The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1902, Page 14

14 DECEMBER 17, E SAN FRANCISCO CALL. WEDN 1902. SIS MOREY Wi UNKIND T0 WiF Mrs. McWilliams Gives Sensasicnal Testi- mony. Witness Avers Aged Woman Admitted to Her That Hus- band Was Cruel r was a con- urt- table Mrs. Gage H Coffey’s ¢ at the mpt Moxey the man to whom it is 080 worth of proj member Schoc Albert nigh tched ne wz HAD A K. GOOD MEMORY. proved ar piaintiffs friend of contided to her treating her emon told of inci- an sinc testimony, was in part e aiternce ed that) Mrs. M ¥ was every dollar have in 1 deeded all iy property to him ) berore he would marr me.” She begge: i to teil any one that she was mar, ¥ did_not want it known She then ber, and asked T would ever live said: “‘Mrs. Moxey, I hope so. bui juaging by what he is doing, he never will.™ She told me about Mre. Emith, who she bou thy Wew York widow. She and don't want to lose id me that she asked usband. --When are we going io live to- gether?” and he replied: “'1 am 100 busy now: When 1 finish up my business we will ifve to- | gether She gave me several little presents and told me not to tell her busband. he also gave me her brother's address and said if any- thing bappened to. mwtify him. She said she might be killea ai en time. For tear 1 might iore the mddrese, sh gave my boy wrote the address on it Mrs. McWilliams repeated many more conversations tending to show that Moxey had nqt treated his aged wife with the aftection due her. Throughout the exam- ination and cross-examination of the wit- ness Mr. Truman, Mr. Hoeffler and Mr. Rix exchanged sarcastic repartee.. Tru- man asked the witness on cross-examina- tion whether Mrs. Moxey ever told her that her son-in-law had seut a profes sional faker to her while she was in Bos ton to annoy and harass her, and Mrs. McWilliams answered in the negative “What do you mean by a professional faker?” asked Hoeffler. “You know well enough. Some of those witnesses you put on were professional fakers,” came the answer. Mrs. McWilliams interrupted the attor- reys by saying: “I am not a professional faker. 1 consider myself one of Mrs. Moxey's best friends and I am here against my will. T am not a faker.” Attorney Truman hurriedly assured her that he had the utmost confidence in her and did not allude to her. Later on the witness informed Truman that she never liked Moxey—that her dis- like began when she learned how badly | “I would not | he was treating his wife. Jike any man who mistreats his wife, nor would 1 like you if you were unkind to your wife.” Truman immediately asked the court to ve it entered in the record that he was an unmarried man, and the Judge replied that that fact would not militate against him. We carry a popular line of GIFTS at popular prices. That’s why so many iadies and gentlemen are taking advantage of our Special Sale of Men’s Suit Cases —Leather Lined. —Linen Lined. —Satin Lined. —— Fitted."—— Ladies’ Suit Cases * —Extra Light Weight, and she | & book aad | BEATS AND ROBS AN AGED COUPLE | AND IS CAPTURED AFTER A CHASE Joseph E. Ott Attacks Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hilderbrand and Then Tries to Escape With His Iil-Gotten Booty. Robbed. Men Who Indorsed BUNKD MEN DUPE - TWD STRANGERS One Visitor From Arcata and One From Napa Police Are Searching for the - SPEGIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. FOUR | Suitable VALUES for [ ‘ a Check. { : | | George W. Fauce, whose home iIs in | | | Arcata, Humboldt County, was victimized | | by bunko men Monday afternoon and he | B | is mourning the loss of a check for $673, | which has' been cashed ‘at the Anglo-Cali- oS S L SRR -3 2 fornian Bank in this wity. _ SRS s v — — — 11 ice was walking a Market street | { Monday afternoon, when he was accosted Fo woh " 3 . & e e e mine and French Zibeline. Goods full 50 inches wide. to direct