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The Greeley tribune., 1908-07-15
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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
MURDERER BILLIK
WILL Be HANGED

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-The su-
preme court of the United States today
dismissed for want of jurisdiction the
appeal Of Herman Billik from the de-
cision of Judge Lands of the United
States circuit court for the northern
district of Illinois. denying the petition
for a writ of habeas corpus in the case
of Billik. who is under sentence OF
death in Chicago on the charge of muir
dering a number of people.
It is believed that Billik Will not get
another stay OF proceedings, and there
fore that the sentence of-the trial court
will soon be executed
The new federal statute requiring
federal courts to issue certificates OF
probable justification in granting ap-
peals in criminal cases was brought
into use for the first time in connection
with this case, the states attorney for
Cook county citing the law for the pur-
pose of showing that it had not been
Complied with and on that account
asking for the dismissal Of the case.
CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-The refusal OF
the supreme court of the United States
to act in the case of Herman Billik of
Chicago brings to an end one of the
most notable struggles ever made in
the history of American Jurisprudence
to save the life of q condemned man.
Billik was indicted two years ago for
the murder of five members of the
Vazal family and finally sentenced to
be hanged. His last hope lies with the
governor of Illinois. Billik received
the news of the action of the supreme
court with composure. 1t is said that
his many escapes from execution have
possessed him Of the idea that he Will
never hang.
THE fight has Just begun" he de-
clared without the slightest tremor.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
BABY JOHN MARTIN
WILL FACE ORDEAL
Must Stand Cross Examination
Today in Trial of His
Foster Mother

OAKLAND, Oct. 19.-Baby John Mar
tin tomorrow will face the most
gruelling cross examination to which a
witness has ever been subjected in
Alameda county, in the opinion of
prosecuting officials engaged in trying
Mrs. Isabella j. Martin, the boys fos-
ter mother. Baby John required day
and half for his direct examination
at the present trial. During the pre-
liminary examination Attorney Frick
spent eight days in trying to break
him down. That he will be more severe
now is to be expected
The boys testimony ranged from the
committing of arson, as he said, at
Mrs. Martins command in 1901, to the
poisoning OF a spring and of a barrel
of sugar at Weaverville, after having
exploded a bomb on the porch of Judge
7. B. Ogden's home in this city. He
only balked, as he confessed out of
court, when Mrs. Martin sought to
force him to place poison in the reser-
yoir from which Weaverviile is sup
piled with drinking water.
Detective st. Clair Hodgkins will fol-
low Baby John as witness. He spent
much<time Investigating the Ogden eX-
plosions and also spent two weeks at
| Weaverville after Baby Johns first con-
fessfon TO District Attorney d. j. Hall of
Trinity county. While at Weaverville
Hodgkins picked up much corroborative
evidence to support the testimony of
the boy He will ten of several inter
views with Mrs. Martin before she had
consulted attorneys to defend her.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
CONTRACTOR CLASHES
WITH A SUPERVISOR
]. w. Williams Demands Pay
ment From San Mateo Board
for Bridge Work

REDWOOD CITY, Oct 1e.-Threats
TO throw each other out OF the court
house by Supervisor John McBain and
J. W. williams, a contractor who has
the contract for constructing a bridge
across San Francisquito creek, nearly
broke up the meeting OF the board Of
supervisors here this morning.
Williams constructed a bridge across
San FrarfeisQuito creek and was to
have been paid by the Santa Clara and
San Mateo counties and the city OF
Palo Alto for his work. Trouble arose
when the San Mateo supervisors
claimed that the work had not been
performed according to specifications.
A month ago r. Severkup, a gravel
contractor. appeared before the super
VisOrs and asked that $lSS.20 be de-
Quoted from Williams payments for
material he had furnished to Williams.
In support of Severkup's plea ]. d.
willard, attorney for Severkup. read
several letters. purported to have been
received by his client from Williams,
in which the contractor charged Super
visor McBain with attempting to with
hold the payment of his money for
before the board this morning and
made the claim that he was entitled to
his payments as well as his opinions.
It was at this moment that McBain
threatened to throw Williams from the
ROOM The latter stood his ground
and trouble looked certain, when
Chairman Coleman raped for order.
Williams asserted that he had per-
formed considerable work that the
specifications did not call for and for
which he did not expect to receive any
compensation. The motion to lay the
matter on the table for two weeks
prevailed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
NEWS OF THE COUNTIES BORDERING san FRANCISCO BAY
SUICIDES LETTERS
REPORTED MISSING
Deputy Coroner WithhoIds News
of Death of Roosevelt
Hospital Nurse

