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THAW'S MOTHER
WEEPS WHILE
ON THE STAND
Testimony May Save
His Life
Forte] Parent Telte Hew Her Boy Suf
fered Because "Wicked New
York Man " Wronged Cv.
el/n Neabitt
-•' By i 'Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March Another dra
maticT chapter was added to the history
of the trial of Harry K. Thaw for the
murder of Stanforß White" today when
the', defendant's mother took the wit
ness stand to '. contribute what she
might toward saving her son from the
electric chair. -
Mrs. Thaw's stay before the jury was
briet. '■ When Mr. Delmaa had definitely
limited her examination to the change
she noted In her son's condition follow
ing his return from Paris In 1903, aft.'i-
Evelyn Nesblt had told him her life
story, :b: b and • with District ■ Attorney
Jerome I had with great consideration
conducted a short and Ineffectual cross
examination,' the mother love welled
strong In Mrs. .Thaw and she felt she
had not done her all. She was loath to
leave the witness chair.
"There Is a question of heredity," sh->
protested, when both Mr. Delmas arid
Mr. Jerome told her she might step
down. .-..;;.;.
" I have asked you, madam, all that
ls i considered > necessary," said Thaw's
attorney with the utmost deference.
.Mrs. Thaw half rose, hesitated, 'and
was about to sit down again when the
leading counsel for the defense offered
her ' his hand to assist her from the
stand. . . '' ,
Twice during her recital Mrs. Thaw
broke down - and was unable to pro
ceed. .■".'-:■'
' ' < Grief Overcomes Her
After a few moments Justice Fitz
gerald' asked solicitously .if she felt
able Ito | proceed, and Mrs. Thaw, evi
dently much chagrined that her great
grief had overcome her strong will of
resistance, nodded in the affirmative.
I She | declined , a , glass -of water and
made an effort to proceed, but failed.
Justice Fitzgerald then Interposed a
relief ■ for /- which the elderly woman
facing : him must have been deeply
grateful. ■> He said that as many of her
remarks '• had been uttered In a low
voice it would be necessary to have the
stenographer | read all her testimony
up to that time to the jury. .
When the reading was ended Mrs.
Thaw had gained her composure and
was able to proceed.
She said that when Harry came home
in 5 1903 he. seemed depressed and ap
parently < had lost • all Interest in life,
He passed sleepless nights, would often
leave the table at meals and go Into the
parlor,. to play upon the piano, the
; music growing softer and softer- until
! it finally died, away. V^ ■/•■'■. \« ■ •,• ..- •;.
";^v'.\ ; Tells of Wicked Man ■, '% '{
"He told me a wicked — probably
3 the wickedest man In all New York
had ruined his life."
Jilt: was not until some time after he
had offered this . explanation of the
change In • him , that she learned the
stqry of the young woman who was to
become her daughter-in-law.
i Mrs. Thaw told of her son breaking
down 3in. a ' Pittsburg church and ex
plaining that it was all because of the
Borrow which prevented the young
woman he loved being at his side. Mrs.
Thaw told of coming to New York to
meet Evelyn Nesblt and of giving her
consent to her son's marriage the one
condition being that the girl's past life
in New York should be a closed book,
never %to be referred to In any way.
Then came the story of the marriage
irJJPlttsburg In April, 1905, the honey
moon s trip and then a happy, placid
summer spent at the mother's country
home In the mountains.
Mr. Delmas ended her testimony ab
ruptly. The district attorney was taken
by surprise and began to cross-exam
ine Mrs. Thaw In a very low voice. He
then asked conditions surrounding her
son's I allowance, but Mr. Delmas ob
jected.: He asked what, the son's In
come amounted to.
¥.L"j!~' '■' Income Is Moderate
i Mrs. Thaw said It was moderate and
nothing like the -sum the newspapers
have so often reported. Mr. Jerome next
treaded | upon what he must have felt
the ;s; s thinnest of ire, lost he put him
self In the - attitude of attempting to
harass the pathetic figure In black on
the 'a. witness stand. He asked the
mother -, what she know of her son's
relations , with Miss Nesblt before she
became his wife. ''
"Nothing," . she . replied without hesi
tancy. -
J -,1 The district attorney seemed com
pletely baffled and speedily brought his
examination to a close.
Mrs. Thaw's story was deeply Im
pressive In its simplicity and brevity.
tfXt Harry Thaw's fate is thrown Into
"•he hands of the twelve men in the
Jury box who today heard the mother's
story-, there seems little doubt that
what* she said will ' carry wonderful
weight. ■■:■•-.■ ■-•
But Mr. Jerome gave* the impression
that he might ,use the mother's testi
mony as a. weapon In another direction
— In his fight to have a commission In
lunacy S appointed to tent the present
atate of mind of the defendant.
