The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 17, 1902, Page 7

— THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, DELEH i UF BOTKIN CASE PN New Witness in Coming: Murder Trial Is . Dencunced. | Attorney General H, H. Ward Makes a Few Forcible Remarks. | | st spatch to The Call. WILMIN Del, Nov. 16—"If th who will testify at t t | arscnical polsoning, that man s an im- | te was made to a repre- | . of The Call by Attorney Gen- | e H. Ward when he was| shown 2 appearing in a New York paper and which cor n alleged in- e Charles J. Heggarty, coun- s 4 ty thin. H a physiclan would give rial to the ef- the two women | 1 poisoning. | physicians in at- | g the last illness of Mrs. Deane, and at the last ed that death in both in- o arsenic alone. | o gave such damag- the defendant are nd Dr. D. T. order to ascer- mony, both of the | pon as lights | nterviewed by f The Call. The result was (o learn that both former testi- describe the deaths of and of the lief at the d been poisoned. tell how in the ations which were ough arsenic to kill | beyond a doubt that De died from oning alone, | avinced that esponsible for Dover, Delaware's have tails of 1gton, parents e died recently, and ttributed to the sad af- from the ' of their ghter 1y pined t of the trial. scarriage of making take D! Attorney rd on ion will FUEL COMPANY PLANS BIG HYDRAULIC SCHEME Proposes to Furnish Water for Colo- rado Steel Works and Also for Irrigation. Fuel and the furnisn- | works and ousani been going different exper- staked out, | were e one ng at the Royal| G west of Canon City and running Charles Creek, south of Puebio, wondeped where company t water for such a big he fact develops that in the m, which suo- et lands about company’s big | ng and includes ot wood pipe. It 20,00 acres of the G Ly Confederate Veterans Will Meet. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16.—Judge A. W t f been elected T ific division of t e Veterans' 2 . fic division includes California New Mexico, Colo- red 3 vada, Washington, Oregon ar was made of the ne t he begin at t sunion, to be hel veterans this resentation city the the Raid Made on Cleveland Saloonmen AND, Nr five police are to be retired on January ominent downtown imitted School Teacher Commits Suicide. NEW YORK, Nov. i to answer f the have 16.—Dread of being charge of roughly dren of her class been the cause of the of Miss Celia Ettleton, a public school teacher, who died to-day after ¢rinking carbolie acid. Miss Ettleton, who w ter of 2 years of age, was the daugh- 2 Chicago merchant. Mellin’s | Food is nourishing and comforting. Send for our book, << Mellin’s Food Babies.”® Itis free. Mellin’s Food Co., Boston, Mass. | |1 quoted | { | NOVEMBER 17, 71902. (of 7 MEWES ELKS LAY CORNERSTONE OF HOME ~ TO BE THEIRS IN FUTURE YEARS o =, o) E@‘}m"’ JC000YD —ofe s AKLAND, Nov. 16.—Under lower- ing ciouds that threatened every minute to spill their entire con- tents on the heads of the spec- tators the cornerstone of the new PR TWO FREIGHT TRAINS MEET IN COLLISION One Man Is Killed and Ten Others| Are Badly Burned and Scalded. RIFLE, Colo., Nov. 16.—A collision be- tween an extra stock train of the Colo- rado Midland road and a freight train of the Rio Grande road half a mile west of | here caused the death of E. R. Thorp, fireman of one of the Midland engines. The accident occurred on the joint track | of the two road: The following persons were Fred Stifler, Midland engineer, left arm and right hand broken, otherwise slight- ly injured; W. B. Crawford, Rio Grande brakeman, back injured; Austin Gavin, livestock agent for the Midlanl, all the ribs on left side broken and internal in- Lem Miller, Rio Grande engineer,s v ‘scalded, cut about head and face; R. G ardson, Rio Grande fireman scalded and severely cut and 3 Andy Danielson and A. S. Miller, enginee: and fireman of the Midland helper engine J W wford and Dave Havlin, Mid- Jand brakemen, and Joe Rawlins, Midland conductor, slightly injured. Stifier and Gavin were taken Midland Hospital at Colorado Springs and injured: Miller was placed in the hospital at Grand Junction. delayed seventeen hours. to stock and equipment | emounts Shot While Riding in Private Car. CONRO] Tex., Nov. 16.