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Hebbard May Be Removed
by Lunacy Commission
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I Conduct of Superior' Court \u25a0 Judge
Causes Much Adverse Comment:
/~*URIOUS conduct of Judge Hebbard in the superior court yester
%• day will result in application being made before' the lunacy com
mission for his removal from the bench if the bar association
docs not make the same recommendation at its meeting tonight.
J. C. B. Hebbard. with red and blue
streaks on his face that he explained
were the result of a fall from a horse,
| had such a curious manner of empha
i sizing the dignity of the superior court
I bench yesterday that a complaint be-
I fore the lunacy commission is to be
; sworn against him if the bar associa
tion does not apply for his removal at
j its meeting tonight.
. Attorney B. A. Hayne, who appeared
4n the superior court yesterday as
counsel for Franklin Harlow in the
latter's damage suit against Frank
I Barrett, declared last night that the
Interests of his client would impel him
j to make complaint before the lunacy
I commission against Hebbard if the bar
I association would not take action. Heb
! bard's conduct in court yesterday, ac
« cording to Hayne, travestied the dig- :
! nlty of the superior bench.
Hayne's appearance before Hebbard
1 involved argument for Harlow relat
ing to the alleged manner in which the
latter was injured by being kicked by
a. hor*e owned by Barrett. Harlow is
seeking $11,000 damages for injuries
sustained from this kick; which he
claims took place in Third street on
' August 8. 1906.
IRRITATION OF THE COURT
Several talesmen had been sworn yes
terday, and Hayne was beginning to
examine another, when Hebbard iriter
1 rupted him.
"You've passed him already," said
i Hebbard. "Don't disturb yourself fur
! ther."
Hayne argued against this peremp
' tory decision from the bench, and
j Hebbard showed how uncertain he was
! of himself by allowing the examination
, to go on.
Before the jury was completely im
; paneled Hebbard again began to grow
* irritated and ordered the proceedings
:to be hurried. Attorneys for both the
i plaintiff and defendant tried to show
: Hebbard that he was interfering with
• their privileges. Hebbard then became
i quiet and did not interfere again until
i Harlow was on the stand testifying to
i the Injuries he had received. He was
! in the middle of his narrative of how
WILL FORCE CLERKS TO
TAKE ABSENCE LEAVES
Works Board Decides Upon
Plan to Make Up Big
Deficit in Fund
The board of public works held an
. Informal session yesterday and de
, cided '. to compel a number of clerks in
; its various departments to take a
: leave of absence, beginning from May
15 and ending on June 30. This will
;be necessary to aid in making up a
deficit of $20,000 In the appropriation
! of the board before the end of the fls
', cal year.
The question of the leaves of ab
i sence will be left to the clerks them
selves, and it is likely that an amicable
! arrangement will be reached so that
: each clerk will lose three weeks' sal
, ary and take his vacation at the same
' time.
A number of employes In, the street
j cleaning and janitorial department w-ill
:be laid off. Commissioner Eagan said
; that the work of the department
, tually would come to a standstill by
' the middle of June.
I The board adopted a resolution re
. questing the supervisors to inform it
• as to what action must be taken In re
i gard to the applications filed for build
j Jng permits in block 129. which has
! been designated In the bond Issue &fs
; the one to be purchased for a chil
dren's playground in North Beach. An
j other block In the neighborhood nuy
be selected as an alternative, proposi
tion, but in the .meantime building
operations in 129 are affected pending:
tha final selection of the playground
site.. . . , ; -.;:-,::
MISS JEWELL ATTACHES
THE COLONIAL THEATER
Leading Lady Claims Back
Salary and Traveling
Expenses Are Due
; , Izetta JewelL leading lady . with the
\u25a0 stock company at the Colonial theater,
J attached the theater yesterday for
$506.75. Miss Jewell asserts that this
; sum is due her under her contract with
i the management and Includes back sal
: ary and traveling expenses to Boston.
