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VOLL^IE CV.— NO. 41.
WIFE'S MA
ON PAYROLL
AS PORTER
Senator McCartney Omits
"Mrs." in Providing Man's
Job for Mother in Law
Sergeant, at Arms Startled by
Discovery That "A. Mc-
Caldin" Wears Skirts
Appointment Is Approved by the
Unsuspecting Patronage
Committee
Humor in Stunt of Los Angeles
Statesman to Keep Shekels
in Family
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
y^wALL, HEADQUARTERS. CHAM-
M BER OP COMMERCE BUILD-
I i ING, SACRAMENTO, Jan. 9.—
Mrs. A. McCaldin, mother In
law of Senator PL 8. G. McCart
ney ef Los Ar.goles, has been placed
on the state's payroll in the ca
pacity of "porter" to insure against
any of the patronage money appor
tioned to the statesman reverting to
the state treasury. Having omitted to
. mention the "Mrs." portion of liis rela
*:ve*B name, the legislator, according to
Lieutenant Governor Porter and mem
bers of the committee on distribution
<>f patronage, led the committee to be
lieve that the "A. McCaldin" appearing
on his list •was a man. and the appoint
ment was approved. The appointee has
\u25a0"•. not yet performed ajiy of the services;
V of a porter, ai!d McCartney statedtoday J
i hat he Intended to remedy the matter!
• :it once. ' I
Humor of the Job
Cartoonists have "won fame-delineat
ing the pitiable plights of husbands^
crushed under the tyranny of their
wives' mammas, but McCartney stands
alone in his chosen field of humorous
art as the author of a new masterpiece
entitled "The Mother in Law Subdued."
The distinguished artist's touch was so
subtle that the central figure of his
picture- was mistaken for a man until j
.Sergeant at Arms Lou Martin attempt
ed to divide the porter's rough work !
among the dozen persons named on the i
• porters' roll. Then he discovered to his ,
\u25a0 dismay that "A. McCaldin" wore skirts.
In extenuation the only explanation
McCartney has made is that he" lntends!
.to make a change and that he only
appointed his relative in order to pre
serve to himself the right of distrib
uting, as he might see fit, 53 a day
:' • out of the state's treasury. Although
' four legislative days have elapsed sinca
" the law maker's parent at law ac
quired the right to demand a per diem.
It has not been recorded. that she has
doaned any cuspidors or don« any other
menial .service required of • those who
- receive as compensation $3 a 'day.
.'Appears as a "Mr."
On the roll reported by the patronage ;
.committee to the senate on Tuesday ap
peared the following: "Messrs. James
Connell, WilHam Savage. "William
• Burres. A McCaldin, George Wales,
James Kelly, and E. C. Crowe, porters." J
A resolution was adopted declaring
tli..- persons named to be the selection
of the senate, and the report was passed
to Lieutenant Governor Porter, who
signed It. From that time on a col
lateral branch of the McCartney family
bad a claim on the treasury.
"Yes, A. McCaJdin is a distant rela
tive of mine," said McCartney In an
swer to a query yesterday. *
\u25a0' "As a matter of lact is she not your
mother in law?"
"Well, ye-e-es, she Is. But then
.'" there is no use mentioning that." I have
" been thinking of making a change.. In!
' fact, 'I only wanted her to hold the
place until I dould get one of my con
• stituents here from Los* Angeles to
lake it," he replied.
From his own statements it seems
rt-hat' the statesman not only gave his
esteemed relative the short end of his
patronage, but Intended also to' give
her the "double cross."
Passes It to Committee
"I knew nothing about this matter
• " until yesterday morning," said Lieuten
• ant Governor Porter. "At that time
tho sergeant at arms reported tome
that there was a woman on the roll lii
/ The capacity of porter. I knew nothing
• about it before."
Senators Welch, Price r and Estudillo
'* composed the committee on distribu
'" ti«n of patronage. 4 •
- "I naturally thought it- was a man,"
t=aid Senator * Price. "Each senator
hand cd ' i n_Ji is name with the amount
to be paid out. of his patronage, - and
we did not know who the people were.
