The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 26, 1900, Page 31

SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 1900. Tall. Pages 31 to 40 Ortttttette + DIVEKEEPER SHOT BY LAUNDRY GIRL HE LURED ON TO RUIN ® ious Billy Abbott Is ttacked by Victim ie Had Discarcied. — ie Forces Her to a Life of Shame and Then Beats A BILLY? ABBOTT —,—— Rene Adams, Cast Off by Her Degraded Consort, Tries to Kill Him. She Leaves Home When Promised Silks and Gems by Scoundrel. ¢ | 1 . DESPERATE GIRL TRIES TO KILL THE MAN WHO DRAGGED HER INTO THE DEPTHS. : ® & motori- | About § o'clock two women and two men ect, was | entered the dive and Abbott made jeering erday | remarks about the girl to them. She ung | asked him to go outside and talk with her, ice | when he struck her and grabbing her by & was the re- | the neck threw her out. She again asked ky for Ab- | him to come outside and talk with her, | remarking he would be sorry if he did not. | He came toward her threateningly and ette, | 10ld her to go away. As be turned on his v sco laun- | beel to walk into the bar she fired the shot « Abbott a | and the bullet entered his back just below € 1as by a | the left shoulder blade. Abbott was led a Abbott hing face 10 her bar and Dr. A. M. Taylor was He probed for the bullet, but 10t find it, and he ordered Abbott's 2l to the Pacific Hospital, Chestnut ockton streets. The girl after +he shooting walked north ong Dupont street and was met by Po- Taylor and Nelson, who had heard . She told them she had shot Ab- d added, “If I haven’t finished him t this time I will the next time.” She hand- . the girl's story he soon | ed them the revolver and was taken to her cruelly. He would | the City Prison, where a charge of assault she @id not earn |to murder was booked against her. two weeks ago at the both her eyes and cut amond ring. She had and the girls who told her that he ckene ‘np;vmu(d before Judge Conlan yesterday | morning and was represented by ex-Judgs | Graham. After b instructed as to her rights the case was continued till Au- gust 28, The girl told her story in the City Prison without showing any emotion. She sald: “I was introduced to Abbott by a girl friend about ten days before last Christ- mas. I was then employed in the S8an Fran-. cisco laundry, which boards its help. I got $17 a month and my board and lodg- ing. Abbott fascinated me with his talk about my appearance and the fine dresses and diamonds I would wear, and on Christmas night T went to live with him at 217 Grant avenue. He compelled me to me time. t's dive row Friday morning, w0 was doing politics, did dive till after 1 o’clock She was there, and of a number of B r ® d his fingers in and told her e had no strings ted money to buy food, it, and she went to a sa- i borrowed 2 cents. esence She | g0 on the street, but I had not the cour- age for some time to approach men, and he would beat me. Finally I mustered up courage, and even then he would beat me because 1 dld not make enough money. He started a house of ill fame at 422 Du- pont street and put me there. I remained there till it was closed by the police, about three weeks ago. Then I went to live with him above his saloon. Two weeks ago he blackened my eves at the ferry and cut my lip. He took me to the saloon of a friend and beat me again. Since then we have been constantly quarreling, and last Tuesday I bought the revolver in a store on Third street, as 1 heard he was going to glve me up because he had got tired of me and was paying attention to an- other woman. 1 was jealous because I was fascinated with the man. This morn- ing when he struck me and threw me out | of the saloon by the neck I determind to shoot him, and that is why I dia it. I was born In this city and am 24 years old. I was a good girl before I met Abbott.” Abbott’s resort has been an eyesore for years, and it was @ matter of surprise after the numerous shootings and lar- cenies that occurred there that it was not closed by the police. When the last re- newal was granted Colonel Warfield of the California Hotel complained to the Police Commissioners that women who frequented Abbott's place were In the habit cf having drunken orgies in a gar- den in rear of the dive and annoying the neighborhood. Abbott promised to put a stop to the cause of complaint, and on that promise the license was renewed. He has been repeatedly In scrapes with women and has been in the police courts on several occasions for minor offenses. The police say that many girls can trace thelr downfall to Abbott’s dive. stand and 4id not deny that he was en- gaged in the poolselling business or that he