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MUSCAT CHARGED
WITH NUMBERING
HIS MISTRESS
Posed at the Inquest
as Prosecuted.
HE WANTED TO REFORM HER
TRIED TO LEAVE HER, BUT SHE
WOULD NOT LET HIM GO.
She Slapped His Face Before the
Killing and He Lost Memory
of What Happened
After That.
HE WANTED TO REFORM HER
TRIED TO LEAVE HER, BUT SHE
WOULD NOT LET HIM GO.

Edward Muscat, the slayer Of Sophia B.
de Sanchez, was charged with the crime
of murder yesterday by the Coroner
1ur-- The evidence showed that Muscat
deliberately shot the woman and attempt
ed to send q bullet into his own brain.
The story Of the shooting was told by
Henry Blanken, the grocer, who was the
only eyewitness of the murder, and his
statement contradicts that of the defend
ant on material points He said that
Muscat and Mrs. Sanchez entered his gro
Gerry, at sol Broadway, last Sunday ana
began uuarreling between drinks. Muscat
became angry and left the grocery, re-
turning in a little while, and the quarrel
was resumed. She did not care for Mus
cat and wanted to leave him, and in order
to end the pickering Blanken advised
Muscat to let the woman go away, but
Muscat would not consent. He said that
he wanted to make up" with her so that
she would continue to live with him.
While they were talking in the barroom
BIanken stepped inside the grocery count
er and heard two pistol shots. He ran
into the barroom and saw Muscat facing
the woman, who was sinking down Then
Muscat fred another-a third shetland
+ha deceased fell to the floor. Immediate
Iy Muscat pointed the pistol at his own
head and fired and fell over on his left
side Just as he snapped the pistol blank
en- caught him by the WrlSt anu WFesteo
the weapon from him.
The testimony of Pierre Casaville, land
lord of the lodging house at 130012 Stock
ton street, bore unfavorably upon the ac,,
cused Mr.. Casaville said that he had
been obliged to put Muscat out or the
house because he was disturbing the rest
Of the dodgers by his abuse of Mrs. San
chez when he was drunk. On several
occasions she was obliged to go down
stairs and hide herself until Muscat went
away.
on one of those occasions told him that
he would Kill Mrs. Sanchez. One day,
when Muscat was drunk, he asked Casa
Vile for a pistol, and gave as a reason
for wanting the weapon that he drank
and gambled and needed weapon to de-
fend himself.
BY order of Coroner Hill, the cuffs were
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PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS.
A Rebekah Lodge and Circle of
Companions of the Forest
Obligate New Officers.

Last night the officers of Loyal Re-
bckah Lodge, I. o. o. F., were installed
with all the beautiful ceremonies that
made the induction into office in that or
der pleasure to those who are to fill the
chairs as we'll as to the onIookers. There
were present a large number of members
of the order and friends of the members.
The new officers are: Miss Matilda Annie
Brauer, past noble grand; Miss Ruby
Jewell, noble grand; Miss Margery Jen-
nings, vice grand; Miss Florence Linehan
chaplain; Mrs. ]. H. Simpson, warden;
Miss Emma Brauer, recording secretary;
Miss Jennie Wright, conductor; Miss
Margaret Bell. right supporter and Mrs
NJ. McColister, left supporter to the noble
grand; Mrs. Thirza Crossman, right sup
porter and Mrs. Carrie McAllister, left
supporter to the vice grand
The installing officer was Mrs. Hattie
F. Duley, and her marshal was Mrs. Cora
Corbett. After the ceremony s. r. ia
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Struggled Into Him in Prison by
Some Unknown Person.


