The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 9, 1906, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABO § TO INVESTIGATE JURY DISAGREE 1 HASSE CASE Man Charged With Padding \lameda County Bills Es- capes at the First Trial VOTE EIGHT TO FOUR| Defendant, Against Whom Are Several Charges, to Be Put on Trial Again Monday R g 4 er, Jobn Dickie, Lewis | mper, Adolph Ber- Fassler and viction. mith, M. J were for be nxuini PROF. MOSES | TO STUDY IN OTHER LANDS| at 8 Thacher and for editor, Har- be excused from ex- term, because of the various ! compete soon in try- he homor of appearing In the games De Koven musical clubs te in the production of of Penzance” at an Oakland some evening in March, t0 be se- REPORT THAT COUNT BONI WILL $UE WIFE IS DENIED oy ARIS, Feb. 8.—“Shameful!” Edmond Kelly, Countess Boni He ejacu- American counsel de Castellane, to- had been told of the report for in New York that Count Boni was pre- paring to bring suit against his wife Kelly could not conceal his indignation &t the mere suggestion: “It 16 absolutely untrue; it is tmpos- sible,” he said The lawyer added that no change has taken place in the situation. Other well Informed sources confirm Kelly's denial of the report from New York. Count Bon! declined to make any state- ment e e————— MONTGOMERY EXPERIMENTING WITH A NEW AEROPLANE SAN JOSE, Feb, 8. —Professor J. J. Mont- gomery of Banta Clara College has for the last two days been experimenting in the vicinity of Mountain View with a new seroplane, modeled gfter the one which met with disaster last May, but comstructed of etouter material and fabric. To-night he declared that in seventeen trial flights had met with no mishape, and expressed confidence that the public filght to be given next week in Oakiand would be & Fuccess ———————— BOYS AND DOGS CHASE DEER THROUGH STREETS OF UKIAH Residents on Main street TKIAH, Feb. § were treated to & movel sight this morning when peared lefsurely trotting down street he attention of all the smail d dogs i the town was sttracted and boys and dogs chased the beast. The imal tock to jts heels, however, and | pursuers. It ‘was probably out the hills back of town by the weather ————— TEHAMA SUPERVISORS GIVE COIN TO BOOM THE STATE cold RED BLUFF, Feb. 8.—The Supervisors of Tehama County have given $600 to the Sac- ramento Valley Development Association for the purpose of assisting the association in its work of mttracting attention to the resources of the northerp part of California. The Su- pervisors were unanimous in their desire to show their faith in the association by unani- mously voting that the money be appropriated, ————— ELEVEN SUITS AGAINST AND OWNERS NEAR SALINAS FILE SALINAS, Feb. 8.—Attorneys for the Stone Canyon Railroad Compeny which lately decided to run & line from Sen Miguel on the South- ern Pacific Railroad to its coal mines in Stone Canyon, a distance of twenty-four miles, this afternoon filed eleven suits in the Superior Court 1o condemn a strip of land 100 feet wide along the surveyed line of the road. Building operstions will be Degun &s soon as these suits are settled | No DEATH ~ OF MRS. SADIE SHIELDS | District Attorney Probe Mysterious Case. Will Be Asked to | 3~ OAKLAND, Feb. S§—The Oakland police are continuing their investiga- tion of the death of Mrs. Sadie Shields, who expired yesterday afternoon in the ambulance of the County Infirmary | while she was being removed to that institution. But few additional facts have come to light to aid them in placing the re- sponsibility for the woman's death. trace has yet been found of the child whose birth and subsequent dis- appearance mystery, but Detective George Kyte, | who i In charge of the case, has be- come convinced that it was not the body of this child which was found In the estuary under the Eighth-street bridge. L O. ¥. Smith, who was arrested last night on suspicion of having some knowledge of Mrs. Shields’ death, is | still neld at the City Prison, but the | police believe now that he is innocent of criminal connection with the case. While residing at 921 Broadway, where #he lived before moving to the Ven- dome Hotel, from which she was taken vesterday, Mrs. Shields told several people that Smith was her husband, but to the detectives, who questioned | her yesterday, she denfed that this was a fact, und