The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 13, 1903, Page 34

34 THE SAN FRANCISCO - CALL., OBTAIN MONEY BY A SWINDLE VEARTIOUS LAW POINT DECIDED Judge Taking Deposi-|Arrest of Two Men Who tion May Punish for Have Been Fleecing Contempt. Merchants. | Make Canvass of the Rialto Building and Are Recognized. M i S Supreme Court in a decision ren-| S. C. Doyle and Willlam Galvin, who vesterday established the prece-|give theireoccupation as switchmen, were thet the Judge of a Superior Court | arrestsd yesterday morning by Policemen h for contempt a witness who | McNamara and Clue and booked at the wer proper questions in the | City Prison on a charge of obtaining a dep: It i declared fur. | money by false pretenses. They are two that the Judge can impose an|Of the men who have been collecting Ity immedistely without the | Money from merchants in this city and Los Angeles for a “Mrs. Davis,” whose Supreme Court Establishes Frecedent in Legal Procedure. 2 LS ositior complaint. The point is i Killed & new one in California jurisprudence and | 1usbend was alleged to have been killed fact there are.no -exactly analogous | !B ® Fallroad accldent. They wit them a circular letter. purporting to be signed by the secretaries of the Switch- | men’s Union and the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Engineers authorizing them to itness refused to | Collect subscriptions. ting to the mat-| TWo of the gang called upon Nathan, iffs demanded | Dohrmann & Co. some weeks ago asking position be pun- | for a supscription, but F. W. Dohrmann compelled to an- | became Suspicious and went to the tele- phone to notify the police. The men ran y. Dohrmann made the matter pub- lic at the time, but the men continued to | solicit and receive subscriptions. Last Thursday Doyle and Galvin made a canvass of the Rialto building and one of | the subscribers there was L. L. Long, sec- retary of the Pacific Lumber Company. He subsequently learned that the men unal has held recent- | were frauds and made the fact known rns vs. Superior Court | throughout the buliding. fuses to answer| Yesterday morning Doyle and Galvin £ 2 deposition | again visited the Rialto building, but they may be punished | Soon suspected that something was wrong t case, the filing of |and left. The superintendent of the sefore a judiclal offi- | bullding followed them till he met Police- | men McNamara and Clue on Third street. | He told the officers what the men had P = been doing, and the policemen went after :u;:}f;;:f',':khem. Doyle and Galvin separated as capacity when taking | 500N as they saw the officers were fol- e i8 no need | 1OWIng them, and ran. Doyle was cap- davit of facts | tired and taken to the City Prison, and izant but that | half an hour later Galvin was found hid- immediately | 1DE under a bed in the Revere House, on thall by | Fourth street, near Mission. e e——— The San Francisco Eye Is almost constantly irritated by wind and mineral-laden dust; Iinflammation, redness, ‘tching and burning, followed by records of other States. | ad commenced an ac- of which N, P. Conrey er was taking a when taki ourt for a writ 1 the judge to t witness for con- the witness may hol t a Superior officia alsc ded that Yolo County must | favor W. A. An- in a legal fight | granwated eyelids, are the results. MURINE EYE REMEDY gives quick re- lfef. Doesn’t smart; soothes eye pain; makes weak eyes strong. Your druggist or optician sells Murine at 50 cents. * —————— The botanical papers report that De | Vries. the great Dutch experimental evo- | 1utionist, has by long continued selection | produced a varlety of clover which has normally four leaves. is now on appeal in e possible that An- ourt holds that the salary of has been to employ Clay. ADVERTISEMENTS. . MAGNIN & CO. Announce that commencing to-morrow, September 14, and continuing during the week, they will hold their ANNUAL SALE OF PARISIAN HAND-MADE UNDERGARMENTS Embracing an assortment of the choicest and most ex- clusive designs in bridal sets and one-piece garments. Night Robes Chemises Pantalons Corset Covers Petticoats Made of French cambric, nainsook and sheer linen, ex- quisitely embroidered by hand and trimmed with real laces. This sale should be of great importance to women, as the prices are the lowest ever quoted on garments of the highest quality. Sale commences at 9 2. m. In addition we include a line of ITALIAN SILK VESTS Hand embroidered, in white only; sizes 34 to 42. Shee $6.50 LADIES’ NEGLIGEES, WRAPPERS, EIDERDOWN SACQUES and ROBES Attractive showing of the very newest styles, made of Louisine, India and Persian silks, fancy Kimona cloth, Albatross and French flannel. Of the many attractive features of this department we mention the following: Ladies’ Sacques, made of all-wool striped French flannel, in a variety of colorings; sizes 34 $2 50 to 40. A $5.00 value, reduced to........ 04 Ladies’ Sacques, made of all-wool French flan- nel; collar trimmed with embroidery; Kimona sleeves, hand-feather-stitched; colors, pink, blue, red, black and Ilavender; sizes 34 to $3 00 . 