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81 am acquainted with her," was the re- |
ply.
ibid you ever see Henry Martini"
"Oh, yes"
when was the first timer"
81 saw him in the cafe Of the Palace
Hotel"
"In whose company was he?"
"In that of Mrs. John Martin"
when was the KIT time you saw
Henry Martin ?"
1T was at 5O4 Geary street in Mrs. John
Martins room. l remember the date. 1t
was February 10, 1893 on Wednesday, and
il was some time in the forenoon"
How do you happen TO remember the
date?"
'On the day before l had been sick and
a friend came over to see me from across
the bay. bringing me a bunch of roses,
which she said was my valentine"
did you hear what conversation passed
between Henry and Mrs. John Martin on
that occasion ?"
s"Very little. l heard Mrs, Martin ask
Henry Martin how his wife was. after she
bad introduced me to him"
Grove Johnson produced a photograph
of Henry Martin, which was iden tilted by
the witness and introduced in evidence.
Mr.. DslmaS commenced his cTOss-exami-
nation in his usual style. He asked Mrs.
Cornwall a few preliminary questions,
after which he asked: you say you first
met Mrs. John Martin five years ago.
Where was that, and under what circum-
stances?"
st was at the Baldwin Hotel. / had
called to see some one there. and in the
elevator came across Mrs. John Martin
in company with a gentleman whom l
knew"
WHO was that gentleman ?"
"Mr. RobinsOn-L. L. Robinson. He
spoke to me, and introduced me to Mrs.
John Martin"
'"When was the next time you held con-
versation with Mrs. John Martin ?"
''In the cafe of the Palace Hotel. Henry
Martin and Mrs. John Martin were having
lunch together. and Mrs. John introduced
me TO Henry Martin. l did not sit down
with them. AS | was passing her table
she reached out her hand and we shook
hands. / asked her how she was, and she
said she was well. physically"
"WHen was that?'
at was one day just after the holidays,
at the beginning of 1898.
Mrs. Cornwall then spoke further of that
visit TO 504 Geary street She had gone
there To talk over the death of a mutual
friend. L. L. Ro binson. She was shocked
at his death, and they both spoke of him.
She had left home that morning to buy
Valentines. and was passing up. Geary
street. when she stopped opposite the
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the date of my marriage until his death,
fifteen years"
did he say he was a friend of Mrs
John Martin ?"
Eyes. He said he was friend of Mis-.
Martin and of her husband"
And you never called ON or saw her till
last night ?''
mo"
"How did you happen to NEE. her ?"
II met her in Pacifc-avenue car about
quarter to 8 o'clock. She was in the car
when got on at Sacramento street. Mrs.
Martin recognized me and crossed over TO
speak to me. She asked if [ was not Mrs.
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Lyndhurst, where she used to board. She
thought of going in there to see friend.
While she stood there Mrs. John Martin
came along. shook hands, and they spoke
of Mr.. Robinson's death. Then Mrs.
Martin said she didn't feel we'll and asked
the witness to come up TO her room, close
by. Witness accompanied her.
II promised to call upon her when l
was first introduced TO her." she said.
That was in 1885, Had you ever called
upon Martin from that time TO February,
1882"
No"
You spoke Of Mr.. Robinson's sudden
death. When did he die? How long be-
fore this conversational"
II cannot remember" was the answer.
The witness told how that she only re-
NAMED at Mrs. Martins house that day
for five minutes. Henry Martin was not
there when we arrived, but he came in
Immediately and | was reintroduced to
him. He did not sit down while l was
there"
who let you in ?"
1.-THE landlady."
Mrs. Tibbets ?"
81 knew her as Jennie We all spoke
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! as she asked. When they went to the
house on Van Ness avenue there were
some persons In the DarlOr. The witness
didn't want to meet them, and then Mrs.
| Martin begged her to go into the dining
room. She did so, and Mrs. Martin left
her there a long while. presumably to
speak to the other people. Since the in
terview she had not conversed with Mrs.
Martin.
Cannot you fix little more exactly the
date of that interview in the Palace
Hotel cafe ?" asked Delmas.
"Well, l know it was about New Year,
1893. Irememb Der asking Mrs. John Mar
tin i she had passed pleasant Christ
mas"
when were you subpenaed, Mrs. Corn
wall?"
AT noon to-day. The subpoena was
served by Mrs. Martins son. Mrs. Mar
tin called upon me to testify for her, beg
ging me to do as l would be done by. |
half promised to do so the night before"
"Were you surprised at the subpoena? :"
'NO; | was not"
THAT is ALL" said Mr.. Delmas.
mrs. Cornwall" asked Grove johnson
in denomination, "say whether, after
you left Mrs. John Martins house last
night, any one followed you"
Delmas objected vigorously to the ques-
ton. but it was allowed.
L
think, followed me-" Mrs. Cornwall was
then released. and left the courtroom i'm
mediately. She made an excellent W.T.
ness, although IL was plain to see that she
was there against her will.
"We rest" exclaimed Johnson.
"Call your witnesses in rebuttal." said
Judge Coffey. and Messrs. Rodgers and
Delmas once more changed places.
&C. w. Cross" summoned Mr.. Rodgers,
- Snn fnr md Epn off
ney of this city took the stand. Arthur
Rodgers approached him with a bundle of
papers. II hand you, Mr.. Cross
Grove johnson was not asleep now. He
was on his feet in an instant. WED like
to see those papers before you hand them
to the witness" he said.
Arthur Rodgers complied. of course. and
the whole formidable package was SUBJ
mltted TO the ardent gaze of attorneys
johnson, Thornton and Linforth. Mrs.
John Martin also took a hand in the in
vestigation. Expert Eisenschimel wSs
also on the scene. and wanted to see the
papers, but Mr.. Delmas was ever vigilant.
MIR. Eisenschimel." he said, you have
nothing to do with those papers. You NAV
not see them yet. Stand back, SIR" Mr..
Eisenschimel stood back"
After a brief recess the papers were
handed back to Arthur Rodgers. who gave
them one by one to the witness. II hand
you." he said, "a letter dated Weaver
Vile, May 4, 1890; also another dated from
the same place May %, 1890; another
dated from Tower House. June 8, 1890;
another dated New York, May 81, 1891
another, undated. signed B. J. M; also
three telegrams-one dated New York,
May 6, 1891. second dated July 10. 1891,
and the third dated Jersey City. July IL,
1891. Now, sir; L ask you when you re-
ceived those papers aud from whom ?"
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HE GAVE BATTLE.
Murderer Vital Makes a
Lively Fight.
He Was Handcuffed to the One
Armed Sheriff of Santa Bar
bara at the Time.

