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GRANTED WRIT OF HABEAS CORPC3 —
A writ of habeas corpus in the case of Walter
IMmmick was issued .yesterlay. returnable la
the Supreme Court before Judge'Beatt* M«a
day. August 3, at 2 o'clock.
H. S. Smith, about 60 years of age. a
"sandwich" signboard man. died suddenly
at 12:30 o'clock this morning in the hall
way of the Montana House, 7S4 Mission
street. It was thought that death was
due to cirrhosis of the liver.
Elderly Man Dies Suddenly.
SANTA CRUZ. July 29.— This, morning
Thomas W. McPherson, son of Duncan
McPherson. editor of the Sentinel, died
here of an illness contracted in Santa
Rosa; where he had gone with the Inten
tion of purchasing an interest in the Re
publican, owned by A. B." Lemmoh. De
ceased was a graduate of the State Uni
versity and was a teacher in the schools
of Santa Cruz and Watsopvillo befora go
ing to ' Hahf ord, wftere he recently ; re
signed as principal of schools, f He was
a member of the • Native ¦ Sons and v the
Masonic order.
Death of Thomas W. McPherson.
Runaway Girl Found.
Pollcaman M. L. Tlerney saw. a young
¦girl early yesterday morning on Larkin
street, between Post and Sutter streets.
He epoke .to her and she said her name
was Isabel Magulre and she lived at 1015
Post Btreet. Tlerney took her there but
no one knew her. She then said she lived
at Geary and Wood streets and a lady
there told Tlerney that the girl was Isa
bel Hughes and she had run away from
her home In Emeryville. Her parents
were communicated with and yesterday
afternoon they called at the City Prison
and took her home. She' is only 11 years
of age. S59
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MACKINAC ISLAND. Mich.. July. 29.— At
the closing session of the Commercial Law
Leamie of America F. I*. Slddon of Washington
waTchosen president and H. G. W. Dlnkeleplel
of San Francisco third vice cresident.
Sir Thomas Lip ton said to-day that
there was no truth whatever in the report
that an exchange of captains of the two
Shamrocks, to* place Captain Bevis of the
Shamrock I in command of the challenger,
was contemplated. Sir Thomas also said
to-day : that he had heard nothing as to
any . race between, the Columbia and - the
Shamrock L
On his way up New York harbor later
Sir Thomas was for the first- time of
ficially recognized as of equal rank to an
admiral. When the Erin passed the New
York city police boat Patrol the latter
ran the shamrock. Sir Thomas' private
flag, to , her forepeak and saluted Sir
Thomas with thirteen guns, an admiral's
salute. HdH
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, -N." J., July
29.— The Shamrock III had only a sail
stretching trial to-day. After a twelve
mile run the yachts ran back to the Hook
while some changes were made in the
challenger. Later a half hour's spin was
taken.
Gives Sportsman Thirteen Guns as
Erin Passes Patr6l and Runs
; His Flag to Forepeak.
POLICE BOAT SALUTES
UPTON AS ADMIRAL
Adelbert J. Henry. 36 years of age, shot
himself through the head early . this
morning at his residence. 113 Minna
street. There was nothing In Henry's
manner at any time to cause his family
to suspect that he intended taking his
life. The tragic affair was so Adden s that
the greatest consternation prevailed In
the house, where there are other lodgers
living.
The friends of the man are of the
opinion that his act was entirely due to
family troubles.
After the shooting Henry was taken to
the Central Emergency Hospital, where
he was attended by Dr. Millar.- The doc
tor hold.* out no hope for the man's re
covery.
Family Troubles Supposed to Have
Prompted the Unfortunate,- .
Han's Rash Act.
ADELBEBT HENRY SHOOTS
HfMSEIiF THROUGH HEAD
Daniel O'Hanlon. nobert Aimew, Walter T.
Pi'.kington, Joseph Eilva. Fred C««atsa, Jame«
J Green, V. de Andre*. John Fay. Charles
nahwyler. Fred Rosttti. William Otelli. Gtorte
K^kamp. Frank Griffin. Henry Pet«ch. Joseph
l.h\ in At large— John Ryan and G. Iaecnert.
