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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
ACCUSED OF PICKING
POCKETS ON A CAR
Joseph Sullivan Charged With Grand
Larceny After Being Identified by
Two Alleged Victims.

Joseph Sullivan, alias James Moore.
alias Daniel Jennings, was booked at
the City Prison yesterday afternoon
on charge of grand larceny. He was
arrested on Mason street Tuesday and
was positively identified yesterday by
two of his alleged victims and another
witness.
The victims are j. Y. Aver, con-
tractor and builder, 3740 Seventeenth
street, and William Schoeckert, a
visitor from the East. They arrived at
the depot at Third and Townsend
steets on the train from Los Angeles
on Tuesday night and along with other
passengers boarded a Third-street car.
Two men were seen jostling the pas
sengers and after they had left the car
soon after it started Aver discovered
that $25 had been stolen from his
pocket and Schoeckert missed a purse
containing $105 in currency, a check
for 500 on an Eastern bank and a
baggage check.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

Contrary TO expectations the opening
Of Joseph Field, the ex-policeman,
charged with the murder of Fritz Dirk
ing, his father-in-law, on the night of
November 3 1903. was devoid of any
thing that savored of the sensational.
Rapid progress was made by the pros
ecution and by adjournment time this
afternoon it is thought the defense Will
have presented all of it's testimony
In the cross-examination of witnesses
counsel for the defendant showed that
it viii endeavor to combat the testi-
mony of the prosecutions witnesses by
showing that Field acted in self de
fense and that a conspiracy exists in
the family of the deceased to manu-
facture damaging testimony. This lat
ter feature was borne out by the ex-
haustive cross-examination by Attor-
ney w. II. Afford on contradictory tes-
timony given by the witnesses at the
preliminary examination and the ad-
mission by Attorney ]. A. Spinetti in
an interview that it was the intention
Of the defense to establish that fact by
pointing out to the jury the discrep-
ancies in testimony given at the pre-
vious hearing of the case.
Field was one of the most interested
persons in the courtroom and at no
time did he evince any particular nerv-
business. He held a handkerchief in
his right hand and the other clasped
the hand of his mother, who sat by his
side. He was quick to prompt his at
torneys on material points and during
the entire proceedings failed to show
by any outward sign that he appre-
ciated the seriousness OF his position.
! During the testimony given by Mrs.
/ Dirking, the widow of the man he
slew, Field eyed her steadily and even
the tears shed by the somber little
woman in black during the recital of
the events of that fateful night failed
/ to move him.
BOY TELLS OF TRAGEDY.
District Attorney Byington then
made an opening statement of the facts
in the case and of what the prosecu-
ton intended to prove. He told of the
events of the night of the shooting and
said the prosecution would prove that
the crime was premeditated from
threats made by the defendant on three
/ occasions.
Police Officer George W. Russell,
who made the diagram of the prem
ises at II Fair avenue. was the first
witness called. He explained the dia-
gram to the jury Fritz Dirking, the
15-year-old son of the man who was
| killed, was next placed on the stand.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
HARDW ARE MEN
TALK OF TRADE
Four Hundred Members of
State Retail Association
Meet i'm Annual Convention
NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN
Yearly Banquet Given by
San Franciscans Proves a
Feast of Good Fellowship

Four hundred delegates and members
Of the California State Retail Hard
ware Association gathered yesterday
morning at the third annual conven-
ton of the association held at the
California Hotel The meeting will
continue to-day and tomorrow, and a
large amount of important business
sicns were given up to the routine work
of organization and the election of Off
GERS for the coming year. A banquet
was held last night at Golden Gate
Hall. This evening the association will
be entertained at Fischers Theater,
where Kolb and Dill VIII give a num-
ber Of special turns for the benefit of
the hardware men and everybody will
be we'll roasted"
After a preliminary session yester-
day morning, at which credentials were
presented and committees appointed,
the convention got down to business
at o'clock and listened to the an
nual report of the president, Roy Hall
of Fresno. President Hall reviewed the
conditions obtaining in the hardware
trade during the year and discussed the
work. Of the association, past and fu-
ture. He prophesied continued prosper
ity for business in the State during the
current twelvemonth. The report of
Secretary Henry Gracey was also read.
1t showed a gain of eighty members
Since the last convention, bringing the
total up to 800. The affairs of the asso-
citation were shown to be in a most sat-
isfactory condition
OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR.
The executive committees report out
lined the work before the convention
at some length, and then the nominat-
sion for several hours, reported. Upon
it's recommendation the following Off
GERS were chosen for the year: Presi-
dent, o. F. Sites of the Palace Hard
ware Company, San Francisco; vice
president, G. A. Gutman of Orland;
secretary, Henry Gracey of San Fran
cisco, who has held that post since the
association was formed in 1900; treas
urer, H. c. Bennett, San Francisco.
A number of noteworthy papers will
be read and discussed to-day.
During the afternoon the wives and
other women friends of the members
of the association were entertained in
an excursion on the steamer Monticello
which took them upon tour of the
leading points of interest about the
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
SILVER PESOS
MAKE bad COIN
Secret Service Men Find
Die That Turned Mexican
Dollars Into American
THREE OF GANG CAUGHT
Doings of COunterfeiterS
Revealed by the Angered
Wife of LOckSmith Varni

