The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 30, 1902, Page 29

D P s S Tveeeey | Pages 20040 ¢ + - D aAaasssaasd S b4 {Pages 20 o 40 [ 2o aasasassadiasscasanassanand » @Liss4 449 SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 1902 VICTIMS |MOTHER’S NAGGING 'DRINKS OF FRAUD DEADLY PISTOL WINS HIM WIFE OF SPECIAL POLICEMAN FALLS LIBERTY The Robber Draws a Weapon on Judge Fritz. Official Bravely Pur- sues Snatcher of Purse. Captures Thief, but| Revolver Loosens | His Hold. { udge Alfred J. Fritz had an adventure ing that he will not forget in a He e courage.to capture a bold pur , but dropped him s he would a otato when the thief | g revolver at his body. | robber was in contempt of court, | if a be warrant will effect capture Judge Fritz will cheerfully | the city and county to pay the ard and lodging for an indefn- ite period. His Honmor was on his way to attend r by the Monticello Club. | t-street car, ang, | Jones of 221 Fred. | ing a speech that | plurality at the next ghts were rudely | ar was opposite the | a middle-aged the ‘back plat- ent intention of jump- he moving car. Judge Fritz 1d grabbed the lady before her purpose. The lady That man snatched my sointed to a small man w0 half-minute before and cks toward Powell s y said, “St e the miscreant, ng he has gained in he Olympic Club been s Honor sprinted the | record time and was n e latter, how- | the crowd and | ed in_a snake fashion up Powell | et. His Honor redoubled his speed | man in front of Green r s street. nor | r qualed. | a purse,” answered | vs, Judge!” yelled nized Judge Fritz. nothing,” replied the | 1 give you this :f you n of Judge Fritz' vest and | persuaded to let go of the | thief did not stand on the or- | but went. Again the | . but this time at a re- | He was joined by | nd they followed the ito the Ellis-street iwin_Annex with | e Fritz tried to ing around to the | when he arrived | | liceman compared e thief as a Rttle | clothes and a soft adge was unable to find | st her purse. | played havoc with Judge | and the speech he intendea | mbers of the Monti- | to him and to them. | vivid recollection of and promises no fellow if he ever HEN ESCAPES FROM THE CITY PRISON | Tt Jumps From the Roof and Is Re- captured by Two Stalwart Policemen, s kept as evidence mped from the roof f Justice yesterday afternoon fely on Merchant street. A age was sent to the Cen- tion and Policemen Hanley | in pursuit of the | fter considerable twisting | hey managed to “‘surround” Montgomery and Merchant aptured it, taking it back in | he prison, ‘where it was soon | )ng with the other two, de wner. d Thomas Garrigan werc | week ago on a charge | oreaking into a hen coop | . A. Gray, 141 Sickles Francisco, and stealing | were found in_their | -ared before Judge | fense was that they | he hen coop, but that | ed from the coop by | f corn. Onme of the | 1 that she saw_the | two defe one of Mrs. | Gray’s ducks. T ze dismissed the case and Mrs. G: her fowls back. ————— GERBERDING'S FUNERAL IS LARGELY ATTENDED Remains of the Late Club Man and Merchant Leid to Rest in | Laurel Hill. Amid tokens of profound sorrow the| remains of the late Albert Gerberding, the popular clubman and prominent grafn merchant, were consigned to the /' at Laurel Hill Cemetery > @+ 1 service was held at Tri ds and admirers of impressive ritual of h was conducted by my double quartet. Many floral pieces were displayed near bier, the members of the Bohemian 3 arge chair of roses and aterment of the body was witnes ed at the cemetery by the bereaved rela- tives and many friends of the deceased. The pall-bearers were: Willlam Berg, Yinderlynn Stow, J. ¥. Deering. T. "¢ lan 7 r, W. D. Cheeseborough, ¥. H. and Mr. Welsh e 2 SR ©dd Fellows’ New Lodge. y-five resic of Lorin have a petition for a charter to have a 1ge nt Order of ad a prelim- € to organize it will be held v_night. The or- Rowley, Thomas | ier. Members of County and in this | ed to assist in the or- Golden State Social Club. The Golden State Social and Literary Ciub will give its first entertainment in | Social Hall at 905 Eddy street on the 1ith | inst., when the following named will take Earl in the programme for the evening:) abel McNaughton, little Vera | Mics Marie Hockenbrock, Arthur H. Cl(- | ford, Charles N. Keller, Frank W. Per- kins, C. Earle Clemenf and A. Arthur Russell. The programme will be followed by dancing. 1 |Share of Big Estate HEIR TO MILLION Awaits a Redding Woman. Profits by Death of Rich Relative in Germany. Special Dispatch to The Call. EDDING, March 20.