The San Francisco call. [volume], September 02, 1904, Image 4

About The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913

Image provided by: University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA

                
The other, side, represented In.court
by J. C. Campbelr. and Thomai Geary.
has not yet been heard, but it Is un
derstood that It will be proven that
Frank Wickersham received* $156,933
from his father's estate.. .
The depositions read yesterday were
those of Charles W.- Barrett,: A. A-
Dilley. George Lawsori; A. H. Natt,
Al Woodw ird.. M.. L. Ward.' E. A.
Donahue. W. A. Watson. Dr-. .Davis
and Kick Kittle;. All of- theni had
something to tell of the daily Ufe and
habits of Frank Wickershanj. wtios?e
widow now wants a fourth Interest tn
his mother's estate of $500,900. •
Judge Seawell .yesterday heard the
reading of nearly a dozen more depo
sitions in .behalf of the- contestant of
the will of LydiaC. Wickerstuyn. ,At
the conclusion of Attorney Honey's
vocal strain -it .-was agreed that the
case should be cohtinu.ed until Sep
tember 12. On that day a few short
depositions, will be read and tha tak
ing of oral testimony will begl'n.
In the list of the. depositions rea,d
yesterday were the names of saloon
keepers, hack drivers. = barbers, den
tists, doctors and- merchants of, Frss
no»:.eacbrof • whom testified" as,to ths
alleged incompetence- of Frankr t Wlck
ersham at the time he aoid. his ex
pectancy in his. mother's estate 1 to lits
brother and. sisters for <2S.000.
Many Depositions • Read- to Pjrcwe In
competence of the DV?ad Fresno.
/; Politician. : ...• ..
WICKERSHAM CASE. GOES
OVER TO. SEPTEMBER 13
MEMBERS OK <iUNERAJ« COX
IHAVK COMMITTEE AE |>olNTE1J
BY LOCAL COMMANlJBRIEd.
The Associated Wives and Daugh
ters of the Mexican War held a regu
lar meeting Thursday, August 23, and
it was resolved that during the en
campment of the Knights Templar the
members will receive the visiting vet
erans of the Mexican War and ¦ their
families in the hall. of the Associated
Veterans of the Mexican War, room
H2. City Hall.
«
To Entertain. Veterans.
On the day of the parade eight am
bulances wii - be distributed along the
line, two physicians being in charge
of each. Mineral water booths will
also be placed along the streets, that
the thirst of the marchers may be
quenched.
? -*
K. McXutt. M. P.: H. J. Proschold. M. D.;
ahorras \V. Sorvlss. V. P. S.: F. R. Sutherland
M. L>.; J. M • Koper.'. 91. U: .P. M. Thomas
M. 1>.; A. 11. \\>fel»bur?. M. D; John Wac
ntr. M. U.; O. F. Westphal D. D 4 8
Harry A. Friedlander. administrator
of the estate' of hia wife. Bessie Fried
lander, who died In April. 1903. was
yesterday cited to appear on Septem
ber 15 in Judge Coffey's court and
explain why he did not include cer
tain Jewelry and wearing apparel in
the inventory of the estate. The cita
tion is made upon the petition of I. H.
H?rold. brother of Mrs. Fri<?dland>r.
and he alleges that tti? administrator
is '"3u?i>ected to have concealed, em
tenled. smuggled, conveyed away ana
ai?po«ed of moneys. good3 and chat
tels of the decedent" or has them in»
his possession. Herold. in his peti
tion, gives a long list of his sister'9
wearing apparek and jewels. When
Friedlander rendered his inventory. ha*
reported that the estate teas worth
$160. Herold values one party dress
at. nearly that amount. A year ago
Jlerold opposed the granting of let
ters of administration to Friedlander.
assailins th» latter's character, morals
aud reputation for honesty and infer
ring that there were suspicious cir
cumstances surrounding the death of
Mrs. FriedlanderJn which Friedlander
was Involved. 'In spite of the brother's
opposition the court granted the let
ters to the husband,
Brother-in-I^iw Starts Troubl**.