BERK ELEY, Oct. 1g.-Certain letters
from a young man who signed himself
WIFI addressed to Miss Ethel e. Butti-
mer are missing and without them
there is little hope OF shedding light
on the suicide of Miss Buttimer by
hanging yesterday afternoon In the
Roosevelt hospital where she had been
employed as a nurse for the last eight
months. Mrs. F. L. Shingle of the hos
pital declared she turned over all the
effects of the young woman to Deputy
Coroner Jameson. The latter declared
that the only letters in his possession
which he turned over to Mrs. Buttimer,
mother of the girl, were those written
by members of the young woman's
family. Jameson conducts a private
undertaking concern in connection with
the branch morgue.
Miss Buttimer was despondent on
account of love affair, according to
her hospital associates. but Jameson
said that she ended her life on ac-
count of worries over her duties as
nurse.
Coupled with the mystery surround
ing the reason of the suicide was the
failure of Deputy Coroner Jameson yes
terday to give out any Information con-
cerning the affair. Miss Buttimer end
ed her life at 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon. but not until noon today did the
public know of the suicide.
Little is known of Miss Buttimer here.
She went to the Roosevelt hospital
from her home in st. Helena, where she
was a telephone operator. Her wild
owed mother Mrs. Buttimer, and
sister live in st. Helena
Since her arrival here she had cor
responded with a man known here
only as Will, who was said to be en-
ployed on a ranch near St. Helena. She
had received a number of letters from
him, but since her return from her
vacation two weeks ago but two letters
were received.
Since the Berkeley branch of the
county morgue has been under Jane
sons charge information has been sup
pressed by Jameson and his assistants
and various pretexts invented to pre-
vent true facts of morgue cases becom-
ing public. Marshal Vollmer, to whom
all violent deaths should be reported,
has been repeatedly ignored by Jane
son and in more than one instance the
two authorities have clashed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
ARCHBISHOP GUEST
AT ST. PATRICK'S
Faculty and Students of Semi
nary Do Honor to Noted
Catholic PreIate

MENLO PARK, Oct. 19.-Archbishop
Patrick w. Riordan was the guest Of
honor of the faculty and students of
st. Patrick's seminary today, when an
elaborate reception was rendered him in
cominemoration OF the twenty fifth an
niversary of the date upon which the
California diocese was taken charge Of
by the archbishop. Exceptionally ap-
prepriate was the celebration at the
seminary in view of the fact that the
institution has been a pet scheme of the
archbishop, who. by his personal eff
forts. founded the seminary and raised
1t to the commanding influence that it
now holds In the affairs of the Catholic
world.
Members of the clergy from distant
points gathered to do honor to the
archbishop, SO well known priests be-
ing present at the exercises carried out
at the seminary and the Sacred Heart
academy in Menlo Park. Among the
more notable figures were Rt, Rev.
Henry d'Silva; Very Rev. Father Sasia,
8. J.; Rev. Father Testa, Rt. Rev.
Father Gleason. Rev. T. j. Cummins,
Rev. T. e. Mulligan, Rev. Father Lynch,
Rev. Father Fitzpatrick of Pasadena
and Rev. d. Riordan of Chicago, a
brother of the archbishop. The recep-
ton was held in the large parlors of
the seminary. which were prefusely
decorated with ferns and orchids. the
program being opened at 10:3o with an
offertory by the orchestra.
Two addresses of welcome to his
grace were made by students repre-
senting the senior and junior classes,
Rev. F. S. Mccarthy and S. F. Barron
being honored with the position of
speakers by their classmates. The COM
position Of III. @. Gauss, Long Live the
Pope was sung by students, and was
followed by an address to the students
and their guests by the archbishop, who
spoke most feelingly regarding the
seminary.
An elaborate luncheon was served at
the conclusion of the reception proper,
and the clergy and students then pro-
ceeded to Sacred Heart academy, where
the nuns in charge had prepared a re-
ception for the archbishop and the. Wis
iting clergy but little less formal than
that of the seminary.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
ICE STOCK POOL
Barred IN COURT

