The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 16, 1903, Page 26

26 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, "AUGUST 16, 1903. INSANE PRISONER ATTACKS COMPANIONS WITH SLEDGE Harry Edwards, Crazed at Separation From Wife, Sud- denly Assaults Fellow Convicts and Guard, Injuring One of Former, and Is Subdued After Desperate Battle ELECTRIG SHOGK KILLS A LINEMAN Touches Light Wire and Receives Full Force of Current. Body Is Found by Searchers on Road From Crockett to Port Costa. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. BENICIA, Aug. 15.—W. H. Johnston, a district lineman employed by the Sunset | Telephone Company, met with a tragic death this afternoon by coming in con- | tact with an electric light wire. John-| Cobbler ston had been kept exceptionally busy making repairs since the linemen went | Rocker, out on a strike, and it was while so en- carved gaged this afternoon that he met hlsI death. H leather Johnston left for Port Costa about 11} o'clock to make some slight repairs, and was expected to be gone but a short while. His wife, who is manager of the telephone office at this point, became alarmed at his absence this afternoon and sent a party In search .of him. The searchers found him dead half-way be- tween Port Costa’ and Crockett at the foot of one of the poles of the Bay Coun- ties Power Company, from which he had | fallen. The telephone wires are strung on the same poles. His body was badly | burned and evidently he met instant death when he came in contact with the death-dealing current of the light wires. Johnston had been in the employ of the Sunset Company for several years and was one of its most trusted and compe- tent men. He had resided here for five years with his family and was highly re- spected. He leaves a wife and two chil- dren. L o] ] Guard Max Koning rode on a wagon that hauled the broken material away. All went well until 3 o'clock in the after- noon, when Edwards' morose condition became more marked and he hammered the heavy stones with renewed vigor. Suddenly the prisoner turned, with the Rl i A\ AN ‘,\“\“\)\;\\ ten-pound hammer poised in midair. *I can’t help it!” he exclaimed. “I am | erazy.” Then he swung the iron imple- ment, striking Prisoner M.ike McQuade, who was nearest to him, on the right side of the head. Again he raised the sledge and dealt a blow to Tom Walsh, another prisoner, hitting him in the same place and felling him the ground. All the time the maniac exclaiming that he could not avold what he was doing; that he was crazy and an impulse drove him on in his deadly work. | STRIKES AT GUARD. | John Martin, another prisoner, was the | third vietim. He stumbled and pitched | forward under a well delivered blow and lay with his companions insensible. Guard Wendel by this time had reached the madman. He rushed at him and Ed- wards turned upon him with the fury of a wild beast and swung the sledge at his head. Wendel dodged and the handle of the implemnt hit him on the arm. The force so great as to snap the oaken handle, and the insane man beat the air with the splintered wood, aiming a blow at whoever come near him. Wendel, whose right arm had been dis- abled by the blow, fought as best he couid. He had a rifle, but could not use it. Neither could he draw his revolver. | Guard Koning drove up just at this stage He jumped from the on and took a hand in the )NER WHO RAN AMUCK YESTERDAY AT THE | NTY JAIL, FATALLY INJURING ONE FELLOW PRIS- | ELY INJURING TWO OTHE AND A GUARD. AN( H CO SERIOl | manacied to the jan1. Captain L. Satortus | assigned him to the quarry, where rock is broken for county roads, and he seemed o fing e in his labor. For a time he . but one month ago, when the t his wife had secured a divorce | prison walls, old condition of mel- nd avoided the society of other as much as possible, content to toll e and sulk when addressed. FELLS THREE MEN. The prisoner continued to break rock and each morning went with a score e to the quarry in the rear of the| t apart for