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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05
MRS. THERESA ABEL AND THE DIMoND CASE.

The peculiar of the
Union
palnth shall of
before Judge Morrow The
paced the gloomy corridors of the
AbeI
in at2
General Dimond in FRS his fancee
10 stimony taken.
of
Plat
the
lied
not
W. M Cannon and Frank
Judge
Tuesday
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05

E1-United States Attorney Garter and
others say there could be a III muitipicity of
writs of habeas corpus in the event OF fail
ure in the Supreme Court; but if the Su-
preme Court ever passes on the case ad-
versely once Attorney General FItZgerald
will advise the hangman 10 proceed with
his work In other words, If the Supreme
Court once passes on the Dnrrant case
and refuses writ the State authorities
will hang tne doomed man in spite OF the
technical point in the Federal law
The only question that seem at all de-
bstable in the Durrant case Is that involv-
ing he constitutIonality of the double
punishment. The contention that an in
form alton by a District Attorney is not
valid is laughed at by most lawyers, for
they say it is one OF the best settled de-
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05

close to his bedside in the cage to keep a
very lonely vigil The prisoner lay on his
stomach for hours at a time as sill as a
dead man, with the exception of the
groans that escaped his lips constantly.
10 hide his weakness he repeatedly at
tempted TO cover ms head with the cover
let, out this movement the guards inter-
pre'ed as atiordlng posi- Die oppor rtunity
lot some eHert at seIi-deStructIUn, and as
often thwarled it,
III death watch say he was a model
charge He was passivey obedient to
their every wish. For hours at time he
would almlessiy pace his narrow quarters,
but not once did cross word escape him
In spite OF the Green that enveloped the
death chamber he could get gllm pse of
a small patch OF sky through the prison
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05
WHY MRS. DURRANT WOULD ATTEND
HER SONS EXECUTION.

haverved letters, said Mrs evening" 'fnqurtng
managed
through and asking especially
the execution To explain
the na would have
Although
mothers with child
do not why determination
arouse such comment Why should
and mange
mother
Would rather do
And the
love and devotion, whatever be the of his
As stated before
at
comfort him ali could
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05

sides having decided TO survey the situa-
ton and prepare for the real fight later on.
, J. Charles Jones, Assistant D strict At
torney at Sacramento, claims tc have dis
covered blunder made by the States
attorneys.
III they had asked for authorities and
denied that there was anything for the
court to consider" said he, there would
have been nothing serious for : e court to
consider, and tie Circuit Judge could
have refused TO make an order oeclining
to award The writ. There can be an appeal
from refusal to award the writ but the
court might have declined TO consider the
matter at aII-coud have refused TO make
any order whatever"
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05

difficulty. d There was nothing in the
young man who heard the news of his
new lease OF life to suggest the despair
ing man who two nights ago lay on his
couch under surveillance. Tnen he was
the picture that only a death-cham Der
can frame, for aside from all re ports cir
culated by his parents that their son was
bearing the ordeal bravely these four days
behind the galiows' screen tore away the
mask of imm obility from him.
In prison parlance Durrant tiunked
badly as his chances lessened. After the
visit OF the father on Wednesday last
there was complete collapse He sent
his evening meal away untasted and
withdrew to the privacy of his couch, not
to sleep, but TO moan in anguish The en-
tire night. The death watch took a chai
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05
THREW FRUIT OVERHEARD
Chief Food Inspector DOckery Made a
Raid on the Commission Men
Yesterday.

Chief Food Inspector Dockery of the
Board of Health made an important raid
yesterday that resulted in a large amount
of decayed fruit and berries being thrown
into the bay.
He visited mum ber of commission
houses in the business portion of the City,
and in places found cherries that were SO
far gone as to be deleterious to health. In
one house thlrty-two boxes of cuerries
were seized and In another place twenty
one chests of straw wbeTries were found
moldy and followed the cherries into the
water.
Wherever dirty boxes were found they
were broken up and the mangled mains
consigned 10 the bay. The dealers were
compelled TO use their own wagons in con-
veying the stuff 10 the wharf These ralds
will continue as long as the fruit and
berry season lasts.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05
BLAZE AT SUNNYSIDR.

