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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-12
AGAIN BEHIND
PRISON BARS
Howell Caradoc Rees, Eccen-
trio New Yorker, Arrested
After Returning to City
SEEN on MARKET STREET
r. N. Gignoux Makes Charge
for Second Time Against
Him OF Threats to Kill

Howell Caradoc Rees, the eccentric
New Yorker. was arrested on Market
street yesterday afternoon by Detec-
tives Braig and Coleman Although he
was dressed in a quiet way, such as
would nlislead the detectives, he was
recognized and taken to the City Prison
and booked on a charge of threats
against life.
The warrant for his arrest was sworn
out on February 20 by r. M. Gignoux,
real estate agent in the Rialto build
ing. Rees told the detectives that as
soon as he read in the evening papers
that the warrant had been issued he
left the city. He returned yesterday
morning and said he had intended to
give himself up to the police. He will
have to furnish bonds in $4,000 to obtain
his release
This is the second time he has been
arrested on charge preferred by Gig
nouX- On the first occasion he was sent
TO the insane ward at the Central
emergency Hospital for examina-
ton. The physicians who examined
him reported that he was sane. Gig
noux had no desire to press the charge
and Rees' friends smuggled him into a.
mack and had him taken to a SANTA
rum at Belmont
He made his escape from the santa
rum and returned to the city. He made
statements that he would get even with
Gignoux for having him arrested.
Later he renewed his threats to kill
Glgnoux. His antipathy toward Gig
noux arose from the fact that Gignoux
had wired to his people in New York
that they would better take him back
home.
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ACCUSED OF SWINDLING
SEVERAL BUSINESS MEN
Police Say James Gerlich, Alias j. f.
DOran. Passed Number of Forged
and Fictitious Checks

James Gerlich. alias ]. F. Doran,
was arrested on Friday night by Po-
liceman Arey and locked up in the City
Prison. He was wanted by Detectives
Whitaker and Wren on several charges
of passing forged and fictitious checks.
Yesterday he was booked on a
charge of forgery. He passed forged
check for S25 on Redington Co.,
wholesale druggists. on September 2S.
1t was drawn on the Western National
Bank and purported to be signed by
James Cummings.
Three charges of passing>a fictitious
check will also be preferred against
Gerlich by the Shasta Laundry Com
pany; Rinaldo Bros, tobacco mer-
chants, and j. A. Drinkhouse & Co.,
tobacco importers. Last September
Gerlich had cigar store at 80 Eddy
street and he purchased small sup
PLIES, giving a check for larger
amount in payment and receiving the
balance in coin. The checks were f1c-
t;tious.
Gerlich was arrested in 1894 by De-
tcctive Whitaker on two charges OF
burglary The charges were reduced
to petty larceny and he was sentenced
to six months in the County Jail on
EACH
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National Guard Notes.

The members of the National Guard
in San Francisco are all waiting for
the result of the recent legislation at
Sacramento in regard to the reorgani-
Zation of the State soldiery Until the
fate of the bill is known but little will
be done.
The exciting topic in the First Ar
tillery Battalion is the election that
will be held in the Ellis-street armory
on the night of March % for COM
manding officer to succeed Major H. P.
Bush, whose term will expire May 10.
Major d. A. Smith, Fifth Infantry, has
been detailed to preside.
The inspection of the several COM
panies of the First Infantry will COM
mence in the Page-street armory on
Friday evening, March IT.
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DECkHAND HITS WATCHMAN
WHEN ACCUSED Of THEFT
Smugglers Do a Rushing Business on
Board Tug General Markham
and Fight Results

Smugglers Do a Rushing Business on
Board Tug General Markham
and Fight Results.
A lively scene resulted on the seawaII
Friday night when C. Clark, head OF a
band of watchmen who were guarding
the cargo of the steamer Oregon, was
assaulted by James Welch, a deckhand
who was caught in the act of smug-
Cling several kegs of anchovies on
board the fire tug General Markham.
Clark accused the deckhand of doing
crooked work and the latter responded
with punch to the jaw that put Clark
out of commission.
The trouble occurred while a crowd
of spectators were viewing the smoI-
dering remains Of the sulphur works
fire. G. Goldner, one of the watchmen.
saw a man pass q large keg to COM
panion on the General Markham. The
performance was repeated several
times. and finally Goldner told Clark,
who has charge of the watchmen.
Goldner later saw Welch and pointed
him out to Clark as the man he saw
pass the goods. Welch sailed into
Clark when the latter accused him OF
the crime. Clark will swear out war
rants charging Welch with theft and
battery.
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SOROSIS ROOMS
CROWDED FOR
CHARITY TEA

