The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 19, 1903, Page 9

’mm (LM;\IAM THE SAN FRANCE SCO €ALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1903. BOTKIN TRIAL — - 4 | . Charles 8. Maguire Parts|Case to Be Placed on Judge With Portion of the Wealth | Cook’s Calendar That Date Deeded Him by His Father | for Hearing May Be Fixed COMPROMISES WITH NIECE | DOVER WITNESSES READY —- NS Suit to Set Aside Convey- | Defendant Accused of Sending ance Dismissed and No-| Box of Poisoned Candy to tiee of Settlement Filed| the Wife of John P. Dunning MBI 5 | ith Maguire, the 10-| The case of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, g r of the late Andrew | charged with murder, will be placed on 2 hter of the late | the calendar in Judge Cook’s court this re, has won her | morning and a date will be fixed for of her grand- | her second trial. The Judge made this | h. Ir dismissal filed | order yesterday after consultation with | he su ht by her | District Attorney Byington, the object rion re, against being to have the trial at as early a| S. Mag her brother- | day after New Year as possible. Ar-| executed Jess | rangements have been made to bring to old Ma- 1 of his $7 ncement was had been ef- the witnesses from Delaware, and they have all consented to be present at the trial. The former trial of Mrs. Botkin was | one of the most sensational in the an- | courts in this| girl would | nals of the criminal r <. Just as soon as | Sta She was convicted by a jury in | be completed Dr. | Judge Cook’s court of murder in the s able au- | first degree on December 30, 1898, with t t le niece the penalty of imprisonment for life. | s s rth in | Subsequently she was granted a new | N 1so, during the | trial by the Supreme Court on the| r C 1 for a | ground of the Judge's misdirection to | i he sum | the ju and has been in the County tis o condi- | Jail since. L Mag all the' The crime of which she was charged ri n-law and | was a m atrocious one. She had be- | B K appeal of | come infatuated with John P. Dunning, Y | & newspaper man, and it is alleged that 2 » wealth of | on August 4, 1898, she posted a box of commenced | poisoned candy to Dunning’s wife, Mrs. fi oy { Mary Elizabeth Dunning, who was at R = of Andrew | that time stopping with her father, 2 the baby |John B. Pengington, at Dover, Del t s set aside the con- | Mrs. Dunning received the box of can- father ster, on August 9, and she and her s. Ida H. Deane, ate heart \1r< Deane died on August 11 Dunning the following day after s Two children par- s action was fering great pain. ar the physi- | took of the candy, but they recovered. a et that his | The late Chief of Police Lees handled ¢ of his home nd soon had Mrs. Botkin un- Owen e former trial Mrs. Dunning’s | joined the silent majori ees were important witnesses, e District Attorney thinks he will : to connect the various links in of evidence against the de- yroken by the deaths of Lees | Pennington by other witnesses. i R T Ll BOARD OF WORKS ORDERS | SIDEWALKS BARRICADED Will Compel Property-Owners to Re- Dangerous Pavements in Compliance With Ordinances. The Board of Public Works yester- 2 directed A. J. Donovan, office y of the Bureau of Streets, to g ith cause the construction of 2 inclesing sidewalks in front e folowing s of t described premis: . West side of Fillmore street, between | S = Union and Filbert, Mrs. Emerson th this plan | oo line of Fifth street, com- | pveyance Which | pencing at a point twenty feet north S| from Clara street, northrly forty feet: 51 Fifth street, Thomas Doug- | sidewalk opposite 20 sidewalk at southwest 51 to las oV - Belcher street; corner of FiftH and Harrison streets, < $0x87:6 feet, Rose Byrne owner. deed little The foregoing are in addition to the | three barricades ordered on wooden | sidewalk: on Twenty-second street near Guerrero; Twenty-third and Mis sion streets and on Eighteenth street, S. C. Denson, Ber hles- | | car Dolo Action is taken by me} J. 3. Sull o ed | oard to compel property-owners to | cc truct new sidewalks where the old SO BES s are considered dangerous, in view | Death of a Young Mother. of the recent jury verdict of $5000 Brer married | 5oainst the board secured by Mrs. v r siding with | Dora’ Heath, who was injured on ¥ us d street, | Buchanan street. « [ lay morning | el — g g to a son on | Civil Service Examination. receding aft Dr. E. W, The