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Mrs. Charlotte Levi, living: at the
rear of 2032 Howard street, Is in great
distress owing to the absence of her
daughter, Minnie, 20 years of age,
who left home Sunday morning, after
having had a slight disagreement with
her mother. Mrs. Levi is almost dis
tracted lest her. daughter, who, she
says, is suffering from consumption,
has been taken seriously ill. Mrs.
Levi will be thankful for any Infor
mation concerning the girl.
Mother Searches for Daughter.
Extensive alterations have been
made in the building and equipment
at the Cogswell Polytechnic College
during the summer vacation. A one
story brick building has been erected
to be used for a forgeshop and foun
dry. The chemical laboratory has
been transferred to a larger room and
smaller laboratories have been added
for advanced work in Industrial chem
istry. A special feature of the work
in applied chemistry is a course in
mineralogy- and assaying. This course
is open to students who have had two
years of high school work and to a
limited number of special students
who have had required work In gen
eral chemistry.
Robert W. Dodd, A. M.', formerly
instructor in chemistry and assaying
at Stanford University, has been se
cured to take charge of this work.
Professor Dodd is a veteran of the
Spanish-American War, having served
with the First California volunteers in
the Philippine Islands. He is a mem
ber of the Sigma Psl fraternity, an or
ganization composed exclusively of
men of scientific ability. His success
ful work in the Stanford assaying
laboratory assures the proper develop
ment of the new course at Cogswell.
The department of sewing and
dressmaking has been removed to more
commodious quarters, which will add
greatly to the convenience and success
of this now popular department.
The new term opens for advanced
students on Monday, July 25, and for
the new classes on Wednesday, July 27.
Professor Dodd, Formerly of Stanford
University, Will Conduct a New
Course in Assaying.
CHAXGES ARE, MADE
AT COGSWELJL COLLEGE
The police were notified yesterday
that an attempt had been made to
break into the cigar store of M.
Blaskower & Co., 20 Turk street, early
yesterday morning. The padlock on
the front door had been twisted out oC
shape by the efforts of the burglars
to force it off.
Burglars Are Foiled.
plaintiffs for cutting wires they Trill
be unable to make an adequate de
fense based upon the legality of the
demand of the corporation for making
deposits by the house movers," and
that "in a criminal action they will
never be able to obtain a final de
termination of the question."
The latter averment is a slap at the
judicial honor of Judge Fritz and in
line with the charge made by Attor
ney Eastin in the course of his argu
ment.
Judge Troutt will hear more of the
case to-day.
over the couch and floor. A pocket
knife, also covered with blood, lay on
the table. On a stand was a bottle
partly filled with' carbolic acid. He had
used both the knife and poison in his
efforts to kill himself.
Peterson was removed to the Re
ceiving Hospital and treated for car
bolic acid poisoning. At a late hour
last night he was in a semi-conscious
state, writhing and gasping with pain
from the gash in his throat and the
acid he had drunk.
Peterson's brother missionaries are
James Silver. R. W. Young, H. Stevens
and D. H. Wood. They have been for
several years in the Antipodes,' learn
ing the native language and laboring
in the service of the Church of the
Latter Day Saints. Their work has
principally been among the Maoris, the
natives of New Zealand. The Mor
mon church keeps about 2500 young
preachers . in the foreign missionary
field. In fact, every young man of the
faith, unless he has a pull ' with ! the
Mormon hierarchy, may be called on
for such work. There is no holding
back when, a summons comes to depart.
An ordfiT from "Box B," as the official
notification of the church is known in
Utah, is to them a voice from heaven.
To hear is to obey.
Andrew C. Peterson was living at
Fairvlew, Sanpete County, Utah, with
his wife and child six months ago,
when he was ordered to far New Zea
land. He was not strong and not even
the dry, saline air of the Salt Lake
country could . bring perfect health to
his weak lungs. Sanpete County of
Utah is peopled by Swedish converts
of the church and these disciples of
the Scandinavian race are a part of
the pillars of the faith.
