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ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.
HE ANGERS HIS
OAKLAND WIFE
Professor Earlston Says He
Was Never Married to
Miss Smith.
When Testifying in the Justice
Court He Said She Was
His Wife.
May Have to Answer to Bigamy and
Perhaps Perjury and One
More Felony.
Oakland Office Fan Fbancisco Call.)
908 Broadway, Aun. 23. )
Professor Earlston, the well-kno^Yn
aeronaut, is daily r.dding to his trouble
by the many tales he telis while in the
• Los Angeles. He is under arrest on
a serious charge, sworn to by the father of
a 15-year-©ld piri. Eariston thought he
l;ad made every :hi:;g all right by marry
ing the girl, but word was received from
i li is city tha: he had de-erted a wife here,
and then he had a charge of bigamy
a^a'n^t him.
Now Earlston has addel another chap
ter to his romances. He has stated he
never was married in this city, although
he took out a license to do so. This lias
stirred up the Oakland family into which
he married, and they will not let the
matter rest. They declare that he was
married to Maude Smith, and that they
lived together for two months before he
deserted her.
If Eariston was not the husband of
Maude Hiuith ho may also have a charge
of lerjury to explain away. Some months
320 he had a row with his brother-in-law
and was arrested for disturbing the peace.
At thet time Earlston said he was the
husband of Smith's sister and that he had
been wrcngly treated. Now the Smiths
are intending that Professor Earlston
shall net escape until he has proved his
:nnocence of all the charges again>t him.
They intend to procure documentary evi
dence of the marriage and forward it to
I.os Angele?, so tliat he will either lave to
answer to bigamy or betrayal or b th.
The landlady at the house on Washing
ton street where the Earlstons lived says
that the professor did not treat his young
wife rightly and that she would have pone
hungry many times had she depended on
her bu-band. Mr. Minot, the father of
the Los Angeles girl, is doing all he can
'.j -<c that Earlstoa is punished.
The pro!essoi'« etiances of soaring above
the earth for a liitle whil° are very slim.
SOPHOMORES CHALLENGE.
Freshmen Anxious to Meet Them In the
Annual Rush Next Mon
day Night.
BERKELEY, Cal.. Aug. 23.— The fresh
men of the State University issued a
formal challenge to the sophomores this
afternoon fcr their annual "rush." The
date named for the friendly fight was
next Monday evening at 8:30 o'clock.
It was only after a lone struggle this af
ternoon with the sophomores that the
freshies succeeded in calling their meet
ing to order for the purpose of challeng
ing their rivals. Doors had to be barri
caded, windows locked and guards sta
tioned about to prevent %n onslaught.
Before the difficulty was over and peace
restored in the meeting hall Professor
Thomas R. Bacon and Head Janitor
Mason had to be called upon. Their pres
ence tended to prevent violeuce being
used, but throughout the freshies' meet
ing the sophs ana seniors kept up a con
tinual howl of derision in their effort to
"drown out" the meeting. Allen, 1900,
succeeded in getting into the frushies'
meeting in diseuise. Soon he was dis
covered. Instead of being escorted to the
door and ejected he was picked up bodily
und thrown out of the window to tne
grounrt below, a distance of twelve feet
It took six men to handle him, and In the
effort to throw him out they tore down
and broke the heavy blinds on the inside
of the windows.
The forces of the two classes are quite
evenly divided, there being about 180
lighting men in each. In consequence of
the equality in numbers it is expected
that a Hard close fight will take place be
fore all the members of one or the other
class are tied up.
Intercollegiate Chens.
BERKELEY, Cal., Aug. 23.—Arrange
ments are being made to hoia a chess
game by wire this faii between the Uni
versity of California and Harvard. H. W.
Lewis, who was the champion of Harvard
during 1894 and 1895, is now in San Fran
cisco and is representing Harvard in mak
ing the arrangements. The match will
probably tafce place toward Thanksgiving
time, after the regular preliminary tour
naments have taken place and the cham
pions of both colleges shall have been
selected. The game will be played accord
ing to the regular rules, the moves to be
transmitted by wire, and the usual time
being allowed between each move.
Much interest is centered in the match
by toe collegians at Berkeley, and it is be
iieved that they stand a good chance of
victory. Berkeley defeated Stanford last
year at the game. The Bine and Gold
players have secured two new players of
prominence in the reshman class. They
are Hopfield and Oordan. Parktmrst and
Epstein of last year's intercollegiate team,
which defeated Stanford, have both de
feated Lewi«, the Harvard crack.
Died by Strangulation.