United States Civil Service r physician Coroner Le- was at a loss 's death in the theory of | jtect's office, Ttreasury Department, by Morgue | application form 1312, January 12 and i disclosed the fact| 13 1904; interpreter (Dutch and n caused by a blood | Flemish), -.immigration service, Jan- The baby is alive. | yary 12, 1904, application forms 304 - m— | and 1141. Apply to the United States EMENTS | Civil Service Commission, Washing- ADVEB'FEV e~~~ | ton, D. C., or to the secretary of' the Look at the Brand ! Walter Baker's | Consolidnted Board | application forms, | ington. Commission announces that the fol- lowing examinations will be held at| San Francisco: Heating and ventil- | ating draughtsman, supervising arch- | of Civil Service 301 Jackson street, for which should be filed with the commission at “‘uh-’ Examiners, FES R R Was Never Dedicated as Street. City Attorney Lane advised the Board of Supervisors yesterday that he is unable to find a theory upon which the board would be warranted | Little Mothers’ Training The management of the Little Mothers’ Training School at 9 Har- | rison street appeals to the public for clothing, dolls, books, candy, pop- corn and toys of all kinds for the large Christmas tree that is being ar- | ranged for huhdred children. The Little M will not only bring their little and sisters, but all their little fr who would not otherwise receive gifts. The ladies connected with the work Cocoa and | to refuse to assess for taxation a strip | of land twenty feet wide near the | junction of the southern boundary of the Presidio and Locust street. An | attempt at dedication as a public street was made by deed from the owner, Mrs. Bowers, who requested that it be exempted from taxation. Lane says the street was never legal- 1y dedicated according to charter re- quirements and he advises that the property be taxed as private property. T Milk Below Standard. Health Officer O’Brien swore out warrants yesterday for the arrest of Frank Marty of the Mount Hamilton Dairy; K. M. ‘Forbes, baker at 515 Third street, and F. M. Lund, keeper of a restaurant at 215 Grant avenue, for having milk in their possession be- jow the siandard. ———————— Gazarian Is Adjudged Insane. FRESNO, Dec. 18.—There was | standing room only when the insanity | trial of Agob Gazarian began before Judge Church this morning. There vas a general desire to hear the tes- | timony concerning the vagaries and conduct of the notable looking Ar- menian, who imagines that he is Je- sus Christ, but whose delusions caused no alarm up to the time that he dis- charged his revolver in Judge Aus- tin’s court. The jury adjudged him insane. TIlFINESTiHthH Costs Less than One Cent a Cup Forty Highest Awards in L Walter Baker & Go.Lid, Estabioned 1780 Dorchester, Mass. —_———————— SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 18.—Adolph Schetke, who robbed a fellow-employe at Kron't tan- mery of $00, pleaded guilty to-day and was gentenced by Judge Dooling to sightees wrnthy’ impriscnment in Sap Quentin. ASKS GIFTS FOR THEIR BIG TREE ONE OF THE LITTLE MOTH- ERS, WHO HAVE A BIG CHRISTMAS TREE. L \ - 5 i School Managers Is- sue Appeal. are engaged at the school every even- ing with the pupils dressing dolls and filling stockings. Each Little Mother is being shown how to dress a doll for the baby at home. There will also be presents for the now employed in families, the school three years older girls, that attended ago. Handbags, handkerchiefs, neck- wear and gloves are solicited for these older girls. Many people could send clothing t their own children have outgrown; such things will come in nicely for the Little Mothers. The ladies who are giving their time to | the Little Mothers H . B. Sheppard, Mrs. Clifford Miss Martha Cobb Snow, E. Mayer, Mrs. Jacob S. C. Doble, Mrs R. M. K. Andersdn and Miss D. Swett. St LR L L Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—The follow- ing Californians are New York: From San Diego—L. R. Keeley, at the Marlborough. From San Francisco ley, at the Grand; W. the Continental; wife, at the Woodward; C. T. Forrest, at the Broadway Central; S. Holden, at the Metropolitan; H. H. Katz, at the Astor; C. H. Schasten, at the Bar- tholdi; T. W. Spriggs and wife, at the Astor; W. H. Warren and wife, at the | Sinclair; T. A. Hamilton, at the Man- hattan; W. P. Kendall, at the Grand. in W. Bearz- J. Beerman, at Ferguson