The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 12, 1905, Page 1

THE WEATHER. . THE CALL PRINTS MORE NEWS THAN ANY OTHER PAPER PUBLISHED'| Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty bours, ending midnight, July 13: San Francisco and vielnity—Falr Wednesday, with fog in the morning; tresh west winds. T G. B WILLSON Local Forecaster, Temporarlly in Charge. — SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1905. N SAN villes."”" inee. briel. SADTary. vt e i, ALCAZAR—"'On Probation.” CALIFORNTIA—‘‘Tess of the D'Urber- Matinee. CENTRAL—"Heart of the Klondike." CHUTES—*Princess Fan COLUMBIA—Yiddish Players In "Ga- GRAND—"A Turkish Texan.” ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. Matinee. TIVOLI—*“Amorita.” | FRANCISCO Tan'" Mat- N — PRICE FIVE CENTS. POISONED ~ IKENTUCKAN FHILES SUIT BUELNLI][EF[ FOR LIBEL Case Involves the Moscow Police| Name of Miss ' Roosevelt, Prefect Assas- | Article in New York sinated. Weekly Attacks COW&T&E_MUI‘(].GI‘ ~ Congressman, of a Popular Official. | Friend of People Shot While Receiving Petitions. Was Introduced to Presi- dent’s Daughter. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. | NEW YORK, July 11.—As the result of an article pertaining to the recent visit to Kentucky of Miss Alice Roosevelt, Robert W. Criswell, editor and publisher of the The New Yorker, a weekly publi- cation in this city, was arrested to-day on a charge of eriminal libel and was 1d in $1000 bail by Magistrate McAvoy in the Tombs court. The complainant against him is Repre- sentative Joseph L. Rhinock, who was recently elected from the Sixth Congres- sional District of Kentucky. Mr. Rhin- ock, who is one of the most popular men in Kentucky, where he s prominent in horse racing circles, has his home in errorist Employs Deadly Means to Make Certain of Victim’s Death. e for two terms. Married, with several children, the eldest a girl of 16, the Rep- resentative felt so keenly the reflection cast upon him in the article that he came to this city and told his story to District Attorney Jerome, who . placed the investigation in the hands of As- sistant District Attorney Krotzel. The article of which he complains was The Call MOSCOW, July 11l~—According to the tended M: r General Prefect of the Police who was assassinated this poisoned bullets were used The effect of the physicians whe Count Shouvaloff, Moscow. murderer. printed in the issue of June 21, under the = was immediate, the wounded heading: “An Insuilt tg Miss Roosevelt.” Prefect at once lapsing into umcon- | She was named in it, as. was also Rep- rciousness and soon expiring. It had | resentative Nicholas Longworth of Ken- tucky. Both Miss Roosevelt and Mr. Longworth are now on the way to the Philippines with Secretary Taft's party. been rum i heretofore that the ter- rorists had resolved to resort to the use of poisomed bulicts instead of | Mr Rhinock, who is-a warm friend.of bombs, to muke more certain the Longworth, had his attention drawn leaths of their vietims. to the publication by a friend and when - he reached this city he showed it to Mr. S 11.—Major General | Jerome. Att ed to the complaint pre- s Prefect of Police |Seénted to Magistrate McAvoy was the to the Min- | &Fticle, in which it was said Miss Roose- velt had been utilized by Mr. Longworth to advance his prestige; that she had been introduced by him to Mr. Rhinock among others, who was accused of hay- ing been indicted on a charge of snatch- { ing $50 from a man. Mr. Krotzel learned er ssassinated ving petitions. rew a revolver the Prefect, who was arrested. sed as a that The New is published by the New Yorker s v,‘m.(ll f.’ér,tcafji npany, and that it has a capital of lioe station botare | $100.000. Criswell, as well as being editor s v and publisher, one of the directors of e £ t . | the company. e s Dua| When Criswell appeared in court, his - o I 1 Yo said the defendant did not know itering the au- toward Count close , but that he had received his ormation from a correspondent in Cin- atl—a newspaper man whom he haa known for twenty yea In the letter containing the information, the corre- spondent said that, on the day before he had written it, he | ment against Rhinocs. As if to palliate any offense, cin in the abdo- rm, and e the fifth leg of Criswell, risked »m of freely grant- the paper was being printed, stopped the presses and inserted an article apologiz- ing for any error he might have made. The correspondent who gave the infor- mation to The New Yorker is now in | California, according to Rhinock’s law- yer. His name is not given. THIEVES TAKE HER JEWELRY Home of Mrvs. Charles Oel- richs Robbed of Diamonds nd made a indignation widow of nated In attended Shouvaloff to- e s D OF THE CZAR. PERSONAL FRI Count Shuvaloffl Onec of the Best Type of Russian Officials. ERSBURG, July 11.