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THE SUNDAY CALL
VOLUME CVL— NO. 45.
CALHOUN'S AIDS
SPONSORS FOR
A PICKPOCKET
Unusual Influence Used to Keep
Ous Johnson Out of the
Penitentiary
Saperior Judge Mogan Becomes
Active Sponsor for Experi
enced "Stall" in Robbery
United Railroads Promises Em
ployment as Condition of
Long Probation
WHY are the Calhotm streetcar
company, the Calhoun news
paper and Superior Judge Mo
gmn so anxious to keep Gus Johnson,
confessed pickpocket, out of the peni
tentiary?
That unusual Influence was used to
get Johnson admitted to probation, that
the man's backers were so insistent
on clemency that Judge Everett Brown
of Alaroeda county had to bar v his doors
to them and order that they play their
game in open court, and that Johnson
had s reputation as a hanger on at
questionable saloons and acted as an
experienced "stall" when his victim
was robbed on a San Pablo avenue car
in Oakland, developed yesterday when
an investigation was pressed into the
cs.se of the man whom the United Rall
resds has marked for its consideration.
Judge Assists "Waiter"
Superior Judge E. P. Mogan of 6an
Francisco was one of Johnson's active
sponsors. The judge said yesterday
that he had known the pickpocket was
a '"waiter"' in various places in this
city. Johnson's chief employment here
was as a bar tender. It was learned,
and the only place at \u25a0which he could
combine the work of a bar tender
\u25a0with that of a waiter was in Pratt &
TSerney** notorious Mason street re
cort before the fire. A month ago Jcdfire
Moras first Interested himself in John
eon's case.
District Attorney TV. H. Donahue of
Al&roeda county could not accept* \u25a0with,
any satisfaction the admission of John
son to probation. Police Captain' Peter
sen of Oakland said he had word that
Johnson was a confirmed crook, but
Probation Officer Ruess took the view
tfcat the ir.an had never been in trouble
before and that his mind was weak
as the result of an accident in child-
Evidence Showed Quilt
District Attorney Donahue reiterated
yesterday his statements that Johnson
should have been sentenced to the peni
tentiary.
"A pickpocket is too dangerous a
character io be released on probation."
said Donahue. "On that ground I op
posed clemency yesterday. The evi
dence, as I saw It, all pointed to guilt
on the part of Johnson. He followed
his pal, McCanley. to the street from
the San Pablo avenue car and started
to run as soon as he saw Perry, the
man who was robbed, also alight. I ar
gued that Johnson was aware of the
picking of Perry's pocket, that he had
jostled him in the car and that from
his own guilty conscience he ran away
as soon as he saw Perry on the pave
ment beside him.
Not Law for Pickpockets
The probation law was not meant
for pickpockets. I regard them as be
locging to the most dangerous classes
of criminals. Judge Mogan called
and broached the subject of Johnson's
release a month ago. but I talked very
little with him at the time. The evi
dence submitted justified placing
Johnson on probation from a judicial
standpoint. It had to be considered in
bis case and I would not be construed
as criticising Judge . Browkn's deci
sion. Had I been on the bench myself
\u25a0under the circumstances I would have
undoubtedly arrived at the same de
cision."
Prisoner's Friends Warned
"I had to caution people from the
bench against attempting to see me
In my chambers about Johnson," said
Judge Brown. "This is a policy of
long standing with me, but I had to be
emphatic about it on this occasion. The
report of the probation officer classed
Johnson' as a 'second risk.' showing
that he had never been in trouble be
fore and that his connection . with the
robbery might have been slight after
all. The testimony and the evidence
given was all in, his favor.
*I am reluctant to place a pickpocket
on probation, but it was the only thing
to be done in this instance. The names
of the witnesses and their. positions
had nothing to do with it. Their tes
timony was weighed and tested care
fully, exactly as testimony is weighed
In any case. The conditions of John
son's porbation were .made unusually
severe in order to reduce chances/- He
will report to me once a week, as well
as to Probation Officer Ruess."
