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The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
JUROR MARST0N is NOW ILL
ARGUMENT IN THE TRIAL GOES
OVER UNTIL TUESDAY.
The Sick Juror Was Attacked With
Vertigo, Resulting From the
Heavy Strain of the Pro-
tracted Trial.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.


Argument in the Brandes murder case
went over this morning until next Tues
day, owing to the sudden and serious ill
ness OF Juror Benjamin s. Marston. Ac-
cording to Dr. Selfridge, Juror Marston
had an attack of vertigo at his home this
morning. but the physician believes that
his patient viii recover sufficiently to re-
sumo his duties as a juror by next Tues
day. Hence all hopes that the fate of
Brandes might be determined by the end
OF this week are vain, a fact that ap-
peared to have a decidedly cheering effect
upon the accused murderer.
In the courtroom Brandes sighs and
heaves and rolls his eyes about in their
sockets, and weeps and drops his head
back occasionally, as though gasping for
hts last breath. If in the courtroom he
has been acting, he has carried out his
part very well. Behind the bars, in the
large corridor at the County Jail, he is
not the same man.
He sits about, his head covered with q
natty blue corduroy cap, and smokes his
pipe, shuffies the cards in an innocent
game" of poker for beans and laughs and
chats more merrily and unconcernedly
than do most of hts prison mates, who
are serving time for minor offenses.
If in the court he has the appearance
of one standing in the shadow of the gal
lows, in the jail corridor he not only ap-
pears free from such hOrrtd specters, but
actually expresses his confidence that the
twelve men who have listened to the har-
rowing and bloodl-curdling details of the
alleged murder for the past six weeks
wiH give him his liberty.
MY attorneys, Messrs. Sawyer and
Bennett have worked hard for me-" said
the accused murderer this afternoon at
the County jail, and 1 do not know
how am ever going TO repay the com
pliment. I cannot get out of here too
soon, for I will have plenty TO attend to.
I want to bring some flowers to my girl s
grave and arrange to have tombstone
set at the head. This is uppermost in my
mind. You have no idea how | loved that
girl thought more of her than of any
of the rest of the family.
''I have no doubt 10 the outcome OF
my case, and do not feel worried; only
I haven't been very well ever since l
pounds and can't live without work
When I get out Of here III never again
return to the watchman business II ere
ates too many enemies for man. have
lost everything that I accumulated with
in the past eleven years on account Of
this case, and. of course, also provided
for my wifes defense. .
But the accused murderer stopped
short He recollected his attorneys ad-
monitton not to speak TO any one, and
he returned to the long table in the cor
ridor and resumed the card game
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
THEIR FIRST MEETING.
Stockholders of the New italian
Bank Organize.

