The San Francisco call., 1896-02-25
MRS. Will MORE IN COURT
Eight Charges Of Burglary May
Be Placed Against
Her.
ABE MAJORS DETAILS SECRETS.
She Prepared Early Breakfasts and
Shared the Spoils With the
Boy Burglars.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
90S Broadway Feb. "a.
Mrs. Wilmore, mother of Bert Wilmore,
the boy burglar, was in the Police Court
this morning. AS there was no complaint
filed her attorney asked for a dismissal.
"My client was arrested Friday night
and carried to Jail without warrant. and
we are entitled to speedy hearing" said
the attorney. mo complaint having been
filed we move to dismiss"
Prosecuting Attorney Melvin said that
by tomorrow morning there might be eight
complaints filed, and the case was con-
tinued.
Mrs. Wilmore absolutely refuses to go
into details of the troubles. She merely
says that the Majors have broken up her
home, and that they are the guilty ones,
and that when justice is done she will be
free.
Abe Majors, whose confession to his
brother Archie was published in The CALL
Saturday, told more details to reporter
| to-day.
"She knew what was going on from the
very first he said; "she knew it from the
day we stole the dynamite from the quarry.
| Before we started out to do anything we
frequently talked over the burglary. She
| joined Bert and in the conversation, but
never that | remember expressed any def
mite opinion.
1.-The first thing we ever stole was the
! dynamite. When we went out after it
| Bert hlnted that we were going to steal it,
and she knew well enough what for. She
had talked it over with US often. The first
real job we did was at Mason's store in
| Berkeley. We told her where we were
| vvb "a W. ha
advised Us to be careful, not to be taken by
the police, and also not to take silverware
| or clothing. She gave US this advice nearly
every time we went out.
"We left for Berkeley shortly after s
o'clock. When we were going out she
warned us to be careful and cheered US by
saying that she would have hot breakfast
| for us on our return. We got back about
O'Clock in the morning and the breakfast
was waiting.
eve always divided whatever we got
with her. The Mason Job, for instance,
netted about $24. Bert and took about
| 50 each, and we gave his mother the bal
ance. We also got watch that night, but
| Bert wanted it, so let him have it.
Zone job was just about like another.
| We told her where we were going every
time but once, and she nearly always had
| something to eat for us when we returned,
| and we ALWAYS divided our spoils with her
to try; she just left that to us, but | am
sure she never told US not to steal or in
| any way discouraged our enterprise.
The only big job we ever did that she
did not know about was at Girard's.
don't know why we did not tell her of that.
We didn't make up our minds to try it un-
til about 6 O'Clock that night and [ guess
we didn't have good opportunity to talk
TO her. Ina never knew what we were do
ing. We always kept it secret from her.
In fact, it was to deceive her that we put
the pillows on the bed.
Il don't think the Wilmores have treated
me exactly right since [ have been in JAIL
They have sent things to Bert and been to
| see him often, but they never called to see
me. Ina and L were to be married, but
| guess the match is off now."
Abe Majors and Bert Wilmore will
appear for trial in the Superior Court to-
morrow morning. Abe said to-day that
he did not much like the idea of going on
board man-of-war, but lie would prefer
to be sent to a reform school.
Mrs. Prescott of the Humane Society
will soon apply for letters of guardianship
over Ina Wilmore. The society has been
making an investigation of its own and
Mrs. Prescott will apply for letters on the
ground that Mrs. Wilmore is not proper
person 10 1ntrust with her daughters
welfare.
New Order Revived.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 24.-F. E. Stels
OF Philadelphia, who is the national secre-
tary of the Patriotic Order OF Sons of
America, is in Oakland and stopping with
Charles l.. Pierce, who is district president
of the order in California. One purpose of
Mr. Steis' visit is to reorganize the camps
of the 7. o. S. A. on the coast. The order
Is similar in purpose to the Junior Order
of American Mechanics.
The Harmons Compromise.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 2-Dr. Louis c.
Harmon and his wife, Frances E., have
through their attorneys effected a COM
promise that will be made known in court
tomorrow. The terms are that all prop
erty shall be about equally divided and
the doctor will not contest his wife s appli-
cation for decree of divorce.
A Gold Brick Case.
OAKLAND, CAL. Feb. 24-E. Thomp-
son, alias Charles Gordon, was booked
this afternoon at the prison for playing
the gold brick swindle on NJ. G.. Ritchie "a
farmer OF Napa. The affair occurred three
years ago, and Gordon succeeded in OBJ
tanning $4,000 from Richie. Thompson
was released on habeas corpus, but was i'm
medlately re-arrested.
Cut Fire Hose.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 24.-Some one is
| causing much annoyance to the Fire De-
partment. AT the Cooperative Home fire
two pieces OF hose were cut, and last night
| a false alarm was turned in. The kew was
mutiiated SO that its owner could not he
found. Friends of the new Fire Chief
William Fair, declare it is the work of bis
enemies.
Big Jim on Hand.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 24.-"Big Jim, J"
the San Francisco lottery king, was in the
Police Court to-day fixing up bonds for
the release of the six Chinese arrested
during the last raid on the gambling dens.
Jim put up altogether $4,000 bonds.
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alan eda Comfy Happepiuu. yrora