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The Sunday Call
VOLUME CIL— NO. 179.
DREAMS OF
MURDER
TRUE
Elmhurst Tragedy
Revealed in Wo
man's Vision
M. A. Wilkins Accused
of Having Killed Wife
Mrs. M. J. Anderson
Tells Story of
, Mystery •
Body of Supposed Victim
Discovered in Quicktime
OAKLAND, Nov. 25.—
Through a woman's dream
there was brought to light
last night at Elmhurst what
is apparently a cold blooded
murder, the discovery of the
body of a woman buried un
der five feet of quicklime and
the arrest of M. A. Wilkins
on the charge of having mur
dered his wife.
Put in the sweat box Wilkins
partially broke down and made
confessions extremely damaging
to himself and which the police
believe will make stronger the
chain of circumstantial, evidence
pointing to him as the murderer.
The woman whose dreams and sus
picions led to the Investigation and dis
covery is Mrs. M. L Anderson, who with
her husband was living at the Wllkin3
In Elmhurst. The Andersons went
to live with WilkJns November 1, and
ever since the first night she spent in
the house Mrs. Anderson had felt cer
tain that there was a mystery about
the place. • Her feeling of uneasiness
was augmented by the actions of WII-
Vms, all of which culminated last night
In her notifying the police and the dis
covery of the body of a woman believed
to be Mrs. Wilkin»>
From the outset of their acquaintance
tVilkJns showered undue attentions on
Mrs. Anderson when her husband was,
•.way. it is raid. To Mrs. Anderson,
who knew him to be a married man,
he said that his wife was In the cast.
having gone to her relatives in the
expectation of childbirth.
DABVS GARMENTS FOUXD
This tale Mrs. Anderson believed un
til about 10 days ago, when she dis
covered numerous baby garments in the
house, and her intuition told her that
no woman who expected a child would
leave the garments behind.
The same day Wilkins went and '<
asked her to pose as his wife.
'What for?' she asked, all her sus
picions aroused.
"Well, I have to get fome papers
•igned right away and as my wife Is
• way I would like you to pose as her
and sign them."
When her husband returned from
work that night Mrs. Anderson told
him of the strange request Wilkins had
\u2666nade and he told her to do as she wu
eiskcd. Just to see what the mystery:
Mrs. Anderson accompanied Wilkins
to a notary, who, however, refused to
let her sign the papers until she was
properly identified. A day later, while
talking to neighbors, $Irs. Anderson
learned that Wilkins had been going
ebout the neighborhood selling his
\u25a0wife's clothes, saying that she had died.
WILKI.XS IS ATTENTIVE
At the same time Wilkins' attentions
became more marked. He hovered
over Mrs. Anderson all the time, not
allowing her to go out of his sight
Nervous and worried over her predica
ment, she attempted to keep away /from
him, but he would not let her.
"If the ground could speak," he said
to her, "you would know a secret."
Thres days ago Mrs. Anderson re
tired to her bed after her husband left
for work in the morning and dreamed
the, dream which brought about the
discovery.
"I dreamt," she said, "that Wilkins
asked me to pose as his wife and when
J refused he threatened to kill me. -In
my dream I heard him say: If you
don't do a« I tell you I will kill you,
as I killed my wife.' With that ;" he
took. up the carpet in , the room and I
saw a grave in which was a dead
woman, her arms crossed on , her
l>rcast."
Screaming, she awoke and found^Wil
Continued on Page 2i"; Middle Column 3
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARXY- 86
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY— West wind; cloudy; maximum
temperature, 62: minimum, 50.
; FORECAST FOR TODAYS— CIoudy; probably
rain; fresh southeast wind. Page 11
jt i »
Holiday Today i
BY proclamation of Governor
James N. Gillett today is de
dared a legal holiday in California.