Of course in the matter of the im
portant positions we ascertained
whether the applicants were competent
,' *»r not. This is the first I knew "of
n woman b«vlnc been appointed as
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO GALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KI3AHXV 86
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10,- 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTEBDAT— CI*#r; northwest wind; iatxi :
mum tens peri tune, &2; minimum. 4J>.
FORECAST FOR. TODAT —^TVmporarlly fair
weatb*r; posnibljr llrht frost in tbe morning:
light north wind. V P«gT«- 47
EDITORIAL - <.;**
The country well rid of ror«k«r. Pag« 28^
A state reformatory needed. Pace 28 j
Tfc* cost of matins; gas. Page 2S j
nipler a railroad Jeremiah. Page 28 ',
LEGISLATURE
Senator McCartney of Lo» Angeles plt<*t j
mother in law's name on payroll as porter, bat ;
omits the "Mm." In official list. Pajre 17
Snatnr Curtin introduces bill that might rc
llere nnsaspectlng municipalities of' rateable
franchises. Pase 24
"Bob" Beardslee slated for chalrmanslilp of as
sembly committee on w*.vs and means. Pace 24
GRAFT
Former Soperrisor Coffey to be put on trial
tomorrow for accepting bribe for trolley fran
chise. Pace 22
EARTHQUAKE
Bishop ring around tun obserred Bgain by
Ilonolulu physician as result of the tem
blors. Pbsq 41
Strange rise and fall of waters of Lake
Genera for ttro days before earthquake in
Italy. Page 41
California's contribution to date to the earth
quake sufferers In Italy and Sicily totals JIGI,
43T.C3. Pace 41
Money to aid earthquake sufferers comes from
all sections of state and big benefits are being
arranged in this city. .-'':'-''• Paaje 41
True conditions tt Messina are concealed
by rigid censorship of newspaper corre
spondence. \u25a0 A".:* Paaje 41
STOCK MARKET
Violent break In traction stock has depress
ing effect on New York stock market. Page 3S
CITY
Society for Prereiitlon of Cruelty to Children
plans war on baby selling traffic. Page 24
Mme. Gadski will sing at Van Ness theater j
this afternoon. Page 22
. Book Eeeper Tetsall pk-ked out of crowd as j
man who purchased oil can. !•««•* IT
Colonel and Mrs. wuiinm C. Alberger will
celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary. Page 2t)
Mayor, Taylor \u25a0 make* eliars' reply to . George
Kenner'a criticism ot his recent appoint
ments. Page IT
The liberty bell may be seen here in Aprilat
celebration of "Three years after." P«K« IB
Holden Eriins contradicted by wife, who ad
mits kissing in answer to divorce suit,' but. denies !
cruelty. Pace) 17
Theodor Vogfs «>rche«tra "t 4' musicians
Ito give first performance in Golden Gat*
park: Pane 20
X. W. C X. annual rf-iwTrr kLows Mg balance
in tn-asury. Page 4^
j Oceanside residents petition to continue lm
prorenjent of H street 'to teach. '_ Pace 32
Eighty-one deposltorx of defunct babk unite
In RCit to seiure judgment, against tbe : in
stitution. * Page 33
Mrs. . Charles . K. Paiton stw-s for divorce, al
leghis extreme cruelty and abuse. Page 23
San Francisco association for prevention and
ttudy.of. toberculo^is inakfs gotxl progress in
figLt agalnßt white plague. Page 32
Ducphy weks to have marriage annulled, al
leging wife not ' divorced from .former hus
band. Page 32
Major General Weston. who will arrive from
Manila Tuesday, is reported ill and may not re
main here. i Page 2U
