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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-12
DEATH OF J. 3. PECK.
A Wealthy Franklin County Farmer
Passes Away.

Passes Away.
Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, July 12.-J. B. Peck, a
wealthy farmer living two miles east
of this city. died suddenly at his home
yesterday afternoon of heart trouble.
Mr.. Peck was an aged man end an old
settler in this county. He held posi-
tion in the agricultural department at
for several years and has
since lived in this community.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
PI(A-
DOR DISCARDED
SWEETHE ARTS SORE
Faathless Jlanlta Potahs JlAs
Emilio Santos.
BY JAMES c. CRAWFORD.

the hallway of the lodging house in
question and with like inadvertence
wandered into the apartment in which
he was arrested. He is being held while
the police are investigating his char
acter.
1t was the earlv closing movement
on the Barbary Coast that drove Miss
Mary Anderson to vagrancy, she de-
birdy quality, lofty pitch and wide
compass, which she had cultivated un-
til her singing of Alexander" was
worth going miles to hear, she lost her
position in a Pacific street music hall
when the police insisted on closing the
doors at / o'clock, thus reducing the
proprietor's income and necessitating
curtailment of his expenditures. I'm
able to obtain another engagement as
a vocalist, she was obliged to resort to
dancing for a livelihood, but as Terp-
sichore had been ignored in her artistic
training there was no demand for her
as a partner while any other danseuse
was available, so she became despond-
ent and bibulous. Judge Mogan has
her story under consideration.
When the detective assigned to trace
the stolen beer and arrest it's purloin-
SlS cillSIGQ the apartment
rented by John Murray and William
Strahan, professional mendicants, he
knew that his quest was ended There
lay the missing thirty-nine empty
quart bottles and there lay John and
William in condition equivalent to con-
fession that the beverage had been
transferred from the glass receptacles
to their interiors. Wading through the
bottles the sleuth made closer exam
ination of the recumbent tipplers and
found that they could safely be re-
moved to prison instead of to the
Emergency Hospital. They were drunk
but capable of speech, and they hailed
their discoverer as if he were an old
friend who had dropped in to make
a social call.
TAX a chair-hic-an' hep yerself
t bottle" said John.
Don shpare t licker-hic-der'
plenshy more wer' t KEN FROM" was
Williams hospitable request
Where's the other fellows?" in
quired the invader. aturally scouting
the idea that two men could have
drunk thirty mine quarts of beer within
a period covering little less than twice
thirty-nine minutes.
'Thersh no 'ther fellers," hiccoughed
John.
Amt nuff lush for ourshelves, y
stammered William
They told the truth. After stealing
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
WATER GAUGES
CITY'S GROWTH
Schussler Tells of Large
Tracts Held by Trustees for
the Spring Valley Company
THIRSTY PERIOD NEAR
Consumption viii Equal
Full Capacity of Works in
Year From the Present

Several very important and interest
ing facts were drawn out of Herman
Schussler by Assistant City and Coun-
ty Attorney John c. Partridge before
United States Commissioner Heacock
yesterday Mr.. Schussler admitted that
the Spring Vallev Water Company had
purchased many large tracts Of lano
Ia this state not listed among Its prop
erty One of these tracts was a piece
Of 5000 acres at the base or mount
Hamilton. All these outside proper
ties were in the hands Of trustees, ne
said. The company had expended
S1O0. 600 upon the Portala reservoir. but
no water from il was ever taken 10
San Francisco. The Portala system
could bring ten million gallons or wa
ter per day 70 San Francisco at an eH-
pense of one million dollars. but TINS
property had never been utilized for
that purpose because the company hao
not entire control Of the watershed
and could not depend upon the quality
of the wafer, added the witness.
The witness said in reply to further
questioning by Mr. Partridge that this
CITY now consumes "a, 100000 gallons of
water per day. that the capacity Of
the entire works was only $4,000, 600,
and that the consumption would reach
this capacity in about a year from the
present time.
What 90 you propose 10 do 10 in
crease your supply?" ASKED Mr.. Part
ridge.
There are certain properties in the
hands Of trustees" he said, which we
expect to develop"
What are these properties?" asked
Mr.. Partridge.
B. NJ. kellogg, attorney for the wa
ter company. ordered the witness not
10 answer the question. A similar or
der was given when the question was
asked: How much money did these
properties cost the company"
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
SUFFER WYMAN
IS SENTENCED
Will Spend the Next Three
Years Within Confines OF
San Quentin Penitentiary
APPEAL NOTICE GIVEN
Motions for New Trial and
for Arrest of Judgment De-
MED and Bail Is Refused

