The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1905, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY DECEMBER 25. 1905 FEDERAL INSPECTORS BELIEVE LOUIS W. BAKER IS A FUGITIVE Betrayed Employer]| Speaks Kindly to Defaulter. AND GUILTY PAIR AL EMBEZZLE- OAKLAND. N Mrs rown's words, as s . e mor- God bless you, and God s w r knew ive you. w t the postoffice authorities do mnot s d wom tal side of things in he Government. a w 4 Departn is r away : S s FEDERAL OFFICERS AWAKE. . Washington, ir & a f the Postoflic P < 1oted last week in the ation 1, in Oakland United States Francisco to le in all suci Maddern on Fri handle the unannounced ks and began to gh day long he worked. While Miss Bowen, who must have xposure was near, sat at her p ansacting the office bus OR LOVE. sign of -guiit In the big ity jail, sleey work she ke her po woman w tor, not fifty feet awa ing the suspected records. n the office closed at € o'clock the ng woman left her to go! o S L e EU!‘,‘L‘LM' BOWEN FRETS IN JAIL WHILE WICKED COMPANIO | Mrs: lgr N FLEES P _ own Asks God to Forgive the Crime. = i to $10,000 a month. To cover the defalcation the clerk was carrying balances from one set of money orders to a new lot. She was playing the old game of “‘robbing Pe- ter to pay Paul” Inevitable detection was the result. How long she had been able to conceal her peculation Is not definitely known. To determine this will reguire much back research of the money order department’s books. 1t seems now that the period runs upward of several months. As soon as ths exact shortage is known demand will be made upon Mrs. Brown for the full amount. Mrs. Brown has no recourse from the girl, who was under bonds. According to Postmaster T. T. Dargie he is not liable for Miss Bowen’s acts. In explanation Dargie said to-day: Mrs. Brown was the clerk at sub- station No. 1. I did not know Miss Bowen in this matter. She was named by Mrs. Brown, who is responsible to | the Government. The inspectors have absolute charge of Miss Bowen's case. It is out of my hands, and I am not authorized to say what action will be taken. Nothing can be done before Tuesday. Just how far prosecution of Miss Bowen will go in the event restitution is made is not settled. Ho ss Bowen came to enjoy the confidence of Mrs. Brown and gain the trust imposed in her was the tter of friendship of years, and in this re- gard Deputy District Attorney J. Brown said for his mother this evening Miss Bowen has been in the postoffice for nearly seven years and 1 do not believe that S X3 | | | 8 25th YEAR IN BUSINESS Bl KATS IN ONE SPOT | Philadelphia ON SPECIAL SALE Begluning to-morrow (Tuesday) special sale at reduced prices. Don’t remarkable values we are offering. BURCLARS VSIT PUSTOFFICE |Station at Corona Entered by Thieves Who Blow Off Outer Door of the Safe| 1 honest dealin REWARD IS SMALL O.\"Ei ean possibly find elsewhere. Several mp Books and a‘ Few Dollars in Coin All‘ the Loot Robbers Secure | Special Dispatch to The Call. CORONA, Dec. 24—Between the | hours of 2 and 4 o'clock this morning | burglars succeded in forcing an en- | trance to the postoffice and blew off the | outer door of the safe with dynamite The strongbox was ruined and ever: { thing in the vicinity, including the of- fice telephone, was wrecked. A second Ask for Style 453 Box Calf School Shoes BVERY ' PAIR GUARANTEED—Chil- dren es’ best quality Box Calf Lace She with solid double ext { charge which had been placed against |[§ slon sewes toes; box ca the inner door of the safe failed to ex- | [ [h% #nd low flat school heels. Spectally plode because the fuse went out. The | 2% s he s oot et % burglars secured very little plunder. cs 813 D5e A number of small stamp books and a | Sizes. 