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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
SEARCH FOR STAGE RoBBER
Sheriffs and Posse Scour Country to
Capture Bandit

MADEIRA, June 20.-Sheriff Jones and
Deputy Hedges left for the scene of the
stage robbery late yesterday afternoon.
The sheriff of Mariposa county and
posse also went to the place and a Wig
orous search is being made in the dis
trict Up to a late hour this afternoon
no news had been received from the
officers, but a capture may be expected
any moment. It is believed generally
here that the man who held up the
three stages a few years ago was the
same person who committed the rob-
berry yesterday.
The news Of the robbery reached the
sheriff's office in a brief telegram,
which was sent to Berenda and tele-
phoned to the office. A detailed account
of the holdup was sent in later over
the MADEIRA sugar pine company's tele-
phone today 1t was as follows:
The robber pointed shotgun at the
passengers, who were mostly women,
and they began to scream. He told
them to have no fear and that they
would not be hurt il they passed over
the money. Some of the women
dropped their purses in the bed of the
stage. The robber acted carelessly in
taking the money and a man with
nerve could have captured him easily"
Driver Gillespie was held up last
year, and he swears that both holdups
were committed by the same man. He
describes him as being about feet 6
inches in height. dark complexion.
about 40 years old, and weighing 100
pounds.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21

Christian B. Rode. member OF the
grand jury, died yesterday afternoon
at his home at 2724 Howard street from
injuries received in an accident on Mon
day. Rode was driving along Market
street in a buggy, and as he turned into
Fifth the vehicle was struck by a heavy
wagon driven by F. T, Ross. Rode was
thrown violently to the ground. His
on the left side were fractured. While
1t was thought that Rode's rugged con-
complications set in and he weakened
rapidly.
Rode was one of the pioneer business
men OF San Francisco. As head OF the
drawing company which bears his name
he was well known in the commercial
world. He was drawn on the grand
jury last October and was faithful in
his attendance upon the sessions of that
body.
During the early stages of the Ruef
case Rode was put on the witness stand
by the defense during it's attack upon
the prosecution. His straightforward
manner and clear testimony caused As
sistant District Attorney Heney to re-
mark: There's case of unadulterated
honesty if ever-there was one
Rode was born. in Germany so years
ago. He is survived by a wife and two
daughters.
! 1t was said last night that the death
of Rode would in no way affect the va
lidity of the proceedings of the grand
jury
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
GRAND JURY DELAYED
Cases in Court Monopolize Time of
Heney and Langdon

The cases which have monopolized
the time of District Attorney Langdon
and Assistant District Attorney Heney
in the different departments OF the SUI
perior court this week have made IL i'm
possible to call the intended sessions OF
the grand jury. and that body will not
meet today or tomorrow.
If it is possible TO arrange the court
work so that the prosecutors can give
one or two afternoons next week to
grand jury investigation special meet
ings will be called. Several OF the
grand jurymen are out of the city on
short vacations. but all OF them are
within such distance that they can be
recalled on snort notice and have prom
ised to be in attendance when needed.
Further inquiry into the fight trust
and Home telephone bribery deals was
to have been urged before the grand
jury had time permitted this week, and
these will be the first matters connect
ed with the larger investigation which
will be resumed. Detective Burns has
been giving the greater part of his time
to investigating the various charges
and rumors that efforts were made to
tamper with the Schmitz trial jury,
and if evidence of a character to war
rant such action is secured witnesses
may be summoned before the grand
jury to tell what they know concerning
this
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
TOURISTS GIVE UP THEIR
VALUABLEs TO BLACK KID
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wreck on the railroad and did not leave
until p. m. instead of a. m.
The robber helped himself to some
peaches, potatoes and crackers from
the stage. remarking that he had hard
night before him. When he had fin
ished the general holdup and the re-
plenishing of his stock of food he or
dered the passengers back into the
stages and commanded the drivers to
go on, which order was somewhat of a
relief as they had been. standing in the
hot road with their hands raised over
their heads for more than half hour.
From descriptions Of the hIghwayman
he is no doubt the man who stopped
the stages in 1905 and in July and Sep
tember of last year, at which latter
time he permitted q tourist to photo
graph him.
He was attired, as when photo
graphed, in a slouch hat, with a sack
over his head and shoulders, with holes
for eyes and arms and carried the
same rife, an old model and showing
much rust, substantiating the theory
held by the local hotel and stage peo-
ple-that he has some place of conceal
n1ent for his food while not in active
pursuit of his business and they
think that he has some place of con-
cealment for himself in the woods while
evading pursuit. s ~ 49,
The people of this section are much
aroused over the depredations OF the
Black Kid" as he styles himself, and
at their request Colonel Frank w.
Marston of the governors staff sent a
dispatch to the governor asking that
a suitable reward be offered for the
arrest of the bandit.
William f. Hunt, Mrs. w. B. Hunt
and L. Elliott of San Francisco were
among those on the stage.
STOCKTON, June 20.-Sheriff r. A.
Prouty was at Wawona and he has
gone after the highwayman with a
posse, though there is little hope that
the man will be captured, as the wild
ness of the country affords ample op-
portunity of escape
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21

