The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 22, 1902, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1902. KSHER'S STORY la MAPPED OUT Efforts to Prove That Mrs. Peck Is Not Truthful. His Attorneys Admit That He Called on Her Several Times. of Attorney Hugo K. Asher Margaret Newman on the ting and dissuading a from ving in a felony case | d before a jury in Judge Ca- | sterday afternoon. Asher | | nted by Attorneys John J. | d Peter F. Dunne and Mrs. | Attorney Bergerot. ttie Peck, mother of Hazel | e girl cny cs g of the 1 her cross Attorn Pec! who was the wit- | e, testified at the | case and yester- xamination was Barrett. While as to the first| ad with Mrs. Newman | Attorney Hanley ob- | > questions as irrele- | tt said he would define | aid he would prove that | between Mrs. Peck and | Rodriguez; that Mrs. not to disgrace city attaching to | . child was a pervert 1 a lie than the| wrongfully accused her, and that | i Mrs. Newman had t was to the best interests | | concerned that she | of the city. Another | at Mrs. Peck was afraid the en from her. PE CK TESTIFIES. in answer to questions, said | e authorities nothing | making of her statement | ing her to leave the city and paying her the $50. She taken the girl away on She admitted that Mrs. | d her that she did not s story and agreed that | better to take her out of e had first met Asher at| s while that conversation | and did not see him again | ays later, when he called at | House and helped her to | She had lived at 6| first two nights she | went to the Fran- e little girl. She de- 118 Turk street and here. She could not | w she was at the| She also denied that x street. She repeated | rom Sipnon Rodri- e the Steamer left dicted herself on in the main stuck to | rig tor | TALKS WITH MRS. PECK. ! he would prove that Asher | Peck at 6 street and at called and was asked at the Franeisco | and Attorney | dmit all that and | also th rer helped Mrs. Peck to pack | ¢ | testified that™ Mrs, | ment voluntarily, | fternoon, July ation there. Donovan of 204 Turk street ‘ Mrs. Peck called there with | « the Monday and ap-| She did not engage the | hat if Asher called | at the Franclsc0| hearing of the case was is afternoon | ective Bailey secured a ge Cabaniss for the ar- | riguez of Watsonville rge as against Asher and It is alleged that he paid Peck. ) Mrs | Mazzini for desertion. | Foreign Charitable CHINAMAN FILES A DNORGE SUIT Lee Sun Says His Wife Deserted Him With- out Cause. First Celestial to Air His Marital Troubles in Our Courts. Lee Sun is an astute Chinaman. Like the generality of his race he is shrewd, | and is some respects cleverer, for he has made a discovery that shows that behind his almond-shaped, glistening orbs lles a modicum of brain, capable of evolving great ideas and giving him the-power to see everything warranted to promote the welfare or happiness of Lee Sun. His last great discovery is the facility with which many American husbands get rid of their wives by appealing to the courts. Lee Sun is burdened with a wife and the weight is more than he can en- dure, so_instead of planning a costly ab- duction he hied himself to a lawyer's of- fice and explained his troubles before m. The result of the conference was the filing yesterday of the first suit for di- vorce ever brought by a Chinaman in the ccurts of this city. In the complaint Lee alleges that his wife, Chung Ah Soo, left kim without cause or reason on August 13, 1898, and has ever since refused to re- turn to him. He was married to her De- cem:ber 11, 1895, alleges Lee, when he was 30 and she 20 years of age, and lived hap- pily until the day she forsook him for causes known only to herself. Suits for divorce were filed by Annie Eisner against Ludwig Bisner for cru- elty, Annie J. Morrisey against Willlam H. Morrisey for cruelty, George W. Ster- ling against Ellen Sterling for desertion, and Lizzie S. Mazzini against Frank G. Divorces were granted yesterday to Magdalena Carlson from Carl C. Carlson for cruelty, Mary J. Holcomb from George M. Holcomb for fallure to provide, and Jul L. Carey from Walter Carey for cruelty. OBJECT TO ALLOWANCE GRANTED MRS. GUARDIOLA Organizations That Are Prospective Legatees Petition for Reduction. A petition to reduce the family allow- ance of the widow-of Jose Guardiola, the millionaire Guatemalan, who died recent- Iy in Paris, from $1500 a month to $1000 or less was submitted in Judge