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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-10
SANTA BARBARA EVENTS,
Los Angeles Student-TrampS
Cause a Sensation by Their
Appearance There.
Tales of Narrow Escapes on the
Trip - Citizens Forced to Go
Without Meat.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, May "a
sensation was caused on the streets to-day
by the appearance of two bright young
men in the guise of tramps, each with a
pack and one with pet rooster on his
shoulder. Inquiry developed that they
were Louis E. Beers and Sumner Hughes,
the two plucky Los Angeles boys who are
working their way northward, where they
expect to enter the State University in Au-
gust.
Hughes, who has spent two years at the
Northwestern University, Evanston, has a
kit of tools and sets up as universal
tinker. Beers, who will take special
scientific course, is an assayer, looking for
business en- route. The boys have had two
adventures so far, being lost in the mount
aims below Ventura for sixteen hours with
out water. Beers came near curtaiIing his
intended university course by being
swamped in the quicksands of the Santa
Clara River. They started with a dog
named Oceanicus Pacifcus Neptunes,
which was lost at Santa Monica, where
upon the Los Angeles Herald presented
them with a rooster named Epictetus Eu-
phrites Elastus Elias Confucius Petronicus
Beers, called Pete for short, which serenely
journeys on Hughes shoulder. Both
young men are in fine spirits and are doing
well. They leave Santa Barbara next Sat
urday.
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shotguns they took a double-seater and
started for the summit of the grade, where
they expected to ambush the robbers.
On arriving at the summit the intention
was to place the posse in advantageous
position and wait for the stage to come
along, but the stage came sooner than ex-
pected, meeting the officers just as they
drove to the top of the ridge.
The teams were almost opposite when
Mr.. Brownlee said to Mr.. Williams, who
sat on the front seat with him, "There's
The fellows; stand them up"
The tall robber, who sat on the drivers
box with John Gardner, recognized the
officers and raised his gun at the same time
Mr.. Williams did and the two shots rang
out almost simultaneously.
The robbers charge, which was bird
shot, scattered considerably and a few
shots took effect in the under sheriff. and
Williams legs, but the main part OF the
charge struck the butt of Mr.. Brownlee' s
gun, which he held between his knees
while driving, and the shock threw him
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KILLED BY A TRAMP,
Aged Woman in the Carson
Valley Murdered by an
Unknown Man.
The Body Placed on a Bed an d
Set on Fire = Sheriff's Posse
Organized for Pursuit.

