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PIERRE LAFON
STILL EVADES
THE WARRANT
Police Unable to Find the Alan
Accused of Trying to Poison
Two Women *
Mrs. Coffman Explains Delay in
Securing Warrant, and Dr.
Armstrong Is Silent
1
Pierre Lafon. the French nobleman
for whose arrest a warrant was sworn
to Saturday morning by Dr. Sarah B. .
Armstrong and Mrs. Gertrude Coffman j
on a charge that he had attempted to
poison them last. December, is a fugi
tive from justice.
After an unsuccessful attempt had
made Saturday to find Lafon -and
place him under arrt'Ft theorarrant re
mained in the central station, while
the accused man appeared at his home, |
$\u25ba3 Golden Gate avenue, stayed there
three hours, settling up his affairs, and
then disappeared lor parts unknown.
Yesterday the warrant was placed in
the hands of Captain of Detectives An
derson, and he detailed Detectives
.I'rank Lord and Andrew Gaughran to
find the man and arrest him. But LaW>n
.. did not appear at his lioine all day. and
the detectives hay»- not been able to
locale him.
;i,AFO\ WRITES OK HIS LOVE
Several love letters sent by Lafon to
3isrs. Coffman, which she declares went |
through the mail, or were tucked under!
her door by the infatuated man, were
found yesterday.. One typical one runs:
"My Gertie Uarlins: 1 am dying of j
Jove for you and I thought that every- j
thing was settled and you could afford
r;ie a little affection. Why do you re
ject me as though 1 am a serpent when
you have no reason to do so? I love
, you more and more and 1 am .suffering
martyrdom. Accept my kisses on paper
if you reject them in reality.
"PIERRE."
Lafon sent a warm note to Dr. Arm
strong, telling her to leave his house
and never return. Tlie note was
couched in no uncertain terms, but was {
not followed by Miss Armstrong until
her friend, Mrs. Coffman, had received
the 5300 they asked for the half in
terest in the lodging house.
HEASOV OF THE DELAY
It was given out yesterday that the
reason for the lapse of more than two
months between the date of the al
leged attempted murder and the Issu
ance of the warrant for Lafon's arrest
\u25a0on the charge was the fact that a
friend of Mrs. Coffman lu-ld a mortgage
on the lodging: house at SS3 Golden
Gate avenue, belonging to Lafon, and
that the days were allowed to pass
In the hope that the mortgage might
be paid before the arrest was made.
Mrs. Coffman said yesterday that,
though she continued to live at the
Golden Gate avenue lodging house for
"6 days after the alleged poisoning was
attempted December 4 by Lafon pjac
ing iodine of arsenic in the teapot, yet
she did so in the greatest foar, in hour
ly terror lest Lafon repeat his deed,
jtr.d succeed in carrying it through suc
cessfully. "When she received the prom
ised payment of $300 December 30 she
left the place within an tour.
SUSS ARBISTRO\G KKTICEXT
Dr. Sarah B. Armstrong, who swears
that she saiv Lafon place-the drug in
the teapot while the two women were
*ating. remained secluded in her room
yesterday. Miss Armstrong has main
tained a strange reticence regarding
the affair and her continued silence as
to the reasons for the issuance of tlie
warrant, which was procured at her re
quest, is regarded as a peculiar phase
Captain of Detectives Anderson will i
rvert every effort to apprehend Lafon '
and the two detectives placed on the
ruse are busy unearthing friends of the
fugitive, in an endeavor to find where
the man is concealed. All avenues of •
«*cape from the city are being guarded
oy tne police.
BURGLARY SUSPECTS ARE
CONSIDERED -DANGEROUS
Policeman Identifies One Pris
oner as Reformatory Fugitive
In the arrest of J. W. Burn.-. William
Manning and Harry Williams, who
£*« captured early Sunday morning
nfter a running fight, on a suspicion of
3.B ving planned to rob the jewelry store
of Hammersmith & Co., Qrant avenue
and Stockton street th*> police believe
that they J-.ave gathered in three des- :
r>erat<» men.
Poli«'cman McDonald, who assisted in
thp capture, said yesterday that he
recognized Manning as a man who was
arrestod thr»»« months ago in Market
ftreot on suspicion of having broken
b window. Upon that occasion McDon
a.d found Manning heavily armed
Manning, who is a merp lad. was sent
to the lone reformatory for three years
When Policeman McKevttt and
special officer Hoppfr first spied the
Tnre?. nen in the vicinity of Hammer
smlta & Company's store they had
taken from a well-worn valise an auto
mobile robe, uhich the police believe
they were about to use to break a win
dow.
Personal Mention
A. C. Hansea of Salinas Js at the
Baltimore.
