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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
ALMOST ENDED IN A
COLD-BLOODED MURDER

OAKLAND, Aug A cold-blooded
murder was narrowly averted at the cigar
store of Henry C. Poole, corner of Sew
enth and Pine streets, early this evening.
AS it is, S. J. Drew, a brakeman in the
employ of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, IS lying at his home, S83 Bay street,
where a physician is treating him for nu-
merous ugly wounds inflicted with a large
pocket knife.
His assailant, VIM. Connolly aged 20
wears. is booked at the City Prison for
an assault with a deadly weapon. Dennis
Connolly, brother one year younger,
over whom the trouble arose, is also
prisoner, charged with disturbing the
peace Bad blood has existed between
the younger Connolly and Drew for some
time When they met this evening in
West Oakland the former addressed vile
epithet to the brakeman. The latter re-
scented and a mx-up followed in which
Connolly was feled to the ground. His
friends picked him up and an hour later
he and his brother hunted up Drew,
whom they found seated in front of
TO avoid a renewal of hostilities Drew
stepped into the store, but William Con-
large pocket knife declared he would fix
him" at the same time calling him vile
name and lunging his weapon at Drew's
face. The first blow cut a,a gash across
b beaE 6nG chest '"e cutting through his
vest, and the fourth g ashefd prev 81 ha h
ISLANDERS murder seemed inevitable, OF
ficer McKeegan was summoned and ar
reSted the G0nnoy boys arrested about
three months ago in connection with the
brass robberies at the West Oakland rail
p pefT larceny arr and Police Judge Smith at
the time suspended sentence.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
TENNIS EXPERTS IN
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

SOUTHAMPTON. L. /, Aug. 1.-The
semi-fnaI matches in the championship
singles of the Long Island Tennis
tournament were played on the
courts of the Meadow Club this
morning. Whitman was unable 10
work havoc against his opponent by
using his famous twist service. The Yale
champion had evidently made a study Of
how TO successfully meet this stroke, and
he landed his racket fairly on the ball al
most every time. In the majority OF the
games the scores see-saWed between
deuce and vantage before the national
champion was, able to pull them out.
there can be no doubt that Allen excels
at s1de-line passing. He had his oppO-
nent on the run from one side of the court
that went cutting down the lines Most
of his points were scored by this sort Of
play. In the final game of the match
there was a most brilliant rally by Dotn
men, and the ball crossed the net more
than twenty times before Whitman
counted the point by driving deep into
The match between Ware and Davis
was a long one. Davis was very ragged
in his net play, at which he is famous,
and he sent the easiest kinds OF shots
into the net.
Whitman's victory over Davis viii
bring Whitman and Ware together for
the final and championship tomorrow.
The two Old-time champions, Henry Slo-
cum and Howard Taylor, were defeated
in the doubles by W lnSIOW ana CO1nlan,
the LOnEwOOd experts, who were paired
against them. The veterans were sue
cessful in taking the second set, how
ever. and felt that they had done wonders
by scoring against the youngsters. Wins
low and Goldman were very speedy and
banged the bail over the net in A way
that bewidered the veterans and they
were frequently unable 10 return. Tay-
lOr was much better in his play than was
SlOcum, the latter being faulty to q de-
gree. His most fragrant offense was his
Inability to get his returns over the net.
The doubles are now finished up to the
semi-hnal round. The semi-fnal match
for doubles between Allen and McKit-
trick and Davis and Ward was well con-
tested. McKittrick made repeated
double faults" in his service and in
changing sides with Allen during the
play he seriously interfered with him and
allowed the Harvard men TO score four
straight games in the third set, after
which they pulled out. The match oc-
cupied four hours of playing time and
the quartet of players are badly used up
tonight Summary:
Championship singles, semi-fnals round-M.
d Whitman beat ]. A. Allen, 81. 60, Ga. L.
e Ware beat D. F. Davis, 1913. 6-3, 2-6, 81
Championship doubles, first round-D. z.
Davis and Holcomb Ward beat J. d. Pell and
s Y Skidrnore by default.
Senni-hnal roUnd-M. D. Whitman and l.. 2.
Ware beat r. Winslow and w. Fred Goldman,
So So 6-3 J. A. Allen and ): d. Mckittrick
beat J. r. Davis and II. Ward, Ga. $40 So
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
INSANE SEAL
HUNTER PUZZLES
OAKLAND POLICE
William Little Is a Man
of Mystery.
Oakland Office San Francisco Cali,


