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The San Francisco call., 1905-01-24
DECLARE BONDS
Are NOT VALID
Supervisors Notify Mayor
That Certain City Off
cials Have No Sureties
RESIDENTS SEEK RELIEF
Protest Against the Transfer
of Primary Classes to
the Noe Valley School

The Supervisors Finance Commit
tee yesterday ordered letter sent to
Mayor Schmitz, again calling his at
tention to the fact that the official
bonds Of Supervisor Finn, ex-Works
Commissioner Casey and Fire Com
missioner Parry do not answer the
requirements of the charter and the
city has had no financial protection on
the bonds for the acts of the officials
named since July 26.
Expert Williams filed a report
pointing out that the surety companies
on the bonds of Finn, Casey and Par
ry are not doing business in this State
and that the surety company on the
bond of Works Commissioner Macs
tretti has filed a notice of withdrawal
as surety thereon. A copy of the re-
port was also sent to the Mayor
The report says the old bonds of
Supervisor Bent and Police Commits
sfoner Hutton has been insufficient,
but the two officials corrected the
matter by filing new bonds with ade-
quate sureties. The fact that ex-Com-
missioner Casey's bond was not in
proper shape would prevent holding
him or his sureties responsible on
judgments for damages recovered
against him. This defect also ap-
plies to the bonds of Finn, Parry and
Maestretti.
The letter to the Mayor says that
he was informed some time ago as to
the defective bonds but failed to re-
Quire the officials named to furnish
new and adequate security.
The West of Castro Street Improve
ment Club yesterday filed a protest
with the Supervisors against what 1t
terms IAN outrageous injustice per-
petrated upon residents and taxpayers
of the district by the Board of Educa-
tion in transferring the grammar
classes of the Noe Valley school to the
James Lick school and the primary
classes of the latter to the former
school," 1t is stated that this causes
small children to travel a number of
unnecessary blocks.
The Supervisors granted a permit to
the Illinois Pacific Glass Company to
lay a spur track from the Southern
Pacific tracks on Harrison street to
the works Of the company on Fifth
teenth street. A similar permit was
granted to the Tubbs Cordage to con-
rect the east track of the Santa Fe
Railway Company on Indiana street
with the new rope warehouse.
The sum of 1885 20 was ordered re-
turned to J. D. Spreckels & Brothers
Company to satisfy a judgment OBJ
teined on protested taxes for schools
and hospital. Several other judg-
ments of the same kind were ordered
paid.
Street and sewer work was ordered
OH Masonic avenue between Congress
and Piedmont streets; Minnesota
street between Eighteenth and Mari
pcsa streets; Broderick street between
Vallejo and Green; Arlington near
Natick street and Pierce street be-
tween Union and Filbert.
Grades were ordered established on
Cole and Tay streets and on Fulton
street from Twenty-sixth to Thirty
seventh avenue.
The r. ]. w. Damp Resisting Com
pany obtained permission to apply
free coating of paint on some selected
iron structural portion of the City
Hall as an experiment.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-24
DOG CAPTURES
MANS SLAYER
Special Policeman's New
foundland Seizes Andrea
Brazilio and Holds Him
BLUECOATS DO THE REST
Five Witnesses to Murder
of Joe Brogedo Ale Being
Detained in City Prison

A Newfoundland dog belonging to
Special Policeman H. Stone has the
credit of capturing Andrea Brazilio.
charged with the murder Of Joe Bro
gedo, an old fisherman, on Sunday
night. Stone is a night watchman at
the yards Of the Simpson Lumber Com
pany, foot Of Powell street, and all
ways has the dog with him.
Stone, his dog and Policeman Max
Fenner were standing at the corner of
Powell and Francisco streets when they
heard shots from the direction OF
Mason and Francisco. They saw Bro
gedo running along Mason street, fol-
lowed by Brazilio, who was firing at
Brogedo. They started in pursuit and
followed Brazilio along Vandewater
street, down Powell to Beach, where the
dog seized him from behind and threw
him to the ground. The dog held on
to him till Fenner and Stone came up.
They retraced their steps and in front
of 10 Vandewater street the dead body
of Brogedo was found.
Detectives T. B. Gibson and Braig,
who were detailed on the case. arrested
Sam Alapia, Pietro Baia, Joseph Fan
gio, Angelo Napoli and Dominic Rosirio
and locked them UP pending develop
ments. The police found that these
men and Brazilio and Brogedo had
been carousing in a room in the rear
Of barber shop at the corner Of Mason
and Francisco streets and the shooting
began in that room. Brogedo rushed
from the room. followed by Brazilio.
who emptied his revolver at him during
the pursuit. Brazilio threw his revol-
yer away, but 1t was recovered and
contained five empty shells.
It was said by the men arrested that
Brogedo had a revolver and attempted
to shoot Brazilio, but Gibson and Braig
found his revolver at his home. 42s Bay
street. One Of them said that coat
found in the barber shop belonged to
him, but the detectives discovered that
1t belonged to the murdered man.
They say they have as yet been unable
to find out the cause Of the shooting.
but think it was owing to a dispute
about fishing grounds.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-24
AfidS in Three
Languages to
Be Given.

