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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
LOVE LETTERS OF
MAT Timely IN
EVIDENCE
District Attorney Secures
the Billets Doux Sent
to Mrs. Mildred Goffe
BIGAMIST IN ROLE
OF AGING ROMEO

lmpassioned love letters from William
Seymour Mattingly to Mildred Goffe-
Mattingly before their marriage and
after she learned he was bigamist
were turned over to Deputy Robert
Harrison of the District Attorneys Of
flee yesterday to buttress the evidence
he is preparing for presentation to the
Grand Jury as basis for the indictments
to be sought against the Southern dis
tiller, who is seeking a divorce from
his flrst wife in the State of Washing
ton. Harrison was in conference for
several Eours yesterday with Nowlin
q Fassett, attorneys for Mrs. Goffe-
Mattingly, and came into possession of
mass or supplementary evidence con-
corning the ardent courtship of the
Vicksburg window by Mattingly while
he was living with his first wife in Los
Angeles.
AS a lover Mattingly displayed all
the ardor Of STRIPPING in his teens.
His letters TEEN with the personal
equation and the reek Of romance. and
he recounts in them the most minute
details of his thoughts and experiences.
characteristic one was written by
him just after he arrived with his first
wife in Los Angeles. 1t reads:
Sunday night, Los Angeles
My dear Mtldred | have just returned from
most wonderful trip. and before retiring will
write my little girl all about it. l received a
letter from you yesterday which a treat to
me, but you know how dearly I love you and
how unnecessary 1t is for me to mention this
fact. This morning l took a car and went
and eight pretty cities along the Pacific Coast
Thursday shall go to Fresno and
and then proceed to San Francisco, where l shall
remain for week or less
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
WAR VETERANS ELECT OFFICERS

Reinhold Richter Camp Of the United
Spanish War Veterans has elected the
following officers: II. J. Bucking, COM
mander. }. NJ Crowley, senior vice
commander. r. W. Allen, Junior vice
commander; Otto l. Levy, quartermas-
ter; A. ". ellis. adjutant; J. +. Denis
chaplain: Arthur Golly, officer Of the
dav: f. j. Kerw-in, officer Of the guard;
DR. s Beasley. surgeon. Max Horn,
organist: George CathOlin, historian;
George CathOlin, Thomas +. O'Neil and
Theodore Kraus, trustees.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
REALrY COMPANIES FORMED

Two new real estate companies to
operate in California, with their head
quarters in San Francisco. were incor-
porated yesterday. Ernest Rochat.
William Cordes, James T. Gates and
Herbert Mauch subscribed $1,000 for
stock in a company to be Incorporated
as the Rochat-Cordes Realty Company.
The same men also subscribed a SINH
lar amount for a company to be known
as the Water Front Realty Company.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
NEW MINING COMPANY

Articles of Incorporation were filed
yesterday by the Consolidated Gold
Mining Company of California. capital
lied at s1,50O.0OO The stockholders are
Charles Z. Vogelsang. S. B. Gregory.
Charles T. Thelan, ]. w. Varney Jr. and
Charles Eastwood. each subscribing
5000, and w. T. Hume, 500.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
GREEK CHURCH DEDICATION

Gently completed on Seventh street, near
Folsom, will be dedicated next Sunday
morning at o'clock for the Greek
community of this city. The following
day there will be high mass, commenc-
ing at o'clock, Father Tsaprales Of
ficiating. An invitation has been ex-
tended to all followers of the Greek
church to attend both services.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