Civic league appoints committee to frame laws
for protection of children. Page 20
Several hundred of San Francisco's stanehest
citizens will welcome Frauds J. ileney upon his 1
arrival from the oast. ; P:«BC 20
Police wake anoajciucnts for funeral of Ser
grant Noltlng. Pace 23
Supervisors asked to htop coursing at In^lesiile
park, petitioners <-allinj game "iTooked and
j cruel." Puge 30
, Claus Sprockels' will Is admitted to pro
bate. Pose 40
Presentation of silver loving , cup _ marks join
ing of forces to work for Greater San
Francisco." Pajre 37
Flermoxo cotillon flub giv«»s ball in St. Francis
hotel. ._ Pajre 30
SUBURBAN
Dramatic eceiies la <f>uri follow awarOinp ens
tody of little boy to father, i ' Vttgp 37
I.c Beuf held on second charge of embezzlement
j from Hale's store. Pace 36
] Expert compares' Slguor's handwriting 021
forged documents. l'ase IS
Mrs* Sarah L: Winrhofctcr, recluse htires^. sues
contractor for <latnajceii. Pace? 10
New chapter of Delta Delta Delta sorority to
be Installed at Stanford university. Paste 30
COAST
Southern Pacific and 1 other roads accused of
ovcrchargiug shippers ot freight. Page 21
•- Clothes worth- si.\oou taken by burglars from
Stockton store. P«nre> 21
Three men killed and two injured In railroad
accident. Pace 21
lirackett obtains rights of way for electric road'
from Modesto to Kiver Bank. Page 21
EASTERN
Appropriation asked for necessary repairs for
local mint. .' . Pa are 24
"Merry Widow" waltz proves aid to cupld ami
brings pretty etage romance. Page 40
Eastern doctors perfect deTice to measure
strength of human emotions. Pace 17
Encorer forbidden for singers at Metropolitan
opera house. New York. Pace 1 1)
ller. Johnston Myers explains objects of church
psycho- therapeutics class. ' Pttce 19
Thaw taken from asylum to have insanity de
termined upon. . Pace 22
' French prince sues millionaire American father
in law to secure fortune left in trust for chil
dren. \u25a0 ; Paaj o 20
International harvester company, must pay fine
for violating anti-trust law In Kansas Page 21
' Fruit jobbers . clash over, tariff revision
and bar representatives .of • Citrus Protective
league, / Pace 21 i
Doctor sues rich widow for f 150,000 for breach ;
of premise. . - \u25a0 » - • - " Pace 17
Eleanor Carey leaves tor Milwaukee to appear.'
In stock company. / Pace 21
- Senator Tillman loses , documents from -'desk'
and Intimates secret service men may have taken
them; postmaster holds his typewriter for .'post-*
age., ' \u25a0;.. Pace IS
Secretary Garfleld makes appeal' for Hetch
Hetchy^ water supply. ' Pace 37 !
SPORTS
Three favorites win easily at Arcadia. ?ac« 34 ,
Blue prospect for fijrhtins game, with only lo
cal talent in sight for matches. . Pace 33
Fistic experlH discuss Jim Corbett's proposition
to .fight Jack Johnson. ' ( ' . * Pace 35 :
First Kugby game with Australian team sched- ;
uled for. February 10. :' Pace 33
Baseball Mars in big leagues threaten ]to "quit :
tbe game. _. v l'_.J.; '":,; .'\u25a0 Pace 3xi i
Claremont golf club '\u25a0 wins six out ' of , clght.i
matches with San Francisco. v~ ; ' Pace 34 ;
Smiley Corbett '. wins Follansbee : handicap at ;
odds of 5 to 1. - Pace 34 |
MARINE
Pacific ; Mall' liner.- Chin* arrives from the
orient with shipment .of' raw silk valued at
$.-^0.000. y/ ' \ \ '\u25a0'\u25a0 . Pacr 47
SAN FRANCISCO, SIJ^AY; : JANIJMIY 10, 1909:-^PORTYrEIGHT PAGKES.
