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After Diaz, What?
THIS IS THE SUBJECT OF
FREDERICK PALMER'S NEXT
ARTICLE IN , .
TOMORROW'S CALL
VOLUME CV.— NO. 86.
PACIFIC MAIL'S
FRIGHT FORCES
SLASH IN RATES
To Head Off Independent Line
Company Announces Cut
in Freight
Reduction Averages 20 Per
Cent, Meeting Theory of
Proposed Competitor
Traffic Bureau Sees Purpose
and New Route Promoters
Are Not Dismayed
AS part of a plan to crush the
movement for an independent
line of steamships, the Pacific
Mail company announced a
\u25a0 sweeping cut in rates yesterday, on
' freight from San Francisco to Xew
\u25a0 York- The reductions include the
greater part of the products that go
out from this port, and the cut In some
' f instances reaches as high as 30 per
cent. The average decrease is 20 per
cent. It is one of the most pronounced
• cases of tariff slashing that the state
•has known. Although intimations were
conveyed in a recent issue of The Call
. that a general reduction of rates was
contemplated by the Pacific Mail, the
abrupt way In which the existing
schedule was completely shattered
; tame as a surprise to the shippers.
So evident was the attempt to nip in
\u25a0 the bud the plan for an independent
line of vessels that many businessmen
. expressed the opinion that the Pacific
\u25a0 Mail had committed a tactical blunder.
Harriman, as the controlling force in
the transcontinental railroad com
panies, has just raised the rail ' rates
10 per cent. As the controlling force
•'. In the Pacific Mail steamship company
."' he reduces t\^ rates 20 cent by
Cut Is Signiiicant
( \u25a0". It is a significant fact that the inde
'. pendent steai.iship line was to be
\Uujnehed on the- theory- that a 20 per
-cent reduction in existing water rates
was possible. That was the statement
j.made before the meeting of business
. .men by H. S. Bates of the shipping
-. firm of Bates & Chesebrough, who are
• at the head of the movement for the
; It was stated yesterday by a number
.\u25a0of big shippers that the ruse of the
; .Pacific Mail •was too manifest to de
••celve any one. It was the opinion of
these men that the new rates had been
put into 'effect merely to end the agi
tation for an independent line, and that
.'.as soon as this had been accomplished
' • the higher tariffs would again be made
\u25a0 effective. It was given out officially
that the independent project would go
forward without interruption.
It will be the plan of the Pacific Mail
- .' to tie local shippers up witl^ term con
• tracts so as to leave no business
\u25a0for. the proposed line. No success was
.achieved in < this direction yesterday,
however, as he agents of the Pacific
Mail received no promises of extensive
shipments.
\u25a0 :" The theory was also advanced yester
/ day that the Pacific Mail, by soliciting
. -business at a time -when little freight
. was moving, would endeavor to per
suade the officials of the Panama rail
road that there was not enough traffic
•to •warrant the encouragement of the
' Bates and Chesebrough line. In order
: that the government officials might not
Tie deceived, a telegram explaining the
•\u25a0\u25a0 situation was sent at once by members
.of the traffic bureau of the Merchants*
exchange to William R. Wheeler ,at
". Washington.
Some Concessions Gained
'\u25a0• ' In cutting the through rates to bed
': rock the Pacific Mail company Is avail
;- Ing Itself of -the offer of the Panama
/'.railroad and steamship company",. to
. enter* into any tariff as low as $8 a ton
' The same conditions which were of
' t ered to Bates &. Chesebrough have
• been extended to the Pacific Mail.
A significant feature of thie action
for the Pacific Mail in soliciting freight
\u25a0at the lowered schedule was the fact
. that the 'company's agent was, accom
panied yesterday in his visits, to the
• local merchants by J. P. Williams, the
local representative of the Panama
railroad company. .',
. " Joseph Diirney of the governing com
. mittee of the traffic bureau of the
merchants* exchange expressed the
sentiments of the shippers when he
eaid: .
"This cut in rates Is merely for the
.purpose of forestalling the movement
• for an independent steamship line. It
will not stop us."
H. S. Bates expressed the belief that
• the Pacific Mail had forced a crisis in
the shipping situation.
