The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 30, 1900, Page 12

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1900. BY SEEKS TO END REMORSE . Sonntag Elopes From Chicage With Frank and Her Husband, Pursuing Across Continent, Finds Them Here. Sonnt e »prietor g He « ioned ers, and learned »epke’s descrip- s ft and He ves nquire Any one can play the piano the aid of the Angelus. Angelus is put in front of = piano; the felt hammers r-st on the piano’s keys. You a perforated .paper music il in the front part of the An- gelus, pump the pedals and the You can throw your own in- Jividuality into the playing by the use of the organ stops, which regulate the voums. R:cords be secursd of thousands oi i-al selections, ces of the Angelus range of m $225 to $325. Call anJ invantion. rear this wonderful Sherman, Clay-& Co., tainway Piano Dnlarls. : Ste., Portland. nd Ave., Seattle. | | | | [ | piored him to take her back, but he w. | ing will swear to the complaint against | the brass | Christo | Bow | of $15 a month. PAUL SonnTAG OF AND INNO- | PRINCIPALS X RS FROM AN T ¥ eet police station to Mrs. Sonntag be »r daughter’'s absence cery was 1 been N to the ranger. She hur- confronted were completely woman wept bitterly efused w0 talk to red at ation and 51 Capp street, where d been living under and brought the station. The Sonn- dren, were then arned what had headquarters poHes Leon, and when he « in Seymour's exciting scene, as Roepke’s throat the City Prison ag and restrained from They were all nd in about an Roepke were al- sald he only Roepke, with rccompanied by nearly two McAllister at the n she was moz at being s »wned by h ied *he revol d fired the bul- falling with her coping near the 3 A crowd quickly woman, with the blood wound in her temple. ved to the Recelving Hospital. McGee took Roepke to the was thought that he might t, but Warren Olney of who saw the shooting , and others informed woman had fired the prison officer that th shot.. Roepk was detained and to-ds preferred against him b, isband. His baby is in the c he matron There fs | ing about “Roepke's per- | and the hope was generally ex. | i that =ome means would be found nish him nntag was repentant at the hos- | She =aid if her husband would only take her back she would prove a good and faithful wife to him, as she had seen the error of her ways. Sonntag called at the hospital to see her, and broke down com- pletely as he stood by her cot. She im- obdurate. Later he sald that he mig! take her back for the sake of the chil- | dren 1 came here,” he said, “with the inten- | tion of killing Roepke, but when I saw my girl this morning better thoughts came to | me, as the question of what would become of her in case I was arrested arose in my mind. 1 cannot understand why he pre- ferred my wife to his own, as she is much | younger, better looking and a fine house- | eeper. ' We have been married fourteen | years, having been united a year after I | came’to this country from Germany. 1| have made up my mind ‘to stay in this y and work at my trade, so that I ean | a home for my children. Whether | fe will form a part of that home I don't yet know.” Sonntag is small in stature, but he is a much more intelligent man than Roepke. He took his two girls away with | him yesterday afternoon, and this morn- my Admission Day Visitors. We secure your rooms in advance, sn avoid confusion and delay. Send $1 to| Admission Day_Information Bureau, 8§30 Market street, San Francisco. . —————— In the Divorce Court. Stephen McFaull has been granted a di- rce from Jennie M. McFaull on the of desertion. Mary Alice Dunbas | anted a divorce from Robert C. | r by Judge Beicher yesterday on und of desertion. Mrs, Dunbar warded the custody of a son, 2 N., and Mr. Dunbar was given custody of an older son, Louls B, | Jennie L. Jobnson was granted | > from Frederick T. Johnson on | und of neglect. Decrées of divoree | been granted Abraham Lew- kowitz from Cecelia Lewkowitz for cruel. ty, Bertha E. Manuel from Frank Manuel for failure to provide, Julia Leavy from pher Leavy for cruelty, Sally de from Samuel de Bow for fallure to | provide and Mary 1. alley from Wil- | liam B, O'Malley for failure to provide. irs. O'Malley was awarded the custody | of her children and alimony in the !uri-AI Suits_for divorce have been filed by | Dalsy R, Fleishman