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Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-03

Morris Buck, the murderer of Mrs.
C. A. Canfield, wife of the California
oil magnate, was arraigned before
Judge Chambers yesterday afternoon,
and after a trial lasting more than two
hours and which was wholly for the
prosecution, the former coachman was
bound over to the superior court and
given into the custody of the sheriff of
the county of Los Angeles.
Buck sat throughout the trial with
his eyes riveted to the floor before him.
The most accusing testimony of those
who were placed on the witness stand
failed to rouse the man from his stupor,
which it is not certain he is not feign-
ing.
The murderer did not utter a dozen
words during the entire trial. Several
times he failed to answer the court
and when he did reply 1t was in the
most nuffled tone, the balliff being
obliged to sit beside him in order to
hear enough to repeat the answers to
the court.
After the completion of the trial Buck
was asked II he wished to take the wit
ness stand and testify. The bailiff had
to almost lift him from the chair. Af-
ter a pause of fully five minutes Buck
muttered:
"She drew the gun from her waist"
Before the first witness for the prose-
cution was placed upon the stand Buck
was ordered to stand up by the judge.
Bailiff Herriart had to assist the mur-
derer to his feet.
Are you ready for examination?
asked the court of Buck.
The latter looked at the floor and
closed his eyes slowly several times,
then muttered:
Yes. SIR
"IJa1,e Won an attornav2'' RIcls failed
to answer.
Or. Hagan Testlfies
DIR. Ralph Hagan, who was perhaps
the first to render assistance to Mrs.
Garfield when she was brutally shot
down on the threshold to her own home
last Saturday night, was the first wit
ness placed on the stand. DIR. Hagan
identified the bullet which was found
lodged in the corset of Mrs. Garfield
after having penetrated the left lung
and the pericardium. After describing
in detail the two gunshot wounds and
their respective paths Dr. Hagan stated
that either of the wounds inflicted
would have proved fatal.
After the completion of the testimony
of DIR. Hagan the defendant was asked
by the court if he wished to cross ex-
anime the witness
Buck, as he did Throughout the entire
trial when he was spoken to, COM
menced closing and opening his eyes
more rapidly than at other times. A
slight jerk of the head was followed by
the gutteral of the word:
Mo-
DIR. J. Fl. DAVIDSON, the Garfield FAM
lily physician who was on the tragic
scene few minutes after the fatal
shooting, was next placed on the stand.
DIR. Davisson testified to the examina-
ton of the woman's wounds. He stated
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-03
POSTAL RECEIPTS
BREAK RECORDS
SHOWS LARGEST INCREASE IN
HISTORY
Los Angeles Postoffioe Makes Biggest
Gain in Percentage During JAM
uary-unabIe to Get Suf-
fleient Help

Los Angeles postof1ice experienced
the largest increase in dollars and
percentage in postal receipts during the
month of January ever known in the
local office. Postmaster Flint said yes
terday that he cannot get enough men
to take care Of the business, so rapidly
is it increasing. Following is a table
showing the increase of the past month
over the same period last year:
January, 1906. 6............... $77,475.51
January, 1905. 05............... 67,O96.22
Increase. e.................. $20,379.29
or $3.50 per cent
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-03
British Ship Believed Lost
BY Associated Press.

BY ASSOCIATED Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2.--Anxiety
for the British ship Drumchaig is be-
coming more acute, and there are
growing fears that she met with disas-
ter in the terrible south sea hurricanes
that ragged in the vicinity of the Mar
shall and Caroline islands a few
weeks ago, while bound from Astoria
for Manila. She is now out 1874 days
on the passage, which ordinarily has
never consumed more than fifty or six
ty days, or even less.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-03
MANY KINDS OF TROUBLE
MEET MAN IN DENVER
BAD LUCK GREETS TRAVELLER
FROM LOS ANGELES
Willard J. Hanln Reaches Colorado
City Too Late for His Fathers
Funeral, Is Arrested and Disap-
pointed In VIII
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
DENVER, Colo, Feb. 2.--Willard j.
Hanlin Travelled all the way from Los
Angeles to attend the funeral of his
father in Denver and arrived too late.
He was received by the sheriff, how
ever, and placed in Jail by order of
Judge Mullins until he should pay back
alimony due his wife on an old decree
in a divorce case.
Hanlin met another disappointment
in the will of his rich father, which
was filed for probate Friday. Instead
of leaving his son a large legacy,
George A. Hanlin, who died suddenly a
few days ago, left only $25 to each of
his four children.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-03
TO STUDY THE MYSTERIES
Arthur Let's Will Ride the Festive
Goat at Hollywood Next
Monday

