The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 7, 1904, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1904, GEORGE GODFREY KILLS HIMSELF Ocean View Resident Fires a4 Bullet Into His Brain in the Presence of Family (ROOK_TRIEY CLEVER RUSE Two Vietims of Frank Drew Are Awakened, and He Tells Them It Is Time to Get Up AL o GETS SUSPICIOUS - — e Follows the Midnight Maraud- er and After a Fight Holds ONE RESULT OF DESPONDENCY His Wife and Daughter Run Sereaming From the Room ilin 7ill the Police Arrive| When He Draws His Pistol fe—pye—- i g v Frank Drew, a well known pickpock- | After inditing a farewell note to et, visited the lodging-house of Mrs. | his parents, George Godfrey of 282 Loring 219A Mason street about 4 |Sagamore street, Ocean View, placed o'clock yesterday marning and entered |2 pistol to his head in the presence of the room of Walter Loring. He lit the | his wife and daughter and, after they gas and helped himself t0 an overcoat, | had run from the room, sent a bullet a sack coat and vest, a pair of scis- | crashing into his brain. sors, a knife, a pair of spectacles and | Godfrey returned home early last $1 10 in silver. Léring awoke, and|evening under the influence of liquor Drew turned out the gas, remarking, ! and entered the front room of his “It's time for you to get up,” so as to house. His wife and daughter, Etta, allay suspicion. were in the apartment and, whipping After leaving Loring’s room, Drew |out the revolver, he placed the muzzle | opened a trunk belonging to Miss Jo- | to his head. The terrified wife and sephine Hay It was in the hallway, | daughter ran screaming from the room and the burglar stole a pair of gloves, | to the rear yard. In a moment there & pin cushibn and two handkerchiefs. | was a report and, after summoning an He then entered the room of George | officer, they again entered the house. Wooster, and after he had collected a | Godfrey was found lying dead on the bundle of clothing, a knife and memo- | floor in a pool of blood. The Coroner randum book Wooster awoke. Wooster | was notified, but the body was not re- ! asked him what he wanted, ang Drew, | moved to the Morgue. Godfrey's par- turning out the light, said, “It's time | ents reside in South San Franeisco. | for you to get up.” { The note assigns despondency as the Wooster became suspicious and, | reason for his act. jumping out of bed, followed his visitor | — downstairs. Drew warned him not (;{\ AUDIENCE HEARS follow, and, dropping his booty, struc e e L Wooster a blow on the head with his SOME EXCELLENT MUSIC | fist. Wooster clinched with him and | S being the stronger of the two soon had | Pupil Drew on his back on the floor. Policeman J. B. Hurd and Special Officer Smith were called, and they hur- ried to the lodging-house and placed An excellent programme of vocal Drew under arrest. He was taken to and instrumental music was rendered the City Prison and two charges of by members of the San Francisco Con- burglary were placed against him. servatory of Music last night. Among gl g g the City | those who did particularly good work “A B was Mrs. James Collins, contralto. found in his pocket. This was her first public appearance pawn ticket for a fur and all who heard her were charmed signature “Grace Austin The con- August 21, 19 The rt closed with the one-act farce, Drew stole the fur cape and they want hums.” The programme in full was the owner to make herself known. as follows: LARGE Conservatory Display Ability and Show Marked Talent in Con- cert at Alhambra. The police say Drew is known among | (a) *‘Laughing Water” (F. W. Hager), (b) pickpockets “Mickey O'Dea.” For “Sicilietta” (F. von Blon), San Francisco Con- some months he has been lame from | ¥ “‘;'I”S”*;"L U T SRRy, e s b . . or); piano, Mrs. A rding: violins— rheumatism, and not being able to run Abeille ys Couth, N. Kinnell, A after picking a pocket he has devoted Goldsmith, A. Valentine, G. Garr : eello and basso—C. Herric] tion to stealing from room in - Ard - » has bee: & Frank Lynch and Joseph Ly uses. He has been arres Harrison. ““Tarantelle,” plano solo, times, but has always 2 (Heller), Miss Rita Lubelski: caped convietion. . 43 (D'Allard), Miss iy PR SR g, R. Lajara; “Sonate,” . 1 ~ Ty first and second move- MAY U ELECTRICITY op. ethoven), Misses Bessie and Gertrude Hodges; “‘Delight,” waltz MEETS DEATH 1N ELEVATOR [Young = Arthur Gardner Is Crushed and Fatally In- jured in a New Building DIES AT MeNUTT HOSPITAL Lad Falls and 1Is Caught "Between the Platform and One of the Floors of Structure e Arthur Gardner, the 12-year-old son |of L. M. Gardner, an architect residing | |at 1428 Laguna street, was crushed by (an elgyator yesterday afternoon at 3 ‘o'clock and received injuries - from | which he died at the McNutt Hospital | several hours later. At the time of the accident the un-! fortunate lad was running an- electric |elevator in_the new buiiding at the | cBrner of Polk and Post streets, of which his father was the architect ‘and part owner. The elevator had only been in operation for two days, and the doors on the various floors had not | been put in place. In some manner the lad was