The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 21, 1906, Page 43

* — e . Pages 43t054 , Pages 43 e e e el ———eeeeee——§ to5d | SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 1906. WIFE FAINTS WHEN PARKICAEL LASH ROBBER IS CONVICTED. When the jury found William Sampson guilty yesterday of attempt to rob ex-pugilist Foley in Golden Gate Park the loyal wife of the prisoner dropped from her chair in a faint. Physicians had to be summoned to revive her. — MRS. SAMPSON CREATES A SCENé + - N Wy Aerrsmroms RDAY IN HUSBAND. CE LAWLOR' ED WITH ASSAULT WI IN THE PARK. TH INTE. COURTROOM WHEN A JURY BROUGHT IN A VERDICT OF NT TO ROB, HE WAS SHOT WHILE AT- d into the k Holland, pulled a re- fired four 0 the ed a bullet police e bullets the wn away from him. he night of the Foley af- ed from the Golden Gate s returned late that night he police believe that tpad who held up ed by women in attempt on Fol m for petty larceny. of being implicated in San Jose, — e TRIES TO COLLECT ALLEGED DEBT AND IS BADLY BEATEN Age: Captain Eilis Severely Handled ben He Goes to Settle Accounts With Hospital Ellis, a ship- 11 Steuart street, while contusions and abra- ie of .ard luck and el Foutz of this city vith atitude "and also with ing e of his misfortune. Captain Ellis claims that he loaned the young lady $200 on September 22 last for the purpose of enabling her to start in the miilinery business. deep the oz well and recently decided to ask her to return the money. Proceeding to the number given him by the young lady, which happened to be the James Ticod building. he found that the room jnd@icated was occupied by the Crawford Millinery Company. Captain Ellis said that inside he met a man who gave his name as Crawford, and who, upon hearning his story, denied 11 knowledge of the transaction. In ye argument that followed the captain claims Crawford and a companion struck him repeatedly with their canes, necessitating his calling at the hospi- tal. Captain Ellis is 68 years old and recelved a scvere beating. He sald that it s his purpose to swear to warrants to-day- | | | { ETTY CREEN “SHY" 5 CEN Obliging Street Car Condue- tor Pays Her Fare After Rejecting Counterfeit Coin - Epecial Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—Hetty the richest woman in America, the | shrewdest feminine financier in the world, tried to pass a counterfeit half- dollar on a streetcar conductor. The story came out to-day in the office of the Public Service Corporation in Ho- boken when Mrs. Green pald the trans- portation company 5 cents on account of a fare for which conductor No. 597, Charles Krell, trusted the wealthy wo- an last Thursday. With characteristic acumen, Green demanded a receipt. The officials Mrs., of the company filled out an imposing | document, reciting that the sum of 5 cents had been received from Mrs. Het- ty Green for one ride on their cars in Hoboken on Thursday, January 18, 190€, under * the following -circum- stances: When said Mrs. Green boarded a car near her place of residence, at No. 1202 Washington street, she was asked for her fare, 5 cents. She handed a half- dollar coin to the conductor. “Sorry, madam, but I can’t take that. It's not good,” said he. Mrs. Green then searched in her pocketbook, but found she had no more money. “I guess you can trust me for a ride to the ferry,” she sald. “You can ask ‘he postman sitting opposite who 1 am. He will teil you my credit is good.” The letter carrier vouched for Mrs. Green and the conductor rang up the fare, paying the nickel out of his own | pocket. He beard that Miss Foutz was doing Besides the counterfeit half-dollar, Mrs. Green had only four pennies in her purse. ———————— Falls From a Roof. Arthur McAvoy, a roofer, residing at Fourth and Mission streets, fell from a roof at 662 Stevenson street yesterday afternoon and sustained a possible fracture of the #kull and numerous bruises on the head and body. He was treated at the Central Emergency Hos- pital. ————————— Takes n Dose of Laudanum. Babe Montell, a habitue of the ten- derloin, took an overdose of laudanum yesterday after a drunken spree and now lies in a critical condition at the Central Emergency Hospital Green, | WANTS RETURN OF HER MONEY Mme. Wellington, a Coneert nger, Causes the Arrest of Agent R. E. Johnston ) Special Dispatch to The Call, NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—R. E. Johnston, well known in musical circles as an agent | and manager, has been arrested at the | instance