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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-25
NO VISITORS ALLOWED.
An Interview With Richard Dey,
Mackay's Secretary.

A CALL reporter called at Mr.. Mackay's
rooms at the Palace Hotel last night. He
was received by Richard Dey. the million
aires private secretary. who stated that the
doctors orders prevented the wounded
mans seeing any callers in his present weak
condition.
"Mr. Mackay Is resting very quietly"
said he, land we don't anticipate any dan
ger from the wounds.
"Do We know anything about the man
No. Mackay has never had anything to do
with any such person, and the only way to
account for his murderous attack is upon
the theory that he is partially demented.
Il understand that Captain Lees Is look
ing mp Rippey's former record AID has
found that he once attempted similar as
sault."
Toa friend who saw Mr. Mackey shortly
after the shooting the wounded millionaire
said
Il had just turned the corner OF Lick
alley and Suffer street on my way to the
Palace when Iheard the shot fired. | had
not passed more than twenty feet down the
alley. and as | felt the bullet turned
quickly around. just in time to see my as
sailant turn the pistol on himself and fire.
Then l walked up the alley to where Mr..
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MACKAY SHOT.
Seriously Wounded by
a Mailman.
w. c. RIPPEY'S DEED.
CraZed by Misfortune, He
Wanted to Kill.
THEN HE TRIED SUICIDE.
Old and Poor, He Desired to Die in
Company With a Millionaire
Mining Man.
len HE TRIED SUICIDE.

Just few minutes after the bells and
whistles in the business portion of the city
had announced the noon hour yesterday,
and when the downtown streets were
crowded with hurrying men and women on
their way to luncheon q tragedy occurred
near the principal center Of local commerce.
John w. Mackay. the bonanza king, whose
millions have made his name known all
ever tie civilized world, was shot and
severely wounded by Wesley c. Rippey.
an old man crazed by the misfortune Of
having lost the wealth he once possessed
by unfortunate stock speculations.
There seemed to be absolutely no motive
for the assault on the millionaire except
that his would-be assassin had determined
to commit suicide. and had made Up his dis
torted mind to die in company with one
who had been luckier than he in dealing
with mining securities.
Mr. Mackay was wounded by bullet in
The back. between the sixth and seventh
ribs This, two hours after the shooting,
vas extracted. and he Is resting easily.
His physicians express every hope that no
Inflammation will occur, in which case
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In after he became impoverished created a
fixed idea in his brain that his losses were
not caused by misfortune. but were brought
about through the Vaccinations OF wicked
men, who have enriched themselves by
running him.
An intense hatred of all rich mining men
and a firm determination to kill one of them
and then commit suicide took complete pos
session of the old mans mind and yester-
days tragedy was the result.
AS a matter OF fact, as will be learned by
a perusal of the details OF the affair as
given below. neither Mackay nor Flood
had any dealings with the particular mining
securities which have ruined Rippey and
the latter was a total stranger to the TWO
bonanza men.
Mr.. Mackay intended to leave for Virgini
City last night and was on his way to his
rooms in the Palace Hotel v hen he was shot.
selecting the quiet alley rather than crowded
Montgomery street, because he mad consid-
erable work on hand for the few hours he
had at his disposal before his departure an d
he feared be would meet people who would
DELAY him.
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Where Rippey Fell.
C. Ripley lived. or rather carried on
miserable existence.

