WEST IS ACQUITTED.
The Jury Released Him
After Being Out Fifty
Minutes.
HIS STRONG DEFENSE.
He Scored Dr. Harvey and Vir
tually Accused Him of
the Crime.
TUCHLER MAKES EXPLANATION
How the Head and Body of Unfortunate
Addie Gilmour Were Made
Away With.
Dr. "West has been judicially declared in
nocent of the dreadful crime laid to his
charge. He is at last a free man once
again.
Judge Wallace's courtroom, where the
trial took place, was crowded all day yes
terday by men and women anxiously
awaiting sensational developments. Sen
sations, properly speaking, there were
none, and yet the la«t scene of the drama
P:ing sensational development?. Sen
is, properly speaking, there were
, and yet the !a«t of the drama
had about it a certain strange, unwhple
some interest. Dr. Harvey's testimony
was. doubtless what saved the defendant
from the gravest danger of conviction. He
stated that he had sent cases similar to
that of Miss Addie Gilmour to Dr. West
for treatment after operations had been
performed. Dr. "West's contention was
that Miss Gilmour's case was one of these
t treatment after operations had been
irmed. Dr. "West's contention was
Miss Gilmour's case was one of these
—in other words, that he had only endeav
ored to relieve her of the consequence of
her own or some one else's malpractice.
• This point, which was made much of by
Dr. 'West's attorney, evidently told with
thejnry, and the Judge in his charge ad
vised them that if Dr. West had treated
Miss Gilmour for some abnormal physical
condition, howsoever produced, he had
only done his duty. Upon this point the
jury's verdict hung, and Dr. West received
the benefit of the doubt.
When the doctor was called to the stand
yesterday morning the most vivid interest
was apparent in the crowded courtroom.
He'beean his testimony by stating that
Miss Gilmour had been sent to him for
treatment by Dr. W. A. Harvey. An op
eration had been performed upon her and
.she was in great danger. Dr. Harvey
asked him to take charge of the case on
August 23 or 29, 1893.
"He came to ray office at 132 Turk
street," continued the defendant, "and
said he had been treating Miss Gilmour, or
Gould, for some time and was tired of the
case and wanted to cet rid of it. He said
he had no place to keep the girl, and thrt
£he<refused toco to a hospital for treat
ment. ' She had promised him a fee of $50,
and I was, he said, to look to him for pay
ment, Miss Gilmour herself called to
see me a day or two later and I
examined her. - I did not want to treat her
until 1 knew what was the matter. She
came to my house to stay September 2.
She said she had not been feeling well for
ten days and wanted to jret back to work.
"An.&pcration hud been performed, but she
refused to tell me who had done it. She
ruicht have done it herself, but she would
not admit it. f 1 treated her from that time
till her death." 1 delivered of, a male. child
• Was she not delivered of a male child
on September 4," asked Assistant District
• •'Sowr: not at my place. She suffered
a ereat deal. She died on Saturday, Sep
fefnbcr 9. I believe her death was due to a
■hemorrhage of the brain, caused by the
medicines she had taken. had an opera
' tion performed?" so; but she might have
•Yes I thought so; but she m-ght ha\e
%iu fl e Detectiv c Whittaker that you
had given the body to two medical stu
dents?"
"Yes, sir."
•'l V d h id were they?" to two medical.stu
did not give it to two medical stu
dents, I made that statement to protect
Dr. Tuchler. Soon after Miss f Gilmour
died I started for the Coroner's oflice, and
on the way stopped at Dr.Tuchjer room 8
on Grant" avenue and told bimof the
deaVand its cause. He t suggested that
the case would be a good one for dissect
ing, and said the graduating class at the
medical college would pay a good price for
the body, female subjects being scarce. I
told him he could have the body, and l that
miht while I was out attending a patient,
U "On l the" dJy^of Miss Gilmour's death
Dr Harvey moved his office from Grant
avenue V Market street. At the new of
nce I met the student mire and < an
ot'.er vnung man. Plymire said inquiries
hud been made as to Miss Gilmour's where
abouts and he had said she was in San
* "el first learned who Miss Uilmour
• from Mrs. Austin several days af ter
the gfrl's death. She came with Miss.G I
mour's father and was very anxious to
lear.n where the young woman couiu ue
''•Mr. Gilmour," continued the doctor,
"begged me most earnestly to tell him J
where to look for his daughter. He said:i
'If she is in a disreputable house tell me '
where she is; if she is sick take me to her;
i! she is dead show me where she is buried.'
