The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 10, 1906, Page 16

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DEATH CAUSED BY STRYCHNI Inquest Held on Body of May Hume and the Jury Brings in a Verdict of Suicide| ——— | Hume's death was not ohol er cyanide of rst supposed, but Bothe havy- Ish yester- ad found large drug in her formed of that e evidence the 1 developed at the testified that he Harry Short, the n the girl was en- jed, and when he rd House, 1228 Mar- rtly after midnight last ing he found that the ad about fifteen min- 1bed to some poison. hort, sisters of Harry knew the girl y were aware that engaged to marry | he procured a more | llica expressed a desire that Harry rt, who gave his testi- mony on Tuesday, be recalled. Short declared that he was not aware of the girl's condition and sald if he had known he would have married her. He scknowledged his intimate relations with her. He said she was in the habit of taking ligorice powders and salts, which she kept in her room. He denied having purchased any drugs for her | and never had any drugs in his room. | The last words she sald to him were, | “Will you always love me?” and he had | replied, “Sure.” | W. Emith, steward at the California | Deiry Kitchen, and J. Reed, steward at Westerfeld's restaurant, where the girl | hed been employed, both testified that she was of a quiet disposition and to their knowledge had never shown any signs of despondency. Detective Harry Reynolds testified thet he and Detective Wren investi- geted the case and had come to the conclusion that it was a case of suicide. The girl's mother, Mrs. L. Hume, also known as Miss Melbourne, clairvoyant, wes present, but wes not asked to tes- ey, After the inquest Detective Reynolds stated that Short had told him last Tuesday morning that Mrs. Hume was not the mother of the girl and that he 414 not like her. It was remarked yes- terfay as peculiar in view of that statement that Short and Mrs. Hume arrived at the Coroner's office arm in arm and left in the same famillar man- ner. e A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching, Blind Bieeding or Protruding Plles, refund money if Pazo Oing- ¥ n 6 to 14 days. BOc. * —_—————— ‘Woman Accused of Forgery. irs. Mary Lenhart was arrested at Greenwich street yesterday by De- tective Bailey and Constable W. W. Moore of Fort Bragg, Mendocino Coun- ty, on a warrant charging her with | forgery. She had a baby in her arms and she will take it to Fort Bragg with her. Four other children will be looked after by the Associated Charities. Mrs. | Lenhart's husband is under arrest at Fort Bragg. They are accused by their sister-in-law of forgery, thé amount involved being $58 Phatm St O S, W t Owners of Pistols. The police want the owners of lhl’eel American bulldog pistols to call at the property clerk’s office, Hall of Justice. They were found in the possession of Genero Rodriguez by Detectives Harper and Armstrong. Rodriguez was trying | to sell them. He was arrested and | locked up in the City Prison. ! pisticmnhes @ A sty vy There is as great z need of intelli- gence in buying things as in any other line of daily routine, and “shopping ecnse” is not a gif{t—it comes only to| those who read ads. FIREMEN MUST UBEY SUPERIORS Fire Board Tells Chief Me- Cluskey to Order Men to Recognize Acting Officer For the better inculcation of discip- ine in the house of engine 28 of the Fire Department the Board of Fire Commissioners yesterday directed Bat- talion Chief John McCluskey to call the members of company 28 together and read them the department’s “arti- cles of war” regarding the strict obe- dlence of the orders of superior offi- cers. The trouble originated in an or- der given by Acting Lieutenant John McGowan last Monday to Hoseman Au- t Stofter, which Stoffer was charged with disobeying. and with using dis- respectful language to the lleutenant. Stoffer pleaded gullty to the disre- spectful language. He was suspended by the battalion chief and the board fined him the pay during his suspen- sion. Commissioner Parry recommended that Chlef McCluskey glive the men to understand that an acting lleutenant is to be recognized as having the author- ity of any other lleutenant in the de- partment. He added that if a man has a complaint to make against a supe- rior officer he should do it to his bat- talion chief and not reply disrespect- fully to the officer. The Commissioners fined Hoseman George E. Wielan of engine 29 ten days’ pay and ordered him transferred to engine 35 for maliciously