; When Miss Jewell came to the coast it
; was provided in her contract, she. says, ;
ithat she was to remain for a 'definite
J period, but if she left before that time
: she was to receive traveling expenses
i back to Boston. When the creditors of
| the theater brought suit Miss Jewell's
; contract was abruptly terminated, and
| now she desires to return to Boston.
I \u25a0 Miss Jewell became a favorite soon
I after her arrival here. Her greatest
[ success was in Salome,' and her effec
tive presentation of the role was "one
i of the factors which served to fill "the
j playhouse In .those, days of the Colo
i nial's prosperity. .
| Miss Jewell Is not the only member
i of the company who" claims that back
i salary is due. - Morgan ; Wallace had
I just been engaged as. leading; man on
• a six months' contract, but the enjrajce
: ment was terminated by the financial
j shortage which confronted the com
'• pany. .
The Colonial theater Is In the hands
• of a deputy sheriff.- The creditors* met
! on Wednesday and decided not to press
t matters, but to seek a settlement on
' the best terms possible.
BOGUS LIGHT COLLECTOR
. . A man claiming to. represent a, gas
; and electric company lias been defraud
! ing prospective consumers«4n the Latin
quarter and Chinatown for .the; past
j several, weeks by collecting charges
•for the service the. alleged', concern is
to give. The San Francisco gas -and
electric' company has sent out ; ; a cir
icular letter denouncing the man as an
Impostor. The letter: declares that 'no
\u25a0 collector should . be recognized "as >be--'
Ing in the company's employ |' unless
he bears an "identification card signed
by John A. Brltton, president of* the
company.
the horse kicked him when Hebbard
broke- in again. '.
* "Kicked by a horse?" he inquired
querulously. "Why, I ; was! kicked" by . a
horse once myself.' "What does that
prove?". ; iv"';
Then Hebbard turned to the jury and
began. to instruct it about bringing In
a verdict for the defendant. He would'
listen to no argument from Hayne.
A SECOND MANIFESTATION -•
.Another manifestation; of Hebbard's
eccentricities occurred yesterday , when
he cited Richard Cornelius, president,
and James Bowling, secretary,, of 'the
carmen's union* to appear before him at
11 o'clock on May 16 and show cause
why they should not be .punished for
contempt of court - for; hot- restoring
George Dlngwall; former member of the
union, in good standing, pursuant to' a
mandate issued lby \ himself. . A. . L».
Weil." counsel ; for Dingwall, stated In
an affidavit that Cornelius and Bowling'
had failed to bring the mandate before
the union. When the matter came up"
before Hebbard a few weeks ago her,
declared that the order was not worth
the paper on which it was written. Weil
let the matter rest until, he. filed the
affidavit yesterday. . : . \u25a0. \u25a0 ;
The grievance committee of the bar
association is to meet tonight and re
port on the charges filed against Heb
bard by Assistant District Attorney
Heney recently. • Members of the asso
ciation said last night there could be
no doubt that the finding" of the com
mittee would recommend the removal
of Hebbard from the bench for lncom
petency. "
HEBBARD MEETS L.ANGDON
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Hebbard. after leaving court yester
day afternoon; met District Attorney
Langdon at Fillmore street near Sacra
mento, for. the first time since he
threatened to shoot him. : .;"*
"Are you \ still sore at me?" asked '
Hebbard.- "If you are, why are you?"
Langdon -started to ; explain that ] he
had nothing to be sore about. .
"Forget It." interrupted Hebbard.
"Just forget it."
Then he limped on his cane down
the street. . Langdon could not be-in
duced to comment on the incident.
POLICE BOARD ADDS
TWELVE MEN TO FORCE
Substantial Acquisition Is
Made at a Time
of Need
The police commissioners appointed
12 men from the certified eligible . list
as policemen yesterday. The new pa
trolmen are Mark M. Willever, Richard
T. Curtln, Michael Hayes, Allen I* Mc-
Ginn, Rudolph C. Stroup, Robert . H
Wade, John J. May, Edward T. McCart
ney, John C. G. Stuart, Miles M. Jack
son, Thomas F. Meehan and John J.
