The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 18, 1904, Page 16

18 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 190 ity CAVS CTT ATTORNEYS TRY TO PROVE SATS STRATTON LABROUSSE WAS DEMENTED | Oceanic Steamship Company | yer of Girl Hears Story of His Life From Childhood’s Days and Weeps When Counsel Tells of the Shooting of Miss Jordan---Witnesses Doubt Prisoner’s Sanity HALE'S. | HALE __‘—_____—_____‘/—_-,‘——"_’_—‘b Now! the Great White Opportunity many are taking advantage o Biying Undermuslins rments as there are and THUG ATTACKS SPEEPING GIRL Ruffian Enters Room of Miss EL PESCADERO'S OWNER IS SUED David Jacks and Pacific Im- Getting as Good, as Pretty and as Dainty 6a Sues to Determine Validity of Tax on Aliens in Transit|* i DENTES COLLECTOR’S RIGHT MG < Avers He Has No Authority to Collect Fee on Passengers| | Who Do Not Remain Here| | | e For the purpose of determining | | whether Frederick S. Stratton, Collec- tor of the Port of San Francisco, has | ax of $2 per head the right to levy a t on = i from Australian ports to ports in Furope, the Oceanic Steamship | Company yesterday brought suit to r from Stratton $428 paid by Collector as “head tax” brought to this country ember, 1903, on the ma, Ventura and ny contends that ut authority in de- company the tax d here while en the Atlantic. The el one, and if the e plaintiff is sustained it means a s g of many hundreds of dollars annually. It will also great- Iy reduce the receipts of the office of the Collector of the Port. The complaint of the steamship com- | pany, which was filed by Attorneys Frank & Mansfield, appears to be sim- | @y a demand r $328 collected illegally by Stratton. It reads as follows: between the 23d the 30th day of De contention ¢ w r the ports of vancouver, said alien pas- resaid, the said ed of this TITUDE AND SKETCHES OF S EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT'S INSANITY PLEA. | -+ | EVERAL WITNESSES WHO GAVE The prosecution closed its case yes- terday morning in the trial of Edmond | de Labrousse, charged with the mur-| der of Miss Marie Jordan on September | 29 last. Its concluding witness was | Mrs. Caroline Jordan, mother of th murdered girl. She told how it was| that a trunk supposed to belong to the | prisoner was in her possession. She| said it was the property of her son | and had never belonged to De La-| brousse. It had been lent him that he | might save storage charge when away from the city and in it he had placed his books and private papers. Mrs. Jordan told of her late daughter giving the jewels which accused had | presented her with back to him and of | his leaving them on the table, refusing | to take them. District Attorney Byington then an- | nounced that the case of the prosecu- tion rested and Attorney Roche began his opening address to the jury, detail- ADVERTISEMENTS. 1903 The 261h ing quickly, firmly and lucidly the course he intended to pursue in the defense of his client. Mr. Roche admitted that he” appre- ciated the fact that the sanity or tem- perament of the defendant would be subject to the closest scrutiny. He ex pected to prove that not only at the moment of the homicide, but prior to the commission of the deed Labrousse | was mentally deranged and could not appreciate the crime charged against him and was not therefore amenable to the law. FAMILY MEETS MISFORTUNE. Mr. Roche told the jury that De La- brousse, who was born in France, was the son of Edmond Dufeu, who had committed suicide when defendant was but a child. His mother later married Dr. Labrousse, a veterinary surgeon, and her son took his stepfather’s name | and grew up to love him as a father. | The family came out to San Fran- !cluco and then removed to Nevada, iwhen in time defendant assisted the | (UTICURA ‘Has been the .greatest in sales, in distri- bution over the earth’s surface, doctor. Tl luck followed them and it | fell to the lot of young Labrousse to maintain the family, which office fell heavily upon his youthful shoulders. Step by step Attorney Roche took the | court and jury along the life-path of De Labrousse. He told of his meeting | Miss Marie Jordan when both were em- | ployed at the City of Paris and of an acquaintance which, said the attorney, | ripened into a love that was tender. greatest in profits and greatest in | He told of De Labrousse's constant at- | tendance at the French church and of benefits conferred | | his endeavor to gain an education when |a boy to fit himself for a position in | life, and also related in detail the | young man’s failures in business, when on suffering hu-| s e g e he had hoped to