We all then held up our hands and they
swore they would never harm me. I then '
told them she had died in the house and I
had given her body to medical students.
I did not tell them that I had burned her
hair and her clothes or her trunk. I did
tell him that the head which had been ;
found at Lime Point was his daughter's,
for Dr. Tuchler had told me that he had
carried it over there. I knew it was her head
because Dr. Tuchler told me he had bought !
the wire in which it was done up at I
Osborn'son Market street. When I told I
him I had given the body away he said: ;
'If I had a pistol I would shoot you
down.' "
In answer to a question by the Assistant j
District Attorney Dr. West acknowledged j
that he had concealed and disguised him- j
self on various occasions through fear of ar- j
rest, owing to his connection with the case. I
He said he had done nothing to deserve !
arrest but was afraid, if apprehended, that j
lie mieiit lose professional caste and suffer :
in his practice.
Dr. W. A. Harvey was called as the first
witness in rebuttal. He was asked by Mr. *
Black if he hud ever sent any one by the I
name of Annie Gould or Addie Gilmour, |
to Dr. West. He said he had not.
"Did you ever tell Dr. West that you]
had treated such a person until you were j
tired and that you wished to get rid of j
her?" continued Mr. Black.
"No sir, I did not," was the answer.
"Had you any connection whatever j
with her going to Dr. West's?" asked the
t court.
: -"No, sir; I had absolutely none," said
the wit lies-;.
"That is all," said Mr. Black, and Wil
' son cross-examined. "Why did you move
j your office on September 9?" he asked.
DR. WEST AND HIS WIFE IN COURT.
[Sketched by a "Cell" artist.}
1 "Because I wanted to."
"Is. there ariy coincidence in tlip fart
that you moved your office the day tins
I pirl dk-ti'."'
"No, sir; I didn't know she bad died
until two days after."
"Have you ever called in Dr. West to
assist yon in cases where the patient was
; suffering in the same manner as Addie
' Gilmouf '"
"I don't know, I may have done so."
"Within the Jast two years have you not
had two such cases? I don't charge you j
with being responsible for them, bnt two
cases suffering from the effects of criminal
practice? L»id you not call in Dr. Wtsi to
' save the lives of your patients V
•'I don't know of any such cases."
•Didn't you have two sucli cases, one on ;
Van Ness avenue, near McAllister street,
I and the other on a smaller street?"
! "I don't know."
"Did not you call in Dr. West to save
; the lives of your patients in both these
instances?* 1
"Ye?, if I called him in at all, I called
him for that."
"Why did you employ an attorney if you .
; are not connected with this case?"
"I didn't envploy a lawyer."
"Didn't you send an attorney to my
oilice to ask me to 'let up' on you while
you were on the stand?"
"No, sir."
••i>:dn't you send I. E. Jarrett to my
office at 401 California street, to ask me to
let up on you?"
"Mr. Jarrett is my regular attorney and
; ray personal friend. I never sent him to
you."
'•Do you know that he came to my office
; on such an errand?''
"I don't know that I do."
Dr. D. B. Plymire was called.
"What did Dr. West ever tell you about
this case?" asked Mr. Black.
"Is that rebuttal?" asked Wilson.
"I ask permission to put the question,"
said Black, and "Wilson withdrew his ob- .
; jection.
"1 don't remember much about what he
| ever told me," the witness answered, "but ;
I I asked him once how he had treated the '
'. patient and he said he had operated upon i
: her."
