The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 19, 1903, Page 33

| ages 33 to 4 .‘ @flmz SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1903. ages 33 to 44 MAJ. JOHN . W. TOMPKINS OF OAKLAND NAMED TO SUCCEED MARTIN AGUIRRE Board of Prison Directors Informally Appoints Him to Fill Office of Warden of San Quentin. FERE R S asting nearly two of Prison Direct- jetermined to s of Warden rison Major John | nd. No formal ot mous ct he board present would be formally xt regular meet- choll half Di- f the room . telephone &h s ushered into the office o e meeting. After thrown the door was t press were ment of the OF SELECTION. re ted as first spokes- mber 1 of ther of surden of tion with him best fitted GOVERNOR OBJECTS. “His appointm not made before because Governo objec- tion to him. What this objection was I prefer to have the Governor state. 1 will say that it was not based on political grounds and 4 mothing to do with Tompkins' private character. Recently the Governor has signified his willingness to withdraw his objections to Major Tompkins, and as a result the board has become a unit for its first cholce and agreed to his appointment to n of Warden at San Quentin. ate of September 1 for the as- of his duties has been fixed to retiring V"arden ample time to ounts, make proper invento- turn over the affairs of the »d shape to his successor.” eting was heid in the office of Di. Fitzgerald, at 53 California street. present were Direotors Robert James M. Wilkins, Charles N nd Don Ray. The other member rd, Robert T. Devlin, is at pres- in Europe. « that the first question con- e executive session of the whether immediate action en In the selection of a succeed Martin Aguirre. The a ckly made in’the affirm- vosition for further delay No request was made for ntil Director Devlin's re- rope. It was the judgment Directors present that the id arrived for decisive action. FELTON'S SUGGESTION. Director presented the sugges- tion that Edgar should be ap- pointed as acting or temporary Warden, but it was 1ot received with favor. The names of Thomas Gibson and John W. Tompkins were then presented. The vote in favor of Major Tompkins was unani- mous. Then it was determined that he should not take the office until Septem- ber 1. Director Felton suggested that the change of management at San Quentin take effect August 1. After thé meeting Ca Mr. Felton sald: We decided by unanimous vote that Major ompkins should be eppointed Warden to suc- it was announced | and after a | w Warden | 1e presence | - || OAKLAND MAN WHO HaS | ¥ BEEN SELECTED TO SUC- ‘ | : CEED WARDEN AGUIRRE. + -+ ceed Mr. perhaps at the | Folsom. He will | until September 1, xt meeting of the board at not take charge of affairs but will go to the prison | next Monday and’ begin the task of making | himself familiar with the duties and respon- b He exoressed at the meeting to-day, that should begin his official career as’ War- n on Aueust 1. My associdtes on the board were of the opinfon that he could not acquire a sufficient knowledge of the detalls of the work and obtain a complete inventory of prison property by August 1. After listening to the state- ments of fellow directors I acquiesced in their | judgment GOVERNOR’S OBJECTION. | Senator Felton was asked when and !in what manner Governor Pardee signi- ment he a fied to the Directors that he had with- | drawn his objections to the appointment | of Major Tompkins. The Senator replicd: It is hardly right to say that the Governor ever objected to Major Tompkins' selection. When 1t was suggested. some weeks ago, that Tompkins was the right man for the place the Governor did not approve the suggestion. Farly this week it was signified to the direct- ors that the Governor had withdrawn his want of_approval. “'rlffr:“':a' was supported by Victor H. Met- calf, Frank Leach, Superintendent of the Mint, and many other prominent men. ‘The direct- ors, in sizing up the several aspirants, were impressed with the strength and capability of Tompkine. The only objection was to the ef- fect that he wi nclined to be autocratic. Major John W. Tompkins has long been | an active factor in the political life of Oakland as well as in soclal and club | affairs. He came to Oakland from New | York twenty-five years ago, in which State he earned his title in the State military. He tried mining for a short time in Ne- vada, and then settled down in Oakland with his mother. Major Tompkins is a | man of refinement, and soon made for himself many friends. He became a