and | offered to (LARKE SEEKS IS FREEDON Files a Suit for the Annul- ment of Recent Secret Mar- riage to Rosalind H. Bower —_— SAYS MIND WAS UNSOUND “Sweet Pea Girl,” Ready for a Bitter Fight, Threatens to Institute Counter Aection E. K. Clarke has appealed to the courts to free him from the woman he married secretly in Oakland shortly after midnight last Saturday. Yester- day a suit for the annulment of his marriage was filed with the County Clerk, the summons in the case having been served on Mrs. Rosalind Bower- Clarke earlier in the day at her apart- ments in the Lick House. In his com- plaint the husband sets up a claim of unsound mind, extending over a period of several days, resultant of heavy drinking, and disclaims all knowledge of the matrimonial contract of which he was a party and entered into under the spiritual direction of Rev. Mr. Van de Mark in the latter's home across the bay. Clarke alleges that on December 7, while he was intoxicated, he visited a notorious house at 318 Sutter street, where he met Rosalind Bower, famil- iarly known as the “Sweet Pea Girl,” in whose company he remained for sev- eral days. During that time he claims that she and certain confederates, whose names he does not know, caused him to drink large quantities of liquors which finally deprived him of his power of reasoning, and that while in this state the defendant took him into her custody, induced him to go across the bay, where she secured a license and procured Rev. Mr. Van de Mark to go through the form of a marriage cere- mony. It wars intimated to Mrs. Clarke early yesterday that the suit would be brought during the day, and she was in’conference with her attorney, 0. K. Cushing, for several hours prepafing a defense to the suit. It was announced later in the day that the wife has en gaged additional counsel to assist At. torney Cushing in her case, and that she has been assured by the latter that she has no reason to fear the outcome. In discussing her defense yesterday afternoon Mrs. Clarke said that her at- torney had nearly a dozen witnesses who would testify to the condition of Clarke just prior to and immediately after the Oakland marriage and would also be able to prove beyond any ques- tion of doubt that he was fully cogni- zant of the step he was taking. “An offer has been made by my hus- band’s attorney to effect a compro- mise,” said Mrs. Clarke, “but I (in- sted that my only compromise would be that he return to me. Now that-he has brought his suit I will fight it to the end. I do not purpose to give him a divorce, for I am satisfied that if he was taken beyond the Influences of his relatives he would not have gone to court, but would eventually have sought a reconciliation. Day and night 1 am being dogged by detectives. “Even this morning these men were +| in the hotel trying to gain information regarding my conduct at the Lick, and otherwise trying to annoy me. I have ome good friends, however, who have stand by me. Hven the trades people from whom my husband ordered dresses and jewelry, which he afterward instructed them not to give me, have assured me of their sympa- thy and will testify in my behalf at the hearing of this suit.” Jt was stated yesterday that Mrs. Clarke’s attorneys will bring a coun- ter suit against her husband for main- tenance. ————— Outfits for oil painting, water color drawing and taking photographs are de- zhublo for Christmas. Sanborn, "alld‘?k 0. . e — Two Benson Wills Filed. A second will' made by the late George W. Benson was filed for pro- bate yesterday. The first was filed Thursday. In the first one Benson left all of his property except a ranch in Missouri to his wife, Bertha M. Benson. The ranch he left to his daughter, Eleanor Daily, of Chicago. In the document filed yesterday he directs that Mrs. Bensen is to receive nothing from his estate but the in- surance on his life and gives Mrs. Daily the remainder. FRAUD CHARGED AGAINST MEYER Savings Union Sues Him for Heavy Damages for Alleged Breach of an Agreement — e ACCUSATION IS SERIOUS Plaintiff Avers That the Defendant Surreptitiously Took Stoek From the Bank SRR The San Francisco Savings Union has taken a hand in the row between the directors and stockholders of the Co- Jjumbia Brewing Company. Yesterday it filed two suits, one against August F. Meyer, owner of 3000 shares of stock in the concern, and the other against Martin Ulrich, the