againgt Milton P, Flelshman for desertion, Nellle Owens against Jeremiah J. Owens for desertion and Charles H. O. Toy against Mattie C. | Miss Barbaga | expert | to every need of the invalid. She had the Toy for desertion, —————— If you have never tasted Jesse Moore “AA" whiskey, try it and be convinced that it is the best whiskey in the world. COLOREL GARNSS 5 THE HERD OF PRETTY ROMMAKCE Manager of the American Surety Company Mar- ries His Nurse. S Miss Barbara Eckert Becomes the Bride of the Capitalist Whom She Helped Restore to Health. Colonel James R. Garniss, capitalist and | man of business, resident manager of the Company, has married kert, a trained nurse. Such is the news which has set the gos- sips taiking, Colonel Garniss is white- haired, a pioneer of California. Mrs. Gar- niss is many years his junior. Colonel Miss Barbara Eckert Her touch was soft, her c, her skill that of an and administering American Suret Garniss was jll. was nurse. er sympathe: in anticipati qualities which made Sir Walter Scott utter his famous eulogy on “When pain and anguish wring the brow, a ministering angel, thou.” The n of the first acquaintance of Colonel Garniss and Miss Eckert was the illness of the formetr. Dr. George R. the family physician, recommend Eckert as a nurse. She has prac- vears with succ Colonel welcomed her. Two the former Mis. Garniss died and Colonel niss was lonely. He saw in Miss Eck- ert the qualities that constituted an ble companion. In the sick room When Colonel Garaiss nce Miss Eckert was t there was more than manner of her patient. ance bega reached convales made aware t gratitude in the She attended raithfully to her duties untii v recovered, services were he was complet departed, for her needea qualities in sirong relief. Colonel her out and proposed mar- ckert had reached the age she appreciated tendered. The street, between s handsome, and mistress of such a_ home At first, howe Eckert de ssips proffered honor. on matrimony, and Eckert consented to b Gar ih lonel Garniss wa in the end Miss e did not-taki e place i 1« city, but in s decldedly ob, 18 his plans subject of go. The cere- red about six weeks July named as the happily Colonel Garniss was a gen- groom and the bride received me pre . After a short Mrs| hand lonel many time ( and to cisc and the h: ¢ home on . Noth- ing was said. Colonel since told hi friends that he considered the affair as_strictly the business only of himself and Mrs. Garniss and did not con- cern any one els However of the facts. s. Goodipan, a sister of Colonel Garniss, who resffles at the Pal- nd she was greatly surprised. Colonel Garnies smilingly acknowledges that he is n a benedict. woman: | vears ago | Then she | ence brought out her many ex- | SENDS SLUG THROUGH HIS HEART WITH TOY CANNON Christian F . Staack, a Concrete Contractor, Em= ploys a Strange Method of Ending His 1 Mental and Physical Suffering. | @ THE ,LATE CHRISTIAN F. STAACK AND THE WEAPON OF DEATH. CURIOUs DEVICE WITH \WHICH JTAACK. KILLED _ HIM/ELF a retired concrete contractor, com- mitted suicide vesterday morning at his home. 2468 Market street, by | sending a missile through his heart with me Mrs. Colonel | . heard the news only a few days ago | o1 native of Wheellng, | Mrs. Garni a W. Va." She has a sister who is a trained | nurse and who devotes her time to the of a brother who is blind. Colonel arniss will recelve many congratulations upon his newly found happiness. He ac- knowledged vesterday that he would be cut of the city for a day or two, antici- his acquaintances would AT ause of death in the case olonel” Walter E. Stone, who died at lor street on the 2d Inst., returned remarkable verdict last evenimg. In fact that the chemist’s report a spite of the showed the presence of cyanide of potas- sium in the dead man’s stomach, the jur- ors decided that death ensued from nat- ural causes. Justice of the Peace Barry, who conducted the inquest, J. ap- Piper Will Contest. Judge Troutt has granted the motion on behalf of Dr. M. M. Shearer of Sonoma that his contest to the will of the late Willlam A. Piper be heard by a jury. The date of the trial has not as yet been set. VERSKIRT TO-DAY we place on sale about THREE HUNDRED OVERSKIRTS, made of Serges, plain and brocaded Cashmeres, Cheviots and Covert Cloths. Many of these skirts are samples for coming fall. Most