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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1895-01-02

..ayem. Statt he.len lebe i1 mid nun
genotbt5t, Sie al..g nod un, eiue @es
faliigfeit Su bitten, bic Sic mir erlpets
len t0nnteu, ipeun sic bie Site baben
lpollten. !"
sd bin gang gu Sbrer 8erfiisuua
MB Sefferion."
~Sie f0nnten mir ndmGd idon burd
Sbr blobes @rideinen In Weitbamps
ton Court in ben borauSii9tli6 bepor.
itebenoen observation-disclosures nit
meinem Setter bon groBem Nusen ietn,
uaO id m0dte sic besbalb fraeen, ob
gie ni@t auf einise Gage, gBodeu,
ober Wonate gu mir na9 Weitbampten
Court fommen pollten?"
.DdB Sefferfon-" beeonn aitt9,
etwos oerlesen auf ibren 8ruber
blidenb.
80, id peiB wobl, mas Sie iagen
mollen. Sie mollen mir BON ben 6tn=
oerniifen ipre6en, bic iid einem iols
den @obnunsslpedlef entsesenitellen.
aber i'd bin bereit, alle biele 0inber.
niife fort3urdumen, unb mena gte etpa
in eine ldnsere Erenuums oon 9brem
Druber uidt ipilltsen ipolleu, 70 iper6e
i'd aud oafiir Iorsen, 6aB Scr. Tapper.
baD gie bel mir 10 oft beiu6en fam,
als CT Cuff bot ober sic es ipiinfden.
Glles llebrise beiorst MarD. Ilidt
tuabr, Mlarp?-@ut. Gte baben ibr
nur 81 iagen, mas sic uiinl1en unb
notbis baben, Waib Gapperbab. SO
fontmt allo lebisli1 aaf ,9bren gnten
Willen an, mir gu belfeu. Cart i'd
mid anf sic uerlaiien, WiB Tappers
6aD?"
Gs beourite bel aittp 10 pieler
Worte gar uttbt. S1on Der Dlid, nit
bem Settle ibre @orte begleitete,
bdtte gruiist, Inn GittD fofort tpillfdb>
rt9 au MAIDEN. Gs bauerte benn aud
gar ni6t lanse, 10 bate man ii6 iiber
bas 00tbigite seeinigt, uno nod ebe
es gang finiter lpuroe, fubr &ittD in
ibtem meiBem Diouffelintleibe NIT
Settle unr @targ gSimpleton mad
Weitbampton Court. Settle aber mar
iett feit entihlonen. alien Sntriauea,
oie iidl 9egen ibr yebenSslild rlWiettn,
NIT poller Gner9ie ent9egen3utreten -
fomme mas ha i1cllA
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1895-01-02
II. 8epItsl.

