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f THE SUNDAY CALL
VOLUME CVIL— NO. 134.
LOVE FEAST OF
BOURBONS RUNS
RIOT IN ROASTS
Two Years Accumulation of
Party Bile Is Oratorically
Eliminated
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Bell Brands Branch of Democ=
racy as "Palsied With
Moral Cowardice"
friends of Gubernatorial Choice
%:. Deliver Tremendous Ovation
Following Speech
GEORGE A. VAN SMITH
[Special Dispatch lo The Cell}
LOS AXGKLKS. April 12. — Savagely
grilling- Gavin MtXab and a por
tion of San FV&ncisco's democracy
*s "palsied with moral cowardice."
. Theodore A. BpII furnished the bright
.particular feature of the democratic
ttatf conference which opened in Los
Angeles this morning.
Democracy's stale conference was
opened "with a tield day for t3ie oratori
cal elimination of party bile that had
been accumulating for two years. It
was an Insignificant individual faction.
law or condition that failed to come
in for a roast, direct or indirect.
Direct Primary Attacked
The direct primary law was attacked
as a niiseralbe makeshift. The men
who drew it and those who enacted it
were denounced as scoundrels. The
republican party, congress, the tariff
lav-, the California machine and the
privileged interests were not over
looked. The representatives of the fc'an
Francisco democratic club accused the
regulars of packing the San Francisco
*!eieg"ation with office holding dummies.
Bell and his editorial supporters were
excoriated as defamers of party men
and finally Bell furnished the climax
* -with a defiance of McNab and a de
..xriocracy palsied with moral cowardice.
'". It was Frank GouM of San Francisco
•who excited Bell to a speech which was
o^scribed as the most vigorous he ever
,rji.id<i. Gould was down for an address
.y .begislation Enacted by a Demo
."» --tic Legislature.' He took advan
tage of the first opportunity to voice
:\u25a0 '—'he unhappy sentiments wbJc'.i have
•\he»a smoldering for two years.
Xiould Waxes Wroth
';• When the McXab forces were routed
~."»n tis" 1908 state conference Gould was
unions those who did not tarry for thte
.-.further deliberations of his party in
.\u25a0•'invention assembled. In the parlance
• •\u25a0!" the sa- 11 * 1^ he ""beat it." Subsequently
.v a committee meeting- in San Fran
cisco Bell and Gould fell out over the
makeup of the executive committee.
Bell sacastically referred to Gould's
hurried departure from the convention
sad Senator John Sanford stands ac
cused of editorial remarks about cor
"j'.iraiion politics done by the McXab
"machine.
Gou!d told the conference today that
the editor of an Inconspicuous paper
<! accused him of doing corporation
-_Sir>litlct and that aforesaid inconspicu
ous tdiior was a liar.
*BeM Retaliates
: Bcli restrained himself until the con.
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Terence was about to adjourn. Then
.'.c made a proposed amendment to a
committee report the excuse for taking
tie platform. He did not refer to Gould
;'or McNab by name, but his remarks left
no room for doubt, and they were
greeted with tremendous applause.
"\jcx is be understood now and for all
times." cried Bell, "that there is but
uhe body in control of the democratic
party in this state. That is the regu
larly selected state central committee.
\Ve must go to the people with high
•and patriotic motives combined with
enough prudence to give them effect.
majority shall continue to rule the
,'^frmocracy of California. Let us go
; out promising to strike down the spe
c-Sal privileges that are sapping the life
blood of this state and some of its
communities.
ft "A gentleman in San Francisco may
\u25a0 sneer at me and attempt to' criticise
. me' by innuendo or directly. I care not
tfor that. I say to him that- when San
Francisco and some of its democracy
were palsied with moral cowardice I
\u25a0was not afraid to be there on the firing
\u25a0 line and to stand there. I oropose to
keep up the same old light. I propose
to *tay on the firing line because I be
lieve that is where every true soldier
belongs. I stand for an open and above
board democracy. The democratic
mountain in this state will not go to
. any Mohamet. I am, going to submit
my cause to the people. lam going to
look over the heads of men and Into the
• eyes of the people.