CARSON. New, May 9.-Yesterday after
man, an old lady living near Cradlebaughs
bridge, about fourteen miles from Carson,
in Carson Valley, was brutality murdered
by tramp. Her husband went out in the
field about o. clock to irrigate and spent
the afternoon about half mile from the
house, leaving her knitting by window.
When he returned at A o'clock he found
smoke issuing from the bedroom, and,
rushing in, found the bed in flames. He
called for his wife, and, hearing no re-
Spouse, proceeded to extinguish the flames
with buckets OF water and then went about
the premises to find his wife. He finally
discovered blood on the floor where he had
left her sitting and traced it to the bed
room. Lifting up the charred bed he found
the dead body of his wife, with her head
crushed in with blows of Ratchet and the
lower part of the body scorched and
blistered by the heat.
Sarsman at once drove to a neighbor's
house and gave the alarm, and soon the
report of the murder spread over the
valley. A horseman was sent to Genoa to
notify the authorities, and the Sheriff
started in pursuit of a tramp, who, about
4 o'clock, had been noticed hurrying along
the road to Gardnerville and continually
looking back as if in fear of pursuit. The
man was in jail here not long ago and had
a very bad character. At the present writ
ing Sheriff's posse are reported on the
trail following the tramp into the Pine
Nut Mountains, but they have not yet re-
turned
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Brownlee, Bell and True brought the
young robber into town, and Messrs. Bell
and Williams came in the stage with the
wounded man.
| The robbers were taken to the County
Jail and DR.. Springsteen attended the
wounded man. The younger robber was
| locked up.
| The taller robber is about 40 years old,
and has been identified as being ''Buck"
English, man well known in the upper
part of this county. The short one is not
known here. He is about "A years old. He
carried two pistols, but did not attempt to
use them. The older relied on the shotgun
altogether.
District Attorney Bell was seen immedi-
ately after bringing in the prisoners by the
| CALL correspondent. He said: 81 was in
| the Sheriff's office when the message came
| from Gardner that the men would be on
the Berryessa stage, and Immediately
asked Mr.. Brownlee to be made one of the
posse. We expected to reach the summit
before the stage got there and to station
! ourselves so as to have the drop on the rob-
bers, but as we came up one slope of the
hill they went up the other, and conse-
| quently we were right on them before we
| had time to get out
"Just as the vehicles were opposite Mr..
! Brownlee pulled rein and said something
! to Mr.. Williams which I could not under
stand, and Immediately the firing COM
menced. The tall robber, who sat on the
left side of the front seat of the stage, shot
first point blank at Mr.. Brownlee and Mr..
| Williams, and Mr.. Williams returned the
fire almost simultaneously, firing two
barrels. l started to get out of the wagon
to get in a better position to fire and fell to
the ground, but was up in moment and
as the stage was proceeding down the hill
called on Gardner to stop, and at the
same time dropped on one knee and,
taking aim at the robber, fired. The rob-
Der Immediately fell over against Gardner
and then Strengthened up again. 1 fol-
lowed down the road about 500 yards, call
| ing on Gardner to stop, but he kept on.
| The wagon with the other officers then
came along and we soon overlook the
stage. I got in the stage and held the
wounded mans head and hands. Near
the Head place he threw something away
which then thought was piece Of rope,
but as the gold watch which was taken in
the robbery is missing it may have been
that. l did not shoot at the young fellow,
but yelled to some of the others to look
out for him. 1 was afraid the big one
would take to the brush also and get
away.
1.-THE young one threw up his hands and
| yelled, Don't shootP Then the wagon
with the officers caught up with me. I
yelled, He's done for, go down quick
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nit of the Berryessa Grade, about six
miles from Napa, by Under Sheriff Brown
lee, District Attorney Bell, J. N. True and
John Williams. One of the robbers is
badly wounded, and Under Sheriff Brown
lee, J. Williams and J. n. True were
slightly scratched. The robber will proba-
bly, die.
Word was received this morning early
that the robbers had camped on P. D.
Grigsby's place in Berryessa Valley all
day Wednesday, and had taken breakfast
this morning in Charles Moore's place,
this side of Monticello, and said they
would take the stage for Napa. John
Gardner, the driver OF the stage, sent word
that if he ran across them he would ask
them to ride in to Napa.
On receiving this information, Under
Sheriff Brownlee asked Messrs. Bell, VIII
liams and True, whom he knew to be cool
men, to accompany him, and armed with
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was afraid had shot Gardner also, as the
stage jolted so il was hard to draw a steady
bead. Several of the shot did hit him, but

