The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 18, 1901, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1901 CHARITY SWINDLERS ARRESTED ON CHARGES W. W. Doneghy, -Helen Barnes, OF OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENSES Julie Howie, Belle Smith, Isabelle McDonald and Mrs. Wilcox Are Caught in the Round-Up by Officers of the Law, While Harry Mamlock, Who Is [One of the Chief Conspirators, Drops From Sight Immediately After Being Unmaskedfi by The Call C. K R — WA DONECHS ALLIAS Do 4 - e that of Helen Barnes at the Las Palmas .Tooming-house were also searched and more evidence was secured there. The police are of the opinion that there will be little difficulty in_securing a con- viction of all the arrested persons. While Doneghy and Helen Barnes claim_that they were not connected with Mamlock's bogus scheme for a concert, there is ample evidence to show that the twn bands worked together and knew of each other’s plans. Mamlock fully admitted having launched the plan to give a con- cert for the ‘“‘California Boys' and Girls’ Ald Soclety” and his tickets were sold by Julie "Howie, Mrs. C. . Wilcox, Isabelle McDonald and Belle Smith. The women admitted on Sunday that they s0ld the tickets all over the business por- tion of the_ city. Some of Mamlock's tickets were found on, Sundag morning in the desk occupied by Doneghy in room 612, Emma Spreckels building and witnesses will be produced to prove that Doneghy, Helen Barnes and Mamlock daily met in Doneghy’s of- fice and discussed’ the concert scheme. Doneghy Kept Mamlock’s Books. Mamlock also admitted on Sunday that Doneghy had kept all his books and pa- pers in his (Mamlock’s) rooms and at the time he spoke he pointed to a locked trunk and said: “The books and papers are in there.” 'Yesterday the trunk was wide open and the books and papers of Doneghy were gone, showing that on Sunday night Mamlock had warned Doneghy that an arrest might follow and to_take his papers away. The detectives last night were of the opinion that Doneghy had given all in- criminating evidence ‘to Helen Barnes to take with her to Sacramento, and that it is in a valise awaiting the owner in the baggage-room of the ferry depot. A search for the valise will be made to- day. Now that the police have some of the “charity workers” under arrest, no op- portunity will be lost to bring the rest of the unsavory band into the drag-net of the law. Mrs. K. C. Gregory, alias Miss C. C. Graham, who was formerly associated with Doneghy, will be watched. Many of the women who worked for Doneghy, Mamlock and Mrs. Gregory belong to this city and were made dupes of by the schemers. These women answered advertisements and secured employment from the lead- ers of the bands of schemers and there is no evidence to show that they knew of the baseness of the work they were en- gaged in. The police have the names of some of the women, and their testimony can be secured if necessary. The same applies Continued From Page One. |t lic of this city by representing that they were authorized to seil tickets for a bene- | fit concert in aid of the ““California Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Societ. The complaint also alleges that the accused persons did further represent that they had au- thority to give such a concert and sell tickets for it, the authority of J. Salis- bury being mentioned, when, as a fact well known to the accused, they did not have such authority and aiso knew that | Im such society of the name given ex- | T h a t ed. nder the code, the penalty on convie- tion of the offense is one vyear in the | County Jail or a fine of $1000. Helen Barnes was luckily caught by the | detectives, owing to the fact that sl\fli £ missed the train for Sacramento yester- day evening by one minute. She returned from the ferry depot to the room at the Emma Spreckels building, where she ran into the arms of the officers. Doneghy and Helen Barnes would not talk to the Getectives on the subject of | u [ ] ience on the Julie Howie and Mrs. C. E. Wilcox ad- m! heir arrest. They both maintained si- vay to the prison, and when the reporters to make state- equested by ments declined to do_so. Women Talk Little. ted to the detectives that “possibly we ave done wrong,” but_would not make ny further statement. Belle Smith m: ained a bold and defiant attitude wanted to know where Mamlock was. The hree women were brought ‘to this city by Mamlock from Los Angeles, and they nad no harsh words for their accomplice and director who had fled in order to save himself, leaving them to face the charges | | 2gainst’ them. After Doneghy had been under. arrest or two hours, he asked the detectiy why he had been arrested and Mamlock = |\@nxious to “squeal” in the same manner as Mamlock did on Sunday night