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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09
BLADE is ACQUITTED
OF COUNTERFEITING
Jury Takes Pity on the Prisoner Be-
cause OF His Tender Years and
LET'S Him 90


Erick Blade owed his good fortune
yesterday TO two things. The first
was that he was but L year old and
seemed rather raw at that; the sec
ond was that United States District
Judge de Haven charged the jury that
a counterfeit 25-cent piece with one
side blank could not deceive anybody
or anything but a gambling slot ma
chine
Blade went to Truckee from Mime
sofa several months ago and obtained
employment as a lumber man. On
February S he was detected feeding
slot machines with counterfeit 25-cent
pieces. one side Of which was blank.
The particular machine he was work
ing gave up good money as prizes.
Secret service men found in his cabin
several counterfeit nickels and one
sided quarters. together with melting
pot. lsdle and a plaster of paris mold.
Blade told the Jury yesterday that a
man who has since disappeared advised
him that il was not against the law to
pass bad money into a slot machine.
The judges charge and the young
mans tender age and apparent frank
ness were the reasons for the verdict
OF accuittal.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09
POLICE JUDGES
TALK TO JURY
Mogan. Cabaniss and Conlan
Argue That They Are Not
Paid to Fill City Treasury
CHARGE OF NEWBURGH
Claims That ByingtOn Has
Prosecuted His Client, Who
Is Accused of Murder

The entire session OF the Grand Jury
vas consumed yesterday in hearing the
testimony OF Judges Mogan. Conlan
and Cabaniss regarding the dismissals
OF cases and lack Of fines.
At the conclusion OF the session,
which was after half past FIVE o'clock.
the foreman OF the jury reported that
sion and that the matter would have
20 go over until the next session.
Judge Mogan. who was the first
Judge called upon. talked 10 the jury
for more than an hour. He said he
vas not on the bench FOR the purpose
of loading the city's treasury with
wealth reaped by fines. but that he is
expected TO deal out justice.
In many cases" said Judge Mogan.
the mere fact OF undergoing arrest
is sufficient punishment, and in such
cases the defendants are dismissed. At
least. such is the case in my court,
and I have reason TO believe that il is
the same in all OF the other police
courts.
Judge Conlan and Judge Cabaniss
made similar statements.
Attorney A s. Newburgh was ex-
pected TO appear before the Grand
Jury for the purpose OF having Dis
trfct Attorney Byington indicted for
prosecuting" instead OF prosecuting
his lNewburghsl client. Fredericks,
who is charged with the murder Of PO-
lice Oficer Robinson, but he was not
there. He sent a letter 10 the jury
asking them TO look into the matter.
His request was granted.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09
Druskin Not Identified.

George Druskin, the boy who was
arrested early on Monday morning by
Policemen Ward, Ottson and Casey
on suspicion of being a footpad, was
booked at the City Prison yesterday
on a charge of carrying concealed
weapons. He was observed following
a belated citizen on Fulton street and
when searched two loaded revolvers.
a slungshot, a box of cartridges and
a false mustache were found in his
pockets. Two men were recently held
up in the Western Addition and were
taken by Detectives Dinan and Wren
TO the City Prison to have look at
Druskin, but they could not identify
him.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09
Many Children Are Relieved.

At the regular monthly meeting of
the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children, held yesterday,
Secretary NJ. ]. White reported that
235 cases of alleged cruelty had been
investigated during March, that ia
children had been afforded relief and
that nineteen adults had been prose-
cuted for abusing minors. Several
children were taken from parents who
neglected them and placed in chari-
table institutions or families.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09
Issues License for New Bank.

The State Board of Bank Commits
sioners issued a license yesterday for
the establishment of the First Ma
tional Bank of Highland at the town
of that name. The new institution,
which will open its doors for business
on April Is, is capitalized at $4,000.
III. w. Johnstone has been elected
president of the bank and Wakefield
Phinney cashier.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09
Frank shanel Disappears.