Two-StOry Building Destroyed - Mar
row Escape of the Tenants
The two-story frame building located at
1920 San Jose avenue, owned by Mrs. V.
Ferrea and occupied by Paul Schultz as a
grocery and saloon, was totally destroyed
by fire yesterday morning between l and
o'clock.
The flames were first discovered by the
motorman of the last car OF the San Ma
teo electro line, which passes the door,
and he Immediately aroused mr. Schulz
and family, who used The upper portion
as dwelling. The IRE aiied sucH rapid
head way that the occupants of the build
ing barely escaped with their lives. Two
engines from Ocean View responded to a
cali, but owing to ack OF water and the
lnflammable nature OF tine bulIdinr their
eRorts were of no av,il. Loss $2400. in
surance $500.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05

cisions of the courts that such an infor-
nation Is perfectly valid.
There might also be a race between the
State attorneys aud those of the defense.
II the Supreme Court does not intervene
IN the case the States attorneys might
have Durrant sentenced to be hanged
again. Then the Federal Judges nigh
desert the City, as they left New York 10
avoid the issuing of writs in the electro
cutlon cases. Then before the applica.
ton could be made for a second writ Dur.
rant might be executed. In other words,
there might be race to execute him be-
tween writs.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05
WHO HIT TWELET,
THE CONDUCTOR 2
A Strange Case Where a
Mans Double Caused
Trouble.
Joseph Shackleford Arrested for
James McC usky's Pugi-
liStlc Blows.
Judge Joacbimsen Struggles With q
Mystery as Grave as "Who
Struck Billy Patterson 2"

The question, "Who thumped Con-
ductor Twelet?" promises to become as
big a mystery as the old problem, Who
struck Billy Patterson ?"
Police Judge JoaChimsen had about de-
cided to convict Joseph Shaekleford of
severely battering SIreetcar Conductor
Twelet, until a mystery arose in his court
yesterday morning. This was owing to
presence of one James McClusky, Shackle-
ford double.
Now it comes to pass that Shackleiord
and his wife swear that he was in bed at
his home on the night OF May II, and at
the hour when be is charged with having
punched the conductors nose during a
dispute about transfer.
Shackleford IS an honest, hard-w working
teams;er. ana MeClusky, who says he
properly "put OUT the conductor in a
lively bout, Is salesman in furniture
store.
McClusky dropped into the case like
a good angel just before the time
set for the sentencing of Shackleford
yesterday morning. He could have told
more than he did tell, yet he told enough
TO cloud the judicial mind, and Judge
Joachimsen Will ponder over his verdi ct
until Monday.
dicted that of the unfortunate conductor,
who ran amuck with somebody's fists.
He said: Il was present and saw the
fight just as the car was nearing Twenty
fourth street. l know that Shackleford i s
not the man who punched the conductor"
"Who hit the CONDUCTOR" asked Attor-
ney Edwin NJ. Sweeney.
II decline to answer on the ground that
my reply would incriminate me-"
Then the attorney called the attention
of the court to the remarkable resem-
blance between Shackleford and Nc
Clusky, whereupon the case was con-
tinued for decision until Monday.
The conductor had positively identified
Shack eford as the man who thumped
him, hut Misses Molie Carroll and Sarah
Shields, as well as Tom Lafferty and
James NcClusky, swore that the assailant
was not Snackleford.
There was great deal of interest in the
case because it seemed that Shackleford
was about TO be inundated on the altar as
victim OF direct evidence when his
friends knew him to be innocent.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05
A MATTER OF DUTY.
Claus SpreckeIs Appeals From the
Ruling of the Late Collector
Wise.

The appeal of Claus Sp-eckels from the
ruli ne OF the late Collector Wise in the
matter OF the levying of duty on farming
machinery imported from Germany will
be forwarded to the General Board of Ap-
praisers.
Mr.. Spreckals purchased a complete
plant of farming machinery in Germany,
consisting of plows, hoes. harrows, etc.
TO be operated oy tNo engines. 1t tarrived
some lime ago on the BRUSH ship Hoyth.
There is no duty on farming tools, but
Collector Wise ruled that this plant did
not come under the provision. No excep-
ton was taken TO the levy on the engines.
but the appeal was taken from the assess
ment of $4S05 on the other machinery.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05
sWINDLBRS ABROAD.
Warning to Patriotic Citizens From the
Grand ArmY of the RennhIic

