The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 22, 1902, Page 5

" ESKIMOS FLEE FROM PLARLE Missionaries Send Har- rowing Appeal for Assistance. Disease Destroys Half of Alaska’s Native Popu- lation. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Feb. 22.—Rev. J. 8. Buc- ches!, in charge of the Holy Cross Mis- slon in Alaska, has made an appeal for 2id for the plague stricken and destitute Eskimos, who were great sufferers from the plague that swept over northern Alaska last year. The letter, which was eddressed to Father Kenna of Santa Clara, and which was more than four its way, is as follows: y Cross Mission, Postoffice, Alaska, October 8, 1901 and Dear laska Miesion of the re need of help, owing which has raged latie and which in a shor of the population. describe the tale of - ‘missionaries during say that the well from food and from to their fate, amidst f the dead and expos- orrors of starvation. hemselves to their assisting the dying, ributing with w at command, lea i in & crippied with its work ink of aban- drife the or- left upon qur ntinue the work begun ce and trusting in al to your generosity. te something and pray these natives, I am sin- o 3 H Koserefeky an be sent to Father the mission. CHECES SMALLPOX PLAGUE. Mary Chisholm’s Good Work Among the Hoonahs, b. 21.—Dr. Mary Chisholm ed to Juneau from Hoonah, the request of Gov- out smallpox, which rere for a number of nine cases of viru- cinated nearly 150 ve. There were no there. Under her in Hoonah was disinfected. She are very clean- houses and are matters of civilization. tes the small number ring since the tribe con- the Sitka Indians She_was bravely as- by Rev. John Carle, devoting his life to the Hoonah and sur- Dr. day before Dr. Chisholm left s celebrated their escape from nic with tribal ceremonies, ciuded the marriage of five es and the baptism of six other Ohio Criminal,Captured. $0, Nev., Fe —William Shanks, icted by the Grand Jury at Cadiz, Ohio some time ago on 8 charge of grand larceny and escaped from jail, v miles west of here, erday by Constable the Elko jail. Last r prisoner, attempt- r plans were frus- who informed the Clarence Eddy Visits Stanford. IVERSITY, Feb. 2L— eded to be America’s ed the university to- during the noon hour played on organ in the memorial a ssed himself as sed with the instru- to give a recital at & request on March 10. He ternoon for Los Angeles. . ADVERTISEMENTS. The American Gentleman’s Whiskey : . i The First Sought ¢ and 2 The First Bought i +CHRISTY & WISE COMMISSION CO.Inc. 4223.225 California st., Sen Francisca, Cal. . Telephone Main 873. | SUDPSPEPEETECECSSLEC SIS e For Stomach Disorders-. Cout and Dyspepsia DRINK VICHY CELESTINS Best NATURAL Alkalinej Water 220 EROADWAY, N. Y. Neglect of a Cough or Sore Throat may result in an Incurable Throat Trouble or For relief use Consumption. BROWN’S BRONCHIAL TROCHES. Nothing excels this simple remedy. Sold only in boxes. THE SAN FRANC1SCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1902, RAILROAD ENGINEER ACCUSED OF FELONY S. Basset Arrives From Guatemala With a Pretty Young Girl Whom He Claims as His Lawful Wife, and Both Are Arrested e HIPBOARD gossip caused the ar- rest yesterday of 8. Basset, a railroad engineer, 46 years of age, on the very serious charge of im- porting 2 woman into the United States for immoral purposes. Basset arrived here last Monday from San Jose de Guatemala on the steamer Luxor. He came with a young woman, whom he introduced as his wife, she be- ing a Guatemalan of prepossessing ap- pearance and unable to speak a word of English. One of the passengers informed an employe in the customs surveyor's de- partment that Basset had said that he ad paid $100 for the young woman. The incident was reported to the Immigration Bureau by Deputy Surveyor St. John, and Immigration Commissioner North went before the United States District Attorney and made complaint for Basset's arrest. Deputy United States Marshal de Lancie brought the couple to the United States Marshal’s office and they were aft- erward removed to the City Prison. Basset was indignant because of his ar- rest. He declared that he married the girl in Guatemala three months ago, a padre performing the ceremony, and that he returned to visit his children by his deceased wife, they being in an orphan's home in Oakland. He denied having made the statement attributed to him and claim- ed that the charge had been inspired probably by one of the officers of the