United States Secret Service Agents
Hazen. Foster, McManus and Cronin
made important arrests yesterday aft
ernoon and seized a steel die that had
been used in the manufacture Of coun-
terfeit dollar pieces. The prisoners are
Marsiglio Varni, locksmith and gum
smith doing business at $40 Sansome
street. and two of his companions
named Giuseppi Carossi and Francisco
Visciglio. who had been recently en-
ployed in the fisheries ir Alaska.
For several months past the secret
service men have been trying to To-
cate the plant from which counterfeit
silver dollars have been issued. These
are the most dangerous of all counter
feits. for they are made Of pure coin
silver and would be received at par
anywhere. A close inspection of some
Of the pieces found recently shows that
they had been stamped out Of Mexican
silver dollars.
The exposure Of the gang came about
indirectly through a woman who be-
fore her marriage with Varni cOnsorted
with him and was known as Julia Ca
riglia The woman and Varni had a
quarrel and in order 10 revenge her
self or to hold il over his head as
threat she stole the steel die from
Narnf He was very much put out
about its loss and consulted lawyer
concerning the matter. He was ad-
vised TO marry the woman. for as his
wife she would not be allowed to tes-
tify against him in court Narni ac-
cepted the advice and married the wo-
man in the latter part Of January Of
this year.
Whether the woman informed him
as to the whereabouts Of the die is
unknown, but Varni, suspecting that
il was in possession of CarOssi. caused
his arrest on a charge of carrying con-
-cealed weapons. While Carossi was in
custody Varni searched his room, but
was unable to find the die. Then to
show that he bore no enmity toward
his friend he engaged a lawyer to de-
send Carossi from the charge which
he himself had made.
Il was while these persons were in
the City Prison about a month ago
that Detective Sergeant McManus
learned that they were suspected Of
being engaged in counterfeiting and
he communicated with United States
Secret Service Agent George W. Hazen,
who at once detailed shadowers TO fol-
low the suspects wherever they went,
day and night
At o'clock yesterday afternoon Wis
ciglio and Carossi were seen 10 enter
Tarni's shop with something heavy
wrapped in a newspaper. When the
men came out they were arrested by
Foster and McManus, while Hazen and
Cronin searched the locksmith. In his
pockets they found the steel die. to-
Eether with the collar and the chuck.
Narni denied all former knowledge
OF the die. but the secret service men
say that they have a good case against
him. They have learned that his wife
used TO buy the Mexican dollars which
Narni is said to have restamped into
American standard dollars.
A charge Of being found in posses
sion Of tools for counterfeiting coin will
be made against the prisoners.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
A Jananese Globe Trotter.

Nakichi Nakamura, a young Japan
ese. arrived in this city yesterday, af-
ter having completed tour of the
world. Nakamura was not aware that
his country and Russia had met in
conflict until his arrival in the United
States. Asked whether he intended
returning to Japan to join the Mika-
dos forces, he said that it was his in
tention first to continue his journey,
which will take him into South Amer
lea. Everywhere he has met with
hospitality and he carries a book in
which is recorded the cities of the
world he has visited, the records be-
ing duly attested by officials whose
signatures are accompanied with
great civic seals.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
Saturday You Have Chance to Save
Money.

