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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27
A Wife Abuses Her Husband
and a Husband Abuses
His Wife.
ARSON, BURGLARY AND ASSAULT
Preliminary Hearings Place Suspected
Criminals in the Trial Courts.
Other Items.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. Civilian J.
Marcum to-day began suit for divorce from
Medora l.. Marcum on the grounds OF
cruelty and desertion. They were married
November s, 1894. Marcum says that since
their marriage his wife has frequently
abused him, and that during heated ar
gument on July % last she struck him
with great violence with a piece OF wood.
Shortly afterward Mrs. Marcum left her
husband and took up her residence with
her mother on the Stevens Greek road.
There are no children and no community
property TO wrangle over.
Dora NJ. Buethuis has commenced suit
for divorce from Harry 7. Buethuis on
the charge of cruelty. The couple were
married in Marin county in NoVem Der,
1898. The result OF their union is child,
now 13 months old, of which plaintiff
wants the custody. The plaintiff charges
her husband with all kinds of cruelty, and
alleges that on frequent occasions he drove
her from the house and compelled her to
seek shelter for the night In the barn. She
asks for alimony and her share of about
$1,000 worth of property.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27
IN CONTEMPT At CARSON,
Barney Brule's Case Before Judge
Hawley Is Set for Hear
ing.
Defendant Files an Answer and Asks
Continuance, Which Is Not
Granted.

CARSON, New, Dec. 26.-The case of
Barney Brule, cited for contempt of court
in disposing of the witness Langevin in
the Heney case, came before Judge Haw-
ley this 10 orning. He had secured the
services of Judge Murphy, an ex-member
of the Supreme bench, to represent him as
counsel.
Judge Murphy asked that the case be
dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, as the
matters charged in the affidavit did not
constitute an offense, insomuch as at the
time young Langevin had been furnished
money to leave the State he had not been
subpenaed as witness. The court replied
that it had anticipated such defense and
cited a Michigan case where the Supreme
Court had decided that the removing from
the Jurisdiction of the court of any person
having any knowledge of the case, even
before summoned as witness, was crime
against the peace of the commonwealth
and an obstruction to the administration
of justice, fully as reprehensible as if the
person whose absence from the county
was secured by corrupt means had been
served with subpoena as witness.
The motion to dismiss was oyerruled.
The counsel for the defendant then filed
an answer, including denial of all the
charges, and asked until Monday next to
prepare defense. The court then said !:
"This is a case that, from the very nature
OF it, as you can plainly see, iustifes no
delay. On what grounds do you ask it?''
Judge Murphy replied that be had sew
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27

City in extending the thoroughfare. The
property-owners claim that with these
Instructions removed the channel of Islais
Creek would be free to navigation for Its
full length of three miles.
We have been fighting to have this
creek made nayigable as nature intended
for the past twelve years." said Mr..
Seculovich yesterday, and we shall con-
tlnue the battle for twelve years longer II
necessary that we may accomplish our
purpose. But the question is likely to be
settled, now that our Representatives in
Congress have taken hold OF it with a SEEM
ing determination to force it to conclu.
sion.
Judge Mcguire has already introduced
the bill III Congress. 1t provides for an
appropriation of $4,000.
1.-The removal OF these distractions from
and the improvement of Islais Creek gen.
orally means much to the property owners
along its course. Fully 700 acres of land,
having valuation of Sl,000,000, are in
volved. With the creek cleared of obstrue-
tions it would give ten feet of water
in the channel at full tide, and ferry
boats and other vessels could run up to
Fifteenth avenue without difficulty"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27
ESCAPED NEAR PENDLETOH
An Insane Woman Efudes Her Keeper and
Jumps From a Moving
Trim

PENDLEToN, Or, Dec. 26.-OnWednes-
day night Mrs. Green, an insane woman,
jumped from the Spokane train at a point
near the junction, one mile above this
city, and made good her escape from her
keeper, Emma Mcpherson, an attache of
the Idaho penitentiary.
Mrs. Green was arrested at Wallace a
few days ago and was being taken to the
Idaho penitentiary at Blackfoot. Fearing
trouble in escorting her to the hotel to
await the Eastern train Mrs. Mcpherson
telegraphed the Sheriff to meet her at the
depot. Deputy Sheriff kimberk was on
hand when the train arrived and then it
was discovered that the insane woman
had escaped.
Mrs. Green had entered closet when
above town and slammed the door and
locked it. The supposition is that the
woman leaped through the window III the
closet. Nothing has been heard or seen
of her up to this afternoon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27
STABBING NEAR COLUSA,
Japanese in a Ranch Camp Dis
grace the American Christ.
mas.
In Their Drunken Row One Man l:
Killed and Another Badly
Wounded.

