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The herald., 1893-01-22
SENSATIONAL CHARGES.
HIGH-HANDED OFFENCES OF OFF,
GERS OF THE IRON HALL.
Supreme Justice somerby and His Col
leagues accused of Wholesale
Robbery and Embezziement.
Millions Stolen.

ELMIRA, N. Y, Jan. 2i.-A member
of the order of the Iron Hall. residing in
this city, recently wrote Judge James @.
Young of Kansas City, chief attorney
for the general receiver of the order in
the United States. In reply Judge
Young makes very Sensational charges
of embezzement and robbery against
Supreme Justice Somerby and other Of
ficers Of the order, Among other things
he says:
sit ought to be suficientfo the mem
6ership 20 know that Somerby and his
crowd collected over $11 100000 from
the membership, conceding that the
books are correct, though it is develop
ing that much more has been collected
than was ever entered on the books.
Out of that, 100000 was paid on ma
tured claims, So 900 900 are in the hands
of the receiver, $4,000 has, to put it
mildly, been misappropriated but the
facts are that 81 800, 900 has been &C.
tually embezzled, and the other $500, 900
has disappeared without any possible
excuse or explanation even yet being
offered by the old Somerby gang. The
only explanation they offer is that it was
necessary to put $4,000 more into
worthless bank in Philadelphia in order
to save $500,000 already there. 1t has
been recently developed that the first
100000 taken from the bank at In
disnapolis was carried to Philadelphia
and there deposited, or assumed to have
been deposited in the Mutual Banking,
o. No. 4 \ !
not remain there over night, but was
divided by the gang before they left the
Office, and each one carried home q
snare of the money. They used it and
have never returned it, but subsequently
placed fictitious securities, and pretended
the money was loaned. The bank ex-
aminer made an examination, which
revealed the fact that only $37 900 was
in the bank. He made an assessment
of $4,000 and gave them 4S hours to
get the money. Davis, who had antici-
pated trouble, then had 100000
of our Iron Hall choice securities. He
went to New York and disposed of them
for loan oi 100000, drawing a check
for the amount. These securities are
still in the hands of that bank, and we
cannot get them without giving up
5000, 900 OF the money now in the hands
gof the receivers. This money was taken
to Philadelphia bank, but even that
did not have them, and the bank was
ordered closed -
oung goes on at length stating that
Somerby began his career as swindler
by defrauding HI G McGihbon OF Kan
sas City out of $4,000 in lS64-66; that he
went to Detroit and swindled the
Chosen Friends society out OF large
amount; afterward allying himself to
the Iron Hall, he ingratiated himself in
to the affections of the credulous women
and inexperienced men and made him,
self sort of demigod.
The herald., 1893-01-22
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Kerns and Cannon still Under Populis
Censure.

Kerns and Cannon Still Under Populist
Censure.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 2l.-Eforts have
been made to induce the Populist
members of the assembly to Withdraw
their resolutions censuring Kerns for
.his Tste at the senatorial election, but
they have been unsuccessful.
SENATE PRoCEEDNGs.
In the senate, today, reports of COM
mittees were received recommending
the passage of bills making appropria-
tions for state school of industry and
for the erection of a state hospital for
lepers relative to irrigation and lands /;
providing one day of rest from labor /;
abolishing commissions or fees paid by
the state for the assessment or collec-
tion of ad valorem taxes, and for the
appointment of additional superior
judges in Santa CLARA county.
The bill providing two additional gu
perior judges for Alameda county finally
passed the senate, 27 to 7. The first
reading of bills followed.
A petition signed by President Cohan
of the First National bank of Fresno
and AIS others, protesting against the
division of Fresno county, was intro
duced by Goucher.
Bills were introduced appropriating
about $4,000 for pay of old claims for SER
vices in defending the eastern boundary
against Indians; also to promote ramie
ibre and silk culture and pay bonus
to 7. H. Slaught for its promotion and
exhibition,
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
Among the bills introduced today in
the assembly was one by Hutsen to pro-
mote ramie fibre and silk culture and
make an exhibit at the worlds fair.
| A number of bills were read One,
amending the sections of the civil code
relative to Judgment on failure to an
swer. finally passed.
The bill for the payment OF jurors and
witnesses in criminal cases before JUS
tices of the peace met with considerable
opposition, Anderson declaring it would
bankrupt half the counties of the state.
Anderson moved to strike out section
one of the bill. Carried. AS this was
the only section of the bill the measure
was killed outright.
Anderson introduced resolu zion ask
ing leave OF absence for a joint sub
committee of three each from the COM
mittees on public buildings and educa-
tion, together with Speaker Gould, to
allow them to attend the graduation ex-
ercises of the San Jose Normal school,
January 9th. Granted unanimously.
The committee reported the measures
passed upon last night.
The senate joint resolution requesting
the congressional delegation to support
the passage of the Nicaragua canal bill
was made special order for Monday.
The herald., 1893-01-22
THE SAILOR BROWN CASE.

