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The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
Mad Act of a Real
Estate Agent.
DISARMED AFTER A STRUGGLE
H. M. BENSON CREATES A SCENE
IN A LODGING HOUSE.
He Attempted to Shoot Woman
for Whom He Left His Wife
and Three Young Chill
dren.

H. M. Benson, a real estate agent, is
locked up in the City Prison with a charge
of disturbing the peace recorded against
him.
Jealous of the woman whom he claimed
as his wife, Benson last evening placed a.
loaded revolver in his pocket and started
out with the avowed determination of
killing her. Learning that she was stop
ping in a lodging-house at lis Sixth street.
Benson invaded her apartments, but was
prevented from making her subject for
the Coroner by the night clerk, who had
followed him to the room and disarmed
him just as he was in the act of shooting
his helpless victim A policeman was at
once summoned and he placed the mur-
derous real estate agent under arrest.
The woman whose life Benson sought is
named Ellen Maloney. According to her
story he was married to her sister, by
whom he had three children. The faith
less Ellen subsequently appeared on the
scene and he fell madly in love with her.
His wife, learning that he was infatuated
with her sister, severely upbraided him.
The following day Benson bade his wife
and children adieu and took up his abode
with the sister in the lodging house OH
Sixth street.
A short time afterward, suspecting that
the woman was untrue to him, the love-
smitten real estate agent attempted to
end his miserable existence by swallowing
a quantity of morphine. He was found in
q semi conscious condition and removed
to the Receiving Hospital, where he soon
recovered. Since then, he claims, he has
received corroborative evidence of the
unfaithfulness Of Ellen and he determined
to Kill her and then blow out his brains.
'She has wrecked my life" declared
Benson, after he had been taken to the
City Prison. 'I am sorry that they pre-
vented me from killing her. She came to
my home under the pretense of being
friend and soon stole my heart. After
deserted my wife and babies / realized
had made mistake. ! was madly in love
with her and when I learned that she
was receiving the attentions of other men
l attempted to commit suicide.
II fully made up my mind to kill her
and then commit suicide" he tearfully
remarked to Desk Sergeant Bidwell. My
God, why did they stop mel 1 borrowed
the revolver from friend, and after ex-
amining it to make sure that it was all
right l went to her apartments intending
to murder her and then blow out my
brains. Just as l entered the room in
which she was seated the clerk who evil
IDENTIFY OWNED my purpose, took the re-
Yolver from me.
ST will kill her yetr' dramatically con-
cluded Benson, as he was being led into
cell. ''She has ruined my life and must
pay the nenalty. AS soon as I am given
my liberty l will kill her and then my
self"
It is likely that an additional charge Of
threats against life will be recorded
against Benson tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
PRICE GIVES ESOLA
A LESSON ON RAIDS
BREAKS UP A FAN-TAN GAME
WITHOUT AXES OR CLUBS.
His Men Catch the Guard Mapping
and Make the Haul of the
Season.

