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the Alamoda county bar, have fstab
* llshrd an embargo on talk about the
Klelrrsolimidt family and all its de
pendencies. The lawyers set a meri
torious example in roticencft and the
Kleinsrhmidts have followed it im
plicitly.
Hl,E.\Ci: -SPREADING-
Tho silence has even extended- to the
family of Herbert D. Clarke, 79 Val
ley street, with whom Blanche Ker
foot, the alternate fiancee of Klein
schmidt and BeHpws, lived while she
was In Oakland. .• • s
Clarke eaid last night that he had
been ."advised not to talk" and it was
learned that that advice did not come
from tho district attorney's office.
Clarke throws an air of mystery about
Miss Kerfoot by his silence,- but de
fends himself l>y saying that he is not
courting notoriety.
"I would not object to fame," he
said, "but I don't want notoriety."
Kloinschmidt himself developed re
tfeenco where It wouki <lo the most
harm to his cause. When he' was ex
amined before Marshal August Vollmer |
of Berkeley the youth, who was taken
from his classrooms to answer an
accusation of murder, talked glibly of
nil incidents connected with his
Mr.iuaintanceship with Bellows but
thpse that took place during the last
- visit of Bellows to the Kleinschmidt
UETICKXCK STKWCE
Kleinsclnnidt's life hangs on the
event* of that short time. -but he re
fuses to )><* lucid or d"iinite. This
Mi'iuij* silence in the midst of a. very)
<••"». .'^TT talk hi which he indulged j
«lid nnicn »o load the police to believe
that he was guilty of the murder of his
"rival, a fact of which they now say
'_ ihvrc can be no doubt.
Hat certain facts connected with that
" >-i and fatal visit have been gleaned
y the police and the district attorney's
;«flic«> from members of the Klein-
Bcnmldt family, who told their story in
<<>n!id< : nt belief i that the son of- the
U'-'ti^e could not have committed the
fearful crime laid at his door.
When Bellows left his friend. R. M.
-IVvk, at tlu- corner of Russell street
\u25a0 ;iud Pine avenue.ho did not cross the
large vacant lot to the rear, frate to the
Klelnse-hmidt property, ;is !ie had
planned- to <10. He spoke to Peck of
"Ilia fear that Klelnschiuidt would at
tack liSm; he fear /i that he might be
slabbed by his ri\: '. ;md did not wlsli
to • approach the, li^uso over a. dark
tract.
Instead of crossing the lpt by a trail
250 yards long he traversed nearly a
half mile around the block, going down
,Pine avenue to Webster .street, then to
Clarcmont avenue, where the Klein
' SEXT TO REAR OF HOI'SE
Bellows went to the front door of the
house, where he met one of the'two sls
lers of Harry Kleinschmidt. The girl
recognized Bellows, who had been de
nied the house, and was surprised to
"How are you, Ella?" he asked casu
ally. > "Is Harry ir.?"'
"I am B*>rtha," Miss Kleinschmidt re
l>lied. "Harry is at, the rear of the
That was the last conversation car-
Tied on by Bellow? save his talk with
the man now in Jail. , ,_
The ill fated young man went toward
the rear and Miss Kleinschmidt nnd
another brother, Walter, heard him
talking to Harry. \u25a0
Bellows had had a watch belonging
to Walter Kleinschmidt and Walter
called out of the window:
"Frank, give my watch to, Harry."
There was no answer, from Bellows,
but Harry replied:
"Never mind, Walter; I'll get it for
CAM.S INTO DARKNESS
A few moments passed and Harry
entered the house from the direction
in whirh Bellows* liodFy was subse
quent!/ found. After lie was within
the walls of the dwelling. Harry turned
and called out of the window:
"Bellows, you can't have those let-.
,• . There was no answer.
According to the hypothesis of the
district attorney's office. Bellows was
dead at the moment Klelnschmldt's !
lfist quoted remark was uttered. Of
f.oials bHieve the cunning of the crim- ;
Inal seeking to hide his deed prompted !
the call.
It J* known that when ' Bellows went
to the KleinFchmiflt house he was
afraid that hss rival for the hand o£
Miss K^rfoot would do him harm. With
that. feeling uppermost in his mind It
if not plausible, that Bellows would
• have permitted Kleinschmidt to have
decoyed him into drinking of a potion
containing cranM* of potassium, and
Jt is not hf>ld reasonable that Klein
srhmidt could have forced the poison
dnwn the young man's throat if Bel
lowk had b»en conscious of what the
was trying to do.