Tonight will witness one Of the
most entertaining and instructive
musical concerts of the season, when
| Miss Ingeborg Resch-Pettersen will be
heard at Lyric Hall, 121 Eddy street.
in beautiful English, German and
Scandinavian songs and operas.
Miss Petersen is an accomplished
and gifted artist and has won host
OF admirers in San Francisco and the
cities In the bay district. She sang at
the banquet of the knights Templar
Conclave and also at the banquet of
the American Federation of Labor,
and on both occasions she was pro-
nounced by the critics as queen of
the wonderful art of song"
Tonight she will sing her best and
fsvorite selections, English, German.
ancient and modern scandinavian
songs and Haydn's majestic ar:e,
Creation"
She will be accompanied by Fred
Maurer, the well-known local pianist,
and ably assisted by violinist Hans
Koenig, lately from the Royal Acad-
emy of Music. in Athens, Greece,
where he studied for seven years, and
where he was one of King Georges
favorite musicians. This is his first
appearance before San Francisco
audience, and as support to the mag
nificent programme of Miss Resch-
Petersen, 1t will furnish musical
treat that all lovers of the art will
enjoy.
Admission tickets may be purchased
OF Sherman-Clay Company or at the
box office in Lyric Hall next Tuesday
night The price is 81 and the concert
begins at S:15 sharp.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-24
A Travelling Check.

On January 25. 1904. Deputy Cor
onr Mccormick wrote q check on the
Italian-American Bank for the pay
ment to Emil Liess of cents found
upon the person of dead man. The
check was returned from the clearing
house yesterday with the following
Endorsements: Emil LESS, q. Liebold.
G. C. King. Henry warnecke, George
Huber, c. Domarus, A. Resin. Cam
eron H. King, Cameron H. King Jr.,
G. Frankel. Emil Liess, Western Ma
tional Bank and San Francisco Clear
ing-house. The check was paid jan
uary II. within few days of its an
niversary.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-24

Blodes' place would have stopped the
iron cuspidor and other heavy mis-
siles hurled at him with great strength
and excellent aim. BY nimble foot
work, however, Mr.. Blodes lodged
them, although a protracted period Of
inertia and it's resultant piiing on Of
avoirdupois had untitled him for such
physical exercise. When the fusillade
was finished he was short on wind but
unscathed, and the interior of his
saloon at Page and Franklin streets
looked as If 1t had been made the ex-
shock. Among the distressing exhibits
were a wrecked backbar and a shat
tered mirror that had cost much
money.
John E. Foss, tall. slender and spec
tacied. pleaded that he had been more
than amply provoked to commit the
demolition. 1t was at no inanimate tar
get, but at the person of Mr.. Blodes
himself, the cuspidors were projected.
and If Mr.. Blodes preferred having his
property instead of his anatomy shat
tered it was his fault that the mirror
and other things were broken. Also. II
Mr.. Blodes had not systematically an
gered the defendant, there would have
been no attempt on the latter's part to
break anything. What had Mr.. Blodes
done? Well, he had stood at the door
of his saloon and gibed and jeered the
defendant. Mr.. Blodes had said the de-
fendant owed him sixty cents-which
claim, by the by, was disputed-and
every time the defendant passed the
saloon Mr.. Blodes would rush to the
door and shout at him, Hay foot.s
straw foot, hay foot, straw foot, what
about that sixty cents?" repeating the
offensive words, in sing-song style, un-
til the defendant was beyond hearing.
At last the worm turned, and the Gus
pidor- throwing followed.
More testimony will be heard next
Thursday.
Until the police have discovered the
woman who was at the bottom of Pat
rick Smiths attempt to shoot Fred
Brown last Saturday night in the Ferry
Hotel, 4S East street, Judge Mogan will
not hasten hearing of the case. Smith
is fireman aboard the City of Puebla,
and the witnesses of his gun-play pro-
nounced his Workmanship rotten
BY consent Of both parties the libel
case of James Edward Britt against
James W. Coffroth was continued till
next Monday by Judge Fritz. Mr..
Britt failed to appear in court, thereby
conveying keen disappointment to
crowded auditorium.
But the art fistic was personally
represented in Judge Mogan's tribunal,
where William McAvoy, whose ring
pseudonym is 'Yama- Y anna" was ac-
cused of Transforming into a veritable
rough house one Of the most dignifed
saloons on Howard street, between
Third and Fourth. 1t was alleged by
Patrolman Skelly that "Yama- Yama,"
who is in the same pro-amateur class
as Deacon" Jones and All Wing, act-
ed like human cyclone. upsettink
tables and chairs and smashing glass
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-24
WOULD AMEND
DIVORCE LAWS.
Cooperation of Methodists
on Vital Matter Is Sought
by Rev. F. w. Clampett
BONDS ARE TIGHTENING
Sees Closer Federation of
Protestant Denominations
During Last Three Years

