The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 8, 1904, Page 1

THE WEATHER. > Forecast made at San Francisco ror]: bours, ending midnight, Novem- San Francisco and vicinity—Falr Tuesday: light northeast winds 4 A. G. McADIE, | District Forecaster. | COLUMBIA. THE THEATERS. ALCAZAR—“Prince Karl." CALIFORNIA—"Sweet Clo CENTRAL—“Her Marriage Vow.™ The County Chalrman." CHUTES—Vaeville. FISCHER'S—Vaudeville. GRAND—'‘Pretty Peggy.” MAJESTIC—“An American Citizen." ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. | TIVOLI—"“The Messenger Boy PRICE FIVE CENTS. ATTACK ON DOLBEER WILL BEGUN BEFORE JURY Witnesses Say Testatrix's Mother Was Insane MISS ETTA WARREN, FROM WHOM IT IS SOUGHT TO WREST FORTUNE, IS A SPECTATOR AT TRIAL OF THE CONTEST 2 e el + - | | | | \ i | | | | { 4 | Eol | o | & | Ly ;4 X | i i i | | | | | i | | | | | | | — — _— —_— - St RS ETTA MARION WARREN AS SHE APPEARED YESTERDAY IN JUDGE COFFEY'S COURT. S — - i glances the audience. Her refined | face told plainly of her recent illness Her nervousness was apparent and she of vice of her physician, and the steward- | esses of the trans-Atlantic steamships (h‘n salled on, Johnson said, would tes- could not repress a few tears. tify that during the voyages she acted esse mourning;, giving emph ngely and talked irrationally. And to saddened though comely f ifter Miss Dolbeer, while suf- The far out of modest, shrinking woman ce as the center of t lawyers were waging at the ith loud voice and many an angry n aber ation of mind, ended v tragic suicide, Miss Warren ld the Coroner of New York ard had been insane for war herself t bar that her quip some time, and to the detective detailed The opening statement for the con-| to inve te the case made the state- testant was made by Hiram Johnson, nt that she had been apprehensive who set forth his case with clarity and the derangement of mind would onciseness. He sald the contestant|lead Miss Dolbeer to take ner own life. ould show that Miss Dolbeer was of MOTHER SHOT HE RSELF. 4 mind when s ade a will| by hh:; Kin were not| The opening statement ended, Mrs. mentioned and the greater part of the| Millie Scott Bilven of Oakland was estat= she had inherited from her ',‘“'“d" Asiihe (rstavitneds Aud whe At father was bequeathed to Miss War-| fied as to.the insanity of Miss Dol- beer's mother and the fact that Mrs. ren, to whom she was bound by no tie : 101 of conmasnibity. XU worlaibe Srone D yv.h.wr was afflicted with a peculiar a Ne - doclared. fhiat her ifsanity wasPad in the head, insomnia and mel- S o tor her mother had com. | ncholia at the time of her daughter’s birth. The mother had been taken to Stockton by her husband and later, on Sher- nd H tted insane and mem- rs of her father's family had been committed to asylums. Then the death Miss brother, resulting from a runaway accident, her father's death and other circumstances of her ife had aided to bring on melancholia, frem which she was suffering in acute | hen she executed her testament when she flung herself from the dow in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel York four months later. AFFLICTED AS WAS HER MOTHER suicide wh shot herseif dead. Bertha was two years of age at that time. The decree of distribution of the es- tate of John Dolbeer was introduced in evidence, showing that Miss Dolbeer inherited property valued approximate- ly at $1,100,000. Raymond H. Sherman- was next called to pfove that his wife was out of the State, having departed last Thursday after a subpena had been Dolbeer’s and e s evidence man 2 strongly convincing It W ould be proved, the attorney ! cerved on her by proponents. The con- most she could say was | continued, that Miss Dolbeer was suf-! testant was then allowed to read Mrs. » Miss Dol- | fering from a peculiar pain in the back | Sherman's deposition. The burden of sad 0 anybody or he witness had r heard anyywords blish the fact of a of the head, with a failing of the eyes, insomnia and all the symptoms of mel- | a great change in her cousin’s condi- ancholia, such as her mother suffere jon in her last year. Miss Dolbeer before her death. Early in the present| was unusually listless, became very year it had become necessary to pre-|thin and was"' much depressed. Her scribe opiates for Miss Dolbeer that she might sleep. She had become more and more depressed, Indifferent to the world, absolutely indifferent to life, grown thinner and thinner, a pallor set- her testimony was that she had noticed animation, she “had little to say for herself, looked sad,” and “displayed no feeling in taking leave to go to Eu- MISS WARREN TIMID. v lifelong I ¥ Migs arre beer companion of beneficiary in the testame S ik - rope.” :’: o vas in court yesterday, | tled on her countenance and melancho-| Mrs, Mary Ribbey, Who answered s it g 28 appeared s lia. the most insidious form of insani that she was employed as foster- seeks t deprive her of | had developed in strong degree ted. She was Mrs. J. L. Moody, an aunt of Miss | B nurse, Miss Alex- | Dolbeer, Johnson proceeded, would tes- | York, who came to San|tify that on April 24, the day after the | Francisco wit 4 Franci With her when the remains | will was made, the decedent was seized of Miss Dolbeer were brought a e continent for interment mother for Bertha Dolbeer in 1878 and 1879, told of the insanity of Mrs. Dol- beer and of her suicide. The trial will be resumed to-morrow. NEW YORK, Nov. T.