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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-12
WITH TONGUE AND PEN.
Prominent Features in the Career Of the Dead
Journalist.

Prominent Features in the Career Of the Dead
Journalist.
frank Morrison Pixley was born at
Westmoreland, small village in Oneida
County, N. Y, January 81, 1926. He came
of an old English family which settled in
Bridgeport, Conn.,, in the seventeenth CEN
tury. His grandfather settled in Oneida
County, n. Y, in the early part of the
present century. 1t was here that his
father married one of the daughters of
Judge Roderick Morrison. Mr.. Pixley's
mother died in giving him BIRTH and
Frank was brought up by neighbors'
wives. He received his early education
at the village academy and then
spent two years at Quaker school
at Skaneateles. Afterward he prepared
for entering law Office under the instruc-
tion of private tutor, a graduate of Ham
iiton school. This was in 1847, and year
afterward he was admitted to the bar of
Michigan in the law Office of Hon. William
Hale. He had gone on to Michigan by the
advice of his father, who presented him
with law library ard 160 acres of land.
He was naturally bright man of quick
perceptions, and was quite successful at
his practice.
In 1848, though, Mr.. Pixley hearing of
the finding of gold in California, sold his
books and land and started westward. He
stopped with an uncle in Missouri for some
months, and then in 1S49 started on mule
back across the plains. He arrived in Ell
Dorado County in September, 1849, and
wintered at Weaver Creek. In the spring
he went to the North Fork of the Yuba
and worked three years in the mines. He
tired of miners life and 1851 found him
in San Francisco. 1t was here that he me t
on the bench. The latter took an interest
in the young man, and together with other
young lawyers whom the Judge patronized
soon had lucrative practice built up.
1t was in 1856 that Mr.. Pixley and his
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HE LEFT TWO WIDOWS.
Mrs. Green, Too, Had Welded
Again Before Her First
Husbands Death.
HEARD THAT HE WAS KILLED
Strange Story Brought Out by a
Search for the DEAD Mans
Heirs.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, Aug. u.-Early
in 1894 man named Joseph Green died at
Courtland, near Sacramento, Cal. Since
then relatives and heirs, aided by lawyers,
have been busy unraveling the secret of
his life, and their work has about been ac-
complished. 1t is a story that covers
many years and has ramifcations in many
States.
Joseph Green came west from New York
in 1850 with his wife and settled IN Gin
cinnati. 1t was at the time of the gold
fever and he made up his mind to go to
California. short time after his de-
parture daughter was born, ,and with this
child Mrs. Green lived in this city, ex-
pecting to hear from her husband and to
receive money to take herself and child to
California. But no word came to her and
she did not hear of him again, except a
rumor that he was dead.
Years went by and Mrs. Green, who
thought herself widow, was wooed and
won by Matthew Wolmersmidt, con-
tracing carpenter. By him she had five
children, two of which are living. The
second husband was abusive, and after he
was reported killed by the collapse of a
bridge which he was constructing for the
Government across a southern river in
1862, she, fearing the rumor might prove
false and fearing his return, resumed the
name of her former husband, and the
children by the second husband were so
known.
Thirty years passed and he never re-
turned. One of his sons moved to North
ern Ohio, and is now living at Yoder under
Il I.
lives with him and is known as Mrs.
Joseph Green. The other Wolmersmidt
boy went West, and is known in Kansas
City, Mo-, as John Green. The daughter,
who was born soon after Joseph Green left
Cincinnati for California, married w. II.
Kennedy, and is, or was, up to a few
months ago, living in Falls City, Nebr.,
though in 1894 her husband was engaged
in some business in Seattle, Wash.
Whether Joseph Green after leaving Gin
cinnati kept himself advised of the where
abouts of his wife and heard of her second
marriage is not known, bit about that
time he entered into marital relations with
a woman in California and by her had tw O
children. She died, but the children were
living at the time of his death from apo
plexy at the age of 10. He left an estate
of $250,000 and will in which he be-
queathed $1,000 to his daughter, Mrs. Ken
nedy, of whose marriage he had learned,
though he supposed her to be living in
this city. 1t was the attempt to locate her
here and the necessary inquiry that led to
the discovery of the first lawful wife, Mrs.
Joseph Green, now of Yoder, Ohio.
Lawyers went to work on the case, the
daughter was located at the places named,
relatives of the estate were communicated
with and San Francisco lawyers took a
hand and communicated with Cincinnati
firm, and few weeks ago compromise
was effected which was satisfactory to the
widow, the terms of which are kept
family secret, and which, so far as known
here, are not on record in the California
courts.
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CAUSED THE ELBE'S LOSS.
The Disaster Due to the Neg
ligenCe Of the Crathie'S
Mate.
Finding OF the Admiralty Court In
the Case Against the
Owners.

BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY, Aug. IL.
The admiralty court, after q sitting last
ing ten hours; rendered yesterday deci-
sion in the case of the North German
Lloyd's teamship Company against the
owners OF the British steamer Crathie, by
which the Lloyd's steamer EIbe was sunk
off Lowestoft, England, in January last.
The court found for the steamship COM
pany, aad held that Mate Craig of the
Crathie was guilty of quitting the bridge
of his ship before the collision without
adequate reason. The chief officer of the
watch on the EIbe was censured also for
neglecting to shift his helm and to use his
steam shift.
The verdict exonerates the captain of the
Crathie from all blame for not rescuing
the. passengers of the Elbe, inasmuch as
his own vessel was dangerously damaged
by the collision. A warm tribute was paid
by the court to the crew of the fishing
smack Wildfower, which rescued the sur
vivors of the disaster and landed them at
Iowesteft.
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Company is the Newark branch of the tin
trust, which has offices in this city and
manufacturing plants in st. Louis and
other cities.
The fire originated in the center of the
main building, gained great headway and
soon the whole main building was mass
of flames. Cinders fell thickly on neigh
boring roofs, and men with buckets of
water and hose were kept busy putting out
incipient fires. Finally the walls of the
main building fell in, several firemen hav-
ing narrow escapes. The fire swept through
the brick extensions and adjoining build
ings belonging to the plant, and com
pletely ruined them. Several frame build
ings near the works were crushed in by
falling walls.
Fireman John Van Houten was badly
burned by burning tar. James Packer,
who was oh the roof of his house, putting
out the sparks, was also badly burned.
The firm had large stock on hand, the
works having been running on full time
and the buildings were full of valuable
patented machinery. The insurance
amounts to $250000. The cause of the fire
is unknown. About 4S0 hands are en-
ployed in the buildings.
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HOLMES LIVED IN PITTSB URG.
Tried to HaUe q Hotel Clerk Get Hts Life
Insured.


PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. LIT is be-
lieved that II. II. Holmes, the arch fiend
whose awful murders in Chicago and To-
ronto have startled newspaper readers, re-
sided in this city for time.
About two years ago stranger who gave
his residence as O'Hara street, called on J.
M. Aiken, merchant on Fifth avenue, for
the purpose of renting a house owned by
Mr.. Aiken. The house in question was q
large one with many halls and deep eel
lar. Mr.. Aiken did not like the appear
ance and actions of the stranger, and re-
fused to enter into negotiations.
A few days ago two gentlemen called on
Mr.. Aiken and produced a picture and
asked him if he could recognize the man.
He at once remembered it to be the mys-
terious stranger who wanted to rent or buy
his property. After telling the two men
that the photograph was that of stranger
who gave his address as O'Hara street the
two men departed. Since their departure
Mr.. Aiken saw photograph of Holmes in
one of the daily papers, which Tailed with
the photograph the two men had in their
possession. Holmes was in Pittsburg again
last March and stopped at the Mogonga-
hela House, where he attempted to get
Night Clerk Ward to have his life insured,
but the latter refused.
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racy and the election of John Conness to
the United States Senate resulted in de.
feating Mr.. Pixley for denomination. He
made brilliant showing in the nominat-
ing convention, and succeeded in breaking
the Conness slate, but it was after the NOM
ination for AttorneyGeneral had been
made.
During the Rebellion Mr.. Pixley went
East and spent three months at the front
with General Grant in Virginia. He was
present at several engagements as civilian.
In 1868, when General Grant was nom1-
mated for the Presidency, Mr.. Pixley was
the Republican nominee for Congress from
the Eighteenth District, comprising the
City of San Francisco and all the southern
counties of the State. The district was
strongly Democratic though, and Mr.. Pix
ley was defeated with the rest of the ticket
in the district.
When President Grant took office he ap-
pointed Mr.. Pixley United States District
Attorney for California, and he held office
until 1869, when seeing that his political
enemies, George G. Gorham and A. A. Sar-
gent, were determined to defeat his con-
firmation he resigned. That was the last
political Office which he held.
In 1870 Mr.. Pixley and his family spent
a year In Europe. and he saw considerable
of the Franco-German war. He was among
the first foreigners to enter Paris after the
seige with the family OF the American
Minister, Hon. E. B. Washburne. He re-
mained there long enough to witness the
reign and destruction of the commune.
Soon after he returned to America, and,
in 1872, became candidate for Presiden tial
Elector on the Greeley ticket. The bitter
ness engendered by the continued success
of his enemies. Sargent, Gorham and
others, in controlling the Republican
party machinery, seemed to give him no
alternative but to follow his old party
leader, Horace Greeley, but there was no
real affinity between him and the
Democratic party. Directly after
that campaign was over he once
more resumed his place in the
Republican ranks, and he remained
staunch to the party to the last. In his
political career Mr.. Pixley, through his
unyielding clinging to certain principles,
made many bitter enemies, and in several
campaigns the rival leaders dealt each
other resounding whacks with all the
powers of eloquence which they could
command. George G. Gorham, the leader
of one wing of the Republican party, him.
self brilliant orator, was particularly bit
ter in his denunciation of Mr.. Pixley and
his political methods, while Mr.. Pixley
held his ground ably against the attacks
1t was in 1877 that Mr.. Pixley tired of
the turmoil of politics. Factional feeling
ran high and he concluded to withdraw
from actual participation in the cam
paigns. He decided to follow out plan
which he had had in contemplation for
some time. Tha6 was the establishment of
a newspaper in which he could give vent
to his personal convictions in that strong
and fearless style for which he was noted.
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INDIAN OUTLAWS TAKEN,
Rufus Bucks Gang of Muir
dererS Captured by
Officers.
Citizens VIII Attempt to Secure the
Prisoners and Take Sum-
mary Revenge.

