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The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals held a session yesterday morn
ing and finished some' tag ends of work
remaining on the files. Sixty days'
stays of mandate were granted In the
following cases: Empire State-Idaho
Mining and Developing Company vs.
Kennedy J. Hanley. Moore vs. Bank of
British Columbia. Heckfeld vs. United
States. Lena Walton vs. Wild Goose
Mining Company.
.vn appeal to the United States Su
preme Court was granted In the case
of Marie Carrau against O'Callaghan*
and the appeal bond was fixed in the*
sum of $300,000, the real estate In issue
being in the business center of Seattle
and very valuable.
The court adjourned until the first
Monday in February.
Stays of Mandates Granted in Sev
eral Cases Which Had Been
Decided.
COURT OF APPEALS
FINISHES ITS TERM
William Foley and Albert Holz, each
about 18 years of a:?e, came up for ar
raignment before Judge Cock yester
day on a charge of burglary. They
pleaded gnilty and were ordered to ap
pear for sentence on November 2L
On the morning of October 0 they en
tered the premises of the Crescent Cor
f-t Company at 70S to 774 Market street
and were discovered by a special
¦watchman. They wanted to plead guilty
in the Police Court. They were bell
boys ar.d came from the East in search
of employment.
Plead Guilty to Burglary,
H. G. Schumacher, a^ member of the
bankrupt firm of Schumacher & Co.,
Jewelers under the Palace Hotel, was
arrested in Los Angeles yesterday and
Chief Elton at once wired Chief Witt
man to that effect. An officer will be
sent this morning to bring him back.
Schumacher is wanted on two charges
of felony embezzlement. After the fail
ure of the firm Schumacher started In
business on his own account in a small
store; on New Montgomery street. He
got Jewelry from other firms to Sell on
commission and it Is alleged that he
sold the articles and appropriated the
money to his own use.
One of the complaining witnesses
against him Is Leon Carrcau of the
firm of Carreau & Green/ Jewelers, 220
Sutter street, and the other Js W. J.
Hesthal, jeweler. 10 Sixth street. Car
reau & Green have also a worthless
check which Schumacher gave them.
UH. G. Schumacher, Jeweler, Is Placed
Under Arrest in Los An
geles.
WANTED ON CHABGES OF
FELONY EMBEZZLEMENT
Donald McRae, the Mission-street
furniture dealer, who generally man
ages to keep himself before the public
in one way or another, 4rill make an
appearance in the Police Court to-mor
row on the charge of having disturbed
the peace of Mrs. Mary Burton, one of
his tenants, at 810 Mission street,- Mrs.
Burton claims that he threatened ; her,
and Judge. Mogan will pass on the al
leged offense. McRae's latest bid for
notoriety was when he was sued last
July by Isaac Selby, a minister from
Australia, for, having estranged the af
fections of the latter's wife. The suit
was for $25,000 and is still pending."
Both McRae and Mrs. Selby denJsd
that there was" any cause for the ac
tion. '¦:¦.' if' J^ --;l~' ;
Mulcahy,' Reynolds and Ed Gibson.
The further fact that he could give no
explanation of his presence at Califor
nia and Laguna streets strengthened
their suspicions. Developments In Judge
Cpnlan's court yesterday showed that
O'Neill had stolen some valuable
jewelry from the home of Mrs. Las-,
clottes at 1367 Jackson street and had
presented the plunder to two men, one
of this city and one of Sausalito. The
jewelry was recovered, but O'Neill
maintained in court that he was not the
donor nor the thief. . Judge Conlan
thought the evidence was strong
enough to bind him over to answer for
burglary .before the Superior Court In
$2000 bonds. f,V;.\
Mrs. Martha E. Bowers, charged with
the murder of her husband, Martin L.
Bowers, on August 25 by administering
arsenic to him, was arraigned before
Judge Cook yesterday. Shu was rep
resented w by Attorney Frank Drury.
The case was continued till November
21 to be set for trial.
Mrs. Bowers Arraigned.
Lester Good and E. L. Good, the
young men suspected cf holding up a
Cicductor and gripman of a Hayes-
Ftreet car at Stanyan street last Friday
night, w*»e booked at the City prison
yesterday on the charge of carrying
concealed weapons. Nether the con
ductor nor gripman would 'swear posi
tively that they were the footpads. J.
T. Hurley, grocer, Webster and Hayes
Ftreets, who was held up on the night
r.f November 4. was satisfied they were
the footpads, but as they wore masks,
he would not swear positively to the
fact. Each had a loaded revolver when
arrested. > S
Suspected Footpads Booked.
