The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 26, 1907, Page 1

ny pioneer e old Santa Fe trail. served for all time in The Sunday Call Californians came west They'll be to read how that old trail is to be VOLUME MURDER THUE Elmhurs‘;— Tragedy‘ | Revealed in Wo- man’s Vision M. A. Wilkins Accused CIT.— \O L. | v of Having Killed Wife| Mrs. M. J. Anderson Tells Story of Mystery Body of Supposed Victim Discovered in Quicklime OAKLAND, Nov. Through a woman’s dream there was brought to light last night at Elmhurst what the arrest of M. A. Wilkins on the charge of having mur- dered his wife. Put y broke down and made ons eererrely damaging S elieve will make stmonger thc g to him as the murderer. ams and sus nderson, who with he Wilkins d was garments in the told her that child would get s my wife is ke to pose as her sband t returned from Mrs. Anderson told request Wilkins had | her to do as she was what the mystery Anderson accompanfed Wilkins . however, refused to e papers until she was tified day later, while eighbors, Mrs. Anderson d be selling at she had ai borhood th his WILKINS IS ATTENTIVE apparently a cold blooded |reuted rder, the discovery of the| iy of 2 woman buried un- it r five feet of quicklime and |, d of $100 f her pet horse, which di n the sweat box Wilkins| "¢ o o3 DEY Docsa,: whith misep o} hain of circumstantial evidence | woman. | escaped from tigation and dis- | Glana. sent 1o San Franclsco for trial, Page 2 € wert| EDITORIAL Army s0d navy lobbying. Page 8 One great optimist club. Page 8 | Why they abuse Roosevelt. Page 8 Tributary to Alta Californla, Page 8 { the interests of depositors. Page 12 Trial of Tirey L. Ford to be resumed Monday, when the ‘‘epecial bolidays” will be com- | menced Page 12 | alleged breach of promise and gives up guardian- | SUBURBAN M. A. Wilkins of Elmburst arrested on charge of baving murdered his wife and buried the Fgome papers | ‘ i E0'E | SPORTS | | me time Wilkins' attentions e marked. He hovered p sor the time, not her to go out of his ngh!‘ e ried over her pre ted to keep away from not let her. he ground could speak,” t , “you would know a secret.” res days ago Mrs. Anderson re- to her bed after her husband left re morning and dreamed ch brought about the I dreamt,” she sald, “that Wilkins asked me to pose as his wife and when ¥ refused he threatened to kill me. In dream T heard him say: ‘If you t do as I tell you I will kill you, [ killed my wife’ With that he took up the carpet in the room and I a grave in which was a dead her arms crossed on . her dor aw ar st eaming, she awoke and found 'Wil- he Saidt | | | | imate lightweight champion boxer. Kansas cycldne. some amusing pictures, in is one of the | funniest stories ever written around a | You will find it, with The Sunday Call INDEX OF THE NEWS TODAY WVEATHER CONDITIONS YESTERDAY—West wind; cloudy; maximum rature, 62; minimum, 50. FORECAST FOR TODAY. dy; probably 1; fresh southeast wind. Page 11 b aincko ous| [AUST TRIES 10 GORNER “= STOBKS Holiday Today Y proclamation of Governor James N. Gillett today is de- | c'ared a legal holiday in California. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH EASTERN Thirteen Itslians perish in New York tenement house fire. Page 4 tors trying to secure control of domes- gu sbipping in order to cinch the in supplying coal for Page 3 United States supreme court renders decision leaves loopbole * for Chinese. to enter Page 4 fight the Standard oll-Harriman in- roxies in Illinols Central will be settles dispute between ides disposition of federal ple a by fipping coln and holding a Page 4 listening to the reading of a hypo- question of 13,000 words Dr. William on sas Mrs. Bradley was insane when she ed for ator Brown. Page 5 svesant Fish's motion to release Mutual life's interests in Illnois Central from operation | of ction granted by Judge Ball. Page 4 ent among bankers of big citles (o re- ment of currency in few days reported Page 5 n ministers of New York protest elimination of Christ songs and excr- Agree 1 public schools. Page 6 FOREIGN Moorish tribesmen attack French camp and are ith a loss of 1,200 killed. Page 11 COAST ada mining men accuse smelter trust of ng to secure comtrol of the financial | fon. Page 1| 's confession reveals existence of schiool mgtn ymen in Los Angeles. Page 1 dals paint vulgar poetry in red on ‘famous lnduurl. at Mount Wilson. Page 6 Betsy R. Braden, aged 78, and rich, will marry Hsrry Andrews, aged 82, in Santa Cruz. Page 4 | Eleanor Gates, Los Angeles writer, offers re- peared a year ago. Page 6 | Death of Indisn women st San Juan Capls- ‘ trano wbo was baptized in the mission 117 "Ql\‘!