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Van der Velde, whose inanimate
form was discovered on the sar.d dunes
near the ocean boulevard Sunday, If what
the Dutch nobleman told his friend,
Abran Binnewcjt of Oakland, was true.
Here is what the Oaklander asserts Van
der Velde told him durine: the month
that Blnnewee assisted the stranded
Count of the Netherlands:
/T was a likeness of the beautiful
and notorious Princess ds Chimay
that was found .estled close to the
stilled heart cf Count Van Asperen
Mooney money have made frequent visits
to Jones' office in the Parrott building
with a view of learning his whereabouts,
but their questions hava met with the
indefinite reply that he was expected
home any day. Two weeks ago It was
said that he would return in another
week and at the expiration of that time
his friends begged for further time, ex
plaining that hs had not been heard
from but would surely be back In a few
days. He is still absent, however, and
his wife seems as much worried over his
present whereabouts as those who are
concerned In the affairs of the Mooney
estate. One of Jones' friends said yes
terday that the lawyer had been acting
strangely for some time prior to his de
parture and had complained of not being
able to sleep at night.
SPENDS MONEY RECKLESSLY.
Jones appeared haggard and worried
and was in the habit of absenting himself
from his office for days at a time. In re
gard to this statement it was said at his
office yesterday that it was not unusual
for him to disappear for days and the
fact was cited that some time ago he left
his otrice one afternoon and the next
that was heard from, him was in the
shape of a telegram dated Chicago.
When he finally returned to the city he
said he had been on a train that was
stalled in the floods in Kansas City and
that be had been confined in a hospital
Hu Jones' Absence and Disappearance of $12,000 from
Banks Lead to an Investigation by Judge Coffey
\ and the Prompt Removal of an Administratrix
LAWYER GONE AMD THE FUNDS
OF MOONEY ESTATE MISSING
WELL-KNOWN ATTORNEY WHO DEPARTED SIMULTANEOUSLY
WITH DISAPPEARANCE OF FUNDS OF AN ESTATE HE REPRE
SENTED, AND JUDGE WHO HAS ORDERED AN INVESTIGATION.
Continued on ; Page 8, Column 3.
DAWSON, Aug. 15, via Seattle. Wash.,
Aug. 24.— The Yukon will have a better
mall service hereafter than ever before in
Its history. The Canadian Government
has contracted to have 2100 pounds of let
ters, magazines and papers brought in
weekly during the winter. This will in
clude all matter in transit through the
Canadian strip en route to the American
Yukon. •
Better Mail Service for the Yukon.
ROME, Aug. 24.— The peasants around
Rome have Invaded the estates of Princes
Chlgl, Torlonia and Plombino, claiming
the right to cultivate the land and share
in the profits. Soldiers have been sent to
the scene to re-establish 'order.
Claim Made That They Have a
Right to Use the
Land.
PEASANTS NEAR ROME
INVADE PRINCES' ESTATES
NAPLES, Aug. 24.— The slightest in
crease in the activity of Vesuvius contin
ues. The eruption is accompanied by de
tonations, while the streams of lava flow
ing In the direction of Pompeii are still
slowing advancing. Some of the fissures
recently noted have become enlarged and
are assuming the aspect of new craters.
Fissures Recently Noted Have \ Be
come Enlarged and Assumed
Aspect of New Craters.
VESUVIUS CONTINUES
RENEWED ACTIVITY
ROME, Aug. 24.— Bishop Hendricks of
Cebu was received in audience by Pope
Pius X to-day. The Pontiff remembered
that he saw the Bishop just a year ago,
In Venice, on the occasion of the former
visit of Bishop Hendricks to Italy. The
Pontiff added that he knew all the good
the Bishop had done, both as a priest and
a citizen. In the State of New York and
said that he felt sure this would be ex
tended to the Philippines, whose Inhabi
tants he praised, showing knowledge of
their needs.