MOOSER TAKES E*CEPTIOX
Louis Mooser of San Francisco voiced
§the only protest after Bell had been
K'lven a tremendous, ovation. . t Mooser
declared that he was for Bell and would
h*lp Bell realize any of his ambitions,
; Rut he could not har an attack on the
democracy of San Francisco without
-. *• protesting.
Francisco was In the limelight
•". • ;«^"oughout the day. .It was San : Fran -
cJsco that furnished ; the only, row be-
- forp the committee on credentials. .'The
ft«fforts of Bell's friends, to head off the
• fctiu Francisco deraocratic'^clubs' . de-
mands for recognition were abortive.
There was no failure to deliver the
bumping:, the anti-McNabites were fore
doomed to receive.
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1910
EDITORIAL
Mr. Schwcrla in a clo«e corner. rage 8
Farfs about Ocean Shore railway. Page 8
Whnt we insj- Pip«-ct from Roof-eTelt. Pagre 8
Topsyturvyy turvy reayoDia^ almut exposition. Pngi 8
CITY
Voud» girl's b»auty is marred by acid
tbrowpr. ' Pace 1
Robert Byington exonerated by coroner's Jury
fur Perez death. Page 5
Judge Lopptt guest of San Francisco business
man at reception. page 3
Press club show will be long and good with
souvenir program. Pas* 9
City purrbases last of needed prirate lnnd
holdings in Yosemite. . . Pace 18
Bride-elect's illness delays Kirkpatrick-Mac-
Ponald weddiDg a week. Pace 5
Attorney Rped declares he resigned voluntarily
from Reynolds company. Pace IS
Railroadman would willingly *ell "l'JOO" Lin
coln p*>«ny for "five Fpot." Pace 8
Departure of railroad kings strengthens prob
ability of traffic agreement. Page 18
r. J. Anger is elected president of board of
directors of French hospital. Page 16
New federal grand jury, drawn and sworn in,
ejects C. W". Fay secretary. Page 9
Contest of will of Julius Friedman commences
with disagreement of attorneys. Page 4
SUBURBAN
University prepare? to celebrate Founders'
<J«J". Page 11
Key Route agrees to Oakland's claim to tide
land?. rage 11
"Gravity" type of quay wall Is chosen by
b<>ard of works. Page 11
In quarrel with neighbors woman uses cun and
lan<is ia city jail. Page 10
Mr*. Ida Mansfield Wilson and husband recon
ciled after fix years. Page 10
Miss Jean Tys->n and Harry Weihe married at
bride's parents' home. Page 5
Mayor Mott outlines plan for municipal con
trol of water eyvtem. Page 11
California council, Y. M. "1., to give dance at
Adeipbiau ball, Alameda. Page 11
Improvement of docks and commerce of Oak
land discussed at banquet. Page 11
Southern I'acine commences grading extension
of electric line from Melrose. Page 10
Ml*s Maude Bretnorton and John Little are
t«"cret!y married at San Rafael. Page 10
COAST
Man and wife hoid posse at bay for many
hours. Page 3
Railroad superintendent e>ingle handed gains
victory over 14 hoboes. Page 4
All Fresno mourns at funeral of the late Com
modore Fulton G. Berry. Page 4
Doctor Cock's MoKinley fake exposed by expe
dition that ascends mountain. Page 3
stormy convention of clubwomen closes peace
fully: Long Beach next meeting place. Page 3
EASTERN
Potter to claim Mrs. Depew as bride to
i day. pa Ke 3
First of oil burning torpedo boat destroyer
fleet launched. Page 12
Svulpt.»r Robert A itken finishes clay model for
bust of President Taft. Page 3
North Dakota "Russell" branded as impostcr
j by jodge and claim dismissed. Page 3
Banker to b«- extradited from New York to
face Pittsburg bribery charge. Page 3
FOREIGN
Roosevelt agrees to address national conserva-
I tion congre??. fuse 1
Japan will promulgate new reciprocity land
ownership restriction law. Page 3
Belief is that trouble between Peru and
Ecuador will be amicably settled. Page 111
Uichard C. Kerens, American ambassador, is
received l>y Emp«ror Francis Joseph. Page 3
SPORTS
Oakland and Berkeley high school teams to
clash. Page 13
Lives of St. Louis player* happy if new rules
arc observed. Page 12
Western athletic club plans series of events for
the near f otnre. Page 12
Boston Americans are coming to California to
train next year. Page 13
St. Louis sports will come in special train to
*cc the big battle. >- Page 12
Vernon take*- early lead and wins from the
Seals, score 6 to 3. Page 13
Tommy Burns refuses to fight Langford unless
he is paid 125,000. . Page 12
JeST dons mitts with Sam Berger, but fails at
sensational shewing. Page 12
Wolgast # wants $20,000 and major share of
pictures to box again. Page 12
Owen Moran arrives to prepare for coming bout
with Tommy McCarthy. \; * \); Page 12
Angels nose ont Oaks 4 to 3 and ma^te debut
on Valencia street lot. "Page 13
Harry Baker returns home and signs to box
Percy Cove at Oakland. , - Page 12
Public school* athletic league urges teaching
of swimming to scholars. - Page 12
GlidJrn tour path finder car for 1910 : leaves
Cincinnati on 3.000 mile trip. 'Page 3
Chapman beats Thompson In three ; cushion
billiard match at the Graney. ' Page 13
Handballers put In strenuous night of competi
tion at Pastime athletic clnb. Page 13
Timely hitting wins for Portland, Ducks beat
isg Senators by score of 3 to 2. Page 13
St. Jam*s* school baseball team wins over St.