member of the Athenian Club and did much to help that organization along | during the early days of its existance. | In those days ail of the political, social | and commercial life of Oakland centered |around the Athenian Club and Major | Tompkins was one of the leaders. Being a man of many accomplishments he at- tracted to him many men who have since become prominent in State and national | affairs. Major Tompkins' knowledge of military affairs was complete and thorough. When it was proposed that a political military organization be formed in Oakland Major Tompkins Interested himseif, and for vears he was the commanding officer of the Republi Alliance. His knowledge of military ‘affairs did much to bring this organization to the front as the leading marching political club of the State. LEADS ATHLETIC CLUB. He is also a trained athlete, and when it was proposed to form an athletic club in Oakland Major Tompkins and R. M. Fitzgerald, present Prison Commissioner, were the leading spirits.. The Reliance Athletic Club was the result of their work and the only Presidents that this club has had have been John W. Tompkins and R. M. Fitzgerald. ; The first entry into political life of Major Tompkins was in 1886, when he was induced to‘ -cc‘:pt the Republican nomina- tion for City Marshal and Superintendent of Streets. He was elected and held of- fice several terms. When the new Oak- lnn} uchh:ane;_h was adopted that office was abol ¥ lere was a political upheaval at that time and the cni’:em' Party was formed and Major Tompkins was given the nomination of City Treasurer. He made a promise to Z. T. Gilpin, the Republican nominee, that he would not Aguirre, and he will be appointed, | x3 oppose him and he kept his word, resign- ing his nomination. Mr. Gilpin was the only Republican elected that year, and had | Major Tompkins kept the nomination given him he would have been elected. But Major Tompkins thought more of his the promise at the expense of his political | success. Major Tompkins was chosen the first Chief of Police of Oakland under the new charter, R. M. Fitzgerald being a member of the Police and Fire Commission, which | appointed him. He served for one term in | that capacity and was then elected City | Clerk, from which place he was deposed two years ago. He married the only daughter of the late | John Allman, the pioneer stage man of California, several years ago. He 1s a |man of the highest integrity and possesses | great executive ability. ————————— | AXMAN WILL RESUME DREDGING THE CHANNEL ,‘\Bnyl He Susp:n;e:i_Operntlons in el San Pablo Bay to Add to His Facilities. Rudolf Axman says that he will resume dredging on the flat in San Pablo Bay to make a deep-water channel to the Mare Island Navy-yard. He explains that his | dredser was removed from the flat that machinery may be added to his plant. A | floating spud and other appliances were {found to be needed. -The dredger was |taken away on June 23, Heuer, United States Engineer, was noti- fied of the removal. A barge was anchor- ed in the channel in San Pablo Bay where work had been performed, and also other parts of the plant, including barges, dolphins, chains, anchors, etc. Mr. Axman explains that delay in the work upon the channel has been occa- sioned by many causes. The sub-contrac- tor was hindered in completing the bulk- head because of the interference of the Piledrivers' Union. Then there was a spell of unusually stormy weather between May 14 and May 22, inclusive. The gales wrecked the bulkhead and prevented the operation of the towboat. “As soon as my plant is again ready for operation,” says Mr. Axman, “I will resume the work of dredging San Pablo Bay more vigorously than ever.” —_———— . YOSEMITE VALLEY. Santa Fe. The Santa Fe has on sale a special cou- pon ticket, which includes rail and stage fare, hotel bills en route and accommoda- tions in the valley at Camp Curry, for a complete trip of five, seven or ten days, as follows: Five-day trip, $37.50: seven days, $1130; ten days, $h.50. Male your reservations early. Full information and folders at 641 Market street, Santa Fe of- fice. . Car Collides With Machine. An outbound Mission street car ran into a street sweeping machine at Eighth street between 1 and 2 o'clock yesterday w :?nm The machine was damaged and the driver, W. C.. Knapp, was thrown from his seat to the ground, sustaining abrasions of the forehead and left eye- brow. Knapp was taken to the Central Emergency Hospital and the motorman of the car, S. T. Royalty, was