steamer, who had attempted, he said, to force his way one night into Mrs. Bas- set’s stateroom. Three years ago Basset was sent to Guatemala by the Southern Pacific Company to repair some engines and after he had completed his contract he remained in the country. “I am ‘stopping at Mrs. Lizzle Hyatt's house on Willow street. West Oakland. Her husband is a carpenter and they have known me for years,” he added. The girl stated to a reporter in an in- terview that she was a native of Guate- mala, 16 years of age, that her maiden name was Agostina Morales and that 7 e RAILROAD ENGINEER AND GIRL WHOM HE CLAIMS IS HIS WIFE. ————— her father, Cornelio Ruiz, was a taflor do- ing businéss in the Calle Perroque in Guatemala, She declared that she was married to Basset four months ago by a priest whose name she did not know. Although giving her age as 16 years, she could very easily pass for a well-dével- oped woman of 20. In a statement made to A. de la Torre Jr., interpreter. of the immigration depart- ment, Augustine Morales said that she was born in Guatemala and was 16 years of age. She claimed she met Basset at the house of a woman named Clara Ar- rellanes, and then they became very friendly. Basset called upon her mother, the girl says, and agreed to bring her to San Francisco for three months. Just prior to the departure of the steam- er, the girl claims, she went to bid the Arrellanes woman good-by, and was locked in a room until she was taken aboard the stemaer, and shared Basset's cabin with him all the way up, he pass- ing her off as his wife. As soon as they were landed the girl claims that she was taken to some place in Oakland, and that Basset kept her there under 'the same conditions as he did on the steamer. The girl says that Basset sent her mother & f“'fik for $100 soon after arriving in Oak- and. She told her story with apparen 10 the Interpreter and expressed ):e?:‘}fl‘-‘ ingness to be return Enemyito: ed to her home in .%W’M’H‘H’H%H-H-FWMQ INSURANCE EMPLOYES DINED BY MANAGER Attaches of New York Life Company Are Guests of Ernest R. Smith. 3 The banquet given by Ernest R. Smith, agency manager of the New York Life Insurance Company, to the employes of Golden Gate branch of that company in this city in the conservatory at the Pal- ace Hotel last night was a most enjoy- eble affair to all present. Covers for forty were laid. A rich menu was dis- cussed and throughout the dinner music was furnished by the Fachutar mandolin orchestra. mith served creditably as A. G. Atnold responded to 1 t, “‘Our Honored President, John A. McCail,” and E. C. Frost !&oke of “The Father of Our Branch’Office Sys- tem, George W. Perkins.” Miss Zellah E. Smith recited in good style, “King Vol- mer and Elsle,” and B. F. Ledford spoke on “The Only Real Fraternal Organiza- tion.” Other speakers were: . F. Kam- man, L. W. McGlaufiin, Dr. W. E. Smith, A. D. Cajal and C. W, Riffee. Those pres- ent were: Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith, Mr and Mrs. L. W. McGlaufin, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Riffee, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Mr. ‘and Mrs. J. D Galdsoel, Mr. . 'E. C. Frost, Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Kelll, Mr. and Mrs, A. B. Keill, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ledford, Mr. and Mrs. F. Kamman, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Sunder- land, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Stinson, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest R. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward Sauter, Miss Zellah E. Smith, Mrs. A. H. Mills] Miss ‘May Wyckoff, A. G. Arnold, Miss Evelyn Broje, George W. Smith, J. B. Adams, J. N. Power ani Miss Thompson. ————— Charged With Larceny. John Keenan was arrested last night by Detectives Regan and O'Connell and charged at the Southern station with grand larceny. About a week ago two valuable lifting Jjacks were __stolen from a foundry at the Potrero. The offi- cers located them in Curtin’s junk store at Market street, and learning that Keenan had sold them to the junk dealer they arrested him. \ e e— Architectural Club Lectures. Henry A. Schulze lectured before the Architectural Club at 14 McAllister street last night on “General Office Practice.” The lecture was the first of a series that will be given to the club members by architects, senfor draughtsmen and sclen- tific men. SANDERSON OBJECTS TO E. P. E. TROY’S LETTER Supervisor Tells