circulating false reports about his comrades and superiors in the company. The board made the transfer on recommendation of Chiet Sullivan, with the understand- ing that Wielan is to be given a last chance to retain his place in the de- partment. Wielan made reports to Battalion Chlef Maxwell regarding his comrades and superior officers that in- vestigation showed were without foun- dation, Wielan has been transferred twice before for the same reason. A committee of firemen, headed by Captain H. F. Horn of engine 18, ap- peared before the board to reauest one day off a week for the men. The board stated the condition of the funds of the department, and a resolution was made recommending the board to apply for a provision in the next fiscal appropria- tion from the Supervisors to cover the expense of the holiday. The following transfers were or- dered: Hoseman Thomas Muldowney, from engine 23 to engine 4; Hoseman H. Collins, from engine 4 to engine 2! Hoseman George Wielan, from engine 29 to engine 85. Charles D. Kyne was appointed to the substitute 1ist. The death of Lieutenant Harry Sullivan of engine 37 was announced by Chief Sul- livan, and recommendation was-made by Chief Sulllvan for the organization of engine company 39 to occupy the house at San Jose and Ocean avenues. The following promotions were con- firmed: Lieutenant Charles Murray, engine 3, to captain of engine 4; Hose- man E. G. Riordan, engine 35, to lieu- tenant of chemical 37: Lieutenant Wil- liam Nicholson, engine 36, to captain of engine 39; Hoseman John Kenney, en- gine 17, to leutenant of engine 39: Hydrantmen Charles Claveau and Philip Brady to hosemen, engines 22 and 18; John Sheehan, corporation yard, to hoseman, engine 39; Hoseman Jeremiah Collins. engine 18, to lleuten- ant of chemical 3. ———— Kelly’s Death Accldental. The jury at the inquest yesterday on the body of Thomas Kelly, stableman, 1514 Franklin street, who died on Feb- ruary 3 as a result of Injuries caused by an electric car colliding with his buggy, brought in the following ver- diet: “That death was the result of an accident due to the deceased’s buggy being struck by a streetcar at Fulton and Devisadero streets, sald car being operated by the United Railroads, and that the evidence presented to this jury is insufficient to allow the placing of blame on any person, persons or cor- poration.” ——————— Murine Eye Remedy—An Eye Food. Soothes and Quickly Cures Alling Eyes. » WIFE'S ORGIES BRING DESPAIR Rich Manufacturer’s Agent Asserts That His Spouse Is a Depraved Creature A story of Lideous orgles and a wife's alleged depravity is told in a complaint for divorce filled yesterday by Nathan L. Walter, a wealthy manufacturer's agent, whose offices are in the Phelan building. Walter resides in this city at 1136 Haight street, though he also maintains a handsome winter home at 718 West Twenty-third street, Los An- geles. Both of these homes have been dese- crated by his wife, Thelma, says Wal- ter, and her misconduct has made his life miserable and a burden. It was not long after their marriage on No- vember 30, 1903, which was solemnized at Seattle, says Walter, when his wife began her misconduct. but it was not until September and October of last year that she overstepped all of the bounds of decency. In September, when he was in this city, he says she invited a number of male and female compan- fons to their Los Angeles home and all of 'them proceeded to get drunk. They succeeded in their {ntention, al- leges Walter, and became so beastly in- toxicated that not one of them was able to leave his home. and there they stayed and drank and slept and rolled on the floor until satiated with alcohol. On January 13 of this year, continues Walter, his wife invited a woman known as Dora Yarrington to her home and both of them got fighting drunk. He says that his wife and the Yarring- ton woman began to quarrel and scream and howl. It finally became necessary, he says, for his wife to seize the Yarrington woman and throw her into a room and bar the door. Then, he alleges, and woe seems to be in his words, that the Yarrington woman re- fused to remain prisoner and through- out the night she beat the walls with her fists and various weapons of her choosing, the meanwhile making the night reverberate with her howls of anger. His wife, he says, arose to go to her friend’s room, but fell over a stool and lay there for hours, unconscious from liquor. For days this debauch kept up, says Walter, and during that time men called on his wife, and his wife would