HOLDEN EVANS
CONTRADICTED
BY HIS WIFE
Answer to Divorce Suit Admits
Kissing, but Denies She
Neglected Children
Former Music Kail Singer Says
Her Husband's Complaint
Is Too Harsh
Naval Constructor's Action Will
Be Expedited by Reply of
His Spouse
Mrs. Maude Evans, wife of Naval
Constructor Holden A. Evans, and:de
fendant in a divorce suit brought on j
Thursday by her husband, : does not \u25a0
contest the material point In the case,
that she permitted Lieutenant 'Krank-J
lin Wayne Osburn, U. S. X., to kiss
her Christmas day, but yesterday she j
filed an answer .to the complaint, . in*
which she defends herself against the
charge that she lacks maternal affec- !
tion. Unchallenged and undented, she ;
allows to stand the allegation that she
and Osburn were discovered in an In
discretion; but the pretty woman, who
once was a music hall singer, denies
that she neglected her children. >
Made Children's Dresses
"Every dress that my , little girls'
ever wore. I made myself," said *Mrs.
I Evans last evening-, "and I could not
1 let it go on the records that I had ;
neglected them. Xor would I admit;
that I had neglected my husband when
he* was ill, nor that I . have been as
cruel to him as his cojnplaint made Out '
that I was. I never was willfully cruel. 1
I never neglected t him when he was
si^k, and the entire Jro'uble was that
we were nnconfienial, ' temperamentally
different."*
Accompanied by a friend of this city
Mrs. Evans -wont to,- Vail e jo yesterday
mornin^ and at , the orflce of J^udge
llarrier r -/lier. -hu¥bun<rs " HttprnejV^vnS
served with •'tiui'tu.mplalnt*- in thY; di
vorce suit. When* she paw' the" paper
she expressed' her deep >: sorrow that
Evans had charged : her with neglecti
ing their children and wanton cruelty
toward himself. She desired to*. 'lile
an answer. " \u25a0 A--? ,
Formal Answer Prepared
Disregarding the; fact that such an
act might look like collusion between
the couple Judge Harrier prepared the
wife's formal answer to the complaint.
It was confined almost entirely to de
nials of the allegations made by the
naval .constructor except -, the charge
that ehe- was kissed in the . husband's
presence by the naval ofllcer.. Lieuten
ant Osburn's name did not appear .Jn
the orig;inal complaint/and it .was not
necessary for it to appear in the
answer.
Mrs. Evans signed the document
thus drawn up returned to San! Fra
ncisco.
The Evans case has been set for Mon
day morning at S:ls o'clock. Mrs.
Evan's said last'evening that she would
not appear at Fairfield at the hearing,
nor would she be represented by coun
sel nor in any way oppose the suit.
When asked if she would offer any ob
jections to the children, being.placed in
the custody of their, father, she simply
said: "They will be well cared \u25a0 for
there. But I don't know just" what I
shall" do in that matter." .{ : '
Answer Expedites Trial
If Mrs. Evans had not filed an answer
to the suit the trial? couJd not have
been- called until ten days had elapsed.
Then the case would have gone by de
fault. Her answer expedites the pro
ceedings, and if the Solano Judge -"does
not raise the point of possible collusion
the interlocutory decree should' be
granted by S:3O o'clock tomorrow
rnorning. \
.'.Constructor Evans passed yesterday
\u25a0at his work at Mare island.
When seen last evening Mrs. Evans
said: •'The^ reason 1 entered a denial
to the charges brought by my lnis
band is that' l did. not think Iliad been
as cruel to him as he said I was. The
complaint , was too harsh. Now we
were different ; temperamentally) but I
never purposely .treated : . him" cruelly. I
never, neglected my home to, go .toVso
cial affaira and it \vas not true that I
neglected my. childre^n."