In the United States Circuit Court
yesterday morning, on motion of United
States District Attorney Woodworth,
representing Postmaster Montague, the
Postmaster was allowed a week's fur
ther time to appear and show cause
why he should not be enjoined from
holding ud mail addressed to Letson
Balliet or the White Star mine.
Postmaster Montague recently held
up a quantity of mail addressed to the
Niagara mine. In which Letson Balliet
Is interested. Balliet made complaint
to the Postoffice Department at "Wash
ington and laid stress on the fact that
the Niagara mine had not been includ
ed in the "fraud order" recently issued
by the Postoffice Department against
him and the White Star mines. Or
ders were received yesterday by Post
master Montague to release the Xiag
ara mail.
Niagara Mine Not Included in the
Becent Fraud Order of the
Department.
SOME OF BALLIET'S
MAIL IS» RELEASED
Investigating Shaughnessy's Death.
Detectives O'Dea and Mulcahey have
for the present concluded their investi
gation into the circumstances attend
ing the death of John Shaughnessy, an
efx-convict, on/ Sunday. An autopsy
was made on 'the body by Dr. Baci
galupi yesterday and it showed that
death was probably due to congestion
of the lungs. As it was claimed that
Shaughnessy said he had been drugged
in a house on Grant avenue the stom
ach was sent to the city chemist for
analysis. Meantime O. P. Danis and
William Doyle, who were drinking with
Shaughnessy In their room at 606 How
ard street on Sunday, are being de
tained In "the tanks," pendng the re
port of the chemist.
In the official count now going on of
the recent election Hocks now leads
Loughery by five votes. There is a pos
sibility that he may gain two more
votes, as in the returns of the Sixth
Precinct of the Thirty-ninth Assembly
District there appears to be a dis
crepancy. One of the tally sheets of
this precinct gives a total vote of sixty
six votes, while another gives a total
of sixty-four vote's. This difference
was to Loughery's credit. The board
of this precinct will meet this morn
ing at 10 o'clock and try and ex
plain to the Election Commissioners
how the error occurred and how the
discrepancy of two votes crept in. The
commission made the following changes
yesterday:
In the Thirteenth Precinct of the
Thirty-ninth Assembly District Crocker
lest 5 and Wehe lost 5.
In the Thirty-second Precinct of the
Fortieth Assembly District Eggers
lost 5.
In the Ninth Precinct of the Fortieth
Assembly District Sanderson gained 5.
Discrepancy Discovered That Wijl in
All Probability Give Him
Two more.
HOCKS LEADS LOXJGHERY
FIVE VOTES IN NEW COUNT
The officer was not satisfied with
Reed's explanation and detained him
till Murphy reached the store. Murphy
denied knowing Reed and on looking
over the premises a box of cigars and
two bottles of whisky were found
wrapped in paper, ready to be carried
away. Reed was booked at the City
Prison on a charge of burglary.
Desmond asked Reed what he was
doing there and he replied that there
had been a fight on Mary street and
the window had been broken. As he
knew the proprietor of ths store he
thought he would enter and make an
Investigation.
While Policeman Desmond was pa
troling his beat on Howard street early
yesterday morning he noticed that one
of the windows^ In Conor Murphy's
grocery and saloon at the corner of
Howard and Mary streets had been
broken. He entered the place and dis
covered George F. Reed in the store.
George F. Reed's Story Is Discredited
and He Is Booked for
Burglary.
ACCTJSED^OF BREAKING
' INTO CORNER GROCERY
Strenuous efforts are being made to
capture the runaway, though the
chances are he will never be caught.
A court of investigation probably
will convene within the next few days.
'"Simard deserted ail right, but for
that matter men desert from the army
every day. It Is true that he did take
with him certain Government property,
but there is no doubt at>out his being
captured, as a searching party has al
ready started out after him. An en
listed man In the electrical department
is, as a rule, a few degrees higher than
the general run of enlisted men and
this man was treated as his position
warranted. He had his own little home
on the island, and, so far as I knew,
was a straightforward and honest
man."
Henry Elm&rd, sergeant in the de
partment of electricity, in charge of
the United States torpedo station on
Goat Island, deserted a week ago last
Saturday after having consummated
the theft of 158,400 feet, or Just thirty
miles, of copper wire belonging to the
Government, utilizing a tug for the
purpose. The wire, which traa valued
at about J5000 and weighed in the
neighborhood of three tens, was to have
been laid in the entrance of the harbor
within the next few months.