Attorneys in Wordy War
" ''.■ While the elder /Mrs. Thaw was on
the stand the district attorney engaged
ln -a', wordy war with Mr. Delmas, dur-
Ing: which he uttered publicly for the
first time the threat of a lunacy com
mission.:'
, ; Mr. ■! Delmas was Invoking the pre
sumption of law that If Thaw was in
sane in 1903 he was Insane In 1904, and
this was to enable Mrs. Thaw to state
conversations with her son in the lat
ter year.
These conversations were admissible
'only on > the ground that they were the
utterances Of a person mentally irre
sponsible. Mr. Jerome said there was
no' reason; why the assumption should
not have continued down to til. present
and If Mr,' Delmas' point was well taken
' the . trial should be suspended and a
-commission appointed.
v Delmas Is Upheld
<; Justice Fitzgerald upheld Mr. Delmas
-.and said. the question of a commission
was not before the court. With the com
pletion of the mother's testimony today
Thaw's- attorneys said they would have
but two more witnesses— experts— who
will be called upon to answer a newly
framed hypothetical question, covering
the entire case from beginning to end.
These experts are said to be Urn. Ham
mond and Jellffe.
Harry Thaw during his mother's stay
»M«iiiriii-.iliiin i rrn.il in m
on the stand seemed unusually pale and
extremely nervous. ' • ■ /
At the end of Mrs. Thaw's examina
tion court adjourned over until Friday
morning, a death In Justice Fluster*
aid's family causing an abandonment of
the Thursday sitting.
CALIFORNIAN NIBBLES
AT AN OLD SWINDLE
By Associated Press.
MADRID, March «.— A detective In
the railroad depot at Villa Alba has.
lt Is alleged, saved l>. A. C. Domtngue*
of San Francisco, Cal., from being
mulcted out of a thousand dollar! by a
gang of swindlers.
lt was the old story of a man In
prison, who before his Incarceration
had hidden treasure In ■ trunk and
needed a thousand dollars to regain It.
Domlnguea, it Is said, traveled all the
way from California to help the Im
prisoned man. The swindlers met Do
rnlnKiieJ! at Villa Alba and one of them,
named Fernandez, was arrested Just as
Domlngues was giving him the money.
GOVERNOR SIGNS
REMOVAL BILL
LOCATION OF CAPITAL NOW UP
TO VOTERS
Berkeley and Sacramento to Fight It
Out for Supremacy — Question
to Be Decided at First «
Election
By Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, March 6.— Governor
Gillett signed the capital removal bill
at 11 o'clock this morning. The bill
submits to the people at the next elec
tion the question of changing the seat
of state government from Sacramento
to Berkeley.
While the governor was placing his
official seal to the measuTe a delega
tion from Lodl was In the outer room
waiting to see him for the purpose of
protesting against the approval of the
bill.
The governor today also signed the
following bills:
By Leavltt — Amending the employers'
liability act so that an employer Is not
bound to Indemnify his employes' In
juries suffered by the latter in conse
quence of the ordinary risks of the
business in which he Is engaged.
By Price — Reapproprlatlng $3000 for
an additional building at the home for
the care of feeble minded children.
By Black— Permitting the Stanford
university to charge tuition fees In the
professional and engineering courses.
By Keane — Authorizing holders of
bonds destroyed by fire, earthquake or
other calamity to bring action against
corporations for duplicate bonds.
By Willis— Eliminating bicycles from
among the property the theft of which
constitutes grand larceny.
By Lynch — Requiring county record
ers to report all births, marriages and
deaths to the state rogiatrar.
By Campbell— Amending the act reg
ultlng the practice of dentistry.
SENATE PASSES THE
BILL INTRODUCED BY
SENATOR SANFORD
By Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, March 6.— Senator
Sanford's bill prohibiting corporations
from directly or Indirectly contributing
money for political purposes was
passed In the senate today. The meas
ure is practically the same as the law
now in effect In New York and which
was passed In that state as a result
of the Insurance investigations.
The bill not only prohibits the con
tributing by a corporation or Joint
stock association to campaign funds,
but makes it unlawful for them to as
sist by the use of money or other prop
erty any person in securing a nomi
nation or a candidate for office.
The law applies equally to the giver
and receiver and makes it punishable
by a fine of JSOO or Imprisonment for
one year.
The senate this afternoon killed
Caminetti's anti-caucus bill, which
sought to make secret caucuses .un
lawful. Caminetti got but two votes
for the measure besides his own, that
of Bell and Cartwright.