BERKELEY, Cal., Aug. 23.— Josephine
Kourke, tue one - and -a - half - year- old
daugb'er of Mr«. Thomas Rourke of Ninth
street, West Berkeley, died this morning
iv strangulation, presumably brought
about by a spell of coughing. It seems
ihat the mother had left the littJe one,
who had the whooping cough, in a baby
buggy in the yard while she went about
iier household dutie-. Keurning shortly,
Mie fouud the infant in the last throes of
death. A physician was summoned, but
the child was dead before he arrived. The
Coroner will hold an inquest to-morrow
morning.
Siuce her child's death, Mrs. Rourke
has been in a critical condition of hyste
ria. She has a large family of children,
find her affliction is all the harder to bear
because oi she mysterious disappearance
oi her husband several months ago. He
has not yet been heard from.
To Grout the Gultera.
BERKELEY, Cal., Auk. 23.— Street
Superintendent Guy H. Chick has issued
a notification to Berkeley property-owners
that it is the intention of the Town Board
to order the grouting of all cement anci
stone gutters in the college town. Prop
erty-owners will be given until October 15
to have the wort done by private con
tract.
Church (.Hriloii *etc.
OAKLAND, Cal.. Au:\23.— The grounds
of Dr. and Aiiss Milton. 1215 San Pablo
avenue, will be Ibe scene of a merry
gathering to-m rrow afternoon. The at
traction is a garden fete for the benefit ol
Bt. Francis de Sale* Church. At Bi*bt
the place will be beautifully illuminated.
and a fine literary and musical programme
will be rendered both afternoon and even
ing.
WANT 'JHE CO-EDS.
Sentiment In Fuvor of Allowing Them
Kqntl Standing With Men in the
Ath etic Association.
BERKELEY, Cal., Auk. 23.—Consider
abe opposition to t he uro posed new con
stitution for the ath'etic association at
the State University has developed among
the students, the alumni and members of
the faculty.
Some believe there is an error in the
graduate membership idea, believing that
but few alumni will pay the $10 for inem
ber-iup, as outlined. Others argne that
the co-eds should De granted membership
on the groutrl that Berkeley is a co
educational instituiion.
In support of the equal suffrage ques
tion the lorces are rally. ng rapidly, and it
is believed that a hot right in favor ol the
co-eds will ensue before fiuai action is
taken on the constitution.
L. N. Scott, '99's representative on the
athlet c board, lakes the stand that should
the co-eds desire to organize anoiher
basketball team the fnct that they would
h:tve to be their own f.nanc.ers would
miiitate against their success.
FARMER*' .NSTITUTES.
Seventy Meeting! to 15e Hold in Various
I'arts of rho Slate.
BERKELEY, Cal., Auc. 23.— Professor
E. J. Wxkson of the Agricultural Depart
ment at the Stata University ieftfor Palm
dale yesterday, where the first of the series
of farmers' institutes for the fall season
were to b2 heid to-day and to-morrow.
The schedule for seventy or more meet
ings lo be hel I between now anil January
1, 1898, in various sections of the Slate,
lrom Heald burg to Merced, has been
made out. The datis set and places for
the meetings are as toliows:
August— P.tlmdale, 23d and 24th; Covena.
25ih and 2<ith ; Long 8.-ach, 27th and 28th;
Montecito, 30th and 31st.
September— Pacific Grove and Nordhr.ff, Ist
and2d; Santa Paula, 3d and 4th ; Healdsburg,
10;h and- 11th; San Franc b -<\ two evenings
date not set; Paso Rohl.-s, 22d und 23 i ; San
Luis Obispo, 24:h and 25 in; Morgan Hil',2Bth
und 29, h.
Oct Newcastle, Ist and 21; Gilroy, Gth
and 7th; Watsonville, Bth and 9th; Dauville.
12:h and 13th; Santa Rosa, 15:h and 16th;
<"ioverdnle, 20th and 21st; Ukiah, 22d ana
23d; Kinn.sburg.2Bth; Moaesto,29th 30th.
November— Hali'iuoon Bay, 3d and 4th ; tan
Jose, sth and (Jtn; Gait, 10:h and lltti ; Au
burn. 12:h and 13ih; Enston, 17th nnd 18th;
Bakersfleld, 19tti and 20th; West Side, 26th
and 27ih.
December— Winters, 1-t ai.d 2<3 ; Woodland
3d and 4;h; Fresno, 6:h and9ih; hani<rd
10th and 11th; Sebnstoool, 15th and 16th ;
Napa, 17th and 18th; Mountain View, 21si
Biid22j; Livermore, 231 Hnd 24th; Merced,
28th and 29th j Sehnn, 30th and 31st.