Joseph's in the Catholic league. Page 13
Mcdlark* reward the form brigade,' four .favor.'
itec finishing first at Emeryville. Page 12
MARINE
Liner Sierra'^ behavior in heavy sea delights
passengers. Page 17
SOCIAL
Entertainment of brides elect eclipses all
social interest of week. Page 8
LABOR
Treaaurer of labor council resigns to take cen
sus In manufacturing district. Page 0
MAKE BLUNDER IN
LIGHT CONTRACT
Com pany Asks , to Have Agree
ment Abrogated
BERKELEY. April 12.— Having sub
mitted a bid for arc. lights and for an
all night schedule of lighting this city
the figures of. which they claim' were
transposed by mistake, the Berkeley
electric lighting company 1 wants the
council to reconsider the bid.' .£.\u25a0\u25a0 The mat
ter; has 'been, referred to City Attorney
Frank Stringham for^ an examination
of the contract which*the city entered
Into with. the ; lighting 'company '
Britton claims that the bid submit
ted for , $6.30 an; arc light per month
for the allnight -moonlight schedule
and $4.50 -per light without regard to
the schedule,; had" -'been '• transposed."
ThT- councilfat its last ac
cepUd the : $4.50 irate, thinking; It was
a bona fide^ bid, :' and Intended ; as 'such
by, the company..- :,
SM/FRA]reiSCO^ ML ,13, kMO;
ROOSEVELT IN
SYMPATHY WITH
PINCHOT'S AIMS
Indicates Feelings by Agreeing
to Deliver Address at Con=
servation Congress •
Efforts Made to Induce Former
President to Take Part in -
Fall Campaign
By JOHN CALLAN O'LOUGHLIN
[Special Cable to The Call]
(Copyright bj the Tribune Co.. Chicago. 1010.)
. PORTO -MAURIZIO, Italy, April 12.—
Gifford Pinchot left Porto Maurizio this
evening bearing the promise of Theo
dore Roosevelt -that he will deliver an
address before the national conserva
tion congress, .which will meet some
where in the middle west in the early
part of September.
The fact of Roosevelt's acceptance
can only be regarded as an indication
that he is in entire sympathy with the
fight the former forester has made for
the Roosevelt policies as he has inter
preted them. When Roosc\*eft speaks
there is no doubt that he will em
phatically reiterate the views he has
constantly expressed in his annual mes
sages, in his addresses in favor of the
protection of the water power sites
from the grasp of monopolies, on the
preservation of the forests by govern
ment regulation and on. the exploita
tion of mineral deposits, etc. : That
he in any way will attack the
Taft administration is not for a mo
ment believed; at the same time he will
make clear he stands for the principles
he inaugurated in the way he outlined
them.
Pinchot Stil? Smiles
Pinchot left Porto Maurizio smiling,
but still reticent, though deeply appre
ciative of Roosevelt's promise to ad
dress the organization he created. Un
questionably the men who have fol
lowed Pinchot can take real Comfort
from the simple announcement made
today.
