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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-15

and sore throat loss of trength at times almost
loss of voice, irregular periods-iu fact thought
1 was surely going into consumption I con
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery a trial. which
did, and with happy results. / used two bot
ties of Golden Medical Discovery and health
returned as fused the medicine. l have onIv
raised blood three times since began using Il
My periods are regular, strength returned and
am almost new person. l know Of a lady
Golden Medical Discovery and she always
sings its praise
Some dealers may offer you lust as
good medicine in place Of DR.. Pierce's
because there's more profit in the sale of
the substitute. If any dealer thinks
more of his profit than of your patron
age, he's not entitled to your trade.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-15

You may run away from hydrophobia,
because you can see it coming in the
trothing tongue and the swapping Jaws
OF the mad dog. But the diseases which
carry OH the greater part of mankind
there's no running away from. They are
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-15

Cholly--That girl in the surf reminds
me of one of those puzzle pictures.
Algy-How is that?
Cholly-Find the bathing suit Puck.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-15

CATHARTIC OR PURGATIvE PILLS
do more harm than good. Carter's Little
Liver Pills do only GOOD, but a large
amount Of that only one pill q dose.
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The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
Photograph Of ABE MAJORS Taken at Box Elder
County Jail the Day lie Was Sentenced to Be Shot.

murder of Police Captain Brown. On that
day Putnam hearing that the lad would
certainly be condemned TO death, quar-
relied with Showers and murdered him in
Folsom Prison. About half an hour
elapsed between Showers receiving his
injury and his death. and in that interval
it is said he declared that his murder was
due to the Majors boy. but that he de-
served 1t because he had sworn falsely
against his father.
An effort is now being made to prove
the truth or otherwise Of the story.
Two days after the murder of Showers
May IT, Abe Majors was sentenced to be
shot on July T. He las recently sent
letter to his mother, uI which he gives his
reasons for declaring mat he was not the
murderer Of Captain Brown. but that the
skot came from his brothers gun. Abe
does not wish to cast any Of the responsi-
hility on his dead brother that does not
belong to him but ne declares that his
(Abe's) pistol did not have a single car
fridge out of it when taken from him after
the murder. He says that he and his
brother were not acting as highwaymen,
and were not responsible for any of the
robberies committed near Brigham City.
Mrs. Wagner SAYS that Abe did not
leave Oakland willingly He tried his
best to obtain work. and when he found
this to be impossible, he went to Prison
Director Fitzgerald and laid the matter
before him Mr. Fitzgerald told the boy
work because being an able fellow and
being supported by his mother rendered
| him liable to be arrested for vagrancy.
! Archie at that time lad a wife and child
to support and could not do it, and he also
| lost heart and the two went off together.
! They were not armed with anything but
revovers, such as everybody, they say,
! carries when journeylng from town to
/ town in that mountain district.
/ Mrs Wagner does not believe that her
! boy had a fair. trial She has received
] against him he was rushed to trial. he
/ had no money with which to procure an
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04

