The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 11, 1903, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1903. PHILADELPHIA OFFICERS DISCOVER THE TRAIL OF “DR” JOHN D. WOODS Man Suspected of the Murder of Colonel W. J. Best in San Rafael Passes Through the Quaker City and Is Probably at Bethiehem---Marin Au- thorities Accumulate Evidence to Substantiate the Charges of Crime s EARCHING FOR ew I was convinced the not belie . NEW ADVERTISEMENTS YOUR SCALP ITCH? Hairs Dropping One by One? hes you are doubtle: ndruff. The dandruff ng up your scalp in litt andrul, and sapping 1lb. No hair prepar: e hair stimulant and ndruff because it won't at causes the trouble de is the latest scien- st will kill the dan- the cause and fr 1l the germ and you - more dandruff. falling hair Sold by leading druggists. H Dere Some good grocers don’t scll ¢’s Best, and some poor ones do; no doubt. but the rule don’t run that “'u)'. you | stamps for sample to The | Mich. i | | + T = - b ALICE 2D . WIFE WOODS. WOOD OF Iw uncle and n Petaluma h of my liam Best, who was here when the under- taker's services was n and | thought then, and I am more convinced t it was an- exorbitant charge. hope Dr. Woods and his wife caught.” Detective de Pue said to-night: NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS. There sthing We are When 1 wil we will they a murder char s getting stronger each day away from us er Sawyer was more communica- to-day and told all we knew about facts in the case. In an interview he said: anner in which Colonel as embalmed was all right. Of se 1 am not -n, undertaker myself, t Ward came to me with very high recommendatiohs from Porter & White, San ¥ isco undertakers.” ‘Do you consider that the manner in which plonel Best's remains were em- balmed was proper, considering th amount, of money paid for the services?” was asked “Of course it was proper,” replied the Coroner. *“The body was embalmed in the usual manner.” o S e e ENOWN IN LOS ANGELES. LOS ANGELES, July 10.—Joseph Hau- sel resided at 118 Vignes st¥eet and for the last ten months has been an employe the Majer & Zobelein Brewing Com- pany. He came here from Seattle, where he had been employed in the Bay View brewery. His domestic pleasant and about ten days or two weeks ago he left for S8an Fran leaving his wife and S-months-old child with gnly $3. When informed of his death to-night his fellow employes in the brewery ex- d no surprise; in fact, they stated y had expected such news, because they had heard him very frequently threaten to end his life with a bullet. He was regarded by his friends as mentolly ‘weak and they believe he killed himself. Uniless he earned it in San Francisco he had no money. —_———— PORTLAND, Or., July 10.—At a meet- ing of -the Oregon Congressional delega- tion and the directors of the Lewis and Clark exposition it was decided to ask Congress for $i00.000. Of this amount it is desired to expend $100.00 on_an Alas- kan exhibit and $100.000 on a Philippine exhibit, — A S Best's | relations here were not | | HILADELPHIA, July 10.—Police | officials here have received in- B formation that “Dr.” John D 3 Woods 1 his wife, in whose | home in San Rafael, Cal., Colonei | William J. Best died mysteriously, came this city on Monday from A!lmnnt'; Woods had three trunks and wanted a | beg gemast the railroad station to ck them to Pittsburg. As his tickets were only to Philadelphia this was re ! he trunks were rechecked here | em, Pa. It is supposed that o is gone there; as Bethlehem is only a few miles from Allentown, to which town the doctor in a recent letter to Colonel Best's son, stated he intended to go <oon was that t | Hotel there wned from Atlantic Woods were at August, 102. This hotel Froprietors The new manager ir looking over an old register City to- the Aldine in changed rece: saw the name of Dr. John D. Woods and wife. He mentioned this to Dr. Woods nd Woo saild: “Oh, no, that was not s later the proprietor had to look at the book and found 1. pdge in question had been torn on n about his death is 8. J. Anderson, who during 1895 and 18% was Chief of Police of Harrisburg. “Will you kindly inform me,” he says, “whether you know the present where- abouts of Dr. and Mrs. John D. Woods d child from 8 to 10 years of age? The Woods were residents of this city in 1595 and 159, and at that time I was Chief of Police and had official business with them.” The child Woods has with him now is Iy & or 6 years old alifornia detectives with warrants and extradition papers will soon be here. A of Woods and his wife has to the large citles, o LIy | says WOODS, IS A VILLAIN. | Vice President of an Oakland Bank Gives His Opinion of Fugitive. sent out OAKLAND, July 10.