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The morning call., 1894-03-24

pack. AT the same time the man pulled
the trigger of his gun. but the cap snapped.
Mr.. Herrick then reached frantically for
MS pistol. which lay on the desk at his
right baud concealed by a glass screen.
ihey both crouched down and fired
together In the meantime had got hold of
my pistol and fred through a plate glass
DOOR My shot was fired just as Mr. Her
rick was falling. | got through the door
ana followed the man on the street, firing
as he was about in the middle of the
street. running toward Eleventh street I
called out to stop the man, and rushed
back to the bank to the assistance of Mr..
Herrick. and take care Of the money in the
bank
Altogether there appears to have been
six shots fired. Two by Bonnemont, two
by Herrick and two by Cashier Melvin,
but the whole affair lasted but few
seconds. 1t was all over and the murderer
had disappeared before the crowd that had
gathered had realized that murder had
been committed.
When the body of Rerrick was taken 10
the Morgue, DR.. +. II. Emerson made an
autopsy. He found that the bullet had
entered the left breast two inches to the
left OF the nipple, and after passing
through the lungs and both ventricles of
the heart lodged under the right shoulder
blade. The bullet was extracted from the
flesh. and will be one of the exhibits
shown at the murderer's trial. The body
remained at the Morgue until o'clock in
the afternoon. when il was conveyed 10
Gray's undertaking parlors to be en-
balmed. Coroner Hughes says the inquest
will De held early next W eek.
The deceased had wide circle of friends.
He entered the San Francisco Savings
Union in 1877. He was a very efficient
man and rose rather by merit than per-
sonal influence. His father and President
Miller had married sisters. The deceased
was the only boy out of six children. Two
of his sisters. Miss Bertha Herrick and
Mrs. May Herrick Ross. are artists, having
a studio in the Pacific Union Club build
ing on Post street. Mr. w. f. Herrick,
the father, is well known In business
circles. He is an old resident. When in
the wood engraving business many years
ago Mr.. HerrIck designed the present head
piece of The CALL, engraving it on wood.
DR.. Burke made a stereotype from the
original. DIR. Burke was afterward Chief
of Police and now is a member OF the firm
Of Madison & Burke. After leaving the
engraving business Mr.. Herrick entered the
old Clay-street Bank. Of late he has been
connected with the Palatine Insurance
Company.
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fred square at me. The bullet struck me
in the eye and my face was instantly COW
cred with blood. / was blinded with pain
aud blood. l saw it was a case OF self.
defense. He was going to repeat his fire
and then 1 shot and missed him. / fired
again then when the other fellow began
to fire and that was the shot that hit him
/ suppose. telt another bullet strike me
in the left breast and started out. as
was overmatched. The people tried to
hold me. but presented my gun and told
them to stand back OF would shoot. They
got back, | can tell you.
"Did you intend to kill Herrick?'
NO, shot to wing him. that's all. l
aimed for his shoulder. but must have got
it in his breast. 1t was his own fault. /
shot ia self-defense."
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with which he killed Herrick yesterday
and shot the law officer through the heart
Frederirks had been released on May 26
previous, after serving four years term
In Folsom for q robbery committed in
Mariposa.
The description upon which Captain
Lees. with the aid of the photograph, To-
called his man reads as follows:
German; aged 81; barber by profession; 5
feet 81a inches: fair complexion; dark grav
eyes and light hair; size OF foot, z: weight $50
pounds; short. broad features; medium round
forehead; heavy nose; small mouth; small
ears, well out from the head: teeth Irregular
with small space between two upper front
teeth; medium short, thick hands; medium
arms; small scar left of center of head; small
scar right SIDE OF crown of head; sioop shoul-
ders; slender build. India Ink marks: On
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THE MURDERER IDENTIFIED.
He Is a Convict and Has Murdered
Two Other Men.

When Bonnemont was searched at the
Receiving Hospital it was at once seen
that he was an old hand. In the first place
he was prepared for trouble and mad
fitted himself with an arsenal. a cartridge
belt with fifty cartridges and two 44-caliber
Smith d Wesson revolvers was buekled
around his waist. Both belt and pistols
show signs of ample usage. A dirk-knife
completed his list Of arms, but besides
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Another dastardly crime has been added
to the long list charged to the account of
the Evans and Sontag gang.
William A Herriek. assistant cashier of
the San Francisco Savings Union, lies
dead, shot through the heart by William
Fredericks Bonnemont, the friend and pal
of John Sontag.
This crime, which for wantonness has
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graphic account of the chase and capture
of the fugitive murderer:

