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The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06
.OEFRAUDED HIS COUSIN,
William F. Kelly, Ex-Mail Dis
tributor, Arrested Tor
Forgery.
Pulled the Wool Over the Eyes of
Coroner H wilkins and Notary
A. K. Dagg tt.

William F. Kelly was booked at the City
Prison yesterday morning by, Detectives
Seymour and Whitaker on the charge of
forgery. The complaining witness is mis-
cousin, Robert Kirlen, farmer in Free
stone, Sonoma County.
Kirlen had deposit of $502 so in the
Hibernia Bank, and Kelly, while on a
visit to him last fall, learned of the fact
and stole his handbook.
On October 2S Kelly went to the bank
with the book and said that Kirlen wanted
to withdraw the money, but, as he was
sick, he had sent him to get it. The bank
people gave him a blank order, to be
signed by Kirlen.
Kelly forged Kirlen's signature to the
order and went TO Coroner Hawkins. He
told the Coroner that kirlen was an en-
ploye in the Custom house. and, as he was
SICK from bronchitis, he wanted to get
leave of absence for a few days. 1t was
necessary to have physicians certificate.
and on these representations the Coroner
wrote out a certificate and handed it to
Kelly.
Armed with the certificate, Kelly again
presented himself at the bank ana pro-
duced it and the forged order. The bank
officials were not quite satisfied and Kelly
got one of his friends Attorney Cooney, in
the Phelan building, to introduce him to
A. K. Daggett. notary at IA Montgomery
street. Daggett filled in on the back OF
the order the usual notarial certificate:
PERSONALLY appears before me Robert
Kirlen,'' who acknowledged that the sig
nature on the order was his, and so forth.
Kelly now mad the physicians GER
tifcate and the notarial certificate, and
for the third time he went to the bank and
was successful in drawing out the money.
Kirlen did not discover the fraud till a
few days ago, when he called at the bank.
He Immediately reported the case at
police headquarters and Detectives Sey-
mour and Whitaker were detailed on it.
From the description OF the man who
drew out the money their suspicious fell
upon Kelly and they placed him under ar
rest.
Kelly, when seen in the City Prison
yesterday, did not deny that he commit
ted the crime, but said he was drunk at
the time and did not know what he was
doing. He was hard up, as he had been
ont of work for some time.
Six months ago Kelly was discharged
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06
ALONG THE FRONT.
The Brig Geneva Considerably
Damaged by the Southern Pa
C.fiC'S Steamer Herald

The British ships Drum barton and Ach-
nashie arrived from South Shields and
LIVERPOOL respectively yesterday morning.
Soon after leaving port the Drumbarton
was in collision and lost her headgear.
She put into London and was repaired.
The remainder of the passage was un-
eventful. The Achnashie had to put into
Holyhead and had only one really rough
day during the remainder of the voyage
There was no meeting of the Harbor
Commissioners yesterday. as both Com.
missioners Cole and Chadbourne were in
Sacramento.
The battle ship Oregon is to have her
bay trial trip to-day. The shallow waters
of the harbor will be against her, put,
nevertheless, her builders expect her to
make about sixteen kLots.
The Southern Pacific Company's Herald
ran into The brig Geneva yesterday and
did considerable damage to the latter's
stern. The Herald had too much head
way on and before the engines could be re-
versed she went crashing into the brig,
which was lying ct Folsom street wharf.
The Geneva Is loading for Unalaska and
the Herald had consignment of -four on
board for her.
Henry Meyer, ex-steward of the Pacific
Mail Company's Colon. was arrested for
disturbing the peace yesterday He was
dismissed and afterward returning to the
wharf began to abuse the officers
The Mail Company's steamer CITY of
Peking sailed for the Orient yesterday.
She had full cargo, but very few passen-
gers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06
AUCTION SALES

