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Unite States Circuit Court of Appeals
Gives Decision in Favor of Gould
Oakland's Water Front
Freed From Rule
of the S. P.
Continued Prom Page 1, Column T
comes possessor of the lands beyond
the shore line, and as no title can be
given by the State,. and as such rights
as the Wrsterh Pacific has acquired in
the disputed area were secured by right '
of occupation, the Gould people cannot j
be ousted, and they have the situation
within their grasp.
In overruling Judge Morrow the
Court of Appeals says in its decision:
We hare here, then, the decision of the Su
preme Court of CaUforaii. deliberately expressed
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ta™_jREFUSE-SUBSTITUTE«.
in carefully chc*»n phrase, that "ship channel,"
as the term Ix used in defining the boundaries of:
the town, is ordinary low-water mark; that the
boundary follows the line of low * tide along
the south shore of San' Antonio Creefc :by t the
low tide of the bay on the headland south of the
mouth of the creek. \u25a0: • • • • The lands in
controTersy In the present suit lie entirely
within the limits of the grant to the town as
it is thus Judicially determined by the court.
j But the United States Circuit Court found in
the decision of the Supreme Court of California"
\u25a0 meaning widely variant from this, and reached
the conclusion that the line of low _ tide, which
the opinion in that case \u25a0 declared \u25a0\u25a0 was , the lino
of 'ship channel/ did not moan the line of low
tide on the bay front, * but another line lying
\u25a0waterward of low tide, the line of the limit. of
convenient navigation from the bay; a line along
the outer \u25a0 edge ; of a certain bar lying ; about n.
mile -off the mouth of San Antonio Creek, a line
which Ir now -approximately . marked by | the
United States bulkhead -line. .This conclusion
was reached upon a consideration of certain ex
pressions which are used in the opinion of Chief
Justice Beatty, one of which is the I sentence,
'•Ship's channel comprises \u25a0 the waters left free
to navigation." In this the court : bolow found
support for the theory that Chief Justice Beatty
meant by the line of. low, tide the line at: which:
convenient \u25a0 navigation was • interrupted at' any
stage of the tide. *\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0• Nothing could be clearer?
we think, than that the opinion directly and en
tirely rejects the theory of navigability 'as #he
test of the position of the line of low tide. In
the case of the San Francisco beach and water
lot act there was a \u25a0 definitely marked . line, a
bulkhead line 'between land : and water. That
was • found to be the = line . of "ships'' channel"
within the meaning of. that act.' But. along, the'
water front of the town of Oakland at the time,
of its incorporation there was no 'such line. 'The
only fixed and definite line was the line of low
tide., This wasv.the -line :which= the Supreme
Court of California adopted," and • when the -Chief
; Justice - said. • "ahlps' . channel ' comprif es ; the
waters •. left - free to . navijratfon.'V- he '• did \u25a0.' not
mean waters I free S from obstruction . to . naviga
tlon. but all . the ' waters of the bay proceeding
landward to the line of demarkation fron tin?
land. We find no warrant for hold ing > that's ny
other line was intended. Ther* ' was no other
line.'.'* • * '\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0:. • \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0-\u25a0,'•\u25a0>-'/-.\u25a0 :\'
_ BROADLY IXTEBPHETED
• • •i We cannot ' « find in; the " casual ,'\u25a0 and
perhaps inadvertent expression of. the opinion an
intention to modify' the whole purport of the de
cision; elsewhere .so clearly and s precisely 4 ex
pressed . In . words carefully « chosen, \and '. to I de- '\u25a0
clare that it does . not mean : what its clear, im
port intends, but something entirely at variance
therewith. * *. • T^9ASsi£*'K»iligSfoj*BHSfci£^.*. J s
The' Southern Pacific Company, has not:'ac :
.quired the Tight to wharf out. under the, general i
statute; of California providing ..for .the - exercise ;
of that' right,' and its • right 'to', do bo must de
pend apon the construction of its title through
Carpentier -under the grant \ made •' to \u25a0: him . from
the town*< of Oakland and \u25a0 the subsequent act
of t the Legislature affirming ; the • same.'. . • : • •
It \u25a0 would . «^m i that ( the expression |of j the right
to erect such wharves and buildings on the lands
granted wan.set* forth,-, not /for; the. purpose 1 of
enlarging the prior grant,', but for the purpose of
so restricting the i right • to ,' construct buildings
and .wharves thereon: that (navigation should 4 not
be obstnfcted.- I .* -„•\u25a0-'• To, nay .that the ordi
nance •of * 1653 ' changed ? the 't grant •of -an" exclu
sive privilege • which i was limited l to vthirty-s'even
years into an exclusive privilege In ' perpetuity; is
to nay, : that the. latter iordmance ratified' only, a
portion -of; tlie .-former,' - and °tbnt -It vastly - en
larged - the.- prior grant by,, nullifying : the ; limita
tion *s^to t 'rhe;dnration;of;"the_ privilege. \-, # .' '
1/ "'..__.' ' : T\DVER%BrPoVsES«qX -; - |« '
. The appellee; contends that : at ' and before the
commencement of the \u25a0 suit it n»s \u25a0 in the \u25a0 actual,*
open, notorious, 9 adverse . and ' exclusive ; possession
of the strip of ; land which' is here In controversy.