him to the park. Fauce was taken with the stranger’'s manner d e e e $5.00 Dress Pattern ‘*® house on the southwest corner of Bush 3 = e | ana Kearny streets. Good Value for $7.50. | Three other men were playing pok & : jsnd they dskad Bance s conEOn 48-INCH GENUINE FRENCH ZIBELINE and CAMEL'S | should join them. Fauce declined at first, | HAIR DRESS PATTERNS In Navys, Browns, Tans, | but w nally induced to play, as his| Mnde d]]fl New B]ua;‘ | friend agreed to share his profits or| 7 4 | 1o Fauceé had no ready cash, but pro- | i | duced the check for $it5, and It was soon | $7,50 Dattcrn | claimed by the bunko men. When Fauce left the place he met Po-| Good Value for $12.00. | licemen 1 rd Gruenwald and | told them of the loss of his check. They | ¥ - \ went back to the house and one of the GENUINE FRENCH CAMEL'S HAIR PLAIDS, 46 inches en came out of the front door. When | wide, in a good varlety of Pastel Colorings H he saw the officers he started to run, but | g . b . soon overtaken and nveyed to the | ] | City Prison.- He gave b ne as Frank | | o i e Sopation = ocsimn 30c Yard | Fauce was unable to tell on what bank | the check was drawn, and Detective Bell, | Formerly Sold for $1 25 and $1.50 | who was detalled on the case by Captain | { Btk (loohopen ‘,:;,»‘;;:”;‘g;" Jearned | £8-INCH SCOTCH CHEVIOTS, ENGLISH COVERT CLOTHS i Bell went with Fauce to the and CASSIMERES. Very suitable for Golf Sults and | bank to stop payment, but when they got there they were told that the check | separate Skirts. | had been cashed. It had been indorsed | by Frank McDonald, Daniel O'Conell and | | | 8. H. Seymour. t v Detective Crockett. who | | knows MeDonald, was detailed to find | { him and the others and bring them in.| | and Leslie was booked on a charge of | | grand larceny by trick and device. . a bunko man, was ar- ed yesterday of grand larceny. December 5 he and s employed in a winery in . and street, mnear Devisadero, w TO CURE A COUGH IN ONE DAY, 3 'OUPLE WHO WERE BEAT- L WO WIRESEAT Use Adams’ Trish Moss Cough Balsam. | E EN AND ROBBED, AND BRUTAL | I Hoarseness, ASSATLANT. Colas, ‘Goes to Join Regiment. . Morse, Seventeenth to’s saloon and the chajn on Capp street. Captain B. C. He charged the man with robbery and battery. ~ Mrs. Hilderbrand is confined to her bed, suffering from the shock and the brutal blow dealt her. Her aged husband is also suffering from a contusion on the head. The Hilderbrands are highly respected in the Mission. They have lived at their present place for more than thirty years. The Police Commissioners respect their age and poverty and always grant them | a free license to sél liguors. The couple have grown-up sons, who have always stood ready to support them in their old age, but they wish to live independently of their children. at Vancouver Barracks, Washington. —_———————— | il | | Banquet Given to Inmates. Willlam 8. Polack, president of | Hebrew Home for the Aged and | | of the hdme on Sunday. December 7. ] of Mr. Polack's granddaughter, Milile Bernstein, to M. Stimmel. by Detective Reynolds hooked at the City Prison on a charge other man met Bartholomew Navarrone, Napa took him to a grocery “introduced him to a game of poker | the; and he parted with $140. He identified Vietre as f the me Preecribed by the best physicians for Coughs, Bronchitis and all tbroat and lung troubles. 