2 WATCH LINER KOREA FOR M'CREERY Fear Fugitive Millionaire From Prison Farm Will Attempt to Reach England Coincident with the disappearance of Walter A. McCreery. the eccentric millionaire who a year ago was de riarp'l incompetent by the court, the local police are keeping a close watch on the liner Korea, which is sched uled to sail early this afternoon, to prevent McCreery leaving California on the ship. Since the court declared him an in competent McCreery has been held at the Los Mertos ranaho near Hollister until last night, when after a wild ride at midnight, a subsequent meet ing with a friend in an automobile, he vanished completely from sight in company with A. H. Fredson, a rancher. #."500 REWARD IS OFFERED A reward of $500 has been offered for his rapture, and Detectives Kalm bach and Nolan of the local depart ment, who have been assigned to the case, figure that McCreery may have taken a launch at Santa Cruz to board the liner at sea. Detectives also are at work throughout the state. The hotels' in this city are being closely watched and little fear is entertained that the eccentric millionaire will be able to get away without being detected. Both were prepared for a long jour ney. Arrangements for the trip were made a few days before on the Fred son ranch, when McCreery met with Fredson and George Moore, an attor ney of Hollister. FLIGHT CLIMAX TO TROUBLES McCreery's flight comes as a climax to troubles extending over several years. He is the son of the late Andrew B. McCreery and heir to the greater part of the McCreery estate, •which embraces large holdings in California and England. In April, 1896. McCreery married Emilia Jane Adam, daughter of a British army officer. Domestic troubles started in 1908, and came to such a point that McCreery packed up, left his home in England and came to California He returned to England a year later. Then he com plained that at their fashionable home in Bilton park, Rugby, Warwick county, England, his wife conspired to hold him under constraint and had three men seize him and confine him in an unclean room in the house for seven months. WIFE INSTITUTED PROCEEDINGS His wife instituted proceedings to declare him incompetent. He again came to California and started suit for divorce against his wife. In an answer the wife demand ed maintenance of 52,400 a month and $24,000 for incidentals. A compro mise resulted. McCreery allowing her $14,500 annually and $50,000 settle ment. Two years later. In August, 1912, McCreery was declared incompetent by Judge Graham, who appointed At torney H. H. McPike as guardian. 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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1913 M'GOWAN ESCAPES CHARGE OF FELONY Former Police Sergeant Dis missed for Complicity in Santa Cruz Case Superior Judge Buck of San Mateo, sitting for Judge Cabanlss, dismissed the case this morning against former Police Sergeant James McGowan on motion of the district attorney. Mc- Gowan, now serving nine months in the county jail for conspiracy, was indicted with five other policemen on a felony charge of grand larceny, growing out of the fleecing of Louis Dodero, wealthy Santa Cruz man, who was bunkoed 18 months ago out of $7,700 by members of the "bunko ring" who connived with the police and secured protection. The decision of Judge Buck means that McGowan will not be prosecuted when he is liberated from the county jail at the end of his present term, j Louis Drolette, William McHugh, Charles Joseph and John H. Sullivan, policemen sentenced with McGowan, appeared bfeore Superior Judge Dunne half an hour after McGowan had secured his dismissal from Judge Buck. Prosecutor Berry asked the court to dismiss the grand larceny charges against the four because of lack of corroborative evidence, but the petition to dismiss was postponed for decision until next Tuesday. Woman Refused Him; Kills Her and Himself Because Mrs. Nellie Stone, double his age, laughed and chided his pro posals of love, Leonard Schall, 22 years of age, streetcar conductor, shot and killed her last night at her home, 1392 Golden Gate avenue, and then committed suicide. Mrs. Stone, who was 45 years of age, conducted a boarding house and Schall lodged there. Bernice Stone, the woman's daughter, and William Dunn, man ager of the Saint Mungo apartments, were in an adjoining room when the double tragedy was enacted. Taxicab Driver