The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 10, 1902, Page 5

FIRE GLANS PHENTS IN < NITARIOM: Ten Persons Are Killed and Thirty Receive Injuries. PSR Some of the Unfcrtunates Are Strapped Down and Others Deranged. ALEM, Or., June 9.—Harry Tracy and David Merrill, two prisoners serving sentences of twenty and thirteen years in the penitentiary for robberyy®killed four men and escaped from prison this morning. The dead are: FRANK FERRELL, shop guard. S. R. JONES, fence guard. B. F. TIFFANY, fence guard. — Ingram, serving a life sentence for the murder of his brother. At 7 o'clock the foundry gang of prison- ¢rs was marched to its work in the usual murner. Frank Girard, a guard, counted the convicts into the shops and announced the number to be 159 to Frank Ferrell, guard at the first post in the shops. Just by St. Luke’s Society as Girard announced the number and re- ceived Ferrell's “all right” he heard a &t Chicago. | pifie shot and the exclamation, “My God!” | from’ Ferrell, who fell forward. The shot was fired from a rifie in the hands of Tracy. CONVICT AIDS GUARDS. Scenes of Horror Attend the Burn- ing of the Building Occupied CHICAGO, June 9.—Nine men and one woman were killed and sbout thirty per- sons injured in & fire which this afternoon | Tracy at once turned upon Girard and destroyed the sanitarium conducted by | began shooting. At the same time Mer- the Bt. Luke's Soclety at Wabash avenue | rill began shooting at John Stapleton and and ‘Twenty-first street. The society oc- | the other shop g"l?;d%rxflgn:: :;"‘ggpf; cupied the building which was long known | $2Ped. 1Ingram, a life prisoner, B2 the Totel Weoteat s fors Kno%e | to dizarm Tracy. but he was shot and | mortally wounded by Merrill. period as the Hotel Lancaster. The| The shooting in the foundry was done greater portion of the patients received in | so quickly that it was impossible to sum- the institution were those seeking cure|mon aid, and the two prisoners at once from the drink habit and those who were | Started for the prison wall, which they . scaled by means of a ladder. 3 | their attention to the fence guardss and & number of patients suffering from de- | §. R. Jones, located on the northeast cor- lilum tremens and some who were de- |rer of the stockade, was the first to re- ranged by drugs. Some of these were | -C‘ei\'e a bullet h;)m t}ile e‘sc?plllnglpnsonle_‘rls, strapped to their b 3 ones was on the wall, in full view, while Impaseible ta omve imennd It was found | the escaping prisoners hugged the fence the fire spread through the-building. end :prevented the guards getting a bead {on them. Jones was shot once in the VICTIMS OF THE FIRE. | abdomen and once in the breast, dying Imost_instantly. The list so far as known at present, al- | ° ¥ though it is possible that the list of dead | URDER WOUNDED MAN. will be increased later, follows. The dead: | Guard Tiffany commenced firing at the 5. J. NEWE {men and soon emptied his Winchester WILLIAM KEN | without hitting either of them. , too, CARL A CARLSON. | was a good mark for the fugitives, and JOSBEPH HARRINGTON. |they sent a bullet through his right SAMUEL DALZELL. | breast. The guard fell from the wall and DR. J STANTON. | the prisoners carried him in front of them RIBBEBECK, - Hillsdale, | as a shield. | * Finally, when they escaped out of range N B. KNAPMAN. | of the prison, they shot Tiffany to death J. M. BAUMANN { and took his rifle, which they soon threw YD, years old, a member of | away, however, as it was empty. They of the institution. | then disappeared in the woods A. W. Wattells,| Duncan Ross, a new guard, was on the head and back and | die; Mrs. Amella‘ t the body and in- fence near Tiffany's station, but being unarmed he was powerless to assist his conirade who was being carried off by The fleeing men fired one ili probably die; Mrs. Mc- | the convicts. burned about the body;|shot at Ross, wman, burned while rescu- | wound. year-old daughter, severely| While Tracy and Merrill were shooting inflicting a slight scalp body F. Sult, jumped |at the guards on the fence the Warden rd floor into net, injured inter- | summoned every available ‘man around probably die; Michael Luby, | the institution to his assistance in order p of St. Louis, G. 8. Gott of | to prevent the escape of any of the other will probably die; C. T.