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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
DENIES HE DESERTED
OR COMMITTED PERJURY
George }. f. Dunphy Offers Explanation
of Charges That Are Laid Against
o


George J. r. Dunphy, who was dis
charged from his position as black
smith at the Mare Island navy yard
and blacklisted bys the Bureau of La
Dor. has an. explanation to offer to the
charge that he deserted from the navy
and perjured himself on re-enlistment
before getting the position from which
he has just been dismissed.
Dunphy, In communication to The
Call says that when he was a lad his
father entered him in the navy as an
apprentice. but later took him from the
ship and gat@him place at the Union
Iron Works He says his father prom
ised to arrange his discharge from the
navy, and later informed him that he
had done So. Dunphy says he discov-
cred later. however, that his father did
not obtain the discharge. as he should
have done.
Dunphy says he enlisted in the
navy under his Christian names. Joseph
Frances, because he did not want a
woman in San Francisco, who had dis
agreed with him on the question Of
patriotism. to know that .he contem-
plated Il trip to sea. His desire to re-
tain her friendship, he says. caused him
to abandon his surname when he re-
enlisted. He further says that his dis
charge from the employ of the Govern
ment was brought about by clique,
the wron gdoings of which he had ex-
posed.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
FORMER BOSTON ATTORNEY
ARRESTED, AND RELEASED
Randolph C. Surbridge Asserts That He
Has Made Good All of His
Indebtedness.

Acting on a dispatch from Boston,
published in Mondays papers. Detec-
tive Ed Gibson was instructed by Act
ing Captain of Detectives Reynolds to
arrest Randolph c. Surbridge. alias
Charles Randolph. Gibson found him
in the Crossley building, where he
has an Office. He was taken to the
city prison.
The dispatch said that Surbridge.
who was a prominent attorney in Bos-
ton, disappeared from there in jan
uary, 1902, leaving stockholders in COM
panies he had promoted 5000, 900 short.
Every effort had been made by the
police to discover his whereabouts, but
1t was only a day or two ago that it
was ascertained he had been in this
city for a year and a half practicing
his profession as Charles Randolph.
Reynolds at once wired to the Bos-
ton authorities asking If they wanted
Surbridge. He waited till yesterday
afternoon and not receiving any reply
released Surbridge from custody. Sur
bridges a.eges that he has paid up all
his Indebtedness in Boston.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
Mrs. Nellie DeIventha|
Shoots With HON.
icidaI intent.
Tells Of Awful Strug-
gle Against Inn
pulse to Kill.

After struggling for nine months
against an impulse to kill the husband
who she alleges, has ill-treated and
finally deserted her through the influence
of her mother-in-law. Mrs. Nellie Delven-
thai yesterday tried to end his life by
shooting him.
She fired two shots at him from a re-
volver, one of the bullets grazing his SIDE
and the other going wide of its mark
as he was fleeing across the street. Mrs.
Delventhal declares that she shot to kill
and that she intended to end her own
life as soon as she was convinced that
her husband had preceded her into the
next world. The shooting created a
deal of excitement in the usually peace
able and eminently respectable nelghbor-
hood in the vicinity of the small gas
and electrical fixture store at 10 Shra-
der street where 1t took place.
The unhappy wife tells pitiful story
OF her battle against the impulse that
prompted her to become homicide. She
says that in her desperation she even
consulted those who claim to have power
to bring the human mind under control
by hypnotic and spiritual methods, and
that at times she was freed from the
horror, but that finally the demon that
Whispered 10 ler TO XIII became para
mount. and, taking the weapon she had
purchased nearly a year before to accom-
plish her purpose. she set out fully con-
trolled by the desire to slay her hus-
band
Edward n. Delventhal, the man at
whom the shots were aimed, put distance
between himself and his frcnzied wife as
fast as he could, and to his swiftness Of
heel he owes his life His brother, Fred,
was in the store at the time. but his
mother, who owns the place, was absent.
The unhappy and infatuated wife said
at the City Prison:
II is all the fault OF my mother-in-law. She
took my husband from me. He and were
married about four years ago. while she
living in Healdsburg. She used to come to the
city and make him hire room away from
me so he could be with her entirely. During
those times / would not see him, though was
working hard to support him. / kept room
ing houses at 1926 Market street and 613 Lar
kin street and never asked that he help me-
All l wanted was that he live with me. for
] was then and infatuated with him.
Once he went TO Los Angeles for several
months and was earning $50 month there.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
CLERK ABSCONDS
WITH coin SACK