.SALT LAKE. Sent. . 1.— H. L. WM-i
ktnson, one of the party of Cleveland, i
Ohio, Knights Templar en route for »
th«* conclave at S<in Francisco, while j
{ hathingr in Greni Salt Lake this after- I
j noon accidentally s-aruitoxrefl a con- 1
j siderable -quantity cf ths brine. It »
! strangled h,im and the next Instant •
his head was under water and when '
rescued by attendants he was un- j
conscious. - He was - hurried to a hos
pital, where his condition is said to i*s
I critical. --.Wilkinson ls.<0 years of age.
¦-i-_i_ — »
Knijcht.-? nt Low Angeles.
LOS .AXUELES. S?pt. 1.— Three I
special trains of twenty-one cars. {
carrying Knights Templar to the Tri-I
ennial Conclave at. San Francisco, ar- j
rived In this city to-day over the ;
Southern Pacific. The Philadelphia*
nnd Harrishurg commanderies were
aboard these trains. One special was
handled independently by the Penn
sylvania Railroad. A special bearing
th«» Portland. Maine, commandery and
another with th<» Kokomo and other
Indiana delegations aboard are sched- ,
iiled to arrive this afternoon over the j
Santa Fe. The Troy. N. Y.. Knights, \
in three cars, are also due to arrive!
tc-day. The Apollo Commandery of |
Chicago. Kansas and Oklahoma antfi
the Boston delegation are expected to- |
morrow. r
Strangled by Brine.
PORTLAND. Or.. Sept. 1.— Three
special trains bearing Knight* Tem
plar, whose ultimate destination is San
Francisco, arrived in Portland to-day.
The arrivals consisted of. the Denver
Knights Templar Club, with 125
swords and • ladles; Hamilton Com
mandery of Bridgeport, Conn., and
Holy Sepulchre- Commandery. twenty
two Knights and ladies, of Pawtucket,
R. I., and Tancred Commandery of
Pittsburg. Pa., with seventy-five peo
pl<». and Washington Commandery of
Hartford, .Conn., with 130 members
and. guests. Attached to the regular
Northern Pacific North Coast Limited
was a special car occupied by Lincoln
I*«rk Commandery. having 1 forty people.
Holy Sepulchre and Hamilton com
manderics I?ft this city over- the
Southern Pacific for San Francisco
this evening.
Portland Receives Knights.
Trip, to Mare lslaml «nd Rerkelcy and
' Ctihiest* tVstlyal Offered Visitors.
The ; I > rv>nK>tion j Committee' has re
ceived the i programme of the - concert
which will b«t given by the students of
the ' University of California In the
Greek theater at 4 o'clock oh .Thurs-^
day 'afternoon. September. 8. In honor
of the visltinK - Masons. This concert
has bi*cj» Included among the official
EKTKKTA1NMEXTS ARRANGKD.
The rehea:*i-al last night, while not
public, was open to the frleiiils of the
•ringers and many nere present to en
joy the treat.
On Sunday night- the huge chorus
will have the Hcompaniment of a band
.uf : forty pieces. Later In the, evtrn-
Ing Sir Khisht Samuel M. . Shortrid^e
will «Je!!ver an oration in memory of
th« martyred President.
. Five'scotions of seats were filled with
the women and children of the chorus,
while the - men slpgers' were gatherea
In a .large crowd* around . • the piano.
Professor' SlcKerxle, 'who has worked
faithfully- with tlis singers, tlien start
ed them in Sullivan's "Lost Chord."
After they had sunsr it through once a
few .weak places were. rehearsed again
and again until the rendition was' per*
feet. "Keck of Agvs" was, then cung
and" rehearsed until It was without a
flaw.* . , -" -
The great chorus of 750 voices that
will bv heard Sunday night at = the Me
chanics' PayiWon In the MoKlnley me
morial sacred concert held its fifth re
hearsal last night at the Pavilion under
Profeslor- Joh:VW. McKemle.
l>ii»fc<tsor McKciwic Completes Prcpa
..rtitlon for >loKinlcy Atrmorinl.
