The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 22, 1901, Page 3

o THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1901. JURY PRACTICALLY HOLDS CHARLES G. ADAMS BLAMELESS FCT)R MURDER OF JOHN G. JESS EVIDENCE GIVEN AT HEARING S Verdict Favoring Unfrocked Minister Is Based Upon Jestimony of His Daughter Miss Adams Presents Pi able Picture as She Appears to Testify at the Hearing Coroner’s Inquest Develops a Few New Facts Regarding Scene That Followed Crime ——— ti- VERDICT OF JURY IN CORONER’S COURT ——.— —e “We, the jury, do find that the name of the deceased was John G. Jessup, a native of | Wisconsin, aged 55 years, that he came to his death at 2101 Hearst avenue, Berkeley, Ala- | | meda County, Cal.,, at about | 11:15 p. m., June 18, 1901, end that death was caused by | a gunshot wound in the chest | by one Charles G. Adams, aft- er having been repeatedly warned by said Adams not to enter the premises.” | UEY, June 21.—The fore- | d rendered . this ning by the Coroner’s Jury inquest into the death hn G. Jessup, amounts ical exoneration of G. Adams, the un- n cleric who killed the f drunkenness. The 3{ were: ig, J. Ren- H. Driggs, D. F. 1d Fred Nugent. s based upon the testi- MEHRMA NN QUESTIONS MiSS ADAMS. who testified clarations of | n, who last t her condition was not be present. Afier ion to-day on the part | he medical man | J. A dams at the Inquest. w ] fiz- | i siender, | ires closely veiled, she pre- | ture, as she sat at the was the central Frail and ¥ g the story of her cost the life of the young woman She could speak | per and the jurors | o crowd closely about the | uttered words. ital of the | z impres- | ors and specta- fully realized the On one hand was last rités who bad | e residence she | On the other | ng with nervous the decision of | so much bear- | ure. resent at the inquest. | cConaghy and L. him there, al right one Adams Was Not P; x ms was present A. M news to Adams, who learned done with evident grat- { v toward my began the in- ber of | « to the.| the Adams ! necessary to_have | 1w ained Dr. Mebr- | ADVERTISEMENTS. e of civil: When the nger to the white man e 1n his vocabulary for tion, it may be stated posi- that Doctor lungs, rhages, bronchitis, deep-scated and stubborn cough, and which in consu There is in the *Discovery,” and it is entirely free from ofiu‘" cocaine, and al cotics. Persons sufering from chronic dis- ease are invited to Pierce, All correspondence is conducted under the al of sacred secrec; Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. ¥. In a little over thirty years, Dr. Pierce, assisted by his medical staff of nearly a score of sicians, has treated and cured thousands of men and women who had been given up as incurable by local physicians ~ Your medicine is the best I have ever taken.” writes Mrs. Jennie Dingman, of Rapid City. Kalkaska Co., Mich. *Last spring I had = bad cough . got so bad I had to bein bed all the time. My husband thought I had con- sumption. Jlc wanted me to get a doctor, but thought we would try Dr. Pierce's Golden Med- ical Discovery. and before I had taken one bottle the cough stopped and I have since had po sign of its returning Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. NA.MCcoNAGH7 ATTommMeEy FoRe ADAMS . puszan: SMI=S AGNES Abarrs | ]/ DR H.B MEHRMAN ) /4 Y/ made no comment and ju: quest I had Miss Adams her uncle brought her dow The girl's face appeared ghastly when she came into the presence of the crowd of men, her. slight, hesitating figure sup- ported on either side by friends. She was self-possessed and told her story concisely | and consecutiyely, leaving the Coroner but few questions to 2sk when she concluded. Slayer’s Daughter Testifies. “I had been downtown taking tea with a friend,” she sald. “Father telephoned for me at about 7 o'clock, wanting me to before the in- bpenaed and CONSOERN DESENS FR N BATTESHPS Naval Bureau Chiefs Pass Upon a Variety of Plans. atileie Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W.. WASHINGTON, June 21.—Naval Bu- reau chiefs to-day discussed designs for battleships which Congress will be urged to authorize during the coming session. There are seven designs under cons tion by the board, two of which contem- plate the use of superimposed turrets. | The others represent batteries of twelve | and eight inch guns, the latter being dis- | tributed behind casemates along the sides | of the shins, twelve and seven inch guns‘I and twelve and six inch guns. The super- imposed turrets, of course, provide for | twelve and eight inch guns, with seven | and six inch guns in casemate. * It is evident that the proposed battle- ships will have higher speed than any bitherto authorized, though some weeks ago when the board gave preliminary con- | sideration to the matter it was suggested | that eighteen knots were sufficient, pro- | vided there should be no loss of effective- | ness in any other department of the ship. The board is considering a proposal for nineteen-knot battleships, and as the in- creased weight for machinery is to be met by an increase of displacement it is pos- sible that the board will be able to agree on this epeed. The members of the board are anxious that