The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 8, 1906, Page 29

‘The Call Prints More News ‘Than Any Other Paper Published in San Francisco A e —Fair A. G. McADIB, District Forecaster. THE THE THEATERS. ALHAMBRA—"“My Partaer.” Matt- nee. ALCAZAR—“Charley’s Aunt.”” Matines CALIFORNIA—‘“Miss New York Jr.™ CENTRAL—"The Minister's Son." Matinee. CHUTES—Vaudeville. Matinee. COLUMBIA—"Die Orfentreise.” Mati- nee—Gerardy. GRAND—"Caught In the TWebb" Matinee. ORPHEUM—Vaudeville—Matines. TIVOLI—"‘Miss Timidiry.” | Kubelik. - MAJEST! l NATIVE SONS HALL—‘Blishmels Matinee— J FIFTY-SIX PAGES—SA LOUD FIRE ILIBERAL POURS DOWN N TORRENT | i | | | | Graham to DEFEATS SON OF A DUKE. Popularity of His Fiancee, Great Britain’s Richest Woman, Fails to Elect the Marquis of Parlament. Mount Vesuvius Is a Colossal Brazier. Vesurius hUAT — Lava Avalanches Bury; Homes of Italian Peasants. Heavy Earthquake Shocks Add to the Terror of the Populace. ORI HER LIFE BUT SAVES " BABIES Run Down by Train ... While Getting Chil- dren Off Track. Duke and Cardinal I_\.id People. een sent to the as she them from the path of one fast- w Haven rallroad y another and instantly , who was 35 years old Mount Ver- hopping in New Ro- find- that her two children had pon the ‘railroad tracks. Her econd glance showed that coming toward eed was an express train, a curve of the road would prevent driver from seeing them in y the rings he Repeatedly he ch was to con- moved an alarm would only ones. Absorbed in thelr fot hear the whistle or bell, so she darted up the high embank- advances. | play ¥y, WO rthquakes Add to Fear. ment to the track Considerable a5 n is felt| “Run over to the other side,” she cried = X e shocks, | calmly. pointing to the southbound tracks. g gér and are | “Bun over there, children, quick,” at the * SoRS = teen miles | 3me time pushing them. Wonderingly the children complied, crossing the track ahead of their mother almost as the train was upon them The mother followed, still urging the lit- tle ones on until they had left both tracks and were waiting for her. The anxiety of the mother had caused her to forget the ordinary precautions, and as she stepped on the other track it was to stand directly ght in front of the Boston express, going fifty !mllel an hour. Her body was hurled down €~} the embankment and death was instanta- 1S are | neous. case : —_—— COUNTY CLERK’S ERROR LEADS TO RAWHIDING OF A NEGRO foot of by a e be- Black Man Mobbed in Alobama Because He Insisted Upon Doing Duty 2 as a Juror. MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 7.—Through % ‘Hm_md differ. | 20 €FTOT of the Clerk of Monroe County, g at differ-| 4)apama, a negro was included in the 1 the mountain, but it is | last jury list, and, desirous of serving » ascertain their number | as a taiesman, swam a swollen river to where they aré. situnted reach Monreeviile, the county seat. Here the mistake was explained and County S 6 Sy A Judge Lockland excused him from ser- Sy Wil Wny - X oi. i vice, but the negro declined, and in- SAN JOSE., April 7.—Although not | sisted upon acting as juror. the danger line, George Douglas, ‘ Thet night he was taken 1o the woods was shot by Burglar Kramer Mon- | ard severely ‘M*;‘ed Wm‘la hg;'ewhlp, o il | He returmeé to Monroevilie today and N e en. "wSraYe | aia his case and his wounds before the . iy sramer, | yuage, who at once called upon the from whose leg a bullet was extracted, | Grand Jury to ascertain the identity of i« rapidly recovering from his wounds. !and indict his assaflants. X | 3 RICH _BRITISH WOMAN _WHO MADE_SPEECHES IN SUPPORT OF FUTURE HUSBAND. | % -+ LONDON, April 7.—The. by-election yesterday in the by-Division of Suffolk resulted in th2 election of H. Pzarson, Liberal, a son of Sir Weetman Pearson, by a majority of 197 over the Marquis of Graham, Conservative, cldest son of the Duke of Montrose. The campaign was known as the “ladies’ battle,” because the most prom- inent figures in it were Lady Mary Hamilton, the richest woman of Great Britain, who is engaged to be married to the Marquis of Grahaum, and the young wife of Pearson. The small Liberal majority is simply due to the intense popularity in the county of Lady Mary, who appealed per- sonally to' the voters and asked them to give her as a wedding present the elec- tion to Parliament of her future hus- band. —_————— {INSURANCE AGENT GUILTY OF SLANDER Paris Representative of the Equitable Fined by a Court. PARIS, April 7.