16 MRS. TALBOT EXPLAINS CHARGES AND SCORES MILLIONAIRE HUSBAND Says He Put Wire Across Windows and . Kept Her Imprisoned FINDS HOME CLOSED Wife Admits Firing Shot, but Declares She Aimed at a Tall Tree The answer of Annie D. Talbot, promised by the trio of legal «tars. McEnerney. Shortridge and Barrett, in her defense against the divorce suit of William H- Talbot. was filed for record late yesterday ofternoon In the office of th« county clerk. The charges of the millionaire lumbermen, backed by the friendliness of his many rela tives of more millions, are not only specifically denied in 41 pages pt type written matter, but Talbot \i grilled with recriminations on every page. Mrs. Talbot first takes exceptions to her husband's pleadings by declar ing that her eon, William C. was born on March 15. 1893. instead of March 10, and that the son. Eric, was born on November 15. 1594. instead of Novem ber 18, 1895. as alleged. Denial after denial, with explana tions, follow In the ansrwer to Talbofs allegations, and the lumberman is put In the position of having told only one Bide of the story of numberless do mestic disagreements. An Instance, which covers the trend of the alleged unexplained allegations. Is the • one in - which 'he charged her with having hidden the caps and coats of her bons to keep them from going to the theater with him." Mrs. Talbot replies that she had taken the boys to a matinee on the day in question, that one of them was ill and she objected to their, going out at night. She says that Talbot himself locked their caps and coats in a room and when she barred him at the door, in an effort to recover the clothing, he took the youngsters to the theater bareheaded and without their 1 coats. GOES IXTO PARTICULARS Mrs. Talbot goes into particulars about many things that have become matters of public knowledge or rumor since the beginning of her suit for separate maintenance. She dwells particularly upon her ex periences at their Redwood home In 1903. In June of that year, she says. Talbot- ordered her to Redwood and kept her there, practically a prisoner, until October. He Is said to have put her in the charge of two nurses and to have told them that she was craxy anfl must be restrained. It is even charged that he put wire across her windows and, upon Inviting her into the garden of the home, caused the wife of Fred Talbot. his brother, to remove all of her toilet articles. During this period of her surveil lance Mrs. Talbot says that she was not permitted to write or telephone to her friends or relatives and that for four months she was not permitted to see her children. During that time they were in the custody of Mrs. Fred Talbot and living at the Palace. Finally Mrs. Talbot got away from Redwood and, coming to this city, was obliged to break In the glass door of her Jackson street home to gain ad mittance. She says that she demanded her children and was told by Mrs. Fred Talbot that she could not have them. She was here three weeks, she says, before she was permitted to see the children. Mrs. Talbot makes no direct charge cf ; infidelity, but she says that when she "tenderly" asked Talbot to give up "his ", associations "with a certain . woman" he not only abused her but told her there were other women he kept company with whom she would like less. The answer develops that Mrs. Tal bot aspired to be a markswoman and practiced to that end. .She pleads this In extenuation of her husband's charge that he and the children were fright ened one day by the firing of a shot from the window of her room In the Redwood home. She declares that the j pistol was loaded. on the previous day for the purpose of shooting at a mark end that she "fired. one shot at a leaf en a tall elm tree, higher than the roof of the house.". She says that Tal bot came In front of the window and • asked her •what she was doing and she replied "I 