LAST OF DAVIE'S FERRY.
The Rails on Webster Street
Will Shortly Be Re
moved.
Forfeiture of Franchise Prom the
Ferry Landing to the
Foothills.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call, I
908 Broudvtay, au», 23. )
The last remnant of the Davie ferry ex
citement of 1894 will be removed in a few
days, and nothing tangible will remain of
the scheme that was full ot mystery from
start to finish. Everybody wondered who
really baefced the enterprise, and when it.-t
atccK was being sold its promoters told all
kinds of stories of Lie profits, and when
it suddenly collapsed the proj.ct was
found to be thoroughly insolvent. Then
a street railroad to connect with the ferry
service was proposed, and everybody won
dered what mysterious power was back
ing it. A franchise was granted and lorty
itet of track was laid, and nothing more
was done. It now appears there was no
backing to it a.id that it was merely a
speculation that could not be worked.
The projected road was to commence at
Thirteenth and Webster streets and go
out to the foothills. The passengers were
to bj trans erred from ferry to streetcars,
and the intervening thirteen blocks be
tween the ferry and the street line the
passengers were to take advantage of the
free ride on the narrow-eauge local ot the
Southern Pacific. It was a Jovely scheme,
as it appeared on paper, but tua promot
ers could not make it work.
In a few days the Superintendent of
Streets will take up the single rails that
were laid and the street will be free. The
line was to have been completed over a
year ago, but nothing has been done and
every term of the franchise has been
broken, and the City Council will pass an
ordinance ordering it forfeited.
The street line depended on the ferry,
and wiien the public refused to patronize
the one the other was not needed. Since
the project was started, chiefly through
the efforts of John L. Davie, he has had
his reward by being elected Mayor, but
tha ferry has passed away entirely, al
though its memory will live long in the
useful record ol its founder.
Forced His Attention Upon Her.
OAKLAND, CaL, Aug. Louis J.
Miller is wanted by the police on a charge
of disturbing the peace of Miss .Mary J.
Alie?. The two have been quite friendly
in the past, but recently Miss Ailes dis
carded Miller and joined the Salvation
Army. The latter ueraisted in his atten
tions until last evenine, when he at
tempted to force an entrance into her
home. This sne resented and threw him
out after a tussle. To-day she will swear
to a complaint and will endeavor to rid
herself oihifl attentions.
Death of Ilustian .Toe.
OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 23. — Shortly
after 9 o'cock this morning a man was
seen in the lot north ol the Central Bank
building writhing as if in terrible pain.
The patrol wagon was called ami the man
taken to the Receiving Hospital, where
he was identified as "Russian Joe." He
has been known around the streets for
many years and was an industrious man.
Dr. Stratton used oxyg n and hypoder
mic injections to rally him, but death
ensued before he gained consciousness.
After a careful examination Dr. Stratton
pronounced it a case of ueart disease.
Were Thfy Married? •
OAKLAND, Cal, Au*. 23,— Letters of
guardianship have been applied for by
Colonel Diuipiel of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children for
Beatrice Tooley, 5 /ears ot age, and Irene
Tooley, 3 years of aue, otherwise own
as Wright. The mother is tne Nellie
Wngiit who decamped with one Jack
Mulligan about the 29th of June last. It
is alleged that the parents were never
married. A hard right for these children
is anticipated.
Seeks Pay for Service*.
OAKLAND, CAl.,Aux. 28.— Miles Doody
has tileJ an old claim lor $25 with the
Board oi Firo Commi>sioners. He was
<;e; osed as assistant tire chiei two years
ago, and not notified for six days after
ward. He filed a bill ior services rendered,
and he has waited ever since without se
curing the amount. He hopes to succeed
better this time.
Bids Thrown Out.
OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 23.— The City
Council heid a special meeiiui; to-night to
award the large contracts for puving and
sewering East Twelfth and Eleventh
streets. The bids were norie of them tech
nically correct, and on the advice of tue
City Attorney all were thrown ouu
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1897.
DIVORCE ASKED
AFTER ONE YEAR
Sequel to a Wedding That
Took Place Under Un
usual Circumstances,
Charlotte Cameron's Husband
Left Her on the Evening of
Their Marriage.
Her Sister Was Also Secretly Wedded
After Is saying to Go Upon
the Stage,
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,)
t»08 Broadway, Aug. L' 3. )
Mr-. Charlotte Cameron has filed a suit
tor a divorce from Eiwood Cameron,
claiming desertion and failure to provide.
