The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 14, 1903, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1908. SYNDIGATE BUYS MACKAY CORNER Purchase Price of Prop- erty Reported to Be $1,000,000. Fine Building to Be Erected at Market and Fourth Streets. A G. H. Umbsen & Co. yesterdey conclud- ed pegot ons, which have been pro- g for some time, for the purchase of the = of Market and which is e property, , was (he H. Mackay and . her. The »osed of lo- plans for the T when the S out that ADVERTISEMENTS. YOU WILL BE ALL SMILES AGAIN Forget Your Stomach and You'll Have a Santa Claus Face. HOW TO DO IT. If there is one thing m |Children of Mrs. Dora Ru NEGRO IS BEHIND PRISON BARS CHARGED WITH MURDER OF WIFE Mother Was Brutally Killed by Their Step- Father After Many Threats to Take Her Life ssell Declare That Their — =T -~ Doma Fyssrsz SALL AL FrmmELL years for criminal assault. — ! | when she interferea he would attack her. She further stated that Russell had been venitentiary for a perfod of three Bhe says he >t a drinking man, but that he was ugly and cruel. ittle Rosella confirmed all her sister stated, and added that her stepfather had beaten her and recently hit her on| ¢ head and kicked her down the back Little Lacy Russell, the young- | 1 that her father had strip- ten her and tled her up by thumbs. With one voice the three all expressed | cisco is collected by | for the work, but to have the u. | ing mail it is the intention to make t | rear of her home while engaged in hang- | ing clothes upon a line to dry. | the same thought that it was not only | | murder but was most cowardly and bru- .| tal at t | ner claims belonged to him. atscase e thousands and cures they have brought mous increase of their sal stomach D =, and th the ai and enable that the In fact, un- ct forgets that he ing cheerfulness > his former degec- fermentation of ach re sold annually and they are but in the r popularity. Every mafl brings ng from gratetul ones who this terrible disease. The hundreds recelved each x years T have been troubled with dys- Last fall I became very much alarmed toms of heart trouble and came a sympathetic relation be- two diseases, or rather that t s the cause of the hear upon Stuart's Dyspepsia r a remedy and invested a dollar and s, and 1 can eat any kind of food I want a good. vigorous appetite. Although 14, 1 now by any cme I virtues of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.” Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are for sale by all druggists at 50c a box. IS THE MARK OF THE BEST oHIR T CLUETT, PEABODY & CO. MAKERS CUTLE llions of boxes of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab- | J. R. Hoag of Wymore, Nebr., writes: | If for three boxes which lasted me three | feel perfectly well | statement as a compliment to the | | MAN WHO IS ACCUS MURDERING HIS WIiFE HIS VICTIM. ORA RUSSELL, a colored wom- an, was, it is belleved by the p lice, brutally murdered by her tussell, just terday. The woman t 4:30 a. m. to prepare breakfast and was standing in the door- way leading to the Kitchen of their hom at 159 Corbett avenue when her husband, who was only six feet distant, fired the contents of a double barreled shotgun into her face, tearing away nearly hal of her head. Russell claims he thought | he was firing at a burglar, but the mem- bers of the family assert that the t dy was a cold blooded murder. Russell | and his wife occupied the main front | room of their home, two little girls Ro- | sella Willlams, daughter of the murdered woman by a former husband, and Lacy | | Russell, daughter of accused, slept together in an adjoining front room. A back room was occupied by Jeff Russell, a brother of Hilllard. The little girls were awakened by hearing the cry “bur- glar,” followed by the volce of the moth- er crying, “Have mercy,” and then they heard the gunshot. Little Lacy was so | frightened that with one bound she jumped through the closed window into the garden, smashing the large pane of glass to atoms. Rosella opened the door | of her room and there found her mother | lying in a pool of blood -and Russell kneeling beside her shouting “Wife! | | Wife!” “ | Jeft Russell was dispatched for a doctor, but returned with Officer W. V. Burke, | Who arrived on the scene very soon after | the tragedy. In the meantime Russell wae crying and groaning and kicking up a tremendous commotion, raving like a madman, yelling out that he thought it was a burglar he was shooting at and that he never meant to