warning to Patriotic Citizens From the
Grand Army of the Republic.
The following communication. ad-
dressed to THE CALL, speaks for itself.
1t has come to the knowlege OF these head
quarters that money is being solicited from
citizens OF San Francisco for The avowed pur-
pose OF erecting somewhere in this CITY "a
bulidlng Tor the g. a. r. y Please say 10 the pu b.
other authority th@n that granted by them
selves to themselves; that no such building is
IN contemplation by any post, committee or
other recognized body of Grand Army men
and that everybody is cautioned against con-
trlbuting in any sum whatever for such pur-
pose. T. c. MAsTEIIFR
Asslst Ad djutaut-Gene
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05
Fire ON San jose Avenue.

still alarm called out The engines l 80
o'clock yesterday morning foT a fire in The
residence OF Paul Schultz, at 1920 San Jose
avenue.
The building, owned by Mrs. +. Ferres and
the grocery-store OF Paul schultz were badly
injured. causing loss OF $500. No iusur-
ance. The cause OF the fire is unknown.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05
MRS. MARTINS DEFENSE,

She Speaks to a Small Audience in
Favor of Durrant.
Mrs. John Hoffman Martin spoke 10 a
small audience at Metropolitan Temple
last night in behalf of Durrant She said
some plimentary things about Cap
tain Lees and the press.
Mrs. Martins losses on her lecture will
be about $3.50, as her expenses amounted
to that sum, and the receipts were but
81 75
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05
WORDEN RETRIEVED.
Governor Budd Has Postponed the
Hanging Until July 8.

Hanging Until July 8.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 4.-Gov-
ernor Budd te!egrap phed his office to-day
that he would grant a reprieve to Salter
D. Worden until July S. He deems it
wise to reprieve him in view of the At.
torney-GeneraPs opinion, and if the ap-
peal to the Federal courts acIs as a stay of
proceedings no harm is done. If not, the
reprieve saves complications and uncer-
tain'y. In either case it may prevent the
necessity of resentencing and the grave
question connected Herewith.
The Governor saws that the matter
affects all criminal procedure in this State.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05
Some of the Queer Questions
Arising in His Case and
That of Worden.
JUDGES MIGHT HAVE TO FLEE
FROM TROUBLE.
The Condemned Men Might B, Hanged
Between Writs or in Spite of
Frivolous Appeals.

Thore was nothing of startling i'm
portance In either the Durrant or Worden
case yesterday, the attorneys on both
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05

ablaze last night with grass fires that had
been ignited and We're being guarded bv me
residents OF the neighborhOod. Hundreds of
men ana boys were engaged in controlling the
flames. The people OF the neigh horbood wsnt
the Grass burned down now 10 avoid danger
from fire later in the season
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05

Grass Fires on lernaI Heights.
The htllsbdes east of Bsrnal Heights were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-04
crow ACROSS THE sTYx."
Novel Play Given by Lawrence Stu
dents at the Opera House.

Lawrence. June 4-For several years 1t
has been the custom of the graduating
class of the state university to present
at commencement time an original
play. This year the idea was taken
from John Kendrick Bangs House
Boat on the Styx," and with the
shades" ancient and modern, very
clever play was written.
The House Boat" was given at the
opera house to a crowded house, stand
ing room only being left Necessarily
there was little action in the play, but
the dialogue was sparkling and there
was an unusual amount of snap and go
many ''grinds'' on university and town
people. Several university professors
were caricatuTed. The play was given
under the direction of Miss Georgia H.
Brown.
The time of the play is 1850. The play
opens on the Styx, with CharOn pad
ding shades of Wilcox, Hadder and
Dyche. The house boat committee meet
CharOn and engages him as janitOr of
the house boat. Senator Jumper intro
duces himself and remarks;
1T got so blamed hot up there for me
that I came down here to cool off, He
objects to the wages demanded by Cha
per cent on all salaries in Hades, from
MephistOpheles down. He has a son
who will take the job of janitor cheap
err Hon. CharOn- ScipiO Africanus, call
ed Skip is engaged as porter.
Act two takes place in the banquet
room of the house boat. There is much
Intellectual sparring among the shades.
Kansas" and assures old petticOats"
that kansas could support the whole
world and then have resources enough
to run a Populist central committee"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-04
KANSAS NEWS.
EdgertOn Citizens Capture
Thieves With Pitchforks.
The Whole Countryside Meet a
Train at Night.
GET THEIR MEN, TOO.
Yawning MOuthed Duck Guns
Greet Them.
Salina Increases Its Population
, Several Score.
tET THEIR MEN, TOO.