caught between the elevator and the second floor and terribly crushed. He died at the hospital with- out regaining consciousness. —————— CAVALRY MAKES SPLENDID SHOWING DURING REVIEW Major Bigelow Holds First Inspection of Squadron Now Stationed at the Presidio. The squadron of Ninth Cavalry sta- !tioned at the Presidio passed in re- view yesterday morning before their | new commander, Major John Bigelow Jr. It was the first time the entire squadron had been called out together since it returned here from its six | months’ sojousn in Yosemite Valley. The exercises, which began at 8:30 a. m., lations. The squadron was in fine shape, and the different troops—I, K, L and M—acquitted themselves in a satisfactory manner. At the close of the inspéctien as they dashed around the drill grounds at full gallop, with ! sabers drawn and the bright guidons floating to the breeze, they presented a brilliant appearanc Following the review Major Bigelow made a full inspection of the troops, which were in dress uniform. At tif close of the inspection the buglers sounded the officers’ call, and the new commander made a short address to the captains of the different troops. and at 10:30 the recall was sounded and the squadron left the field for the sta- consisted of the usual ceremo- | nies of review, according to drill regu- | NOTED PASTOR - PASSES AWAY IN THE SOUTH LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6.—Rev. John Stafford, D. D., presiding elder of the Pasadena district of the Methodist California Hospital. He came to Cal- ifornia two years ago from Minnesota, where he was for many years one of the leaders in the work of the Metho- dist church, Rev. Dr. Stafford came here ‘hoping that the change would benefit his health and immediately upon his arrival assumed the pastorate of the Central M. E. Church. At the last session of the Southern California Conference he was appointed presiding elder of the new Pasadena district, and 'had since-divided his time between his duties there and to the interests of the i University of Southern California, a Methodist institution. His death was due to complications following an ulcer- ation of the ‘throat. The remains wilt probably be sent back to Minnesota for | burial. £ ; —_— 2 Soledad Loses a Prominent Citizen. ?AUNAS, Jan. 6.—Charles T. Ro- | | mie, a prominent citizen of Monterey | | County, was found dead in his room | | at- the Abbott House this aftefrioon. Apoplexy is supposed to have caused {his sudden death.. Romie ‘was.. 66 E years of age and had resided at Sole-' | dad since 1875. He was ai ex-Super- i visor, a_director of the Monterey ! County Bank and a member of many | beneficial societies. 1t is believed shat | { his estate, which is valued at about | 1 $300,000, will go to. his brother, Paul | T. Romie, and his sister, Mrs. Mary C. | Jacks, wife of David Jacks, the Mon- terey millionaire. k S — Alflmedl_ Mail Carrier Dies. ALAMEDA, Jan.. 6.—Peter H.| | Smith of the postoffice staff of car- | riers; and one of the best known and | | popular men in the local service.’ died i this evening at the Alameda Sanita- irium from tuberculosis of the lungs. | He was a past president of Alameda | Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden { West. Deceased 1s survived by a wife | and young child. Death of a Well Known Contractor. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 6.—George \ Murray, an old and prominent citizen of Sacramento, who filled the office of | Superintendent »f Streets for many | ! years, died this forenoon at his resi- {dence. He was engaged here for a | number of years in the contracting | and building business and - erected n(i)(me of the largest buildings In this city. | e Former Congressman on Trial. NEW YORK; Jan. 6.—Former Con- | gressman Driggs, charged with com- | plicity in the alleged postoffice frauds, | was placed on trial to-day before Jus- {tice Thomas in the United States Cir- cuit Court in Brooklyn. Episcopal church, died to-day at the| fmated to be worth $12,000. { heavily incumbered and, after all the PAGET ESTATE DWINDLES AWAY Long Illness ami Many Years Reduce the Amount of Their Worldly Goods to a Pittance g e LITTLE TO PAY BEQUESTS b —_—— Simple Services Will Mark Funeral of Woman Revered by People of California i Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center street, Jan. 6. Some doubt is felt among the friends of the' late Professor and Madame .Paget as to.whether enough of their estate remains to pay the bequests made by Madame Paget in her will. Investigation discloses that the estate is heavily incumbered by debts, which acerfied mainly during the long illness of Professor Paget, and unless there is some property that the'r Z-iends knew nothing about there -will hardly be enough to settle the ordinary obliga- tions. The estate consists: principally of three houses and realty, all more or | less mortgaged. There are two houses on Haste street, the family residence on Dwight way, and some real estate in Oakland. These, together with a small amount of personal property, are esti- , It would take all of this $12,000 to | found the scholarship ‘ provided in Madame