The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 25, 1905, Page 6

R et —— .+ dnson overhauied the youth, who.was . Tow and Miss Wright. ° Commissioner F. C. Turner. " county ¢ash. Auditor G. W. Bacon was ; THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 190 SATS HUSBAND WAS JUSTIFIED Witness Tells Jury He Be- lieves L. D. Campbell Did Right When He Shot Wife WANTS PRISONER FREED He Says Woman Was a Flirt and Persisted in Keeping Man in Much Suspense —— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | 1016 Broadway, Jan. 24. Testimony in favor of Lemuel D. Campbell, charged with the murder of | his wife, was introduced at the trial{ of the case to-day. It is the en-| deavor of the defense to show that mental worry over his wife's actions caused him anguish. Three witneskes Were put on the stand to tell the state of mind of Campbell months before the tragedy occurred. To all of them Re talked and expressed the wish that | she would leave him alone. £ Although divorced, she called him ! up daily over the telephone and. upon one occasion she threatened him- with | a knife, In regard to this affair A: W. An-; selnil, a butcher, for whom Campbell, , werked, said: Mrs. Campbell either came around to the shop or called Wim up nearly every day. I} went to the shop orie day and they were in the 'k room and she had a pistol and pointed it at Campbelil I told her to get out and took the pistol away from her and put it into a drawer. As she went out she took up & knife and made a stab at Campbell and cut his apron. 1 then nat her out of the shop, In Jess than a week she was around again. 1 saw_ Her with a man on one occasion &nd told Campbell and he cried On cross-examination the witness #aid that he and Campbell had béen friends for a long time, and he added: “I want to see justice done him, and I believe he was justified in ' doing what he did.” J. F. Swart, a druggist, who acted | | as physician for Campbell, gave testi- | mony in his favor, and Dan McCarthy, a saloon man at the Sixteenth-street | station, testified that Campbell often | cried over the misdeeds of his wife and | also- told him that if she ever rang | him up to tell her that he was. not there. JUNIOR CLASS ELECTS WOMAN AS PRESIDENT BERKELEY, Jan. 24—For the first time in its histery, the junior class of s« NEWS OF THE LOSED WIFE AND IS COIN ON WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mrs. Christian Werren Disappears the university last night elected a| woman ‘as class president, Miss Sue A. | Ross being honored. All the other class offices Wwith the exception of that of sergeant at arms were filled by women. The result of the election was as fol- lows: Miss Sue Ross, president; Miss| | Florence Ward, vice president; Miss Gladys Meyer, secretary; Miss Helen | Parker, treasurer; 'W. R. de Leon, ser-| geant at arms; auditing committee, Miss Mary Nelson, Miss Marian Mor- Professor Walter E. Magee, in charge of ‘the department of physical culture | at the university, has agreed to take the part of the Mikado in the opera of Gilbert & Sullivan, which the Pry- tanean Society’ of women students will present for.charity -sake, at the Mac- donough Theater in. Oakland next month. R S U Boy Persists in Thefts, OAKLAND, Jan. 24.—George Mat- theson, 14 years old, residing at 649 Linden street, San Francisco, was ar- rested to-day om a charge of stealing bicycles. Beton Robinson saw the boy take his wheel from a stand on Twelfth street, near Broadway. Rob- escorted back to the place after he had said, “I took the wrong wheel,” and, mounting another one, rode oft rapidly. This bicycle, however, be- longed to Edyard Carroll, 1162 Camp- bell street, who also saw the theft and captured the persistent young thief. The boy’s parents were notified. —_——— ) Want to Be Happy. , OAKLAND, Jan. 24.—Rose Batters- by was granted a decree of divorce from John J. Battersby, a planing mill employe of Bérkeley, this morn- ing by Judge Hall on the.ground of willful neglect. He was accused by her of squandering .'his money for drink and leavifig her without the necessaries of life. Albert L. Sanford has begun an ac- tion for divorce against Ida O. San- ford on the ground of desertion. They were married at Carson, Nev., in 1902 and he states that she. leff him the same year. ——————— Grand Jury Meets. OAKLAND, Jan. 24—The Grand Jury held a seéssion this morning and listened to a recital of the facts in the [ recent police scandal as told by Police Super- visor Joe Kelley and Treasurer Feid- Jer were called to state what in their judgment Was needed in the way of a vault for the accommodation of the inter ted In regard to the annual statement of county. affairs, which ‘needed some explanation. g SCHOGL ATEENDANCE INCREASES. (Oeklana, Jan. 24.