build up a position that ’ would warrant him asking Miss Jordan | to become his wife. De Labrousse, said Attorney Roche, became estranged from his family at Measured by every test, | ais Jordan. Mrs. de Laprousse wished viz., world-wide POPU- | o her own manner of thixiing and one ‘larity and sale,” purity | Stoche said that Miss Tity Jordaw re. .and sweetness, absolute safety, unfailing relief or cure, and great econ- omy, CUTICURA is the greatest curative of ancient or modern times. alizing that De Labrousse could not make her sister happy, came between B Salr greater thas the world’s product the couple. THREATENED SUICIDE. De Labrousse, he said, could not sleep when the estrangement came. Miss Jordan put him off and off, re- fused to talk to him, would not accom- pany him to the theater, and all this weakened him mentally, said the attor- rey, months prior to the commission of the murder, with the result that he threatened more than once to take his of ofher skin cures. o 3 The attorney for the defendant de- Seld whesever civilization bas peaetrated. | nied that he premeditated taking Miss — Julia Henson at the Presidio and Tries to Strangle Her D e | ASSATLANT IS UNKNOWN Culmination of Depredations Which Have Baffled the Vigi- lance of Officers at the Post An attempt to strangle Miss Julia | Henson at the Presidio late Tuesday ;nlsm seems to be the culmination of | thieving that has been carried on in | | the post fcr several days. | Although officers, non-commissioned ! men and sentries have been on the {alert to catch the midnight marauder, | they have falled to locate him, and !ln the midst of the populated canton | ment of the Tenth Infantry and while | the sentries .were on duty a villain {eluded their watchful eves and with | murderous intent crawled in through {an open window and apprcached the | bedside of his intended victim, grabbed her hands and then tried to choke her to death. The story is bgst told by | Miss Henson herself. who stated: “With several other of the girls who | |are in attendance on the officers’ mess, | 1 occupy gpe of the rocms which were i formerly the old clubhouse. T retired | early Tuesday night. Shogtly before | midnight I was awakened b some one | grabbing my hands in a firm grip. TRIES TO CHOKE HER. “Before 1 could scream his hand was |on' my throat. I succeeded in getting ! my left hand loose and struck the thin | board Partition wall between my rcom and the next a blow that awakened to me. With that the ruffian slightly relaxed his hold, and 1 screamed and shouted for the sentry. “Even then the fiend still tried to | choke me, and it was not until one of the other girls commenced to scream | that he let go of me and dashed from the room, through an adjoining unoc- cupied room, and leaped through the window and disappeared in the dark- ness of the night. In the meantime the other girls were up and, hearing the crash of the falfing window, by the dim light of the camp they could see a stalwart man run off into the trees back of the camp. Just at this point the colored cooks appeared, with sen- tries with lanterns, and thoroughly gearched the place. I was so terrorized that T did not know what to do. GIRLS SHRIEK WITH FEAR. | “Some of the other girls were so frightened at the rumpus that they shrieked with fear and covered up their heads with their bedclothes and B Jordan's life. He went out with the TFefused to move until the whole house intention, said Attorney Roche, of Was lighted up and had been searched ending his own career. He bade his by the guards from one end to the landlady good-by, went out. and seeing Miss Jordan leave a car, approached her and in a short while, she having refused to speak to him, he drew a revolver and shot her and then temptea suicide. At this point of the address De La- brousse moved for the first time from a leaning position, and applying his handkerchief to his eyes, languidly wiped away the falling tears. torney Roche called a number of in support of his statement { that De Labrousse prior to the murder was not of sound mind. Michael J. Hynes, Public Administrator, was the | first _witness called by the defense. He told o his acquaintance with De ILa- brousse, whom he had known when h; too, was emrloyed at the City of Par Hynes taiG that he thought De La- brousse was a very nervous man, and in support of Attorney Roche’s theory of unscuncress of mind or eccentricity told how De Labrousse would waik cn | Market stieet with head up and chest out as tnough “he were some oae of importance.” He was quickly agita- ted, said Hynes, and had he not been in favor with the head of the ¢oncern would not have been kept at the City of Paris owing to his treatment of cus- tomers. He showed temper, sald Hynes, and complaints from customers were numerous. THOUGHT HIM ERRATIC. R. F. Oakley, salesman with Mur- phy, Grant & Co., told of De La- brousse’s condition prior to the mur- der, saying that he seemed to him to be a nervous wreck. Oakley thought the man's mind was affected. John O. Broden, employed by Wolf & France, told how erratic De La- brousse seemed to him and of his look- ing into vacancy, and the Rev. Father Robert F. Sesnon of the Church of the Star of the Sea told of visiting defend- ant in the Broadway Jail some six weeks ago, when he found him to be ir- rational, emotional and upset. Father Sesnon said he tried to console him. De Labrousse admitted that he was very sorry for what had happened, was profuse in his thanks for the visit and wept. Henry Kugelberg, employed at Sam- uels’ Lace House, had known De La- brousse some years. He said that two weeks prior to the murder De La- brousse wds dejected. He had always given the witness the Impression that he was erratic. When he worked with him some years ago at O’Connor, Mof- fatt & Co.’s he was called “the crazy Frenchman” by employes in the store, not that they thought him crazy, but on account of his demonstrative manner. Willatz Johannsen, Jean Baptiste Contra-Barthe, Peter Roberts, J. Col- lins and J. G. Subra gave their opinions as to the mental condition of defend- ant, all agreeing that he was strange in his manner, while Subra said that he was not only erratic, but that he had made threats to commit suicide on two occasions. Subra said that De Labrousse was quick tempered. Rudoiph Ducharme and Edward D. Mullaly, the defendant having lived at the house of the latter, also gave it as their opinion that De Labrousse was not mentally sound. The case wiil be resumed this morn- ing. —_———— To Visit San Francisco ‘Without seeing the Diamond Palace would be like visiting Europe without seeing Par- feature of San Francis- led to be the most beau- tiful jewelry store in the world. Vllm;;: is. It is a leadin, co, and is conc or purchasers are equally welcome. Montgomery st., bet. Bush and Pine. ¢ at- other. I left a small amount of money and my rings and jewelry on a table at the foot of my bed, and the girls in the other rooms all had small sums lying about, and some of them had put their watches on their dressing tables. None | of these things were missing. We were | all so frightened that we sat up till morning, fearing another attack, and a | the house.” Miss Henson is a modest appearing girl of perhaps 19 years of age, tand is much upset over the attack. She has been employed at the Presidio for | a year in her present position. | stand how the depredations have been Jgo!ng on, but thinks it must be some | | ous camp followers who hang around | the gates of the post. The attempted | strangulation puzzies him and he does | | not know what to think of the pro- | ceedings. He, however, states that any { prowler seen or caught about the camp | hereafter will come there at his own | peril. | —————— $300 rugs sold for $60 at Benguiat's Rug Sale yesterday. Good chance to get good goods at your own price. Maple and Marble rooms, Palace Hotel. Sale hours to-day, 1:30 and 7:30 p. m. - —_———— Ewing Out on Bail. William B. Ewing, who was con- victed recently of using the mails in | furtherance of a swindle, was released vesterday in the United States District | Court on $6000 bail pending his re- lease. | | | —_——— Exposition Special. | One of our $6.00 Trunks will be just | the thing to take with you to the Expo- | sition at St. Louis. Regular price of this | Trunk is $9.50. A. B. Smith Co. 132 Ellis st. & | e BYRON, Feb. 17.—John Glass, a young resi- | dent of this city, committed suicide last night by shooting himself in the head. No cause is | known for the suicide. ey ADVERTISEMENTS. LILLIAN RUSSELL _ TO KOHLER & CHASE February 11, 1904. Kohler & Chase, Post and Kearny Streets. Gentlemen: It is really a pleasure to sing with the beautiful Kohler & Chase piano I am using. It's sympathetic singing tone is espe- cially adapted for accompanying the voice. The instrument is a gem. ‘With congratulations, | the other girls, and one of them spoke | sentry stood guard all night in front of | Colonel Noble is at a loss to under- | | discharged soldier or one of the numer- | provement = Company Are Charged With a' Land Fraud GORE WANTS THE RANCH Alleges That the Government Patent Was Obtained by Inadvertence and Mistake —_— * Suit was filed yesterday in the United States Circuit Court by