We offer you $1,000 pairs of ladies', gents.
children's, misses and boys shoes at unheard
of prices. Ladies' shoes in sizes from to S
in all widths from 35c a pair. Children 5
shoes at the same price. These are adver-
tised. This is positively a going out of busi-
ness proposition. We selling such makes
as Laird's, Nolan's. Foster s. Wright &
Peters, etc, at less than one-fourth their
value. in fact, 81 % will buy an elegant up
to-date shoe. Ladies' patent leather ties at
s5c pair. Boys school shoes at roc pair
Mems shoes in high grade leather for S5c a
pair.
Give call. 1t costs you nothing Sale
begins Saturday morning at o'clock Store
closed until then. Massachusetts, Shoe Com
pany, 1101 Market street, corner Seventh Odd
Fellows building
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

The lad told graphic story of the
tragedy, and, although somewhat
nervous upon crosse examination, all
attempts of the defense to impeach
his testimony on material points by
reading from the transcript of his
testimony taken in the police court
failed.
He said that on the night of No
vember 2, 1903. he was in the kitchen
of the house at IL Fair avenue, read
ing. and that his father, mother and
sister were in the same room. Their
attention was first attracted by the
barking of a dog, and then they
heard the footsteps of a person COM
ing toward the back door. Mrs. Field
wife of the defendant, exclaimed,
He's coming and bolted the door.
His father then told the women to
get out of the room and the boy
armed himself with a bread knife.
Field started kicking on the door and
Mrs. Dirking ran through the hall
crying "Murderi" She went to the
front door and Field came up the
alley-way alongside of the house. The
boys father then went through the
hallway, and as he did so the lad
gave llTIl the anu lOtu ulHl TO
protect himself" When he reached
force an entrance and his mother was
endeavoring to keep him out.
KNIFE WAS NEVER FOUND.
Dirking senior then pushed his wife
aside and Field struck him with an
iron bar. The boy says he then
heard Field use several vile names, saw
him draw a revolver and fire shot
Field, followed by Dir<ing, went up
the street, and after going short
distance turned and said, II have got
something quicker than a knife"
Young Dirking then, ran. to Mission
street for an officer and returned to
the house. He heard scuff1ing in his
sisters room and thereupon went into
an adjoining room and secured his
fathers revolver. At this juncture
Field came out into the hallway with
his wife holding him by the hands.
The boy stated that he pointed the
revolver at FIELDS head and tried to
pull the hammer down, but without
avail. Some one was heard approach
ing from the outside and Field said,
Here, take this gun; the police are
coming" at the same time handing
the weapon to his wife. Two men
came in and held Field until the ar
rival of Sergeant Blank. To the Of
ficer Field accused the boy of having
fired the shot. but Mrs. Field said her
husband was the guilty person.
At this juncture the prosecution sub
mitted for Dirking's inspection the re-
volvers, and, upon his Identification.
they were admitted in evidence. An
iron bar. in reality a jimmy pur-
porting to be the one carried by Field,
was offered as an exhibit for the peo-
pie, to which the defense objected on
the ground that it had not been proven
that it was the bar in question. After
some argument Judge Dunno over
ruled the objection made. The dead
mans coat and vest were next intro
duced by the prosecution.
Upon cross-examination the defense
endeavored to impeach the witness by
reading from the record. particularly
relative to the iron bar and what Field
said upon the arrival of Sergeant
Blank. From questions about the size
of the knife foundation was laid for
seH-defense. 1t was brought out that
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

the knife had never been found and
that when his wife accused him of do
ing the shooting Field made a threaten
ing movement toward hen
DR.. William p. Chilson of st. Luke's
Hospital was next placed upon the
stand and described the location of the
bullet wound and the extent of the
scalp injuries. He gave it as his opin-
ion that the wound on the head could
have been made by bar similar to
the one in evidence
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
school Board Revising Rules,

The Board of Education was en-
gagged yesterday in revising the rules
governing the administration of school
affairs. 1t is not thought that any
radical changes will be made, but the
rules will be modified in certain in
stances:
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
Sues Or. Bazet for Damages.

DR.. Louis Bazet, formerly mem
Der Of the Board of Health. who
while driving on Golden Gate avenue
January p last ran over William
Robertson. was sued for s3O5 damages
by Joseph Higgins, Robertsons guar
dian, yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
Wants Friedman's Estate.

Louis Levy, who claims to be the
nephew Of Julius Friedman. the capi-
talist who died at the Palace Hotel.
leaving an estate worth $4,000. filed
2 petition for the distribution of the
estate yesterday. Levy is acting as
his own lawyer in the proceedings.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
Bauer Concert To-Nigilt.