attorney. and no one even took the
trouble to open communication with the
boys only parent and guardian. W1thln
seventeen days of the time that the mur-
der was committed in the Utah hills Abe
Majors was arrested, had a preliminary
examination, was tried in the Superior
be shot His mother declares it to be i'm
possible that he should have had fair
trial and have taken advantage of all his
rights under the circumstances. Abe mas
assured his mother of his innocence. ana
Mrs. Wagner firmly believes him.
he unhappy woman was stricken down
with partial paralysis when she received
the news of the death of one son and the
very precariouS condition. To add TO her
life of agony. she is not able to procure
one cent with which to take a, TRIP, to
Box Elder County Jail to see her boy
before he forfeits his life. Her friends are
almost as poor as herself and cannot
raise sufficient money to buy ticket 10
Utah. This last sorrow, the fear that
her boy may pass away without her being
able to embrace him once more. is daily
crushing the life out of her. She has con-
fded to those who are taking care or her
or another of the guilt of her first nus
band and could have IT made possible for
her TO take trip to where her boy is in
jail. she would be more than willing that
her earthly career should then close.
A letter received to-day in Oakland from
Sheriff H. II. Gordon of Box Elder County
says that Majors behaviour is eXcellent,
and the way he keeps up under the cir
cUmstances shows that he has a nerve
which few men possess. He eats and
sleeps well, and does not seem to worry
IN the least"
Referring to the manner in which SEN
tences of death are carried out in Utah.
Sheriff Gordon said: Our statutes do
not define any mode of procedure regard
ing the execution of criminals who are
condemned to death. 1t has been custom
ary to use from four to six guns. one of
which has a blank cartridge. and in this
case the only plan laid out is the custom
of the past / have not made any de-
tailed arrangements vet for July =
The purpose of having one cartridge
blank is that none of the men who use
the guns can be positive which fired the
fa al
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grewsome evidence Of a crime committed
so long ago that but a faint idea OF its
nature and but a meager cleW 10 the
identity of the victim are possible. That
murder was done and the unfortunate
dragged beneath the house and puried
there can be but little doubt.
Yesterday afternoon, while the men
were removing the flooring from the frsr
story of the annex an end of one of the
boards caught on some projection in the
dark space between the joists and the
ground. An investigation disclosed an
old felt Mexican sombrerO, on one side OF
which was a hole apparently made by
some duh instrument Around the hole
was dark discoloration not unlike hu-
man blood. The basement where the ind
was made was inaccessible. and it had
never been thought that any human had
been in the place since the building was
erected away back in 1853
The finding Of the hat and it's suspicious
marks puzzled the workmen. They has
tened to rip up the flooring. and when day
light was let into the chamber there was
found near the chimney of the annex a
mound resembling a grave, at the head
of which was a small cross roughly hewn
from two pieces of redwood. 1t was on
top of the mound that the old sombrero
had rested. There were unnsA Atakable evi-
dences of tunnel leading uNSer the side
wall of the annex. through Which a nan
might have gained entrance into the eel
lar from the outside, but the opening OF
which had been carefully closed and en-
llrely ODIlterated by the changes of time.
Fritz Boehmer Jr. excavated around the
mound. but unearthed nothing but a few
pieces of decayed planks. Still suspicious
that the cellar held a secret. he dug
around in other sections and uncovered
short-handled spade of rather ancient
pattern. 1t was buried about half foot
beneath the surface. The shortness OF
the handle indicated that it was the in
strument used by the party who had been
working beneath the floor of the old house
where there was barely a clear space OF
two feet The end of the spade handle
rested near the head of the mound, while
the blade pointed in the direction of an
unexplored section of the cellar
Acting on the theory that it was the
secret mark indicating the location OF
some hidden treasure, young Boehme1
began to excavate in the direction tc
which the old spaGe pointed. He had
worked but a short time when at a dis
tance of three feet beneath the surface
he turned up human skull and the bones
! of an arm.
| on one side of the skull was a ragged
| hole corresponding with the position oil
the rent in the blood-stained sombrero
! The condition of the bones and the shovel
would indicate that they had been under
ground for a great number of years.
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Many theories are advanced to account
for the mysterious manner in which the
grewsome relics found their way into the
almost inaccessible basement. Old resi-
dents who live. in the vicinity of the Risset
House tell queer stories of the sudden dis
appearance years ago of mysterious
tell in all seriousness of ghostly noises
about the old building and about the
statement of a spiritualist who asserted
that the basement of the structure was
studded with dead mems bones
The story of the old Mexican is given
most credence, and is borne out by The
statements of Mrs w. H. Waltz of 2S46
Van Buren street, who has lived near the
building almost since the time 1t was
erected, back in 1858.
1t was first occupied as a seminary for
young ladies, and was conducted by Dr.
Deal. a Methodist minister. The semi
nary proved a failure after an existence
of. three years, and the building became
vacant. Early in the sixties an old half
breed Mexican made il his headquarters.
He was a surly old fellow. threacherous
and quarrelsome. and was feared by the
few people who then lived on the Encinal.
He was reputed to POSSESS considerable
wealth.
A few days before he disappeared he
was visited by Spaniard, who came from
San Francisco. The fellow hung about
the place, but did everything possible to
avoid attracting attention. One night the
sound of loud voices was heard emanating
from the old seminary. There was the
roiSe of a scuffle; a suppressed groan and
all was still None OF the old residents
remember having seen the old Mexican
after that night.
The following day Mrs Waltz then
girl of fourteen, had an experience that
made an indelible impression upon her
mind and enables her at this time to
recall vividly the occurrences of so long
ago.
She was being visited by a girl friend
who had been student at the seminary.
Desiring to take look at the room she
had occupied in the school, she requested
Mrs. Waltz to accompany her through
the woods to the building.
The girls found the door open and We're
about to enter when they were hailed by
the Spaniard, who was running toward
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
ALAMEDA COUNTY
NEWS BREWTlES

