The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 19, 1904, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1904 MRS, C. L. FAIR FIRST T0 DIE A Dr. John Gallwey Gives Iln-1 portant Testimony Regarding Condition of the Two Bodit\\} A STRONG Py MAKES POINT Proves Con-| the Husband Accident Says the Autopsy Tha After the ERRETS clusively Lived after llwey, who, with ed the autop- two victims Dr. all- expert progres: sitting 2 the positive ar now smer. ccording to the wvey death came and Charles ~dly lived a short time ent | first told of the result | on the body of Charles hough & careful examina- was made, no ture of the or lower discovered i the teeth but | This is con the defense ¢ evident nswer to terrogatory said on this point its vere re- s a distinet of the in- During this been seized with h are not ere shock ebral 18- conc i with Dr. Per- ned the skull|a HYDE AND DIMOND MADE UNITED STATES PRISONERS Are Arraigned Before Commissioner Heacock and Give Bail for Appearance to Answer to Charges Preferred. Mineralogist Aubury Tells of a Lieu Land Transaction . -+ - | “3ulll . ‘l 3 In conformity with the indictments found by the Federal Grand Jury at Washington, D. C., and with instruc- tions from the United States Attorney General, United States District Attor- MJ new Woodworth yesterday drew a com- ol piaint against Frederick A. Hyde, L I Henry P. Dimond. John P. Benson and Joast H. Schneider, charging them with having conspired in the city of Wash- gton, D. C., to defraud the United States of large tracts of public lands in lieu of title to school lands in Cali- ! and Oregon. 1in a_half hour after the com- | a been drawn, Henry P. Di- | | lked into Woodworth's office | | ked what all the trouble was | Mr. Woodworth tipped a wink | | | ed States Secret Service Agent | », e 5 | who informed Mr. Dimond that | | || F. A. HYDE, WHO I8 | | ] $ under arrest Erederick A Hyd CHARGED WITH CONSPIR- ACY BY GOVERNMENT. E2 A £ on other defendants State 1 from this | absent , was the information | country at the time he and Joseph | states that NEW EVIDENCE FROM GERMANY American Consul at Kehl Says. That Soeder’s Father Died Un- der Suspicious Circumstances SRR, BLAISE HAD LITTLE COIN Depositions Received by Police From Widow and Mother-in- | Law of Murdered Teuton R E The father of Leon Soeder died un- der suspicious circumstances a few | years ago in Hub, Germany. Such; received yester- day by the police from the American Consul at Kehl, Baden, Germany. Leon Soeder also attempted to get his brother to accompany him to this Blaise, whom he is accused of mur- dering here, came over, but the other Soeder took sick and could not come. | The police believe that Leon either | expected to have used his brother as| an accomplice or intended to also take | out insurance on his life and murder | him, as they allege he did Blaise. The | investigation conducted by American | Consul Joseph I. Brittain verifies the | theory of the police and strengthens the evidence already gleaned. ’ The fact that Soeder’s father died | under suspicious circumstances, com- ing on top of the strangeness of the. death of Soeder’s wife in Petaluma a | year ago, more strongly than ever impresses Chief Wittman with the be- lief that Soeder is the man guilty of | the murderer of Blaise. | The information received from Ger- | many yesterday was to the effect that Blaise had but $17 when he left home. Soeder has always alleged that the | dead man had $200 when he left home | and $90 in his pockets when he was | murdered. Soeder claimed that Blaise , and his wife kept a hotel in Hub, Ger- many. The United States Consul| the family are poverty stricken and never kept a hotel. | Several letters written by Soeder and Blaise in this country to Mrs. Blaise show that Blaise did not want to come to the United States, but was induced to accompany Soeder on the promise of a job when he arrived here. All of the letters written by Blaise tell his wife of his lonesome- ness and his anxiety to get home again. | Three of the letters were written by Blaise to his wife, one from New York and two from San ,Francisco; the other letter was written by Soeder to Blaise's w who is Soeder’s sister. CONSUL VISITS MRS. BLAISE. Consul Brittaln also sent a detailed United States Court Heacock and of $10,000 each. nation on the remov gave bonds in Judge Heacock set th Hyde and Dimond were taken bafore | Commissioner the sun al proceed- | account of his visit to the home of rior that certain lands, to the éxtent |the widow of the murdered man, | of many thousands of acres in the|which bears out the theories and evi- | southern part of the State, were saline. gence alre;a;\i,\-t :\;;;'fl_nvp(;] ldn {)het r‘n‘\:{- e 0! 