Ruess Disliked Risk
Probation Officer Kuess said: "John
eon was reported a 'second risk* because
hi* raind had been weakened by bad ac
cMents In his Infancy. H«>s 30 years
of 'age and If he had. been a con-
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHO.VE KEABXT 68
THURSDAY. JUL.Y 15, 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TESTEKDAT — We»t wind; el«ar; martmem
teepcratnre. 66; minlatxai. 52. * <
. FORECAST FOB TODA.T— CJoudy.' with log; J
Ilxbt TtitCTrftit wind, changing to farLik
west. : " : .p . . Pag« 15
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EDITORIAL
A. tale cf two cities. Page 8
The aeloa ccttbir iaSxatrj. Pag* 8
Calhecs la . sot eager 'to leecre ruidlca
tlon. - • Pace U
IXQ^cslag «a a. £<xh!>ajt man. Page 8
CITY
N«w toapaciea cf citizens' c*ast axtlUery now
being recrcited. Page 16
Edwaxtf Paygoa Weston, tged pedestrian, com
pletea walk access costliest. * Pajje 3
Actor Cbarles Dow Clark performs while snf
feriEf from ptomaine poisoning. Page 5
Devlin's appointment as TTnited States dis
trict attorney shown to be held up by clique
In senate which is aiding ' Perrin and local
grafters. Pace l ;
Calhooa aids sponsors for confessed pick- I
Pocket, who seenres probation instead of peni
tentiary sentence. Page-X
Alleged low cf wMsfcy siren as reason for
Inability to pay alimony. Page 7
Eehearlag granted la Kennedy estate,
involving vital points in the Inheritance
tax law. . Pare 4
Postmaster on Alcatraa Island faces arrest
for alleged betrayal of girl under promise
of marriage. Page 4
District attorney asks supreme eoort to com
pel auditor to sign salary demands of Burns
and his nsen. Pace 7
Geary street road' project will be resub
jeitted. Page 16
SUBURBAN .
Old soldier will resist atteaapt to seize his
ark home. . Page 9
Aged priest addresses delegates to grand coan
cll cf Toucg* Ladies' Institute. Page 9
Mayor Mott of Oatland delivers address at
toe celebration of the fall of the bastUe at Shell
Mound park. Page 8
Members cf electrical onion volunteer to part
with skla for bcrned comrade. Pace S
Divorced husband cues dead wife's lover for
lots, ai>ging she obtained Mile insprop
**&• Pace 8
Maude Adams may reproduce "Joan of Arc" on
Greek theater stage. Pace 8
Popular university students to wed in Lcs j
Angeles. Paxe s
State textbooks are bitterly scored by uni
versity professor. Page a
Woman disinherits son for taking unwelcome
bride. PageS
Berkeley poUc« catch girl thief, who confesses
tappScg grocer's cash register. . Pace 9
Missionary declares representatives of the
Belgian 'govcrniaent practice inlnzman eni* ltiea
oa African natives. .?--\u25a0— . • Page 0
Wife of electrician oa transport says he hurt
woman guest and was otherwise cruel. Page 9
Assessment Taloatioos show that liberal cut
can be made la county tax. Pace 8
Oakland chamber of commerce approves plans
for harbor improvement. Pase 8
Berkeley womaa plans trip abroad to study j
Sunday school teacher and three girls drowned
while bathing near Vancouver, B. C. . Page 1
Twenty -five thousand applications expected for
lands In Ooeur d'Alene, Spokane and Fiathead
reservations. . Page 3
Elks complete election of officers by choosing
D. J. Treston of Wyoming grand esteemed
knight. page s
Two hundred guests at Camp Yosemite, most
of them in night dotfaea, make gallant fight and
stop f pread of flames. I'age 3
Mrs. LU'.Ua Hardys Ccffia grills "bougnten"
papers and uses the legislators as object
I«M»n. Page 3
EASTERN
Evelyn Thaw may be allowed to testify
against husband. Pace 1
Many wounded during strike riot at
rittsburg. Page 1
Villager reject name of Standard oil
king and Rockefeller. 111., will henceforth
be Area. C,.-^ Pace 1
House members object to clause enabling
the president to | name men to enforce
tariS laws. Page 3
FOREIGN *
Prince voo Balow forced from chancellorship
ty adverse parliament. V;- * Page 5