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-operations in
what witnesses said was a pool in ice
stock were related today before Judge
Hough in the criminal branch OF the
United States court. where Charles w.
Morse, financier, and A II. Curtis, for
mer president of the National bank of
North America, are being tried on
charges OF violating the national bank
ing laws. The revelation was begun
by John f. Carroll, former chief clerk
i'll the court of special sessions and
vice president of the Fourteenth street
bank. He produced several letters
written about two years ago, some of
which We're over the signature of
Morse
In these letters 1t was shown that
Carroll had invested s417,712 in ice
stock in December. 1906. with the prin-
cipal of the investment carried by the
bank as loan and the stock as coli
lateral. Three days later the transac-
tfon closed with a profit to Carroll of
s20,7o7 Carroll said that at that time
he was operating with Charles NJ
helm, Charles Barney and Morse. The
latter was manager of what Carroll ad-
mitted was a pool.
Judge Hough asked some questions
regarding the pool and characterized
its members as this association of ad-
venturers.''
Schwab and Gates were other wit
nesses and each testified to profits on
the early transactions In the ice deal
ings, but subsequent losses.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
BRYAN MAKES PLEA
FOR WORKERS VOTE
Declares if Elected He Will Have
Labor Secretary in His
Cabinet

CHICAGO. Oct 19.-W. j. Bryan ar
rived in this city tonight at o'clock
In blaze OF glory. after an all day
trip through the state A dense throRg
assembled at the union station TO greet
him as HIS special pulled i'm. Fifty
automobiles escorted him to Pilsen
park. where he addressed great
thrOng As he emerged from the sta
ton a great quantity OF red fire and
roman candles We're set on. the crowd
all the while wildly cheering. As the
long procession Of motor cars passed
down the streets their occupants con-
tinued the pyrotechnic display From
Pilsen park the democratic candidate
was escorted to Arcade hall, where
another big crowd was on hand and
accorded him an ovation
Many in the Pilsen park audience
were laboring people. IF I am elected
president" said Bryan t-and the more
travel and mingle with the people.
the more convinced I am that ! will be
elected; If 1 am elected I intend to
have a secretary OF labor as a member
of the cabinet. The affairs OF the work
ingmen OF this country are too great
not to have a representative on the
presidents advisory body. From this
secretary / should seek advice on legisz1
latfon of interest to the workin gmen.'
Bryan will leave Chicago at 6-45 a. m
tomorrow on the Monon road In his
special car attached to a regular train.
and will speak in Indiana during the
day and In Louisville tomorrow night
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
MEN OF WAR END
GIRDL[ OF GLOBE

NEW YORK. Oct. 19.-Through a dull
brown curtain of haze and smoke,
which overhung the tortuous entrance
TO New York harbor this afternoon the
battleship Alabama crept cautiously
into port and dropped anchor off Tom
kinsville, completing a voyage around
the world in 500 days More than
$4,000 miles of all the seas Of all the
world lay behind her.
Except in one particular the Alabama
finished her trip as fit for a fight as
when she sailed from Hampton roads
December Is last as one of the great
fleet which went forth on mission of
peace. Seven years of steaming has
put the boilers of the great ship to
severe test and repairs are necessary
In few days she will go into the navy
yard at Brooklyn to. undergo an over
hauling.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H, Oct. 19.-The
battleship Maine, after making a cir
cuit or the globe, was sighted off the
entrance ito. Portsmouth harbor at 7
o'clock this morning under a convoy
of three tugs. which had waited out
side~to meet her. AS the big battle
ship. was warped into the dock the
tackles" on board and those stationed
IN the yard gave prolonged cheers.
After the successful conclusion Of
the fleets cruise to the Pacific. the
Maine and Alabama were detached from
the fleet, upon the Recommendation OF
Rear Admiral Evans, and organized
into a special service squadron under
command of Captain Giles B. Harber
commanding the Maine. Their places
IN the fleet We're supplied by the bat
tleships Wisconsin and Nebraska.
The detachment of the Alabama and
the Maine from the combined fleet were
due in the case of the Alabama to her
inferior engines, and in the case of the
Maine to her limited steaming capacity.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
MRS. HAMS DENIED
ALIMONY BY COURT

