The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 13, 1902, Page 1

SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, PRICE FIVE CENTS. PLANNING A GIGANTIC TRUST BY MERGING INTO ONE SYSTEM THE LEADING EXPRESS GOMPANIES OF THE UMITED STATES, WITH HARRIMAN AT THE HEAD _ EX-CONVICT JAMES G. BENNETT WANTED IN CONNEGTION WITH THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF ELEANOR FULLER Man Who Tried to Cut His Wife's ThroatkN Answers Description of Alleged | Murderer. . I [ J Police Are Trying to Locate Him With a View to Holding Him for |dentification. g the movements of an ex-convict to determine y connection with the mysterious disappearance and ora F e ur declared he could con- ce ck of any known motive d: down every clew, and the suspicion di- whom the police re now searching seems pec mes G. Benrett, and he w: Feh 5, 1897, for s sentenced to San Quen- g his divorced wife James hmwn has been in San Fran- hief Wittman will ad- implicate Bennett in » end his divorced ted. What kins, fits the o The to re- i=sis t noying to sunted her from place to place and a man of peculiarly jealous She changed t lodgings in locating her. x-wife caused the police more or less trou- repeatedly warned to cease bothering the ved to 14 McAllister. street and kept her place of resi- But Bennett finally found her out and deliberately He visited the landlady of the house at 14 McAllis- g known his engaged lodgings on the same s ex-wife BENNETT TRIED TO SLAY HER IN COLD BLOOD. Mrs. White was sitting alone in her room, when wait for a good opportunity to murder her in and locked the door behind him. He was armed screamed for help, but beforé she could 1 drew the sharp blade across her throat n the police arrived the room te and Bennett were found to be treated for her injuries in the room ut Bennett was taken to the Recelving Hospital. spital until October 14, when he made a sensa- been detailed to guard Bennett was Te- tnc drug department and get some medicine, got out of bed and donned a suit of clothing hospital by friends, and which he had s & ¥ the ward again Bennett was fully dressed e g he bed clothes pulled up over him to hide his when the gain left the ward for a mo- s 2 avenue and Bennett lost no time in g dut of town. Later Benne sent north to bring him back. upon wife and sent to San Quentin. e to this city. The police received information umber of times in the neighborhood of Kear- n who is fond of the society of young was g € tive n his trail zo run him down. DETECTIVES HCT ON TH}: TRAIL OF SUSPECT. I c Bennett back from Victoria, was detafled to search the city for the ex-convict. When d to the various tradesmen who had dealings with s of Bennett, Hawkins and Scott. The ispect which they refuse to divulge. will be interred this afternoon at Cypress Lawn e place from the undertaking pariors of Charles The body was removed from the Morgue the undertaking parlors. every clew that might possibly throw light on the thus far they have made little progress. ded on investigation. hfef of Detectives Seymour are besieged with socres ow something of the brutal murder and the identity , but when sifted down the information they e or lends additional mystery to the brutal GIRL'S FUNERAL |GROSS GUILTLESS THIS AFTERNOON OF THE MURDER| Solemn Services to Be Held Confesses That He Forged | | at Church Which She Name to Certificate of Attended. Deposit. r Fuller was removed | Charles Gross, attorney at law and erday afternoon and | club man, who was wanted for passing a ng parior on Mason ed certificate of deposit for $613 95, | where it was prepared | was arrested last evening at the Sixteenth | ds gathered in the | giyect siation, Oakland, by Detective Ross d only & few Were | ywhittaker. Gross was in Marysville when the remains. It|pe cuy the story of his crime in The Cal v that the mor- | 459 he wired to Attorney John T. Greany | e e kept away. informing him that he would leave for > © girl is given as 15 years | this city ag once to “square” himselif. | .S e She was a native of Eng- | On receipt of the telegram Greany went b t s € n this city the | to police headquarters and asked that a . | detective be sent to head off Gross ; Greany was afraild that he would attempt | to go into hiding. By telephoning Captain eymour learned -that Gross had left deceased will take lock from th | Episcopa i and Brod- | Marysville and was on his way to this! as a mem- | city. Detective Whittaker was sent across | her former | the bay, with instructions to board the | many appro- | incoming train from Marysville and ar‘i ! priate Rev. A. C. Bane, | rest Gross. On the arrival of the train| | the pastor of the church, will conduct the | at the Sixteenth street station Whittaker services, which will be of a particularly | saw Gross standing on the platform of | ,r’.rresti\r racter. The interment will be in Cypress Lawn Cemetery, Ocntinued on Page Two. o+ Al Ses e HE above is a picture of Nora Fuller, exactly as, she appeared on the day she'left her home to mect the mysterious Bennett. ing her in the clothes she wore when she lice in apprehending her murderer.” Has any one seen this girl, alone or in the company of @ man, since January 112 It is an exact reproduction of the unfortunate girl, show- went to her doom. Lol e B R e Baa R This picture may be of benefit to the po- Important Changes in High Departments of Wells-Fargo Corporation Are Foreshadowed. Inside Knowledge of the Coming Combine Causes the Stock to Advance Fifteen Points. OMING events cast their shadows before. An event foreshadowed at this time is a gigantic trust embracing the four leading express companies in the United States. It is noted a significant fact that the stock of Wells, Fargo & Co. has advanced fifteen points since February 1, going from 190 to 206. Ancupward tendency too strong to be called purely sym- pathetic is observed In the stock of the American, Adams and United States Express companies. In a big merger of this character many divisions of interest must be considered and many claims of personal recognition taken into account. It stands to plain reason that a large retinue of high salaried officers representing respectively the four separate managements will not be re- quired to perform the work of general administration under one management. No doubt many of the old-time attaches and agents whose activities in the ex- press business began a third of a century ago will be compelled by the force of events to retire from the service to rest or be forced to seek engagement in some other