—Master Me- chanic C. W. Tate of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, shot and killed at Waukegan early to-day. He was in the private car of Roadmaster Maxson when the shot was fired through the rear of the car, the bullet striking Tate in the forehead. His home was at Cleburne, where he leaves a widow and child. On cicumstantial evidence Sheriff Anderson has arrested Tom Futrell, a freight con- ductor. A a1 Dr. Parker’s Illness Critical. YDON, Nov. 16.—A bulletin issued ns to-day says the condi- evh Parker, pastor of the City Temple, who has been lying serious- ly ill for some months, has now become very critical. —————— Baker Commits Spicide. Anthony Gambold, a baker, out of em- ployment and without funds, swallowed & two-ounce vial of carbolic acld in his room at 106% Third street some time dur- ing Saturday night. His body was dis- covered late yesterday afternoon by the landlady, Mrs. Hadsell. The dead man left a note telling his landlady that he was without money or hope and he thought it better to end his existence. He was 33 years of age and a native of b ti to the | home of the Oakland Lodge of Elks on Fourteenth street, between Broadway and Franklin, was laid this afternoon with fitting ceremonies. Sheltered under umbrellas the people of | EXPLOSION ON ENGINE CAUSES MAN’S DEATH Body Found in an Artificial Lake After Accident at a Dredge. BOISE, Tdaho, Nov. 16.—Willlam Morri- engineer at dredge No. 1 at Idaho v, was killed at ¢ o’clock this morning by an explosion. Morrison and James Prince were on the night shift, the latter being in charge of the buckets. A steam pipe leading from the boiler to the engine was blown out. Prince escaped through the clouds of steam and began to search for Morrison, He first thought he had jumped over- board and reached the shore by swin- ming. A diligent search failed to bring him to light, however, and the small arti- ficial lake in which the dredge floats was dragged around the boat. Morrison’s body | was brought out of the water about 11:30 Germany 1 correspondent, died to-d: a. m. The victim is the third of a family | of four sons to meet accidental death. ] | RAILS WILL NOT HOLD THE LONG FREIGHT CARS REDDING, Nov. 16.—There were three freight wrecks on the Southern Pucific Jine between Redding and Slsson during last night and to-day. Two or three cars went off the track in each instance. The only damage beyond the loss of car con- ten the delay of traffic. The wrecks were at Morley, Kennet. 1t has been thought that the numerous wrecks on the Shasta division of late were due to spreading of the rails, but a new theory is now held. It is claimed by railroad men that a number of es- pecially lengthy cars, particularly oil cars, are sent on the road. These long cars cannot ‘“take” sharp curves on the Shasta division. fi e NN o GENERAL WILLIAM BOOTH WILL VISIT OAKLAND OAKLAND, Nov. 16.—General William Booth, commander-in-chief of the Salva- tion Army, has arranged an ftinerary for his westward trip, which includes a stop in Oakland on Saturday, December 27, when the leader of the Salvationists will conduct three meetings at the Macdon- ough Theater. Accompanying General Booth are Colonel Laully and Commis- sioner Pollard, both of London. Officers and privates from California, Oregon, Ne- vada, Utah, Idaho and Washington are expected in large numbers to take part in the local demonstration in honor of General Booth. —————— George Alfred Henly. LONDON, Nov. 16.—George Alfred Hen- 1y, the well-known author and former war Bernard and | = RAVN SRR BRE R s .~ 000 Q00 “& > HOMAS E.DUNNE . 