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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-24

tinued, when I have q husband who
thinks the world of me? He works IN
a cannery and is my third. My first
was John O'Reilly. a SWISS American,
and soon after he died our marriage
certificate was destroyed by fire. Ny
second. August r lister. did not live
long after our wedding, but have pre-
served our wedding license. Here is
the paper I got when w. j. McMurray
made me his wife,
She unfastened the music roll and ex-
tracted therefrom a soiled document
corroborative of her claim of WIFE
hood.
But with a husband who thinks the
world of you why do you go cruising
along the Barbary Coast at a. m. 2
the Judge inquired.
II was going to visit a bartender
gentleman who fell in love with me
because I was good to his mother when
she was sick. and I wanted to tell him
once for all that he might as well quit
trying to win me, because as long as
McMurray lives won't leave him. No
sir; no living man can get mo away
from McMurray."
Again she unrolled the music sheets
and handed them one by one to his
Honor for inspection. I'm a teacher
Of the pfanny." she said, "and them s
the pieces 1 learn my poopils. My IA
vorite piece is Where the Ivy Grows
So Green Only a Pansy Blossom is
another piece I'm very fond of, and
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DISCUSS REPAIR
Of ROADBEDS
Mayor and Traction Repre-
sentative Meet and Talk
Over Condition of Streets
WANTS WEEKLY REPORT
Schmitz Gives List to the
United Railroads and Asks
Statement of Work Done

TREY l.. Ford. legal adviser OF the
/ United Railroads. met yesterday with
the Mayor, the Commissioners of Pub
lie Works and representatives of the
Teamsters' and Hackmens unions to
discuss the work of street railways in
making repairs of roadbed over their
rights OF way. The outcome of the
session was the giving of list of nec-
essary repairs OF roadbed north of Mar
ket street to the attorney and a re-
quest by the Mayor that the company
make weekly reports to him OF the re-
pair work as it progresses.
The Mayor expressed his disappoint-
ment over the fact that the United
Railroads had not sent a representative
of its construction department to be
present at the conference and another
meeting will be called In the near fu-
ture to enable them to be present. The
policy of the company was rated as
one of procrastination and delay and
the Mayor added that If necessary other
means will be resorted to to compel
the attendance of its construction rep
resentatives. Regret was also ex-
pressed by the Mayor that no response
came from the Union and California
street lines in regard to making neces-
sary repairs.
Ford asserted that the company is al
present employing 4UV men tO 90 re-
pairing at daily expense OF $4,000. but
was unable to say what Number are
employed on street repairing and what
number on track repairing. The Mayor
expressed the opinion that fifty men
could do the work the inspectors have
mapped out within a period OF three
months II rightly used.
1t was suggested that In repairing
roadbed the company should place
small distractions about freshly laid
cement or bitumen to prevent teams
from driving over and destroying the
repair work. In conjunction with this
the Board OF Works will send notices
to the hackmen and teamsters asking
the unions to request the men not to
drive over freshly laid repair work.
Representatives of the unions also
agreed to bring the matter up before
their respective bodies.
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TAKES
FAKE CITIZEN

Charles William Mundy, second as
sistant engineer of the steamship Whit
tier, was gathered in yesterday by Unit
ed States Secret Service Agent Richard
H Taylor and "sweated'' in the sleuths'
den on the upper floor OF the Appraisers
building.f Mundy admitted that he had
been fraudulently naturalized and that
he had obtained his sea-going license by
means of the naturalization certincate
thus fraudulently secured. Mundy IS
the father of a family, and in considera-
ton of his having told all that he knew
of the affair the kind hearted detective
allowed him to go after Mundy had ap-
peared before United States Commts-
sioner Heecock and surrendered his
naturalization certificate and his en-
gineer's license.
Mundy came to the United States in
1901 and on august 80 Of that year ap-
peared before Superior Judge Hebbard,
with c. Gray of 9 Vassar place and John
Lane of 60 Tehama street They swore
that Mundy had come to the United
States when under the age Of Is years,
and upon this testimony he was natural
lied Mundy confessed to Agent Taylor
that he was 81 years old when he came
to the United States.
John o. Odland, master OF the schooner
Phoenix, appeared before United states
Commissioner Heacock yesterday morn
ing for examination upon charge OF
having secured fraudulent certificate of
naturalization. Odland admitted that
the forged certificate had been given to
him in a saloon opposite the City Han
by Frank Jansen, otherwise Johnson
The name of T. L. Durand, Deputy Coun-
ty Clerk was signed as a witness with
Jansen and also as a Deputy County
Clerk in Judge Sanderson's court on
January II, 1903. Odland confessed that
he had never been before any court what
ever. but that the bartender of the sa-
loon had been introduced to him as the
Judge" Deputy County Clerk Charles
Morris testified before United States
Commissioner Heacock yesterday that
there was no record of Odland's pretend
ed naturalization. Judge Heacock with
held his decision until this morning.
Former Deputy County Clerk William c.
Raisch, who was indicted by the Unit
ed States Grand Jury for issuing four
forged certificates Of registration. was re-
leased yesterday by United States Dis
trict Judge de Haven upon fling bail
bond in the sum of $4,000, with Frederick
Raisch and H. d. Nichols as sureties.
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Supreme Court Refuses to
Interfere in Trial OF
Election Officials by
Superior Judge Lawlor
DECISION BASED
ON COFFEY CASE
Sacramento County Trial Is
Taken as Ground for Over
ruling Mayors Action
in Acquitting Politicians

