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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24
REDDINC YOUTH
ADMITS CRIME
Pleads Guilty to Charge
of Holding Up and Robbing
Chinese Grower of 81 20
GETS SHORT SENTENCE
Court Considers Mitigating
Circumstances and Sends
Him to Jail for Two Years

REDDING, Dec 23.-william Jones.
a Redding youth. held up a Chinese
vegetable grower on the Anderson road.
three miles south OF Redding. last Sun
day to get money for a woman with
whom he was infatuated. He got 81 20.
Sunday afternoon he was arrested and
stoutly maintained his innocence
Tuesday he was preliminarily examined
and an attorney made a hard fight to
prove an alibi. This afternoon young
Jones appeared in the Superior Court
and pleaded guilty.
In sentencing him to but two years
imprisonment Judge Head said that
because OF the youth OF the prisoner
and other mitigating circumstances a
sentence Of two years would answer
the ends Of justice.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24
MRS. GONZALES
CONTESTS WILL
Widow Waits Until Last Mo-
ment Before Attacking the
Testament of Her Husband
SAYS MIND WAS WEAK
Alleges That False Stories
About Wife and Daughter
Unduly Influenced Him

With only a few hours Of the year
remaining in which she could begin
proceedings, Mrs. Edie W. Gonzales last
evening filed her promised contest Of
the will Of her late husband, DR.. Ma
riano E. Gonzales. The day, until after
the hour for adjournment OF court, had
been occupied in argument before
Judge Kerrigan upon her petition to set
aside $4,000 worth Of land as
homestead. To protect herself against
the possibility Of not receiving the acres
applied for the contest was filed. The
County Clerks Office had been closed.
but the document was received, as in
another day the action would have been
barred.
The contest suit is against Robert F.
Johnson. trustee Of the Gonzales es-
tate; Anita Gonzales. the daughter by
a former marriage, and the forty
grandchildren of Francisco Rico, who
was a half-brother of Gonzales. In the
Will the property was left to Johnson in
trust. with directions TO divide the in
come among the daughter. the widow
and the Rico heirs, the widows interest
TO last only so long as she remained
unmarried
Gonzales died December s, 1903, and
the will was dated November 13 of the
same year. The widow makes the
usual allegations Of defective execu-
tion. She also charges that he was not
mentally competent to make will and
on this point alleges that he was weak
in health and in constant fear OF death.
Thereby his mind was deranged; he
was subject to hallucinations and easi-
iy susceptible to influences and preju-
dice. She declares that unknown per-
sons poisoned his mind by telling false
stories about his wife and child. A
jury trial is demanded. Her attorneys
are Bishop, Wheeler & Hoefer and
William F. J. Bowe.
Judge Charles w. Slack, who repre-
sents Anita Gonzales in opposition to
the application for a homestead, said
yesterday that he had not discussed
with his client whether she would op-
pose the contest. 1t has been rumored
that the daughter is willing that the
VIII should be broken, in which event
the third interest of the forty Ricos
would revert to the widow and Miss
Gonzales. If the homestead applica-
tion is granted, Mrs. Gonzales might
abandon her contest and then the
daughter would probably try to break
the will.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24
WILLIAM TAX
CREATES FUROR
Australia Complains of Lii
cense Demanded for Trad
inc in the Marshall Group
TALK OF RETALIATION
Journals Comment ON Ger
many's Manner of Tighten
ing Grip on the South Seas

VICTORIA. B. c.. Dec. 23-Difer-
ences have arisen between the COM
monwealth Of Australia and Germany
with regard TO the exclusive policy
adopted by Germany in the South Pa
ciic. The question arose after the
steamer Ysabel had been held by the
Germans until an exorbitant license OF
$225O per month was paid for trading in
the Marshall group. Then a duty OF 50
ton was imposed upon cOpra shipped
In the group on British vessels which
trade from Australian ports.
Australia is considerably aroused
over Germany's interference with the
commemorative commercial activity in
the South Seas and there is talk OF re-
prisals. Negotiations are expected TO
take place regarding the matter. Aus
tralia having presented her grievances
TO London.
Australian papers publish strong ar
ticles regarding the manner in which
Germany is Strengthening her octopus
grip" upon the South Seas. German
exclusiveness in the CarOlines. Solo
mons. Samoa. New Britain and part OK
New Guinea is instanced.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24
Street May Be Expunged From Map.