5/ OF SAN FRANCI3CO DELIVERED A SHORT DDRE 55, | | | | | SCENES8 DURING THE DELIV THE CORNERSTONE OF NEW BU PIED BY OAKLAND LODGE, ORD! ERY OF THE ORATION AT LAYING OF — ILDING WHICH WILL BE OCCU- ER OF ELKS. Elkdom left the present home on Broad- way at 2 o'clock, and marshaled by David H. McLaughlin, esquire of Oakland lodge, marched to the site of the new building. ides the officers and members of tho 1 lodge there were many visitors in line, most of them frpm San Francisco, Sacramento and San State Senator G. Ru: Lukens, ex- alted ruler of Oakland Lodge, filling the cffice of master of ceremonies, laid the ccrnerstone. The ceremonies con- formed to the ritualistic laws of the Order of Elks. Senator Lukens first proclaimed the purpose for which his brethern were gathered there and then the chaplain, the Rev. Willlam Carson Shaw, invoked the blessing of God upon OFFIGERS HOPE FOR GONFESSION Fort Stevens Incendiary Mystery May Be Cleared. Special Dispatch to The Call. ASTORIA, Nov. 16.—The mystery which has surrounded the repeated attempts to destroy Fort Stevens is about to be cleared up. Three enlisted men have been arrested for thé crime and it is thought a confession will be secured at the trial. After several unsuccessful trials at de- | stroying the post the incendiaries sus- weeks ago again started fires there. The commanding officers engaged the services of a detective, who went to the post and enlisted as a private. By the time pay- day came around he was pretty thérough- ly convinced of the guilt of one of the men, and when the suspect came to As- | toria the detective came with him. Here the detective told the suspect he intended deserting and the soldier said he too was going to leave the army. Ac- cordingly both left for Portland, where the soldier took the detective into his confidence and told him the story of the attempted destruction of the fort. The story related by the soldier has not been given out, but it is reliably stated he im- plicated two other men. The detective covered the soldier with @ revolver and then handcuffed him. He was brought.back to the fort, and with the two men who are believed to have been accomplices, was placed in the guardhouse, where they are waiting trial by court-martial. The daring and mysterious manner in which the incendiarles operated caused great fear that the $2,000,000 fortification weuld - be entirely destroyed| and the scldiers at the post had secretly.deter- mined to kill the first man found starting fires. The arrest of the men indicates that the effort to burn Fort Stevens was carefully planned, but so far as can be learned no reason is known for the fiend- ish undertaking. Kaiser Honors Landsdale. LONDON, Nov. 16.—The German Em- peror has conferred on the Earl of Lands- dale the order of the Prussian Crown | Prince of the fifst class. | pended operations for a time, but a few | the work so auspiciously begun. With bis own hands Senator Lukens spread the mortar bed for the stone, making of the ceremony more than a mere symbol. As the stone was being fitted to' its place J. J. Hanifin Jr., the secretary, an- nounced the contents to be as follows: CONTENTS OF CORNERSTONE. Coples of the Oakland Times, Tribune and Enquirer, silver coins of the year, roster of members, list of past exalted rulers of Oak- land lodge, impress of the seal of the lodge, Elks' fair medallion and badge, programme for 1901 memorlal services and a medallion of the Pan-American Exposition. Agaln Chaplain Shaw invoked a bless- ing from the Almighty and the stone was declared to be permanently set. This act il @ COMMITS SUICIDE TO ESCAPE ARREST Preference to Answering a Charge of Embezzlement. POCATELLO, Idaho, Nov. 16.—Attor- ney R. C. Sneed, who last summer made an attempt to kil H. V. Platt, agent for the Oregon Short Line at this place, and who now oecupies the same position at, Salt Lake, dled here at 3 o'clock this morning from the effects of a hypodermic injeciion of morphine. Circumstances point to suicide. The body will be shipped to Sedalia, Mo., to-mor- row at the request of the members of (he law firm of Montgomery & Montgomery, who are brothers-in-law or the deceased. Two daughters, aged 12 and 16 years, who reside with an uncle at Sedalia, and a gon, aged 14 years, living here, survive him. County ‘Attorney 8. C. Winters, Sneed's law partner, yesterday