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"1 A great many poems have been' written'
on San Francisco's disaster, but it is
doubtful if anything that -has . appeared
equals^ in real magnificence the poem
which will be found on the front page of
The Sunday Call
VOLUME CL— NO. 29.
OFFER BLOOD TO
SAVE LIFE OF
DYING MAN
For Reward of $2500 Two
Prisoners Declare They
Would Make Sacrifice
VOLUNTEER TO RISK
DEATH BY POISONING
Transfusion From Arteries
Agreed Upon to Prevent
Ravages of Deadly Virus
OAKLAND, Dec 28. — To stake one
man's life SRalnst that of another,
dying; from blood poisoning, /with a
purse of 92500 In sold as the reward
to him Trho would make the sacrifice,
vras the dramatic climax today in an
effort to save from Impending: death
David P. MeWnde, a prominent young
attorney of this city, whose life is
slowly ebbing at Fabioia Hospital.
Only the decision of skilled physi
cians prevented the move by which a
man was to take the risk of 100 to 1
that he would not survive the self
• chosen sacrifice of blood transfusion.
John Thomas, a prisoner soon to be
discharged from the City Jail, was the
volunteer. And. strangely enough, a
second man, a , cellmate of Thomas,
I Lee Hayes, also offered himself in the
struggle against the insidious virulent
poison -with which the suffering patient
had been Inoculated.
OFFER OF LIFE BLOOD
The offer meant that Thomas should
submit himself as trie subject for a
transfusion of blood and allow the
healthful flow from Jjra own arteries to
be pumped into the veins of the dying
man. In order to supply the life fluid
which might destroy the poisonous bac
teria coursing by millions in the pa
tient's own vitiated circulation.
There was the great danger to be
considered that the man who would
make the sacrifice would be inoculated
from the patient, and the physicians
strongly emphasized this risk .to
Thomas and Hayes.
Thomas was selected at the outset
for the operation.; "Aigiiarajilefc of.im-,
m unity from all responsibility in the
event of his death was signed by the
willing subject, who declared himself
ready to risk his existence for a chance
to win the $2500 in gold that had been
offered to him by the friends of the
patient.
PLIX IS ABAXDOXED
But after these arrangements had
been complied the physicians decided
that McWade could not- be benefited,
and bo the test was abandoned, for the
day, at least.
McWade's condition grew so serious
last night that, after consultation, Dar
win C de Golla, his law partner, de
cided to. make a heroic: effort to ac
complish something for the stricken
man. The transfusion .' of blood plan
was determined upon and De Golia
started out with the coin to find a
man In good health who would make
the sacrifice. His search led him to the
City Prison, where two of the Inmates,
Thomas and Hayes, were chosen. Dr.
S. H. Buteau and Dr. O. D. Hamlin ex
plained what was desired and empha
sized as strongly 1 as they could the
danger should there be a flow of blood
back from'the patient to the subject.
TWO MEXVOLUXTEER
Tou say there is 12500 in it?" queried
Thomas.
"Yes, the money will be paid you as
soon as the operation is concluded," re
plied De Golla.
Til take the char.cc for that amount
of money," declared Thomas.
••So will L" echoed Hayes.
Then came further medical confer
ence. Later Dr. Buteau explained as
follows why the operation had been
abandoned:
"Microscopical examination of the pa
tient's blood showed a large number of
corpuscles, which are the destroyers of
the bacteria. These were formed artlfl-;
dally — not by natural process. After
completing our plans we reconsidered
them and decided that to introduce
fluid from the proposed subject's ar
teries might reduce the bacteria-fight
ing quality of the patient's blood and
not accomplish the desirM result. This
decision was reached after several con
ferences, therefore the operation neces
sary to transfuse the blood will not be
attempted. The men who had expressed
a willingness to submit knew that they
were taking an almost fatal chance."
McWade's condition resulted from In
fection In a slight wound in his neck.
