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THE SUNDAY CALL
VOLUME CVJX— XO. 77.
"A FRAME UP "
CRIES GLAVIS IN
BURST OF ANGER
Sensational Episode at Ballinger
Hearing Before the Con
gressional Committee
Witness Denounces Attempt to
Show That He Stole Rec
ords of Land Office
Cross Examination Conducted
by the Attorney Represent
ing Interior Secretary
Developments Yesterday
In the Ballinger Case
•«*-— . — .>
loujiml for Kalllneer bpjrin«
«-ro*» examination of l.nuU R.
GlarfA.
Chant* made that In a box left
with the Seattle grand jury *vere
certain letters that bad been
missed from the Seattle land of
fice file*.
This accusation denounced hj
Giavlii as a "frantetip" to bolMer
Üb lll ncer'n defense.
Glavis srUr* specific reasons
for his belief that Balllnper has
not been trne to his trnst.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.— The Bal
linger-Pinchot congressional in
quiry began to bristle with
lEt«>r*«t today when John J. Vertrees,
counsel lor Secretary Ballinger, under
took the cross examination of Louis FL
Gla.vi*. principal witness for the '"prose-
A climax was r*a<"hed lat» in th» irft
frnoon when Vertrees announced that
a box belonging to Glavis and left with
the grand jury at Seattle had been
broken open a few days ago and that a
**r of It-tters missing from the j
?f the land office in Seattle, copies j
"Ach hay* recently been published j
weekly paper, were found therein. !
"A Frame Up"
GlavJp angriiy declared that if any
leiters had been found in his belong
ings "a frame up" had been prepared j
for him. His denunciation of federal j
officials who would stoop to such a '
trick to win favor with their superiors!
"ailed out a demonstration of applause
f!um tlie spectators. Chairman Nelson
-juivunced that a repetition of the out
burst would result In the room being
Throughout the hearings the syrapa
!ii«?js ot the spectators, a great major
ity of uliom were women, have clearly
Dcii with Glavis, and they have
laughed with satisfaction as he has
ii.i-'e points against his questioners.
V'ertrees announced that A- Chrisian
«en. Glavis' successor as chief of the
field division, will be called to testify
to the finding of the letters.
Wrangle Over Letters
He offered in evidence a letter from |
Christiansen giving the details of the i
tliegf-d discovery. This caused a long j
wrangle as to whether the letter should
be received jn evidence at this time.
The matter was put over for consider
ation in executive session.
At the morning session Ve rtr**»s drew
from the witness the fact that he had
rr.ade no charges of corruption against
my one 5n the land office or in the de
partment of the interior. Glavis de
clared that if he had found evidence
of corruption he would have taken the
matter to a grand jury instead of to
the president. He said he thought the
facts warranted the opinion that Bal
linger and Dennett had acted improp
frly and he charged them with official
tniseonduet.
Through a process of elimination the
witness cleared all* the other prin
cipals of willful wrongdoing. He said
he was fully convinced that the facts
he had offered in evidence warranted
the judgment that neither Secretary
Ballinger nor Commissioner Dennett
nas fit to hold an office of public trust.
Call* Dennett a Tool
As to Assistant Secretary of the In
terior Pierce, Glavis declared he had
rendered an erroneous interpretation
3f the coal land law of May. 190S, and
that this decision, while not an act of
wrongdoing, indicated that he was not
5t to fill the office he. now holds. Den
aett, Glavis declared, was nothing more
:han a "tool" for Ballinger, and "would
3o anything Ballinger said."
At the afternoon session, Glavis, in
response to a question by Vertrees,
«ummed up the specific acts of wrong
ioing which he charged against Secre
tary Ballinger. His, statement was" a
.ong one, but was listened to with in
tense Interest and really, for the, first
time, gave a definite statement of the
-prosecution's" case. Vertrees indi
rated today that his cross examination
iriil be a thorough one. The Inquiry
rill proceed tomorrow morning. Daily
lessionswill be held.
Attorneys Brandeis and Cotton, rep
\u25ba resenting Giavis and occupying the
»osition of prosecutors, were opposed by
Attorneys Vertrees and Rascu, repre-
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CALHOUN CASE IS
AGAIN POSTPONED
Fickert Declares Himself Unable
to Discover Any More Evi«
dence of Guilt
Beyond the fact that District Attor
ney Charles M. Fickert declared that
since Judge Lawlor's denial of his mo-
I tion to dismiss the charges against
| Patrick Calhoun he had been unable to
j discover any more evidence of the de
| fendant's guilt, the only incident -of
lively Interest in the Calhoun case yes
terday was . the statement of "Jack"
I^«wl«>r. a former Burns detective, that
an uncertainty had developed in his
mind regarding which, side, had been
; the employer of Luther Brown.