Arthur Let's, proprietor of the
Broadway department store, will "ride
the Masons' goat at Hollywood Mon
day night The initiation will be in
charge of Postmaster Motley H. Flint.
After Mr.. Let's becomes a Mason,
he will give a banquet at the Holly
wood hotel to about seventy-five guests.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-03
Face. Is Filled With Hot Steel

ing at Verdugo, while pounding some
red hot steel Thursday night about
o'clock, was struck in the face by some
of the hot metal. Bystanders picked
all of the pieces out of the injured
man IS face except one piece which was
deeply imbedded near his eye. He was
removed to the receiving hospital,
where his injuries were attended to.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-03
COUNCIL WAITS FOR MAYOR
Board Of Public Works Compromise
Will Be Answered by Execu-
tive on Monday

Mayor McAleer's promised reply to
the city council on the compromise sug-
gested in the board of public works
question was not Forthcoming yester-
day and it is asserted 1t will first be
made to the council when that body
meets Monday morning.
The mayor steadily refuses to tell
the contents of his message, but inti-
mates that 1t will not be in compliance
with the suggestion of the council. He
may have another compromise to offer.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-03

WAS any reply made to this question
from the defendant"
YES, / told him to do It, and do It
quick"
was that all the defendant said?
mo; he turned around again and
looked at the form on the floor and a
second time asked the question: Shall
I, or shall I not?' at the same time
again pointing the gun to his head"
Did you see anyone else as you were
on the porch or approaching it?"
Inside of the window / noticed a
little girl standing"
"What did the man attempt to do
when you came upon the porch? Did
he try to escape?"
He walked to the north end of the
porch holding the gun in his hand. AS
he turned around I ducked behind a
pillar, fearing that he would shoot me.
While I was behind this pillar he must
have stepped over the porch, because
the next knew of him he was running
down the street twoard Lake avenue"
do you wish to cross examine the
witness, Morris Buck?"
Buck Remains Silent
There was the same noticeble move
ment of the eyelds when he was ad-
dressed. After waiting fully three min
ant. Duff was dismissed from the wit
ness stand.
The Testimony of w. A. Parkinson,
the proprietor of the boathouse at
WeStlake park, was next taken. The
proprietor detailed the account Of the
capture of the murderer when the lat
ter came rushing into his boathouse
and hid behind the counter and how
Buck demanded that he be turned over
to the officers.
Mrs. ESzabeth Billings. the cook at
the Garfield home, was also placed upon
the stand and described how Buck
came to the house few minutes be-
fore Mrs. Garfield returned from n
drive on the afternon of her death.
"At the time the man rang the bell
I became frightened at him on account
Of his appearance and locked the door
securely after telling him that Mrs
Canfield was not at home. 1 also had
the side door locked. He did not at
any time act as If he were off in his
mind. He seemed perfectly sane. He
only seemed to be angry and had
determined look
when Mrs. Garfield came home
told her that man wished to see her
and asked her not to go to the door.
hear because I was in the kitchen,
went to the front door when l heard
the little daughter scream. I first
looked out Of the window and seeing
the revolver in the hands of the man
jumped aside and as I did so I saw
the bent form of the man over the
glass in the front door. He seemed to
be rolling the body over
Officer on Stand
officer c. L. Foster, who made the
capture of the murderer as he was hid
ing in the boathouse, was then placed
on the stand and identified the mur-
derer as an old acquaintance of his
and the gun which was found upon his
person and the knife which was found
between his vest and trousers by c. S.
Vance. The latter also stated that
while the man was being searched at
the boathouse. Buck said he was sorry
he had done it. The murderer did not
specify what he had done to be sorry
for, said Vance.
Capt. Flammer and Officer Foster
were again placed on the stand and de-
tailed the conversations they had had
with their prisoner. They stated that
they were obliged to ask Buck the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-03
FAMILY FORTUNES OF AMERICA.
Croesus Had Only Tithe of Wealth
of Some American Millionaires.

