The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 14, 1903, Page 16

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1903. CHINESE BLOOD IN HER VEING Witnesses Say Ah Lin’s Mother Is a Half- Caste. Father, They Swear, Is Full-| Blood Chinaman of New | York City. | = ounding the antece h Lin, or Nellie Brown, o was taken from a Chinese f pretty ot Ngan You at the Chinese k Washington street by k Kane the Pacific Hu- mane Society cleared up in Department Superior Court yes- of Kane for the child is n, and in consequence t few vacant seats in the was called. Most of but & num and women were in paid the closest at- tention stimony iven nesses heard vesterday were if their mony is to the is at leas came into th of n a legal way Hoh Kin, manager of the Chinese thea- er. was the first witness examined. He testified that he received the child from s woman named Josie, who resided at 43 Mott street, New York City, four years ago, and th he brought the little one to n a year ago. through an | a woman supposed to | . 1o a Chinaman Bhe offspring of a whit a Celestial markable clear n and the ab- ness of the skin t got the child and that he ex- esentatives ken the cf woman a rter that she did k 4 h and that there- | fore the reported interview Kane said had with h was a fabrication. d that Kane approached her las e stage, ar showed her a tm nand f She said she knew child was a we- as supposed aman ether P her father did not know, she w partly 4 o'clock reques Attorney T. J. rsents Kane. Crowley uld produce ex- time show I-blooded Cauca- | B. KATSCHINSKI FHILADELPHIA SHOE GO, 10 THIRD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, ADJOINING CALL BUILDING. LADIES’ FUR TRIMMED VELVET JULIETS 75¢ Prices ta the shoe dealer who ceive the pub We have tries ‘to de- poor business up our trade values and treat- olic fairly and squarel k in a couple of weeks and are anxious to dispose of our short lines before that time, and that o be compared built trimmed Velvet Juliets, brown or green; warm with _turned solés and heels. REDU FROM i, black s rench 50T We have the fol- [l | lowing sizes: C wi D wide, 4% to &; E wide wide, 6 10 7% BOY’S B. CALF LACE Solid, well made shoes for boys that wear well. Shoes, coin the B. Calf Lace toes and tips, double soles and on Stamped; sizes 11 to 2 EDUCED TO 95e¢. Sizes 23 10 5% REDUCED TO $1.20. Bargains in 0dd Lots Ladies’ Patent Leath, Shoes REDUCED TO 3, "1;34:: PAIR. Formerly sold from ‘$3.00 io ‘Ladies' Patent Leather Ties, nfll'_\‘ styles, REDI'(‘EOIE!-?;?) 81.95. Formerly sold from $2.5 o $4.00 Child’s and Misses’ Vici Kid and Box Calf Lace Shoes with heels. Child’s sizes, $% to 11 Her DUCED TO TOc. Misses' 'sizes, | | 11%; to 2, REDUCED TO 8¢ { Men's ‘Lace Shoes, in viei kid, [ | Riench (calf_and patent leather, 3 ED TO $2. . | Formerly rw!ullvd‘rfi»r!l‘;"! = | Ladies’ Kid and Box Calf I | and Button Shoes REDUCE ! 75¢ A PAIR, We cannot guarantee t 1 try orders on the above sate sy for while we have some sizes of every style advertised, vet we have not every size of every style adver. tised. B. KATSCHINSK], Philadelphia Shoe Co, 10 Third St., San Franci Ammunition, Hunti; ng and stock. prices. Send for catalogue. SHREVE & BARBER CO., 73 3 .l-l‘ s | Claua Mcc! | combination, it was stated, | sion POLICE ACCUSE THREE YOUNG MEN OF CONSPIRING TO LOOT A SAFE Henry Luhring, Clerk in the Grocery of Becker & Mesenburg, Confesses He Gave the Key of the Side Door to a Former Employe Who Knew the Combination, and His Friend, and Th HETTRY LURRING & 2 HREE young men who leged. entered into a to rob the safe in it is al- conspiracy he grocery of Becker & Mesenburg, Sutter and Taylor stre were arrested by Detectives Ryan and Taylor and Police- man Fogarty yesierday and charged with robbery. They Henry Luhring, sker and Frank Smith. Luhr- ing was a clerk in the grocery for about a month, McCusker is a discharged clerk and Smith is a friend of McCusker. The police were notified Monday morn- ing by the firm that the had been opened and two sacks, one containing $21850 and the other $262, taken. The job Ead been done by some one who knew the nd Detectives safe R GUNNERS PROVE TRUE MARKSMEN Fire Projectiles Miles Up in Air to Fall Near Target. The heavy artiflery