John Harder OF 1888 Kentucky
street called at the Morgue yesterday
and reported that his friend, Frank
Shanel a driller in the Union Iron
Works. disappeared last MondaN even
ing al o'clock and has not been
seen since. Shanel was a United
States soldier in the Philippines and
returned from Manila two and a half
years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09


guilty as charged and ordering her to
appear for sentence to-day.
She married one Macdonough and
lived with him until handsomer man
aIienated her affections, and with him
she dwelt until he died. when she re-
sumed marital relations with Macdon-
ough. who finally cast her off for good.
That was her story in brief.
May Wilson, also accused of va
grancy, tearfully implored Judge Mo-
gan to stay his hand until she could
summon some Character" witnesses.
II have many gentlemen friends"
she said, and I'm sure they would be
only too pleased to come here and
testify that am not vagrant."
From what the complaining police
man has told me about you was the
judicial response, I'm afraid that your
gentlemen friends are as much in need
Of character testimony as you are.
I'll sentence you tomorrow"
Another brief chapter of the romance
in which middle-aged Labrada Morales
and 16-year- Alfonso Flores are the
principal characters was unfolded yes
terday in Judge Mogan's court, and
nightly was it relished by the back
benches.
Labrada is specifically accused Of va
grancy, but behind that charge is the
desire of Mrs. Morales, mother of AL
fonso, to rescue her sen from the de-
fendant's influence. Alfonso was du
tiful lad, Mrs. Morales says, until he
was seen and instantaneously loved by
1 Labrada, who thereupon enticed him
to leave the maternal roof and reside
with her. When his inamorata was
arrested about a month ago Alfonso
disappeared, and ever since then Po-
lice officer Mathewson has been try
ing to capture him. 1t was the police
mans weekly report OF failure that
brought up the case yesterday.
He's in the city, said the detective,
in chagrined tone, and I'm sure to
get him sooner or later"
Other interested persons stated that
Alfonso has been seen dallying in the
/ vicinity of Labrada's boudoir, on
| Hinckley place, and that it is evident
/ she is supplying him with Iife's neces-
saries. One woman testified that she
/ was awakened the other night by the
| tinkling Of guitar and the coolng or
a Spanish love song, and that she
peered through her easement and saw
Alfonso serenading his charmer All
/ this was denied by Labrada, who as
/ serted that since she became defend
ant in court she has neither seen nor
heard from the elusive Alfonso.
Return to the troubadour's trail and
stick to it," said the Judge to the po-
/ liceman-
Ever since James Bamford, baker,
I became a defendant in a divorce suit
/ he has borne bitter feelings against
his wife, and yesterday he was given
| thirty days Imprisonment by Judge
/ Cabaniss for visiting her shop on
! Eighth street and delivering himself OF
such offensive language that one of
/ the workmen, Harry Harold, was pro-
voked to eject him from the premises.
| Drunkenness and failure to provide
are the charges contained in Mrs.
Bamford's petition for separation, and
witnesses testified that they were well
founded. Susan Jones said so, and
/ Mary Silent was sure of ii.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09
Wants Half the Fine.

William Mcguire petiuoned the
Board Of Supervisors yesterday TO be
awarded the sum Of s47. being one
half OF the fine paid by s. Hoekstra,
who was convicted OF practicing medi-
cine without a license. Hoekstra was
arrested on complaint of the Board
Of Medical Examiners, for which Ma
guire is attorney.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09
MRS. VIRGIE GRAVES LOWE
GETS DECREE OF DIVORCE
Judge Kerrigan Sewers Ties Uniting
Her to Wealthy Klondiker-Prop-
erty Rights Adjusted.

Virgie Graves Lowe, formerly an
actress, secured a divorce from Rich
ard r. Lowe, the wealthy Klondiker,
in Judge Kerrigan's court yesterday.
She proved that he was Incorporate.
The Loves settled their dispute over
their property out of court.
The suit for C.vorce brought by Per-
ry E. Folsom against Isabel c. Fol-
som was dismissed.
A suit for divorce on the ground of
neglect was filed by Marie Olmoa
against Antonio Olmoa.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09
The Satisfactory Way.

''The Pleasure is mine" said the engi-
neer, as he brought the train into Chi
cago on time to the second.
From San Francisco here the pleasure
has been mine" said the merchant to his
son. The California Limited is the
finest train / have ever travelled on
Moral: The Santa Fe is the Satisfac-
tory Way. II interested: ask about 1t at
641 Market street. San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09
TOSAN RAFAEL,
ROSS VALLEY,
MILL VALLEY,
CAZADERO, Etc.
via sausalito Terry.

