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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
LAW BROTHERS
TITLE TO LAND
is DISPUTED
Submerged Strip at Foot of
Fillmore Street Claimed by
Residents for City
Municipal Records Show Prop
erty Has Not Been AS
sessed for Taxes
Lawyers Say Court Decided
Long Ago That Senator Fair
Was the Owner

Just at the moment that announce
ment had been made of an ambitious
project on the part of Herbert and Df.
Hartland Law to develop their water
front holdings their title to the land
has been called in question. A number
of residents near the foot of Fillmore
street have referred the matter to the
city authorities, and an investigation
will be made. The official block books
of the recorder, the assessor ana other
public officers show that strip of sub
merged land on each side of the old
Fillmore street wharf stands in the
name of the city. The Laws assert that
this property passed into the hands OF
Senator Fair. thence to his daughter
Mrs. Theresa Oelrichs, and that they
acquired it from her as part of the ex-
change for the Fairmont hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
Howell Gives Warning

=
Il understand that you intend to try
to besmirch the character of my absent
brother and sister in this case Now,
warn you that If you do. somebody is
going to get hurt, and I shall hold you
and your client personally responsible"
Howell was ready to use chair over
Gamers head, but agencies of peace
timely intervened. On court reconven-
ing DR. Miner impassionately asked
Judge Smith for protection. Judge
Smith Immediately ordered Deputy
Sheriff Alzina to search Howell, but no
weapons were found on him. He fur
ther ordered his expulsion, and it was
when Deputy Sheriff Rountree had him
in charge that the attorneys clamored
to their feet
Il just wish to say. your honor, that
Mr.. Howell has showed no contempt for
court, his remarks being to Mr.. Gard
ner." said Attorney w. P Netherton.
There has been great provocation
here, such as would stir the heart and
soul of any man to defend the honor
of his family. Mr.. Howell is gentle
man of sterling character and has done
just as you or would have done under
similar circumstances. He has apollo
gized to the court for his hasty acts
and should be allowed to remain"
Order Is Countermanded
Judge Smith conceded and counter
manded his order. Howell. in broken
voice. told Judge Smith that his anger
at DR.. Miners actions in bringing his
innocent young sister into the case to
besmirch her character got the better
of him. Young Howell evidently won
his point. as Miners attorneys did not
take up their proposed line of question
ing.
In explaining the occasion when DR..
Miner claims to have found cigarette
stumps and beer bottles in her room.
Mrs. Miner said they were left there
by young men who came to see some
of her tenants.
On cross examination Attorney Hall
found in D'orvill Libby an expert on
kissing, who explained kisses DR..
Miner administered to his household
maids as phenomenal lovers
Did you consider the doctor kissing
Gladys Fairweather a phenomena
Il certainly did. They were not the
sort of kisses would want daughter
of mine to receive from him.
When did you tell Mrs Miner
about it?"
The first opportunity had. That
was when Dr. Miner and Gladys went
far up the canyon by moonlight alone
to look for lost calf"
Most of the afternoon session was
secret. In rebuttal Dr. Miners attor-
neys on Monday intend placing Gladys
Fat re ! m he
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
Waltz Saw the Paper

Charles Waltz OF SIT Pacific street,
formerly a bar tender for Spider"
Kelly on the Barbary coast and now
serving a term in the county Jail for
battery committed on Policeman
Holmes, was the witness who testified
that Burke gave to Haas, the man who
was to be guarded from all intercourse
with the world. the newspaper con-
tanning the account Of his crime Chief
of Police Biggy and Captain Kelly tried
desperately to break down Waltzs
story, but without effect. Burke. the
detective accused of having given the
paper to Haas. is the man who passed
the fellow his overcoat. in which. ac-
cording to the present considered the
ory. the mans derringer was con-
cealed.
Mrs. Bella Haas. widow Of the sui
eide, was a witness in. the morning
She was overcome by grief on the stand
and her story was pitifully punctuated
with sobs. Mrs Haas was able TO
throw no new light on the tragedy sur
rounding her husbands lie and death.
she declared that she knew nothing
regarding the mans attitude toward
Heney nor anything about his expe
rience as juror in the Ruef case
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
Fellow Prisoner Says Detective
Sergeant Burke Violated Or
der to Isolate Gun Wielder
Detective Ryan Carries Weapon
in Shoe 20 Hours and Dis
proves Biggy's Theory
Inquest Brings Forth Additional
Facts TO Indicate Revolver
Was Given in OvercOat
Widow Appears Before Coroner
and Denies Having Aided Hus-
band to Kill Himself