Paget’s will alone. The inter- est on that sum would bring only about $480 annually to pay the scholar- ship. But out of this $12,000 there must be paid the debts and mortgages on the estate, which include doctor’s bills | and the like, so that, after all, it does not look as if there would be much left to pay such bequests as the schol=rship, the sum of $300 to Mrs. Harley Leete, $500 to the Rev. Joseph | Worcester and several other amounts. “I do not believe the executor will be able to da all that Madame Paget re- quested in her will,” said Professor Marius Spinello, the Pagets’ most in- timate friend. “I know the estate is debts are paid, there will be little left. Professor Paget told me just before his death that he hoped he would die before his wife, as he would not leave an estate large enough to support her in her infirmity. “Madame Paget's death was due a good deal to the hard work attending the nursing of her husband, to whom she was devoted. She confided in me that she was unable to afford the ex- pense of a nurse and wore herself out attending to him.” Neither Professor nor Madame Paget ever spoke about their affairs, and even their intimate friends knew nothing of the debt on the family WKOWEN WILL PLEAD GUILTY No Defense Is Made Nor Wit- nesses Questioned for the Defaulter at Examination i e HELD IN HEAVY BONDS / A Testimony of Formal Charae- ter Is Taken to Sustain the Accusation of Embezzlement LEL B R Oakland Office San Francisco Call, . 1118- Broadway, Jan. 6. w. bezzler of funds of the University of California; which were stolen while he was secretary of the Board of Regents, was to-day held to arswer in $20,000 for trial in the Superior Court after a wholly formal preliminary examination before Justice of the Peace James G. Quinn. No testimony was offered in behalf of McKowen, nor was there any cross- examination of the witnesses for the State by Attorney H. M. Wright, who appeared for McKowen. That McKowen will plead guilty to| the charge of embezzlement when he! shall have been arraigned in the Su- perior Court is certain, It will then be a case for the presentation of such a statement a$ the defaulting secretary’s representative deems best as an argu- | ment in favor of mitigation of punish- ment. CHECK MANIPULATION. District Attorney J. J. Allen and | Charles E. Snook, attorney for the Board of Regents, conducted the ex- amination of the prosecution’s wit- nesses. cific accusation of the embezzlement of $3515 from the funds of the anthro- pological department of the university. the amount being a portion of the money contributed to the support of that branch by Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst. Testimony covering tions by McKowen of a check for $6522 90 sent to the secretary by Rich- ard A. Clark, agent for the Hearst estate, after McKowen had in May last notified Clark that thie amount was re- quired as halance due the anthropo- logical fund, was introduced. Copies of McKowen's letter, the check itself and McKowen's acknowledgment of the re- ceipt of the check were placed in evi- dence. DRAFTS IDENTIFIED. A. E. H. Cramer, cashier of the Union Savings Bank of Oakland, where Mc- Kowen deposited the check and had four drafts issued against it and pay- able to himself, identified the paper. Shelby F. Martin, paying teller of the bank, identified tife drafts, as also did Leo R. Weill, loan teller of the bank. A. W. Naylor, president of the First A. McKowen, self-confessed em- | The case hinges upon the spe- | the manipula- | HAMNOND GETS LITILE CHEER Committee Sustains the Aetion of the Methodist (,‘onlvrrnce in Suspending & Minister ! N TO NINE ! VOTE STANDS TE e o re | Clergyman Is ~Charged With | the Mismanagement of Chuareh Funds in the Boek Concern A seis | ST. LOUIS, Jan. 6.—The action ul.lhe | california Methodist Episcopal Con- ference in suspending Rev. J. D. Haxf\' mond of San Francisco for one year because of mismanagement of church funds was adjudged proper by the judiciary committee of appeals to-day by a vote of 104to 9. 3 No crime of conduct or character was charged, the actlon against the min- ister being bused on his business judg- ment. ' :l‘he vote was, by secret ballot and | the result was announced Hamm-fr}Al by Bishop Fitzgerald. Hammond said | little beyond jthat he was gratified that nine out of 'the nineteen members ol the committee had voted in his favor. He then returned to his hotel and did not attend the memorial service of Rev. | Dr. J. N. Beard, where he was expected to speak. The memorial services of Dr. Beard, who came here to represent the church in the trial and who died suddenly on | Monday, took place in the Union Meth- odist Episcopal Church. Bishop Fita- gerald and Dr. Bane of San Francisco delivered addresses. Aftér the service the body was sent to San Francisco, accompanied by Rev. Dr. Bane. | | i | | Heavy Investments in Unproductive Mines in Eastern Oregon Said to Be Cause of Failure. PENDLETON, Or., Jan. 6.