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

WINTERS BETS IFTEEN YEARS Bullion Thief to Serve Long Term in Folsom Penitentiary. Selby Smelter Superintendent Ayrpeals for Mercy for the Culprit. e A ETINEZ, Aug. 2L.—The finale in the Iby robbery case came in the Superior ourt this morning when *“Jack” Win- the man who got away with $320,000 gold bullion and afterward confessed, an w he prisoner took his sentence stoically asked that he be sent to San Quentin, his request was refused. He was tak- . opened, promptly at 10 o'clock, the room was crowded with spec- iators eager to get a glimpse of the bur- | glar. A ers had_pleaded guilty, Veale was placed on the stand to determine degree of the crime. The Sheri heodor t Winters told himself and Moiles that he accomplished the 9 p. m. and midnight on Au- he court then adjudged the v in the first degree. to stand up. After s read to him the pris- i if he had any reason why i not be pronounced. In a aid that previously 1 upright life and had the Selby Company the last seven vears; that he was for the crime and wished the court vious good character into s his intention to he served his time. der Ropp of the Sel- d said that he wish- » a promise that he had made e confessed. He said at one-third of the any was held by em- they could ill-afford to stock ployes, of the com nd that lose mount taken. He believed 1t was ccount of this that Winters con- | | fesse Ropp sald the prisoner had al- ¥s been a good workman and he asked court to extend leniency to him. Attorney lvarado, who appeared for said that Winters was sorry that he had done all that Id to restore the property to the , and that a short sentence would carry out the law as well as a long He believed one spark of hope out to the man. assing sentence, said that easant duty to send a man th consider he was en- mercy I believe that any man who en- fiding for the purpose of stealing n a murderer, for if caught ve he would commit mur- himself. I believe you ou confessed because you the- evidence was so strong you that there was no possible o escape. The judgment of the you be imprisoned in the ey Alvarado asked that®the pris- sent to San Quentin, but this was d nothing further to by” to Superintend- le Moiles and a few ustled to the depot mento train Veteran in Disgrace. ANGELES, Aug. 21.—George R. aged veteran, who served in a Regiment , during the Civil vas dishonorably discharged, efore the United States day on the charge of at- ain a pension from the mpersonating a compan- iis hearing was set for has declared himself guilty, and his advanced age i ng much sympathy. -_— ADVERTISEMENTS. The B ullet n may be more sudden, but e sure than the dire punish- out to the man who abuses 0 man is stronger than When the stomach is dis- le body is weakened. ce’s Golden Medical Discovery 1ses of the stomach and other gestion and nutrition. It s of other organs when it ases of the stomach, on 1 organs depend for vital i to your medicines benefited by them,” of Leando, Van Buren Co., TR visit DR. JORDAN'S creat HUSEUM OF ANATOMY 1051 MARKET ST. bet. 6:247:2, S.F.Cal. The Largest Anatomical Muscum in the World. Weaknesses or any contracted drscase positively cured hy the oidest Specialist on the Coast. Est. 36 years. DR. JORDAN—DISEASES OF MEN Coneultation free and strictly private. Treatment personally or by letter. A Seaa'dtreaan Y of MAILED FREE. (A valusble book for men) DE. JORDAN & CO.. 1051 Market St S. F. Dr. Lyon's y PERFECT | § A S ~ Tooth Powder Used by people of refinement for cver a quarter of a century. s sentenced to fifteen years in Folsom. | of the prisoner to prison, | ned the job for a long! at Folsom for a term of fif- | for Fol- — THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1901. CONTRADICTORY STORIES ! TOLD OF GRIFFIN KILLING Wife of the Dead Man Disputes Landlord Gillespie on Some Very Important De- tails Leading Up to the Fatal Shooting | { PRoTHER OF THE GILIESPIE H HOUE \ SICTI. 2x— RE ALY GRIFFIN EORGE D. GILLESPIE, the lodging-house keeper, who on Tuesday evening shot and killed William F. /Griffin, one of his lodgers, was brought before Po- lice Judge Conlan yesterday morning and instructed as to his rights. Gillespie is charged with murder, and on Saturday morning Judge Conlan will set the date for his preliminary examination. The pris- oner has retainad ex-Judge Ferral to de- | fend him. | 'The stories of the killing as told by Gil- lespie and Mrs/ Griffin, wife of the de- ceased, are contradictory in some very es- | sential details, and the closest cross-ex- | amination fails to change either account of the shooting. | Mrs. Griffin siicks to the statement that ker husbard did not at any time threaten Gillespie or his wife, or pick up or ex- | hibit, as Gillesple states, a knife or any | weapon whatsoever. E£he says further *lhat the only knives in the room were | ordinary silver rlated ones, and that they were never disturbed. Gillespie adm:ts having been in a state of great excitement, which he attributes to his indignation at a foul epithet ad- dresed by Griffiu to Mrs. Gillespie. He se- | cured the revolver, he says, for the pur- pose of bluffing Griffin. He had no inten- tion of using ‘t, but as he recalled the name Griffin had applied to his (Gilles- pie’s) wife he gradually worked himself |into a rage. Without knowing what he was doing he had pressad the trigger and the mischief was done. The Griffins were married two years ago | to-day. Six weeks ago they buried a year- old baby. The baby was born in the Gil- lespie house, at 119 Ninth street. There the couple continued to reside until about two months agzo, when they removed to more commodious quarters. Griffin Was Abusive When Drinking. According to lodgers now staying in the house Griffin was a hard drinker and was constantly abusing his wife. When the | baby died Mrs. Griffin told Gillespie they wished to return, as she wanted to be in a house where there was always a man around. From this Gillesple inferred, he | sald yesterday, that she was afraid of her husband. He rented them a room on Mrs. | Griffin’s assurance that her husband had taken the pledge and was another man since the baby’s death. Griffin behaved himself until about two weeks ago, when the drinking and abuse began again. Last Saturday, Gillespie says, and this Mrs. Griffin admits, she IMPALED ON MEAT HOOXK " IN BURNING BUILDING SEATTLE, Aug. 21.—His wrist caught on a meat hook and his body suspended in midair from a beam in a burning build- ing, Lieutenant W. J. Hodder of the local Fire Department at Fremont underwent a frightful experience this afternoon. Aft- er hanging for several minutes Lieutenant Hodder dropped to the floor, a distance of about eight feet. He was alone in the building at the time, and although he was dazed by the fall and the painful wound in his left wrist he managed to descend a small ladder from the second to the first floor. After groping his way about in the smoke the lieutenant reached the open air and his companions summoned a phy- sician and his wound was dressed. Hodder said that he was fortunate in not being more seriously hurt. It will be some time before he can return to his du- es. -+ MAN WHO WAS SHOT AND INSTANTLY KILLED IN A NINTH-STREET LODGING-HOUSE TUESDAY BY GEORGE D. GILLESPIE, AND HIS YOUNG WIDOW. l — told him that she could stand Griffin’s abuse no longer and she was going to leave him. She paid the rent for the present week with the understanding that if she left he would return the unearned amount. Gillespie says that on the night of the shooting his wife went to the Griffinsg’ room, attracted by the sound of loud voices and aking dishes. He heard Griffin call Mrs. Gillespie a foul name, and decided to take a hand himself. Grif fin ordered him out, saying, “Gillesp, get out of this; I'm in earnest. If you don’t go I'll fix you so you won't be able,” went to a closet and secured a large knife. Gillespie sa “I got out as quickly as I could, went to my room and secured my revolver, after which I returned. Griffin still had the knife, and when I pointed the gun at him laughed at me and told me never shoot. He half-sa then put his hand in his pocket to get his pistol, as I thought. I raised my revolver and in my excitement it was exploded. I was the most surprised person in the room when I saw the result.” Stories of the Shooting Disagree. Mrs. Griffin tells another story. She de- nies the knife incident, and deciares that Gillespie held his pistol pointed at her husband’s head for fully five minutes; that Griffin was seated in a rocking-chair laughing at his landlord. She crossed the room, she says, and pulled Gillespie’s hand’'in which he held the gun down to his side. She, then walked over to the bureau just in time to see in the mirror the reflection of a flash. Her husband never moved again. She denies the abuse of Mrs. Gillespie, and declares the intru- sion of the Gilléspies to have been un- warranted. She admits the quarrel with her husband and the breaking of the dishes, “but the dishes were ours,” she said, “and the quarrel none of the Gilles- pies’ business.” J, H. Griffin, a brother of the deceased, dedlares that he will avenge his brother's death. He called at the City Prison yes- terday with this end in view. He gave a false name but was recognized by ore of the prison officials and denied the inter- \'1e;v“he Ssough!;t. “T'll give him a show to prov had provocation,” Griffin sapmoyee;t‘géul;f “It’s possible he had, for my brother was ugly when in liquor, but if it is proved that the ‘kid’ was killed in cold blood, as this little girl (meaning his sister-in-law) says, I'll fix Gillespie all right.” The inquest will be held on Saturday. Corporal George W. Russell yesterday made drawings of the scene of the mur- der for use at the trial. e B I M e R XY FEDERAL COURT ENTERS DECREE OF FORECLOSURE LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21.