|convicts. The penitentiary is only two burned, may die; C.'C. An-|miles from town and the news soon about face, head and body, | spread. Sheriff Durbin, with a number of t serious JUMPED FROM WINDOWS. originated in the basement of and spread rapidly through the elevator shaft again and after a few desperate pulls they managed to tear down & portion of the screen. Nerved to the work by their suc- | cess, the bodies of the men swayed back | and forth as they put all of their| strength into one last effort. Finally the | screen came down, but the bars remained and they were heavy, placed there for the purpose of withstanding all the efforts of insane men. As many as could place their hands on the lower bar took hold. It bent almost double and six men went to the floor with a crash, holding on to | the iron bar which they had torn from | its fastenings. So quickly did the men | behind them spring to grasp the second | bar that those who had torn down the | first were badly trampled on before they rise. Another bar was soon torn and the path to safety was opened. wa OVER A HUMAN CHAIN. The men at the windows fought to keep | their places until the firemen could raise ladders and the men in the rear, some of whom were already being reached by fiames, fought to gain_the window. The of fire rang through the ‘nis sprang from their beds, ey could be prevented sev- from the windows to the fire department was on a few minutes, and as | filled with people the firemen devoted | save the lives and.al- urn. While this was { saving a large number o 0 were carried down ladders b n it gave the fire such headway | t there was almost no chance for those the upper floors of the building to | r escape, and such of them as | ocated were killed or badly leaping from the windows. EENT'S AWFUL DEATH. Alderman Kent, one of the dead, was in | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1902. DuvesinN. S MERIFF. OFFICER WHO IS IN PURSUIT OF THE ESCAPED OREGON CONVICTS. 1 — citizens ,all heavily armed, rushed to the prison, prepared to put down the riot, but When they reached there everything was quiet. None of the other prisoners took a direct part in the revolt, and only a short time was necessary to take all the con- viets from the shops to their cells and lock them in. POSSES ON THE TRAIL. Superintendent Lee at once .organized posses and_sent them out to run down the escaped convicts. He telephoned to au!l points where help could be had. The insane asylum farms, the reform school and the deaf mute school, all located within two miles of the penitentiary, were rotified to throw out cordons in every di- D e e e e 2 ) of Chicago. No ladders were in front of the window, and Anderson’s one hope was to reach the platform of a fire escape in front of the window just west of where he was. He hesitated for an instant and then sprang for the fire escape, and clutching it, was safe. The next man through the window was G. 8. Gott of Laverge, 1ll. Anderson was so much ex- hausted that he was not able to drag Gott after him and Gott was so badly burned that he was not able to make the leap himself. He crouched on the window sill while the men on the inside clamo for him to jump. Clinton Osborne, a real estate dealer of New York City, was the third man. He crawled out beside Gott and told the men inside to grasp his feet. This they did. Telling Gott to take hold of wrists and drop over the windowsill Osborne, hanging head downward, swung Gott to and fro until he had acquired suf- ficlent momentum and then. swung him on to the landing of the fire escape, where Dr. Anderson seized and held him. Anderson and Gott then formed a chain, Gott holding to the fire escape and Ander- & Toom on the fifth floor with his atten- | first man through was Dr. C. A. Anderson t, A. W. Wattells. The Alderman, who | son, tightly held by Gott with one hand, be. blind for many years, | straitjacket and his hands | belt that passed st. When the alarm of fire ed Wattells ran to investigate. d the elevator shaft a mass of and ran back to help the Alder- who was blind and unable to do ng with his hands, and who was mad with fear and was shouting insane person. He had groped his the door and by the time his at- t had reached him had fallen to| f Wattells | | ed him and tried to drag him down the | a place of safety, but Kent had become so crazed that it was almost im- possible to do anything with him. Wat- tells was finally compelled to run for his life, as the flames were scorching his hing. He ran to a window on the south side of the bullding, across which | were iron bars. Wattells managed to tear two or three of these from their fasten- 1!1'.35. and, with two other men who had ollowed him, climbed out on the sill. were seen by the firemen, called to them to remair they were and they would| them. A ladder was run up| | 2nd the two men who were with Wattells | were taken down. He became crazed with | excitement and not waiting for the return | of the firemen sprang for a net which some men were holding on the sidwalk be- neath. He fell partly in it and partly on the sidewalk and sustained tnjurFe: which probably will cause his death. Kent was left lying on the floor of his room and evidently died of suffocation. His body was badly burned after death. Three hours after the outbreak of the fire the body was found on the fioor of his