The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 16, 1904, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANU ARY 16, 1904, ARE JUBILANT Close the Most Sueccessful and Pleasant Convention ‘Ever Held by National Association R s« NEW OFFICERS ELECTED S - = J. W. Springer, the Retiring President, Is Presented With Handsome Silver Loving Cup — o t nd that much was a k the - : ¢ ) " b sir v ¢ c ze action th this . he stockmen's = r points e explained »plying < g charging s question was studied gt nditions in every N . 4 by those who know relief and mat- explained r s nchott and N € ri nt and the st calmly n and see what « T relieve the jection- a confront the indus- t T =t i the satisfaction v eir convention he Gove n- measures g toward the 1 rights. adopted expressing a n upon moment and the ieve that weight was crowded »n of officers J. Hagenbarth the association H. Jastro, Ba- vice president talo D., second ssion ve first George L. ve secretary Gould- treasurer. Tex.; St. Joseph, Mo.; San Jose Detroit, Mich., and Denver, . ded invitations to the con- eet in their respective Delegates from Den- - were on the flioor and ise. A second ballot was f Denver. the retiring president, officer of the associa- rs. was presented with ving-cup in appre- ful services to the n favor o association The gates were entertained to- night at a smoker given in the armory. —_— ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears’ Do you know the most luxurious bath in the world? Have you used Pears’ Soap ? Said all over the world. Schillin g’s Best tea, five kinds, as food as they ought to be for the money; coffee, four kinds, the same; the bak- ing-powder, flavoring extracts. and spices, best. And the prices of all are just fair. & your grocer's; Dorerback, LIVESTOCK MEN |LEON SOEDER IS CHARGED WITH WILLFUL MURDER [ALL DODGING | | L of Soeder’s attorneys was disr of Russian Hill. Detective Tom Gibson swore to the complaint and the warrant was issued yesterday by Judge Cabaniss. The writ of habeas corpus issued at the request Evidence was forthcoming yesterday that Soeder evidently planned to use deadly poison to commit crime, but feared to do so. Analysis by City Chemist Bothe strengthens statement of Autopsy Surgeon Bacigalupi that Blaise was murdered very shortly after he had partaken of issed by Superior Judge Dunne. dinner with Soeder last Sunday night. Writ of Habeas Corpus | Dismissed in Court of Judge Dunne. » More Incriminating Evi-| | dence Is Discovered Against Accused. Leon Soeder was formally charged vesterday with the crime murdered his brother-in-law, Joseph Blaise, on last Sunday evening at the foot of Russian Hill. willfully plaint charging Soeder with the murder of Blaise was sworn Tom Gibson and presented Judge Cabani After reading sworn complaint Judge Cabaniss issued a warrant for the arrest of Soeder and ordered that he be kept in custody without bail After securing the warrant Detective 3ibson proceeded to the prison in the Hall of Justice and read the warrant to Soe who has been detained in cus- tody since last Monday by the police. Soeder was visibly read the pulled hims fore the to by Detective to Police er, son war If tc police nt to him, but her when taken be- the prison to desk a native of France ipation and er being booked on the r r was put into a there until he was taken verior Judge Dunne on the | beas corpus secured by his | attorneys on Thursday. The proceedings before Judge Dunne lasted but a few ninutes isting Prosecuting Attor- | veared for Chief of Po- and filed a complaint and wing that Soeder was le- n custody on a charge of willful WRIT ORDER DISMISSED. attorneys for Soeder briefly ad- and explained for the w the court that t of habeas they had seder and that no charge against him at the corpus been ¢ dge Dunne then ordered the writ of habeas corpus to be dismissed and remanded er into the custody of the nolice. Soeder watched the pr ceedings with in est, and he asked one of his attorneys in German as to | #hat evidence had been secured against him by the police. Soeder was taken from the court- room by Detective Gibson and again placed in the *“tanks” at the City Prison ; The man accused of a foul murder | had but two visitors terday. One | was his p ipal attorney and the oth- er was the city undertaker, who de- sired to know whether Soeder would pay for the burial of the body of Blaise. Soeder showed no signs of emotion w hen the undertaker told him that the body of Blaise would be buried at the ex- pense of the city unless Soeder could arrange otherwise. Sceder informed the undertaker that | he had no money to pay for the burial of Blaise, and the interview ended. The bedy of Blaise was turned over yes terday to the city undertaker and it will be buried among the indigent deid at Sunset Cemetery, in San Mateo County h the mass of evidence that has accumulated against Soeder in the last few days, the police declare that they will have but little difficulty in convict- ing him of one of the blackest crimes ever committed in San Francisco, POISON IN HIS TRUNK. The detectives on the case inz every are strain- S saw eder and Blaise togethe- after eft the Mexican restaurant at 721 dway last Sunday evening. th w chain of testimony agains Il be complete, That Soeder contemplated the use of deadly poison in making aw: with Blaise is one of the theories’' of th» police borne out by evidence they have secured. 