It- claims : under i a deed - of; October 31, ' A 892,: and >
one of January;B.il9o3.^ •\u25a0 It ; conveys"; all »of the
real " » property, owned « byj- the - Oakland % Water
Front Company. *:- m J\*. It.- Is ; evident « that , this
latter; deed could give • no : color: of
land j westward or j south ward ! of * the- line >of In c
land \u25a0 \u25a0 actually owned'- by »' the \u25a0• Oakland \< Water
Front: Company: -While » the » Southern i Pacific
Company . does - not -. contend }. that -It .was lin 'I the
actual \u25a0 physical . occupancy !~ of "j these f- lands,^ It
urges | that ' the^ lands ?so 'described • In » these j con
veyances > were.; Inclosed, ; and " that ; therebyithe
Southern \ Pacific I Company haJ possession of the
tract: In .dispute at the time when the Western
I'aciflc ; committed the | acts | which | are complained
of in the ' bill. •• The contention ilsi ls < that ; the i land
was Inclosed on the - south iby the I north \ training
..trail,*, on . the ; north p by j the s Oakland | mole^Y on | the I
west by : the; upland \ and < the Peralta -street f slip,',
both ' of - which ,were* held ? and 2 occupied <j by *,the '
appellee, -And; on;- the; eaat' byithe' watera'of ?the
tiay. '•*;•;•? 'We % find *?: no> ground S for /holding
that ' the • Oakland * mole } is fan ! inclosing i wall Jor
stroctnTe.* ;• 1 1 i would \ convey " no i such I idea |to> an
observer/. , -Th^ \u25a0 north ~\> training I wall *of < the 5 San
Antonio estuary j was ' made ; by,* the \ United 1 States
Government < for itbej purpose: of ilmprovingsnavi-"
gation rln \ the ' estuary. *-It i was <nbt ; intended 3as
an j inclosing < walU' t and > there } is I nothing ; to : show ;
that it was erer used or claimed as such. •••
Xbere : being no ; laclosure - uui uo ' physical oc<
THEgSAN^IyRANCISCO^'CALU '. TUESDAY,- '-.FEBRUARY > 5, 1907.- ..'£•
cupatfon . of the premises, ; It ) must be . held ; th»t
the Southern ; Pacific . Company , wag . not In - the
possession.'. •\u25a0 * ;.• .'.., '\u25a0--\u25a0\u25a0 .^fi^-wJEsSsS^H' 1 .!..".!......'
• Upon the issues and the evidence and the. law
applicable . thereto. It is our - judgment that, the
court below " was In \u25a0'•.. error in ordering \u25a0 the :: In
junction : pendento lite |In ' favor I of -the.: appellee.
The decree Is reversed i and ' the v cause . Is i re-:
manded . for further, proceedings not Inconsistent
with the foregoing opinion. \u25a0• • '
The , decision . la said ; not only to bare
' established :_ the ' right : of i'way - of .; the.
Western^ Pacific,*; but; It 'threatens ; the-,
claims of the Southern Pacific to, land*
all „ nloutr the Oakland ; water front. .'' \ .
. >In answer^tb N thislphaseibf -;the* srul-;5 rul-;
:' Ings John E.Foulds," counsel;": for the i
Southern^Pacific Company," sald:*v"
,"lt : must be remembered that the*
issue- In-. court concerned .merely the
matter of v a\, preliminary t- Injunction.
This being denied the case
will now: come to trial on; its merits.
.There '\u25a0 will supposedly; be new . matter
introduced along: with that} .which went
into I the 4 record |in | the case just
cided." - .\u25a0"-'v.-' ;_ ' v;'
- - " . •'.- £ -.'\u25a0-• . \u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ' . .
. IXJUXCTIOX BY MORROW
'After hearing. , arguments- on .both
sides ; and/ pending, ';the;. trial .of.: the
matter, : Judge; Morrow', granted fa . tem
porary restraining order .which blocked
work and altered^niany, of -the plans
that . the : construction ; of the
Western i Pacific ;~; ~ had started , or were
about to- put'.? lnto execution. V Judge
Morrow's opinion. wasiin effect that r the
disputed territory waslwithin the.prop
erty rights of the SouthernJPaqific Com
pany under grants acquired! by it. when
the .Oakland ..water." front Teases: were
decided in i the corporation's :favor."The
Morrow, decision rested i upon the • tide
water .and .low-water marks/": as f ap
plied ,to boundaries involved -'.water
front, disputes,* and practically '"\u25a0 gave Ho
the Southern. Pacific Company, right 'to,
claim? everything j in /sight .along/, the
Oakland water front,. : provided ; that lit
saw. fit^to j"fllllin"_; to = deep '\u25a0}. water. ' V ;"
;The victory for. :Gould t . gave -the
Southern Pacific- Company \>a'f surprise,
and;.-. .immediately^:-' the -^decision '\u0084was
placed .under, the 'most -careful scrutiny
and : preparation '.'was i- made J tositake
the case '\u25a0 to^ the j United .', States : Sunreme
Court '.on' ; appeal. "-/The /'; appeal.: must
comejin'theiform of a ''w'ritfof certlorarl
and' extraordinarily; good* reasons must
be given -before the; high tribunallwould
grant , the '.';\u25a0 petition; ',ijS However, *J the
Southern Pacific -must make "a- "desperate
flghtto retairiits hold on. rights to, 1 the
waters , of ; . the ; bay within; the • pierhead
lines and make, play^for; delay ,t as ;the
Western Pacific, Avoald^wlth* promises of
clear running .to} its* terminal,* be "able
to press^ its i lines ftoXcompletlon, within
a comparatively short, time.- ; .
