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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-11
INVOKES A CURSE
AND SHOOTS HIMSELF
j. w. Griffin Engages Cheap Room
In a Hotel, Writes a Note and
Commits Suicide.

An unidentified man, who registered
as j. w. Griffin, killed himself in a
room at the Winchester Hotel some
time last Tuesday night by shooting
himself in the right temple with a re-
vclver.
He came to the hotel at o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon and paid 35 cents
for a room. At 11:45 a. m. yesterday
w. II. Smith, bedmaker, discovered
the body lying on the floor in a pool
of blood. with q revolver near the
right hand. The following noteS in
pencil lay on the dresser:
To whom It may concern: He who uses my
hodv for experimental purposes may God curse
him with an everlasting curse all the days Of
his life.
T. W. GRIFFIN.
Ten cents and a penknife were all
the property found on the person of
the suicide. He was a stranger to the
hotel people and was aged between
25 and 80 years.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-11
GLOBE -TROTTING SWEDE CANDLES
AND LOSES AT THE OCEAN BEACH
Ventures His Money on Device Known as
The Swivel Machine" !" and His Reward
Is a Sound Bit of Magisterial Advice

While communing with the ceaseless
tide that laps the sands just south of
the Cliff House tourist from Sweden
permitted his attention to be diverted
by the clamor Of four "barkers' for a
gaming device. technically termed "a
swivel machine" and as a result of the
diversion he quickly wagered and lost
sums aggregating about $40 Then he
had Edward Wallace, James Frye, Will
liam Martin and Frank Block arrested
for winning his money. and his formal
complaint was signed a. A. Solomon
Informally he stated that he recently
arrived here from Stockholm and is
betting the globe
Very defective was the English with
which Solomon endeaVOred to enlighten
Police Judge Cabaniss as TO the modus
operandi Of the game in which he ven
tUred and lost, but he managed, with
the aid Of the defendants, to make ii
clear that he had chucked rings at pins
and scored more misses than hits. he
began by betting 10 cents, then in
creased his stake to 25 cents and ulti-
mately wagered as high as 81.
When the attorney for the defense
had quoted the ordinance which legal
izes the swivel machine" the Judge
CA AESSeQ regret llal he COutu not dlu
in the restoration of SolomOn's money.
For the law implies" quoth his Hon
or. that this swivel machine is an in
strument of honest industry. so we can
only ascribe 10 III luck the loss of your
money. Sull, l would not advise you
TO try 10 win back that Of which you
have been deprived. Fortune is a fcSle
jade at best. Like the tide by which
you stood while chucking the rings and
missing the pins at which you aimed,
fortune Gibbs and flows. If you had
caught her at the flood you might have
hit the very pins You missed. Whether
in that event the defendants would
have had You arrested for winning
their money 1 know not. But your
charge against them / must dismiss"
While riding on crowded Haight
street car with his wife Judge Conlan
was hailed from the sidewalk by Carl
baldi Flynn. one of mis- Oldest and least
esteemed customers.
Ha. there ZhudGe." shouted Flynn,
with CHEEKY If unsteady voite; "glaGter
zheeyer." Then the speaker waved his
hand and yelled. "WhooDee. yah" in a
way that greatly distressed the target
of his salutation.
"I'll bet anything said the Judge,
that Flynn VIII ne among those pres
ent in my courtroom tomorrow"
II the wager had been taken his
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-11
=ERASTVS YOUNG
IN THIS CITY
General Auditor of Harri-
man Lines Is Busily En-
= gagged Checking Accounts
EMPLOYEES ARE ANXIOUS
Eugene Ives Here in Con-
nectiOn With a New Road
From Tucson to Durango

