The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 10, 1903, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1903, (SIAE AEMOVAL VIGTIM OF THUES W CHAATONA e GROGS-EXAMINED Civic Organizations Ap-| Counsel for Nolan Gang peal to Board of Supervisors. ittee Averse to Over-| ng the Proposed improvement e benefits ac- far in excess con- of the Man- cers’ Association, unded by Kearny Broadway ———— gment for Wostenhol Plies Mrs. Mathews Mercilessly. Messenger Tells of Having Carried Note for Whitelaw. splitting of hairs and the lengthy over Intricate legal quibbles the second day’s session of the examination the persons ng and robbing Mrs. in Po Judge Caban ] The interest of the spee tators was as much attrac putes of the attorneys, whi became dangerously personal, timony of the witnesses which evolved thing of a startling nature. Attorney Campbeli of of h at one time as in the te with the cross-exam of t Mrs. Mathews. Of the ma onnected with the incidents of her terrible experience at the hands of the ruffans who beat her Mrs. Mathews was certain to an extent which defied the powers of Campbell to shake. The ttorney then endeavored to prove her memory weak by asking her the exac height and breadth of the hat which was worn by Nolan at the time of the as- ult, or by seeking to know exactly how wide the hall was into which the trio of es stepped upen entering the house. The curios 1estioning attor- nation on the an utter refuss i where the d the househoid were usuaily ter much urging Mrs. Mathews whisper the secret into the of his Honor, who trans- formation to the court re- baniss then administ examining attorney. ation of M of 1167 Sho at the office of r office on the day of his demand for a mes- carry a note to the Tuttle was not cross-examined. I of Eighteenth and the boy who delivered then called to the stand. Whitelaw as the man who th age with “Rush of the envelope. & seen Whitelaw ast corner of illmore streets after he had message and that he saw with him. He could not b se other two as Da- hailed the boy, ac- and asked him d. of the messen- interrupted by ad- 1 be up to- e me: the face led to hav | Em- | the defense opened | ination of the vietim | MIKES FREE WITH NAMES OF REPUTE Fake of Rare Transpar- ency Is Continental Brewing Co. Postoffice Inspectors Say It Belongs to ‘“Get Rich Quick ” Family. i Saiosanlo od by the dis. | Snyder and Lee Have Not Yet Been ] Arrested, but Their Scheme Has Sufi red Fatal Puncture. e f £ X1 e S M. Snyder and George Lee, the sec- retary and the assistant promoter of the Continental Brewing Company and for whose arrest on the charge of embezzle- ment Judge Mogan on Wednesday issued warrants, are still at liberty, but the Con- (inental Brewing Company, as an inves ment for the credulous, has lost its tulness. According to the postoffice inspectors and judging by the lurid prospectus issued by the promoters, the alleged corporation is of close kin with the famous “get rich quick” concerns that of -late have such a vogue in England and the v According to Postoflice Inspector James had O'Connell a number bogus com- panies reaped a rich harvest in Chicago, | and in a number of glittering projects called to the attention of the postoffice detectives in this city the inspectors see evidence of the Chicago idea thriving on California sofl. The Continental Brewing Company for some time been the postal authoritie the conc jon th i transparent fakes ever foisted upon a credulous community, To its transparen- e the fact that its list of victims greater. To Julius Muller, the alleged star vie- tim and complaining witness in the case against Snyder and Lee, the investment was made to appear desirable, he claims, by a series of artfully arramged misrep- resentations. ‘To the {nvesting public the Det was spread in the form of a prospec- has ho have come 10 one of the most tus censpicuous for its “get rich quick” inducements and liberally sprinkled with the names of reputable corporations who disclaim even knowledge of the Contin- ental's existence. According to Muller's story he was in- duced to invest $1000 on the representa- tion tt rent Jocal men were in ds to the value of $400,000 been sold and that the money, or of it, was on deposit at the Crocker- Bank in this city. As a great rge Lee, whom he met in Sny- Easter Sunday Offering TO CALL READERS. TJUs T OU L Place Order for Next SUNDAY’S CALL at Once as the Supply Is Limited. All Newsdealers Sell THE CALL. nder surveillance by | OLEMN SERVIGE AT CATHEDRAL Many Attend St. Mary’s to Observe ‘“Holy Thursday.” SR | Archbishops Take Part Imposing Devotional Exercise! Lt “Holy Thursday' was observed yester- day In all the Cathollc churches through- out the diocese. St. Mary's