81 was on my way downtown on a
Valencia-street ear when l saw a large
crowd at the corner of Market and Fell
streets. Upon alighting / learned wha,
had happened and was told that the mur-
derer had fled. pistol in hand. along
Eleventh street. l obtained description
OF the fugitive and started in pursuit On
every hand ] met people who had seen the
criminal flying from justice. / tracked
him up narrow th0rOughfare toward
Twelfth street and found that he had
stolen a horse and wagon, in which be con-
tinued on his way until he found that the
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added that he had been shot. | said i:
was pity that he had not been killed.
81 was shot first he said, and again
asked me to give him drink.
Why did you go into the bank?'
asked.
4 was starving and wanted money
was his reply"
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SHIELDS STORY.
He Graphically Tells How He Ran
the Criminal Down.

Officer w. j. Shields, one of the most
efficient members of Sergeant Spilane's
Chinatown squad. gives the following
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Continued om Tenth Page.
The morning call., 1894-07-08
BASEBALL up TO DATE.
Results of the Games on the East
ern Diamonds.

CHICAGO, July 7.--TO-day's was the lightest
game for some time, and belonged to either
side until the last man was out. Aft Sullivan
had given two men bases in the eighth, Wimot
bit for two bases, scoring them both. Score:
Washinglons z, base hits s, errors 3. Chicagos
9, base hits 10, errors 4. Batteries A bbey
and Kittridge, Sullivan and Dugdale. Umpire
McQuad.
PITTsBURG, July 7.-Weyhing kept Pitts
bnrgs battrrs guessing to-day and shut them
out score: Piltsburgs 0, base hits 4, errors
g. Philadelphias IL, base hits II. errors q.
Batteries-Ehret and Merritt, Weyhing aud
Buckley. Umpre-LYnch.
CINCINNATI. July THE Reds were unable
10 bat Inks aud lost their first game in two
weeks O-day. Score: Clncinnatis 2, base hits
8, errors 6. Baltmores I l, base hits 16, errors
2. BaJteries-Parrott and Murphy, Inks and
Clarke. Umpres-Hursl and Hartley
LOUISVILLE, KY, July In York made
1t three straight to-day. Score: Loutsvllles G..
base hits 10. errors 4; New Yorks Il. base
hits Il D. Bateries-GrIm and Twtchell and
KneH, Meekin and Doyle. Umpire, Emsle.
ST LOUIS, July 7.-Breitenstein's work in
the box, with numerous errors by Ibe Browns
and their inability TO hit Kennedy, effectively
l0sl tO-days game TO the Brooklyhs. Score:
81. Louis o, base hits IL, errors 5; Br0oklyns
TO- base hits 15 errors 8. Batlerles-Miller
and Bretensten; KinslOw and Kennedy. Um-
pre. Gaffney.
CLEVELAND, July 7.-BOston batted Young
hard to-day aud won with ease. Score: Cleve-
lands 10, base hits 12 trrors 2; BOstOns IA,
base hits 81, errors 6. Balterles-Youug aud
thinner; Nichols and Ryan. Umpire, Stage.
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CARLOS AND ANTONIO.
A sALvADoRAN EPISODE.

Carlos and Tony were two pretty men.
They laid deep plot for TO strike full ten;
Carl worked up a row, made himself the chief
boss,
And put Tony in next. with a SWORD and hoss.
For years the scheme worked. Carl scooped In
the cash
While Tony dIsported his buttons and sash.
But the ''outs" took to sCheming-set out TO
rebel
Says Carlos TO Tony: "You march to the front
I'll stay in the White House and bear all the brunt;
You cover with glory the Salvador streamer,
I'll collar the Doodle and charter steamer"
But Antonio bold found fighting so irksome
He changed all his tactics and started to work
some
Grand scheme by the which he'd come out still
bigger.
"Caramba I'd rather pull wires than the trigger
"Dear Carl" thus he wrote in a bogus dispatch,
"Pve been dead for three weeks and the States
gone to smash.
Skip the game-on the steamer down there in the
harbor-
Or you'll wear striped clothes and get a free
barber"
SO Carl cast a horoscope on the new phase,
Fled down to the ship. with grip, tween two
days.
Says he: 'As for fighting, twill do for poor Tony.
But the man with the 'savVy' looks out for the
money"
Then Anthony bold marched straight for the town
To take up the reins which Don Carlos laid down.
But the rebs had got IN and the town had boom,
Leaving Anthony out in the cold and the gloom.
"Ah. me p' says Antoine, ''whither now can fee !?
All, hal there's the Yankee, the friend OF the free
For. since Carlos has wined those bold sailors in
style,
They'll be glad enough now to feast me for a
while"
And so, to save bloodshed." he HES him on
board,
Freezes on to the hardtack as he lays down his
sword
He'd counseled his comrades 'If it come to the
push
Strike hard for your country-or else take to the
bush" j. O. C.
On THE BENNINGTON. June z, 1894.
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WHY HE GAVE 1T UP.
The Reas ons Why an Old Snowman
Has No POcket-BOok.

