The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 14, 1905, Page 2

n COLLINS STRUGGLES IN CANADIA THE AN IFRANCISCO CALL COURT TO GAIN HIS FREEDOM. Fugitive Pleads the Warrant Is sufficient. ~ a T hat In- e Justice Lampman Re- iuses to Susiain His Defense. — . Prisoner Has Freedom in Daytime; Cell at"Night. —George D. ver authori- a week before Mr the not COLLINS ADDRESSES COURT. he warrant feloniously ly made deep. t ¢ the of- charged r it shown that r was made before a rt =diction. Information as | » he had been sworn was also ¢ ¢ nformation :pon state. state at P ew th n been falsely made t false wag not an allegation of No attempt was made to show t t was false—that he knew it | e mely false ! CITES CALIFORNIA LAW. { counse hic i continued, was nation from local @he Tyub Chas Beilus & Co. T xclusise figh-Grade Clothiers No Branch Stores and No Agents. HIGH-CLASS CLOTHES POSSESSING TWIN MERIT,| “SMARTNESS AND STYLE,” IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED BY KNOWING DRESSERS, ONLY LEAVE THIS SHOP. AND PRICES, NOT AS HIGH AS YOU WOULD IMAGINE. | BIGAMIST ACCUSES HIS MOTHERIN-LAW. Asserts That Mrs. | | 1 i McCurdy Laid the Trap That Caused His Ruin. i‘\\'itness Tells of t ! : vailed i | in Luxurious Home. he Chaos That Pre- Recent developments tend to place the ‘ux.mr of George D. Coliins, attorney | | chagged with bigamy, among the more | | renfarkable of the many offenses that | have n committed against the peace | jand dgnity of the people of California. | They also prove that he has drunk deep- | ly from the bitter cup of woe since he | took the step that has probably ruined ! his career To friends, just before he | started on his flight from the jurisdiction f the court, he said he had but one per- | ¢ found excuses for him- e McCt but at the h of his ille, e he pointed the! er of accusation and d that his was the resuit of her ambition. She al & nted him for a son-in-law, he said, and got him and when she had, she was | | aware of ail the c s that had been made that he was a married man. For | himself he offercd the excuse that the ] |tfumes of w ad « him and th soft carres: his bride to-be | lured and he in cl n cooled. Then wept over him and r had gathe ss his should- d and he stood a wreck seif, fuil of the knowledge were of his former that he was TERRIBLE SC| ES IN HOME And from the luxurious home where he took this woman for whom had fallen, T i all, Mrs. ory that | with the | the flowerzbe- | g the hhlls | teeth in hig rage at his kept what he cailed his 2 uproar, sometimes all d sometimes all night. One that was there and w it all says the scenes were piti- | ful | *Collins made a terrible effort to face said this at| times tried to cheer | Sometimes as late as midnight | us to join him in pleasure. | k would be prdered to and wine and inary art were before us. would joke and the wine would flow and the wouid burn. Then when the | hold, his rage would start. he damned Mrs. McCurdy; i 4 be willing to suffer all it God only let him get rid of | ‘that old woman that was his nemesis.’ .| ged through the corridors, uhtil, efforts, he sat down to watch Mrs. McCurdy take her daugh- | ter by the arm and lead her to a pri- vate chamber they both occupied. Col- lins always went to a rear room alone. He was robbed, he sald, of even the pleasures he should at least expect would be the reward of his crime. But Mrs. McCurdy ruled him TRIES TO SAVE HIMSELF. But all of Collins’ woe is the result of one of indecision on his part. | Several years ago I McCurdy when they came to his office to seek his services as their representa- will contest. After a year or that he was slipping into nes. One day he called a ded him a bundle of legal and said: ‘Take these to Mrs iy They are the papers in her to met Mrs. and Miss | | tive in a felt s0 he Tell her 1 do not wish anything more to do with her.’ | ence | tend to some legal business. by that resolution he would still be a respected member of the community. But the clerk had no sooner reached the corridor than Collins called him back. ‘Leave those papers here’ he sai myself.’ This meant that he had tried to breast the tide he felt was sweeping him on to ruin, but he was too weak and succumbed. He took the papers to Mrs. McCurdy, but returned shortly with them still in his posesssion. There was a smile playing about his lips. He had heard Clarice again vow her af- fection and he had ylelded. Then they went East together to attend to sSom litigation. From Chicago rumors drifted, back of the time they were having there. Then he returned to California, a bigamist. Now_he is a fugitive from Jjustice, STARTED FOR MEXICO. “That Canada instead of Mex{co en- joys the distinction of Collins’ pres- is due alone to his wvacillation. On the 4th inst. Collins made up his mind to escape to Mexico, covering his purpose by the announcement that he intended going to Los Angeles to a It was his intention | to desert Clarice and her mother. He summoned an automobile and when it drew up at the house he ed in a grip, climbed in with the auffeur and called two of his clerks (o the curb. He did not look at the clerks a tears were In his eyes. ‘Boys, he said, ‘I do not belleve any of my clothes will fit you, but if they do, take them. My linen, collars and cuffs, of which you will find many, you *an have. Divide them among you. Good-by.’ Then the auto Sped away. But .on reaching Los Angeles, Collins experienced a change of heart and re- turned. . He told me that after he had reasoned out that flight would be a confession of guilt and still belleved he ad a chance of beating the indictment, he decided to return and fight it out. He did return and reopened the fight for liberty, but when he saw that con- viction was inevitable, he again decided to flee “The day he decided to flee he tele- phoned to Pratt & Tierney's notorious | resort and arranged with them to secure the services of ‘Bogie’ O'Donnell as engineer of an auto and a launch. In the auto Collins and Clarice went to the water front and took the launch, and while the police slept the train hurried them from the jurisdic- tion of the court. CAREER IS WRECKED. “It is a strangé case and marks the closing of a career that was brilliant in many respects, Though he is a fugi- tive criminal, theére are many here that owe him their all. It can be said for him that he néver robbed a client or looted an estate. Shrewd as he was in tearing apart the imperfect fabric of the law and as far as he would go to break down the law and defeat justice for a client, he never did, in my opin- jon, commit an act that was wrong un- til the day, drunk with wine, he vielded to the wiles of a designing woman and took her daughter as his unlawful bride. “And his hhtred of Mrs. McCurdy was apparent. There can be no question but that it was his purpose to take Clarice and flee with her, not only be- nd the jurisdiction of the courts, but beyond the reach of his'mother-in-law’'s ever-sounding voice. She followed, and is again with him. Well may he say: uri; d been sworn or whether the ement was material to the ¢ase, and the warrant for the rea- sons sk d. He cited a case in the Californian law records in which a person for whom a warrant was sought | for rder had been released on it being shown that the information upon which the warrant was secured was given on the officcr swearing that it was his opin- jon the crime had been committed, and | so in this case, he argued, the warrant | was both insufficient and defective. | Higgins said he had an authority| which he could quote in the case of a Swiss for whose arrest and extradition a warrant had been secured on a charge bearing upen bankruptcy proceedings. In that case it was shown that it was not necessary to go into the particu- Jars of the offense. It was sufficient to | specialize the crime alleged. It was clear that the warrant must specialize the crime. Crimes for which accused persons could be extradited were in two classes, those which could be described | and those which could not, unless at length. The law authorized a general description of the offense. For the pur- | pose of the present prosecution it was sufficient to allege perjury in the war- | rant; that was all that was necessary. KEPT IN JAIL AT NIGHT. Judge Lampman said he would grant a remand. Accused and his counsel had argued that it was necessary to bring such allegations as coutd secure con-| viction under the laws of California. | Mr. Higgins' authority had been suffi-| clent to show he had jurisdiction the case was proceeded with and that the warrant was sufficient. He thought eight days a little long to remand the case, however. A remand was finally granted for six days. | Helmcken sougnt o have an arrange- | ment made to alldw @Collins to remain at his hotel with a special officer, whose expenses would be paid by the accused. It was finally arranged, by permission of Chief Langley, that he could be given his freedom in the daytime, but would be taken into the custody of the city ; police at nightfall. Mrs. McCurdy, the mother-in-law of the fugitive attorney, arrived here this morning.” She wen. straight to the hotel where Collins and his wife are registered” She steadily refused to be interviewed. The hasty trip from San Francisco was hard on her and she was nervous and exhausted. What you gét here are clothes that lock so en- tirely different. Sort of exclusive in patterns and cut. Meaybe some peo- ple don't kmow this 182 Bearny $treet Thurlow glothl A S e e WASHINGTON YET TO ACT. Miclals Believe President Has Not Re- celved Governor's Meswage. SBACRAMENTO. July 12—Up to a late hour to-night the Governor's of- fice had réceived no reply to the re- quest made of Iresident Roosevelt for @ provisiopal warrant for the arrest of George D. Coilins, now held at Vie- toria, British Columbia. 