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Forecast lor February 24: \
San Francisco and vicinity — Showers
Saturday; fresh (southerly winds,
G. H. WILLSOX.
Lcca.l Forecaster,
Temporarily la charge.
VOLUME XCIX— NO. S6.
THUG BEATS
WOMAN WHO
HOLDS HIM
Diminutive Victim
Is Viciously
Battered.
Brace o£ Burglars Take
Mis. D. T. Hetzel's
Little Hoard.
Plucky Landlady Seizes One
of the Crooks and Is
Thrown to Floor.
Two daring yourp thugs burglarized the
lodping-house conducted by Mrs. D. T.
Hetzel at 1233 Market street yesterday
morning. When detected at their \rork of
looting the house one of them made a
vicious assault on the landlady, who at
tempted to hold him -while she called for
h<rlp. The burglars, who are known to
the police, made away with 5125 and two
pold watches valued at J73. Mrs. Hetzel.
who Is a frail little woman. Is prostrated
from, the rough treatment and blows
ebowered upon her by the thief she tried
to capture. The brave woman bemoans
the loss of her entire hard-got wealth.
Hetzel, who was upstairs at the time.
v heard cries for help and ran down In time
to seize one of the burglars, but the crook
managed to brtak away after dropping a
revolver in his flight. He was pursued
\u25a0 for blocks by Hetzel through the crowded
Etrects, but finally made his escape.
Shortly after * o"clock two young men
entered the dental ofSces of Dr. "W.--E.
Singleton, in the Hetzel house. Both want- :
«-d dtr.uii work done. The smaller asked
the price for the restoration of a lost i
teeiser. and the other \u2666 wanted some .fill»^
'"R3rs^T*rrTEmgreTOn--ssKt-tf-wiraT.a(J pm-lai
a peculiarly shaped filling ia his. front 1
tooth, and the youth replied that It bad]
bten_don« by Dr. W..A. Mundell, in' the-j
Majestic building. This filling, recalled by j
• Dr. Mundell. -"-coupled- \u25a0with -the -accurate
description given by Singleton and Mrs.
H'tzel, led to the identification of one of
the thugs as John Murphy. The other
burglar 1c known as "Frenchy." "j ' .
Both Murphy and "Frenchy" were seen
by Policeman McMurray in- front of the
lodgir.g-house a few minutes prior to the
daring burglar)' and assault. McMurray,
knowing the bad character of the youths,
saw ihtra. on Market street, near Eighth,
and followed them. He lost them in the
crowd near 11*03 Market street, and be
lieves that they went at once to the office
of Dr. Singleton.
After leaving Singleton's office the
thieves must have gone to work at once.
Mrs. Hetzel, coming downstairs/ passed
through the hallway near- which is lo
• cated her bedroom. She was startled to
see the two burglars emerging from her
room and hurriedly caught a glance of
her room, the contents of which were
turned topsy-turvy. Both thugs started to
run, and Mrs. Hetzel grabSrtl the nearest,
who is supposed to have been Murphy,
end wildly called for help. "Frenchy"'
made his escape, and the little woman
erruggled bravely with all her feeble
etrength to hold her man. In'the struggle
the burglar struck her repeatedly, but
ehe held grimly to his coat.
Hetzel heard her cries, and when he
came running up the thief threw Mrs.
Hetzel heavily to the floor and started
down the stairs. Hetzel seized him. but
he broke away, dropping a revolver,
which he had taken from the rifled room,
in his hurry. The landlord gave chase,
and thief and pursuer tore madly down
Eighth street. Many pedestrians joined
in the chase, crying "Stop, thief." The
burglar ran down Eighth street and es
caped Into a small alleyway near Jessie
ctree t.
Policeman McMurray was called in, and
- tfter his investigation said he was posi
tive that the crooks are Murphy and
"Frenchy." Both can be easily Identified
if captured. Detectives Mulcahy ani
ODea are searching for the culprits.
Mrs. Hetzel is confined to her bed as a
result of her encounter.
COUBTESY OF ALFONSO
CHECKED BY PEEMER
Original Gift for Alice Boose
veltßore3Totto"Witli-
" out Bancor/'
Special tttepatch to Tbe Call.
