The San Francisco call. [volume], July 26, 1907, Page 5, Image 5

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TROUBLES CAUSE KNIGHT
TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE
San Joaquin Supervisor's
Active Career Ended
by Rifle Bullet
SHOWS GREAT NERVE
When First Shot Fails He
Reloads Weapon and
Tries Again
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
STOCKTON. July 25.— Rendered phy
. sically and mentally unwell by increas
ing business cares, brooding over ln-
abllity to break himself from the ex
, cessive use of alcohol and despondent
because former friends had turned
i against him since he advocated and^
caused the county Sunday ordinance to'
take effect. Henry B. Knight, chairman
of the £an Joaquln county board of
supervisors and representative of the
Fifth supervisorial district, ended his
life at 6 o'clock this morning, at the
close of a night of sleeplessness, by
firing two bullets from a .45 caliber
rifle into his breast at his beautiful
home near Lathrop.
The farm hand on the Knight ranch
saw Knight fire the second shot. At
tired in shirt and trousers. Knight
armed himself with his rifle and
walked into the back yard. When near
a small store room. he loaded the rifle
and, placing the muzzle upon his left
breast, leaned over, pulled the trigger
with his toe, sending a. bullet through
Ii is body.
The shock did not even dispossess
him of ; his senses. He: hurried away
from the store room and, reloading the
rifle, repeated his act, sending a second
bullet through his heart. Even then
he did not fall, but walked some 20
yards and fell with a shout significant
of great joy. The unfortunate man was
still alive"- when his daughter came to
him some minutes later.
Knight was one of the most promi
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WHERE' SANTA. VENETIA IS .QG • BEROREHAN[); : ; - au^ 1
I Santa Venetia is located on San Pablo Bar, And see how singularly -unique and beautiful WiU be P rOTided . and ?™ win be given a free ;O| massive concrete, bulkheads. Scores of beau- |
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V: wH^l^Creete^pa^d^ed^ i«^g^*|^^ajt^^^^^g^^^
between beautiful forest covered hills rising yourself a paradise the: expenditure of -a f^^^^^^sMi&oAU f USt T, b^B
1,000 feet, perpetually green. The boulevard ..; \u25a0 \u25a0.. , " = ':\u25a0; fi • • • »- \^-'fi-:^i:-A9-v^m i "^v:^-\p^&\ , v; Canals lOOfeet wide, dredged, and land raised |
from San B__: skirts its entire length and it m^oi dollars m artistic, and nfessiveamprove, 'higl! above itides, back of solid concrete bulk- 1
from San Rafael its enUre teng^a^ SELEC- where more nioney will be ex-; hids, Gas; water; wide sidewalks, sewers, I
is; beside the. golf.links. ONLY 6 MINUTES menis v,m create.%.anen.ma^j.;A otM^x^r pended'seyeraltimes over than: ever before at- dectrjeity— all GUARANTEED IN WEITING I
BY AUTO FROM HOTEL RAFAEL. TION OP LOTS FORTHE OM BY RESPONSIBLE COMPAQ I
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VCfIIGC 3-_U i^flUlCS and-the New HOTAELNQ ELECTRIC LINE WILL PASS ON THE 1 OPPOSITE SIDE |
I san FRANCISCO ban Kaiael Iract vie^sho^infeMi^giAfp[n^^^ M
INDIAN MAIDENS GUARD
GRAVES OF ANCESTORS
Threaten to Kill Any : One
Who ", Removes Bones
From Cemetery
LAND CONFISCATED
Girls, However, • Defy Gov
ernment and Hold the
Sacred Ground
,", KANSAS CITT. July 25. — Helena,
Idaho and Lida 'Conley, sisters and. Wy-'
andotte Indians, began an armed guard
today over the graves of their ances
tors in Huron cemetery in Kansas City,
Kan, recently ordered sold by the gov
ernment. The women threaten to shoot
the first . person who may attempt to
remove the' bodies. 1
Congress authorized the sale of the
cemetery, set < aside for many years as
the tribal burying^ ground and , a di
vision among: the members of the Wy
andotte tribe, first removing: the bodies.
The Conley girls say they will not per
mit the graves to be touched and be
gan the erectlonof a shanty upon : the
outskirts of the cemetery. Helena Con
ley said: \u25a0 : , .
"From this time on one of the three
Conley sisters will.be here in the day
time* At night all three of us shall
sleep here. In the cemetery are buried
100 of our ancestors. .The blood of the
ancient royalty of France flows in \u25a0my
veins. My gradfather owned .the _' ..whole
state of Ohio. Why should we not be
proud of our ancestors and protect
their, graves? We shall do.it and 'woe
be to the man that first attempts to
steal a body." . .
"We shall keep right on asking- bids
upon the property," said H. 8.-Durant^
chairman- of the civil committee, which
is trying to sell the cemetery. "The
government is behind us."
nent ranchers of the county.. He leaves
a^large and ' valuable ' estate. . •
•'THE sM^FBAKCISCO : CALIi,^ FRIDAY; -JTli^;;;; 26^^)7;
BOODLER WILSON SUED
BY A MONEY LENDER
Judah Boas Wants ; Return
of Coin : Borrowed by
"sl6,ooo>Andy" .-•
he has a Delusion
Believes .Graf t Confession
Renders' Hirn^lnirnune
Froni Creditors
Railroad Commissioner 'Andrew ' .M.