THEORY OF KILLING
So to b«»ar out their theory of mur
der the police presuppose that. Kleln-
Rchml<lt either rendered Bellows in
seneible with a blow and then poured
the fatal drops on his tongue, or that
he choked his rival Into lielplessness
l>y throwing a* strong arm around his
neck, and then, holding his victim fast,
carried out his deadly purpose.
Th*» examination of Bellows* remains
by I>r. Shafer' was. most, superficial.
There was no autopsy, made to discover
If a blow had been gl\vjn the dead man,
nor was the stomach analysed to find
traces of the poison. To cause death
only a drop of cyanide of potassluw
need b.* placed upon .the tongue of the
victim. •
Marshal Volln%«r stated last evening
that the police have. evidence to prove'
"beyond a doubt 4 that murder was com
mitted, but stated that this evidence
was circumstantial.
It Is believed to be in the form of
certain letters which Bellows carried
with him when he went to the,Klein-
Rehmidt house and which were not on
his body when it was found the follow
ing morning by a milkman.
Thew' letters and a picture of Miss
Kerfoot were together, but wHen . the
body was discovered and searched only
the picture was in the pocket.
Yesterday morning Deputy Coroner
Jamicson took members of the Berke
ley police fore.o to the Kleinschmidt
place and explained carefully the sur
roundings of Bellows' body and tho.po
sition rin which the corpse was; found;
as has already been /described in the
newspapers.
In the party w.°re Detective Sergeant
A. S. J. Woods, Policemen Kelley and
Wickoff'and Bailiff C. A. Beckor. They
found the body had lain 45. feet from the
gate and 30 feet in a straight line from
the fence. It was near the path leading
across the vacant lot and 250 yards
from the corner of Russell street and
Pine avenu,i. •
Peck liafl been told to await Bellows
there and had stayed from 8:45 until' lo
o'clock without hearing, of his compan
ion. The two young men, who had
boardod at the San Marcos, in Bancroft
way near Ellsworth street.'had ridden
to College avenue and Russell street
and had walked from that corner* to
Pine avenue before they parted, Bel
lows to go to his death.
VIAL. IMPORTANT LI.VK
Concerning the action of Deputy Cor
oner Jamieson In doing away with the
vial of poison found with the dead body.
Assistant District Attorney Carey said
that the little bottle would have. been
a most important link of evidence. It
was a six ounce vial, without a label..
•'Had the poison been secured by Bol
lowfl in a drug store it would have been
in a labeled bottle," said Carey, "but
the vial found was a plain^bottle such
as might Siave beon secured in the
chemistry laboratory of the University
of California, where Kleinschmidt was
taking a course In the summer school.
We consider the loss of the vial most
serious. As for Bellows buying the
poison, that would have been very dif
ficult, as it is a deadly drug, whose
sale is restricted." ' \"
From Prof. William C. Morgan of the
department of chemistry at the uni
versity it was learned, yesterday that
any student could have secured cyanide
of potassium, from the shelves of tho
laboratory. The chemicals are kept In
large bottles, plainly labeled and num
bered. Cyanide of potassium is No. 2S
in t'ne list.
'"Kleinschmldt could easily have en
tered tiie laboratory during the summer
session," said Morgan, "for he had be.-?n
a student in chemistry and his presence
in the laboratory would not have ex
cited suspicion." Professor Morgan
added that Kleinschmidt . was consid
ered a bad student, "one who could not
be trusted."
Kleinschmidt did not take any
cours.es In chemistry at the summer
school, registering in the schedule for
courses in philosophy, mathematics and
German.
OIRI/S 3IIND UXAFFECTED
Marshal Vollmer and Carey refused
yesterday to add any details to the re
port they first gave of Miss Blanche
Kerfoot's statement. Both denied that
Miss Korfoot's mind has been affected
by t'ne ordeal through which she passed,
but say that her health is seriously im
paired. »
They hope that she may" be in condi
tion to appear soon before the grand
jury, when it will take up the Klein
schmidt case. Her evidence is abso
lutely necessary. asH will be proof of
the jealousy Kleinschmidt entertained
toward Bellows, to whom'Miss'Kf'rfoot
wac to be married after having rpjeetftd
the university student and former foot
ball player.
Something of Miss Kcrfoot's life in
; the bay counties came out yesterday.
I Among her friends was Miss Elsie
jLange. a university graduate living at
1221 221 8 Bancroft way, Berkeley. The
i Berkeley police have interviewed Miss
| Lange on'the case, but refuse to divulge
I what she might have said. Yesterday
Miss Lange left, her home for Santa
Rosa.
