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The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
POLICE JET 4
 CONFESSION
 FROM CREEGAN  !" SqueaIs y on Becker at. Last.
TRYING TO SAVE HIMSELF
CHIEF LEES SAYS NO INDUCE MENTS. WERE OFFERED.
The Prosecution Is Now Confident That the Adept Bank Forger Will Be Again Con-
 Victed.

The Police Department is now more than confident that Charles Becker, the dangerous bank forger.. will be convicted at his third trial for forging a s22 900 draft on the Nevada Bank James Creegan, who was convicted with Becker on the first trial. has turned against Becker, and yesterday he told the police all he knew about the crime. The police refuse to give the details of Creegan's confession, as it would put the defense in possession of the new evidence before it is given in court Creegan's testimony, added to that of Frank Deane, who turned States evi- dence when the trio were arrested, and on whose testimony. Becker and .Creegan were once convicted, will undoubtedly send the notorious forger to prison for life.
 Creegan has been one of Becker's part ners for years and they have perpetrated many gigantic bank forgeries.. Besides informing the police of the details of the Nevada Bank deal Creegan is believed to have 'peached" on a number of other transactions in which he participated with Becker.
 When Deane testified against his part ners in the first trial Judge Wallace laid down the rules of evidence that an accom- pHce's testimony could not be considered unless il was CorrOborated. The evidence given by Deane, though almost unsup- ported, secured a conviction. The police now declare that CreeSan has furnished all the necessary collateral links to make the chain around Becker so strong that nothing can prevent conviction. Cree gan is the only man who saw Becker raise the Woodland draft from SIP to $22, = U0O, and he has placed the police in a po- sition to secure all the corroborative evi- dence to establish when and where the work was done, .ne materials used and where they were obtained.
 Creegan now. occupies the "parlor" cell at the City Prison with Deane. He was taken to court yesterday, but did not re- turn to the County Jail. where he has been the cellmate of Becker. During the afternoon. and again last night, the new witness had long conferences with Chief Lees. The Chief. however, would not disclose the purpose of the interviews Nevertheless he emphaticaIly declared that the case against Becker had been greatly strengthened.
 Becker declined to talk about Creegan's S ''squealtng," saying only that he had an inkling that he would do so. The third trial of this famous case is set for Thursday morning.
 MT. Ach, attorney for the prosecution. was seen last night, and claimed that he did not know Creegan had turned States
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
A SECOND TRIAL
 FOR THE FARRAGUT
IRVING M. SCOTT IS CONFIDENT
 OF HER SUCCESS.

The new torpedo boat Farragut Is pre- pairing for another trial sprint on the bay. Word has been received from washington that the Navy Department would order the inspection officers aboard when the little flyer was ready for a second test. On the first trial she fell a fraction under the required thirty knots. She made over that speed on parts of the course, but for the full hour she lost twenty seconds. She should have made AT propeller revo- lutions per minute for the hours run, but she averaged 147 revolutions short. As 435 1t is plain to be seen that the little craft could have easily come up to the required AT revolutions.
 Irving Scott stated last evening that something like 270 revolutions was the number believed necessary to send the boat over the run in the required time, time over portions of the course materi- ally retarded the vessel The depth of the water also affected her motion.
 The hull of a vessel moving at a high speed pushes volume of water with her not only on each side but under her keel. If the depth be great the force of this strikes the bottom of the bay it drags and holds back considerably the moving hull MT. Scott was asked why he did not take the Farragut to. Santa Barbara Channel for her trial. There the water is deep and in every way suitable for a continu- ous run.
 IS true, ne Sd1Q, put It IS un- necessary to do so. The boat is good for those missing twenty seconds right here In San Francisco Bay. It has been inti- mated that the boat had failed in her off, cial trial and in all probability would be rejected by the Government. This Is in- correct, as there Is no limit to the tests nor the time of those trials. The greater the tests of her endurance the, better boat she will have proved herself to be, pro- viding she comes up to her required speed. And she will depend on that. Only twen-- ty seconds. She needs twenty fathoms of water under her and 14z more revolutions per minute and the Farragut Is the best craft in the world--a worthy little sister of the San Francisco, Olympia. Oregon and Wisconsin, and, in fact, of everything California workmen have sent Iaf1oat, The Farragut will be in commission one day ready for any work Uncle Sam has for her to do.
 During her first trial with maximum propeller revolution of sometimes 435 over parts of the run. she logged thirty-one knots. This showing was, of course. made to the Navy Department and the request for more tests, of course, granted The Farragut is all right
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29