Chief "Counsel; W.'VJ;'; Bartnett of , the
Western -.: Pacific * had '; not .digested the
decision, which ; ; 14,000 -.words,
,la8t ; : evening,^ nor.?,wlll ?; lie's be >' able f to \u25a0
give a* clear- definition" of its meaning
until "\u25a0• he-has I studied -the r document fin
all of J its phases, "i;. He is \u25a0 of ; the opinion;
given 1 : after \u25a0; a; hastyi'glancei at Ide- !
clslon,' that it j-will] permit j the road to
conic; into '? Oakland without further
delay.- "'"...-:•.' v - * '•""•. '\u25a0' : . \u25a0 \u25a0/ ; • . :
COUXSKIi DAVIS' 'VIEWS v
\u0084 William- R; : Davis : of counsel for Oak
land in: .the"* water! front .litigation said:'
' "The vdecision % appears ;» to ; mean ithat
the' State of iCaHfornia'canltakej charge
of^the^ entire^ frontage ;: to rdeep^water '
outside i of'- the > bulkhead; line;'; or what :
• is : the same { practically,';* low-tide "~ line." •
It . means jthat l thelentire ; harbor,.! "front-' i
age ; of { Oakland^and 4 Berkeley^'outiidrt' 5
\ bfilow. tide^llne'can^be^utllized'byiany :
railroad,i^thatr^the fright ttoi'ibuild. i
wharves. to. deep. water,] is? in r the; people ;
and • not "exclusively . resting'Canywhere '
else."'' \u25a0*"".'-'•\u25a0'. '\u25a0'..'\u25a0 : ;':>V- T :" -\u25a0.-•\u25a0- J:" : 7. ;/:-•-'-
>H^BbRJy6RtTHETPEOPLK
r*jH. ;A.:PoVeli^6f 1 the special
water, front counsel : said r ,>.; '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0- v * . ' 1
* "TherJ decision^ affirms i the /'.doctrine
that private* Interests^haveiexclu^ i
stye -rights- 6utsideJlthei.line. of Jbrdl-" '
naryjlow tide. v j:itiis"of jthe^tmostfim" ;
portance ; to| the! people Vdf iOakland^and
to the entirelState." , .
:i Mayors Frank ; 4. K:^ MottVof *\u25a0 Oakland,' !
.who < has ,» bephl no J less | prominent fin "his ;
fight vforXOaklancl's^waterJfront'i than- i
former .{Governor^ Pa'rdee,'; said': " ' '\u25a0
\u25a0", "This ?decißion^means;.,so^ far aslmy' ?
(layman's ! .nilnd|can|yieV,|it;HhatiOak^
land^will jl not?be|ajohe-railr6ad f |townf ! i
I:consider;the;declsionjtobeToheiof ithe I
mostMmportantlthatfcould|besrendered \
asßaffectingSthefniaterialW.welfarel'of 1
Oakland:^lt|fgivesl'any^a"nd^allSrail-" S
roads lthatldeslreltblcomelhereranlbut^ '
let } to deep : water and 5 it ; br«ak«Tdown J
' Diagram ShoWs the 1 "Water \u25a0 territory and Adjacent > Land •on the ' Oakland '
City. Front Over Which the Dispute Between the Railroad* Arose.
Pardee Says It Is; Ca
Great Victory for :.