—Charles | B. Wade, for the last seven years cash- ier of the First National Bank of Pen- ‘ dleton and one of the most prominent men in this State, to-day assigned his | property to W. F. Matlock and T. C. Taylor for the benefit of his creditor It is estimated that Wade's liabiliti are between $200.000 and $250,000, al- | though W. F. Matiock says he does not | believe they will exceed $150,000. _Wndv | has resigned his position as cashier of | the First Nationai Bank and is at his | home stricken with nervous prostra- tion. | Wade has been a heavy investor in | Bastern Oregon mines, it is said, and it is stated that the *heavy drain of HIER OF PENDLETON BANK, MAKES ASSIGNMENT ON THE SIERRA GRADES - 3 bles. s RS I A8 | estate in France, destroyed during the |\ > . i ; sasioned (Luckstone), Miss Florence T. Walbe; - g ' ational Bank of Berkeley, produced a ' unproductive properties has oc¢casione \ P “Bupil of Joweph Greven: (a)’ “Brude The slasher of Mrs. Carney has not ! Old Actress Passes Away. Franco-Prusstan War, which both | 1oci® C%0T G SETRREN: Procuces o B e Tt s attiey thad Bie President Harriman Is Planning to | ; (oramen) (L) Polonaise. | been identified yet, although Detective [ NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—Sarah Cecelia | 0bligated themselves to 5 Sh,f Was | McKowen had deposited to his own | financial troubles are only temporary Avoid Expensive Construction of | o violins | Reynolds was at the post all the after- | Barl, well known on the stage a quar- | the business manager of the house-|account a draft on the Crocker-Wool- | and that his estate will more than cover Avels Exy | ana Gladys | DOCD vesterday trying to get him 10-ij.1 g¢ o century ago. s dead: at her | Dold. He loved bnly his books an | worth Bank in that amount, and fur-| his 1indebtedness. ‘A zumor that rel Through Mountains. erzon). Miss cated. He had the full assistance of home' here after a long illness. Her | nof Want the annoyance attendant on | ther record of the bank proved that the | Wade's affairs were involved was eir- recent statement made by E.! ,‘,H.,,,J,m -"‘“I":‘,‘,“ eampanist; s honopiry | the officers of the ‘post, but he ‘was greatest_success was in ‘‘East Lynne.” b““"f";“;"":m'[h(“twor Ide‘i,wa c‘; embezzling secretary had checked ! culated during the latter part of last -fiman 1o the effect that consid- | b “Romance,” blano —solo, op " 43, | handicapped by the apparent apathy | ful eye :i et e Tt apnears to b ¢ | against this deposit to his own account, | Week and it caused a heavy run on the & " ‘ S Por bik dine thromek 1 2¥ 1 Miss Maybelle Kelly: | Of the principals and the witnesses uf‘, Death of Famous Scientist. mgre ;‘e uce;h 8 N]), . .nnd This draft was one of these McKowen | First National, which was only stayed RS S ne wor Smeli act - {b) “Lorelel” (Seel- | the scrap to give him any help in the | S 3 yrong 8 Yol ; ot { had issued to him by the Unfon Sav- | by a statement by the stoekholders that the Sierras for the purpose of over- Em-gmmx\“_]hm&(‘x:’npi matter. | MUNICH, Jan. 6.—Karl Alfred von | l\lagamevl’aglet tut\:gh} the X‘x’anguzges ings Bank against the Hearst check | Wade's affairs were entirely separate ng 1 steep grades on both un, Gottschalk, Krebe, | Lieutenant M. A. W. Schockley, who | Zittel, the paleontologist, president of | in . P I ot houan wi- | Victor H. Henderson, private secre- | from those of the bank. Senator An- sides ummit had been indefinitely ght and Abell: Messrs. Fontancll, Mehleri | iS en route to Manila and awaiting the the Academy of Science, is dead. S lwar o e cative B npant L tary. to President Wheeler of the uni. | kenny of Washington is president of deferred is now followed by the an- and Cleopard: violins—Misses Benson ' and | sailing of the Sherman on February 1, | - [ most alwavs oncommunicative aboutl.!versity and ucting secretary’ of - the|the bank. souncement that another and cheaper | Abe!lle: plano—C. Rogers. Plano solo, op. 64, . yeported at the Presidio yesterday and | S his own affairs, one day told Professor et PRAEIASICSE o™ nouncement th Per | No. 2, *yg (Chopin). ~ Miss - Gertruge | FePOTted at : 4 | Mrs, Sarah Shaen Is Dead. Spinello that his wife often earned $250 | Board of Regents, gave eviderice con- projevt for accompliehing the same | Hodges Vocal eolo, “Adeiafde” (Beethoven), | Was assigned to temporary duty at the | n;y garah Shaen, mother of Jacob |a menth by giving lessons in French | {érning the demand made upon Mc- | WELL-KNOWN RAILROAD MAN end is being carefully looked into by ' Miss Zita Fahey, meszo_soprano (pupil Mr. | post hospital. y This money, or rather Kowen to repay $3515. President Wheel- ven). Plano solo, ~Spring Song'”? (Men: r were Shaen, Assistant United States Ap-|and in music. the president and general manager of The great guns at Fort Bake IS DYING IN LOS ANGELES - : er testified that the depart t of . el . _ delesohn), Miss Grace - ol o, o - o partment of | o Pihe Southern Pacific Company. Tt | S, Mib oo ol tactn; Jultas’ dmg: | In action yesterday morning and shook | Dralser, died in ihls city yesterday. | the most of it, went to pay. the debt on | 7, [ /S SRt oL SIS _ Mepartment o | was stated at the offices of the rail- <mith (pupil Professor Herzog): Mrs. A. W, | the bulldings and’ rattled the windows | The dea oman was 75 years of age The funeral