I^awlor was before, the grand jury
yesterday for examination regarding
the alleged disaj>eparance of certain re
ports which Flrkert charges are miss
ing, but was unable to disclose their
whereabout*. He had been summoned
as a witness by the prosecution, but
stated to Fickert that he would be
unable to testify from conscientious
scruples. He said In explanation of
this stand:
"I testified for the state in the last
case, but later discovered information
which would force me to qualify my
former evidence. At that time I testi
fied to having been bribed by Luther
Brown, detective for Calhoun. Prior
to Brown aproachlng me I had been
approached by a man named Harry
Wilbur, who said he was working for
Calhoun and asked me to steal the rec
ords from Burns' office and to give them
to him. I told Burns of the plot and
offer.
BRIBED BY BROW.V
"A few weeks later Luther Brown
approached me and on Burns* advice I
accepted his money and furnished him
with false reports. Since testifying I
learned that Wilbur was hired by Burns
to try me out and did not work for
Calhoun at all. Now I am uncertain
whether or not Luther Brown was en
gaged by Burns.
When the Calhoun case was called
before Judge Lawlor yesterday Fickert
declared that he was unable to procsed.
"Your honor," said Fickert, "I have
been unable to add to the evidence I
had last week, when I asked that these
cases be dismissed."
There was a blank pause. A smile
played around the lips of Patrick Cal
houn, and his attorneys shot side
glances at one another.
Judge Lawlor spoiled 'any expectation
on the part of the defense that the
proceedings might cease on this state
ment by setting the case for Thursday
morning when Fickert will lay his evl- ,
dence before the court.
NO INTE-NTIO.N" OF PROCEEDING
That Fickert ha-J no intention of pro
ceeding to trial was evident. No jurors
had been summoned. Fickert left the
courtroom early, leaving Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Berry to cope with the
legal talent flanking Pat Calhoun.
Fickert refused to discuss the case of
Lawler, saying that he had sent Law
ler before the grand jury as soon as he
heard from him regarding Burns' tac- !
tics.
"That phase of the situation," Fick
ert said, "is being investigated by the
grand jury now. I am doing my best
to secure several reports anJ the data
sent in and gathered by Burns' detec
tives, but I have not met wtih much
success."
FORBIDDEN AIGRETTES
OFFERED FOR SALE
Warrants for Arrest of Milli
ners and Jewelers |
Aigrettes, plucked from the white
heron of California, have precipitated
a conflict between local milliners and
jewelers on the one hand and the
Audubon society on the other.
Acting , for the society, William I*.
Finley, the well known ornithologist,
obtained warrants yesterday for the
arrest of representatives of the. Bald
win jewelry company and Bagnall &
Boughton, milliners at 215 Post street.
Finley charges that the Baldwin
company had on sale two very valuable
sets of plumage. Bagnall & Bough
ton are accused by. the same authority
of having offered for sale a - $95 v hat
trimmed with the forbidden aigrette.
The last state legislature passed a
law prohibiting the killing of plumage
birds in this state and making It. an
offense for merchants to offer the
feathers for sale. The.«e are the first
arrests under the new law.
ROOSEVELT MAY LEAD
ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
Trip From Heat of Africa to
Coldest Zone Is Planned
PORTLAND, Me., Feb. 1 4.— Former
President .Roosevelt may lead' thejant
arctic expedition to be sent from the
United States, was the statement made
today by Professor Donald McMillan ot
Peary's successful north pole party. ,
SAN ERANCIS<^ :TO^
TRAINS COLLIDE
KILLING 8 AND
INJURING 20
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Dead in Accident Near Macon,
Ga., May Greatly Exceed
Estimate
Engines, Baggage and Express
Cars Demolished— Coaches
Piled in One Heap
MACON\ Ga., Feb. 14.— Eight, persons
are reported dead, four probably fatally
injured and 20 more or less seriously
hurt a.f.a result of a headon collision
between southbound passenger train
Xo. 5 and northbound train No: 2 on
the Georgia Southern and Florida rail
road 19 miles south of here early this
evening.