"This move should not fool any one,*'
. «aid Bates. "It has brought about a
-crisis that we should be prepared to
meet. How comes it- that T Mr. Harri
rnan Increases rail rates 10 per cent
.and decreases water rates 20 per cent?
Why does hedo this? It is too evident
to merit reply. He wants to create his \u25a0
own competition. It is, of course,
. merely a stratagem to block an inde-j
pendent ,line. It ought to fool no -'one. i
Rates are put down to discourage the
proposed, service. If they are success
ful In this, then rates will go up again
to their old fiyure." i
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
4 "
TELEPHONE -KEARXY S6 '
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 24/ 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY— East wind; partly cloudy; max
imum temperature,' o2; minimum, 46.
FORKCAST.FOE TODAY.— Cloudy, with show
ers; fresh south wind.' Page 13
EDITORIAL
Congestion in the superior courts. Pace 6
| Mexico as seen by Frederick Palmer. Pni?e 6
Australia's way' with the Japanese. . Page 6
LEGISLATIVE
High school frat*rnities get majority vote in
assembly, but reconsideration Is proposed for bill
against Greek letter societies. Page 2
Machine prepares to see Wrlght-Stanton direct
primary bill pass, bosses fearing wrath, of peo
ple. Page 2
. Anti-smelter fight of San Mateo county consid^
ered by assembly committee. . ' Pace 2
GRAFT
Calhoun placed in custody of sheriff while his
beads are changed, and talesmen examined with
out any qualifying. ! Pace T
Irate woman trails hasband and - woman and
then shoots rival. Pace 1
One killed and one hurt by falling through
floor of old city hall. Pagre 14
Paciflc Mail makes big cut in rates as part
of plan to crush movement for an Independent
line of _ steamships. Pose 1
Society winds up season with brilliant - mardl
gras at the ' St. Francis. Page 14
Coard of supervisors orders plans . drawn for
Impounding waters of Lake Eleanor. Pagre 3
Ministers d'sruss the life of a preacher on a
n;eager income. Pose 6
But two more members needed to complete new
grand Jury panel. "Billy" Lange. ball player, al
most made member of jury: Pagre 3
Wife hotly denies husband's charge of -liaison
with cook in divorce case. Pace 3
Shippers of flour recover insurance, although
cargo had been seized by Russia when policy
issued. Page 3
Local importers and Jobbers prepare to Join in
protest against the proposed duty on coffee and
tea. ', . : Page l
William Hons of 410 Mississippi street mur
ders a man and. a woman and then kills himself
in a fit of Jealousy. Page 5
Women's public healtii association organizes
campaign In city. Pajje 5
Mme. Yale addresses audience of women on
subject of beauty # culture. Page S ;
Friends of Lieutenant Moller at loss to under
stand reason of suicide. Page 5
SUBURBAN
Former Governor Pardee knooks down man
who called him liar. Ptiffe 1
Desperadoes bold up . saloon and make rich
liru!, but oue gives money back. Page 1
,L. L. mil chosen to edit Stanford 19U
Quad. ; Pagre 4
J , State . council . of St.. Patrick's Allianr <• meet*? «
In Oakland. , " *..,.- -<iPßSfe' I 4: *
Eighth annual convention of Ala mtda district*
of California federation of women's clubs, p. 4
Ulcerated- tooth cause* - blood poisoning ' and . i
death of Mrs, L. M. Chapman, wife of former
mayor of Oakland. Page 4 '
j Steel trust absorbs Pacific steel and wire com
pany. Pace 4
Grand lodge convention of B'n&i B'rith closes
with election of officers. Tage 4
Senators Flint and Perkins and Congressman
Knowlnnd «>»y they will fight to have new collier
built at Mare island navy yard. Page 4
COAST
Tunnel caves in, kills two \u25a0 workers and Im
prisons 11 under Seattle fair grounds. Page 1 •
Jury drawn for trial of District Attorney Bul
lock of San Mateo county. Pace 4
Stockton police and a councilman accused by
giand Jury of protecting vice. Page 3
Fifty women narrowly miss death when roof
of building falls In in Manhattan, Nev. Pagre 3
EASTERN
Hetty Crceu's daughter marries Matthew" As
tor Wilks, aged C 3. Page 3
United States* supreme court affirms decision
Imposing big penalty on New York Central for
rebating. - Page 1
Taft announces that Herrlck will not be secre
tary of the treasury. .' . Page 2
Admiral Sperry and officers of battleship fleet
ei.tertalned at Richmond, Vo. Page 3
Industries of Mexico practically controlled by
foreign capital. Page 7 '
Woman aged* 79 Is given 10 year term, for
swindling. <^ Page 2
Rev. Dr. Cyrus Townsend Brady flays Delphin
M. Delra.w and the "unwritten law." . Page 3 '
Colorado compromises on direct primary meas
ure: Pages
SPORTS
Dan Webster beaten by Ad Wolgast in 10 .
