The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 12, 1905, Page 5

] THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY JANUARY 12, 1905. W0 VICTIM b émy mor : “head twice !: pocket had not been taken. * POLICE INVES! Italian Miner Held Up b,\,'1 Two Colored Men and $500 ~and Money Orders Stolen [TGATING 3 e 1. L. Munson, an Old Man, Attacked With Slungshot | in His Home and Robbed | ——— k Signorello, a miner, reported to (. Stelzner early yester- g that he had been held up bbed by two colored men at San- c streets. They took $500 in gold and two postal rders on Ogden for $100 each. rmed the officer that he had 1sly reported the holdup at the )r Police station. As Signorello king Stelzner took him to the Poli ..andr € Pac! from imoney He repeated the story of the bery, saying that he was living with brother at the Roma Hotel, 818 San- some street. He had been drinking and : was unabie to find the hotel, as he was -a stranger. He met the two colored men and asked them to direct him to he hotel. They led him to a dark spot, where he was knocked down and robbed. Ccdy is working on the case. D. L. Munson, 71 years of age, who ives at 364 Beach street, was the vic- 1imy of a robber on Tuesday night. The case was reported to the police yester- -.day morning by J. Weyl of the Lang- * ton Hotel, who had cailed to see the ¢ld man, and found him in bed. Munson told Weyl that about 7 ..0'clock Tuesday evening a man called at’ his house, saying he was a collector and had a bill for a Mr. Merreman. .Metreman, he said, could be found at a grocery at Mason and Filbert streets. “He asked the old man to write out the ‘bill tq his dictation. Munson did so. and he noticed that the collector was --always trying to get behind him. . After the bill was written out the stranger left for a few minutes. When ‘he returned he struck Munson on the with a slungshot, knock- ing him uncopscious. When Munson recovered, his watch and chain were mis; but $3 he had in his trousers Dr. Orlow - was called. He stitched and dressed a : wound over Munson's right eye and one . on top of his head. The slungshot was . Artigue found in the room. about The robber is de- years of age. § . of smooth face and plexion. Detective Cole- g on the case. 5 S JURY CENSURES DRUG CLE! SEQRDIA FOR CARELE RK Admi That He Gave Carbolic Acid and Swears h Was Called Yor. Emelio Seordia, drug clerk for Dr. as censured yesterday by a Ccroner's jury for the death of Wong um You, a Chinese child 13 months ‘old, on Januar: he clerk had given bottle of carbolic acid instead of stor oil, which Dr. Minnie Worley -stified she had prescribed for the . child. Dr. Minnie Worley testified that she . wrote the word ‘castor oil; ten cents, v plainly upon a piece of paper. Seordia swore that what she had written was “Carbolic acid; ten cents.” . Doctor Glover of the Harbor Hos- that the child had not tifically treated at the ency Hospital and > incision in the pa- made too high. Cen claimed th tient’s thr Heat your office at,. This weather causes pneu- monia, grippe, colds, etc. If your stenographer, book- keeper or clerk gets sick, lays off for one day, it loses more .| money for you than a dozen heaters cost. Then, too, how about yourself? Isn’t your own health of some value? We can warm any office, -store or house quickly and econemically = with ‘GAS | Phone ‘Exchange 8 for: our expert. Don’t wait to write. Quick action our style. 1 GAS e 415 Post'St. - | - ‘Weak Men and Women slmvl.n USE DAMIANA BITTERS. Great Mexican Remedy; gives bealth and sirength to sexval organe, bepot, ‘828 Marbee - 5 T was sober yesterday morn- | . fng Detective Cody took Signorello in | . A TRNTH FEH o -F00TPADS FIND [INSURANCE MEN END SESSION Elect Officers and St at Banquet R B L G A R LRESIDENT: | (UVERT (TERDE ‘ JECRETREY 530 TRERT£EE YICE - PEES/OEHKZ, 10N O NIGHT WITH AL ME! T AT THE PALACE HOTEL. & —e DERWRITERS' NG CLOSED A -3 The Fire Underwriters’ Association treated the subject of the relations of of the Pacific yesterday elected | the special agent to the local agent. officers for the year, read and de- 'Amus Sfi\\‘»ll discussed building losses bated papers of especial interest to|I0° beginners. F. B, Kellam ‘spoke S £ £ ¥ £ & abeut the insurable interest of a nd \rher».“ aug! f(] at I.