The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 13, 1903, Page 14

14 : BISEBIL ST PUTS EAD 0 LIF Winnie Mercer Com- mits Suicide in Occi- dental Hotel. Turns on Gas and Inhales the Deadly Fluid Through 3 a Tube. Identity of the Great Player Is Es- tablished by Letters on His Per- son, but No Cause for Deed Is Known. B. Mercer, a pitcher of the All- r-baseball team, registered at the Hotel at 8 o’clock last vening wes 1 vyxiated in m me clock. Mercer reg tered under the name of George Murray gave his residence as Philadelpt e wat of the T in meking detected the odor of gas com- Mer ailing nknowr Mercer's identity was established by let- ere ng his effects, one Tell Mr. Van of the Langham YHotel Winnie Mercer has taken his te HORSE IS BURNED TO DEATH IN STALL Fire Suddenly Breaks Out in Rear of Coal and Wood Yard. Harrison %8 street SEABURY, ACTOR AND DIVER, ATTACKED BY BARTENDER\ orrest Seabury, a i long distanc 3 from Police H. R Grand Ope house charge of battery. His os W kened and he showed evi Sntins enwor morning ADVERTISEMENTS. BLOOD HUMGURS Skin Humours, Sealp Humous, Hair Humours, Whether Simple Serafulus Hereditary Speedily Gured by Guticura Soap, Ointment and Pills, When All Other Remedies and Best Physicians Fail, COMPLETE TREATENT, $100. In the treatment of torturing, disfig. uring, itching, scaly, erusted, pimply, blotchy and scrofulous humours of th: £kin, scalp and blood. with #ess of hair, Caticara Soap, Ointment and Pills have been wonderfully successful. REvyes the most obstinate of constitutional' hu mours, such as bad blood, scrofula, in he; be& and contagious humours, witt loss of hair, glandular swellin, s, ulcer- ous patches in the throat and mouth sore eyes, copper-colored blotches, ac well as boils, carbuncles, scurvy, sties, ulcers and sores arising from an jm- pure or impoverished condition of the blood, yield to the Cuticura Treatment, wh]en all other remedies and methods fail. ; And greater stfll, if possible, is the wonderful record of cures of tortu 2, disfiguring humours among infants and children. The suffering which Cuti- cura Soap and Ointment have alleviated among the young, and the comfort they have afforded worn-out and wor- ried parents, have led to their adoption in countless homes as priceless cura- tives for the skin and blood. Infantile and birth humours, milk crust, scall head, eczems, rashes and every form of sching, scaly, pimply skin and scalp humours, with loss of hair, of infancy and childhood, are speedily, perma- nently and economically oumdpewhel @l other remedies suitable for children, 4 even the best physicians, fail, | of warships VESSELS IMPEDE WORK OF RIFLES Firing From Forts Made Difficult by Craft in Range. | Shots Fall Short of Target, { Though Accurately in Line. Heavy artillery practice was resumed | the forts at the Presidio yesterday Two companies. of Ci t Artillery took | | part. They were the Twenty-ninth and Ninety-second companies, under command | of Major Hobbs. The Ninety-second { der command of Captain Koehler, began | the firing from the 10-inch breechloading | disappearing 'wenty-ninth was placed the great mortars . { un- | i rifle and the in possession of As on the first two days of the the launch Sybil towed out the | 15-foot The e about three miles and for mortar | firing about five miles target for rifie firing | was Vessels were so plentiful on the bay and out beyond the Golden Gate at the | firing was woefully interfered with, and Lieuten naling nt John O'Neil, who did the sig- om the Sybil_had his hands full. It seemed as if some of the craft a al got in the way from pure “cussedness.” | At any rate, they served to delay the | firing, the delays being trying to all! concerned. The target, 100, on one occa- | sion was taken rather far out, farther, | indeed, than was desired, although in case of necessity the guns would easily reach | distance. v ee shots fired by the Ninety-) second from the 10-inch rifle. while direct on jine to the target, fell short in each | instance The mortar practice by the Twenty-n h_whiie direct, also fell short. | The size of the target, together with the ! distance, must be taken into account for | e to exactly reach. At one time the € was scarcely discernible with the | ked eye and there were occasions when | ordinary glass barely aided in its dis- Taken altogether. the marksman- was good and proyed that no fleet could possibly enter within | the Golden Gate with such officers and | ship men