'was trying to knock off the top of that tree." She says that Tal bot" laughed and passed- on. AXSWEIVS TALBOTS CHARGES She answers the charges against her behavior' at the Manhattan hotel ~in New York in April, 1903. by charging Talbot with studied Indifference. After that he is said to have declared: "J a changed man. I have no love for you. I am going to come and go as I please." After the April fire, when they went to live together at Redwood. TaJbot is said to have contended . that there were only two ways of fixing things— one through the courts and the other to fix it between themselves. ; "We will, all be happier for a divorce," he is quoted as saying: In his argument for. her to begin proceedings or •, to permit him ts get a divorce. without contest. Tn her final defense the wife declares she has sacrificed her life to her chil dren and that she has been a true and faithful wife. She asks the court to deny his application for divorce and to award her maintenance for herself and three children and to see that his.mill ions are properly divided. SEWER WILL NOT COST DOUBLE CONTRACT PRICE Works Board Says City Will Pay $35,000 More Than Amount of Bid Accepted The Board of Works has taken ex ception to City Engineer, Woodward's statement that the. sewer In Lowjer Market street* will cost tlie city twice as much to build as it would have cost under the Burrell contract, which was revoked. Commissioner. Aigeltlnger. ad mits that the sewer will cost $125,000, or $35,000 more than Burrell'B bid;: but says that the specifications : forv the work were bo . Incomplete that ; the ; city would have had to pay him, s4o,ooo for "extras" owing to the changed condi tions in the labor • and ; material - mar kets. Relative to the statemest jlhat the sewer would not be completed "until tne end of the year, "Commisfcloner. Eagan said that 'Burrell. could not; have com pleted the work Kby November, \as'• he had made no move^to .'do '\u25a0„ the \ work at theak Lr«« Sir«£— -6ootU*« By* Pain — Doec&'t, EnurU* Jury of Award Busy With Photographs Beauty Winners to Be Announced Sunday Judges Who Will Select the^ Most Beautiful California Woman Diligently Scrutinizing the Great Collection of Photographs The photograph that, you sent, to The Sunday Call's beauty, contest is > now before^ the' jury of award. You can get some idea of what is happening to it by^looking at the sketch above.* It will be subjected to the careful consideration of the "three judges, Douglas Tilde n, the sculptor, and G. Cadenasso and Arthur F. Mathews, the painters, before it is passed upon. "* -v v^, Did you send in the photograph of the woiu. ,/ vho is going to be declared the most>beautiful in; Cali fornia? You will see in next Sunday's Call. By that time the judges, sketched above, will be through with their pleasant task, and will announce in The Sunday Call who are the fairest of California women. \ - ; . The Sunday Call will publish full page photographs of the winners. You will need but to look at next Sunday's Call to see why the eminent judges chose ; as they will. They have such a tremendous pile of beautiful photograpliSi topick from they cannot very well make a -mistake. . Every' real man— and every woman — in California will want to see in. The Sunday Call, May 5, who are the most beautiful women in the state. MRS. MARSH SUES TO END HER MARITAL WOES Horsewhip and Pistol Fail ing to Affright Rival, Divorce Is Asked Mrs. Irene Marsh,- who In the last few years, has tried horsewhipping and a revolver against Alice Murray, the suc cessful rival for the love of her hus band, . Jack Marsh, appeared in the court of last resor*. for the unhappily married and sued'for divorce yesterday She also asked the court to enjoin her husband from disposing of his interest in the : La ' Fayette ' saloon -at- Sacra mento, from selling his realty 'ln the capital city, and from withdrawing the money, deposited by, him in the "West ern ' national bank. ; She asks for $250 a month alimony and $1,000 counsel fees. &&f&&Bi3i?