ser-fved Of his liberty without due pro-
ross Of law" The constitution of the
state is also invoked and an attempt
made TO prove that Schmitz is stii
bailable person.
Tben follows. with much legal YER
,,iase. the accusations against the pros
eoutors who landed Schmitz in jail and
his plea for liberty because he is suffer-
ing from an incurable disease. the ma
fure Of which is not stated. Following
is part of the text of SchmitZ' accu-
Kations and grievances which his attor-
news handed yesterday TO the court OF
sppesl. as application for a writ or
hsbeas corpus:
Your petitioner is the mayor OF the city and
hoard OF supervisors Is now and Tor q Tong llne
pssr has been under the domination OF certain
prirste interests represented by one heoo.pI OPP
control is exercised IN the following manner
10 wit That Rudolph Spreckels. ]. j. pwyer
= nd other persons have secured the co-operauon
u the district attorney in their plans TO secure
full political control OF the affairs OF saio elts
snd 10 this end have employed detecutes, Nho
have secured from sixteen members OF the poafn
II SUPERVISORS confessions OF their quit OF
certain felonies. to Wit bribery.
That by means OF said written confessions or
guilt and promises Of immunity given by The
district attorney TO each Of said sixteen mem
bers Of said board Of supervisors said sixteen
members OF said board OF supervisors nave oeeh
,ontinued IN office and compelled 10 do and ere
now doing the bidding and carrying out the
wiz Of said private persons represented 10y saio
Rudolph SpRckels. J. J. Dwyer ana ouoefs
aforesaid
That for the purpose of securing further con
troll Of the affairs OF said city and county OF
san Francisco. and 10 nsurp the Office OF w mayor
II said city and county. said private persons
exercising the cOercive power aforesaid over the
said sixteen members of the board or super,
-jeors have ordered and compelled the said
board Of supervisors 70 pass an order and reson-
ton alleging that your petitioner is, ny reason
> ehr sarrcrn Nv n
sforesaS6 unable TO perform the duties Of the
said office of mayor. and appointing one James
T. Gallagher. q member OF said board OF supeG-
risors acting mayor of ssid city ana county
that said Gallagher is one OF the supervisors
who has confessed in writing the commission
of many felonies and over whom the said priFate
interests aforesaid hold and exercise coercIFe
influence.
Thst it IS the announced intention Of said
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
CONFER ON SELECTION
OF AN ACTING MAYOR
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mediate procedure. Now it remains to
select the men to whom can be in
trusted the carrying out OF the prose-
cution's plan and the drawing up of
the list of appointees to succeed the
several score of city officials and en-
ployes who are shortly to find them
selves without jobs.
Names were not discussed yester-
day, but the members of the prosecu-
tion are giving this side of the ques-
ton their individual consideration and
will probably make their recommenda-
tions to District Attorney Langdon
within a few days The utmost diff
Guilty has been encountered by the men
charged with the selection of a mayor
in determining upon a man who would
be eligible to grasp and carry out the
details of municipal administration un-
der such trying conditions and who
would at the same time be willing to
undertake the task. AS no open action
can be taken for at least week to
come, the matter is not being hurried,
and. there will probably be several
more conferences before the list of pos,
sibilities has been thoroughly cam
vassed and the final selection made
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21