Ottawa, June 4-News has reached
here of a most amusing capture of
thieves at Edgerton on Tuesday night.
Several nights since thieves made a
haul of vaIuables at Edgerton.
Tuesday night the suspected men
boarded the same train at Emporia
and were recognized at once by the
crew. The latter held their council,
but on arrival at Ottawa cOnfded their
discovery to Night Operator Crawford,
at the junction. He at once called up
Edgerton and notified the agent there
of the fact that the supposed thieves
were going throug on this train. The
agent circulated the information and
there was an instant massing and arm
ing of the population. COurierS even
summoned assistance from the cOun-
tryside, and there was a gathering of
determined men and an array and va
riety of weapons such as that quiet lit
tie burg never knew it was capable of
presenting, when the train pulled in
The cabOOse was surrounded as it stop
ped and the surprised men ordered out.
They contemplated the yawning duck
guns and cleaning piUchforks that
threatened on every side, and surren-
dered On search a quantity of the
property stolen was found and identi-
fed, and the prisoners were then taken
to the county seat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-04
HEAVY STORMS IN TEXAS.
Dallas, Fort Worth, Hearne and 9th
er Towns Suffer.

Dallas, Tex, June A severe rain
and wind storm prevailed yesterday
and last evening throughout a good
portion of north Texas.
The wheat and Oat crops are just
about ripe for harvesting and fears are
expressed from all sources that these
crops have been greatly damaged. At
Fit. Worth the blow was unusually Sc
we're in a. portion of the city, and some
20 residences in two wards were blown
from their foundations or otherwise
damaged. Some small grain is fiat
on the ground along the path of the
wind.
At Arlington, IS miles east of Fort
Worth, a dozen or more houses were
blown off their foundations or unroof-
ed and a number of houses on the prai-
RE for seven miles around the town
shared a like fate. The justice of the
peace of the precinct, A. G. Lasater,
and L. J. Prose were in a tenement
house which was blown to atoms, both
men being badly hurt, the former it
is feared, fatally.
At Grand Prairie, four miles east of
Arlington, six houses, including two
store buildings. were blown from their
foundations and badly damaged.
From Richland, WeatherfOrd, Itasca,
Ennis. Willis Point, Mckinney, Gran
dali, Corsicana, Gainesville. Terrell and
other towns within a radius of 70 miles
come reports of heavy wind and ter
rife dOwnpour of rain.
At Hearne, Tex, a hard rain and
wind storm did considerable damage.
The Hearne and Brazos Valley round
house was blown down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-04
SPORTING NEWS.
Clark Griffith Has Best Control
of the Ball.
Arson Says His Chicago Pitch
er is Star.
A JUDGE OF BATTERS.
The New York Team is Playing
Better Ball.
Boston, st. Louis, Philadelphia
and New York Win.
| JUDGE OF BATTERS.

