The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 30, 1904, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER v30, 1904. MISS DEAN ADDS ST ISS ETHEL DE '\ AN told the jury yesterday that she took luncheon with Bertha Dol- I /\ heer at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York two days before the fatality and that the testatrix was then in happy frame of mind and perfectly rational. The beauty and’ charming iner of the witness were disconcert with her than others in cross-examination. ig to contestant’s attorney and he was much milder SAYS MISS DOLBEER WAS SANE TWO DAYS BEFORE nieS VimoINe JOLLIFFE! MISS _ETHeL DEAN' 3 a3 ON THEIR WAY TO JUDGE OR T ROPO! TS OF THE ‘OLBEER. N the witness that Miss Dolbeer's mental condition then was s “She was perfectly rational,” esserted Miss Dean. JUDGE CURBS SPIRIT. mination of Redick Mc- ean held most important of the Dolbeer will | Not alone was her | The artists who | The cross- € is Kee Duperu finished shortly after n uch zeal was over- | the trial began in the morning. By | »te and the loveli- when he tried to ith the hot fire of alculated to bring out imony. sor other | d to in way of caution Judge Coffey gave coun- sel and witness to understand that they must curb any disposition to quarrel. Duperu said that Miss Warren, the chief beneficiary, undoubtedly was first in the affectl Miss Dolbeer, and Mrs. Douglas Sloane Watson second. Frederick A. Jennings told of his ne- of gotiations with Miss Dolbeer shortly as attired in one of those | before she departed for Europe for f brown that fashion dic- | painting and repairing her house. She was intelligent and rational in all deal- h rare taste these days. P “* " | ings, said the witness. 1d the hat made the sym-| The day Bertha Dolbeer made her f coloring in dress complete. | will, April 23, 1904, she called at the young society girl was a | pariors of Mrs. Hermina Baer and or- dered a gown. Mrs. Baer ahd her hus- pre ¥ tant witness for the pro- ¢ the will, inasmuch as she|Dband, Joseph Baer, testified yestgrday and conversed with Miss Dol- ::,';' F‘a}:fg],‘”:‘:(;”;;‘" :;‘2,;“\“.‘”“ oy beer w York a few days before | jutely nothing different from the nsual the testatrix met her death, and she|in her manner. gave the opinion that the testatrix wuj It transpired that in fitting for the at that time of perfectly sound mind.|new gown the model Miss Dolbeer had | used the year before could be used again. This is regarded as an im- 2 | portant point, because it contradicts t and when Miss Dol- | contestant’s contention that she had urned from Paris called on her | pecome thinner because of melancholia. e Waldorf-Astoria four days be- Mrs. Lolita Selfridge, wife of Dr. Sel- the fatal fall from the window. fridge, knew Bertha Dolbeer Intimately ‘he testatrix was indisposed from a|the past five years, she testified. A 4 and in bed. They talked for an | Short time before Miss Dolbeer left for tss Dolbeer ‘being in bhappy :‘Apurnpk' the witness talked with her of ey 0 r trin and of the plans to remodel e her houge at 2112 Pacific avenue. Among o days later Miss Dean met Miss other things Miss Dolbeer said that eer and Miss Warren shopping at| when she returned from abroad she and accompanied them to the | would have the hallway reconstructed for luncheon. That day, said|and would buy a team and carriage. s, the testatrix was looking “l am very fond of pictures, and I suggested that she should have more of |them on her walls,” continued Mrs. ISeHndga: “I told her she ought to buy | some paintings while in Europe, and ought to purchase some of the local artists’ work. One of the names I men- tioned was Keith's, and she said she had an old one of his paintings that her father purchased twenty years ago. 1 They had long been friends, in fact, in- Miss Dean was in New beer re re wel appeared to be thinmer than t saw her in San Francisco,” Dean, “but otherwise she the best of health and was in | no doubt in the mind of ADVERTISEMENTS. laughed at this appreciation of Keith. “The thought struck her then that she would buy one of Keith's latest o e ay paintings and hang it opposite the old one to show what Improvement the painter has made in twenty years. Miss Dolbeer said she would do this on her return.” URGED “REST CURE.” The witness was present when her husband told Miss Dolbeer that she ought to take a course of the ‘rest cure” before starting on the trip to