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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-10
A BATTLE WITH BURGLARS.
scHEELE GAVE THEM A PLucKY FIGHT.
SIS HEAD is NOW swATHED IN BANDAGEs But
HE is FORTUNATE TO HAVE ESCAPED
WITH HIS LIFE

HE is FORTUNATE TO HAVE ESCAPED
WITH HIS LIFE
Three men with brace and bit. tried to gain
=, entrance early yesterday morning to the trousers
.,.,ory OF Prussansky Seige In the rear house Of
Va 1856 Essex-st Their purpose robbery. They
%, nothing and left two counterfeit silver dollars
on. was short and stout. and the other two were
tall
Charles Scheele. forty-four years old. a tailor
.,ssns every night on the ground noor in the rear
~ No 1856 Essex-st in a little room. About 2:S0
Yesterday morning ne was awakened by sound
that ne thought was saving. He listened. and soon
. Eight appeared at the window. A man had III a
match and was peerlns by It's light into scheele's
room AS soon he that scheele had spotted
him ne threw down the match and. running 20 the
doorway. called TO his companions who were at
work upstairs. They were trying 10 get into tina
trousers factory OF Prussansky & Seigel on the
arsi noor
scheele ran TO the door leading TO the hallway
II was fastened by a cothesline which the men
haa cut in the courtyard Scheele got his fingers
behind the door and burs, Il open. AZ he rushed
Ant one Of the men ran by giving him blow
with his fist and knocking him down. Scheee got
M but went right down again getting Kick In
the stomach from the man who had MI MIN
ard The man who lit the match and remained
on the outside OF the building In the courtyard
scheele stunned for moment. and could not
Immediately regain MS senses W men ne uu So NHe
short stout man who had stayed the longest up
stairs had descended and Scheele met him, and
there was a good tight for half minute.
The Two taller men became so Interested In the
.vsnlv matched pair that they stood by and watched
ne combat for time without interfering. In COM
ng downstairs the stout man had seen Scheele
IN the hallway. He took flying leap of the fifth
stem and landed on top OF the little tailor They
rolled out OF the hallway into the court fighting Ike
mad They kicked. punched and bit each other
neither getting the advantage Plenty OF blood was
smiled The two finally got on their feet
S~heele Immediately struck the fat man staggering
him This seemed to arouse his TWO tall companions
one OF them with the bit and brace in MS hand
stepped forward and brought t,ie anger down on
Scheele's head. II bad blow. and the taior
went under. 49, - =.
Mrs Mary Cohen. the housekeeper, went Into the
courtvard a little while afterward and found Scheeie
wing In corner OF the yard apparently DEAD
i clothing was soaked with blood, and his hair was
matted with H. He restored 10 CONSCIOUSNESS
finally and an ambulance sent for. DR. o Mara, OF
Gouverneur Hospital swathed his head n oan1as rs
and then the tailor went back home. Inc ropoers
escaped without taking anything. and the police
are looking for them. Mrs. Mary Cohen the mouse
keene~ after picking Scheee up, found the TWO
counterfeit dollars in the hallway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-10
DArGHrERS OF THE REvoLUrT on.

Saratoga Sept. a reception was rendered 10
the Daughters OF the Revolution by Mrs. Ellen
Hardin Walworth to-day. Among the guests were
Mss Kate Bachelor regent Of the Saratoga
Chapter: Miss Knight OF Providence vlce-presl-
dent-genera OF Rhode Island Miss Forsytn; Slate
ton S c. Miss Moore. Of Newark, y. ). Mrs
Andrews o., New-York: Mrs Morris. 81 virginia;
Mrs Crane and Mrs Loud OF Boston. Or. Edward
Egglesion Colonel Walter Logan josiah fatter-
son. OF Tennessee. and Judge Howe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-10
pTppuaN THIRTY YEARS

Fireman John Griffin OF Engine Company No. S.
on Sunday celebrated the thrtieth anniversary
OF his appointment In the Fire Department. His
family and friends and large number OF his
associates assembled at No. i2 East one hundred
and-twentisth-st and presented MIN a testimonial
and a gold badge In honor OF his long and faithful.
service Fireman william II. Baher. Of No. 35.
made the presentation speech
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-10
ARRAyersG TO RECEIVE mr. CROKER.

