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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-06-11

big bank He recited details of methods
pursued by the heads of the institution
so discriminating as to bind himself and
Bartnett tight in the web of guilt, and
told without hesitation of the delib-
crate theft of securities and falsifica-
ton of the banks books. And it was
but the beginning of a story of COM
mercial infamy such as has seldom
been told.
ADVISED BY SPIRITS
1t was late in the day before the
spirituaiistic phase of bank manage
ment was touched upon, and then the
ghosts who helped dictate the disposi-
ton of millions of dollars of real
earthly coin futtered unexpectedly into
the case in answer to a-question from
Assistant District Attorney Cook as to
why Brown acted upon the advice of
any one in resigning as president of
the bank and accepting the position of
general manager.
'Bartnett suggested It," answered
Brown. "ITe told me that our friends
advised It. He meant the spirits. He
always referred to the spirits as the
power or our friends He also said
that the spirits advised that Mr.. Walker
be made president, and I think I was
the one who nominated Walker before
the board of directors.
Did you ever attend seances with
Bartnett at which the affairs OF the
bank were the subject of discussion? ?"
asked Cook.
FIRE / went with Bartnett to his home
in Lombard street for seances He and
I went alone In the evening and there
was no one else there. We discussed
the bank then"
What happened at those seances?"
asked Cook Brown seemed willing to
relate the details, but there was an OBJ
lection and the question was ruled out.
Cook tried again.
who gave you the advice at those
seances?"
JUDGE sHORTENs TESTIMONY
But the spirits of Coils P. Hunting
ton. Jay Gould and the rest of the
phantom bankers were doomed to play
no part in the testimony. Attorney
Geary declared 1t would be hearsay
testimony and Judge Conley failed to
see the relevancy of the inquiry, and
would not even permit a references to
General Wilbur, the shade of the con-
federate army officer who was master
of ceremonies at the seances.
"You may ask what the advice was
and whether or not he followed it, but
that is ALL" was the ruling of the court
..rd like to have the details explained
myself as matter of curiosity. but
as matter of evidence it is not ad-
mfssible and takes too long,
Browns testimony left no doubt at
the end of the day that Bartnett was
the real director Of the banks AFFAIRS
and that he was responsible for most
of the schemes through which the
banks funds were exhausted. Only
once during the inquiry did Brown re-
f,,~o n anaWer dnaSfiou l.. =
testified that the loan books were NOT
destroyed In the fre. but that after the
fire Bartnett suggested a new loan
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-06-11

LOS ANGELES, June loud
sen c. Brusie, playwright, politician,
secretary Of the state board of rail-
road commissioners and thrice men,
Der of the state Legislature, died at
the California hospital at 7 o'clock
this morning. Mrs. Brusie was not
with her husband She was sent for
at O'Clock. but he passed away just
before she arrived at the hospital.
Complications of apoplectic, condi-
tons and alcoholism which produced
q severe attack of deliriun tremens
early yesterday morning, together
with the shock Of being charged with
2 felony. are said 70 have caused his
death. The body was taken to San
Francisco at 1880 o'clock tonight by
Mrs. Brusie-
Brusie was at liberty under $4,000
bail while awaiting arraignment in san
Francisco tomorrow on a charge OF
felony ernbezzlement which was pre-
ferred by ofhcers OF the Metropolitan
surety company. OF which he formerly
was Pacific Coast agent
Detectives received q telegram from
San Francisco Sunday stating that Bru-
sic was on the way here and that
warrant for his arrest had been issued.
Detectives Chapman and Home boarded
the train upon which he was riding
with his wife at the River station and
followed them TO the Van Nuys hotel
where they took Brusie into custody.
WAS highly NERVOUS
AS he had been drinking heavily and
was IN a highly nervous condition he
was not confined IN the city jail. but
was given a place fl the ward Of the
receivfnR hospital He was given bro
mide and passed a fairly comfortable
night Monday morning he was so
nervous that his voice trembled when
he attempted TO talk about his troubles.
The police surgeons gave him small
amount OF whisky every two hours and
several doses Of bromide. They were
afraid 70 give him much OF the latter
on account OF his weak heart
During the day Brusie worried over
the fact that arrangements had not
been made in San Francisco by his
friends for his release under bail
While he asserted that he was innocent
Of wrongdOing and attempted TO bear
Up cheerfully under the cloud that was
hanging over him, Il was noticeable
that his nervous condition was height
ened by the fact that he was a prisoner.
Late Monday afternoon he began to
rave and It was necessary to put
shackles on his feet to keep him from
jumping from his cot
He collapsed at 2 O'Clock yesterday
morning and became unconscious
From then until daylight DR.. z. n.
Wiley and Earl Whitney, a nurse.
worked with him and gave him such
medicines as would keep his heart in
action Several times his heart appar-
emily stopped beating.
he rallied about o'clock and he
came conscious. While extremely nerv-
gus, he appeared 10 be Improving. The
news that bail for his release had been
deposited seemed TO cheer him He
was sent TO the California hospital at
noon yesterday and was apparently
in good condition until midnight He
then had spell similar TO the attack
Of the morning before.
DR.. Quint. head police surgeon, and
three hospital doctors worked with
him for two hours. He appeared to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-06-11
RUSSIA SECURES GOLD