< the People
Feb. y 4.— -In the opinion
of/ former. Governor George ] C. ';• Pardee,
who I has I fallowed • the Western Pacific-
Southern Pacific ": legal Vbattle ./closely,
the decision of . the United States, Cir
cuit j- Court I of -Appeals - gives
the/, right,: for. : ; which : she -has., long
fought." The; city," he thinks, has 'the'
right to .open up the way. to ; ; deep
water: ',; He said :-\u25a0'. ,T- : \:V
"The decision Is an important one." a
very important one for the city 'of Oak
land,,;coming = at.a time when evefyih-'
terest'of ithe^municipality is .'expanding
and;the of ; the.^ water _ front
Is v being realized. : The decision means
that the/right to wharf out; in Oakland
that .was 'granted by the State to Car
pentier/; in 1852 .for thirty-seven. years
arid V' by." Carpentier'- transferred"! 'to "; the
Southern Pacific Company, has expired,
and,, that' the right to. wharf ,out> and
grant frights; {o. wharf out lias reverted
to , the Jcityibfv Oakland..; It"; means 'that
the city bf-^Oakland, and not the; South
.em';- Pacific, Company,- .control ' the
water. front,"of- Oakland."', v \ ... ••-•.•tV.^ - ; ;,
{, ;"This; matter of making the .\u25a0most* of
our . splendid I harbor] f abilities \ls*.to fmy
mindrone'iqf tniost," lrnportaint';con
cerns jof; the. city; of vat^present
"and -_,the \u25a0 decision; of ftliej United | States
Circuit';' Court -JTof -/Appeals £ 'clears 'the
situation' extensively^ and-: should fmake
It iVnuch! easier "for;the; city, henceforth
to control 'and: regulate its; water front:
; '."This decision is also'of. great: ii- s
portance- to San Francisco^" as ; it : meajis
that* railroads- wiliybe^able. to get
through Oakland to deep water on their
way to: San /Francisco, and the .west
line of 'Oakland^ asjihas been demon-;
strated, \ is -; the ; easiest*/ way; by/^which
a 1a 1 transcontinental j road "'can;- get 'into
San .; Francisco.' '/.-The ?• decision affects
the entire State; and becomes one of the
most- important, ever rendered. in Cali
fornia." ---^':v; '>;:;.'';'/\u25a0*'. "\u25a0'\u25a0::\u25a0:. i
FREIGHT, TRALV^PI.UNGES 1
THROUGH BURXIXG BRIDGE
Cam Dentroj-ed 'and ; Engine AY recked,
'\u0084' .'/"'but Crew Jump* to Safety
;;... V- ;'.;.-:; '. ;.- : ; \u0084.:'.? 'l n -\u25a0 Time-: -. : :
OMAHA, .Nebl, ''Feb." -4.4-The icnginV
and- five cars of ?>..* freight
train , Nol 4 5, v ,; westbound, : | went ; through
a burning bridge just as : the train was
approaching Edgemont, T S. ; D., Sunday,
afternoon.; f. The 'cars
tents were] totally-destroyed- and": the
engine" badly.".wrecked,' ; but - none of -the
crew, was injured.: ' ,\ %• .-:', V ./; ' , ' : ;
.The, engineer 'iand -' fireman jumped
and saved .'themselves.: "
all barriers t to"> such 'outlets 'that'; might
have. ;existed'.herei;: ..."".." , : : \u25a0 '\u25a0 ' :'\u25a0
• ; : "The 1, people i of -i Oakland. / 1- -. bel ieve,
are /in sympathy," with;*: the. \u25a0"©fforts; of
the; Western* Pacific', to. find -proper; ter
minal facilities here." \u25a0 -" ; y ; ; *
AVAATS A HARBOR l . BOARD » '
OAKLAND, ,': Fen. ' -.,'; i.-TCo'u'ncilman
Burns' introduced : ; a ' resolution V. in;: the'
Cityj Council jtonight' to lurge; the; \u25a0Leg"-?;
islature '•/ to X create ;i a ! Board /off) State'
Harbor. Commissioherß^withXvJufisdic-]
tlon : over). Oakland * harbor .tx Bu rns said
that ; the declsionfof \ the;* Western \ Pa-J
clfic-Southern^Pacinc i suit I today /> gave
the [ State control; of j thfs\Oaklandtwater
front;; and , he' desired iiinmediate} action
by .; the - Liegislature'.T SBurns'J resolution '
.was »' referred kto '". th*e| committee \ 6t { the
*whole| r'with :, th e '.'requests that ' r. former.
Governor : :Pardee^be \requestcd: to;«at-;
tend : the hearingi next;. Monday t night.'": '*;
"There is 'great \u25a0 comfort ,:\u25a0 In '- tea. '"and
coffee— good tea'and'coffee^^-Schllling's.
Best. -'; :.\u25a0.•\u25a0 :-f>^--. -^•\u25a0\u25a0•v.:'*X.^ '\u25a0• v/.'^V"'
~ v-j----.t ; \u25a0 . — — ' " • ." -:" ""^j;".Vt : .,;
\u25a0 EAPP : OT/T ' ; ON V. BAllr— Vßllly '^i Rapp, f who
shot V and <& probably f; fatally* .wounded fA Claude
Heartaell,' i"i • cools; » In fa i quarrel " oyer .' a i. woman
habitue ", of I the ,\ Barbary ,s* Coast A early ri Sunday
morning, v. was v instructed '* yegterdaj-j>, to * appear,
before the Police l Court j f or^ arraignment ton | Feb-"
ruary^ 0. V- He ' was , released )' ou J $250 \ cash ), ball; v >i;
lea oatistaction
IJ&* SEVEN FLAVORS
Tic-L^ &\u25a0 ''d Golden Gate Japan ; ", *•_ », .
dAJolgrtc? M Golden Gate English Breakfast
$Mtfdfflu& % a * e Ceylon
\( t 'MA m Golden Gate ;\u25a0 Fancy Blend \u25a0sm.