He started on a huntlng^trlp a week
ago today. A pimple bothtVed him and
he pricked it with a penknife, but, not
being relieved* be opened it a second
time. McWade continued on hi s * trip,
but was taken ill ' and returned earl y
this week to: Oakland.'^TTis entire sys
tem was poisoned when he arrived. : Dr.
Buteau sent him to the hospital. The
physicians have been unable - to . check
the- deadllness of the polson,_and]Mcr
Wade's condition has grown gradually
worse. BHaßat : _ -Jaßs^
COUVT BOXrS 3 ELECTION VALID
PARIS, Dec. 28.— The • Chamber- of
Deputies today decided that the latest
"election of Count Boni de Caitellane to
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHOSE TEMPORARY SO
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29/1906
WEATHER ; COXDITIOXS . 1
YESTERDAT — Clear; west wind; maximum
temperature, -66; minimum temperature, 45. ,
FORECAST FOB TODAY— Fair; . UgUt ' north
wind. ' ' .-,'.'. Fx^a 7
EDITORIAL.
Apology Is about due from the Chronicle for
story of theft of million from relief fund.; P.' B
The "car famine" h*s' been advanced to 'the
dignity of a popular mystery..: ','. Ba.R«S
Alaska's needs are ' not . many, but they: are
of the highest importance .to the . people Jof that
Territory. . '};'''- ",-....;.- Pa*« 8
Secretary Metcalfg neglect of his duty to ex
amine both sides of Japanese question obvious*
from his report" : . ' '" •\u25a0"","\u25a0. '* -•' "Paye S
It is not clear why Japan should undertake to
double the size of its army at this particular
time.
GRAFT SCAXDAL f .
Judge Dunne * grills > Presiding Judge ' Graham
for entertaining motion to separate Schmitz and
Buef, who seek separate trials. - Pages 1-2
Kuef is trying to hnsh ) the . scandal inTolving
Jerome Bassity's Hay market Theater. . Page 2
CITY
. Gorernor-elect Glllett gives oat word that
only those applicants who are Indorsed, by their
county committees need expect places under his
administration.. Page 5
Judge Cook denies motions for . changed/of
Jurisdiction and special commission jin murder,
trial of John Siemsen. v ' Page 14
A. J. Brandensteln will erect a fire-story
bulldmg to cost $119,000 at Mission and Spear
streets.^ , - Pag« 6
Significance attaches to announcement that
Judge Graham will take up probate work in Su
perior Court Monday. ' . < , ' Page 14
Attorneys A. A. Moore and Albert Johnson
barely escape coming to blows in heated tilt
during arbitration proceedings. Page 14
Tangled case results from efforts of mis
sionaries to secure guardianship of \u25a0 Chinese
girl. . Page 14
Madison Babcoek, rice principal of the Han
cock School and formerly Superintendent . of
Schools, dies at home of Dr. Rajran. Page 14
Police Commissioners vote to enforce . ordi
nance prohibiting side-door entrances to saloons
and the use of' "boxes." Page 14
Oakland Educators ', will have to deal with
question of segregating white and Japanese
pupils. Pago 9
W. S. Keyes, capitalist end clubman, v found
dead in bed at Pacific Union Club. Page 3
SCBURBAX \u25a0, .