leave the house with them and, going to various resorts, would sit on their laps with her arms around their necks a&nd bring disgrace not only upon her- self, but upon him as well. After he arrived in Los Angeles on January 17, he says, he did his best to control the liquor-crazed woman, but without avall, and it was his order driving all of her evil companions from their place that caused her to fly into a rage and desert him. During these debauches, ‘Walter says, his wife violated her mar- riage vows with many men, whom he .does not know. but expresses confl- dence that he can prove his charges to the satisfaction of the court. In conclusion, Walter says that he owns his home in Los Angeles and also owns the northern half of Outside Block 1082, between Fortieth and For- ty-first avenues, in this city. The fur- nishings of his homes are his separate property, he says, and in addition to a decree of glivorce he asks that he be given everything now standing in his name, and that his wife, a victim of her own depravity, be given nothing. Suits for divorce were also flled yes- .terday by Myrtle against Gus Yancey for fallure to provide, Elizabeth against Albert F. Fowler for cruelty, Matilda against Jacob L. Crumlich for faflure to provide, James A. against Catherine A. Wheeler for desertion and cruelty, and F. F. agalnst Johanna Louis Knack for desertio; ———— MARDI GRAS AT NEW ORLEANS, and balls. The French o their share _of .HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1906. LIFTERS OF CHICKENS BRIBE A WATCHDOG. Canine Consumes Meat -That Was Drugged by Thieves, —_—— Recovery of Birds Does to Animal —_— He Mopes, and Pledges of Pardon Fail to Cheer Him. BY JAMES C. CRAWFORD. While duly grateful to the police vigi- lance and energy that thwarted an at- tempt to abduct his two chickens, Moses Mai of 502% Third street could not help deploring the police tardiness that en- abled the desperate invafiers of the hen house to bribe his watchdog to silence by feeding it “‘doped” meat. For since con- suming the bribe the animal had persist- ently moped and refused food, and its condition was not compensated for by the recovery of the feathered treasures, be- cause they had been doomed to execution when they were nocturnally “lifted,” while the quadruped’s long and faithful service had so endeared him to the entire Mal family that his iliness provoked hard- 1y less concern than would that of one of its members. Might not the dog’s depression of spirit be caused by poignant repentance of his dereliction of duty—his ylelding to the {drugged temptation? Well, no. He had been assured that his breach of trust was forgiven, and by a tail-wag he acknowl- edged receipt of the sop to his conscience, No, the gloom that possessed him was of gastronomic rather than mental origin. The *“dope” was doing its dastardly work. James Roach, youthful and uncouth, was the person from whom the two chick- ens were recovered, and Patrolman Ryer wae the officer who recovered them and arrested him for petty larceny. While walking his beat the officer told Police Judge Shortall he heard a commotion in the rear of the Mal residence, and quickly hying to the spot he found Master Roach astride a fence with a chicken under each of his arms, Mr. Mai testifled that he was awakened from slumber about 1:30 o'clock a. m. by the deep baying of his canine, and hastily abandoning his couch and going to a back window he perceived two dim human forms scaling his yard fence, while the dog, which had abruptly ceased to bay, was masticating some tough substance and paying no attention whatever to the fence climbers. He rushed downstairs and found Master Roach and the two chickens in Patrolman Ryer’s custody. Master Roach informed the court that he was the victim of a terrible blunder. While passing the Mal domicile, he said, his ears were assailed by a cackling of hens, and thelr tone was indlcative of mingled terror and distress. Suspecting that a robber was at work, and being honest to the core—wherever that portion of the human anatomy may lie—he dashed into an alley with intent to frus- trate the robber, but to his relief he found the two chickens unaccompanied. 