sold the ticket to the lieutenant. Counsel addressed the jury and Judge gave them full instructions. They retired about the noon hour and three times up to 4 o’clock returned to ask what was the definition of a pool. told each time what constituted a pool under the law, but at 4 o’clock they saii they could not agree. Attorney Coffey insisted on them being sent back, but they said it was no use and one of them, W. H. Crim, remarked: | ““The majority of us are intelligent men, but everything depends on two men in front,” meaning Foreman R. McMahon, awning and tent manufacturer, Drumm street, and Henry _Stein, shoe- maker, 202 Powell street. The jury was then discharged and the case was con- tinued till to-morrow to be set. TICE AGAIN THWARTED IN THE SCHWARTZ CASE For the Second Time a J Fails to Agree, Two Being for Acquittal. by a jury of the case srged with violat- st poolselling, was n yesterday and greement, ten be- iction and two for acquittal. | ury was impaneled Friday and the mmenced yesterday morning. At- »ph Ca&ey prosecuted and the as represented by Attorney Collims. Lieutenant sall the before to buying a 1 on| Foreman McMahon only cast one ballot th anrahan-’ and that was for acquittal. He told the ) o 5 o other jurors, so they , that they nd and he was corroborated by wartz took the McMurray. Sch would have to come over to bim, as he They were | 208 | | three were for acquittal would not change his vote under any con- sideration. Stein, the other jurors said, would have voted for conviction if Mc- Mahon had changed. At the first trial Pt 8 Rtk R ‘Will Remove City Telephones. John 1. Sabin, president of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, has notified the Board of Supervisors that sixty-three telephones now used by the Police and Fire departments will be dis- continued. This action is the reswt of the appropriation for telephones having been cut from $15,000 to $7000. peckis st i Ao RS Police Board Meeting Postponed. The meeting of the Police Commission- ers called for Tuesday night will not be held. President Newhall sald yesterday that it had been postponed out of respect to the memory of the wife of Commis- sloner Mahoney, who died yesterday. WOULD HAVE THE |WOTIEN OF WYOMING TO PRESENT TRADES COUNCIL KEEP HANDS OFf Builders’ Exchange Opposed to President McCarthy’s Methods. —_—— Resolution Passed Advising an Early Settlement of Planing - Mill Strike by the Owners and Operatives. e e The planing mill trouble furnished fuel for two hours’ lively debate at the Build- ers’ Exchange on New Montgomery street vesterday afternoon. The meeting was a speclal one, being called at the request of ten members of the organization, who de- sired an expression of opinion on the mer- its and demerits of the milimen’s demand for an elght-hour workday. About 200 members were present, nearly every line of the building trades being represented. S. H. Kent, president of the exchange, presided and explained the object of the meeting. ‘Wililam Shaughnessy made a statement in behalf of the mill owners. The first circular in regard to an eight-hour work- day, he said, was received by the mill owners from the Mlilimen's Union last April. ““Phey wanted a committee from our or- ganization to meet the Trades Council,” he said. ‘“We met them, and one of the propositions offered by the council was that In the event of the acceptance of the eight-hour plan the mill owners should | be protected from nine-hour mills outside | the city. But this agreement was broken | & few days later by President McCarthy, | Who denled that any such plan had been | agreed to by the council. We then de- | cided to have nothing more to do with the | council; that whatever future dealings we | | might have with the millmen would be | with their union direct. “The eight-hour agitation has now re- SILV ER SERVICE New Warship Will Be Launched on Eighth of September. — Daughter of Sen- ator Warren to Christen the Big Fighter. | solved itsel? into the question: Are we | going to run our mills or is the Trades Councll? We don’t propose to make our | | mills union sho; Those who have had | experience with jonism say they hardly | know whether their souls are their own. | The mill ow of San Francisco don’t | propose to yrought under any such ordeal as that.”" J. Britt, a plumber, favored both eard, which would enable the more thoroughly After weighing | ies the exchange sides being h exchange members to unde and the situation the testimony of both | | would thea be in a position to commit jt- | self {n a resolution. | | McCarthy Denied a Hearing. | 3. D. McGilvary wanted a committee ap- pointed