|l€' unny | pajlee. Guy Francis.read a paper con- contents of “The Knapsack” as re-|¢ ing the uses of co-insurance and vealed by George I. Grant and feasted. The matter of that addre tabl s of President Fuller, the es- ment of insurance institut and the gradual combining of Ameri can insurance organizations into a fed eration, was revorted back by a com- mittee recommendation that a special committee beappointedto take up the subject and report to the underwriters at their next annual con- vention. In addition to this it was voted to provide a salary for an assistant sec 1etary and librarian, that the valu- able reference library that has been created may be made available for the instruction and benefit of the mem- bers. It was voted that the co-opera- tion of the University of California, and particularly of the professors con- nected with the Collége of Commerce, would be heartily welcomed. Author- with ity was given for the publication of | mphlets embodying papers of spe- cial interest to the underwriters. These matters were reported favorably by the committee to consider the presi- dent’s report. The underwriters as a body approved of the recommenda- tion P AN INSURANCE INSTITUTE. Mr, Folger, chairman of the com- mittee, explained, referring to the pro- posed ‘establishment of an insurance institute for the instruction of the underwriters of the Pacific Coast, that while no definite plan could be at once suggested, it would be advisable to correspond with existing institutes and insurance organizations and to request co-operation on the part of the organ- ized underwriters of the United States. Federation might follow the forma- tion of Institutes. There is no under- writers’ institute in the United States and in this direction the Pacific Coast takes the first step for the entire country. A suggestion was made by F. J. Alex Mayer that much might be ac- complished in the education of under- writers through the agency of corre- spondence schools on the subject of fire insurance in ‘all its branchés. This will be considered by the exeecu- tive committee. By the annual election the presi- dency of the association went to the Northwest. A. W. Thornton of Se- attle, the vice president during the past year, was advanced according to the custom of the association and was made president. F. B. Kellam was elected vice president and Calvert Meade was again re-elected secretary and treasurer. The new excutive com- mittee includes in its membership President” A. W. Thornton, J. L. Ful- ler, Whitney Pdlache, W. H. Gibbons and George W. Dornin. The old library committee, consisting of W. H. Lowden, Herbert Folger and B. J. Smith, was re-elected. * Technical papers that were read THE yesterday occupied the greater part of the time. James C. Cunningham II’x"rfessm" A. W. Whitney of the Uni- leading importance” | versity of California spoke at length | was referred to in the annual|©n the theory of lines of insurance. | GUESTS AT BANQUET. The banquet last evening brought together about 200 speclal and gen- eral agents at the Palace Hotel. The banquet was in charge of George W. Spencer and George F. Grant. J. L. Fuller, president for the past year, rresided. There were present as guests: W. Myron Wolf, J. P. Moore, W. S. Duval, J. A. Carey, T. C. Coogan, Professor H. R. Hatfield, Samuel D. ver, Professor A. W. Whitney, BfH. Bacon, J. H. Schively, Robert W. Neal and E. J. Mott. T e following members of the asso- ion sat at the tables: James D. Wright, Penficld, W. Thorsion, tler, D, , H. H. Price, . H. R. Burke, Cleveland. Clinton Folger, Roger FHunter Harrison, Willlam Marl i Trumbull, H & % ; omas R, Roberts, M. H. Thompsan, T, Arthar M. Trown, B W Tomtken Franklih Bangs, A. W. Whitme; dall, E. Eftel, J. T. R. Webber, E. Py Shin James C. arles ‘A, Colvin, W. A Lowden, J. D. Richards, F. C. H. Fulier. . Goodwin, Oscar Thieme, V. Carus Drif. e Christensen, J. H. 'Richards, D. W. Hawxhurst, Frank E. Walsh, . H. Rountree, Leon Rosenblatt, H. H, Price, . B. Edwards, . F. Zw E. B. Flack, Jobn W. Holmes, Leslie Lord, John Lyon, George A. Crux, W. Palache. Herbert Folger, W. S. Dayton, C W. Wilkinson, W, B. de Jarnatt, W. Jrl, J. L. Fuller, Harry F. Gordon, James Frazer, Willlam Frank, Rudolph Frank, G. Heuer,’ J. A, Westan, 'E. J. Young, H. B. Keith, George B. Wellington, Rolla V. Watt, John 'C. Dornin. Charles A. Wendler, J. W. Rooklidge, John T. Fogarty, J. R, Littl Raymond, Lappe, C. Hoag)! Stanley Webster, R. h, Geurre.nl‘: Tyson, 8. W, Croésen, Charles B. Hill, George C. Codding, J. E. Crandall, J. L. Easton, J. B, WaldengJ. M. Bentley, C. H. Anderson, George D. Dornin, B. S. Hayne, R. W. Osborn. —_— Did You Ever Stop to Think What a pleasure it is to look at pretty photographs? Get a camera and take the pictures yourself. We have cameras from 80c up_and all photographic sup- plies. Sanborn, Vail & Co,, 741 Market st.