Goftur .)latta:liel GnnliaiES b.laf
cine itoatiislje Soil; l;ei;:e. 3gsr Sllt...:ls
einer 9ieruellbeily.-jt,:.! ii ,saljisa
Cattle bel 0rcetoipn III Gs>Idje.:-
lanS. @ingsltanSenerma3en :.ejl.s
@ommins bic geiamlntc Giei.;G,. cit il
3iDei 9lai(en elm, llanllidJ in S;a,s... .sste
nnb gliGtperriidte. Iieie issis.:e
GlaMe intereijirie i'm ger rif;s; "a
mar fir i'm II d)t oortarssa. G;s
eritere Slaiie aber ld)ieo er ,aieber in
3ipei llnterabtbeilungen. ran!liG) ii
iolde, bic @elo baben, rrb in iolGc,
bic feineS baben. slud biele lesteis
fdte6 er aus oem Greis leiner Sc.
cbadtunsen aus, um feline 9anse SraiI
auf erftere fou;eniriren 5u fonnen,
bic er beun aud lairflid nit ieincr
aufopfernoen Meni Aenliebe faft err
briidte.
yiun 1T aber betanntlib llnbant Der
Welt 2obn, unb oeSbalb fam e8 bin
uno wieber por, baB elmer Der Patien.
ten bes Goftor @ouninS es Dor lauter
Meni6enliebe auf 6aliiea Gaitle nidt
mebr ausbielt, @arter unb Better 5u
tdui@en wuBte unb ausbrad). yDie i'm
tuunberbaren 6arbenipiel lendtenbe
Wigtomn6ai, bic prddti9eu Walouns
gen Der idOttii6en aiiite uno Dor allenl
bic berrlid)e, nerueuitdrfenoe Quft pcu
9elhea @aitle," ipie eS i'm grolpeft
beS Doftor @oumins bieB, tonnten
bic @erblenbeten nidt riibren, ni6t
balten. Sic liefen babon, lomie ireeub
eine M0slidfeit oa;u seboten mar.
Gas waren bann fiir Ooftor Com,
Minis INNER iebr betriibenbe Borgdnae,
oenen seu0bnlid 8ro5efle mesen itrafs
fdlliser Sreibeitsberaubunsen, @emalts
tbdtigfeiten, @rpreiiun9en folsten, ,peil
oie 5liidtlinse in ibrer 9erblenouna
bebaupteten, gar nidt perriidt su iein.
Gas mar ia uatiirlid f9on an unS fir
ii6 ber belle @abniinn. edon meun
elm Menid i'm sllsemeinen uno elm
patient BON !0alfiea Goitle i'm 8elon,
6eren bebanptete, nidt perriift su Ieiu,
10 mar Oas fin Dettor Gommins nad)
buncertfaltig ausprobirter Praris Der
iiderfie @epeis, baB Der @etreifenbe
-iiber9eldlnappt lpar.
s(ber au1 baS Neroieult Der Q9illens
idaft, Der aifgefldrte SSortld,ritt hat in
Der @elt eiueu idmeren Stano, unb
bic Gerifre MOLTEN iid) oieier Ne,
weisliibrln9 teS 9oftor @onmins
ni6t anbequemen. Wtan berief in iol-
den Sallen usenannte SaGperltdnbige,
bas beiBt Seute, bic leit 3abren aui
ben ueri6iebenen uniperiitGten-wie
eommins iaste = ni1itematiid Der.
ounlmt' morben maren, unb IN 6olae
6enen nidts luubten, bic ber gteib, bic
8onfurren5wutb peranlabte, anbers gu
fa9en, alS Doftor Gommins.
9urj unb gut, baS tpareu baum fir
ben MISREPRESENTATION Doftor Com.
Minis INNER b06lt unangenebme
Saden, uno cine iolGe ipar es, bic ibn
wieber nod Qonbon uub 3u ieinem alts
belpdbrten anlpalt ,Sames ssinoing in
eincOlnsinn sefiibrt bate.
ngie id Sbnen iase, Mr. 6inbius,"
erlduterte Toftor Gommins, cine pier.
fdrOtige, robulte @eftalt nit brutalem
@e1idt uno iinsemobnli9 sroben 0ansi
ben uiib 5iiben, noer 8erl mar eix:
GaufmqnI aus aiperpool uno Gies
Stefflns, Mcolas Steffins. Gr lpar
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1895-01-02
Clothing !! Clothing !! Clothing !!


Is @erabe3u iibsrtpdltiseab 1T infer glotbimss
!. IDeparten1ent.
nniere asreiie tperben Gud in @rftduneu
}, |ietsn. Seine tpollene an3iiae su $io uub
: auftpdrtS. Nud bilIi9ere Naaren finb in
Der grbbten Nustpabl borbaneen. Sn bieiem
Departement, trie in alien anberen. eeben mir
:. |bie Yreiie on.
= ghepiot 8etntleiber fir Serren 50 ilnb $311Sd.
Geine 8einfleioer fur 9erren, semudt wie
:, mad WdB S., Sc nnb 81.
Cine nidtt an5uiiibrenee Lange 2iite BON
ainner Ansiisen, 8louien, 9dnteln, ueber.
lstehern &c.
: ManGI, JackGn, UeberVdTfe.
Rit Rdnteln, Saden, l1sberpirf.n &c. finb
: Iipir reid berieben nnb bteten eime ME ba.
Igeire5ene NnSpab[.
Rinber @aibmtr @Ioafs nit prahtbolem
!, lBeias, in berf9iebenen Garbeu, bon $3.50
y aufmdrtS.
Mutter Subbarb Muiter. st sefiittert, bon
$3.50 anftpGlts.
Iud Sadets fir sOamen, In fdtpars, $3.50.
Dan,en @epes, bubih beiest, in braun,
ll4Dar5 nnb anheren SJarben, So 80.
uniere v8liiIh Straps" boben tp,r auf ben
I fabeIbaft biqig:n Hreis bon $13 rebusirt.
11niere nit @sibe sefiitterten gIuf@ @apea,
bic MIR NIT $l5 bsrfanfen, wiirben iibsral
!. $25 foiten.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1895-01-02

