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VOLUME CVin.— NO. 121.
ROOSEVELT IS
HEROIC FIGURE
IN CONVENTION
Forces Nomination of Stimson
and Adoption of Direct •
Primary Plank
President, in Fiery
? v Speech, Hurls Defiance at
i'-.T. .'"": - : 4; the Old Guard
New;: York Republicans Praise
'\u25a0i \u25a0 Taft and Pay Compliment
to Hughes
SARATOGA, N. V., Sept. 28.— The
repubiican state convention to
night named Henry L. Stimson
of New York as its candidate for gov
ernor."
The nomination of Stimson was one
more victory for Colonel Roosevelt,
"who personally led the fight for the
nomination of his candidate.
The rest of the ticket follows:
For lieutenant governor, Kdvrnrd
Shoeneck. .
For t,t-ctft»rr of state, Samuel S.
Koenlgr (renomlnated).
For state comptroller. James Thomp
ton.
For state treasurer, Thomas F. Fen
kuelL
For *tate eadnfrr. Frank M. Wll
k n.tm« (renomlßated).
For attorney sreoeral, Edirard R.
OMallcj <renominated).
For associate Justice of the court of
appeals, Irving G. Vann (renomtnated).
The vote for governor follows:
Henry L. Stimson 654, 'WlllUm S.
Beanet of Xcw York 242, Thomas B.
Dunn of Rochester 38, James B. Mc-
Ewtn of Albany 2S, scattering 23.
Roosevelt Will Stump
The slate as mad* up this morning
by Roosevelt. Senator Root, who was
permanent chairman of the convention,
and their advisers went through with
out a hitch. Colonel Roosevelt will
stump the state for the ticket.
At the close of theconventionJames
S. Wadsworth Jr.. speaker, of the as
sembly, announced his withdrawal from
the legislature, due to his .personal
: views as to the length of time during
~ : which a member of the assembly should
be a candidate for -speaker and if suc
cessful hold that important office. He
has been speaker rive years.
worth would not say that his retire
ment was due to the victory of the
progressives in the convention.
The close of the convention found the
Roosevelt forces in complete mastery
of the situation, although the old guard
kept up its fight grimly until the end.
*\u25a0 Dramatic Battle
Following the first rout of the or
ganization in the selection of Colonel
Roosevelt for temporary chairman came
his dramatic and successful battle for
the adoption of the platform of the
progressives and his final victory in the
nomination of Stimson.
In an impassioned speech Roosevelt
pleaded for the adoption of a direct
primary plank. The speech of Colonel
llooserelt came after two hours of ar
guments for and against the plank a.nd
\u25a0 on the adoption of a minority report
submitted by the old guard.
Colonel Roosevelt defied the old guard
and told them that unless they fell in
and led the procession* it would pass
over them and they would be crushed.
The majority report .was adopted.
Organization Routed
By the time the Stimson vote was
taken the. strength of the organization
had been dissipated badly. Having no
candidate for whom to make a deter
mined frght, it threw th«s bulk of its
vote to Representative BenneL As a
rule voting on the gubernatorial candi
dates followed, in the same division be
.-tween progressives and the old guard
*ls toe vote for temporary chairman.
} On the vote for state comptroller,
received substantially the
; fuVl.progressive strength in addition to
\u25a0: -^bo-tit half of the old guard forces.
: jie= wa« opposed by Senator John B.
" The new state committee containing
igeveial new names was announced to
night; and it. was assumed that the
• progressives would control, turning
over to -the Roosevelt forces the party
machinery of the state. Chairman Tim
othy L. Woodruff, who failed of re
election in his own district, was elected
from the Becond district.
State. Committee Chairman
The election of a progressive chair
man in place of Woodruff Is expected,
.although who the new chairman will
: be. is not surmised. It is customary to
.'.hold a nneetinjf of the state committee
for the election of a chairman directly
.after the convention, but Chairman
Root of the convention saiJ that no
such meeting would be held: tonight. •'.