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
EASTERN
"^Thirteen Italian* perish in New Tork tenement !
house fire. Page 4
Speculators trying to secure control of domes
tic aod foreign shipping in order to clncb the
government in supplying coal for the ' Pacific
fleet. \u25a0££-£&?*?& -V'r'"' P*te3
United States supreme court renders decision
vetch leaves loophole " tor Chinese - to enter
country. : Page 4
Gould will fight the Standard 011-Harrlman in
terests and proxies is Illinois Central .will be
swung to . Stuyresant Fish. . - Pace 4
President KooseTelt settles dispute between
senators and decides disposition of federal pie
In South Dakota by flipping coin and holding a
drawing. Page 4
After listening to the reading of a . hypo
thetical question of 13,000 words Dr.* William j
Barton says Mrs. Bradley was Insane when she
killed former Senator Brown. Page 5
Stuyresant Fish's motion to release Mutual
life's interests In Illinois Central from operation
of Injunction granted by Jndge Ball. Pace. 4
Agreement among bankers of big cities to re
sume payment of currency in few days reported
at capital. Page S
Christian ministers of New York protect
agaiaEt elimination of Christ songs and evsr
clses in public schools. Pas* 0
FO REIG X '" '\u25a0 * v
Moorish tribesmen attack French camp and are
routed with a loss of 1,200 killed. Page 11
COAST
Nevada mining mm accuse smelter trust of
conspiring to secure control of the financial
situation. Pace 1
Youth's confession rereals existence of school
for highwaymen In Los Angeles. Pace 1
Vandals paint rulgar poetry In red on famous
landmark at Mount Wilson. Pag* 6
B«tsy R. Braden, aged 78, and rich, will
marry Barry Andrews, aged 82, in Santa
Cruz. Pace 4
Eleanor Gates, Los Angeles writer, offers re
ward of $100 for her pet horse, which disap
peared a year ago. Pace 6
Death of Indian woman at San Juan Capis
trsuo who was baptized in the mission 117 years
a«°. • Page 6
Party of 'l7 suffers from" frost bites during 52
hours* journey on the Delta river. * Pace 6
Kobert H. Bell deserts sick wife In Las An
geles . and flees eastward with an -Oakland
woman.- Page 11
' C. O. We*kly, alias T..U BteTenson, held for
embezzlement In 1jo» Angeles, confesses that he
escaped from the state reformatory; In* In
diana. • Page 6
\u25a0 Police Chief Carroll of ; San Jose trails' stolen
anto by patch on tire and captures man. who is
seat to San Francisco for ! trial. Pace 2
EDITORIAL
Army and navy lobbying. Pace 8
One great optimist club. Pace 8
Why they abuse RooeeTelt-_^ Pace 8
Tributary to Alta California. Page 8
CITY
Evidence in Inquest destroyed at request of
Harry Kleinschmidt by guileless coroner, cays
official. , Pace 1
Lieutenant Thomas A. Jones, Quartermaster at
Fort Baker, to be tried on charge* of perjury
and accepting gifts from contractor. Pace 12
Two masked men make an early raid on office
of Brooklyn hotel, bind the clerks, and rifle
stamp drawer. Pace 16
Corporal Jerry Dlnan is suspended by Chief of
Police Biggy pending trial on charge =\u25a0 of per
jury. Pace 0
Bank commission will suggest changes in the
law with the view of safeguarding more closely
the Interests of depositors. Pace 12
Trial of Tirey L. Ford to be resumed Monday,
when the "special holidays" will .be com
menced.. Pace 13
Explosion of gas in the home of , Mrs. Philip
Lancdale in Broadway causes great excitement
in fashionable residence section, x Page 16
Tom Lonergan. late ; boodllng supervisor, goes
back to his old job 'as driver of a ' bakery
wagon. - Pace 16
Dr. William A. MrEnery Is sued by nurs* for
alleged breach of promise, and gives up guardian
ship of, heiress. Miss Mclaughlin. Pace 10
SUBURBAN
M. A. Wilklns of Elmhurst arrested on charge
of having murdered his wife and - buried tb«
body in quicklime; discovery brought about -hp
dream of a woman. \u25a0 . I'age'i
