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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-09
SAYS POISON
v AS IN FOOD
Violet MOnnier Tells of AL
legged Effort to Kill Her
and Her Two Children
OBJECTS TO TESTIMONY
Counsel for Defense Tries
to Exclude Evidence Re-
lating to Dire Threats

Violet Monnier wife of George Mon
nier Jr., the contestant for a share in
the estate of his father, the late wine
dealer, testified yesterday in Judge
Graham's court as to the al
legged attempt by Mrs. Monnier Sr.
to poison her and her two children at
the Monniers' home in May, 1902. At
the time both children and the mother
were visiting the house, and after eat
ing were taken sick The baby boy
went into convulsions and was sick for
long time afterward. Violet Monnier
and the little girl, Flossie, were sick
two weeks. The physicians who were
summoned treated them for poisoning
Several sharp arguments passed be-
tween Attorneys Roche and Collins
during the testimony as to the poison
ing. Collins objected to the introduce
ton of the testimony, but was overrul-
ed by the court. The witness later
testified that Mrs. Monnier made fur
ther threats to poison the three in the
presence Of Policeman Curtis, who had
been called in to Quell a disturbance
in the Monnier home
Violet Monnier told of her relations
with the elder Monniers after her mar
riage with their son. According to her
statements, while Monnier Sr. was
passive in his opposition, his wife was
a great trouble maker. The witness
testified that after the birth of her sec
ond child the elder Mrs. Monnier took
care of him during the young wifes
stay in the hospital and that when
she left the hospital she had TO resort
tc strata gem to get her child back.
The witness said that efforts were
continually being made to separate her
from her husband, and that when she
was very sick she was served first with
papers to annul her marriage and later
with papers in divorce proceedings.
The divorce was in the name of her
husband, but during the trial it was
proved that George Monnier was living
with his wife and that the proceed
ings were instigated by Mrs. Mon
nier Sr.
The witness declared that when she
went to visit her husband at the
French Hospital he seemed afraid of
her and that she had to calm him be-
fore he would speak to her. She fur
ther said that when she was in the
hospital George Monnier ST. supplied
the money for her expenses and that
he often gave the grandchildren
money.
Attorney Collins questioned Violet
Monnier as to her meeting with the
Monniers and her marriage with
George. She told of her meetings with
Mrs. Monnier before the marriage, all
of which were pleasant; but after the
marriage Mrs. Monnier said that she
was not Georges wife and that the
marriage was Illegal.
DR.. F. Canac Marquis of the French
Hospital testified as to young Mon
nier's stay at the hospital, where he
was treated for tuberculosis. Collins
tried to make the witness say that dis
sipation caused aggravations of the
disease, but failed.
Several other witnesses testified as
to the elder Monnier's kind treatment
of his son during the boys childhood.
The case will go on Monday morning
at 10 o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-09
BRIDE REFUSES
OAKLAND FLAT
A. Frank Denies DESERVING
Wife, but She Would
Not Move Across the Bay

A brides refusal to live in an Oak
land fat is said to be at the bottom of
the domestic differences of Katharine
Frank and Andrew Frank, a retired
merchant. She sued him for divorce a
few days ago, charging him with de-
sertion and alleging that he had $4,000
in the bank. Yesterday he denied the
desertion and the bank account He
AYERS that his income is only $65 a
month. They were married on August
20 last, and, finding the plumbing Of
their home on Clementina street un-
sanitary, he hied across thefbay to find
a new home. On October Is, he says,
he found a fat and sent for his wife,
but she refused to live in Oakland.
In a cross complaint to Maud E. Till's s
suit for divorce Arthur Till charges her
with cruelty; says she tried to stab him
with hat pin, broke a vase over his
head and had a habit Of coming home
intoxicated.
Kate L. Lawler, answering James
LAWYERS suit for an annulment
Of their marriage at Stockton,
denies that either he or she was drunk
when the ceremony was performed and
says he knew what he was doing.
Judge Hebbard granted a divorce to
Eugene O'Hare from Kathleen O'Hare
did not appear to defend the case, al
though she had filed an answer saying
that he had accused her of being re-
sponsible, by neglect, for the death Of
five Of their children, all Of whom died
between November IL and n OF last
year.
Divorces were granted by Judge Heb
bard to Lizette Cook from A. c. Cook,
desertion; Emma Jacobson from Isaac
Jacobson. desertion; by Judge Kerri-
gan to Lena II. Grand from Charles 3.
Grand, desertion; by Judge Graham to
Emma Gilligan from John Gilligan, de-
sertion; Louise Rendell from Charles
L. Rendell, cruelty; by Judge Sloss to
William Shackleton from Emma
Shackleton, intemperance; by Judge
Trout to James Brown from Vivian
Brown. desertion; by Judge Seawell to
Lulu E. Merriam from Caryl c. Mer-
riam, a former Stockton attorney, de-
eertion.
Suits for divorce were filed by Myrtle
B. Gowett against George E. Gowett,
neglect; by Lillian p. Week against
John r. Week. cruelty.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-09
Teachers on Absence Leave.

