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The Washington times., 1906-06-02
BOGUS LORD MUST
GO TO SCAFFOLD
Court Refuses Amnesty to
the Murderer of
HOrSeman.

ST. LOUIS. No. June 2.-The supreme
court Of Missouri has affirmed the de-
CisiOn OF the lower courts IN the case
Of Lord" Seymour harrington. con-
demned 70 death for the murder Of the
hoTseman. Mccain, on June Il. 1903. The
date for the execution is July 26
The recsEd Of harrington. whose real
name IS Frederick Barton, Is one of the
most RENE -. bIe in the history Of crime
In this country. Posing as an English
lord Of anciert lineage. and with great
wealth of ancentral estate and prestige
At court. he vas able TO win the hearts
OF four American women. whom he mar
ried. in quick succession
Wife Caused Downfall.
The last wife. a Miss Coehrane. Of
Kansas City. was the cause Of his final
downfall. Her brother. having some
doubts as TO the truth Of his claims. in
augurated an investigation which re-
suited In the ejectment of the bogus
lord from the boarding house where he
was staying with his latest wife He
was convicted of disturbing the peace
In the city court and made 10 serve a
sentence in the rock QuarTies.
L EOn beng released through the ef-
forts OF parties who believed in his in
Locencc, harrington secured a position
as manager of a saloon. and in the
course Of his employment there he met
the tuTfman, Mccain
ImpoStor His Guest.
The latter took a great interest IN
harrington and invited the impostor to
his home, pending the settlement of a
pension which harrington claimed was
due him from England.
After remaining with Mccain for
several weeks, harrington induced his
benefactcr 10 take a night trip with
him in order to have some papers prop
erly witnessed so that the pension
might be forthcoming During this night
tip Mccain was murdered in a lonely
suburb of st. Louis. harrington had
shot his friend, then cut his throat and
threw the body over a precfpice
The Washington times., 1906-06-02
Matter for the Board.
THE WEATHER REPORT.

There have been showers and thunder
storms from the Southwestern States
eastward and northeastward through
the gulf States, the Ohio valley, the
middle Atlantic States, and New Eng
land elsewhere the weather was fair.
States and lower lake region, and have
generally risen elsewhere
The weather Will be fair tonight and
Sunday IN the East and South. with
slightly lower temperatures tonight IN
The unillle Atlan.Lc Statas
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Plenty CT Two-by-Ten Joist.
Frank Libbey s Co.. 9Th & n. Y. ave. NV.
ADV.
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Times Want Ads. Bring Results.
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TIDE TABLE.

Sun TABLE.
Sun sets today. n m.
sun rises tomorrow W--.---.--.-.-43 81 q M
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Sons Futile Search.

Failure TO locate him IN either city
led his family TO believe that some
thing was wrong. and a thorough
search was Immediately instituted His
son. Melville Gurley. visited Boston. but
Washington. and for two days he tried
In vain TO get some trace of his father
in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-30
Fred Hilbert Leaves
Wife in Europe

To caution born of an apprehension
of the possible, even probable. necessi-
ty of quick getaway is ascribed Fred
Hflbert's failure to bring back with
him his wife. who accompanied him as
a member of the Schmitz party on It's
European tour.
When Hilbert left San Francisco as
tourist, later to be promoted to the re-
sponsible post of secretary to the itin-
Grant Mayor of San Francisco. he was
accompanied by his wife. The secre-
tary pro tenn. as 1t were to the Mayor
returned to America with his chief OF
staff and accompanied the indicted Of
fetal, whom II Is charged had more
than friendly interest in the defunct
Hilbert whisky business to San Fran
cisco. But Mrs. Hilbert was not OF the
Schmitz party that landed in New
York.
She is apparently still sojourning IN
Europe, where her husband may, it is
said, f1nd 1t convenient to join her
before the Grand Jury finishes it's la
Dor of purging San Francisco of graft
and grafters. It is suggested that she
is awaiting the arrival In Europe of the
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-30
Mayor Believes He
Has Said Enough