3 In addition to the finding of two bot- tles of hydrocyanic acld in Soe- der's trunk at the Five-Mile House, as published exclusively in The Call | yesterday, evidence is now forthcoming showing that Soeder had the deadly poison in his possession at his room two days before Blaise was slaught- ered. When Soeder went to Germany a few { months ago he left his trunk at the |home of Miss Katherine Flatley, 300 ‘Mnrshnll street. Miss Flatley is the | young woman who informed Chief of Police Wittman that Soeder desired to marry her, and recently told her that he was about to receive the sum of $7000 from Germany, which statement | was also exclusively published in The Call last Thursday. Miss Flatley has given the police fur- ther information. She states that when | Boeder left the trunk at her house she | saw it opened by him and that it con- |tained a smal valise, in which were | some bottles. DEADLY SOLUTION STOLEN. Ten days ago the basement of the | Flatiey home was entered at night, and | the next day it was discovered that | the k on Soeder's trunk had, been broken open and the valise containing | the bottles had been stolen. A favorite !dng belonging to the Flatley family was poisoned the same night the bur- glary occurred. The matter was re- ported to the police by Miss Flatley's brother the following day. Last Friday Soeder removed his trunk from the Flatley home and took it to the Five-Mile House. When it was recovered by the police, two days after Blaise was murdered, the trunk contained two bottles of hydrocyanic acid, the most deadly of poisons. It is assumed that Sceder replaced the bottles in the trunk. That Soeder himself burglarized the of having | The com- | the | rvous when Gib- | he | 38 years and | nerve to find some one who | h that link of evidence se-ured, | qor yedor | | I e ey , 4+ | POLICE JUDGE CABANISS SIGNING WARRANT FOR ARREST OF LEON SOEDER ON CHARGE OF WILL- FUL MURDER OF JOSEPH BLAISE, FACSIMILE OF THE DOCUMENT, AND PORTRAIT OF THE AC- Ct D MAN TAKEN YESTERDAY IN THE CITY PRISON, | o —e- - — — and removed the valise containing the bottles is beyond any question. The valise was found by Detective Gibson in Soeder’s room at 827 Jackson street and it by A Flatley as the seen in Sceder’s trunk. In the face of the developments sur- rounding the possession by Soeder of hydrocyanic acid, the theory he planned to Kkill was positively identified one she had Germany to induce his victim to come to America. TESTED POWER OF ACID. He placed the poison for safe keep- ing in his trunk and left it at the Flatley home. When his victim was brought to this city and insurance had been secured on his life, Soeder cun- | by burglarizing the Flatley basement and broke open the lock of his trunk done the work. The killing of the dog of the Flatleys on the same night is thought to have been an experiment as to the power of Flatley home, broke open his own mmkl | | ningly secured possession of the poison | to color the suspicion that thieves had | is that | Blaise by use of | the deadly solution before he went to | | Soeder intended to kill Blaise with the| deadly poison, but feared detection and finally decided to stab his victim to death. This theory is borne out by the evi- dence that, on Friday last, Soeder took the trunk from the Flatley house to the Five-Mile House, telling Mike Risso, the landiord, to destroy it if he did not call for it in three or four days. The police think that it may have been Soeder’'s intention to use the poison when he placed it in his trunk and took the trunk to the Five-Mile House, At that time he. had evidently in mind to make use of the deadly acid, and for that reason had it where he could lay his hands upon it, at the same time guarding himself by not having it In his room where it could be seen. In case he finally made up his mind | not to use the poison, he evidently re- | lied on the destruction of his trunk, as he had instructed the owner Five-Mile House. DECIDED TO USE A KNIFE. That Soeder should have hesitated to use deadly poison in killing Blalse of the ance on the latter’s life is easily under- stood, claim the police. Soeder’s wife died last February at Petaluma under most suspicious cir- cumstances, and