A writ to prohibit the Superior Court
from trying the case Of the Election Com
missioners accused by the Grand Jury in
1901 was denied by the Supreme Court
yesterday Notwithstanding the so-called
investigation made by Mayor Schmitzr
begun January Il. 1905. in which they
were acquitted. the court holds that the
Mayor has no power in this case and
they viii be held TO answer the charges
before Judge. Lawlor.
The whole point OF the Election Com
missioners is that the Superior Court has
no Jurisdiction because the charter OF
San Francisco invests in the Mayor the
power 70 remove the Commissioners; but
the Supreme Court held that by the re-
cent decision Of the Supreme Court ar
Sacramento IN the case OF Coffey versus
the Superior Court, q like claim was pc
tiGoned for and denied
On November 3. 1904. Alfred Lilienfeld.
foreman Of the Grand Jury, filed accu-
satIons against Robert w. Roberts,
James A Devote. E. c. Leffingwell.
Thomas Mcguire and A ". voorsanger,
charging them with misconduct and NAL
feasance in ofice as Election Commits
sioners. The specific charges against
them were: First, that they appointed
Joesph Rebstock, J. Freeman, Fred Han
cock, E. E Whitney, W. w. Abraham
ano John Spargo to serve on tne Elec-
ton Board in District is at the primary
election, August g. 1904, while they were
not on the assessment roll for the year;
second. that none Of these men were
residents of the district In which they
were to serve; and third, that three Of
the men were holding municipal offices at
the time of their appointment
District Attorney Byington said that
the Election Commissioners must appear
IN Judge Lawlor's court November is,
1904, and answer the charges. The case
was delayed, and Mayor Schmitz, as part
Of the machine appointing them. heard
the accusations and acquitted the ac-
cused II was still held that they must
answer the charges IN the Superior Court,
so the Commissioners. through Roberts
as petitioner. asked the Supreme Court
for q writ of prohibition.
The charges of the Grand Jury In 1904
against the Election Commissioners were
that they had been guilty of +-willful, un-
lawful and corrupt misconduct" They
were charged with being a part of a
fraudulent political machine and removal
from Office and trial on the charges were
demanded. The Commissioners stated In
their petition that the Superior Court was
about TO try the case after the Mayor
had once acquitted them, and their ap-
plication for a writ OF prohibition was
asked to prevent any further action
The most important point the petition
ers made was that the Mayor had the
exclusive right to remove Election Com
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TANGLE CAUSED
BY MARRIAGES
Chadwick Objects to Girl
Who Was His Wife Giving
Testimony Against Him
SHE is NOW MRS. KELLY
He Has Also Welded Again,
Though Decision of An
nulment Is on Appeal