of Madame Wellington, a so- | prano concert singer, who charges him | with conversion of funds. Johnston is at present managing a tour of twenty-five concerts for Mme. Lillian | Nordica. Mme. Wellington is of a prominent and wealthy San Francisco family, and pur-’ sued her musical studies in France and | Germany. - ““Yes, it is true,” she sald to-day, “‘that |} have had‘ this man Johnston arrested or conversion—so m; lawyer, Kowalsky, calls it. > 5 s “I met Johnston for the first time in New York and he - professed himselt struck with my voice and did every thing' he could to encourage my enter- ing the musical profession as a singer. “My father, who lives in San Fran- cisco, was opposed to my adoption of such a career, but Johnston wrote to him imploring letters, begging him to consent to the step as one which would have most brillfant results. My father finally gave in. “Johnston then stated that he would require money to advertise me. Bellev- ing in his promises I gave him $3000. In return for that he gave me a contract, guaranteeing me forty performances, “Time went on, a little advertising was done and I never got but one engage- ment. I then demanded my money back, but got nothing.” B MRS. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON TO BE CORDIALLY RECEIVED ing Extensive Preparations to Entertain Her. The colored ladies of this city are mak- ing great preparations to receive Mrs. Booker T. Washington when she visits this city In a few days. A blg reception will be held at the Zion African Church, on Powell street, the evening she arrives. The following ladies are making prepa- rations to receive her: Mrs. A. L. Ben- ston, Mrs. R. C. Wilson, Mrs. Frazier, Mrs. W. N. Ril Mrs. A. M. Jackson and Mrs. John H Fisher, -assisted by the ladies of the Booker T. Washington Or- phanage. 5 ¢ DRAWS GORE FROM FACE Woman Severely Whips Man Supposed to Be Her Hus- -band While * He Holds Plunging Horse’by Bridle RACING CROWD VIEWS { EXCITING OCCURRENCE Street in Front of Oakland Saloon. Scene of Trouble Between Couple Who Keep OAKLAND, Jan. 20.—“You le, and I will kill you, you contemptible cur,’” cried an infuriated woman late this afternoon as she applied lash upon lash with a | horsewhip upon the head of a young man, whom she said was her husband, at For- tieth street and San Pablo avenue. The whipping occurred opposite the San Pablo avenue station of the Key Route, and hundreds of passengers who were waiting for the train witnessed it. Not'only did the woman give the man a severe whip- ping and inflict wounds on his face that drew blood, but she attempted to brain him with a cobblestone and'a soda water bottle and to jab a hat pin through his arm. As long as she resorted to the horse- | whipping the crowd applauded her ef- forts, but when she sought to use the oth- er weapons Fred Ohe, who conducts a sa- loon at the corner where the trouble oc- | curred, and James Pritchard interfered. It was shortly after 5 o'clock that the | couple, fashionably dressed, drove up to Ohe's saloon in a single dogeart, and, the man, who sald his name was Swartz, went into the resort to telephone. He had used the telephone and was taking a drink when the woman started to drive | away. Swartz heard the sound of the wheels, | ran out, caught the animal and took it back to the hitching post, despite the woman’s protests. The woman sprang from the buggy in her rage and began plying ‘the whip. The man held the plunging horse by the haltery while the woman whip) him, but ~tht:%zerlerence of Ohe and Pritchard finally ¥orced her to desist. Then the irate couple fought their way through the erowd to a restau- rant across the street, wheére they hcld a leng discussion and later took a car to Qakland. ‘ In the meantime a boy from a livery stable took away the horse and cart, re- fusing to answer the questions of the by- standers. The man and the woman, who were both well dressed and who were sup- posed by those who witnessed the whip- ping to have come from the races, refused to give any account of themselves, except when the man said his name was Swartz and that the woman was his wife. The Emeryville authorities made an investigation to-night and think that the whip wielder was a Mrs. Mallory, whose antecedents are unknown. They think she and her companion are resi- dents of San Francisco, HARBOR GATE BEACON ® SOON TO SHED RAYS Mile Rock Light Will Be- gin to Shine Next Month. The United States Lighthouse Depart- ment has issued notification