directing the terrible machines of | war. | There were many army officers present | at the firing mong them being Colonel | Rawles, Major Randoly ajor Hobbs, | Captain Koehler. Captain Johnsto: whose company,. the Seventieth, will re- sume practice this morning; Captain Bur- | gess, Captain Hahn, ( in Hinckley, t at, Cap! ant John Law Hughes, I enant Lewis, Lieutenant J. P. Murphy, nt F. L. Hines, Lieuterant W. utepant H. L. Landers, S. Garber and Lieutenant Among the visitors were Ad- | Andrews and the inspector ral A CURE A COU H IN'ONE DAY Use Adams' irish Moss Cough Balsam escribed. b §t physicians for Coughs, FHoars chitls and ail throat ng troubl At all druggists. * —_— | POLICE RECOVER SAFE STOLEN SUNDAY MORNING Iron Box Found in Vacant Lot, Rified of Cash and Some Checks. | Sunday morning | conducted by A. Barley street was found yes- chard Keefe in a | Francisco, Baj iklin and Gough streets. safe stolen early m the bakery Montgomer) aft lot noon by bounded by e lock and combination had “peen | blown off. All of the cash and some of ! the checks unting in all to nearly | ¥, were gone, but most of the papers found to be intact. The thieves, who supposed to be Gustav Milliard and ier Hulot. the two men who were ar- ted Sunday night and placed on the inue book at the City Prison, have vet heen charged, as no positive evi- « ainst them has as yet been found. wagon in which the safe was e ted to the lot where it was blown n and rifled has not yet been loca SRS e NUMEROUS FRIENDS BID REV. DR. WOODS FAREWELL ed. Late Pastor of First Baptist Church Will Leave for East This Morning. farewell gathering of the nds of the Rev. Dr. Woods last nigk ! Baptist Church. The ever aken up with speeches in which clergymen and the highest tribute to tk rendered by Dr. Woods during storde of the First Bap- There was a “irst laymen joine Among lerygmen present were Rev. Dr. Hemphill, Rev. Dr. H. C. Hill, Rev. Dr and Professor Simcoe and an account of his work during his pastorate and a speclal enter tammment followed. Dr. Woods and his leave this morning for Somerville, J.. where *the doctor will ‘speak next 1day. The Rev. Mr. Greaves'will oc- | cupy the puipi the First Baptist Church on unda e Contractors Tender Bids. In response to a resolution of the Board of Supervisors the following bids were re- ved by the Board of Public Works ye: terday and were taken under advisement: of the Noe 11, $34,114; Rountree & Rich and with- ut " plumbing Campbe;} $7443, and w James B McSheehy, $6575, and without plumbing S6OGG. For making necessary alterations and addi- of the Bourd of ucation— igyichard- McCann, y school work, grad- lavatoriex, fences or Ii entail an additionul tions in the offic The bids received for the Noe Valley do not Include painting, electric ing. planking of the yard | concrete work, which expense of about $10,000. | Non-Dutiable Baggage Limited. Travelers from foreign countries must Fereafter pay &uty on knick-knacks and | bric-a-brac in thelr baggage. Such is the | decision of the United States Board of General Appraisers at New York which reached Customs Collector Stratten by | mail yesterday. It had been the gustom to allow arrivals to bring in articles of personal adornment or comfort to the value of $100 free of duty, but‘the General Appraisers have decided that a passenger is allowed to bring In free of duty only his personal baggage consisting of cloth- ng and other articles used by him for his comfort and convenience during the voyage. —_—————— ‘ Game Law Violators Punished. ‘ John F. Corriea, a commission mer- chant, was fined $25 by Police Judge Mogan yesterday for having had more | than twenty-five quail in his possession. ' Notice of appeal was given. Woey Loy Kue, a Chinese merchant, was also found guilty of violating the game laws in ship- ping quail to Oregon and was fined $25. / | Life Insurance Company, | tims were apy | yesterday. | betterment of | the city. | exen more strongly in the cas THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1903. WITNESSES TELL OF THE POISONING OF HOLDERS OF INSURANCE POLICIES| MARTIAL DPENS Dr. Harle's Startling Confession Is Admitted as Evidence in the Extradition Hearing of Alleged Swindlers of the New York Life Company Who Are Wanted by the Officials of Chihuahua on Accusations of Murder e DENSMCAE COURT FATAL ACGIDENT " BARELY MVERTED | Infantry Officer Charged | Escaping Gas Threatens With Having Been | Lives of Man and Drunk. Wife. Prosecution Starts Laying of | Landlady Turns Of Flow at L PASO, Tex., Jan. 12.