The Pope presented to Bishop Hendricks
a beautiful cross and sent his new zu
chetto (white cap) to General Benjamin
F. Tracy of New York. Then his Holi
ness received Father Joseph Hendricks,
brother of the Bishop, whom he ap
pointed private chamberlain, a position
bringing with it the title of raonslgnor,
saying:
"I hope you will live long to enjoy It."
Pontiff Presents a Beautiful Cross to
the Recently Appointed
Prelate.
NEW BISHOP OF CEBU
HONORED BY POPE PIUS
Lou Dillon is fourth queen of the turf
since Maud S stepped that famous mile
in 2:08% almost a score of years ago. Su
nol first cut the mark, of Maud.Sto
2:08V4, but • the record was made over a
kite-shaped track. Then came Nancy
Hanks. She- cut- the 'record to -2:07^4 and
in.lS92 trotted a. mile in"2:05>4 over the fast
Independence track. '•¦¦ She did not stop at
that notch, but left the world's record for
mares at. 2:04. Three years later' Allx 'cut
the record, to 2:03%. .This time stood until
a few weeks . ago. Flora Temple as ton-
She was sired by Sidney Dillon, a son
of Sidney, who headed the breeding farm
of the late Count Valensln. As a general
rule, the Sidneys showed speed, but
lacked gameness and stamina. This fall
ing, however, cannot be attributed to the
second generation of the Sidneys. Dolly
Dillon, 2:07, and _ Janice, 2:08^4. are both
daughters of two different sons of Sid
neys. The dam* of Lou Dillon is Lou Mil
ton by Milton Medium, a son of Happy
Medium, the sire of Nancy Hanks,, 2:04.
Lou Dillon is a strictly Callfornian
product, as is also The Abbot. She was
bred by the -late Henry Pierce at his
Santa Rosa Stock Farm.
STRICTLY CALIFORNIAN.
Lou Dillon is now the queen of the
queens of the trotting turf, In a class all
by herself, the first of its kind ever
known— the 2:00 class.
There is fine promise of greater possibil
ities of her work in the very near future.
Even before this great performance Lou
Dillon had already this summer beaten
the best record for mares. 2:0394, held so
long by Allx, and tied the record for geld
ings, 2:0314, made at Terre Haute, Ind.,
September Iff, by The Abbot
A California-bred mare has trotted a
full measured mile in 2:00, thereby cutting
two and one-quarter seconds from the
best previous record, 2:02^4, made August
2, 1901, at Columbus, Ohio, by the speedy
stallion Cresceus.
The ardent hope and aim of. California
breeders from Senator Stanford down has
been realized and the world wonders
thereat.
AN OLD HOPE REALIZED.
there as a result of an attack of malaria.
For a number of months Jones had
been spending his money seemingly In %
reckless manner, a fact which his friend*
noticed. At times he would complain of
being financially cramped, but later
would exhibit funds in plenty, which his
friends thought represented some of the
fees he was earning'. ° It has been claimed
that he recently became Involved In a
mining scheme and lost a lot of money
and another story has gone abroad that
he was a heavy gambler, but this latter
statement is emphatically denied by hla
more Intimate friends.
The Mooney estate, the funds of which
Jones is expected to account for. has
been attracting some attention by reason
of the attempt of Con Mooney and his
brothers to break the will on the ground
that Michael was incompetent at the tlxna
he executed it. Another action has also
been brought by Con Mooney, who claims
half of the estate on the ground that a
partnership existed between Michael and
he for more than thirty years.
The lawyers were on tha eve of com-*
promising these suits last week when the
fact that the funds of the estate were
missing became known. Naturally Con
Mooney and the other relatives, whom
Michael cut off with $1 each In his will,
are eager to locate Jones and carry out
the settlement which was interrupted by
the lawyer's leavetaklng.
Judge Coffey has set the matter down
on his calendar for a special hearing on
Thursday.
Jones, for a number of years, was
prominently identified with a number of
local societies, and particularly with tha
Welsh society. In which he was a hard
worker. He Is a native of Wales and had
a large following among his countrymen
in this city.