that the new light on Mile Rock will be lighted for the first time on February 16. In case of fog the ten-inch whistle will commence its regular blasts on the same date. The new light is described asa “fixed red light of the third order,” and sev- enty-eight and a quarter feet above sea ievel. The light is visible from all parts of the horizon and has a range of four- teen and a half miles at sea. A ten-inch whistle operated by compressed air and giving a blast three seconds in length, with an_interval of twenty-seven seconds’ silence, is blown each half-minute. The new Mile Rock lighthouse is an oval steel pler, expanding in trumpet shdpe to form a gallery surmounted by an oval, one-story dwelling, with a two- story cylindrical tower, surmounted by a watchroom and a cylindrical lantern. Its location is three-fourths of a mile northeast of Point Lobos. The new light is one of the most im- portant on the coast and guards an ex- ceptionally difficult point of the harbor entrance. It is supposed to be on the spot where the fll-fated Rio de Janeiro struck, causing the loss of many lives. The ma- rine interests have endeavored to have a light on the rock for many years, but it was not until July, 1902, that the point was finally surveyed and a determination to construct a light arrived at. In April, 1904, advertisements for con- tracts were published, but work was not commenced until August, 194. The ex- posed situation caused many delays in the work. Interruptions followed one after the other, and it was not until December last that the light was declared finished and formally accepted by the authoritles. Isaac Knulsen, formerly of Pigeon Point lighthouse, has been appointed keeper, with C. F. Olson of Point Arguello (trans- ferred) first assistant, ‘and W. P. D. Holmes, a new appointment, as second assistant. . ———————— K. S. SANDS IS LOCATED BY | OFFICERS AT CAPITAL CITY Local Detective Goes After Man Charged With Deserting Wife and Children in San Detective Ed Gibson left this city last Colored Women of This City Are Mak- | nfght for Sacramento, armed with war- rants for the arrest: of E. S. Sands on the charges of failure to provide and adultery. The complaint is sworn to by the secretary of the Soclety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and it is alleged that Sands deserted his wife and twod;zhlld:mé 3 Sands was discover n Sacram where, it is claimed, he is living el a Mrs. Davls, also of this city. m further alleged that attentions were not alone confined to Mrs. Davis, but that several other women shared in his affections. He left his wife and_ children on September 6 of year. £ Their Names From Curious | EDGAR IS THE CHOICE OF PRISON DIRECTORS John C. Edgar was last night elected Warden of the San Quentin Prison. He will relieve Warden Tompkins on February 1. Among the candidates considered by the board before the choice was made were Sheriff Veale of Martinez and Detective Thomas Francisco. The selection was made by the board in executive session. ELECTED WARDEN — OF SAN QUENTIN S SELECTION OF BOARD OF PRISON DIR RS FOR THE POSITION ECTORS FO OF WARDEN OF SAN QUENTIN. Special Dispatch to The Call. FOLSOM, Jan. 20—~The Board of Prison Directors held its regular meeting this evening. All the members were present. They elected John C. Edgar warden of San Quentin prison, vice Tompkins. The annual report of Warden Yell was read and showed Folsom prison in pros- perous condition. There are 1072 inmates. Sacramento County was allowed $3503 50 for expenses incurred in trying the con- victs who participated in prison breaks. Convict Kline, who escaped nine years ago and was recently brought back from Utah, was before the board. His credits were taken away. The board went into executive session. There were several candidates for the position of warden of San Quentin, amoug them being Sheriff Veale of Martinez, Detéctive Tom Gibson of San Francisco and John C. Edgar of San Quentin. After an hour and a _half spent in an informal interchange of "views as to the respectlve claims and qualifications of the candl- dates Edgar was finally unanimously elected, his term of office to commence on February 1. ARG ST STILL USING THE AX. Warden Tompkins Dismisses Another San Quentin Guard. SAN/QUENTIN, Jan. 20.