* ————— SUES FOR CERTIFICATE.—A mult for & writ_of mandate to compel the Board of Madi- cal Lxaminersyto lssue him a certificate was filea yesterday by William W. Wimer, & uate of the California Medical Collegs. ~Judge Tawior assiend the case to Judgo Sloss. for hearing. Wimer says he graduated in May cf last vear, and in July produced for the Voard satisfactory testimonials of his good moral character. On August 2 he says, he took the examination before the board 'and passed with the required percentages. On Oc- tober 24 he his gertificate. It was endanstedet Ll C. | bunal remanded for retrial the case (OURT REFUSES FURTHER DELAY Attorney Countryman Asks Time to Secure Witness Detained * at Sacramento Counsel Begs That Jury Be Ballot R o 2 g Accused Stuffer | With the completion of Handwriting | Expert Kytka’s testimony the prosecu- { tion in the case of Charles Wyman, ac- | cused of fraudulent voting, rested its | case. Attorney Countryman, acting for | the accused, was up in an instant with | 2 motion to instruct the jury to acquit on the ground that there was no pen- | alty provided for the offense of imper- sonating a voter. Then he sought to | | have the case postponed. Countryman | dilated on the expense and trouble | that ‘the case would cause the State. | He declared that the person who | framed the law regarding purity of | 4 elections did not intend to make an of- | | fense such as Wyman is charged with | a crime. | “Do you think that the Legislature | intended to make a person who imper- | sonates a voter immune from punish- ment?" was asked by the prosecution. “I do,” replied Countryman. Jugge Lawlor said firmly, “The mo- tion is denied.” The next move made by Wyman's at- ! torney was to try for a postponement. Assemblyman Thomas E. Atkinson, | Countryman declared, was an indispen- | sable witness for the defense. He had | telegraphed to Sacramento for Atkin- | son to be present vesterday, but the Assemblyman replied that he was un- able to come. Judge Lawlor ordered that Country- , man be sworn. The attorney was asked it he had not stated that he was ready to proceed when the case was called. Countryman admitted that he had said | that he was ready. “But,” added Wy- | man’s attorney, “at the time I had an understanding with Mr. Maestretti | that Atkinson would be on hand when | we needed him.” | Countryman asked that a postpone- ment be granted until January 14 By | that time, he thought, the missing wit- { ness would be able to attend. The mo- tion was denied. Countryman said that { Atkinson was wanted to prove an alibi | for Wyman. John Dowd, a janitor employed in the Hall of Justice, was called by the de- | fense. He testified that Special Police- | man Joseph P. Doyle had confided in him to this effect: “They were hound- | ing, me. You can't fool those mer- chants.” / Policeman Fairweather seemed to | have a defective memory. He testified | that he had remarked openly in the Police Court at the preliminary hearing of Wyman, “I am surprised to hear Doyle give suth testimony.” )n cross-examination his memory be- | came even more defective; ‘He was in- troduced by the defense to contradict the evidence given by Doyle. . The afternoon session closed early, as one of the jurors was subpenaed as a witness in the Monnier case. The trial will be resumed at 9:30 o'clock this morning. ———————— CONTESTANT'S SIDE OF THE TAYLOR LAWSUIT ENDED | Witnesses Declare That Testator Was | of Unsound Mind When He Made WilK | The contestant's side of the case of Lizzie Taylor McBride, who seeks to revoke the probate of the will of her balf-brother, J. D. Taylor, was con- ciuded in Judge Troutt's court yester- day afternoon, and a motion by the proponents to dismiss the action was denied. The hearing of the other side will begin this morning. Ella H. Talbot, in whose house Tay- los was a lodger, and who signed his will, had testified when the document | was aamitted to probate that Taylor | was of sound mind. Yesterday she | said she had thought the matter over !and concluded that he was incom- petent. She drafted the will for the old man, and when he signed it he was not able to speak. Her husband, William H. Talbott, described graphi- cally the weakened physical and men- | tal condition of Taylor when the will was