Accidental encounter on Alameda local' train
lends to engagement and marriage. within a few
hours after the meeting of pair. , Pag« 4
Bride whose husband . was arrested on their
wedding trip for theft sues for a . divorce from
spouse. . Page 4
. George H. Goddardr one of the most promi
nent pioneers and a civil engineer of early Cali
fornia, dies at . Berkeley. . ' " .: ' Page 4
I Boy bully makes crippled lad the target of his
airgun |in Oakland and shoots him in the eye,'
ee6trojiag, its- eight. ' . .\u25a0 Page 4
Sootliern -Pfieifie /Company ;' plans ' extensive
changes -in trackage and ; seeks \u25ba freight yard
facilities north of. Oakland: mole.' •.-•;•'•"';• Peg* 4
,T»o Oakland . prisoners ;,offer^ themselves;; for
$2^oo **as ;rBibJects>fo; r 8ibJects>for l -"transfaslonV6f'
blood to__^dying : man,.: though i operation Z would
mean almost fatal results to thY volunteers." P.' l
COAST -•\u25a0• ' ';\u25a0: '.;•";- "~ -' ; -'.\u25a0' v
. Explosion at Dupont. Powder .-.Works, Santa
Crux, - wrecks part of : plant ; and Injures ) one
man. • . • > • , ; - : ?»€• 2
DOMESTIC
President will send message to Congress call
ing attention to break In Colorado Elver and
menace to farmers. Page 3
George. W.; Perkins and George ; S. Fairchild,
formef New York Life officials, indicted in con
nection with "Prussian Loan." ' . . Page 1
Alexander J. Caesatt, ' president of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, dies of heart disease. Page 2
Week trade reviews show unparalleled volume
of business at close -of year and outlook for
1907 is very bright. Page 2
Colored soldier tries to rob Chinaman in Okla
homa and shoots him when he resists. Page 3
Judge • Williams, who disappeared from ' Den
ver eight years ago, , returns there and says be
lias been perfecting Wynn gold-extracting pro
cess. - r .P*&© 3
Jory in case of Colonel Mann of Town Topics
returns verdict of not guilty. . Page 2
FOREIGX:
Severe . storms , continue throughout Europe, de
laying all manner of traffic. ; Page 1
Sixteen persons killed ; and . more than .- thirty
Injured In railroad collision, in * Scotland." P. 1
, French Senate passes new church bill.:, which
will be completed in detail probably .today; P. 2
Governor, of Russian province is shot to death
by two unknown anarchists. Page 1
SPORTS
Tony Faust runs another phenomenal race at
Emeryville ; and wins the Fallen Leaf handi
cap. - ' Page 6
Champion Jim Jeffries agrees to meet Squires,
the \u25a0 Australian, in fight for a $30,000 purse at
Rbyollte, Jfev,^^. Page 6
Bookmakers at Ascot Park are reported to be
heavy losers for the season. , F8 * e >7
Tennis , tournament commenced by ." Juvenile
players Thursday will be " completed , today on
tbe ; Golden Gate Park courts.., '\u25a0 Page 9
Gans and Herman complete their hard^ training
work for. their : fljebt. Page 2
Labor
Labor Commissioner Stafford's report shows
that labor disturbances ' are rapidly decreasing
throughout the State. Page- 9
MARINE
- Liner Doric encounters heavy head .winds after
leaving Honolulu end arrives a . day - late.'. Page 7
3IIMXG- .
. Struggle, for control ' of the ' Belcher nine on
the Comstock list Is ui^der'-way in the San Fran^
Cisco Stock and Exchange Board. ~ Page 13
SOCIAL ' V
"' Mrs. Henry . T. Scott Is hostess at . ball at
Burllngame . Club. Page 8
Henry Aj^ Butters will entertain holiday house
party at""hls. Piedmont home. Page 4
REAL
Chi Brothers lease Academy of Sciences' prop
erty on Market ': street- for . thirty-year term ,at
more than $1,500,000 and will build eight-story
class "A" ' structure, v . •• Page 5
Place ¥our
\¥ant Ads
FOR -THE
THIS MORNING
Send them to Maiff Office
or through Branch i Offices-—
or telephone them.