Simard has been in charge of the
Ftation for nearly a year, and up to
the time of his desertion his r?curd was
pood. Captain Overton, commanding
the electrical department of the station, j
was on eick leave at the time of the
desertion ar.d Lieutenant Charles E.
Urigham was substituted to take the
command.
Captain Overton, who returned to
duty a few days ago, made the follow- '
Ir.g statement yesterday morning re
parding Milliard's desertion and colossal
theft:
"I have just heard of the affair and
am greatly surprised, as I had always !
EurjKised Simard to be a man of ex
treme honesty. Of course, as I was j
away at the time I have nothing to
ray officially in regard to the matter.
Mr. Brigham was in charge during my
absence and he doubtless is acquainted
with the particulars of the case. Should
there be an investigation I do not see
bow I can be held responsible."
Lieutenant Brigham stoutly denies •
that the wire is missing at a!!, but ad
raits that Simard deserted, taking cer
tain Government property with him.
He will not specify either the nature or
the value of the property taken.
There remains no doubt, however,
that Simard did get away with the
plunder. It is the general supposition
that Simard procured the services of
a tug, v.hich landed its burd?n en shore
inside the bay. The different iron works
have been communicated with, but as
yet no clew to the whereabouts of the
missir.g wire has been discovered-
Lieutenant Brigham seems consid
erably upset over the affair, regarding
which he said: •
Officials Send Out Searching Part7,
tut Fail to Strike Trail
cf the Fugitive
Soldier.
Sergeant Simard Gets Away
With Thirty Miles of
Copper Wire.
The contractor and owner were un
able to account for the sudden giving
way of the wall, but it is most likely
that the workmen undermined it.
The horses harnessed to the wagon
that was being • utilized for hauling
away the excavated material were res
cued from their perilous position with
difficulty. Work will be delayed on the
site until the house at 657 Howard
street can be substantially propped. .
J. A. O'Brien, a, contractor, was di
recting the work of excavating the lot
for a new building. Both the lot and
house next to it are owned by A.
Gness of 401 Fourth street. There was
no one livinc in the basement of the
house that collapsed, but the upper
stories were .occupied by Mrs. E. J.
Lanzill. The inmates of the house fled
Into the street terror stricken when the
structure began to topple. A portion
of the brick wall in front remained in
tact and that was all that saved the
whole building from falling into the
excavation.
Several workmen excavating /l lot for
a new building at 653 Haward street
had a narrow escape from death yes
terday afternoon. A 21-inch brick wall
supporting a frame house at 657 How
ard street, next to the lot undergoing
excavation, suddenly crumbled and fell
with a crash, 'burying a wagon and
half covering one of the horses with
debris. The workmen saw the heavy
wall sagging and ran Just in time to
escape being buried beneath tons of
brick and mortar.
While the child's parents are dis
tracted with grief over the awful fate
of their first-born, they do not attach
blame to Miss Stafford or any one else
connected with the hospital. The
father stated yesterday that he will
reserve his opinion until all the facts
are brought out at the inquest to-day.
Miss Stafford has been In the Chil
dren's Hospital about seven months,
and prior to coming there had served
nine months as nurse In a hospital at
Boulder, Colo. She Is very highly
spoken of by the Children's Hospital
medical staff and . Superintendent of
Nurses Brown, all of whom are at a
loss to explain Just how the fire orig
inated.
The kettle contained a quart of water,
half a teaspoonful of turpentine, five
drops of earbolic acid and five drops of
oil of eucalyptus. It was at first
thought that the kettle had exploded,
but that theory does not account for
the blaze, as turpentine was the only
combustible ingredient in the kettle,
and its proportion was so small as to
preclude possibility of the vapor catch
ing fire. A more reasonable hypothesis
Is that the flame of the Ptove was
wafted to the "croup screen" by the
draft made by the nurse opening and
closing the door when she went to the
telephone. An inexplicable phase of the
matter was the melting of the solder
at a joint of the tin pipe, several feet
above the stove.
The fire was caused in some way by
a defective apparatus used for giving
pneumonia patients inhalations of med
icated steam to accelerate thvir breath
ing. The contrivance consists of an
ordinary kettle, heated by a cas stove
placed upon a chair at tne head of the
cot. Attached to the orifice of the ket
tle is a tin pipe, -which conveys the
steam to the interior of a "croup
screen" surrounding the bed. This de
vice is used In most hospitals and at
the Children's Hospital the first acci
dent recorded against it resulted in the
death of Baby Powell.
