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The registrar's office in the city hill, McAllister street opposite Hyde, is * open from 'B:3o a. m. to 5 p. m. daily.' , REGISTER TODAY VOLUME CIL— NO. 48. Mayor Taylor's Bond Approved and He Assumes Office Grand Jury Probe Reveals Plot to Influence Jurors in Graft Cases MRS. MAGILL'S BODY EXHUMED FOR ANALYSIS State Will Learn the Cause of Death of Illinois' Banker's Wife % TRAGEDY AT GRAVE Former Sweetheart of Ac cused Husband Takes* Strychnine MIXUP OVER LETTERS Prosecution Says Notes Tell . ing of Intended Suicide Were Forged SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CAIX CLINTON, lIL, July 17.— The body of Mrs. "Pet" Magill, first wife of Fred H. Magill, the mil lionaire banker under arrest in Los Angeles, charged with her murder, was exhumed tonight. Guards were placed in the ceme tery and no one 1 -except officials was admitted. Assistant State Attorney Mitchell, who is in charge of the case against Ma gill, said that the stomach would be sent to, Chicago for an analysis. Another sensational develop ment " tonight "was an attempt made by Mrs. Myrtle Parrett, an old* sweetheart of Fred Magill, to commit suicide by taking strych nine on the grave of Mrs. "Pet" Magill. She was found by the officials who had come to exhume the body and physi cians were hurried to the' scene. It is expected that she will die. Assistant State Attorney Mitchell decided today to quash the verdict of the coroner's jury "that Mrs. Magill committed suicide," and a new jury will l>e impaneled to Investigate the case. Simultaneously with this decision Mitchell announced for the first time that the state had in its possession the letters alleged to have been written by Mrs. Magill Just before her death and it was said that at least one of these had been discovered to be .a, forgery. RELATIVES OPPOSE IJfftCIRY In making his fight for the ex humation of the body of Mrs. Magill, Mitchell was opposed by a large num ber of residents of Clinton, either closely related to the Magill family or personal friends of the accused man. Relatives of the wife, Mrs. Fay Graham Magill, have rallied to the support of the woman, who also is under arrest on a murder charge, and it is said that even the relatives of the dead woman refused their consent to the exhuming: of the body. Attorney General Stead tras appealed to and advised Mitchell to proceed, re gardless of the objections of interested persons. Arthur D. Merwln, the rambler -who was arrested Monday as an accessory after the fact to the murder of Mrs Magill. denied strenuously today that he had any knowledge of the affair or that be' was In any way connected with thai tragedy. Arrangements have been completed for the employment of a number of secret service men from Chicago' to protect the county jailin Clinton after Magill and his wife are Incarcerated there next week. It Is the opinion of ' tiie . police that public feeling is so strong against Magill that it would be wiser to swear in special deputies of the sheriff than to trust to the local police force. LETTERS HELD BY DKFEXSE SAN DIEGO, July" 17.— The letters which are to figure in the defense- of Fred H. Magill and Fay Graham Ma trill, if they are ever brought. to a trial for the murder of the former's" first wife, were written on official! paper of "Colonel Fred It.'- Magill,"- aid' de camp to Major General Arthur, J. Stoddard, commanding Uniform Hank, Knights of; Pythiag." The letter, which was pinned to her dress was undated, like the rest. It was as follows: "Clinton. 