The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 28, 1903, Page 1

VOLUME XCII-NO. 59. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1903. 28, PRICE FIVE CENTS. IMPRISONE MADMAN, FAILING TO BORROW MONEY, TAKES A WOMAN'S LIFE AND IS KILLED BY POSSE AFTER DESPERATE FIGHT WITH GUNS Dead Number Thirty ENGINE CREW’S HEROISM. = J PASSENGERS DIE INFIRE lision. and the Injured Four Score. on n 1 Railroad Crashes o Expres nt ni I [ LIST OF VICTIMS. w Y. secretary Platt re k of 1 » w ENGERS ESCAPE. | will t he R Blue left its staying at their the wreck. at Plainfield 1 to have any few hours en- say th minut a k. The train it it got under rpedoes the them or else in the short he man who went just swung ahead seems e fearful cries he wreck caught the locomotive. d in the heap ind themselves eams of the injure f the flames sified as t by FLAMES IMPEDE RESCUE, sengers in the two forward care he first train, all the men in the ex- = car and every one in the nelghbor- arted - at_once to get out the in- d before the flames could reach them. ree cars which a heap, con- | ed dead or in- INEWLANDS IS ELECTED New Jersey Cen- | Plain- | rk law- | | = SENATOR FROM NEVADA - Senate and Assembly of the Legisiature in| Session at Carson Gives Him a Big Vote| and Now the Interest Turns to Stewartl:Rl.Ch Woman Appalling Loss of | Life in Rail Col- 1 States Senatorship by the Assemt Newlar abl absent Thomas P, Ha k fire worked on, though in constant dan g killed themselves me « 1 were burned to death in sigh e men who were working with de tion to save them. The flames soor i complete mastery f the last but men from Westfield were summoned hone, but arrived too late to save led ainfield The paric from ar 1 Surgeons were beth, Westfleld P were a score on hand Royal and Blue train were c a- temporary hospital. The were taken out, were laid 2 row alongside the track 'mlilq)ean# d them to Plain- 1 The firemen after a while mastered the Then t he wreckage about ed attention'and the work of recov- n. Out of the ht bodies were recovered. the bodies was begt The sight while the wreck was burning | | was horrif; | wreckage pt ng. Men could be seen in the d fast amid th, timbers of | the cars and struggling to be free while | the flames roared around them l | by tr | take out a man pinned fo | the parlor care | to | is not known whether he The res- They | cuers were powerless to aid them, as they already > flames. had been driven from the wreck One of those who tried to ind that he was held down by one leg near the ankle, and seeing it would be useless to do anything else, is said to have finally severed the man’s leg and then carried him to one of The rescued and rescuer were badly burned | MYSTERY SURROUNDS SAXON PRINCE'S DEATH 4 is among | Doubt as to Whether He Was Mur- dered or Accidentally Shot Himself. NORDHAUSEN, Saxony Jan. | Prince Wolffgang zu Stolberg was found dead in the park of his castle to-day, shot death. His rifle was near by, but it was murdered or accidentally killed himself. Some mys- | tery attaches to the death of the Prince. o pidpzosd S Wrecked Steamship’s Crew Safe. LONDON, Jan. 2i.—The steamer report- ed ashore at Aberfrawe Point is the Ro- thilde Russi. She is a German vessel, and was bound from Liverpool for Cardiff. All her crew was landed in safety. ate and Assembly of ada Legislature, now will succeed Senator | at- | 3 ARSON CITY, Nev, Jan 2 —Francis G, Newlands was | | ored with the | 4 _— [Cruel Crime - inWatson-= ville. a Helpiess Victim. - Splendid Home. Special Dispatch to The Call ATSONVILLE, Jan The brutal murder of a defenseless young wom- | an liest one of the spright- and most popular belles of this region, by | 2 mad reiative for no other reason than | his fatlure to immediately borrow $50, was avenged in blood this morning, when the hunted assassin was shot down by | raged posse of citizens. The girl was Miss M Nugent, and the person who cruelly stroyed her was her second | John Erady of Redwood City. | SHOOTS HELPLESS WOMAN. About 1130 o'clock this morning Brady went to the home, about a mile r nortieast of this city. He an en- murdered s ry C. de- life cousin, of and a qua [ fed with him a repeating single-bar rel shotgun. Miss Nugent met him at the door and he instantly demanded $50. Upon being told that there was in the house, he le at the helples shot? entered her won 1. The charge of body above the hips Her screams attvacted the hired girl, who gave an alarm that brought neighbors to the scene. Bleeding from many wounds and in a dying condition, the uneonscious victim was tenderly ecnvey ge and THrought to this ity | the Watsonville sanitarium immediately pronounced the wounds fatal. Miss Nu- gent died about after | suftering. | The murderer took refuge in the house | immediately after the shot was fired and defied As arrest. soon as the news reached town s and a posse of citi- | zens left for the scene. Rifles, pis tole, guns and other weap ore in evidence. Ju: wher the B. man was located in the house was not known, and it required great daring on the art of any man to ent the prem- ises and invite ¢ th, for Brady had proved to be bloodthirsty. Notwithstanding the great risk several - ————————————————— | officers and citizens under Marshal Ras- WELL KNOW .22 e sette entered the house to = h for WAS Y”“\.