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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
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IN THE JUSTICES COURT

Why, if I had known of the delinquent
cies 1 would have paid the bills myself
at the time"
who paid the bills this afternoon ?"
Il did not pay them personally"
answered Gallagher. rs it not suffi-
cient to know that they have been paid
and that an unfortunate mistake has
been corrected?"
What will become of the suits in the
Justices Court?"
They will be dismissed of course"
was the answer Now let the matter
Drop continued Gallagher 1T is all
a mistake. Judge Mcguire didn't
know of the tax bills being unpaid.
Had the matter been called to his at
tention before The Call commenced the
investigation he would have paid them
himself. He daily gives away to strik-
ers more than the amount involved"
Apologist Gallagher is evidently la
boring under mistake"
Walter Nj Willett, special attorney
for the collection of delinquent taxes,
differs with Gallagher on the point
that Judge M guire did not know of
the delinquency. Il spoke to him about
the matter" said Willett, rather re-
luctantly last night, "and he promised
to settle the suits. / heard late this
evening that the bills had been paid at
the Tax Collectors office, but by
wohm l do not know"
The apology offered on behalf OF
Congressman Mcguire by Attorney
Gallagher may seem sufficient to him.
but it will not satisfy the people. A
candidate who aspires to govern the
great and growing State of California
should be above such petty work as
endeavoring to avoid paying the tax on
his watch and library. If the majority
of the citizens were of the same caIiber
as Congressman Mcguire the Govern
ment would be in chaotic state in a
very short time. Unless the taxes are
paid, and every one willingly and
cheerfully contributes his Just share
what is to become of the schools the
hospitals, the alInshouses and other
needed Institutions? They depend for
existence on the payment by every one
of his share Of the taxes Congress-
man Mcguire has shown that while
he is anxious to take an active hand in
the management of the government. he
is unwilling to contribute his Just pro-
portion OF the costs of government. It
may be bis idea of single tax, but it ia
not the idea of the majority of our citi-
zens. That he forgot to attend to his
duty in the matter of paying his taxes
Is matter that may be left to the
credul1ty of those who are now made
acquainted with the facts.
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He Has Been for Several Years
Very Prominent as a De-
linquent.
City and County Attorney Gallagher Had the
Bills Paid Yesterday in the Hope of
Avoiding an Exposure.