They were married in San Francisco
April 123, 1896, when he was under age.
His mother signed the request for his li
cense and the Rev. Mr. Cook performed
the ceremony the same night with Cam
eron's mother and sisters as witnesses.
Elwood refused to live with his wife
after the ceremony and never visited her
until some time in August or September,
the night before her baby died.
The Camerons came to Oakland about
three years ago and have been in the pub
lic eye on several occasions. The eldest
daughter, Effie, disappeared suddenly
two years ago, but was found in San Fran
cisco, where she declared t at before she
would return home she would go on the
stage and earn her own living. She did
return, hovrever, and on the strength of a
big fortune in the East the was gener
ously treated by many tradesmen in this
city and by a well-to-do lady on Telegraph
avenue, and together with her mother
made an extensive Eastern trip.
On their return Mrs. Cameron furnished
a house in East Oakland handsomely with
furniture. Two months afterward the
furniture was removed. The youngest
daughter then ran away, and when found
told of her ill-treatment and drudgery at
home. Then came Elwood's sudden wed-
ding, since which time he has treated his
wife with utter indifference.
Erne Cameon was married on February
16 of this year to Frank RichurJson, ihd
son of an attorney of San Francisco. The
marriape was a secret and every attempt
made to keep it from the public. Rev.
Dr. Coyle was calied from the platform
during one of the Munhail revival services
to perform the ceremony. That evening
was the only t'me that Mr. and Mrs.
Cameron have been seen together since
their wedding, and it was then thought
that a reconciliation had taken place.
The suit filed to-day proves otherwise.
GO&E TO Tfi;NITT.
Two Alnmedn Young Ladles Will Try
3 heir Fortune in Mining.
ALAMEDA, Cal., Aug. 23.— Mis3 Bes
sie Gallagher and Mise Carrie Waddeli
left last night for Redding, whence they
will go to Trinity County and Bee what
they can do toward making a small
fortr.n* by digging for gold. Before going
they outfitted in regulation miner Etyle,
buying picks, pans, shovels, camping out
fit, etc. They also took a tent. At Red
ding they expect to obtain a burro, and,
having learned the mysteries of the "dia
mond hitch, 1 ' as well as the proper
vocaouiary for handiine these gentle
creatures, they will then strike out for the
mines.
Miss Waddeli is an experienced miner
already, having been in the Trinity re
gion before and knowine how to handle
the pan and the rocker. They have out
fitted for a three months' stay and expect
to s.rike it rich before the snow flies. Sev
eral other Aiameda parties are preparing
to go to the new mines in the northern
part of the State.
A Quoor Case.
ALAMEDA, Cal., Aug. 23.— Justice
Swatey rendered a decision in a criminal
case the tuher day which, while perhaps
not exactly according to strict legal pro
cedure, had the merit of combining jus
tice with common-sense. It was a case of
mother-in-law, daughter and son-in-law.
They lived together, but after awhile dis
agreed and parted. It was claimed that
the scn-in-law in moving took some fur
nituie that did not belong to him, ami on
the other hand he claimed that his
mother-in-law had property of ti is that
was an equivalent. No settlement could
be effected, so an arrest on a criminal
charge was made. After listening to all
the evidence Justice Swasey rendered a
judgment oi not yuilty, but directed the
parties to swap their property back again,
which was done, and happiness once more
reigned.
Found Drowned.
ALAMEDA, Cal., Aug. 23.— The Coro
ner held an inquest this afternoon on the
remains of an unknown man found
drowned off Bay Farm Island on Sunday.
The body appeared to be that of a sailor
or laboring man, irom 33 to 40 years of age,
and had been in the water a month or so.
It was dressed in blue overalls, black sack
coat and neavy brogans. There were
some memoranda in a pocket bearing the
name of R. M. Fox, but nothing to show
the identity of ibe roan could be found. A
verdict of drowning was rendered.
Proposes to Kebuild.
ALAMEDA, Cal., Aug. 23.— J. C. Lin
derman, proprietor of the partially burned
op«ra-house, hr.s returned from the mines
to see what can be done about bis prop
erty, which the City Trustees have de
clared to be a nuisence. A portion of the
wulls i» in good condition, and he has
about decided that he will rebuild the
structure, making a portion of it two
stories in height and a portion one story.
• — * — •
Flan* for X numbering Homes.
OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 23.— Board
of Trade, Merchants' Exchange and vari
ous improvement clubs of the city will be
asked to discuss the advisability ot renum
bering the houses t>y Surer. ntendent of
Streets Miller. His plan is to renumber
! those houses on tne streets running north
and south, so that they will be in accord
ance with the number of the streets. This
i plan is i he one recently applied to. Tele
graph avenue with so much convenience.
