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arid* James Gallaghfer worked diligent
. ly on the ca-p.e all day yesterday, but
. wit'.wmt gnlnusg any clew- as to where
or -at whut '..time, the operation was
\u25a0' performed. on" the fitful. * "
Mrs. Wilhelßiina Wagner, the keeper
of the confinement home where the
friri's «3' > at l i> .occurred, was questioned
cidsely yester'd-ay ctjneerning the girl's
ival af her hQspital. but- told no
•c than^w^s made known when the
!ter was first reported Wednesday.
R. B. Bayme.istcf, who was called
Mrs. Wagner to attend^ the girl
sday, a^so Repeated to the : detectlves
/e\v incidents which he 'declared
>odicd airitnat he -kne^,- of tlie caso.
ivap the members qf Edna
iJhiimls own family that . young
lefttr.s iraiftc was brought into the
J? .yestef-Uary . morning. The" girl's
thers informed the police that
kfti 'hnd f>een .her consl?nt com-
Son..*cand that- circumFtantial evl
ce was strong against him.
:VTtI£IES PHOTOGRAPH
ctin.e on "this informatiop. the po
took'a'T'.hotograph of the lad to
;'. Wagner/ who identified it as that
"of the'man who brought thi* girl to her
last "Sunday Vii'ght.' Endeavors were at
• once made'.to'f'fir.d Beckett, but it wds
learned .that he had not been at the
bouse where he .rooms since New
Scar's e\'e, and all efforts to discover •
fcfs present whereabouts were futile.
Beckctf is-.,wranted as a in
t>te case evon more than as a possible
defendant c *to a criminal charge.
Through hjm can'be definitely learned
the name of°thr person responsible for
i he criminal 'operation which brought
'about Edna Ncedham's death, and ,
wliich. watho.u^ his testimony, the po
lice may never- be able to ascertain. i
'Jl.'i* bcliC'Vcfl by the detectives Work- ;
ivz on tfip cas=e that -Beckett has been ;
piven mojic\" : to l?aye the city by the'
person who vommitted the malpractice
i'M the KiT'.; a»d that this person is
making- a frantic effort to avoid ex
posure by assisting the lad to remain,
in hidingr. Beckett's word ( is all that
is needed to° bring about", the arrest
and imprisonment of the guilty one, j
thouglt It mi^ht mean punishment for
Beckett as wrtl. •
>TARTLIXG REPROT OF DOCTOR
The- most/startling feature of yes
terday's developments in the case was
the report "at Dr. A. C. Glover, the
autopsy eurpreon who examined the
body of the girl and reported that death
° was caused by septic peritonitis follow-
Ilng- a criminal operatibn, which, in his
belief, was performed sbme time since
Sunday.. - According- to Mrs. Wagner
the operation 'was performed before
the "girl reached her liowe Sunday
uig-h*. thoujrh 1 Mr?. Wagner admitted
that when tlie^rirl arrived she was able
'to walk from the car to the hospital.
Both Mrs. Wagner and Dr. Bau
'moister are. to be questioned- a^ain to
day by the police, for the accounts
fhey. have thus far given have booq
Jacking absolutely in detail and If Is
•believed-^by the police that they can j
"throav some further light on the case i
if they, so desire. Mrs. Wagner .was!
extreme} y indifferent yesterday when']
'iijcptionr-d by the -detectives, answer- I
insr t!:eir' questions only" in monopylla- J
Wc-s and seemingly taking no interest
at all In the- matter.. She repeated the
story which ''she told Wednesday, but
- added nothing to it.
BECKETT'S SUDDEN FLIGHT
Georgre Beckett, the young man who
lias been (he intimate companion of
; K<lna Xuedham for about four months
\u25a0past, came tp San Francisco from
Quincy. 111., about six months ago and
, was employed as a collector by the
Wcllsbach cotnpany at e351e 351 McAllister,
street. ITe worked steadily up to Tues
day nipht, but lia's not been seen since
tJial,.time. This morning his employer
received a note from Jiim containing.)
; ?.'O _i:i checks and clearing house cf r- J
tjflcntes^wh'i^h lfe had collected during}
Ills last <iay of . work. The note had J
li^ralecrlbbled hastily, ajid was mailed
;ii' Sj:u Francisco Wednesday nioruing,
Mr. Thompson: Will send all the
m <««<\u25a0>\u25a0 T owe t'.o.. ...Trouble.. You may
• ho.-ir ef me later.". .Please-cause mother
. no troiih!/*. <Jorie Jroui existajico." \u25a0
Beckett roomcjl.at the home of Mrs.i
M. Lnm!?is\- at W9 Fulton street, and']
she'fi»*t discovered Tils' absence when
•she entered hi< room .to -make up t!ie
i Bed on' -Wednesday morning. He ha»
not returned that' time, and yes
t<:<!ny.llrtectlves Moltke and Gallagher
made a caretul searrh hit the premises.
Among Beckett's effects was found a
now map and- timetable of the Mexican
Central, railway, »\viijch gives rise to
ih^'J theory that he may have attempted
to malcp iiis'way to Mexico. - *" ;
A/, guard was placed at the ferry
building and nt the Third a,nd Town-"
P' j nd streets, depot, and endeavors were
made to learOfKt the ofT^ess of the*lex
* scan *Centra 3,' and the Southern "Pacific
whether IJecKett had«"puVhased a ticket
for fl;7iy point, but these inquiries were
ur.succeEsfaC ..— ,
COMEStOr GSJOD FAMILY "
Beckett is the* soti of a highlyrre-
Fpecled family in Quinry. 111., conslst
sn"jr of k wid9wed mother' arid two sis^
ters. It was about four months ago
that he first=rnet Edna Xeedham, and
since (hen has been a great deal in
Rer company, although her parents]
wore drcidedly 'opposed to her going
with him. „. \u25a0 •.-'.'-.