was afraid I had shot Gardner also, as the
stage iolted SO il was hard to draw a steady
bead. Several of the shot did hit him, but
do not think he is badly hurt"
Under Sheriff Brownlee said: AZ got
word last night from Sheriff Mckenzie at
Calistoga that the men had been tracked
from Dat Hill to the Etna mine, and that
Sheriff Pardee and Constable Allen would
go through Chiles Canyon to Berryessa,
and that Mckenzie would go to Winters
and then up Putah Canyon in the direction
of Monticello. 1 notified the Solona
officers and also Detective Thatcher and
Marshal Nash at Oat Hill, and inquired of
Constable Phelan at Knoxville if he had
heard anything of the men, but he had
not. This morning as soon as could call
up Monticello, 1 went to the telephone and
received information that the men had
stayed all day yesterday on P. D. Grigsby's
ranch in BerrYessa, and had taken break
fast at Charley Moore's place below Month
cello this morning, and had said they
would take the stage for Napa. 1 also re-
ceiyed Johnny GARDENERS message that he
would take them into the stage if possible.
l selected men to accompany me whom
knew would stand fire, and started out,
intending to waylay the stage at the top of
the grade, but the stage came along sooner
than we expected, and we met it at the
crown of the mountain.
''The stage was coming along at lively
gait, and We were opposite before we could
stop. / said to Williams, who sat beside
me, There's the fellows, stand them up.'
Before Williams could cover the robbers,
the tall one, who had evidently recognized
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cisco. Board of ..examiners-C. S. T1sdale,
Md, Alameda Sidney Worth, M. D., San
Francisco; E. R. Bryant, Md, San Fran
cisco; A. G. Peterson, Md, San Fran
cisco; George H. jerks, Md, San Fran
cisco; James E. Lilienthal, Md, San Fran
cisco; George II. Martin, Md, San Fran
cisco. Alternates-Guy E. Manning, ND
San Francisco; George w. Palmer, M.D.'
San Francisco.
The officers being elected, Leonard Pratt,
Md, of San Jose read the first paper on
Comparative Clinical Medicine" "A
Case of Purpura Arthriticia" was then
ably discussed by George H. Martin, MD,
of San Jose. This met with much appro-
val and was highly interesting.
The following are the subjects discussed
during the four meetings held thus far:
Under obstetrics were: 'Ergot," DIR. Sid
ney Worth; "Midwifery," DR.. Susan J..
Fenton, Oakland; prevention of Painful
Labors," DR.. E. w. Bradley, Oakland.
Under gynecology were: Surgical Treat
ment of Uterine Fibrands," with report of
twelve successive cases; "A Years Re-
port of Surgical Work in the Sanitarium,"
DR.. James w. Worth, San Francisco !;
''Some Proving on Women" DR.. Susan J..
Fenton, Oakland; "Use and Abuse of the
Curette," DR.. Carrie A. Goss, San Jose.
Under materia medica and provings,
whichwas the most important thus fartaken
up, many valuable papers were read,
among the ablest being Arsenic; It's Uses
and Limitations in Practice," by DR..
Eleanor +. Martin of San Francisco. DR..
H. R. Arndt of San Diego and DR.. William
BoericKe of San Francisco read papers on
the same subject, which was also widely
discussed.
The members are working attentively
and expect to finish tomorrow
Tonight large excursion drove around
the Seventeen-mile drive.
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Fe,y Santa barbara Criminals.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, May 9.-Em-
lilo FiIesetta, under conviction for misde-
meanor, and Robert Dempsey, convicted of
petty larceny, were yesterday brought
down from Guadalupe to serve sentences
of twenty five and sixty days respectively
in the county jail. This institution, which
houses all the county prisoners and those
of Santa Barbara city in addition, now has
only twelve prisoners. This is about the
average maintained since the beginning of
the year-an admirable showing for a
county of Santa Barbara s extent and pop
ulation. Four of the present prisoners
come from the little town of Guadalupe and
are the direct results of railroad building.
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out of the wagon. District Attorney Bell
Immediately got out on the other side of
the wagon to get better shot at the rob-
bers and the short robber tumbled out of
the stage and made for the brush, but was
stopped by shot from J. W. True's gun,
which peppered him slightly. He imme-
diately turned and threw up his hands,
shouting, Don't shoot don't shoot"
The tall robber, after the exchange OF
shots, put pistol to Gardeners side and
ordered him to drive on fast. The stage
had been moving on slowly until that
time, and Gardner whipped up his horses.
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us, fired. The scattering shot wounded
both Williams and me slightly, the main
part of the charge taking effect in my gun
stock, which stood between my knees
The young fellow jumped out OF the stage
and stated to run, but shot from True's
gun stopped him and he surrendered.
Meantime Bell had got out OF the buggy
and shot at the tall robber and was follow
ing the stage down the hill on foot. we
turned around as quickly as possible and
soon overlook the stage.
~ asked the short fellow why they had
taken the Napa stage, and he said that
their plan was not to come all the way to
Napa. More than this he would not tell.
All of my party acted bravely, and L
would not wish for better work from any
one."
John Gardner was seen while on the
operating-table in DR.. Hennessy's office.
The doctor had extracted several buckshot,
but one was so near an artery that he
thought best to let it stay, for time at
least. There were six wounds, but two
were caused, probably, by bullets going
clear through the fleshy part of the leg.
Mr.. Gardner said he took the robbers on at
Capelle Valley, about halfway between
Napa and Monticello, and that they paid
him for their ride at Windy Flat, about
eight miles from Napa They talked in
cessantIy on various topics, but did not
mention the robbery. The tall robber sat
on the front seat and kept the shotgun
across his knees. The other one sat IN the
back seat. After the battle with the OIL
GERS the tall robber put pistol to Gard
ner's side and ordered him to drive up
lively. The younger one jumped out.
Four watches and SIG in cash were recov-
cred. The rewards offered aggregate $500.
The young robber says that his name is
Smith. Further than that he will say
nothing about himself, except that
his people are welI-to-do, and he does not
want them disgraced.
It was learned tonight that English
who was reared in Green Valley-spent
one term in prison in 1876 or 1877 with a
man named Turner, being sent up for cat
tle-stealing. English's condition tonight
is serious, and DR.. Springsteen, who IS at
tending him, does not think he can live
long. The first shot fired at him from the
carriage did not take serious effect, as 1t
struck his arm and created but flesh
wound. The second shot entered his left
side, and two ribs were broken. District
Attorney Bells first shot entered English's
thigh, and one of the District Attorneys
shots hit the driver, Gardner. The latter
got four bullets in all in the thigh. They
did not cause fatal wounds, however, and
three of the bullets have been removed.
Gardner is brother of the County Treas
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Mr.. Bell then dropped on his knees, took
deliberate aim at the robber and fired at a
distance of about fifteen yards. The rob-
Der fell over on Gardner and then straight
ened up again, and the stage passed out OF
sight around turn.
Mr.. Bell gave chase and followed on foot
for distance of 500 yards until the other
officers, who had captured the younger
robber, came along. The stage was soon
overtaken. The tall robber had tainted
and was leaning on Gardner, and Messrs.
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BELIEVED TO BE BRE0KINRIDGE.
Identity of the Second Robber Caught Near
Mana.