conviction in any of them The death of Isaac Hoffman has removed not only an inn portant but essential witness for the prose- cution. The rule established by the Supreme Court in cases of this character requires the prosecution to establish affrmatively that the signature of Isaac Hoffman Is not his genuine handwriting and in fact written by Figel, empower sanction this of his name by the defendant, and disproof cannot be furnished. does an examination of the evidence taken on the preliminary examination of the defendant disclose any facts from which the principal fact can be reasonably inferred or which overcomeS the presumptions arising from them.
 The same conditions of facts and law are found in the charges of ernbezzlement The trial of these cases would naturally be pro- tracted. The preliminary examination occu- pied several months and was exceedingly ex- pensive to the State. There Is no reason to believe that trials would be less costly. and more expensive than they hitherto have been and this without any reasonable expectatk n of conviction, or affirmance of any conviction If 1t should be had by the Superior Court.
 In view of these facts you directed to move the court to dismiss these cases referred to- and each of them. I have reason to be- Ieve that this course will meet with no objec tion from special counsel hitherto engaged to prosecute them. but who have now withdrawn from further connection with them. Respect fully yours WILLIAM S. BARNES, District Attorney of the City and County of
 San Francisco, State of California.
 Judge Cook refused to decide the case and took the matter under advice It is thought, however, that the cases will be stricken from the calendar at an early date.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
MOTION TO DISMISS
 THE FIGEL CASES
THERE IS NO CHANGE OF A
 CONVICTION.

Acting District Attorney Hinkle ap- peared before Judge Cook yesterday and made a motion that the various charges of forgery and embezzIement against Theodore F'igel be dismissed. on the ground that there was not sufficient evil dence to convict. In support of the mo- ton the following letter from District Attorney Barnes was read:
 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2s. 1898.
 Hon. Walter s. Hinkle, Assistant District At torney and Acting District Attorney-Sir. The cases now pending in Department 12 of the Superior Court on informations filed against Theodore A. Figel for forgery and em- .bezzlement about to be called for trial or final disposition. An examination Of the law and the facts in these cases has satisfied me that 1t will be impracticable to pursue them with any reasonable expectation of securing
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
Enters a Sutter-Street
 Residence.
STEALS VALUABLE JEWELRY
DISCOVERED BY A SERVANT, HE
 MAKES HIS ESCAPE.
He Was Seen by Citizen, Who Has Given the Police a Good Description of
 Him.

An unusually daring burglary was com mitted yesterday afternoon at the resi- dence of Alexander George, 794 Sutter street.
 Shortly after noon Mrs. George went shopping, leaving Miss Olsen, the servant in charge of the house. The latter was in the kitchen preparing dinner when she heard peculiar noise upstairs. Suspect ing something wrong she went to her room and was surprised to find the win dow open. A subsequent examination showed that her gold watch, pair of valuable earrings and purse, contain ing a small sum of money, were gone. The daring burglar had climbed through the window and at once proceeded to search the room for valuables.
 After securing the watch and earrings, which were carelessly left on the bureau, he broke open the drawers, but failing to find anything of value, he proceeded to the next room. While ransacking 1t he dropped some heavy instrument on the floor, which attracted the attention of the servant.
 As she ran upstairs he evidently became alarmed and hurriedly left the premises.
 The servant lost no time in notifying
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29