Sheriff BToughton OF Santa Barbara County
has only one arm, and he came near losing that
yesterday morning. Murderer Antoine Vital
came near pulling IL out or its socket. and also
dealt the officer blow that made him see stars
for several moments.
Vital made as desperate a battle for liberty
as ever prisoner fought. The Tiburon ferry
depot at the foot OF Clay street was the scene
OF the warfare.
Antoine Vital was a passenger for San Quen-
tin. lie came 10 san Francisco on the steamer
Mexico IN charge OF Broughton and deputy.
From the time he left Lompoc until the steamer
arrived in this city he created trouble.
Twice on the trip up he tried to jump over
board and one he attempted to end his life by
cutting an artery in his arm with piece Of
rusty iron.
Vital IS a sullen.looking chap of decidedly
Spanish type. The murder for which he has
been sentenced to life imprisonment was COM
mltted two years ago In Lompoc. He entered
chinese washhouse, drew bead on its pro-
piletor with shotgun and shot him 10 pieces.
As soon as the Mexico locked Sheriff
Broughton and his deputy placed an Oregon
boot on the convict and started with him
toward the TiburOn ferry.
The ferry depot was pretty we'll filled with
passengers, and TWO police officers stood near
its entrance.
Broughton's one arm was securely fastened
to the prisoner and not thought was given to
the IDEA OIL vital making an attack ON his Gus
todians
Without saving word he suddenly turned
and struck Broughton terrific blow in the
lace: The officer fell, but recovered himself
quickly. Then the battle ensued
Deputy Smith rushed TO his supprlor's aid
and tried to down the now thoroughly enraged
Vital. The three struggled all over the waiting
room, the murderer showing a vast degree of
strength and ability TO kick and gouge.
Officer FitZgibbOn and Sergeant Tom Ma
honey came forward TO help the Sheriff and in
few seconds Vital was subdued by a number
"a n q
He was then double handcuffed and hurried on
board the ferry.
Captain Hall OF the Mexico stated that Vital
Is very desperate man. HE told ME that he
had committed eight murders and was going to
XIII some one else before he got TO prison." said
the captain. "He is determined to die by his
nINn ham s
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her house. / was very reluctant to be
mixed up in this case, and told her so, put
she persuaded me. We talked for some
time on the Street corner first, and then
went up to Mrs. Martins house. l was
there three-quarters of an hour, about.
Mrs. Martin said she had been hunting
for me-"
"Why. your husband and yourself had
been residing here all the time' had you
not?"
YES"
Then the witness was questioned con-
corning her husbands occupation. Sne
knew very little, however. except that ne
was connected with the Black Diamond
Company, and had offices on Main street
The coal, she believed, came from WASH
ington.
TERRITORY ?" asked Delmas.
"No, State" was the answer. and there
was laugh at Mr.. Delmas' expense.
Further pressed on the subject of the
previous nights interview. Mrs. Cornwall
said that Mrs. Martin was very persistent
She said: You know you met me in my
room. You remember" Witness re-
piled, "Idon't want to remember" but
Mrs. Martin begged and prayed her to do
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-11
MURDER OF EFFIE KING.
The Coroner's Jury Returns YER
dict AGAINST Larrabee.

