to do, Will write to-mor- TrO©AZ.—Text of posial card ten by Mirs. Townsend to C. C. Craw- ford on the arrival of Mrs. Murray in this city. ® % el e defeleeelbrteleloiefods e o e oo iefelefelefolele e o e o atives there with standing that her stay In Califor to be but temporary, and she would re- | turn. Accepting these Hassett quoted at length from Supreme Court de- cisions to support his contention that the Public Administrator and not Mrs. Mur- ray should administer upon the estate of | Mrs. Townsend. | Mrs. Murray’s Claims Defended. ‘When he had concluded Matt 1. Sullivan followed, maintaining that every fact in the case demonstrated that Mrs. Murr had come here to stay permanently. with her m to comfort her for her remaining days. Mrs. Murray had solemnly promised her mother to do this, and in all good faith she is keeping that promise. She is here to protect her mother's property, and she should be given the right to do so. The ! attorney then quoted at great length fron the very same authorities which had encouraged Attorney Hassett, The concluding addresses of the day had | apparently nothing to do with the record in the case. They wer: nothing more no: less than an exchange of hot shot between opposing attorneys, neither of whom saw | anything but evil motives in the other. | Ex-Judge Sullivan denounced the “in- | decent haste of the Public Administrator, | the schemes of designing persons and the | morbid curlosity of the public.”” He pic- | tured Mrs. Murray as a dutiful daughter, | crossing the continent to protect her aged | and rapidly declining mother from a bold, bad, divorced husband and other design- | ing persons, who were bent upon securing | some part of the estate. | The speaker told of the herofc struggles | of Mrs. Murray to save her mother's | property, and Mrs. Murray weepingly | bowed her head in her hands at the touching words. The attorney referred in | terms of familiarity to the Deity to em- phasize his demands that the daughter should receive letters of administration | and that the wicked and indecent Public | Administrator should be thrust Into outer | darkness, beyond the reach of court favor. Case Closes in Bitterness. Mr. Hassett'bristled at the reference to | his client, and when his turn came he had also to say something about inde- | cency, mystery and designing persons. for Mrs. Murray he professed the kindllest feelings, but he insisted that it was she who had shown indecent haste in grab- bing at the $600,000 which her mother had left, shutting out of the house her mother had made a haven for the downtrodden, and forbidding entry to friends and rela- | tives, perhaps even to some of the poor, dear soldiers whom Mys. Townsend had befriended. Mr. Hassett's blood seemed to boil at | the very thought, and he insisted that the | court must issue letters of administration to Patrick Boland. And if the court did | not do so Mr. Hassett wanted to warn Mrs. Murray that she would lose the ad vantage of an administration that in ex- pense would not be a bagatelle to what it will be if the Public Administrator does | not secure control. Mr. Hassett men- tioned no names, but he glared at the Brothers Sullivan and a menacing finger was pointed directly at them. Then Mr. Hassett scoffed at the bogus will and in Dorchester. She left her friends and derided the spectacular presentation of | Near Her—The >+t ebeg D R R R 00-» PeP e v e e 0D o) B R R With this announced -® the do. . Burglar Has a Double. Harris, a man ab eld to answer yesterday eri burglar the he > Mission 2 gold watch a H Heffer, nds Mary 1 an, 131 1 arreste that tity him ole two day he was He commi is blamed man a centers nzl has resu reet, Sp e Recommended for Helms’ Chair. At a mee Distri t Thirty-fourth . ratic Club at H: last nigh v indors made Helm. vacant by mbers s minating vention. 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