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

16 ICISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 190% MASK CONCEALS ROBBER'S FACE 1 Footpad Levels a Revolver at| James Coreoran, Bartender, | and Empties Cash Bcgistel" GRS T { ACCOMPLICE ON LOOKOUT| e Criminals Are Seen by Citi-| zen and Heard Discussing the | Stolen Moneyi of Division have revived robbing saloons, ac- by James | nder in Thomas Eleventh and Mar- | attery early Co nformed the policeman t 3¢ k a yeung man wear- K 1 over ‘his T came e stomers had a revc presenting i to throw up lied and the ised above biack To cash regis- 1 in that Slat- but and e robber GRANTS SUPREME COURT | A NEW TRIAL | WALKER Defendant Is Commencing His Seventh Year of Imprisonment in the mty Jail. vho is charged with 1 the American Tract 5; was granted a preme Court yes- than six years he at Broadway ether he belongs i unrestrai nd ramifications various courts. the tituted. is sdid.to have been on on kis part the bookmakers. learned of his to have been accounts. He charge of em- 1898, and sen- at Folsom. ppeals on several were taken. He neced to serve one year August 26, 1901. Then over a bill of excep- over the Judge's in- other over a com- e a difference over éourt’s record. fThe s particular 1 evidence, incom- ital to the defend- a s. George Colli —_———————— Convicted of Manslaughter. was convicted of a jury in Judge 4 ternoon and turday. He g Vincent le Meur, e French bark Ver- night of January rictor le Corvec CH EMIST DISCOVERS BLOOD ON LEON SOEDER’S DAGGER| Professor Thomas Price Gives Important Testimony in the Blaise Murder Trial-Prosecuting Attorney Closes Case for People and Defense Opens To-Day * Professor Thomas Price, an analyt- | | ical chemist of 526 Sacramento | street, testified before Judge Cabaniss | vesterday that he discovered blood | stains on the knife found by Detective | Thomas Gibson in the room of Leon Soeder, charged with the murder of Joseph Blaise. Traces of blood were | found on the knife where the blade joins the handle, and also in that por- tion of the handle that holds lhe‘ blade when the e closed. | When Detective Gibson searched the room of Soeder on the day fol- lowing the murder of Blaise he found a large, one-bladed knife of the dag- ger pattern. There were no blood stains visible to the naked eye upon it. The knife was given to Professor Price, who made a chemical examina- | tion and found that blood still ad- | hered to the weapon. He did not make a test to ascertain whether the blood was that of 2’human being, as he was not instructed to do so by the police. This evidence, if Professor Price as- | certains that the blood is human, will be of the greatest value to the prose- | cution Soeder was questioned by the police | at the time of his arrest as to where | he secured the knife and what he used it for. He said he purchased the knife in France last fall and that he | used it merely as a pocket-knife. He | was asked if he had ever cut any meat | | and Blaise for the guarantee of | the letter 1 of jurisdiction was n t a i Py | as the killing oc- | °%, anything with it that.might have | left traces of blood on it. Soeder re- s case, .»fi«d‘m the dark, but it was | . TEEE G not. ; KNIFE IS EXAMINED. | | After eliciting this information | POSTUM CEREAL, A e —— from him the police sent the knife to | i S professor Price, who examined it for DIDN'T BELIEVE Profasr Exice, M traces of blood. Professor Price used That Coffec Was the Real Trouble. what is known as the Guaicum test in of the w for Some people flounder around and take everything that's recommended to them, but finally find out that cof- fee is the real cause of their troubles An‘Orego says “F y-five years I was troubled with my stomach. I was a | steady coffee drinker, but didn’t sus- pect that as the cause. 1 doctored - good doctors and got mo help, then 1 took almost anything which some one else had been cured with, but to no good. I was very bad last summer and coulé not work at times. “On Decemb 1902, I was taken s0 bad the doctor said I could not live | over twenty-four hours at the most and I made all preparations to | die. I could hardly' eat anything, | everything distressed me and 1 was weak and sick all over. When in that condition coffee was abandoned and I | was put on Postum, the change jn my | feelings came quickly after the drink that was poisoning me was removed. | “The pain and sickness fell away from me and I began to get well day by day, so I stuck to it, until now I am | well and strong again, can eat heartily | with no headache, heart trouble or the | awfal sickness of the old coffee days. I drink all I wish of Postum without ny harm and enjoy it immensely. “This seems like a wonderfully strong story, but I woeld refer you to the First National Bank, the Trust g Company, or any merchant 5, Or., in regard to my standing and I will send a sworn statement of this if $ou wish. You also use my name.