111 8115 few dollars in money which they took | from the cash drawer comprises the | loot. { | The tools used by the thieves were | taken from English & Granson's black- | | smith shop on Sixth street, which the | entered by forcing a side door. The | tools, which consisted of a brace and bit, several drills and a punch, were left in the postoffice near a gunny sack, in which, no doubt, they had been wrapped. The postoffice clock stopped at 3:30 this morning, which Wwas the | time the explosion was heard by a | |number of people. Some excellent } clews have been obtained and there {a reasonable hope that the rascals wi | be caught. Sherift Coburn of Riverside will ar- Ask for Style 479 because we give the public more zod Remember this is our 5th vear of square. it is behind every &t CHINSKI Shoe Company | MARKET ST. THIS WEEK ONLY these extra values will be placed on fail to visit our store and see what The reason we are always busy Is value for their money than they fatement we make. High-Grade Slippers Men's Tan or Black Fancy Seal and Bm- broldered Vel immense reductions this week; made with full rounding toes, -cut sides, patent leather backs and low heels. Sizes 6 to 11 REDUCED SALE Ask for Style 308 ! rive to-morrow morning and a: the | 3? i cher amps | local authorities in the search for the | Bgy,‘?, AC\,?_HMSCI‘OOI Shoe ,Vic Kld ,Blu - V | thieves. For some time Postmaster Dl Saenc 2 - FHE Y NN & Sngey oo | Brown has taken the precaution to de wih full rounding toe fine. v a Rl — leave but little money in the safe over oxed vamps and with re: night. It is evident from the manner | s patent |m which the job was done that the e e e e S: widths A to E. burglars were of the professional | s sizes, 2 Special Reduced | variety ] : Rl e 163 B R R {0 THIRD STREET B K ATSGH'NSK' Mall Gidors CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 24.—Imme- < : diately after the holidays one of the SAN FRAKCISGR ' Promptly Fiiled largest colonies that ever invaded Mexico at one time will arrive in the e e e State,of Chihuahua, where several . Trains leave and are due thousand acres of land have already l to arrive at been secured. These people are Mor- . “ mons from Utah. and will number \Z) SAN FRANCISCO. | about 1000 men, women and children e LIMITED Te Chicago in Three Days, They can practice their belief in Mex- | ico without interference from the | Government. Frox Dmoxuszs 3, 1905, Frazy Dzpor (Foot of Market Street.) Most women have no visible means of | 8 s Bat ot e e NN MINE . — S Mus 5 : s . 7.00A Elmirs, Vacaville, Winters, Rumsey 7.485 support—except on rainy days. | nta Fe Trains 7.00ARichménd, Benicts, Sacramento, | Sa t, = 3 S Suisun and Way Station: 7.280 m. ] - For Stockton, Merced, Fresno, | 7.40aVallejo, Naps, Calistogs. et L Hanford, Visalia, Bakersfleld Rosa, Martinez, San Ramon 8.082 ’s EXT m. nd intermediate points. | - m three days to | 280 S AMIEY day.. Direct con- | Lo o and Canyon. THE OL BocToy . m.—Valley Limited, for Stockton, Mer- 7.480 ced. Fresno, Hanford, Visalia | i ‘ and Hakersield and Pomts on | o Maryevitle, Oroviiie. 7480 { Sierra Rallway. | 8.20aMartinez, Antioch, By | s ot 0 4:00 p. tockton and intermediate | Stockion, Newman, Los Bamos, s points. i Mendota, Armona, Hanford, = i §:00 p. m.—Overiand Express, for Chicago, | Visalla, Porterville {‘_m“, 1 - ” Kansas City, Denver and Grand | - Lathrop. ) , i 'tters Canyon. | desto, Fresno, Hanford, Visalis, [ e | 1CKET OFFICES. | Bakersfield 4480 | | 683 Market street .. San Francisco | 8.40ANiles, San Jo: 8 | Ferey_Degot . San Franeisco | £ Y 1112 Broadway 4 Oakland i |l neither is witch hazel the same § |27 South First street . L1lli 8an Jose | Coltax. Marysville. oo 4089 1 b Pond’s E : | 840AOskiaie. Chincse. Jamestowd. o 11 1 of 2 Sonors, Tuolumne an gels. P | thing as Pond’s Extract even § | | g0 |1 | A Atlantic 4280 41 Digmas s It | CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN RY. €0. | A = | y a y and Way Stations (+Concord) . > | {j§ though your o Tiburen Ferry. Fast of Market Street. | 10.98a Vol Tatly Hovs, sty Gaiy T400 i s 1 JALos Angeles P nger—Port | |} and it looks and smells the Gt Mt Brrs. Tracs i : Lathrop, Stockion, Merce | same. It only takes one trial Raymond, Fresno, Goshen Junc- - = I 2 tion, Haoford. Lemoore, Viselts, i i § to discover the difference. AN L, AN iy, B | 20 a. m.: 7.08> T 53 Az = ¥ | § witck Hazel is not the same thing. 