Marshal Gard and Chief Crawford Sued
for $4,000 Damages.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 2l.-Mrs. Maria
Mcdonald has commenced sdit in the
superior court against United States
Marshal George E. Gard and William
FL. Crawford, chief of police of San
Diego, for $4,000 damages for the death
of her son, Joseph R. Brown, fireman
on the United States cruiser Charleston,
who died in San Diego in July, 1891,
from the effects of injuries received
while being arrested there. Mrs. Nc
Donald AYERS that the defendants en-
ployed @. W. Breedlove to arrest her
son in San Diego. In doing 30 Breed
love, she says, assalted her son and in
f1icted on him injuries that caused his
death. Breedlove himself has since
died,
The herald., 1893-01-22
STATE CITRUS FAIR.

CoIton's Big Orange Show to Open
March 18th.
CoLToN, CAL, Jan. 2l.-The board of
directors of the twenty-eighth agricul-
tural district met today. The date for
the opening of the state citrus fair was
fixed for March 18th, and to close March
22i. Senator White will be invited to
make the opening address. Ex Senator
Edmunds of Vermont, now at Redlands,
will be invited to speak Mondsv, the
goth. Governor Markham and staff and
the legislature ore also expected to at
tend. The pavilion is now nearly com
pleted.
The herald., 1893-01-22
Yielded to Force.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2l.-Mayor Sanford,
supported by the police, went to the
city hall of Long Island City this morn
ing and demanded possession of the Of
fiue from Gleason. The latter replied
he would Civ it up with his life. The
chief of police then caught him by the
collar, and saying he yielded to force,
Gleason left the city hall, giving notice
that he could be found at 112 Front
street thereafter, ready to transact the
MAYORS duties.
The herald., 1893-01-22
McLuckie Wants Aid.

BosToN. Jan. Ex-Burgess John
McLuckie of Homestead, Pa, writes to
the editor of the Labor Leader asking
for aid to enable him to defend himself
against the charges OF riot and murder
preferred against him and to prosecute
his suit against the Carnegie officials.
The herald., 1893-01-22
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
KIDNAPERs CAUGHT.
Union seamen Arrested for Abducting
Non-Unton Sailors.

NOn-D mon balIOrss
VANCOUVER, B. c., Jan. 21.-The
union men who kidnapped the crew of
the steam collier Bawnmore at Nanaimo
Wednesday night were captured this
morning in the sloop. Minnie off Cover
point, Is miles from here. Three union
men had the five sailors in the sloop.
They had left Nanaimo last night, and
were making for Vancouver.
Officer McKinne noticed that the
sloop had disappeared, so he took pass
age on the regular steamer to Nanaimo
and overlook them. No resistance was
offered. The men and sloop were taken
back to Nsnaimo The provincial gov
eminent offered $500 reward yesterday
for the arrest and conviction of the
kidnapers,
The herald., 1893-01-22
A Pennsylvania Disaster.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 2l.-The Sec
ond section of an east-bound fast ex-
press on the Pennsylvania road ran into
the first near Steelton this morning, de-
molishing and setting fire to the rear
sleeper. Only four passengers were in
the car, all of whom were injured,
Prof Henry W. Rolfe OF the university
of Pennsylvania and A. A. Stern, a
wholesale jeweler OF New York, most
seriously.
The herald., 1893-01-22
MARRIED A DANsEUsE.
A Young Irish M. p. Creates a CIR,
Sensation.