City Attorney Long yesterday rem
dered an opinion in which he advises
the Supervisors that while in his opin-
ion the board has no power under the
provisions of article 6. chapter 2, sec
ton 27 of the charter TO vacate or
close street having width Of forty
feet or more than forty feet. he can
see no legal objection to passing a res
oIution expunging that portion of
Shipley street between Elizabeth place
and Ritch street from the official map
of the city, for the reason that the
same is not a dedicated or accepted
public street or highway.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24
SLAUGHTERED CHICKENS
AND SUSPECTED CAT.
.(AUSES OF NEIGHB0RH00D ROW
Prospect .4UenUe Housewives War W'r0th at Being
Compelled to .460ndOn Home Tasks and
Holiday Shopping to Testify.
By JAMES c. CRAWFORD.

scratched Mrs. Zennermsn's face be-
cause Mrs. z. denied that she owed
Mrs. D. sum OF SO which had been
borrowed Case continued.
". F. Buttle Of 2s71 Twenty-slxth
street. who Witnessed the shooting OF
Joseph McGown by Joseph Smith,
was cross-examined by Attorney D. ].
Murphy. for the defense, and testified
that ne saw MCGOWAN put his hand
through the rail gate OF the yard in
which the killing subsequently occurred
and push Smith backward, and that
when MCGOWAN entered the yard Smith
made a pass" at him and was rushed
70 his knees by MCGOWAN. Judge
Mogan continued the preliminary ex-
animation Of Smith till next Wednes-
day.
A bull IN custody OF two vaQueros en-
tered a vegetable garden cultivated by
Chinese in Visitation Valley and was
driven therefrom by an Italian, who
incidentally threw rocks at the Gus
todians Of the animal and was arrested
for battery. In pronouncing the de-
fendant guilty and fining him SO his
Honor Fritz muttered something about
a bull in a China garden and a bull IN
a China shop.
Alexander Solomon. a milk distribu-
tor. was deprived Of a customer by a
business rival, and the latter alleged
that bottles Of lacteal fluid deposited
by him upon the doorstep Of said con-
sumner were removed by Alexander,
with evident intent TO regain his lost
patron. Judge Conlan is weighing the
testimony.
Von'd yer puy mine doys mine lofely coys?
Dev're nice for coils dey're vine for poys;
Please puy mine doys. mine lofely dogs,
C1d gif dem 70 Yer COILS und poys-
Carl Reiss, a German comedian out Of
a job. was singing the appeal as we'll
as his catarrhal cold would permit,
when Patrolman Dowd arrested him
for disturbing the peace Of Market
street, between Stockton and Powell,
at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. The
route TO prison was made vocal by
Mr.. Reiss and all night long he dis
turbed his fellow prisoners by melodi-
ously imploring them TO purchase the
toys which he did not possess. and in
the care Of Judge Conlan's courtroom
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24

Mss Pearl Catfish. 1s years Of age
and short OF stature. denied having
cast with intent 10 co bodily harm to
Mrs Myrtle Brown the three small
pieces Of sandstone which that matron
carefully took from their newspaper
wrapping and presented as material
evidence IN support OF her complaint
That she did hurl fragment OF broom
stick al Mrs Browns cat Miss Catfish
admitted. but pleaded stress OF provo
cation, the feline being notoriously
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST
PATROIIsIEN Is DISMISSED
Policemen Berrie and McGorty Escape
Dismissal From the Force
on Tie Vote.

Dismissal From the Force
on Tie Vote.
The charges against Patrolmen John
D. Berrie and Cormac McGorty that
they accepted a bribe from George
Nero, a saloon-keeper at Devisadero
and Sutter streets, was dismissed by
the Police Commission yesterday.
Howell and Regan voting for acquittal
and Drinkhouse and Hutton for con-
viction. The tie vote stands for ac-
quittal and the patrolmen returned 70
their duties.
George Nero; his brother. Edward
Nero, and Dan Donohue, a barkeeper.
were the principal witnesses against
the accused patrolmen. They said
they were running a turkey raffie in
tho rear of Mcdonald & Mero's saloon
and the patroImen took exception TO
their manner of operating the game
and threatened TO report them for
shaking dice for money. To save the
license of the place. Nero said. he
gave Berrie 81 and McGorty 81 so.
The accused policemen, however,
told straight stories of their dealings
with Nero; testified that they called
at the saloon to see II gambling un-
der the guise Of a turkey rattle was
proceeding. and. suspecting that such
was the case, but being unable to OBJ
tain direct evidence, they subsequently
called at the saloon and warned Nero
that the place would be reported to
the captain of the district il any fur
ther ground of suspicion was dis
covered.
The witnesses for the prosecution
hopelessly contradicted themselves
and one another, with the result that
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24
ELLIS DENIES
HE ATTACKED
CHIEF WHITMAN
SEYMOUR IS INDIGNANT
Fear Expressed That Impending
Police Investigation Has Been
Started Wrong.