Ex-Mayor Hugh J. Grant. Congressman Henry c.
Miner and Deos McCurdy called upon the District
Alto ney yesterday They were received by Colone.
Fellows and held a snort consultation. 1t was an
nounced afterward that the callers upon the DIS
trci- j itorney wished 20 make some arrangements
for the reception OF Richard Croker "hen ne ie-
turned from Europe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-10
The WORLDS" STATEMENT DENIED
Az AUTHORITY SHOWS THAT CUSTOMS RECEIPTS
FOR MANY DAYS UNDER THE MklNLEi
LAW EXCEEDED THOSE OF THE BAN
NER.' DAY UNDER THE VII

The attention of a student OF customs recelp's al
this port has been called to the following statement
which recently appeared In The World:
Yesterday was the banner day OF the CusVli
Mouse The entries for customs were lols ana
tbe receipts were S3s 2S3 s. No DAY In the history
NJ me customs at New-YOrk under the MchlhleS
bin approached these receipts within s5o,oW
speaking OF this statement, the person referred
To- who is an unquestioned authority IN the matter
said yesterday:
The statement made in The Word is g as
,orishingy IA Sc and easy OF reputation that
mere glance at figures giving receipts at TINS POT.
vii chow II The Mckinley act went into iuii
one-ation April l. 1891 BY referring 20 customs re-
cents II vii, be seen that there was not a single
rronrb from MAY 1891. until November 1893, that
oid no, contain DAYS when the receipts were larger
man the above quoted Many of the months nave
iron, Ave 10 eighteen days on which the receipts
vere larger some double and few nearly treo.e
II January 1893 there were eighteen days which
Aggregated N3 629 IA g. or an average daily re
CENT 81 1857 l73 and this was under the Mckinney
hi while IN full force, with sugar absolutely free
while the receipts on the day above quoted were
largely made I'D OF sugar duties
.'p-oioving are Indicated few OF the days under
the Mckinley act as a comparison Tor the so-caIed
manner day OF THE Word:
1898 lS8 s-oo -, .,
Js--s-y 49, / 2O2 SOS Os January lO....l go 6I3 SO
jsnnsrv ~ IA 49, 10 January n..... soo.OI3 y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-10
A TALK WITH Mr.. COUDEKT.
NO HINT GIVEN HIM OF AN APPOINTMENT
TO THE SUPREME BENCH.

NEWSPAPERS AND THEIR ELEGANCE
OF srYLE-THE DUKE OF oRLEANss
PRETENsIoNs HIS STOCK
IN TRADE.
Frederic r. Coriert was back In his once AZ Nc
a. Wullam-st yesterday from his European TIP
and ready TO renew his labors IN his Ia" prac'lce
Mr. Coudert IL az happy an embodiment OF INC
French-American citizen there Is to be founo :"
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still dangerously hurt is true, it should be
said, for there were many who believed
that he was pretending even in that.
Whether he shot himself by accident or
some enemy shot him from ambush is I'M
certain.
If he RECEIVERS, however, ne will no
doubt be arrested and charged with being
in the conspiracy to murder Littlefield
the allegation being that on what appeared
to be his death bed he tied the knot in the
rope for the hanging of a man who had
many times befriended him.
The story of this murder has not been
told, and it needs plain telling, enveloped
as it is in an atmosphere charged with
intrigue and crime almost beyond belief.
Excitement here is growing rather than
otherwise as the facts are coming to light
and only the active energy now being dis
played by the authorities checks the dis
position of the better citizens to form a
mob indeed to hang the half-dozen men
who were said to have formed the late
alleged mob. Offers to lead such an under
taking were being made on the streets
here when old Jim Wilburn rode into
town on Sunday with subpenas for
number of witnesses and the assurance
that Sheriff Berrigan, assisted by ex-
Sheriff Bowie OF Trinity, were going to the
root of this business.
J. n. Vinton, the wounded man, is the
head vaquero on the immense ranges Of
George Z. White. He has ambitions to
De second Wylackie John. Reports con-
corning his relationship to White vary.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20
Will Kelly and Louis Blodah. Two
of the Trio Who Made the Midnight
Ride to Littleheld's Grave in the
Mountains.

