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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-29
A TALE OF CONSPIRACY TO FREE DURRANT.

story originated by persons who wish to
influence the public mind against Dur
rant.
Though the Reynolds confession be false
in every other particular. the writer I'M
doubtedly told the truth about the end of
the strap he sent to Chief Crowley and the
statement that accompanied it.
Last evening after a consultation with
District Attorney Barnes and General
Dickinson Captain Lees made statement
for publication in the matter. Put in its
briefest form that statement is as follows:
81 have nothing to say at present"
Prior to this, however, Captain Lees did
have something to say. He told the after
noon-paper men that the whole story was
true and that there was a great deal more
to it than is explained in the letter and its
accompanying statement. He admitted
that he knew George Reynolds, or knew of
him, and that the end of the strap in ques-
ton had been in the possession of the police
for some weeks. He knew of the existence
of plan to introduce testimony similar to
that described by Reynolds and was pre-
pared to rebut and demolish it. Speaking
of this Reynolds letter yesterday Captain
Lees is quoted in the Post as having said
There is nothing new in these developments.
heard of Reynolds and Thayer several
months ago and was prepared to combat any
testimony they put in and expose the perjury.
OF course it would have been more effective to
have had the exposure come during the trial
than in any other way.
Durrant is on trial for his life, and I do not
blame him for fighting hard to save it, He is
behind this Job. and the only fault find with
him is in the effort he has made to implicate
DR.. Gibson.
Why, ever since the prisoner was arrested he
and his friends have been endeavoring to force
me TO take DR.. Gibson into custody on sus-
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compelled to admit that he knew nothing
about that transaction.
Then the doctor was asked how he be-
came member of the old board of direc-
tors, and he said simply:
81 was invited to become member by
R. II. Mcdonald Jr."
He said he was given ten shares of stock
and could not say what he paid for them
they were simply transferred to him.
Then Mr.. Clunie wanted to know how he
got on the present board, and he declared
he did not know. He had no idea, he
said, who were to be on the board with
him until the meeting took place at which
they were elected; he had never consulted
with anybody on the subject
Mr.. Clunie, by way of refreshing the
gentieman's memory, read from the min
utes of that meeting where it was recorded
that he, DR.. Long, had himself nominated
every member of the board.
The witness, by way of explaining, said
the names were all On a ticket. He did
not know where the ticket came from
whether or not it simply ''blew in,'' as
Clunle suggested it might have done.
Later in the inquiry DR.. Long admitted
that actions at all the meetings of the
board were governed by the suggestions
and recommendation of Manager Farnum
and Captain Mcdonald. He said that at
the time the bank failed he believed DR..
Mcdonald was indebted to the bank, al
though Manager Farnum had testified
that the bank owed DR.. Mcdonald.
DR.. Long said he had never voted In
favor. of allowing DR.. Mcdonald 10 pur.
chase claims, but that be would not be sur
prised if he had purchased as much as
500, 900 worth.
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scheme to manufacture evidence, both in
the Williams and the Lamont cases, may
have different story to tell when they
are put on their oaths before the Grand
jury" is one of the statements attributed
to Captain Lees early in the day, when he
had been told that Detective Morse de-
clared the whole thing fake.
There are, In fact, many circumstances
that go to bear out the statements of
Reynolds. He says "there was plan to
produce a bloody handkerchief with let
ter u on 1t some four months ago." This
was to have been found in the lot back of
the church on the 18th of April.
There was, in fact, some talk of this
bloody handkerchief, and about six weeks
ago the full story was published in THE
CALL. The handkerchief came from Mrs.
Durrant who said it was given to her by
a stranger, whose name she did not learn.
Both Mr.. Dickinson and Mr.. Deuprey,
when asked about the Reynolds confession
yesterday, denied all knowledge of any
such person and declared there was not a
word of truth in the whole story.
The trial will go on this morning. The
programme is for Mr.. Dickinson to con-
sumo the morning session and for Mr..
DeuDrey, who is expected to be well enough
to appear, to make the defenses' closing
argument in the afternoon.
Mr.. Barnes does not expect to talk until
w
until Thursday morning.
The man Green, who is named in Rey-
nolds' statement of the testimony he was
to give as the person who first called his
attention to the walk Reynolds and the
others took on the evening Of April II, is a
detective in the Morse agency.
Green has been working on the Durrant
case, and has turned in information about
1t. he left town early yesterday morning.
Durrant was seen last night at the jail,
and stated that there was nothing in the
story, that it was purely and simply a
fabrication.
A search was made along the water
front in Oakland last night for
Emil Boissen, the man mentioned in
George Reynolds letter. No one could be
found who had ever heard of the name. 1t
Is not given in the directory, and John
Helnbold, who has kept saloon in that
nelghborhood for years, never heard of
Bolssen. Several police officers who are
1amlllar with that beat never heard OF
such name, and regard him as myth.
Il do not think Boissen ever had any ex-
lstence," said Chief of Police Lloyd to-
night. Il have never heard of him and
90 not lind any officer who ever heard OF
MN. am inclined to think the whole
reynolds story is farce. / attach no i'm
portance to it, and do not think any one
else familiar with the story of Durrant
would believe in it any more than l do"
The neighborhood near Haywards is
very sparsely settled, and it is possible
there may be some one by the name Of
Smythe, but no one of that particular
spelling could be found tonight or could
be heard about from any of the oldest resi-
dents.
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and fell forward on his hands and knees. His
hat fell off and he got some dust on his clothes.
He was little provoked because he said he
had TO go where there were young ladies and
he wanted to be presentable. little further
along we went into another saloon and had
another drink, Durrant remaining outside as
before. We all walked out as far as Twenty
second street, and after crossing that street we
stood IN doorway next to the corner store.
We talked some minutes when Durrant said he
had to go upstairs.
He said it was SO late that he was almost
ashamed to go in. II must have been fully half
past o'clock, for 1 took a Howard-street car
and rode to Fourth and Howard streets, where
got OFF and walked along Fourth to Market
street. looked at the Chronicle clock, and as
l intended to take the IL o'clock boat noted
the fact that had almost all hour. My recol-
lection is that it lacked five or ten minutes of
an hour. stopped at the Cafe Royal and
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SOMETHING OF THE METHODS BY
WHICH THE PACIFIC BANK
CAME TO GRIEF.
ECHOES OF a BIG SCANDAL
DIRECTORS VOTED UPON SUCCESS
TON AND Took EVERYTHING
FOR GRANTED.