miserable existence.
The landlady, Mrs. Staley. was very
much astonished when she heard yesterday
that the quiet and apparently inoffensive
old man who had been lodger in her house
so long had suddenly become notorious as a
man w bo deliberately had attempted to as.
sassinate another felow-being in broad day.
light.
HE was awfully poor, 70 years Of age.
and did not mind his being In the house
although for a very long time, almost a
year, he had net been able to pay me
cent" said Mrs. Staley when a CALL re-
porter visited her place. and then she
praised Rippey, who, as she put it, twas
always so nice and genteel."
Mrs. Haley's story was substantially as
follows: "Mr. Rippey came to my house eigh-
teen months ago and rented a little back
room upstairs. He had hardly any bag
gage, and what little clothing he did have
was of very shabby kind.
al FIRST he paid his rent regularly, but
some months ago he stopped and ever since
he has frequently apologized for not having
any money. always telling me that he was
sure 10 be In funds again some day, aud
that / would not lose anything by being
kind to him.
The old man was net much of talker.
but from stray conversations l had with
him at odd times gathered that he was at
one time quite wealthy and that he had
lost all he had ever possessed by speculate
Ing In mining stocks.
He often told me that he had never
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"My God! My Godp' exclaimed the
woman holding up her hands. "And where
was he hit?"
in the back"
Poor mani and do you think he will
! die? knew him In Virginia City years
ago. And now he's shot. He was such a
good man. worry's mel Such trouble, such
trouble"
The doctor saws he's all right" said the
clerk, while the crowd looked on and won
dered.
"Comel let's CO." said the elder woman,
and she and her companion wobbled off.
who do you think those women are?"
said a mining man present He received
no answer.
They are mud hens who haunt the steps
OF the Stock Exchange and came here out
OF curiosity" was the answer.
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Bonner's cart was standing and he drove
me to the hotel.
mo. have never have had anything to
do with any one named Rippey, nor have l
ever known anybody of that name.
II cannot imagine the reason for the as
sanlt"
The Palace Hotel people professed to
know nothing of any DR.. Linton. the name
found on an envelope taken from Rlppey's
pocket at the Receiving Hospital and d.
rected to the Palace
DR.. Morse. one of the physicians who
were called to attend the wounded man
right after the shooting, was seen by CALL
representative last night.
MIR. Mackay was out OF pain and rest
ing quietly when l left him." said the doc
tor. Il don't consider the wound at all a
serious one. OF course there is always
danger attending such a case, but with
Mackay's strong constitution and good
health there is every chance for his recov-
cry.
THE principal danger TO guard against
is the possibility of blood-poisoning set
ting in.
"Mr. Mackay is wonderfully nervy man
or he would never have stood the operation
as he did. He refused to take either chloro-
form or ether. and the pain caused by prob
ing for the bullet must have been intense.
He stood 1t, though, without q groan."
At midnight Mr.. Mackay's condition was
officially reported by his physicians to be
as follows: Resting easy and entirely out
of danger"
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AFTER THE SHOOTING.
Mackay Said He Did Not Know His
ASSaiIant.

Among the first men who were admitted
to the rooms occupied by John ". Mackay
at the Palace Hotel were James Walsh,
bookkeeper for James Flood, and III. NJ.
Levy OF The Savage Mining Company
To these gentlemen the wounded bonanza
king said that he had not the least idea who
his assailaDt was or why he had been made
a target of.
MIR. Mackay was considerably excited
over the occurrence and for some time re-
fused 10 listen 10 the OfteD-pT0ffcred advice
that he had better lie quietly on the bed,
preferring to keep moving around.
what in the world did that old man
want TO shoot me for?" be kept constantly
asking, but no one could give any reply to
this query, for at that time even The identity
of the shooter was moi known.
kilograms were at once sent to Mrs.
Mackay. who is in London, and 10 young
Mackay, now in New York, notifying them
of the occurrence and stating that the
wound is not a serious one.
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THE ASSASSIN IDENTIFIED.
DIR. August A. Drossel Recognizes an
Old Acquaintance.

Many people had passed in and out of the
Receiving Hospital ward to look at the old
man on the cot. but none seemed to be able
to say that they knew him. All that these
people would say was that his face looked
familiar. Not until DR.. August A Drossel
of 1908 Powell street dropped in was
the mystery solved. That gentleman said
he recognized the prisoner as w. c. Rlppey,
who lived at 1920 Powell street, near his
residence.
DR.. Drossel said he had known Rippey for
year or more and ad often heard him say
he had lost large sums in mining stocks.
He felt very bitterly against Mackay
and seemed to hold him accountable for his
losses
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AN UNWILLING WITNESS.
A Driver Who Would Suppress Evil
dence,

16-year-old lad named Mahoney was
sitting on the seat of the.wagon of Duffey
Bros. when the shooting occurred. 1t was
this wagon that saved the life Of the
millionaire. One of the members of the
plumbing firm directed CALL reporter
to talk to him about the occurrence. The
boy began TO tell just as the driver gave
vent to a volume of profane and indecent
language and said TO the newspaper man,
"Git away dere now and don't ask no
questions or I'll git down and bust your
jaw. We don't want to be no witnesses in
this case"
The reporter refused to obey his order by
politely informing him that he was talking
10 the boy. This angered the driver still
more. and he started to make jump for the
sidewalk rs bowling crowd jumped In and
began jeering and throwing missiles at him
10 such an extent that the would-be bad
man was compelled to drive away only re-
turning the vilest oaths in compensation for
the sticks and stones he received.
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MACKAY AND BONYNGE.
A Peculiar Coincidence About the
Attempted Assassination.

