The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 6, 1905, Page 5

OPERATIONS OF BIG BURGLARS’ TRUST BROUGHT TO LIGHT IN FRANCE. MODERN - ALI BABA DIRECTS: GANG OF "FORTY THIEVES WELLIVEE F 7PE A e St ize Court. Th e testimony far the forecast of by t erest syndi- have again shown ns fiction. So ex- interest the court- > appearance of ed gen is keer unlimited a genius for he can at made man less than ning life as vigated the globe fe. he returned rinting of- r. Next he urned his at- f bombs. o had to search bungling by his ted. The evidence was he made the amming lunacy as committed to out the scheme entitied him t to be styled shrewd judge afided it to a join him in the € him to escape. sether 14 to Paris. In a f ¥ was in 1900—the Toilers of t ight, Limited,” as he etiously termed the organization, sunched. This is ite prospectus d into English To carry on the burglare, h with e trade, profession sebreakers ng of n France England. HunyadiJanos Teken on arlsing (half & glass), frees the Bowels — thor- oughly, but geatly— relieves Constipation and cleanses the sye- tem. The superierity of “HRUNYADI JANOS» over other Laxattve Waters is acknowl- edged, as it wa awarded the Grand Prize at the St. Louls tion. Take the best cure FOR CONSTIPATION LITTLE ed by a large steel safe and by smple A TRON BOX arme and constantly guarded by offi- ing place for your ou may have access to day—any time—all time, gt ur Very ressonable rental. WESTERN NATIONAL BANK, Market and Powell Streets. A jine Must Bear Fac-Simile Signature : BURGLARS AND ONE . Paris n.- Bardeaux, Ca au—London, Berlin, The cated word by ‘Portu- Correspondence se the numbers with power to fill by rpose of of euch GRUDG: L crim const AGAINST ke a leaf from this reads, CHURCHES. some romance of but it is the actual m were specialists. Pelissard, an ex-member of the staff an anarchist paper and a skilled hanic, made the burglary tools eded by the gang and they are of superb workmanship. Santarel, sides taking his turn as a cracksman, meited down the gold stolen by his colleagues, Ferre, th was the concierge of a house in and-at his rooms the board of ctors held their meetings.. Claren- son played the role of swell and was a clever card sharper as well as an ac- complished burglar. The fact that for years the existence of the bund was not even suspected by ! the police shows with what consum- mate skill its -operations were- con- ducted. Everything was done in the most business-llke fashion and no needless risks were taken. The thieves worked all over France, from Abbe- | ville and Amiens to distant Marseilles. | They robbed town,k mansions, country houses, officers’ quarters, hospitals, and even churches and cathedrals. At Rennes they pillaged the house of the Justice of the Peace; at Mans they appropriated jewels and objects of art | to.the value of $2000 from the residence | of the Judge of the Asdsize Court; and | at Beziers, Narbonne, Rheims and Rou- en they despoiled the cathedrals of their sacred vessels and jeweled vest- | ments. ¢ Against houses of ~worship - they seemed to cherish a special grudge and pluyed the part of vandals as well | as robbers, destroying what they could not carry off. After looting . the ca- thedral at Tours they cut up the five world-famed pieces of tapestry depict- | | ing scriptural scenes and valued at | $250,000. ACCOUNTS IN A LEDGER. Jacob kept a ledger, in which every operation or transaction of the band | and the profits accruing therefrom were | | entered. From the head office in Paris | two traveling inspectors were sent out ! to investigate and ‘report on houses | named by local agents as offering good opportunities for a safe job. . They were | paid a salary of $100 a month each, all their expenses and a share of the | profits obtained from the business done as a result of their efforts. If any one | of the forty members of the trust was | unfortunate enough to be caught the | committee of five undertook to support his family while he served his sen- tence. It was chance and not detective skill | that ultimately led to the discovery of ; the gang and the arrest of its princi- | pal members. 