Europe. “You have been going out very much and you will enjoy your trip the better,” was the reason Dr. Selfridge urged. He added. “The rest cure is what I prescribe for my wife when she becomes worn out.” The witness was also at the ferry with the merry company to bid Miss Dolbeer good-by when she started for Europe. An enthusiastic gentleman friend gave Miss Dolbeer an Ameri- can flag, which he insisted she should carry through the gate and on to the boat. She protested and there was much laughter over the incident. Mrs. Selfridge said the testatrix found much enjoyment in life, never keeping or business engage- rvous or sick head- aches by those merits of Dr. They simply take Pills © symptoms appear, and ily dispelled. In fact Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pills cure. all pains of E »solutely harm- soothing influence upon the es and m!J.-:r les quiet and refresh the ed conditions. i-Pain Pills always cure . and the beauty of it is, it » trifie. 1 am glad there is s remedy for people who must work, r well Headaches never prevent from keeping my engagements.’— G. N. GRIFFITH, Santa Ana, Cal. first package will benefit, if not, gigst will return your money. cents. Never sold in bulk. STANDARD 1L DEATH — MARY OLLIFFE % MAKES A MOV Word to Producers | That It Does Not Want Any | More of the “Spot” Product —_—— (Sends Special Dispatch to The Call. | BAKERSFIELD, Nov. 20.—The pro- | ducers in the Kern River oil fields yes- | terday received word from the Standard . 0il Company that the company will { buy no more “spot” oil at present, and | the office of the company in the field | has been advised to that effect. | For some weeks past and ever since the independent producers were assured of effecting an organization the Stand- | ard has been paying 15 cents for “'spot” oil, and many of the companies found |in this a method of disposing of their | product and securing funds for the conduct of their business. It is argued | by many, and among them those who | are close to the agency, that the move- | ment of the Standard is directly in the | interest of the combine, in that it will have a tendency to force those pro- | ducers who have remained outside the agency to cast their fortunes with the independents, and so place ali the inde- ! pendent oil in the fleld in the hands of the agency, with which, the theory is, | the Standard expects to do business in the future. |- At the office of the independents to- | day no word had come from President | McQuigg, who is now in San Francisco, relative to the latest order of the | Standard, and the officials of the com- bine are in the dark as to the meaning of the movement. There is a general sentiment, however, in favor of the idea | that it is the intention of the Standard to assist in strengthening the organiza- |tion of the agency rather than to | weaken it. — e ——————— Duke, the Tobacco Man, Weds. NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—A dispatch from Camden, N. J., reports the mar- riage there to-day of James Buchanan Duke, president of the American To- | bacco Company, and Mrs. L. N. Mc- Credy of this city. B e — showed any indication of melan- cholia, and in her opinion was’ in a perfectly healthy mental condition at all times up to her departure on the European trip. The following letter, which Selfridge received from Miss Dol- beer, was introduced as evidence of | sanitay: H Cariton Hotel, Pall Mall, London. My dear Doctor Selfridge—Though I thanked Lolita at the ferry for the lovely flowers you sent with your good wishes on my departure. I have Intended writing you before this and thank you myself for your kindness, but some- how on the steamer I could not writs, o hope you will arcept these late but sincere thanks. | We have only been here two days, 80 as yet ! | have not seen mueh of London. 'Have mef several friends from home, so do not feel at '} all strenge here. London is a terribly busy | place; we hardly realize what a small place | we are out on the coast until we arrive here. The shows are solendid and there are plenty | to go And see. Yesterday I met Grace Elleston t Dr. while shopping. She was looking very pretty: inquired about you all at home. playing here; she is with Mrs. La Moyne. 1] expect to see her again in a few days. T also met some friends of yours on the | steamer, a Mr. and Mrs. Gaston. 