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VICTIM OF EARLY MORNING ROB13ERY AND DIAGRAM SHOWING
MANNER OF THE COMMISSION OF THE CRIME,' AND MURDEROUS
THUG WHO WAS CAPTURED AFTER THE SHOOTING.
The preliminary examination of.W. M.
Kratz, vice .', president of the insolvent
commission house of the Donnandt-Kratz
Company, 508 . Washington street, on the
charge of Mony. embezzlement wa3-com
menced before - Police Judge Fritz yes
tt relay afternoon. ; The amount of the al
leged embezzlement • aggregated more
than. $16,000, . the . money having been col
lected by Kratz shortly before he left the
city..-' I ' ' " : \ ','.""•'.
W. F. Donnandt give some unimport
ant testimony and Ritchie L». Dunne was
called. ' He testified to having given
Kratz checks for $75 on January. 31, $8108
on February 5 and $3226 25 -on February 9.
It -was shown that the checks had been
Indorsed by Kratz as vice president of
the company.. J. Prola^cjf San Jose also
testified to haying paid .Kratz $t53O on
February.* and he said Kratz seemed to
be in a hurry, to get the money. A. F.
Delmooly of San Jose testified that he
paid Kratz . $492 25 on February 4. Tha
case was " conUnued tlir next Tuesday."
Preliminary Hearing of W. M. Kratz
Commenced Before Judge
Fritz.
ACCUSED; OF EMBEZZLING
FUNDS OF HIS COMPANY
NEW. YORK.. April 15.— All grades of re
fined " sugar were . advanced 5 cents per 100
•ound» to-day. ¦ -' ."
HEI.EXA, Mont.. April 15.— Rancher* In tha
' icinity of Augusta, are suffering great loes
"¦rwgh the appearance of a . mysterious dls
'asp, which Is killing calves by the hundred.
Three Japanese passengers on the
steamer Hongkong M^ru, following the
Oriental custom, resorted to bribery yes
terday morning and in consequence were
taken as United States prisoners to the
County Jail of Alameda County. They
had a quantity of silk handkerchiefs,
bolts of silk, bolts of woolen cloth, etc.,
in their baggage., which they wished to
land without the payment of the customs
duties. After a conference two of the
prisoners gave. Naol Nenomatsu $5.
which he offered to Customs Inspector
James J. Cantlen on condition that Cant
len should allow the goods to be landed
free of- duty. Cantlen, In the presence of
two other inspectors, received and
marked the 1 coin for identification. Then
the prisoners 'were taken to the office «f
the United States District Attorney,
where they were served with warrants of
arrest. ..-..¦
i Nenomatsu was charged with : an at
tempt to smuggle by means of Bribery.
Shayi Seno was charged with aiding in
the • attempt to bribe and Ida . Tetsujiro
was charged with attempt to smuggle 000
cigars. -He admitted that the cigars were
his property. '•
Offer Inspector Cantlen Five Dollars
to Let Smuggled Goods Pass
Ashore Free.
THREE JAPANESE TEY TO
BRIBE CUSTOMS MEN
The New Yorkers, a society composed
o! natives of the Knickerbocker State,
f'ho organized at the beginning of the
Spzr.ish- American war, held a smoker at
the Occidental Hotrl last evening. Long
ptpea and short stories were the principal
orarr of business. C. Mason Klnne, pres-
Ideat of the society, presided.
New Yorkers at a Smoker.
BERLIN. April 15.— By the advice of her
physicians the German Empress has definitely
abandoned the Idea of accompanying Emperor
William on the latter's visit to Italy.
Henry Miller pleaded guilty In Judge
Dunne's court yesterday to a charge of
burglary and will be sentenced on April
21. He entered the residence of James
Prisoners Plead Guilty.
he now lies with strong odds against re
covery.
At the City and County Hospital the
wounded storekeeper made a statement
to Detectives Graham and Fitzgerald
which shows that he was shot in cold
blood without tho provocation of any
show of resistance on hip part. He at
tempted to flee upon b«ing- ordered to
stand by the marauder and received • a
bullet from his revolver full in the face.
