The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-22
THE CHASE GIVEN UP.
sheriff White Returns Home Without
Convict Crowley.

The chase after Phil Crowley, the escaped
convict, is practically ended. Sheriff
White returned to town to-day and feels
convinced that Crowley is out of the
county. Yesterday the Sheriff and his son
drove through San Ramon Valley, but
tailed to find any farmhouse at whic h
Crowley had asked for food, and that was
taken as an indication that he had fled
from his first hiding-place in the 70 ugh
country north of Haywar6s and had
beaded for Contra Costa County.
George A. Sturtevant, the present Dis
trict Attorney of Mendocino County, for
merry defended Crowley when on trial
there. He says he is not the desperate
that the officers say he is. He is quite a
shrewd fellow and will do many things in
the nature of tricks to avoid arrest, but
will not do much shooting. His father is
wealthy man in the State of Illinois, and
it is thought he will probably try to get to
Chicago. Two Deputy Sheriffs have been
left in the hills to try and secure a clew,
but nothing is known at present that
might lead to the capture of the convict,
and no more posses will go out, except
some definite information be received.
DIR. CoyIe and Theaters.
1t has been stated several times during
the week that Rev. DR.. Coyle of the First
Presbyterian Church denounced theater-
going so strongly last Sunday night that
no member of his congregation would ever
again be seen at a playhouse. To-day, DR..
Coyle said that the following paragraph.
which he supplied to THE CALL, is the only
reference he remembers making to the
theater:
1t is very poor kind of life that can live
only upon stimulants. When we can read
nothing but the exciting and sensational, and
must betake Ourself 10 the theater and look
] aitot chO find ha nTin N
the old home and the old church and the old
book are accounted dull, the tide is very low
and death is not fer away. The men and
women who make and save the world are the
men and women who pine for nothing romantic,
nothing STACEY, nothing startling, but are
content to lead a.quiet and peaceable life in
| goodness and honesty.
High School Athletics.
| A mass-meeting of students, teachers and
school directors was held in the High
| School gymnasium this afternoon to dis
cuss the ACCESSIBILITY of the boys sending a
/ team East next year to compete at the
National Interscholastic games at New
! Y ork. The games are held during the
/ holidays and the boys are attempting to
raise $1,000 TO pay expenses. Already sew
| eral hundred dollars have been obtained,
/ but Principal McChesney had denounced
/ the plan as one that will interfere with
the boys studies. There were several
speeches made this afternoon and the de-
cision was arrived at that three delegates
should be appointed by the students, a like
number by the teachers, by the Board of
Education and by the alumni, and that the
twelve should meet at the High School
next Saturday night aid finally decide the
matter. At present it looks as though the
project will not go through.
To Dwell in Castle.
Charles F. Wilton, an official court re-
porter, has leased the famous Peterhof
castle from the widow of the late Count
Peter Poulson. The new tenant is not at
all superstitious and does not fear the
threats of the Messianic Order that many
kinds OF misfortunes will certainly be the
position OF any one who attempts to dwell
there. The members of the order are very
numerous around Peterhof, and they ex-
pect to see the Count return from the
great unknown at any time.
Killed in a Ditch.
Fritz Weilder, a saver contractor, was
killed this morning by the caving in of a
sewer ditct. at Golden Gate. Weilder was
working with mali named Williams and
the latter went into the house, which was
being connected. with the main sewer.
While he was away the earth caved in, and
when Weilder was discovered his feet we're
in the air and several tons of earth were on
top of him. He was dug out at once, but
life was extinct. WeiIder was IS years
old, and leaves widow and one child.
Stars in Danger.
The investigation into the charges pre-
ferred by Chief Lloyd against Officers
Brown and O'Hare was concluded to-day.
The Commissioners took the cases under
advisement. The charges were mainly
those of drunkenness.
For Mrs. Gays Death.
J. J. Corey. son.in-law of the late Mrs
Robert Gay, wife of Assemblyman Cav,
who was killed at the mole September 7,
has sued the Southern Pacific Company
for 200 damages.
HISTORY OF A DAY.