John C. Gore Jr. and Hamilton Gay Howard against the United States of America, David Jacks and the Pacific Improvement Company to quiet title to the Rancho el Pescadero, in Monterey County. The complaint alleges that the prop- erty was erroneously patented by the | United States to David Jacks on Feb- ruary 19, 1868, and that J. C. Gore Jr. has been defrauded cut of the prop- erty. It is set forth that Gore Jr. filed uit against Jacks in the United States Circuit Court in 1869 over the same piece of property and that Gore lost the suft by reason of the statute of limitations. But in the present suit Gore urges that the patent had not been pleaded by Jacks; that its valid- ity had not in any manner been ques- tioned; that Gore was ignorant of its existence until the bringing cf the pres- ent suit, and that the patent was not recorded until July 30, 1880, when the Pacific Improvement Company had it placed upon the records. It is alleged that on February 4, 1862, !Jbhn C.. Gore conveyed the property to his son, John C. Gore Jr., who gave his power of attorney te Frederick Z. Seymour of Boston, who in turn con- veyed it to Edward Tompkins of Bing- hamton, N. Y., in exchange for some of Tompkips' property in that place alleged to be much infertor in value and heavily incumbered. It is alleged also that on April 9, 1862, David Jacks got a quit claim deed from Tompkins for a stated consideration of $10,000. | It is-further alleged that Edward Tompkins, Frederick Z. Seymour, D. R. Ashley, B. F. Ankeny and‘Dav ! Jacks were conspirators and succes- sively engaged in an attempt to de- fraud Gore Jr. of the patent; that Jacks had always intended to criminally get possession of the ranch and to defraud the United States and to cause the United States to issue l2tters patent for’ the ranch to\him instead of to Gore or his son Gore Jr., and that the Pacific Improvement Company was | cognizant of Jacks’ illegal title at the | time of the purchase. Of the persons mentioned as conspirators Jacks is said to be the only one remaining alive. It is further stated that the property takes in part of the Seventeen Mile drive in Monterey County; that it is of the value of half a million dollars, and that the patent was issued throug the inadvertence and mistake of the United States officials. The court is asked to decla®® the { | { MONEY-SAVING SPECIALS at MARKS BROS. Home of Honest Values, 1220-22-24 MARKET ST. 75c WAIST, as pictured, sells to-day for. 450 $2.00 MUSLIN SKIRT, as pictured, sells to-day .25 87 1904 LACES. Just at hand. All the newest arrivals in IMPORT LACES for dress trimmings at MARKS BROS. Pooular Prices. 75c EIDERDOWN DRESSING SACQUE, as pictured, sells to-day for . Saving Meney on Every One. . rou i ular | Corset Covers. My, the variety—more than we can show you in reg stocks. At 15¢c are two styles in cambric; 216, four sl){c" ‘h;'}‘le’?c;’g:’: and at 4gc are some handsome French effects, worth 75¢. Y five rows of lace insertion and 10 rews of baby ribbon P wers start now at 2ac, six pretty styles; then agc, four styles; 39¢, four more styles; 67¢c, 87c and on up to $3.00. But of all the good things to-day don’t miss these $1.50 Skirts at 95¢ Many styles fixed up as only you would expect to find skirts Tace and lace insertion, tucks and lace ruffle. Pay 2 | Dra at $1.50; with That’s a flier. Unusual. — Heavy German |Black Important. Flannelettes f lan x;‘e ld:gt::e | Qs They're the same every-| Of special interest 1273% . an e Silks day qualities such as you lo-day. line of patte: and colors; those the kind we usu- would expect to get at the good goods store for less than you | would expect to pay. | Taffetas, 27 in. wide, 50c. Think of that. 60c for Dresden effects ally sell at 15¢. = Wrapper flannelettes 6c insle:.td of 10¢; not all colors, but you will cer- tainly want the colors that are here 75¢ now that we have marked them 6¢c; | foolac o o e d light blue rose, pink, tan an 1 | 50c for 123 Quanty: | grounds with urcqh ;;‘r\d <mp}:~. ! I | 2000 yards almost hali-price this Peau_gie :mr;‘; i et 50c: worl ¢, ks 75¢: worth _ 90c. Cashmere flannelettes, the new spring 88c: worth $1.00. styles: light colored grounds with $1.05: worth $1.25. dots, figures and stripes, 36 inches _Prices that talk; qualities that con- wide. 15c : vince. o — ) .o o rated = A full box, and|China Pieces Carlsbad china— Crystallized full qu ality, and yet 10c a tableful this 2 ess to pay than morning of Fruit 45¢ any one asks. | SEENEESSSESSSSN. Then look at the Cups and saucers, wood with Califor- box itseli—burnt 3 nia pictures of missions and the CIiff Oatmeal bowls, Toothpick