Rooney. 'C- -
Alfred" W. Dennison, saloonkeeper at
530 Sansome street, was cited to appear
before the board at its meeting next
Thursday to show cause why his license
should not be revoked. A report was
j made by Policeman R. G. Skain to the
effect that' on Wednesday evening -Pru
dence Engledow, 11 years of age, .whose
home is at Sansome and .Washington
streets, had complained to, him that a
man named Howard, had carried her In
side the saloon, whore he attempted to
assault her. She • screamed and her
mother . came to her assistance and
broke the , glass In ; the front t wlndow.
Her captor put, the child out through
the back door. , The: police are search
ing for Howard, who * had been em
ployed in the saloon..
The " license "of , Ehlers , & Golsch,
saloonkeepers. Twenty-second and
Folsom streets, was revoked. They
had . been suspected of keeping , open
after hours, and shortly after mid
night on October 15 Sergeant Layne
on seeing lights in the saloon , knocked
on the front door. Christian fGolsch,
one iof , the . partners,:; fired ; a shot at
him through the door and the ?. bullet,
struck the policeman ' on the Jaw.
\u25a0 The case of Captain Mooney, charged
with insubordination, was by consent
continued for trial for a week.
TEACHER MOORES TO BE
ALLOWED TO RESIGN
School Board Willing He Shall Es
cape Trial on the ; Incompe
tency Charge
. C.W- Moores, vice " principal* of
Fairmont school,*. will be allowed to; re
sign . instead ". of * being , subjected *to \ a
trial on a- charge; of^ lncompetency. v A
resolution . to this • effect was - passed at
a - m cc tin gf jof the . board', of \u25a0 education
yesterday. The acceptance of the res
ignation, however, will '-i be » subject^ to
the !. teachers' t*' annuity , and r retirement
fund commlttee.'€ z^*l -.-Ji^^tv tHiffrffffWET.
' For* more than ',3o years iMoores has
been \u25a0 a' teacher: in : . the schools « of Cali
fornia. ' and , for 19 \u25a0 years he •. has taught
in :". San ; Francisco.' •: \u25a0; Considerable \u25a0; mys
tery = surrounds the. charges of lncompe
tency i and ' the members of the board
education i have . been*": holding I their "con
ferences = with ; him behind* closed doors.
The charges; against | Moores were filed
by the 'other teachers In' the Fairmont
school. :..•"', \u25a0\u25a0-- /
.; , On '\u25a0 recommendation . of ;';W. , D.\ Shea,'
supervising : architect for the \u25a0 city, .the
board ; decided Lto\u0094 ask I the ' supervisors
to pay P. P." Quinn. $12,184 f or : building
material for.; the ; Laguna Honda; school
and to pay M/C and P.* J. Lynch. s4,ooo
for material \u25a0. tor: the Washington school.'
\u25a0 The / board j of "; public V works (will >>c
asked '\u25a0 to ? proceed i with , the : plans \u25a0 arid
specifications r for . all l schools provided
for in, the" bond; Issue. '• ; /
JURY DECIDES RAILROAD
CONDEMNATION LAWSUIT
OAKLAND; J May, 9.% The. jury in, the
condemnation suit "'brought » : by.-.", the
-Western' Pacific railroad { tor? a right
way across • the estate^of - Katie ;'A^;
Mathewß,", near ! Elmhurst; v today " fixed
the sum of • 527.250 J tastrecoTnpenso':for
the .value -of ; the ., land ttaken^ahd y for
damages inflicted, by the {presence,-.-. of
the -road. -..The actual value- of : the \u25a0/!!
acres included'in', the isurvrry, is i placed
atr $10,000," and Cthcl damaged ; caused'^ the
owners by the fact that: the_ road; passes
through i the : group ~:of » dwellings^and
barns land includes ranch Jwell,"j is
estimated at : ?17,250. : iThe". woman- asked
$50,000j_fof.^the rightfbf .way, and $65,000
for '; damages." i \u25a0 More -t than ; six i- weeks
was consumed in" trying the case.