kill his wife. De- tectives D. G. Bell and E. Stanton were promptly on the scene and took Russell to the Hall of Justice, where a charge of murder was entered against him, and the body of the murdered woman was con- veyed to the Morgue. BELIEVES IT IS MURDER. In the meantime Nawella Willlams, an- other stepdaughter of the accused, ar- rived upon the scene. The young woman | talked very freely about the way things had been going on in the Russell house | for the last three months. She sald she had been driven away from home by the | brutality of her stepfather and that she worked for A. Bradley at 1940 Market street, and entirely supported herself. She also said that her stepfather fought with her because she would not give him her earnings, so she left and struck out for herself. She stated that two months @go her stepfather drew a pistol and threatened to kill her mother and that she jumped between the two and saved her mother’s life. She said that her mother had been In fear of her life for some time and had decided to leave Russell and was saving her earnings for this purpose. Her mother worked at the Code, Portwood Canning Company. She asserted that only two weeks ago Russell had taken her mother up to the Mar- ket-street cut and, pointing out a se- cluded spot, sald: ‘“When I get ready I am going to bring you up here and kill you.” She also stated that Russell abused | her little sisters shamefully, hitting, kick- ing and beating them unmercifully, and | he | fired. Another daughter, Genervy Russell, is working away from home as a domestic. RUSSELL IS MEEK. is a small sized, middle aged When seen at the Hall of Jus-| appeared of a very meek and | e and not at all the sort of brute that the children depicted him. He stated | that he had worked at Gray Bros.’ brick- ard and had been there since May. He d that the shooting was purely | of a mistake and that he ai- | ways kept the gun by the head of the| bed, as he feared burglars would enter | the house, as some time ago he claimed some one had entered the house and stolen $30 from under his pillow. He said was awakened about 4:30 a. m. and looking into the adjoining room he saw | the faint moonlight the face of what he thought was a white man. Thinking | | it was a burglar, he grabbed the gun and | He denied the charge that he had ever been sentenced to imprisonment, but ad- | mitted he had been arrested for petty larceny, but was not convicted. He stated that until a year ago he resided in Los Angeles, and that his father, Sheldon Rus- sell, still lives there, ————— ‘Wedding {invitations, very superior, printed or engraved. Edw. S. Knowles, 24 Second st.* ——————— The House of Representatives costs $3,000,000 a year and the Senate $1,400,000. ADVERTISEMENTS. e e SABLE and ISABELLA oxBoas In all the stylish lengths $I 50 Each. San Francisco Never Knew Such a Bargain. We've not given our big and splendid collection of Fur Neckwear half the newspaper publicity it deserves—busi- mess has been surging in so strong we really haven't had time. But the sub- ject is one to enthuse over. Customers tell us that our styles ars the most beautiful in the city and that our prices are the easiest to pay. And they prove they mean what they say by buying here at a rate that is giving us_the largest business in our history. ‘We'd like to have you visit our third floor and let us show you all the new and beautiful fur things, AUTOMOBILES A MAIL WAGONS Horses and Vehicles Now in Use May Be Discarded. Experimental Work With Mo tor Machines Shows Time Saved. Collecting letters from mail boxes by the use of automobiles is likely to be in- augurated in San Francisco in the near future. The question of saving time in the mall collections is one that has been under discussion by local postal officials for some time, and the experimental work of using automobiles was commenced yesterday. Postal Inspector James O'Connell, with a number of postal officials, started out in an automobile to collect mail from boxes in a down-town district. The work of collecting mail in this dis- trict by a wagon and horse usually cov- ers three hours, but the automobile cov- ered the ground in one hour and twenty-| three minutes, a saving of one hour and | thirty-seven minutes. The unusual spectacle of mail being collected in an automobile attracted con- slderable attention in the business dis- trict. Before a final report is made the vari- ous postal collection districts in this city will be covered by automobiles, in order that complete