COLUSA, CAL, Dec. 26.-Several Japs
were celebrating Christmas at Japanese
camp about four miles below Colusa, near
the place where Fremont Smith killed the
tive fishermen. During the day they
drank good deal and got into free fight,
but were separated by the boss OF the
ranch. Ngashima, one OF the combatants,
went to another japanese camp ana stayed
all night, returning this morning. He
found Watanaki, another of the partici-
pants in the trouble Of the day before, in
the kitchen building fire.
Without saying word he came up be-
hind Watanaki and began slashing him
across the neck and head with butcher
knife. Watanaki jumped up, pulled his
knife and they stabbed and slashed es. h
other until Watanaki fell to the floor in a
dying condition and the other ran bleeding
from the house. Constable Gibson of SUIT
ter County, on his way to Colusa, picked
up Ngashima and brought him to town,
where DR.. Bolton found he was badly cut
about the head and neck and two or three
gashes in the back. His hands were also
badly cut, probably by grabbing his oppo-
nent's knife and having it drawn through
them.
After having his wounds dressed he was
taken to the county Jail, where he stated
that he was badly hurt and believed he
would die, but did not care. He said two
Jap boys were fighting and he tried to
make them quit. One boy got mad and
threatened to kill him. He went away,
and when he returned in the morning, he
said he found his bed taken away and
burned. and was attacked by Watanaki
and another Japanese.
mo tuCC of To pap n nd
reported the fight and said that the Jap
that was in Jail had cut and killed one OF
his countrymen. Coroner Gray and Sheriff
Jones went to the scene Of the murder and
found Watanaki lying dead in the kitchen
with two ugly cuts on his left side, the
right esr nearly severed and large wound
on The right side of the neck. He was
brought to town and taken to McNary' S
undertaking parlors, where Coroner Gray
held an inquest. Two other Japs have
been arrested, and it is thought that more
than one had a hand in the killing.
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eral witnesses whose attendance was ma
teriaI, but he did not know their where
abouts. The court said in that case he
should require an affidavit, and if the de-
tense were not prepared to produce it at
once, the case would be called to-mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock. The attorney
said that he had no affidavit to make and
the order stood.
The Government has just discovered that
Hehey, after the verdict of the jury on the
21st inst, made transfer, in the County
Jail, OF his property by assigning mort
cages as follows: To William Woodburn,
on Washoe property valued at $4,000; to
Trenmor Coffin, on San francisco prop
erty valued at $4,000; to his wife, Mary
Heney, on property in this city valued at
$500.
The Government officials hold that such
transfers are null and void, and that the
Government can follow and seize the prop
erty IN satisfaction Of the fine of $4,000.
More arrests are to be made tomorrow
in the Mint cases. The Government Off
GERS were hard at work all day securing
new evidence and getting affidaylts in
shane
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27
LOST At HALFM0ON BAY,
Captain Whitney and Two Young
Men Companions Are
Drowned.
They Had Been Stranded a Month Ago
and Were En- Route to Santa
Barbara.