Among the dead are A. B. Johnson of
Macon and Conductor Dupree of train
No. 5 of Kathleen, Ga.
It if *?aid that the crew of No. 2
mistook orders and ran past Bonair,
where the train was ordered to meet
No. 5.
The two locomotives, baggage and
express cars were demolished. The
coaches were piled in one'great heap.
Much trouble was experienced in ex
tricating the bodies of dead and in
jured from the wrectf. Two relief
trains were dispatched from this place.
It is known one mall clerk was killed
and two other members of the crews.
It is stated that at least four white
passengers were killed. The only means
of communicating with the wreck is
by a telephone two miles from the
scene.
TWO MASKED MEN
ROB LIQUOR STORE
Bandits Lock Proprietor and
Son in Back Room and Rifle
the Cash Register
Two masked, bandits entered .'the
liquor store of Albert Mannoi, 942jMc-
Allister street, at 10 o'clock last night.
With drawn revolvers they compelled
the proprietor and his son to go: into a
back room. They then stole the'con
tents of the cash register and made
their escape.
Mannoi was just closing his. store
when the two masked .thugs entered.
The' taller of the two ordered the pro
prietor and his son into the small room
In the rear of the store and locked the
door. The robbers' booty amounted to
but $25. •\u25a0- -£
It was not for some time later that
Mannoi and his son were liberated.
Passersby hearing pounding on the
door Inside, the store, investigated and
found the imprisoned men. ' .
WOMAN DETECTIVE Tf*APS
OWNER OF HAND BOOK
"Chivalry" Leads George Roach
Into Police Net
A woman — comely, vivacious - and
charming — who "just couldn't resist the
impulse to place a . kopek or two on
the ponies" has' entangled George
Roach in the meshes at the Otis-
Walker anti-gambling law. She met
Roach at the Young hotel in Taylor
street and they talked about the horses
and the odds and the jockeys. •
"And I'm just dying to get a little
money on Mike Jordan," she confessed.
"You see, I used to have" a gentleman
friend- by that name in the Klondike."
Roach was obliging, so he undertook
to get it placed. Mike Jordan didn't
come in, but Policeman Tlerney did,
and he took Roach with him. Then it
was that the sympathetic plunger
learned that his -sportive acquaintance
was Miss Eva Sandmann, woman- de
tective. •*'?/;
Miss Sandmann had acted, under or
ders from Captain Duke, who had sus
pected Roach of selling pools. Roach
Was held to answer before the superior
court after an appearance before Judge
Shortall. This is the- first case of this
character since the passage of the, law.
Roach had confided to Miss Sandmann
that he received his tips from W. H.
Soule t an employe at the Emeryville
track. ..- \ •: . .'.' -
FORMER MANAGER OF
IRON WORKS IS ILL
Robert Forsythe Stricken AVith
Heart Weakriesis
Robert Forsythe, at one time gen
eral manager of the Union; lron works,
was stricken : last night at, his- home
with heart weakness. /His relativesand
friends .- were greatly ; alarmed* at his
condition and summoned: Dr. : John
Gallwey. At .8 o'clock; last .night the
stricken man was resting easy.
OWNERS DENY REPORTS--New York. Feb.
. 14.— Attorneys -for the Alacka-Faciac 1 steam
ship company, owners -of steamer » Ken
tucky. - •which • foundered ! off -Cape > Hatteras,
j Iwned a statement : s tonight r denying. tb»t j tb«
vessel .was • sent out' in \u25a0 an unspnwnrthy eondl
• tion with the • knowledge -of , the i company's
"officers. ". .•' ,»,.....••
EEPOET BILL FAVORABLY— wWhinjcton; Feb.'
H.— Tbe Mil introduced ; by,"< Represents It«
\u25a0 Smith' ««V California. proTldings for^.tbe<extin-.
f , ' r ulshniem of private : holdings • In /. S«iTjoia : and
Grant ; national^ park* vbas* been' re
; - portf^l faiorably ' by " the ! committee \u25a0 on ; public
lands.- \u25a0;;:' -..- \u0084;•..%--\u25a0;.\u25a0< .•••.-\u25a0• ._<\u25a0; -...\u25a0
Physician Predicted
Explosion in Tent
Lou Etta Smith, the woman about tvhom^'echtet the incidents I that Kavt' •
* '-.resulted* in serious- charges againsi^Dr? Willard P. Burke. ;/ ',
HUBBY'S AFFINITY
IS WIFE'S SISTER
Alfred S. Hughes Marries Rela
tive of"^Divorced Spouse
After Busytf Courtship
Finding in Miss Tejesa Costello,' his
wifeV sister, his soul' mate, Alfred S.
