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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-13
BOLD ROBBERS.
Four Pedestrians Waylaid on New
Montgomery Street.

Four very bold robberies have been per-
petrated in the very heart of the city since
Sunday and all have been successful
Since all have been within a space of two
blocks on the same streets, and as the per-
sons robbed have each described the same
persons as their asSailants, IL seems that the
robbers are not only tie same, but that they
hang out in that neighborhood and know
the policemen and frequenters in that
neighborhoOd
Early on Monday morning a sailor, who
gave the name OF Olaf Erickson, entered
saloon on New Montgomery and Mission
streets with his face and clothing bathed in
blood. He had CHASTITY wound on the
right side Of the face, which he said he had
sustained from slungshot in the hands of
a man, who, with another, had robbrd him.
His loss he claimed to have been about S1l.
a silver watch. gold chain and pendant
When advised 20 report 10 the police and 20
TO the Receiving Hospital lie declined, say
ing that as he wanted to ship they ght de-
tain him TOO long as witness. This case
was reported TO the Southern Station on the
next day.
On Wednesday morning Lewis Crowley.
employed in stove-store on the corner of
New Montgomery and Natoma streets,
found a man lying prone in the doorway.
lie thought he was drunk, but investiga-
ton proved him to be insensibe. He had
been garroted. knocked down and robbed.
The police say his loss was 81 90 but refuse
to give his name.
Two other cases occurred on the Same
street on Tuesday and the police refuse to
give the names of either party robbed. One
lost less than dollar. his hat and coat. and
the other gold scarf-pin and couple of
dollars
AS soon as the robberies were reported
Captain Short detailed a policeman es-
pecally to patrol that street, which has
been under the almost exclusive watch of
Special Martin Tenancy. Since then the
robberies have ceased. The two robbers
are described as being each about.5 feet q
inches in height. medium build, and wear
ing siOuch hats.
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ALMOST DROWNED.
Clinging to a WaterIOgged Boat
for Three Hours.

Peter Angelo left FiSherman's Wharf at
daylight yesterday to catch crabs off the
North Heads There was a strong breeze
outside and nasty chop of a sea, but Peter
did not mind it much rs he ate his simple
dinner of bread. olives and sour wine and
waited for the time when he should haul up
his nets and set sail for San Francisco.
He had anchored his boat near the black
buoy, just outside the North Head, and right
here the ebb tide comes out like mill-race.
The tide was running in when he set his
nets for the last time, but it was strong ebb
when he started to take them in, and as
the wind was from the northwest, heavy
sea was the result Peter saw his danger
and began to haul the nets in as fast as pos
sble, but before he was half way through
big sea broke over the boat and he found
himself laundering in the water.
He Is good swimmer, and by few we'll
directed strokes managed to reach the boat,
which was tuil Of water and unable to sup
port his weight should he attempt to climb
into her. The only bucket had been washed
out Of the boat. and he had no means of
bailng the water out, and even if he had
the heavy seas that broke over the boat
every minute would have filled her as fast
as he could have emptied her. The poor fell
low managed TO work around to the stern of
the water-logged craft, as there was less
chance of his weight capsizing the boat than
If he had clung to the side.
1t was about l o, lock when the accident
occurred and for three long hours the poor
fisherman faced death. as his falling strength
told him he could not hold on much longer.
Besides it was bitterly cold, and had he not
taken the precautlOn to secure short piece
of rope, with which he tied his left wrist to
the ring in the boats stern, he would have
been washed away. Eagerly he scanned
the surface of the water, but no vessel ap-
preached, although several entered the
narhOr and few passed out,
After two hours the strain on his arm
was little less than torture, but to let 90
was certain death. At last nature could no
longer hold out and he lost consciousness !;
his head sank on his breast. and in short
time all would have been over. But help
was at hand, and the exhausted man was
hauled more dead than alive into the fishing
boat Alesandro, and his water-logged boat
taken IN tow aud brought to this city. The
Alesandro was on her way to tins CITY from
the Farallones, where her crew had been
engaged in fishing. and when off the North
Head one of the men caught sight Of the
water-l0gged boat.
At first his re5cuers thought he was dead,
but big drink of whisky poured down his
throat soon revived him. His arm was ter
ribly swollen, and the hard rope had almost
cut into the bone, though Peter was content,
as lie had escaped with his life, although
having lost everything the boat contained.
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THE OTHER SIDE.
One of tho Daughters of the G
Standard