8o, being humane as well as-honest, he gathered them in his arms to soothe them, and while thus engaged he was grabbed by Patrolman Ryer. “I never was in no Zl.u’d." he added, “and I never doped no og."”" “Then what were you doing atop of the fence?” Prosecutor Ward inquired. “I wasn't on top of no fence,” was the reply. “He was on top of the fence and I picked him off of it,” the policeman re- iterated. ‘What thredtened to be an interminable argument as to the height of the fence and the height of the policeman and the length of the defendant's legs and the ability of any person to climb a fence while holding an untied hen under each erm—and several other important points at issue—was nipped by the Judge pro- nouncing Master Roach guilty and sus- pending sentence for thirty days. « s Private Thomas Murphy, United States Infantry, drove his clenched fist. through two thick wooden doors on Pacific street ere he projected the same member through a glass panel in the Campfire sa- loon, on that thoroughfare, and was ar- rested for malicious mschief. “At a time when there are rumors of impending war between this nation and China,” sald Judge Cabaniss to Thomas, “It might savor of unpatriotism to con- slgn to incarceration such a smashing soldier as you have proved yourself to be, and I am strongly inclined to O. R. you for thirty days.” 3 ':I! you let me go,” sald the warrior, T'll do no more door bustin’.” “That's right,” sald his Honor. “Re- serve your fistic prowess for application to the countenances of your country's enemles. Come back in thirty days and let me know how you have been getting along.” ‘When she transferred her affection from Joseph Schwartz, beater of drums In the orchestra of “Cowboy Mag's” terpsichorean temple, on Pacific street, Miss Sadle Goldberg, premiere danseuse of the establishment, adroitly managed to baffle all effort to ascertain the iden- tity of that gentleman’s successor. Even the jlited one, with perspicuity sharpened by jealousy, falled to discover who had supplanted him, and Miss Gold- berg's sister artistes, after assiduous spy- ing rand Ingenious questioning, had left them no wiser than before they began, concluded that the favored man must be either the cornet blower or the accordion squeezer, that conclusion being based upon Miss Goldberg’s confessed fondness for instrumental music. But if her heart remained in the orchestra she took pains to prevent any one proving its exact lo- cation. » 2 ‘“Because,” she whispered in confidence to her closest female confldante, “I don’t want to have Joe goin' an’ shootin’ up SRl st - BT A o ke o B oo B et P 5 AN Sl BN ‘Not Offset Injury ’ | nobody or makin’ a fuss of any kind.” Mr. Schwartz, however, was not of the caliber that supinely submits to feminine caprice, and Miss Goldberg, by imagining that he would defer “makin’ a fuss” un- til he found out who the other fellow was, simply proved herself a poor student of masculine nature. For when the last dance had been played last Thursday night, and the joyous revelers were pre- paring to wend their* respective homeward ways, Mr. Schwartz, with bass drum- stick in hand, stepped up to his fickle in- anorata and said: “Say, kid, I'm tired tryin’ t' find out who de guy is what's got next t' ye,'an’ I want ye t' relieve me curlosity.” “How do you know,” was the coquettish response, “that any guy is next t' me?” “Because, kid, was his rejoinder, “I knows you an’ I knows dat you'd rudder flirt dan eat.” “Then if you know so much,” merrily chortled Miss Goldberg, “you must know who me noo steady is.” He swung the drumstick twice at full- arm length ere he landed its padded head squarely uoon her nose, and under the impact her nasal bridge collapsed. ‘When she appeared before Judge Mogan to prosecute her assailant for battery Miss Goldberg volunteered the informa- tion that a surgeon had propped up her fractured bones. Mr. Schwartz was also there, but so apparently intoxicated that he was ordered into custody and the hearing was continued until this morning. Neither the cornetist nor the accordion- ist was among those present. o s “I demand my death warrant,” sald a middle-aged, decently-clad and spectacled man as he walked up to Judge Mogan's bench and looked fixedly at the occupant, who was then immersed in a burglary case. The visitor's right hand was buried in a side pocket of his overcoat, and his Honor's all-embracing glance did not overlook the significance of that fact, for he nodded meaningly to a bailiff, who im- mediately sidled up and stood alongside the author of the strange request. “Why do you want your death war- rant?” the Judge inquired, casually. “Oh, they've been after me ever since I signed that note for §200 in 1398, and then signed the blank note, you remember?” “Yes; and what name shall I put on the warrant?”’ J. W. Shroner, he sald his name was, and his address was given as 8011% Buchanan street. He came from Hast- ings, Ind., about ten years ago, he added, and engaged in the saloon business at Mission and Beale streets until the Alas- ka virus entered his blood, when he sold out and went north. “And they’ve been after me ever since,”” he declared, “and you might as well give me my death war- rant right now.” “All right,” sald his Honor, and then he instructed the bailiff to take the gen- tleman to the death warrant department and get him what he desired. “Thank you, sir,” said Mr. Shroner, and he accompanted the baillff to the top floor, where he was booked for insanity. e e Samuel N. Feldt desired to publicly un- burden himself of a vast store of soclal- istic philosophy, but when he went to the forum on Gramt avenue, between Market and Geary streets, he found every avall- able foot of the asphaltum occupied by exhorters and their auditors, so he de- clded to hold forth on the sidewalk. He had hardly begun his oration, however, when Patrolman Larkin commanded him to move on, as he was a means of ob- structing pedestrian traffic, but he stood upon his putative right of free speech and defled arrest. “Jf you must- voice your ideas to the multitude,” said Judge Cabaniss to him, “you should go to Grant avenue early and avold the rush for rostrums. Case dismissed.” PR S Charles Moore, who was arrested for throwing, rocks at Thomas Nannary, his rival for the exclusive esteem of Miss Pearl Raymond, chafes under the law’s delay in disposing of his case, and inti- mates that he is being deliberately held in custody because of his acumen in fore- telling the results of horseraces, his pro- fession being that of a “railbird,” or “clocker.” 88 He has gratuitously given out “tips’ by which policemen and jail attaches have profited, he avers, and there is evi- dently a deep-laid conspiracy to keep him in durance until the racing season expires. When asked why he doesn't cease ventilating his inside information, he responds that he simply can’t keep his mouth shut when ‘“‘a good thing” comes within his ken. To make fortunes for others is his ruling passion, he declares, and to prohibit his prognosticating ‘would be the severest punishment that could be visited n_ him. l;‘t.lll. maan the jaflers et al. should not take such an unjust advan of his weakness as to keep him in thelr midst when he should .b' l'! h:n. Dan McCarthy disturbed the peace of a Southern Pacific construction gang’'s bunkhouse at South San Francisco by running amuck with a ragor, and he might have killed somebody if Foreman H. D. Powers had not brought him down by smashing his head with a neatly atmed rock. McCarthy is booked for hearing next Wednesday before Judge Cabaniss. ————————— INKS MEAT BILLS OF i JAILS WERE EXCESSIVE Sherift 0’Nell Believes Predecessor Pald Too Much for Subsistence of Employes. Sheriff O'Nell has been investigating the bills for meat furnished to the em- ployes in the county jails and believes that either too much money was paid for the meat under the administration of his predecessor in office or else the meat was not delivered, although charged for. O'Neil says the bills for December aggregated $492, while for twenty-two days In January the bills amounted to $316 32. Adding $135 for the nine days more in the month makes the January bill about $451 32, against $492 for December, or $40 68 less. In April of last year the sum of $650 53 was paid for meat, which O'Neil con- siders excessive. O'Nell \reported the matter to the Mayor yesterday. ——————— You're in Good Company When you are assoclated with a Conklin Selr- filling Fountain Pen. Unltke any other pen, filling and cleaning itself by a slight pressure of the thumb, If we have a chance we will show you. Also selling agents for ‘‘Water- man’s Ideal” and sole agents for the ‘“‘Mar- shall” §1 pen, the best pen ever made for the price, Saoborn, Vall & Co., 741 Market st. * Large Savings in at Hale’s To-Day. $5.00 Coats, $3.95| $12.75 Coats, § 7.95 $7.95 Coats, $5.00|$15.00 Coats, $72.50 All this season’s styles and materials. Time has portant by the cold weather Sale Qirls’ Coats Building operations are forcing us. cloak and suit department is well along ,toward completion, and we must empty the cases of these children’s coats in order that work may go still further ahead. \ So we have taken them all and grouped them at ¢,) four prices quoted above. Coats of broadcloth, kersey, blue, red, green, tan, Variety is large. be worn this spring. We have reproduces them in the picture—the $3.95 coat of kersey $5.00 coat of cheviot. 