The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27

MAURICE BARRYMORE.
was Porter was killed and I was Mot. Well,
travelled 5000 miles to be prescns at the trial,
and all the evidence was our way, pointing to
conviction. The District Attorney, however,
was unpopular with the town, and the jury
was undoubtedly fixed. After being out about
forty seconds they returned verdict of not
guilty on the ground of insanity.
'That evening, after the trial, I was seated in
my hotel discussing the case with party of
friends. They asked me my opinion and I
frankly said / believed the Marshal had sum-
moned jury that was bound to acquit, and
had not given us fair showing. After they
had gone the clerk of the hotel told me that
one of my listeners was personal friend Of the
Marshal, who was considered q bad man. One
of his arms, he said, had been shot off in a
shooting scrape and he had been made Mar
shall simply because of his reputation as
fighting man. told my friend nothing would
come of it, as was to leave the town at the
next morning and everything would be all
right.
CATER warning to be careful went outside
and took seat with some loungers on the
chairs in front of the hotel. We chatted for
few minutes when some one walked by and en-
tered the hotel. l N.is informed that he was
Marshal Thompson. Listening heard him ask
the clerk if Mr.. Barrymore was in. He, seeing
the situation at once promptly said, NO, he
left town this evening" A bellboy, however,
spoke up and said 1 could be found outside.
Thompson walked out and addressing the
crowd asked if Barrymore was among their
nu mber. Stepping up close in order to be pre-
pared 1 answered that was the man he
wished to see.
"Wel, Mr.. Barrymore, said he, placing his
hand in his hip pocket and producing re-
volver, thought you might like to see the
pistol Currey shot you with and he handed 1t
to me. I took it and examined 1T closely, but
kept my eye on him for fear he might attempt
to use another.
"Did he intend to shoot me and become
frightened because was prepared? Why no.
He hadn't heard anything and simply showed
me the pistol in spirit OF friendliness. 1t was
quite shock, but managed to invite him in
side and have drink, and I stayed there with
him till 2 o'clock the next morning. You can
rest assured I did not let any one get chance
to speak to him that night, and when my train
pulled out we parted the best of friends"
"San Francisco, geographically located as it
is, may be compared to our great metropolis,
New York." said E. Avery Mccarthy yesterday.
'New York On the eastern coast of our conti-
nent, San Francisco on the Western. San
Francisco is located on peninsula similar to
cisco is different from most cities in the re-
stricted area over which it can extend. New
York is its only parallel, each having about
the same available area, to wit: 25, 780 acres
New York's population is assembled ffty-nine
to the acre, while Chicago and London, which
have room to spread, have only eleven persons
per acre, and Philadelphia with over 200, 900
population has but twelve per acre. San Fran
cisco has now as many persons per available
bac h1,t has mr. no
to spread over as the population increases, it
must become more dense and the limited area
supply the ever-increasing demand.
''San Franchises suburbs, their increase and
growth cannot hinder or retard the growth of
the City itself-diferent from the belief of the
few that the suburbs take the population from
the City, they only take the overflow; they
actually increase the density of San Francisco's
population-the center-as the number of
spokes in wheel, when increased, are closer
together at the hub or center.
"San Francisco is on the Golden Gate, and,
situate as it is, hemmed in by the grand old
Pacific on the one side, the Golden Gate on the
other, San Francisco Bay-the finest harbor in
the world-on another and the neck of pen
insula on the fourth and the only remaining
side, it is decreed from eternity to be for all
time the seat of great and growing City,"
civilian Null, one of the men hanged by the
lynchers in Yreka last night, was the last
man would ever have expected to commit
murder" said q mi ming man at the Occidental
last evening. "About two years ago was in
charge of the Black Bear mine near Sawyers
Bar, over on the Salmon. One morning while
was in the Office this man Null came in and
asked for work. 1 told him that had no need
for any more men. He was very persistent,
however, and had good deal to say about his
qualifications. He was an endless talker. He
asked me if he could not stay at the boarding
house until there was vacancy. said that
did not care to have any one not in the
mines employ about, and that If he would let
me know where he would be would send him
word whenever I had place for him. This
did not seem to suit him. He went out in
front of the Office and sat on wagon-tongue
for long time. He seemed to be putting in
some hard work thinking. After a while he
slapped his leg as ii he had struck something
good and came back to the office and asked if
he could buy little bacon, -four and other
provisions. On my telling him that he could
he said, All right. I'll get supply and go
and camp out in sight near here so as to be on
hand when you have a job for me. don't
want to get as far away as Sawyers Bar. Some
body else might come along and cut me out.
As soon as get settled I'll let you know my
address,
"I thought that such persistence deserved re-
ward and told him to go up to the boarding
house and would put him on the night shift.
From what he had told me about his expert
ence as miner supposed that he would make
good enough hand. But l had to let him go
at the end of the third day."
John Beck, an old resident of Salt Lake City
and principal owner in the Beck-Builion
silver mine, was talking to party of friends
yesterday at the Palace on the political out
look in Utah. He thinks that the admission Of