I**-. H. I^. Dcifncl of Brussels i s stay
at the St. Francis. \u0084 ;
-s. Gertrude Atlurton !;aa apart
ts at' the ]"airmoj>t.
jrrls Broolct-. merchant of Sacru
to, Ir staying: at tho St«\vart.
•. T. F. Smith and Mtf. Smith of !
>ma ai> guests at fie Stewart
F. Rofs, a nurcliam of San Ma
is a gruest at the Union Square.
IT. Tucker, a lumberniaii of Spo
?. is a gue.«t at the St. Francis.
r. and Mrs. Charles Tanner of
c ,?land art KUests at the Fairmont;
•James I«\ Farra'hcr. an attorney of
.. Tr^ka, is registered at the St. Francis.
\u25a0 John Salisbury,/ a, mlnlnj? operator of
XevcUa, is regrist*r'ed at the St. Fran
cis.
E. O. Howard of Pittsburp and Phol
don Lernan of Chicago are at the Hol
land.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Ferguson Jr. . of
\u25a0 Aurora, Xtb., have u;iartments"at the
Manx.
\u0084I*, A. Xares. an oil operator of Frrsno.
is at the Fairmont, accompanied by
Mrs. Xares.
Kdward R. Davidson of Sacramento
p.nd Andrew lAiflUf of Boston: are at
the I>orc fibster.
M. O. BraxHey ami \vif«» of :, AVoroes
t«>v, Mass., «nd J. M. Davidson of Seat
tle are at the ArgonauL
Philip Rowe, president of the TIalH
. di*» jnaohinery company <if Seattle, has
apartments at the St. Francis.;.
F. 11. Rflrrott and wife <»f" .Sarra
wnto »nd \j. 'J.- Barminsrtoa- and;.v.-ifn
el * %kt port, J nd-. arc at ' tli*s In:i":riaL
"Merry Widow" Waltz Will Be
Pretty Feature of Kirmess
[ Some of those who will participate in the kirmess. to be given in aid of the, .childrjehs'. hospital .and: San : Fran- j
j cisco maternity homer •[>'\u25a0 .v' * ' • ; : 7v ':.. ' I
MURDERS WOMAN
AND SHOOTS SELF
Children See Mother Slain by
Their Uncle, Who Puts '-Bul-
lets -in Own Head
In the presence of her two children,
John, aged 7. and Anna, aged 17, Mrs.
Amelia Lande, a widow living in a
refugee cottage at 444 Larkin place,
was shot and killed last night by Louis
Lande, her brother in law, who had
become madly infatuated with her.
Turningr the revolver upon himself,
Lande fired two bullets into his brain
and at midnight lay dying on a cot at
the ' central emergency hospital. -The
two children, frantic with grief and
excitement, were hurried from the
scene of. the tragedy to the- home of
neighbors.
Lande has been living with the fam
ily for three.years. The mother, , with
her children, came to this city after
the death of her husband, which oc
curred four, years ago in Chicago. The
brother in Jaw refused several offers of
work and spent much .of. his > time in
the little home, while Mrs.: Lande and
her daughter ' worked by the .day to
support the family. The _ woman - was
employed In the Fontana cannery.- \u25a0\u25a0*
3IAX DRAWS REVOLVER
Accompanied by her children-Mrs.
Unde went to a theater last ' night', and
at 10:15 returned to her home. ; \NUien
they entered the house Lande, who was
seated by a stove, stirred suddenly
from ,a sleeping' postur.e -and from'hls
coat pocket drew a revolver, saying, as
he produced the weapon, "\V£ll. I might
as well er»d all of you iright^here." "
The mother and children screamed
frantically, then ' entreated .the; crazed
man to spare them.. .He refused ..to
listen and in attempting- to. escape to
another room in tlie small" house, .Mrs.
Lande was sliot.'in the' .right , temple?
Half an hour later'at the central -emer
gency hospital -she .succumbed -to, the
wound.'. - ' .- j
I^mde immediately presst-d -the' barrel '
of the revolver*"-to his right temple and,
lired two ' shots 4 into his brain.. At
mldnisht he was. dying. .. - 7 ; '/. ,
KBFi'SEI>!'.MIiK'IJEKBR*Js/siJiT]
According .to Atirta. \u25a0\u25a0the! 17lyt-ar, old
girl, her uncle had heeh.,pleadlng ifor
Mrs. Undft's -hand, in marriage, and
before she .left ; the house--' f or J the the
ater last night she firmly declared that
Bh<s would :not ' marry, her. dead* hus
bands brother. She told the. children
that such- was her final' ultimatum '.to
I^ande and that if he continued to court
j her' he would be- requested to .= leave
the house. '
Over this declaration it is thought
I Lande brooded While, the little" family
j was down town. From, some source,
j which the, police" were unableto locate,
' Lande obtained the .' revolver .•;: during
; their absence. - \u25a0 ;
To friends , the ; children stated that
heV threatened ,to .kill them,.\but' in "a
measure- was prevented from. carrying
out his - intention • because" of/ the en
treaties of the frantic mother.