—The ex tradition hearing of Dr. C. S Harle and C. T. Richardson, the insurance swindlers, wanted in Chihuahua for the alleged mur- der of policy holders of the New York was begun to day in the Federal court. The evidence was in the form of depositions taken at Chihuahua, and it seemed strong enough to warrant the surrender of the prisoners to the Mexican authorities, aithough .t will be several days before the result is | determined The facts set forth are that James Devers and Henry Mitchell died in Chi- huahua, at Richardson's house, under suspiclous circumstances, in February, 1%2. Both were under the care Dr. Harle, and the policies were collected by Richardson and Meredith, or Mason. Sev- eral witnesses testified that the two vie. arently polsoned. Dr. Harle's deposition, or confession, is embodied, it admitting that Devers was poisoned with his knowledge and consent. Harle also testified to having given false ertificates of examination and to the cause of the deaths. Two Chihuahua physicians testified that Mitchell's symptoms were those of strych- nine poisoning. and Devers' symptoms those produced by bichloride of mercury, which was given with whisky. The bodies of Devers and Mitchell were fully identified after having been ex- humed. and chemists of Chihuahua tes- tify that an analysis of the contents of Devers' stomach disclosed bismuth and mercury The opinior: is that Richardeon and Harle will be extradited, but it is feared that Richardson will commit suicide if given an | opportunity. Mason is very ill and will not survive many days MAYOR SUBMITS ANNUAL MES3AGE Reviews Notable Events of Municipal Admin- istration. Mayor Schmitz submitted his annual message to the Board of Supervisors The message reviews the events of the year in the existing muni- | cipal administration and in it his Honor makes a number of suggestiions for the The message says in part: At the last election a considerable majority avored the acquisition and operation of the ary-street Rallway as a municipal enter- prise, but as a two-thirds vote is required by law the project failed of adoption, which mea: merely its postponement, not dentn. T sentiment which was thus Indicated in conne tion with the street rallway undoubtedly exi of other util especially in the matter of the water suj ply. The private ownership of €0 great a nece iy am water ought certainly not be endur in_a wealthy and progressive city like our: During the vear the great danger which threatened San Francisco and the entire State through widespread disseminations on the part of our local Board of Health of unfounded re- Ports of the existence within our’ midst . of dread epldemic bubonic plague has happily been minimized. Soon after my induction into office I became convinced that the baseless aotion of the Board of Health of San. Francisco was doing great injury to the city. and after investiga- tion, having determined that the fears aroused by their reports were without foundation and that a competent and efficient performance of the duties of their office did not justify the promulgation by them of broadcast anncunce- Tients that epidemic bubonic plague existed here and did not require the sensational and theatrical measures adopted by them, to the injury of the city’s good name, I removed ‘them from# office. assigning as cause the reasons stated in détail at the time. TO0O MANY INJUNCTIONS. As in the case of the County Clerk. who was charged with offenses which might have been cause for removal; as in the case of the Ju tices’ Clerk, "Who was removed by me for mis conduct, the aid of the couris was Invoked by ties, the deposed Board of Health, and by interpo: t f the er-ready writ of injunction my hands have been tled and the deposed board ix | in possession of its cld office and still ex- ising its functions, although in my opinion it was legally removed. It Is, of course, scarcely proper to criticize the action of the courts, yet it does seem to me in pussing that the executive department of the government should not be interfered with by the judiciary on the slightest pretext, and that the power of the courts fo restrain the executive depart ment should be exercised only in cases of clea gency. Otherwise the very purpose of Vernment may be subverted. =Notwithstand- ing the continuance in office the Beard of Health San Francisco has in the meantime no epidemic, expectation of which our ard of Health