women. He did his work | well and was regarded as | on e obeyed any in- | made any com. | e face of his excellent be- | his eccentricities were forgotten. | common thing for convicts to lose pse into'| egard for companionship. | s usual, the prisoners were | G d John Wen- | while | cells, as ellow d thre 1 the blows of and a of the fired a shot in the air to frighten him, then passed his pistol to Wendel, who fired four more. The other prisoners, twelve in number, had awakened by this time to a realiza- tion of what was pening. They be- haved well. Instead of taking advantage of the predicament of their keepers, they joined in the fray and assisted in bringing the insane man to earth and binding him with roves. PRISONERS BEHAVE WELL. All were then marched back to their and they went like soldiers and their ADVERTISEMENTS. Dyspeptic People CAN BE CURED. 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R, you can save the cost of your trip by buying the furniture you need at the prices we can quote. Ao bl | From Bull Run to Appomattox men fought for liberty, for patriotism and for the preservation of the Union. Libarty meant freedom in the home; patriotism meant the love of home, and the pres- ervation of the Union meant the preservation of the home. And, strange as it may seem, aside from family ties, home simply means so much furniture in the rooms where a husband’s and a wif+'s heart are centered. From Bull Run to Appomattox men fought for a bedroom set and a fireside chair; so choose your furniture well. This large cane ~ WHAT YOU HAVE LONG WANTED o tri AT HALF WHAT YOU EXPECTED TO PAY. diner, made of i 1i k, finish- Sideboard in solid oak, with ser- solid oal nis pentine front, and hand-polished till it shines like a mirror. The uprights are carved, and places are arranged for pretty dinnerware and table adorn- ed in golden oak, selling this week for ments. You should not miss seeing this, in any event. $ 0 $1.50 IN DRAPERIES. Those Corded Arabian Curtains, 3Y vards by 5o inches, in scroll ef- IN GOLDEN OAK. fect with inserted border. The very This easy, ralicrs"to Cut from $3.00 a $1.80 . e Pure White Lace Curtains, in soft Rocker, in Brussels and Battenberg and Louis golden oak XIV effects. A big reduction on new goods. Cut from $3.75 a $1 90 or mahog- - vy ol i 8 . s White Lace, same as above, 3% Rarchic ssar yards by 5o inches, but closer net and finer fabric. Cut from tered,hol- $4.00 and $4.25 to........ $2.25 lowed wood seat, COMFORTERS. Extra quality of silkolines, beautiful designs, filled with ster- $2.50 ilized cotton. Cut from $1.50 to.... - 90c Have you ever seen our Enameled Iron Bed Room? There are more enameled iron beds of different kinds in that one room than in any two other salesrooms in the city- “THE CREDIT HOUSE,” 233, 235, 237 POST STREET. without a murmur. Captain Satorius says that after Edwards d been carried into the jail many of the prisoners begged to be permitted to remain and assist the guards in the event of another outbreak on the part of the madman. Dr. Hopper, starit City Physician, was immediately telephoned for and ar- rived in a short time. He pronounced Me- Quade, who is serving three months for vagrancy, to be in a serious condition, and last night the patient was removed to and County Hospital. McQuade's bly fractured and he has | the brain. Waish was | stunned, but the physician says that his injuries are not serfous. A deep gash was cut in the side of Martin's head, but nis | ot injured and he will soon re- ards was removed to the insane the City Recelving. Hospital. He n an extremely excited condition could give no rational account of the | i "hen asked why he committed | said that something told him to go ahead and that he had no control of himself. At the hospital he was placed in the straitjacket and will be brought be- Late in his condition became worse dazed and semi-conscious, for- of the tragic events of the day. ————————— SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT FILES ANNUAL