Future. Plans Uncertain,
TllG , swcct voIc ® of the fojrmer, London
music •' hall actress - grew perceptibiy
softer, as she spoke .ot her ;•' children;
"You know,*' she 'continued, "I made
all of *niy: children's clothes. • I? never
neglected ;niy hueband when he was
6ick,v either*. .•*':; ;
,'- f J'ln the answer I dol not. 'deny that he
caught Lieutenant. Osburn \u25a0 kissing :"• me/
That was true., But the conipiaintTdrd
not say, as ' has been - reported, that; at
the time or subsequentiyl'told'my hus
band, that I would marry Lieutenant Os
burn. . .- ; 'A
;*.-Vl^don't, know what my, future pians
will' be. Nor ,do . I : know/ what I shall
do in relation to my. children." '--'::
: [ : It is undecstood that. Assistant Naval
Constructor j Herify^ of Mare ; island will
be Evans' corroborati ng witness at tho
divorce proceedings, llehry is:one of
CunttniM-fl on . Piigc ; .IS," ? Column: 5 '
PERFECT DEVICE
FOR MEASURING
THOUGHT WAVES
Instrument Registers Strength
of All Human Emotions
Boston Savants Declare Electro*
1 Motive Force Is Generated *
in Brain
Doctors Carry on Delicate Ex
periments; Which Bring
Amazing Results
[Special Dispatch to The Cell)
BOSTON", Jan. !).— That pleasure, pain,
love, hate and ; all the other complex
human emotions felt in the daily life
of every man and woman create a dls
stinct electromotive, force; which . may
be trapped, studied, classified and
standardized is the'claim which follows
the amazing results just secured by
two prominent Boston 'investigators,
who have forged ahead of the scientific
world on the subject.
By the genius of Dr. Boris Sidls, a
famous alienist and phycologist, and
Dr, Herbert Kalmus, professor of
physic* at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.' the way is lighted to
the solution . of problems which have
vexed tlie greatest \u25a0 minds since = the
middle ages. Into a jiingle of tangled
ideas the searchlight of truth has been
directed by Drs.'Sidis and Kalmus.
Experiment Successful
\u25a0 Scjene, a laboratory at technology.
Dr». Sidjs and 'Kalmus, keen eyed and
watchful* are grouped about Dr. W.
Bernls, who is Connected with a strange
appearing electrical device. Dr. Ber
nls Is given a difficult. problem to solve,
a -calculation- that would fully exert his
mental' faculties and absorb his'atten
t!qn^-.>'^'<i;u<li]e.nl*'i*«»r~hc**' J^^ v^'«i' Rh t "is.
'avnrffi.Tks&ng&^ifc^My^^fTiiiti rnen"
tal< shock caused 'by ,tiie" J unexpected
sound instantly created the emotion of
surprise.* Immediately the investigators'
eyes were, turned to the- indicator on
their appartus. •'•' Aijeain of Hght, sharp
and -clear," ''moved slowly over* a scale
and 'registered in cenlihieters .precisely
the degree . of-- surprise, felt by their
subject, Tand- a theory thereby became
demonstrated fact.
The foregoing, recounts one of the ex
periments. There hav.e'becn many oth
ers equally interestlngand equally sue-,
cessful with the "emotion- tester."/ To
detect and record -: the . strength and
character'of thought" waves' is the pur
pose of the apparatus, arid this device
has already shown that .these waves are
electrical.
:. - \u25a0 . ,;-.., ..;-;-.\u25a0; ;\u25a0\u25a0.-.-.!££ : . : < ' - \u25a0
Emotion Is Measured >
_ — . _ _ _ ~ f
\u25a0 \u25a0 Another aubjeot. whose normal mental
condition; registered* 22.10 . 'centimeters
on 'the dial,- was asked, "When did your
father die?" Soon the indicator moved
to 22.60,' thus measuring tlie strength' of
the subject's emotion.^ Still another
subject, whose normal ; condition . regis
tered 22100. was burned : by a .lighted
cigarcttK. The indicator swung to .22.90,
giving the exact mensurefof pain ex
perienced. ' • ;
These : : deflections, the scientists de
clare,'"can only be due to variations
in an electro motive force in the body,"
all other, possible causes: having; been
eliminated. , daughter and other emo
tions have been' treated in "subjects
connected' with the device and full
records made.
Electrical .-'Machine;-,/-
Although the :,"emotion tester" has
been built and experimented .with in
secret, . Doctors Sidis and. Kalmus v have
written a- description of: it. : The .ma
chine-has an electric circuit, : which is
completed by the; subject, "whose wrists
and ankles are connected by the elec
trodes. The .deflections, in the cur-
Vent.'as : caused" bj r the icniotioiis, {are
read by ; means'; of j a beam of light re
flected from a mirror attached to the
moving coil, of. the : instrument to a
telescope -with a , scale! .. V : .