Erastus Young, general auditor Of the
Hartman lines, has arrived from Chi
Cago and is busily engaged at the
Wells-Fasgo building looking over the
affairs OF the accounting department Of
The Southern Pacific Company with
Auditor Klink. II is the custom OF Gen
eral Auditor Young to make half-year-
y trips 10 san Francisco, and usually
ne finds cause TO reduce the forces OF
the various accounting ofnces, fact
that has caused no end OF uneasiness
among the Southern Pacific employees
during his present visit. Following
closely on 4Oung's arrival here has
come a report that Q. B. Seger, auditor
OF the Hartman lines in Texas and
recognized as one Of the most expe-
rienced znen in the accounting depart
naents of the Hartman lines, is soon
TO be transferred 10 this city TO relieve
The general auditor Of some Of his
duties in the West When seen yester
Gay Young denied all knowledge of the
proposed change.
b. A. Worthington, assistant director
OF maintenance and operation Of the
Earr.rSsan lines, who has been in this
city for several Gays inspecting the
Southern Pacific Company's different
bIsnchcs. departed yesterday for Chi
caEo by way % Sacramento, where he
VIII spend several Gays looking over the
cQupany's interests. Before leaving
here ne dispatched a message 10 the
management Of the St. Louis EXpOsi-
zion formally accepting the position OF
su6ge OF merit in the railroad section
ot the big fair. which was rendered 10
him several days ago.
Eugene :. Ives, a prominent mining
man Of Tucson. who with Epes Ran
Colph. E A. Mcfarland. L. II. Man
uizg and Charles +. Walker has Just
completed the organization Of q COM
pany with $1,000 900 capital 10 build a
railroad from Durango. Colo. TO
Tucson. is in this city in connection
with The new enterprise. It is pUrposed
~ build branches of the road from
Durango 10 Silverton and Dolores. Ives
has already started several surveying
parties 70 work. The corporation is To-
he known as the Arizona and Colorado
RAILROAD Company.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-11
TWO BURGLARS
ARE CAPTURED
Detected by Policeman Her
lihy in LoOting a Market
Street Confectionery Shop
ROBBERS FIGHT HARD
Patrolman Is Assisted by
Friends in Making the
Arrest of Desperate Men

Policeman p. N. Herlihy made an i'm
portant capture of two burglars early
Yesterday morning while off duty, and
he was kept busy during the day re-
ceiving the congratulations of his
brother officers. The two burglars are
Patrick O'Toole and George Williams,
alias Shea.
Herlihy was on his way home shortly
after o'clock He was accompanied
by w P. Coulter of Los Angeles, a con-
ductor on the Santa Fe Railroad, and
d. NJ Knight, clerk in the Santa Fe
freight sheds. Herlihy saw Williams
acting suspiciously in the doorway of
Strohmeier Brothers confectionery
store, 1006 Market street. Telling his
two friends to wait for moment, he
stepped toward the doorway. Inside the
store he saw O'Toole at the cash regis
ter
Herlihy grabbed Williams and called
upon his friends to come to his assist
fight to break away. Coulter and
Knight seized Williams, and they were
joined by Frank Vilcone of 1902 Califor-
MIA street and Jacob Barnett of IL Tay-
lor street Williams was quickly sub
dued and Herlihy entered the store He
ordered O'Toole to throw up his hands
The man obeyed and came forward
y,
O'Toole made a rush at him and they
clinched. OToole fought so desperately
that Herlihy had to hit him on the
head with the butt end of his revolver
before he could place the handouts
over his wrists.
Entrance. to the store had been effect
ed by forcing the front door off it's
hinges and breaking the lock. The cash
drawer of the register was lying on the
floor, partly broken. Herlihy telephoned
to Strohmeier, who hurried to the store
He said there had been no money in the
cash drawer, as he had emptied it be-
fore closing and had secreted the
money in another part of the store.
O'TOole was treated at the Central
Emergency Hospital for a scalp wound.
He and Williams were then taken to
the City Prison and booked on a charge
of burglary.
O'TOole was arrested some days ago
for having burglars tools in his possess
sion. but the case was dismissed He
was at that time shown TO the watches
at the different police stations. The po-
lice know nothing against Williams.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-11

