The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 18, 1906, Page 14

14 FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1906. ‘oung Peterson, Who Fired Shot m Tragedy at Jeach, Curses McAultffe for Confessing. Detectives Say Youth Who First Told Story Helped Plan Holdups M cAULIFF. and defiant. and curses for McAuliffe, for the confession he made. The pistol used in killing Mulinix has been found. and Meares, two of the boys implicated in the Beach hold-ups and murder, stoutly affirm that they had no actual part in the affair. Peterson admits firing the fatal shot and has only sneers Westwood, the fourth member of the gang, is sullen + Revolver Is Found|” by Two Boys in Debris. | WO of the boy bandits who con- fessed their part in the mur- der of Fred Mulinix te the po- lice are sorry and repentant; the other tweo remain sullen and de- fiant. The police are confident they will secure convictions in every case. >y say the way to the penitemtiary is completely paved and all that re- mains is the final action of the courta Frank McAuliffe, the lad who gave the police the informdtion that re- sulted in the ecapture of the entire gang, stoutly demles that he had a hand in the murder. He admits, how- ever, that he was implicated in the two daring hold-ups executed by the gang. He stands willing to plead guilty to these crimes amnd expects to be dealt with leniently. “Yes, I knew these fellows intend- ed to hold up peeple, and 1 helped them im two of the hold-ups,” sald MecAuliffe, “but I had nothing to do with the murder. Meares and 1 were 100 feet away when the shot was fired. We ran, and were brought back by a mounted policeman, who after- ward let us TO BE PUNISHED. WESTHWO0D pl re gel it fo. dered r men rder were few P Two of t and other two is fronted u ow up our han st anc ied with the request sisted and was killed DETECTIVE FIND PISTOL. ot two but poor er were vere approaching was fired th wk , however, within a few and Rio: nd Dow the pistol Peterson x with. The weapon days ago by two of debris at Duboce street. These lads, ank Shea, both Camp Lake, sold the Shields, a lineman. es in afternoon. Peter- r admitted hiding the debris early on the morning llowing the murder. It is a $8-cali- ed us shortly em walke followed 1 following They were | d thrown up | e evidence that d and Westwood dan and ceeded mur- wa ed the pistol over to the be- fu- weapon — 32&7’1/&/’01» 2y, v v - KAV TISRULIFFE VENTS HIS WRATH N CROCKERY. ber Iver Johnson, and was purchased by Peterson about a month ago in a hardware storé on Van Ness- avenue and Fell street. The boys were not charged yester-| Cruelty that manifested itself by the g irel ety e breaking of dishes and the making of > Weapon o Eo-|are stil st Work sop (b d threats to kill was responsible for the . ix, saying theterday Mulca Riordas, - Blach divorce granted Margaret H. from John gang he turns with the Dow visited various places and inter-| 1 Ganser by Judge Graham yesterday wear > sorrow for viewed many people. They are deter-|Mig Ganser told a story that was the wi ses the de- mined to make the cases against the|packed up by her sister, Elizabeth Wil- young criminals as strong as possible, | son of 230 Jersey. street. and until they have finished their in- not be sure of ai the members of e says: | be gation the hearing will ed in the Police Court ing allowed to see them. not and McAuliffe are still in the be| was a drinking man. She said that_he came home intoxicated one day, and after breaking all the dishes he could t was expected she would Park police station. Peterson and|),y = - y his hands on, drove her out of the the young thugs Westwood have been removed to the |y .o She fled to her sister for pro- ce spared her that | new Bush-street station, where they | o e that four are kept in close confinement, no one | Lcction and Ganser, meeting her.on the | street, slapped her and threatened to | kill her, remarking that he had a pistol. He was arrested for this attack, and ) that’s a freak shape;a‘ friends, not a freakish, garment, purse of everyone. CLOTHIERS. 70 Our Suits are of a quiet, reserved style that most men like; the prices’ are in keeping with the Gray Worsted Suits “ MILL. TO MAN?