Hughes, president of "the Royal invest
ment company, , withk/ offices in- the
Phelan building:, married, her. in Oak
land yesterday, the 7 wedding being the
culmination of a hectic .^courtship which
had- in its propram the-' pursuit of an
irate wife armed with aMiorsewhip and
proceedings. in sl. : divorce court. .
The ; love started'" in a" loan office.
Hughes 'until the year 1907 was -& hap
pily- married man, but he wanted a
private 'stenographer.. His wife, Mary
Hughes," suggested- her /sister, \ Miss
Teresa rCostello. Hughes assented and
Miss- Costello:. took .her place , in Jhis
private.*oflice.-T In.a . few months .she
took a place, in his affections, to which
the wife;'objected. But Hughes and
the affinity cared not. In the interims
between i loans' and ' chattel .mortgages
love ruled. ~ Six _ per ' cent or -more was
softened by. the: glances of understand
ing and the; harshness of foreclosures
and 'sales : was eliminated in the- golden
haze of Cupid's making. "" ' \u25a0 .
To Mrs. Hughes this was galling and
the upshot' of the affair was her ap
pearance" at. the office Christmas -'eve
with 'a horsewhip .and borne by, a de
termination to do damage to the facial
contour of her hubby. Hughes and the
affinity escaped through a side door,
with' Mrs. -Hughes after thorn' in hot
pursuit. She ; followed them to tlie
ferry jbuilding, but love -laughed at
horsewhips and the couple made good
their 'escape. * * ; : .
} The fine home -at ; JOll Broderick
"street was" dismantled" and thef family,
broken up. \u0084 Hughes /and ; MissrCostellaf
bided their time.; x'he year of waiting
necessary .after \ a" divorce .before .. they
couldrmarry relapsed: a short tlmeiago.-
And they, are married; now. v v
THIRTY.' STORY.* HOTEL— Chi<-ajro; ;Feb.. 14.*—'
•: Application." will jlw ' uiano. w today?, to i tlie : rity.
coutK-il > for a ! , permit ; to era>t <a# 30 story % hotel
\u25a0".' \u25a0• \u25a0t : tbf i southeast; cprnor. of, Clark i and Madison
strerts. ; At . present \u25a0- tbf ; maximum \ height.; «C
\ bulldingVallowed.la Cbica?o is 230 feet,' or '2o
'^stories, v'v ;,„"'" 'S :, ','\u25a0.'' ;\u25a0•-•-".'.*'.;'.' : / -. -V.-'t
CIVIL*. WAB ; OFFICES i; A ; SUICIDE— Wobuto.
\u25a0?-\u25a0 Mitf..r Feb. '• 14.— The body of * Major. Atnbrow '•
who- fonjrht iJn I'M battles of the
' civil : w«r,i w«sifotmfr hanging in htethomp'ia
'* ; this ; city \u25a0; yesterday."'. He , had - commit led J suK
SPEAKER CANNON
SCORES CRITICS
"Gentleman; From Illinois" Says
Newspaper Articles Built
on Fake Information
WASHINGTON, | Feb. - 1 4.— "1f we lose
sight of our own importance and of our
6wn"'p6sitionrf6r .'the', time being' there
will, come; in our. places better and
wiser men who ;wlHsnot\lose sight of
the^necessity to provide."- for ah orderly
procedure under which a'; majority: can
work its -.well;"- '.'where ;•" responsibility
rests there must be power with the ma
jority to." move -on,^ being 1 : responsible."
.' .""Uncle Joe"" Cannon,* 1 . laying aside his
gavel " and speaking ,\ today . from; the
floor of the; house merely tas ."the".gen
tlema'n--from': 1 Illinois,';': 'sounded this
warning) t'o 'His colleagues. ,. * '' '
', In", connection --with .: newspaper .at
tacics of his trip, down ' the J Mississippi
wit lyPresitlentTaft,; Cannon sald:"j **r
j "When' I turned .back from' Xew-Or
leans, _ from the -criticism {"l received/
founded; ; on -incorrect Information,.. I
•wondered whether s I was' "afoot ; or
horseback, whether- I'was- I" or some
body; else. . . : *- . "
i "I expect we will-continue to receive
alP.klnds-of fake; information that our
great- metropolitan journals 'may -con
tinue,', some, of .them, to : make their
papers from day., to day,- like the-Yan
kee man : hls razor/ to selL"---: \u25a0
BEQUESTS^TOXATHOLIC ;S
IN THIS CITY
Wili of Bridget B. Fay to Be
, Contested ;iti ; * Boston < ,v
[Special : Dispatch to} The Call]
.BOSTON, ; Mass.V" Feb. 1 4.— in the pro
bate* court' in -this city--- today- trie-will
of the late Bridget B. Fay, which. gives
bequests: to' several Catholic -institu
tions;in'San Francisco, was -allowed.^.