1t is supposed ut the Governor's of- fice that the imesrage reachéd Wash- mgten too late for action to-day, ana that nothing will be done before to- merrow. when the matter will ha ra. “If George D. Collins had stood firmly | ‘Woe is me. L & o | Chief of Police, and did mot show the | ferred to the British embassy. Private § diction of the court, whether he, | Secretary Nye to-day telephoned to District Attorney Byington for the pa- pers necessary to a rvequisition, and these will arrive toymorrow at noon. It is believed that if Washington ac- cedes to the request it will be fully 1en or twelve days before a messenger can bring the essary documents to the national capita! and reach Victoria with the papers to secure the return of Collins to San Francizco. P et o BELIEVED TO BE MAN WHO CIRCULATED. BOGUS BILLS “Billy” Hastings Arrested in San Jose and May Be Wanted by San Francisco Pelice. SAN JOSE, July 13.—A man giving the name of “Billy” Hastings and sup- posed to be the man -who has been passing spurious bills ‘among saloons and grocery stores in San Francisco, was arrested here to-day by Chief of Police Carroll. He is an opium fiend and when captured was-in Chinatown buying some of the drug. Hastings answers the description of a man-wanted by Chief of Police Dinan of San Francisco and for whom the local police were asked to look. In his room in a West Santa Clara street were found a bundle of Confederate bills, Indla ink and a complete outfit for changing the denominations. He was armed with a revolver. Hastings arrived here on Wednesday morning. He has declined to give the police any information regarding himself. ————— OREGON MAN WHO KILLED ¥ A WOMAN PAYS PENALTY George W. Lauth, Who Shot Mrs. Leo- nora Jones Last Year, Hanged ! im Salem. SALEM, Or.. July 13.—George W. Lauth, who murdered Mrs. Leonora B. ‘I will take them to Mrs. McCurdy ; LOLUNS HELD OF PERUR dictment Against the Attorney. ki g Continued from Page 1, Column 1. by the time mentioned in the telegram. The four witnesses have not yet been selected, but they can easily reach Can- .adian soil in time jfor the preliminary trial there. MORE SWEARS TO CALL STORY. A. M. More, clerk for two yeasr in the office of Collins, was brought before District Attorney Byington yesterday afternoon, but he was not examined by the Grand Jury. To the District At- torney he swore that theé statements which appeared exclusively in yester- day morning's Call relating to the hasty flight of Mrs. McCurdy on Sunday night were perfectly true and that he was the mysterious person who accom- panied her to the ferry and put her on the Portland train. His statements were believed and the message received by Chief Dinan a little later proved be- yond a doubt that the story which h gave The Call was true in every par: ticular. No charges of aiding in the escape of Collins will be brought against him, because the officials do not belleve that he really knew that his employer was about to jump his bail, even though he did help the for- mer in arranging the details of the flight. EXAMINES FOUR WITNESSES. The Grand Jury carefully examined four witnesses before it brought charge of perjury against Collins. The first Lo testify was A. J. Henry, the Jus- tice of the Peace who verified the answer of Collins, in which the latter denigd that he had ever married Charlotta Eugenia Newrdan. Henry swore that he verified this answer in person-and that he knew its contents. Willlam and Florence New- man, brother and sister of the first wife of the man accused in court of bigamy, testified that they were present at the wedding of Collins and Charlotta New- man and that the ceremony was duly and truly performed. - Attorney Hiram Johnson swore that on ‘Jume 30 he was in Judge Graham’s court and that he heard Coilins there swear in his verified answer to the charges against him that he had never married this woman. These witnesses and their statements formed the grounds upon which the charge of perjury was based. e JURY BRINGS INDICTMENT. It was ten minutes of 4 o'clock yester- day afternoon when the Grand Jury filed igpto the courtroom of Judge Lawlor. They bore with them the indictment of Eumns for perjury. Foreman Andrews anded gt to the Judge. It was read by the court and a bench warrant was im- mediately issued for the arrest of Col- lins’ upon this new