Blanche Kerfoot entered the fresh-
I man class of the Oakland high school in
January of 1005. and left In June of
the same year, not returning to com- i
plete the course. i>l>e was not consid
j ered diligent, according to the faculty,
having boon passed in but one of four
subjects, failing in Latin, mathematics
and ancient history. She was promoted;
'to the second t"rm> work In English; •
• The only addross she gave was Sutter
Creek.
Attorneys Lin S. " Church and Brcw
| ton A. Ilayne held an hour's conference
with Kleinschmidt in the county jail
today. At Its rlose Church said; '
"We have not had time to outline a.
plan of action beyond the petition for
release on habeas corpus. The full par
ticulars of the case are unknown to
both Mr. Ifayne and myself, and until
we are in possession of all the facts we
cannot state what we will do. The
habeas corpus proceedings are . proper
at this time, as Kleinschmidt Is being
held without due process of law, and
If wo can effect his release on habeas
corpus we will gladly do so."
. TESTIMONY- AT IXQUEST
At the inquest over the body of Bel- j
lows, Kleinschmidt was the chief wit- |
ness. His testimony relating to the
last meeting with Bellows follows: *;
Q.— Wli»n «ild .roil lust (tec Kcllowg alive? A.—
That errnlnp tlii«< happenod.'
Q. — Wb*n wos tbaty A. — A boat half p»<t 9
fr 10 n'elorV. I »«w him Frldijr night. tb«>
2<itli. between 9 »nd 10 at nlf ht In my ward* '
li* llt*<! m tb«> St.- M*rcf>B In Bancroft war and
lip BPcm<Hi to b«» in »n fielted state. Then he
c«oi«> irp and told me alxmt bis hrslth nnd
Hjldcs like tbat.
Q.— What did he Ray? A.— Tb* Rfn<«ral ct>n
T*rsatl<m wag. thine* liki» that; b* came to see
me abmit pomA letfers.
y.— What did he say about his health? A.—
Up said he lixd heen In rery bad health and had
Inul 10 jw>und» Jn the lant weet. Bnd be said
Uls father waa Tery siefc. -He. lived -In Marj-s-
Tille and be said he didn't expect • he. would
errr jrot up again. ' T'HMtfttWti* » l^riw ß
Q. — I>l<l you eet the lmpresaion that he might
make away «-ltli- hlmaotf? A. — No.
Q.—wiien l:e left yon about - 10." where Mid
he po? A. — |. couldn't **?•' He rtlijirt tav i'»
was jroiriK home: I \u25a0 went in the house an>f Ju
the mornfDK I heard that hia body had been
found.
Kletnschmldfs picture is number 762.
He gives his name as Harry G. Klein
echmidt and- his nativity as Montana.
He is 2.1 years old, 5 feet 7 inches in
height, /md weighs 138 pounds. His
hair and eyes are brown and his com
plexion sallow, lift gives his occupa
tion as student and; the crime against
him Ib designated as murder.-. -
In regard to marks and scars the de
scrlption reads: WSSSBL
"One small vaccination mark on the
left arm; two large seared scars on the
spine; a ecar between tho shoulder
blades, and a dim scar on the' upper, lip;
another dim scar on the forehead."
Kleinschmidt was newly shaven" yes
terday and In a neat fitting black suit
set off by a white, vest he" made a good
appearance. His 'patent leather shoes
shone in the dark corridor of the' cell
He wore a gray felt hat.
Kleinschmidt's Father Once
Tried on Charge of Murder
His Infatuation for Woman Ends
in Death of Pair He Estranged
UKIAH. Nov. 25.— Much interest Is
felt- In -Me^dorino; county ; on account
of the arrest of Harry" Kleinschmidt
for the murder of Frank Bellows." Henry
THE SAX FRANCISCO CALL,-: TUESDAY, ;^OVEirBEM26, 1907:
Kleinschmidt, ' father of the £ accused,
was well known ;in :.thls count'y.Un" the
early seventies.-.; Before his marriage'
ho was -very wild!" and was arrested
for the murder of Frank Mi tcliell; and'
the latter's" wife. L,ela, .at Mehdbcirio
City, on the coast, Marchj27,lß76.
Kleinschmidt* was tried and acquitted.
He had 'become Infatuated with." Lela
Mitchell, the married woman. She: had
left home on account ; of .the cruelty
of her husband and entered a resort
kept by a Mrs. Murray,, better j known
as: Catherine Coyl.er 'at-'^Mendocino:
Mitchell had left the upper coast be
fore this and had gone to" San-Fran
cisco. He made " several strips'* to;>Meh
docino to try to make up with his ; wif e:
He blamed- Kleinschmidt v for - keeping
the woman away from him on several
occasions, and said he would ; kill him.