Special Policeman White killed by masked rob
bers In Oakland saloon. Pace 1
Miss Selina Hall Identifies man police hold us
one who attacked her and was bested by blows
from her umbrella. - Pace 7
Women of West Oakland home will give doll
show, to provide Christmas present* for 200 little
charges. Pac«~T
Western Pacific engineer* say trains; \u25a0will be
runnlcg over new read within a' year. Pace 7
Alameda county treasury in good, onlitlon and
employes will sot \u25a0be laid off as ' had i<eea in
tended. I* a arc 7
Fly« judges'* of superior court meet, but fall
to decide as to Import of the i.ew holiday
law. Pace 7
People's water company of Oakland developing
large artesian water auxiliary supply. Pace 7
SPORTS
Montgomery and W. E. Carey are assigned top
weight for Thanksgiving handicap. Pace 11
Good Rugby , match' looked for when; Santa
Clara college and Barbarian teams clash on
Thursday. \ / Pace 10
F. Neugent breaks an Emeryville track record,
winning * a five furl one sprint easily in the = fast
time of :50 1-5. - Pace 10
Scries of lectures on : the automobile may be
given during the winter. Pace 11
Joe Cans says Paekey McFarland is the legit
imate lightweight champion boxer. .Pace 11
Wagering on the coming Sullivan-Kaufman go
opens at even money. .- r Page 10
Twenty-three f layers quote odd» under the
new betting crstemat New Orleans. Pace 10
AMUSEMENTS , '
I Yi tzl • Scheff 'makes ', hit with big audience in
"MUe. Modiste" at Van Ness theater. Page 6
LABOR
The union 'printers make •peclal provision* to
care {or members In . distrest . Page 9
MINING
r Trading light on ; mining, exchange, ' but ;* the
market holds, up and closes steady. ,; Pace 15
•MARINE V .">
The use of oil to calm the waves during a
three'day hurricane saves the" whaling bark John
and Wlathrop from 1 be ing pounded to destruction
by the sea. t : Pace* 11
SOCIAL
.After a year in. New. York Mr. and 'Mrs.'. John
B. - Casserly ; and \ children".' will i return ifi^z San
Francisco for Ti*it of several week*. - Pace 8
S^aFRAN€ISGG; iTT^SD^^;;^6yEMBER^^9p7;
TRUST TRIES
TO CORNER
STOCKS
Mining Men Accuse
Smelter Kings
of Plot /
Sharp Advance Made in
Rates for Ore Treatment
Returns Not to' Be
Made for Sixty
JL/dy o
Nevada ls^ Discriminated
Against, Say Operators
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI*
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25.
It is the belief of many prom
inent Nevada mining men,
scores of whom make Los
Angeles their headquarters,
that the recent announce
ment of the smelter trust as
to the conditions under which- it
would handle Nevada ores is the
first step in a colossal conspiracy
absolutely to control the financial
situation.
The statement is freely made
in places where mining men con
gregate here that a combination
exists between the smelter trust
and the Standard oil company by
which it hopes to secure control of the
entire mineral output* in the west and
thus in time dominate the financial
situation. . , * \
The announcement referred 'to was
made in Denver several days ago; wltw It
was to the effect that by "reason of
the financial stringency the smelter
trust would treat no ores from Nevada
except under the stipulation that 're
turns would not be made for 60 days.
At the same tfmea sharp advance was
made in the rates charged for treating
such ores, ; this being the . third time
that the rates have been advanced. '"
COLORADO \OT INCLUDED
To the owners of Nevada mines which
have^been producing in the aggregate
more than a million dollars a week in
gold, this, declaration* by, the American
smelting company created some sur
prise, but when it was learned that the
same rules would not be. applied to tne
mines in the Colorado district,! the mine
'owners began casting about for a solu
tion of the problem.: This is the solu
tion, which most. of them believe to.be
correct: .
