The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03
QUAKE AND FIRE
THWART JUSTICE
Evidence Destroyed Which Was
Necessary to Convict
Bank Swindlers.
THEY GOT ABOUT $3.50. DOT
siohtssers and Souvenir CoilsetoH
viii BE Stopped in Their Loot
ing Operations by Bullets
~ Necessary.

San Franchise. May l.-Dc,ectivs
sibson said yesterday the IRE de-
stroyed practically every biz or evil
ience against Jacob and Herman Ep-
pinger accused of swindling the banks
out OF s1sS.00O by borrowing money on
fictitious wheat certificates. Gibson IL
OF the opinion the destruction OF the
evidence will make Il impossible To
convict the defendants.
Colonel Frank Maus Of the Twenty
bird United States infantry. who has
charge OF the Third military district.
authority for the statement that
,ooting has recommended la Chinatown
and In the ruins Of pawnshops along
kearney street. Much OF this work.
he said. IL done BY sightseers. Maus
warns the predatory Sightsecrs the new
patrol will be instructed to shoot loot
ers.
Finds $1,000 in Diamonds.
Guests who were I'm the 81. Francis
hotel on the day OF the big fire wer.
granted permission yesterday To visit
their former quarters In the big hostel
~ In order that they might ascertain
what could be saved OF their personal
belongings. one lady found $1,000
worth uf diamonds near her buried
trunk. Very few guests proved so for
tunatc.
News Dissemination Difficult.
,ntion with the exception OF the Even
ne Post. The papers are printed In
Oakland. News IL collected In San
Francisco and taken To- branch Offices
established on Fillmore street. where IL
- transmitted by means OF automo-
bilcs and ferry service To- Oakland.
The maintenance OF telegraphic COM
nunication with the outside world has
been ono OF the most difficult matters
with which the newspapers have had
To contend. The experience Of the As
ISOLATED Press In his respect Will give
an idea az the obstacles confronting
other news agencies OF the city. From
April Is To April % there was neither
communication by means Of telephonc
aor telegraph between Oakland and
San Francisco.
One Wire Through. p,
Or Monday one telephone circuit with
Oakland was established and the A.
gociated Press used this for telegraphic
purposes. Its use continued through
cut Tuesday and "Wednesday IL failed.
On Thursday the Western Union by ex-
.raordinary efforts succeeded In get
ling n cable I'm working order and by
running wires In n roundabout way
managed 90 get wire into municipal
headquarters at Franklin hall on Fill,
more street
This wire was placed at the service
u the Associated Press and through
communication To the east established
and news from the Associated Press
headquarters has been going ON over
hits wire ever since.
General Freight Agent Luce OF the
Southern Pacific company today an
lounced agents throughout the country
rad been instructed Co resume the taxi
ng Of commercial frcigh; for san Fran
sisCo.
Washington. April 2S-Additions 20
the list OF Injured In San Francisco
were recorded today In the following
telegram from General Greedy:
'Th" following twenty-five names
&c persons seriously injured Ia san
Francisco have been obtained.
Antony Angelo. - Gam.
,'harlcS Brown Aaron Meyer
Mrs. Eudzaeneli Felipe Mirca.
Lewis Du~aud. Mrs. Murphy.
Mrs. \. Garcia. Frank Macy.
John Henry. Mrs. VI. -. O'BrieE.
Phillip Hoffman. George Roberts.
Mrs, John EUyclln. Isaac Saith.
James Kelly. j. :. Smith.
James Kelly. Mrs. SiSsoH.
Mrs. Y. Kelly. J. Valley.
Mrs NJ. Kennedy. Anna \. Wallace.
James Lennon Cnknowu Baby.
Banks Are o. X.
san Francisco. May An OF 5an
Franchises forty -four banks. thirty
two commercial ana twelve savings.
will be located within the area Of the
burned district.
Inspection has revealed the fact that
the vaults In every instance remain tit
.uCt, but with probably two or thres
exceptions fine bank buildings were
utterly destroyed. According To state
ments He'd by these banks January !.
heir ne, loss IN about $3.50. 900. n sum
which IN no way impaira their iinRn-
Cial stat ding. Insurance on the build
iugJ and fixtures will cut down tho
inss To- - l"rs figure.
Santa Rosa. Cal. April 2S.--Twp
'unr" bodies. unidentified, iavc been
nE"n from tho ruins ~ buildings de-
EtinyCd by the earthquake" This makes
i tItal ~ ffty-fuu- bodies taken from
the r,.laa.
Formal Call for Troops.
Washington. II. e.. April :S.-Goycrn
OF l'ard"" 10 California has accepted
tn" presidents suggestion as To the use
| NJ federal troops Ia that state. aud has
| fi'"d formal aspiration for their en-
| luyueut which las been granted.
They'll Feel Good.
Chicago. Apr! 2N.--Twruly thousand
| double blankets were sent To- san Fran
| cisco this afternoon over ia" North
western railroad by :En Chicago Com
mrr,iIl association
/ -
$50 RIDE IN GARBAGE CART.
/ Even AZ Trat Millionaire Considered