—Willlam G. Pal- mateer, vice president and manager of the Central Bank of Oakland, knows a good deal about the life history of “Dr.” | 3. D. Woods, the supposed murderer of | Colonel William Best at San Rafael, and once thwarted the fellow in one of his schemes Woods succeeded somehow in worming is way into Oakland society. There he met Miss Georgia Hickmott and after a short courtship Woods proposed mar- riage. | Miss Hickmott's father was suspicious | of Woods, however, and appealed to | Palmateer as one likely to help him learn something of the suitor's past. Pulmateer e inquiries concerning Wcods at ery place he had been known to have | stopped, and very soon had enough evi- dence to convince Miss Hickmott's father that Woods was a villain. “I made up my mind that Woods was a scoundrel the very first time I saw him,” said Palmateer to-day, “and my, suspicions were confirmed by indisput- able evidence of his villainy, A ‘broken engagement followed the ex- posure of Woods and he soon afterward left Oakland and its society for good. —— Drinks Chloroform and Dies. LOS ANGELES, July 10.—Dr. Charles A. Helvie, who came here several months ago from Lincoln Nebr., was fodhd dead in his room on East Fifth street to-day. The Coroner believes Dr. Helvie commit- ted suicide by drinking choloroform, as traces of that drug were found in' the stomach, —————— VALLEJO, July 10.—One of the new steel training ships is to be bullt at Mare Island navy yard and orders to begin work have been received from Washington. The motive power of the vessel, which will be named the In- trepid, will be sails. | | publics | | obligations without pressure from Europe. LONDON HONORS THE AMERIGANS Admiral Cottonand Offi- cers the Lord May- or’s Guests. An Elaborate Luncheon Is! Served at the Man- sion House. LONDON, July 10.—Lord Mayor Samuel gave a luncheon at the Mansion House‘ here to-day in honor of Rear Admiral | Cotton and the other officers of the | United States European squadron, now | at anchor in Portsmouth harbor. After | the toasts to King Edward and President Roosevelt had been recéived with enthu- | siasm the Lord Mayor proposed ‘the health of Admiral Cotton, his officers and | | the entire American navy. “Gentlemen,” said the Lord Mayor, “in the course of my term of office it is my duty to entertain many people, but I wish to tell you that this luncheon was not officially inspired. 1 could not let the American squadron g0 Without showing | them, and I hope all the people of Amer- ica, that ties of race, blood and language are recognized here in the city of London more warmly than in any other part of | the world. May the bonds which bind the two countries cver grow closer, and, if | nece ry, may we face the world togeth- | er, while always endeavoring by every means in our power to maintain the peace of the world.” Incidentally the Lord Mayor made a | striking reference to _the Kishenev mas- sacre. He said he was thankful that the United States was not bound by diplo- | matic rules and etiquette, and had not hesitated to raise its voice in pratest | against the barbarities of the world, | wherever they occurred. | Admiral Cotton made a graceful ac- knowiedgment of the kindiy welcome that the Americans had received from the British fleet and people, and added: “The squadron is here by direct order | of the President of the United States and | as a messen I am sure 1 speak for the peoples of both | | ccuntries when 1 say I hope and I believe | that the Cross of St. George and the | Stars and Stripes will never be waved | but in amity and friendship and for the | peace of the world.” | ace