Charles Wyman, convicted of fraud
ulently voting at the last primary elec-
tion, was sentenced by Judge Lawlor
yesterday to serve three years in San
! Quentin. Notice of appeal to the Su-
preme Court was given. An applica-
| ton to admit the defendant to bail
was denied.
| When the case was called. Attorney
/ Countryman filed two aff1davits on his
motion for a new trial. one was py
! Attorney David Z. Marchus, who was
clerk at a polling booth opposite
house on Tenth avenue, Sunset Dis
/ trict, who averred that about fve min
utes past oclock on the AFTERNOON
| of August 8, the day of the election,
/ he saw Wyman, accompanied by a
t youth. enter the booth. They had
driven UP in a buggy and Wyman,
after making inquiry as to how the
voting was going. left, saying he was
going to the booth at the Aims house.
This was to prove an alibi.
| The other affidavit was by the de-
| fendant, who averred that he was De-
ing prosecuted for political purposes
and that certain editorials likewise
| garbled accounts of the proceedings IN
/, the courts, had Influenced the minds of
| the Judge and jury. He also averreo
that further evidence as to an allDl
/ had been found.
! Assistant District Attorney Ferral
said he had no counter aff1daVlts TO
/ submit, and Attorney Countryman
asked that the Judge and Attorneys
Wright and Hbsmer be called to tes-
tify as to an alleged consultation in
! the Judges chambers, prior to the
Judges charge to the jury. This was
said to. be on the last day of the trial
! and to have been regarding the IN
structions to be given to the jury. Az
torney Hosmer objected that such tes-
tinony could not be given on motion
for a new trial, and the Judge agreed
with him.
The motion for a new trial was then
submitted without argument, and was
promptly denied. A motion for arrest
of judgment on sixteen grounds was
made. Denied.
In passing sentence the Judge said
the penalty for the crime was not ex-
ceeding five years. He had occupied
himself in an effort to determine what
motive prompted the defendant to
commit the act of which he had been
convicted, but he had not been able, to
his own satisfaction, to appreciate any
motive residing within the defendant
| himself to commit such an act. The
defendant did not take the stand, sc
| that his version of what took place
! within the polling booth was not OBJ
I tanned The court would take into con-
| sideration the fact that he had to as
sumo the previous good character and
antecedents of the defendant, and
would adopt the view that the cer-
tainty of punishment in case of this
character, where the integrity of pub
lie elections was involved, was Of quite
as much Importance as the extent OF
such punishment.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
EDNA WALLACE HOPPER
MAKES HURRIED VISIT
Necessity for Actress Appearance In
Dunsmuir Hearing Nearly Prevents
Her Plaviup I'm Sacramento


Her Playing I'm Sacramento.
The dispUes of the attorneys in the
Dunsmuir case, before British Consul
Bennett yesterday, were such thmat it
was found that the presence Of Edna
Wallace Hopper alone could untangle
the questions involved.
Word was at once sent to Mrs.
Hopper, who was playing Monday
night in San Jose, to come to the con-
sulate in this city Immediately. When
the message arrived the company had
left en- route to Sacramento. where
they were due to play last night.
Mrs. Hopper came through on the
regular train and was at the hearing
yesterday afternoon, while the conn.,
pany proceeded to Sacramento. At
the conclusion of the hearing a spec
cial train was hastily made up and the
actress rushed to the capital city just
in time to make her appearance with
out delaying the performers
Attorney Wheeler asked that his
criticism of Sir Charles H. Tupper be
expunged from the courts records, as
in his remarks he intended to convey
nothing of personal nature against
the attorney for Mrs. Hopper. He
merely wished to be understood as
saying that the witness. j. j. Dwyer,
whom Sir Charles was examining, was
under oath and the QuestiOner was
not.
This statement pleased all the law
yers present and z. " Bodwell. who
has had Dwyer under cross-examina-
ton. proceeded more leniently with
his questioning. Late in the afternoon
Attorney Wheeler took up the re-
cross-examination of Dwyer, which
will finish the latter's testimony. This
allowed Dwyer to review some OF his
statements and make corrections and
alterations of mistakes that might
result in transcription.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01