Suburban Service. Standard Gauge Electric
Depart from San FRANCISCO Daily 700, 500,
ZOO IO:OO IL :0O a. M 1920. 1:45. S:lo. 4slo-
s:15' e:I5 4: 90 S:45. 1920. IL AS p M
FROM SAN FAFAEL TO SAN FRANCISCO
-Daiiv 5:25 6:35, TAO, s:35. 9:35. 11:O5 a.
m. 1920. 1:45. 2:55. 3:45. 4:45. S:45. GAS.
s.45. 1920 D m
r-IeCO-DaIv 5:45 6:55, 1882. S:55, 9:5S,
II 20 a. m. 1926. 200. S:15. 4:05. sos. sos,
7:O5. 9:O0 1888 D. m
THROUGH TRAINS
900 a m daily-Cazadero and way stations.
5:15 o. m week days saturday excepted
Tomales and way stations
SUNDAYS onIy-10 a. m. Point Reyes and
TICKET OFFIcE-626 Market 81
FERRY-Union Depot. foot OF Market -
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09
Miss voorsanger to Go on Stage.

Miss Jeanette Voorsanger, niece of
Rabbi Voorsanger, announces that she
will soon go on the stage. The news
comes as a surprise to the numerous
friends of the young lady She will
make her first appearance tomorrow
night at Golden Gate Hall in a sketch
entitled THE Cliff House Girl" Miss
Voorsanger is a talented young wo-
man and her. friends predict a bright
future for her before the footlights.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09

DIsMIssEs CONTEST OF wILL.-The con-
test of the will of Ann Ferguson, brought by
her brother, Peter Reilley, was dismissed yes
terday the heirs under the will and Reilley
having come to an agreement. Reilley wanted
the will set aside the ground that the de-
ceased unduly Influenced.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS
is LARGELY ON INCREASE
Statement Shows That 25,256 Eiec'
tors Have Qualified to Vote at the
Coming Primary Election.

day issued the following statement
comparing the registration of 1902
and 1904 by Assembly districts from
January to April g.:
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09

The Office is open for registration
from $3.50 a. m. to p. m. and from
7:3o D. m. to $50 p. M; April IL, IL
and 13, until IL p. m.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09

Police Sergeant McAuliffe and Pa
trolman Flynn asserted that they had
never. jointly or individually, handled
2 tougher customer than Edward
blanchard, a machinists' helper at the
Union Iron Works, whom they arrested
for drunkenness and disorderly conduct
at the Potrero. He fought them stur-
dily and long, and-if the complainants
did modestly say it themselves-no or
binary police duo could have subdued
him without resorting to the vigorous
use of clubs The defendant offered
no defense, and Judge Cabaniss SEN
fenced him to twenty days imprison-
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09

1t is good economy to buy Hills Bros.
Arabian Roast Coffee.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09

1t was in the Natoma- street barroom
presided over by Mrs. Tessie Seabury
that Conrad F. Stencil first met Mrs.
Tilie Butterfield, and ii was the tes-
timony Of the two women that induced
Judge Cabaniss to remand Stencil to
the Superior Court TO answer a charge
Of burglary. the specific accusation be-
ing that he stole various articles OF
masculine apparel from the apartment
occupied by Mr.. Seabury. The defend
ant had several drinks with Mrs. Sea-
bury and Mrs Butterfield before he re-
warded their condescension by COM
hitting a felony, and il was as much
in sorrow as in anger that they
clinched the charge against him. He
is held in $1,000 bail.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09
A for Morning.

for Morning for Afsernoo2
teundAy excepted tsunday onlF
aeaturday only.
gSfops 81 all stations on Sunday.
eE- Only trains stopping &C Valencia 81 soathboHn4
sre6:iO NJ, 7:0oA-n. u:soAM. $50 vn- SD P.M- sAd
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09

May Macdonough wore sky-blue
taiIor-made and a towering mass of
spring millinery as she stood before
the bench i'm Mogan's court and plead
ed not guilty to the charge OF vagrancy.
She appeared to be about 25 years of
age, and riotous living had not entirely
obliterated the comeliness of counte-
hood.
1t was stated by the accusing police
man that the woman frequented a
Howard street saloon and behaved
herself in a way that shocked even the
hardened habitues of the place. Then
bit by bit the Judge obtained from her
reluctant lips enough autobiography
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-09