S «HH\T CHORUS ¦¦nKHKAIISKS.
The trophies will be awarded on the
drill grounds immediately' after the
drill. The original plan was to award
trophies on Thursday night. Septem
ber 8. In the Mechanics* Pavilion in the
presence of a (large multitude and un
der the auspices of the Grand Com
mandery of California. The original
plan .was changed to comply with, the
wishes of- members of the drill corps,
some of whom will not be able to re
main in San Francisco until Thursday
night or Friday morning.
¦If not more thun the four drill corps
thup far. entered will compete there will
be at least two and perhaps more valu»
able- trophies left in the hands of the
committee. Since California drill corps
!\9 hosts on this occasion are barred
from this competition It i^ the intention
to have, a competitive drill during the
annual of the Grand Com
mandery of .California. This will af
ford the California <1HII corps an op
portunity'to practice from now on until
next May. : ;;-
will provide adilltlunal facilities to ac
commodate the traffic, which is expect
ed to be the largest in the history of
this city. /
i CThe pompetltlve / drill for the most
J .valuable tW1>hies ever offered on any
! like occasion. l>y the crack dx-IU corps
I of th>» United States, <\\\\ attract the
greatest attention from mllitarj" men
ami rlvie organizations, as weir as from
uhe general public. .In anticipation of
\hf largest number of spectators ever
j assenibltd to witness a drill ¦ the..com
mittee selected the baseball ground of
Golden Gate l\\rk. ; The; capacity of
that Evoumt Is almost. withgut.Mlmit.
being entirely free' and x open and in the
center, of a larse terraced. park.". form-'
Ing th«> finest natural amphitheater/ in
the world. -There will be. uo admission
fee. ro crowding and no reserved
places. The humblest spectator will
have an equal .footing with, th« most
exalted Sir Knight In seeing ' the' drill
ou, Wednesday. September"^, commenc
ing at 10 o'clock In ,the morning .';
Only a wire will senarat^'-the drill
ground from' the • rest "of the park* that
the throng may not Impede;the:iu.ove-
ments of the competing corps. Seven
tents will bt» placed on the" ground for
the accommodation \of the' corp*," ; ; on«
fi>r each drill co,rps, and '• tbe_ others for
ttu» otlicers of the resv>ective.~command
evies, for the judges and' for the medi
cal department. The street car ; Unw
Cn»ck Corps Will Compete at Golden
Gate l*ork n«sfball tsround*.
i*iu:i\\K.vnoxs -for duili*.
Orovllle Commandery No. 5. one of
the oldest and loyal branches of
Tcmplarism in California, will come to
San Francisco with full ranks as part
of the Northern California battalion,
composed of the seven commanderiea
stationed fin towns' of the north. Oro
ville will l<ee»> open house in the com
bined h^adquartora. Mochahlcs' Pa
vilion, anil will have Its special recep
tion on Wednesday. September 7. Oro
ville Commandery. will arrive In this
city at « o'clock to-morrow afternoon,
and. with the Mother, commanderles
forming the battalion, will march from
the depot unho Mechanics' Pavilion,
(ty eminent commander, Albert Eugene
Hoynton. Is the youngest -member of the
commandery. He U aided in the work
of rrepaiing foj* the conclave by Sir
J. F. Waterhoxw, Sir G. J. Graham and
an executive committee.
Wednesday. September 7. will be the
great day for Naval and Stockton
c»;niman<K»rle!«, occupying jointly the
rume headquarters. A reception will
be given by the twrv- commanderles
from 7:30 until 9:20 p. in..' t« close. with
n grand ball In the evening. - ,
Thursday will be observed by the two
commanderleii in making formal- calls
on other commanderles during the day,
but Naval and Stockton commandertes
will receive In their own hall at night.
Friday will be observed in the same
manner. Saturday, reception and fare
wells. ' '?
The omclal programme of Naval
Commandery for conclave week is as
follows: On each evening of the week,
beginning with Monday, there will be a
band concert, commencing at 8 o'clock
and t- ml I ni? at. 10.