from success.
The great fortunes that have sprung up
so amazingly in this country during recent
decades today. in the opinion Of many Sc
rlous thinkers. constitute menace to our
national well-beng. Without these great
fortunes there would be no reign of luxury
IN America. no Haunting of feasts and fol-
lies, no riot of extravaganza: with them We
may expect all the evils that have in pre-
vious civilizations attended upon enormous
riches And many Of these evils. as We
have already seen, are actually with us
1t is admitted that we are the richest peo-
pie in the world today-the richest peop,e
wealth of Croesus is estimated at only
Ss,OO0O00, but there are seventy American
estates that average S35,000O00 each. As
showing the rapid growth of individual for
tunes in this country there is interest in
list of rich men-printed in 1S55-acCordinE
to which New York city at that time boast
ed only twenty-eight millionalres. And a
pamphlet published some years earlier says
that in 1S45 Philadelphia ScOuld show only
ten estates valued a t a million or more. the
richest being that OF Stephen Girard, which
reached seven millions. In contrast to
which in 1892 there were over two hundred
millionaires in Philadelphia.
As to New York city, the number Of its
millionaires. according TO best information,
is over 1900. while the number of Million
aires in the United States is at least 5000,
or half the total number In the world.
There is one family alone. at the head OF
which stands the richest and most powerful
man in the world, John D. Rockefeller. and
the wealth of this family Is estimated at
81 900, goo, q sum so huge that the hui
man mind quite fails to grasp 1t, a sum
so huge that II at the birth OF Christ Mr..
Rockefeller had begun making a dollar a
minute. and had let all these dollars ac-
cumulate day and night for all these CEN
turtles, he would not yet, in 1905, have
amassed $1,000 100000. And IL Mr.. Rock
efeller should today turn this wealth into
gold coin and take II out of the country.
say into Canada. he would carry across
the border three times as much gold az
would then remain in the United States.
Nor would he carry 1t himself. for the
weight of 1t would be $50 tons And IL he
loaded 1t on the backs of porters. each
man bearing his own weight in solid gold
(say $50 pounds 1t would require 5000
men to move Il. And If they walked ten
feet apart the line of them would reach
forty-four miles and would occupy fifteen
hours in passing a given point. None OF
which takes any account of the daily in
terest on this fortune. which interest. IL
paid In gold, would require the strength OF
seven men to carry II, for it would weigh
900 pounds. Such are the riches Of sim
gle family!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-03
FINALLY FAILED TO AGREE.
Miners and Operators Quit Conference
Without Wage Agreement.

With prospects pointing to strike OF
$50 900 coal miners unless the present dead
lock is broken by some unforeseen influence
the national convention of the United Mine
Workers of America finally adjourned at
Indianapolis yesterday afternoon after the
discussion, without reaching a settlement
of a wage scale in the joint conference OF
opera tors and miners of the central ana
the southwestern districts.
President John Mitchell Of the miners
union advised the delegates to go home and
look to the securing of defense fund In
view of a possible industrial strife between
miners and operators the miners having re-
fused to renew the present wage scale, ana
the operators having refused to grant an
increase in wages.
The apparent determination Of both opera
tors and miners indicates tat neither VIII
make overtures to the other for furtnef
negotiations. and, as Indicated by the
speeches of both the radicals and the con
servatives of both organizations at the JOINT i
conference, it is probable that the 23JoVo
men controlled by the United Nine Work
ers will walk out of the mines i'll every part
of the United States on April /.
There have been limitations but no asser-
lions. that the President of the United
States and National Civic Federation may
be asked TO set in motion negotiations look
ing to a rehabilitation of the joint agree
1nent or at least a discussion OF some pos
sible means Of bringing the operators ana
the miners together for further negotla-
I ions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-03
ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER.
William Wallace Under Bond to An
swer to the Charge,