To the detectives Tledemann gave the
following account of the shooting:
My Tvif* and children and myself live In
fiats over the store. My wlfp had gone down
town rcrly In the morning and I was alone In
the etore at the time of the shooting. I
I busied myself about the store and the
barn behind, going from one to ajiother several
times. At »:30 o'clock the man who did the
fhootlng came in the grocery <md passed
through into the saloon In the rear room. He
spoke to me, wishing me good morning, and
ordered a glass of port wine, which I served
Mm. Meanvrhil* he laughingly picked up a
morning paper and said he would give me some
tips en the races.
As I seived him I noticed that he was a
voung man a little above the average height,
well knit and athletic looking. He was dressed
in a dark suit, had on a black Derby hat and
was smooth shaven. When I had served him
I went out through the Hampshire street en
trance of the barroom t-j water my horse.
When I returned I saw the stranger behind the
bar trying to open the cash register. He ealU.
"Throw up your hands." I turned half way
round to run out of the side door which I had
Just entered. A» I did so he drew a revolver
end fired at my facr. Then as I fell he ran
through the door leading out Into the grocery.
Mrs. Anna Glanville, who lives In flats at
Victor Marke and Frank Tortorico were
arrested in their boat on the bay at 1:30
o'clock Tuesday night by Deputies Cross
and Welch of the Fish Commission for
having undersized striped bass in tlieir
possession. Judge Fritz fined the offend
ero $30 each yesterday morning.
Game Law Violators Are Fined.
Rolph. 3416 Twenty-first street, on the
morning of February -24. William Me-
Kenzie, a messenger boy, pleaded guilty
to a charge of felony embezzlement and
was sent to the Reform School at Pres
ton, sentence meantime being suspended.
He was employed by the American Dis
trict Telegraph Company, and on October
1 he absconded with $200. which was given
him by Miss Louisa Jeffery to deliver to
Mrs. E. Rochat. •
A robbery occurred at the Gamon bak
ery. 2808 Twenty-fourth street, within two"
blocks of the scene of. Tledemann's shoot-
Ing, which .leads .the police to believe that
the same man perpetrated both 'deeds.
Tuesday a man answering the description
of Tiedemann's; assailant sought a posi
tion as a baker and was accepted. About
4:30 :o' clock yesterday morning, while the
driver was absent on his route, the new
baker took $5 and a silver watch from the
driver's trousers - pocket j and j disappeared.
Norton Immediately, reported the matter
to the Mission police Btatlon, and Officers
Morrow, Shaw, • Young, Lyons, Du Boise
and Esmond were hurried to the scene.
Later Detectives Graham and Fitzgerald
were put on the case. They got a de
tailed description of the man who com
mitted the assault and traced his flight- to
Eighteenth and Florida streets, but there
all trace of the miscreant was lost, and
though they . have gone, over the Mission
district thoroughly they have not ob
tained further clew to his whereabouts.
The pistol with whif h the shooting was
done has not been found.'
As soon as the wounded man's wife was
apprised of the shooting she gave orders
for her husband's removal to the German
Hospital, which was accomplished nt
noontime. Dr. Draper, who gave the
wound Its preliminary dressing, says that
the bullet Is: probably lodged In the brain
and that Tledemann's chances for life
are about equal. : Dr.' Conrad Weil, the
chief surgeon, will probe for the bullet
this' morning. • /
Down Twentieth to York the robber ran.
then turned into York street and made
speed to r Nineteenth street, with Nolan,
behind him. Down Nineteenth to Bryant,
along Bryant to : Eighteenth, down Eight
ernth to Florida ! street the footpad
dnshed, then he, disappeared. Between
Florida and Harrison streets, where the
railroad runs, : there is a ' vacant block
covered with piles of lumber and refuse.
Into this the robber dashed, and Ihcre
the- trail ends.
