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f OL. XXXVI.
MMBER 102.
25 MEN PERISH
IN BIG COLLIERY
GAS EXPLOSION
SPARK FROM TROLLEY POLE
CAUSES COMBUSTION *
FEARFUL DISASTER OCCURS AT
ZEIGLER, ILLINOIS
Joseph Leiter Personally Superintends
Rescue of Bodies from Mine^
Where Recent Fires Raged
Furiously
[By Associated Press.]
DUQUOIN, 111., Jan. 10.—A disas
trous gas explosion, in which
twenty men lost their lives, oc
curred at an early hour this morning
In Joseph Leiter's famous collieries at
Zeigler.
A spark from a trolley pole of an
electric motor coming in contact with
a pocket of gas is assigned as the cause
of the explosion.
The Americans killed in the explo
sion include:
ALBERT KERR, foreman.
WILLIS WARNER.
FRED MORGAN.
JAMES PATTERSON.
JOSEPH RICHARDSON.
GILBERT JONES.
JOE TAET.
JAMES PHILLIPS.
JOHN CASRAY.
AARON JERTOLL.
J. O. EVANS.
THOMAS HT'BBARD.
O. P. PUCKETT.
CHARLES SMITHERS.
Eight bodies yet remain in the mine.
Mr. Leiter personally conducted the
first relief party into the mine.
The lone survivor of the explosion
was an Italian youth, who escaped un
hurt.
An expert who had been experiment
ing with the gases in the mines at
Zeigler said he had placed the mine in
safe condition to be operated.
The men wore engaged in clearing
away the debris caused by the recent j
fires in the mine, and it was expected
that operations would be resumed this
week after two months' suspension.
Bodies Badly Burned
The bodies taken from the mines are
badiy burned and identification is dif
ficult. Twenty-six men entered the
mine on the night shift and the names
of the victims arc taken from the pay
roll.
The explosion w&'s peculiar. No noise
or shock was heard or felt at the open
ing of the shaft—only a puff of smoke
was noticeable.
The. engineer noticed the puff of
smoke, and realizing that an accident
had happened summoned aid.
The mine had recently been on fire
and the flames had been sealed and
confined to workings which were not in
the vicinity of the present explosion.
Mrs. Leiter assisted her husband in
quieting- tiK' widows and orphans who
crowded nbout t'no mine. She furnished
coffee and sandwiches to tho men at
ttTiipting to recover the bodies.
The coroner has adjourned a hearing
until tomorrow. The mine was put in
operation in 1903. and soon after trouble
began. In April. ISOS, an explosion in
the mine killed fifty-one men.
SPECIAL CHINESE ENVOY
LEAVES NATIONAL CAPITAL
Tang Shao Vi and Many Attaches of
Embassy on Way Horne —Ten
Start for San Fran
cisco
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Tang Shao
Ti, special Chinese ambassador to the
United States, whose special mission
to Washington has been cut short by
orders from Peking, left today for
Springfield, Mass. He will qail on Janu
ary 19 for home, by way of Europe.
Last night about ten of the attaches
left for the Pacific coast, whence they
will sail for home the latter part of
the month.
By the end of the week, according
to the present plans, the embassy will
be closed.
On reaching London, the special am
bassador will be met by half a dozen
employes in the Chinese foreign office,
who will bring letters accrediting him
to the foreign offices of France, Ger
many, Italy and Russia, and other
countries he will visit.
What his mission to these countries
is officials at the embassy do not
know.
It is stated that Tang is to study
financial conditions. There is a pos
sibility the downfall of Yuan Shi Kai
may interfere in the proposition to
raise the diplomatic rank of the mis
raise the diplomatic rank of the minis
ter to the United States to that of an
ambassador.
Officials of the Chinese imperial em
bassy remaining in Washington say
they have no reason to believe the al
leged internal conditions at home will
result in any change in the plan to
utilize the greater part of the $13,000,000
Boxer indemnity remitted by the
X'nited States as an act of friendship.
for the purpose of educating Chinese
youths in this country.