The puzzling question whose wife Is the
former Miss Norine Pearl Schneider has
been made a prominent feature of the
trial before a jury in Judge Cooks court
OF Ernest Moore Chadwick, alias Sir
Harry Westwood Cooper, on a charge of
sending on February %. 1901, false and
forged message purporting 10 be from
another person. The defendant objects
to her testimony on the ground that she
is his wife and cannot, therefore, give
evidence against him.
Since the former trial the young woman
has become the wife of E. ]. Kelly of
Watsonville, and Chadwick has become
the husband Of Miss Teresa vanvelden, a
religious worker, and he is now the happy
father Of a bouncing baby, IA months
old. The marriage took place in the
County jail about two years ago. III
Chadwicks contention Is correct, Miss
Schneider committed bigamy in marry
ing Kelly, and Chadwick committed big
amy in marrying Miss Vanvelden.
The point was raised by Attorney
Frank j. Murphy for the defendant when
District Attorney Byington yesterday Of
fered to read to the jury the deposition
Of Mrs. Kelly, taken in his office last
week Murphy promptly interposed an
objection on the ground that she was
the wife of the defendant and could not
therefore testify against her husband.
He filed a marriage certificate and an
affidavit for marriage license in sup
port Of his objection.
The District Attorney called Deputy
County Clerk Dolan to the stand and
Dolan submitted the papers in the case
of Mrs. Chadwick against Chadwick for
the annulment of the marriage. They
showed that the decree had been granted
on September 26, 1901. and recorded Oc-
tober 9. An appeal had been taken on
April 8. 1902, but had not yet been set
tied. 1t was argued by the District At
torney that the appeal had been taken
q day too late, as the six months had ex-
pired, but the Judge ruled against him.
The Judge said there was a stipula-
ton to take Mrs. Kelly's deposition. and
the objection should have been made at
that time. Murphy replied that when
the stipulation was agreed to, he re-
served all the legal objections.
The Judge Leld that until the appeal
was disposed Of the decree granting the
annulment of the marriage remained in
allegiance and he would have to rule to
that effect He thought the matter was
of such Importance. there being no use
Of proceeding further with the trial IL
Mrs. Kelly's disposition was not admis-
sibie, that he would order a continuance
till this morning to enable both sides to
present authorities. He suggested that If
the District Attorney could prove that
Chadwick was a married man at the time
Of his marriage to Miss Schneider, the
difficulty would be removed.
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ADDRESSES JUDGE AS "DEAR1"
AND RETURNS TO FREEDOM.
Thrice Welded Music Teacher Denies
She Publicly Rugged a Tar.
Proclaims Fealty to Spouse and Tells
of Songs She Admires.
BY JAMES c. CRAWFORD.