A 1OubB IrlHH Nt. T. Or6dteB UroHt
Sensation.
LONDON, Jan. 2l.-A sensation has
been caused in Irish circles by the an
nouncement that T B. Curran, mem Der
of parliament for Kilkenny, was
privately married at the regis ry Office in
Manchester to an Australian danseuse
of the name of Marie Brooks, who is
playing the principal part, that of boy,
in local pantomime. Curran is about
% years of age and the youngest mem
ber of the house of commons.
The herald., 1893-01-22
PACIFIC COAST FIELD TRIALS.
The Next Meet Probably to Be Held at
Ontario.

The Next Meet Probably to Be Held at
Ontario.
BAKERSFIELD, Cal., Jan. 2l.-The ad-
journed annual meeting of the Field
trial club was held last night, President
Edwards in the chair. The location of
the grounds for the trials of '94 was dis
cussed. Fl. 7. Payne proposed holding
the next trials at Ontario and COM
mittee was appointed to examine the
grounds and report.
The work today has been the best of
the trials. The finishing heats were
run off at the school house grounds,
seven miles from Bakersfield Black
Joe won second mouey in the all-age
stake, and Pelham third money. The
members' stake was abandoned,
The herald., 1893-01-22
Novelist htevenson Dying.

SAN Francisco, Jap.21. Leigh Lynch,
worlds fair commissioner to Samoa,
says he called on Robert Louis Steven
son, the noted author, while in Samoa.
Stevenson, Lynch says, is dying of con,
sumption.
The herald., 1893-01-22
Two Negroes Lynohed.

New ORLEANS, Jan. 21.-Lsst night a
mob overpowered the jailer at Convent,
St James parish, took out two negroes,
Robert Landy and Pickens George, and
carried them short distance to a.shed.
where they were hanged. The bodies
were still hanging this morning. The
offense charged against them was MUIR
der and robbery.
The herald., 1893-01-22
CIevsland's Return,

New York, Jan. 2l.-The president
elect arrived in the city at 4 SO p. IN
Quite crowd of people had assembled
10 see his arrival. The party made
their way to the Liberty-street ferry,
crossed to Jersey City, and were soon en-
route to Lakewood,
The herald., 1893-01-22
To Extend the Cuyam AGA.

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 2l.-O. J. Slough and
Nathan Watts, capitalists, and 9. j..
Fox, an engineer representing the rail.
road commission, leave here for Phoenix
on Monday to confer with capitalists
there relative to the extension of the
Cuyamaca road from San Diego to that
city.
The herald., 1893-01-22
Skating Records Broken,

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 2l.-In the Lin.
coin skating contests today Alvelin, the
British amateur champion, made two
records. He skated one-quarter OF a
mile in So seconds, and half in 1 min
ute and "a seconds.
The herald., 1893-01-22
An Ice Gorge Broken.

BELMONT, Ky, Jan. 2l-An ice gorge
here broke. The steamer Kines and
several barges were crushed and sunk.
causing loss of 0,000, Three negroes
on the bargee persisted.
The herald., 1893-01-22

Successful men secure fine .tailorinq
with pleasing fit from H. A. Getz, liz
West Third street.
The herald., 1893-01-22
THE MISPLACED SWITCH.

The oil from the wrecked tanks at
once caught fire and a sea of flames in
stantly surrounded the engineer, who
jumped just as the pilot of the engine
struck the first tank. The brave man
struggled to the embankment at one
side of the track, but as soon as he
reached it he sank to the earth crisp
and blackened corpse. The fireman
escaped with slight bruises.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-16
HOPED TO GET THE REWARD.
DIR. Fisher Explains His Reasons
for Leaving south Dakota.


SIOUX FALLS, s. d., June 15.-Sheriff
Knott and William Todd arrived today
from Doniphan, Mo-, having In their
custody DR.. Fisher, who is under in
dictment for manslaughter. lie is
charged with performing an abortion
on one Minnie Olson, which caused the
girls death. Fisher was placed III the
county jail. where he will remain until
the November term of court, as no bail
is allowed.
UFisher was interviewed by your cor
respondent, who found the prisoner
very willing to talk OIL matters pertain
ing to his flight. He said: AFTER
being sent for at my home in Canton To-
come to Sioux Falls to see the unfortun-
ate girl, and finding her dead, | antici-
pated trouble. Yet promised TO return
TO Sioux Falls the next day. goI to
thinking the matter over as | rode
homeward on the train. and, being
almost stranger in South Dakota, re
solved to leave the state. My Intention
was to wait until the affair blew over
and then return, claim the reward,
which | was almsst sure would
De offered, and with that defend
myself. as | could against a charge
of crime l knew nothing about. l
went from Sioux Falls to Sioux City,
thence TO Omaha and ST. LOUIS, after
which i made Il trip through Kansas,
and finally settled at Doniphan, Mo-,
where | secured position in a drug
store, under the name OF G. w. BitZel,
and where | remained until spotted and
arrested.
"My whereabouts, think, was learned
from hotel clerk, whom had formerly
seen in Sioux City,"
William Todd, the captor, would not
give up the source of his information
concerning Fishers whereabouts, but
intimated that there was Il hotel clerE
in the matter.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-16
INTEREST TO LOGGERS.
Judge Start, Of Winona, Grants a
Modification OF Surveyor Cen
eral MuIlen's Injunction.
The Decision Grants Privileges to
the Boom Company Not inter-
fering With Government.