—United States Judge Olin Wellborn in the Circuit Court this morning entered a decree in fore- closure in an action brought by Wells Fargo & Co., complainant, and Edward C. oross-Complainants, AtAInSt tha Radcis I~C( ) ns e adc! gogsohdated Gold Mining Company, thrt: e The mining company owned claims in Inyo County and the express company held overdrafts amounting to $18,419 against them. Nichols had a mortgage on the property in the sum @f $80,421 56, and the Vulcan Iron Wcrks wanted pay for supplies to the amount of $1495 63. The three creditors joined issues and brought suit in foreclosure with the re- sult that Judge Wellborn now orders the sale of the property oy Receiver Gordon Suhr to satisfy the indebtedness. WARSHIPS MY SO0 BE NEEDED Interruption of Traffic on the Isthmus Still Threatened. United States Likely to Land Force to Fulflll Treaty Obligations. el s Colombian Minister Silva, However, Takes a Hopeful View and Does Not Think Trains Will Be Attacked. L e Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREATU, 1406 G STREET, N. ‘W., WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.—Interrup- tion of communicaticn across the Isth- mus of Panama i» still threatened, and it may become necessary for the United States to land sailors and marines in the fu.fillment of its treaty obligations. Acting Secretary of State Adee received a cablegram to-day from H. A. Gudger, United States Consul General at Pan- ama, which indicates that there has been no substantial improvement in the situa- tion and that the Colombian forces on | the ground are probably not strong enough to rid the country of the revolu- tionists. Gudger’s dispatch, which was dated August 12, says that there has been no change in the political situation on the isthmus so far as he can observe since his last report, that the revolution- ists are still within a short distance of the railroad line and that the Govern- ment has thus far made no effort to dis- lodge them for a week preceding his re- port. A guard of fifty men had been sent out with each passenger train, but at the time of writing the guards had been withdrawn owing to representa- tions made by the rallroad company that their presence might invite attacks on the trains. ‘Warships May Be Needed. In view of the information conveyed in this dispatch the authorities here are satisfied that no mistake was made in hurrying warships to both sides of the isthmus. With no American ships at hand there would be danger of a possi- bility of some European nation landing men on the excuse that they were need- ed to protect passengers of their nation- | ality traveling across the isthmus. Dr. Silva, the Colombian Minister, takes | a very hopeful view of the situation and | does ‘not belicve that there is serious danger of revolutionary attacks upon the | railroad trains. He said this evening that while it was true that the guards had been with.rawn from the trains, there were Colombian troops at stations along the line, and it was very improb- able that the revolutionists would attack the railroad in any way. He does not think it will be necessary for the United States to land men, but he believes that | the presence of American ships on both sides of the isthmus will have an excel- lent effect and will tend to deter the rev- olutionists and guerrillas from action that would bring them into conflict with the United States as well as with Colombian soldiers. Dr. Silva received a mail from Colom- bla to-day and as it contalned no co firmation of the press reports concerning the trouble on the Venezuelah and Kcua- doran frontiers he is inclined to believe that the seriousness of the situation has been exaggerated. No Invasion by Equadorans. QUITO, Ecuador, Aug. 21—It is false that any invasion of Colombia has been attem&)ted by Ecuadorans. Colombia and Ecuador are at peace with each other. General Plaza, in order to dissipate from the minds of Liberals any doubts that they might have, authorized Presi- dent Alfaro to designate members of the Ministry of the new Government. Alfaro declined the privilege and agreed that a committes of prominent Liberals should appoint members_of the Cabinet. This | proposal having been accepted, troubles the stability of the new Government is assured. General Alfaro has refused to accept from the new Government the po- sition offered him as general in chief of the army. (] it @ HUNTER'S FATAL DUEL WITH BEAR Finding of John Mec- Carty’s Body Clears Mystery., S e Special Dispatch to The Call. PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 21.