On each afternoon,, commencing with
Wednesday, there will ln» band concerts
from 2 to 4 o'clock. "¦ Refreshments will
also bt» served on each afternoon and
evening.
Hall. Jiy Kdd>' stiert: The headquar
tcis of this cnmnmndory have been
hrautlfully. docorated and ornamented
fur the occasion. '
C. O. Kenjoc.-M.rx. chWt of sta.iZ; A. Miles
Taylor. M. IX. e«cr«tary; . Wlnst«v Aml-»rs-.-n
M. >D.: Frank K. 'Ala^wcrth,' II. r>.: B. f. ai
«ten. M. !>.; IX K Ear«w. M. V.; Edward
HuoneiL M. D-: J. U B«rry. M. D.: Ocrxo
E. BusUn*IL M. I>.; J; A. Black, M. r>.; n. r.
Bryant. 5*. V.I W.K.- Crcth*r* il. tx.: C. V.
CTe»*. M. C>. : Georn* H. Evmas. M. D.; D.- E.
F, &sto«u M. D.: Edn* R. Fteld. M. IV; A. P.
lUtt. M.'D.r R-" E. Hartley M. rx:. Thomas I;
Jtne*. M. IX; H. I, JTooss." M. !>.; Thoai«
Mcrtttw. L». IX S.: S. M. M-juisirw M. O.^ \V.
Preparations yfor the car? of
Knights Templar that may be* in
jured or taken ill, during conclave
week are now complete ; headquar
ters having been established- in the
Palace HoteL The " following named
have been "appointed a medical staff
and : their services will b* at the dis
posal of the visitors at all times with
out: charge: ..
Staff Xnmrs to Care for Knights That
>lny Be incaiNtcitatexl.,
. — ; « _
PHYSICIANS WILII'ACT.
Admiral McCalla of Mare Island
has \ written Colonel Pippy that he
would be verj' Blad to place Mare
Island at the disposal of the visiting
Knlghtr. Templar during the conclave.
Admiral McCalla will ,send the tug
Unudilla to- take the visitors to Mare
Island antr in the event that more de
sire to (jo than can bs placed on the
Unadilla the tug Slocum will be at
the service of. the visitors.;
The Chinese Six Compnies of Cali
fornia announce that a Celestial fiesta
of exceptional Interest will be held by
the. Chinese population of San Fran
cisco ; at. the Yeonp \Vo Association's
house. 726 Sacramento street, becln
n|ns' Friday, September 9, and con
tinuing -until. Friday, September 16.
both days inclusive. The "house will
be open, from noon until 5 o'clock in
the monainK each day. Sir Knights in
uniform and their families will Be ad
mitted free of. charge. The ceremo
nies will be of h nature rarely se?n
outside of China. ' The festival which
will foe celebrated during; that period
Is onfi of rare occurrence.. The heads
of the Chinese Six Companies desire
to impress upon the visitors that there
is ; absolutely no charge of any kind
for witnessing the ceremonies in or
der that strangers visltlns: this city
shall not be. Imposed upon.
University of California Orchestra, "Hun
garian Dance" (Brahms): "The ' Singer's
March" (Werner). 1'nlvenlty of California
Glee Club; Ronc~ "A California Nljht Song"
(SttwnrO. Mrt. I*. Snl<Jer-John»on, violoncello
oWlf»lo. Mme. Elsa von OrOf«; «onr. "Vulcan's
Son*" iCiounciO. Thomas rUckartl; violoncello
»ol<\ ¦ "Simple Aveu" (Thonse). - b "Ber
ceuse" (Godard), Mm*. Elsa von.Grofe: i>art
•cnics. a "S«ren»d»" (Schubert>. b "My L*»v»
Sl»er»" (Lyn*»>. Univtriity Ule« Club: Uni
versity of <?HMfornla Orchestrn. selection* from
% ;Fjust" iGonncd).