"Did you ever hear Dr. Harvey tell Dr.
West that he had better not stay here; i
that he had better go away and wait until ;
the trouble blew over?"
"No, sir."
As there was some doubt as to whether
' Dr. West had said Plymire was present
j when that was said, court adjourned j
, until Dr. West's testimony could be looked
! up.
At the afternoon session a portion of Dr. j
West's testimony on the former trial was (
i read by the court reporter. The extract
i referred to the defendant's remarks con- \
rerning Miss (iould's disappearance and j
Dr. Hiirvty's assertion that she had gone
to San Jose.
The doctor was a:ain placed on the •
i stand, and testified that after being im- j
j prisoned he had sent for Meyer Jacobs, i
' Mr. Jacobi had adviseit him to encage Mr. j
'] Wilson as his attorney. Dr. Tuchler had j
! also visited him and expressed his !
i desire not to be mixed in the case. The I
| defendant said he had kept silent in refer- ;
I ence to Tuchler until Mr. Wilson advised i
j him to mention his connection with the !
a flair.
Some other witnesses gave testimony in \
: rebuttal, among whom was Miss Gilniour's
father, who denied most emphatically i
; ever having hinted to Dr. Weot that his \
daughter might be livine in some disrepu- i
tabie house.
The testimony being all in, both at- ;
j torneys agreed to submit the case without
I argument.
Judge Wallace then gave his charge to
I the jury. His Honor stated that, not hay- !
J ing expected the case to be submitted j
| without argument, he was hardly pre- !
j pared to address them; but prepared or ,
j not, the charge, substantially toe same as i
i that given on the former trial, was dis.- ;
' tinguished by depth and eloquence. He i
I said, after outlining the facts as adduced
i by the testimony, that when a physician
commits an operation upon a woman to i
save her irom disgrace, whether she lives
or dies, the pe^-etrator of the operation is
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1895.
by law made answerable for the crime of
murder. The .Judge further charged the
jury to weigh well the facts of the case and
decide accordingly. If they found the
charge against the defendant sustained
they would have to rind him guilty of mur
der in the second degree; if not, they must
bring in a verdict of not guilty. A
list of instructions held by Mr. "Wilson was
also read. The fact of the operation itself
was the thing to be proved, according to
these instructions; and, furthermore, the
jvirv must be satisfied, beyond all possibil
ity" of a doubt, that West himself per
formed the operation. Whether the de
fendant cut up and distributed the body
of Addie Gilmour or not could cut no
figure in their deliberations. Also if they
should find that Miss Gilmour had visited
Dr. West after having had an operation
performed upon her, either by herself or
by some other person, they must recollect
that his rieht, and even his professional
duty, would be to relieve her by all means
in his power. The usual intricate
definitions of circumstantial evidence and
of a reasonable doubt were carefully ex
plained.
After the departure of the jury Dr. West
settied back in his chair and commenced
to chat with his young wife and a youth
vho joined them. The hands of the clock
pointed to 3:15 as the jury filed out in
charge of the court bailiff, and though it
was rnmored that it would be long before
an agreement could be looked for still the
crowd lingered in the courtroom.
After the lapse of fifty minutes the jury
returned, bringing in a verdict of not
guilty. A murmur of astonishment was
perceptible throughout thocourtroom, and
as the sense of the foreman's words
dawned upon Dr. West his face crimsoned
with a joyous flush. When he had been
declared free of the charge against him
numbers of friends advanced to press his
hand; but, without losing much time, Dr.
Eugene F. West, once more a free man,
left the courtroom with his young wife on
his arm.
TUCHLER'S STATEMENT.
He Tells How Addle Cilmour's Re
mains Were Disposed Of— A
Grewsome Tale.