111. — Fred: (I have used chloroform or. strychnine.) I want you ; to know that the cause of this, act' of \ mine Is your mother fMrs. E. L. Mag-ill) 1 and > your sister "< Mrs. O. X. Pond).] From their . slanderous 'tongues theVj Continued on Pas c 3, Column 2 The San Francisco Call. INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S NEWS TODAY TELEPHONE TEMPORARY 80 THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1907 WEATHER COXDITIOHrS . . YESTERDAY — Clear; maximum temperature, G2r minimum, 50. FORECAST . FOB TODAY— Pair; moderately warm;, light .north wind, changing to west. Fag« 0 EDITORIAL ; Hearsf »'\u25a0 spite against District Attorney Lang don and ; Mayor Taylor. " P«J?e 6 No serrlle { class ' for California. - ' Pag « 6 Hard work getting up a war. F«c« 6 GRAFT V Halsey pleads not guilty to charge* of bribing supervisors after ' rain I attempt to delay ' his case. Pars S ; Mayor Taylor's bond Is appro Ted and be takes charge of office with all teat goes : with - It, In cluding the - big red automobile claimed bySchmltz. . Pace 1 CITY \u25a0 Alrln Edfiy • and Ady son Blair • are sentenced to Ion? terms of Imprisonment by ' Judge Cock. . Pare 5 State committee Inspects • water * front and planii extenclre Improvements. • Pare 9 Honest republicans will present antl-Herrln delegate tickets : to . the TOters of each assembly district. Pa^e 1 Officers of army transport Logan declare that only a small Quantity of the ' flour * and " other eupplies sent to ; China reached the '\u25a0 famine sufferers. Pas* 14 Japanese floor millers attempt to compete with American manufacturers In by products. Pare 14 Peace conference committee announces that the . formation of a branch of the national civic federation Is not the object of the- coming in dust rial congress. Far* 1* -Captain Purnell, U. S. A., makes thrilling escape with woman from hotel, where irate husband had found them. - Pace 14 SUBURBAN* Oakland, husband : alleges .in dlTorce suit that his wife pawned jewelry and kitchen utensils to pay for automobile rides. Page 4 Oakland's board of public works Quickly, turns down an application ' for . a permit -to erect V a flretrap. theater , of Darls type. . . • Page" 4 Brother . Potamlan,' '. an ' .European scientist, to" dtlirer ; important fconrse of public lecture* ' in St. < Mary's "college.'*; Oakland. '? Pa**"; 4 V , Discharged coachmaa : of " J.-~ B.- CoryeU 'sent""io Jail for 40 days for disturbing clubman's peace, bat iccawd [ comrade is > tcqultted.^- V• * F«lf« '; 4 r\u25a0; Southern. Pacific ' and » Key \u25a0 Etopte , aetlTeiy^ bo/-' Ing up •, property 'at l Twenty-aecond . street • and San Pablo arenne, Oakland,^ ln" »' right?"*?' '"fir Ilarry Swipart. slayer of aged- J. E. McCul-' non, breaks down while on way to Visa lla' jail and confesses \ crime. : I Page 9 DOMESTIC i - . Newfoundland fisheries -problem'; Is again giring the United States state department much concern. ' V,. -, • ,- ; ' p^ga 6 Testimony In Haywood case" to be closed ; today^ and arguments will be begun ' tomorrow. • Page : 3 Chicago telegraphers indorse President Small's strike course, but condemn ' actions 'of esecutlre" board. . ' Page 9 Captain M.cCrea of the battleship . Georgia tells of the many acts -of heroism at ' the ' tlma of Monday's explosion. Page 1 Body of first wife of Fred H. Magill. of whose murder the Illinois - banker " is ." accused. • is ex humed for analysis ' and ; former sweetheart \u25a0of Magill attempts suicide on grare. Fag* 1' FOREIGN' Karl Han ' takes stand In trial on charge .of murder at Karlsruhe,' Germany, and