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The San Francisco call., 1905-02-08

WANTED-The use in the country OF two
good driving horses fer their keep; good care,
feed ana pasturage: references given, etc.
Address box 62O4- Call office.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-08

LADIES who are in trouble suffering from
auy ailment peculiar to their sex can find
Immediate relief by consulting Dr. White
the only graduate physician in San Francisco
who has devoted lifetime to helping women I;
Ii years experience without failure has put
him at the head. He guarantees relief no
pay.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-08
rAILoRs-Enaploymeno and suppues

COAT, vest and pants makers wanted. Apply
CHAS- LYONS. London Tailor. 721 Market
IAILORS wanted-To have shears ground
DECKELMAN BROS. 1o6 Ellis St
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-08

4-YEAR lease for sale: store Market and Ellis
sts Apply ARoNSoHN. 632 Market. T. 8.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-08
TO ALL OUR SMALL ADVERTISE
OFFICES AND STORES TO LET.

RENTS reduced: offices to let: 2S9 Post corner
Stockton: all light rooms: 1anitor and eleva-
tor service
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
Up-To-DATE DEFINITIONS.

A hypocrite-Any other fellow who
does not live up TO his ideals
Ambition-A lying spirit which we be-
lieve.
q true believer-One who believes as
We a.
A wichs>l unbeliever-One who believes
what we 70 not approve.
Faith-Difficult 70 define. but IL you
lend me $40 you prove that you possess
a large stock OF il.
Hope-what many country parsons
live on
Charity-Frequently consists In Civ
ing a nickel to the poor after you have
spent $40 for a little dinner.
Peace-what you can secure from
some men by letting them have their
own wav-
Fear-That which woman feels when
she sees a mouse
Courage-That which she shows when
a burglar interferes with her slumber
E,xplanatiet-The latter two foregoing
facts cannot be explained. They simply
are, and that settles it.-San Francisco
Call
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
TESTD10|W:-

side, or the west end. They were used
by a man named A. p. Howard; 1 un-
derstood they were used as lunch
counter, etc. The Maryland Telegraph
Company had nothing to do with the
lunch counter or cigar stand
Odd the Maryland Telegraph Com
pany. or you individually. have anything
to do with these blackboards, or per-
sons employed at these blaclxboards?
A.-Absolutely nothing.
Q.-There was a telegraph operator ut
or near these biackboards, Mr.. Mallery
said
A.-There was one, but the Maryland
Telegraph Company had nothing to do
with it.
Odd YOU, or the Maryland Tele-
graph Company, have any connection
with this operator?
A.-No connection whatever 1 did
not employ him, and knew nothing
about him.
Q.-Mr. Wall, l will ask you if. in
that part of the building used or occu-
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ROBERT W. WELLS,
Attorney for the Defense,