could just forever listen to There Amt
No Harm in Kissing. But you'll let me
go, deary. wont you? Honest, never
hugged no sailor"
Did the. mariner seem to enjoy her
embrace?" his Honor asked the COM
planning policeman.
He was trying to break away when
nabbed her" was the answer.
Now. dear. don't you believe a
word
60 home to McMurray," said the
Judge.
Thank you. deary." was her grate-
ful acknowledgment.
After playing deaf mute for three
days and nights James Wilson, alias
Shepperd, broke his silence by vocifer-
ously pleading not guilty of having
begged on Van Ness avenue. Judge
Conlan sentenced him to six months
Imprisonment.
When arrested by Patrolman e. e.
Gable the defendant would not speak.
and In one of his pockets was found
a penciled petition to the public to aid
him pecuniarily, as he was a mute and
desirous of returning to destitute
wife and family In the East, where he
could readily obtain employment. AS
the patrolman had seen and heard him
speak the previous day, however, the
ruse failed of intended effect, and he
was locked up.
II will remand you from day to day
until you talk with your tongue" he
was informed by Judge Conlan last
Monday. but not until yesterday did he
surrender to tho inevitable.
An attorney applied to Judge Mogan
for a warrant against B. P. Oliver, real
estate agent on the charge Of Illegally
Withholding 1913 Is from Ollie D. Tobin
Of 11GA Sutter street His Honor said he
must hear Mr. Tobin's personal appli-
cation ere the warrant shall issue.
Mr.. Oliver Is handling" certain i'm
proved properties belonging to Mr. Tobin
and is defendant in a civil suit for $751;
900 claimed by the latter gentleman, who
ayers that his demand for s318 75 on Mr..
Oliver was declined unless he would sign
a receipt for the sum, which he refused
to do. because he feared that such
acknowledgment might be utilized to his
disadvantage in the civil proceeding.
Hence his application for the warrant.
Miss Emma Josephine Ward (colored
was entertaining her fance (also dusky)
at her home. 81 Minna street, when
James Gibson, an Anglo-Saxon teamster,
dropped In and twitted her until she
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Tut, tut dear: don't you believe a
word OF It," said Mrs. Mamie McMurray
to Police Judge Mogan after Patrolman
Nelson had testified that he arrested
her at 3 o'clock yesterday morning
while she was rapturously embracing
a man-of-war sailor on a Barbary
Coast sidewalk
She was middle-aged and buxom, and
a black plume dropped from the brim
of her somber straw hat and. swfshed
across her face as she earnestly plead.
ed In one of her hands was thick
roll of sheet music.
Why should hug a sailor" she CON-
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smashed a beer bottle by striking his
head. and then slashed him with a
razor until he fed.
Hes in the HOSPITAL" was Detective
Mulcahey's report to Judge Mogan, be-
fore whom Miss Ward was arraigned,
"and they're still picking bits of glass
out Of his skull"
Provocation ample to have justified her
In numbering Mr.. Gibson, was Miss
Wards plea.
"W'at right did dat white man hev teh
kim a-pesterin me wifi his tentions?"
she inquired. Didn't All tell him noah n
wunce dat All wuz gagged lady en-
want teh hev muffin teh do wifi him. wy
did he kim a-snoopin en- a-pokin ehroun'
wen Ahm wifi nah tended husban' !?
Wen e seen me a-sittin' on de lap OBJ
nah gemnnan fr'en'-Ah'll kinfess dat 8
whah All wuz, Judge-w'y didn't he duck,
stead OBJ standin dah en- Joshin' uz? Yis-
sab, dah he stan's en- joshes uz til nah
tended gifts so deguested dat he ups en-
walks outen de house. Wasn't dat nun
teh rage q saint?"
The case was continued until next Tues
day, by which time Mr.. Gibson may be
able to tell his side OF the story to tho
court.
E. Bouchat, vender Of cream puffs, was
arrested by Patrolman Bakulich for dis
orderly conduct night before last at
Broadway and Montgomery avenue. and
the policeman told Judge Mogan that
among the offensive acts of Mr.. Bouchat
was that of hurting sample Of his
wares against the face of woman who
had declined to purchase from him. The
mushy substance was splattered all over
her countenance. the complainant added.
but she disappeared ere he could notify
her to appear for the prosecution of her
assailant.
at promises de goil dat I'll bring er
bunch O. vilelets.' said Johnny Kane,
about twenty years of age, AN I'm
a-keepin' me promis' an goin' to de-
liver de goods wen dis mug butts in an
soaks me. If he'd a-talked halfway
decent der wouldn't a-bin any trouble at
all, but e nails me on de nut de foist
ting I knows m den pinches me-
It was at Monday night hop that Mr..
Kane became acquainted with the young
lady to whom he was conveying floral
token of remembrance when he ran afoul
of the law. She was employed In the
labelling department of the California
Cannery, on Brannan street, and there
1t was that Mr. Kane attempted to pre-
sent to her the purchased fragrance.
When he entered the yard he was ac-
costed by Special Policeman D. T. Rut-
ledge, who informed him that the rules
of the establishment prohibited the re-
ception of masculine callers by feminine
employees during the hours of toll
''De rules be chiggered,'' Mr.. Kane was
alleged to have retorted. Say. can't We
let UP on yer rules till I hands de loidy
dis boket?"
His appeal was stiffiy rejected, and he
went away grumbling, but only to re-
turn and endeavor to effect through de-
fiant bravado what he had failed to ac-
complish by suasion Thus 1t was that
he became a defendant before Judge
Mogan, the charge being that of bat
terry.
The prosecution declared that Mr..
Kanes conduct in the cannery yard was
snconRruously at variance with the ten
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der spirit that guided him there. In
stead Of the signing swain that the court
might imagine him to have been, he was
hoodlumism rampant, and the tapping of
his head by officer Rutledge was abso-
Iutely essential to his subjugation.
Case continued till next Monday.
Chatting under his impatience to arrive
at a certain point on the O'Farrell street
car line, Gus Gustafson, a brawny son of
Scandia, bullied q conductor and gripman
until they united their strength and eject
ed him from the dummy" whereupon he
entered the boxed portion Of the convey
ance, which contained several women.
and spewed unprintable language until
Special Policeman Mohnke arrested him.
''Ay ban In horny to start he pleaded
to Judge Mogan.
"You are a foul-mouthed blackguard,' -
was the response, "and tomorrow you
will start to serve long term in the
County JAIL"
Patrolman Holmes testified that Rich
ard Mcdowell, whom he had arrested for
being drunk at Kearny and Commercial
.'wine buns by the sobriquet Of ''Tum-
bling Tom,' which he had earned by his
apparent inability to abstain from aero
battles while he was inebriated.
He falls all over himself" the officer
added, land how he avoids breaking his
neck is a mystery"
Sentence deferred until this morning.
Fred Reed accused of having stolen a
ham from P. Giffores of 523 Pacific street.
did not respond in person when his case
was called in Judge Mogan's court, but
his attorney spoke as follows:
my client, your Honor, is unfortunate
ly addicted to the habit of smoking
opium, and when under the influence of
the drug his faculties are rather con-
fused. 1t is possible-aye. probable-tha
last night he smoked more than his GUS
tomary quantity and that this morning
he had forgotten his engagement here. l
would respectfully ask for a continuance
of the case until tomorrow. and prom
ise to see to 1t that my client shall not
overindulge in opium this evening"
His Honor looked dazed as he granted
the request.
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FIGHT AT THE ST. KATHRYN
WILL BE AIRED IN COURT
Gus Haskell, Night Clerk, Obtains War
rant for Arrest of Secret Service
Agent Hazen.