gave out (o the world. for ich we are, of course. devoutly thankful. One of the city's most crying needs at the present {me i3 more adequate fire protection. ~We have been growing at a very ‘rapld rate, and while our mechanical facilities for fighting fire are efficient, the supply of water upon which we must rely is, for the purposes of extinguishing serious conflagrations, by no means sufficlent The ng Valley Water Works, I am sure, . ot furnish all the water required In sich a —certainly not without drawing upon its reserve supply 1o an extent which would put the private consumers of San Francisco in peril of & water famine, We have at hand an X xalt water, we can draw e Ocean ¥ opinion the time bas arrived when we ke & start in the line of utilizing this fire protection. the extent of its first tion to be gauged by the expense of its lization. 1 therefore that the : prepare a plan and cstimate the cost of securing an adequate salt water supply system for fire purposes and tor fidehing streets and sewers, and that th report the same to this board as soon as pos ble. =0 that. if adopted, provision ean be m; in the nest tax levy for acquiring the same. STREET PAVEMENTS. The paving of important business thorough- fares and of steep residence streets In this city with smooth bituminous pavements has ot proved the satisfactory resulis expected. The paving of Market strest with bitumen, while A commendable though costly experiment, has yroved dangerous to traffic pouring through this broad ayenue. Accidents to horses and danger to drivers are of dally occurrence, Complaints and petitions for reliet ‘are brought to me daily and almost hourly by the team- sters and owners of vehicles. In the Eastern cities, wnich I have visited recently, 1 made a thorough investigation as 10 thelr pavements. 1 found in Boston a pave- sment known as a bituminous-macadam pave- men: which seems to Bive great satisfaction and to be free from the objections urged against the ordinary asphalt or bituminous rock pavement. 1 recommend its investigation by the Street Committee. A controversy has recently arisen between the Auditor and the Board of Education' of San Francisco concerning the special tax levy made by vour henorable board as a matter of great necessity, which bids fair to postpons indefinitely, of ‘to deprive the city entirely of the new schoolbouses and of | the City ~and County Hospital so urgently required, stand assumed by Auditor Baehr is to ba maintained. The city must have these new achoolloliees and it must have a new hos- pital. 1 therefore urgently recommend that this board take immediate action to devise some means whereby the funds already pald in under the special tax levy, and hegeafter to be paid In, may be utllizéd for the purpose for which the taxes were legjed. THE PRESID] S VISIT. The President of the United States is about to visit us. The city of San Francieco will certainly extend to him a fitting welcome. The Grand Army of the Republic, through its rep- resentatives, has assured me that that great organization will endeavor to make the hold- Ing of its national encampment in San Fran. 1and to_ receive President Roosevelt, ail g ——py Foundation for Its Meter While Light Burns Case. in Couple’s Room. James Marks and his wife, who reside at 207 Jones street, had a narrow escaps The The court-martial of Lieutenant Geo | | A. Densmore, nth Infantry | with being intoxicated | | | | uniform of the United | | charged while wearing the | from death yesterday morning. Siates army and | couple were nearly asphyxiated by deadly | | with having failed to report for duty | gas fumes, which escaped from open jets. , without leave éf absence, was formally | Marks and his wife retired at an early | | commenced = yesterday morning. The | hour yesterday morning and neglected to court-martial convened in the new mess hall of the Nineteenth Infantry, just in- | side the Prestdio gates. Colonel Edmund | Rice, Nineteenth Infantry, was president | and Captain Frank . P. McIntyre judge | put out the gas before going to bed. It is a custom of the landlady of the house to turn the gas off at the main meter when every one has retired, turn it on in the morning. Yesterday she | | advocate. ‘Lieutenant John B. Murphy. |shut off the gas at the meter as usual, | | artillery corps, actsd as counsel for the | and then turned on the supply when she | | defense. Wien the trlal commenced | got up. As a result the fumes began to | | Judge