Dr. A. S. Tuchler, who was to have been
a witness in the West case yesterday, and
whom Dr. West charged with having dis
sected the body of the unfortunate girl
Addie Gilmour, was prevented from taking
the stand by an urgent call from an oui
of-town patient. When seen by a Call
representative he was highly indignant at
Dr. West's version of his connection with
the affair, and in explanation cf how he
became involved in it and in justification
of his professional conduct therewith he
told the following story of how he had
assisted to dispose of the remains by
throwing them into San Francisco Bay
and how and why he had placed the wire
encased head in the water near Lime
Point. He said:
Dr. West called on me nt midnight of Friday,
September 8. He explained tbe ntiEeemly hour
of hi> visit by stating that he was out on a ease
and had stopped in to ask me if I would not
like to help him dissect a cadaver. I replied
that 1 wns very busy and could not very well
take tbe time next day, as he requested. His
not an infrequent thing for one physician to
secure a body for scientific purposes and then
invite a friend or friends to share the advan
tages of a dissection. I further informed Jiim
thai I would very much like to have ilie skull
of his subject to complete h skeleton 1 had. as
1 had loaned mine nud it had never been re
turned.
Jle promised that be would save this one for
me and suggested that I call for it the next
day— Saturday. Accordingly I stopped in to
Bee iiim Saturday afternoon, between s and t!
o'clock. He had the bead all wrapped up for
me in a piece of newspaper. I took it to my
oflice, procured come wire-netting, Incased the
head in it, and the next morning I took the
fir«t boat for Sausalito and anchored the heiid
near the Government weather gauge, near
Lime Point. I was alone and returned to the
City without delay, arriving there shortly be
fore noon.
At the time I got the head at Dr. West's
oflice I saw him in the act of sealing two tin
cans. He wrapped them in a newspnperand
tied them up securely. He told me they con
tained the remains of the body he had dis
sected. He asked me if I would help him get
rid of them by throwing them into the bay. I
consented, and thnt night we took the last boat
over to Oakland, got rid ot the cans during the
trip and returned on the same boat.
Remains of dissected bodies are sometimes
disposed of in this manner in order to save
the expense of burial, though it is the usual
custom to have them interred by an under
taker.
I did not see West again till after bis arrest.
I went to ask him if it was the l.ody of Miss
<7ilmour lie had dissected that Saturday. At
the time, 1 was under the impression the body
was one he had procured nt the County Hos
pital or the Almshouse. Dr. West, however,
refused to talk to me about the matter at all.
"Why did you not offer your testimony
to the prosecution?" was asked.
Before Dr. West's first trial my name was
connected with the affair in the "newspapers,
and I supposed that if the prosecution wanted
mv they would let me know. I have always
been ready to tell what I know about this
case. I never had any doubt of Dr. West's
innocence, Judging tbe matter from what he
told me after he was confined in the County
Jail. He said that the pirl came to him suffer
ing from the effects of sorae one's malpractice.
lit Mated that her condition when lie came
into his office was such that it was a physical
impossibility for her to go any further. Dr.
West relieved her, and she then insisted on re
maining under his treatment. Her death, as
1 was given to understand, was the result of
her own carelessness. !»he was out of danger
and well on the way tov.ard recovery when
she went out of doors, cauirht a cold and
brought on a fatal relapse.
1 have no unkindly feeling for Dr, West, for
he was demonstrator of anatomy at the college
from which 1 graduated; but l" regret that lie
should have attempted to protect his profes
sional honor by unnecessarily bringing my
name into the case as he did.
What was the object of taking the head over
to Lime Point?
His the custoru among students and those
desiring to obtain bones in the best state of
preservation to immerse then: in the bay. The
action of the salt completely denudes them
and leaves the bones in v condition to best re
sist decay. To boil them softens aud weakens
them.
WANT AN EXTENSION
Porter Bros & Co. to Ask
Their Creditors for
Time.
MUST SUSPEND BUSINESS.
The Result of a Stagnant Mar
ket and Investing in Real
Estate.
TROUBLED BY THE WAR SCARE.
With Assets Double Their Liabilities
the Firm Is Unable to Realize
Speedily.
Porter Bros & Co. of .'515 Davis street will
not open their doors to-day.