information may be furnished to the postal authorities in Washington. At the present time mail In San Fran- the use of seven- teen wagons and horses. They are fur- nished under contract by a local firm, bids having been called for in the usual manner. Chief Postal stated yesterday that if it that the work of collecting mail be done by the ald of automobiles, Inspector R. R. Munroe could bids | would be asked for to have the new ser-| vice performed. He sald: It is not intended to purchase automobiles of the ma- chines in the same manner as we now use horses and wagons. We will ask for bids to | be furnished for the use of the machines by the postal department. Automobiles are now st and their most satis- of the most being used In some cities use for collecting mail is factory. Saving of time essentlal features of the postal department. We figure that four or five automobiles will be able to do the work of collecting mall in San Francisco that now requires seventeen horses and wagons shows that we can use autom is one iles for collect- change, provided, of course, that the bids for the use of the automobiles do not exceed the amount now | allowed for the hire of horses and wagons. ———— WIDOWED MOTHER KILLED BY FALL FROM BALCONY | Mrs. Hannah Christiansen Meets Her Death While Hanging Out the Family Washing. Mrs. Hannah Christiansen of 879 Filbert street was Instantly killed yesterday morning by falling from a balcony in the She had placed a short ladder against the side of the house with the lower end resting on the floor of the balcon In ascending the ladder her weight caused it to slip, and, losing her balance, she fell to the ground on he? head, a distance of twenty-three feet, fracturing her skull. Mrs. Christiansen was a widow, 5 years of age, and the mother of six children. e Accused of Embezzlement. Gus Wherer, a porter, was arrested at an early hour yesterday morning on How: ard street by Policeman Connolly and booked at the City Prison on a charge of felony embezzlement. He is accused by Herman Werner, 810 rolsom street, of embezzling $§75 worth of goods which Wer- Wherer .al- leges that the goods belonged to him and he had a perfect right to sell them. was found | If the experimental work | MM DFFEILS IE YSTIFED Four Prisoners Escape From Alcatraz on Bogus Pardons. Clever Scheme Successfully Worked by Quartet of Military Convicts. The officlals at army headquarters are vainly attempting to get a trace of Jos- | eph White, John L. Moore, Cornelius | Stokes (colored) and James Darling | (colored), who escaped from Alcatraz | prison a week ago to-day on forged or- | ders remitting their | amounted to about two | case. Major Morrow, judge and Major Williams, general, assert that their signatures were forged to the documents. The Washington authorities graphed General MacArthur tele- {the unexpired sentence . of Cornelius Stokes on Monday, but that nothing had been done in the cases of the other men. Stokes went free on the forged order five days before he would have been leg- ally released. The document on which prisoners are released is a letter, with the War Depart- ment head, on which is typewritten a formal order signed by an assistant ad- jutant general. The department judge advocate and adjutant indorse the paper and it is sent commander, who releases the men. He advocate, who is supposed to compare the returns with his orders from Washington to see that everything is straight. FAILS TO KEEP RECORD. The incident has brought to light the | fact that Judge Advocate Henry W. Mor- through Ignorance of his open duty or through negligence. | escape of the four brought to he: that circulated among the prison guards, other men, Major Morrow admits, might have escaped by the same | means. He states that he thought his clerk kept such matters in his head. Tllustrative of the trite say- ing anent locking stable doors, Major Morrow says that he intends to keep his convicts | men have escaped on forged orders The officlals at the prison keep a very | accurate set of accounts and cannot be | blamed for being deceived by the forgery. Colonel Andrews of the adjutant gener- al's office took the preliminary step in the investigation, and Gener- al MacArthur subsequently assigned the case to Malor Morrow. This latter called in Handwriting Expert who says that the work Is very crude. The printing on the forged documents is dissimilar to the War Department pa- per and the numerals are not in the proper alignment. The forger knew the details of the work perfectly. He