The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 14, 1901, Page 12

> L 1 THE SAN FRANCISC CIVE AWAY RICH ESTATE FOR TRIRLE Judee T'r_outt Is Asked fo Sef the Sale Aside. TR SIS Involves Property Valued at Half a Million ‘ Dollars. —_— | develaped in the | of th Superior | Judge James M to outrival the oting of the Sul- | crime Attorney | rving a sentence in s i Fred Han- | 2 the is in doubt that in property of the | allege that | r side”” The trifle com- sald to be actually | t forgery was not | n case, but nd sharp prac- > was born Ttaly. » the United States he e of John Cook, that be- fon of his fam ted in Kern County land k dis- took up 160 acres of in ADVERTISEMENTS. WOMER MUST SLEEP, — | Avoid Nervous Prostration. | v sick what is 1 ysician? He he deadens | s the cause ?” | pitying It came beginning, | , and when ter night burned in the »ssed in nervous | t You to have known that when you ceased to be regular in your cour: vou grew irritable with- that there was serions e somewhere. to know that indigestion, exhaustion, womb displacements, fainting, dizziness, headache, and backache send the nerves wild with affright, and you cannot sleep. tley, of 221 W. Congress St., | Chicago, 111.. whose portrait we pub- lish, suffered all these ies, and was entirely cured by Lydia E. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound ; her case should be a warning to others, and her cure carry conviction to the minde of every suffering woman of the un- failing efiiciency of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. ont tron e puglistic circles as | | land the | County paper. It called for bids for the | o+ SAINT VALENTINE UP TO DATE. | I can’t tell why I love you, but I do! My eyes can only indicate ‘“goo goo.” My tongue’s become so thick With the stamps I've had to lick, It can’t tell why ! love you, O CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1901. — | but I do, worth two hundved times that amount ana | the relatives of Cuoco would.never have | been a bit the wiser. It would have been | 2 “neat turn” in defrauding the heirs of the dead. | There are always two sides to a story usual recriminations.. - In the | Cuoco story both eides deal largely in inuendoes. They view the doings of each | other through prejudiced eyes, and ali they can see Is sharp practice. | “The Itallan Consul” sald Attorney | Lamberson yesterday, “caled on Mr. Ruef after recolving the power of attorney from the helrs cf Cuoco and requested Fim not d sold because there was on hand to pay »1l the | debts cf the estute. He promised the Con- | sul to have the land distrituted to the | heirs. This was prior to November 27, | 1900, when he filed the inventory, which | should have been filed within three | months after the issuance of letters of administration to Mr. Drinkhouse. Not- | withstanding his promise, Ruef on the day he filed the inventory and. appraisement petitioned for an order tc sell real | proverty of the estate. The petition was | granted on December 28, as there was no | opposition. The notice of the intended | sale was published In an obscure Kern land. Theee blds were to be opened after | January 2%, 190l When they were opened | Henry Bobls, a friend of Drinkhouse, was the highest bidder. His bid was for $2000 | and on January 31 Ruef made return of sale to the court. The time for hearing the motion for confirmation of sale was | get for next Tuesday, the 19th inst., before Judge Troutt. The day following Ruef had the order met aside by Judge Troutt, stating that the papers filed the day be- fore were defective and he wished to file &#n amended notice of sale. At his re- quest the date for hearing the matter of confirmation of sale was then set for last Monday. The papers changing the date for confirmation of the sale were not filed in the County Clerk’s office until after Judge Troutt confirmed the sale to Bohls on Monday last. We know this to be the fact, for we have been watching the pro- ceediags in the estate very closely since January 25, when Bacigalupi bought the property for $1600 from the Itallan Consul. The Constl having power of attorney for the heirs had the right to sell the estate without giving notice beforehand to the court. We knew of the sale to Bohls and expected to have the matter settled up before the confirmation of that Bohls sale was made. On January 31 Bacigalupi pe- titioned the court to have the estate dis- tributed to him by virtue of his