4320 Pairs Women’'s 25¢ Stockings at 15c¢ Because we took over all the manufacturer had. We took them in a jiffy, and saved. So will you when you see the values and think of saving Toc on every pair. Store for Mothers come when we need their room. The new cheyiot, mixtures; in brown; sizes 6 to 14 years. he opportunity is made more im- 'act that we will have any amount of t. And_the coats are styles that will two of and the Plain black cotton stocking, with colored silk embroidered instep—a! latest styles—extra long and elastic, with lisle finish—sizes 81 to 10. Regular 25¢ values at 13e, Sporniges 3c First item to set the ball roll- ing in the drug section to-day. Main floor front. Velvet sponges; for baby and the face. at roc. Also Bath Sponges, 15¢: Large ones that won’t tear with rough usage. Oth- ers at 20c. Extra large ones, 35e. ‘Work Sponges, 25¢, 35¢, 50¢. Chamois 7c Nice soft ones that should hurry away, in view of the fact that chamois prices have gone up. Others at 12c, 25¢, 35¢, 65¢ and 75¢. soft; soft Others Dr. Oliver’s Skin Soap, 10c: Medlcated; excellent for softening the skin. Mennen’s Talcum Powder, 12}%e¢: Vio- let or borated. Lyon’s Tooth Powder. 15¢c. Ilnblh;‘-m, 15c1 A splendid tooth wash. Llleert’l Listerine, 85¢: Large bot- tle. Lu Blache Face Powder, 30c. Witeh Hasel, 25c: Large bottle. Kites 5¢ My! won’t the girls and boys have fun flying them. J;paneu Butterfly Kites. Easy to fly. Need but little breeze. Watch them go at 5c. 4th floor Toy Store. Thread to Fly Them With, 4 Swools Be: Forty yards strong thread to each spool. ~First aisle, main floor. 39c for Hale’s New Light Alr-Hole Burner, opal globe, and mantle. It has put a gaood many dol- lar lights to shame. ves gas. See them burning downstairs. a2lée’ Goop | Market, ar. §th ) @th, nr. Market Two Entrances BRIEF CITY NEWS. BUREAU IS INDORSED.—The California State Federation of Labor filed with the Board of Supervisors yesterday its indorsement of the proposed establishment by the city of a free employment bureau as a public utility. INTERIOR SAVINGS BANKS PROSPER.— The Board of Bank Commissioners reports that the 101 interior savings banks of California have $102,807,230 80 in resources and $91.755,- 791 in deposits. Between August 25, 1905, and December 30, 1905, these institutions gained §7,609,354 58 In 378 27 in deposits. GOPCEVIC HEIRS ARE PAID.—The petition of Henry E. Mathews and Peter M. Gopcevic, executors of the will of the late Mrs. Harry A. L. Floyd Gopeevic, for leave to distribute | certain small legacies to beneficiaries named decedent’s will, was granted yesterday by Judge Kerrizan. The court also settied the account of the executors. CHINESE IMMIGRATION STOPPED.—The Nippon Maru, which arrived from Chinese and Japanese ports yesterday, had on board five Chinese passengers, the smallest number of such arrivals on the records of the Chinese bureau. These were three men and the wives of two of them. The men were merchants returning to this country. SNEAK THIEVES AT WORK.—Stephen Fernlundh of the Winchester Hotel reported to the police yesterday that his valise con- taining - property of the value of $25 had been stolen ferry on Thursday night. An unoccupled house at 401 Eighth street was entered on Thursday and a quantity of lead pipe stolen. HOUSEKEEPER SUES ESTATE.—Theresa E. £ims, who says she was employed as house— keeper for 700 days by the late William Bots- ford, filed a suit yesterday against Mrs. Annie Botsford, executor of decedent's Will, to re- cover $8'a day for the entire period of her em- ployment, gr @ total of $5600. She says her services wée reasonably worth the sum de- manded. STEALS COIN OF EMPLOYER —Max Gers- tle was arrested yesterday by Detectives George Graham and Coleman and booked at the City Prison on a charge of grand larceny. He was employed as_an agent by A. Ottinger, ticket broker, 620 Market street, and is charged with stealing $110. He admitted taking the money and sald e had lost it in gambling. He is 51 years of age. LINTON ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT. Willlam F. Linton, who says he is a theatrical man, was arrested yesterday by Detectives Bunner and Freel on a warrant charging him With misdemeanor embezzlement. James Bly- ler, 1010 Haight street, alleges that Linton obtained a camera valued at $27 on January 5 with the object of testing It and that was the last Blyler saw of it BAY PIRATES ARE BUSY.