William Little, aged 20 years and sup
posed to be a seal hunter lately from Vic
toria, B. c., is Oakland's latest mystery
The police authorities and the Commls-
sioners of Junacy are considerably puz-
zled over the stranger, and the beiler
prevails among some that the young man
is wanted in British Columbia for some
crime which in his efforts to hide has un-
hinged his mind
Little's advent into this city became
known last night when he was found
prowling about the buildings in the rail-
road yards at the foot of Peralta street
He was apparently searching for some,
helped himself to. Night Waterman L.
II. Brown, observing the stranger, ap-
preached him and inquired what he was
after. Apparently taken by surprise, LII
tie answered: Don't you see them?
Don't you hear them grooming? L hxed
them plenty"
lice and had the trespasser taken TO me
receiving hospital for insane. At the nos,
pital the young man, after being lntormeq
of his arrest and giving his name, age ana
occupation, refused to divulge any other
facts that might lead to his identity or
antecedents Later he beans az fe T13de4'
who he said was sea lion which must
be killed. 1t was necessary to strap MIN
down.
When CANNED this afternoon by Drs
w F. B. Wakefield and A. H. Pratt moth
ing in the way of information could pc
drawn out of him except an 1nt1mation
that he has brother in an asylum In
Utah.
His pockets were searched, and in them
was found a handbook showing a deposit
of SIS in the Victoria branch of the Bank
of British Columbia, also two baggage
checks stamped by the. PACING Coas5
S. Is, also some English coins and bogus
dollar. He was fairly well dressed ana
carried a Waltham gold watch with plain
chain.
On a slip of paper was found an ad, d.,
dress, Third and Howard streets, s. e
Detective Herbert with this clew hurried
TO the metropolis and learned that Little
had been stopping a day or so at hotel
a the address given.
Late this afternoon Little was taken be-
fore Judge Hall and committed to the IN
sane asylum at Stockton.
An effort will be made to secure Little
trunk or baggage. and District Attorney
Allen will in a few days apply for letters
of guardianship on the estate.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
THROUGH FRAUD
AND DECEIT SHE
LOST HER LOTS
Berkeley Woman Says
She Was Bunkoed.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.


908 Broadway. Aug. 4.
If the charges of fraud and deception
alleged by Marie B. Samouilet in rather
sensational complaint filed in the Superior
Court this afternoon are true, she has
been victimized out of her property in
Berkeley in a manner that has few equals.
The suit is directed against Thomas f.
Gregory and Patrick j. Marion, though
the Pacific States Savings, Loan and
Building Company and several others of
fictitious names are joined as defendants.
According to Mrs Samouillet's COM
plant, prepared by Attorneys Whitworth
and Shurtieff of San Francisco, plaintiff
on JIIv II last was the owner of three
valuable lots on Addison street, near
Milvia, Berkeley, together with the tene-
ments and Entertainments thereunto be-
ION the said last named date recites
the complaint, the plaintiff was by the
Gregory and Patrick ]. Maroon induced
to agree to sell and convey the said prop
erty to them for the price of $500 in
United States gold coin, to be paid and
which they agreed to pay as follows, viz:
$500 cash at the time of conveyance or
delivery of deed and the balance thereof
to wit, $30OO-within - years thereafter,
to be evidenced and secured by promis-
sorry note secured by first mortgage
upon the property"
on the same day plaintiff was induced by
defendants to sign, acknowledge and de-
liver to them deed to the property, with
the understanding that they would forth
with pay her $500 and deliver to her the
$4,000 promissory note, together with first
mortgage After paying plaintiff but $500
defendants had the deed recorded and
have since fraudulently and falsely rep
resented to the public, so says the COM
plant, and to persons to whom they have
tried to sell that they owned the three
lots. Plaintiff alleges further that the
Pacific States Savings and Loan Company
now asserts some claim to the property.
ell &c hot he Trf n
cree that the conveyance was obtained
by fraud and deceit and that ownership
be restored to her. or that defendants be-
ordered to pay her the balance as origin
ally agreed upon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
NOT FIFTEEN, YET
A SLICK LITTLE THIEF
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
90S Broadway, Aug. 4.