There was one peculiar coincidence
about the shooting of Mackay. and that was
just as he was borne wounded into the
Palace C. w. Bonynge stepped from the
Grand Hotel.
Bonynge will be remembered as the
English millionaire who several years ago
entered Mackay's office in the Nevada block
and then and there assaulted the ComstocR
king
The enc ounter created an international
sensation al the time, and was heralded In
the London, Paris and New York papers
as we'll as in San Francisco.
Bonynge has just returned from Europe,
his residence now being in London. and
yesterday was his first trip out to see his
old mining friends at the Pacific Union
Club. Bonynge made mint of money in
the mines in the early days, and is now
said to count his wealth among the millions.
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EXTRACTING THE BULLET.
DIR. Keeney Describes the Wound on
Mr.. Mackay'S Back.

Two hours after the shooting DR.. J. W.
Keeney. assisted by DIR. J. T. Morse. cut the
bullet out OF Mr.. Maekay's back and handed
the relic TO the millionaire.
1t was nearly as fat as button.
There. Mr.. Mackay," said the surgeon
with smile, "you can stud this with
diamonds and wear it as a watch-charm.
The operation was borne without winc-
ing and Mr.. Maekay viewed the fattened
disk Of lead with considerable interest as
he turned it over and over.
The wound was inflicted directly and
squarely upon the backbone, and there was
but one break in the skin. The ball was
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

On the none
Liver, Stomach, and Bowels,
after DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets have done their work.
It's a healthy movement, too
"a natural one. The organs
are not forced into activity
one day, to sink back into
worse state the next. They're
cleansed and regulated-mild-
ly and quietly, without wrench
ing or gripping. One tiny,
sugar-coated Pellet is all that's
needed as a gentle laxative;
three to four act as a cathar-
tic. They're the smallest,
cheapest, the easiest to take.
Sick Headache, Bilious Head
ache, Constipation, Indigestion,
Bilious Attacks, and all de-
engagements of the Liver,
Stomach and Bowels are
promptly relieved and cured.
IL " cod On
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learned was Mackay. turned half around
and told me the old man had shot him, and
l turned toward the man he had accused TO
find that ne had a pistol in his hand and
was fumbllng it nervously, pointing it into
all directions.
being afraid that he might shoot me next
/ made a dive down the stairs. and as did
so l heard q second shot.
II took courage and ran upstairs again
just in time TO see the old man falling down
on the very spot he had stood. close to the
wall.
'Mackay was walking rapidly toward
Post street when the second shot was fired. "
Prior is positive that only two shots were
fired, the one which wounded Mackay and
the other aimed by the would-be murderer
at himself
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FOUND ON HIS PERSON.
What a Search of the Assassin's
Pockets Disclosed.

1t is a standing rule at the Receiving Hos
ptal TO remove all papers and valuables
from the person of those taken there for
treatment. Mr.. Mackay's assailant was
searched. and in his pockets was found a
cheap chamois-leather pouch with steel
clasp. Its contents were Yale lock key and
twodimes. A small penknife with a tortoise
shell handle. an envelope, a sheet of parer
and a white linen handkerchief were also
found.
The envelope was empty and bore the
address, ''Dr. l. r. Linton, Palace Hotel"
On the paper were scrawled these words
Food for reflection. Paid Sl6 900 for a sap
phiie stone 10 place his wife-a sufficient
amount TO have saved 300 OF his paupers from q
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similar grave. Just think of 1t. and inscribed II

Similar grave just thlnk OF IT, aud inscrIDei IL
oil his tomb.
There was also found on his person let
ter to which a postage stamp had been
affixed addressed to morning paper, which
was taken possession OF by an agent of that
journal.
The desperate man was well fixed to do
his work. as upon his person was found a
star bulldog revolver, similar to the one
that he had used to do the shooting. The
pistol that was picked up and is now in the
hands of the police had two empty cart
ridges and one showing the impression OF
the hammer, thus proving what an eye
witness saw, that be snapped the weapon
once before firing. Both of the pistols wer Q
of forty-ive caliber and powerful shooters.
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Germs in the Air.

