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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
ELOPED FROM SAN DIEGO,
An Americanized Chinese Wife
FleeS With a Handsome
High binder.
Her Husband In Pursuit and 6
Double Tragedy Is Expected
to Result.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, June 2O-Ah Guey,
the pretty wife of Long Kee, eloped Tues
day with HON Sing, good looking high
binder from San Francisco. The woman
was formerly in the care of Americans,
| speaks English fuently and wears the
American style of clothing. All Guey was
married two years ago in San Francisco to
Long kee. He is an educated young man,
| who also wears American clothes. They
met in the mission there, where All Guey
| led the class
! There was another who aspired to All
Guey's hand. This was HON Sing, a
| highlander, and high mogul in strong
tong. All Guey never said much about
| him, but he was good-Iooking and made
an impression on her.
Long Kee and his bride came to San
Diego and seemed to get along first rate
Long Kee made a good living, serving as
butcher at the Hotel del Coronado. He
gave his wife nice American dresses and
kept himself up to date.
Two months ago cloud came upon their
horizon in the shape of HON Sing, the
highlander, who made his home in China
town. He found Mrs. Long Kee without
difficulty and paid her devoted attention.
Before Long Kee could find anything to
justify him in doing a little Ratchet work
himself, his wife had disappeared. This
was on Tuesday, and ON the same day
HON Sing failed to appear at his haunts
in Chinatown.
Long Kee, in frenzy. quit everything,
and walked the streets looking for the
couple. He told his woes to a policeman,
| and it so happened that the officer had
been at the outgoing train that afternoon
and had seen the highlander and the
| woman go aboard. The woman boarded
the car from the side opposite the platform
and the man got on another car. This at
tracted his suspicion, and he asked the
conductor to keep an eye on them They
did not buy tickets at the office. The con-
ductor told the officer next day that the
couple went to Los Angeles.
Long Kee described his wife, and the
officer said that was the woman he had
seen. Then Long Kee went home and pre-
pared to follow the couple. He told a
friend that if he met HON Sing he would
cut him in two, as he would tenderloin
steak. In packing his effects he discov-
cred that his wife had taken $50, the saw
ings of several months. This was the last
straw, and he swore he would kill both
man and woman at sight, and that his
purpose now would be revenge, and not 10
win his wife back.
Yesterday, after inquiring of white and
yellow men all they knew of the runaways.
Long Kee got ticket to Los Angeles and
started on the chase. He said he would
never come back until he had settled the
whole affair.
AS consequence, Chinatown is in a.
fever OF excitement, waiting to hear from
Los Angeles or San Francisco of horrible
double tragedy, with tat HON Sing and
pretty All Guey as the victims, and Long
hee as the swinger of the avenging
Ratchet.
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Los ANGELES ENTERPRISE.
Her Merchants Seeking to 9ace a Line of
Steamers Stop There.