Take Bodies to Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 10.—
A special train from Shafter, New,
will reach this city tomorrow with the
bodies of the three men who met death
yesterday under a mass of broken tim
ber in Flower Lake tunnel. The dead
are Frank Becker, Charles O'Donnell
and William Warren. It was learned
today that the two men reported seri
ously injured have been taken to the
hospital at the construction company's
camp and that their condition shows
derided improvement.
Court Decision Denounced
DENVER. Jan. 10.—The Denver
Trades and Labor assembly at its meet
- ing today adopted a resolution de
nouncing the recent decision of the su
preme court of the District of Columbia,
sentencing Gompers, Mitchell and Mor
rison of the American Federation of
Labor to a fine and imprisonment. The
resolution also pledged the financial
and moral support of the local assem-
Hiv in continuing 1 the fleht.
LOS ANGELES HERALD
LAWYER WHO MAY
RECEIVE PORTFOLIO
TAFT TO HONOR
WESTERN JURIST
JUDGE BALLINGER OF SEATTLE
MAY ENTER CABINET
Reports from Capital That Well
Known Writer on Jurisprudence
Will Be Secretary of
the Interior
SEATTLE. ' Jan. 10.—Reports re
ceived here from authentic sources in
Washington tonight state that Judge
Richard A. Ballinger, United States
land commissioner, and one of the
best known attorneys of this city, is
without doubt slated for a portfolio
in the next cabinet.
Dispatches indicate that, although
Mr. Taft stated yesterday he would
make no further announcement of ap
pointees until March 4, the president
elect already has communicated with
Judge Ballinger, and the latter has
consented to accept the position of sec
retary of the interior.
Mr. Taft and Judge Ballinger are
said to be close personal friends, and
as a local leader in Republican politics
Judge Ballinger has rendered services
of recognized merit to his party.
Late advices from Washington are
to the effect that despite Mr. Taft's
statement he will not announce fur
ther appointees until his inauguration,
his slate will have been completed and
/Continued on Page Two)
THE NEWS SUMMARY
. FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair
Monday, cooler; probably heavy frosts
in the morning; light north winds.
Maximum temperature yesterday, 58
degrees; minimum, 49 degrees.
LOCAL
Clergymen and citizens generally indorse
Eland against vice taken by The Herald, and
insist immorality must not be sheltered.
Husband tries to kill himself with a re
volver after his , wife, who had left him
because of a quarrel, refused to become rec
oncile dand to return to his home: Wound
not serious.
Aqueduct laborer, near Fairmont, finds
corpse of man, supposed to be that of a tun
nel employe. No knowledge is gained whether
it is a case of murder or a natural death.
Coey and bride will take long flight if noth
ing mars attempt to sail balloon across con
tinent. . .
Mexican alleged to have stabbed his coun
tryman is arrested on charge of assault to
I murder; his companion at the time of the
alleged crime also under arrest."
Big crowds attend convention of Baptists
held in city.
Selections from Wagner's "Tannhauser" are
rendered in skillful manner by Dr. Kingsley.
Knabenshue, at Alt. Wilson, prepares for a
flight frfom Los Angeles to mountain peak.
Family on Bonnie Brae street, clad in night
clothes, escapes from flames.
Chance will be offered anyone who desires
to make ascent in captive balloon.
New pastor at Trinity Methodist church bo
gins his duties.
Master mariner arrested on charge of lar
ceny of tools. is taken to San Pedro.
Count Van Horst and bride still at- large.
Van Horst is wanted at San Diego on charge
of passing forged checks. '
, . COAST
Funeral of San Francisco's police officer,
slain by coast artilleryman, held with full
honors.