The first stockholders meeting of the
new Italian-American Bank convened yes
terday afternoon with all but 500 of the
5000 shares represented. Temporary di-
rectors have had charge of the concern
since it's incorporation on March 16, and
the meeting was for the purpose Of put
ting permanent officials in charge of
affairs. Without opposition the following
directors were elected: A Sbarboro,
Henry j. Crocker. P. c. Rossi, A. Merle,
DR.. P. de Vecchi, S. L. Goldstein, Charles
A. Malm, Thomas ]. Welsh and P. Bar
bieri
This was the only duty of the meeting
over the newly elected directors convened
and elected their officers. President,
Andrea Sbarboro; vice. president, Henry
j. Crocker; cashier, Alfred e. Sbarboro.
Also these committees were appointed
Executive, Henry ]. Crocker, A. Merle
and c. A. Malm; financial, P. Barbieri,
jDr. P. de Vecchi and Thomas j. Welsh.
The new bank starts with. a capital
stock of 100000, of which $250,000 is paid
up. At the meeting yesterday loans Of
over $500 were bo aloWeq nce the ne +bs fbecuTty In
bank will for while be at 51S Montgom-
cry street ,/but ii is the intention OF the
tuition in some building that will accom-
modate not only the bank but the Italian
Commercial and Benevolent societies OF
the city and coast. 1t is the object of the
DdIlh " ScCuAO lAlC ouPPO4S oAAN Pe~SA OiAN
of the italian people of the entire coast,
a population, it is figured, amounting to
over $4,000.
The heaviest stockholders in the concern are
Andrea Sbarboro. P. G Rossi and A Merle
The other stockholders are DR.. P. de Vecchi.
Daniel Meyer, c. A. Malm II. ]. Crocker. NJ.
J. Fontana, H. S. Crocker. W, n. Crocker,
Alfred E. Sbarboro F. w. Krogh, A. Cuneo &
Co, Thomas J. Welsh. E. Declin. 1. Cuenin, L.
Cuenin. D. Friedenrich, S. L. Godstein. DR.. ].
Pescia. Pietro Paroni, G. de Luca- w. shep
man, G. ]. Penario, P. Barbteri. L. A. Smith,
G. B. Levaggi, a. Chiesa, Alfred Merle, H. A.
Dickelman, Luigi Denartini. N. Ferroggiaro,
Romolo A. Sbarboro, C. l. Tilden. LtseWeil, j.
Baer, S. Roman, A. Luckerman, l.. ". Merle,
Albert Meyer, DR.. Carlo Barsotti. {. R. Rich
ardson, P. F. Kingston and II. Nathan.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
BROWN-TISDAcE AFFAIR
ASSUMES A NEW PHASE
ENTIRE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
IS INVOLVED.
Municipal League Reaches Out for
the Official Head of Super1n-
tendent Sullivan.
Alameda Office San Francisco Call.

1923 Park street, March 23.
Not satisfied with having opened war
on School Directors Lanktree and T1sdale,
with the idea of securing their official
scalplocks. the Municipal Lague has been
looking about for other game and mas
trained it's guns on School Superintendent
Sullivan.
Brainard c. Brown, George w Scott
and James K. Lynch, the committee ap-
pointed by the league to conduct the
school Trustee fight, issued their procla-
nation of war this evening. They start
out with the assertion that the object OF
the routing of the old School Board and
the alleged ring existing among the mem
bers is Ito bring the schools of the city
up to the standard of excellence which
the intelligence and character of its in
habitants, and the amount of money
spent on their support, justly entitle our
people to expect.
This is a very broad hint that the Ala
media schools are not exactly what they
have been cracked up to be. After this
Opening gun the league committee pro-
ceeds to throw not shot into the whole
School Department in the following style:
''It is irnperatiVely necessary to free the
schools from the small political methods
which have dominated them; to provide
better buildings and more classrooms that
each child may receive its fair share of
attendance; to secure teachers enough 70
this end whose only qualifications shall
be merit and efficiency; to adopt course
of study in line with the best thought of
the modern authorities on education-a
cause the keynote of which shall be sim
pilcity, and thoroughness its guiding
principle; and lastly. to appoint Super
intendent who will give his time to his
work, and not to the repairing of his po-
Htica1 fences-a Superintendent whose
tenure of office shall be made secure by
excellent service and impartial admins
tration."
The alleged ring which, 1t is claimed,
has been using the School Department as
q political machine has made no reply
to the charges since DR.. Tisdale's cele-
brated telephone interview with B. G.
Brown. The wires have been repaired,
and communication restored with the
Brown Notifications. However, DR.. Tis-
dale has not taken advantage of the stu
alton to do any more long-distance talk
ing with his political enemy. j. B. Lank-
tree, the doctors colleague, has profited
by the Brown-Tisdale affair and Is saying
nothing. He will not discuss School
Board affairs, and will walk around a
block rather than pass by telephone.
1t is announced that In the event of the
Municipal League being successful in its
endeavor to reorganize the School Depart
ment Professor A. w. Scott, principal of
the High School, or Professor Charles
Hughes of the Encinal School, will be
elevated to the position of Superintendent.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
Oakland News Items.

