The San Francisco call., 1897-09-09
Three Balls and a Knife Are
Hung Above a jewelers.
Entrance.
ILLEGAL NATTER SENT BIT NAIL.
&. Hausohildt Offers Five Hundred
Dollars for the Capture Of
the Culprit.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. !
q08 Broad wav, Sept. :. (


Haywards is in ferment. 1t is not at
all improbable that blood vii be split be-
fore peace is restored. On every corner
and in every place where men and women
do meet and converse the topic OF discus
sion is three balls ana knife.
Next 10 the interest IN the three balls
ana knife is that which centers in $500
reward offered by Harry Hauschildt, a
weli-knOwn and wealthy ieweier OF Hay
wards.
Two nights ago some parties went 10
Mr., Hauschildts store and, obtaining a
ladder, hung three balls over his door.
Beneath the balls was suspended a knife,
on which was some offensive lettering.
When Mr.. Hauschildt opened his store
in the morning a small crowd which had
seen the obnoxious sign over his jewelry
store stood by and teased him.
In less than an hour every body in Hay
wards had card of the affair, and there
was q gathering in front OF his store all
day until the sign was removed.
Hauschildt has many friends, and they
are assisting him in trying to find out
who is the guilty party.
Simultaneous with the putting up of the
sign hundreds of cards containing some
rhyme were freely circulated, and every
body IN Haywards received one. Many
were sent by mall and as there was other
matter than that quoted be ow, it is prob
able tlat the postal auth 1rities may be
appea.ed to to help in ferre.ing out the
p'rties who sent the scurriIous matter
through the mails.
The cards contained the following
rhyme:
SHYLOCkiS DIRGE.
By the poet OF the Lone Tree.''l
He boarded his gold from morn TIL night,
Hung CUt three balls with gliding bright,
His net was vOven with smallest mesh,
BE always eXacted his pound OF flesh.
lie gathered fortune. the people say,
And piled MS saekels OF god away
He gave no thought TO misery's calls
he died and was buried with gflded balls
lie was LAID away on he cold hIu side,
And 10 one wept waen the miser died.
Il have seen the cards," said Mr.. Haus-
Childt TO- night to e CALL reDorter. land l
consider the whole business \ gross out
rage. l wish you would staie that l will
i've 500 as a reward 10 any BODY VINO Will
give me such information as Will lead to
The detection of the parties VINO are re-
sponsIble for hanging up the sign. | have
been in business here Tor many years,
have paid aii'my debts and have acted
homes ~. l probably have few enemies,
L-t nave S4Sdt many iuOIe 4FieHusi
and this thing will yet prove serious for
those who instigatsd It.
Il z m at loss 70 explain it, but would
willingly pay $500 to discover the. base
parties who have thus insulIed me.'
Mr.. Hauschildt has been in business
several years IN Haywards. Occasionally
he executes loans, and his ir ends declare
that some one who is not satisfied with his
terms is making all the trouble.
The feeling in the town is exceedingly
bitter. 1t was re ported to-niF ht that one
Of the parties in the secret had given
Hauschildt the names of some of the
guilty parties and that warrants will
shortly be issued for their arrest. Mr..
uauschiIdt declined to say tonight
whether he knew of anything that would
lead 10 the detection OF the guilty parties.