Mild Form of Treason
Caminetti termed caucus rule a mild
form of treason and declared that the
people were rebelling against It and
machine government. Wolfe said the
bill was nonsensical.
After causing an exceedingly bitter
and long-drawn-out fight, which com
menced with the convening of the leg
islature, the Fresno-Kings county di
vision controversy was so quietly set
tled today that hardly any attention
was paid to the passage of McGulre's
bill in the senate. The bill was stub
bornly fought for weeks.
The matter was finally compromised
by submitting the question of annexa
tion by Kings county of the Coallnga
district to a vote of the people in the
territory affected.
TEXAS CAR LAW BILL
RECEIVES DEATH BLOW
AT ASSEMBLY'S HANDS
N y Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, March 6.— Senator
Miller's measure, known as the Texas
car bill, providing a penalty upon rail
roads for failure to furnish earn to ship
pers, which was defeated in the senate
last Monday, met ■ similar fate in the
assembly today after a three hours'
debate.
The bill wag Introduced In the lower
house by Assemblyman Drew. The vote
stood 31 in favor to 35 against the bill.
Walsh of Oakland and Stanton and
Tiau.su. df Los Angeles made the light
ih'aliiHt the measure.
McMulUn of Itukersttelii charged the
is with discrimination as to per
som and placM. He said the small in
dependent oil producers at Bakersfield
,i.i. to obtain cars and stated
that a .ci tain Southern Pacific lobbyist
bad "I' ' laieci to him that the railroad
was opposed to thi fend that
there would be no legislation antag
onistic to the lullroads In this aesslon
legislature.
Drew said that there would be 4000
Is of orangen left In Southern
California thiti seuaon fur want of cars
to ship them that all Htsrttona Of the
ear shortage
ir yearn uinl ■ d It was
time that tba legislature ■• .-i>.mded to
.and of the people for relief
. He said that the railroad should take
it* hand from the throat of the people
ill this state, not attempt to block leg
islation, and declared that if Harrlman
exercised the same ability to furnish
his lines with necessary equipment that
he did In milling t-ouii/utiUua there
LOS ANGELES HERALD: THURSDAY MORNTNG, MAKCH 7. IQO7.
would hr plc-nty of rnllln* stock In this
Cutten nririi*><l that If th* railroads
could not handle their business they
should turn their lines over to the gov
ernment. •
Transue contended that the shortage
was all the fault of the shippers and
argued for heavier demurrage upon
them.
SUM OF $125,000 IS
APPROPRIATED FOR
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS
Ny Asanrlntr-''
BACRAMBNTO, March S. Tho Mfltte
|i!i««e<l iho following hills:
H> Boy n ton appropriating $125, n0n
tifylng the channels of th« B«o
n Joruiuln nnrl I
rivers.
By McCartney— Authorizing a suit
against the state of California by the
federal government to settle a contro
versy arising out of the withdrawal of
1 0,000 acres for a forest reserve.
By Leavltt— Creating a board of state
harbor commissioners for Oakland and
appropriating $200,000 for the Improve
ment of the Oakland water front and
confirming and extending leases for
fifty years.
N y McCartney— Granting municipal
corporations; rights of way over public
land for the construction and main
tenance of water works and power
plants and the right to take any water
belonging to the state.
By Strqyferldgc Prohibiting the em
ployment of childron Under 12 years ot
age In places of amusement.
Tho following bills Were pnsaed In
tho assembly and srnt to tho governor:
lsy Wolfo— Providing for the Issuance
of $1,000,000 In bonds for the improve
ment of tho wator front of Sim Fran
cisco nnd submitting the same to a
vote of the people.
By Wolfe— Repealing the law making
It unlawful to entire seamen to desert
or to hnrbor deserting seamen.
The following appropriation bills were
sent to tho governor by the assembly:
Fifty-five thousand dollars for the
stnto hospital at Stockton, $43,000 for
the Southern California state hospital,
$3000 for the Preston School of Industry
and $3500 for the Whlttler reform
school.
MURDER CASE IS
READY FOR JURY
Strother Brothers, Accused of Killing
William Bywaters of Virginia,
Soon to Know Their
Fate
By Associated Press.
CULPEPPER, Va., March 6.— The
case of James and Philip Stother,
charged with the murder of William
By waters, tholr brother-in-law, will go
to the jury tomorrow morning.
The case was finished at 10 o'clock
tonight when Capt. M. Woods closed
the state's case against the accused
with a five hours' speech.
Judge Harlson being told that sev
eral jurors were feeling the stress of
the long day, decided to let the case
go over until tomorrow.