The loose methods of the directors of thu
Pacific Bank were strikingly illustrated
Yesterday in the testimony of DIR. S. f.
Long, one of them, in the course of the
inquiry going on before Judge Hebbard
directed at removing them.
DR.. Long testified in the first instance
that as director he knew all about the
business of the bank, and was familiar
with every transaction of the board; that
he never made motion in the board with
out thoroughly understanding the subject
matter.
A. J. Clunie. representing the petition
ers, then asked DR.. Long to explain why he
had moved to approve the settlement with
the Chemical National Bank, which mo-
ton, it appeared from the minutes, he had
made.
The doctor became Immediately less
self-assured in his bearing, dropped into
thought for some seconds and then was
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The Ends Of the Duplicate Strap,
showing the Marks Described by
George Reynolds in HIS Confession.

finally took car for the ferry. think 1t was
positive
first read of the murder OF Minnie Williams
IN the Sunday Chronicle, but on the next day,
son, to his mine near Table Rock, Sierra
County, where remained for two weeks. Ny
uncle lives in Cripple Creek, Colo. but he
mined In this State some years ago and has two
or three locations here. 1 was out with the
hay-oalers all summer. don't recollect the
date we started, but was early in June. We
started from San Jose and went south, working
as we went. After the hayiDg season was over
d1d other work on farms right along until
started back to the City, and have been here
ever since.
did not volunteer my testimony in this
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call on some one living oh Fifteenth street, SO
we took Valeneia-street car and rode out to
Fifteenth street.
We walked down that street to the street that
is before Howard street. don't know its name,
but know Howard street is a short block fur
Their on. left him at the door of q house near
that cross street, but I did not pay much atten-
ton as to which one it was. l kept on the same
side of the street, and walked along to the
next corner to wait for a Howard-street car. l
stood by lamp post on the corner of Fifteenth
and Howard streets, on the right hand side 60
ing from town. don't know the points of the
compass there, but think there are trees on
that corner. l think it must have been be-
tween q quarter-paSt and half-past 8 o'clock,
for had met Zeckendorf at half-past z, and
ner looked at my watch, thinking that as
had nothing to do would go to the theater,
but thought it little late to start from that
distance from the center of town.
While 1 stood there few minutes man
wearing long overcoat came along Fifteenth
street from Mission. the same way had come.
did not pay much attention to him until he
was close up. He looked down Howard street,
as If looking for car. AS he turned his face
recognized Theodore Durrant and spoke to
him. He recognized me and we stood talking
for few minutes. He said he had started out
TO go to the armory to get ready for trip in
the country on the next day, but after going
some distance in car he had suddenly recol-
lected a church sociable at some doctors house
out at the Mission. l could not say what name
he mentioned.
After some talk he suggested that as had
no particular business on hand we walk out
together, and l agreed. We walked along How
ard street slowly, and when we crossed Six
teenth street on the further side we met two
young men standing there one of whom we
both knew His name is Frank Taylor He in
troduced his companion to u.s. The name was
Harrington, but no given names or initials
were mentioned.
The four of US stood there probably ten min
utes So when Harrington said it was his
birthday and invited US into the bar on that
corner to take drink. Durrant refused to