Her Merchants Seeking to Yace q Line of
Steamers Stop There.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, June GA meet
ing of merchants was held this afternoon
at the Chamber of Commerce to arrange
for stopping at port convenient to Los
Angeles the steamers of the Columbian
line plying between Panama and San
Francisco. The meeting was presided over
by w. c. Patterson. A. B. Cass stated
that if a guarantee was made of 500 or 1000
tons of freight the Columbian Steamship
Company could be induced to add another
steamer to the line, call at some near port
for Los Angeles freight and effect saving
to the merchants over the present rates of
20 per cent.
Addresses of prominent merchants fol-
lowed, when a motion prevailed to appoint
a committee to investigate the matter. con-
fer with shippers to obtain the exact infor-
nation regarding the guarantee. and to re-
port at the meeting to be held on the 9th
inst.
The committee comprises ]. G. Chamber
lain, c. S. Walton, Kaspare Cohn, H. New
mark and w. c. Patterson.
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RATES ON BROKEN ROCK.
A Matter of Vital importance
to All Interested in Good
Roads.
MAsS.MEETINGs IN COUNTIES.
Arrangements Being Made for Hold
ing Them Throughout the
State.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 20.-There
will be conference of the Bureau of High
ways, Board of Prison Directors and J. C.
Stubs, vice-president of the Southern
Pacific Company, in San Francisco to-
morrow, on the matter of rates of trans
portation of crushed rock, to be used as
road material, from the proposed crushing
plant to various portions of the State
where it will be required.
The procuring of low transportation
rates is of vital interest to the friends of
the good-road question and the citizens of
the State in general, as the act providing
for the establishment of a rock-crushing
plant contains proviso stating that just
and reasonable rates must be obtained be-
fore the plant can be established.
1t is the intention of the Bureau of
Highways to hold series of public mass
meetings throughout the counties in the
State, and letters of advice have been for
warded to the various Board of Supervisors
announcing the dates set for said meetings,
and inviting the attendance of the different
county officers and the public in general
who may be interested in the betterment
of public roads and highways.
At these meetings everything pertaining
to the subject will be discussed, and men,
bers of the bureau will be prepared to dis
seminate much interesting information
which they have collected from various
Eastern authorities.
A day will also be spent in each county
for the purpose of examining all county
records bearing upon the subject, such as
the nature and formations Of soil,
topography, etc.
The schedule of meetings is as follows:
Woodland, Yolo County, June "a and %;
Fairfield, Solano County, June 26 and 81;
Napa June % and %; Santa Rosa. Sonoma
County, June 80 and July l; San Rafael,
July 2; San Francisco July and 10; Red
wood City, San Mateo, July IL and II; San
Jose, July 13 and Is; Oakland, July 16 and
II; Martinez, Contra Costa County, July
Is and 10; Stockton, July 20 and q; Wal
nut Grove, July %.
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MARE ISLAND ITEMS.
Vattej0 HiU Contract to Furnish Wdter
for the Nary Yard.

Vaflej0 WiU Contract to Furnish Water
for the Nary Yard.
VALLEJO, GAIL, June 20.-The Olympia
is lying in the stream taking on coal, pro-
visions and men. Final touches are being
made to the engines, compasses, etc.. for
the trial trip, but no day has yet been
named. The recent large increases in the
working force at the navy-yard has about
exhausted the list of men having had
previous navy-yard experience, and con-
sequently increases the chances of many
Vallejo and San Francisco men for obtain
ing employment. When the Second Regi-
ment was here last week many of them
registered in the labor board.
The City Trustees last night drew up a
contract between the United States Navy
Department and the city of Vallejo for
supplying Mare Island with water. The
proposition is to furnish the yard 1000 900
gallons monthly for $500, and the naval
hospital $50, 900 gallons per month for $40
j. [. Williamson, formerly foreman ship
wright at Mare Island, has been appointed
by Secretary Herbert to be quarterman
under Foreman Trebell.
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BUT HE AGAIN ESCAPES.
He Was Observed to Fall, and
Is Believed to Be Badly
Wounded.
SEEN COVERED WITH BLOOD
A Determined Posse In Pursuit
Little Chance of Making Good
His Escape.

ANDERSON, CAL, June 20.-About a
O'Clock last evening Deputy Sheriff George
Martin of Cottonwood was trailing man
near Clear Creek bridge, about five miles
from here, supposed to be Brady, the
Marysville train robber, and slayer oil
Sheriff Bogard of Red Bluff.
In company with Deputy Martin was an
ex-convict who knew Brady when con-
fined in the same State prison, and who
could identify him, provided the man they
were after proved the right one.
Spotting the man on hill side, above
the county road, Bowers, the ex-convict,
approached him, leaving Martin and the
buggy in the wagon road. Having iden-
titled the man as Brady, Bowers returned
part of the way and signaled Martin that
it was the man.
Leaving his buggy, shotgun in hand,
Martin and Bowers started up the hill.
Brady, seeing them approaching, opened
fire. About twelve shots we're exchanged
altogether. Brady was seen to fall once
but Martin ran out of ammunition, and
returning to where his buggy was, found
that his horse had run away. He returned
to the scene of the battle with an empty
gun, took up the trail and followed Brady
to the Mccoy place, on Clear Greek bottom
Here he saw some children, who in
formed him that a man had but a short
time ago called there, asking for drink OF
water. He was covered with blood, which
ran from his face. One eye appeared to be
shot out and he limped badly as though
his legs were severely injured.
Learning this state of affairs Deputv
Martin repaired to Redding and summoned
Sheriff Houston and the Sheriff of Tehama
County was notified. The latter came up
on train Is this morning. Several deputy
sheriffs and constables have also repaired
to the scene of action, and it will be but a
short time before the wounded man will be
found, as the chances of his escape are very
limited.
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REVENGE OF A HUSBAND.
He Wounds the Object of His
Rage in a Most Deliber-
ate Manner.
ONE WITNESS FOUND DEAD
Another Disappears, but Is Discov-
cred and Brought Back to
Testify.