PORTLAND, Or, May 9.-"Buck"
English, the stage-robber arrested near
Napa to-day, is well known in Oregon,
having served two terms in the peniten-
tiary for highway robbery.
His uncle, David English, was hanged
many years ago in Eastern Oregon, in
company with three others, by vigilance
committee for horse-stealing.
English left here a week ago on the
steamer for San Francisco in company
with man named Breckenridge, and
Chief of Police Mimic believes the sec
ond robber is Breckenridge. Breckenridge
is we'll known in Portland and is about "a
years old. He has served term in the
penitentiary for burglary and was promi-
nent in the Coxey movement last year.
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DOCTORS At DEL MONTE.
Meeting of the California Ho-
meopathic Medical
Society.
Vacancies In the Censor Board
Filled and Officers
Elected.

DEL MONTE, CAL, May 9.-From the
appearance of the Del Monte lobbles and
porches, the observer would think that 1t
had been turned into a medical institute,
as doctors are flying hither and thlther,
attending the different meetings OF the
nineteenth annual session of the California
State Homeopathic Medical Society. The
society is represented by about fifty mem
bers from various parts OF the State. Yes
terday the convention met in the ballroom
of the hotel to hold their first meeting.
After communication from the president
and the reading of the minutes OF the pre-
vious meeting, which took considerable
time, as the last session occupied several
days at San Jose, the vacancies IN the
board of censors, to constitute quorum,
were filled. Those appointed for the ensu-
ing year were: DIR. c. W. Bronson, Ala
media; DR.. James w. Ward, San Fran
cisco; DR.. J. M. Selfridge, Oakland; DR..
William Boericke. San Francisco; DR.. b.
W. Bradley, Oakland.
After these appointments, the secretary,
treasurer and directors reports were read
by the respective officers. They were
highly approved, the reports OF the treas
urer and secretary showing large In.
crease in both membership and finances.
Election of officers was then in order
and the following were elected for next
year:
PRESIDENT William Simpson, Md, San
Jose. First vice-president-C. B. Currier
Md, San Francisco. Second vice presi'
dent-Dorothea Lummis, Md, Los An
geles. Secretary-E Eleanor f. Martin, MD,
San Francisco. Treasurer-C. l.. Tisdale
MD, Alameda. Board of directors. M
Selfridge, MD. Oakland: Sidney Worth
Md, San Francisco; A. c. Peterson, MD.
San Francisco; C. L. Tisdale, Md, Ala
media; William Boericke, ND, San Fran
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GOVERNOR BUDD TALKS.
Scott One OF the Leading Candidates fo
the Position,