All Knights Templar and their
friends and all friends of the univer
sity in general will be welcomed at
the concert. It will begin at 4 o'clock
and will last about an hour. There
will be no charge for admission. The
programme will be as follows: •
Dr. H. J. Stewart of San Francisco,
director of the University of California
Glee Club, arranged the programme
for the concert. The University Glee
Club, the university orchestra and
several soloists will participate.
The soloists will be Thomas Rickard.
the Mayor of Berkeley: Mrs. L. Sni
der-Johnson, soprano, and Mme. Elsa
von Gr.ofc. the cellist.
events of the conclave and it is ex
pected there will be a jrreat attend
ance of Knights Templar from . all
parts of the country.
Receptions Prepared
by Corrimanderies
of Interior.
Staff of Physicians to
Care for III and
Injured. . .
Tte rvf.rt»«nei who would »tamp out
tin fvil nmst be well heeled.
IXiRTl.ANlV fc\-!'t. 1.— 1'lans for the
eyira»olldstu>n of the City ami Suburban
and .Portland railway companies, o'per
at'inW nartlcally all the car lines in
and atnmt Portland, were completed
to-day. The, nVw o\*mpany will »>e in
tx«rporated (ot ii.000.OW, ami will bt
kfivwn as the Portland and Suburban
IU*1« ay .' Company.
— i ¦ » ¦ . —
IJrvan ju> \ i*n »1h* (iraml Chiiuhi
"LOS ANGE1£8, Sept. I— William J.
lhya»» «-*h1 family \Ciii leave. Lincoln.
N>b., 3 for a visit to the
lirsnd Cariyun. I'HefwHi irmaln at the
fanvon abo»«t a we«k. The only. »t«>p
Hh«-duredtr> route ia at Denver, Hry
kn will l«e avvv'.n»j>au'eJ l>> Mr*. Ury»n.
ihvir ten, William J, Jr.. and daughter.
UracV. . BkO
KntihtN TetnjHar l»f>^»raiW»i:>
Saabora, Vail v \ «\». ;*\ \Urk«-t str«<u
;Mn»i*h »s. embieoi foi. decoratloit, "-T^«
:»i»ss "ind (>»«." ftntKhpd In red. Mack
tl*<J f^<id Th^ ita'ul«'«in«-s« Una m<?M »p
¦•¦¦¦¦• i".- for Ktare or house de**<\ration
lf .•tt' t jyf B « < I*^ rr * 1 ******* IU>c!»tM
• n » ? » .¦ -- . •
In I;- iii a .ic-. .itiiuii tli«o •Track. '
- KKPIUNU. >*ri»t. 1-Thr.eV oil cars -of
thv ni>nhli<>un«l Height train Jumped
iM-.trark- bet wee.ii Copley and Kennet
this -un.iriins and piled up In the ditch.
No one uan.hurt. The cause of the
»\TeVk is "unknown. Traffic \\m# tied
u p; rfo'if Kev.eral hour*. : The Ofegon ex
preui w«» hekl here and the" California
expreca ai Klras, 7 S
•= ; -'.. : _
llrittthiiry Jit-c Is I'oMjHMitui
n\X KAFAKU Sept, 1.— The pre.
lim'tAury examination of \V. H. Hrud
bury. on ii. . '¦• . it,- of uMsault, prefer
red by-Mrn. C tionlnn. was postponed
by. 'j'uKtiVe Mugetv to-day at th* request
c^.the iiefeiis-e..- The' defendant waa
gra'ntect a continuance until Saturday
In order '..I p. necur« the attendance of
tm»oix.tni witiu-jis.s.
¦ . . » ? m
iNuthrml i::«iiv\.i\«"('(«ii^iih>.iHtt*
tnick ulie.i» he kuw the locomotive »p
l.irnvUl/ingv Hp ¦ Jumped from the
WiigoiV • to save, himstelf, hut " .was ' so
u rjrtrte'd- tttat he could not inove off
the. 'track.': :.• The next liistttnt' the en
jfcioe'v •truck uAd . killed him. Uta
ihother .i» in a critical cmiditlon to
night, iheiifwH of her boh'b death
¦ha'viris caused iifFvouh prostration.
juttipx I i •Mil Wnui'ii en .Sine. Illin-clf,
: lust; NIhhMp. ti» Il-»t?api» Ap
•'. - . ' . _ .'. |u-du«.lrlnc Kugliie.