LONDON, June 10.-Between $4,000
600 and f5.000.0Oo in gold which Rus
sia has been accommodating in London
for months is being shipped to 81.
Petersburg this week The Russian in
terests have been buying gold to re-
place in reserve the gold released to
help out London at the time of the
heavy American demands Some OF the
gold purchased accredited TO Germany.
was really intended for Russia.
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EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL
Auditor Rosters refusal viii not block the
Hetch Hetchy project. Page 9
Governor Ginetts worse side Page
Guessing royal purpose. Page
wattersons fruitless quest. Page
GRAFT
Police Judge shortan holds for trial thugs
employed by higher ups TO trail Detective
Burns. Page 10
POLITICS
Tafts fight for tariff revision on Ohio plat
form and regulation Of railroad securities form
main subjects to come before republican
convention. Page
Governor Ginett quotes fate Of Shook as warn
ing to state officials inclined to bolt ma
chine. Page
Good government league viii place five can
didates IN nomination for places On the superior
bench in san Francisco. Page 2
twenty-five delegates and alternates viii leave
for Chicago today to attend republican conyen
ton. Page
Lincoln Roosevelt league effects orgapization
Of Alameda county for the August pri-
maries Page
CITY
Brown testiaes that he relinquished presidency
Of California safe deposit bank TO Walker at
command Of spirits. Page L
If you want Hetch Hefchy water supply send
your subscriptions to the emergency fund early
today. Page 1
Ditch digger cuts Western Union cable with
pickax and interrupts eastern service. Page
Superintendent of Schools Roncoviei asks
teachers to aid pension fund by donating part
Of salary increase. Page II
Protest Of sslesian fathers against under
taking parlors brings to light triekery Of
Ruef Page I6
Case Of Frederick B. English, charged with
embezzling government funds. viii go 10 jury
today. Page I6
Printers mutual aid society plans picnic for
benefit Of fund in Fairfax park. Marin county.
Sunday. Page
Elaborate plans being made TO celebrate silver
jubilee OF Archbishop Riordan. Page Is
Many large san Francisco firms may be in
dicted by the federal grand jury fer receiving
relates from the Southern Paeihc. Page 7
Congressman J. c. Needham urges state asso-
Citations 10 be ready TO protect industries IN
tariff revision. Page 2
Little Morning Glory Gray. the armless girl,
makes debut az Princess and benefit proves big
success. Page
Graduating class of ST. Brigids school re
ceives diplomas after pretty program at Van
Ness theater. Page 5
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FAM TO FLOAT sTEAMER

SHANGHAI. June 10.-The effort to
refioat the Japanese liner Hongkong
Maru have up to this time been unsuc-
.cessful The steamer went ashore
near Woesun last night during a Sc
we're rainstorm-
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Dazel1 Brown astral bankers who gave him advice
Below is showing seated at table, from lett
to right Attorney Geary W. Barnett and Porter Ashe.
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DO YOU Want
tIFTCH HETCHY
WATER SUPPLY!
If So, Send Your Subscription to
the Emergency Fund
Early Today
Auditors Refusal to Sign the
Smith Demand Necessitates
Prompt Action
Mayer and City Officials Com
tribute, and Other Citizens
Will Follow Suit
Contributions to Hetch Hetchy
Option Fund

Supervisor j. A. Johnston. 100
Supervisor Ralph McLeran. 100
john Z. BehaB, clerk of board 100
Supervisor ID. c. Murphy. -. 100
Supervisor 4. H. Giannini. L.. 100
Marsden Manson, city en-
gfneer 100
Supervisor Thomas jennings. 100
Michael Casey, president of
board of public works.. 100
H. *. McKannay, clerk of
Mayor Taylor .-.........-.. 100
James B. Feehan. .....-... 100
Supervisor George A. Con-
molly --.---- .--' Aoc
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SUBURBAN

Grand jury learns more tricks Of supervisors in
five hour session with Expert Sabin. Page
Rev Father o'Flanagan tells Oakland club
women Of crusade 10 revive Irish indus
tries. Page
Fright over narrow escape from accident kills
aged employe Of Southern Pacific railway who
succumbs 10 heart disease. Page
Death calls third Nevada official. stenographer
70 the late Governor Sparks passing away
in Oakland Page
Election Of Francis Ferrier as mayor Kills
hopes for original package law in Berke-
ley Page
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SPORTS