room, one leg burned to a crisp and the head burned off. He was identified by means of his clothing. DESFERATE FIGHT FOR LIFE. A scene that wrought to the pitch of madness the great crowd that had gath- ered around the building was enacted at & fourth story window on the north side. Across this window was a heavy wire screen and on the outside of the screen | were iron bars running parallel to the | sill. The space between these bars was | | 100 small to allow the passage of even a small boy and behind them were gathered 2 crowd of men whose numbers were | | found to be between twenty-five and thir- ty. Escape in other directions was im- possible, for the fire filled all the halls and was steadily eating its way toward the window at which the men were stand- ing. The one chance for life for that crowd of men lay through that screened &nd barred window. The men closest to the screen tore and tugged at it in a vain effort tear it from its fastenings and the men behind them fought madly to get close enough to the screen to fasten their fingers on it. So fiercely did the s at the screen that from the | were plainiv visible tiny ood that trickled from la- cérated fingers and flowed over the win- dowsill. A number of men at the window ‘were tjackets and les; being able to help them- rs, were the wildest of all in their frantic efforts to break through the bars. I The crowd In the street watching the desperate situation from behind the scene was simply an insane mob. They shouted all sorts of commands and directions at the men and gave orders to the firemen who “were doing all that men could do to get through the bars from the outside. Ag The flames came steadily toward the mern the people in the street jumped up 2nddown -and screamed in helpless rage. L:, segmed as though nothing could be me gnd that all of the men would die #3thin sm(ngrhel;)o( freedom. ar t _apy, ihe men escaped at all m&‘;ag to ‘the “work of W. E. Davls,l !’1: Cetisr Rapids;- fowa, a patient in_ the st ogtion, He induced the men to cease i eir birch, $32.50. Bureau measures 80 inc swell front top drawers. selves or_oth respect paid our visiting elor’s, or what might be Its completeness almost variety. Don’t miss it. scorhected pulling at the screen tolunite their efforte. Four men ot firsg. topk .hold, of.the ecreen and in al- most 4 nilnute’ the"¢¥o%wd behind pushed them -ww'yY “and befope the ¥onr men could reen 7 »?"mh’nfm g Davis managed to get his men to the window Choice of two woods. The difference between this bedroom set at $32.50 and the “samething” you have possibly seen elsewhere for less money may not be as apparent to you at the time of your purchase as it invariably proves after short usage. Three pieces, in solid oak, golden finish or mahoganized Bedstead usual double size, measuring 79 inches high at head board and 35 inches at foot board. contains French bevel plate mirror 23x29 inches and A rare treat in window display is provoking abun- dance of comment in front of our store just now. effect is strictly in accordance with the many signs of and is exceptionally appropriate at this time. the very latest productions of the most modern makers of furniture, rich rugs and draperies are displayed in great St e (Successors to California Furniture Co.) 957 to 977 Market Street, Opp. Golden Gate Avenue. hes high and 43 inches wide; The friends of the Mystic Shrine, A bach” rightly called a Shriner’s den. baffles an attempt to describe; View in the Heavy Woods TWO CONVICTS MURDER FOUR MEN AND ESCAPE FROM SALEM'S PRISON Carry a Wounded Guard Before Them as a Shield Until They Are Out of Range of the Penitentiary When They Brutally Put Him to Death Before Disappearing From —_— rection, while Sheriff Durbin and Marshal Gibson started with _strong forces to gearch the surrounding country. 4 Superintendent Lee posted a reward of $1000 for the capture of the fugitives. Tracy and Merrill were ‘armed with short Winchester rifles of .30 caliber. Where they obtainéd' them or concealed them is not known. The theory is that the rifles, together with three revolvers which they are known to possess, were passed in yesterday by excursionists from Portland, who were allowed to go through the prison. SEARCH THUS FAR FUTILE. All day long large posses searched for the escaped cohvicts. Frequently during the day reports were received from farm- ers that the men had been seen skulking: in the brush, and several of these indi- cated that Tracy had been wounded, as he was limping badly and was being sup- ported by his companion. Late this evening some searchers re- turned, while others went out. Every bridge and road is guarded to-night by armed. men to prevent the escape of the convicts. It is belleved the fugitives may obtain horses and attempt to get out of the country by-that means. —_— BOTH DESFERATE. MEN. Crimes Which Landed Tracy aad Merrill in the Prison. PORTLAND. Ore, June 9.