Improvement Club Secretary That He Cannot Under- stand His “Nerve.” E. P. E. Troy, secreta: S mond Disirict. Lantovemont At has thrown down the gauntlet to Supsr-' visor George R. Sanderson. Sanderson was not present at the meeting of the Board of Supervisors when the question of municipal ownership of the Geary- street railway franchise was brought up. Mr. Troy noted his absence, and indited a letter to the Supervisor in which he sald: You were absent from ! Board of Bupervisors yenlzrdly.n‘e::‘nl‘ll zll g‘x: other members of the Board of Supervisors haye voted upon this resolution, the people are m(ex;ernle‘d in knowing your position. We re- spectfully ask you how you woul had you been present? ~ ' s i Mr. Sanderson evidently did not like the tone of Troy's letter, for f Troy's note he said: et I cannot understand the nerve wi prompt. much . Tetter. My s o O meeting was occasioned by illness, en at a meeti wavs given. Never have I asked t be axogscs. Nor do I care to do gallery play when una- voldably absent from a meeting by saying what T would have done had I been there and voted. Just what will come of the aff et a matter of speculation. T 1828 Martha Washington Party. Seven Pines Circle, Ladies of the Gr: a and Army of the Republic, gave a Martha Washington party in Ploneer Hall last night in honor of Washington's birthday. All the ladies of the circle were attired in costumes of the days of Martha Wash- ington. There was a pleasant programme of entertainment, which included a ballad by Mrs. Daisy Bishop Williams; recita- tion, Mrs. Goodrich; fancy dance, Lily McDonald; vocal solo, Mrs. Daisy Swable; whistling 'solo, Miss' Husing; exhibition dance, Miss Pullen; cornet solo, Miss Hattie Lovejoy, and the minuet, Miss Viola Allan and Gilbert Alla —_——— To Preach on Unbelief. Rev. M. P. Smith, C.,S. P., will preach the second of his series of Lenten sger- mons_at St. Mary's (Paulist) Church at the 11 o'clock mass to-morrow. His re- g??‘l'kxi"wfl be based on the subject “Un- elief. MAKING A FINAL PLEA FOR BAOWN Spencer Commences His Closing Argurmuent for Defense. Alturas Lynching Case Will Not Go to the Jury Until Next Week. Special Dispateh to The Cpll. ALTURAS, Feb. 2l.—Judge E, V. Spen- cer commenced the closing argument for the defense in the Lookout lynching case to-night. Spencer characterized the case before the court as the most remarkable trial that had ever taken place in this country. His opening remarks were con- fined to a discussion of the American jury system, expressing his great appreciation of the system which so safeguarded life and human liberty. He spoke of the re- sponsibilities of jurors, of the regrets in after life of the juror who neglects to do his duty, and expressed the hope that ncne of those sitting in the case of the Feople vs. James W. Brown would have anything on their consciences after the verdict was rendered. Spencer discussed the indictment under which Brown was held for' the murder of Martin Wilson and claimed that it was not a proper one, because John Hutton and Claude Morris had confessed the murder of Martin Wilson, Said he: Those men are the only ' gullty men we have found during_the nine months elapsed since the crime. Before I have finished my argument I will show there was not onelota of evidence against Brown. We will show You he did not have anything to do with the murder of Martin Wilson. I shall even show you that neither Hutton nor Morris had any- thing to do with that murder. The prosecu- tion made these men its witnesses, and by their testimony has exonerated this defendant of the crime he is accused of. Spencer had not concluded when to- night's session ended and court adjourned until Monday morning. Boyd’s Closing Argument, District Attorney James W. Boyd of Lassen County, one of the counsel for the prosecution, commenced - his argument ihis morning. Before taking up the dis- cussion of the evidence Boyd addressed himself to the jury In part as follows: Any errors in law that may have been made here will be rectified by the Supreme Court of this State. Notwithstanding the odium heaped upon the prosecution, and the accusation that we are head-hunters, we do not ask you to deprive this man of & single right. He stands before you an American citizen, to be tried by his peers, and it is against the grain of any American citizen to take advantage of any man simply because he is accused of crime —and we claim to be American citizens. Answering the querles of the counsel