shooting from the | | fortification at the Presidio ended yester- a The practice demonstrated the effi- clency of officers and men and the value of the great rifles and mortars mounted for the protection of San Francisco. Early in the morning Lieutenant John Law Hughes embarked on the tug Sybil | and steamed, with target trailing astern to a point opposite Point Bonita, and soon the signals directed by Lieutenant Hughes announced to the gunners that all was clear for action. At the fort everything was in readiness, and under command of | Captain Hinckley the Twenty-ninth Coast Artillery delivered a . shot from mortar battery No. Z In quick succes- came another roaring report and fearful whizz up through the air from the same battery, thus completing the firing practice under Captain Hinckley, he hav- ing had three shots at the- target the previous afternoon. The firing of the Twenty-ninth proved { to be in every sense satisfactory and di- rect to target. Mortar battery No. 1,-commanded by Captain F. E. Johnston, Seventieth Coast Artillery, opened fire at 11:30 o’clock, and within a short time four shots went screeching upward for several miles, In firing with mortars an angle of ele- vation is given the plece of from 4 to 60 degrees approximately, causing the pro- | Jectiles to carry some miles into the air, The flight of the projectiles, weighing 800 pounds each, is clearly discernable from the time it leaves the mortar until strik- ing in the bay, three or four miles out. The consensus of opinion was that the | firing of mortar battery No. 1 would have proved most effective In case of actual battle, several of the projectiles landing | sufficiently near to the target to have plerced some vital portion of a battleship had there been one in the position repre- sented by the small target. The firing from the first day of the practice has been attended with more or less inconvenience because of the inter- ference by shipping, and the tide has by no means favored the position of the tar- get at any time. As on previous days of the firing, there was a great attendance of officers, among them being Colonel Crowder, formerly on General MacArthur’s staff in Manila, who took especial interest in the proceedings; Major Birkhimer, inspector general of ar- tillery of the Department of California; Colonel Rawles, Colonel Coolidge, Captain E. A. Millar, Major Hobbs and Lieuten- ants H. L. Landers, G. 8. Garber, F, L. Hines and Victor C. Lewis. This morning there will be artillery practice from Fort Baker and practice will follow later from Fort Miley, ey Stole Two Sacks of Coin made an impression from it on paper. Sunday night Luhring says he had been drinking and met McCusker and Smith on lddy street. it. Luhring pretended that he was not aware of the fact that McCusker and | Smith intended to rob the safe, but the nolice say that he was in the conspiracy and was to get a share of the stolen ~oney and wap arrested before recelving it. BURGLARS CONFESS. McCusker and Smith, after being con- fronted with Luhring's confession. a milted that they had robbed the safe, so say the police, but claimed they only took the sack containing $262. of which Smith Zot $103, McCusker retaining $159, part of which was to be given to Luhring. Mc- Cusker hid the $159 in a flower pot in the residence of the wife of a man awalting trial for counterfeiting on Minna street between Fifth and Sixth, where the o ficers found it. Smith bought two suits McCusker again asked. for | the key and finally Luhring parted with | Ryan and Taylor, who were detailed on the case, concluded that one of the clerks responsible for the robbéry. They rned at Luhring, who had the kE\'1 to the side door and was required to he the first at the grocery in the morning. had notified Mesenburg that he had found the door open when he reached the store The officers put Luhring under a search- ing examination and he finally made a confession. He sald that McCusker call- | ed at the store ohe day last week and in- troduced himself to Luhring, told him | that he knew the combination of the safe and esked for the loan of the key to the side door so that he could get a dupli- cate made. Luhring refused to give him the key, but showed it to McCusker, who ’KAS