swore out a war- rant charging Sneed with the embezzle- ment of $200 of the firm's money, which it is alleged Sneed had bet and lost on Lhe recent ¢lection. This, it is said, together with the charge of attempt Platt, for which he was under heavy baii, was the cause of the suicide. Mrs. Wakefleld Baker gave a delightful tea at her Paclfic avenue residence on Friday afterncon. The beauty of the spa- cious drawing-rooms was greatly en- hanced by the profusion of rare flowers and follage. A large number of guests were entertained. Those who assisted Mrs. Baker in receiving were: Mrs. Fred Tallant, Mrs. Edward Pond, Ms L. W. Thomas, Mrs. Fred Beaver, Mrs. Geor: Lent, Mre. Samuei Buckbee, Miss Marie Voor- hies,” Miss Eva Moody and Miss Bailey. Miss Helen Dean and Miss Maude Bourn were guests of honor at a dinner given by Mrs. Russell J. Wilson at her home on Thursday evening. The decora- tions were in excellent taste and covers were laid for eighteen, Those present were: Miss Dean, Miss Bourn, Miss Emily Wilson, Miss Virginia Nokes, Miss Gertrude Joliffe, Gertrude Josselyn, - Edward Greenway, Mr. Byrne, Frank King, Mr. Stetson, Percy King, Joseph Tobin, Major Rathbone, Licutenant Murphy and Mr, McBean. Mrs. Laurance Irving Scott was hostess at a theater party Friday evening compli- mentary to Miss Emily Wilson. Among those present were: Miss Lurline Spreckels, Miss Daisy Parrott, Miss_Maud Bourn, Miss Linda Cadwallade: Mr. Poett, Mr. Tobin, Mr. Blanchard, Mr, Li 4 ermore and Mrs. McBean. Attorney of Idaho Faces Death in | to murder | Miss Lurline Spreckels, Miss Lucy King, Miss | | | Johnston had been employed as a. team- o was followed by a serles of addresses, the first of which was delivered by Thomas E. Dunne of San Francisco Lodge No. 3, who, as the representative of Grand Exalted Ruler John P. Cronk of Omaha, extended his congratulations to the Oakland Elks upon the acquisition of their new building, which, he said, was rot only a home but a lasting monument to their fame and enterprise. Charles N. Post, past exalted ruler of Sacramento Lodge, as orator of the day, said in part: The ceremony mnow being conducted is fraught with more than usual Interest, not only to the Order of Elks and Oakland lodge, but to the great city of Oakland, for it means the adornment and embellishment of the ety with a beautiful buflding; it means one more monument added to the order: it means a home and a refuge for our brothers at home and from afar; it means that it will fill a greater place in the philanthropies of the world than ever before; It means rest for its present mem- bers, their children and children's children Here the stranger in a strange land need no longer be shy. Some one said that the day was induspicio for this affair, but I do not belleve it precipitation from the skies portends years bounty and favor for Oakland Lodge of EIKs. Judge Henry A. Melvin, past exalted ruler, drew a word picture of the growth of Oakland Lodge from its very small be ginning to its present pretentious growth. declaring its success to be founded on the cardinal principles of the osder—charity, justice, brotherly love and fidelit: The ceremonies closed with the singing of the tar Spangled Banner” and “America” by the Temple Quartet and the audience. The Temple Quartet sang three selections during the progress of the cere- | mony. Refreshments were afterward served in the present lodgeroom, to whica the Elks returned in line formation. The new building and the lot will repre- sent an investment of nearly $90,000. L e e S S 2 Body of Man Identified. The body of the man found floating in the bay at the foot of Spear street Sat- urday afternoon was identified at the Morgue yesterday by Willlam Dalzall, 411 Spear street, as that of his friend and | room mate, Robert Johnston. - He said a Y ster by Wainwright & Easton, street, but was di 31 Folsom charged owing to the | Wikinson, | son, MRS, WILKINSON E5 SUDDENLY Is Stricken by Apoplexy ‘While Crossicg Bay for Home. Attends Dean Reception in Afternoon in Seemingly Good Health. BERKELEY, Nov. 16.