COAST LINE Marrow 6auyel.
(FOot OF Market 5treetl
aba Newark, CenterViIIe. San jose.
FELTON,. Boulder Greek. Santa
Cruz and Way stetions....-.... 6-66
tz.16P Newark. Centerville, San jose.
New Almaden. Los Gstos. yelton.
Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz and
Principal Way Stations .--...... fI0 So
way stations.... -. -, 10 81
s650P Hunters Train, Saturday only, San
jose and Way stations. Return
ing from Los Gatos Sunday only. ~ q
OAKLAND HARBOR FERRY.
From SAN FRAN CISCO. Foot Of Market 81: lSlip
fills 800 1l:oO N LOO 300 6-15 Pm
Prom OAKLAND. Foot OF Broadway = ts:0O g;
ts:o5 1000 An. 1900 200 400 r.x.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-08
Representative Of the Japanese
Government Comes Here to
Investigate Factories.
MAY BE PURCHASING AGENT
Spends Day at the Brass Works and
Promises to Visit Other Industries
Said to Have Long Credit.

M. lkai, a representative of the
Japanese government from Osaka,
Japan, came to Kenosha Tuesday for
the purpose of making an inspection
of the various industrial plants in
the city, and he will probably spend
several days in looking over the diff
ferent industries.
He spent Tuesday morning and
afternoon at the plant of the Chicago
Brass works and then returned to
Chicago, where he is the guest of the
Japanese consul. He will return to
Kenosha again tomorrow to continue
his examination of the factories.
It is stated that Mr.. Ikai is here
for the purpose of securing samples
of the American industries to place in
the national japanese museum, but
there is some mystery in regard to
the visit, and it is claimed by some
that the representative of the Japan
csc government is here for the pur-
pose of placing orders for large
quantities of manufactured articles
to be sent to Japan. It is stated in
this connection that representatives.
of the Japanese government have
sent men to different cities in Wis
consin during the last few days and
these men have virtually bought up
the production of these plants.
1t is claimed that the Japanese have
left orders for $4,000 worth of goods
with small tanneries in Racine, and in
this way they have practically bought
up the output of these plants. The
Japs have also done business in Ke-
nosha, and only few days ago the
N. r. Aliens Sons tannery received
an order of more than fifty thousand
dollars for harness leather to be sent
to Japan.
| Last night the strangest stories
were affoat in regard to the mission of
Ikai to Kenosha, and it was stated
that he had come to the city with
letters of credit to the extent of ST.
100000 to purchase products needed
for the japanese army. This story is
not in any way credited by the man
ayers of the Brass works, and they
state that while the man came bearing
the best possible credentials from
both this country and his native land,
he made no effort to make any con-
tract for big orders and contented
himself with samples of the brass
made in the Kenosha factory.
1t is more than probable that the
visit of the Japanese representative
to this city has nothing to do with
conditions existing in Japan and that
he is simply here to gain pointers for
the advancement of industrial Japan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-08
Henry vetter, For Years Watch
man at the Balm Factory,
is Adjudged Insane
SENT TO NORTHERN HOSPITAL
Well known Resident of the City Suf-
fered From Mental Disease Three
Months.-A Very Sad Case.

Henry Vetter, who has served for
for many years as night Waterman
in the Balm Wagon factory and in
such Office known to almost every one
in the city, was adjudged insane by
Judge S1osson in the county court
Monday morning and committed to the
asylum at Winnebago for treatment.
It is feared that the condition of the
unfortunate man is such that he is
beyond cure.
Vetter had given up his work at the
Balm factory three months ago on &C
count of his failing health and it is
thought that the loss of his position
was in a large measure the cause of
his present mental trouble.
Before he gave up his work at the
Balm factory he had shownss signs of
mental weakness and his relatives
had urged him 10 take longarest. AS
soon as he gave up the work he began
to grow weaker and during the last
few days he had been violent at
times.
came so grave that he was taken to
the Kenosha Hospital for treatment
and since that time he had grown
worse, restraint had been kept upon
him. Vetter seemed to imagine that
he had committed a terrible crime
and for this reason he had repeatedly
threatened suicide. Sunday night DR..
FL. A. Robinson and DR.. Saunders
made an examination of the un-
fortunate man and they found that he
was insane. It was on this report
that the court committed him to the
asylum.
The announcement that Mr.. Vetter
has been sent to Winnebago will
come as a sad shock to many of his
friends in Kenosha as few of them
had known that he was i'll and none of
them was aware of his critical condi-
ton.
Henry Vetter has been unique
figure in Kenosha for many years. AS
Waterman for the Balm company he
had been made special police of the
city for many years, and he has been
connected with many cases of interest.
III : was most faithful man in the
lu siness and was never known to
leave his post of duty.
He was the weather reporter of Ke-
nosha, and for years he kept tab on
the weather man and his charts
showed the temperature for every
hour of the night for years and
years.
Sheriff Timme took Mr.. Vetter to
the asylum Monday morning and his
friends are still hopeful that months
of treatment will result in his being
restored to health.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-08