It is understood this .situation arose
on account of the fact that no agree
ment had been reached as to the new
state chairman. Lloyd C Griscom and
Cornelius V. Collins both have declined
/to serve.
HRoosevelt Nominates Stimson
Kingsbury' Foster nominated Bennet
and after the nomination had been
seconded Roosevelt went -to the plat-
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MAYOR TELLS OF
A THRILLING PAST
Candidate for Governor of Ne*
braska Bares Tragedy of
Early Life m Texas
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
LIXCOLN. Neb.. Sept. 2S.— Mayor Jim
Dahlman of Omaha, candidate' for gov
ernor of Nebraska on the Democratic
ticket, has told the story of his life,
with the request that it be given
publicity.
Rumors "that there are incidents in
his career which -would not bear
scrutiny and at the same time leave
him on such a plane that he could ask
for the suffrage of the people of the
state, prompted Dahlman to authorize
an interview, which was published, here
today.
These rumors affected Jlis early life
in Texas, where, it was stated he had
shot and killed a man and fled the
state, coming to Nebraska under the
name of Jim Murray.
Dahlman confirmed the report that
he shot a man and fled from Texas
and assumed the name of Murray; but
the man he shot did not died, he said.
Dahlman said he took a shot at his
brother in law, who had deserted his
sister. They met on the street. The
brother in law also pulled a gun^ but
Dahlman "got the drop on him." The
relative dropped like a chunk of lead,
and Dahlman believing he had killed
him, fled to Nebraska.
"As I became a young man," he said,
"about the only right I knew was that
of the pistol and a quick hand. The
law waa but poorly enforced, and men
lived by the right of might. I got to
be pretty tough. I admit it. I went
around a good deal of the time with
a chip on my shoulder, hoping someone
would knock it off. The country was
full of maverick cattle, and no. one
was a better hand than I with the
rope chasing down these strays and
putting the branding iron on them.
Everybody did it
"I was training with, a bad crowd',
as bad as there was in the country,
harum scarum, devil may care , fellows,
you know. I can see now that it was
only a question of time when I would
get into trouble. So I came to Ne
braska to get away fro mit." "
JAPAN AT WORK
ON NEW TREATIES
Will Decline to Enter Pact With
U. S. if Immigration Regu=
lation Is Demanded te
TOKYO, SepL 2S.— With the close of
the summer and Its consequent relaxa
tion work will begin in earnest on the
new treaties" Japan expects to make
before the end of next year. Every
country except America is now engaged
in the negotiation of these treaties,
and especially in England there is much
criticism on the ground that Japan's
ally is given no advantage. . .
Experts here point out that Japan
must in self -protection care for its ex
port trade and that the greater part of.
that trade is with the United States and
France afterward. Hence it would be
impossible to give any country an ad
vantage, because this at once would
lay Japan's exports open to the maxi
mum tariff, where now its exports en
joy a minimum both in America and
France. It Is quite possible that in
some cases no treaties will be made.
Some of those who have the matter
in hand heVe appear not to attach very
great importance to the commercial
treaty and point out that both. Great
Britain and the United States are car
rying on business with a number of
Important countries without any exist
ing treaties. 'si-i'Ji
There Is good reason to believe that
when the turn of the United States
comes, if a clause regulating Japanese
immigration is insisted upon, Japan
will, decline to make a treaty; claiming
that its Immigration Is now being sat
isfactorily regulated and that so long
as' this exists a treaty on the subject
would be humiliating.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
Rev. M. B. Fisher of Oakland Is
Selected Moderator
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
PORTERVILLE, Sept 2 S. — Officers of
the annual coast convocation of the
Congregational churches were elected
at the first regular and formal session
of the week this morning, when Rev.
Miles B. Fisher of Oakland was chosen
moderator/ Other leaders j chosen were
Rev. 3. M. Palmer of Fruitvale, vice
moderator;- Rev. Benjamin Gould, Fres
no, scribe, antl Rev. B. Hartshorn, Chi
co, assistant scribe.