said he was merely a friend. The body of the unfortunate woman is still at the County Infirmary, but owing to the fact that a physician was in attendance before her death the Cor- oner has not taken charge of the re- mains. Dr. oner Mehrmann to-day that he would eign tho death certificate. Mrs. Shields was a native of Iowa. and leaves a sister, Mrs. Emma Elliott of Philipsburg. Kan: and two aunts, Mrs. R. Getchell of Fresno and Mrs. A. Quinn of Sanger. She had no relatives in this city. As the case is not within the jurisdiction of the Coroner, no in- quest will call the attention of the District Attorney to the case and will recom- mend that an Investigation be made. SEES FURTUNE SLIPING AWAY OAKLAND, Feb. 8.—~With the pros- pect of $10,000 left by his late wife going into the pockets of her rela- tives, “Major” Robert Coulson, a once wealthy stockbroker of San Francisco, bhas begun a contest of her will, iIn which she bequeaths her fortune to seventeen heirs and disinherited him Lecause, she sald, he had been cruel to her during their ten years of married life. | He is now penniless, and was lately taken from the County Farm by a friend and placed In a position where he can make a fight for her money. She was 80 years old at the time of her death; he 1s 75. He states in his contest that she was mistaken about him and was in- fluenced by relatives, and that she was not competent to make a will.. Mrs, Coulson lived at Berkeley, and was supposed to be a miser. Coulson, in his day, was worth $100,000," but had lost it in unfortunate speculation, and late in life married with a view to inheritipg the fortune he now finds has been bequeathed to others. —_—— Falls From Ferry-Hoat. OAKLAND, Feb. 8.—B. J. Foley, a farmer, who formerly resided in this city, either Jumped or fell from the deck of the ferry-boat Pledmont on her 6:80 trip from San Francisco Jast night and after being struck by the pad- dle wheel was drowned. The lifeboat of the Pledmont was launched, but the man could not be found. His body was picked up by s scow and transferred to the ferry-boat, Foley Was under the influence of liquor and it is not known whether his death was the result of ac- cident or suicide. e MECHANICS ON MARE ISLAND ’ ARE GIVEN THEIR DISCHARGE VALLEJO, Feb. 8.—Bighty-five men were discharged and a number of others requested yoru —_———————— 'TH 1S SENTENCED.—Berkeley, Feb 8—W. G. Harlan the Oakland youth who \nc valuables from the Berke- Inn, wae to-Gay seutenced by Justice Bdgar 2 ;’um six months in the County Jail 1o take furloughs (equivalent to discharge) in the construction and repair departmen: on Mare Island to-day. More are ex- pecied Saturday it Shol of csused the lay off. f are shrouded in so much, | F. J. Todd informed Cor- | will be held, but the Coroner | | = | OAKLAND WOMAN WHOSE SUD- DEN DEATH IS BEING INVESTI- GATED BY THE POLICE, —_— CLOSE AFFAR OF THONPSON OAKLAND, Feb. 8.—The relatives of Charles S. Thompson, former vice prin- cipal of the Livermore High §chool, who fled on the eve of his wedding with Miss Alma V. Hand of Alameda, have taken charge of his personal effects and have closed his business affairs at Livermore. ‘Will Thompson, a brother, and Mrs. Thompson, the mother, went to-day to Livermore and gathered up the articles which Thompson in his sudden flight left behind. Word was left at the postoffice that Thompson's mail should be forwarded to him and the address given was not re- vealed by the postmaster. It is under- stood that the missing school teacher has left the State and purposes to bury himself among strangers until the un- pleasantness has blown over. made to-day by Thompson's relatives indicate that they have received word from the recreant young man and have been assured he is not contemplat- ing any act of self-destruction, as they had feared at the outset of the exposure of his relations with pretty May Mona- han, the hairdresser, whose story and threats led to the breaking off of the en- gagement to Miss Hand. Miss Monahan declared to the relatives of Mies Hand that Thompson had bor- rowed money from her. It is sid the pair were frequenters of the race track and: made bets together, but so far as his Livermore and Alameda affairs are con- cerned they were closed to-day with the shipment of the personal effects from his former home, the withdrawal