with his guns out for action. He was
astonished at learning that the cabin had
been found deserted, and Immediately
rode on toward the next camp to learn
what it meant.
The party reached the grave at 10
o'clock-for the body had already been
buried They found in the brush two
handerchiefs that had belonged to Little
field, discolored with blood; thev found
the hangman's knot, that had been cut
from the rope-a knot very neatly made;
they found a package OF smoking tobacco
that, carried in the breast pocket of Lit
tletield's shirt, had been pierced by the
first ball. All of these things will figure as
exhibits IN a murder trial.
Since then brother of Littlefield visited
the grave with the intention of taking the
body up and having it properly buried,
but was dissuaded from doing so until the
Coroner had seen it.
Now the Coroner has seen it, and Sheriff
Berrigan, assisted by ex-Sheriff Bowie, is
at work.
The good people of Round Valley-for
there are very good people there-as many
in proportion to the population, perhaps,
as other communities afford-are praying
that the inquiry may result in the arrest
and the ultimate hanging of every man
connected with this villainous business.
And some whose names are mentioned
occupy high places. For the people are
terrorized; have lived under terrifying
conditions for wears. They fear to express
opinions, knowing they will be marked for
vicious enmlty and possible vengeance
by men who have no fear OF the law.
"If these suspected people are arrested I
will tell what / know about these things,n
said one man in an interview to-day. "Un-
til they are arrested l would not be safe in
dong 500
The people who are not interested in
either end of the feud-the White Palmer
feud-express no desire to hear of Vinton's
recovery.
AS stated, Yes Palmer, Joe Gregory
and a great number of the partisans on
both sides are now in Ukiah as Witnesses in
the cutting case. defendants or witnesses
in cattle-stealing cases such as characterize
every sitting of the court. According to
reports received here they are liable to be-
gin shooting at any hour. Gregory and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20

shorter. Holding them up he said, Take
your choice; we will step into the street.
But the big fellow refused.
'They were jealous of him.
"Littlefed was counting the daughter of
George Gwynn up at Blocksburg some
time ago." continued Lowell. ''The girl
was attending school there when the two
met and fell in love. The father of the
girl protested in vain. and they determined
at last to elope. When Littlefeld ap-
preached the house at night the angry
father, who had learned of the plan, began
shooting at him. Instead of riding away
or returning the fire Littlefeld sat quietly
upon his horse, and, in the darkness (as
though to offer better mark for the old
MANI, striking matches to light his pipe.
This was afterward testified to in court by
the old man himself, who brought suit
against Littlefield for attempted abduc-
ton. Littlefeld was absolutely Indifferent
to danger and unconscious of fear"
AS thoroughly hated by the adherents
of White as he was liked by his friends he
was constantly threatened with being
fixed" But to all friendly warnings he
replied that he was not afraid and that
he would stand by Yes Palmer. He had
now decided, however, to give up the
range with this season, and when he got
the cattle out this time to ride no more.
He had secured place with rancher in
the valley.
Now, mark the circumstances attending
this tragedy that made it Jacks last ride
indeed; note their sequence as they are
related by those who know.
On the morning of September % Jimmy
Wathen, Yes Palmer's boy CHS wife's boy),
was tending cattle for Littlefeld. on
Windy Ridge, while Littlefield, with young
Jimmy Wilburn was leading out wild
steer from Red Mountain Creek, five miles
| to the northwest. Vinton rode by, going
toward Tom Hayden's, away from the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20
MARRIED.

CoNNER-WALSH-In San Rafael, October IA,
1885, by the Rev. Father Hugh Lagan, Will am
G. Conner of San Francisco and Lillian Walsh OF
San Rafael.
MAcN EILL-GRAY-In this city, October l6,
1890 by the Rev. Eli McClish, DID,, Charles
Donald MacNeill and Mabel Marion Gray.
ONALD-HASkIN-Tn this city, October 2.
1898, by the Rev Robert Mackenzie, D. Archie
c: Mcdonald of Cape Breton and Annie Haskin
of San Francisco.
McKEoWN-WARD-In this city, September Is,
1895, by the Rev. Father ID. Nugent, William
McKeown and Maggie Ward, both OF San Fran
cisco.
OLSEN-JOHANNESEN this city, October
IL, 1895, by the Rev. ID. G. Harstal Martin Olsen
and Emma Johannesen.
QUlCK-WIBLIAMS-In this city, October Is
1895, by the Rev. DR.. Filben. James f. Quick
and Rosie Williams of Columbia Hill, Nevada
County.
Observation-Disclosures this city, October Is,
1895, at st. Brendans Church, by the Rev.
John +. Nugent, rector, Robert Bellew Wilson of
Bootle. Liverpool, England, and Mary Josephine
Raymond, daughter of James and the late Cath
crime ]. McGregor of San Francisco
ZIMERMA N-THOMPSON-In this city. october
16, 1898, at the residence OF the brides father,
by the Rev. Father Gleason of Mission Dolores,
David Zmerman and Mary Thompson.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20