Afuttering the names Of Fannie
Morse and Lilly Rowington. women he
had known as children, Henry F. Terry
turned on the gas in a room at l42z
Post street late Wednesday night and
tried TO die He was found lying un-
conscious in his night apparel on the
floor of the room early yesterday morn
ing and hurried to the Central Emer-
gency Hospital, where it was learned
fbat he was a brother of the senior
partner Of Terry & Co, insurance brok-
ers. 6O-6S Wall street New York
Terry did not become rational until
Yesterday afternoon. He kept repeat
ing the names of Fannie Morse ana
Lilly Rowington in his paroxysms and
talked about a bull terrier which he
appeared TO be greatly concerned over.
Search of his clothing revealed $500
in cash. a bond for $500 and bank
book showing deposits in the Bank OF
Brooklyn amounting to $4,000.
RAMBLING NOTES
A small pass book contained a num-
Der OF entries made by Terry before
he turned on the gas. These read;
.sYou all know why I am doing this.
II is to save the honor of more than
one woman and the family came
from. Hoping that l will be forgiven
ana that I am worthy to look TO Christ
for salvation, / forgive everybody.
HENRY f. TERRY"
Il leave all my money to my brothers
II I don't survive. If my nerves are
to be abused 1 want them destroyed
NV buu terrier 1 leave to Fannie
Morse. if / don't survive. and If she
narries 1 want him TO go TO Miss Lilly
Rowington All the rest OF my belong
mss ' HENRY F. TERRY"
Terry came to San Francisco month
ago and registered at the Audubon
Hotel. 92s Ellis street, in company with
. man he met on the train COM
ing from Chicago. The latter remained
at the Audubon only a few days. Terry
attracted attention at the hotel py ms
melancholy mein and his constant ref
erence to a woman who he said had
him hvpnotized He left the hotel
Wednesday afternoon and went TO l42z
Post street, where his queer actions
attracted the attention of Mrs Ed
ward Brunell, from whom he hired
the room in which he tried to end
his life Thomas D. McGrath, superin-
tendent of the Pacific Title Insurance
Company, who rooms in the house was
with Mrs. Brunell when she forced an
entrance to Terrys room and found
him unconscious on the floor. A glass
containing chloroform was on wash
stand in the room occupied by Terry.
COUSIN TAKES CHARGE
When Terry became rational he
would say nothing of the women he
talked about in his rawlings other than
that they lived in New York and that
he greatly esteemed them.
i've talked too much" he said.
.sThese women I venerate, and / should
not have referred 10 them. am al
together unworthy of their notice" He
added that he had knocked about the
country considerably and had spent
several years ranching in oregon and
washington. He said he had an in
come of $500 a year and had come to
San Francisco with the intention of
going into the livery business.
Lieutenant Edward w. Terry OF the
Twenty-second Infantry, stationed at
Alcatraz. called at the hospital last
night. and made arrangements for
taking care Of Terry. who is his second
cousin. He said Terry was not re-
sponsible for his actions, but refused
to discuss his attempted suicide.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
PREREQUISITES AT WORK

c. A. Wright. residing at 740 Haight
street, reported to the police yesterday
that while riding on a Fillmore-street
car on Wednesday evening his pocket
was picked of a gold watch and fob
valued at Sal.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
FoREIGN MISSION hoard

Foreign Missions will hold its first
monthly meeting of the current year
on Monday in the Presbyterian church
in San Rafael. There will be two ses-
sions the first commencing at 1920
o'clock in the morning and the second
at 1870 o'clock in the afternoon. Dur
ing intermission luncheon will be
served.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
TELLS ATTRACTIVE STORY
OF OAKLAND'S PROSPERITY
Enquirer Publishes Big New Year Edf-
tfOn. I'm Which Growth and Prospects
of City Are Presented

TIOU. III " IItU UTUF N HIIII II IWHTNtt"
of City Are Presented
The progress Of Oakland and the
possibilities Of the growing city across
the bay We're probably never more ao-
mirably described than in the big New
Year edition Of the Oakland Enquirer,
which is now being circulated. Statis-
tics. pictures and arguments are used
20 make known the commercial i'm
portance of the city. In addition 10
1Iis the social and educational ad-
nantages. as well as those for the home
seeker in Oakland, are carefully ana
attractively presented.
The big edition consists of six sec
tions and is entitled "The Pacific Coast
Metropolis Edition" 1T viii probably
be used for promotion work in the
East. for which it is wei adapted.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
SHERIFF GIVEN CUSTODY

SiemSen was transferred yesterday
from the custody of the Police Depart
ment to that of the Sheriff's office, the
charge of murder in the Frfede case
being waved temporarily by the police
in order that the control of the prisoner
might pass into the hands of the repre-
sentative of the higher court To
assure a sufficient guard being kept
over the defendant, Sheriff O'Neil de-
tailed Deputies Jack Whalen and Jack
Holland to assist Bafliff Charles Mein-
ert in the work Of custody, and the
three officers grouped themselves about
Siemsen during all the time the court
proceedings were in progress. Siemsen
was removed to the O'Farrell-street po-
lice station after the adjournment of
the court and was taken later in the
afternoon to the Branch County Jail
at Ingleside, where he will be held
from now on.
Siemsen seemed to be little affected
by the progress of the case. He was
neatly attired usual, wearing a
brown suit and white vest, and dur
ing most of the session held a half
burned cigar In his hand. Now and
then he leaned over and conversed with
his attorneys and smiled several times
at incidents connected with the hear
ing His hands were unmanacled as
soon as he was brought into the room
and the handouts were not replaced un-
til he was led out of the court The
courtroom was we'll filled with specta-
tors. among whom were six or seven
women
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
EXPRESSES DEEP FEELING