‘,‘”.}I\If' \I\D\\I\I\f\“\) Bi Constable Corr, James A. Lin- ool sty ety o s | | scott and Willlam Valencia were promi- BY.NEVADA LEGISLATURE. | |yene among th i IR Eignl ey . | inally located in an upstairs room s ‘ : | an exchange of shots which followed eat of oneqof the latter is being con- hie Gote: il tiear Joging ted. This situation is deemed by poli- |, SRR gy e arsis ies as being decidedly | PAYMASTER SULLIVAN’S | SANITY STILL IN DOUBT Acting Secretary of the Navy Rejects Board of Inquiry’s Non-Com- mittal Report. | WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—Acting Secre- im; Darling to-day returned to the ex- | amining boarq at the Washington Navy- | | yard its report that Paymaster J. C. Sul- | ivan, when examined; 1 not during the examination appear to be in normal men- | tal condition. Acting Secretary Darling | rather sharply requested th the board make a positive statement as to whether Paymaster Sullivan was or was not of | sound mentality. Darling declares that it Is impossible to take any action upon | a ny statement which is o non-committal as to an officer’s condition as this one is. | This is the latest phase of the Sullivan | case, which began dragging before the six months ago, when Pay- was found physically onally unfit for pro- President Roosevelt disapproved findings, and Paymaster Sullivan went before a board, which found him un- | fit for service, Another examination was held, with the result stated. Sullivan e Island and men ly and profes | motion. these was at one time stationed at » is well known in San Francisco. -— APPEALS ON BEHALF OF STARVING FINNS Dr. Sorenson Declares Four Hundred Thousand Are on Verge of Death. —Appeals for aid in “inns are made by Dr. rgeon chief of the Michigan General Hospital, with headqharters at Calumet. According | to Sorenson no less than 400,00 Finns are actually starving | CHICAGO, Jan. behalf of starving C. J. So Northern enson, su in COLONEL LYNCH WILL NOT SUFFER THE DEATH PENALTY Sentence Passed on Him for Treason | Is Commuted to Penal Servitude for Life. TLONDON, Jan. 27.—The sentence of ceath passed upon Colonel Arthur Lynch, who was found guilty of high treason on Friday last, has been commuted to penal servitude for life. ssing through his coat, close B! side. | DEATH OF MURDERER. 1 trady then »t and it barricaded required a him fusillad in a of bui- | lets from the guns of people in the yard to dislodge him. He finally ran out into the hall with his gun drawn in a threat- ening attitude, and Valencia's well-di- rected bullet from the posse ended his |life. The ball struck him on the chin, ranging downward 1 he was instantly killed. The body was brou " un- de aking parlor wed by hundreds of citizens The murderer was about 55 years old, considerably g and of medium bujld. He was dres is no reasor Brady has about money for several years. Miss Mary Nugent was the daughter of | the late Mrs. Annie Nugent. There were | only two children, she and a brother, | James Nugent. Their father has been dead for several years. At the death of | their mother they fell heir to an estate conservatively valued at $100,000, consist- ed in working clothes. There iven for the act except that annoyed the Nugent family matters from time to time ing of valuable orchard Interests in Pajaro Vall a residence and business property in Santa Clara, and money in the San Fran- cisco and Watsonville banks. The de- ceased girl was 28 years old and had a host of friends, who keenly regret her un- timely demise. Her family was of the ploneer settlers in Pajaro Valley and all of its members were highly respected. About three years ago M Yugent built a palatial residence on her place near this city and in it were centered all that tends to make a happy and comfortable home. | It was in this house that the unfortunate voung lady received the shot that ended her life. | SAID MONEY WAS DUE. lained Why He Was Going to Watsonville. SAN JOSE, Jan. 7.