To T«-:i<-h at Stanford.
OAKLAND, Cal., Aue. 23.— Miss Mary
McLean, daugnter of Rev. J. K. McLean,
D.D., president of the Pacific Theological
Seminary, has returned Irom a two years'
trip in Eurojie ami will assume her posi
tion as aeistant of the. Englisn depart-'
ment at tti» Leiand Stanford Jr. Univer
sity immediately. ' •
A New l.ioutpiiant
OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 23.— Company
A, Fifth Infantry, held an election to- ,
night to till the vacancy caused _ by the
promotion ■of ■•Lientr nan t Vauchan to ad
iuiant on Majjr Hayes' staff. Sergeant
William Downey received 4(i V)tes and
S«;r£ean t (^liarl » Brier ;13 Downey was
declared second lieutenant. .Major Hai-
Bteau presided at the i-lec:ion. / - :r ■
In fifty-four cases out of every 100 the
lelt leg is stronger than the right.
TO KEEP AN EYE
ON EXPERT AMES
Trouble in Store for Him
When He Comes Back
From the East.
Attorneys McEnerney and Del
mas Evidently Forget About
Their Duel.
Notarial Blanks Once More the Theme
and the Sleepy Days Have
Eeturned.
A dreamy peac ■ hnng over yesterday's
session of the Fair-Craven trial, and nat
urally there was much disappointment
among those of the spectators who at
tended with the heartless anticipation of
hearing Attorney McEnerney reassert his
thirst for a bucketful of Mr. Dehnas' rich
red blood.
The challenge for adnel which was the
sensational feature of tie close of la t
week's proceedings was not even referred
lo yesterday — in lact. the prospective com
batants actually appeared to be friendly—
and thos9 who had hungered to witness a
blood-letting affair are about reaching the
conclusion that "one's afraid and the
other dassent."
It Bason the programme yesterday to
put Handwriting Expert Daniel T. Ames
on the spit and roast him plenty for hav
ing in the course of a public lecture deliv
ered outside of court proclaimed the "pen
cil" will and the disputed Craven deeds
to be rank forgeries. But, as was an
nounced in The Call las-t week, the ven
erable professor if curly-cues and pen
pressure put himself out of reach of the
contempt citation by taking a train for
the East. Of course he was not in court.
Mr. Del mas asked for an order changing
the date of the ounimon* in such a man
ner as to hold it open until the absent ex
pert returns, if he ever does. The court
made an entry to that effect.
It was a dull and uninteresting day
throughout. It marked the begnning of
the eighteenth week of the protracted
litigation and opened with Attorney J. J.
West on the stand again and under cross
examination. Mr. McEnerney devoted
most of bis attention toward testing the
witness' ability to remember events of
ordinary import tccurring during his em
ployment last year in Lawyer Ruei's of
fice. But about all that wns elicited from
West was o reiteration of his former testi
mony, to the effect that he saw Martin
Kelly in Ruef's ollice late on the aiiernoon
of July 9 of last year, thus showing that
the politician could not have been in the
company of John EL Aitken, as the latter
has testified.
John C. Lynch, the new Collector of In
ternal Revenue, was the next witness.
He was the Speaker of the Assembly in
1895, :nd was called for the purpose of
identifying the bill which Mr«. Craven
lobbied through that session providing
for a scnooiteachers' letirement fund.
He did this, but when Mr. Delmas sought
to show that Mrs. Craven had told the
witness that a wealthy man had be
queathed $50,000 to the fund an objection
from the other side barred the evidence
out.
Efforts were made by the counsel for the
defense to get in some evidence regarding
notarial blanks through the medium of
W. E. Stanford and Mrs. Aildie Ballou,
but in each instance Judge Slack refused
to admit the testimony.
Captain Webb, who formerly had an
office with General Dickinson, testified
ihat early in January of last year he found
in the general's law office some notarial
blanks which were exact counterparts of
those used by Cooney in acknowledging the
Craven deads. This was brought out for
the purpose of breaking down the plain
tiff's theory that Oooney used blanks that
were not printed until two years alter
Senator Fair's death.
C. K. Bonestell, the attorney, followed
Webb and corroborated the National
Guardsman's statement. Mr. Bcnesiell
said he was present when Webb recovered
the blanks from a dusty package found on
a shelf in Dickinson's office.