l shall then return to Memphis and arrange
meantime for an opportunity to locate in Call
fornia. Address your next letter to me, my
you my return home. Keep me posted as
TO your whereabouts in your city. / have had
exceedingly well. though l have been the go
all the time. l hope, dear, you are feeling well
left you. constantly think of you as little
girl all by yourself. Dear, i can't explain the
depth of my feeling for you. l hope to be able
not be so lonely My love for you is stronger
than for any one else ever knew in this life
will now close, my darling. as feel tired
after my long trip today. Good night for this
time with all my love and rT many Kisses oftan as
you Yours lovingly. WILL
Mattingly, it must be remembered.
was past SO when he evolved this and
similar missives which he sent over his
signature to the Vicksburg widow. He
never abandoned his tone of affection
in writing to her. He made love as a
high school boy, even after he had mar
ried Mrs Goffe and she had discovered
that he was a bigamist
Here are excerpts from letter dated
Seattle. December 1, 1906:
| have every regard and respect for you, not
withstanding that did wrong by you. But you
Shove show everpthing n,p irs eIse h the World
live and pray and hope that the day Is not
far distant when you will be satisfied TO over
look all and come to me as my dear wife. How
happy will be with each other,
All want is the opportunity for which am
now striving. You are my only object In life,
that all viii be well and happy with us
again. If / only had you with me, near me,
1 know it would add greatly to my success in
every way.
TELLS OF HIS LOVE
may leave Seattle about the middle of the
week TO enter u new field. have. several fair
propositions before me and shall probably accept
one of them. | am nicely situated here with
my present firm and am giving them entire
satisfaction. / know they will not want to
give me up snse they With e ucb ns
for you. ! am, your husband. w. 5. NJ.
Mattingly shows complete abandon
in letter dated Los Angeles, Decem-
Der IS, 1905, saying:
Oh. what would life be to me without
you? You know. dear, that stood by
YOU ever since first met you. You
know well how love you. Write me often.
and please do not go to Cuba, as you say you
intend doing; For my sake. please don't. you
have worried me so much by saying you intend
life to me like your dear self Please
write me often. ! am, yours as ever.
There are some twenty letters of this
character in possession of Deputy Har-
constituted evidence which proved the
deception practiced by Mattingly on
Mrs. Goffe so conclusively that Mat
itngly's indictment by the Grand Jury
on the charge of bigamy was prac-
tically certain.
Neil O'Neil and Karl Eber, 1744 Fill
more.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
NO MORE PosTPoNEMENT

AS the original motion of the defense
for change of venue was based on
the contention that a jury could not be
secured in this Jurisdiction, the selec-
tion of twelve eligible men and the
swearing in of three destroys the last
hope of Siemsen's attorneys that a trial
in this city might be averted and brings
to an end all preliminary proceedings.
District Attorney Langdon was pres
ent with Assistant District Attorney
Hanley, questioned the veniremen him
self and announced that he will per-
sonally conduct the prosecution of the
case throughout the trial. Attorneys
j. j. Greeley and Albert p. Wheelan
appeared in behalf of Siemsen.
The three members of the jury chosen
yesterday are Charles Keilus of 2415
Washington street, head of the firm of
Charles Keilus & Co., owners of the
Hub clothing store; Thomas Wilson, a
merchant, OF 2306 Lake street, and t. L.
O'Brien of McAllister street, near De-
visadero, we'll known politically and a
member of the firm of O'Brien & Spor-
tOna. poultry dealers
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
THREE CHOSEN FOR
THE S|EMSEN
JURY
District Attorney Langdon
Assumes Personal Charge
of Murder Prosecution
SPEEDY TRIAL FOR
THE GASPIPE MAN