of his post- office facilities and the final notice that henceforth Thompson's address would be elsewhere. Mrs. Stone, the landlady with wh Mas Monghun has VEA. for iy pum, Mim monthe, denounced Charles ~Thompson, the pissing vice principal of the Livermore High chool, last evening and sald that had ho made ‘the statement that he had not seen Miss Monahan for over a_year he told what he knew to be an untruth. Mrs. Stone hag every confidence in Miss Monahan and says lhedh lurla tht o uvemhlnxuwi;,l be straight- ened out in & few days and the you Will be back here at her work. . o ¢ lady In epeaking of the affalr last evening, Mrs. Sione said: e f “If Mr, Thompson made the statemen that he has not seen Miss Monahan for over year he ha# told what he knows is not true. Thompeon called at the house early the day after Christmas and had breakfast with her. Neither of them ate much that morning and when I mentioned It to her later she told me thut they had had a little trouble, but hag parted good friends and he had promised to all on her once a week, He never called aftew That, but she recelved létters from him contin. Dally up to the time she left here last Friday, | saying she was going to Watsonville and Def Monte and would be back In a few days.: “"The young lady alwaya conducted herselr in & ladylike manner during her stay at my house, and I feel that a great Injustice hay been dane o her. I kuow she will return in a the whole matter will be few days and ] straightened out e S ENDEAVORERS’ CONVENTION, | OAKLAND, Feb. 8.—The annual convention {of the Alameda County Christian Endeavor Union will be held to-morrow atternoon at 3:30 3 e eeaner st e SR Preparing for Burial of King. COPENHAGEN, Feb. 8.—Arrangements for |m. funeral of the late”King Christlan were | published to-day. ' The body will be conveved | to Roskilde Friday, February 16, after a short Sorvice at the Slotskirke, from which the royal hearse will be escorted by troops the male members of the royal family in followed by | state | “UAR" KEYNOTE PHOTOCRAPHER OF ARGUNENTS| 1S BADLY HURT L e PR Counsel in the McNulty Case | Flashlight Powder Explodes Not Backward in Accus- ing Witnesses of Perjury INVECTIVE EMPLOYED Marshall Is Main Target of Defense and Conductor Alvis of the Prosecution OAKLAND, Feb. 8.—Ananias would have been deeply interested if he had been in Department No. 5 of the Supe- rior Court of Alameda County yester- day and to-day, when the arguments were resumed in the trial of Lester C. MecNulty, politiclan and clubman, who is accused of attacking Miss Olivia Dorothy Olsen on a Berkeley lawn. “Liar” was the keynote to which the attorneys pitched their voices, and when they were through there were few spectators who left the courtroom with the conviction that they would know the truth if they met it in the corridor. “McNulty 1led,” shouted Deputy Dis- trict Attorney Brown when the case was called this morning, “Conductor Alvis lied,” shrieked At- torney A. L. Frick when he got a chance at the jury this afternoon. If the attorneys are to be belleved everybody connected with the case lied and ‘between them it seems that the truth has not yet been made known to the public. It seems now to be a case of argu- ment in the McNulty case. The attor- neys pitted themselves against each other in the beginning, and the evi- dence was of such a contradictory na- ture that they decided to rely upon their powers of oratory. Yesterday Brown, a young man and comparatively inex- perienced, made a speech that caused the older attorneys in attendance to open their ears in wonder. Again to- day he continued his argument and his invective made McNulty wince. This afternoon A. L. Frick, clever and crafty, began his argument for the defense, but it was apparent to every one that he was simply sparring for time, in the language of the street. If Frick has his way the case will not go to the Jury until next week. DEFENDANT IS CALM. The lie was passed back and forth like a shuttlecock, and few who had testified escaped it. It began when Ev- erett Brown resumed his argument. “If Olivia Dorothy Olsen is a liar turn McNulty loose,” he demanded. “But I don't believe she lied and I don't be- lieve that any member of this jury be- lieved she lied when she was on this witness stand.” And when Frick began his argument it was