OAKLAND, March 23-Street Superin-
tendent Miller, when asked to-day if he
intended to contest the election of City
Engineer Clement, who has a majority of
days left in which TO contest and before
the expiration of that time something
may happen which will influence him in
the matter.
Frank F. Mills, a junk man, has been
taken into custody by the police, who be-
lieve him to be the man who prompted
the lads now in the City Prison to steal
Southern Pacific Company in West Oak
land
1t is quite likely that Frank H. Cheese
man, the murderer of Henry ]. Brooke
will be brought back to this city from
the Napa asylum to be tried Officers al
the asylum report that they believe
Cheeseman is shamming insanity.
home, 757 Oak street. yesterday after
noon while playing with another boy and
sustained what the doctors believe to be
a complete paralysis of the right side.
The case of Mrs Anna Mentel, charged
with the murder of her husband in Ala
media some time ago, was again contin-
ued by Judge Hall to-day to April 4. The
ally. She is out on bail.
Mrs. Sadie Crooks to-day filed for pro-
bate the will of her late husband, John
E. Crooks, the banker, who died at Hay
wards a few weeks ago, and asks for
letters. The estate is valued at about
on the condition that she does not marry
again. Should she do so she is to receive
one-half and the three children, John G.,
Ethel Crooks and Mabel Brown, the
other half. The widow and son are
named as executors.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24

sharp-pointed weapon, as the one with
which the cutting had been done. It had
been lying on his Office saloon counter
just previous to the murder.
"Who told you that this knife was
used?" inquired Coroner Mehrmann OF
witness.
himself that he had done it with that
knife"
j. D. Triplett testified that he was play
ing the piano just previous to the alleged
tune. when he turned to and fought with
Gilligan. but witness had suddenly
skipped at this juncture because he did
not want to be mixed up"
Henry Pierce, who cleans up the Office
saloon, testified next that he had just
stepped out when the row began and so
he did not see anything.
J. NJ. Leavitt, horseman, was next
called and made the surprising statement
that at the time of the murder he rushed
in and took the knife away from one Of
whom he took it," because it had grown
dark
Richard Morrison identified the dead
Jockeys remains, and Spike Hennessy
testified that he saw the fight only out
side and afterward saw Epperson kick
Gilligan."
The jury then brought in the verdict,
and Coroner Mehrmann was 10th to ap-
prove the same :, This SIS is Sor wrong YER %er7
l shall certainly charge Gilligan with
murder"
The verdict was finally approved on the
advice of District Attorney Allen, though
Emil Lehnhardt, foreman of the jury,
suggested that the verdict be reconsid-
cred It appears from what could be
gathered from jurors that they believed
It possible that Epperson had killed him.
self by falling on the knife.
And all this notwithstanding Gilligan
only to-day reiterated the statement that
he was forced to the deed by Epperson' S
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
BYROD WANTS
THE ESTATE
OF HIS WIFE
Deserted Her Many
Years Ago.
APPROVES OF A CONTRACT
SAYS HIS ATTORNEY ACTED IN
GOOD FAITH.
Was Disinherited by Mrs, Byrod,
Who Left the Savings Of Her
Life to Various
Charities.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call