One of tho Daughters of the Good
Shepherd Explains.
Mrs. Iheal1, one Of the Daughters of the
Good Shepherd, who has been very active
IN Investigations instituted by members of
this organization, in conversation with a
representative of THE CALL yesterday
spoke about the trouble that occurred at a
meeting and which was followed by the
resignation of several members.
The resolutions that were published
few days since were offered at the meeting.
but were rejected by those who were en-
titled to vote. According to our constitu-
ton those members who do not pay their
dues for a certain number of months are
dropped from the roll Two who resigned
were not members and had no power to re-
sign from an organization Of which they
were no longer members; seven others
who were in arrears presented their resigna-
lions, which were accepted, It being an easy
way to take their names from the roll of
membership.
Now / would like to say that the Daugh-
tiers Of the Good Shepherd organ zed to de-
fend the weak and helpless, to administer
benevoence and TO cultivate moral senti-
ment-not to pull down, but to elevate, is
our motto. We want to be judged by our
works. and feeling that we have acted in
the right we propose to continue as we have
done, irrespective of narrow minded and
ulgeperOus criticism"
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then the unfortunate old man was carried
tenderly to the patrol wagon.
" The rock inspector employed by the
Harbor Commissioners was in the pit at the
base of the hill when the slide occurred He
tells us that lie saw the top of the cliff trem-
BILE and start downward and that he shouted
Look out and Run, run for Gods sake for
your lives! to the three men on the bank
Perhaps Fitzwilliams heard him in time to
heed the warning. After the dead and in
jured were removed the other men were lit
tie inclined to return to work. Their nerves
were all unstrung and great many refused
to return to work. | for one felt too sick to
work again to-day. and so / followed my
old friend Jim to the hospital to watch be-
side his bed. Poor old man! He is over 60
and without any relatives. For some time
he has been living at 13l Greenwich street"
A MENACE TO THE NEIGHBoRHooD.
Blasting OH Telegraph Hill has been a
menace to propertyowners in that vicinity
for great many years. Dozens of houses
have been wrecked and some completely de-
stroyed. So frequent were complaints
about reckless blasting made that two
an order requiring all contractors to file
bonds before being granted permission to
carry on the dangerous blasting. The rsla-
tiveS of Pynas and Masterson, il the latter
have any, will lose no time in filing com
plants to recover damages from the bonds
men of Owen Bros, and their bondsmen
also.
After the accident practical miner and
worker in rock declared without hesitation
that there are two other places in the same
quarry where the disaster may be dupIi-
Gated at any time. He then made a sketch.
of which reproduction is here given. Said
he:
"At the place where these men were
working and at several others that | could
point out the cliff overhangs and the seen
age from the sewer on top gets into the
cracks widening them and filling them at
last with sort OF greasy clay, causing the
rock to slide away just as soon as one be-
gins to shake the mass at the base. One
cannot see this dirt falling from the outside.
either at top or bottom, but there is always
plenty of time for prudent men to get out of
the way. Before the rock slides chips can
be seen falling off at the top, and when one
sees water coming out at the bottom one
may be sure of what is coming. Yes, there
are at least two more places in that cliff
that will come down the same way. and /
wouldn't work around them for S10O a
day."
Masterson died of his injuries at 5:35
O'Clock, in the Receiving Hospital.
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IN SELF-DEFENSE,
So Says the COrOner's Jury Re.
garding C0tter's Killing.
The Woman Who Slew Her Abusive Husband
Told an Effective Story and Gained
Favorable Verdict

The inquest in the case Of Policeman
jeremiah J. Cotter, who was shot aud in
stantly killed on Monday morning by his
wife, was concluded at the Morgue yester-
day afternoon. Only one witness, tine
woman who killed him in defense Of her
life, remained to be heard.
When the inquest commenced on the day
of the shooting, Mrs. Cotter was so pros
trated with grief and excitement that the
Coroner granted continuance in order to
give her an opportunity to recover her COM
posture.
She still trembled considerably as she was
led by an officer into the presence of the
Coroner's jury BY her side sat her coun-
sci, j. n. E. Wilson. who Gained the ner-
vous woman by his assurances. Mrs. Cot
ter. who is large, muscular woman, was
neatly dressed, ana pretty bonnet rested
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LABOR NOTES.
Enforcement OF the Eight-HOur Law
Demanded.