The cases Of Abraham Ruef and En-
gene E. Schmitz viii be called in Judge
DUNES court on Monday With the
pleading which the two defendants will
then make their trial will commence.
In the meantime Schmitz is once
more Mayor of the city. Acting Mayor
Gallagher becomes again plain Super
visor Gallagher" and SchmitZ resumes
the powers of the Mayors office pend
ing the outcome of the trials which are
to begin on Monday.
The two defendants may elect to he
tried by the same Jury, or they may
demand separate trials. The loud
proclamations which sounded across
the continent in which Schmitz told
that he would stand by Ruef,'' may
have had a bearing on this point, and
they may not. AS Schmitz enveloped
himself in silence yesterday and re-
fused to answer questions, the world
viii wait TO know whether the two
viii be tried separately or together
Schmitz also refused to say who his
attorneys would be, and he would not
even volunteer information about his
desire for a speedy trial. Here, too,
the world viii wait-till Monday.
Whether Schmitz and Ruef will employ
the diIatory tactics which kept the Col
Inns case in the court for a year, or
whether they will stick to their pro-
testations of a desire for a speedy
hearing Will soon be known. but the
Mayor would not divulge anything yes
terday.
At the elegantly furnished mansion
on the corner of Pierce and Vallejo
streets a servant conveyed the fnforma-
tion that Mr.. Schmitz positively re-
fused to see any newspapermen"
A telephone call brought out, the
added enlightenment: Il do not wish
TO talk to you. Good day." and the
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-30
Auditor WithhOlds
Reardon's Salary

A formal protest against the pay
ment OF the salary of w. l. Reardon,
deputy in the office of Tax Collector
Nichols. for the month of October has
been filed with Auditor S. W. Horton
by ]. B. Lauringer, who makes the pro-
test as citizen. He demands that
Reardons salary for the month in
question be withheld for the reason
that Reardon was absent from the
city during the month and bases his
protest on article sS, section 16 of the
charter, which provides that no en-
ploye of the city shall receive re-
muneration for greater time than he
actually works.
Reardons warrant for October was
signed by George Berger, chief deputy
in Nichols ofice, and the protest
against its payment is in line with
the recent charges OF lax administra-
ton that have been made against
Nichols Office in connection with the
graft investigation. Auditor Horton
is holding up the warrant and declares
that payment will not be made until a
thorough investigation of the matter
has been conducted.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-30
Can You Use Food
When You Get 1t?
Thousands Of Stomachs Starving Where
Mouths Are Well Fed. Costs Moth
ing to Relieve This Condition.

Eating Is fast becoming too much a
part Of the daily routine, IL not q mere
gotten out of the way as quickly as
possible. Little thought is given to
what kind of food" its effect upon the
system and whether IL will be Of use
in building up the tissues OF the body.
Your stomach will revolt II IL Is not
already doing so. II must shut up for
repairs. What Of the dizziness and
sometimes pain which stop you after
a hurried lunch? What of the general
distress after a heavy dinner. a feel
ing OF pressure against the heart which
calls a halt and makes the breathing
dificult? Is it common for you to be
oppressed with belching and sour eruc-
tations? Are you constipated and then
do you laughingIy toss a dime TO the
druggist for his most palatable relief
Beware of temporary cures that are
but palIiatives- Many antid0teS for
the common ills which our flesh Is heir
to seem at first to relieve. but IN real
ity II not injecting poison into the sys-
tenn lay the foundation for a deeper
seated and more far-reachfng disorder
mate with a breaking down OF the di-
gestfon and nine-tenths of all digestive
troubles originate witt one or more OF
the symptoms named above.
Beware, then. of indigestion and dys-
pepsia. II you find yourself aching.
listless, lacking In ambition when you
should be on the alert,
Do not doctor the stomach
II needs a rest from 1000 -and drugs.
Do not flush out the bowels.
1t takes more than forcing food
through the passageWay to make
blood and tissue and nerve
Do not starve your stomach
Food is a thing to be worked for all
there is in IL, and your stomach
will do the work IL you viii help
it in natures way.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets contain
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Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets are rec
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The San Francisco call., 1906-11-30
Dinan Is Slated for an Indictment
by the Grand Jury Today