Astronomer at Mare island proves he has
already discovered new planets beyond Nep
tune, which Harvard scientists are still seek
ing. -
Hobo probably fatally shot while beating his
way on freight train, says biakeman fired
buUet. :
Committee appointed by Stale Bar associa
tion of Washington to probe charges against
Supreme Judge Milo A. Root declares he has
been guilty of gross misconduct and hints at
bribery.
Oregon Republicans in legislature forced 1 to
elect Democrat to United States senate, as
voted by people under new law at last elec
tion.
Governor Cosgrove of Washington nearly well
and will return to his home teem Paso Robles
as soon as storm subsides.
EASTERN
Woman found mysteriously murdered and
burned in hay loft of barn in Indiana town;
two suspects arrested.
President-elect Taft expected to appoint well
known jurist of Seattle to position of secre
tary of interior.
Many congressmen and senators dissatisfied
with methods adopted by President Roosevelt
and condemn action in attacking Senator Till
man as he did; claim Tillman was indiscreet,
but guilty of violating no law, even if charges
aro substantiated.
First ambassador under constitutional Ot
toman empire arives in Washington from Con
stantinople and announces program to be
"peace, work and progress."
Society women of Washington speculate as
to who will be allowed in Mrs. Taft's "cab
inet."
Twenty-five lives I lost in terrible explosion
at famous Letter colliery in Ziegler, 111., due
to spark igniting gas. ■ •.,'■
Special Chinese envoy and many ambessay
attaches leave national capital for China.
National capital this week to be center of
news interest.
FOREIGN
King Manuel of Spain rides through streets
of Lisbon to disprove report he is , ill; but is
exceptionally r pale.
Over fifty worshipers, meet death by crema
tion . when walls of ancient church at Sion,
Switzerland, collapse and catch fire during
services; over sixty - are injured.
MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1909.
CLERGY INSIST
VICE MUST NOT
BE SHELTERED
UNANIMOUSLY INDORSE STAND
TAKEN BY HERALD
INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE OF
UNFLINCHING CHARACTER
Problem Is Entirely Independent of
Creed, Denomination, Class or
Politics, and Concerns
Every Citizen
MINISTERS and church members
of all denominations in Los An
geles are expressing their appre
ciation of The Herald's efforts to settle
beyond all doubt the question as to
the possibility of protection and con
sequent encouragement of vice. In
many pulpits yesterday reference was
made to the work of The Herald and
in numerous Sunday schools and other
gatherings auxiliary to the churches
there were statements of approval and
the responsibility devolving upon the
citizenship Of Los Angeles was loudly
sensed.
A feature of this awakening is the
evidence of a feeling that the matter
is of general importance and entirely
outside of creed, denomination, class
or politics—that it calls for determined
scrutiny by every person who lives in
Los Angeles and that the possible pro
tection or non-protection of vice must
be made absolutely clear.
Of the many appreciations that came
to The Herald yesterday it is possible
to quote but a few:
Rev. Robert J. Burdette said: "I
have followed with deep interest The
Herald's dignified articles written ap
parently with a view to solve for the
people and in a most convincing man
ner the question 'Is vice protected in
Los Angelgs?' I wish to commend The
Herald for the way it has gone about
handling, this affair. I admire any ef
fort made to uncover vice and unmask
its protectors. When the investigation
is free from bias and conducted with
out sensational and objectionable fea
tures it has much more force.
Publicity the Watchword
"There is no agency that is such a
powerful element in working reform
where vice exists as is publicity. When
they widened the streets in New York
city and added more electric lighta
vice quickly disappeared in that vicin
ity. Publicity such as The Herald is
giving affairs in Los Angeles will do
more good than any other agency in
clearing the city of vice.- The Herald
is making a strong case from day to
day and I am heartily in sympathy
with the splendid work."
"The Herald has my unqualified sup
port in uncovering the evidence as to
protection of vice in Los Angeles,' said
Rev J. Q. A. Henry, pastor of the FirPt
Baptist church. There is immense
power in publicity and public sentiment
is built up and kept awake by truthful
information. Any newspaper that will
give the people information concerning
protection of vice in the city must
have the earnest support of every de
cent and self-respecting citizen.