of Madame Paget will be | the contributions from Mrs. Hearst and | Physicians Entertain No Hope for Re- road company yesterday that there Arding, accompanist. Plano solo, “March Mil. | at the Presidio in a very lively fashion. ;and well known in ‘San Francisco, held at 10::30 o'clock to.morrow from | that its funds: were under the control | 5 -of-dils: Muly. " has sen submitted to Harriman a Jaire hubert-Liszt). Miss Cordelia Burns. —— i where she had lived for many years, | Be€ld @ esid 2‘2'—D vight > of the Board of Regents. Expert Nor ) covery o n Muir, ‘ormerly plan for a third rail between Sacra. | Yocal =olo, “If Thou Didst Love Me" (Denzay, | HEEE 2 !She leawes a husband, a married the late residence, 2727 Dwight way. bty 7 i Eos ion e o of the Southern Pacific Co. 3 ee, by whic! - Mrs. James Collins, contralto (pupll Mr. Gre- | GREAT REGISTRATION | daught d f 1 | The service will be conducted by the | Ma! cLaren’s testimony was that | “ » mento and Truckee, by which means | ven). *Cornet solo, polka. (Casey), Miss Grace | AT THE BOARD OF TRADE’du“(Bh er and four sons to mourn her poo Joseph Worcester of the Swenden- | McKowen had said he was unable to! LOS ANGELKES, Jan. 6.—John A. :,’,‘.fi‘:,‘lmn:f";.,f”{,',‘,',’,' ,,L:“:ipfi"fiw";n&"; R "'“"".Nf‘,:,'g:,',f‘!]' C. Von der Mehden); | 3 i i s SRR borgian Church of San Francisco, the | meet the demand for the return of the ' Muir, general superintendent of the - e i 2 faree P et S iR & 4 | lifelong friend of the fam:v. The pall- | money. John A. Britton, a member of | Los Angeles Railway Company and e s a0 2dditional power JOT | Mr Breeq. Victor Ferran: Harry Bresi. ps | More Than 137,000 Visitors Are Found | RUSSIANS OF THIS CITY | bearers . will be.. Professor ~ William | the ‘Tegents'. finance.committes . teatr. | one of the mast widely known ratlroad —— € b e Toet Ahe Sooh e ¥ tul Tom Burnbam. Wi to Have Viewed County Pro- { OBSERVE THEIR CHRISTMAS Carey Jones, Louis de F. Bartlett, ?:d thathclKowext: hn'd confessed to men hm u;e lviv»sl emd"d po‘.wel: in el elentric el et s | Isabe . 2 e | S —_— rank M. Wilson and J. S. Bunnell. e embezzlement of the specific Southern California politics, ying velop electric power from the waters | Isabel Davie; Mrs. “Breed, Miss Lillian Went i ducts During Year. 2 | amount. invoived. ReeiNe ) to-night at his home dm. Maniton ave of the Truckee River at some eleva- | Reed's house. ————— tion on that stream vet to be selected. | It is claimed that sufficient power can be acquired to move the heaviest trains operated by the Southern Pa- cific on a time schedule several hours faster than the one under which traf- | Matters of Interest to the Organiza- fic now moves over the mountain | tion Are Discussed and Special grades and that the saving in coal Exercises Held. Jone will be many thousands of -1 b s S P o Yo The second day's session of the mid- lars every month. As a substitute for | the expensive construction of a long | Winter congress of the Salvation Army | was held in the basement of the Cen- tunnel it will save the Southern Pa- ! cific Company millions of dollars. The | tral Methodist Episcopal Church y terday. The attendance was large and ' plans for the electric- power system submitted to Presi - . resident Harri ! great fervor was shown by the va- ous speakers. man two weeks ago and since then Ensign Bamberry opened the deve- SALVATION ARMY HOLDS | CONGRESS OF WORKERS ' he and General Manager Kruttschnitt | ™ have been corresponding at length re- | garding the proposition. General | {i0nal service, and at the conclusion of | Manager Kruttschnitt expects to go | !Ne pravers Adjutant Bryant led the East in a few weeks and will thep |Soldlers’ and holiness meetings. the take the matter up with President | StAfl Captain Erickson discussed the Harriman. | system in vogue on the colony farm, e R fand ggn:;ar;tmplumne;x discussed - . AN “The nd of ve,” e morning EES SEmr BULLIVANS | session concluded with an able ad- | HORSE AND BUGGY STOLEN | dress by Captain Crawford. | —_— | Luncheon was served, and in the af- Darine Thiel Drives Away ‘With the | {¢Toon addresses were delivered by Rig Durinz a Blaze on [ man, Brigatier Wood, Majer Conret '~ Minna Street. { and Major Fiyun. e Connett While Chief Sullivan was directing| Special meetings were held in his firemen in fighting a blaze in the | various corps headquarters. Visiting establishment of the California Art|Officers led the meetings. Glass Works at 120 Minna street at | 'S @ Sbecial ratification will be held sbout 7 o'clock last night, his horse | i, Ly 11, Hall. = Colonel and Mrs. bugey were stolen. George French will lead the meetings, SRRy werh sfolen i it iAvb‘g parade will be held early in the after the fire was out, when the Chief | evening. - went 1o drive back to the firehouse. | TR Cfiasu;infm!fin; was at once notified BUTCHER JOHN HORNER 3 e detailed several me | E for the missing vehicle. Aft':zrl?: }fifi: POISONED BY MISTAKE search the horse and buggy were Swallows White i . found tied to a pole at the corner of First and Folsom streets. A monkey- | cur§ When He Intended to Take Cream of Tartar. wrench, a pair of