Fears that William W. Wallace, who was
arrested yesterday after he had cut his
wife's throat at the family home at 1928
18th street northeast, will infiict further In
jury to his family or to himself led AS
sistant District Attorney Ralph Given and
Attorney Campbell Darlington, who repre-
sents the defendant, to ask that a sheavy
bond be fixed for his appearance to answer
the charge of assault with intent to kill.
Threats OF self-destruction which he made
to the attorney who represents him and
previous threats that he has made to kill
his wife and daughters were brought to
the attention of Judge Kimball in the Po-
lice Court this afternoon, after the pre-
iminary hearing was concluded and after
his honor had stated that he would hold
Wallace for the action of the grand jury
The bond was fixed at $1,000 In default of
that bond the defendant was committed to
Jail.
After receiving treatment at the Casualty
Hospital yesterday, fifteen stitches being
required to close the wound. Mrs jean
nette Wallace, the wife. was able to appear
in court this morning against her husband.
She said that when he came to the house
yesterday morning he asked her to drink
some whisky with him, but she refused.
Soon after that he went to the ice box for
something and she took the opportunity to
nail the outside doors, hoping 10 keep him
out. He forced his way inside however,
and attacked her with a sharp shoe knife.
After he had thrown her to the floor, she
said. he planted his knees on her shoulder
and cut her several times. She screamed
and pulled away his hands several times
About a week before, she said, her husband
had shotgun, and said he was going to
kill the whole family at that time.
Policeman Tapscott Of the ninth precinct
testified that in answer to screams he went
to the house and found Wallace trying to
cut his own throat with large bread knife.
Questions that were asked by the defense
indicate that the defendant will claim that
his wife attempted to hit him with the
Ratchet which she used in mailing up the
doors, and that he simply protected HIM
self.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-03
News Briefs.

Private advices received from Cartagena
are to the effect that General Gonzales Val
enca, former vice president OF Colombia,
and General Nelospina have started rev.
olution In the province OF Antoquia against
President Reyes.
w. f. Bechtel, former president of North
western National Life Insurance Com
pany, and Elmer H. Dearth, former state
insurance commissioner, were arraigned at
Minneapolis, Mimi, Wednesday on two new
indictments charging bribery Bechtel was
charged with giving and Dearth with re-
ceiving the bride Both pleaded not guilty.
Silas Davidson, colored, thirity-one years
DID, who is under arrest on a minor charge.
has confessed that November 30 he killed
an eating house keeper named Street at
Haverstraw, n. Y, after a dispute about
the price of a meal.
A young man who had given his name as
dead in furnished room in Allegheny, Pa,
Tuesday. The man had been shot In the
right temple. and when found he lay on the
floor beside the bed
Recordo Forte, an italian. was convicted
of murder In the first degree yesterday at
West Chester, Pa, for the killing Of Marie
and Dominic Delucca, two children, at
Howellvtlle. last March. The children were
murder in an old smithy and Forte's con-
viction was brought about by the confess
sion of fellow prisoner.
Peter McArdle OF Dover, n. H, civil
engineer and railroad contractor, died at
Kansas City last night of pneumonia aged
forty-six years. During the Spanish war he
was In the employment of the United States
government, and he did much engineering
work In the Philippine Islands for the gov
eminent
From what is regarded as an authorita-
tive source it was stated in Pittsburg yes
terlay that the officials Of the Pittsburg and
Lake Erie, Baltimore and Ohio. Wabash
and Erie railroads have about perfected
plans for the erection of a new union sta
a Cleveland AT expenditure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-03
YoUNG's RECORD PRAISED.
Regret Rather Than Indignation In.
Dictated in His Reprimand.


Although not sentenced to public rep
rimand there was today made public the
reprtmend addressed by Secretary Bona
parte to Commander Lucien Young who
was in command of the Bennington at the
time that vessel suffered an explosion of
her boilers last summer. Commander Young
was tried by court-martial and convicted of
remissness of duty in that he failed to sign
the smooth steam log of the Bennington.
After quoting that portion of the navy
regulations outlining the duties of COM
manding officer. the Secretary says:
These duties include the obligations of a
good example to all subject to his author
ity. these responsibilities include share in
the blame incurred by any among the lat
ter who may be led to think lightly of their
own duties because they seem TO think
lightly Of his.
I'm your case, sir, there was the greater
reason why you should have been careful
to comply In letter and spirit with every
provision of the regulations, because your
brilliant services in the past and your mer
try would surely render failure on your
part 10 do all that an officer should do the
more subversive of true principles of dis
cipline among younger members of your
profession.
"A bad example on the part of one OF
your previous record is exceptionally in
furious to the vital interests of the service
and it is therefore cause of profound regret
to the department that remissness in Off
cial duty on your part should nave Deen
thus judicially established"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-03
Where Life is Long.
From Success.