charge. District Attcrney Byington addressed the following telegram to Governor Par- dee, who is at the present time with his sick daughter at Portland: “To His Excellency, the Governor of the State of California, George C. Par- dee—-Would request that you petition to the President of the United States to se- cure a provisional warrant for the arrest of George D. Collins, who is now under arrest on a telegram from J. F. Dinan, Chief of Police of §an Francisco, to tr Chief of Police in Victoria, province 6f British Columbia, Great Britain, on the charge of - felony—to-wit, perjury. In- dicted by the Grand Jury. Description of Collins, age about 40, height about § feet 8 inches, weight about 155 pounds, occupa- tion, lawyer; slender built, pale, smooth face, dark hair, wa.ss lame. Will pre- pare papers at once. Thomas B. Gibson will be named as agent. “LEWIS F. BYINGTON." It ‘was late yesterday morning when Captain Burnett gotihold of A. M. More and questioned him in regard to the story of the flight of Mrs. Sarah A. Mec- Curdy. More told a straightforward story, the same as that printed exclus- ively in yesterday morning’s Call. TELEGRAPHS TO CANADA. Burnett was convinced -of the. truth of the tale and he had the following mes- sage sent: “San Francisco, July 13, 1905. “J. M. Langley, “Chief of - Police, Victoria, B. C. “Try to locate Mrs, Sarah A. McCurdy, 62 years, 5 feet 4 inches, 175 pounds, pale complexion, blonde hair, blue eyes, large nose, heavy jaw, dressed in black, neat dresser, walks fast and very erect. Left here Sunday night, Oregon train. 7 7 “J. F. DINAN." In four hours thé answer came back. It read: “Victoria, B. C., July 13, 1%05. . Dinan, 'Chief of Police, San Francisco. “Party arrived here to-day. Is kéeping company with Collins and wife, £ “J. M. LANGLEY, Chief of Police.” District Attorney Byington is anxious 1 that Collins be brought back to trial. He wants to see the accused bigamist se- verely . punished for his alleged crimes, 1 Jdo mot doubt,” he sald this afternoon, “that jt will be hard work bringing that ! man back t¢ San Francisco. He will fight this with all the cleverness and tenacity that lies within his ‘brain. But we will get him if it takes forever. I do and back and let any one “g. Jones at Oregon City about a year ago, was hanged at the penitentiary here this afternoon. 2 Lauth, during a fit of jealous rage because she had discarded him, called at the home of Mrs. Leonora B. Jones in Oregon City one night, and after a futile effort to induce her to reconsider her action, shot her several times, in- flicting wounds from which she died a few minutes afterward. He was tried and convieted on November 10, 1904, ———————— NO HALr HOLIDAY FOR WASHING: ON, July 13.—Secretar: Bonaparte forwarded his de on in the matter of the half h regard to the public interest, for necessity of strict economy on ©f tha danartment is obvious & A ¥ The indictment against Attorney George D. 'Collins was prepared very carefully by District Attorney Bying: ton yésterday afternoon, so that there could be no possible mistakes in it + which would give the accused lawyer | a loophole of escape. Two hours we | cons ed in framing it. The document . as’ follows: tate o Callto, fum e State’ of 1] bl 10 BE CULTY the | SUCIETY PEOPLE ARE SUBPENAED Members of New York’s "Smart Set Yield Easily to . Threats of Extortionists AHLE’S | TRIAL , TO-DAY Distriet Attoméy Learns of Another Expensive Publi- cation. by Town Topics 7" Bpecial Dispateh ‘to The Call. - NEW ¥ORK, July 13.—In making in- quiry }nto the conduct of Charles H. Ahlg. who is to appear in court to-mor- Tow to explain the charge made against him by Edwin M. Post, a stock ex- change member, of attempting to ex- tort 3500 from him, Assistant District At- tomay Krotel has learned how easy it is to get money from wealthy society people even if the article for which they hand out thiir dollars is not in sight. The allegation against Ahle, who is a solicitor for the Society Editors’ Assocla- tion, is that he demanded money from Post, ostensibly as a. subseription for a WOrk entitled “‘America’s Smart Set” to be issued by the organization, but really, Post says, as a price for preventing Town Toples, a weckly publication, from print- ing what would have been an obnoxious article concerning his private life. Krotel issued scveral subpenas/to-day for 'society persons who, according to Ahle, had subscribed for his work, seek- ing to ascertain if any of them had been induced to do this because of the fear that their personal affairs would be venti- latcd. Few of those named by Ahle are in the city and this end of the investi- gation brought nothing new to Krotel's knowledge. One of those whom Krotel had before