Honor would have won it, for Flynn
sat among the prisoners yesterday
morning and against his name on the
calendar was entered a charge OF
drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Your pleasure at seeing me does not
seem to be so intense, and certainly is
less demonStrative than it was yeSter-
day, said his Honor, when Flynn was
set up for examination. Flynn declared
he had no recollection of what he did
or said the previous day, but the plea
Of forgetfulness did not help him. He
was sent to jail for six months.
William o. Dougherty, plumber, wit
messed a street car collide with hog
on the water front, and was among
those who rushed to inspect the ami
mars injuries. So touched was Dough
erty's tender heart by the hogs suffer
inS that he considerably drove it to
the end of a wharf and there ended its
misery by Sitting its throat and cast
ing it into the bay. For which act OF
mercy the owner of the hog had him
arrested for cruelty to animals.
Judge Cabaniss commended Dough
erty's- conduct, chided the man who
caused his arrest and dismissed the
case.
Andre OndOrphOn, recently from La
Belle France said that he slept in a
public park because the feas in his
boarding house prevented slumber in
bed.
Zen ze bed. declared Mons. Ondor-
phon. Il suffaire ze tortuaire till ere
zee l get, an zen I go out cen ze park
an sect upon ze bench. Pouf, Zen re
minute l fan to sleep. Zen I wake up,
an sacTe! ze gensdarme have me. l
arrestez!"
Il cannot assure you of immunity
from fleabites in the County Jail" said
his Honor Conlan. but stern duty i'm
pels me TO send you there for ten
days"
''sacre!" exclaimed Mons. ondor-
phon.
Mrs. Lavinia Trotter of $50 Howard
street confessed that she had been tip
ping when she suddenly missed from
its Wonted place Of concealment on her
person a purse containing SPAS in
United States currency. In distracted
mood she searched high and low for
the treasure, and had made up her
mind that somebody must have stolen
il. when she perceived David Hallihan
laburer residing next door to her,
running out of a back yard. and his
conduct appeared 50 suspicious to her
that she Immediately gave chase and
had him arrested. Then she returned
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-11
FOUR CHINESE WOMEN
MUST RETURN TO ORIENT
Come With Party Bound for the
Exposition and Admit That
rThPy Arc Slaves

-Four Chinese women who arrived
recently on the Doric as a part of the
party of 213 Chinese on the way to
the exposition at ST. Louis confessed
TO United States Immigrant Commis-
sioner North yesterday that they were
slaves and had been bought outright
in China before they were placed on
the steamship. They were ordered de-
ported to China. There are eight
other women with the party. but the
Chinese bureau has not been able to
learn that there is anything unlawful
in their coming to this country to the
Chinese concession at St. Louis. The
requisite permission for the party to
proceed to st. Louis is expected to ar
rive from Washington to-day
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-11

to her home and the day following her
mind became sufficiently clear TO direct
her to a closet in which she found the
purse where she had artfully hidden
it. So she appeared before Judge Ca
baniss yesterday morning and gener-
ously declined to prosecute Hallihan,
who did not seem TO grasp the full
measure of her magnanimity as he was
discharged from duTance.
James Drugan. wine bum" gained
nothing by pleading his own case be-
fCre Judge Conlan. His logic was
faulty. his rhetoric debilitated and his
personal appearance unprepossessing
as he tried TO convince the court that
he had only taken one drink and was
en- route to work at Tenth avenue and
Clement street when the policeman
rushed him in. At the conclusion OF his
argument he was given thirty days.
John GodeIla, who has penchant for
visiting the Chief of Police and com
planning that he had been robbed, was
ordered into custody by Judge Conlan
after his charge of grand larceny
against Emilio Criuo had been dis
missed as utterly defoid of foundation
lis Honor has given himself until to-
day to ascertain how he can Adequately
punish Godella for getting drunk and
putting innocent persons to the incon-
venience of arrest and detention until
they can answer his baseles accusa-
tions.
Harry Rose was held by Judge Ca
baniss to answer in the Superior Court
a charge of robbing William Arm
strong, ruralist. of a watch and chain
valued at 80 80 The complainant stated
that ne was accosted on lower Market
~. i
for aims and resented refusal by
snatching the timepiece and running
away with it. He was caught by po-
liceman after a soldier had seen him
drop the watch into street garba ge
can. where it was found.
Edward McCaffrey. arrested on COM
plant Of his wife, whose object was to
prevent him spending his weeks SAL
airy. s22 so, for drink, chuckled as he
stood before Judge Cabaniss and told
of how he had fooled the City Jail at
taches who had searched his person.
"They got 81 so and gave me a receipt
for it," said Mr.. McCaffrey. and all
the time ] had S21 concealed in the hol-
low of my Ihand. Here's the money"
and he laid upon the Judges desk one
double eagle and one silver dollar.
which were instantly appropriated by
MIS-. hCO,dnItN, HIS 11OliOi uOQuluS dp-
proval of the act.
"Oh, she can have it," exclaimed the
defendant.
mot only can she have It. but she
has it, said the Judge. Then he dis
missed the case and Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Caffrey amicably departed.
w. e. Allen, charged with selling
adulterated milk, was acquitted by a
jury In Judge Cabaniss' court. He al
legged that some unknown enemies poi
soned the we'll from which he procured
water for his horses and that two of
the animals died from the effects of
drinking il. Health Inspector Brady
arrested him for overdiluting the milk
with water.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-25
He Was From Kew York.