Five cousins of the; deceased ,signi
fied 'at, once' their 'intention, of .'taking
the cause up • to'the". supreme .court", for
a.contest. Out of her fortune of, $50,000
Mrs. .Fay left;$41".000 ;to' Cathdllclinstl
tutiohs. .- v ;-;'' ! : \.~\'. - v -y^*' "..',' \u25a0'* ~':K'S;-*'.
''>-.Thc Y. following] /institutions /in** San
Francisco will' each- receive^ I,ooo' if the
will stands: ; .Roman^Catholic, orphan
asylumtVoid 'Ladies' home?for.jagedvin
flrniary, A St:'- .Vincent- schooK^ Magdalen
asylum /and school, YMount
"Jbs?"ph>infantf asylum *and?thel convent
bfUliejSisters' of; the Holy,* Family.
WEB OF EVIDENCE
DRAWN TIGHTER
ABOUT DR. BURKE
Officers Learn Physician Experimented
With Explosive at Kanaka Peak
Mine and Took Deadly Sticks Away
WITNESSES TELL OF THE MEDICO'S VISIT
Studied Methods of Setting Off Charges, Telling
Miners He Planned to Blow Up Great Rock.
Alleged to Have Forecasted Woman's Death
[Special Dispatch to The Call)
OROVILLE, Feb. 14.— From the evidence secured in this county, the
I officials who are investigating the circumstances of the dynamite
explosion at Burkes sanatorium report that the case is complete.
Sheriff Smith, District Attorney Lea and Court Reporter Scott of Sonoma
county arrived in Oroville today, and thi> evening left for Kanaka Peak,
where Doctor Burkes mine is located. The deposition of witnesses there
is to be taken.
It has been established that the dynamite wa? secured December 20,
after Doctor Burke had made a careful investigation into the way of
U3ing the explosive. He was given six sticks by Thomas Riley. a miner
employed there, who prepared and primed a fuse for him. Burke said
that he wanted to blow up a bowlder in a creek at the sanatorium. Lessons
in the use of the explosive were given him by Foreman James Hedge and
by Riley. To everything that the men said Doctor Burke listened most
attentively, and in order that there could be no mistake had them prepare
and touch off a. charge for him.
Doctor Burke visited his mine at Kanaka Peak February 1, and at
that time told the men, in response to their questions, that he had exploded
the dynamite under the bowlder and that it had been completely shattered.
The evidence against Doctor Burke was secured by Sheriff J. M. Chub
buck of Butte county, assisted by Sheriff Smith of Sonoma county. It was
thought at first that the explosive, was secured at the Phoenix mine at
Hirleton," but the officers denied this yesterday, saying that Doctor Burke
had gone to the Kanaka Peak property, which is in a more remote action
and employs fewer men.
THREE SIGNIFICANT
POINTS: AGAINST
DR. BURKE
ARTHUR L. PRICE
{Special Dispatch to The Call] "'\u25a0-''/- -"\u25a0';
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SANTA ROSA. Feb. 14.— Prior to the
explosion at Borke'a sanatorium. In
•which Miss Lou Etta Smith nearly lont
her life, Dr. Wlllard P. Burke said,
according; to many vrltnenaeii: "Lon
Smith will commit suicide by blowing
herself up with dynamite."
. Several days before February 5. the
'day upon which the explosion occurred,
\u25a0 Doctor Burke Trent to a mine he owns
In Butte county and secured nonie dyn
amite and three feet of fuse from the
foreman of the mine.
I At the time of the explosion Doctor
Burke was nervously pacing; the porch
of the main building at the resort, on
the side farthest from. Lou Etta Smith's
tent*. When the detonation was heard
he is reported as having saidt
"There, I.on Smith has blown herself
up .with dynamite.** ••'
Three Significant Points*
; These three significant points will
form the foundation of the evidence
which the county authorities are com
piling against Dr. Willard P. Burke,
who stands accused of the crime of ex
ploding dynamite with intent to kill.