—A letter writ- across | with a paroxysm and uttered cries of ten by Miss Bertha M. Dolbeer while bsmie <ousighs ¢ fapinas i eated i despair, that clearly indicated that the |, Tondon to Dr. Homer Gibney of this he other slde was a half-sister, | mind was gone. It was plain that her | city, in which she said she was “enjoy- B iart, of this city. The experi- | intellect was clouded, that her view of | ing herself immensely,” was read at to- grice of coming to court was a new one | life and things was distorted and that | day's taking of testimony for the con- ” ': lh a.;‘;x‘ and it was with dif- | she was utterly incapable of executing | test over Miss Dolbeer’s will. Counsel ey that the courtroom was found | a will. 1fnr the contestants objected to the ad- almougmmf dark corridors of the puz- Miss Dolbeer then took the trip to| mission of the letter as evidence. The siing Cotv Jien. Europe, accompanied by her constant | examination will be continued to-mor- Nor dif Mise Warren enjoy the|companion, Miss Warren, on the ad-|row. $860,000 was 1 companied by her ander of New 2bo her return home, procured a pistol and | | eyes were heavy and wholly without! ROOSEVELT WILL GARRY THE WITH A RECORD BREAKING POPULAR VOTE Final Estimates Give Parker i i breaking popular vote. Republican succes House may be increased. On the eve of the election all indications point to a Republican “landslide.” | to-night were more optimistic than any that have heretofore reached the President. agers are confident that Roosevelt will sweep the entire North, and that he will receive a record- Not a single State outside of the South is conceded to Parker. s—the danger of over confidence—has been removed by the energetic efforts of the cam- paign committees in the past few days, and the full strength of the party will be voted at the polls. longer feared that control of the House of Representatives will be lost; in fact, the Republican majority in the LI NORTH No Electoral Dele- Republicans Will Have Good Working Majority in House ASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—Final estimates received from Republican National and State headquarters The party man- The one obstacle to Itis no | | BE CAST IN ' a Contest for the NEW YORK, Nov. T7.—There is every prospect of a tremendous vote being cast at to-morrow's election in all the States. The Herald estimates that the total vote of New York City alone probably will reach 653,000, which are unprecedented figures. It estimates that the vote throughout the State of New York will in proportion approach this flood-tide volume. Election found both parties claiming victory and an unexampled divergence of opinion existed regard- jeg the State of New York, which has been the great battleground of the canyass and will continue to be until the ‘polls close. While the Democratic managers profess to be equally con- fident as the Republican managers of the State for their national ticket, the stock market failed to show a tremor 0f uneasiness at a prospect of a change in the national administration. The business interests of the country all appear to regard the election of Roosevelt as a foregone conclusion and as a satisfactory outcome. The market showed considerable and great strength. This was more marked than in 1900 and different from the condition which prevailed in 1596, when so much was at stake in the business world in the East that many persons desisted from trading eve of the returns. The announcement | market, howev each Presidential election for twenty years. HIGGINS MAY BE BEATEN. While the market was thus strong and buoyant and cocksure of Repub- lican success everywhere, a remark able exhibition was given in the bet ting. A large portion of the specula- tive population seems to believe that the State will be carried for Roosevelt and an equally large portion seems to | be s grounded in the conviction that Higgins will run so far behind the ticket that Judge Herrick will be elected and that a situation will be disclosed on election night similar to that of 1888, when Harrison, Repub: lican, carried the State for Presiden and Hill, Democrat, was elected Gov- lernor, there being a difference of 32,000 between the head and tail of the ticket. Governor Odell made the -closing speech of the campaign in New York at a meeting early in the day to the employes of the H. B. Claflin Company. He took occasion to tell the story of his connection with the government { and politics of the State. He defended his own administration and the record of Higgins and declared he would make no effort to control the conduct of Hig- gins as Governor. 