The little rivalry between Police Lieu
tenants Price and Esola is causing no end
of trouble for the Chinese, and if it con-
tinues the chances are that the Cnlestjals
will either hide away their fan-tan games
or close them down for a short period
On Friday night a. squad under Esola
forced it's way into two clubs and ar
rested number of players. Not to be
beaten, Price last night made a splendid
haul at "San Jose Charities" club, 122
Waverly place.
Price, who has studied the habits of the
Chinese for years, laid his plans care
fully, and as a result secured as many
men in one raid as Esola did in the two,
besides securing evidence. Instead Of
rushing in a squad armed with axes up
against the doors and thus warning the
players, Price caught them mapping. He
detailed officer Butler TO watch the place
carefully, and when a favorable opportu-
nifty presented itself to give Signal
Butler carried out his instructions to the
letter. He secreted himself in the hall
way, and after short watch had the
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Hesitation for long periods at a time, Kane
stated that 1t was difficult to secure con-
victions after arrests were made and eVi-
dence secured.
THE reason" he continued, that there
are not more convictions in cases OF this
kind and that severe penalties such as
would serve as the most efficient kind OF
deterrent are not imposed is because the
Police Judges are susceptible to political
-infuerces-to political pulls They are
all afraid to offend the men interested IN
these enterprises. They think that If
they impose a.. heavy sentence the men
whom they have been the means of pun
ishing will work against them and defeat
them for office if they should again ne
candidates. These Judges have not got
the courage to- impose the penalties the
law prescribes. This is because they are
always catering for votes.
'Pelice Judges would do their duty. They
fail to do It., and we cannot compel them
TO do it; l have in the past four years
seized pictures in. all of these phono-
.graDhic parlors, made several arrests ana
-closed two of the establishments. Within
the last year the places at 523 Kearny
street and 92t Market street were 1orceo
out of this 'dastardly business.
I'VE have. arrested men, seized tneT
pictures and brought them to trlal' Dut
boIitical Influence would be brought TO
6ear on the Judge, the pictures would be
ordered destroyed and the Judge would
CoTnnronise the case by dismissing the
+CTefendant' with the idea that with the
destruction Of the pictures the ends or
iiIstice had been secured. They felt so
Si1re of winning their case that they DID
not eVerf employ an. attorney TO DEFEND
them in many of these eases"
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02

the California street lines. AS soon as the
new turntable is III service the California
street road will be. extended from its
present terminus at the corner of Market
and Drumm streets; thus giving residents
along and near California street line to
the foot of Market street.
From the tracks of these two lines and
to the south of them an open. and clear
space from eighty to a hundred feet wide
will be preserved for pedestrians bound
for the ferries South of this passage
way will be the ter1nini of the roads op-
Grated south of Market street, including
the San Francisco and San Mateo Elec-
trio Railway, which will run along East
street instead of along Steuart street.
Here will also be the terminus Of the
Ferries, Park and Ocean road, which now
operates its cars only to the junction of
Market and Eddy streets, whence it
transfers to the cars of the Market-street
cable lines.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
THE EMINENT SPECIALISTS FREE OFFER TO ALL
READERS OF THE CALL"

For a great many years it has been
the custom for sick people to say: My
blood is out of order. 1t needs purify
ing. feel all used up. My skin needs
clearing. My brain feels tired"
They are right, but do they act right?
They generally go and get a laxa-
tive (bowel-cleaner) to purify the blood.
Does their blood run through their
bowels?
Science has to-day furnished proofs
that all the purifying that your blood
needs, in fact, all that can be done,
must be done by your kidneys.
All the blood in your body passes
through your kidneys once every three
minutes.
The kidneys strain or filter out the
impurities in the blood-that is their
work
Purifying your blood is not a question
of taking a laxative or physic.
Does your blood run through your
bowels?
What the bowel-cleaner does is to
throw out the poisons confined in your
bowels ready for absorption into your
blood but the poisons which are al
ready in your blood, causing your pres
ent sickness, it leaves there.
There is no other way of purifying
your blood except by means of your
kidneys.
That is why bowel cleaners fail to
do their work-they fail to help the kid
neys.
When you are SICK. then, no matter
what you think the name of your dis
ease is, the first thing you should do
is to afford aid to your kidneys by US
ing Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the
great Kidney Remedy.
In taking Swamp-Root you afford
natural help to nature, for Swamp
Root is the most perfect healer and
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
FERRIES MAY SOON BE
REACHED IN SAFETY
NEW TURNTABLE is NEARING
COMPLETION.
Important Changes to Be Made in the
Termini of Several Street Car
Lines.