denies \u25a0 that he killed his mother In law. Page 6 Japan seems . determined ._ to - take : absolute possession of Korea and that country's em peror may be deposed today. Page 9 SPORTS Olympic club members \u25a0 will ; meet • tonight \in tbe clubbonse at ' a "boosters*. " dinner.' ' Pag* 8 Whitney's Fancy and : Adrtana \ fight \u25a0 It .. ont through tbe stretch for tbe rich .Venus stake. at Brighton. Page 8 San - Francisco and Los Angeles win in eoa*t league baseball. '\u0084 Para 8 Fire beartly backed farorltes beaten at ..the Meadows. - Pag* £ Jack Johnson stops • old • Fltislmmons in tbe second round of their bout. - \u25a0 Pag* 8 ' • Battling, Kelson 1» due today .from. Lake Tahoe and will train at ' Colma for Britt fight. Page 8 C.;w. Conlltk? and N. Sheldon '.wHl' be named, to fill " racancles on Olympic : club'.' dj-' rectorate. 3P*g* 8 LABOR . Musicians* • union holds meeting and denies • re ports" that' members -were r lgnoring i boycott on streetcars. Sb^Sh&Wß^2SS^" Fag* 7 ' Box workers' union gires $100 a week -to tbe unions on strike. : Page 7 MARIXE Army transport Logan arrifes from the . Phil ippines with more than 1,000 passengers. ' Page 9 MINING San. Francisco .. stock and exchange, board«de cides to return "to ; the .old f rates \u2666of commls^ eloes. BSBs^SBSm Fage 13 (THECALL'I BRANCH OFJFICES Subscriptions 1 and Advertise- ments will be received in San Francisco at' following offices: ' 1651 FILLMORE STREET , " Open until 10 o'clock every - night 818 VAX SESS AVEXUE Parent's .Stationery/ Store. < ' 2200 i KI LI,MOHE STTREET Woodwards-B ranch. - ' 553 fHAVGHT STREET V Christian's ; Branch.'. :*: * SIXTEENTH AXD MARKET i STS.^ '• -Jackson's ; Branch..-", 074 VALEXCIA STREET Halllday's * Stationery \ Store. V* j 110S VALEXCIA STREET . ' Blake's Bazaar. '. | 3011 IeTHrST.^COR^ MISSIOX"/ International ;. Stationery : Store.' \u25a0 . 2712 MisSldxTsTßEET'.'"" ; A ] \u25a0 The Newserie^ "-• '.[ 1531 CHIIRCH' STREET^ ? George; Prewitt's", Branchl . : sMlfffi^ FIGHT AGAINST HERRIN WILL BE WARMLY WAGED Every Assembly District irv the City Preparing for ; Resistance OPPOSITION GROWS Citizens Become Weary of Boss Rule .and Show Resentment CAMPAIGN PLANNED Struggle Will Be Carried Into Burned Section/::; in August: r George A. Van Smith -' Herrin's control of the repub lican organization will be con tested at the primary election in every assembly district : in San Francisco. The polls on August 13 will definitely decide whether the honest republicans ;of San Francisco or Herrin will nominate the municipal ticket. , * Forced to abandon fiis infamous scheme^ to ;, control TtHe ; convention through - coiom'ied delegatel^ap^ portioned « top trie) b'urrie'd' districts | on? a \u25a0partridge ; yote'basis' ! Herrin ! and -his - committee. : agents hoped i their.' surrender would /chloroform the i opposition. The ; contrary; effect • resulted.' The backbone of ;thV-oppoßitlori to boss rule' has been stiffened. The Herrin utfl^^?'; t ? S et a run for its, money all the/way down "the line. ; The scene °.'.. the .fi*»ht" : fora clean convention' will not be confined \u25a0to the \u25a0 populated v^dis tricts which r Herrin : failed to ' deprive' of their fair proportionate tion.in the convention.^ it will be car ried into the burned districts. A fight will be made for the insignificant num- j her of delegates accredited to the-dis- j trlcta * Herrin desired '\u25a0 to* place in con- j trol -of ;.thei convention. . l< The antl-Herrln movement is bein? engrlneered by .the forces which.. stood up. for an r honest apportionment.