Joe Norton, the third person who saw
tho robber first take flight and the only
one to pursue him, was on the roof of his
house at 2702 Twentieth street when the
shot rang out and the man who had fired
it dashed . down the street. With all
speed Norton reached the street and gavu
pursuit, although the fleeing man was al
ready a block ahead. . .
injured man to the care of physlclars.
Three people saw the robber dash from
the front door of tho grocery and make
off down the middle of Twentieth 3trcct
toward York street. Mrs. Teresa Bahso
of 2632 Twentieth street, who was stand
ing on th«_front steps of her house, first
set up the cry. The thug then ran within
ten feet, of Mrs. E. Linqulst, who v.'as
sweeping the steps of her house at 2723
Twentieth street
Gllleece's saloon, on Ninth street, was
entered about four weeks ago by bur
glars, who stole $130 from the till.
O'Neill appeared before Police Judge
Conlan yesterday morning on the cnarges
of robbery and assault to murder. He
wanted to waive his preliminary exami
nation, but as that could not be done
he was Instructed as to his rights and the
case was continued for a week at the re
quest of the prosecution, when it is nopea
Gilleece will have so far recovered as to
be able to be In, court.
He is : looked upon by the police as a
most dangerous crook. He was a com
panion of Bernard Whitelaw and John
Davis, two of the men charged with the
robbery at the residence of Mrs. Ida Tut
tle, 543 Haight street, on March 4. Ruby
and Betha Grills saw him in the City
Prison and at once identified him as a
man known as "Old Ned," who lived at
C'35 1^ Mission street, and was freqeuntly
visited by Whitelaw and Davis. Once ho
visited them at 413 O'Farrell street when
Michael Nolan was there. It is said that
he wa3 to take part in the robbery at
Mrs. Tuttle's residence, but mistook the
street and at the time of the robbery
was waiting two blocks away for his
associates. v -
S00 Hampshire street, directly behind the
barroom in which the shooting. took place,
was the first to reach the wounded man.
She heard the shot, and thinking that a
suicide had taken place in the saloon ran
to her front door in time to see Tiede
mann stagger from the side door of the
barroom and lean fainting against a tele
graph pole. She hastened to his side and
endeavored to ' check the flow of blood
from the ragged wound until the ambu
lance* from the City and County Hospital,
hastily summoned by S. Rocaml, bore the
After making his escape he went to the
Northwest and served terms In Still
water, Minn., and in Waupun. Wis.,
prisons. He was returned to Folsom
Penitentiary oh September 14. 1892, , and
was discharged on December 15, 1902.
O'Neill assumed the name of Lupton
the. first time he was arrested, in 1S7S. on
a charge of burglary, for which he was
sentenced to serve eighteen months in
San Quentin on September 2 of that year.
On June 30, 1880, he was sentenced to
serve fourteen years in San Quentin fcr
an assault to commit murder. On August
30 of that year he was transferred to
Folsom Penitentiary and on March. 14,
1SS4, he made his escape. Several shots
were firad at him by the guards, but he
was not hit. He remained In the river
up to his chm In water for nearly twenty
four hours.
p ib footpad who beat, shot and
I robbed James Gilieece. bartender
ll at 31 Ninth street, on Eleventh
*^ street, near Market, shortly after
midnight yesterday, has been
Identified by Detective Sergeant Baln
bridge at the City Prison as Larry
O'Neill, alias G. H. Lupton, a former con
vict.
Yesterday afternoon the attention of Po
1'ccman Lycett was drawn to the absence
of the couple by the fact that the bakery
v.as not opened during the entire day. a
< ircunistance unusual, as the place used
to be open for the accommodation of pa
t:ons at an early hour. The officer in
leaking an investigation discovered tho
pmell of escaping gas through a window
that had a pane of glass broken. Ho
bioko in the door and found the man and
woman lying on the bed in an uncun
*r ious condition. The ambulance was
s< nt from the Central Emergency Hos
pital and the old couple were removed to
the City and County Hospital, where Dr.
MrElroy succeeded in restoring them to
partial consciousness. As soon as Mrs.