44. A $5.00 value ‘% - A 918-922 Market Street Our new Fall and Wirter Catalogue will be sent free to Out-of-tOWn Customers. }CHINESE SUBSTITUTION FRAUDS INVOLVE VERY MANY PERSONS NITED STATES DISTRICT AT- TORNEY WOODWORTH and his assistants are making a searching ! inquiry into the circumstances ‘ surrounding the substitution Fri- | day of six deerepit Chinamen for six | young men who were ordered deported | on the steamer Gaelic because they were ! not entitled to land in this country. As | far as the investigation had proceeded | vesterday, the indications were that a conspiracy will be uncovered involving | several officlals and a number of outsiders | who are suspected of systematic substi- tution of Chinese ordered for deportation. From 9 o'clock in the morning until ¢ o'clock iIn the afternoon the United States District Attorney and his assistants, D. E. McKinlay and E. J. Banning, were en- gaged in examining the six Chinamen who were gubstituted somewhere between the county jail and the steerage of the steam- er Gaelic, for a half dozen young China- men who had beecn denied admission to the country. The examination was con- ducted with the utmost difficulty, as the witnesses were not only unwilling to an- swer, but in the opinion of the officials present, had been thoroughly coached for just such an emergency to disclose as lit- tle information as possible. | MANY IMPLICATED. | Although United States District Attor- ney Woodworth refused to divulge any- thing regarding th® nature of the devel- opments reached yesterday, it was learn- ed that sufficient information was gained from the substitutes to conngct directly with the crime three white men and one Chinaman. Who these are can only be surmised, but the developments already made public point to DeputyUnited States Marshal W. P. Gamble, Hack Driver * Thomas Martin and an unknown white man, and Tom Yung, a Chinese metchant having a store at $56 Dupont street. Suspicion of guilt does not stop here. The names of George A. McGowan, Al- fred Worley and Frank V. Bell, who have been doing a remarkably large business on behaif of Chinese ordered to be de- ported, are being connected in an un- pleasant manner with the present case. In addition there is a dectded clash be- tween the offices of the United States Marshal and the Chinese Inspection Bu- reau and as a resuit there are undercur- rents of counter charges that may lead to disclosures that will seriously compromise these two departments Outside of the United States Marshal’s ‘ & $ office the complicity of Gamble in the substitution edings is generally re- | | garded by officials as established. The Chinese inspectors, who decline to talk for publication, are a unit in declaring his guflt. The United States District At- torney’'s office seems to share this bellef. | His cxculpation must of necessity in- | volve Chinese and Custom-house inspec- tors who were on the Gaelic when he de- | livered the six Chinamen. SHINE SUPPORTS GAMBLE. On the other hand United States Mar- shal John H. Shine is positive that his subordinate is entirely guiltless. He say he has known him for more than th 1 he has absolute st appointed Gamble a January 9, 1901, made ited States Marshal Previous to that time Gamble had been in the butcher business in Modesto and >ndid reputation there. Mar- 1t during the exam- ination of the six Chinamen yesterday and stated at its conclusion that in his opinion there was nothing developed that would connect Gamble with the substitution. He said that five of the Chinamen had failed totally to identify Gamble as the man who had conducted them from Chinatown and the sixth had made an identification in such an unsatisfactory manner as to convince him that it was false. | GAMBLE’S STATEMENT. | Gamble does not bear the appearance of a guilty man. He discusses his connec- tion with the case freely but without making any direct accusations against anyone for the substitution. He sticks to the story he told in the first place, main- taining unflinchingly that the men he se- cured at the County Jail were the men he delivered to the steward of the steamer. He admits that the six men taken from the Gaelic are not the men ordered de- ported, whom he claims to have delivered. “What is vour explanation for this sub- stitution?” he was asked. | “There is only one, he said, “and that | is that the six men now in custody were substituted on board the ship.” When ' it was suggested that Chinese inspectors were present and allowed no Chinamen to land he answered