Albert Powell, the father of the little
victim, is a racetrack follower, and
about a week ago he came here from
Los Angeles with his wife and baby
and took apartments at trie Winchester
House, on Third street. The little one
contracted a cold, and on Thursday her
condition was so serious that the phy
sician in attendance had her sent to
the Children's Hospital. Saturday
night her temperature was 104 degrees
and her breathing very labored, and
Sunday morning her, cot was inclosed
by the "croup screen" and the medi
cated steam administered almost with
out intermission until 9:45 o'clock p. m.,
when the nurse was called away and
the fatal accident happened.
PLAUSIBLE THEOBY.
Miss Ethel Stafford, the nurse who
had charge of the case, was called from
the chamber to answer a telephonic In
quiry from the little patient's parents,
and . when she returned, about three
minutes later, a "croup, screen" en
vironing the cot upon which the little
one lay was in flames and the coverlet
was also ablaze. Hastily plucking the
child from the burning couch the nurse
found that its garment was smoldering
and she quickly wrapped it In a quilt
and then summoned help. Dr. Emma
K. Willits and Superintendent of
Nurses Catharine Brown promptly re
sponded and, labored to alleyiate the
baby's sufferings. Fifteen minutes later
the child was dead.
MYSTERY OF FIRE.
Eleven-months-old Ivy Powell died
at the Children's Hospital last Sunday
evening from the effects of burns ac
cidentally received while she was un
dergoing treatment for acute pneu
monia.
The coast territory of the combine is
to extend as far east as Colorado and
is expected to control the powder trade
of this section of the United States.
Plans for enlarging a number of the
mills have been made already, and par
ticularly for supplying the demand of
the United States Government for
smokeless powder, for which the Du
pont Company has a contract.
Shortly after his arrival here yester
day Penniman started for the interior
with a view of thoroughly inspecting
the various local properties that have
been recently acquired by the combine.
He expects* to return to the city in
about three days. «
R. S. Pennlsonand James L. Hurd of
Dover, representing the Dupont Pow
der Company combine, arrived from
the East yesterday and are staying at
the Palace. They have come West to
take over the several powder compa
nies on this coast which were recently
merged into the Dupont combine and
will enter upon their duties to-day.
It was stated last evening that Pen
niman is to assume charge of the coast
Interests, which include all the powder
mills in' this State except that of the
Giant Company, which refused to en
ter the combine. His arrival here was
followed by considerable speculation as
to whether changes are to be made in
the management of the local concerns,
especially the California Company's
mills, at the head of which is John
Bermingham, his son and J. F. Nes
mith. The report Is that there Is to be
a centralization of management with
its headquarters in this city and that
this move will result in the lopping off
of heads among the higher officials of
the different companies. ,
Advent of the Big Concern
May Lead to Changes • '
in Managers.
Horse Is Half Covered by De
bris and Is Rescued With
Difficulty.
Enlisted Man Deserts
With Government
Property.
Blaze Begins in^ a "Croup
Screen" Surrounding
the Bed.
Daniel Levy, a ladies' tailor, will
probably "cut out", accosting women
on the etreet for some time. After
• • •
All yesterday a pretty, brown-eyed
little girl wandered through the corri
triors of the Hall of Justice. Whenever
'some compassionate, questioner ap
! proached her she fled into the dark of
the women's waiting room and sobbed
her heart out in the shadows. Her
mother; Mrs. Annie Pussl, who lives at
135 Henry street, was up for»hearing
before Judge Fritz on a charge of as
sault with a deadly weapon. The com
plaining witness testified that Mrs.
Pussi had assaulted her with a butcher
knife and cut her hand while endeavor
ing to slash her on the head. Mrs. Pus
si's appearance was so strange that
Judge Fritz deemed it wise, to have her
held pending an examination by the
Commissioners on Lunacy. Conse
quently he refused to reduce the origi
nal bond. The little girl wandered over
the hall waiting for news from her
father that the amount of the bond had
been raised. Occasionally she would
pay a visit to. the Jail and with as brave
a manner as she could summon would
assure her mother In Italian of the cer
tainty of her release before night. In
the twilight the father came down and
told his daughter that her mother must
remain in jail all night. He had been
unable to llnd the sureties. Then the
little one's heart poured over. It was
so lonesome, s=he sobbed, at home with
out her mother that she didn't want to
go back there. So. overwhelming was
her grief that some of the officials made
It possible for her to spend the night in
Jail with her mother. Then the sunlight
broke through her tears. It was a fa
vor she had hardly hoped for— to spend
a night in jail' with her mother. The
father Bays he is certain of obtaining
the sureties to-day for the release of
his wife..
