The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 17, 1906, Page 1

THE WEATHER. “or San Francisco and vicinity: Cloudy Friday; fog in morning; brisk west wind. T i BLI vy Qe\ga;rgfi —‘s_cgo/oj/—a JLalifornia ead of it in the Sunday Call SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1906. Youth Who Was Kidnaped Is Held For Ransom| 4 | A WA L H WIFE D HIMGELF, E. H. Sanderson, a Resident of Los Angeles, Murders Spouse With Razor THEN USES BLADE ON OWN THROAT In 2 Demoniacal Frenzy He Carves Body of Woman and Drags It About House AL DISPATCH TO THE - CALL. Aug. 1 g (Women ~ Say - Cornyn | Tried to Get Money for Return of Boy. ORTIMER H. CO year-old boy a tween or messenger for n t hat is be- Snils Seiz- gang of tha e he dragged ¢ the police to rl Jackso 1314 Oc- the dis- “sweaf- dquarters s of the , were drawn all knowledge reabouts, but own peculiar ted was h vesterday pol he names of two r gang, one a colored y He den at from him. Ja explain his resorted to became to 1sid- t he was captured at the Jackson know. 2lly strong and busi- esterday afternoon through ffairs were being locked after by lertness of Policeman Frank L t ’ na E was taken to po- Sanderson was a daughter of he was Rose, a noted breeder of Ivey, who | has working At first the lad was defiant, but later di- ulged to the police the names of two hs who are supposed to belong the gang. d who aided the youthful messenger awning a diamond ring and shared proceeds with him This ring be- longed to the boy’s mother. Before been se. One of these is a colored the news of the disappear- ance of their son reached.the Jacksons g Cornyn appeared at the house sked many questions concerning He wanted to know when and the lad worked, how much he got and when he was paid ain he called upon Mrs. Jackson in the evening when their son failed Miss Foster Thrown From Her Carriage in Ross Valley. Special Dispateh to The Call. AN RAFAEL, Aug. 16.—Miss Anna Foster, daughter of A. W, Foster, the Cali Northwestern and North Shore railroad and Miss Middleton, daughter of John Middleton, Francisco real estates.agent, were thrown from a lay. They escaped seriolis injury, but were Miss Foster was-driving a spirited team in Ross Valley obile and a hissing steam engine appeared at the same time. took fright, bolted and overturned the carriage. The young were thrown to the road, but bravely made light of the accident and the way to the Lagunitas Country Club, where they arrived in ep a dinner engagement. he horses took fright Miss Foster seemed to have them under when the wheels of the carriage struck the bank. The - vehicle over, pinning Miss Middleton under the seat. It then turned a e, releasing her and pinning Miss Foster under the seat. The s came to their assistance and released Miss Foster from her able position. e young ladies shook the dust off their clothes, and after a rough of their injuries concluded that it would not do to disappoint. ttled without any com- s ends at the Lagunitas Club. Miss Middleton's face was badly scratched, and she and Miss Foster received several bruises from the fall. PULAJANES FEEL AENGING ARM ? { Soldiers of Uncle Sam| Movement to Put an End to SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. that strong repressive meas- is district is inhabited by the Pull-i fantry under Lieutenant James, killing pany of the Twenty-fourth Infantry,| killed several and captured seventy- | ary to inflict the same punlsh- The island of Levte appears to be Force of Natives Routed in aSharp Engagement With| MANY TRIBESMEN the Outbreak in Leyte for All Time Is Begun ANILA, Aug. |.~ {I ceived here today indicate| ures are being enforced in the northern part of the island of Leyte. | janes, the tribes which recently fell! upon a detachment of the Eighth In-f him and four of his men. It is report- °d that Lieutenant Sweeny, with a com- s bad a sharp encounter with a band of natives which he met there. He ir. It was said after the killing Drj nant James that it might be| 1ent upon the Pulajanes as was meted out to the Dajos. practically under martial law. northern part has been divided into | three military districts in order to fa- cilitate fleld operations. Brigadier Gene parties are watching the of any considerable number ves in one place is reported. After the ambushing of the detach- {na | | [raent under Lieutenant James, Gover-| | nor General Ide went to Leyte and con- [ferred with the military authorities | there. Plans were devised to stamp out | the lawlessness of the Pulajanes