2 | der case a aise ha ut little The purpose of this appeared to the | o hen he left his home in Hub, ! | Germany. Consul Brittain states that | instead of finding Mrs. Blaise in pos- | session of a hotel he found her living | with a family of six in a little hovel in { the woods. The Consul secured deposi- tions from Mrs. Soeder, Soeder’s | mother, and Mrs. Blaise, the wife of | - owing to the se- | exam he injur i the number | ings for Wednesday of next week at |State Mineralogist to be somewhat ob- s brol s no doubt |10 a. m. Dimond's bondsmen were |gcure. He accordingly referred the . : Charles R. Wheeler and W, R Sher-{,,,;i0; 1o the trustees of the State " wood. He was represented by Samuel Knight, who will resist the removal | Mining Bureau. By them, acting on proceedings. Hyde's bondsmen were | the suggestions of the State Mineralo- o Duncan McNee and C. C. Clay of the | gist, the request of Hyde and Dimond - 5 Sherman-Clay Company. His attor- | was turned down. < for the Citrus Fair, ney is Bert Schlesinger. It was in Mr. Hyde, s0 Aubury remembers, urged | the murdered man. Cloverdale. rested, the lawyer having Schlesinger’s office that Hyde was ar- | upon him the argument that by hav- telephoned The letters from the Consul in part | ing the desert lands declared saline | were as follows: ~ the whereabouts of his client they would be kept out of the hands | oOn receipt of :‘he telegram f;nm Chief Witt- ' -+ | s 3 9 <1 261 Januar: wrote to Mrs. Only one overt act is charged in the | g 18 = Ay 1 At he | death. 'he next day I went to her home near i is alleged that Dimond | 2180 said, so Aubury recalls, that he | up, 1 traveled as far as possible by rail Want Street Improved. complaint. It is allege - Ly had caused the resolution to be adopted | and then went twelve miles by team. The ted States army officials at | 00 December 30, 1901, presented a let- |y the California State Miners’ Conven- | roads became so steep graded that I was petitioned the Supervisors post. Attention inadequate light- ter to the Commissioner General of the Land office, in which he appeared as atorney for C. W. Clarke in the mat- ter of his forest reserve lieu selection. No. 2904, for lands in the State of Washington in lieu of lands in Oregon and California, thereby defrauding the | tion. On the face of the matter the | saline proposition appeared to be very | reasonable. The California miners had adopted it innocently. REFUSES TO CERTIFY. “Had any one else asked me to have United States. State Mineralogist Aubur: ; street from Hyde , and to the fact four or more in the location week in the last and wished him * Some very swell wedding invitations come from Kpowles 24 Second street. Malin 508 ¢ oo bl Victim of Accident Dies. Michael Hanahan, who was struck by a Sacramento-street car on Febru- 15, died Wednes night at the an Hospital of his inju which the Secretary convention, in asked that the terior should cers to designate in this State as prima faci character. certify vesterday of the land transacti Hyde and Dimond, said the two men named visited him some months ago to approve tain resolutions thgt had been adopted by the California Miners’ Asociation in v, speaking ns of of cer- convention of the In- instruct local land offi- so-called dry fe saline in Hyde and Dimond wished Aubury to to the Secretary of the Inte- ADVERTISEMENTS. S _RELIABLE WEAR_ Special for FRIDAY and SATURDAY only. els of THOMPS JACKETS, made Dundee chevi navy - only; buttons in morrow only 918-922 Market Street Our new 1904 mod- ON of best quality all-wool ot; full sleeves and block- notch collar; 6 brass front ; emblem on sleeve; sizes 5 to 15 years. Our regular price is $7.50. Special for to-day and to= e v v i FOR WOMEN AND. CHILDREN J lakes | certified that the lands were saline,” | said Mr. Aubury yesterday, “I would | not have been suspicious of it at the start. But when I reflected that Hyde {and Dimond were acting together and | that they were engaged in ‘scripping’ largely, I said that I had no personal knowledge