he collected $2000 on her life insurance. He also admits that he had a former wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Nefs, but claims she went to Germany and died there. Soeder was married to Elizabeth Nefs in San Francisco on September 18, 1888, The police are now engaged in try- ing to locate Elizabeth Nefs, or to trace her movements and find out whether she is alive or dead. They are also working with the Petaluma of- ficials, and it is probable that the body of Soeder’s second wife will be ex- humed and. examined. If Soeder’'s wife died of strychnine poisoning, ex- perts claim that it will be possible to detect the poison in the remains. The inquest on the body of Blaise has not yet been set by Coroner’ Leland, who is awaiting the collection of evi- dence by the police. Soeder will be arraigned in the court of Judge Cabaniss this morning, but the hearing will not be proceeded with until the police are ready to present Aggregate Cost of the Idaho and Mis- sissippi Lower Than That of Other Bidders. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—Bids for the 13,000-ton battleships Idaho and Mississippi were opened at the Navy Department to-day. The bidders were: Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, one vessel, to be completed in thirty-nine months, $3,200,000; or two vessels, one within thirty-eight months and the other forty months, at $2,999,500 each. The Newport Shipbuilding Company, | one vessel in thirty-seven months, at $3,147,000. The Maryland Steel Company, Bal- timore, one vessel within forty-two months, $3,472,000. The Fore River Shipbuilding Com- pany, Quincy, Mass.,, one vessel, forty- two months, $3,488,000. The New York Shipbuilding Com- pany, Camden, N. J., one vessel, forty- two months, $3,500,000. It has been practically decided to award the contracts for both the Mis- sisissippi and Idaho to the Cramps. —_—— South Carolinians Lynch a Negro. CHARLESTON, 8. C, Jan. 15.— “General” Lee, a6 negro, has been lynched in Worchester County, this State. He was charged with attempt- ed criminal asault on a white woman near Readville. ———————— $200,000 Gold Nuggets From Alaska, including the largest nug- gets in existence in the world to-day are now on exhibition at 1009 Market st. * CHAMBERLAIN WANTS REFORM Former Colonial Secretary Tells of Tariff Results by Compari- son With the United States LONDON, Jan. 15.—Joseph Chamber- lain presided at the first meeting of the tariff commission, which assembled here this afternoon with a large attend- ance of members. In opening the proceedings Mr. Cham- berlain drew a parallel from what the United States and Germany had ac- complished under previous tariffs, and denied’ that any tariff could be framed here which, as its opponents alleged, would make the rich richer and the poor poorer. The United States under protection had reached prosperity un- equaled in the world. In no other coun- try was wealth so equally distributed, while there was no country in the world where such a large proportion of the population was on the verge of hunger and distress as in Great Brit- ain. Mr. Chamberlain said the object of the commission was not to formulate tariff laws, but to investigate and in- quire with open mind. All that had thus far been decided was that the pol- icy adonted so many years ago re- quired reform. i SO0 LA U e OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST New Army Orders Issned and Post- masters Are Commissioned in Cali- fornia and Oregon. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—Postmas- ters commissioned—California—Kath- erine F. Woodruffe, Merced Falls; Homer F. Remsburgh, Winchester. Oreg.on——l\'el! C. Nelson, Gurdane. Fourth-class postmasters appointed —California--J. H. Shuford, Dedrick, Trinity County, vice Susan Gribble, re- moved; Mrs. Flora Harloe, Huasna, San Luis Obispo County, vice Edward Trusell, deceased. Army orders—First Lieutenants W. A. Shockley and Charles F. Craig, as- sistant surgeons, as members of the examining board, San Francisco, vice Major Willilam Stephenson and First Lieutenant Edward P. Roockhill, re- lieved. the acid. The police now think that | for the purpose of securing the insur- | all their evidence. = = —— CRAMPS WILL BUILD TWO NEW BATTLESHIPS ————— STRIKE OF DRIVERS IN CHICAGO ENDS “Closed Shop” Is Recognized and - Question of Wages Will Be Arbitrated. CHICAGO, Jan. 15.—The strike of the livery drivers was ended to-day and the union men were ordered back to work. A committee of owners and drivers had a conference, at which an agreement was brought about which recognizes the ‘“closed shop,” one of the chief points of the disagreement. The matter of an increased wage scale will be ar- bitrated as soon as possible by a com- mittee of the unions and employers. EON SOEDER stands charged by the police with the willful murder of Joseph Blaise, his brother-in-law, who was stabbed to death last Sunday night at the bas +— .