The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 15, 1902, Page 14

14 VAULT LOCKS I BAD ‘ORDER Witnesses Say Dimmick Tampered With the Combination. Safe Experts Find That the Bfechanism Had Been Filed. er part of yesterday's session 4 States District Court, in the Walter N. Dimmick for the lar- 30,000 from the United States s occupied in showing that Dim- mpered with the locks of the time vault in which the gold was kept, and from which were taken the six sacks, c 35000 in double eagiles. The this line of investigation on Cole, the cashier. He told 1 he assumed the duties of his Dimmick, he changed the ion of the lock on the safe. He numbers written down on a slip , and these were not communi- o Dimmick. The defendant stood nd the door of the vault and the wit- n 50d in front. Dimmick took off the back plate of the safe with a screw driver and laid it on the end of the counter. Then ( accordance with the mem- he slip of paper, turned the nes to the lert and stopped at then four times to the r humber, then three times left and twice to the right and at the number 15, where Dimmick he had to stop, because the num- as a fixture and had to be used in that combination. The witness then tried the combination, but found that it wouldn't work. Dimmick Cried “Whoa!” k said that he would see what le was and requested the witness e combination again very slow- got _to_the first number, but mick cal Whoa! whoa!” and said that the number wanted stopped at the tum- he would better put that number he stopped, as Cole’s numbe: rk. Dimmick called “Whoa! mber 15. On the next day Cole | a copy of the combination and| in_an enveiope and gave it to | He aid not _tell Dimmick what | mick numbers were. The envelope was | en une 28 190, by Frank A. ! the N Superintendent, while | Leach, Cole was sick i G. Donnell bed. | clerk in the cashier's | part of 188 saw Dim- | g the lock. He had| and had a screwdriver | alone at the time. 1‘ a 1899 the witn saw Dim- he lock again for sev: was during busines: there were eight men in the | time. After the discovery of age, Donnelly, on June 29, | I mick to lunch and | money had been r’s vault and the the vauit on the edi that Mr. Leach and wou that. | Dimmick Said “It’s Too Bad.” | | ck on the same | t with Dimmick ing sick in bed, to the witness use all the em- ch could swear | was there on the preced- 1 they had counted it. He Cole should be shortage was discov- that Cole would be everything so that he| to Mr. Leach that it was r Dimmick came out from with Cole he told the wit- Dimmick) did not tell Cole of the shortage, because it essary. It was all right, he matter was only a mix-up | e eagles and the double eagles. | ton, who was in the assay the jury how he had rimenting with the ring the time that cashier. On June nounced a shortage of d to him: “You| in the vault every | all right.” Dimmick | 1 did, but there is $30,000 Dimmick then said: “Gen- to remember that | x o the vault with Mr. | night I counted the money and | 4 there Talks of Higher Tribunal. B. Washington | timony as to Dimmick the lock of the vault. a lock expert, swore that ssible to open a lock if a < on the back wheel and ition of the numbers on the 7. Young, another expert, swore ly 15, last, he found that one of to keep the lock from hours, when it ¥, was bent and uld be unlocked on Sun- any other day. 3 another expert, testified ck was a four-tumbler one, to h four numbers, but it could be by ng three of the numbers. e mark on the back wheel and the tumblers set, a man could e vault. The bolt of the 4 been filed so that it could be opened, irrespective of the time. The trial will be resumed this morning. Lane Jury Locked Up. At 2 late hour last night the jury be- fore which Martin J. Lane was tried on a charge of grand larceny had failed to agree on a verdict and was locked up for the night. Lane is accused of fleecing a y from Nevada named A. Mel- ace” faro game at the Palace case was tried in Judge Gra- a Hotel. The ham's court. Net Results Years of labor for perfection have resulted in the production of For the physical needs of women it is a pure tonic. WISE COMMISSION C0.. Ine., California St.San diornia Franciscs, Cal $H 44 ached the first number Dim- | the other numbers, stopping | ERY far from the madding crowd, the pomps