—Guard Jo- geph P. Stbrian was dismissed this morning by Warden J. W. Tompkins for “the good of the service.” This makes the ninth head lopped off by the War- den since he was officially notified that there would be another Warden here on February 1. Many of the dismissed men expect that the directors will come to thelr aid and secure their reinstate- ment under the incoming Warden. The remaining officials have appealed to the directors to stay his hand. Man and a Boy ng. The Police Department has been no- tified to look out for Carl Glliett, 12 years old, and E. T. Frasar, 42 years old. The lad left his parents’ home, 1058 Clay street, last Wednesday. He was of a wayward disposition and ran away from home several times before. Frasar roomed with iis wife at 137 Hyde street.| He disappeared Jlast Saturday and left no word as to his whereabouts. He is belleved to have left town. —————————— Gas Overcomes Two Men. Edgar Newcom, 905 Sutter street, and Al Duboise, 916 Stockton street, were treated at the Central Emergency Hos- pital yesterday for gas poisoning. Both ‘men left their gas jets open on retiring IFriday night and both were discovered in an unconscious condition yesterday. They ‘will recover. —_——————— Boy Cut by Plece of -Tin. Joseph Cochrane, a fourteen-year-old 1ad, residing at 3317 Seventeenth street O whnis companione, Scveting a; Wi s companions, seve :n‘ artery in his wrist. He was prompt- ly removed to the Park Emergency ) nmmuh Y374 ave ek FOLK A CUEST OF BOSTONIAS Anti-Graft Governor of Missouri Says Reform Spir- it Is Becoming General o L RS T BOSTON, Jan. 20.—Five hundred of the leading business men of Boston, members of the Merchants’ Association, attended the annual dinner of the organ- ization at the Hotel Somerset to-day and heard addresses by Governor Joseph W. Folk of Missouri, Mayor Weaver of Phil- adelphia, Governor Guild and Mayor Fitzgerald of this city. Governor Guild, in extending the wel- come of the commonwealth to Governor Folk and Mayor Weaver, said: “Governors and Mayors of States and cities pass away and shall pass away, and the memories of their titles may vanish as last year's snows, but so long as virtue and conscience control the hu- man heart the men shall still turn to history for the inspiration of the record of achlevements, for the righteousness that exalteth a nation, eternally written about the names of Joseph W. Folk and John Weaver. “There 'have been great reform move- ments of a political nature in days gone by, but they were merely local. The pres- ent reveals a situation of brighter promise to the lovers of good government. Re- form shows signs of becoming universal | Instead of local and transitory. Unless this idea of clvic right now abroad in the land dies out we will pass from the age of sordid commerciallsm to the age of high ideals. Even now wealth is not wor- shiped with the same devotion it used to be. A new standard has been established; new, yet old—just honesty, that is all. “There is nothing a corrupt man or those who make a business of violating laws fear more than publicity and an aroused public conscience. The prisons might be filled with grafters, yet if the people were indifferent grafting would go on just the same. On the other hand, very few might get where they belong, yet it the people are awake grafting can be stopped through the force of public sentiment. -The grafters who would make money at the expense of the commen 8%0d do. not know good’ from bad; all they know is whether it pays or not. They are being taught that official grafting, insur- ance grafting, trust-grafting and private &rafting do nct pay, and when this lesson shall have been thoroughly learned the revolution will be. victoricus and repre- sentative government. will be enthroned. “The greatest enemy to representative government is lawlessness. = The mt" binations and monopolies com] and then calls for the protection of the State for his property. The dram shop people want the law enforced against the man who robs his cash drawer, but thinks he has a right to break the law requiring kis saloon to close on Sunda; Y. ‘The burglar detests the law-breaking of but considers the statute , [ | lh.hlt-h«mtwlmm, T (INVINCED BY [SLER Patrick MeArdle Believes He Should Give Way to Younger Generation and Tries to Drown Himself JUMPS FROM KEY ROUTE FERRY-BOAT Would-Be Suicide Fills His Pockets With Roeks,-but Air Under Coat Buoys Him Up and Crew Saves Him Patrick McArdle, whose home is at 580A Valencia street, attempted to car- ry out the doctrine of Dr. Osler last evening by jumping off the Key Route ferry-boat Yerba Buena, after fillng his pockets with rocks and bottles to ald his sinking to