—The as- of Prefect of Police Count of Moscow to-day is consid- have been a purely political the Count was not mors than of age and was regarded as e of the best type of Russian He came from one o the mous families in Russia. nt was a son of Count Peter % statesman who repre- sla at the Berlin conference; colonel of the Guard s the St. Petersburg nperor Nicholas per- Prefect of .)dessa, Zeleno NEWPORT, R. L, July 11.—When Mrs. Charles Oelrichs returned to her cottage here to-night after an absence of two | ued at $10,000 had been taken from her dressing case. The Newport police were notified of the robbery. Among the jewels lost are a diamond tiara and several pearl and diamond or- naments. It is said that entrance was gained to the cottage through a window on the south part of the house, During the period of Mrs. Oeirichs’ ab- sence, three servants were the only known occupants of the house. The jew- els, with their paste duplicates, lay on a dressing case In Mrs. Oelrichs’ cham- ber. The imitation Jewels were not taken. As icceeded General ly severe, Count Shi ed the esteem of all by his| ent course, making himself | popular with the students. éxists here that the led for preserving order. | sts will not be allowed | »scow July 19, altbough | = simply in execution of the f the Governor General, issued the assassinati>n of the ! e GOVERNMENT READY TO MOVE AGAINST THE RAILROADS i ot General Strike at Minsk. INSK, Russia, July 11.—A general s been declared. In a fight ossacke and rioters to-day ¥ persons were wounded. S gl Batoum’s Shops and Banks Closed. BATOUM, Caucasia, July 11.—Business here is at a standstill. The shops and banks, with the exception of the Im- perial Bank, are closed. —s Cossacks Disperse Crowds. BYELOSTOCK, Russia, July 11.—Cos- sacks to-day dispersed crowds in the streets. Some shots were fired. Continued on Page 3, Column L CHICAGO, July 11.—Plans for the prosecution of railroads for the grant- ing of rebates to large individual cor- porations have been completed and the first steps in the attack of the Gov- ernment will be made in Kansas City before the end of this week. Asgistant Attorney General Purdy, who has charge of the prosecution of the rallroads in tmme matter, left here to-night for City. Before leaving here he announced that the first proceedings would be charges of contempt of court for the violation of the injunction of Judge Philly of Kansas City. | Alleges That One-Time Thief Covington, of which city he was Mayor | had seen the indict- | when paroled, went to his office, where | and Pearls Worth $10,000 | hours, she discovered that jewelry val- | BEAT GUARD MERCILESSLY AND ESCAPE ——ee Military Convicts Make Desperate Break. Lieutenant MacArthur Captures One Desperado, Police Hunting for the Other, Whose Attack on Soldier May Prove Fatal Two military convicts, a negro and a white man, attacked their guard at Fort Mason yesterday morning, felled |him to the ground with a rake and, seizing his rifle, beat him into insensi- bility with the bayonet and then made their escape. McMurray, the white man, who is under a ten-year sentence to Aleatraz prison, was captured after a desperate hand-to-hand combat with Lieutenant MacArthur, son of Major weneral MacArthur. The negro, whose | name is Sheppard, is still at large and | | the police are hunting for him. Guard | | Mintzner, who had charge of the con- victs, was taken to the Fort Mason hos- | pital. ._. surgeons have grave doubts of his recovery. Should Mintzner recover he will be | | tried by court-martial for gross negli- | | gence. Lieutenant Wetherfll, who has temporary command at the fort, be- lieves that the daring break for lib-| erty was the result of the guard’s neg- ligence. The break occurred at “guard mount” at 9:30 a. m., immediately after | Mintzner had assumed charge of Me- 43furray and Sheppard. The two prison- ers- were part of a force of eight that is sent daily from Alcatraz to TFort Mason to perform the necessary work about the grounds. The convicts are divided into groups of twos. To each Lwo prisoners there is a guard.. Mintz- | ner, after taking over his two men, | who were working apart from the rest | | of the convicts, turned his head for | the moment. | This was the opportunity the desper- |ate men were looking for. With a ipowerful blow the huge negro felled ;the guard to the ground. As McMur- | ray seized the prostrate soldier's rifle Sheppard quickly removed the heavy bayonet and with cruel flendishness rained blow after blow on Mintzner's | head. | Mintzner cried out in terror. His | cries were heard by the other guards, jbut they were unable to leave ~heir | | prisoners to assist him. Sheppard wn1 !McMurray left the unconscious guard |and hurriedly fled through the thick | underbrush that surrounds the build- ings of the fort. A detachment of soldiers under com- |mand of Lieutenant MacArthur im- | mediately scouted the grounds in search | of the murderous corivicts. The