HALFMOON BAY, CAL, Dec. &C.
Captain Whitney and two young men,
whose names are unknown, who four
weeks ago were stranded on Draffins
Beach. about mile north OF Point Mon
tara fog signal, were drowned on Tuesday
last, while attempting to resume their
journey to Santa Barbara.
They had small sailboat which was
badly damaged and they had been spend
ing their time since their previous disaster
in putting their craft in repair.
Despite the protests of the whole neigh
borhood they persisted in putting out on
Tuesday, and just as they struck the
breakers an immense sea broke over them,
swapping their boat and turning it upside
down.
The captain never appeared above the
water. The two younger men rose with
the boat and clung to it desperately for
their lives, but the heavy sea washed their
boat off in few minutes and they, too,
disappeared. Neither of the bodies has
been recovered.
Nothing is known of the parties prior to
the time they landed here. They said,
when they came, they were on their way
to Santa Barbara. In making the effort to
reach their destination they lost their
lives. Their boat was washed in on the
beach to-day, complete wreck.
This makes six men that have lost their
lives in about this same manner within a
month. Three Chinese fishermen went
out from Halfmoon Bay to fish
in their small boat on Tuesday.
About IL o'clock in the forenoon q
heavy squat came up suddenly from the
north, when they Immediately tried to run
into the bay, but the wind was blowing so
hard they were driven south. The boat
and ono hodv were Dickad mn upar PeSca-
dero. The other bodies have not been re-
covered
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27
CORNER GROCERIES WAR.
Women Petition That the Stores
and Saloons Be Di.
vorced.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Is the Chief Promoter
of the Plan.

1.-The grocery and saloon must be di-
vorced."
So say members of the Woman's Chris
tlan Temperance Union, whose latest move
was the circulation of petition asking the
separation of the sale of liquor from all
connection with trade in groceries or any
other line of business. The union believes
the saloon should stand on its own merits
and not on the neither members of any
class of business which they regard as le-
gitimate.
The work of circulating the following
petition, which is to be presented to the
next Legislature, has been going on quietly
for nearly month under the direction OF
officers of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union here and else where, and the
ladies declare their intention of letting
nothing prevent the thorough canvas con-
templated:
To the President. Speaker and Members Of the
Senate and Assembly of the State of CdHfof-
nfa-GENTLEMEN: The undersigned, citizens
and electors of the State of California, respec-
lively petition your honorable bodies, and in
that behalf set forth that
WHEREAS, We believe that one OF the most
harmful methods employed in the dispensing
of spurious, vinous and malt liquors is in the
maintaining and licensing of what is famil-
iarly termed the "corner grocery" wherein
the sale of liquors as aforesaid is the main bust
ness, and the sale of groceries only pretext
and whereas, we believe that the business OF
selling said spirituous, vinous and malt liz
ors as aforesaid, save Tor medicinal purposes.
should be conducted and carried on separate
and distinct from any other business, so as to
be more easily controlled.
Now, therefore, we respectfully request your
honorable bodies to pass such laws as will
remedy said evil and will forbid the mainten
ance and sale of spirituous, vinous and mali
liquors under the conditions as aforesaid.
fSigners must be residents of California and
over twenty-one years OF agel
The petition is in circulation in the
cities and larger towns of the State, and
measures wall be taken to prosecute g
vigorous warfare on those lines.
Mrs. Annie l.. Barry, State Superinten.
dent of Legislative Work in the Woman:
Christian Temperance Union, has the
supervision OF the work.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27
HIGHLAND PRIZE ORANGES.
They Take the Medal at the Atlanta Expo
Siti0n and Cause Great
ReioiciHq.

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Dec. 90
The orange growers OF Highlands are quite
iubilant tonight and it is case of general
handshaking. This is due to the fact that
the Highlands oranges captured the gold
medal at the Atlanta exposition. The
news arrived this afternoon.
The oranges grew on trees belonging to
John H. Anderson of Los Angeles and
were packed by j. Il. Yerkes, agent for
Allen Bros, packers for San Bernardino.
The oranges winning the medal were
Washington navels. This shows that
Highlands is the banner orange belt Of
Southern California, which has long been
claimed by Riverside orange-growers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27
UK|AH'S MURDER TRIAL,
Preliminary Hearing Of the Stay.
ers of Jack Littlefeld Set
for Monday.
Defendants Insisted Upon an Imme.
date Examination, but We're
Overruled.