NET ENVELOPS
PERKINS AND
FAIRCHILD
Men Prominent in the New
York Life Are^ Indicted
for Third-Degree Forgery
TRUE BILLS RESULT )
OF U PRU^H^LC)AN''
Transfer of Stock
Law Demanded SHoulclße
Sold Is Specific Charge
..." NEW 'VoRK. Dec. 28.— The Grand
Jury, which has been Investigating the
New York Life Insurance Company, re
turned -indictments today charging
forgery in the third degree .against
George "W.. Perkins, formerly vice presi-
dent of the company- and a member of
J. P. . Morgan & Co., and George S.
Fairchild, 1 formerly. Secretary 'of- the
Treasury, president of the New York
Security and Trust Company -and a
member of the ' finance committee of
the . insurance "company. , Perkins was
in. court when the indictments were an
nounced. He entered a plea of \u25a0 not
guilty and gave bonds in the sum of
910,000. his sureties -being J. P. Mor
gan 1 Jr. and Cleveland H. Dodge. Fair
child is in Europe. ' ;
Six indictments! were returned
against each.of the two defendants," but
all- were based on trie' transaction
known as the "Prussian loan," the spe
cification as to forgery being, alleged
falsification of bookkeeping entries. f It
is asserted that certain railway stocks
were transferred by the insurance com
pany to * the* Security and Trust Com
pany in order ; to comply with. the, Pru
ssian law, but that the. transfer was
not bona fide. - ' •
INTERPRET. LAW* STRICTLY.
The Grand' Jury coupled with' the in
dictments .a ; presentment -int;,which";it
places -itself qn'-rccord as \ convinced
that "Perkins : : arid .Fairchild ; were f'-'in'-.
fluenced^by£a; desire 'polf
icy-holders.^ '/.Che /Grand^fury . further
says -the . Indictments V*"were returned
only -under ; a -strict .interpretation j of
the law as laid down by' District At
torney Jerome. - - \u25a0 - . •
:\u25a0„ It . has 'been an '- openj secret ; for, six
days- that Perkins would probably r be
indicted. The- indictment of Fairchild
came !as a surprise, for he had ,no
been publicly "connected with the in
vestigation. \u25a0.\u25a0"""-;. i i ,
' The New York < Security j arid Trust
Company, of which Fairchild was presi
dent, was at the time of the "Prussian
loan" controlled by \u25a0: the New York Life
Insurance "Company. The railway
shares were transferred by the New
York Life to the Security and Trust
Company, and it is contended that if
a crime was committed Fairchild" must
have' been cognizant of it anil a party,
to the transaction. . • •.*\u25a0
It is said that the discharge, of the
December Grand Jury, which followed
the presentmenr of the insurance in
dictments, . does /not - end - the inquiry
intothe New York-Life. :.
. -THE PRUSSIAN LOAN
' r The "Prussian loan" matter was de
veloped; during the Armstrong investi
gation. Some ; years ago the r Prussian
Government adopted a law which ex
cluded \u25a0 all American insurance com
panies- from doing business in that
country. American life insurance com
panies were : active there and the^law
was a serious blow.; They. at once made
an effort to re-establish : themselves ;by
complying with the new law. . As~a
result, a Prussian commission came.to
this country to investigate -. various
companies.- Among these was the New
York' Life), The Commission ''"returned
to' Prussia with the recommendation
that • the . companies •_ be permitted to
write 'insurance : again^, provided : they
sell all stocks lieldL^ as securities, .it
being a fundamental principal of Prus
sian law ' that : no : Insurance \u25a0" company
should-, hold ..as: collateral any : - stock.
Only bonds were- permissible. . .:
-To meet- thisVdemand .the New York
Life agreed to sell : 10,000 shares of
Chicago and Northwestern ' preferred
and 5300 shares ; of \ Chicago, Milwaukee
and St.; Paul -preferred.'-',' lt \u25a0\u25a0 is ; charged
that instead of selling these stocks out
right, the company" merely " transferred
them",-? to the <New -York- Security, and
Trust' Company,: a; subsidiary concern,
where - they were •\u25a0 held ] In ; trust, no tVbe-i
ing actually . disposed of until , about
one year later,\when sold >on the n Stock
-Exchange at a" profit I , to . the' company of
$155,000. - "' . . \u25a0
RUSSIAN GOVERNOR
SHOT TO DEATH
;? OMSK,'AsiaticjßuVsi^^be\x ; 2BJ^—^n-:
eral ; Litvlaripff, ' i Governor!* of i the; Prov
ince of Akmotinsk.twasj assassinated fin
the street "close: to -his office today': by"
! two ' ; unknown- men." \u0084'."."\u25a0\u25a0 '-'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
'The attack was made .In daylight:
\u25a0 The : men Jwere armed; with 'revolvers,
and six of :. their shots 'Were .effective."