Cathedral was visited by a great number of worshipers from early morning until late in the evening. The al- | tar of the church was beautifully decq- | rated with flowers and innumerable light- | ed candles gave a subdued illumination to | the chancel. Solemn pontific: formed in the e in rly morning, the c brant being the Most Rev. Archbishop Montgomery, who was assisted by the Very Rev. Father Prendergast, V. G. The deacon of the mass the Rev. Father C. A. Ramm, the Rev. Father Edward P. Dempsey was sub-deacon and the Rev. Pather P. E. Mulligan master of ceremo- nies. Archbishop Riordan was present in the sanctuary. The assistant deacons of the mass were the Rev. Father H. E. Lagan, the Rev. Father M. Connelly, the Rev. Father P. Cummins, the Rev. Father P. Keane, the Rev. Father P. Casey, the Rev. Father Augustin, the Rev. Father B. Lunny, the Rey. Father F. deau, the Rev. Father T. O' Rev. Father H. Melvin. The holy ofls which will be used in the administration of the sacraments during the ensuing year were consecrated by his race Archbishop Montgomery. Following high mass was the procession of the most blessed sacrament. In the evening the service was largely attended. A sermon was delivered by the Rev. | Father Dempsey on the “Holy Eucha- | rist. The services to-day will consist of the mass of the presanctified and the adora- tion of the cross il and the services. The evening will be devoted to “The Way of the Cross” and a sermon | on “The Passlon,” by the Rev. Father J. B. Hannigan New Overland Route. Station at 8§ From Southern Pacific Ferry a. m., 10 a. m. (The Overland Limited, The Electric Lighted T and 6 p. m., three dally trains to Union Passenger Station, Chi- cago, without nge. Standard and tourist sleeping cars, and reclining chair cars. Short Apply to C. L. Canfleld, P. Ry., 635 Market st. + line. G. | @ der’s office two $500 bon GETS THE BONDS. After some delay Muller w notified that he could get the bonds, an Edastern broker having $1600 worth of the Contin- ntal’s paper still unsold. Muller pald in Cheapest rates. M. and St agreed to try to get for him kis money and the receipt for the same iz all, he claims, he ever got in return. As time went along and the building of the brewery was not commenced, Mul- ler inquired as to the reason for the de- 1 He was informed, he says, that a local millionaire was anxfous to invest in the enterprise and pending negotiations with the man of money the directors had decided to await developments. Muller went away satisfled, but as time revealed no sign of the six-story brewery, of which the prospectus bears a carefully drawn picture, he made investigations in other dircetion He found that there was no money on deposit in the bank. He saw Snyder, he says, and recefved the assurance that | everything was all right and that with a directorate such as ruled the Continent- al's destiny nothing could be wrong. Muller then reread the list end directors and regained hop: s for his §1000. He read that the first ce pres- ident was F. D. Mitchell of Wells, Fargo & Co. and learned from the red, gold and green facsimile of the Continen bond that “our first vice president has charge of the treasury department of Wells-Far- go Company and is well known in bank- ing eircles and responsible. From the same highly colored source he discovered that ‘“‘our treasurer (Dan- fel Wilson) has been connected with the house of W. W. Montague & Co. and for twenty-eight years has been the treas-| urer of this most succ and will refer to any the city.” PLENTY REFERENCES. He learned that the president, Wiiliam C. Hamilton, referred with a free hand to bankers and merchants, that Snyder, the secretary, was one of San Franciscy's most prominent real estate men, and that Bert Schlesinger, ex-United States Dis- trict Attorney, was the company's coun- selor. He also learmed, still from the prospectus, that the bonds were secured by deeds of trust deposited with the Cali- fornia Title and Trust Company. He set out on one more tour of investi- gation and learned to his dismay that there was nothing for him in the names upon which he had built his hopes; that his investment was in a house of cards, sful corporation banking house in and that the $1000, of which he expected ! €0 much, was no more in evidence than the substantiality of the promises of the prospectus. He found that the second vice presi- dent was but a_clerk in the cashier's of- fice of Wells, Fargo & Co., and that he referred Muller to Snyder for all infor- | mation about the Continental. In an in- terview with a representative of The Call Mitchell admitted his connection with the Continental Brewing Company, but said he knew nothing of Muller except that he claimed