• " • •
John F. Tyler met a stranger - and
took him in. The stranger told the
charitable man that his name was Ed
ward Burns and that he was strictly
"up against it." The birds of the air
had their nests, he said, and the foxes
their holes, but he (Burns) had naught
whereon to lay his head. Tyler's com
passion was moved and he offered
Burns the hospitality of his room at 66
Minna street and made him comforta
ble. Burns is a gambler and loves the
races, but he is willing- to gamble on
anything. Wherefore he concluded to
gamble with his benefactor. He bet
himself that he could beat Tyler wak
ing up In the morning and he won. He
arose first and took the stakes. They
consisted of a bank book calling for
$150 at the German Savings Bank. He
told the cashier,that his name was Ty
ler and was given the money. Since
then he ha3 been rolling them high at
the race track, but avoiding Tyler.
Consequently the latter swore out a
warrant for the arrest of his false
friend and the police are looking for
him.
Thomas F. Keating told a tale of love
militant to Judge Mogan yesterday. He
had been arrested. on complaint of Liz
zie Farrell for battery. The alleged
battery occurred in a lodging-house at
Fifth and Folsom streets Sunday night.
Thomas told the Judge that Lizzie was
'•his rag." "I love the goil, Judge," he
said, "and 1 never meant to hurt her.
I'm goin' to marry her." Further de
posing, he told how he found her at the
head of the stairs in the lodging-house
"getting gay" with his hated rival.
Then he threw her downstairs and
went down and tried to throw her up
again, but the burden was too heavy.
So after Lizzie had been bounced
around some she landed in the matron
ly bosom of the landlady, who drove
the strenuous lover (forth into the
street. All this Keating told the Judge,
who reproved him strongly for hi3
manner of wooing and found him guilty
of battery. He will be assessed some
corrective amount to-morrow morning.
Captain John Spillane and Policeman
J. J. Conlan were riding up Third street
Sunday afternoon, marveling at the
beauty of the~day and the peace and
quietude of the district south of the
slot. Suddenly in the vicinity of How
ard street wild yells rent the air. The
two officers fell off the car and rushed
into what appeared to be a Panama
revolution on a large scale. Out of a
multitude of arms going like flails they
dragged Tommy Snailham, a putative
prizefighter, and a newsboy named
Armstrong, who had got so badly
tangled up with his opponent that he
couldn't let loose. Both of them were
taken to the Southern ttation, where
it was found that Snailham had suf
fered a broken finger. Both Armstrong
and the prizefighter appeared before
Judge Mogan yesterday. "He tried to
cave in me nut wid a cobble stone.
Judge," said Armstrong. "Den I mixed
it wid him a little." Captain Spillane
bore out the newsboy's story, and he
was allowed to depart In peace. Snail
ham will get what's coming to him next
Friday morning.
Many a cow will have to be sold to
liquidate the expenses of the good time
that Edward F. Snell, a cattle man
from Santa Clara County, enjeyed Sun
day night through the tenderloin dis
trict of the city. Having, imbibed some
decoction that impelled him to a course
of destruction he went on his way
smashing window panes with his fists.
Before the strong arm of the law
reached for him he had broken three
plateglass windows in as many dif
ferent establishments along Kearny
street. When a policeman besought
him to desist he insisted on punching
the guardian of the law with the re
sult that the windows of his scul were
shattered some when he appeared be
fore Judge Mogan yesterday. The ar
resting officer said that the cattle man
had paid for all the damage he had
done. He was penitent and pleaded with
the Judge to let him go back again to
his cattle range, where windows are
not and destructive concoctions are re
placed by pure mountain streams.
After a lecture on the perils of going
astray in a large city Edward was ad
vised to catch the first train back to
the range and then released.
the fog made him shudder and
shiver. For two days he fought against
the unpleasant weather and- then he
stole a stove. It was only a. little gas
heater, valued at $2 50, and the owner
thereof was John Day. However, the
predatory instincts of the fTerkeley
gentleman were aroused and he went
on his way searching for some isolated
gas works that ' he might purloin to
supply fuel for his stolen acquisition.