A. Four IJnj- Ontfnsr
Avail . yourself of.' thY low. railroad
rates in effect .via' Southern '"'..Pacific
over. Washington's -birthday. \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 Eiiinvnn
outins at "Paso ;Ito!.ln S : Hot: SjmnKs,
Byron^llot.^Priniri-.. I>»l.;Mo:m-. ;
Cruz. otr. Ticket!" nn\i\ .I-Vbriiarv "0.
21 i.ar.i,;:'; rotiini:hy 2?.< J. Tii-k--t. i»fflcf?:
«S4" Marjjrt. 'ptroet. ; lUI'owcll; fstr*vt.
Marlf.otvisi.lv> \t fTryJiiopoi, Third Snri
T'«v nsnnd.stn.-.-ts. . ano Thirteenth and
Franklin streets,' Oakland. •:
Di-ess Rehearsal of
Dancers Will Be
p^v LENDEB with.tbe .national dance
lAof its native' land, the "Merry
*—* Widow" waltz will be a feature of. \u25a0
the kirmess. Miss Kathleen Yvonne de
.Young, and her brother.. Charles de ;;
.Young:, are the "merry widow", and. her •.
prince lover, and the waltz appears ;as
B specialty "in -connection- with, the >
Marsovian peasant dance. '.Miss Lila '.
Stewart has arranged the waltz « as an ;
exact duplicate of its- Xew. York pre
sentation. . . . .-.;? .' ;,
S A- dress rehearsal -for the ..;\u25a0 kirmess '
' will b*» held at the' Central theater to-
night. Only those taking. part'wlll be
admitted.
A truer estimate of .the.: kirmess'
meritß,tlian has previously. been formu
lated willbe possible at- this rehearsal.
Some of the dances will, be jrehearsed in
costume, and as' the: stage setting Avill
be almost identical with: its appearance
on the opening night, the 'dancers will
not be hampered to. ; any- degree by lim
ited equipment.." . ' ;- ; 7\i--- 4 ' \u25a0•'
DAXCES'AUB AU .GOOD
The singling out' of .any one, two'; or
three particular dancer asexceptionally
excellent would" be," to/aVgreatV extent
an iujustlce to the, other- dances.' ' The
general- opinion v of >• those who : have
watched the -rehearsals- Is., summed in
the statement of 'one» who said: - ; ,
"They are all. so good,; I don't know
which I like best." .' ••" .' J
. Among cleverest of ;the- dancers
is Misa Marie Churchill. \u25a0 , : ? <
With admirers already i)ledging' them
selves, to vote '•until; Bryan' stops ;run
ning" for some one.dance, lively com
petition is promised in-the voting con
test that will, bis another 'of the kir
mess. features. '\u25a0 Among, those who will
handle this contest 'are: : - * \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0."' \u25a0_\u25a0'
I^awrenoe Harrli '--. William -H. Smith- -' •
Koy Pike \u25a0•".. . R«jry ;V. Sntton
(^oree P. Fuller >\u25a0 Frank Schwabacber :
Robert Kvt* . Charlei de Young *~
Courtney Koril /.C. Wilson- ,
RESERVE^.SEASO.X TICKETS ..'.. .'.... .'-!\u25a0
The following have reserved," season
t eeatu: . _ ' \u25a0;; . .- a ,: .;
I Mr. *n<l Mr*. A. .W.jMias Daoforth
.Foster .• • |Wrs. WeUington Grf£jt
Mr. an<J Mrs. \u25a0 Charlen Mr. . and' Mrs. Harry N.
i W. Slact ... .-. Rra.r '". \u25a0 .
Mrs. \.. I.;. Baker ,'.". Mr. and Mrs.- J." X.: Wil-
Mr. and :Mr». Charles'S: . son •'- ' .: --:.. J '\u25a0
WheHer • ' • Captain «and Mrs. John
Mm. Eugene Lent" Mrtrhlfe'
Mrs. Tteo-ge ; Grant ..'\u25a0 Mr.', and. 'Mrs. ' ! . Albert
Mrs. Ferdinand --. Ste-' .-Uouston .", .. - .
phenson \u25a0'•\u25a0"". '\u25a0 * Mr. '^ and," M rs. George
Mr. ' and -Mm.*. 'Joseph L. - \u25a0 Shrey*"
Klncr \u25a0 . • ; Doctor Herzstein
Mr.aud Mrs. Van Sick- Mrs.' Hiinnigan
Jen . .. \u0084;„ >: .MraV'-W. -J. Conn^U - '
Judge- and Mrs. J. A: Mr. Schwabaflier
Conper " , \u25a0 •'"'" ' ; JMrg,^<;harl»>h Crocker "
Dr. and Mrs. J. •St owe Miss, S/Bprman >
Ballard • .. .- >• ,
PIONEER^ WOMEIV 'TO
GIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Program .toi.lConcludeiAssocias
tion's NextrSocial
'\u25a0~T]i<> Assbcifltlon.df. ) Pi6neej-'rV\*6rnen*"of
Ca 1 i t orn \ a s wl] ! %\ ve ', a ',' sociai Venterta \n
ment at; the conciusiibn "\u25a0of.Vtlielr-'reeular
meeting-, February. .l9, '-.'at' .'Pioneer hall.