25c, 50c. At all’ drugglsts’. * fantry, who has occupied the nosition of | assistant adjutant general of tie Depart- ment of California for more than a ¥ was relieved by General Hughes yvester- day and will proceed to join his regiment abled, tendered a banquet to the inmates event was given'in honor of the weddingy| Miss $1.25 Yard . Regular Price $2.50 and $3.00. Our Glove Orders Make Very Acseptable Chrisimas Gifs, an- on here In- ear, GUESTS HEMMED N B FLAMES the Dis- The | .C .M | OERBRAND -~ [TRS-CHARLOTTE [T/ pER BRANE. | = OSEPH E. OTT, who claims he is a contractor. languishes behind prison bars at the City Prison with two serious charges against him. He was arrested vesterday after- noon by Police Officer James F. Sheehan, after an exciting chase, for, beating and robbing W. C. Hilderbrand, ‘\aged %, apd Mrs. Charlotte Hilderbrand, aged 80, who conducts a small grocery at.the corner of Mission and Nineteenth streets. Ott’s action was a cowardly and brutal {one. He entered . the grocery’ con- ducted by the aged coupie and asked for a cigar. The old man passed- him a box | 2nd Ott took one. The man then asked | the time and as Mr. Hilderbrand brought | forth his watch to enlighten the cus- | tomer, -Ott grabbed it and wrenched it | from its owner. Despite his age, Hilder- brand grappled with Ott and -the latter | knocked him down with his fist and start- — and raised her feeble voice for help. Ott quickly turned and repaid the poor old woman for her interference with a heavy blow in the face. Mrs. Hilderbrand sank to the sidewalk and the brute ran up Nineteenth street. Y Bystanders saw chase. Their cries. attracted others an within a minute a crowd of ‘indignant people were in pursuit of Ott. He might have escaped but for the timely appear- ance-of Mounted Policeman Sheehan. The latter saw the fellow running and gave chase. After going a block, Ott entered a galoon conducted by Ratto Bros. at the corpér . of Bighteenth and Capp streets and hid in a rear room. Sheehan brought him out with scant ceremony and con- ducted the thief back to the store. The crowd followed and hooted and jeered the cowardly fellow. The old couple identified Ott as the man who had attacked them and he was ! ed to run from the store with his booty. | locked up at the Seventeenth street sta- er!, Hilderbrand followed after the thief | tion. Sheehan found the watch in Rat- : e . S e e ) POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR . Daughters of the Revolution. A GENTLEMANLY BURGLAR | Sequoia Chapter of the Daugliters of { - —— the American Revolution has elected the | He Is Accused of Stealing' Articles following named as its officers for the From Mrs. Grace L. Neer- current term: Mrs. George E. Mayhew, gaard. » Mr'!A ‘Willlam Ashburner. vice Mre, Grace L. Neergaard sécured a Tge‘m Mrs? Ar(l‘mr D. Cross, correspond- | pearch warrant ' from - Police Judgé | N8 Becretary; Miss Gertrude Burnett, re- |ogan vesterday - to recover oetrm, cording secrefay; Ms. Geoge P. Thurston, 1. Sablier, 1224 Stockton, street, a treasurer; Miss Elizabeth M. Jones, regie- pair of lace curtains, . a ' clock trar; Mrs. Charles W. Farnam, historian; < | Mrs. C. A. Warren, curator. and a pair of blankets which, she alleged, had been stolen from'one of the rooms in her house, 1009¢Sutter street, :early Sun- day morning by a gentlemanly looking man who called himself “‘Lieutenant Mor- gan.” She also swore to a warrant for Morgan’s arrest on a charge of hurglary an’ Detectives Ryan and O'Dea are try- ing to find him. * e Mrs. Neergaard states that Morgan en- gaged a room at her house last Saturday || ‘morning and gave her a bogus check Tor %% in payment. Next morning he disap- peared, as did the curtains, clock and Rich Gilt Chairs ' - . With a holiday look irresitable to a lady who likes bright rooms. Dressing Tables In ahead-of-date designs and finishes — confident- ially, she’ll like one with a lull length mirror best. Birdseye maple, mahogany or golden oak. r Writing Desks \ Artistic Parlo I’"lln::tl,f S-:ller el|lled .at '.ihel" house Muslcal londay for the remaining articles in the £ them’ {0, him, and. ghe. ot once. motined - Durable - Fiom which you'd gus o Asfuty porfouind spksion)- the Dollcs, who sAviscd B 3 pruetre the | 50,000 inuse ¢ edgement of your gift. Range of price up to $75. warrants, She says . that Morgan Is & _ . 