pile up his evidence and strengthen the
case of Heney against graft and
grafters
BURNS EFFICIENCY
The indictments to be returned
against Ruef and Dinan today are in
dicative of Burns efficiency and the
ease with which he can produce facts
that can be used as evidence in a court
of law.
All the facts on which Ruef and
Dinan are to be indicted have been
produced In a district that has always
been notoriously controlled by Ruef
and the police, yet Burns has been
able to meet them there on their own
camping ground and produce conclu-
sive evidence Of unlawful traffic against
them. knowledge that Burns had
started to work on the Barbary Coast
was known to both Ruef and Dinan,
and although every effort was made to
frighten prospective witnesses a half
dozen or more have been produced who
swear to facts that are resulting in the
Indictment of both. II Burns can pro-
duce indictments while working in the
open against Dinan and Ruef, 1t is
easy to understand why both of them
are so concerned over the evidence in
his possession unknown to them.
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all the evidence he has against them
before the Grand Jury. He realizes
that he is dealing with willy crew
in Ruef and the latters complotters,
and that they will leave nothing un-
done to shatter evidence once 1t is
made public. His most sensational
revelations concerning graft and graft
ers are yet to. come, and will be or
much more conclusive nature than any
yet made before the Grand Jury. They
will be made at the trials of the men
under indictment and will constitute
the main evidence on which the graft
ers are to be convicted.
The prudence of the graft prosecu-
tors in proceeding on this plan was
illustrated last week, when Albert An
drieu and other witnesses who gave
DANA ging testimony against Ruef ana
Dinan had no sooner left the jury room
when an attempt was made to intimi-
date and drive them from town
WILL STOP INTIMIDATION
Among these intimidators of wit
nesses are members of the police de-
partment, who have been acting under
orders of Dinan and against whom
positive proof has been secured py
Burns They are to be dealt with
along with other scouts on the picket
line of the grafters when the tlme
comes, but for the present Will not be
actively prosecuted.
Admiration for the methods or Burns
and his skill in keeping what he is
really doing under cover increases
daily as development follows develop
ment in the graft inquiry. Just how
much he knows is known to no one but
himself, and to say that he is now the
most feared and puzzling man In San
Francisco to Ruef and the rest or the
outfit of grafters is daily becoming
more apparent by the conduct OF the
latter.
Burns is the dreaded unknown equa-
tion to Ruef and everyone with a
municipal job who is conscious OF
wrongdoing. and has an aversion to
being measured for stripes. Ruef has
a small army of private sleuths con-
tfnually on Burns tracks. but the for
mer secret service agent continues to
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-30

Abe Ruef and Chief of Police Dinan
are to be indicted today by the Grand
Jury in connection with the disorderly
house graft of the Barbary Coast.
Indictments, it became known yes
terday, have already been prepared by
the Grand Jury against Ruef and Dinan
and were to be presented to Superior
Judge Murasky on Wednesday. They
were not presented because Prosecutor
Heney decided at the last moment to
have the Grand Jury effect changes in
the indictments which, while ostensibly
of only technical significance. are in
teresting as displaying the attitude of
the official graft Investigators toward
the men they are hunting down.
Dinan Will be indicted on the charge
of either collusion or conspiracy and
no attempt will be made to have him
removed from Office or to have his
functions interfered with or curtailed
prior to the time of his trial. He will
be required to give bail, but that will
be merely formal proceeding.
Heney has no desire to interfere with
Dinan until the latter is made to an
swer the charges against him in a
court of law. He looks upon an indict-
ment against Dinan merely as detail
of the inquiry into graft, the ultimate
object of which is to end official COR
ruption and bring about cleaner mu-
nicipal conditions than now exist Dr.
nan, in other words, plays a compara-
lively minor part In the scheme of
graft, and Heney has no desire to
single him out especially and hold him
up to public censure at this time. Di-
nan will be dealt whatever is due him
when the time comes, but in the mean
while will continue to be the adminis-
tration's Chief of Police in fact.
GRAFTERs ARE PUZZLED
In connection with this plan of He
ney's it has also become known that the
evidence, submitted to the Grand Jury
to secure indictments against grafters
is but a 1.-THE of that in possession OF
Heney and Burns.
Heney is not giving the grafters the
benefit of knowledge Of ali his
weapons of prosecution by producing
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-30