"I hope that public Indignation over
the apparent complicity of the offi
cials of the city with the worst forms
of vice and crime will r^ach such a.
stage that their power will be broken
for the present and that they will be
buried for all time as far as their po
litical aspirations are concerned.
"The ministers and the churches sup
port The Herald in denouncing vice
and crime. We, can only wish The Her
ald triumphant victory in the righteous
war on behalf of common decency and
public morality."
Ryland Cordially Approves
Rev E P. Ryland, president of the
Los \ngeles Church federation, com
posing all the evangelical Protestant
churches of Los Angeles and vicinity,
"If vice, and crime are protected in
Los Angeles it should be revealed, ami
those who protect it should be brought
to justice.
"I think it is an evidence of a healthy
public condition when the press is giv
ing itself so absolutely to the cause or
purity and honesty in public affairs.
"I have thought that vice was pro
tected in Los Angeles," said Rev. A.
B Prichard, pastor of the Central
Presbyterian church. "Certain facts
came to my attention six months ago
which I considered unquestionable
evidence, that the police and others
in authority were largely responsible
for the protection of certain classes of
vice, at least. I will be glarl to do my
part in bringing it before my congre
gation and furthering the movement
for good government."
Rev. C. C. Pierce, pastor of the Me
morial Baptist church, said:
"Any paper or company of men who
has the courage to uncover vice, or
the protection of vice, in Los Angeles j
or any other city, deserves the eternal ,
gratitude of all decent people. We
have prided ourselves that we have a
city free from graft, but it is quite
evident that things are as bad. if not
worse, than they are in any other
American city. While it is possible
that nothing absolute can be demon- j
strated. proof can be secured that large
numbers of people have been using j
their powers of public office for their |
own gains. Enough has been shown j
already to convince the people that in
a great many ways this is being per- j
petrated. and no doubt all the honest ;
people will stand together and see that
the men who have the power of public
office in Los Angetes do not use that
power for private gain instead of serv
ing the people as they have sworn to
do. They will receive their just de
serts. It seems to me that the condi
tions in Los Angeles would make a"
national scandal."
Stand for the Right
Rev. W. D. Landis, prstor of the
Westlake Presbyterian church, had the
following to say:
"Publicity of the truth is the only
thing that will bring the necessary leg-'
islation and awake popular conscience
to. stand for the right in municipal gov
ernment. If evil is being protected by
city officials, all glory to those who
let the public know the conditions.
Vice is only harbored in a city like
Los Angeles when it is unknown to
the large portion of moral voters. What
the public wants is the actual truth,
and when that is seen it can make up
its own mind regarding the situation.
No man has a right to encourage vice
and immorality, to subjetc the youth
of a city to extra temptations."
"I say amen to every campaign for
(Continued on rage Three)
IS VICE PROTECTED
IN LOS ANGELES ?=V
How R. F. Goings, a Fellow Stockholder with Mayor
Harper, Two of His Police Commissioners and
Chief of Police Ed. Kern, Runs His Saloon, Wine
Room and Gambling Place in Los Angeles
DX endeavoring to find an answer to the question, "Is Vice Protected in Los An
geles?" The Herald selected two establishments in this city for investigation.
These establishments were chosen because their proprietors are both stockholders
in one or more of the sugar companies in which the majority of Mayor Harper's
first Police Commission and Chief of Police, Ed Kern, were interested. One es
tablishment is run by R. F. Goings and is situated at the corner of Seventh and San
Pedro streets. The other is the Manhattan Hotel, under the management of "Chowder
House Jim" Dunne, at 115 East Third street.
