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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08
POPULAR VERDICT.
Its Reading in Court Calls
Forth Signs of Great
Approval.
CHECKING OF THE APPLAUSE
Proponents viii Appeal the Case to
the Supreme Court of the
State.

SAN JOSE, Cal, March THE trial of
the Barron will contest came to close this
afternoon by the rendering of verdict in
favor of the contestant, George Barron.
The instructions of Judge Lorigan this
morning seemed favorable to the widow of
the testator, Eva Rose Barron, indicating
that the preference of law was upon their
side. The case was given to the jury at IL
A. NJ, and they retired to deliberate.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the jury came
into court and asked to hear read again the
instructions as to undue influence Juror
Crandall also asked if the jury could bring
in verdict upon one of the special issues
in the case, if there could not be an agree
ment upon, both of them.
The court said it was desirable if pos
sible. to secure verdict both upon the
question of soundness and unsoundness of
mind and undue influence. The jury
again retired but soon returned with a
verdict. After reading it the court ordered
the contestant to pay over $64S jury fees,
which was done. The clerk'of the court
then read the verdict.
1t was only partial, as it answered only
one of the special issues present. The ques-
ton as to whether or not undue influence
had been exercised by Eva Rose Barron
upon Edward Barron when he made his
will was answered in the affirmative. On
both counts the jury stood 9 to 3.
At its own request the jury then listened
to the reading of the instructions upon I'M
soundness of mind. They retired and soon
brought in verdict upon that issue, also
in favor of the contestant. The question
was:
"Was Edward Barron upon February 4,
1892, the date when the will in question
was subscribed by him, of sound mind ?"
The answer of the jury to this question
was mo"
There was much enthusiasm among the
spectators in the courtroom upon this an
nouncement and Judge Lorigan had much
difficulty in checking rising storm of
applause.
On motion of Attorney CARRIER for the
proponents a twenty-day stay of proceed
ings was granted, during which time the
attorneys for the contestant will file mo-
ton for the revocation of the will. The
case will be appealed by the proponents to
the Supreme Court.
After the court adjourned Attorney D.
M. Delmas and II. V. Morehouse and their
client were heartily congratulated upon
their victory by many ladies and others
among the spectators. The trial occupied
five weeks and attracted intense interest in
this city and county. The estate is valued
at 81, 900.
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year l published an open letter to Chief
Crowley, warning him of the danger that
surrounded him as head of the department,
for | at once saw the drift of the time, he
fell into violent rage, and has not recov-
cred from it since.
after fourteen years the Police Commits
sion, non-partisan in character, and Gre
ated through Democratic influence, had its
independence destroyed through the death
Major Hammond, Democrat, and the ap-
pointment of D. NJ. Burns, boss Republi-
can, to succeed him. Thus the non-parti-
san character of the board was destroyed
and the result is that it is now party ma
chine.
at rested with Chief Crowley to say
whether the department should be turned
back into the political machine of seven
teen years ago. The drift of his mind is
suggested in his appeal to keep the COM
mission and the department strictly parti-
san. l am in favor of the new charter, p"
and the Postmaster left the impression
with the interviewer that this was the
remedy he had in mind for the evil of
which he spoke.
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NEWS OF ALASKA.
Netc Transportation Facilities for Miner
to The Yukon Gold Districts

Netc Transportation Facilities for Miners
to The Yukon Gold Districts.
SEATTLE, Wash, March THE follow
ing mail advices have been received from
Alaska:
Gus Winkler, formerly of Port Town
send, has been held for trial at Juneau for
robbing James Winn's saloon of $3.50.
packer intends to put train of
twenty horses on the Chilkat Pass to
transport miners and their outfits to Lake
Linderman, at the head of the Yukon, for
cents pound. The Indians have
charged IA cents. The North American
Trading and Transportation Company will
run a steamer from San Francisco to St.
Michaels to connect with the P. B. Weare,
which runs up the Yukon to Forty Mile.
Constance Schumoff, the bell-ringer in
the Russian Church at Sitka, died on Feb
ruary q, aged AZ years.
The Indians at Sitka are holding mass
meetings to assert their claim to land near
that city
Alaska papers say that ten times as
many immigrants are going to the Yukon
as can find living.
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ELOPERS WE'D AT WOODLAND
TWO YOUTHFUL LOVERS OUTWIT
0BJECTING PARENTS BY
STRATEGY.
How THE GROOM RODE OUT
OF THE WEST ON A
BICYCLE.