yesterday evening members of the | Cabinet expressed a desire for an exten- | sion of the Monroe doctrine. Recognizing the paramount influence of the United | States in the Western Hemisphere, Great | Prolonged cheering greeted the ad- miral’s speech | | In conversation with American nflh'ors‘ | at the King's dinner at Buckingham Pal- | Britain, they said, wants Washington to | exercise control in some way over the financial obligations of the Central and | South Am states. Apparently Great Brit | | ing a repetition of | the Venezue i an affair, favors the adop- | whereby the smaller re- compelled to meet their tion of mean: will ;.i’“"!') STATES REPORT ON THE CROPS | | | | { | ture Announces | Conditions. ‘ | WASHINGTON, July 10.—Preliminary returns to the chief of the Bureau of Sta- | tistics of the Department of Agriculture | show the acreage of corn planted to | be about 59,800,000 acres, a decrease of | | about 4,200,000 acres, or 4.5 per cent, from | the area planted last vear, as revised in December. The average condition | crop on July 1 was 790.4, as compared with §7.5 on July 1, 1902; §1.3 at the correspond- ing date in 191, and a ten-year average | of 898 The average condition of winter | wheat on July 1 was 785, as compared | with §2.2 last month. 75 on July 1, 1902; £5.3 on July 1, 1901, and a ten-year average of 78.2. The following table shows for each of the twelve principal winter wheat States { the condition on July 1, in each of the | of the growing last three years, and that on June 1, 1903, | with the ten-year July 1 average: | i - y 1. A\"KO! States. A 1901. 10 yrs. Kansas . a1 Missouri <3 Californta 06 | Indiana 80 | Nebraska 94 | Ohio 88 | Iinois . S8 | Pennsylvania { Oklahoma . | Texas | Tennessee Michigan .. 59 United States. 7 883 The average condition of spring wheat | | on July 1 was 825, as compared with 9 last month: 924 on July 1, 1%02; 9.6 on| July 1, 1%1, and a ten-year average of 1859, The following table shows for each | of the five principal spring wheat States | the condition on July 1 in each of the last three years and that on July 1, 1903, with the ten-year July averages: This Last July 1, July 1, Av'ge States. Month. Month. 1902 "1901. 10 yre. Minnesota .... 8 95 90 100 fud v 8 04 United State 8.9 85.9 | The average condition on July 1 of spring and winter wheat combined was 80, as compared with §2.9 on July 1, 1902, |and 911 on July 1, 191 The amount of grain held by farmers July 1 is estimated at about 42,500,000 bushels, equivalent to about 6.3 per cent of the crop of last year. The average condition of the oats cro; jon July 1 was 84.3, as compared with 85. one month ago; 92.1 on July 1, 1902; 83.7 on July 1, 191, and a ten-vear average of | 81.8. The average condition of barley is 86.8, as against 915 one month ago; 93.7 on July 1, 1902, and a ten-year average of 8§1.3. The average condition of winter rye is 9.2 this month, as compared with §1.2 on July 1, 1%02; 9.6 at the corresponding date in 1901 and a ten-year average of 89. The average condition of spring rye is 88.3, as compared with $9.3 on July 1, 1902; 93.3 at the corresponding date in 1%1, and a ten-year average of S7.6. The acreage of potatoes, excluding sweet potatoes, is,about 49,000 acres, or 1.6 per cent less than that of last year. The average condition of potatoes on July 1 was 881, as compared with 93.9 on July 1, 1902; §7.4 at the corresponding date in 1901, and a ten-year average of 92.6. The report also Includes fruits and va- rious minor crops, which will be published in detail in the crop report. —_—————— Trunks and Valises. Trunks, valises, dress suit cases, travel- ing rolls. pocketbooks wrist bags, that look good, are good and are cheap. Sap- born, Xnfl & Co., 741 Market street, o r of peace and good will. | | Department of Agricul-! | | man to be dead. Before leaving the phy- FOUND DEAD ON STREET WITH SKULL FRACTURED AND WOUND IN THROAT Jacob Hausel, a Brewery Worker Out of Employment, Meets Mysterious End on Frequented Street in Western Addition and Police Are at Loss to Explain How He Sustained His Terrible and Fatal Injuries S R —i- — b edly been returned to him, as it is