SUo bTOduWdy, AdICH Io-
Frederick w. Byrod is not dissatisfied
with a contract he made some months
ago with Attorney Darwin DeGolia. The
troubles of Byrod have been the cause
of bringing him much notoriety, and a
few weeks ago statements were published
declaring that he was anxious not to
carry out a certain agreement that he
had made and which he hoped would re-
suit in bringing him large share of a
disputed estate.
Attorney Frank D. Ryan of Sacramento,
in which city Mr. Byrod is detained, ap-
peared before Judge Greene to-day and
stated that his suit TO annul the con-
tract made by Byrod with Attorney Dar-
win DeGolia was inadvisedly brought
under a mistaken idea of the facts, and
Byrod now wished the court to dismiss
the case altogether. Some days ago
Judge Greene had held that Byrods COM
plaint was not good, and Byrod, having
failed to amend his complaint, his re-
quest for dismissal of the action was
granted.
Behind this suit there is an interesting
little romance. Mrs. Sarah G. Byrod was
a teacher in the Oakland public schools
and died last November leaving an
estate worth about $4,000. By the terms
of her will the entire property was given
to charity, except few minor bequeSts
to personal friends of the deceased, ana
her husband Frederick w. Byrod, was
not mentioned in the will. Mr.. and Mrs.
Byrod have lived apart for many years
and Mrs. Byrod received no support from
her husband. He led a wandering, IT.
regular life and has held political posi-
tfons in both Oakland and Sacramento.
At the time of his wifes death he was
living in Sacramento, and when he be
came acquainted with the terms OF her
will he decided to bring a contest for the
whole of the estate, affirming that he was
her only heir at law.
After making some inquiry Byrod made
an agreement with Attorney Darwin De
Cola to press the suit, While this was
pending Byrod was induced to attempt
to repudiate the contract, and this led 10
many unpleasant publications. This
morning, by his attorney, he assured
Judge Greene that he was thoroughly
satisfied with the condition of affairs, and
the battle to recover the estate of his
late wife will now be vigorously fought
by Attorney DeGolia.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
Oakland Office San Francisco Call
N h %

Notwithstanding that James j. Gill
gan, charged with the murder OF John
Epperson at the racetrack in Emeryville
last Tuesday, has retained Thomas Gar
rity as his attorney and has announced
that his plea will be self-defense, the
Coroners jury at the inquest tonight re-
turned the verdict given above.
H j. Duier or Dreyer, proprietor OF the
notorious Office saloon at the EmeryVille
racetrack, where the alleged murder was
committed and who yesterday swore to
the complaint charging Gilligan with muir
der, was the principal witness. His testi-
mony was decidedly contradictory, and
from the first 1t was quite apparent that
he had come with his little piece learned
by heart" Witness Duier testified that
Epperson, the dead man, had said to him
on Tuesday afternoon that he had no use
for Gilligan and that he felt as though
he ought to Kill him The dead man had
said, And I'm going to kill him"
Just then" continued the witness,
"Gilligan came in through the back door
and Epperson remarked, There he is
now Then they wrestled, but 1 went
out When I stepped back into the saloon
Epperson was on top of Gilligan hitting
him with knife, while Gilligan was un-
derneath. I pulled them apart. l never
saw the knife in Gilligan's hand. When
I pulled Epperson up on his feet he told
me he thought his Jugular was cut and he
asked me to try and save him"
Duier identified the breadknife. a
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
HE GETS THE DIVORCE,
SHE THE PROPERTY
HOW THE PRICE FAMILY SET
TIED THEIR TROUBLES.
a Potato -Masher Welded by His
Angry Spouse Caused the Trouble
That Led to a Sepa-
ration.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

NJakl2QO OIIlCG S6Il IdHClSCO Sd14s
90S Broadway, March %.
Mrs Maggie Z. Price snatched victory
from the Jaws of defeat in Judge Ellis
worths court to-day. Her husband, Al.
N. Price. sued her for a divorce some
time ago, and this afternoon Judge Els
worth granted him decree. But this is
all he did get. To Mrs. Price was award
ed the home, dairy and chicken ranch in
North Oakland. besides other real estate
in this city.
At the trial some very interesting de-
tails of family history were related by
the suing husband. 1t was brought out
that the parties were married in April,
1887. In October, 1896, the wife deserted
plaintiff by driving him from the house
with a potato masher and without MS
consent.
This domestic assault, 1t appeared, was
brought on by the fact that one day the
husband drove up to his home and asked
his wife to go out for drive. IhlS
'proffered kindnes was ignored, ana lnss
stead Mrs Price accused her husband or
having taken other women out driving.
Prices protestations of his faithfulness
were as the idle winds. pqf atler eI,t a1euta7 "a
them. and il was then that the potato
mAsher was welded and Price was pan
ished The suit for separation foiloWed.
Mrs Price made no particular defense
so far as fighting the divorce was con-
cerned, but she declared the properly IN
volved belonged to her. It developed that
way back in their courting days Price
had given Mrs Price money WITH tba Nnlfh Nnr
0elSIand property. She having therefore
ACQUIRED It before marrying it could not not
be regarded as community property MIS-,
Price also showed that she had ma man n
aged the affairs of the household. twelve
cows and a dairy route, besides the C chick; lls
en- ranch, and that the plaintln mao
1oIaved second fiddle.
Hence the property was awarded 10 the
uifa and the divorce to the husband
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.
NIGHT OF TERROR
OVER IN OAKLAND
Threatened by the Breaking OF
a Big Reservoir.