Attorneys for the defense. In their
arguments today, made the plea of
emotional insanity. Their clients should
be acquitted for sentimental reasons
also, they said.
SPEEDING CAR
WRECKS AUTO
E. H. Miller, a chauffeur, was slight
ly injured and H. Arnold, a real es
tate dealer, 903 Valencia street, serious'
ly Injured in a collision between an
automobile and a West Ninth street
car at Ninth street and Union avenue
shortly before 2 o'clock this morning.
Miller and Arnold were in the auto
mobile. They are said to huve at
tempted to drive across Union avenue
at Ninth street. An Inbound car ap
proached at a rapid speed and ap
parently the motorman did not see
the auto until he was almost upon it.
Despite his efforts to stop the motor
man was unsuccessful and crashed in
to the auto, wrecking It and demolish
ing the front platform of the street
car. Both Arnold and Miller were
hurled to the pavement.
Arnold was taken to his home in an
ambulance, while Miller was able to
proceed to a hos^tal in a carriage.
According to physicians Arnold's In
juries will not prove fatal, but he will
be confined to his home for some time.
RUSSIA TO GUARD
FISHING GROUNDS
By Associated Presa.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 6.— ln
order to prevent the Japanese from
poaching upon the sparsely guarded
Siberian littoral during the Ashing sea
son commencing in April, Russia has
decided to send to the Pacific two small
cruisers which are now in the Black
sea.
They will pass through the Dar
danelles with their guns mounted, under
a private agreement with Turkey.
The treaty negotiations between Rus
sia and Japan are still hanging fire,
Japan evidently awaiting the parlia
mentary developments here before en
tering into a definite agreement.
SKELETON BELIEVED TO BE
BARTHOLOMEW LISPENARD
By Aannc'latfd Preaa.
NEW YORK, March 6.— While mak
ing exeavatloiiM yesterday in New itn
chello workmen unearthed the skeleton
of a man beliuved to be Bartholomew
Llspenard of the Huguenot founders of
New Hochelle, who (led from La Ro
eh.ile In l''iaii( c, after the rfet'ucatiun
of the edict of Nantes.
The bones, which had been burled 150
years, were encased in solid stone. The
only member of the Llspenard family
now living Is said to be Llspenurd Stu
art, a real estate broker of New York.
DEATHS OF THE DAY
Frank T. Campbell
Hy Aaaocluted fremt.
LIMA, Ohio, March '6.— Frank T.
Campbell, formerly lieutenant governor
of lowa, died here today. '
lI'II.KSI I'll.KS CURHO IN « TO 14 DAYS
l I'AZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case of Hotting. Tiiiiui. Bleedlug
or Protruding Pllus In 6 to 14 day* or
money refur.aed. 60a,MMaM
Everything you w»nt you will find In
the clasulUeu pan*. On* . cent a word.
jK-dia On» cent a. word.
STEVE ADAMS
LIFE NOW IN
JURY'S HANDS
Instructions Are Not
Satisfactory
Judge Richardson Takes Exoeptlona
to Court's Remarks to Twelve
Men Who Will Decide the
Prisoner's Fate
By Associated Press.
WALLACE, Idaho, March 6— Judgo
Woods today completed his Instructions
and tho jury retired to decide whfitlie-r
Bteve Adams is guilty or Innocent of
the murder of Fred Tyler.
At thp close of the instructions Judge
Richardson for the defense took excep
tion to the Judge's charge to the Jury.
It is claimed that in framing his in
structions the Judge accepted few of
those offered by the defenae, but In
corporated a Ihtko proportion of those
offered by tho state.
No reference to the Western Federa
tion of Miners appeared In the Instruc
tions of the court.
In his charge to the Jury Judge Woods
Bald In part:
"You are to decide whether Fred Ty
ler Is dead, whether his doath is the
result of a felony and whether that
felony was committed by the defendant.
If you have a reasonable doubt on any
of these points the defendant Is entitled
to the benefit.
Confession Not Enough
"Guilt cannot be proved by a confes
sion alone without corroborative evi
dence, showing the commission of the
crime, unless such confession Is made In
open court.
"If the jury believes the defendant's
confession was given freely and' vol
untarily It should have weight. If It
Is found that coercion was brought to
bear on the defendant to secure his
confession In regard to the murder of
Former Governor Steunenburir but that
his confession of the murder of Fred
Tyler was made apart from this co
ercion It is your duty to give his con
fession weight.
"Anything in relation to the murder
of Steunenburg or Boule is entirely out
side of this case. The troubles between
the settlers In the St. Joe country have
nothing to do with this case except as
to their results In the killing of Fred
Tyler. The law permits no man to take
the law in his own hands."