WOODLAND, March There was quiet
marriage in the office of Justice of the
Peace Ruggles this morning which united
two youthful lovers and was the sequel to
a little romance, with stern and Directing
parents in the background.
Young John Estes, who has passed his
seventeenth year, and whose home is in
Williams, Colusa County, had met and
fallen in love with the daughter of Mrs.
Mary J. Woods, a Colusa widow. Miss
Matte Woods was only one year the junior
of her lover. For time the lovers were
happy, but when young Estes talked of
marrying his parents, it is said, crushed
his desire with an emphatic protest
Though dismayed the youth was not dis
couraged, and failing to win over his
parents into a conciliatory mood, he took
counsel of his sweetheart. The young
people planned a marriage without pa
rental consent, though the widow, the
mother of the young lady, had not objected
to the union.
Yesterday Miss Woods went to Arbuckle
and there boarded a train for Woodland,
where she went to a hotel and registered
Estes meanwhile had more difficult task,
for in order to avert suspicion he had to go
to Woodland by a roundabout route. But
this modern Lochinvar was equal to the
occasion. Mounting his bicycle, he started
from Williams as if for a morning jaunt,
but no sooner had he left the confines of
the town than he rode to the eastward to
Marysville, riding swiftly under loves
urgings. He reached that city in time to
take freight train, and last night he, too
registered at the Woodland Hotel But
he assumed the name of Woods to prevent
any chance pursuit and tracing of his
whereabouts.
This morning the couple called upon
Justice of the Peace Ruggles and requested
his official seal as a notary public to a
marriage contract, which had already been
prepared. The obliging Justice did not
like the form of the contract, so he drew
up another and repaired to the hotel, where
in the presence of Judge Ruggles and
George Roberts the young couple attached
their signatures to the document.
Both were very anxious that the matter
should be kept a profound secret. They
left on the northbound noon train, the
groom purchasing a ticket for Arbuckle
and the bride for Colusa. Mrs. Woods was
willing that her daughter should marry
young Estes, but his parents objected to
the union. The lover, however, outwitted
his parents, and now returns presumably
to seek their blessing and forgiveness.
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WANTS An ESTATE DISTRIBUTED.
A Suit against the Trustee of the Michael
Sulliran Property.

Sultirdn Property.
SAN JOSE, March Mrs. Ellen Sheehan
to-day commenced an action in the Su-
perior Court to have her fathers $145,0 600
estate distributed. The property is now
held by her mother, Margaret Sullivan, by
virtue of deed executed by the latter's
husband, Michael Sullivan.
According to the com plaint Sullivan was
badly addicted to liquor, and in Septem-
Der, 1887 his wife induced him, on the plea
that he was getting old and firm and liable
to be defrauded out of his property while
under the influence of liquor, to deed her
everything he possessed. His conditions
of the conveyance, verbally agreed to, were
that Margaret Sullivan was to hold the
property in trust for the children, with the
exception of Mary K. Sheehan, who had
already been given her share in the estate.
After the death of Sullivan his widow
claimed that she held the estate abso-
lutely. Nevertheless she at different times
gave the children, Robert, Richard, Vim
cent and Edward Sullivan, various
amounts. She, however, refused to give
anything to the plaintiff in this action or
to make any accounting to her.
An accounting and distribution of the
estate in the ratio prescribed by law, where
the father of family dies intestate, is now
asked for.
The bulk of the property is ranch of la
acres near this city.
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RACING ON TWO TRACKS.
Winners of the Erents at Madison a1.t
Near Orleans.