—The Correctional Tribune of the Seine rendered a deci- sion today 1n the suit for elleged slan- der and defamation of character brought by Flox Duboin, a lawyer, against Percy Pelxoto, director general in Paris of the Equitable Life Assur- ance Society of New York. The tri- bunal dismissed the complaint of defa- mation of character, but sustained the charge of slander. Peixoto was fined 3000 franes and 1 franc civil damages. The Equitable Society was declared to be responsible for the actions of jts director general. Dubein formed in the beginning of this year an association for the protec- tion of Frenchmen insured in the Equit- able. Peixoto complained to the Min- ister of Justice that Duboin was con- ducting a campalgn of calumny and blackmail. The suit just decided was the result. ———— FIVE ACCIDENTS IN ONE - DAY IS PITTVILLE'S RECORD Tree Malms Two Woodchoppers, Chops Off Sister’s Finger and lG‘" Mule Kicks 5 Mam. REDDING, April 7.—Five serious ac- cidents in one day was the record made at Pittville, twenty miles from Red- ding, Wednesday. Ambrey Vestal was seriously Injured by a kick from a mule, Michael Kenny cut part of his foot off with an ax, Vena Sykes lost her finger as a result of her sister's carelessness with an ax and two wood- choppers were malmed by'a falling iree. It was a record-breaking day. FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 1906—PAGES 29 TO PRICE FIVE CENTS. CLEVER ITALIAN BUNKOES POLICE Gets $500 From Portland Sleuths by Claiming to Know Murderer Torturiei POINTS OUT WRONG MAN ;(,‘hild of Sunny Italy Gives Oregon Detectives Lesson [ in Art of “Doing Others” SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. PORTLAND, April 7.—Detective Joe Day and Inspector of Police Bruin are holding a“season of sackcloth and ashes in this latter end of Lent. This sadness is not due to the fact that it is holy week, but because a very ordinary looking Italian has bunkoed them out of $520 and left with no trace behind. The thief catchers, when warned by Chief Dinan of San Francisco that Peter Torturici, the bay city murderer, was probably in Portland, made a search of the Itallan quarter and found a son of sunny Italy who said he was personally acquainted with Torturici, knew his hid- ing place and for a price would deliver him to the law. There was a haggle over the terms, but the Itallan stuck at $500, and the officers finally agreed to pay. Then there was the “Black Hand.” The informant must be given time to get away before summary vengeance should fall from the terrible secret order. Nothing easler. The money was placed in the bank to the credit of the informant. Fred Si- beldi was pointed out as Torturici, and | | after being kept under surveillance for a few days was arrested. In the meantime the bunko man drew the money and is now far away. Except that he i{s an Italian, Sibeldi does not in any particular resemble the sought- for Torturicl S POLICE EXCHANGE TELEGRAMS. Portland Authorities Wiil Send Photo- graphs of Their Captive. The tirst telegram received at police headduastsrs from Acting Chief of Po- Hée C. Gritzm : af Portl. was an. inquiry concerning the reward offered for infprmation leading to the arrest of Torturicl. The telegram said that there was a man in Portland ready to sur- render the missing murderer if the re- ward was for information and arrest. In response to this query Chief Dinan answered that the rewards for the ar- rest of Torturici were $250 on behalf of the State and $250 on behalf of the city. Further than this no information was received by the police until a Call rep- resentative informed the local depart- ment that Portland afternoon ~papers were printing the story of the capture of the man. Then Detective Sergeant Wren was instructed to send a telegram asking the Portland police for informa- tion concerning the capture. ‘Late yes- terday afternoon a reply came from the north which said: “We have made the arrest of Fred Sibaldi, identified by some one here as Pletro Torturicl. He does not answer @escription of your circular, and we doubt his identity, but will mail you photos tonight to see if he can be re- cognized as Pietro Torturici” In view of this dispatch the local de- partment was skeptical concerning the identity of the northern prisoner. MIZNER HALED BEFORE JUDGE Young Californian Appears in Court to Answer to a Charge of Battery SPECTAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. NEW YORK, April 7.