The ; murderers escaped ) in - a cab." v3^j'
Graham's Interference in Case of City 's
Boodlers Arouses Dunne's Anger
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PRfflDH^JUtt case be re
movedjjffrom Judge Dunne's court. "Angered at this interference^ Judge Dunne announced that if Judge Graham
didn'tllteiepjth^ ~
BABY TOSSED INTO
SMOKESTACK
\u25a0
months-old; son^of; Mr: fand fMrs. Robert
i ßaker 'of - Olympia 'was *" found ' burned
to a crisp ? ;today >in -the? sfnokestack : of
an engine • following r a^railroadr acci-
dent at; Little Rock." this county,': on . the
Northern \u25a0 Pacific/- \u25a0'\u25a0.; Mr!) Baker, "- his wife
and child^had; been riding in -.the? ca
boose of : the; freight \ train, ; which '5 had
stopped at the ; : station-' near ;aVcuryer
No I flag \u25a0wasvput: ; out i to ' warn .other,
trains, and • aiV_ wild [-. engine": ;; running
forty, miles : an hour fcame;. 1 around V the
curve and crashed' into > •; the ''caboose!', -°l ',
, Mr. ; Baker had , stepped {off l the train
and 'i was,': uninjured, though :a' .witness
to'th'e | accident.'-;' His wife wasUhrown
against a hot stove , and.'- severely^
burned. The, baby .was into , the
air; and when j found 5 was. dead, lodged
in- the 'smokestack; of the engine. 1 . -^The
caboose -caught- fire; and' bvirned^to^.the"
gro u nd. A : m al e passerige r ; escaped iby
breaking : , through V the windows. ':',' : ':} * .;
BLACKMAIL, S ATS^WIJVGFIELD,
\u25a0 ;\u25a0'; '\u25a0: KmSCI/ssiNGSCENETATf HOTEL
! Woman. Who Claims' His Name Denies
. She; Created a; Disturbance' or .'V';
I -\u25a0•'"".•;;•' Was Even In ThlsCity > ;,
SAN-JOSE, Dec. -28.----"How ; . ridic-^
,ulous',v .said^ Mrs. '.George "."VVlngfleld .of
Whitney, street, > San ; Jose, this .'after- 1
noon,', when' shown v the account.p ub"-;
lished '--. ln San Francisco this 3 morning
of a 'sensational; fracas, in the; St.: FranV
cis . Hotel, '1 in which ;"she j,was ; ; declared
to -have played a: conspicuous •part.>\ :
"Why, I .entertained friends here yes-^
terday '\u25a0 evening and ;' can \ prove ; I ' never
left San Jose. Some one . must \u25a0 surely
have , impersonated- me, -but ;< I
imagine who woijld twish" to do', such' a
thing./ The \ statement that.. l threat-,
ened : to \u25a0 fill Mr';? Wingfieid ':. full ' of . lead 1
is" absurd. • ' ; I : . know -he is ; in'; Sari- Fran-'
Cisco- on ..some' business iahdf I-amJ not]
sure ~ when -he will' return. " 'Buit you
can;saythat lam;not; jealous and; .that;
our. relations are most; cordial." \u25a0"• ; : '
."Just a plain . attempt . at blackmail,"
said .George 'Wingfieid - yesterday, dis
cussing .the visit to :"|: the ; ' St." Francis"
of :\u25a0 a woman ; who \u25a0 pretended to - ; be ; his
wife, -bent on revenge (and/. In? search
of . money. '• .- .'.'When .'.that l woman ' - was
ejected ; t rom - the - hotel," . ; continued
Wlngfleld,- "she; threw.; aj note; atrthe
clerk,' '-. in which the*^ wHter,;fdemanded
$3000." The note was'signed;"May.^Now,
this note; was _; not jin \u25a0 thie i handwriting'
of : May.; Berlck! J with" whom * I am fac-*
qualnted.i, and y it f may^ ;have^been^ that
some .one hired the. woman to >visit
ithehoteOforithe purpose, of annoying
and bla'ckmalVing me/ However/ 1 would
advise that the experiment be ; noti re?