Tuesday nfg-ht, only a few hours be
fore th/- girl breathed her last in the
lonely hospitaf where he had ' taken
- her.- : Beckrtt t called at her' home and
aske^, for her. . ;•„'.
'Albert -ICjeedham, the brother of the
%% t *xcx c cixx 5 x v*e
&ish~<s trade CloiW^ra
2Co Brtcch Stores. Ko Ag-eata.
THE KIND OF CLOTHES WE SELL
ATTRACT ATTENTION 0£ MEN
WHO DRESS tfEAT AND TASTY'
AND IN SEARCH FOR THE" BEST.
YOU'LL FIND IN OUR STUDIO
CLOTHES SCIENCE TO A LETTErI
GARMENTS THAT SHOW MERIT
MADE UP FOR NO OTHER INTENT
THAN TO GIVE SATISFACTION.
. S*nr U . tb^ time and., the o^aton
when -."Bargain Sale Buss" appear.
TUey brlns wltU them "Banners of .distress,"
reading tlins, "Overloaded with "Stock"
or Ate old joke of a "backward, season";
In fnct, inspirations of «ny • device
\u0084 to". axraUen tlie old^- bird "Htimbng. 1 ' "
-Wliy \u25a0 don't , we hare a' sale???
King Solomon s Hall
Fillmore St. near Sutter
San Fran cisc t o
LADENBURG IS REPORTED
TO BE AMONG LIVING
Banker Who Disappeared
From Steamer Said to
/. Be in Germany
WIFE ' GOES TO HIM
Former Partner, However,
Says the Missing Man
. Was Drowned
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CAIX
NEW YORK, Jan. 2' — Adolph Laden
burg, senior partner of the banking
house- of Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co.,
whq disappeared mysteriously from a
Ward line steamer .12 years ago while
on the way from Xassau to this port,
is alive and has been aeen near-Mar
ienbad, , Germany. according to a
report published today. ,
This statement was supplemented
by one to the effect tiiat Mrs. Laden
burg had gone abroad to find her hus
band. She -went, so it was explained,
because *of word she received that one
of the best known women In New
York society had . met ; Lad^nbuTg and
talked with him in_Marienbad.
. It Is true that Mrs. Ladenburg closed
her houve at, Westbury. L. 1., some
thing-more than a month ago and
went Abroad. < Ernest Thalmann. who
pucceedod Ladenburg as senior partner,
said. today that her destination was
Rome. '"She set out, for there, Thal
marih said, to join heT 14", year old
daughter, Eugenie^ who was in the
Italian capital "to; study.
This daughter is the only child born
to the Ladenburg-s. It was just. after
the christening in the Ladenburg town
house that her father started on the
trip to the .West Indies., from "which
it has been supposed -he never, re
turned. Eugenic was 2 years old at
that time. She Inherited between
$4,000,000 and $6,000,000 from her fath
er's estate. ;
The firm of Ladenburg-. Thalmann &
Co. «wns a controlling interest In the
United Railroads of San Francisco.
Thalriiann said /today, that he had
no doubt that Ladenburg. his former
partner, had been drowned from the
steamer.
QUIET NOON WEDDING
IN TRINITY CHURCH
Granddaughter of Late Supreme Jus
tice .Is Married to a Local
• Businessman
. Trie r weddiftg" of Miss Blanche
Sharpstein to Charles W. Taylor^ took
place at . high . noon yesterday in Trin
ity church. Rev. Frederick Clampe.tt
ofliciating. The wadding was. a quiet
affair, none but relatives of the bride
and groom being present. '
The- 'bride Is a daughter of J. P.
Sharp.«tein of *Berkeley and a g-;and
daughter of the late .John R. Sharp
stein,.who was for many years an oc
cupant -of; the supreme, bench j>f this
state.- groom is prominently
known ,<tn San 'Francisco business
circles."/' / - :
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor will make their
home in San Mateo.
SAN FRANCISCAN SELECTED
FOR BOARD OF TEA EXPERTS
George W. Casvvell Will Assist in
Fixing Standards for Regula-
tion of* Importation.
Goorgre \V\- Castvcll ol> tho firm of
George *W. Cjswell & CoMias been ap
pointoda member of the board" of; tea
experts which ivill meet in Xtw York
city January 27.
Seven tea experts are appointed by
the* United States to fix standards to
regulate the importation of teas. Mem
bers of the board have been selected
from the_ following cities: Xew York
two, Boston] one, Philadelphia one, Chi
cago 'two, San Francisco one. This is
the second time a';Sftn, Francisco man
has been given a place on'the board.'
imfortunate girl, declares- tbat Beokctt
tlirn ffppcar<»d pale and -nervous and had
the lopk of a -huntPd anim.-il _,in his
f.yt>s. though at tTii3 time Xeedham
thoug-ht nothing 1 of the incldent'as/the
I family had just; received " a note from
Edna purporting to have been written
in San- Jose." . . 'Ori-
N>»dhara b<"lif>vps thatßockett palled
at tlie home -with the,, Intention of con
fessing: everything and at least leading
the mother or brothers to Xhs bedside
of their loved one before death canW to
claim her, but that he lacked the cour
age to carry out his > intention. After
a few minutes of conversation /frith
Needham, Beckett turned away and^has
not been seen since, by .anyone-;* who
knows him. ;.
. HER RErCTATIOY EXCELLENT,
. Edna Xcodham \u25a0 was employed a
book keeper, by the. Paul Rlegewß^er
fumery company.T-it 435 Washiyigton
street and was known to her employers
as a quiet girl, who attended ~to\ her
duties well and bore an excellent repu
tation. She gave no warning that; she
would be away for several days when
she last left the office, but told>her
parents that she had been given a leave
of absence for a week and would spend
tho time visiting In San Jose.