At the session which was held this
afternoon the principal -feature was an
oration by Judge Curtis D. Wilbur of
Los Angeles upon the topic of "Moral
Power in Public Affairs."
Tomorrow the" time of the 150 dele
gates will be; taken up with a: discus
sion of misionarywork which is: being
done by the church, bom homeland for
eign, as well as the f work which' has
been planned and . Is ' now in progress
by, the church building society.* '*>
THEODORE V. HALSEY
ACQUITTED OF BRIBERY
Agent of Telephone- Company
Cleared; by the Jury
After deliberating for seven hours
the jury trying the case of Theodore
V. - Halsey,- • charged * with —bribery;
brought in a verdict \u25a0; of not 'guilty
shortly before ' midnight: last night,^).'
SAN FRANGISCO^ CTUE^^,ftSEPTEMBER ( 2^^19101
LOVE FOR MARRIED
WOMAN HIS RUIN
A. R. Rice, Former Manager of
Branch .Store in Fillmore
Street, Arrested
His" mad infatuation for a married
woman has landed Alexander R. ; Rice,
formerly manager of the. Fillmore,
street branch of the E. P. Charlton com
pany, behind prison bars on a charge
of attempted robbery. He went Into
the Star restaurant, 1775 Geary street,
yesterday afternoon and ordered : a
meal. While the proprietor, S. Langes,
was in the rear Rice grabbed $40 from
the cash register. ' Lianges saw him
and jumped upon him and after a des
perate struggle, in which several, wait
ers assisted the proprietor, Rice was
overpowered and held until Policeman
J. J. Attridge and Special Officer Mel
vln Harrison appeared and placed him
under arrest.
'When Rice was arrested he shouted:
"She wanted the money so badly I had
to get it for her." After he was taken
to the city prison he was questioned
and said lie had picked up a married
woman. Rose Flores, who /^lives In
Santa Cruz, about three weeks ago and
he had fallen -desperately in love with
her. "She told me," he said, "she had
been forced to borrow about |2, 500
from friends to help her husband in
business and he had gone into bank
ruptcy and she was held responsible
for. repayment of the money." I wired
to my father in Florida asking him to
send me the money, but he refused. I
could not see her suffer, and it has
driven me mad to think I -could not
help her. I don't know what I am
doing.- * \u25a0 ,
"I was with the signal corpsof the
army in the Philippines and after re
ceiving my discharge I came here and
was for some time employed on a-ranch
in Sonoma county. Then I came here
and entered the employment of .the E.
P. Charlton company. I have been
drinking heavily for some weeks and
on Tuesday resigned my position as
manager of the branch. store. It was
my love for the woman that broke me
down."
Rice is 2S years of age and seemed
on the verge of delirium. When
searched a loaded revolver and a mask
were found in his pockets,' and the
police believe he intended to go into
the holdup business. He lived at 1420
Webster street. '
AID SOCIETY DOES
MUCH GOOD WORK
Catholic Ladies of Organization
Prove Big Help in Chari«
table Field ?'*: \
[Special Dispatch to The Call}
SAXTA CRUZ, Sept. 2S.— Evidence of
the charitable work the Catholic ladies'
aid society is doing for the cause of
humanity was much in evidence at to
days grand council session. Reports
were highly encouraging. The Roman
Catholic hierarchy and the priests of
the parishes throughout California sent
messages of greeting praying God's
blessings on their deliberations, with
wishes of success in their future un
dertakings.- \
Appropriate letters were received
from the following:
Fatbjr Cantwell Rev. Jam«s MeQuaide, R«v.
P. O Coancll of San Franciaco. Re T Petw r
York*. Rev. Father Galli. Oakland; Grand Dl
?Ctos,? Cto s, £} TS - A \ M - Kellj " of Saa Francisco,
Grand Director Mrs D. R. Laogier of Stockton
Mm. James Flemming and Mrs. Peter Curtis of
San Francisco.