MADRID, Feb. 23. — It was learned to
day that King Alfonso had ordered
from the court jeweler as a wedding
present to President Roosevelt's daugh
ter a richlj jeweled bracelet bearing
the motto. 'Without rancor." Alfonso
showed the bracelet to his mother, who
tried to influence the King to change
his mind and not send* it. Alfonso in
sisted, however, until Premier Moret
suggested to the King that the present
might be interpreted as Inopportune
and the Government could hot assume
the re*po«lbllity.
Alfonso then decided not to send the
bracelet. He told Moret he was miss
ing ' : the opportunity of proving' to
America that the Spaniards are as gal-
Jaat friencs as they are noble enemies.
Alfonso then *ent a gift without a
xnott*.
Fon m:n speakeh iiemier so v
is'or critical coxornox
I'atltat Takes a Cbuire for the Worse
' \u25ba faad Ther e I* Little Hope for
Jlt« Recovery.
DfBUQUE. lowa. Feb. 23. — Former
Spclker David B. Henderson took a
chaise for the. worse this afternoon.
Ilispconditlon is critical, and little hope
U jfeld out for. his "recover}-. . a
The San Francisco Call.
POLICEMEN
ENTANGLED
IN SCANDAL
One Judge and a
Prosecutor Are
Involved.
It Is Charged That De
mand Was Made in
Larceny Case.
Patrolmen Morton and Wilson
Formally Accused of At
tempted Bribery.
The Board of Police Commissioners
last night ordered ebarces filed agmlast
two members of the department. Ma
rie I.nwlor, a dance hall Traitress, , ac
cuse* Pol icemen Robert P. Morton and
Harry Wilson of bavins demanded
monr j from lirr after they bad arrested
her on charges of grand larceny and
vagrancy. In the testimony . brongbt
ont at tbe preliminary examination tbe
name* of Police Jndsfe Shortall and
; Prowntlngr Attorney Lonis "Ward
! irere involved. 4
A portion of the evidence. Riven by
Charles Bacigalupi. a friend^of the
woman, directly accuses the officers of
soliciting bribes and of threatening
their prisoner with imprisonment un
less she acceded to their demands.
The bulk of the evidence, however.-was
given by the woman herself. She. says
demands were made to her through the
medium of a third party — James Grif
fln, a. saloon-keeper at Kearny Tind Pa
cific streets. It was Griffin who. It is
alleged., explained ,tj* the Troman T that
•fee »««aejt^27S--t<r~ -setisre — tae-case. '
Fifty dollars of this amount was to go
to each' policeman, JJOO to Judge 1 Short
all, $50 to Prosecuting: Attorney. Ward
»nd the rest of'thexnOneJr to some un
known party.
Miss Lawlor asserted that she was
arrested on the night of January 19 by
two officers for the* alleged robbery of
Enrico Montello in Barbary Coast
dance halls. The amount involved was
$10 and Morton is alleged to have told
her that he would release her if she
gave him the $10. When she refused,
asserting the money was her own, s"he
was sent to jail. On the following day
Charles Bacigalupi. with whom she has
a joint bank account, asserts that Mor
ton approached him In the corridors of
the Hall of Justice and told him to "get
together" if he 1 wanted the case of his
female friend disposed of. Bacigalupi
replied that he had only $10. but Mor
ton stated that such an amount 'was
too small and not worth taking a
chance for.
Bacigalupi says he then sent to a man
named Marcelletti. proprietor of the dance
hall in which the woman Is employed and
the man who Introduced him to the of
ficer, and borrowed $5 more. Thinking $15
sufficient, he made the tender, but the
amount was scorned. • Two days later
Bacigalupi says, Policeman Wilson came
to him and threatened to "get him." Wil
son made no demand for money at this
time, but on the first occasion asked Mor
tem, for Bacigalupi; ir the $15 would be
sufficient. • . . . s •- ;
Postponements were had from time to
time, and,two weeks from the date of ar
rest. Miss Lav. lor avers that James Grif-
Sn sent for her to come to his place of
busings. She was then out on 1273 bail
Griffin asked her for the bail receipt. He
Is said to have told her that it would re
quire some money to "fix" her case and
that the would have to go "across the
bay" if it was not forthcoming. Two
weeks ago- Griffin sent again for the
woman, according to her statement, and
said that it would take the entire amount,
of bail money to prevent the prison bars
from closing upon her. Then it was, as
alleged, that he gave. her the schedule of
prices mentioned above. .