The first days developments in the
John Siemsen murder trial in Judge
Carroll Cooks court yesterday brought
assurance that the hearing of evidence
for and against the confessed gaspipe
murderer will be commenced without
delay and that the trial of this notori-
Gus criminal case will be rushed to a
speedy conclusion. Three jurors were
chosen and sworn and the peremptory
challenging of nine others effectively
disposes of the last ground for argu-
ment by the defense in favor of a
change of venue. The panel of twenty
two jurors was exhausted, however
and the case has been continued until
10 o'clock this morning, when a new
panel of fifty will be in attendance In
all probability the selection of the jury
will be completed today and the open
ing arguments commenced this after
noon.
All of the twenty two men called on
the panel yesterday were subjected to
rigid questioning from both the prose-
cution and, the attorneys for the de-
fendant. Several admitted prejudice in
the case and were dismissed on statu-
tory challenges, as were also one or two
who were found not to be on the as
sessment roll or ineligible for some
other statutory reason. Twelve men
were finally passed as eligible to serve
from a statutory standpoint, but the
defense made use of seven of It's twenty
peremptory challenges and the prose-
cution took advantage of two of the
ten allowed it, leaving but three men
who were actually sworn as Jurors.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

Sterling silver manicure pieces, 75c.
more.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-19

In small Georgia town live an old
negro couple the support for both be
Ing the wife Uncle Zekc spends most
OF bis time fishing IN the hrickyard
pond. not thar he expects 10 catch any
fish, but 'ies ter hNb some harmless
'musement. chile" Aunt Mary takes
In washing
One day one of Aant Mary $ patrons
broached the subject 10 her and sug.
gested that she should not encourage
her husbands laZIness by supporting
him In idleness, but Aunt Mary pro
tested.
"'Deed. honey, nah ole man ain't
lazy" she declared; tits des dem sci
entifc notions he dun got when he was
a-wuckin' at de college
But what have scientific theories
got to do with his not workingY' the
lady demanded
''Got er whole lot ter do. honey"
Aunt Mary said. gathering up her
basket. "Yo' see. dem ideas what he
got was dat hIt wasn't healthy ter
wuck after meals, an he Amt been
able ter figger out no way ter COM
piish dat, not yet-'less he gibs up eat
In. an course he cant do dat"-Phila.
delphia Ledger.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-19

wife and | never had but one serious
| quarrel. and never expected that Il
would be lasting
The Judge then made some prcllmi'
/ nary remarks on the deyilish brutality
OF a man who would kill his wife with
a club and was about 10 pronounce the
final words which would conslgn Miles
o'Brleu to the gallows when thec was
a commotion among those gathered In
| the back OF the courtroom and a wo.
man came Rushing her way down the
| aisle. Rushing TO the prisoner, she
threw her arms about him, he, though
astonlshed, returning the embrace.
who are your asked the judge,
His wife,
When tho commotion consequent up
on this sudden return 10 life OF mur.
dered woman who had come to save
her husband from the penalty OF hay
ing killed her had subsidized, the judge
asked Mrs. o'Brien to give an account
Of her whereabouts since her parting
with her husband.
After he left me-" she said, Il COLI
/ cluded to shut up the house and 80 up
into the country to my mother, who
lives on farm. They don't take a
newspaper up there, so didn't hear Of
my husbands arrest. But found I
couldn't live without him and came
back to learn what had become OF him
and. II could find him, ask his for.
giveness, When got home, l heard
he had been tried for my murder and
was TO be sentenced this morning"
Have you a twin sister,"
mo, your honor"
The judge sat stupefed. Twelve good
and true men under his legal guidance
had pronounced Miles 0'Brien guilty
OF having killed the woman who was
weeping over him and covering him
with kisses, In another moment the
convicted man would have been legally
guilty OF the crime,
"You are discharged" said the judge
to the prisoner. court Is adjourned"
And. rising from his elevated judicial
chair, he descended 70 the iloor ani
stalked out Of the room.
Miles and folly o'Brlen lived hap
PLY together after the lesson they bad
received for years before the error In
Identification was unraveled. Then II
came out that soon after they left their
home band Of thieves broke into the
house and robbed II. One OF them was
a woman not unlike Mrs. 0'Brien. She
arrayed herself In Molly o'Brien's best
apparel and put on her jewelry. One
OF her companions accused her OF ap-
proprlating more than her share of the
plunder. This led to dght, and the
woman was killed. Hearing or fancy
Ing they heard approaching footsteps.
the robbers left her under bush with
out stopping to remove even the jewels
EMMALINE c. BURKE
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-19
HIS SKIN NOW FINE
AND SMOOTH AS SILK