at once to draw up a set of reso- lutions which would furnish a basis of dis- cussion. He was opposed to asking in any | representative of the Trades Council, but suggested t a delegation from the | Millmen’s Union might be invited to pre- sent their side of the affair. James A. Wilson sald the Trades Coun- | | il never troubled itself about asking any | of the mill-owners to Its meetings, so he | fajled to see the logic of inviting any | of the other side to their meeting. Presi- | dent McCarthy was outside, and he sent | In a request for an audience, but it was refused. As no member of the mill- men’s union could be found who was | willing to speak before the cxchange, the question of hearing their side of the case was given up. Mr. McGilvray said the | most serious as- | the trouble is the threat of the| Council that unless the ownersx give in it will institute a sympathetic strike that would involve all the building | trades in the city. The speaker referred to the Chicago strike and predicted a similar status of affairs here unless care- fully guarded against by the employer | “After a while they will want us to us the tools that the council may stipulate | and the unions will demand the right to | | put in their own foremen and superin- | tendents.” The following resolution was offered by | Mr. McGilvray: i | Resolved, That the members of the Build- ers’ Exchange degrecate the methods used by | the Building Trades Council in settling the dis- pute between the mill-owners and the mill hands; and we believe that the difference | | should be adjusted by the employer and em- | ploye in thelr respective trades. , J. E. Britt spoke In opposition to the resolution, saying in part: “This resolution accomplishes nothing. | In so far as I can see it leaves the mat- | ter right where it is. We should do some- thing to bring about a settlement. It seems to me arbitration is necessary. The eight-hour law is becoming univer- | sal. It has been made the law of the State and it has been made the law of the United States. The millmen are en- | titled to the same hours as the plumb- ers or carpenters or bricklayers.” Believes in Arbitration. Mr. Wiison spoke in favor of the reso- | lution. He said: “All questions and all | quarrels should be adjusted between the | employer and the employe. I am most decidedly opposed to the labor trust which has been formed heré in San Fran- cisco. On the other hand, I am in sym- F&lhy with the m!llmen in their demand | or eight hours. The owners will be able | to survive if the eight-hour schedule adopted.” Mr. Wilson closed by reiterating his be- lief that an amicable understanding could be reached without the aid of the Trades Council, and incidentally the speaker scored the council’s president, whom he styled as ‘‘the man without a craft who desired to pose as the grand dictator for all slaes.” Mr. Moore of the Excelsior mills sald the mill-owners could run their shops for years to come, despite all boycotts and interferences by the Trades Council. “‘One-third of the business turned out by the local mills,” he sald, goes to for- elgn ports. No matter what is done, I for one am going to run my mill as I choose.” George Gray of Gray Bros. said his firm had to give in to the eight-hour de- mand, and he saw no reason why the planing mills should be an exception, to which Andrew Wilkie replied: “Prior to July 1 we had our secref notify each mill to send him the amount of business done for the six months pre- vious to that date. He footed up the to- tals and found that 48 per cent of the pro. duct went abroad or was used by otger. outside of Trades Council members. Now are we to allow ourselves to be dominatea by those who only use 52 per cent of our output? Our business is a manufacturing industry. If you are going to confine us to local business you might as well burn o hisotin ssid T t r. Chisolm e was not opposed an | elghthour workday, but he . wio against being compelled to do what Mec- Carthy and others said. The McGilvary resolution was then adopted, after which McGilvary moved the appointment of a committee of five to confer with the Millmens' Union (ignor- iay:ig the Trades Council), but the meeting djourned without further action, t a meeting of the associated mill own- ers last night reports were received from all the members showing an increase in the number of men applying for work. number of the mills are running witk full crews and the owners are satisfled it is only ;alxxeltlon of a very short time when they have all the men needed. is | | | on September 8. | taken charge of the affair have banded EW MONITOR WYOMING WHICH