There will be a Democratic League
Club meeting of the Thirty-third Assem
bly District to-night at Silk's HalL Pre
clta avenue and Mission street, . for, the
purpose of selecting Democratic delegates
to be voted for at the comic* primary.
The Democratic Club of the Forty-fifth
Assembly District met last night at
Washington Square Hall and selected the
following delegates:
County Committee Meets.
oThe Democratic League Club of the
Forty-first Assembly District. Charles J.
Heggerty president, met last night and
decided to select a delegate ticket next
Monday evening. ¦•>£
Charles Burt>. Charles's. Peery. J. l\ McGln-
3 n *y. H - Simmon*. H«>nry Stamper. C. \.
dough. S. J. K«m!r.«ky. Leon Wand. Frank
o Z»charia«. John F. O'Keefe. J.iT. VtnaJ Jame.
OtTonnell. Matthew O'Brien. Edward I. Re
ran. Bert Rchlesfir.ger. Geor»e E. GallarbT,
William Ahern. William Dawe«, Thomas F.
? Mulcaby. Jaroe« A. Donnelly.
The Democrats of the Thirty-fifth Dis
trict have nominated for delegates to the
coming municipal convention: William A.
Kelly. John E. O'Brien. Oliver J. Olson,
Emile Luttringer. Dr. Charles E. Jones.
P. A. Clifford. Joseph M. Camming:, P. J.
Kennedy. Frank B. O'Reilly, Henry Van
Bergen. F. A. Lawler, T. E. Curran, WI1
kiam U McCarthy, Dr. Frederick A.
Grazer. John F. Byrne. William M. Can
sion. A. J. Rankcn. E. J. O'Rourke. v
There was a Democratic League Club
meeting of the Thirty-eighth Assembly
District In Power* Hall last night, and
the following delegates were selected: .
Democratic Clubs Elect.
Chang Chi Tung. Viceroy of Nankin,
is credited with the leadership of the
reactionary party, advising such a course
to the Empress Dowager, who will ac
quiesce. Prince Chlng is reported to
favor leniency. At the examinations re
cently held at Peking for the selection of
officials many of the candidates departed
from the usual custom of writing merely
scholarly essays and favored improve
ments In the Government. All who pur
sued this course were refused offices on
the advice of Chang Chi Tung. The
Dowager Empress is said to blame the
reformers and the increasing freedom of
speech for /the disorders in the south,
hence the repressive measures. Chang
Chi Tung has been made one of the pro
gressive Viceroys. He was appointed on
the joint Ministry of Education and was
recently ordered to revise the constitu
tion of the Peking University and form
a plain system for the provincial univer
sities. In the latter part of May he was
given an audience by the Dowager Em
press after the report of a conspiracy to
prevent him from going to Peking.
He then went gunning for Lincoln Dill
man, his victim's brother, but Lillie San
ford, his daughter, mounted her pony and
rode ahead, giving warning. Not finding
Dillman. Sanford went to Coulee City
and gave himself up. 'Sanford Is about
65 years of age : V, .? "
SPOKANE. July 29.— Mrs. Catherine M.
Northrup was shot and killed by James
Sanford last evening at his home on a
fruit ranch about twenty miles northwest
of Elmira, Wash.
Sanford had leased the ranch from Mrs.
Northrup. A quarrel arose and she tried
to evict him. Sanford went to town and
engaged legal advice. Instead of taking
it, he bought a revolver, went home and
shot Mrs. Northrup In the back of the
head.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
COVINA, July 29.— Smarting tho
disgrace brought upon his family by the
recent sensational elopement of* his 15
year-old daughter, the Rev. Thomas Jent
has suddenly and without warning his
congregation placed his resignation In the
hands of the trustees of the First Bap
tist Church and, accompanied by his
daughter, has departed East without
telling his friends whither he was going.