Special to the Globe.
WINoNA, Minn., June ia modifi-
cation Of Surveyor General Mullen's in
junction giving him authority to scale
logs at the West Newton boom has been
granted by Judge Start, of the
district court. The modification
granted states that the surveyors scalers
must keep seventy feet away from the
company's scalers in doing their work,
but the boom company must retain their
log brails within mile Of the works
until the surveyors scalers are through.
The Judge further decides that all logs
removed from the boom by the company
before being scaled by the surveyor gen
eral shall be deemed to have been
scaled at the place where the law re-
quires, and the plaintiff shall be entitled
10 the fees in such case if it shall finally
be decided that the law requires the
plaintiff to scale the logs running out OF
the boom or into the same.
In his memoranda. attached to the de-
cision, Judge Start says:
The motion is for a modification, not
a dissolution Of the injunction. There
fore it is unnecessary to discuss the
of the plaintiff to scale the logs passing
through the defendants boom. For the
purpose of this motion only, it is as
sumed that it is his official duty to scale
such logs. Therefore he must have
reasonable opportunity to discharge
this duty, although it may result in in
convenience and delay to the defend
ants, for all inspection laws are burden
some to the citizens to greater or less
degree. But the state, In the exercise
Of its police power, should Interfere
with the person or property OF a citizen
only SO far as the public health,
public safety and the protection
of the public and private rights
and interest demand. Both plaintiff
and defendant complain in this case
that the opposite party has unnec-
essarily interfered and obstructed him
or them in the work OF scaling the logs
in defendants boom. No reason why
the parties should not accept the situa-
ton and agree upon some practical
method whereby the rights opposed can
be conserved, is apparent to the court,
but in response to the request of the
court, counsel failed to point out any
practical way by which the plaintiff
could scale the logs different from What
he is now doing. In view Of the magni
tude and Importance, public and Drl-
yate, of the defendants rafting works,
the court is anxious to make the work
of scaling the logs by the plaintiff just
as little of an interference with the de-
fendant's business as practicable, and
still permit the plaintiff to make an Off
cial scale OF such logs.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-16
A WEAK MEMORY.
Charles Whaien Says That IL HG
Did Kill Gerald SpauIding
He Didn't Know IL.
Remembers Picking Up the Coup
ling Pin, but Not the Fact
OF Using IL.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
JANEsvILLE. Wis, June l5.-Charles
Whalen was OH the stand most of today,
demonstrating the weakness of his
memory. He could remember that
Gerald Spauldng drew a pistol OIL him,
after the two had been indulging n
horse play. lie remembered that they
agreed to shake bands and make up.
and remembered that Sprulding disre.
garded this by shooting at him. The
bullet whizzed by his ear. He picked
up a coupling pin and remembered Moth
ing after that until he was shot by the
police officers while trying TO break
away from them in st. James. two
weeks later. After that there was an
other lapse, aud he remembered nothing
until he was in jail at Portage, about
ten days after his arrest. Ii he killed
Spauldi ng he did not know it.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-16
SURPRISED BY DENT.
Sudden Postponement of a Heavy
Damage Suit.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, June 15.-rhe suit
brought by Father Dent against the
Order of st. Francis for $4,000 damages
and reinstatement IN the order, came to
a sudden close today. Just before the
adjournment of court yesterday Father
Dent presented as evidence a copy of
the rescript, which declared that the
rescript presented by the defense show
ing that Father Dent had been expelled
from the order was fraudulent. The
document which Father Dent offered in
evidence was issued by the sacred con-
gregation of bishops and regulars at
Rome. Counselor Bliss said this morn
ing that the existence of such docu-
ment was complete surprise to him
and his clients, and he. therefore, asked
for the withdrawal of a juror, or a
practical adjournment of the case, to
enable the defense to secure dispositions
from Rome as to the genuIneness of the
document offered by Father Dent. The
request was granted and Father Dent
awarded $3.50 to cover the costs.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-16
FREED FROM PRISON.
Court OF Cessation Quashes the
Sentences of the Panama Ca
nal COnspirators.
Charles de Lesseps Must Serve a
Year for Bribitlg Members of
the Chambers.

