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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-05-02
PROBATE NOTICE.,

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Henne-
- pin.--Probate Court.
In the matter Of the estate of Johnston Il. Irvine
deceased
On reading and filing the petition of U. G. Will
liams, of said County, representing chat Johns.
ton H. Irvine has lately died interstate. resident
aud inhabitant of the County of Hennepin and
State of Minnesota leaving goods, chattels and
estate within this County, and pray ing that ad-
ministration of his estate be to Matilda ID
Irvine granted:
1t is ordered, That said petition be heard at a
special term of this Court to be held at the
Court House in the City of minneapolis, in sid
County, on Monday. the 18th day OF May, 1891
such hearing be eiven to all persons interested,
by publishing this order at least once in each
week for three successive weeks prior to said
day of hearing, in The Irish Standard news
paper printed and published in said County.
Dated at Minneapolis this 10th day OF April
1891.
BY the Court: j. K. CORRlGAN,
Judge of Probate.
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paper and letters and some newspaper
clippings in his bundle. When he unlocked
the cells at Z o'clock Sunday morning he
found Schmidt dead in his bed.
THE AUTOPSY.
DIR. +. J. White stated that he held an
autopsy on the remains of Schmidt and had
examined the stomach. In it he found a
small piece of white paper, such as is often
used for wrapping up morphine. and he
had also found several particles of white
substance that resembled morphine. An
analysis alone. he said, could determine
what 1t was. He did not think, however.
that Schmidt could have taken enough Of
the morphine in San Francisco TO have
caused his death at San Quentin.
EXPECT A VERDICT OF SUICIDE.
The last witness examined was Frank Fl.
Rolfe, a convict, who acts as messenger for
DR.. Mansfield. His testimony threw no
new light on the matter.
After hearing all the evidence the inquest
was adjourned until o'clock next Satul-
day night at San Rafael. The stomach,
which was sent to this city for chemical
analysis. will then be submitted, and upon
the chemists findings the jury will base it's
verdict, but there is no doubt that it will be
that of suicide.
Scnmidt's friends were notified by War:
den bale yesterday of his death, and a reply
was received that the prison could dispose
of the body as it saw best. The remains,
therefore. will be buried in the prison grave
yard some time this forenoon.
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the amount Of work to be done, and varies
from fifty cents to twenty dollars. In the
case OF large pieces several hours day for
week are needed to finish the job.
Ii Ia a common custom for tar to have
his initials tattooed or the insteps, and all
OF them agree that this is the most tender
part of the body to work on owing to the
number of terldonS just under the skin.
The modus Operand OF tattoOing is as fol-
lows: Having selected the design, the VIE
tim and the operator retire to quiet spot,
generally under the forecaStle or down on
the berth deck, aud the part to be EN- bel
lished is shaved clean. The design is drawn
on the skin in India ink and then the fun
begins.
The operator is provided with a number
of sticks rather smaller than the ordinary
lead pencil, TO which needles are fastened
The needles vary from to 10-the larger
number being used for the heavy lines and
the smaller number for fine lines and
curves. Selecting his Instrument, the artist
dips the needles in the ink and inserts Them
into the skin to depth of about One-eighth
of an inch. drawing blood at every jab. No
matter what the design may be, it is never
in more than two colors, blueand vermilion
The design is worked out-or rather in-in
blue first, and then the vermilion is filed in.
1t Is common thing to sea sailor sit for
Tour hours at a time reading book or news
paper while a shipmate is at work with the
needles on his back. All the large pictures
are on the back or breast, while the arms
legs, feet and even the backs of the hands
are decorated with smaller designs.
In a few cases Jack has even decorated
his cheeks and forehead; but this is rare,
although the writer once saw AN old sat
with skull and cross-bones pricked on his
forehead.
Old Jack Graham. formerly gunner's mate
OF the famous Cumberland, and who fired
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the last gun from her during her world
renowned battle with the Merrimac, was
literally covered from head to foot with
tattoo marks. Around his neck was neck
lace his back was covered with picture of
the old Cumberland, and across his broad
chest was representation of the fight be-
tween the Monitor ana the Merrmac
Eight pointed stars adorned each shoulder.
wrists were covered with crosses, anchors
and dancing girls. Each leg bore picture
of a palm-tree, the roots starting ut the
ankles and the top of the trees covering the
outside of the thighs, while ON one tree was
a parrot and on the other monkey.
Another well-decorated salt was Hosea
Stone, Master-at-Arms of the old Richmond.
who, in addition to a variety of pictures on
every part Of his anatomy, had the Lords
Prayer in full tatt0oed on his back, while his
waist was decorated with belt similar to
those presented to pugilsts.
Barnum's famous tattooed man was sailor
on board the United States steamer Iroduois.
and was decorated on board that ship while
serving three years on the China station by
seaman Richard Williams and Jack Wren,
the most famous tattooers in the service.
The art, il such ii may be called, was first
derived from savages in New Zealand and
other parts of the world who were fond of
decorating their bodies with designs traced
on the flesh with a sharks tooth or some
other sharp instrument and then rubbing a
pigment into the cuts.
TattoOing is not confined to sailors alone
among civilized nations, as not many wears
ago 1t was quite fad" among the society
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had been stolen at San Jose and snipped to
this city. He escaped conviction in connsc.
ton with these thefts, but he WAS arrested
soon after al Crockett, Contra Costa County.
with six gold watches in his possession. He
said he was peddling the watches and was
s fined S25 for selling them without license.
Several months later. when arrested tere
for burglary and robbery, he admitted that
he had stolen the watches from the vests OIL
carpenters at San Jose.
HIS FURIOUS CONDUCT.
When first confined in the City Prison
Schmidts conduct was so furious as to
cause belief that he was insane. He
broke dishes, tore down gas fixtures and
when placed in the prison hospital tore his
cot and bedding to pieces.
After he was pronounced sane by the
Lunacy Commissioners he was held for trial
and placed in the County Jail: 1t was there
that be first began to intimate that he knew
who killed jacobson. When told that no
Inducements could be held out to him he
held his tongue until after Campbell made
the confession duplicating Sidney Bell as
the murderer.
Schmidt then admitted that he had assist.
ed Bell in robbing Peter Robertson. j. Cur
ley, A. +. Cordes and +. Phelan. These
daring robberies were committed by the des-
perate fOotpads few weeks before Bell
shot and mortally wounded jacobson.
sCHMIDr's BURGLARIEs.
TIE crimes for which Schmidt was con-
StHleHct'u W HIlceH years lui-
prsonment at San Quentin were the burgla-
ries of the residences of William A. RYAN,
at Page and Clayton streets, Of James Hig-
gins, on Guerrero street, between Twenty
third and Twenty-fourth. His burglary of
the dwelling of r. Yogt, at $50 Linden
street, Oakland, lead to his arrest and con
virtien for the other acts of house breaking.
Schmidt was suspected of having COM
mitted about twenty other burglaries. the
appended list containing the residences
from which the greatest amount of plumber
was secured: Matthew McGrane's house.
1919 Webster street; A. Mcdonald, Pace
street, Alameda; Charles +. Muller.
Twenty eighth and Dolores streets; }. j.
DIESEL, az Louisa street; o. Anderson. 100
Laurel avenue; T. Nj. WelliD, 26 Potter
street..
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GIVEN TO THE LORD.
Dedication Of the New Jerusalem