before | not in custody. Possibly Doneghy is fied. e E ‘When Captain Seymour heard from De- ectives Dinan and Wren that Mamlock of eager purchasers throngs our store every day. The fact that the crowd of customers to be oot s st seen in our New $3.50 Depart- ment increases steadily day by day, week in-and week out, is un- questionable proof of the eminent superiority of this footwear to any other advertised brand of $3.50 Shoes on the market. All the new- est styles and every material are here to select from. People liv- ing out of town who are inter- ested in Shoes should write to us. | could not be found, he instructed the offi- cers to use every endeavor to locate the | swindler, and the tenderloin and ferry | depot were carefully watched last night. When Mamlock realized on Sunday night | that it was only a matter of a few Tt hours ere he would be behind prison bars { he evidently made up his mind for a hur- ried departure from his boarding house. With the exception of his wife's picture, which was on a bureau of his room, Mam- lock left t the he apartment in same condition as it was when_ he was questioned on Sunday evening. His shoes | were lying gon the The bureau was exactly | filled With expensive shirts and under- Not eyen a hand grip had been aken. The detectives last night searched the room thoroughly and seized as evi- dence more than 2000 tickets for the con- cert for the bogus society established by the missing swindler. Police Hopeful of Conviction. Other data were also taken possession of by ithe officers and conveyed to the Hall of Justice. Doneghy’'s rooms and GREAT BESULTS FROM EXPOSITION W. H. Mills Enthusiastic Over California’s Fine Showing. ‘W. H. Mills, who has charge of the Cali- fornia exhibit at the Pan-American Expo- sition, has returned home for a stay of a month or more. He is enthusiastic over the splendid showing that California has made and says that it is the finest Ntate exhibit at the exposition, and that great results are sure to come of it. “The exhibitions from California,” he said, ‘“‘are not alone restricted to the in- dustries but we also exploit our possibili- ties. For instance. we show fruit, grain and forestry, but we also have on exhibi- tion samples of silk and pineapples to show visitors what California is capable of doing. “‘The California exhibition is, the ialk of the fair and the attendants of the California department are busy all the time answering questions and giving in- formation. The attendance at the Pan- American Exposition is good now, but in the fall, when the harvesting is over, the numbers will increase enormously. The buildings are all completed and the elec- tric display is the finest that has ever been attempted. There are three spiendid hands on the grounds, Sousa’s, the Mexi- can and the Seventy-second Regiment band. The midway features are most in- teresting, many novel performances being introduced. The Indians give a mock bat- tle that is most realistic, about 600 par- ticipating in the event. ‘The South Before the War’ is also a popular feature of the midway.” Mr. Mills will return to the exposition in August and remain there until the clos- ing of the fair in November. B e T A SRR SRR Y o = LEADERS IN THE CHARITY SWINDLES AND THE JUDGE WHO WILL TRY THEM. + S to some young men who were associated with Doneghy in his schemes. Hutchinson Printed Tickets. The tickets placed on the market by Mamlock were printed at an office - on PETER MARTIN 15 NOT T0 WED In Broken Tones He De- clares He Is Not an Engaged Man. Match-making matrons and ambitious maids may still let Peter Martin’s name head their list of eligibles. Peter returned from New York yesterday and with one fell blow smashed the fascinating rumor that he was about to wed Miss Lilie Oel- richs of New York. The Burlingame man’s denial was posi- tive and unaualified. He was called up over the telephone and the effective pauses between his words as he whisg pered the news on to San Francisco made the wires vibrate. “I am not engaged to Miss Oelrichs,” said Mr. Martin. “I deny positively that any engagement exists between us.” ‘“How,” asked the ques- tioner at the other end of the wire, “how do you account for the pumors and all the Eastern newspaper talk that insists upon connecting your name with that of Miss Oelrichs 2" It was in answer to this question that Mr. Martin's voice filled with quivers as he most dramatically and heroically re- ‘pal‘lie)d. ‘I do not know. I hardly know the In spite of Mr. Martin's further de- nials rumor will still have it that the New York belle and the brother-in-law- to-be of Mary Scott are engaged to be Round the delicious bit of gos- sip those who know it all weave a pretty romance of a loving, loyal girl, a devoted lover and a stern, unromantic parent of the