Pinkerton detectives and Detective Ser
geant Ed Gibson are searching for ELAN
Christian. stenographer in the Ocean
Shore Railway Conpany's office at SCI
California street, absconder in the
amount of S1100. 1t is supposed that he
fled the city on Monday night and
descriptions of him have been sent broad
cast with instructions to place him under
arrest.
On Monday Assistant Cashier Lewis Of
the Haifmoon Bay Bank came to San
Francisco to get s1100 in fives and tens.
He had other business in the city and
as he was to stop here over night he
went to the Office of the Ocean Shore
Company and asked Christian, who was
the only person there, to put the sack
containing the S1100 in the vault for safe
keeping. Christian was accommodating
and gave the cashier receipt for the
money.
Lewis called at the railway Office yes
terday morning a few minutes before s
o'clock and presented his receipt Christ
ian was not there. There was no sack
in the vault and suspicion arose that
the stenogra pher had levanteda with the
coin. Inquiry ELECTED the fact that
Christian had left his room on Monday
evening after changing his suit of clothes
and had not returned. Suspicion there
upon became. certainty.
The Pinkerton agency was notified and
later E. j. Kettle, auditor of the Ocean
Shore Railway Company, swore to COM
plant before Police Judge Conlan charg.
ing Christian with felony embezzlement.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
THREE PRISONERS RECEIVE
SENTENCES FROM LAWLOR
ForSer Get Twelve Years, Robber Ten
and Passer of Fictitious
Checks. Three.

ForSer Get Twelve Years, Robber Ten
and n Passer of Fictitious
Checks, Three.
Sentence was passed by Judge Law
lor yesterday upon three prisoners.
Philip B. Nelson. who pleaded guilty to
a charge of forgery, was sentenced to
serve twelve years in San Quentin He
forged the name of E. C. Moore to a
check for $40 on the Union Trust Com
pany on June 80, which he passed
on Henry Muller, a grocer He had
two prior convictions against him for
forgery.
Thomas Callaghan. alias Frank CAL
Afghan. convicted on charge of rob-
berry, was sentenced to serve ten years
in Folsom penitentiary. On May 6 he
bought 81 70 worth of meat from o.
Lenci, butcher at 32s Pacific street, and
told Lenci to send his boy to his room
with change for a $40 bill. The boy.
George Giovannetti, was met by Cal
laghan, who offered him "a $40 Confed-
crate bill. which the boy refused to
take. Callaghan then forcibly took the
SIS 25 from him.
James A. BrookeS, who pleaded gull
ty to two charges of passing fictitious
checks, was sentenced to serve three
years in San Quentin on each charge,
the sentences to run concurrently. One
of, the checks for SIS was passed on F.
Norby on May 81 and the other for $40
on Daniel OIeary on June 10.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
Chadwick Case Continued.

The trial of Ernest Moore Chadwick
on a charge of sending by telegraph a
false and forged message, was closed
before a jury in Judge Cooks court
yesterday afternoon, but as the Judge
was to attend the dedication ceremon-
les at the new Postoffice building. the
case was continued until this morning.
when counsel will address the jury.
Yesterday Miss Mamie Schneider and
Mrs Marie Schneider were called in
rebuttal to contradict many or the as
sertions made by the defendant in his
testimony.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
Doings of sneak Thieves.

J. L. Clark, IS First street, reported
TO the police yesterday that his over
coat had been stolen from a restaurant
at 76l Market street. Abe Cone. 45B
Langton street, reported that his bicy-
Gle had been stolen from the front of
10 Grant avenue. The Deneen Build
ing Company reported that SIS worth
of building material had been stolen
from q house on Seventh avenue be-
tween I and J streets. A woman about
40 years Of ar got the key to vacant
house at 1896 Webster street on Mon
day, and after she had gone ii was
discovered that carpenters tools of the
value OF $50 had been stolen. James
Connolly. butcher. All Castro street, re-
ported that his shop had been entered
and counterfeit dollar stolen from the
till.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
HOLDS PROMISE
WAS NEVER MADE
Mrs. Sather Appears Before
Court Commissioner and
Scores Actions of Nephew
WILL NOT GIVE $4,000
w. r. HOwk Will Have to
Move in Better Society to
Win Good Graces of Aunt
WILL NOT GIVE $4,000