purchase from the Ttalian Consul.” His petition was set for hearing on Tuesday last, but Ruef managed to get in the day before us and have the sale confirmed to Bohls. Had the amended papers been filed when they were issued to Ruef on the lst inst., we would have been on hand to contest the proceedings. The first we knew of the | change of date from the 19th to the 1ith was after the sale to Bohls had been con- firmed. We would ke very much to know who had the papers or where they were during the ten days preceding the confirmation sale. On the afternoon of the 11th the matter was called to the at- tention of Judge Troutt and he stayed all proceedings. When our petition came up Tuesday Ruef consented to having the or- der of sale set aside and the entire mat- ter went over untll next Tuesday for hearing.” “What is the value of the 160 acres bought by ‘Bacigalupl for $1600?" was asked. “I don’t know," replied Lamberson. “It may be worth $ or it may be worth = half milllon dollars. Some ‘land in the neighborhood has sold as high as $300 an acre.” Attorney Ruef indignantly denied ever having promised the Itallan Consul that he would not sell the land. “He spoke to me about the matter,” said Ruef, “and I told him that it would be best to have the property distributed to the heirs, as the highest offer made for it up to that time was $60. This/offer was made in May of last year. Neither myself nor Mr. Drink- house had any intention of selling the property, as we considered that it would not bring enough to pay the expenses of sale. Along in.August or September an- other man came to me and offered $400 for the property. He sald that he owned the adjoining section and wanted to run a pipe line thrpugh it to get water. A month later fhn.d another visitor with a pipe line story and an offer of $1000 for the land. It was then that Mr. Drinkhouse and myself decided to advertise the prop- erty for sale. We advertised by permis- slon of court and received seven bids. The highest one was that of Bohls. A day or — two before we opened the bids I recelved a telephone message asking me to delay opening them for a day or two longer, as another bid would come in. I walited, and during the interim Bacigalup! bought the property from the Itallan Consul for $800, not $1600, as hjs attorney states. He prom- ised, however, to pay $800 more if he got the title without any trouble. I now sus- pect that the telephone message came from some representative of Bacigalupl in order to get more time to close their bargain. I made return of the sale on January 31 and next Tuesday was set for hearing the petition for a confirmation of the sale. The day following I discov- ered that the papers had not been verified by Mr. Drinkhouse, and I asked permis- sion to amend. It was granted.” ““Why did you have the date of hearing changed to the 11th?" was asked. “I wished to have the sale to Bohls con- firmed before Bacigalupi could get his deed on record and thus save the heirs $1200. All that he pald was $800 and the balance was contingent. I was acting solely to get as much as I could for the heirs, There is no truth in the statement that I withheld the amended papers. I filed them the day I received them. The reason why the inventory was not flled earlier was that we have always made it a practice to wait until property is about to be sold, so that we might know what it 1s approximately worth. I intend ap- pearing before Judge Troutt to-morrow and ask him to appoint three experts to ®o to Kern and ascertain what the land is worth. I will also ask to have the sale readvertised in all the daily papers in or- der that the heirs may receive what is thelr right. It is true that Bacigalupi has filed his deed to the land, but he has not got the property yet, 1 want the matter thoroughly investigated and will do every- thing possible to see that justice is done Cuoco’s relatives.” Deputy County Clerk Northrop, who has charge of the filings in probate matters, remembers that several complaints were made to him about papers being missing from the Cuoco record, but he does not know where they were or who had them. They are now in the office. Don’t start on your Journey without putting & bottle of Jesse Moore “AA” in your grip. —_———— On Christmas day seven persons in th country were-killed at rr:deeermlnn, o AMATEUR ROBBER IS SHOT IN LEG Man He Tries to Hold Up Boldly Wrests Revolver From Him. ——— Georgs Green of Montana Has Un- lucky