—Mrs. Bl F. Dack of this city was be- ing congratulated on all sides to-day upon her prospect of coming into a generous slice of the fortune which was ac- cumulated by Hugo Emrick, the Berlin furrier, who made his first million as a partner of John Jacob Astor. Mrs. Dack is in receipt of a letter from her attor- neys in Portland bringing information that her uncle, Fred R. Emrick of Mich- igan, has just received his full one-fifth | share of the fortune of $9,000,000 which Hugo Emrick becueathed to his four brothers and one sister. The attorneys believe that the estate's affairs are in such condition that the entire distribu- tion can be made very soon. Two of «+ Hugo Emrick's brothers, Charles and Fred, came to America and were lost sight of. It was only after months of advertising that they were finally located. The only children of Charles Emrick are Mrs. Dack of Red- DONORS TO CHARITIES ARE TO BE PROTECTED Merchants’ Léoci’n»aun Appoints Committee to Investigate Alleged Charitable Organizations. The board of directors of the Mer- chants’ Association has appointed a com- mittee to investigate into the merits of charitable organizations, whose repre- sentatives solicit funds about town. So- licitors for genuine and worthy charities | will be supplied with cards properly in- | dorsed so that the benevolently inclined | may know that they are not being victim- zed. The committee is composed of A. M. Davis of the Emporium, John F. Merrill of Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson and Hor-| ace Davis of the Sperry Flour Company Who represent the association; Osgood | Putnam and Miss Jessica Plexotto, who represent the Associated Charities, and | Herbert Lewis and Rev. D. O. Crowley, | nt the Organized Charities of | who repr San Francisco. The plan has worked out very success- | fully in other cities and it is expected it | with much of the fraud now | the unscrupulous in San| Francisco. The indorsed card is not nec- | will do aw: practiced b essary in individual cases of distress, church fairs or work that does not come under the supervision. of organized | charity. | —_—————————— Kansas Elopers Discharged. Arthur T. Davis and Mrs. Minnie Karns, who eloped from Solomon, Kans., in September, 1900, and were arrested Friday on complaint of H. B. Karns, the woman's husgband, appeared before Judge Cabaniss yesterday. Karns refused to prosecute, as he had recovered his certifi- cate as a _member of the Brotherhood of | Rallway Trainmen and the policy of in- surance on his life, and as the Judge said the charge against them could not be proved the cases were dismissed, Mrs. Karns left the Hall of Justice with avis —_———————— Female Beggar Is an Impostor. The Associated Charities have issued a war ties against a woman who is actively so. liciting financial assistance on the plea that she {s without means, has ten chil- dren suffering from hunger and a hus- band in the last stages of consumption. She sometimes varies the story with an account of the “poor man’'s death.” In-| vestigation has proven that she is a | weman of many addresses, the majority of which are vacant lots. e e Needs of Recorder’s Office. Recorder Godchaux notified the Board of Supervisors yesterday that he will re- quire $44,100 to conduct his office during the next fiscal year. He will also re- uire $4325 for supplies and asks for $15,- 770 for needed improvements in the office. Godchaux also wants a chief copylst, an additional index clerk and four inde- dent comparers and suggests that the rate for copying records be reduced from & cents to 6 cents a folio. WOMAN WHO IN- HERITS A FORTUNE OF AL- MOST A MILLION DOLLARS. ding and Mrs. Ann Sheppard of Portland. y expect to divide their father's por- or about $1,800,000. Dack, whose pr policeman, was an old-time ent husband is an he wife of the late restaurateur She had not heard of the Emrick fortune until a year ago, and not until vesterday did she realize that she was destined to become rich by it. CHATELAINE LOST OR STOLEN ON CABLE CAR It Belongs to Mrs. C. M. Cole and Contained Valuable Articles of Jewelry. Mrs. C. M. Cole, wife of the secretary of the Sterling Furniture Company and living at 2060 Fell stréet, reported to the police yesterday morning that her chate- laine, which she had attached to a belt round her waist, had either been stolen or had dropped from its fastening while she was on a Hayes-street car Mrs. Cole boarded the car in front of the Emporium about 5 the corner of streets about half an hour stood on the rear platform. Almost im- mediately after leaving the car she dis- covered the loss of her chatelaine, which contained a gold watch, valued at $100; a smelling bottle, three gold lockets, a gold pencil and a gold ticles being also valued at $1 The chatelaine was not found in the car and, unless it was stolen, it must by