1If the landlord of a cafe at Abbeville had not been trboubled | with toothache one night:it is probable |that. Ali Baba Jacob would still be | bossing his forty thieves. The tooth- to forty working mem- | th the | a good all-around | | part of John W. Gates and a few other f | in the burglary had taken alarm and | fled along the country road to Amiens. At a little country railway station | three of them took tickets for Calais. GANG AT LAST BROKEN UP. The police came up with them on | the platform and were going to arrest them on suspicion when they opened | fire with revolvers, killing one police- | man and severely wounding another. | An exciting man hunt followed, but eventually two of the gang were ar- rested near Amiens. Jacob was one of them and some correspondence found in his pocket caused a watch to be kept on a house in Paris. Here the third man who had been implicated in the murder, Bour, was arrested. The bullet that killed the policeman fitted his pistol and it was therefore presumed that He had fired the fatal shot, but instead of letting him know that they tracked him, the police told him that his two companions had in- formed against him. That he might | e pe with a lighter punishment | himself he revealed the existence of the burglars' trust. - The police succeeded in- arresting | twenty-nine of its members, and ulti- | mately in unraveling the most astounding story of criminal operations | that has ever been told in a French law court. There are 150 charges of burglary and theft against the pris- one the value of their plunder ap- | proximating $200,000. These figures, i“ must be understood, represent only | the depredations that have been defi- nitely traced to the gang. In the years that they have eluded detection the tution of ' this extraordinary | full extent of their thieving probably league of robbers, which is now broken | amounts to close on $500,000. up. Under Jacob’s astute jeadership it | Jacob is a conscienceless scoundrel, proved most effective in binding them | with all of the born criminal’s inor- | together and insuring the success of | dinate vanity. . He regards himself as | their operations. Members were ge- | a hero. | ted with the utmost care. Most of | ‘“Gentlemen,” he said in one ;of his| | numerous addresses to the jury, “you { say that 1 have stolen, but T say that |1 have only retaken. 1 have only | robbed the well-to-do }andlords, priests { 2nd military officers—all I am conscious of having promoted the well being of humanity. I am not in the least sorry for what I have done; | on the contrary I glory im it, because my actions are the consequence of the | vices of our social institutions.” PRICE OF MAY WHEAT JONPS Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, April 5.—May wheat took | a jump-of nearly 4 cents a bushel on the Board of Trade to-day. It sold to $1 17% and much excitement accom- panied its wild flight to that figure. The advance was one of those freak- ish caprices of a manipulated market, such as that which now exists as the result of a determined effort on the v ' | J Wall street speculators to shake a few dollars out of the pockets of the | bears in the wheat pit. . The market opened at $1 14 to $1 14% | and gave no signg of undue activity ! until along about midday, when a sud- den cessation of offerings threw the | smaller shorts into a panic. . In the | scramble to buy which followed, the price was bid up 1 cent between trans- actions. o —————— DEMANDS AN ACCOUNTING OF AN ESTATE’S FUNDS Suit Filed by Heir Against New York Capitalist Involves Nearly * $1,000,000. NEW YORK, April 5.—De Witt Smith, president of a railroad con- struction company, has been arrested by an_attache of the District Attor- ney's office on . a warrant charging grand larceny. 3 The complaint against Smith was |sworn to. by Thomas Stokes, who charged the prisoner with having mis- appropriated funds of the Stokes es- tate. The specific sum mentioned in the complaint was $24,000, but it was ache kept.-the cafe .proprietor awake ————— | when he ought to have been asleep, | manded for nearly $1,000,000. ———— and glancing out of a window he saw lights in a villa opposite, the occu- pants of which he knew were absent. Suspecting something to b wrong he slipped out of the house and: aroused the police. By the time the minions of the law arrived Jacob and several of his assistants rwho were engaged Fayal, Azores. ' said that an accounting was to be de- '] those who | be- | are indolent and live on their incomes. | OIL REFINERT FOR COLORADO Plant Which They Will Ask the. State to Operate TO FIGHT THE TRUST St City of Chicago Begins Suit Against Standard for the Non-Payment:' of Its: Fees iy Sl DENVER,: April 6.—The failure of |the Legislature to pass-the Wilder | State oll refinery bill will not, as was expected, put a stop to all opposition to the Standard Oll trust in the Florence fields. | - Before the bill was sent to the Senate, after'it had passed its third reading in the House, Representative Wilder an- nounced that the appropriation of $125,- 000 which the bill carried would . not have to be put up by the State—that the independent oil men of the Florence district had already subscribed ' the amount, and that all they asked was that the State nominally take charge of the refinery. Representatives Wilder and McGuire, ‘both of Fremont County, have been in communication with their constituents, and now announce that the oil pro- | ducers have deeided to begin work on | the new refinery at once, | CHICAGO, April 5.