—Harry Tracy was arrested in Portland on the evening' of February 6, 1899, after an ex- citing fight with Detective David Wiener. Tracy, who was wanted for burglary, was walking along the ‘street when De- tective Weiner met him. The two walked togsther and when they reached the cor- ner of Fourth and Market streets, Tracy, seeing the southbound Northern Pacific train pulling up Fourth street, said: “I guess I'll take this train.’ So long.” “I guess you won’t,” sald the detective, drawing his revolver. Tracy fired two shots at the detective, who returned the fire. Tracy jumped into the engine and pointed his revolver at the head of the engineer, who speedily held up his hands. Tracy ordered him to go ahead at full speed, but the conductor stopped the train. Seeing-that his plan had been frustrated, Tracy jumped from the engine and started to run. The neigh- borhood had been thoroughly aroused and after a_half-dozen shots had been fired at the fugitive, one of which took effect behind his ear, he was lodfed in jail, A month afterward, while being taken from jail to the court room, Tracy sud- denly drew a revolver and exchanged several shots with the Jailer, but was finally overpowered. David Merrill was arrested on February 5, 1899, in a house where he had cached a large quantity of plunder. Merrill, who had committed several robberies with Tracy, gave information which led to the location of the latter. Merrill is only 23 vears old, but has served two terms in | penitentiaries. Tracy is said to have killed a Sheriff at - Aspen, Colo., in 1897. reached toward the window, so that the men one by one as they crawled through were able to take one step on a ledge and make a short leap to the platform of the fire escape down which they made their way to the ground. Twenty-five men made their escape in this manner, After the fire was over the police ar- rested . Willlam Lanahan, the engineer; Lee Seymour, the fireman of the building, and J. P. Nagel, the inventor of a gaso- line plant in use in the basement of -the Institution. There are no direct charges against the men, but the police have the idea that the fire may have originated l’l‘l:l;:l mismanagement of the gasoline plant. After midnight the officials of the insti- tutlon gave out the following list o s ng. It is not known that they are dead, but neither friends nor police have been broke out: J. Cahill, sanitarium, but il in glsa:f;‘x:r‘:etg: the last _three days; William Eggleston, pa- tlent: Morris B. Loucks, patlent; Geo Harrigan, patient; Charles A keeper of a restaurant in the %?1%{:25 ]pt;itfe?\l:l Morris, patient; Thomas Ryan, te to-night the police rest, in addition to the fl:fie‘ia‘i&?fiflfi{a custody directly after the fire, 0. E. Mil- ler, president of the institution, and Wil- lam Sterner, engineer of the building, who went off’ duty at noon. 4 —_— MRS. CORDELIA BOTKIN MAY NOT BE PROSECUTED Delaware Witnesses Against Alleged Poisoner Do Not Care to Come = Out Here. OVER, Del., June 9.—It was reported here to-day that the authorities of the Sau Francisco criminal courts are not willing to grant a remuneration to the Delaware witnesses needed to re-try Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, accused of the murder of Mrs. John P. Dunning of Dover by means of poisoned candy, except a reasonable per dlem and actual expenses. This, it is contended, the witnesses are unwilling to accept for the enforcec stay of seven weeks or more from their-homes and the ferils of a transcontinental trip. and un- ess an_agreement can be reached, it is feared Mrs. Botkin may go free. ' Within the past fortnight, Judge Cook. the trial Judge for the people of Cali: fornia, was heard to say that while crim- | inals must be brought to justice there, even at great cost, there must, however. be some limit to the expense of geting witnesses. He was referring to the state. ment that the Delaware witnesses, par- ticularly the professional men and busi ness men, proposed to be well paid be- fore they should again turn over their business affairs to others. The physi- | clans particularly say that they cannot | go under any other considerations, and | do not desire to go at all, leaving {heir | practice and particular patients to the care of others. Delawareans who have lately been in San Francisco declare that the teeling is still high agalnst Mrs. Bot- kin and that any jury would convict her of the murder, were they confronted with the same strong case that was made against her before. FIVE LIVES ARE LOST IN A FIRE AT SARATOGA Chief Engineer Is Seriously Injured ‘While Rescuing People From the Burning Building. . SARATOGA, N. Y., June 9.