Within the next three weeks there viii
be a decided and agreeable change In the
routeing of street cars at the foot of
Market street. Before the expiration OF
the period named the turntable Of the
Market Street Railway Company is .ex-
pected to be in operation, and with this
will come improvements that will elimin
ate all elements of danger for intending
patrons of the ferries while crossing the
area from the end of Market street to
the ferry depot. There will be a broad
passageway entirely free from cartracl1s
from the edge of the sidewalk on the
south side of Market street to the en-
trance to the depot.
In front Of the center of the depot the
tlrntable of the Market-street Railway
Company. will be operated, ard this will
be the terminus for all the cable cars
that now run along Market street I'm
rediately to the south of this will be the
ferry termini Of the Sutter street and Of
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
.rRoQU0IS BRAVES
AGAINST. EXPANSION
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS OPPOSING
NATIONAL POLICY.
The Club Was Somewhat Divided on
the Subject, but the Anti-Ex-
pansionists Prevailed.

The "Iroquois Club is vehemently op-
posed to the expansion policy of the Gov
eminent At the meeting Of the club
Friday might at: Pythian Castle resolu-
tions. opposing President McKfnley's ex-
pansion policy were almost unanimously
passed Supervisor L. F. Byington occu-
pred the chair. The resolutions in refer
ence to: the Philippine question, intro
duced by Major Moors and Charles Gildea
at the last regular meeting. were by. mo-
ton laid upon the table. Then James H.
Barry. introduced the: following resolu-
ton:
Resolved. That it is the sentiment of the
Iroquos Club that If all Government derive
their Just power from the consent Of the gov
erned as the American declaration of inde
pendence declares then our Government has
no right: to take possession of the Philippines
or the government of the Filipinos against
their will.
The resolution caused a heated debate
between the followers of expansion and
those opposed to it, James II. Barry
spoke in favor of the resolution, as did
also Charles Gildea, Major Moors and
Judge Lemon. Max Pepper and a few
other members of the organization de-
clared themselves in favor of the admin
istratiou's expansion policy, and then
vote was taken, which resulted in the
adoption of the resolution.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
POSTUM. CEREAL"
: A."COFFEE: LIV ER.


Peculiar: Fsffeots< Of the. Beverage.
.UnfortlrllteIy ii: T1as"~ the. unwilling
possesso tia .hoPalessly- torpid liver,
which kept. growing more and. more
hopeless @as the. years went by. II. f1n-
ally became impossible for: me to obtain
sleep at night unless absolute Stiffness
reigned. ~ ~. -:
Living in the. city I:.;zyas disturbed
many times at night so that finally I
was sent to the country, and there the.
least bark Of a dog. or sthe s0tnd of a
COW bell broke up: my light repose and:
put me into a desperately nervous COM
dition. Matters grew rapidly worse,
and finally eliminated jim a severe i'll
ness. When I was convaiescent the
doctor positively forbade my using 'cof-
fee and recommended Postum Cereal
Food Coffee. j. -:
This was a terrible blow, as I was. ia
coffee fend, but was weak. enough to-
be sensible, and so I~deternined to try
Postum, although I went at very una
willingly. I determined :te know that
it was made right, so Tread the direc-
tons carefully and, made the first cup
myself. was amazed at the rich
Brown liquid that steamed forth from
the coffee pot at luncheon that day,
and still more amazed when, upon tast-
ing it, I found l had a most delightful
beverage, with a delicious coffee flavor.
1t is needless to say that Postum APP
peared upon my table from that. time
On. AS the days went by 1 gradually
noticed a. change for the better; in
point Of health. 1t took some time. to
recover from the rack of the nervous
system caused by Coffee but 1 became
more and more conscious that Twas
sleeping soundly and improving stead
lily. Naturally my irritahilitY disap-
peared. 1 find myself now with twice,
yes ten times, the ability for enjoy
ment that I previously had.
One Of my friends upon learning
that 1 had been healed by leaving off
coffee and using Postum, exclaimed
and wondered how I could drink that
stuff j replied that we were. very
fond Of it indeed actually preferring
1t to any brand. Of coffee, whereupon
she remarked that coffee was such a
beautiful clear liquid and had such a
delicious taste, while Postum was
muddy and fat. I saw at once that
my friend had failed. to have her Pos
tum boiled properly, and determined
to give her some good Postum. She
is very easily prejudiced, so, shortly
after when she came to visit me aft the
lake asked her to try some new cof-
fee, and for two. weeks / served pos
tum to her, she believing all this time
that she was drinking a very high
priced and expensive brand of coffee.
When at the end of her visit 1 told her
that she had been having Postum
Food Coffee two, and sometimes three
times day all Of the period of her
visit, she took the joke in good part and
said, If that is true I am already a
member Of the Postum army. and l
VIII never resign" Anna II. Chamber
lain. Minneapolis. Minp
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02