Advocate Mciutyre read the fol-| pour Into the room occupied by Marks 1 | owing charges and specifications: | and his wife, as they had neglected to 1t | turn off the gas at the jet. Marks was Charge N 1—Conduct to_the prejudice of | b first to awake, and he was alarmed to | ’xmd order and military discipline. Specifica- | | | flon Ne. 1"in thac the accused was absent | fng the room filled with gas and his wifs e e e in an unconscious condition. the depot of Marks at once tried to go to his wife's assistance, but he, too, had inhaled a quantity of the gas and was so weak that he fell to the floor. Some of the other roomers heard the noise, and surmising that something yas wrong forced the door of the room occupled by Marks and his wife. Mrs. Marks was removed to the Emer- gency Hospital, where the doctors finally revived her after some hours of work, and she fully recovered fromi the effects of the deadly poison. Marks was mors fortunate than his wife, and recovered as soon as he was taken out into the air. CONDEMNS PRACTICE. { ordered to repor instruction :on-~the 12th inst. and did not re- | port until the 16th; specification No. 3, in| that he fas absent withaut leave from De- | cember 18 to_°8. Charge No. 2_Conduct unbecoming an officer | and a gentlemar. Specification No. 1, in that the accuseq was, While wearing the uniform | of the United States army, drunk in the Oc- | | cldental Hots! bar; specification in that | the accused wrote a letter to the commanding | officer of the depot of recruits for instruction | | saying that he was taken il on the 20th of | ‘hecvmber and remained ill in a hotel umtil | 1 the 27th of December, knowing the statements in the letter 1o be false To the first charge, that of being ab- | | sent without leave, Lieutenant Densmor | pleaded guilty. but ‘he entered a plea of | | | rot guiity to the charge of being drunk | | while wearing his uniform. i Coroner's jurles have repeatedly called | | Captain McIntyre produced two letters | the attention of the authorities to the which Densmore had written concerning | danger that lies in this practice his absence from duty, and Lieutenant|of turning the gas on and off | Murphy objected to the introduction of | in lodging-houses. Within the last the’ letters. Captain McIntyre claimed | twelve months a large number of that they were material and admissible | because they contradicted each other in | | the explanations as to why Densmore was | absent from duty. The two letters were cases have been noted at the Morgus where death by suffocation was caused, owing In many Instances to the fact th the decedents went to sleep with the gas HFTHEIL < read Into the record. One of the letters | i question was sent to Colonel Garling- | | ton, and it clearly indicates the line of | defense Densmore will make when called | upon ito submit his side of the case. The | letter set forth that he, Densmore, had | met an officer whose name he had forgot- | burning and the turned off at the meter extinguished tha ALLEGED POISONER AND ONE OF THE MURDERED INSUR- ANCE POLICY HOLDERS. flame, so that when the gas was turned on again before daybreak the uncomscious sleepers were suffocated. In the Inquest yesterday on the body of suf Seraphina Teahtanien, who was | ROBBER'S NERVE BAINES. REWARD Compels Night Clerk of| Hotel to Hand Over Money. "H. Beaty, the night clerk employed at the Hughes House, 214 Third street, was robbed. of $180 in the hotel office Sunday night about 8 o'clock. Beaty had just come on duty and had returned from showing a lodger his room upstairs when a young man wearing a white handker- chief as a mask over his face stepped quickly ‘into the office and before Beaty was aware of his presence had him cov- ered with a large revolver. “Come up with all your coin,” commanded the robber. The clerk, realizing that a refusal was out of the question, reached for the cash drawer to comply with the request. His movements:not being as rapld as the | thief wished, he was (old by the thug Jount out that money righi in my hand and don't be all day about it,” said the thief, at the same time holding out his left hand, /jwhile with the right he held his gun =so-close. to Beaty's face that all thought of saving anything immediately fled from the clerk’s exclted brain. After Beaty had counted out nearly $150 the man made him sit in a chair in one corner of the office while he went behind the counter and sati fled himself that he had .all that the drawer