some one who is the owner will offer 30 o'clock and left ayes and Shrader have been picked u; waiting to find out a reward for its recovery, —_——— Coroner’s Inguests. A Coroner's jury in the matter of the inquests upon the body of Daniel Watts, the janitor who was killed last Friday morning ‘in an clevator at 602 California street, returned a verdict yesterday tha death was caused by an accident flue tot a defective clevator, In the case of Joseph Demelia, a steve- dcre, residing at 218A Leavenworth st: t whodied on March 2, the jury returned a verdict that the accident was due to the lax methods pursued Demelia was engaged at wharf, Oaklard, in unioading lumber 2 ship, and a portion of the tackle gave way and struck Demelia on the head. —_————— Objects to Change in Rates. Judge Seawell, on complaint of A, B, Hunt, who owns a ranch in the Therma- lito Colony Company’s tract at Oroviile, issued an injunction yesterday restrain- ing the Oroville Water Comp: cutting off the supply of wate: for irrigation purposes. he holds a contract with the company for all the water he needs for irrigation 0ses, to be delivered the first four n cach month, and that the failure of th company to fulfill its contract will do him irreparable injury. He charges tna the water company recently raised the rice of water, and threatened to cut off is supply because he objected to the g to church and charitable socie- | He alleges that —_————— Foresters’ Ladies’ Night. Court Acacia of the Independent Order of Foresters has arranged for an invi- tational ladles’ night in its court; the Ploneer bullding ‘on the hight of e W the night of entertaining programi has been arranged for the occasion. o LOCATED Whisky CertificatesA Are Traded for Property. Exposure of Swindle Forces Leaders to Hide. Criminal Proceedings May Land Gang in Jail. The fraudulent methods used by Charles C. Maxon and his associates in securing deeds to real estate and valuable personal property in exchange for worthless junk and bogus whisky certificates, as pub- lished exclusively in The Call, has set the police to work. Yesterday evidence was secured by the authorities and it is ex- pected that criminal preceedings will be instituted against the gang of sharpers by some of its victims. Investigation discloses the fact that Charles C. Maxon, his brother, George Maxon, and T. J. May and others have Been operating in this city in disposing of the bogus certificates. The record of some of the men is very unsavory and it has been a matter of sur- prise that the gang should have dared to operate in so bold a manner. T. J. May, who vigorously denied on [ Friday that he knew anything about the “whisky certificates,” has been one of the leaders of the gang that tried to dispose of the fake documents. Two prominent liquor dealers in this city stated yesterday that May had tried to induce them to purchase some of the “certificates” within the last two months | and that May had a large number of the worthless papers in his possession. A_dispatch received from Chicago yes- terday proves that Charles C. Maxon, George Maxcn, T. J. May and others were engaged in a barefaced swindle in selling and trading “whisky certificates.” _The information given in the Chicago Gispatch is as follows: 3 Prominent liquor dealers here state that they have never heard of the existence of the United States Distillers Distributing Company. No such firm is mentiored in the directory. Denounces One of the Gang. M. Rothenberg, president of M. Rothen- berg & Co., liquor, dealers on Kearny street, between Pine and California, made the following statement yesterday: If T. J. May says that he never knew of the existence of these so-called ‘‘whisky certifi- * he is telling a falsehood. I know May well, for he owes our firm a bill for sup- plies we sold him when he ran a little res- taurant in this city. He never paid us a cent and I understand that his record in the East is shady. He came here to see me about two months ago. He introduced a man from Oak- land whose name I caanot remember. May said that the Oakland man_ was willing to trade some real estate for omie of the *‘whisky certificates” and May wanted me to buy the whisky from the man. May had a big bunch of the certificates with him. 1 told May that I did not do business with irtesponsible per- sons and that our irm did not want to have anything to do with him. He said if T would heip to put his deal through with the. Oakland party he would pay his accouni with our firm. I declined to discuss the matter with him and went into my office, leaving May in the store. He came in to see me again about two weeks ago and wanted to discuss the “whisky certificates,” but I would