: .vi >m« >.vA. ¦ Sept. l.~ Harry 'Hantlfcr.
<>iiis- s«»ii tif Frank Handler .of .Pomona
A'altey.. Wais UIIIcmI thla nften»o«n by a
K«.uthfin Pacific '4oi*nni<tUve. The boy
v;:"ii , rj4inR in* a wagon acron the.
1JOV IS Ml.! I.I) WHILE
'. . «m>ss!X« nAHAVAY TRACK
Naval Commandery No. 19, stationed
at Vallejo. Will*. arrive in' .this city
by steamer at J:15 p. m. on Mon
day- next. Naval Commandery will
be atcowpanled by ih« Naval {tana,
which . has been e«sas«^l tut con
clave we*k. and th* escort -commit
tee wltl meet the Sir Knights and their
families »t the landing j»U»c» and escort
them 't«' their headquarter* : *t ,: Lyric
Naval of Vallrjo nml Oro^Ule IHan to
Kntortatn «t lUniilquniicr*.
COMMAS DK1UKS •' tX>Ml.\«.
Upon reaching the depot rtt th*» foot
of Market street the party will l»e tntX
by nn escort -cohklstinc of SW Sir
Knifthts of California Commandery,
mounted on black 'steeds, who will net
as a guard of honor. They will be com
manded by Captain R. P. Hurlbut.
There will be mounted buRlers and a
band of forty pieces, mounted guides
and outriders. The grant! master will
rlvie in a carriage drawn i'y four white
horses. CarrlaRts will he pn>vuled for
the members In his party' and he will
be escorted, with the guard of honor
precepting him. from- the ferry up
Market street to Post, along To$t to
Stockton, down Stockton to Market
and -down to the Palace Hotel,
\\ here headquarters hav>> t>een provided
for him and his party.
Uaper Commandery No. 1. Crawford
ville Ccn^manUer^¦ No. 25 nml Oreeu
feld Coninia^iUtiy No. 39. all of Indiana,
a'vtlveti yejjtv'rday.' They were vecelved
ai the ferry by a committee and es
corted to headquarters, where the mem.
bers wpent the afttrnoon. chatting with
the Un-al kniphtf. ami complimtn^InK
the preparations lhat hav» be?n made
tor the conclave. ¦ The commandertesj
that are due to-d&y an? Cincinnati No.
3 uf Cincinnati. Palestine No.. 5^ of
SprlngfleW. H*ed No, 6 of I>ayton* O.;
New Haven NA 3 of New ; Haven,
Conn.; Urbana No. 16 of Urban*,. UK.
and the Texas rommanderlcs that ac
company the grand master.
Past Grand Commander Frank \\\
Punmer, offloerji and members of the
(•rand Commandery of California ami
also members of local' i-oinmanderlett
who are members of the Grand Kn
(-ampnient will go across the bay to
meet the grand master. California.
Commandery will be represented by a
«pei«l&l delegation, headed by Eminent
Commander Charles M. Plum and his
staff of. officer*. Eminent Commander
P. D. Code of Golden Gat<* Commandery
and hi* staff of, officers will cross the
bay as a delegation from that torn
mandery. On arrival of the train at the
Oakland mole the band that will at - %
rompany the rcivj»tlon committee will
l>lay '"Hail to the Chief" and other ap
propriate alr».
Hooted and spurred ami mounted on
their raven thnreeis. 2M Sir Knights
wlil greet their chief. Grand Master
Henry Bates Stoddard, this mornlnjr.
The specjal train carryine th« grand
maatfr and three commahderies that
accompany him is due at the. Oakland
mole at 8 o'clock, and with stately
ceremonies he will be received and e»
corffcd to his quarters. : * ;
Mounted Escort and
•Band Will Lend* "
Dignity.