dishonor apparently was
never appreciated by the SUI
pervisors involved. When
reports were first circulated
that a member of the board
would take the stand and be
tray his fellows the Super
visors secuted the idea.
Il will stake my life on it
that it is not So" said Super
visor Coleman.
Gradually, however, Ruef
and his Supervisors began to fear that
they had been betrayed. At once 1t was
determined to hunt out the stray sheep
and make him declare himself Despite
the vigorous measures adopted, Ruef is
still in ignorance Of the identity of the
man that will take the stand against
him.
To Supervisor Gallagher was dele
gated the task of ferreting out the
traitor Gallagher was particularly
concerned. as his position of Chief Dis
the easiest mark after a confession had
been obtained from one of his associ-
ates. Gallagher has >cornered each Su-
pervisor in turn and has sweated him
in true detective style. Back room
meetings in remote corners have occu-
pied his time for the last six weeks
and still he is no nearer a solution of
the riddle than he was before In CO.
operation with Ruef he has started a
detective on the trail of the other mem
bers of the board. Every place they
visit is recorded and report made to
Ruef and Gallagher.
While Gallagher is more concerned
than any Of his Fellows, other Super
visors have sought TO take heart in
the thought that any confession could
involve only the man who received and
the man who paid the bribe. In this
belief the Supervisors are again mis-
taken. The man who will testify that
he received a bribe will also state that
a corrupt ring was formed and cor
ruption fund divided.
In St Louis the boodlers regarded
themselves as impregnable behind then
compact But Councilman Murrell laid
bare the entire plot By so doing he
exposed himself to the penalty of death
agreed on beforehand. but the ring was
broken and sentence could not be car
ried out. In the same manner is the
San Francisco ring to be exposed.
The evidence which shows that the
pact was formed is clear and positive
A food of light was shed upon it wher
Ruef forced the eighteen members ol
the board to make affidavit In the
aouster proceedings instituted against
District Attorney Langdon- It was q
bold scheme to drag out the falterine
member, but it failed Of its purpose.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-30
CALIFoRNIANs GET PATENTS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The follow
ings patents were issued to Californians
Wednesday: Hermanus A Beekhuis, San
Francisco, apparatus for removing skin
from fruit; William T. Bradshaw, Oak
land, Illuminated sign; Walton L.
Chase, Banning, gauge; Harry E.
Ekrem. San Pedro, fender; Richard w.
Hennessy, Burnt Ranch, gun sight;
John F. Makowski. San Francisco,
metal building construction; Joseph j.
Rekar. San Francisco. rock drill; Rob-
ert Schorr, San Francisco. briqueting;
George H Stewart. Los Angeles, ma
chine for forming can bodies; Lamar
tine c. Trent, Van Trent, agitating and
mixing apparatus: George c. Wight
and 7. V. Galassi, San Francisco, finish
ing faces of coucrete blocks; Frank D.
Woodford, San Jose, ice-cutting tool.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-30
GALLAGHER Reported to Have Distributed the Doodle
Grafters Rely on Oath
to Hide Misdeeds

receiver was hung up with sharp
click.
1t was o'clock when he retired
after attending his reception at the
Dreamland rink on Wednesday night,
but he was up early on Thanksgiving
day and during the forenoon received
several callers. He was occupied with
preparations for his trial. and in hear
ing from Ruef more detailed reports Of
the nature of the evidence in the
hands of the Grand Jury and the prob
able number of indictments which will
be brought against him and his eat-
torrey" during the coming week.
AS he became better acquainted with
the serious nature of the situation
which confronts him he listened to the
advice of eminent counsel and prom
ised not to do any more talking for
publication.
Last night the Mayor and Mrs.
Schmitz dined with friends, returning
at late hour to their home.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-30