private interests represented by said Rudolph
Spreckels. J. ]. Dwyer and others aforesaid to
force and compel the said James L. Gallagher
to attempt TO remove all commissioners. heads
OF departments and other appointive officers OF
said city and county OF San Francisco and 10
appoint others in their stead who will attempt
10 exercise the rights, duties and functions ef
said officers; but that said commissioners, neaos
Of departments and appointive officers, whom
the said Gallagher will attempt to remove. VIII
not surrender their saA Offices to the ap,,
pointees OF said James Z. Gallagher. but VIII
continue 10 hold said Offices and exercise the
rights and duties and perform the functions
thereof.
That BY such means, arbitrary Illegal and rev-
olutionary. said Rudolph Spreckels. J. J. Dwyer
and others, representing said private interests.
intend to usurp the functions of government and
dlsplace the regularly selected and appointed Of
hce holders OF said city and county, that said
action will result in CONFLICT Of authority and
confusion and endless litigation and will bring
about q state Of confusion, riot, revolution and
anarchy in said city and county.
That the carrying out Of such scheme will he
absolutely prevented and rendered abortive II
your petitioner be admitted to bail, to which he.
under the law. IS entitled; that By reason OF the
grave and serious questions that must arise from
the carrying out of said plan and scheme the pc
before alleged, constitute such extraordinary cir
cumstances as viii Justify the court as matter
OF discretion In admitting petitioner 10 bail.
As further and additional reason why yorr
petitioner should be admitted to bail he alleges
that by reason of the stress, physical and men
tai. under which petitioner has been for more
than a year past. growing out OF the official 1u-
ties and the increased work resulting from the
earthquake and nre of April 1906. as well as
the personal suffering resulting from his indict-
ment and trial, his confinement in the county
jail at this time would be serious menace 10
his health: that petitioner is sunering from an
fncursbIe disease and for more than year last
past the said disease has been aggravated by the
physical and mental distress aforesaid: that be
h advised bv his phrsjcian and verify believes
that said disease Is incurable and that imprison-
ment IN jail must result in death, as your pc
titioner is ready 10 prove.
habeas corpus may be granted and directed 20
the said Thomas f. u'Neil, sheriff as aforesaid,
commanding him 10 have the BODY Of your peti.
tioner before this honorable court at a time an,i
place to be specified to do and receive what shall
then and there be considered by said court con-
cerning your petitioner, together with the cause
of his detention and said writ. and that in the
meantime and until the final hearing Of the sald
writ your petitioner be admitted TO bail.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
NEW CARS TO CARRY FRUIT

SACRAMENTO. June 20.-From the
shops of great eastern car building
plant are coming in trains of about %
cars a day 5000 new style refrigerator
cars which will be used 'by the Southern
Pacific company to handle the Califor-
MIA fruit crop this season. lit requires
more than 10000 cars to- handle this
big eastward movement of fruit and
the additional cars will be welcome
addition to the company's rolling stock.
Cooling plants are being erected all
over the valley to be operated in con-
junction with the news syst emsof cars
and much better and more economical
results are anticipated.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
ROUSED FROM SLEEP
BY NIGHT EXPLOSION
Police Are Investigating
Incident at Home of
Judge Melvin

OAKLAND. June 20.-The family of
Judge II. A. Melvin were awakened late
tonight by an explosion in the rear Of
their home at 1853 Sixth avenue, East
Oakland. The recent attempt made to
dynamite the home of Judge Ogden was
remembered by the family. and word
was sent to police headquarters by teie-
phone. Captain Lynch, Detective Byrne
and Patrolman Bavery left for the Mel
vim home in an automobile. They could
find no evidence of the explosive used
which had evidently been fired from the
rear yard. No arrests had been made
up TO an early hour this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
YACHT SPIRIT WINS TRIAL

SEATTLE. June 20.-The first trial
heat for the selection OF challenger
for the new international yacht racing
Alexandra cup. presented by Lieuten-
ant Governor Dunsmuir OF British Co.
lumbia. was won today by the Spirit.
Seattle boat sailed by it's builder. Ted
Geary. Magnificent seamanship helped
him defeat the Winona, another Seattle
boat. but minutes on a IL mile course
The Anoma OF San Francisco was out
sailed. but the Imp Of Ballard finished
only minutes behind the Spirit.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
LAND THIEF In PRISON

