The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 10, 1905, Page 1

¥ hours, ending fresh south winds A THE WEATHER. oy { ecast made at San Francisce !Or‘ San Franciseo and vielnity—Cl 'u_vg possibly showers Dist. — midnight, uucn 1 by nigne; G. McADI rict Forecaster. MECHANICS' s SR THE THEATERS. ALCAZAR—“The Middleman.* CALIFORNTA—'‘David Harum." | COLUMBIA—English Grand Opera. CENTRAL—“A Texas Steer.”” 3 CHUTES—Vaudeville. FISCHER'S—Vaudeville. GRAND—"1. O, U." | MAJESTIC—“Mizpan.” PAVILION—Norrls & Rowe's Clircus, Matines to-day. ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. TIVOLI—Comiec Opera. e AR XC H-\O 10 i, SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, MAKCH 10, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 183, STANFORD MURDERED BY STRYCHNINE POISONING The Coroner’s jury found a verdict of murder by strychnine poisoning at the conclusion of the Stanford inquest in Honolulu »;. rime. st night. Confirmation is therefore complete of the facts that have been published exclusively in The Call as to the evidence of a foul The j Jury = findmgs are that the crystals in the bicarbonate of soda were the cause of death. RUSSIANS YET _HOLD THEIR HUN RIVER DEFENSES P MUKDEN NOT YET LOST T0 Rppel Attack Upon Ancient Capital. Attempt to Hold En- tire Line From the Hun ) Tie Pass. VY aro r ) O D | i Battle for Possession of the Railroad in Spite of Furioas otorm, ————— New New Tork o, 11 a nchurian army the Japanese hme\ The Russians are ding and defending ms morth of the Hun storm is interfering at PETERSBURG, March 9.—It at the War Department to- at Geperal Kuropatkin would to hold his positions nprth of including the city of Muk- Hun relying upon his reserve to hold Tie Pass unless the Id cut his line of com- i threaten to completely ¥. March 10.—In the lobby of Commons last night it 1 that General Kuropatkin for but the 1 not be traced to any re- an armistice, source | YON, March = of the Daily authority that fully 10.—The Telegraph says 200,000 corre- are enveloped and he hears ssia’s central army is almost ted ONDON, March 10.—A Tokio dis- to a news agency, unconfirmed asserts that the have captured Fushun Pass off Rennenkampff’s corps, end that Japanese troops have already entered Mukden. m any other source, panese a cut | | some person or persons to the e bridge on | Japanese twelve | Russian ar- | The cannon- | of their forces | of a ome in expectation rces in the district of | th of the Mukden | s throughout | dawn a large the Sear- This regiment al- proach within | rged a volley d upon them mply mowing who were repulsed. | NFORCING OYAMA. | d prisoners brought in on | . 4 3 4 were a number of privates l as shown by the tests, was a; . forms who were from a re- | strychnine such as is not used Japanese reserve di- | _ 2o ¥, 4 reagon to believe that | SCNErally for medical purposes, is being landed in the | f Korea to make a dem- ‘ st Viadivostok there were furious at- of Mukden against | Santaitse, Eranshistun | These attacks were re- 1 o-day attained hurrlcan-‘ rce. The soldiers are covered by girt so that their faces are | recognizable. General Kuro- | Continued on Page 4 Column 4. l KUROPATIN | without a clew as ENDING OF THE NQUEST (Crystals in Soda, Declares the Verdict, Honolfifi_Police . Are Without a Clew. Lt B BY SPECIAL CABLE TO THE CALL. HONOLULU, MARCH 9.— High Sheriff Henry and his deputy are pleased with the verdict of the jury in the Stanford case. Henry said to-night: “We have done our duty, proving that murder was done. It now up to the San Francis- co police to get the mur- derer, for nobody here com- mitted the crime.”’ JLEEESC HONOLULU, The Coroner’s jury March 9.— ned a verdict that Mrs. Jane L. Stanford died from poison. The verdict says that death was due to strychnine poisoning, the | poison having been into a bottle of soda with felonious intent by | jury unknown. The end of the inquest with a | positive verdict of murder leaves the Honolulu authorities as much when Mrs. | Stanford died. High Sheriff Henry said after | the inquest that it was his opinion| the soda in San Francisco by a member of Mrs. Stanford’s { household. At the inquest Dr. Shorey tes-fi after about two minutes’ tified that the strychnine used, but used principally for poison- ing animals. This statement is regarded as of possible assistance in tracing the purchase of the strychnine. Letters from numerous cranks are being received by the police suggesting theories. One says is| to-night re- | introduced ‘ bicarbonate -of ¥ ——— e e . T | that the strychnine was placed in | | | | | | | that it was the work of anarchists. Miss Berner and Miss Hunt were recalled to-night to testify before the Coroner’s jury regard- ing an incident of last Sunday, when, as Miss Hunt was taking Miss Berner's parasol from the | Moana Hotel to the' bathing pier, Miss Berner dropped her gloves into it. This has been referred to as a suspicious circumstance. Both ladies testified in. a perfect- |ly composed manner regarding the incident, and their testimony | on this point concluded the case. The jury returned the verdict delib- eration. | It is thought that the detect- Ei\'cs who are expected to ar- rive from San Francisco on the steamship Alameda to-morrow may be able to take up the investi- gation on new lines. The Hono- lulu police admit that they are at sea. Sheriff Henry says that it is for the:San Jrancisco people to solve the mystery. et MEMORIAL CHAPEL AT PALO ALTO, WHERE SPECIAL SERVICES WERE HELD YEETERDAY, THE ORGANIST AND A TALENTED SOLOIST WHO TOOK PART IN THE EXERCISES: — FHUM CIPTAIIV BURNETT. SWEATBOX ORDEALS ARE NOT OVER| SAN MATEO, March 9.