gentle aid to the kidneys that is known
to medical science.
Dr.. Ki1mer, the eminent physician
and specialist, has attained a far
famed reputation through the discov-
cry and Tnarvelous success of Swamp
Root in purifying the blood, and there
by curing chronic and dangerous dis
eases, caused by sick kidneys, Of which
some of the symptoms are given below.
Pain or dull ache in the back or head,
rheumatism, neuralgia, nervousness,
dizziness. irregular heart, sleepless-
ness, sallow complexion, pimples,
bIotches, skin troubles, dropsy, irrita-
bil1ty; loss of ambition, obliged to pass
water often during the day and to get
up many times at night, and all forms
of kidney, bladder and uric acid trou-
bles.
Swamp-Root is sold by all dealers, in
fifty-cent or one-doIlar bottles. Make
a note of the name, SWAMP ROOT
DR. Kflmer's Swamp-Root, and remem-
Der it is prepared only by DR.. Kilmer
& Co, Binghamton, n. 7.
The great discovery Swamp-Root has
been tested in so many ways, in hos
pital work, in private practice, among
the helpless too poor to purchase re-
lief, and has proved so successful in
every case that a special arrangement
has been made by which all readers
of The Call who have not already tried
it may have a sample bottle sent abb
solutely free by mail, postpaid. Also a
book telling. more about Swamp Root
and containing some of the thousands
upon thousands Of testimonial letters
received from men and women who owe
their good health-in fact, their very
lives, to the wonderful curative proper
ties of Swamp Root. Be sure and men,
ton the San Francisco Sunday Call
when sending your address to DR.. Kill
mer & Co, Binghamton, N. Y.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02

recting Attorney Lane to examine the
authorities and give his opinion as to
the power of the Supervisors to compel
the Collector to allow them an inspection
of the roll of merchandise appraisements
in the Custom House.
The purpose of the Supervisors seems
to have been to assist the Assessor Of San
Francisco in assessing the stock of goods
of the big wholesale firms in the United
States bonded warehouses. Collector
Jackson had refused to give them the
information desired, his grounds being
that the municipality of San Francisco
had no jurisdiction over the books of
the Custom house. Then Attorney Lane
was called upon to examine the law and
find some means of accomplishing the
desired end
Collector Jackson and the attorney ex-
amined the Federal statutes together
and debated the matter. At the conclu-
sion of the conference Attorney Lane ac-
knowledged that the authorities cited by
the Collector on behalf Of his right and
duty to deny the request of the Super
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Two Proprietors Will.
E. u. Be Arrested.
POLICE JUDGES CRITICIZED.
CHANGED. : ,WITa4. FAILING no
q. :. Do. THEIR DUTY: r.
Offenders. With. a: Political Pull All
;. legged to- Have. Escaped the just d:
!. Il: 4. PEilpishinent for Their
-. = :. Crime. :. = -.
Il EEGi "a n r.. : 80 tideharb narldrs,