* ROW FURNISHE;| MAN, BOY AND Van Ness Avenue and ‘stylish” suit is one that pleases the wearer and the wearer’s out-of-the-ordinary %19 BROS & COo. RS AND H, CHILD ATIRRS O'Farrell Street tvie. And by “style” we mean the manner in which the material is put together. A man to be in style need not wear a suit | when searched was found to have a | revolver in his possession. Mrs. Gan- ser was allowed $25 a month alimony. Carl Rossbach, with his eldest son, | Carl, and his wife, accompanied by | Herman, the other heir of the Ross- | bach family, appeared before Judge Gra- | ham yesterday to -exhibit their chii- | dren. = His Honor cast a weary eve | upon the assembled family, whose do- mestic troubles have been retailed in his court room for many days. “Well, I am glad you have deter- mined to make up,” he suggested. “No, never can I make up with him,” responded Mrs. Rossbach. “Nice boys you have,” came from the | bench, by way of averting another nar- ration of thé family quarrels. | “Yes,” beamed the lady. . | “But for heaven's sake don’t bring | the chickens next time you visit me” | remarked the Judge, who, in his alarm, | could see all manner of experiences in | the future. “We can’t do that,” replied the prac- tical man of the house. “She sold them. That ended the dialogue and the | Rossbachs, mother, father and two sons with the strict injunction to stay away until the case has been settled. | Willlam H. Tonkins brought suit yes- | terday in the Superior Court for a di- vorce from Louisa ' Tonkin on the ground of desertion and infidelity. They were married in Vancouver, Wash., | August, 189S, and Tonkin says that Fred Arnfield is the man with whoth his wife became infatuated, . | Other divorce suits were filed as fol- lows: Emma M. Moldrup against Wil- {llam E. Moldrup, desertion; Dana L. | Nichols against Ellen L. Nichols, deser- tion. —_— H. Liebes & Co. A full line of medium price furs are now being shown by H. Liebes & Co,, 1442 Van Ness avenue. At a later date we will announce the opening day of g::‘comylete fall stock of high ‘r%de The wife testified that her husband |t | were all ushered’out of the courtroom, | TOBACGONIGTS A very clever individual attired the uniform of a soldier of Uncle Sam has been bunkoing the tobacco firms of San Francisco for several days. old but seemingly ruse he has obtained goods of the vaiue of several hundred dollars with- nt of cost to himself. This is he worked it: With an alr of authority he entered thie ofice of the wholesale tobacconist. “I have an order for tobacco for An- gel Island here,” he said, producing an official-looking document with all the earmarks and signs of red tape of an army blank; “will you please attend to it?” “Certainly,” invariably came the re- , for Governnient orders are a And then there a rush, for Uncle Sam when he ints goods wants them in a hurry. When the goods, some $300 worth, were packed, Mr. Soldier presented an order signed “John Smith” and asked that they be delivered at once. “Impossible; they cannot be sent un- til tomorrow,” said the tobacconist. “Well, then,” said the boy in blue, “as the men are out of tobacco I shall have to take some along. Just make me up a package convenient to carry.” Obligingly the tobacconist made up a package worth about $25, and with this on his arm Mr. John Smith left the stere. The next day the remainfler of the gcods were sent to Angel Island. They were received with surprise by quartermaster to whom they were ad- dressed, and who knew of no need of a renewal of such supplies. For several days tobaccos and cigars arrived at the post, and then the oificers began an investigation, which resulted in the discovery that the army of Uncle Sam was being used as an accomplice in a sckeme of robbery. ¢ Lieutenant Whitfield, the officer who discovered the crime, visited several tobacconists, and from each he received a tale of a soldier’s cleverness and a v t's-gullibility. Among the sol- Vietims was the John Bollman Company. . Lieutenant Whitfleld believes the swindler is a deserter who in some way ohtained a supply of Government blanks, p. great aid to business. wa —_— FALLS INTO A BASEMcus.—Alfred Katz, who 1s employed In wine vaults at 787 McAllls- ter street, was standing on top of a barrel on the sidewalk yesterdsy when he lost his balance an3 fell into the basement, a distunce of about twenty feet. He was taken to the Central Emergeney Hospital, where a wound in his scalp was stitehed ‘and dressed. He was also suftering from a wrenched bacl —_—— Remedy is a Tonic 5% Hur!n‘em_EYe V. Bye e the “Auto Ey i SOLDIER BUNKOES in | By an | always successful | the | |horse that had been eying the yel-| |low car with suspicion for some time. (ness when the chauffeur began to flddlel |horse's jaw. RISKS HIS LIFE TO STOP RUNAWAY. | R. P. Schwerin, Vice President Pacific Mail, | Makes Good as Hero! ESCAPES UNHURT, R. P. Schwerin, vice president