"To thee this house Of worship we dedi-
cate. o Lord!" were the words that re-
sounded through the auditorium and into
the streets yesterday morning as the dedca-
tory services of the New Jerusalem Church
commenced. This edifce had been COM
peted and the Trustees had viewed it and
pronounced it satisfactory, and yesterday
was set aside for its dedication to the serv-
ice OF. the Lord.
The church is situated about midway on
OFarrell street, between Webster and Fill
more, on the north side. Its description
and cut OF the edifice have already been
published in THE CALL.
Yesterdays services commenced with an
organ prelude by Professor ]. c. Howe.
Then the choir sang 1T Is Good Thing to
Give Thanks" The order Of service after
ward was as follows: Opening Psalm; hymn,
"Jesus. in Thee Our Hopes Shall Rest;
the the. New 1Vs0 churcks; Old Tsstament lesson.
l Kings, vi; chant, Lift Up. Your Heads.
o Ye Gates; New Testament lesson. Saint
John; xiv; offertory solo, ave Maria" Mrs..
L.. L.. Dixon: sermon. presenting sum-
the pastor. j. Doughty; dedicatory prayer
and declaration by the pastor; introit,
"Hear Us, O Father; dedication hymn,
written especially for the occasion; bene-
dicilOp, by the pastor; organ postlude.
The afternoon was devoted to friendly
converse entirely in the church and neigh
boring homes where the many visitors from
Oak land and Alameda were entertained. In
the evening Rev. George II. Savoy, formerly
a Congregational minister at Inglewood.
Los Angeles County, was ordained to preach
in the new church. The evenings pro-
gramme. embraced: Organ prelude; bass
solo, Let the People Praise Thee" r. S.
Duncan; sentence, LET the Words of My
Mouth; scrirtural lesson; hymn; sentence.
"Our Father in Heaven" choir; address by
Rev. G. II. Savoy on the .Second Advent;
introit, Protect Us Through the Coming
Night; address. Sacred Scripture" by
Rev d. A. Dryden of San jose; offertory,
cOntralto solo, " Humby Before Thy
Throne" Miss Xena Roberts hymn; bene-
dict0n.
The members of the choir on this occasion
were: Sopranos, Mrs. l.. L. Dixon, Mrs. Z.
f. Cofer, Mrs. Charles E. Doughty. Mrs.
William Warrington, Miss Lillian Burgess;
contraltos, Miss .Xena Roberts. Miss EIose
Purdy, Mrs. II. 5. La Motto, Mrs. Ii. Addi-
ton, Mrs. George III. Burgess: tenor, Mr..
Coffin; bassos, r. s. Duncan, Rev. James
Worcester.
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DECORATED FOR LIFE.
How Sailors Disfigure Their Bod
les by TattOoing.
Walking Picture Galleries How the Opera
ton Is Performed-scciety Bellies
and Their Marks