for Tx fsi1 ha on
the Howard-street side. When we were in
there it was twenty-five minutes to 8 o'clock.
Durrant joined US when we we came out, and
we all walked slowly out Howard street.
Harrington and Taylor were both quite jolly
and we made slow progress. We were joshing
each other and slylarking. recollect one
place where there We're several pieces of lum-
Der on the edge of the sidewalk and Taylor
pushed Durrant against them so that he tripped
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Best Business Corner in Alameda.
Sc. cor. Park ct. and Lincoln ave-. and immedi-
ateiy opposite the new broad gauge Parkst. depot;
property this city; present rent 1872 So and can
be increased $125 per month; must be sold;
cars; whole or in subdivisions: lot 50xS66 IL.
Handsome Residence-CentraI Ave.
S. side (No 1900 Central ave, so it. Z. Of
Union ST.; one of the choicest residences in beauti-
full Alameda; Ia rooms and bath; pIastered base
ment; electric lighting; large heater; electric
road; near two steam stations; lot sSxI4O it,
Pretty Home-San Antonia Ave.
y. line (No. Pad San Antonio ave-. 800 feet w.
of Oak St: this pretty home has rooms and bath;
gas fixtures; stable ETC.: lot 5Oxl50 feet.
Beautiful Home-Broadway.
w. line NO. 1727D Broadway, So IS S. of Eagle
ave; rooms and bath; modern improvements;
stable; handsome garden: lot 50x121 feet.
Park st. Business Property.
W. line OF Park ST.. so :z14 feet S. of Buena Vista
feet, Nos and 3oxl06:3s4 feet each; PARK st. IS
the business street OF Alameda; second block from
S. p r. r. depot TERMS l-5 cash.
Central-Ave. Residence.
a beautiful home OF rooms and bath on N. line
4Ox146 feet; also vacant lot adjoining west. SOY
l46 feet; MI. John Bartons mansion is on the ad-
Joining block; street work complete; terms 1-5
cash.
Grand Home.
E. line of Grand ST., $50 n. of San Antonio ave ,
surrounded by fine improvements; well and unmn
terms, LIS cash. Wv 10 iees'
Everett Street-BeautifuI Home
w; line OF Everett ST., $50 feet n of Eagle ava
nne 2-story dwelling of rooms: street severed'
graded and macadamized; lot 5Oxl4O feet: term,
one-fifth cash. ' 4o
Residence and Four Lots
Ne cor. Santa Clara ave. and Broadway. hand
some English cottage of rooms and bath: brick
foundations; cottage with lot 66xl45:9 feet: also
lot adjoining east, with well and windmill 6O1
i4o:S feet; also lots adjoining east 5Oxi 45.o
feet. '' AA1o'o
Pretty Cottage.
NV. cor. (No. 1880 Mcpherson st and Uaioh.
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1856 rect; terms one-third cash.
Handsome Residence Lot
This handsome residence lot is on the sF. corne-
OF Lincoln ave. and Pearl ST.; handsome Surround
lngs. both streets severed: large corner Iot 7(lr
I4o fee1; terms one-thrd cash.
Fruitvale Cottage.
b side of Blossom st., l25 feet w OF FruitvaIa
ave- cottage OF rooms; choice surroundings.
center OF Fruitvale; electric road; lot 35x113sS
feet; terms one-fifth cash.
All of the above property will be sold
on SATURDAY, November 2, 1898. at
the Park-street Broad-gauge Station.
Alameda.
WILLIAM ]. DENGEE.
Auctioneer, AGO Eighth Street. Oakland.
Or
EASTON, ELDRIDGE g. CO.
Auctioneers, 63S Market Street. r.
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A Big Regular Army.

me mightlest host Of this sort is the army Of in
Vaiios whose bowels, livers and stomachs have
peen regulated by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. A
resuiar hapit OF body is brought about through
using the Bitters, not by violently agitatine and
griplng The intestines but by reinforcing their
energy ana causing flow of the bile into its proper
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A SENSATIONAL STATEMENT OF
ALIBI TESTIMONY FOR THE
WILLIAMS CASE.
DENIED BY THE DEFENSE
THE POLICE BELIEVE THE STATE
MENT TO BE TRUE, BUT WILL
SAY NOTHING Now.