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Stili there are many who persistent- ly fool themselves by saying, *“‘Coffee don’t hurt me.” A ten days’ trial of Postum in its place will tell the truth and many times save life.” “There’s a reason.” Look for the little book, “The Road to Wellville,” in each package. | his examination 1 Randall an Ex-Convict. eapon traces of blood. He stated that had the clothes Soeder took to the cleaner’s | been washed in warm water there | would in all probability have been some trace of blood in the water if there was any on the clothes, but had | they been subjected to a scouring in cold water traces of blood would have been hard to find. Edward H. Osborne was placed on the stand at the opening of the hear- ing in the morning and completed his testimony in regard to the insurance policies. - It did- not vary materially from that already published. L. R. Parker; manager for the Hart- ford Life Insurance Company in this city, testified that Osborne presented to him an application for a life insur- ance policy for $7000 on the life of Joseph Blaise. He testified that the FOEas - note for $242 34 taken from Soeder the payment of the policy on its delivery was signed by Joseph Blaise and in- dorsed by Leon Soeder. Parker iden- tified the signature of Soeder on the | note as being identical with. that on | the letter received by him (Parker) on the morning.of January 11. LETTER 1S DESTROYED. Parker could not recall the exact words in the letter written to him by Soeder, ‘which he found under his door on the morning of the date mentioned, | but stated that it was an inquiry re- | garding the delivery of the policy. He said he had destroyed the letter and | the defense objected to Parker’s testi- mony on that matter. The Court sus- tained the objection and ruled that the prosecution be required to show that Parker claims he received was subsequently de- him was actually written and which stroyed by by Soeder. Captain Martin was next placed on the stand and told of his visit to the scene of the murder and his subse- quent examination of Seeder in his of- fice. He said that Soeder told him that Blaise had $200 in gold coin when they left France, which amount Blaise | had drawn from a French bank. Soe- der said he had paid all Blaise’s ex- penses and fare and that the dead man had $90 in gold on his person at the time of the murder. When Blaise left his home he came to America with Soeder with the understanding, Soeder said, that they would come to San Francisco and Blaise would remain in this city, secure work and send for his family. Martin detailed several conversations he had had with Soeder, in which the accused denied having a gray suit or a pistol. Soeder told Martin that he .did not pay any money on the insurance policies, and said that Blaise paid $102 on the life insurance policy for $3000 in the Pacific Mutual Company, $3 on the accident policy in the same company, and a $5 deposit on another policy, leaving him in gossession of $90. HANDWRITING IDENTICAL. Theodore Xytka testified that the S United States Secret Service Agent | Hazen has recognized Harry Randall, lnow in the city prison, as an ex-con- | d counterfeiter. Randall was | vict an | arrested by the police last Sunday for | robbing the delicatessen shop of H. | Tietjen at 38 Sixth street. Mr. Hazen ‘says that Randall has served a three years’ term in the penitentiary at Fol- som for counterfeiting. He was con- | Victed under the name of Ed Petersen, | alias Miller. He was the missing mem- | ber of the Callan gang of counterfeit- | ers arrested by Hazen a few weeks ago |and was the onme that taught Callan | the business. scom (5 RSB A | Thief in Salvation Barracks. | Captain Hellesath of the Salvation Army barracks, 2726 Mission street, | reported to the police yesterday that a cornet valued at $10 was stolen from the barracks on Sunday night. The members of the army were out marching at the time. Arraigned for Robbery. Fred Raabe Jr. was arraigned in Judge Dunne’s court yesterday on two charges of robbery and February 8 was set as the day on which he shall plead. He is.accused of holding up and robbing Eugene C. Cerf at Post and Franklin streets and Frank Heiss- ner at Octavia and Fell streets on the same night. —_—————— ADAMS’ Irish Moss Cough Balsam the safe, sure and guaranteed cure. 25c, 50c. Druggists.