to have been “bunkoed,” “and for any Information on that point I must refer you to Mr. Snyder, our secretary.” Mitcheil said that the use of the Wells- Fargo Company’s name had been against his protest and the misstatement of his position in that corporation’s employ with- out his knowledge. Muller found that Schlesinger's name had been borrowed without that gentle- man’s knowledge or consent and discov- | ered that the California Title and Trust | Company knew absolutely nothing of the | Continental Brewing Company. | Muller claims that Mitchell and Wilson, | first vice president and treasurer respec- | tively, promised him that, inasmuch as | the use of their names associated with the names of thelr emplovers had been E“ consideration in inducing him to part { with his money they would do what they could to reimburse him. Meanwhile, he declares, they saw Snyder, who assured them that the separating of Muller and his money had been performed so artis- tically that the law could not touch them. After that, Muller says, they declined even to discuss the matter with him, In addition to Muller the Continental scheme is said to have cost the employes of several local breweries about $100 apiece. THE GOLD BONDS. The prospectus and fac simile bond, which, according to Snyder, were sent to Eastern brokers to aid them in plac- ing the Continental's paper, make inter- esting reading. It starts out by inform- ing prospective investors that the gold bonds, of which the promoters offer $400,- 000 worth, are secured by a first mortgage over all the property of the company and by a lien on 75 per cent of the net income of the same. According to the directors, Snyder is the company, and, according to a statement 1 high mass ;was per- | Santrian- | beginning at § o'clock. | Archbishop Montgomery will conduct . the | of officers | NITNESSES TELL VARYING TALES Contradictory Stories in the Mesurier In- quest. Jury Splits the Difference and Returns Verdict of Manslaughter. The record for contradictory testimony | was broken yesterday in the Coroner’s | Inquest into the cause of death of J. F. Le Mesurier, who was shot and killed by Julius Kittel on March 25. | Mesurier's dying statement, taken at | the Park Hospital by John T. Greeley, | Assistant Warrant and Bond Clerk, was | read. In it the dying man accuses Kittel | of having shot him deliberately and with- out provocation. It has been published | alreaay. Mrs. Soren Christlanson of 1830 Twen- [ tieth avenue, where the killing took place, | testified that for six or elght weeks prior | | to the shooting Kittel, who lived next | docr, had been walking around the house | | with a pistol in his pocket inviting her | and her husband to come out and fight, | at the same time calling them the yilest | nam On the sion of the tragedy she was in the house when the first shot | was fired, and when she came out she | saw Kittel fire two shots into Le Mesu- | rier's body. At the same time Kittel's | friend, Andrew J. Duke, stcod on the | poreh of the adjoining house with a shot- | | gun at his shoulder, pointing it in the | direction of her husband and herself. | | _ Christianson testified that he and Le| | Mesurier and several friends were hav. ing a good time in his house, singing | and drinking beer, until a police patrol | wagon came along and broke up the par-| | ty. After the visitors had gone he and Le Mesurier went to the yard where Kit- tel was, and Le Mesurier asked Kittel to return a game rooster which the first | named had charged Kittel with having taken from his premises. Kittel replied | | by cursing the pair and threatening to “blow them full of holes,” Kittel after | |a few more hot words, drew a revolver | and fired a shot at Le Mesurier, where- | upon Christianson grappled with him and | | tried to take the weapon away, but he | | was unable to do so, and Kittel fired two | shots into Le Mesurier's body. | Andrew J. Duke, a carpenter living next door, told an altogether conflicting story. | He said Christianson came up to Kittel's | fence and began to tear a portion of it down, crying at the same time with an oath and a foul name, “You would stick | oce up a fence in front of my face, would vou? Christianson _ then clos and attacked Kittel, Duke said him on the head with a rev Mesurier came out of the alley with a tol in his hand and snapped it at Kittel. | Kitte! ran toward his house and the two men, with Mrs. Christianson, overtook and were beating him when he broke loose and ran to he porch of his house. Then | 1e Mesurier fired a shot at Kittel and the latter returned the fire, DuRe de- clared. | The jury refurned a verdict of man- slaughter. Mandeville Gets New Bonds. | The Fidelity and Deposit Company of | Maryland is now the surety for the good conduct of Harry Lester Mandeville, son- | in-law and guardian of Mrs. Gage H. the Phillips-Moxey, incompetent wife of | Oliver N. Moxe fencing instructor at | Hoover's University of Physical Culture. | | The bonds of the company were accepted yesterday in lieu of those furnished by | the National Surety Company of New | | York, which withdrew its support from | Mandeville, The change was made in De- partment 9 of the Superior Court yester- | day. Mandeville's account as guardian, | which showed that since his appointment | he had not received or expended a cent of his ward’'s money, was approved at lhei | | | same time. —_————— Cost of Public Lighting. | Light Inspector Tupper filed his report for March with the Board of Supervisors vesterday, showing that it cost $2490 98 to | light the public buildings and $25,84418 to | light the public streets. The deficlt in | the lighting fund for February was | $2032 51 and for March $ a total of | $5960 03. ’ | | @ittt it 3 [ ] made some weeks ago by Snyder, Lee is the man that knows about the assets, but \nulm(l)‘ knows where Lee can be found. | Under the head of “The Enterprise” the | prospectus relates as follows: | ‘This is one of the most modern plants in the | country “(see cut).complete n every respe | and with a capacity of 300 harrels of beer | day, 25 tons of ice per day and 50 tons of | malt per week. The plans are so arranged that the capacity may be readily increased with | lttle additional expense. | The " refers to the pleture of | @ brewery stamped on the face of the fac | | simile bond. In this drawing no expense has been spared. The brewery is some six storles high and is equipped with all | modern appliances. The smoke pouring | from the chimney extends half way across | the bond and four lines of car tracks | carefully drawn in front illustrate the ease with which the output could be han- | dled. & | The net profits of operating this brew- | ery, according to the Continental's color scheme, would amount to $150,000 a year | and by the fifth year, according to the figures of the promoters, all indebtedness | | would be wiped out and the shareholders | would thereafter pocket dividends at the | rate of $150,000 per annum. | "The Continental Brewing Company, ac- | cording to its prospectus, s incorporated under the laws of South Dakota with a capital stock of $1,500,000. Its officers and directors and their conditions in life, ac- cording to the prospectus, are: President, William C, Hamilton, wholesale and retail planos; first vice president, F. D. Mitchell, treasury department, Wells-Fargo Company; second vice president, Ed Roemer, with John Wigmore & Sons’ Co.; secretary, S. M, Snyder, real estate; treasurer, Daniel Wil- son, treasurer, W, W. Montague & Co.; coun selor, Bert Schlesinger, ex-District Attorney depository, Crocker-Woolworth Bank. i s S sainbb e b s SR DOAN’S KIDNEY PILLS. BROUGHT T0 LIGHT. San Francisco People Receiving the Full Benefit. There have been many cases like the following in Ban Francisco. Every one relates the experience of people we know. These plain, straightforward statements will do much toward relieving the suffer- ing of thousands. Such testimony will be read with interest by many people. A. C. F. Bernecker, miner, of 742 How- ard street says: “There came to my no- tice some time ago an undoubted case of kidney and bladder trouble where the party was so annoyed from the kidney secretions, particularly at night, that it entailed loss of sleep, and as a conge- quence lack of energy ensued the fol- Jowing day. The kidney secretions con- tained so much acid that they scalded; in fact, sometimes were particularly pain- ful. A course of the treatment of Doan’s Kidney Pills was taken, and much to the surprise of the party and more to his gratification the incontinence ceased.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the United State: Remember the name, Doan's, and take no substitute. ADVERTISEMENTS. | uumur 'l'l.r ey ~ o visir DR. JORDAN'S anzar THEATRE ne HUSEUM OF ANATOHY 1051 MARZET OT. bet. S:2aTA, 3.7.CaL, The Largest Anatomical Museum in the Weaknewes or any comracied veiy cured ny the oldest oase Eat. 36 years. DR. JORDAN—DISEASES Trestment personally or by Fesitiv Oure in cvery case und Write for Book m AGE. valuable beok for me) DD. JOBDAN & C6., 1031 Market st 8. 7. (/ PO DD DT B ) g ¢ y Desirable location, unsurpassed cuisine, unequaled service and modefn conveniences are the attributes that have made these two hotels popular with tourists and travelers who visit San Fran- cisco. Hotels CUTLERY W. T. HESS, }CTARY FUBLIC AND ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Tenth Floor, Room 1015, Claus Spreckels bidg. elephone Main 983. Residence, 821 California st., below Poweil. Residence Telephone James 1501 AMUSEMENTS. coLuMBI SAN FRANCISCO'S LEADING THEAVGE NO PERFORMA NCE TO-NIGHT! Matinee Saturday! Saturday Night! MRS. PATKICK CAMPBELL nnzffié‘.?'o?