Several months ago persons employed by The Herald visited the Goings place more
than once, and what they ascertained there as to the character of the establishment
follows:
Just here, The Herald wishes to say to its readers that, in order to make public
the truth, which it is of great importance that the people of this city shall know, the
paper must depart to some extent from its rule of refusing a place in its columns to
stories dealing with immoral and indecent subjects. Nothing but the conscientious con
viction that terrible evils exist in the city, which must be brought to the attention of the
people in order that they may be cured, would induce The Herald to depart from its es
tablished rule in this respect, and it hopes that its readers will clearly understand this in
perusing what follows. The most indecent features of the evidence collected by The Her
ald will be suppressed, but there are certain things with which our readers must be
come acquainted in order to answer for themselves satisfactorily the question—"ls Vice
Protected in Los Angeles?"
Our readers should bear in mind the business connection shown to have existed be
tween the police force of the city and R. F. Goings. The lists of stockholders of the sugar
companies named in previous articles of The Herald show the following ownership of
stock in one or more of those companies:
A. C Harper, Mayor and Chairman of Police Commission, 2001 shares;
Nathan Cole, Jr., Police Commissioner, 1582 shares;
Samuel Schenck, Police Commissioner, 1501 shares;
Ed. Kern, Chief of Police, 25 shares;
R. F. Goings, 625 shares.
The Goings place on Seventh and San Pedro streets is maintained in a three-story
brick structure which is the most pretentious building in that locality. The corner of the
lower story is occupied by Goings' saloon, which is entered by a door at the corner. South
of the saloon, on San Pedro street, a door with a glass upper sash, which is curtained,
opens into what is called a "wine room," which connects with the room in which the bar
is maintained. This wine room, which can thus be entered directly from the street, con
sists of a sort of central aisle, and opening from it on each side are curtained booths fur
nished each with a table and seats. The two stories above the saloon are occupied by
vvhat is known as the Roanoke Hotel, which consists of comfortable bedrooms containing
telephones communicating with the bar below.
Men accompanied by women are welcomed in the Goings wine room, which is main
tained for just this kind of traffic. When The Herald representatives visited it they oc
cupied one of the booths and noted incidents which took place while they were there.
A man entered with a girl still in her teens and occupied one of the booths. "Come
on. take a drink!" he said to the girl. "Oh!" she objected, "I don't want to." "Go on,
give her a whisky," said the man to the waiter, who soon returned with the drinks. "Here,
drink it," ordered the man, and the girl apparently took it. Later the man and the girl,
with another couple, went out of the wine room and turned toward the entrance to the
Roanoke "Hotel." The man said something to the girl which apparently alarmed her,
and her actions indicated a refusal of his suggestion. "Aw, come on, you will get used to
it," he urged, and the woman with -the other man, turning to the girl, said: "Xow, don't
be a piker, come on." The girl evidently was not "used to it," however, and, breaking
away, hurried up Seventh street toward the better lighted portion of the city, while the
Dther'man and woman went up the stairway to the "Hotel" above.
On another occasion two men and two women entered the wine room about 9 o'clock.
One of the women did not look a day over 15 and wore short skirts. The party gave an
order for four whiskies, which the waiter promptly furnished. Another round of drinks
was quickly ordered and this was repeated several times. In a short time after the parties
had entered the booth the drunken tones of a girl's voice were heard to say: "Shay, I
don't wanter go home tonight. You take care of me, won't you?" "Sure," said a man's
voice. "You come on, I can take you to a place where you will be all right." A moment
later the girl was led staggering from the wine room. A Herald reporter left his adjoin
ing booth and followed. The couple walked, the girl staggering, to the stairway leading
to the rooms above the saloon, mounted them and were shown to a room.
Instances like the foregoing might be multiplied, but The Herald will spare its read
ers any further recital of the occurrences in Mr. Goings' place of business, as well as the
repetition of the obscene and indecent language which can be heard in his wine room by
anyone who will occupy for an evening one of the booths opening from it.