Tlie -fprogrram for/the" occasion has been
arranged as follows •/Musical fselection,
Imperial; trio; song:. .Mies "C.- Scrovich:
poem. James '.V.0.- Fowler;, .\u25a0piano.'^ solo.
Miss Ruth Thompson ; Spanish song and
dance. Miss Enlrna''>Mille"r; address,
".Travola -in. the. '.Holy>. Land,". Mrs. North
Whiteomb;.ofello;Bolo.-ajiss Kstelle Ran
dolph;; recitation,' ,- Miss :-:G.' ; . Scrb'vlcli ;
piano solo,, Miss \u25a0 : Arinle*Se'rencky. %
;.•; Suburban Brevities
CAPITALIST ARRESTED TOR' AUTO* SPEED
ING—OaUIimd,- Feb.- 14.— 1.:-'McDfi-mf>(t,a youn?
-, this ;i city..? waa VafTeKtcd'-- at- :East
Fotirteenrh street y and .Twenty-rliird -'a venut at 5
t»<Kk twljr on a uliargi- of \u25a0 Violating. theTanto
irobilf M>*ed limit. He give $2r> bail* as dirt C
M.T Smltls. an-.anto \u0084ase:it. whom r -.Patrolmen
ri.rtin natlKocfc also CHngUt. • -v ; '\u25a0•:\u25a0
LABORER SLASHES '\u25a0- -'. HlMSELf— Oakland?
!>»>.; 14.— Tony J)rHo. a la!iur.-r -lining at TIBI2
Fifth ntnvt; tut his ,. fwn ; with . a rimnttnjt knffp
n« ' Kerpiith ami- Pin<« str«-p|g; tliis 'nflpriKHin niM
then siirf.vj a repmt that "hp'badjbeen stabbed
in a. tx*y.' .. '- • .'..\u25a0 . \u25a0,'."'''.. -•-,". '\u25a0\u25a0 --. • .-
: STOVE MERCHANT -\ ARRESTED-Oatland
Vfb. 14.— J. H.\ Hall, n More- jßer<-h»nt* llvinc at
!K!S .Thirty first \u25a0 nrt*t'.~t*lU.-trota -Ulh \u25a0 bngjrj-^'a t
Thirtfftitlif anrt: ; Wasblncton-«tT»>Pt»^ this iffrr
liocu and; \r.i« arrestc«i;for. allvCed. drunkeimess.
Hf^paTc-halJ. \u25a0 ':"',\u25a0' • .«.-.,:..-'..-" * . - >
THEODORE JACKSON JDlES— AlaniPda. i>b.
1 -I. — Th«»o«lnr#> ,"3nck«on : dlod ' this )mr>rnljis ; at- hlo
Lome Jin -Pa la^j t-ourt . ' He iiwan 'the \u25a0 himhand ; of
Alice, .lack^oii* mid ."brotlior '-f'~ Oßr-aru; JaeSwin;
M rs: \u25a0 Of -orpia nn A rplel \u25a0/. a n>\ i M ri." \u25a0 M arj- 1 K: * Va n
V\ftt.\ ''.Tnrkfon-' wni :n .natiTP.of *N>rr ; York nnd
\u25a0.va* fji vcars <»r.RCP'.'/ :^; "\u25a0'•'--. •,• - -
- -RECITAL, BY- OPERA ;- SIN GER— ne-k?)PT I
b>h.;l+.- -Mrrp...Marpn Il|pnj.-kr,- fortn<»rlr<>i^inV'.
or.faL.tb* rt«..Tn!"O!''v» ..r.npfliii. rtJU'iElfMaap-l
vlt^l .rri'br I'Vfnlnc s(- Jt;o^hi>n'« > .'of. .I.'' |^"- J<i-i
<"r«»r.T. : i!niS \u25a0 I»uraitt Br'rnip.' iirtdcr tlip >iu*pjcrj« I
•>• t he 1.:i.-l|.w' Aid niiftj ~»t ih* FU»i \ Vi^»br t e . i
rian rluirc"*,.,^ ."\u25a0 *.-\u25a0?-'\u25a0\u25a0 '.-.. / - I.. >;-.. -s '.;•'\u25a0>• \. - '.