peated; It might result" seriously." ;
• J'The ' woman \u25a0in - San : Jose ;, who i an
nounces" herself :_ to >. be = Mrs. George
Wingfieid • is ' no^^S^^^^^J^Ma^
Berlck.nb \u25a0wliom rl ;have referredZbe
fore, and has no right. to use my name.
However, I believe her statement that
she waYnot in .the! city."- ,
MINISTER-* ASSASSIN ATBD
L. Holder,; a; Presbyterian^minister^was
aVsass i riated i^X I »J»*hii**^roy, I |Tenni.*
His body", was. 1 found near the railroad
ALL EUROPE HELD
IN STORM'S GRIP
x^LONDON-.-Dec!' 28.— 1t is many years
sinee 'Central f Europe .has suffered so
severeiy^'from.- ah -'Arctic visitation as* it
has this' Christmas week. From* France,
rßelgiurn. Germany:, and
'AustriaiHungary * the same tale ' is ; re
peated.oliheavy .snowstorms, interrup
tion yht 1 . telegraphic and railroad' com-^
j rnunicatiop," loss? of ; life arid' general
rdiscomfort..tWhile Great: Britain, asVa
I ruleV) escapes -severe }\u25a0 winter - weather,
! she; has '• this; year to an almost
j unprecedented.'.* degree. According ;".to
reports 1 tonight from northern- points,
the-storm is growing worse.
;Railroaditrafflci-in the northern part
of and especially in 1 Scotland
is 'becoming.^ completely '-.tied .\u25a0 up. Large
citiesl like V. Edinburgh, V Dundee \u25a0 and
Perth i; are . almost '- isolated. The f tele-}
graphic » are ' : disorganized * and
would-be -f completely.-^ ; useless ; but • for .
the ' extension': ln recent years of the un-;
derground wire ~ system.' The '\u25a0 snow
storms : continue with ' equal severity in
Northern-Wales and In" Ireland. -
\u25a0^ None.: of.' the strains', that left' London'
Thursday, over, the Midland Railway" has'
reached I Edinburgh, i' while 'OtherTtrains
are'snowbound^arid' passengers a!re suf
fering ;"' from : cold \u25a0:. and ; hunger. \v;-
\. \u25a0] Inv London - snow ; l continues Kto .-fall
at intervals- andMs bringing much'vdis
comfort besides! involving the Vauthorl
ties in : heavy, expenses to; clear. It away.'
Londoner's .who live in the ; suburbs are 1
Indulging .: in the. unusual pastime
tobogganing. " \u25a0.-\u25a0:\u25a0 ,:i.v . ; '^
In; the' mountain districts of France
, there is : much suffering from the • heavy
fall Tof .-'snow?and S consequent: floods are
reported '; -t romf - the ; ' highlands ?6f
•Ardennes.";- l \u25a0\u25a0.•'\u25a0 >; •,:..* --._\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. -"~-C '- ; \u25a0...'. .-,:
;- InTßelgium : drift "ice ils - forming lon
the) Scheldt ; and other . large rivers, f and
allf communications > with points s in . the'
Hertlgen ; forest is at a standstill. ,, :
;"ln»Switzeriand:thet^eatherlis[of run--'
usual % 'Severi tyA^p^.'- %1. • ''\u25a0 ' ""
ißfAustriaTandi Hungary I. are \ also) In fthe
grasp l*of 4 wintery4weath er. I "5 Traffic f on '
some 'lot |the| Railroads S in|Galicia~has"
been(susperided4^ln^Budapestisnow;has
"putTaSTend^toTstreet travel. .0-'.* :,^3MM
Germany p reports f th'e^Jieaviest <?areh^
eral f sndwfaliy nl! manyj years* and I rail-?