of them are this summer’s product. We intend making a clean sweep of en- tire lot. Following prices will cer- tainly help us: Your choice of all our $3 75 to $6 00 OVERSKIRTS at $2 45. Your choice of all our $3 00 to $3 50 OVERSKIRTS at $1 95. Your choice of all our $1 25 to $1 50 COTTON COVERT CLOTH OVER- SKIRTS at 85c. Your choice of all our $1 25 to $1 50 WHITE, BLACK or NAVY BLUE DUCK OVERSKIRTS AT 65c. CHILDREN'S KILT SUITE, made of all-wool ladies' cloth; sizes from § to 12; what's left of them we'll sell for $2.10; can not be bought regularly under $5.00. WE VE JUST A SMALL LOT left of those CHILDR] S JACKETS, in navy blue and red; sizes 2 to 12; we're selling them to-day worth' $3.75 at B1.9) Your choice of about fifty ODD CHILDREN'S JACKETS: the sizes are broken; if you can find the sizes you want you can havs ther for %1.25 each; some are worth as high as §.00. WE'RE SHOWING SOME MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTIONS IN SILK WAISTS. All-wool ~EIDER DOWN __ DRESSING SACQUES, all colors, from 60¢ upward. MUSLIN UNDERWEAR SPECIALS LADIES' CAMBRIC SKIRTS, trimmed, 2 rows of insertion and deep edge of. lace, worth elsewhere $2.50; our price... .$1.35 CAMBRIC GOWNS, square and round yoke fects, trimmed with fine embroidery or lac worth elsewhere $2.00; our price......81.28 Our _great leaders in LADIES" WRAPPERS at O8e, .23 and $1.48, in flannelette or percale; walst and sleeves of all our wrap- pers are lined. 1212-1214 MARKET ST., Bet. Taylor and Jones, Manufacturers of Ladies' and Children's We Retalled at Wholesale Prices. = { i tained ( musical and 1 | men were a toy cannon. Letters left by him show that he was undoubtedly insane, if evi- dence were needed other than the strange means he employed in kil himself. At about half-past § xvxln‘,\k his wife fire heard the report of rm' in his room and hurried thithe »und her hus- band in bed, breast covered with blood, and he unconscious and gasping. Doctors were at once summoned from the German a he died in half an hour. a castiron Fourth of July cannon caliber. he fastened the top of a pyramid compo! four blocks of wood to steady 1 a frame on the gossips have just learned | of his left breast and touched off the pow- M d | er with a match. The following leétter, written in German a letterhead of Fred Staack & C . and addressed to The Call, was found in his room: SAN FRANCISCO, Cal i The San Franclsco Call: Abouf 13 yéars ago 1 had the misfortune o fall from a builiing on Davis street, near Market, where I was work- ing as a mason. By this I sustained a com- four inches long and thirty | ¢ | children from morning to night | | baniss | Mrs. Staack says the neighbors used to | | Staack had used the pound fracture of the left jaw bone, also serfous | injuries of the head I so In ‘the course of a year far recovered as to be able to carry on of the artificial stone and con- HRISTIAN FREDERICK STAACK, | crete works until about four years ago, when | the pain in my head declared itself again. placed myself under the care of phy or twelve different ones, but witho Four of these doctors operated on the past two years without any All these aeperatic as already were without favorable result, as the doctors | do not know what to do, and as I cannot stand | the pain any longer I perform the last opera- | tion on myself and say my last Kood-by, and wish herewith at the same time the best for my g00d wife and the five children C. F. STAACK. | 2456 Market street | taack was a native of Germany and 59 | years old. He leaves a_ wife and five | children in destitution. The oldest child is a girl of 13 years. Four years ago he retired from business owing to ill health. He was subject to epileptic fits and fre- | quently fell in convulsi'ns on the street. Mrs. Staack says her husband was | driven to suicide by the neighbors, who | tormented him well as herself and | A war- | rant was issued two months ago for the | arrest of Mrs. John Tennant, one of the | neighbors. She was accused of knocking down Mrs. Staack's five-year-old girl. The case was continued by Judge Ca- and has not since been called. | elt her hushand with stones whenever | e went on the back piazza. | The autopsy revealed the fact that eg of a toy top in | taking his own life. This small piece of metal, sharpened down to a point, he had | wrapped with black cotton