SBSfraW ri Golden Gate Gunpowder
m Golden Gate.Black^djGreen
WOMAN CLEARS UP
MURDER MYSTERY
'. U Grant . Mldrileton. a brdmaker by
oroupatlon, now recovering in the Bush
street ..| prison h t ram ";\u25a0 a " tyro dayu' . de^
buuch, - the police feel confident , that
they; have the fiendish murderer of i
Cland Young, the young Englishman
who -was .beaten to death In the Ferry 1 ':
House In East street ' laat Saturday
morning;.-'.'' T .. ' ; •_'\u25a0'\u25a0 '\u25a0"'-•\u25a0',\u25a0•'-\u25a0.'' *."\u25a0'.- - *
Middleton was '• arrested f yesterday
morning^on^lnformatlon supplied by, a
woman calling herself Mamie G. Davis, a
lodger'ln the building where the crime
was Fred . Gentosa is still
being^held because it is believed : that
he knew about *the*crime.i' \ : , . Svi
- .The^- Davis woman; told , the following
story \u25a0 to r the Xpolicev yesterday:
v,I -'.was- eatinsr \u25a0In - th« " restaurant \u25a0\u25a0 beneath ' the
rooming-house late Friday night.',; Middleton and
Gentosa came In. ;> 1 ; knew them . both, bnt they
were not ' friends of ; mine. ' - Middleton had . plenty
of; money.-.,' His Wages as bodmaker^ln the house
were|B,per week and I wonrlered' where lip got
the change. He had some gold pieces.- Middleton
boughtjlots of; drinks.!.. This was about 2 o'clock
In -: ther morning,:..^ .1 v - : a.-.; , ,-\u25a0 \u25a0, \u25a0.-'.-\u25a0,
\u25a0'.\u25a0<\u25a0 -When \u25a0 I > said i- that •. 1 ,jWas going i.to ; my? room
Middleton --got *; deathly; pale. --The 3 room "was
next ;" to *' 31, •In s. which f* the /- murder T ; was * com
mitted. %'.' He^ urged >me to . stay,' but : l f refuswU
When .' I had -closed Imy 'door j behind me * Middle
tou was- in the hall, -paclni? up 'and down. >' I
thought- 1 *• heard ja < noise as <of j some one \u25a0 choking
\u25a0in *; the '*. next \ room. • , : 141 4 listened.^; IThe - sounds
were , yery j- plain;- The .-, window - opening : on <ths :
hall from 31 was open and the green 'curtain
was drawn. The room was dark. : , r - '-.--.
.V ..The : Bound lof the gasping ; nearly sickened me
and I asked: Middleton : s what Mt: was. »v He c said i
thatr ho i "gnessed : some one < was '-\u25a0 sick ,' from * too
much ; booze. " : % He ." kept on : urging , me . to ; return
to . the • restaurant and bate another drink. ' whlcli
I • did. -• i It.;. was > about 5 . o'clock -i that . morning
when =I' went- tb -.bed. •.'\u25a0";.:\u25a0 \u25a0 -~_.-. . • ,'..
I : left .Middleton and Gentooa In : the restaurant
and ;' hare ' not - seen > them % since, i" It -' was ; ; late
Saturday; afternoon >, when I.heardTof the' tragedy
and . then • 1 shu t \u25a0. myself , in ; my room, : frightened.
Hesse,' if ound Middleton
dead: drunk . in v his % ''.room • i • Saturday.
.morning/ v ;;.Theidoor.».was ;\u25a0 locked 'Vaod
Middleton -had theNpass key. V: Gentosa'
could^.notido'any work in i the rooms
until ; key ', was f recovered, j so - Hesse
climbed through the V transom, securing
the keyV and discharged ' Middleton. 'The
bedrnaker ? reeled out "of 'the - housed v V
.N'- Middleton secured s :a- ro6m : at'the.Tre-{
morit ' V Hovise ; and O.there hhe - jwas - later
taken: in to* custody^ yesterday 'morning
.by *; Detectives s McGowan .;, and * Bralgr
'The" jcircumstaritial;.}; evidence of ./the
woman: Is y sustained;; by the discovery
of, . bloodstained illneni; in <the"i room that
.had' f \Vech"^6ccupled*? 4 by vMiddletonf^i A*
collar j fingermarked
red, a^handkerchiefy,wlth "sinister, crlm-^
son j spots'and;other^artfcles*'of; wearing :
apparel^ give \u25a0 grewsome (evidence of : the
tragedy,, enacted ' in* 7 robm ' 31 \ when :<^laud
Young[met i his[death.l^TheseipleceSiOf
evidence" ar^i in jthe 5 handsfof ' the' police
"and •an .analysis .willy be ' made [to : , make
sure- whether) the spots' are i blood stains
6r-not.":L>- .'.- ?K^\:^';' "; v v \u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0^^:-: ?> -"'-v ;..:' : .;*V^:<'
. \u25a0 Proprietor ; _ He'ssQ.'stlll : maintains - his"
confidence;; in'i Gen tbsa;\whor he ;de~clares
is I a good iboy.'-T^He \u25a0 admitted i yesterday,'
thatl Gentosa'*; and i Middleton;- had .been
"constant J companions j-f.. for f-f -s v over.-. 'two
months:^ He;: stated i. that • •/ on :%' Friday
nlght'Middletoh" was accused lby"a x gueßt
of ; picking itipichangefout; of /as $20 f gold
piece '^which;'. was i"v given*, the;; clerk -/.to
pay;a^small;bill.'f \u25a0: '. ':, .