Jurors Discuss Case
By Associated Press.
WALLACE, Idaho, March 6.— At 10
o'clock tonight the jurors In the case of
Steve Adams, charged with the murder
of Fred Tyler, were heard earnestly
discussing, the case. The prospects for
a verdict tonight are not good.
GEORGE BARNUM BENEFIT
TO BE GREAT SUCCESS
Preparations are far advanced for
the George Barnum benefit at the Be
lasco next Tuesday and sales of tickets
are reported to be very heavy so far.
People all know George Barnum and
every one seems to be taking an Inter
est In making this affair the greatest
event of the sort ever pulled off in Los
Angeles. The auction sale of boxes will
be held tomorrow and the bids, it Is
now assured, will be astonishing.
Among the acts secured for the show
are these: Alice Nielsen, accompanied
by Henry Russell, In Toatl's "Good
Bye"; George Ade's "Marse Coving
ton," a monologue by Mr. Ade; a skit
by Henry Stockbrldge and Fay Balnter;
Mary Van Buron In an act; the Letter
Carriers' band; the Venetian Women's
orchestra; feature numbers by mem
bers of the Belasco; Dick Ferris and
Burbank companies an act from "Mrs.
JVlggs"; a turn by Charles E. Evans
and company of the Orpheum, and an
other by Lee Harrison of the same the
ater and several more, still in prepa
ration.
It Is more than likely that Mr. Bar
num will appear on the program him
self. Every member of the large com
pany is busy and the event Is progress
ing to the entire satisfaction of all con
cerned.
LOS ANGELES MAN IS
HELD IN LARGE BONDS
By Asßoclntod Press.
NEW YORK, March 6.— Colonel Ed
win Fox, describing himself as a vet
eran of the civil war and a bond
broker of Los Angeles, was arrested
here today on a charge of criminal
libel.
He was accused by Dr. Harry Mac-
Donald Peggs of West Sixty-fourth
street of circulating a pamphlet libel
ing the physician.
He was held- In 15000 bond for exam
ination Friday.
HUSBAND SHOOTS WIFE
AND HER PARAMOUR
By Associated Preaa.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 6. — Mrs.
Fred Schwomeyer and William Gill
died today from bullet wounds Inflicted
by the woman's husband, at Ben Davis.
Schwomeyer had Btarted from his
home at Indianapolis but missed a cur
and returned home. He found his wtfo
and <!iH together, mil was shot nve
times and the woman once.
Schwomeyer stated his home had
been ruined. The men had for yearn
been cloae friends.
DAN HANNA NOT
TO OPPOSE DIVORCE
By Aaaooiated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 6,— Tho
News today says: Dan R. Hanna will
offer no dufensu to the charges in hla
wlfn'H suit for divorce. The question
of alimony will be left to agreement by
counsel and even on the matter of the
custody of the 6-yeur-old daughter
there will be no contest.
STEAMER RIFTSWOOD
REPORTED ON FIRE
By Associated Press.' «,
I BRIDGETOWN, Barbados*, March I
—The steamer Riftswood from Cardiff
February 9, for Barbadoen and Tiinl
dad, with coal, is reported to be Hi fire
oft the Island of St. Lucia,
The British' cruiser Indefatigable has
jouo to bat assistance.
MAYOR SCHMITZ MAY
SEEK RE-ELECTION
By Associated Prtaft.
SAN FnANCISCO, March «.— Mayor
Sohmltz arrived In the city nt 2:16 this
iflcriinrti) on the tainted coast line
limited train from Lot Angeled.
With him were the members of the
board of education who accompanied
him to Washington.
Hchmltz declined to talk to news
paper representatives, saying that he
would Issue a statement on the whole
Japanese situation within a few days.
ln response to a question as to Wh#th
er he would he a candidate to succeed
himself, 11 I<-1 <-- declared that he would
stand by "his Runs." Rnd "that he
would not bo driven out by the news*
papers."
CORONER IS HOT
ON RUEF'S TRAIL
Bherlff a Friend of Politicsl Leader
and Charge Is Made That No
Effort Was Put Forth to
Find Him
< <■ mimic. l rrnm I'ntr* Old
since tbe adjournment he had been
unable to find him.
Assistant District Attorney Honoy
thereupon asked to have forfeited the
bond deposited by Ruef last Monday
before? Judge Hebbard, but before a
rulin'R was had on this motion Jtidjfe
Dunne began an Inquiry to dotormlne
the reason for tho sheriff's failure to
find the defendant. Charles Heggarty,
Ruef's office boy, was culled to the
stand and questioned by Henoy as to
the time he had seen Ruof last.