5 All of the official claims and esti- mates of the two parties have been made. It is understood that the Demo- | cratic leaders here believe New York City will give at least 140,000 for the Demobratic State ticket. Governor Odell is of the opinion that Higgins will beat 140,000 up the State. The Democratic managers are press- ing the charges which they made that the Republicans are colonizing voters in the rural counties. Warrants have been issued for suspects in Elmira. On the other hand the TRepublicans are preparing for a sensational raid on re- peaters in this city. They solemnly de- clared to-night that they had perfected plans to prevent the casting of 10,000 illegal votes. Aside from the preparations for the s advances | and waited with bated breath for the | r, has advanced before | FINE WEATHER 1S PROMISED AND TREMENDOUS VOTE WILL ALL THE STATE: Belief That To-Day's Election Is Only a | Formality Is Reflected in Wall Street, Where the Flurry Usual on the Eve of| Presidency Is Lacking R ' Special Dispatch to The Call was little evidence of the close of the political campaign, unless it might be found in the absence of familiar faces about the national and State head- auarters and hotels. There was noth- ing that indicated any excitement or { undue interest, and, in fact, the politi- cal headquarters, both national and | State, showed little of the activity that has been noticeable up to the end of last week. Nothing that either cam- pvaign committee could do at this late day, it was recognized, would affect the | result, and this accounted in part for the quietude, it being well known that | the case had been closed and had gone to the great American jury. The extreme quiet of headquarters | was apparent also at the hotels—and those haunts where politicians often | congregate to discuss the prospects of the different candidates were deserted nearly all day by the men who are most interested in the elections. ~Election returns will be received at { all the headquarters. Chairman Cor- telyou will go to Hempstead, Long | Tsland, to vote and upon his return will 'receipt of the election returns, there | remain at the committee room | throughout the evening. | Vice Chairman Nicoll, Chairman | Sheehan of the executive committee | and Secretary Woodson will receive the returns at Democratic National Com- | mittee headquarters. Chairman Cord Meyer and other Democratic State committeemen will be at the Hoffman House. William Barnes Jr. of the executive committee will be in charge at the Republican rooms in the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Evidences of breaking up were ap- parent to-day when members of the | various committees were observed clearing out their desks of things that had accumulated during the campaign. It looked very much as if the end was near at hand NS AR DEPEW TALKS TO NEGROES. Senator Pays High Tribute to Booker T. Washington. NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Senator Depew closed the campaign to-night with an address at the Abyssinian church. Sen- ator Depew said that in the Republican | party rested the hope of the negro. He { paid a high tribute to Booker T. Wash- ington. { “I have hardly met his equal any- where, and 1 have met all the great men of the world,” he said. “No negro in the United States can vote against the Republican party unless he betrays | his race. You colored men must vote iw!th the Republicans until the Demo- cratic States stop disfranchising your race or until you can point at a Re- publican Legislature that is trying to take away your voting franchise.” T R o AR Claims of Minnesota Nominees. ST. PAUL, Minn, Nov. 7.—The candidates of the Republican and Democratic parties to-night made their final appeals. Robert C. Dunn, the Republican candidate for Gov- ernor, spoke in Minneapolis as a counter to Johnson, the Democratic candidate. Henderson County is claimed to be doubtful territory, with the odds in favor of the Democrats. Dunn claims the State by 50,000. Secretary Kean of the Democratic State Central Committee estimates Johnson's plurality at 26,000. There seems little doubt that the National Republican ticket will be victorious. R PR S, | Election News Continued on Page 2. | — {00SEVELT A SIX-TO-ONE FAVORITE IN THE BETTING ON THE NATIONAL RESULI iwo-to-One Is the Prevailing Quotation on His Chance for Carrying New York State, but Big Speculators. Concede the Governorship —— to the Democrats Special Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK. Nov. 7.—Excepting at the longest of odds—odds that have Tever before been witnessed in' Presi- dential betting in Wall street—no Park- er funds were forthcoming in to-day's closing betting on the campaign. length of the odds, however, tempted some bettors to try “long shots” upon The | more than doubled and years as they expect it to be to-mor- row. The Democrats also say they wilt be benefited by the reduction of the Populist vote and the increase of the Socialist vote. They estimate that the former Socialist vote of 13,500 will be come largely from Republican workingmen. The Socialists have held more meet- the Democratic candidate. | ings in Ohio than all other parties com- It is estimated that $5,000,000 has been | bined, but their efforts have been con- placed on deposit by bettors. One trust|fined to the larger cities and will not company holds 00,000. One big bet was closed before noon at odds of 6% | notably to 1. The $5000 Roosevelt money in this | teenth. bet was offered by Frederick