the same thing, but his invec- tive was principally directed toward Conductor Alvis, upon whose car Mec- Nulty and Miss Olsen rode that fateful night. During all this time, even while Brown's accusing flxf:rer was being shaken at him, McNulty was cool and collected, and Miss Olsen and her sis- ter sat quietly as if they had no more interest in the case than to stare va- cantly into space. But the words of the attorneys were burning and the spectators ‘were manifestly impressed. Dr. McNulty, the brother of the ac- cused, and J. M. McNulty, his father, turned pale at the invective. Brown’s choice bit this afternoon was directed toward J. A. Marshall, the con- tractor who formerly employed Doro- thy. He sald: This man, who should have been this girl's protector, pince she was employed by him and who says he was standing behind her, accord- ing_to his vernacular, says on the witness stand that he signed s statement that he ad- mittedly knew to be false. this jury box that doesn’t know that Marshall signed that statement in order to shield Mc- Nulty? Marshall did that he thought something 1ike this: He thought Dorothy was a poor girl and that she might as well have a few hundred dollars as not. And then he was a friend of Lester C. MoNulty. And so he helped things along and even went to the ex- tent of standin for $300 for the Mc- Nultys, If he told that here we would have sald he'd done a wrongful act, but noth- ing more, but he didn't. When he went oft the stand he aid so as & man who had per- suaded @ lone and friendless girl to commit a wrongful act. And on the stand he didn't even want to admit that he said he'd stand good for the $800. HAND OF MARSHALL. I am not saying that Dorothy Olsen aid not do a wrongful act when she took the money. But it is an axiom as old as the hills that two wrongs don’t make a right, for Marshall, if there is one witness whose conduct proved it was his. Dorothy was employed by o knew the McNultys. He evidently thought she was a poor girl and needed the money. And he was a friend to McNulty. So he advised her to take the money and avoid all troubls, but why did he try to hide the truth? "He hadn't the character to tell 'the Mrs. Andersen, the sister of Dorothy Olsen, says she saw the girl's torn garments four days after the attack. Are Mrs. Andersen and Dorothy Olsen and Janet Forbes telling the truth, or is Lester C. McNulty a llar? You sre men of intelligence; Fuu know. MoNulty ed. Brown continued to talk at consid- erable length about J. A, Marshall, to whom he applied more invectives than even to McNulty. He sald that Mc- Nulty, if his ‘story be true, should be a better judge of time than Miss Olsen, as he had sald the girl laid her head upon his shoulder and submitted to his caresses, while she claimed she had struggled with him. In concluding Brown severely scored Policemen Far- rar and Jamieson. Late this afternoon Brown concluded and Frick began, but he had only started and had time to pass the lle to only a few when court adjourned. But he will go on to-morrow and an un- usually bitter argument is expected from those who know Frick and the nature of the case. It is expected that Frick will take at least an hour to answer Brown's at- tack upon Dr. and J. M. McNulty, who were called llars for saying they pald the hush money to avold notoriety. Brown said the girl had not tried to bribe, but had been persuaded by the McNultys and the Marshalls to accept the money. Frick will try to show in his argu- ment that the girl wheedled the amount out of the elder McNulty, de- spite Marshall’s damaging testimony. —— ] OHLSEN ENDS LIFE. OAKLAND, Feb. 8.—An attempt to end his long suffering with carbolic acld this evening brought to Ludwig A. Ohlsen, a longshoreman, the death which he sought, although he failed in his effort to quaff the fatal draught. His wite was a witness of his attempt at suicide, and seized the bottle, but Ohlsen's struggle | retain it was too much for him and he dled a few minutes later from the £ years ollfl. h o Ohisen, leaves a The remains were removed to the Morgue. ———————— LEVELAND, Feb. 8.—The Independent w‘l::m:w Glass Manufacturers’ ek ety boday and eeiiag to form & selling Organization | W. D. to discontinue all | W. H. committes Unexpectedly, Leaving Him Senseless and Burning Face TO HOSPITAL Charles J. Wall, Well Known Camera Man, Is Vietim of an Unusual Accident TAKEN OAKLAND, Feb. 8.