life unbearable. In addition. to this
she remitted $4,000 of Marks Sam
ter's notes given for money received
from the father, Albert Fischer, De-
fore his death.
She also brought Hannah's family
from Memphis, furnished them a
house at a cost Of $4,000 and provided
5000 a month for their support.
Louis Samter, the husband of Hannah.
had previously received $4,000, and
was given $4,000 more to go into
business. and his note for a like sum
was remitted. The family is still Sliv-
ing in the house furnished by the
mother, but" says the affidavit. In
stead of treating her with considera-
ton they had violent quarrels with
her and now. after her death. attack
her memory"
Attorney w. p. Johnson appeared
for the sisters and urged the court to
protect their interests by placing the
brothers under bonds. X
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
Will Contest Brcws in Jail.

John Henry Rea, who does not ex-
plain whether he is a prisoner or a
deputy in the County Jail at Bakers
field, has written to County Clerk
John Greif asking for a postponement
of the probate proceedings in the mat
ter of his fathers will, now on the
calendar for February g.. Rea says,
IT am in predicament that I cannot
appear on the Sth of February, but |
can be there on the 18th. So If you
will postpone the case l will be very
much obliged, as / intend to contest
the will.'' Henry Lee Rea,. the father.
died on November last. leaving lots
in Richmond district valued at $l2O0.
He left 500 each to his son and
daughter and the remainder of the
estate to his wife, who has applied
for letters of administration.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
BUILDING OPERATIONS
BRISK IN JANUARY
Month Starts on With More Than
One Million Dollars Projected
I'm New Construction.

That building operations will be very
brisk during 1905 was demonstrated
by figures compiled yesterday in the
Bureau of Buildings. showing that III
new structures were projected in jan
uary at an an estimated cost Of s1.202.-
sol. This is an increase over opera
tions for December, 1904. when they
were s1,1S7,765, and almost double
those of January, 1904, when the cost
of new buildings was only s656,371.
The alterations to fifty old buildings
during last month aggregated S153, $50,
I Or a grand total of S1,356.161 in con-
struction for January, 1905. There
were 1877 free permits issued for altera-
tions. costing sS6,60s. in amounts OF
less than $500 each.
The fees received during the month
samounted to 1855. against s14Sl Tor
December. There were seventeen ap-
plications to tear down buildings and
two applications granted to move
buildings.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
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The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
eDinree Again Cited.

William ]. Dingee, president Of the
Contra Costa Water Company. has
again been cited to appear before
Judge Kerrigan to show cause why he
should not be punished for contempt
fer failure to appear before Notary
Stanley on December 20 to give
deposition in the case Of Jeanne D.
Center. wherein she charges him with
having misappropriated s295,000 of
the company's funds Yesterday Mrs.
Center amended her affidavit for a
warrant for Dingee,s attachment to
make it conform to the courts order
upon which the previous proceedings
were dismissed. The new affidavit par
ticularizes the manner OF Dingee's
service with summons. and Judge
Kerrigan will hear the matter next
Friday.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
BROTHERS NOW
ACCUSE SISTERS
Jacob and Samuel Fischer
Say Mother Depleted Her
Estate by Her Kindness
GENEROUS TO HER GIRLS
Affidavits in Answer to a De-
mand that Executors Give
Bonds Tell the Story