—John Brady. who shot Miss Nugent at Watsonville, | been a resident of San Jose for some time. | He had roomed in the lodging house of | Mrs. Grover Dodge. at 206 South First | sireet, for five months. Fe left here Fri- | day. He told Mrs. Dodge he was going | to Watsonville to collect some money due | him. He borrowed a shotgun belonging | to Grover Dodge, a Ii-year-old son of the | landlady, saying he would go duck hunt- | ing while there. Brady was very quiet and uncommuni- Brady Exp! Continued on Page 5, Column 6. 0 money | eled the gun and fired | ciZins At || intense | had | LAWMAKERS | — AND PRODUCERS OF OIL | UNITE IN SCORING RALSTON'S BILL FOR RIDICULOUS TEST REQUI i 1 i h Men From the Sout Stand Firmly Op- posed. Special Dispatch to The Call ALL HEADQUARTERS. SAC RAMENTO. Ja What- ever may be the efforts of the professional lobbyists, who, it | is understood, are coming to | | Sacramento in numbers to work in the interests of the Ralston oil bill, that measure will be opposed by the solid strength of the Southern California | delegation. | This w decided to-night at a meeting the subjeet was fully discus and the agreement of the member that the bill is so plainly in the interests of the Standard Oil Company and prejudicial to the ofl interests of the State that it should be defeated. The members of the south- ern delegation therefore pledged them- selves nat only to vote against the meas- ure but to secure such other votes against it as they could. In order that there might be no mis- understanding as to the attitude of the delegation the following resolution, signed | by seven of its members, was unanimous- ly adopted: “Resolved, That so far as the South- ern California Assemblymen are con- | cerned no lobby is needed to secure un- wavering opposition to the Ralston pe- | troleum test bill; but they will be glad to | confer on the subject with any and all consumers and producers of crude oil who may be interested in the matter.” | This resolution w signed by As- semblymen Stanton, Camp, Carter, Good- | rich, Burgess, Johnstone and McCarttney. The adoption of this resolution the climax of a long discussion the of that delegation at which s0 s of | Ralston bill, during which it was stated that in the opinion of the members | there is no doubt that the Standard Ofl Company fs behind the measure, and | through it, seeks to secure of the business of refining all the of which is used for fuel in the State. DANGER TO INDUSTRY. | Assemblyman Carter explained the ef- ! fect which such a law would have upon | the ofl. industry, not only in Southern | California, but throughout the State. He | said there could be no doubt that if the | bill become a law it would ruin the oil oll to conform to the test which the bill | ilaposes. He urged the members to work | and vote against the measure, which, he ! said, was an effort to create a monopoly in the ofl business, which would have at its mercy efery oil producer in the State. Assemblyman Burgess sald that he saw 0il Company to take unto itself the busi- ness of refining crude ofl and thus con- ticlling the oil business of California. Several of the members stated that they had been informed that a paid lobby was coming to Sacramento fo work in the in- a monopoly | | industry, for the reason that it would | be impossible for the producers of crude | | in the bill only an effort by the Standard | PROMINENT MEMBERS UPPER HOUS T TURE AT SACRAMENTO IN LA- S Exampted: Railway Use Half the i E Supply. — terests of the bill, their rem ration | coming probably from the corporations which would be most benefited by the | passage of the measure. Assemblyman Stanton suggested that at the outset it understood that the Southerr to such California delegation was opposed lobbying and that it declare itself a opposition to the bill. Assem! mp presented a motion to that effect and then reduced it Into writing in the ferm of the resolution before ¢ adopted. | ] “ shouid be | { ni in man resolution was unanimously | It was stated that delegation will | | welcome any information which pro ducers or consumers may have to offer againsgt the bill, and resolution with reference to lobbying does whose interests are at the wording of the | not apply to those | stake RALSTON IS DOUBTFUL. The question then to the it was agreed that each of the members should use his influence with every other member of the Legislature port to the cause of opposition. Mr. Car- ter stated that he had informed that Senator ton, who introduced the bill, would not himself it in its pre: t form, and that was open to | conviction that the bill H should be. The Committee on Mines and Mining held a meeting this afternoon and next Monday evening to hear discussions on the ofl bill introduced by Ralston in the Senate. ' The committee ask the Senate for permission to use the cham- ber to hold the meeting. Invitations have been sent to Fire Marshal Towe, John Baker Jr., Professor