arrested by Policeman Hobi on a charge of battery. Royalty appeared before Police Judge Cabaniss yesterday and the case was con- tinued till July 23. ‘Woman Wrongfully Accused. J. August Yetterberg, 53 Surrey street, who swore out a warrant on Friday for the arrest of his divorced wife, Ida Thorn. quist, on a charge of grand larceny for having stolen $520 from his trunk, ex- perienced a change of heart yesterday ana informed the police that the woman was innpcent. She had been arrested, but when the facts were made known to Police Judge Cabaniss, she was released in open court on her own recognizance and the case will be dismissed to-morow. —_——— Save Money. New and second-hand bought, sold and exch: 3 Fourth street. Phone 6813, . promise than of the election and he kept | and Colonel | school - books | man had . King Bros., | the index TWICE SHOT IND SKULL lsanauet 1 Heia at o -~ FRAGTURED Uniflentified Man Meets Death in Mysterious Manner. Wounds Lead Autopsy Sur- geon to Think Murder Was Done. Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, July 18 The body of an elderly, well dressed man, whose identity s so far a closed book, was found this morning on the north side of John Bernnan’'s barn on San Pablo avenue, near Harrison street. There were two bullet holes in the head and tle skull was fractured. The autop- sy surgeon, Dr. Charles F. Gladding, says the indications are that the man was murdered. When found the body was lying face downward on the sward, within a few feet of the north side of the barn, in full view of passers by on San Pablo avenue, The trunk rested on the right arm and the right hand clutched a revolver. Two of the six cartridges in the chambers of the weapon were empty. At first it seemed but a plain case of suiclde, but there were two unusual con- ditions. One of these was a suspicious indentation in the forehead, the other the | manner in which the cartridge shells are | marked. The indentation in the head seems to have been made by the butt end of the revolver, for it fits the depression exactly, indicating that the man might have been struck on the head by thieves or assassins, who afterward shot him and left the pistol to divert suspicion. MARKS ON CARTRIDGES. The marks on the cartridges, however, go further in support of the murder the- ory than do the forehead indentation. The | revolver taken from the man's death gtasp is a seven chambered weapon, six chambers of which were filled. The cart- | ridge next to the empty chamber was dis- | charged, the next was intact and wholly unmarked, but the next one to it was discharged. How one of the bullets was skipped s the mystery In the case, as the experts do not believe the man him- self could have done it after once shoot- ing himself. | 7These suspicious conditions caused Cor- foner Mehrmann to order Dr. Gladding to make a ?s{_cm‘e(u afftopsy, which ywas done to-night. Dr. Gladding found a frac- ture of the skull where the indentation on the forehead was, and this caused him to announce that there were enough in- dications to warrant the theory of mur- der. “It would seem,” said Dr. Gladding, “that the man was struck on the head | arad possibly the bullets were fired into tge head in order to cover up the first | £ime, or to’ complete the deadly work. The body was found by a son of Mrs. Annle E. Wilson. While driving some ducks Into & field the boy saw what he thought to be a tramp lying near the | barn. He reported his discovery to his | mother, who afterward went to the spot and tried to arouse the man. When he | did not awake, she pualled his ear and then to her horror discovered that he was dead. She ran to her neighbors with the story of the discovery and later the Cor- oner was summoned to take the body to the Morgue. WATCH FOUND ON BODY. A search of the man’s effects at the Morgue revealed nothing, except possibly laundry. marks, by which he might be | identified. There were no papers in the | clothing, no names, no money. The | laundry marks were found on the collar | and shirt. The collar bears the marks | +2316," 2326, “D112,” and “H.” The shirt | marks differ from these in only that they | contain the number ‘326, with the figure “5" above it. The shirt was made by “R. J. Tooke, Montreal,” as were also a pair of tan gloves. ! The man wore also a light checkered | tweed sack suit, light colored underwear, low-cut shoes, tan top overcoat and a bicycle cap. In the pockets were found ! a North Shore ticket from San Francisco | to Sausalito and return, which had been | punched, a steel foot rule, a glove button- er and a nall cleaner, all in_a chamois | case, bone handled pocket knife, ring with two keys, corkscrew and seal with the figure of a llon upon it, rolled gold eye- glasses, attached to a chain and a silver watch numbered 122,719, which was still going. The man's dress and trinkets stamp him as an Englishman or Canadian, and this theory as to his nationality, which might possibly lead to the discovery of his iden- tity, is borne out by the observations of C. A. Carman, a San Pablo avenue saloon keeper, who was the last to see the stranger alive. “The man talked like an Englishman and acted like an Englishman,” said Carman. ““He was in my place yesterday morning between 11_and 12 o'clock, and I had a chance to size him up. He came in about 11 o'clock and asked for a glass of water, which I gave him. He said, ‘I see you've got your revenue license,’ and I said, ‘Yes." He looked like a man I saw a few days ago when 1 was getting my revenue license in San Francisco, and I took him for an inspector. After sitting around for an hour in front of my place, he went away upon hearing the 12 o’clock whistle and that was the last I saw of him until this morning, when Mrs, Wilson came to tell me she had found his body. I knew it was the same man the moment 1 saw the body.” MRS. WILSON HEARS SHOTS. The time of the murder or suicide is fixed by the testimony of Mrs. Charles Wilson, who lives in a house on the side of the barn on which the body was found, while Mrs. Annie E. Wilson lives on the other side of it. “I thought I heard two shots fired last night about 8.0'clock,” said Mrs. Wilson. “I said to my husband, ‘Did you hear that?' and when he asked me what I was talking about, I told him I thought there was some shooting going on outside. But he attributed it to my imagination, not having heard it and we sald no more about it. It must have been at that time that the man was killed.” Dr. Charles F. Gladding examined the body soon after it was found and declar- ed that the man had been dead .about twelve hours. In turning the body to 100k at it, Dr.. Gladding caused the pistol to fall from the The firm grasp the the trigger left a mark on 1 o:nnr of the hand, a mark which was still visible at the Morgue, . - YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES IT'S FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY HE fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Young Men's Chrigtian Association in San Francisco was fittingly celebrated last evening by a banquet held at the California Hotel, the event bringing the jubilee week to a closé. About 200 ladies and gentlemen gathered at the festive board and discussed an elaborate menu and then listened to a feast of oratory. The banquet room was tastefully deco- rated with flags and flowers, and a choice selection of music was rendered during the dinner. President Rolla V. Watt was chairman and in felicitous terms he introduced the e 3= various speakers of the evening. In making a brief address of welcome to the guests, President Watt said that a golden jubilee was a unique event in Cali- fornia and it marked a significant epoch. He spoke of the great needs of the asso- clation when it was founded in 1853 and referred in glowing terms to the work it | had accomplished during its existence. Charles A. Maydwell, recording secre- tary of the present board of directors, was then introduced uud he read the minutes of the first meeting of the asso- clation, held on July 18, 1853. The record of the first meeting of the assoclation is as follows: FIFTY YEARS AGO. Monday Evening, July 18, 1853.—A meeting was held in the Pine-street Baptist Church for the purpose of organizing an association to be called “The Young Men's Christian Assocla- tion." Mr. Frederick S. Hawley was chosen chair- man, George H. Kellogg secretary. Prayer was offered by the Rev. T. D. Hunt. Mr., the proposed association—to be the moral and mental improvement of young men, and to en- courage among them a pleasant and profitable social intefcourse, having also connected with it a library of religious, moral and scientific works, a reading-room, and moved the follow- ing preamble be adopted “We, the undersigned, anxious to advance the cause of Christ and to promote a epirit of religious inquiry, exalted piety and Christian fellowship amcng the young men of Califor- nia, do hereby agree to form ourselves into an association for the furtherance of these ob- jects, and do promise to obey the constitution Which we in assembly may hereafter think roper to adopt.’ T e motion was carried and sixty-four sig- natures appended. r. E. B. Benjamin then moved that a com- mittee of five persons be appointed to draft a constitution, which was amended ‘‘that the committee composed of one person from each denomfnation in the city”: amendment lost and original motion withdrawn. Where- upon It was moved that “said committee con- sist of one person from each denomination of those who have signed the. preamble, and that enomination nominate one of its number. T’ following were chosen: ~Presbyterian, W K. Osborn; Congregational, Abel Whittol Episcopal, ¥. . Rising; Baptist, J. P. Cogs- well; Methodist Episcopal, John H. Stout; Uni- tarian, Thomas C. Spear, and requested to re- port one week hence. Moved that notice of. this meeting be pub- lished in oue or mare of the daily papers. Closed with prayer by Rev. Isaac Owen. ‘Adjourned to mfeet Monday evening, July 25, in Presbyterian Church, Stockton street. (Signed) GEORGE H. KE . Sec'y. FOUNDER SENDS MESSAGE. Toastmaster Watt then read letters from Bishop Nichols, Mrs. John F. Mer- rill, Chairman D. E. Collins of the State committee, George Sutherland, acting State secretary; Walter C. Douglas of Philadelphia and Richard C. Morse, gen- eral secretary of the international com- mittee, in. which the writers extended congratulations -to the local association on its jubilee. A cablegram from Sir George Willlams of London, England, president of the in- ternational organization, who established the first assoclation in 1844, was then read ‘amid loud cheering. The cablegram was as follows: San Francisco (for Yo Men’ CReCoT: Kssoclation)—1 rejolca with you_ ali on your jubilee and thank Ged for young men brought to the Savior. through your work. May the Lord encourage all your hearts to go forward. With loving greetings. TELLS OF PAST AND 1 Stiort speeches of congratulation were then made by H. L. Chamberlain, presi- dent of the San Francisco-Association in 1864 and 1865; ‘Willlam Cubery, president in 1865 and 1866; Samuel Irvine, ‘president in 1866 and 1867, and Elijah Clough, libra- rian and general manager in 1868. These gentlemen recounted the early work of the association and spoke of the good work achieved. A P. Black responded to the toast of “Retrospect.” He briefly covgr:: the his- tory of the association and - unted its struggles for existence. He detalled his personal experiences of coming to San Franeisco in 1882 and the kindly reception given him by Henry J. McCoy, secretary of the organization. He recounted the events of the last ten years and closed with a description of the scene when ‘President Roosevelt, on May 12 last, burned the mortgage on the association’s F. S. Rising then stated the object of | building, leaving the institution free from debt. Rey. George C. Adams spoke on the subject of “Prospect.” He sald that there was a wide future for the association and that its members would not stop at the golden jubilee but would reach out for wider fields. He sald that there was great need of a boys' building and that the mothers of thousands of boys looked to the association with kind thoughts, for it had taken hold of boys at a moment when they were too young to be kept at home and were surrounded by dangers when allowed to roam at will. GREETINGS FROM SOUTH. The speaker recounted how he had signed the application of two young la- dies who desired to use the gymnasium, and he predicted that the young men's assoclatfon would possibly have to take care of the young members of the oppo- site sex also. Edward Coleman, who donated more than $12,000 to the fund to raise the mort- gage on the building of the association, answered to the toast, “A Business Man's Estimate.” He said that from his per- sonal experience of many years the Young Men's Christian Association had exerted a great moral influence over the young . men of the city. Business men realized that young men must have amusements and companions and in the rooms of the assoclation the young men were free from evil surroundings. The men who founded the association and who were at the head of it were charac- ter builders and would the support of the business community. William Cleaver, general secretary of the Los Angeles Association, responded to the toast “Greetings from the South- land,” and he extended a hearty congrat- ulation from the sister organization to those who were celebrating the golden jubilee of the San Francisco association. A. A. Macurda