rounds at Los Angeles. Page 0
Coffroth may match Johnny Coulon and, Monte
Att ? ll - . '"';„- - Pag#>B
Contest narrowing in two classes for basket
ball cbamplonebip. . . . Page 8
Oregon champion basket ball five challenges
California teams. j Page 8
.' California Derby winner, , High, Private." to. try
for Los Angeles Derby. Page 8
Arcadia card lacks class and long" shots
score. .' p,, CcC c 0
' Oakland and Berkeley parochial schools In
training for Catholic" league meet. ; Page S
Jockey- Eddie Dugan suspended for rough rid
in S- : ' / Page 8
SOCIAL \]\ : ' :
Mrs. William' Craig and Miss Olive Craig en
tertain party at tea. . Page 6'
LABOR
State federation of. labor, is Inteersting Itself
Information of farmers' unions. Page 5 'i
MARINE ,
. Japanese -liner Tenyo Maru has narrow escape \u25a0
In ; Nagasaki, harbor and is saved from" serious ,
collision by hitch In launching of another ;vcs
scl - V Page 13
MRS. J. B. POTTER
• GIVES; UP STAGE
Daughter's Mother in Law Will
Pave Way, for Society. Re-entry
-NEW YORK,-. Feb. 23.— Mrs. \u25a0James
Brown Potter, according to a "story
published here today, has definitely
given up, .the "stage and is now living
with her daughter, Mrs.'- James -Stiil
man Jr., at the latter's residence here.
According to the sariie story Mrs.
James Stillman Sr. is now', on v most
cordial terms with the former actress
and is .preparing; to pave the : : way for
her. re-entry In society.
MRS. B ALLINGTON > BOOTH
UNDER SURGEON'S KNIFE
Noted Leader^ of Volunteers of
America Faces: Operation V
NEW YORK, Feb. 23^— Mrs. Ball Ing
ton Booth of the Volunteers of America
will -be operated upon nere tomorrow
for appendicitis: by., Dr.' Howard Kelly
of Johns, Hopkins^ aniverslt}-.
SAN .FRMTCISCp; ;EEBRU^RY-24;.;1909.
PARDEE CALLED
"LIAR," PUNCHES
OPPONENT'S FACE
Former Governor Knocks Down
P. B. Jones in Mer«
chants' Exchange
Ex-Employe of S. P. Grows
Vitriolic and Gets
Chastisement \
Discussion of Water Front Pro
blem Interrupted "by Ex
citing Clash
\u25a0^ —^ 'AKIjAN'D, Feb. 23.— 1n repljr to
| | the epithet of "liar" flung at
y^ J him by P. B. Jones at the meet-
ing of the Merchants' exchange
tonight," former • Governor \u25a0. George. C
Pardee walked across the room and
smashed his fist Into Jones', face. The
offending Jones was knocked off his
feet. The meeting broke Tup and in the
excitement Jones, vowing vengeance,
was hurried out and deposited In the
street. .-* *
The meeting was held for the pur
pose of discussing -the water front
situation, ; and-r during :the discussion
Pardee .. made \u25a0a - speech f avoririg.^Mayor
Mott and the, present i administration.
Jones, formerly -a clerk' In the- employ
of the Southern Paciflc,. arose at the
conclusion of, Pardee's talk and began
to ask questions which were exasperat
ing, to say the 'least. . Finally he asked:
: '."Were" you not the author, of certain
editorials ..which have^ appeared in the
columns of the: Oakland Enquirer?" \u25a0 .-';
"No, sir, 111 1 was not,". Bald Pardee.
"You're a— — liar," said Jones.