—Enrollment of puplls for the term in the public schools is 10,570, an 300 over last term. v 'ADVERTISEMENTS. 18 Morcer 84, Jassey iy, X. 3. Best For § j The Bowels AR i | | ! / - 2 AGED INNKEEPER OF NORTH BERKELEY WHOSE - WIFE_ HAS _DIS- APPEARED, RUMOR BEING THAT SHE HAS ELOPED WITH FRED TROSCH, A MAN THIRTY YEARS HER JUNIOR CIRL REFUSES MEDICAL HELP of Miss Vekidnder to Be Subject of Coroner’s Investigation e Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center street, Jan. 24. ‘On the very day that Mrs. wg"enl Because of the unusual circum- disappdardd there was to have been|SL40Ces I connection with the death a wed@ing anniversary celebration in | of Miss Flora Anh Vexsuder, & yous the home. Thirty-five years| ™¢man who died this morning in her st rmn..n, were married, Last T00m in the Thomas block on Center Saturday friends of the family had ;Street, the Coroner has ordered an in- beeri.bidden to a feast and a generally good #ime in the Werren household. | quest held next Thursday morning. Miss Vekander was a Christian "The' glests gathered,. prepared to | Science devotee. She refused the aid congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Werren, but | of all save bellevers in that cult when there was no hostess fo receive them. | ¢isease attacked her two weeks ago. Instead, Mr. Werren, bewildered and| She was threatened with pneumonia, in agony of mind, informed gll' who but received no treatment or attention came that his ‘wife had -disappeared | Other than that provided by Professor and he feared that she had not gone | E. H. Twight of the agricultural away alone. jdepartment of the State University, The uld-be merry-makers left and | Who is a Christian Science believer, ‘Werfen ‘remained alone all of smur«iand his wife. The Twights reside in day night. The’ ‘next day he ascer- the same building with Miss Vekander. tained that Mrs. Werren had drawn| Miss Vekander's brother, a viticul- from-the bank the joint.savings of the tural expert, who graduated from the couple, that her clothing had been re- | State University and is now employed. moved- from - the home and that she 8s an expert at Sacramento, was sent had been seen at the saloon of J.]lor last Thursday. He states that his Cameléng on San Pablo avenue with ' sister was of an extraordinarily firm Trosch on Saturday morning. He then temperament, secretive and independ- was convinced that his wife had eloped. | ent, so that his entreaties to have her The,, Werrens, conducted a hotel and prcvided with regular medical attend- drinking place in North Berkeley, on ance were unavailing. She had made the rdad to Contra Costa County. They |out a document directing preparations were regarded as picturesque old per- | for the disposition of her body in event sons., Each was a Swiss; he 66 and she | ot death before he came. 608 years old. “Their resort was afavor- | ' The exact mature of the young itg ground for merry-making by the rwrman'n ailment will be determined at : Lo Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center street, Jan. 24. “Gone with a handsomer man” is, fn effect, the message that Christian Werren has réceived from his wife, a woman of sixty years of age, who has | eloped, he says, with Fred Trosch,! thirty years her junior. | Mrs. Werren and Trosch have been | missing since last Saturday. He was i a boarder in the Werren home in me;Pecuhar Death hills of North Berkeley. The woman drew her husband’s savings from the ! Union Savings Bank of Oakland on | Saturday, smhuggled her clothing from | the house and left Werren to mourn the | loss of a wife and the savings of a| Iifetime. iversity stidents,” who "knéw the| the inquest, though it is believed to ce well. & have been pulmonary disorder that ZTrosch was-a lodger in the Werren{ended her life, home. The old Swiss proprietor was e e e alous and suspicious of his attentions Haywards School Bonds Sold. Mrs, Werren: and last Tuesda; > ronch T6ft the- plack: 7he elopementdo: T SCALDE:. JALL. 3 Dhe Tiaks is supposed to have followed. L Camelong, the San Pablo avenue saloon-keeper referred to by Werren, says that he saw Mrs. Werren and Trosch together Saturday morning, The