for the
| of Mountain
|
der should
made
ana Oh s
theirH
families led the
fleeing TO 90
the OF
deserted
to
be
be
thant I Is TO
think of the reservoir is short
Of
have to hopeth tha flood tonight
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
sundav-school Convention.

Alameda District Sunday-scho0l conven-
ton will be held tomorrow evening al
the Park-street NJ. E. Church. The pro-
gramme of exercises follows:
Praise service; devotional exercises, con-
Quoted by President 0. H. Lane; prayer
Rev. Dr. Griffiths; offertory and an
nouncements, Chairman William G. Agar;
quartet Come, Ye Disconsolate," Enci-
nal Literary Club; address, THE Pres
ent Ends, Means and Appliances of the
Modern Sunday-school Teacher" Profess
sor J. H. Firehammer, superintendent
Congregational Sunday-school; solo, Sc
lected, Malcolm Frazer; address, Rev DR..
John Harmon; quartet, Softly Now the
Light of Day" Encinal Literary Club; ad-
dress, Progressive Evolution of Sunday
school Work" George H. Andruss, super
intendent Episcopal Sunday school; hymn
benediction.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
Alameda News Notes.

ALAMEDA, March 23.-The Encinal
Literary Society held a regular meeting ti1
this evening in the parlors OF the Con
sramme was given. At the next meet
Ing Dr.. A. w. Scott. principal Of the
High School, will address the members.
William Penn Martin died last evening
at his home, 2122 San Jose avenue, after
a long illness. He. was a native OF France
aged "A years, and had been resident OF
Alameda for nearly thirty years.
Mrs. Captain Phineas Pendleton died
Yesterday in San Francisco as the result
of a surgical operation. She formerly
lived with her husband in this city, but
about a year ago they moved to Saratoga
Santa Clara County.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
AN ATTORNEY IN
FEAR OF A WOMAN
MRS. GoOBY BEING BADLY AD
VISED.
Mitchell Asks That She Be Bound
Over to Keep the
Peace.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

90S Broadway, March %.
Attorney Mitchell is in fear of his life.
The lady who horsewhipped him and who
was convicted for the offense is now
awaiting sentence, and in the meantime
she has managed in some way or other
to create dire misgivings in the lawyer S
mind:
This morning Prosecuting Attorney
Abe P. Leach received the following let
ter:
Abe P. Leach. Esq.-Dear Sir: The woman
Gooby is being badly advised She threatens
my life and is very menacing. All my trans
actions will bear investigation and have been
done in the Superior Courts.
l desire other than my rights and protec-
tomas a citizen and officer of the courts
and knowing that this disappointed woman is
being Influenced by prompters. and fearing her
attitude. l respectfully submit that she should
be strongly bound over to keep the peace. Re
spectfully, MITCHELL.
Mrs. Gooby was before Judge Smith
this morning to be sentenced, but her at
torney was granted a continuance to
April 1. at which time he will make an
argument in favor of motion for a new
trial
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
SHE WAS NOT A
DYNAMITE FIEND
Steward Borchert Received a Scare
and Oakland a Twelve
Pound Son.