This morning a note will be sent to the
creditors of the firm calling for a meeting
in order that an extension of time may be
obtained. This meeting will be held at
the ollice of Chickering, Thomas & Greg
ory, 200 Sansome street, at 10 o'clock on
Saturday morning. No trouble is antici
| rated in getting the desired extension of
i time, as the linn declares that its assets
will be at least double its liabilities.
The liabilities, it is thought, will not ex
! ceed $75,000. They may not be more than
| $50,000. Some of the larger accounts are
1 soon to become due and to meet them
would cause too great a sacrifice in the
present congested state of the dried fruit
market.
This and the fact that the firm has been
improving fruit farms in Fresno and Santa
Clara are given as the causes of their ac
tions by D. H. Porter.
"I saw a half-dozen of our leading cred
itors this afternoon after banking hours,' 1
he said. "They were very much surprised
when I told them the step we were about
to take, as the credit of our house has never
before been questioned. When I explained
the situation they ail said they would
agree to the extension o! time gladly.
"It is merely that we have not been able
to realize on stock we have on hand. W<;
■ have a splendid fruit ranch of 176^' acres
near Fresno and an 96-acre prune orchard
near San Jose. We have put large sums
into these, and they will not make us a
return till next year. These ranches have
used much of our ready money.
"Then, too, we have branches at Fresno
and Fowler in Fresno County, Armona
in Kings County, and at Los Angeles. The
packing-bouses ut Fresno and Armona we
i own. At all these places and in San Fran
! Cisco we purchased largely and, of course,
anticipated unloading largely durinz the
last two weeks of December at good profits.
"The war pcare has created a decided
flurry in the financial world. This af
fected the dried-fruit market. In fact, ab
i Bolutely nothing has been done in our line
I of business; there has been no movement
! at all during the last ten days.
"Even it we were forced to sell our stock
at once to meet obligations now becoming
i due, we would he able to pay dollar fordol
, lar. This would entail a sacrifice on us.
; The dumping of the great quantity of
' geoas we carry on the market would also
be a heavy blow to the prices of dried fruit.
"As every one knows, acre property i 3
| not selling. There is no demand lor it
i even when it is planted to crops that in
sure large incomes. At a forced sale, there
; fore, we would not get a portion of the
' sums we have put into our two plac.-s, both
: of which will yield handsome profits in
1-. '„
"Thes 1 facts, I feel sure, will assure us
every consideration from our creditors. As
I have said we could pay them dollar for
dollar to-morrow. Our stock alone more
than covers our liabilities. Hut we would
be forced to lose the profits accruing from
: eighteen years' labor, close attention to
i business and unvarying integrity."
Porter Bros. <t Co. is one of the best
known commission and merchandising
houses iii the City. It consists of I>. 11.
and A. W. Porter. They are not connected
in any way with Porter Bros., the green
fruit shippers, the members of the hrni not
being related. Porter Bros. »fc Co. is essen
tially a State concern, having no branches
outside of California.
The firm started nineteen years ago as
Porter Brothers it Wing. It "was then in
; the retail and commission business. A
year later Mr. Wing was bought out. The
firm then became Porter Brothers <fe Go.
It has gradually extended its lines of
business and has steadily grown in
influence and credit.
At Fresno, Fowler and Armona, the firm
: is largely interested in packing raisins.
Some of these goods are bought outright.
More are packed and sold on commission.
Large advances were made, during the
last year to growers. A slump in the mar
ket some f jrty days ago forced sales at
, prices which mean that many of the grow
' ers are in debt to the firm for overad
vances.
; In Los Angeles the linn handles raisins,
■ dried fruit, "nuts and honey. Daring the
past year, according to Mr. Porter, the
linn has transacted business amounting to
at least $1,500,000.
In Fresno alone the firm packed from
i 250 to 300 cars of raisins. Most of these
i have been disposed of.
A member of a iarto produce-house was
seen last night, and sain he had no doubt
the creditors would grant the extension
of time requested. He was one of the
creditors, he said, and he was sure that, his
money was safe, and be would not wish to
do anything that might endanger the se
curity of Porter Bros. & Co.