THErS^!-^
JUDGE COFFEY TO PASS
UPON THE STAND TAKEN
BY CERTAIN INTERESTS
Their Refusal; to Answer
Grand Jury's Oueries to
Be : Investigated
MAY BEIN CONTEMPT
Employes • of United Rail-
roads Cited to*
Show * Cause " - "
The/grand, jury will meet in Judge
Coffey's court i this- afternoon vto- take
up .the matter of the 'right, of four.cm
ployVsV of the United : Railroads to le
fuse to ] answer; questions . concerning
the passage of money; by the United
Railroads^to .Ruef and. Schmitz. ,^
George' B.jWillcutt, secretary of j the
United ' Railroads, • Attorney^ wiiijam.
Abbott) of - the "• law department rTieaded
by. Tirey. L«.! Ford; George SFrancis.Va
clerk, "and .'Miss* Celia. 1 McDermott, '.a
stenographer in *: Ford's \u25a0^.department,
have been • summoned "to . show"; cause
why they .should not; give the 'desired
ltestim6riy. - /..When r '; they, .vw'qre" called
Tuesday afternoon , for . the j same pur
pose, 'Attorney A: A. Moore, 1 , represent
ing thenv asked for. a continuance ;' until
today. ; . to prepare' the' case/ and llt was
granted. In the everitj of .their being
ordered by, the-'courtitb • testify, .-.the
grand jury" will probably. hold a ses-"
sion ; in" the I Temple j Israel 'during ';\u25a0 tlio
afternoon.. \u25a0 The: refusal 1 of "Wlllcutt and
Abbott' to "be r sworn* and . of ; Francis \u25a0 and
Miss v McDermott Xto t testify.'' are based
on alleged constitutional ; privilege:
So far as the work of ;the. grand jury
is concerned, ; the car "will \u25a0mot
interfere r with the progress of the ' trol r
ley bribery ; investigation, 'and in i'-case
the complete' evidence against Calhoun
and_. other, officials ;'of the road;> is ob
tained within the next/fewj days.i in
dictments may- be -voted. " : . Secret' Agent
Burns-is' busily engaged in" working* up
evidence lntconnectlontiWith the , trolley
case,, and the (grand jury ;'is preparing
to meet jas ] often \as practicable I under
present conditions.^ ..'- " .:. ~v . V
"The car strike .will '• not ; Interfere
with our work.^except, inasmuch as -it
may prevent the * grand Jury j members
from getting : together," *" said ;' District
Attorney yesterday.' ;•; "The
two matters have 'not, the, slightest con
nection with each other, and we;intend
to go on ,with^ our 'investigations; as
though ;,we \u25a0 had never heard -of ; a ''• car
strike. Of course, me matter of voting
indictments j res,ts : with . the- members 'of
the* grand, jury,' but If any, are, ready
to |be prepared I see ,ho reason why
they should be delayed." /\u25a0 ! / ' \u0084 '
Theodore V. "Halsey, outside man of
the Pacific States > telephone and ; tele-:
graph company, who . was v released on
$100,000 bail: after, his arrival from Ma
nila 'early .morning, c will obe
called " to. 'answer the 10^indictments '
for bribery against him. in Judge'lLaw- .!
lor's . court this > morning. . m lt is | prob
able \ that •' his defense will • take T-; the
same ; course *as that ' of ; . Louis )i_ Glass^
and that a demurrer to the -sufficiency
of the indictments will be. filed. v •;.