numbered the document improperly, however, and gave the wrong rank to tures were attached. WILLIAMS SUSPECTED. Ralph E. Willlams, who was sent to Alcatraz from Manila for defrauding the Government out of about $10,000, is sus- pected of having some connection with the escape. He was a very clever pen- man and worked In offices where he could become familiar with orders for | remissions of sentences. He was also a friend of White, one of the escapes. The last named felon worked in the adjutant’s office at the prison, but his work was clumsy. John L. Moore worked in the printing office at Alcatraz and might have printed the letter heads, although it is generally supposed that this part of the work at least was done on the outside. The two negroes were uneducated and assigned to ordinary work. Darling was K ADVERTISEMENTS. Headache, Periodic, “I am very for headache. o, had Pllis, cured me. ness. of dull, heavy pains lls very the pain."—] ve me i em to all of 1 give itive box, under a pos| or money nd Quickly and effectlvely In all cast Lumb. Bearing-down and Ovarian Pains. fraterul that 1 ins in heart, arm and shoulders beneficial, one tablet MRS. LEONA ELDI ffects afterwa no DAl et oo RN 57 Tnaian oo most mediclnes Dr. Miles’ Antl-Pain Pllls are sold By’al.l Q\ Relieve Paim of Nervous Car-Sickne: che, Slck Sea-Sickne: i, Irritability, have found such a perfect remedy a sunstroke while in the army, and ever since have suffered greaty from headache and billousness. The only thing that ever gave me any relief is Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain which I have us of ye:r:. ~}l‘!, S. BALLARD. 98 Catlina Ave., Pasadena, Calif. “I have frequently used Dr. Miles" o f ralgia. and they invariably give speedy ?P‘l‘('é!?“n H 2 am never without them to prevent drowsiness and headache. E. L. SANFORD, Mgr. Etna Springs Hotely Etna Springs, Calif. “Two years ago I had a severe attack of La Gripi under the doctor’s care for five da; bought a box of Dr. Miles’ Anti- led with satisfactory results for a number Also in traveling fe' and was without any relief. Then I in Pills, and five Pain Pills A _short time ago I had another attack, but thanks to the Pain Pills I was soon cured, takin Pills.”—JOHN N. PURTTEMAN, Glendale, only three of the re. Rheumatism, Sclatica, Backache, La Grippe, Pain In Ague Pains, Indigestion, Dizziness, Nervousness and “Once, and often twice a week, for years I have had spells across the forehcad accompanied with 1 fln&lD\': Mg\ef Alng-l’lln en stop catiand, Calif. usuall ER. “I could not along without Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pills. 08t lnxfltnnt relief from almost any pain. the children, even the baby, and we feel as one does from most medicines.”— ists, 25 cents a drug, guarantee that first ‘well benefit sentences, which | years in each | advocate, | assistant adjutant | vesterday | that the Secretary of War had remitted | to Major Paxton, prison | makes a report subsequently to the judge | ADVER' Black Dress (oods This week we will show a most elegant stock of FRENCH and ENGLISH Black DRESS . FABRICS at exceedinglu low prices. $1.00 yd. $1.00 yd. $1.00 yd. $1.25 yd. $1.25 yd. 150 yd. $1.50 yd. silk finish 5 Cloth. ing- 50-inch Black English Zibeliney 4-inch Black English Granite 44-inch Black French Voile. 47-inch Black English Pebbl Camels’ Hair. iy s 47-inch Black Noppe Canvas Suit- 54-inch Black Pebble Cheviot, 44-inch Black Noppe Etamins. We will also show a full variety of fine Noppe Canvas Cloths, Crepe Etamines, Silk Camels’ Hair, Broadcloth and Venetians. Had the news of the not been | dquarters through rumors | books properly hereafter. He has sur- veyed his returns for the last nine | months and asserts that only the four | Eisenschimmel, | officers whose purported signa- row has failed to keep this tally, either | | |to be on the lookou | gives a reward of $30 for the return of | escaped prisoners. | munication yesterday to Chairman Braun- We have just opened a very large ship- ment of Ladiss’, Children’s and Gants’ Um- brellas, in pure Silk, Silk Gloria, Silk Serge and Taffeta Silk. These are in natural wood, ivory, pearl, silver and oxidized- handles and range in prics from 80c tg $15.00 each. NOTE s R RPORATE, (/ . es2. 