Troutt's court yes The petition was filed by for a_number of chari- 2 mn Spain and France, which under the will left by the planter are to receive the wealth left by him upon the death of his widow and daugh- | ter. 1 The allowance in question is the income from the property owned by Guardiola | located in this city, and is entirely sepa- rate from the allowance made by the French courts, where Guardiola’s will was admitted to probate. The petitioners claim that the allowance should be re- | duced in order that a fund might be pro- vided to defray the cost of the adminis- tration of the estate. Under the present | conditions, allege the petitioners, the cost of administration will fall upon the estate instead of upon the profits. —_——— Get your moving, shipping and storing done | by Bekins Van and Storage Co., 630 Market. * — e Ready for Dimmick Trial. John F. Bergin, Government safe and lock expert, has arrived from Washing- ton to testify at the trial of Walter N. Dimmick for stealing $30,000 from the United States Mint. The trial has been set for September 2. Adams’ Hair Restorer promotes growth, re- stores color and beauty to thin gray hair. 50c.* R T S i Dissected Hand Found. A dissected human hand was found at ng of Steiner and Sutter streets | and was taken to the Morgue. ADVERTISEMENTS. FOR WOMAN'S EYE The Sanative, Antisep- tic, Cleansing, Purifying, Beautifying Properties of CUTICURA SOAP render it of Priceless Value to Women. $&™ Much that every woman shoul: know is told in the ciroular wrapped about the SoaPp. U, 8. ENGINEER OFFICE, 69 Flood Bulld- ing, Ban Francisco, Cal., August 13, 1902, Proposed Change of Harbor Lines, SAN FRANCISCO BAY. A Board of U. 8. Engineers on Harbor Lines will hold & public meeting in the office of The State Harbor Commissioners (Ferry Bldg.) at 10 a. m., BATURDAY, August 23 1902, to con- sider application for 2 CHANGE in the PIER HEAD LINE on the southerly portion of the water front of San Francisco, adjacent to CHINA BASIN. Arx:n;xrnur“{or or against Chngs sre Tequesicd 1h wHting. - . D. P. LHEA.P, jeut. -Colonel, Corps of Engineers, U. 8, A., uh\'fldem of Harbor Line Board. BAJA CALIFORNIA Damiana Bitters 5 A GREAT RESTORATIVE, INVIGORA- d Nervine. nlfr:;:n wonderful sphrodisiac and Spectal #opic for the Sexual Organs, for both sexes. The Mexican Remedy for Diseases of the Kid. e e EER kLS & BRUNE Acents - :u‘kl‘ st.. 5. F.—(Send for Circulars) ‘ ‘We Own Our Timber, . This mine will make you rich If you own endugh of the stock. A littie is offered for sale to finish the buildings and set up the miil. The mine is ours, Its neighbors have pro- duced millions. GRAY EAGLE CONSOLIDATED MINING CO., ‘ 408-9 Spreckels Annex, 713 Mariet , BEWARH Of impostors. Mayerle Glasses cannot be had from traveling opticians. Order direct from GEORGE MAYERLE, 1071 Market, 5. ¥, German Eye- water, 60c, Phone South 572, HEADLINERS AT THEATERS MEET WITH MOST PAINFUL INJURIES Henry Miller's Nose Broken by Blow Dealt by Actor William Courtleigh and De Spada of the Tivoli Company Is Struck in-the Face With Clay Pipel o RENRY MHELER SUFPERS BAG TOGET o Henry Miller's HE loutlines of classic nose are hidden from the vulgar gaze in a delicate tracery of sticking plaster and wads of cotton batting. The reason for this voluntary disfigurement is that Henry’s nose is bruised and broken, and the cause of the mutilation which Miller vainly seeks to conceal, it is alleged, was the horny fist of William Courtleigh, a sturdy member of Miller's company now playing at the Columbia. Miller is the idol of the matinee girl and she sees in him only the idol of her dreams. In him she recognizes the hero of ‘‘Heartsease,” “The Only Way,” “The Liars” and a series of more or less thrili- ing comedies and dramas. But to the members of Miller's company he is a liv- ing, breathing, every-day sort of man with the ordinary. faults of humanity, which the playwright of the Miller style of plays takes care to ignore in the de- lineation of the characters to be essayed by the leading man. In Miller's com- pany is another every-day sort of man, a good actor and an athlete, and it was Miller’s misfortune to go up against this sort of individual in the person of liam Courtleigh. Wednesday night while the two were playing in a scene Court- leigh mixed things with his chief, as all aver ' accidentally, and Miller emerged with 'second honors and a nose whose contour was temporarily