OAKLAND, June 3-Charles Fay the
dairyman now serving sentence in the
County Jail for having brutally beaten
his little daughter proposes to fight. his
wife's suit for divorce. He has been given
until next Wednesday in which to plead.
The estate of the late John c; Hines has
been appraised a $3.50. consisting of $3.50
money in hands of Administrative. $l00
furniture, and real estate at l271 Eighth
avenue, $2900
Letters of administration on the estate
of William r. Wheaton with will an
nexed Were issued by Judge Hall to-day
to George H; Wheaton upon the latter
giving bond in the sum of $4,000.
The Heesemans will try conclusions at
baseball with the j. j. O'Brien's of San
Francisco at Freeman's Park tomorrow
afternoon, The phenomenal Platt will be
in the box.
Ann Lipkojes was given Judgment
S3925 50, which she claimed was due her
wards. julius, Herman E., Carl and En-
ma Brewer
Rev. A. B. Winchester, one of the lead
ing Presbyterian ministers in Victoria,
B. c.. arrived here to-day and will preach
at the Brooklyn Presbyterian Church to-
morrow morning and at the First Presby-
DR.. Ambrose Sander was arrested this
afternoon by Fire Chief Ball and a po-
iiceman for violating the fire limit ordi-
nance The doctor was working on a
frame building on Franklin street.
The Board of Education last night
adopted an estimate of expenditures for
the next iSCdI y6dl, undressing LIle GA
penses for grammar and primary schools
$21 675 80 over last years estimates This
includes $4,000 for two new school sites
in the annexed district.
Frank rhilos Cook will begin a series of
lectures on "1nvolution and Evolution as
Showing How to Succeed in Life We'd
nesday evening next at Truthania Hall
521 Thirteenth street.
Attorney Austin Lewis of San Francisco
will address the Oakland section. Social
ist Labor Party at Grand Army Hall to-
morrow evening, THE Commercial
Crisis
The first real estate auction sale of the
season held by William j. Dingee this af-
ternoon indicated a very healthy market
Fifty subdivisions of business and resi-
Market, Twenty-third and Twenty fourth
streets were sold and all brought good
/
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04

them threatening their lives if they en-
tered the building.
1--WE were nearly scared to DEATH said
Mrs. Waltz in relating the story to a re-
porter, land. running through the door
way, we closed the door and bolted it
before the Spanard reached us. He tried
to get in one of the windows, but We
fastened it also. We noticed that he was
much agitated and as pale as ghost.
of the house as though we were going
out through the kitchen. and when he
ran around to stop us we FASTENED back
to the front door and made our escape.
He chased us through the woods for
quite a distance, but finally gave up and
returned to the seminary.
''I have never seen him since. | al
WAYS believed he was bent on mischief.
and the finding of the bones and hat an
der the seminary floor convinces me that
body where the bones were found"
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stating that he had sworn falsely against
Lloyd Majors
Although the confession. assuming it to
be true, is practically useless, Mrs. Wag-
ner's mind is almost unhinged over the
/ suspense, and she declares that she would
die contented if she knew the truth.
The confession said to have been made
hy Showers was the result of Abe Majors
going to Folsom for the burglaries com
mtted in Oakland From the time of the
/ lads arrival he was made acquainted
with the fact that Showers was the man
who had sent his father to the gallows
/ Abe saw Showers twice a day. and each
time his hatred of The man naturally in
creased. George Putnam. convict with A
hard reputation, heard Abe's story and il
is said swore that he would have venge-
ance on Showers in behalf of the Young
convict March Is Abe Majors was on
trial in Box Elder County. Utah. for the
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
MRS. STORM FOUND GUILTY.
She Bravely Admits Having Thrashed
Alameda's Poundman.