NEW ORLEANS. June 20.-James L.
Bradford, one of the most widely
known lawyers practicing In land cases
in the United States. began a two
years sentence in the parish prison to-
day. He was convicted upon the charge
of conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment in various land cases in the south
west by the false entry OF names.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
ITALIAN PRINCE KILLED
IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT
Car Crashes Into Rock and
Five Persons Lose
Their Lives

NAPLES. June 20.--An appalling au-
tomobile accident occurred at Caianello.
about 100 miles from Naples, today, Eve
men being killed. A motor car going
at high speed ran into rock and was
demolished. Among the killed was
Prince Pescara. member OF the italian
nobility. ana related to the Spanish
royal house.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
noxER MAY. LOSE LIFE

NEW YORK. June 20.-Following a
boxing match in which he participated
at the Long Acre club tonight Gustave
Lenny OF Boston was removed TO
Bellevue hospital, where II was said
later that his condition was serious and
that he might die. Edward Smith, mis-
opponent, the referee and the seconds
were arrested.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
HURLs DYNAMITE AT DEpuTrEs

ATHENS. Greece. June 2o.--An un-
known man threw dynamite cartridge
from the gallery of the chamber of dep-
uties during an all night session which
began yesterday. The cartridge fell
among the benches, which were crowd
ed with deputies, but disaster was
averted by the fuse becoming detached
in the flight of the missile.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21

- Assistant District Attorney O'Gara,
framing an objection to question put
by Moore, said: we object on the
ground that the question is incompe-
tent, irrelevant, immaterial and -
Incompetent, irrelevant and imma-
teriaI,'' sneered Moore; anything else?"
O'Gara, resenting the continued bait
ing. heatedly addressed the court, OBJ
jecting to what. he designated as the
police court methods employed by the
senior counsel for the United Railroads
sofficials.
Moore promptly retorted with a
series of sarcasms pointedly personal
and referring to the youth of the men,
bers of the prosecution and O'Gara's 5
bald head.
The court listened in marked dis
appreciation and finally interrupted
Moore with:
IS Counsel will refrain from interrupt
ing each other in the statement of their
objectiqns, or when otherwise address,
ing the court
IS Moore broke in with what purported
to be an expression of his appreciation
or what the court was doing for him
when Judge Lawlor silenced him with.
You are entirely at fault You will
Permit Mr.. OGara to state his objec.
ton"
Deputy sheriff William kennedy.
bailiff in Grabanl's court, testified thai
he had been unable to get service on
Roos, who was reported to be dead.
and that Rosenfeld had told him he
would be, exempt because of his con-
nection with the militia
Moore attempted to put Assista = ;
District Attorney Harrison on the stand
without thes formality of the oath
which had the effect of making him
Moere's witness. The court admins
tered the oath personally. Moore pro
.'Fasaid did not care to have him
II know you did" said the court
Significantly. =
The attempted examination of Rob
ert p. Duke developed the court.s
statement that he would not consider
the disposition of Heney's salary in de.
termining the question of the presence
OF an unauthorized person in the grand
jury room.
Duke was an assistant district ar
torney He was asked to resign and
did resign in October to make the an
pointment of Heney possible. He has
since been engaged as prosecutor in
Judge Shortalls police court and n
was alleged that the salary drawn in
Heney sssname is turned over to him.
The court in sustaining the objection
filed by Hiram w. johnson said:
The court is not interested bavo,,,
the question of the presence of a faIse
quantity in the grand jury room. This
mans salary does not enter into thai
question. Any legal testimony thai
tends to show the presence of an mn
authorized person in the jury room will
be received. as will any testimony rn-
ing to the minds of the jurors. but 7
will not consider any alleged plans or
schemes of other parties"
Stanley Moore introduced affidayits
of Calhoun. Ford. Mutually and Abbott
explaining their refusals to testify he
fore the grand jury.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
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&tsh-Grane G1othie1-s
No Branch stores. No Agents.