Simon Sefferfon, 70 Sob bieIer ey-
fdroden iduies.
unb ba aud Sinbi,ts ni9ts mebr
iaste, 10 entitanb cine Baufe, bic aber
in bielem 9lugenblid unb 3ipil9en oies
fen beiben Mdnnern 10 unbeimlid), 70
bereot, 10 fiir9terlid) pieliaseno mar,
oab bic 8eiben unnillfiirli6 li6 nit
ben Sliden gegenleitig maBen. rebere
ralbt ibienen iidb Geibe 3u iaeen:
.Steben mir i6on 70 rniteinanber?"
gilnon Sefferion befam feline Salt.
bliitigfeit suerit mieber. 60fli6 uno
freunolid), iuie pertraulib plauSerno
iubr er fort: Better SIR. ssiuoina,
lalien sic bod oieie gaden ieef.
Gas III ia swiifen uns abgema9t uno
miro ii1er gebalren, mie es absema6t
tit. sic be!omtnen Sire Bapiere, uno
oanlit GUT. 9arum sic iie nitt idon
babelL ipilicn Sic beiier als id)."
rG'ewiB" iagte 6iubins nod imme,
nit elmer eiiigen 9etonu,,g.
sic lie9ell arlf bem @ormunol6aftss
9eridt Son BORT nnuB i1 fie erit frei
,nadjen, ebe i'd Tie Sbnen seben fann.
y3bun Sie tpd nidt als Oh oaS
bic einSisen 8bebereiaftien paren, bic
e5 in 8uuoo1l gibt. g9enn gie bic
StiiGe lieiern loollte,, fonnten Sic iie
au9 liefern. Siber Sie mOllten ni6t,
Sir."
Gabei fab i'm Der slSuofat iharf ON,
alS penn er ourd oieIe Seobabtung
bic 9ebeimiten @eoanfen Simons err
fori6en nollte.
so iuabr i6 bas Qeben bebalten
mill, befommen sic Sbre papiere,"
fuhr bieler sutmiitbis polternb auf.
(Gortietune foIet).
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1895-01-02
DR.. price's Cream 9afins powoes
66&he @eltsaasfeaunss amsssttnuns.

eoiier Dilbelm III tpntbenb tiber
bic Ier0hentlidung Der 0obenlobe'.
iben 9ebaltserb0bungss sNngelegenbeit.
Die Sa6e 1T burd einen anonpmen
Sri.f an bic 3eitIneen on bic Oefents
libteit seIan9t Dieter Brief mar auf
eiaen Scgen geidrleben, auf benz ii9
Elm Wappen befunoen bate, bas aber
forgfdltis ausrabirt worben mar. Ser
aniier bat bic 8ebeimpoIi3ei beauftragt,
tbr mogli9ltes 3u tbun. nm ben anonps
men griefi9reiber uusfinbis su MAIDEN.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1895-01-02