spoiled and the precise condition of which is now a sub- Ject of tender speculation in-the local the- atrical world. It is alleged that Miller’s disfigufement is the result of a painful accident, and even Courtleigh is unwilling to.admit that he designedly struck ‘the brilliant leading man of the-aggregation of which he is a shining member. Miss Anglin, who as Camille in -Dumas’ fascinating play, was engaged in dying when Court- leigh’s fist sought Miller's nasal append- age so’ violently, absolutely refuses to discuss the occurrence. She saw the star of the .company start back in ,pain, but whether Miller saw stars she i{s un- willing to venture a guess.” She became excited at the occurrence and almost for- got to die, which as Camille would have been unpardonable. When the doctor came at Miller’s bidding and pronounced. the Miller nose broken at the base, Camille sighed once or twice and died. - The death scene was especially thrilling, and to those in the audience unacquainted with the tragedy that was enacted and which imparted vigor to the scene the dissolution of Ca- mille was the apotheosis of art. Miller’s medical advisers alone know when he will be able to take his nose out of the splints which hold it within reasonable bounds. What the shape of t will be when it is able to take care of itself is a subject of great solicitude to his female admirers. At all events, the subject of Miller'’s nose is not to be mentioned among the members of his company under penalty of severance of relations. While nursing his bruised na- sal appendage Miller makes goo-goo eyes at Courtlei and there are some who affect to believe that the end of the af- fair is not yet. @ iivirivieiirieiielieieielefededeiolol @ Higby’s Life Is Safe. The cases of D. H. Mosteller, an . oil promoter in the Parrott buflding, charged with threatening to kill F. A: Highy, a barber at 702% Larkin street, and with ex- hibiting a deadly weapon In a -rude and threatening manner on .August 8 dressed as a cowboy, were heard before Judge Cabaniss yesterday. After hearing the testimony ‘the Judge dismissed the. charge of threats to kill and al'owed Mos- | teller to go _on, his own recognizance till September 15 on the charge of exhibiting & deadly weapon to see if he would refrain from molesting Higby. Rivals Have Shaken Hands. The case of Joseph Bullock, a trackman, charged with assault to murder for shoot- ing at Peter Schiro, a fruit teamster, was dismissed by Judi; Cabaniss yesterday, as Schiro said he had shaken hands with Bullock and would not prosecute him, They were rivals for the affections of Stella Ritchie, who lives on Minna street, near Tenth, and when they met Saturday night Bullock fired two shots at Schiro, —_—— Claims Her Business Is Ruined. Sarah Stevenson, who conducts a lodg- ing-house at 141 Powell street, filed a guit for $50,000 damages against Willlam and Abraham Haas yesterday, alleging that her business has been ruined by the con- duct of those who frequent a cigar store at the entrance to her lodging-house con- ducted the defend::tg.ufiha charges them with conduocting a gambling resort, MR.couRTLEIGN 'S PUTTING IN HIS SPARE TIME AT THE PUNCHING THE PROPER IT MAY BE THAT THECOURTLEIGH EYES WEREATRIFLE FoGGY. e A THING THAT HAPPENED AND SOME THAT MAY AS A RESULT OF STAR’S MISFORTUNE. " EMBERS of the local theatrical fraternity who do not receive a knockout punch in some manner Or other are not considered to be In the headline class at present. All the members of the various troupes now playing in the city are endeavoring to connect with a sola plexus punch or something equally effective, and some of them have already made good. They all want to receive the fashionable punch, but in as mild a manner as pos- sible. De Spada of the Tivoli company is the latest victim to the craze. She got the knockout in a kind but unexpected sort of way, but at all events it came and now she is happy that it is all over. It happened in the third act of last night’s performance of *“La Boheme.” During this act Marcelle throws a clay i)lpe at De Spada as she leaves the stags, t is De Spada’s duty to make her exit at this juncture, but she failed to do this quick enough and hence the knockout. When De Spada was leaving the stage last night Marcelle aimed the pipe just a little too accurately and De Spada turned around in time to receive it over the right eve. She was put out for the moment, but‘ was soon