The morning session was a busy one,
some time being- occupied
amendments and resolutions to the
constitution. The following commit
tees? were appointed:
Credential*— Miss Minnie Donahue. Mr§ Anna
\ eppech, Miss Annie Hnpan.
Grand reports-Miss Ma rcella Fitzgerald, Mr..
A. M. Martins, lire. W. Morton, Mrs. Emma
Mangels, Jflas Riordau. —»"••
Under the reign of President Mar
guerite Curtis, there was an increase
of 246 members for the year. Much
interest centered in the afternoon ses
sion, the address of Miss Katherine
Felton, : secretary of the Associated
Charities of San Francisco, claiming
most attention. . The. trend of her ad
dress related to the different branches
of charity. ""\u25a0"
SETTLING OF OLD LAVA
FLOW CAUSES QUAKES
Probable Reason for Recent
Seismic Disturbances
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Sept. 28.—Al
though no apprehension is felt here! in
regard to the recent earthquake shocks,
covering an area of 40 milesalongthe
mountains to the north, a number of
alarmed persons have decided to remain
here until it is certain there will be no
recurrence of; the, disturbances.
It is pointed out^bythe Lowell ob
servatory, that the: region affected is in
the vicinity/of what is considered the
youngest crater In ,the United States. -
fAs there have;beer> no eruptions, the
conclusion is reached that, the old lava
flow is undergoing a settling process
and that the disturbances will cease
when it is complete. ,
ANNUAL REPORTOF :
THE ILLINOISTCENTRAL
Decrease of $301,000 in the Net
Corporate Income
NEW. YORK, c Sept^ 28.— The annual
report of the rlllinoisr Illinois : Central railroad
for the' year ended' June'(3o, last, shows
an increase of $4,212,000; in' total: oper
ating revenues 'and -.an". Increase of $5;
285,000;inigross income.*; ;. - ; ; : v - ; r'.'i~;;-'.
* These v are i? off set • by .< an V, increase of
J5,691,00b^in,i total expenses /and taxes,
leaving * a', decrease • in operating \u25a0\u25a0 income
of $676,308 and ; a; decrease of= $301,000 in*
net corporatefncomel* : -A-l* / i-* ; t- c v'!;!v ' !; ! \u25a0'*";\u25a0'
. .President' Harahan-sald of jthe recent
graft charges a'galnst.somVof ; the com
pany? s^offlclals * and | that a the
company.- t was defrauded 'of { $1,000,000 * to*
$1,500,000. H-. • . .' ,' -.. v
CORONER CHARGES THOMPSON WITH MURDER
Physicians Decry Prevalence of Malpractice
•\u2666- — ~~ — — - — \u25a0 . ' ~" " . •' — _ — — — — : «
I "Dr.V{ Robert • Thompson," as he tias led i to \u25a0 the coroners] inquest yesterday.: \
•\u2666•. ~ — , '-'\u25a0'" — —I — v '-•; — .ll. — _i — ! _ _ __^:—: — »
STEPCHILDEN WIN SKIRMISH IN
CONTEST OF GEORGE CROCKER'S WILL
: NEW; YORK, -Sept.. E. ?
Gavgah ? in ; : /the - supreme today '
ruled favorably on the 'appllcationybyi
the three stepchildren ",*of 'VtHel'- late .