—Fire early to-day destroyed the Arcade and the Cit- izens' National Bank block and the Shackelford building and caused the loss of five lives. The dead: MRS. ELIZABETH M. MABIE. MRS. SARAH OWENS. DAVID HOWLAND» burned to death. MRS. DAVID HOWLAND, burned to death. MRS. FARRINGTON, burned to death; body still in the ruins, Chief Engineer C. Chadwick was seri- ously injured while rescuing people from the building and to-night his condition is critical. The property loss is estimated at $300,000. David Howland was 75 years of age. He was a Civil War veteran and janitor of the Grand Army Hall in the Arcade butlding. —_—————— Orders Sale of Two Transports. ‘WASHINGTON, June 9.—The Secretary of War has directed the sale at auction of the Grant and Sedgwick, they being needed no longer for the transport service. The Grant is at San Francisco, and the S¢ ck at New York. It is re- ported to the War Department that it would cost about $350,000 to put the Grant in first-class condition. Men’s Suits and Overcoats. 350 more men's suits and overcoats were added to the great line that is being sold fAQU DEAD LIE THICK IN ~ TRENCHES Mexican General Torres Destroys Indian Force. Hundreds of the Braves Are Killed, Wounded or Oaptured. Forty-Eight the Loss of the Conquer- ing Army in Slain in a Decisive Battle in the Mazatan Mountains. —_— Speclal Dispatch to The Call. TUCSON, Artiz., June 9.—The Yaqui re- bellion in the Mexican State of Sonora hes been crushed out. In a battle fought within fifteen miles of Hermosillo yester- day afternoon scores of the Indians were slain and the remnants of the band that were not wounded or captured were ériven in confusion to mountain, fast- nesses, where they are hiding from their Mexican conquerors. The Mexican loss in killed in the combat is given in private adviees as forty-eight. 'The number of ihe wounded has not been learned here, nor has the exactloss of the Yaquis, the dispatches only announcing that the In- cian force was com%xelely crushed and its_survivors scattered. The Mexican army, numbering 2500 men, under the command of General Torres, the veteran Yaqui fighter, moved out of Hermosillo several days ago, after the ar- rival of the reinforcements which Torres had asked for, and marched toward the Mazatan Mountains, where the Indians had gathered in force. It was the inten- tion of General Torres to engage the rev- olutionists in open battle, if possible, and end the rebellion with one teiling blow. YAQUIS ARE OUTNUMBERED. Reports from the mountain strongholds of tel?e Yaquis gave their number as 2000, but it is said’ that in yesterday's battle they marshaled their entire strength and had_only about. 600 braves opposed to exican regulars. 2 m%oyrea found the Yaquis intrenched twenty miles northeast of Mineas Prietas. Contrary to their usual tactics, the braves welcomed the attack, instead of resorting to their ordinary mode of warfare, de- pending upon the strength of their earth- Wworks and the advantage of position to vi e day. wzl?h:hbattl{ lasted several hours. In the end the Mexicans scaled the fortifications, where the Yaquis made 2 last stand in a hand-to-hand encounter. When at last the survivors gave up the unequal struggle and beat a precipitate retreat, hundreds of their number lay dead or dying in the trenches or were prisoners in the hands ot the Mexicans. PASSING OF BRAVE TRIBE. ed that this defeat means an e 1e e aiitance to the sovereignty of Mexico for all time. The flower of the Yaqui fighting force has been destroyed, and those who escaped will be hunted re- lentlessly by the Mexican regulars. Thus has passed out of existence as a warlike factor a tribe whose bravery and indomit- able perseverance against accepting the fate of a conquered people has made it distinctive. among the aborigines south of the American boundary. following private dispatch from nfl‘;osmo To & fitm in this city confirms The Call's dispatches regarding the de- struction of the Yaqui revolutionary force in Sonora: MOSILLO, Mexico, June 9.—To W. mHES & Co., 216 Sansome street, San Fran- clsco: Yesterday noon State and Federal troops under Torres attacked and completely crushed Yaquis in their stronghold in Mazatan Moun- . tails later. Tell papers. o L ToATEAL &' 00! RKING ALBERT OF SAXONY DISPLAYS GREAT VITALITY Dying Monarch Sits Up in Bed and Disposes of Some State Business. BERLIN, June 9.