pliers, an operator’s | cap and the Chief’s rubber boots had | | John Horner, a butcher, residing at the Branch House, died at the City been stolen. No clew to the identity utqg:‘w':hi«:r wes A}kscovmd. e fire in the glass works did a/ esterday ™ $1000 worth of damage, the loss bg?r‘:lg‘ xa::fr ntym:z{r(la“prl;:ll 3 ison! i fully covered by insurance. Py s e i had been using white precipitate of mercur; Crushed by a Wagon. and :e};’:talll gn"R{:ne::m?r s;el? or:; Edgar Elliott, a nine-year-old boy | which was a package of cream of tar- residing at 172 Precita avenue, was | tar, which he had been taking as, a severely injured while trying to climp | medicine. Qn November 26 he mis- aboard a ‘moving wagon at Folsom | 100K the poison for the cream of tar- strect, between Third and’ Fourth, | {ar and swallowed a fatal quantity be- yesterday. He fell and one of the |fore discovering his mistake. He went wheeis passed over his body, |0 the City and County Hospital at . month. This even- | causing a fracture of the collar bone and almost tearing his left ear from his head. He was treated at the Cen- tral Recelving Hospital. > ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears’ soap brings health and the color of health to many a once, but lingered until 6 o'clock yes- terday morning. ——— Hardware Firm Fails. The firm of. Allison, Neff & Co., which for the last fourteen years has been doing business at 222 Mission street, is now in financial difficulties. An attachment against the firm was filed by Jake Rauer, but released yes- terday afternoon, after a meeting of the creditors. The firm carried a line of farming implements, and the cred- itors are chiefly Eastern people. The liabilities are not stated, but they are not very great. X —_—————— They Face Murder Charge. Giovanni Fossi and Francisco Rossi, who surrendered themselves to the pa- lice on Tuesday, were booked at the City Prison yesterday on a charge of murder. are accused of caus- ing the death of Vincenzo Laganino by throwing him downstairs at their {:me on Franklin street on the night June 2. - ¥ G. H. McCullum. L caneb :;%“' '8 o'clock, at 830° How e - ) The registration of visitors of the California State Board of Trade for | the year 1903 has been summarized by direction of Manager Arthur R. Briggs. This shows that there were actually 137,000 visitors to the exhibi- tion hall of the board during the twelve months of the year just closed, an average of more than 11,000 per Not all of this great throng put their names on the registry books, that are placed within convenient reach, but the reliable ratio of regis- trations to visitors makes it clear that rather more than 137,000 visitors in- spected the exhibits maintained by.the board in the interest of California counties during, the period mentioned. This showing delponstrates the value of having a permanent exhibit in this city of California products, as only those who are interested in the State will take the time to inspect. In the registrations every State in the Union was represented and also about every civilized country in the world. The majority of visitors from the United States. —_———— Waiter Davis Identified. Thomas Davis, the waiter accused of assaulting Mrs. A. H. Ames on | hoard the steamer Alliance on Octo- ber 16, was brought before United States Court Commissioner Heacock yesterday for identification. January 18, at 10 a. m., was set as the date for the examination, and Davis' bonds were fixed at $56000. A petition for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Howard Laws, the principal witness for the prosecution, was filed in the United States District Court yesterday afternoon. He has been confined as a witness for the Government since No- vember 9. The petition will be heard at 11 o'clock this morning. Imprisonment for life is the penalty for Davis' crime. —_—————— One Juror Holds Out. Frank Maguire narrowly escaped conviction in Judge Cook’s court yes- terday on a charge of grand larceny. The jurors stood eleven to one for conviction on the first ballot and: re- mained so. They had to be discharged. The juror who held out was Samuel Crozier, 760 Hayes street. Maguire to the postoffice sub-station kept by Miss Philomena Nolan at Eighteenth and Dolores streets on December 19 and one entered the place and said the man in the buggy wanted some stamps. While she went out with the ‘stamps a bag containing $51 50 in coin and some stamps was stolen. There :ne other similar charges against Ma- Printers Want to Organize. A number of job print who are not members of the typothetae met last night at 73 Fourth .street. The object was to form an organization which would include all the small of- fices. So far about fifty printers have associated themselves with the un- dertaking. The following temporary committee on permanent organization was appointed: L. C. Cummings, G. L. Reese and F. E. Green. The com- mittee on price list was increased by adding the names of P. R. # manager for Edward S. Knowles, ~and States came from the Middle Western | and a companion drove up in a buggy | ,‘ Cpok’ d on ued till this o SRR * | senic, | Fitting Services Are Held