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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05
GAIN ENTRANCE
THROUGH ROOF
Burglars Remove Skylight
of a Saloon and Steal
Coin, Liquors and Cigars
POLICE SUSPECT GANG
Believe Organized Band of
Criminals Committed This
and Many Other Crimes
POLICE SUSPECT GANG

Burglars looted the saloon Of Marcus
Hartman, northeast corner of Pacific
and Stockton streets, early yesterday
morning. They stole the contents Of
the cash register, $56, and quantity
Of liquors and cigars.
Hartman closed his saloon yesterday
morning at 2 o'clock and took partic-
ular pains to see that all of the win
dows and doors were locked. When he
opened the front door in the morning
he was surprised to find that the cash
register was gone from the shelf be-
hind the bar. Search revealed the reg
lister in small back room off the bar
room. 1t had been broken open by the
crooks and everything in the shape of
money extracted from it.
The burglars gained entrance by cut
ting the lock off a wooden skylight
frame and removing three large iron
bars that stretched across the opening.
They lowered themselves through the
aperature and ransacked the place. A
large new steel Jimmy was left lying
on the bar by the burglars. The police
believe that they must have been
lIlSlll6uGQ away OClCIC llACy NOAAAPAOSO
the crime, or they would not have left
the Jimmy"
They took the register into the back
room, it is presumed, SO that the night
bartender, who lived next door, might
not hear the bell ring when the box
was opened. Several boxes CT choice
cigars and bottles of whisky were
taken.
Hartman thought he had clew to
the perpetrators of the crime and
worked all day yesterday TO locate the
suspects Last night he reported the
matter to Captain Martin and special
detectives were detailed on the case.
Captain Martin attributes the crime
to a gang of ex-convicts he says has
been working in the North Beach sec
ton of the city for some time.
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|AILERS' TRIAL
TO END TO-DAY
Former Sheriff Lackmanll
Tells About Confessions
of Dasha and Dempsey
PRISONERS ARE SILENT
Three Witnesses Called for
Defense to Show Reputa-
tiOn of One of the Accused

The taking of testimony in the case.
of the United States VS.. w. T. Dasha,
T. ]. Dempsey and HON Toon, charged
with conspiracy to land Chinese ille-
gally, was concluded yesterday after
noon in the United States Dfstrlct
Court and counsel proceeded with their
arguments to the jury. United States
District Attorney Woodwork Will
make the closing argument on behalf
of the Government at IL o'clock this
morning.
The session Of yesterday began at
p. m. and only two witnesses for the
Government, former Sheriff John Lack
mann and United States Marshal john
H Shine, were examined. This closed
the Governments side of the case
None of the defendants were called 10
the witness stand, but A. B. Potter,
Louis Lyser and Gus Pohlmann, the
latter a former member of the Legis-
lature of this State, testified that the
general reputation Of Dasha for truth,
honesty and integrity was good.
Mr.. Lackmann told about the con-
fessions made bv Dasha and Demp-
sey in the Russ House last September
in the presence of himself, United
States District Attorney Woodwork,
United States Marshal Shine and
United States Secret Service Agents
William J. Burns and Harry Moff1tt
An effort was made by Dasha's coun-
sci to show that Burns had cursed
Dasha and called him a liar just be-
fore he made the confession, but the
witness testified that Mr.. Burns did
not call Dasha a liar and did not use
any violent or profane language. The
witness then related that Dasha ad-
mitted having participated in ten or
twelve instances of substituting Chi
nese prisoners and had been paid for
doing so. The witness told also about
Dempsey having confessed to the re-
ceipt of s25 at one time and $50 at
another from Dasha and Burnett.
Mr.. Lackmann's testimony, which
corroborated that of United States Sc
cret Service Agent Burns. was cor
roborated by that of United States
Marshal Shine, who added that Dasha
was not in custody at the time he con-
fessed, but after the confession had
been made the witness placed Dasha
under arrest.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05
Copper Mine Relieved.