The foregoing are merely sample instances of what were nightly occur
rences in the place maintained by Mr. Goings, who is a stockholder in, at
least, two corporations with the persons who had control of the police force
which should be the conservators of law, order, morals and decency in our
city.
In addition to maintaining the saloon, wine room, and disreputable so
called hotel above, there was also run in the Goings building a regular
gambling game for many months. This game, it is understood, was closed
down at the time when The Express had a good deal to say about vice pro
tection in Los Angeles, which led to libel suits against that paper. Whether
or no it has since been opened The Herald has not ascertained, but that it
was run before that date The Herald is prepared to prove, if it is denied.
While Mr. Goings was maintaining this resort, which was used to debauch girls and
corrupt men and where games forbidden by law were being played, the Police Commis
sioners and the Chief of Police of the city, who were Goings' fellow stockholders in the
Sugar Companies, had at their command a detective force consisting of a captain, drawing
$250 per month, and twenty-two detectives, drawing $150 per month each from the
City Treasury. This force was created for the purpose of discovering, exposing and pre
venting just such things as went on in Mr. Goings' place.
The Police Commissioners and the Chief of Police, notwithstanding they had the
services of a detective force on which the city was spending $3550 a month, may possibly
not have ascertained the facts which The Herald discovered by the expenditure of a few
dollars!!! . \ . ' *..■ . .
Tomorrow The Herald will give, as far as it is fit to print, the result of its investiga
tions of the business conducted, by "Chowder House Jim" Dunne, another stockholder of
the Pacific Sugar Corporation, under the name of the "Manhattan Hotel."
SOCIETY GIRL IN VIRGINIA
IS ASSAULTED BY NEGRO
Nineteen.Year-Old Daughter of Busi
ness Man of Richmond Attacked
in Heart of Fashionable
District
RICHMOND. Va., Jan. 10.—In the
most fashionable district of this city
today Miss Marie Louise Stump, nine
teen-year-old daughter of E. A.
Stumpf, a business man, was attacked
by Charjes Gillespie, a negro.
The assailant was arrested and will
be given a hearing as soon as Miss
Stumpf is able to appear before the
special jury.
When the crime became known there
was a demonstration, which was soon
dispelled by the prompt action of Judge
Wille, and he announced that the ne
gro would be given a speedy trial.
WOMAN IS MYSTERIOUSLY
MURDERED IN HAY LOFT
Charred Corpse of Timber Buyer's
Wife Discovered in Barn.
Two Arrested on Sus
picion
MARION, Ind., Jan. 10.—A mysteri
ous murder was uncovered here today
when the charred body of Mrs. Rosa
Ricks, aged 23, the wife of a timber
buyer for a local foundry, was dis
covered in the hfey loft of a barn in
the rear of the residence of Thomas
Wilson.
The husband of the woman, who sep
arated from her a week ago, and Levi
Sutton, who is charged by Ricks with
alienating his wife's affections, have
been arrested.
SLNGLE COPIES* I>AItY- *a scnd-v >.
UXil VJ-L/.LJ V^V^r J__EjO . OX TRAINS, 6 CENTS
SHOT WHILE BEATING HIS
WAY ON TRAIN AT REDDING
Hobo in Serious Condition and Ac
cuses Brakeman of Having Fired
Bullet—Latter Denies
He Is Guilty
REDDING, Jan. 10.—While beating
his way on a freight train last night
Charles Green of Kennett was shot
through both legs and is in a serious
condition at the county hospital here.
Green made a statement accusing H.
B. Hickerson, a brakeman on the train,
of shooting him because he could not
open the door of the box car in which
he was riding: quick enough when
Hickerson ordered him from the train.
The brakeman denies shooting Green.
The police incline to the belief that
Green was shot by some hunters who
fired on the train.