^^ At tKeir head are /Daniel A.'Ryan,f Fairfax Wheelan and • Perry H. Newberry. Ryan Is the recognized leader:of "a •'minority in the city and countycommittee; which musters a total strength, of , about one third of the -committee membership.' The, movement 'is in no sense to be confounded with - ; an attempt to ''{or ganize a new or so called independent Republican V party, jt iis simply and solely, to wrest the. control of the party governing body '; from Herrln and '-place' the affairs of 'the party/ where: they belong-— in the -hands of the ; people. , J .: The men at the head; of. the campaign for an honest • Republican '.. convention are -; the "men » who -beat; Ruef Land his organization atU^e; primary "polls two years ago and : they / believV they can again turn , the trick.: They have- not assumed 1 the task of . naming delegate tickets in, opposition to those ii that, will be. natried by the 'organization. 'They have not presented and i will not present candidates for ' nomination byi theJcohV ventlon. ; : •-• -'• '\u25a0"•[- FIGHT TO END AT; POLLS Their; fight, "well under . way. now; will end at*' the ' primary polls. **' in seven of vthe; - populated ' c assembly dis tricts, they have; succeeded; In securing the organization of vigorous clubs com posed'of republlcans^who are now more concerned /'with H securing V iionefct » defe*-' gates, thanj'wlth;, the ,i question^of,:,what candidate? ;'or l ' shall^ r /be ?ise lected,: t>g /represent r the .party? at VthV polls, in .'November. \u0084" : " ~ /.. ' : .' " ' : will^be' augmented duringMthe?{week^byj. the^for'mai--,"or'-' i ganization' v ofi those ("men ifwho"; have i been quletiy/workingjin^tne.otlier.;dTst^ and' none *of trie burnt districts; wilf. be permitted' to go • by/default, though" the leaderV'ofUhe^oyementUenrme'ifranki 5 ly -enough} that they >do> not f expect? tK win i" out iin t tlietburned ;' districts! ' - The efforts of _^ these- clubs ::\viUSb? centered , flrsf, upon ' securing the v regis tration \u25a0.; of ; all republlcansi'andVin) fact of all \u25a0 elec tor s ! of ".whatever ;i party. , As" soon as the reglstrar^g|^o^BTjE^| c^g ss rer ce t j! July '24 the^ clubs^wlir>'tuVn\^thei?lalt^ tentions •to a.rousi_n BT J^t hel^Jtere«t|ofjajh e l^Jte re«t|ofjajl f republican's ;ln7se^^ting;delegatejticketa' in o p'p o s l^^^^^f^lffi^^^ftlclte^S ConUnaed &JFmin) jj^J£^^M : "Di\:Edji}^d'R^e3on'=T^lor.fthe-nei>Tma}for of \u25a0Sari; Francisco, in the library at his home.. is "shown in the photograph inthe accompanying, illustration. The city's new executive taking the oath of office is the subject of the sketch by'a Call artist. :" *- "'^^P : ' - * SSHBSGSHBBH CAPTAIN M'CREA TELLS OF DEEDS OF HEROISM 'DetailskiGiv^^by^Cofri ": •" - mander fpi^Disast er| on & Battleslii^GeorgiaV v"; ': ;" BOSTON", rJulyj^lT.— On; .boarij^the Georgia Jn Boston.harbor this 'afternoon Captain Henry .itcCrea told' the "story lof the . disaster on t2>e battleship*; on j Monday, "which cost - the lives of- nine I men of -the \u0084 -United States navy/and , caused injury, in some cases' probably fatal,": to ;13 ;\u25a0 oth ers. [ Captain / JlcQrek \u25a0said: :r .. \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 . . ; \u25a0 \u25a0'.;_ .. '.-.'_ \u25a0/' "I was on the' bridge making: the run for the ' ; - practice! /. ( . I ""was taking obser vations of, each shot. As. shot after 'shot was a hitr from : the \u25a0 eigrht-inch ;g-uns; g-uns 1 saw that -we were . beating ; the • records of the other, ships. of the"fleet. : Onthe brJdgre ; l ; cpuld : hear the command from* the after -turret. '« So '\u25a0 I • knew ' when \u25a0 the next -shbti.wa.B coming-. '\u25a0 .