Some Unknown Person.
DR.. c. c. J. Wachendorf is determined
that the walls of the City Prison will not
prevent him getting a supply Of morphine
to inject into his veins. Detectives Egan
and SilVey visited him yesterday morning
and were struck by his bright appear
ance. They suspected something was
wrong and searched him. They were sur
prised to find in his pockets a small bot
tie OF morphine, some of which had been
used. All their questioning could not get
out OF him where or how he got it.
DR.. Rice Of the Receiving Hospital has
been giving him an occasional injection
and has been reducing the quantity daily.
Wachendorf wanted more, but the doctor
refused, and he took other means to get
1t. The detectives were unable to find a
needle on him.
Detectives Egan and Silvey are gradu-
ally completing the chain of evidence
against DR.. Wachendorf Yesterday they
ascertained that several days before the
alleged murder Wachendorf visited
pawnshop kept by man named Coleman
at 1906 Market street and producing a
was worth. Suspecting that he had stolen
1t, the pawnbrOker refused to buy the
timepiece. Wachendorf then claimed that
the watch was his own, and instructed
Coleman to repair 1t, as 1t was out OF
order.
On learning that Wachendorf was ac-
cused of the murder Of Kehlenbeck the
paWnbroker yesterday visited police head
quarters andstuIned the watch over to
Silvey and Egan. They subsequently con-
fronted Wachendorf with the timepiece
and asked him If it belonged to him. After
considerable questioning they finally
gained from him that he had received the
timepiece from a friend, whose name he
refused to divulge.
The detectives have two responsible wit
nesses who are willing to swear that the
watch was the property Of Kehlenbeck.
They will be produced when the prelim-
mary examination is held in the Police
Court. The prison officials are determined
to thwart any attempt on the part of the
accused doctor to commit suicide. Captain
Seymour has placed a trusty in front of
his cell with instructions to keep a strict
watch on the prisoner
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mEEr1n Nor1cEs-continued.

HARMONY Lodge No. 13, I. o. o. sSsSs4sxNz>-
F.-The officers and the funeral SNSE
committee of the above-named -SST$ESSS~
lodge hereby notified to as
sembe at Odd Fellows Hall, cor. Market and
Seventh streets, on TUESDAY. July t. at
p. m, for the purpose of attending the fun
eral of our late brother. ERN. REESE ~By
order CHAS. QUASI, Fin Sec.
ANNUAL meeting-The regular annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the San Francisco
and San Joaquin Valley Railway Company
will be held at the office of the company, NO
32l Market St, San Francisco, Cal, on
TUESDAY, the 18th day of July. 1899 at the
hour of p. m, for the purpose of electing
Board of Directors to serve for the ensuing
year and the transaction Of such other busi-
ness as may come before the meeting.
ALEXANDER MACKIE. Secretary.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.


100 AMERICANS wanted to form the nucleus
of q society for the preservation OF American
individuality and manhood If you don't
want your city controlled by organized brig
ands address box 1926, Call office.
THE Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum and Home
Society hereby give notice that they have 0o sS-
mitted into the orphanage from January l. lSss
to June 80, 1899, the following named orphaIls
and haIf-orphans, boys and girls: Morr1s
Harris yrs Z mos; Cecile Daniels, i yrs
mos; Sarah Lowenstein. yrs mos; Bessie
Slverman, s yrs. mos; Elkan Gross Yrs
mos; Berthold Rankin, II yrs IL nos. !;
Nellie Baekel, II yrs. mos; Sarah t3lalne,
10 yrs. s mos; Bertha Wolff. II yrs 5 , m !;
Alexander Meyer, IL yrs. mos; Benjamin
Harris, II yrs. 10 mos; Joseph Lowenste1n' D
yrs mos; Fannie Silverman, yrs. mos. I;
Seg. Gross. 4 yrs. mos; Richard Sittg, b
yrs. mos; Philip Baekel yrs. mos. An
ME Blaine, yrs. mos; Milton Woln' IL
yrs. mos
ABANDONED children in ST. Josephs Infant
Orphan Asylum. from January l. 1898, to July
l. 1899: Antoine nicholas age yrs; Joseph
Baraco, age yrs; Josie Truman. age yrs !;
Annie Truman. age yrs; Nellie Shakespeare,
age yrs; Maggie Shakespeare, age yrs.
BAD tenants elected for A collections made;
city country. PACIFIC COLLECTION
CO.. AS Montgomery St, rooms $40; tel. $500
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SAN FRANCISCO CALL.
NEW WESTERN HOTEL

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 9:30 o'clock.
PSI Hayes street; open until $50 o'clock
s39 McAllister street; open until $50 o'clock.
615 Larkin street; open until $3.50 o'clock.
191 Mission street; open until 10 o'clock
2261 Market street. corner Sixteenth; open
until o'clock.
100 Eleventh street; open until clock.
252s Mission street. open until clock.
Northwest corner of Twenty-second and Ken
+,,clr,- streets. omen until o. clock
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DEFAULTER THORNTON
CAUGHT IN COLUMBUS
Postal Authorities Arrest
the AbSCOnder.