Pinchot will arrive in New York
about May 1. The address Roosevelt
will make before the conservation con
gress will'be one of a number he will
deliver. .He will speak in Cheyenne the
latter part of August, at the John
Brown battlefield dedication in Kan
sas, probably in San Antonio, Tex., and
also before the Hamilton club in Chi
cago.
No expectation need be entertained
that he will discuss politics in any of
his speeches. The reason is that he be
lieves that he should confine himself
entirely to the great principles to
which he has committed himself in the
past and for which he still stands.
Aid for Campaign Sought
Strong efforts are being made to in
duce Roosevelt to take part in the com
ing fall campaign. The pressure is
coming from all sources and all fac
tions, but he is giving no indication of
what he will do. He is being appealed
to as the only man who can save the
party from certain defeat, the repub
licans evidently regarding the result In
Lovering's district and elsewhere as a
warning of what may be expected in
November. In this matter. also Roose
velt is awaiting until his arrival home
before Indicating what his decision
may be.
Pinchot Bids Roosevelt Adieu
BY ASSOCIATED PEESS
PORTO. MAURIZIO, Italy, April 12.—
After spending a second day with
Roosevelt, the afternoon being occu
pied in another long tramp into . the
mountains, Glfford left for
Zurich tonight, seemingly* in a happy
state of mind. He still declined to
make any statement' with reference 'to
his conference with the former presi
dent, but his beaming countenance was
as eloquent as words. :
"Will you say whether you, are sat
isfied with t the result" of your visit?"
was asked; Uut Pinchot only smiled
broadly.
Roosevelt evidently is not greatly
exercised over conclusions that may
be drawn in the United States from the
announcement made today that he had
accepted an invitation from the former
chief forester to address the national
conservation, congress this summer
Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt dined alone
with' M^ss Carew at the Carew villa and
spent a' quiet eevning. .- Kermit with
several friendsteok a motor trip along
the coast r <extending the" journey beyond
the French . frontier to Monte Carlo,
where he, dined and passed the evening.
Former Mayor Phelan of San Fran
cisco," who was -expected to visit the
former president today, failed to put
In; an appearance.
: The businessmen , of Porto Maurizio
have seized the occasion of Roosevelt's
presence and the • honorary citizenship
conferred 'upon him* to 'launch 'a boom
for the town, which they hope will soon
become the resort of the Italian Riviera
and attract foreign; visitors, especiaily
Americans. - :..',;;-- '.A \u25a0' /\u25a0;'.'"\u25a0.: : •'. .-\u25a0-..'.
'; This afternoon they, inaugurated a
big scheme to transfer the little harbor
Into ;a; great; port to
"Porto -.Umberto." They, 'have - also
planned . extensive improvements in the
town. . v _ \u0084 '.'_' ..;';-. ''.' r- :l :;' ; \u25a0':.\u25a0.-;\u25a0',
Present; for British -Museum ;
y LONDON. .April ' : 12.— Former
dent Jfloosevelt, it is': "announ'ced.Vwill
recognize.; the .Engl[sh*o courtesies. ,ex-
. Continued ? on . Page 22 j1;j 1 ; Column 'V
WIFE OF LUX
ESTATE HEIR
STORMS COURT
Invades Bench, Hammering on
• the Desks and Shouting
"I Protest"
Judge Discreetly Ducks Behind
Chair; Woman Lls Finally
Led Away r
[Special I Dispatch to The Call]
SAN JOSE. Apri) 12.— Stalking up the
aisle, waving her arms and crying, "I
protest," Mrs. Charles Lux, wife of the
incompetent heir to the estaet of th«
late cattle king of this county, almost
broke, up the hearing of the investiga
tion into the trustees' accounts this
afternoon. Intoxicated and wild eyed,
the woman made her way past the at
torneys'' tables, past the clerk's desk
and up the steps to the judge's bench,
pausing to bang her fists on available
pieces of furniture and reiterating "I
protest." Irv turn she shouted to the at
torneys, the clerk and the judge that
she protested, and his. honor, recovering
from his surprise, declared that he was
ready to believe that she really did pro
test. . ,
Ducks Behind Chair
Believing it best •to humor the
wonian, Judge Gosbey, who is hearing
the' case, quit his immense easy' chair
and ducked behind it. Mrs. Lux im
mediately and confidently appropriated
the bench and continued her protesta
tions from there, while his honor stood
his chair and tried to. persuade her to
desist and quit the courtroom. Lean
ing far over the deck, she pointed dra
matically at the attorneys, witnesses
and spectators and to each in turn,
calling*them by name, remarked: "I
have something to say to you."