Enforcement of the Eight-Hour Law
Demanded.
Consideration by the Building Trades
Council of the boycott asked by the Wood
carvers' Union was postponed until next
meeting, pending the effort of the Executive
Board to arbitrate the matter The matter
of making an effort to bring planning mills to
nine-hour basis was referred to the Execu-
tive Board. The council elected an Eight
hour Committee. consisting of L. A. Lewis,
G. johnson and Thomas Sanford, with in
structiOns to ascertain what municipal and
Safe work is not done in accordance with
the eight-hour law. The Executive Board
was instructed to draft suitable resolutions
bearing on the recommendations of the
Prison Directors to the Governor that boys
should be offered au opportunity to learn
some trade other than manufacturing jute,
and TO call the Governors attention to the
law forbddiDg the competition of convict
with free labor. The Mons represented in
the council have donated S2l3 for the relief
OF the locked-out miners ut Franklin.
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BURIED BY ROCK.
Two Men Fatally Injured on Tel.
egraph Hill.
While Preparing Blast John Pynas Is Killed
by Landslide and Old jim"
Fatally Crushed

Blasting on Telegraph Hill has for many
years been fraught with great danger to
life and limb and adjoining property. About
fifty laborers employed by the boudsmen
of Owen Brothers, who succeeded to the
contract for the completion of Section of
the wall, were at work yesterday morn
ing blasting, shoveling and carting away
rock, when terrible lands Tide occurred
A great mass Of rock, weighing many hun
dred tons, slid from the top of the hill down
the steep decllyity where men were work
ing, causing destruction and death in its
pathway.
Three men, John Pynas. J ohm Masterson,
better known as "Old Jim," and Henry
Fitzwilliams, were up on the side of the
slope, $50 feet above the heads of the other
labOrers, when the mass of rock started on
its rapid descent. Fitzwilliams saw the big
avalanche IN time to shout a warning cry,
run for his life and escape injury. Not so
was it with Pyaas and poor "Old jim"
They were not aware Of the danger until
almost covered by the tremen dous mass of
rock. Pynas was dead when extricated.
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MRS. CorrER's TESTIMONY.

MRS. COTTER 5 TESTIMONY.
II reside at 24l Fifteenth street. The de-
ceased, jeremiah j. C0tter, was my hus-
band. l married him in June, 1892. We
have no children. On the morning of No
vember 9th | awoke about o'clock. My
husband and | had quarrel while in bed.
We got out of bed and continued to quarrel.
He tried TO strike and choke me. He had
been in the habit of doing this frequently"
what happened neXt?" asked the Cor
oner.
well, we quarreled; he went for his re-
vOlver, as he threatened 10 kill me, but got
the gun first and shot hm-the revolver lay
on a small table at the foot of the bed. He
had frequently threatened to shoot me. At
the time of the shooting my husba was
not under the influence Of liquor. Every
day in the week he was in the habit Of COM
ing home drunk and abusing me-"
Did he ever shoot at you or shoot you?"
Yes, sir: he shot me at o'clock in the
evening on the 14th of last January. He
shot only once. and the bullet went in my
mouth, striking my gum and knocking out
my teeth"
Were you afraid when you shot him OF
being shot yourself ?'
AFRAID HE WOULD KILL HER.
Yes; knew he intended to shoot me
and that he would try to kill me-"
Attorney J. n. +. Wilson said there were
many other acts of abuse on Cotter's part
that could be brought out. but Coroner
Garw0od considered any further testimony
on the subject unnecessary.
Mrs. Cotter's testimony was read. and she
signed it with trembling hands. Then the
jury retired, and in five minutes returned
a verdict as follows:
luqusition taken at the San Francisco
Morsue on November 9Th aud 10Th, before Will
lam I. GarwoOd, MD. Coroner, upon view OF
The body of jeremiah j. Colter We find thai
jeremiah j. Coiter. aged 80 years native OF
Ireland and police oincer by occupation. came
10 his death on November 8. 1891. al his resi-
dence, PAL Fifteenth stleet, from a gunshol
wound Of the arch OF the aorta; ana We further
find that the deceased came TO his death by gun
shot wounds inflicted by the wife of said de-
ceased. Mrs Mary Cotier, and further find that
tile killing was done In sti-defenSe.
NJ. HENS. Foreman.
Mrs. COtter was escorted back TO tile City
Prison, and it is expected that after her
preliminary examination to-day sne will
become free woman.
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Rocked In the Cradle osthe Deem