and vanities of this wicked world, is the delightful fancy of James M. Barrie's “The Professor's Love Story,” delight- fully given by E. 8. Willard and his col- leagues at the Columbia Theater last night. The scenes are laid in Arcady— mistakenly spelt *“London” and *Tulloch- mains” on the programme—and the time is when vou will. ¥ The story is all about a dear, dreamy, old-young professor falling in love with a butterfly maid who has fluttered to his desk one fine morning as his secretary. There is a wicked young widow with cap- | tivatingly unserious schemes against the professor’s peace; and a whimsical step- son and daughter-in-law who are anxious to settle her ‘n life. 2 There are two sons of the same Utopian soil who add largely to the joys of living, and a fair maid whose wooing by them is | a rare and gracious piece of fooling. Two | merry doctors complete the cast. Around these fanciful folk Barrie has woven a delicately fantastic comedy, with | the quaint air of realism that some fairy stories have. The play is kept admirably in key, the work of the actors through- | out being remarkable for its consistency. Mr. Willard as the professor is an ex- quisite thing. Absent-minded, learned, lovable, a fine gentleman and uncon- sciously in love, the professor, as Mr. lard paints him, is an irresistible fig- ure. His unconsciousness of his love for | the pretty secretary is sublime, his quaint | humility “when he does discover it truly pathetic—n an Arcadian way—and the whole picture conspicuous for rich and | genial humor, brilliant lightness of hand- ling and masterly finish. Miss O'Malley as the fascinating secre- tary—a sort of Lady Babbie and Grizel THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1902 Around Characters Author Has Woven Fan- tastic Comedy With Quaint Air of Realism. seems to be about as much of a success as its predecessor, ‘The Serenade.” The house was packed to the doors last night and continuous applause was indicative that the performance was justly appre- ciated. The opera is full to the brim with fun. Amusing songs and ludicrous situa- tions abound in every act. Ferris Hart- man, as Borls, is as much of a favorite as ever. His hearers can seemingly never get enough of the song, ‘‘Shouldn’t Have Done It.”” Edward Webb has a very humorous role which he fills In a highly satisfactory manner. nnie Lichter, in the double characters bf Musette and Irma, makes the most of her opportunity to show her talent. Harry Cashman is the funniest kind of a poverty-stricken Count. . Har- old Gordan and Arthur Cunningbam are ey 3= combined—is_very acceptable, her youth and personal charm measurably helping < o ririe % $uE FORTUNXE LICcHTER T HMAROLD GORDON TYovowny PO Y BALLET owrneLm FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD IS THE DELIGHTFUL FANCY OF PLAYWRIGHT ]. M. BARRIE'S “THE PROFESSOR’S LOVE STORY” — TELLER " - { out the {llysion. The ambitious widow | was well played by Laura Linden, and Edith Dennett made a very attractive | milkmaijd. Excellent, indeed, were the sketches of the braw Scots, Hepders and | Pete, by Ernest Stallard and H. Barfoot, | and the George Gilding of A. S. Home- | wood. The rest of the cast was accept- | able and the play very prettily mounted. | Grand Opera-House. When Fedora dies in the arms of the | heart broken Loris Ipanoff, the man | whom while she suspected him of mur- der she most cruelly wronged, and ‘when | he, out of the great love he bears for her, | cheers her last moments with the. bless- ing of forgiveness, there is not a dry | eye in the house. Melbourne MacDowell never played upon the chords of human sympathy so effectively as he does in Sardou’s tragedy. In Fedora he displays the true mettle of the artist. The part of the Princess is most exacting for Flor- ence Stone, but she proves equal to its re- | quirements and gives the finest illustra- | tion of her power that it is possible to | | convey within the limits of a single play, | In intensity of interest, in strong emotion- | al passages Fedora ranks with La Tosca | | at the head of post-Shakespearian drama. | The play is staged with the same care and attention to detail that characterized its predecessors, and in the hands of the | excellent company loses none of its inter- | est or effectivene: Tivoli. ADMIRAL KEMPFF LOSES HI3 WIFE She Contracts Pneumo- nia and Succumbs in a Few Days. Mrs. Cornelia Selby Kempft, wife of Rear Admiral Louis XKempff of the United States Navy, died last even- ing at her residence at the Hotel Metro- pole, Oakland. She contracted pneu- menia a few days ago. It was not thought that serious results would fol low, but the disease developed very rap- idly, and after less then a week’s iliness shehpa.ssed away at 10:15 o'clock last night. Rear Admiral Kempff returned from his command on the Asiatic station three weeks ago. He had been separated from his wife and family for some years while he was in Manila, China and Japan, and his return to stand at his wife’s death- bed was very sad. Mrs, Kempff was a daughter of the late Thomas H. Selby, founder of the Selby Smelting Works. = She married Admiral Kempff in this city some years ago. She has been with the admiral in Washing- ton, New York and at many of his various stations, and for a number of years was with him at Mare Island, where the ad- miral was commandant. When the ad- miral was ordered to the Asiatic station she remained in Oakland with her family at the Metropole and welcomed him upon his safe return home. The deceased leaves three children, two sons, the eldest of whom, Clarence Kempft, is an officer on the Government steamer Albatross; Fritz, who is a student at the State University, and a daughter, Cornelia Kempff. —_————— Collision Narrowly Averted. Bert K. Davis, a former steward at_the Emergency Hospital, rescued Mrs. Ed Burr from a probably fatal runaway ac- cident last Sunday night. The horse at- tached to the buggy in which Mrs. Burr was seated started to run down Van Ness avenue from the corner of Ellis street. As the frightened animal neared Turk street Davis, who was standing near the corner, seized the lines and prevented a both singing splendidly. The rest of the cast is excellent and ably assists_to make the production a success. Alcazar. They are dolng George Broadhurst's comedy ‘“Why Smith Left Home” in clev- er style thisaveek at the Alcazar. All the favorites of this popular playhouse are happily cast and make the most out of a play which fairly bristles with funny sit- uations. M. L. Alsop as John Smith is director general of the funmaking, and he is ably assisted by George Osbourne, who does a fine bit of character acting as General Billetdoux. Whatever Osbourne does he does well, and that accounts for his long-continued success on the stage. Howard Scott has not much to do as Major Duncombe, but he is equal to the emergency, while Frank Bacon and Hen- ry Shumer play their parts well. Lillian Elliott as Lavinia Daly, the cook, splen- didly intérprets her part, and her travesty on labor union methods is laugh-provok- ing. Marion Convere as the touchingly clever maid, Baggo Conklin as!Mrs, Bil- letdoux, Juliet Crosby as Miss Smith and Margaret Wycherly as Mrs. Smith all aid in making the piece a success. iy Orpheum. The Mortons, Sam, Kittie and’ Clara, are by far the cleverest people at:the Or- pheum this week. They are in a'class by HEBBARD ORDERS HOOK RESTORED Superior Judge Says Dis- rating of Policeman ‘Was Unjust. Judge Hebbard decided yesterday that Policeman Harry Hook is entitled to the rank of sergeant in the Police Depart- ment, issued directing the Police Commissioners to restore him. In his opinion on the suit for a writ filed by Hook, Judge Heb- bard takes a slap at the Police Commis- siorers in the following language: In April, 1878, Hook was appointed & pa- trolman and in October, 1889, he was ad- vanced to the rank of sergeant. In September, 1800, he whs reduced to the ranks without any good cause whatever, Fearing further disgrace, by reason of circumstances tending thereto, he resigned from the Police Department. In De- cember, 1896, he was reinstated in the de- partment” without any petition of property owners, without physical examination and with- out regard to age limit, and without any of the requirements usual in Such cases. In January, 1202, he demanded of the Board of Police Com- missioners restoration to the rank of ‘sergeant, and was rcfused, % His resignation. was an enforced one, and when he was reinstated in 1895 he became in law and in fact entitied to all the rights’ and privileges