Before she .could say it Bailiff Pix
ley, who lo^g before had settled him
self for -his usual comfortable after
noon siesta, had been awakened by the
racket and had reached the desk. •. Per-"
suadedlby the bailiff and her husband's
attorneys, the woman, still protesting,
was led from the'eourtroom.
The case interrupted today by the
plaintiff's "wife is one which has at
tracted gerierajinterest. In'lDOo Henry
Lux' left proper.ty valued at nearly^ $60,-
OOOin triist: with two of his daughters,
Mrs. Lena Macßride, who occupies the
Lux mansion in -East San Jose, and
Mrs. Lizzie " M. Potts of Berkeley, for
his : son Charles, whom he considered
incapable' of handling his own affairs.
Conflicting' Xh'afges
Charles Lux claims that from his
estate' he has received but a trifle, more
tha,n $1,000- and is asking for an ac
counting, from his sisters of their care
of the property. ,;\u25a0 Hie "- attorneys' claim
that' thre ', is still in money and prop
erty: about $57,000, while the tfu.sfees'
assert there is but $21,000,' and give as
the treason for the shrinkage that much
of | the corporation -stock which com
prised .'a. large part ; of the estate has
depreciated .' in value =and they were
forced 'to -sell -to- meet' demands, made on
[the estate; : Mrs^ Lux is a sister ; in \u25a0 law
of former pistrlct'Attorney. J. H. Camp
bell, her husband's -attorney. ' - j
ASKS PERMISSION TO '
CHANGE HIS POLITICS
[ Special Dispatch . to . The • Call ] > \u25a0 .1
"7 SACRAMENTO, April \u25a0'•l2.'-iA:- petition'
for. r the- superior court's JtpermissionHto
change his ;f romtdemocraticrto
republican^ after^ he] had .registered/ was
made'S today <Zby -^George /;*AV* Moaner j of.:
Brlghtori,\ who .is i an j aspirant ifor| the'
position! of 5 constable Yof Ithatitownship/
•Mosher^intended^to'i register^ as fay re-j
publican 'two years* ag6,*?but p the | regis- :
tration \ clerk fputi him tdownTasfa 5 demo"-'
c r at. He was den fed nqmin at i on; .blanks
tqJrunVaiJafrepublicahi'Jsbshasibrought'
sultagairißtUlieicounty.celrk.^; "'-..-•>
V
Acid Shot in Girl's Face
Jove Mad Boy Accused
Miss Ruth Frances Wilson, the young woman who Jvas disfigured
for life by a fiend who threw acid into her face yesterday/ afternoon, and
facsimile of the introduction of one of the letters with which he Kad
persecuted her.
WOMAN'S ALLEGED
"AFFINITY" SUED
Retired Merchant Accuses a
Fresno OH Magnate of
Alienating Affections
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
FRESNO, April 12.— Declaring . that
the .defendant, James A.' Ward, an oil
magnate and former* chief of the: fire
department of. this city, had so alien
ated \u25a0 the affections of Taylor's wife by
improper conduct that she had left him,
P. ;C.; ; Taylor,'; a retired" cigar' merchant
of this city/ today filed suit \ in the'su
perior) court ,. to recoveV. $50,000 dam
ages from' Ward. : #
. r ; In the .^complaint - : are contained al
legations of -a' sensational nature.-Tay
lor alleges -that Ward frequently; vis
ited ; while he; (Taylor) - was
away,;thatw he r . presented .her ; with
jewelry." and f sought >In every; way to
alienateSher "affection:: /' -
\u25a0 The; filing; of? this "suit today V marks
the, culmination .• of ;, trouble, which has
been brewing] since June, t1909.t 1909. During
that -'month, .'Taylor came home j[ one
night and found ;Ward'at his home. As
he jthreatened violence (toWard, the: po-,
lice r] were 5 called ; and: ; b6thf; men 'were
taken Jto" police''^ headquarters. '-^'.Taylor
.was ;;-:prostrated s ;\ afterward •*' by "\u25a0'. "the
trouble,?- but plater.- recovered -and -went
south/ :~ ''\u25a0'\u25a0'- \ i .. ..'.'.-:^ .- \u25a0 - - . •\u25a0_
;;Thei police /endeavored in every way
to; suppresß\the;lncldeht,i;but | the; story
of "the af air was told :.by»neighborsi ,who'
witnessed,' ahd s it was made public.