Werrens were old friends and pa- trons of his. He states that he wis bids for the bonds to be issued for the improvement of the Laurel Com- mon School. The bonds amount to 7600. Six bids were received, of which that of.the Oakland Bank of Savings was the {igly awardeéd to that institution, The other bidders were: L..C. Morehouse of i San Leandro, the Farmers' and Mer- elpant in g | CHaNts’ bank of Oakland, the Bank of \IF 5€ the rmnx-myvuran. the San Francisco Savings A 5 | Union and the Nevada Bank of Francisco. —ee——————— masks -ayman del that she deliver up <W in till. She refused and 4 t through the breast. It was| | ought that she could not live, but| O her vitality was “dlllch that she in Oakland. AKLAND, Jan. 24.—The rainfall for the last twenty-four hours a wards Trustees last night opened the { i 5 Ex(:h-nfl 3@ % MAKE A FIGHT OVER MATERIAL Rival Contractors at War Over the Relative Merits of Concrete and Brick Work SCHOOL BOARD DELAYS Directors Postpone - Action on Bids Until They Can . Decide Regarding Matter; Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Jan. 24. There is. a battle on between the contractors of Oakland for the privi- Vlege of building the foundations to. the new public school buildings short- ly to be erected in Oakland. The con- test wages between the cement men and the brick handlers. .Each side has made a strong fight, the re- sult peing that the Board of Educa- tion has been called upon- to decide | tion is best, The situation unfolded itself last night before the board when bids were ! dation of the new Franklin School. Bids for both brick and concrete were called for, the result being that, to the surprise of the board and its archi- tects, the brick men came in With some low figures, The architects had higher than the concrete. More than that, there was a wide range of dif- ference in the brick bids that gave rise to considerable comment. Childs & Arlett, at_$3600, were lowest on brick, and D. E. Brown’s bld of $4450 was the lowest for con- crete. The highest brick bid was that of McPhee & Co., $5982. The board wrestled with the prob- lem and after much discussion de- ferred action for two weeks. Mean- while the board will try to get expert information on the subject of con- struction materials. SOCIETY WILL HEAR POPULAR SINGER AGAIN ey BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE. OAKLAND, Jan. 24.—Happy the maid or matron who had not planned anything for to-day, for it required Teal courage this after- noon to venture out into the steady, insistent rain, that not-only came down in sheets, but, hitting the pavements, splashed up again to do double damage. Fortunal t0-day had been allowed as a sort of breathing spell for the smart set, preparatory to the big events that ake scheduled for the rest of the week. So_most of us Mave accepted the miolst con- difion of the weather very philosopplcally to- day, while sending up feryent petitions for sunshine to-morrow—for to-morrow Mrs. Seth Cushman's (riends have beenpronified a rare treat. Mrs. Cushiwan, Olive Reed that was, has planned a musicale for-fifty or more old friends, and as it has been. lopg since her beautiful voice has been heard —here those lucky enough to be on her inyitation st are anticipating an atternoon of rare pleasure. This is to be the first of & series of home concerts - that Mrs. Cushman will * give, so that all her friends will have, an opportunity to hear the popuiar singer agaln. She wiil be assisted to-morrow by Mre. Frnest H. Hueter, Mrs. John Ramsey Hunter, Miss Lita Schlessiriger and Mrs. John D. Sibley. Mrs. George H. Perry will accompany the singers. AR Another card club has beeh added to an already long list of such organizations. Mr: and Mrs. Willlam Lynham Shiels will be the first host and hostess, and the members will be entertained by them on Thursday evening, February 2, at thelr Jackson street home. those Invited to attend this first meet Charles B. Wingate, Macdonald, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Edward d Mrs. Beach Carter Mr. and Mrs. George W, McNear, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Brayton, Soule, and Mrs. R. Augustus Bray, Alpheus Clement. | A dozen Oaklanders were entertained by Mrs. Willlan Gruenhagen yesterday at Junch- eon. The affair took place in her apartments at the Colonial and was charming In every way. Mrs. Clark F. Goddard, was the guest of honor and the other guests were: 'Mrs. Allarat, Mrs. John D. Sibley, Mrs. Coombs, Mrs. L. Ghiradelli, Mrs. W. 