N ~ ORRIS HAAS. while a prisoner
IAiH at the county Jail, was given
the opportunity to read in The
Call of Saturday. November If.
the full account of his attack on Fran
els j. Heney and the development Of
circumstantial evidence to show that
he was the agent Of the enemies OF the
graft prosecution. according to testi-
mony given yesterday at the inquest
into Haas death.
Detective Sergeant Thomas F. Burke
gave Haas the newspaper in question.
it was alleged yesterday. and the paper
was produced before the coroner's jury.
So important did Coroner T. B. w. Le-
land and the jury consider this bit of
evidence that a special trip was made
to the county jail to see if the witness
to the reputed action of Deteetive
Burke could have seen the incident he
described The jurors satisfied them
selves that that was pOsSibl
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

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New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
MRS. I'M. LEEDS'S PEARLS
Government Wins Suit Agn~,.
Paris Je1celler for More Dusu

Judge Tacorbe in the United States cf-rr,-
Court handed down decision yesterday IN ,,v,-
Of the government in the suit brought az.i,-
Bernard Citroen. Of CftTosn Brothers isvsI.r, =,
Paris to recover the differences IN custsr 1ur..
on a necklace costing $4,000 and brought 70 tn,,
country as Individual pearls The necklace wa
bought in Paris by Mrs. William Leeds wife },
the president of the Rock Island Railroad rno
lives at No ss7 Fifth avenue. with the understand
ing that 10 should he brought n this country "
Hugo Citroen one of the members ~ the frr, -.
that the duty on IT should be paid sur % n. pur-
chase price
The necklace was taken sparr and brought -to
the country as thirty seven individual pearls .rs
a duty Of 10 per cent was assessed OF II TITS vas
allowed hv the board 81 appraisers SIT tn. c,-
1ector Of the Port contendsd that ths pearls ec,-
s-ituted necklace. and that the dlrtv should "a
s0 nor cent Suit was brought. ard Judge Laco-es
hold that the pearls. although separste. eorru-
tuted a necklace
Tn. spprafsNd value ~ tire pearls Vhsn Irpor4
b.ra on June fa 1908. s2200aa Slaa'so less than
Mrs Leeds paid for the necklace Cpon tls o-is-
trsI Advertisement the 10 Per cent duty pad oy ne
teveIIer was $4,000. and now by the % rs cs-;
addition he will have to ray s1ooH9, making rcta
of $4,000
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
POSED As "BIM'S" NEPHEW
Nescly Made Husband Held ON
Charge of Forgery.

George Farrian a young man, alleged to nave
cashed checks and contracted various debts. repre-
sentng himself as a member of the Bmeers
family was held in 5000 bail in the West SIDE
Court yesterday on a charge Of forgery. He was
arrested on the complaint of Max Wineeurgn the
owner of an automobile garage in West 4sth
street TO whom Farrian gave check for $50 Inc
paper was drawn on the account OF EDWARD .
Bimberg in the Colonial Bank and returned as
worthless The young man said that he was
nephew OF the late Meyer Bmberg, who was known
as BIN, the Button Man"
Farrian figured in an after supper marriage on
Saturday night and he told the police that MS
bride was Emily Sweeney, the daughter OF
wealthy Brooklyn contractor They were married
by Justice OF the Peace at Fort Lee, but the
young woman says that while they were married
the marriage certificate bears false names and ac-
dresses.
Magistrate Corrigan recognized Farrian when ne
was arraigned and remarked that he had SEN
fenced him to six months in prison for exactly the
same crime before The check which he gave to
Wineburgh in payment for long automobile ride
in Brooklyn and Farrian discharged on that
complaint. He was then held on the complaint OF
William FELTON,, the manager of another garage
at No 300 West 4st street, to whom he gave a
check for $50 signing it Edward S. Bimberg The
prisoner reminded the magistrate that on preVl-
Gus occasion he had said that he could not prose
cute Farrian for signing the name of person VINO
did not exist He admitted that he had cashed the
check and was held He waived examination ana
was locked up in default of bail
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
DEBT GROWS 1927 SO DAILY.
ReceiUers Noe Want S5,24O,0OO
from Securities COmpany