him was M. E. Wooster, who is managing eaitor of the Society Editors’ Association and who with Charles Stokes Wayne, managing editor of Town Topics, is pro- moter of the organization. He employed Ahle to get subscribers for ‘“‘America’s | Smart Set,” and then deciared he was in Ignorance that Ahle or any other person had ever used threats to secure subsecrip- | ‘llons. But he opened a new line of thought for the Assistant District Attor- ney, when he told him of his connection with “Fads and Fancics,” a work which | the Town Topics is soon to issue and which has been under way for nearly four years. He asserted he had given the idea for this work to Colonel Mann, the principal owner of Town Topics. It was to be a handsome work, dealing with the lives and amusements of those who have | meney and move in soclety. Wooster said under oath that the subscription price to the work was $1500 and that he himself had ‘obtained most of the subscriptions, there being nearly one hundred in all, including many members of the ‘400. —_————— EDITION OF SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY IS SOLD FOR $8750 LONDON, July 13.—A perfect copy of the fourth quarto edition of Shake- speare's “Tragedie of King Richard the 4 Third" has been sold at Sotheby's for $5750 to A. Jackson, and it is under- stood that it will go to America. The book was printed in 1605 by Thomas Creede &nd was sold by Mat- thew Lawe, ‘“dwelling ‘in Paule's Churchyard at the Signe of the Fox, near S. Austin's Gate. It comsists of forty-six leaves. It is believed that only two other copies of this edition exist. One Is in the British museum and the other was sold by Mr. Lilly to Mr. Halliwell, after- ward Halliwell-Phillipps, and is now in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. The example sold is of peculiar in- terest from the fact that in five places a contemporary autograph of Willlam Penn is found. The signature is prob- ably that of the celebrated admiral, the father and founder of Pennsylvania. +* g petent jurisdiction to hear, decide and deter- mine_said action according to the laws of the State of Callfornia, was then and there fuily empowered to administer the law in such action; that it then and there became materiai to know in said action whether or not the sald Charlotta Kugenie Collins and the said George D. Collins had intermarried on the 15th day of May, 1889, and whether or mot said Charlotta Eugenie Colling and .the said George D. Collins were husband and wife ever since the sald last menticned day and were husbahd and wite at the time of filing the said action, and during all of the time of the pendency of said action; and that then and there -and on said 30th day of June, 1665, sald action being then and there pend- ing and undetermined in the said court afore- sald, sald defendant produced and filed in said court and with the County Clerk of the £aid city and county of San Francisco. "h verified answer in said action which he had then and there, to wit: on the said 30th day of June 1905, subscribed and sworn to in said city and county before ome A, J. Henry, who was then and there a Pointed, qualified and of the State of California, in end for the said city and,county of San Francisco, and who was then and there an officer authorized by law to administer oathe and to administer an cath in due form of law to thesald George D. Collins, and who did then and there ac minister at the said city and county of San Francisco and on the €aid 30th day of June, 1905, an oath in due form of Jaw to the sald George D. liins that he, the said Georze D. Coliins, would then and there testify, de- Clare, depose and certify truly before the' said A, J. Henry, Notary Public. as aforesald, in the matter of the vérification of sald an- swer filed as aforesaid In said action, and the sald Georg~ D. Collins, being so sworn, as aforesald, did then and there take and make qath that he would testify, declare, depose and certify truly before the sald A. J. Henry, Notary Public, as dforesaid, in the matter of the verification of said answer, flled in said action as aforesald; and being ‘'so sworn, and said oath aforesal aie to wit: at sald city and county of San Fra: cldeo, on the 30th day of June 1905, and in sald answer as aforesaid in sald tion, - willfully, knowingly, corruptly, and felonlously, swear, take oath, say give in evidence, among other things, in sub- stance, in said answer. subscribed and to, as.aforesald, as foilows, nDamely, that sald Charlotta Bugenie Coilins and the Gearge D. Collins dld not intermarry on the 15th day of May, 1889, or at any other time. and that the sald Charlotta nie Collins and the sald George D. Colil were never at any time husband and wife, all of which ‘then and there false and untrue, as he, George D. Collins, then and thers W in truth and in fact, as he, the i hcnu«. D. Collins, then and there well the eald Charlotia Eugenie Colifns and ‘the sald George D. Collina did- intermarry on the 15th day of May, . and were ever nce -Ald last mentloned day and at the ime of the filing action and duris the pendency thereof husband and wife. That the said verified answer was on sald and at sald city and ity Clerk the said | | Board of Equalization, holding that po- 1 C. M. COGLAN PASSES AWAY IN SACRAMENTO e + M. COGLA! STATE BOARD OF TION, WHO DIED YESTE! N, SECRETARY OF EQU ALIZA- 'RDAY. L SACRAMENTO, July 13.