\u25a0 Ruers' condition f.has . improved 'con
siderably- during , the . last i few. days; and
there i is^little v doubt .ithat % he Lwlll » be
able to "appear In Judge. Dunne's! court
Monday . morning, ' when i his > trial £is
scheduled to proceed. ' Ruef < was 1 taken
out for, a'short ride Wednesday/after
noon -' by Elisor ' ; Blggy, and ! yesterday
a • walk was taken- through .the;north
ern part of the ' City. Rtief'is still suf
fering from a cold and [Is t under .< the
care of .Dr. Adler. The latter, will visit
him today; and: Dr», u Shiels : and { Ryf
kogel, appointed I by. Judge •{. Dunne -to
report as |to -his { condition, \ will ;-exam-.
me him before the erid^of ; the week. :
SUES IN WRONG COUNTY
The case Of John R: McDonald against
the :'. Calif ornia' timber, company .-J, and
George Dent ' will not • be ' tried : in , San
Francisco, ; the home of the" corporation,*
according: to a decision of the; supreme
court yesterday, "owingl to \u2666the; nonresi
dence of the codefendant, George, Dent.
The suit is . for; damages ; and ; n\ust; be
tried in San . Mateo county. £ ' /*? '. '.- V: A*-?
Colonial Baths, 1745 , O*FarreU Street
Best tub batbVln ! city— 2sc*- * -• ,
Friday and Saturday
\u25a0,:\u25a0'\u25a0,. \u25a0 V v ' -*<'''' * 1; -J- 1% :\u25a0- A 1: -
.;!p ; \ ~\i I ; Over thirty patterns from which^to select.^
'v 3 4^ I vr.Ji" J jl ". -. - Regular. prices range up to
II yjsp n" v _111 1 \ *' "^y *p£* i,»*j\J» :.-*:•' yjii saie wniie
.-.'- : ' i • -^ l^- ; S^sss^^^ Tp^y^fei^^ fj they, last, each ""
Silßiliitiliili w \u25a0' •
" ffiliili^ft ffll^ Pnl None will be sold , to v dealers or
V -'- "-.':''\u25a0'\u25a0' '*. ; .: v . -- :v: v •*, .are. brass trimmed, others ornamented •>
; ' Oive of Our 30 Patterns on Sale at $2.50 : with,ckst chills. \u0084 ~
VV'qiad Wj^
HERE'S YOUR. OPPORTUNITY 1
. v \ -It is impossible; tbiillustrate'theydesigns^ as. \ve'^
see'them'on.the^floor.^-Use the evidence of :yo^
; told in, this advertisement. * . ' "" ,
WESTERN PACIFIC FERRY
MOLE IS PLANNED BY
THE GOULD SYSTEM
Contracts -for New Boats
Z for; : Transbay3 Service \u25a0 ;
S Wiil^Soonvße Let
RUSH WORK ON .- ROAD
Building ; of Freight Depots
: Here Is to Be Starteciv
\ : - in Few Weeks
,<»' Plans are ' t belng; prepared in \u0084 Chief
Engineer '.Virgil G. Bogue's -, office : for
the ferry mole which the Western- Pa-,
cjfic i.v will build on? the Oakland . water
frontVnear the: mouth of the .estuary.
\u25a0It\i's /understood .that the engineers iii
charge are -not satisfied .with' the : width;
of i the , pier as ; already." planned. . and
the i present specifications V may.'be .al
tered '-!" materially v before final 1 accept-^
ance.'i "'.:'. '•'''- \u25a0»lv": , } \u25a0';'- '\u25a0'- ':.-' ".'.< . •'; •: . \u25a0 . : \u25a0 \u25a0
•^ The i Gould 1 ; people.- say that they, are
firmly ; ; convinced C that , the ,- recent < de
cislonVof "the" federal court will^be ] sus
tained.: -This .will enable -/them sto-: go
ahead "; with ;perf acting;- their passenger
"service. ;*.; Contracts ?- for ; building . the
ferry . boats 'are , : . tb^ be let \u25a0 shortly, and
there 1 are; good' reasons \u25a0 to believe^that
Gould's i./ engineers ..are contemplating
entering r San ; Francisco \u25a0 , sodner^^than
was anticipated. They admit that ; work
is : to .be begun • In ' a \ few .weeks oh their
freight .terminals, in; this 'city, and the
presumption ;?is~:. that the first work* to
b"e I undertaken^.will be 7on the . tunnels
between? Ninth; and Brannan; and the
next' on the. freight slips near the sugar
refinery. 1 : '•/-'\u25a0'\u25a0:'-. J ;.'-...-:.\u25a0\u25a0 ; >\u25a0\u25a0. :--', :-'.;'* % .': \u25a0\u25a0• .