WAGNER, Ind. T., Aug. 1.-With the
exception of ten. the gang of Indians who
have committed series of diabolical
crimes since July 30 in the Territory, were
captured near Okmulgee last Thursday
started for the Fort Smith (Ark.) jail to
avoid being lynched.
News has been received here that mob
of Muskogee citizens has gone across the
country to Fort Gibson to intercept the
Missouri Pacific train carrying the mis-
creants and their captors, for the purpose
of dealing out summary justice.
The gang. which began its heinons opera
tions by numbering Deputy United States
Marshal John Garratt at Okmulgee and
escaping over the hills to the Greek Nation,
was led by Rufus Buck, a Uche Indian.
His followers were Samuel Sampson,
Meorna July, Bub Lucky, alias Lucky
Davis; Albert Stake and Levy Davis. The
day after numbering Garratt, the gang met
a white man and his daughter in wagon.
Covering the man with their guns, the In
dians took the girl from the wagon. Their
next victims were Ben Callahan and a
negro boy. whom the gang met on the
road. They murdered the boy and beat
Callahan so that they believed him to be
dead when they left the scene after robbing
the man of money, boots and saddle.
At the country stores of West and ].
Norrburg at Orket, the murderers and rob-
bers held up the owners and took away
everything they could carry, Next in their
path of crime they met two white women
and girl IA years old, and murder was
again added to their list.
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ROBBED TIE PASSENGERS.
PickpOckets Go Through an Omnibus al
Niagara Falls.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Aug. IL
daring and partially successful attempt
at highway robbery occurred on the upper
suspension bridge last night, in which five
skiilful sneakthleves went through an
omnibus load of passengers bound for the
hotels over the river.
After the Lehigh Valley and New York
Central trains arrived at 10 o'clock the
passengers for the hotels over the river
were loaded into an omnibus. Five men
distributed themselves among them. One
OF the men took his station at the front
end, near the lamp. After the conveyance
went upon the suspension bridge the light
suddenly went out, and the man in the
end OF the omnibus volunteered the state
ment that the wind blew it out. The pas
sengers evidently did not suspect that they
were being robbed.
The omnibus left the bridge and drew up
to one of the hotels. When some of the
passengers alighted they discovered that
they had lost valuables and pocketbooks.
A cry was raised, and from the rapid
movements of the five men through the
corridors and verandas of the hotel it
was easily seen that the gang consisted of
i've. Two of them were caught, but the
others escaped.
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LAWYER friends who were friendly to Judge
Morrison became involved in difficulty
with the managers of the San Francisco
Herald, which was making daily attacks
on Judge Morrison. Among those of the
Herald were Hon. Edmund Randolph,
John Nugent and William Walker, the
sgray-eyed man of destiny" who became
the Central American flibuster. The af-
fair eliminated in duel between Graham
and Walker. Mr.. Pixley acted as Ora
hams second, and the affair eliminated
with the wounding of Walker.
Soon after this Mr.. Pixley was elected
City Attorney of San Francisco, and he
filed the office with credit to himself and
advantage to the City. The late United
States Judge Sawyer was an assistant in the
office, and for some years ne and Mr.. Pix
ley practiced law in partnership.
In 1858 Mr.. Pixley began to move in poll
tics, and he became Republican. As
such he was elected to the State Assembly,
and distinguished himself by the zeal and
activity with which he opposed the
Parsons bulkhead bill, which was defeated
that year mainly through his influence
and exertions. He formed one of trio of
Republican orators, the other two being E.
D. Baker, afterward Senator for Oregon,
and Mr.. Tracy. The Republican party
prospered in the State, and with it the po-
Iitical fortunes of Mr.. Pixley. In 1861 he
was nominated for Attorney General on
the ticket which had Leland Stanford as
the gubernatorial standard bearer Mr..
Pixley made a brilliant canvass, and the
entire ticket was elected by an average
plurality of 10000. At the end of his term
the fusion of the so-called Douglas Democ-
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FOUGHT WITH ROBBERS.
a Battle Bettceen Laborers and Gan
of Thieres.

of Thieres.
ERIE, Pa, Aug. 11.-Three Erie me-
chanics started last night for Ashtabula
on freight train, to spend Sunday with
their parents. When near Girard. they
were held up by the notorious gang which
has been terrorizing that section for sew
eral weeks. Although covered by revol-
vers, Barney Smith, one of the trio, drew
his revolver and shot at the nearest rob-
Der. The fight became general.
When their revolvers had been emptled
Smith waa found to have been shot through
the face and head. His companion, Harry
EastIake, was shot through the groin.
John Meinhel another Erie man, escaped
with slight injuries. One of the robbers,
John Cuddy of Waterbury, Conn.,, was
shot through the face and neck, and is
dying. The other members of the gang
escaped.
Smith and Eastlake are believed to be
mortally wounded.
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JUMPED FROM Il WINDOW.
Suicide of Broker JetCetts DdugItte
WhiIe Insane,

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 11.-Miss
Alice Jewett, the daughter of Broker
Charles II. Jewett, committed suicide this
morning by jumping from third-story
window into the inner court yard at the
Windsor Hotel, Fifth avenue and Forty
seventh street, where her family has been
stopping temporarily.
Miss Jewett was insane at the time, and
was was IN tn the re room a with wit her mother. The
and tried to stop her, but was unable to do
so. Death was Instantaneous. Miss Jewett
has been for some time under treatment
for insanity.
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NEED Il sALUTARY LESSON.
More Omtrages WTu Follo,U Unless Quick
Action Is Taken.

