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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07

crook named King were arrested at Third
and Townsend streets while in the act
detained in the City Prison for several
days, but were liberated on the woman $
refusing to swear to complaint against
them.
The morning after he had been appoint
ed clerk of the Police Court Kelly visited
the City Prison and in an inSolent man
ner demanded the list of prisoners whose
cases were assigned to Judge Graham
court 1t happened that police officer
followed Kelly into the prison ana the
desk sergeant thinking that the present
clerk of Police Court was under arrest,
proceeded to book him.
Say, you don't know who | am, an
Srily remarked Kelly when asked for the
name 81 am the Teller wot's been ap-
pointed clerk in Judge Graham's court
Are you neXt?'
After consulting the list of clerks the
desk sergeant was astonished to see KEEL
ly's name among them. He was then
handed the list of prisoners, and as he
walked away he vehemently declared that
he would fix the guy that tried to in
Kelly's picture is to be found in the
Rogues' Gallery. When he was first ar
rested for picking pockets the police had
his mug photographed and placed 1t in
the gallery of crooks. For some unex-
planned reason Detective Egan, whose
laundering methods in criminal cases
his star, seems determined to shield KEEL
ly. When asked yesterday If he knew
that Kelly's picture adorned the Rogues
Gallery he feigned ignorance and referred
the questioner to his superior officer. AS
Egan had arrested the new Police Court
clerk on two occasions for picking pock-
cts and was responsible for his picture
being taken by the police, his silly atti-
tude in the matter is amusing, to say
the least.
1t is not unlikely that Kelly will be
an important witness in the Gallagher
murder case. The detectives who are
working the case are convinced that
he was an eyewitness to the murder and
assisted in trying to cover up the evil
dence of the bloody crime
The First Bomb Fired
In the Furniture War See tomorrow s
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07
Her Son Heard From

For some time past Mrs. Alice Morris
sey, who has been eking out an existence
by visiting saloons on the Barbary Coast
and sleeping at nights in the California
street police station, has been looking for
her son. The fact was published in the
papers, and yesterday ex-Judge Sweeney
received letter from her son which he
turned over to the police. He is a private
in Company NJ, Eighth California Regi-
ment, and is confined in the guardhouse
for some breach of discipline He wants
to know how he can get his liberty so
as to give him chance to support his
mother The family was at one time in
well-to-do circumstances
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07
Customs Receipts at Manila.

Deputy Surveyor of Port st. John is in
receipt of a letter from Wallace Evans in
which he states that the customs receipts
at Manila exceed $40 900 a day and are in
creasing rapidly. Wallace Evans is the
son of Captain John H. Evans, who was
sent by the United States Government to
take charge Of the customs service in the
Philippines. He is his fathers confiden-
tial clerk
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07
Get To-Day's

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07
A Young Violinist.

Gerome Helmont the famous boy vio-
linist, who has been touring the country,
arrived from Portland yesterday morn
ing and is at the Palace. He is a hand
some young chap, modest and unassum-
ing, and he was somewhat taken aback
who assembled to meet him. He is the
favorite pupil of Musin, who declares
that the world has never known such a
wonder. He is accompanied by Miss
Grace Preston, the contralto, who toured
with Nordica last season, and Miss Ida
Simmons, the noted pianiste.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07

was intoned in the old Slavonic and Greek
languages, the major part of the intona-
ton being rendered by Archdeacon Popof
in a deep, sonorous bass voice.
Special Christmas music was sung by an
augmented choir, composed of Paul Lidga,
leader and bass; sopranos, Mesdames N.
Miller and Popoff; altos, Miss x. Metrop-
olsky and Miss NJ. Dabovich; tenor, NJ.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07

what small attendance, the doctor re-
marked: ut is very evident that the
audience is not with us tonight, but the
skies are, They probably can do more
good for the science which am about
70 speak than all the words I could ever
utter The second of the course of lee
lures will be delivered by Professor o. P.
Jenkins on Friday evening, January 90
Inc subject of the discourse will be How
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07
Rosenthal This Afternoon.