Knights Templar Are
Ready to Greet
Judge Hebbard "yesterday annulled
the marriage. Qf Samuel- O'Toole and
Belle O'Toole;. They were jharrjed 1ft
June of this year- aiidori the wedding
night she left him and* has not been
seen since by .the kusband.'- Izfij
Divorces were granted . by Judge
Kerrigan to. Lill'ie. J. fehoen from Wil
liam F.Shoen, for- neglect; t&- Lizzie '
Gehrun from^ J: ¦ tJ "-Gehrun; • tor-; ne
glect r to Emma. T. Beyers from. Harry.-
H. Beyers, for neglftct by. Judge Mu- "
rasky to tuella • O. Smith f-rbm Wil
liam J. Smith, ior extreme cruelty;; to '
Charles. W. 'Brabandt from Caroline
Brabandt, for cruelty." ; : •.
They have not been njarried a year,
but Edward Ge>i3ch .has. decided* *tha_t
his wife Is too cruel • to warrant him
In living Jonger with .her. In, a; suit
for divorce which he filed yesterday.
he set forth. that Catherine stayed out
late at -night- and when he remon
strated she 'would soream. When h£
went into another room. to. sleep she
continued to ''scream and .pulled the
bedclothes off Him. * Ifeckilnis that
she struck him. in, 'the 'face, knocked
him down and told' his em payers that
he was stealing -cig"are*t5s from* them.
Other suits for divo/ce were "filed
by Edgar il.. Armstrong, against
Bertha Armstrong f or -'dasiertlon .and
Violet Johnson -against -Axel Johnson,
extreme cruelty.. . . • •' v> -•
Few Months" of -Married Wfe .Enough
for Husbarid-^-bthcv Cases Un . .
T- Divorce Court. *
GERISCH SAYS WIFE . ' ;;
.'.;-' -¦; HAS BEEN.' TOO CRUEL
JPORTLAND, Sept. l.-jWith a.^eavy'
silver and ebooy hair "brush Mrs. H. .'
Erlckaon put a burglar' to fyghf Just ¦
before daylight" this morning. .She.:
caught him crouching at her bedroom
door in the Citizens' block, on the East .
Side, and took careful -aim • with the
brushy striking him a stinging blow, on '
the head. Howling with pain', the* in- *
trader Jumped to his feet, crxing: "Oih
don't kill me." He then ran downstairs
and disappeared. ..•".• •. •
"I was sleeping, with my sister and. '
was awakened by the creaking -of "the
door between ' the bedroom ami th* _
kitchen." said Mrs. Erickson, JnteUins '
of her adventure, "and- I roused • my '
sister.- Together we got.un, lighted, tha .
lamp and went to thedodr, I had my
hair brush, which is of ebony, mounted- .
with silver! We surprised the burglar
and caught him crouchin'g'.by the, door..
I took deliberate aim and. brought the'
brush down on his', head .with all ..my .
might. I guess he thought 1 had. a re- I
volver, and I am sorry I dlan'i. He"
jumped to his feet- and/ dashed out
through the kitcfien and- .got away."..
Then I guess* 1 fainted'."'
Special- Dispatch to Th* CalL
Nocturnal Prowler Finally
' Takes to His Heels '¦ and
Victor Promptly faints
•VVckih had.l><-tn mi a n'rofrat-tetl Sn'roe
whlVh i«-d to tr«>iul'.le' Mih m*-"mln»ia of
ir.» -?at:»!!y. ".Ht'-ihfn «>et-anie deapond
in't ; &nd -'wl'iilr jn that condition ended
histjift: Mlf wun ul.Kiut t>l year* of age
aird -K*» *<*«.«! w.lfi* und mveml children.