and| general manager of the Pacific Mail Company, has not always been re-| garded as a popular idol, but he proved yesterday that he is game by planting himself in front of a fear-crazed run- | away horse, grabbing the lines and| bringing the animal to a standstill. | It was all over in a second and done with such good judgment that horse, buggy and Schwerin emerged from the cloud of dust without a scratch. | When Schwerin is not using his big| yellow Winton car it is kept in the | yard of the warehouse adjoining the| Pacific Mail wharf at Second and| Brannan streets. At luncheon time | yesterday the general manager's| chauffeur went to the yard to get the| automobile. Schwerin waited for him on Brannan street. In the yard, in ad-| dition to the automobile, were a num- ber of horses, attached to business buggies. Hitched to one buggy was a young| He showed signs of increased restless- around the machine, and the first bang| of the Winton’s exhaust confirmed the | horse’'s worst suspicions. The horse bolted. The unneighborly thing in the yel~] low jacket was alive and dangerous. Schwerin heard the patter of hoofs‘ and glanced into the yard in time to| see the horse making at full gallop for the gate. Brannan street was crowded at the time with stevedores | and clerks going to their midday meal, and in a second horse and buggy would | be among them. Schwerin was confilned to his bed shortly after the big fire with a severe attack of lumbago. The best evidence | of the completeness of the cure was| the agility with which he jumped at the head of that scared horse. With| the unerring grab of a trust magnate he caught the lines close under the The onward rush of the animal carried Schwerin off his feet,| but he maintained his grip on the lines and when the horse stopped in the middle of the sidewalk Schwerin was still right-side pp and unharmed. He held the horse until the offending | car was out of the way and then led| the animal back to its place in the| yard. patting it gently and whispering| soothing words In its ear. | The vice president and general man- | ager lighted a cigar withunshaking | He Had an Awful Edge On His pocket knife, but we fixed it. See | us for cutlery cutlery repairing. | Stoltz’s, cullerr and barber supplie: 1835 Fillmore, above Sutter. - CREDITORS SUE TO HAVE MEN DSCLARED BANKRUPT Actions Allege Insolvency by the Transfer of Insurance Policies | After the Fire. S. Lichtenstein, I. Goldberg and M. Scheiminskey petitioned the United States District Court yesterday to de- clare Elias Strunsky of this city an insolvent debtor. Strunsky is connect- ed with the Strunsky Wine and Liquor Company, against which the same cred- | |itors filed a similar petition about a | | week ago. They allege that Strunsky | | owes about $20,000, and that on April 20 of this year he committed an act of | insolvency by transferring to the City |and County Bank a fire insurance pol- icy of the Milwaukee Mechanics' In- surance Company with intent to prefer the bank over other creditors. | In the same court Daniel McLeod & |Co., the Friedlander Hat Company, BE. Friedlander & Sons, Zuckerman Bros. | and Newbauer Bros., merchants of San Francisco, filed a petition asking to| have K. Robinson, a merchant of Santa | | Resa, adjudged an involuntary bank- | rupt. They allege that on April 20 of | this year, with intent to hinder and| | dcfraud- his creditors, he transferred to| N. Levin and Early & Barnett a fire insurance policy of $2000 in the Aus- tin Fire Insurance Company and one of $1500 in the London and Lancashire| | the trailing reins and soon brought the “THE KIMONO HOUSE.” g IMPORTER D“lsl}icGTHER JAPANESE F. T. KURANAGA e VAN NESS AVE. AT BUSH ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. PASADENA, CAL. Pasadena Store the Largest and Hand- | TONGBEACH, CAL RVE TROOPER 15 HERD OF RESCUE, rve as master of unlimited tonnage tis allowed the Heather to run int the jetty at the mouth ‘of the Columbia River. —_—— VACAVILLE, A!iv.lv ' ’R;‘P! nrsf' ’4",:4“-_ A rapes to leave this part of the St 'f;lp‘pfl-lpb» New York Tuesday from Henr atis raneho. A. Bassford's Owen Davis, provost sergeant at the Presidio, is a hero—withal a modest one—as well as a leal and faithful sol- dier of the United States. No one ever had any occasion to question Owen Davis’' bravery, but, on the other hand, never had an opportunity arisen for hini to show the heroic quality—that is, never until Thursday evening. Then to save the life of a child, he risked his own and leaped from the back of his horse into a buggy drawn by a runaway