thread so that | it would fit the mouth of the cannon. MAY SOON POP IN CHINESE QUARTER| Hop Sing and Suey Sing Tongs Pre- pare for a Renewal of Hostilities. The pop of guns may soon liven up the Chinese quarter. The Hop Sing-Suey Sing | steps and hooks were in order and claret war, which was conducted with so much | flew at the corner of Kearny and Post annoyance to the police and so great a loss of life last winter, is about to break out again. Representatives of each fac- tion failed to agree on terms of a_ set- tiement at a meeting last night, and_the gathering broke up in a row, each side J st to fight as it was at the com- sment of the hostilitie trouble between the two factions was never settled. Most of the Suey Sing cannery employes and went Cooks the its north during the summer months. and waiters principally composed Hop Sings, and a large portion of membership secured employment in the | interior part of the State. So there was a temporary cessation of hostilities until after the summer months had passed. For the last week the peaceable tongs and commercial bodles in Chinatown have been trying to effect a settlement. Several meetings have been called for that purpose, but nothing has been ace complished at taem. JENIE NEY LA ROCHE’'S WILL MAY BE ATTACKED Letter Received by County Clerk Deane Stating That She Has Relatives Living. The clouds of contest are gathering about the will of the late Mrs. Jenle Ney la Roche. A letter written by a Mrs. Ire- dale was received by County Clerk Deane yesterday in which the writer set forth that deceased left heirs at law residinyg in Portland, Mrs. Iredale did not give any address, Her communleation containing her sentiments on Mrs. la Roche's dispo- sition of her property reads: SAN FRANCISCO, August, 1900. Mrs. Jenie Ney La Roche has first of her mother's sister, living Ta it lawful for strangers As the in to come in and get all of her estate? papers state she was a great drinker of alcohol, Portland, Ore. etc., was she qualified to: make a will and give to her manager and a lady acquaintance her estate when she had blood relations who are worthy people and no doubt have not heard of her death? But If a nollceTfia! put én th; 01 would come. ey are Scotel f’en’f'fi’"’ B RS. IREDALE. Mrs. Iredale’s communication will be re- corded with the papers in the case and duly considered by the court. —_——————— Bank Stock ledger paper saves your sight. Order it from Mysell-Rollins, 22 Clay. = —_—————————— Arnold Up on Habeas Corpus. Judge de Haven of the United States District Court vesterday issued a writ in habeas corpus in the matter of the extra- dition of Julian Tregenna Biddulph Ar- nold for embezzlements alleged to have | been committed in London, England. The writ was applied for by Bert Schiesinger, counsel for Arnold. and was made re- turnable in the District Court at 10 o’clock next Saturday morning. The petition for the writ alleges among other things that there is no such evi- dence of criminality as would justify the apprehension and commiiment of the pe titioner for trial, according to the laws of the State of California, if the alleged offense had been committed in this State. sl oSSy Ladies’ tailor-made suits, silk skirts, fur capes; liberal credit. M. Rothschild, 526 Sutter. * B Valley Lodge of Workmen. Valley Lodge, Ancient Order of United ‘Workmen, held an open meeting in Laurel Hall, Shiels building, last night. There was a very large attendance of members of the order, also many strangers and a number of the grand officers. t Grand Master Barnes presided, and after a short address introduced a number of speakers. Among these were Grand Mas- ter C. E. Snook, Grand Recorder C. T. Spencer and Grand Overseer E. H. man. Grand Receiver Sam Booth enter- Wwith topical songs and there were terary numbers, | | Gruenhagen is thy | l | BUSINESS MEN FIGHT | ON KEARNY STREET| Lively Mix-Up in Which Confection- ery Business and Cigar Trade Were Represented. Fists “whistled” through the air, side- streets about 6:30 vesterday afternoon Two men well known in the retail busi- néss section, namely, T. G. Gruenhagen and Mike Claraty, were the combatants confectioner. Claraty is employed at Mbse Gunst's place on Kearny street, nearly opposite Gruenha- | gen's. There had been trouble previously be- tween the two, which culminafed in the little shindy of yvesterday. Many specta- tors passed and paused to get a glimpse of the mix-up. Claraty ls much younger | but not so heavy as Gruenhagen. Wihile | ther were at it the work was lively. A | stiff punch on Gruenhagan’s nose ter- | minated the affair. 