Miss Lawlor protested, saying that a
portion of the money had been borrowed
and that room rent and other expenses
prevented her from ,"giving up" that sum
of money. Griffin is then alleged to have
offered to go out- and see the officers
and have a talk with them. The woman
declares she saw Griffin talking to the
two policemen a block away soon after
ward, and when he returned he Informed
her that Morton was "sore," and made an
arrangement to meet her In the saloon
later. The woman waited at the ap
pointed time. but. neither Griffin nor the
policemen put in appearance.
Last Friday night the woman was
pressed for money and made a" demand
on Griffin for the bail receipts. She states
that Griffin put her off, and flna.lly deliv
ered them up two days later, remarking
at the same time that if. she took the or
ders she would "go across," telling her
that she had put him In bad light with the
police by her action In refusing to deliver
up the bribe money. ..The case was called
In Judge Ehortall's court last Wednesday
and. the defendant was held over to the
Superior Court on the larceny charge.
Xo other, witnesses were questioned by
the Commissioners last 'night, and when
tbe woman and her friend had testified a
resolution was offered instructing Secre
tary; J. George Boyne to prefer charges
against the . two • policemen and [ summons
them for, trial. The inquiry .was simply
in the nature, of a. preliminary examina- |
tlon to ascertain whether i there was any*
ground on which <\u25a0 to bring ; charges. The
accused men will get an immediate trial.
Plans to ; Retire r«m the I Stage.
BOSTOX. Feb. 23.— Richard Mansfield
tonight authorized the statement' that
he had . formulated plins for retiring
from the stage. Jt; Is Mr. Mansfield's
Intention to play three more ~ seasons.'
ending his theatrical career*. in .. the
spring of {1909. ;
SAN FRANCISCO, \ SATURDAY; FEBRUARY 24; Mfc
WOULD SEND
OIL CHEF
TO PRISON
Lawson Gives His
Views oh the ;
System.
He Prescribes Jail for
Rockefeller, Ryan
and Morgan.
Author of "Frenzied Finance"
Accorded Scant Courtesy
in Peoria.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
CHICAGO, Feb." 23.— -Thomas W. Law
son, In the train shed at the LaSalle
stre.et station to-day, explained about
"the ax which will put the "system out
of business." and which, he says, will
"land Rockefeller, Ryan, Morgan and
others in the penitentiary."
"The system Just now i» like a bis
elephant which has broken loose in a
c4rcus tent." said Lawson. "Lots of
persons are running about explaining
that there Is a hornet in the "elephant's
ear, or that a corn on his ;toe. is hurt
ing him. The way to handle that ele
phant is to.blt him with an ax, and
that is what is going to be done.
"The ideal condition, if; it could- be
worked, would be Government ownership.
John F. Dryden.of the Prudential wants
Government control.. He. -knows »it
wouldltake a year? to get lt.arid^hree
Tears more to light it outithrou&hvtho
courts beforeiit .could amount- to anr
thini?.. \u25a0:; ,;:.,-j-.^; ,; .-. \u25a0. . "\u25a0;-;.';
rVJ^her»iis^no )^i>p.«»}ct^g^t'h!ev«'« ;,->boty. ;
much they: stole. 'When Ryan and all.:
the rest 'are thrown out, the- men ; who
come in willi sayi "John, D. Rockefeller
stole so' many 'millions' of dollars;. and
he will go to the penitentiary.' ",. . •
! Lawson left this afternoon for Bos
ton.- • ' . \u25a0 .* , . ; . . :
PEORIA. -111.. Feb: 23.— The entire
city was arou.«ed today over the dis
courteous treatment alleged to have
been' given" Thomas Lawson of Boston,
who was 'on the programme at the
Washington's birthday, dinner 'given by
;the Creve Cocur Club.' Lawson, the
hero of "Frenzied Finance,"- had trav
eled half way across the" continent to
be present at the hinner. and - was
slated for the principal speech of the
evening.
He had prepared many startling: rev
elstibns for the evening, and 'was pre
pared to make* the speech of his life.
Instead of being- allowed to speak, he
was crowded p/T "the programme. It was
ll:f-5 p. ra^when his opportunity came,
he having 1 been, preceded by Rear Ad
miral Schley. J. Adam Bede and Charles
A. Towne. ]\u25a0'. ' :.
Lawson good naturedly declined to
speak at length, declaring- that many
of his hearers showed signs of need
ing sleep. He referred the'gruests to
the newspapers for his speech.
MOTHER SELLS
HER DAUGHTER
TO GET FOOD
Police Arrest tWj^Man
in Chaise.
Special Diapatch to Th« Call.