'W. Standeford, Mrs. Wilham R. Davis, Mrs. Harold Warwick James A. Johnson, Mrs. John Gwin, Mrs, Arthur Brown and . . The dancing set is looking forward with pleasure, to the Country Club cotillon, which takes place to-morrow night. Considerable in- terest has been manifested in’ this dance and as the programme will include the old-fash- joned quadrilles and a german or two, there will probably be some genuine fun. When the young people of to-day, who are two-stepping through life, eliminated the quadrilles and lancers from thelr social menu, they cut o a lot of real emjoyment that only the old- timers know anything about. Mrs. John Irwin (nee English) is spending the winter with her aunt, Mrs. Willlam D. English. —_———— Upholds Action of Mayor. OAKLAND, Jan. 24.—The 'local Barbers’ Union has adopted the fol- lowing resolutions regarding the re- moval of obstructions by Mayor Ol- ney: OAKLAND, Cal.,, Jan. 23, 1905. Whereas, Mayor - Olney has commenced a street and sidewalk cleaning crusade, thereby causing the v ;eematvll of many signs, including barber poles, convention assembled, that we approve of afore- said action of the Mayor; and be it further Resolved, That we petition the Mayor of the city of Oakland to also cause the removal of bootblack stands, telegraph and telephone and all obstructions to pedestrians. pted January 16, 1905, ; GEORGE K. SMITH, President. BEN LITZENSTEIN, Secretary. e ——— Famous Guests at University. BERKELEY, Jan. 24.—Two distin- guished guests from abroad were en- tertained at the State University to- day and a third notable man, an American, ig announced to be present :at a meeting at the university to-mor- row, The fo lecture to the students. ———— ‘Want Board to Appoint. dents of ngs ®Y B : ; 14 whether a concrete or a brick founda-! opened for the buiiding of the foun- | believed the brick, bids would be much | i Resolved, By Barbers' Unlon No. 134, in] ers are M. A. Cobb highest, being ! of Australia and Ettoreis Pais of Italy. 684 50, and the bonds were accord- ; The American who is coming to-mor- jrow is Poultney Blgelow, who I8 0o fioads, on @ charge of acceptin Jan. 24.—The Builders’ 3 the Masters Builders’ Association have requested the Board of Education to appoint the superin- construction of new school instead of allowing the archi- , name the overseers. The board as deferred action on the request un- schéolhouses and sites com- P. Garlick, HEART DISEASE CAUSES DEATH Autopsy Proves Miss McKee Did Not Take Her Life as It Was at First Supposed BODY IS COMING HOME( | Sister of Young Woman Says i That She Had Been 111 and . Under Medical Attention { ‘ | ALAMEDA, Jan. 24—According to & { telegram received here to-day by rela- tives of Miss Mary C. McKee, who died on a westbound overland train, and whose body was taken from the train | at Albuquerque, N. Mex., yesterday, | the young woman's demise was due to ! heart disease. It was at first thought when Miss McKee was found dead in her berth in a sleeping car that she had taken her own life, but an au- ! topsy has shown that she passed away from a natural cause. Mrs. L. B. Chase, a sister of Miss McKee, says the latter had been in poor health for some time, and that on her way home from New York she was forced to stop at Chicago for med- | ical treatment. Miss McKee's body is now on the way to Alameda and is due to arrive here Thursday. Arrange- ments for the: funeral have not yet been made. Surviving Miss McKee are two brothers and three sisters—Wil- liam K. McKee of Oakland, John I McKee, Mrs. L. B. Chase, Miss Rose ang Miss Jane McKee, all of this city. e MORPHINE MAY HAVE CAUSED THE DEATH OF MISS McKEE Possible’ That She Accidentally Took an Overdose to Alle- viate Pain. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, Jan. 24— The undertakers who embalmed the bedy of Miss Mary K. McKee, who was found dead in a Pullman berth on a Santa Fe train on Sunday night, be- lieve that her death was not due to natural causes and intimate that mor- phine was used. There was no inquest here as the death occurred outside the county. An undertaker in Alameda, Cal., tel- ceraphed last night as@ing that the body be forwarded. It was accordingly sent to Mrs. L. B. Chase of Alameda tc-night. It is possible that Miss Mec- Kee took an overdose of morphine to| aileviate some pain and with no thought of suicide. DUKE'S BRIDE N THE TOMBS An"estod.in New York on a| Texas Indictment and for Want of Bail Pat in Cell NEW YORK, Jan. 24.