; "\Track Uayirig;. is, being .rushed; all
along I the * Western -\u25a0 Pacific | line. \u25a0 dThe
tunnel'; at.* Niles,'- which '.': is nearly a" mile
long,', is half : finished, and by the r time
it is completed' the ; Pacific
will ;be- ready^, to run 'trains to _ this city
from/as far "north as | Marysville. j Or
ders have been given torushthe track
laying work at Oroville, Marysville,
Sacramento' and Stockton, and: the
gangs of > workmen :\u25a0 from *Hay ward v to
files' have! been, increased greatly, dur "
Ingj the : last few weeks/ all' of 'which
is taken as evidence Gould .intends
to ilose~ as. "little" time 'as. possible.- in
getting the :rallroad into* this city.'.
SUES FOR HUSBAND'S DEATH
"' Katie 'Selz began a suit against 8.8.
Pond I* for. ' $40,500 damages yesterday.
She; charged' that he .caused : the -. death
of -Th er ; husband,"? J. \u25a0 C. Selz, \u25a0 on Decem
ber 24, ; 1907,' by. not having an excava
tion i on i his -'property, ; at- Mission \u25a0 and
New >Anthony i streets, properly/ safe
guarded.-:: According : to : the complaint;
Selz .was/ walking beside the excavation
when the Vsidewalk fell., in . wiui -him
and 'he was ; buried under dirt and
boards and injured.
SAY COMPANY IS BANKRUPT
jS Creditors of Uhe. Golden Gate cracker
company- of Oakland; filed a petition- in
the United States district court yesterday
asking jthat^the (corporation be declared
an f involuntary; bankrupt. W. A.' Appel
has a\bill^against the^ company of $13, f
800Tfor Vfloiir^" George B. r Merrill's' bill
15y 514,953*: for:,*boxes :. during the ' last
year. .: The s third" petitioning }: creditor,
-Thomas . Lindsay,* ha.s«a T ;clalmfori $483;
They \u25a0; allege^'that n 'on '*May;' Bv?last t the
corporation acknowledged sin '^writing
Its;: inability 'to j pay^-its 'debts*. and" its
willingness to «be adjudged "a bankrupt.
DON'T FORGET AND
FOLLOW THE CROWD
To the grand" testimonial! benefit given
to ; Christina J Bergner.y.who . lost ? both
limbs while v returning. , from Ci Shell
Mound 4 park, ' at* . -pavilion,
Golden - Gate avenue- and /.Buchanan
street, -Saturday; evening,' May^ 11,- 1907.
Union. music >-by- Pinto., l Underj manage-;
ment \u25a0* of Joe-. Quinn > and ; Jim- 1 Lucey.