ALAMEDA. June 3.-Mrs. Della Storm.
the little woman who whipped Poundmas-
ter Ewing when he undertook to impound
her COW, was found guilty of battery to-
day by jury in Justice Morris court.
She was recommended to the extreme
mercy of the court, and the Judge fined
her 81. The defendant was not at all
backward in telling how she had Knocked
the poundmasters front teeth out OF
place.
Il did slap his face, Judge; / can't lie
about it, she said: '.and l would do it
again if he attempted to take my. COW.
care of myself. ! am sure Mr.. Ewing will
admit that. 1 was peeling potatoes for
dinner when he took the cow, and l just
dropped the pan and went after him.
Blood began to flow from his mouth and
nose after the second slap. but I did not
think that a little hand like mine would
hurt such a big man as the poundman.
The jury was out three hours before it
reached a verdict.
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sacred cantata, "The Holy City" The
choir from st. Joseph's Church will also
assist in this concert, The following pro-
gramme will be rendered:
Introduction, Contemplation, organ
and piano; mo Shadows Yonder ,"
chorus; "To Thee, 0 Dear. Dear Coun-
try" chorus; =" Eye Hath Not Seen" So
prano solo; "The Filming Pot Is for Sill
YER; Come, Ye Blessed contralto solo,
intermezzo, "Adoration.' organ and
piano; (a) air, "A New Heaven and a
New Earth" (b) choral sanctus, Holy.
Holy, Holy; (a) List, the Cherubic
Host" chorus Oh solo, 'And I Heard the
Voice of Harpers"; Holy City (Adams),
solo; Thine Is the Kingdom chorus.
L. r NJ. Eckert musical director Miss
NJ. ]. Smith organist; Mrs. Marguerite
Wilbourn pianist
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
BIGAMY CHARGES
MAY BE DROPPED
MRS. MINNIE AMES NOW SUES
FOR DIVORCE.
Alameda's Vanished Library Trustee
Will Make No Contest and the
Criminal Charges Will
Not Be Pressed.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call
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Oakland Office San Francisco Call
%8 Broadway, June g.
George Spencer Ames, former Alameda
Library Trustee, who suddenly disap-
peared one day last September and who
is wanted on charges of bigamy. was to-
day made defendant in a divorce suit
filed by Mrs. Minnie A Ames, his second
wife. who resides in Alameda
1t is currently rumored that since Ames'
first wife recently secured decree of di-
vorce compromise had been effected
with Mrs. Ames No 2 whereby the latter
will also be allowed to secure a decree
uncontested, and that then Mr. Ames will
be given an opportunity to start life anew
with his third wife. formerly Tessie Skel-
ly. whom he married in Santa Rosa In
the divorce complaint filed to-day Mrs.
Ames sues on the ground of infidelity and
failure to provide, and no stress is
laid upon the tact of bigamy. this proba-
bly, being part of the consideration in the
supposed compromise. The complaint
was prepared and filed this afternoon by
Senator Z. X. Taylor.
The disappearance of eX-Library Trus-
tee Ames last September created a de-
cided sensation and preceded only a few
days the discovery of his bigamous ca
reer Ames was also formerly chief en-
gineer at the Alameda Electric Railway s
plant. His Whereabouts is still un-
known though it is supposed that he is
in hiding in San Francisco or has gone to
Manila Wealthy friends are said to
have been at work for a long time past
in efforts to effect a compromise with
Mrs Ames No. 2 whereby she should be
allowed to secure divorce and at the
same time drop all further prosecution of
the bigamy charges This, 1t is believed,
has been accomplished.
Lila Gertrude Brearty also filed suit for
a divorce from Francis w. Brearty to-
day. alleging failure to provide, and pro-
ceedings were also commenced this after
noon by Adele Thomas for a legal sepa-
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
Cannot Punish Lamborn.