TWO MEN MEET
DEATH IN BAY
Henry ]Rritz, r Seaman v on; the
Buffalo, Falls- From \ Launch
and Drowns
....... ... ... _ \u0084 \u0084_.... .
-Two. men were" drowned -near - the
ferry, building "last night,' ; r one ''-.a- ; sailor]
aboard the United »Stat'e'B .ship. Buffalo \
[ and the; other.- oi^; unknown "'Jdentity. j
The, < body" i or.thfe,Ballor..^Ti r as. recovered |
iby the crew, of ' tlie-Buffalb's laiinch I
: and-the .wdrk'\vasi-dlrecte'd t bj r .;'-EriKineer j
' Larkln-'. of '.the. -.police, \u25a0 patrol';,! launch, j
! The. 'body, of "the' second^nian^Tvas not
i recovered. '.\u25a0... '..- -'. .^ .'.• '.:..'! .......
: The. first : case: happened. shortly. after
8 o'clock, /juut -as .the : Key. Route" 'boat
Terba Bueha! was' leaving ,the slip. An
unknown, man either': jumped,^ or . fell
from- the.apron arid his .bpdy.was.-car- i
rled'i-outr.bjr; the -tidei : <\u25a0 The-ppllce patroj '
launch; dragged for : ; the^body^ for "more
than. two. hours."-/ *•,'..:'. .'..\u25a0•:-''" T"''.
,-•\u25a0•: Henr j'-'Frltz,; an. ~ordl_na ry : seaman on
the. Buffalo,. was:returninff/to.the -ship
f rom'llbeftylfati 9:30* o'clock^, and/, had
just -boarded -the' 4 ship's j launch, j . As
the VsmaH- oHf t, '"pointed; 'fOrVthe- ship
afte.r ; leaving s t.hn"'fl6at 5 .liiXfronfof •? the
harbor^ emergency" hospital- Fritz:' lost
his'-.bala'nce/Jand ' fell ; overboard.;' His
cries ,'forj help > -were /heard, '.this,, launch
Btopped.-and .an .-attempt: to* rescue'" him
tnaUer.-i', / "1 I ."V- > V-,'.!'. : . \u25a0\u25a0','.-'i' v : -''-' v *>;' -;^^ ' :
,^t i .? l! !s,"-Sthan.j.;three^rnltiutes- :! a/t,er^,he
sank.>tjie Buffalo's Jlau'ncli> l ;had-;been
equipped ;- with\ grapptlrig^lrons^by^En
gi neer -La rkJn ; of j;. : tho;j* police *•, patrol
launch., and .-about- five;- minutes" »i later
the.: bo'dy-i, was * recovered." '*\u0084Tlie^ body
taken ; to* the j'harljor-'emergeDcy^
hospital, where Dr.^Rj"an • and'^Hospital
Steward \u25a0 Kmerso.rirw-orktd (over : himTf or
rrt6reithan^an'*lxour ; and r a, half without 1 .
'r*SUltSi': •->".-: \u25a0>;{ / «; : i-l) .'<;•'" -v >.*"**\u25a0* : ""'A ; i
; »Fritz; 'who" wais' 21 «years%'oldr': joined
the- Bunfalo^ln^PlUladelphlaV two .years
ago.'^>He^ : ls li;Baid^/"to--'be'1 i ; Baid^/"to--'be'- a-'-natl ve r of
'P.erihsj'lvania'V^-';^V' ;: '/. V".'*-;''-'"'' ""',;'.. :
iippi
hil|s brM^goffee
HAS; NO JLtpuXp
NO; RIVAL;,. •• '
On^nd • t^^poiind !cans;
\u25a0V:.P?(tJ««!«V PeoplVjlßrißf er Packages \u25a0
3/7°"r 6 r °e«r does not enrfy^ this'jh'rand^irend order '<
i ' ;W^"'rl?^'*-j"j^ e , w 'l' 8;e y?. u ir * « « p'p lied .".^ :.'-v i
\u25a0.'^^niLLS^BßOS^TSantFir^Jsco^^ : ]
SUSPECT PIA MAY
ESTABLISH ALIBI
Main :Accused by -San^Rafael
Girl Says He Was in Hotel
; ; at" Time of ' Assault
Several I Witnesses Ready to
Testify and Italian Consul :
Aske(i. for Assistance:
!"*:: SAN RAFAEL.' Feb.'. 1 4.— Joe , Pia, the
gardener, ; who 'was identified. by Miss
.Elizabeth Grapes as the^man who bru
tally . assaulted'; her -on the', night of
February 6/; is attempting to^establish
an alibi, and : his? statements "are-cor
roborated . by several of his"acQuaih
tances..