that there | were several gangplanks and it was pos- sible that the inspectors had been a lt- | tle lax in watching them all. He said | the steward of the vessel merely locked the Chinamen up and went about his other duties and it was possible for some | one with duplicate keys to release them. | CONTRADICT DEPUTY. | Contradicting Gamble are Inspector of Customs Joseph Wilson, several employes | of the Pacific Mail Company and a watch- | man at the gangplank of the Gaellc, in | addition to Steerage Steward Leslle's i | written statement taken before his de- parture. All those named declare that the six men now being held are the iden- tical ones delivered at the steamer by | Gamble. It was remarked at the time he brought them that the men were un- usually old to have come from China confidence in | | Unlawfully Admitting N Grorcr - HE GomAN ) DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL INVOLVED IN CHINESE SUB- ] STITUTION SCANDAL AND TWO ATTORNEYS WHOSE NAMES ARE 1 CONNECTED UNPLEASANTLY WITH THE MATTER. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1903. Secret Investigation by United States District At- torney Shows Long Practice by This Method of Mongolians to This Land W N\ + o NBEZL g worth refused to give the slightest hint cf what was developed. PRACTICE EXTENDS BACK. “I regret that I cannot make public the result of my investigations,” he sald, “but the interest of justice demands the utmost-secrecy in order that those who ere suspected of complicity in this sub- stitution business may not be forewarn- ed and d'sappear. I will present the mat- ter to the United States Grand Jury next week, possibly not before Friday. “I am satisfied from my investigations that this system of substitution has been going on for some time, just how long I am not prepared to say. Undoubtedly there are many Chinamen now in this country who have been ordered to be de- ported and In whose stead other men have been sent back.” “Do you intend to present to the Grand Jury evidence of these former substitu- tions?” he was asked. “Undoubtedly,” he replied. He intimated that while most of the evidence relating to these past cases had disappeared with the return of the sub- stitutes to their native land, still there was some attainable that might be suf- ficlent to secure the conviction of the guilty parties. only & few months before. Inspector Wil- son says that Gamble started to go away after turning the men over to Steward Leslie and was called back by him with the advice that he had better sce his men locked up. Gamble then went to the steerage and watched the steward put the, men under lock and key. It required the services of three in- terpreters to secure connected stories from the six substitutes during the ex- amination by District 'Attorney Wood- worth, First Interpreter Gubbins was tried, but falled to secure any informa- tion from Ah Gat, an old Chinaman, who admits having been in this country for more than forty years. Then D. D. Jones; the regular interpreter attached to- the United States District Attorney's office, was given a chance and failed likewise, Finally Dr. J. E. Gardiner, the Chinese inspector, was called in and he succeeded in drawing forth whatever Information was obtained from the sextet. TELL SAME STORY. The witnesses all told practically the same story. They said that they went to the store of Tom Yung, where they were told they could return to China without paying fare and would receive a bonus provided they followed instruc- tions. Subsequently they were given $30 by Tom Yung and told to be at certain localities in Chlnatown on the morning of September 11. - They were picked up one by one by a white man whom they describe as being thin, with a light mus- tache and a few tufts of hair on his chin. They were taken first to a ‘big, red bullding,” where they were escorted up two or three flights of stairs and locked in a room. A little later they were released and taken in a hack to the Pa- cific Mail Dock and put aboard the ship. Gamble was called in for identification and all but one said he was not the man .who brought them from Chinatown, This one said he thought he was the man, but the identification was made in such a way as to leave a doubt as to whether he meant that Gamble was the man who took him. to the dock or who escorted him from Ckinatown. There were other revelations made dur- ing the examination that are regarded as iportant by the officials engaged in it ard which are said to implicate others in the substitution scheme, but these are being seduously kept secret. United States District Attorney Wood- SUSPICIOUS PROCEDURE. United States Court Commissioner Hea- cock readily recalled the circumstances surrounding the remanding of the Chi- nese escapes and In the light of present developments