Pardee made no verbal reply. • In
stead he left his place, walked across
the. hall and, at the appropriate mo
ment, hauled off and brought his right
fist in contact with the proboscis of
Jones.
Jones did not ask any more questions.
When he picked himself up the "\u25a0; fight
was over and the members of the
merchants* exchange -were trying t to
explain to each other; how it happened.
After-Jones had been put out he"
was gathered in by a policeman on the
charge of ;disturblng. the peace. Pardee,
hearing, of this, immediately; asked
that the man be released, and' on his
request Jones was allowed "his liberty
on his own recognizance. \u25a0 •'
"The trouble -created: excitement for a
few.- minutes,. but' with the 'departure of
Jones perfect peace was restored: Just
what Jones was doing- r at the meeting
was not known. 'When arrested he
gave ' his address as 416 -Thirty-eighth
street^ ', . *
MRS. JACKSON GOURAUD TO;
SELL : NE W-^yORK HOLDINGS
Daughter of Late E.H. Crocker
Will Retain On ly Mansion
[Special '.Dispatch' ti The Call] '.
<NEW/ YORK, -Feb. -23.— Mrs. Jackson
Gourautl,. wealthy Jieiress and daughter
of the late E.' II. Crocker; of San Fran
cisco,'has placed alii her. realty' holdings
on -the market.' with: the \u25a0 exception of
her new; home, 46 1 West
street, which she bought "a few months
ago for $125,000 if roiri Samuel Kridel."
The sale will include, her Larchmont
estate,, with a. mile frontage^ on the
sound, and her former • town house at
439 liadison avenue, 1 which, she -rented
about a year ago ; for five , years to E."'C."
Converse Jr/ The former is \ valued at
JSOO.OOO and the latter is! worth; about
?12aiO()b. . \ - •\u25a0'.\u25a0. ..
THUGS FORCE WOMAN T6
GIVE MONEY AND JEWELS
Beat Husband Insensible and
Threaten jDeath'lto. iWife
TRINIDAD;^; Colo;,\ \u25a0. Feb.; -J 23.— Two
masked robbers forced .- an v entrance
into >the'"; homo-: " of -S.rlr" Andusky,; a
wealthy i resident of _. Raton.'^NT. ';M:,': early,
today, : and \ after; beatijig"; Andusky Into
i n sen s i b i 1 i t y, "} \u25a0 f ore ed ls 'i M r s. » A n d u sk y,£ t q
reveal the /hidings place of /money} and
jewels i amounting ; to; ?1,400. The: rob
bers threatened Mrs. Andusky>. with
instant ' death , if /she did : not-J,'cornpiy'
with.;their ; demands..: ' After: securing
.jt'he /plunder; the robb_crs*escapc4 :' \u25a0 ' ;' ..'
TWO PRINCIPALS IN THE
COCHRANE SHOOTING
VICTIM'S PLEA WINS
LOOT FROM BANDIT
Desperadoes Hold Up Saloon,
Make Rich' Haul, and One^
Gives. Money Back
•OAKLAND,, Feb. .23.— Two armed
desperadoes, one with a tender spot In
his criminal heart, rand the"other;lack
ing '.that- feature, held, up and' robbed
the Tank saloon •on { the ; San { Leahdrb
road with- its,' proprietor and customers
tonlght; l securing,sl26 and relinquishing
$20 * after* it ". had come into their.-pos
session: ••' ;
The proprietor, , William 'Drury, was
serving -Isddor Merle, a,^brother j. in law
of Assistant 'District* Attorney .W;:H.'H.
Hyn'es; "John .Beigeveder, . Joseph -Wan
descheid, Dn.O'Donnell'and John'rMerl
sen,'-whe/n the. two' men 'appeared-: in the
doorway and commanded^ all. v to; throw
up their., hands. Drury waa \ slow- in"
obeying the order. and one. of the high
waymen'threatened to shoot hini.^ '»• •
Then- one. man .remained- at .the / door
on guard and' the second- went into'- Jhe
room \u25a0 and : robbed- the '.till s ; of .:; Next
he turned"bis.. attention'^ to ;the- men,"
and relieved theih": of > flO j in?a^ hurried
search."-': :/' ; .-'T-i "-; i . } >-;. ;.;... '\u0084;\u25a0.'\u25a0'.,
Merle was-'wearing^'a. 1 diamond-pin
and Lturned- it; around *in his 'tie ; so,, that
the' jewel wascohcealed.'^But *the;rob
ber at" th.c;: door, vhad.:npted\the'sus
picious' action',- and.': when 'his, partner
had'^finlshed* and-, was- about', to f'leave
the sharp eyed one .said: r. '?„ ••*._- ;. > : ' l
[ ; "Go' back; and? search - that^ one; "jhe.
looks like . ready money.'.' -•> '\. j. : ; - .
