The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 9, 1903, Page 21

VOLUME XCIV—NO. 70. N N i e SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 1903—FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. PRICE FI¥E-CENTS. CONVICT THERON AND COMPANIONS HEAD FOR THE MOUNTAINS; SACRAMENTO OFFICERS EXCHANGE SHOTS WITH NIGHT PROWLE — BLEACHERS FALL WITH THE “FANS” Fatal Accident at a Baseball Game. Four Philadelphians Killed and Scores Injured. Rush to View a Quarrel on the Street Causes the Disaster. old, Doug- rnal tured skull; years ries tured both fractured both legs Larkin, 19 A. R. Robin- -ussion of the brain; ries M years fractured d leg broken: John Radcliffe, s o ? ure Nicholas Juries. ived fractures of head, broken t serious. CAUSES DEATHS. E T scheduled between d Ph the attrac- s %0 persons to the P e t occurred at 5:40 | ‘ wh am was at | g ound the E 5 d seats E stand to walk about g the street. under way the walk the le of the uble w ving a PANIC ON THEHE GROUNDS. ably 3000 persons sitting ir effort Notwith- the ball to escape from t ,ding what had occurred, ¢ they were swept aside in thelr cessful efforts and several persons ly hurt in the crush. Outeide the grounds the scene was one sorror. For an entire block on Fif- h street, from Huntington street to avenwe, men and boys were lying, g in mgony. Some were buried r the wreckage, others were lying in tters and dozens were stretched Fifteenth street on the cartgacks. unconscious, others were roll- ring great pain, and others to get up and walk, only to persons in the grounds left the place wded about the injured, of whom 1t » were more than a hundred. Ind ribable confusion reigned for a time Pecause of the great crowd. CARING FOR THE INJURED. nce call was sent out. All houses In the vicinity were thrown open the victims. One of the largest car barne in the city is situated across the street from the ball park, and one wrecking car was quickly filled with neip- less men and rushed to St. Joseph's Hos- pital, more than two miles away. Other vietims were placed in wagons of all de- scriptions belonging to the street car company @nd taken to hospitals. Nearly every injured person taken away was covered by blood and the street looked like a field of carnage. Police ambulances and patrol wagons arrived in time to take A general ambul " Continued on Page 22, Column 2. ankles | ad and body, | and MADAME HUM JUDGE WITH DEFIANCE Trial of the Perpetrators of the ‘‘Greatest Swindle of the Century” _Begins Theatrically. BERT FACES - | | | | | | — = WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN PLACED ON TRIAL IN PARIS FOR COLOS- SAL SWINDLES, AND HER SISTER AND DAUGHTER WHOM THE MAGISTRATE DISMISSED FROM CUSTODY. | ARIS, Aug. &—The notorious Hum- y bert family to-day faced a Judge | n | and jury to meet the charge of e having perpetrated what ex-Pre- mier Waldeck-Rousseau described as ““the | greatest swindle of the century.” Inves- | tigating Magistrate Leydet in May d | cided to commit Theresa Humbert, her | husband, Frederick, and her brothers, | Romaine and EmYe d'Aurignac, for trial | on the charges of forgery, the use of | forged documents and swindling. He dis- missed the cases against Eva Humbert, Theresa’s daughter, and Marie d'Aurig- | nac, her sister. | Public curiosity, which has followed the | fortunes of the family since the days of | | its soclal brilllancy, is again Intensely up, the chief interest centering e Theresa,” who has prom- ous American millionalres, the brothe | Crawford, on whom she based heér story | of an inheritance of $20,000,000, which she put forward as the security for the loans | she obtained, amounting to about $10,- 000,000. The Palais du Justice was early this morning surrounded by large crowds, | eager to gain admittance to the court- | room. A heavy force of Municipal Guards preserved order. Many - excursionists | came from distant points, the rallroads treating the trial as they would a nation- al holiday. from Melun, which was the constituency that Frederick Humbert represented in the Chamber of Deputies and in which was located the famous Humbert chateau with its parks, lakes, yachts and a fleet of gondolas. GREATEST OF DRAMAS. Of the thousands who sought admission only a few hundred of the highly favored gained an entrance to the court. Coque- | Min, the celebrated actor, was among the | throng of artists, actors and authors seek- ing admission, and whep he was turned back he remarked that' the trial would { be “one of the greatest dramas ever en- | acted.” The scene within the courtroom recalled the days of the Dreyfus and Zola trials. The courtroom is comparatively small, the walls and ceiling paneled with ma- hogany, giving it a somber hue. The Judges' bench formed a high semicircle at the farther end. The Presiding Judge, Gaston Bonnet, occupied the center of the semicircle, his associates being Judges Monier, Planteau, Pignard and Du Dezort. Bonnet js a man of middle age and bears an expression of benignity, but has a reputation of inflexible sternness. The