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-The applica-
tion of Mrs. Claudia Hams for alimony
and counsel fees to defend a suit for
divorce brought by Captain Peter c.
Hams Jr., who is awaiting trial for
killing William E. ,Annis, was denied BY
Justice Carr in Brooklyn today.
Mrs. Hams request that she be
granted the custody of her children
also was denied. Annis was named as
correspondent in Captain Hams suit
for divorce.
Mrs. Hams affidavit in reply to her
husbands divorce suit was made public
today. In it she declared that when
Captain Hams returned from San Fran
cisco to Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook
on May 29 last. he accused her of inti-
macy with William E. Annis. basing his
allegations on a letter which Captain
Hams said he had received from his
brother, jenkins Haips. Mrs. Hains de-
MES all of the accusations of her. hus-
band and makes many counter charges
of cruelty prompted by jealousy against
Hams.
Mrs. Hams concluded: 'I believe
that my husbands act and the charges
which he has made against me have
been prompted by his brother, T.
Jenkins Hams. who threatened to in
jure me for refusing his. advances. He
endeavored several times while my hus-
band was away to make advances GO
ing so far as to enter my room. I re-
pulsed him and he declared that he
would be revenged.'
Justice Carr, in his decision, said that
Captain Hains has no means from which
to pay either alimony or counsel fees.
as his salary has been suspended since
his Imprisonment and his own small
means are needed for his own defense.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
RUSSIA IMPRISONS
AMERICAN UNJUSTLY
Holds Him in Jail Ten Months
Despite His Established
Innocence

ST. PETERSBURG, oct. 1s.--The case
of Adolph Fisher. a naturalized Ameri-
can citizen, who has been held for the
past 10 months in Russian jails, has
been taken up by the Russian press and
with this cooperation the efforts of
the American embassy to secure the re-
lease of Fisher may prove successful.
Fisher was arrested in restaurant
in Samara frequented by petty crimi-
mails, on the suspicion of being inpli-
Gated in q murder. Subsequently his
innocence was established, but he was
kept in Jail in st. Petersburg, where in
the meantime, he had been transferred.
The foreign Office has repeatedly as
sured the embassy that it has nothing
against Fisher and is ready to turn him
over to the American authorities at
some American port.
Fisher claims that he was not aware
OF the character of the restaurant
where he was arrested
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
EXPERTS GIVE TESTIMONY
IN WOODAPPLE MURDER
County Surveyor Buckman and
q. w. Allen Give Important
Evidence for Prosecution
sPEcIAL DESPATCH no THE CALL

NAPA. Oct. 1s.-The trial of L. H.
Lund on charge of numbering John
Woodapple by burning his senseless
body In the lattsr's house was resumed
here today with the presentation of tes-
timony for the defense. County Sur
veyor o. H. Buckman and G. w. Allen
were called TO testify on important
matters as to distances and conditions
Of buildings at the scene of the murder.
Buckman stated that for a person to be
able TO see the top step in front of
Woodapple's house and also to COM
mand view of the rear of the house
he might be q feet from the northeast
corner Of the house or much further
away. Mrs. Babcock, daughter of one
of the two defendants. had testified
that she saw the murder committed
from a point on the hill $50 feet away
Buckman also testified that the Shroyer
barn Is divided into three compart-
ments. one of which is the stable for
the horses and that at the other end of
the barn is a window. from which a
view of the horse stable is obtained.
This corroborates the testimony OF Mrs.
Babcock that she could see Shroyer and
Lund plotting the murder of Woodapple
in the barn on the night Of February 8.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
DIKES BREAK, LIVES
LOST, COUNTRY FLOODED
Chinese Subscribe Funds for
Relief of Unfortunate
COuntrymen

VICTORIA, B. c., Oct. 1s.-Local
Chinese have received cablegrams tell
ing of heavy loss Of life and great
desolation of Cunning, Helping and
China as a result OF the breaking
Of the dikes and overflow of the West
river, inundating the district for
hundred miles. The number of killed
Is not given, but the message states
that the loss has been immense and
starvation is feared, and 1t appeals to
the Chinese board to send aid, Sub
scriptions from local Chinese were
made within a short time after the
receipt of the cablegrams, which to-
tailed $1,000, this amount being cabled
TO Chinese officials at Canton for dis
tribution among the sufferers. Starva-
tion is expected to follow, as the
disaster comes at the time of harvest,
when the crops are ready to be taken
from the fields. Half the district is
stated to be flooded.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
RESEARCH STATION
READY IN SPRING
Professor Cannon to Have
Charge of Botanical Expert
fnents at Carmel