George V Crocker, ] the California'^ mil- -
lloriaire,- for, a writ restraining? his
executors from .-' selling ; the
house.inithis city to carry} out;thefpro
visions of -^his; will, giving* $i;5OOtO0O^ to-
Columbia university ; for;' research ß in; ;
MEXICO TO SEND
PROFESSORS HERE
Dr. Wheeler j Arranges for * Ex-*
change of Instructors jat>
California University <
\u25a0.-;.» . ... \u25a0 •-.\u25a0.• ; . -.»;'• -. . - •
[Special 'Dispatch \ to .The Call] .»':* ',
EL PASO', Sept. ; 28.-— Returning from
the . centennial - celebration s and ; de'dica^
tion of the Mexican national" university
at Mexico: .City, -Dr. v : Benjamin Ide
Wlieeler," president of the of
California; announced an important 5 edu
cational arrahgement' by which- the pro
fessors and Instructors in^the^ American
and Mexican 'colleges will be exchanged
In order to 'givej a, wider 'scope to their
work. ". i ; - , . v :
The plan will be- tried first' by ;the
California university, and will begin^this
year.-; „ ... : . ; r„. \u0084 »"., . .-• ;' \ -..,; '
\u25a0 The exchange'- arrangement
result of a series ; of conferences [ by^Dr/
Wheeler and ;: Minister^ Sierra^ of ,the
Mexican^ department of education \u25a0 whi le
the former; was ;in : Mexicolaß a^delegate
from?Califorriia" for: the :< centennial. \u25a0 ':
An r annual j exchange ; of -'prof essors -, is
to *e*made under 'the new "arrangement,"
special /emphasis being laid -on: the • eco
nomic ;• and ; domestic course which \ will
betaught.. >/\u25a0 . ">' >; / . : .
•'The plan' will be enlarged;in-its ; scope
to .include \ the - leading;- universities -of
the! country': shouldv it^prove,' a : , success
during^ the. coming year; at* the'Univer
sityi of ; : r y : \u25a0 -s -
,'i:Whilei*in< .Mexico ..City..
,Wheeler, delivered -'an ; address^'at: the
dedication *of the lrebullt'-natidhaliuni- 7
verslty."vi Dr.lvWheelerVlafccompanied' by,
Herbert! Johns; ' "a; grraduate.;studeht *at
California? ; left^Tuesday; nightVfor^Los
Angele"s ? and Berkeley"- 1 ' t -'.'>'lVv;- "i
BRAKEMAN .' 18 ' KILLEXHr-MeKlttrieW;' Sopt.-: 28."
,: VWHllam . J. '.Tobin,va^br*keinaD.''Cwaß Jinstantly,
:; ' ' killed* to<la.T^ ln :thej local? yards by;the'oTerturn
' V^ig of a ! water car."J Tobin i was ; caught . beneath"
'car and' crushed •.to.deaUi.'U ; : , j-^ri^iv*^--.
the... cause .' and «cure .: of • -cancer, ; from,
which ,>he t had ;? long l - been ;' a ; sufferer. 1
Accordingrtofthe piaintiffs,:their;rnother
devised . the .'house !.tb ' Crocker/ for .life,
with '.a ~ to ''th'emj'- and \ they
made, over; their; interests to:him^ with
the- understanding>'that'"each $would re
ceivef $300,000^ under -his \u25a0 Vill. When
the> will .was tread v it", was if ound", that
they -had^ received only $100 each.