Bonestell was cross-examined by Attor
ney McEnerney. He said he was admitted
to the bar by the Supreme Court during
one of its sessions at Sairimento some
time during 1882 or 1883. He could not
remember in what month he was ad
mitted. The witness was told to describe
General Dickinson's offices accurately, and
he proved quite equal to the task. Ihe
rack of shelves upon which were kept the
It-gal blanks was located directly in front
of the general's desk in his private office.
Webb had been talking about blanks or
several days before he examined the pack
ages referred to.
"How did you come to meet Mrs. Crav
en? ' asked McEnerney.
"Captain Webb introduced me to her, I
think/
"Where was that?"
"At General Dickinson's office. She
called there one day while I was there.
The general was notthere at the time. I
was never present when tne general and
Mrs. Craven conferred."
Bonestell said it was at his suggestion
that Webb searched through the shelves
for the hlanks. He was busy and wanted
to get rid ot the captain. Besides he said
he was not interested in the blanks.
McEnerney asked if it were not a fact
that the packages of blanks were brought
into Dickinson's office by Mr. Stanford of
the Crocker Company as late as February,
1893. Bonestell said thin was not so.
Captain Webb was put on the witness
stand for cross-examination after the at
torneys were through with Bonestell. The
captain admitted that he was quite inti
mate with Mrs. Craven and called on her
trr quently. He was no long<-r connected
witu General Dickinson's oflice, because
he. was looting after an estate
in Humboldt County and a ranch,
belonging to Colonel J. J. S evenson in
Stanislaus County. He recommended to
Mrs. Craven that she employ General
Dickinson as one of her staff of defenders,
and did not hesitate to say that he had
done everything he could to help Mrs.
Craven's cause along.
Reuben H. Lloyd was now recalled to
the bland and questioned by Mr. Delmas
re.ardintf a subpena that wa.-i served upon
Mrs. Craven at the time the Fair heirs
were pushing the "pencil" will forward
for probate. The object of exhibiting the
subpena am! bringing out the fact that
the lady defendant was to have been
called as a witness in support of the now
disputed will was to show that the heirs
and their attorneys had practically ad
mitted the genuineness of the document.
Tne attorneys for the piaintiffs objected
to this showing being made, and tit* 'iay
cloned with an argument. Judge Slack
had not heard enough law to convince
him on the point when the adjournment
hour had arrived, so tnere will be more of
it this morning.
An Afghan is bound by custom to
j»rant a stranger who crosses his threshold
anil claims protection any favor he may
usk. even at the risk of his own life. Yet,
apart from this, he is cruel und revenge
ful, never forgiving a wrong, and retaliat
ing at the first opportuniy.
The fac-Bimile >^ v/^V^vz.*"* is ou every 6 '
. Bignatnre of WLz&ffi4U<A4tt CASTORIA.
WITNESSES FOR
THE DEFENSE
Attorneys for Figel Trying
to Prove Him. Inno
cent.
Attendants of the Receiving
Hospital Give Their Tes
timony,
They Say There Was a Black Powder
Snmdsre Around the Wound on
the Cheek.
When the Figel case was called yester
day morning Mr. Ach announced that
Judge Murphy was confined at home by a
severe attack of bronchitis and asked that
the case be continued until he was ab!e to
attend court.
General Earnes objected to the post
ponement of the cose on the grounds that
the defendant was in actual custody and
was, therefore, entitled to a speedy trial.
The general s-aid ti, at while he regretted
that Judge Murphy could not be Tire sent
he thought Mr. Ach thoroughly compe
tent to conduct the c\se.
Ju.lge Campbell sustained the objection
and Detec'.ive V.'hitaker was called to the
stand by the prosecution and testified
that he, in company with Chief L';es, Mr.
Ach and J. G. Maloney, had gone over the
route taken by Maloney on the night of
June 1 when he claimed to have seen
Hoffman and Figel arguing in front of the
store "Whitaker said it took 11 minutes
to cover the distance.
Mr. Ach next called Isaac Fleisig, a
merchant of Santu Cruz, who said he dad
talked with Mr. Hoffman on May 26 Mr.
Ach aske 1 him: "Did Mr. Hoffman know
at that time that Figel was thort in his
accounts?"
General Barnes objected that this was
not competent evidence.
Mr. Ach stated that be desired to show
that tne witness had been on intimate
terms with Hoffman, who had told
Fleuie that he wai troubled because his
bookkeeper was not straight.
The c.iurt sustained the objection and
ruled the evidence out.