His ' family will follow as soon as he
has located somewhere, but that will not
be- until he has placfd the girl In some
school where she cannNat be reached by
Carl Simmons," the young man who 'caused
all her trouble. About four weeks ago
the girl,- assisted . by Simmons, climbed
out of her windows-walked twelve miles
across country to Monrovia and boarded
a train for Kansas. Public indignation
was such when it was discovered that
Simmons was a party to the elogement
that Simmons was frightened into send
ing a telegram to the girl telling her to
return because he could not follow, and
Join her in Kansas, -She came back and
her father took her In chargeMt is known,
that the Rev. Mr. Jent, who is highly
respected here, felt keenly the publicity
caused by his daughter's unfortunate in
fatuation for young Simmons. The young
man "still remains here and it is said the
Rev. Mr. r Jent concluded suddenly. to re
move his daughter far from his Influence.
That may account for his failure, to an
nounce the particular place where they
are • going. To a friend the clergyman
stated he was going first to Texas, but
from there he did not know where he
would go." ' -¦".-¦'•, '¦. V • \
closed. Yesterday he informed a friend
that he, was working in the Interests of
the sugar trust in its efforts to secure
control of the. Clark sugar factory at Los
Alamitos.v He stated he had an option on
the property which would expire In thirty
days. 'In the San Joaquih Valley. he en
gineered several ; deals, some of them ' of
great /magnitude. , He had been an -; at
tache at several sessions of the California
Legislature. J • . ¦
Special Dispatch to The Call.
TAN JOSE, July 29.— A sensational
suit for alimony and reimbursement of
funds was begun in the Superior Court
this mornirife, the defendant to the ac
tion being John F. Martin, for several
years past a resident of this. city. The
complainant is Mary Martin, the alleged
wife of the San Joseean. now residing in
Athena County, Ohio. The complaint al
leges adultery and avers that she and
Martin were married in A<hena County,
Ohio, on January 13, 1855, and lived to
gether until 1872, raising a f&mlly of six
children, three of whom have since died.
In the last • named year, without just
cause of any kind, the complainant re
cites, Martin left his wife and children,
some of them then quite young, and since
he has refused them attention or money.
The complaint alleges that through all
the years subsequent she struggled for a
livelihood for herself and children and to
educate the latter. This, she states, she
succeeded in doing, and now finds herself
in her old age broken in health and poor
in pocket, and, with the knowledge that
while her husband has. been false to his
marriage vows, he has accumulated con
siderable wealth, most of which is in
Santa Clara County. She now appeals to
the court here for a reimbursement by
him of the funds spent on the raising and
educating of their children, which Is fixed
at $3000. and the paying of alimony in the
sum of $100 per month during the rest of
her lifetime. She does not ask for a
legal separation.
Special Dispatch to The CalL
Colonel de Leur was by birth a German
and could speak several languages fluent
ly. He is said, to have been regularly
inducted into the secrets of Brahminism
in India and was. one of the few Euro
peans who , have I had the experience. • He
was. an ardent. Republican and a cam
paign speaker of more than ordinary abil
ity. At one time he had' been ¦ an officer
in - the : German army. Where his . means
came from was a ' mystery, as the [ sub
ject was not one which he confided to in
timates. He was," however, always i sup
plied with ready funds.
Attimes Colonel de Leur would disap
pear mysteriouslyi from ;the city to make
aitrip toEurope for,the purpose of float
ing : enterprises. .: When * he "returned ; the"
object', of his 'visits was not always dis-
De I^eur was known In nearly all the
larger cities of -the State, for In almost
every section of the State he has/been
at dffferent' times interested in some pro
motion scheme, either real, estate, mining
or railway building ventures. ; Another
thing" which | made him well known was
his participating in nearly all tho, political
campaigns' during the past fifteen years
or more. . . .'>. " '..-'.;
Tho only known motive for suicide was
his fear of paralysis. Colonel de Leur
left home In this city yesterday, telling
his wife he was going to Santa' Ana,
and nothing more was heard of him until
his body was found. . He had been worry
ing greatly of late because his limbs were
becoming stiff and" he had repeatedly
stated he would rather die than suffer
a stroke of paralysis. ;
LOS ANGELES, July 29,— The lifeless
body of Colonel Albert de Leur was found
this morning on the beach a short dis
tance from Lone Beach. Near by ware
two bottles almost empty, one containing
whisky and the other chlora!, and the
condition of the body as disclosed by the
post-mortem examination showed that he
had swallowed a sufficient quantity of the
latter drug to have produced death. It
Is thought therefore that he committed
suicide. v
Special Dispatch to The Call,
Rancher Kills Woman
as Result of Busi
ness Quarrel.