Dancing ; all night: ; Autos will \u25a0 take
you home. .. '.<\u25a0 •-'\u25a0".\u25a0• \u25a0.' -': \\u25a0• .• '• '\u25a0
JUDGE HOSMER'S ESTATE
I Lucie L. Hosmer, widow, of the late
Judge.- John<;A.;.Hosrner,? petitioned ; the
superior ..courtu yesterday : to ! .be "/ap
pointed administratrix of his ; estate. .• It
is valued at $B,so(l ifand .consists; of the
home at 2018 Bakerstreet, ; worths7,soo, i
and ? other; property Ito *, the amount ?of
$i;ooo. - ••; - ; . \ '\u25a0 ; '\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 .\u25a0 :-'-;:;: -'-;:; \u25a0
INSANE MURDERER TRIES
TO COMMIT SUICIDE IN
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
W^terjCHesley Davis Makes
j Desperate to
I /Brain Himself : :
FIGHTS ATTENDANTS 1
Slayeriof Six ; Pefsohs Takes
Advantage of Absence ; ;
<\u25a0 of His Guard \u25a0
Walter .. Chesley Davis, the
carpenter! who ~ : i murdered ' six persons
Tuesday.imorning.in^a house in Pierce
street,? took -advantage} of the> mo
mentary 4 absence ) of -, his J guard ; : at -the
Central > emergency j hospital last; even
ing.-, and* attempted ,*to,> commit -J suicide
by, knocking his head: against^the. stone
walls: of his;celi;f Had lt'not been for
the . f act\ that * the noised attracted , the
attentiohVof '.members i of * the \u25a0 hospital
staff he might : . have succeeded s in ac
complishing ,hla : piirpose. ;:* i ' . -.
!V-Since'his! V- Since 'his I incarceration .In, the. Insane
ward of ;" the * hospital | morning
Davis has T been* bounds in 4 a straight
jacket;' and" it r was : v/Ith f his 'arms | and
body rendered i useless ,';" by . the _ stiff
straps and bandages that he took i the
only nieans remaining In- his power, to
end "his life. ..As a result of i his frantic
effort 1 , to -beat out ihis^ brains Ihe later
lapsed ' into i unconsciousness. His head
was seriously injured by" contact: with
the,' rough 1 walls.*" When*" he was re
turned Jto his' bed, Rafter .? being ; given
medicalYattention, ; he was strapped* to
the;ibunk,;in to again- being
placed ml a. straitjacket. . ;
'Policeman Patrick Crlshane of : the
Bush , street station had been stationed
as a special guard - over v ODavis, outside
the" doof/of Hhe. latter's>cell,' but was
called* away" for'" a ". few > minutes last
night ;by. - Hospital' 'Steward Joseph
Macarte to. assist In caring for another
patient. Crlshane looked through ; the
.wicket iof Davis' cell .before 'leaving
ana-.to;* all appearances the* murderer
was -asleep. 4 ' ." -
Hardly. had'Crlsharie: reached' the end
of -the ; hallway, s . where Macarte . was
working-^ on -another patient' when a
f rightful Ccommotion, ; accompanied by
wild* cries," was ;» heard in t Davis'. -cell.
Crishane, \u25a0 Macarte, x Steward .James
O'Day and Mrs.rE.-Swett, matron of
thewa'rd.irusMed to^the cell door and
found ;;pavis on ; his hands > and knees
in c corner of the | apartment j and ? butt
ing : his ; i head . against t the -: wall. f The
attendants threw^oponithe door, rushed
\u25a0into the narrow cell -and grappled, with
the ': maniac, ilti lt took their combined"ef
forts! to 1 drag » him from his position
and it orce ihim : back on', the bed. Davis
fought .'all therstrength * of 'a
madman:; ' Blood , was ; pouring from a
long gash:: in~ .'his scalp, : and it; .was
severali minutes before"- he was com
pletely-quelled.
~ Davis f was in, a half fainting condi
tion when! he was carried ; into the hos
pital 'ward, for ; treatment. " Later, he
lapsed, into "unconsciousness "and re
mained in a';state\of coma 4 for half "an
hour. ; It u was at -first \u25a0 thought \ that I his
skull "was > fractured, but > it v.was \ sub
sequently" 1 found thatThls injuries : con
sisted of bad Vcontuslons •on the : head.