Sounds nice. don't it But o. how fast and furious
are the BOOKINGS in rough weather! The intestinal
warfare begotten in your vtas by the seas commo-
ton beggars description. what's the proper caper
under these circumstances Take Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. Nothing comparable to 1t for
remedying sea-sicSness or the kindred nausea from
which many delicate land travellers suffer. pys-
pepsia. cramps, constipation and biliousness also
are Invariably and promptly remedled by the Bit
terra Exposure in rough weather is often produc-
tive OF hurtfui conseq usnces. which may however,
be ayerted by the timely use OF the Bitters which
difuses an agreeable warmth through the system,
and promotes an active circulation OF the blood in
the eItremitIes when benumbed and chilled Ma
laria kidney trouble. rheumatism and debility are
rsmedicd by the Biiters. al
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above the others. They were busily at work
all the morning preparing blasts until few
minutes after 10 o'clock, when the slide oc-
cured.
After drilling hole for a blast the men
did little 'sprngiug,' that is, exploding a
small quantity of powder to clear away sui
dclent space for larger blast. just after
they had completed the 'springiHg the
whole side of the quarry seemed to topple
over toward them and start rapidly. down
the hill with tremendous roar and crash
ing sound like an earthquake. | should
judge that at least POO or 800 tons of rock
were IN the caving mass. Some one shouted
warning cry from below, but only one
man heard it. That was Fitzwiliams.
UNAWARE OF IMPEDING DANGER.
"0ld jim and Pynas were unaware of
anything wrong until the debris struck
quickly disappeared beneath the rocks.
When our feelings of horror were somewhat
overcome and we realized the dreadful fate
of two of the men oh the bench everybody
climbed toward the fatal spot as though
their own lives depended on the work Of
spot where the two men were covered up,
and, strong man as | am, / almost tainted at
the terrible sight.
The only portion OF poor Pynas visible
was his head, and that was torn and COW
cred with blood. Old MastersOn was in a
similar predicament, with the exception
that no had been struck 10y a lighter mass OF
the crumbli1g rock. Both men lay on their
stomachs with their heads toward the bot
tom of the slope. This showed that they
had their backs to the cave and were not
aware of the awful slide until the rock
struck them. Well, both men were unc0n-
scious aud we started in to dig and lift away
the rocks holding them prisoners.
PYNAS' BODY EXTRICATED.
We worked as men never did before
thinking that two lives hung upon our eff
forts. In about two minutes, which seemed
like an nge, we succeeded in extricating
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Information of the terrible disaster was
telephOned to police headquarters while the
frightened WOrkmen were still removing the
rocks from the two unfortunate men. The
coroner was notified and the dead wagon
and police ambulance started for the scene
OF death. The body of Pynas was taken to
the Morgue and soon followed by his heart
broken widow. The victim was 80 years of
age and q native Of lrelard. For many
years he had resided at 1011 Battery street.
odd JIM" thus styled by reason of his
age, over 60 years, was taken in the patrol
wagon 10 the Receiving Hospital. When
placed on the operating cot the police sur
geons and stewards foun that he was
mass of broken bones aud mangled flesh.
An examination showed that in addition to
internal in uries he had received fracture
OF two right ribs; both arms and hands
were crushed and the head was cut and
lacerated in several places by the sharp
cornered rocks. Beyond administering OPT
ateS little could be done TO relieve his suffer
ing. Police Surgeon Williams did not at
tempt TO amputate arms or hands because
lie said ii would only hasten MaSterson' )
death, as he was fatally injured.
LOCATION OF THE QUARRY.
The quarry where the fatal slide oc-
CURED is located on the east side of TeIe-
graph Hill, on Winthrop street, little
thOroughfare extending from Lombard to
Chestnut and between Montgomery ami
SdnSome street. From the street it Is at
least 800 feet to the top of the bluff. which
rises at very sharp incline. The force of
the falling rocks was almost spent before
reaching the bottom, so that little or no
damage was done to adjoining structures,
Michael Quinn, one of the survivors. re-
lated 10 a CALL reporter the story of the
thrilling. fatal affair.
You must know" said he THAT the
Owens Brothers failed. and so their bonds
men determined to complete the contract
Three men Old JIM Pynas and Fitz-
williams-were up on a bench 80 feet
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Thieves on the Water Front.