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, June 90
On March 10 Will L. Taber took dinner in
the cabin of James P Medlin, neighbor,
living in canyon leading from Caion Pass,
few miles from the city. Medlin was a
bachelor and Taber's wife prepared the
dinner for the three while the men amused
themselves chatting.
After dinner they walked down the
canyon to their next neigh boris, Joseph
Calmont, a Frenchman, where they passed
the afternoon drinking wine, of which Cal
mont kept supply always on hand. A
fifth man to the party was Thomas E. E..
Holt
Something said or done during the day
aroused Taber's anger, and when they left
CalmoEt's cabin for home he ran ahead to
Mediums cabin, secured the gun which he
had left there, and coming out faced the
crowd, ordering all to stand aside from
Medlin.
Holt tried to run away, but the gun was
turned on him and he was made to return
under threat of being shot.
Taber then shot Medlin in the arm, went
home with his wife and took to the woods.
Ee came to town few days later and gave
nlHSeI up.
Holt and Calmont took Medlin home,
left him there and went to their homes, re-
turning the next morning to find that
Medlin had bled to death from the wound
i'll his arm.
At the preliminary hearing Holt and
Calmont were the only witnesses of the
murder, except Taber's wife, who was re-
luctant to testify. Soon after Holt disap-
peared, but was discovered at Yuma and
brought back by Sheriff Holcomb to tes-
tify.
Calmont was found month ago in the
ruins of a burned cabin with bullet hole
through the heart. Whether another muir
der had been committed or it was a case
of suicide is unknown. This leaves Holt
as the only witness of the murder.
Taber has brother whose reputation is
not of the best, and it is thought he has
taken hand in frightening away the wit
nesses.
The case was called this morning, and a
jury impaneled, when the court took a
recess until afternoon.
On reassembling, Thomas E. E. Holt
was placed on the stand, and told the story
of the shooting of Medlin. No defense
was made.
1t is rumored that the wife will go on
the stand tomorrow and testify that her
husband had been wronged by her and
Medlin.
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HOT ON BRADY,S TRAIL,
Large Numbers of armed Men Are Scour
ing the Country for Him.

ing the Country for Him.
REDDING, CAL, June 20.-The town is
filled with detectives, would-be detectives
and man-hunters tonight, and on many
of the street corners can be seen a posse OF
armed men ready to start out in search OF
Brady, the murderer of Tehama County s
Sheriff during the hold-up at Wheatland
last May. Among the searchers is Sheriff
Bogard of Tehama, the brother of the
murdered Sheriff, who is one of the most
earnest in the efforts to capture the
crippled robber. Two detectives from Sac
ramento, the Under Sheriff of Suffer
County and half a score of other officers
are gathered here, all ready to start out
and all eager to gather in what remains of
Brady and to capture the reward.
Brady's horse and cart are subjects of
great interest just now and hundreds of
at the stable. The animal is fine large
bay horse and the cart is very light one,
painted red.
All DAY to-day armed men have been
securing the country, and late this evening
his exact position is known, and he is sur
rounded SO that escape is impossible. He
has his gun with him, but it is thought he
has only about half dozen rounds of am
munition. The possess however. expect to
be compelled to kill him before they take
HIM. He is gritty and will no doubt make
a hard fight for his life.
This evening Sheriff Bogard of Tehama
and posse started out up Clear Creek,
while Bowers and party will keep guard
over the locality in which he is supposed
to be hiding.
There is already considerable feeling
brewing among the officers as to who will
receive the reward, and it is thought that
the outside officers will try and claim the
reward should they succeed in capturing
Brady, who has been placed in crippled
condition by the brave fighting of Bowers
and Martin.
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SANTA BARBARA CLAIMANT
Romantic Story of the Heir
to a Valuable Irish In
heritanCe.
VIII Make 1t His First Object
to Secure a Thorough
Education.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, June 90
James Fitzgerald, the claimant to the
large estate advertised in the Parish NAL
lyhide, County Dublin, Ireland, to-day
told the CALL representative the story of
his checkered life, and it appears that back
of this supposed inheritance is sensa-
tional and pitiful tale.
Fitzgerald was born in Mallyhide about
1867. His first recollection is of the
orphanage at Balrothery, five miles from
his birthplace, where he was the particular
charge of Mary Asbell, sweet young
woman whose unselfish care fightened the
hardships of his early life, and for whom
he entertained an affection only second to
that of child for a parent. His life in
this orphanage he describes as one of con-
slant deprivation and brutal treatment
with the exception of her attentions
When he grew old enough to understand
he was told by Mary Asbell and others
that his birth was the occasion of great
lawsuit, which resulted in his parents be-
ing obliged to pay for his care and sup
port, while his mother, whose name was
Lee, was spirited away by rich and infiu-
entail relatives.
At IA he was sent to do farm work as
laborer, but being adventurous and desir-
Gus to see if some other part of the world
would not offer him better opportunities
he took passage in the storage of the
Polynesia, an Allen line steamship, for
America.
He gives careful and detailed account
of his subsequent wanderings with view
to establishing his identity.
Fitzgerald has many stanch friends
among the best Santa Barbara citizens for
whom he has worked as day laborer, al
ways giving full measure of service for
his compensation. He has written to Miss
Coleman, prominent and wealthy lady of
Mallyhide, connected with the National
School, who knows him and will aid in
his identification. Letters have also been
forwarded to the parish priest and other
prominent personages.
Asked what he proposes to do with the
heritage if secured, this man, who has
been so hardly treated by the world and
who bears on his person the scars and
marks of cowardly abuse received in help
less childhood, answered with frightening
face that he will have an education, the
one hope and dream of his life, and de-
clares he will demonstrate his capacity for
intellectual training if he has to enter the
child's class to obtain it.
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Stole a Bicycle at San Rafael.