Colonel De Leur Takes
His Own Life >at*
Long Beach.
Rev. Thomas Jent Gives
Up Pastorate and __:
Goes East.
Ohio Woman Brings Suit
Against Prominent
San Josean.
EVICTION SUIT
CAUSES MURDER
DEATH RATHER
THAN PARALYSIS
CLAIMS MARTIN
IS HER HUSBAND
LEAVES CHARGE
FOR DAUGHTER
EL DORADO COUNTY HOSTELRY WHICH HAS FIGURED PROMINENTLYjN THE STORY OF THE PURSUIT OF THE FOLSOM CONVICTS AND THE
TERRIFIC BATTLE FOUGHT AT THE TOWN OF PILOT HILL. THE LOWER PICTURE SHOWS A PARTY OF NATIONAL GUARDSMEN ON
WAY TO THE TOWN OF GREENWOOD. * -
The names of forty residents of Peking,
who are accused of liberal tendencies.
were presented to the Dowager Empress
to-day by the reactionary officials, who
recommended that they be severely pun
ished. Those accused are considered
guilty of only what in enlightened coun
tries would be termed legitimate criticism
of the Government. This Is said also to
be true of the native journalists Imprison
ed at Shanghai, except in the case of two
of them, who suggested the assassination
of the Manchu rulers as a remedy for
China's troubles. AH foreigners and pro
gressive Chinese are deeply interested in
the decision which the Ministers will
make on the question of turning over the
native editors arrested at Shanghai to
Chinese jurisdiction and they express the
hope that technicalities concerning the
Jurisdiction of the mixed court will be
ignored If necessary and that the Min
isters will refuse on the ground of hu
manity to deliver the prisoners to the
Chinese for probable torture and execu
tion, as happened In the case of the Chi
nese who were turned over to the Chinese
officials at Shanghai during the Japanese
war.
PEKING, July 29.— The Chinese who are
advocating Government reforms have
been terrorized by the readoption of the
old policy of repression as instanced by
the recent arrest at Shanghai of Chinese
editors on charges of sedition. These ar
rests are interpreted here as Indicating
that the extreme conservatives are in the
ascendency and that the Government has
determined to suppress the freedom of
speech, -which has prevailed since the up
heaval of 1900.
Government's Change of
Policy Terrorizes
Reformers.
CHINESE EDITORS
UNDER ARREST
Independent Republicans of the Thirty
first Assembly District crganized a club
last night at Eintracht Hall, Twelfth
Ftreet near Folsom. James E. Finn Was
elected president.
* A Republican club of the Forty-fourth
Assembly District, H. V. Morehouse
chairman, met at Apollo Halt last night
and appointed an executive committee
to select delegates to be voted for at the
primary election.
A Republican club of the Thirty-fourth
Assembly District will held a meeting to
night at Duveneck's Hall, corner of Twen
ty-fourth £*id Church streets. Many of
the best known political speakers in the
city will address the audience.
•
Republican Clubs Meet
'gie people of California who eon
tribut- .ast Fi;nn of money to main
tain two penitentiaries will sure
ly %>accept the news cf Aguirre's peti
tion v^ be appointed captain of the yard
a* arTother surprising revelation. The
Surprise will become greater when the
fact is considered that public sentiment
throughout the State demanded a change
in the Aguirre management of affairs at
San Quenlin. There is no indication that
Warden Tompkins and the State Prison
Direltors have any notion of perpetuat
ing the Aguirre regime under any guise,
but the fact racists, nevertheless, that the
outgoing Warden finds the surroundings
at San Quentin so agreeable and the cli
mate of Marin County eo enchanting that
he is willing to remain there In a subor
dinate place.