FIRE - CAUSES PANIC— A * flre . started .' In the"
\u25a0. : rear ; of; the • stores \u25a0 «t .: 1C42 . Flllmore i street ; oc
-£,cnple<l' bj-,Albert Sinalnoff,-* ladiesV tailor. » and
t •\u25a0'\u25a0 Mrs.t G. i A.> Walker .* milliner." shortly ; after - 8
\u25a0 i; o'clock | Moiklrjt . nlght,"and' a : panic \ was | caused
-. among < the t women -^and i children j In . a . nirkelo
".* deon i adjoining ;\u25a0 the I store.".:.- They ' all ; got * out
. any casualty. \u25a0'.\u25a0• r- •• ,~ • ." - \u25a0 ,-- •
CIRCUS ;i COMING iTO iTOWN-^The i Sells Floto
'.g circus * asked*' the jMiperrlgors'-i permission i yes-
Ir* tprday.i to \u25a0 hnid- perf oraninees In \u25a0\u25a0. the i lot? at <\u25a0 the
y^rornerjot fcMarkrti Hndg Twelfth istreett "from
r * May;6,to:ilay 0 inclusiTC \u25a0,-'\u25a0\u25a0.
/ I; 'YESTEIWkX4r-Cteer; northwest wind;
I maximum' temgeratute' 62, !. minimum 50.
light
:.-\u25a0> "?UQTth>.wind, changing Jo brisk west
CANADIAN TRUSTS
TO BE REGULATED
Bill'-: Before \ Parliament Provides
for Commissions to Inves
: - . tigate Combinations
OTTAWA, Ont.. April 12. — Regula
tion of trusts Is the obect of a govern
ment bill which McKenzle King, minis
ter of labor, offered today for adoption
by the- Canadian parliament.
• The ". bill provides where complaint is
made that a'trust or a combination is
operating unduly to enhance prices or
for restraint? of trade,, a commission
shalUbeappointed with power to make
a thorough; investigation.
In urging j approval , of ' the* bill King
said its "obect was not to do away with
trusts 'and combinations. ' A. lesson had
been- taken 'from the* experiences of the
United States, as it had been found im
possible to enforce the Sherman .law
without destroying business, he said.
DEMANDS ANOTHER
HOSPITAL INVESTIGATION
Report on Doctor Gassaway, Not
; to Liking of. Furuseth
[Special DUpatch to The Call]
WASHINGTON, April 12.— Andrew
Furuseth has laid before Assistant Sec
retary Hillesof the treasury a demand
for an .independent investigation pf
the San Francisco marine hospital by
Special Treasury Agent Arthur F.
Statter, . who is now ,in San Diego.
Furuseth gave Hilles additional facts
and insisted Uhat the treasury should
not be content with an Investigation
of thd hospital by its own friends in
the marine hospital service.
«;; The report of Doctor Carrington Is
now; in Hilles' hands. ,' It is a clean bill
of health for Doctor Gassaway, the
purport being that the charges against
Gassaway ; are mere sailors* yarns.
Hilles is absent from Washington and
will ; not, return until -Tdursday.
. Senator, ': Perkins r- said today that If
another investigation' was not ordered
soon: he 1 would -bring the matter again
to the attention of thetreasury depart
"Ji 11 !*' f wltn>: a request for a ; thorough'
inquiry." v- ..> K'i^'rt. 'v'.-.j \u25a0— • \u25a0-.-\u25a0-,\u25a0; .