have noth- ing to do with him. I am glad that The Call has exjcsed this swindle and I think the gang should be arrested and sent to prison. S. Brownstone Approached. S. Brownstone, president of the Brown- stone Wine Company, 331 Ellis street, was also approached by T. J. May, who oftered to sell him some of the ‘‘certificates.” Brownstone was seen yesterday and said: A young man named arvin, who resides in the Mozart House, at 321 Ellis street, first brought the certificates to me. He subse- quently introduced May. ~The certificates he wished me to buy called for ten barrels of thé whisky. I recognized at once that the whole thing was a fraud, but I led May along to see to what extent his scheme would de- velop. He first offered the whisky at 40 cents a gallon, but wken he found I did not:seem Qisposed 'to buy he lowered his price. I told him that whisky that had been in storage since 1895 would have evaporated to a con- siderable extent. He Immediately met this assertion with an offer to allow eight gallons to the barrel for evaporation. He appeared very anxious to dispose of the certificates, May's certificates were about the crudest affairs of the kind that I had ever seen, and it is a great surprise to me how any one could be duped by them, Bond Dealer Is Swindled. W. A. C. Smith, a bond dealer who has offices at room 448 Parrott bullding and resides at Sixteenth and Guerrero streets, 18 a heavy loser by exchanging real estate for some of the bogus whisky certificates. Smith yesterday made the following statement: Duncan, the real estate man, whom I have known for a number of years, came to me in the first instance and offered to trade me a certificate representing fifty barrels of whisky, stoved in Chicago, for my Sutter City property. He told me that the certificate belonged to E. O. Beamer, but that he was trying to trade it in order to make a commission. The cer- tificate looked regular enough to me and I did not for a single moment suspect any fraud. Duncan and Beamer both advised me to make the deal end I did. Duncan was to have re- ceived a commission on the sale of the spirits, T assisted In inducing Jean Golet, who lives somewhere on Broadway, to invest also. He exchanged property for a certificate. I do not know exactly how much his property is valued at, but it is probably worth three or four thousand dollars. I do not care to let the people know how much of a fool I was, but T even went so far as to pay the nota for recording Golet's deed. And I was to have received part of Golet's profit on the sale of the whisky. I do not intend to let go my property, which 1s worth about $3000. I have already seen Beamer and he has promised not to trans- fer my deed. I shall institute proceedings as soon as my lawyer is disengaged. E. 0. Beamer Explains. Beamer, who owned the certificate that was sold to Smith, claims that he did not know the paper was a fraud and that tha | United States Distilling and Distributing Cempany never had an existence. Beamer said that he owned eighty acres of land at Riverside and some more property in San Bernardino County. He said: “T went to May about a month ago with an offer to sell my property. He introduced me to Maxon. Maxon produced the whisky certificates and offered to ex- change them for my land. Just about this time Hamilton,” the plano dealer, whom Maxon and May were trying to in- duce to invest in the spirits,” wired to Chicago regarding the whisky, e re- ceived a reply that it was all right. Tt was this reply that led me to part with my property without further in- vestigation. 4 “I did not see Smith until the proposi- tion was almost concluded. Duncan car- ried on all negotiations with him."” Record of Maxon Brothers. Charles C. Maxon and his brother, George, are well known in this city and State, where they have resided for many vears. Charles was formerly the pro- prietor of the Saratoga stables, on Geary street. He married a daughter of Al drew Schuller, the mining broker, wio shot at his wife five times on the even- ing of Sundaly, March 13, 1898, and then ¥illed himself. The tragedy took place in Schuller’s office, 420 California street. Maxon married about. eight years ago end went into the livery stable business with his wife’s money. A year after the marriage a scandal was precipitated ' by CAUSES DAUGHTER | TO END HER LIFE Youthful Bride Takes Poison During Her Honeymoon. Parent Censures Her for Marrying a Motorman. RS. GRACE M. DUNCAN, the unhappy bride who took carbolic acid last Thursday because she was nagged to desperation, died yesterday morning at 4 o'clock. The inquest was held yesterday and the jury returned a verdict of death by suicide. Mrs. Duncan was only 