Experience With Adam Vercevich, Grove Street Saloon-Keeper. e An attempt to rob a saloon at the corner of Laguna and Grove streets about 11:30 last night was frustrated by the bravery of the proprietor, who, when commanded to “throw up his hands,” rose from his chair and grappled with the intruder, notwithstanding that the demand was backed up by a revolver. After a short struggle the proprietor wrested the pistol from the hands of the would-be robber, and then shot him in the leg. The plucky saloon-keeper is Adam Ver- cevich, of the firm of Church & Verce- vich. His story of the affair is as follows: “I was sitting in a chair behind the bar walting for the time to close, when sud- denly a man entered, pulled a handker- chief that was around his neck up so as to cover part of his face, and presenting a revolver ordered me to throw up my hands. and grappled with him, and after a strug- gle, during which the pistol went off, I succeeded in getting the weapon. The fellow, upon seeing that I was master of | then fired at him, wounding him In the | leg." | rear of the saloon, jumped over several fences and entered an outhouse in the | rear of a building on Grove street, where | | he was caught by Policemen John Owens |and B. F. Sawyer. He was taken to the | Receiving Hospital, where his wound, | which was a slight’ one, was dressed. The burglar gave his name as George | Green, and said he had just arrived from | Helena, Mont., an hour or so before /the attempted robbery. He said he walked up Market street from the ferry as far | as Larkin, then to Grove and out Grove | | to Laguna. saw Vercevich sittin, He alone in his saloon, and being hungry nnfi j broke thought he would take a chance to | get a few dollars. Entertainment on Saturday Evening. The puplls of Professor and Mrs. W. J. O'Brien's Dancing Academy will partici- | pate in an entertainment to be given by | the school in Odd Fellows’ Hall on Satur- day evening next. An excellent pro- gramme has been arranged, and the little | ones have practiced assiduously for the | event. Dances of every character and de- scription are on the long programme, and judging by the grace displayed by the juveniles the entertainment should prove @a great success. At the conclusion of the programme the floor will be cleared for The following numbers will be } Graceful Juvenile Dancers to Give an | | | dancing. | presented: Caprice, Hazel Dugan; Polish dance, Phoebs tambourine, Vera Edm.ndson: sailor's Siadys Cordy: walis clog. Eibet Schwaner and Robbie Stack; Uncle Sam, Mas- ter Roy Rogers; castanet dance, Hazel Allen | and Amy Treacy; buck and wing, Reyna Be- lasco; comic song and dance, Margaret Marx; | I jig, Gladys Hendy; coon \\‘T)l;u‘h ll;lu.ncm Ed | st | Raich: | Rovnpipe, Mexican butterfly, Vera dian war dance, ensemble; clog, Veva Ander- | son; fajry dance, Ethel Schwaner; lebnies, | Gladys Hendy; buck and wing, Ramon Lands- berger; -The Mick That Threw the HBrick. Reyna Belasco; Nancy caprice, Vivian Peter- | son; sallor's hornpipe, Veva Anderson; duet, | Vera Alborell and Margaret Marx; Spanish fan, | Vera Litz; song and buck and wing, Phyllis | Nicholsen; fascination, ensemble; fisher's reel, | ILl!ll! Ruth Maguire: minuet de la cour, Vera | Alborell, Ramon Landsberger, Vera Litz, Rena | Whelan, Amy Treacy, Clare Fisher, Gladys | Hendy and Hazel Allen. —_———— BIG REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION RECORDED Seven-Twelfths of St. Ann’s Building Purchased by the Hopkins Real Estate Company. A real estate transaction involving $300,- { 000 was consummated yesterday when a seven-twelfths interest of St. Anne's building on the corner of Powell and Eddy streets was purchased by the Hopkins | Real Estate Association. The sale grew out of an actlon for partition now pend- ing. Edward Hopkins disposed of his share of the property in its entirety. The lot extends 6 feet along Powell | street and 150 feet on Eddy street, and is | | covered by a four-story basement build- | ing, which brings in an income of over | $3000 per month. Attorney Walter H. Lin- forth and the Von Rhein Real Estate Company represented the purchaser, while the seller’s interests were cared for by Attorneys Wilson & Wilson. The Hibernia Bank has advanced $300,- 000 on the property. KS gnos TO-DAY and TO-MORROW. Women's Best Muslin Gowns, two rows of embroidery; 12 tucks; 65c quality—on sale at... : 468¢ Women's Flannel Waists, all new colors; lined throughout; $1 quality .. st @4C Just recelved, a small lot of Women’s Embroidered Black Mercerized Silk Waists, S0 T A el SEOK Only a few more of - ity SILK WAISTS left: ol @6y A sizes—still on sale at. We have about 10 dozen Boys’ Percale Waists, all sizes; regular price Zic—on sale, 18¢ Your cholce of our $3 and % OVER. SKIRTS—on sale to- "$1.75 Women's Best Muslin Drawars, six tucks: trimmed with Torchon @ lace; all sizes—on sale to-day.... c n't miss our GREAT EMBROIDERY SALE. Bargains greater than ever. Money refunded If prices and quality can be du- plicated elsewhere. 