made, three days before his death. The aged man was unable to talk and was so weak that the pen slipped from his fingers while he was signing the paper which disposed of clusion of the contestant. Other wit- nesses were Lena Kester, Sallle Wil- son and Maud Moore, all of whom saw Taylor in his last sickness and ob- served his condition. They thought him incompetent. o BANKS RENEW BATTLE OVER RAISED CHECK New Trial of Suit for Payment of Money Lost by Becker's-Clever Crime. An echo of the sensation of nine years ago—the $22,000 raised check of the Becker-Dean-Creegan gang— was heard yesterday in Judge Sea- well’s court, to whom the supreme tri- of the Crocker-Woolworth Bank against the Nevada Bank for the re- bogus paper. In the former trial judgment for the plaintiff bank was given for $25,177 48, which represent- ed the différence between the original $12 check on the Bank of Woodland and the slip which the Nevada Bank cashed for the penmen and in turn collected - from the Crocker-Wool- worth Bank, with interest added. The retrial consists in the reading of the transcript of the testimony for- medly taken to certain passages of which objections are being offered by both sides, with some success. D. M. { Delmas and T. I. Bergin are repre- senting the Nevade Bank and the in- terests of the other institution are looked after by W. S. Wood, John Garber and Peter F. Dunne. The famous check, in a. glass frame, is the carefully guarded exhibit in the case. —————— % Of all the good ways to make love to a girl the best is just to keep telling WYMAN DEFENSE OPENS! | hie estate to other relatives to the ex-| covery of, the money paid out on the| { RECISTRAR UST FACE THE TEST Eléction Commissioners De-| fend Themselves Against Charge of Irregularities MADE Iuvestigation by City’s Instructed to Acquit the Chief Executive Will Be Surely Held on Saturday I Inquiry was made yesterday of the Election Commissioners as to whether a possible indictment by the Grand Jury on alleged charges of irregulari- ties in the appointment of precinct election officers would affect* the pro- posed investigation of the accusation by the Mayor next Saturday morning. The reply was made that an indictment would make no difference, as the in- auiry would be proceeded with and a defense put in. Asked as to what the defense would be, the Commissioners stated that a reply had been prepared which would be filed with the Mayor just previous to the beginning of his investigation. The board made a gen- eral denial of the charges, and in it the Commissioners plead not guilty there- of. Tt saddles Registrar Adams and his deputies with the responsibility of selecting the election officers, and is ln‘ ! part as follows: ¥ | | i DO NOT ADMIT CHARGE. That as to the charge in said accusation | that twelve of sald primary election precinct officers ere all_members of the eame politic these de! , rot admitting e harge, ‘say had no knowledge at the that they were no required by law; that strar of Vote as afore- in good faith bel eir appoint- parties. nt fifferent pol that said blished in a daily newspay required by law; tles Who were interested in having equal sentation on said precinet hoards never in- formed sald Registrar or the A cal parties stated the as required T make any at all prior © As to the charge that said twelve persons were not upon the last assessment list, these defendants, not admitting the same, say: That the office of the said Board of Election Com- missione not and has not been provided the assessment list or taxpay- y and county; that the said 2 p, if at all, annually by the or of said and county, and consists out §0,000 names of persons thereon, only to be foufld in the office of the T of rald city and county, and is con- ined therein in more tnan seventy volumes use in the tax department LEFT TO REGISTRAR. As to the charge that fiv officers in said charges m been registered In the precinet w served for thirty days prior to th tlon these. detendants say that fact that such was the case that the number 80 disqualified fn such respect amount to less han one in one hundred of the number of precinct election officers. appointed for sald el and less than one in five hundred of the number who made apolication for such appointment; and that such matter was ne: sarfly left to the Reistrar of Voters for ex- amination in the usual course of the conduct and practice of the said election commission. That in the year 1904 there was a new in of said election