coun- tersigned by the attorneys, who stated that they would accept the case. Naturalization papers taken out before Federal Judge Hanford of Seattle were also in the effects. The deceased carried two letters of introduction in his trunk, one from William Schneider of this city to Thomas Alton, president of the United Breweries, and the other to “whom it may concern,” signed George Valentine. A union card showed that he was a mem- ber of the Brewery Workers’ Interna- tional Union and member of Local Union No. 7 of that organization. A pawn tick- et from the Baldwin Jewelry Company for money loaned on a plain gold ring is also in the trunk. A peculiar circumstance in connection with the murder occurred last evening, SRR INFLICTED INJURIES CAUSED HIS DEATH ON OUGH RY WORKER WHOSE MYSTERIOUSLY | A DIAGRAM OF THE FRACTURES IN HIS SKULL AND THE WOUND IN HIS THROAT AND | r FOUND AMONG THE EFFECTS OF THE DEAD MAN. | . — P R * HAT may prove to be one of | the name Joseph Hausel in gold letters) when a party called up the Morgue from the most mysterious murders | across the face of it. A two-bladed knife, | the Pacific States Telephone Company {hat has ever engaged the at- | & cigar cutter and a baggage check of | and asked if the dead man had been tention of (he potice was dis- | the steamer Monticello were the only| identified. Upon beins told that he had > | other articles found. It was at first re-| the speaker stated that he would send covered yesterday afternoon | .. .4 aq probable that Hausel had cut | some one to the Morgue to look at the de- about 3 o'clock, when the dead b0dy of | hic throat with a knife and, becoming| céased. To all inquirles touching upon a man, later ascertained to be Joseph | faint from internal .bleeding. collapsed | his identity he was evasive and hung up Hausel, a German brewery worker, was | and, falling to the stone pavement, frac- .”‘“l "“”""""h The police f}rf-m this were found Iying on the sidewalk in a pool of | tured his_skull -but the autopsy held at ;“fl’n‘_"‘]‘;""m"‘ma:‘:‘h‘;km“;‘r“r‘:,:‘_’":‘fle‘;;:m: blood on -the west side of Gough street, | the Morgue last evening dispelled that | (FP 00 W Tam FRr i or L stabbed between Vallejo and Green. A small punc- | theory. | and thrown off the roof of %23 Gough Detective Braig repaired to the wharf of the steamer Monticello at the foot of Mission street and upon apening the runk called for by the check found let- | ters showing that the name on the pock- etbook was the correct one, and that the dead man had arrived in this city on the steamer Monticello from Vallejo on the street, but the subsequent information re- ceived precluded such a theory. Startling developments are looked for with the ar- rest of the two men who followed Hausel to his doom —_— et Memorial to a Composer. tured wound in the right side of th throat and the skull completely fractured | left no question as to the cause Shortly after 3 o'clock yesterda noon George F. Foster, a team: ing at 9% Valencia street and employed | By “Ammqla; &, Co. while; Geteing Gowi L s LONDON, July 10.—The Duc of Ar- Gough street, was surprised to see the ks ar +)4 ht the police| gyll (Princess Louise) to-day unveiled S \ying prone on the pave-| At @ late -hour last night the police | & rincess L ¥ a body of a man s | came upon a clew which tends strongly | memorial bust of Sir Arthur Sullivan on ment in front of Gough street. He | ¢, <how that Hausel was deliberately | the Victoria embankment fronting the alighted from his wagon and’walked over | myrdered by two men. The name of the | Savoy Theater. to the man. By this time a crowd of | police informant is for obvious reasons children who had been playing in the | withheld. His story is to the effect that neighborhood, some carpenters from a | while walking along Green street he ob- DR. PIERCE'S REMEDIES. building in course of construction and | served a man whom he describes as Hau- others collected at the scene. s bel ollowed down that thorough- Patrolman C. A. Landls at this Juncture | fere to twe men. The pursaed man was IN .I’ A‘[ the question of healtl arrived and took charge. Dr. Frank P.