The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 28, 1906, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1906. WO Prosecutor Denies That Alleged Murderess Has Confessed She Killed McVicar. ADMITS SHE BOUGHT TRUNK AND ROPE| Evidence Against Prisoner Will Be Presented to Grand Jury to Be Specially Called. Continued From Page 1, Columa 4. | convinced that this woman committed this murder, singly and alone,” con- nued Norton. NY BELIEVE SHE COULD COMMIT CRIME ALONE who have followed lds that the l in the com- e Norton’s opin They is merely a “bluff” made e operations of the officers king the my: ous man in It is also urged that a small as-Mrs. Le Doux McVicar unto death and heavy form trunk. Upon the other hand, there are many who believe that Mrs. Le he only person upon whom murder re 0L BARON FREE 10 CONE AND 1 to The Call. OVER MILLION | WITHOUT Fo0D 1 Disp NEW YORK, March 27.—Attorney { General Hadley of Missouri, at the con- _| Oil Company officials today, remarked: “Enough evidence has been adduced the Standard in many States.” In response to requ General of meveral States have tele- action against the trust. John D. Rockefeller is free to New York | knee w ome to his grandchild on his pleases v he to do so, s. Formal ade oon by Attorney al he eve of his departure fo Leaving aside the question whether ¥ would e been of im- e case is closed, so far as York is bpenas have been re- work here is ended,” neral Hadley. the last move Hadley in the case was to introduce tes- showing the difficulties under st of the witn y connected with the Stan- Company were served with He put into the record the ery effort had been made testimony of John D. % none had succeeded ed letters written by him to s of the Standard Oil Com- STORER’'S RECALL MADE | IMMEDIATE BY PRESIDENT | Practically nade ses - pany re officers of the compan The request fed to John D. Rockefeller, along several others. During the examination of a subpena server counsel for the defendant com- brought out that the man had recelved money from newspapers for | stories of his experiences in trying to serve some of the Standard Oil men. Counsel declared these facts *» were brought out “to show there has been | @ lot of grandstanding and advertising about this and a lot of sensational- ism.” not quite he only sensationalism there has | been In this case has been the sensa- tional attempts of these witnesses to evade service of subpenas,” replied At- torney General Hadle; e SENDS FOR HIS BROTHER. John D. Rockefeller Summons William From Europe. SAN REMO, March 27.—William Rockefeller and his guests left San | Remo today for Havre. The party left hurriedly in motor cars for the French port, where Rockefeller will embark for America. It is said that just prior to his hasty departure Rockefeller recelved a cable- ram from his brother, John D., urging | to return immediately to New York. Willlam Rockefeller, who seems to be in the best of health, informed his guests | that his brother’s health was *not en- couraging.” —_———— DIVORCE DECREE GRANTED TO BRODIE L. - -8 o s ) DUKE them; they are | Wife Claims Witnesses Were Spirited d inike -thelr Away and 'l:l':lléllel to Reopen rerywhere. The NEW YORK, March 27.—A decree of nily are Head- | divorce was granted today to Brodie L. s Duke, the wealthy tobacco man, from ache, [Earache, | jjice’'webb Duke. When the case was called before Supreme tice Blanchard, Mrs. | announced that he had been unable to get two important witnesses, whose ach ache, Neu- are sentinels Court Jus- won her case. She asserts they have been spirited away. Mrs. Duke's counsel agreed to the de- cree, but said there was no default about it, and that Mrs. Duke would re- open the case soon with new witnesses. —_——— ACCIDENT CAUSES SLUMP 1 IN PRICE OF MINE STOCK El Paso Falls Thirty Points When Sub- terranean Body of Water Breaks Loose. DENVER, March 27.