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, June 20.-Harry
Cline, who was employed for three days as
cook at the Occidental Hotel here, went to
the dwelling of Mrs. O'Connor at Sixth
street and Petaluma avenue Tuesday night
and next day her nephew's bicycle was
gone. Cline turned up in Sacramento on
the wheel, which he tried to sell. The
Sheriff having been notified arrested Cline,
who was brought back this evening by the
constable. At the hotel Cline is said to
have borrowed money and taken some
undertaking that did not,belong to him.
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arrested for setting fire to Harbor Com
missioner Coles sawmill, and he swore to
Kill Cole when he came out of prison. But
he never came out. He died there.
"Mrs. Romargi has baffied all the detec-
tlves IN the country, and is proud OF her
record. 1t took a man of pretty good
nerve to go to Niger Tent after
criminal. The old woman sheltered one
eyed Mexican who was wanted for murder.
There was price on his head. but no one
went to Niger Tent to get it. He strayed
away from his shelter one day, though,
and never went back. He was killed by a
deputy sheriff.
1.-The resort was the headquarters of
ONeill, the celebrated highwayman. He
had band of ten of the hardest and
nervlest criminals in the world under him,
and they used to go well mounted and
armed to the teeth. They would make a
trip for three or four days or week, and
return with armfuls of booty. Then
they would hold high revel for several
days In the deadfall on the mountain side,
utterly careless as to who came and went,
and woe betide the unlucky traveller who
strayed alone that way. He was fortunate
II he got away with his life.
"O'Nein carried his operations into
Shasta and Siskiyou counties. He stopped
the stages right and left, but one night he
stopped bullet from the gun of the
Sheriff OF Siskiyou, and Judge Lynch was
saved job. The Sheriff happened to get
him in the door, or there would have been
dead Sheriff instead of dead stage rob-
Der.
Niger Tent was the place where Dorcy
and Patterson, the murderers of Banker
Cumming, took refuge. Cumming was
on the stage, bound from Moores Flat to
Nevada City, when the two robbers held
the stage up three miles outside of the
city. Cumming was on the box with the
driver, and he'was killed at the first fire.
The country was secured for the murder
ers, and determined mob stormed Niger
Tent. The bandits got away, but Patter-
son was afterward caught and hanged, and
Dorcy was captured in Missouri. He got
life, but broke away from prison twice and
was finally killed.
1.-THE old name still clings to Niger
Tent, but the old gang was broken up after
the murder of Cumming, and very few
hard characters are now seen on the ridge"
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SIUIE a FILLEUU IEIMs
The Rig Recovered and the Thief Landed
in .IniI.