Leona Stimson, a -16' year old. cousin
of Edna Needham, who lives at the
Needham "home, i admitted yesterday
that ehe'had known of the companion
ship existing between Edna and George
Beckett and had talked with Edna 1 con
cerning Beckett, but* said that "her
cousin had never told her-of.the^ex
tent to which, the Intimacy between
them had gone.
Marian Hamilton. of 124 Alpine street,
who was formerly the head book keeper
at the office in which Edna Needham
vrorked; was oh terms of the most inti
mate friendship ,w,lth the girl and they
were often together. Miss Hamilton
said yesterday that Edna had told; her
about Beckett and declared* thot-- they
were but" waiting- until both became of
age to be married. Beyond this, Miss
Hamilton . asserted/ the ' girl : had. con
fided/nothing about her relations with
Beckett. J
Alfred. Dunn, a young man who was ;
a -chum of Beckett;' has been located by
the police andvwill be examined today..
He is thought .to have, been a confidant
of, Beckett, and ; It fis- possible! that! tho
latter may, have, told him -of his in
tentions: before leaving. 'the*, city; as it
is now believed he has done.
DIES OP 'CRIMI.VVI. OPERATION
An: examination into the case of Mrs.'
Ethel St. Clalr,- who idledCat: the: Scobie
hospital- Wednesday; showed that death
was due .to a: criminal ope ration,"! the'
officials at the morgue "believing** that
the j woman : was responsible \u25a0. f pj> ".'her
own death. She lived with her husband,
Edward St.? Clair,'»726 l Fell' street,'! arid
waa removed to the: Scoble hospital a
few; days ; ago. Dr.; Buchanan, heri farhf
ily physician, became suspicious of ithe.
woman's Illness and on her death ! piit
the case into y the hands of the coroner.
The l'cruna Almnnnc In S,OOO,(KIO Home* !
l\ " The Peruna: Lucky Day: Alman"ac = tias |
becomes' fixture.'iln over 'eight i
homes. > ", It" can' be - obtained. from all j
drtigrpists free. Be sure to inquire early. 'i
The 1908 -Almanac Is already published,'
and. the. supply,' will soon be* exhausted.
Do .-not put.ifoff. Speak for oiyj today.,]
HBBSSBBBBBsfIBMMk\IIiBBBBWKBIiMBEBhBa
THE SAN FRAXGISGO PRIDAY, JANTJARY Z: 19Qg;
BOOK; KEEPER ADMITS HE H
MADE THE FALSE ENTRIES
Contlnnrd from Papc "I, Xoluinn 1
quire*irito^the entries which have now.
been-.revealed as fraudulent, D.unsmoor
said that he had : not;mad4:the examlna^
tion, but; believed. that the; secretary,; of
the commission -.had. V Dunamoor; will
be- before the, grand jury- next week,
when the grand jury will
the methods- of'.the commission.
The suspicions/ of /th-e/ grand" Jury
were aroused during the latter part ;of
last week* and/ Kytka then? was "en \
gaged , to examine the ; booki3 arid /run
down the false; entries.: -He .visited "the;
bank' yesterday ' in'/cotri pany ; with: Cook
and .Detective "Pr011.,/ His; attention v.%s
called to the page; which had .mystified
the expert accountants. ; It- was a leaf
of the/cash register of December;? 3
,-1906. On the :debit side It. showed five
items as follows: .'J/.Dalzell Brown;,per
sonal;/J/; Dalzell -Brown, /trustee
count ; Ko. 5; Walter J. Bartnett; Sari
Francisco and ; San Joaquin; coal com
pany,! and Pacific; window glass ;Corn-J;
pany.*. ' ' ; - : //'- -///'; /' \u25a0 '-\u25a0 . - l '^ r .
The figures showed several erasures.
They had been alteredito make It ap-j
pear that $530,000 had been paid In.ori
that day to the credltof these accounts
when no such sunvhad come; in. ; ,In
order to make the"- : books;'/ balance
counter charges had -been made against
private accounts /to- an "equal amount;
These false -entries had been made the
day before the bank commissioners ex-;
amlned the books.
FIXD OTHER ENTRIES
Turning- to a date fl.\few weeks be-^
' f ore tlve bank closed other entries
j showing" a falsification to the amount
of $317,000;>vere*discovered. The falsl-^
flcatlcji had been carried through the
ledgers, in order that no discrepancy;
'could be noticed. / »
, Kytka turned -his lens on the page:
Then he .photographed ' it." Then he
called for the handwriting of all the
clerks in the bank.: Taking- thatV of
Stprrs'he studied it- for' some minutes
arid then sent for the book -keeper.' \u25a0 ..;\u25a0\u25a0_,
' /"These .are '\u25a0" your entries,' are they
not?" asked Kytka.
("No, they'are not," answered -Storrs.
"How about these erasures?" contin
, ued KytkaT* V - -.". '. • ;
"There are no erasures,". Storrs re
plied. / '
"Look here." said Kytka, and he 'held
the microscope over the" page. .Storrs
saw in a moment that lie was trapped.
"Who are you anyhow?" he demand
: ed of Kytka. • /
S The expert revealed his identity.
Then, tossing aside all attempts at con
cealment. Stoi-rs made a clean .breast
of the whole disgraceful business. \u25a0'•-.