A tea Of noteworthy Importance took
place yesterday in the Sorosis Club
rooms. Charity, supervised by soci-
ETY., established many pretty booths,
from which were dispensed articles of
beauty and desirability. The Little
Sisters Infant Shelter was greatly in
creased in financial condition by the
excellent management and patronage
of this tea. The following booths
were presided over by attractive
workers: Ice cream booth--Mrs. F. l..
Stinson and Miss Cutter, assisted by
Miss Lalla Wenzelberger, Miss Jane
Wiltshire Miss Alice Treanor, Miss
Ethel Ferguson, Miss jeanette Deal,
Miss Mabel Luce and Miss Erna Her
mann.
Domestic and recipe booth-Miss
Dora Smith and Miss Lucille Levy, as
sisted by Mrs. Ernest Gross, Miss
Belle Rose, Miss Blanch Doane and
the Misses Connolly.
Lemonade booth-Miss Alma Hess
and Miss Louise Bundschu, assisted by
Miss Anita Bertheau, Miss Anita
Hinz, Miss Leila Marvin and Mrs. A.
B. C. Dohrmann.
and Miss Ida Carmany. assisted by
Miss Helen Wright, Miss Ethel Nendy,
Miss Ellen Page and Miss Nellie
Vance.
Grab bag-Miss Florence Boyd and
Miss Hazel McCord, assisted by Miss
Elsie Young. Miss Helen Bruno and
Miss Alice Heuter.
Art gallery-Miss Alicia Mills, as
sisted by Miss Madge Laniun and Miss
Ada Dorsey.
Raff1es-Mrs. Frank Ames and Miss
Catherine Glover, assisted by Miss
Nettie Sexton.
Doll table-Miss Florence Duggan
and Miss Wolda Eggers, assisted by
Miss Ruth Cartwright and Miss Helen
Grey.
Miss Adele Martel entertained six
teen guests at luncheon yesterday at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Joseph M.
Masten, on Washington street. Jap
anese blossoms and pink shaded can
delabra made a charming table decora-
tion The guests included Mrs. John
/. Sabin, Mrs. William Greer Harrison.
Mrs. Reginald Brooke, Mrs. A. H. Vail,
MIS-. Samuel ". murphy, Mrs. william
Shaw, Mrs. William Lehman, Mrs
Louis Lane Dunbar. Mrs. William Will
lis, Mrs. Charles M. Dougherty, Mrs.
j. L. Martel Mrs. Joseph M. Mas
ten, Mrs. l. Lowenberg, Mrs. Charles
]. stovel, Mrs. John P. Young.
The engagement Of Miss California
Cluff to John Breuner comes as a vio-
lent surprise to all friends interested.
There has been much friendship in ex-
istence for some time. but no one ex-
pected a serious result on account of
the extreme youth of the fair fiancee
Miss Cluff is but IL and has not made
her social debut, though she has trav-
eled much with her parents through
Europe.
Mrs. John Thomas Porter and Mrs
Fernando Pfingst will be "at home the
last Monday in March and the first
Monday in April in their apartments at
the Pleasanton.
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PRESIDENT DINGEE NEED NOT
MAKE A DEPOSITION
Head of the Contra Costa Water
Company Obtains Dismissal
From Judge Kerrigan.

Judge Kerrigan yesterday dismissed
the order commanding w. j. Dingee.
president OF the Contra Costa Water
Company. to appear before a notary
and give his deposition on the ground
that he has misapproDriated funds of
the water company. The suit brought
against Dingee by Mrs. Jeanne d.
Center was for an accounting for
S295,000 alleged TO have been placed
in Dingee's hands to be used for the
advancement of the interests OF the
company. Mrs. Center asserted that
the amount was too much to be ex-
pended for the purpose specified and
demanded an accounting.
An attempt was made to have Din
gee appear before notary TO tell what
the money was used for, but his at
torney successfully argued that he
need not do so. The order to show
cause, which was yesterday dismissed,
then followed.
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". j. CLARK ENDS HIS
LIFE BY INHALING GAS
Member Of Business Firm at Independ-
ence, Kans.. Pawns Jewelry and
Kills Himself