IS SOON TO BE LAUNCHED AT THE UNION IRON WORKS. HE women®of Wyoming have pledg- ed themselves to raise $5000 for the purchase of a solid silver service for the monitor Wyoming, which is to be launched at the Union Iron Works The ladies who have themselves In a socletv known as the Monitor Wyoming Association. De Forest Richard, Governor of Wyoming, is the acknowledged head of the association and his suggestions are being carried out by the following ladies, who constitute th officers of the assoclation: President, Mrs. George H. Nagle; vice president, Mrs. K, G. Turner; second vice président, Mrs. A. P/ Hanson: secretary, Mrs. H. B. Henderson; treasurer, Mrs. Pitt Covert. Mrs. Dan Swan is the chalr- man of the executive committee. Mrs. Nagle, the president of the asso- clation, is a guest at the Palace and yes- terday spoke Interestingly of the way the women of her State were going about raising the necessary money. “We have already $1000," said Mrs. Nagle. ‘““We expect to raise in the neligh- borhood of $5000 and we have decided to TO MONITOR * L d present the service when the monitor is commissioned, which will be not before next spring. We have already given a of the fund and we expect to keep right on giving dances and concerts until we realize the necessary sums. We have re- celved a few private subscriptions, but they have all been for small amounts. There has been considerable discussion as to just what sort of service the ladies | will present to the monitor. Some favor a service for state occasions and others | & service, plain and practical, use. That matter, however, will be dis posed of when the designs for the service | are submitted and accepted. It is the present intention of the ladles of Wyo- | ming to have the service manufactured in | New York. CHEY E, Wyo., Aug 18.—Mi | Frances Warren has been chosen by Gov- ernor De Forest Richards to christen the | monitor Wyomin from the shipyards of the Unfon Iron ! Works, San Francisco, on September 8. Governor Richards and staff, several | nthe;smte officials and a number of citi- number of entertainments for the benefit | for dally | h will be launched | s PR | Zens of Wyoming will be present to wit | ness and participate in the ceremony an a special car has been chartered for the use of the party making the journey to | the coast. The choice of Miss Warren is popular in Cheyenne and in the rest of the State. She is the daughter of United States Sen- ator F. E. Warren and though but a Mis: in her 'teens is well known and genera | liked by the people of the State. Charm- ing, gracious, tactful and possessing very inal mental gifts and fine bouyancy disposition, Miss Warren Is certain to be quite a leader in society and a powerful ally of her able father in his public lite She has made an enviable record in her studies in Washington and has won much distinction in her home city as a reader | and entertainer. As for personal charma she has an abundance of them and her smile and cheery laugh are the most wit- some and persuasive in the world. Miss Warren 1s spending the summer at her father's delightful home in Chey- enne, from which will go wi the Senator and the Wyoming party to launch | the ship of war upon its mission. FRENCH NOBLE ON BUSINESS BENT Count de Tocqueville Here Looking After Invest- ments. COUNT DE TOCQUEVILLE. i g & OUNT DE TOCQUEVILLE of Paris, accompanied by his family, arrived Q in the city yesterday and is domi- clled at the Palace. The French aristocrat 1s here partly on pleasure and business bent. He comes of a good family, being a nephew of the Count de Tocqueville, who attained fame as an author. This ancestor was the author of “Democracy in America,” a work that at- \racted much attention in this country zs well as in France. The literary member of the family also visited this country as a Commisisoner from the French Govern- ment to examine the prisons of the United States. He was active in his opposition to Napoleon and was a warm supporter of the Roman expedition. Count de Tocqueville will remain here several weeks to examine various prop- erties in which he and his friends are in- erested. B — Custom-House Men Play. The game of baseball between’ the *Never-wasers’” and the “Never-will-bes" at the Presidio Athletic Grounds yester- day was won by the former team by a score of 25 to 9. It was an exciting and hotly contested game. Bellingall’s batting and fielding were special features of the game, second only to “Pop” Mattoon's work as umpire. The “Never-will-bes" failed to score until the third inning, when “Little Jack” Campbell led off with a base pit and was brought home by Bellingall, who got to second bag. The winning team will enjoy a dinner next Saturday.night at the expense of the losers. ‘Will Lecture on Progress. Herman Whitaker will deliver a lecture in the Temple, 117 Turk street, this even- ing at 8 o'clock; subject, “The Law of s.” The lecture will be under the auspices of the Soclal Democratic party. BURGLARS ENTER TRINITY CHURCH FOR VALUABLES Crooks Take Flight When Janitor Appears on the Scene. —_— Diamond Studded Cross, in the Sa- cred Edifice, Thought by the Po- lice to Have Been Attrac- tion for Thieves. 