The ; American smelting company, a
Standard oil corporation. Is trying to
stop the supply of gold from all sources
that the Standard does not control; it
owns most of the big -gold producing
mines in the Colorado district and is
therefore able to regulate the supply
from that source; with- the available
supply of '• gold cornered -in - New York
It may be possible, ff the present plan
succeeds, to force others who'must have
gold to come to whatever terms it may
desire. to dictate. • v «"
The action of the smelter trust? has
had an instantaneous effect: upon the
Nevada mining stocks, and today on the
Los Angeles -Nevada : mining exchange
sales were tbesmallest in the history
of the organization.
CORKER IJf GOLD SOUGHT
"There is only one logical deduction
to be made from .this /action of the
trust,'* said Secretary Herron of the
stock exchange today. '.'They have v'iiy
tually made It impossible for Nevada
mines to market: their products. t What
they seek to do Is to control 1 the visible
supply ' of gold,; and if : they succeed 'in
that it will be an easy matter for'them
to control- the goldsupply of the coun
try. The, only .solution- is", the? building
of independent smelters, but that would
take time' and in the; meantime' an op
portunity will be afforded; them to^buy"
up stocks at low? figures, for ithis 'step
.will' cause ; a. decided, drop \u25a0 in ; prices; of
all stocks." ' \u25a0"|sijj||
TWO MEV ROB A BAXK
BLOOMINGTON, .111., Nov. 25.— Two
men' entered the State; bank at Clinton
at. the ; ... closing hour, this .afternoon^
held, up the president and cashier with
revolvers, \ knocked down ''the colored
porter and escaped with all the money
insight. " ; "\u25a0'; ;'-v.; '- v . .- ' . '<.}\u25a0 ''.;"\u25a0.'\u25a0. ' '
* NO HOLIDAYS IX ; NEVADA
; CARSON, .Nev.,, Nov. 25.— -Governor
Spar ks \u25a0ha s J l s su e"d ' a *"pr ;o clamat I o n ; do
clarlng, that ; .thcre , will': be ; no special
holidays In this "state.' '"' \u25a0-' - . " "'
"Miss^Blanche' Kerfoot,' whose story, of relations between herself and Frank Bellows
and .Harry Kleinschmidt is considered by - officials to have . welded together their chain of
evidence.' At her f side is R.M: Peck^ who accompanied: Bellows : near ; to the spot where he
died. Below, is Harry , Kleinschmidt, accused of slaying , Bellows, i who \u25a0 is held - in ; jail pending
the filing 6Ra* formal .charge or his: possible: indictment -by the : Alameda ' county grand ; jury.
This is the -first ; published ohotograph' of the unfortunate glrl;in : tHe case.;
Oakland Officer Shot
by Masked pugs
George White Killed in Sixth
Street Saloon by Two
Men -
OAKLAND, Nov. 26.-— George White,
a special policeman,' was shot and in
stantly killed by- two -masked- high
waymen, who -attempted V to hold ;up
the saloon of HenningsV brothers at
Sixth, and- Alice streets * shortly .after
midnigh t\ this morning. .VJ;i t . ; .- V:>",
v, v j,Tne'- twa^'rbhbecs jautewJ'' tho. saloon
frbrn" 4 _"a f . r sl'do .~<loor/^*JGeofgo - Kochler,
the bar tender,' and \u25a0William Bacon, : si
customer, were*' standing at the "bar.
Each robber carried two .revolvers. The
occupants of the saloon threw; up" their j
hands .on the " order and the . largest !
of the masked men; was preparing^ to j
go through this cash register when
White, who was !n uniform, entered j
casually from a rear room, not know- j
Ing that >a robbery, was ; In progress.
Both robbers :\u25a0 immediately opened J fire, i
Half a- dozen shots were flred. White
fell on' the second or third one and
the \u25a0 last \u25a0 shots were . poured . Into .* him
as he lay on the barroom boor. One
bullet tore through his chest. An
other, broke his arm. : '
'The two murderers; ran out through]
the door on Alice street, across to the
opposite sidewalk and on down to Sev
enth, where they disappeared around a
corner. . ',-'';
A good description was. secured of
the murderers. -One was' large, the
other small. Bothvwore dark "clothing
and black derby hats. Blue: polka dot
handkerchiefs tied over the lower; por
tions of their, faces served as masks. .