Takahlra may be succeeded at Washington by
Uchlda, now «t Vienna. Page 3
Suffragettes in Hoiloway jail, London, are cn
ruly'prlsoners. Page 3
sports; JJ"
Rumor that the Fresno dub is seeking admis
sion to the coast league. Page 10
Charley Harvey roasts Kaufmu for running
oct on the Johnson match. Page 10
Jim Flynn springs a surprise by outfighting
Papk* In fast 10 round mill. ,">'''. Page 10
Billy Delaoey says he has quit the game and
tnrns Kaufman over. to Morris Levy. Page 10
Coffroth is anxious to match Dick Hyland and
Ad Wolgast for August 14.' Page 10
Pitcher Cy Young defeats Athletics In an
extra inning game. . . Page 10
Arasee. favorite, easily . wins ,'- Midsummer
stake, feature j race of opening day at Em
pire City. Page 11
Ooach Sehaeffer of Berkeley returning, j and
with him comes W. jJ. Uowe, noted j Rugby ex
pert of Australia, who will *id in training
blue and gold football squads. *' Page 11
. Athlete* of the .Olympic club win nearly all
championship events of Pacific coast amateur
athletic meet In Los Angeles. - . Page 11
California players make good showing In Ore
gon- state tennis tosraament. ', ; j Page 11
Pursuit of bocks and slaughter of doves will
begin in California today. ' Page 11
In harness races at Lo* Angeles driver of
Zombretto collides with. Ollie B's sulkey and Is
thrown oct. - Page 11
Ten Los Angeles men fined for shipping white
wings from ArUona. - •• ' 1 Page H
MARINE
Harbor commissioners will let contract today
for. two concrete buildings at Washington street
bulkhead for river steamer trade. , Page IS
SOCIAL
Miss Mary Fyffe Foster and Henry Xorbury
Kuechler will be married In San Rafael at
noon today. '\u25a0:-•. +-\/~'' -: r- '\u25a0-' \u25a0 Page's
OPERATION FATAL TO
NAVY MAN'S BROTHER
Francis Gatewood Dies in Mare
Island Hospital
VALLEJO, : July 1 4.— Francis Gate
wood, " brother of United States J; Naval
Constructor JL. D.\ Gatewood, stationed
at Mare island, died at the, naval I hos
pital early today.ffoPowlnV a second
operation -s ton appendicitis.^ He * was :i 8
years of age, and. was graduated * with
this year's class at the Vallejo high
school. - \u0084 .-. \u0084-; :
SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, 15^ 1909.
PITTSBURG THE
SCENE OF RIOT
DURING STRIKE
Six Wounded, Two Fatally, and
Fifteen Seriously Injured by
Bricks, Slag and Clubs
Trouble Arises at Plant of the
Pressed Steel Car Com
pany
PITTSBURG. Pa., July , 14.— Six
\u25a0wounded, two fatally, and fifteen seri
ously injured by flying bricks, iron
elag and clubs, sums up the result of
the first day's "surprise strike" by
the men employed in the Pressed Steel
car company's plant at McKeesrocks
today.
The rioting, starting shortly after
noon and continuing until late to
night, came without much apparent
reason on either side.
The striking men, comprising the
foreign element, claim that since a
pooling system of pay has been intro
duced they have been receiving less
pay for the same number of hours
they worked than previous to tha
change.
The men employed by the - Pressed
Steel car company are not members of
any particular union or organization
and their strike dot-s not in any way
affect the union organizations here.
The authorities now believe they have
the situation well it* hand.
Tonight the company attempted to
bring strike breakers by steamer to
the works, but the rioters lined the
banks of the river armed- with .bricks,
slag and revolvers. The fusillade was
returned by sheriffs on the boat, but
the landing of the men was prevented
by the riojters.
VILLAGERS REJECT NAME
OF STANDARD OIL KING
Rockefeller, Illinois, Will Here-
after Be Called; Area
[Special Dispatch to' The Call]
CHICAGO. July 14.-4 A high sense o£
ethical duty as they c see it arid In the
belief that opportunity may knock but
once at their door, the 500 villagers, of
Rockefeller, 111., 33 miles northwest of
Chicago, have decided* to change the
name, to Area.