revived and continued her part. ‘When the pipe struck De Spada she ut- tered a scream and it looked serious for a moment. She bled from a slight abra- slon of the skin, but effusion was stopped without difficulty. Now that it is all over De Spada feels quite proud. @ ikttt el @ A Very Busy House. They are very busy just now at the M. J. Keller Company opening all new styles of men’s and ladies’ suitings, which have arrived from Parls, London and New York. Also a lovely line of men’s fur- nishing goods and hats are being opened. Everybody should see them; they are swell, at 1028-1030 Market street. * ——————— News iri. Army Circles. A detachment of seventy recruits for the Seventeenth Infantry is ordered from the Presidio to Vancouver Barracks. Lieutenants E. W. Terry and E. K. Masse, both of the Seventh Infantry, will conduct the men to.their new station. The Presidio Postoffice is being enlarged to meet the demands of the increased force on duty at the reservation. The construction of the new .target range, for Which Congress made an appropriation of $3500, will be commenced next week. ———————— Suspect Is Discharged. Nicholas Videovitch, a cook from Los Angeles, who was arrested on August 12 on suspicion of being implicated in a burglary in that city, was released from custody yesterday. High Novelties, $5, $6 Friday=«Saturday Specials GOLDEN GATE CLOAK ana SUIT HOUSE 50 NOVELTY TAILOR SUITS, Elegantly trimmed and tailored, at $20, $27.50 and $35.00 MONTE CARLO’S JACKETS, A The latest creations, at $10, $12.50, $17.50 and $20.00 100 NEW DRESS SKIRTS, Plain and fancy trimmed, special drop skirt, at .50, $7, $8.50 and $10 1230-1232-1234 MarKet Street, NEAR JONES. JURY T0 DECIDE FATE OF WO003 Judge Cook Will Deliver Instructions This . Morning. Alford Concludes Case of People for District Attorney. ‘Whether or not Frank Woods will swing from the gallows for shooting to death Policeman Eugene C. Robinson on the morning of January 21 of this year will be determined by the jury to-day. The attorneys for the people and the counsel for the defendant concluded their ad- dresses to the jurors yesterday afternoon. In accordance with a request from Attor- ney Wheelan, who represents Woods, Judge Cook will deliver a written charge to the jury this morning. The last day of the trial was marked by no nerve-thrilling incidents, but the interest of the crowd that packed the courtroom was always at fever heat. Woods alone of all present appeared the most coraposed. He sat by the side of his attorney during the day. His small and rather delicately featured face, paled from months oi’ confinement in prison, showed ve: little emotion. Even while Assistant glstrlct Attorney Alford was making his address to the jury Woods showed little concern. When he was asked after the arguments had been com- pleted what he thought of his chances he Teplied, “It's pretty hard to say yet.” FIRST ADDRESS TO JURY. 3 When the case was called in the morn- ln%Asslstant District Attorney R. Porter Ashe made the opening address to the Jjury for the people. He called-the atten- tion of the jurors to the conspiracy which had been formed by the defendant, Frank Woods, and the other five co-defendants to go out to Cypress Lawn Cemetery and rob the safe in the office. He traced them from their lair on Turk street, where the conspiracy was hatched, out to the cem- etery and then back to Valencia street, Where Robinson encountered them while in the pursuit of his duty as a police of- ficer and met death at their hands. He told how the officer’'s death resulted from a gunshot wound from a 44-caliber pistol, a weapon similar o the one carried by Woods. He traced Woods’ flight from the place of the uhoofing to the spot in the vacant lot where the telltale chinchilla overcoat was found. He compared the bullet holes in the coat with the wounds In the defendant’s body, and showed the jury that they corresponded exactly as to Pposition. When Attorney Wheelan for the de- fense addressed” the jury he tried to break down the case ‘of the prosecution by showing that sufficient svfdence had not been introduced to prove that his client was one of the conspirators or that he went out'to the cemetery on the night of January 2. He pointed out -that neither the landlady at 203 Turk street nor the one at 205 Turk had identified him as one of the men who was living at their houses at that time. He said that the conductor and motorman