spoke on “The Practical Education of Young Men and Boys.” He detailed the various branches of techni- cal education carried on by the associa- tion and presented statistics showing how mahy young men had benefited by the work. NEEDS AN ENDOWMENT. He sald that the association had secured lucrative positions for many of its mem- bers and it furnished education to those whose edugation had. very often been neglected. In closing his address the speaker showed that endowments of edu- cational centers of a similar character fn other citles. were very large and he made an urgent plea for an endowment of $100,000 to carry on the educational work which the public schools did not furnish. Dr. Hartland Law responded to the toast, “The Value of a Boy”; Rev. John Hemphill took for his subject, “What We Represent”; D. Edward Collins sooke on “California” and Secretary Henry J. Mc- Coy outlined the future work of the as- sociation and what it hoped to achieve, his subject being ‘“What Next?"” The evening closed with prayer offered by Rev. W. C. Pond, D.D., who was pres- ent at the organization of the assocla- tion on July 18, 1853. —_——————— Run Down by Automobile. Ray Doney, an employe of the Palace Hotel, met with a painful accident yester- day afternoon on Golden Gate avenue. ‘While riding to work on his bicycle he was run into by an automobile in front of the Naticnal Automobile Company's station. He was knocked from his wheel and rendered unconscious for nearly two hours. That he was not more seriously injured is atiriouted to the fact that the street is slipper; and when he fell he slid alonz the surface for some distance. —_—————————— Social’ Postponed. Boadecla Circle of the Druidesses was to have given a social last night, but ow- ing to the sudden death of Senator George H. Williams, husband of Mrs. Frances J. ‘Willlams, & prominent member of the cir- cle, the dance was postponed for two weeks. g lifornia Hotel and Work of Past Is Recounted While Future Is Planned. | | ! - alwayvs receive | | PROMINENT CHRISTIANS WHO I MADE ADDRESSES ATTHE Y. | M. C. A BANQUET. | 4 - WD IND CHILD " PUT OFF TRAN Servant and Infant Suf- { fer Hardship at Port Costa. Because her overland ticket failed to establish her identity to the satisfaction of the conductor in charge of the train a woman, having in charge a three-year- old child, was put off the south-bound overland last evening at Pért Costa and, finally realizing her helplessness, several persons at the gloomy little station took her and the child in charge and sent them back to this city on a later train. The unfortunate woman is the maid of Miss Ethel Leavey, an actress whose real name is Mrs. George W. Cohan, now playing at the Orpheum, and who is also the parent of the child. Mother, child and maid recently came here from Chi. cago, where Miss Leavey purchased tick- ets for herself and her mald and, com- plying with the requirements of the trans. portation companies, she signed both tickets. Last night ended her engagement at the Orpheum and. her next point on the circult being Los Angeles, Miss Leavey decided to send her baby and nurse south in advance, in order that the latter would be able to travel more comfortably on the night train. One of the tickets, pur- chased In Chicago, was given to the maid, but when the train had started on its way the ticket agent, whose duty it is to Ro through the train and inspect the tickets, refused to accept the one presented by the maid because it was not signed by her. The woman insisted that it was her property and explained how it came to bear the signature of her mistress, but the train agent was not satisfled, and against all protests of the maid and sympathizing passengers, who keenly appreciated the predicament of the unfortunate woman, she was ordered off the train when it stopped at Port Costa. The mald, being a stranger in Califor- nia and alone in Port Costa, was for a time in a high nervous state bordering on hysteria, and it was her pitiable plight that appealed to several persons at the station, who finally comforted her with the assurance that she would be able to return to San Francisco later in the evening, which she did, arriving at the apartments of her mistress at the Palace Hotel shortly before the return from the theater of Miss Leavey, who then learned for the first time of the trouble that had been experienced by her malid. ———— French Cruiser Protet. Visitors can board ship by Tucker’s and McNeill's launches only. Clay - street 'blfi.ltoip.mdlfly.m‘m'