Every detective. availably was imme
diately, sent; out on a round ; of tho : sa
loons of ..the - neighborhood,- x but: no
trace of the -men; -'could; be found. -
EASTERN iPENNY^ PAPERS
;yi; FORCED -TO RAISE PRICE]
Increased \u25a0 Cost /of .White •Paper
Affects * Many *" Dailies in i.This
.Country (arid? Canada
SPECIAL t DISPATCH •\u25a0 TO .^THB \u25a0 CALL'
•) NEW'TORK.tNtfy.'' 25.— Increased cost
of ..white i paper f is 'forcing? many 'pub
lishers' of 1 1 - ceht : ' newspapers * tb/ralse
the: prices /of [ theirs publications. ! Thus
the Free Press andi the' News of 'Detroit
have "given^ notice tof ;an ; advance " from
I . to- 2- cents, jto'take effect: December /1/
The Newßi and of ' Perth VAm
boy.nN.; J., ?haye 'made • a>similar an
nouncement."..!-'_.. . '•": \u25a0:—\u25a0'\u25a0'"'\u25a0;?
All the * newspapers in Joliet; - 111.,
have^ jumped: their: prices from; s Scents
a week \ to.-lQi cents. ;^The -Indianapolis
Morning - Star", hereafters will 'charge^ 2
cents ? for its .dally.. and : 15. cents* a* week
instead bf.'lOlcents ,:for: the ?daily/and
Sunday.: editions." v "A s similar ': raise « has
been : made j by; the J.Terre ; Haute (Ind:):
Star; andv the t Muncie . (Ind.) ,Star.f-^Re
portsK multiply ,:'; that jpapefs llri-; several
of 'tlio V large -Vcitles, contemplate
vances ;In price 7 before :; or • after J th?
New Year. • . -;:-- "\u25a0"\u25a0"\u25a0-.:-'--\u25a0./ ". \u25a0j . \u25a0
;' ln -Montreal, Quebec, vLe Presse/and
La ; Patrie ' have : advanced the \u25a0 price -pf
their/ special i Saturday .editions from -• 1
'centUo'2'cents:, v Y:;^; .;\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 ,_\u25a0 - :
TA^S|Tl^iNj^S^Aßßby^?
/.ESCAPE FROM OPEN SWITCH
Employe Discovers It ;invthej Nick; of
Time and a ; Disastrous Wreck •'
Is Averted "
KRASNOYARSK,; Siberia, : Nov. ; 25.— :
It was learned 'here today that; the
train;^nwhlchj Secretary f Taft;and -his'
party ' are jtravelingj; over • the v trans-
Siberian*] railway ;from\Vladivostok' to
Moscow* had from', be-!
IrigHwrecked^ yesterdays at C Chita: J 'f -'A
switch ; ;inl;front7of Sthe r Taft itralnVw'as *
open-,-, when yi t » should , > have * \u25a0;, been 7- shii t,'
ands an^emp'lbye: discovered*; this ; only i
a ; minuteibeforet the .train 5 passed. '--He* |
closed " tho 3 switch :\u25a0 and ikeptjit r oriVthe
proper.] rails^Hadithe'strairiibeen* thrown'
into |theJsldinglitlswould;; have"* crashed
into a i number- of if reightTcars/:;- ' .-
School f#fTfiu|s|w
the-|ngellGity«
Young Htghwayman Says -He
Received} instructions in
Holdup- Art 7:
SPEdAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
I LOS AXGELES.^Xov.- 25.— That a
; school of .robbery, V. where , men are
I taught the hold up; and'burglafy. games
j and .carefully instructed -in": the art of
taking [others', money, by-force or! Mother,
wise, exists in Los Angeles was. brought
to light today .by ' the - confession of
|AViliiam Roeslcr. . ; . •
! Roe/sler is' a Los Angeles boy, ., who
! has A borne -a .good* reputation:
He was arrested in Chester place while
he was concealed behind.a:tree waiting
for a victim.* An' officer crept/up .behind
: him ;^and «had~him *covered>before?he^
could .. draw < his ; revolver.*." OOfn f his k per^
son" wer,^ found- skeleton" keys, a mask,
and two .revolvers. -He; was 'identified
later. i>y the '.'vjctlmtof 'a' recent, holdup.-
InVfact, s when* arrested; he ; was \u25a0wearing
ant overcoats he ; had"stolen\at the point
of la gun.*- v v '"••?'"; '.' •;\u25a0*"''\u25a0'\u25a0;\u25a0 .-'^ /\u25a0"•*•'.