Rosenthal win give a matinee recital at
the Metropolitan Temple to-day at half
past e. The advance sale is the largest
yet had and the house promises to be
sonata, op. "39, Schumanns "'Etudes
Symphoniques, Chopln's "Nocturne,"
Scherzo and valse. OPP. AZ, Rubinstein's
Miniatures" and LISTS Hungarian
RhaDSodies
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07
DR.. Lanes Lecture.

The first lecture of the seventeenth an
nual course given by the Cooper Medical
College was delivered last evening in the
auditorium of the college by DR.. L. c.
Lane. His subject was Botany and
Botanists." A fair audience was in at
tendance. and the discourse was highly
enjoyable. In apologizing for the some
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07
Mrs. Stanford in CONTROL

Judge Coffey has signed the order Of
distribution in the estate of the late Lee
land Stanford and the property is now in
the sole control of Mrs. Jane Stanford.
widow of the deceased. The money of ali
beneficiares who refused to pay the COL
lateral inheritance tax was ordered placed
in deposit until the Supreme Court passes
upon the validity of the tax law.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07
This Weeks Wasp.

This weeks Wasp is one of the best is
sues Of that paper ever published. 1t is in
bright colors, with the middle full page
half tone in three tints. the pages being
filed with sketches of humorous charac-
ter. The budget of jokes and stories is
atrical criticism passes pointed remarks
on 1.-The Yellow Dwarf and the immor-
tails and fairies therein, and Teresa Doane
contributes some timely notes from the
events of New Years in the social circle
Rosenthals visit receives comment from
r. A. Lucchesi. who renders tribute to
the genius of PaderewsH's rival. Two
beautiful half-tone views from Manila
are in its pages, making the columns of
the Wasp as diversified and entertaining
in character as could be imagined.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07
KELLY KNOWN
AS A CLEVER
P|CKPOCKET
Record Of the Police
Court Clerk.
THE POLICE INDIGNANT
HIS PICTURE ADoRNs THE
ROGUES' GALLERY.
Arrested on Several Occasions, He
Managed to Escape Conviction
Through His Potent
quill"

The police are incensed over the action
of the Supervisors in appointing Tom
Kelly clerk of Judge Graham's court.
Kelly, they say, is a well-known pick
pocket. He has been arrested on several
occasions for picking pockets, but through
his potent pull" he has managed to es-
cape conviction.
A short time ago he and notorious
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07

W. A. Strohmeier & Co.'S candy kitchen,
pure homemade candies, caramels taft
f1es, etc. Our celebrated cough candy best
in the world. 1905 Market street
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07

The famous old JESSE MOORE WHISKY is
recommended by physicians for family and
medicinal because 1t is pure
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07

Krebsky, who came from Russia with
Bishop Tikhon, and who has been ap-
pointed leader of the choir; and n. Kras-
off, bass.
The services were lengthy, and 1t was l
o'clock before the large congregation that
had gathered to do honor to the Redeemer
on his anniversary filed out of the sacred
edifice
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07

Lurline Salt Water Baths,
Bush and Larkn SITS. Swimming, Russian hot
and cold tub Seths. Saltwater direct from ocean
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07

The First Bomb Fired
In the Furniture War. See to-morrow's
Call.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21

society, several high school teachers
and a number of the grade teachers.
Mr.. Brown arrived late, but Professor
Cooper, whose attendance had been
looked forward to, was unable to be
present.
A most interesting feature of the pro-
gramme that had been arranged by
Mrs. C. E. Allen was a guessing con-
test Mrs. George A. Lowe had loaned
her collection of about forty pictures
of celebrities, and a prize was offered
to the person who guessed the names
of the greatest number. Mrs. N c.
Milligan was the fortunate guesser. She
was presented with a beautiful photo
gravure of Castle Gate.
Miss Pierce of San Francisco, vo-
calist of rare ability and charming per-
sonality. contributed two delightful
musical numbers. Mrs. c. E. Allen
acted as her accompaniSt.
Miss Condor of the Sax lake college
have a little talk on the essays Of
Charles Lamb that was very much en-
joyed. In her little address, Miss Con-
don said that she frequently wondered
why people fairly. tumble over them
selves to read every new novel that is
published. while the old and standard
works are overlooked.
1T is our up-to-datedness, -sug-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21