an old trick, this, and one that l have never seen done with success, and 1t was the only regrettable feature Of his work in the balcony scene In the duel, in the recitation of the Gay Cadets, and in the overwhelmingly difficult moon" scene where the singing voice is employed much as .Ophelia's is in the was admirable. He played with brains and appreciation, and bar the one fault already mentioned his perform ance was a success, a success qualified only by the temperamental limitations of the player.
 The souvenirs of the recent comic opera season were few and confined mainly to the highly -costumed think ing parts and a paragraph in the pro- gramme printed in the middle of the cast which said "the management re- spectfully announces to the audience that a Napa soda lemonade is deli cious." All costumed crowds are more or less silly, even in the best regulated romantic performances. and this one will do better in a night or two. Elvia Crox buries her opera bouffe past very effectually in Roxane. but she ingenues the part too much. Roxane was young and tender and may be she had the gum-drop voice, but she was also some thing of a blue-stocking. However, Miss CroX is to be vigorously praised for her acquittal of the scene with Cy rano at the pastry cooks: the parting especially she did with delicacy and in genuousness. The rest of the cast Is serviceable and effective, without re- quiring individual comment.
 All-in-al, this low-priced "Cyrano" is a glad surprise and a lovely vindica- tion for Edwin Stevens and the Tivoli.
 ASHTON STEVENS.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29

the policeman on the beat. who proceed ed to make an investigation. He found that the burglar had forced open the win dew, presumably with jimmy. It is probable he saw Mrs. George leave the house.
 Last night Miss Olsen visited police headquarters and gave a description of the stolen property. She suspects one of the gang of laborers who are employed in repairing a house adjoining the one occupied by George and his wife. Ac- cording to her story she fastened the window of her room immediately after Mrs George had left the premises. She then went downstairs to the kitchen, and a few minutes later her attention was at tracted by a peculiar noise in her room. As she reached her apartment she saw the foot of man protruding through the open window; Going to the bureau shouted for help. By this time the bur glar had disappeared. A citizen who was passing at the time saw the housebreaker running down the street.
 The police have description of him and every effort will be made to run him down.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
California.

Phoenix-like, Secret Service has risen from the ashes of the Baldwin Theater and in new garb and with fresh scenery opened It's second week at the California last evening. The audience was large fashionable and duly appreciative of MT. Gillettes war romance. It Is but a repeti- ton to say that Secret Service" was again presented with perfect complete ness, and that it's intense situations and nerve-wrenching climaxes held the indi- yidual interest and attention of the audi ence After a week of enforced rest the members of the company were appreci- ably energetic and faithful. and in con sequence the realism of the stirring drama was more forcible than ever. Secret Service will be at the California the re- mainder of the week.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
AlcaZaP.

The clever stock company at the Alca- gar gave a capital presentation last night of Roland Reeds satirical comedy "The Politician" The plot is simple and hinges upon the devices adopted by General Timber, the politician, to defeat his enemy. Meggs, in the nomination for Con gress. A lot of comical situations are evolved which cause no end of fun. Clarence Montaine, as the politician, had to do most of the work and he did 1t well. George Osbourne, as the simple old gen tleman who had the misfortune to be se- lected as the nominee of the general. was excellent, and Ernest Hastings had an op- portunity of displaying his versatility as ''just from abroad. you know" Gretchen Lyons was an excellent type of the ad- yocate of woman's rights, and. Laura Clews and Marie Howe, as the daughter and sister of the generals nominee, were pleasing. The othef parts were well sus- tained
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29