| > OF JOSEPH BLAISE AND IS HELD ON A WARRANT/ RESPONSIBILITY { Chieago Firemen and Building Commissioner Deny Evasion { - of Duty at Iroquois Theater i GROSS NEGLIGE A Authorities Order Six More Churehes Closed for Failure to Obey the City Ordinance PR CHICAGO, Jan. 15.—The Coroner's irquest to-day was given over nesses from the fire department, Chief Musham and several of his highest ranking assistants testifying. SHOWN Chemical Analysis Proves | Blaise Died Early in the Evening. City Chemist Fails to Find | to wit- Trace of Poison in | chier Musham declared that in his . H n it was the duty of the building the Stomach. ioner 16 vegont to i (RGE the { fire protection in the theater was in- . .. ladequate. No report haa been made to Medical science has fixed to a nicety { Nise' sudl he had takien e selion & (h the hour that Joseph Blaise was foully murdered on the dark side of Russian | Hill. The Call published exclusively | yesterday the findings of Autopsy Sur- geon Bacigalupi, that the unfortunate | German came to his death within an | hour after he had eaten his last supper. | This fact was firmly established by | an examination of the undigested food | that was removed from Blaise’s stom- | ach during the autopsy. Realizing that | that he had discovered one of the most | important pieces of evidence that has yet come to the notice of the police, | Dr. Bacigalupi immediately notified Chiet Wittman. The contents of the stomach were not sent to be analyzed matter. It had not been the custom of the fire department to inspect theaters for protection unless a report had becn made from the office of the building commissioner. In this connection it may be recalled that Buflding Commis- sioner Williams testified that it was not the business of his office to report on fire protection, but that it was a mat- ter entirely belonging to the fire depart- ment. First Assistant Fire Marshal Cham- pion testifled that two weeks before the opening of the Irequois Theater he stepped into the' building to examine nditions. He explained to Fireman Sallers of the Iroquois Theater that he should .have a lot of pumps and hose until Thursday afternoon, when Dr. A.| especial on the stage, particularly C. Bothe, the new City Chemist, was | cautio € him that a he with the sworn into office. | city pressure would not answer and he Yesterday Bothe spent a great part|should get powerful pum He also suggested a sprir of the day in segregating the various cler system an foods that were found in the dead!lers replied that the company was go- man’s stomach. Several pieces of let-|ing to put in all the appliances neces- tuce, a number of Spanish beans and | sary. a large quantity of meat and fat were John Hannan, chief of the first bat- placed in sepfrate bottles. This morn- | talion of the Chicago fire departmeat, ing Dr. Bothe will make some slide | testified that he went on the stage of specimens of the different foods and |the theater during a performance a few days previous away examine them under the microscope. the When the chemist has completed this phase of the investigation he will be able to tell to within less than half an hour just how long the food eaten by Blaise was subject to the digesting process of the various juices of the stomach. NO POISONS ARE FOUND. The rest of the contents of the stom- ach were placed in solution and tested for the presence of poisons. Dr. Lelana, to with t tec wa because matter o d that part of I ness unless reports were called Archibald Bernard, the electric charge of the switchboard at the the- ater, reiterated the opinion he had p viously given on the that fire was caused by against unprotected carbons in the th stand, the scenery blowing spot I lights the Coroner, knowing of the s:!ut;)h Orders were issued by Commissioner of cyanide of potassium that Soeder illiams to-day to close six had in his possession, instructed Dr. Bothe to make a special test for that deadly drug. He made what is known as the “characteristic blue test, but, faile@ to find any trace of the hydro- cyanic acid. The chemist also made test for chloral hydrate, which is the base of the common ‘“knockout drop” so commonly employed to render a| man unconscious. Solutions of am- monium silver nitrate added to the so- lution from the stomach, however, did not show the presence of any of the poisonous drus. | The absence of either of these deadly poisons in the contents as proven by a chemical test only shows again the utter improbability of any drug having been administered to the murdered man before he was kifled. To-day Dr. | Bothe will make tests for all of the most towic poisons known. | The beans removed from the stomach of Joseph