X HIEF POSTAL INSPECTOR
MUNRO received a telegram
yesterday from Deputy United
~ Marshal Farley of Columbus,
Ohio, announcing that he had arrested
Franklin W. Thornton, the abscond-
ing stamp and register clerk of the
Pasadena Postoffice in this State.
Thornton abscOnded from Pasadena
on January % of this year. His ac-
counts We're examined and were found
10 be S762 short. As soon as it was
discovered that he was a defaulter
circulars containing the photograph
and a full description of the missing
man were sent TO the United States
Marshals throughout the United
States with a request for his arrest.
r. Deputy Marshal Farley got trace of
the man about a week ago and sue
ceeded in landing him yesterday. He
placed his prisoner in jail, and as soon
as the requisition papers are received
Thornton will be brought to Los An
geIes for trial in the Federal court.
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Free Fireworks.

There will be a grand free display of
fireworks at Glen Park this evening, un-
der the auspices Of the Mission Federation
of Improvement Clubs. and arrangements
have been made by the Improvement clubs
10 keep the park open all day free Of
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WENER LOSES A GOOD MEAL.

big allga at the
w ! :
n gashes his
his BODY ade by the eteetho Of
bu
attained
weighs 500
Weyes
in
of all
by the
struggled
the edeathtr
hold The little fellow
in
which sbeense selected o
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Divorce Suits Filed.

Suits for divorce on the ground Of de-
sertion have been filed by W. T. Blakely
gainst Mrs. NJ. Blakely and Walter R.
Britton against Alice L. Britton.
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Miss Pearl Hickman and Irish dances at
international Cakewalk Carnival, Me-
chanfcs' Pavilion, July Is to o.
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WAcHENDoRF GETS MORPHINE

Furniture, pianos and freight moved. Sig
nal Transfer Co. $50 Jones: tel. Sutter AL
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DIVIDEND NOTICES.

DIVIDEND notice-Dividend No. go cents
Company viii be payable at the office OF the
company. 327 Market St, on and after MON
E H SHELDON. Secretary.
DIVIDEND notice-Divdend No. of the
Paauhau Sugar Plantation Company will be
Market st, on and after MONDAY, July TO-
1899. Transfer books will close on MONDAY,
E H. SHELDON, Secretary.
DIVIDEND NOTICE-Mutual Savings Bank
OF San Francisco. 80 Post st-For the half
been declared at the rate Of and six-tenths
90 per cent per annum on on all deposits. free
July G 1893 EoRGE R STORY casher
DIVIDEND notice-security Savings Bank, 222
Montgomery St. Mills buildng-For the half
year ending June 80, 1899, dividends on term
deposits at the rate OF three and six-tenths
g 6-1O) per cent per annum and ordinary
deposits at the rate of three go per cent per
annum, free of taxes, will be payable on and
s L. ABBOT JR.. Secretary.
OFFICE Of the Hibernia Savings and Loan
Society. cor. Market. McAllister and Jones
regular meeting Of the Board Of Directors Of
this society. held THIS DAY. a dividend
has been declared at the rate Of three and
one-third Is 49, per cent per annum on all
deposits for the six months ending June 80,
1899. free from all taxes and payable on and
ROBERT ]. TOBIN, Secretary.
DIVIDEND NOTICE-Savings and Loan So
ciety. 101 Montgomery St, corner of Sutter.
The board of directors declared dividend
for the half year ending June so, 1899. at the
rate of three and eighty-fOur one Iundredths
$50 per cent per annum term deposits
and three and twenty hundredths g. 20) per
cent per annum on ordinary deposits, free Of
taxes. and payable and after Saturday,
July l, 1899. Dividends not called for
added to and bear the same Of dvi-
dend the principal from and after July l.
1899. CYRUS w. CARMANY, Cashier.
DIVIDEND notice-The Continental Building
and Loan Association of California, 222 San
some ST. has declared for the six months
ending June 30 1899. dividend of per
cent per annum ordinary deposits. per
cent on one-year term deposits. 10 per cent
10 class f. stock. and IA per cent TO class
"a stock. WM CORBIN. Secretary.
HUMBOLDT Savings and Loan Society. IS
Geary st.-The directors have declared the
following semt-annual dividends; per cent
per annum term and 1-3 per cent per
ordinary deposits, payable on and
after July J. 1893.
ERNEST BRAND. Secretary.
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Ocean Water Tub Bath.

1o1 Seventh street. corner Mission. Sal
water direct from the ocean.
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PRIVATE CONTRACTS.
RESOLUTIONS OF INTENTION.
Resolutions declaring intention to order
street work as follows were passed:

Brosnan street, Valencia to Guerrero stone
sidewalks; Dore, Bryant to Brannan, granite
curbs bitumeu, roadway; San Bruno avenue.
Fifteenth TO Channel, grading; San Bruno ave
nue. Fifteenth to Alameda. twelve-inch pipe
sewer; San Bruno avenue and Alameda cross
ing sewers culverts and cesspools; San Bruno
avenue Alameda to Division. tweve-inch sew
er; Page, Fillmore to Steiner, stone sidewalks;
Eddy Franklin to Cough, stone sidewalks;
Pine Octavia to Laguna. stone sidewalks;
Spruce street, from Clay to Washington, arti
fetal stone sidewalks. where not already land,
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EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.

