The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 15, 1904, Page 4

FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY APRIL 15, 1904 SHOWS NO SIGN OF A COLLAPSE e i CHINESE WOULD | PREACH COSPEL (Celestials Embrace Christian Marked Change Observed in 'TURNING STATE'S EVIDENCE PROVES UNEASY BUSINESS FOR W. D. HARLAN 'Government Officer Breaks Down as McEnerney Probes Into His Faith in Spite of the Op- position of Their Relatives P TWO CONVERTS ADOPTED HEARSTESTIMONY AGAIN | Camberland Presbyter Dispose of Important Busi- at Annual Meeting R ness eting at they ADOPTED BY PRESBYTERY. for nd F t eeting e at tained at ans Preliminary Examination on Condition of Mrs. Botkin. | the Convicted Murderess| The spectators who thronged to the great land fraud hearing yesterday be- fore United States Commissioner Hea- cock were presented with a study in human natur Woodford D. Harlan, a veteran official from the Interior De- L, S e Charge of Murdering Mrs. Ida H. Deane Commenced 'partment at Washington, had con- fessed that for a few hundred dolla!‘!i he olated his cath of office and sold ! 3otkin has ap Government secrets to men now under indictment for using that inturmnlk\n= in an alleged conspiracy to defraud | the public. Garret McEnerney, attor- ney for -these defendants, who had called Harlan to the stand, probed deeper and dgeper into this narrative of dishonor until the aged witness, pro- fessedly seeking to make such repara- tion as he might, broke into tears and for very shame turned to the Govern-, ment side for protection from the re- le rain of questions. Whether or! not the spectato believed the story Harlan was telling in his effort to save himself from punishment, it was a pit- iable spectacle, and it provoked Fran- J. Heney, counsel for the prosecu- tion, to a unique bon mot. “It is un constitutional.,” he said, “to inflict cruel and unusual punishment fgr crime Harlan’s testimony abounded in sen- sations, and they did not end when he left th and. After he had told in de- tail of his alleged dealings with Ben- son in the interest of fraud¥lent land operations, he was followed by Charles Augustus Johnson, formerly employed shock that pros- ng the verdict of Cook’s court last That verdict convict- of Mrs. Elizabeth 1 fixed the penalty at im- life. When the prisoner. d Police Judge Conlan’s court sterday morning, accompanied by sputy Sheriff Frank Johnston, she did t lean upon him was no rtainty in her walked rney of awaited his ¢ Dunning prisonment for ent De Y he s arfival, and entered Her sation seat beside Heggerty in the con- , who had tem- court ad taken bench, where he was ed by Judge Mogar HIDES HER FEATURES. was called Mrs, n as the ca i . on the table cov- 1 Fred A. Hyde's office. The retired rtion of her face ©ffice boy corroborated the startling chief. She remagined testimony of Mrs. Belle A. Curtis and y throughout the pro- Miss Marion Dovle, former stenogra- Once or twice when the wit. Phers in the office, as to the manufac- re describing the symptoms LUre of affidavits, deeds and other legal ted the dving of Mrs. Dun- Papers by accommodating notaries her sister, Mrs, Ida Henrietta Public, who are said to have kindly af- orieoner tremblod and fixed their jurats and acknowledgments face in the handkerchief. Without seeing the signers of the in- seems to have lost interest Struments. Johnson was one of the g ot messengers who carried the papers to sroceedings in the preliminary ' \he notaries, and he told all about the n the charge of murdering ™Matter. His testimony, with that of the 3 sne by sending a box of pol- two women named, is likely to cost the soned candy to Mrs. Dunning to Dover, | hotaries their offices. Del., in August, 1895, were opened by SOLD OFFICIAL SECRETS. Attorney Clark’s interposing six objec-| Woodford D. Harlan, formerly chief tions to the hearing. They were in ef-|of division P (forest reserves) in the ect that it was not shown by the com- General Land Office, was recalled at plaint that any ‘nse h"x“! been com- the opening of the day's session and ted against the State of California; guestioned by Garret W. McEnerney, 1 i not state facts C titute a public offense; urt had no jurisdiction to he defendant; that the com- sworn information a Hyde’'s attorney, as hi to the details of alleged relations with John A. Ben- n. The witness declared that Ben- son had told him that the partnership formerly existing between himself and to on that no crime known to the F, A, Hyde had been dissolved. Har- f this State v charged, and that Jan’s interviews and correspondence the Justices’ Court of this city and were recounted, together county was neither a court of law nor e information which £ fact to le it to pass on the case. ion had enabled him to The obj uled furnish the veteran “scripper” regard- WITN AMIN ;rzg the rhnrrtnr Department’s plans | Bat. Shibe. witibhie oq for new forest reserves in California, gBut three witnesses were examied Gregon and Arizona. For these secrets | Iame as Eiven at the recent teial in Of the Land Office Benson had prom- Judge Cok's court. They were Mrs ' iSed to pay “a reasonable compensa- Lizzie L. who was a eclerk in 102" and accordingly, from time to Dover and saw the LMe cuirency was sent, as agreed, to n its arrival on the evening - I Smith at Tacoma Park, Washing- 1598: Harry C. Penning: o™ D. C. Smith was the witness’ it the postoffics ama Son-in-law, and turned the letters over kage from his grang- tohim. TUp to May, m?z, $450 had been handed 1t to Mrs: Dun. leceived in this way; $500 was paid be- tween that date and December, 1903, when Benson's final payment of $200 le she w seated on the front ate some of the candy, and yae ma 5 siher Foim ox s as made—a total of $1150. eph '"P'h.{m;.rf‘:"v}n‘rl‘ut‘r]:m; Regarding his interview with Ben- i “‘_’\_“ ?‘_"“ “‘v-'“l sqn at the time of the latter’s visit to e eating the candy. Misg Washington in May, 1902, Harlan said: ot - the - eavameli 1 told him all about the plans of the de- bick: * | partment for the creation of the San Francisco Ty Sicl Mountalng reservation in Arizona—how the nation of the retary of the Interior had agreed with the jous and any and many smaller owners wory of other L2 consolidate a number of small reserves with - s the ing territory into one immense that ied at that time. | recervation. Benson-said I was too slow, ; new was elicited. as he had already received much of the same th ugh his attorneys, Britton & n, who were algo attorneys EXHIBITS LOCKED UP. As the box was needed for identifica- wners of the base lands that tion by the witnesses and all the e fi n the new reservation. Hut ibits in the Dunning case downstairs and on coming back he hibits §unn ng case are lock I shouid find something on the bed up in the vault in Judge Cook’s court, t out, and 1 found an envelope con- the Judge alone having the combina- | taining a $50 note. S She Ste - e e ] oh ki SSeeit 31 Bifit By e PLAN TO TRAP BENSON. el St Sodisn the First | Plien asking him to telephone the comed . Then McEnerney questioned Harlan Cumberland Presbyterian Church, » of “Mits. ot oo | 88 to his last interviews with Benson, The meeting this morning will con- | be procured. The M hich the witness said occurred on e at 9 o'clock at Devisadero Hall ! e Jiocured. The | December 17 and 18, 1903. These were 00 B tianias, utrast hat he would not|just after the visit of December 16, s s e S R e e paoshdratwn | which Special Examiner Valk testified Alvord Resigns as Executor. the defendant on Saturday. when they | o P2y 10 Benson by direction of Wil- William Alvord, one of the execu- | 1! be oven for inspection. Meantime | gh, Srag then working up the case tors of the will of the late Juliug|ihe Prelimindry, examination may be inst the alleged land grabbers and Friedman, tendered his resignation |’ o - who had ;;Iread)‘ forced confessions veste and asked the court o ap- | nEeTCIRE crioe: SALL from both Harlan and Valk. The story point some one in his stead. The | CFFICERS SEIZE VALUABLE told by Harlan yesterday was in sub- other enscutors ore B. R. Londs and CATCH OF SMUGGLED GOODS |stance as follows: I. M. Friedberg. Alve s resignation | PR SRS A On December 17 last, at the request cf accompanied the annual account of | Clever Capture of Vera Cruz Cigars Burns, I called on Beneon at his room, No. 213, the executors, which shows $50,000 and Gigarciies by Castoms Men - |15 the new Wiliard Siotel_ 1 fola. him ebou cash on hand ——————————————————— ADVERTISEMENTS. Back of many a shrewd business deal, that's being put through as you read this, lies the brain-clear- ing, wit-sharpening break- fast of “FORCE. f s concealel themselves in the | ~Soam I be said ‘but when I get back . > 3 e from New York to-morrow I shall be better T of the Mail shed, and at 11 hen you call I will give you a. m. saw several stevedores with loaded sacks on their backs come By “pictures”” I understood that he meant down - gangplank of the Para and | $100 bills. The next afternoon, December 18, | Gonasit their wares o the dock. The |1 saw Benson at the Willard and he asked ey ey o D90 Wers tae, €| me wkat 1 had been able to get out of the sacks contained 4000 