¦ srhU.'S; .Sriit! f.-Luuw W«wrth. a
Ifanhih- -ttpcher, who" rtftldtd »" few
jiYilr»«*aet of'HuUun, committed suicide
iiV- : day •>>•.¦• fajmfflnff* hlmnelf. -U« tied
& r«'r><". aJ^uTut hisnet'k and Juade th«
¦ •thy:- t- lid fast- to-.a \u\ah\ in the l>arn,
JJm -lifx-rfsi .Iioti> was found auipendi-ti
An rh£ »»lr tiy, his dxiig-hn-r. ; : \ ,
I'iiiuH Wi>rJi.-Mtir QuarrolUiJi With
- '¦¦_ ••¦ I'llfc '- rhtiiiiy. Ili-foiiM"* IU'n|HiiuN
«'ni aiul- 4'<iiiitult!» Suicide.
: : ;Tiiel!(!'»irli, *fn<« -fche .la a Hritish
Meimn;. tiaV nn right .to ply any lhtrr*
:' : miHljate" tributary .water cour«e be*
l«>pn Dnv8i)u';au«1 rtt." Michael..
?•" •A";'it:l»«'» : t' X-'M brought to D&Wton
i'ittfte VlfnV; «i;i»"thot 't-h*- «£*rt"**6n the
: iir«M ; .ari>r. "inteiu'ed. to. »eJ«»; tlie vessel,
'i."\>ri>owrr -the r»r:>ttiin arfu- run her up
th^VKfiyukuk.-tntit/'ad o{ coming to
,l»nV,K".Ti. -l/.itf-fct ; repprti fndJratf-thiit
;Whitifolng of t'mit.kind «4i 4ot>». :*
lIA.vciniit .;ii.\\<is UlMjtKM'
Tit ¦'.hAI-TW. IV HIS UAftN
TAOOMA. " 8V;.». 1 -A Dawson dljs
l>atitv enys tljai full corioboratlon of
the" i'ej.ort thai the nrlilsh steamer
iii-ermfch. ¦.%ihU-h . .-Heared • from St.
Michael for I)«\\Hon, had gone UP the
ICoyufcuk rlvei oh a atanu»ede Jo "Mldaa
i}.etU, wag*' brought. (•>' 1'seeengera ar
rjvjngfliut night «n the .steamer Susie.
'I he Jle*e*rch wak neen fifty mll«» u|>
th« ICoyukuk. \u»<Hug UP atre^ni. •
•Hteuart Men&ifa, auditor *)t the
t'onunrn ial Company, was
among t him*. k%o caw the Uesearch.
jj« \vaV rc.niine <1<mn ihr Koyukuk on
i'h« ' .>A ea int-r Koyukuk. lt.afMwuied to
iirtitjitt that tin re w*re about thirty
Vri»T> .»n thp-lt« % s<'tti< h It \\ ns.ve ported J
4b*f 1 A .ruaturnn <>l!li«'r : Intended ..to go
jjp:ih<* Kovuhuk-. t<» »i ize hjr.
ep*cui nup«tcb t» Tb« cm
]{<']H>rf Is Circulated That
IVospei'tors Forced , Mas
ter to. Change His Course
VESSEL MAY HE SEIZED
PLEADS FOR HIS LIFE
Hritisli Steamer Research,
Which Cleared for Dawson,
• Heads for 31idas Creek
Portland. Woman Finds Him
at Her Bedroom Door and
Beats Him With a Brush
CAPTAIN MAY
BE A PRISONER
GIVES BURGLAR
A BIG SURPRISE
POMP AND CEREMONY WILL MARK MASTER'S COMING
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 2, 1901
4
GRIFFIN EXTRA
CATSUP and TOMATO SOUP
FREE TO WANT AD PA-
TKONS OF THE CALL.
Hum* brhijctns to THK CALX
iiflUx-. ohhci- 1'hurMlay. i>ui:«>
or Nutt«t\Ut\. h u mu Mil. will rcC
i'HVc «« t>ottle of t;ritUu Kvm*
t -M»;t|» mihI ;»Im» » can of taif.
ftn tviia Tmuato Soum niii«|t> hy
Cahfortita rYuit CmiuumV .\x«o.
i-i-«ti»»ii. rnx 1 .
- *mv- niiiHHiiuviiifn! on rlMtxi.