The most artistically decorated man
sion in California is shown in a series of
striking photographs in ;i
The Sunday Call
VOLUME CL— NO. 82.
DR. ELLINWOOD CHARGED WITH RETAINING COLLEGE FUNDS
JEROME ATTACKS HARRY THAW`S DEFENSE FROM UNEXPECTED QUARTER
BOARD DECLARES
$400,000 IS DUE
COOPER COLLEGE
Deposes President, Alleging
He Has Used Fortune
for Self
LEFT BY MRS. LANE
Could Not Will It to Insti
tution Under the State
Law
ACCUSED MAN DENIES
Declares Widow of Founder
Intended Property
for Him
Charged wjiix .withholding more
than $500,000 in cash and property
said to have been intended for. the bene
fit of Cooper Medical College and the
Lane Hospital, Dr. C. N. Ellinwood
has been deposed as president of the
two institutions. The money was left
Ellinwood in cash and real estate by
Mrs. Lane, widow of the founder of
the school and sanatorium, four years
ago. the residue of her estate after she
had willed one-third of her property,
ihen valued at $600,000. to the twin in
stitutions. The probate laws precluded
a larger endowment, and it is claimed
that Ellinwood was to be the medium
for the transmission of the entire prop
erty. This, it is claimed, he has failed
to do. and at a stormy meeting of the
faculty and trustees. held . Monday
night, he was deposed and Dr. E. R.
Taylor chosen to fill the place.
Dr. Ellinwood says that his removal
was inspired by Jealousy on the part of
his associates and denies any under
standing that th* money was left him
by Mrs. Lane for the college.
Dr. Henry "W. Gibbons, dean of the
college, made a reluctant affirmation of.
the truth of th| report last night.
"Yes."* he said, -when seen at his home,
3979 Washington street, "the differences
over the withholding of the fund re
ceived by Dr. Ellinwood from Mrs.
Lane's estate had some Influence In
bringing about his removal. But rela
tions had been strained for some time
and the faculty had lost confidence In
the doctor. The matters -were, brought
to a climax when he failed to adx-ance
funds for the continuance of the Lane
lectures, which he had pronounced
failures."
Dr. "Rlxford. another' faculty man.
•was equally reticent s ln discussing the
case.
It is believed by the faculty of the
college that Dr. Lane had intended that
his entire estate should go to. Cooper
College and the hospital which bears
his name and which stands on the block
bounded by Sacramento, Clay, Webster
and Buchanan "streets.;' "When -Lane' re-,
tired from the aytive practice of"med
icine he ; had . money in the bank and
property* on. Broad way which was, un
improved and consequently produced
fc no income. It was his intention to sell
•%c Broadway property, and' endow the
A'ollege, but \u25a0. he died before his hope ,
was realized. The -estate was be
queathed to his ,wlfe; ; who . understood
his plans - arid was L devoted to the ob
< jects of her husband's '\u25a0"•.
Mrs. Lane died suddenly four years j
! Continued on Face 7r7 r Middle Column. 1 '
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY 86
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY — Cloudj-; we«terly J winds; maxi
mum temperature, 54; minimum temperature, 50.
FORECAST FOR TODAY — Cloudy, with fog;
light northeast winds/changing to fresh west
erly, t Fa*« 11
EDITORIAL
The Japanese compromise. Fag-e 8
Berkeley's campaign for the capital. Pare 8
The expenses of litigation. Pay* 8
LEGISLATURE
Woman suffrage Is defeated by the • Legis
lature. . Pare 3
Grafters' measure making it easy V> secure
change of Judges in criminal cases passed by
Assembly. Pare 3
Assembly lands first blow on racetrack
gambling. ' . Pare 3
Assembly committee clears way for submission
of Held-Wright primary amendment. Page 3
CITY
Dr. C. N. Ellinwood, charged with withholding
$500,000 intended for Cooper College and Lane
Hospital, has been deposed as president of those
institutions. Pago 1
W. W. Sanderson, haTlng overstayed bis ; ab
sence leave, has forfeited office of Supervisor.