IL wish 10 inform you that your
wonderful Cuticura has put o stop TO
twelve years Of misery passed with
my son. As an infant l noticed on
his body a red spot and treated same
with different remedies for about five
years, but when the spot began to
get larger put him under the care
Of doctors. Under their treatment the
disease spread TO four different parts
Of his body. The longer the doctors
treated him the worse il grew. During
the day it would get rough and form
like scales. AT night it would be
cracked. infiamed. and badly swollen,
with terrible burning and itching.
When I think of his suffering. IL nearly
breaks my heart. His screams could
! be heard downstairs. The suffering
cf my son made me full Of misery. /
had no ambition TO work, 10 eat, nor
could / sleep.
"0ne doctor told me that my sons
eczema was incurable, and gave it up
for q bad job. One evening / saw an
article in the paper about the wonderful
Cuticura and decided to give it trial.
II tell you that Cuticura Ointment
s worth its weight in gold. and when
had used the first box Of Ointment there
vas a great Improvement, and by the
time had used the second set Of Cuti-
eura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuti-
eura Resolvent my child was cured. He
Is now twelve years old. and his skin Is
as fine and smooth as silk. Michael Stein-
man. 7 Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn,
n. Y, April l6, 1905"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-19
Cured Of rheumatism.

Mr.. VIM. Henry Of Chattanooga,
Tenn, had rheumatism in his left arm
"The strength seemed to have gone
out Of the muscles 80 that 1t is useless
for work." he says. IT applied Cnam-
berlain's Pain Balm and wrapped the
arm in flannel at night, and to my re-
lief found that the pain gradually
left me and the strength returned. In
three weeks the rheumatism had dis
appeared and has not since returned
II troubled with rheumatism try few
applications Of Pain Balm. You are
certain to be pleased with the relief
which 1t affords. For sale by Frank
Hart, and Leading Druggists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-19
The Literal Victim.

They stood pensively on the platform
of the toy railroad station at the beau.
tiful suburb Bensonville.
Il understand you clearly" said the
victim. You told me that the proper.
ty was but a stones throw from the
station. Where Is itf'
'Tt's Just up the road a bit" replied
the real estate man.
"But 1t should be right here. You
said stones throw"
YES"
Now, see here, SIR" cried the vic
tim testify, you know blamed well
that a stone can't hrow."-Harper's
Weekly.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-19
HIS ABLE DECISION.
Justice as Il Was Dealt Out In a Ger
tain VILLAGE.

The mayor of village In westsr,
state, under 4 law hy which the mayor
Is also police judge, had before him 4
cattle stealing case
Two men had stolen two steers and
sold them 10 a butcher IN the town for
the extremely low price OF S3T,
Now, the jurisdiction Of this mayor.
police Judge extended In such cases
only 10 the limits ot petty larceny,
which required that the stolen articles
he not of a value OF more than $50.
Beyond this amount the magistrate
had 10 bind the prisoner or prisoners
over 10 the circuit court. subject to the
action OF the next session OF tho grand
Jury, Likewise, In cases thus beyond
his Jurisdiction, the judge got no fee,
and ut this particular time, Us at many
Others. he needed the money,
When the evidence had all been nd.
duced the case was as plain as the pro-
boscis on an elephant seen In profile.
The men had stolen the cattle. had sold
them for S3T. No amount Of question.
Ing could make the butcher who had
bought them say that II was S34,5o or
any other amount short OF the origl.
nally mentioned sum, Apparently no
mayors fee was In sight.
Then the mayor thus summed up the
case.
I'VE have heard The evidence In this
case. and the duty of the court Is clear
These men stole the cattle, They sold
them for S27, Taking the mere prima
facie evidence and the bare letter OF
the law. IL would seem that II was u
clear and mmlStasahle case Of grand
larceny, But ! have decided to allow
the two prisoners ~ for driving the
cattle In TO the market. This reduces
the selling price TO $aS, and tine the
two prisoners each $40 aud costs The
court is adjourned. Chicago News.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-19
How Long Will It Stay There7

There are times when am blue,
And, you bet, hate EN- too
There are times when there's no Joy In
anything
When dark clouds come cross my sky.
When / almost want to cry,
When / cuss, instead of praise, the birds
that sing,
But that's when I'm busted fiat,
When I'm realizing that
I'm right up against the commonest of
woes,
But it's just the other way;
There's no night-it's all bright day
II only have dollar In my clothes.
There Is nothing quite 80 sad
To one almost always glad
Than to know his pockets don't contain .
cent.
All his cheerfulness will fade,
Into deep despair he'll wade
And he'll wonder where on earth his
money went,
But the sun will shine once more,
Bhine as brightly as before
And he'll feel tinge Of JOY clear to bis
toes
When the time arrives that he
Can dig where his coiE should be
And discovsf he's dollar in his clothes.
Denver Post