SANTA ROSA, CAL, May 9.-Seen in
his box at the Atheneum tonight, during
the Roncovieri concert, Governor Budd
was questioned as to the truth of the re-
port that he had appointed 7. Chalmers
Scott to be acknowledgement of the National
Guard. He said:
Il have made no appointment as yet,
but will do SO dnring the course of next
week at the time I divide the National
new law. / have not decided upon the
man for Acknowledgement, but the appoint
ment will go south of Tehachapi and TO
one of four men / have in mind They
are Major Driffel, Chalmers Scott, Coionei
Gorcoran OF San Diego and Major A. w;
Barrett. The latter is an old soldier, ana
had charge of the Soldiers Home at santa !,
Monica. He is in no sense canoloa0e.
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went out this evening to do some shopping
and did not return, and it was learned that
the couple went to San Jose and procured
a marriage license and were married.
The girl is a member of the Episcopal
church at Santa Clara and never had any
bad companions of either sex, and her in
fatuation for such character is considered
very strange. Her mother is Frustrated
with grief
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sla,.ohter-H House burned.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, May 9.-Sher-
man & Glands slaughter-house in Syca-
more Canyon, which supplied all Santa
Barbara with meat, was burned at an
early hour this morning, and all the
butcher-shops in town had to close their
doors and the inhabitants go without
meat. Loss, $500 on building and fittings
and $1,000 on stock; insurance, $1,000. The
owners will Immediately rebuild. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
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ELoPED WITH A SPANIARD.
Miss Moore of Santa Clara Forms
Strange Attachment.

SAN JOSE, CAL, May 9.-This evening
Miss Maude Moore, an estimable young
lady of Santa Clara, 20 years of age, eloped
with Jose Ramon Arguello, dissipated
man of middle age, who was divorced from
former wife nine years ago. He has a
daughter at Los Angeles, who is as old as
the girl he eloped with. Arguello has no
occupation and was known as a lounger
around saloons. Miss Moore is the only
daughter of G. E. Moore, the City Engineer
of Santa Clara
Her parents knew that the girl was in
fatuated with Arguello, and did all they
could to preventive marriage. Miss Moore
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Hnnarflle Ships First.

VACAVILLE, CAL, May 9.-The first
car of green deciduous fruit to leave Cali
fornia for the season of 1896 was shipped
from here to-day and contained 1850 boxes
of cherries, consigned to the Earl Fruit
Company and Porter Bros. Company of
Chicago. The next car will leave here on
Friday, and thereafter cars will follow
dailv
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TACOMA SILVER MEETING.

Money Raised to Continue The Campaign
in the Northwest.
TACOMA, WASH May "a rousing
silver meeting was held this evening, the
sentiment of which was similar to that
which threw the tea overheard in Boston
harbor The President Cleveland Roths-
child-Mofgan syndicate and the gold
barons generally were denounced and
there was unanimous expression for free
coinage. Permanent organization was
effected and money raised to continue the
campaign in the Northwest for free silver.
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T,.lare .Raptists Meet.

FRESNO, CAL, May 9.-The Tuiare bap-
fist Association convened here this morn
ing and will hold a three days meeting.
About seventy-fve delegates repressnIns
churches in six counties are IN attendance.
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SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 9.ATo-day
man named W. C. Donnelson, alias w.
X. Crow, was arrested here for a $1,000
Postoffice burglary at Colyille. Kansas.
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FIERCE BATTLE RESULTS,
Courageous Fight Made BY
Under Sheriff BroWnIee
and Posse.
ONE R0BBER FATALLY SHOT.
He Is Identified as Buck English, 6
Noted HighWayman-The Other
Unknown.

NAPA, CAL, May 9.-The men who
robbed the Middletown stage were cap
tured this morning about 10 80 at the sum-
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