each vessel shall have a steaming radius of from 7000 to 10,000 miles, and large coal carrying capacity is consequently imperative. that several months will be occupied in the discussion of designs. The plans of projected armored crulsers will not be taken up until the characteristics of the battleships are practically determined. Secretary Long has directed that repairs be made to the battleship Oregon without that vessel being placed out of commis- sion. Her retention in commission is necessary because there are no facilities for taking care of the ship at Bremerton, ‘Washington, where she is to be over- hauvled. It is expected | &} to Dr.. Jessup. I told him I was afraid to go home. He understood that, as he had helped me before when father was angry. I told him I would meet him at the gate. Shortly after I telephoned—a few seconds, perhaps—I saw him at the gate. I couid see the gate from the window of the house of my friend. up the steps together. Dr. Jessup took the key from me and opened the door. He stepped into the hallway just before me. Then he went upstairs, I following direct- ly behind him. I was quite close to the doctor all the flm\e. HORSES THE VTN 0F AP EFIEMC Ten Thousand Equine- Suf- ferers in the Stables of New' York. Speclal Dispatch to The Call, NEW YORK, June 21.—Superintendent Hankinson of the Soclety for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Animals said to-day that fully 10,000 horses in New York were suffering from a new and peculiar disease which resembles the grip. The discase is spreading rapidly. It attacks every sort and condition of horse, from the high steppers in Central Park to the slow-going truckhorse in West street. The disease first made its appearance last Saturday, which was unusualiy cold for this time of year, and is ascribed to the change in the weather. The tempera- ture goes up to 105 degrees, the throat be- comes sore, a bad cough appears and loss of appetite and great exhaustion follow. Superintendent Hankinson says that the disease is not like the epidemic of epi- zootic which struck this country in the ’70s, but is a kind of laryngeal influenza. He warns owners and drivers of horses that if the animals exhibit these symp- toms they should be taken from the shafts wherever they are and to the stable for immediate treatment. Denver Fight a Draw. DENVER, Colo., June 21.—Morgan Will- lams, of Victor, Colo., and “Philadelphia’* Tommy Ryan fought ten fast rounds to a draw before the Colorado Athletic Club here to-night. While Ryan landed the reater number of blows, Willlams was the stronger and his blows carried more steam. In the second round Ryan landed a hard left jab on the nose which started the blood, and throughout the remainder of the contest Ryan kept playing for the injured member, Wiillams bleeding- prc- fusely. Willilams had a marked advantage in the eighth, forcing Ryan all over the ring, landing right and 'left repeatedly. Ryan's clever ducking throughout was a feature. In the preliminary “Jimmy"” McGulre, colored, of Denver, knocked out “Kld” Chambers, white, of San Francisco. “We walked through the front yard and | father’s room and held out his arms, say- ing, ‘Now, shoot if you wish.' “Father was still lying down at this time. He made no reply to the doctor’s words. All he did was to take the pistol, which was_lying underneath the pillow, and fire it at the doctor after he had almed at him. He raised himself up just before he fired so that he could aim the pistol. “Dr. Jessup staggered backwar?d after he was shot. Then he went into father’s room znd, sitting on father's knees, began pounding him. I couldn’t see whess er he B e e o S e e S e e e e i e el ISSUES HIS ITINERARY IN LETTERS OF GOLD Vanity of Adjutant General Corbin Causes Men to Smile. —_— Special Dispatch to The Call, CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, June 2..—War De- partment officers are laughing over the vanity of Adjutant General Corbin, who before his departure for the Philippines prepared a printed itinerary of his trip, which is the wonder of all the officials of the War Department fortunate enough to be furnished with coples. Observing the fashion set by the President when he made his transcontinental trip, of having prepared a small pamphlet, which in tasteful gold and black gave the points at which stops would be made, the ad- jutant general obtained from the printer pamphlets equally as tastéful, with the addition, however, of another color, red. The first page of the pamphlet bears in letters of gold the words: Tour of the Adjutant General of Army. To the Philippine Islands, From June 20 to Sept. 23, 1901. The points through which the train car- rying the distinguished officer will pass were noted on different pages, the dates being printed in red. Any strange observ- ances at sea will be noted on pages di- vided into columns headed *Date,” *Lat- itude,”” “Distance run,” ‘“Remarks,” etc. There are blank pages for remarks on the conditions in the Philippines which will be ascertained during a tour of the islands and which the official historian may omit. The pamphlets are scarce, and this is due, it is said, to the fact that Miss Pat- ten, flancee of the adjutant general, has collected all the copies for which the ad- jutant general and those with him had no_use, CHICAGO, June 21.