Rev. George c. Loriiner, when
he was pastor OF fremont temple il
Boston. entered one evening a Bos-
ION hal, where lecture was in pro-
aress. Mr.. -c-irner stood in the
vestibule little while, listening TO
the lecture. and the janitor, a col
ored man. approached him respect
fully. "A fair lecture, sah," sad
the janitor. "Oh, more than fair.
.On't YOU think" dennur-ed Mr.
I-orin:er. Il would call this lecturer
brilliant man." "Sca'cely bril-
iant mar. sah.' said the janitor.
All t'ink he's a fair man, sab. but
lot o de prinla facie class. He's
good man, sab. a well meanin'
'lan. but not a talented man. He's
New York man, sah."
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-25
Why Quansh Wanted Desk.

For Quanah, an intelligent and
popular Conanclle chief, the cattle
men around Fort Worth. Texas.
built a house and furnished t. They
were rather puzzled when he toll
mem that the first article of furn:-
ture he wanted was a roller desk
What can YOU do with a roller
desk, Quanah?" they said. "You
can't write" "Oh. l want EN- said
Quanah you see, l open desk,
m | sit down i'll my chair. an put
:ly feet up on desk, an light my
'eegar, an | hol' newspaper up
.rort o me. ike this-sabe? Then
White man come in. an he knock at
cor, an he say, 'Quanah, l wan
ak I YOU a minute And | turn
roun n my sliair, an puff lot o
nnoke n his face, an I say: Go
wayl | ee'y busy t'daYr -
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-25
The Value of a Vacation.

4 vacation paysc as much from
pecuniary standpoint as from
ny other point OF view. JUS
every man is rascal when he
sick" so the best intentioned
lan in the world may be brute
shen he is worn out physically
nd working and planning or try
pg to do so with tagged, weary
brain. The brutal qualities IN "a
mans nature come to the surface
when he has drained his vitality
% the dregs. He loses his. self
control and his passions get the
better of him. He does things
which in his soul he condemns and
says things for which he after
ward hates. himself, and all be-
,ause he lacks physical stamina.
The long strain of the year has
made him so irritable and exact
ing that the merest trifle upsets
him. He goes all to pieces over
little things which he would not
even notice if he were in good
bodily condition.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-25

P. U. Harris of Alta Iona. Gal
weston Co., Texas. was passenger
arriving on Saturday nights reg
ular stage from Alice. He has
apartments at the Miller.
Burton Parker of Monroe, Mich,
c. F. Cross and J. c. Cummings
of New York, came in last night
from Harlingin, having Travelled
over the Lott road by special train.
c. H. Noble of San Antonio,
who is investigating the agricul-
tural possibilities of this section,
left today for Hidalgo where he
he will study the alfalfa situation,
under the direction of John Closner
at the San Juan hacienda.
Quentin tombstone of Chicago
was an arrival by Saturdays Mata-
moros train from Tampico. Mexico,
where he has been in connection
with some mining enterprises in
which he is interested. Mr.. John
stone will be here a day or two
before leaving for Chicago, and is
stopping at the Miller.
Edward S: Dougherty, who has
been sojourning in Hidalgo county
the greater part of the past year,
returned Saturday afternoon and
will be a Brownsville boy once
more, having resumed his former
position in the postoffice. Edward 5
many friends are delighted to have
! him at home once more.
Capt. VIM. Scott left Sunday
morning by the Barbee bus line for
Harrington and will go from there
bv the Lott limited, en- route 10
San Antonio, where his family
resides. From San Antonio, Capt
Scott will go with his family to St
Louis to attend the Worlds Fair
The captain will also visit New
York OH railroad matters before
returning to Mexico.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-25
PERSONALS.

Mayor Bartlett is visiting Har-
Observation-Disclosures.
Daniel Reyes was a passenger to
the Point this morning.
S. d. Freeborn left this morning
via Matamoros for Rio Grande.
Miss Lucille Champion returned
last evening from a short visit to
the Point
Sheriff Closner returned to Hi
dalgo this morning after a few
days in the city.
Louis Champion was passenger
on the up-river Matamoros train
this morning for Santa Maria.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-25
May Subpoena Roosevelt.

If the suit instituted by w. A.
Tales, an attorney of Birmingham
~ainst John Mitchell, president Of
ni,ed Mineworkers, for 100000
images, comes up for trial al
'.ngfaniton, the defense NAV sum-
on President Roosevelt and Ser
ors Plat, Quay and Penrose
2;es asserts that in October he
--ooosed the plan which resulted i
9 settlement of the strike and tina
= his services he has never beer
I'D. Louis \. Hammerl:ng, cor
initial agert TO Mr.. Mitchell. sav
Il President Roosevelt and Ser
re Quay. Plat and Penrose ".
called to testify that the plan W,
rmed before Wales went Ia
:kes52r.e and made his sugge-
N.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-25
Her One PRAYER.