Senator Tillman and a colleague were dis
Guessing the question of the salubriousness
of various sections of the country. We'll
said Mr. TiIlman, III the healthfulness Of g.
region is indicated by the mere longevity OF
its inhabitants, then I think that Ashevilie.
North Carolina, must have the palm. AS
an illustration of how long-lived the people
are Whereabouts, we Carolinians are fond of
telling this story:
"A visitor from the north asked an old
gentleman where he was born and how old
he was. The old chap replied: I was
born here in Asheville, and am seventy
years old oh! exclaimed the Yankee, as
you appear to be as hale and hearty as
man of forty, I've no doubt you'll live to
ripe old age. How old was your father when
he died?"
Father deadr said the old man, look
ing surprised, father isn't dead He's up
stairs putting grandfather to bedr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-03
MEMORY OF GEN. WHEELER.
Confederate Veterans Camp Adopts
Resolutions.

The Confederate Veterans Association OF
this city at its regular meeting, held last
Right. appointed committee to draft an
expression of the sentiments of the asso-
citation regarding the death of Gen. Joseph
Wheeler The committee, consisting OF
Rev. Dr. r. H. McKim. Capt. John Z.
Laughton and Capt. John NJ. Hickey, pre-
pared statement TO be spread upon the
records of the camp.
The resolution sets forth that as long as
the story of the heroic struggle of the south
IL the great civil war is read the name OF
Gen Joe Wheeler will live as one of the
most brilliant and successful of her cav
airy commanders. Daring In acton, ne
was also wise in council and fertile In re
sources Gen. Wheelers well-known mill
tary record is recited and complimentary
reference made to his career in Congress.
The resolution was concluded as follows:
Gen. Wheeler was the warm personal
friend of President Mckinley, and 1t may
be doubted If any man in the country dld
more than he for the oblteration of sec
tfonal feeling and the reunion of the north
and the south in the bonds of mutual re-
spect and affection.
I'VE honor him as a man and as a SOL
der as a citizen and as patriot-brave
and true and tender. His life was clean
and pure at the hearthstone and IN the
arena of affairs. His splendid courage anu
daring were only exceeded by his trans
uarent simplicity and his exceeding mod
esty. Intense in his devotion to the SOUTH
his patriotism was as broad as the repup-
lie We who fought with him Tor the 'Iost
cause point to him with pride and say,
There is one of the noblest of our heroes;
ITO all this we must not fail TO ad Iet
Gen Wheeler was a soldier of Jesus C M 81 !;
true 10 the banner of the cross, ialtiliui
INTO death The king of terrors mad no
terror for him. He won his last victory
on the day when his spirit left his oody-ia
was the victory of Christian falth oFei
NOUS last pDProy''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-03
WILL OF DIR. FRANCIS Il. HILL.
Bequests Made Of Cash and Real Prop


BY the terms of the will Of DR.. Francis
H Hill, dated October II, 1895. and filed
today for probate. requests Of money ag-
gregatinE s163,50o. In addition to valuable
property interests, are made.
The sum Of $500 is bequeathed to the
Little Sisters OF the Poor and an equal
amount to Rev. Ambrose Beavan, assistant
pastor of the Church Of the Immaculate
Conception in this city. To Mary E. Jones'
late In the employment of the deceased, the
same sum is given. To John r Hamilton OF
Charles County, Nd the sum of $1,000 iS
bequeathed In his own right and similar
sum in trust for his two sons, Henry ana
Frank The sum of 5000 is bequeathed
each to Kate and Elizabeth Hamilton OF
Charles County, Md, and the same amount
each to Hester Heiskel, Susan Heiskeii
Finotu. Sarah Finotti Heiskeli, Chrlstlha
and Mary Murray. all cousins OF the dea
ceased. requests of $500 are also MADE
to Elizabeth Hill Blandford and her sister
Regina Fill Sommers; to Mrs. Harry Free
man Clark and to John ]. Hamilton, the
latter of Washington.
George E. Hamilton of Washington. cousin
of the deceased, the amount to be nerd IN
trust for the benefit of Mrs. Ceeeiia t.
Hamilton and her children. The sum OF
So. 900 is given to George f. Hamilton OF
Washington who Is named as executor IN
the will in consideration of services as
executor and trustee.
The following additional requests are
made: To Henrietta r. Duhamel, S9,ooo,
to aymond A Heiskel, $500; to Francls
Hill Hamilton, godson OF the oeceaseo, @Ao'-
coo; to Elizabeth Hamilton. SoW'; 10
Sophia Hill Hamilton, S10,0D; to Mary TAI
bott Hamilton, $4,000. together with the
house and real estate of the deceased where
he made his home, 1909 N street northwest,
in fee simple. The rest or the estate, II -
directed, is to be divided equally between
John p Hamilton, Cecilia Hamilton and
Hester Heiskeu.