® e Newell's Will Filed for Probate. The will of Horace Newell of the firm of Newell Bros., who died January 28. was filed for probate yesterday. It dis- poses of an estate worth niore than $10,000. The devisees are Amelia New- ell, widow of the deceased, and his two sons. The widow gets half of the es- tate and the family residence at 17z1 T.ddy street and the sons get the other half. _———————— Some very swell wedding invitations come 4&rom Knowles, 24 Second street. Main 508, ¢ handwriting of the various letters and | documents signed by Soeder and intro- duced as evidence was identical with the admitted handwriting of the ac- cused man. Detective Thomas Gibson was placed | on the stand at the closing of the cue} and rehearsed his conversations with | Soeder since his arrest. The testimony | developed nothing new. Gibson was questioned in regard to the complaint charging Soeder with murder, which he swore to. Attorney Salomon objected, but was overruled. Salomon also be- S80S | s = + 1 PROF. THOMAS PRICE EX- AMINING BLOOD STAINS ON LEON SOEDER'S KNIFE. 1 + = %7 gan to complain of the manner in | which the police _treated Soeder, but was informed that the Court could | not assist him. The prosecution completed its case vesterday afternoon and this morning | at 10 o’clock the defense will open. The | case will be submitted to-day and Soe- | der will, in all probability, be held to| answer for trial in the Superior Court. | Assistant District Attorney Hanley holds that Soeder was not aware at| | turned. | were his special cake. | the heuse. | the cellar ! that the sack of swag had disappeared. i No one accused the copper of having| ! mon made a getaway | valuable articles there. STEALS WHILE SLEUTH GIARDS Burglar Enters Basement of an Ellis - Street Residence Unobserved by Patrolman Flay s SECURES MUCH PLUNDER Bluecoat Detailed to Cateh Crook, but the Latter Man- ages to Make a Big Haul LS de] Almost every one knows that San Francisco is blessed with a corps of po- lice officers whose very names strike terror to the hearts of porch climbers and second story workers, but for all that a gentleman with crooked tenden- cies outwitted one of these star sleuths the other night and the latter knew nothing about the trick until it was Then he was snown how it happened, but refuses to talk. The man that double-crossed the boy in blue was not a second-story opera- | tor, but an under-story craftsman—| one who prefers to make his hauls in basements. The cpime was committed at the residence of Miss Croney, 1036 Ellis street, some time between the dead of midnight and the breaking of the beautiful dawn. The thief had been at work on the premises for several nights and the| closest vigilance on- the part,of the oc- cupants of the house availed nothing. A few days ago Miss Croney went into | the basement of her home and discév- ered that the thief had paid the place a visit on the preceding night and had cleared up everything of value. SWAG IN A SACK. It was all packed up in a big sack, the thief probably being frightened away ere he had a chance to parade down the street with his swag. Miss Croney telephoned to police headquar- ters for an officer to watch the house | that night and specified that she want- ed a man that would be a guaranteed burglar catcher. That right the sleuth arrived. He smilingly stated that he could catch anything that runs and that burglars So the family retired early and dreamed of how the fearless copper would corral that bold thief and have him strapped to a chair in the parlor, awaiting the family in- | spection in the morning. When the household awoke, the cop- per was still on his beat in front of He told of how he had seen burglars come within a block or s0 of the place, but when they spotted him they all took .to the woods in the direction of Van Ness avenue. Then the members of the family be- gan a quiet The cellar door was open, but this they did not mind, as the key was left in the door at the copper’s suggestion. . But when the key was discovered under the | door the searchers murmured, “How strange.” TRICK 1S TURNED. | Still they had confidence in what the | smart guardian of the household said. | A hasty examination of the interior of disclosed the startling fact taken it, so it was mutually agreed ! that the burglar turned the trick him- | self. | The cop did not know how it all hap- | pened; he knew nothing till he was shown. Then he scratched his head and took on an expression of \\'lsdom,l He hinted at burglars having been | ! asleep in the cellar for several days, but could not explain how the gentle-| while he was guarding the doorway of the cellar. | Several hundred dollars’ worth of| goods were stolen, including some sur-| gical instruments belonging to Dr. Van | Meter, a roomer at the place. Miss | Croney had used the basement for a storeroom and had deposited many The burglar was a good judge and shrewd and he overlooked nothing. Stili the cop re- fuses to believe and hints at crooks with wings. ————————— Sheriff Levies Attachments. Two writs of attachment in the sums of $706 46 and $2461 39 respec- little search themselves. | ADVERTISEMENTS. SPECIALS THIS WEEK, One case 50-INCH HOMESPUN SUITING, In two foned mixed effects. These are very suitable for spring outing suits ....... ....-Price 75c yard One case Genuine FRENCH “ETAMINE VOILE,” 43 inches wide. Tbese are in all the new shades for spring, 1904 . veireireee....Price $1.00 yard One case BLACK ENGLISH MISTRAL CLOTH. " This is cne of the New Fabrics for spring wear...... P Price 75c yard 75 cartons extra quality SATIN TAFFETA RIBBON, full 4 inches wide. We have them in all shades........ ............. .Price 25¢ vard 8 cases LADIES’ SWISS RIBBED VESTS and DRAWERS, both white and natural. These we have in all sizes TR i s e IO ST GO 200 dozen GENTS' LINEN €AMBRIC HANDKERCHIEFS, extra quality. They come in % and 1 inch hem.... 150 dozen LADIES' HEMSTITCHED HANDKERCHIEFS, in ¥ and % inch hem. These are made from an extra quality Linen Cambric. . Price 12%c each 45 pleces 36-inch CURTAIN MUSLIN. These are in sma'l figures apd lace stripes......... Price. 1Qc vard - .40 pleces CURTAIN MUSLIN, full 40 inches wide, in ~ stripes, figures, small and medium size dots..:... Pflce 20c yard -We will also sell this week about 45 dozen LABIES EIDERDOWN SACQUES, in Light Bluesy Reds and Grags, sizes 34 to 44, at ONE-THIRD less than formeg prices. . NOTE Orders by mall recelve prompt atgenfion. Ail° orders for samples or goods filled and shipped same day they are rgcelved o | |- LISTENS TO ARGUMENTS IN SEVEN MURDER CASES| Supreme Court Passes Busy Day Con- | sidering Appeals From Judgments of Lower Tribunals. ! The Supreme Court listened yester- | day to arguments for and against sev- en persons accused of murder. None of the defendants was present in| court, but were represented by their attorneys. Each case was reviewed for the benefit of the Justices. Argu-| ments were then ordered submitted orf briefs for mature éonsideration. The titles of the cases are as fol- lows: People vs. Minnie Adams, who is charged with having killed her young son with carbolic acid;: people vs. Stoll, the dentist who shot Dr. Blake in their offices in the Phelan building about a year ago; people v: This is a special price on a special- fe. It Pys o buy a good 1 you can depend on. mplete assortment of | | Sing Yow, who murdered a fellow - i ! in Sacrs in Novem- cutlery, em@racing every Rkigh-grade countryman in Sacramento m‘ o i Ty g T el B ' [ ber, 1902; people vs. Gonzales, Who || dan's. Henckel's, Stiletto and others | killed a man in a saloon brawl in Los MY BPECIAL BAZOR, a2t $1.00. | Angeles; people vs. Wright, who killed | nas B equal for the: MowAX. a man who was paying a visit to de- |} value: my pnr,\";"‘?l_ AZOR. $2.00 fendant’s former wife in Butte Coun- | SCISSORS, good grade. as low Se. PS, from 25e¢ up. RAZOR STRO! Two bars Williams' Skaving Soap, ty; people vs. Buckley and people vs. | Moran, who were convicted of having shot a machinist named Rice on a Mission-street car during the general strike of 1901. 