8916, 9:40 a. m.r 3:40, | 1.4 480, Denver, Kaness City eached between $6000 and $7000. That ever stole so much as @ postage stamp. 1|l On amalysis of seventy samples of | R s e S Baker received every dollar of the em- | 4o not believe that she took a cent of the | viteh Hlakel=offered as **lhe same | _Amive 3.209 Port Costa, Martinez, Byron, zled money and knew where every | ICJE¥ she is short for herself, but gave it to | § Witch Hazel—o | sanFran. | Modesto, Merced, Fresno. x dollar of it came from is the belief of | hf.k""“)}.h" ~Bgres ing e '.'&'2;’!:,'.”.;‘ | B thing” —fifty-tavo acere shown to | Sun- | Week | l,wnse‘w: ndWln§g;‘lfiht§“nndln& the postoffice authorities. - | the substation located in what was then her | ontain wood alcohol or formaldehyde .. Marysvilie and Oroville ot That it was used in his printing busi- | bullding she gave Miss Bowen the position, X 3 SR 3.40p Hayward, Niles, and Way Stas ness the officials very much doubt. | */{;0Ush she kept the main management of it or both. Aweid danger of poisoning Maritnez, San Ramon. Phes e Lo 2 . ; is3 Bowen was a young woman who wanted | 3 3 ta Rosa | They are convinced it awent in.nkomor | something to do’ o support herseit. P by using hanncls, perhaps the race track. Ni mothes took the managemént of the station orle Knburs Exnept GUbei sod e ve the salary, which was §3b a month. | = L - Aight Bowen. Years went along and my THE aLp v pocTo & 5.00P The O'wl Limited— Newma g | mother’s friendship for the girl increased until FAMIL Banos, Mendota, Fresuo, 1 Miss Bowen was dcquainted with Baker | when she sold the building a few months ago Bakersfield, Los Angeles. before she became his bookkeeper. | she refused to give up the management of the | fig iy e e oo P P For six years she occupied that posi- jurstation on account of Miss Bowen, for fear | 1 Pan S, S5¢ M tion, but did the work after her office | "3 e lose her position. | h 4 San Jose. hours. Naturally the association led to [ last summer and tol e tooe thers Jnatter | | pe:smans bort Costa,; Beatet friendly relations, but this friendship | use in her keeping the position now that she THE pation [ | i s established at the expense of aihad sold the bullding and she told me at that = Denver, Kansas City. o e R e s o | time she was only keeping it on account | - ndsor > > . Sac Gucsy Baker owed his wite and tamly. | g0 e vaz Gk keoelns o 5 st | ¥ oo A paeles Times I e, s Such at least is the construction placed |put out. After she sold the building she wi | Lytton .20 Hayward, Niles and San Jose ...~ 3.484 upon the situation by the postoffice peo- | not even getting the rent out of it | s Sac ol o S ! Geyserville ;,M’Beno Passenger—Port Costa, Be- Ao ¥ i oh ShaMErais tBA it R el | 0 8 monih. went to the SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE Cloverdale nicts,” Sulsun, Eimira,” Dixon, P Eae s 3 <t While the salary went to the cle i 1S NOW IN s R avis,Sacramento, Sparks, Tono- come patent |”‘,:f, gako(; h.i\m;('d TR it r oo e L LISINET : | 7.000 vt Cotteld and Kesler” - * ub-station at 963 Broadway. He was | tween Miss Bowen and Baker is & hard ma . Chronic} 00 Vallejo, Crockets and Way Sta: { tMere morning, noon and fight. His | She says that she loaned him the mon | Room 4!, Chronicle Bidg. tions, Sunday only.. . 