The State treasury and the city and
county treasury will be slightly bene-
fitted by the candidacy of James G. Ma
guire, the Populist-Silver Republican
Democratic nominee for Governor. His
delinquent taxes We're paid yesterday
through James Gallagher, City and
County Attorney, and chief apologist
for any oversights on the part of the
Little Pinto Giant" In paying the
government what he justly owes.
Apologist Gallagher has still another
task on hand before his work of clear
ing" Maguire's record is complete. 1t
will be necessary for him to consult
Walter M. Willett, special attorney for
the collection of delinquent taxes, and
have the suits brought by Willett to
recover the unpaid taxes of Mcguire
dismissed in the Justices Court. The
Little Pinto Giant" now has a clean
bill of health. so far as the Tax Col
lector's office is concerned, but not SO
with the Justices Court.
The suits are still on file and untried,
but it is probable that within the next
few days judgments of dismissal will
be entered and the head of the pinto
ticket will be at liberty to talk on tax
alton without blushing. AS every one
knows, Mcguire has q pet hobby when
on the rostrum, and that is single tax.
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He argues long and earnestly to con-
vince voters that upon the success of
the single-tax movement depends their
advancement and prosperity. The re-
cords in the Tax Collectors office and
Justices Court bear silent evidence,
however, that Mcguire is more strong
ly inclined toward non-tax system.
If every one took the same view of tax
alton as does Congressman Mcguire,
judging from his record as a delin-
quent taxpayer, there would be 10
funds in the treasury to meet the ex-
penSes of the Government The Po-
lice and Fire departments would cease
to exist; the public schools would
necessarily be closed; the credit of the
State would be ruined and the local
government would go out OF existence.
No one better understands than does
Congressman Mcguire that it requires
money to keep the wheels of govern
ment in motion. Still he is, apparent
ly, unwilling to contribute his mite TO-
ward paying the expenses of the mu-
nicipal and State governments. Draw
ing q salary Of $4,000 year as Con-
gressman and also receiving an income
from his law practice, he has not Pa1d
the light tax placed on his law library
in the Mills building.
City and County Attorney Gallagher
dav and had the delinquent taxes paid
when he learned that The Call was
looking UP Maguire's record on that
score. Under these circumstances no
credit is due Mcguire because the word
paid" has been stamped opposite his
name on the delinquent rolls in the Tax
Collectors office. Gallagher in his good
ness of heart may also go to the rescue
of James H Barry, 'the logical sue
~ 10 mi in, ha
gressional District. If he does he will
have to draw heavily on his bank ac-
count. Less than SIS placed Mcguire
straight on the records of the Tax
Collectors Office. In the case of
Barry, the footings show that it would
require $908 rs to settle his t x ac
count with the city and State. AS
Barry says that he will not pay Apollo
gist Gallagher can hardly be expected
to shoulder the Indebtedness.
In 1893 Congressman Mcguire was as
sessed for $500 on his library and $50
for his watch. The taxes amounted to
SO 81 for city and county purposes and
81 02 for State purposes. Mcguire did
not deem 1t necessary to pay the taxes
and his name went on the delinquent
roll. In due course Of time Attorney
Willett, who looks after the collection
OF delinquent taxes, brought suit and
the case is still on file in the Justices
Court. The papers are numbered 1885,
60s
It was the same old story in 1894
Mcguire was assessed for $500 and the
taxes, amounting to 81 SO, were not
paid Another suit was commenced. A
copy of the complaint in that case is
published in these columns. The suit
was brought against James Mcguire
for taxes on the fixtures IN his law Of
fee in the Mills building and on his
library In making out the assessment
the clerk drew the statement against
James Mcguire instead of James G..
Mcguire The property assessed, how
ever is the property of James G. Ma
guire and was In his Office in the Mills
building.
Mcguire had another attack of cold
feet" on the tax-paying proposition in
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1885, and his name again went on the
delinquent tax roll. A suit In the
Justices Court, No. 1854, shows that
he did not pay SIS rs taxes. When he
was a candidate for Congress in 1896
1t was suggested to- him that the de-
linquent roll might be used against
him, so on August IA, 1896, the taxes
were paid. But the bills of 1893 and
1894 remained unpaid until a deputy in
the Tax Collectors office learned yes
terday that The Call was investigating
Congressman Maguire's non-paying
tax record The news was hurriedly
conveyed to Gallagher, and ten min
utes later both of the old bills were
paid. The next move now to be made
will be the dismissal of the suits in the
Justices Court.
Gallagher, when spoken to about the
matter last night said that it was all
due to an oversight that the taxes had
not been paid before. Congressman
Mcguire is busy man." said he, and
the unpaid assessments were arbitrarily
levied. Don't think for moment that
he intended shirking the payment.
But why did he not pay them when
he paid the '95 taxi" was asked.
"It was not called to his attention."
replied Gallagher. I'm fact we did not
know of the delinquency until 1 re-
ceived information this afternoon that
The Call was examining the records.
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confession threatens to rekindle the
Dreyfus agitation more heatedly than
ever and seems likely to shake public
confidence in the army.
The scene of Lieutenant Colonel Hen
rvs avowal was most painful When
he saw 1t was almost useless to deny
further his tongue grew SO thick that
he was unable to speak 1t was feared
that he would have an apoplectic
stroke After his arrest he was permit
ted to visit his wife while on the way
to the fortress at Montvalerien. She
thought he really had had fit. He
addressed her as my poor wife, add
ing: Il am under arrest"
The officer accompanying him was
under orders not to lose sight of him
for moment, and, therefore, he could
not see his wife alone. All three pro-
| ceeded to his bedroom to get the nee
essary clothing. Henry then clasped
his wife in his arms and exclaimed:
MY conscience is pure and free from
every sting.
This exclamation is much comment
ed up, as going to show that he may
possibly have forged the letter under
orders from his superiors.
Colonel Henry was attached to the
War Department when Dreyfus was
convicted, and he was one of the prom
inent witnesses who testified unfavor-
ably of NJ Zola during the latter's SEN
sational trial on the charge of libeling
military officials
Lieutenant Colonel Henry cut his
throat with razor he had concealed
in his valise.
During the late Zola trial Henry ac-
cused Colonel Picquart of falsifying
telegrans. A duel followed in which
Henry was wounded. The next scene
occurred In the Chamber of Deputies,
where Colonel Picquart proclaimed the
letter a forgery. and as a result was
arrested, while Henry's villainy was re-
warded by his being appointed Colonel
Picquart's successor in the Intelligence
Department.
1t is now evident that Henry forged
the letter with the express object Of
| paralyzing Colonel Picquart's efforts
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Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1895, by James Cor
don Bennett.
PARIS. Aug. 3L-Nething can de-
scribe the stupefaetion of Paris this
morning. Even the Cars disarma-
lnent proposition is forgotten. In fact,
war. not peace, is in the air. So much
ink has been used, so much passion let
loose oyer the Dreyfus affair that even
tn wsru1eGt partisans ON each side
seemed about tired of the whole mat
ter.
And just when things reached this
stage a bombshen has burst This is
the arrest and suicide of Lieutenant
Colonel Henry who acknowledged that
he was the author of the letter that vir-
tually convicted Dreyfus.
You will remember the dramatic
scene during the first Zola trial. when
Henry. with trembling voice, referred
to his service in Algiers, which had left
him with an incurable malarial fever.
This same man, who seemed the very
personification Of integrity and who
made such an impression on the public
in court, is now by. his own. confession
a forger of the document intended to
convict his brother officer.
The news of his arrest only leaked
out after midnight 1t appears that
Colonel Picquardt, who has been q
strong supporter of Dreyfus' innocence
had laid before NJ. Cavaignac, the Min
lister of War, evidence which the law
of Professional secrecy prevented him
from making publicly known.
NJ. Cavaignac seems to be convinced
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
Phoenix Republicans to Meet.