Arriving, at Auckland, Peterson be
gan the study of the Maori language.
The tongue was lettered and gram
mared years ago by pioneer mission
aries. It is one of the most difficult of
all languages that have been rounded
up from the brush of savagery and
tamed to live peacefully in .books. Its
alphabet has fifteen letters— about one
third too few— its syntax is a night
mare arid every part of speech has to
do quadruple duty and work overtime
at that. A verbal expression begins at
the punctuation point and ends at the
capital letter. If one speaks to a Maori
with just , the right shade of voice
inflection at the finish of the last word,
he and all he possesses is -the speak
er's, but if one* varies a hair's breadth
the.' tone the speaker: is war clubbed.
WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING.
Poor Peterson with his frail body be
gan this, heavy task and.it broke him
down. He could not master the Maori
tongue. | The damp, raw Antarctic at
mosphere in his frail lung cells did the
rest. His spirits as well as his health
failed. Others around hlmV^ talked
fluently with the big friendly . natives.
Why could not he? It was as a death
blow, when the elder of his conference
in Auckland ordered him home as unfit
for the service. To preach the gospel
to the heathen in the darkness of the
distant Southeastern world was his
life and he had fallen at the outset.
He could not be one of the valiant host
sent yearly to carry the word of his
church into the, uttermost parts of the
earth. In Sanpete, among his strong
MORMON STUDENT MISSIONARY
WHO BECAME TIRED OF LIFE,
AND HIS WIFE.
Xurse Willey Arrested.
Detective Ed Gibson went to the
Marine Hospital yesterday afternoon
and arrested Estella Willey, the young
nurse who is accused of causing the
death of Frank Johnson, a sailor, by
giving him bichloride of mercury in
mistake for bicarbonate of soda. She
was taken to the City Prison and
booked on a charge of manslaughter,
but was at once released on $2000
bonds.
Henry Knop. a retired grocer, died
suddenly yesterday morning at the
Commercial Hotel. He leaves an es
tate said to be valued at $S0,000, to
which there are no heirs. Knop in
herited the property from a brother,
who died two years ago. Deceased
was about TO years of age. The prop
erty was taken charge of by the Pub
lic Administrator.
Xo Heirs to Estate.
Brain worH> from constant but un
availing efforts to master an intricate
native language, burdened with a body
enfeebled by ill health, and disappoint
ed at being turned back from a mission
to which he had dedicated his life,
Andrew C. Peterson, a young student
preacher from Utah, yesterday at
tempted suicide at the International
Hotel in this city.
In company with four other return
ing missionaries of the Mormon
church, Peterson arrived Monday by
the Oceanic liner Sonoma from Auck
land, New Zealand. He became sepa
rated from his companions at the
steamship wharf and did not go with
them to the Brooklvn Hotel, as was
agreed upon. He wandered around
and finally reached the International
late on Monday afternoon. He imme
diately asked for a room and was as
signed to No. 56 by F. J. Walker, the
clerk. Yesterday morning his friends
at the Brooklyn, unable to account for
his absence and knowing of his physi
cal and mental condition, became
alarmed and informed the Chief of Po
lice, to whom they gave Peterson's
photograph.
DISCOVERED IX HOTEL.
About 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
William Bray, an employe of the In
ternational, noticed through a window
that something was wrong in room 56.
When the apartment was entered Pe
terson was found writhing on the bed
with deep cuts on the right side of his
throat and on the left wrist. The bed
and carpet were much blood stained,
large clots appearing here and there
Child Saved From Fearful Death
Claire Farley, nine years of age.
daughter of Captain Matt Farley of
Truck Xo. 5 of the Fire Department,
was severely burned about the body
and head on Monday night. The child
was playing with other children on
Pine street when the fireball from a
Roman candle fell on her dress, which
instantly became ablaze. Mrs. E.