To the average citizen, Nightwatch-
man Thomas Dobson, who patrols the
block bounded by Main, First and
Second South and Commercial streets,
doesn't look as if he would get any
part of the money in a six days go-as-
you-please walking match. Neverthe-
less, in the last twenty-siX years he has
covered with his two feet something
like 1881 miles. Before he is ready
10 retire, Uncle Tom" will have tray-
eled enough miles TO girdle the earth.
These are not idle guesSes. The hg-
ures are the result of deductions drawn
from safe basis. In twenty-siX years
there are $3.50 days, or nights, rather,
for Uncle Tom" works only from the
going down of the sun to the rising
thereof. Every night of that time,
with the exception of a few weeks
when illness kept him at home, DobSon
has patrolled that block an average of
six times. Figuring three full blocks
in the rectangle that constitutes his
beat, for it is only half a block from
Main TO Commercial street, gives a to-
tai of eighteen blocks each night, or
110.S20 in all. Divided by eight, the
number of blocks in a mile, gives the
result above set forth.
1t is enough to make anybody throw
up his hands with aStonlShment, but
Thomas will keep pegging right along
without so much as catching his breath.
He is 81 years old. but he doesn't look
it by ten times 365 days. If night hours
ever agreed with anybody they have
agreed WITH Thomas Dobson. During
the more than a quarter of q century
he has spent in guarding other peoples
property he has seen Salt Lake grow
from a village to metropolis. He has
seen coal oil lamps give was to gas
way in the march of progress TO eiec-
tricity.
Uncle Tom.-went on duty when the
Salt Lake police force numbered
magnificent total of three men. The
fire department consisted of volunteer
crews that manned hand engines and
pumped feeble streams of water out-o OF
cisterns when the town was in danger
of being destroyed by flames. 'Dobe
houses of a more or less fiimsy char
acter constituted the handsomest bust
ness structures and a house of more
than two stories was a thing to be
pointed to with pride by the towns
people when their country cousins
came in for a visit.
People who kick about the present
condition of the streets should have
lived in those days, when ii was no I'M
common occurrence for wagon, lightly
loaded, to get stuck in the mud on any
block in the down town district. Those
were the good old days when every
body except policemen and watchmen
went to bed early unless they were en-
gagged in some nefarious calling Lights
We're out at o'clock and he was be-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21