1‘ —————— Charter and Pound Limits. City Attorney Lane informed the Board of Supervisors yesterday that he finds nothing in the charter which requires that | pound limits established by the board shall be co-extensive with the boundaries of the city and county. The opinion was | prompted at the suggestion of Supervisor McCarthy, who contended that no special legislation was required to extend the | pound limits to the county line, as the | charter already contemplated such a con- | on. this is a remarkable sale. the values caught and held your patronage and sent the volume of summer business far beyond any previous mark. your appreciation is not lost on us. it encourages us to still more meritorious endeavor—inspires to prog- ress. here are a few of the good things awaiting you to- day: ic sto od n se: two snappy items from the drmest bleached sheets—made of a g quality sheeting and finishe & two-inch hem at top— 52ic each last words of last lots of summer hats Below is a list of the to-be-evicted kinds. look it over. the hats are all this season’s goods—stylish, hand- some and just the serts that have been most in demand this summer. #ut the new autumn hats are beginning to arrive and these must go to give them room. ladies’ rough straw sailor hats § " t bon band, hats that are right £ to come; but we'll not count co: n now 48c ecach children's straw sombreros, trimmed with silver bra you how becoming they are t suffice it to say that the eni three lots and reduced to 30c¢, 50c and $1.00 cach " shant the thing for play should send them to the heads of b a now 25c¢, 35¢, 50c é“nd 75c each handkerchief sale the thirty-five cent kind at 23c. ladies’ fine sheer s at a loss to the impo; beauty; entirely nes h he little er hats . travelers’ samples 23c each ladies’ handkerchiefs 5¢—good eno they are all pure linen ar 4 only 5S¢ cach e or los . ggh fo us Farmers between Topeka and Kansas valley are harvesting from 2 bush- els of potatoes to the acre. Opera (lasses 20 %6 Cut, Including Lemaires, with and without han. Ocu prescriptions filled. Factory o premises. Quick repalring. Phone, Main 10. IC APPARAT OPTICIANS pumogufl“&lmm'cufi, 642 MARKET ST. InsTRUMENTS L& sunome. GATALOGUE FREE DR. MCNULTY. 'HIS WELL-KNOWN AND RELIABLE OLD Specialist cures B oison, Gonorrhasn, G Stricture, Seminal Weakness, Impotence and t allied Disorders. Book on Diseases 0f Men, fr. Over20yeary experience. Terms reasonab 9t03daily:6:30t03. Mev g, Sundays. 10 UNDER CHMROM PAINLESS | DENTISTRY !} D [ tation free and sacredly confidential. Call or address P. ROSCOE MeNULTY, M. D. Evenings until 3. Sundays all : Fuli Set of Teeth, pain- M | Jess extractions free.. [ Gold Crown: 26’; Kearny St., San Franciseo, CAFE ROYAL Ste ‘“VAN VROOM,” 1001 MARKET, '3 R SIXTH sni MARKET. {gfia‘k Men and W omen SPECIAL SALE! Thursday—Friday—Saturday. BESIDES TH OTABLE BARGAINS WE _HAVE NAMED BELOW, WE HAVE MANY OTHERS IN OUR GREATLY ENLARGED HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT. L. Finest Eastern Sugar-Cured Hams. Regularly lic. MAPLE SUGAR, b..........15¢] First shinment of new crop. Guaranteed pure. Regularly 20c, BLAGKBERRY BRANDY, qt hot. 50¢ Has our highest indorsement for medicinal purposes. Regularly 7e. Galifornia Olive Oil, gt bot...7 We consider our Pt. bot.. 0c 0c e ~'Santa Barbara’ brand the very best and purest. Regularly S5c and d0c. lu‘[{[‘:ulllu]yflgpll& I-Ib can....25¢ WHISKEY, bot. 75¢; 3 hots Gallon E. C. Berry Spring '8 Bourbon. Straight goods. Regularly $100 and 4 00. MINCED SEA GLAMS, tn.....10c CIGARS, ‘‘Le Viva,:usflfgor. - Regularly 1Tsc. A small clear Hav: gar. A fine short smoke. " °EA" Oountry Orders Solisited —Catalogus Free, 39 STO(gdKTON ST., near Market. PRI S our Bar Qutfits Are all ready for shipment upon re- ceipt of your order. W¢€ keep a large stock always on hand—from 45 to 50 styles. e All lengths—in oak, marozany and curly red- wood. We guarantee the lowest prices on the coast. N T SEND FIVE CENTS IN STAMPS FOR NEW FURNITURE CATALOG. THE J. NOONAN FURNITURE CO., Inc., 1017-1023 Mission St., Above Sixth, PHONE SOUTH M. SAN FRANCISCO.