—Milton R. Hall, 8 Sutter street, reported to the police yesterday that his gasoline launch valued at $800 had been taken from Fishermans Cove last Tuesday. He had been unabie to find any trace of it. The Western Fuel Company, 340 Steuart street, reported that a yawl boat belonging to them had been stolen from Fol- som-street wharf on Thursday. AND STEALS CHAIN.—Mrs. 106 Eighth street, obtained olice Judge Cabaniss yes- of A on arrest s charge of petty larceny. in her house and d Thursday, owing a month's rent for his room, the com int n.uuu] and taking with him & gold in valued at $10 belonging to her. EPPINGER CASES cases of Herman, Jacodb and Josua indicted for obtaining money by pre- tenses, wers again called in Judge Lawlor's court yesterday . The case of Josua was set for trial, but as it is desired to com- clude the trial of George D. Collins for per- jury before taking up any other business the Eppinger cases were continued till February 19. deed was placed on record yesterday sh the conveyande by the Battle Creek Power Company of all of its properties. including franchises, rights of ways and water rights i Tehama and Shasta countles, to the Mercantile Trust Company as security for the issuance of $1,000,000 in bonds which the latter has teed. The guaran years and bear Interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum. POLICEMAN ACCUSED OF BATTERY.— gan yest charging Policeman P. . The e decided to withhold the warrant to give Murphy an opportunity of making an lon. _Pfeifer says that two acted as peacemaker. into the saloon and Pfeifer says him on the face without any provocation. FEDERAL ' INDICTMENTS.—The Federal Grand ed two indictments yester- day to United States District Judge de Haven. rges Morgan Wright, Titus J Francisco with having cer- tain guns from of the steamer St. the coast of Humboldt County on The second Paul on October 10 of last . charges Thomas Frederick of Oakiand with having forged the signature of Alexander Me- Innis to a postal money order for SECRET SERVICE AGENT ARRIVES.— United States Secret Service Agent Willlam J. Burns,arrived from Washington, D. C., yester— day mission, which 1s belleved to be in on a connéction with timber land frauds of the Benson here several assets and fl.\fl&-‘ from the baggage-room at the | to look elsewhers for his support. He left on Thursday, taking with him, it is alleged, the reproducer for the phonograph in the room and destroying a number of the reco: DR. ADOLPH BARKAN LECTURES.—) Adolph Barkan, the noted specialist, lectursd last night before an interested audience in the | lecture hall of Cooper Medical College. His subject was ““The Life and Work of Von Helmholtz,” and illustrated with a series of views shown on canvas, COLLINS CASE POSTPONED.—The case of George D. Collins postponed _ by Judge Burnett yeste: 18 to an objection made by the defend of the 250 men ; y-seven appeared in court. Collins claims the right to have the 250 men present. but says that the jury went out of existence on January 31, when the new Sheriff took office. As ex-Skeriff Curtis, who ime | paneled the jury. could not be found last night, the case wad postponed until this mornins. HOUSE OBSTRUCTS STREET.—The Board of Works yesterday stopped the moving of & house from a lot on Tenth and Brannan streets | to another lot at the end of Utah street which | is city property. The first lot was recent y purchased from the Pacific Improvement Com- pany by the city and a permit was granted to remove the house located thereon. The Works Board is of the opinion that it is designed to put the house on Utah street in order to Sc- quire title to a piece of land 50x50 feet. BEATEN FOR TRYING TO BORROW.— } Dan Condon. who lives at 419 Bryant street, called on his former landlady. Mrs. | Reynolds, who Ifves at 973 Bryant street, y | terday in quest of a small loan. Condon was a favorite roomer of Mrs. Reynolds’ and says that he was good for anvthing in the houss until yesterday. He met Mrs. Reynolds’ cousin, Will Green, who gave him a thrashing for asking for the joan. The beaten man called at the Centra] Emergency Hospital to have a | badly discolored eve and a bruised nose treated. He says he would rather pawn his clothes than try to borrow from Mrs. Reynolds again. o > - Q — -< MARKET ESTABLISHED 1875, 1132-38 Markst S_l__?i-fl-?g Turk St. Special Sale Every Saturday |PRIVE RIB ROAST, (91 AT N el ) ONT R (10 il § o e ate - 8¢ fo 10¢ oo Lo e | All Other Meats at Lowest Prices. N. B—OUR TELEPHONE NUMBER 19 EAST 139, The Advantages of Both N asses Gl . 'fla’. Gold, With First Quality Lenses, $5.00 Oven Saturday Eveniugs. ¥ e . C(l)bRNEDBEEF.mflhd,p. 6‘ SAUSAGE, ey -t -