secretary. The suit the suit against Ulrich is for an in- junction restraining him from issuing a certificate for 1500 shares of stock un- til such time as the question of the ownership of the steck held by Meyer is determined. It appears from the complaint that in January of last year Meyer and H. D. Ulrich, president of the brewing company, deposited with the banking company an envelope containing 3000 shares of stock in the concern. It was agreed at the time, the plaintiff al- leges, that the envelope was not to be opened by any one unless both Ulrich and Meyer were present, and was not to be given to either one of the de- positors without the consent or wpres- ence of the other. Notwithstanding this agreement, the plaintiff alleges Meyer on December 16 came into the bank and obtained possession of the envelope and took it away with RAim. certificate for 1500 shares of stock, and the bank officials allege that it was ab- stracted by Meyer. The stock is val- ued at. $15,000, and that amount is named by the bank in its prayer tur judgment. —_—— RAILROAD MAKES A CUT IN EMPLOYES’ Reductions to Apply Mainly to the Local Accounting Departments of Southern Pacific System. President Harriman has again un- dertaken to curtail expenses in the of- the ‘Southern Pacific Company, time the pruning knife being applied to the payrolls. As a result of recent instructions from the management of the road a reduction of salaries is be- ing made. The edict has gone forth that all employes of the accounting and auditing departments, who are re- ceiving more than $100 a month, shall suffer a reduction of $10 a month. It is stated that General Manager Kruttschnitt had in mind a similar | reduction of salaries in the traffic de- partment of the road, but the first move in that direction received a stern | remonstrance from Vice President Stubbs in Chicago, who reminded Mr. Kruttschnitt that as traffic manager of the Harriman lines it rested with department should be curtailed and he announced that he was not prepared to make any cuts. In' consequence none of the employes of the traffic de- partment of the Southern Pacific Com- pany have had their incomes inter- fered with, but they arcdshowing no outward signs of rejoicing, fear that President Harriman may at | any time extend his economical plan and lop off a few dollars of their sal- aries. —_——————— Tyndall's Psychic Show. An evening of psychic entertain- ment will be that given by Dr. Alex J. Mclvor-Tyndall at Steinway Hall to-morrow night. Dr. Meclvor-Tyn- dall will explain the phenomena pro- duced by the famous “Georgia Mag- net” and give a demonstration of the powers made famous by her. This will be the last public appearance here of psychic science and there will doubtless be a large audience. Those who desire to do so may reserve their seats at Steinway Hall box office this afternoon. In addition to the wonders of magnetism produced by the Georgia wonder there will be entertaining experiments in the phe- nomena of thought transference, tel- epathy, psychometry and -clairvoy- ance. | TI_ié ’Re‘al Ne;a;~ Yo'rk' Faward W. Townsend | *A Daughter of the Tenements*’ * Chimmie Fadden,” etc. AUTHOR OF Postpaid $1.50; at any bookstore, or from ADVERTISEMENTS. miling Harry, THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS The Sea-Food Man. === SALARIES | fices of the operating department of | this | LULU him whether salaries in his particular | for they | this seflson of the famous exponent | Howard Paxton, A Meteor of Yeuuv {our- nalism. Isaac Bunton, who breaks into Wall Street. Daisy Bunton, who breaks into the theatrical profession. Mrs. Bunton, who does not break into Society. The f‘-nnm-’l, a family of delightful eccen- trics. Jack Worthington, with position and wealth. Grace Paxton, an art student. Gertrude Carr, an emetional young widow. THE SCENES The Office of a Yellow Journal. The Slums near the Tenderloin. The Rialto and its Green Rooms. The Suburbs. Drawing Rooms of Society. Wall Street. . , THE PLOT The Strenuous Life, as Twentieth Cen- tury New York Lives it. This story has plenty of life and color, udmpmuwm. e A bright, captivating, wholesome story is “Lees and Leaven.” New York Evening Sun - McCLURE, PHILLIPS & COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK \ i against Meyer is for $15,000 damages | for an alleged breach of faith, and Christmas =« » Booklovers A‘good book is a comforting kind of Christmas present; and a good book which you can ex- change - for another good ‘book as often as you like keeps the pleasure of the gift, revolving from week to week. We shall take care of your order in a pleasing way. Here are a few of our special Christmas offers: A new Tabard Inn book exhangeable forever. looxlonn Membership (one year) uso Booklovers Magazine (one year -oonnnn Membership and two u.gulne- Booklovers and Book- two above and Cog- $1.50. 