Vera Cruz cig- | stenographer since my call the day before. ars and .400 cigarettes, the whole |I said the stenographer was not Inclined to valued at $1000 tatk much but that he had fold me the the Investigation of the land frauds then in Mail Doc progress and suggested that 1 was acquainted on s D i e AR | With the stenographer who was taking the me thousand dollars’ worth of Cig- | [aiuments of the persons examined and that ars and cigarettes were seized yester- stenggrapher was anxlous to make somne wey. He wanted $1000, 1 told Benson, for day on the Hal ok, whire they had ing out the evidence in the Government's been smuggled from the steamship but would read his notes to Benson City of Para, which arrived from Pan- $500. Benson did not make any final ama a week ago. my proposition that day, but he Customs Surveyor Spear had learned ularly as to the confession of J. : H a office clerk, who had charge that an organized gang of ugglers <tate school land-records in Division G. were plying their vo tion on He tola e to call again the next day for a sailing from Central America to this | gt S, E ST port. and he instructed Customs Lieu- | " %3, are you oft for pictures?” he asked tenant Gallagher and Inspector Cant- v a sharp lookout. The two me, as 1 was quitting his room. that 1 was pretty short I answered The stevedores said that they were | Pames of fome persons whose statements be- - © | fore the committee he had taken down in ordered by some one “between decks” | snorthand. Th were J. J. Barnes, Herbert to take the sacks ashore. | Clarke, Duncan McNee, Miss Glover, Walter —_———— K. Slack, Joost H. Schneider and others— w . nearly all persons who had been connected Supreme Court Returns. with Hyde or emuloy-hd in his office. Benson i ~o rned yes- | then sald that as the stenographer's notes The Supreme Court returned yes-| [} 4", Hyde more than to himself he terday from a ten days’ session in Los | Angeles. It will remain here unti! May 9, when it will go to Sacramento for a brief period. The court decided yesterday that J. H, Hanna was prop- | erly elected Constable of Colusa | Township, Colusa Ceunty, in Novem- ber, 1902. The county Board of Su- pervisors declared T. J. Green elected and Hannha contested the decision. —— didn’t see why he should pay for what might have no value to him. He proposed to do nothing abowt buying the copy until after his return- to California. 1 urged that he ought to close the deal with the stenographer at once, but he put the matter offgand nothing ever came of it. HARLAN VISITS BATHROOM. Before 1 left Benspn asked me: “Don’t you | want (o %0 to the bathroom?” T said *yes und on going there found four $50 certifi- cates lying on the washstand. [ put these in my pocket. Returning to the other room, I told Benscn that I thought he was being | watched and that 1 had seen 2 man in the hotel lobby. down stairs, ~who looked like | Burns, the treasury detective. “Den't you think it may be dangerous for you to come here”’ Benson asked me. “Oh. mo,’ 1 answered; “1 guess it was: Burne, but only some one who resembled him. When 1 got down to the lobby, where Durns was waiting for me all the time, 1 went with Bim to the Ebbitt House, where he introduc me 10 Chiet J. E. Wilkie of the Secret Servige. We then counted the notes Benson had given me ana Wilkie and 1 put our Initials on them. “In reality you were not dealing with any stenographer when you made this proposition to Benson, were you?" McEnerney ask suavely. “Yes, there was a stenographer, but he was not going to sell any testi- mony. and I don’t want to name him unless compelled to. I don’t want his name to get into the papers in con- nection with thie business. I wish I could keep mine out.” BURNS HAD A SCHEME. The witness squirmed in his chair \ lwme Law Violators Fined. Justice of the Peace Simmons of Galt has fined John Quiggle $25 for having more than Ywenty-five snipe in his possession. Justiee of the Peace Pierce of Los Angeles has fined E. C. Steele $25 for having one wild duck in his possession. The fowl was confis- cated. Justice of the Peace McGuire of Santa Maria has fined James Thompson $35 for killing deer during the closed season. —— Clalms He Was Deceived. Emil Blumenthal, the son of B. Blu- menthal, the millionaire glove manu- facturer, who is being sued for main- tenance by Nettie Blumenthal, filed an answer yesterday to her suit. He denies that he is receiving an income of $100 and as a defense sefs up the plea that when in February of last year he married the plaintiff he wi wilfully deceived by her. \\ ' Story of