for the defense as to why I am here, I will say I have a license from the Supreme Court of the State of California to practice in all the courts of this State. I have no apology to make as to my being here. ‘Whether 1 am here as a blood-hunter you shall judge when I get through with my argument. I want the blood of no man upon my soul. ‘All you have to do is to judge the evidence here by the light of intelligence and good, sound judgment gained in your every-day life and either convict or acquit “Jim’" Brown. Plotted Before the Arrests. The prosecution in this case asserts that no matter whether. the processes for the arrest of the Halls, Yantis and Martin Wilson were on good grounds or bad, the manner in which those processes were executed showed a malig- nant heart and showed from the first a pur- pose to destroy those people. They had them hanging in their hearts on the 25th of May, when they made the arrests; when they put the strap around the neck of Martin Wilson and said: *‘Confess or we'll hang you.” Law- ablding citizens do not take a 13-year-old boy d put a strap around his neck and eay “‘confess.”” They did not give him his day in court, such as this defendant now demands. Thére is no evidence before you as to in- famous conduct of those men arrested, as claimed by Mr. Harrls and Mr. Raker, If those men had been such outlaws and such infamous and damnable thieves for o many years, why did not Mr. Raker, when he was District Attorney, see that they were punished? Previous to discussing the testimony of witnesses in the case Boyd asserted em- phatically that during his argument Ra- ker misread the officlal ' transecript In many instances, to the disadvantage of witnesses. Boyd claimed that both Ra- ker and Harris had argued on matters nct before the jury in this case: that in reading the testimony they cut out ma- terial answers to material questions. To gubstantiate his assertion Boyd took up the testimony of Agnes Wllson, Lafe Harris, Thomas Howell, Heter Hager- man, Domingo Simas and others and showed where Harris and Raker had mis- quoted them. Much Contradictory Testimony. * Boyd analyzed the evidence of many of the principal witnesses for the defense and brought to light many inaccuracies, many contradictions and many discrep- ancies. He compared the testimony of Richard Nichols, Samuel Parks and Isom Ilades with that of other witnesses for the defense, apparently disproving the alibis_claimed for the three men men- tloned. The testimony of Judge Myers was reviewed, and Boyd declared that {he aged suspect knew of the plans of the lynchers almost a week before the crime was consummated. “Jim” Brown's ‘statements to Myron Ayres and Charles Lambert, made on the day of the inquest, were regd ‘to the jury, tending to prove that Brown knew of the intention of the mob_several days before he spoke of it ‘to Erving Carpenter, as testified to by Carpenter. Speaking of Brown's state- nmient that he went out on the porch on the night of the lynching and lighted a cigar, Boyd brought his argument to a ciose’in the following appeal to the jury to do its duty. Gentlemen, the match 'Jim” Brown struck on that porch the night of the lynching lighted poor little Martin Wilson's soul out to the great beyond, and lighted “Jim” = Brown's forch on his way to the gallows. It is a sad thing to stand here and deprive a fellow citl- zen of his life, or may be his liberty, But it {s not a matter of sentiment either way. It is a matter of evidence only, and we rely upon the sacred honor of Modoc's jury to return a verdict according to the evidence adduced in this case, I ask you not to do anything unfair fendant, not to deprive him of any right. But you have taken your oath that you will abide by the evidencé and follow the instructions which will be given to you by the court. To-Day’s News Letter. The San Francisco News Letter has got- ten out a rarely good number this week. As it is published on Washington’s birth- day, there is a humorously satirical poem addressed to the ghost of Washington. W. O. McGeehan has an excellent,and In- teresting article on American husbands and Filipino wives. “The Alimentary Ad- viser,” by V. Shaw, is a humorous story of a rich man who was too lazy to choose his meals and had a secretary for that purpese. “Human Failings” is a_gentle lampoon at some of mankind's foibles. The News Letter is not abating its vigor- ous fight against Chinese exclusion. The Town Crier department fairly sizzles, and the Looker On is longer and better than urual, Every department is ably handled.