0 [/ eoe——_ ) 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET. Orders by mail receive prompt attention. All orders f r samples or goods filled and shipped same day they are received. sent frequently under guard to Fort Mas- on and the Presidio and it is thought that he might have been a go-between. Stokes was the only man of four that re- celved any money on release There is no doubt in the minds of the officers that the prisoners were aided by a confederate in this city. Otherwise, the letter in which the pardons were sent could not have been mailed to Major Pax- ton at Alcatraz. It was feared at first that more men might have secured their freedom through like forgeries when it was learned that Major Morrow's book- eeping would have allowed such matters to pass unnoticed and great relief is felt at headquarters that the escape is an iso- lated instance. Morrow thinks that he will get descrip- tions of the escapes within a day or two He does not know whether he will ask the peace officers throughout the State The Government | WOULD CONTINUE 10 OPERATE LINE Platt Wants Temporary Franchise for Geary Street Road. Horace G. Platt, president of the Geary- street Railway Company, sent a com- hart of the Supervisors’ Public Utilities Committee asking that the corporation be permitted to operate its road between the expiration of its franchise on November 6, 1903, and such time as a new franchise is granted. The communication follows: The franchise of the Geary-street, Park and Ocean Railroad Company expires on the 6th day of November of this year. Wnder the charter, if the board determines to grant a new franchise, notice of such deter- | mination must be advertised for ten days. | After the completion of said ten days the board must then wait at least twenty days before | taking further action. During this thirty days | bids may be flled. At the expiration of said | twenty days an ordinance may be introduced | by the board granting the franchise to the | highest bidder. The board must then wait ninety days before putting the ordinance on final passage. It will, therefore, require 120 days or four months before the franchise could be granted to the svccessful bidder, if the board should de- termine to grant the' franchise to any. | This company would like to be permitted to | operate its road pending the expiration of its | franchise and the granting of the new fran- | chise to whoever be the successful bidder. I| would like to have a consultation with you | upon the subject in order that we may discuss this suggestion. 1f you will be so kind as to name the hour and place when we could consult in regard to this matter, either at the City Hall or at your office or at my office. I shall be much obliged. As this matter will be referred to your com- mittee, I make this suggestion in order that matters may be facilitated by a previous dis- cussion. In reply the following communication was sent by Braunhart to Platt: 1 have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th inst. in re franchise of Geary-street, Park and Ocean Rallroad Com- pany, and beg to inform you that as chairman of the Committee on Public Utilitles I have deemed it advisable to call a meeting of the committee on Thursday, October 22, 1903, at 3 o'clock p. m., at which time the suggestions you have made will be duly considered by the full committee. Your attendance at sald meet- ing is respectfully requested. — e—————— Young Ladies’ Institute. The members of Young Ladies’ Institute No. 7 of this city have arranged for an entertainment and ball in Lyric Hall, 121 Eddy street, on the evening of October 29. A feature of the programme of entertain- ment will be a farce in which several prominent members of the institute will | take part. Killed by a Train. Guiseppi _Pizzo: years, died in t pital in this city injuries received in 18 by being run o . a laborer, aged 42 e Southern tfic Hos- last Monday night from Myse ———————— Napa Residents Marry. Edward E. Smith, well Leonhardt and Mary A. known resid of Napa, were married yesterday b ustice of the Peace Daniels in the latter’'s courtroom. Reduced rates on household goods to & from the East & South. Bekin's, 11 Montgomery. * MIDDLESBOROg Ky., Oet. Clear Fork betwel families has resulted in the killing of J. Parton. 13.—A feud the Sowders and Pa: n ADVERTISEMENTS. MISSION FURNITURE At 20% Discount From Regular Prices. We offer our entire line of MISSION AND WEATHERED 0AK Dining-Reom Furniture Bookcases Desks Chairs Tables, Ete. Chas. M.finm&Co. Cor. Sth and Market Sts. None ABC Guaranteed Pure, -, Joid E HILBERT MERCANTILE CO., Pacific Coast Agents. So Good, At Manufacturer's Price. » 22 Turk Street. oward Street. Repairing. . 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