THE Germs Found in the Air." was the
subject of free lecture. in the Lane series,
delivered by DR.. w. f. Cheney at the Coop
er Medical College last night The audi
enee was composed principally of medical
students who were greatly entertained and
instructed by the discourse. Germs OF dis
ease in various forms were described min
utely. and their different aspects and APP
pearanceS were dwelt upon.
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ANOTHER VERSION.
What Jerry Toohy of Minna Street
Says.

" nat JerTy IOOHy OF HlIlnd OIIctt
Says.
Jerry Toohy of 7O9 AIuna street went to
the Office Of Chief of Police Crowley with
two other witnesses of the shooting, and
made statements to Captain Lees
de WAS walking up Suffer street with a
young man named Howard. when he OBJ
served a tall, well-dressed man, accom-
panied by an old man. who carried pistol
openly in his hand. The two men. accord
ing 10 Toohy, entered the alley on the left
side going south. This is a different state
ment from any other made. When they
were in about fifty feet he says, the old
man fired at his companion with The silk
hat and Prince Albert coat. The latter ran
and got into a buggy and was being driven
away as the man with the pistol shot HIM
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TOOK A BUGGY.
The Reason That the Second Bullet DID
Not Strike Mr.. Mackav.

John Bonner of Dwight Way Nursery Of
Berkeley was in front of the city Office at s
Lick place sitting IN his buggy when he
heard 4 shot.
Il turned quickly around in my buggy"
he said, land saw man walking rapidly
across the small street holding his right
hand to his back. In moment recognized
the man as John w. Mackay. By the time
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He HEARD THREE SHOTS.
Isidore T0wnsend's Story Differs From
All Tia Dat os NALs4nnccnc,

All the Rest of Witnesses.
IsidOre Townsend, the lessee of the Lick
House bar. is on record as the only man
whose story if true, accounts for three shots
having been fred by Rippey. one being a
miss. one wounding Mackay and another
intending 10 be suicidal.
DO You see this hole in the window of
the barroom ?" said Mr.. Townsend yester-
day after theiexGtement was over. 1T was
made by the first bullet out OF that shooters
pistol. and when it came crashing against
the glass the room was full of people eating
lunch.
Everybody rushed into the alley to find
out what was going on. but before anybody
could get there the other two shots were
he ard"
That is all Mr.. Townsend knew of the
affair, and indeed it was in some respects
more than any one else did,
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HE WAS NERVOUS.
The Old Man Was Scarcely Able to
Shoot Himself.

John Howard of 81 Grant avenue said:
81 was standing on the west side of Lick
alley, about fifty feet from Suffer street, at
the time the shooting occurred. just before
the shooting / saw two men, one about
seven feet in the rear of the other. / saw
the one in the rear raise his arm. l heard
the report of pistol The man in front,
who had silk hat, ran around the other
side of wagon that was in the alley.
Then the man who was in the rear tried TO
raise the pistol. but he was too nervous.
On the second attempt, however he raised
the pistol TO his breast. and heard report
and saw the pistol. He then fell. and he
was very soon thereafter laid upon the
sidewalk The man who was 10 front got
into buggy holding his hand TO his back
and drove of +"
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PRIOR WAS SCARED.
A Plumber Who Witnessed a Part of
the Shooting,

". F. Prior, an employe of Duffey Bros,
the plumbers, was in the basement shop OF
the building in front of which the shooting
took place. and rushed upstairs as soon as
he heard the report of the pistol.
Il saw man standing in the middle of
the alley" said he. relating his experience,
"who had his hands elasped over his back
and was facing Post street. Another man,
who was very old, stood right near me on
the sidewalk to The left Of the entrance TO
our shop.
"Ihe man in the alley. who l afterward
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lar with all classes of men, both in this
country and Europe. where he spends much
of his time. He is charitable to a degree,
and the wealth that his good judgment
brought him has not modified his simplicity.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-25

BY TRIPPING WITH Cold many one allows
himself TO drift into condition favorable TO the
development OF some latent disease. which there
after takes full possession OF the system. Better
your cold at once with Dr. d. Jayne's Expec-
torant, a good remedy for Throat-ails and Lung
affections
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MRS. MACkAY TOLD.
There Is no Need for Her to Come
to America.