I Thereupon' the Vman.'searched".' Merle
|and tookA,s2o'-from'*him.. ' \u25a0 . /, .
"Say, 1 ; look here,", i pleaded uMerlel" "l
need that money .very- much-^-probably,
a .whole t lot*; more than 'you^do:^; Don't
take.'it.and'rir^treaf you.right -some
; dayV' ...'.,...." "\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0- .."'.• .'..-\u25a0'' ';',,::
:. The -robber ''argued, foV a- fewtnfd
ments, and' finally J gave 'back the 'coln^
though, his ; : companion' demurred. \u25a0_
"All right,'* he; said, "We've i ' made /a
pretty .good .haul,, anyway." .The; two
backed" to the ;door. . ;J; J "''\u25a0•\u25a0 r'~ '-'..; *.'
"Good . night/g entlemen,", they: said
with ceremonious bows. " "Good night.'.'
And; they disappeared into -the dark^
nessJ. : . \u25a0-' — ;.'\u25a0\u25a0-.\u25a0"• - : ; ;:- \u25a0':'\u25a0' \u25a0\u25a0. \u0084 .-•'".'
BRI DE ; T IWOyMONf HS
KILLED BY A LIVE WIRE
Umbrella StrikeslCableiih'Dark-
ness. arid- She^FallsJDead
COLUMByS^O./^eb^S.— While walk
ing along \ a", street f Mrs. : ; Ethel
Bo esc 1i a ns/.aged _ ; I S ' / \u25a0 a ;;. b"r i <j 1 c ' -{ o f~\ t \vo
inqnths. w'aselrctroctited when, her um
brella*;; came'.insco'htact. in itlie 1 darkness
witha livewire. A dozen personstried
to ' pull • the young : woman's body away
from, the vwire; and all were', hurled -'.to
,the'grouna-by the sKbcls.
U. S. SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS
BIG PENALTY FOR REBATING
Fine of 1108,000 Imposed on New York Central
Railroad -Held Legal on Review by
Highest Tribunal in Land
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- The; circuit, court's verdict Imposing a -fine of fXOS,OOO upon the Xtw York
Central railroad company for granting rebate* to the American an ear company
lit affirmed by the United States supreme court.
The United States inpreme conrt decides that the railroad commission of
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Louisiana has a right to reduce the Cumberland telephone company's long? dim-
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-The constitutionality of the anti-trust law of Arkansas Is affirmed by the
United States supreme { court In j the case of . the Hammond packing; company
ngainßt the state.
In the retrial of the Standard oil company of Indiana "Federal Judee.;Ander
son quashes the panel of . 150 venlremen because of the larsre proportion of
farmers summoned. -.'.\u25a0\u25a0.' -
The stock market; In Wall street "declines concurrently vrith the news of
the supreme court's decision In the rcbatlnjf case aaralnst- the New York Central
railroad. "'' '.--"• ,•' \u25a0 ' \u25a0' v'
WASHINGTON, 23.— The verdict of Hhe United .'States circuit
court .for- the southern district of New York, imposing a fine of
. $108,006i upon !the New York Central railroad company on the charge
of granting rebates toUhe' American sugar,- company, was today affirmed by
the United. States •\u25a0'supreme . court. ./ . \u25a0 / ;
the: United; States supreme court. .
The;< rebates *to v : the] American sugar .• refining company were given on
shipments of VugarUnil9p3 from New zYprk to Cleveland and Detroit. Six
offenses were charged arid fines of $18,000 each were imposed by the trial
-:: THe. government prosecuted under the interstate commerce and Elkins
laws. Between New .York and Cleveland the railroad's .-published 1 ; tariff called
forVa charge of 21 cents per loo pounds, while the rate to Detroit was 23 cents;
•?*The cut in the first instance was 5
cents and in the s'ecorid- 2 cents.