Wilson,; who while ; a " superyis*or. took
every dollar offered him' and never gave
any, change! evidently i believed 7 his con-;
fession.'of bbodllng/'gavej him Immunity,
from creditors.^ Judah * Boas; O money
lender, V suffersu ffers \ from i no i euch^ delusion,'
for he f; began • suit ;! yesterday^ against
Wilson \u25a0 f or' r |800 ? principal fand > $31.50
interest, : alleged to be? due ; on a promis
sory., note*' for V $1,400 i executed I October
is, 1905.; .; . :•: ,:.- : '-:^':^.-r:,^- ; A-:-: \u25a0:-\u25a0"
: Boas lent ;the. money ,a.t an '\u25a0> opportune
time. : - Wllson>. was jln * the \ midst of .his
campaign > f or jsuperVlsor.'i and 'when \u25a0 he
ran short "of . cash-. he [went; to i Boas.lwho.
agreed 1 to) accommodate j hlnVl provided
he paid Interest fat ; - the irate; of Jl%'< per
cent a nionth.7After ( W!lsonlwas elected
and ' /Jim' H Gallagher^ "distributer ;.'. of
boodle," had to- ;: slipXenvelopes
containing • currency .." into jhis f^hahd, ;,. he
pald*> Boas ; $900.v He I eyenvwent ,t ufthe'f,"
keeping iup the' Interest* until, March "ilS
last.* ,Thelatter/date^ls slgriiflcarit^for
March " 18 was \ the i day i when jthej"news
papers : announced r. ithatt; Wilson ?' had
made ;• a" confession? to'lthe^ grand ? jury.'
Since -, then he '>< has .; riot '-\u25a0:', paidl*. Boas "j a
cent,-.' either $ Interest «> or ,.J principal;^ alf
though,; Vaccording , ; to ; his ~' x : confession,
his ; bribes r to , k more' " than'
$16.000.' i\ 'V" : ; ' \u25a0r : vu'v--!; --".-!> '\u25a0:..'-, ;'; ' '\u25a0\u25a0
Wilson ; is the second; of? the-' boodling
supervisors to be niade)'def endant * in \u25a0 a
civil -; action.' : r ; Max. Mamlocki was f sued
a few months ago by his* f6rmer]sweet
heart,".; Miss Annie .Srhlthf- for t breach' of
promise.; Miss Smith*. demanded -SIO, OOO
as'balm^for ;her) ; wounded feelings. '* \
LONGWORTHS DEPART
ON THE LINER SIBERIA
Keep^Out of; Sight' of "trie
Crowd^Triat Throngs :
the:, Wharf; ;
MANY DISAPPOINTED
Efforts to * Catch Glimpse
of President's Daughter
'Are Unrewarded .;
• Many, visited the ; Pacific, Mail, wharf |
yesterday .to obtain- a ( - glimpse of tha !
president's ;; daughter,^ but Mrs. j
Nicholas ' Longworth, ,s, s plumper, prettier
andVmore ; matronly^than '\u25a0; in -the '.,"Prki-1
cess Alice" days, ; wasnot'on'exhibltion.'!
t With' her husband, she boarded the line r
Siberia, Vwhich; is", now- carrying her •. toj
Honolulu,' about' an, hour) before sailinK i
time.' Quickly Vthie'y^ mounted": the ; gang^
plank \u25a0 and before ;thosej who had corrid
tb: see . knew < that the 'fair . traveler ,waa
on' board, Mrs. Longworth was installed
on -" the "';. offshore 'side ' of the Siberia's
upper, deck,'.; engaged" in i-'a* conversation
,withitwo," friends .ithat.j". lasted *C until
Captain J- Anderson -broke ..^ the .charm
stentorian*; chant:; .
J ; ."A11 them ;as ain't a' goin' : git .ashore."
% Mr. ; and vMrs. > Longworth:: walked ' to*
the*, break of, the .j'deckVjust'.' : before j.thV
liner , sailed." and .viewed " the^ assembled
multitude over ;th'e^'shoulders fof i their
fellqwj passengers., >;jAll;.that.* mostj of
the '/multitude jjsawv 'of i "Princess; Alice/,'
•was; the; blush of roses .with'
whichfherlhatvwasladorned.v "'\u25a0"!\u25a0\u25a0.-' •.;\u25a0'. --.- ;
' Photographers ;:,wHb" lbegge,d ; : the ; fair"
tfavelerjto step .out'*of]the shade ;v ,"just
"for/'ohe.- second",t.were preferred -sweetly;
but i firmly ;t6;..Cohgressman' Longworth,
ahd*hG pleasantlyi,but;withVequari firm
ness "explained that , as; they -..were'.; trayV"
elin g ' merely -for,,' pi easure \u25a0 they prefer
red not; to camera -targets. ,;; ,f;
> ,In - addition >\to -tlie 1 Lbngworths . tho
Siberia is i takingXtbHhe ? Hawaiian ;isl 7
Don't Ruin Your Best Horse Going for a Doctor
Bowel complaints arc. always .more or less prevalent during, the Summer
' months, and' many a. "man has -ruined- his best: horse gdmg j for, a doctor
; when some of his "family was suffering, from cramp colic or cholera
' ' . morbus. Be prepared for such an emergency.^ "\
CilamberJasn's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
Is the most successful medicine yet produced for, these diseases and can
.always be depended upon. - 'No, doctor can prescribe a better, medicine, .t
../-\u25a0\u25a0lt? is almost certain to be needed before the Summer is over. Buy it now.
ands Secretary. : of Commerce and Labor
Oscar S.^Straus,"- who . is accompanied "-by",
his Jwife; and .."son, ,and ' Governor, and
Mrs.i George 'R:v Carter. ;' A; number o*)
prominent' business .men were on board
the^. liner.:: toj.bid' Strauss goodby/- but ;it
was .all' beautifully.^informal and v.th<i
distinguished "travelers 'took \ their de
parture.vwith much less fus3; than at
tended the 'going away of the Chlne.s.*
minister who left on the Korea a^few
weeks ago. >''
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