As the village is only waiting for
the sanction of the postal department
at "Washington to make the action
complete, A. F. Sheldon has agreed to
establish a commercial university on
the 600 acres he has purchased near
the town. He proposes to teach sales
manship, as it is taught in his school
In Chicago.
Visions of "rah. j rah" boys buying
elaborate outfits of fall, .winter and
spring clothing, have filled the ' trade
merchants with joy. A' football* team
that will bring fame and glory Jx> the
village is one of the -hopes of the*half
thousand men, women and children.,
"Is there a feeling that Mr. Rocke
feller might have endowed a univer
sity here himself, or at least have given
the town that bore his name a
library?" was asked today of some of
the inhabitants who lounged in the
shade of "Main street." *
"Far be it from us to 'knock,'"; was
the answer.
Sheldon declared that "Rockefeller
methods of business" were not"- those
that might add honor to.^nanie, and
persuaded the villagers that Area was
nice and short and appropriate ; for a
title piece. - '/ \u25a0 . -.* '/\u25a0 '
LAD FALLS FROM SWING
AND MAY DIE % OF INJURIES
Son of the Late Professor
Keeler Seriously Hurt
BERKELEY, July 14.— As^the^ result
of falling- from a swing Henry Keeler,
the 16 year old son of the . la te Prof.
James. E. Keeler, the eminent astron
omer, and Mrs. Keeler of 2544 t.Buena
Vista street, suffered a severe concus
sion of the brain, which it is :\u25a0; feared
will cause his death. /-
Young Keeler, with / a number of
companions^ was swinging in the yard
of the Keeler residence ' yesterday
morning and in bis enthusiasm to
make the swing go higher lost his hold
while 20 feet In ! the am
v Falling on -his' head,, he lay uncon
scious, -\u25a0 while his- companions- hastily
called Dr. J. W. ; Stitt, who treated his
injuries. V , /
SIXTY-FIFTH WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY OBSERVED
Aged Couple, Both: Hale^ and
Hearty, Are Congratulated
[Special Dispatch to Tht Call}
SANTA ROSA, July 14.— Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Mathews ; of Alexander valley' in
the northern part of .Sonoma .county;
have just /Celebrated ,-, their siity-flfth
wedding ann i versa ryXrMath ews ; wi U * be
82 years old July ;20 ahd'hls wife will
be S3 , at Ijer next birthday anniversary.
Both. are hale^and hearty and greatly"
enjoyed ..the , reunion r , of t the . children,
grandchildren, and igreat-grandchil
dren which" took, 'place] at thelfestivl- :
ties. ' Fully a hundred relatives,' friends
and neighbors were, entertained on 'the'
ranch during the day.* ';'
INVESTORS GAIN
$1,000,000 ON
A COTTON DEAL
Local Capitalists Make Biggest
Coup Ever Recorded on
Single Commodity
Several Women Among Fortu*
nate Speculators^ Who Draw
Large Profits in Two Days
The biggest single coup ever made
by local investors in bargaining on the
market of a single commodity*, was
turned yesterday, when the fortunate
speculators took out in profits in cotton
more than $1,000,000. To add to the
coup the profits were shared in not by
a few but by a large general body of
local capitalists. Joseph Eastland Is
said to have made over $50,000 on the
deal. "Walter StopfordJ: a mining man
\u25a0with interests in various parts of Ne
vada, captured a like sum, and Joseph
Citron, a real estate man, also made
heavy gains.
The operations were conducted large
ly through the E. H. Hutton and com
pany, brokerage firm. Three months
ago R. E. Mulcahy, general manager
of the. New Yorq firm on the Pacific
coast, made a trip to Europe and
studied the cotton market in Liverpool
and Manchester. * * >
English Markets "Short"
"He found that both those markets
were short and were on the anxious
\u25a0•at, hoping that every cablegram
would bring more cheerful news about
the cotton crops In America. -
"So certain was I of th«i true condi
tions of the growing cotton^crop," Miil-"
cahy said last night at the*^St. Francis;
that on my return . myself and'assist
ant used every effort to get oar clients'
into cotton. X.!