—Mrs. Florence W. Wilkinson, wife of Superintendent of the State institution for the deaf, dumb and blind at Berkeley, died this morning with a suddenness that was. a great shock to her family and friends. While returning from a social function in San Francisco yesterday she was stricken with sudden illness, which resulted in her death this morning at 3 o’clock in the Occidental Hotel. Accompanied by * her husband, her daughter, Mrs. Leon J. Richardson, and her son-in-law, Professor L. J. Richard- Mrs. Wilkinson attended the Deaa tea given yesterday afternoon at the Palace Hotel across the bay. While there she complained of the heat and drank a large amount of ice water, but no signs of her impending illness made themselves felt until the party took the 7:30 o'clock Pp. m. boat for Berkeley. While on the boat a severe illness over- came her and it was thought best to take her back to the city, where medical aid could be summoned immediately. The party therefore remained on the boat and returned to San Francisco, where the stricken lady was taken to the Occidental and Dr. Behrick was called. The physician pronounced the case one of apoplexy and after a time seemed to have the patient out of danger. But at 3 o'clock her husband, hearing a slight noise, went to her bedside to find her breathing her last. The deceased was 54 years old and a former resident of San Francisco, her maiden name having been Walton. She has been for a long time a familiar figurc in society circles, both in Berkeley and across the bay. The funeral will be held from the res- idence of Superintendent Wilkinson on the institution grounds at 2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. BODY THOUGHT TO BE THAT OF SAILOR IS RECOVERED On Remains Is Found a Certificate of Seamanship Bearing Name of Robert Waldon. Once more the waters of San Francisco Bay have given up their dead. Last night a boy named Arthur Freeman noticed a floating body butting the piles of the Spear street wharf and told the watch- man, who secured it and notified the Cor- oner’s office. The Morgue deputies expe- rienced great difficulty in drawing the body from the water. From appearances it had been floating for two or three weeks and was horribly disfigured. The only thing on the person to identify the corpse was an able seaman’s certifi- cate from the Board of Trade of San Francisco, which showed that the person to whom it was 1ed had salled the Seven Seas since 1877 as a seaman, and it was vised from nearly all the important ports of the world. It was issued in the name of Robert Waldon and bore Wal- don’s signature. The dead man appeared to be about 45 years of age. The alarming frequency with which floating bodies have been found in the bay during the last three months has aroused the suspicion that many of them may have been the result of foul play. In every case out of the en number re- covered no money has been found on the persons, and many of them had nothing by which they could be identified. —_———————— Dies From Exposure. An old man named Andrew Olsen. a ship rigger, whose home is at 400 Harri- son street, while in a demented condition made his bed on the western slope of Douglass and Eighteenth streets on Satur- day night. The old man was discovered at an early hour yesterday morning and was removed to the City and County Hospital, where he died at 4 o'clock yes- terday afternoon from exposure. On his arrival at the hospital he stated to Dr. McElroy that he had been kicked by a horse on the head. The body was re- moved to the Morgue and Detective Fitz- gerald was detailed to investigate. @ il e @ fact that he had been drinking. He dis arpeared eight days ago, and it is sup- posed he committed suicide because he lost his job. He was unmarried. o+ N the art of writing novels the celled himself. The last chapter social elect and the defeated and the race for life and the fight for of deputies—that last chapter strange import. tramp steamer. fore equaled in journalism. 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