& ' '.•\u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0 Judge Graham granted an Interlocu-; tory decree: of divorce yesterday to "Wllhelmlne K. .Thoene from, Louis 'O. H. Thoene. a Kansas City druggist. It appeared in V the - evidence that Thoene, after desirting his wife and "child, traveled through : Europe. In the, be lief' that the husband was supplied with money. Judge Graham awarded $60 a month alimony and $100 attor ney's fees, -which Mrs. , Thoene' s attor ney had not asked for. - - : - \u25a0 ? Suits f or; divorce were begun,yester day by Emma J. Turner, against John Turner," . f or : cruelty; Delia V A.- Sagor against = Isaac Sage T.i desertion;- Clinton M. Smith' against tJulla Smith,- infidel ity. \u0084 »- '• "" SUTTER STREET WALKS ' : WILL NOT : BE REDUCED Ordinance Cutting . Down Width to .Twelve- Feet* ls^ Repealed by Board of Supervisors -At yesterday's \u25a0 meeting of the board of . supervisors the 'i ordinance reducing the width of sidewtilks in Sutter street' from 15* to il2 ' f eet^was " repealed Tand the sidewalks 'I will remain at their present I width, i thus ' putting an , end to dispute "of , rival clubs \u25a0 on \u25a0; the.subject j Nicholas' ordinance ' ~ : Increasing'^: the height' limit!, of ;f rame"; buildings r f romj 45 ito 50 ; feet was r referred t to the build-* ing committee^ ,' > • - ' :'s'i'Z: The' board' denied E.i.T. Ayers a per mit; to ' conduct :, a i stable at ; the % corner. of Golden Gatejavonue and; Devisadero street, =it being 1 the* third time) such: ac tion .was itaken. 1 - -The mayor: was requested; to: appoint a ; , committee Jto^arrange s for,\ther cele bration;of Memorial .day. May \u25a0\u25a0 30. "'r,The'"-resolution n .>tb; a. fence around the city cemetery in San Mateo "county/ and<. to.; eject \tres-" passers therefrom; was defeated. _;, !_\u25a0;;*: ;>.- Permission', wasfgranted for the Erec tion of metallic ; arches", to-. illuminate Fillmore street., '%j!Sb3BBBA Hotel .Robins Now; open, 9 Post? St.; near "Jones. First permanent, downtown* hotels completed." 75* '^private "-.baths.;, /European '\u25a0\u25a0•:\u25a0\u25a0 plan." Rates, < $1.50 ;up ; j^withS bath,'™ $2.50 * up." Take ' Sutter st. . cars t from " ferry. • T^ElsAy;*^Ay(^co::d^l|^fuEsM^, : ' : ;i^ CHINESE OFFICERS ARE GUESTS AT THE PRESIDIO Colonel Lurideen : Entertains Oriental Visitors at The .military, and naval representa tives of | China, who arrived ; on . the ' Si beria on- Sunday on', their ;. way ; to,. the Jamestown- exposition,-, were j the guests of the army officials 'at, the , Presidio yesterday. Several > government J auto^ mobiles were placed; at T the disposal: of the visitors, and, :by ; -.Captain A." W. Brewster, .who 5 will'- accompany them east; ; Major K Bellinger : arid-Cap tain . Cheatham. . the'f Chinese : .fighting men were whirled .through" the city and out tO'the Presidio. .. > \u0084 \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0- The visitors;; were received "at post h eadq uar ters \ by .: Colon el ; Lundeen.Xwho join ed the party ' in '. a, tour of » the reser-" vation. ._- At : the conclusion '» of " the run about \u25a0 the ' post grounds f- the ; visitors were informally^ entertained, at' 4 the club." .;. "\u25a0;_'/.\u25a0 '•;"--•*"\u25a0 \u25a0'*-„'/-:\u25a0'\u25a0,•:,>'.'-•'\u25a0 \u25a0-..'"/:\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. /:v. \u25a0*. It is probable that'!' during'-: the week a drill of : the. troops jat .the ; post '.will be held ; for the edification" of « the . dia' '. tihguished.: Chinese. \u25a0 • r Colonel " George : H.