‘“é':.“si:f”}"rfii'!{;n, ““THE JOY OF LIVING.” Beginning NEXT MONDAY—Last Week of MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL. Monday and Tuesday Nights and Wednesday Matinee, “THE SECOND MRS. TANQUERAY.” Wednesday and Saturday Nights and Thursday Matinee, “MAGDA.” Thursday Night and Saturday Matinee, “AUNT JEANNIB." Friday Night—“THE JOY OF LIVING.” SEATS NOW READY. Sunday, April 19—“ARE YOU A MASON CENTRAL 2= Market Street, near Eighth. Phone South 538. To-night and 'Saturday and Sunday Evenings. Matinee To-morrow and Sunday, A HIRED Of the Town = Great Speciaities. ““Convulsed a crowded house.” —Chronicle, “An immense hit.""—Call ‘A Hired Girl is the real, real thing."—Post. ginning to end.” —Bulletin. —~Examiner. Ever Witnessed—New il Browne's Dances. iy .10¢ to 50¢ DAY—First production here of a dramatization of Tolstol's “RESUR- faithful RECTION."” OPERA HOUSE. and Sunday Night and Saturday Matinee, THE MIKADO Saturday Night is the Last ZELIE DE LUSSA Singing the Role of Arline in Balfe's Great Romantic Opera, BOHEMIAN GIRL Week April 13—Donizettf's “DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT,” and Tuesday and Thursday nights DE LUSSAN in “CARMEN.” Seats now on sale for all Performances. TIVOL To-night MORE NEW STARS. The Colby Family; the Mason-Keeler Company; McCue and Cahill; the Great La Fleur and the Biograph. Last Times of the Beaux and Belles Octet; Gardiner and Vin- cent; Kronau's White Tscherkess Trio and Milly Capell. Reserved Seats, 25c; Balcony, 10c; Box Seats and Opera Chalirs, 50c. BASEBALL. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. RECREATION PARK. EIGHTH AND HARRISON. CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES. THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, 3:80 P, M. SUNDAY....0ue0 ceeeeees.2:30 P. M. Seattle vs. San Francisco. LADIES' DAYS, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. Advaunce Sale, 5 Stockton st. REPUBLIC:. LAST TIMES OF YOUNG CORBETT AND CHOP SUEY WITH THE REPUBLIC MINSTRELS | NEXT SUNDAY AFTERNOON | PATRIOTIC AMERICAN FIRST PART, | ““The Deek of the Ba ip *‘Oregon,™ And Wallace Irwin musi “THE SIEGE OF GOAT A satire on the Army 25 and 50 Cent Matinee To-Morrow. The Original an1 Only KATE CLAXTON In Her Original Role of the Blind Girl in THE TWO ORPHANS Sunday, OUR NEW MINISTER By Denman Thompson. author of “THE OLD HOMESTEAD.™ The Biggest Hit Ever Known. Presented by Entire Original Company. | “DELIGHTS CROWDS THAT FLOCK TO THE THEATER” Says The Call. | AN AMERICAN | CITIZEN. A Delighttul Comedy, with Great Cast. At n. ALCAZAR TO-NIGHT AND THIS WEEK ONLY. Evn'g 2% to T3c; Mat. Sgt. and Sun., 15 S0e EASTER MONDAY OFFE { A Superb_and Sumptuous Preduc of the Poetic and Picturesque Play HER MAJESTY. “It throbs with romanticism,’" Y. Herald RAND: \ HOUSE MATINEB TO-MORROW AND SUNDAY. To-night, To-morrow and Sunday Nights, Last Performances of SHAKESPEARE'S SUBLIME TRAGEDY. “RICHARD H1L.” Week beginning MONDAY EVENING NEXT R. D. MacLEAN and ODBTTE TYLER In an Elaborate Production of ““KING JOHN.” POPULAR PRIC 10¢, 15e. 25¢, e, 7 A Good Reserved Seat at All Matinees Vo 22 The incomparable. the me strongest of all the Weber & is ¢ popular. - eld’s Burlesques, So pronounced by the entire press. And now the public are going to app Actually too many t of real ex comment upon; space won't permit it SEE BOTHWELL BROWNE'S BALLET RESERVED SEATS—Nights Saturday and Sunday Matinees { Children at Matinees. 10c and SPECIAL NEXT THURSDAY AF Last “Zech” Symp! THE CHUTES! Montague's Cockatoo Circus. And a Great Show in the Theater EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEE LA MONT'S SLIDE FOR LIFE From Top of the Chutes to Foot of the Every Afternoon and Evening SPEND “A DAY IN THE ALPS SEE THE BABIES IN THE INCUBATORS. TAKEA TRIP **DOWN THE FLUM:" ELECTRIC N..;"I‘!V.AA’XI M@Ar RNOON at 3 cert. 5 Laks When Phoning Ask for “THE CHUTES." Rac ng!& Raciny | EVERY WEEK DAY, RAIN OR sHINm. New California Jockey Club Oakland Track §IX OR MORE RACES DAILY. Races start at 2:15 p. m. sharp, boat leaves San Francisco at 12 m. and 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30 and 3 . m., connecting tn ‘trains stopping at the entrance to the track. Last two cars on train reserved for Indies and their escorts: Do smoking. Buy tickets to Shell Mound. Trains leave the track at 4:18 and 445 p. m.. and immediately after the last race, THOMAS H. WILLIAMS JR., President. PERCY W. TREAT. Secretary.