Is Charged With Felony For running down Tony Beer of 3312 Steiner street at Fillmore and Haight streets, and failing to stop to aid his victim, Joseph Cuello, taxicab driver, was arrested today on a fel ony charge. i SCIENTIFIC SALESMANSHIP "Scientific Salesmanship" will be the topic of an address by George H. Eberhard of the National Sales Man agers' association today in a down town cafe. The occasion is the meet ing of the Electric Development and Jovian league. * HOME INDUSTRY MEETING At the regular meeting of the Home Industry league Thursday, at 12:15 p. m., in the Palace hotel, C. E. Pierce and Rollin C. Ayres will be the prin cipal speakers. HUMORIST TO LECTURE George Hamlin Fitch will deliver an address on "Impressions of a World tour," Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the art gallery of Paul Elder & Co., 239 Grant avenue. Delegates to Chicago Biennial Convention to Be Picked Thursday Clubwomen of the San Francisco district of the California Federation of Women's Clubs are gathering at Santa Rosa from the counties of the district for the annual convention there tomorrow, Thursday and Fri day. Mrs. Percy L. Shuman, the presi dent, is there with members of her board, holding a preliminary meeting this afternoon at Hotel Occidental. The preliminary courtesies, ad dresses of welcome, responses, greet ings and the like will be disposed of this morning, and following that re ports of the officers and open forum for presidents and delegates will be in order. The subjects for discussion at this forum will be "Home Industry," "Cap ital Punishment." "High Cost of Liv ing" and "Kedistricting." Three minute reports from club presidents and reports from standing committees and departments of the federation will be heard during tf»e succeeding days, with special ad dresses on subjects of general inter est from outside speakers. Nomination of district delegates and alternates to the biennal meeting of the General Federation of Women's Clubs in Chicago next June will take place Thursday afternoon, and Fri day morning the report of the nomi nating committee will be heard, fol lowed by the election of officers. Mrs. James S. Sweet, president of the Saturday Afternoon club of Santa Rosa, is chairman of the local execu tive board, Mrs. John Rinner is vice chairman, Mrs. O. L. Houts secretary and Mrs. Robert Mitchell treasurer. The other chairmen of local commit tees are Mrs. H. W. Le Baron, Mrs. C. M. Carpenter, Mrs. P. A Meneray, Mrs. C. O. Dunbar, Mrs. J. K. Smith Jr., Mrs. L D. Jacks, Mrs. G. M Lut trell, Mrs. Minnie Mills, Mrs. F. O. Pryor, Mrs. M. T. Vaughan, Mrs. Ira D. Pyle, Mrs. H. L Hall and Miss Frances O'Meara, "The Traffic" Is Barred by College City as Immoral Berkeley Supervisors Pass Ordinance Giving Mayor and Chief of Police Power to Prevent Performance The city of Berkeley will not per mit "The Traffic," the melodrama which was suppressed in Oakland, to be presented in the college city. An emergency ordinance, prepared at the request of Mayor Hey wood, was passed this morning by the city coun cil giving the mayor and chief of police power to prevent the produc tion. "The Traffic was to have been presented Saturday evening at the Berkeley high school auditorium. Peaks Tunnel Office To Give Facts on Bore By unanimously adopting the city engineer's Twin peaks tunnel plans the board of supervisors has cleared the way for actual construction work. In order that everybody interested in the big municipal measure may obtain any technical or general information. Twin peaks tunnel headquarters will within a few days be opened In the Lick building, in Montgomery street. Chief Wants Blinding Headlights Abolished Use of blinding headlights on auto mobiles should be prohibited by ordi nance, according to a petition which Chief White is to present to the su pervisors because of the continued at tempts of autoists to run down mounted policemen who seek to stop speeding in Golden Gate park. Introduces Bill to Exclude Hindu Coolies WASHINGTON, Oct. 27—Repre sentative Church of California has introduced a bill amending the immi gration laws so as.' to exclude from this country all Hindu immigrants, granting admission only to Hindus who are traveling for pleasure and merchants and professional men. PLAN POLICE PAPER FOR STATE California Peace Officers Ex pect to Launch Weekly to Keep Tab on Crime California will soon have the first publication