OMAHA, Feb. 23.— That she sold her \u25a011
year-old daughter . for food Is the .'con
fession of Mrs.. Jane Ryder, ,2223 East
Maple street, after her child, had been
taken In custody by \u25a0 Protection" Olflcer
Bern&tein. : . . ' ' _
J. Parker, the =. proprietor of a barber
shop, is the man to whom the, child. was
sold, and he is'now under arrest await
ing a preliminary hearing.
Mrs. Ryder said : that Parker had been
good to the family, buying groceries and
other necessities, and she gave him her
little girl in return 'for 1 this.
1 The child wept bitterly when she was
seized. .. v '. \u25a0 -\u25a0', ' ... ,^ k .;_ \u25a0\u25a0'.
' "She sold 'me to him for. food," declared
the little girl.
MOBE DISTUBBANCES
AT/FBENGH CHUBCHES
Doors Broken Down and Wa
ter Turned Upon People
Special Dlsratch to The Call.
PARIS, - Feb. 23.— The authorities, as
sisted by'the pollce.took the^invento
ries: of twenty : churches '.todays amid
manifestations.'.; -*ManyJ{:.. barricaded
doors - were .broken - ; down -Jaqd ; firemen
drove out the; mahifestants ( bjv playing
water upon them. : Four arrests, were
made. -\u25a0' .. j.. i-i-.'f.'-. \ ''"--J" \u25a0?\u25a0 --::: r.;;" -V; ? -.» •\u25a0
. \u25a0-\u0084\u25a0- { \u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0-:.' "' '.:' V \u25a0 "
BERKELY SUICIDE WEIRD MYSTERY
BODY- OB mi7NG>MANmiW®m REMO TEPLA CE
UGLY. pCQRp FOR
DAY IN RASH ACTS
OF UNHAPPY LIVES
The bortj- of aiTonuar man Who
Itnd destroyed his oirn life
i. i trlth poison--.vrn« found. In
Berkeley yesterday, moralng.
; Ills 'dress nad* "features : pro
clnlined hini;of gentility, nnd
. hits of evidence Indicated he
. had traveled ;He had
mart e careful preparation that
| | there . ahonld'Lbe^ no clew ?to
. his Identity..^ Only - a letter,
sljjnert "Etliel," which blends
romance with the trugedy,
leave* opportunity for Iden
' tlficntlon.
Richard ltadeinaker, former
third officer of; the Peru, de
spondent over the loss of hia
position because *of his . par
* tlclpatle-n In , naturalisation
\u25a0 frauds, last night attempted
to murdrr Mt». Guule Mnn
\u25a0e roe anil end 'bis orrn life. He
\u25a0 called at her rooms, 629 Clay
street, where, while profess
, inK 'to love her, h e sent a
bullet through her Itraln and
v another tliroiigU bis ' own.
Uotli wre alive at the Cen
trnl Emerßeifcy. Hospital ' at
fin early hour thli morninK,
though their ' woiuid.x nre '
fatal.!
I Krmine Oxjuiea thought he had
killed Julia B. Jlminex, a
woman with whom he bad
been living,, m hen he turned
the iiUtul.iipon - himself and
dlspatuhpd lii« uunorlhjr life.
The , woman e.«cuped with "a
nonod thsit i« not seriou*.
. Oavid lllrshbaaai; nged -* ~2S
3 earn, J u yrosperonn businrsy
••v r .iiuJß»vtr»!^'l«aiid/ «!enil ', In hi-» ,
'''room % la "j&Utyglt f^iUtt^^fn^
. 'Bni jft Ifllhis in grtnsome
\u25a0too* A quarrel; with his
sweetheart '\u25a0 ; li i v believed ! 'to
. have rtrlven JllrsUbnum, to
the rash net. - .\u25a0. \u25a0 "
Bits; of \u25a0 Evidence
Tell of a Life's i
Romance;
DESTROYS CLEWS
TO HIS IDENTITY
Police Hunting \u25a0. for
a Girl Named >;
• "Ethel."