At the resumption of the trial of the suit brought
by Receivers Joline and Robinson of the New York
City Railway and the Metropolitan Street Railway
companies against the Metropolitan Securities Com
pany before Judge Ward, in the United States
Circuit Court, Yesterday. it brought out in the
evidence that the the receivers desire from the
defendant is not only much In excess of A4se,OH.
but IS growing at the rate of 1897 '53 1-3 day
This out in the redirect examination OF H.
". Brown. auditor of the railway companies.
Robert c. Beatty, of counsel for the plaintiffs
asked Mr.. Brown for the exact figures to the
present difference between the 100000 and the
amount repaid by the defendant Mr. Brown said
per ce-t the s4496ooo would at the present
time he approximately S5,24o0n0. Then he went into
the technical details and specified the daily growth
of the alleged debt.
After several clerks and financial experts had
been examined Mr. .Toline called to the stand
He said that on October "a he became one of the
receivers. and found that the agreements were in
existence and that the repair. operation and con
structon work being done Regarding the
agreement upon which the present suit was
brought. he said he found that both sides had
partly kept ii.
Asked If he continued the construction work, he
replied that he had to some extent. This was at
the northern end Of the First avenue line, besides
completing the "pay-as -you-enter' cars.
Adjournment was taken until this morning, when
Oren Root, general manager of the Metropolitan
lines will take the stand, 1t Is expected.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
DROEGE CASE NOT YET DECIDED.
Decision Reserved on Application to Remove
Magistrate on Charges.

Decision was reserved in the case of applica-
ton of the Bar Association for the removal from
Office of Magistrate Droege, which argued yes
terday. The Bar Association considered the
charges at the request Of Mayor Mcclellan Mag
istrate Droege according TO his accusers, released
a woman named Louise Durand on the day. fol-
lowing the which he sentenced her 10 six
months in the workhouse for disorderly conduct.
second charge made in the Bar Association s
complaint was that the ma gistrate had attempted
TO bribe a newspaper man and photographer 10
keep the case hUshed up. Howard Taylor, who ap-
peared for the Bar Association, said that the
woman was released after A talk between the mag
istrate and a lawyer who had no connection with
the case, and she should have been paroled in
stead Of being discharged. In this case the pro-
hation officer was not informed
Magistrate Droege. he said explained that the
woman was well on in years but MIR. Taylor said
he could not see why hush money should be Of
fered Mark Alter. lawyer practising in the mag
istsate's court asked TO give the phoogra pher
500 and afterward declared that the whole thing
was trap laid catch Magistrate Droege.
Counsel for the ma gistrate. who was not in court
himself said that the money had been offered in
an effort 10 keep the story from the magistrate :
family His action. he said, the that
of other ma gisrates under the same circumstances.
and that he had violated no law.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
HEALTH OF THE CITY.
Decrease of Scarlet Ferer and Sat-
den Spread of Chicken-Por.