line of industry. HARRIMAN FOR PRESIDENT. Word comes by private message from the East that E. H. Harriman, presi- dent of the Southern Pacific Company, will be elected to the presidency of the Wells-Fargo Express Company at the next annual meeting of the stockholders of the last named corporation. The insiders would not be surprised if higher re- sponsibilities werc imposed on Harriman. He may be selected as the president or active manager of the great express trust. As to Harriman's election to the presidency of the Wells-Fargo Company there is hardly a question of doubt. It appears that such selection was in contemplation when Dudley C. Evans was recently elected president. It was then announced that Evans was chosen to fill the place temporarily. In-the light of subsequent events it is clear that the scheme to consolidate the leading companies was then under advisement. It is sald that Evans will be assigned to duty as general manager, to succeed A. Christiansen, in which position he will have a great deal of responsible work to perform and be next to the president ‘n authority. CLARK TO SUCCEED TITUS. G. G. Clark, head of the forwarding department and at present acting gen- eral agent, will be promoted to the general agency as the successor of H. W. Titus. The latter, whose service with the company dates back to the sixties, was appointed general agent twelve years ago. His health is so badly impaired that he may request assignment to a field of employment where the work is not exacting. Clark is an old-timer in the service of the express company. He be- gan his work for the corporation in 1368 and has steadily advanced in favor and worth' eéver* since that time. A. Christiansen, whose place as manager will be filled by D. C. Evans, may be assigned to a subordinate place in San Francisco or be transferred to the East. There will be other changes along the line, such as promotion, transfer and retirement. It is belleved that the Wells-Fargo people will obtain ample recognmon in the great trust. B e a Y ) ANGLO. JAPANESE TREATY MAY SOON CAUSE CLASH Agreement Is Regarded as an Ultimatum to Russia to Evacuate Manchuria. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU. 406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—Besides creating the most profound sensation and occasloning the greatest surprise, the publication of the Anglo-Japanese treaty is looked upon in official circles here as in itself an ultimatum to Russia to evacuate Manchuria. The convention be- tween Russia and China for the gradual evacuation of Northern China was to have been signed two weeks hence. In view of the alllance of Great Britain and Japan, China may now refuse to sign the convention. Such refusal, it is stated on high authority, will be followed by the retention of Russian troops in Manchuria. But, if this be done, then Great Britain and Japan must act under the treaty signed by them to expel Russia. Certainly Russia will resist expulsion, and France, whose interests necessitats her act- ing with her ally, will be drawn into the conflict. To officlals and diplomats here the danger of the Manchurian situation has been intensified by the publica- tion of the Anglo-Japanese treaty. This statement may be regarded as setting forth the views of this Government: ATTITUDE OF UNCLE SAM. In his circular note of July 8, 1300, to the powers, Secretary Hay announced as the fundamental principles of the policy of the United States the preservation of the territorial integrity of China and the maintenance of the “open door.” The Anglo-Japanese treaty supports these principles. Consequently it meets with the full approval of the United States. This Government has not been in- vited to become a signatory to the arrangement, mor could it and its historic policy adhere to it. Count Cassini, the Russian Embassador, declined to-night to discuss the treaty or its effect upon the policy of this Goverment. From the Japanese Minister The Call correspondent obtained this statement: “The treaty is not intended as a menace to any power whatever. It is fully in accord with the avowed policies of all the powers, without exception, which have interests in the Far East. It i= certainly inaccord with the policy of the United States. It has no reference to the present convention being negotiated by Russia with China regarding the evacuation of Manchuria, whatever the effect, direct or indirect, may be. It is not aimed at any particular part of China, or any particu- lar power, but is intended to do just what it says—maintain the independence and territorial integrity of China and Korea and preserve equal opportunity for the trade of all nations in those countries.” The refusal of CountCassini to discuss the treaty makes it difficult to obtain Russian views, but officials here understand that the St. Petersburg authorities will not permit the treaty to hasten their action in China. RUSSIA’S POLICY IN CHINA. Russia holds that she has observed the most correct policy in China. At ths beginning of the Boxer outbreak an attack by the Chinese troops upon her ter- ritory necessitated the subjugation and occupation of Manchuria. To prevent a recurrence of this attack and to adequately protect her railroad Russia must obtain safeguards from China. The United States fully recognizes this fact, but has, however, protested against the conclusion of an arrangement between China and the Russo-Chinese Bank, under which that institution is given exclu- sive concessions in Manchuria. Germany is a factor |n the Manchurian ques- tion, and her attitude with respect to the treaty is of the utmost importance. That she will not adhere to the treaty is at once apparent. Her relations with Great Britain would not permit such action. Besides, Germany's interests in Shantung are identical with those of Russia in. Manchuria. It is possible, there- fore, that in case of trouble she would line up with Russia and France as against Great Britain and Japan. Diplomats in Washington have not failed to calculate the benefits which the signatory nations obtain from the treaty. Great Britain's prestige in China has been considerably affected by her ill success in Southern Africa. In case of trouble she could spare but few troops for the Manchurian campaign. Her en- tire navy could take part in the conflict, but its participation would be unim- portant unless France were to be drawn into the conflict, as Russia has only a small merchant marine and her coast line is short. Japan would thus have At my . Continued on Page Five . P