Dishonor---Adds. Sensational Charges to Evidence Against Alleged Land Grabbers---Hyde’s Office Boy Testifies — TWO WITNESSES WHO TESTIFIED YESTERDAY AT THE HEARING IN THE LAND FRAUD CASES. * ol nd mopped his brow. OY his long and humiliating ordeal was not yet over. In answer to further ques- tions by McEnerney, he said that this attempt to trap Benson by the sug- gestion of a purchasable stenographer was undertaken at Buyrns' suggestion. The secret service man wanted to get information from Benson as to other persons in the department who had been in his pay, and thought this plan might lead him to disclose his hand. “1 didn’t like the job,” the witness continued. “It was contrary to my nature to try to sell a man something 1 could not deliver.” McEnerney smiled jneredulously and kept up his fire of mild-spoken, merci- less questicns until Heney came to the rescue of the humiliated official. “Mr. McEnerney,” said the Govern- ment counsel, “this witness was called to the stand by you, but permit me to suggest that the constitution of the United States prohibits the infliction of cruel and unusual punishment.” McEnerncy acknowledged the point, and forthwith dropped his attack on the witness. After a few general ques- X But the agony | tions Marlan was turned over to the | prosecution for -cross-examination. In answer to Heney's questions the fol- lowing testimony was given: Did not Burns tell you to asx $1000 for the stenographer's notes, because, If you named only $500, Benson might accept and thus d feat the real purpose of your visit, which wi to draw Benson out? 1 do not remember. Did not J. J. Hyde Inclosed In letiers? 1 cannot say as to that. T recall that Ben- son seemed to know Kim and spoke of him as ‘poor old Barnes.”” R. 1, Smith was my son-in-law. He got the first letter from Benson to me and opened it 1 told him that the money was sent me in relation to matters in which 1 did not care to be known, hence 1 bad used his name and sddress. The fact that the Interior Department was Investigating the land frauds was first brought to my attention late in 1902, when I heard of the letier of Colonel Zabriskie of Tucson, Ariz., ana the Holzinger repott regarding J. H Schneider's, unsworn statement. About No- vember, 1982, 1 wrote Benson that the report had beén submitted and told him what I had learned regarding Holzinger's assertion that Schneider had made a statement that Hyde and Benson were getting possession of State achool lands by fraudulent means and were using them for lieu land selections. 1 also told him that Walter K. Slack was reported to have made & statement. In March, 1903, T wrote Benson that Special Agent H. E. Steece and Judge A. B. Pugh had made a geport, of which I was trying to et & ~opy. 1 said he ought to' send me $5%0. his he did, and I received three envelopes, two of which contained $200 in currency each, while the third had $100 in it. Al were sent to ‘R Smith.” ~ No_letter accompanied them. 1 tried to get a copy of the report from Steece, but he paid no attention to my letter. HARLAN WARNS BENSON. When Burns first guestioned me as to my connection with Henson I denled everything, but'the next day I wrote Benson that the in- vestigation was going on, and that I was hold- ing the “‘Gentleman from Maryland” firm. By this 1 meant Valk. This letter was written in good faith to warn Benson that I was being Watched, 1 wrote him twice afterward, but these leiters were dictated by Burns after he had taken me before the Secretary of the In- terior and I had nide my confession. The first Burns letter was sent on November 6, 1903. It Barnes receive drafts from some of the ‘‘Gear sir’ was unsigned and was as follows: “Notwithstanding all their bluster in the newspapers they have utterly failed to get anything tangible at this end, They have interviewed a number of clerks, but got noth- ing definite or tangible, ~ Your name has hardly been mentioned, Their principal aim seems to be at Hyde. I get this from their sterographer, who is ‘& personal friend of mine.” Another letter was mailed on Decem- ber 10, and was in the following term: “How car 1 address an important letter to you? Did you recelve my other two O K? Address m the same name, only General Delivery, Washington, D. C. Examine seal on this letter to see if It has been tampered "} pave mailed this at’ the train 3o the post- mark will not show Washington.'" These decoy letters, the witness said, brought no answer by 1, but they brought Benson in person to Washing- ton, and it was then that Burns had compeiled Harlan to pay the visits to room 213 in the