road] trafflcilslconslderably ,fdiitorted.^7
', ' " • ,
v - Just *f ancy a *king. of Poland being" born )
i; in California"? :• That's what- it jooks ; HkeU
'^and' the' baby, is the grandson of the officer
who Maximilian^ of -Mexico^
- ? Read the story of this remarkable baby in ;
- ' T* F ' - mf* ' 1 "' 4* * it
Gives Ear loSctenitz ? s Cry
for Separate Trial
Caustically arraigning the methods of Presiding
Judge Graham as an "interference ; with , the proper and
orderly conduct of the prosecution of Mayor Schmitz and
Ay Ruef ,:,urider the ; five : joint 'indictments for extortion,
Judge -Frank Dunne emphatically refused yesterday
morning to permit the further procedure of the Grand Jury
examination farce in the Ruef trial, and with equal cmi
phasis announced that if Graham took it upon himself' to
separate the codefendants ho would
refuse .'to alt in the prosecution 'of
Ruef.
The bunko attempt of Schmitz, and
Ruef to create a revulsion of popular
sentiment through.- the demand ior a
eparate ' and .Immediate trial of
.chmitz brought the graft prosecutions
\u25a0.o^'a dramatic sub-climax yesterday
morning:. The climax \u25a0was produced
by Superior Judge Dunne. ; : when he
summarily continued the Ruef case
until Wednesday - morning and at the
same time flayed the presiding mem
ber of' the Superior bench. The court
expressed itself In terms chosen with
judicial exactness to convey 'a sensa
tionally sarcastic estimate of the
"large sympathies" of a member of the
bench who 'could be played upon -at
the expense of the"; proper administra
tion of Justice. V
DU.VXE IS I.\DIGXAXT
RAILWAY DISASTER
IN SCOTLAND
DUNDEE. .Scotland. Dec? 2 S— In a
railroad coliision. caused by the heavy
snowstorm : today sixteen persons were
killed . and more than thirty injured.'
The^aceident- occurred near Arbroath.
on; the' North British Railroad, between
Edinburgh and Aberdeen. .
. Among.^the persons injured is Alex
ander .William i Black, ; member of the
House of from Bannoskshire.
Scotland. : ' ZA
Owing to -_ the heavy fall of snnw
trains : . from .London for Aberdeen were
held up"at; Arbroath. During ,the after
noontheline was cleared* and one train
proceeded for .Dundee. It had stopped
at Elliott Junction ; and the danger sig-;;
rials 'were "thought . to : haye > been : set.
They 'failed \ to act, however! being
clogged .with snow, . and • an : express
traindaslied, Into" the" rear of the^wait-
Ing. train.;; ;'\u25a0 '
It is recalled that -the Arbroath ac
cident occurred on -the anniversary 'of
Scotland's Lworst railroad -accident, the
Taybridge [disaster oflS79,;and within
twenty] miles of the scene thereof.' In
that 'wreck -a bridge, collapsed and pre
cipitated; a "train ', with more than 1 sev
enty'persons ;into the river. No one
escaped/, y': \u25a0', y
WHISKER PULLING
MUST STOP
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
- > CLEVEIJ^^.f D^c. : 28>--By order of
the ..court"; Johanna . Glade' ' ( today * ' was
enjoined -from, pulling out* the hair or
whiskers (of ' her • husband. John Glade*
The -in junction also * restrains the wo
man -"« from',. "jawing" '.her. husband ; in
the/; street .-.until*, his suit -f 6? ; divorce
has ibeenVsettled. In \u25a0 his petition for
divorce] Glade says ; that* his 'wife has a
'particularly bad^'temper* when -she '] has
been drinking, and that even when she
has' riot/I been Vdrlriklng;she>has a way,
of • jumplng(on'hlm,^pui:nglout -his "hair*
and .whiskers and i otherwise « annoying'
iiin iM, |MU|HBiMylM||Hgrj — tt-*-;** 7'raumd
FIVE CENTS.