What the Experiments Show .
sVlnVtheir^ownf language.: Doctor. Sldls
and- Doctor* Kalmas declare: .
. "Our. experiments; clearly point to. the
fact that active physiological, sensory
and emotion ; processes -initiated . in a
living organism bringv about electro"
motive* forces." ,-'< V
Whero the. emotions are born, and
what; causes '.them have for ages been
the \u25a0' subject of speculations by .philoso
phers^ -scientists and the humblest
humans// - - \u25a0.-".. x
PLANET BEYOND NEPTUNE
MAY SOON BE LOCATED
Harvard Professor: Expects R e «
ward for Long Search
" CAMBRIDGE/ -^ Mass., • Jan. 9. — The
scarcii for [the planet -which is belioved
to be beyond i Neptune* is being actively
pursued at; the .'Harvard ; astronomical
\u25a0observatory, by" Prof. William i;H. ; -pick
eringand his/'aspistants, who* said to
day'that there -: was a possibility that
their- efforts .may be. rewarded "within
th</;Wxt. few days. •.; -
Firebug May Have
Had an Accomplice
1^ .-Fred Tetsall, theembezzling book keeper of Rbsenthars, upon whom j
! the police expect 'to fix the" additional- crime of arson. ' Also photo of key
j' found. in Tetaall's: home, vwhich'fits the rear door of the shoe store in
[ VariA Ness avenue,; where the attempted 'incendiarism occurred. i
MAYOR'S CAUSTIC
REPLY TO RENNER
-\u0084 > \u25a0* \ • -. if-. .«. .\u25a0\u25a0> ; ; . .' ' -i . M * \u25a0• : -.
Says^Appointment of Brbderick
Would Have Violated
\u25a0\u25a0* :. the Charter :j \u25a0 .-.
.:„...\u25a0 .I. |
".Mr*. . Heuiifr In the kind \u25a0 of a Rood
government man «ho wnnu the mayor
to \iolut* the law of bipartisan ap
poliit moutu I>y ' sciei'tinK. • lii* personal
and Mxi.il friend for 'a' place 'on the
board of VvorkV; : and f Patrick Broderlck,
trlioiiL- lie... tvnnts- appointed,;, renljjns
from hl« post of superintendent aof
street work beoaime ; he can not violate
the charter*, and' run counter' to its civil
\u25a0er*ice'7rule9i."/ji Ilint!lMthe.kliid-of,srbod1 lint ! lMthe.kliid-of,srbod
Koveriiiiient men * they nrc" — Mayor
E.vU.' Taylor. ' ' • ."'\u25a0- r * '* '\u25a0'-\u25a0••'
If-George Ilennerhas his opinion of
Mayor Taylor, {' tho mayor,' it seems,
also has. his opinion of. George Ren Her.
The exchange oJ political pleasantries
began with . Itenner's denunciation-' of
the mayor for appointing John.D. Jlc-
Gilvray. to the board of public Works,
ltenner had desired the: selection -of
Patrick Broderick, who filled the posi
tion ot- superintendent of street work.
\u25a0\Vhen\Uroderick failed to score, Ren
ner: went -into a meeting of. -the Civic
league, and aired his . grievance, s Then
he carried his woes -to \u25a0: the gOod-. gov T
ernmentV league vand : * dug-; a 'political
gravoJfor the mayor,- threw inithe sand,
and omitted the flowers. ?\u25a0 , \u25a0-..-. /
But Taylor comes back not only.at
Renner, \,but at . Broderiek.y Broderick
resigned • his position : soon ;* after Mc-
Gilvray'si appointment,' and. gaye \ as_;a
reason that f the civil service appointees
in the s street department were ineompe 7 '
tent. \u25a0 ' .-.•:- ' " " *" T
'•In regard to my appointment, of
McGilvray. oritheboard of works," said
Mayor Taylor, yesterday, "1 have- heard
no one • allege that ho : ls not a t com
petent ; man -to fill the ; place. %I% I regard
him as an acquisition, to the city's
service. 1 could not have appointed
Brbderick to the post, if I had 'wanted
to- without violating' the charter pro
vision 'that : ' requires a .nonpartisan
board.- -Eagan had been placed one the
board'aaii democrat.- I had 'named l»ay,
who is :a republiciwi. As Eagan's suc
cessor' I; could -not- name another- re
publican, and Hhat shut out Broderick.