1212-1214 MARKET ST., Bet. Taylor and Jores. Instead of doing so I jumped up | the situation, started for.the door, and 1 | After being shot the robber ran out the | | Harry Harrington, | ion af Hale’s. ‘We have kept assortments full people, though, will take them all the 15¢ table, where you may pick don’t find there what suits your 4c and 3¢ tables. They are here cheap—no imperfect seams—no ¢ way. If they are marked size 10 think of cheapening his_material would of closing shop. Nay: he honor is at stake in every waist. BOYS WAISTS AT 25c—small turn down collar; also blouse ef- fects with large sallor collar— choose from 30 new patterns in dark blues, reds and medium and light shades—sizes 4 to 13 years. Gre A 2.5 i ( i< (Gre: hasn’ yet.) 45 Valentines who makes them can’t do it fast enough. He would You'll find the you'll like. ( no one else has. You'll find more of them than you usually see at one time. second-hand. / take some one else don’'t want. No, siree! We buy from the maker in France. the fountain. how pure grenadines. Get first choice of the world’s best. can afford not to sell the same patterns to any one else. Figures lead this season. some —dreams of beauty. Hale’s. —finc choosing yet—hurry! right to the last—enough tardy to-day. The best values are on from what were 20c and 2s¢. If fancy you surely will on the 734¢, you Boys’ Waists = === == 25¢ and 50¢ — Riveted buttons on detachable waist bands, —The other good thing—colors are there to stay. because they are good—not because they are hort sleeves—no skimping are not 8. or slighting his work t d rather do it than dece his w. BOc—k B e X T B mads fine_percals in Mght o shades with small turn down collars or made In blouse eifecy —gizes 4 to 12 years. Our new nadines and $2.50 are worth seeing tterns are just what You'll find they are what s this way—we don’t get them We don’t take what nadines are something the Yankee ’t caught up with the Frenchman in If you want pure water you go to Well, that’s how we get We buy so many they There are striking effects from flowery inches wide, $2.25,.$2.50 and $3.50 MAIL WAGDN HELD UP BY FODTPADS Driver Harrington Halts His Vehicle at Point of a Revolver. —_— One of the most daring hold-ups report- ed to the police in some time occurred at the corner of Washington and Front | SPECIAL SALE! Thursday—Friday—Saturday. ————— “Good groceries” at prices lower dven than those quoted by dealers selling “Inferior’* grocerfes. 12}e Grape-Nuts, pkg. streets shortly after 7 o'clock last night. who conveys the TUnited States mall from Station D, in the Ferry building, to the General’ Pogtoffice, was obliged to stop his horse at the point of & pistol and submit to having his mall Vagon searched by robbers. Two men were engaged in the bold crime. One. with a drawn revolver, seized the horse’s bridle, while the other opened the door o the wagon and looked for the malil pouch. The case containing the letters fortunate- ly lay beside the driver om the seat and the thieves overlooked It. Both escape in the darkness. t told by Harring- According to the story ot aas, 1. Do o_is about 21 years O e patiey and Tom Gibson, he ob- served the men standing at the cormer when he made his trip down to the ferry. Their actions were suspicious and he men- tioned this fact to the watchman at Sta- tion D when he was receiving his pouch. He drove up Washington street and had just reached Front, when the men ob- served by him before sprang from behind a bullding and rushed toward him. Har- rington had not been driving very fast and without difficuity one of the highway- men seized the horse’s bridle and brought the rig to a standstill. This robber held a revolver in his hand, which he pointed at the driver and threatened him with death should he make an outcry. While the man who stopped the horse was talking to Harrington the former’s pal went around to the rear of