—Caught by the full force of an unexpected explosion of three ounces of Blitz powder while he was preparing to take a flash-light photograph at the Pledmont skating rink early this morning, Charles J. Wall, head operator of the Oakland gallery of the Bushnell Photograph Company and one of the best known photographers on the Paclfic Coast, was knocked unconscious to the floor and was so severely burned by the ex- ploding powder that it was necessary to remove him to Providence Hospital, where he is under the care of Dr. H. Koford. ‘Wall had already taken one picture, and had prepared to take another, when Cleve Baker, who had ordered the ple- tures, suddenly canceled the order for the second. The photographer had al- ready poured out the powder with which to make the flash, and he at once began to pack his outfit to leave the rink. While brushing the powder, which was spread out on a large pan used to explode the {lluminant om, it suddenly exploded, and it seemed to onlookers as if the entire flame struck Wall fairly in the face. He fell to the floor unconscious, with his clothing on fire, but the danger of further injury was quickly averted by tearing the burning cloth away. The injured photographer was at once removed to Providence Hospital, where it was found that both his arms had been terribly burned and his hair, eyvebrows and eyelashes singed off. It was at first feared that the sight of both eyes had been impaired by the heat and glare of the powder, but Dr. Koford said to-day that he believed the eyesight had been uninjured. It will, however, be some time before ‘Wall will be able to resume his duties at the gallery. The injured operator is a member of the American Photographers’ Associa- tion, and is well known both here and in San Francisco. He resides at Eighteenth street and Telegraph ave- nue. SOCIETY FOLK FLOCK TO THE ORRICK TEA L L BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE. OAKLAND, Feb. The entire fashionable seemed to be headed for Bast Oakland to- day, for Mrs. Murray 8. Orrick's tea was the day’s event of interest. -Mrs. Orrick was fo merly Miss Ada Kenna and one of the most popular girls in heP set. The reception to-day was In _honor of Mrs Benjamin Edger, Miss Alyce Eullivan of San Francisco and Miss Dunne of Boaton. A number of guests came over from San Francisco, among these being Mrs. Frank J. Sullivan, Miss Moliie Phélan and Mrs. Frank P. Deering. Assisting Mrs. Orrick were Miss Elizabeth Orrick, Mrs. Irving Burrell, Mrs. George Clarke Davis, Mrs. George mer, Miss Gertrude Murray, Miss Bonnie Downing, Miss Alice Conklin, Mrs. Kenneth Lowden, Miss Mary Coogan, Mrs. Hugh McCall Web- ster, Mrs_ Francis J. Sullivan, Mrs. Oliver 8. Orrick, Mrs. A. W. Brown, Mrs. Wigginton Creed, Mrs. Harry Young and a number of others, ot Soctety responded eagerly to Willard Bar- ton's invitation to form a skating club and the representative crowd that fil'ed the Piedmont Skating Pavilion would seem to assure imme- dlate muccess and many days—or nights, rather —to the Wednesday Night Skating Club. The fashionables were all there, some amonsx the spectators, most of them on wheels, rolling, rolling, gracefully and otherwise, while an occasional tumble amused the onlookers, but in nowise interrupted the /ceaseless whirl. Some very smart frocks havé been built for skating hours, and given a pretty girl in a pretty gown and swaying gracefully in time to the music the result bound to be eminently satisfactory to the beholder. Miss Filorence Hush enjoys herself immensely and ‘wearing red at the rink. Mrs. E. J, Cotton’s skating garb s dark green velvet, and Miss McNear also wears t suit of a lighter green. Mrs. Charles Lovell a good skater, and so is Mrs. Robert Knight. Whirling with the rest of the throng last night were Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Stone, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Lov- ell, Mr. and Mrs. George Humphreys, Mr. and Mrs. Bdson Adams, Mrs. J. P, H. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dieckmann, Mr. and Mre. Robert Knight, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mr. and Mrs. Montell Taylor, Mr. John F. Copnors, Mr. and Mrs. Bg- bert Stomne, Mrs. Ernest. Folger, Miss Alma Perkins, Miss Lucretia Burnham, Mrs. Frank Watson, Mi: Carolyn Palmanteer, C. D. Bates Jr., Willard Barton Jr., Aldrich Bar- ton, Cleaves Baker, Roy Morris, Clay Burrell and many others. | .