Harold Bauer. who easily proved him
self the greatest pianist before the pub
lie on Tuesday night. will give his sec
ond concert tonight at Lyric Hall. when
an entirely new programme viii be pre-
sented Mr. Bauer's farewell recital will
tske place SATURDAY afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

bay. For this afternoon a trolley ride
about the city has been arranged for
the ladies, who will start from the cor
ner of Post and Montgomery streets at
! 30 o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

LOS AGNELES March 2.-Harry Fernald.
an employe of the Los Angeles Brick Com
pany was caught by a heavy belt while OIL
ing the machinery of the plant to-day. drawn
around a pulley and killed. Fernald leaves a
Wife who is seriously i'll.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

NEWKIRK. O. T. March "A jury here
a day acquitted Mrs. Newt Farris charged
with the murder of her husband AT Kaw City.
August last Mrs. Farris shot her husband
while he was abusing her.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

WASHINGTON. March 2.-The President
to- day sent to the Senate the nomination OF
Louise l. Lill as postmistress at Mill Valley,
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

STOCKTON March 2-H r. McNoble.
grand president of the Native Sons Of the
Golden West has just returned from visit to
every parlor in the State from Stockton
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

For persistent Cough, Pisos Cure for Con-
sumptlon is an effectual remedy. Al druggists.'
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

Red Eyes and Eyelids Granulated
Eyelids and other Eye troubles cured by
Murine Eve Remedy.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

ST. LOUIS. March 2.-Under the protection
of Ave mounted police fifty men we're taken
into the Worlds Fair grounds to-day and put
at work in place of the striking laborers on
roads and track grading and landscape work.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

Advertising mailing cards printed by Edw.
S. Knowles 81 Second street
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

Take home the right kind of a pack
sge. Hills Bros Ara bian Roast.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

Log Cabin! The bread with flavor" Ask
your rdealer-wholesale-900 Dolores st.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

Floor Shine-no mixing. no painter.
no waiting.
Floor Shine rs the spring tonic for
floors no place but Haie's.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-01
NOTICE.

PROPERTY OWNERS - DO NOT
wait until ordinance requiring you to
connect to new house drainage is en-
forced. 1t will pay you to have ii done
at once By the former inspector OF
plumbing, w. II. COSGROVE.
12S Drayton Street.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-01
FUNERAL INVITATIONS.


BRUEN-The relatives and friends
of Mrs. Marion Tattnall Bruen are in
vited to attend her funeral from the
residence 11s Thirty-first street, east.
this Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
HARDEN.-Th relatives and friends
of Mr.. Thomas T. Harden, and of his
sisters, Miss Ida Harden and Mrs. l..
H. Griffin. are invited to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Thomas T. Harden, to-
morrow CMonday) afternoon. at $3.50
o'clock, from the residence of Mrs. L..
H. Griffin, 635 Walker street.
ROGERS.-The friends and relatives
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Rogers are
invited to attend the funeral of their
infant daughter. Alice. at 4 o'clock
this afternoon, from No. 416 Haber-
sham street. Interment Cathedral
Cemetery.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-01
MEETINGS.

ISLE OF HOPE PROTECTION AS
ISOLATION.
There will be meeting of the Isle
Of Hope Protective Association at No.
"a Bryan street, east, on Wednesday,
May 4. 1904, at 4 p. m. All members
are requested to be present.
EDW. H. DEMERE, Sec'y.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-01
NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY.

NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY.
The regular monthly meeting of the
North Carolina Society will be held
in the De Soto Hotel parlors Tuesday
evening, May 3, at $40 o'clock. I'M
portant business will be transacted.
BY order of the President.
ROSCOE c. MITCHELL, Sec'y.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-01
NOTICE.

Miss Pape wishes to announce to
her patrons and the public that she
VIII continue as principal of the
School for Girls. The faculty: Miss
Pape, Miss de Jarnette, Miss Robert
son; Supervisor of Physical Training.
Miss Sara Charlton.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-01
Set
Steady
In the Boat

There's a black cloud loonaina
up-a tremendous roar Of
Special and Discount sales"
ink and noise effect rather
than fact You never got
something for nothing in your
lfe-you can't believe that
stores do business for glory.
Your brain is too broad-Here
is a tieing place for your boat.
it's not a bluff" the safest
kind of a place to buy what
you want any time Of the year
at very moderate price-Up-
to-date clothing sold undev
good old line principles. When
you think you have found a
bargain elsewhere then call on
the store Around the corner"
to send out a few suits for
comparison,
MAKE AGAINST MAKE
QUALITY AGAINST QUALITY
FIT AGAINST FIT
PRICE AGAINST PRICE
FALK'S
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-01
SPECIAL NOTICE.