17 years of age, and had been married only ten days to ‘Wayne Duncan, a motorman on the Mar- ket-street railway system. K Her mother, Mrs. Inch, opposed the marriage, but the girl, whose malden name was Grace Moilen, went to San Rafael on the 19th of this month with Duncan and they were secratly married. Whaen the couple returned to_this city and announced the marriage, Mrs. Inch was very angry and upbraided her daugh- ter for disobeying her commands. Her objection to Wayne Duncan as a son-in- law lay in the fact that he was only a ADJUTANT GENERAL STONE IS TENDERED A RECEPTION National Guard Officers Entertain Him at the Occidental Hotel. One of the most successful affairs that has taken place at the Occidental Hotel | for months occurred there last night. General John H. Dickinson and the offi- | cers of the National Guard gave a recep- tion in honor of Adjftant General George B. Stone. | The guests were received in the large | parlor, which was beautifully decorated | for the-occasion with palms and Ameri- | can flags. In the corridor the regimental | band of the First California rendered mu- sical selections_throughout the evening. In the main dining-room refssshments ed. ¥ e “Seene during the reception was most animated. Officers in natty uni-| forms thronged the parlors and their lady | friends lent color to the scene with their handsome gowns. @ ettt @ | first wife and her two little children. The | wife came from the East and charged Maxon with deserting her and her iittle | ones.. She secured a divorce and Maxon | was forced to pay her alimony. Mrs. | Maxon and her children are now in the East. Following the divorce, the second | wife of Maxon remarried him. He sunk all of his wife's means in his business and | high living. A year ago Mrs. Maxon weilt | to Mexlico, suffering from quick consump- tion. While Maxon wi a livery stabie keeper he had the reputation of being a | “high roller” and spent money with a| free hand. George, the elder brother, was born in | Detrolt, Mich. He is about 50 years of age, while Charles is three years younger. Divorced Wife Lives Here. Mrs. Florence Maxon, the divorced wife of George, lives in this city with her two sons. She stated that she was married twenty years ago In Chico, where he was born. b 'FMy ex-husband,” sald Mrs. Maxon “was always engaged in trading ana dealing in all kinds of exchanges of goods and property. If he is mixed up in any trouble now, his brother has led him into it. George Maxon deserted me eight ears ago. 1 neither saw nor heard ot im until a year ago, when he called at my home one day. He never told me where he had been or why he had kept silent. I was divorced from him a year ago. My two sons live with’ me and both are working. The dlamonds that Charles Maxon wears formerly belonged to his sister-in-law, Mrs. Cool. _She was obliged to pawn them and Maxon re- deemed the articles, I did not know that my ex-husband or his brother were in the city until I read of their doings in The Cail ‘. J. May was formerly a steward at the Barton restaurant in Fresno. He came from the KEast, where he was in the clothing business. Since he has been in San Francisco he has been engaged in a number of ventures. At one time he had a small restaurant, then he dabbled in mines and then became an ‘‘agent for Eastern novelties.” He dealt in real es tate for a time, and now says he trades in _“anything that comes along.” May’s “office” for the last year has consisted of a little desk for which he rented space in other offices. ’ pile of 1|unl: that Jefferson G. ! James received in exchange for his broad ac is so worthless that James -ycster oy Instructed Herenghl & Co.s i whose place it is stored, to give the rubbish to the scavengers to-morrow morning when | 1t the appearance in the city of Maxon’s | they come around. BRIDE OF A MOTORMAN, WHO PREFERRED DEATH TO HER MOTHER'S DISPLEASURE. L * motorman, and she thought that her daughter should marry some one who could give her a better living. There was nothing against Duncan personally, he be- ing an industrious man of good character. Several times since the marriage Mrs. Duncan told her husband on his return home from his day’'s work that she was very unhappy because her mother was continually nagging her and making her life miserable. On last Thursday afternoon Mrs. Dun- can ran into the room where her husband was sitting and informed him that she had swallowed carbolic acid. Medical aid was immediately summoned, but she lapsed into unconsciousness and so re- mained until death came. The young cou- ple had been residing in a flat at 4421 Twenty-ninth street. SETTLE DIFFICULTIES IN FRIENDLY SPIRIT Trouble Between Unions of Structural