w. J. Clark of the firm Of w. T..
Clark & Co. of Independence, Kans..
was found dead in bed yesterday after
noon in his room at SO Mission street.
Gas was issuing from two burners, the
keys of which were open. Clark en-
gagged the room last Sunday and
nothing was known of him by
the other inmates of the house.
A memorandum book showed that
he was a member in good stand
ing of Kansas Lodge No. $50 OF Elks
at independence and that his wife lives
at 211 North Eighth street in that city.
A bank book of the Citizens National
Bank of that city shows a credit to
Clark & Co. of $691.
Two clippings of a San Francisco
newspaper. being an account OF two
suicides, were found in the CRATE.
Clark had shaved himself before re-
tiring and placed the razor under his
pillow. Two pawn tickets were found
in his pockets, one for his gold watch
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-12
camnben Nav walk Carpet.

Acting Chief of Police Spillane yes
terday instructed Captain Duke to
make thorough investigation into the
charges made by Mrs. Foster of the
Repellier Hotel against a policeman.
The policeman was Donald r. Camp
bell. Mrs. Foster was one of the nine
women arrested on Friday afternoon In
a poolroom at 5s1 Geary street and
she made a complaint that Mrs. Ber-
I'm Of the Rosalind Hotel was not ar
rested by Campbell. although he left
the poOlrOom with her.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-12
Music at the Park.

The following programme will be
rendered this afternoon by the Golden
Gate Park Band: "Star-Spangled Ban
ner"; march, THE Thunderer''
(Sousa); overture, 'Stradella" (Flo-
tow) waltz, Tales From Vienna
Woods" (Strauss); solos for flute.
''Fantasie on Mendelsshon's Spring
Song" Heinemeyers grand fantasie,
die Walkure" (Wagnerl; overture.
..Mignon" (Thomas); (a) ave Maria
(Gounod-Horstl, (b) intermezzo,
"Zama" (Robynl; selection. THE
Burgomaster" Uuders); Hungarian
Dances. (Brahms); "reminiscences of
Dcnizetti" Godfrey; America.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-12
ADVERTISEMENTS
The
baldhcaded
row

Baldheaded men have >
long been standing 4
joke in every theater- s
going community, but
nevertheless the loss of
the hair and the unsightly
condition which it imposes
upon the unfortunates who
compose the baldheaded
row is often source of
keen modification.
The baldheaded row,
however, will speedily
become practically a thing
of the past, because the
more Coke Dandruff Cure is
used the more it proves
itself capable of positively
growing hair on bald heads,
a claim which was not
originally made by the
inventor. The formula, as
originally evolved, was
intended only to eradicate
and cure conditions of
dandruff and disease of
the scalp, but to the
surprise and delight of
constant users it quickly
demonstrated its ability to
restore the hair follicles to
their youthful vigor and
thereby produce glossy
and luxuriant growth of
hair.
Thousands of people
in every rank and walk of
life have sent us grateful
testimonials that will attest
the truth of this. You don't
have to take our word or
theirs for it. If troubled
with dandruff, falling hair
or any scalp disease, try
it for yourself. We are
quite willing to abide by
the result. Your druggist
Will tell you the same
story. Ask him.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-12
Want to Distribute Big Estate.

Isabel Otis Bigelow and Arthur A.
Smith yesterday filed petition for the
final distribution of the estate of
Samuel C. Bigelow, which was ap-
praised at s365,296, in savings, shares
OF stock and real estate. The bulk of
the property is left to the widow, sister
and child Of the deceased.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-12
Census Agent Arrives.

John A. Boshard. special agent Of
the United States Census Bureau. has
arrived in this city for the purpose Of
gathering statistics as to>lnanufactures
in this State.
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Fat Folks.

reduced my weight 20 pounds. bust 6
inches. waist inches and hips "a inches in q
short time by q guaranteed harmless remedy
without exercise OF starving. ] will tell you all
about q. Inclose stamp. Address MRS. E. M.
RICHARDS. 22e z. 9th St. RiversIde. Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-12

and another for his gold Elks' badge.
Only 40 cents In money was discovered
among his effects. There was no writ
Ing to indicate the cause for the sui
eide.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-12
Children,s SILK Goats.