After -being; returned to his cell Davis
remained ; in; a dazed V condition during
the remainder of the, night;. •
TRIES TO KILL HERSELF
\u25a0' \u25a0: ;i Helen"' Blalr.Taged? 19 years," who gave
her; : address*as£ll6oi," Golden: Oateiaye
; nue, - swallowed- : chlorides of ;: mercury
! yesterday I morning. : .Physicians - at \u25a0 the
central hospital used ..the
stomach'v punip -.freely ' and ; managed *" to
thwart" her; "desire to , die. While '* suf
ferlhgifrom the, drug; the. girl babbled
of • Matthew, Johnson \ and ' repeated " the
name i several 'times. : .When? out of dan
ger she 'declined ; to' dlscusV.her attempt
at: BulcideJ.rand, denied rever/ having j
known any^ Matthew jJohnsoril
For Yonri Social Hall
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resorts. ' hotels.' lodges,^ banquet -i halls, social ;
clubs, kindergarten*. \u25a0 schools, churches. Circulars
from McConnlck-Hendereon Co., ,717 Van Ness. • !
PHYSICIAN ENDS LIFE
* "John i Harrison; aVphysiclan; who had j
ruined: his ;career?by (the; use^of ; drugs^ \u25a0
tookjan -oyerodse 'of smorphine ;yester-*i
day : while "a, prisoner" In county
Jail? 2. -^Death : was the . result. He was
48 years of age. 1
Uncle Sam Holds Fate of
a Fair Girl From Japan
Board in Controversy Whether Maid
?Is to Be Back Home
Sumako Ogawachl. a pretty Japanese
maiden, - aged 17, has caused* a contro
versy i in the local immigratiOß bureau
as' 1 to whether she 'shall be landed or
deported/; A; majority of the members
of the special "board \of inquiry re
ported in : favor ot deporting her . on
the ground that she was liable to be
comeVa 1 public charge. The minority,
consisting of one member, has appealed
to the department of commerce and
laboF, to allow. the girl to be landed.
Miss" Ogawachi arrived from ' Japan
on .; the 'steamship China last Monday
arid sought admission as a student. She
has a brother in this city' who is ? a
sign "writer, -earning about $165 a
month. He has expressed his willing
ness: to \ care for his sister until she
becomes of age."; The secretary of the
Japanese 'association, "a man with a
wife' and- two children, who is r also
a* 1 Congregational .minister, has offered
to keep the girl in his home. The ma
jority of \u25a0 tlie board, however, did not
think that ; ' it -. would be 1 well for the
girirtoilve'in the United States, even
in the face of these assurances. She
y/ill be held here until' the "Washington
officials-have decided the question.
Ninoshima, alias Michi
Toshioka, confessed -to the board-of in
quiry . yesterday /that \u25a0 the passport
which he exhibited on landing- here
was. purchased by him in Honolulu
from a Japanese hotel keeper for $30.
The passport originally - was issued at
Yokohama- on December 29, 1902. to
Yoshioka, who came to 1 this country I
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Washington.
SAYS SHYLOCK IS
WRONGED BY CRITICS
Actor James Young, in Lecture to
High School Students, Defends
3 " • Character of Money Lender
James Young, an actor who has spent
several years with leading companies in
reproducing SHakespeare's plays, lec
tured to the high school pupils of San
i Francisco on Shylock at the Alcazar
theater yesterday afternoon. Shylock
was interpreted by Young as having
been greatly misrepresented by dra
matic and literary critics. "O; all char
acters Jn the 'Merchant of Venice*" he
said, ''Shylock is the most hone3t_ th»
most sincere. • The poor, old man is
much wronged."
NERVOUS WOMEN
Take Hereford's Acid Phosphate
It quiets the nerves, relieves nausea
and sick headache and Induces refresh
ing sleep. •
CLOVER HELD TO ANSWER
Howard K. Clover was held to an
swer yesterday by United States Com
missioner . Heacock before the federal
grand jury on the charge of havins
defrauded the firm of Telgman & Torka
out of goods valued at $4.40 by repra
senting himself as a captain in th»
United States navy. Clover was re
leased on $500 bonds.