In the proceedings instituted in the
United States Circuit Court against the
Mountain Copper Company Limited of
Keswick, Shasta County, to enjoin that
corporation from destroying the grow
ing timber on the forest reserve in
that neighborhood by fumes from its
smelters, counsel for the Government
yesterday withdrew the application
for an injunction pendente lite with
out prejudice until the final hearing of
the case on it's merits is had. The
copper company has agreed to pay the
Government for the loss incurred.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05
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way for identification" was asked.
Never" was the answer. Il saw
box of candy on the table during the
inquest, but did not handle it or mark
it for Identification"
ITO whom was this candy turned
over at the conclusion of the inquest. y
Il do not know of my own knowl-
edge"
The only question asked in the depo-
sition by the prosecution was:
What was the verdict of the Coro-
rer's inquest on the deaths OF Mrs
Dunning and Mrs. Deane?"
To the reading of this the defense in
terposed an objection, as being incom-
petent. irrelevant and immaterial, and
the court took the matter under ad-
visement. 1t is particularly important
to the prosecution to have this verdict
go into the record, as DR.. Bishops tes-
timony was anything but convincing
regarding the cause of the Deaths and
DR.. Downs only saw Mrs. Dunning a
few hours before her demise. The de-
fense has all along maintained theories
of ptomaine poisoning, deaths from
natural causes, indiscriminate handling
for days and even months Of candy al
legged to have been poisoned by Mrs
Botkin, and a general desire to fasten
the crime on her by the police of this
city and by the Delaware authorities to
vindicate themselves in the face of
public sentiment.
EARLY CLOSE PROMISED.
The remaining proceedings of the
day were prolific of nothing in the way
of advantage to either side. At the
close it was announced that the de-
fense would conclude introducing tes-
timony at noon to-day, and the prose-
cution agreed that it's rebuttal could
be put in during the afternoon. The
opening argument of the prosecution
will occupy most of Wednesday morn
ing and the defense promises to con-
clude In the afternoon. On Thursday
morning the prosecution will conclude
its argument and Judge Cook believes
that the Issue will be submitted to the
jury by Thursday afternoon.
This promise of an early conclusion
of the trial is refreshing in contrast to
the last hearing of the accusation
against Mrs. Botkin, when the defense
dragged out one weary week in the
production of many unimportant
events in connection with the case.
So far in this trial there has been
nothing startling adduced by the de-
fense aside from the opening testi-
mony of the defendant while on the
stand and the reading of the deposit
tion of ex-Coroner Walls, formerly
and at the time of the alleged mur-
ders acting in his official capacity at
Dover, Delaware.
Walls affidavit as read is undoubt-
edly the hit of the defense, Presum-
ably he is a disinterested party,
friendly to the Pennington family and
to the physicians who testified against
the defendant. The fact that the
candy in evidence and alleged to
have been sent by Mrs. Botkin in this
city to Mrs. Dunning never came into
the view of the Coroner until inter-
ested parties had secured an analysis
of 1t and kept it in their possession
for one week before submitting ii to
the Coroner's jury. and the further
fact that the Coroner where the crime
is alleged to have been committed
never had the candy in his official
possession, must undoubtedly strike a
San Francisco jury as peculiar in mur-
der proceedings
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paper regarding the sailing of steam
ers from Eureka to this city In the
month of June, 1897.
J. F. Warrington, cashier of the
City of Paris, where Mrs. Botkin is al
legged to have purchased the handker-
chief inclosed in the box of poisoned
candy, testified as to the manner of
recording sales in that establishment
and said that he had failed to find any
record of such a sale by Mrs. Isaac
Tuchler, as was claimed by the prose-
cution. Frank Lee, shipping clerk of
the store, testified that his records
failed to show the delivery of the
package to the defendant at the Vic
toria Hotel
H. C. Ford, in 1898 a clerk at the
ferry postoffice, gave some unimport-
ant testimony regarding the manner Of
handling packages and a conversation
held with John p. Dunnigan, the man
who claimed to have noticed the pack
age of candy in the mails on August 4,
1898, addressed to Mrs. John P. Dun
ming, Dover, Del. This morning the
defense will introduce it's remaining
witnesses, which will close the case
from Mrs. Botkin's standpoint.
The defendant kept proceedings
waiting for a few minutes yesterday
by reason of her tardiness. Evidently
the strain is telling on her, as she
was more excitable and nervous than
at any previous hearing, even when
the prosecution was bringing out it's
full array of damaging circumstances.
In addition to her sister, Rev. n. c.
Mcclure, one of her brothers-in-law
sat with her during the day and when
Robarts had finished his testimony he
Joined the group with the defendant.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05
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the mountain side is not an accident.
For years previous tiny atoms have been
crystsllizing and adding their minute weight TO
the mass which left it's base when the ac-
cUmulation reached a certain point.
Neither Is badness an accident. The in
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Of Dandrun and Badness feeds silently and
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The small germs which thrive on the scalp
and which the cause Of Badness and
Dandruff cannot exist, however, when New
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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05
Thousands Go East.