ADMITS HIS.GUIIjT '
".Yes, It is true," he said. "I. made
those entries. /I carried !. oiit* the in
structions of Mr. Brown and Mr. Rob-,
ertson in these matters/ I dO-'ndt, re"-J
member now just which" one it was who'
told me to make these entries.' ; I re
memberthat' the books had been prac
tically balanced for the night' when
one of them. I don't remember now
whether it was Mr. Brown or Mr. Rob
ertson, came to me. and looking- over
the books said:
- " 'Here, . change these totals,' and
handed me a slip of.; paper showing
what amounts they, desired to*have en
tered. I asked how that came about,
and was told that --more, money hail
come In'late. ' That was all I had to do
with it. \u25a0 I -oarrled/out- my orders/and
knew nothlftg of ' the ''reasons -for the'
•change." • -| :
Storrs then offered to assist in locat
lnsr f all* other entries ;t^iat\: might give
ground for' suspicion.; 'His statement
that he knew nothing as to'; the reasons
for the alterations,, it .is' believed, will
be accepted by-the»j?rand' jury, for -the
book- keeper was'- not -in. ".a position'to
profit , _by| these transactions. They'.werfe
the respjt'.qf Brown's -/desire I to "ke6p
the wrecked bank afloat. / "
REVEALS ROBERTSON'S! WAYS
.Storrs' revealed .to the •'examiners
some of the methods employed "by* Rob-,
ertsori. ' The /assistant secretary, /^he
said, acted as custodian of the' general
ledger, and no one else had access": to. lt..
Time and 1 again, said Storrs, Robertson
gave him a slip of paper/containing en-;
tries he desired : made, but .vouchsafed
no explanation as- to ,the transaction'
, they represented. . \ - •/
Neither Assistant (District Attorney
Cook , nor Kytka, -would ;discuss the
matter last night. -Triumph/ was ;wrlt r .
ten on Kytka's.f ace, both . he; and
Cook admitted that~>the "fog had
lifted." / • . ;
"Anj'thlng T have, to say," remarked
Kytka. "will be. fold "to the ; grand jury." :
I Cook would. not s deny. that Storrs. arid
Kytka would be ! before c -the
grand jury Tuesday. • ] , ;.:.-'\u25a0 /
FAILS TO GET BOND
Treadwell Makes Desperate Attempt
to Find Sureties to Free Him
James Treadwell. indicted: for embez- :
element in " connection*. wlthHhe looting
of; the California' safe deposit and trust
company, made another desperate at
tempt yesterday to » secure his
from the county jail on ball, but failed
to, find bondsmen- willing -to/ risk "the
amount which; would:place;hlm at lib
erty. " No ' bonds * were \u25a0 , drawn i up,".: : but
Attorney, Lewis;: P.";i Byingtqn 1 : informed
Judge" Dunne yesterday r afternoon that
they would ' be f furnished =if ftheV court
would allow them .to ' be drawn In a
manner proposed by him. . " / -•
' The result •: of itwo : days' effort in
Treadweil's behalf .-spells defeat! forj his
hopes ; of : regaining. Irberty. /Assistant
District Attorney .Cook 'gave . his con
sent to a reduction -ot the* bonds .from
$25,000 on theVsmaller/embezzlement
charge to V |20,000, " or ;. $10,000 /cash."
Treadwell'S; attorneys ; succeeded-Jn " se
curing ' this sumi, but were "unable -to
find two bondsmen , able ; to qualify : for
the full amount : of >. a -$50,000 'cbond.
Three were found? who vwere '; able \u25a0to
qualify for. a certain percentage : of \ the
total amount, 1 but " Cook ' refused \u25a0 to fac-^
cept a bond of "this \u25a0; nature)'* arid "de^
manded/one'Vsigned-^byn.two - ; sureties,
each T .of .whom " could . qualify.- for : double
thte amount- alleged in : the Indictment
as stolen. -./•'„' • '.' "-" I '. \~ :
\u0084 A consultation /concernirig;the, : nature
of the bonds was' heldjyesterday/after£
noon in ~ Judger Dunne's \ chambers }h£?
tween Judge ;' Dunne,* i Cook,"' Bylrigton
and 1 Judge iCurtisH^lilndley.'^The-lat:
ter.Vwho Hs "with" ; By ingtonV; as
counsel; for} TreadwelV^was \u25a0; one '\u25a0 of » the
three: who were i willing! to/go on;, the
proposed ' boridi ~ Tfeadwellihimself -was
in -court. In Hhe] hope lthat;he«.might- not
be 'forced to ireturn^toithe'cquntyVJalir
but Judge. Durineiruled as 'requested' by
Cobk./and \ the "bonds" wefe ; ref used. '.'/\u25a0'
BARTNETT WILL RESIGN
Brown and ;- Treadwell Also May Quit
Lumber Company ; Board
Walter XBai-tnett ;signifled; his will
lneness yesterday V: to f resign ;; from \ the
directorate •/. of : ff the 'if Eldorado ' j lumber
"company. J." Dalzell ' Brown and James
Treadwell .will )*.. be tasked »to \u25a0 follow^
Bartnett's exarn.ple,lsol that thejcbncern
can; carry 'on its business. ViWlth- Brown,'
Barthett and i Treadwell ; in- the : county,
jail; it ; has been ; impossible ttoi secure ; a
quorum at ; a nieetingrl^fJtKefdirectori, 3
and ; other ' men > will \be (c^iosen t that[shallj
be : free from all embarrassing ; entangle^
ments. "\u25a0 t ' a^BWSS^W@^^^^w^^3^3^
. It was : the inability/ to) secure. -a ; quo
rum that prevented j a'nji pfflcliil Jco'rif erf*
ence^yesterday/ibetweenlthel^dircctorate
of .'i the f cdmpany.^and [f Attorney^" Frank
powers, "representlns^thejhoidcrsfoflthe
"bonds.- \ Air agreement" was 1 reached/
howevcr.-iwherebyi thes-.iioWers^.of /the -;
bonds: will not/ press their; r clalrns;untll
next mon th.. 'leaving tlfe\ayajtable' funds
for :, the; payriiierit^bf Iwages arid -f-current
expenses/ It vis'believed-' that' 6y'«next'
month; the company/ iwiir be able to
meet '.the \i rite fes t , p a y men l 3- , /;/. X * "•" • - .
t j-Thelbbrid • holders f are : iri^rio^way< wqr-'
rled over, the situation,* as*they>have ex
amined; into"; the ; merits; of the- property
arid/kre ; convinced jthat^lt. ls an ; exceed-^
Shgly;ya!uable T as9et. r^Baftnettjhad been
given* 'permission -A by "Vthe 'court "to ' atr
tend, the^meetlnglbf the/dlri?ctors,''but
was i not "preserit; at? the conference.^He
spen t'"a y large "o part ' "of .' the -\u25a0• afternoon'
with/ his;' attorneys; '/
OAKLAND BANK RESUMES
Union National/ Reopens Do6rs and
Quietly : Goes on Its Way.