\ *> Torney, deputy surgeon.VUnited V States "= army.i has been complimented by ; thelCaliforniafacadf emyVof ; medicine; ;'f or J his during the } calamity a yeari ago.?i In ;• a\ set tot resolutions I the colifnel "is £ praised for his ? efficiency: in fcSnducting 'the : sani tary/organization*; formed 1 at Jthat itlmeV A^copy of the'.resolutionsjhas : been sent to; the, surgeon^generalNof^ the United States ;army! at \u25a0 WILL " : NOT piVERTFUNDS PLEDGED UNDER BOND ISSUE Supervisor Gallagher'; Says /V Money Will Go to *:. Repave Sutter and Mission Streets Supervisor. Gallagher/! said 5 ! yesterday, that* a report' to' theleflfect! that $59,000 .^ould : be jutilizedjj out-f of c the * proceeds of,; the 'bonds' soldi forjtlie; improvement of ? Flllmore^ Sutterjand I Mission Tstreelij" In :Paying;C.jS;yHarney;forlhisl contract to repave ? Fourth;' street*: was ('erroneous:' Gallagher '. assured ' Norton V.We Us, president .'of % the *' Fillmof c "% \m- \ prov'ement club,v,that |the>)s2s.ooo llTub- : scribed : by ;his s organization % f or/,tHe| re- 5 paving 1 of f the t: streetrnamed* wouldibe? kept c : lntact/fasT well? as |the"f $76,000 if or the;, paying.- of v Sutteri'street-)!and^the 4 $55,000 * for v the ;_ lmprovement Mi3^ sion .; street i f roni^Army,; to 'vTwentieth? The Fourth^rstreet^contract^was^lct more % ,thanJonejyearjag6Tand>theJ t m6rifev for,it;was:set!aßideiatitheitlme^ir':~<: rr VV r ' JUNK; DEALERP ARRESTED Louis Baker/f4a";junkJdealefJatSl333 Pacific rstreet, : %wsJaVr^eßted|y"esteFdaLy; by ' Detective^DaW|MunJbry£on^a^ii^r.^ rantVchafgirig"|Jilm£with*4buylng : |junk* fromTchildf?n;fsomeiqf:|them^not|nidre than five .A years '\u25a0. of ft age*. He 1 was x re leased:'ori^sso|"cash|ball.~' ByronlHot Sprlnga On Southerh*Pacinc,|al:few|h6ufs'*de li ghtf uH ride \ from } San f Francisco. r p? Hot mineral (waters "\u25a0 and {excellent s hotel | ac- CONSPIRACY CHARGED IN SUIT FOR ACCOUNTING Herman ' Eppinger Claims Defendant Tried to V •Defraud Him As attorney for Herman Eppinger. Jr.; Garret W7 'McEnerney yesterday^ began suit ; in thesiiperior court against Lloyd M. Robblns.'.ThomasH. Breeze, William H. High, Henry^C.i Stillwell, A. B. Bow ers.'the International banking company and the 'American? megneslte company.' Thercomplaint; asks ;for/an accounting from i Stillwell V for; a declaration "of ; a $15,000 .^interest -in; a -certain 'note and charges the majority/of: the /defendants .with yhaying Centered : into conspiracy Ito defraudUheiplaintift. > ; " It appears » from the \u25a0 document that Eppinger; Jr."? and !Stillwell j had 5 certain dealings -involving, a stock transaction in * the. magriesiter company. ' Their 'dif-' f erences iwere vbrought : ; intoVcourV; and after pending j.nearly c af year. : were com promised:"'? As a part of >the compromised It \ is . alleged,"' t Epplnger % was ; to : have ian interest- in^a'i new J note ' given " by \u25a0 the maghesite "compahyV to Stillwell " for $43,000. 1 /^Th(B : Robbins :,- & Breezeii: wliqi appeared in !• the T original litigation are ;saidito : haye > had a $7,500 The ChemistSffE^ of allrnen should appre- 1 :->JL /^^^B v ciate Ghirardelli's Q>-\' ; l/^ : :2^^l. coa. Its absolute purity / ii^lß^^C^fl and the extent to which j W^W^^^% the native goodness of %gM^Bm i the Gocoa Bean is pre- / FW^S^^vg sei^edb^theGhir^ellii^^ process, prove to him 1 8/ f y^fi Breakfast, there is notH \u25a0JM^* g ing so good or valuable as iflSfT^r \ XMlul liraClU|s| my^^rr 1 DREADS TO SEE CHILD'S DEAD BODY, BUT FINDS HIS STEPSON'S INSTEAD Israel Goyette t Meets Men Carrying Casket to 'the /Morgue DAUGHTER'S MISSING William: Comerford Kills : - Himseii Wife > Leaves Hinr • »-\u25a0\u25a0. • \u25a0 i~~ y ; r \u25a0 \u25a0' \u25a0 v Just as Israel Goyette of ;510 Linden avenue was leaving ' the morgue, where he had gone last ; night 1 dreading to -find the body of -his 15' year old f daughter, Carrie,; who disappeared last : week,- he met two deputies bearing a box covered with a black cloth." . . . > Goyette ; waited for . the deputies to remove .the • cloth and open the box. • He took one glance r inside I and then j col lapsed. .... •" " \u25a0\u0084:\u25a0.