« . To-morrow evening W. J. McCoy will give a lecture recital at Kohler ‘& Chase Hall for the members and guests of tha Palette, Lyre and Pen Club. A fine programme, Including two concerts for the piano, will be given by Miss Rita Slater and Miss Lucy Hannibal ALAMEDA, Feb. 8_Miss Katherine Fin- lay of this cliy and William Ringwood of Sgn Franclsco were married this evening in Joseph's Church, the wedding ceremony being performed by the Rev. Father J. J. Honnessy. The bride and groom were anattended and & limited number of the relatives and friends of the pair witnessed the nuptial rites. Mr. and Mrs. Ringwood will spend their honey- moon at Los Angeles and San Diego and plan fo take up their residence here. Mrs. Ring- wood is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Finlay of 1433 High street. her father being an editor for the Associated Press in San Francisco. e SUHOOL PLANS IN DISPUTE. BERKELBY, Feb. 8.—After Intimating Its displeasure at the action of Architect W. H. ‘Wharft in proposing to bufld a $50,000 school Bancroft way Within the estimate allowed for the work on consideration that the board adopt his original plans for the structure, the School Directors last night rejected all plans and bids and ordered Clerk Merrill to advertise for new plans. ‘Wharft's plans were accepted a month bt afier being amended by the board all the contractors who bid on them put their figures above the $50,000 limit set by the Directors. Mr, Wharft then offered to bulld the school- house himself for $60,000 if his plans, ; wers adopled. The ides did not - peal to the an argument e ‘the matter last night waxed so. waim that ‘was_directed by President Weir to take his seat. The plans were amended mitied to contractors for bids in the h The limit of $50,000 may not be exc -.<PEAL FOR HELP: a mania unging Into water wherever he sees T for hia father. Another chid. .".m, is suffering from spinal trouble, caused by being_kicked, Patterson medal from the Pacific Coast Steamship Company for I Davia. Spencer, 470 uo;t'm-'"m':'e{"un“ v : o E Huntington, 657 Walsworth avenue, berlain. father of Dr. N. SISSISTSTISSSSS L L R 2T AL LRI PHOTOGRAPHER WHO WAS BAD- LY BURNED BY PREMATURE EXPLOSION OF POWDER. ALANEDA COUNTY NEWS LONG LIFE ENDS SUDDENLY.—Oakland. Feb. 8.—John Kelly, formerly empl as a an the Southern Pacific Compady, dropred dead this morning at his home, 1638 Sixteenth street, aged 70 years. The Coroner will hold an inquest to-morrow evenins. CONDUCTOR BADLY INJURED.—Oakland, Feb. 8.—John Stone, a conductor for the Oak- land Traction Coneolidated, sitpped at the Al- den carbarn this evening and fractured one of his hips. He was taken to his residence, 682 Twenty-fourth street. UNHAPPY SPOUSES.—Oakland, Feb. Annle E. Wilson brought suit to-day for di vorce against Albert Wiison for cruelt Maude E. Perkins of 2318 Santa Clara avenu Alameda, has sued George g shipping clerk, for divorce for crueity; Jennle A. Ley wag granted a final decree to-day from Thomas A. Ley for cruelty. SUSPECTED OF STBALING BICYCLES.— Oakland, Feb. 8.—Chris and Henry Elke, resid- ing at 869 Twenty-second street, and Gilbert Newell, who lives at 1510 Curtiss street, wers arrested last night on suspicion of having been the thieves who have been stealing many bicyeles in Oakland recently. LAUNCH OIL STEAMER.—Point Richmond, Feb. 8.—The twin screw steamer Benicia, first of & fleet of vessels built to handle bay and river ofl shipments for the Standard Ofl Com- pany, was launched to-day from the yards of the Pacific Coast Ofl Company. The steamer is 140 feet long with 25-foot beam and carries barrels of ofl. SUES FOR WILD CAT CREEK.—Oakland, Feb. 8.—The Syndicate Water Company to-day began suit at Martinez to condemn 1600 acres of land bordering on Wild Cat Creek for water supply purposes. The suits are brought against Magdalena Kleinschmidt and seven- teen other unnamed owners. FIBUSH BRINGS SUIT.—Oakiand, Feb. 8. Suit was brought to-day by Aaron Fibush against Willlam G. Henshaw and the San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose Railway to compel the making of a deed to him of a plece of property at Twenty-second street and Ban Pabfo avenue, which he clalms Henshaw agreed to sell him for $23,000. FAILS TO PROVE ALIBL—Oakland, Feb. 8.