There will be a meeting of the Phoenix
Republican Club tonight at Scottish
Hall, 113 Larkin street, to ratify the
State nominees of the Republican con-
vention.
The Phoenix Club is the strongest po-
litical Organization in the State, having
a membership of over 1900. The officers
of the club for the ensuing year are:
President, A. l. Hart, late Attorney
General; NJ. RI. Smith, chairman execu-
tive committee, and ]. A. McKenna.
brother of the Associate Justice of the
United States Supreme Court. secretary.
The meeting tonight will be addressed
by the leadirFz local political speakers.
and it is expe 6ed that the gathering will
be the argesf for the opening Of the
campaign yet held in the city.
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of the possibility of judicial error
since his return. He has questioned one
after another of the officers whose
names have been prominent in the
Dreyfus case. Yesterday morning he
summoned Colonel Henry to his office
In the War Department building.
General Roger. Chief of the Military
Cabinet, was present at the interview.
Colonel Henry was questioned upon the
way in which this too famous ietrer
came into his hands. Pressed to the
wall, he finally made a complete con-
show how necessary it was at that mo-
ment to accumulate proofs of Dreyfus'
guilt.
One naturally asks why Colonel
Henry was not pressed to the wall by
pressing these questions long ago.
Nd. Cavaignac is said to be prostrat-
ed by this discovery. 1t is not aston
ishing. in view of the stand NJ. Cavaig-
nae has taken in the matter, and of
the declarations he has made, no
longer than July of this very year.
when he said he was absolutely con-
vinced of the guilt of Captain Dreyfus.
One of the things which led him to
this conviction was this very letter
which Colonel Henry now admits he
had forged. The speech which the
Minister of War delivered on this oc-
casion had such an effect upon the
Chamber that 1T was ordered that 1t
be printed and posted all over France.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01

Special Cable TO The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1885, by James Cor
don Bennett.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01

to expose Major Esterhazy and to get
revision of the Dreyfus case. The
letter was written in bad French, a
fact which first led it to be regarded
as spurious.
1t is said that If the Cabinet decides
upon the revision of the Dreyfus case.
M. Cavaignac, Minister for War, will
resign.
Colonel Henry was peasants son.
He was born in Pousey. In Marne, IN
184S, and enlisted IN a foot regiment
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Results in the Resignation Of
General BOiSdeffre, Chief Of
Staff.
General Sentiment That the Sensational DeVel-
Opments Will Result in the Revision
Of the Entire Matter.

g NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Observation-Disclosures
g PARIS, Aug 3l.Leutenan Colonel Henry, one
s: OF the most prominent Witnesses in the celebrated
S: DreyfuS case, who arrested yesterday after s
% confesSing to having forged important document
- used evidence, committed suicide tonight by
Sc cutting his throat with razor. ;
g General lie Mouton de Bosdeffre, chief of the
s. general staff OF the French army resigned learn
Sc ing OF the confession OF Colonel Henry owing to his
- misplaced confidence in the confessed perjurer.
aaaasaa"-'. 50 Observation-Disclosures. 50 aa
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as his brothers substitute In 1863. He
had a good military record for bravery
and inexorable discipline. He was q
prisoner of war In 1870 and was wound
ed in the Algerian campaign. He re-
tanned much of the rough and ready
manners of a on-commissioned Off
Ger. He was lacking in education.
spoke no foreign languages and owed
his promotion primarily to his repu-
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SCENES ATTENDING
HENRY'S CONFESSION

PARIS. Aug. 91.-Colonel Henry's
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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

HAMILTON BROWN SHOE COM
PANY EFT. AIS, against w. w. Work
man, ct ais. In chanoery, in the hustings
court for the city of Roanoke.
TO Hamilton Brown Shoe Company,
corporation; 4. Il. and j. w. Homer,
partners; y l.. Hurst & Company; he Fox
Il Mason Furniture Company; Wolverine
Manufacturing Company, complainants,
and Fl. j. Hartberger, receiver; w. w.
Workman and John Dickens late part
ners as w. w. Workman s. Co.. Scott 81
Staples; John w. Hartwell; A. J. Brand;
Dan River Furniture Com phny; George
Chapman Il Son; Mathi Ingram; William
K. Zoe; the w. J. 10th Stove Company;
Mcdonald Il Company; Hagerstown
Woven Wire Manufacturing Company;
Henshbeurg Bios 4; Co.; Jones Nc
Dnffer, SJratton & Co.; Goriau Lobe &
Manufacturing CO.: Novelty FurDi-
tuye Co.; Mrs j. j. Chan. berlAin;
j. ]. Chamberlain, Atlantic Furni.
ture Co; II. NJ. Justice; Jackson
Oglesby & Co.; Trenton Lamp Co.: Eos.
ter Bros. Manufacturing Co.. a. a. Val.
entne e. Co.; George Spindle 81 Co.;
Bagby e. Rivers McAllen 81 McElwee;
krawn Manufacturing Co Home Furni-
ture Co.. K. NJ. Sutton Il CO.; II. p.
Chandler Sons Il Co Sager Table Works;
Marietta Chair Co.; The Willets Manu-.
featuring Co.: Scherevans Furniture Co
the German Furniture Co; the Phillips
81 Bulleroif Manufacturing Co. ; Earlville
Furniture Co; Carriage ami Toy Co.;
Aurora Furniture Co.; Schrath X Pat
ten: the GAINESVILLE Stomson CO. Charles
G. Heath < CO.: w. :. Milne; National
Furniture Co Daniel Miller X Co.; Will
Kerson Il Co. Ramsey Eningham; HAmil-
ton. Brown Shoe Co Roberts & Hoge Shoe
Co: and Kern ~ Hagerty, defendants;
and the following named persons, firms
and corporations, who have filed petitions
in the above styled cause To-wt: Gug-
genheimer Il Co. Blake Dowell s. Helm;
Seward Trunk Co; Hechinger Bros. Il
Co.; Knoxville Furniture Co.; Alma Safe
Furniture Co. II. II. Cushman Manufac-
turing Co; High Point Furniture Co. :;
Haywood Bros. g. CO.; and John L.
Boher. and all other creditors CT The late
firm of w. w. Workman & Co.
You and each of you are hereby mott
fd. that pursuant TO decree entered in
the above styled cause of the Hamilton
Brown Shoe Company ct MS. against w.
W. Workman ct ais, by the hustings
court for the civ of Roanoke. Va. on De-
cemher a0th, 1897, upon reference to the
undersigned, one of the commissioners
in chancery oi said court. have fixed
upon FRlDAY, THE 4Tli DAY OF
FEBRUARY, 1898. AT 10 O'Clock II. M,
ns the time and my law Office, room No.
30S of the Terry hnilding, in the city OF
Roanoke, Va, ms the place TO proceed to
make, state and report the accounts and
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

