The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 24, 1903, Page 1

SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY PRICE FIVE CENTS CONVICT MURPHY IS CAPTURED BY BRAVE DEPUTIES AT RENO BUT HIS COMPANION, OUTLAW MILLER, MANAGES TO GET AWAY - M 2) TERY ENUELOPS DEATH OF SCION OF NOBLE FAMILY Count Dan Asperen Dan der UDelde of Aristocratic Dutch Lineage, Despondent, Without Money, Home or Friends, Is Foun Lifeless on Ocean Boulevard JEA2 FounD onv BoDy. gazing out over E som sion of d happier days, ng on the flank ng ut of his wretched nce, home friends to the plane of a social the step of but a few short the home of luxury, the son first families of Holland ery advantage that educa- ] and social environment could WAS LIEUTENANT IN NAVY. He navy, t im a becsme a the death of his father, who large estate, he resigned his ok after his business in- travels were extensive. acquaintance of ¢ European notables, e Henry of Prussia. ly in life, and sev. who now reside: i a divorce from him. a beautiful woman own name scmething he is repute d to have ir re thar 510 Five 3 vested in 0,000, he came to America, in- ns in Alabama and a few months had lost the entire left by his f: , whose name the antati on bore. erdhed and helpless, Van der about the country, finally ar T bout two years ago. accepting any kind of work that of- fered itself he managed to live. A year ag wever, he found himself out of work and mone nd to keep himself from starving he stole a bicycle, hoping the | lieutenant in the Dutch | Counr Van ASPEREN - Van DER VELPE. o NOBLEMAN OF HOLLAND WHOSE DEATH IS SHROUDED IN TERY AND REPRODUCTION OF PHOTOGKAPH OF WOMAN WHICH WAS FOUND, WITH OTHER EFFECTS, — | MYS- IN DEAD MAN'S POCKET. with prison fare. His calculations proved correct and he was thrown into prison, but soon after released on his showing he was starving when he committed the crime. The story of his troubles at that time attracted attention. After this escapade Van der Velde sought ald from Abram Binneweg of 83 Broadway, Oakland, a countryman. Bin- neweg assisted him for a month and tried to get him a position. WAS STARVING TO DEATH. | “It was last December that he stayed | with me,” said Binneweg. “He was very weak from hunger and I gave him food. | When he began to bufld up he asserted himself by joining the Salvation Army. That was enough for me and I told him to go. The last time I heard from him he was acting as a nurse in Dr. Simon’s hos- | pital fn San Francisco. | “I suspected that Van der Velde would | commit suicide while he was with me, so | T wrote to his mother in Amsterdam for money to send him. She replied that she had no money to send, as her son had spent her own and his fortune and she was dependent on her daughter for the necessaries of life, His committing sui- cide is just what I expected.” Henry Mioulet of 524 Nineteenth street, Oakland, was Van der Velde's most inti- mate California friend. They met a little more than a year ago, just after Mioulet arrived from the West Indies. “We corresponded frequently,” said Mioulet, “until last June, when' he failed to reply to my letters. The last time I | heard from him he was a nurse at Dr. Gardiner’s sanitarium in San Mateo. He that he would be arrested and sustained | seemed to be happy there and had saved x3 some money. He didn't seem to me to be the kind of a man who would commit suicide. He often talked of going home.” O. F. Woods, manager of the Tremont House, where the Count had resided ever since the first of the month, was the last man that saw him allve. He said: Van der Velde has made his home here off and on since last October. Last night at 7 o'clock he stated that he was going to San Mateo on the electric cars, and departed, taking with him his effects. He had been drinking a good deal lately and was inclined to despondency. I think he must have been almost penniless. I am not at ali surprised at his sudden end. | Dr. Alvey of 53 Kearny street, who was a professional adviser and personal friend of the deceased, stated that the Count had a weak heart and he attributed that as a cause of his death. Dr. Julius Simon of the Maudsley Sani- tarlum, where Van der Velde was em- ployed from the beginning of the year until April 25, was greatly shocked to hear of his death. He stated that the unfortu- nate man had filled all requirements while in his employ and that he tried to pre- vail upon him to stay. He said: The Count was a gentleman of remarkable attainments and of great travel. He was the frequent recipient of letters from Holland and also from Australia. He enjoyed the best of health and I never heard or knew of him to speak of any organic heart trouble. He was strong, active and vigorous when he left here. Detective C. H. Taylor, who was at once sent to look into the case, would not ex- press an opinion as to the cause of the Count’s death. There was certainly a large degree of mystery connected with it. The body was removed to the Morgue and an autopsy to determine the cause of death will be held to-day. TEMPEST RAVAGES [SLANDS SR TremendousLoss Life s Feared. Cayman Group De- vastated by Hur- ricane, e Ships Driven Out fo Sea Fail to Send Tidings of Safety. SUEL s KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 23.