Ho declared that he had not seen
him since the adjournment of the pro
ceedings before Judge Hebbard Mon
day afternoon; that Ruef had told him
to go to the office and wait for him
there, that he had remained until C
o'clock and Ruef did not come, and
that he had gone back at 8, but did not
see Ruof.
Explains Flying Trips
He was asked why he had made fly-
Ing trips about the city in Ruef's auto
mobile and replied that he was at lib
erty to use the automobile at any time
and that he had not seen Ruef on any
of these trips. He was asked if he saw
Ruof on any of his visits to the office
of Attorney Shortrldge last night and
declared that he had not.
Heney suggested an adjournment un
til 11:30 In order to permit him to ex
amine the court witnesses who may
know something of Ruef's present
whereabouts. Tho court granted the
motion and Detective Burns sent his
agents out to subpoena. During the
recess Heney stated that If It were
found, that the sheriff had not done hla
best to find Ruef he would ask for the
appointment of an ellsor and would
leave it to the discretion of the court
to nominate Detective Burns or some
one else,
O'Neil Called to Stand
When court reconvened Attorney
Heney called Sheriff O'Neil to the
stand, and questioned him regarding
the efforts to find Ruef. O'Neil de
clared that he had exercised every ef
fort to locate the fugitive but had been
unsuccessful. Deputy Sheriffs Moore
and Holland testified to the same ef
fect. Then Heney called Attorney
Shortrldge to the stand and asked him
when he had last seen the defendant.
Shortrldge declined to answer on the
ground that It would be a betrayal of
professional confidence.
Judge . Dunne sustained the objec
tion and Heney then asked if Short
ridge had seen his client within the
past forty-eight hours, to which furth
er objection was made and sustained.
Shortrldge was followed by Attorney
T. C. West, representing the sheriff,
who said that he had not seen Ruef
since the termination of proceedings
in Judge Hebbard's court. He said
further thafhe had asked Henry Ach,
another of Ruef's counsel, about the
matter and was told that Ruef would
be back in a few days. Attorney
Frank J. Murphy testified that he had
not seen Ruef since Monday.
Judge Dunne terminated the pro
ceedings by directing that Heney pre
sent at the afternoon session affidavits
showing that the efforts to ,flnd Ruef
had not been sincere on the part of the
sheriff, adding: "I am satisfied that
the has been Incompetent."
Shartrldge protested and sought to
argue the entire proceeding as Illegal,
but Judge Dunne cut him off and stat
ed that at 2 o'clock he will appoint an
ellsor for the purpose of finding Ruef.
RUEF'S ATTORNEYS
PLAY TRUMP CARD
A 8 A LAST RE3ORT
By Associated Press,
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— That
counsel for Abraham Ruof have not
exhausted their resources but still have
hopes of saving their client from imme
diate trial was made known this even
ing when one of their number went bo
fore the district court of appeals with
an application in behalf of Ruef for a
writ of prohibition restraining Superior
Judge Dunne from proceeding with the
hearing of the felony charges brought
against Ruef by the grand jury. .
The application is based on the fact
of the Issuance of the temporary writ
of error by Supurlor Judge Hebbard,
which enabled Ruef to apply to the su
preme court of the United States for a
permanent wr 't of error. Ruef's law
yers contend that by virtue of the lat
ter proceedings their client has gained
a sixty days' stay of all procedure In
the superior courts and on this showing
they ask that Judge Dunne be re
strained.
The application to the court of ap
peals was not signed by Ruef, but by
his counsel. Ruef's signature to tho ap
plication would have been an admission
Of his presence within the Jurisdiction
of Judge Dunne's court— a fact which
the prosecutor asserts and the defense
di clares ignorance of.
The fuiluro of Ruef to attach his sig
nature to the application, however, has
raised the question whether Ruef has
uny standing before the court of ap
peals. Justices Cooper, Hall uad Kerri
gan, composing that tribunal, will ren
der their decision tomorrow upon the
application.
JUDGE HEBBARD'B
FRIENDB QUICKLY
COME TO HIS RESCUE
By Associated Press. ■'•'■'
BAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— When
Judge Hebbard convened court this
morning his nmt remark was a de
mand whether anyone in the court
room cared to express an opinion re
garding him or his conduct. : ■
Hugh O'Nell, an attorney, rose and
declared thai he had known Judge
Hebbard for the last twenty-five years
and had the highest regard for him In
every way, A lawyer named Hugh
Jones also offered a few words In the
same strain. • .'.
. Judge , Hebbard announced ' that) he
was much i.ui»u at tbe Indorsement
AMUSEMENTS __™_
A NOEIUS PALM GARDEN .""JJiSj .'