Palmer are stopping at the same hotel-the
Palace--and few evenings ago Gregory
was shown to a table for dinner at which.
just opposite to him, he discovered Yes
Palmer sitting. The two glared at each
other minute, and then Gregory got up,
went out to the bar, and when he returned
took a seat at another table.
That evening Gregory met Henry
Bucknall in the stable back OF the hotel.
Bucknall was with Palmer at the table
when Gregory sat down. Gregory asked
HIM what he meant by running him out of
guns, but Bucknall got his in position
first. He denied having interfered with
Gregory in any way.
What do you think of me anyway"
said Gregory.
"You have been trying to get the best of
me for some time" said Bucknall. Now
| have a little the best of you. I'll tell you
what | think of you. I think YOU are the
man who killed jim Williams and that
you had a hand in the murder of little
Jack Littlefeld. That's what / think of
you-so don't talk to me any more"
This is your turn" said Gregory.
"There is another time coming"
VERY well; let it come" said Bucknall.
This incident is repeated as Buckrall
tells it.
Gregory left here in company with
George E. White, by whom he is EN- ployed.
Both carried Winchesters and six-shooters.
They stopped over night at the Travellers
Home, which is owned by White, on Eel
River. Lee Cunningham, another traveller,
arrived at the inn after White had gone to
bed and went upstairs into the general
sleeping-room in the dark. Hearing some
one moving he struck match and as it
fared up discovered White peering from
behind pillow which he held up to his
face and over which he held his revolver,
pointed toward the light. This is as told
by Cunningham.
White went on through to Ukiah and is
supposed to be now in San Francisco.
Yes Palmer does not believe that Vinton
shot himself. He says he is convinced
some man did it who was hired for the
purpose. He refers to a remark of Johnny
Crow, made some weeks ago as he invited
every body up to drink.
If everything breaks right, boys" he
said, ;'I'll soon have plenty of money"
The meaning of this remark will be in
quired into in the course of the investiga-
ton over Littlefield's death.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20
HOW JACK L|TTLEF|ELD WAS nLYNCHED,'

White values him highly, say some, be-
cause he Is daring rider and clever with
the rope and Twill go where no one else
VIII, IN Whites service, among the hills.
Others say that White placed in his name
much valuable property in his white s.
effort to avoid paying the big award in his
famous divorce suit and that Vinton shows
disposition to retain it-so that White
would grieve for his loss no more than he
did for that of Wylackie John.
That Vinton has long borne a grudge
against Littlefeld as the head vaquero for
Yes Palmer, the opposition, he has never
tried to conceal.
The hatred of others suspected of having
been members of this mob arises from
cause, as will appear.
Joe Gregory, for instance, is in Ukiah
now for trial for having cut Littlefield al
most to death i'll these same mountains
where he now lies buried. Yes Palmer is
there, too, as witness, together with a
whole battalion of other witnesses in this
and other suits such as keep this beautiful
valley in one long, costly embroglio.
That cutting-how Littlefield bested the
bigger man in fair fight, how the latter
cried enough, and how, when Littletield's
back was turned in the act of springing
into the saddle, thinking hostilities were
at an end, Gregory sprang upon him with
knife, stabbing him in the shoulder. the
arm and the face. and would have killed
him but for the return of Yes Palmer; how
| Palmer, without a weapon, attacked the
man with the knife, beat him into insensi-
! bllity and threw him down the CANYON
how he carried IittIefield To the eareSt
camp, summoned help and nursed him
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20
BORN


BORN.
BUCK-In San Jose, October 3. 1895, to the wife
of John j. Buck, son.
BURNS-October g. 1895, TO the wife OF James
Burns, son.
DE GRAAFF-In this city, to the wife Of S. ].
de Graaff.
ISRAEL-In this city. October IT, 1895, to the
wife Of Ernest y. Israel. son.
KING-In this city, OCTOBER 5, 1885, to the wife of
Frank NJ. King, daughter.
KING-In this city, October Is, 1895, to the wife
OF p. J. King, son.
MANTEL-In this city, October 10, 1895, to the
wife of Max Mantel. daughter
MINTUN-In this city, October II, 1895, to the
wife OF George w. Mintun, a son.
MEYNS-October IA, 1895, to the wife OF Clauss
Meyns, son.
PROSCHOLD-In this city, October z, 1898, to the
wife of Z. NJ. Proschold,
QUINN-October IA, 1885, to the wife of Thomas
Quinn, a daughter.
ST. AMANT-To the wife of w. A. st. Amant.
wALLACE-october 49, 1895. to the wife of Rob.
ert Wallace son.
WOOD-In this city, October l 3, 1885, to the wife
Of John F. Wood, q SON.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20
MAkhIAGE IlUENsEs.