-'-. .-.'- r "I A heard» the : shout, Vflre,V : but-* there" was.no": shot,' and ; then I. saw .men run nlng--aft^to-g-et the flre. hose,' 'that? is always ,*laid - *out ; Mn readiness when theVelis, firing, going on..^.v "I-.rushed to the after' bridge near the turretHo; see what was the "matter. -The.; water >.was. already being, poured into-ithe. turret. - :_: _ The;'boatswain-vand Midshipman. >Gravescroat lea ithe^way, for. thelfjmen with- the', hose. ,v I • tell .you there 'was 'courage. -.No man knew. what' had s happened/ and ; no ; man knew' into what'daiigerrie. might 'be fushing.' ButCthbse*men- never", thought /of « self , or danger! f \u25a0 That -br ave fact- will'; look weir on! tiieir 1 records/ "Thehlttiey ? began \ to bring outv the, men; ;> One; of the; first was the gunner, in . whose'}; hands was ' the ; powder j when it*flasi^^He\wasJ k laid;.ori top (of 'the' lowerlturretawith ';\u25a0 a blanket 'under 1 his head. -\k Itwent Ito jhlm.*;. 'I'could •nqt'^rec-' ' ognlze^hlm. v/Hlsi'hands '.were .-bufned : to the .- bone: : v The \ flesh i i was f g-qne.~ With' those 1 hands praised? above' his chest ; and the vtips^of "his! fingers -bynt towar'd'ea.ch'' qtherVVr"couldthearih!m^whispeV:y v God.^oh; ; God, \u25a0 oh, .God ;' He could \u25a0 not move his Hip's ,'. enough : tbC utter "other words. 1 -.-\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0'.- '_r,'-:. \u25a0'"\u25a0'.'\u25a0';•*•'*'\u25a0 --..:;:;\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0' V^.'i - bent'closer , and ', said to', him : ; 'My. deaf-fellow, God; has h^ard . your'pray er.'. He :- was ] breathing, '. but n ' short -? gasps." arid' soon.; died. . :\u25a0' ~J'7.ii \u25a0 \u25a0 ~\ <"- \u25a0' * : /""The . men '/were .brought ; out ; as i fast asUheyi could. be! taken jffon^thejtufret? MostTof '! themjf elt^ relief jajs r soon fas] they* got.to the! open^air.^ :.The l gases'; i'fronV smokeless ipqwjder./areUerHble.-. vThat/s" wha^tlciUs.'^-;The.;VM^rnalJbUrns"^ h'ideous7v'butV to >breatheMtliatl;stuflr ; :"is fatal; * •J.f.^.-J'.*^";'.'--' \i ";'"." ?"-;i" : - •'.!:• - ,•? v "One man \u25a0 !n" that . turret was ? not hurt— Midshipman 'I X I mball-^and "Jl "r" r do not understand' how < he" could ' haveTes caped: ; l He' helped '> take Z out the; men. He, to, : showed^ grit; after, the shock; he courageous * officer * could|setffwrAe^ he • "I told his father, Rear.AdmiraliGood irich*n^^i^^pm"g|^S!^ers tha t[made tflr^aWna^y^Hll^xaraple^m|noll be forgotten:" v Af ter \ he \u25a0 .got 'to u the Trieck h'eg thf ew- hi nisc 1 f g overboard.^ If gourj launch hlnl not b«-on-npar"' by on* its return ' from . its .exajnination*bf he vwould! have, drowned. \u25a0 \u25a0 "< Coatlined fsifl PajeTj^cSaSnn'* « Charges of Jury Tampering Are Taken Up by Grand Jurors Prominent Attorneys; Are in Tales * ;, ' :,.' -Related by' Witness? oir'the Stand '- it; Charges of'tampef ing /with -the 'two juries already impaneled tojtry*graft cases were investigated tyester^y'tjy the grand jurj' at, ah(all . day .'se^ssion.^ were : in^possession of evidence \u25a0whichdirectly or indirectly involved WUliam^H^iietson' of SchmUz; cminsel ; <H:v t McPike, ' Glass' attorney ; ; HowardVVernon , f on-y ears •at police ; court "steriographe'r ; H. J C: Goopef^tlie: stationery -dealer ;*; Mario iBoilol" the^Schmitzf fire commissioner 1 (orp^Vil-; bur); Knox, "the -man :of > 'rriys-i tery" ;^D/-Gapelli- an: employe ;{6f RoyalvW.; Cudworth,- a- juror- in the iSchmitz ; case, /and otliers^whd seemed * more than properly inter-; esited inV the '-trial . juries. ; I Royal - W.