./\u25a0OAKLAND/. Jan. .2.— The Union»;na
tibnal ,baf^c : reopened I its 'doors. : today
after,' seven^ weeks of ' inoperatibri." , The
reopening; took without^ previous
announcement. The doors wervs thrown
operii and, business presumed 'quietly. ..
, This; was' effected' by/the reorganiza
tion- committee 'and the. news;; officials
recerttly /chosen 'by.the , directors'. \ Ac.
cordingi to, George? Roeth, *second r.vice
president, 1 the* deposits today /were
twice fas } great as the withdrawals. A
run" on _{ the; bank "".'ls" : : lmpossible" as the
depositors; : agreed to accept r time pay
merits, .v..-'-'--.-.-*:,'. V t /• \u25a0*/ '."\u25a0\u25a0// '..\u25a0'-.: \u25a0 \u25a0/\u25a0 '
"We are going to make this onerof
the/; most reliable " banks >; in this \ city,"
said James ,L. ; de/ Fremery, ; the _ new
pr'estdent.V'.We needed only., the ;confi-i
d.-?rice of /the. people and we : believe ;that
we: have/ tha t; with us now. J 'Arid * we
want "it; understood-; that we. are not in
any/ way;- or/f orrii - connected with j the
California'isafe^deposit and'; trust' com
pany; there. Is not the. slightest connec
tion between ; the-/ two iristitutioris.
There ; has i;nev°r yet been a * bank f all -
ure* in' Oakland, and we do not want
one." ' ':'\u25a0\u25a0 • ;\u25a0 v
PLE ADINGS ; ARE DEFERRED
Bankers' Cases Are Continued at Re-
quest of Their Attorneys
The. pleas of J. Dalzell "Brown and
Walter^ ''J. ,; Bartnett, the .. T disgraced
bankers/ ;to the charges ;- of \u25a0 embesa
zling^the' securities 'of the Colton'; es
tate, were 'not taken by Judge Dunne
yesterday; continuances being granted
at \u25a0 the/ request lot the defendant's at
torneys.// ; .- / ; . \u25a0 ';.- ;,
In the case o-f Brown, Attorney/ D.
M. Duffy "asked for* a postponement of
one day on -the ground tlfat Hiram AY.
Johnson was not in the city. Assistant
District Attorney Hpff -.Cook made, no
object|6n and the application , was
granted.: .-'-.* . . -. ',
'On* Attorney Oscar: Cooper's applica/
tlon Bartnett's : case/ went over to. Jan-^
vary 8, / Cook/ 'consenting. - Cooper
grounded j his 1 , application oil; his repre^
sentation I that: Bartnett's attorneys
wished ' for : time .to consult regarding
the defense of S the banker. THe , sakl
.also / that / other ': counsel • w^ere to be
brought "Into "the case. On Cook's ap
plication the Judge also put on the cal
endar ; foiv January- § - the ; arraignment
of ; Brown;/ Bartnett and * Treadwell
upon the charges > ln the- last Indict
ments returned: against them. :\u25a0.- ; - .
BRITON GETS^BANKBOOk
pctectivc 'Turns ; . Over ' Benevolent
s ' Society Account to Consul - \u0084
; pos|tlon_s I.of'1 .of' .trust
\u25a0 held by.-, J." Dalz^ll'.Bro'iv'n,^ manager 6t
'\u25a0 the Calif ofnlaVpaf^depositj'and' trust;
company,' was' tVeasu'rer "p'f'the": British
bcrievolerit' society, g The' Ttfari'k '.'. book 'of
the society was! found ,l,nßrswri's- desk
by;. Assistant' District.'' ''Attorney Hoff
Cook 'and ; Detective '"'Proll.' when- tbey
broke- ppen/the". desk; tinder ! a search
\u25a0 warrant.' "The British .^consul . made ;a*
deriiand for the -l>ooli- arid yestorday:De-*
tectlve'Pr6H7dclivered^lt.'to him:-; The
funds of. the/ society; were. not. deposited
: witfi Brown's .ibank.'i'ias -heshad / only
been 'treasurer a «jshort time;; and re-,
signed when 'he -was ; placed und.gr ar
rest.: --k;v, ; -:>,-•./.;...•/./;;
FRIENDS AID-HIM
Student's' Funds : Arc Tied Up ! in Fail-
iirc t of Trust .Company
BERKELEY," Jan. ' 2.— Gerald Han
sen, a student, of the University of
California and of ' the" Hastings college
of law/ of Sari : Francisco, has .been
rendered, penniless *by. : the failure of
the"' Califprnla^safe^. dcposlfyknd "trust
company, >f iSan • -Ffanciseo.V.'Hansen
had/" accumulated 1 ' ;'ihore r than $500 ;to
take lilm'jthroush- college/ibut'this sum
was "I lost - b j'." the' failure "of • the ) bank?