UtuWt ODr5uDeretteh. O1DurW fDerDen BITE
Weben nu6 beren Dauer betrd6tliA permi,,.
bert. Mud5 bef6roert 60 bic rei6lide Nbion.
bfrnng ndhrbafter Dfutterntild fiir bas 2tub.
Gran Dora u. Guthrie bon Oailep,
Dperton Co., 3b., fdreibt: sGls iH onfina
Sbr :. Favorite Prescription" ~ nebn,en,
mar i@ ni4t I'm Gtanbe, alf mein.n Eii6st
1n ifebeu obue bic idredlidften SGmer,en ~
eroul6en. Sect perri9te iG) olle Sansarbeit
fiir cine 0amtlie bon a9t Berfonen ielbft,
iuaiff, lode, babe II. I. 10. SD bin lest
tfdrfer ale In ben letten feds Sdbren. SIR
''Favorite Prescription" III bas Bette. mas
cine Grau bor ber Gntbinbung ntbmeN fam;
ipenigffen8 NOR es bel mir 70. SD babe bel
allen meinen feds @ntbinbungen ME 70 iuenia
gelitteu, ole bel ber lesten; bds 6no 1T babel
eas geiiir6sfie bon ailfa febs. gerihit6ene
Urennbinnei, oeeu ld hsn @ebraud) oes Pre-
pie H."
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1895-01-02
Dr.. priee's Cream 9afine powoer.
9as hollt0mmenfe. oas seMadat iuirA.

Sn Der bemnddit suiammenire.
tenoen Staatslesislatur BON Snbiana
wiro ii9 Elm beftiser aampf um bic
5rase Der 9efdrdntung bes 9anbels
NIT geiitigen @etrdnten entfpinnen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1895-01-02

Die
@aaentli4e 6reie Srefe fit xera
erfd5eint
isesn pouueraaN
unb foifet
"S.oO ftsr Oas Sabr pDer @1.2B
F Mcnase I'm 9Orausbesabluaa.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1895-01-02

uno tnn9e Eroueii,
bic balb 0lutter tper.
ben, iouten lutHsn,
bab DR.. Yierce's
'.Favorite Prescrip.
ton " bas Wlntter.
tperben Der Qualen,
Gfreden unb @e.
fabren fir Dlutter
iinb &tno enttteibet,
tnbfm es ber Status
bilft, ben @orper tar
bic Gbffobuns ber
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1895-01-02
@rtt,to Gtgemtb1ttll.
=Ulanenpermalters Derfallf.@

ebu 81 100000 @ranbs@tsntbum in Can antrnO mub cOr
pauft weroen sonse Ssfs wtrD In Sten unb Gnbidsn
ansept r e 8dur wndt GrVb gut etasetete grausr
NIT sum abias gier; nett unter bem wirf&n gBerbe
aussebebns Drudere unb Undergraduates @tubment wtaes
be bette &anbidaft TIM Sabwefen bat.
usessne GeiAdftsbduier unb @unbfade 8auplGte
Der Me IN ben aubsntbeilsn Stab Grpb auswatl.
aebnltAe Oferten Fnb nie YOrbu semudt wOrOen.
REAGAN HOUSTON, Meaifempertpalter
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1895-01-02
KIeideTstOff DeparteInent.

Sn unierem rei@baltieen Rleiberitoff Des
partsntent, fas anaefaut lit nit ben praebtis.
1ten Graeusniiien bsr Msbe. offeriren mir
423agise tpolene @tsbrons, 6iiblhe edat.
ttrun8en tn srau, tpertb 25 Cts, fur
10 CENTS.
SsaSaiSer BRipcotb, tpertb so Gents, fiir
48 CENTS.
4335uise Granite 8leioer;eus, in yiabb
Slau uno Sdtpara tpertb 75 Gents, fiir
SO CENTS.
@e,nnaertes Mumn.ie sfleiberseus, wsrtb
$l.00 fiir
70 CENTS.
Genniterte unb getipfelte 38sDIiae Gre
po.s, berabeeiest bon $l.25 anf
90 CENTS.
4es0aise Moire gopIius, berabseiest bon
$l.50 auf
8l.l6.
80 s0aises Bbipeorb, tpertb $l.75, fur
$l.38.
5l3Saige semuiterte unb geitreifte Gpiu.
9altnes, berabseiest bon 81 80 inb $l.75 auf
Sl.38.
693Saises goSert 8eus, gu l,s125u. $1.5o.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-10