UKIAH, CAL, Dec. 26.-The legal battle
has commenced in the case of the People
VS.. Joe Gregory, John Crow and Baylis
Van Horn, who are charged with the MUIR
der of Alfred (alias Jack) LittIefield in
September last in the Red Mountain coun-
try. On Monday the hearing was COM
menced before Justice Philbrook at
Weaverville.
District Attorney Bartlett moved for a
continuance until December 80, at which
time he said the prosecution would be
ready for the preliminary examination.
The defendants by their attorney, D. G..
Reid, demanded immediate hearing.
Justice Philbrook granted the continu-
ance, and the examination was set for the
30th inst.
A writ of habeas corpus was then issued,
returnable before the Superior Court on
the following day. The point urged in
favor OF granting the writ was that de-
PENDANTS were entitled to Immediate hear
ing, and that the Justice had no right to
postpone the examination. The matter
was taken under adyisement by the court,
and yesterday afternoon the writ was
denied and the defendants remanded TO
the custody of the Sheriff.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27
INDIAN KILLED At SILETz.
The Slayer Claims That Hts Victim 1t
tackled Him.

The Slayer Claims That Hts Victim At
tackled Him.
ROSEBURG, Or, Dec. 26.-Billy Tom,
an Indian, was killed by Alex Jefferson,
another Indian. in fight at Siletz, on the
reservation. Tuesday night. Jefferson,
who slept in Howard & Selic's store,
claims that about 10 o'clock at night Tom
came in the back door of the store and
started a quarrel with him. The room was
in darkness and Tom drew a knife, when
Jefferson struck him two blows over the
right ear with an iron nailpuller.
U. s. Grant, justice of the peace, heard
the noise in the store. He went in and
found Jefferson behind the counter par
TALLY dressed. Showing the nail-pufler,
Jefferson said: "This is what defended
myself with Tom was lying on the floor
and could not speak. He lived about three
hours. The feeling is pretty strong against
Jefferson at,Siletz.
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The Deal Declnre4 OFF.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 26.-The agree
ment filed in the Recorders office on
Tuesday by Mrs. Georges attorney was
for the purpose of showing that the deal
between Mrs. l.. L. George and Cornelius
F. Sullivan OF San Francisco, whereby the
latter YVES to secure loan of $15,0 900 on the
Arguello block for Mrs. George, is off, as
Sullivan has failed to carry out his part of
the contract. By the terms of the agree
ment, if Sullivan had secured the loan,
Mrs. George was bound to take $12, 900 of
the capital stock of the Pacific States Life
Assurance Company and the remaining
$4,000 was to be paid over to her.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27
Fell in the Roadway Stricken
With Apoplexy and Expired
Shortly Afterward.
STRUCK WITH A HAMMER
Harry Pensinger Probably Fatally In.
jured in Play by His
Brother.

BAKERSFIELD, CAL, Dec. 26.-Early
this morning teamster left the land
company's corral on Twenty fourth street
to go to Stockdale. When a short dis
lance out of town he overlook two tramps
who asked him for ride. He told them
to jump into the wagon, which they
quickly did and rode along quietly until
after crossing the old river bridge and the
private gate to Stockdale was reached.
Here he told his passengers he had to turn
off and they would have to alight. They
did not want to do so and tried to per-
suade the driver to so on along the main
road in the direction they wished to
travel. But he refused and peremptorily
ordered them to get out. They did so,
but as soon as they got down one said to
the other, Give me that gun; I'll Tx
him." The fellow drew 3S-caliber revolt
yer and handed it to his partner, who fired
point blank at the teamster but did not hit
him.
In an instant the latter jumped down,
attacked the armed tramp, taking the gun
away from him, and hammered him over
the head and face with it, breaking his
nose. The other fellow, too, received
similar attention, and then the teamster
started to get into his wagon. But the
tramps had not enough of it and went
after him again. In the second attack
they made him mad clear through. He
drew a pocket-knife, with a good-sized
blade, and cut the two men badly. He
then returned to town, reported to the Of
ticers what be had done. and left word
where he could be found if wanted. Moth
ing has yet been heard of the tramps.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27
SHOT At WALLACE.
a Spokane Man Killed by Jealot


a Spokane Man Killed by Jealous
Husband.
SPOKANE, WASH, Dec. 26.-Dr. Curtis
A. Hughes of this city was fatally shot at
Wallace, Idaho, to-day by Attorney w. A.
Jones. Jones was jealous OF DR.. J. E.
Hugh es, son of the victim, who only re-
Gently moved to Wallace, and not knowing
the difference between father and son.
when he reached the latter's office he
opened fire on the father MORALLY wound
ing him. DIR. Hughes was prominent
citizen of this city. and had gone up to
Wallace to spend Christmas with his son.
Jones was formerly District Attorney in
Idaho, and is a prominent member of the
bar
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27
b BURGLARS At NAPA.