these appear to be suspi- clous., On September 10, the day before the Gaellc sailed, Lee Fook Den, repre- sented by Attorney George A. McGowan, and Jul Wing Chung, represented by At- torney Alfred Worley, were remanded — without a hearing’ on the request of their counsel, who said that thelr clients were | hopeless of establishing their right to re- main in this country and were anxious to | return on the steamer Gaelic. They were accordingly sent to the County Jail to await deportation. On September 4 Dong Poy, one of the escapes, was remanded to the County Jail at the request of his attorney, Frank V. Bell, who made no attempt to establish his client’s right to remain.in this coun- try. Two months ago the cases of Lun Fook, Lee Hon and Lim Soon were dis- posed of in like manner. The whole pro- ceeding seemed to indicate, In the light of present developments, that the partles to the suit were satisfled to get into the County Jail, knowing that substitutes would be secured for them and placed aboard the ship for deportation. MARTIN’S LONG SERVICE. Tom Martin, the hackman whose name is connected with the substitution along with that of Gamble, has been doing this kind of work for the United States Mar- shal's office for many years. Heretofore he has escaped any scandal and was re- tained by Marshal Shine when he took office, because of his good record. He corroborates Gamble in every particular and says that the substitution must have been made on shipboard. Tom Yung, who was arrested by Chi- nese Inspector Mehan Friday night in connection with the substitution charges, was released yesterday morning on bonds of 35000 furnished by a surety company. He kept out of sight all day and could not be interviewed. He Is a storekeeper, a man of considerable wealth and a prom- inent mover in the Chinese Educational Soclety, an organization famous for its e — ISMAR. STRANGE DISAPPEARANGE Lewis Stanger disappeared from home. on the Sth of last August and, notwith- standing that detectives and others used every endeavor to locate him, no trace of him could be obtalned. In despair his wife came to Ismar, who told her that Mr. Stanger was in Mexico; that he had be- come slightly deranged mentally from overwork and had wandered away to gnt country; that he had recovered his after a time and, being ashamed, had ob- tained a position with a large mining company owned by Americans, and that he would soon return to his family. Following is a letter from Mrs. Stanger: Dear Ismar: Lewis returned to me yes- terday, and I hasten to tell you of my Accounted for by Ismar, the Woman of Mystery happiness. I wrote the minin, ;:om ¥ e of and, sure enotgh, he way Wworking there under another name. I am more thankful to you than I can tell. You are at perfect liberty to use this letter if you like, to convince others of your won- derful gifts. Gratefully yours, MAUDE STANGER. The gifts of Ismar reach into all affairs of human Interest, from delineation of fu- :‘:;ie t;"nurl to t;ao‘u:ouuug of ailments e curing of eases. Indeed, dur- ing the past %a formed many her marvelous tific knowledge healing powers. Mr. Charles L. Loughram of Tuol County was recently cured of Bllil;x:?': disease by the wonderful healing powers g:‘lln‘ 10] an den- almost mlrl.c':l;:lls of this mysterious woman. Her gifts are as marvelous as her prophetic Proof of this is found in the ca: Mr. Crowley and wife of 93 Klr.flag street, Oakland; John W. Garball of Los Angeles, Henry C. dena, R. H. Gi e o e d b A ly _cure: diseases that were supposed: iicll::bloef }gll){llAe there is life there is hope. SEE Write her if you can't questions_answered for ing, 35. Send money by Wells-Fargo or f{"”m‘” money order or registered letter. ooms 9 and 10, 1104 Market -street, San Francisco. Phone South 1141. Office hours 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.; Sundays 10 a. m. to 12 m. W years Ismar has per- | velveteens. -Silk Department This week we will shovi: com- plete lines of new goodg in our silk department, inCluding taf- fetas, crepe de chines, silk pop- lins, peau de soies, velvets and A Few Specials 20-Inch BLACK TAFFETA SILK, verp heavy quality, 63c vard 20-Inch BLACK PEAU DE SOIE, warranted pure silk and a very lustrous finish 20-Inch COLORED PEAU DE SOIE in a full assort- ment of the newest shades 24-inch COLOR:D CREPE DE CHINE, all pure silk and very high finish; 20 different shades, $1 yard 20-Inch POLKA DOT SILK POPLINS, in navy. brown, cardinil and cream, with solid colored dots, el ol R TR e (Y, 21-Inch POLKA DOT TAFFETA brown, black and cardinal grounds, with white dots, latest goods for Fall costumgs, $1.25 vard 22-Inch METAL PRINT DOTTED VELVETEENS, in black and wh'te, nayy and Wh'te, white and red and wh.te; extra quality, 75¢ vard 19-Inch OCOMO SILK LINING—a new material maie expressly for us and sultable for inexpensive silk 1ining. We have a full asortment of all the leading shades, -also black, white and cream, . 