—At 6 o'clock last night the explosion of blasts in the El Paso mine at Cripple Creek released a subterranean body of water, which poured into the mine. The miners bare- ly escaped from being drowned Ilike rats in a trap and before the emer- gency pumps could be started the lower workings had been flooded. El Paso stock closed yesterday at 90. It opened at 70 today and slumped to 57, the decline representing a. decrease in the valuation based on the capitali- zation of $800,000. Before the close the stock had recowered slightly. ————— Texas Bank Closes Doors. WASHINGTON, March 27. — The Comptroller of the Currency has been advised taat the First National Bank of West Texas closed its doors today. National Bank Examiner Logan has 4 been appointed receiver. become ex- i, Headache le; if the es are weak, in- ults, and you h pain, and if the nent nerves are af- fected, Neuralgia simply makes fe unendurable. The way to stop pain is to soothe and strengthen the nerves. Dr. ’ Anti-Pain Pills do this. The whole Pain family yield to influence. Harmless if taken as directed. d Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pills an t remedy (Oé od\l(‘:wml]n‘ l;zd. che, neuralgis and distressing pains of all B awe used them for the past seven years in this capacity with the best of resuits.” MRS. JOE MERRILL, Peru, Ind. Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pllis are sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the first package will nefit. L3 falis, h i1l return your money. e e s cants. " Never soid In bulk. i ical Co. Ind Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, “I exce of the case are not | t possibly have clubbed a big | into the | clusion of his cxamination of Stundard | | | on which to base legal action against the Attorneys | sraphed that they contemplate bringing | who are | Duke's attorney | testimony, Mrs. Duke says, would have | | | | e r \ { | STOCKTONIANS WHO _ HAV. ACHIEVED NOTORIETY BECAUS! OF THE McVICAR TRAGEDY. MAY FLP CON FIR MAYORALTY Special Dispatch to The Call. IDA GROVE, Ia., March 27.—The win- ner of the Mayoralty of this place may be determined by the flipping of a coln or by the cast of the dice. The vote iIs a tle. This strange result is eclipsed by the fact that the warring candidates are brothers-in-law, bgth Republicans and members of the firm of Anderson, Lipton & Co.. worth $1,000,000, founded on the combined fortunes of the two wives, who are sisters and nieces of the late Senator Fair of California, who left them $900,000. Robert Lipton and W. J. Anderson were farmers when the fortunes came to their familles. They came here and have been prominent since. Although associated in business and the husbands of sisters, these men have shown strong evidence of being soclally ambitious and jealous of one another. When Anderson buflt a $15,000 house Lipton immediately bullt one costing $25,000. Lipton purchased a $1000 automobile and his envious brother-in- law bought one costing $1600. This en- raged Lipton, it is sald, and he actually gave away his $1000 machine and planked down $2500 for a splendid touring car. Two years ago Lipton was elected May- or. When he sought re-election Anderson said he was going to run for Mayor also. In the caucus a spirited fight resulted, Lipton winning by four votes. Anderson, encouraged by his showing in the cau- cus, announced that he would run inde- pendently. The campaign was intensely exeiting. The candidates directed their campaigns from the same office. They kept their temper very well and did not let politics interfere with money making. ‘When the result of the election was announced as a tle, Anderson said he would contest, but now there is talk of a compromise, and a little game of pitch or the short straw may yet decide who wins the office. The men spent $1000 each in winning votes, although the Mayor of Ida Grove is paid no salary. ———————— KILLED THREE HOURS BEFORE TIME SET FOR HER WEDDING | Young Woman Shot by Her Father, { ‘Who Could Not Bear Thought of Parting. EVERETT, Mass, March 27.—Less than three hours before the time set for her wedding, Pansy E. Townsend was shot and mortally wounded by her | father, Joseph P. Townsend, in their home here yesterday. Townsend then ended his own life with a bullet. Miss Townsend was to have been married to Francls E. Perry at 6 o'clock last night. As far as is known, Townsend had nothing against Perry and the supposi- tion is that Townsend's mind was un- balanced by reason of his love for his daughter and his brooding over the prospect of a separation from her, ———————— It’s No Trick of Trade that makes our Art Gallery the popular one— it's the pictures. ~ We have the facllities for accumulating a splendid collection at medium E E prices and_we never §0 many nice things as aaw;, Yvu"vgl b:, delighted to look them over and you'! ‘welcome. Sanborn, Co., 741 Market street. Vlll'l NICHOLAS VIZELICH - CVEN ORDERS TO KILL HRES | BOISE, Idaho, March 27.