—Mrs. Alice | Webb-Duke, wife of Brodie L. Duke, was arrested at an office in Broad street in this city to-day on requisition papers‘issued by the Texas autherities. Mrs. Duke had been indicted by the Grand Jury at Nacogdoches, Texas, on the charge that she and Charles L. Taylor, of Chicago, made false state- ments in an instrument, on the strength of which a stockholder in one of the national banks in that place was in- duced to indorse their notes for $20,000. Mrs. Duke was arrested as she was alighting from a cab to enter an office in Broad street. -When Mrs, Duke was notified that she was under arrest she, became hysterical and screamed and wept. She declared: Brodie L. Duke. His family are trying to hurt me. I have done nothing wrong.” She insisted upon making.a call in the building as she had intended, but the detective would not permit it and took her to the District Attorney’s office in a cab. She sat weeping in that office until her counsel arrived. o ‘When Mrs. Duke wag arraigned in the Police Court she was held in $3000 bail. This her counsel was unable to “I'm the wife of | or secure and Mrs. Duke was taken to a cell in the Tombs Prison. She appeared to be very much distressed during her brief stay in the courtroom and several times seemed to be about to faint. The proceedings which resuited in Mrs. Duke’s arrest are entirely distinct from her matrimonial difficulties. ————————— EDISON SHOWS SIGNS OF .SPEEDY RECOVERY Doctors Believe the Inventor Will Progress Rapidly Despite Serious Operation. ORANGE, N. J., Jan. 24.—Thomas A. Edison, the inventor, was recover- ing rapidly to-day from the surgical operation performed last night for a mastoid abscess behind his.left ear. Owing to a similar - trouble a few years ago the operation was diffi- cult, but the doctors declared it was entirely successful. Edison was in good spirits to-day. The doctors say they expect an uninterrupted recov- ery. - ! LAND IRREGULARITIES » ALLEGED IN COLORADO A UM States Comumissioner *Ac- cused of Accepting Tllegal Fees for Filings. DENVER, Jan. 24.—Judge Moses Hallett of the United States District Court to-day issued a warrant for the ;arrest of C. A. Morning, United States Commissioner of Routt County,’| "\ illegal fees in connection with la.n: ‘( fillngs. The issuance of the warrant Tollowed an investigation which has been made by a special agent of the Interior Department. TOWN IN THE PHILIPPINES ) ATTACKED BY LADRONES Contract Surgeon J. A: O'Neill Killed in Raid on San Francisco de Malabon. MANILA, Jan. 25.—The town ot ‘Malal San Francisco d bon, in the ce of Cavite, was attacked by last t. ckartt-ct Sur- geon J. A. O 1 was killed. % —_——— S S bR e | ‘authorized fav- _the Senate bill pre e hey a8 oot “ 5\ {yesterday on a charge of ALARM OF FIRE STIRS PUPILS One Thousand Youngsters Calmly March Through Smoke at Lincoln School PROVES SUCCESS DRILL Not a Child Hurt in Empty- ing the Building, Show- ing Benefit of Drilling P Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Jan. 24 One thousand puplls of the Lincoln School at Tenth and Alice streets, en- dangered by fire that broke out in the big frame buflding, marched out of the structure this morning under perfect control of -their teachers, in response to the school alarm of fire that re- sounded through the edifice at 11:30 o'clock. The building was emptied in Jess than two minutes. Npt a child was hurt and the splendid efficacy of the “fire drill” in time of actual trou- ble was: proven. i3 by Though class rooms and Fallways in the rambling schodlhouse were. sud- denly filled with smoke and the crack- ling of flames added to the terror of the situation, ~order wWas maintained while the children marched in steady ranks, quickly but quietly, to street and yard with the digcipline of trained soldiers. Beture,fiqr fipemen arrived responsive to an alarm sounded by Dr. Henry M. Fine, Who discovered the’ fire from the outside, the bullding wag cleared of every occupant. > The fire started, from a defective flue connecting with stoves in the primary class rooms of Mijss Rosa Kottinger and Miss Mary Jewett. There was a sudden burst of . smoke and flameé through the walls that for an instant caused a commotion among the chil- dren. With precision the teachers gave .the command that started their wards out of the rooms, while hurried word was sent to Principal J. P. Gar- lick. He sounded the school alarm of fire that warned