—Wilson Mizner, who married the widow of Charles T. Yerkes and lived with her in the Yerkes palace on Fifth avenue, went to the West Side Police Court today to answer to a charge of assault preferred by Benjamin Friedman, 19 years old, a law clerk em- ployed by Edward Krug Jr., an attorney. l { Friedman was wrapped from the Adam’s | apple up in gauze strips. His eyes peered forth between slits in swathings. His left arm was in a sling. Friedman is about five feet tall and weighs probably balf as much as the young Lochinvar out of the West, who, he alleged, had asaulted him. i Magistrate Finn heard the bruised Frieaman first. It seems that Walker Hymans holds a bill of $8 against Mizner for press clippings compiled at the time when Mizner and Mrs. Yerkes were being starred “in the headlines. Alleging that MizZner would not pay the bill, Hymans put the account in the hands of Lawyer Krug, who in turn sent his clerk, Fried- man, to serve a summons on the Califor- nia gallant. : At the Hotel Seymour, where Mizner lives, Friedman Was shown to the two- room suite which Mizner occupies some- times. He knocked on the door, and in response to an invitation from inside he walked in, finding Mizner in bed. He pitched the summons on the coverlet and statted out, but he didn’t start fast enough. Mizner said to the magistrate: “This man got into my room through false pretenses. I only used force enough to eject him from my apartments.” > “Well, don't eject him so emphatically discharged.” i & e YACHTS WILL RACE ACROSS . THE PAC 0 HONOLLLL T | The Hawaiian Board of Trade has donated a Bandsome trophy for a yacht race between this city and Honolulu some time next June. expected all the crack boats on the coast will compete. Several entries have already been made and it is HANDSOME CUP IS OFFERE e D IDENTIFIES THE BLODD OF HUMANS Discovery Made by a British Sci- entist. May Render Murder Mysteries Easy of Solution. Varying Characteristics Re- vealed in Life-Giving Fluid. Special Cablegram to The Call and the York Herald. Copyright, 1906, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. LONDON, April 7.—If the conclusions of a sclentific writer in the current issue of the Monthly Review are cepted, murder mysteries of the future will be much easier of solution. The writer, Paul Uhlenhuth, announces that he has discovered a means of identify- ing dried human blood. ‘What this signifies will be apparent when it is stated that the greatest ex- perts in medical jurisprudence have hitherto held that it was impossible to ascertain definitely whether or not dried blood was that of a human being or an animal. After referring to the identification of the blood when it is fresh by the size and shape of the corpuscles Uhlenhuth goes on to say: “As we have seen, however, blood con- tains other characteristic substances, namely, albuminous materials, and should it transpire that these albuminous substances are different in various sorts of blood and should there be a methoa of proving this difference, even after the blood has dried, the difficult problem of differentiating blood would be solved— and this problem may, as a matter of fact, now be regarded as solved.” Uhlenhuth explains his system and con- tinues: “The most incontestable proof of the practical utility of the process was fur- nished by myself. The Russian Minister of Justice placed at my disposal numer- ous objects procured for criminal trials, which were bloodstains of whose origin I had no knowledge. My analysis of fifteen of these bloodstains was compared with the official records, and in every case it was found that, whether it was a question of human blood or the blood of some ani- mal, it was correct. “There was the case of a man who de- manded that an annuity be paid by the Government to a workman who was no longer capable of earning his living. stating that he was suffering from a hemorrhage. A doctor who was called in found him in a bed befouled with blood, but could discover no reason for the hemorrhage. The blood-stained sheet was forwarded to.me to be ex- amined, and I was able to ascertain that tne blood on it was that of an ox, the ‘man having obtained it from a slaugh- ter-house and poured this over himself as he lay in bed.” DAUGHTER DEFEATS FATHER AT POLLS Prevents Re-election in Or- der to Save Job for a ‘Woman Teacher. COLUSA, April 7.