The Board of Education announced
that teachers with leaves of absence
until the beginning of the spring term
will not be required to return to their
classes until January 16 next. BY the
adoption of a recent resolution the
spring terms commencement was ad-
vanced from January to January 16
and the board fears that teachers may
wish to return to duty at the earlier
date. Leaves of absence were granted
to Rose de Yoe, May Arnold and Alice
McNeely, and teachers certificates to
e. l. Rowell, Charlotte Martin, Mrs.
Kate Delaney, Margaret Nesfield and
r + DuDllV
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-09

RADCLIFFE JURY SDCURED.-The jury
10 retry the case OF Harry Radcliffe. charged
with the murder Of Andrew Riley AT Ninth
and Sheridan streets. was impaneled yesterday.
Owing 10 the absence Of an important witness
the case was continued till Monday morning.
The jurors are. Joe Poheim. A. A. Denny.
Thomas Brady. John Bennett Gus Browning.
J. W Tamm. Jacob Gunsburger. Michael J.
Vaughn. Ed II lake. Moses Dannenbaum.
David II. Allen and AionzO Ealiitt.
Shattered nerves. weak stomach, i'm
paired digestion and inability TO sleep all
disappear when Lasss Bitters are used. .
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-09

hand and closed for the defense. her
argument being of extravagant dura-
ton and destitute Of either semicolonS
or periods. She was still talking when
the arrival of the noon hour afforded
the court excuse for continuing the
case till December %.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-09
Sam francisco News Letter.

The san Francisco Newsletter this week
contains a variety of interesting articles. Be
sides the well written regular departments
the paper contains: Need of an Honest Grand
Hearn and His Peculiar Genius" The Blunder
of a Bachelor" japanese Stores and Their
Fake Methods Dangers of Wood Alcohol
When Used in Place of Spirits"
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-09

FILES HUSBANDS wILL-Oakland, Dec
e-Mrs Lizzie NJ Clifford of Haywards filed
the will Of her late husband for probate to-
day. He leaves an estate valued at about $4,000.
consisting Of mining claims. bequest of
500 is left his son. John Z. Clifford. sailor
An tbs British Navy.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23
" H0LD-UP" in ASTORIA.
TRY TO ROB PAYMASTER.
Bold Robbers Shoot One Nan and
Escape to Get Booty.

daring hOld-up and attempted robbery took
place yesterday on the Shore Road. near HOyt-
ave. Astoria. Samuel Dunham. paymaster for
the Astoria Light. Heat and Power Company.
who was on his way to RilEsxs Beach In a cab
with $1,000 to pay Off the men. was stopped by
three highwaymen. The driver Of the cab. Leroy
Williams, a colored man, was fired at by the
robbers and wounded In the ear and right arm
In the cab with Dunham was Albert Phillips, a
special officer who always accompanied Dunham
such trips.
Phillips jumped out. and firing two shots at
the robbers. put them TO fight. A general alarm
has been sent out for the apprehension OF the
highwaymen WLIiams's condition is serious
but it is thought he will recover He is sixty
three years old and his home Is in Tenth-st.
Mr.. Dunham drew the money from New
York bank yesterday morning and left the COM
pany's office carrying the money In satcheL
At a lonely spot near Hoyt-ave, the Shore
Road the three men who looked ike Italians
spraug out from behind trees. One Of them
srrans AT the horses head while the others
pointed revoIvers at the drivers head and COM
manded him to halt Instead OF Obeying Will
Jams pluckiIy lashed his horse and attempted
TO drive on. Then the two men opened fire As
the first bullet found it's mark Williams turned
his head to one side, and second bullet hit him
behind the right ear. Then he fell backward on
the top OF the cab. The robbers started off In
an easterly direction. and are supposed TO have
gone toward NewtOwn
When word Of the holdup reached the Sew
enty-fourth Precinct station house Bicycle Po-
lceman Escher jumped on his wheel and started
for the scene. but by the time he got there the
highwaymen had had a Ions start. and no trace
of them could be found.
That the robbers appeared to be Italians leads
10 theory that they may possibly belong 10
the same gang that held up a paymaSter on the
Notch Road near Little Falls, n. j.. few weeks
ago.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23
CALM ACTOR; CALM AUDIENCE.
Burning Comb Adds to the Entertainment
at the Lyceum