—Louls Smith accused of disturbing the peace of Miss Madeline Lohse, was tried in department 1 of the Police Court this morning. and after hearing the testimony, Judge Smith took the case under advisement, at the same time increasing the bail of the accused to 3 Smith attempted to prove an alibi, but fafled. Judge Smith will decide the case to-morrow. ORGANIZE AN ORDER.—Oakland, Feb. 8. Articles of Incorporation of the Royal Guards of California were flled with the County Clerk this morning. The purpose of the organization is the establishment of an order and k throughout this State and the United States and to maintain an insurance for its members. The directors are L. E. Snyder, R. E. Me- Cracken and L. M. Wheeler of Oakland and O. C. Hershind of Emeryville. CONTRACTOR CHARGED WITH FOR- GERY.—Oakland, Feb. 8.—George Barkley, a contractor and builder residing at 86 Eleventh street, was arrested to-day on a charge forgery. He is charged with having forged the name of R. A. Smiley, a plasterer who Tives at 691 Twenty-eighth street, to & check which was given to Barkley by C. M. Willard, for whom the accused was building a house. The check was given for wages due Smiley. JAMISON RETURNS.—Berkeley, Feb. 8.— H. Jamison, who married the widow of rmer Judge Campbell of San Francisco a few months ago, returned from Omaha to-day, where he went to disprove a charge of his for- mer wife that in wedding the present Mrs. Jamison he had committed bigamy. Jamison asserted that he had been properiy divorced. His trip East, he says, was uccessful in that argument regarding the bigamy charge was seftied, and he apprehends no further trouble on that score. WITHDRAWS OFFER.—Berkeloy, Feb. 8 — F. H. Dakin, wearying of the Government's alleged delay in passing upon of sites and buildings for postoffice quarters, has withapawn his offér to provide the Sesired quar. the ters in his new buil at Shattuck avenus and Addison street. He % lease ors for $1000 a year. quartt “u > ng the at Bancroft way and Shattuck avenue, the old Trinity Methodist Church and the present quarters. which may be enlarged. MARRIAGE LICENSES. —Oukland, Feb. 8. — The followl: marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk today: Ray L. Smith, 21, and May C. Calden, 18, botn of San Francisco: William E._Ringwood, 23, San Francisco, and Alameda; ngersoll, Oakland; George C. Cramer. 22, and w. regarded propert; 2, 3 Florence M. Weyburn, 18, both of Fitchburg: Abraham M. Jensen, 39, Oakland, and Matilda Jensen, 3 Oscar Nelson, 36, and voth of Oakland, \ e et ITALIAN IS TO BE TAUGHT IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS A grand concert was given last night by the Soclety Dante Alighteri, San Franeisco branch, at Steinway Hall. P. Morbio presided and explained that the object of the society Is to diffuse Italian art, music and literature. He told of the great poets of Italy and was foll by Ma; Schmitz. who stat- ed that the of of Fran- cisco had already arranged to_have Italian taught in the public schools. The announce- ment was received with tumultuous applause. delightfully rendered o order: The programme was Mmml:lthtol wing sumando, 3 Calunnia.”” 11 Barblere di Siviglia (Paislello, 1741-1816), Basil Te : piano (a) “‘Presto” i ‘etson; piano solo— ‘Turini), Canzonetta’ (Leo), (c) ““ o (Mlt‘l: Mrs. V. d o, “Tl Matrimonio 1 Segreto”” ¥ orchestra, Mrs. Thomas Nunan: 4 Padrona’ (Pergolesi, 1710-1738), Miss Julle Cotte, Basil Tetson: “La Vestala™ (Spontini, 1767-1841). FOUND DEAD IN HER HOUSE.. lsom. known as “Sally Doughnuts,'™™ use 3 pla of engine company No, 3, oner's office. and the body a UT THE BAY, MAROUT 1S MAD IS NARCH HARE | Sets Fire to Mattress in Cell, Cries “Toot, Toot” and Imagines He Is in an Auto RECOGNIZES FRIENDS Calls Visitors by Name and Resumes His Imitation of Sound Made by Machine Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 3.