-; --.-.. ; Instead of. containing the , body of the" missing ,glrr the ; box held the body of /his : stepson, \William. Comerford, . 3 6 years . old, .who 'I had ) committed suicide by • shooting i himself. . Comerford, "who " was a - metal and steel worker,'- appeared , at the = home of his i mother : in law, . Mrs. , Richard»Will iams," 667 Minna street." at 5 o'clock. He was despondent ; and : pleaded = with" Mrs. .Williams to induce his' wife.. who left him^ last week, to- return. Vi Mrs. Will-; iams said, that untii he stopped his dis sipation 1 and' showed promise of reform ing • she \u25a0;•; would I advise . her daughter -to stay away from him. . " - V . Comerford j went- into a front room p.nd Mrs. Williams remained over : her stove, preparing .: supper.; About *an hour later she heard a shot and hur ried into the: room, occupied by "Comer ford. \u25a0•\u25a0; She saw. him. propped up against the edge of "a" bed gripping a revolver." \ Aid was summoned, but Comerfofd died while' being taken to the hospital. Oncabureau^inthe room, where he, had shot himself a note was found. It read: Dear Rosle:' When I am ilead ami sonc I hope yon | will . not - mourn for ' me. < Another , man I has won your heart. \u25a0 Rosle. ' this makes two gone In 10 days. lam despondent.' Look orcr Sunday's papers and have r pity ; on me. Let me know where you are. / I want yon so much. : j ... . ;. : >. BILLY, ; 2555 Byrant arenue. ,<\u25a0' Comer ford had evidently written this note before reaching, the determination to kill' himself. The papers on Sunday mentioned ; the •: disappearance of his stepsister, and It r was this that ex plained : his : reference to "two gone in lv.days." - . ' v Comerford's wife has been employed in. Oakland, since-leaving him.' CIGAR STORES ROBBED BY HATPIN WORKERS Flushes Galore Are Turned Up by Trick 'on Card /' Machines The big cigar dealers have been swindled out of , hundreds of dollars* worth of .t obacco lately, by a gang of operators who , havej successfully em ployed ; the "hatpin ' game" on ~ the ' card machines. -• The United cigar stores and the IGunst. stores i hare ' been \ the * chief sufferers, i Special, detectives " have been employed by the cigar men. f, The . swindlers have succeeded on numerous occasions in turning \u25a0; up straights and royal Iflushes after drop ping j. a few nickels into the machines. a The operators usually work in pairs: One of; them gets the attention of r the clerk while his sticks ; a tempered hatpin vrith a- hook \u25a0at * the end f through " the side of the machine where ' it • is joined^ • He .skillfully turns the head [otj the pin '.- which J works- down the tcards until a big." hand "is turned ,up. ; The men didfthe trick so skillfully that: the "clerk always paid without hesitation.' /> ; -i] . ' .' . \ ; x, The; numerous, big hands which have been s turned up ; ln many of the stores lately caused suspicion:; The method of fraud Vwas - discovered- a : few days ago when^'a. hatpin^ was in .one of ithe 'machines. ;It;; It; was" caught the. "sure ; thinf* man had ; to leave it there, exposing his, game. NEW BUILDIXGS PI.AXXED [Application^ were filed yesterday by tne;Stanton estate; company for a per mitjto ;erect ;a \u25a0 six k story, class | C build ing-on; the, southwest icorn«r of Keafny and i Post streets {at [ a' cost : of ' $75,000 ; Montgomery | street -.investment "com pany, \u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0 Montgomery V, street- near I Bush,* $50,000; : San /Francisco' breweries com pany, - Second street near \ Howard" $14,900. : \u25a0 ' claim ; against vthe note, -which .was turnedfover ito"; the; International ibank ing JcoH)bration.~j,-. r \.i.v",,v.-: „•'.\u25a0 :.-..