of her store, At this safe were two
roughly-dreSSed men. One was holding
candle and handling tools, while the
other with a ratchet drill was boring
a hole through the steel door close to
the knob that worked the combination.
Just moment did the Waterman hest
tate. Then he started through a sa-
loon which happened to be open, in
tending to enter the back door of the
Button establishment and catch the
burglars red-handed.
On the way. by rare good fortune, he
met two of the city's three policemen.
These he stationed at the front door,
while; pursuing his original plan, he
went around to the rear. The back
door was standing ajar, and the burg
lars were so interested in their work
that they failed to notice the slight
squeak it made when Dobson pushed
it open. The first intimation they had
of his presence was when they heard
him say, Throw up your hands, boys
AS they faced him, they looked into
the muzZle of d big six-shooter.
The rest was comparatively easy. AT
a signal the policeman came around,
and. almost before they could realize
what had happened, the burglars We're
disarned and taken to the station The
capture proved to be an important one.
The prisoners we're noted cracksmen,
who declared that if Dobson hadn't
been too vigilant they would have
robbed half the safes in the city be-
fore they went away. Both men were
given long terms of Imprisonment in
the state penitentiary.
Killing of Dutch john
The killing of Dutch John" by Jack
Wiggin occurred shortly after one
midnight early in the last decade.
Uncle Tom saw the affair, which was
about as Wanton and deliberate muir
der as the annals of crime record.
Dutch john and Wiggin had had
trouble earlier in the evening, when
one of a party of which dutch John"
was a member. bent gun" over Wig
gins head. Wiggin got possession of
the weapon, and the trouble for the
time being was ended.
Later, Wiggin came out of saloon
just as Dobson was passing. and the
two walked down the street together
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gested Miss Condor. zone literary man
has said that when a new book appears
he always proceeds TO read an old one
we ought TO place the old ones i'm
the hands of our children when they
will read. They must be provided for
during the omniverOus age"
Miss Condor then read a number of
selections from the novels of Lamb,
the man whom she declared was a COM
pound of Jew. gentleman and angel
Among the guests We're Mrs. Dustan,
Mrs Mary c. May. Mrs. Milligan, Mrs.
Warren, Mrs. A. n. Boxrud. Miss Bu-
chanan. Mrs. s. W. Morrison. Miss
Pierce. Mrs. c. P. Brooks. Mrs. Hef-
from. Mrs. Kidder, Mrs. Gard, Miss
Dopp. Mrs. Burrows. Miss Paine, Miss
Lakin. Mrs. c. D. Dart, Miss Decker,
Mrs. W. II. Sells. Mrs. Manning. Miss
Maud Smith. Miss Mary Hall, Mrs. D.
G. Sharp. Mrs. Evans. Mrs. Sprague.
Mrs. Bradley. Miss White. Mrs. George
A. Lowe. Mrs. c. z. Allen, Mrs. Hahn,
Mrs. Edward Merrill, Mrs. Peabody,
Mrs. Greenwood and Miss Condor.
Refreshments, consisting of ices. cake
and tea were served by Mrs A H.
Boxrud. Mrs. Peabody. Mrs. Green
wood, Mrs. Hahn and Mrs. Merrill, who
acted as committee to assist Mrs.
Brown.
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nearer, and finally the Waterman dis
tinguished the words "Stop, thief,''
/ Then he saw a man run across the
street at the Theatre corner. Some
water mains We're being laid at this
time. and the ditch along the north
side of the street was open.
Tom ran across to intercept the man.
He was just in time to grapple with
him. AS the two came together, the
supposed thief raised a pistol. Tom
grabbed it. AS he do so the weapon
went off, the powder singing the
! watchman's cheek. Then began a des-
perate struggle.
into the water main ditch the first
| thing. The fellow was powerful and
fought desperately. but Tom held on
until Patrolman Charley Livingstone,
now desk sergeant, who had been at
tracted by the shot, ran up. The pris-
oner turned out to be a soldier from
the fort, who had been out on a ram
page.
Another time Tom was walking I'D
the alley between Main and CONNER
cial streets when he saw three hobos
IN the act of robbing a citizen. He ran
to the assistance of the victim. and
two of the footpads assaulted him. A
battle royal followed, but Dobson more
than held his own. He came out of
the encounter practically without in
jury, but the highwaymen managed to
make their escape.
So the years have passed, the nights
for the most part being uneventfuI,
but many experiences of a thrilling
and dangerous character have been
Sandwiched in from time to time Now
instead of his path being lighted by
the feeble rays of coal oil lamps, he
walks in blaze of electricity. Where
once Waterman Dobson met only a
handful of people in his rounds, he now
meets hundreds. The old man counts
his friends according to the list of his
acquaintance, and they every one
hope 1t will be many year before he
lays aside his badge and cane to walk
higher beat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21
MOTHERS AND TEACHERS MEET
RECEPTION AT RESIDENCE OF
MRS. C. T. BROWN.
Guessing Contes. Was An Interest
ing Feature-Talk On Charles
Lambs Assays By Miss Carbon.

A delightful afternoon was spent yes
terday by the mothers of the Congrega-
tional church and a number of the
teachers of the city schools.
The members of the Mothers club
were the hostesses, and Mrs. Clarence
T. Brown opened her home on East
First South street for the occasion.
Mrs. Brown was assisted in receiving
by Mrs. President Morrison. Mrs C. E.
Allen and little Miss Geraldine Brown.
The list of guests included the moth
ers of the club, the ladies of the Aid
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21