Master Robert wins Broadway stake al Graves
end after defeating fast contenders. Page 0
Antiracing bill Is passed In lower house of
Louisiana assembly. Page o
White sox maintain their lead IN American
league BY again beating Athletics. Page 10
selection committee Of cricket association
chooses married and single mems teams to play
at Alameda Sunday. Page 10
los Angeles takes another game from San
Francisco by timely hitting in the eleventh
inning Page
Yacht Hawaii. built by public subscription for
trans -psciac race. sails for San Pedro. Page o
Interesting data showing the performance Of
fsvorites at Emeryvile meeting. Page o
George sullivan. the Oakland heavy weight,
bIows up in the fourth round and Cooley
wins fight. Page .
Battling Nelson arrives from Portland to pre-
pare for his championship fight. with Joe
Cans. rage y
olympic club officials seek to have Andrew
Glsrner included in the American team
At London. Page 10
MARINE
Six sugar ships reach port from Hawaiian
islands. but their combined cargoes are only
LOCO tons more than that brought on recent trip
by steamer Alaskan. Page Is
SOCIAL
Cards are out for wedding of Miss Beatrice
Fife and Captain Edmund Douglas shortlidge.
LABOR
The hatters' union Of America thanks the San
Francisco labor council for assistance. Page )
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COAST

Judson C. Brusie dies suddenly in Los An
geles hospital while wife is hurrylng to
bis side. Page L
Modesto prepares for annual. fiesta with Miss
Emma Wood as queen. Page 3
Clarence Mackay dedicates school Of mines
building and unveils statue Of his father. John
". Mackay. at Nevada university. Page I6
Pioneer members Of Native Daughters Of
Golden West are perturbed over proposed changes
IN constitution Of the order. Page z
Registered pouch stolen in transit from Los
Angeles valued at $50. coo. Page 4
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
WEATHER. CONDITIONS

YEsTERDAY-CIoudy; west wind; maximum
temperature. Sc; minimum, IS.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Cloudy; fresh west
wind. Page 15
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EASTERN

Poor clerk wins rich miners daughter Miss
Montana Largey wedding Ray Mcdonald. her
sweetheart of school days Page
Miss Martha L. Wilson, San Jose girl, gets
degree from Yassar. Page 4
Senator Burrows shows speech for republican
convention. which praises president for renuncia-
tion, but does not please progressives- Page 2
Taft secures 5o4 votes by decisions Of national
committee In numerous contests. with work Ia,
complete. Page 2
Oliver d. P. Belmont dies suddenly. and
Texas girl claims to be only daughter. Page 3
Joseph Letter loses temper soon after marriage
and smashes camera Of photographer. Page 4
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New-York tribune., 1908-03-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Edward NJ. Will. a former policeman was ar
Aligned before Magistrate Wahie in the Morris,nis
police court yesterday charge of assault and
held in $500 bail for trial.
Charged with being implicated in the burglary
nue.. the night of February 10. Foutain w Har-
brother was arrested several days ago
Howard Green and Albert O. Hanvenitb who
were brought here from San Francisco, We're held
in $1,000 bail yesterday by Judge Foster IN the
Court of General Sessions on a charge of theft
Moses Jackson. the former coroner who was con-
viced OF bribery. will be brought into court for
sentence Tuesday.
Magistrate Breen, in the Harlem police court
yesterday held William Ryan in $500 BAH on a
charge of having set fire to apartment house
at No l323 Amsterdam avenue.
Mrs Jeanette Newman. who also gave the names
of Jane Norton and jeanette Newton of the Hotel
Stratford released on 81. 900 bail on the charge
OF stealing iewelry when she arraigned before
Magistrate Corrigan In the Jefferson Market police
court yesterday
r. II. Brennan president of the North American
Music Company who surrendered himself to Mr.
Bird an Assistant United States District Attorney
yesterday. released on bond lie was accused
having participated in a mail fraud.
The Rev. Dr. Francis L. Patton will deliver
this afternoon of his series of addresses on
The Ethical Side of Christian Doctrine" in tb.
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church The final
lecture will be given st the same hour anu place
on Easter.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-15
CAR AHEAD" SUIT REVERSED.
Appellate Term Says the Original Suit
Should Have Been Dismissed.