‘ ago Page 6 | Party of '17 suffers from frost bites during 52 bours’ journey on the Delta river. Page 6 Robert H. Bell deserts sick wife in Las An geles and fiees eastward with an Oakland Page 11 C. 0. Weekly, alias T. L. Stevenson, held for embezziement In Los Angeles, confesses that he the state roformatory In In- Page 6 Police Ohief Carroll of San Jose trails stolen anto by patch on tire and captures man, who fs Kleinschmidt by gulleless coroner, says 3 Page 1 nant Thomas A. Jones, quartermaster at r, to be tried on charges of perjury and sccepting gifts from contractor. Page 13 Two masked men make an early raid on office of Brookiyn hotel, bind the clerks, and rifle stamp drawer. Page 18 Corporal Jerry Dioan Is suspended by Chief of Police Biggy pending trial on charge of per- ry. Page 9| Baok commission will suggest changes in the | law with the view of safeguardiig more closely Explosion of gas in the home of Mrs. Philip Lansdsle in Broadway causes great excitement | in fashiopsble residence section. Page 16 | Tom Lonergan, late boodling supervisor, goes back to bis old job as driver of a bakery wagon. . Page 16 Dr. Willism A. McEnery is sued by nurse for ship of belress, Miss McLaughlin. Page 16 body in quicklime; discovery brought about Special Policeman White killed by masked rob. bers in Oakland saloon. Page 1 Miss Selina Hall identifies man police hold us one who attacked ber and was bested by blows from her umbrells. Page 7 Women of West Oakland home will give doll sbow to provide Christmas presents for 200 little charges. Page 7 Western Pacific engineers say tralns will be running over mew read within & year. Page 7 Alameda county treasury in good condition snd employes will mot be laid off as bad ieen in- tended. Page 7 Five jufges of superfor court meet, but fail to decife 2s to import of the new bLollday law. Page 7 People’s water company of Oakland developing large artesian water auxillary supply. Page 7 Montgomery and W. B. Carey are assigned top weight for Thanksgiviog bandicap. Page 11 Good Rugby match looked for when Santa Clara college and Barbarian tesms clash on Thursday. Page 10 F. Neugent breaks an Emeryville track record, wining a five furlong sprint easily in the fast time of :59 1-5. Page 10 Sertes of lectures on the automobile may be | given during the winter. Page 11 Joe Gans says Paekey McFarland is the logit- Page 11 Wagering op the coming Sullivan-Kaufman go opens at even movey. Page 10 Twenty-three layers quote odds under the ew betting system at New Orlesrs. Page 10 AMUSEMENTS Fritzi Scheft makes hit with big audience in “Mlle. Modiste” at Van Ness theater. Page 6 LABOR The union printers make special provisions to care for members in distress. Page 9 MINING Trading light on mining exchange, but the msrket bolds up and closes steady. Page 15 MARINE 3 The use of oil to calm the waves during a three day burricane saves the whaling bark John and Winthrop from' being pounded to destruction by the sea. Page 11 SOCIAL After a year in New York Mr. and Mrs. Jobn B. Casserly.apd children will return % San l | | the Pacific | Page 4| 'Mining Men Accuse | Smelter Kings of Plot Sharp Advance Made in Rates for Ore Treaiment Returns Not to Be Made for Sixty ’ Days Nevada Is Discriminated Against, Say Operafors SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL | LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25. It is the belief of many prom- {inent Nevada mining men, scores of whom make Los Angeles their headquarters, that the recent announce- ment of the smelter trust as to the conditions under which it would handle Nevada ores is the | first step in a colossal conspiracy absolutely to control the financial situation. The statement is freely made in places where mining men con- gregate here that a coribination exists between the smelter trust and the Standard oil company by which it hopes to secure control of the entire mineral output in the west and thus in time dominate the financial situation. The announcement referred to was | made in Denver several days ago. "It was to the effect that by reason