"\ : ;The court also rendered a similar
decision upholding -the: lower court
in -the case: of a shipment ,to Clevie
land. ;In 7 which a 'fine of $26,000 was
imposed.
Company Loses Case
The case of the United States vs. The
New York. Central and Hudson River
railroad company,* 'involving: the ques
tion whether a railroad company, .which
is a party to a rebate transaction,, but
which was not the inltiatory^road.can
be t "criminally, prosecuted for a violation
of V the Elkins: anti -trust law was de
cided by. the court againstj the company.
The New York Central * was Indicted in
connection with -a number of- other
companies,* including the Missouri Pa
cific, on the charge of granting rebates
in; 1903 to the Brooklyn cooperage com
pany, vqn 'cooperage material shipped
from: Poplar .Bluff,. Mb.,' to- Brooklyn,
N. Y.' . lt^was 'shown that all the rail
roads concerned iri the 'shipment had a
joint tariff of 35' cents a hundred pounds
on. such ; goods between, the' points
named, and that all of them had been
parties'to a rebate of s?i ( cents a hun
dred on shipments made by the Brook
lyn company. .
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Demurrer.- Is Sustained
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The. New York Central was .the'de
livering carrier = and : it replied: to .the
complaint by, filing a'demurrerlin.whlch
it took, the'; position . that as it was not
the initial fco'mpany it could not be" heid
criminally' responsible under ? the ' law.
The .ease was heard in the United States
circuit court for, the southern district
of New Yorkjand 'the demurrer sus
tained for the -reasons;/ given.,
The .government 'immediately ap-
TUNNEL CAVES IN
2 DEAD, 11 BURIED
Seven HundrediTonsjof Earth
'"4 Falls' and imprisons Men
Uhder^Fair'Grourids
'; SEATTLE, : , : Feb. / 2 3.^- A -cave in oc
ciir red 't'hVs morn ing 'in the/tunnel which
is" being 'driven \ for ;the "northern i trunk
sewer/ and .buried i beneath 1 . 700 ; tons .of
earth v .il *• men,;:.two\ of vwhom were
crushed tbi death, fwh'ile* nine were en
tombed = in r the>tunnel_beyond the caveln.'
\ The, dead :. r '."" / ' .. " '/ :
;"Augu«t.Stauele: .:-"..
,\u25a0 Duncan Robertaou. _ '/.'.-' . .^ \u25a0- - -
The v entombed „\u25a0 men v : are, -.in ; a clear
space in "tlie" .tunnei ; 12".feet ; ln diameter
aiid .142 ;feet r long. v " Communication .was
estabilshed wHh/them by^driving.a J;wo ;
inch.pipe-t hrough the^falleif dlrt;wlth
a/ battering :ram. Electric^ light wires
have been; passed ; throughVthe Pjpesl
Food and water .were furnished in the
game way. - . . A •/\u25a0 ,-" ... \u25a0, '.'\u25a0]
: The entombed ;:nien;" have no fear/of j
f urtner;'caye^and*seera -.cheerful in. their
position;:' .'* ;\u25a0 \.\^.1....t^ - -" - '
A large crew^of : men^lsj driving; a !
driftTthrougli :the;'fallenearth*as rapidly
as 'iipossTbie.-.; 'rAlthoughS; provided;' with |
Yoois ! ,-tiie:'entombed?nien/h^ j
structed not : to 'attempt i to .work their |
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r,-.iWHfie';.one' ; sanfr.;is^working from the
tunnelfa^Ui^gan^si^^ing a shaft
from;the surface. It is 34* feet from the
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r Founded the government secret
service and ran" down Lincoln's
? , slayer. Read his story in
THE SUNDAY CALL
IRATE WIFE TRAILS
HUSBAND AND WOMAN
THEN SHOOTS RIVAL
Mrs. J. W.Goehrane Sends Bullet Into
Fair, Companion Who Dines
With Spouse
"YOU DROVE ME TO IT," CRIES WIFE
Long Series of Alleged Infidelities of Noted
: - : Lawyer, Told by Detectives, Leads
DRIVEN to \u25a0desperation -by the insistent reports that her husband, James
W. Cochrane, the wealthy real estate operator and attorney of San
Francisco and San Rafael, had been unfaithful to her with Mrs.-; L. X.'