Major Schmitz may appoint another as suc
cessor. Pare 16
Grand Jury investigates theaters and learns
that Louis Levy issued permits without au
thority. Page 16
Ex-convlct captured by two policemen after he
bad tried to use a pistol concealed in his sleeve
and adjusted with a rubber band. Page S
Labor Council gives enthusiastic support to
*'cleanlng-up day." Page 16
Police Commissioner G. H. Umbsen resigns,
desiring to devote all of his time to his real
estate business. Page 6
Second day of the , automobile exhibition sees
a large crowd in attendance. Pages 6-7
P. Trainer killed by antoinobile that raced
by car from which he had alighted. Pare 16
SUBURBAN \u25a0*! ';> v *-
Charles H. Moller, * the murderer of " Hans
Jenson Jn Alameda, is wounded by Berke
ley's. Chief of Police while ' fleeing ( to escape
arrest, and tbon commits suicide. '„-• : Pare; 1
. Berkeley Chamber 'of Conunerce"forms,"<roinn)it
tecs of 'prominent' men to handle State-ca pital
project- ' vv r _ '- , \u25a0 'Page'lS
. Work soon , to be. begun* on; electric, road f and
ferry system from. Alameda . to ~ San '• Fran
cisco, page io
\ Oakland \u25a0 woman gets divorce on ' testimony
showing that her husband deserted her to devote
all big time to religion.' Pare 10
Contest of William F. Boardman's will"; is
abandoned. Page 10
Oakland society women form' club, to aid
'. sisters that toll. 10
Thomas T. Dar&ie, postmaster at Oakland, dies
after a lingering Illness. , Page 10
COAST
James W. Rea and fellow-directors accused of
gigantic fraud in selling $200,000 worth \u0084of
property of Agricultural Society. Pare 10
! DO3IESTIC
District Attorney Jerome begins - the cross
examination of Evelyn Xesbit Thaw. Pages 1-2
Witness PliHllpps tells Id Adams trial of the
"Jumper Killers' Association." Page 10
WASHINGTON
Senator Smoot makes speech condemning
' polygamy and declaring that he had never taken
any religious oath Inconsistent with his duty as
American citizen. Page 5
- California delegation works actively In support
of tbe district Judgesbip bill. Pare 6
Sundry civil bill reported to the House con
tains larre appropriations for Federal buildings
and army work In California. Pare 7
Juror in Blnger Hermann Vcaee has heart
failure and trial is begun anew. Pare 6
FOREIGN \u2666
' German Emperor opens n»w Reichstag .with
speech declaring for peace among nations. P. 7
SPORTS
-Jockey Miller- rides three heavily backed win
ners In succession at Emeryville. | Page' 4
California varsity and Santa Clara College
baseball game goes. twelve innings nod ends with
tie score. - Pag-e 5
Dick Hyland agrees to terms for a fight with
Young Corbett at Reno. Page 4
Polo und race ponies from Southern Califor
nia reach San Mateo . for the carnival , of
sports. \u25a0 " Page 5
Jack Johnson knocks out Peter Felix, col
ored heevy-weight champion • of Australia, in
two minutes. • : Page 7
LABOR
Painters' . Union No. _I 9 nuV'd donation of
$200 to. the Moyer-Haywood-Pettlbone defense
fund. , Page 9
3IARINE
Revenue 'cutter Thetis, returns after vain
search for the missing Rita Newman, whose
crew. It is feared, is' suffering from lack-, of
fond. . * Page 11
MINING
More than IWXOOO shares of five Nevada mines
are sold in local market.' with prices sharply
advancing in Goldflelds. , .Page 9
SOCIAL )fZ
Captain and Mrs. James. H. Bull entertain at
dinner at their beautiful home on Yerba^Buena
Island. / - Page 8
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SAN v FRANCISCO;^ U WEDNESDAY^,^FEBRUARyJ^26jiy^7;
A/i RSITHAW collapsed at;; conclusion, of 7 terrible^ ordeal: through - which Jerome put her
V He indicated •/ by v - his -questions 1 tnat-:he had minute^ record of her
dealings with Thaw and ; Whiter by .which; /he; hoped ta discount story of her ruin by White.
WIFE WILTS UNDER CROSS FIRE
DIRECTED BY PROSECUTION
THIRD OF THE-SERIES OF SKETCHES -OF: THE PRINCIPALS IN THETHAW.CASE.' MADE ; ESPECIALLY FOR'-THEiCALL BY ARTIST .LOOMIS.- THE PICTORE "TODAY 13 OF
EVELYN. NESBIT THAW: AS • SHE APPEARED ON". THE .WITNESS STAND." THE CROSS-EXAMINATION •' OF . MRS. THAW. WAS 'BEGUN - YESTERDAY. - . THE- PICTURES BY
ARTIST.LOOMIS HAVE BEEN PRONOUNCED THE^ BEST: PUBLISHED IN V ANY; NEWSPAPER.'- • .; ' ' \u25a0 -
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wrongs undery^nt^t(^a3r4he: fire test.r •';r; r '".'\u25a0' .!-•-"\u25a0\u25a0 YJ-;- " '\u25a0'•'\u25a0\u25a0<•
' . his<cro^Hexamination,
and ; unless i the init^ .