registration in said city and county. and that | the regietration for sald primary election amounted to over fitty thousand. voters, and that the task of comparing said applications with the registration was very great and arduous as a duty upon sald Registrar of Voters and he was compelled to rely upcn deputies and clerks In his employ: and the defendants are Informed and belleve that such disquaiification G:f any there were) in regard o sald five persons was the result of an igations by clerks, made K of sald Reglstrar of Voters, and that the acticn of said Regis. trar of Voters in the said matter was In good faith; and these defendants had no knowl- edge ‘or information of any such disqualtfica- tion at the time of such appointments of such election cfficers or prior to such election. As to the charge in said accusation that three of the rald precinct election offiars were holding salaried positions under the municipal government of the city and county cf San Francisco, these defendants may: That it the said fact ‘was true, that these defendants had ro knowledge thereof. and that therc is no list kept in or furnished to the office of the said Board of Election Commissioners of the employes of the said municipal government, or in tre departments thereof, and such matter was not known to the Board of Election Com- missioners or any of the members thereof at the time of said appointment or prior to said elcetion, and they are informed and believe that the said fact did not come to the knowl- edge of said Reglstrar of Voters during the reriod of his investigations in regard to the appointment of sald precinct election officers or prior to said election. That the number in various departments is NO TIME TO VERIFY. That upon the dpplication blanks above men- tioned, in the wsual course of the proceedings of thd sald Board of Election Commissioners, it not being a part of the duties of said board and they not having the time personally to verify the statements in sald" applications; lowest prices. NO SELECTIONS| Furniture for the Million =——AT LOWEST PRICES—— only. Furniture, Carpets, Draperies, Rugs, Kitchen Furnish- ings, Stoves and Ranges. : Your Credit Is Good. Nut-Ced.” Sideboard ok goden finish, Canory mirror. Ample room for linen and silver.- Price...... Carpets Regal Range any range on Do not fail to investigate its many good points I:the purchasin; Terms: $1.00 Down and $1.00 a Week PRAGERS On Every Purchase of $1.00 or Over To-Day There Will Be “Something Doing” to the Amount of $1.00 Free Hundreds of Preity New Spring Shiris for Boys (8econd Floor) | 35¢c each, or 3 for $1.00 This is the first. shipment we have réceived of new Spring Dress Shirts for Boys. We have taken the entire lot—and there are hundreds of them—and marked them very lowest selling price. They are extraordinary bargains and are perfect in workmanship, material and style. All have cuffs to match and the patterns are i practically unlimited in variet ! ; . Boys’ Golf Caps In conjunction with the great sale of Boys’ Shirts we will offer our entire stock of 2oc Goli Caps at the 10c exceptionally low price of Y e e . . o '8 The Very Highest Quality Groceries . and Liquors (Fourth Floor) Specials To-Day and Friday ! Baker's Breakfast Cocoa (the Prunes — Extra large; 20-30s; | genuine Walter Baker)—%- Santa -Clara; regularly 2 Ibs. 1b. tins; regularly 25c; ~spe- for 25¢c; special, 3 lbs, 25c cial, per tin, 18c. 1-Ib. tins, 3 for MAAwh | egularly soc, special, esse Moore is- | |rxc§ tin y g D k .......... 36( key—Bottle ........... 80C Baker’s Premium Chocolate— Whiskey—Dollar Brand; high proof; sells everywhere _at $1.00 a bottle; special at ....................... 2¢ Cabernet Margeau or Chablis— | Unsweetened; 1-1b. packages; regularly 4oc; special = 30¢ Coffee — Our famous Tower > & 3 p | brand, Java and Mocha; same ek ki s 80¢ | s used in cafe—Ib, o Horsdeanennes e 9¢ | Gin— H.