It is not known how long an extension
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of time will-be asked. As considerable
money will be required in the early spring
to properly care for the orchards of the
firm, and as it will require at least three
months to close out the lines of goods now
held, it is probable that ninety days or
even six months may be required. This
will be definitely settled at the meeting to
morrow morning.
POOLROOM THIEVES.
Three Ex-Convicts Arrestc-d for Reliev-
ing Patrons of Their Diamond
Scarfpins.
Three ex-convicts, John Hogan, William
Scott and Joseph Morris, were cleverly
captured five days ago by Detectives Rey
nolds, Campbell and Wren. They have
since then been detained in the "tanks,"
but yesterday they were charged with
their offenses.
Hogan was charged with grand larceny,
attempted grand larceny, vagrancy and
petty larceny ; Scott with attempted grand
laiceny and vagrancy, and Morris with
attempted grand larceny and vagrancy.
Last Friday they mixed up with the
crowd in Hallinan's poolrooms on Ellis
street and Hogan stole a diamond scarf
pin from G. Smith, 21 Hanover ylace. The
three attempted to steal a diamond pin
from W. Smith, 230:2 Green street. Tney
also secured a diamond horseshoe pin,
which the detectives have recovered.
The charge of petty larceny against Hc
gan is for stealing an overcoat from the
store of Iloos Brothers on Kearny street.
Hogan has served three terms for grand
larceny. He is a clever thief, and a week
ago yesterday, while at the racetrack, tried
to rob the paying-teller of one of the book
makers. He went to the paying-teller's
box and while engaging him in conversa
tion secured a handful of gold coin and
was slipping it in the pocket of his mack
intosh when discovered. The bookmaker
refused to prosecute him.
THROUGH FREIGHT RATES
Likely to Be Materially Affected
by the Steamship
Peace.
No New Rates Established by the
Pacific Mail Steamship
Company.
Copies of the contract signed on the lGth
inst. in New York by the representa
tives of the Panama Railroad Company
and the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
were yesterday received in this City by the
local representatives of the contracting
companies.
R. P. Schwerin, general manager of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, stated
that the contract went into force on the
day it was signed, but added that it would
be some little time beiore new rates were
made. He said that the matter was one
that would be acted upon only after very
careful consideration and that the Pacific
Mail would only make the east-bound
rates, the wesi-bound rates being made by
the Panama Railroad Company in New
York.
"Will the Pacific Mail put on additional
steamers on this side, now that the three
vessels of the Panama Company are to be
entirely withdrawn?" was asked.
"That will depend on the amount of
business that offers. Two of our steamers
which have been plying between New
York and Colon are now coming around
to this side and will be used whenever
there is business for them. They are the
City of Para and the Columbia."
To railroad men tho consummation and
enforcement of this agreement means
much more than a simple treaty of peace
between the contracting parties. It has
always been contended by the roads with
: termini at Chicago that all overland
! freight rates to New York should be hig..er
than those to Chicago, which is not and
j has not been the case. The dissatisfied
! roads sec in the harmonious relations tuat
'■. have been established between the com
: peting water lines an advance in steam
ship raiis between Hun Francisco and New
Yoik, and with this advance t lie disap
pearance of the excuse heretofore given for
1 making the same rates to New York that
! are enjoyed by Chicago.
Whether there is to be a general readjust
i ment of rates to New York will therefore
' depend on the new rates established by
the steamship combination.
As Mr. Huntington, however, has com
paratively little to gain directly through
; the Paci'rie Mail Company by the agree
ment he recently signed, it is generally
presumed mat he had more in view the
benefit that would accrue to his overland
railways frutn an advance in steamship
rates when he made the contract with the
Panama Company. For this reason a
considerable advance is anticipated in
Bteamship rates.
READY FOR THE FRAY.
— — — — — — — —
Money Being. Knpidly Accumulated to
right the Railroad Fund-;
iiig Bill.