® — Mobile Company in Trouble. SAN JOSE, Feb. 21.—The California Mo- bile Company, Which recently organized here and promiséd to revolutionize subur- ban travel,-has come to grief and sus- pended operations, temporarily at least. Oriando Stevens and Colonel Cotton of Oakland were the promoters of the com- pany and they procured a dozen large automobiles t:l‘:m thewl:::;t. R. C. Kirk- od, a capitalist, res near Mountalin mw. advanced $12,000 or $15,000, it being urGerstood that other moneyed men were ready to invest in the enterprise. No more money was obtained, however, and a crisis in the affairs of the company oc- curred this week. It is said that Kirk- wood, being the only one to advance morey, refused to allow the machines to ‘be used until more stock was sold. Now Kirkwood bhas taken nine of the large .machines, worth about $14,000, and stored e B shalios v oed Been shipped to Oakland. o el ——e—— $9.00 Per Ton $9.00 Better and cheaper than coal; no screening, no waste. Your coal dealer sells Tesla Bri- quettes; all one size. Phone South.85 about them. B The Secret of the Success of Ecvrrian DEITIES is the CIGARETTES ‘“blend” of which they are made! of the TurKkish tobaccos Each Kind of tobacco contributes some- thing individual and separately character= istic to the perfect harmony of this blend. Most Turkish cigarettes sold in America are made of tobaccos bought here in the open market. Every ounce of the fourteen different Kinds of tobacco that are used in making DEITIES. is selected by our resident buyers better ”’ For this reason’ in TURKEY ‘“No = better cigarette can be made.” E.GYPTIAN EMBLEMS are the same as DEITIES but with cork tips. Ghis signatare is and “no selection for quality is possible. TURKISH on every box. BROTHERS STRINE FOR THE ESTATE Piercy Family Feud Is - Once More in the Courts. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Feb. 21.—The trouble in the Plercy family has taken a new phase, and the love feast which had been arranged has turned into another feud. To-day An- drew J. Piercy filed a petition in the Su- perior Court asking that he be appointed guardian of the person and estate of his mother, Mary Piercy. The petitioner as- serts that his mother is 8 years of age and is feeble of mind and body and un- able to care for her person; that she is mentally incompetent to manage and care for her property and estate. He says Mrs. Plercy is possessed of property in San Francisco which produces an income of $200 a month, real estate in this county which yields a.revenue of §2500 a year and money unaccounted for in the hands of Ed Plercy, a son, which amounts to many’ thousands of 'dollars. The total value of Mrs, Piercy’s estate Is placed at $100,000. Andrew Piercy declares his mother is now confined to her bed in the Stanford lodging-house in _this city, where she was placed by her son, Edward Piercy, who allows no one to visit her. Judge Hyland will hear the case on February z8. Andrew J. Piercy also brought a sult to-day against his brother, Edward Plercy, to restrain him from disposing of the 1100 acres of land, valued at $30,000, which his mother, Mary Piercy, had deed- ed to_him. This property recently be- longed to the brother, D. J. Piercy, now dead. Plaintiff alleges that Edward se- cured the property from his mother by undue influences when she was in no con- dition to manage her affairs. The Plercys have been before the courts for the past two years. D. J. Piercy, a brother, died in Agnews Asylum a couple or years ago, leaving an estate of $30,000. Strife ensued over the administration of the estate between Edward Piercy and Andrew Plercy. This property went to Mary Plercy, the mother. When the case came up in court Mrs. Plercy and her two sons got., together, and, amid a copious flow of tears, arranged a settlement. All left the courtroom friends. Shortly after- ward Mrs. Piercy transferred this prop- erty to Edward Piercy. ter she sued her son for its recovery, charging Edward with obtaining possession of it by fraud. A few weeks ago Mrs. Piercy, through an attorney, asked that the suit be dismissed, declaring she had s never authorized Attorney J. C. Black to file the suit against Edward M. Piercy. Andrew Plercy, the other son, sided with his mother against Edward in the suit. Now the latter wants to manage his mother’s estate. / The Piercys are one of the ploneer fam- ilies of the State and well known. On the death of Plercy Sr., many years ago, the boys and their mother inherited large estates. JUDGE JOSEPH H. BUDD'S ILLNESS BECOMES CRITICAL Aged Jurist Gradually Yielding to a General Breaking Down of the System. STOCKTON, Feb. 21.