Winners of the Erents at Madison and
Ne1c Orleans.
ST. LOUIS March 7.-Madison summaries
Five-eighths of a mile, Moderate won, Bob
Lyttle second, Tieciever third. Time, l :07.
Nine-sixteenths of mile, Texas Frank won,
Daddy Reed second, Little Nell Third. Time,
80.
Fve-eighths of a mile, Ed Lahey won, Laci-
gale second, Calantha third. Time, 80.
Eleven-sixteenths of mile, Caleb won, Grab
Cider second, Chance third. Time. 1877.
Thirteen-sixteenths of a mile, Tom Taylor
won, Impostor second, Katie Mac third. Time,
1928.
NEW ORLEANS, March Weather rainy:
track slow. Five furlongs, Pisa won, Flush
second, Nellie Osborne third. Time, 1 :04
Three-quarters of mile, Alice won, Out.
cast second, Virgin third. Time, 1:1815
Seven furlongs, selling, Ixion won, Guard
second, Darwin Wedgewood third. Time,
1882.
Crescent City handicap, three-year-olds and
upward, $1,000 guaranteed to winner, one
mile, Terrapin won, Decapod second, Nero
third. Time, l :47A.
Selling, seven furiongs, Readina won, Fidget
second, Charter third. Time, :334
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jaw once. There is no other record of his
reaching Dixon. But he took much pun
ishment gamely in the six rounds. In the
sixth round Dixon went at his man
viciously, and landed right and left on the
head. Blow after blow rained on Bolen's
head, but he was game. Dixon landed on
the stomach and on the ear Bolen stood
up to him and lasted until the gong ended
the tight. Dixon got the decision.
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DIXON GERS THE DECISION.
Bet Boten, the Unkn0aCn, Made a Very
Game FiHNt.

Bat Boten, the Unka0acn, Made a Very
Game Fight.
New YORK, March THE New York
Athletic Clubs bouts brought off in the
clubrooms tonight were of a very lively
nature throughout.
AT IL 30 George Dixon climbed through
the ropes accompanied by Tom O'Rourke
and Eddie Connolly as seconds. Joe VOL
colt was at the ring side. but did not go
into Dixon's corner. Five minutes later,
Samuel Bolen, the "Unknown," a local
colored pugilist, put in an appearance.
Dixon weighed 124 pounds and Bolen 12S.
In the first round Bolen got twice to
Dlxon's body and stopped Di1on's leads.
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ALASKA BOUNDARY SURVEY.
A CANADIAN ENGINEER SAYS
THERE WILL BE No
DISPUTE.
MOST OF THE YUKON PLACER MINES
SAID TO Be IN BRITISH
TERRITORY.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, March vii
liam Ogilvie, chief of the Canadian sur
veyors who have been locating the boun-
dairy line between Alaska and British Co.
lumbia, arrived from Juneau this after
noon and says there is no prospect of dis
pute between the two Governments relative
to the boundary.
Both Governments have engineers in the
field gathering data which will be SUBJ
mitted to an International commission for
their guidance in locating the boundary.
He says most of the Yukon placer mines
are in British territory.
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NO ACID WAS USED.
Union Pacific Detectives PuzzIed Deer the
Chech- listing.

OMAHA, March Agent Teel of the
Underwood Chemical Paper Company is
in Omaha to inspect the raised Union Pa
cific checks which were SO cleverly manip-
ulated in Denver few days ago. He said
that had the writing in the body of the
check been heavy no acid would have re-
moved it, and he is of the opinion that
some other means were employed other
than acid to remove the ink marks. Ac-
cording to the officials no more checks
have appeared, and they feel sure that the
experts have moved on to other railroads.
The secret service force of the Union Pa
cific is at work on the matter and startling
developments are promised.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08
THE DENICKE DIVORCE CASE.
Judge Risley Declines to Grant a Deere
to Plaintiff.

Judge Risley Declines to Grant Decree
to Plaintiff.
FRESNO, March Judge E. W. Risley
to-day denied divorce to Lillian Denicke
from Martin Denicke on the ground that
there had been conformation by the wife.
The case was tried behind closed doors.
Denicke was a rich bachelor, twenty
years older than his bride. There was
trouble almost from the day of their mar
riage few months ago. But after each
offense the husband begged and was
granted forgiveness. The court, in deny
ing the divorce, severely arraigned the
plaintiff and defendant for having agreed
upon the terms of the distribution of their
large proportion of property.
A counter suit begun by the husband has
been abandoned
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FafreLE Is 4mbitioass.