'"Pla- says •that -he -^ was v in -'the ,C° S "
niopoiitan- hotel in San Rafael on the
night of the assault until long after ; _-9
o'clock, talking to friends,- who are now
in , San 'Francisco. -
: ,;Signor .California, local . representa
tive '-of the Italian-Swiss colony,- says
that' he. knows" Pia's' people' in-, Italy,
and that the suspect comes from a very
prominent: family in Turin, in the Asti
provihee.^ He- has interested himself in
j Pia's behalf and has decided : 't6 "secure
the Ihelp- of the. local", Italian "colony,
provided s Pia can prove his statements.
SyiTXESSESPon. A"tinij : -
I California. says ' that T Pia. .was in the
Cosmopolitan hotel on the night' of the
assault;; from I 7:15 • .until .'-nearly 10
o'clock. Antonio Magnoni,; another
resident of ;*the Italian" quarter, paid.to
day that : he talked? with, Pia on> the
rilghtVof ?February'.6> at, different inter-;
yals from 7:15 to 10 o'clock^ ' : .'
"At 'no I time -did of~us leave
the room," Isaid^MaTgnonl tonight.- "It
j.was within' a few. minutes of- 10^o'clock
I when :I c left to, go to myjroQm, to. bed."
;-r; -r Those •-\u25a0« .who ..will /corroborate \u25a0 ' the
statement ""of Pia \u25a0 that "he was in the
hotel, atf the. time the; assault are*- GJu-.
j slppl George '.'\u25a0 Fawre, » J. \u25a0 Geo,
; Giovanni t)eltraghiril,;. Louis/ Bronblni,"
Antonia. Bragroli,' 1 Georgef Vohinni and
Antonio Magnoni. .'\u25a0 They have decided
to help'Pla and have sent a c6rhmunl
'cation to Consul General^Rocca, 'asking
hlnvto secure counsel for the prisoner.!
NEGRO SUSPECT iiEAnRESTED
V Considerable excitement - was caused
early today when Sheriff. Taylor rear
rested; John.. Mills, the, negro -who was
first suspected of the crime and who
was. released after. "the incarceration of
Pia. ' Mills told the sheriff today that
he was with Pia" at' the \ Cosmopolitan
\u25a0hotel on thesnight of;the assault, but
I this conflicts with his previous state
ment, in- which he said he was at the
Lyric; theater, ..with a. negro woman,
f Mills made an' unsuccessful. attempt
to escape jail this evening
as;ho,was'beLngltaken.from one cell to
another. 'He' was; letjntotthe corridor
just as? Sheriff arid, saw
I that.-the- door -^was '.'partially-' open' and
onlyHhe sheriff inifront.ofi him. 1.
• lie knocked; Jailer 'Louis Hughes to
the floor and. then' ran for .„ the door.
At,, this juncture .': the sheriff took a
hand. ' He' hit the negro j over, the head
with the butt- -r of his ':. revolver and
knocked him '.'to 1 - the < floor. Mills arose
and- again v tried \to- reach the door! but
was knocked down again.;' lnstead of
trying' It aarain ; he got up and walked
quietly iback- to his cell.- • " . v
The sheriff Btill-belleves that, he has
the right -man and- District Attorney
Boyd^- expresses "the same, belief..
!'q,TJESTIoS*' OF IDEXTITY :
* They give as. reasons for their belief
that .Pia wears the same s|'yle of neck
tie as the one fouhdat-the-scene^f the
apsatilt; .that he-carried the same kind
of .handkerchiefs; ' th,at" \u25a0 his lips are
badly; scratched, "and that his; shoe fit's
the impression: of the footprints on.the
soil in tthe^vacant.lot where the Vas
eault was committed.: \ \u0084, -\u25a0-. .- ~\ \u25a0':.
.G. iGodfried, uncle, of Miss Grapes,
said today, that . he would^'hot /rely, en
.tirelyonl',the .girl's identification, as
she.-was. in; a;. very,- nervous condition
and somewhat confused. ' ' . ..'
• MONTANA RACETRACK. BILL TO BECOME
LAW — Helena; Mont.; 1>b,«04. — With the gi K n
ii>tr of therarettaok blllb.r Governor Norrls tße
state will be without any form of lie#m*d gam
bling rexcept-durinif -fair yeeks.-.at \u25a0 which »race»
t^rei. tolbe held throughout! the state. 'XhejbHl
lias passed : both* houses- of : the' legislature and
will '.be transmitted \to 'the Jcoternor "early: thin
week, a l"he n«w : law Is satisfactory- to tb«;"antl
raeingolem'jiitiof the utate. \u25a0 -» .\: - :
(boats ..Neckpieces ;. Muiffs .. Sets)
Most :-: :^nuStt^y -' iFWcfei^
j One of the Bargains: R^ianjPony^ats--50
! ; iiwhes lotSttH^ inlmitable^Rpbert Wallace
I from b^utiful : jnoire" skins^- '^ft ':\ : f)k v '*i LCL C
I lined with fine satin— actual -S» W& l&l——
I value^s9s. oo-— now reduced io^^y^^Jr-yr.^^^,
Fur^Sets^liynx, vMihk, Squirrel, ; Ermine, Fox
and pther^fa^^
| reduced prices, f Buy fbrn«6w^buy;fbr next w^
! -'Twiirpay;' fMff-'^v&l. \u25a0\u25a0' / '-^ :^ "'- :^ \u25a0\u25a0'
>, \u25a0 x - — — =— — = — r
Woni^n's Siiits
Ak)UT FIFTY IN THE LOT-NOdj^AA
TWO AL!KE-^ON SALETODAY at $V.yy
OTHER SUITS $7.50-$ 10.00-$ 12;50
We wiU not tell you the original, prices of these
suits—- your^'astonishment -will be^ all 'itheHgreater;.