When they reached the old Salt Lake
hotel, which stood where the Progress
building now stands. Dutch john" in
a condition of helpless drunkenness.
was sitting on a carriage stoop that
was placed across the gutter. wait
minute said Wiggin to Dobson.
As he spoke he drew 9. revolver, and.
walking close up to Dutch John" lev
eled the weapon at his heart and pulled
the trigger. AS the shot rang out the
drunken man sprang to his feet threw
his arms about wildly, and. with a
choking cry, fell in the gutter, dead
The murderer was Immediately placed
under arrest by the Waterman and
later taken TO the police station.
Wiggin was tried and sentenced to be
hanged. He appealed the case and ii
was sent back for Il rehearing. While
in the penitentiary waiting for his sec
ond trial, Wiggin engaged in a con-
spiracy with. other prisoners to kill
the warden and escape. The plot was
carried out to the letter, and the slayer
of Dutch John" was seen no more in
Utah. Years afterward word came that
he had died of smallpox in Kansas.
but the story was never verified.
Toms Narrow Escape.
The narrowest escape from death
Tom ever had happened in this wise.
He was standing on the corner of First
South street one night. when he heard
a faint sound out east The noise came
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21
Billiards. Snow Eminent

is a remedy that would be in every
home if all knew what thousands in ali
parts of the continent have learned
These who have used ordinary Uni-
ments are amazed q what Snow Iini-
ment does and the rapidity with which
it does it. Cures Lame Back, Rheuma-
tism, Neuralgia, Soreness. Bruises.
Strains-Muscular Pains anywhere
Equally good for animals. R. E. Morse
travelling salesman, Galveston. Tex
says: 1.-TWO bottles of Billiards. SNOW
Liniment cured me of Rheumatism Of
three months standing" When buying
remember Snow Liniment has no sub.
stitute. Price. 90 cents.
Sold by z. C. NJ. 1. Drug Department
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21

Uncle Toms Adventures.
The experiences of Thomas Dobson,
nightwatchman, would fill more than
one volume if the old man could be in
duced to tell them all, in his quantity
interesting style. The men he has ar
rested, the sights he has seen when the
vast majority of his fellow townsmen
reposed in comfortable beds, would
form a series of chapters that most
Salt Lakers might read with interest
and profit. Mr.. Dobson doesn't talk
much, however In reminiscent mood
the other night, though. he briefly
sketched few of his experiences which
shall be briefly recounted in these col
uInps.
One Christmas eve in the late eigh-
ties, when everybody had gone to bed
TO dream of the pleasures of the NOR
row, Dobson was patrolling his beat
as usual. 1t was 2 o'clock in the morn
ing when he passed d millinery estab-
Ishment on First South street near
Main, kept by a Madam Button. As
was his custom, Dobson glanced
through the glass in the front door on
which the frost was beginning to con-
geal. He saw something that made
him stop as short as if nails had sud
denly been driven through his feet to
the pavement.
Madam Button had a safe in the rear
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21

Second and Third South. Services at II
a. m. Sermon by Rev. Mia Upper May
nard. What Think Ye of the Bible?''
Sunday school at 12:S0. Unity circle (elec-
ton of officers. "Wednesday at p. M,
with Mrs. Watson. No 131 Second East
Evolution class, Thursday at p. M, at
1155 East Sixth South
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21

First Baptist Curch.-Corner Second
West and Second South. Rev. H. B.
Steelman. pastor. Services at II a. m.
and 1880 p. M; Sunday school at 12:15; B.
Y. p. u. at $50 p. m. Rev. Warren G.
Partridge of Cincinnati, o.. will preach
in the morning. No evening service
Wednesday evening service at 7:3O. A
welcome TO all.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21

a. M; holy communion and sermon. IL a.
m: Sunday school, p. M: evening
1880 p. M; daily morning prayer, a. M;
holy communion. Monday and Tuesday,
IL a. M; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, 1880 q. m; evening prayer
and c. f. S. admission service. Friday.
7:30 p. m; st. Marks guild Tuesday, z
p. M; mothers meeting. Wednesday. 2
p. m: teachers meeting. Wednesday, 7:30
p. m; girls mending society, Thursday,
1880 p. m
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21
TWENTY SIX YEARS ON A SALT LAKE BEAT
What Nightwatchman ThOs.
DObSOn Has Seen.
HAS BROKEN RECORDS
AS A PEDESTRIAN
Walked Far Enough to Encircle the
Globe.

Salt Lakes Veteran Guardian Tells
About His Experiences and Ad-
ventures - Describes the Killing
of Dutch john" Many Years Ago
Desperate Battle With Marau-
der - How Dobson Captured the
Safe-crackers-Early Conditions.