pied by you, there was ever any wager
ing or gambling, or betting. of any kind
or description?
Question objected to by States at
tcrney.
Mr.. Rogers-Then will change the
question.
Q.-Mr. Wall, did you, individually or
otherwise. or as president of the Mary
lard Telegraph Company, ever. at any
time. receive any money. or moneys. for
the purpose of being bet or wagered?
Ave did not The company never
did and no one connected with the COM
pany.
Odd you?
Al did not.
Odd YOU, as an individual, or Off
cial of that company. ever at any time,
become the depository OF any money
for the purpose Of being bet or wagered
upon race horses?
A.-Never.
Odd you ever pretend to forward
any money for the purpose of being
bet on the result OF a horse roce?
Al did not. We forwarded money
in our regular course of business, but
we did not know the intention of any
,, one applying for a money order. and
& was not required OF the Maryland
Telegraph Company TO know for what
they were applying for money orders.
Q.-How many wires came into your
building?
A.-There were two, until an increase
of our business. and then We put in
third wire At least there were two
at first; the other one we knew moth
ing about. We had put up number
of poles ourselves. and strung wires.
We built our own line a certain dis
tance and as soon as we could We eN-
tended and made our two lines COM
plete. We had nothing to do with any
of the other lines. We were operat-
ing with one line when we first com
menced business.
Cross-examination by Mr.. Clagett:
Q.-Mr. Wall, you s1e the Arthur
Wall mentioned on this slip, which has
been introduced in evidence, as presi-
dent of the Maryland Telegraph Com
pany?
A-Yes
Q.-And you are also the Arthur Wall
mentioned there as manager?
Ayes.
Q.-Mr. Wall. do you mean to tell that
Jury that you have no knowledge what
ever of anything that was on the tele-
grams that went out of that establish
ment?
Al mean TO tell the jury that if our
company had refused to accept those
kilograms we would have been violating
the law.
Q.-That is not answering the question.
Do YOU mean to tell the jury that you
did not know what was on the tele-
grams?
Al never read any. and 1 had no
idea of their intention.
Q.-Were you not there every day?
Al was there. 1 guess. eighteen days
out of nineteen.
Q.-How many telegrams on the aver
age. a day. went out of that establish
ment?
A-You mean money orders2
Q.-I mean kilograms.
A.-Well the money o, II kilograms
and commercial or busi' 5 kilograms.
presume, amounted sver four hun
dred. or 1t might hs gone as high as
eight hundred. / could not tell exactly
Dwell. how many money order teIe-
grams went out?
Al guess three-fourths of them. If
not more must have been money order
kilograms.
Q.-And you mean to tell the jury that,
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ginia. / have that agreement II you
would Ike TO look at It, 1t is I'm writ
ing and signed before a notary public
before we started We would get =
cents for each money order message
that was sent by the Maryland TeIe-
graph Company to Lee & Co
Q--Then, Mr.. Wall. these parties who
came there and sent money order mes
sages to R. P. Lee & Co did not pay
anything for sending the message9
Ave were reimbursed by the peo-
pie whom R. P. Lee & Co. represented,
at the rate of 20 cents for each mes
sage that we forwarded TO them
Q.-In other words. Mr.. Wall, out Of
this money that was sent to r. P. Lee
& Co.. R. p. Lee & Co, you say. reim-
bursed you by paying so much for each
telegram?
Ayes
o--Then. if a man came there and
telegraphed g to r. P. Lee & Co, they
paid 20 cents for each telegram?
Ayes. We had a f1at rate agreement
with them. which we have with us. I
believe All of the other kilograms.
with the exception OF the money order
kilograms that were sent to r P Lee
Co., we. of course. made collect, as
all telegraph offices do. at the other end
generally. but of course people we did
not know we made them pay.
Q.-As a matter of fact. all telegrams
sent to Lee & Co. were paid for by
Lee & Co.?
A.-Yes-
Q--Now, as a matter of fact. the
money was paid first for what you
would call money order, and then the
telegram would be sent?
A.-The money order was used. The
person could go and get the applications.
and do what they chose. and send It OF
if they chose.
Ole must first get the money order
before he could send the telegram to
Lee & Co.?
A--Before we could wire. or send the
telegram to Lee & Co.
Ole had first to get that blue slip2
Ale had TO make out the applica-
tion, and we would send the order
I, Q.-And after he put down his cash
that slip was given him, and he could
send the telegram?
Aft heAwanted TO.
Q.-Without any expense to him?
A--Without any expense TO him at
ALL
The defense here closed. when argu-
ments were made by Messrs Aagruder
and Clasett in behalf of the State. and
by Messrs. Wells & Rogers for the de-
fense.
Whereupon the Court. by consent OF
counsel. addressed the jury:
Gentlemen:
To aid you in your coming 10 con-
clusion in this matter. the court should
have stated how you should bring in
your verdict II you find from the evf-
dence that this defendant has been gull
ty Of all the various charges made in
these different counts. just bring In a
verdict of guilty generally. But If you
should find him not guilty on the first
count, then you should say on whicn
count you do find him guilty. You will
look at the counts, and IL you and him
guilty OF either one or more than one.
you should say on which count You
find him guilty. If you don't find him
guilty of any your verdict will be not
guilty.
The counts are numbered one TO FIVE.
After considering Of their verdict, the
jury returned into court and rendered
verdict of Not guilty.
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over there in the morning?
A-Yes, / had been around there =
number of times in the morning.
Q.-Were you there in the morning c
May 10?
A.-No; but on or about that date. I
saw no business in the morning. 1t was
always quiet. and there was no one
there except employees.
Q.-Any business done there on Sun
day?
A.--Eo.
c.-When was the rush started?
About 2:30 o'clock
Q.-When was the rush over?
A.-Close about o'clock
o.-You have described in considera bic
detail what you found in the building
and the approaches TO IT; perhaps you
have left out something. Did you see
any signs?
Ayes.
Q.-What did you see on those signs :?
kA.-Well. just as the detective told you
yesterday-"No Betting Allowed" mo
Liquor Sold"
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althcugh you were there almost every
day, you have no idea what was on
any of the kilograms?
Ave were not required TO know
--hat was on them.
Q.-I am asking you If you did not see
what was on the kilograms sent out?
Al did not read telegram, per-
sonally, myself. during the existence of
the company at that point. and I don't
know; all kilograms were received BY
the receiving clerk and handed to the
operator. but for me personally to read
one. have no recollection of 1t. 1 never
did
Q.-You knew those blackbords were
there?
Al knew they were there, but /
could not help them being there.
Q--Ycu knew that hundreds OF per
Sons bet ON horse races there?
A.-Not 10 my knowledge; they did
not.
Q.-Did you not know that people were
there transmitting money through your
company?
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
ROBERT BURNS AS
WHISKY GAUGER