EMPEROR WILLIAM NOW
OWNS 54 RESIDENCES
Kaiser Pays $500,000 for Estate, on
Which He Will Build Hunt
ing Castle.
BERLIN, Aug. 24.— Emperor William
has added hi3 fifty-fourth residence to tha
fifty-three he already owns by buying the
estate of Damm-Muehle, called the "Pearl
of Brandenburg," for $300,000. It was
owned by a country squire. Von Mollank.
The present residence will be rebuilt and
will be converted into a hunting castle.
VIENNA, Ang. 24.— It is announced that
It is definitely settled that the Czar will
pay a five days* visit' to Emperor Francis
Joseph here at the end of SeDtexnb**.
Czar to Visit Austria's Ruler.
Probate Court, promptly issued an order
reducing the bond to $4000 and adding the
requirement, as provided by law, that the
moneys of the estate should be at once
withdrawn from the three banks and
forthwith deposited in the California Safe
Deposit Company.
The next day, according to the evidence
in possession of "Judge Coffey. Jones se
cured for Mrs. McNamara a bond In the
sum of $4000 and then had her. as admin
istratrix of the Mooney estate, give him
a power of attorney, with which he pro
ceeded to the three banks and withdrew
$12,000 remaining of the- cash left by
Mooney.
MONEY AND LAWYER MISSING.
It was about this time that Jones dis
appeared from the city and from the day
he left up to a late hour yesterday not a
word had been received .from him or from
any. one who knows where he is. Some
days later the attorneys who are repre
senting an absent heir to the Mooney es
tate had occasion to Inquire into the
stewardship of Mrs. McNamara and for
the first time they learned of the reduc
tion of the .original bond and the subse
quent order for the removal .of the money
from the three original places of deposit.
In issuing this order Judge Sloss had
committed an error, which the inquisitive
attorneys called to the attention of Judge
Coffey, who had returned from his vaca
tion, and he at once Instituted an investi
gation. Fully satisfying himself that ir
regularities had been practiced. Judge
Coffey last Thursday .summoned Mrs. Mc-
Namara before him and thoroughly ques
tioned her regarding her connection with
the reduction of the bond and the removal
of the money from the banks. It was
soon made plain to the Judge that the
woman was blameless of any wrong in
tent, but had, simply acted on the advice
of her attorney, supposing that he would
place ' the funds of the estate in the
vaults of the California Safe Deposit
Company, as ordered by Judge Sloss.
ADMINISTRATRIX REMOVED.
. Judge Coffey, however, decided that
Mrs: McNamara was not equal to the re
sponsibilities of administratrix of the
Mooney estate and promptly suspended
her and Issued an order substituting Jo
seph Haber Jr.,, a son of the well-known
capitalist, as future ' custodian of the
Mooney funds. The banks of the city, so
far as the investigation of the court has
progressed, have no evidence' of cash de
posited by 'Attorney Jones, and this fact,
together with his strange disappearance
from the city, has \ aroused against the
lawyer ,the strongest suspicions, which
the. explanations of his much-surprised
friends and charitably inclined acquain
tances fall to remove..'
' Those Interested in the finding of the
G. Wust, one of the largest creditors,
pushed matters, with the result that
Berry's claims are attached. Ill-luck has
seemed to pursue Frank Berry for years.
His brother Clarence was more fortunate
and has now retired. from active mining.
He spends most of his time at his home in
California.
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 2*.— Rich claims
on Last Chance. Quartz. Bear and Domin
ion creeks in the Klondike district, the
property of Frank Berry, formerly" of
Fresno. Cal., and one of the most famous
Klondikers of the early days, are to be
sold by the Sheriff late in August to sat
isfy creditors. According to advices re
ceived to-day from Dawson, Berry went
to the Klondike Just after its discovery
and proceeded to stake out claims on rich
creeks. He secured some valuable claims
on Bonanza, but disposed of these some
time ag-o. Of late luck has been somewhat
against him and he went heavily into
debt.