—A schoonér which arrived here this morning reports that the Cayman Islands were devastated by a hurricane on the evening of August 11. The houses at Georéetown, a village near the west end of Grand Cayman Island, were demolished. The vessels in the harbor were driven out to sea; two subsequent- ly returned, but many others had not been heard from up to August 16. It is feared that great loss of life occurred. All the trees and crops were destroyed and a fam- ine is imminent. The people ex- pect the Government of Jamaica to send supplies. Seven schooners were wrecked on the east side of the principal island. No news has been received from Cayman Brac and Little Cayman up to the time theschoon- er left, but it was thought certain that these islands were devastated by the cyclone and that hundreds of persons had lost their lives. st e e — ABANDONS CANVASS OF THE COLOMBIAN SENATE Committee Is Appointed to Find Some Way for Arranging Canal Difficulties. BOGOTA, Aug. 28.—Oscar Teran, a Rep- resentative from Panama, made a private poll of the House of Representatives to learn whether a resolution commending the Senate for rejecting the Panama canal treaty swould pass if offered. As a majority of the members advised against such actlon, Senor Teran decided not to make the proposition. The Senate and House have appointed a committee to find some vay to satisfy the desire of Colombia for the construc- tion of the canal in accordance with ma- tional interests, but without interrupting the friendly relations which the republic desires to continue With the United States. —_——— GREEN PEAS SPROUT IN A CHILD'S STOMACH Seven-Year-Old Girl Dies Strange Cause in Towa. CRESTON, Ia., Aug. 22.—A most pecu- Nar death occurred here to-day. The 7- year-old daughter of John Ronte, a Bur- lington conductor, Was taken sick ten days ago with what physiclans pro- nounced dysentery. In spite of their best efforts the little one grew worse until her death to-day. An autopsy deyeloped the fact that the child had swallowed green peas whole, that they had sprouted and were growing in her stomach. The case is said to be one of the most peculiar on record. From a ————————— LOSES VICE PRESIDENCY OF SOUTHERN REPUBLIC GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Aug. 23.—The election of Alfredo Baqueriza Moreno, Ecuadorean Minister tg the United States, as Vice President Of the republic of Ecuador has been annulled by Congress on tHe ground that it was unconstitu- tional. could draw his revolver. OSEPH MURPHY, one of the escaped convicts from Folsom, was captured at Nev., last night by two brave deputies. He was armed, but was overpowered before he who was with Murbhy at the time, jumped from Qutlaww Miller, one of their bu Reno, a bridge into willows growing on the bank of the Truckee River, after emptying his revolver at the officers, and escaped. The officers shot at Miller, and believe llets struck him COMPANION, FOLSOM CONVICT WHO WAS CAPTURED AT RENO AND HIS WHO MANAGED TO ESCAPE IN THE WILLOWS FRINGING THE BANKS OF THE TRUCKEE RIVER. —e : Y YIELLS P BODY OF MISING LD Spectal Dispatch to The Call. BENICIA, Aug. Z}—The finding of the body of Fred Potter in the bay near Mar- tinez to-day confirms the susplcion which has been held by Solano County officers for several days past that the young man was murdered by a Greek fisherman. Potter, who was 21 years of age and whose family resides in Los Angeles, went to work as a boat puller for a Greek fisherman named Antone Barry some five or six months ago. The fisherman’s camp is located on the Sacramento River near Montezuma Slough. Barry went to Black Diamond last Tuesday and in the after- noon of the same day young Potter took a skiff and rowed toward Duttons Land- ing. An American woman who on the bay shore near the mouth of the slough in which Barry's scow was lo- cated says that she saw Potter in the skift when he got well out into the bay. She says that he was approached by a fishing boat in which was a young Greek named George Pansacola. She saw the two boats come together, but tells differ- ent stories of what occurred after that. She has sald that she saw the Greek in the act of stabbing Potter three times, and again that she saw mno trouble be- tween the two men. She now denies hav- ing seen Potter fall overboard and says she does not know where the boats went. DISAPPEARANCE OF POTTER. ‘When Barry returned from Black Dia- mond Tuesday night he found that Potter was missing from the scow and upon in- quiry in the camp as to what became of the young man he became suspicious that there was something wrong. On Wednes- day he made a thorough search of the surrounding tules for some trace of Pot- ter or the skiff in which he was supposed to have left. Some said that Potter had left to look for work on a farm, and Bar- ry waited until Thursday, thinking that he might return, but as he did not put in an appearance then Barry decided to re- port the matter to Sheriff Keys at Fair- field, as he felt that the case needed in- vestigation. . Sheriff Keys, District Attorney Gregory and Constable Hyde left Benicia Friday afternoon for the scene and made a thor- ough investigation. They found that Pansacola had left for parts unkmown ‘Wednesday morning. The woman men- lives | ARGHBISHOP FARLEY WILL BE CARDINAL Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Aug. 2.