Fully so per cent Of all the sailors in the
United States Navy are tattooed, and the
custom is prevalent. not only in the navy of
the United States, but also in the navy of
Great Britain. and many men in the mer-
camille marine are marked in similar
manner.
Fully one-half the blue-iackets on board,
any of our war-ships are animated picture
galleries, being marked not only on the
arms and body. but also on the legs and
feet
The writer spent several years in the navy
himself, and can speak practically on the
subject. having passed many an hour watch
ing the tattoocr at work on some Part of
sailors anatomy.
The amount Of pain and Inflammation
produced by the operation depends on the
skill of the operators. Some of these tattoo
ers do excellent work, with little or n pain.
while others are so clumsy that the part
operated on is often swollen to a terrible
degree.
The tattooer nearly always has book of
designs, and from it the ambitious tar
CHI doses the picture he wishes imprinted ON
his body. These pictures take wide range
.-ffom simple star or anchor to full
rugged ship or a picture of the cruciixion of
Christ The cost depends ON the size and
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SOUTHERN REPUBLICS.
No Indemnity for Colon Losses.
Worlds Fair FXcursiOniSts.

The mail, via New Orleans, brings the
Panama Star and Herald of date October
18th, from which the following items of
news are taken:
Iu a letter to T. Angulo of the Columbian
Legation. London, Lord Salisbury dismisses
the claims made by certain British subjects
for indemnity for losses sustained by the
burning of Colon during the revolution IN
1885. In his letter he says that: at was
then declared that if the Colombian Gov
eminent admitted claims of indemnity from
the subjects of any other Stale. Her Maj
eSty's Government would protect those of
the British subjects. demanding that they
should be considered on the same footing"
The report Of w. j. Dickson of Ii. i. MS
Legation at Bog0ta, to whom the matter was
referred, contains the following. written to
certain claimants for indemnify: Under
such. circumstances there is not sufficient
reason according to the opinion OF her Ma
leSty'S Government TO affirm that. the de-
struCton of Colon was due directly TO the
fault Of the Colombian Government SO as
TO justify any claim for the indemnity of the
losses unhappily sustained by English SUBJ
jects on account of the fire.
Therefore. l beg to inform you in ac-
cordance with the instructions have re-
eeived from her Majesty Chief Secretary of
State, that at the same time | regret the
lesseS you have experienced | am unable to
further your claim against Colombia"
The boring Of artesiaD wells is being
carried on TO some extent in the Republic of
Nicaragua. The Introduction OF this means
of water supply will BE- Of great benefit to
cattle-raisers, farmers and coffee planters.
We understand that the Rev. L. ID. Tin-
ling, late from Honduras, but now in Ja-
maica. will shortly be sent down by the
Bishop of that diocese TO take charge of the
Episcopal Church recently started here if
sufficient inducements be offered by the
friends and members of the mission.
Mr.. Luis I. Carrillo of Bog0ta is arrang-
ing series Of excursions from Colombia
and other countries of Central and South
America to Chicago during the Worlds
Fair. The parties will be composed of from
twenty-five TO fifty persons and Will be per-
sOnally conducted through the United State,
spending not less than ten days in Chicago
during the exposition.
Up to September 18th the subscriptions to
aid the wounded Chilean soldiers that have
been opened in Valparaiso had reached the
reputable figure of S93,905 80. The list was
headed by the ''Munielpalidad' with $4,000,
and the Bancos Valparaiso. Nacional and
Comercial followed with $1,000 each. Quite
a large number of firms and private indi-
yiduals contributed $1,000 each, with fair
sprinklng of 5000 and 5000 OF 23S sub
scriptions so far rendered but thirty-seven
were for less than $50. Among the big
donations We notice $500 contributed by
the Central and South American Telegraph
Company,
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SEARCHED IN JAIL.