—Judge Joseph H. Budd is critically ill-and his friends and family fear’ that he will-never agafn ascend-the bench. The Judge is far ad- vanced in the seventies and his ailments are more due to a general breaking down of the system than to any specific cause. Hiis mind is clear and bright and in spite of his weakened condition he has kept in fouch with the affairs of his departmefit. He sfl v{mmlly sustained by his wonder- 11 power. m.hld e Budd was quite low yesterday, and 5:0 ‘h he rallled some to-day, the An b a foared. Twice during the' last ‘months_he went in Sobrt and while his mind was as keen a3 ever his weakened physical condition ca him to return home. The Judge fully realizes his position and views its possibly fatal termination with com- placency. " " Appointed Prison Physician. SANTA, CRUZ, Feb. 21.—Dr. B. A. Plant of this city has been appointed 1t siclan in Folsom prison at @ salary of a year. REPORT FALSE O ACCUSERS Third Warrant Issued for a Bank’s Vice President. DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 21.—A' third war- rant was issued to-day for Frank C. An- drews, vice president of the City Savings Bank, which is in the hands of a re- ceiver, on a complaint charging him, to- gether with another officer of the bank, for whom a warrant was also issuéd, with making a false report on the bank’s con- dition. Andrews was arraigned in the Police Court and his counsel asked that he be released under this charge on his personal recognizance, in view of the fact that the ball on the two former complaints against him totals $25,000: and is ample. Judge Whelan declined to grant the request and fixed the bail at $0,00. This was not furnished. Andrews’ examination was set for February 28, the date of his ex. amination on the other two complaints. The complaint made to-day alleges falsi- fication‘of the report which was supposed to show the condition of the bank at the close of business February 5, 1%1. The complaint charges that the loans and dis- counts in the alleged falsified reports were $15,000 out of the way. In the matter of overdrafts the report stated that they amounted to $198 58, whereas the books show, according to_ the complaint, that they amounted to $198,987 58, The complaint recites that the report set forth that there was 380,895 74 in banks in reserve citles, whereas the true amount was $236,395 74. The report states that there was in other banks 336,750 67, when, the complaint states, there was but $15,- 750 67. The report states that in exchange for clearing-house there was $97,5% 90, and of checks, cash items, intersst and rev- enue accounts $982 79, when the proper amount for these two items should have been $32,368 74. The report gave the amount of currency as $140,585, when the true amount, accord- ing to the complaint, was $40,06250. The amount of gold coin’given in the report as held In the bank was $28,202 50, le the complaint declares the true amount ‘was . The amount of silver was given in the report at $19,102 15 instéad of $7056 50, the true amount, according to the complaint. The amount of commercial deposits recorded in the report was $745,- 827 65, whereas the complaint declares the right figure to have been $%43,287. The report indicated that F. C. Andrews was not liable in any amount to the bank as payer, when, the complaint declares, he really’ was liable at that time for $32,500. The report also shows that another di- rector of the bank was liable to the bank as payer for $23,000, whereas the complaint says the true amount should have been $45,412 20. F. C. Andrews as indorser was reported to be liable for $37,000, when the complaint_says he should be liable in this capacity for $142432 45. The report indl- cated that Andrews was not liable in any amount for overdraft, whereas, the com- laint says, his account was overdrawn 49,133 55. - The complaint charges that these discrepancies were made with the intent of deceiving the bank examiners. FIND AN ARSENIC LEDGE IN CASCADE MOUNTAINS Mining Men Believe the Deposit to Be the Largest in the World. TACOMA, Feb. 21.