Before he located the gas works the
police located him and he appeared be
fore Judge Conlan yesterday to sing
the epic of the gasless heater and the
chill east wind that drove him to crime.
The Judge heard him and found him
.guilty of petty larceny. There will be
something coming to the Berkeley man
on Saturday.
OUT from the classic shades of
Berkeley — comfortably warm
shades — came Fred Hynes to a
city where the chill breezes and
James O'Neill had a spot of white
wash ; on his shoulder and was there
fore " arrested as ' a . possible porch
climber last week by Detectives O'Dea,
Archie Burton, John Qulnn and John
McCarthy, three boys only V. years
old, who are accused qf having stabbed
Martin Kruger, a grocery' keeper on
Secdnd street, were up for arraign
ment before Judge Mogan yesterday
but their cases went over until Novem
ber 23 to await the outcome of Kruger's
Injuries. Reports from Dr. McGinty at
St. Mary's Hospital showed that the
injured grocery man would probably
die. : Some testimony was taken tend
ing to show that the three young hood
lums entered the bar of the grocery
and demanded drinks, which • Kruger
refused to give them. They then went
Into the grocery portion of the estab
lishment and wrecked It. When Kruger
attempted to eject them they attacked
him with knives and wounded him four
times, probably fatally, .^v .
An attachment was issued yesterday
by Judge Fritz for the person of Grace
Howard, the complaining witness in a
criminal libel charge against Arthur
G. Wheeler, a mining man, whom she
accuses of circulating charges detri
mental to her character. Wheeler has
been In custody for more than a week,
being unable to secure bonds, and the
complaining witness apparently would
like to drop the matter. However
Judge Fritz wants to hear the rest of
the testimony and will attempt to force
the attendance of the complaining wit
ness if she can be found by the police.
• Claude Jones, who, during the course
of an argument in a saloon on Mason
street, swatted Frank Brady on the
head with a cuspidor in a rude and un
seemly manner, was fined $100 by Po
lice Judge Fritz yesterday. The charge
originally was assault with a deadly
weapon, but was reduced by consent
of the prosecution.
Yee Sing, who is accused of having
killed a countryman named Yee Gee
some months ago. over the winning of
an Oriental maiden's affections, is un
dergoing his preliminary examination
for murder before Judge Mogan.
George H. Bahrs appears for the prose
cution and Hiram Johnson for the de
fense. Yee Gee was shot twice from
behind as he emerged from Ross Alley
and fell on the curb of Washington
street.' Yee Sing was found some hours
later hiding on the roof of a China
town gambling house, through which
the witness testified the assassin had
made his escape. The hearing will
probably last several days.
• . • ¦ •
Alfredo /Goling and Pedro Revers
were held in $2000 bonds yesterday by
Judge Conlan on the charge of bur
glary. Sunday. morning they forced an
entrance to a jewelry store at 512
Broadway. Revers stood on the out
side to guard against surprises and his
companion entered the store and began
to ransack the premises. Before the
pair secured any plunder they were
surprised by Corporal Fraher and Po
licemen Holmes and Silver, who are
usually to' be found whenever a crim
inal is plying his trade on the Barbary
Coast. The intruders offered no ex
planation of their presence in the
Jewelry store and will have to answer
to the charge of burglary in the Su
perior Court.
Because they needed the money,
John H. Gilmore. alias Morgan, and
Michael Ryan, alias Golden, two typi
cal crooks, walloped a waiter named
Adolph Miller on Sacramento street
Wednesday night until h\was helpless.
They abstracted a $5 gold piece from
his pocket and also took his new derby
hat. As they fled up the street they
plumped into the arms of a couple of
burly policemen, who put them in a
place where wallops are barred. Thence
they came before Judge Conlan yester
day, charged with robbery and were
bound over in the sum of $2000 each
to answer to the Superior Court for
their rigorous treatment of the home
ward bound waiter.
Conrad Keith, an aged street sweeper,
who is said to have in bank upward of
$25,000, was convicted of petty larceny
in Judge Conlan's court yesterday and
will be sentenced Thursday. He was
arrested several days ago by Detectives
Taylor and Ryan because he had pur
chased a clock from a man who had
stolen it. The police say that the aged
sweeper had been in the habit of re
ceiving stolen property and disposing
of it. Despite the wealth that Keith
is possessed of, he refused to bail him
self out and lay in Jail during the time
his case was under consideration.