•. -.. , » charges that the defendants conspired' to 'sell; the note, to A.B.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0Bow erslwith the understanding that he was toVpaylbnT, claims against; it ', and later , they^were to '.plead -that 'Bowers was ah • innocent ' purchaser. \- . - r : -j\ 'J HOLDS COURT BESIDE BED OF YOUNG WOMAN Judge Graham' Hears Case to Decide Future of V ; . Little "One - With the t evening \u25a0 sun. streaming througn the only window of a bare room .yesterday : at Twenty-fourth and Bryant streets, Superior Judge Graham held court, because ' the person most interested. in the proceedings could not •be brought to • the courtroom. • , The mother of : Caroline Plate, a pret ty 13 year.- old girl, is dying of con sumption. She ; has ; not- seen her hus band, for eight years.. Her sister. Mrs. Caroline-Huff,' had petitioned the court for.: letters of . guardianship' over the child.. It became necessary. for the court to hear the mother's | consent •to the pro ceedings and, accompanied by his clerk, Walter Tref ts; and A. B. Treadwell, at torney for Mrs. Huff, Judge. Graham went to the mother's -bedside to hear her evidence. ; : , ... Mrs. Plate told .her. story briefly and in : ' whispers.- She said/ that the. aunt arid! the/ grandmother i had ' reared her daughter and Cshe "wanted 1 Mrs. Huff- to have the little one, Sf^^VjgS.7, \u25a0 '• •\u25a0;\u25a0 The \u25a0..mother,,' n durlng : her narration. The 'New Knabe-Angelus, the most perfect, best and most artistic of all player-pianos, the one instrument containing the greatest of all musical inventions, the Melodant, has at last arrived. What the Melodant Is, •The Mel-o-dant— sure and perfect in its results-r-is a patente/1 device: which has been invented to produce automatic accentuation. In other words, the Melodant is a device which brings out prominently every note of * the melody of the composition without assistance on the part 0$ the operator, subduing the accompaniment when desired in such away as to give effects heretofore im- j possible except by artistic hand playing. The Melodant is perfect. It is the realization of the dream of the niusical inventor, the one achievement sought for years, and the final great step in -the per- fection of the player-piano from the musician's ..point; .«;< of view. The Knabe-Angelus, with the Melodant attachment, % may ' be seen and -. heard at* 1 our warerooms at/ youc" \u0084 pleasure. , . ' : _i^..- 1220=24 YairNess Ay. 5 ! o>Twelfth St. San Francisco, Cal. \ Oakland; 'Cat.V i-^,',' OTHER STORES:*liO«i Angeles, :;San~ Diego. Sacramento, San Jll'a"' \u25a0!\u25a0 ifc I* \u25a0 MMwh im * *mm«— \u25a0\u25a0 aWJataJaMHIi M>fcTi^Jflyi»;ETtflßHalK^liM^WHaw'MßßßaM^al I m '*•'•\u25a0•*\u25a0'''\u25a0•.' - ; *\u25a0.--..-.\u25a0-. .- - . . *..*.. ' * I ! \u25a0 ! : ' "\u25a0 . "- -\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0-1 \u25a0 • ALLEGED GAMBLER IS DISCHARGED BY JURY Illness' of Captain Mooney Prevents Appearance Police Judge Shortall expressed sur prise yesterday afternoon at the non appearance of Captain Mooney and/* ho policemen, who raided Xed I*antff\n*3 resort at ISI3 Post street on the rught " of April 20, when a Jury was Impaneled to try the case of William Smitn.one of the nine men arrestert during the raid, on a charge of gambling:. Chief Dlnan explained that a few minutes previous he had been .handed a physi cian's certificate that Captain Mooney was stck.?3BE£E When the case was again called.Po licemen Mitchell and .' Cornelius testi fied to making . the raid . on the .night of April 20 : with Captain Mooney and Lieutenant *McMan us. but neither saw any gambling going on. This was all the I evidence, and the" Jury returned a verdict of - not guilty. The other eight cases were continued until today. wept soft'v and' the daughter. , who was present, gave way. to grief. The scene was \u25a0 indescribably pitif uL' .