who had identified other ~members of the gang cculd not remember seeing Woods on their car on the night of the conspiracy. He impeached the testimony of both Of- ficer Taylor and the co-defendant, Wil- liam Henderson. He tried to reason the Jury into believing that Taylor was mis- taken and that Henderson was prompted into swearing away the life of Woods by a desire to save his own neck. EVIDENCE IS COMPLETE. Alford in concluding for the eople brought home to Woods the guilt gf tphe crime of having murdered Robinson in the most positive manner. Alford sald in substance: I will speak no eulogy for Eugens C, Rob- inson. If he needed one, the bare statement that he gave his life in the pursuit of his duty would be the noblest that could be written. Henderson sat here in the witness chair and told of the conspiracy that existed between the defendant and the co-defendants. He was gorroborated in every detall by Officer Taylor But if his confession had not been used: if ii had been absent, we have physical facts hers that are overwhelming. ~This trial is a com- plete chapter in criminal history and glves you law-abiding citizens a glimpse into that world of which you have heretofore had no knowledge, The attorney for the defendant endeavored to chow that Woods had no part in the con- spiracy. The testimony shows that he went to 203 Turk street and inquired for a number men who lived there and ‘who were accustomed to get up at 2 o'clock In the af. ternoon. If Woods was not one of them, how could he describe them and how did he know that they dlid not arise until 2 o'clock in the afternoon. _Henderson says that he was one of them. Henderson described Woods' pistol as a loud-sounding waapon. Taylor says that the defendant was one of the men who shot at him. Taylor saw him under the lights, the street lights and the light of the moon. On that night the defend- ant wore an overcoat. Some say that It is identical with the one identified here as Woods' coat, while others say it is similar and some say ‘that it is the same coat. Alford mext told how Woods obtained at a Mission street pawnshop the pecu- | liarly shaped cartridges with which Rob. | inson was shot. In conclusion he told the jury that he appealed to them, not for vengeance, not for revenge against the poor, unfortunate defendant, but in the name of the law. prd e TR SRR Sclatic rheumatism positively cured by Mrs. Dr. Parlow. Office 411 Parrott bldg. ; hrs. 1 to 4.¢ — e i Values Fingers and Thumb. Gottleib Kleln, a cabinetmaker, who lost a finger and thumb while operating a cir- | k;u]“ saw for the Pacific Coast Lumber | and Furniture Manufacturing Company. led a suit for $5000 damages against the company yesterday, alleging that the ac- cident was caused by defective machin- ery. —_——— Seawell Overrules Demurrer. | The demurrer of Marle Paris to Chief of | Police Wittman’s answer to her suit for an injunction restraining Wittman from interfering with her tenants in Bacon place was overruled by Judge Seawell yesterday, and her motion to strike out the answer denied. atiiee. $30, $37.50 and $50 'tl'iggre’s nofget— away from the fact that the Real Smart Clothes for young men be- tween the ages of 15 and 20 years are built byus—and the oung menj ow it. Pictured op- osite is the wo button dou- ble breasted sack which is the smart model for this season; abso- lutely our latest production in those pretty double and twist Scotchy fabrics. Note the build of that garment —note evety detail init. It ¥ is a smart looker, and its smartness is due entirelly to hand tailoring. No machine wotk on our garments. Such suits as that for young men between the ages of 15 and 20 years $15, $18 and $20. Young Men’s Suit Department—Second Floor. Mannish, Yet Boyish. This is the sort of suit that pleases chaps between the ages of 10 and 15 years. Just enough mannishness about it to please the young chaps of these years and just enough boyishness to please the fond mamma who don’t want her boy to get away from being a ‘boy. The vest of it is what pleases the little chap and the smart ap- pearance of our coats, the broad shouldered effect, the smart double and twist fabrics—a combination which can’t fail to please both., The new autumn col- orings to—da;, and they are awfully pretty. Suits that should be $6 and $7 will be this Friday and Saturday tots. the new, smart winter fashions. shown to-day. Hats, too, for little fellows—the new ideas. -