Action Is Taken.
LONDON, Enc, Aug. 1.-THE Times
will tomorrow print despatch from its
Tientsin correspondent, saying the re-
cent massacre of foreign missionaries is re-
garded there as a symptom of incipient
anarchy, and that the belief is expressed
that it will be followed by worse scenes
uuless the foreign powers deal strongly
with China.
1t will also say that at meeting of for
eign citizens of Tientsin the declaration
was made that the massacre was the nat
ural outcome of leniency shown toward
the Chinese upon the occasion of outrages
committed by them in the past thirty
years. The meeting also expressed distrust
in platonic remedies. The British Govern
ment was urged to make local reprisals in
every case of outrages, and it was de-
manded that the provisional authorities
should be made responsible for all these
outrages and be dismissed. This, it is as
serted, would certainly be effectual and Is
in accordance with the Chinese principles
OF government.
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Murder at a Picnic.

SCOTTSDALE, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE IRON
workers picnic at Ellsworth Park was
broken up by murder at IL o'clock last
night. John Gallagher, laborer, stabbed
Thomas Welsh in the neck, severing the
iugular, causing death in few minutes.
The killing was the result of an old grudge.
Gallagher, who had been "blacklegged''
during the big strike here last year, was
chased out of the grounds by a crowd, and
after running about 150 yards he tn rned
and stabbed Welsh, who was nearest him.
He then started for EVerson and has not
been heard of since.
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ANOTHER KUCHENG VICTIM.

The Infant Child of Rer. r. ". Stetcart
Dies From Its Injuries.
LONDON, ENG, Aug. ia dispatch
from Foo Chow says that the infant child
of Rev. r. w. and Mrs. Stewart, both of
whom were among the victims who lost
their lives in the massacre near Kucheng.
has died from the effects of the injuries in
ficted by the murderers of its parents, and
has been buried at Foo Chow. The British
warship Rainbow has been ordered to pro-
ceed to Foo Chow
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Neueu Sails for Zoo Cho,c.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 1.-THE
Navy Department this afternoon received
a cable announcing that Commodore
Newell has sailed from Shanghai with the
Detroit for Foo Chow. Foo Chow is about
400 miles south of Shanghai, and is the
nearest seaport to the scene of the rioting
at Hwasang and Ingbok. Hwasang is
about 175 miles from Foo Chow and Ingbok
about fifty miles.
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HANGED TO A TRANsOM.
Indications Point to the Murder of j. L.
Henrg.

ELWOOD, IND, Aug. III. L. Henry,
aged 20, Metropolitan insurance agent,
coming here from Boston, Ind, a year ago,
and living with his mother and sister, was
found dead tonight hanging by rope to
a transom, having been dead several hours.
Some evidence indicates foul play, and the
Coroner's inquest tomorrow may uncover
a sensation, as Henry was heavily insured
in the company of which he was an agent.
The rope was slack when he was found and
he was on his knees. A stout handker-
chief had been tied around the dead mans
neck under the moose.
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HAVOC OF LIGHTNING.
Another Storm Tisited Upon the People o1
Ouakert0Un.

An0ther Storm Visited Upon the People OF
QuakertoWn.
FLEMINGTON, N. j., Aug. 1.-THE
terror-stricken people of Quakertown, the
scene of last Sundays awful work by light
ming, were again visited by terrific
thunderstorm this afternoon. 1t was more
severe to-day than last Sunday, but the
damage was much less. Tremendous balls
of fire were seen in midair, bursting sew
eral at a time.
Lightning struck the large country resi-
dence of Captain Samuel Everitt, COM
pletely demolishing the two top floors and
destroying all his furniture, while the
family, who occupied the first floor, were
uniniured, as was also the furniture on
that floor. Floors were torn up and huge
rafters torn from their places and stood
upright, penetrating the roof. AS in last
Sundays awful work, there was no evil
dence of fire.
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HIS END WAS PEACEFUL,
May Have Been Accelerated by
the Death of a Favor
ite Niece.
A CAREER OF BUSY INTEREST
Brief Sketch Of a Life That Helped
to Make California
History.

Frank M. Pixley died at his residence,
on the corner of Union and Steiner streets.
last night at lilo o'clock, sinking calmly
away, apparently without suffering.
He began to fail yesterday afternoon at
2:15 o'clock, and in a short time the anx-