James Kearney, an interne at the Re
ceiving Hospital, was the first witness ior
the defense. He testified that he wa3 at
the hospital the night Mr. Hoffman was
taken there and that he had received and
taken charge of the body. He hud exam
ined the wound?. He said that around
the wound in the cheeK he had found a
ring of smoke about the size of a doilar,
and on the inside of the mouth he had lelt
with his linger some granular sub-stances
which he look to be powder.
Joseph A. Mosian, a steward at the hos
pital, said he bad helped take care of
Hoffman's body the night of Jane 1, and
h,id made an examination of the wounds.
Hb had seen a smoke smudge around
the in t, c cheek. It was übout two
inches in diameter. Th« witness had
everted the cheek and had found some
powder-stains on the inside.
On cross-examination Mr. Ach read to
the witness h.a testimony at the Coroner';;
inquest, in which he said that he had
niude no examination of the wounds. Mr.
Mogan said he did not consider the super
ficial look he h«d given the wounds an
examination.
"And yet all that time you knew all
these facts about the powder-stain?"
asked Mr. Ach.
"Yes," replied Mogan, "bat I wasn't
asked about them."
"Whom did you first tell of this ?"
"Mr. Louderback called at the hospital
and I to d him."
Assistant Police Surgeon Dr. Edwin
Bunneli said he had made a thorough ex
amination of Mr. Huffman's vounds after
his death. He had noted a smudge around
the wound in tke cheeK. On the inside of
the cheek he had lound a circle of powder
grains about the size of a two-bit piece.
General Barnes asked : What conclusion
did you come to as to whether Hoffman's
wounds were or n(,t?
Mr. Ach objected to this, and his objec
tion was sustained.
The witness then testified that le had
made some experiments with a revolver
similar to the one with which Hoffman
was shot. From the*' he thought a
weapon held half an inch from the face
would cause a powder mark similar to the
one on Hoffman's cheek; held eighth dies
to two leet from the face no smudge or
smoke mark would be made, but there
would be a pow ler-burn. The hair would
be burned beiwen one and ten inches.
A hvpothet:-al question by General
B;»rnes as to tlie distance the pistol was
held to inflict wounds No. 1 and No. 3
was ruled out on objection alter a lengthy
argument.
The witness further testified that, in his
opinion, Hoffman might liaTe been able
to inflict either of the wounds alter hav
ing inflicted the other, and that there was
nothing in the nature of either to prevent
their having been self-inflicted. He said
Mr. Hoffman could have moved from one
room to the other after receiving the
wounds.
In the cross-examinntion the witness
was questioned at length as to his
experience in gunshot wounds, and was
asked to give instances of cases he
had treated. Ho testified tnat the
effect of Hoffman's wound-> would
be to pro luce unconsciousness and
afterward dentti. A severe shock resulted
from me shots, and Hoffman was probably
knocke i down.
The cross-examination will be continued
to-day.
Ihe Aicazar.
"Jane" still holds its merry own on the Al
cazar boards, Kilbrding the FtocK company un
usual opportunities, of which it is not slow to
take iiftvantage. George Ttnder, as Charley
Shackieioa, and S.;luue Jonnsou in ihe tu'e
role lend on ihe aooeaslßß iun in which the
lime play abounds.. "June" goes for the bal
ance of ihe week, and wiH it -ucceeded by
"The Sportsman/a popular Kastern success.
At the Chutes.
The Chutes Free Theater is presenting an
other novel bill this week and in addition to
Travelle, the juggler, the Zoyarrows, aeiii.l
artists. Robert Ellis, the buryione singer, mid
other s(ecUlty periormers, » series of Klon
dike plcjuret are stiowu. With a stereopii(o:i
views of Ju.eau, Dyea, Ch;lcoot I'ass and the
trip to the mining region are. fully OlapUyed.
An interesting lecture accompanies the pic
tures, which are shown every uiteruoon and
evening.
Captain natch .Exonerated.
' John Berrntngham, Supervising Inspector of
Local and Foreign Steam. Vessels, has dis
missed the charges against Captain Ketch of
the Moaticello preferred |by Cap-am N. Sor
ensen of the schooner Agues. Th« i-choouer
while at anchor in Sin . Pablo Bay.- on ,the
night of August 3 was run into by ihe Monti
cello. Il was shown on the investigation that
the schooner had no lights out, and that me
captain of thu rtontlceilo was not to blame for
not seeing her. . 'T~"'~S;^-- '
The proportion of deaf-mutes to Ibe
population is one to every 2043. In 1851
there was one deaf-mute to eveiy 1738 of
the population. Physcians claim that
this decrease Is mainly traceable to greater
knowledge and care in the treatment of
sca.latma in children.
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August 'If?.
NOISE AT THE GRAND.