"Wild recovered sufficiently to tell how the
sreident occurred she stated that she dla
rovered the gas jet leaking in the bed
rcom, and in order to stop the leak she
tied a piece of cloth over the Jet and re
ined to bfd on Tuesday night as usual.
The innocent woman's attempt to prevent
the escape of the gas was futile, as the
result showed. Had it not been for the
broken pan? of glass, which admitted
fresh air, both would undoubtedly have
Veen asphyxiated bffore discovery.
John Wild and his wife Elizabeth, both
over CG years of age, residing at 31S1
Twenty-first street, owe their escape from
death by gxs asphyxiation to the tiffiely
arrival of Policeman Lycett at their little
bakery shop yesterday afternoon. Wild
and his wife have been earning their liv
ing- by making pies and cakes in a little
chanty at the above number.
Inexperienced Woman Tries to Stop
Deadly Fluid by Tying
Cloth Over Jet.
ESCAPING GAS NEARLY
KILLS AN AGED COUPLE
Assignment of two berths on the
south side of Howard street wharf
No. 3 was made to the Pollard
Steamship Company. The application of
the Western Fuel Company to extend its
coal bunkers was taken under further ad
visement. In the matter of Wheaton &
Kalloch's claim for attorney fee3 in the
Holmes case the board allowed one-ihalf
the sum applied for. The application of
the San Francisco Transfer Company for
a place In the Santa Fe waiting-room was
granted.
Room 13, ferry building, was rented to
former Governor Budd at a rental of 133
a month.
Foy has resided quietly in Berkeley on
Bancroft way for a number of years. He
was at one time connected with the Tay
lor Lumber Company -and was secretary
of a lumber concern that flourished in
Oakland for some time. Of late he has
been employed by the E. B. & A. L. Stone
Company at an accountant.
Mr. Foy last night refused to discuss
the matter, saying that he had not yet
been elected to the position, and until
he was he would have nothing to say.
Charles H. Spear, the- chairman of the
board, said: "Mr. Foy's name has been
mentioned as a candidate, but it can
hardly be said that the/ matter Is fixed."
The sudden resignation of William D.
English has prevented a multitude of
candidates for this very desirable posi
tion from springing up. It was thought
that English would be permitted to hold
through a considerable portion of Gov
ernor Pardee's administration. !f not
through It all, and so It was that when
ready to throw themselves into the breac
he suddenly resigned there were few
ready to throw themselves into the
breach and save the State by accepting
this office.
The selection of Foy to succeed
English will come as a surprise
not only to the politicians of the State
but also to the politicians of Alameda
County, where Mr. Foy and Chairman
Spear both reside, for Foy ha3 never tak
en any active interest in State politics,
and even in Alameda County politics be
Is almost an unknown factor. But over
in Berkeley Foy has been a friend of the
man who is now the head of the Harbor
Commission.
President Spoar, speaking to his asso
ciates on the board, inquired, "What Is
your pleasure 1 ?"
Commissioner Kirkpatrlck said, "It is
with a great deal of regret that I move
the resignation be accepted."
The motion was seconded by Commis
sioner Mackenzie. The resignation was
then accepted.
President Spear in appointing Mr. Kirk
patrlck a committee of one to prepare a
resolution expressive of the commission's
regret in losing the services of so valu
able a secretary remarked: "The an
nouncement made to me by Mr. English
that he had resolved to resign came in
the nature of a surprise. I am sure there
was no Intention on the part of the board
to remove him, as we recognized his abil«
lt> and experience. In hla retirement we
lose a very valuable man who has occu
pied high positions. Men of his character
and standing are needed in the public ser
vice."
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
W. D. English, secretary of the board,
presented his resignation and later In the
day John M. Foy of Berkeley was se
lected his successor.
English's resignation was contained In
the following communication:
Mr. President and Members of the Board of
State Harbor Commissioners: I be* to sub
mit my resignation as secretary of this body,
to take effect on the 20th lnst., or as soon
thereafter as my successor can be elected anil
qualities. S
In taking this step I do so with been regret,
as the duties of the position have been both
Instructive and agreeable to me, and In sever
ing cur official relations I desire to tender to
thU beard my earnest wish that every suc
cess will be met with In its work of upbuilding
in the management and control of the water
front of this great city. From the character
and business experience of Its members I know
the commission will meet the wishes and re
quirements of the varied Interests having con
tact r/ith them.