Several Suits of Clothes and Money and
JesceIry Stolen.
NAPA, CAL, Dec. 26.-Early Wednesday
morning burglars broke into Stevens &
Hartson's clothing-store, Main street,
and carried off several suits OF
clothes; also over 500 in iewelry and
$40 in money. One hundred and forty
dollars, which had been hid under the
counter, was saved, and also some change
in the cash drawer.
Entrance to the building was made
through the courtroom in the rear of the
store, and the glass door connecting was
broken open. 1t is thought to be the WORK
OF local men. as most the valua BILE clothes
in the store were taken.
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Baneorflie abandoned at E,n pire.

EMPIRE, Or, Dec. 26.-Efforts were
made last week and the week preceding
to shove the Bandorille, wrecked almost
two months ago, into the Umpqua River
from where she grounded, distance of
about half mile. A portion of the
way was passed, but the vessel leaked
badly. The attempt was abandoned and
the Bandorille will be left to go to pieces
on the beach. Chief Engineer Anderson
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27
IMPROVING |SLA|S CREEK,
Congress Has Been Asked for a
Ten Thousand Dollar Ap-
preparation.
Senator Perkins and Representative
Mcguire Championing the
Measure.

The movement to have Congress eppro-
pirate $4,000 for the removal of obstruc-
tions in Islais Creek has assumed formal
shape.
Peter T. Seculovich, president of the
Islais Greek Property Owners Association,
has received letters from Congressman
Mcguire and Senator Perkins. now at
Washington, to the effect that they will do
all in their power to press the matter to a
finality in both the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate. Senator Perkins
writes as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c., December 8, 1895.
Peter T. Secutoulch, SELL Mission street. San
Frdncisco-DEAR SIR: The Islais Creek petition
and bill. which you announce have been sent
to Congressman Mcguire, will be pushed by
him in the House, as 1t is very meritorious
When it reaches the Senate shall take pleas
ure in doing everything possible to secure its
passage. Very truly yours,
GEORGE c. PERKINS.
81 will present the memorial OF the asso-
citation to Congress" writes Congressman
Mcguire, ''and will determine within a
few days the proper course to pursue with
respect to the introduction of bill or reso-
luton to carry out its purpose"
II will gladly cooperate with Senator
Perkins and Representative Mcguire"
said Congressman Grove L. Johnson in
letter to President Seculovich, sin any
measures they may offer to the advantage
of your association. These gentlemen are
men of weight and prominence in Con-
gress, and if they champion your measure
it will undoubtedly be successful"
The distractions complained of are two
EN- bankments that dam the channel OF
Islais Creek, one at Kentucky street and
the other at Fifteenth avenue. The creek
at Kentucky street is 200 feet wide, but the
filling in, which was done by the Potrero
and Bay View Railroad Company, leaves
an opening of about twenty feet through
which the water flows. The embankment
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27
INJURED IN SPORT.
a Young Man accidentally Strikes /
Brother With q SIed0e.

Brother With SIedDe.
BAKERSFIELD, CAL, Dec. 26.-Harry
Pensinger, 20 years old, was seriously and
perhaps fatally injured this afternoon by
his brother William, near town. In COM
pany with several of the other young
fellows they were enjoying athletic sports.
William was swinging a heavy sIedge-
hammer, trying to make his brother dodge.
Failing to do so he shouted "You won't
dodge, won't your" and threw the sledge,
expecting Harry to dodge it, but he did
not and received the force of the heavy
sledge directly over the liver. He was
rendered unconscious and DR.. Taggart
was called. He pronounced the case a
serious one, fearing that the liver had
been ruptured. which would result fatally.
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.Arroianed for Assault.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 26.-Joe Locket
the young man who attacked Fred Mason
with a razor at the corner of. First and
Santa Clara streets last evening, was ar
raigned before Justice Gass this morning
on charge of assault with deadly
weapon. He entered plea of not guilty,
and his examination was set for January
8. Bail was fixed at $1,000.