évery teacher in the building. In a few seconds the pupils were in line tramping steadily out ac- cording to the rules laid down in the “fire drill” regulatfons. At exits and on platforms and in hallways the teachers ctood at their posts, directing the rapid outpouring of children. The firemen speedily attacked the fire which burned its way through the walls into the roof of the primary de- partment building, which is on the Eleventh street side of the school lot. The flames were quenched after walls and ceilings had, been cut away. It was found that the flue had broken be- tween the two class rooms, the stove in each room connecting at the top with the chimney outside. The primary building is separate from the main structure, but is con- nected by hallways. through which smoke poured into the larger. part .of the school. At the ‘time of the out- bréak, Principal Garlick ,was in_ the basement attending to classes there, He wgs warned by the ery of fire and speedily sent in the school. alarm. be- fore danger from. possible panic had been aroused. So quickly was the dif- ficulty handled that many pupils In rooms remote from. the scene of the fire knew of its existence only when they saw the Fire Department appara- tus’ arrive. Superintendent of Schools J. W. Mec- Clymonds was summoned to the school at once.” He made a careful investiga- tion of the cause of the fire and 'he handling of the pupils. Commenting on the episode, . Superintendent Mc- Clymonds said: This experience demonstrates, first, the ex- cellent discipline under which the 'thousand children were marched” out so rapldly and under such good control to a place of safety. The feature of the fire drill is the absence of any warning whatever as to the time of sound- ing the ala The _children whether the drill call. For that reason they are -mever frightened when the bells sound. Much credit is reflected upon Principal Garlick and his corps of teachers for their excellent work this morning. We are all glad that the fire re- sulted no more serlously thar it dld, This experience demonstrates the im ce fireproof materials in .gur school buildings. I am glad that the new ones will be built as far as possible of brick and stone. There cannot be too many safeguards against fire in a school building. That of course goes With out saying. Principal Garlick also gave much praise to his teachers for thcir serv- ices in the emergency. —_—— Rival Jailed; Wife Repentant. OAKLAND, Jan. 24.—J. H. West, a Pullman Car Company porter, charged with stealing Willlam Wig- gins' wife jand personal effects, was taken to the City Prison this morning, having been returned in custody from Merced, where he was arrested Sun- day. Mrs. Wiggins is stranded there and has written to her husband that she is ready to come back and be for- given. - —————— ALAMEDA EDUCATOR WINS HONORS IN THE SOUTH SAN DIEGO, Jan. 24.—Professor Dun- can McKinnon, principal of the High- street School. Alameda, has been elect- ed principal of the San Diego High School to fill the vacancy ecaused by the resignation of Harley P. Chandler, who resigned on account of sickness. Professor McKinnon is a graduate of the Brunswick State Normal School and Stanford Univegsity. JURY ACQUITS YOUNG.—Bert Young was acquiited by @ Jury in Judge Cook’s — oourt assault with intent to rob. He was D. Collins. Young and another man took Vincent May of 989 the intention of robbing him. at $1.00 < Our ,Jhfi: all iswered that Leonard had represented by Attorney It was alleged that on October 2 |- Howard street to & room in a ing- | house on Market ltreFt t;\d attacked hm‘wnxtu Mar;fi Women BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY _ OAKLAND. 1016 Broadway. Telephone Main 1083. BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. Telephone North 77. ALAMEDA. 