The jesting and the storytelling
went on, with Ruef and Mullally sand
wiched together in the crowd about the
table. The refreshments were choice,
the wit was keen, the laughter rang
with the joys of rising spirits of some
members of the party.
But in the wisdom of his good de-
corum, Ruef after time eschewed the
swimming wine, and a waiter after
ward explained, switched to mineral
water"
The party broke up shortly before
midnight. The good-nights were said
finally and all had departed to their
beds except Ruef and Mutually. In
corner of the hotel lobby they became
engaged in a whispered consultation.
Mutually disappeared for a few minutes
and went to Calhoun's room. He re-
turned shortly and with a mere nod
summoned Ruef to him and they both
proceeded to the presidents room.
A few minutes later Mutually reap
peared in the hotel lobby and he next
hunted out a comfortable seat on the
veranda, enjoying the beautiful sum-
mer night and a good cigar. For over
an hour he sat there and at length
Ruef came back from the conference.
Again in low tones they conversed
and presently each went his way to
bed.
A QUESTION OF JURISDICTION
Such is the record of the facts as
they have been gathered. and all the
rest must be left to speculation. The
common report is that the United Rail-
roads paid $750.000 for the privilege,
Immediately after the fire, of cleo
trizing its cable lines. A large part of
the consideration was made up of stock
of the corporation, and the dividends
that Ruef and Mayor Schniitz are said
to have been expecting were to be in
large figures in the aggregate.
The consummation of such a great
transaction would undoubtedly be a
matter that the president of any rail-
road would want to have a say about.
The transfer Of large blocks of stock
would require his personal attention.
The midnight conference of Calhoun
and Ruef is therefore a matter preg-
nant with suspicion, and it would be
highly interesting to know what ex-
plantations they would give when
placed under oath on the witness stand,
which opportunity will in all proba-
bility be afforded them.
Assuming that the stocks constitu-
ting a bribe were passed to Ruef in
Santa Cruz, the nice question would
then arise. was the crime committed
in that county and does prosecution
devolve on the officials there2
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-30

conference took place early In Septem-
Der, during the celebration OF Admls-
sion day by the Native Sons. hue1,
who is grand trustee OF the oroer,
had remained over from the Repup-
lican State convention.
It appears that Ruef spent two days
at the seaside resort, ostensibly to re-
cuperate and enjoy the festiv1tles OF
Admission day. He had been having a
trying time in the convention and need
ed rest. But on the second day Cal
houn came, and after the protracted
meeting late that night Ruef was ready
to start home
With his assistant, Mutually, at the
wheel the president of the great cor
poration sped swiftly and quietly into
Santa Cruz from San Francisco. They
had made the trip down that day IN
Mullally's big car. Calhoun caused no
demonstration on his arrival. hut In
stead quietly secured room and at
once retired to It.
The president may have been Ia
tigued, but his assistant was not. Null
lally had bathed and dined with dis
patch and was soon about the resort,
hailing friends and acquaintances and
disporting himself like happy youth.
There was an abundance OF goodIel-
lowship about, and fuse blow-outs and
strikes were evidently the lIoiiA
his thoughts. The hotel people declare
that they have very distinct recollec-
tion Of the arrival of the genial young
man that September evening.
BOSS SHARES IN SURPRISE
Though In no haste or furry, appar-
emily, the assistant manager was not
long in encountering Ruef. The boss
was with a party of friends in the
barroom of the hotel and with the ar
dor of native sons, the glories of the
Golden State were expounded. 1t was
excellent company for Mutually. and a
good fellow like him was an entirely
welcome guest.
No greetings were more cordial than
those passed between Ruef and Null
lally. The boss appeared to share in
the general surprise over the arrival of
the street railway man on the scene.
'Yes, I got tired of the town and
thought I would take a run down in my
machine" explained Mutually.
Did you come down all by your
lonely?" inquired a puzzled member of
the table party.
.sYes, 1 wanted to give that new ma
chine a good try-out, and then it looks
as IL one can find ikenty of good COM
pany as soon as n gets here" was
the answer that Mullaliy Is reported to
have made.