The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-13

set for Tuesday, December Is. Aldricn de'
sired to enter a plea of not guilty, but Judge
Gift Informed him that he could make no plea
at that time.
The examination of Rainsford alias Corliss
also known as the ''short man," WIS set Tor
December 20, agreeably TO the wishes OF his
attorney, George i. ColWell.
During the proceedings Rae sat very quietly
in his chair but hardly removed his eyes from
chewed gum vigorously and necessarily ana
seemed very uneasy.
Among the spectators was Secretary ellison
OF the ,Judsou Iron Works, the man from whom
the $4,000 WAS stolen. AS Rae and Rains
ford emf red the courtroom he eyed the m in
tently, but gave no intimatlon that he recog-
niZed either of them. With him was Superin-
tendent Wagner OF the Judson Works. he
saw Rae on the evening he was brought to the
ploye who had disappeared from the works on
the day of the ROBBERY. When one OF the
officers asked Rae ii lie knew MIR. Wagner he
replied that he had never seen him before.
The city officers and the county officers will
never agree that Rae and Ransford are the
Judson rObb re-. The former feel absolutely
certain, and Openly avow that the robbery was
committed by Louis Matheny and his late &C.
complete, Tanhill.
The county officers, on the other hand, stoutly
MAINTAIN that they have caught the right men.
They say that>Rae can positively be ldentihed
as The "tall man." But, besides this, they de-
pend upon other evid nee, the nature OF which
they will not divulge. Private letters found
upon them are said TO be Matchmaking. Be-
sides these are many little points. which 1t has
taken years to discover. These points are the
masked battery of the prosecution.
30 Washing After Death.
The will OF the late George NJ. Francis, who
died IN Alameda on December B, was filed yes
terdas for probate. The bulk OF his estate,
which is valued at S23.S00, Is Jeff to his
brother, Wallace. of Remsen, n. Y, who is
also made executor. To another brother,
Joseph, he leaves 500. and TO his sister, Jane
FrauciS, he leaves $500 a year for life.
The Will has a cOdiciI attached. and some
very peculiar instructions are given therein
concerning the disposition OF the remains OF
the testator. After stating that il is his desire
that his body be cremated, and that he leaves
no debts, Francis continues:
"AS | consider that the washing and other
preparations of the human body. after death,
for burial purposes is wholly unnecessary and
disgusting proc edIng l hereby forbid, most
earnestly. that such a procedure shall take
place upon my body.
Let there be no change OF clothing on or
about my person whatsoever. Let the collin be
very plain and OF low price. desire that
useless and needless expense should be avoided.
"A bOve all things let there be no religious
mummery. such as praying, singing. or SET
miited % be held over my remains.
Il will state here that | am an unmarried
person, and that / never was married or
promised TO be so TO any one. by contract or
otherwise"
Francis fortune consists of notes. NOR tgages,
etc, of the value of $4,000; money in bank,
$500. and land OF value unknown, but sui
Heavy Fall in Men,.
Since the failure some weeks ago OF Martin
Samson. the well-known butcher, whose bust
ness al Eleventh and Washington streets,
the shop has been in the hands OF a re.
ceiver, but Yesterday Mr.. Samson filed a petit
lion in Insolvency. His liabilities amount TO
S27.318 0S against assets comprising home
stead valued al $4,000. covered by mortgage
for $500; lot IN Berkeley valued at $1,000
and mortgaged for the same amount, ana pei
SOuaI worth S2447.
Among his heaviest creditors are: Wilson,
Bechtel 6 Co., $72o7; HAYS Co.. S4o53 81;
SITS %; Pauline Eppinger, s2253; Oak land
Bank OF Savings, $500; Mrs. Z. Engel. $1,000;
H. Eppinger S5523 10.
Charged With Mansiaughter.
The Grand Jury yesterday indicted W. r.
JOsephs and John Wilson, respectively the grip
man and the conductor of the cable-car which
coilided With the Seyenth-street local at the
Broadway crossing last week. causing the death
of Miss Mae Goats. The men were arrested
Immediately and taken to the County JAN,
where charges OF mansiaughter were entered
against them.
Later in the evening Josephs was bailed out
by a. Oander and L. NJ. Beaudry, in the sum
of $1,000.
The indictments meet with general approval.
as the feeling is growing that drastic measures
are necessary in order 10 make railroad en-
plOyeS aware that they are in some measure
responsible for the safety OF the travelling public
Christian Endesvor Convention.
The arrangements for the twenty-ihird quar-
tery convention OF the Alameda County Chris.
tian Endeavor Union have all been completed
The delegates Will be called 10 order in the
Plymouth avenue Congregational Church at
$3.50 O'CLOCK on Friday afternoon.
After praise servIcA, three short papers will
be read on The Relation OF the Christian En-
deaVOr Societies TO Strangers, TO Its Associa-
ted Members and 10 It's Church Members"
There will be a brief discussion on the papers,
aud the delegates will enjoy social and a
basket lunch.
The evening session viii be taken up with the
hearing OF the reports of various committees
and the reading of important papers.
Robbed in Court.
During tile trial OF the Lemon will contest
yesterday a daring individual relieved the
stenographer of Attorney Tappan, a Miss
Elsie Phelps, OF a purse containing a little
money. few rare coins and several trinkets,
which were valuable because OF their associa-
lions. The young lady does not know exactly
when or just how the theft occurred. She sat
near the railing dividing the lobby from the
rest OF the courtroom, and at times the testi-
mony was so interesting that the lobbyists
leaned far over the rails in order To hear all
that was said. Miss Phelps thinks that one OF
them gently leaned over and appropriated her
purse
a Costly Defeat.
According to the statement of expenses fled
by the Democratic County Central COMMITTEES
yesterday afternoon il cost the Democrats of
The county just $685. for the privilege of
gle candidate for even the meaneSt county
office. Among the largest donations to the
campaign fund were the following: j. w. Lay
nance, 500; S. b. Mckee. 500; J. A. Ros-
borough. 5000; J. J. HaDifn. 5000; II. McKilli-
can. 5000; w W. Foote, 500; w. ID. English,
$50; Ed Giligan $500; State Committee,
S54S.
His Creditors Are supici"us.
1t is reported that the San Francisco credit
tors of Captain r. L. Thomas, agent for the
Standard Soap Company and founder OF the
defuuct California National Bank are diSsatis-
fed with his recent failure for S150,000. They
declare that he has always been rated as the
owner OF half million dollars, or its equiva-
| lent in property, and It appears TO be their
belief that lie is really worth that much; hence
they look upon the statement of Captain
Thomas that he has no available assets W 18th nc
small amount of suspicion.
Carpenters Friend.
The will OF Mrs. Phidelia Watson was filed
yesterday. Dec ased was the widow of the late