contalned. Without waiting te go 'through the frightened night clerk’s pockets, but ad- monishing him to sit still under the pen- alty of death the thief disappeared. As soon‘as the thief had gone Beaty rushed after him and saw him standing unconcerned on {he corner. Asking a by- stander ‘to keep him in sight Beaty gan to hunt for a policeman. He found Of: ficer Kelly, but when: they returned ‘the robber had gone. He is described as be- ing of light complexion and wearing a light hat and overcoat. The Central sta- tion was notified and detectives were de- tailed on the case. ————— Whisky— More whisky *Jesse Moore —————————— 1 | Reconciliation Costs $100. | 1 Mrs. A, W. Yates, who came here re- cently from:Peoria, Jl., and who stated that her husband desertéd her.and re- leved her of $20 on her arrival, reported to the officers of the Saciety for the Pre- vention of' Crueity to Children yesterday ihat she had become reconciled with her recreant spouse a few days ago and that | after lending him $100 more he disap- peared. ’ @ it @ cisco_concurrent with the President's arrival I respectfully suggest that in addition to the preparations which will hereafter be made by your honorable board and the citizens' com- mittee of San Francisco to decorate the city our people be urged to prepare for the 'decoration of their residences and places of business, o that the appreclation of the citizens of San Francisco for this great American as a man to move faster. Whisky—the best. 2 d as a statesman may be appropriately shown. At the next meeting of the board I shall have the pleasure of submitting to. you the names of 100 of our fellow citizens who will act with your own special committee i1 preparing for the reception of the head of our nation. And [ trust that our committee on effort and unity ok the occaslon of this yisit of our hon- ored President will co-operate-in working for the common benefit of this great city. May the occasion of President Roosevelt's visit, and our preparation for it, serve in great +which he was rooming at 1617 California | | bending over him with a huge revolver, | who immediately commanded him to keep | meacure {o eliminate ou=. petty nmnm!m:nsm jealousies and lead us in unity and friendli- ness to the common Interests and advancement of ihls city, whose future is radiant with the certainty of industrial greatness and of finan- clal and commercial splendor, ten who told him that there was very iittle work for him to do at the casual | focated last Sunday, the jury retu | the following verdict: camp, inferring that it did not make any | While the testimony of the witnesses shows difference whether or not he overstayed | that the landiord had been In the habit of his leave a day or two. | turning the gas off and on to reduce the To the charge of drunkenness Densmors | pefore the death of the deceased. e, will set up the plea that he was drugged. | undersigned jury, recommend to the Board « Licutenant Densmore returned from a | Supervisors that they pass an ordinance mak visit to the East shortly before Christ- ing it & misdemeanor (or any person or perw | mas, and his friends claim that upon his | rarnioe o or on except a Sacson employe return he became the prey of several off or on except a person emplo companies to do such work. We ais | shacks, who knew that he carried a large . sum of money on his person. They in- Edward C. Nye Receives - powerful drug he was seen by Inspector wide range. The following witnesses were recommend that the Board of Supervisors ¢ veigled him, so it Is claimed, into a re- . Morning Visit From | General E. A. Garlington, who appeared examined on behalf of the prosecutio Narrow Escape From Death. Dr. George Chismore is almost persuad- ed to beliéve In miracles. He was struck by a heavy and swiftly moving automo- bile and was not killed outright or even serfously injured. The doctor had just alighted from a Sutter-street car Sunday pel the gas companies to post motices of such fact at each meter. sort, where he was drugged and robbed. While laboring under the influence of the Thief. as a witness agalnst him yesterday. The | inquiry yesterday did not take a very | Edward C. Nye, a gripman in the em- ploy of the California-street Railway ‘ Colonel C. A. Coolidge, Seventh Infantr; evening, when A. B. Costigan's automo- Company, reported last night to Captain | Colonel J. T. von Orsdale, Seventh In-|bile, coming rapidly down Sutter street of Detectives Martin that the house in | fantry; Major James 8. Pettit, inspector | from Jones hit him. The impact re general’s department, and Dr. J. J. dered the doctor unconscious, Mr. Costi- Schaefer, surgeon of transport Thomas. gan and several friends went to his as- street was entered by burglars and looted A | Shortly before noon an adjournment | sistance immediately. Last evening Dr. yesterday morning. | was taken until Wednesday morning at | Chismore was all right. He has almost ve, who has a night run, was asleep ! 