The' favo- may be extended to Warden
Wilkinson, who wa& unwillingly detached
frc!?£i Folsoir. a few days ago to perform
escort C-luty for a party of convicts who
fr?ft the penitentiary without consulting
th«> manapem^nt.
If thpre is any particular function which
Da influential leading' citizen is e\ r er
r*"-ady to perform it is the semi-automatic
.act signing a petition for some one
to bir appointed to public office. Seme citi
zens make it a rule to indorse several ap
plicantv for the same place, leaving the
appointing power to infrr that the ap
.r > eln£r)~nt of any cne of those recom
nr?n<2ra would be appreciated by the In
dr?r*er. it may happen in thJs instance
that business m^n and the agents of cor
porations who have perfunctorily signed
tlio Aguirre petition will treat ether ap
pihants ¦ xith the- same degree cf favor.
tions -id mcTca.r.tile firms have been in
v'.ted to recommend him to the new ad
¦r.iiOstration. There is gossip to the ef-
Eeft that the Warden has ob
jta&Md some influential signatures to his
petition.
Martin Aguirre, whose career as War
den otf rSan Quentin prison will termi
nate on or before September 1, is so de
ligh^d with Marin County as a summer
and winter resort that he is anxious to
mr.airyjit the penitentiary in a subordi
nate capacity. He has announced his
readiness to accept the position of cap
tain of the yard under the new regime of
Warden Tompkins. Several prominent
':r«-n and a number of leading corpora-
This is an outrage to stigmatize Captain
Howard as a suicide, when the evidence so
plainly points to murder. I will get every
pency I can find to sift this thing to the bot
tom by private means.
When they were leaving the room one of the
jurors. I think .It was J. S. Llnscott. told me
that when they called Coroner Mehrmann Into
the Jury-room on a point of information tho
sentiment then stood seven in favor of a mur
der verdict to one opposed. According to - Lin
scott's statement, the Coroner swung the ma
jority around to the suicide verdict.
i Leon Newman, one of the lessees of tha
Russ House, was present in the absence
of his brother. Charles Newman, to tell
what he knew t of the dead man's move
ments. Leon Newman said that Captain
Howard's absence from the hotel was
noted July 9. He had never heard Howard
speak In a despondent tone and could not
explain the week's time elapsing from tho
date at which he left the hotel to the
day of his death. Gus ' H. Schmidt of
1912»~ Jones street, a |:Ierk at the Russ
House, next added his testimony.
Dr. C. F. Gladding, the autopsy sur
geon, who performed the post-mortem
examination, then took the stand. He
declared that the fracture of the skull
extending the entire length of Captain
Howard's head from behind the right ear
to the nose was probably due to the fall
to the ground after he fired the fatal
shot. Deputy Coroner C. H. StreighUf.'
who was present at the autopsy, testified
that no such fracture could be made save
by a blow from some blunt Instrument.
After all the testimony in the case had
been taken, the Jury rendered the verdict
oi suicide, after long deliberation.
R. W. Turner, who came down from
Victoria to review the testimony In the
case, was greatly incensed "at the result
of the deliberations and boldly states that
it was effected by irregular conduct on
the part of Coroner Mehrmann. He said:
To the testimony which was developed
on Monday evening were added details of
the contents of Captain Howard's private
papers, now at the Russ House with the
remainder of his baggage. Since it was
the absence of this testimony which had
caused the Jury to postpone its decision on
a verdict at its former meeting, the case
was closed with the hearing of a Call re
porter who had examined the dead man'd
papers.
After deliberating for one hour and a
half last night the Coroner's Jury called
to investigate the death of Captain Thom
as Howard "of Victoria in West Berkeley
oji July 17 brought in a verdict declaring
that he met death by his own hand. R.
W. Turner, the dead man's relative, who
was'present as a witness at the inquest.
declares that In view of the evidence, tha
verdict of the jury is ridiculous and even
goes so far as to state that undue Influ
ence was brought to bear upon them by
Coroner Mehrmann of Alameda County.
He says that he will see to it that the
mysterious death of Captain Howard is
investigated by private detectives.