1t being the purpose OF the Trustee
to wind up the estate of
METZGER & BRUNSON, BANK
RUPTS,
without delay, action will be Instituted
at once against all those indebted 10
said estate who do not pay their ac-
counts by May IL. 1904.
GEO. S. HAINES, Trustee.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-11

The performer played one of the
national airs, handed the violin
back to the owner and quietly with
drew.
One of the company said, "This is
Amard Bucher, the world renowned
violinist. He did this for charity; ;
let us follow his example,
Mr.. Bucher did not give a penny,
but he gave something better-his
ability. If you cannot give money
to help spread sunshine, give all the
ability God has given you, and at
least send your name in for our
Sunshine books.
eff you can sit down at set of sun,
And count the acts that you have
done;
And counting find
One self-denying act, one word
That eased the heart of him who
heard;
One glance most kind,
That fell like sunshine where it
went,
Then you may count that day well
spent.
But if through all the livelong day
You've cheered no heart by yea or
nay;
If through it all
You've nothing done that you can
trace,
That brought the sunshine to one
face;
No act most small,
That helped some soul, and nothing
cost,
Then count that day as worse than
lost"
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-11

IF one admires the patience, gen
tleness, sweetness and unfailing en-
ergy of another; if he finds himself
renewed and invigorated and in
spired by such contact-why does he
not himself SO live that he may
bring the same renewal and inspira-
ton to others 9-Lilian Whiting.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-11

"I believe in the sacredness of the
human body, this transient dwelling
place of living soul, and so I deem
it the duty of every man and woman
to keep his or her body beautiful
through right thinking and right liv-
ing."-P. Gerhardt.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-11
MRS. RANSIER's LETTER.
Miscellaneous Sunny Suggestions from
Sunshine Headquarters.

Do they ask thee to repay9
When the bright flowers paint the
sword,
Do they do it for reward9
When the bird sings clear and long,
Does he want thanks for his song?
Give talent, thought and voice
To bid Gods world rejoice.
Give work and love and will,
Give golden time and skill.
Pour freely out thy whole,
Thyself, thy very soul,
To bless thy fellow-men,
Nor ask for aught again.
And, as thou givs't thy very store
Shall grow, not less, but more.
Alice Ring.
There are people in this world
who would dearly love to be liberal
if it did not cost anything. But
when it comes to practicing little
self-denial or doing anything that
inconvenience themselves they i'm
mediately "beg to be excused" Per-
haps it is just that they are asked to
do something that they don't like to
do. That is sufficient reason in
their mind, for a refusal. Or per-
haps it is something to be done or
said that might draw the eyes of the
world Cat least as much of it as is
presently to them and unpleasant
criticisms would follow.
/ remember one time / myself did
not do a sunshine act because it
would have made me conspicuous to
the group of onlookers. / shall
never cease to regret it.
The man-fearing spirit should be
exterminated from our makeup; if
we have any of it, let's begin our
determination right away. We all
have something we can give to help
our fellow man. We all have some
thing we can pass on to help make
the old world brighter.
GIVE WHAT YOU HAVE
One day, on the steps of one of
the public buildings of Florence,
Italy, an old disabled soldier sat
playing q violin. By his side stood
a faithful dog. In the mouth of
the dog was the old veterans hat.
Now and then a passer by would
drop in a coin. A gentleman, pass
ing, stopped and looked at the pic
ture. He stepped up and asked for
the violin, tuned it, and began to
play.
The sight of a well-dressed man
playing a violin in such a public
place. and with such association, at
tracted the passers by and they
stopped.
The music was so charming that
they stood enchanted while the num-
Der of contributions largely in
creased. The hat became so heavy
that the dog growled, so it was emp
tied to be filed again. The company
grew until a crowd was gathered.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-11

Every farmer in your neighbor
hood ought to take advantage of our
Is cent trial offer till January 1st.