search | continued until all hope of their capture | was abandoned. On returning to the fort, Lieutenant MacArthur saw McMurray crouching under a bush near the fort | buildings. He had evidently observed | the approach of the soldiers and lay low | to_await their return to the fort, | | McMurray did not see MacArthur until 'lhe' lfeutenant was almost upon him. The convict was crouching on the ground, Mintzner's rifle on the ground beside him. As soon as he saw MacArthur he turned | suddenly and made a desperate effort to | reach the gun. He succeeded and was | raising it to his shoulder when Mac- Arthur pounced on him. A desperate | struggle ensued. MacArthur wrenched the rifle from the { bloodthirsty convict and in a moment had him by the throat. McMurray tried desperately to use his knife but the lieu- tenant held him. Assistance came and McMurray was ironed and taken to the guardhouse,” where he is now confined. He wiil be tried by court-martial and probably sentenced for life at hard labor, Nothing was seen of Sheppard after he ran from the unconscious guard and dis- | appeared- in the brush. | Lieutenant Wetherill, In command of the fort, was loth to discuss the matter and admissions were only drawn from him in monosyllables. He places entire | blame upon Guard Mintzner and says | that the unfortunate man will be sub- | Jected to court-martial trial. | Mintzner is very low. The surgeons sewed up a big gash in his head, nine stitches being used. It is feared that his skull is fractured. Although the convicts are ordinarily dressed in regulation prison garb, con- sisting of brown overalls and a blue shirt, Convict Sheppard, for some unknown reason, was dressed in civillan's trousers and wore a vest. The police have an ac- curate description of him and last night detectives scoured the Barbary Coast in the search for him. CAUGHT IN FEDERAL LAND FRAUDS NET BOISE, Idaho, July 11.—The special Grand Jury called to investigate land frauds in the Lewiston district to-day returned an indictment against Ivan R. Cornell of Portland. The indictment charges him with perjury in connection with e timber entry and with perjury in swearing that he got money from home, whereas he got it from George H. Kesler, the Lewiston banker. The first count charges that the entry was made for the use and benefit of Kesler. Cornell was arrested and arralgned. He pl gullty, with the privi- later. He ~Jury yesterday. examined. ¥ ATTORNEY GEORGE D. COLLINS RESTS SAFELY WITHIN THE PROTECTING BORDER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA lawyer was safe in Canada. 1EAD OF NAVY DECLINES T0 % RAPIHOT FGr0. 2 (ol George D. Collins, the fugitive bigamist, is at the Hotel Driand, Victoria, with Clarice M_cCurdy, whom hg registered as his sister. In this country’s treaty with Great Britain bigamy is not mentioned as an extraditable offense, so it looks as if the He traveled to Portland on the train carrying Governor Pardee. —— ATt M.W crzex o e @rorge B Golling Qruracior st Com. & aee T - Cr- P a . e e . e i /7‘/2-"“; Caaat soaw Cruedl 2 /,;Z.g B = I " RIDE ON PASS OFFICE FURNITURE. THE LARGER PICTURE OF GEORGE D. COLLINS IS FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY A CALL ARTIST THAT WILL BE 5 R. PICTURE ALSO SHOWS FAC-SIMILE POLICE IDENTIFICATION OF BILL OF SALE OF FU- USED O -+ Bonaparte to Accept e s ICTAESS. FTHL wlnsis | BARYNORE TO WED INLONDON Speflal Dispateh to The Call. CALL BUREAU, POST BUILDING, Betrothed to Private Secretary: of Lord WASHINGTON, July 11.—Charles .J. Bonaparte, the new Secretary of the Navy, has detided that it is not the proper thing for a member of the Cabi-" néet to travel on railroad passes, and took occasion this afternoon to notify. the -great transportation icompanies of his opposition by issulng a formal statement. The Secretary’s announce- t is as follows: m‘o‘:acreury Bonaparte has outlined his itfon in reference to accepting ! ;::u- for free transportation on rail- £ ROSGbel y- ways. In one or tbwo in: tan‘:;el mln z hich passes have been 'se: [ e N ; :a :1: l’rutm-ned them with thanks for Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. . the courtesy extended to him, But staf ing that, by reason of the public pos! tion which he occuples, he feels unable to avall himself of the consideration shown him.” « Mr. Bonaparte is not the only Cabi- net officer who has taken tnls attitude on the question of railway passes, al- though how many of * the President's official advisers there are in this class could not be ascertained to-night. It is known, however, that Postmaster General Cortelyou always pays his own | way when he travels. Since Presi- dent Roosevelt was criticized recently by a prominent railway official, during the investigation of the rate question by the Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, for having accepted trans- portation on railways, he has pald his own wav. = < PRINCESS OF WALES VISITED BY STORK Another 860 Bora to- Royal House LONDON, - July 11.