horse. In the end neither he nor the little one suffered any harm but thevlarge number of people nea the General Hospital who witnessed the rescue all declare that had not Ser- geant Davis taken that leap at the erit- Butter and Egg Sale SATURDAY AND MONDAY. Y‘ + EGGS—Strict! best egss, 8 ical moment the life of the child would | "goy S o A8 doubtlessly have _been crushed out BUTTER—The best creamery, 2-1 Owen first noticed the runaway as| weight squares , . it passed by the post hospital. He at once put spurs to his horse and was in 134-1b square : Everybody knows what our bu hand, climbed Into the yellow car and| pot pursuit as the rrightened animal|and egg sales mean—absolutely gave the chauffeur his sailing orders:|pyssed the General Hospital, making |highest possible quality of both “The Jolly Tars! Club. | for a grove of trees. Urging his mount | JELLO—AIl flavers, 3 package 250 CREAMS—Pet' Carnation, Pi cans % HOUSEHOLD GOODS— Choice Carpet Brooms, well made Wash_ Bollers, galvanized. 4 Ironing Boards, per foot p Flour Bins, ornamented tin.....$ Wash Tubs, best galvanized WINES AND LIQUORS— Glen Livet Scotch Whisky, reg. $1.50 the rgeant galloped up alongside the buggy, rose in his stirrups and leaped The onlookers held their breath for a moement, and then it was seen that the brave trooper had alighted safe the buggy. With one hand he c t the child to keep it from being thrown out, and with the other he gathered up on .10 S0e horse to a standstill. | “hoe= - ‘The boy. whose name could not be| pors Pottled and cased in g | 1carned, lives in the Harbor View refu-| Table Claret, Sonoma Co. wine, gee camp, and went to the Presidio| - gallon bk 58 postoffice with _some other children to| Johann get the mail. While the other children | - X were in the office the little fellow | Bourbon Whisky. (Clay Co.), gal. climbed Into the buggy, which had been | All orders taken after 4 p. m. delivered left standing near by, and started the !h;‘_-;;tm:u. horse ‘with the whip. He then sat back | S: in the buggy and held on to the seat, 1101 Valencia -;;.fn‘r 22d. Phone “Spe- his grasp preventing him belng thrown | pezs woon o o 2 out as the horse dashed madly around T e W AR PR the many cormers between the DOSt-|243 Clemenmt st mear 4th ave. Phone office and the General Hospital. When dPuctic 2837 the horse was stopped the child was not the least bit excited, and chatted away to his many newly made friends about the nice ride he had taken. T R R MR H. Liebes & Co., Furriers, Announce the resumption of business at their new location, 1442-44 Van Ness avenue, near Pine street. Remodeling | of fur garments at summer rates. * arahetl o Stk Curtis’ Penalty Reduced. United States Supervising Inspector Bermingham yesterday reduced the sen- tence of revocation of license imposed by the United States Local Inspectors at Portland upon George Curtis of the lighthouse tender Heather to a s pensien of four months after July 1906, and struck off the license the in dorsement giving him the power to $8 Plates.....$4 §20 Piates...$14 SPECIAL OLD ESTABLISHED, HONEST, RELIABLE “VAN VROOM” Fillmore at O’Farrell 'PAINLESS DENTISTRY ' | | Company. i P for business. at a reasonable price of the middleman. in these columns WATCH THEM those desiring same Merle, Manager. You are cordially Grand Opening OF THE SANFRANCISCO FREE MARKET TODAY This market is now completed and ready The object of this market is to give to the wage-earner fruits, vegetables, meats and in fact every necessity and luxury of life the merchant, and save the exorbitant profit Our special sales days will be advertised Tuesdazs, Thursdazs and Saturdays We have a limited number of stalls left; office on premises and consult Mr. P. S. promenade band concert tonight, at 7. P. M. Remember the address: VALENCIA STREET Beh ..l:4th and !Eth Sts. % |l Y.dJ. CHOY Manufacture 2312 FILLMORE ST. Pattern Opening Display of Paris Models and N | York styles, Friday and Samrdgy. - | _ New skirts, sleeves and jackets. | Prince Chap coat—the newest thing. kers. Any pat- | z | | Special rates to dressma | tern cut to measure. McDowell Pattern Rooms 1215 POST ST., near Vanr Ness Ave. Scrap Iron ~ Wanted First-Class Broken Cast Scrap Wanted by MOORE & SCOTT IRON WORKS MAIN AND HOWARD STS,, S. P. HEADQUARTERS FOR FLAG POLES We have the largest and best equipped flag factory on the Pacific Coast, and a living profit to . FOR BARGAINS. call at once at our invited to attend our ‘ Emporium ‘Bakery and Restaurant Formerly 499 Ellis St., Now at 1130 Oak St., Near Devisadero MIERSCH & CLAUS.