Elegant styles. but ordinary prices, black
and brown taffeta; also pongee silk.
Golden Gate Cloak House, 1870 Market street,
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-12

You have heard all your life of tn,
man who had money to throw at the
birds. Ever see one?
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-12

Picnic printing. Up-to-date. Gabriel Print
Ing Co.. Prints anything. 4I9 Sacramento ST.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-12

The man who minds his own bust
ness hasn't time to meddle.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-16

for them 70 20 home. aud Ii was only
the confidence inspired by the manner
Of the two eminent surgeons (they lay
In wait at all hours to interview these
gentlemen that did persuade them to
return-this and the promise OF two
daily bulletins.
As many Of them said on their re-
turn. plattyille didn't ''feel like the same
place." and strange thing had hap
pened-for the first time In five years
the Carlow County Herald missed fire
altogether. Tuesday. Thursday and
Saturday passed. Mr.. Fisbee only sat
staring out Of the dingy office win
dows with Parker In a demented 81.
lenee. There was no Herald: there
was no one to get 1t out.
In the Rouen hospital John Harkless
feebly moved on his bed Of pain. His
constant delusIon was that the uni.
verse was vast. white heated brass
bell and be a point at the center Of it,
listening. listening for years. to the
brazen hum 1t gave of and burning
In hot waves OF sound.
Finally he came TO what he would
have considered a lucid interval had
It not appeared that Helen Sherwood
was whispering to Tom Meredith at
the foot OF his bed. This be knew to
be fictitious presentation Of his fever,
for was she not by this time away and
away for foreign lands? And also Tom
Meredith was slim young thing and
not middle aged youth with an un-
deniabie stomach and a baldlsh head
who by the preposterous necromancy
Of fever assumed a grotesque likeness
of his old friend. He waved his hand
to the figures, and they vanished like
fgments Of dream; but, all the same.
the vision had been realistic enough
for the lady to look exquisitely pretty.
No one could help wishing to stay in
a world which contained as charming
q picture as that.
But the next night Meredith waited
near his bedside, haggard and dishev-
eled. Harkless had been lying In
long stupor. Suddenly he spoke, quite
loudly. and the young surgeon. Gay.
who leaned over him, remembered the
words and the tone all his life.
"Away--and away-acr0ss the wa
ters," said John HarkIess. "She was
here-once-in June"
What is 1t, JohnY whispered Mere
dith huskIly. you're feeling easier.
aren't your
And John smiled little, as If, for
the moment. he saw and knew his old
friend again.
That same night a friend OF Rodney
McCune's sent a telegram from Ronen:
"He is dying His paper is dead.
Your name goes before convention in
September"
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pairing broth, and they insisted that the
two latter delicacles be fed to the pa
tient at once. They were still In ig.
nOrance of the truth about the Cross
roads and spent the day ut was Sun
day. partly in getting in the way of
the attendants and partly in planning
an assault upon the Rouen jail for the
purpose Of lynehing Slattery in case
Harkless' condition did not improve at
once. Those who had heard his state
ment kept close mouths until the story
appeared in full In the Rouen papers on
Monday morning. But by that time
every member of the Crossroads White
Caps was lodged in the Rouen Jail with
Slattery. Horner and heavily armed
posse rode oyer to the muddy corners
on Sunday night, and the sheriff dis
covered that he might have taken the
Skllletts and Johnsons single handed
and unarmed. Their nerve was gone.
They were shaken and afraid, and, to
employ figure somewhat inappropri-
ate TO their sullen, glad surrender, they
fell upon his neck in their relief AT
finding the law touching them. They
had no wish TO hear John Browns
Body" again. They wanted to get in
side of strong Jail and to throw them.
selves on the mercy of the court as soon
as possible. And those whom Harkless
had not recognized made no delay in
giving themselves up. They did not
wish TO remain In Six Crossroads. Bob
Skillet, Force johnson and one or two
others needed the care of a physician
badly, and one man was suffering
from severely wrenched back. Hor.
nef had train stopped at crossing
so that his prisoners need not be taken
through Plattyille, and he brought
them all safely to Rouen.
II took nearly week to persuade the
neople of Plattyille that 1t was better