aforesald girl, that in the end must Turk street, while Doneghy had all his literature and tickets for his schemes printed by the man Hutchinson, who runs a “‘boys’ home" and a job printing office on Treat avenue. The Associated Chari- u}e]s are now investigating Hutchinson's “home.” The Associated Charities, which s or- ganized to prevent fraud on the charit- ably inclined citizens, is determined to use every effort to prevent such frauds as those perpetrated by Doneghy, Mamlock and Mrs. Gregor: The Merchants’ Association, realizing that the business community has been constantly duped by scheming men and women, will shortly take some definite steps to protect the community. While there is a natural hesitancy on the part of those duped to come to the front and admit that they have been defrauded, all will eagerly join in any proposal to pre- vent a repetition of the “charity work- ers’' "’ schemes. e President J. C. Salisbury of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of Los Angeles will probably be requested by the police to come to this city and testify in the rosecution of the Doneghy-Barnes- amlock gang, who are under arrest. Mamlock” onSunday last asserted that his proposed concert was for the benefit of Mr. Salishury’s society. When he knew that The Call intended telegraphing to Los Angeles to find out if his statement was true, he realized that his game was up and disappeared. The schemers arrested yesterday will be arraigned before Police Judge Fritz this morning. Doneghy was released on $100 cash bail at 1:30 this morning. 1 ArguTBaxl Bond Question. The action instituted to determine whether demands for bail moneys on de- posit in the treasury must be audited by the Auditor to secure their payment by the Treasurer was on argument in Judge Seawell's court yesterday. Judge Seawell took the case under advisement. e e e ol B HAZEN BEARDED. IN HI5 OFFIGE Secret Service Faker Asks the Chief for a Job. —— F. G. Coburn was brought to the City Prison vesterday afternoon by-Secret Ser- vice Agent Hazen and Operator Moffitt and locked up in the tanks pending his surrender to the United States Marshal to-cay. Coburn came to this city from Manila on the transport Kilpatrick last February | and called at the United States secret | service office in quest of employment, he | representing himself as a secret service agent of the Government in Manila and Honolulu. He showed a letter of recom- mendation purporting to have been signed by Alfred Wilkie, chief of the United States Secret Service Bureau at Wash- ington, recommending Coburn as a first- class detective and stating that Coburn had been in the service of the Govern- ment for twelve years. He also exhibited a letter from Lieutenant Trowbridge at Manila certifying that Coburn had acted as a duly authorized sercret service agent | there. Another letter purported to be | from Jules Urt at Honolulu and certified | that Coburn had been in charge of the bubonic plague quarantine for the Gove | ernment. Chief Hazen put himself in communica- tion with Chief Wilkie and was informed that Coburn was a faker and_that the ‘Wilkie letter was a forgery. Yesterday Coburn called at Hazen's office again and was detained by Operator Harry Moffitt until Mr. Hazen appeared and arrested him. Coburn admitted that the Wilkie letter was' forged, but said that a_friend of his had signed Wilkie's name. He ran a board bill in Woodland, Yolo County, lately, representing himself as a Govern- ment 'official. Coburn will be charged Fith impersonating = United States of- cer. EOCIETY WILL ATTEND GAMES AT DEL MONTE One Week to Be Devoted to Golf, | Polo Games and Pony- ‘ Racing. | Society is taking a deep interest in the | amateur sports that will be held at Del | Monte under the auspices of the Pacific | Coast Polo and Pony Racing Association | during the week beginning August 19, The programme of events as by the committee is as follow. August.19—Men's amateur competition for the Del Monte cup. Qualifying rounds at eighteen holes, medal play. The contestants making the best sixteen scores will -play elghteen holes match play, untll but two competitors remain, ho will then play the final round of thirt six holes, match play, on successive days, En tries for the Del Monte cup should be made on or before August 20, addressed to the golt | committee, Pacific Coast Polo and Bony. Hae- ing Association, Hotel del Monte. August 21—The Pacific Coast Golf Assoclation competition_for the women's amateur cham- plonship. Qualifylng rounds at eighteen holes, medal piay. ‘August 25, 23, 24—The match rounds in the last-named competition at eighteen holes. The appointments for daily play, draws, ar- rapgements as to tles and all other details | relating to tic competitions will be settled by the respective