Many of his friends "in the- southern
part -of the , state; have. - however, . come
to - his assistance/ and "-he «.w|ll -pf obably
be able Ho; continue. his law. studies. " >
v PAH/ TO TRACE SECURITIES
•Barclay. , Henley, /Critten "Thornton
arid- J- F. Rlley; attorneys f orJ the'Col
ton heirs -who ; are"- contesting .; the will;
made ;a ; further .examination of., the
books; at/the California^safe deposit
and trust ; company: yesterday* in an 'ef-.
fort i to? gain: some . knowledge, as to the
whereabouts; of H the • Colton securities.-
Their,; efforts were not successful/After
thel inspection* tiid .; attorney s
that s the;; location/of the'securties was
as much a" mystery as ever.'^/ v*' . . ..'' .
CENTRAL TRUST STATEMENT
&;' The Central/trust company .filed; its*
report iwith 7the* 4 bank commission yes
terday,^ showing a: reserve far"; in": excess
of ; required - by.ilaw. * With
deposita amounting- to $3,146,476.65,: the
bank P shows z a reserve > amountins .to
$840,900.62.* This IS *an ; lndication that
not' only; the rnatlorial 'banks rof;Callfpf-^r of;Callfpf-^
nla^.but 'the ; state -banks ; as Swell* show
a 4a 4 condition of ; solidity, not : surpassed : in
any part of the United States.
NO , PLAN YET CHOSEN
V A , committee lof depositors l conferred
yesterday { with"- C. ,W. 5 Conlisk *: as ; to -a
methodfof rehabilitating the, bank.%The
various' proposals t^weref discussed,* but
nodeclslon was i reached.'.. t'-' - •• <\
line O rip
Che late • Dr. ; Shrady, One of \u25a0« Hew ,
r '\ York'g 5 Most.: Saecessfnl' ,'.' JPractl-
;-....-.\u25a0 tloners, AdTlsed: Getting i!Wam
and Using: a Cathartic at
Once In Cases ef Grip.
The first thing to do in an l attack of
the grip is to get warm; and be sure
to /move the \u25a0bowels is freely, pfef erably
With^Hood's Pills, speaking
if ; thesej simple 1 directions are ; qaickly
followed/: not nioreTthan a day or two
ne'ed;be ioBtl :/ *•'"'• Vl -' '" "'\u25a0
, -If ? the atteck; is severe "time will be
Baved/'J-by;-'remalnlhg^ln'-':-bedMtwo' ; or
three days. BeTcaref ul • to , av6l(fTa\re-
lapse: ;;;The grip \u25a0 ie } invariably: followed
by;^eaknesB.i-;Ity lowers ' the;' health
tone \u25a0 and i poisons ;' tie = blood, ; hence . the
remedy/ clearlyc^indicated ft ia j Hood's
Sarsaparilla^whichic^eatejsliinja^ppe-
M te -i aids gdigestiOT/J neutralizes /t the
poison I in X the) blood, % which! ltTpuriflcs
and ii revitallzes,.y. thereby ' re^
newedy strength and? ambition. ,;Nq
otherjiTmedlcine/^ win , -prodnce 5 -risuch
.^"'P^; and> permanent ?tfesnlts. 'No
other j is " so i economical.-': One ihinndred
i doses 1 one^ dollar^ ltlis wiseito^getTa'
bottle and; begin; taking ndw. ' ' "
PASTOR REtDRTS WITH ;
SHOT AT GEDBIVEI
Continued from Page 1, Column '4/.*
the .of : - ( these/ esteemed - "ladles
that r therejare^'no'-.womeri's clubs but
the,;ones/to";which/they^h. i ?ldng. .
,J VJ'.* may . seem v presumptuous [ for me,
\u25a0whom ; certain* clubwomen \u25a0 have desig
nated as a third or fourth. rate preach
er, to say': i t, '; but personally, while I
esteem the . renown. *; influence" Snd 'jca
pacity;; of i these estimable.: ladies,- it' is
immaterial ;tb me whether, it is iMrs.
Loveii .White; of. the Outdoor Art 'dub
of San Francisco,; or 'Mrs. SallieiSmith
of ; the, Graveyard i improvement leagrue,'
located." in Sleepy town,- "\u25a0\u25a0„ or -\u25a0/even' 'Mrs.
Bill 'Jones,' presiderit*6f»the ! Mop. \£ield
ers'-: club" at "Johnson-^ crossroads,', Ido
not V intend to gratify.' their "womanly
curiosity' by mentioning, the "hanie" of a
man who 'was 1 somewhat .^acquainted
with \.women's drinking,, apd smoking
clubs 'in his/, own ; particular -. set, ; , and
must "say • that if " the- shoeVdoes .not jflt
they -should; not make", such '\u25a0 a "fuss
about' lt:
"If I these ; ladies will ; be ; kind-enough
to accept itheTsincere, invitation which I
hav.^ given; them to contribute' to .the
symposium^on the ideal home,- their
hames/if 'they -desire, will be 1 withheld
next r- Sunday, evening 1 , even thoiigrh
some »;'certain doctors < - and * .lawyers
should; doubt the existence; of "the
writers; - : \u25a0; ' : , • -"•\u25a0•\u25a0. ; -
//" "Whether/, they, are \u25a0 kind . enough to
contribute to. the series or not, I shall
stiH-^until; I "choose to >do • "otherwise—
conduct ; tlv3 symposiums as ;they have
been' conducted from the beginning.
From the! returns coming- in from vari
ous i sources there. v.MU be things said
concerning club life which niay be liked
considerably, less -."than 'Kome": of I:, the
things ; which "liave- already^ been '^ald.
I am; sure that the church and the home
are of ';" greater-concern 'to. humanity
than' the club? and calculated Jo "do -. far
mbr.^ • good.\|. 'The . .'widening : ;"sphere \ of
the ;/\u25a0 home . Is -of more Importance
to' - womankind -"-than . 'eriiancipation
through the^club.' !'. \u0084 .*., /. _.