REPORT Document Gives Interesting Data Re- garding Affairs in Depart- ment for One Year. The fiftieth annual report of the Super- intendent of Public Schools, for the year was completed yesterday by Superintendent Langdon. It shows that there are 111,19 children under 17 years of age in the city and the number of apportionment of the State school funds is thade, 91,386, against §2,391 for last year. The total estimated value of school sites, bulldings, furniture, libraries and appar- atus is 36,493,148, High schools number 4, grammar schools 24, primary schools 47, evening schools 7; total §2. The total number of bulldings used by the department was 118, an increase of 17 over last year. The number of teachers in the department is 1045, of which 112 are men and 933 women. During the year 17 teachers resigned, % were retired and 5 died, and 18 new teach- ers were elected in the department. The city enrollment was 52,906 and the average daily attendance $§,965. The total num- ?;)r of certificates held by teachers Is ——————————— In the Divorce Court. The suit of Mrs. Emma Stierlin to an- nul the marriage of her former husband, George Stlerlin, to Mrs. Emma Stferlin on the ground that he was not legally divorced from her was denled by Judge Bloss yesterday. Mrs. Stierlin has been in the courts with varlous suits against her former husband for almost ten years. Suits for divorce were filed by Hedwig Schutz against Albert. Schutz for cruelty and Gertrude Kohn against W. J. Kohn for desertion. ————————— Thinks Horses Cost Too Much. Mayor Schiitz yesterday vetoed the au- therization of the Supervisors for the payment of $517 for two horses purchased for the Almshouse by the Health Board. His Honor thinks that $25850 for one horse is too much in view of the fact that the Fire Department secures fine animals for $200 and the Police Departmeut pays FEORCR0ACH YORCROA0R0RCHIROBORCAONS Brooklyn, N. Y. Ix?é Gentlemen:—I can personally rec- ommend your Bitters as being very § beneficial for stomach trouble; also for Brooklyn, N. Y. Gentlemen :—I have used your Bit- ters for indigestion and liver troubles E and found it very beneficial. I highly g W. T. FIEKETT. recommend it. g ‘!§ restoring the appetite. b4 R. J. WALL. O A A A RS KRR OHAHA A, WOMEN IN NEED OF A TONIC WILL FIND THE BITTERS VERY BENEFICIAL = T Yy Ty YTy YT Ty Ty T T TY TS LA s A A A R ARV AAIALANAALA LA A ALA L 0L AU JUAADARLARR AR JUD AR U040 00 AU JARJARAUREIA LR AR JUR T TS LI A AR B AR LB L D B N I i A i i EM as low as $100 apiece for horses. ——— ‘Wants Lyon eet Graded. C. A. Devol, major and quarterm: U. 8. A, has petitioned the Super rs to grade Lyon street from Pacific avenue to Green street. The Federal Govern- ment intends to bulld a wall along the easterly side of the Presidio reservation, with a permanent gateway on Washing- ton street. P ——————— Appeal to Mayor. The Tile Setters’ Helpers' Union ap- pealed to the Mayor yesterday to inter- vend and arbitrate its differences with their employers. The union is endeavor- ing to secure a ralse of 50 cents a day in waxes for. its members. { trust clause in the will of the late James | the trust is waged over the distribution | Campbell, the Hawalian millionaire, was | of the money to the trustees. | commenced to-day. KOREANS STOP TRAVEL ON THE SEOUL RAILWAY CHILDREN ATTACK TRUST CLAUSE OF FATHER'S WILL‘ Give Notice of Appeal From Decree; of Final Distribution to the | sola the property and turped the money Trustees. | over to the trus . - This property net-| SAN JOSE, Aug. 15.—The contést of the | ted more than $182,000, and the contest of | children have been figuring on the ac- tion for the past two years. In order not to cloud the title to the St. James | = Hotel property in this city the contest| Being an American Company, United was postponed until the executors had; States Minister Demands D E ages of Government. VICTORIA, B. C., Aug. 15.