Licenses to marry granted yesterday a.
follows:
r. F. Peckham and Freda Schroeder 6S-25.
J. NJ. Donovan and Catherine E. Hogan 35-27
Paul III. Leipelt and Annie c. Walsh, Pile.
Fred K. Grant and Lillian r. MeIcalf, 47-36.
c. f. Johnson and Matilda Eskilson, 33-24.
Henry c. Stevens and Winnie M. Worth, 1913
+. b. keene and Charlotte johnson, 5l-29.
James NJ. Muro aud Carrie Raglan, 24-25.
J. r. Darling and Clara L. Catherwood, 60-49.
a. Helgesen and Christina Olson, 27-25.
s. Nosti and Magdalena Antonetti, 2S-23.
Henry Lobner ana Mary l.. kuenZly, 31-21.
Charles Goer.ich and Annie Pauhaus, 35-27.
Xaver Dodel and Mathilde Eyer, 1925.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20
THE DIVORCE RECORD.

Suits for divorce were begun yesterday as fol-
lows:
Lucy NJ. Reynolds against Everett n. Reynolds
Ray Brownlee AGAINST ]. Clarke Brownlee.
Catherine Won Dobrogoiski against Victor L Do
brogoiski.
Minnie Besser against William Besser.
Catherine Milne against John Milne.
Kate Harris against William Harris.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20

Robert Desty, who died on September 27 left
an estate consisting of $3.50 and. the manu-
script OF some unfinished lawbooks. Mrs.
Mary Desty of Stockton, the widow. has ap-
piled for letters of administration.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20
VINTON DID NOTAT FIRST CHARGE
HIS WOUND TO LITTLE
FIELD.
SUSPICION OF FOUL MURDER
STORY OF THE SHOOTING AND SUB
sEQUENT HANGING OF THE
VAOUERO.


He charged Jack Littlefeld, head vaquero
Tor .sVeg' Palmer, with having done the shoot
ing. bitter feud has long existed between
Wbite's men and Palmer's Littlefeld was ar
rested by Constable Van Horn and John Grow.
While riding along the trail under charge of
the officers he was shot 10 death and subse-
quently hanged. The officers say that mob
attacked and overpowered them, committing
tie crime. Doubt was expressed by many with
regard to this statement Sheriff Berrigan is
now taking active measures in the matter. The
Coroner OF Trinity County is now investigating
the matter. A CALL correspondent was dis
patched TO the scene and his report follows.
COVELO, ROUND VALLEY, CAL, Oct. 16.-
1t is now believed that the men who
put on the cloak of an avenglng mob
of indignant citizens to kill Jack Little
field really formed a crowd of towards
who committed one of those coId-bIooded
and deliberate murders that long ago
added a shudder to the name OF Round
Valley.
Under countenance of a Justice of the
Peace of lower Trinity County jury of
nine men sat in judgment on that deed,
and the details of that inquiry only now
being told give thrill of added horror to
the crime.
Budd's offer of reward, or perhaps it was
a realization that murder and intrigue,
left alone, have fearful roosts to which
they at last return but whatever the cause
the Sheriff of Trinity County has begun
vigorous action and promises to continue
it to a finish.
a regular Coroner's jury of twelve men
has been Impaneled. the grave away out
on Red Mountain has been opened, wit
nesses summoned, evidence taken, and a
rough rider straight from the scene came
into town to-day with the report that
their verdict will almost certainly speak OF
murder.
The evidence is such that arrests will
Immediately follow, and another of those
remarkable murder trials characteristic of
this section Will result in due time, where
perjury will be piled mountains high to
save necks especially designed in hades
for hanging.
That j ack Littlefield shot J. y. Vinton-
which shooting served this "mob' as an
excuse for murder-scarcely anybody now
believes.
That Vinton was shot, however, and is
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20
BIRTHS -MARRIAGES-D DEATHS.

Birth, marriage and death notices sent by nds1l
will not be inserted. They must be handed In at
either of the publication offices and be Endorsed
with the name and residence of persons authorized
TO have the same published.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20
LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

Arrived.
SATURDAY, October 10.
Schr c T Hill. Meyer, DAYS from Albion
115 NJ It lumber. to Albion Lumber Co.
Schr Ocean Spray, Skipper 40 hours from Iver-
sens Landing; 100 eds wood, to n Iversen.
Domestic Ports.
FORT BRAGG-Sailed Oct 19-Stmr Noyo, for
San Francisco.