—Charles M. Coglan, secretary. of the State Board of Equalization, died at his home here this morning surrounded by his family. He had been ~suffering for several mMonths from a malignant growth in the throat, but insisted upon visiting his office at the Capitol and discharg- | ing his official duties each day. On Monday afternoon last, however, his condjtion became such that he was obliged to go home, and he gradually succumbed to the illness. Charles M, Coglan was born in.Man- chester, England, in 1847. He was reared in Canada and came to Cali- fornia in 1867 on his wedding trip. At 21 he ;was appointed local manager of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company. Later he was elected County Clerk and then secretary of the State sition for fifteen years. Coglan was very prominent in fra- ternal circles. He was a member of Union Lodge No. 58, Free and Accepted Masons, and a past master of the same lodge. wHe was also a member of the Sacramento Royal Arch Masons, Chap- ter No. 3, and a past high priest of the chapter. He was likewise a member of Sacramento Commandery No. 2, Knights Templar, and a past com- mander thereof. He was a member of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and a member of El Dorado Lodge, L. O. O. F. He was held fn high eésteem by the resi- dents of Sacramento and the State offi- cials. The flag on the Capitol has been placed at half mast in honor of his memory. Secretary Coglan leaves a widow and two daughters, Mrs. W. H. Devlin of | Sacramento and Mrs. G. W. Kingsbury of San Francisco, wife of the proprietor of the Lick House. The funeral will take place Saturday afternoon from the Masonic Temple. PARIS ENTERTAINING BRITISH NAVAL MEN President Loubet Will Give Reception in Their Honor. PARIS, July 13.—More than 100 Brit- ish naval officers from the vuisiting squadron at Brest arrived here to-day and were met by representatives of the Minister of Marine and a large party of French officers. Rear Admiral May headed the British delegation, while leading French admirals were among those who received the guests, who were shown about the oity. Président Loubet will give a recep- tion in honor of the British officers to- morrow. The visit’ of the British officers to Paris is a part of the Anglo-French naval amenities, which are considered significant in connection with the Moéroccan controversy. ROME, July 13.—The Patria, announc- ing an approaching meeting at Aix. France, between Signor Tittoni, the Ital- jan Foreign Minister, and M. Rouvier, the French Premier, says they will exchange views on important questions of foreign policy, especially regarding common ac- tion by France and Italy in the Mediter- ranean. The paper. says they will also discuss withdrawing the detachments of international gendarmerie from the island of Crete. —_———————— ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS. WASHINGTON, D, C., July 13.—Army orders: Sergeant Louis Ohnemus, hos- pital corps, Army General Hospital, Washington Barracks, District of Co- lumbia, to be sent to depot of Recruits and Casuals, Fort MeDowell, for Ma- nila, leaving on transport from San Franeisco July 31, and uponm Manila to report to the col general, Philippines division, for as- signment to duty. Private c’“‘a‘?}‘ C. Collins, signal corps, Benicia - racks, to be sent to Fort Leavenworth for duty with Company A, signal corps. Captains Daniel W. Kedham and Arthur §. Conlin, artillery corps, detailed as members of the examining board at Presidio, San Francisco, vice Captains Ira A. Haynes and Frank C. Jewell, ar- tillery corps. _ Sergeant William N. Fay, Company B, Eleventh Infantry, at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, trans- ferred to Company K, Thirteenth In- | fantry, as private to be ‘sent to Fort McDowell, there reporting te the com- manding officer for duty. ‘Wilford Danvers, Company I, Twenty- Snelling. QUITABLE FEUD STIRS POLITICIANS PSSO Continued From Page 1, Column 3. Hunter in which he detailed Il the correspondence which has passed be- tween himself