BIGAMY CHARGE DRIVES
III: ELOPER TQ MEXICO
Continued from I'asr I.' Coiiimn 3
Co. Charles Douglass was , given- ;a"
position In the Chicago office and a
; fourth, interest in~" $240,000. lie was
; always ;a bon vivant and gained con
; slderabie.fame in~ a certain clique In
; Chicago Vand New. York- for ljis skill
at ordering /dinners. During this
period^of 'his life Douglass'.became en
gaged. to/Lillian Russell, the actress,
but^ijte jerjgagerrienfiwas broken off for
sorfce'xeason/; \u25a0
] In- 1832' he- obtained the ag*ency v for
a champagne company, and . for years
made a; great deal of .money. In the
sanie . year, he- married -and soon after
that his troubles began. He/became
involved .with ' a dancer in a musicihall.
His.wlfe, who was aware of the affair,
pleaded with- him ;to abandon the
woman, but refused, and at
last his wife left him, .taking their two
children 'with her. " / _
/.Following, this rupture came one with
his" brothers,} and -.Douglass j was com
pelled' to ; leave "Chicago. He came/to
the /Pacific,' coast iandfor a long . time
was- uiiable r to/ obtaln/^a foothold or
make'rVmore; than a- bare,- living.. He
.finally,- became Identified .with a coterie
of -gamblers, of which '..> Janies D\ivis
was 3 a shining light./ This life : did not
appeals to. him; and: lie obtained a posi
tion j, with '\u25a0. a. /small -commercial asency
formed.albng the' same lines as . Dun's.
! Hejob*tairied'a nurriber pf subscribers to
; this by declaring that Robert J." Doug
; lass ,was aTheavy stock; holder. The
concern soon failed, and : Douglass be
came creditmari with Dunham, f Carri
garif&Hayden. ', ' '/;" / ~ . .
, -AVhile inthls latter position Douglass
made Jiispoace with .his brothers , and
was:scrit to Buenos Aires, South Amer
ica, 1 as. assistant manager of a branch
office ; of;- , Dun's, commercla^/ agency
which was to be started there.*^lle was
In " the/ South American republic only
a : short time when" he|got into trouble.
Ills '< old habits came*back;with^the;re
turn- of {prosperity, and he/compromlsed
the/daughter .of a' wealthy^ Portuguese
merchant' arid was :' forced to' flee ; the
country 'to, avdid ' the vengeance of- the
girrsrelatives. ; •
; Corning back 1 to this state, shortly
,befdre r the Saii Francisco fire/he found
that ; Hls 'family had -finally repudiated
htm. : ;.'He' managed to obtain a', position
with the' safe company ; and for a time
at I least : made good. Then came the
disgraceful f elopement with Miss Over
ton, culmlnatlng'in'the'forced marriage
before Judge v Lerinon,";,whlch was fol
lowed by ;' his. desertion of her and his
subsequent; flight to Mexico.
;.'; Miss /Helen .'Overtoil.'; has been/at
home? with .her; parents in Santa Rosa
1 for; several months. .When interviewed
i ; .byAaVCall ; representative yesterday] her!
[father 'refused to make i any -statement
[regarding.!* his /daughter's; elopement,
but It ?.was Jlearnea from friends of the
family ; that* steps/- will* be taken to an
nul-the': marriage, ceremony as soon as
possible./ ; :: ; , ; ; " : : -,. ; /
\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 1 hO- INeW -~ i iiiimiiimiiiiii
. I Now ,- belnj • demoaatrated : - at * all i our stores ',
.'-—the 4- para iiau»lc;i. of v. the '-record v comes;
I through 4a ; mahog any \u25a0 sound , reflector,, witbout \u25a0
' tho \u25a0 mechaalcal y - noise > * so '< objectionable Xi in
othtr i machine*— tha lid i shuts : down over : the'
: record, closing, eat all * the I rasp I and | sound .of
I operation.*," It ils i really., a ', Troaderful " !n»trn-j
. men t. >A : few - ready for immediate . distribu-
tion. 'PRICE 9200.
i'.:v*s|^.:),- ; :BtelnTrny and Other
/ /. - JzgL- TPianos,' .Victor Talk-
"\u25a0 '•"\u25a0\u25a0'l»?JhHsbW-:" \u25a0\u25a0' 1»?JhHsbW- : - tns; ; Machine*. I '
•MS Kearny and Sutter
di^ra b^» And 1633 Van ,;»\u25a0'\u25a0,
HctWWbJ^ 'San Francisco.
Hg^^l Brondnnr nt 13th,
\u25a0 STANDARD- jflgn; ALKALINE
1 NATtRAL iji||B . • WATP
I with. S^S^P^S *• StonioclT. H
I Highly fc*s~2z££-^ /Frovit)leß |
I Medicinal # . arld I
I Oualitie© fe^^^^§^ * Gout J
\u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-STATPEIVi-ENT'r"- .• •
of the Condition and Value of the Assets and Liabilities
OF * -» »
THE HIBERNIA SAYINGS, AND LOAN /SOCIETY
\u25a0 \u25a0 f .'-';'. ; , arid where said assets are situated.
; DATED^DECEMBER 31, 1907. * ; '^ -c - *
I— Kbnds of tb^ United States, of the District of Columbia, of tbe
State of California and -Municipalities thereof, the actual Talue
-'\u25a0; «of which is: >. ::. ..,. ........... . t\ . $9,976«M6.75 '
2— Cosh in United States Gold and Silver Coin. . . ; . .$2,255^49.62
And Checks , ....... ...:. : 15,709.70 "2^03,739^2 •
3— Miscellanebus Bonds, the actual ralue of which is* .....*.. . ; . . 7,005,95T».51) »
"San Francisco and North Pacific Railway Com- .
pany 5 per cent Bonds". . . $473,000.00 •\u25a0 • .