75¢c pard 35c¢ vard LOUISINE, In navy, brown and ..-40c vpard NOTE—Samples of anyg of the above goods sent fres to anp address. ' 2 RN (1 Cr2r20e s » ‘\;&0“% 111, 118, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET. blackmalling propensities and general crooked work, For a long time it levied a head tax of $40 on every Chinese woman landed.at this port, whether she was re- spectable or not. The strictness of the inspectors for the last year and a half has practically prohibited the landing of Chinese women and the prime movers of the Educational Soclety have been looking for some other means of “graft.” @ il el @ LT HANDLES THE HEAY GUNS Comprehensive Maneu- vers by First Artil- lery Battalion. —— The First Battalion of Artillery, Na- tional Guard of California, Major H. P. Bush commanding, left the Ellis-street | armory on Admission day for a day's | drill and instruction with the high pres- sure guns at the Presidio. The battalion the spot. e command reported to Captain J. W. Hinckley, Artillery Corps, United States army, at 9 o'clock in the morning and it was immediately ordered to “Battery Slaughter” for instruction. Lieutenant G. S. Garber of the Artillery Corps, United Statés army, assisted in the Instruction. At the battery the command was in- structed in the nomenclature of the gun and carriage, as well as mechanism, it being the first time that the National Guardsmen were at the eéight-inch guns, previous instruction having been given at Battery Cranston, where there are ten- jnch guns. Subsequently the command was divided into three gun detachments, with the usual details for observation, range-finding, platting and ammunition. Those who had not been previously in- structed were placed at gun 3, under com- mand of Lieutenant Garber. In a few hours he had his detachment in such shape that it could take observations, make predictions and load and fire the gun in three minutes. The men worked very hard, being kept at the guns continuously une.. 4 o'clock in the afternoon with a short interval for lunch, which was served at the emplace- ments so as to save time. The men evinced much interest in and paid a great deal of attention to the instruction, al- though the day was very warm. They practically put in the time usually allotted to a three days’ drill by the regulars. The men of this battalion are deserving selves in the branch of the service to Which they have been assigned, their ser- vice when at the guns being more oner- ous than that of the regulars, as they are compelled, on account of the shortness of the time they can remain at the guns, to take advantage of every moment's in- struction. Captain Petty acted as battéry officer, with Captains Keesling and Grattan and Lieutenants Varney and Knerr as range officers. \ Both Captain Hinckley and Lieutenant Garber expressed themselves as well satisfled with the progress the men made and are now preparing plans for instruc- tion at the battalion armory, to be fol- lowed by drill at the guns each month. Captain Thomas A. Nerney, command- ing the Naval Militia of California, will go on the retired list October 1. It is probable that he will be succeeded by Three | Commander G. W. Bauer. The several battalions of the First In- fantry are arranging for battalion drills on Van Ness avenue. ot praise for their efforts to perfect them- | EXPERT OPTICIAN. A Bulletin Reporter Convinced that Mayerle's Glasses are FAR SUPERIOR to all others for weak eyes and poor sight. OFFICE OF SAN FRANCISCO BULLETIN Mr. George Mayerle—Dear Sir: The Glasses purchased {rom you recently are the perfection of optical comfort. They fit 80 well that I am unconscious of having them on. Sincerely ywné W. C. MAXWELL. MAYERLE'S GLASSES THE EYES AND BRAING & o OTHEN I have used a 50c bottle of George May- erle’s German Eyewater, and it has helped me wonderfully.—Chas. Morgan, Rocklin, Cal. GEORGE MAYERLE, German Expert Optician, 1071 MARKET ST., NEAR SEVENTH, SAN FRANCISCO. TWO BIG BALLOONS. Vosmer and Mlle. Aneti. On this afterncon the much talked of balloon race will take place at Coney Island, near Clu House, between Pro- fessor Vosmer and Mile. Anetl, to decids the championship of the world for a purse of $500. . —————— Preparing for Tug-of-War. Preparations for the tug of war tourna- ment to be held jn Central Park on Oc- tober 1 are under way. Twelve teams have already signified their Intention of competing. It will be a labor carnival in the truest semse of the word. Many of the unions will be represented by teams and the laboring classes will take a keen interest in the outcdme of the tourna- ment. 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