WE CAN DEMONSTRATE TO. YOU
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
THAT THE CLASS OF CLOTHES
WE TALK OF CONTINUALLY
WILL EXACT YOUR APPROVAL.
THEY HAVE GUARDED POINTS
or EKCLUSIVENESS, ETC,
SHOWING SUCH PROMINENCE
KNOWING DRESSERS EXPECT.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
Dinan's Attorney
Attacks Legality
Of Jury's Action
Declares Only Police
Commissioners Can
Remove Chief

Assemb1yman Nat Coghlan added to
the rococo twists of the graft anthology
yesterday when he appeared before
Judge Seawell to argue against the
charges of misconduct filed against
Chief of Police Dinan by the grand
jury.
These accusations against the CHIEF
have been pinnacled in the dense
inane," declared Coghlan, who then
went on to prove that he meant what
he was talking about.
Coghlan said among other things
that the grand jury was not a valid
one for the reason the names Of the
men. who composed 1t had not been
drawn from the jury box. as prescribed
by law. This contention has been
raised before by attorneys defending
men indicted by the grand jury, but
Coghlan Invested it with new interest
by the insistence he placed on the fact
that the jury box had been destroyed
in. the fire last April
Coghlan also argued that Dinan had
not conspired, in his capacity as chief
of police, with the Frenchman. Andrieu,
to keep open the house at 712 Pacific
Slfeel.ssss1--
He would certainly have closed up
this resort if he had been acting in
his official capacity" assented Judge
Seaweu.e
e So 4Ssr as the charges against Dinan
relating to jury tampering were con-
cerned, Coghlan as a lawyer professed
to see nothing in them. Dinan, he de-
cIared, had a right to investigate and
shadow veniremen to see that they
would not become involved in any ir-
regularities or prejudice the even
course of justice.
Coghlan exhausted all the articles
used by the counsel of the indicted
bribe givers and hribe takers, and then
came out emphatically and declared
the grand jury had no right to file
charges against Dinan.
IF Dinan is to be removed" said
Coghlan, "the grand jury is not the
body to remove him. These entire pro-
ceedings are unconstitutional
In support of this plan of attack
Coghlan quoted the amendment to arti-
Gle 20, section 16. of the political code,
adopted at the election last November.
The article as amended provides that
officers and employees of municipalities
governed under legally adopted char
ter can have their tenure of office in
terfered with or be dismissed only. in
accordance with the provisions of that
charter:
Freed OF legal vernacular and tech
nlcaIlty, CoghlanS contention simply
means that the police commissioners,
who are responsible for the appoints
ment of Dinan, are the legally consti-
tuted agents to file charges against
him and bring about his dismissal.
Assistant District Attorney Harrison.
in answer to .Coghlan, said he thought
the entire matter for the court to de-
termine was the-last question raised by
Coghlan. He said he did not think any
contentious.
Judge Seawell appeared to agree with
him and the case was adjourned until
next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock,
when Harrison and Coghlan will argue
the question raised by the latter relat-
ing to the. amended section of the
political code.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21

The Freedom Of Knowing
permestes the clothes institutions
that are solely spons ible
for idea ipula lions
we offer here in this college den"
The welding OF the big stick
that is common in most b ops
is pleas bly, absent here.
Ours are free thought clothes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-19

The
SAILOR Figure becoming
matron medium
room round
simple
ora1d The braid
gathered
h p braid one edge and pulled into Tho
ne mode The braid the the under
SIX ribbon in deep shade and velvet
USED together
the hat to the andeau where
which the
plmes the
under the
Charming for
model
lifted at the left side
the andeau full couike
the
used for
The model trimmed
instead
model typical of
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duced
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Colored Footwear.

Though colored footgear car only
be worn with great tact, and by col.
ored, we mean anything that is not
black (for out-of-doors, bien entendu),
with smart frocks, this summers shoes
with a suede finish worn with gowns
of definite color, and to match the
long gloves, and possibly the hat, or
scarf, or part of the hat trimming,
may be charming, says writer in the
Montreal Herald. For instance, a
palest almond-green marquisette gown
is to have gray antelope shoes, gray
suede gloves, and big white chip hat
with a cluster of gray ostrich plumes
and big bunch of gardenias and their
leaves. Another frock, of soft deep
ivory minion and lace, has long gloves
and belt of the same, and mushroom
colored, mushroom-shape hat wreath
ed with big velvet heartsease, ivory,
sulphur, mauve and warm purple
brown. Another gown, of laurel-green
silk, has very dark, dull-surfaced mo-
rocco shoes, and hat of silk to match,
trimmed with a big biscuit. co1ored,
leafless roses, biscuit-colored kid
gloves, and long scarf of biscuit
tinted lace gathered into large tassels
at each end.