in the world of its kind, an official magazine devoted entirely to crimes and criminals, with a view to recovering stolen goods, prevent ing swindles, apprehending offenders and keeping every constable in the smallest hamlet informed as to the daily affairs of the police departments and sheriffs' offices 1 of the entire state. The new publication, which probably will soon be issued, is projected by the Peace Officers* association, of which Chief of Police Vollmer of Berkeley, Chief Petersen of Oakland, Chief White of San Francisco and other law officials of the bay region are leading members. The Journal will appear weekly and circulate among peace officers. PEACE OFFICERS TO WRITE Either the sheriffs, police chiefs and district attorneys will appoint a managing editor from their number, or the supervisors of the counties of the state will name an editor and pro rate the cost, or the periodical will be edited and printed by the state printer in Sacramento. Each peace officer will submit his weekly copy, consist ing of details of crimes committed, property lost or recovered, fugitives wanted and other data. By such a publication one object hoped for will be prevention of state wide check swindles. The police Journal will* give advance news of such offenders, making capture easy. "I believe the publication will im measurably increase the efficiency of the law,'' said Chief Vollmer. "Police departments are now out of touch, more or less; a weekly Journal will keep them fully informed of their coming problems as well as of the capture of criminals, sentences and property lost or recovered. "The only system now in vogue is the police bulletin—published by cities. Not all have these bulletins, and there is no general state organi zation." MRS. EATON WEEPS ON WITNESS STAND BULLETIN The Eaton defense closed its case this afternoon. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 28.—Mrs. Eaton today showed the flrst sign of emo tion during the second day of a ter rific cross examination that she M has shown during her trial. Traces of her seven hour grilling to which she was subjected yesterday were seen in her blanched face, twitching hands and the tears which at times filled her eyes. Mrs. Eaton declared that she be lieved her husband would have "given a large sum of money to have June (her daughter) live with him." After describing Eaton's queer con duct when she obtained a trained nurse, Miss Rooney, to watch him, Mrs. Eaton said: "I never dreamed of having the admiral put in an insane asylum, but I did think of having him placed in a hospital." After 16 hours upon the witness stand Mrs. Jennie Eaton left the stand at 12:45 o'clock today. She appeared calm and cool. Mrs. Eaton in the closing hours of her cross examination related again the death scene in the Asslnipi home when the admiral died. In no way did she change direct testimony. Through out the trying ordeal she retained her composure, and it was agreed by those in court that she made an excellent witness in her own behalf. IRISH PLAYS FOR THIS CITY John Mooser, New York representa tive of the Oliver Morosco enterprises 1 , who has been in the city for several days, will leave tonight for Los An geles to confer with Mr. Morosco. His visit to the coast was principally to see the performance of "Help Want ed " which was played here last week at the Alcazar theater. This play is to be put on in New York very soon and Mr. Mooser is to confer with his chief regarding the production before returning to the east. Among other plans of Mr. Morosco, as announced by Mr. Mooser, is a six weeks' engagement at the Savoy the ater in this city of Irish plays which are to be done by a specially selected company. The opening play will start December 21. While here recently Mr. Morosco engaged Miss Lois Meredith, now a member of the Alcazar theater to be come a member of his Los Angeles stock company and later to be starred In a "Peg of My Heart" company, which ls to be organized. Mr. Mooser is a theatrical man of wide experience. In addition to be ing eastern representative of the Mo rosco enterprises he is interested in "The Marriage Game," a new play that will have its premier in New York tonight. He is also vaudeville director of John Corfs Anna Held All- Star Variete Jubilee company, which opens in this city next week. Nephew of Senator Found Dead on Train MILWAUKEE, Oct. 28.