5.00. 5.76. 6.325. Membershlp and three Magazines: tlwm mopolitan. Magazines may be sent to different addresses. Call or send for circulars. e e R e e San Francisco Library: 240 StocKton St. List of Suburban Branches Upon Application. lnglesnde WHERE THEY'LL MAKE YOU LAUGH. It was returned the next day minus a | Joseph Hart zeo Gani':a De Mar ===~ COlll'Slflg In W. A, Brady's Musical Comedy Hit, FOXY GRANDPA ALL NEXT WEEK. SAN FRARCISCO'S ——MATINEE TO-DAY— Park. -~ STAKE 1 | SATURDAY and SUNDAY December 19 and 20. First run-down on Satu beginning at | 11:30 o’clock sharp. Sunday coursing will be- dren, any part except reserved, 10c. gin at 10:30 sharp and continue till last win- ALLURING VAUDEVILLE! |7i"s fas soes v Henrl Humberty; The Tobins; Joan | TOTAL PRIZES=====$860 Haden’s “Cycle of Love”; Pauline | Hall; Francesca Redding and Com-~ | pany; Hines and Remington; “Bon- ner”; The Brittons and Orpheum Motion Pictures. GLASER In Stinge and Edwards' Dainty Comic Opera, DOLLY VARDEN COMING—*'The Girl With the Green Ey MATINEE TO-DAY (SATURDAY), DEC. 19. Parquet, any seat, 25c; Baleony, 10c; Chil- All Mission-street cars transfer to Guerrero | cars, which go direct to the park. THOMAS TIERNEY, Judge. EDWARD SHORTSTAG, Slipper. Commencing to-morrow afternoon, the Belasco & Mayer, |Great Orpheum Road Show. ALCAZA "6?”&2‘:" Tager. TO-NIGHT—MATS. TO-DAY AND SUN. THE PLAY THAT THRILLS, Belasco & Fyle's Military Post Drama, THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME. Fine Acting. Splendid Stage Plctures. Evgs., 25c to 7bc; Mats. Sat. & Sun., 13c to 30e. OPERA G RA N HOUSE LAST MATINEE TO-DAY. LAST NIGHT. J. HH STODDART ——AND— REUBEN FAX In IAN MacLAREN'S COMEDY SUCCESS, The Bonnie Brier Bush Week Beginninz To-Morrow Matinee BENEFITS FOR THE WIDOWS' AND OR- PHANS' FUND, 8. F. FIRE DEPT. MAY STOCKTON IN ““A LITTLE QUTCAST” AND LIFE-SAVING DRA BY MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, Feeclisrg “What makes you look so happy Asked the man, morose and blue; “That's easy,” said Kis grinning friend, T've just seen Next Monday—Big Holiday Production of BLUE JEANS The brass band. The pet bull. The barbe- cue. The Santa Claus scene. The thrilling buzzsaw sensation. Order seats in advance. GENTRAL™Z: Market st., near Eighth. Phone Saulh 333, TO-NIGHT—LAST TWO NIGHTS, MATINEES TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. The Greatest of All Border Dramas, THE SCOUT’S REVENGE Powertul Climaxes! Splendid Comedy! Caat! Thrilling Incidents! nificent Scenery! Superb and See a ald Production of a Great Musical Comedy. ‘Go Thou and Do Likewise, len- Our ‘““All Star’”” Cast, Including Kolb and Dill, Winfleld Blake, Maude Amber, Georgia o ey, Ben T. Dillon, Althea Twin Sisters, Allen Curtis (his first nvv!ll'l“lcv) Our Grand Chorus of Fifty Beautiful Voices. ‘Magnificent Costumes and Novel Su(u Effects. Reserved Seats—70c, 50c and Maitioes Batartey to0 Mcstne. M sha $o. SPECIAL MATINEE CHRISTMAS DAY. : TIVOLIRSSe. Corner Mason and Eddy Streets. ' GRAND OPENING, WEDNESDAY EVENING, Decem] SPECIAL MATINEE CHRISTMAS DAY, Magnificent Production| of the Holldsy Spéc- IXION A My moloflcn TINY TOTS IN THE INFANT INCUBATORS. HAMADRYAS IN THE Z00! LOTS OF FUN IN THE PENNY ARCADE. Stroll Through the MIRROR MAZE. See ANITA and Her BABY MONKETY. Admission, 10c. Children, Sc. When Phoning Ask for “The Chutes.” Munux Exu—av-pnn n Acts. Bothwell w‘ Beautiful Ballets USUAL POPULAR PRICES. 2, 10c and 3¢ Proscentum and Mezzanine Box Seats.. Seats now on sale at the Old Hacing!&flacing! EVERY WEEK DAY, RAIN OR SHINE. NEW CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB. INGLESIDE TRACK Commencing MONDAY, Detember 14. Six or More Races Daily. Races start at 2 p. m. sharp. 1:15 p. m. and leaves the ’s’ after the last race. in last two en-.vmr.hm “for and their rncr W mu‘. m wmclu.slwffll gy | Weak Ien and Women sm USE DAMIANA SEOSENATRRE 323 ‘Remedy ;.