New Willard Hotel on D ber 17 and 18, when he claims Benson made the last payment—3$200. Heney had the witness identify the marked bills and then turned him over fo the defense for further an.mtl,nulnn. This was conducted y Di- mond’s attorney, Charles Wheeler, and brought out a piece of sational testimony, which the Government had not chosen to develop. $ Going back to his meeting with Ben- son in May, 1902, witness asserted that Benson then told him of an 2gent in Washington who was employed to, for- | ward the Hyde-Benson lieu selections and whom he wanted Harlan to meet. This evidence is important because of Valk's testimony that the defendant, Henry P. Dimond, had come to Wash- | | Ington shortly before the date named with a card of introduction from Ben- son, saying Dimond was his agent and “all right,” Harlan's story was as fol- lows: J Benson said bhe had an agent who had desk rcom in the office of Britton & Gray, the ‘Washington land attorneys, and that he want- ed me to meet him. 1 declined, saying I nad no desire to deal with more than ohe mai Then he told me that this agent was then 1 the bathroom adjoining and that if I would step into the clothes closet he would let him out. 1 entered the closet and closed the door. In » minute I heard some one come out of | the bathroom and go into the hall. No. Benson did not tell me whether his agent was Dimond or not. He did not say whether the agent was man, woman or child. | This ended the grilling of Harlan. McEnerney next called another Gov- | ernment witness, Walter K. Slack, the San Francisco land attorney, who was before the Federal Grand Jury at Washington. Heney did not cross- examine him. Not a single new fact was brought out, the witness mere- ly telling that he had been a clerk in Fred A. Hyde's office dur- ing the years from 1899 and 1902, describing the routine of the office work, and denying that he had knbowl- edge of any crooked work in land mat- ters. Benson and Hyde had a joint account, he said, for the Oregon school %ands, which they owned in partnership. AS to their other oper- ations they contributed base lands in equal shares when making applica- tions for lieu selections. The witness could not remember that any forged instruments were used in obtaining title to these school lands. Dimond had been In the office for several months while Slack was there, but the witness had not discussed office matters with him. AFFIDAVIT FACTORY AGAIN. Then came Charles Augustus John- 'son, formerly office boy to Hyde. Charles Augustus was another of the San Franciscans who got a free trip, to Washington at the expense of Uncle Scm, in order that the Grand Jury of the District of Columbia might have the benefit of their testimony. He was called yesterday by McEner- ney and apparently had no hesitation in telling all he knew. His stof¥ fol- lows: 1 am 18 years old and am now employed in the Southern Pacific Company's train dispatcher's office. 1 was Hyde's office-boy for fifteen months ending January, 1802, Among my duties I had to carry deeds, affi- davits and powers of attorneys to the notaries. Generally 1 did not read them. The notaries employed were Thomas S. Burns, Henry P. Tricou Harry J. Lask. John Lyons aad Frank ord. It very seldom happened that any ome ac- companied me when I took the papers to the notaries. They just put on their jurats and acknowledgments without seeing the persons whose names the papers bore. I saw this done every day and was the only person in the room with the notary when it was done. 1 took as many as forty non-mineral affi- davits to Notary Ford at a time. This hap- pened at least twice. At other times I might take out one paper or half a dozen or more. The papers were sometimes given me by. Hyd. but then were generally inclosed in _an e velope. Slack, Herbert Clark, Miss Doyle Migs Farwell generally gave me the deeds arfidavits to take out. They never told me to take the signers before the notary. In fact, when 1 was sent out there was generally no one in our office except the regular employes, Once I did take a man named Bacigalupi be- fore Notary Burns. No one ever went with me to Trask's office when that notary affixed his jurats or acknowledgments. 1 was pres- n’ or or ent and saw this done and know that the ;Ignu:l never came*before the notary to ac- now! e their signatures or take the oath. M. J. Wright, the Eurveyor and his son and deputy, wa and his father was there less trequently. Frank would spend an hour at a time with Hyde in the private office of the latter. J. P. Prior, ecial agent of the General Land Office, and Fred English, th he local land office, came in ly. " cabinet file In the office in which used 1 occasionall We had were kept the blank forms tions for land eeded d fill in the de- th them to 2 no- tary, who without seeing the signer, would coll:plm them with his signature and official seal. “Did you ever tell Dimond of these deeds and affidavits signed in blank?" 