of| the financial stringency the smelter | trust would treat no ores from Nevada | except under the stipulation that re- | turns would not be made for 60 days. At the same time a sharp advance was made in the rates charged for treating such ores, this being the third time | that the rates ha\'e. been advanced. COLORADO NOT INCLUDED To the owners of Nevada mines which | have been producing in the aggregate more than a million dollars a week in gold this declaration by the American smelting company created some sur- prige, but when it was learned that the same rules would not be applied to the mines in the Colorado district, the mine owners began casting about for a solu- tion of the problem. This is the solu- tion which most of them believe to be correct: The American smelting company, a Standard oil corporation, is trying to stop the supply of gold from all sources that the Standard does mot control; it owns most of the big gold producing mines in the Colorado district and is therefore able to regulate the supply from that source; with' the available supply of gold cornered in New York it may be possible, {f the present plan succeeds, to force others who must have gold to come to whatever terms it may desire to dictate. The action of the smelter trust has had an instantapeous effect upon the Nevada mining stocks, and today on the Los Angeles-Nevada mining exchange sales were the smallest in the history of the organization. CORNER IN GOLD SOUGHT “There is only one logical deduction to be made from_ this action of the trust,” sald Secretary Herron of the stock exchange today. “They have vir- tually made it impossible for Nevada mines to market their products. What they seek to do is to control the visible supply of gold, and if ‘they succeed in that it will be an easy matter for them to control the gold supply of the coun- try. The only solution-is the building of independent smelters, but that would take time and in the meantime an op- portunity will be afforded them to buy up stocks at low figures, for this step will cause a decided drop in prices of all stock e e e TWO MEN ROB A BANK BLOOMINGTON, IIl, Nov. 25.—Two men entered the State bank at Clinton at the closing hour this afternoon, held up the president and cashier with revolvers, knocked down the colored porter and escaped with all the money in sight, e S LA NO HOLIDAYS IN NEVADA CARSON, Nev., Nov. 25.—Governor Sparks has issued a proclamation de- claring that there will be no snbm Continued on Page 2, Middle Column 3 | Francisco for visit of several weeks. Page 8 holidays in this state. Miss Blanche Kerfoot, whose story of relations between herself and Frank Bellows [ and Harry Kleinschmidt is considered by officials to have welded together their chain of evidence. At her side is R. M. Peck, who accompanied Bellows near to the spot where he died. Below is Harry Kleinschmidt, accused of slaying Bellows, who is held in jail pending the filing of a formal charge or his possible indictment by the Alameda county grand jury. This is the first published vhotograph of the unfortunate girl in the case. Oakland Officer Shot| by Masked Thugs George White Killed in Sixth Street Saloon by Two Men OAKLAND, Nov. 26.—George White, a special policeman, was shot and in- stantly killed by two amasked high- waymen, who attempted to hold up the saloon of Hennings brothers at Sixth and Alice streets shortly after midnight this morning The two. robbers flt\:m the saloon fromn a side door. Geul‘ge Koehler, the bar tender, and Willlam Bacon, & customer, were standing at the bar. Each robber carried two revolvers. The occupants of the saloon threw up their hands on the order and the largest of the masked men was preparing to go through the cash register when ‘White, who was in uniform, entered | casually from a rear room, not know- ing that a robbery was in progress. {Both robbers immediately opened fire. White and him One An- Half a dozen shots were fired. fell on the second or third one the last shots were poured Into as he lay on the barroom boor. bullet tore through his chest. other broke his arm. the door on Alice street, across to the opposite sidewalk and on down to Sev- enth, where they disappeared around a corner. A good description was secured of the murderers. One was large, the other small. Both wore dark clothing and black derby hats. Blue polka dot handKerchiefs tied over the lower por- tions of their faces served as masks. Every detective available was imme- diately sent out on a round of the sa- loons of the meighborhood, but no trace of the men could be found. SE s TG EASTERN PENNY PAPERS FORCED TO RAISE PRICE Increased Cost ;of White *Paper Affects Many. Dailies in This Country and Canada SPECTAL DISPATCH TO THE OALL NEW YORK, NevV, 25.