By F. T. KEELER-This day wednesday,, Rare
oriental Curios at 4l9 Kearny street. at IL A. NJ,
and P. N.
BY A. NJ. SPEcK & Co.-This day (wednesday,)
Keai Estate, at salesroom, 602 Market street, at
IL o'clock.
BY SULLIVAN & DoYLE-Saturday, May g.
horses, wagons, etc., at 220 Vale cia street. at
IL o'clock.
BY EAsToN q ELDRIDeE-Tuesday, May IL,
Heal Estate at 6SS Market ST., at IL o'clock noon
BY WILLIAM ]. DINeEE-Saturday, May 16
Real Estate, near Dwight Way and Telegraph
avenue, Berkeley, at 2 O'Clock.
BY SHAINwALD. BUCKBEE & Co-Wednesday,
lay 27, Real Estate, at salesroom, 2lS Mont
eomery street, at IL o'clock.
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Every package of this barge SS ple Sdsga so.0dons
popular dentfrce contains ssTe for

from the postal service. He was a dis
tributor of the mails and was credited with
being about the smartest in the service in
his particular line. He is married man.
The only explanation that Notary Dag
gett gave to the police in regard to his
certificate of Kirlen's personally appear
ing before him was that Kelly swore to
him that the signature on the order was
Kirlen's, and that was what he really GER
titled to. He thought it was all right. 1t
was so long ago that his recollection of the
affair was not very distinct.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06
SIoIasses and Flour.

Commissioner Heacock yesterday dismissed
the case against Dennis Gallagher charged
With having unstamped opium in his posses
sion. The expert employed by the court de-
cided that the contents of the thirty tins
seized two weeks ago were nothing more hurt
full Than mixture of molasses and flour. Gal
lagher is a fireman on the steamship Australia
and the "opium" was intended for the natives
of Hawaii
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06
A Peculiar Defense.

The Pacific Surety Company has answered the
suit of j. s. Young, in which Young seeks to re-
cover from the defendants the amount pilfered
from the Russ House safe by A. w. Seeley. See
ley was recently convicted of burglary tor hay-
ing robbed the money-drawer He was under
bonds, the Pacific Surety Company being his
surety. The answer OF the Surety Company is
that Young violated his part of the contract
by not keeping daily watch over his clerk.
Young was in the country at the time of the
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06
Patent Sliding BuckIe.

H. B. Hollingsworth swore to complaint In
Judge Lows court yesterday charging C. A
Conger with obtaining money by false pre-
lenses. 1t is in connection with a patent slid
ing buckle which Hollingsworth alleges he
purchased from Conger. T. H. Selvage, Con-
gers partner, was arrested for fraudulent
embezzlement, but Judge Low dismissed the
case on Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06
Groezincer Joins In.

Justice of the Peace Groezinger has fled
suit similar to the one filed recently by julius
Kahn, against the Election Commissioners.
the object being to prevent them from making
any preparation for election next Novem-
Der, or, in other words, to test the four-year
term law.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06

right to blockade the sidewalks. The
peddlers of flowers, or any other peddlers
would be promptly arrested if they stood
in the way as the railroad employees do,
and people who are interested in the mat
ter express determination to ascertain the
limits of the street-railway rights.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06
DR.. Spencer Insolvent.

DR.. ]. C. Spencer has failed for $500. OF
this he owes $4,000 on assessments on stock in
the Peoples Home Bank, and the remainder is
owing to the Pacific Bank. The shares in the
Peoples Home Bank are held as security for
the Pacific Bank debt
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06
ADJUSTMENTS.

BALDWIN THEArER.-"The Strange Adventures
OF Miss Brown
CALIFORNIA THKATEH-Primrose and Vests
Minstrels
COLUMBIA THEATER-"Faustn
MoRosco's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IIToLI oPERA-HoUsE--"The Chimes Of Nor
mandy.
oRPHEUM-H High-Class Vaudeville.
growers AIcA:Ar.-" "Our Boys"
IEE AUDIToRIUM-Corne of Jones and Eddy
ttreets-Prof. D. NJ. Bristoll's Eques- Curriculum.
MECHANICS PAvILIoN-Bench Show, wednes-
day, Maye.
MAcpoSoUeH THEATER (OAKLAND)--The Great
Zanzics.
suTEo COMFY IsLAND-Bathing and Perform
ances
SHOOT THE CHurEs-DaiIy at Haight street. one
block east of the Park
fACIfIc COAST JOCKEY CIuR-Races today
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she clung to castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06
PICNcs AND EXCURSIONS.