JAPANESF-CHTNESE Emp. Agency; all kinds
help. GEO. AOKI. 90 Geary st; tel Grant So.
ORPHEUM Employment Office-Japanese. Chi /
nese. 426 PcweIi. STtt"r: tel Rlack 1921
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The Superintendent Of Streets recon-
mended the performance of street work
as follows:
Waller and Frederick. where not already laid.
roadway thereof TO be paved with bituminous
rock, where not already laid. granite curbs on
Washington street. between Laurel and Locust
where not already laid roadway thereof to be
paved with bituminOus rock; artificial stone
sidewalk on east side of Fillmore street be-
tween Haight and Waller, where not already
laid etc.
Artificial stone sidewalks on south side of
Haight street, between Fillmore and Steiner,
where not already laid, etc; plank side
walks on west side OF Fifth avenue. be-
tween Clement street and California south
where not already laid. ETC.; artificial stone
and Cough streets, where not already laid, etc.
RECOMMENDED FOR ACCEPTANCE.
The Superintendent of Streets recon-
mended the full acceptance of the fol-
lowing streets:
Laurel street, from Jackson to Washington
basalt and bitumen; Alabama street. from
Twenty-thrd to Twenty fourth, bitumen work
on both streets having been performed by the
City Street Improvement Company by private
contract.
EXTENSIONS RECOMMENDED.
The Superintendent of Streets recon-
mended extensions of time for the compile
ton of contracts as follows:
Warren & Malley. ninety days on contract
Chestnut and Francisco; same, ninety days on
contract to macadamize, etc. Pierce street, be-
tween Chestnut and Francisco.
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HELP wANTED-MALE.

THREE cooks, $40. $50 and $40 each. MISS
CULLEN, 325 Sutter st.
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FOR HOTEL AND LAUNDRY DEPART
MENT
brofler $50: fry cook. $50 third cook $40; cof-
fee man $40; 2 pastry cooks, $50, $50. French
potwashers and dishwashers, $780, SIS; 15 dish
washers, potwashers, vegetablemen $50, 500; 6
nautry bell and elevator boys, SO, $50; 10
white 20 colored, SIS, $50; French-Swiss cook,
roadhouse. 500.
MISCELLANEOUS.
blacksmiths, carpenters. farmers, dairymen,
woodsmen miIlmen men TO handle freight
and hundreds of others.
c. r. HANSEN & CO,
EMPLOYMENT AGENTS.
104 Geary st.
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FREF..TO BEAUTIFUL MENDOCINO co.
126 Iaborers for large sawmill companies,
wages SIG and found and increase; no expert
YOU
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,...,......... FRUIT PICkERS ..--.-------...
STREET RAILROAD HELP .-....... .:..-..'
MURRAY & READY,
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WOMAN to do chamberwork and general clean
ing etc country resort, 500 rare pdlu-
MURRAY & READY, 634 and $50 Clay ST.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-09
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Notices Sent Out tn FrnternnI Insur-
uurr Companies.