at Trinity Cathedral of the ‘Holy Ortho- dox Church. The Russians of .this gity celebrated their Christmas last night with fitting | services at Trinity Cathedral of the | Holy Orthodox church on Powell street, near Filbert. The edifice was i crowded with a large congregation of | | devout worshipers. | - Christmas day, according to the old | | calendar in use by the Russians, be- | | gins January 6 at sundown and ends' at sundown on the 7th. - The services ! {last night were particularly impres- sive. In the absence of the Right Rev. | Tikhon, Bishop of the Orthodox, | church in North America. the services | were conducted by the Very Rev. Se- | bastian Dabovich, assisted by Rev. | | Theodore. Pashkovsky and Rev. Peter | Popofr. ! The church was beautifully deco- jrated with greens and colored lights. | An excellent selection of - musical j numbers were rendered under the di- rection of M. Grevosky. This morn- |ing at 10 o'clock mass will be said in the church and to-night at 7:30 ves- pers will be sung. An excellent musi- | cal programme has been arranged for | | to-day. Bishop Tikhon is now in Europe to bring to this country Bishop Innocen- tius, who will take charge of the Rus- sian church in Alsaka. ———— Carpenter Hit by Car. Robert Heavyside, a carpenter, re- siding at 10 Ash avenue, was struck by a Turk-street car between Hyde and Leavenworth streets last night and seriously injured. Heavyside was erossing the track, and owing to his | being a little deaf did not hear the ap- proaching car, He was removed - to the Emergency Hospital. He was bad- ly injured about the head and may have a fracturéd skull. O. Orchard, the motorman, was arrested and re- leased on bail. —————— Alleged Forger Captured. Ralph E. Rienoehl, who was for- merly employed in the law offices of the firm of Reed & Hankins in the Mills building, was arrested last night Detectives O'Dea and Mulcahy. is name was placed on the prison ' detinue book pending the preferring | of a charge against him. It is alleged that Rienoéhl is wanted on the com- plaint of Charlés W. Reeéd, one of his former. employers, for having passed several fictitious checks. i Claims_He Was Robbed. H. .Abbott,. who.says he is stopping at the Grand Hotel, was taken to the Emergency. Hospital last night with a badly-lacerated head and face. Ab- bott cl to have been knocked down and robbed of $80 by a man I-g:i 'n“boy. He ‘“1“ his occn:»:et.‘lon.ul a civil engineer. Inquiry at hotel (failed to verify the statement Ab- “bott that he was stopping thered i = SRR g S Mrs. Bowers’ Trial to Begin. . The trial of Mrs. Martha E. Bow- | ers, charged with the murder of her husband, Martin L. Bowers, was to 4 commenced before a jury in S AUTHORITIES WANT FORFEITURE OF BOND WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The case of John A. Benson, the wealthy San Fran- cisco real estate operator, arrested here several weeks ago for alleged bribery | of Government employes in connection | with public land matters, was. called | before United States Commissioner Taylor to-day. Assistant Attorney Gen- eral Pugh, representing the Govern- ment, and former Justice Cole of the District Supreme Court, appeared as Benson’s counsel. The Government asked for the forfeiture of the $5000 bond given by Benson in view of his non-appearance to-day. The defense resisted this contention, pointing out | that under an indictment reported by | the Grand Jury here some days ago | Benson was rearrested in New York| and is awaiting a hearing there. Judge | Cole asked for time to make arguments on this point and Commissioner Taylor continued the case until next Saturday. —_————— Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, Jan. 6.—The following marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: Henry Waring, 26, and Frances Welfit, 33, both of | San Francisco; Frank Rose, 22, and | Lizzie Fields, 16, both of San Leandro; John R. Merchant, 26, and Jennie Go- mez, 24, both of Livermore; Frederick T. Bulmer, 42, New York, and Bertha M. Metz, 29, Berkeley; Antone C. Gar- cia, 22, and Annie D. Duarte, 19, both of Centerville; William J. Davis, 28, Michigan Bluffs, and Josephine M. Fenalon, 25, Oakland. | Mississippi Favors Canal Trea _JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 6.—~The State Senate to-day by a vote of 31 to 1 in- structed the Mississippi Senators to vote for the Panama canal treaty. g i Missionary Sermon. An interesting missionary address ‘was delivered at St.. Luke's Church last night by the Rev. Dr. Pott, presi- dent of St. John's College, Shanghai. Dr. Pott told of the work being done in the Orient and of the great field open for future endeavor. - Dr. Pott, having been in the Chinese mission fleld himself for many vears. was able to reiate many incidents and personal experiences, which greatly interested his audience. ‘Woman Sentenced to One Year. Annie ‘Roberts, who was convigted by a jury in Judge Lawlor's court on Tuesday night on a charge of grand larceny, was sentenced yesterday to serve one year in San Quentin. She stole a diamond pin on Septgmber 28 from T. W. Morris, 18 Turk btreet. Convicted of Grand Larceny. Joseph