Ho! For THE SANTA CRUZ MoUNrAINs.-The
FIRST Anniversary Excursion and Family Picnic
OF the Mon Printers Mutual Aid Society will be
held on Thursday, May 81, at Glenwood PARK.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
WEDGED IN A STAIRCASE.
A Dispute Over Precedence Causes
Serious Trouble.
Neither shoIem Rudman Nor Mrs. Mag
gle Powers Would Yield, and Finally
Neighbors Had to Come to
the Rescue.

Had the architect planned the stair
way little bit wider it never would
have happened, and the community
dwelling in the tenement at SO Jefferson
street, New York, would not be torn
up by internecine dissensions. But how
was he to foresee that in the lapse of
years two persons as fat as Sholem
Rudman and Mrs. Maggie Powers
would dispute over question of prece-
dence and try to settle it by an appeal
to weight? That stairway had an
swered all practical purposes for long
time. 1t had even sutficed for the pas
sage of parlor melodeon to the sec
ond floor, front, two years ago, when
a swell family moved there with such
furniture as the place had never known
before. A month later it moved out,
leaving an aching void in the rent roll,
as is fully set forth in the unwritten
folklore of the neighborhood. How
ever, that is neither here nor there,
as Sholem Rudman didn't belong to
that family; nor did Maggie Powers.
They are both tenants of the house
now, says the New York Sun. In the
pursuit of their household duties both
set foot upon the stairs one Friday
afternoon. Mrs. Maggie Powers was
carrying back a GROWER of beer to
the corner saloon with intention to de-
mand explanations from the bartender
because there was more collar to the
been than there was neck to the pitcher.
She also purposed to demand more beer.
As she reached the head of the stairs
leading to the ground floor she beheld
Sholem Rudman at the foot. He had
a basket of coal on his head. Now,
either Sholem Rudman or Mrs. Maggie
Powers is very tight fit for any nom
elastic staircase. Together they could
just about block a theater entrance.
difficulty the woman hailed
first:
Hey, there! I'm comm down."
"And I'm goin' up" replied Rudman.
wait till / get to the floor" said she.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
PERSONAL MENTION.

w. L. Darlington and family, of
Taylor. are at the Southern. Mr..
Darlington is a brother of Ben OAR
lingtOn, Of this city.
Miss Hattie Koppel, a society belle
of the "city by the DAM" Austin, is
visiting Miss GusSie Cans, at 90 S.
Presa street, and will remain about
three weeks.
Mrs. Olivia T. Kinney and Mrs.
Chas. Numbers, of Austin, and Mrs.
NJ. A. Kane, of st. Louis, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. H. $. Corrington at119
Woodlief street.
J. II. Huebner. August Schumann,
Joe Odry, NJ. Richter, r. ]. Seydler
and E. Wengemann, of Sinner, arriv-
ed in the city last night and are quar-
tered at the Mahncke.
Mr.. c. l.. Miller, prominent young
society man of Weimar, was in the
city attending the Alamo Carnival,
and was stopping at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Martin, 101 Gaze
tus street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12

The ladies of the First Bautist
and Prospect hill Baptist churches
served dinner yesterday in a vacant
store on Commerce and on Houston
streets.
The police patrolmen on Houston
street made a close search for tramps
in the upper floors of a store on East
Houston street Thursday night but
the tramps had "taken a sneak"
Christmas books at January prices
KYPFER Il SENG.
-Lost-A red covered memorandum
book containing letters addressed to
me: finder leave at 213 l.. Houston
or POI East Elmira street and receive
reward. 1t VIM. PAYSON.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
A RUNAWAY.