'.' VYou see" the kind of good govern
ment mem these .are. .Mr., Renner in
sists* that I violate the : charter to \u25a0 ap
point his. personal and. social friend on
the, board. • Patrick* Broderick. whom
he \u25a0 wants ' appointed, - resigns ''from his
post -because ho \u25a0 can .--' not violate the
charter % and -run;, counter ,to '.its civil
service/ rules." .- ; • ' .. '
/Frank Marvin, president of- r the good
government' league; > issued a" atateraent
yesterday, denying . the published "report
that'Uhe 'league had v taken exception
to the" mayor's appointments. "• Marvin
said ; Renncr's. remarks :wefe not. In
dorsed bytthe executive committee. ; -
DOCTOR ASKS COIN
FOR BROKEN HEART
Physician Sues Rich Widow for
: ; $150,000 for Breach of
1 Promise
CHICAGO; Jan. &.— A breach at prom
ise, suit 'in; which Dr.' Kirke "E.^Stanley
of New York seeks to secure $130,000
from. Mrs. -Jeannette Deere' Chapman,
one'df the heirs to the millions of the
late John DeeVe x of Moline. 111., came
to light today. I The bill was filed last
October. rbrit was suppressed until serv
ice^could be had on Mrs: Chapman. Not
until last Monday "was-" the * process
server/able to' -locate" the defendant, but
the' stofy -was kept from the public.
- .Henry Roth, acting for. Dr. Stanley,
admitted- the existence of the suit. Mrs.
Chapman, whom the plaintiff alleges to
be 5S years of age^ has long been a
social leader both In the United States
and in Paris, where she is a frequent
visitor. , .
.Dr. Stanley's bill sets forth'that Mrs.
Chapman promised to marry him some
years ago. the date being set for Feb
ruary 1.V1&03. The promise was not
kept, -although .plaintiff declares that
he was at that time, and is still, ready
to' carry out his part of the agree
ment. '.-•', ; 5
Mrs. r Chapman at Pasadena
".'I'ASAUKXA, Jan. 9. — Mrs. Jeanette
Deere Chapman, who is believing sued
for $150,000* in the Chicago courts by
Dr.^kirke K. Stanley of \u0084ow York, Is
living here at the -home of her daugh
ter,-Mrs. E. W. -Woodcock. Mrs. Chap
' man is old and infirm and is at present
confined- to her bed by a slight illness.
INO one is allowed to see her. «
Mrs. Woodcock, when questioned re
garding the suit, charged that Dr. Stan
ley- is after Mrs. Chapman's money
only. _&he stated that while in Xevr
York -four yeaVs ago her mother be- j
came ill and Dr. Stanley -was called.;
He treated her for some time, and after
the patient's recovery continued to call '
and press his attentions. Mrs. Wood- i
cock says that her mother finally agreed
, tormarry Dr. Stanley, who was about 35
years. of. age. The date of the wedding
was set as, February 13, 1903.
: On the time set Mrs. Chapman and
several of her friends were on hand,
but It Is cliamed. that Dr. Stanley failed
to appear and_ sent no -word. Mrs.
Wqodcock -states that he came to see
1 her,-Tnother the - next day \u25a0 and tried *to
i evade the question of his nou-appear
1 ance. ; ;
•Mrs.' Chapman then started an;inves
tigationi it 'is said, and Mrs. Woodcock
! alleges that her mother discovered Jthat
, Dr. : Stanley had a bad record and she
. refused 'to have anything further to do
: With "him.. " " \
. ! Dr/.; Stanley is from .San. Fruncisco
and it is said that his mother still re
sides there. :
PAGES 17 TO 24
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ROSENTHAL'S
MAN PICKED
IN A CROWD
Fred J. Tetsall, Confessed Em*
bezzler of Rosenthars Shoe
Store, Is Identified
Morris Gibbs Believes He Has
Found Man Who Pur
chased OH Can
Without Hesitancy Tells Deteo
tives That Accountant Made
Purchase in His Store
Police Believe That Firebn*
Had an Accomplice in
Crime
MorrU <;il»b«. hardwnrrmaa of 219%
Flllmore street, picked out Fred
Tetaall. embezzling book keener of
Hoseatbal'a store, front a crowd «C
men »% <he one to irhom he sold an
oil can like tbe one found la tbe
\u25a0tore.