—Increased cost of white paper is foroing many pub- lishers of -1-cent newespapers to raise the prices of their publications. Thus the Free Press and the News of Detroit have given notice of an advance from 1 to 2 cents, to take effect December 1. The News and Chronicle of Perth:Am- boy, N. J., have made a similar an- nouncement. All the newspapers in Joliet, TIl., have jumped their prices from 5 cents a week to 1Q cents. The Indianapolis Morning Sta® hereafter will charge 2 cents for its daily and 15 cents a week instead of 10 cents for the daily and Sunday editions. A similar raise has been made by the Terre Haute (Ind.) Star and the Muncie (Ind.) Star. Re- ports multiply that papers in several of the large cities contemplate ad- vances in price before or after the New Year. In Montreal, Quebec, Le Presse and TLa Patrie have advanced the price of their special Saturday editions from 1 cent to 2 cents. TAFT'S TRAIN HAS NARROW ESCAPE FROM OPEN SWITCH Employe Discovers It in the Nick of Time and a Disastrous Wreck: Is Averted KRASNOYARSK, Siberia, Nov. 25— It was learned here today that the train on which Secretary Taft and his party are travellng over the trans- Siberian rallway from Vladivostok to Moscow had a narraw escape from be- ing wrecked yesterday at Chita. A switch in front of the Taft train was open when it should have been shut, and an employe discovered this only a minute pefore the train passed. He closed the switch and kept it on the proper rails. Had the train been thrown into the siding It would have crashea into a number of freight cars, ‘| operate. School for Thugs The two murderers ran out through | SC1o0 | taught the hold up and burglary games | taking others’ money by force or other- | son were found skeleton keys, a mask {and two revolvers. = the Angel City Young Htghwayman Says He Received Instructions in Holdup Art SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL LOS ANGELES, Nov.: 25.—That of robbery, where men a are and carefully instructed in the art of | wise, exists in Los Angeles was brought | to light today by the- confession of | William Roesler. Roesler is a Los Angeles boy, who has always borne a good reputation:| He was arrested in Chester place while he was concealed behind a tree walting for a victim* An officer crept up behind him and -had him covered before he could draw hls revolver. On his per- He was identified later by the victim of a recent holdup. In fact, when arrested he was wearing an’ overcoat’ he had stolen at the point of a gun. Roesler told the police today that, be-’ ing out of work, he became’desperate. The ease with: which: highwaymen worked appealed to him and he met a party of ‘men in an East First’street house and they instructed:him how-to Speaking of the leader of this school of crime Roesler said: & “He told me lots'about'it, 'and sald ‘ that” there were other men.who could instruct me. He-showed: me how to hold my gun on a man and;search him at the same time. He:explained how T could put my victim at my mercy by startling him. We nucticed over and over again, just to “see that T had the system down right. He.was the robber first and T was the victim,'and he would jump from behind the door and com- mand me to hold up my hands. Then it was my turn to play robber. “I.got a revolver and started out to search for a victim. I remembered my instructions to take a man by surprise and not let him,figure out who you are, and so, instead of trailing some likely looking candidate, I went to a dark spot on Maple avenue and walited. Say, ft was so easy I hated to do it. Two men came along the walk and I decided to take the first one. I stepped out quickly in front of him and put my revolver-in his face. I didn’'t want to say much and he did all the talking. He put his hands out frem his body and told me to take whatever I could find on him.” The boy confessed two other holdubs and three burglaries. "He siys he will plead guilty when his case comes up. — UNITED STATES BUYS MORE GOLD “LONDON, Nov. 25.