To look at her this Easter
morning you'd think she hadn't
given any time at all to prayer
during Lent
Oh. but she did. She was
constantly praying for fair weather
Easter morning '--Philadelphia
Press.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-25
An Earls Remarkable Record.

The octeenarian Earl of Leices-
ter. who IS on his deathbed. it Is
said. holds a position unique in sew
eral respects in the British pee-age
He has been the father of eighteen
children, of whom fourteen survive.
ard he numbers among his sons-:n-
law four earls. v:scoun and ba-
ron. There is a difference of age
close on half a century between his
oldest daughter and his Youngest
son, and he IS at once a great
grandfather several times over and
also a proud father OF boy OF 10.
The most astonishing fact. howev-
er. in Lord Le:cester's family his
tory is that his marriage to Miss
Georgia Cavendish took place ex-
actly 100 wears after his fathers.
the respective dates being I775 and
1875 The DowaGer Duchess OF
'Ne-~c-, and t. Earl of 7 o;~ester
are the two most remarkable l'vina
oroSenitors in the English nobility
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-25
THE DAILY HERALD
MONDAY. APRIL Is, 1904.


IN SeNoAtNi hdu uot Succeeded
in sailing up to four o'clock.
Read All about the Sunshine
Cotillion.''
The Cotillion $ the thing
Rings from 100 to $4,000 at
Rutledge's jewelry store. At.
The pretty and artistic favors for
the Sunshine .CotiIlion tomorrow
night will make lovely souvenirs.
All are cordially invited to par
tic1pate in the Sunshine Cotillion.
The society is non sectarian and
makes no social distinctions. Come
and make the Cotillion a success
and benefit ST. Joseph's Home.
For St. Joseph's Home everyone
who can possibly afford it should
gladly pay the fifty cents admission
to the Sunshine Cotillion. Buy a
ticket.
See those beautiful samples of
wall paper at L. Kowalski's Office
Reyes and Nunez paper hangers.
y4-1-tf.
The marriage of Miss Eleanor
Russell and R. B. Rentfro, which is
to take place Wednesday evening,
at the home of the bride elect, will
be very quiet, only relatives of the
contracting parties peing present.
For Sale-A good, we'll paying
restaurant. Present owner desires
to go into other business. Vim.
Forster, American Restaurant.
The long promised rain fell here
today-all at once, something like
the cataract of Lodore 1t was
preceded by strong north wind
which raised a terrible dust, and
then the water fell in torrents,
lasting a little over an hour. The
amount of water falling in so short
a space, as measured at the post,
was 1.39 inches.
If you don't believe Barbee sells
the cheapest, ask for prices. 2-29tf.
A marriage of much interest
which will take place Wednesday,
the twenty-seventh instant, is that
of Miss Eloisa Larrea and Antonio
Barreda, both of whom are well
known residents of this city. The
bride-elect is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Manuel Cara, and the
groom elect is we'll known young
capitalist and business man of
Brownsville.
Wanted-5OO dwts. old gold at
once.-Rutledge Jewelry Co. At.
Tickets for the Sunshine Cotil-
lion for sale at the Putegnat and
Combe drugstores and by boys on
the streets. Fifty cents admission
to lower flor; IS cents for gallery.
Rutledge will pay the highest
market value for old silver or dia-
monds. 1t.
Just received, full line of up
to-date Jewelry and Diamonds. =
Rutledge Jewelry Co. 1T.
If we haven got what you want,
we can make it for you.-Rutledge
Jewelry Co. At.
For SALE OR TRADE-a two
horse wagon and harness. Apply
to B. f. Brown. If.
Have your watches repaired by
Rutledge, the expert on watches
twenty-five years experience in
the business. 1t.
All goods sold and all work done
BY us guaranteed as represented, or
money promptly refunded.-Rut-
ledge Jewelry Co. At.
For SALE:-A small cottage at
PIT. Isabel in the lot adjoining
Florentino s restaurant. Apply to
THE HERALD office. 25-tf.
PERSONALS.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-25

King Peter. of Servia, has jus
had finished one of the finest
crowns in existence from an artistic
standpoint.