Booth Harrington was talking about
Burns. whose poetry he admires.
I'm a beer hall one night he said-..in
such a beer hall as 1 describe in the
early chapters OF The Conquest of
Canaan'-I saw a bust of Burns
Il turned to a young man and said:
Who is that?'
Burns. he answered, without hesi-
tation.
.'And what said I. did Burns do 70
entitle him to a bust?'
why. he-he-oh. he died. said the
young man. yawning.
But his companion was a Scot. This
Scot, as he filed his whisky glass, sneer-
ed and said:
Burns death alone wouldn't have
sufficed for his commemoration in
brouze and marble. Burns was a poet.
gentlemen. Furthermore. he was a
good fellow. Let me tell you something
that should endear him TO such minds
as yours.
Once. IN Dumfries, Burns had the
job of gauger. He went about from
public-house to public-house, seeing that
a good, nure grade of whisky was serv-
ed And he was supposed. too. to keep
his eye open for unlicensed houses
10 see that no speakeasies. as we called
them. flourished in Dumfries-
..sAnd did he dot 1t? Did he, indeed?
There's a fond Dumfries tradition that.
sneaking hurriedly into the back door Of
a prosperous speakeasy one afternoon.
Burns whispered excitedly to the owner.
a widow:
kate, woman, are ye mad? The
supervisor and me will be raidin' We in
half an hour. Chicago Chronicle
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M. HAMPTON MAGRUDER.
Prosecuting Attorney of Prince George County.

Q.-Who was he?
A watchman.
Q.-How many employees We're there?
A-Twelve or fifteen. / guess.
Q.-How many telegraph instruments
were there in that room?
Al believe there were two. One out
side and the other inside the inclosure.
Q.-This one inside the inclosure was
south of the room, was II not?
A-On the north side, IN what was
called the office.
Q.-Was 1t there that you handed in
this telegram?
A.-Yes. that instrument was there. I
handed the order in to Mr. Pumphrey in
the telegraph room.
Q.-This telegraph instrument in this
inclosure-tell the court and the jury
whether you know, on or about that
time. whether or not there was any
wire leading from the telegraph instru-
ment In this incIosure where you hand
ed In the telegram?
Al could not swear positively 10
that, but there were only two wires at
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Photo by Buck

A.-They did not have to transmit it
through my. company.
Q.-Were there not hundreds of peo-
your company?
A.-Undoubtedly.
Q.-For what purpose?
Al don't know. We were not re-
quired TO know. We issued money or
ders in the regular course of business.
and we could not have found out what
the intention of the sender was without
asking When an applicant made out
an application for money order at the
money order office. and the order was
issued on application, we had no idea,
and we were not required to know, what
it was intended for.
o. am not asking rou what you
were required to know. but 1 want to
know what YOU do know
A.-They may have bought the order.
and then not have sent it We don't
know.
Q.-Could not they have used your
telegraph company as a means of trans
mittinq money TO be bet on a horse racer
A.-Well, we were obliged to receive
kilograms. We would have been vio-
lating law if we had refused. and we
had no idea for what purpose they were
sent
Q.-Then if a man had come there and
offered money, you would have thought
the company had no right to refuse,
even if you knew it was to be bet?
Aft anyone had said it was for bet
ting purposes they were always told
that no betting was allowed. No one
ever received money order whatever
for betting purposes.
Odd you not just tell the jury that
the company was obliged to transmit a
money order brought there for any pur-
pose?
Al beg your pardon. You have the
money order department and the tele-
graph office mixed up. They are two
different departments. There was a
money order window where anyone
for money order, and then he would
go to the money order clerk and get his
order. We did not know for what pur-
pose he was going 10 use 1t.
Q.-Mr Wall, it has been testified
here that there was bureau of infor-
nation. Did you know of that being
there?
A.-Yes
Q.-You have testified as 10 what
party would do when he came there
Just sell the jury what was done by
anyone coming there?
A.-Well. some would come there and
send kilograms TO different points and
for different purposes. Some would get
money orders and send them away.
Odd not they, in every case, put
down the money?
A.-No, they put no money down
They made an application. Just give
me one of those forms. please-give me
both. please. This Cholding up paper
is a money order application. They
would take this application and fill ii
out the same as you would go to any
telegraph Office, and then We would
give them a receipt for their money
We would give them a telegraph order
for them to telegraph to any place
they chose. We had no knowledge of
what they were going to do; we were
not required to know. We could not
well ask them for what purpose they
wanted this.
Q.-Were those kilograms ever sent
without any charge being made for
sending the telegrams?
A.-No, we had an agreement before
we started that for all money order
kilograms going 10 Lee & Co., who
represented an association in West Vir-
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HDfffNDENTo on The FOLLOWING