PARIS, June 15.-COnSiderable excite
ment has been caused by the decision of
the court of cessation on the appeal of
Charles de Lesseps and the other de-
PENDANTS convicted of fraud in connec-
tion with the Panama Canal company.
The court handed down its decision to-
day quashing the sentence on the ground
that the statute of limitation covered
the offenses charged, and that the
Indictment OH which the prisoners were
tried was irregular. In consequence of
this decicion, NJ. Eiffel was at once
liberated from prison. There were five
defendants convicted on the trial, which
ended on Feb. last. These were Fer
dinand de LeSseps, his son Charles,
Marius Fontalne, Henri Cottu and Gus
tav Eiffel. Ferdinand de LessepS was
sentepced to five years. Imprisonment
and to pay fine. The decision of the
court suStainS the contention of the ap-
pellants, and, aside from the defective
Indictment, declares that they are en-
titled to their liberty. And thus ends
one OF the greatest criminal cases
France has ever known, in which the
names of men prominent In political
and social life were badly smirched. and
which caused one man-Baron Reinach
to commit suicide, ana two or three
others to flee the country.
Nj. Foutaine was also notified Of the
reversal of his sentence, and he was at
once given his liberty. In addition to
the sentence of five years. imprison-
ment imposed upon NJ. Charles de Les
seps, he was sentenced at later trial to
serve year for bribing certain mem
berS of the chambers to vote for the
Panama lottery bond bill. This SEN
tence has not been set aside. The SEN
tence of one years Imprisonment ran
concurrently with the heavy sentence.
De Lesseps chose to serve the one years
sentence i'll cell, as, by this means. ac-
cording to the prison regulation, the
time was reduced one half. 1t is prob
able that the unserved portion of the
sentence will be Immediately remitted.
and that NJ. de Lesseps will leave the
hospital as soon as he is able.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-16
MARIE TO Be MARRIED
Miss Wainwright Soon to En-
ter "The Social Swim"
Off the Stage.
The Story Given Currency in
Duluth, but She Neither
Denies Nor Affirms.
Millionaire Paul SchultZe, Of
Tacoma, Is Said to Be the
Fortunate Man.
Members Of the Company Say
the Order to DiSband Was
Given at st. Louis.

DULUTH, June 15.--The information
Wainwrlghps reason for retiring from
the stage with the close of the present
season is to marry in the very near fut-
ure Paul Schultze, of Tacoma, mill
ionaire, and one of the best-known men
on the coast. Miss Wainwright, who Sc
company has just closed an engagement
here, when asked concerning the story
refused to be interviewed, or even see
any newspaper men. In reply to
written question, she sent word that
there was no answer, and that
the matter of time was pri-
vate one. Among the members of
the company the story is gener-
ally believed. The announcement that
the company is to disband at the close
the present season was made in St.
Louis, and then only through an inter
view with Miss Vain wright's agent.
Up to that time the members of the
company had received no word that this
season was to be the last. and, in fact,
just before this time Miss Wainwright
had been consulting with her leading
man regarding new play for next sea-
son. No explanation of the sudden
change of plans was offered, and the
one now given is believed by the
company to be correct. Fred Meek,
Miss Wainwright's manager, admitted
that she and Mr.. Schultze we're great
friends, and that she had been enter
tanned by him OH the coast. He denied,
however, any knowledge Of an intended
marriage. Mr.. Schultze is director of
the Tacoma Land company, and Is in
terested with the Northern Pacific in
Puget Sound enterprises. He is also
president OF the Tacoma club. The
company will finish this week with one
night stands and goes then to Mil
waukee. where the company will be dis
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