LUCK TURNS AGAINST
A PIONEER KLONDIKER
Frank Berry's Claims Are to Be Sold
to Satisfy His Clamoring
Creditors.
"I recognized the photograph to-day as
one that Van der Velde had shown me
as a likeness of the Princess de Cfcimay.
Van der Velde gave me to understand
more than once that he had loved the
Princess de Chimay and that his associa
tion with her in Paris had been one of
the delightful Incidents of his life..
LEFT HIM FOR RIGO.
"That was something over six years
ago, if I remember correctly, when the
Count had money and an ambition to
spend it and enjoy life. He said that the
Princess de Chimay had given him up to
consort with the Hungarian Gypsy - mu
rician Rleo. The fact that she did this
did not seem to worry Va-n der Velde'and
if he suffered any par.gs over the separa
tion he did not show the effects while I !
knew him.
; "He seemed to take great pride in tell
ing that he had once been the favorite
cf Princess de Chimay, for the reason, I
think, that he considered it brought noto
riety to him. He never told me any more
concerning his relations with this beau
tiful and fickle American girl who played
havoc with several of the royal families
of Europe.
COLLECTING FOR FUNERAL.
"I am taking up a collection to defray
the expenses of interring Van dcr Velde's
body and have already secure 1 ! about $45.
One of the contributors to the funeral
As a child Clara Ward was taken by
her mother to London for schooling, but
was dismissed In disgrace from the semi
nary. She "was removed to Paris and
among the many escapades of her school
girl days was her disappearance, which
eet the detective force of the Frenc. capi
tal nearly crazy for ten days. She was
finally located In the garret of. a student
in the quarter and restored to her mother.
Some years later she met at Nice the
Prince de Chimay and a hasty marriage
HER ERRATIC CAREER.
Princess de Chimay, whose favors the
dead Netherlands' nobleman claimed to
have enjoyed, for ten years was the most
notorious woman in Europe. She was
born Clara Ward of Detroit, daughter of
a lumberman, who left behind him an
Immense fortune, a disreputable memory
and a progeny, all of whom attained more
or less notoriety.
fund is George G. J. Marsily, the Consul
of the Netherlands in San Francisco. I
have arranged to have the remains
brought to Oakland to-morrow and the
burial, which is to be in Mountain View
Cemetery, will take place probably Fri
day morning:. I have not notified Van
der Velde's relations, as the Dutch Con
sul In San Francisco has taken that duty
upon himself. Van der Velde has a
wealthy brother In Australia and a sister
in Amsterdam."
It seems that Mrs.. McNamara, upon
being appointed administratrix,, of the
Mooney estate, did ( not immediately fur
nish the required $30,000 bond as provided
by law. A few days later, however, her
attorney, on her behalf, appeared before
Judge Sloss, who was sitting in the Pro
bate Court while Judge Coffey was away
on his vacation, and petitioned the court
to reduce his client's bond on the ground
that the original one Tvas burdensome for
a woman of her.means and wholly un
reasonable in a case involving the amount
of money represented in the Mooney es
tate.: ;' . .......
Judge Sloss. regarding the petition. In
the" light of an ordinary "practice < of the
JONES MAKES BAD MOVE.
,A Mrs. Boyd was named as executrix
of the will, but before' she could enter
upon her,, duties she died and eventually
the estate passed to the control of Mrs.
Ann McNamara, who was appointed ad
ministratrix, and her bond fixed at $30,000.
Mrs. McNamara secured as her legal rep
resentative Hu Jones, and from the ' day
she appointed him, according to her
statement made to Judge Coffey, until
about three weeks ago, when she was in
formed of his disappearance, she was
guided wholly by. his suggestions, for. as
ghe has explained, she was ignorant- of
the methods of procedure in legal matters
and had to trust In her lawyer. .