holders, Salad saucers. Not a common piece, not a common price. They are fixed up with floral sprays, f gilt tracings. House on the cover. You will find them at the candy counter. We are also selling some Hatchet Candy Boxes. Clever ideas for Washington’s birth- day, 10c"and 2sc. Market St., Near Sixth, San Francisco. Her Ladyship Corset at Hale's, title to the property to be in Gore Jr. and Howard. Howard acts as attor-| ney for the plaintiffs. ! ————————— Floating spots before the eyes, dim- ness of vision and weak eyes, cured by Murine Eye Remedies. A home cure for eyes that need care. ———————————— FRANCES HANIQUE GETS S NOTHING FOR HER PAI Judge de Haven Decides That She Cannot Recover Salvage for Res- cuing a Small Launch. Judge 39 STOCKTON STREET. Telephone Main 5523. de season finds us fully pre- United States District aven v ; dismissed the libel to the wants of our patrons. Haven yesterday dismissed s vomsh We herewith THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIALS! CREAMERY BUTTER, per square 40c Price lower but quality the same. Reg. 45¢c FANCY RAMCH EGSS, per doz 21%e Select Santa Rosa stock. reg. 30c : submit & ve for salvage on the launch Famiglia - Unita, rescued from the breakers on the ocean beach a mile and a half south of the Cliff House on December 22 by Frances Hanique, a middle-aged woman, who rushed barefooted into the surf and hauled the launch ashore. | The following is the decision: “I think the evidence given by the libelant is substantially true, but in my opinion it does not show that she res- of cued the Famiglia Unita from any || BASKET-FIRED JAPAN TEA, per b 40c peril. Indeed, I do mnot think that prmbll gt by gt what was done by the libelant ma- . IMPORTED SWISS CHEESE, per b 2774 ¢ reg. 33c terially aided the launch in reaching Genuine Ementhaler. the shore. It is clear that what was done by the libelant does not consti- EYAPORATED APRICOTS, 2 lbs for 25¢ tute a salvage service in any sense. s T treds. frutt e Libel dismissed.” —_—e————— Cure has .cured coughs for many It 1s stil] on the market. Druggists. 25c.* —_———— LOWNEY'S BREAKFAST COCOA, per can 20c 5. 2 Becoming more popular every day IMPORTED FREKCH PEAS, per can FRENCH CASTILE SOAP, per bar The Virgin brand SALT MACKEREL, sach Piso's years, 15¢ 2%5¢ i Heinze Mining Case Argued. John ‘J. McHatton, Garret Mc- Enern John F. Forbes and Critten- den Thornton argued yesterday before the United States Circuit Court of Ap- Norwegian reg. 12 Peals the contempt matter in the case | | FRENCH SARDINES IN OIL— of F. Augustus Heinze vs. the Butte Lemoine's. e and Boston Consolidated Mining Com- Lemot pany, the two first named being coun- | | FRENCH Y, per Ib 3¢ sel for Heinze and the others for the For Saturday only e ¥ defendant. The matter was taken ug- der advisement. The court ordfi‘::d CHICKEN COCK BOURBON, bot 75, gal $3 Good ol1 whisky reg. $1.00 and $4.0¢ that the writ of supersedeas heretofore issued be continued in force until the disposition of the case by the court. A it ANl druggists sell ADAMS' Irish Moss Cough | Balsam under a positive guarantee. 25c, 50c. * | —_——e———————— Bird’s Egg Expert Wanted. The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination on March 23 for the position of aid, division of birds’ eggs, National | Museum. Salary, $540; age limit, 20 years or over. Applicants should have | good eyesight, be free from color blindness and be able to write a neat, | legible hand suitable for labeling | specimens. Persons who desire to| compete should apply to the United States Clvil Service Commission, ‘Washington, D. C., or to the secretary of the Consolidated Board of Civil Ser- | vice Examiners, 301 Jackson street, San Francisco, for application form 1312," which should be properly exe- cuted and flled with the commission at Washington. —_———————— Beadle Wins a Point. The Supreme Court has granted a new trial in the suit brought by sev- eral creditors against A. W. Beadle to | compel him to surrender his title to | the steamship Santa Ana in paymengl for the construction and equipment of | the vessel. A verdiét in favor of the plaintiffs was rendered in the lower court, but the Judge granted the peti- | tion for a new trial. Plaintiffs ap- ! pealed from this order, but the Su- preme Court affirms it. —_————— Sisters Quarrel Over Insurance. Martha L. Randall filed a suit for an injunction yesterday restraining ' the Ancient Order of United Workmen | from paying to her sister, Elizabeth | Abbott, $2000 insurance on the life of her father, the late Edward F. Ai- ! ken. 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