he was entitled to at the date of his Tesignation. One of these rights, under many similar rulings of this court, is that to apply for and be granted restoration to hls position 28 sergeant, from which he was so unjustly re- oved. Immense Sale of Fine Shoe: $20,000 worth of the finest of shoes, com- prising the entire’stock of T. A, Gilbert of Eugene, Or., and consisting of *“‘Sorost; Laird’s, Renaud’s, etc., will be placed on sale for Jess than the cost of manufac- ture. Sale commences to-morrow (Wednes- day), at 9 a. m., 324 Kearny street. * ————— Converts to-Speak. Twelve men who have been saved from the curse of drink will speak at a big meeting to be held this evening at 207 Grant avenue by the Salvation Army. ————— Adams’ Sarsaparilla Pills. collision with a near-by car. No damage was done. Spring medicine to purify the blood, Consti- pation, Biliousness, Sick Headaches; 10c, 25c. s and ordered a writ of mandate | BOME OF THE CLEVER STAGE FOLK WHO ARE NIGHTLY ENTERTAIN- ING PATRONS OF THE ORPHEUM. original and unique. It is a turn in which Irish characteristics are shown, and it is original in that they forsake the hack- neyed portrayal of the witty sons of the green isle. It is well done, despite its newness, and when they dance the audi- ence seems unable to contain itself. So far as the youngest Morton is concerned she cannot be praised too highly. She is a very pretty girl and decidedly *‘chic” in her essayal of a French singer. The “pony ballet” is composed of eight young ladies. They are all clever terpsichorean experts, capable of winning applause from an audlence composed of “those who ought to know."” he rest of the bill is (0od. Marie Wainwright is clever as osephine, and the Petching brothers are skilled musicians. Winona Winter of Banks and Winter impersonates cleverly, and the Clipper Quartet and James Cul- len sing nicely. Central. ‘‘The Dangers of a Great City,” with its strikingly realistic scenes fllustrative of stirring events in New York’s Fifth ave- nue and Bowery, immensely pleased the audience at the Central Theater last even- ing. It is a comedy-drama, well balanced with humor-and pathos, and every-one of the four acts has &' climax that thrills. George P. Webster as Edmund Vaughn. the detective, who' weds the woman he loves unconscious of the fact that she is the sister of an escaped convict whose trail he is following, gives a strong por trayal of a character that struggles ! - tween the dictates of duty and the ma..- “The Fortune Teller” at the Tivoli | themsélves and do a “turn” that is both ! dates of he heart, while Annette Mar- @il i et el bbbl @ DRIVERS AGAEE T NEW PN United States Laundry " Employes Accept Districts. The drivers for the United States Laun- dry have agreed with their employers to try the plan of confining their routes to different districts. When the plan was first broached to the drivers some objec- tion was made by those who thought that the operation of the new plan would necessarily decrease their earnings. When assured by the proprietors of the laundry that the plan would have a tendency to increase rather than decréase their earn- ings they decided to allow their employers to redistrict their laundry routes. The matter was settled yesterday afternoon at the headquarters of the Labor Council. Thirteen of the drivers sat down with Proprietors Biggy and Ferguson and President Goff and Secretary Rosenberg of the Labor Council. F. P. Nicholas, president of local Car- penters’ Union No. 22, and Secretary W. E. Smith have appended their signatures to. a communication denying certain statements made by Messrs. De Roin and Cranford of the new union. No change occurred yesterday in the leather workers' strike. Over 150 men are re?orted out of work, and the bl% whole- sale firms are seriously affected. The men ask for an increase of 10 per cent in their Wwages and a reduction of one hour a day in their working time. President R. H. McCallum of the Leather Workers' Union has appointed a committee of nine to con- duct the strike. “They have opened head- quarters at 1133 Mission street. W. Davis & Som, .leather manufactur- ers, have compiled a table showing that most of their employes earn between $60 and $75 per month. Vacations for Firemen. At a meeting of the Fire Commissioners