90S Broadway, Aug. A.
Josephine King, the clever little bunko
woman, who has carried out several petty
jobs around the bay during the past Tour
months was arrested this morning. she
was sitting on bench at Fruitvale wait
ing for an electric car when the officers
who were searching for her told her she
was wanted at the City Prison.
Josephine did not express any surprise
and admitted that some of the jewelry
she was wearing was part of that stolen
from the house of Mrs. c. L. Frank. AL
though she had given Mrs. Frank the
name of Viola Clinton she did not hest
tate to tell the police her true name and
admit that she had several others.
Though under sixteen years of age the
girl has had lively experience she mas
frequently procured employment at
houses as a nurse girl and after remain
ing sufficiently long to become acquainted
with the location of valuables she would
watch her opportunity, steal the Jewelry
and disappear. The last place at which
she carried out her scheme was Mrs.
Franks on Webster street. She took from
there, jewelry valued at 500, and for sey-
eral days baffied the detectives. She might
not have been discovered had not she
been keeping company with, a young fell
low who was known to the police. a
watch was set on him and this partly
led to the girls arrest.
To Chief Hodgkins Josephine told her
story, which does not differ greatly from
the stories told by hundreds of ether
young girls who land in Jail Last
April she ran away from her home in
San Francisco and has been keeping COM
pany with young men whose influence
was not for the best 1t is believed that
one of these acquaintance induced her
to commit the robberies and was sharer
in the proceeds
The girl when arrested wore a dress
belonging to Mrs. Frank and at the City
Prison she was permitted to change it and
the stolen garment was handed to it's
owner Josephine had just secured EN-
ployment near the Hermitage and her
employers were very much surprised to
learn from the detectives this afternoon
that they had in their house such a clever
little confidence operator. When Sergeant
Green arrested her she took him to the
house and showed him much stolen prop
erty. stating at the same time that the
rest of the plumber was at house in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
DUTRA MUST DEED
BACK ALL HIS PROPERTY

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
sos Broadway, Aug. L.
Deeds to some property and the transfer
of a life insurance policy are now pre-
venting the reconciliation of Frank Dutra,
the wealthy farmer of Eden Township,
and his pretty young wife, who elOped Il
few days ago with farmland.
1t has been reported that the DutraS
were reconciled. but such is not the case,
and the friends of Mrs. Dutra are very
anxious to correct what they declare is a
false impression regarding her actions
They deny forcibly that there was any
real elopement. Mrs. Dutra merely
walked away from her home and came to
Oakland with a gentleman friend, who,
they assert, returned to San Leandro
later the same evening.
Al Vargas has prepared a signed STATE
the Portuguese colony in the township
He says that Mrs. Dutra and young
Forst did not elope The lady found MIR.
FOrst in the San Leandro Greek, and they
sat down near the road and INDUCED in q
conversation. Here the husband found
them and then he went into town and de-
nounced them. The same evening Forst
took the wife to Oakland and returned to
San Leandro with her later, going to the
home of her brother-in-law. The follow
ing day the husband went to his brothers
house asking him to put her out Three
days later Dutra repented and was very
anxious for a reconciliation, but in the
interval her husband had transferred his
property and also his life insurance pol
Icy to other parties. The young Wife's
friends advised her not to consent to q
reconciliation until her husband put the
property and the policy of the U. 2. E. C.
in their own names.
Mrs. Dutra says she will return TO him
when he has done this. He frequently
goes to see her, but refuses to pecOme
reconciled to her except such reconciiia-
ton be entirely without conditions"
This story differs materially from that
told by Mrs. Dutra's sister who said a
few days ago that her sister had deliber--
ately decided to leave her husband and
even took her personal effects with her.
In the meantime the whole Portuguese
colony is discussing the troubles Of the
Dutras, the farmer being a leader among
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
THRASHED THE MAN WHO
HAD lNSULTED HER
RUSSELL PARSER LEARNS a
LESSON ON GARRULITY.