and | other tribes.. Until news of Lieutenant Sweeney's éncounter was received, all reports from Brigadier General Lee in- | dicated comparative quiet among the | Pulajanes. . The Lukban brothers, who were sen- | conspiring to overthrow -the govern- preme Court of the Philippine Islands. Vincente Lukban and his brother, Cayetano Lukban, were arrested in 11904 and tried and convicted for con- and organize an insurrection. They | were sentenced on April 20, 1504 Vin- cente Lukban was an active leader of | the insurgents in the island of Samar in 1900 and Cayetano, his brother, was {at one time secretary of the Filipino | revolutionary junta at Hongkong. Both | have been regarded by the authorities as troublesome characters and Vincente | has been accused of inciting the Ba- | 1angin and other atrocities. + to return home and inquired for Carl. Barly Wednesday morning he asked | whether the boy had come home and | then began making his proposals for | a ransom. | To Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Mary White,, a friend of the family, Cornyn declared that Carl would be returned unhurt if money was paid. When asked if the boy was hurt or dead, he an- swered: “Oh, nothing like that.” | Cornyn said that he last saw Carl at | the Central Theater Monday night. He | denied point blank the statements of the women concerning his visits and .the conversations that ensued. He admit- ted, however, that he had asked Mrs. Jackson for money, although it was the | second time he had met her. After a | long session In the sweatbox the boy was taken to his home by Fontana, but | will be kept under survefllance. He | lives with his father and mother at 53 Tremont avenue. ST.JOHN MOUNTAIN aPLIT ON SIDE. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. WILLOWS, Aug. 16.—Hunters and cattle men have discovered this sum- mer many changes in the mountains along wel River and in the stream it- These are all supposedly due to | the quake of April 18. Some stockmen | have just found a huge opening in the | side of St. John Mountain, one of the loftiest peaks of the Coast Range, lying near the boundary line between Glenn and Lake counties. The crevasse varies from ten to fif- teen feet in width and its depth is un- measurable, as huge stones thrown into it have been heard striking the sides for eight or ten seconds and no sound of the bowlders hitting bottom could be heard. It is a constant menace to the large cattle interests having their center in this immediate neighborhood. e self. 16.—Advices re- | % ral Lee is in command and troops | ge force have been sent there.| nts of the tribes and the pres- | of | | 2| tenced to five years' imprisonment for | kidnaped | ment, have been acquitted by the Su-| mpted 10| spiring with Gomez Ricarte to incite| From the Confession QPPOSITE the Beach Gavern we saw. a man and woman sitting on a bench. of Fred Peterson: PRICE FIVE CENTS. W estwood stuck the gun in front of their faces and McAuliffe went through the man’s pockets. He got $5. WE saw Mulinix and bis lady friend on a bench. Westwood said it was my turn to hold the gun. When I eried ““Hands Up!’’ HCulinix made a rush at me and I shot bim. I WAS drunk from whisky Westwood gave me. After I shot I looked around and saw the others run- ning. I turned and ran too, never stopping to search the man I shot. [ad, Still n His Teens, Confesses T hat He Murdered Mulinix. NN SSONSSNNNNG Three Companions Admit PSSENGERS SHVEL 31 ENGINEER, SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. REDWOOD CITY, Aug. 16.—Prompt action on the part of the engineer of Southern Pacific northbound passenger train No. 30 this evening saved hun- dreds of commuters, homeward bound, from possible injury or death. As it was the train crashed into a horse and wagon which stood on the track just below the station here. A wheel of the Tacoma Milling Com- pany’'s wagon had become wedged be- tween the rail and guard. The driver, Robert Fox, seeing the train approach- ing, jumped from the vehicle and warned the flagman at the crossing. The engineer of the train saw the dan- ger too late to come to a full stop and threw on a full head of steam, killing the horse immediately and demolishing the wagon. Had the train struck the ob#truction at a moderate speed the engine would have been derailed, with consequent injury to the erowded cars attached. —_— President’s Son Visits Seth Bullock.' DEADWOOD, S. D., Aug. 16.