—Mail adylces from Tokio say: bles between the Korean au- the Japanese Rallway Com- ch is attributed to secret Rus- Seoul, are approaching a Notice of an appeal| C. T. Bird, attorney of the Campbell from the decree of final distribution of | estate in this city, has been in the Ha- the estate,in this county to the trustees | wailan Islands for some months arrang- | was flled by Attorney H. L. Gear of San | ing matters in the interest of the con-| Francisco. Abble Campbell-Kawanana- | testants. Action will be commenced in| climax. A me time the Seoul elec- koa, the eldest daughter, who is now the | the court there to break the trust affect- | tric rallway. a ed States concern, is wife of Prince David of Hawaii, has join- | ing the Hawallan property. | having trouble. The line has been - ed with the two minor childrem, Muriel | —_———————— | jected to by Koreans and scarcely any {and Mary Campbell, to represent whom | iversary. eling. The United Gear’ was appointed guardian ad litem| Celobrates Birthday A}?ni"i“hn{fl_ claimed damages at yesterday, in the action to break the old | SANTA CRUZ. Aug. 15 millionaire’s will. | ebrated the seventy-fourth amnive The paper filed to-day does ‘not set forth | his birthday to-day by a grand r anything further than that an appeal will | Of friends at a dinner at Hotel Capitola. | be taken from the fifial decree of distri- | AMONg the guests were Governor Wells bution ordered February 20, 1902, and en- | 0f Utah. tered February 25, 1902. A day for hearing the matter will be| CIN: set next week. I'hm jay from the Korean equence. taken eat Interest is CINNATI, Aug. 15.— in_which 'stock dro of the Unlon S causing a loss of $60, ng the pres- e Star line annex B day, ocky It is said that Mrs. Campbell And her 000. ADVERTISEMENTS. QUICK RESULTS Electro=-Chemistry : % . Another well-known resident of San Francisco adds his testi- - : . 3 mony. Mr. Nordberg is a rope splicer for the United Railroads, working an the Sutter street line. He says: “For many years I have had catarrh. My whole system was poisoned by it and my blood became very bad. Several years ago the catarrh became complicated with rhzumatism. In spite of all T could do, and in spite of the efforts of good doctors and plenty of medicines, my rheumatism and catarrh kept on growing worse and worse. I felt the gréatest effects of the rheumatism in my legs. My knees became so'weak I could hardly do my work. They were nervous and shaky, and sometimes it was hard for me to walk. In this condition I took up the Electro-Chemic treatment on July mn The very first treatment helped me wonderfully, and u three weeks’ time my catarrh is cured and all my rheumatic pains are gone. The nervousness and weakness in my knees are almost well, and I can do my work without any inconven- ience. The wonderful part of it all is the short time it has required to effect such marvelous results and the small expenseof the treat- ment. I spent more for patent medicines in a short time than my MR, E. NORDBERG. Electro-Chemic treatment has cost me.” (Signed) E. NORDBERG, 600 Murray St., West Berkeley. (Rooms at 1555 Pine st. Son Francisco) CONSUL TATION and F R E E X-RAY EXAMINATION edicin s G A e T o el B S T A is to cure, so delays in any case are danyerous. SPECIALTIES — CONSUMPTION, CATARRH, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, DEAFNESS, HEAD AND EAR NOISES, RUNNING EARS, CANCERS, TUMORS, OLD SORES, RHEUMATISM, PARALYSIS, LOCOMOTOR ATAXIA, PILES, FIST- ULA, DISEASES OF THE STOMACH, LIVER, KIDNEYS and BOWELS, HEART DISEASE, PALPITATION, BLOOD, SKIN and NERVOUS DISEASES, SPECIAL /DISEASES of MEN and WOMEN and all CHRONIC DISEASES. HOME TREATMENT. Flectro-Chemic I titute Patients living at a distance should try to come to our office for one personal examination. In most 118 GRANT AVE., Cor. Post St., SAN FRANCISCO. cases we can furnish a successful home treatment and the patient can return home the same day. | gipn gy oomsd {0 8 P ™ 473 710§ p. mdatly. Sua- We loan, free of charge, an expensive Electro- | g R. Chemic apparatus for home treatment. E?A AR APA%‘::?:‘;;E:.OR LADIES AND