The Coroner's jury, after hearing the evil
dence in The Effie b. King case, returned YER
dict OF murder against f II. Larrabee.
The testimony but retold the story OF the
horror already published. Mrs. Z. Ii. Bedford,
the deceased's mother, testified that year ago
her daughter left her home and since then she
had not seen her alive.
Mrs. Raymond, landlady OF the lodgng.house.
testified that the girl nrst came 10 the house
with the man Charles Z. Bates some months
ago, but that they were unable TO agree and lie
left. and she took up with Larrabee.
Afterward she became reconclled TO Bates
and on The morning of the murder he had
visited her rooms and she went out with him.
Larrabee was waiting for her when size re-
turned.
Frank Ross, an Ellis. street grocer, was In the
woman's room when Larrabee came up and
called her into the hall, Immediately beginning
his attack.
Bates, the actor, was called. but knew
nothing of the murder. He admitted that he
had arranged 10 go away with the girl.
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To-day will be the last day Of the Trot-
ting-horse Breeders meeting, and an ex-
cellent programme is offered. One of the
features of the day will be the two-mile
and repeat race. for which there are six
entries. as follows: Senator i, Solano
Chief. Wisteria, Peter w. Della II and
Alex Button Jr. This race should be one
of the most interesting events of the meet
ing The other events are as follows:
Butchers race-Manzanita, Mollie and
Josie McAuliffe.
Roadster race-Owners to drive. Five
entries.
2:2O class trot-Purse $1,000. Ten en-
tries.
2:25 class pace-Purse $1,000. Eleven
entries.
On Monday the Golden Gate Fair Asso-
citation will open its meeting with a run
ming programme. The races Will be held
every day next week, three days being de-
voted to the bangtails. and the balance to
the harness brigade. There is large list
of entries, and good sport is expected.
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of her as Jennie l never spoke to her.
but l spoke of her."
"When did you next see Mrs. John
Martin ?'
Never again until last Dight."
How were you introduced to Mrs.
Martin in the elevator; by what name?"
LAS Mrs. Cornwall to Mrs. John
Martin"
You were great friend Of Mr.. Robin
son. were you not ?'
Yes. He was our neighb0r for six
years. and showed myself and my husband
many kindnesses. He was my friend from
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-11
SIDE-DOOR CASES.
Most of Them Are Continued Till
SATURDAY. Week.

Thirty saloon. keepers charged with violating
the side-door ordinance were In Judge Conlan's
department vest erday to answer to the COM
plants In the cases OF two of them. Henry
Bloom and l.. PockwtZ Prosecutor O'Keefe
and Supervisor Dundon-the latter having
drafted the ordinance-made statements that
it was meant TO apply 10 saloons with side
rooms In which women are served, and not
wholesale houses. On this the court discharged
Bloom and PockwitZ. The cases against the
others went over until Saturday, August 1S.
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The witness answered: "These came
into my possession at the end of August,
or beginning of September, 1892. l re-
ceived them at the Office of a gentleman
who died in this city, and for whose estate
/ was attorney"
''Who gave them to your"
sNo one. was
"ObjectP interposed Johnson.
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Corn wall, and wondered where 1 had been
so long. We journeyed together as far as
O'FarreIl and Larkin streets, where we
got off the car together.
what happened then?"
his grandmother, who resides on Larkin
street. Mrs. Martin waited for me while
l did 80, and then persuaded me to 60 to
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Suit for a Narrow Lot.