has NO P0CketsBO0k.
81 never carry pocSet-b0Ok,'; said w. g.
Coup, the od-tme circus man, while chatting
with party OF friends the other day. 81 used
to carry one, but TWO unfortunate incidents in
my career cured me OF the habit aud now l
divide up what little money may carry about
me and tuck it into various pockets.
"Years ago, when l was a young man, l was
going down the Mississippi on cotton steam er
with small show that we were taking to Cuba.
l had $4,000 with me-al the money / had in
the word-and l carried it in a big leather
p0cket-book in my hip pocket. 1t was pretty
hot and l sat on the rail-
my pocketbOOk worked out Of my pocket,
and before knew 1t 1t fell kerplunk into the
muddy waters of the Mississippi. / saw it dis
appear. There was no way to recover II. 1t
was gone forever. Some years later | was on
another Mississippi River boat with another
show.
81 had $1,000 in a poeket-book 1t was all
I had then, too. The boat was crowded and
we were forced to slrep on double deck cots in
the saloon. l tucked my pocket. book in my
pillowcase and put my head on E.
"In the morning l arose, ana the cOl0red
walters on the boat rushed TO get the cot out of
the way in order 10 Sc the break fast table. On
returning from the washroom 1 thought OF my
p0cket-book. 1 was desperate. ! felt sure
knew the negro VINO had taken it, / took my
gun in hand and walked down to the pantry.
A mulalto saw me coming. stepped up and
handed me he missing pOcket-bo0E.
"'Am you de gemmen who lose de walllck p
he asked
81 said was and gave him $40 gold piece.
He was not the man l suspected. Had he not
approached me as he did I'd have shot the
other fellow on suspicion, sure l resolved
again, and never TO accuse man OF anything
unless am sure he Is gullty.-Chicago Times.
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superstitions About Birds

The natives of Alaska say that the
short-eared owl. which is rather stupid and
has a peculiarly shaped head, was origi-
nally a little girl For sume reason She
was turned into bird with very long
bill. much like q curlew's. Finding her.
self thus transformed she started up in a
wild, confused way and flew plump agains,
The side of q house, COMPRISING her bill
and fiatteniDg her face.
A still more curious superstition of theirs
relates to the CANADA jay, otherwise
known as Whisky Jack.
In April, $780, at Mr.. Turner's instiga-
tion, trader. after much persuasion and
the offer of large reward, induced a
Young native TO find him nests of this bird
He soon returned with two nests, eac b, un-
fortunately for Mr.. Turner's purpose.
containing half-grOwn young instead of
eggs.
Walking into the house the young fellow
told the trader to take them at once, for
he was sure some evil would result from
his act So saying he seiZed the -four (the
stipuIated reward and hurried away.
All the old crones and men If the village
prophesied that the wea her would turn
cold. and that very late spring would fol-
low as a result of this robbery. AS chance
would have it, their prediction came true
the spring was colder and more backward
by nearly month than any since the
Americans had had possession of the
country.
a wear afterward Mr.. Turner asked the
same trader to get him eggs of the bird by
send ng out natives earlier In the season.
The trader did his best, but the natives
could not be bribed to risk snother vista
ton of WHISKY Jacks anger. The old
people positively forbade the younger ones
TO have anything to do with the matter,
and the attempt had to be abandoned
Youths Companion.
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COPELAND INSTITUTE.
IT Is FAVORED BY ALL.
The Copeland Plan Of Relief for All
Chronic Sufferers.
Many Benevolent Ladies' in All Parts OF
the City Actively Engaged in Urging
the Sick to Take Advantage of
Great Opportunity.

