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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
GRIFFITH MUST
Go 70 PRISON
Los Angeles Millionaire Who
Shot His Wife Is Sent to
San Quentin for Two Years

Los ANGELES, March l0.-Colonel
Griffith J. Griffith, the Los Angeles
capitalist. who on September last shot
his wife in the eye with a revolver at
the Hotel Arcadia. in Santa Monica,
vas sentenced to-day by Judge Smith
10 two years Imprisonment in San
Quentin and to pay a fine Of $4,000. The
sentence is the extreme penalty pro-
Nided for the crime Of which he was
convicted. IN passing sentence on Grif-
fifth, Judge Smith read a severe lecture
TO the defendant. He characterized the
assault as a most aggravated one and
without excuse, adding that ne had
made uD his mind when the jury left
the courtroom that in case it returned
e verdict Of conviction he would infiict
the extreme penalty.
A more aggravated case of assault
] have never heard of in an experience
of fourteen years on the bench" said
Judge Smith.
Griffith took the sentence calmly. He
viii appeal the case TO the Supreme
Court
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11

Albert Buttgenbach and Louis E.
Bruno are free men. After being held
by the police since Sunday on sus-
picion that they had guilty knowledge
of the murder of Joseph Buttgenbach,
the son and the bookkeeper of the
dead packer were exonerated yester-
day morning by the Coroners jury
and a few hours later Chief Whitman
ordered their discharge from the City
Prison. This probably ends the hope
of discovering the authors of the
crime, as the detectives are without
any promising clews for further work
upon the case. Thus another is added
to the long list of unavenged murders
committed in San Francisco.
This result of the Coroner's inquest
into the death of the wealthy presi-
dent of the Pacific Packing-house was
foreseen from the beginning of the
hearing on Tuesday. but it became
certainty when a new witness volun-
tarily appeared yesterday. This man,
BENJAMIN Clippert, told the jury that
few minutes after the fatal shot was
fred on Saturday night he saw two
men run out OIL the vacant lou between
Shipley and Folsom streets and quick
ly vanish in the direction of Fifth
street.
Clippert's evidence supplied the
missing link needed to secure credence
for the story of the crime given by
young Buttgenbach and corroborated
by Brunette story Of two footpads
who assaulted the youth as he was
quitting the meat shop and who later
engaged in a struggle with his father.
The police are not satisfied, however,
that it clears Albert Buttgenbach, from
suspicion of completely. They will
continue to work on the theory that he
may have been in collusion with the
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11

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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
WIDOWS CLAIM
COMPROMISED
Relict of Thomas J. Clunie
Gets $150,000 in Addition
to Bequests in His Will

Florence NJ. Clunie, widow of the late
Congressman Thomas ]. CIunie is
S19O'OoO richer than she would be had
she not decided that she would refuse
to accept the portion of her husbands
estate beQueathed to her In his will
and claim a widows share. which ao-
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the deceased, and Jack Clunie. the
adopted son Of the Congressman, share
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share she will receive $4,000 and out
OF Andrews the balance, this being the
proportion agreed upon by all narties
concerned. This gives to the widow,
about $450,OO0 out Of her husbands
estate.
Other settlements made by the Clunie
heirs were also announced YESTERDAY
In open court the attorneys for the
various litigants gave out that if was
agreeable to all that the court should
/ consent to a distribution to Jack
Clunie Of $4,000 and to Andrew Clunie
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them in trust for Jack" Clunie is yet
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opposition to the distribution of Clu-
MES estate will be withdrawn.
As the estate stands now Andrew
Clunie's interest is valued at $3.50 900.
the widows at s45O.OOO and Jack Clu-
MES at S50O000
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discharge them. This was accordingly
done shortly after o'clock. Both the
recent suspects left the prison in COM
rany with their counsel, Frank Drury
and in a most happy mood.
One of the leads followed by the po-
lice yesterday without result took them
to the junkshop of E. H. Musin at 239
Fourth street. The story was brought
to headquarters that Musin had sold
young Buttgenbach a revolver on Sat
urday. The merchant and his wife
were taken to the Coroner's office, but
failed to identify Albert Buttgenbach
as their customer Of Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
West Is Again Charged.