A preliminary to the pending con-
test Of the will of the late Rosalia
Fischer, in which two sisters are ar
rayed against two brothers, was partly
heard yesterday in Judge Coffeys
court and adjourned for a week. The
daughters. Augusta and Hannah Sam
ter, who are contesting the will. ap-
piled to the court for an order putting
the sons, Jacob A. and Samuel A.
Fischer, under bonds as administra-
tors of the estate, although the will
provided that they should act with
out bonds. Augusta Samter's affidavit
charged that Jacob was of a specula-
tive turn, had no business of his own,
and was liable to use the moneys of
the estate in further doubtful ven
lures. 1t was also charged that Sam
uel is under Jacobs domination.
The brothers were in court and an
swered the charges with two interest
ing affidavits of their own, which were
read by Attorney l. M. Kalloch. They
told another version of the story that
they had used their mothers money
In bad speculation and had depleted
her estate until the $125,000 she re-
ceived from her husband fifteen years
ago had dwindled TO $4,000 in addi-
ton to notes for $4,000 owed by Ja-
cob.
Jacob draws q distinction between
speculation and investment and ad-
mits that he is an investor, and as to
having a business, he says his time Is
demanded by the duties of his office
as president of the Golden Gate Gold
and Sulphuret Mining and Develop
ment Company.
Often, he says, he realized great
profits for his mother in making in
vestments for her; he cites profit
of SIT, 1000 on the sale of her shares
in the Dinsmore mine, and $500 in
deal in Monte Cristo Oil stock. Her
losses in another mining Venture, he
explains, were caused by unjust liti-
cation against the company.
AS to the evident depletion of the
estate, he says it is to be blamed upon
the daughters and their families. The
mother had been liberal to the daugh-
. ters. 1t is said that Augustus family
was living in straitened circumstances
in Memphis, Tenn, when the mother
! sent for her. her husband and five
children, paid their expenses to Cali
fornia, took them into her home, sdp-
ported them and gave Marks Samter
$4,000 to go into business, which he
proceeded to lose. In return for this
kindness they are charged with abus-
| ing the old lady until they made her
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01

When Juanita Potalis ndJulia Davis
contended for the smiles Of Juan Es-
crodito, picador, one day last week,
their combat and arrest conveyed an.
guish to the soul of Emilio Santos.
who had fondly believed himself to
be sole possessor of Juanita's love, So
artfully had the Castilian beauty dis
sembled her admiration for the DASH
ing prodder of bulls that the revela-
tion of her fickleness almost prostrat-
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01

otherwise well conditioned. but the ter
rible state Of the road necessitated such
severe physical exertion on its part
that when it arrived in town 1T was
reduced to the shadow described by
Attorney Chadbourne.
After ordering Mr.. Magarty to ap-
pear for sentence tomorrow, Judge
Mogan said the Mission road would be
an excellent training track for Young
Corbett. whose battling with superf1u-
Gus avoirdupois is one of the most
touching demonstrations of earnest but
futile endeavor to be witnessed any
where
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01