jHf"»uiMiisiWi>'* '"'ti U'Uji' JwlgJUiajßHafl-ULBLrOTmI
: .^lt.was said briefly fn, terse sentences.
delivered in a slightly heightened pitch
of -Judge Dunne's modest voice, but
every word carried the sting of
i righteous . indignation. Its very quiet
ness served to add to It 3 effectiveness.
Th^icrowd; In -the "courtroom had filed ;
out into the corridors before" it grasped -
its breath and an appreciation . of the
fact:that an altogether unusual. rebuke
had ; .i been * adnxinistored -J not l alone to
i the 'defendants,': but* to a \u25a0 co-ordinated
! Judges • . "
*', The 'thrills began 1 fn Presiding' Judsa
Graham's court when Attorney Barrett'
for Schmitz presented- his client's mo- "
tibn for- a separate and immediate
trial. Notice of the motion was served
onV the prosecution^ daring ;th»;after-"~
noon the day \u25a0 before while engaged
in Judge Dunne's^ court watching the '
dilatory tactics of Ruef and his coun
sel in an examination of the members
of the Oliver Grand Jury. The prose
cution had not the' time to file affi
davits in answer to the contention*, of '
the defense. ; but relying on the, rule. of
the Superior : Court of San. Francisco,
which unequivocally provides that all,
motions •in connection with any case
must be made in the . court where the
action is pending, came Into Judge
Graham's court expecting to hear the
motion dismissed out of hand. '"
BARRETT'S COXTENTTO3T
-Barrett -for Schmitz contended that
the/ presiding Judge had the right to
take the case from Judge Dunne and
that - inasmuch as Schmitz. the - Mayor
of San Francl3co. had been derided for
demand in sc. an immediate -trial.- it was
imperative that it be given him and to
some other, courtthan that to which It
was originally assigned. The attorney
also declared that Schmltz's co-defend
ant." Ruef. persisted In' the prosecution
of a play for delay that made im
mediate trial impossible. 1 .
Hiram Johnson's "attempt to answer
the arguments advanced by Barrett
and. to show that .the^court under the
rules should send the defendants ,; and*
their motion .to ' Judge Dunne, vras
promptly squelched by Judge Graham's
announcement that he would entertain
the motion. After the exchange "^ot r
some unpleasantrles : by the attorneys.
Judge Graham; granted the prosecution
until Monday morning; to file ' affidavit's. •\u25a0
at the same time announcing that he
would peremptorily dispose of the mo- "•*
tion at that time.
Attorneys and audience * filed ; across
the hall to ' Judge Dunne's" court.', where
they "were flrsf regaled with a . reading .
of long.-winded motions *to set aside
the Indictments, against Chief of Police \u25a0
Dlnan' individually and » against - Chief
of Polce'Dinan and A. Ruef jointly on
the 'conspiracy, charge. Arriving at a
resumption of the Ruef trial. : the de
fense had put "Witness Robinson on s the
stand for a prolongation of the farcical
examination of the members of the
Grand- Jury," when the court broke
in'with the inquiry: x
"I want to know something 'about
this petition • filed by one of these de
fendants; this motion that Is pen'djnjyf
GRAHAM IS GRILLED •
The Judge's mild eyes snapped .«\u25a0
Hiram Johnson offered a, terse tech
nical explanation of what had oc
curred "in Judge ' Graham's courtroom •
few minutes before. Then, his voice
cold /with biting sarcasm, the word*
dropping slowly,-, Judge'Dunne said:
. "I . am mot n» familiar ' wttfc tartln*