—The World has the following from Rome: It is asserted in Vatican circles that be- fore mext Christmas America is to have at least one more Cardinal, viz., the néw Archbishop of New York, Mgr. Farley, with whom the Pope Is personally ac- quainted. The first consistory of Plus X will not take place before next month, probably about the 21st, owing to preparatory work whicK has to be performed by the Consis- torial Congregation regarding the ap- pointment of new Bishops throughout the world, and another consistory, at which several new Cardinals are to be named is to take place in the third week of Decem-~ ber. Of the monseigneurs, Merry del Val, Farley, Archbishop of New York, and Ca- legari, Bishop of Padua, are certain of promotion. B e e ] ] tioned told the story given and this ‘was all that could be learned, but it left no doubt in the minds of the officers that murder had been committed. The po- lice authorities of San Francisco were notifiled to be on the lookout for Pansa- cola, but he has not yet been located. ENIFE WOUND IN BODY. Potter's body when found to-day was taken in charge by Coroner Curry of Martinez. An examination of the body revealed an ugly knife wound below the right shoulder blade, showing unmistak- able evidence that Potter was murdered and his body thrown overboard. No mo- tive can be given for the murder. Pansacola is about 21 years of age and has not been in this country very long. He is believed to be in hiding in the Greek quarter of San Francisco. Constable Hyde left here to-night for San Francisco to search for him. This is only one of many similar fatal- ities which have befallen a number of American and English boys who were likewise engaged iIn fishing with the Greeks. Owing to the isolated localities of the fishing camps on the river and the tendency of the fishermen to shield their countrymen the murderers have seldom been apprehended. The remains of Pot- Officers Meet Escapes on Bridge. Pistol Shots From Both Sides. e Prison Birds Are Caught Off Guard. ENO, Nev., Aug. 2.—This city is in a state of excitement over the appearance here of Murphy and Miller, two of the escaped Folsom convicts. The pair made their appear- ance here to-night about 9:30 o'clock after traveling all day and ran the arms of the officers. Early this morning Sherift John Hayes received word that two of the convicts had left Carson City last night after spending the day there carous- ing about the saloons under the very e: of the law and not being recognized. Upon receiving the intelligence that the convicts were headed this way, Sheriff Hayes called his two trusted deputies, William Maxwell and John Sharkey, into consultation and plans were laid for the capture of the two desperadoes. Two cowboys were given a full descrip- tion of the convicts and sent on the Car- son road over which the men would nec- ‘eRsarily pass-coming thie WAy, Wil in- structions to inform the Reno officers by telephone If they passed the escapes. About 7 o’clock this evening word came from the scouts that the men wanted had Just passed Steamboat, twelve miles south of here, going toward Reno. All was then bustle and excitement at the Sheriff’s of- fice, and hurried preparations were made to capture the desperate men. In the r-eantime the scouts kept the convicts in sight from the rear, following them into town. When Murphy and Mil- ler entered the city limits. the officers were again advised by the scouts that the desperadoes had entered the city. A the bridges crossing the river leading into the business portion were guarded by strongly armed men. MILLER SHOOTS AT OFFICER. Deputy Sheriffs Will Maxwell and John Sharkey were given the Virginia street bridge, the most likely one for the con- victs to attempt to cross. At just 9:30 p. m. the two escapes hove in sight on the south end of the bridge, where Sharkey and Maxwell were stationed. The men walked to the center of the bridge, stopped as though discovered, then continued. As they reached the end of the bridge the two officers stepped for- ward with a command to “throw up your hands or you are dead men.” Murphy reached for his revolyer, an ugly looking 4 Colts, but was quickly grabbed and handcuffed by the officers before he could use it. Miller got hold of his revolver, however, and exchanged shots with Deputy Sheriff Maxwell. Mil- ler, after emptying his revolver without any effect, jumped off the bridge, a dis- tance of twenty feet, Into the brush and made his escape. Maxwell fired three shots at the escape and thinks onme of them took effect, as the man could hardly run. Miller was followed down the river bank about 200 yards. Then he was tracked and run up First street, bareheaded, keeping close to the river. No attempt will be made to-night to capture him owing to the heavy growth of trees, willows and shrub. bery along the river. The officers have the- territory well guarded and it is be- leved that Miller will be captured at day- break. MURPHY IS SULLEN. A Call correspondent interviewed Mur- phy in the City Jail late to-night, but he was very sullen and refused to talk much. He stated that he left Carson last night, after putting in an enjoyable day there. It was his intention to make Reno, then try to board a freight train for the East. ‘When asked why he stopped while cross- ing the bridge, he stated that it was to remove his revolver from his coat pocket to a handler place in the front pocket of his pantaloons. He said that he would surely have killed Officers Maxwell and Sharkey if his revolver had not caught in his pocket. “I would rather have been killed my- self than fo return to that accursed prison, he added.” When questioned as to who his compan- fon was he emphatically stated he would not tell. “Catch him and you will then know,” he said, deflantly. Murphy's whereabouts for the past week could not be drawn out of him. He said he did not see the officers until he was commanded to throw up his hands. “I was dazed for a moment,” he said, “and taken off my guard, so they got the drop on me.” SCOUT FOLLOWED CONVICTS. W. O. Craig, a scout from Davisville, who was instrumental in running the ter are being held by the Coroner until | convicts to earth, in an interview said: his family can be communicated with in Los Angeles, Continued op Page 3 Columa 4, |