OAKLAND, Oct. 19.-Worlx will COM
mence the first Of the year on the new
botanical and climaticai research sta
tion to be erected at CarmeI-by the Sea
by the Carnegie institute, the grant of
which was announced today by The
Call. 1t will be done under the per-
sonal supervision Of Professor Cannon.
who will be in charge of the station
and who has just completed his own
home in Carmel
The site of the station was donated
by the Carmel development company,
of which J. F. Devendorf Of Oakland is
secretary and manager. 1t is close to
Carmel mission and the soil was Sc
lected by Father Junipero Sierra as the
richest to be found on the coast when
he established the mission at that
point.
Through letters TO DIR. McDougalI.
head of the Carnegie institute in Wash
ington, we interested Mr.. Carnegie in
locating the station at Carmel said
Devendorf tonight Professor Cannon,
who is now in Arizona, has conducted
experiments in botany with the soil for
two seasons and he recommended the
adaptability of the soil for research
home In Carmel and Will return short
ly to take charge of active work on
the new station.
The study of plant life. both from
a scientific as we'll as a useful stand
point. will be gone into by Professor
Cannon next spring. He will have a
stan OF assistants to help him in the
work and will make reports of the re-
suit to DR.. McDougall. who makes reg
ular visits TO the various stations sus-
tained by the institute in all parts Of
the world.
One building will be erected at first
and will contain the valuable instru-
ments used In a place of the kind
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
.WHISTL|NC SOLOIST
PROGRAM FEATURE
Well Known Performers to Take
Part in College Benefit at
DreamIand Rink

OAKLAND, Oct 1s.-Afnong the per-
formers who VIII take part In the bene-
At entertainment in aid of st. Mary's
college Thursday evening, is Miss Cert
rude Judd, who has gained local fame
as a whistling soloist
Miss Judd will give whistling inter
pretatiens of popular and classical
pieces, and her efforts are materially
aided by pleasing personality.
Besides Miss Judd several we'll known
actors will take part in the entertain
ment, which will be given at the Dream
land rink In San Francisco. Among
them are Arthur Cunningham and the
character comedians, Kolb and Dill.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
FATAL FIRE AT VALLEJO

VALLEJO, Oct. 1s.-As the result OF
Injuries received while attempting to
rescue a horse from the burning barn
of the Philadelphia brewery last night
Bernard Boyle died this morning after
fearful suffering. He had saved all
but one horse when he was kicked by
the animal and rendered unconscious.
He recovered sufficiently ito crawl to
the door, but the flames were SO fierce
that the firemen could not reach him.
His wife, however. dashed through the
flames and, though badly burned,
dragged her husband out. He lived only
a few hours
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
PErALUMA MAY VOTE BONDS

SAN RAFAEL. Oct 19.-According to
William Z. Early, city attorney for
Petaluma, steps are being taken by the
a municipal gas plant To that end he
has been instructed to draw up a reso-
luton calling for a special election to
bond the town for the proposed plant
TO cost $4,000. Another proposition
which will be submitted at the same
election will be a high pressure salt
water pumping plant for fire protec-
tion to cost about S25, 900. and a $40, 900
municipal rock crushing plant for street
fr1proVerl7ent work
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
BLIND PIGS" UNEARTHED
BY STOCKTON POLICE
Four Arrests Made for Viola
tions of Sunday Closing
Ordinance
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

STOCKTON, Oct. 19.-Though Stock
ton Is supposed to be tightly corked
with an immovable lid, it developed
Sunday that two blind pigs''-one res
taurant and one saloon-Were doing a.
land Office business in violation OF the
Sunday closing liquor ordinance.
one OF the blind pigs" proves to be
an innocent looking fruit store In the
rear of which was a room where bot
tied beer and small TASKS of whisky
were sold. The number of patrons who
frequented the place aroused the sus-
picions of the police and traps were
set for the offending dealers CHIEF
Briare, assisted by other officers, put
in the entire day visiting suspected
places and succeeded in arresting four
yiolators.