ALAMEDA, Aug. 4.-RusselI PARSER. a
young man employed by the Southern Pa
cif1c Company, was thrashed on Park
street last night by Florence Smith, a
girl well known about the city. Sergeant
Ramp of the police force looked on while
the beating was being administered but
made no effort to protect the youth who
had been made the object of Miss Smiths
wrath.
PARSER, whose home is on Central ave-
nue., near Oak street. associates with a
crowd Of youthful sports who congregate
nightly in front of the cigar stores On
Park street and have made a practice Of
applying insulting remarks to ladies or
young girls who happened to pass them
Several evenings ago the Smith girl ac-
costed Pariser and a companion with
whom she happened to be acquainted. ,he
said something to the companion that did
not suit Partser's fancy, and he told the
girl to Shut up her mouth" She retorted
by telling him that she would Smash his
face" as soon as the opportunity present.
ed itself. Pariser told her that Mrs. Pres
colt, agent of the Society for the Suppress
sion of Vice, was looking for her. This
riled the young woman, and she pro-
ceeded to carry out her threat to smash
faces there and then, but Pariser made his
escape. He kept off Park street after
that experience until last night, when he
again appeared at his usual haunts
Miss Smith was on the lookout for him.
She met Sergeant Ramp on the street and
complained to him that Pariser had in
suited her Ramp stepped up to the young
man to caution him against such action
in the future under penalty of arrest
While he was talking TO him Miss Smith
walked up. and, with the remark You
dirty pupi' hit PARSER over the right eve
with her clinched fist. The blow was a
singing one and dazed the young man.
Before he recovered from the shock he re-
ceived another whack on the side of his
face. The second blow was evidently more
painful than the first, for PARSER began
to cry, and begged the policeman to pro-
tect him. The officer seemed to enjoy the
fun, and did not interfere. and Pariser fled
into a nearby cigar store to escape Miss
Smiths wrath.
The young sports who congregate on
Park street al night have been source of
much annoyance, and Miss Smiths action
in taking the law into her own hands has
been commended. The police are falling
in for deal Of criticism in making no
attempt to reprimand the Statues
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
THE RAILROAD
IS ASSISTING
THE DEMOCRATS
Braunhart Visits Mr..
Herrin.
THE INTERVIEW IS ADMITTED
JUST BEFORE ELECTION A GOOD
TIME TO ADJUST CLAIMS.
It Is Possible Huntington May Be
Treated to Another Cam
paign of Webfoot
Blunders.

Direct and positive intelligence was re-
CeiVed at The Call office last night that
Samuel Braunhart. one of the apostles
Of purity in the fold of Phelan's Commit
tee OF One Hundred, had opened his cam
paign for good government and the de-
thronement of the bosses by going to see
Herrtn of the Southern Pacific.
When seen last night at his residence.
162A Harrison street, Mr.. BTaunhart adj
mitted having called on Herrin quite re-
Gently, but he said in explanation that
he went there to transact some business
in connection with a claim which he has
against the Southern Pacific Company.
Il have a claim against the Southern
Pacific Company and l called on Mr..
Herrin lately in reference to it. I can
show letters from him referring to my
case. l was injured on the Ingleside cars
some time ago, and have been trying
to get the company to make settlement
with me"
The foregoing admission proves that
The Call was correct, as usual, when 1t
asserted that the Southern Pacific was
boosting the Democrats in this municipal
campaign. Herrin is not clever manlp-
ulator. His work as compared with that
of his predecessors in the law depart
ment is raw and stupid. No doubt he
began this municipal campaign with q
resolution to do something toward re-
deeming the plumbers which he made in
his efforts TO manage Burns Senatorial
campaign at Sacramento. He bids fair,
uoNSNtIs 20 auu Il new ser les u SluplN4-
ties 10 the chapter of Sacramento
blunderS.
Braunhart's explanation is given for
what it is worth. Having a claim against
the Southern Pacific, he may display wis
dom in seeking an adjustment before the
election takes place. The people of San
Francisco may view the spectacle of a
representative of the reform Democracy
going 10 the office of Herrin on the eve
of election.
Samuel Braunhart is the leader of the
Democratic reform movement in the
Twenty ninth Assembly district
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05

through Marin and Sonoma counties. was
seriously injured to-day while attempting
to save his wife from injury in runaway:
Gadresso left his buggy standing in front
The horse became restless, and hearing
his wife calling him the tourist rushed
failed. and only succeeded in clasping the
animal around the neck. He was forced
to the ground and trampled upon: but his
wife escaped injury by jumping from the
buggy.
DR.. w. ]. Wickman was summoned from
San Rafael and found Gadresso badly in
his scalp laid open in three places His
wounds were dressed and he was sent to
a hospital in San Francisco. The horse
ran away and broke the buggy beyond re-
pair
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
VINES DESTROYED
BY PHYLL0XERA
Dread Pest Makes It's Appearance in
the Vineyards Around
T1Tri n crtnn

