The San Francisco call., 1898-05-04
Charles w. Baumann'S Friends Deny That He
 Has Run Away.
Saw That the Woman in the Case Is Not Mrs. Baumann,
 but Mrs. c. Hermann.
Owners of the whsler Rosario Re- nunerate Mate Triton of the
 BelVedcre

who sailed for the hotZeoue Sounu Solu fields on the bark Alaska last Friday, did not desert, his family, as was asserted last Sunday by person claiming to be his wife. The woman is said to be in- fatuated with the handsome ex-dealer In prime Havanas, and as he left without letting her know, his friends say she made up the scheme of posing as deserted wife who was willing to face the perils of the Arctic in order to rejoin her err ing spouse.
 Baumann was formerly member of the Pacific Coast Cooperative Cigar Manufacturing Company, and Henry Knobel secretary of the company, Is with him on the Alaska One of Baumann's s partners told the story of his troubles yesterday as follows:
 About two years ago Charley went to live at the New Washington Hotel on Fourth street, and there he met Mrs. Her mann, wife of the manager of the place. The woman soon became infatuated with him, and 1t ended in her deserting her husband and trying to get Charley to lively refused to do, and he continued at the New Washington up to the day he left for KotZebue Sound on the Alaska.
 Things went from bad to worse, and on a couple of occasions the woman got so insanely jealous that she tried to kill him, and once tried to kill herself. When an appointment naQ been DTOkSu Dy bdu- mann l have known Mrs. Hermann to walk up and down in front of the store waiting for him from ' o'clock in the morning to o'clock at. night. Then they would make it up and all would be plain sailing for while.
 Finally things came to such a pass that Baumann had to get away. One Of the men who had bought a passage on the Alaska could not go, so Charley quiet ly bought his ticket and slipped away. He never lived with Mrs. Hermann. and the child she speaks of Is her husbands. For the sake of the little one MT. Her mann has several times offered to forgive and make a home for her, but she spurned the offers. Baumann has never been married, so you see he could not have deserted his wife and child"
 Captain Whiteside of the Northern Light was to have met Mrs. Baumann yesterday. in order to make arrangements her husband but she failed to keep her appointment. She evidently knew that as soon as her story became known the truth of the matter would come out.
 George F. Tilton. the brave mate of the Belvedere, who brought the news from the imprisoned whalers at Point Barrow, Is going back to KotZebue Sound on gold hunting expedition. He is go- ing as mate of the bark Northern Light to the Kubuck River. During his tramp over the ice and snow, Triton learned of a creek emptying into the Kubuck that Is fabulously rich in free gold. That spot he Is going up on the Northern Light to locate, and he expects to come back in years time rich beyond the dreams of aVarice
 E. H. Sheldon, Captain W. Matson and George E. Douglas. part owners in the at Point Barrow, did a very graceful thing by Mate Tilton the other day. They sent note. to him asking him to call at MT. Sheldon's office, and when Hilton Hilton, you have brought letter out to us from the schooner Rosario on which we think there is $50 postage due. Any how the information in that letter was worth $50 to us, and we think you are entitled to It. With that the gold pieces were handed over to the surprised whale man. who could hardly find words to thank the generous owners of the schoon CT. T did not care so much for the money as I did for the way in which it was given.' said Triton. Tt was like striking oasis In the desert after the way Tn which I have been treated by the managing owner of the Belvedere."
 The bark Aureola that was caught in the recent northwester and had to put into Santa Cruz in distress, arrived In tow of the tug Sea King yesterday. Several heavy seas broke aboard her and smashed down the poop deck. carried away the skylights. smashed in the cabin doors and gutted the cabin. She was off the Faral- lones last Thursday night, but could not make this port owing to the heavy weather. Captain Hughes of the Aureola was left. at Willapa sick and Captain MerSeer brought the vessel down.
 Captain Harry Marshall, late of the tug Active, has taken command of the Mon arch chartered by the Spreckels Tow boat Company from the Shipowners' and Merchants Towboat Company. Captain John Silovich, late of the Vigilant, takes command of the Alert. and Captain Joe" Trewrer of the Alert goes as mate of the Monarcs.
 The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's new steamer Senator had her trial trip yesterday. She left with large party of the company's guests aboard and steamed around the harbor for about four hours. The vessel behaved splendidly and every body had most enjoyable time.