Chicago, June 4.--Clark Griffith, the
oily twirling diplomatist of Uncle An
sons colts, has a place abreast of any
twirling scientist in the major league,
and it is the opinion of many a major
league player that Griffith comes before
any twirler in the major league in ex-
ercising control of the ball, shifting his
pace and studying his batsmen.
AS long ago as 1891 Griffith, then on
the staff of Won der Ahe's St. Louis
Browns, was released. The reason as
signed by Won der Abe for granting
Clark a ticket of leave was lack of
headwOrk'' But Griffith's mastery
performances in the center of the dia-
mOnd since leaving st. Louis gives the
lie to the charge that he lacks head
work. Griffith" says Arson, lis the
best judge of human nature-as Dame
Nature poses at the bat-Of all the
pitchers L ever came across. One ex-
ample of his ShreWdness was exhibited
in the second game of the series with
the Senators in Chicago. Second and
third bases were occupied and two runs
were needed to tie the score, and Wrig-
ley was at the bat. Now, Griffith had
noticed that Wrigley had a partiaIity
for hitting at wild pitches. He worked
the anxious young Senator for two
strikes, and had two balls against him.
Then he sent a high one over Wrigley'S
head and the little Senator nibbled at
it, but fell short
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-04
MRS. LINCOLN'S GRAVE.
President Mckinley Writes to Gov.
Mount About it's Neglect.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 4-GovernOr
Mount has received &, letter from Pres
ident Mckinley calling attention to a
communication which has been receiv-
ed at the executive mansion regarding
the neglected condition of the grave Of
Mrs. Lincoln, mother of President Lin
coin, whose remains are buried in Spen-
Ger county.
The grave is on a farm just south of
and adjoining the old Lincoln farm.
The half acre of land surrounding the
grave of Mrs. Lincoln was once decided
to the United States to be held in trust
by the commissioners of the county,
but these seem to have given it scant
care.
President Mckinley suggests that the
state of Indiana, through its governor,
give the matter attention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-04
PRIZE RING in IT'S GLORY.
Rev. Thomas Dixon Says the Laws
Evade the Constitution.
Rev. Thomas Dixon says:

1--WE have the prize ring in all its
glory with US Never before did 1t nave
such pOrnp circumstance and splendor
as now And yet, only on short year
ago, after a constitutional convention
had declared that there should be no
gambling or prize fighting, and no race
track, and we good Christian people
were hugging ourselves that the devil
now would have to take a back seat,
uD he pops and takes a tighter grip
than ever.
''Thy is this? It is not that your fine
old AngIo-Saxon is a fraud at heart,
that he likes nothing better than to be
humbugged? Oh, yes, we'll have no
betting on racing, for it is running our
young men, vitiating our home life,
robbing the merchant and the banker,
and all for the benefit OF the race track:
He'll stop that, this legislator will, and
he enacts law that makes more gam
bling and more prize fighting than ever
Il don't enjoy prize fights, and don't
think any one in this world would get
me to look at a prize fight. But I do
like to fish and to hunt, and there are
folk who think it is perfectly horrible to
do either of these"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-04
DIR. RAINSFORD FOR MAYOR
Citizens Union Wants to Make Him
Rular Over Greater New York

New York, June chelmsford. the
popular pastor of St Georges church
and the friend of J. Pierpont Morgan is
being seriously talked of by the Citi-
ZenS' Union as candidate for mayor
of Greater New York DR.. Rainsford's
friends make a striking claim on his be-
half. 1t is that the preacher of Stuy-
vesant square has done more to focus
the New York mind on the new issues
of this years campaign than all the pol
iticians put together. They go a step
further and declare that he stands on
the right side of every issue of the
hour.
While these opinions have been form
ulating among DR.. Rainsfords friends,
politicians have been seeking for some
evidence that the doctor cherished am
billions to be figured on in mapping out
the campaign. They have discovered
none. They have seen the pastor of a
fashionable church denOunce fashiona-
bic excuses, and WELD his social power
against the abuses of the society in
which he moved They have heard him
defend labor unions against corporate
Influences that We're not unfriendly to
him, denOunce franchise grabbers, as
sail trusts. inveigh against the Raines
law, and say many things adjudged i'm
DOIitic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-04
WHAT CUBA VIII PAY.
Will Give $15o,o0O,oOo if Spain Will
Recognize the Nation.

Washington, June 4.-"Cuba will not
buy her liberty, but if Spain will recOg-
nize our independence we might be
willing to pay her as indemnity $780,
OGO OOO Possibly we might pay 100000
co., but not a dollar mOre-nOt cent ~
1t was Senior Quesada, chief of the
Cuban legation in Washington, who
said this. Your correspondent had ask
ed him what he now thought of the pro-
position that the Cubans buy the is
land Continuing, he said:
There are Cubans who are opposed
to paying Spain anything. Sentiment
tally am. but I look at the matter
in cold business way. 1t is true that
Spain is bankrupt, but it may be pos
sible for her to continue the struggle for
some time. There is no doubt that
without recognition from this country
of any kind we should be able to drive
every Spaniard from the island in two
years more. but the island would suffer
immense damage in that time. More
over, its recuperatiOn would be much
longer delayed, whereas, by stopping
the war now recuperatiOn can begin at
once