A Tell-TaIe Letter Causes Him to Lose
His Morphine.

A Tell-TaIe Letter Causes Him to Lose
..- His Morphine.
During the last week Schmidt spent in
this prison lie gave us considerable trouble"
said Chief Jailor Hadeler, at the County
JAIL yesterday. I'VE knew that he was
bent on committing suicide by poison ing
hlmself, and cur surveillance of him accord
Ingly increased. A week ago Saturday
night. we had occasion to remove all his
clothing and search him thoroughly. The
search was rewarded by the discovery of a
teas oonful of morphine sewed up In the
lining of his coat. at that time Schmidt
sald that rather than serve even two year
IN State Prison lie would commit suicide
A letter which he had written to another
prisoner Tell into my hands. In this letter
Schmidt agreed to furnish the prisoner to
whom 1t WAS addressed sufficient morphine
to Kill himself, as the writer declared that
lie had enough for TWO.
1 intend TO use ii, and will never 20 to
State Prison, the letter concluded.
A TELL-TALE LETTER.
''The receipt of this letter was what
caused me to search Schmidt. While the
search was in progress, Schmidt confessed
that quantity of morphine was sewed up
in the lining CT his coat. The poison was cut
out of the garment and found to be wrapped
up in silk.
I'VE were very careful not to notify
Schmidt of his removal to San Quentin
until it was nearly time for him to start.
While we were placing the manacles upon
him in the Office he said You people seem
to be very much afraid of me-
''I'M SORRY FOR YOU"
Then he acted as though he had some
thing in his mouth and was hrsitating
about swallowing it, When | said, Good
by, old man, I'm sorry for you,' ne merely
squeezed my hand and remained silent, 1t
may be that he swallowed the morphine on
the way to the penitentiary and was not
overcome by the drug until after he was
placed in cell"
Deputy Sheriff Costello, the officer who
took Schmidt to San Quentin Saturday aft
ernoon, soon after he had been sentenced 10
fifteen years Imprisonment, was seen by a
CALL reporter yesterday afternoon.
WAS WATCHED CLOSELY.
Schmidt was very pale on the way to San
Quentin" said Costello Schmidt said that
he would like to die before he reached San
Quentin, so l watched him very closely,
being determined that would not arrive with
corpse. I'm certain be did not take any
poison on the way, for L watched him toe
closely for that Up to the time turned
him over to the prison officials he pro ties tie d
that he was innocent of the burglaries for
which he had been convicted. When | re-
Turned to San Quentin with another prisoner
this morning they told me he had been
found dead in CELL / think he must have
obtained the poison within the prison-yard
after being placed in convict clothes and
assigned to a CELL"
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bellies of New York and other cities to have
mark OF some kind tatt0oed ON their flash
and two or three men made good living Inv
pricking stars, crosses and other devices
into the white skin of the fair deyotees of
fashion. In most cases the pictures wera
pricked on the shoulders, but not few fair
danes barred the lower limbs and will carry
to the grave this relic of barbarism.
Many man has cursed the day THAT bo
ever submitted to be marked in such a man
ner. As conspicu Gus and modern illus
tration of the legal importance attached 70
tattoo marks may be mentioned the case Of
the celebrated :. Tichborne Claimant" II
was the most celebrated and costly trial in
English history or in the history of anv ACE
or country. and yet the whole issue turned
on one question-had the claimant been tat
tooed? He was asked the question, and re.
piled in the negative. The defense snh-
mitted und0ubted and conclusive testimonv
that the real man, the missing heir to a bar.
onetcy and estates worth $4,000 a wear
had been IattOOed.
1t was also plainly demonstrated that tat.
too marks are indelible, and that even a
surgical operation on the skin will mot re-
move them. Various remedies have been
suggested with the view Of eradicat-
Ing the marks, but without success.
and fortune awaits the man who
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WET HAND-BAlL.