Vannucchi and Mrs. R. Vannucchl of
2205 Pine street went to the child's
rescue and succeeded in extinguishing
the flames, but not before both brave
women had themselves received slight
injuries. Dr. Mahoney attended the
little sufferer and Is hopeful of her
rcrnvpir.
Prosecution Alleges That
Balances on Firm's Books
Were Regularly Forced
Judge Lawlor yesterday ruled that
expert medical opinions as to the phys
ical condition of Jacob Eppinger could
not enter into the trial of the case.
This was a strong blow to the defense
and was delivered after the question
had been argued pro and con for sev
eral hours.-
Almost the^ entire day and a portion
,of the night session was taken up in
arguments regarding the admissibility
of certain lines of evidence. The prose
cution sought to show that the books
of the firm had been falsified under
the direction of Jacob Eppinger, but
the direct ! questions regarding this
matter were objected to on technical
grounds, and the objections sustained.
The defense again sought to show the
magnitude. of the business of the firm
and the prosecution countered by as
serting that balances on the books
were foiced. All efforts to prove this
were unavailing, however, as the wit
ness, Frank Mitchell, was under cross
examination and the court ruled that
he could only.be examined regarding
grain transactions.
Mitchell was the first witness called
in the morning and he testified that
the sales of grain for the year ending
June 1, 1903. aggregated $1,925,612 52,
and the reduction of the indebtedness
of the firm was made through sales
of grain.
"What was' the sum total of indebt
edness on May 31?" was asked.
"One million two hundred and fifty
eight thousand three hundred and sev
enty-two dollars and thirty cents," was
the reply.
"Does that ledger show correctly the
volume of business and the cash de
posits?" asked Attorney Campbell.
This question gave rise to a storm
of objections, in the course of which
Attorney Campbell said: "We can
prove that a $274,000 balance was
forced at .the direction of Jacob Ep
pinger and that sales were entered on
the books which were never made\"
To this Attorney Ach sarcastically
replied: "To what straits is the prose
cution led when it seeks not only to
besmirch the character of this defend
ant, but accuse him of defrauding his
business partners."
Attorney Campbell then asked a se
ries of questions seeking to show that
balances had been forced and favors
shown to the Londoli, Paris and Amer
ican Bank. The questions were ob
jected to and the objections were sus
tained by the court.
When questioned as to how he esti
mated the business of the firm at from
$6,000,000 to $10,000,000 a year, the wit
ness said he added the purchases and
sales together and his figures were the
result of this computation. So far as
the books were concerned, he received
his figures from Topping and knew
nothing of their" accuracy further than
that he presumed them to be correct.
A The case goes on again at ten o'clock
this morning.
Scandinavian people, he would be only
a broken-down teacher— a missionary
who had failed. Seasickness on the
homeward voyage added to his illness
and he made the trip up from Auck
land in misery and almost in silence
until he landed here.
Then he . wandered off alone, found
a place away from his comrades, away
from the world that condemned him
as useless, and sought to finish the life
that failed.
Governor Charles N. Herried of South
Dakota, accompanied by his daughter,
Grace Herried. and a party of friends,
who are to attend the launching of the
new United States cruiser South Da
kota to-morrow, arrived in this city
last eveuins and are registered at the
Palace Hotel.
The party includes, besides the Gov
ernor and his daughter. George W.
Nash. Superintendent of Public In
struction of South Dakota, and his
wife, James Brown, Code Commission
er of the same State, and Mrs. Brown,
Miss Alda. Johnson, a friend of Miss
Herried. and Frank Crane, clerk of the
Supreme Conrt and chairman of the.
Republican State Central Committee of
South Dakota, and his wife.
The launching of the new cruiser has
been set for a late hour to-morrow in
order that the full advantage of the
tides may be obtained. ; Upon Miss
Grace Herried has been conferred the
honor of christening the vessel, which
1* to bear the name of her native State,
and it is hardly necessary to" state
that the fair maiden is looking for
ward to the ceremony •with pleasant
anticipation. The sojourn of Governor
Herrled's party in San Francisco is to
be a short one, for it is their plan to
leave Friday morning for Portland, and
from there they will proceed back to
South Dakota by way of the Northern
Pacific.