Before leaving San Francisco on his
last trip to, Mendocino: Mitchell -bought
a .revolver. •He took passage on a
coasting steamer and 1 practiced: shoot
ing till the way up the .coast, until
told to : stop by; Purser: Goodall, later
of the firm of Goodall &: Perkins.
Mitchell told the purser his troubles
and said he would bring his wife back
with him — alive or ma coffin— just to
get her away from the: influence of
Kleinschmidt. He said: if Kleinschmidt
Interfered he would kill him.. ,
When he landed at^Mendoclno lie
went to the house" where his wife was,
and while talking to her Kleinsnhmidt
entered. They talked together and Mrs.
Murray invited '; them to. dinner at: 5
o'clock, but Mitchell refused to eaf. He
took the revolver from' his pocket Rnd
threw It on the bod. saying ;he didn't
want trouble. When dinner, was fin
ished he followed his wife to their
room and again tried to persuade her
to come back to him. She refused
and he. said he wanted her to answer
one question. ' '
"Do you love Kleinschmidt more than
me?" She told him she did and he be
came furious. He began to abuse her
and Kleinschmidt carr.e to the/oom and
told him to stop. Mitchell turned upon
Kleinschmidt. but his wife said if any.
killing was to be done to kill- her, as
sne loved Kleinschmidt and could not
help it.
Mrs. Murray got the Mitchells out of
the house, thinking the hubbarid would
cool down. She and Kleinschmidt fol
lowed and Lcla Mitchell returned alone
at 9 o'clock that night.; Her husband
followed her. while Klcinschmidt and
th.c Murray woman came at half past 9.
Mitchell again became angry and ad
vanced toward Kleinschmidt, grabbing
him by the throat. His wife threw
herself between the' struggling men
and all three fell to the floor. Mitchell
and Kleinschmidt grabbed .'trvjir revol
vers and fired. Both the Mitchells were'
hit, the woman shot through the lungs
and the man through the abdomen. -She
died almost. Instantly,' while Mitchell
succumbed two hours later.
Kleinschmidt was arrested on a
charge of murder and was arraigned in
tlv? district court. He pleaded self
defense, and as it could not be 'proven
who killed the woman, whether Mitch
ell's or Kleinschmidt's shot,; and as the
only witness, the Moore woman, said
both men had fired at the same time,
the jury brought in a verdict of not
guilty.
Kleinschmidt dropped out of sight.
He went to Redding ahd became en
gaged In mining affairs, wl\«re he be
came quite wealthy. The case Icaused
a great", sensation, as all parties were
well known on' the coast, the "dead
woman being the daughter- of a prom
inent family. and was Jilghly respected
until her downfall, after leaving li^r
husband. s .
DREAMS OF MURDER LEflO
TO DISCOVERY OF BODY
Contlnurd from Pane- 1. Column 1 »
j kins standing over her. Almost hys
terical from terror the woman tried to
leap "away from him, but he laughed
and asked her if she was having a
nightmare. He then took her a drink
of whisky, saying It would. steady her
nerves, but she saw him drop some
thing into it. , :
"What are you doing?" screamed the
woman. " «*
"Nothing," ..was the reply, "this is
only some headache powder which I
us.?." :
The woman took the proffered .glass,
but did not drink', the contents. .The
n*xt morning she said it contained
arsenic. In her nervous condition the
dream of th« night before would give
her no peace." All the dlsqffieting fear.",
the contradictory statements of Wilklng
and his strange behavior came ~b'ack
to her and she finally went to • the
Oakland, police, to whom she told her
tale. ;
As Elmhurst was out of the
diction of the Oakland"police, Sheriff
Barnet was notified 'and, accompanied
by detectives, jweiit to^ fhe"WUklns
home. A short investigation. there dis
closed traces of quicklime which; fol
lowed, led . to a grave under the tool
shed, the sides of whicb [ were lined
wlt.h quicklime. In It wan the decom
posed body of a'womanand, though the
features are not recognizable,- It. ls be
lieved it. is that: of AVilkins' wife.
Wilkins at first refused to talk, but
on being, shown the. body admitted that
he had buried it,; but said it was ; that
of a .woman known in "the neighbor
hood as "Lou,"' who", had;. committed
suicide by taktng; strychnine.; .That* lt
was the body of his wife Mie stoutly
denied.