,': : Middleton -was '\u25a0'. arrested ''\u25a0 at , t he • Tre- ' J
montljHquse'jionp. Third .^street - and '\u25a0was
'"accompanied'^ at jthe V time |by^a | Greek. 1
.whoJ;saidKthat'>Middletori;';hadt;volun
teeredH6ihelp?him li?a'1 i ?a'! > stranger,t.in?nnd^
Ing af;room.'siThe-Greek;,wassallowe;da f ;room.'siThe- Greek ;,wassallowe;d
to 2 go Vaf ter| having ; closelyii quesf
tioned."!/ The : detectives ]did 'not* take his
nairie.V'..*: ':','. v : v ; "''-:'• \u25a0'••"v"; •\u25a0 '•"-\u25a0" " ''\u25a0}'' "v..'*.f'.;*l,i
*£ THei statements qt Mamie Davis supply,
the' motive 1 f or| thet crime.'/ She declares
!that*? Middleton V.waa ' i."broke": j ! early ": i n
theTevenihg.^Ji Early ; inT the morningi he
hadr'gbldr^L;-^?;.'' I .':,^ 7 ;f-*'; : - ; '^--'\'. '• '-. v r
'i \ Mamie « Davis-/, figured, 'Jabout' \u25a0 two
I months Sago,-;* In v a scrape 'in
Oakland.*^; She^ had*aTquarrel ; ; with ; Ar-*
4 thur^Mayers,^a :i plumber, Y^who,'" it i.was
"claimed, - : shot^ her.",7 She % 'sustained , : a
f slightSflMhVwoundJin^thejlef tfarrn. , ';^:
% Off Sale of o
JMteii^s Suits and
Overcoats
The Greatest Money -Saving Sale Ever Held
This morning we plac e on sale all of our
Men's Suits and Overcoats in^ winter
weights .and broken lines. Our object is, to
clear puj/aton^
? the Spring goods arrive. The former price
J cutsjiio figure in ttiisygf eat sale, as they
% must go quickly. Not la 'winter garment
; will be carried over. Come early.
4 CIpACWMfS RELIABIjE
5 ! !| "r-'.Jr- v-; MARKET 6 JONES STS.. :
ENDS HIS LIFE
A Continued = From • Page 1, Column 1
behind in his statements, Alvarado
made'nq objection and the delay was
granted. \u25a0"
? . Another unusual act on :Wiley's part
was , his purchase two days ago of - the
.weapon ?\u25a0 with :.which he ended ' his ~ life
this morning. -;... ,v \u25a0;.
. County officials' hesitate about; talk
ing of the tragic suicide. Alvarado de
clared his belief that •, there l was no
shortage. So did other' friends of the
dead Treasurer. ; Wiley, was accounted
a l"good ; fellow" and one who always
tried ;>to keep, up his own end, though
not extravagant., .
J Aftera conference this afternoon the
decision was reached to Keep'the vaults
closed Tuntil, after. Wiley's funeral, the
time: of which has not been nxed. This
move will, therefore, postpone the ex
amination of the books, ' . accounts and
coin* for several days., The representa
tives of the " surety . company which
furnished the Treasurer's bond have ad
vised Justice Charles Hayden that they
will .i not "come to " Martinez tomorrow,
as^at first arranged, in deference ,to
the wishes of .Wiley's 'friends. If there
must : be a revelation th"y desire it
withheld until after ,the tuneral ser
vices. .
; Wiley's deputy, E. E. Webster, said
today: "• • ' . . ; -
j"I know absolutely nothing that
might, vthrow /"any; light upon, .the af
fairs of. the, office* In this situation.
The ,' vaults 'are' sealed and { will be
opened •" inf.the « presence; of •\u25a0 the ' proper
offlcialstand ,the' representatives of -the
sjjrety; company." ,;. V
'\u25a0\u25a0'% Sheriff ri.Vealef^has;" placed -a "day '\u25a0\u25a0 and
night Vguard "at V.the vaults. A j rumor
currents this 'afternoonithat la., shortage
$20,000 exists in .the^cdunty,, funds Is
sebuted^bV \Wlley|s . friends , and tby ; the
bfflclals^*.*r They" do '•not' deny, 'ho-wever, 1
thatUhe; condition 'of affairs gives rise
tpj alarming suspicions. ,-~
."•.TMrB.*SWHey;, ;., is prostrated and has
declined to Y: make any statement con
cerning her husband's case. . :"•
.XfJudson . C. , Brusie, manager of Ithe
Metropolitan ; Surety . Company,, said last
night ;that his company; was on Wiley's
bond ' for {$100,000; having 'assumed the
risk since the flrstof: the year, previous
to .which, time the United States Fidelity
and"; Surety had been on the
bond \ f or i four; years/ '; '
/"So-far ; as • we? know his affairs are
in *' splendid shape/'isaid Brusie. " "His
books were examined before we bonded
TH E F? IRSf SPIKE
' The first Bpike was driven Satur- I be saved. Then, too, electric trains
day, February 2/ in the new Chicago- Twill not have to stop, for water or
" New York Electric Air Line Railroad. | . coal, in addition to which" the use of
Did? x :you : : read, ; : ,s - '-\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0'' " ;.-\u25a0•\u25a0- electricity will
what. ,the San .;.*•>. .- ; \u25a0•: \u25a0\u25a0- • ;>« enable them to
Francisco jJxam- . . ,|JCUi I YORk A"NH' 1 make a hlghar
Iner \ said about "JlI-wVvI "V/rvIV HIIU rate of gpe^
Vif; in . — .f^Unf \r.Ck Tffc '.•Di: than can be
; (Monday).. issue? ktil-LAU.UsI U.-DC made by loco-
jlt'was ,on.,the ; _ ,-. g .-— '.-li __ motives, though
* eTr'a pTe^y < | IOHQI/RS AF^RT ,
•their.' own cor- - , ;•; • > -^ — n. ; j , v iew of the other
K^u^: -^ httT,
'f£&s "- Great Cili^:. thl?!he^i?LJnl
m«™ V' \u25a0 ' \u25a0'\u25a0 ;•'..\u25a0;\u25a0, A 4.--. wiU be able ,to
ISP to^ S^^^S^^i: I( w^
'.NewAYork lin ten ; £>* RTE^ <loa.>. JWbCßßty.r^-*. jUBtj U8t a 5 mn c n
' hours : .by the ,« T>{ Trlc»/-pteMlitTit *>t ,th« «oastraouen < safety as the
V Ch lcago ,- — "• New - Jompiwy. «rov« \u25a0 thi 4J& "»plk» "in «• "W Vanderbllt and
• ; York- : : Electric , i_~v -, 4h« \u25a0rh!/.-* n -»ii^--vnr'i. DiPenn «yl»a'.