death. When the life- boat reached him he tried, by clinging to the bottom of the boat, to prevent the rescuers taking him from the water. At the Harbor Emergency Hos- pital he explained that he was past 60 years of age and deemed It his duty to step out of this world and give his place to 2 younger and more useful genera- tion. McArdle took the 5:20 boat from the city, but, as he afterward said, the tide was not strong enough to carry him down, so he went to the Oakland side to give the tide a chance to rise. Om the return trip he walked to the rear of the boat and, before any one realized awl.t he was goimg to do, he climbed over the chain and jumped far out into the water. An alarm was given and the lifeboat was immediately lowered, but no signs of the drowning man could be seen un- til Captain Strother located him with the searchlight making desperate struggles to let th® air out from under his heavy coat, which held him up Hka a life preserver. Second Mate Amaral, in charge of the boat, soon reached him and caught him by the coat collar, but when he attempted to pull him in Mec- Ardle clung to the bottom of the boat and begged them to leave him in the water “Just a minute longer.” After a struggle, in which the boat crew were splashed with water, Mec- Ardle was taken aboard the ferry steamer and kept in the boller room un- til this city was reached. He was then taken to the Harbor Emergency Hospi- tal, where he was treated by Dr. Pink- ham. ‘When seen at the hospital last night, McArdle stated that he had no reasons whatever for committing suicide except that he was past the age of usefulness and thought he ought to step out and give the younger generation a show. He admitted that the idea had been in his mind for several days, but it was not until yesterday morning that he decided to carry out his purpose. He refused money offered him by his son yesterday morning, and golng to the ferry he prepared himself by filling his pockets with three large rocks and two soda water bottles. McArdle has a wife and son living in this city and is also the father of Jo- seph McArdle, dramatic critic of the Chicago Herald and well known as a newspaper man in, this city. The younger son visited the old man at the hospital last evening, but could give no reason for his father’s actions. He sald the home relations had always been the best and the attempted suicide was a surprise to the family. Much credit is given to the officers of the Yerba Buena for the quick and ef- ficient service in response to the alarm. Captain Strother ordered the boat stop- ped and played the searchlight while Second Mate Amaral struggled with the drowning man. He was picked up and the boat was on its way to the eity, it is said, In just seven minutes from the time the alarm was first given. The officers state that had It not beemn for the large coat, which was tightly but- toned around McArdle, and which filled with air as he jumped, the rocks would have weighted him down under the wa- ter before help could have reached him. STREET CARS CLAIM TWO MORE VICTIMS George H. Baker and Robert E. Mathews Die in Hospi- tals From Injuries. Two fatalities resuiting from street- car accidents were reported to the local Morgue yesterday afternoon. George H. Baker, a retired. lithographer, who resided with his son at 2811 Green street, died at the McNutt Hospital, and Robert E. Mathews, a teamster residing at 1425 Jackson street, died at the Maudsley Sanitarium. Baker, who was 78 years of age, was attempting to cross Market street, near O'Farreil. about one week ago when a westbound car struck him. At first his injurfes were not considered serious, and the aged man was removed to his home. Later his condition be- came serious and he was taken to the hospital, where he dled. Mathews was struck by a car at the corner of Merchant and Kearny streets on the night of January 11. Hs was re- moved to the Central Emergency Hos~ pital and then to the sanitarium. His death was the result of Internal ine —_——————— Mission Turmers Masquerade. ‘The annual masquerade ball and car- nival of the Mission Turn Verein will - be held at Mission Turner Hall, Elght- eenth street, near Valencia, next Satur- day evening. The hall has just been remodeled and electric lights installed, and this being the first public gather- the finishing of the work will be cela- brated on this occasion. The commit- dressed his mirthful constituents merry- making will have full sway for the rest - of the night,