SOLDIERS TERRIFY
DEER AND QUAIL
Strenuou st Work> at ; Atascadero
" : " : Between Jtheßlties and
J yM - -the' Reds :
;; CAMP ;Sept. ; ; 28.—
.The deer '* in', the; draws { and : qua.il t on
the hillsidejsoutheast; of .-camp scuttled
before a.: blue 1 onslaught ; this i' morning,
jumping;;: startled- ahead *of straining
artillery, -» signal ~ corps?,' and >; engineer
vehicles* and -flying;- or "dashing 'away
..from ;.men \u25a0 • straining -,and :s tolling t; up
steep - slopes • carrying 2 guns
into; position S behind \u25a0' rocky* ledges arid
underbrush.. v \: / ' r f*
1 The « blue i force ;under 1 Colonel Mason
of '.the; Eighth * infantry sought to ; force
a*, passage -.through , .the,; superior, fried
command: under"'. Colonel; Chubb of $ the
Thirtieth,' and* in "this was
compelled -to make a r \ road up narrow
canyons, over 'fugged'hills and through
densei manzanlta ' ahd-igreasewood. ; *It
wasVrriuscle '% and;. temper trying iwork
and; the -splendid : : physical vcondition>' of
the men'.could i have, no 4 greater evidence
than i that ; none >: fell buti?;{ ; .' \
J %In ithe p. meantime Athe k red * force } was
seeking";, to~;.gainV the 1 advantage "of fposi
tion '.would enable .;; its- superior
rnumbers ? to :. the \u25ba' hard - harri -
rheririg.* which* Captain^Appels'.* battery
and J.the > machine^? gunsj- were •; a'dminls
tering^andUeaveienough?vover: tor turn
the]blue fla.nk^aridccl«arjthe"red^army's
way/^ to ranch.: v.. Recall
matters :at": about I ' an ieyerijstage,^ neither
side7h"aylng"|beenVable]rtofpierce;the;de
ferise^of T the { pther.^Ctj-*^;-^ - : •j"/t'»- : .C"*£vT : ••'
VxHibtlonfofi shrapnel Vflre**byj,thei". field
\u25a0 artillery.\underi Major will
.be/coridu I cted ? iuriderlseryice v "cond.itioßS- L
5 ft'Rpy^ Scafer,>;afiprl\'ate^'off Battery i A;
?Fif th-rfleld?Urtillerir, *has*been^ sent" to
[the > ijgerieralghospltaiS,at?Hhe^ Presidio,
. suffering :lrom.txt: badly, crushed :foot,. 1
f^^THE WEATHER
'YE&TBRDAY — Maximum temperature, 58;
0 mgtimum, D\J.
rgORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair, with
fog in the morning and at night. Moderate
1 toesimnd. £
CONVICTION
OF GUILTY
IS RARE
Doctors Urge Many Plans for
Suppression of Growing
Evil in City
MEMBERS OF PROFESSION
DIFFER ON THE REMEDY
Postal Authorities and Medical
Societies Unable to Cope
With Situation
LAWS DEMAND TOO MUCH
PROOF, ASSERT SURGEONS
VERDICT OP THE CORONER'S JURY
First — That the body is the body of Eva C. Svan.
Second — That said Eva C. sn?an came to. her death as the
result of a> criminal operation to produce abpriion.
Third— -That said operation n?as performed by Doctor Thomp
=>_ Fourth— -We therefore charge the said Doctor Thompson*
a alias Grant, with murder
: Fifth— We, the jury, recommend that steps be taken by the
proper authorities to stop malpractice so common in this city at
present, and also the display of signs and other means of advertising
V:Tihh irimmal^prnctict of 'abortion.' *
HM^p^JACOBSEX, Fore- T. M.-LETTICH.
man GEORGE F. PALMER
R. .WOLDEN JOSEPH SPRINGER
W. R. BACON HENRY PETERS
- C. D. VASSEY H. F. HUNT
DISCUSSIONS arc rife and plans
are 'many among members of
the medical profession in San
Francisco as to means of stamping
out illegal practice, shown to be prev
alent by the developments in the Eva
Swan tragedy.
The postal laws prohibit the send
ing of advertisements or of publica
tions containing such advertisements
through the mails, and in consequence
the postoffice inspectors have a force
of detectives- continually at work in
vestigating cases that look suspicious.
Between 30 and 40 cases of an illegal
nature have been discovered each
year, and at the present time a large
number of practitioners are being
watched closely and investigated.
Diversity of Opinion
Among the medical societies and
the leading practitioners of the city
there is' some diversity of opinion as
to the exact cause of the present state
of affairs. Some are quick to say that
there is an abundance of law to pre
vent all illegal and criminal practice
In San Francisco, but that the difficulty
lies in enforcing the statutes. ..At
present it Is impossible to secure the
conviction of a malpractltioner without
a positive chain of evidence. This, of
course, must include the direct testi
mony of the woman involved; save as
in the case of Eva Swan, whose mu
tilated dead body gave terrible, mute
and pathetic evidence of the crime of
the' so called physician.