1t is estimated that more Californians
will go to the ST. Louis Worlds Fair this
summer than have ever left the State on
any single occasion before. Hundreds
are inquiring what rates and accommo
dations may be had The Santa Fe has
special clerks to answer inquiries as
soon as received. The Santa Fe is the
short. quick way and has made the re-
duced rate good on the finest trains.
If interested write at once for infor-
nation to Sal Market street, San Fran
niSOn
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05
civil Service OmciaIs coming.

Alfred w. Cooley, United States
Civil Service Commissioner Of Wash
ingtOn, d. c., and Elliott II. Goodwin,
secretary Of the National Civil Service
Reform League of New York. are ex-
pected 10 arrive in this city on
April 13.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05
O'NeilTs Injuries Fatal.

Engineer John ]. O'Neill, who was
injured in the Poodle Dog restaurant
building by the explosion of an am
monia tank last Saturday evening,
died of his injuries yesterday morning
at his residence, 70SA Lombard street.
O'Neill was a native of Pennsylvania.
SO years old.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05
AlcatraZ Masked Ball.

Alcatraz Parlor, Native Sons of the
Golden West, will give its first masked
ball in Native Sons Hall tomorrow
night. The committee in charge ex-
poets to make this one of the most
attractive affairs of the kind that has
ever been given in that hall.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05