yesterday the members of the board took under consideration a plan to give the firemen a yearly vacation of two weeks Ln« addition”ta their regular weekly days i g — shall as Ruth Fielding, the girl who weds the detective, has a very effective role and rouses the house to enthusiastic ap- plause in the scene where she foils the glotler! against her brother while she is isgulsed as a “Bowery tough girl.” Ag- nes Ranken as Mabel Westbrook, the banker’s daughter, makes an excellent in- genue, and Margaret Marshall as Mother Thunder creates a great deal of merri- ment with her tramps’ lodging-house. Stanley Ross as the Wall street. broker, Who commits robbery and murder to re- tain his position among the pampered sons of wealth, is the conventional gen- tlemanly villain, and Willard Blackmore as George Fielding, the innocent man ac- cused-of the broker's crime, does some very creditable acting. Edwin T. Emery and James Corrigan are at their best in the character roles of. Terry the Tough and Larry Lunnon, and George Nicholls, Herbert "Farjeon, Ernest Howell and California. Williams and Walker in their musical comedy, ‘“‘Sons of Ham,” caused no:end of laughter at the California Theater last night. . The house was well filled and there should be packed houses for the re- mainder of the week. Both Willlams. and Walker are first-class comedians and their fun is wholesome and catching. Miss Overton-Walker is also a very clever Frank Thompson make up a strong cast.’| -+ comedienne and voealist and makes a hit with her songs, “Miss Hannah From Sa- vannah” and “Leading Lady.” The com- pany as a whole is an excellent one. Not the least attractive part of the evening's entertainment is the acrobatic feats and gun spinning of Reese Brothers and Douglas. Fischer’s. “Fiddle Dee Dee” still holds forth at | Fischer’s. It has caught the town and the | theater is crowded nightly. The fun is of | the fast and furious kind and the pleas- | ure house is filled with laughter through- out the performance. The music is ex- tremely catchy and the singing is excep- tionally good. Kolb and Dill are very droll | as Germans, and Barney helps things.| along by his clever but refined delineation | of a Hebrew. The burlesque on “Floro- dora™ is one of the hits of the potpourri | of fun. Lilllan Coleman sings herself into | |Outbreak in favor and Maud Amber’'s merry laugh is so irresistible that the audience is forced to join in. Winfield Blake plays a con- | genial part. He is supposed to be a rich | American traveling in Paris, with lots of | money to spend. He is as generous as a | Croesus- and he makes a roll of stage | money look like thirty cents. The entire | cast is made up of clever people. The ! chorus _has shown great improvement in | its work. The burlesque bids fair to enjoy a long run at the local playhouse. | GOOUES DEMAND _ THEIR FREEDOM Detention Shed Is Expected To-Day. Steamship Company Advised to Take More Than Ordi- nary Precautions. The Konglkong Maru is advertised to sall for the Orient to-day, and ninety- eignt in-transit Chinese coolies, who, by the ruling of the Customs Collector, have been denied a landing, e in a desperate frame of mind, and have declared their intention of for their way out of the steamship company’s detention shed on the Mail dock and going on board the Hongkong Maru. They have represented to their agents in China and to the steam- ship company’s officials here that they have been kept in detention here for nine months, while their familles are starving in China, and that they do not care to wait any longer for the decisiofi of the United States Supreme Court in their “IFWo weeks ago the detained Chimese made a vicious assault with clubs on sev= eral customs inspectors and were subdued only by being severeiy beaten. Customs Collector Stratton forwarded a letter yesterday to the steamship com- pany’s officials in this city notifying them that the detention shed was constructive- Iy the deck of the vessel and that they would be responsible for any escapes that might_take place. Later in the day the officials notified the Collector of the re- ceipt of a telegram from R. P. Schwerin at Washington stating that the United States Supreme Court would decide the appeals yesterday or to-day. On the sug- gestion of the Collector