2L A bold burglary was committed in | Trinity Episcopal Church, at the cormer |of Bush and Gough streets, early on | Wednesday night. The thleves were evi- | dently after treasure which is in the sacred edifice, but were frightened away before they had a chance to enter' the main body of the building. | small articles were taken from the base- | ment. On the evening the theft was committed C. T. Cunningham, the janitor of the He has a room in the basement of the church, and returned to it about 11 o'clock. As soon as he entered one of the rooms he found everything in a state of disorder. Drawers had been searched, desks opened and closets ransacked. The janitor at once rushed from the place and | called for help. Officers Michael Murphy and George Graham responded and made a thorough search for the thieves. A cross studded with diamonds and other gems is kept in the church. Its value fis placed at between $10,000 and $15,000. The police are of the opinion that the bold crooks, learning of its presence, resolved to secure possession. The ap- pearance of Cunningham on the scene dis- turbed them before they had a chance to reach it, and they fled. Besides the cross there are many other decorations of value about the church. The patrolmen found that the janitor will be the heaviest loser by the burglar's work. A revolver, some clothing, a razor, 1 his property, ‘'were taken. The case as reported at the Central police station and detectives are at work investigating. Blind Beggar Dead. Ferdinand de Bauch, an aged Belgian, was found dead in his room on Mission street by bis landlady yesterday evening. | It is supposed that he succumbed to heart disease. De Bauch was a familiar figure on Market street for a number of years. He was blind and gained a livelihood by playing a hand-organ in front of the Par- rott building. Will Give a Social. The ladies of St. Paul's booth are en- deavoring to make their entertainment and soctal, to be given at Mission Parlor Hall, Seventeenth street, near Valencia, on the evening of Wednesday, August 29, a success. Music for the event is to be furnished by Hynes' orchestra, the pro- Secds to be siven to the building fund of ?.t‘ Paul's new church. Admission 25 cen A number of | church, was absent from the premises. | [MRS. MAHONEY HAS f PASSE[l ATO REST |Wife of Police Commis- sioner Dies After Brief Iliness THE LATE MRS. D. HONEY. L RS. D. 1. MAHONEY, wife of the Police Commissioner, succumbed | to an attack of pneumonia y | terday at her home, 1681 Lagu street. News of her death will come as a shock to her many friends throughout the State, to whom her kind disposition and talents had endeared her. Mrs. Mahoney had been an Invalid for some years and her weakened frame was net strong enough | to withstand the ravages of the sickness | which caused her death. The deceased, who was an exceedingly handsome womah possessed of great so- cial gifts, was a sister of Attorney John J. Roche. She also leaves two sisters, Her family consisted of two sons and two daughters. The funeral will take g}nca Monday from the family residence. he hour has not yet been settled on. —_——— Fireworks Will Flash. | Clarence L. Drown, stage director for | the military spectacle “The Battle of San | Juan,” which will be given for the two weeks commencing next Saturday night at the Sixteenth and Folsom s grounds, arrived from Salt Lake yesterday, whers | the production is being shown. e will | begin immediately the construction of an | immense stage, 30 feet wide. the { company and special carloads nery {arrive next Frigay all will be in_readiness | for the night dress rehearsal. Nearly | people, including two milita ompanies, | will participate In the spectacle. Every | evening the entertainment will be brought | to a close with a $1000 display of Pain fire- | works. The sale of seats will begin at | Sherman, Clay & Co.'s on Thursday morn- | ng at 9 o'clock. Young Ladies’ Institute Hop. Young Ladies’ Institute No. 7 will hold its anniversary ball on the evening of Au- gust 30 in Native Sons’ Hall, Mason street.