The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-24
A MASON'S HEART.
It Is Buried With Much
Ceremony.
RECITED POETRY IN COURT.
How Helena Courtney Captured
a Verdict.
A PREACHER BURGLARIZED.
The Society Baseball Game at Pied
mont Park Was a Sweeping
Victory for Oakland.
PREACHER BURGLARIZED.

q. OAKLAND.-The heart Of the Mexican
Ex-Governor, Ign acio HeTrara Cairo, was
yesterday deposited in the vault prepared
for it by Gethsemane Chapter No. Of
Rose Croix, A. and A. S. Rite of Free
masonry, at Mountain View Cemetery.
The story of how the heart of this Ma
SOD came into the hands of the members
of the Oakland lodge of Masons has been
already told in IHE CALL. The cere-
mony, which is of rare occurrence, was
deliberately carried out yesterday. many
Masons from a distance being present to
view the unusual scene. Among others
present was a detachment of the Guardia
de Juarez, who took great interest in the
honor shown their couDtryman.
The procession was formed at Masonic
Temple. after the performance of certain
Masonic rites, and took carriages and cars
fer the cemetery. At the cemetery gates
the procession was reformed and marched
to the spot where the heart was to be de-
posted. 1t is spot lying just north of
the soldiers plat and near the Crocker
. tomb. The plat is improved. and sur
rounded with elaborate coping.
Exercises were opened by the singing Of
a Masonic ode by the Masonic choir to the air
America" The beart of the dead BROTH
er. iBelOsed in a sealed glass jar, was then
deposited in the receptacle provided for it
by the grand treasurer. tile grand master
repeating: May the Great Architect of
the universe in his wisdom grant that ages
upon ages shall pass away ere they shall
again be seen Of man."
This was followed by an Grafton by Ed
win A. Sherm an, who spoke in both Eng.
lIsh and Spanish.
Wrapped about the jar containing the
heart were documents of Masonic char
acter, together with newspapers coins
etc. The heavy foundation stone-a five.
foot block Of granite. 10 inches thick.
was then laid over the cavity and the
ceremony was ended. a monument suita
bly, inscribed will be erected later.
Recited in Court.
Miss Helene Courtney was just a trife
nervous when she began the recitation of
one of Ella Wheeler WiIcox's most pas
sionale poems Of passion yesterday in
Justice Woods courtroom, but she recov-
cred herself before reading long. and at
the close of the recitation the spectators
acted as If they wanted to applaud the fair
reader, butt the stern look of the Judge
said plainly that the courts dignity must
not be so trifled with.
. Miss Courtney had been engaged to ap-
pear at the Peoples 1heater in the part of
Countess Nida in "Tbe Nihilist," but
Manager Benson let her out after trial OF
two weeks because of alleged Incompe-
tency. She was engaged for eight weeks
at $40 per week and accordingly sued for
$3.50.
The courtroom was crowded with pro-
= tessional people, and in her testimony
Miss Courtney said she lost an engage
ment of six weeks in San Francisco by
reason OF having accepted Benson's en-
gagement.
Benson's lawyer. w. Fl. Cook, ques-
toned the ability of the actress, and her
lawyer told the court that his client was
competeD., and suggested that she give a
sample of her histrionlc powers. Accord