The audience yesterdays matinee in the
I.yceum Theatre witnessed an exhibition of cool
ness on the stage that SO real that 1t might
have been q scene from melodrama. The
same audience also gave an exhibition Of cool
ness when it did not hy into a furry over the
burning of a celluloid comb. which caused
little damage and sent an odorlferous smoke all
through the house. The GOODNESS on the stage
was shown by II Reeves Smith, leading
with Miss Lotus in The Serio- Comic Gov
erness" In the first act Miss Lotus dropped
from her hair a comb. which fell against the
footlights. and remained there unnoticed until
the opening OF the second act. Then, when Mr..
Smith was IN the midst Of an entertaining dia-
logue the comb 'butted IN" with little pufr
Of smoke. Mr.. Smith noticed II at once and pro-
ceeded 10 suppress the intrusion Calmly pick
ing up the comb he slowly sloughed OFF the
smoking fragments and trampled them under
MS feet. Then. with as much compOsure as II
II had been part OF his act he slipped the re-
mainder into his pocket All this time there
was not the slightest hesitation IN the reading
of his lines. and one might have thought he was
IN the habit Of doing that very thing AT every
performance
The smoke was perceDtible In all parts Of the
theatre, but the audience, having confidence In
the safety Of the house and treasured Oy Mr..
Smiths composure, made no sign until Mr..
smith had disposed Of the remnant OF the comb.
Then il applauded him with the utmost Vigor
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23
ANOTHER BATTLE NEAR.
RUSSIANS PRESS SOUTH.
yamnesc Lose .ShaEhe-TotaE Losses
Estimated at Ninety Thousand.

Tie positions OF the Russian and
fanaaese armies in Northern Manchuria
remain unchanged, except for the loss of
sbakhe Village BY the Japanese, who were
forced By 1ankihg movements TO beat a
hastv retreat, leaving gun and stores
behind them. There are further signs Of
speedy renewal OF hostilities. A small
;oroe OF Russian cavalry has crossed the
Tai-Tsc in the direction OF the Japanese
right.
approximate figures Of the total losses
IN the ten DAYS battle widely vary
japanese Official estimates place the Rus
san casualties at 6o.ooo, 1850 being
Ered and 500 taken prisoners. Forty-three
guns were captured. The Russians admit
a loss OF 10000 men. and estimate the
japanese killed and wounded at 10000.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23
LARGEST REGISTRATION.
1T IS 688,8O4 IN THE CITY.
Beats Record IN EUery Borough
In Ne1C-YOrk County, 391,O21.

The four days registration in this city. which
closed last night, footed up 68S.SO4 for all the
boroughs, the biggest record, both for the
entire city and in each borough. 1t will be re-
garded by the political experts as plain notice
that there will be an unusually big Republican
vote IN the city on November s.
In Manhattan and The Bronx. the county Of
New-York, the registration IS 391 .021. or "a 030
larger than in 1900, the last Presidential year.
The b.g Republican 49, District has rolled
up a registration of 23.939 this year. gain Of
1860 over 1900 while a gain of 6271 is shown
in the XXIIId District. which gives big Repub-
lican majorities. and gain of ,43O is seen in
the big Republican XXXIst District. There is
a gain of 1.765 in the xIXth District. which al
ways gives a good Republican majority in a
Presidential year.
The Vth District shows loss Of 61 from 1900
That is more than the Republican ma jority has
been in some elections in the district This
year the district has been a field for the in
vestigation of alleged attempts at colonization
Other districts usually classed as Republican
I'm which there is a small loss of registration
this year the XXVth and XXVIIth.
The XVIIIth District. Charles F. Murphy's
own gas house" district, which is a Tammany
stronghold. gains 467 over the registration OF
1900, but only 294 over the registration for last
years municipal election. 1t is one OF the few
Tammany districts in Manhattan, south of
Fifty-ninth-st.. in which there is gain There
is a loss of registration compared with 1900, in
the Ist, Id Hid, With. With. With. IXth
Xth. XIth. XIIth. XIVth and XXth. all usually
strong Tammany districts.
The Democratic districts in which there has
been the largest gain are the XXXIId,
XXXIVth and XXXVth, in which the Republi-
vote has been increasing rapidly in recent
years the population has been increasing.
The total registration for the fourth day in
Brooklyn was Al ,237 as compared with 35.2S1 in
1900. This is an increase of 1886. There was
an increase in all except two districts
The total registration for four days is 246945
as compared with 23O262 in 1900. This is an
increase Of 1888. The largest total increases
are in the Republican districts number of
the Democratic districts show decided falling
off
Following are the total registration figures for
the days OF 1900 1901 1902 1908 and this year:
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23
TITO BIG STICKS.
Flourished by Those Eminent Demo
Gratis. Olney and Jefferson.
TERoM rHE TRIRrNE nrREAI,. J