VALLEJO, CAL, June CO. Seawright
stole a cart and horse belonging to Chief
Engineer George Burnap of this city while
= they were standing at Sulphur Springs,
east of town. Taking the back road to
Napa, Seawright reached that place and
placed the rig in livery stable and offered
it for sale.
Burnap, with F. NJ. DEMO, followed him.
DEMO accosted Seawright in Napa, saying
he was looking for horse to buy and, on
being told the latter had one TO dispose of,
inquired if he owned it. Just as Seawright
was assuring DEMO of his ownership, Bur
nap, who had kept in the background,
smashed the former a terrible blow in the
jaw and subsequently brought him to
Vallejo to the city prison.
To-day Seawright was held in $1,000 bonds
for grand larceny.
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RATES IN soNoMA COUNTY.

They Are Made the Subject of Investigation
by the Railroad Commission.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, June 2O.-Railroad
Commissioners La Rue, Stanton and Clark
were here to-day investigating railway
rate matters. They were at Cloverdale
yesterday, complaint having been made
by w. P. Ink few months ago that the
company was charging excessive rates.
No formal complaint was made by the
citizens to the board yesterday and the
members OF the board stated to-day that
the rates there were considered in a fairly
satisfactory condition. The board is in
specting all points on the San Francisco
and Northern Pacific line, with the pur-
pose of obtaining information regarding
shipping conditions.
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SACRAMENTO DIVORCES.
Il Number of Them Said to Hare Been
FrdatdMLentIu Obtained.

Il NHn0ef OF Ihent S6td TO mare Been
FrdudtIently Obtained.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 20.-By
order of the Superior Judge the District
Attorney has been asked to investigate the
method pursued by u. F. Wharton, an at
torney in this city. Wharton sought to
obtain divorce from his wife by default,
and swore to having made service on the
defendant. His wife, hearing of the action,
appeared before the Judge and swore that
the swearing to the return of the summons
was perjury, as she had never been served
with the papers.
In connection with this there is an inter
esting circumstance. 1t is openly reported
that Wharton has been in the habit of OBJ
tanning divorces for people by making false
returns. Some of these people have since
married; and, if the reports of Wharton's
actions are correct, it is probable the courts
may set aside the divorces and declare the
marriages illegal
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CLERK CAMPBELL SHORT.
His Sureties, 1t Is Said, WiH Make Good
the Loss.


STOCKTON. Call, June 20.-The discov-
cry has been made that ex-City Clerk
Campbell, who recently went out of office,
is short in his accounts. The amount of
the shortage is not yet known, but will
probably amount to at least $500. The ex-
officials bond is ample and his sureties
will be called upon to make good the
shortage. They are J. NJ. WEIGH, w. C.
White. ]. L. Beecher Sr. and ]. B. Doug
lass. The bondsmen have employed ex-
perts to go through the accounts and
ascertain the shortage. The experts are
now at work and will probably be able to
report to the bondsmen before any official
investigation is made. AS soon as the
amount of the Indebtedness is ascertained,
the bondsmen will, it is said, square mat
tiers, and there will be no occasion for any
further investigation.
The details of the shortage are not known
to any except the experts, and they them
selves do not know the full facts as vet.
Campbell has been in Office three terms.
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FRESNO LOTTERIES.
All the Chinese Operators Have Been
Notified to Quit.

FRESNO, CAL, June 2O.-City Marshal
Woy, in accordance with an ordinance
passed by the City Trustees Monday night,
last night notified all Chinese lotteries in
this city to cease operations. The China
men promised to close up and the police
will make determined effort to see that
the ordinance is obeyed. For the past
year seven lotteries have been running in
full blast in Chinatown, and many white
people patronized them. The effect will
be that several Chinese business houses
will close up, as the commission in selling
tickets added considerably to their profits.
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Suicide at Sncramento.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 2O.-Robert
Myers, an employe of the railroad repair
shop, committed suicide shortly after 4
o'clock this afternoon by shooting himself
in the right temple with a pistol. For some
days past Morris has been suffering with
rheumatism, and has been unable to fol-
low his usual vocation. This fact, coupled
with domestic troubles, is supposed to
have caused him to take his life.