uurr Companies.
Austin Texas, June S.-The commissions
er of insurance is sending out the follow
ing to officers OF fraternal benevolent as
sociations In view of the passage by the
Twenty-sixth legislature of an act denn-
ing and regulating such associations;
Below will be found memorandum o.
the statements, certificates, etc, required
to be deposited in this office, as a condition
precedent to granting authority to a fra
terral beneficiary association to transact
business in Texas under the provisions Of
the act of May g. 1899, to the whole OF
which your careful attention is invited;
l. Copy OF charter and amendments
thereto, certified by tho state officer hay
ing custody OF the original.
. statement, under oath, of It's chief
officer and secretary. IN the form by the
commissioner OF this department required
OF its business for the preceding year,
B. a oertiicate, under oath, of its chief
officer and secretary, that the association
conducts its business upon the lodge sys-
TEN, with arituaistic form OF work and
that It has a representative form OF gov
ernment
4. A certificate from the commissioner
of insurance for the company's own STATE
showing that associations of this State
engaged according to the provisions OF the
law OF Texas in life or casualty Insurance.
as fraternal beneficiary associations arc
legally entitled to do business in such
State
5. And further certifying that the as
ISOLATION has been duly authorized TO do
business IN It's own State, with citation
of the law under which II Is organized, ana
II 1t is not organized by virtue OF existing
law in It's own State. me association must
show that It's bushes, is conducted with
In the meaning and intent Of the provisions
of the act Of May 4, 1899, laws OF Texas.
6. Appointment OF tho commissioner OF
this department as attorney for service OF
process in Texas, prepared on the blank
form furnished for the purpose
Z. Copy OF policy or certificate, and rp-
t,ication. which must show that benefits
are in the main provided for by assess
r.ents upon policy or certificate holders.
s. An application signed by the chief
officer aud secretary Of the association for
authority 10 transact business IN this State
as a frateruai beneficiary association, and
specify whether the kind Of business 70 be
done is 10 be life Insurance. casualty In
surGnce. or both, casualty including disa-
hility by disease. Jeh Johnson,
COMMISSIONER.
The Gatesville Telephone company, cap
t,aI stock $1,000. fled It's charter with the
secretary OF state today,
The governor this morning honored 4
renuisition from the governor Of Michigan
for D. E. Naylor Ia Jail at Beaumont. and
wanted for seduction.
prof Jacob Bickler OF this city is an
ambient for the position Of superintend-
ent of the san Antonio puSic schools.
This application is Endorsed by department
people and others Of high standing ana MS
recommendations are OF the best
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-09
{. S. EASLEY MURDER CASE.
CONTINUANCE GRANTED on ApPLi-
CATION OF THE STATE.
Two Material witnesses Were Alb
sent. aud the Trial VIII Come
In at Next Term.

Livingston, Texas, June S.-The case OF
the State OF Texas against Edwin S.
Easley, charged with the murder OF w.
B. Blythe. a Galveston newspaper reporter
on November Il. 1898. was called before
Judge Hghtower here today, having been
brought to this county on change Of venue
On motion Of the State the case was con-
tinued until the November term OF court
This is the third continuance, two having
been granted on application of the defend
ant,
About sixty witnesses and several at
torneys reached here from Galveston last
night. Notwithstanding the late arrival
and the fact that the hotels We're already
crowded. all found accommodations as the
hospitable people of the town opened their
homes and provided for the visitors Court
convened shortly after o'clock this
morning and after the list of witnesses
had been called the state announced 1t
was not ready for trial. Attorneys for the
defendant retired to consult and reported
that they desired the motion put IN WIN
Ing This was done and the written mo-
ton for continuance alleged the absence
OF William Murphy and George McCracken,
both material witnesses for the state.
Murphy is the officer who arrested Easley
after the killing. He is now in Houston
and service could not be had on him.
McCracken is day police clerk at Calves
ton and the Importance Of his testimony
was not made known TO the States counsel
until the last few DAYS.
Attorneys for the defendant examined the
motion and finding 1t In statutory from did
not combat It, aud Judge Hlghtower con
tinued the case.
The attorneys for the state were c. l..
Carter, prosecuting attorney for the ninth
judicial district. ]. X. 7. Gillaspie OF
Houston Mart II Rovston of Galveston
and Il G, Senter Of Dallas. The attorneys
for the defendant were John Loveioy, Jas.
r. Stuhbs and w a Kincaid OF Galveston.
Hill & Hin and Holshausen Fegan OF
Livingston and j. NJ Crosson Of Ballinger.
Sheriff Standiey summoned special
venire Of 100 men from which to select tine
jury This, together with the fees of about
sixty witnesses. viii make this contlnu-
ance cost the State more than $500
The Galveston contingent returned on y
local freight train, the Houston East and
West Texas kindly furnishing an extra
coach for this purpose.
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HOUSTON DAILY POST: FRIDAY MORNINGS JUNE .. 1900

fused, deliberately shot her. she ran
from the house screaming, but he fol-
lowed, firing as he pursued He finally
overlook her as she was climbing UP the
bank of Waco creek and, placing his pis-
tol close to her head. nred. sending the
bullet crashing through her brain The
girl had pleaded for her life. promising
TO marry him II he would spare her, but
he needed not her appeals. The case has
been TO the court OF appeals and was at
iirmed, the court making special men,
ton Of the extreme Nervousness of the
crime and the want Of any circumstances
tending to mitigation. II. p. Jordan. who
was appointed by the court to defend
Ford, has exhausted every means except
the beard Of pardons. He will take the
case before the board on the plea OF in
sanity set up In the trial.