11s-inch tires and feet 9s4 inches between
the wheels, had been tied for some time,
and traced the vehicle to Cherokee lane,
going toward Stockton, where it was fol-
lowed by Cunningham and others.
Another posse going north found nest
of four tramps, who said that early this
morning three men in blackboard coming
from Lodi had asked the road to Sacra-
mento. Gard, Hume, and other officers
at once followed the trail north, while the
the other officers, dividing into two posses,
remaining the tules to search for the rob-
berS toward Stockton.
There are about twenty regular and
amateur officers hunting for the men, as it
is reported that $1,000 reward has been
offered for the arrest and conviction of the
highwaymen.
George Gard has the measurement of
the footsteps found near where the buggy
was tied, and also two 32-caliber cartridges
found there, evidently dropped by the rob-
bers while reloading their weapons after
the hold-up.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-10
PORTLAND HABEAs CORPUS CASE.
A Much Wanted Kansas City En-PoH-
ttcidn Disappedrs.

PORTLAND, Or, March 9. When the
habeas corpus case of John w. Bradbury
was called in the Circuit Court to-day
Bradbury was not present. Chief of Police
Mimic swore that Bradbury had been in
custody, but that he was released yester-
day, and had of his own free will left the
jail with Mr.. Bolev, the agent of the Kan
sas City Election Fraud Commission, who
came here to secure Bradbury, who is
wanted in Kansas City as witness in
election fraud cases.
Judge Hurley allowed the matter 10 rest
until Monday. and at that time the Chief
OF Police must answer the petition of
Bradbury's S wife or produce Bradbury.
Bradbury is a politician of some infu-
ence in Kansas City, and it is said he
controlled several hundred colored voters
at the last election. 1t is said he was sent
here by certain politicians who are anxious
to deprive the State of his evidence in the
prosecution of persons charged with elec-
ton frauds. Bradbury was at one time
Deputy Treasurer and Assistant Superin-
tendent of Streets in Kansas City.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-10
SUICIDE AT SAN DIEGO.
A REAL ESTATE DEALER WHO
WAS ACCUSED OF FORGERY
TAKES POISON.
TRAGIC SEQUEL TO THE EXPOSURE
OF A SCHEME TO ENGAGE
IN SWINDLING.

SAN DIEGO, March 9.-The sensations
following the exposure of a forged deed
purporting to have been signed by B.
EtcheverrY are accumulating rapidly and
to-day's development was the suicide of a
principal in the case.
Last evening warrant was issued
charging ]. Walmer, real estate dealer,
with forgery. He was taken before Justice
Bryan and admitted to bail in $1,000, where
upon he was released.
This morning Walmer was at his office
in the lawyers block as usual, but declined
to discuss the forgery matter, except to re-
peat positive denial that he was guilty of
forgery.
About II o'clock Walmer disappeared
from his Office, and a few minutes past 1
o'clock there came report, fully verified,
that he had committed suicide.
Inquiry showed that after leaving the
Office he had gone to his residence at 722
Second street.
On arriving he told his wife he was i'll,
and going to his room lay down upon his
bed, but without removing his clothes. A
few minutes later Mrs. Walmer saw the
illness was serious and called DR.. Luscomb,
who lives but few doors away.
Walmer soon went into spasms and ex-
pired at about o'clock, the various physi-
clans who had been in consultation being
unable to save him. They agree that
death was due to strychnine poisoning,
supplemented by a heavy draught OF
chloroform.
Walmer leaves widow and a son Il
years old. They formerly lived at Cincin-
natl, where they have relatives.
After Walmer's death Frank Ethridge
was arrested on the charge of completely
in the attempted fraud. He was held in
$1,000 bonds.
Other warrants are out, and it is expscted
to prove that a wide-reaching conspiracy
exists for swindling in real estate opera
tions in various cities OF the State. the
headquarters of the gang being at San
EranciScn
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-10
FIGHT ON THE MEASURE.
Efforts to Delay Action Are
Squelched by the Friends of
the Enterprise.
ITS OPPONENTS FEW IN NUMBER
The Bill Passes Its Second Reading
and Then Ensues Long
Debate.