committees on or before. the days of piay. Ertries for the Pacific Coast women's cham- plenship must Lo made on or before Wednesday, Augnst 11, In ceccrdance with the rules of the assoclation, to T. P. Gower, 19 Beale street, | San Francisco. August 19, 20, 21, 22—Polo tournsments. August 2°—Fony racing and steeplechase. ‘August 2i- Ponv racing and steeplechase, Polo playing, xolf and coaching will continue | during ‘the next week. s e A (AR PREPARING FOR THE TROTTING HORSE RACES Golden Gate Park Driving Associa- tion Perfecting Arrangements for Its Coming Meeting. Entries for the trotting races to be held on July 4 at the Oakland race track under the auspiges of the Golden Gate Park Driving Association will close on June 25. The purses in each race wiil amount to $150. All races will be the best two in three heats. There will be an im- portant meeting of the association this evening in the Palace Hotel and Secre- tary H. F. Patrick will receive all en-| n{\?essrs. Algeltinger,” Jacobs and New- | | | i arranged | man are preparing for the double team race, which will be the feature of the day. Their race on Decoration day ended un- satisfactorily and it is the purpose of the three to compete again for a big side bet | and a big purse offered, by their organi- | zation. . The officers of the driving association are as follows: President, J. C. Kirkpat- rick: first vice president, E. A. Aigel- tinger; second vice vresident, J. C. Oh landt: treasurer, E. Stewart: secretary, H. Patrick. —_————— Low Round-Trip Rates West-Bound for Homeseekers. One limited fare, plus 32, from the East to California and return, via Southern Pacific, on homeseekers’ excursions. semi- monthly, this summer. Southern Pacific agents will be glad to furnish frce Cali- fornia literature for Eustern friends and accept deposits for tickets. Short line from all the principal BEastern _cities. Tourist excursions personally conducted. yield to the desire of loving hearts. Call on nearest agent Southern Pacific. ADVERTISEMENTS. TO THE MAN WHO THINKS. JOOK yourself squarely in the face and see if you are not half ashamed to be without Ivory Soap in your house. Worse than this, your wife is without it. It is bad enough for a man, though a man often doesn’t care how his comfort is mis-spelled. But a woman misses all these little helps to housekeeping. And Ivory Soap is one; its great potency makes it actually cheaper than yellow soap for general work. COPYRIGHT 1899 BY THE PROCTER & GAMSBLE CO. CINCINNATI It floats. P ,—-——_m BARBERS MEET NEW OFFIGIALS With Few Exceptions Butchers Return to Work. R Slight differences between the late strik- ing butchers who returned to work and their employers caused a temporary riffie of excitement yesterday at the Turk- street Temple, where headquarters of the Journeymen Butchers’ Union were main- tained. Nothing serious developed, and it was reported that the majority of the strikers had been employed again. Ex- ceptions were made in some instances, but these were entirely of an individual char- acter. Everything was finally made har- monious, and those who were most active in promoting the strike were told to ‘“call again.” At the headquarters of the ironworkers Secretary Wisler reported that two shops nad been unionized during the day and about forty-iive ironworkers had resumed their old positions. As to any disaffection in the ranks of the strikers, he said that reports to that effect had been so often circulated that he was tired of denying them. —About fifty men not connected with the local organizations of _iron- workers went to work yesterday and more are expected to take the place of the striking machinists to-day in various “f the two shops organized to-day.” saild Secretary Wisler, “‘the full demands of the union have been granted and we expect further accessions. The men are slowly gaining all their demands.” The executive committee of Beer Drivers’ Union No. 27 adopted a provis- ional series of by-laws to be submitted to the various branches throughout the State. ‘An election committec was ap- pointed to supervise the general election of officers, with a view of forming a cen- tral council of the organization. Nom- | inations will be made at the next meeting and closed at the first meeting in July. The annual contract to be submitted to the employing bottlers, the same as the present year, was presented and adopted. This must be ratified before July 15. Metal Polishers Growing Healthy. At the meeting of the Metal Polishers’ Association at 1133 Mission street the ou standing members reported .that they were gaining in health and strength every day, and the longer they were out of work the better it would suit them. The following statement has been i ssued | by the Retail Trades Council: The executive committee of the