15e. Out-of-town orders filled promptly. THAT MAN PITTS the time of the murder of Blaise that |tively were served yesterday by Sheriff the Aetna and Hartford companies had | Curtis on W. J. Grace & Co., lumber rejected his applications for policies on | dealers at Sixth and Berry streets and the life of his brother-in-law. This|425 Ninth street. The first writ was contention established, the prosecu-|served at the instance of the Wash tion’s theory of motive will be materi- | ington Mills Company and the second ally strengthened. | by the Hammond Lumbér Company, | E——————————— ADVIRTISEMENTS. GREAT GLEARANGE SALE OF PIANOS| 150" New, Sample, Shop-Wom, Slightly Used and Second- Hand Pianos. N ORDER TO DISPOSE OF THIS ACCU- mulation of instruments quickly after the Holiday - Trade, necessitates lower prices and better values than ordinarily. All second-hand planos have been thorough- 1y overhauled and are guaranteed by us, privilege given to exchange within three rs for new piano, and full purchase price applied. Many of the new sample and shopworn planos are in fancy woods and will be sold at half price. Bargains never before offered in San Fran- cixco. Satisfy yourself by inspection. Below we describe a few of the bargains of- fered, but remember there are 150 of them: $600 Weber, $275 (second hand). 8550 Krell, $275 (shop worn), discontinued agency. $650 Needham, $215 (new), discontinued agency. | . $450 Needham, $250 (new), discontinuedy agency. $575 Conover, $350 (slightly used). Hemme & Long Upright, fine condition, rose- wood case, $150, Sherman, Clay & Co. Upright, $100. Steinway Square, fine condition, $100. I\ Other Squares, $25, $40 and up. A brand-new piano in burl walnut, mahog- | any or oak case, $185, with Mandolin and Zith- er attachment, 3 strings to note, 3 pedals‘and double repeating action. This piano has been sold fn this city for as much as $350. Easy Terms If Desired. CLARK WISE & CO. 126 Geary street, between Btockton. Grant avenue and which have sued Grace & Co. for the value of lumber sold and delivered. An attachment was levied on H. Nollen for $1000 on property now in possession of the Santa Fe Railway system. The attachment was served at the tnstance of G. D. Sanborn. ADVERTISEMENTS. ITOH! ITCH! ITCH! Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Instant Relief for Itching, Burning, and Scaly Humors, Eczemas, Rashes, Irritations, and Chafings, in a warm bath with Ceticsra Soap and a single anointing with Ceti- cura Ointment, the greaf Skin Cure. ~ cm&:u Local and Comstitutional Treat. ment for every humor may now be had of all druggists for One Dol! ing of CuTI- CURA SOAP, OINTMENT,and PILLS. A'single set is often sufficient to cure the most distressing cases from infancy to age, when all else fails. W. T. HESS. Notary Public and Attorney-at-Law. Tenth Floor, Room 1015, Claus Spreckels bldg. Telephone Main 983. Residence, 821 California st., below Powell. Resldence Telephone James 1501. Decisions in these cases will not be | handed down for several months. —_—— WARRANT SWORN OUT FOR | ABE. SCHWARTZ'S ARREST F. W. PITTS, “T! s tioner, 1008 MARKET ST., Above Powell. Accused of Embezzlement by Clarence Grange, Whose Loss Is Placed at $12,000. Clarence Grange swore to a com- | plaint before Police Judge Fritz yes- | terday charging Abe G. Schwartz with felony embezzlement. The amount stolen, as alleged in the complaint, is $300, but it is said the total will ag- gregate about $12,000. { Schwartz disappeared about ten | days ago and it was reported that his | father would meet the amount of bis | defalcation, but he has apparenily | failed to do so. Candies Chocolates Bonbons Given Away Free With Teas, Coffees, Spices Baking Powder The case has been placed in the SRS hands of the Pinkerton detective | It Pays to agency and every effort will be m¥ade | to locate Schwartz. Grange offers a | Trade at reward of $200 to any one that will | give information that will lead to the fugitive's arrest. —_———— Percy Moore Wins. | The Supreme Court of the United | Stat#$ has refused to issue a writ of | certiorari to disturb the decision of the | United States Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Percy Moore vs. the Bank of British ®olinbia, and the mandate was received yesterday by Clerk Beaizley of the United States Cir- cuit Court. By the action of the Cir- cuit Court of Appeals the bank is or- | derea to deliver to Moore five thousand and three-quarters certificates of stock of the Sanger Lumber Company with- out any payment being required of him. Try to Rob Jewelry Store. The show window of the jewelry store of G. W. Moss, 116 Geary street, was broken with a rock early yester- day morning. liceman George Col- lins heard the breaking of glass, but when he got to thé store no one could be seen. The thief did not have time to steal anything. Am S, oot TagEt for catal 738 Market st, and BUNS 55 | VEEELY CALL, $1.00 7ER YEAR Reduced rates on household goods to & from ibe East & South. Bekin's, 11 Montgomery st. *