Existing divorce laws encountered
scathing denunciation at the hands. OF
the Rev. Frederick w. Clampett, D..
Sd, rector of Trinity Church, yester-
day at a meeting of the Methodist
Ministers Association. Dr. Clampett,
one of the foremost ministers OF the
Protestant Episcopal church, was
there to enlist the cooperation of the
Methodist body in urging the amend
ment of the laws of divorce, as well as
restriction as to marrying divorced
persons.
DR.. Clampett expressed his delight
that during the last two or three years
there had been a closer federation be-
tween the Protestant denominations
and he sought still further union in
ell questions vital to civic life.
He told of the active steps lately
taken by Bishop Potter and Bishop
Greer of New York relative to hous-
4ng of the poor, the tenements and
dealing with the poor, but one of the
most vital of the questions under con-
sideration, he said, was that Of mar
Fiage and divorce. He spoke OF the
large meetings held in New York.
where it was realized that something
must be done toward the preservation
Of the sanctity of the home life of
the nation Referring to the great
convention of the Protestant Episco-
pal church held in Boston, the doc
tor said that though the missionary
life was never before so enthusiastic
ally treated the question of the laxity
of divorce and remarrying eclipsed all
others in interest.
Giving the figures, $4,000 divorces in
the United States in one year, 1900 Of
which number were credited to San
Francisco, DR.. Clampett said it was
admitted that there was something
radically wrong when such laXity of
the laws regarding marriage was pos
sible' The rottenness of social life, he
declared was at the top, and not at
the bottom. 1t was not with the wage
Garner, whose home surroundings
would be found pure and untainted.
Asking for the support of his hear
ers, the doctor said that "all Protest
ant ministers should forget their lit
tie subordinate differences. which
were in reality only subordinate, and
then they would arouse Christian con-
Science on the matter" He advocat-
outcome of joint action of the minis
ters of the Protestant denominations.
After remarks from DR.. w. S. Mat
thews, the Rev. A. c. Bane, DR.. F. D.
Bovard, DIR. Francis Larkin, the Rev.
James H. n. Williams and the Rev.
Mr.. Burleigh, all agreeing with the
speaker, the Rev. Dr. j. w. Ross
moved to appoint committee of the
Methodist ministers to take action in
the matter. The resolution was car
ried unanimously, those appointed to
act being DR.. George w. White. DIR.
Bovard and DIR. Matthew.
DR.. Clampett, before taking his de-
parture, announced that President
Macintosh of the San Francisco Sem
mary, San Anselmo, and DR.. Brown of
the First Congregational Church,
Oakland. had promised to give the
proposed movement their hearty sup
port.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-24
WANDERS FROM HIS HOME
TO MEET DEATH IN PARK
Fox From Sutro Forest Gets McLar-
ems Birds and Is Shot by
Policeman Clarke.


A silver fox that left his home in the
Sutro forest on the Twin Peaks and
took himself into Golden Gate Park,
where there was an abundance of rich,
juicy game to be had for their capture,
came to grief yesterday when Police
man George Clarke sent bullet into
his body.
A trail of feathers left by his foxship
on the park paths warned Superintend-
ent John McLaren an unwelcome WIS.,
itor was within the sacred inclosure
for his health and appetite and not for
the good of the many feathered pets.
Consequently a. request was made on
Chief whitman for one OF his crack
shots to lie in wait for the intruder.
Clarke, who has the reputation Of being
able to cut the wire on champagne
bottle without disturbing the cork. was
detailed to make corpse OF the
prowler.
This he did by sending bullet direct
through the fox's heart. Mr.. Fox will,
when stuffed. be added to the museum
collection as warning to others of his
species to keep clear Of the peoples
pleasure grounds and not feast on the
pretty birds under municipal protec-
ton. ~
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-24