—A telegram was received here to-day from Flagstaff announcing the finding of the remains of John McCarty near Millers Canyon, in Coconino County, on Monday afternoon. The body was terribly mutilated, evident- ly by a bear, in conflict with which the man lost his life. Indications are that he shot the animal once and that his gun then burst and left him helpless at the mercy of the king of the woods. ~Both of McCarty's legs were broken, his hips were dislocated_and his head almost severed from his body. The finding of McCarty’s remains clears up one of the mysteries that have puzzled Arizona citizens in late years. Until within a few months McCarty was one of the Territorial Fish and Game Commis- | sloners and Game Warden. He was a lion hunter by profession and had killed more mountain lions than any other man in Arizona. He lived in the hills for years and it has often been said that he knew | every rock and canyon and waterhole in the Territory. Last June, with Judas Gowett and J. K. Day of this city, he camped on Clear Creek, in the Mogollon Mountains. ~ He went out one afternoon to catch a par- ticular kind_of pigeon for an Eastern museum and never returned. Searching parties have looked for him unceasingly from that day till the finding of his body. All sorts of theories, including that of murder by Indians, were advanced, but discarded, and it was generall; h‘ad befallen him. dow. believed an accldent e is sur- vived by a_wl “WIZARD” BURBANK IS ILL FROM OVERWORK His Sickness Means the Loss of Hun- dreds of Thousands of Speci- men Trees. SANTA ROSA, Aug. 2lL.—Luther Bur- bank, the famous horticulturist, is suffer- ing from nervous prostration brought on by overwork. His physician has ordered ag-nlute rest and quiet, and as a result between 400,000 and 500,000 specimen trees and plants being raised upon his experi- ment farm_near Sebastopol for hybridi: ing purposes probably will be wasted. The | illness coming at this time must result in the loss of a_whole year's work. and per- haps more. Physicians say that with rest and proper care Mr. Burbank will no doubt soon be himself again. e e Burn, Pyrographer, For we have just received 500 pyrography machines direct from Germany for mak- ing those admirable effects in burnt leath- | are at an end and the peace as well as | A NORTH BEACH RESIDENT : ANSWERS CALL OF DEATH Heart Failure at ENRY SCHAMMEL, one of the oldest and best known business men of this city, passed away at his residence, 612 Lom- bard street, yesterday morning. Death was due to heart failure. Scham- mel had been ailing for the past year and was under the care of Dr. Tuchler. On Monday night the physician, seeing his patient was failing, administered a hyper- dermic injection to stimulate the heart ac- tion. Schammel sank rapidly, however, and at 5:40 yesterday morning passed away. Deceased was a native of Schleswig- Holstein, Germany, and was 72 years old. He came to this country when a young man and subsequently settled in Califor- nia. He was the head of the Schammel Packing Company, at Chestnut and Pow- ell streets. He was known to all the resi- dents of North Beach and was extremely popular. He retired from business several years ago. Schammel was the oldest member of Creckett Lodge No. 139, F. and A. M. He leaves a wife, two sons and two daugh- ters. The funeral will be held on Sunday next at 2 o’clock under the auspices of the Masonic order. Services will be held at Masonic Temple and interment will be in Masonic Cemetery. NAVAL BOARD WILL BE JUDGE Department Declines to Pass on Howison ° Incident. ‘WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—The Navy Department this afternoon gave out the correspondence with Admiral Schley rela- tive to opinions sald to have been ex- pressed by Admiral Howison, a member of the court of inquiry. The closing letter of the Acting Secretary of the Navy states that it would be irregular for the Navy Department to hear and determine questions affecting the competency of members of the court, and advises Ad- miral Schley that the question of Admiral Howison’s competency will be left to the lcourt itself. The correspondence fol- ows: WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 19, 1901 The Secretary of the Navy—Sir: I have the honor to inclose herewith a newspaper clipping in which Rear Admiral Henry L. Howison (who has been selected to fill the vacancy caused by the relief of Rear Admiral Kimberly from the court of inquiry) is reported to have ex- pressed certain opinions. If this _statement, taken from the Boston Record, be true, It would, in the judgment of my counsel, dis- qualify him from serving in this court. I respectfully request that a copy of this ietter, with this inclosure, be submitted to Rear Admiral Howison for his consideration; and I would further request that I may be favored with a copy of his answer. I have entertained high personal regard for Rear Ad- miral Howlson throughout a long personal ser- Vice, so that I