Retall Trades Council held its regular weekly meeting at the headquarters of the Cool and Walters’ Union, with President A. R. Andre in the chair. Business Agent Lane of the Cooks and Waiters revorted soveral more restaurants have takea union cards and union crews, and the number of unlon winflow cards now in use is rapidly approaching the four hundred mark. Hotels are also rapldly unionizing. Business Agent Wille of the Bakers' Unfon reported that employers are using desperate measures to get the bakers to go back to work, but without succ Shares in the co- operative bakery are selling rapidly, and in a week the Advance Co-operative Bakery wili be in a position to set many of the unfon mem- bers to work who are now on strike. Business Agent Sganzini reported that the Italian bakers are working a six-day week, with the exception of about seven employes of three non-union concerns. Information received from Oakland showed that the Cooks’ and Waiters’ Union there is in a splendid condition. The six-day week is won both for cooks and walters, the union cards are displaved in the windows and the | union has assessed its members 50 cents per week to assist the cocks and waiters of San Francisco. In view of the fact that the treasury of the Cooks’ and Waiters' Unlon was in a better condition than one week ago, it was resolved to increase the force of pickets in front of the unfalr restaurants. The cooks and waiters now regard the strike s virtually won, only a few non-union res- aurants being left to be unionized. Members are paying their assesements willingly and support is coming in from the Bast. A break in the ranks of the Restaurant Keepers' Asso- clation Is expected at any time, as the boy- cott is beinning to be effective, public opiu- ion being now wholly in favor of the cooks and waiters. C. LANE, Secretary. Vehicle Drivers to Organize. A preliminary organization of a distriet coun‘?:!l composed of the drivers of all va- rieties of vehicles was held at 1159 Mission street. Organizer Pierce was present and told the members how to arrange matters, but the complex per capita tax proposi- tion advanced by him was a cause of much debate. A second meeting will be held next Monday The honored visitors at the meeting of Journeymen Barbers’ Union No. 148 at 132 O'Farrell streét were the State Board of Barber Commissioners, consisting of President J. J. Calish of this city, Secre- jtary P. W. Drake of Los Angeles and Treasurer Frank Fleming of Sacramento. The matter of examination was thorough- ly discussed. as was also_the other pro- visions of the new law. Nominations. for officers to be voted upon at the election to be held on Monday next were made. The statment made by an evening paper that objection would be made to the pros ence of the union card and form a cause of disturbance was vigorously denounced. The Steam Laundry Workers held an election last night at Teutonia Fall. The | contest was lively and exciting, and half a score of election officers greater portion of the night in counting the ballots without arriving at a result. A strike against a non-union employe in a small photo-engraving establishment may result in the men engaged in that business taking energetic action. —_— spent the Second-Hand Passports Not Good. Uta Maekawa, a comely Japanese girl A about 20 vears old, will be deported to Japan on the next Pacific Mafl steamship that leaves this port. Uta arrived on the City of Pcking May 30 and alleged that she was the wife of a man named Maek- awa. After she had been detained at_the Presbyterian Mission several days a Jap- anese giving the name of Maekawa ap- peared_and claimed the woman as his wife. He said that he was a coutractor residing at Forest Grove. On investiga- tion it was found that Le was keaping z boarding-house. The passport exhibited Ly tre woman had been used befors by some other person and sent back t) Japan in the mails. For that reason she was ordered deported. ———— Board Rejects Bids. The Board of Public Works yesterday rejected all the bids for the erection of an additional story to the Dudley Stone School building on Haight street. No reasons were assigned in the resolution for the rejection of the bids, but it is sur- mised that one of the causes was the protest of C. D. Salfield against the im- provement. ADVERTISEMENTS. going to Manila will need a steamer trunk. Hence we offer them a special discount of 10 per cent on trunks, bags and dress suit cases. A ImiiTuennge €3 128-132 Ellis St., San Francisco. forvRics FAINT HEART NEVER WON FAIR LADY Or poor laundry work a satisfled cus- tomer. That's why all our work is tip- top in quality—because we want to hold a customer once gained, and the only way for us to do it is to please him. 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