ALAMEDA. June 3.-The City Trustees
decided last night at a meeting of the
committee of the whole to have Railroad
avenue widened and the property lines
Strengthened between Paru and Park
streets.
The matter Of Furnishing City Clerk Lam
born for the alleged instigation of trouble
at the electric works and for filing suit to
oust Trustees Mackie and Schultz from
office was taken up, but dropped like a
hot potato. City Attorney Taylor advised
the members that Lamborn was an cleo
tive officer, that he was governed only by
the provisions of the city charter and that
the Trustees had no authority to direct
| or dictate to him
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
Huber Is Not Dead.

OAKLAND, June 3.--Harry Huber, the
son of c. Q. Huber of this city has not
been manned and executed in Manila. His
father has received information from the
Philippines in which it is stated that as
the result of a conference between officers
Of Aeuinaldo and General Otis three pris-
oners were released. They were Hunni-
man. Huber and Sonrickson. General Otis
sent a supply OF provisions to be used by
the American prisoners, who report that
Aguinaldo treats his prisoners of war
well.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
D s-o-0-e-eo 60 90 e-e %
. GATES ARE ORDERED
FOR DEATHS CURVE

KRITTSCHNITT of the Southern
Webster and Second
and the violating
evidence
the law Southern Pacific
This General Manager Kruthn will
erected at dangerous IN an
viewM Mr. Kutschntt said:
of
and
fagmans house
of
a including the gates
similar
will answer all op1ecuons 10 on
the
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
FOUND A SMALL COFFIN.
Months Ago an Unknown Infant Was
Buried on the Beach.

OAKLAND. June 3.-While gathering
driftwOod at the foot of Chestnut street
to-day Mrs. Frank F. Mills discovered a
little coffin containing the skeleton of an
infant. She saw a box Authenticated in
the mud and called two lads to dig it out
for her. It proved TO be coffin contain
ing the remains of an infant a few
months old. The coffin was carefully made
and was about two feet long. 1t had
probably been buried many months in the
mud. but the tide had partially revealed
its hiding place. There was nothing in or
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
A Sacred Concert.

ALAMEDA. June "A sacred concert
will be given tomorrow evening in the
First NJ. E. Church. Alameda, under the
direction Of E. T. NJ Eckert. assisted by
a chorus of forty voices, an orchestra of
ten pieces, a piano and an organ. The
music will all be taken from A Gaul's
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
Raldwin-Glascock wedding.

OAKLAND, June 3.-County Clerk Jor-
dan to-day issued a marriage license to
Alexander r: Baldwin and Miss Jessie e.
Glascock The former is a popular young
attorney, while the prospective bride is q
daughter of ex-Congressman John r.
Glascock. The wedding will take place
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
Convict Showers Is Said to Have
Made a Confession.
Abe Majors Sends His Mother Alleqed
Proofs of His Innocence Mrs. Wag-
ner's Poverty Will Prevent Her
Again Seeing Her Boy.
Oakland office San Francisco Call

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
90S Broadway. June 8.
AS Lloyd Majors hung in Oakland
NM nineteen years ago for crime of
w which he was innocent?
Mrs. Majors Wagner. the widow
OF Majors has received, information that
John Showers, who was recently killed
at Folsom by a fellow convict, and who
by turning States evidence was directly
responsible for the hanging of Majors,
made a confession Just before his death
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
EVIDENCE OF
MURDER FOUND
IN A CELLAR
GreWsone Relics of
an Old Crime.
A CLEW TO A MYSTERY
BLooDsTAINED HAT AND A
DENIED SKULL UNEARTHED.
Discovery That Is Thought to Ex-
plain the Sudden Disappear
ance of an Aged Mexican
alf-Breed.

ALAMEDA, June 3.-Workmen who
were engaged yesterday demolishing the
old Bisset House, corner of Encinal ave-
nue. and Grove street, brought to light the
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

ration from N Thomas on the grounds
of desertion and neglect. The Thomases
also reside in Alameda.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
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SCENE OF THE MYSTERY.

on the coffin that might throw any light
on the discovery and the Coroner will not
hold an inquest.
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