—Kermit Roosevelt with his young friend John Heard arrived here today for a visit with - Captain Seth "Bullock, United States Marshal. They will take an overland trip by way of Belle Fourche to President Roosevelt's old ranch near Medora, N. D.. BRMELY BATTLES WITH A THIEF Lizzie Brown, a domestic employed in the home of Dr. W. B. Lewitt at 2620 California street, engaged in a des- perate hand-to-hand conflict last night with a burglar who attempted to gain entrance ‘to the house. Woman and thief fought like demons, rolling over on the floor of the kitchen, and the brave woman would have succumbed to the thug’s blows but for the timely ar- rival of Dr. Lewlitt, who cov-red her assailant with a pistol and turned him over to the police. Miss Brown heard a noise on the back porch about 10 o'clock and, going downstairs, opened the back door. The would-be burglar pounced upon her, and a struggle ensued. The woman gave vent to a succession of screams, which brought Dr. Lewitt to the scene. him on the head to compel him to re- him on the head to comple hir to re- lease his hold on the frightened wom- an backed him up into a corner and covered -him with his revolver. At the park police station the pris- oner gave the name of Robert E. O'Neil. He is believed to be an East- ern thief. Miss Brown became prostrated after her encounter with the burglar and will be confined to bed for several days. _—— Sultan’s Mood Favors Prisoners. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 16.—The Sultan has ordered the release of all prisoners in the empire who have com- pleted two-thirds of their sentences, as a mark of gratification for the recovery of his health. They Were With Prisone — OUR wayward youths, not one of whom has yet at- tained his nineteenth year, boldly admitted to the po- lice authorities last night that they held up and mur- dered Fred Mulinix on the Ocean Beaéh boulevard last Sunday night. The lad who fired the fatal shot says he was selected for the task and has no regrets for his awiful crime. The names of the boys are Fred Peterson, William Meares, Walter Westwéod and Frank McAuliffé. They are all residents of this city. One after the other told his story to Chief of Police Di- nan, Captain Gleeson and the detectives. All save Mec- Auliffe admitted they committed the hold-up on the speed- way the night of the murder and the hold-up on the boule- vard on the previous evening. They also admit each crime was carefully planned. Not one of the youthful quartet seems to realize that his days of freedom are at an end. The gravity of their terrible crimes does not appear to them. They look their questioners straight in the eye and smile the smile of a hardened criminal and answer every query without hesita~ tion, never seeking to conceal a single detail. First Clew of Murderers’ Identity. For several days past the detectives have been on the trail of the four young desperadoes. Slowly but surely the minions of the law weaved the web of condemning evi- dence round the lads. The admissions of one resulted in the eapturing of the other three. Their confessions com- plete the work of the detectives and it remains for the courts to decide the fate of four of the most desperate young criminals who ever planned a bloody deed. The capture of the youths was perfected by Policeman Black of the park station. Black remembered seeing Mc- Auliffe in the vicinity of the ocean beach on several occa- sions. He communicated his information to the Chief of Police, and on Wednesday morning at 1 o’clock Detectives Mulcahy and Reardon took the boy into custody near his home, Twenty-fourth and Point Lobos avenues. The police authorities tried to keep this arrest from the public. McAuliffe was booked as “Harry Wilson,” but was identified by Black. When sweated by the detectives he confessed he was near the scene of the crime and di- vulged the names and haunts of his three companions. The detectives had little difficulty in finding the three youths. Yesterday morning at 11 o'clock Westwood was arrested@t Van Ness avenue and O’Farrell street. Later in the day Peterson and Meares were taken into custody at Buckman’s railroad camp, Seventh and ] streets, wherg both were employed for several days. Youths Make Full Confession of Crime. Each youth was taken before the Chief and the detect~ ives and each made a clean breast of the entire affair, save McAuliffe. When cross-questioned, the boys ‘stuck to their original stories, never varying a detail. McAuliffe is the only one who does not own up to the crime. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 2y R