| w,iking fast and turned repeatedly to o becomes 3 Topping of 1826 Vallejo street, who had been summoned by some youth, arrived and upon examination pronounced the see if his pursuers were still keeping up the pursuit. He appeared to be anxious to escape from them and, according to the police informant, turned up Gough street with the two fellows at his heels. RESULT OF AUTOPSY. Thinking no more of the matter, this valuable witness continued on his way. | Some, time afterward some one informed him that a man had been shot on Gough treet. He arrived at the scene as the Morgue wagon was driving off. At that | time he was under the impression that the dead man had shot himself. His in- formation will be thoroughly sifted to- day by the police. Dr. Bacigalupi performed an autopsy on the body at the Morgue last ;\'enln‘. | which developed the fact that the force Pending the | e blow which caused death was suf- ficient to shatter completely the skull and drive the atlas into the brain. It was found that the punctured wound in the neck had extended to a depth of about an inclr and severed onme of the smaller ar- terfes. An examination of the lungs showed that this wound had caused quite an internal hemorrhage. Dr. Bacigalupi in discussing the case declared that it was one of the most mysterious that had ever come under his observation. “I have never seen such a completely shattered skull,” sald he, “and it is my impression that the dead man must have been dealt a most terrible blow or fallen on his head from a great height to have caused such a fracture. It would not have been possible to have sustained such an injury by falling to the sidewalk. The wound in the neck, although not very deep, severed one of the minor arteries, which caused a hemorrhage. I find that the atlas was driven clear into the brain by the force of the blow, and death was instantaneous.” WORKED IN SEATTLE. From papers in the dead man's trunk it is learned that he was a brewer and formerly worked in the Bay View brew- ery at Seattle. A letter written to a prominent firm of attorneys in Seattle, in which Hausel stated that he had been in- jured in the Bay View brewery and o fering the case to them upon his terms was also found. The letter had undoubt. siclan was attracted by what appeared to be a scratch on the right side of the throat. Upon closer examination he was surprised to find that it was a punctured wound such as could be inflicted with a small penknife or a stiletto. The use of the probe demonstrated the fact that the wound was about an inch and a half in depth and had undoubtedly severed a small artery. MYSTERY DEEPENS. The Coroner’s office was notified and Deputies Fennell and Murphy hurried to | the scene. The police were also communi- cated with and Detective Harry Braig was detailed oh the case. arrival of the officials from the Morgue several sacks were placed over the face of the deceased to hide the distorted fea- tures from the curious gaze of the mor- bid crowd. The body of the dead man | was found lying on his back with the feet toward the building and the head toward the curb. The dead man’s hat was lying on the sidewalk near the body. Inquiry in the neighborhood among the | residents of the various houses which face on the street and the children who were playing in the vicinity only tended to deepen the mystery. No one had seen the man and where he came from and how he received the wounds which caused his death were a mystery. On the north-| east corner of Green and Gough streets a new building Is in course of construe- tion, but the score of mechanics employed there could give no information that would tend to throw any light on the affair. The neighborhood where the crime was committed is regarded as one of the most respectable in the Western Addition and there is much travel on the streets. The house at 2523 Gough street is occupied by a family named Alexander, who are at present in the country for the sum- mer, and no one was in the house at the time. NAME IS* ASCERTAINED. A search of the dead man’'s pockets brought to light a pocketbook bearing little liability to disorders of the liver, bowels or such other disorders as may result from in- nutrition and