. ;>^en yb^ sto :them
barga!ns|of the most marvelous V kind.
Wewoiild be fesed to'open new accounts with responsible parties
PURVEYORS OF PURE FOODS
BEE BSASTS 'Tea comes Irom - D. C. If.Js Olil Tom Gin, and Gin
- - . Ceylon.. ... that's very Dry.
- It was planted and eathered — Makes the finest Cocktails, and
.- then : , big -ships pac&ed on: . that's the reason why:
Then, came .to, this country. con- It makes 'the 'Cocktail finer aad
<\u25a0 - Bigned ; to this firm; ; ;.^ . it makes the \u25a0 Drinker -wtnk
-The -best Tea on' earth we And maftes hJm o? its merit
proudly affirm! ; . -, -with satisfaction think!
Specials for February 1 5th, 1 6th and 17th
EGGS, FRESH, STRICTLYvFANCY; RANCH, 35c Dozen
-GROCEAiES , IVIXES A>O MQIORS
\u25a0Ti«, Befe Brand Ceylon* resr'ly WTiisktjV O. X/ Bourbon bi-ntJ. .
• fiOc, special, per lb. 50c,- 5. lbs. J2.40 our best seller. bot.*SSc. gal.Ja.so
Coff«», VVlenna" blend, perhaps ' "There are others. BUT
\u25a0-you're pnylnff more for coffee . Chi ant 1 " Wine, whlt» or red.
"not so good: lb. 22 We. 5 lbs. 1.10 Italian .type. bot. 50c. d0z..... 5.00
-'.Haajroes *'\u25a0*'':' GhAiklai, "Pin 1 > bot - 80c « doz - \u25a0----\u25a0•"-••• * 00
Money." bottle .....\..... .20 White Wto», regular 75c ffal. . .80
Lard, Eastern, lb. 'car.,'"-r«!ff. 20c. 12 M Sherry, "Topaz." bo t. 60c, gaL 2.00
Plneappla, Hawaiian. -No. 2 ; Ji r Port Cal Xo 3 oU SOr; ga i . . 1.30
v sic.' ipecUl ?^v!i^':." X / .20 *ock fc » y *.sood for cold-,, bot. 1.00
Oyster*, Eastern. soz tin. ... .10 lrl«a Whisk*;, a mellow spirit.
10 o«. Un, 3 for... .50: regly.Jl.2s, to introduce-. ... .85
Hun, "Morrell's" lowa, per lb. .17 H Gin, t). C. L. "Old Tom" and
Home-made Calces ("Wednesday . "Dry." none better for medic- " #
and. Thursday only); Angel Inal purposes, bottle.... 85
• ~reg. -30c).' special 25c; Spice Kuramel. Mampe. . "ffood goods."
(reg 40c), special < .30 .reg'jy $1.10, special .15
Tea Cakes, delicate wafers, tin. .20 \u25a0 »
P \VecPaS fin^oze^^. .2. 2 . 5 . C ; Win,* -d i.!auo*^ Brakes, too ,;
Sardtao, Royans, Rav-1g0te. . . . .15 Imported, brought hero Jim
Bacon, "Ferris,' the best kind. - f( ? r J y ? u . : , _ ,„„-
r^^'lv- 2«c>lb «mM»la.l Finest drinks from every lana—
Ho^dH«rr^V?^lcnneV; "keg l! 20. Well deliver to your hand.
Appetltsiias," appetizers, tin. ... .15- '
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT, 20& Discount
, On all " our* regular lines — Enamel-ware. Cutlery. Nlckel-war«. * Baskets,
Brushes. Dusters, -Laundry Goods, and Kitchen Novelties.