11.28a sits I reco so frequent tha* - | put into his bus . believing that he woula | 8.20pOregon & Callfornis Express—Sac- visits had become so frequent tha® at te x v IoFely - 1 “ | put it right back and that is all that I am ramento, Marysville, Redding,' tention was closely attracted to him | jrivileged to say. The postal auth Telephone Main 14 ' Portland, Puget Sound and East. $.48A because the fact that he was married | sted me b say_nothing ahout the post- SUrHeywats. ST Sl S Joos Bus m was known to observers. | of part of this affair and 1 want to give A TR - 311484 5 o = ¢ them all the assistance in my power. Arthur L. iish, Representat:va COA LINE (Narrow Gauge). VIOTES OF FOE AN, | So far as Miss Bowen's habits wers con- S oot Nacker Streetd It was th kn«)wlf-dg» coupled with | cerned 1 understand they were of the best, " P X bis o 816 Newark, Centerville, San Jose, collateral facts, which - led Inspector | Her mother says she was always in early and The Times is the advertising Folton, Boulder Creek, Santa > Maddern to his suspicio.. that the girl had been the victim of a stronger mind, presumably that of a man. The au- thorities suspect that Miss Bowen her- self might have “tipped” Baker terday taat trouble was brewing was seen at the statlon at 11 o'clock and was on Broadway at 1 o'clock ves- terday afternoon. ‘clad in a khaki suit. Baker told friends he was going on a hunting trip to Petaluma. When the Baker residence, 997 Tenth street, was searched last night by Inspector Mad- dern Mrs. Baker made the same explana- as to her husband’s absence, but tion ! she also admitted that this was the first nspector directed Miss Bowen to accom- pany him to the postoffice. There were as jeop- | Postmaster T. T. Dargie, Assistant Post- P Matilds | master Paul Shafer, Mrs. Matilda Brown | King's Daugh- | and her son, Assistant District Attorney urch and social erett Brown. . person to whom sign nor a movement did tk - rnment will Jook | young woman make. In the presenc ense. Mrs. Brown knew Miss | of all of them Inspector Maddern told arnest, qulet, simple voung | the clerk that her books showed a dis- | sk keen delight ¥ crepancy ng the work upon which| I know it,” was the calm reply # heart was most set. In{ = “Who's the man?’ demanded Mad- = activity both women | gern, for he, worldly wise, had sus- = meeting ground. Fr ons e were formed it was mo ‘here is no man,” replied Miss Mi=s Bowen could ingrat < | Bowen, 1e a sort of protege of | Then the inspector and a postofice | official were left alone with the woman, at| \When the name of Louis W. Baker in-{ was pronounced the clerk wilted. was appointed Broadway, she The $700 Brown ed Miss Bowen there al WOMAN LOSES. ALL lowed by the Government to the| JRAN RIOWIDS Al . was divided betmeen Miss Bowen, | Slowly but deliberately she made the confession. long time. She had known He had come to her with a month, and the 5 a mo The net return to A Brown was about 8 cents a month. | explanations of what he needed in his E was originally established in | business. She should know, for had « enants in the half block | She not kept his books for him for Mrs. Brown. After she sold the | six years? Indeed she had and the come time ago, her relatives| way was easy for Baker. Miss Bowen , persuade her to give up the clerk- | sald he got first $20, then $50, then she p. But she demurred, saying that if | lifted a mortgage of $1100 on his print- ing plant with money she stole from she aid so Miss Bowen would lose her po- it s the change was not made.|the postofice. And many more dol- 1 sate Mre. Brown! lars went, she admitted, to moet his And with this, when the cxposurelg‘recd) demands, until the total has Baker a | funting trip he had taken for years. Baker is a smooth, suave, easy-going, not fll-appearing man of 35 years. Miss Bowen is 28 years of age, of slight physique and characterles countenance. She has been reared in a quiet, home- like way, surrounded by refinements and comfort Her home at 612 Merri- mac street she shared with her mother, Mrs. Mary L. Bowen, and two sisters. The exposure/has been a blow to them, but the family has gone to the support of the stricken young woman. law firm of L. S. Church of the Snook & Church has been retained in