Another sensation in the Durrant case
cropped out yesterday. One George Rey-
noIds wrote letter to the Coroner. If all
that this letter tells is true there has been
a conspiracy to suborn perjured testimony
10 save the neck of Theodore Durrant.
Reynolds gave his letter as an ante-mor-
tenn statement, commencing it with the
assertion, Tonight will seek rest from
all worldly cares in the waters of the ocean
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Patent mfr ingement.

1ohn Z. Myers has fl led suit in the United
states Circuit Court against Gaskill & Regain
LOT infringing upon two United States letters
patent Tor oil-lamp heating and lighting stoves.
Inc patentee claims $4,000 damages.
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The Prodigy Concert.

The prodigy concert for the benefit of the
Kings Daughters Home for Incurables, occurs
this evening at the Y. NJ. G. A. Auditorium.
on Mason street, near Ellis
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-10-10
United for victory.

The meeting of the Republican state
committee gave ample evidence of the fact
that however Pennsylvania Republicans
may differ among themselves upon ques-
tions of party management, they are thor
oughly united and harmonious in present
ing an unbroken front 70 the common en-
emy. The large attendance and the en-
couraging reports as 10 the outlook in all
the counties made it clear that the at
tempt Of the Democratic organs to make
capital out of returning prosperity, which
is due alone TO the public confidence IN Re
publican success, will not avail the opposi-
ton party in this state.
Pennsylvania Republicans owe it to
themselves and to their fellows through
out the nation to show that they are as
firm as ever in their devotion to the prin-
ciples of adequate protection to all Ameri-
can industries, sound finance and honest
elections, the temporary ignoring Of which
in the last presidential election brought
great ruin and suffering upon our people,
and it is extremely gratifying that the
gathering Of the state committee on We'd
nesday showed so clearly that they would
meet all just expectations. - Pittsburg
Timaz
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sAXONBURG SAYINGS.

District Deputy, ". b. McGeary of But
Ter installed the newly elected officers OF
Saxonia Lodge No. 496, |. o. o. f, at a
special meeting held Wednesday evening
Mrs. Theo HelmboId and s0H John Z.
were in Pittsburg last week.
A delegation of Butler Odd Fellows in
stalled the officers Of the Encampmeut last
Friday evening.
Call at Y. h krausei5 store tni get Gne o.
his October price lists showing the lowest
cash price for every thing found in dry
goods and grocery establishment.
The Little Barber" was at the Pitts
burg Exposition last Monday.
NJ. f. Phillips at the Fump station has
become quite a pedestrian since "Old Bal
moral" went to the happy hunting grounds.
Oct 4th was Pension Day and Squire
| Hoffman had his hands full attending TO
the old veterans.
Jim Hoffman and Col Friedel were ou
driving last Tuesday and had narrow es
cape from bsing ffozs u.
And do we understand that Saxonburj
streets are To DO lighted or is it on.y 1
| bluff from Town Council.
Elmer the hold. hes retired Cor tbe win
ter, his iron steed has been placed IL
storage and Elmer will devote his time
ard attention to The stove.
| Cur schools are still on the improve, tn,
report of the principal shows this, but h
very justly complains Of lack Of visitors
Mrs. L. NJ, Helmbold aud son Theodore
accompanied Miss Martha Christy to ho
home in Allegheny, last Monday.
| Don't forget that Saxonburg has direct
communication with Butler and othe
points through the telephone.
The Order of The World are preparing
for the dance to be given in the Operi
| Honse Wednesday evening, Oct. 10Th
Music will be furnished by Knoch an
Wickenhagen's orchestra. Everyone in
vited.
Now that the weather nas bepope cool, it i
| time for the ladies to bny their winter ha.
and tonnets At Miss Alice Mex ee's, mex
door TO Odd Fellows Hail. will be IounC
every thing in ;he millinery line
Our supply Of water is getting yer.
scarce ana every Gay our people are com
PEELED t. carry water from distance
| lblS buEhL w w al Ht AHANhN az A@'NA
water works,
Billy hichey and vile were sesna1e b.
the band last Saturday night.
Mr.. Frank Anderson has purch sed tn
comfy right FOR patelt broom and vii
call upon all housekecpers shortly.
Jno. r. Helmbold and mother were at
tending to firm business in Pittsburg, las
Tuesday.
Our champion bali players weFs not in
it with the chumps from FreepDrt. We
are almost ashamed tu mention the score
36 TO sct We hope for better luck mex
time.
The new roof on Hotel Ltube barn il
quite an improvement and reflects credi
upon Mr., Geo Gibson who bossed th'
job.
Those street lamps will be with us il
the sweet by and by, perhaps early sprinI
will bring them,