The fine bay team and carriage of
Mr.. Geo. w. Sanders, while standing
on West Commerce street, near the
corner of st. Mary's at 3:15 p. m. yes
terday. took fright at the electric are
lamp being lowered over their heads
by one of the San Antonio Gas COM
pany's linemen, and came very near
demolishing the handsome carriage
of Mr.. Sanders. The plucky colored
driver, Albert Shelby, with presence
of mind, held on until the team was
caught by others. The damage was
n broken tongue and torn harness.
Luckily none of the family were in
the vehicle at the time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, Julia e. Parsons and A.
l.. Parsons did, by their certain deed
of trust dated June list, 1894, and re-
corded on the Dist day of June, 1894,
in the Office of the clerk of the county
court of Bexar county, Texas, in Vol
ume 135, pages 35S to 1854, of the deed
of trust records, convey to Thomas FL.
Franklin and Leroy G. Denman of
said county and state as trustees, the
following described real estate, stu
ated in the City of San Antonio,
county of Bexar and State of Texas,
to-wit:
Original city lot No. 1, lying south
of La Bahia road, on the east side of
the San Antonio river, being the same
land conveyed by the City of San An
tonic to William II. Cleveland on the
10th day Of March, 1856, by deed re-
corded in Volume ST., p. q, Bexar
County records.
Said lot is bounded north by Goliad
street; east by Plum street, south by
Iowa street and contains six and thir-
ty-nine one hundreth $3.50 acres,
which said lot has been subdivided
and map of said subdivision duly filed
in the engineers office. Said lot in
said subdivision being divided into
blocks 1, 2 and 8, and each block be-
ing subdivided into lots.
Out of the above described property,
however, there is excepted from said
conveyance lots one a., two (2), three
81, and four az, in block 1 of said
last named subdivision; and lots one
a., two (2), seven "a, eight 81, tewen-
ty-three (23) and twenty-four ca, in
block 2 Of subdivision, and lots eight
(S), and twelve (12) of block of said
subdivision, which said lots have
been heretofore sold.
Together with all tenements and ap-
purtenances thereto belonging, to Sc
cure the payment of their certain
promissory note for the sum of Sew
enty-five hundred dollars, described
therein, and
Whereas, default has been made in
the payment of said note and part of
the interest thereon;
Now, therefore, at the request of
George Bucklin, the legal holder of
said note, and by virtue of the au-
thority vested in me by the terms of
said trust deed, 1 will, on Tuesday,
the 9Th day Of January, A. D., 1897,
between the hours Of 10 o'clock a. m.
and 4 o'clock p. M, at the front door
Of the Bexar county court house in
San Antonio, Texas, sell the>above de-
scribed property, and all the right. IT,
tie benefit and equity Of redemption
Of the said Julia E. Parsons and A.
l.. Parsons their heirs and assigns
therein, except however lot 10, in
block 3 Of said subdivision, at public
auction for the highest and best price
the same will bring in cash for the
purpose of paying said note, together
with all interest up to the time of sale
and with all costs and expenses Of
executing this trust.
San Antonio, Texas, November %,
1896.
TH0S. III. FRANKLIN,
Trustee.
12-5-3-Sat.
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TIE paify Light
SATURDAY, DECEMBER u, 1896.
GET WELL AND STAY WELL.

GEL w ELL AMI 81 Al VEIL.
Get Rid of What Makes You Sick
and Stay Rid of 1t.
1t is so simple to be well that we
wonder why there are so many sick
people.
Come to think about it, must be be-
cause they don't know what's made
them sick.
If they knew that, they could pre-.
vent it, and when they We're sick, in
some cases cure themselves. But, so
long as we don't take more care of
our health. we shall always be more
or less sick.
The simple rules of health are: Keep
clean, take exercise, eat good food,
ScOur out your stomach.
This last means: Don't tolerate in
digestion. Cure it with Shaker Diges-
tive Cordial. A stomach full of undi-
gested. fermented, putrid food is the
unhealthiest thing you can think of.
Half our diseases and troubles come
from the poisons of undigested food.
More than half of them could be cur
ed with Shaker Digestive Cordial.
More than half, because often when
we think we are sick we are only
weak, and a course of nourishing
food digested without effort by the
stomach with the aid of Shaker Di-
cestive Cordial would reinvigorate
the whole system and make us well.
A ten cent trial bottle will prove it.
At druggists.
Write for interesting book to The
Shakers, 80 Reade Street, New York.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
LOST $50.

An old gentleman and his wife, WIS.,
itors to the city, were robbed of $50
in cash yesterday afternoon in the
dense crowd that surged up the steps
to the grand stand at Riverside park
fair grounds. Some clever pickpocket
had got in his work.
The money was all the old folks had
to spend while in this city and their
sorry plight was such that it enlisted
the sympathy of a gentleman sitting
next to them and he made them ac-
cept $3.50 in cash from him.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
MRS. CORBETT DIES.