Within a low days the committee of fifty
■ formed to light the passage of a railroad
funding bill by Congress will have the
J necessary money to begin an active war-
I fare on the railroad coiioits.
Meetings of the various sub-committees
arc beld each day, though thus far they
have kept the results of their labors secret,
for fear of beinp; checkmated by the cor
poration.
The members of the committee who
have been canvassing for funds have met
I with a very fair measure of success, though
1 the majority of those who subscribe to the
S campaign fnnd request secrecy about the
j matter for fear the railroad will adopt re
i taliatory measure?.
Mayor Sntro is keeping the wires hot
with telegrams to Washington and the
agents there, and says that he expects to
have some hopeful news from the Nation's
capital soon.
HEW TO-DAY— DKT GOODS.
Bargains in Millinery,
You can buy Trimmed Hats, the very
newest anrl latest style?, with the finest
of materials, for $5, $7 50 and $10, that
before the holidays would cost half as
much again.
Bargains in Dress Goods
Marine Serges — 50c, 75c.
Half Wool Heather Mixtures— 2sc.
All-wool Fancy Plaids— 3sc.
Before the holidays these plaids were
50c net, and you couldn't buy a yard I
elsewhere for that price. The Storm
Sergfs are the grandest values your
money ever bought for the price. The
Heather Mixtures are new.
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Bargains in Flannels. j
French Printed Flannels— 3sc.
French Printed Flannels — 50c.
New German Eiderdown Flannels— 2oc.
Figured Corduroy Flannelettes—
New Flannelettes, Justin— and 10c.
This 35c quality of printed French
Flannel is the identical that is sold
• downtown at 65c ; so are the 50c grades.
If $3 saved on a "Wrapper is an item
worth considering see them. The 20c
quality of German Eiderdown Flannel
we never sold before to-day less than
50c.
PHILADELPHIA SHOE CO,
i STAMPED ON A SHOE
MEANS STANDARD OP MERIT.
HOLIDAY PRICES.
Every penny saved on a purchase can be put to
KOOd advantage at Christmas. We realize that
fact and gunraiitee to save you from 25 cents to SI
on every shoe or Slipper that you will buy at our
store, i'rices speak louder thnn woras .Prices i
speak for themselves, and our prices are the lowest
in this city. In offering; our Shoes and slippers a t
such low figures we do it as an inducement so that
o'.-r customers and friends will not hesitate to walk
around the Srrpckels fence. We are making a
special drive on Ladies' Kleece-lined Crochet slip-
pers. We have them in four colors— Black, Red,
Blue and Pink— we will sell them for
$1.00
A pair. That price proves that we are much
Cheaper than our competitors. We also have a
noveitv called an Eiderdown House slipper, which
we will sell for $1 a pair. These Slippers are neat,
stylish and keep the feet mrm, We have them in
three colors— lced. Blue and Pink. If you have
never sten those, slippers call and examine a pair.
They are being sold elsewhere for $1 50.
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MAKE YOUR FEET GLAD.
We have a complete line of Holiday Goods for
Men. Women or Children, comprising Fancy
Embroidered and Leather Slippers, Ladles' Fine
B acfc Clotn, Fleece-lined Nullifiers, with fur
trimming, which we sell forSI.SO. TheseNulll-
flers are good filters, easy on the feet, look neat
and are warm arid coiniortable. They are sold
elsewhere for $2.
HOLIDAY SLIPPERS.
Our line of Holiday Slippers for Gentlemen can-
not be excelled in this city. We have a Fine Km-
broidered slipper, with patent-leather trimming,
which we will sell for 75c. We also carry them
for $1 and upward to the linest quality. Our lines
of Men's Leather Slippers comprise Itussia Leather,
Goatskin, Dougola and Alligator Skin, and range
in price from i»l .■;.-» to S:i.oo.
SI. 2 5
We are selling a Seal slipper trimmed with
patent leather for : $1 25: also a lii.i) Imitation of
alligator skin at the same price.