Mrs. Mary A. Livermore. the writer, philar-
thropist and leader Of women, who, after a
course Of treatment by the Copeland experts
Ior distressing chronic indrmity, has been
commencing the Copeland system to the world
as an ali-deserving humanity, is herself among
the most remarkable and commanding charac-
ters OF our time. The women OF America be-
ileve in her as a most sincere humanitarian
and regard her as good personal leader, be-
cause with the instincts and talents of a natural
sovereign. she has more pretty little feminine
virtues than field has buttercups. Polite
society everywhere hOnOrs her as an ornament,
luminary and power.
This sister superior and queen of women, as
stated, has been paying tribute to DrS. Cope
land, Wlnn and Neal, ana earnestly commend
ing their plan of relief for chronic sufferers as
the wiSeSt and ktndeSt provision that could
possibly b made.
And just at the present time most remark
able degree of enthusiasm seems to be prevail
ing among the thoughtful women OF San Fran
cisco Ou exactly the same subject. a live idea
seems to have got loose among them 10 the
effect that great common-sense humanity like
that OF providing inexpensive medical care for
the sick Is something that all earnest people
ought 10 take a hand in promoting. great
many OF these thoughtful women have been
dong little mission work on their own ac-
count. In all parts OF The city hey have been
reminding the sick of the saving help offered
them under the Copeland quarter-fee system
and exhorTing them TO take advantage of It.
However, it cannot be that these ladies OF
san Francisco have been inspired TO such
gentle efforts simply by the words OF a great
writer. They have sympathetic instincts OF
their own. They take a humane interest IN
seeing all suffering invads find Th ir way to
the Copeland physicians. They sympathiZe with
Drs. Copeland, Winn and Neal in their work OF
rescuing invalds from the horrors of disease
exactly as they sympathtze with the ilfe-savingG
crew that rescues sailors from the horrors OF
the deep!
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STOLE NAPOLEON'S WATCH.
Its Chimes Sound an Alarm and Lead
to the Thief's Capture.

Its Chimes Sound an Alarm and Lead
to the Thief's Capture.
When the great French emperor was in
the zenith OF his power a wonderful time
piece was made for him at Strasburg by
one of the most famous German watch
makers. Aside from striking the hours
the watch contained minia ture chimes,
which used to delight the emperor on his
marches with one of the martial airs of
France.
With the generosity that characterized
his relations toward all who were thrown
in contact with him, Napoleon gave it
away as token of friendship, the prize
falling to Marshal Ney. The story goes
that fhe watch was left by the marshal to
bis son, Joseph Ney, the duke of Moscow,
who, when he visited us in 1S42, brought
the watch with him and presented it to
DR.. Nay of TINS city. This is the gentle
man who presented the city with a bronze
cut face OF Napoleon, which graced the
city hall until the city surrendered to the
| Federals.
The watch has been on exhibition at the
Creole Art Gallery, at the corner of Canal
| and Rampant stree S. recently, and has
| been in long glass case with number
| of other famous relics, and has been much
| admired. 1t is somewhat larger in cir
cumfereDce than the ordinary watch and
not so thick.
| The other evening there were several
visitors in the place and Armand Hawk
ms was explaining the history of some of
the curiOs when young man. we'll dressed,
entered the place. He carried a paper
and his remarks were calculated TO make
! those present understand that he was
| from the North and was down here in
search of rest and recreation. MIR. Hawk
| ins did not pay much attention
to his visitor, but his attention was
suddenly recalled to him by low
music, sounding like distant chimes. COM
ing from where the young man was stand
! lug. AT the same time the young man
started for the street. Mr.. Hawkins, re-
calling the fact, went hastily to the place
where the young man had been standing.
| He found that the glass door of the case
| had been pulled back and that il had
started several pieces of antique. hand
painted French porcelain to jiDgling.
Making hasty inspection he found that
NapoIeOn's watch was missing, and then
darted out after the young man, who was
| rapidly disappearing down Canal street.
He caught the man nearly block away
and upon demanding the watch almost
had fight with him.-New Orleans Times
Dam0crat.
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all the eager joy of anticipation in her
beautiful face, a tall and sunburEed
stranger, with the distinguished air of one
who has travelled much, allghted from a
carriage that but moment before had
rolled up to the door, walked slowly I'D
the steps and rang the bell. Il needed but
a glance to see that Edward Cashmere was
not the same impassloned lover that had
torn himself away two years before. His
face was anxious. perturoed. and showed
no trace Of the great joy that should have
been his. he hesitated a moment in the
hall, and then, summoning ali his resolu-
tion, threw open the drawing-room door
and stood face to face with the woman
who had cung to him so passionayely at
parting. and whom he had promised, even
as be kissed her farewell, to be faithful to.
And now. what was he to bring her?
Nothing bu. a record of broken promises.
the charred ashes of a dead love.
Edward" she said. looking up into his
face with searching gaze. as if she would
read his very soul. nave you nothing to
say to me? After two long years of walt
ing, do you come back to me now only to
tell me-ah. have | guessed your secret
that your heart is another's?"
With quick gesturelof despair be turned
from her, and. burying his face in
his hands, muttered hoarsely: ALAS, have
you so soon learned the truth? Yes, in
Qee0, II is DQL 100 IIue, no went Oh. 'On6
day while was travelling through an un-
frequented portion of Italy | met by
chance a beautiful girl from Plainfield
For nearly a day after that we were
thrown almost constantly together 1t is
the same old story. Mildred. Of
"And is she your wife? she demanded,
the color gradually fading away from her
face and leaving it quite ghastly in its
pallor.
"Sbe is" he replied brokenly. "We
were married in Paris last month. But
Mildred, DEAR" he cried passionately, ''do
not grieve so. Can it be possible bat you
still love me SO? On, tell NE that this is
not true!'
With a piercing cry the young girl threw
herself PROSTATE on the sofa. ooh. why
did you not tell me this before?" she
moaned. mo, Edward, it is not that l
love you so much, but low fear that it is
too late"
TOO late" he repeated mechanically.
"Why. what can you mean?"
81 mean this" she cried bysterically.
knowing that you were coming back.
and believing you to be true to me, this
morning. fool that / was, sent back four
elegant engagement rings"
The morning call., 1894-07-08