AS merry jester Secretary Whita-
ker of the state board of barber exam
liners is not much of a success. That
little "joke" of his about the whiskey
is hardly calculated to impress out
siders with the wisdom and sobriety
of the board. If the mayors question
as to what the board did with the
money collected was asked in good
faith he was certainly entitled to a
civil answer and one would naturally
suppose that an officer of the board
was just the man to tell all about
what becomes of the money paid in to
the board for licenses, permits and
fees. Mr.. Whitaker may have been
joking, he says he was, anyway, but if
he repeats his little joke to very many
of the BARRIERS it will not be long be-
fore they begin to take him at his
word and then goodbye to the useful
ness of the board.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-08

WHEN the city gets that new sys-
tenn of bookkeeping in operation a
separate account should be kept with
every different fund, and no depart
ment of the city's business should be
allowed to overdraw it's account upon
any pretext whatever. The different
departments should be made to keep
within the appropriations made for
them at the time the tax is levied, and
they should not be allowed to spend
any money unless they have it. There
does not seem to have been much of
an effort lately to keep within bounds
and at the rate we are going and the
way the tax levy is jumping, some
kind of a check will have to be kept
upon expenditures or the taxpayers
will go broke.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-08
AFTER KENOSHAGIRL
Michigan Man Sends a Letter to
This City in Search of a
Girl for a Wife.
MUST BE FAIR HAIRED GIRL"

The bunch of mail matter which
has been sent to the dead letter office
from Kenosha this week contains one
letter which is Of a most UNIQUE ma
ture. It was received in Kenosha the
latter part of last week and in a way
1t is worthy tribute to the worth of
Kenosha women. The latter bore no
address when it reached Kenosha by
which it could be delivered for in the
corner of the envelope was written
ITO one of the fair haired women
of Kenosha." Postmaster Frantz
thought the matter over for a time
and as the letter was not sealed he
took look on the inside to see if he
could find anything that would aid
him in securing the delivery of the
missive.
The letter was written by a man re-
siding in Michigan and he had written
to Kenosha for the purpose of secur-
ing wife. He had evidently heard
of the beauties of the Kenosha women
for he was willing to take a try at one
of them without further ceremony.
In his letter the man stated that he
was worth quite snug sum of money
and he was willing to share this ali
with the Kenosha woman who was
willing to take the vacant place in
his heart and share the hearthstone of
his Michigan home.
The men at the Postofice absolute
1y refuse to give out the name of the
man but it is probable that if any Ke-
nosha woman desires to take advan-
tage of the offer the Postmaster or
some of his assistants can give her
the name of the man.
In the same bunch of dead letters
were the first of the batch of letters
for Santa Claus. Although Christ
mas is yet three weeks away the child
rem of Kenosha have opened up COM
munication with their patron saint.
These little letters were sent to the
dead letter Office without being opened
and it is expected that scores of SINH
lar letters will follow within the next
few days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-08
TO STUDY LEGISLATION.

A new course in the theory and
practice Of legislation will be given
at the University of Wisconsin begin
ming this week, by Professor Paul S..
Reinsch. After a preliminary course
of lectures upon the organization and
methods of procedure of the 1egisla-
lures, the class is to be organized in
the form of a Legislative body. Ad-
herring strictly to the practice of 1egis-
1ative assemblies, it will prepare and
discuss bills upon questions of public
importance. Committees will inves-
tigate the conditions in the state, and
the legislative experience in other
commemorative, and will submit bills
drawn with view to meet the condi-
tons in Wisconsin. The class will
also study the methods of procedure
of the legislature which will be in ses-
sion after New Years, and follow GER
tain important, bills in their course
through that assembly. It is intended
in this way to made the students di-
rect1y familiar with the processes of
Legislative action, and to give an in
sight into sthe manner in which
economic and legal questions are
dealt with in the course of legislation.