—The United States purchased practically all of the £650,- 000 in gold offered in the open market ‘today. The price was % lower at 77s “lila. iTs Paderewski Victim - of “Feminphobia?” Great Pianist Is Said o Be Suffering From Fear of the Gentler Sex SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL CHICAGO, Nov. 25.—Is Ighace J. Pad- erewskl really suffering from “femin- phobia™? womankind? and is such an afiction | compatible with the musical tempera- ment? Men musical affairs prominently in Chicago sald “No" twice when these questions were put | to them today. The Inquiry_concerning the greased lightning pianist resulted . from the sending of a dispatch ‘from Washing- ton. * According to ‘this message, Pad- erewski was suffering from fear of women. . It'is a form of the neurasthe- nia, according: to;the dispatch, with | which the pianist had been.afflicted un- til'recently. His managers say he has recovered i from the‘disease, but “this one symptom ‘remains. + “Paderewsk! is a perfectly sane man —t00 'sanes to- be afflicted with any such nonsensical weakness,” said- Dr. F. Ziegfeld. — TRAIN FALLS FROM BRIDGE BARCELONA, Spaln, Nov. 25.—wAn express train from Valencla, with many passengers on.board, fell from a bridge into the water below the outskirts of this clty-today. - Sixteen persons were killed"and 22 injured. —_— BUYS SILVER AT 38812 CENTS WASHINGTON,: Nov.. 25.—The treas- ury department today purchased 300,000 ounces of silver at 58.812 cents per fine ounce, 200,000;ounces to be delivered at Denver and 100,000 at New Orleans. Is he In mortal fear of all| connected with | “TAST VI HAY” S REDJEST Kleinschmidt Asks Destruction of Vital Link {Suggests That Coroner Do Away With Evidence | Accused’sVerbosity Stops With Hour of Encounter {Habeas Corpus Writ fo Be Passed Upon Friday If Harry G. Kleinschmidt killed Frank Bellows, the man whom he most hatgd, he fol- |lowed the crime with a move that is rarely made by des- perate men, and then only by the most cunning, the coldest blooded murderers. Imme- diately after Bellows” myste- rious death in the lot the Kleinschmidt home in Clare- mont, Berkeley, Kleinschmidt stigated Deputy Coroner Charles H. Jamieson to destroy the most adjoining in~ vital link in exhibitory evidence that might have connected a slayer with his victim—the vial containing the cyanide of potas- sium which was supposed to have caused Bellows' death. He also caused the guileless Jamieson to make way with the poison stained clothing ot the deceased. CORONER DESTROYS EVIDENCE Jamieson was obedient to the wishes of the college student, who Is now ac- cused on information and belief of the murder of Bellows on the night of July 26 last. That information was given last | evening by Deputy District Attorney | Philip M. Carey, who has been assisting | District Attorney Everett Brown in the Kleinschmidt prosecution. It has been the ory of the most diabolical crimes that the criminal has | gone brazenly to the front and dene | something that would make him con- | spicuous In the Investigation. It is the milder malefactor that goes to cover. | The fact that the accused college student took the step to have evidenca | it an Incriminating nature removed | is one of the strongest links in the | people’s case. It is the principal con- nection that can be traced between Kleinschmidt and the affairs of Bellows | after the latter had dled. So far the | evidence shown has been concerned | with the relations of the two men be- h | fore the tragedy. | LACKS LINK IN CHAIN The district attorney’s office admits that it is now lacking the crucial part of the circumstances surrounding the death, for it has no testimony to show that Kleinschmidt and Bellows engaged in any strugsgle on the evening of July 26 Until Friday afterncon there is apt to be little movement made that will be visible to the public. At that tims an application for a writ of habeas corpus will be heard before Superior Judge Harris of Alameda county, the alternate writ having been secured | yesterday from the district ¢ourt of ap- | peals and made returnable befors the Alameda county judge. The attorneys for the defendant, Liy Church . and Colonel Brewton Hayne, who are both prominent before Impertinent Question No. 26 Why Can’t You Manage Yourl | Wife? Husband ? 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