CHARLES F. KAPP, 1900 MARKET STREET.
II suppose 1 have had as bad a case of ca
tarrh as any one ever had. have had IL nearly
all my life. and for the past fifteen years it has
been very bad. l dOctored continually for it.
l have tried all known patent remedies, and
have been TO all the springs and health re-
sorts, but never received any benefit until
tried the Copeland treatment. Everybody
knows me, and all my friends know how l suf-
fered from the scourge. l had lost all sense OF
smell and taste, and was fast losing my hear
ing; in short, had one of the worst cases of
catarrh in this city, and that is saying consider
able. Under the Copeland treatment L began
to improve rapidly and to-day am practically
a WELL MAN. want to advise any one SUI
fering from catarrh not 10 waste their time
and money in doctOring elsewhere. l have
tried everything and spent thousands OF dol
lars, all 10 no avail. and now am WI II man
after expendIng only a trifiiDg sum OF money,
and as they do not accept any larger fee than
So a month, the only way have left me to eX-
press my gratitude is 10 thus make public what
Iney have done for me. L shall be pleased TO
see any one and talk with them regarding my
case If they will call on me at 1900 Market
street.
The morning call., 1894-07-08
ELECTRICAL WONDER.
How Iron Is Heated to a White
Heat in a Pail of Water.

Raising iron or steel to welding heat
by plunging it into a bucket of water is
one of the more recent electrical accom-
plishments which has excited no end of
interest and admiration. The phenome-
non was illustrated eXperim entally TO
thousands of specta tors at the Columbian
Exposition last year, but instead of being
simply an interesting scientific demonstra-
tion. as it was there regarded. it has lat
terly been applied in a practical way as
an everyday substitute for the time hon.
ored forge fire. At the Edison Illumi-
mating Company's station at Brooklyn,
n. Y, the "water-pail FORGE" as it has
been aptly named, can be seen in daily
operation, and the practical value of its
astonishing performances has there been
demonstrated beyond all doubt. Across
the too OF an ordinary wooden water bucket
rests a bar OF iron, to which the negative
pole of dynamo is attached by a wire.
The other pole of the machine is connected
with plate OF copper in the bottom Of the
bucket. To bring the end of any desired
bar of iron or steel to welding heat, all
that Is necessary is to rest 1t against the
bar across the top of the bucket d to dip
the point into the water within. This
closes the electric circuit. and in a few mo-
ments the end of the bar becomes hot
enough to be readily worked under
blacksmth's hammer. What actually
happens when the circuit is closed is this
The water in the bucket, under the
action of the passing current, imme-
diatey begins to decompose into its COM
punent gases, oxygen and hydrogen,
and the latter adheres in a film to the
submerged part of the metal bar, protect.
ing it from contact with the surrounding
water. Ii now The electric current were
not very strong it would cease to flow, be-
cause of the break IN the circuit III ade by
the hydrogen accumulation. With suffi-
cient strength of current, however, the re-
sistance of the hydrogen envelope is over
come, and In doing this heat is developed
sufficient in this case to quickly bring the
end Of the bar TO a white heat. That the
water does not quench the bar is readily
explained by the fact that the hydrogen
finn prevents the two from coming into
actual contact. How great the possibilities
of this water-pail forge are can easily be
imagined. The ordinary forge and blower
and the necessary attendant coal and
smoke and dust are all entirely dispensed
with, and the whole outfit may be likely
feature of the ideal backsmith-shop of the
near future.-Cassier's Magazine.