Mrs. Jane X Sather. widow Of the late
millionaire banker, Pedar Sather, and a
prominent member ef Oakland's most ex-
elusive society. appeared before Court
Commissioner H L. Joachimsen and
made a deposition yesterday morning In
which she denies emphatically that she
ever made promise, either written or
otherwise, 10 give her nephew, w. r.
Iowk. any sum Of money, either while
she lived or in her viii.
Mrs. Sather was indignant at the meth
Cd employed by her nephew TO compel her
10 make a stipulation IN her will leaving
him $4,000. which he maintains was
verbal agreement between them when he
left New York and came here as her pro-
tector. When asked whether she had not
promised 10 help Howk ln a financial way
Mrs Sather said: Il only promised 10
help him help himself. That is. 1 got a
position for him, which he accepted upon
his arrival from New York"
Mrs. Sather was very positive she had
never said anything that could be taken
as promise by her nephew whereby she
was 10 help him in any other way than
by getting him position.
Ii took less than fifteen minutes for
Mrs Sather TO state her case. but in that
fifteen minutes she shut out forever any
hope that may be. cherished by her
nephew to obtain any part Of her mil
lions by her consent. isl, Although Mrs
Sather does not say that she will not
mention Howk in her will. il is plain to
be seen he will have to travel in better
society and conform to her 'peevish
ways" If he wishes 10 win back the place
IN her heart which he has lost
On account of his fine business ability
Howk was chosen to care for the widow
before the death of her husband, and ac-
cording TO mis- claims he was to receive
so 900 al her death for his services. He
soon tired Of the society in which he was
placed and relinquished his services in
behalf of his aunt He spoke Of her
''peevish ways" and refused. to live with
her When he found he had incurred her
disfavor he had her summoned before the
Court Commissioner TO show cause why
provision should not be made in her will
in his favor.
The subpoena was issued July 2s and was
served on Mrs. Sather as she was enter
ing Ye Liberty Theater, Oakland. with
party Of friends. Mrs. Sather, who evil
IDENTIFY took this as an airing of family
affairs. Immediately called hack and re-
turned TO her home
If Howk desires to force his claim he
will be obliged to take further proceed
ings in the Superior Court. Mrs.
Sather's response TO the summary writ
ends the first round of the legal battle.
It remains TO be seen whether the nephew
will take further steps.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
FRENzIED WIFE TRIES TO SLAY HUSBAND
WHO PREFERS TO LIVE WITH MOTHER

Nine months ago Mrs. Nellie
Delventhal, frenzied over the
fact that her husband lived with
his mother instead Of her. be-
came imbued with a desire to
kill him. She struggled against
it and though it was strong
enough at its inception to force
her to buy a revolver that she
might obey it. she held herself
in leash, with the aid of Chris-
tan Science and hypnodsm. un-
til yesterday, when, losing all
control Of herself. she fired two
shots at him, intending to slay
herself after she had dispatched
him. He escaped with a slight
wound and she is in the
City Prit,n. She intimates
that she will yet kill him.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
Want. Bangert Arrested.

F. Meyer. financial secretary of the
Rothmanner Liederkranz, applied at
the bond and warrant clerks Office yes
terday afternoon for warrant for the
arrest of George Bangert on charge
Bangert was financial secretary of the
picnic committee, and on August II
had .enlbezzled s63 20. AS there was no
Judge in the Hall of Justice Meyer was
asked to return this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
Caught with bad Money.

Two women pickpockets and Leonard
Collins were picked UP by Policemen
.Cullinane and Hobi, few evenings
ago, on a charge of vagrancy. When
Collins was searched at the city prison,
q silver certificate raised to the de-
nomination of a twenty dollar bill was
found in his pocket. u. S. Secret Ser
vice Agent Thomas b. Foster took him
into custody on charge of being in
possession of a raised bill. His ex-
animation will take place this morning
before u. S. Commissioner Heacock.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
Burxlar. visit baseball Grounds.