After this ignominy Sullivan alleges
that he is advised and believes "that
in a criminal action against the
As an exhibit to the affidavit is at
tached Judge Murasky's decision deny
ing the application of the United Rail
roads for an injunction to prevent the
house movers from cutting its electric
wires. . In the decision the Judge hild
that the business of house moving was
as legitimate as that of street railroads
and that, because of the number of
frame buildings here, conditions are
different from those in any other place
in the United States. , Judge Murasky
held that the house movers had a right
to cut wires but must do so at the
convenience of the corporation and
must defray the cost.
Sullivan's affidavit says that the
house movers object to the demand of
the corporation for a deposit as a con
dition precedent to the moving of
houses through the wires. It is also
set forth that seventeen firms are en
gaged in the 'house moving business
and they employ ten or more men each.
Getting down to the matter of ar
rests, Sullivan says that he was ar
rested on May 9, 1904, and taken to
police headquarters, for cutting wires.
He was again arrested and the officer
appeared to be angry because Sulli
van had succeeded in cutting the wires,
and proposed to call the "Black
Maria." However, Sullivan was taken
to jail in a street car and gave $125
bonds for his appearance. Then it is
charged that the hearing was delayed
and that the company did not appear
against him, but finally Judge Fritz
held him for trial.
CANXOT GET JUSTICE.
Arguments were heard yesterday by
Judge Troutt in the case wherein D.
J Sullivan and other house movers
seek an injunction to prevent the Po
lice Department and the San Francisco
Gas and Electric Company from arrest
ing the men engaged in moving houses
and incidentally cutting the wires of the
lighting company. "While Sullivan's at
torney, (?. "W. Eastln, was presenting
his case ' to the court a small sensa
tion was developed in his charge that
"the Police Department, its chief and
his officers, and the Judges of the Po
lice Court are subservient to the re
quests and interests of the gas com
pany." Naturally more regarding the
charge was looked for and it appeared,
hidden In legal verbiage, in an affidavit
filed by Sullivan during the afternoon.
. The affidavit recited that up to the
time of the passage of section 593 of
the Penal Code, relating to the ma
licious cutting of wires, the house
movers were never required to make a
deposit to cover the cost of cutting the
wires of the lighting or railway'com
panies. After the passage of the act
the gas and other companies made the
demand from some of the house movers
and not from others. The plaintiffs
claim that they are not legally liable
for such deposits and aver that the
charges of the corporations have not
been uniform. Furthermore, it is de
clared that the house movers have had
nothing to say regarding the costs to
be charged. It is said, too, that the
house movers % have always notified the
corporation as to the moment the house
movers would reach its wires and were
willing to accommodate themselves to
the company's convenience in moving
through the lines.
MURASKY QUOTED.
Daughter of Chief Execu
tive of Pickerel State to
Christen New Cruiser
Charges That Officers Are
Under Control of Corpora
tions Owning the Wires
READY FOR CEREMONY
LAKGE TEANSACTIONS
AN' AFFIDAVIT IS FILED
Judge Lawlor Decides That
Jacob Eppinger's Physical
Condition Is Not an Issue
Attorney Eastiri, in Argu
ment for the House Mov
ers, Alleges Subserviency
Governor Charles Herried
of South Dakota and His
Friends Arrive in City
WILL ATTEND
THE LAUNCHING
MEDICAL MEN
ARE RULED OUT
CASTS ODIUM
UPON POLICE
MISSIONARY TRIES TO END
A LIFE THAT HAD FAILED
Andrew E. Peterson, a Young Mormon Student Preacher
Sick and Despondent Over 111 Success in Mastering the
Maori Language, Cuts His Throat — Recovery Doubtful
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