j '. • Roesieritold'the police^ today(that, : be-;
ing : out [otl work.tha ;became JJ J desperate/
The r; ease f with ** which if highwaymen
!^worked appealed (to : him : and' he '" meO a
: party.'-iof^men^iniVn^Baajtv^lrit* street
house; and* they firistructedihim : how.Tto
I operate; ; :Speaklng:of 'the leader ;of this
school lof "crime ißoesler(said:^ ' "^
- •\u25a0-" ' 'He "told ;\u25a0 me (l otsi ab ou t* i t, ; an d-; «ald
j- that' there v were * other, men* who ; could
instruct ; me.~; " He r showed / me » how <to
\u25a0hold; my, gun on, a, man. and (Search him
at'ithe'l ßame'time. >;ile *explained»how ;
IcouW'putvmyJvictlmJat^myJmercy^by.
startling 'him. KWoipracticed/'bver. and
over .again, just; to see • thatj l had .* the^
systenv down right: ;\He- was the robber
first and, l was the victim,*and he would
jump', from'- behind; the /door and- com
! snand^mej tohold up" my.hands. Thenit
!was:my;turn to play robber/ .. .
.''\u25a0•\u25a0'"1 1 got t a revolver and ' started ; out \u25a0 to.
1 search '' for. a victim, v l; remembered; my.
instructions to -take, a- man cby ; surprise
and "not let' him/ figure ' out; who : you
t afe, : and ; so, : instead /of s trailing j some
likely * looking candidate, - I went to -a
dark 1 spot : on , Maple avenue and waited.
i Say,- ft iwas so easyV I hated -to I do- it.
Two ; men ' came , along; the ' walk and jI.
decided-toi take the first one. I stepped
out quickly in-front ! of him arid put my.
revolver,, in. his face. I -didn't ; want ;to
say;; much- and < he : did > all % the; talkingV
He put 'his ; hands -/out? from >h'isf" body
and ' tbid me to ; take ; whatever . I could
find on :hlm.":.< .
iz .The ( boy confessed two .other holdups
and • three \ burglaries.t'^He \u25a0 says ) he ;wlll
plead' guiltyiwh»n<;hlstcasercomes up.
UNITED STATES ; BUYS MORE GOLD
gf LONDON* Nov. 1 2 5.^-Th c Un I ted ] States
purchased? practically JslU '\u25a0 of -fth'e* £650,"
000 ,in f gold offered ; in 'the open :ma rket
jtoday.'; TheTprice^ was - % '\u25a0 lo\ver ? at ; 77s
\u25a0lid.' 1 " •'< "* ' \u25a0.; \u25a0 *: -\u25a0 ',*-_ - ;
r it Thf%^mrf^(f^cJ^tr is one of the.
funniest* "stories ever written around a
\u25a0Kansas cycldne. You will find it, with
some amusing pictures, in
\ The Sunday Call
oF^minphoiiar
Great Pianist^ ls Said to Be
Suffering From Fear of
the Gentler Sex
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CAU,
-\u25a0 CHICAGO, Nov. 25.— 1s IgAaco J. Pad
erewskl really suffering from ; "femin
•phobia"? : ;is he In mortal fear of all
womankind?, and I s< such; an affliction
compatible with ph« - musical tempera
ment? , .