—The city of Chi- | cago to-day filed suit for $40,000 against | the Standard Oil Company. The bill is | based upon the alleged non-payment of | inspection fees by the Standard Oil | Company. It is claimed that the com- | pany has for years refused to pay for | {nspections made by the city under an |orainance regulating commerce in | naphtha and gasoline. Representatives | of the Standard Oil Company held that | gasoline and naphtha-are not products | | of petroleum and that the ordinance ROBBER'S BLOW PROVES FATAL LOS ANGELES, April 5.—George A. | Storm, keeper of a small restaurant on East First street, died this morning from the effect of a blow on the head received at the hands of a footpad last Sunday night. Shortly after leaving his place of business Sunday night Storm was assaulted and struck on the head with a blackjack by an un- known person and his skull was frac- tured. His assailant then robbed him of $70 and escaped. Storm was discov- ered in an unconscious condition sev- eral hours later and taken to the hos- pital, A former employe of Storm is suspected of having committed the crime, i —_————— | PRINCETON PROFESSOR ! MARRIED BY McCLELLAN | | New York Mayor Refuses to Accept i Fee, Saying He Is Forbidden | by Law. | .NEW YORK, April 5.—Howard Cros- | by Warren, a professor in Princeton | University, and Catherine Campbell of | Indianapolis, Ind., were married at the City Hall by Mayor. McClellan to-day. An incident occurred in connection with the marriage which led the Mayor to publicly proclaim that he is pro- scribed by law from accepting fees for a marriage ceremony. At the conclu- !sion of the ceremony the best man handed the Mayor an envelope contain- |ing a fee. | ‘“Don’t do that,” | | | ! said the Mayor. “Don’t give it to anybody else either.” | The best man was plainly disconcert- | led and the Mayor was asked why he | would not accept the fee, or why no |'one else could have it. “Because,” he replied, “I don’t want ! to see any one go to State’s prison. No one can take any fee for work done { here.” e 4 PERSONAL INJURIES NOT PREFERRED CLAIM | Montana Court Makes Ruling-as to | Cases Against Street Railway i Companies. | HELENA, Mont., April 5.—Holding | that the compiled statutes of Montana | referred solely to railroads of com- | merce and not to street rallway com- !'panies, the Supreme Court has effec- tually disposed of the case of Lizzie Hamilton against the Great Falls Street Railway Company, a personal injury case. Miss Hamilton recov- ered judgment of 320,000, but was made party-defendant in a foreclosure suit brought by the Daly Bank Com- pany against the street railway. She contested this on the ground that the statutes made personal injuries a pre- ferred claim over a mortgage. The Distriet Court, however, held it was applicable only to steam railroads, which has just been affirmed by the Supreme Court. CONNECTICUT POLITICIAN SUED FOR A LARGE SUM Aunt of Judge Bronson Demands Damages of More Than a Million Dollars. NEW HAVEN, April 5.—Judge S. L. Bronson of this city, candidate, for Governor on the Democratic ticket in the State election of 1900, is made de- fendant in a suit of $1,200,000 dam- ages brought by Miss Susan Bronson of Waterbury, an aunt of the defen- dant, who alleges that, as-hef ent and attorney for ten years,. the de- . fendant failed to make an accounting of the affairs of her estate, . GOING | NEW YORK, Aprl 5.—The steamer Mont- real of the French -line arrived to-day after an eventful passage Havre. ' Severe weather which the steamer enced almost from the first delayed her sc mucih that her tock of provisions was severely taxed and. it became necessary for her to transship 600 of her steerage passengers when she arrived at CIGAR STORE OPENING Saturday, April 8th, we will open our Baby Flatiron Store, Corner Market and Powell Streets. Special opening fea- tures and extras calcu- lated to make this youngster grow in one day to proportions ri- valing its illustrious namesake will be in force. In fact you ‘can’t afford to miss a United Store next Saturday @ @ @ United Cigar Stores Co. Cor. Stockton and Market Cor. Powel Cor. Hayes and Market 762 Market 512 Market and Rialto Building Il and Market Cor. Kearny and Geary THIEE OFFERS NOVEL EXCUSE Special Dis: to The Call. VALLEJO, April The only excuse that Louis Levique had to offer when arrested here to-day by Officer Scully for having stolen $110 from the cook at the Dominican Monastery in Benicia yesterday was that he had been robbed of a considerable sum himself and wanted to see what it felt like to be on the taking end. Levique was em- ployed as a waiter at the blg Catholic institution up to yesterday, when he announced his intention of departing for his old home in Canada. After he left the cook at the monastery