Wilkins has '.long been known~as a
mysterious, character.;: lie isnot; known
to do any work and often goesion mid
night prowls by himself. . Though with
out 1 ; anyapparent means of support, he
always has; money. 1
: The last that , was seen of his wife
was about two months ago.
MET HER HERB: ]
- Wilkina first became acquainted with
the Anderson woman- while •'staying at
the Planters" hotel in this "city about
a month' ago. Ho was introduced to
the •woman- by" her* husband, ; whom ( he
had met and* talked with in the hotel
lobby, ; and* it' was '. his custom \u25a0". to , sperid
Sundays and /evenings "with? his -new
found friends; either in .the ; Anderson
sulto or at uptown' places of , aniuse'*
ment.j9^KE
At the hotel . Wilklns' tolrl I varying
stories; about "himself;' and his 'past; his
tory. To" Mrs.; Jordan,^ his ilaridlady.y he"
was J a .widower.'; whose vwlfe' had S<been
dead some^yearsATorothersjn-.theJhotel
his .wlfje had "gone^east '• for „ an; extended
trip: and he contemplated | following her!
later on . in', the; \u25a0..winter.-riTo^some'^he'
reprefcented that Ihe had i only/ recently
\u25a0arrived' from J York,. Perm.*, .*' where the
had. worked for 25 i years 1 for * the"' i ork
engineering,-; company. ; ToY others " : he
had ; ; been';, in :\and' .had i a
grown- son ttherd»at: the: present -time.: '
He; gained the.reputatlonCof{&.^talka
tive ; man. y > To " his! landlady | he, had \ fre
quently spoken of his dead wife,: his 111
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case; of; Itching,'- Blind, z Bleeding Tor i Protruding
Piles to 6 to 14 days or monej refunded,' 50c. •
View of rear gate of Kleinschmidt home, where body
of Frank Bellows was found,": and scenes in ; the route taken
by the victim on his way to death. .
MYSTERIOUS PACKAGE
MAY TELL OF CRIME
Bundle Containing Clothing
\u25a0 ' iStained With Blood J
Thrown in Hedge -'
A black skirt, stained with blood,
supplied the nucleus of a mystery yes
terday, and the police- department has
set to work in an effort to solve it. •
Scott of the park station
was walking near the 1 Shradcr street
entrance to 'the Panhandle yesterday,
when he observed aman some distance
ahead with a; package under his arm.
Noticing that the policeman was watch
ing him the man threw the bundle into
the hedge and* ran at full speed. The
bundle was found to contain a black
skirt and other: garments stained with
blood. "Chase \ was - given to the man
who had deposited " the package, but
after a run of- several blocks he made
his escape. "
Thinking- that the mysterious bundle
might bear mute: evidence of some
crime, Captain -Kelly detailed Detec
tives Gorham : and , Purcell- on ; the case.
-ACCLfSED.OP/KOKGERY
NEW YORK. Nov. 25.— James J. Gra
ham, assistant cashier of the, Inter;
\u25a0borough,' bank :In iAVall 'street,; was. ar
rested today and charged with the forg
ery '•"\u25a0 of *a • check for • $2,000. " James v\*.
Daly. ' paying teller.' and Alfred Bur
rows, a .'depositor, were ' also" arrested
on a charge of- complicity.
DIPLOMAT SEEKS DEATH
BY TURNING ON THE GAS
.WASHINGTON. N0v. , 25.— R. M. Bom
bolcer, acting chancellor of 'the ? Cuban
legation here, was tonight found in his
apartments with /the gas '.turned on.
He was removed. to a hospital, where
his condition was:sald"to' be serious,
lie left ; two notes..- one of \u25a0 whk.h: waS
adilressed- to the public . and read :
"Goodby, everybody. I "am going to
leave this world because I • have not the
courage to endure "it." .'
REVOLVERS ARE USED IN
' CAR RiOT IN: LOUISVILLE
Strike Sympathizers Attack Trolley
Coach and a Number of \ Per
sons Are Wounded
LOUISVILLE, Ky... Nov. '25— The
most; serioira riot*, of the "-, street car
strike thus far occurred itonlght.- Two
men were sHot, two; police.men; lnjured
with'; stones and clubs and two' other
men and a woman are {to .'be
! shot. : A number of heads were cracked
bj'.sthe" police.." The"; condition^ of .-.the
three ]\u25a0' persons .believed^ to ->have ,: been
wounded cannot" be 'ascertained, : as the
street car on which they were traveling
was liurrled to' the car barns and their
[identity' was kept secret .by tho com
• pany officials] , That there were.others. others
shot or badly Irijui ed Is asserted by
reputable, persons /who -were passen^
gers on'the car and ; %scape' injury.