—The reported en- gagement of Ethel Barrymore to Harry Graham, late. of the Scots Guards and former private secretary to Lord Rose- bery, has d edly Interested the fash- ionable worl ~Though - her engagement | has - often been rumoréd before, close friends‘ assert that the ‘report heard to- day s beyond doubt. ' X * The social triumphs’ of Miss Barry- more in London-have been regarded as phenomenal. The most exclusive per- .sons:in London :have met her soclally nd her success has been repeated with le seasons. o 3 .Miss Barrymore is a daughter of the late ‘Maurice Barrymore and .Georgie ‘Drew and a niece of John Drew. . Harry Graham and Miss Barrymore ‘| mive frequently been - reported en-: _gaged, but. each time the rumor has been contradicted. This time, however, ‘the report is credited by many. . Miss Barrymore, who Is now but ~of . Great - WILL NARRY LIAL RESCUED FROM INDIANS End of Reno Miner's Long Search for Sweetheart. Special Dispatch to The Call. MINNEAPOLIS, July 1l—A romancé ‘which has taken twenty years to develop will culminate at White Bear Lake when Dora Feagle is married to John Wake- fleld. Arrangements for the wedding are being made with all speed. 3 ng the Indian outbreak in Dakota Inpm.mly days, Wakefleld saved the girl from redskins in a night attack and carried her to safety, although menaced in the long ride by prairie fires. ‘The pair became separated during the Indian troubles and the young man drift- ‘ed around, searching for the girl for a long time without success. The twenty YVears that passed brought the young man to_middle ufe, the holder of good gold properties at Reno, Nevada. Fugitive and Clarice McCurdy Reach the Alien City. Pullman Conductor Tells of Their Journey to Portland. Attorney George D. Colling and his so- called wife, Clarice McCurdy, arrived in Victoria, British Columbia, yesterday. A telegram to The Call announced that he registered himself and companion as “George D. Collins and Sister, San Franecisco,”” at the Driard, the fashionable hotel of Victoria, last night. There the alleged bigamist, who fled from this city last Friday night to escape his pending trial, is now safe from the power ol the authorities of California. In the treaty which the Government of the United States signed with Great Britain bigamy is not on the list of crimes for which a fugitive must be ex- tradited. Chief of Police Dinan yesterday after- noon received the following telegram from Victoria in answer to the one he sent: VICTORIA, July 11 Chief of Pclice Dinan, San Francisco: If Collins comes this way cannot hold him. See extradition trea: J. M. LANGLEY, Chiet of Police. Collins is indeed safe for all time, un- less some Governor of a province desires to give him up, and this is an extremely unlikely occurrance. One witness has been found by the police who was on the train in which Collins and his wife took passage and he remained with them until they reached Portland. This man is James Harries, Pullman car conductor, According to his story, Collins and his wife rode with him to Portland, reaching there at 7:25 o'clock Sunday morning. The former inquired minutely about the trains runming from Portland to Seattle and about the con- nections from Seattle to Vietoria. EN ROUTE FOR CANADA. Collins was on his way to Canada, and he should have reached there, provided he missed no trains, early Monday morn- ing. This means that he was perfectly safe from possible arrest at least half a day before his escape was discovered in San Franecisco. While' the exciting scene was going on in the courtroom last Monday afternoon, and while every one was the question, “Where is Col- lins?" that individual was probably sit- ting on-the veranda of his hotel, smok- ing a cigar and smiling as he thought of the furor which his escape was creating in his native city. Conduetor Harrles tells a vivid story of the trip to Portland with Collins and his wite. “I did not see them until after we had passed Sixteenth street, Oak- land, he said. “I was checking up my cars, beginning at the back of the train, when Sam Wright, porter of the Pullman car Mount Olympus, came back to where 1 was working and told me that ke had a crank in the drawing-room of his car and that the man would not get out. He asked me to come back and talk with him. I told him to let the man alone and that I would tend to him as soon as I could get forward. WANTED DRAWING-ROOM. “I checked up the cars in the rear of the train and went to the Mount Olym- pus, There I found a man and a woman, evidently his wife, occupying the draw- ing-room. He had no Pullman tickets and he asked me to give him accommo- dations to Portland. He seemed over anxious to have a drawing-room, but I told him that there were none left and that he would be lucky to get a section. Pardee had