- ; Cud worth;, . the Schmitz jur6r.[',who,- after-, the Schmitz ; jufy ".was)discharged, was arrested ion- a charge*, of f mistreat-! :ihg*h*iSi\vife^,^d ; -ChaVles v H;-' r Gisn; another -. Schmitz •' j uror, -".were ,\the fmeiv;appV6ached^inHhat\\case.\'' ; rN6rth^a^JOTqr.>;.in':^th^^ 'case, , on' \u25a0 trial; -f.was ?. the '^ talesman whonirit .wasjdesired tb^reach: . V^lt;.- also the 'day -that ; Ruef, .from 'the _time.; He assumed political^cdritrof vof;ithe city juntil June^3o^ was ; in' receipt p f fran^annual^retaim tHe ' lSputhern'- Pacific v. co mpanyy $10,000 -hay in g n i pai d' h) mj the' "first > year.; of fhis^soyereigntyiv'and $7;5OO a ; year -;after "J-. the:', novel ty* :had;worri'offj''.\\V]illiamfF-.',Herrin : evidently;' valued , Rue f s L »: scry ices r cSrtto»e4|>g PiM^ytColoSPalgi artist has created a new field-arid a new product by reviving the ancient art of illuminating manuscripts. Read of his work in THE SUINDAY CAUL. impertinent Question No. 8 ' ' '"I^^^BS^B^BHIBBBBs^^SH^^BHBsBBB^BBBBBBP^^'BI'a'^^SBsBBBBSsIIBSs^SBBII^JB ' VjjßontKe: most original or wittiest «inswer to this ques tion—and the briefer the better—The Call will pay mm: '^j£o^\"Fx)T the next Five ; answers The Call will Pay ONE DOLLAR each. 'Prize winning answers will be printed next Wednes . day and: checks -mailed to the winners at once. Make^ybiir-answers short and Jaddress them to Pgf^^§?M|^ QUESTIONS, I*l Ir. v i . i .. '-'-.'. -.'•' PRIZE -AVIXXERS TO "TVTtIY, DO YOU AVORKf - ;$3 -. prise" to I Charles' L^ Floyd; 810 Fonrte«th street. Ci^. • ' 'Heney's In .town*; . . • ' .. f1 -. prize to • R.: i L.:, Lena, \u25a0 5U ,Foorteentb stre«t. Oakland. Cal. ', - ..Beca^use; lrVaSj not?careful enough" In the selection of my parent*. . -\u25a0:.! $I'prize^to:Ml.« Xellit^Hawkins**fFptoii. Cal. --I< don't really,.work—^l: just .cook and wash dishes. , $1: prlie tr>( Mrs.""J?JiijiC StHvfiiirtyafth street. Oakland. Cah Forgot to ask off; alimony." , . rSI. prUe\to IlsxoJil'Leavj-.' 901 Vatene'a «tr««t. Clfj. .'.;, vHave* you" seen my-wife'V-new ;hat? ; /$1 prize;: to 'E. Vao j. Etery,^ Edenvale." Cal. ... ; It's-a;failing-il-inheritedL*-« ' FIVE CENTS. TAYLOR LAYS PLANS FOR ACTION New Executive Says He Will Name Clean Men Supervisors to Be First Appointees Mayor Is Indorsed Schmiiz .Relieved of the City's Big Auto duty will be the selection of and appointment of sixteen super visors to succeed those on the present board who have expressed their .willingness to retire when ever called upon so to. do. I firmly believe that the city is en titled to clean and upright offi cials, and it is my intention to see that it gets them. This is no light matter and I do not pretend to say just when I will be prepared to make the appointments." The foregoing statement was made yesterday at noon by Mayor Edward R. Taylor, shortly after he took possession of the may or's office in the city hall. Early in the day Sergeant at Arms Ed ward Burke of the board of su pervisors presented to Dr. Tay lor, at his residence, the certifi cate of his election as mayor, to succeed Charles Boxton. Mayor Taylor, accompanied by his legal associate, William B. Kollmyer, went to the office of County Glerk Mulcrevy, with whom he filed his oath of office after presenting his credentials. The mayor x and His attorney then went to the city hall, where they were received by Henry McKan nay, secretary to former Mayor Boxton. Mayor Taylor at once