.: The trouble. '"occurred 'on ';': the Fourth
avenue line "near \u25a0 Kentucky.^street,'' a
fashionable residence /neighborhood. A
southbound car was attacked 'by. 600 or
700 J" strike >'; Bympathlz.ersJ with i stones,
pistols: and L clubFV .The -conductor .'and
a-pollcenian aboard 'returned : the fire,
while/ the; motorman" hurried v the car
out of range, although- himself
wounded. /
confronts three , women
with a big [ Revolver
Santa Rosa , Footpad, However, Flees
From Screams of Intended*
• : -yictims
V' SPECIAL, DISPATCH TO THE CALL .
ySANTA "ROSA^Nov:; 25.— Mrs; Henry'
D.| Yost.?- while returning- home Y :last
evening. accompanied 'j by her sister.
Miss s : Edith' Riddle,, and -a -friend, . Miss
Dorothy Fitts,; .when.'; near., the ; house
was 5} suddenly \ by as man,
who . shoved', a •• big; revolver .In; her face.
The-women screamed -and 'fled. 1 . \ " -
/ a Mr. •Riddle,*; the f a^her> of tMrs. Yost
and •) Miss '\u25a0 Riddle, ; ran - to : ; their. f assist-;
ance.'; Policeman lSkaggSv,wenO to "the
scene \u25a0 of : trouble ;.*''.The f marauder; 1 how-,
eyer.^j retreated- .before - the 7 policeman
arrived/ : 1.-.'-/ . . *
X\ OFFICERS >, OF • BEHKELfiT i CLEAHED— In * a
decision '; ye»terdaj- r, afternoon •; Captain i Birming
ham.^ superrislng i inspector I of I trolla i and | boilers,
exonerated • the i officers I and* crew i of 'the \u25a0. steam
schooner '\u25a0 Berkeley, which > was '• burned ; and ' sunk
near £ Point] Conception 14." iT.-;
tie home in Elmhurst,': his flower garden
andi hunting, tripsl which ; he",tiad;taken, T
the latter subject i being his f particular
hobby;'-""-- \u25a0-\u25a0-,'\u25a0:\u25a0>- -":• ;.;:,;\u25a0' '.v."";:. v ."";:
f "Until a'; f ew ; days i ago • Wilkins 'i was
employed, as an!. engineer liat; the C.C.
Moore? refrigerating: company'atlSecond
and V Mission i'streets:*;S He Jis^a7member
of ;the' national ;assqcia-*<i6ri?of stationary
engineers \u25a0 and J boasted* of being a high
POLICE CHIEF TRAILS AN
AUTO BY PATCH ON TIRE
'Capture of Man-Who Helped
. Paint Stolen Car May
Start Roundup
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE -;CALIr
SAN JOSE, Nov. 25.— 8y following
fresh .automobile , tracks distinguished
by.amark-left b>\s. huge rubber patch
on the tire, of a rear wheel. Chief of
Police: Carroll today located a big eight
passenger ' Royal touring car secreted in
a barn In this city, which hkd - been
stolen , from F. W. ; Griffin' in San Fran
cisco a month, ago, and arrested "A. L.
Miller,: who is on, hls X way, to trial in
San ; Francisco. :. Incidentally, the polico
say,' this capture ;may ' lead "to \u25a0 the
roundup of a gang of thieves -who make
a business of stealing* autos In*" this
state . and selling. them in Nevada. , • .
Carroll observed the car- passing the
police station, yesterday with v several
prominent Sanf Joseans \u25a0 In it.- The^ fact
that it was clumsily ; painted , first,at
tracted his attention .and 'he shadowed
the 'party several miles in his own'ma
chlne.'but lost sight. of ,them. • Heathen
followed the tracks In the roadway,
which.- finally /led- Vto a7:barn; at 152
North Ninth street. \u25a0;•> • ; . ' - ; ! .'.
The*. police broke into the barn this
morning and ;later. arrested^Miller.r'who
is a shipping clerk fora local furniture
firm. :He- had acted -as. chauffeur: the
day -before. .Since the "machine ;, had
been stolen it had-been--:repalnted In a
crude manner and the state number.had
been changed. IThft^'car. inumber had
been chiseled, off .and ..the motor..num
ber. 2200, had been changed \u25a0; t0. 200. : \u25a0'-
/Miller protests /his .innocence, .claim
ing that an; acquaintance," whose" name
the' police refused \u25a0to'dlvulge,. brought
the car^ to San "Jose,: from San. Francisco
last month and that'-thtsTfrlend* is' "now
in* San Francisco.- Miller admitted: that
ho had helped "repalntVthe car^ahd^Chlef
Carroll stated that he. made- damaging
statements. which rriayi Implicate"" others.