The police were notified yesterday
that the store room at the baseball
grounds, Eighth and Harrison streets.
had been visited by burglars. They
had climbed the fence and Dried the
lock OFF the store room door Five
leather baseball gloves and seven balls.
of the value of SIT, were stolen. The
week previous the refreshment. room
was visited by burglars and a quantity
of chocolate creams, chewing gum and
other articles stolen.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
A Postage stamp

VIII carry your letter. but did you ever think
how a letter will talk about you? 1t expresses
YOU Don't say please excuse paper" Our
line of correspondence papers never was so
good elegant. but not expensive. All the new
shades and tints, plain and ruled. Box paper
and tablets Papers that simply invite the pen.
Call and see them Sanborn. Vail Co.. TAI
Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30

..Tahiti is the best of all my trips and
have been across the Pacific many times; il 10
the poets land. where it is always afternoon
and my fancy ever turns toward 1t with an
ticipation and pleasure" This. was the ex-
preston of world traveller who made the
trip to Tahiti last summer. A reduced rate or
S125 will be made for the voyage of September
IL Send for circular. 653 Market street
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30

USES STRENGTH TO EscAPE-oakIana
Aug. pa 3-year-old horse broke two fences
yesterday in Morris Edwards yard on Fir
teenth avenue suuth and running to the bay
he started to swim for the opposite shore. The
animal belonged to A. Lavigne OF Oakland.
Nothing has been heard OF it.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
REsrAuRANr MAN A

RESTAURANT MAN ARRESTED.-John
Churcia a restaurant proprietor token
before United States Commissioner Heacock
on complaint of Internal Revenue
AGENT b. Nj. Thomas. who charged him with
failure to display his United States retail
liquor license. The examination was set for
this morning. and Churcia was released on his
own reco:nizance-
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30

(, When your. bowels. are constipated,
when your appetite is poor. take Lash's
Kidney and Liver Bitters.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30

Suits cleaned. pressed, 75c; monthly
contracts, 81; called for and deliv.; Club
Renovatory, 63S Post. tel. East 421.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30

The Purity of Burnett's vanflla was
ever questioned by any pure food commission .
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
Horsford,. Acid Phosphat

CURES NERVOUS DISORDERS.
Headache, Insomnia, Exhaustion and
Restlessness. Rebuilds the nervous
system.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-07
AHouseLikeThis With EveryPurchase Land

Improved farm homes at prices and terms
within reach of everybody. We have purchased
another tract of land containing 5000 acres.
About two-thirds of this tract is covered with
heavy hardwood timber such maple, Eastwood,
birch. oak and hemlock These timber lt,d lanes as
contend with These lands are all located within
from one to five miles from railroad and near
good railroad market town. schools. churches
and creameries There are good wagon roads TO
all of our lands. For every purchase of land we
build house 1S feet wide 20 feet long and II
feet high and finish it complete with good
roof. floor, windows and doors and everything
ready to move into. Some Of these houses
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-07

farmer has no trouble to get fine well
water for his dairy. He has the choice
OF making his own butter, of getting
into a cooperative creamery, or of sep
arating his cream and shipping it to a
city creamery. By any course he can
be sure Of a good. steady revenue for
his labor. The market is always good.
The day of low prices has passed for
ever.
It Will Raise Corn,
Another lesson to learn is to unlearn
the old prejudice, which said that corn
could not be raised in northern Wis
consin. It will not grow on any soil,
but on the better lands, where the soil
is neither too heavy and cold nor too
sandy, it will produce fine crops, being
sure Of an abundance of moisture IF
planted in good season it will safely
escape the frost. Some fine corn yields
have been proudly displayed to me by
farmers who came from older territory
farther south, not expecting to raise
field corn at all.
Potatoes are one Of the staple crops.
They are not reliable as to price, the
years varying greatly, but a five OF
ten-acre field each year for a series of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-07