Washington, Oct 22.-Students Of history IN
Washington view with amusement not unmixed
with compassion the exigencies to which GER
tain Democratic statesmen are forced by the
necessities of the "anti-Bis Stick" campaign.
one Of the most pitied victims OF the Parker
preternaturally pacific campaign Is ex-Secretary
Olney. When untrammeled by the exigencies
of a political campaign Mr. Olney entertained
views entirely foreign 10 those he now expresses
and which, in the light OF his own beIHgerent
record as statesman. must prove so painful 70
him. For instance, in his sensational note to
Ambassador Bayard OF July %. 1895. on the
Venezuelan question. Mr.. Olney fourished the
Democratic big stick with characteristic blus-
ter. He said:
To-day the United States is practically SOW
ereign on this continent, and its fiat is law
upon the subjects to which it confines its inter-
position. why: IL IS not because OF the pure
friendship good will felt for IT, II is not sim
ply by reason of its high character as civilized
State, because wisdom and justice and
equity are the invariable characteristics % the
dealings OF the United states. 1t is because, In
addition 10 all other grounds. its infinite re-
sources. combined with its isolated position.
render IL master OF the situation and practically
invulnerabIe as against any or all Other powers.
That Mr.. Olney. when In possession of the
portfolio OF State. should have thus iourished
a bigger stick than any Of his successors has
deemed equitable judciOUs is accounted for
by the students or history on the ground that
he absorbed his real views from the great
apostle OF Democracy. Thomas Jefferson. so low
ingly quoted by Democratic speakers. who when
he was Minister to Paris in 11S6. expressed his
views on the future policy OF the United states
as TO expansion as follows:
Our confederaCy must be viewed the nest
from which all America. North and South. Is 10
he peopled We should take care. too. not To
think IL for the interest of that great continent
10 press too soon the Spauiards These
countries cannot be In better hands. Aiy fear is
that they are too feeble to hold them until our
population can be sufficiontIy advanced 70 gain
It from them piece by piece, The navigation os
the Mississippi We must have. This ia all
are. as yet, ready 70 receive.-CW Writings OF JEFF
ferson. edited by H. A. Washington. Vol. /. pp.
5iT-51S
It is remarked, too. that every Democratic ac-
quistion of territory was for the purpose of ex-
tending slavery. whereas Republican extensions
OF territory invariably have had as their object
the abolition OF slavery and bettornent OF the
condition of the people.
RICE & HUTcHlNs GET GRAND PRIZE.
- Louis No oct p (Specion n Ri-e & FIutcbiDe
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23
TO CINCINNATI BY THE LIMITED.

The famous Lake Shore Limited OF the New York
Central hsuls a through sleeper FOR Cincinnati
every day in the year No excess fares. zee New
York Central ticket agents-AdVL
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23

T. The Best We have ever aressed.
.aa,,, De"ey sens Co, ls Fulton ST.. n. /.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23
RICE & HUTcHINs GET GRAND PRIZE

ST, Louis Mo-. oct. p (speciap-Rice s IIutehins.
Of Boston makers Of ''All America shoes for men
and women and Educator shoes for children re-
ceivsd grand prize at St. Louis FaiT.-AdyL
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23
KUROKI THREATENED.
Russians Messing on East Small
Force Crosses Ta-TSe.

Toxic. oct 22-The armies Of Oyama and
huro3atkln continue 70 confront each other.
na' neither has again assumed the aggressive.
According 20 A report from the japanese Man
.-'uf'an headquarters telegraphed yesterday. the
russians are massing in heavy force against the
Continued on fourth page
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23
DEwETs oaoa vlMTAoE) GRAPE JUICE.

Continued on fourth page.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23

SPECIAL SUBWAY TRAINS FOR GAME
Oct, % at Am. League Park. Broadway & ta,,h
% Tickets on sale az 4l9 ". ll1th ST.. also spaid
rsnx e. . W. a2d and l26 Nassau.-Aavt-
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23

Continued ON seventh page.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23
PTIMIPPINE PROMISES FUTIr.E.