0,” rep! e was al- lowed to o back to the railway eog- pany, but the thrifty lad did not de- part until he had exaeted a promise from McEnerney to pay him at- as a witness. tendl! Wll"l'l‘-n E. Valk, the land office ex- = . ¥ o often in our office | S FACES |MAGNET AIDS- HIS ACCUSER| IN OPERATION Nail Drawn From Bronchial Tube of Child by Use of Piece of Polarized Steel DAV Mrs. Ames Tells the Story of an Assault on Board of the Steamer Alliance LEAVES VESSEL|EFFORT IS SUCCESSFUL WAITER i1\'ight Watchman Testifies{A]thougfh Lodged Near. the to Confession of Guilt on| Heart, Object Is Quickly | the Part of the Accused Attracted to Instrument 5 ; Thomas 'Davis was placed on trial Special Dispatch (o The Call. yesterday before a jury in the U_n(l!d! SALT LAKE. Utah, April 14.—With States Circuit Court on a charge of | the aid of a magnet a nail was drawn Paving assaulted Mrs. Emma Ames on | from the bronchial tubes of a sixtgen- board the steamer Alliance, on the high | months-old child this mornins. The seas, on October 15, of last year. United | gperation was performed by Dr. A. J. | States District Judge de _{_{:venxpre- { Hosmer on Lodise Cherry, daughfer of sided as Circuit Judge. e offense 24 with which Davis stands charged Is ,J' VVd Cherry of M"“h";vp';::n P punishable by death, or with life fm- | Ordihary magnets e | prisonment, i the discretion of the dhr-w Dlpuc;s of stgelt‘rl;on‘met:nreoe'y:..‘::: i sas ted | the use a powertul elec! jury. The prosecution was represented | the ube of a powerful SIcize Metvel by United States District Attorney ! | Marshall B. Woodworth and First As- | the brenchial tubes, close to the heart, isistant Duncan E. McKinlay.” T. C.|is absolutely new. | West is leading counsel for the de- If this method had not been a_mpluyed | fense. there is every reason to believe the | But two witnesses were examined, | child would have died. Dr. Hosmer | Howard W. Laws and Mrs. Emma | tried other methods on a dog, but all | Ames, and the court adjourned until {10 o’clock this morning. MRS. AMES UNPROTECTED. Laws was “night saloon man" lon the night of October 15. His testi- mony was that there was no steward- |ess on board the Alliance and that it { was his duty to attend upon the male | seasickness and told How she had her | g“"‘n ‘;’n;ht‘-;‘:‘:;“:e'“g“ e g A | three children, the oldest not quite five | r"K“ R tasae Thrangts SN e - 1% | years oid at the time and the youngest ‘_’°"“d = - '"“'y gty g | about four months old, in her state- | WO nec: Eile: v rron | room. ‘He responded to the -beil -calt | The record of -previous cases Wher | several times during the evening m»‘hish |“: done has shown failure in i cold water. At half past each instance. ‘:leelgex?e;twnlght e Avho was a| A curved piece of steel was prepared | Wwaiter, was in the saloon with Laws |for insertion into the windpipe to ! when the bell rang again and Davis A reach the nail. By touching the piece | volunteered to answer it. Upon his | of steel to the magnet the steel also return from Mrs. Ames’ stateroom he became strongly magnetized. The wind- admitted to the witness that he had | pipe was opened and the cufved piece of steel was carefully pushed down, {and the current was turned on. In- | assaulted Mrs. Ames. On :k‘;e L‘:n 3 s summon WS e i stantly a distinct click could be heard from the inside. With great care the |and informed him that Davis had steel was withdrawn, and there, cling- | were unsuccessful. The child Is doing well. Two weeks ago to-day the little girl | was lying on her back upon the floor. | She picked up a small wire shingle nail jand put it in her mouth. She started to cough or sneeze and drew the nail back inte her throat. An X-ray skiagraph showed that the | grossly insuited her. 1 Laws testified also that Davis left 1 the ship at Eureka, and at that place | ing to the lower end, was the nail. i repeated his confession in a barroom. ————————— BURGLARS VISIT SALOON.