Michael Mooney died in 1900 leaving an
estate consisting of 514,000 in cash, which
was deposited in three banks, the Hiber
nia Savings & Loan, San Francisco Sav
ings Union and Columbian Banking Com
pany. This money Mooney bequeathed to
a daughter, -Mrs. Mary Dolan of Phila
delphia, leaving. his sisters and brothers,
among them Mrs. Ann McNamara of 1404
Golden Gate avenue and Con Mooney,
each $1.
Judge Coffey has started an investiga
tion, the results of which will be pre
sented to him on Thursday morning, when
he will call for an accounting for all mon
eys belonging to the Mooney estate and
duly install a new' administrator In the
matter.
Jones left the city rather mysteriously
about three weeks ago. It is claimed by
those attached to his offices in the Par
rott building that he is in the vicinity of
Santa Barbara, trying to recuperate after
a long spell of sickness. But those who
have furnished this information are un
able to give his correct address and his
wife also appears to be living in igno
rance of his exact whereabouts. Imme
diately after the lawyer left the city the
startling discovery was made that funds,
amounting to $12,000, representing the bulk
of the estate left by the late Michael
Mooney, a brother of the well-known Con
Mooney, had disappeared, and a hurried
investigation developed the fact that the
money had been drawn out of three banks
by Hu Jones. From the time the cashiers
of the respective banks turned the cash
over to Jonea no trace of the coin can be
obtained, a fact that leaves an inference
most damaging against the lawyer.
ORDERS INVESTIGATION.
and his associate practitioners
reposed the greatest trust during his long
career before the bar, is among the miss
ing. His disappearance has been attended
by ugly stories concerning his alleged mis
use of funds belonging to an estate and is
now followed by ' revelations that have
caused Judge Coffey of the Probate Court
to take such steps as will soon determine
the basis of the charges against the miss
ing lawyer.
' o «p U.JONES,', one of the- .best
-it^fiT. known attorneys law:lri;the'
• M M city and one in whom the
A Jk Judges of the Superior Court
giant column of sulphurous smoke and
steam, much the same as before the great
rock slide temporarily clogged Its throat.
To all appearances the stony debris that
piled into the crater melted or sank away
and made' way for the heated vapors.
Since the-flrst big rock Blide there have
been numerous smaller cave-ins, causing
almost continuous rattling ot» fating
stones. This, however, Is not an unusual
feature of the big crater, as visitors to
the brink nearly always say that one of
the most exquisitely appalling phases of
the spectacle is the grating and sliding
of the graye! and stones down the walls.
HONOLULU, Aug. 18.— The crater at
Kiluea is again sending up its customary
Rocky Debris That for a Time Choked
the Volcano Has Disap
peared. ;
CRATER OF XIL AUE A
IS AGAIN SMOKING
The autopsy on the body of Van der
Velde, held yesterday by Dr. Bacigalupl,
showed that the deceased came to his
death from valvular disease of the heart.
As a precaution the stomach was sent to
the City Chemist and the inquest will be
deferred until his report is obtained.
Abram Binneweg of Oakland was the
only one of the dead man's friends to
manifest any interest in him after death.
It is stated that Van der Velde. after
pouring out a fortune at Monte Carlo and
in Paris, lost $150,000 in an investment in
a ranch in Alabama and in a race horse
named The Grafter in Australia. That
was six years ago, and it marked the be
ginning of his financial ruin. -
Money flowed through his" fingers like
dry sand, and he became, so irresponsible
financially that his relatives were obliged
to refuse any more advances for his ben
efit. .,-....,.. - ... -
'After this the Princess returned to
Paris, where her marvelous beauty, her
magnificent, wicked, eyes, her marble-like
skin and superb figure were the envy of
all the gay wo^nen of Paris. Tiring of
her hilarious life she began to haunt the
cafes and it may have been possible that
at this period she met Van der Velde.
Her Intimacy with him must have been
short, as 6he soon fell a victim to the
charms of Rigo, the Hungarian gypsy
violinist, who charmed away the vagrant
heart of the erratic girl with the wild,
romantic melodies of his nomadic race.