and Governor Higgins on the subject, as well as coples ex- changed by the District Attorney and Hendricks, the letter concluding: I ask that you deliver to me without quali- fication or condjtions a cdpy of the testimony taken by the Superintendent of Insurance, pur- suant to the promise made by the Superintend- ent of Insurance to the Governor. I will an- swer to your superjors for its sale custody and return at the proper time. Grover Cleveland, George Westinghouse and Justice Morgan J. O'Brien, trustees of the majority stock of the Equitable Life Assurance Soclety, have written to Jacob H. Schiff, ex- pressing thelr confidence in him. Schiff re- tired from the Equitable directorate at the time the board rejected the report of the Frick investigating committee. PSR- HENDRICKS MAKES EXPLANATION. Tells Why His Report Did Not Mention the Depew Loan. SYRACUSE, N. Y., July 13.—State In- surance Superintendent Hendricks to- day was asked as to why reference to the Depew Improvement Company and its exorbitant loan from the Equitable Life Assurance Society was not con- tained in the preliminary report of his investigation of the soclety's affairs. Hendricks said: That was anclent history. We had gone into that before. We told them (the society) to call the loan. ‘We marked the valuation of the property down to $150,000. They kicked on that and we told them that if we made any change it would be less. They them fore- ciosed the mortgage on the property. bid it in for $50,000 and they have it yet. Hendricks also replied to the com- ment of Distriet Attorney Jerome of New York, who had said that it was strange that the newspapers could get a copy of tne evidence taken In the Equitable investigation when he (the District Attorney) could not. Hen- dricks said: It Jerome wanted a copy of the testimony, why did he not ask for it? s el RYAN WOULD BE A SENATOR. Hopes Represent Virginia in the U House of Congress. RICHM . July 13.—Politicians are talking to-day of the changes of Thomas F. Ryan being United States Senator from Virginia. One of Sena- tor Martin's stanchest friends said to-day that Ryan's ambition was to be one of the Senatorial representatives of Virginia and that he would follow in the steps of Senator Daniel. The ambition of the financier has been, on the surface, primarily to be financial chief of this country, but in Virginia, where his residence is still kept in a formal way, it is believed that he would rather be Senator from the Old Do- minion than have control of countless millions. Ryan retains his residence and votes in Nelson County, the place of his birth. It will be remembered that Ryan was selected. as delegate from Viginia to the National Democratic Convention which nominated Parker. - Sy RENEWS ATTACK UPON DEPEW. New Haven Register Ask« if He Is Ine tellectually Dull as Well as Morally Obtuse. NEW HAVEN. Cond. July 13.—Anent the special cable dispatcn from Paris printed in the New York Herald to- day concerning Senator Chauncey De- pew, the New Havén Register to-night says In IJts editorial column: Chaupcey intellectually dull as well as Is morajly obtuse? His interview with the Parls nt of the New York Herald would to do with question, As a director of the Egq ble Company he voted for & loan out of all pro- portlon to the value of the security given and @ helped to personally profit by it. What he does now is of no consequence. His record is made and it is not one that weighs, as it should, sixteen ounces to the pound, L bt Alexander’s Iliness Is Serious. NEW YORK, July 13.—James W. Alex- ander, former president o* the Equit- able Life Assurance Society, continues very ill. He is undergoing treatment in a secluded place on Long Island. He is in such a condition that all knowl- edge of the recent developments in the society have been kept from him. s> Bt Hyde Resigns Another Office. PHILADELPHIA, July 13.—James H. Hyde of the Euuitable Life Assurance Soclety to-day resigned as vice presi- dent of the Commercial Trust Com- "pany of this city, and the directors sc- cepted the resignation. HAVANA, July Twenty of the lérymen who took part in the conflicts last Monday night with eivilians in the tender- loin district have been held without bail. against them inmel fon and A Dellar Down Dollzar a week eighth Infantry, at Fort X transferred to the corps as a private, to be sent to Barracks for duty. Navy Lieutenant Crenshaw ordered to the works of Moran Bros. & Co. at Seattle for duty as inspector | of machinery for Nebraska. Pay In- .pectgr J. the Chicago July navy duty as assistant to the general store- keeper navy yard, Mare Island. ————— o uv.-?um : oives you |the greatest labor &. fuel saver of the cenlury Fully duanr: anteed RNITURE -CO.