MEN'S GENUINE ALASKA SEAL, LACE
• OK CONGRKSS SHOES reduced to. S3. OO
' LADIES' STOKM RUBBERS reduced to.. 400
WE HAVE MOVED.
Country orders solicited.
KVSeuci for Sew Illustrated Catalogue
Address . : . ■•'* • •
B. KATCHINSKI,
f'l 10 Third i Street, San Francisco.
PHILADELPHIA SHOE CO*
Bargains in Jackets,
Last season's Jackets at $3 50.
This season's Jackets— ss, $7 50, $10.
If you're not a stickler for style, but
want warmth, comfort and quality and
four times your moneys worth, you'll
be wise and buy one of them. Now' 3
the time of year we mark down. You
buy a $7 50 coat for $5 and in a like
ratio as you go higher up.
I
Bargainsin Ladies' Suits
$3.50, $6, $8.50, $10.
For goodness' sake, come in and buy
them; they're awful cheap; the stuff
that's in them's, worth more. Think
of a Tailor-made Suit for $3 50; it
would be cheap if it were made of
paper.
Bargains in Underwear.
75c.
An All-wool Vest or Drawer— splen-
didly woven Union Suit of Heavy Bal-
briggan Maco Yarn— will greet you al
this department.
Bargains in Remnants.
Thousands of them upstairs and down
and all over the house, under-priced
and very desirable.
STATEMENT
OF THE
CONDITION AND AFFAIRS
OF THE
UNION CASUALTY AND SURETY
COMPANY
OF ST. LOTTIS. THE STATE OF MISSOURI,
on the 31st day of December, A. D. 1894, ana
for the year ending on that day, as made to the fa- '
surance Commissioner of the Btate of California,
pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611
of the Political Code, condensed as per blank rur-
nished by the Commissioner.
CAriTAX.
Amount of Capital Stock, paid up in
Cash $250,000 00
i ASSETS.
I.on on Bond and Mortgage $172,000 00
Cash Market Value of all Stocks and
Bonds owned by Company 25,000 00
Amount of Loans secured by pledge of
Bonds, Stocks and other marketable -
securities as collateral 285,250 00
Cash in Company's Office 127 61
Cash in Banks 28,320 99
Interest due and accrued 2,237 47
Premiums in due Course of Collection. . 177, 650 58
Total Assets $690,596 65
LIABILITIES.
Losses in process of Adjustment or in
Suspense.... $38,726 65
Losses resisted, including expenses 763 87
Gross premiums on Risks running one
year or less, $688,V>36 71; reinsur-
ance 50 per cent 344,118 35
All other demands against the Com-
pany... 613 52
Total Liabilities...... *. $384,122 33
INCO3IE.
Net Cash actually received for pre-
miums $568,766 05
Keceived forinterest 18,551 3«
Total Income $587,317 41
EXPENDITURES.
Net amount paid for Losses $213,512 50 •
Paid or allowed for Commission or
Brokerage 179,932 31
Paid for Salaries, fees and other
charges for oHicers. clerks, etc. 82,835 26
! Paid lor State, National and local
taxes 2.423 20
I All other payments and expenditures. 64,318 06
Total Expenditures........ .$503,071 30
Losses incurred during the year $253,002 03
C. P. ELLERBE, President.
O. K. CLARDY, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 21th
day of January, 1895. •
WILLIAM I). MURRAY, Notary Public.
TARPEY & KRIGBAUM,
GENERAL AGENTS.
1 208 Saosome Street, San Francisco, Cal.
THE LADIES' GRILLROOM
OP THE
PALACEHOTEL.
A Delightful Place to Take
Luncheon While on a Hol-
i day Shopping Tour.
RIGGS HOUSE,
X^Tasliixigtozi, 3D. O.
The Hotel" Par Excellence": ~
! Of the Katiowu Capital. First class in all appoint-
ments, v. UkWITT. Treas.
American plan, $3 per day and
I upward. .
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