IRvINGTON, Aug. 4.-The vineyardists
of Washington Township are alarmed
over the fact that their vines are being
destroyed by the dreaded phylloxera. The
ravages of the pest can be plainly seen
and immense harm is being done. 1t is
only a matter Of a short time when, If
something is not done, all the vineyards
not of resistant stock will be destroyed.
The only remedy is to take up every vine
in the vicinity affected and put In new
The vines have become diseased in the
last two years The phylloxera generally
starts in the center of a vineyard and
works to the outer edge, and as 1t travels
rapidly it takes only a few years to de-
stroy a vineyard
Josiah Stanford of Warm Springs is
plIlling up all his vines. For two years he
will plant grain and then put in resistant
stock
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
WORLDS RECORDS FALL.
Wheelmen Make Fast Time Over the
Salt Lake Track.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Aug. Alive thou
eard neopIe attended the bicycle races at
the Salt Palace indoor track tonight and
saw two worlds records smashed. In the
second heat Of the one-nile unpaced pro
fessionai handicap J. N. Chapman OF At At
lanta, Ga, broke the world recoT !io l0 OF
200 S-5 elem Turville of Philadelphia,
paced by two tandems, went one mile IN
1850 %, cutting one and fifth SECONDS
off the worlds record made by John
Lawson on this track. Results:
One-mile professional handicap, J. n.
Chapman won, Tod Game second, Frank
Golfer third. Time. 200 3-5.
Two-mile open professional, Glenn Tur-
Vile won, Frank Cotter second, J. N.
Chapman third. Time, 400 %.
won, Tod Game second, s. H. Sharman
third Time, 1904 1-5
One-mife record trial, Glen Turyille
against worlds record. Time, 1850 20.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
SMITH AND WALSH DRAW.

NEW YORK Aug. 4.--Mysterious Billy
Smith and Andy Walsh met for i third
time with five-ounce gloves tonight and
as yet neither has gained decision On
the two previous occasions the men
fought twenty and twenty-five rounds 10
q draw and tonight before the Broadway
Athletic Club they fought another TWEEN
ty-five-round draw.
AS far as viciousness goes neither man
lost an opportunity. Both are scientific
and each very deliberate. Body blows
were much IN evidence, particularly
rights over the kidneys Round after
round they fought tonight without either
gaining the slightest advantage, and at
the end of the twenty-ffth round, al
though each showed red welts over his
left side from repeated blows, there was
nothing to choose between them and it
looked as If both could have gone ON for
tWentY-nYe rounds more.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
90S Broadway, Aug. A.
Jakey Baumgarten of Oakland,
principal.
Archie Permien, Jakey's second.
Musa Bryan of Zanzibar, principal.
Dalton second TO BrVam

- Dalton, second to Bryan.
These four prize-fghters are in the City
Prison. and all but Dalton have confessed
that they took part in the brutal prize
fight in the basement of Fred Cater S
shaving parlor last night.
Many prominent merchants, professional
men and not q few county officials and
others connected with the Sheriff's depart
ment are also in fear and trembling that
their names may be on the list now being
prepared by Chief of Police Hodgkins,
and for each of which a warrant will be
sworn out for attending the fight.
The details of this brutal exhibition
were told exclusively in The Call this
morning As soon as ii was generally
known that such violation of the law
had taken place great Indignation was ex-
pressed, and as soon as the papers were
on the street officers were searching for
the principals and seconds. The first to
be arrested was Jakey Baumgarten, the
winner Of the fight. AT the City Prison
he broke down entirely, shed tears copi-
ousIy and told Captain Peterson detailed
story of the incident. Jakey willingly ad-
mitted that the prize fight had been pre-
pared by a number of sports on Broad
way. who had hung up the magnificent
purse of SO for the winner. He acknowl-
edged that it was a contest for blood
and that they started 1t with the intention
Of fighting to a ua That Musa was not
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
Soldiers Back From Alaska.

WOODLAND, Aug. 4. = Aboard the
Charles w. Nelson, which arrived in San
Francisco on Thursday afternoon, were
Grant Marden. E. e. Hutchinson, L. D.
r. w Myrick, Woodlandites, who until
recently were members of Battery A
Third Artillery, stationed at st. Michael
They have not yet arrived in Woodland.