—Isaac Ste phenson Jr., 40, a nephew of United States Senator Stephenson of Wiscon sin, was found dead in his berth on a train as it was pulling into the Mil waukee station today. The report was given general circulation here that Senator Stephenson was dead. BURGLAR BASTIAN TRANSFERS $12,000 HOME TO HIS SISTER Josephine Bastain, sister of "100,000 burglar," to whom confessed thief transfers $12,000 home that she may hilve plenty while he is behind bars. Bastian Quit Law for Sea; Then Became a House Breaker Continued From Page 1 no wagon waiting for him, appar ently, but there was always a hope. Then came the first theft, "Necessity was what drove me to it," he said. "For the good of my stomach, I stole." It was in Oakland that his career of crime began. One evening about 7 o'clock he walked up the front steps of a house, opened the front window and went in. No one was at home and he took all the money he could find —$8 or $9. That was used for his living. Six dollars must pay the rent, a dollar or thereabouts for his laundry and the rest was used for food. Still waiting impatiently for some occupation, believing that it would come, he ran out of money again. STEALING BECOMES EASY JOB Another house was entered and that time he got about $100, on which he lived carefully for several weeks. By that time he knew that he might steal and thus live with less trouble, and, he declares, less uncer tainly than by honest labor. "Intuition guided me aways in my robbing," explained Bastian. "Not every one would be so successful, be cause he would not have that to guide him. It was very simple for me. I would go out and see a house, then I would go in the evening and get through." It was early evening burglaries that he practiced always. "I was never out after 10, or at the latest 11 of clock: in the winter it was often over by 8," he said. "Then I would come home, play the piano a little, eat an apple and early to bed." It was after about three months of entering houses In which no one was at home that Bastian first began to enter those where he knew people were. "I read the details of robberies given in the newspapers. I knew how then and I would go in prefer ence always to those where the peo ple were downstairs. My intuition helped me. I depended on it abso lutely." After some time of taking nothing but money, Bastian began to collect Jewels. j "Diamonds I took flrst, just because I love them so. I took a pair of ear rings. These I traded at a jeweler's for a diamond ring with one stone. I wore that for a long time myself. I love diamonds —they are so beautiful." But now Bastian is through with stealing. REGRETS HIS CAREER He says it quite simply, with no possible hint of ulterior motive. "If I had only devoted my wits and my en ergies to some good purpose, I believe firmly that I would now be better off and my name would not be dis honored. "It is very hard for me, because I am the only one in my family who has ever gone wrong. If I could only make you know from what a home I came. It was so good, so full of pur ity. You can see from my little sis ter. When I went across the sea to bring her here, I did it because I knew that into my own home I was bringing that purity which I must have in the home." Then he stopped with a queer little smile and said: "It may seem strange when I have Imported Champagnes are now giving way to the P. Italian Swiss Colony's M Golden State Extra Dry CHAMPAGNE > Produced at, Best Bargain in Richmond •Jv EASY TERMS IJU RmftIPVMNMSSKO WENHAM & PAUL IjiWW^^ 1444 SAN PABLO AYE, OAKLAND Confessed Robber Provides for Girl While He Is Behind Bars Two lines in the prosaic real estate transfer list today chronicled the love of San Francisco's most remarkable gentleman burglar for % an innocent little sister. The luxurious home of William Bastian at 1177 Stanyan street was deeded over to the sorrowful girl who does not understand. She is Josephine Bastian, 17 years old, who is being shielded from some of the hard facts of her brother's downfall by the motherly arms of Mrs. James Cottle, wife of Detective Cottle. Bastian called his attorney, Thomas O'Connor, to the city prison yesterday and asked him to arrange the trans fer. The property, with its modern and complete furnishings, is valued at $12,000. The house and lot could not be duplicated for less than $8,000, ac cording to real estate experts. SISTER PROVIDED FOR "Josephine can live in the house If she