feel sure that i the statements expressed in the inclosure are true, Rear Ad- migal Howison would not be willing to serve as a Qudge under such conditions. I have the honor_to be, very respectfully, 'W. S. SCHLEY, Rear Admiral, U. . N. Navy Department, § WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 20, 1901 Rear Admiral W. S. Schley—Sir: Your letter of the 18th, inclosing newspaper clipping in Telation to the alleged statements of Rear Ad- miral Henry L. Howison, was received this morning. Soon after its receipt Captain James Parker, one of your counsel, called at the de- partment and stated that he intended to go to Boston on Saturday to make further inves- tigation in the premises, and wished that mno steps be taken by the 'department until the result of his visit could be communicated to the department. The department would be pleased to learn immediately if it be your de- sire that action be withheld for the present Respectfully, F. W. HACKETT, Acting Secretary, Schley Asks for Haste. THE ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 1901.—Sir: In reply to the department's let. ter of this date, referring to clipping contain- ing alleged statements of Kear Admiral Henry L. Howison, 1 would say that I believe that the action requested should not be withheld, as its purpose Is to avold any delay in the court after its session has begun. I beg, therefore, that the\request of my letter of yesterday be communicated to Admiral Howison. Very re- spectfully, W. S. SCHLEY, Rear Admiral, U. S. N. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 150L.—Sir: In re- ply to your letfer of the 19th, enclosing & newspaper clipping and requesting the depart- ment to send it to Rear Admiral Howison, with a copy of your letter, you are informed that the appointment of Rear Admiral Howi- son as a third member of the court of inquiry ‘was accepted only after taking great pains to insure absolute impartiality in the officer selected. To a question unofficially put as to his availability in case the department should require his services Rear Admiral Howison re- plied: “I know of no reason why I should not be available for such duty should the department o decide. I.have made no public utterance relative to the subject and I have seen none of the official reports and papers bearing on the questions to be decided by the court.”” Your counsel, Captain Parker, before the ap- pointment had been announced, mentioned to the Acting Secretary the names of certaln rear admirals, any one of whom, he said, would be perfectly satisfactory to Rear Ad: miral Schley. One of the names so mentioned was that of Rear Admiral Howison. It may be added that of four officers consulted by the department the names of three were upon the list thus mentioned by your counsel. Howison’s High Reputation. This much has been detailed in order to re- mind you of the fact that a fair-minded officer of excellent reputation and unblemished char- acter has been found in the person of Rear Admiral Howison, who, at the date of his ap- pointment, appears to have enjoyed the confl- dence of both the department and yourself. Your request is based on a newspaper clipping that purports to contain statements in regard to the truth of which you do not yourself ex- press an opinion. You ask the department to lay before Rear Admiral ¥~wison a statement, wholly unsubstantiated, that appears to have been made by some person unknown at a time and place likewise unknown. The department is unable to view your re- quest in any other light than that of a prelim- inary challenge of the fitness of Rear Ad- miral Howison to serve as a member of the court. It will be treated as is usual in cases of courts of inquiry. The established practice in the military as well as in the naval serv- ice has fixed the method in which the right of challenge before courts-martlal and courts of inquiry shall be exercised. The department, having constituted the court, | should not, at this stage of the proceedings, uhdertake to hear and determine questions that may arise respecting the competency of its members. Such a proceeding would be irreg- ular, all questions of this nature being left to the determination of the court itself. "This correspondence will be transmifted to the president of the court for its information. iy, F. W. HACKETT, T Acting Secretary. W. S. Schlev. Rear Admiral. U. S. N., City. FURIOUS WINDSTORM BLOWS BUILDINGS DOWN Two Persons Are Killed and Many Injured in a Great Tem- pest. EL RENO, O. T., Aug. 21.—A special to the American from Anadarko says a heavy wind and rainstorm swept through the town about 8 p. m. All large build- ings in process of construction were blown down and a large number of tents and smaller houses. 0 persons were killed and many injured. ¥ull extent of the damage will not be known until daylight. po e A e Ten-Ride Tickets on the Coast Line. Southern Pacific now sells ten-ride in« dividual commutation tickets between San er and woodwork. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. . Francisco and Coast line points to and in- cluding San Jose. Inquire of agents. Henry Schammel, an Aged and Well-Known Business Man, Succumbs to an Attack of His Late Residence s HENRY E. SCHAMMEL, WHO PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY IN THIS CITY. @ il il el e e el @ | | ASTOL HELFS THE ABDUGTORS Sensational Meeting of Divorced Persons in Illinois. MATTOON, Ill., Aug. 21.—While her sec- opd husband, James Faris, covered her divorced husband, Lewis Taylor, with a revolver Mrs, Faris to-day abducted her youngest child by the former marriage, and placing it in a buggy the two eluded pursuit. Taylor was too astonished and terrorized to thwart his former wife's purpose. The Taylors were divorced several months ago in Edgar County. Since then Tezylor and three children have been staying at the residence of Joseph Dick, the woman’s father. in Oakland Town <hip, this county. Mrs. Taylor was re- cently married to Faris and determined to get possession of one of the children. Faris and his wife came from Paris ves- terday and proceeded to the Dick farm. Upon his arrival Taylor was called to the buggy and unsuspectingly complied. Faris pressed a revolver to his head and bade bim remain quiet. Mrs. Faris leaped from the buggy, ran to where the chil- dren were playing and secured the one ghe preferred. Last evening Taylor sought to obtain a warrant for the arrest of the kidnapers, but the Oakland Justice refused to grant it until he ascertained who is the legal custodian of the child. Taylor has de- clared his intention of going to Paris to institute legal proceedings against Faris and his wife for abduction. FLAMES LEVEL THE SNOWSHEDS Cause Great Damage to Southern Pacific at Lake View. Three Theusand Feet of Woodwork and a Depot Are Destroyed. TRUCKEE, Aug. 21.—Three thousand feet of snowsheds burned at Lake View to-day. Fire started in a car laden with charcoal standing on a spur close to the station.. The telegraph operator had bare- ly time to summon the fire trains from Truckee, Cisco and Summit before the entire bullding was in flames. Havin, iven the news his dispatch ended witk t's getting too hot to stay. Good-by. ‘When the fire trains reached Lake View the flames were rushing through the sheds like blasts from a furnace and both trains had to retreat. Once the Summit train extinguished the fire completely, only to fimd that it had crept through the forest and caught in the sheds in the rear. The Cisco train did good service, | helping the one from Summit. Six empty | flat cars, one car of charcoal and two cars | of wood were burned on the sidetrack. At 3 o'clock the fire was under control and by 6 o'clock the timbers had burned | out and the roadbed cooled so that 400 | workmen began cleaning the debris and | laying new ties and rails. They will work all night and will have the track fully repaired by 10 o’clock in the morning. The wind blew a gale during the day but to-night is calm and the forest fires which started on either side of the burn- ing sheds are under control. TUPES SAN JOSE AND GILROY BUSINESS MEN Confildence Operator Obtains Vehicles for Which He Neglects to Pay. SAN JOSE, Aug. 21.—The San Jose and Gilroy authorities are looking for George Graves, whose business transactions with a number of prominent Garden City mer- | chants and business men have been any- thing but profitable for the San Joseans. Among the firms which have been clever- ly duped by Graves are Keiser & Koch, A. Greeninger, Barngrover & Hull, the Enterprise Foundry, the Anderson Prune Dipper Company and the E. Coppock Im- plement Company. All of these concerns are bemoaning the loss of one or more articles of manufacture. About two weeks ago these flrms re- ceived Inquiries from Graves, who was then in San Martin, concerning their | goods. Catalogues and descriptions of | goods with prices were sent as requested. | & few days after each received flattering | letters saying his goods and prices were | satistactory, and, as he had been recom- mended as reliable, Graves would order | a vehicle from him. From each a cart or | carriage was ordered shipped, with a | promise of remittance as soon as delivered The shipments were made to San Mar- | tin. An investigation reveals the fact that Graves was not at San Martin, but had the articles forwarded to Gilroy, where they were disposed of. With the revenue he has sought other flelds. Chind b’ o Floating in a Park Lake. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2L.—The body of n unknown man, about 40 years of age, of medium size, dark hair and beard, was | discovered floating in the lake at West- | lake Park to-day. 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