\, "William W. Kllnger of San Frahclscor
manhger of the automobile department
of , the Fireman's Fund .insurance.- com-;
pany,; identified the- machine today: as
the^one ".which was stolen from.i n front
of the Van Ness theater on' the night
of r Octbber 26, and cll\ided a J250-re
ward; between Chief Carroll, and. Police
Captain -^Black for the, recovery of • the
machine. '
VESUVIUS AWAKENING— NapIes. Xot. 2.%.—
Mount- • Vesuvius.- • after two months of lnaotivit.r.
Is «mittlng'r cloud* ,of smoke. -. accompanied : by
considerable roaring from three fis-iurcs around
the old crater... «\u25a0 •; ;, .-• \u25a0•* . x \u25a0'-.
OR. riEKCE'S REMEDIES
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That our American forests-abound in
plant? which* possess thc^ 'most valuable
medicinal virtues is abundantly attested
by , scores !of the most em luen t . medical
writers and teachers. : Even theuntu-
tored Indians had discovered . the useful-
ness' of many f native plants before the
adventof the whi to race.;; This informa-
tion, , imparted freely to ; the" whites,- led .
the latter,, to continue investigations until ;
to-day we have a rich assortment of most;
valuable American medicinal roots.*-
\ Dr. Pierce believes that bur American for-
ests atito^nd In most valuable medicinal roots
fo* the cur>KQf most obstinate and fatal dls- \u25a0
easjps. if wc>wdbldproperlr inrcstleate them;
ui\ la^wJur«upim of tbls'conTictlon. 1 he
polrHw'wi th ; prialSsli th^.^atmrn^. maryplmi^ l
rufn V)v talft "fif>T^°" yp^l<-»l r>l«. .
coTery." yhlch bJts prorrn Its^tf to lw'ih{ :
cof^it rmrignt «^^r>»7iar'n lr>nlr. IPTitror-
ator.- hftart. -\u25a0 ton^r -md retrttlator.^ and •blood
Cleaner known to gedinaL scignge^ \u25a0 Dyspep- :
da. or ifldlcestlon. . torpid llfort^functlonali
and eren Talrul ar and ' other affections of
the' heart; yield to Its curatlre action. 1 Tho-
reason ichu it euros these and many other
affections, is clearly shown in a little: book
of extracts from the standard medical workaj
which Is mailed free to any address by Dr. K. '
V. Pierce, of Buffalo. N. V.. to all »endiße
rwauest for tk« tame.'ggßteffißgßßßßß
; Not less marvelous, * In* the unparalleled
cares- it ; ls ; constantly , makinr of woman's
many peculiar affections, weaknesses and
dlstiOsJny $ dorfocnaents. . is : Dr. Pierces •
FaVorit#\PrescripUshKas is | amply/attested I
by thousands ofyosditd^<te9tlmonlals con- 1
tributed byVorSleful patftn* who havg been:
cured, by It of cjjfP'''^ n»vlc drains. patnfitT
perloQs J .lrregularlt>«B.'' prolapsus, 'jnd other *
1 l'«l7l" ; " rn * nM T" n . w irr h _Y^f*^fj> 8 l^"-
action of turn's ancTkinWreo aifecUo^saoTten :
after many other advertised medicines, and |
physicians had failed. ' \u25a0;
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' - Both the above mentioned, medicines are
wholly made up from the glycerlc extracts of
native, medicinal roots.:: The processes : em-
ployed in • their roannf acture ; orijln al
.with' Dr. Pierce,. and they are carried on by
I skilled | chemists I and ; pharmacists with the
aid , of apparatus' and : appliances : specially
* designed | and built \u25a0 for this ' purpose. Both
medicines are entirely free from alcohol and
all -other, harmful.' hablt-formlns dross. A
; full list of | their;; ingredients is printed oa
each bottle-wrapper. ,' :
; tinder the Hew Pure' Food v Law
All Food Products must be pure and
TV! ' ' honestly labelled. -? ? - I>~\
BURNEft'S
; \ was fifty years ahead of the Law. It was
always : pure Vanilla.* Every ;, bottle now -
'. bears this label : Guaranteed under the Food -
{ and z Drags "Act TJaat :30th,? 1 906," Serial
i Nnmbtr 9!, which has been assigned to vi
-by the U. S. Oept. of Agriculture. , <T^
[^JOS E Pjff BUrl N feTT CO., \u25a0o«tq M^ m am*.