—Steve Adams, one of the men who have confessed re- garding their connection with crimes in Colorado and this State, was taken to Pocatello today to dig up a lot of mate- rial designated as Greek fire, which he claims to have buried there late in the summer of 1903. Detective McParland, Detective Thiele and Governor Gooding were In the party, also Warden Whitney of the penitentiary and Travellng Guard Robbins. In his confession Adams stated he was sent by Haywood and Moyer to Poca- tello to intercept a carload of non-unien men being sent from the Couer d’Alenes to Colorado. He was, he says, directed to kill the entire lot and expected to do so with the Greek fire. This was to be thrown into the car, where it would im- mediately envelop everything with fire that nothing would extingulsh. Adams had two quart bottles and three small ones. The car of non-union men did not come through as expected. and after waiting a good while the plan was given up. Adams then buried the stuff in an old building that had been used as a sawmlill, packing the bottles in a tin can. He was certain he could go to the spot and unearth the cache. A special to the Statesman from Poca- tello says the place is now used as a sta- ble and Adams is digging up the floor to find the cache. One glass stopper has been found, which Adams thinks belongs to one of the small bottles. He says he took the stuff to Pocatello in a canvas telescope bag and threw that behind the mill when he had buried the bottles. The owner of the building, J. C. Weeter, it is alleged, found the telescope bag exactly where Adams says he placed it. THOUSANDS AL " O AMERI LIVERPOOL, March 27.—The steam- ship Carmanta, Wwhich left today for New York, carried upward of 1600 pas- sengers, a large portion of whom were emigrants. The Lake Champlain of the Canadian Pacific line, leaving at about the same time, took 1200 emigrants. The steamship companies expect an enor- mous rush of continental emigrants for America during the coming season. COPENHAGEN, March 27.—Russian emigration to America by way of Cop- enhagen is in full swing and constantly increasing. Lagt week 1800 emigrants salled. The United Steamship Company's advices from its agents at Libau, Rus- sla, say that the company may expect a weekly average, by way of Copenhagen, of 2000 emigrants during the coming spring, in addition to a large traffic via German ports. JOINT SCALE COMMITTEE REPORTS A DISAGREEMENT INDIANAPOLIS, March 27.—The joint scale committee of the bituminous coal operators of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania today reported a disagreement to the joint conference of the central competitive district and after a session of three hours the con- ference adjourned, to Meet tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. 3 *The present wage scale will expire on Saturday and unless an agreement be reached before then 225,000 miners in the four States will be called from- the mines. CARS JUMP TRACK; DAMAGE SNOWSHEDS Accident, Near Cisco Wil Obstruet Traffic for Hours. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call SACRAMENTO, March —Eight cars in the center of a westbound freight train left the track one mile west of Cisco tonight. The cars struck against the snowsheds pulling down a section 120 feet long heavily laden with snow. The mess made a bad obstruc- tion and it will take some hours to clear the track. No one was injured. Wrecking trains were sent from Truckee and Sacramento. ————————— Defeat for Governor Cummins. DES MOINES, Iowa, March 27.— The House today, 51 to 45, defeated the State primary bill, which was indorsed by Governor Cummins. The majority was composed of “stand-patters” and Democra MAN ACCUSED OF AWFUL CRIME ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE WHEN PRISON DOOR CLANGS BETWEEN HER AND CROWD NORTON QUESTIONS HEALY ABOUT OTHER MAN IN THE CASE Prosecutor Holds Secret Inter- view With the Friend of Mrs. Le Doux. STOCKTON, March 27.