Frank West was booked at the City
Prison yesterday on a charge of as
sault with intent to rob. He is the
man who was ordered into custody
by Judge LawlOr on Monday night
after testifying in the case of Annie
Lawlor, convicted of a similar Of
Tense The Judge was not satisfied
that West had not committed per-
jury. West was arrested at the same
time as the woman, but at the pre-
liminary hearing he was able to put
forward an i and was discharged.
The police now say that they have
evidence to disprove the alibi. West
and the woman were accused of at
tempting to rob Nelson Larsen. a ped
dler, in the woman's room on Folsom
street, near Fourth. in December last.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
EXTRA CLERKS FOR THE
TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE
Finance Committee Will Endeavor to
Arrange for Necessary Appro-
priafion for work.

The Supervisors Finance Commit
tee decided yesterday that it would
not allow Tax Collector Smith the sum
of $4,000 out of the urgent necessity
fund for the purpose of paying extra
clerks Smith explained that the ad-
ditional work entailed upon his Of
hce by reason of the raise in assess
ment valuations by the State Board
OF Equalization necessitated the in
creased expenditure, as the regular
appropriation of $4,000 was nearly
exhausted.
The committee agreed with him, but
was averse TO using the money out Of
the fund named, as it is required for
other purposes. The committee will
interview Auditor Baehr WITH a view
toward having the money for the ex-
ira clerks paid out Of the general
fund.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
Hotel Catches Fire.

Fire caused by a cigarette dropped
by a drunken man broke out in the
Hotel Ellis, 1873 Ellis street, last night.
The flames were got under control
before they had gained much headway
and the loss aggregates a pair of imi-
ton lace curtains and hair couch.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11

Fourth street. as 1 was opposite vacant lot
which runs from Shipley street to Folsom two
men ran cut and passed me. One was short
and heavy set and the other tall and slim.
They crossed the street. running pretty hard,
and as they did so | heard a metallic sound,
as If something had dropped. 1 stopped and
looked after them. and thinking it a piece
stopped, and seeing looking, away
the harder. | watched them until they got 10
Fifth street. | think they did not run farther
on Folsom street, but turned into Fifth.
There a lady standing across the street
at gate and without a hat on, who also
saw the men running. Thinking that she
ought to be here to-day I tried 10 find her last
papers, and thinking that these men l saw
might be the robbers l told the policeman on
Fourth street about 1t last night. He took
my name. | do not know Mr.. Buttgenbach or
, the bookkseDer
AT the conclusion of Clippert's tes-
timony he was sent with Detective
Coleman in search of the woman he
had referred to, but they failed to dis
cover one who had seen the two men
running away Saturday night.
Frank b. Connolly, a grocer whose
shop is just above the packing house,
testified to seeing a small man run
ming uD Fourth street Immediately af-
ter the shot rang out. He admitted,
however, that this man was probably
none other than the well grown lad,
Stephen Slavich, who testified on
Tuesday
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
ono Is Restored i'm snringfeId.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio. March 10
This city last night passed its first
peaceful night Of the week. While
there was much anxiety during the
night. owing 10 demonstrations in the
afternoon and evening, there is such a
restoration Of confidence to-day that
normal conditions prevail.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
VERDICT QUICKLY FOUND.