Will Not Betray
The* difficulty of inducing any woman
to tell such things will be easily com
prehended. The instinct : of conceal
ment which leads her "in the first in
stance to seek means of covering her
disgrace will not desert her if she sur
vives the ordeal. Nothing will induce
her to appear publicly against the man
who has given her the 'possibility of
retaining what is after all her main
asset— hen standing— in what* is called
society.
All of this was pointed out yester
day by leading men of the medical pro
fession.
On the other hand it Is declared, with
the same line of argument, that the
laws are wrong; that it should be pos
sible to. convict men' without this di
rect* testimony of the woman involved.
The 'evidence of those in a position to
know.^whereof they speak should be
accepted against men who so far forget
the sacred calling' of their profession
as Jid .perform deeds -for which - the
highest price is paid and the greatest
secrecy. Uemanded. .
Law a Hindrance
Many .physicians asserted yesterday
that the laws as they \u25a0 are now - tie the
hands^of -those, high in the". medical
profession .who would clean it ' from
these -miserable parasites.
.Further' difficulty, lies In the fact that
many t licensed practitioners are willing
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PRICE FR^E CENTS.
VERDICT OF
JURORS IS
SWEEPING
"Dr. Grant" Shoved Along To*
ward Penitentiary While
Parker Is Released
EVIDENCE DEEMED TOO
WEAK TO HOLD ATHLETE
Anonymous Letter Writer Fails
to Appear and Epistle Is> •
Declared a Canard
WILLIE SAACK NOW ONLY
MISSING LINK IN CHAIN
CHARGING "Dr." Robert Thomp
son, alias James Grant, with the
willful murder of Eva Swan,
whose mutilated body was found in
a cement grave in the basement of the
house at 327 Eureka street, the coro
ner's jury brought to a climax yester
day the dramatic investigation into
the death of the young Paso Robles
school teacher. The. verdict was re
turned to the coroner a few mimitea
after 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
The failure' of the jury to mention
Paul Parker resulted in his release
today.
But the coroner's jfiry went further
than to charge "Dr." Robert Thomp
son, alias Grant, with the murder of
Eva Swan. The existence of nu
merous so called "doctors'" offices
and their open and notorious adver
tisements and display of glaring signs
in the main streets of the city was
dealt a severe blow by the same jury.
The attention of the state board of
medical examiners, as well as the
legislative authorities, ; was called to
the existence of these malpractitioners
and the recommendation made that
immediate steps be taken to eradicate
the evil of illegal operations and to
drive from business the creatures who
revel in the monetary profits derived "
from the practice which led. Eva Swan
to an untimely death.
Revolting Testimony
The verdict of the. Jury was the di
rect result of the revolting 'testimony
brought out at the inquest, clinched by
a stirring address to Uve jury by t>r.
William^ J. . Walsh, whose position as
coroner has placed him in a position
to know whereof he speaks. Coroner
Walsh's admonition to the jury came
at' the end of two days of testimony
that could not help but open the eyes oC
those who attended the inquest to the
methods of the pariahs -who derive a
living from illegal operations.
In his address to the jury Coroner
Walsh said that he saw altogether too
much' of the fatal' results from such,
operation in his position as head of the
morgue..
"The doctors responsible for deaths
from illegal operations," said the coro
ner. ' "have been overlooked and the
morgue officials knowingly hoodwinked
on account of the laxity of the laws
and our inability to get at those whom
we know to be following the business
of illegal operations. Nine out of ten
of the men following this business are
not qualified , under the state laws to
practice, and yet they are allowed to
go right on gathering in large sums
of - money from the unfortunates who
fall within their clutches!"
Devoid of Sensations
- The day's proceedings In the Inquest
were devoid of sensations. It was the
repetition- and corrohoration of the
safne^sordid, and revolting details ad
iluced r in -'the 'hearing of "• the day pre
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