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a
motion, being dragged and carried a
long way. They carried me up a steep.
short slope and set me down near the
top, knew that was the railroad EN-.
bankment. and ! thought they meant to
lay me across the track, but It didn't
occur to them-they are not familiar
with melodrama-and a long time after
/ that felt and heard great banging
and rattliDg under me and all about
me, and II came TO me that they bad
disposed Of me by holstlng me into an
empty freight car. The odd part OF IT
was that the car wasn't empty. for
there were two men already In II, and
knew them by what they said TO me.
"They were the two shell men that
cheated Hartley Bowlder. and they
weren't vindlctive. They even seemed
TO be trying TO help me little. though
perhaps they were only stealing my
clothes. and maybe they thought for
them to do anything unpleasant would
be superfinous. could see that they
thought | was done for and that they
had been hiding In the car when ! was
put there. asked them TO try 10 call
the trainmen for me, but they wouldn't
listen or else couldn't make myself un.
derstood. That's all. The rest Is blur.
haven't known anything more until
those surgeons were here. Please tell
me how long ago 1t happened. | shall
not die, think. There are a good many
things / want TO know about" He
moved restlessly, and the nurse soothed
him.
Meredith rose and left the room with
d noiseless step. He went out to the
stars again and looked TO them to check
the storm Of rage and sorrow that buf.
feted his bosom. He understood lynch
Ing, now the thing was home to him.
and his feeling was no inspiration Of a
fear lest the law mlscarry. II was the
itch to get his own hand on the rope.
Horner came out presently and wills
pered a long, broad, profound curse
upon the men OF the Crossroads. and
Meredith's gratitude TO him was keen.
Barrett went away soon after. and
Meredith had a strange. unreasonable
desire to kick Barrett. possibly for bis
sergeant's sake. Warren Smith sat In
the ward with the nurse and Gay, and
the room was very quiet. II was long
vigil They were only waiting.
AT s o'clock he was still aiive-jusi
that. Smith came out to say. Meredith
sent a telegram TO Helen which would
give Plattville the news that Harkless
was found and was not yet gone from
them. Horner left for the station to
catch q train. There were things for
him to do In Carlow. At noon Meredith
sent second telegram to Helen as bar
rem Of detail as the first. He was alive;
was a little improved. But this tele-
gram did not reach her. for she was on
the way TO Rouen, and half Of the pop
ulation of Carlow-at least so II seemed
to the unhappy conductor Of the accom-
modation-was with her.
They seemed to feel that they could
camp in the hospital halls and corri.
dors. and they were an incaiculable
worry to the authorities. More came
on every train. and nearly all brought
flowers and jelly and chickens for pre-
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A sleepy young man had been
brought In. aud he opened a notebook
and Shoes q stylograpllc pen 10 that
the ink might dow freely. Tie Law.
yer. briefly and with unlegm agitation.
administered an oath. aud then there
was ssilesee.
Now. Mr IIarkless. II you please. .
said Barrett lusInuatlngly. III you feel
like telling IN ~ much ~ you can
about H."
He answered In low. rather lndIs
tinct voice very deliberately. pauslng
before almost every word. II was
easy work for the sleepy s,enograpber
y understand. don't want TO 20
on my head again before finish. If
u were only for myself | should tell
Jou nothing. because II AIN 10 leave
| should Ike II better II no one were
punished. But that's bad communI.
~ over there. They are eyerlastlngly
worrying our people. They've always
been n bother 10 us. and It's time II
was stopped for good. don't believe
very much In punishment. bur you
can't do great deal OF reforming with
the cfossroaders unless you catch them
young, before they're weaned. They
wean them on whisky. you know. /
realize you needn't have sworn me for
me TO tell you this"
Horner and Smith had started at the
mention Of the Crossroads, but they
subducd their CALCULATIONS. while Mr.
Barrett looked as II he had known II.
OF course. The room was still. save
for the dim voice and the soft tran
scribIngs OF the stylographic pen.
Il left Judge Briscoe's and went west
on the pike TO a big tree. II raIned,
and | stepped under the tree for shell
ter. There was a man on the other
side OF the fence-Bob Skillet. He
was carrying his gown and hood
suppose Il was that-on his arm. Then