2000 sold on the ik i o ek B i Paciflc Cozst Cabinets In rare woods, all the new finishes. Plain, and elaborate designs. One to match her piano. | Big Rockers P ‘Music R Curtaz ssm | SOLE AGENTS = * OLDEST AND STRONGEST HOUSE ON THE PACIFIC COAST 16 to 20 O’Fa-rell St. (Curtaz Bul{dlnz) A furniture store would seem a subject almost fmpossible to decorate ‘artistically, as the size and style of the articles, where any quantity is shown, preclude the pos- sibility of artistic arrangement, but the seeming impossibility has been‘overcome by the Cordes Furniture Company, at the new store on Union Bquare. On entering the door the first impression is of a fai) bower, Banks of green !olh;gn v <4 In leather for grandpa, silk upholstered for gz;and- ma, and every other for everybody’s comfort. - Pianos sold on any reasonable terms : to responsible b And a holiday welcome whether you buy or not. o “parties. : t : . Open Evenings till Christmas. Weunnllzhm;liéo" considered mnm:, | Rich Rugs, Newest Sofa Cushions | & Women Narrowly Es- cape Death in a Post- Strest Fire. A fire at 511 Post street early yesterday morning nearly resulted in the death of several of the occupants of the house. The building, a boarding-house conducted by Mrs. J. King, became wrapped in flames so suddenly that even the fire- men bad difficulty in rescuing these who siept in the upper story. Mrs. Ray Gump, in' jumping to the ground, thirty feef below, sustained a fracture of the left arm and minor bruises. Mrs. Adele Repath was hemmed in by fire and was obliged to remain in a blazing window until Chief Sullivan went to ‘astist her to descend on a ladder. When half way down the lady fell to the sidewalk and was slightly injured. Wil- Ham L. Lee, another occupant of the house, escaped death by lowering himselt on a dangling telephone wire to the street. ‘When the fire was discovered it had gained great headway and the stairway 1 | WINES—AIl $L.25 varieties, gallon. was enveloped in flames. Mr. and Mrs. Gump, finding their means of escape barred, jumped from a second story win- dow in the rear. Gump escaped unin- Jjured, but his wife was less fortunate. Mrs. Repath appeared at a window, en- circled by flames. She pluckily sat on the sill, despite her great danger, until Chief Sullivan ran up a ladder and assisted her to descend. The woman, clinging to the llnsldp of the ladder, moved downward while the Chief attempted to hold her secure. When several feet from the ground she lost her hold and fell, strik- ing Police Officer George Mulcahy and breaking the force of the fall. Mrs. Be- path's hair was singed and her hands were burned. Lee, whose wife, and children are in Pasadena, awakened to find his room 2blaze. "Rushing to one of the front upper windows, he called for help and then, grasping a dangling wire, lowered him- self to the ground. 'The house and contents were totally de- stroyed. The origin of the fire is said to have been an explosion. Mrs. Repath thiew several hundred dollars’ worth of jewelry into the street, which. was not re. covered. . Suicide by Hanging. { Martin Brannan, a longshoreman, liv- ing at 214 First street, concluded a two weeks' debauch Jast Monday night by hanging himself with a clothesline a tached to a ladder in the'yard back of his place of residence. The body was discovered yesterday morning by Julia Mullin, the landlady. Brannan was 42 years of age and unmarried. —————— Your Good Taste ‘With -our varied stock of good goods to select from cannot fail to please vour friends. Co?vlete department: sta- S OPEN EVENINGS—BOTH >TORES Lask Over Cur 4-Pags Holiday Prics-List. ~ BER FA BUTTER — Best Monterey creamery, large squares B = -] Taste at store. HAMS—-All brands, B...... .....14q‘ Very best Eastern. All size: TOMATOESExtra Sgandard, 3 cans. 3 pound cans. e VIENNA COFFEE—An excellent_30c coffee, I ... c Rich brown. 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