NOT POWER TO | | RELEASE CONTB.AGTOBS; 3 & | City Attorney Lane Advises Board of | Works to Stand by Valid Contracts. v Attorney Lane advised the Board | Public Wor vesterday ‘that it has no power to release W. C. Raisch and | the City Street Improvement Company [ from certain contracts made by them | with the city for the construction of sew- ers in the public streets. The contractors { desired to be released on ‘the ground of alleged irregularities which ‘they claim | would prevent the collection of any as- | | sessment which might be -levied in pay- ment of such work. Lane says that the contracts should be | regarded as valid, because if such course | | Is not taken' the board will constitute itself a court of review' to pass upon the ;\‘alhlll_\' of the manifold provisions of all | i Ci | or contracts from which contractors may desire to be released, whereas this bur- | den should be on the contractor, who be- fore he makes his bid should satisfy him- | self that it is safe to take the contract. —————— Robbed While Asleep. J. Burlinghame, who lives at the Gar- field House, 3400, Fillmore street, reported | to Policeman M. J. Greggains Monday afternoon that he had been robbed of -$10 | and a ticket by boat to Los Angeles while asleep on the sand at the ocean bheach. He suspected a man who met him at the ticket office, who said he was also going to Los Angeles, and went with him to the beach, but had disappeared when he awoke. H'flza\'p a description of the stranger - a Captain Martin instructed his men to look out for him, as he is sup- posed to be a bunko steerer. ADVERTISEMENTS. Sorc Hands Red Rough Hands, Itching Palms and Painful Finger Ends T 1 | Soak the hands on retiring in a strong, hot creamy lather of CUTICURA SoaP. Dry, and anoint freely with ! CUTICURA OINTMENT, the great skin cure and purest of emollients. Wear during the night, old loose gloves, or light bandages of soft old linen or cot- ton. For red, rough, chapped and sore hands, dry, fissured, itching, | feverish palms, with shapeless nails and painful finger ends, this treatment is wonderful. Sold throughout the worlds vd LUHRIG BREAKS DOWN. || | who slept | l | IR CLAUD MCUSKER () 1) THREE MEN ACCUSED OF LOOTING SAFE OF A GRO- oge: | | CERY STORE. Mo Sy S of clothes, one for himself-and the other for a friend, with his share and lost the | remainder at the races.. The police be- lieve that McCusker and Smith stole both sacks and are making every effort to find the one containing $318 5. The police also arrested- John Graber and L. G. Weatherly, clerks in the store, in the basement, as Graber knew the combination, but after making authorities were then 738 Oak street. sold by all druggists. ENDS HIS LIFE WITH A BULLET Jacob Livingston Com- mits Suicide in His Office. Leaves Note Asking Friend to Break News to His Family. Jacob Livingston, assistant storekeeper at the Haslett manufacturers’ bonded warehouse, committed suicide at 9:10 o’clack yesterday morning in his office at 1425 Sansome street by firing three shots from a 38-caliber revolver into his head. Friends and relatives of the deceased are unable to name a cause for the deed. Mr. Livingston appeared at his office vesterday morning at his accustomed kour, 8 o'clock. At the door of the office he was met by Warren Baker, who is em- ployed as foreman of the watehouse, and who lives at 98 Oak street. Baker un- locked the office door and together they entered. Baker said ‘‘Good morning” to Livingston, but received no answer and after remaining in the office a few min- utes repaired upstairs to his office just above the office occupled by Livingston. A few minutes later, while standing at the front window, Baker saw one of the drivers for the warehouse stop his wagon and enter the office occupled by Living- ston. QUICKLY DRIVES AWAY. he saw the driver board hi diately after and drive aw: nable to tell the driver's is employed at another ware- suse. About twenty minutes after the driver ieft Baker heard three shots fired In rap- id succession. Baker rushed down the stairs and into the front office. Upon the Icunge in one corner of the room lay Liv- Ingston, with a 38-caliber revolver clasped tightly in his right hand. He was gasp- ing for breath. Baker took the