LONDON. Feb. 24-Mrs. Mackay received
dispatch from America this evening say
ing that her husband had been shot in San
Francisco. Another dispatch received
shortly after 10 o'clock stated that the
wound was not serious and that there was
no need of her going to San Francisco.
Shortly afterward she retired for the night.
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RIPPEY'S AFFECT POVERTY.
The Stories He Used to Tell His
Landlady.

A little tw o-story frame lodginR-ho at
1920 Powell street has for the last eighteen
months been the place where Wesley
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Hoods s s;'i', Cures

their apparent inability to get enough TO eat.
The neighbors all know OF this case and all
think II wonderful. as do the doctors.p-C 8.
SoUTHwICK, grocer North Madison, Ohio.
HOOPS PILLS are purely vegetable, care.
fully prepared from the best ingredients. Csc
fe 90 MoWeSaSu
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Paralysis of the Throat,

but they were all left with
Paralysis of the Throat,
And with my wife 1t also affected her limbs.
Her arms were numb near to he shoulders. ac-
companied with pricklng sensation 1t was
so difficult for her to swallow Il seemed as IL she
must siarve. The children were In a similar
condition. Physicians were greatly perplexed
and said 1t was very critical with my wife, as
she was more than likely 10 have paralysis at
any tins, and II so 1t would be very doubtful
IL abe survived. Finally friend suggested
Hoods Sarsaparilla. Although We had not the
slightest faith we were so discouraged that we
were ready 10 try anything. l got bottle and
began giving II 10 them.
Words Are Feeble
To express the qualification we all felt at the end
OF a week to find an improvement. When they
had finished three bottles L could not see but
they were rs well as previous TO their sickness.
The numbness and paralysis entirely dIsap-
peared There was no trouble In eating beyond
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Perfect Health Restored by Hoods
Sarsaparilla

"My wife and three children were attacked
with diphtherla at the same time. After serious
illness the greatest danger was safely passed,
but they were all left with
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-05-10
Look to the Law, Governor.

CHARLESTON, S. c., May 5.-The fol-
lowing is a copy, of tho letter sent by
Solicitor Jervey to Governor TIllnan to-
day, in reply to the Governors letter in
structing him 10 prosecute the Denmark
lyrschers:
4tb instant, wherein you direct me to
proceed to Denmark at your (my) earliest
convenience, for the purpose Of thorough
ly investigating the outbreak and taking
the necessary steps to vindicate the law
and punish the lynchers.'
"All lawful directions emanating from
the Executive shall be fully and earnestly
carried out by me, but in q matter oi
such importance, it is best that your
directions conform strictly to the law.
Thsre is no provision of the law which
would authorize me, with or without
your sanction, as Solicitor, to 60 into
another circuit and assume the enforce
ment of the criminal law there.
"Sectien 5ll of the General Statutes,
under which I assume you act in this
matter, authorizes the Governor to direct
the Solicitors to assist the Attorney Gen.
oral, or each other, in all suits or prose-
cutlons in behalf of the State. The Sec
ton clearly contetnplates that Solicitor
80 directed must be associated with, not
supersede tho constituted representative
of the State in any circuit, in some suit
or prosecution there pending. I am
satisfied that under this section, he would
not be authorized to take original pro-
ceedings, and that an indictment present
ed oy him would not be valid.
"Whenever the Solicitor of tho Second
Circuit shall have performed his function
unGer the law, and prosecution has been
begun in Barnwell County, should you
Think that the interest Of the State would
be subserved by my presence, l shall
promptly obey the direction of Your
Excellency. The duty is one Of grave
responsibility, neither to be sought nor
eva1ed, and shall devote to its proper
execution all the ability and earnestness
at my com mand."