as to whether the lands in certain townships were saline. I then looked up the operations of the two men in the land office and I discov- ered that they were taking up the des- | ert school lands agricultural and | were putting up $1 35 per acre for them. | The land was not ‘'worth 15 cents per | acre. While there was some borax or other salines, the quantity was small and not worth the expense of getting out, “It occurred to me then that there was a chance for a very smooth ope- ration by Hyde and Dimond, which was not criminal in any way, but it might be of a sort to which the State Mineralogist would not be supposed to |lend his aid. If the school lands had | been declared saline after they had | been taken by Hyde and Dimond as | agricultural they could have gone to | the Government and have secured lieu | serip, which they could have placed on | unoccupied lands of the Government wherever they could find them. *‘I knew that they were doing a large business in securing lieu scrip and in | selling it. Large owners of timber lands, like T. B. Walker, had come into possession of great tracts of the finest timber in Califomnia by the lieu scrip method. If Hyde and Dimond had had the scrip they could easily | have sold it for several times what the school lands had ‘cost them per acre | and could have cleaned up a large sum | of money. I did fall in with their scheme in any WIFE OF BUT TWO YEARS STRICKEN DOWN BY DEATH Mattie Holbrook Whitley Laid to Rest by Loving Hands at Mount Olivet Cemetery. The funeral services of the late Mrs. Gerald 8. Whitley were solem- nized yesterday afternoon at her late residence, 1167 Valencia street. The services were conducted by Dr. Lee. Mrs. Whitley was 21 years of age when she died and had been married to Gerald Whitley less than two years. She was dearly loved by all who knew her. The interment took place at Mount Olivet Cemetery. —_——— ‘Want Daneri’s Deed Set Aside. * Catherine Polidori, a sister of the late Bartholomew Daneri, and several of the latter’s nieces, yesterday brought a suit against Anna Daneri, his widow, to set aside a deed conveying to her property on Scott place made by Daneri last June, just one day before his death. The plaintiffs allege that he was per- suaded to make the deed by Mrs. Dan- eri, notwithstanding that she knew that there was a will in existence in which they were left certain bequesta. Because of the transfer of the property, they say, payment of the bequests is rendered impossible. Exposition Special. One of our $6.00 Trunks will hé just the thing to take with to the 2 o e Bape sition at St. Louis. Trunk.‘lll $9.50. A lnrt.h_ :k:. A% compelled to walk six miles. When I reached Hub I found that Mrs. Blaise did not live there The Mayor of Hub went with me and we lo- cated the party a half mile from Hub in a deep ravine in the heart of the woods, the little hut being covered with enow. When I told Mrs. Blaise of her husband's death she appeared very much affected. There were six of them living in the small cabin. She gave me all the récent letters she had recelved from her husband and.her brother and sald that Joseph Blaise was sick at the time he left home and had a pension from the Government for a small amount. The account of Mrs. Blaise's keeping a hotel as stated by Soeder, which I saw in The Call you sent me, is not ADVERTISEMENTS. EPITHELIOMA Covering One Side of Face and Reaching to the Eye CURED BY GUTIGURA Which Acted Like a Charm After Doctors and Hospitals Failed. Here is another of those remarkable eures of torturing, disfiguring skin hu- mors dally made by Cuticura Resolv- ent, assisted by Cuticura Ointment and Boap, after physicians, hospitals and all else had failed. “T feel it my duty to try to help those suffering from skin disesses. My case Wwas a very bad one, covering all of one side of my face and had reached my | eye. I had two or three doctors pre- scribe without any relief. They said my disepse was Epithelioms. I was then cdvised to go to one of our hos- pitals, which I did, taking their treat- ment for some time. I had given up all hope when my husband asked me to try the Cuticura Remedies. My face being In such a very bad state, I used the cu:!znn 5 with luked-w:rm w:lter and a small sf nge and then ed the Caticura Ol:pu:ofl I took U.:tptfl.