Jr. ; :AT«w goods nqt included, prices restricted.' -
. BSPSiaSSATOBS, 10i DISCOUMT
These prices prevail at all oar stores for 3 days only
BELGIUM FIRM
TO LOCATE HERE
Dr. H.L.Deimel to Erect Local
Factory for Manufacture
of Underwear
Dr. H. L. Deimel of Brussels,^ manu
facturer of underwear, registered at the
St. Francis yesterday, after a hurried
trip from -Belgium to this city. The
iprime" object' of the' doctor's visit is
to look 'ov«r the.cify for the piirposeof
purchasing! a site for a building to be
"occupied by tthe Deimel. industry.
;I Vl } expect' .to, expend about J200.000
in the purchase, of a plecejpjt ground
and the erection'of a building." Deimel
said yesterday." '.'Many of Europe's most
"prominent manufacturers are realizing
more and more fully the importance of
San;Fraiicisco in the commercial marts
of the world.'.*. \u25a0 ' : *. V
There \u0084\u0084wilt.bel t .be a; conference today
of ardhltects andimembers of the In
terested •- Locations •will be
gone over and. a decision reached as to
how much money will be put into the
proposed structure.'
EIGHTEEN WOMEN SAVED
FROM DEATH IN FLAMES
Brave Toledo 'Firemen Carry the
' Imperiled to Safety*
"TOLEDO, 0.. Feb. 14. — With the wind
blowing a gale and driving sleet in
their .faces,- firemen early today car
ried IS down ladders to safety
when, ab laze routed oat- the, tenants in
a ' four > story apartment house.
'PROTEST' AGAINST -.. BLASTIKG— Property
owners and residenta In tbe Ticlnlty of Castro.
Twenty-third.' '\u25a0 Diamond \u25a0:\u25a0 and .AlTarailo; utreeta.
.who have entered a protest against th«, granting
of a "blasting permit to 0. S. IlnrneT." will ap
pear before, the board of supervisors at. a meet-
Ing -'this af.ernoon 'to make farther- protest
against the .granting of a permit.- .-. ''
Sp» Spring Styles Af"
f| SAMPLE \H
U MILLINERY I|IU
«V»^>^f*H^^^^ Our Eastern »g*vt
«ampl»' lot nt sprtns
| $10 to $12 Values
"*^>r^ $5.00
'' J&£** Open Saturday
New York Sample Millinery
- 210 WESTDANK BI.DG.
y.-^-"-' S3O MARKET AT KIiLIS ,
AWFULRASHALL
Weeping Eczema Kept Spreading
on Little Suferer— A Score of
Treatments Prove Dismal Failures
—Grateful Father Tells of
CURE ACHIEVEdIy
.CUTICURA REMEDIES
"It gires me great pleasure to ezpresa
%ir deep gratitude in appreciation of
jgV the incalculable benefit
flg« that the Cuticura Soap.
• 2»St Ointment and Resolvent
Tm. J did my little boy. Ha
_ r /s^L had anr awful rash all
i^t\> " *iv orer bis body and. the
I "^ >EA ctor said wa3 eczema.
\ V. d".Ut waa terrible and used
VjL££sry to water awfully. - Any
VjTl • TV* place the water went it
~y\ would form another sore
*A^!l'*vl' and- it would becom* •
-/•/ • I i %^\ crusted. A score or more
;^ \ '-j^Jb physicians failed utterly
l - jC/T ""{ and dismally In their
*""l rVj" efforts to remove th»
»; W -)r\- • trouble. Then I was told
- \u25a0H-tty)' to use the Cuticura Reme-
•: -\u25a0 dies. I got a ' caka of
Cuticura Soap, a box of Cuticura Oint-
ment and a bottle of Cuticura Resolvent,
and before we had used half the Resolv-
ent I could see a change In him. In
about two months he was entirely well.
When people see him now . they ask.
'What did you get to cure your baby?'
and all we can say is, 'It was the Cuti-
cura Remedies.' So in us Cuticura will
always have firm and warm friends.
George F; Lambert, 139 West Centre
St.". Mahanoy City; Pa.. September 28
. %nd November 4, 1907."
i MILUONS OF PEOPLE ;,
Rely on Cuticura Remedies, y
i > Millions of the world's best people.usa
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment,
i assisted, when necessary, by Cuticura
Resolvent (liquid or pills V for preserv-
ing, purifying and beautifying the skin,
for. eczemas, irritations and inflamma-
tions, for. cleansing the scalp of crusts,
ecales and dandruff, and. the stopping
of. falling hair, for bab\- rashes, itching
. and chafings, and many sanative, anti-
septic ipurpesea which readily suggest
themsefve3.to women, as well as for all
-the purposes of the toilet; bath and
nursery. .*, Guaranteed absolutely pure.
' Cutlenr* Soin 123 c). Ointment f3Oc.). Rnohrrat
•Aronsh jj'.t tbv world. Potter Dni? A Cftem. Corp^
,<o!« Ptop«- 137 Ceioaous At«.. bontno.
Wililltd Free, Cu:iiur« Boos oa &kji DMia
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