Ut CANNOT understand a statement such that
! which credited with having told ex-Captain Sey
that Chief gave secret orders
could have said Captain Seymour
tle Grand Chief Whitman
secret orders raid the Chinese That
terrible charge make against Whitman, and
understand how could gained crence The only
instructions received the Chief werethose just
stated in The Call yesterday morning that desg
mated the which issued
from time to time Chinatown nd other squads.
81 before the Grand again last night, but
cannot of the there given.
You know that would be for tell the
of the whether
toned about alleged attack the heads OF the depart
ment but that have accused them has
charged"-Statement Police Thomas p.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24
Small Tax Rate for city's Schools.

School Director Roncovieri yester-
day received the annual report of
State superintendent Kirk and ascer-
tanned therefrom that San Francisco
fixes the smallest tax rate for the sup
port Of the public schools of any
county in the State. But 90 cents on
every 500 of assessed valuation was
allowed for the purpose in 1904 The
highest rate was that of Sierra Coun-
ty. As cents. Mariposa comes next
with AZ cents; Alameda, 26 cents; Los
Angeles. 22 cents; San Joaquin, IS
cents. and Sacramento. 1873 cents.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24

Death of a Well known TeIegrapher.
CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-Thomas Ryan,
for many years in the employ Of the
Associated Press and widely known
among telegraphers. died here to-day.
Deceased was born in Staunton, Va
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24
French FOrces Meet with Reverse.

French Forces Meet With Reverse.
PARIS, Dec. 23.-Private reports re-
ceived here say that the French mill
tary force Of occupation in Central
Africa has suffered a serious reverse.
accompanied by heavy losses, near
Timbuctoo- There is no official con-
frmation Of the report
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24

predatory and sixteen OF the Catfish
chickens having been assassinated and
partly eaten
The Cafishes and the Browns are
rext-door neighbors on the 200 block Of
Prospect avenue. and the jury box Of
Police Judge Cabaniss' court was
packed with housewives who had been
summoned 10 tell what they knew
about the alleged peace disturbance.
Clerk Conlan and Bailin Carmichael
experienced considerable difficulty in
restraining some Of the subpenaed la
dies from testifying before they were
called TO the stand. and when the case
Was dismissed without any Of them
having been interrogzred their indig-
nation was unanimous and undisguised.
The idea Of dragging me here and
then not letting me speak" exclaimed
a middle-aged woman Of Amazonian
physique and mien. glaring angrily at
the Judge. With my housework and
my Christmas shopping TO do. here I've
been kept dawdling since 10 o'clock,
and now it's noon. Do you call that
justice?"
His Honor meekly explained that he
had not lured the lady away from her
and mildly suggested that she transfer
her wrath TO the person directly re-
sponsible for her deprivation Of those
tasks.
"Oh. you may talk" she rejoined,
but talks cheap"
So embarrassed was his Honor by
the angry lady's arraignment that he
neglected 10 pun on Mrs. Josephine
Cafish's announcement that she was
mother Of Pearl" and eager TO testify
for the defense.
Mrs. Arastina Zennernan OF 1855
Folsom street told Judge Mogan Of how
she had been annoyed by Mrs. Annie
Demestine's penchant for borrowing
ere she caused that lady's arrest for
disturbing her peace.
Mrs. Zennerman and Mrs Demestfne
dwell within few doors Of each other
on Folsom street. and Mrs. Zennernan
testified that every time she received
q neighborly call from Mrs. Demestine
the latter borrowed provisions or fur
niture or cooking utensils. none OF
which was ever returned. Mrs. Zenner-
man bore her losses meekly, even re-
framing from expostulstion when Mrs.
the gas burners and uttering no OBJ
lection when her baby's rsiment was
carried away to be worn by the Demes-
tine infant.
When she came IN and saw nv
bsby's new dress" narrated Mrs. Zen
herman. she said, oh. what a dear
little gown wonder how my pet
would look IN II. I'll bring IL back in
few minutes But she never brought
IL back"
Mr. Zennermsn, a tailor. also told Of
Mrs. Demestine's passion for embellish-
ing her house and her table and her
baby AT his expense. He never went
abroad. he averred. ti-1t he did not find
some thing missing when he returned
and inquiry invariably disclosed the
fact that il had been appropriated by
Mrs. Demestine.
The specific charge against Mrs
Demestine was that OF having
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24