Agent Hazen.
Gus Haskell, night clerk at the St.
Kathryn Hotel on Ellis street. obtained
a warrant from Police Judge Fritz
yesterday for the arrest of George w.
Hazen, secret service agent, on a
charge of battery. Haskell was nurs-
ing q broken nose as a result OF its
contact with Hazen's fist.
It appears that a man named Fitch.
a mining engineer from Oakland, had
entered the room occupied by Miss
Helen Moore, manicure, during her
temporary absence early Tuesday morn
ing. When she returned she was ac-
companied by Hazen, and there was a
fight between Hazen and Fitch, who
was worsted IN the encounter Fitch
got the occupant of an adjoining room
to telephone for the night clerk.
When Haskell appeared he alleges
that Hazen struck him on the face,
knocking him down and breaking his
nose. BY this time the hotel was in
an uproar and Miss Moore was de-
claring that she would kill herself. but
changed her mind
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Towels at &c

Turkish towels, brown ones,
good and heavy, the kind for a
quick, sharp rub after the bath.
A quick, sharp building price,
size I8x3o, at &C.
Cotton Crash, &c yard, It's a heavy
quality in the dice weave, 16 inches
wide. Building sale price. Sc yard.
Damask, 65c yards Bleached. all pure
linen damask, Sc inches wide, 75c
value. Building sale price. soc.
Napkins to match. Size 22x22, at
S1.75 dozen.
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15C DOilieS

Bought In a regular way to
sell in regular way they would
be 25c.
At zoe: Doilies worth $50.
At 25c: Doilies worth 4oc.
All new designs, so pretty and dif-
ferent and unusual we give them the
bargain square in front OF the eleva-
tor this morning. They will be snap
ped up rapidly. Many Of the 15e ones
are 20 inches in diameter; some of the
25c ones "a inches.
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City Attorney Files Two opinions.

City Attorney Long yesterday gave
the opinion that the Board of Works
is empowered to grant to the United
Railroads permission TO tear up streets
and lay tracks and turntable at Pa
cific avenue and Devisadero street in
stead of the Board of Supervisors. The
granting of permission to lay curve
tracks at different street corners con-
stitutes a franchise. Enlightenment on
the two questions was requested by
the Board of Supervisors.
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Mis-. Grove Find. Her brother.

John Grove called at police head
quarters yesterday and announced that
he was the man wanted by his sister.
Miss NJ B. Grove of Plumas County, at
present a guest at the Lick House.
They. had not seen each other for thirty
years. Grove said he saw the report
Of his disappearance in yesterday g
papers. He left police headquarters Tor
the Lick House.
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sandem Attacked by Two Men.

Three men were seen scuffing al
Jackson and Montgomery streets early
yesterday morning by Policemen Mel
son, Lycette and Sullivan. AS the off,
GERS ran toward the trio one of them
bolted and made his escape. Fred San
dell, 4S Steuart street, told the off,
GERS that two men were trying to rob
him. Charles Levett. the one who did
not run. was arrested.
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The worlds Beauties.

San Francisco has the distinction OF hav-
ing withinits boundaries the most beauti-
full store in the world. It is simply beyond
the powers Of description, fairy land of
dazzling lights, beautiful paintings and
flashing gems. The pleasure of a visit will
linger with you always Col. A. Andrews
Diamond Palace, 221 Montgomery st.
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rnissioners from Office on accusations
against them being fled. The point
was disposed OF by the holding in the
Coffey case. The jurisdiction of the
Mayor In the case was directly deter
mined against the contention of the petit
tionerS.
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Levie. Attachment ON Lottery.

The City and County Bank yesterday.
through Deputy Sheriff Kerwin. levied
an attachment against E. 8. Salomon of
115 Kearny street for $3.50. The Deputy
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-24
35C Pictures

lust a mention of them. Pret-
ty colored themes, framed. They
will likely all go to-day.
Some larger ones at $1.00 and few
at oOc. The frames of the soc ones
are damaged a bit.
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Lace at sc
I'D to I5c.

Worth up to I5c.
1900 yards of it. The guam
tity tells one reason why it isn't
I5c yd. 1t should be.
It's a pretty cotton torchon lace.
edgings ia to 4 inches wide. inser-
tions Il to 2 inches wide.
And many match sets.
Building sale helps to make them the
best values we ever sold At SC yard
to-day.
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Sheriff found only $50 in cash on the
premises and some lists headed with
the name Little kentucky Lottery"
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Fall In with the wise and have EdwaR
Knowles Company print IT. "a Second street .