•Men : prominently connected with
musical \ affairs] in- Chicago said "No"
twice when these questions were put
to' them "i today. -"'
; ; The • inquiry^ concerning .'the greased
lightning pianist \u25a0 ; resulted -i from th«
sending v of ardispatch^'from^Wa'shlng
toh. *.- Accordlng^to 'this : message,! Pad
erewskiJTwasj'suffering.^ fromtfeari of
women.- It'isa.form of the-neurasthe
,'nla;^ accordingly to /the {dispatch, v^rlth
which ..the^pianlst had-beemaffllcted^un
tlljrecently.V His managers ,aay *he has
recovered i from ; they disease,?, but ." this
<me7jßymptom'' remains. \u25a0 y ; ';,; a*.
j''.''Pad«rewski"l3 a; perfectly. san«;man
"—too ; ; sanai <\u25a0 to \ b« r afflicted 4 with • any
suchj. nonsensical 'weakness,"' said* Dr.
F.^Zlegfeid. - ..-.,' 7V;.-.? -
sTRAIX ». FAXLS .« FROM " BRI DGB
« i BARCELONA, \u25a0> Spaln,'{ Nov. <"23.--An" 23.--An
expreßsJtrain 1 f rbm;.Valencla, with many
'passengers on. board.' fell "from- a bridge
jinto'the ;water. ;below; the", outskirts of
this;clty 'today.*, . Sixteen. persons* were
killed'and' 22 'injured.- -
BUYS \u25a0 S IIATSB AT . 58^ 13 ?. CENTS
V WASHINGTON/. No v. . 25.^-The .treas
ury, department today, purchased 300,000
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"CAST VIAL
AWAY," HIS
REQUEST
Kleinschmidt Asks
Destruction of
Vital Link
Suggests That Coroner
Do Away With Evidence
Accused's Verbosity
Stops With Hour
of Encounter
Habeas Corpus Writ to
Be Passed Upon Friday
If Harry G. Kleinschmidt
killed Frank Bellows, the man
whom he most hatfd, he fol
lowed the crime with a move
that is rarely made by des
perate men, and then only by
the most cunning, the coldest
blooded murderers. Imme
diately after Bellows' myste
rious death in the lot adjoining
the Kleinschmidt home in Clare
mont, Berkeley, Kleinschmidt in
stigated Deputy Coroner Charles
H. Jarnieson to destroy the most
vital link in exhibitory evidence
that might have connected a
slayer with his, victim — the vial
containing the cyanide of potas
sium which was supposed to have
caused Bellows' death. He also
caused the guileless Jamieson to make'
away with the poison stained clothing
of the deceased.
COKO.VEK DESTROYS EVIDENCE
Jamieson was obedient- to the wishes
of tha college student, who is now ac
cused on information and belief of tha
; murder of Bellows on the night of
July 26 last-
That Information was given last
evening bjr Deputy District Attorney
: Philip M. Carey, who has been assisting
i District Attorney Everett Brown in the
Kleinschmidt prosecution. ,
It has been the history of the most
diabolical crimes that the criminal has
gone brazenly to the front and dona
something that would make him con
spicuous In the Investigation. It is th«
milder malefactor that goes to cover.
The fact that the accused college
student took the step to have evidence
if an incriminating nature removed
is one of the strongest links in tha
people's case. It is the principal con
nection that can be traced between
Kleinschmidt and the affairs of Bellows
after the latter had died. So far tha
evidence shown has been concerned
with the relations of the two men be
fore the tragedy.
LACKS LI-VK IX CHAIN
The district attorney's office admits
that it is now lacking the crucial part
of the , circumstances surrounding th«
death/ for, it has no testimony to show
that Kleinschmidt and Bellows engaged
in any struggle on 'the evening of
July 2C.
Until Friday afternoon, tharuia apt
to be little movement mad» that will
be visible to the public. At that tlxna
an application for a writ of habeas
corpus will: be heard before Superior
Judge Harris of Alameda county, tha
alternate writ having been secured
\u25a0 yesterday from the district court of ap
peals and made returnable before -th*
Alameda county Judge. * \u25a0
Tha attorneys . for the defendant,
'\u25a0. Ll» Church . and Colonel Brewton
, Hayne. who are both prominent before