—Joseph Healy, showing a disposition to do anything but | remain quiet, came to Stockton today and explained to anybody who asked his rela- ticns with the Le Doux woman, who is accused of slaying Al McVicar and pack- | ing his body in a trunk. Healy appeared on the scene most unexpectedly. He ar- rived on the Southern Pacific train at 10:40 o'clock and went at once to the District Attorney’s office, where for hours he was closeted with the city prosecutor. The news was passed around that Healy was | being ‘“sweated” for evidence against some one. The first impression was that he had been brought here under arrest, but this was denied. Norton refused to discuss Healy or his connection with the case. Healy himself was not so uncom- municative. He talked freely to those who questioned him. He was around town all afternoon diseussing with almost every one his relations with -the woman. He seems to want to keep away from the Le Doux woman, and evidently thinks she is trying to cast suspicion on him by de- scribing the mysterious “‘Joe” Miiler in such a manner as to direct attention to him, Healy. Explaining his continued relations with the woman after he had given up all in- | tention of marrying her, Healy says he mond ring he had given her and which she promised to return to him. “Only last Wednesday I came across her letters, and made up my mind to destroy all but the one in which she had made ths promise to return the ring,” sald Heal “I think it is strange that something r | strained me from carrying out my inten- tion. I loaned the woman $5 when she started for Stockton. She asked me for $10, saying she would return it to me when she got back to the mountains. Never once Saturday evening, nor on Sun- day. did she betray the slightest nervous- | ness or act in any manner out of the or- | atnary Healy, while he has no set opinion about the murder, like others is unable to sat- | sty himself that such a light woman | could handle the corpse of such a large man. “While we were in the city,” he sald, “she stepped on one of the slot ma- chine scales and only weighed 102 pounds. Asked what he thought District Attor- ney Norton sought to learn from him by this morning’s Interview, he indicated that the official seemed to be trying to locate another man in San Francisco, whom he evidently thought Healy had met during | sought only to get back the valuable dia- | Ex-Lover of the Woman Talks Freely About Relations With Accused. Special Dispatch to The Call the time he was In the company of the ‘woman. The body of the murdered man will be shipped to Wichita, Kans., forburfal. Tel- | egrams came today from J. G. MeVicar at Cripple Creek and R. A. McViear at Wichita, brothers of the deceased. The Kansas brother asked that the remains be shipped to him. As soon as the inquest releases the body his request will be com- plied with. e GIBSON RUNS DOWN MURDERESS. San Francisco Detective Responsible for Quick Action of Justice. To Detective Ed Gibson of the Sam Francisco Police force belongs the credit for the capture of Emma Le Doux. Last Sunday night Under Sheriff Case of Stockton arrived here to make a search for the suspected murderess. Detective Glbson was assigned to ald him and the two men started on their hunt immediately, aithough it was night. Gibson remembered a woman that he had run across in another case and whom he believed knew Emma Le | Doux. He found her and it her that he learned of the en; that had existed between the supposed murderess and Joe Healy. By some sharp work he discovered Healy's abode | and by 2 o'clock in the morning he was questioning him. From Healy It was learned that | Emma Le Doux had left San Francisco | Sunday afternoon on the Santa Fe Stockton train. Gibson telephoned to the towns all along the line and it was thus that Antioch was warned and that Constable Wheelehan made his arrest. The following telegram was received | by Chief of Police Dinan yesterday | from Sheriff Case: “I have the right woman. A thous | sand thanks to Ed Gibson.” & 3 —_———————— Cross Baitie in a Balloon. COPENHAGEN, March 27.—Two Ger- man soldiers landed from a balloon | Sunday at Karlskrona. They left Ber- lin on Saturday and crossed the Baltic in a flerce snowstorm. As they were nearing the Swedish coast the storm caused a rent in the balloon, permitting the gas to escape. The balloon began to descend and the men were obliged to cut away the basket, throw out its contents and cling to the net. It was two hours before they landed, ex- i hausted. 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