Nothing impressive was developed by
the defense in the Botl1in case yester-
day except the deposition of William
David Walls, now a resident of Jersey
City. n. j., and during the year 1895
Coroner of Kent County, Delaware. in
which the city of Dover is situated. 1t
was there on August 9 of that year, it
is charged. that Mrs. Dunning and
Mrs. Joshua D. Deane partook of box
of poisoned candy sent them from this
city by Mrs. Cordelia Botkin and died
from the effects. For sending this
candy to Mrs Dunning's address Mrs.
Botkin is now on her second trial on
a charge Of murder. Her first trial re-
suited in conviction and sentence to life
Imprisonment, which verdict was re-
versed by the Supreme Court of this
State on technical grounds.
Ex-Coroner Walls affidavit was as
much a yindication of the defendant
as an official occupying his position at
that time could extend after a jury
over which he presided had rendered a
verdict that the death Of the two
women was due to arsenical poisoning.
ed by the defense to establish a failure
of the prosecution to prove the corpus
delicti in both cases. and to that end
the interrogatOries of the defense were
admirably framed. Walls testified that
he voluntarily went to DR.. Bishop on
the day following the death of Mrs
Dunning and suggested to him that in
view Of the fact that there was a great
-
Mrs. Dunning's and Mrs. Deane's death
II might be advisable to hold an in
quest.
DOCTOR UNDETERMINED.
At that time Dr. Bishop stated that
he had not fully concluded whether or
not their deaths were due to ptomaine
or arsenical poisoning. He admitted
that he had neglected to treat either of
his patients for the latter trouble until
ii was too late to prevent the lethal
absorption of the poison by their sys-
TENS.
On the Monday following. the de-
ponent testified, DR.. Bishop informed
him that he deemed an inquiry neces-
sary, and list of jurors was furnished
the deponent, either by DR.. Bishop or
Lenrehan, the undertaken in charge Of
the bodies, with the statement that
they had been prepared by John p.
Pennington. father of the dead women,
and that he was satisfied with the
names presented. The jury was then
summoned and viewed the bodies on
that day.
On Tuesday, the deponent testified.
he met DR.. Bishop and was informed
by him that the box of candy partaken
of by Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Deane had
been ascertained by Professor Wolfe OF
the Delaware State University to have
been full OF arsenic. This was the first
time that any direct mention of the
candy had been made to the deponent.
Later that evening he called at the
Pennington home in company with
Charles Morris, one of the jurors and
cashier of the Farmers Bank of Dover.
Pennington produced box of candy al
legged to have been received by Mrs.
Dunning one week before and handed
il into the custody of Morris
NOT IN CORONER'S CARE.
AT any time before. during or after
the inquest was box of candy alleged
to have been poisoned ever in your Of
hcial custody or marked by you in any
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Walls testimony is new on this
rial, not having been introduced at
the last hearing, and disinterested at
-orneys who attended the session yes
terday when it was read thought it
was the strongest piece of evidence
so Ear adduced by the defense.
The only witness who contributed
any particular interest to the days
proceedings was DR.. George w. Terrill,
who has offices at 121 Geary street. He
testified on direct examination that he
visited Mrs. Botkin on the afternoon
of July 81 1898, between the hours of
3 and 5 o'clock and found her suffering
from severe headache and a gener
ally bilious condition. She was lying
on couch and wearing a yellow
wrapper. He fixed the date as he did
because he had performed a surgical
operation on the same date and en-
tered it on his book. Following the
operation he returned to his office at
2 o'clock, as was his custom on Sun
days, and there received a telephone
call to attend Mrs. Botkin at the Vic
toria Hotel
On ross-examination the deadly
iNNOl VI VI lIle .)IeNlOuS lIidl was Clltu
for Doctor Terrill and he wandered off
in the land of doubt as readily as he
had testified to the date and hours six
years previous. The hours and the
date in question are particularly i'm
portant to the prosecution, las 1t was
on July 81, between and 8 o'clock
in the afternoon, that Mrs. Botkin is
alleged to have purchased the box of
candy from Haas & Sons, which was
subsequently, poisoned and sent from
this city to Mrs. Dunning at Dover.
After reviewing his testimony at the
former trial. the witness admitted
many indefinite impressions of the
facts and generally failed to be con-
vincing. Particularly so was he in his
statement that, although he made
practice of entering in a book every
visit he paid to a patient, he had failed
to discover any call he made on Mrs.
Botkin in his records.
DOUBLE" DISQUALIFIED.
The question of "a double" for the
defendant was brought up at the open
ing of the morning session, when
Sheriff Laekmann was called to tes-
tify that on April %, 1898, when Judge
Cook thought he saw her on a street
car, she was in the County Jail. I'm
der objections from the District At
torney this line of questioning was
ruled out Miss Carrie Cunningham,
reporter for local paper, who was
called relative to interviews with Mrs.
CORDIALLY, upon whom the defense has
attempted to cast suspicion of having
committed like crime, was likewise
refused hearing by Judge Cook and
she left the stand with her story un-
told.
NO RECORDS OF SALE.
T. c. Roberts, a brother-in-law of
Mrs. Botkin and whose wife has con-
stantly attended the defendant during
the trial, was called to testify that on
June II, 1897, when one of the anony-
nous letters was mailed from this city
to Mrs. Dunning, the defendant was
at his residence in Humboldt County.
The prosecution claims that this let
ter was mailed on a steamer and re-
ceived its postmark after it had reach
ed this city. On rebuttal it expects to
prove the possibility of this. William
Speegle, proprietor of the Eureka
Daily Standard, gave some unimport-
amt testimony from the files of his
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05
Aged Woman Dies Suddenly.