—Major Gencral Cor- bin, adjutant general of the United States army, passed through Chicago to-day.en route for San Francisco, whence he will sail for Manila. No man ever gets a very good idea of | how a woman is dressed until she stands ! up. him he went out of the room and stag- gered into the hall. Then he started down- stairs after picking up his coat. When he | got half-@ay down the stairs he staggered against the wall. I helped him down the rest of the way and out upon the porch. | | He said ‘Take me outside,’ and I did so. | “When he reached the porch Dr. Jessup leaned against a vost of the porch and | afterward siipped down and'lay on the floor. He carried the revolver with him and laid it beside him on the porch. Screamed for Assistance. “As soon as I could I screamed for help | FIERGE FIRE SWEEPS ~ NEAR SOLDIERS' HOME Wife of an Ordnance Sergeant the Heroine at Fort Baker. P Speclal Dispatch to The Call, SAN RAFAEL, June 21.—A grass fire raged this afterncon over the hills of the Fort Baker reservation, several miles west of Sausalito. It was only by the effcrts of fifty convalescent soldiers in charge of Corporal Bower that the buildings of the post were saved. At one time this after- noon the flames weye driven up through the tall grass to within a few yards of the post headquarters. Earlier in the afternoon the home of Ordnance Sergeant Willlams, situated in a ravine back of | the barracks, came near being destroyed. Fanned by a strong wind the flames traveled over the dry grass with alarming rapidity. Williams' home was all but sur- rounded. Mrs. Willlams was the heroine of the occasion. Without a moment's de- lay she joined her husband and others, and with wet sacks succeeded in beating the fire out. It was no child's play. The heat of the day. added to that of the fire and the blinding. choking smoke, was enough to make even firemen -hesitate. Mrs. Williams was the recipient of many congratulations for her plucky conduct. The fire started at about 11 o'clock this forenoon. The soldiers say that it was set by a party of golfurs from Sausalito, whe were endeavoring to burn off the links. The fire got away from them and, according to the soldiers, the golfers ran back to Sausalito without offering any as- sistance. This is the third time that a fire has been laid at the golfers’ door, and it is probable that the club will be asked to move to other links. More than a thou- and acres/of grass has been destroyed. ot L T R A Consumption Cure Successfully Used. BERLIN, June 21.—Professor Robert Koch published in the German Medical ‘Weekly a declaration that Dr. Goetsch of the Slawentzeitz Hospital has used for + * | CENTRAL FIGURES AT THE INQUEST HELD YESTERDAY ON THE DEATH OF DR. JESSUP. | o 5 P mann, “‘as she was the only witness to the , come home. He sald I had starved him.| “Father was on the bed in his room ncar | pounded him with the pistol or his fists. | and the people came to our assistance. I tragedy. Dr. Rowell called upon me this | It was not so. I had been home nearly all | the head of the staircase. He was lying | Dr. Jessup said to him, ‘You coward! You |didn’t go back into the house, and I have morning and asked me if I would have to | day till late in the afternoon, when I went | across it. He said to Dr. Jessup, ‘Don’t | would shoot at a defenseless man!’ Father | not seen my fatheg since.” have Miss Adams. ‘Why, of course I must | to visit my friend. I got breakfast and | come upstairs or I'll shoot.” The doctor | didn’t make any resistance. He just said A juryman asked Miss Adams how her have her,’ I d. ‘If she doesn’t come | luncheon for him. hesitated long enough to take off his coat | ‘Keep on’ while the doctor was pounding | father knew that Jessup was in the house herself I'll have to send a wagon up to her | “Before I started for home I telephoned | and hang it on the post of the banister. | him. - | at the time he entered. | house and bri her down.” Dr. Rowell Then he walked to the threshold of ‘““After the doctor got through pounding “When father heard the door open downstairs he called out ‘Who's there? and the doctor said ‘It is Dr. Jessup,’ was Miss Adams’ reply. ‘“Father then warned him not to go upstairs as he was dangerous.” “Did your father ever abuse you?" asktd another juryman. “Only with ‘'his tongue,” was Miss Adams’ reply. “He never attempted to strike me, but I was afraid of him.” Several Witnssses Called. Miss Adams was preceded in the wit- ness chair by several people who had taken part in events subsequent to the tragedy, and by the autopsy physician. Thomas 8. Allen testified that Dr. Jes- sup lived in his house at 2101 Hearst ave- nue. He was there at the time Dr. Jes- sup was summoned to the telephone by in the care of the wounded man. “I was at my daughter's home when my grandson came running in and said Dr. Jessup had committed suicide,” N. L. Freese testified. *I went to the Adams house and found Dr. Jessup lying on the porch. He told me Adams had shot him. Some one came with a stimulant, but the doctor would not take it, saying that if