Police nexrch i-ilr for mysterious ae
eompllee. young and blonde haired.
T*bo boucbt oil enn tvitb tbe man
supposed to hare been Tetsall.
Isaac nonenthal. vremldent of the
robbed Arm. aa><« Tetsall's pecula
tion* will reach far above the flcure
. net by tbe book keeper himself,
1 «34M>0.
l'rlvatr detective flail* key In Tet«all'«
» house -vTbleh will unlo«k hack dwor
• «t KoMrßthal'o ntore front Inside, but
not from ontalde.
i Relatives and other* account for Tet
, ' .sall'M movement)* ilurinic thr rutirr
nluhl before the ilre.
PICKED Out from a crowd of men
us the one who bad bought an
oil can like the one found In
j Rosenthal's stora after Its at
j tempted destruction by fire, the Uentl
j ficatlon coming from the hardware man
I who had sold it. Fred J.' Tetsall. con
j fes.serl thievinsr book keeper of the
! Van Ness avenue shoe 'firm, yesterday
i saw the finger of guilt leveling toward
I him as the firebug. Because he hesi
j tated to swear a man into convict's
! stripes unless there was no possibility
of mistake. .Morris Gibbs, the hardware
dealer who selected Tetsall as the oil
jean purchaser, refused to make his
j identification absolute. The fact re
} mains, however, that he picked Tetsall
from a group of more than a dozen men
and that Tetsall answers in every par
ticular the description given to - the
police by Gibbs several weeks ago as
that of the man who bought the oil can.
Mysterious Accomplice
With Glbbs* sensational identification
of Tet3all came the injection into the
mysterious ease of an accomplice,' a
light haired, youngish • man who was
with the man supposed to be Tetsall
when he bought the oil can. In sup
port of this theeory, should the em
bezzling book keeper be proved guilty
of the Incendiarism, is the fact that the
police have established an almost com
plete alibi for the prisoner from his
wife and mother in law. Another de
velopment is that T<?tsall*s peculations,
it is said by the Hosenthal company.
will mount into a much larger sum
than Tetsall's own estimate of $3,000.
Implored to Tell Truth
• Tetsall was confronted by Gibbs yes
terday afternoon in the offloe of Captain
of r>etectives Anderson when Tetsall's
-wife had just 'departed after Imploring
him to tell all the truth. It was a
dramatic moment. As Gibbs entered
the room the suspect was standing in
the midst of a group of plain clothes
detectives. \u25a0 "
•."Do you. 'see here .the, man, who
bought' the can?" asked Captain Ander
son.
Veering searchingly at the assembled
men Gibbs. without hesitation, waved
j his hand towar*d Tetsall and said:
\u25a0' "You'd better have that man stand
ins behind you stay. I want to hear
I him talk."
I Ttttsall's face blanched, then he
j sprang forward.
j • "What. do you mean? 1 he shouted;
I"I , had nothing to do with that fire.
II swear before God I .never did," he
(cried, ' bowing his head and stepping
(back again.
Morris Gibbs was interviewed in hi*
store at 2104 Fillmore street last night.
lie said: *
"I don't want to -swear -that Tetsall
was the man who bought the can of
me, but I will say that he is just like
the' man I described to the police before
I ever saw him. There were two men.
and I remembered the older one par
ticularly because of Ma manner and
because he. was buying something t
don't sell once in six months — a coal
oil! can. His accent was marked. He
talked like a foreigner. I thought h*«
was a German who hadn't been in
America very loas. His articulation