The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 14, 1902, Page 12

12 ——— — THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, 30LD RESGE 0F PHISONER FROM POLICE Mob Assaults Detective and Takes Thief From Him. Officer Bailey Is Struck by| Missiles and Beaten in { Small Alley. “ Manacled Charge Hurries to Means | of Escape While His Guardian | Battles for His Own | Life. | larceny thief from | ey was accomplished sterday morning. The handcuffed his pris- | attacked by a mob of | ley, off Broadway, | 2d his manacled | the thief had just e i= unknown to the en the culprit made nd was chased s ato Pinckney alley, ken and his daring re- eady after 10 o'c g when he discovered a he act of stealing a jug of wine | a wagon standing at the corner of | dway and Dupont street. He imme- ght the culprit, placed him un- IHTERPRETER AP BENOIS INSP. BOLLES STEERAGE PASSENGER SWEARS SOME OF THE WALLA WALLA'’S CREW WERE MUCH INTOXICATEEI 53 IN<P. RUIGER JANUARY 14, 1902. LITTLE BO5S ISisTS i INTO OFFCE Phelan Seeks Aid of Phil Crimmins to Save His Favorite. Influences Invoked to Get Major Boxton’s Vote for Chief Clerk. National Guard Pressure for Adju- tant Generalship — Governor Gage Offers Position to Colonel George Stone. “There is an interesting story connected with the selection of Charles Fay to fill visors. John A. Russell, the late clerk, desired that his successor should be a capable, well trained man. that Fred Elliott was brought into the office with the understanding that he should receive the chief clerkship when Mr. Russell could no longer serve. Mr. Elliott, being a Republican, was bounced out by Phelan to make room for a Dem- Tat. 611 talked of resigning, he fancied that his successor would be John E. Behan, an assistant clerk. Russell did not re- sign, however, but left affairs connected with his resignation in the hands of Dr. Younger. Mayor Phelan was apprised of election of Behan to succeed Russell. Later on Charles Fay, then the Mayor's the office of clerk of the Board of Super- | It is believed | Some months ago, when Mr. Rus- | the situation and seemed to favor the | | A. E. Hespeler Is in Jail 7 | o (& Ul GOOD judge must have both experience and learning. A housekeeper should be a good judge for she too must have expetience and learning or she may think that the soaps made to look like Ivory Soap are just as good, With experience she will know that they lack the remarkable qualities of the genuine. Ivory Soap—99*2%o per cent. pure, GOPYRIGHT 1999 Y THE PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. CINGINNATI FORGED CHECKS BAING DOWNFALL for Passing Spurious Paper. A well dressed middle-aged man, giv- ing his name as A. E. Hespeler, was ar- rested last night by Detectives Ryan and | O'Dea for having passed a bogus check | for $100 on S. Van Loon, proprietor of the | Hotel Franklin. Some time ago Hespeler | | arrived in Santa Monica and cut a wide swath. Fining himself short of money, he | | passed a fraudulent check, it is claimed, and came to this city. Shortly after his arrival here Hespeler went to the Frank- | lin Hotel and succeeded in inducing Van | Loon, the proprietor, to cash a check | drawn on the Bank of Santa Monica furi §ll0. Van Loon presented the check for | payment to one of the local banks and | HEADLESS BODIES ON ISLAND BEAGH Mutilated Corpses Are Picked Up Near Fort Casey. (D, Jan. 13.—The peo- ple of Whidby Island are excited over the finding of another headless body on the beach near Fort Ca Last week a body was found with the head and hands cut off and the clothing removed and ye: terday another body was found there wi the head s As no residents of the island are mis: ing, the mystery increases and the thorities are of the opin have been committed at sound; that the h to prevent identi cast Into the water, g have landed them on Whidby Another fact that Increases the ! is that the same perso d both he: | the following day he was surprised 10 |jess bodies. He say he found a | learn that the paper had been repudiated | {nizd corpse fen days ago, but that be- 1 | by ‘the president of the Santa Monica in- | fore he could notify the authorities it had | stitution. He at once notified Captain | Seymour, who detailed Detectives Hyan and O’'Dea to run down Hespeler. While | the detectives were searching the city | Knights of Columbus to Organize 1 | for him a telegram was received by C | A council of the Knights of Columbus ! | tain Seymour from the president of the | will be