Judges wore red silk gowns and velvet caps, which they removed as they as- cended the bench. Within a reserved In- closure were the leading members of the bench and bar, in black silk gowns and wearing stiff white neckcloths. To the rear was the small public area, each seat bearing the name of its distinguished oc- cupant. The audience included diplomats, academicians and members of the Legion of Honor. Many ladies were present, their t this trial the mysterl- | One of the excursions came | - B rich, gay gowns contrasting with the gravity of their surrouadings Many r-v" | the ladies carried dainty luncheon ba | evidently expecting to spend the day | court SCORN AND DEFIANCE. To the right of the Judges was the pris- | one dock, .raised four feet above the | floor and bringing out the faces of the | ‘prlsnnflrs against the dark background. They were brought in from the prison of | the Caqnclergerie through a subterranean | passage leading to the courtroom. As they | entered every eye' was strained toward them. Theresa Humbert came first, then | her husband, Frederick, foliowed by her brothers, Romaine and Emlle d’Aurignac. i)(adam-‘ Humbert's face was pale from her long confienement. Her whole bear- ing as she coldly surveyed the spectators indicated sborn and deflance. She wore a | becoming steel-gray gown and a dainty | round hat bearing a’' cut steel ornament {and a cluster of white roses. Frederick Humbert was the picture of a crushed and miserable man. He bore a haggard expression, showing more despair than deflance. His scanty beard had become | very gray.’ Emile d'Aurignac has grown | thin and cadaverous looking, but his brother Romaine still looks the type of the sleek promoter. Madame Humbert had a whispered con- | ference with her counsel, Maitre Labori, who defended Dreyfus at the Rennes court- martial, while the indictment was being read. There was a large array of coun- | sel, representing the numerous Interests on both sides. The early hours of the hearing were occupled by the reading of the indictment, the. formal pleading and the selection of the jury from the regular panel. Madame Humbert frequently interrupt. ed the reading of the Indictment with scornful exclamations, which could . be heard throughout the courtroom. When asked where she lived she answered, “In prison.” WAVES LABORI ASIDE. The interrogation of Madame Humbert furnished the chief incident of the day, but failed to develop any surprises or bring ‘out the whereabouts of the mys- | terlous Crawford brothers, her statement consisting mainly of vague declarations of her honesty. As the judge read ex- tracts from the dossier, reviewing her family antecedents, she waved Malitre Labor] aside, and, rising with notes in her hand, insisted on directing her own case. Judge Bonnet inquired about her eccen- tric father, who assumed the title of count. Madame Humbert emphatically up- held the family character. When the judge stated that Romaine d’Aurignac had followed his father's example in as. suming. the title of “Count @'Aurignac, Romaine half rose and exclaimed, “It {s false, it is false!” Questioned about various early inherit- ances which she clalmed to have received, Theresa answered with apparent frank- Continued on Page 22, Column 2. P, TURK KILL3 CONSUL AT MONASTIA Representative of the Czar Assas- sinated. Reproof for Failure to Salute Angers Ottoman, Powers May Take Hand in Settling the Balkan Disturbances. e VIENNA, Aug. 8.—A dispatch from Sa- lonica says M. Rostkovski, the Russlan Consul at Monastir, has been shot and killed by a Turk, whom the Consul re proved for failure to salute him. Detalls of the assassination are lacking. VIENNA, Aug. 8.—The Government is still without definite news regarding Macedonia, but the opinion in well in- formed quarters is that grave events are llable to develop before the snows come and drive the insurgents from the moun- tains. The insurgents appear to be well armed and a > to prosecute a vigorous campaign until the winter, and to resume the fighting in the spring. On the other hand, the Turkish troops have been five are further dis- heartened by not having received any pay. They are reported to be deserting in in- creasing numbers. It is believed here that the position of the Macedonians has been greatly strefigthened by the simultaneous disturbances in Armenia, and it {s con- sidered that the latter movement is more likely to attract xympathy from Europe and lead to a consideration of the whole situation in the Turkish empire. One of the most prominent figures_in the Balkan situation fs Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, upon whose attitude at the present juncture peace or war is' be- lieved to largely depend. If he elects to continue the policy desired by the powers, the disturbances may be confined to a few skirmishes and dynamite outrages and a Turko-Bulgarian war may be averted— this year at any rate. At the same time, it ix recognized that the increasing pres- sure of the revolutionary committees may force him to take action. King Peter of Servia i a new and un- known factor in the situation, but, in view of his age, reputation for prudence and his friendship for Austria, it is believed un- likely that he will take any step to add to the existing complications. e S DYNAMITERS ARE BUSY. Movement May Spread Beyond the Confines of Macedonia. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 8—The in- surrectionary movement in Macedonia ap- pears to be widening. Bands are report- ed to be active in the sanjak of Uskub and the district of Krushevo, where the government telegraph offices have been dynamited, while in the district of Dibra four Bulgarian villages have revolted, provoking a corresponding rising in the neighboring Albanian villages. According to the statements of the Porte, however, the authorlties have succeeded in calming the Albanians and Inducing thenr to re- turn to their homes. g The diplomats here are uneasy, fearing that the trouble may spread outside the bounds of Macedonia. So long as the trou. ble is confined to the usual skirmishing bands and occaslonal dynamite outrages it 1s not believed that there will be any serious cause for alarm. Up to the pres- ent the action of the embassies has been confined to advising the Porte to prevent the Mussulman population engaging . in fights with the Insurgents. Twelve battalions of Redifs in the san- jak of Serfijo and the villayet of Monastir have been called out. o A ACCIDENTALLY DROP BOMBES. Surprised Revolutionists Cause a Dis- astrous Explosion. PHILLIPOPOLIS, Capital of Roumelia, Bulgaria, Aug. 8.—A dynamite explosion occurred to-day which wrecked a number of buildings in the most thickly populated section of the city. The remains of three persons have been discovered in the ruins. It is said that the explosion was the re. sult of the police surprising a band of Macedonian revolutionists, who, in their confusion, dropped the bombs, - OUTRAGES ARE EXAGGERATED. Bridge Destroyed at Ekisson Only an Eleven-Foot Affair, SALONICA, Aug.8.—Many of the alarm- ing outrages which are alleged to have occurred recently, such as the blowing up of a bank at Adrianople and the massacre at Kilkitch, about twenty-five miles north of Salonica, turn out to have been mere- ly a part of the insurgent programme, the carrying out of which was fixed for Aug- ust 2. Their execution was prematurely announced. Similarly the dynamite af- fairs at Ekisson, near Monastir, and at Monitza were of quite minor importance. The bridge at Ekisson was only an eleven- months in the field and §— _— LI KEENE'S AMD CAUSES FALL N PRICES Sharp Decline in Union Pacific Shares. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—One of the fea- tures of to-day's stock market was a raid on Union Pacific, which fell mearly six points, subsequently regaining some of the loss. In quarters that know best it was sald that the rard was James R. Keene's compliments to E. H. Harriman and the gentlemen who recently helped put the market into a condition that made it uncomfortable for Keene's son- in-law. Among the rumors that went around was one that certain members of’a large banking-house were hard hit in the drop. ‘A prominent banker, iden- tified to a certain extent with Union Pacific interests, was asked about the report and the reasons for the sharp decline in Union Pacific. He denied the report of difficulties of two Jjunior mem- bers of the big banking-house. “The decline,” he said, “was caused by heavy selling of an interest that for some -time had been inimical to = the Jnion Pacific.” E Keene was not named, but it was at once understood that he was the “inter- est” referred to. When the remark was reported to brokers on the street they said that if Keene could do what was done to Union Pacific ne was not “dead” yet by a long way. el foot culvert, and was immediately re- paired, while the damage to the railway storehouse at Monitza was confined to the watchman’s hut and a number of tele- graph poles. - The War Minister has ordered a search- ing inquiry into the conduct of the com- mandant at Kilkitch, who it is alleged connived at the escape of the band of Afifty insurgents which recently surround- ed the village of Powstalar, near Kil- kitch. | | - = LEADER OF THE FELONS WHO KILLED MILITIAMEN AND DEP- UTIES WORKING WITH DOGS. Fugitive Felons Ap- pear in Vicinity of Suspect Bluzes Away When He Is Or- dered to Halt. ACRAMENTO, Aug. 8.—A day which promised much in con- nection with the pursuit ‘ef s Frank Miller and Ray Fahey. two of the Folsom prison es capes, has passed without im- portant developments. City and county peace officers who had confidently ex- pected that one or both of the notorious outlaws would. be captured by nightfall were forced to admit at midnight that for the time, at least, they were baffled. Grizzly Flat. R baady LACERVILLE, Aug. 8.