Neither would he hire an attorney. He
asserts that if a fine is imposed he will
serve the time out rather than part
with any of his money. He is one of
the strange, miserly characters of a
great city and counts no cost too great
to retain his gold and no method too
unworthy to win it.
George T. Querbock. charged with the
murder of his fiancee, Mrs. Annie Wil
son, at her home, 5 Capp street, was
arraigned before Judge Fritz yester
day and instructed as to his righ'
The further hearing of the case was
set for November 23, when the result
of the Coroner's inquest will be known.
Querbock is accused of kicking his af
flanced wife to death and cutting her
wedding garments into shreds in a
jealous rage. The autopsy surgeon
stated in his report that the woman
had died of fatty degeneration of the
heart. The mutilated clothes and the
fact that Querbock had gone into hid
ing after the discovery of the woman's
body aroused the suspicion of the po
lice, who arrested him when he reap
peared. To the arresting officer he ad
mitted having: kicked the woman sev
eral times and leaving her lying on the
floor. His admissions resulted in a
charge of murder against him, the out
come of which will probably depend on
the result of the incuest.
spending a week In jail under a bond
so high .that his friends could not lib
erate him, Judge Cabaniss fined him
$40 yesterday, which amount was paid
into the citv treasury after some of
the accused man's friends had spent
several hours raising the money. Levy
was accused of having approached the
Misses Angela and Alvenlsa Satoris,
aged 18 and 16 years, who live with
their parents at 1641 Howard street,
and. seizing the elder one by the arm,
made an indecent proposal to them.
The sirls testified that they tried to
avoid him, but he followed them to a
musiti studio on Geary street. They
informed the DKifessor of Levy's ob
jectionable attentions. The professor
summoned a policeman, who arrested
the "masher" in a nearby restaurant.
The defendant had a number of wit
nesses to testify to his former good
character, and in view of the fact that
he had already spent a week in Jail
Judge Cabaniss leniently fixed the fine
at $40. This punishment will probably
be sufficient to hold Levy for a while
and will serve a necessary warning to
a large class of objectionable men who
make it unsafe for women to walk the
streets unescorted.
Dupont Powder Com
bine Prepares to En
ter Local Field.
Brick Wall Collapses
and Laborers Run
for Lfves\
Cot Catches Fire While
Nurse Is Absent
FrQm Chamber.
FLAMES SLAY
BABY PATIENT
Criminals 2nd Unfortunates Tell Their Troubles to Judges,
Who Rigorously Treat Unworthy, Cheer Up the Meek
and Lowly and Deal Out Justice Mercifully and Impartially
HIRES A TUG
TO CARRY OFF
HIS PLUNDER
TRUST'S AGENTS
TAKE CONTROL
WORKMEN NEARLY
BURIED ALIVE
CULLINGS OF ONE DAY FROM
POLICE COURTS OF THE CITY
THE SAN FBA.N CISCO CAI/L, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1903.
Jordan Sues for Damages.
Thomas J. Jordan, who last January
was severely beaten at Pythian Castle
by a number of prominent coursing
men, filed a suit for $32,000 damages
yesterday. The defendants in the suit
are John and James Grace, M. Nealon
and John Holton.
Henry Stiles and John *NIles, who
were convicted by a jury in Judge
Dunne's court on a charge of an at
tempt to commit burglary, were sen
tenced yesterday. Stiles was sent to
Folsom penitentiary for two years and
Niles to San Quentin Tor one year.
They were arrested on the morning of
June 23 while attempting to break into
the drugstore of E. J. Smith. 138 Eddy
BtreeL
Would-Be Burglars Sentenced.
Four attorneys occupied the time of
United States District Judge de Haven
yesterday In arguing demurrers, to the
indictments charging William F.
Dasha. Thomas J. Dempsey. T. T. Bur
nett and three Chinese with conspiracy
to land Chinese illegally in the United
States. The arguments were made by
W. Schooler. Bert Schlesinger. Samuel
M. Shortridge and W. West. The prin
cipal ground of demurrer was that tne
Indictments did not specify the details
of the alleged conspiracy. ,The matter
was taken under advisement. :*";Z''
Substitution Cases Argued.
Accused of Stealing Tobacco.
John Gerloch, a teamster for McXab
& Smith, was booked at the City Prison
yesterday on a charge of petty larceny
by Corporal Egan. He is accused of
stealing a box of tobacco from the
wagon of another teamster last Tues
day. He is said to have sold It to S.