Iron Workers Is Ended Without i Resort to Strike. The Derrickmen, Engineers and Struc- tural Iron Workers’ Union held a largely attended meeting on Friday evening at the Alcazar building. It was a special meeiing to consider amalgamation with Local Urion No. 26 of the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers' International As- sociation, the question of affilation with the rational body also being a paramount issue. Frank Buchanan, president of the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers' Inter- national Asscciation, was present and ex- plained the objects and workings of the national body. Vice President E. J. Brandon and Secretary O. A. Tyveitmoe of the Building Trades Council of San Fran- cisco also addressed the meeting. It hav- ing been ciaimed that the Building Trades Council of San Francisco was opposed to national organizations, the action taken by the union was of such a nature to re- fute this claim. A committee representing Local Union No. 2%, consisting of Messrs. Allen, Hodg- son and Bowling, was in attendance. After the question had been discussed, it was decided that the Derrickmen, Engi- neers and Structural Iron Workers' Union of San Francisco and vielnity and Local No. 26 of the Bridgebuilders and Struc- tural Iron Workers' International Associa- tion amalgamate and affiliate with the international body. The detalls of adjustment were referred to a committee, which will meet at an| early date and perfect the arrangement. The new organization will be chartered by the Bridgebuilders and Structural Iron Workers' _International Association and will be affiliated with the Building Trades | Council of San Francisco. It will have a membership of over three hundred. Its| constitution and by-laws will be framed under the suvervision of the executive board of the Building Trades Council of San Francisco. ——————— Wrights Get More Time. The flve days allowed Chester F. Wright to pay his fine of $250 for contempt of court and his brother, Dexter M. Wright, to pay his fine of $20, expired yesterday. Their attorney appeared before Judge Cook and asked for another five day: stay, which was granted. The fines were | imposed for disobeying an order of court restraining them from removing any stock from the music store of Kochman & Wright on Turk street. SR e e Young Finds Employment. | ords were preserved by the detective de CYANIDE A German Nobleman Puts an End to His Life. Finds Peace in Suicide After Checkered Career. | Was Suspected of the Murder of Sadie Carpenter. Joseph von Lochner, a German noble- man, who was under arrest in 1808, charged with the murder of Sadie Carpen- ter in the Hubbard House at Fourth and Everett streets, committed suicide yester- day afterncon. He walked into a saloon at 37 Third street and with a word to the bartender swallowed a strong solution of cyanide of potassium. Before medical aid reached him he was dead. Sadie Carpenter’s death, the responsi- bility for which was attributed to Von Lochner, created a tremendous sensation and furnished an interesting study in criminology. Her dead body was found in bed, with a rag loosely knotted around her throat. At first it was supposed to | be a case of strangulation, but the au- topsy showed that Jeath was due to other causes. Von Lochner occupied a room next to the woman. His statement and those of many of the witnesses proved his depravity, which marked the case as unusual in criminal annals, and the rec- partment to be given to the State Uni- versity for use in psychological studies. Von Lochner was a pensioner of the German Government, and, it is sald, was at one time an officer in high standing ia the Prussian army. He had a number of medals which were bestowed for gallantry during his service in_the Franco-Prussian war. He was extremely reticent regard- ing his past and had no confidants. Be- sides his pension he gained some income as retoucher of photographs. He was a hard drinker and slovenly in his personal habits. Captain Seymour identifled the body at the Morgue as that of the suspect in the Carpenter case. COURT SUTRO HEIGHTS CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY Presentation to District Deputy Ben Levy in Appreciation of Services. Court Sutro Heights No. 136 of the For- esters of America gave an anniversary banquet last night in an O'Farrell-stree. rotisserie to its members and a few spe- cially invited guests. There were more than 150 present and all enjoyed the dell cacles that were placed before them. The special guests were Grand Chief Ranger John Heenan, Grand Secretary John J. Cordy, District =Deputy Grand Chiet Ranger Ben vy, Judge Frank J. Murasky, Jacob Label and John