CRIMINALS SENTENCED— Two'*je*T*<'lmtirl*
\u25a0-\u25a0 '>>>mrnt in 8«n Qiifiulu tt.ts inifiosprt by Jml~r
Punne .yesterday, on NirtnWiUlamv* wnricted
? %™ f .J«? tprl ?? '*?'"/«»»*«r /with intent - ; to : rt>t>.-
W Mil a ois I Jeffpr.-". ?who ' »n>}e : «-arp«>nters', - tool*;
\u25a0it *"\u25a0• ' sent : t<»* the ! same c prison : for ' one ye«r by
„ . -Judge ;Cabanis*..i\ \u25a0_.:, , . \u25a0;, _ . . , "i
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FIEND MARS
WOMAN'S
BEAUTY
Squirts Deadly Acid in Face of
Miss Ruth Wilson and
Makes Escape
YOUTH WHO PERSECUTED
GIRL WITH LOVE SOUGHT
Threatened Vengeance When
Plea Was Rejected and Is
Accused by Victim
DETECTIVES FIND CRIME
WAS CAREFULLY PLANNED
WITHIN* a few steps of her fath
er's home Ruth Frances Wil
son, a beautiful student of the
Lowell high school, was the victim of
a vicious attack yesterday, which will
probably result in the loss of her left
eye and the disfigurement of- hei
countenance 'for life.
From a hidden position behind a
high board fence more than an ounce
of hydrochloric acid was squirted intc
the face of the pretty schoolgirl, and
while she shrieked with agony the
perpetrator of the outrage made hii
escape. Without the slightest hesi
tation, however, the victim, her parents
and the police charge the fiendish
crime to a young man masquerading
under the name of aVn Camp Redfern,
who for more than 18 months had
protested a soul consuming love for
the young girl and had burdened her
life with his offensive attentions.
Letters Threaten Girl
In addition to the direct accusation
of Redfern by the family and the po
lice, are numerous letters addressed
to the girl by him, in which are-por
trayed the frantic efforts of the young
man to secure recognition of his suit
with the threat, should he fail, of
wreaking his vengeance on the object
of his insane affection .
"Taking their inspiration from these
missives the police of San Francisco
and all the bay cities took up the hunt
for the young man last night, and no
tified the authorities at all points on
the coast to keep a watch for him.
Although she had received a threat
ening letter fr,om Redfern a short time
before, Ruth Wilson felt no alarm, and
yesterday afternoon left her home at
1624 Octavia street to go to her tailor
to have a suit fitted.
Acid Strikes Girl
"Sh« crossed the street diagonally to
ward the northwest corner of Sutter
and Octavia, where a high board fence
Incloses a vacant lot. Within 30 feet
of the corner her attention was at
tracted to a hole in the fence by a
cough repeated several times. As she
turned her head the contents of a large
black syringe were squirted into her
face. She screamed and tottered for
ward into the arms of Melrose Mendel,
a traveling salesman, of 1406 Post
street, who at the time was waiting for
a car.
• "Myaeyes are becoming blind!" the
girl shrieked. Rubbing frantically at
her eyes and the. side of her face, the
girl • endeavored to get away, but
Mendel, quickly realizing what had
happened, took her into the office of
Doctor Herrington at 1523 Sutter
street.
'\u0084 As he turned to cross the street with
the girl, who was shrieking in agony,
Mendel saw a young man Jump from
behind the fence In Octavia street and
run toward Bush.
Recall Threatening Letter
Joseph A. ..Wilson, the girl's father.
who is general deputy of the National
union, and his wife were quickly noti
fied and as soon as they reached the
side of their daughter recalled with
horror the last threatening letter
which the girl had received from Red
fern.
"You will be mine four weeks from
today," the love crazed youth' wrote,
"or by the gods I will launch a worse
thunderbolt than Jove himself."
A hasty examination ' disclosed the*
fact that the acid had entered the glrfs
left 'eye. burning it\ badly, and after
preliminary* treatment she was rushed
in an automobile to the offices of Dr.
Louis C. Deane, an eye specialist In the
Union Square building, from which
place she was taken to the Mount Zion
hospital.
Crime Carefully Planned
The, police had been notified of " the
fiendish crime, and within an hour after
Its o- commission Detective Sergeant
Frank McGrayne with Detectives Rob
ert.Wren and Mansfield F. Joy were
in possession of all the facts. A search
of " the" ground in back of ' the fence
disclosed a hard, rubber syringe flve
Inches long, which 3till contained some
of the. powerful acid. The hole In the
fence had been' newly cut, and along
side of it were the initials "E. W."
Scattered about also were the remains
of some sandwiches » which had 'bean
wrapped in a jajer baj, aad, coasts '