—J. J. Davis and other mining men have uncovered a de- posit of crude arsenic in the Cascade Mountains, which is believed to be a world beater of its kind. The ledge fis fifty-six feet thick and has been stripped for 700 feet. The deposit believed to extend further. The ledge is on Mineral Creek, fifty miles southeast of Tacoma. Local mining men assert that no such body of arsenic ore has ever before been discovered in any part of the world. Davis, who has investigating the property, believes that the arsenic 1s a water deposit forced up ~between -the rocks during past ages by {mmense ure from unt Tacoma, when that mountain was an active volcano. For many years the world's of arsenic has come from Cornwall, , where .arsenic is found mixed with tin and cop- late vears the supply the and valics have dhen T BEE 1casencd GILLESPIE BETS LIGHT SENTENGE Goes to San Quentin for Five Years for Kill- ing Griffim ‘When George D. Gillesple, who was con- vited of manslaughter for shooting and killing William F. Griffin in a lodging- house at 119 Ninth street street August 17 last, appeared for sentence yesterday Judge Cook asked him if he had anything to say why sentence should not be passed upon him. - Gillespie then made an impas- sioned appeal, saying: Before God I did not intend to kill that man. My sole object was to intimidate him | and I was horrified when the pistol exploded Three years ago when I was taking part in an election campaign I was held up and robbed on my way home from the California Hotel and I bought that pistol. I placed it in my desk and never had occasion to use ft from that time till the night of the shooting of Griffin. I call God to witness that I am in- nocent of that man's blood and I beg your Honor to be merciful in passing judgment upon me. Judge Cook sald that from the evidence he felt something had been done to make the defendant leave the room and go for his pistol. It was a pity that he ever re- turned to it. It might be that he simply got the pistol to preserve order or to in- timidate Griffin. as he had stated. If so there were extenuating circumstances. The remark made by the defendant in- stantaneously with the report of the pis- od, I did not intend to kiil Im’ what he said, as there was no time to comeoct anything. The jury by its verdict had ac- quitted him of malice. Technically the de- fendant was gullty of manslaughter, and by the verdict of the jury the law had been vindicated. The defendant was not of the criminal class, and there was no rea- son why society should require his long in- carceration. He was strongly of the belief that the shooting was accidental, and he thought a sentence of five years’ impris- oument in San Quentin would be ade- quate. Gillesple said, “I thank your Honor,'™ when the sentence was pronounced. Former Judge Ferral, counsel for de- fendant, asked for a stay of six days, which was granted. Thieves Sentenced. Emile Basso, 16 years of age, who was convicted of grand larceny, was sent to the Tone Reform School. Hans Miller, 19 years of age, convicted on a similar charge, awill be sentenced Monday. Nicholas Newman, convicted on a charge of grand larceny, was sentenced by Judge Dunne to ten years’' imprison- ment at Folsom. On the night of Decem- ber 23 Newman snatched a purse from Mrs. Amelia Carey on Grant avenue, James Wilson, a confirmed petty larcen- ist, who was convicted of petty larceny, second offense, also appeared for sen- tence. There were twenty-five prior con- victions against him for petty larceny and one for grand larceny. Judge Dunne sen- tenced him to five years’ imprisonment in San Quentin. INTERTRIBAL MASSACRES ON SOUTH SEA ISLANDS White Missionary Barely Escapes Murder at the Hands of a Native. VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 21.—From the islands of the south seas the Miowera to- day brought news of further intertribal fights between the blacks. The steamer Mambare, which arrived at Sydney from an island cruise, reported that while she was at Santo a fight occurred there. A party of head hunters stole into the vil- lage of the home tribes at night and slaughtered a number of natives, carry- ing away the heads, as is the custom. in revenge for this attack a march was by the villagers through the bush to the village from which the first expegi- tion came and seven men were killed and ed that Mr. Ander- . McKenzle, the mis- slonary at Santo, was attacked while visiting a native village and had a nar- TOW He was within a few yards of one of the huts when a native stepped oo PUT e tilsger. but. the cap was ive 3 @ nd the missed fire. Mr. An- d::gn.xook tom heels and escaped.