- spoonful of the Resolvent four times a day. They acted like a charm, and in one week’s time my face was cured en- tirely and has remained so. I certainly can recommend the Cuticara Remedies as infallible.” 2 MRS. A. G. SMITH, 2400 Catharine St.," Feb. 9, 1903, Philadelphia. The purity and sweetness, the power to afford immediate relief, the certainty of speedy | wife was written after his arrival T ane AL OPEN EVENINGS A& Rawd Piams Sale . Mwmmgmwwmm Gaze Into Our Piano Warerooms And see for yourself the immense number of fine Pianos that we are now offering at such low prices. - G\l B Glen G, 931-933 Market Street, San Francisco. ADVERTISEMENTS. Easy payments, too, if desired. true. She has no hotel near her home. BLAISE HAD LITTLE MONEY. Another letter from Consul Brittain, dated Kehl, January 30, 1904, was as follows: “Blaise had only $17 85 when he left home. The Mayor of Hub says that the family is very poor, and did not own the little hut they lived in. Soeder only came as far as Avricourt, did not enter Germany, as he had mot served his military term. Blaise and Soeder's mother met him there. It appears that Blaise went to the United es entirely on the responsibility of Soeder. der paid all *expenses and had the full confidence of Blaise. Soeder's mother receivd the news of the death of her son-in-law without showing much emotion, and there are certain unsavory re- ports as to how her husband came to his death some years ago, so the Mayor informed me. It appears that the family of Blaise and there is none and | 1 knew nothing of the Intended visit of Soeder | until he arrived at Avricourt and sent a mes- sage over into Germany to where his mother and sister lived. You will notice by one of the letters that Soeder expected to take another Mr. Soeder, presumably his brother, with him to America, but this man did not go. A letter from Soeder written here | and dated December 16 told how lon some for nis wife and children Blaise was, and also told of the Mr. Soede: who did not come with them. In part it was as follows: “Dear Mother and Sisters: “We ar- rived i San Francisco all right, but as vet have obtained no work. Joseph is very lonesome, and would like work. He inquires every day when he is go- ing to work. Please send all letters to 4800 Mission street. Serpfin Soeder got sick by eating candy, and did not come with us. That man don’t want to work, and is good for nething. Love to you all. The next time I come back 1 will bring the little girl to America.” MURDERED MAN HOMESICK, - The first letter from Blaise to his in New York, and in part is as follows: “December 2, 1903—Dear Wife: Leon made me a life insurance policy for $5000 in my favor.” Blaise in this letter expressed a longing for his wife and children, and wishes himself back again. In the letters Blaise writes incessantly of his_little. daughter, whom he appears to have loved dearly. . Another letter, dated December 14, 1903, at San Francisco, was written from Blaise to his wife. In it he ex- presses his lonesomeness and says that he wishes his family were in San Francisco, as the weather is beauti- ful—“just like April or May at home,” he expresses it. He speaks of the sick- ness of Soeder’'s brother, which ¢e- terred - him from coming toe this country. | The last letter ever received by Blaise's wife from her husband was written on January 2, eight days be- fore the man was murdered in this city.” He says: “I am so lonesome! Tell Marie I will soon be home again. I am at hon : here day and night.” Blaise seemed to be in a light-hearted mood when he wrote this letter and joshes in it about his friends in Hub. His fatherly concern for his children is shown in the following extract from the letter: *“Take good care of the children, dear wife, and do not let them learn any bad language. We will soon be all together again. We have gotten no work yet. Lovingly, Joseph.” The deposition of Mrs. Soeder, the accused rhurderer’'s mother, is as fol- lows: “I, the widow of Soeder, de- clare herewith under oath that I ac- companied my son-in-law, Joseph Blaise, on November 16, 1903, to Ge:- man Avricourt, Lorraine, which is the boundary line between Germany and F¥rance. There I met Leon Soeder and bid the two good-by. My son informed me that he would come back in one year from now and fetch me and my daughter to America. ‘WOULD TRANSFER POLICY. “I further state that my son-in-law did not have more than 756 marks with him, and other