Blaise show very little evi- dence of having been subjected to the action of the digestive fluids. Some of them had the appearance of never hav- | ing been acted on at all. Now, when it is considered that the ordinary bean is digested in from three to four hours at the utmost, the presence of undigested beans in the stomach of Blaise proves the statement of Dr. Bacigalupi that the unfortunate man came to his end | within an hour or less than an hour after he had eaten. | FOOD IS UNDIGESTED. | Dr. Bothe was loth to make a state- | ment as to the probable time of the| man's death, as shown by the conditivn | of the stomach’s contents, but said that | v which were found were lv:lh::c:mh(;:e::;igesled condition it was | retary of the Treasury has received an only logical to believe that they had |envelope postmarked San Francisco, & been in .the stomach but a short time. | conscience contribution of $100. He said: “Most of, my examination will be centered on the meat, which'is the food | most digested in the stomach, aithough i I shall make a thorough examination | of every substance I have been able 1o segregate. The more evidence I obtain, the more conclusive will be.the reporti which I submit to the Coroner. The| beans—classed ds carbo-hydrates—are digested in the small intestines and generally do not remain in the stomach | very long under normal conditions. The | fact that they were found in the stom- ach after the man's death shows that they were not tHere long. I would not like to make a close statement until; after I have finished my analysis.” The lettuce found in the stomach was | - Backed np by over a third of a hardly affected at all, and another sub- | of remarkable and unife centu',. stance resembling another vegetabie | record such as no other r d= for the matter similar to that of celery was| diseases and weaknesses pe®liar to also found, along with considerable fat. the The contents of Blaise’s stomach were of an unusually dark color. This color is attribdted by Dr. Bothe to a regurgitation of the chyle from the small intestines into the stomach, which sometimes occurs in case a per- son’s body is twisted or doubled up. The chemist will have his report ready this morning, and it will in all prob- ability be a complete verification of the statements in regard to the hour of the man’s death already published. —_———— BILL TO PENSION CIVIL WAR VETERANS Measure Provides That Persons Who | Served Ninety Days Shall Re- | ceive $12 a Month. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—Senator Dolliver to-day introduced a bill pro- viding for the pensioning of all per- sons who had ninety days or more military or naval service in the Civil War and for widows of such soldiers or sailors who were married prior to June 27, 1865. The pensions are to be $12 a month, to take effect at the date of ‘application after the passage of the bill. The bill is that indorsed by the National Encampment of the Grand Army at San Francisco. l churches for failure to comply with the building ordinance —————— NOORDLAND ARRIVES IN STEAM SAFETY Vessel Was Badly Disabled at Sea, but Was at No Time in Danger. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15.—The over- due Red Star liner Noordland was sighted shortly after 9 o'clock this morning and at 10 o'clock passed into the Delaware breakwater. The Noord- land arrived at her dock at 9 o’clock to- night. A large crowd of persons, most of whom were relatives and friends of those on board, were there to.greet the disabled steamer. From statements made by passengers and officers of the Noordland there were some very anx- ious moments while the stanch vessel lay helpless in the turbulent sea, al- though at no time was she in real dan- ger of foundering. P2t R O B 5 e Fifteen Years for Horse Stealing. SAN JOSE, Jan. 15.—Fifteen years in San Quentin was the sentence meted out to Gerardo Melendez, alias Gerardo Bald, for stealing a horse and buggy from Mts. Matilda A. Parker of Santa Clara. Melendez has served four terms in the State prison. Melendez put up a desperate fight when being arrested for the crime and only surrendered after he had been shot twice in the legs by Constable Sandberg of Watsonvilie. —_——— Returns Stolen Money. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—The See- DR. PIERCE’S REMEDIES. several medicines isg_benefit until 1 took vorite Prescription. 1 soon realized had found the right remedy. It helped saturated oature isons that, the » alt a hened Ty co SR health back fo my cheeks. This medicine if Saktn ooceeiaaly Rerpe the eyetdes ta geriest iscase am pl togive it my endorsement. “Favorite Prescription” makes weak women sirong, sick women well. Ac- cept no substitute for the medicine which works wonders for weak women. 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