her interest. He held an interview with Miss Bowen this afternoon at the County Jail. until Tuesday, when the Federal offi- cials will be prepared to make formal complaint against her. They are hopeful that by Tuesday Baker will also be in custody. No outsider other than her attorney talk with Miss Bowen to-day. was the order of the postoffice authori- ties. The entire matter is in Inspector Maddern’s hands. He began a com- plete checking up of the books of sub- station No. 1 to-day. Four clerks un- der Maddern’s directions went through the records. They found the stamp accounts accurate. All of the shortage was uncovered' in the money order de- partment. That it may total $7000 is the report of the authorities to-day. That the amount taken should reach such a figure before detection is ex- plained by the fact that the station of which Miss Bowen had charge was do- ing a money order business of $8000 No move will be made | was permitted to | This | Angeles, El Paso, Kansas City and St, Louis, | man’s | gained over her | tent that she trusted him implicity He | | | | her manner of living and style of dress were such ds would require no more than her sal- ary would pay for. 1 believe she was the dupe, and through some power he got her confidence to the ex- He was around the place a great deal and seemingly got all the money he wanted, and at the same time knew where it was coming from and that | he was using postoffice funds. The methods used by the girl to cover up her defalcation is a matter that I cannot talk about. We supposed that everything was ali right, as my mother had to sign the checks each night and see the money deposited at the main office. She has not been able to be out of town for a single night in years on account of this' work, and in the supposition that she was handiing the funds never dreamed that there was any opportunity to steal. The busi- s done at that station gwas _very large, mounting to between $6000 and $7000 a month, 50 that a shortage up in the thousands is not surprising How much the shortage is no one knows. The girl herself says she does -not kriow. Mrs. Baker said at her home to-night: I have heard nothing from my husband since he left home yesterday morning to £o as he said on a hunting trip. He said he was going south and I thought possi- bly he went to Alvarado where he had been before. Until the officers came last night I knew nothing of this Bowen trouble. 1 was aware my husband knew Miss Bowen, but I thought his ac- quaintance was only in a business way. cannot believe there is anything wrong. Mrs. Baker was in great distress of mind, and during the interview wept bit- terly over the disclosure. e Golden State Limited—Thé Warm Wi ter Way. The route San Francisco to Chicago, via Los is the most southerly. The equipment is the latest and the courtesy of the attendants and the many modern convenlences make this train the most favored for transcontinental travel, Tilustrated booklets of agent Southern Pacific. + — e CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You IIm Always Bought Bears the Bignature of m || ST (650 ames S+ (North ShoreRaiirosd) - 707 Dupont 8t. - SAN FRANOIS0D | QPPIOES ¢ and SausaLiTo FERRy. 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Redwood, Fair Oaks, Mealo Park and Palo Alto .. 10.30m k: - 3458 { WEEK DATS 11.30pSazardays only for Mayfeld, Mowmn- ! WHOLESALERS | Leave S. F. 9:30 A m 145 » 3 i Ve, Snarvasts Beswesss, Price lists of Holiday Goods 1n | Arrive S, F.10:45 A M 2:55,6:22 oo Santa Clara and San Jose ... Chinese and Japanese Fancy | SATURDAY OKLY QAK Ng N%P!OR Goods: Rare Art Curios: Antiqus | Lv.S.F. £:85 7 Ar. S. F. 1:25p3 (Foot of Marke: St.) China; Silk Emborolderies, Teas, | T8 AND ] $7.16Am. 9.00A. m. 11.00 A . i ST LIGAL BRUATE 1.00 7w 3.00 o.m. 5.18 . A for Morning. for Afternocm. i tSunday excepted. iSunday ouly. BMonday only. §Dally, and stops at all stations on Sundags . 4