H. Brooks. | It was covered by Sheffield & McCul- | publican strongholds, lough, who put up $300 on Parker. was an exciting place to-day side brokers deserted business in stocks to get down, as far as they were able, | interest, the contests belated wagers. Money was freely offered at odds of 2| districts, and in to 1 that Roosevelt would carry the State, while the betting on the Gov- ernorship result opened at 2 to 1 on Herrick, bets of varying amounts be- ing closed later at odds ranging from 4 to 10 to 6 to 10 on Herrick. Up town little money was wagered. Old-timers declared on Broadway and Sixth avenue that a duller election was | Jicans and Democrats agree that never remembered. A good deal of money was put up in $50 and $100 bets in Considine’s place, with odds on Roosevelt carrying the State at 10 to 7. This was the price wherever there was any betting in the tenderloin. There was little Higgins money in evidence, the odds on Herrick affect doubtful Congressional districts, the Third, Twelfth and Fif- As the larger cities in Ohio, with possibly two exceptions, are Re- there may be | some ground for the claim that the So- The betting ring in the curb market | cialistic agitation will affect the Re- | 4 ? r | as out- | publicans more than the Democrats. While other localities are lacking in in the Third, Twelfth and Fifteenth Congressional Cleveland, on the county ticket, are among the most ani- mated ever known in the State. e g4 e THREE CLOSE DISTRICTS. Interesting Congressional Contests in Blue Grass State. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 7..—~Repub- in three Congressional districts of Ken- tucky the contest will be close. They are the Third, Fifth and Ninth. In the Third, J. M. Richardson, Demo- crat, is oppc-ed by William H. Jones, Republican; in the Fifth cager Sherley’s opponent is W. C. Owens, and in the Ninth J. M. Holt's adver- being 10 to 6. Betting continued active | sary is J. V. Bennett. until the close and was attended by a | good deal of excitement. A. G. Wood offered to wager $1000 to $1200 that Roosevelt would not earry New York, New Jersey and Connecti- cut. He could not find any takers. Late this afternoon there was a great deal of Parker money offering at 1 to 6, but the Roosevelt backers were offering only 5 to 1, although some small bets were made at 6 to 1. CHICAGO, Nov. Betting on the result of the election was quite brisk to-night in some of the downtown hotels. The largest wager of the even- ing was made by a number of Board of Trade men against James O'Leary, a bookmaker, the brokers offering $50,- 000 on Roosevelt against $7500 on Park- er. H. Dryer of New York made a bet of $5000 to $1000 on Roosevelt. The name of the taker of the Parker end could not be learned. These were the largest bets made during the evening, but many small ones were made, the pre- vailing odds being on Roosevelt at 5 to 1. A number of wagers were made on the result in New York at 2 to 1 that it would go Republican on the vote for President. N OHIO PREDICTIONS. Even the Enormous McKinley Plurali- ties May Be Exceeded. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 7.—The Re- publicans are confident that their or- ganization in Ohio will secure unusual results, even exceeding pluralities in what were previously called “the Me- Kinley years.” While the Democrats have no such organization as-their op- ponents, they claim that there has been during the past two or three days “a whirlwind in their favor” that justi- fies their expectation of a landslide that might make the State close and enable the Democrats to gain three or four Ohio Congressmen. They say that the vote has not been out so fully in - In these districts the fight has been waged desperately, but the Demo- crats claim to-night that they will be victorious. The Democratic State Committee expects a heavy Demo- cratic vote from the First, Second. Fifth, Sixth and Seventh districts, while the Republicans look to the Tenth for a majority for Roosevelt, so large as to carry the State. e LA FOLLETTE OR PECK? Both Parties Confidently Claiming ‘Wisconsin Governorship. MILWAUKEE, Nov. T.—It is gen- erally conceded that Roosevelt will carry the State by 50,000. Chairman Connor of the Republican State Cen- | tral Committee claims that Governor La Follette will have 75,000 plurality. The Republicans claim six Congress- men. and that they have an even chance of electing four others. Democratic State Chairman War- den claims George W. Peck will be elected by 25,000 plurality and that the Democrats will control the Legis- lature. Warden claims five or six Congressmen. The Legislature, which is to elect a United States Senator, probably will be so divided among the two Repub- lican factions and the Democrats that none will have a majority. it "D IN DOUBT. MARYLA BALTIMORE, Nov. 7.—Chairman Vandiver of the Democratic Com- mittee to-night repeated his claim that Maryland would go Democratic by 15.000 majority and that the Democrats certainly would elect four, and probably five, of the six Con- gressmen. At Republican headquarters Chair- man Hanna confidently predicted a majority for Roosevelt and the elec- tion of four Republican Congressmen.