—The election of B%hod'rnln—held yesterday in Wash- ington District developed into a very in- teresting contest between father and daughter. J§§ was rumored that P. V. Berkey, incumbent and seeking re-elec- tion, intended to oust the present woman teacher and give the position to another. His daughter, Miss Florence, who is very friendly with the tegcher, heard the ru- and decided to frustrate her father's Miss Berkey won after a hotly ac- - HANDSOME CUP, DESIGNED BY SHREVES. WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE HAWAIIAN BOARD OF TRADE TO THE YACHT FINISHING FIRST i IN THE TRANSPACIFIC RACE NBEXT JUNE. | Fleet Leaves This City Some Time in June on Its Flying Voyage. The starting place of the race will prob- ably be Meiggs whar?. It was announced some time ago that the race would surely be held during the month of May, but this date has been postponed In order to give the Honolulu yachts a chance to ar- rive here and get Into shape before enter- ing the great contest of ocean speed. The start will be by the usual one gun, the time of all the yachts being taken as they cross the line. All yachts must be- long to some recognized yacht club and be not less than forty feet deck length. Realizsing the npecessity of liberal condi- tions, the Honolulu regatta committee, having the race in charge, places no re- sjrictions on salls carried, number of crew or as to professional sailors or navigators, ‘while the usual rules of the road will gov- ern the race. Hgndicaps have been arranged as fol- lows: An allowance of one hour per foot of length, which will be determined as fol- lows: Length of water line, plus one-half overhang, the measurements to be taken when the boat is reddy for sea with all The first trans-Pacific yacht race on rec- ord will take place from this eity to Hon- olulu some time next month. Already the event has created a great furor among the yachting fraternity all over the Pa- cific Coast and the Hawaiian Islands, and it is likely that seven or eight yachts will compete for the beautiful cup offered by the Hawaiian Promotion Committee. This cup will be finished within the next few days. It has been designed by Shreve & Co. of this city and workmen are now putting . the finishing touches to it. The cup is one of beauty, being shaped after the style of the calabash, or native Ha- walian bowl. It is to be comstructed of s0lid silver and the base will be of native ‘Hawaiifan wood, which resembles mahog- any to a certain extent. The design on the bowl is very unique. The harbor of Hawall is pictured here, and the great volcano can be seen in the distance. On the opposite side will be the picture of the winning yacht, with its name engraved underneath. The cup will cost $500. The Hawailan citizens are en- deavoring to have another cup donated | stores on board. These conditions provide for a race from Honolulu immediately fol- | a fair system of allowances. lowing. The finish of the race will be off the The yachtsmen of Hawall are pinning | famous. Diamond Head. known to every their hopes to the yacht La Paloma, com- | trayeler across the Pacific. The light- manded by Captain Macfarlane. She has | house must be abeam, and the arriving been entirely remodeled and left for this | yacht must signal by private fag. or in city several days ago. Among the other | case of an arrival by night by the burning entries will be the Lurline, Fulton G. Ber- | of a Coston signal. when within five miles ry's Nixte, James V. Coleman’s sloop Ag- | of the lighthouse. and again when the gie and the Ramona, owned by Douglas | light is abeam. ‘White. It is expected that other well- A watchman will be on duty night and known yachts will be entered within the | day at the lighthouse to time the arrival next few days. : or make flag or light acknowledgntent of MEIGGS WHARF STARTING PLACE. the signal of the approaching yacht. After The exact date of the race has not as recording and complying with the Govern- ment regulitions the yachts will proceed to the harbor. FEASTING WILL FOLLOW. The arrival of the yachts at the islands i bvassiite o e bt i o7 Continued on Page 30, Columa %