The new musical instrument called the Re
ginaphone at Sherman. Clay & Cos ought 10
be seen This Is combination OF q music box
and talking machine, gives all the advantages
OF both instruments
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24
Attached TO Russian Embassy.

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 2S.-M. de
Sibert, second secretary OF the Rus
sian legation at Brussels, has been
appointed 10 succeed the late Andre
BobrOff. second secretary OF the Rus
sian embassy at Washington. who died
at Riga. Russia, to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24

he hummed his commercial proposition
until Bailiff Laws squelched it.
When placed before the bench Mr..
Reiss explained that his warbling was
merely an ebulIition Of the Yuletide
spirit stimulated by a combination OF
inebriety and impecuniosity.
''Midouid verk und midouid money"
he said. mine heart felt so sunk down
dot I yoost yodled ter boost Id oop."
But you had no toys to sell ?"
queried the Judge.
''Serdaindly nein," was the naughty
response. I wasn't a peesnis mani
vas an ackdor."
Dismissed. after promising TO alb
stain from venting his Christmas spirit
in song.
Five rooms Of Mrs. Maggie sharp's
boarding house. s14A Larkin street,
were occupied by the family Of John
Nicholson, saloon-keeper, last Sunday
evening. and in her complaint accus-
ing Mr.. Nicholson Of disturbing the
peace Mrs. Sharp averred that from 5
p. m. till midnight Of the day men
toned he cursed and threatened his
wife so loudly as greatly to annoy
young lady who was sick abed.
Mr. Nicholson. when arraigned be-
fore Judge Mogan. denied that his voice
was raised to sufficient pitch to be audi
bic beyond the confines of his own
apartments. or that his alleged berating
OF Mrs. Nicholson consumed as long
a period as the complainant averred
While seated at dinner with his family,
Mr.. Nicholson explained, ne mildly re-
proved one Of his children for convey
ing food to IFS mouth with a knife,
whereupcn Mrs. Nicholson bridled up
and declared that she. being as con-
versant with proper manners at table
as he was. and also being solely re-
sponsible for the teaching of social
graces to her offspring. must protest
against his usurpation Of prerogative.
Disclaiming Intention TO contest her
household supremacy. he still insisted
that the universally conceded purpose
Of table knives was to cut food. not TO
carry 1t, that mission being assigned
to forks, and hinted that unless she
desired TO train her progeny to be
sword-swallowers she ought 10 amend
their table etiquette. To prove TO her
the correctness Of his claim. he quoted
from a volume laconically entitled
Don't" and il may have been his
perusal and elucidation of certain ex-
cerpts that attacted Mrs. SharD's at
tention and impressed her with the be-
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24
Don't Give Trash.

Give her a Light Running Domestic.
the sewing machine for the home. Do
mestic Co. 1921 Market ST.. near 9Th.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24

lief he was visiting oral abuse upon
his better half. although he was per-
fectly sure that at no time was his
voice elevated from its ordinary level
or his tone vitriolic.
Then the Judge gave him twenty
four hours to remove his family and
furniture from S14A Larkin street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24

dream Of pleasure, the new two for
quarter size American. 81 10 box IS
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24

Harry Koblitz, a hedgling attorney,
who engaged in alteration with the
proprietor Of Market-street restau-
rant and was charged with disturbing
the peace, will have a continued hear
ing to-day before Judge Conlan. While
leaving the cafe he accidentally COL
lided with and smashed a gas fixture
used for cigar-lighting. and his re-
fusal to pay for the damage led TO
heated argument and his arrest.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-24
ADVERTISEMENTS.
TEACH The CHILDREN