..rI-N ETGl Of II Ffs: :'.ph6h0s 0staph parl9rs"
-. r. were ~naileE .;yYSr6 rclay~: by Frank J.
=; X alid %tie .ii ligcr of the SQtietW for
- t.he SziTiDr1 =st5il= af*A.ic ice.: N umerOus
ti6nH5la.' 1T .tliras Wore: cQntiscated,
and Qn }laE.l r. tie Troiir]';t ters ;ot the es-
Il SIT ia. Fr + JJ J<sl Vs. since the expo
sDre :0fE 1 Ire Il .a.0us tCbaTacter'of' the. eX-
hiEsttoQs~ pres p Is d: qt: thes@ @:places, Kane
lad bGeil .Taa ril3g a qlItet Investigation Of
the Situ8ilsi} :,32'j{b the result. that. he de-
ctded: I'd. Jt14teel. against the NJ .Kollmann
Corn pa|fy..' VIII CHI .:doeS' business at S4S
Nlirket- s5tt<at'a anjl@: Al. F. Levy ait A15
kEa}'ny Street: The: evidence of. wrong
ddiEg' been done away with at the
kGcompafied: byc;a hiIrabe ;of. his depu-
ties, kaNe irSt:, VISITED: the =: Kollniann
place. ::here the. :gr6ssast*. pictures: had
en remQreq ,@bllt Ugh. indecent photo-
sFaphs femakl@d IN le:machipe. to- war
rant action being. taken against the pro-
-TrietQr About 2tW0"dozen of. the .coloted
pictures. were seized. :: NJ .Holfmann, the
ma%ag6r> of the >%parlors.. was Inclined to.
IrQtest against. tha course. of MIR: Kane.
deeaa ring att:nQla Qf*the pictures seized
were. .onjec ectioffabie. Mr. KolTnia1in:s moral
perceItiQnGhad eTidently been 6IunteG by
long: assptia ti0n' with his. inm0ral stock
.tn.Irade: .,Whell. asked if he :wQuld' ailow.
his. :childreh TO feast their: eyes on some.
Of. these. 'prQductiUns,: he :Eepiied THAT cllIi-
pren had no huSneSS to :Come. into the.
plac9;. At .:tllIs very: tii.le the place con-
tain ed more juvenifeS than.adults.: =. "
T.: .:While the::Laid was IN. pTogresS: here a
striking. Object. lesson was given as TO the:
mora. CHARACTER of the eNlhlyiti0n .; a lady.
"ac3s.ompaTed E. .hy. two little. girls drifted
"intQ.tle place and. by chance. selected the.
rlaciille.pl carded ...'FrQJ men only. She.
'g;azeli: into il: q mGnie9ti. then wifi: a look;
% +: alIIg}aG DISGUST and. tnltgnatfOn, turned
I o. iEsI..ch .. children grasped thesn by the.
III 50 yiqg, This rs n0t::sit for any one
-ts9~:~.r(Qk at and walked ."bris1TE out: of
!. At .EeE5 s school Of. CORRUPTION lit was
fli1%lIt. necessafy to: remove eighty -seEen
>phGt6 gffpha. To pc used as evidence. Many:
of:these were. simply. bestalin their OBJ.
scenity. .:.IieFy. made no deEur TO their.
SCI zlre, evidently Eeaiizirg; that he. had no
EEIo oufd for; legftiypate prptest.. OH Mon:
=day ::Koll llr1ann a and::I2evy WIFI. be arrested
Z Qn:'conlrla IT'S sworn 70: :by Kane. The
CrdfnaIfee unGer which they VIII: be prose-
cuted .fS.as follows: ..>.:.' .:
" 4 4 shall be oras for any person. by the
saIs' @l anE picture pictures, REPRESENTA-
sihe Of Iecheri cad .contriy aTice or de-
yiGe: OF arg Kind; ito :sSbti e2sRose* pr cause
10 he eN. sItsd CT eNIl:%ed 20 the View OF any
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
.PH0NOGRAPH. PARL0RS
RAIDED BY FRANK KANE

person. any. figure, picture or object that is
obscene indecent, vulgar or lewd.
1t. shall be Unlawful for any person to own,
have in his posNssion under his control oper-
ate. manufacture or to assist in the manufac-
ture of, or barter, or exchange, or give away,
or SELL or offer for sale, or otherwise dispose
Of any instrument, picture, representation,
machine device or mechanical device or con-
trivance .used or designed to be used for any
of the purposes prohibited in the Two preceding
sections, or TO be a witness to any such exhi-
bition, representation, reproduction or repe-
tition.
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this order shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by fine of not less than fifty (s50)
dollars. gold coin of the United States. nor
more than two hundred dollars or by impris-
onnent in the County Jail for not less than
fifty days nor more than two hundred days.
In explaining how these indecent exhi-
:bitions are allowed to thrive without mo-
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
MR.. COOMBS is NOW
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
TOOK THE OATH AMID COM
PLIMENTS.