Kloess, a sailor, was con- victed of a charge of grand larceny by a jury in Judge Lawlor’s court yes- terday and will be sentenced on Jan- uary 16. On October 16 he stole $5 from Frank Adler, also a sailor, while they were drinking together. - —_———— ‘Will Give Grand Ball. The members of the Young Men's Hebrew Association will give their an- at Sons' Hall t. All have been i The work of the experts on Mec- Kowen's . books is near . completion. They expect to be ready with a report on the total shortage for the Board of Regents at its meeting Tuesday in San Francisco. It is said the amount of de- falcation uncovered to date Is $55,000. District Attorney Allen will file an information against MeKowen within thirty days. His arraignment will be set as soon as the case is calendared in the criminal trial department of the Superior Court. —_———— BUNKO MEN SWINDLE A VEGETABLE GARDENER SAN JOSE, Jan. 6.—M. Cailo, a veg- etable gardener of this city, was bun-! kozd out of $530 in San Francisco a few days ago. A short time ago Cailo dis- posed of his garden near this city and placed $530 in a local bank. He met twd bunko men and told them of his wealth, and that he intended to again start in business. The sharpers ad- vised him to buy some spurious coin, which, they declared, was made of genuine metal and impossible of detec- tion. Cailo drew his money from the bank and went to San Francisco with the men. Negotiations were entered into and Cailo exchanged his $530 for $1500 of seemingly good coin. The money was counted out in his presence and put in a satchel for to this city. He was cautioned not to open the valise until he arrived here. ‘When he did so in his room he found two nicely wrapped bricks in the valise. Cailo has now removed to Redwood Clty; where. he has secured employ- ‘ment. —_——— MURDERER KILLS WOMAN WITH BLUNT INSTRUMENT SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 6.—Geor- gette Flynn, better knpwn as “Nug- get,” was murdered in her room to- night in a cheap lodging-house. The left side of the woman's head was crushed with some blunt instrument believed to be the butt end of a re- volver, and she was stabbed seven times in the neck with a stiletto. The blow on the head would have killed her Avithout the knife wounds. The unfortunate woman was seen sit- ting in the window of her room at 8:39 o'clock to-night and twenty minutes later her dead body was found on the bed. There was no struggle and the woman made no outery, or persons liv- ing in the next room would have heard it. After killing the woman the mur- derer ransacked the drawers in the bureau and a fine gold watch and chain are missing. ‘Will Not Close the Theaters. NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—The inspectors sent out by Building Thompson to look into the condition of the theaters of the city reported that :hey had ‘h:yemd fifty of the - 'wo places-of amusement in N to-day and had not found a fl:;e't:-' ater in which there were violations of the building code of sufficient Im. |9 1O I- closing. portance to warrant ——— Ancient Town's Walls Are Falling. ROME, Jan. 6.—Portions of the walls of the ancient town of Spoleto have n and the historic cathedrad | contai e Fra Filip- | po Lippi an nm:-"m danger, ! nue. Muir has ben ill for many weeks | with kidney and bladder disease and | his _physicians to-night gave up hope of his recoyery. They smy he cannot live another'day. For more than thir- |ty years Muir held responsible posi- tions in_the service of the Southern ! Pacific Railroad, beginning as tele- graph operator at -Rocklin in 1369, and being = successively trainmaster, general agent and division superin- tendent of various divisions. When H. E. Huntington assumed control of the | Los Angeles street railways Muir be- | came his general superintendent and | has made of the property one of the ! best paying in the country. —————— | Thieving Brakeman Is Sent to Jail. REDWOOD CITY, Jan. 6.—The trial of Willlam E. Slater, a Southern Pa- cific brakeman, on a charge of grand larceny for stealing 2000 cigars from a ; freight train at San Jose last April, ! was concluded to-day, the jury finding him guilty of petty y. ! Buck sentenced Slater to three months’ | imprisonment. ————————— | Burglars Rob a Sausalito Residence. SAUSALITO, Jan. &—The residence {of F. Stevens in this city was robbed jearly thig¢ morning by burglars. who ‘entered through a back window and carried off .a revolver and a diamond pin valued at $250. him to brings) T —— | A New Discovery That Kills the Germ Pretty nearly all the hair preparations for dandruff have s®e merit in allaying itehing of the scalp, and in being & fair- ly good dressing for the hair, but there is only one that recognizes what causes dandruff, falling hair and baldness, and that destroys the m— and_that i3 Newbros Herbicide® Tuis germ eatd its way into the scalp, it digs | up the scalp into little white scales. Un- less it is ed there’s no pe nent sto) ldot hair and cure of dan- an ! kills the germ. “Des | remove the o [Inserted on bfoktn-;lown roots restoring the matural expression to the face. 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