.VAir^Linei'Bail-:; &** °';^ P'^i*^- *£\ *^ nia -. ayatems are
jroadA'Thereare ?\u25a0 »rt«s*»r.,llnvr%aro«a-^»y«rtt»y a* doing today In
Apeople who; look V.; |lift.»plk9*'i»;a»4rJvenJtJ\t, crowd ket« 18 hours.
flupon-^that state- r.. : iheer; after ch*ef""fi>r*'A«* dew •ntet- i How to Lea r a
arT or -if they '*» P u *« wh »s h ** I n<»* tK ™** to * |T « »»* Every Detail
r" admit 4that-, such *"• hout . . ««rylf • betweoa *ChJcar> ' •*«» >. S^lX^lf *£**«*
a; things mayrbe yy K«w:Torlv- but: wmeori^ictlcwcag© ' JJad
vpi^Jre^them^t. t^^^^f-' < T us send you
iaelves T i: a" strain ;r. JuA Jndl*a».wttl» v tlirongbf «l««ptsc r »> the literature,
i scooting along at i-. c«r iirjlca to Cincinnati. Columtiujfc o ,j books, maps,
fa ;? speed :Uh a t \* i^Tttfn; wrieveliad vnf otlur :<iure» n,V x-«^- " Ai V LJn t
aSl^^eve^t * B^-^^wL^ ;*.„:<„ g^ST" obBSuS
body,' on board. -V the^atrvltne^lMt ; S«pt«in|>»r^h« work- —'. to yourself. You
r^AsV matter of ja fciai^eea-pushetf rapldir'aAd President ,pj wUI read about
s;f act ithere, ls/'e jfniM- »ay»'thW.A«d wttl »«"\u25a0 la :'<%!««» the worWi™^"'-
fsjjaa^sss?!? ***&**«* »-*>^- m-.^ ?. 2%sj r fisair-
>,all in" operating '. «Ute«n "?»"«•. ?f .«5-poand i st««l raU» y fact., every ina-
'a 10-hour :sched-c. v «• o«t the' sttfand,'-. alto- U«» aaff'-maajr _^>P 1 P rl;an t fact
"ule v -under;'" -the 7" mll*« h*v«. been ;tr*&46i\ The. br*Mh - "Ti aoout-the Chl-
: { conditions*.^ that h trtcfci through I* ; l»ort*, -; conhecMa« SS B^?*^ . York
'will* prevail tonfr, thi» «Hy' with the m*ln Un»;u» w«u- la^ Electric Air Line
thisroad>ln thefe • vn«*r.w»y, \u25a0•veral ttlocks Detng^rac* j|i. l11I!l 11I !? 1 u / 1 H
.first I place, -if- itft iici«y% complete*. ,' r '"i 5 ;~ \u25a0 T, v - W-SH»««- r. Infor> -
is practical foii-*' y-The \u25a0 Chicago-New- Tor* «lectWo tin* *SS"™ coupon
? the wNew;.* j YorkVj £.' ynJque. -In : that^th,*: mon«y ,'^ar the "5 ',, t e Io , w and mall .
Central and^ke?" enterprise U.;abt:;cgmlnK-tromWiJr 2 ." l ° „•' \u25a0' • -
|Shore^ rpadasto J d B%rMt; or^th\ ;^ la r fl,»ajvci««Jpf.the ft : THE s©W TH -
?SSf,rt- thi 1 '! I ,*?' country; hut. 1 ls;b«tng7jtbniUaedV the « SVESTERX SB.