* I can only add my sincere thanks for the
many acts of kindness that I have been the re
cipient of nt your hands and I bespeak for my
Buccestor the same forbearance and considera
tion
T^ie Board of State Harbor Commission
ers met yesterday, President Charles H.
Spear in the chair.
to present the facts to Darius Miller in
Chicago. Mr. Miller occupies the same
position in relation to the railways of the
Northwest as J. C. Stubbs does with the
ilarriman lines. The committee consists
of Henry Hahn of Wadhams & Co. of
I'ortland. Frederick Motte of the Hunt
ilotte Company of Tacoma and James
Goldsmith of Schwabacker & Co. of Seat
ile.
The low differential into the Northwest
came about owing to the large eastbound
thingle freights. The roads were anxious
to get return freights to the Pacific Coast
to fill the empty cars in the East and so
• hopped the differential in two. The
same conditions that were considered
when the Interstate Commerce Commis
s-ion look up the St. Louis Business Men's
League apply, under the decision of the
i-ommission. to the Northwest.
In the membership of the Pacific Coast
Jobbers' and Manufacturers' Association
are included the jobbers of Seattle and
Tacoma. They have invoked the aid of
ihe association and prompt steps have
been taken by the association for their
'."¦nefit. A committee has been appointed
EUlt against the Pacific Coast jobbers and
Transcontinental lines was brought by the
Business Men's League of St. I»ui&.
As a consequence of this low differen
tial, the wholesalers of Minneapolis and
St. Paul are having an advantage as
against the jobbers of Portland and
W afhirigton points, such as the St. Louis
ind other Middle West jobbers never have
been able to gain to the detriment of
San Francisco and other California ter
minals.
Once more the differential on Pacific
Coast freights engages the attention of
the Pacific Coast Jobbers' and Manufac
turers' Association. An anomalous con
dition exists in the Northwest and has ex
isted for many months. The railways do
ing business in that district have had in
force a differential lower than the one
that the Interstate Commerce Commission
lias decided was reasonable on Pacific
Coast business. %n fact, the Interstate
Commerce Commission decided that on
less than carload lots a differential of 50
cents pvr 100 pounds, which was not more
than 50 per cent of the carload rate, was
fair. But the roads in the Northwest are
operating on the basis of a 25 cent dif
ferential and have been ever since the
Assignment of Berths to the
Pollard Steamship
' J Company.'
Conditions at Variance With
Commission Ruling Are
So sudden was the attack, so audacious
the deed of the murderous thug that be
fore the startled neighborhood could real
ize what had been done the robber was
more than a block away from his near
est pursuer. Tiedemann. the victim of the
murderous assault, was found leaning
against a telegiaph pele outside of the
side entrance of his .store with a gaping
wound in. front of his left ear. He was
removed to the City and County Hospital
and later to the German Hospital, where
IN the broad light of d.<^ an unmasked
robber shot and possibly fatally
wounded Claus Tledemann, the keep
er of a grocery and saloon on the
corner of Twentieth and Hampshire"
streets, about 9:30 o'clock yesterday
morning, when he was discovered in the
act of looting the cash register by the
proprietor. After his murderous assault
the robber ran at full speed for six blocks,
pursued all of the time, and finally dis
appeared as completely as if the earth
had closed around him.
Jobbers Name Commit
tee to Consider Low
Differential
Selected as 'Secretary of
the Board of Harbor
Commissioners.
Attack on Aged John Gilleece Paralleled by Shooting
of Claus Tiedeman in His Barroom by Robber, Who
Makes Escape After Being Pursued for Six Blocks
MOVING TO AID
THE NORTHWEST
DARING DAYLIGHT ASSAULT
MADE BY MURDEROUS THUG
FOY SUCCEEDS
W.D.ENGLISH
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