May Fl. Mones has sued Maria and Maud
Smith Bowditch and Blanche S. Norton to re-
cover possession OF narrow strip OF land on
Suffer street, near Taylor. The strip In one
place is less than two feet wide.
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SnZOdOnt.

This word. which has been staring everybody In
the face for the past years. and is now getting into
everybody's mouth, is preparation for cleansing.
bea utifying and preserving the teeth, sweetening
the breath, and arresting the progress Of decay.
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Sued for an Assessment.

w. OBJ. Macdonough has sued Seymour Attel
to recover $511o 80, the amount of an assess
ment on LOT on Grant avenue, which AtteI
sold him in 1882. McDonOugh alleges that The
lot was represented to him by Attel as free OF
all membranes
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-11

The article about San Francisco in
part rs of Picturesque California" is
written by Joaquin Miller. 1t is Illus
trated by eighteen beautiful pictures.
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Big enough for two is this rocker !!
Comes in mahogany or antique oak,
highly polished. Sole leather or plush
seat and costs but $500.
Another south of Market street"
price. Well furnish your whole house
on the same basis.
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Pacing 2:25 class purse $1,000.
Eagle, b. m, by war Eagle (owen) 100. l l
Drectrix, blk f., by Director (Dustin).. / 2 2 2
Cibolo, b c.. by Chas. Derby (Sanders). . 33l44
Seymour Wilkes and Phenol also started.
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Violin, Cecilia and Alec also started
Trotting, 2:22 class: purse $1,000.
,franner IL by Tiltnn lmQnk


Stranger, b. s., by Titon Almelt
(suliivan). 49,. ................. 1875 11sl
Jennie June, b. ~. by Motor Patti
SOM $1,000 =
Alert, b. g., by Ensign (Sanders)... 10 8 4 3
She. b. m, by Abbotsford (Alviso)~. 8 q
LeonOr, Chloe. Sacramento, G. Daylight,
King of the Ring Maud Fowler, Antioch Beau
mont, Bonnibel. King Orry and Rex also started.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-03-28
Ennd VS.. Medicine.

People often wonder why it is that
physicians so universally prescribe
cod liver oil nowadays instead of medi-
cines. The reason is easily explained.
OF late years the medical profession
has depended less upon powerful drugs
and medicines and more upon nourish-
ment to effect cures, the result being
that where they formerly took cases
in their own hands, physicians now
are content to assist nature in her
work of overcoming the ills of life in
her own way.
The modern school of physicians has
found that ced liver oil is one of the
most nutritious of foods, and will do
more to give natural strength and
tone to the body than almost any
other known nourishment. 1t is in
itself fat, but it contains substances
that make it a popularity rich fat. 1t
not only insures a proper nourish-
ment of the body, but it supplies the
waste of disease or chronic ailments,
and thus serves double purpose.
In former years there were two OBJ
jections to cod liver oil. These were
its vile taste and its tax upon the
stomach. Many preferred being ill
to taking such nauseating dose, while
others could not retain the oil after
taking it. 1t remained for the chemist
to render the oil palatable and make
it in an easy form for the stomach by
converting it into an emulsion, thus
accomplishing by mechanical process
what had been left for the system to
do. New York Telegram.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-03-28
Rabbits for the Market.

It is not generally known that
rabbit ranch exists near this city on
what promises to be quite an extensive
scale. J. B. Baumgartner and Mat
thias Foerg are the owners of the
ranch, and already have a barn forty
feet long and divided up into stalls,
all of which are now occupried by
bunny and his numerous progeny.
The rabbits are the lop-eared va
riety, breed exceeding scarce and held
at fancy prices in the United States.
Mr.. Baumgartner imported two pairs
from Switzerland a year and half
ago, paying 5000 for them. He now
has over sixty rabbits from those two
pairs.
The rabbits breed seven times year
and have from eight TO ten to litter.
When full grown they weigh from
fourteen to eighteen pounds. They
are most delicious eating, their flesh
being considered superior to chic ken.
As they command from fifteen to
twenty cents per pound, rabbit farm
ing is much more profitable than
chicken raising.
Like ordinary rabbits they are prac-
tically omniverous. They are beau
tiful animals, with their long, silky
hair and fluffy fur. Unlike other rab-
bits, they do not burrow except at
breeding time, and are exceedingly
tame by nature and easily kept. Baum
garten a Foerg say that they have
only made a fair beginning in the
business and are already planning to
enlarge their building and ranch. -
South Bend ind. journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-03-28