—Conor Mur- TELLS A DAMAGING STORY. | phy. who conducts s grocery and ssicon ac Mrs. Ames, who appeared to be very | 926 Howard street, reported to the police yes weak and delicate, testified in a |terday —morning that d‘"”flf the night Straightforward manner regarding the | 1, Bremizes wefe entered ant Her red " by { allegations in the indictment. She said | preaking a show window. that at the time of the assault she was | collapsed with seasickness and that | Davis caught her by the throat and threatened. to choke her should she make any outcry. | Mr. West drew from her on cross- ADVERTISEMENTS. RATOG, MARKET 1049 Market Street, o 'S, PPOSITE PRAG! Phone South 894. 21 1bs. Best Granulated SUGAR..$1.00 (With orders. Full weight.) 1-1b. package Best CORN STARCH..Sc (Full weight.) 3 Ibs. Thompson’s SEEDLESS SINS { examination the admission that when | she took passage on the steamer she | was a strong, healthy woman, but that after the assault she became the phy- sical wreck that she now is. She said | turther that she and her husband, A. | H. Ames, had entered suit against the | steamship company to recover $25,000 | damages for injuries growing out of { the assault. | Then Mr. West asked: “Did not | | Bert Schiesinger, your attorney, advise | you that it is necessary to convict this | | defendant in order to win your suit | | against the steamship company?” “No, sir,” replied the witness. And } she added that nobody else had so ad- i vised her. —e—————— | THOMPSON DISLIKES IDEA OF PAYING WIFE ALIMONY | il wel | Seafaring Man Says That His Spouse | [§ 4 Ios. Pancy Braporated \Apples. . 350 Is Earning More Money | 8! RAI- . 250 | 4 1bs. SILVER PRUNES. .25¢c Than He Is. (Full weight.) Andrew P. Thompson, a seafaring | §13 1bs. Good Santa Clara PRUNES 35¢ | man, yesterday made an affidavit in (Full weight.) | oppotition to the claim for alimony | made against him by his wife, Freda | Thompson. He says that she earns { more money than he does and that furthermore she is living with W. F. | | Denning, a sewing machine agent, at | §12 San Pablo avenue, Oakland. He | also says that both she and Denning | refuse to allow him to see his chil- | dren and that Denning has threatened | {to do hm great bodily injury if he tries | to see them.. | Suits for divorce were filed yester- | day by Bertha L. Caufield against An- | drew J. Caufield for crueity and neg- lect, Elizepeth J. Morlan against Wil- liam E. Morlan for neglect, Katie Barron against John M. Barron for cruelty and neglect, Angelina Della- more against Frederick Dellamore for cruelty, and Hope Moshe~ McLeod against Kenneth McLeod for cruelty. 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The Col- i lector has sent Examiner McGuire in | accordance with a former request of | the Treasury Department and has de- tailed Examiner Sampson for duty at | the Portland Exposition. He says he has no other man that can be spared. | He has notified the department with i a request for further instructions. e Showers Are Frequent. Showers were frequent in Central and Northern California yesterday. | The rainfall in San Francisco was .21 of an inch. The weather was cloudy ' in the south, but little er no rain fell in_ that section of the State. The Winds were light. Cloudy weather | with showeérs is the prediction for to- | day. Mail Orders Promptly Filled. VISITING CARDS Corvect Styles and Sizes—Also Busi- ness and Professional Cards. THAT MAN PITTS F. 'W. PITTS, The Statfoner, 1008 Market St., A%7E San Francisco, ————————— Will Lecture on Rome. Professor H. R. Fairclough of Stan- ford University will lecture at the South Park Settlement this evening. ( He will show & number of interesting views of the ruins and monuments of cient Rome and explain their his- cal significance. Pleurisy Pneumonia Consumption Positively cured with Dr. Hal~ pruner’s Wonderful Medicine, or your money returned. Price, 50c. and $1.00 per bottle. For sale by all dealers and at office of Halpruner Medical Mfg. Co., alifornia St., S. F., sent by mail or express. People cured fret of charge from 1to 4 p. my aminer whose testimony had already’ occupied so many of Commissioner Heacock’s hours, was then recalled for one question by Heney: “Did you and Benson arrange for a private means of communication?"” “Yes. When our agreement was made in 1897 he gave me a telegraphic cipher code, which I used in sending him tele- ams."” ‘.r’rhh ended the day’'s work. McEner- ney intimated that he would recall Mrs. Belle E. Curtis this morning, and it is also expected that Defendant Dimond will take the stand to-day in his own defense. Then a motion is expected for the dismissal of the complaint as to him. This may lead to a long argu- ment, and, if denied, will probably be followed by other moves in legal strat- egy, of which the defense is prepared with a cartload. The end is not yet in sight. <_‘ / - u