hand between two buttons of his tight
ly closed frock coat and demanded
that he be heard, but Judge Mogan in
formed him that first hearing was due
the policeman who had arrested him
fer begging in the Palace Hotel.
'Oh, of course-of course" said Mr..
Parkhill. withdrawing his hand and
waving it deprecatingly. THE police
man must not be kept waiting-oh,
dear, no-ha! hal"
So he stood and scowled while the
policeman told of having caught him
fairly In the act of soliciting aims and
of subsequently discovering that he
was possessed of a silver dollar.
And what is a dollar?' said Mr..
Parkhill. "It may appear a consider
able sum to you, sir, but to me 1t Is
paltry-paltry, sir. It's true l had that
dollar and knew / had it. But my ar
rest was unmerited. sir, because the
gentleman you found me talking to-
begging from, II you please had mis-
taken for friend Of mine from Moo
Yawk. Yes, I'm a Moo Yawker and a
man of standing. Why did beg when
1 had dollar? Because, sir, 1 had
been invited to dine at Berkeley-yes,
with friend from Moo Yawk, schol-
arly man, strand always make it a
point to tip the servants. That dollar,
sir, was reserved to be given the
butler The money l intended to bor-
row would have been spent in the pur-
chase of ferry tickets Is my explana-
tion satisfactory, sir, or is this miser-
able farce to continue?
I'm afraid we must continue it, al
though your story isn't half bad" said
the Judge. Since arresting you the
policeman has discovered that you're
professional beggar and spend your
gains in cheap wine shops
"'Tis true, l drink wine," Mr.. Park
hill confessed, but it is not cheap
wine''
Then he was remanded for sentence.
Thomas j. Nettleand was drunk and
asleep between the railsNon the Fourth
street bridge when Patrolman Dowd
stumbled over him at 3 o'clock Sunday
morning, and so angered was Thomas
at having his slumber disturbed that he
fiercely fought his rescuer. Judge
Cabaniss dismissed the case after
Thomas had proved that Incarceration
would deprive him of employment.
Bessie Stone, who disappeared from
police ken about two months ago, after
her throat had been cut by Nicolas As
plea, informed Judge Mogan thar she
had no intention of battling Justice
when she left the city. AS soon as she
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-24
SISTERS ACCUSE
THEIR BROTHERS
File Contest Against Will
of Woman Who Gave Her
Big Fortune to Two Sons
INFLUENCE Is CHARGED
Jacob and Samuel Fischer
Are Said to Have Made
Mother Ignore Daughters

The expected contest Of the late
Mrs. Rosalia Fischer's will was filed
yesterday in behalf Of her two daugh-
ters. Hannah and Augusta Samter. by
their attorneys, p. r. Dunno, w. r.
johnson and Samuel w. Samter. Their
petition for revocation of the probate
Of the testament bristles with charges
against their brothers, Jacob A. and
Samuel Fischer, one an attorney
aud the other a mining man.
1t Is set forth that Albert Fischer,
the father of the four young persons.
died in 1890, leaving his entire estate
Of $125,000 to his widow. The daugh-
ters, who married men of the same
name, were then living in Memphis,
Tenn. Jacob Fischer is said to have
been in debt, and Samuel penniless.
Jacob. it is said, wanted to. acquire a
Tuolumne County mine, and his
mother advanced him $4,000 for the
deal. Then she bought shares for the
other brother. Again, Jacob Is said
to have put up $4,000 Of her securi-
ties as collateral for one of his debts
and these securities were sold. Sam
uel, too, is charged with having OBJ
tained large amounts from his mother
in furtherance Of the alleged conspir-
acy of the brothers to get all the
property to the exclusion of the sis
ters.
1t is alleged that the mother was
feeble In body and mind when she
made her will at the age Of 73; that
she was afraid to anger Jacob, and
that both sons professed love for her,
when their only love was for her
money. 1t is said, too, that the
mother was German and did not un-
derstand English well. and that the
sons made her the dupe of artifices
and intrigues." When the will was
made, 1t is charged that it's contents
We're misrepresented to her and she
believed that the daughters would get
an equal share. Instead they got
$1,000 each, while to the brothers was
given the residue of the estate, which
had dwindled to $4,000. The evi-
dence of Jacobs indebtedness to her
consists of two notes for $52,491
Mrs. Augusta Samter's family came
here to live in 1892 and the other sis
ter followed in 1897. While the
mother lived with the former for
while, 1t is charged that for the pur-
pose Of removing her from her daugh-
ter's attention the brothers sent her
on frequent trips Ind finally removed
her to Los Angeles, where she was in
the care of a paid attendant.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-24
Postomce Notes.