Edmund O'Nel' of Berkeley, Thomas Price, F. R. King, Captain John K. Bulger and other ofl ex- perts to appear before the committee and enlighten it about the flash tests on ol Supervising Engineer C. E. Morris | the Oceanic Steamship Company and W | Hunt, chief engineer of the Independent | | { | proceed to combat measure, and been support he is not what Electric Light Company of San Fran- cisco, were also invited to attend the meeting. Telegrams have been sent te Southern California oil men to come to Sacramento and state their views Senater Savage has informed | Ralston that he will oppose the i will uge every possible means to | its defeat. t would be impossible for me to = port such a measure when there is much at stake in the district which T rep- | resent,” said SBenator Savage. “I am in receipt of numerous letters, telegrams and resclytions from the oil producers commercial bodies and other persons and corporations throughout the oil-producing district and upon examination of the bill [T find it is a measure which T believ will cripple the oil industry of the St and practically make a monopoly of it. | METROPOLIS IN OPPOSITION. The San Francisco delegation will stand against the Ralston bill if it is in- troduced in the Assembly. Some of t} { members of the delegation have studied the bill and are opposed to it, through knowledge of its perniciousness, and the others say that if it threatens the oil in- Custry of California as stated they will fight it and vote against it. “There is ne | reason why a flash test of 150 degrees | for California fuel ofl should be estab- arose as to how best | ¢ to secure sup- | 1t set | REMENTS |Figures Set Forth the Folly of a Scheme. COMPREHEN VE investiga~ made by The tion, w Acation | the p um flash test bl | now p 1 lature has absolutely fication as a measu Furporting to . it is con e fact, of- stated, that s use of crude | become comm el in the | 3 alitornia, the fire losses very much less in this city | than they were w} coal was the only tue | Being throttle the gr in reality a measure that would at and growing manufacs int t Cali- itself by Million: nia it | turing tornia fucts oducing ble to ustify the o Calif. ted in the pe £ this State n mil of d have been i fndustry ons of mon llars « ftal producing ocal conditions bility of loss fam 1 ¥ Call Five years there were no large f s ents n fuel. There are now 200 extensive con- cerns in this ¢ ing tuel oil, a ! Lol whis i _gwen rewith. g, per- mits to use crude oll for fuel in San clsco have been practically ail since May 1, so a period nearly four y of actual oll ¢ tion is the basis of e | safety of crude oi h tes d coal | year 18 dur immedi prece tution ¢ bur es in this to th Patrol rding to have the fi amounted to much total of 1598, wh The installation waited avail experien dertaking to sub In the year followt ducing power wa 1 off from $1,400,061 61 €88, a reduction in city’s tota damages of $6 3 61 the next year was even mor ni More fuel ofl burners had, b ir 1 in ma & and power plants in city and a corresponding number of consumers had been displaced. T ficial figur n t . ction in fire losses wa natur- 1 result of the char fu MAKE STRONG SHOWING. The losses by fire in San the year 1900 sa ficial fal | 1508 ot loss may be fairl stitution of oil for shown in two ways | way is to compa Y four years succeeding I years preceding and including I are the two periods in which absolu fair comparison may be made In the first period coal was practically the only fuel. In the seco crude California petroleum t« tent. arge ¢ manufacturing 1 i »a especlaly in ther consideration shou of, which is of he facturing plants and big lumber yards of n Franci in the same general neighborhood, - t ma o wharfage facilities attracting rth lines of Investment. Therefore, it w be seen that the oll burners are In most inflammable part of the city, speak- The second way to demonstrate greater safety from fire has been d by San Francisco since the wh | sale introduction of crude oil fuel i | the showing that while the number of oil burners has increased the building operations of San Francisco have been a vast scale. Never before in a cor- responding period in history city have many milllons of the of the doilars in than $0.- competent put inte building operations in San Franc since 1508 Therefore, it oil fuel had been equall as dangerous as coal, the fire | maintain the average previous perc of loss to values, would have made totals in excess of those of 1888. The following official figures taken from the annual t been invested in erecting bulldings as Not less by four years. estimated the p 000000, serve ob- has been to Continued on Pags 2, Column 5. | Continued on Page 2, Column %, _