—The five convicts who are supposed to be making toward the sum. mit of the Sierras ate two breakfasts this morning, aé- | cording to reports which have | reached the Sheriff's office in this city. | Nothing was said in either report about the outlaws leaving a $ gold plece to pay for their meal, so the monotony is broken. The first news came by way of Grizzly Flat and was to the effect that five heav. ily armed men, supposedly convicts, vis ited John Richardson, a sheepherder for Lewis Meiss, and demanded breakfast. They were supplied with food, and after eating heartily started due east up the hill at a rapid gait. The Meisg ranch is in the vicinity of Capps Crossing, ten miles southeast of Grizzly Flat. Sheriff Bos- quit's men on the ground were notified and took the trail of the outlaws. The posse is composed of Gilbert Cook, Robert Morherter, Frank Dygert, J. A. Spencer and C. E. Ferrell, who has the blood- hounds in charge. All of these men are known to be courageous and excellent | shots as well. In advance of them are A. Cignac, G. M. Wyatt and T. P. Colbin, professional trailers. POSSE IN CLOSE PURSUIT. Sheriff Bosquit is confident that the posse will get satisfactory results. It was reported later that the outlaws ate break- fast at Whittle's ranch, in the same nelghborhood. Rumors of every kind are as prevalent as ever. It {s belleved, however, that the much wanted fugitives are in the hill country and proceeding leisurely toward the summit. The outlaws take to the water frequently that they may not be followed by the hounds. Th¢ ficlals sur- mise that the escapes are going slowly in order to let the whole matter become quiet. None of the pursued felons are thought to know the topography of east. ern El Dorado County, and must follow the road, ridge or river. The road is, of course, impracticable, and the river much easier and better than the ridge. It the hunted men veer to the north they will get into the granite country, where the brush is only breast high. Their capture there would be an easy matter. The coun- try due east of Dogtown is rough and practically devoid of human habitation. DO NOT ENOW COUNTRY. At no time since Saturday last have the convicts been in grave danger. Ever on the alert, the fugitives have avoided and misled. their pursuers, but to-night From the time Fahey and Miller escaped from the railroad yards last night, after Detective Max P. Fisher had shot five times at the former, large forces of armed men have been beating the brush along the American River, in which the hunted men undoubtedly sought refuge, but without result. The officers believe that Fahey and pos- sibly Miller are still in the brush north of the city, and that they have been so harried by the posses that they have had no chance to escape from the brush, but have been compelled to remain In close hiding. The locality in which Fahey and | his companion are supposéd to be hiding embraces a considerable area and is cov ered by a dense growth of underbrush and vines, which form a network so thick as to be almost Impenetréble. OPENS FIRE ON OFFICERS. The belief that Fahey, at least, Is in this natural hiding place is stzengthened by the fact that at 4 o'clock this morning a man about the height and proportions of the notorious highwayman engaged Special Officers H. J. Winters and Charles Williams In a running fight at the tres- tle which forms the approach to the rail- road bridge over the American River, northeast of the city. The combat was witnessed by a flagman employed by the rallroad company from his tower on the trestle not 100 yards away. A man emerged from the brush and started in the direction of Willlams and Winters. The latter called upon him to halt, and thinking possibly the man might be one of the man hunters, Winters an- nounced who he was. Immediately the stranger opened fire with a revolver, emptying his weapon. Winters and Wil- llams returned the fire and the man re- tieated to the brush. The Sheriff's of- fice and police station were notified and a rumber of men were sent out, but no trace of the man who commenced the shooting could be found. Fox hounds were sent into the brush this afternoon, followed by a dozen men, in the hope of rounding up all the tramps and hobos who frequent the place. The brush, however, was too thick apnd the day too hot to work the dogs successfully, and at dark the majority of the men who had been acting under Sheriff David Reese returned to the city. Fresh pick- ets were placed on duty so as to surround the brush from the American River bridge to the Sacramento River, to prevent any- body leaving the beleaguered section, and at daylight another search of the brusk will be made. LOSE TRAIL OF HOWARD. Sheriff Reese and Constable M. Judge thé hunted men are at a disadvantage. They are hastening through a country un- known to them in an endeavor to find a route to possible freedom. Twenty-four or forty-eight hours will probably tell the measure of their success or failure in * Continued on Page 22, Column 5. returned from Yolo County at an early hour this morning. having temporarily abandoned the hunt for Howard in that county. At one time they were close upon the fugitive's trail, they claim, but it gave out, leaving them baffled and confused. ccnfinudonhpfi.cdw, =