SACRAMENTO, March 9.-For the first time
in the history of California the legislators
were called upon to array themselves
against rival railroad line and in opposi-
ton to the wishes of the people, but only
few showed any inclination to do so.
During the last twenty-four hours the
San Joaquin Valley road has been the topic
of legislative conversation. week ago
such a condition as now confronts the
legislators was not even dreamed Of In
consequence, the various Assemblymen
whose necks have grown calloused under
the Southern Pacific collar were not sensi-
tive enough to feel which way their ruling
influence was urging them. This afternoon
they were in better form and knew more
what they wanted. Major ellis, "Lou"
Martin and "Jack" Massey had been busily
buttonholing their dear friends" and
as a result the old plan of trying to cause
delay by amendments was begun.
The question voted upon to-day in the
Assembly was one affecting the amending
of the bill to allow foreign corporations to
be given the right to lease terminal facili-
ties.
Only two men voted for the proposition.
These were Judson C. Brusie of Sacra-
mento and William NJ. Cutter of Yuba
On the negative side were the names of
number of men who, while they pretended
to be friends OF the bill, yet proposed
amendments which, while they did not
change its intent in the least, occasioned a
delay of at least forty-eight hours in its
consideration.
The two men who are inimical to, and
fifty-four men who protest their friendship
for the San Joaquin Valley Road, are:
Ayes-Brusie Cutter-2.
Noes-Bassford, Belshaw, Bennett, Berry,
Bettman Bledsoe, Bulla, CargiI, Coghlin, Dale,
| Davis, Deyine, Dewitt, Dixon, Dodge, Dunbar
Dwyer, Ewing, Fassett, Gay Glass, Guy, Hall,
Healey, Holland, Huber, Hudson, Johnson,
Kenyon, Laird, Laugenour, Meads, Mccarthy,
| Merrill, Nelson, North, O'Day, Pendleton
Phelps, Powers, Price, Reid, Robinson, Rowell
| Spencer, Stansen Swissler, Thomas, Wade,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-10
DETECTIVES IN STOCKTON.
They Are An1ious to Find the Tramp
Who iS0tc the Robbers.


STOCKTON, March 9.-There are no new
developments in the train robbery up to
midnight. The chief detectives of the
railroad and express companies, Gard and
Hume, are here working with Sheriff Cum
ningham. They are moving around town
trying to pick up some clew, evidently be-
lieving that the robbers came this way.
The officers are anxious to find the tramp
who was on the train and who is the only
person that saw the face of one of the men.
The tramp was put off the train at Lodi,
but swung on again and rode north on the
overland.
The tramp said in Lodi that the robber
who got on the engine crawled over the
tops of the express and baggage cars and
met him face to face on the blind baggage
platform, but no good description of the
fellow was given.
Officers blame the conductors for not
holding the tramp as witness.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-10
THE Los ANGELES MYSTERY.
POLICE ASCERTAIN THE FACTS
CONCERNING A LEG IN A
RUBBISH PILE,
AND THEREBY EXPLODE THE The
oRY OF A GRUESOME
MURDER.

Los ANGELES, March 9.-The mystery of
the woman's leg which was found in a
garbage barrel in the rear of building on
South Broadway few days ago is about
to be cleared up.
1t has been ascertained that Pasadena
woman, whose identity has not yet been
made public, came to Los Angeles several
weeks ago and had one of her neither ex-
tremeties amputated.
The physicians who performed the oper-
alton threw the dismembered portion of
her body into the garbage barrel, to be sent
to the crematory, where all refuse is dis
posed of. a murder was suspected, and the
police have been actively engaged in an
endeavor to clear up the mystery ever
since.
An evening paper published story con-
Meeting in theory the missing limb with
the alleged disappearance of a woman
named Mrs. Eta Hoffman, but it has been
ascertained that Mrs. Hoffman is still in
Los Angeles, being employed in a res
taurant.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-10
BBNICIA'S DRYDOCK AFLOAT
THELAUNCHING OF THE BIG STRUC-
TURE SUCCESSFULLY
ACCOMPLISHED.
IT Is LARGE ENOUGH TO CONTAIN
A VESSEL OF 27OO
Tons.