organized at Golden Gate Hall disappeare: PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FRENCiH BARK MAX TAKEN DURING THE VISIT OF THE FEDERAL INSPECTORS. started with him for police As t pair were leaving gon drove by 1 a carny street, and Broadway heéaded | ere he ran into one | r was close at his | i hardly gained the end he was clutched by and thrown to the wh guardian then proceeded to make his pri secure to frustrate an attempt at & second break. He took his handcuffs from his poekets ahd placed them on the had been attracted by nd a motley mob forced its the door and closed around ¥ Men of all a ed toward the door, er by the arm, he found and ugly mutterings e crowd. He ordered the red, but his mandate was | and jeers. Then suddenly | as made. A large cobble- | rled from behind struck the offi- cer on the head and for a moment stunned him. Men seized the prisoner and rushed im forward Bafley, recovering again, seized the thief with one hand while he fought off his assailants with the other. He made stand against heavy odds. struggle was short lived. The ficer was held fast by many arms and forced to fight to protect his As he fought, his prisoner was n p and hustled away maller alleys in which bounds. As soon as its d been done, the mob re- | ased the . half stupefied from the | heavy blows, and scrambled for liberty. | In a moment Bailey was standing in a de- serted hallway. he affair was the one topic of con- rsation in police circles yesterday and ing. Throughout the remainder dey Captain Seymour detalled v of his subordinates to capture as members of the mob as possible as | | a pipe. Testimony of a Sensational Character Brought Out During the In- vestigation Into the Collision Between the Max- and the Steamship---Inspectors Visit and Examine the French Bark T the investigation into the col- lison between the Walla Walla and the French bark M: terday Charles Larsen, a ond steerage passenger, ‘testi: fied under oath that some hours before the collision some of the sailors or firemen who slept- over the steerage were drunk and quarrelsome. Another important bit of testimony was McC. Lingan, a quartermaster alla Walla, who stated. that when he went to the charthouse to read the log he found Third Officer Hughes. who was in charge of the sh'p, leaning against the starboard window. Lingen further testified that he was relieved by Quartermaster Wilson at eight_bells, or 4 o'clock. Shortly before noon yesterday Messrs. Bulger and Bolles, inspectors of hulls and boilers, who are conducting the investiga- tion, visited the French bark Max, which is lying at Green-street wharf. They werc shown over the vessel by Captain Benoist. The officials made a thorough inspection. They noted how the Max was injured and questioned the commander very closely. Captain Benoist produced his charts and explained the course of the vessel. He showed the inspectors pleces of glass that were a part of the Walla Walla's . red | light, which'had fallen on the deck of the vessel after the collision. They also ex- amined the plates and pleces of heavy woodwork that once were a part of the lost steamer. They came to the conclu- sion that the heavy collision bulkhead of the Max alone ed the French bark from going to the bottom. States Sailors Were Drunk. In the afternoon the examination of witnesses was continued. Charles Larsen was the first one called. He stated that he was in bed before the collision, and being unable to sleep had arisen to smoke ‘When he felt the shock he rushed up on deck, and on discovering what had happened ran back to his bunk and hur- riedly dressed himself. He said that when he came on deck he saw red and green' lights on the Max. The witness said he helped to place passengers in-his boat and that he was the last one in it. He fur- ther stated that there were thirteen pe ple in the boat and that one of the pas the prisoner they rescued. The | was attired in a light overcoat and | supposed to live on Telegraph Hill. Late last night the detectives stated they | d a clew as to his identity. 13.—The White Star Line hich is to safl from Liverpool have among her passengers | i sengers was in charge. They were picked up by the Dispatch at 10:3) that day. Larsen volunteered the information that some of the sailors or firemen were drunk the night before and had quarreled. “In- spector Bolles questioned him closely. “Do you say that some of the ¢rew were drunk?” he was asked, “Everything was quiet toward evening. About 10 o'clock some saflors or firemen, who had their sleeping apartment above us, were drunk and quarrelsome. Some were drunk and were fighting down in'the forecastle,” he replied. “How were the officers? Were they out of the way?’ Inspector Bolles asked. “No, sir; they were all right.” Peter Schofield, a coal passer on'the /Walla ‘Walla, was then called. He said he had .made .four trips on the steamer. He was closely interrogated, because he was one of the three men who were picked up by ;the Dispatch. Charges of cowardice were made against these men for not tak- ing passengers in.the boat. The' witness testified that when the boat was lowered from the-deck of the Walla Walla it was swamped by. reason of some one letting go of a rope. that held the.boat;:that tne seven people in the boat were thrown into the water, and only himself and two oth- ers were able to cling to it. Schofleld said they got into the boat and bailed out the water and then drifted away; that they were heading for Men- docino light when rescued. i Contradicts Captain’ Parker. Charles, Le Chevalier, .second ‘mate on he Max, was called and questioned about statement he made to O. W. Parker, captain of the Washtenaw. ‘The master of the latter vessel had stated in an af- fidavit,” now In the hands of the inspect- ors, that he spoke the Max on January 2, and had gone to her because he saw her signals of distress; that owing. to his in- ability to understand them the first mate and Le Chevalier had come to his vessel in a small boat and asked for a tow, stat- ing their vessel had been in a collision: He said Le Chevalier, who was the spokesman, informed him that the steam- ship, gontaining passengers and crew, had sunk. The inspectors closely questioned the second mate, because testimony had been given by the captain and crew of the Max to the effect that they thought the steam- er-had continued on her course. The wit- ness swore that Captain Parker had mis- understood him. H. Harris, the steward of the Walla ‘Walla, and O. Johnson and C. Marcia, sailors -on .the fli-fated steamship, were then examined. They testified that they did not see lights on the Max, and told of the efforts made to save life by of- ficers'and crew. Their evidence was simi- lar to that given by other witnesses. Hughes Was in Charthouse. McC. Lingan, quartermaster of the Wal- la Walla, gave the most important testi- mony of the day,- He said he had joined 1 the steamer that trip and was assigned to lookout duty from 2 to 4 o'clock; that he was relieved from duty by Quartermaster ‘Wilson at 4 o’clock. He said Wilson was completely dressed and did not act out of the way. "In reporting off the witness said he had informed Wilson: there were no lights in sight; that he had then gone to ;| the charthouse to read the log. He said he found Second Officer Lupp and_ Third Officer Hughes. in ‘the house; that Hughes was_standing at the starboard forward window. He then went below to verify, the compass, and having done so returned to the charthouse on the port side, but did not find Officer Hughes on the bridge. He said he opened the lee door of the charthouse and Hughes was still there. This. testimony will be appreciated when it is ‘known that the night was a stormy one and that the glass of the charthouse became very wet, and it -was impossible for one,inside to see any distance. It will be remembered that Lookout Johnson tes- tified that when he saw the white light on the Max he went to the bridge and personally reported it. On returning to his post he saw the green light of the ap- proaching vessel, and instead of properly reporting that he stood in his place at the bow of ‘the boat and yelled, ‘‘Green light on the port side.” He admitted he did not remember whether he received an an- swering hail from the bridge. The investigation will continue this morning at 9:30 o'clock. z e, CAPTAIN WEAVER IN HOSPITAL Walla Walla Survivor Is in a Ve Serious Condition. ¥ Captain H. H. Weaver, one of the sur- vivors of the Walla Walla wreck, came down’from Eureka on Sunday night and is now at St. Luke’s Hospital undergoing treatment for the damage wrought by the violence and exposure following the col- lision. While the doctors hold out hopes for his ultimate recovery, Captain Weaver is_at present a physical wreck. He was badly bruised by the.wreckage and is suffering from sprains and strains innumerable. So intense has his suffering been that the captain has repeatedly ex- pressed regret, that he did not go