15 o'clock. recovered from the shock and will be alone in the house yesterday morning! Lieutenant Densmore has a brilllant | downtown in a few days. army record, having performed brave ser- vice both in the Spanish and the Philip- | pine wars. . —_——— Mrs. B. Eardle Disappe=rs. Benjamin Erdle, a plumber liing 1613 Larkin street, reported to the pol last night that his wife was missing. F day morning she arose early and | without saying where she was going. & has been studying Christian science and Erdle fears her mind has become affected, about 9 o’clock, the landlady having gone | out, when he was awakened by a man at SAN DIEGO, Jan. 12.—In the Superior Court this morning the habeas corpus _proceedings | brovght last Thursday by Dolores Diaz of Cuba | for the recovery of her child, Calixto Diaz, | from Katherine Tingley at the Point Loma was dismissed by request of plaintiff. still. i Keeping the man in bed covered with | his gun, the burglar ransacked the room, | turning everything upside down. He also | went through Nye's clothes, but got only | a few dollars for his trouble. | After making a thorough search of the room, the thief backed out of the door, | telling the gripman not to get out of bed | if he wanted to live. | After the thief had gone N got up, quickly slipped on his cloihes and rushed to the front door, but could see no sign of the burglar. The front door stood ajar, it having been unlocked, this giving the thief e entrance to the house. Investigation showed that the thief had made a clear sweep of the house, every- thing that could be readily sold having béen talen. There were more than a hun- dred dollars in cash in a drawer in the sideboard-that the robber did not find. Nye describes the burglar as being heavy set and smooth shaven, wearing a slouch hat and dark suit. The police are investigating the case. col, ADVERTISEMENTS. MRS. OTELIA PEDERSEN'S { FRIENDS .GIVE TESTIMONY | Witnesses s:;?l‘h;y Knew Her for | Years as the Wife of the - Mariner. Mrs, Otelia Pedersen afipeared in Judge Murasky's court yesterday surrounded by | a‘score-of witnesses prepared to swear | ,ihat she is the wife of Captain John Ped- | ersen, the mariner,’ who, it i8 claimed, is also the husband of Mrs. Mamie Peder- sen. Both women are in court fighting over the furniture.in a flat at 704 Haight street, at which place Pedersen lived with both women. He lived there with Mrs. Oteita Pedersen prior to her departure for Norway, and with Mrs. Mamie Pedersen during his first wife's absence. The case was put over until Friday after the following namecd friends of Mrs. Otella Pedersen had testified that they knew her for years as the wife of the mariner: Gustave Shaw!. A. T. Mil- ler. Mrs. Bertha Wheelan, John McGuire and Edward Wheelan. —_——— | Asphyxiated by Gas. Dennis O'Meara, who has: resided at | the Oxford House. 719 Market street, tor' the last three weeks, was suffocated by gas yesterday evening in his room. Whether O'Meara committed suicide or . his death was caused by accident is a You get good piano quatity for every dollar you spend with us. matter yet to be determined by the We shail be pleased to hav: you call at our warerooms and look at our Morgue officials. O'Meara, until three linss of instruments and get our terms. months 2go, resided with his daughter, | Mrs. Lucy Brown, in Palo Alto. Previous ' to that time he resided in Oakdale. On | December 22 he deposited $500 in the Hi- bernia Bank, which amount is still to his credit. When found he had $26 on his person. He was about 30 years of age. | DU Rl O 4 | Royal Worcester Corsets, style 448, at 75c. | Chester F. Wright, 6 Geary st., upstairs, + . - Snowball Party. | Hesperian, Circle of the Druids will give | a snowball party to-morrow night to its | members and friends in_ the social hall | of the Foresters' building. The affair will | be under. the direction of the social com- | mittee, consisting of C. Jose, H. F. 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