personal property worth about 175 marks. I further state that my son, Leon Soeder, told me that he had a policy on his life, and if Joseph Blaise would go with him to America he would t sfer it to Joseph Blaise. “MAGDAL (X) SOEDER (nee| LINKENHELT.” Lorenz Bentz, Hub, and Gustav Schweiss. The dJdeposition of Mrs. Joseph Blaise was as follows: 1. Mrs. Joseph Blaise (nee Soeder), declare that the following statements regarding my husband are true to the best of my knowledge. > Mayor of 2 5 2 FRIDAY—SATURDAY—SAT. NIGHT. " BRIGHT SALMON ¥ PRENCH PRUNES 1 me My hueband left the village of Hub, near " o - Dagsburg, County Saarburg, Lorraine, Ger- | wowa COFFEE, Genuine....2 Ibs. 35¢ many, on the 16th day of Best Hawailan Coffee, whole or ground. did not have to my kn — . marks with him, and a of a watch worth abou new clothing worth about time of his emigration he drew an invalid pen- sion of 27 marks monthly & W Bk Quart glass jar 17%e 3it; no peel, no core; regue bricks. 10c. lar e Joseph Blaise left his home accompanied by i+ 0o R his brother-in-law Leon Soeder, who prom- can CRAB for salad, 12%¢c ised him to pay his fare over tc —— SRR —— should Joseph Blaise not be su 1 would pay his way back. I, Mrs. b received several letters from my hu 9 | which he iaforms me that he h ) K Z thus far. 1 further dec that my husband Finest Point Reyes ~Creamery, large | had no intention of going to America except squares; was 0c what his brother-in-law represented to him. S My husband only decided to go one week pre- T RANCH vious to his departure for America - e S MRS. JOSEPH BLAISE (nee Soeder). DAIRY BUTTER Square 33¢ Witnesses— Mayor of Hub, ze. good sweet b o Sluaey e pure COMB HONEY, 18c. Washington’s Birthday at Del Monte. TOMATOES OR PEAS.....5 cans 3S¢ Early June Peas; ack T A special rate of $10 to Del Monte c m return. Including board at the hotel, le: 2 oo MRS city Saturday and returning Monday: to those 40 . WILSON WHISKY. wishing to go earller a special $4 50 GUINNESS’ PORTERE Imported: glass bottle: botile MILLER WH for i Pony round trip, not incl and polo racing. and holiday. Inquire 613 Market st uthern Pacific agents for details. T Charged With Stealing Watch. David Darling was arrested yester- day and charged with stealing a watch from a drunken man in a saloon on Fourth street. The watch was found on' his person. ; mallon, 50c. _ PORT OR SHERRY WINE...gal 65¢ 6-year wines, rich and mellow, well worth $1.00. SATURDAY NIGHT ONLY. 21 POUNDS BEST SUGAR. No exclusive orders. /1001 FILLMORE ST. 1830 and Military styles are latest for ladies’ wear. Send for caialos. Standard Patterns. Domestic office 1021 Market street. . 19 TAYLOR ST ——— Higgins Wants His Commission. A suit for $3000 was filed yesterday against the commission house of L. Scatena & Co. by James Higgins. He claims that amount is due to him for services rendered the firm by him ic purchasing produce. He alleges that he kept no record of his transactions | and that the firm, taking advantage of his dereliction, refuses to allow him to verify his claim by an examination of its books. | ——— Complains of Unsightly Wires. Relative to the complaint of the Merchants’ Association of the unsight- 1y heavy electric feeder wires instalied by the United Railroads on Kearny S~ Candies Chocolates Bonbons Given Away Free With Teas, ;offces, Spices Baking Powder street, from ijnadway to Post, the Servimors through Chist Hewitt of the It Pays to e The Symicm oKk mot b moRiied Trade at :.inc(;.result in a better street ot ‘ Great American l.m Tea Co's —————— } Stores Alameda Postoffice Examination. The United States Civil Service Commission announces that an exam- ination for positions in the Alameda postoffic will be held on March 2.' Application for forms. 101 and 117 | should be made to the auxiliary sec- retary of the board of examiners, | Alameda, or to the secretary of lhe: Consolidated Board of Examiners, 301 Jackson street. San “rarcisco. —_—————— 261 Market 140 Sixth 475 Haight 2285 Minsion 2008 Filimore 366 Third 1419 Pelk 705 Larkin 355 Hayes 52 Market 148 Ninth 49 Fourth | 210 Grant av. 1219 i 3066 Sixteenth 521 Montg’y ave. 2516 Mission 902 24th COUGHS, Sore Throat, Ochoa Must Hang. 8 , Broachitis, Frances Ochoa must hang for the Effectively Relieved. murder of Maria Barera, according to a decision rendered by the Supreme Court yesterday. Bl Dttt AL A B Al