1 evidence 'I heard the rumor this even | ing" he said, but whether 1t is true l can-
 not say. As far as l know, there has been
 no inducement offered Creegan to give testimony against Becker, and as far as am concerned l would prefer he did not turn States evidence. I am firmly con- vinced that with an honest jury 1 can con- vict both Becker and Creegan." Only rumors of Creegan's determination
 Messrs Dunne & McPike, the attorneys who have fought so long and hard to se- cure the acquittal of the two forgers. Peter F: Dunne. the senior member of the
 'I am as much in the dark about this as anybody else. All l. know about 1t is this: The trial of Becker and Creegan was set for this morning in Judge Wal lace's court.
 After the proceedings in court to-day were concluded Becker was taken back to the County Jail, while Creegan was locked up in the City Prison.
 Soon after Becker reached the County Jail he sent for either MT: McPike or my self to go and see him. MT. McPike went to the jail and to him Becker confided his fears that Creegan intended to make a confession, his fears being based solely to the City Prison instead of being re- turned to his old quarters in the County Jail
 years old, and believes that if he is con- victed on this trial Judge Wallace will again sentence him to life imprisonment. He has now been in jail about three years and it is reasonable to suppose he would resort to almost any means to escape spending the remainder of his life behind iron bars.
 Becker Is regarded by the police as the most dangerous man of the lot by far, and they would make almost any conces- sion to the others in order to secure the conviction of Becker. and if they have promised Creegan his freedom in return for confession it is a great temptation to a man in his position"
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
ADVERTISEMENTS.
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My little sister Annie Matthews, La Plata. Charles County, Md.) had the cow-pox, when nly seven years old. She suffered terribly, and everything we tried did no good. Every time her clothes were taken of, every bit of scab would come with them; she was raw all over. One box of CUTIoURA (ointment) and 3 cake of CUTIcURA SOAP, cured her i7s three scrcsa Mrs. ELIZA ROVE, Feb. 23,' ,'9s. 1219 Fourth St., N. ". Wash. D. o. My niece's little baby, two years old, was so badly afflicted with Eczema that he needed constant watching. His face was always full of large sores which he scratched constantly. Mornings, his clothes, face and hands were stained with blood. They had medical treat nent, and tried everything. She commenced CUTICURA REMEDIES. The sores left his face and he tods entirely cwred. Mrs. L. T. ROOT, Feb- 16, 1898. New Scotland, N. Y. Our little boy was four weeks old when he had Eczema, in the most horrible state. His face was full of scabs, and parts of the flesh were raw We used CUTIcURA SOAP and one box of CUTICURA (ointment) and i11 one ,CeeE this boy was ds good aS erer.
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The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29

l wish to publicly thank the president and directors of the Hibernia Bank for their kind, prompt and generous assist ance in my time of need, and I wish fur ther to state that any person or broker offering my property, or any of 1t, for sale, is doing so without my consent and against my wishes. I am still able to at tend to my own affairs. ..and select my own advisers. Respectfully, E. J. Baldwin, by Madison & Burke
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
Columbia.

Roster & Bials musical extravaganza. "Gayest Manhattan in three acts, opened at the Columbia last evening. The piece like "In Gay New York "A Round of Pleasure,'' "The Whirl of the Town and many other extravaganzas, is a pot pourri of situationless situations inter- woven into a mass of nonsense. There are enough songs. music and specialties to give the piece life, but the quality of its existence is not necessarily approved by songs, alleged to be topical, but there are not more than three that one would care to hear twice. The audience was by no means pronounced in its approval of the
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29

first act, but in the second and third the piece livens up a bit. For Sweet Char ity's Sake" sung by Misses Octavie Barbe musical quintet in the second entitled. twill Somebody Tell Me Why" came in for several encores. On the whole the audience were apparently pleased with "Gayest Manhattan" It Is here for two weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
THE T|VOLPS
 CYRANO NOT
 A LAY. JEST 1t Is Cleverly Seemed
 and Directed: STEVENS A HAPPY SURPRISE SECRET SERVICE" REoPENS AND CROWDS CALIFORNIA. "Gay Manhattan" at the Colum bia. Comedy and Yokohama Pre-
 sented in the Other
 Theaters.
STEVENS A HAPPY SURPRISE
SECRET SERVICE" REoPENS
 AND CROWDS CALIFORNIA.