••We started at $8.7. r , raising *
price to $12.87. We began to" -\u25a0'u^lo^a j
Tuesday and wound up" our Hblggesi ; :
holdings' yesterday. . '- -^ i "
i^am yjM'ornejn : Profit . r '
\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.**!- can quote one. instance of ~ just '
how much money; was made, although
the figure must be taken "as an * ex- \u25a0
ample of a general profit taking. One
client deposited with us $2,500. After
the clean up he received a check for
$54,375. Many others fared just as
handsomely." " . - \u25a0 \
Among ; the fortunate speculators
were a number ;of women, whose
names Hutton & Co. withheld as a
matter of business courtesy. The '\u25a0\u25a0es
timated- profits during the two days'
activity is placed at ov $1,000,000, the
largest gathering in of money on a
single commodity that local people
have witnessed in' years.
PATIENT AT HOSPITAL
PUTS END TO HIS" LIFE
Thomas Knowlton Slashes His
Wrist With Razor
Thomas E. Knowlton, a railroad op
erator. 38 years old, who had 'been
working at Selby/ In Contra *Costa
county, jup until four months ago/ died]
at the Trinity hospital. Page street and
Masonic^avenjue, yesterday morning.
Knowlton ; had. been in the hospital
for eev'eraK months^. His left leg was
amputated by' Dr. Charles E. Jones and
gangrene set in and spread over to^thie
right leg. The ; doctors were about to
amputate -that leg when, about 10
o'clock ; yesterday morning Knowlton
arose frpm his bed and in some man
ner unknown to the hospital; attaches
procured > a safety razor & blade - and
slashed his left wrist."
4 . He " bled ;* considerably before . the
nurses found ;him, .'and. it was impos
sible : to save his life. The coroner was
not notified at first, as the doctors at
the; hospital were f of the opinion that
the man died from the gangrene instead
of the loss of I blood, rjf An autopsy will
be performed^ today to ascertain the
exact; cause. of fdeathiV .
REVENUE t CUTTER JTAKES
JAPANESE SEAU POACHERS
Schooner Is Seizedjin the For-
bidden Zone
SEATTLE, July 14.— A dispatchfrpm
Se ward, Alaska, says- that the United
States revenue cutter Perry seized^the
Japanese sealing schooner Takl, with
18 men. while they were killing seals
within three miles of. the Prlbilof is
lands."." ; . . - • /
Four boats and crews -belonging to
the Taki escaped. -
- The Taki : and her crew, were taken
to Unalaska. \u25a0\u25a0. There are more Japanese
sealers in Bering sea than- ; for 10 years.
SEVEN SOLDIERS HURT
WHEN POWDER EXPLODES
Three v Fatally \ lnjured; WVfiHe
Handling; Ammunition
=- CHEYENNE. Wyo., July 14.— -The ex
plosion of t a hundred • pounds of powder
In -the i barracks ' of ? Battery - A at Fort
Russell^ Jtoday _ % in jiired^ seven soldiers,
three fatally,' and 'destroyed the: build
ing:.. • The injured'ini^n j were j preparing 1
blank ' ammunition .rat^the itime ;of the
explosion, \u25a0» the'; cause,' of • is r un
known. :The,men" v fatally, injured are
Privates -Cunningham. Frank Smith
andGllnes. ?A court of" inquiry \u25a0will, be
called."':'"':" .-.'\u25a0'\u25a0' /\u25a0 ; T;\u0094T ;'~ 'J.. 7:::/:-/. t,
U. S. Senators Aid Local Grafters
Calhoun Agents Assist Perrin
A BELATED BATTLE AGAINST ROOSEVELT^ND
THE SAN FRANCISCO GRAFT PROSECUTION
ytT the root of the influences
f\ supporting Dr. E. B. Parin
in his campaign against
Jniled Stales Attorney Robert T.
Devlin was revealed yesterday an
trigue stretching from
Washington to San Fran
sco, involving on the one
hand a coterie of
United Slates senators
waging a belated bat
tle against the Roose
velt administration, and ,
on the' other the organ'
ized graft defenses of "*"\u25a0\u25a0-.. '.y.. _ . _ '*
San Francisco seeking to cast odium upon
Francis J. Heney and William J. Burns.