—What might have been a cremation iIn the Insane cell to-night was averted by the timely discovery of a fire by a passer-by. Win- fred Davidson, the grocer's clerk ar- | | rested in Sonoma County on suspicion that he is insane, had set his mattress on fire. Davidson was found kneeling on the bed, wearing his mahout cap and his hands firmly grasping the iron bed- stead. He was laboring under the fm- pression that he was bowling along in his automobile and continually saying “Plinkety Plink,” in imitation of the chug of the machine, and occasionally “Toot, toot.” All the time the smoke was coming from the burning mattress and kept steadily increasing. The burning mattress was removed by Sheriff Taylor and a deputy. Taylor left a man to watch Davidson during the rest of the night. Davidson's acquain- tances, hearing of his narrow .scape. called to see him. He recognized them and called them by name, but would in- variably resume the “Plinkety-plunk, with an occasional “Toot, toot.” Davidson had been working very steadily for Grosjean & Co., groeers. A few days ago he decided to take a vaca- tion and visit friends in his old haunts in Sonoma County, thinking perhaps his health would be benefited by the trip. He went to Santa Rosa, where he has many acquaintances, and sécured a small automobile, giving an order on a bank for $300 in payment. He went to Occidental, where he found fault with the automobile and proceeded to smash it with an ax. ————————— BURGLARS RANSACK THE HOME OF SAN LUIS OBISFO DIVINGE SAN LUIS OBISPO, Feb. $.—When the Rev. James Blackledge, pastor of the Methodist Eplscopal Church, returned 1o the parsonage this evening after paying a number of pastoral calls, he was astonished to find the house in te of chacs. Burglars had forced an en ce through the window and had completely ransacked the house from top to bottom. A cash box was broken open and the only thing not disturbed were the pastor's sermons. Among the things stolén are two ragors and Blackiedge said to-night: “They tock my razors and left me a chew of tobacco as & souventr." — e—— WIRELESS MESSAGE SENT FROM MARE ISLAND TO SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO, Feb, 8.—While lying in San Diego Bay during their present stay the cruisers Chicago and Boston intercepted wire— less messages sent from Commander Geering of the Mare Island navy yard, to Point Ar- gutllo station, near Santa Barbara. The dis- tance traversed by the messages s over &0 . the greatest yet attained by wireless on this coast. When the new wireless station on the top of Point Loma, at the entrance of San Diego barber, is completed. it is expected that messages from here will reach Honoiulu and Panama. The top of the mast will be 630 feet above sea level — e ARRESTED FOR TAKING O FROWM A SAN JOSE, Feb. 8.—Charles W. Beatti was captured by Chief of Police Carroil this after- noon with a valise in his possession which he had taken from the Bcandinavian Hotel Beat- ti worked a clever ruse to secure the valise which had been left at the hotel by Johm Cagey and was making away with it when ar- resied. In Beatti's possession were found & number of packages containing wearing ap- el which he is supposed to have obtained n & stmilar ———— Will Hear Franchise Petition. VALLEJO, Feb. 8.—The City Board of Trustees of Benicla have set next Monday evening as the date for hearing the applica- tion of the new San Franciseo, Vallejo and Vaca Valley Blectric Railroad and Steamship Company for & franchise to use certain sireets in_the tannery town. It is Iikely that thers will be no opposition to the franchise. A year ago the Trustees granted a franchise to repre- sentatives of Baker & Hamilton of San Fran— cisco, but no work has since been done on the riving of a few b lat of franchiscs de- sired at this time by the company in Solano County. —_——— SAN JOSE, Feb. 8.—Ed Howard, J. Bullock and 8. Timberlaks were arrested at Gliroy to~ day oo suspicion of robbing the Southern Pacific stations at Sunnyvale and Lawrence. The stations wers broken into at an eariy hour Wednesday morning and money and bag- Fags were taken. The men under arrek burglara. answer the descriptions of the ADVERTISEMENTS. A Weak Heart Seldom gets strong again with= out help. Awake or asleep, it never stops, and consequently . has no pehriod of rest or relaxa=- tion in which to regain lost vi or. You should avoid um‘x:f. excitement and worry as much as possible, to relax the strain, and take Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure, which is a heart tonic, to strengthen and restore vigor to the heart nerves and muscles. 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