DENVER, March Lawrence M. Farrell
of Denver, who is better known by his
own name of Billy Keogh, under which he
won number OF fights few years ago,
has sent challenge to Jake Kilrain. Far
rell has $25o0 to back up his challenge and
is anxious to have the fight come off in or
near Denver about May l.
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Illegal liquor Traffic Suppression.

PORT TOWNSEND March 7.-One weeks
work in the crusade recently instituted
against the illegal trafficking of liquor in
Alaska has resulted in the conviction, by
heavy filming and imprisonment, of six Of
tenders, according to advices received by
the steamship Topeka arriving to-day
The crusade will be kept up until the illicit
business is broken up.
The cutter Corwin, which is going north
to assist in the work, sailed from here last
night.
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PRINCETON WEI NOT RACE.
Therefore 1t Wiu Lose the Relay Cup by
D2fn

Therefore 1t WiU Lose the Relay Cup by
Default.
PHILADELPHIA, March For the past
seven years relay race has been run be-
tween Pennsylvania and Princeton. The
trophy striven for was a cup, which the
college winning the race for two years in
succession was to possess. Princeton won
the first year and Pennsylvania last year.
To-day the Pennsylvania athletic authori-
ties received letter from DIR. James Jr.
notifying them that the Princeton team
would not race this year, and would lose
the cup by default.
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sAcRAMENro,s Grand JURY.
T,CO Indictments That Created Surprise
at the Capital.

TtUO Indictments That Created Surprise
at the Capital.
SACRAMENTO, March THE Grand Jury,
which has been in session for several weeks,
made a partial report this fternoon, re-
turning seven indictments, the principal
ones being those found against William P
Rutherford, a member of the local police
force, who is charged with manslaughter,
and against Charles f. Merkley, Justice of
the Peace for Suffer Township, near this
city, charging him with the crime of per-
jury.
The charge upon which Policeman
Rutherford is indicted is the shooting
while ON duty of young lad named Smith.
The shooting took place on May %, 1894.
On the evening in question man was gar
roted and Rutherford suspecting a group
of young men attempted to arrest them.
One, Elmer Smith, ran away and refusing
to halt the officer fired a shot, as he says,
merely to brighten the fugitive and cause
him to stop. The bullet, however, struck
and killed Smith. The officer was ex-
onerated by the Coroner jury and nothing
was ever done about the matter until now.
Justice Merkley was member of the
Republican county Central COMMITTEE,
and swore before the Grand Jury that he
did not accept the sum of $500 to change
his vote from one faction to the other.
On the other hand it is claimed that the
Grand Jury possess evidence that will
prove that he did receive that sum. Both
men have been released on $4,000 bonds.
The present Grand Jury, of which Hugh
La Rue, Railroad Commissioner, is chair
man, is conceded to be the best that ever
sat in Sacramento County.
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invest in land near Ben Lomond, which
Il

invest in land near Ben Lomond, which
she did.
DR.. Stewards plan of conducting vine
yard was expensive, as he imported all OF
his vines and trees from Europe and bound
each vine with wire. Mrs. Mckenzie and
her brothers and the doctors children all
resided on the doctors place, called Etha
Hill Vineyard. AS the place did not pay
he borrowed $4,000 of Mrs. Mckenzie.
Then Mrs. Stewart appeared on the
scene. Owing to her erratic conduct she
and the doctor did not live happily. FL
nally she agreed to give the doctor deed
to her interest in the vineyard if he would
grant her monthly allowance, which he
consented to do. Then the place becom-
ing more expensive and Mrs. Mckenzie
saying she would leave to resume her prac-
tice, he agreed to deed her the place for
what he owed her, if she would consent to
pay the mortgage. This was satisfactory
to her.
Mrs. Stewart, however, denies that Mrs.
Mckenzie is defendants half sister. 70
prove it she had deposition sent to Scot
land for Mrs. McKenzie's former husband,
but he declined to answer any questions re-
garding the relationship OF DR.. Stewart
and Mrs Mckenzie. Mrs. Stewart denies
also that she signed deed to her rights
and AYERS that the deed to Mrs. Mckenzie
was made to deprive her of her rights. She
sues for divorce and asks that the deeds
be set aside.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08
PRISON" DAVIES, STARS.