Coroner Leland then briefly charged
the jury, taking occasion in the course
of his remarks to compliment Detective
Ryan very highly on the thoroughness
and love OF impartial justice he had
shown in investigating the case 1t
then took the jury just fifteen min
utes to return the following verdict:
We. the jury. find that Joseph Buttgenbach
came 20 his death from shock and hemorrhage
due to a gunshot wound of the brain at the
hands of party, or parties, unknown. And we
further find that there is no evidence to i'm
plicate Albert Buttgenbach and Louis Z.
Bruno, and hereby exonerate them from
all blame suspicion.
After the verdict was announced a
long conference was held by Chief
Whitman, Captain Martin of the Ce-
tective force and Detective Ryan as to
what should be done with Albert Butt
genbach and Louis Brune 1t was
finally announced that the police rec
ognize their lack of evidence ON which
TO hold the two young men. and would
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
NICHOLS TOOK HIS TIME.

Jean Nichols, who had told the lo-
lice that he watched the Shipley- street
door of the factory an instant after
the shot was fired, went on the stand
and took it all back. He had been feed
ing his horse, he said, in the little
stable across the way when he heard a
noise. He did not recognize it as u
shot, and went on feeding and bed
ding his horse before he looked OUT
the stable door. 1t was not until the
next morning that he learned there
had been murder.
All the police and detectives who
have worked on the case then followed
with their accounts of what they had
seen. The only new point brought out
was strongly in favor of young Butt
genbach's hold-uD story. Policeman
Krueger told how he had picked up
Albert's hat from the floor of the shop
near the Shipley-street door. The hat
was crushed and dirty, as if it had
been tramDled on.
Drs. L. d. Bacigalupi and c. f Miller
described the results of their examina-
tion of the wound and of the
autopsy. The last piece of evil
dence was the exhibition of the
dead mans watch and fob. From
the fob, it was stated, a charm
had been twisted, apparently during
the supposed scuffle between Buttgen-
bach and the footpads, and it was
found hanging by a single strand i'm
mediately after the shooting. This was
another bit in favor of the hold-up
story.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
Chinese Wntchmen Annointed-

United States Immigrant Commits
sioner Hart H. North yesterday ap-
pointed George A. Smith and Hart
Hawkins (colored) as watchmen for the
Chinese detention shed on the Mail
dock.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11

CHICAGO March 1O.-DInerences between
the Brewery Workers Union and the Chicago
Milwaukee Brewers Association have been set
tied The employers have acceded 70 the de-
mands q the union for an Increase in wages.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
no Cure a Cold in One DaY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money II II fails to cure.
E. W. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-05-20
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ling, said Billy, as he fondled the full
some fiddle, was back in 1870, and Bob
Thateher--no relation to George--was
singing it in zipp's Casino, in Brook
lyn, N. Y.
"Mollie happened TO be the name Of
my own best girl, and just at that pc.
riod she and | were on the outs. Molly
was singing with Louise Montague in
the Crystal slipper then, and was in
Frisco.
"When old Bob Thatcher had gotten
into the middle of that sweet ballad,
the tears came, and ran TO telegraph
Office and wired that was coming on.
II left in the morning for Frisco, and
when / got there found that Mollie
darling had married another minstrel
man.
Still, love the old song, and think
there's no song like il" and Billy
played molly Darling again until his
soul was fairly satisfied.
As minstrel and monologue artist
Billy has worked with some of the best
In the business. Nat Goodwin, Tim
Cronin, Billy Seaman. and many Others
were his friends. Nbw he Is growing
old and the rheumatism has untitled
him for work, but he is still able To
shorten the weary hours for his fellow
sufferers by his music and his anec-
dotes
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-05-20
TWO SILVER HALVES.
Oklahoma Man swallowed the Coins
While Trying to show n Trick
to His Baby.