ed Emilio. He tried to delude himself
into belief that a mistake must be
concealed somewhere-that the juan
ita who had plighted her troth to him
was inveigled into the fight by her
adversary to serve some mysterious
purpose-but the court proceedings
completed his disillusionment There
was no error about it-Juanita had
Systematically played her f1ance false.
She confessed her infatuation for an
other to the Senor Judge Mogan.
With the revelation of Juanita's
perfldy there came to Emilio the thirst
for gore that is characteristic of the
Tilted Spaniard. Irrespective of sex
Racial instinct urged him 10 apply his
knife TO Juanita, but as she was in
jail he could not glut his vengeance in
that direction and he was. too impa-
tient TO, await her restoration to lib
erty. So he transferred his murderous
intent to the man who had won her
alteration. The father of the picador
kept a restaurant in Hinckley place
and it was there Emilio went in quest
of blood. person less agile than
Juan, or one less given to guarding
against sudden onslaughts in the bull
ring. would surely have perished at
the hands of Emilio. AS it was, Juan
managed to keep himself from being
carved solely by means of his nimble
footwork. AS he had often eluded
maddened toro, so did he dodge the
frenzied Emilio and kept him. we'll at
bay until the police arrived
Juan appeared before the same
Senior Judge Mogan and drove home
his complaint against Emilio, who was
pronounced guilty of assault with in
tent to kill and given three months
imprisonment. Then a curious thing
happened. The feminine rivals for
trial for fighting, and when he ap-
preached the bench to testify they
gazed upon him and gasped. But their
gasp was not the tremulous ebullition
of love. II was. rather, the breath in
take compelled by surprise and dis
appointment. Nor was that all they
did. Rising simultaneously and ad-
dressing the court they declared that
they did not then and never would
again harbor affection for Juan Es-
crodito and they were sorry they had
ever given him more. than one passing
thought.
What's the matter?" eagerly whis-
pered Bailiff Hickey.
Look at his head" was Juanita's
answer.
He's bald" said Julia.
IT'S the first time 1 ever saw him
with his hat off, rejoined Juanita.
"I used to wonder why he always
kept his head covered" remarked Ju-
la
Then they were pronounced guilty
of peace disturbance and remanded
for sentence.
Such a worthless spouse was Charles
Mccarthy that his wife left him and
with her scanty means embarked in a
small grocery enterprise at the Po-
trero, where she got along so COM
fortabIy that all of Charles appeals
for reunion were coldly rejected. But
not until he made daily practice of in
vading her store did she enlist the
laws aid in his repression. and Judge
| Fritz appr, I'd her action by SEN
fencing Mr.. Mccarthy to ten days i'm
prisenment for annoying her.
] John Adams. accused OF burglari-
ously entering a room In a lodging
house at Fifth and Minna streets,
! pleaded that he met a brother of a
young lady to whom he once was de-
votedly attached and while discussing
his lost love with her relative he in
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01

MRS. HILL CANNOT BE RETIRED.-The
Supreme Court yesterday decided that Laura
Hill could not be placed on rrial second time
for attempting 10 br.be g witness. The de-
fendant appeared IN coort and after the Judge
learned Just what evidence was possessed by
the prosecution he advised the jury 10 acquit-
This was done and the People appealed.
Tn supreme Court says Mrs HilI was once
in seopardy.'' The defendant attempting
a get 2 hundred thousand dollar estate at the
sine she was arrested She asserted that she
Was the wife OF q deceased capitalist who had
lived in Los Angeles. but failed 70 substantiate
her claims.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01

La Estrella Parlor No. SO of the
Native Daughters of the Golden West
will give a fancy dress party in the
Native Sons Hall on the evening of
next Thursday. An effort will be
made by the committee in charge to
have this function surpass any pre-
viously given by the parlor.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
Iaborer Cuts His Throat.

Hugh Reilly. a laborer. so years OF
age. rented room in a 1odging-hous
at 81 Natoma street Tuesday evening.
last night that Reilly had not left his
room. and after vainly knocking, burst
In the door. Reilly was found IN bed
with his throat cut He left no ex-
planation why he took his life.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01

Frederick w. Prince delivered an
interesting lecture last night at the
auditorium of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association under the auspices OF
the Mems Methodist League. Mr.
Prince used for his subject, "A Jaunt
to Chicago" 1t was illustrated by
stereopticon views. During the inter
mission a select musical programme
was rendered.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
Or. Brown Lectures on Japan.

Rev. Royal H. Brown delivered a
lecture last night at Union Square
Hall for the benefit of the religious
mission work In this city. DIR. Brown
used for his subject "Japan's Perpetu-
al Position Among the Nations of the
Earth, Whether She Wins or Loses In
Her Struggle With Russia.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01

CUSTOMS PROMOTIONS.-Custon Col
lector Stratton has. by order Of the Secretary
OF the Treasury made the following promo
tions: Charles A Stephens. clerk. to board
ing- officer. $500 per annam. William y
WenzeI, chemist, salary Increased from Sl200
to s14O0 per annum Arthur s. Young. assist
ant gaugr- $500 to $1,000 per annum-