—King Albert of Sax- ony, who has been ill for some time, was unconsclous for a part of last night. His Majesty was surrounded by his family, who momentarily expected the end, and he had received the last sacraments. This morning, however, his Majesty sat up and had breakfast, smoked a cigar and in- sisted upon disposing of some state busi- ness. This exhibition of vitality on the part of the King has quite startled his physicians, who, however, entertain the gravest fears for the next relapse. The only member of King Albert’s fam- ily who is now absent from his Majesty’s bedside is his son Max, who is a priest and a professor of theology in a Catholic institution at Sable Island. e Rock Island Route Excursions Leave San Franclsco every Wednesday and Sunday. via Rio Grande and Rock Island Rail- ways, and via Los Angeles and El Paso every Sunday and Tuesday, via Southern Racific and Reck Island Raflways, for Omaha, City, Chicago and all polnts East. For further information address Clinton Jones, General Agent Rock Island Rallway, 624 Market st. * ADVERTISEMENTS. MR. ROBERT 'SIMPKINS HAD CATARRH OF THE STOMACH. «Doctors Called It Appendici- tis”’—Pe-ru-na Cured. Mr. Robert B R, Simpkins, Portal, N. Dak., ““About a year ago | was suffering with pains in my stomach and bowels and the doctors said that / had appen- dicitis, and that an operation was necessary. | was miserable, as | could neither eat nor sleep. | wrote to Dr. Hartman and he advised me to follow his directions, which | gladl) did, and to-day | am a wel/ man, flnmk{ to this wonderful medicine, Peruna. Peruna is the best thing on the market to-day for catarrh.”” Robert Simpkins. Mr. R. M. Baker, a prominent citizen of Buckhead, Ga., writes in a recent letter his experience with Peruna to butld up a broken down system. He says: ‘Some time ago 1 was troubled with catarrh of the stomach and spent lots of money in buying so-called catarrh med- icines and paying doctor’s bills. Peruna was recommended to me by a friend and after taking a few bottles I am happy to say that I am entirely cured. “I can recommend Peruna, because I belleve it to be the best catarrh remedy on the market. My whole system was out of order and my health generally was very bad, but since taking Peruna I am now enjoying better health than I can_ever remember, and fully believe that Peruna did the work. I shall al- ways speak a good word In its behalf.” “1 AM WELL AND STRONG TO-DAY.” ! IM”" i“"'“"""\"'""-"!!ilqi" Hon. Thos. J. Henderson, member of Congress from Illinois and lieutenant in the Union army for eight years, writes from the Lemon building, Washington, D. C., as follows: “Peruna has been used in my fam- ily with the very best results, and | take pleasure in recommending your valuable remedy to my friends as a tonic and an effective cure for ca- tarrh.”’—Thos. J. Hendersan. D e e Catarrh assumes different phases in dif- ferent seasons of ‘the year. he sum- mer the stomach. and bowels suffer the oftenest as the seat of the trouble. Pe- runa cures catarrh wherever located. If you do not derive prompt and satis- factory results from the use of Peruna write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad- vice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. EXECUTOR FACES \REDUCTION! SERIOUS CHARGE Heirs of John F. Moody Go to Law for an Accounting, Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, June 9.—A sensational suit was filed In the Superior Court to- day against Warren Richardson, a capi- talist of Truckee. John F. Moody was a rich stage line owner of that mountain town and when he died it was found that he had appoint- ed Richardson to serve as one of his exec~ utors, the other being his son, John F. Moody Jr. Both Moody and Richardson were heav- ily interested in the Tahoe Ice Company, the former owning 1000 shares of stock and Richardson 800 shares. As executor, Richardson sold the Moody shares, osten- sibly for $15,000, and his action was ap- proved by the Superlor Court of Nevada County. Now comes the widow of the deceased, Hattle E. Moody; the other executor un- der the will, John F. Moody Jr., and Les- ter Brown Moody, who sue to compel Richardson to show to thé court what amount in excess of $15,000 he received for Moody’s stock. The allegation is made that he sold the stock for $30,000 and con- verted $15,000 of the proceeds to his own use. be trans- It is probable the suit will ferred to Nevada County for trial. LONDON FIRE EQUIPMENT IS ENTIRELY INADEQUATE LONDON, June 9.—The inadequacy of the fire department of London has again been demonstrated by the fatalities which sitended a. comparatively small blaze in the center of the city this afternoon. The fire occurred in the upper portion of a five-story building adjoining the Man- sion Heuse station, in the busiest section of London. The first extension ladders to arrive at the scene could not be ele- vated to the fourth story, and inmates of the upper floors were compelled to jump dcwn into a tarpaulin which had been hastily commandeered by the firemen from a passing fruit van. Several of those who jumped were badly injured, and others who refused to take the risk disappeared within the smoking windows. Several hours elapsed before the cas- ualties were ascertained. , It was then found that nine young girls had beea burned to death, and that fifteen persons had been injured, one probably fatally. 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