1 belleve You had the pleasure of cutting up thelr son in some way. “They also wished to be remem- bered to you. Have seen nothing as vet of “Fritzl.” With best wistes always o Lolita and your- self. BERTHA M. DOLBEER. May 13, 1904, The witness almost collansed be- She s not cause of the oppressive air in the courtroom, and adjournment was taken till this morning. [ ————— | A New Art A H We have converted our picture room into a beautiful gallery for the exhibi- tion and sale of moderate priced paint- ings, water colors, pastels. etchings*and fine photographs. Inspection co: invited. Sanborn, Vlllp::UO. 'Hl““u.lur}-’ ket street. RONG POINT|WIDOW FACES ‘| BURLY TRAP| VOIC Little Woman With Big Re- volver Proves Too Much for a Hoho Bent Upon Robbery THIEF TAKES TO FLIGHT Early Morning Intruder Is (+iven Neare by Female Into Whose Room He Climbed Spectal Dispatch to The Call. l SALINAS, Nov. 29.—A plucky little woman armed Wwith a revolver took all | the courage out of a big, burly tramp | bent upon robbery here this morning. The woman is Mrs. Ada Martin, a widow, who with her daughter resides! in the residence portion of the town., The identity of the tramp is unknown, as such was the speed he displayed in getting out of range of the weapon held by Mrs. Martin that the authorities have been unable to locate him. The encounter occurred at an early Rour this morning. Mrs. Martin was awakened by the sound made by some one trying to raise the window of the bedroom occupied by herself and daughter. She is a very plucky wom- an, and instead of losing her nerve and screaming she kept quiet-and awaited developments. Soon she saw the head and shoulders of the tramp at the win- dow. Then she reached for her revolver, | and as the intruder stepped into the room she pointed the weapon at him and was about to fire when her daugh- ter grabbed her arm and begged her not to kill him. The tramp heard the words. Like a flash he turned and faced the bed. The one look was enough. He did not like the appearance of the big revolver held by Mrs. Martin and made a break for | the window. His exit was made in much quicker time than his entry, and | by the time the woman had summoned | help and told her story no trace of the| burly intruder could be found. SUT REVEALS DOUBLE LIFE Benedetta Allegretti Had Two Homes in Chicago Separated by a Few Doors Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Nov. 29.—Affidavits from fifteen persons were read by Judge Dunne to-day in an effort to unravel the marital troubles of Benedetta Al- legretti, charged with having two wives. The hearing ended in a refusal by the Judge to grant Mrs. Elizabeth Allegretti of San Francisco temporary alimony. From the affidivats submitted, it was shown that within a few doors of each other Mrs. Elizabeth and Mrs. Rose Al- legretti lived, each believing herself the only wife of the defendant. Allegretti’s friends swore they know he lived with Mrs. Rose, and friends of the Elizabeth at the same time. There were children in both homes. Mrs. Elizabeth met her husband in San Francisco at the home of her mother on Cheslex street. She tells in an affidavit of her discovery of his alleged faithlessness and how she be- came aware of his second family. “I was a girl of 16 years,” says Mrs. Allegretti No. 1, “when I met Benedet- ta in San Francisco. He begged me to be his wife. I consented and he placed a ring upon my finger, as a pledge of our marriage.” Mrs. Allegretti says her nusband de- serted her in December, 1896, leaving her with a small child. It took her four years to find out he had come to Chicago and had a candy store at 108 Clark street. To her surprise, Mrs. Allegretti’s first letter to her recreant husband was an- swered. She declares he begged her to come to Chicago with her little one. Later Mrs. Allegretti says her husbana sent her money and she joined him in Chicago. They went to live at 735 Wells street. After a few months her | husband represented he was making too little to keep her in Chicago, but promised if she would return to San Francisco to send her money regularly. Allegretti denies ever having married the complainant. L pe s O HERO OF OREGON EXPRESS EPISODE MAY BE A THUG Barth Is Accused of Sandbagging and Robbing 2 Resident of Placer County. REDDING, Nov. 29.