Emory, a stenographer and lodging house keeper, Mrs. Lizzie G. Cochrane
traced the couple to a restaurant at Sixth. avenue and Clement street early
last evening and fired two shots at the young woman. One of the bullets
took effect in -Mrs. Emory's wrist. Cochrane instantly sprang at his wife
and wrested. the revolver from her g^asp before.it could be used again. A
crowd, gathered at the Palm theater, witnessed the shooting.
Mrs. Emory was taken to the St. Francis hospital in California street,
and Mrs. Cochrane was arrested by Policemen Healy and Savage and taken
to the Park station. Cochrane went with his wife to the police station. She
was booked, on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder, and two
hours later was' released. from jail on the order of Judge Cabaniss, after
Cochrane had put up $250 cash bail as security.
Immediately after being bailed put Mrs. Cochrane returned to her home,
"'2711 Sacramento street. There she
sat and wept, while her daughters
vainly attempted to comfort her. To
all inquiries regarding the circum
stances of the shooting or the causes
which led up to it she refused to an
swer. Finally she said:
"I- have promised my husband that
I^would make no statement. I have
never broken my word to Jim Coch
rane, no matter how often he may
have broken his. I have never been
false to him, no matter how often lie
may have. been false to me. For the
sake of my children I have suffered
much. My friends and my relatives
often have told me that I was fool
ish to put up with what I have. But
in spite of all I love my husband. I
would shield him with- my life, if neces
sary." i
Husband Is Silent
Cochrane, although he had tentatively
promised to make a statement of hi 3
side of the case, refused point blank to
discuss it when seen later in the even
ing at the building he had leased for a
term of years at Bush «nd Kearny
streets and which bears his name. He
was silent, even after it had been
pointed out to him that his refusal to
talk placed the woman who. was shot
in a moat unenviable position.
Mrs. Emory, the subject of the wife's
wrath, is a divorcee. For almost a year
Mrs. Cochrane has suspected that her
husband had been Intimate with the
woman, and in June of last year Mrs.
Cochrane, tracing Cochrane and the
woman from this city to Marin county,
swore out a warrant -for their arrest
before Justice of the Peace Renner in
Sausalito on the charge of adultery.
The warrant was never served, Mrs.
Cochrane relenting, as she always did
prior to last evening, for the sake of
the good name of her four children.
Wife of Convict
Cochrane's friendship with Mrs. Em
ory is of unusual history. The woman's
husband. George Emory, is a convict
now serving a term in Folsom prison
for 'robbery. After his conviction,
Cochrane, as an attorney, secured a
divorce for Mrs. Emory from Emory.
Then he had her learn stenography and
took her into his office as a stenogra
pher. Mrs. Cochrane, realizing her
husband's character, grew 'suspicious,
and Cochrane, for the sake of ap
pearances, dismissed the woman from
his office and established her in the
Claremont lodging house at First and
Harrison streets. There, it is said, Mrs.
Cochrane found the couple several
weeks ago and created a scene.
* The shooting last evening occurred
about 10 minutes after 7 o'clock. The
clearest account of the desperata act
of the goaded wife was gtven by J. A.
Weissend.. keeper of a cigar store at
Sixth avenue and Clement street.
2>**About 6:30 this evening." said Wais
\u25a0
send,- "I saw a young man peering into
the restaurant kept by George Mentos
at 261 Sixth avenue, a short distance
from : my place.' After he had recon
noitered there for some minutes h©
went to a telephone. Fifteen or 20
minutes later an automobile drove up.
in which was the woman I after
ward, learned was Mrs. Cochrane. Mr*
Cochrane spoke earnestly to the younff
man. who must have been a private de
tective.'..\u25a0 Then, he went away and sh«
stayed. Impatiently walking up and
down before the restaurant and seem
ing very much disturbed.
* Then : I saw Cochrane and the other
woman come out of the eating house,
gaily chattering together^ Instantly
Mrs. Cochrane stepped out of th«
shadows, -flashed a revolver from the
lolls ; of i;e.» dr s* » . &n4 Cra£ two sr>.o : i
Continued on Pair 5. Column 4
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