The course OF development Of the Philippine pso-
PIE may WORK out an answer % thai question. or
Nhen the time ror action comes ig may prove %
be complicated and difficult OF solution: in any
event II must be solved when the time comes with
reference 20 tae conditions IN the Philippines ana
IN The orient generally. which ~ Is npoSsbls 20
Ecresse aow Our successors who WI have to deal
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-30

The The Republic quotations are for lots in frs.
on Gfdeis are chsrSad bsspseihed small lots
STRAwBERRIESS-Quote per s-gaL cs,e:
Tennessee TefItserator stock 81 20 and express
Missouri ana Illinois at 81 for POOR TO sl75 for
gases from Heesburg. Mo. CsofO sold at Soc
hoine- grown receipts heavy and ranged from
PEI S hiSsbaa Aakansas ans TsRas FR late
az ssaS',c. mainly with a few lots at 75c: Mis-
APPLEsouote per ias bbI fssss Ess,ss a, s4SS bsif
50 tJr No. to ss.s5 for fancy; Russefs s. 30
ORA NGEsSFerida bfights or r1ssets se 81 5Sf
toinia gTF box del a from TON, st stors a. auction Cali
81 se.fs99; seedlings s-s5al.75 per box. accord
PINEAPPIE;s- Cuban s2q? 50 per crate
,ss GFAPE Sat iIi FRniI,tIorida from store at SO
auction; California f.40G2 per box, according
BANANAS -ouotable Ea2.5O a bunch or or
GocoANUTs-Per 1000 E. trk. ssc: ,obbinr
CALTFokNIA CHERRIEs-slow sale a, ,la
5 SsF lG59; Pss1, Ses fESm s'ffe fIe1,sa
per crate. according TO condition
EkRIES-Tennessee 6-gal. crate siow sale
PLUMsLTexas Chickasaw sOa6sc per ,,-su.
basket Texas common red refused for express
P0TAToEs-Nurthern rural from NalB ac
NEW PorAToESchoice triurnphs in SKIS.
del at SScdSlS yer bu-; poor and inferior eoH
SEM MUS oSfoSstpodisian. shoa tpsI s 30 DER ,,c
del. Texas ti-lo per bu
cABBAGE-Sew Orleans s. per crate Mis-
sissippi Crystal Springs), large crates 81 t0ta
80; small crates 81 IS. Mobile. poor. si9l .
per crate.
CUCUMBERS-New Orleans s2a3 per hbl. and
I5asoc per crate Texas I-3-bu. box So64Oc for
ToMATSoEs- AIA.ESH 3 e 9rsrinss Green want
Texas IS. choice sIaI25
PEETSrHOne TEZTS Hol,s crown .sa5Ss per doz
luxfl 10
CARRoTS-New Orleans and Texas aVg12i.c
per doZ.
IS sed!: celery roots 5GG75c per doz
SQCASH-Nev Orleans bbls 81 and Biov gale
EGGPLANT-Choice Florida az Aa5 per
crate
SWEET PoTATOES-Bermuda and Queen
and yellow Nansenond s0cGSl. and red Nanse-
mond sl.i0dI.25.
SPINACH-Homs-srov 1Oc per bu box
GAUI.iFLOWER ER-Houle- grown at s0a75e per
hlI. box.
ASPARAGUS-Home-g grown 4od7oc per dog
per band bunch. and pint punches xTL2.
BksANS-New Orleans. r. e. 81 lOfl y.
fat s5c and wax 81 per hamper for ch Assis-
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-30
CHASES ALLEGED
ROBBERS ON CAR
Visitor, Held Up on Market
Street, Catches Two Men Who
Are Said tO Have Taken SIS.

After a chase of eleven blocks in a street
car. Otto Braur Of Forrest City. Ark, who
Is staying at the Lacledc Hotel. captured
two men who are said to have robbed him.
Mr.. Braur was standing on the corner
Of Seventh and Market streets yesterday
evening at o'clock when two men APP
preached him and one dealt him sting
ing blow in the face. He fell to the side
walk. and the men hastily robbed him OF
SIS. They ran TO a passing Market street
car and went westward.
Braur was only stunned. and caught the
next car to follow the men. At Eight
eenth street a blockade had caused the
car in front To stop. and the car bearing
the pursuer caught up with il. Braun
jumped of and ran TO Sergeant DrisscI
and PatTOlmeu Costello and Tr0tt, who
We're standing ON the corner
The men on the forward ear saw BTaur
talking To the policemen. and they aliEht-
eel from the car and ran westward. After
a chase Of two blocks they were captured
and taken to the police station. BrauT
Identified both Of them.
They gave their names as John Blenders
and Michael cOnneU.
They werc put in the hOldnver. and war
rants will be applied for to-day.