Tha record OF the Health Department fot ~
week shows the beginning of the dselns 81 sa'
Iet fever The cases went down from ldes iof "
week before 10 SS5, and measles drop7ed rem is
IN 7 ssS Dfpatheria was recorded as haVrns aniee4
se7 The week ended May ., while last TeeA ta'
M r,her was S44 However, there vas suiasA
snresa OF chicken-pox. A3 cases having 0'en =
ported ,....
There were 1s5 deaths from Organic hsall es7'''
last week. as compared with 1+s the week oe'',''
$50 for the week ended May Is and III Iol %
week ended May g. Dr.. Darlington believes taa' u
prevalencs OF heart disease IS due TO the sfsaa'1s
Manhattan life. The deaths. however. sf7 a0'-'
evenly distributed between men and women
From tuberculosis there were lsS deaths as, va
ons-third OF the number being women D7s'1'
from pneumonia have decreased aheut . p'I e =
since March tuberculosis shows nttls a7'ialO-
all the year around
The Board OF Health. in its circulars OF lA'-iu'
ton enjoins cheerfulness and freedom rom No''s'
and advises patients suffering from tu0eleAos' tu-
not TO talk to any one about the disease go ..
the physician or nurse. and not 20 listen % "a
of other patients, follow their sugsest!'H' ''-
cerning the treatment Of the disease.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
HARLEM POLICE AFTER A FAGTN.
Three Little Boys Arrested for snatching
Woman's Pocketbook

Through the arrest of three small boys for steal
ing pocketbook from a woman in the street yes
terday morning. the police hope to get hold Of a
Fsgn who, it is believed. has been teaching chill
dren in Harlem 10 steal They say the boys have
confessed.
Two Of the boys arrested after chase
The third. who is alleged TO have snatched the
pocketbook. caught in front OF his home,
where he had run and changed his clothes. The
boys said they Louis Fagon, eight years old.
OF No. 1T East 10th street Samuel Skoar, ten of
No. IVA Lexington avenue and Harold Markowitz,
ten, of No 167 East 18TH street. They were taken
TO the rooms of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children. until their arraigment in court
to-day.
Mrs Henrietta Geaber of No. 81 East Hath street.
is the complainant. The three boys approached her
she leaving her house. One of them, the
smallest she says, grabbed her pocketbook, which
contained 81 80. and away. The two others fol-
lowed. and they were running the smallest
passed the pocketbook. Mrs. Geaber says to one OF
the others
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
SAPPHIRES AND RUBIES STILL SAFE.
DR.. Kunz Says Owners Need Not Worry
Over Reported Find of Professor Miethe.

According to DR.. George F. kunz authority
on precious stones, connected with the Tiffany
company. at Fifth avenue and 9th street per-
sons owning real sapphires and rubies need have
no anxiety over the report from Berlin that Pro-
fessor Miethe had discovered A method whereby
near-sapphires and imitation ruhes could be made
for about 81 carat TO resemble perfectly the
genuine as to defy detection even by experts
AN old old theory There has never yet been
invented substitute for precious stones that
could fool an expert for 4 moment" said Dr.
Kunz Yesterday. This claim is the same as that
made in 1856 and proved that time o be foolish
There will never he anything produced by man
that can take the place occupied by the precious
gems There is a sentiment felt for them that no
substitute however clever, inspire
1T is sometimes true that after every one else
has dropped a subject the Germans take 1t UP and
think there is whole lot in it, This idea died
over twenty years ago and IL is still dead
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
ARRESTS ON MAURITANIA
Three Card Players Released an
Court Company Wins Subsidy.

When the Mauretania, after having broken two
ocean records with only three Of her four pro-
pellers working. ended her trip yesterday morning
three detectives off with three passengers IN
tow. Almost continuous card playing from the
time the Mauretania sailed. with the three men
winning all the money. had ended in fight on
Sunday night in the smoking room. In which a
glass of Scotch-and-soda, brass knuckles anc heavy
brass cuspidors figured conspicuously-
a wireless message sent to New YORK the
next morning asking that detectives meet the snip
at Quarantine The men gave their names as H. L.
Brelatour, William H. Day and Alexander Dwyer'
No one appeared in court make complaint, and
they were released
The passenger who sent the wireless message
was F. c. L. Prkis. Cambridge University man,
who had weathered the fray, which started Wheh
Dvyer asked Eric Thornton a ship broker from
Antwerp. to pay $500 Il o u Thornton had given
him after losing about 500 in cash. A B. Ran
dolph had 500 he could catch his breath
and f. c. McLeay. of oregon. and Harry Stillson
Hart had also suffered.
cable message was received AT the office oI the
Cunard Line yesterday afternoon stating that ny
their satisfactory fulment of all speed and other
conditions the Lustania and the Mauretama had
from the British government. Captain Prtchard
of the Mauretana said yesterday that If all four
propellers of his ship had been working on the
trip It would have steamed clear out Of the
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
MUST KEEP CRossTowN CARS CLEAN.
Public Service Commission Issues Orders to
Frederick W. Whitridge.