tor who received the returns from tAe
races, and who would cal, thern cut
For instance. the first thing would be
They're OF" That operator WAS at
the southwest corner of The building at
the extreme end of the bla cxboar1s. on
the same side as the blackboar1s. Just
at the north end of him vas the large
counter for lunches. cigars, and tobac-
CO. At the north side of the building
was an office. with different pigeonholes
In 1t. where parties can go in and offer
the money for their bets In the first
place. IL you do not understand the ar
rangement, you can go to the man in the
Information Bureau Well when
went in | went to his man and asked
MIN how l should make out a bet.
The Court-A bet for what?
A.-On one of the horses to run at
belmont Park, and he handed me one
OF these orders, and told me to write
down the name of the horse. the
amount l wanted to bet, and my mi
uals Then / took that TO the window.
and gave it in to the man there. and
ne Kept that and gave me another slip
and a telegraph blank. On that | had
TO put the name of the horse. the odds.
ana my initials. 1 took that to the
next window, and had to get in line
with q number of people. The first
time there was about twenty people in
line. AT one place they received bets
OF from 81 to 81. and at another from 81
up. 1 handed in that order which was
given me and 81, and a telegraph blank
Tho blank was kept. and the order was
stamped and handed back TO me-
Q.-Is this similar to one of the tele-
graph blanks?
Ayes Then they kept the money
and telegraph blank, and gave me the
order back with a date stamped on il.
and afterward there was a number put
on 1t with ring around it. AS 1 did
not win on any of my, bets 1 could not
go back to get them cashed.
Q.-You first would receive a blank
similar 10 this?
Ayes
Q.-That's a blank of the
A.-Maryland Telegraph Company.
Q.-Then what did you do next?
Al put the name of the horse on
there 1 wanted to bet on, and the
amount that 1 wanted to bet, and my
initials.
Q--What did you do then?
A.-Took it to the first window and
handed it In. and the man there kept it,
and gave me another, and a telegraph
blank. On the telegraph blank 1 put
the name of the horse, the amount. and
my initials.
Q.-When, at any time, did you pay
any money?
A--when I went to the second win
dow.
Odd you pay any money for the
sending Of the telegram
A.-No; only the 81 which was bet on
the race.
Q.-Mr. Mallery. what expression, if
any, did you use when you presented
the n1oney-what did you say?
Al don't remember that I made any
particular expression except when I went
to the Bureau Of Information told the
man there / wanted to bet, but when L
made my bet I don't think I said any
thing.
Q.-The method of depositing 1t was
told you at the Bureau OF Information? =?
A--Yes.
The Court-What you said at first wa =
that you wanted to bet on a horse?
Ayes.
Odd any employe there, on or about
May TO- 1906, offer to give you any tip on
any horse?
A--No, but asked one of them
Q.-Who was that?
A
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thdt time IN active use. j suppose Iney
were, used in giving and receiving in
formation from the races. There was
a third wire. after there was some crit
icism and fun made in the papers,
which ran through to Bladensburg 1t
was carried across the street and put
on the same pole with the Western
Union wires. That was the one that
carried MESA ges to Harpers Ferry
Q.-That third wire that was placed
70 carry messages to Harpers Ferry
the Western Union?
A.--Not for some time.
Q.--On May 10?
A-No, there was not. There was
no connection with any other wire.
Q.-And there were only two wires
led from that building?
A.-Yes. tnat is, connected with any
other wires.
Q.-How far did those wires run?
About three poles away from the
building. That continued several
weeks. They started about the 1st OF
May. and it lasted some days.
Q-Do you know Mr. Arthur Wall.
the defendant?
Ayes; the second one back of Mr..
Roeers.
Odd you see him there at that
resort on May 10?
Ayes
Q.-Have any conversation with him?
A-Only a very brief one. Just
spoke a few words to him at that
time
Q.-Was there to your knowledge. any
connection between the defendant, Ar
thur Wall, and the persons who were
there, the employees in that building in
this resort?
A.-Well, the connection that a man
would have who was in supervision OF
the whole thing.
Q.-Just state what Mr. Wall was do
ing.
A.-well during one of my visits there
the marker did not seem to understand
the arrangement, and Mr.. Wall spent
some time in explaining how to put
down the odds. The marker would put
down the horses that had won, and the
amounts or odds on him.
The Court-Who would do that?
A.-The marker.
Q.-What. If anything. did you hear
Mr.. Wall saying to him. or what direc-
tions did he give him?
Al did not hear him giving any
directions. He was apparently explain
ing the markings on the board and
talking with him.
Odd Mr.. Wall ever admit to you
that he was manager OF the Maryland
Telegraph Company?
Ale was talking about it one day,
and he seemed to think had an erron-
eous idea as to the character of the
business carried on there, and its in
huence on the public. and he said no
disreputable characters would be allow
ed there that women would not be al
lowed there. nor colored people, and
when we sent one of them across the
street, Mr.. Wall would order him back
and call the next man. Every other
man in the establishment would have
his duties. and would be attending to
them. and Mr.. Wall seemed to be exer-
cising general supervision.
Q.-About may TO- 1905 how many visi-
tors did you see there?
A-Why, somewhere between 200 and
300 at that time.
Q.-What is the highest number you
ever saw there?
A.-Well, the largest time / ever saw
there was May 8. 1 thought there must
have been 500 people there. The room
was packed, and people were in the
yard and on the porches.
Q.-Were you, on or about that date.
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HIS ADJECTIVE FAILS HIM.