Te was going to die he would. die sober. His coat was off at the time. Later Mar- shal Kerns came and tried to get into the house. He was looking for UP WHILE MAD FROM DRINK Miss Adams and heard him go out. Later [ MOUrners. he was told of the shooting and assisted | | near the doctor’s body. FAILURE | - TO HEED A i WARNING Accused Ex-Divine Ascribes Fatal Termination ‘of ‘His Act to Bad Marksmanship 3 b . bomae After Being Mortally Wounded Victim Refuses Stimulant, Saying He Would Die Sober Unfortunate Physician’s Body Carried to the Grave, Where Friends Pay Last Tribute Finally Adams dered.” Harold L. Atkinson, a drug broker who lives In the house at 2101 Hearst avenue, where Dr. Jessup lived, heard Dr. Jessup called to the telephone. He knew it was Miss Adams that had called the doctor to the telephone, as the deceased had often responded to calls for assistance from Miss Adams, when her father threatened her. Dr. Jessup left the house without saying anything. “When I saw the doctor again he was lying on a couch in the house next door to the Adams house,” sald Atkinson. “He told me that Adams had shot him. ‘P bat- teted hell out of him,’ the doctor said to me.” The noise and screaming of the women attracted John Armstrong to the scene of the shooting. He is a carpenter and lives in the neighborhood of the Adams home. Armstrong testified that he went to the Adams house and found Dr. Jessup lying on the porch, resting on his elbow. The pistol that did the deadly work was lying Dr. Jessup had told him that Adams had shot him and that he had taken his pistol from him and | smashed his face with the butt of it. “Dr. Jessup said, while he was lying there, that he ought to have killed him, but afterward he thought better of it and said it would not have been right to have killed him,” Armstrong continued. *“He said he’d gone there to protect the girl from her father.” Adams Bled Profusely. Marshal Charles T. Kerns testified that | he had been told of the shooting by a boy |and had hurried down to the Adams house to arrest Adams. He tried several | doors, and found that, they were all | locked but the front ome. After a while | Adams showed himself at the front door and said he was ready to surrender. The Marshal todk Adamé upstairs, where the blood that was streaming down his face | was washed off. Adams admitted that he had shot Dr. Jessup. “‘For God’s e keepout or I'll kill you; don’t come upstairss I'm dangerous;’ ‘For God's sake keep out,’ were the words Adams told me he used when he warned Dr. Jessup to stay away,” said Marshal Kerns. “He sald he would not have shot Dr. Jessup if he had not been such a poor marksman, as he did not intend to kill him.” Dr. George B. Hoagland testified that he attended Dr. Jessup after he was shot and | had performed the autopsy. He said the patient was unconscious up to an hour be- fore his death at 11:30 o’clock on Tuesday night. Death, he said, was caused by a pistol shot which had penetrated the lungs and produced hemorrhage and | strangulation. | Grouped reverently about the flower- | 1aden casket containing the remains of Dr. Jobn G. Jessup his brother members of various fraternal organizations stood this afternoon to pay him last honors. The funeral was held in Odd Fellows’ Hall, which was thronged with friends and rep- resentatives of Paul Revere Council, Junior Order of United American Mechan- Cherokee Tribe of the Order of Red Men, the Marston Hose Company and Lookout Mountain Post, Grand Army of the Republic, accompanied by Captain King and twenty-five men from Company Veteran Reserve, N. G. C. Several rel- atives of Dr. Jessup were present, includ- ing his aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Jessup; his cousins, Mr. and Mrs, Coryelle and Miss Eulalie Jessup, and his nephew, Ralph Jesstip. The casket rested at the center of the hall, buried under a profusion of flowers. One of the emblems was a large scroll with the words, “The Last Call,” present- ed by the Marston Hose Company. The service opened witR the ritual of v Council. F. L. Wharft ;ggkga‘:gel?:gefexn behalf of Cherokee Tribe, and P. J. Betts gave the address for Paul Revere Council. The service was interspersed with singing. » The body was escorted to Mountain View Cemetery by a long procession of The following were the pall- came out and surren- bearers: Charles Gregory and Frank Gallagher of Marston Hose Company, N. J. McLeod and F. Rempz of the Red Men and C. A. Briggs and T. H. Gilman of the G. A. R. The interment took place in the G. A. R. burial plot after an address by N. L. Freese. who represented the veterans, and a salute of honor by a firing squad from the Veteran Reserve. Flags were at half-mast and the bells on the firehouse tolled as the procession moved slowly down Shattuck avenue, which was lined with quiet crowds of Adams. | spectators. vice—are the Standard Shirts. ten vears past tuberculion against pure tuberculosis with unvarying success. of styles and of the very best of fabrics. ) the requirements of every demand, from the whims fastidious to the wants of the workingmen. For sale at all leading furnishing and dry goods stores. 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