DOGS DEVOUR BODY OF
AGED WOMAN RECLUSE
,PEORIA, 111., Nov. 25. — Mrs. Barbara
Anderson,' aged-60, years, recluse, living
inTacabln boat in a lonely spot onlthe
Illinois river, near ' this city, was
found' dead this morning.- v Her body
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Kp^HAVE THE INTERLINING CUT AWAY TO PREVENtSSoII
f/J CRACKING AND TO GIVE GREATER FLEXIBILITY. Vv
_J * OVER 200 STYLES IN QUARTER SIZES. CLUPECO SHRUNK. X/
TT 15C. each: 2. for 2sc. • -^
QEO. H. FULLER DESK CO.)
Announce a \u25a0;: .i
MAMMOTH
GLEARANGE SALE
OF
Our Entire $100,000.00 Stock Is . O£Fcrcd to the Public at the
LOWEST WHOLESALE JOBBERS' PRICES
It's the most extensive line of Office Furniture ever offered by any
one firm in the west. / «
In all of ,i>ur- thirty successful busineis years this is our
FIRST CLEARANCE SALE
It's the Greatest Opportunity You Ever Had to Buy Desks
ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES.
WHY THIS SALE? I
Because we have recently purchased interests in two of the largest j
factories in, America, therefore we must prepare ourselves to take \u25a0
?care of the new goods that will be shipped us on January 1. 1908. ;
-We have:, always been identified with manufacturers, but now it
:'\yill;.bc;oh-amucli broader scale. !
." i Oar-, purpose, henceforward will be to sell direct •
; ; ;;\u25a0 ' FROM FACTORY TO YOUR OFFICE.
lil^l|^ ANY BAjRQAINS/
.Aside front <i\ik, general reductions oh the entire stock" which are
' \u25a0 WWESpHOLESALE JOBBERS' PRICES
''We* -have.d large" Hue. of Desks, Tables, Chairs, etc.. of one and two of
•;a kind which we .have, placed in a Department to themselves.
'\u25a0 :^^^This,! is *otir 'BARGAIN DEPARTMENT.' If -will' interest you
greatlyV- Every- piece* here will be sold at actual cost. j
SALE BEGINS TOMORROW MORNING j
QEO H. FULLER DESK CO.
659 to 663 MISSION ST. Near 3d I
% - •••\u25a0 -' \u25a0 - > * J/
lAT LESS THAN V ALUE I
EVERY RUG W^ SELL IS GUARANTEED TO BE i
GENUINE" |
Assorted lot of Baluchistans, Genjas, .Daghestans, Moussouls, B
etc., etc.; former prices $22.50 and $25.00. Reduced to B
$10 and $12.50 B| |
Assorted lot. of Daghestans, Kurdestans, Baluchistans, Sera-ip
bends, Kozaks, Cashmeres, etc., etc.; former prices $30.00 to $35.00. I]
old 3.nd «plo P
.Assorted lot of above ; grades; former .prices $40.00 to. $45.00.. B
. Another assorted lot of above grades, including Anatolian silks; E
former prices $50.00 to $55.00. Reduced to " f'j
|> -Assorted lot, including Princess and .Royal Bokharas and Anato-- 6
lian silks; former prices $60.00 to $65.00. Reduced to
j Assorted lot; former prices $70.00 to $100.00. Reduced to t
$40, $50 and $55
! * , Other lots. in proportion. - ! J
; A fine lot of l Keva and Cashmere; large sizes- former prices
$90.00/ '5.125.00, ;: 5150.00, $185.00. to $200.00. : Reduced to "
$44, $68, $90, $98 and $118 I
Large Sizes Klnnaimhahs, Tabriz, Serouks, Srrapts, Etc., Hetluccil In
\u25a0 Proportion. J*,
: 1 4 14 Van Ness Avenue
was.. lying. .on. the. floor and. I?, dog?,
were devouring It. Her face, neck' and
shoulders had been eaten by the raven-,
ous canines.- It is thought that she
had been dead for four or five days.
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REDDING. Nov. 23. — Frederick Ro
chon, \u25a0" n pioneer of Shasta county,
died today at a great age. He was 5>4
years old. In ISSI Ju Spring creek hn
discovered the largest -nugget of gold
ever.fo^ind in the county. It was worth
$3,300. ";\u25a0.