a Chinese inters preter from the Chinese bureau and the interpreter of the steamship company pro- ceeded to the detention shed and ex- plained the telegram to the discomtented coolies. In the meanwhile the steamshi officials have taken precautions againsi an outbreak. ACCUSED OF PASSING A SPURIOUS CHECK Frank Alfred Admits That He Ob- tained Money on Order That Was Forged. Frank Alfred, a clerk, who until recent- ly has lived at the corner of Bush street and Van Ness avenue, i3 in the City Prison, charged with forgery. It is claimed that he signed the name of Henry Mangels, former president of the California Wine Asgociation, to a check for $6) and succeeded in cashing it with W. H. Rice, proprietor of the Fearless saloon at 60 Market street. When Rice presented the check tg the bank Saturday the signature was pro- nounced a forgery. Alfred was arrested last evening by Detective Bell on Mar- ket street, and when taken before Cap- tain Seymour admitted his guilt. ————— | PAINTER AT CHUTES IS ASSAULTED WITH BRUSH Chas. Herman Uses Peculiar Weapon on Fellow-Workman During an Altercation. Charles Herman, a painter, was arrest- ed yesterday afternoon and taken to the Central station, where he was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Last Saturday afterncon Herman and Frank J. Cromp, who are employed as painters at the new Chutes, became in- volved In an altercation, which termin- ated in Herman hitting Cromp with a paint brush. Cromp was so badly injured that he was removed to the Receiving Hospital. From latest reports he was In a precarfous condition. Herman will bhe held pending the result of Cromp's in- Juries. ————— Miller Says He Was Defrauded. Fred Miller, carpenter and builder, 111 Chattancoga street, swore to a com- plaint yesterday charging Frederick Wil- kie with passing a fictitious check upon him. Miller advanced Wilkie about 3500 and Wilkle gave him as security a check for $1250 on the First National Bank of Qakland, purporting to be signed by “E. Covert.” Miller presented the check for payment and was told that no person of that name bad_an account at the bank. He called at Wilkie's residence on Erie street, be- tween Mission and Howard, to demand an explanation and was told by Mrs. Wil- kie that her husband had not been home since Thursday night. e e — Secretary Is Promoted. R. H. Ingram has been appointed super- intendent of the Los Angeles division of the Southern Pacific, vice J. A. Muir, re- signed. At the end of this week he will leave his office in the Railroad building and depart for his new fleld of work. At resent he is executive secretary of the Buthern Pacific Rafiroad Company. Mr. Ingram has had a long experience as a {?’_l__lroud man. He entered the service in a subscribed. BASKET Advance April 19th or Earlier HE mid-week announcement that shares of the Mergenthaler - Horton Basket Machine Company- would be advanced in price on or before April 24th result- ed in so many new subscriptions that the closing of the 50 cent allotment has been brought five days nearer. This present announcement, therefore, is that on or before Saturday, April 19th;-instead- of Thursday, April 24th, the price of shares in the Mergenthaler-Hor- ton Basket. Machine Company advances from 50 cents a share to 60 cents a share (par value $1.00, full paid and non-assessable). g [_Present resent Selling Price |50 Cents a Share The closing day for this allotment has now been' moved back twice, once from May 1st to April-24th, and now from April 24th to April 19th. There are thousands ready to buy these shares. It is therefore necessary, in order to protect the interests of early shareholders, that the Directors reserve the right to: reject any subscription, otherwise any day might see the allotment far over- 4 It is but fair to state that those who have followed the course of the offering of these shares from the first allotment dowh to the present should be prepared now to take action and subscribe, as‘the price will go steadily higher. The above statements are made by authority of the Directors. Checks, drafts.or money orders for subscriptions should be drawn to order of CHARLES R: BARLOW,’ Treasurer. The Mergenthaler-Horton Basket Machine Co. 507 HEARST BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL SHARES