These two sources; apparently distinct* are
closely related, each striving to achieve its
purpose by concentrating its strength for the
moment against Devlin. \ The facts came
to light yesterday when Dr. Perrin was summoned
\o Washington . and through a statement made by
C. P. YSnell, r the\hief/ witness against Perrin \ in the
land fraud casei. .It would appearl that .the agencies
it \u25a0 the national .capital seeking /through Perrin to
ipply Uie^whip to Roosevelt are centered in Senators
Tillman, Overman, and Piles. These., men. At is
Patrick'
Zalhoun
stated, plan \to make a spersonal- investigation*, along ' lines marked out i fcj?
Patrick Calhoun and his associates, fn the meanwhile* Perrin has been active
m an endeavor : to force; from - Snell . a statement favorable to himself and in
volving. Burns, Heney and Devlin. 'To this end', Snell. asserts Perrin ha made
him. extravagant promises.: , r , ... 1' . .'. '.'.'.
Francis; l. Hency (left), and William /. Burns
TEACHER AND GIRLS
DROWNED AT PICNIC
Hand in Hand, Bathers Are Car
ried Away by Tide in
i Burrard Inlet
B. C, July 14.— While
wading *har.d in hand on the beach of
Burrard inlet, 12 ; miles from Vancouver,',
a teacher and "four of her girl pupils, ;
members of a Sunday school picnic!
party, got into deep : water.. and v were
drowned this afternoon. -. The dead are:
Kiss Gertruds Ankers, aged 25, the teacher. ",
<Annio. Murphy, »ged 17.
Alice Poison, tged 12. ,
Jf«y Murphy, aged 10.
The children and their teacher were
I members .of \u25a0 a. Sunday school picnic
'party, which had gone \u25a0 to, , the beach
! from the Brownsville school near New,
i \lf istminster. They, had been on' the
beach c three- hours, when they decided
to go in bathing. \u25a0
•Donning their bathing, suits the chil
dren; joined hands with- Miss Ankers
and waded out toward deep water. One
of the girls stepped off; a ledge into
deep water. The others tried rto save
her, 1 "; butS one by.' one r they -\u25a0were, pulled
in and .carried i'awayj, by! the, tide." "_
: A number of --boys farther
tip the ; beach heard the - screams of - the
gfrls and rushed to .their assistance, but
arrived^too; late. :? «: ;•-'.;;< "v- '
„ The ibody}of f Miss . Anker3 was recov
ered,* but; none: of,* ths I others: has been
found. *_---- .'•.'\u25a0 _' :
Sen. \u25a0 TUlman
EVELYN THAW MAY
GIVE TESTIMONY
Her Attitude Toward Her; Hus»
band Puzzles Both Sides-^
in the Case -
WHITE PLAINS, N. V.. July- 14.-^-
When \u25a0 the Thaw hearing was adjourned
tonight Justice Mills intimated that
he would probably permit Evelyn Thaw
to testify to the disputed conversation.
This relates to the alleged threat made
by Thaw that he would 'kill- his wife
when he got out of the asylum."
Just what Evelyn Thaw's .attitude
toward her husband is 7 is puzzling. It
is not generally' known" whether "i'sne
would rather, see him free lor confined
as. a lunatic. . ". . •'
While she has been quoted -often as
repeating Jn effect her famous declara
tion of Til stand by you, Harry!", It
Is reported that in the" event her testi
mony ultimately -goes against* Thaw,
his attorney will call "witnesses to show
that she remarked that she was' glad to
see him In Mattaawah.
"The former chorus girl has not joined
the Thaw : family during *the hearing.
When she left White Plains today-she
traveled to New York alone;.
??^. r . l^S her testimony yesterday^ Mrs.
T^TTf sa Jd Jthat . her husband? was: not
supporting her * properly, but it^* was
brought out on the stand today that he
is paying. her, more than |500: a month;
CimnsS UTCKEASES f raSHX^New - York.