LETTER FROM
HER IN POCKET
BERKELEY. Feb. 23.— Penciling a : few
farewell words upon a sheet of plain blue
paper, in which he pathetically, begs that
a- veil be drawn over the tragedy and* ro
mance, that, apparently^ are ""'interwoven
with .his life and death, a man. 'young."
handsome and well, dressed, v whose iden-.
tlty the authorities . have sought iin, vain
to ascertain, drank poison last night and
thea* lay down to die in a vacant -lot ad
joiningr j the site of the old Town Hall jof
Berkeley at Grove and Center streets.. I
The" 1 fains of the night beat down upon
him "as ; he lay and ; when his body " was
discovered by a passerby/ this • morning
the ;curly chestnut hair was matted.^ the
face* was '\u25a0 discolored,"? blue* and "drawn, r the
.clothing - was v clinging -i' to -his> form -as
though* he ; had been j taken from the -bay;
and still, in death, - his appearance .was
that ; of . a ; gentleman, reduced 'by ' ill \u25a0 for
tune Ito ' penury, • but \u25a0 showing forth .--' his'
breedings and refinement./. He was about
iSyears of.'age.; \u25a0 . r; ;s; s \u25a0' .V""^
In the, clothing of the, unknown -dead
were\ found* letters i that* proclaimed -him
a ; suicide, and "which Indicated^th» r con
nection a» beautiful ; young; woman : is I be^
lieved" to ' have had with :, his * tragic end.*
Wrapped In \ one of these ? letters was "a
photograph v of :- the girl; '.whom-: the .au
thorities now. seek; in the: hope! of estab-^
Hshfng v through" her the ; Identity of
deau. The ' suicide < almost r whimsically
strove |to baffle j pursuit 1 of ; this ! character^
by, tearing from , the ; letter : she had writ
ten' to' him . the one | word Jat [ the i end "of
the letter - which would . make |heri iden
tlflcations easy,..or.^at least .possible-r-the
one ; word \u25a0' being the , girl's surname. =. .•- '
'"Edith" •is the name 1 - by, which" the Sui
cide called -the beautiful girl whose pho
tograph . and ~ whose -letter i were *< clasped '
close- to his 'heartrat, the :tlme he "ais
patched'\u25a0 his \ life, > By -this word \u25a0 alone , the"
polite ', must j. hunt s f or A the girl. . ; '
; ; This ?I sV the^, message ; wri tten'4by / the
strange youth before" he ended his* life'last ;
night, * the ..writing .; Indicating^; that »f: the
hand faltered, as the, nen^was moved [over
the paper, (for, the ; lines are not * firm; but
wavering throughout: " % ,; v - ' / - —\u25a0»: .-
X,"To the' Finder :?' I * have taken my .: own'
Ufe,, not I; am" tired of it. .*God
knows , my^ reasons;^ though s he ; may, \u25a0 not
accept f them. \"| Please^do iriot^ investigate
my identity, for that. would cause pain sto5 to
others.^ -.W.The University vv O f/Californiaf /California
Continued on ' Pace 2, Column 3.
UNKNOWN 'MAN -WHO COMMITTED- SUICIDE- IN BERKELEY. -TOUXG WOMAN WHOSE PHOTOGRAPH WAS FOUND IN A
, LETTER IN, HIS POCKET ANDTAC-SIMILES OF LETTERS FROM THE GIRL. AND ONE HE HAD WRITTEN JUST
.'BEFORE HE KILLED HIMSELF. * . • , , : " »'• - - < '
DESPONDENCY LEADS
TO FATAL WOUNDING
OF WOMAN AND SELF
;Loye figures; in vthe
Deed ; of RichardS
Radefnaker.:
Mrs/ Gussie rMunfoe
'Is -Shot
Down;
'; ;"With his lef t -: arm' clasped around her,
neck and" his; lips : pressed against those
of ', the .woman 'he * loved, X Richard/ Ride-,
maker, .. formerly- third "offlcer bn^the
steamer , Peru,; sent a ; bullet through^the;
head , of I Mrs.^Gussie Munroe.'a beautiful
woman, :: and - then, ?. with ,- the ~ smoking
weapon,' fired a bullet ihto_his"own brain.'