14385 Park Street. SANTA CRUZ BA LOST MONEY IN nN(fiyfi'flE GAME Hotel Man Paid Losses and Check Drawn by Loser Is Protested. Suit on Trial. A Santa Cruz banker, who played at a roulette game and lost $1200, and a prominent hotel-keeper of the same city, who drew a check for the loss and took the banker’s check in return, only to have it protested, were the parties to an interesting.case heard and taken under advisement by Judge Seawell yesterday. J. C. C. Leonard, proprietor of the St. George Hotel at Santa Cruz, sued H. S. Demfng for $1300. Deming an- sublet a room in his hotel to J. P. Peakes and therein a gambling game was con- ducted. Deming played roulette, first borrowing $100 from Leonard. and then giving checks for his successive losses, which aggregated §1200. After the game Deming was anxious that the bank should not know of his unfor- tunate dalliance with fortune and he had Leonard draw a check’for $1200 for the gamblers, giving his own check to Leonard for $1300 to cover the loan and the losses. Deming’s check 'was drawn on the Donohoe-Kelly Bank in San Francisco and was assigned to J. S. Harlan, one of the gambling firm, who left for this city on the first train in the meorning following the trans- action of July 10, 1903, to get the paper cashed, but he was met with a refusal. -Deming said that he had frequently offered to pay the $100 bor- rowed from the hotel-keeper, but would not stand for the other loss. He testified to these facts yesterday and Leonard was also on the stand. He admitted that he had let guarters to the gamblers, but deniea that he was interested in the profits of their game. —_—————————— COLUMBUS BANK ELECTS TWO NEW DIRECTORS Resignations of Giannini and Cavag- naro Are Accepted and Succes- sors Are Promptly Named. Changes were made in the board of directors of the Columbus Savings Bank yesterday. A. P. Giannini and Joseph F. Cavagnaro resigned. C. Sirocco of Sutter Creek, Amador County, and Dr. C. Barsottl of this city were elected directors to succeed them. This second change in the board in a short time made some talk in the Italian colony. The explana- tion given by members of the majority of the board is simple, being that Gi- annini and Cavagnaro are pald em- ployes of ‘the Bank of Italy and that the Bank of Italy gave them the choice to remain with but one of the Italian banks of the eity. They chose to remain with the Bank of Italy. It was reported yesterday that A. Chi- chizola would resign from the director- # ate of the Columbus Bank, but he did not. The explanation given by Attor- ney Cavagnaro of his and Giannini’s resignations is that they found them- selves in the minority and concluded that it would be better to withdraw from the Columbus Bank. —_——————— RAINS: CAUSE LAKE IN WESTERN ADDITION STREETS Many Ducks Swim in Temporary Pond at Corner of Fillmore and Sacramento Streets. The lake-like condition of the streets at the corner of Fillmore and Sacramento streets during the recent rains caused one of the wags In that locality to turn loose in that tempo- rary pond a lot of tame ducks. The result was that the following sign was posted up against the telegraph pole: $25 reward for arrest and conviction of any one caught /shooting on this preserve without a permit from Board of Public Works. A great crowd. gathered around the pond and thé ducks, but the admoni- tion published in the sign prevented any one from taking a shot. ———————— JUDGE SUSTAINS LAWYER'S OBJECTIONS TO A JURY Clerk’s Failure to Certify to List Gives Man Accused of Manslaughter Short Respite. SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 24.—The trial of the people against Francis McGrath. charged with manslaughter, came up in the Superior Court to-ddy. The at- torney for the defense objected to the jury panel on the ground that the IClerk _had mot certified tq the lists. Judge Lennon sustained the objection. and called another jury for a week from to-day. McGrath recently killed Quartermas- ter Taylor of the cutter Bear in a street fight. —_——— CLEAR CHURCH OF DEBT. Jan. 24.—Rev.' P. C. McFarlane, | Cnristian Church, announces that the debt of $1900 on the house of worship has been cleared away, This was done at a meeting of the church officers last night, when it was said that but $300 of the original debt remained. This amount was {mmediately subscribed by those present, Officers were: elected by the Christian Church last night as follows: Clerk, M. B. MacCauley; treasurer, Albert. Hendry: financial secretary. J. G. Spence; members of the board of deacons—Dr. W. W. Chatterton, 3. G. Spence and Albert Hendry. Bpends ahi Ao Hendry. | _TO GIVE MASQUERADE BALL.—Th masq at i 1, street, on Saturday, Jahuary 28, oo Every woman covets a shapely, pretty figure, and many of them deplore the S loss of their g{_fi:sh forms ter marria, bearing of chiidren i-gz.fun destructive to the mother’s shapeliness. All of this can be avoided, before baby comes, as this for tba‘min upon it, and reserves the symmetry of her form. 's Friend overcomes all the this critical period wlm Q. RE woman’s alybdlrough. md'fi.“fl’““w‘u!fl “hnefivtnndreliofduindfm_