The morning call., 1893-02-27
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Another Man of the Rip
pey Compact.
THE STORY OF HIS DEATH.
he Lost in Stocks and Then Com
mitted SuiCide-News From
Alameda and Berkeley.

Millionares can rest easily. so far as any
fear from the third man of the Rippey
compact is concerned.
lie died before either Rippey or Maloney.
One cold drizzly day in the beginning Of
November his remains were found hidden
in thick clump Of bushes ON the wet soggy
ground OF Blair's Park. w. c. Rippey
identified him.
he had been dead several months. and
there was little else than the skeleton left
RiDpey knew him. however, from his skull
cap. his ring. his cuff buttons and his specta-
cles.
Rippey came over to the Oakland Morgue
and sw0re to deposition in substance as
follows: THE remains ara those of West
brooke Smith Waldron. native Of ST.
John, New Brunswick. He was about SO
years old. He was mining man and lived
with me at 1120 Powell street. San Fran
cisco. He had lest everything he had IN
stocks. One night, about the middle OF last
July, he came to my room and babe ME
goodbye. He said, You will never see me
again. l am going 10 kill myself. Do not
look for Inc. for will do it in a-place where
you will never find my body
HE has son named Charles w. Valid
ron, wlTo Is manager of paper in Santa
Cruz. | positively identify the remains as
those of Westbrooke Smith Waldron."
After giving this testimony Rippey. who
was quiet, respectable appearing old man,
went back to San Francisco. The body
was buried in the Potters field. A remark
able circumstance concerning the affair
WAS that an inquest had been held before
Rlppey appeared on the scene, and the jury,
on the circumsta tial testimony OF rock
quarry foreman named Giles. had returned
var hat tha hOd mol ia nd N
that Of Frank Rowe of EnglaDd,a laborer. and
had died from natural causes. Rippey's
testimony dISaDpr0ved the Jury's conclu-
sions. The inquest was held November ii
and the body buried the next day. so tina
there is now no third party to the dreaded
compact"
The only threat of personal violence. so
far made in the present excessively bitter
campaign. was on Friday evening, when
John l.. Davie, the Populst candidate for
Mayor, threatened to smack j. l.. Lyon IN
the snout." The story has gone the round
of all the politicians. and has caused good
deal of comment. Lyons. who is II promI-
nent worker in the Non-Partisan cause. was
on his way to the tabernacle to make
speech. Dsyie stopped him.
Il understand you are going to refer to
me and my waterfront record, SAID Dayle.
Yes, may DO So" replied Lyons.
We'll. if you do lei smack you in the
snout." said Davie. shaking his fist in
Lyons face.
Yes, sir, I'll smack you in the snout,
see; I'll smack you in the snout."
He walked off while Lyon was making
reply and the latter fastened to the tabeT-
nace and told the story.
The trustees Of the Jewish cemetery paid
a visit of inspection to the place yesterday
to determine what to do in regard to the
recent dissertation of the consolidated cleo
trio railroad in cutting down trees and
hill fl-c f.r 10 ,ia, 81 tt,s.
road. One Of the trustees said that action
will be taken to-day, and that II the COM
pany does not do it the trustees will prob
ably take up the walks and build a high
board fence along the line Of the cemetery
adjoining the track.