escape during the night, was waiting
for his eyes to be uncovered. The doc.
tor had Just arrived when the servant
opened the door and whispered some-
thing to Marion. Without saying any.
thing Marion left the room and ran
down stairs. Nora Thurston was
there.
"Come up" said Marion. ''You
are Just in time. think he can see
you"
They went up the stairs together
"Go in there, dear-quietly. One
moment" Marion took the girls face
between her hands and kissed her.
ooh, is my hat straight? Do look
all right? 1 want to look nice if he
does see me-"
eyes, yes. Be quick"
Marion stood by the door listening.
There was silence for some moments.
Then she heard the doctors voice.
"Well?"
'Nora-ah it is good to see you !"
A few moments afterward the doc
tor came into the sitting room.
'What, nurse Broken down, eh ?"
For Marion was lying upon the sofa,
her face hidden in the cushions.
"Oh, I am glad l am gladl" she
sobbed. ooh, God, make me glad I"
Pail Mall Budget.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-03-28
Here's Richness For You.

It is no exaggeration TO say that
there is practically in sight in Colorado
81, 900, 900, 900 of low-grade ore. It
may cost $500, 900, 600 or $900,0 ,000,.
600 to take it all out, but it will fur
nish employment to hundreds of thou
sands and make business enough to
give Denver 500, 900 people. Cripple
Greek alone cannot have less than
$l00, 900, 900 in its hills, already par
TALLY opened. Tho great tunnel from
Idaho Springs under the mountains to
beneath Central will take out several
hundred millions from old and known
veins. A dozen similar tunnels will
be built in other localities. Many
thousands of gold seams have been
opened at periods and under condi-
tions that offered no profit. Most of
them will now pay. Colorado's gold
belt extends from Boulder, Manhattan,
in Larimer County, and Hahn's Peak,
with a broad sweep southwest, to the
corner of the State. 1t is the largest
and richest gold field in the world.
We doubtless have more gold than
silver. New York Dispatch.
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The STAMP Collecting Fiend.

81 know a stamp collecting fiend,
said Earl Becker, "who never tires of
disputing the correctness of the Oft
repeated statement that used stamps
have no value, and that the million
stamp charity story is II myth. He
carries around with him written offer
of 800 for 200, 900 stamps and shows
it with great glee. Any man who
wants TO get rich should avoid filling
an order of this kind, if he gets one,
because to collect | 200, 900 stamps it
is necessary to secure more than 300
a day for ten years, without even rest
ing on Sunday To get this number
daily would take Mt least half a mans
time, unless he happened to have ac-
cess to the waste basket of a large
firm, and for his reward he would get
just $40 year, waiting, however, ten
years for pay day. Under these cir
cumstances it seems pretty safe to offer
800 for 1000, 900 stamps, for no one
acquainted with principles of arithme-
tic would be very likely To seriously
consider the proposition. st, Louis
Globe-Democrat
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-03-28

The fantastic and somewhat gro'
tesoue humor of the Thirteen Club, of
New York, expended itself recently at
a dinner which was intended to assist
in giving the finishing stroke to the
superstitious notions which still linger
about the world from the days of our
ancestors. Everything was done by
the club to challenge, defy and ridicule
the current superstitions. The mem
bers and their friends dined in thir'
teens, walked under ladders, split salt,
crossed knives, had lamps in plaster
skulls and did many other curious and
absurd things at which many simple
people still tremble in these days.
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RATS OF ADVERTISING o /,
THE HUMMING TOP.


The top II hummeth a sweet, sweet son
To my dear little boy at play
Merrily singeth all day long, v
As it spinneth and spinneth away.
And my dear little boy
He laugheth with Joy
When he heareth the tuneful tone
OF that busy thing
That loveth to sing
The song that is all his own. -
Hold fast the string and wind IL tight
That the song be loud and clear;
Now hurl the top with all your might
Upon the banquette here
And straight from the string
The joyous thing
Boundeth and spinneth along;
And it whirrs and It cbirrs
And 1t birrs and it purrs
Ever its pretty song.
Will ever my dear little boy grow old,
As some have grown before2
Will ever his heart feel faint and cold,
When he heareth the songs Of yorei
viii ever this toy
OF my dear little boy,
When the years have worn away,
Sing sad and low
of the long ago,
As II singeth to me to-day?
Eugene Field, in Chicago Record.