down with the steamer, He will remain at St. Luke's for an indefinite period. ‘Corset Specials for This Week. Sapphire corsets, $2.50; Royal Worcester corset, black, $1.25 quality, 65c. All cor- sets fitted. Chester F. Wright, 8 Geary st., cor. Kearny, first floor upstairs, * ¢ secretary, took a fancy for the board's clerkship and at once sought the support of Phelan. The friendship manifested for Behan in the Mayor's office vanished when Fay appeared as a supplicant for the place upstairs. enlightened concerning the trend of af- fairs he directed Dr. Younger to with- hold the letter of resignation and filed a request for zn extension of his leave of absence. It is certain that Russell pre- some knowledge of the duties pertaining to the office. Unquestionably Russell would have chosen Elliott if politics had not intervened, but he saw at once that a Republican would have no chance in a Democratic Board of Supervisors. After Russell’s Death. Immediately after Mr. Russell’s demise the battle for the clerkship was reopened. Fay entered the contest backed by the influence of Phelan. Behan had support- ers in the board and they urged him to become a candidate. Among the Super- visors who believed that Behan was qual- ified, in fact better fitted for the place than either Fay or John Ryan, another of the assistants, was Major Boxton. Be- han was not promised the support of Box- ton, but he had strong hopes of getting his’vote. There is no doubt that Behan and Boxton were on confidential terms. It is also true that the Supervisor was placed in a position of some embarrass- ment. The story goes that Mayor Phelan sent an agent to Phil Crimmins hoping that Boxton would be dnstructed by the “boss” to stand in for Fay. Crimmins heard what the messenger from Phelan had to say and at once requested Boxton to vote for Fay or get excused from vot- ing. The result was that Boxton voted for Ryan. Major Boxton’s Version. Yesterday Major Boxton was asked if Crimmins did request him to votee for Phelan’s man Fay. In reply he said: “Yes, Crimmins wanted me to support ay. “Did you talk with Crimmins on the subject?” 3 “No, he sent Williams to see me and make the request.” “You mean Ed Willlams?" “Yes.”’ “Major, do you not consider that you were one of the Supervisors that received a very large majority and one that is under no obligation whatever to Crim- mins?” “I do not consider that I owe my elec- tion to Crimmins,” Boxton replied, “but 1 understand that he stood out for my nomination. I believe now that I could have won outside of the combination in the convention, but I was not in much favor with the controlling influences, I was told that my action in voting with the Democrats for a reduction of the hydrant water rates caused the corpora- tions to regard me with displeasure. I am bound to say that Crimmins favored my nomination. I did not promise Behan to support, him, but I have no hesitancy, | l " ferred Behan to Fay, as the former had | | wanted for passing bogus paper, | found in his grip. | T voted for Ryan. 5| When Russell was | by the Phelanites. Santa Monica Bank, asking him to arrest | Hespeler for passing worthless checks on | the southern watering place. Last evening Ryan and O'Dea ascer- tained that Hespeler was living in a pri- vate house on Twelfth street and they set a watch on the place. Shortly before 7 o'clock a messenger boy went to_t house, and presenting a note from He: peler 'was given a_grip containing some | of his property. The detectives followed | the boy to a saloon on Market street, where Hespeler was waiting for him. | Recognizing him as the man who was the de- tectives placed him under arrest and took him to the City Prison, where he was | locked up in the “tanks.” A search of bis clothing revealed a check book, the property of the Santa Monica Bank, and $90 in gold. Several worthless checks which Hse- peler evidently intended to pass were | They were all drawn on the Santa Monica Bank and were for amounts ranging from $25 to $100. Hespeler, who is also known as Hes- per, refused to discuss his arrest, except to say that he would prove his innocence at the proper time. He claims that his | home is in Canada, and that at one time he was a member of the provincial pelice. @ siimieieieiminieleinfeiffefee il @ | in saying that I regard him better fitted than Fay for the position of chief clerk. | There was no Repub- lican to vote for.” It is known that Phelan made an earn- | est appeal in Fay’s behalf to Supervisor | Horace Wilson. The last named received | his introduction to political life in the Board of _Supervisors through Phelan. When he declined to vote for Fay the sin of ingratitude was charged to his account The story goes that the argument used by Phelan to convince Crimmins that Fay should have the chief | clerkship was that Fay had a pull on all | the commissions—that the Commissioners would recognize him as the friend and the agent of the Mayor who appointed them. It is just possible that Phelan sought to pass_out a gold brick to Crimmins, but the facts are that the little boss is using all the power that he possesses to hold Fay in the office of the clerk of the board, When Crimmins wants a man placed somewhere he will send for Fay, and he will expect Fay to go to the Fire Commis- sion, Police Commission, Election Com- mission, Board of Works or Board of Health and ask for something on Phe- lan’s old account. A Commissioner refus- ing may be called an ingrate. but Phelan cannot remove him from office, as he re- moved Biggy. Major Boxton does not owe anything to Phelan, but he considers that Crimmins stood by him when others were threaten- ing to do him up in the convention. He would like to oblige Crimmins, but can- not see his way clear to vote for Fay. The Adjutant Generalship. The vacancy in the office of adjutant general of California will probably be filled by the appointment of a civil war veteran with a National Guard record, although Governor Gage has: been im- portuned by Major General Dickinson and others to appoint some one who has been actively identified with the National Guard organization. Among the candi- dates for the office made vacant by the death of General Seamans are Major Jan- sen of this city and Colonel Ensign of San Diego. It was supposed that Colonel Bangham, assistant adjutant general, would be promoted at once to the first place, but he is said to have informed his friends that he did not desire the promotion, as the increase of the salary for the year would hardly be more than sufficient to purchase new uniforms for the higher rank. It 1Is surmised that Colonel Bangham was persuaded to yield his rights to faver some other aspirant for the generalship. Governor Gage is lggarently anxious to | settle the question before a great con- tention is created. He has practically of- fered the place to'Colonel George Stone. chairman of the Republican State Cen- tral Committee, who was an open appli- cant for the office when the Governor was inaugurated. It is sald that the Gover- nor has earnestly requésted Colonel Stone to accept the place and that the latter has decided in favor of acceptance. ———— According to the Pall Mall Gazette the British workingman has almost aban- doned his clay pipe and shag in faver of the 2-penny. packet of cigarettes, next Sunday afternoon. National Orga izer James J. Gorman of the society is at the Grand and he says that there will be about for members who will join the council in this city. The Knights of Co- lumbus is an organization formed amor Catholic young men fraternal ar beneficial objects. There are at prese $5,000 young men in America who are members of the order. The society is very strong east of the M ouri River. —_———————————— All Are Welcome. Nothing like it before. 2000 pairs ladles” high or low shoes for 25 cents a pair. They would be cheap for $L.75, but times are dull; therefore on Wednesday we sell them for %c a pair. Also 1000 pairs men’s | kigh a2nd low shoes, latest styles, hand- made, Kelth’s make in black or brown or dark ox blood, vici kid, chrome kid, box calf or Russia calf. They are worth no less than $3 the pair, but on Wednesday we offer them (that is while they for $1.00 a pair. Busy Bee Shoe Co., Market street, above Sixth. ————— James W. Erwin Delivers a Lecture. James W. Erwin delivered a very in- structive lecture last evening at Ploneer Hall on “Wonders and Glories of Califor- nia.” The lecture was given under the auspices of the Society of California Plo- neers, and the hall was crowded to the doors. - During Mr. Erwin’s lecturt® beau- tiful scenes of California were thrown on the canvas. The views of the Yosemite were especially fine. —_—e—————— Was Not Beaten to Death. t) 1029 The police are now satisfled that Al- bert Bentley, who was tited by foot- pads on the night of Januar: was not beaten to death by them as was at first supposed, but that he died from natural causes. 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