There was a crowd in the Tivoli last night to witness the second local pro- duction of "Cyrano de Bergerac." It was a good-natured crowd, easy and affable and prepared for the worst that might happen. After the "Cyrano" ex- periences in Bush street last week only one thing could have surprised that
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
New Comedy.

''Cyrano de Bergerac," as played by Edward Bell and the Henderson Compa- ny, Is still the attraction at the Com edy "Ole Olson comes Monday. Ali Ellinghouse has resigned from the man. agerial offices of the Comedy to devote his labors to a publication called The atricals."
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
Jeffersonian Diplomacy.

The sixth of a series of lectures upon American history from 17St to 1886, being given under the auspices of Puerta del Orc Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, will be delivered this afternoon at o'clock by Dr. K c. Babcock University of California, in Golden Gate Hall. The subject Is "Jef- fersonian Diplomacy"
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
CONGREGATIONAL CLUB.
Annual Banquet of That Organiza-
 tion at the California Hotel.

The Congregational Club of San Fran cisco and vicinity gave its annual ban quet at the California Hotel last evening. The affair commenced at o'clock in the afternoon with a social assembly, in which all the members took part. After the dinner the club held business meet ing, during which Hon E. D. Sawyer de- livered an address on Municipal Gov ernment" that excited the interest of his hearers. A free discussion on the sub ject followed and adjournment took place at g.
 The officers of the club are Rev. George c. Adams, D. D., president; Rev. George B. Hatch, vice president; James F. Ager, secretary and treasurer; S. F. Bufford, auditor; executive committee-Professo William M Searby and Rev C. R. Brown
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
MT. woodworth Sworn In.

Marshall B. Woodwork was sworn in yesterday by United States Circuit Judge Morrow as Assistant United States Dis trict Attorney. Judge Morrow and Uni- ted States Attorney Foote paid a high
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
Baldwin Fire.

Sale of the Kimberly Gem and Watch House. The stock of jewelry and watches saved from the Baldwin fire. Must be closed out in the next ten days at 50 cents on the dollar at 123 nearny street.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
MoroSco's.

''The Commodore" a naval melodrama founded on incidents of the war with Spain, was produced for the first time in this city last evening at Morosco's s Grand Opera House.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
The Chutes,

The damp and drizzly evening was not conducive to a large house at the Chutes Free Theater, but the new programme was thoroughly enjoyed from beginning to end. c%
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
Olympia.

The Olympia Music Hall has strong attraction in Freada, the twirling Turk ish dancer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
Orpheun.

Between the newcomers and the hold overs the Orpheum bill Is unusually strong this week
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29

"Dis we're niggah he hit me fust, Jedge he did fer fack." His voice grew bolder as he saw chances of his vindication in the eyes of the Judge.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-03-01
Big Figures.

People are pretending to figure out
how much the poultry business Of the
United States is worth. 1t is estimated
that the commerce of the country ham
dies $500, O00,0 900 worth of poultry and
poultry products annually. This is
probably true, but it is all guesswork.
Who has ever taken account of the i'm
mense quantities of such products
bought and sold by the hundreds of
thousands of little stores scattered all
over the land? The big figures do not
take account of the poultry consumed
on the farms or by the families in the
small towns and cities that raise poul-
try and produce eggs for their own use.
There has been always one character
istic about fresh eggs-the prices are
what the commercial world denominate
as "firm.' That is, there is always a
demand for them, and prices remain
good compared with other farm pro-
ducts Especially is this true in the vi
cinity of towns and cities. The farmer
has much to hope from poultry. He
needs only to make more of a study OF
it. Poultry meat should be frequently
found on the table of the farmer, for it
is one of the most wholesome of foods.