Ju3jr7 I .4'Tf GIe ?n;H.'"; Cnrtiw; , tie iHammondj port
aeropUnist. ; who»* recent ; filght* hareT 'earned'
him honors in'; the field o^ avUtion in t&li «wn
trj-. today improved on Jib .past performances by
remajnips aloft ft>« ' minutes * amd fifteen seconds
ia a '\u25a0' fllshf . »t MiceoU/L. !•: "
'£ y -.'*-: "the! nSct by
: Ireland
I»RICE FIVE CENTS.
ROOSEVELT'S
POLIGIES
Holding Up of Devlin's Appoint
ment Declared Belated Attack
on Former President
AIMED TO EMBARRASS
GRAFT PROSECUTION
Indicted Trolley Chief Casts Lot
\u25a0-- y-_ \u25a0 \u25a0 - . - - •-»...-
With AUeged Land Thief
to Evade Justice -
SENSATIONAL EXPOSURE
'§§ IS MADE BY WITNESS
SENSATIONAL disclosures con
cerning the holdup of the ap
pointment of United States At
torney Robert T. Devlin and the ac
tivity of agents of Patrick Calhoan in
conjunction with a clique in the
United States senate to embarras the
graft prosecution in San Francisco
were made yesterday. The influence
of Dr. E. B. Perrin was shown as a.
factor no inconsiderable propor
tions in determining. matters of deep
importance to ibe western states and
a bright light was thrown open the
-inner- workings of a belated attack
tupon Theodore Roosevelt.
'made i yesterday by C.
P. Shell, who was the principal wit
ness . against Dr. Perrin in the land
fraud cases, have developed the fact
that. the real significance behind the
attack on Devlin is due to a deep
seated desire of chastising Assistant
District Attorney Heney and Special
Agent William. J. Burns and casting
discredit upon the purposes and poli
cies of the Roosevelt administration.
Local Grafters Aid Perrine
Behind the attack on Devlin is cen
tered the pent up anger of the United
States senate which found its first
outlet in the fight against the secret
service department o£ the federal gov
ernment. Devlin has been made an
objective point of the attack because
Devlin was the man who convicted Dr.
Perrin' and becanse the prograft in
fiaences in San t Francisco have seized
upon Dr. - P«rrln as a medium through
which to flght their case. The Perrin
case has thus become allied with the
defense of ~ the local grafters, and
through the- friends of. Dr.. Perrin the
United states senate has been induced
to show its hand by holding 1 up Devlin's
reappointinent as United States attor
ney at San Francisco.
When the r circuit court of appeals
granted a new trial in the Perrin case
the belligerents -' of the United States
senate \u25a0 saw a way of using- this de
cision as & weapon against Roosevelt.
Suffering under the smart of the secret
service investigation of senate affairs.
the malcontents, of the headed
by Senators Tlllman, Overman and
Piles, found in the Perrin case a means
of attack' r upon • Roosevelt. Patrick-
Calhoun, frightened at the prospect of
trial on a felony charge In San Fran
cisco and wieldirff a decided personal
influence wtth his friend Tillrnan, fell
naturally into the plan of impeding tha
progress of Justice and the advance
ment of the Roosevelt. principles.
* The agencies of the unfriendly sena
tors and of the San Francisco anti
prosecution' organization naturally
combined. The- attack was centered
upon Devlin, because Devlin repre
sented the. Roosevelt idea and the ac
tivity of graft and corporation prose
cution, in the -west. * , »
Perrih's Mysterious Trips
Dr. Perrin left San Francisco yester
day for Washington on an errand that
his own silence made mysterious. Why*,
or under'wbat instructions or summons
he left this city was not made known.
At the same time, or nearly the urns
time, Barclay " Henley, attorney for
Perln, appeared, before * the United
States attorney's * office < and demanded
to know whether it was the intention
of- the local branch of the, government
prosecuting; office -to try \ Perrin' again
or to dismiss the charges against him.
Assistant United States Attorney Dev
lin refused to answer the query on the
ground that the conduct of : the casa
was now in the hands of Attorney
General Bonaparte.
G- P..Snell. who was the chief witness
for * the government against - Doctor
PerrinT-' declared yesterday 'that •\u25bc•*T
effort had been made by Perrin and his
satellites to draw him over t» t£« aid*