The 42d street crosstown cars must be cleaned
and kept clean through the summer. The
Public Service Commission had them investigated
after the complaint made by Assemblyman NJ
Burr Wright, by its inspector, Frank Bennett.
On the recomnen ndat ton of Commissioner Maltbie
a final order was issued yesterday compelling
Frederick W. whitridge or his men to keep all the
closed cars used on the line during the summer
free from germs snd microbes as well as from
peanut shells. orange skins. stains and other
evidences Of had form in streetcar adornment.
SINCE Assembyman Wright made his complaint to
the receiver the commissions inspectors report
that the open cars in use have been put in toler-
ably clean condition
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
WATERWAYS COMMISSION MEETS.

Buffalo. June 2.-The American and Canadian sec
tions of the International Waterways Commission
began important Joint session here to-day.
The meeting called said George Clinton
one of the three members OF the American sec
tion TO consider the laying out Of the boundaries
which through the Great Lakes and the con-
Meeting rivers and channels from the point of the
intersection of the International boundary line with
the St. Lawrence River to Pidgeon River This
work comes under the terms of the treaty
which calls for revision of the boundary line be-
tween the United States and Canada"
It agreed that survey of the boundary
should not he begun at once. The commission will
first make careful review OF the present charts
and boundaries set by the Treaty Of Client. If
the commission fails to reach agreement within
six months disputed points will be referred to a
third power. The commission adjourned to meet
June IS Toronto.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
READY TO TEST BRIDGE.
Erperts UiH Begin as Soon as Board
of Estimate Assents.

The investigation into the safety Of the BLACK
wells Island Bridge has not yet been started.
although Controller Metz announced last week
gineers had been engaged to conduct the exami-
nation II now appears that the matter VIII
have to come up for ratification by the Board
Of Estimate at its meeting next Friday
The firm Of Boiler & Hodge. OF No. ! Nassau
street received a communication yesterday from
the Controller stating that he had received their
proposal indicating the terms upon which they
were willing to undertake the investigation of
the charges and that he would refer the matter
to the Board of Estimate at it's next meeting
for ratification.
terday by a Tribune reporter when the work OF
examination would begin
"I do rot know replied Mr.. Hodge. "as the
question Of our doing the work has not yet re-
Ceived the ratification Of the Board Of Esti-
mate Last week we received a letter from the
Controller asking us TO him in connection
with an examination Of the Blackwer's Island
Bridge. There a short conference, after
which we submitted IN writing the terms upon
which would be willing to do the work The
Controller has just acknowledged the receipt Of
this communication and informed us that he
would bring the matter up for ratification at the
meeting of the Board of Estimate on Friday
next. when he expected the necessary authority
started at
I'VE ready to begin work Just soon as
receive definite instructions TO do So"
New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
MANY BUYERS FL0CKING TO TOWN
Returning Confidence Displayed by 0ut-of-
Town Merchants

Signs of returning confidence are to be seen
the hotel registers all the city, for the buyers
from out-of-town firms have been fockng in of
late seemingly every train. A remarkable In
stance of this is at the Hotel Imperial where from
single ST Louis drygoods house twenty buyers
are staying. In former years fifteen buyers from
the larger houses in the West usually the
limit to be sent here at one time, and in a Presi
dental year the number much less, a rule
In discussing this point yesterday Frederick B.
De Berard statistician of the Merchants AssoCia-
ton of New York, said it only in accord with
reports from merchants associations and business
in many parts of the country. What it
means" he continued lis that there is not an
oversupply of manufactured products in any
locality. Moreover, the sending of many buyers
to the great like New York shows that
merchants expect good year
Just at present the only point in question the
outcome of the crops. But at this season every
year there is the same uncertainty, depending
weather conditions. Somehow, the customary hest
fancy exhibited i'll election year has not been so
much in evidence far 1 see