Mrs. Ellen T. Corbett, aged 63 years,
died last night at her residence, cor
ner South Flores and Arsenal streets.
Deceased was a resident of San An
tonic for many years, and was the
widow Of the late Alderman Corbett.
Her sons Frank and Ed. p. Corbett
and one daughter survive her.
The funeral will take place at 4
o'clock p. m. today from st. Mary's
church.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
2O3 WEST COMMERCE STREET.
OFFICIAL DENIAL.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 12.-An EN-
phatic and positive denial is made at
the state department of the published
report that Mustapha Bey, the Tur-
gish minister, by direction of the sui
tan, has entered protest against the
language of the presidents message
to congress in it's treatment of the
Turkish question.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
THE MEETING ON THE STAIRS.

THE MEETING ON THE STAIRS.
Hold yourself up till 1 get to the
top" he returned.
II have load with me-"
40 have l."
MY load is bigger than yourA"
what is it?"
Beer"
go and sleep it off"
"Yer no gentleman"
You're no lady"
"I'n show yez; I'm comm down.
"And I'm goin' up"
Each advanced three steps, entirely
shutting out the light; then each said
triumphantly:
Now, will you go back?" and an
swered emphatically:
mo"
Il have the right more than you, you
spalpeen," declared Mrs. Maggie Pow
ers.
How, then?"
I'm lady"
You're Irish"
That's no argymint. You're Yed-
dish"
81 got no time to talk with you. Go
back and let me by"
Not while have breath in me body"
Each advanced three more steps and
met.
There was a straining and pushing
and groaning. 1t ended as might have
been foreseen. Both got wedged fast.
The beer believed them and the coal
fell from Rudman's head upon them,
and they jabbed each other with mad,
fierce, short-arm jabs until their powers
failed. Then both yelled for help. 1t
came from above and below. The other
tenants all took sides and quarreled
fercely over the rights and wrongs Of
the matter, while the sufferers gasped
broken and piteous appeals for relief
Finally a charge from above broke the
deadlock and Mrs. Maggie Powers went
TO Essex market court and got warrant
| for Rudman on q charge of assault
Being the man In the case, he was fined
| five dollars.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
HAD AN EASY FALL.

The driver Of City brewery wagon
No. IS. and Mr., Geo. Aschbacher,w who
had accepted a lift" out Of the battle
grounds yesterday afternoon, were
thrown off their seat head first into q
pile of sand as they were passing the
sewer work on Garden street. The
front wheel of the wagon struck big
obstruction and spilled the wagon
over. The men were not hurt.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
OFFICER ROBES MISHAPS.

Mounted Officer John Robb was rid
ing along South Flores, near Nueva
streets, last night, when his horse fell
into a sewer trench, but the horse
nor rider were hurt. Officer RObb
was slightly injured at the 'Storming
Of the Alamo" last evening by wad
Of paper and wax being accidentally
shot into his face from rifle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
SATISFACTORY SERVICE.

The management of the AranSas
Pass excursion trains to and from the
battle grounds yesterday deserve
great credit for the careful manner
and celebrity they exercised in hand
ling the crowds, and also for their
great courtesy in dealing with the
public. The service was satisfactory
in every particular.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money IL It
fails to cure. 25c. 10-5-156t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
His Conscience Troubled Him.

A Hollis IN. H. man recently re-
ceived letter containing 5000. which
the unknown writer said he had stolen
from the Hollis man while the latter
was ian business in Boston years nro
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
DULL FOR SATURDAY.

st. Louis, Dec. 12.-Cattle: receipts
500; market steady; Texas and Indian
steers $2.40d3.90; cows $1.50@2.S5.
Sheep: receipts none, market steady.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
$3.50, $275

Will buy new Upright Piano, fully
warranted in fancy case, any kind
of wood, and on easy payments,
WITHOUT NOTES, at
II If THOS. GOGGAN & BROS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
LOST.

A small bay mare with harness on,
return to DR.. Berrey, 419 Marshall
street and receive reward. 12-12-1t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
DIED IN A BARBER SHOP.

Albany, n. Y, Dec. Estate Rail
road Commissioner Richards fell dead
in a barber shop here today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money If It
ais to cure. 25c. 10-5-156t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-12
DULL STOCK MARKET.

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Cattle: receipts
500; market quiet and unchanged.
Sheep: receipts 1000; market strong.