How were the acrobats at the cir.
eus?" we asked of the New York man.
Fierce"
And the bareback riders?''
''Oh. fierce"
And the clowns?'
Fierce"
And the animals?''
''Fier-no. they were sleepy ola
brutes. "-Louisvi.-e Courier Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-09
DISASTER TO MoRMoNS.
Explosion Killed Lady Organist and
Injured Twenty-six.

SALT LAKE CITY, March 9.-An
explosion of Illuminating gas in the
cellar of the Mormon meeting house
at Granger, fourteen miles southwest
OF Salt Lake City. caused the death Of
one young woman and seriously in
jured twenty-six other persons, most
ly young women and children The
meeting house was wrecked.
While the Granger Mutual Improve
ment association was in session the
lights went out. \ boy went into the
cellar with lamp TO see what was
wrong, and the explosion followed.
Miss Nellie Mackay. the church organ
list. who was standing directly over
the gas tank, received the full force OF
the explosion and was instantly killed.
A panic ensued among the audience,
and i'm their efforts to escape from the
wrecked building many who had not
been injured by the force of the eX-
plosion were trampled upon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-09
SYNDICATE.

Cole Stickles and family are stop
ping at w. j. Hamilton's. Mrs Will
Chillis is reported to be seriously ill.
S. d. Monroe has his mill running
near Ezra Hamilton's and is cutting
out a good deal ofhard and soft wood.
Custom saving.
Mrs George A. Parker OF Hoosick
Falls visited her mother Mrs f. f.
IIoyt a part OF last week.
Ray Bentley was ut West Hebron,
N. Y. the first of the week.
viii Dean has moved his family in
to the DR. Hoyt tenement.
Mrs Sarah Randall and Mrs Oscar
Wyman were in Cambridge the latter
part of last week.
Sandgate officers elected Tuesday
are: Moderator, VIM. G Peck; clerk
and treasurer, Sarah Randall: select.
men, Fred Bentley, George H. Skid
more and NJ u Hurd; overseer of poor,
Jerome Still: constable, Clifton Mears;
listers, H B Woodcock, Frank Lamper
and Clark Snow; auditors, w c Peck,
Il B Rurd and John Hayes; road com
missioner, Henry Squires; school dir
ector, w G Peck: teepublicmoney,
W S Bentley; town grand Juror, Reu.
ben Bentley. Town voted license, ma
jority of I.