AL Galley, farmer Of near Augusta,
was in Alva, o. T., last Friday, consult
ing doctors regarding an operation.
Galley had given his baby two half
dollars to play with, which the young
ster had become quit attached to and
was unwilling to part with. The
father began playing with the child,
thinking he could draw its attention
from the money until he could get II
into his pocket. He succeeded in
amusing the child, had got the money.
put il into his mouth, and was waiting
for an opportunity to transfer il TO his
pocket without the little ones knowl-
edge; he was in the act OF throwing
his head back to laugh. when be swal-
lowed them.
This occurred some two weeks ago.
but MIR. Galley, not thinking seriously
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-05-20


Of it, paid little attention until his APP
petite failed, and he was feeling badly;
so he. thought il best to see doctor
He went first to Augusta, but the doc.
tors there would not undertake the
operation, and he came TO Alya.
The Alva doctors advised him to go to
Kansas City and consult o specialist
They are Of the opinion that II he had
come to Alva Immediately after the
accident the coins could have been re-
moved without much danger. but owing
to the delay they will be very difficult
70 locate and can only be removed by
one of the most delicate operations
known TO the science 81 surgery The
doctors say that. Mr.. Galley may live
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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-05-20
10 to Date
ENTLER HOTEL,
JAG. s. MYERS,
Proprietor.
ShepherdstoHn,sH Virginia.

! wish to notrIy the
public, that the" Entler
Hotel has been thorough
ly,renovateds.ands
uished by me, and that
lie house is now up-do-
date'ain every nway. 1
respectfully soil cit a
call.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-05-20
POOR BILLY BRocKwAY.
oId-Time Minstrel Now Makes the
Sick Happy by Playing the
Fiddle for Them.

With the assistance AZ borrowed
violin, Billy Brockway, the old-time
minstrel, makes life endurable for
himself and adds ray Of happiness TO
the life OF his fellow patients in the
St. Louis city hospital. Billy is rheu.
matte, and it is only a month since he
left the hospital. New he again feels
the tinges Of muscular contraction,
and has returned for another treat
ment to carry him through until sum
mer's sunshine thaws him out
Billy does not'elaim to be a violin yir-
tuoso, but as fiddler he is willing to
give or take ten,pounds with anybody
who ever fingered bow.
"Mollie Darling" is his favorite air,
and thereby hangs a story of his first
romance.
The first time / heard 'Mollie Oar
The Lamar register., 1904-03-02
MONEY TO LOAN
Plenty Of Cheap Money for
good Farm and City Loans.
Call and see mo.
L. WRIT MARKHAM.

j. s. McMurtry, cashier Of the Holly
ank, is Lamar visitor today.
HI Lubers OF Las Animas an o.
G. Hess OF La Junta are in attendance
at district court today.
Senator Frank R. Wood of Trim idsd,
state senator for this district, is a La
mar visitor this week.
Miss Edith Swingman arrived from
St. Louis, Tuesday, to take Of the mil
linery department at Irwin's again.
A. E. Bent returned from Kansas City
last Sunday night. He had been there
on business masters for about ten days.
The rooms south Of the Union hotel
are being fitted up for millinery parlors,
to be hereafter known as The Empor.
ium.
Mrs. W. G. Bentley came down from
Las Animas last Friday, and is visiting
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. T..
Lee.
Miss Rebecca Kestner entertained a
number OF her young lady friends last
Saturday afternoon in a delightful man.
ner, and all enjoyed the occasion.
Clark Mitchell, after quite a siege OF
Illness, appeared upon the streets again
last Friday. He looked as though he
had had hard tussle with the grip.
The Lamar register., 1904-03-02
Grand Opening Of Millinery, Satur-
dav, March 26.

In touch with the wants OF the ladies'
of Lamar, we take pleasure in announc-
ing our first Millinery Opening.
We believe our efforts in this direc-
tion will be appreciated. We can say
without exaggeration, that onr stock
surpasses any display ever attempted in
this direction by any one in this locali
ty.
Confident that the Ladies are desirous
Of wearing the most Stylish Millinery,
we look forward to your accepting this
cordial invitation to visit us on our
opening day and convince yourselves
that henceforth the demands and wishes
OF the most fastidious dressers can be
satisfied by entrust,ng themselves to
the ladies at the Emporium.