MANAGEMENT OF L. X BHHTMBB
EVERY RVRNINO. INCLUDING SUNDAY WITH SATURDAY MATINBB.
SPECIAL CAR SERVICE PROM" ALL PARTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
San Carlo Opera Company
ltd ARTISTfI. HKNRY RUSSELL, DIRECTOR.
"CONCKnKD HY EVRRY NRWSPArRn CRITIC IN l.np ANORLR3 TO HAVF3
THK MOST i l HFK.iT II 'K)IHI,K, FINN' ORCHESTRA, RKST I/JOKINO
AND PINOINO CHQHUfI AND ORRATKST PRINCIPALBj IN FACT, IIEBT
ALL AROUND COMPANY EVER SEEN IN Tins CITY. 1 ;
TonlKhi at 8 T _ T*~~ _-i i. MMR. VOttllM Mmes, Perego, O»rtk«.
v ,;.nV .:*." LaTraviata a;;,--w::ir 1 ' <Wflon *'
•VMay nUhl-Orand^production of s.« nWtar M««l«ee-FA«8T
la noiIRMR • (with Mme. Nordlca)
With Miss Nielsen. Mile. Dereyne, Slg- *i>*nr«*y '»«!«- < *rmi.i«
nor* Constantino, Boflirola. For- SttndnT errnln*— LttClA
nrl, Bnroeohl, I'ulclnl, (with Miss Nielsen and Big. Con-
Perlnl, Ohitllnl. stantlno)
InsM AVerk— Monday, II Trovatore; Tuesday, double bin (Cavallerla Huslt-
cant and I Pafcllaccl; Wodneaday, Faust,
ORCHESTRA OF 60— CHORUS 55— BALLET ;n sir). roNTi, CONDUCTOR.
Reserved seat tale now open nt Hlrkol's Music Store. 345 South Spring St.
Mall orders ink. If accompanied by chock. Prloes: $1.00, $2.00 and $3.00.
Logo nnd Hox Sfat.i $1.00.
MASON OPERA HOUSE uwyatt^
T ONICJIIT AM) A 1.1. WKRK-.MATISI3H OATIMUDAY,
George Ade's Quaint Comedy
THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN
WITH THEODORE BABCOOK AND A GREAT CAST.
Seats now on salo at the box office. Prices: 50c, 76c, $1, 11,60.
AM, NEXT WEEK STARTING MONIJAY, MATINRR JIATTinDAY
Return of last season's phenomenal success, coming with smiles for you all.
Llebler and company will present
cTHrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
An unrivaled cant, headed by MADQK CARR COOK AS MRS. WIOO3. Seat
sale Thursday morning. Prlcoa: 80c."75c. $1.00. 11.50. Both phones.
OPPHTPTTM THTTATTn? Spring St. Bet. 2d and Id.
c^VIODERN VAUDEVILLE
• lino. 13. l.'.vnnx A — * lllnnoM — A I'lnnnßnn — Allan Shaw— Shield*
A llowi-k — nenumnnt & — Klcnnor KnlkH— B Iledouln Afobn— Motion
— l.n.iky-llollY Quintette. -
Matlnco Dally Except Monday.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE Main St. Bat Ist and Sd. am.t.
KAIMU KJf&KA irIUU&Hi Phones Main 1967; Home ASIIT. -
The Family Theater.
BEN HENDRICKS AS
OLE OLSON
Matinees Sunday. Tuesday and Saturday. NEXT WEEK — "Human Hearts."
BELASCO THEATER 3elaioo. Mayer St Co., Props.
atlftav<u IHILAUK Phones: Main 8880; Home AStlO.
cTWATINEE THIS AFTERNOON ,
The Belasco stock company presents David Belasco's famous drama,
e>Men and Women
Next Week's Big Attraction
Margaret Anglln's Immense success of New York's last season, ■
ZIRA
SEATS FOR THIS CELEBRATED EMOTIONAL DRAMA ARE NOW.ON SALE.
THE AUDITORIUM -PARK. M. BERRy.Mana..,
■'Thenter Beautiful" . - ',
TONIGHT, BALANCE OF THE WEEK WITH SATURDAY MATINEE,'
THE FERRIS STOCK COMPANY and MISS FLORENCE STONES In Nut
Goodwin's and Mnxluc Elliott'* greatest success
THE ALTAR OF FRIENDSHIP
Evening; prices: 10c, 25c, 35c and 60c. Matinee prices: 10c, 25c. Phones: Main
6 186, 2387. Next week— "THEODORA."