—The _genuine Sardines—D. & G. Bone- 25¢. fessia UHe s skt Bourbon—Old Rose — Straight Pearline—James Pyle's; 9B goods; _gallon 1-1b. packages; 3 pkgs C 5 0 Largest il | Depart- ey ment in our | Store Cafe |# West ALWAY.S RELIABLE Ars very o MARKET 5 JONES ST | 5o, Chicago b ] and it having been the usual necessary and | ELIJAH DOWIE'S LETTERS roper practice of sald board to leave the same to the Registrar of Voters, and his deputies | ARE OFFERED IN COURT and clerks under him, to see that precinct election officers to be appointed were duly | qualified, the sald matter ws o necessarily | left to the said Registrar of Voters, who, with | the means at his command and the deputies ana clerks upor whom he relfed. as defendants ere informed and believed, made all such in- Vestigation in good faith, as was required, 2nd caleulated to, in good faith, secure the se- tion and appointment of ali sald precinct ctior. officers having the qualifications re- quired by law, and that If any errors occus therein, or any sich appointees were disquali- fied, as set forth in the said accusation, that the same was the result of mistakes or ove Sight by the persons relied upon in the office of the Registrar of Voters, and such as might occur under similar eircumstances at any time | in &ood faith, without any intention to appoint | any Misqualified person as an eleotion officer. MADE IN GOOD FAITH. And these defendants answer that the said appointment of precinct election officers, as made by them or by their authority for the Seld primary election, were all made in & faith and without any knowledge or informa- tion that. any of the sald precinct electicn { officers were in any manner disqualified for any reason Whatsoever and in the bellef that 1l were duly qualified and that in all the Proceedings of the conduct and management of $aid primary election the acts of the defend- Election Commissioners, have been in good faith, without any knowledge or information that any person appointed was in any way disqualified to act as an election precinct officer, and in the full belief that at -the time said appolntments were made that all the cho were selected for said cffice and who were so appointed were in all respects qualified according to law. That dofendants have not, mor heve any of them, been gullty of any wiilful or corrupt or. other misconduct as sald Election Com missioners, or in_their office as such, or ccmposing’ such Board of Sioners, in apy act relating or pertai the conduct or management of or In appoint- | Ing preciuct election officers for sald primary election. Wherefore defendants pray that the sald charges may be dismissed and that they be | found not guilty and be acquitted of any and ali charges of willful cr corrupt or intentional or other misconduct In and about the per- formance of thelr duties of their said office in the conduct and management of the said primary election and in the appointment of precinct election officers therefor. New Evidence Bearing Upon Proph- et's Contention That His Debt ‘Was Paid to Craig. Attorney R. S. Gray yesterday sub- mitted to Judge Murasky the newly discovered evidence in the case of Hugh Craig against John Alexander Dowie and the court will decide next Monday whether the: evidence is ad- missible. If it is the case will be re- opened. After the testimony in the case had been taken Elijah III, in go- ing through his old files at Zion City, discovered certain letters which he considered material. Upon one of them his attorney, Mr. Gray, expects fo prove his contention that the prophet had settled his ac- count with Craig and that the latter had not intended to hold Dowie liable for the expenses of the Grand Opera- house mission in 1888, for which Craig now wants about $1700. In the letter in question, dated in April, 1889, after the Grand Opera-house account had been charged off on Craig’s books, Dowie forwarded $300 and said “find check which covers my money indebt- edness to you, but leaves me still a debtor of love for all the kindness to me and mine when ? came ‘a strang- er in a strange land.’” Dowie also said “God has been very gracious to me and while he has not given me tal- ents of gold and silver, yet he has and does supply all our needs.” In another letter of June, 1889, Dowie sends two bank notes of ton and five pounds for Craig to deposit to his (Dowie’'s) credit in the Bank of British Columbia. It will be contend- ed that Zion's now famous healer would not have done this had he con- sidered himself in Craig’s debt. ———— ST. LOUIS, Jan. 11.—The immense plant of the St. Louls Plafs Glass Company at Valley Park, twenty miles west of St. Louls, was par- tinlly destroyed by fire to-day, entailing a loss estimated at $250,000. Five hundred em- ployes are out of empioyment. ADVERTISEMENTS. Eight, great. floors filled to overflowing with samples ikt $19.85 Dozens of new designs just artived. Every worthy make from the Royal Wilton to the modest Ingrain at always Embodies more labor the market. '3 A 'household necessity. saving devices than