Soggy Players Make a Few Sorry Scores
In the Courts.
Yesterday was an exceedingly slow day
in the hand-ball courts. The courts were
wet, and the players felt soggy. yet there
were few games worthy of being chron-
icled. In Buffers court Shields and
Condor beat Haskins and Dillon two
straight games. Scores-2l to IL and y to 49,
johnson and Sharkey beat MalOney and
Condor in rubber on the first and third
games. Scores-15 to Ii, 9 to 10 and 10 to IL.
Rogers and Bozio played and beat La
Vale and johnson in French game of
thirty aces, but were beaten in an Ameri-
cun one Of fifteen aces.
In the Union Hand-ball Court Condor
and Malloy beat Dillon and Pennoyer one
rubber, but Will have to play again next
Sunday.
Feeny and Linehan beat Lawlor and
Pennoyer TWO Stralghts.
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THE SULLIVAN TRIAL.
San Quentin Prison Conspirntors viii
in COurt-

San Quentin Prison Conspirators VIII Be
in Court.
The trial of S. w. Sullivan on the charge
of conspiring to aid prisoners of San QUEEN
tin to escape, and also with conveying to
them weapons and ammunition, begins at
San Rafael this morning.
Convict G. g. Sullivan. the prisoners
brother. and one of the six prisoners in
the plot to break Jail. was brought down
from Folsom Prison on Saturday and viii
be n witness at the trial. Other witnesse.
will be the remaining five conspirators.
Turcott. 1t is expected will be the first
witness put on the stand, and il he keeps
his promises will tell enough to convict Sui
lyan without further evidence.
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slashed on tho side.

William Gibbons, who lives at the Lin
coin Hotel on Fifth street, went to the Re-
ceiviug Hospital early yesterday morning
for the treatment Of slight cash on the
right side. After the wound was stitched
up Gibbons said that he had been stabbed
during a free-for- all fight in a Broadway
saloon He did not know the name of mis-
assailant and could give no description Of
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The cricket game arranged by the Pacific
Cricket Club for yesterday afternoon at the
Alameda grounds did not take place owing
to the wet condition of the wicket from the
recent rain.
From the same cause the usual Sunday
practice game at the Klinknerville grounds
WAS also POSTPONED,
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Observation-Disclosures Democr.t..

At meeting Of the North Beach German
American Democratic Club at jefferson
Hall yesterday afternoon John Ruckert pre-
sided and Henry Uhlric was Secretary.
After the business meeting tine members par
took OF solid and liquid refreshments. These
proceedings were enlyened by instrumental
and vocal mnsic
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can invent some plan that will remove
the marks which presumably are intended
to identify the bodies Of those who face
death daily, and whose destiny 1t is to be
crooked in the cradle of the deep''-alike
the mariners cradle and his grave.
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CRIMINAL RECORD,

Many RObberies and Burglaries Com
mitted by the Suicide.
Schmidt first fell into the hands of the po-
lice here on December s, 1890, while getting
valise at Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express
Office. This yalise contained property that
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1t is evident that some people think there
Is still field for mission work in the United
States. Nine. Ia MARKETABLE Booth. a French
Salvation Army leader. Is going to make q
tour of the country.
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