the wagon and opened the door. He looked for the uch, but saw that the body of the ve- ficle was empty. With an oath the rob- wve the information to his compan- the pair dashed down Washington street before Harrington could ,realize what had happened. Harrington describes one ef the robbers as being tall and the other one short. He could not give the police a very accurate description of them owing to the dark- ness. Another hold-up was reported to the po- lice early yesterday morning. George Far- rell, a musician, residing at 1616} Bush street, clalms that three men stopped him on Gough street, between Post and Geary, and enforced their demands for his money and valuables with a pistol. While one of the men held the weapon the other rifled the musician’s pockets. After they had secured 36, the robbers ordered Far- rell to walk along, and when the latter had gone some distance the trio disap- peared. LADIES OF ORPHANAGE ASSOCIATION MEET Presbyterian Asylum at San Anselma Is in a Very Prosperous Condition. The ladles of the Presbyterian Orphan- age Assoclation held their annual business meeting yesterday afternoon at St. John's Church, President Mrs. P. D. Brown pre- siding. Reports were read by the several secretarfes and the treasurer, which showed that a most prosperous condition of affairs prevalled at the orphanage at San Anselmo. Short addresses were made by Dr. James McDonald, Dr. F. 8. Brush, Rev. George G. Eldredge, Rev. H. N. Bevier and Rev. W. K. Guthrie. By unanimous vote a resolution was adopted expressive of the assoclation’s high appreciation of the labors of Miss Elfsenmn, the superintendent, and a leave of absence of six months was granted her to allow her opportunity to recover from sickness brought on by her arduous dutles. A resolution was also adopted that the recently completed schoolhouse at the home be called “The Robert Dol- lar School.” A collection, taken up witk a view to paying off the debt on the school, netted $207 45. The _election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: President, Mrs. P. D. Brown; vice president, Mrs. N. D. Rideout; recording secretary, M A. Weston; E. G. Frisble; State secretary, E King: State secretary of Sunday schools, Mrs. E. R. Stevens; treasurer, Mrs. L. M. treasurer buflding fund, Mrs. N. D. Rideou auditor, Mrs. F. M. Greenwood, and for super- intendent, Miss Cora Edgenton. —_—ee—— Demuth on the Rampage. A. A. Demuth, an artist at 1236 Market street, was surrendered by his bondsmen | yesterday and lccked up in the City Pri: on. About three months ago he was a: rested for threatening to kill his wife. He held her on the floor for several min- utes and drew a razor across her throat repeatedly without cutting her, tiil the | woman was driven almost crazy. He was bound over to Keep the peace, but Tues- day night he got drunk and went to his wife's hovse on O'Farrell street near the ber corre: J. Mail orders received. gollce station and threatened to kill her. e rgeant Moffitt arrested him. 1 Food for the brain and nerve. Regular lsc. Oranges, doz. .......;.25e Fancy Navel Oranges. Regularly ec. French Castile Soap, bar.....22}c A high grade imported ‘White Castile Soap. Regularly ®a. Cocktails, bot.........75¢e Whiskey, Manhattan, Martini and Gin, Perfect in flavor made from choicest materials. Regularly $1 00 Cranberry Sauce, 2;® can * *¢ Anderson’s celebrated make, Regularly 2e. Finnan Haddies, 1b....12%c Cholce new lot Scotch Finnan Haddles. Regularly 1Sc. Swift's Washing Powder, Superfor to all others for general use. Ranch Eggs, doz......22e The very cholcest. Crystallized Ginger, 2,.25¢ Regularly 20c a pound. Claret, gallon.........40 A choice old table wine. Regularly 60c. COUNTRY ORDERS SOLICITED, CATALOGUE FRER. —— 39 STOCKTON ST., near Market. Telephone—Matn 5523, 15¢ a-is pkg " * 20e Bailey’s ‘< < < Pneumatic < < ¢ WHALEBONE ~¢ Road Wagon SOLD BY... The thirty years' experience selling vehicles in California brings results in largely increased business. STUDEBAKER BROS. MFG. CO. Market and Tenth. L. F. WEAVER, Manager. DR. MCNULTY . TEIS WELL-RNOWN AND RELIABLE OLD Speclaiist cures Blood Poison, Gonorrheea, Gleet, Stricture, Seminul W eskness. [fpotence and theie allied Disorders. Fook on Diseases of Overayears’experience. Terms reasonable. Hours, 0to3daily :8:10108. Dhv'gs, Sundays, 10 to 12, Congule tation free andsacred!y confdential. Call o¢ address P. ROSCOE MeNULTY, M.D. R6}; Bearny St., San Franciscs,