—D. V. Barth, the Chico young man who has been posing as the man who prevented the wrecking of the Oregon Express near Keswick a few nights ago and who since he related his sensational story | of the attempted hold-up has been held here by the authorities pending an investigation, is wanted in Placer County for robbery. Advices received here to-day charge Barth with sand- bagging a man in Placer. He has been identified by a resident of Keswick. —————— Few Bidders for State Park. _SACRAMENTO, Nov. 29.—Commis- sioner W. W. Bassett, appointed by the court to sell Agricultural Park, the State Fair racing grounds in this city, received but two bids for the property to-day. James McGillivray was the highest bidder, offering $82,- 500. Clinton L. White offered $76,000. The bids will have to be referred to the court for approval. i FREE FREE » WITH SUNDAY CALL SMALL ADS. A BEAUTIFUL CupP AND SAUCER. Free With Every Small Ad in Sunday Call. FREE See Small Ad Page for Further Particulars. ! mate of the accused youth who stayed com- | plainant declared he lived with Mrs. | HEARSTALESMEN E OPINIONS Adolph Weber Is Present in Court During Selection of Auburn’s New Grand Jury MEETS A SCHOOLMATE Accused Youth Is Told by Former Chum That Pub- lic Feeling Is Acainst Him g s Special Dispatch to The Call. 1 AUBURN, Nov. 29.—Adolph Weber was in court to-day during the time that his counsel were questioning the talesmen as to their opinions on the ‘Weber tragedy. As Weber came down- stairs he met Lincoln Merrow in the Sheriff’s office. Merrow was the school- with him the right of the murder at the home of Adrian Wills. At that time Merrow knew nothing of any murder having been committed, believ- ing that the Weber family was simply burned to death. When Merrow and Weber shook hands to-day Weber asked Merrow: “What do the people | think about this, anyhow?"” “The sentiment seems to be all one way,” replie! Merrow. ““What is your opinion?” sald Weber. | “Well, I'll tell you,” answered Mer- row, “it looks pretty dark for you. I would give a good deal to see you, proven innocent, but if you are guilty I want to see you punished.” While passing from the Sheriff's of- fice into the jail Weber noticed the headline in a San Francisco paper: “Banker Lubeck claims the money.” *‘He does, does he,” he remarked sotto voce,” we'll see.” Following is the personnel of the new grand jury selected to-day: Rob- ert Hector, foreman; J. M. Newman, Dave Jones, T. H. McKenna, Owen Clark, Thomas Robinson, E. E. Scot James Rasmussen, E. C. Fellow George Gunnuldson, J. P. Thornsen, Joseph Clegg, John Henny, John Vieh- meier, E. 8. Atkins, Albert Maring, W H. Curtis, A. H. Hubbard and H. F. Adams. Many persons are now coming for- ward with the information that they suspected young Weber of the bank rohbery at the time. “If these ‘know- it-all’ parties had told their suspicions to Sheriff Keena,” said an officer to- day, “this awful murder would have been prevented. They are in a meas- ure responsible for the crime.” 10 BE DENIED 0SE OF MAILS (tuessing Contests Will From the Present Be Classed as Lottery Enterprises WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—Some time ago, at the request of Postmaster Gen- eral Wynne, the President directed the Attorney General to submit to him an opinion as to the status, under the law restricting the operation of lottery en- terprises through the mails, of guess- ing contests of various kinds. That opinion was submitted to-day. It is of a most sweeping character, and while the PoStmaster General has no incli- nation to work a hardship upon any- body, he will put the Attorney Gen- eral's judgment into effect as soon as may be practicable. The Attorney General says the schemes are in effect lotteries under the guise of guessing contests. To-night he gave out the following official statement: For a number of years the Postoffice Depart- ment had admitted to the mails advertisements and other matter concerning so-called “‘gu: ing” or “estimating’ contests. The question of whether or not these schemes are lotteries has been several times presented to the Att ney General, who held that they were not lot- | teries within the meaning of the postal lottery act. In view of two recent cases, in which the Supreme Court and the New York Court of Appeals rendered opinfons, the Postmaster | General felt warranted in again submitting | the question to the Attorney General. Follow- | ing the opfnfons in these s the Attorney | General holds that the schemes are lotteries. It is, therefore, incumbent upon the Post- offica Department to enforce the law under Which the Postmaster General is authorized, upon evidence satisfactory to him that any person or company is engaged in conducting a lottery or other scheme for the distribution of money on chance, tc lssue an order that all mail addressed to such person or company be returned stamped ‘‘Fraudulent.)’ As a number of legitimate enterprises have adopted these estimating or guessing contests as a means of advertising, and in view of the admission to the malls of matter pertaining to thes» contests within the last few years, the elimination of these xchemes from the mails cannot be made immediately absolute. If such a scheme has ever been entered upon in good faith the department will ot issue an order that will seriously injure a legitimate business. Each case will be handled separate- Iy and no scheme which involves the plan ruled against by the Atterney General will here- after be allowed to commence operations. —_——————— H SUIT FOR RIGHT OF WAY ENDS IN A COMPROMISE San Francisco and Napa Railway Comes to Terms With Owners of Land. A NAPA, Nov. 20.—The case of the San Francisco and Napa Railway Company vs. Thomas B. Coghill and Charles D. Allen, trustees of the Cog- ! hill estate, a suit to condemn a right of way over the defendant's land, was settled here to-day. The case was tried before Judge Gesford in the Su- perior Court, the plaintiffs suing for a strip of land over which the railway How under construction would pass. The compromise gives the defend- «ants $2750 for the strip of land lnl feauestion and the plaintiff agrees to suitable fences erect and cattle i guards. ———— DISASTER OVERTAKES SHIP AND PASSENGERS LEAVE HER Voyage of the Steamship Jefferson to || Seattle Delayed by Broken Propeller. 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Baldwin, the airship inventor, | is at Chutes Park with the famous | airship, the successful flights of which | at the St. Louis World's Fair brought | honor and renown to the clever aero- | naut. By January 1 Captain Baldwin expects to have his airship in a better | condition than ever before and will| give public exhibitions here. : We made a great hit at St. Louis | with the California Arrow,” said Cap- tain Baldwin. “I think the machine did as much as anything else to ad- vertise California.” Captain Baldwin feels assured that if he had the capital he could con- struct a dirigible baloon that would meet all commercial requirements. ——————————— Caught With Stolen Goods. SALINAS, Nov. 29.—On the night of November 17 the store of P. John- son Jr. here was robbed. Last night news was received from San Jose of the arrest there of two boys named | Arthur O'Neill and James Burke, in whose possession was found many of | robbery, SALINAS JAIL HOLDS MAN WANTED FOR BOLD ', CRIME \ Ex-Convict Arrested In San P‘rfl:;."’ to Face Charges of Robbery Burglary. SALINAS, Nov. 29.—w. copeland, who was arrested in San § rancisco last Sunday, was brought hgre this morning by Sheriff Nesbitt. T/ ¢ Pris- oner, who is a desperate ex-conVict is wanted on charges of burgla™ and, he having last Wedr®3ay, with a companion named Bryan now in jail here, entered the Japnese house on the McGowan ranch near Pajaro and robbed it. The pab also held up several Japanese on th: road and took from them clothes, noney and jewelry. Bryant was arrested in Pajarc He was wearing a suit stolen fron the Japanese, which he sald Cojeland gave him. —— it . Captain Punished for Neglext. SEATTLE, Nov. 29.—The United States customs authorities to-day tned the Lake Washington ferry-boat King County $500. It was found that the officers of the vessel had permitted the life-saving equipment to get in a deplorable condition. The license of Captain Sanderson has been suspended the articles stolen from Johnson's|for six months by the marine In- store. spectors. 2 ADVERTISEMENTS. cLightiorthcHome The Camel House Light The burner for the Camel House Light is Camel, and all lights come with green mantles. Let us place a Camel House Light in your living room; you will then know what a pleasure it is to live in a room brilliantly illuminated. The Camel House Light has the following advantages: will give more light than four ordinary burners. will not clm up with oil-mate gas. will not e explosions when you light it. will give more light than ten tip burners. will give more light than ten eleetric lights. will brilliantly illuminate a room twenty feet square. 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