The meeting of the Jury, which was
postponed from Monday night on account
of the absence of one witness, resulted In
the verdict of which the text follows:
' We. the Jury, do" find that the name of tha
deceased was Thomas Howard, "a native of
Canada, aged about 62 years: that he came to
his death at the rear of an old barn, known as
the Brennan barn, near San Pablo avenue and
Harrison street. West Berkeler. Alameda Coun
ty. California, some time after 1 p. ra. July
17, 1JXXJ. and that dMth was caused by a gun
ehot wound in the head, inflicted by his own
hand, with an Intent to commit suicide c\
R. Lord (foreman). J. a Llnscott. C. R. Hoes
ali. H. Martin. George Schmidt, C. H. Town
send. William Kelley. John Fitzpatrick.
Outgoing Warden Will
ing to Remain at
s San 'Quentin.
Jury's Verdict Declared
Preposterous by R
W. Turner.
MARTIN AGUIRRE
AFTER A PLACE
a here are now one hundred and fifty
untied men in El Dorado County and
rra -".y half tha' lumber of newspaper re-
T^rterp, photographers and adventurers.
The affair has greatly terrorized what few
lien there are In the locality, although no
ham ha? as yet been shown them.
Pilot Hill. Her home Is about a
isHe.-nd a half from the scene of the bat
tle vith the escaping convicts.
It ¦was at her house that the officers
c^rgT-pated before the Monday afternoon
conflict. She went to Pilot Hill unaccom
panied, ascertained that the convicts were
th^re vhat they were doing and their
i Mmber and came back and gave the in
formation to the officers, who then divided
and attempted to surround them. As they
were leaving the village the shooting took
pl*»ce.
July a.— The officers
J&J& here are generous of praise of
m Jfjf the coura ceous action of Mrs.
** A Molly Nance, who liv.es near
£p«clal Dii-patoh to The CalL
Region Is Crowded
With Hunters
of Men.
Guard C. L«. Taylor with a force of vol
unteers and deputies has been hunting
order came ' from Sheriff Bosquit
to have the militia assembled at Lotus
and then, report to Black Rock ravine.
Three of the convicts, supposed to be the
ringleaders, Seavls, Howard and Woods,
were • seen near Cool and were followed
for a long distance by two unarmed farm
ers. The convicts appeared tired and de
jected. They, were apparently making for
Black Rock ravine.
y OTUS. July 29.-A11 day National
& Guard ¦ detachments have been
M^. scouring the . hills In the vicinity
"¦» of Bassi ranch., At 1 o'clock an
HOLD HOWARD
KILLED HIMSELF
about Lotus all day, as it was expected
that the convicts might make a descent on
Lotus for provisions. By this time they
are entirely out of food, as when they
jumped from the wagon at Pilot Hill they
took scarcely anything with them.
The party of criminals has from, the
start been handicapped by Convict Case.
Case was a partner $t Charles Mertle in
a famous robbery case and was in prison
for life. He has always been afflicted
iwlth rheumatism." which attacked him
spasmodically whenever anything occur
red to excite him. In this case he had
only gone two miles from prison when he
collapsed and had to be carried. Gordon.
who left the party at this period, gave
as a reason that they never could get
away if they stuck to Case.
Now the departure of the three sup
posed ringleaders leaves a party of eight. s
who are said to be at a point between
Cool and Glenwood and are being rapidly
surrounded by the forces. If they get
away It will be a miracle unless they de
sert Case and leave him to his fate. They
do not appear inclined to do this. The
place where they are now located Is in a
rough, stony, hilly and sparsely popu
lated country. Scattering trees and
scrubby underbrush furnish good hiding
places. It is generally conceded that they
are trying to make for the nearest rail
road point, as they are all from Eastern
points.
Special Dispatch to The CalL
* -.- ¦¦¦¦¦
Assistance Is Given
the Assembled
Pursuers.
Supposed Ringleaders Jlre Seen and
Appear Dejected and Weary.
FARMERS ON TRAIL
OF THE CRIMINALS
BRAVERY
SHOWN AT
PILOT HILL
COUWGEOUS WOMAN WlNS PLAUDITS OF THE POSSES
THE SAN VEAKGISCO CALL, THURSDAY; JULY 30, 1903.
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