Margaret Frahm, widow. 80 years
old, died suddenly yesterday morning
at her home, 907 Geary street, pre-
sumably. of heart failure, she having
been a sufferer from that infirmity for
some time.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05

Our frame department is showing a
new line of frames in gilt, gold and art
nouveau Best values. Sanborn, Vail e.
Co. 741 Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05

Murine Eye Remedy. A home cure for
Eye troubles Never fails to win friends
Used for infant and adult. Murine
doesn't smart. 1t soothes and cures
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05

WASHINGTON April 4.-Postmaster Gen.
eral Payne will leave Thursday for Old Point
Comfort Va, to recuperate from his protract-
ed Illness
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05

Try Piso's Cure for asthma. 1t often re-
lieves at once. All druggists. 25c
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05

Stock certificates and seal presses at shor
notice. Edv. S. Knowles. "a Second st.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05
BOTKTN DEFENSE PRODUCES
AN IMPORTANT DEPOSITION

Walls Who Conducted Inquest Over Remains of
Mrs Dunnng and Mrs. Deane, Opposes Facts Strongly
in Favor DefendantDays Proceedings Lack Incident
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-06-02
AUDUBON NEWS
Tom Kennedy of Gray was down
Monday with his family attending
ooruiooo

Tom Kennedy of Gray was down
Monday with his family attending
services.
Mrs. r. G. Spencer went down to
Atlantic Tuesday evening and was an
over night visitor at that place.
Mrs Emma Russell, of Missouri
Valley, is here this week visiting rela-
tives and many friends in town.
Mrs. w. r. Copeland, wife of pri-
vate secretary to Congressman Walter
I. Smith, with her four boys came up
from Extra Tuesday and visited until
Wednesday with relatives here.
The Cantata given last Friday night
at the Methodist church by the High
school was a success in every way
and every person on the program &C.
quilted themselves with honor and
credit to the school.
Mrs. G. A. Marlin, of Newton, ar
rived Saturday evening to visit her
father and brothers and sister and to
greet her many friends in town who
are glad to have her bright sunny dis
position in their midst.
Mrs. A. L. Brooks and Mrs. G. B.
Brooks entertained Wednesday after
noon at the elegant home of the form
er and will also entertain again Fri
day. Both these ladies are excellent
hostesses and their luncheon is always
served in most happy and pleasing
manner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Anderson were
called last Saturday to mourn the loss
of their infant babe that has been
sick for several weeks. The little one
was Just blossoming into the swectly
enthroned possibilities of childhood
and was mirrored in the hearts of
eternal parental love, and the care
and watching it received reflected
what would have surrounded it, had
it lived to maturity. Now the heart
strings of father and mother vibrate
to the minor key of fate, and while
they mourn there comes the hope of a
future life and peace steals softly over
them when they think of little hands
reckoning them on, and the little
body free from pain and suffering and
the knowledge of all there is in life to
know and suffer.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-06-02

Varley, a British subject, who were
kidnapped by bandits, headed by
Raisuli, is now more serious than be-
fore.
Rear Admiral Chadwick, accompa.
MED by his aide, the United States
consul general and two marines, Wis
tied M. Torres, the representative of
the sultan, at Tangier. The inter
view lasted ten minutes, after which
M. Torres returned the visit at the
United States consulate, the Brook
Ign firing salute in his honor. M.
Torres has informed the American
and British representatives that he
cannot grant Raisulis terms. A spe-
cial courier, it is reported has been
sent to the sultan, giving the Amer
lean view.
Washington, May 31-There is no
doubt in minds of officials here that
the government of France would glad
ly aid the United States in securing
the release of Perdicaris by all means
in its power Because OF her authority
in Morocco France perhaps could do
more in peaceable manner than any
Other nation to effect the release of
the man. If the United States decides
to make any request for assistance
from France in this matter naturally
it would be in an unofficial manner
and if other attempts to secure the re-
lease of Perdicaris fail, such intima-
ton of a desire for French assistance
may be made through the state de-
nartmeDf