'\u25a0 lAne wiil"be able *r aoop»e.*tnor*'thw»:ten-thouiana .tocJ^ * CURniES CO4T
to ODeTatein 13vv7y ho^er. ; being i onVthe f^bookr.-01 . the ; Pl B c.rA«« t .
fh°ou?s e gwithfn^V con^aa^ ,';= Kb :}.oon -^^n^pen, ', : S, w
1 other -f advantage^ " - w " rk tf w "l *• »\u25a0"*!* »*p-. York. Electric
Ithanithe ; shorter . lfy^ *nd 1. expected' to >• ».Air Li n c Rail-
; distance, we have" ' bliilt . tato ; Chicago by jfrpfmbe* ' %jf . road.i 19ff to 202
'\u25a0\ to ~2i travel. 1 . '--. Our. ;i «;".,'' , i. . \u25a0,'\u25a0'.-'.. '• ' Delbert : Bloc k
'line*;willf.be -'230 : ,;. Jii;.- n tl '. -» • 943,Van'Nes8 ay- '
! miles s horte r- ; Tin ."IUI TfV'v . enue. San Fran-
i than the. Vander-- *T*43;"Jll| I Cisco, -or 'to 515
Vbim system.' But. "I^X to 'slB Central
ilnt a addition" * to- . ' i ', ' ' \u25a0 Bank . Bnildlnjr
£that,::; f the.' *Alr;; - Oakland.
L il ne- \u25a0 will be \u25a0" PHNVVOH ' . «mi « n «
material . 8. < F. . Examiner, Monday, Feb. 4 (rront Page). al««gj Aot t^*d
Sfu^ve^l^ndiwllU^nave) no. grade, \u25a0\u25a0:..: A .... y ; "??! ma " today -
rcrossings.Tel ther •;highway7or,' rail- j > ''ir^T^ZTTZ^^^!!T i ~~'~~~~ i ~~~~'% *
Itv will- not! run ', through; any i \u25a0! : -.»>T. ORM ATIOX COUPO.N.
$ largre'r'cl Uei, JTarid 1 hence- trains -win' • .:•\u25a0>• Please send me complete lit- I-
|not^havetosslowdown!as;they]muBt^ " iT^mr^if .°^ tt • a "3 p ' ob HgaUon 1:1.
fdO|whenTrunnißg;through r citles;ilke] $1 fofTthree month i? r *? rßai ?«ii :
South.Vßend. Buffalo..' : iSripUwS^iSSe S?w. •-'M
.* Rochester/.' Syracuse j and; -' Albany. 1 ,'\u25a0;'" •\u25a0 >r* * '"r \u25a0
\u25a0^4£lm addition;* theYAir^Llne.twiUjnoti J : S*?IS/!- •^'VV **•**•••••••••..^r*-
nbeSrequirediundertelectrlcal;. opera-. ,-: <*.»,«„,-_ ii -i v ' 1
Itionitof change: engines,^ as ,they;must v > t- • P.n^« - \ T *••••;••••• • . % . .V. . . ll
f-dofoniaisteamfoperated road, r -and>ln. - * i?*-»i ?*-» -v *„ 'Tv^' I.
* that < respect time -will "'TT^^^^^^^^^^^rTTrr^^^mmJ'.
CAPTAIN HALL NOT
A KIDNAPER
SAX DIEGO, Feb. 4.— Captain A. "W.
Hall, about whom a stir almost Inter
national ;mi scope was made "because of
the charge Mhat he had kidnaped Dora
Bennls, daughter of Marco Bennis. pro
prietor of an 'Italian hotel in this city.
has returned to\San Diego and declares
his intention to prosecute his tradiicers.
He is going .to hoa, Angeles -to prefer
charges against mr. and ilrs.Howerton
and ," Captain . John Leslie* alleging
piracy;-, -- \u0084« S v -~.
It . has developed\ that Mlss B *?nni9
went with the part>\ of her own free
'will, therefore a # chaWe of kidnaping
could not be successtfully " prosecuted
against Hall. After thVyrleit here the
Bennis- girl joined with v *h.e others to.
get rid of Hall and did so by afc^roonUX
him on the coast of. Lower CaJUVS»C»^<.
after" which .they* made off. with tn<n\
schooner Itover, which he claims to^
! own. .
MURDERS WIFE AND
TWO CHILDREN
OTTAWA, Kan.. Feb. 4. — The bodies
of.; Mrs. 'j Frank Smeck and her two chil
dren, fa, boy aged 7 and a girl aged 3.
were "found- with thei~ :tnr^-""* ' -
the home of Mrs. Smeck at Centropolla,
twelve miles . nortnwesi- vi " .. J .* ,.
The* body, [of the mother "was"; in btd
while those- of : the children were upon
the floor. SMMMjftjHfap
. - TOPEKAi . " Kanl. , Fe]L 4;-^-Frank
Smeck, vVthe husband of f -the woman
killed ;and\ that father of* the "children.
r was'.;arreste«l ; at Centro polls n tonight,
charjsedlwjthithe murder; of his family.
He claims 'he 'can prove^ an -aHbt. % He
showed .'; no emotion when shown • the
mutilated bodies of his family. V. ;
his office, and he 'was) highly recom
mended .to, us by, the citizens generally.
/'£As^ to *"th«> manner of his. death I
know little except what I have* seen
In the papers. and what our agent. Mr.
Hayden. reports. He 13 of the opinion
that death was accidental. There is no
visible reason for suicide. Wiley !had
considerable property and there \i^ a
policy of $7500 on his life. The"ci*p»v
funds \ln his possession, I understSJfd.
were kept in a vault in. the Treasurer' 3
office in the Courthouse." •