G. Lackman, gTocer, Broderick and
Leavenworth streets, who sold It to C.
F. Boysen, grocer, 101S Folsom street,
where it was recovered.
7
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6COTT£t-EOWKE. 409 Fcaxl Street. Sew York.
Take Scott's Emulsion of
Cod Liver Oil now. Not
next week or next month, but
now. You need it to put fat
on your bones and strength
in your body to stand the
cold and trying weather of
the next few months.
Nine-tenths of the popula-
tion would be benefited by
taking Scott's Emulsion regu-
larly three times a day for a
month or more every fall to
fortify and strengthen the
system against the cold and
constant changes that occur
through the winter. The
benefit is particularly marked
with young, delicate children.
No food that they can take
begins to compare with
Scott's Emulsion.
Pure cod liver oil is scarce
but if you get Scott's Emul-
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the purest and best oiL •
SCOTT'S ZMTJXSION.
NOW IS THE TIME.
ADVEETISEMENTS.
IMPORTANT
TO
PSANO
BUYERS.
Pommer-Eilers Music Co.'s Great
Clearance Sale of Good Square
Pianos — The Money-Saving
Piano Event of the Year — Sale
Lasts Only Two Days— Best
and Most Reliable Makes of
Pianos at One-Third to One-
Half Less Than Regular Prices
— Easy Payments to Suit Pur-
chasers — Interesting Informa-
tion in Prices and Terms as
Follows :
"We ar» constantly taking square piaaoa in
exchange for uprights because u?r!?hta take
I up leas of the parlor space, yet square pianos
are tuneful and fine. Is your room bis
enough? Come quickly, or writs or phone.
We never had so many good ones at on* time
and we must sell them in & hurry to gala
room. To those who want a pfano for a child
who is beginning, or those who will hay* to
purchase an instrument in a year or two and
consider the saving of a goodly sum of money
as a prime factor, this great clearance sale la
of unqoestfonable importance. This 1 sale o'
square pianos at remarkable prices on ex-
tremely easy payments will become a> most
popular event in the history of piano selling
in Saa Francisco.
This sale lasts but two days. It will pay you
to make an early call to secure these choice
bargains.
1 STEIXWAT — The • finest model of equare
I" piano Steinway ever produced: sold when
new at $3C0. Special sale price on this.. $95
A piano of this quality will sell at regular
Steinway agencies for $250.
VOSE & SON" — Rosewood case, 7 1-3 oc-
taves, wholly modern scale: carved legs
and lyre; a good one of that line that
: made a reputation in squares $23
I CKICKERIXG — Ebony case; 6V, octaves:
full plate; heavily overstrung; carved
legs and lyre; very moderate uoe and
good care is evident from the extra good
condition of this instrument: powerful,
yet musical; not noisy cr "tinny." Sale
¦ price ....$2T
IVOSE & SOX — Rosewood case, natural
color; 7 octaves; octagon legs; plain
lyre; full Iron frame; good tone; only
moderate power; fine condition through-
: out. Sale price $42
! FISCHER — Finest model of this make;
prtce when new $500; sale price $43
j BEATTT — FuM iron frame; sound and In
good condition; sweet tone; very easy
1 touch. Sale price $-IH
STEIXWAT— Rosewood- case. 7 1-3 octaves;
second-hand squares of this old and well-
known make are always good and this
one is well preserved. It Is smaller than
the average square. Sale price $79
VOSE A SOX — Ebony case. 7 1-3 octaves:
excels In volume and quality of tone
and Is an undersized square; we espe-
cially commend It. Sale priee $07
HALI/— Rosewood case, 7 1-3 octaves;
squares of this make are famous; this
1.4 a good one. sound as a dollar and up>
to their best average in quality of tone
and power. Sale price .^3H
TSBMS:
All pianos are for sale on terms of JS down
and $3 per month, and some instruments may
be had for as little as $6 down and $3 per
month.
XTTTjIiT GUAKAUTEED.
All pianos guaranteed fully. Any instru-
ment purchased at this sale may be exchange!
within two years toward the purchase of an-
other instrument If desired. If every one In
this city could realize the exact situation as
Jt Is nothing would be left for sale by Thura-
| day night.
Pommer-Eilers Music Go.
Saa Francisco's Busiest and Best Piaao Store.
653 MARKET STBZZT.
'-•Next to the Examiner Building.
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One of the leading druggists of this city
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Thin. Xervous, Careworn persons and Brain
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snd I am SO. I would oot be without them and
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