OAKLAND, March 23.-Steward Bor-
ebert and Matron Mcdonald of the Re-
ceiving Hospital had a novel and exciting
experience tonight A woman giving the
name of Mrs. Wallace appeared at the
hospital with a valise and calmly ad-
vised the attendants to prepare for the
worst
She appeared to be rational. but, sus-
pecting that there was something wrong
with her mentally, the steward tele-
phoned for the patrol wagon. Before the
wagon arrived the visitor retired into the
women's ward with Matron Mcdonald.
and little later Steward Borchert was
informed that there was a new citizen
in Greater Oakland.
At midnight Mrs. Wallace and her
twelve-pound son were receiving the
congratulations of the hospital staff.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE,
DOMESTIC PORTS.

DOMESTIC PORTS
TACOMA-Arrived March 23-Br ship James
Kerr, from Hiogo; bark Levi C Burgess hence
March IA.
Sailed March 22-Stmr AI-Kf. for Alaska
stmr Elihu Thomson. for Honolulu
PORT BLAKELEY-Arrived March 23-Rr
Bark Dominion, from Port Ludlow; schr En-
Newport
Sailed March 23-ship Shenandoah for
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS
QUEENSTOWN-Sailed March 2S-Stmr Ma
Jestic, for New York; stmr Belgenand, for
Philadelphia.
NEW YORK-Sailed March 23-Stmr Bremen,
for Bremen. via Southampton.
Arrived March 23-Stmr Noordland from
Antwerp; stmr Spaarndam. from Rotterdam.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
SAN FRANCISCO CALL.

BUSINESS OFFICE OF the San Francisco
Call corner Of Market and Third streets. open
until 12 O'Clock every night in the year.
BRANCH OFFTCES-527 Montgomery street.
corner Clay; open until $3.50 o'clock.
as7 Hayes street: open until $3.50 o'clock.
621 McAllister street; open until $3.50 clock
SIS Larkin street: open until $3.50 o'clock
1871 Mission street; open until 10 o'clock
2261 Market street. corner Sixteenth: open
until O. clock
1o6 Eleventh street: open until o'clock
1926 Mission street. open until o'clock.
NV. corner of Twenty-second and KENTUCKY
streets: open until o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
QUEER VERDICT
RENDERED IN
EPPERSON CASE
Killed by an Unknown
Man.
YET GILLIGAN SAYS HE DID IT
CoRoNER'S JURY SEEMS TO BE
A LITTLE MIXED.
Testimony That Indicated a General
Desire on the Part of Witnesses
to Keep From Being Con-
nected With the Matter.
EFT GILLIGAN SAYS HE DID IT
coRoNER'S JURY SEEMS TO BE
LITTLE MIXED.

g "we, the jury, do find that c
g John Epperson's death was G
q due to hemorrhage, the result c
q of a knife wound severing the G
. jugular, and we do further c
n fnd that said wound was in G
@ ficted by some unknown per- 6
q son. c
n emil Lehnhardt, W. II. c
= McCrimmon, A. G. Rhodes, c
- W. II. Winters, c. r. Hoessli, c
~ Thomas G. S. Knight, j. P. c
n Wonderlich." c
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
Narrowly Escaped Asphvxiation.

OAKLAND. March 23.-Rake Brook
found unconscious in room at the St.
John House this morning overcome by
gas. At the Receiving Hospital he was
revived. He declared afterWard that he
had no intention of committing suicide,
but that he did not care very much if
death had relieved him. Brookings is a
racetrack follower, and the right side
of his BODY is paralYZed.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
Mrs. Armstrong Demurs.

OAKLAND, March 23-Sarah Margaret
Armstrong to-day filed a demurrer to the
complaint of her husband in the suit
whereby he seeks to recover real prop
erty valued at $50 900, which he claims he
signed deeds for, while he believed he
was about to die and which his wife i'm
mediately had recorded. The parties are
prominent old people. residing at Hay
wards.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
Congressman Metcalf Returns

OAKLAND, March 23.-Hon. Victor H.
Metcalf returned home this morning. He
went to Washington for the purpose of
becoming acquainted with those with
whom he will sit in the next Congress.
While East he also familiarized himself
with several federal matters relating to
Oakland and was introduced to President
Mckinley.