PACIFIC ATHLETIC CLUB PAVILION"" "
FRIDAY, MARCH 8. " . .
ALL-STAR BOUTS— 4O ROUNDS BOXING ,?*
■ • KID DALTON vs. JOE RKILLY -I ' . Montnna Kid vs. Fred Lander* - ' •'■
Kid Solomon vs. Frank Sheek I ■ Eddie Meaner vs. Jimmy W«lnh '
Prices: $1, $2, $3. $5. Tickets on sale at A.- B. Greenewald's cigar store, 107
. South Spring St. Take Eastlake park or Downey aye. car north on Spring St. -
,to Naud Junction. Doors open 0:45. Enter ring Bp. m.
MOROSCO'S BURBANK THEATER . Phon^m^'"- >
ANOTHER 810 HOUSE LAST NIGHT HEARTILY ENJOYED THIS
t omljhtSjbcond nia week-oni-v four more performances— ■
TONIGHT— SECOND BIG WEEK— ONIVV FOUR MORE PERFORMANCES-—
HOVT'S
cA TEMPERANCE TOWN
Next Wwk'» urentmt Mock offering — "HEARTS COURAGEOUS." Look out. .
MTCCTOM ATTTI? 523 S. Main. Phone Home 1872.
issiON rHii.Aiii,K EVAN BALDWIN> Mffr#
r~i NEW SHOW,
THE HERITAGE OF SIN
TONIGHT AND ALL WEEK— MATINEES MONDAY, WEDNESDAY. SAT-
i PRICES — 100, 20c and 30c. MATINEES, 10c and 20c.
PT?/-»T3T we THI?ATT?I? Main street, between sth and 6th, '
&UF.L.& O 1 titJ.A I &K. phone Home F5945. AL. G. FLOUR-
~~~ ! - NOY, Manager. - . T
. GREATEIR , VAUDEVILLE AND MOVING PICTURES. MATINEES
DAILY 3i43. Evening continuous 8 to 11. The biggest and best vaudeville
show In the city at popular prices.
A SCOT PARK
Races! Races! Races!
The Fourth Season V
Six Good Races Every Week Day
Stakes Every Saturday
* The best class of horses that ever visited the coast A hlsh-class sport tot
hl h-cUa» people. Admission 11.00. First race at 1:40. '
To the Fishing Grounds
: >4s|iff&&s^ Line Open to the Government Break-
y^^^^^^^V , water at San Pedro .-.'■<
®Line Open to the to Point Firmin will en-
water at San Pedro
Our newly opened line to Point Firmin will en-
able fishermen to readily reach the great break-
\jK2S|p*^?W water at San Pedro, where the best fishing is to
The Pacific Electric Ry^/
and declared that it was pretty hard
to rise In the morning and .see the
newapapei'H full of harsh comment! on
one's self after a quarter of a century
in 'legal and judicial work.
Though he was nuppnged to have
Junt come from a hoHpltitl, he pi i
to call the calendar.
Attorneys to Investigate
By Associated Pre>*. .
BAN FRANCISCO. March 6.— As a
result of the charge of Intoxication
made by Assistant District Attorney
Honey against Superior Judge Hebbard,
who on Monday granted a writ of er
ror to Abe Ruef, a meeting of the Bar
association has been called for Friday
to consider the matter. Judge Hebbard
is now at the . Clara Barton hospital
under - the care lit a physician , and
allied nurse. .... . .
Stabs Attorney Sooy
By Associated Press. < . ■'■
SAN FnANCISCO, March «.— Charles
1. Hooy, v.ii attorney of. tlil«s illy, wus
attacked by un ■ unidentified 3 man . to
night untl seriously stabbed, an artery
being severed. Jealousy la supposed to
, have provoked 11. attack.
LINE WASHED OUT;
TRAINS DELAYED
By Associated Press.
BAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— TJhe
Southern Pacific valley line is washed
out at Saugus and Burbank and it will
probably require . forty-eight hours to
clear the line. . ? ,■>
Train No. 8 today was run local lo
li.iKi-iMield and its through cars were
returned - via Nilea to San Jose and
Bent down the roast line on train No.
1 8 this afternoon- <
Until the break is repaired trains 7
and 8 will be run between Bakersfleld
and San Francisco, through cars being
hauled on coast line trains 17 and 18.
Trains 25 and 26, the Owl of today
and until the break is repaired will be
run via the count line and Niks and
Oakland pier.
Mine* Will Be 1 axed
By Associated Pr«»«. ' •
PHOENIX, Ariz.',' ' March 6. — The
legislative . council today passed the
Wuruu ' bill, , providing fur taxation of
lultuiM, by a vote of 9 to 8.