wants to," Bastian said to O'Con nor. "She can sell it, or rent it, any thing to insure her comfort. I want her to know she is taken care of when I go behind the bars. That is all the comfort I can ask." Bastian was taken to the home of S. N. Wood at 1450 Page street yes terday and gave a vivid portrayal of the manner In which he entered the bouse and robbed it of $3,000 worth of jewelry last December. While demonstrating his prowess, Raffles was introduced to Mr. Wood. When the owner of one of the homes he had looted offered to help him in every way possible to be a real man the strange burglar showed big tears in his eyes. LOOT MORE THAN $100,000 The police keep jogging Bastian's memory to lengthen the ever growing list of "jobs" Bastian says he has par ticipated in during the Aye years of his regal career as a burglar de luxe. Captain of Detectives Mooney in dicated tne first figure of $100,000 will not be large enough to encompass the total of Bastain's work since he was graduated from the honest white stained overalls of a journeyman plasterer to the silk lined coats and immaculate linen of a Beau Brum mel. done what I have, but in all other things of my life I have lived as I was taught in my own home. EVERY DOLLAR WELL USED "I can say that every dollar I ever gained was spent for the best uses. I helped my mother in Germany and my sister here. I never wasted it or used it for bad purposes." Then Bastian said, more soberly than even before in this serious con versation: "You see why I could never marry. I could never let myself do that last and worst of crimes for a man living as I did. How could I have a wife and work as I did? Suppose now I had offspring on whom to bring this disgrace?" When Bastian's little sister Jose phine was first convinced of the truth of his crimes she said in the midst of her sobs, in her quaint broken English: "If he did those things that they say. he was away from himself." SAYS SPIRIT DUPE TOOK $2,500 Sister in Law Accused of Breaking Up Home and Swindling Mrs. Maasberg Cahrging that her slater tn law ha>l broken up her home and duped her out of nearly $2,500 by means of spir itualism, Mrs. Elizabeth Maasberg of 321 Alvarado street has told her trouble to the district attorney's office. She says that as a result of the interference of the relative., Mrs Leola Fulston Moore, she has become a physicial wreck and is forced to earn her own living in a tailoring establishment. She said that her sister in law. who is the 23 year old daughter of Dr. .1. W. Fulston of 422 Brush street. Oak land, conjured up from a silvered mir ror false pictures of her husband mak ing love to other women, and finally induced the disillusioned wife to sell her furniture and turn over her money to the medium. Christian Maasberg of the Gllley- Schmid company became her htisbaml three years ago, when she was 21 years old. The following year. Mrs. Maasberg says, her brother married Miss Leola Fulston. Some time aft erward the brother and his wife camp to live with the Maasbergs and trou ble then began. Mrs. Moore, the sister in lav. - gested once that a seance of several of the family be held, since she had been endowed with "second sight when still a child, and had oceas ally acted as a medium. At the I seance tables and chairs float <•, around, said Mrs. Maasberg. a finally Mrs Moore produced the sil vered mirror. From that to almost continue pictures of her husband with oth women were shown by the medlui said Mrs. Maasberg, and the sister law finally announced that her vi tim must leave her husband, follow ing it by wiles , that resulted in dis posal of the Maasberg furniture and savings. Mrs. Moore has been cited to appea next Monday and show cause why . embezzlement warrant should not issued against her. Mrs. Moore is wit her parents in Oakland, seriously ii Doctor Fulston says that Mrs. Maa: berg's story against hie daughter i. false, but admits that she has won derful mystic power. ITCHED FOR 20 YEARS, RESINOL CURED IN 10 DAYS Baltimore, Md., July 10, 1813.— "About 20 years ago both my leg* began to itch from ankle to kr.e. Little pimpjes came out that looked very much like heat. The it.-hin and burning were something terrible I would start to scratch and cou v not stop. I would even srrate! through the skin, and that, of cours would leave a sore, which I was com pelled to bandage. 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