TRUSTEES SALE.-I WILL OFFER
for sale in front of the courthouse at
Roanoke, Virginia. on WEDNESDAY,,
FEBRUARY 90. 1898, at 1920 o'clock p.
M, the following described parcel of land
with the Improvements thereon, situated
in the city OF Roanoke, Virginia, and de-
scr,ted as follows:
Beginning at point On the northeast
corner of Patton street and Houston and
running thence with Houston street
north 8 degrees east one hundred and
fourteen and five tenths Ola 5-10) feet TO
an alley, thence with same south 16 de-
grees east 80 feet to a point, thence south
ii degrees west one hundred and fourteen
GID feet TO Patton street, thence with
said Patton street north rs degrees west
fifty (50) feet, and distinguished as lot
No. l, section q, ms shown on the map of
the Rogers, Fairfax and Houston addi
ton to Roanoke, Va. This sale is N ade
in pursuance of authority granted in II
deed of trust dated the second day of Sep.
TENDER, 1895, and recorded In the clerk s
office of the hustings court of the city of
Roanoke, Va, in deed book 81. page 334,
from Ellen Terry ard her husband to
George j. Peet, trustee, for the purpose
of securing certain Indebtedness due to
the National Mutual Building and Loan
tASSOclallOH OIL new Orh, anu also ~
the authority Of m order OF the hustings
court at its January term, 1898. by which
the undersigned was substituted as trus
tee in the said deed of trust in the place OF
said Georges j. Peet. Default having bee
made in the terms Of the foregoing deed
and having been requested in writing by
the beneficiary secured thereunder to eX-
ecnte the same, this sale is made.
The amount due under said deed of
trust Is 81 OF 50, as OF February %, 1893.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash.
JUNIUS McGEIIEE,
Substituted SruStee.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

TRUkTEE'S SAFE OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE-By virtue OF deed OF
trust, dated Novembe~ 18th, 1895, rec
orded in the clerks Office of the corpora
ton court for Roanoke city, Va. in deed
book No. 100, pace 293. from John Sex
tou.et ux. to the undersigned. TO Jos Il
Engleby or.assigus, the payment OF 81,
800 and interest, and default occurring in
the paymentof said note, and being SO re-
quested By Thomas j. Burke, the holder
of the note evidencing said debt, ] will
on SATURDAY., THE GOTH DAY OF
JANUARY, 1898, AT Il o'clock M, in
front OF the premises, proceed tc sell. as
public auction, 10 the lichest bidder, ALI
that certain parcel of land lying in said
city and described rs follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner Of
Nelson street and Salem avenue, thence
northwara with Nelson street 25 feet to q
point, thence westward parallel, with Sa-
lem avenue 90 feet more or less tea alley.
thence southwark parallel With Nelson
street 20 feet to Salem Avenue, thence
eastward with Salem avenue so feet to
place of beginning.
TERMS: Cash as to enough to pay
the cost of executing this trust and to
pay the said sun Ct So 500, with interest
from November 18th, 1895. and the res
due, if any. shall be payable in two equal
annual instruments with interest FROM
day OF sale ard secured bv lien on said
~
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-27

TRUSTEES SALE-I WILL OFFER
for sale in front of the court house at
Roanoke, Virginia, on WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 80, 1898, at 1910 O'Clock
p. M, the following described parcel OF
land with it's I'M provements, situated in
the city of Roanoke, Va, and described
as follows:
Beginning at point on the north side
of Elm street one hundred and ninety
one (!9D feet east of Henry street. and
running thence north no degrees 40
II inutes east one hundred and forty
seven 14) feet: thence north 80 degrees
east eighty three 1881 feet, thence south
no degrees 43 minutes west one hun.
dred and forty-fve and fivc-tenths
(115 500. feet, thence south IS degrees
west eighty-three feet 10 the place of be-
ginning.
This sale is made in pursuance OF au-
thor'ty granted in n deed of trust dated
the 9TH day of August, 1892, and recorded
in the clerks Office of the hustings court
OF the city of Roanoke, Va in deed book
IG, page 20. from Amanda V. Anderson
and'husband to George Peet. trustee, for
the purpose OF securing certain indebted
ness due to the National Mutual Build
ing and Loan Association of New York.
and also by the authority Of an order of
the hustings court at its January term,
!S9S, by which the undersigned was sub
stituted as trustee in said deed of trust In
thesplace of said George j. Peet. Default
having been made in the terms of the
foregoing deed, and having been re-
Quested in writing by the beneficiary Sc
cured Hereunder to execute the same,
this sale is made.
The amount hue under said deed OF
trust is So, Cos 46.100, rs of the 23d day of
February, 1898.
TERMS OF SALE-cash.
JUNlUS McGEHEE,
Substituted Trustee