The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
CATERER COIN
MAKES DEMAND
FOR $543 DUE
Citizens Aroused by Letter
From Man Who Supplied Food
That Poisoned Hundreds
FOurfOId Investigation Begun by
Officials Into the Serving
of Tainted Viands
Analyses Are Ordered of Sand
wiches Which Were Served
at the Navy Yard

1hat followed the luncheon at Vallejo
last saturday. Coroner T. B. Leland
instituted an inquiry on behalf OF the
city as a result OF the death of James
G. REYNOLDS. the waiter who died from
ihe effects of the tainted food. Dr.
Martin Regensburger, president OF the
= ate board OF health, and DR.. \. X.
= 9ster, the secretary. have ordered an
alyses made Of the food served at the
navy yaard. DR.. W. c. Rucker has be-
gan an inquiry on behalf Of the fed
eral government Mayor NIadigan OF
Vallejo and the commercial and labor
organizations OF the navy yard city
lave ordered the entire matter sifteo
to the bottom.
Although most Of the poison victims
showed Improvement yesterday, two
cases were reported as extremely seri-
GUS Mrs a. L. Faulkner, wife Of Cap
tain Faulkner of the field artillery. lies
desperately III at the Presidio Mrs.
Faulkner ana her husband were guests
of friends at the launching and par
took OF the luncheon Mrs Faulkner
was taken i'll upon her return, bat her
condition was not regarded as serious.
she improved steadily and Monday was
believed TO be on the road to rapid re-
rovery- Yesterday her case took a
sudden turn for the worse. She suf-
fered severe pains, and her friends
lave been greatly alarmed. Mrs.
Faulkner is one Of the best known
women OF tho post.
Friend W. Richardson. editor ana
proprietor Of the Berkeley Gazette, SUI
Tered a relapse yesterday, and his con-
ditiOn was so serious that his ply
sician advised that he be sent 10
sanitarium.
COHN WANTS BALANCE
Leon Cohn. the caterer who fur
nished the banquet. addressed a long
communication yesterday to the COM
mittee IN Vallejo, in which he offered
the excuse that he had believed the
meats 10 be pure and wholesome when
served He asked the committee TO
pay him the balance Of his bill.
amounting TO S542.95. The money viii
be Withheld pending The investiga-
tion.
Mayor Madigan Of Vallejo has made
a personal inquiry into the affair, but
will take official action in cooperation
with the representative bodies OF that
city
DR. Regensburger and Dr.. Foster, ac-
c0mpanied by Dr. Ruczer, held a con-
ference yesterday with Coroner Le-
land Samples OF the sandwiches were
obtained and win be subjected to
chemical inspection. An analysis has
also been ordered. Of the contents Of Rey-
noids stomach DR.. Regensburger said
yesterday that nothing definite would
be done until after the inquest over
Reynolds remains. The city, state and
feseral physicians win be represented
at the proceedings. DR.. H A. T. Ryf-
zogel VIII cooperate with Coroner Le-
land and Dr. Regensburger. City
Chemist Frank T. Green VIII also as
sist.
J. f. Gardiner. attorney for the state
board Of health, arrived yesterday from
WatsonTille and was instructed TO
make study OF the situation to deter
mine whether a prosecution would lie
against Cohn- If it can be established
that Cohn purchased cheap food know
.ingly the state board would have au.-
thority 10 proceed against him.
A further theory Of the poisoning
was offered yesterday by Paul S
Berger. one of the walters who was
omploved by Cohn at Vallejo. Berger
said that the food left San Francisco
al 10 o'clock Friday morning, reach
ine Vallejo two hours later, where it
was carried through the rain into the
machine shops. Practically every one
of the so walters was taken i'll.
Interest ia Vallejo centered yester-
dav in the further inspection OF food
samples and the big meeting of the
commercial and labor bodies called
by Mayor Madigan. DR.. Anderson,
medical Inspector at the navy yard,
and DR. Charles Tribell reported that
they had found no preservatives in the
food The analysis viii be carried
further DR.. Hogan viii inoculate
guinea pigs to determine the effect Of
the various foods served at the
luncheon
RESENTMENT IN VALLEJO
Feeling is very high in Vallejo and
deep resentment was expressed at
Cobns letter TO Isaac Dannenbaum,
chairman Of the local committee. Cohn
asked the committee not to judge him
bv the published reports and renewed
his assurance that he had thought the
food al right. He said that he paid
Inc highest prices for everything he
used and added that he and his wife
had partaken OF the food served
Almost All the poison victims showed
further Improvement yesterday, and it
is regarded as unlikely that further
fatalities will follow Mrs A L. Faux
ner OF this city and Friend w. Rich
ardson Of Berkeley are the most seri-
ousiv affected OF all the patients. p. A
Zfegenfuss travelling passenger agent
of the Rock Island railroad. has been
pronounced out Of danger For time
q was thought that he would not re-
cover.
ReDorts from Mare island state that
the victims are progressing favorably.
Lieutenant Kirby has greatly i'm
proved as have the families Of DR. ].
Persons and George Bangle. Mrs
curtis A. Knott was much better yes
terday and Frank Jamison. the ma
chinist who was very low Wednesday,
has shown great improvement Naval
constructor Henry is still confined to
Ids bed.
cor OENTERFEITERs SENTENCED
&CHTCAGO. Dec. 10.-Edward Wheed
sentenced