Her relations with Rigo became notori
ous and finally they eloped to Hungary,
while the complaisant Prince secured a
divorce In Paris. For years the couple led
a wandering life of erratic splendor, be
ing enabled to indulge their tastes for ex
cesses by the immense fortune of the
Princess. Finally they were married and
at last reports were living in Paris.
DIED OF HEART DISEASE.
MAY HAVE MET COUNT.
was arranged between them. He took his
bride to the Belgian court, where she
was the central figure in a tragedy that
shocked three continents. One morning
the heir apparent to the Belgian throne
was found murdered. As usual the Conti
nental press was muzzled. Many sup
posed that Prince de Chlmay had avenged
the wrong to his honor, but later it was
generally accepted that the heir apparent
had met death at the hands of a
rival.
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WHO JILTED
COUNT VAN DER VELDE FOR
THE GYPSY RIGO.
To the amazement of all the quarter
was driven in 29 seconds, thus making
the mile in the wonderful time of two
minutes. When Sanders jogged the mare
back to the wire, those who had wit
nessed the performance leaped to their
feet and sent forth cheer after cheer.
Lou Dillon apparently was as fresh as
though she had only been out for a jog
ging exercise.
Sanders said he fully believed that be
fore the season closes he will drive the
mare in 1:59 or better.
With two runners to encourage her Lou
Dillon fairly flew down the stretch. Only
once did she falter, at the short distance
stand, but when Sanders flicked hoc
lightly with the whip she came on again
with a wonderful rally and shot under
the wire.
FRESH AFTER TRIUMPH.
"Doc" Tanner, who drove the runner,
Peggy From Paris, kept the latter a
length and a half in front 1 of Billings'
great trotter up the back stretch. The
half was reached in 1:00%. Fast as the
clip was the mare increased' her speed
in the next eighth and at the five fur
long post had drawn up so close to the
pacemaker that Tanner ha £ to drive the
runner in downright '¦¦parneSst to" keep out
of, the way of the flying: "trotter that was
chasing her: .
J The three-quarter pole was passed In
i:3L Apparently this gave the mare a
chance to beat Cresceus' record of 2:0214,
but the two-minute mark seemed beyond
a possibility. Faster and faster came the
mare. In the stretch Scott McCoy
brought up the other pacemaker, Carrie
Nation, who proved very useful in the
record-smashing business.
BOSTON, Mass., Aug.- 24.— The two
minute trotter is here. ; Lou Dillon, the
marvelous little California chestnut mare,
three months ago unknown to fame. Is
now the acknowledged queen of the turf.
Before the largest crowd ever assembled
on the opening day of the Readville
Grand Circuit meeting, she not only ac
complished'the task set' for her— that of
beating her own record of 2:02%, but
dethroned the mighty ;*Cresceus, 2:02^4,
and reached the coveted two-minute mark
at one bound.
So deceiving is the gait'.. of the little
chestnut mare that many persons be
lieved she was being slowed up on the
turn and snapped back their watches,
much to their subsequent disgust. While
thousands of watches snapped on the
flying mare at the quarter and the word
was passed round that the time was 39%
seconds, it was seen that she was going
at a clip that would accomplish all that
was expected of her.
RUNNER KEPT BUSY.
Special Dispatch to; The Call,
Immense Crowd Witnesses
the Achievement of the
Rare Animal.
Great Performance at
the ReaSville
Tracks
Peerless California
Mare Queen of
the Tiirfi
Photograph Found on Body of the Dutch Nobleman
Is a Likeness of the Fascinating but Wayward
Princess Who Eloped With Gypsy Musician Qigo
TWO-MIMUTE
TROTTER IS
LOU DILLON
COUNT VAN DER VELDE LOVED
THE BEAUTIFUL DE CHIMAY
SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1903.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
The San Francisco Call
VOLUME XCIT— NO. 86.