BENIc1A, March 9.-The California Dry
dock Company's new dock was launched
from Matthew Turner's shipyard at Benicia
yesterday morning, and the big box went
off without hitch.
A large crowd gathered from miles
around to witness the sight and the occa-
sion was quite an event to Solano County.
The tug Rescue left the city for Benica
yesterday morning with a large party on
board.
The tug also carried four Cotton pumps
TO assist the heavy structure on her way
down the slide. At least 700 pounds of
tallow were used to grease the run, and
once the dock took a start there was no
stopping her, for the pitch of the run was
~ inches to the foot.
AT IL 20 o'clock the Rescue got hawser
on the drydock, and the signal to 'go"
was given. The last block was knocked
away, the pumps were set in motion, and
the tug began to pull on the hawser. For
Just an instant there was a strain, then
the box moved trife.
A great cheer went up from the crowd,
and the dock began to slide. Down, down
she went, gaining momentum as she sped
along, and with loud splash she struck
the water, gaining on the tug to such an
extent that the hawser lay slack and limp
The structure did not take on drop of
water on board and the affair was a per-
feet success.
The new dock is intended to take the
place OF the Merchants drydock at the foot
of Spear street, and the slip is now being
prepared for its reception. The dock will
be towed to the city in about two weeks,
when her machinery will be but in. When
in place it will have capacity of receiving
27OO-ton ship.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-10
FORBES TRICK In TACOMA.
He FAILED TO APPEAR IN COURT
WHEN THE JURY WAS
DISCHARGED.
IT Is CLAIMED ONE MAN WAS
BRIBED TO SECURE A
DISAGREEMENT.

TACOMA, March 9.-The Government
officers here are of the opinion that Jack
Forbes, the alleged notorious smuggler,
and his friends tricked the United States
Circuit Court Wednesday, when the
jury which had found Forbes guilty
of smuggling opium was discharged
by Judge Hanford because Forbes was not
in court to hear the verdict. Half an hour
later Forbes was found walking in an op-
posite direction from the court. He claimed
he had "overslept' and had not intended
to disobey the court by his absence.
These allegations have been set up as
basis of a motion to set aside the $4,000
judgment which Judge Hanford ordered
entered against Miles Gibbons and Bert
Hill, Forbes bondsmen. Gibbons is
saloon-keeper and prominent Democratic
politician. He formerly belonged to the
Tammany organization in New York.
Hill was formerly assistant city treasurer.
The Government to-day filed cross affi-
davits against setting aside the. Judgment.
1t is alleged that Forbes had twice pre-
viously been absent when wanted, caus-
ing the court to admonish him and his
lawyer that he must remain in court.
The filing of these affidavits brings out
the fact that Government officers have
been making a quiet investigation in re-
gard to Forbes actions and whereabouts
during the trial. 1t was learned that he
was not drunk.
From information secured and actions of
the jury it is believed by part of the Gov
ernment officers that an attempt was made
to ''interview" one juror. The Government
believed it had a sure case, and the jury is
said to have stood eleven to one after few
ballots had been taken.
| The obstinate juror, it is known, hung
out all day and all night being finally in
duced to sign the verdict of guilty after
sixty ballots were taken on promise of the
! others to recommend mercy.
Some officers concluded either Forbes
had apparent reason for believing the
| jury would disagree or that on Wednesday
morning he had means of knowing what
| the verdict was and purposely staid away
knowing the jury would be discharged,
and thereby securing another trial if not
dismissal of the case, as this was the Sec
ond trial. 1t is claimed he has rich back
ers who will pay the bondsmen if they
lose, though a strong effort will be made
so have the judgment set aside.
Wednesday Forbes was put under $1,000
| bonds again to appear for trial next June,
but as result of his escapade he could not
secure bondsmen and languishes in jail.
Yesterday he nearly created a riot in the
county jail because the Marshal would not
send him bottle of whisky.