"The Train-Wreckers" Abounds
With Sensational In
cidents.
" II Trovatore" Eevived at the Tivoli.
The Orphenm's Child Band
Makes a Hit.
The Gran<i Opera-hous-e went one better !
than "The Heart of Maryland" la the way I
of noise last night. The play was J. A.
Fruser's "Train-wreckers," and into the
space of four acts were crowded a railroad
strike, the wrecking of a bridge by dyna
mite — which smelt, by the way, ?us
jiiciously lik j gunpowder — the checking
of a train as it was rushing into the river,
the shooting of a soubrette and a mud
break ior liberty from the courtyard of a
penitentiary.
The piay was realistically and lavishly
staced last night, and the tableau by the
wrecked bridge after the alleged dynamite
ex|>lofion was a remarkably effective stage
picture.
Fred Butler was effective ss the villain,
but even villainy becomes monotonous on
the stage when there is too much of it.
Oliver Paul, especially engaged for the
ro;e oi a tramp, was an entertaining A
net very convincing comic villain.
Juliaßlnnc put some of her usual care
ful character work into the ro e < f an old
hag, and tne rest of tie cast was up to the
usual Morosco standard.
The Columbia.
A strong interest and a rnpid, consistent un
folding of plot, the two essentials of a success
ful play, lire the most salient points of "The
| Great Unknown," the Daly comedy revived at
i the Columbia last evaniug. So long as the
"old, old story" hss power to charm and the
eccentricities of so-caileii geniuses the power
to amuse, just so long will "The Great Un
known" hold a dear an I familiar place in the
affections of the play-goer. With but few ex
ceptions the cast i;ist evening was the same as
on previous pro iuctione. Blanche Bales re
peated her former success as delightful kit
tenish Etna, ana Worthing appeared la his
old successinl role of Cousin Ned. Uarry Cor
son Clarke has made Jeremiah Jarraway al
most a wcllar roie and repeated performances
only aiid to its excellence.
Gifuiys Wnllis was ft most delightful Pansy,
and in"'he third act sacrificed banuty to art
in the true spirit of an arti.-u Carlyle as the
O' Don noil Don, the gallant Irishman with t!ie
ever-ready proverb, started out in his career
of ilaitery and adoration Dravely, but before
he had gone far his Irish accent proved too
mncn for him and he fell ignominiously by
the wayside.
liorenn At wood, a newcomer, made sad hnvoc
of da.«hing Mrs. Munkittrick's lines and came
near spoiling an uli-round good representa
tion.
"'ihe Great Unknown" will hold the boards
for the remainder of ihe week.
The Orpheum.
As a rule the Orpheum audiences find much
more joy and delight in music of the '•!" row
Him Down McClosky" type than in music be
loved of the cultured car. The band of little
Hungarian boys with the big Teutonic name is
proving a notable exception, however. The
little fellows made their debut on Sunday
night, and though the most clamorously wel
comed oi their selections was a concession to
popular taste, "There's a Hot Time in the Old
Town To-night," the audience did not disdain
Strauss and took kindly to Sandor.
It seems that Mr. Walter expended three
months of "mnsteny diplomacy in inducing
the AustriHn Government to irrant a furlough
to the Mngyar Ilusaren Knaben Kapelle, which
rejoices in the proud distinction o! "Emperor
Franz Joseph's Own." Kaiser Franz Joseph
let Ir.s little subjects no nt lust, on condition
that their earnings abroud should go to swell
the funds of the military college to which they
belong. The boys range from infants of 7or 8
years of age to a boy who wears a heavy mus
tache, but the average age appears to be 10 to
12 years. The conductor oi the organization
is Schiiz r >n yi Nikln.
There are two other new nets this weefc, in
addition to Kmser Franz Joseph's little Mag
yars. John box ana Miss K*:io Allen give an
aniusinc Bketch, "The Flat Next Door," which
is smart nnd bright, without vulgarity, and
Smith and Campbell do a talking comedian
act Id which they treat the audience to sev
eral new jokps and a good many old ditto.
The Rackett Brothers, Johnnie Carroll, Mary
Arniotis and Professor Loonulas remain on
the bill.
Tlvoll Op j ra Hou9",
The good old "Trovatore" was revived at the
Tivoli last night to a crowded and enthusiastic
I house.
Only four solo artists have much chp.nce of
i Distinguishing themselves in this early Ver
j dinn opera, and of these .Michelena, in tne
i title ro:e, carried iff the pa'ni. His Maurico
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To-uight "Carmen" will be played.
The Baldwin.
"The Heart of Maryland," produced under
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