land is cleared and put under cultiya-
ton its value Jumps, and the settler
has the pleasing sensation Of feeling his
wealth increase by the enhanced value
of the land he bought. Since the lum-
bermen began to let go, some wide.
awake land men have taken hold OF
large tracts of the wild land and are
pushing its advantages. intell1gently
and with enterprise before the atten-
ton of homeseekers. Some of the lead
ing lumber companies have also turned
their attention to the land feature, and
are disposing Of their cut-over lands
and encouraging settlement. Neglected
lands in Clark, Jackson and Trempea-
leau and other counties in the west
central part of the state, are being
taken up. Wood, Portage and Mara
Hustling men and companies like John
S. Owen, G.. w. Jones, the Wisconsin
Land & Lumber company, the Wiscon-
sin Blue Grass Land company, the Ar
pin Hardwood Lumber company, Man
ming, Clark & Haviland of Ladysmith,
Robinson & Page of Chippewa Falls,
the Ellingson Lumber company Of Haw-
kins, and others of their ilk, are bring
ing in settlers to view and buy and
locate all the way from Villas and
Oneida counties on the east, with their
markets in the copper range, to Polk,
Barron and Washburn on the west, adj
iacent to the twin cities and the head
of the lakes The Wisconsin Immigra-
ton association, a new born enterprise
| in which these interests have banded
themselves together for concerted, in
telligent effort, promises to do wonders
in directing the attention of the west
ward tide of homeseekers to the advan-
tages of northern Wisconsin, which
need but an intelligent examination to
talk for themselves when the visitor
sees them. The hardest thing is to get
him here to look, and that is what the
association hopes to bring about to
greater extent. In this they will have
the hearty cooperation of the settlers
now on the ground, who have no hest
tation in urging every one they can
reach to come to the land where the
poor man has still chance to become
independent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-07

who came here with next to nothing
and are carving out for themselves
homes in which they will be indepen-
dent and comfortable. They are happy
and contented, because rney need not
worry about keeping the wolf from the
door, and as long as they are able to
y work are sure Of making good living.
ton they moved from, and struggled
to pay. cash rent or to exc out a living
ION the shares'' till they got tired.
The. land was too far tout Of sightO
to- buy. SO they struck out for low
priced farms. A Rusk county farmer
who came from Illinois three years ago
with his wife and babies is fair sam
pie. He had very little money, only
a few dollars left after making a mini
mum payment on his farm, and he
moved in late in the fall, after harvest.
He put up modest shanty with tar
paper wall, and small shed for the
horses and cow. That winter he waded
into the timber round about the house,
worked 1T up and hauled to town cord
wood from a four-acre clearing. With
the money from the eordwood he kept
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-07

constructed Of logs hewn on two sides,
and at about onefourth of the cost of
ordinary frame buildings. Later, if
desired, such log buildings can be plas-
tered on the inside, sided on the out
side, and made handsome, durable and
comfortable. Aside from the great pro-
ductiveness of the soil, lands in this
vicinity will produce fuel practically
for all time, and afford pure drinking
water, two essential elements that can
not be found in the prairie country, or
at many points in the extreme north
west, as rule.''
Of course, one of the first things the
settler here learns is that the timber
which covers his land is worth money.
There is any quantity Of good hard
wood timber standing. The larger,
straight trees are wanted for lumber,
and there are mills convenient every
where that will pay good prices for
them, and will buy the shorter lengths
of elm and Eastwood as bolts for bar
rel stock. The smaller stuff that viii
not do. for lumber will bring a good
price when cut up into cordwood.
This section is full of small farmers
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-07

oats and hay to sell, out of which he
made his payment. Some hogs and
chickens helped out some more, and
that fall he earned good wages for a
while in the village. All winter he
was busy cl caring and hauling wood,
and next spring he had balance in the
bank. That fall he bought another
forty, and now he has an eighty-acre
farm, more than half paid for, eight
cows, pigs, chickens, and twenty acres
in meadow or under cultivation. A few
years more and he will have a home
unencumbered, productive farm, we'll
stocked, and will be able to take life
easier and more cheerfully than he ever
could have hoped if he had been con-
tented to drum along as a renter.
Long Held Prejudice.
This man s history is typical Of many
in this section. They have come from
all states east and south. Strangely,
few settlers up here have come from
southern Wisconsin. For a number of
years the farmers in the lower part Of
the state have had firm impression
that cut-over lands weren t worth any
thing. The lumber companies did not
take any pains to dispel that fact.
While they were cutting they did not
want settlers around to set fires and
make trouble. When their land was cut
over they were busy with another tract,