revolver from his grasp and by this time a num- ber of the employes appeared upon the scene. C. F, Cormack of 206.California street immediately telephoned for the am- Pulance, but upon its arrival it was found that Livingston was dead. The Morgue notified and the body was removed. The fact that Livingston had contem- | plated suicide for some time is establish- ed by remarks he had made to friends. Several days ago, while in his office, he made the remark before some of the em- ploves to the effect that his insurance papers were all right in case anything ever happened to him. THREATENS SUICIDE. Yesterday morning early Mr. Livingston and a friend had a drink together. Liv- ingston proposed that they have another, | but his friend refused, whereupon Liv- ingston remarked, “You had better take one more with me, drink I shall ever take.” Mr. Cormack stated yesterday that he | noticed that Livingston had beén more quiet and reserved during the last two or three days than usual, but he mever sus- pected thpt anything was wrong. On the desk in his office was found a note signed by Livingston and addressed tc Warren Baker as follows: “The keys are on the desk. Stapleton to take charge of house. Good bye. “Break the sad news to my and family.” Mr. Livingston has held his position for eight years and at one time he was as- sistant storekeeper at the custom house. His accounts were always correct and are at Present Livingston resided with his family at He leaves a wife and two children, a son 21 vears of age and a daughter, 15 years of age. Tell Joe the ware- JAKE. poor wife STOPS THE COUGH Adams’ Irish Moss Cough Balsam. Cures in a day. Presribed by all doctors and Guaranteed, 25c, blc. * —_———— Falls and Breaks His Neck. George Walsh, a laborer residing at 52314 Mission street, while trying to climb the stairs leading to his rooms while intoxi- cated fell and broke his neck at 4 o’clock yesterday morning. His body was dis- a full Investigation they were reieased | covered by John Murphy, a lodger in the from custody. same house, x ADVERTISEMENTS. ¢Saving For 1904.” Cover Your Floor Floral Patterned Linoleum for 60C Twelve Feet Wide; will cover your floor in one piece. s Laid for 60c. a $20 9x12 ft. Reversible 1’Art Nouveau patterns woven in a single piece. Blue, Green and Terracotta grounds. Reversible l?ugs. Double Faced Axminster Rugs for 3,00 5.50 Without a Joint; Yard. Brussels Rugs for $|5 Red, Captivating Oriental patterns, A pret 3.50 High Pile Axminster R ugs for ty parlor, piano, hall ‘or bedroom’ rug. 1.85 Turkish and Persian patterns on all colors of groun_ds. Cottage Carbet 35 Cents a Yard A yard wide; each side a different pattern. Bright, pat- terns; most wear for the money. Sewed Lined and Laid. Berore twe In The Drapery Depariment: 250 Pairs Ecru and Ia great variety of pattern. 85c. a Pair Flowered .Silkaline Filled with white cotton, sterilized to keep it as - pure and sweet as when it grew in the sunny South. Full double bed size. 95(. Each 233 235 237 take stock White Lace Cutains, Regular 1.50 pair; Covered Comforters, While thy last; Post Street. as it will be the last ADVERT: | We have just Tweed Suitings; ' goods and suitabl ISEMENTS. A iy RIBBON SALE Commencing this dagp we will place. on SPECIAL SALE a verg large shipment of fine quality soft finish SATIN TAFFETA RIBBON, These ribbons measure 3z inches ' in width and are in all the lead- ing light, medium and dark shades. Price 20c Yard DRESS GOODS SALE opened @ new Iot of 54 inch Fancy Knickerbocker entirely new e for Spring wear. These are in twelve different color- | ings; will be sold. $1.00 Yard for v I 111, 118, 115, 117, 11 DIMMICK GIVEN TEMPORARY STAY | Will Not Have to Go to San Quentin for | a While. PSP S— Walter N. ing presented | States Mint in the sum of $498 and sen- tenced to serve a term of two years at San Quentin, has succeeded In getting another stay of execution. George D. Collins, appeared before United States District Judge de Haven yester- until Maréh 9 was granted on the ground that during the trial of the case United States District Attorney granted a postponement and at that time Judge de Haven stipulated that should the defense ask for a postponement he would grant it. United States District | Attorney Woodworth was on hand before Judge de Haven yesterday morning to protest vigorously against allowing Dim- mick any further stay, but when remind- | ed by Judge de Haven of his promise to | Collins, Woodworth withdrew his objec- tions, and Dimmick was saved for the time being from the humiliation of being sent to San Quentin. | In the meantime Attorney Collins will g0 before the United States Supreme Court at Washington and ask for a writ of certiorarl. Should the writ be granted the evidence in the case will be reviewed | by the United States Supreme Court. | Should this court deny Collins’ motion for the writ Dimmick will have no other re- course than to go to San Quentin and serve his sentence. If Dimmick had com- menced serving his sentence on October 16, 1901 the day he was convicted, he would have completed his term of im- prisonment, providing he got credits, be- fore now. Atterney Collins is making a great bat- tle to save Dimmick from going to the | penitentiary before his second trial for an alleged theft of $30.000 from the Mint comes up. This trial is set for March 9, the date on which the stay of proceed- ings granted yesterday by Judge de Haven expires. Attorney Collins went before District Judge Bellinger yesterday and | asked for Dimmick's release from the County Jail on a writ of habeas corpus, setting forth that the indictment on which he was found guilty was defective. The writ was denied. Collins will leave for Washington in a few days to fight the | case before the Supreme Court. Take no other, have no other, use no other whisky than “Jesse Moore.”” It's better than any cther, ard you can have it for the asking, but get it. . X S Examination for Firemen. The Civil Service Commission will hold a written examination for firemen in the Girls’ High School auditorium on Satur- day, February 21, at 2 p. m. All applicants must pass a medical examination on Feb- ruary 2 and an athletic examination on February 12. The athletic test at the Olympic Club will include a dash of eighty yards, climbing perch pole, vault- ing the horse, ladder work and carrying a dummy weighing 125 pounds to the top of a ladder and back. This examination will cover positions as drivers, stokers, tllermen. truckmen, hosemen and stew- ards. Eligible applicants five feet nine inches in height or over and 15 pounds in weight or over, stripped, will be quali- fied as truckmen. ———— Dr. Z. Levin has returned from Europe and resumed practice at his office, 43 6th.* Dimmick, convicted of hav- { a false bill to the United | His atterney, day mornigg and his motion for a stay | Woodworth was | FABER'S 119 TAYLOR. 1001 FILLMORE. Howard 1021 (Phones) Park 183. MUSH, 10c packages 6e. BEST POINT REYES BUTTER. .. Fresh creamery—large squares. | STOCKTON POTATOES, 120-1b sack 950 | FRESH EGGS—very best . 350, | Large—select. | HOME PRESERVED/QUINCES, jar 255 KONA COFFEE... 2 pounds 35c Price is low, quality is good—usual 25¢ Ib. HOME-MADE JELLIES, glass 10e. EKENTUCKY CLUB WHISKEY.gal $1.85 . .40 ° Pure & goods. Sample at store, Usually 0. ! WILSON WHISKEY, qt. bot. 90c. SWEET WINES. 5 years old.,..gal 650 Asti Vineyard. Port—Sherry— Madeira Usually $1.00. PRESSED WHITE FIGS, pkg do. PRUNES—Bright and meaty—7 Ibs 250 Flavor as good as 10e¢ size. Tender skin, small pits. Usually 5e. | SATURDAY WIGHT—BOTH STORES | o sranaiaicd - o} Poons mao ’nai.nn WALNUTS — Extra large Every one sound and sweet. Pound 11e | See our list of 20 Bargains ever | Saturday night. y 1890 1903 14th Annual AUGTION - o O S Persian Rugs To-Day and Daily at 2 p. m. - With the recent new importations this is the largest aggregation of genuine Antique and Rare Persian Rugs. To make a grand clearance the sale will be absolutely without reserve or lmit. 'MIHRAN'S 205 Post St., =, Grant Ave. STRONC AND HEALTHY EYES, TWO DROPS of George May- erle's Eye Water gives IN- STANT RELIEF in all eye 4 troubles. The gemuine must have the signature of George situte, 1071 Marker st Sen Franciecs: Cai. stitute, 1071 Market st. San Franc al. Price S0e. NEW WESTERN HOTEL, J EARNY AND WASHINGTON $TS. modeled and renovated. KING, WARD €O. European plan. Rooms, 50c to §1 30 to $8 week: §5 to §20 month. Free baths: and cold water every room; fire grates i