nc 11uS arranged an EchibitiOl OF S0nte
CteUer Boxers.
KANSAS CRY, March 7.-sParson" Davies
of Chicago has made arrangements for an
exhibition of his stars at the Auditorium
in this city Monday evening. The pro-
gramme will include a four-round go be-
tween Tommy Ryan, the famous weller
weight, and Emmett Mallory, the Kansas
City middle-weight. Joe Choynslli will
also meet Mike Madden, the local heavy
weight, in four-round contest.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08
Santa Cruz wife Assaslamt Held.

SANTA CRUZ, March Alexander Penn,
who attempted to murder his wife re-
Gently, was to-day held to answer before
the Superior Court.
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SEMI ANNUAL EXAMINATION
or.
TEACH FER -.

SAN Francisco, March l. 1895.
The regular semiannual examination of applf-
cants for teachers certificates (High School, Gram
mar and Primary grades and special certifcates)
will commence at the Normal School building,
Powell ST., Clay, on SATURDAY, March Is,
az a. NJ. Applicants who wish to pass an examf-
nation for High School certificates or special GER
March 9.
In compliance with the State school law each
applicant must pay an examination fee of 50 in
advance. Applicants who intend taking the exam
ination must register prior to the commemorate OF
the same fees Will be received that date.
Some additions have been made to the studies
required for grammar and primary certificates, and
changes have been made in the schedule of credits.
Information on same may be obtained at the office
of the Board OF Education.
ANDREW J. MOULDER,
Superintendent of Common Schools
GEORGE BEANSToN, Secretary.
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Santa Cruz Ste T0r SOldtefS' H0Me'
SANTA CRUZ, March THE committee
from the Ladies of the Grand Army APP
pointed to select site for a Soldiers Home
are favorable to a place near Twin Lakes
Park, and will so report to the annual
meeting of the society at the G. A. R. en-
campment to be held in Sacramento next
month. At the encampment last year
in Oakland $4,000 was donated for the
home. This year the balance will be
raised. The East Santa Cruz street rail
road is to be extended to the home when
built.
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Seattle Steamship agent Resigns.
SEATTLE, WASH, March IL. H. John
son, Puget Sound superintendent of the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company, has re-
signed. No reason is given.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
THE OUTLOOK FLATrER1NG.

Reports from all over the district are
favorable to the election Of the Citizens
ticket. Men who have always hereto
fore voted for Democracy by whomso-
ever administered are tired of such med
icine. and seeing that the body politic
is continually growing worse, they have
decided to call in consultation mon of
more enlightened views and with q
better knowledge of the science Of FREQ
government.
They have opened their eyes to the
dangers of the political situas ton. They
see what bossism is bringing the coun-
try to and they are going to discharge
the bosses. They realize that these in
dividuals will make . desperate effort
to retain their hold on public patronage;
but they know that the cause of the
people is just one, and they are going
to stand firmly by their principles, con-
fident that right will triumph in the
end.
Itis gratifying to note with what un
animity this sentiment ia endorsed in all
parts OF the district. 1t is recognized not
as Republican, Populist or e DEMO-
cratic fight, but as contest OF the
people to secure justics and insure the
safety OF the ballot in this State. Once
persuade people that it is not wrong
to cheat one class OF voters out of their
ballots, and it will be easy enough in
short while to apply the same reasoning
to any class when that class is opposed
by the party in power.
Voters of this senatorial district will
be deluded no longer. The majority Of
them are going to support the Citizens
ticket, which stands for all that Ia fair
and honest in politics and cannot be
downed, however vigorous the efforts Of
the combine may be to effect that re-
suit