For some time a daring gang Of thieves
has been at work on the city front, and
those having property there have been keep
Ing a sharp lookout in consequence. Late
on Wednesday night or early on Thursday
the steamer Mare Island, and also paid a
visit to the Office Of the steamer Gold, but
did not secure enough from either place to
pay tor the time spent in. work, as all their
booty was bundle of grain sacks, worth
nh co
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= he Eira Rpcnrd.

The alarm from Station So at 4 :05 o'clock
yesterday afternoon was for fire in the
building at 326 Hickory avenue, occupied as
dwelling by Louisa Gull. A child sent to
closet Tor clothing dropped lighted
match on the floor. The building was dam
aged to the extent Of $50. and $500 worth of
clothing was destroyed.
In responce to still alarm at s As O'Clock
last night. Truck l subdued an incipient
blaze IN an ASH barrel on the second floor of
the Phelan Building; no damage
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Southern DI.n,n,.rv p.n.o,

The benefit concert in aid Of the Southern
Homeopathic Dispensary Saturday eyeninf
at Irving Hall promises programme of un.
usual attraetiveness, even in the midst of 81
Iuii season as the present Among the
Tojetti. Miss L. Sedgly. Mr.. Henry Kirks
White Dr., Mr.. r. Lucchesi, the Fisare
Mandolin Club. Senior j. Sancho and MT
G. SnuYlet 80 ~
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most exciting. Several times Harris forget
himself and coached from the bench. In
the sixth the visitors had man on second
one on third and two out. but Harvey pulled
himself together and struck out George
Sharp after three balls were called
The fatal seventh opened with a base on
balls to e. Stallings. Harper sacrificed and
McGucken hit q siugle over second, scoring
Stalings. Mac stole second and Hanl-y
was given a base Bill Everett helped them
with sacrifice and Ebrght poked hot one
TO Nick Smith. Nick grabbed it and threw
70 first, but Cartwright dropped the ball and
McGUcken sailed home, Then SWEET tried
to catch Haney mapping al third, but made
bad lob of it, and the tally that broke
Hank Harris heart came home. II was
here that Hank said the jig was up.
HARRIS LAST CHANCE.
Ebright went to third while the ball was
temporarily absent, and when it returned
Harvey used ii long enough TO give Dooley
his base. That young man made a bluff to
steal second and Ebright started for home,
oGt was cleyerly caught at the plate on the
return of ths ball.
With the score to > against them the To-
Gals opened the eighth with the forlorn hope
that all might yet be well. Sweeney flew 10
McGucken, which locked bad for starter.
Peck Sharp got in with his second single
and Blockers Hanley's tumble of Smiths
grOunder placed two men on the circuit.
Levy sacrificed them along che notch, aud
then Captain Cartwright was given his sec
ond chance to immortalize himself. lie
popped one up to Blockers and that settled
it.
For San Jose the first two men flew out.
otalings got single aud was thrown ont
while trying to steal second. In the last for
Frisco the side was retired in order.
One OF the features Of the game was the
clever sacrifice hitting of the visitors. They
made eight, four OF which were important
factors in the run getting. Rube Levy was
the only martyr on the other side, and his
sacrifice went for naught.
The locals go to Sacramento to-day, and
the San Joses will finish the series here with
Oakland. Lookabaugh ana Borchers are
down for the points this afternoon. Fol-
lowing is the score:
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Flarned runs-San Franc7scOs 2. TwO-base hit
Smith. Sacrifice hlts-Hanley, Everett 2 McVey
e. Sharp Harper 2. Levy, McGucken FIRST Base
base on called bas-San Joses q. Left onbases-
San Franciscos 6. San JOses Z Struck out--By
Blauyeit /. by Harper 3. Double plays-HanIey to
Everett to Dooley, Sharp to Peoples. Time of game
i hour and AS minutes. Umpire-Sherldan. ON
cial scorer-Stapletou.
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The Retail Clerks Early closing Associa-
ton Will request the Council of Federated
Trades, at its meeting tonight, to declare a
boycott on a firm for failing to close their
store at o'clock on Saturday evenings.