Gardner. Chief Hanger B. M. Clancy was toast- master, and at the proper time, after a short Introductory address, he called upon Judge Murasky to respond to the toast, “Our Country”; the grand chief ranger to “The American Foresters”; R. L. Stmpson, “The History of the Order”; Ben_ Le; “The Deputies”; John J. Cordy, “The Grand Officers”; A. L. Weil, “The Flag of Our Country”; Ermest C. Stock, “What the Press Does for the Or- L. Livingston, “The History of the Jacob Label, “The Good of the E. S. Harding, “The Foresters of America and Their Work for the Hu- man Family,” and John Gardner to “Any- thing That Comes to Hfs Mind.” After the speaking was well under way District Deputy Levy was called to the front and was on behalf of the court pre~ sented with a_ pair of gold cuff buttons, on the face of each of which is the em- blem of the order; this in appreciation of his services and many kindnesses to the court. The affair was directed by B. M. Clancy, Wilt J. Baradori, L. H. Breuning, M.D. A. L. Weil, J. F. Murphy, G. J. Redmond and Edward Mille —_—— PRISONER MAKES BREAK TO REGAIN LIBERIY George H. Booth Causes Momentary Excitement at the Hall of Justice. George H. Booth, the young man charged with obtaining $31 from W. E. | Payne, a conductor on the Kedrny-street | line, on the representation that he would get his uncle, “Colonel Greene of Wash- ington, D. C..”” to procure a_government position for re, appeared before Judge Fritz yesterday and, as he was not ready with his defense, a continuance was granted till to-morrow. As Booth was being taken from the courtroom to the city prison elevator by Bailiff Conlon, along with other prisoners, he made a break for liberty. He dashed down the stairs, with Conlon close at his heels, and was overtaken before he reached the bottom. Two other officers happened to be in the elevator, which was quickly lowered to head him off, if nec- essary. Conlon soon had the handcuffs on Booth and he will not get such another chance. —_—— Lecture on Ethics. Harry Allen Overstreet of the depart- ment of philosophy of the University of California delivered the first of a series of six lectures on “Leading Ethical Theo- ries” in the lecture room of the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art yesterday morn- ing. Mr. Overstreet has recently returncd from a two-year stay at Oxford, England, where he won high praise from eminent men for his strong work in philosophy. In his first lecture Mr. Overstreet dis- cussed the purpose of the study of ethics and briefly’ outlined the !(‘flchlnf of the great masters Socrates and his pupil Plato. His treatment of the subject was | popular and interesting. In his later lec- tures he proposes to give an outline of the theories of other great teachers and to | show how they were influenced by these two. ‘“Epleureanism and Stolcism™ will be the subject of next Saturday’'s lecture. These lectures are given under the auspices of the university’'s committee on university extension and are free to the public. e e Defendants Held to Answer. James Walters, alias McKay, Robert McKay and Charles Walters, allas Mes Kay, were held to answer before the Su- perior Court by Judge Cabaniss yesterday William Young, the young married man | On the charge of robbery. Last Sunday who stole a bicycle because his wife was { starving and escaped prosecution, has not been long in procuring employment. At- torney Frank Kelly, who was commis- sioned by some charitably disposed people to look after the young couple, was noti- fled yesterday by Mrs. Young that her husband started to work at 4 o’clock yes- terday morning driving a team for Gray Bros., contractors. A New Council. The San Francisco Cabinet of the Na- tional Union will pay an official visit to afternoon, it is alleged, they held ug John McCartney of 537 Seventh street at Second and Natoma streets in the pres- ence of three young girls and took $ from him. John Ursenberg, a sailor, was held to answer by Judge Mogan on a charge of assault to murder for cutting Mobert Neilson on the arm with a knife in front of a saloon on Steuart street op March 2. Robinson Is Acquitted. The case of W. P. Robinson, vice pres. ident and secretary of the Al Dodge Co., advertisers, charged with exhibiting a Golden Gate Council in the Ploneer build- | deadly weapon in a rude and threatening ing on the night of April 22, and on the 25th of that month the cabinet will assist Deputy J. N. Bunting in the institution olf a new council of the order at the Mis- sion. manner, was dismissed by Judge Fritz yesterday. A. C. Dodge. the complaining witness, and Atforney W. White were ex- amined for the prosecution and the der fendant testified in his own behalf.