discov- ered that his trunk had been broken open and his savings taken. The Val- lejo police department received a mes- sage to look out for Levique and cap- tured him just as he was boarding a steamer bound for San Francisco. He has been taken back to Benicia. ——e——— “GOLD LACE COLONELS' - PLACED UNDER THE BAN New Governor of Colorado Will Not Surround Himself With a* Staff. DENVER, April 5—The array of “‘gold lace colonels, resplendent at official functions during Governor Pea- body’'s term, will not be in evidence at any time during the term of Gover- nor McDonald. To-day the Governor said that if he found it necessary to have the military aid him'at a recep- tion he would select officers of the Na- tional Guard of Colorado. “I see no need of the staff of colo- nels,” said Governor McDonald:, “and, as 1t is a useless appendage, I will not appoint any one to serve.” The Governor said it was his desire to give the State a business adminis- tration, without frills of any sort. —_————— Forest, Fish and Game Exhibition. Visit the University of California’s an- imal exhibit. » . DENVER, Colo., April 5.—Under a constiti- tional amendment adopted at the election of November- 8. last consolidation of the Colorado Court of Appeals with the State Supreme Court fook- place to-day. The event was celebrated with simple ceremonies in the presence of a | large assemblage of lawyers. pmmdt e S GETTYSBURG. Pa., burning over an area of thousands of acres have started in the South Mountains, the line of fire extending a distance of three miles. The destruction of valuable lumber is great. EW ADVERTISEMENTS. Stops itching of the scalp instantly. GOING!! GONE !i! April 6.—Forest fires Paraiso - Springs MONTEREY COUNTY. Hot soda and sulphur plunge and tub baths; large swimming tank; excellent table; grand mountain scenery; open all the year. For further particulars address T. E. ROMIE, man- ager, Paralso Springs, Cal., or Peck's Informa- tion Bureau 11 Montgomery st. best naturai | SKAGGS swimming in Warm Spring Creek; good_trout streams; telephone, telegraph. daily mafl, ex- press and San- Francisco morning and evening papers: FIRST-CLASS HOTEL AND STAGE SERYICE; both morning and afternoon stages, round trip from San Francisco only $5 00. Take Tiburon ferry daily at 7:30 a. m. or 2:30 p. m. Rates 32 a day or $12 a week. References, any guest of the past nine years. Patronage of 1004 unprecedented. Information at Tourdst In- formation Bureau, 11 Montgomery st.. Bryan's 30 Montgomery st., or of J. F. MUL- Skaggs, Cal RANCHELLA, SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS Ideal home, beautiful grounds, 5 miles from Santa Cruz, in foothills, redwood belt; will ac- comodate few guests: sprinkied drives; trout fishing; phone Suburban S4: gas: 38 MRS. BUNTING, R. F. D. 8, HOWELL MT., WOODWORTH'S High altitude. No fog. Purest spring water. Forests. Home frults, milk, cream, etc. Resi- dence 30 years: $7 per week. WOODWORTH & MULLER, St. Helena, Cal BERGSHEIM, HOT SPRINGS, SONOMA COUNTY; only 43 hours from San Francisco and but 9§ miles staging: | Burea GREW, Santa Cruz Mountains Milk,” cream, fruit: $7 and $8 culars free. ' G. D.. Santar Cruz I Suamer Hone 13 mowasaine [y Noriy per week: cir- F. BIEDENWEG, 121 R. F. Pure water, equable climate, lots at $10 up; ‘cottages bulilt by Meeker, $30 up: depot; stores: Testaurant;: hotel; post: express: “saw- meill; 1200 lots sold: cottages bullt. Sau- salito ferry, N. . R R. M. C. MEEKER. Camp Meeker; Sonoma - County. — Santa Cruz Mts.; 3 hrs. from 8. F.; scenery of stream. mount & forest; air & Five miles from Glenwood, & from Santa Cruz.t tain ‘warm, dry pure water; cottage sites with building restrio- ticns. No business, trades, liquors. sulphur s Electric ts: sewerage: 3 trains datly. - 1, $9 to - Near big trees & :Sequola Park;.booklet.. Fish hatchery on sround. BROOKDALE LAND CO.. Brookdale. BYRON i Vacation 1905 Wil Be Ready for Distribution Next Week “VACATION" is issued annually by the California Northwestern Railway and is the standard publication on the Pacific Coast for informa- tion regarding MINERAL SPRING RESORTS, COUN- TRY HOMES AND FARMS WHEERE SUMMER BOARDERS ARE TAKEN, mmmm This year's edition. “VACATION 1905” contains 200 beau- tifully fllustrated, and is com- plete in its detailed information as to location, accommodations, attractions, etc.. with terms from 3$7.00 per week up. be had at Ticket Offices, 650 Market street (Chronicle Building). and Tiburon Ferry, foot of Market street; General Offics, Mutual Duilding: corner o Samsome and Calt- Applications by Mall Will Receive Im. mediate Response. JAS. L. FRAZIER, Gen’l Manager R. X. RYAN. Gea'l Pass's Agent FORDE’S RES C. R. R, round trip $3: streams Heart of Santa Crus surround- Springs. w‘l:hll.n;”l.nhm graph and phone orders MAYOCK, Proorl Weekly Call