A delicious denhfrice makes the tooth
crush lesson easy. SOZODONT is a fra
grant liquid cleanser. penetrating the little
creyices cf the teeth 1t purifies them.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-24
Cool Actor Prevents Panic.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. pa
serious panic was prevented at the
Grand theater In this city tonight by
the presence of mind of Nat Wills, who
occupied the center of the stage, when
an electric light burned out. setting
fire to a curtain in the north wing Of
the stage.
When the small blaze was seen
creeping along the edge of the curtain
by the audience women began to scream
and men arose from their seats pre-
pared to make a hasty exit. Wills, who
had been singing a song, Immediately
shouted: For Gods sake, keep your
seats and remain quiet. Six hundred
people were killed In a Chicago theater
recently by becoming panic stricken
and trampling themselves to death"
The words of the actor seemed to
impress the large audience. which re-
mained quiet, and one minute later the
fire had been extinguished by the the
ater firemen.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-24
TRY TO INITIATE
CAR BARN BANDITS
But the Three Young Men Come to
Grief Before Preceding Far.

CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-Three young men
who are alleged to have planned to en-
ulate the car barn bandits have been
captured after struggles somewhat aft
er the style of those bandits. The men
arrested are Frank Ray, Frank Chepk
and Joseph Dolinsky, all of whom lived
at the Aberdeen hotel.
Among other crimes the trio is al
legged to have been concerned in the
shooting of Matthew Daniels and Otto
Loser, a week. ago when Daniels was
robbed. Daniels died in a hospital to-
day. Just as Marx, of the car barn
quartette, shot Detective Quinn, Ray
attempted to shoot Detective Hamilton,
but quick blow from brother Off
Ger saved him and the bullet went wild.
Rays companions were in bed today
when the officers broke into the room.
Both drew their revolvers, but the on
slaught of the detectives was so sud-
den that they had no time to take aim
and fire.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-24
SEE RALIEGH'S PIPE
Relic of Sir Walter Is Exhibited
In London.
Special Foreign Service.

Special Foreign Service.
ONDON, Jan. 23.-During the last
L. fortnight Americans in LONDON
have been fiocking to the shipping ex-
hibition in Whitechapel to see rene
of United States history which VIII De
interesting likewise to their country
men at home. This is nothing less
than the pipe smoked by Sir waiter
Raleigh, which is also, of course, the
first ever smoked in this country-the
famous courtier of Queen Ellzapeth
having introduced the fragrant weed
into England on his return. from amer
lea. The pipe belongs to the Prince ~
Wales, who always has seen TO us
being guarded most carefully, ana neV-
er before allowed it to be placed on
exhibition He always has refused 10
permie the pipe to be photographed,
too, and the accompanying picture is
the first of it that ever has been OBJ
tained. There is little doubt that tnls
is the pipe that Sir Walter was enjoy
ing when his servant, frightened at the
clouds of smoke, dashed a pail OF colo
water over his master to eXtlngulsn
the flames which he thought were
threatening the knights life. 1t Is
probable, too, that Raleigh used this
pipe when he demonstrated to queen
Elizabeth the weight of a given amount
of smoke by weighing some tobacco
smoking it and weighing the ashes.
Even more interesting than these,
however, are the associations of the
pipe with the latter part of the court
favorite's life. 1t was his constant
companion when he paced the battle
ment outside the prison at the tower
of London while composing his His
tory of the World.
To this day the window in the White
tower is pointed out where Sir Walter
smoked his pipe as he watched, his
rival, the Earl of Essex, walk to the
scaffold erected on the green just be-
low, and there is equally trustworthy
substantiation for the tradition that
this was the pipe that the knight car
ried with him to the block when 1t came
his turn to take "the sharp medicine,
but a cure for all diseases"
For many years the pipe was part OF
the Duke of Cambridge's collection,
who, though not a great user of tobac-
co. has one of the finest collections of
pipes and snuff boxes in the kingdom.
While the present Prince of Wales was
an active naval officer, the duke gave
him Raleigh's pipe, and his royal high
ness has guarded it as a cherished pos
session. Before he allowed 1t to go to
the Whitechapel exhibition he insisted
that it be insured for $4,000, and 1t Is
doubtful whether it will ever leave the
royal cabinet again.