Frank L. Coombs, the newly appointed
United States Attorney for the Northern
District of California, took the oath of
office yesterday morning and assumed its
duties.
In introducing his successor Mr.. Foote
made feeling speech thanking the
court and his assistants for the many
courtesies extended to him. In the course
of his remarks Mr.. Foote said: Il came
into office under Mr.. Cleveland-in my
opinion one of the most distinguished
men of his own party who ever occupied
the Presidential chair-and. 1 have had
the distinguished honor to be continued
in Office under that Incompatible states
man and patriot the man who now most
fittingly occupies the chair once occupied
by the martyred Lincoln, Honorable Will
liam Mckinley, President of the United
States.'
Judge de Haven paid a graceful COM
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02

pleasure of seeing the lookout doze away.
He at once gave the signal and rushed
into the room.
There was a mixed crowd in the center
of the room playing fan-tan. AS soon as
the officers made their appearance the
players commenced grabbing for the
money and beans. but they were too late.
The complete layout, including $S5 in
cash. the beans and hooks were taken as
evidence. Twenty-one Chinese, six Jap
anese. three Fflipinos and one Ladrone
Islander were placed under arrest. The
raid is probably the most successful one
that has ever been made, as the men were
actually caught playing the game and the
evidence was snatched out of their hands.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
Victim of a Horse Deal.

T. O'Maloney, 81 Broadway, swore to a
complaint in acting Police Judge Barry s
court yesterday for the arrest Of John
Finn on the charge of obtaining money
by false pretenses. January 28 Finn call
ed upon O'Maloney and said he was the
owner of four horses and a wagon and he
had traded one of the horses with James
Maher, but needed $13 to carry out the
trade. OMaloney gave him the money,
and now alleges that he has discovered
the horse did not belong to Finn, but was
stolen, and one of the thieves was serving
a sentence of six months.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
Easter Services for Soldiers.

Rev. Oliver c. Miller. who served. as
chaplain of the Eighth California Volun-
teers, will conduct a service at 8 o'clock:
this afternoon in the chapel at the Pre-
sidio. His subject will be THE Soldiers
Guarding the Cross and Tomb of Jesus
Professor Otto Fleissner, organist of the
First Presbyterian Church, and his. choir
will have charge of the music. .-.s
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02

was convicted by Judge Conan yester-
day on the charge of battery and was
ordered to appear for. sentence to-mor-
row. Mrs. Mary Streuli, whose husband
is proprietor of the Swiss saloon, 432 Du-
pont street, was standing in front of the
saloon Friday night talking to a friend
when Fawcett came along in an intoM-
Gated condition; Without any provoca-
down. Policeman Colen happened to see
the assault and chased and captured
FaWcett.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
A New March.

1.-THE Golden State" a new march COM:
posed by L. A. Darling of Eureka and
dedicated, to the Native Daughters of the
Golden West, will be played for the, first
dent Mrs. Lena H. Mills, Joaquin Parler
of Stockton, at post lenten ball to be
given Tomorrow night in that city in
aid of the Grand Parlor fund. =.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
NOT PUBLIC RECORDS.
Supervisors Have No Power to Force
an Inspection of Custom-House
AnnraiGamentS
Advertisements.

City and County Attorney Lane called
on Customs Collector Jackson recently
for the purpose Of comforting with him
with reference to a resolution recently
passed by the Board Of Supervisors di-