—Miss Rich-| am afraid.I cannot much longer stand i jng services was a party the awful strain. mond again freely discussed the Stan T only: want the mystery solved. ford mystery at _the Beverly home near Burnn.ame last evening. She said: 5 “To-day I have been very quiet here trying td rest up. This suspense is telling very heavily upon me, and I w-l( “fll the : Conflnuéd on Page 2, Column 3. am patiéntly. waiting to hear the re- sult of the Coroner’'s inquest in Hono- lulu. 1‘ e pothing will be done f i the case until the jury concluslon. I can hardlv »_steamer Alameda gets REQUIENS " PLAYED IN Are Held at Palo Alto, Students Revere the Memory of _Benefactor, e et STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March 9.—TImpressive services in memory of Mrs. Jane Lathrop Stanford were held in Chapel to-day. It was the ‘saddest founders' day in the history of the uni- versity. This anniversary has usually been a day of merry-making and elaborate | ceremonies. To-day the atmosphere about the campus was exactly oppo- % |site to that of a holiday. MISS RICHMOND AWAITING SUMMONS In the chapel the organ pealed the favorite airs of Mrs. Stanford. Assisting at the merning services were Miss Pearl Cooper and Samuel Savan- nah, violinist, from San Francisco. The entire chorus was present at the afternoon service and Miss Cooper was again the soloist. The sacred edifice was filled at both services to its ut- mcst capacity by students and friends, who _had come to pay respect to the departed benefactress of the great uni- versity. " Among those present at the morn- f tourists from Pennsylvania, who in a special frain, and also a party of thirty-five Raymond & Whitcomb ex- cursionists. As the first notes of the organ pealed forth a great hush fell over the cergregation and a death-like stillness 1 HER HONOR | mond, Albert Beverly, | Ah Young, his nephew. | Mrs. Solemn Services. ! | | | i | the Leland Stanford Memorial | Ben- ‘ amin C. Blodgett was the organist. | traveling | “Pnua SEEN | to complete the chain. 10 SUSPECT ONLY FOUR Detectives Visit Stanford Man- sion and Question Three of the Employes. Ah Wing and Nora Hopkins Are Quized Regarding the Poland Water, it The actions of the police appear to show that four of the Stanford house- hold are under suspicion. The four who have been under the strongest fire of investigation are Elizabeth Rich- Ah Wing and It is said that Stanford’s relatives do not be- lieve that Miss Berner is implicated in the poisoning of her benefactor. MWhatever evidence the police now hold they are guarding closely, hoping According to Captain Burnett no arrest will be made until the result of the inquest on Mrs. Stanford’s death is made known. Every nook and corner of the Stan- ford mansiop on California and Powell streets was searched by four detec- tives. Ah Wing, whom Miss Berner once declared she suspected, Ah Young, general servant, agd Nora Hopkins, Mrs. Stanford’s maid, were rigidly questioned. Miss Hopkins was summoned from Palo Alto, where she has been since Mrs. Stanford left for Honolulu. While none of these are under ostensible sur- veillance not a move is made by any one of them without the knowledge of the police. Attorney Mountford Wilson unlocked doors, trunks and chests for the detec- tives and helped to make the search a thorough one. It was found in this investigation that any of the employes of Mrs. Stanford could easily have en- tered her room at any time. It was learned that Ah Wing, facto- tum of the household, frequently en- tered the room where his mistress dlept. Both he and Ah Young were cross-examined through Dr. Gardner, the Chinese interpreter, as to the num- ber of times they visited the room. DETECTIVES AT WORK. The detectives who conducted the in- | vestigation are Captain Burnett, Harry | Morse, Ed Gibson, Acting Chief of Po- Hece Spillane and John Cleary. At- torney Wilson assisted greatly because of his knowledge of the management of the household. The action of the detectives confirms the fact that .they believe that Mrs. Stanford was murdered by ape of her household. All the questions put to the three examined yesterday were centered around.the poisoning of Jan- uary 14. All have been held in the employ _of the Stanford estate when there was really no need for their i services. The Asiatics gave their answers with machine-like deliberation after the manner of their race. Miss Hopkins Continued on Page 2, Column 7. Continued on Page 2. Column 1,