; n .The ? tragedy 'occurred * last . night in -. a;
lodging-house * at < €29 . Clay- street. J The:
principals are " still c alive ; the Central '
Emergency.- Hospital/, but '; their; wounds,
are j ßeliered : to ,be \ fatal." ,Thje ?shooting]
.was ;' about f 8 o'clock » last \u25a0• night \u25a0' in ejthe
room - - of ; ; Mrs., Munroel - . The assassin
"called « at \u25a0 the! house yesterday-. afternoon'
and % Inquired » for :\u25a0 Mrs.'} Mtmroe, '• but '\u0084 he
was ; told ; she -was • not . within."'^ He 7 visited '
L6ttle ? Davisfand:Luda;Smithi. who \ have
rooms j in }. the .same'; house, • and .waited ; iij'
\u25a0theirj' apartment ; , until ;^ Mrs. Munroe^re
.turned.'^-'..t;.;':; v., 1 ;\u25a0;• ' i -• i , - - - \u25a0\u25a0'?\u25a0\u25a0.'-. ' ;
. '! Rademaker.; showed ; no j signs of ,• his • in';"
tentlon s- when is he » ; entered ; the- < woman's,
room. !' He had not been teen : min- '
utes "i when < pistol i shots ? were ' heard. , i
llcemen - Davids^ and •• Corcoran', rant to" the
Continued • ou % l'agt 2, \u25a0 Column : 5.
BELIEVING HE HAD
TAKEN WOMAN'S LIFE,
HE DISPATCHES OWN
Ermine:' .Coquica Uses
-Pistol^to - Ench a
\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0-'-' . ' . - \u25a0
(jnarrel
Julia-^Jiminez Is Now
Free of Man She
;,; Supported^ -
nln a. quarrel : over. a small sum- of j money
yesterday Ermine Coquica fired two shots
at Julia B.Jimlnex, a woman with whom
ho had b«en. living, and then blew out hl3
brains. . Only, one or the shots fired at the
v woman took effect, wounding her slightly
.o*n"the;ahoulde».*l The" tragedy - occurred
In, a- squalid ; tenement at 121 Trenton
,strett,;.where the couple hare been living;
since .- they. \u25a0"' came liere from , Porto , Rico
nine months aso.
; v_rTh©". woman's two daughters,'. Who .have
been . 11 vln g \ln the same house, \u25a0 -leclar e
that'Coquica. has done no" work since he
came to .this' city. '. They, declare; that? he
has j been- Uving; on -what "they; andtthelr
mother • earned • in a . tamale factory, aHe
was ; a^ member . of .- the s Boilers ; Sealers'
afternoon Coquica entered the
house as Mrs. Jlminez was preparing 'din
ner, r? He V? s \u25a0 ln ! an l u «**y mood." and '.when
'the woman upbraided him for his laziness
he her? angrily;.; and. demanded
money.^ Sh^"*pef slsted. in \u25a0 the ' demand that.
he T go:to^wbrk and, refused toilet him have
.the ' sum " he asked - r f or.*^ ' j V. . -•" * "[\u25a0
Contian«d 'on Page '7, : Column" 4.
THE THEATZR3.
ALHAMBBA— "The Black Crock."
ALCAZAH^'TTser*. and .Back."
CALIFOBfOA— "Tank«e Doodle Girls."
CESTRAIJ— '.'Lio«t:ia'Xew Tork."
CHCTES— Vaudeville.
<X)IiUMBIA— "The County Chairman."
GRAND- "Around the Town."
MAJESTIC— "Off the RoadL"
ORPHEUM— Vanderine.
TrvOLI — "Tne Isle of Spice."
. Matlsees at all Theaters.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
LOVE CAUSES YOUNG
MAN TO END LIFE BY
TURNING OR THE GAS
Becomes Despondent
. After a Quarrel
: With Fiancee.
David Hirshbaiim .Is
fiound Dead in
His Room.
:' David Hirshbaum, a member of the Una
of the . Holland r & Hirshbaum. Delivery
Company.- Grove and Polk streets, com
mitted suicide by turning on the gas In
his room' at 315 Gough \u25a0 street yesterday
afternoon. It Is supposed 1 that some mis
understanding between him and the yours
lady •to - whom •he was engaged caused
him to become despondent, and, going 1 to
hia room, he fastened the door by drivinj;
his knife Li the wood near the lock and
then^ lay' down to', await his taking off. •
..When he arrived home .Wednesday even
tag he. told his landlady/Mrs. Neylor. that
his sweetheart. Miss Nellie Powell, had ar
rived from" San Gerdnimo. , Marin County.
and that they intended to go tgi the * the
ater together. He also told her that the
young lady had intended to return homo
on 'the following * day. - but ha had s, per
suaded 'her to remain over in order to
have her ; teeth ' fixed. He seemed ; in the
best: of spirits that, night and talked free
ly of. his. sweetheart. . hinting that their
wedding day was not far off.
-That; was, the last time. he was seen at
the \u25a0 house until yesterday \u25a0 morning, when
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