.^^ CENTS
50 WORSHIPERS
BURN TO DEATH
IN SWITZERLAND
CHURCH COLLAPSES DURING
SERVICES
DEBRIS BECOMES ROARING FUR
NACE WHERE MANY PERISH
Sixty Are Taken Out Badly Injured,
Awful Panic Ensues—Time-Worn
Pillars in Subterranean
Crypt Break
BERNE, Switzerland, Jan. 10.
—During service today an
ancient church near Sion
suddenly coilapsed, burying the
worshipers in the ruins.
Practically all the members of
the congregation were killed or
injured.
A wild panic followed, those
who escaped rushing through the
fields shouting that an earth
quake had overtaken the village.
Other villagers joined in the
outcry and were with difficulty
calmed.
After an hour's exertion the
fire department of the place ex
tricated forty corpses, but it is
believed there is still a number
under the timbers. Sixty persons
were badly injured.
The collapse was caused by
the time-worn pillars in an un
derground crypt giving away.
Scores Die in Flames
Almost in an instant and while sing
ing, was in progress the crowd which
filled the old church was borne down
under the tremendous weight of crum
bled wall and ceiling, which gave way
without warning.
The weight of the upper structure
bore the struggling worshipers through
the floor, which sank under ihe massive
heap into the old crypt, many feet be
low the level of the church.
In a second, as if by magic, the whole
ruin was a roaring furnace, the fiam<:»
licking up the crumbled ruins as if
paper.
A babel of shrieks and agonizing
cries added to the terror of the scen< .
as men, women and children went
down to death in the furnace.
The work of extinguishing the fire
was extremely difficult and little pro
gress could be made for some time,
owing to the poor water facilities.
Many were rescued and many man-
I aged to escape in some marvelous man-
I ncr unaided from the ruins, but over
flfty dead has been taken from the
charred debris already and many more,
it is feared, are still buried in the
crypt under the wreckage.
Sixty persons were seriously injured
and many of those rescued will die
before morning.
SAY MINISTER EMPTIED
LAMPS TO BURN BODY
Motive for Sensational Murder in
Michigan Church Still Lacking.
Preacher Carried $3000
Insurance
DETROIT, Jan. 10.—Motive for thfo
killing of Gideon Browning, whose dis
membered body was almost completely
burned in the Rattle Run church stove,
is still lacking.
Rev. J. H. Carmichael, the missing
minister, was reported during yester
day and last night to have been seen
in Wisconsin and Indiana.
The report that he was carrying
$8000 insurance has proved incorrect.
He had only $3000 of insurance and it
is said part of this was fraternal and
void in case of suicide.
One development was that shortly
bei'ore the murder the minister had
ordered all the lamps in the church
filled with oil. It had been customary
to use only part of the lamps and
those not used regularly had not been
filled for a long time.
His directions were followed, but
since the oil was found to be low in
many lamps.
The lights had not been used at all
in regular service since the last, filling,
the theory being advanced that oil
from the lamps was emptied into the
stove to hasten the cremation of the
body of Gideon Browning.
POLICE OFFICER SLAIN IN
SAN FRANCISCO IS BURIED
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10.—With aU
the ceremony befitting his rank in th^
department and his long service on the
police force, the body of Police Sergeant
Antone J. F. Nolting, who was shot and
killed and for whose murder Thomas
Jordan, a private in the coast artillery,
is being held by the police, was laid to
rest today.
The funeral was attended by many
members of the police force unofficially,
while a large escort of uniformed of
ficers formed the guard of honor.
All the high officials of the depart
ment were present to pay their re
spects to the dead officer, to •whom
death came while in the performance
of his duty.
No formal chaTge will be placed
against Jordan until after the inquest
unless habeas corpus proceedings are
instituted in his behalf.
Pir Dies Suddenly
SAN FJ "^ Jan. 10.—Raoul
Chartrey, it of the Joshua
Hendy I this city, died 1
of heart di&<;«~.-,< . . Chartrey was
a native of France and a pioneer of
California, arriving in this state in
1556. For twenty-six years he has bee»
connected with the Hendy company.