"San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway <. - ' .
Company. i>. per cent Bonds'-;. .....:: 27(J.000.<J0 *
"Southern Pacific Branch Railway Company of •';.-;*
California 6 per cent. 80nd5". '..:;..'. . . ; ..... ' 243,000.00
"Southern Pacific Railroad Company of Cati-.
/fornia 6 per 80nd5". ...'.. i \u0084 .223,000.00 »\u25a0 „
/"Northern* California Railway Company. 5 per- \u25a0- -. * - -•
; / -cent Bonds" -... 1 .-. v ' £3.000:09 s* »*.•*; ?
"Northern Railway Company of California 5 per ||£i|||ljg
cent Bonds" .. '• ..............::;..'. 20,000.00 g^^B
» "Los Angeles Pacific Railroad Company of Cdli-//, "*^ ::
fornia. Refandirig s' per cent 80nd5".......!! . 400,000.00
"Los Angeles Railway Company of California .0 ._.' ' .... \u0084...* .
"Markel Street Cable Railway Company 6 per
"ijarket Street Railway Company First Cbn- : **
solidated Mortgage 5 per, cent 80nd5'*.', ..... '733,000.00
."Powell .Street .Railway Com nany '6 'per cent. ,/
; "The 'Omnibus Cable' ' Company" 6 per cent /i*:;V-
/ "Sutter Street- Railway Company 5 per cent^ • • **
. "Presidio &, Ferries Railroad Company 6 per * Mg
' i FerrieS**arid' v Cliff. House Railway Comp.agy,is; *^. ,/ r «;£•*' ir'^?-.* '"'•'\u25a0 . a
"The Merchants' Exchange 7 'per 'cent Bonds"... 1,300,000.00
v "San F.raricisco Gas & Electric Company 4 *&'. per ':"'"\u25a0' "; ,; '.' * * »
cent Bonds".. . . s ". V.".. ,". s/.i'll. .*.. 493^)00.00 !-•
4— Promissory /Xotes and the debts thereby secured, the actual
ralue of which is . . . . '.,. . . : . . .'.-. -. . . . . . ................... &M57J337U8 *
The condition of said" Promissory Notes and debts Is'as
follows: They are all ; existing Contracts, owned hy« said '
Corporation, and are payable to it at its* office, which i 3 ..
situated at the corner of Market, McAllister and 'Jones'.
Streets, in the City and County of San Francisco, State of <?
California/and the payment thereof is secured by First
- Mortgages on Real. Estate within this, State. Said Promis-.
\u25a0 sory Notes are kept and held by said Corporation /at its --,-••>, sKI
said 'office, which is its principal place of business,iand said-
. Notes and debts are there situated. . -- * '\u25a0:.
u— Proraissory /Notes, and the debts thereby secured, the actual
The condition of said .Promissory Notes and debts is 03/,
follows:; They are all existing; Contracts, owned -by ;said
Corporation, and ; are payable to it at its • office. . which is* : — -
\u25a0 situated as aforesaid, and the payment thereof i 3 secured
by pledge, and hypothecation 1 of Bonds of , Railroad and
Quasi-public Corporations and other securities.' " . ~. ;,
6— lnterest on Miscellaneous. Bonds accrued to January 1, 1905.'. 219,717.1^
7— fa) Real Estate situated in the City ana" County of San Fraiir
cisco- ($139,990.17) and in the Counties of. Santa. Clara
-($29,453:23), Alameda ($33,993.91), and San Mateo ,
($3,075.72) in this State, the actual value gf which i 3.... '. 206J115.03
The Land and Buiidins: in which said Corporation keeps
its said office, the actual value of which Is.'.'. 690,53^55*
The'eoriditiQn of said Rear Estate is that it belongs to said- * . * -- ' *
Corporationiand part of it Is productive.
TOTAL ASSETS ..... ..... ......' i . . . . . . ." $07^1 7^232,^
All the foregoing Assets. are situated within the State./"
LIABILITIES
I— Said Corporation owes Deposits amounting to and the actual
/value of which, i5. : .... . . . ... .;. . . ... ..:............ . :. , ,553^265^02J177,
iThe \u25a0 condition of said Deposits Is that they are: payable . .- - " -
only out of said Assets and are fully- secured thereby. -
2— Taxes^— State, /County -and City Taxes assessed bjt not yet
payable ... .... ......... . ._. . . : ......... .197,040^2 .
8-— Eeserrc Fund, Actual . Talue. . . . . .....';: /.>v.;>.^Vr.^v;:T a-' 3,73 -1,65J)-rj)
THE HIBERNIA SAVINGS AND LOAN SOCIETY, \ ;
V, By JAMES R. KELLY, President »
THEHIBERNJA SAVINGS AND LOAN SOCIETY,
-By R. M. TOBIN, Secretary.". ,
* STATE OF CALIFORNIA; "
City) and "County of San Francisco, . ss:;'
JAMES R KELLY arid R. M. TOBIN* being each duly sworn. each-Jfor
himself, says : That said ; JAMES R..KELLY is President, and that said R M
TOBIN; is Secretary/ of- THE HIBERNIA SAVINGS AND LOAN SOCIETY.'the *
Corporation above rhentfcuied, and that'the foregoing statement is true. """\u25a0 '-"* -'
: * \u25a0'./'\u25a0 JAMES' R./ KELLY, President. -
Subscribed and sworn to . before me this 2nd* day of 'January* 1905. . .
/ - BH CHAS. T. STANLEY, Notary Public. . :
r.- In* and for the City and*County,of San Fraccisco, 1 State of California.
DEPOSITS MADE OX OR BEFORE JIXUARY 10, 1908, WILL DRUY
INTEREST FROM JANUARY * 1,1908. W
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