able^eyen ;wl^ri;i^ning creature,
shrinking, stammering uncertain replies v and, making, elusive answers.:- WBrlPl
• ,- Jerome's very- first I move -Vasi to 'her; with a series' of receipts and checks, 11 showing .that during the
period folio winger avowed -enhri^
a week the Mercantile, Trust;Company,f^ . stage. It
has :. not . yet I appeared i in/evidence " who*!- — \u25a0.' _....'', ' \u0084*.',* — . \u0084* ... .'. . ', '~ ',"'.'", '. . . .*.. — — — "V . '\u25a0'...-\u25a0[ S.]'". * .... \u25a0\u0084,',/' . — j .*.,'\u25a0 .^ "* \u25a0-. j'j'.'* '.' ." "J. ./,'.. .'. ... '\u25a0. ' - — -5»
made • it for,/ her. to-;, receive*
those" sums; nor <\u25a0 whose, hand r wrote Kthe
Checks. ,''". : '. \u25a0'\u25a0 ;......-\u25a0. .•' :''.-."'- .\u25a0:;'\u25a0"",:
So c. taken; by.v surprise .was y the-;do
fendant's wife that she at first tri
to . deny < her own -signature " toCreceip
site had •: signed. * Under<jthe^ flir eYof } t
District. 'Attorney!* -questions,.- aowev<
Ed she was finally -forced ;tojadmit that the
its' AvrTtirigfKwas ;hers:/v With r ; hor/sho"w of
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he confidence .almost." entirely, dissipated
»r« andheriOutward'calm gone: she left. the
Women readers will be particularly in
terested in the illustrated article on the
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The Sunday Call
witness chair pale 'and y- affrighted.
There:. were tears " In > her . eyes and she
sank* back* in \the cushions of ; her. auto-
| i-*T i Continued i<m 1 Pase ; 2, '-. Column 5
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FUGITIVE HALTED
BY BULLET PUTS
END TO HIS LIFE
Charles Moller Commits Sui
cide When Brought to
Bay by Police f
BERKELEY TRAGEDY
Alameda Murderer Run
Down by College Town
Peace Official
PURSUER WINGS HIM
Criminal's Own Hand Then
Avenges the Slaying of
Hans Jenson
OAKLAND, Feb. i»._After hla left
lee had been broken above tbe ankle by
\u25a0 bullet from tbe revolver of Chief of
Police Ausust Vollmer of Berkeley,
Charles H. 31 oiler, who rras win ted for
the shooting: of Hans Jennon In Ala
meda last Saturday night, fired m ballet
Into his brain tonight. .Hla death ended
a man hunt In which the custodian-* of
.Uameda County's peaer hud been en
gaefd for three days. £•
The tragedy took place on Slxty«flrst
street, near San Pablo avenue, at 8:39
o'clock. Five shots were fired by Voll
mer, three into the air and two at the
fleeing man. The Berkeley Chief of
Police was under the impression for.a
time that it wasa bullet from his pis
tol that had ended Roller's life, but an
examination of the wound when Mol
ler's body was taken to the Morgue dis
closed that the right ear. where tha
leaden slug had entered, was split in
several directions and powder burned,
while the hair near the ear was singed.
showing that the weapon had been held
close to the head. Chief Vollmer Va3
sixty feet from Moller when he fired
upon him. i-
ASKS FOR RENDEZVOUS
Information given to the/, Alameda
police by Frank Thompson of that city
provided the clew that put the police
on the track of Moller. *Moller had
telephoned to Thompson this afternoon
asking the latter to meet him this
evening at a saloon at Sixty-fifth street
and San. Pablo avenue. Chief of Police
John Conrad of Alameda. with Detec
tives • William Wahmuth and. G. H.
Brown of that city and Chief of Police
Vollmer. Detective Henry Jamleson and
Policeman *H. Frazer of Berkeley
formed the. posse that was distributed
in the neighborhood of Sixty-fifth street
and San Pabib- avenue to await the
coming of Moller. Chief Vollmer en
countered Moller walking northward
on San Pablo avenue, near Sixty-flrst
street.
_"I want you, old man," said the Chief.
'"Who are you?" asked Moller.
"I am Vollmer." the Chief replied.
Moller turned and ran, shouting,
"Don't come near me or I'll kill you
• and myself too." *
As. the hunted man fled eastward on
' Sixty-first street he drew a revolver.
\u25a0 Vollmer. who was in pursuit, shouted.
"Stop, or I will have to shoot you."
VOLLMER OPENS FIRE
The Chief fired three times over the
fugitive's head and then aimed low,
firlng.two shots as Moller turned as if
to give battle. One of. the bullets
struck Moller in the left leg near. 1 the
ankle and.it is presumed that he then
thrust "the muzzle of his own weapon
Into hts. right ear and pulled the trig
ger. One shell in the cylinder of his
revolver was empty.
" In Moller' s pocket's were found a box
of cartridges and a rambling statement,
dated "today, giving a disconnected ac
count of - the " shooting at his home in
Alameda last Saturday night. He
blamed his sister-in-law, Mrs. Peirce,
for, v the trouble and claimed that the
shooting of Hans Jenson was acci
dental.
The police believe that Moller In
tended to kill Thompson, who was his
landlord, and himself at the rendezvous
tonight. 898H9
jTtie killing of Jenson was the sequel
to an affray in the Moller home. Jenson
haVing interfered to save Moller's wife
from a' beating at his hands.
INSANE MAN AT LARGE
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 19.— The police
were called upon at noon today to hunt
down an insane man who, scantily clad,
was frightening women and - children.
The man was. Hiram Spileman. son of
Cole B." Splleman, formerly commanding
the Eighth ' Regiment.*' N. G. C. Splle
man broke away , from .his nurses : to
day. He is still at large.