The law provides that the penalty for
that offense shall be imprisonment in
the "penitentiary." The minimum term
Is one year.- The sentence could be life
imprisonment.
With District Attorney Lea out of
town today no decision could be reached
as to whether the Burke case would be
brought- to i the -attention of the grand
jury on the information and evidence
against the "Patriarch" presented origi
nally in, the Justice court. The case,
however, is essentially a grand jury
case. The Sonoma county grand jury
is holding itself in readiness to meet
and will assemble during the latter
part of this week or the first of next
week.
Associates Are Faithful
The peculiar fidelity of Burkes asso
ciates toward him, the mystery of his
accomplices. If there were accomplices
in the crime, and other circumstanes of
the affair, taken , in onnection with the
seriousness of "the offense, are calcu
lated to Induce the district attorney to
present his evidence in the secret coun
cils of the grand jury room.
While the circumstantial . evidence
connecting Doctor Burke with the at
tempt upon 'the. life of Lou Etta Smith
is. iri the opinion of the district attor
ney and sheriff, practically convincing',
there, is what the doctor* himself. In the
oral style of the mystic would call the
psychological aspect of the attempted
murder of the mother, of 11 months old
Willard P. Burke Smith.,
That; hinges deftly on the "relations
between Doctor, Burke and. Miss Smithl
Trie" [reputed facts of; these relations
will'co'me out? at, the 'trial of the -long
whiskered old doctor." MlssSmith will
be the. most! interesting, if not the most
important, -witness : at , the trial,] as well
as before- the' grand jury.T
'.She doesnot seem to belong, to trajr-
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GRAND JURY MAY
SOON TAKE UP
BURKE CASE
JOHN F. NEYLAN
SANTA ROSA. Feb. 14. — Determined
that no untoward circumstance shall
j permit the escape from justice of the
i perpetrators of the crime which almo3t
I cost the lives of Miss Lou Etta Smith
1 and her illegitimate Infant son. the au
thorities t today devoted themselves to
gathering In the loose ends of the net
work of circumstantial evidence whleh
led to the arrest of Dr. "Willard P.
Burke yesterday. Just as firm In the
purpose, however, were the activities
of the physician and his associates, who
barred from their secret councils all
but those bound to them by the closest
ties, and displayed still further their
determination to thwart the officers In
their efforts to fix the entire responsi
bility for the crime.
Bitter Hatred Disclosed
In the absence of the district attor
ney and sheriff, who went to Oro
ville early in the day. the movements of
\u25a0the accused physician and bis associ
ates not only proved to be the most
engrossing subject in Santa Rosa, but
resulted in bringing to light the evi
dence of bitter hatred toward Miss
Smith and her child on the part of
Mrs. Agnes Burke, sister in law of the
physician and wife of the manager of
the resort. Since the time of the ex*
plosion Mrs. Burke has frequently de
clared the intended victim to be hope
lessly Insane and unworthy of belie f.
Since, the publication several days ago
•of .the fact that the district attorney
held for chemical analysis a quantity
of boracic acid used by Dr. Burke in
cleansing 1 the wound in Miss Smith's
arm. Dr. H. F. Dessau, a member of
the sanatorium staff, has been barred
from ' the secret councils of the man
agement, by whom it was suspected
that during his examination by the dis
trict attorney several days ago the
physician made statements damaging to
the probability of their theory of the
crime.
It transpired today that in answer
to questions by District Attorney Clar
ence F. Lea since the commission of
the crime. Doctor Dessau quoted the
following remark which he said had
been made to him by Mrs. Agnes Burke
while the attaches of the institution
were still engaged in extinguishing: the
fire caused by the explosion:
"It is too bad that she didn't make a
successful job of it."
Confirms Woman's Statement
It is also known that the district
attorney considered the remark ''not
only confirmative of Miss Smith's ex
pressed fear that Mrs. Agnes Burke
hated her, but significant enough to
warrant him in issuing- instructions
during the search of the premises yes
terday to arrest the wife of the sana
torium manager if she attempted to
interfere with the officers in the dls-*
charge of their duties.-.
* Doctor Dessau .has not resigned his
position at the institution, but It be
came known today that he has been
eliminated from the number. of persons
who attend frequent conferences bear
ins on the charge against Doctor Burfc*