The Postmaster General has issued
a fraud order against ]. H. Montsom-
cry, who has an Office in the Academy
of Sciences building and who operates
a get-rich-quick concern. James s.
Smith, postal clerk. has resigned. The
following promotions were made yes
terday by Postmaster Fisk: Thomas
r. O'Connor, from substitute clerk to
regular clerk. at $500 per annum: Ed
win w. Akers, from $500 per annum
to $500; Joseph B. Wahl. from 500
to $500; C. ]. Bellman, from $500 to
5000.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-24
I'm SPITE OF EXCESSIVE AVO.RDUP0|S
"FATTY" BLODES ABLY PARR|ES BLOWS
|IRATE INTRUDER WRECKS SALOON
Alleged Debtor JResents Jeers and
Makes Cyclonic Visitto Groggery.
BY JAMES G. CRAWFORD.

ware and pursuing from the place sew
eral persons who had unintentionally
incurred his displeasure. He will be
sentenced for peace disturbance.
John Segola was playing pool in a
Broadway billiard hall when two med
dlesome gentlemen tried to be funny
by surreptitiously changing the loca-
ton of balls on the table so as to make
1t extremely difficult. If not impossible.
for him to pocket them. When he
discovered the trick he belabored its
perpetrators with his cue. for which
they had him arrested, but Judge
Fritz virtually approved his resent
ment Of the silly joke by dismissing
the complaint.
A plump, pleasant-faced young wo-
man introduced herself as Mrs. Donald
McCloud to several attaches of De-
partment No. 1 and said she was in
search of evidence that would
strengthen her contemplated divorce
proceedings, as her husband 1t was
who posed as co-defendant with the
Misses Lille Burgess and Edith Page
OH the charge of having robbed Ralph
Scott OF a gold watch and $11 after
he had invited them to supper in a
Sixth-street restaurant. She had read
the newspaper reports of the arrest.
trial and dismissal of the trio, but sne
thought the testimony might have de-
veloped something ament her hus-
bands conduct which the scribes had
overlooked, although the fact of his
having been the escort Of two young
girls without her permission, or even
knowledge, was sufficient to obtain
her decree. She wondered what the
girls must have been thinking about
when they placed themselves under
Donald's ciceronage, for, leaving the
matter Of his being benedict out of
the question, there was nothing cap
tivating in either his physical or in
tellectual makeup. But she guessed
all girls must be more or less crazy.
else she never would have married
Donald McCloud. when she had her
choice of accepting any one of half
dozen fellows who were his peers in
manly grace and conversational abil-
ity. When she was assured by the
court stenographer that his notes OF
the testimony would not provide her
with additional material for her COM
paint and petition. she seemed rather
Haughtily advancing to the bench.
James H. Parkhill thrust his right
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-24
JAPANESE MAN FORCED
TO REMARRY HIS WIFE
Pretty Maiden of Fifteen Arrives to
Meet Her Husband Whom She
Has Never Seen.

Has Never Seen.
Otsura Xxi breaks the record as
the most handsome Japanese girl who
ever visited this State. She arrived
the other day by the steamship Man.
churia to meet her husband. Kangiro
Xxi, whom she married. *by photo
graph" In Japan a few weeks ago. AL
though such marriages are legal ac-
cording to the law of Japan. the
United States Immigrant Office at this
port does not recognize them as
marriages, and requires in all such
cases that the husband shall marry his
.undivorced wife second time. So
Otsura was sent to Miss Lakes mis-
sion, and Kangiro was told to get Ii
cense. The husband was refused the
license because his wife is only 15
years old. Miss Lake will apply for
letters of guardianship, then will give
her consent and the ceremony will be
performed.
Kangiro Iki;is superintendent OF the
Winchester ranch near San Jose, and
bears a good reputation.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-24
ulahoy Left for Church.

Tom Ulahov, employed as useful
man. in a saloon at 1900 Polk street.
notified his employer last Sunday
morning that he was going to the Rus
sian church to pray for his country's
success against the Japanese army.
Shortly after this praying Russian left
$50 in gold and SIS in silver were missed
out of the drawer. The owner of the
saloon hopes that Ulahov's conscience
will revolt and prompt him to return
the money before the police lay their
hands on him.