Justices Giidersleeve, Bischof and MacLean in
the Appellate Term have reversed d judgment
of the 1st Bronx Municipal Court for $94 % in
favor of Martin Norton against the Union Rail-
way Company for breach of contract in COM
peing him TO change Refusing to change
cars the plaintiff sat in the hour.
Justice MacLean writes the opinion. in which the
other justices concur. In his opinion the justice
says:
This particular car not having been chartered
by OF the plaintiff, the defendant under its
statutory powers could transport the plaintiff
upon any other Of its suitable vehicles destined
20 the place where he would go. No proof of any
damage the PLAINTIFF offered. although lie
enlarged his complaint by bill of particulars
wherein inserted: in fact. count for false
Imprisonment To false Imprisonment one is not
subjected who Voluntarily puts himself into a
place easy to leave, and there suking under
solace of beer, offers spectacle diverting per
haps to the onlooker but not TO be seriously pre-
scented o a Enormously the was not
dismissed when the plaintiff rested errone-
ously IL submitted to the jury, and that too
under a charge to which valid exceptions were
taken
New-York tribune., 1908-03-15
NEW SAFETY DEVICE.
automatically Places Tor
pedo on Trock, of Erring Train.

signal device that automatically places tor
nedoes in the path Of trains was exhibited at New
Durhau n J.. yesterday by the inventor, Robert
I Zorge member of the Chicago Board of
Trade 10 a party of reporters. The safety device
hos hoe, installed on block No. s. of the West
Shore Railroad, just west of the entrance 10 the
Weebswken tunnel Also there is of the sig
nails AT Mjneola Long Island, the Long Island
Railroad Although no railroad has yet adopted the
device il is being tested by two great systems and
representatives of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission have been inspecting it in operation
The device looks like a big iron hogshead sunk
in the ground. Inside is wheel with twenty
spokes. On each of the spohes is a tn-cased tor
pedo attached 10 an arm, and the duty of the
complicated coss and levers beneath the simple
looking wheel is thrust out these torpedoes upon
the track that the drivers of an engine may
cause them explode
Mr. Zorge's system places in each block of
railroad three circuits. approach locking and
danger" The length of block is determined by
the nature of the traffic, and at the Weehawken
tunnel it is q mile. train passing the approach
circuit acts through its iron wheel and axleS, as
a conductor which carries the electric current from
the point where il is received across to another
wire through which it to the armature beside
the torpedo machine. When the train passes be-
vond the point mile distant it similarly readjuss
the current, leaving the entrance TO that block
clear.
The point of the device is that If while the train
is running through the block another train should
come along close behind pass the ap-
proach circuit this contact would de-energize the
current. Then the mechanism of the signal would
be set working and of the spokes would be
thrust out TO the track surface and hold torpedo
there be exploded The concussion would put
the engineer his guard If he had not noticed the
semaphore signal
New-York tribune., 1908-03-15
ENCHANTED RUGS
IN MODERN DAYS
CHOICE ANTIQUES BRING
FABULOUS PRICES.
Groscing Fad of Wealthy american
CoHectors-s35 900 for
Single Carpet.
BY NJ. w. Mount.

Once unon time an Eastern prince sat upon
his enchanted rug and was borne TO any part OF
the world at the mere expression of a wish To-
day our rugs bear with the enchantiheht
of ina gination, to the countries whence they
came They conjure up visions of Far Cathay
and Persian palance and tent; of nomad weaver
and Mahometan worshipper: they take us
through strange, romantic Belgrade and SerVla.
through Austria the magnificent. and France
the picturesque; among the weavers of Germany
and England, into the novels of lowly Donegal
and show US unrecognized stories OF Aztec ana
Toltec periods woven into the bright hued rugs
Of American Indian manufacture.
Thus the rug collector may, like the prince OF
old visit many parts of the world as he gazes
upon his rugs and into the hearts Of peoples that
pershed thousands of years ago.
The gift of an enchanted rug is not without
price The Journeys they take are not with
out cost Only this winter a New Yorker paid
$50 600 for a rug which had outlasted the ma
ton in which it born. Before that H. g.
Frick had paid $4,000 apiece for eight small
Oriental rugs-$16O.O0O for the lot. The pur-
chaser might almost have tucked them under
his arm, so modest their size. They were
not fine rugs, their value lay only in their color
and their age. Besides their purchaser knew
that he had something which nobody else could
get.
That is a source of satisfaction. 1t is all the
qualification that another New Yorker enjoys in
an Indian rug by feet in size, for which he
paid 5000. and which he keeps in a bank vault
along with the rest of his jewels and securities.
H. D. Proctor of sd street has beau
tiful collection of rugs and another man, who
is going to have one, has just paid from $500
TO $1,000 apiece for Bergama, Ghiordez and
q kOuia of antioue origin
New-York tribune., 1908-03-15
TRY TO FIND BREIDENBACH JEWELS,
Dreshfeld Tells Bankruptcy Commissioner
About Pledging and Selling Them.

Maurice G. Dreshfeld dealer in diamonds, Of
No 40 Broadway. accused in involuntary peti-
ton IN bankruptcy OF having. in connection with
George H Carpenter. OF the Monarch Fire Appli-
ance Company, obtained diamonds worth 100000
from Rudolph A. Bredenbach. diamond mer-
chant az Nos and 80 Maiden lane was exam
sred Yesterday before Commissioner Alexander, who
desired TO ascertain what had become OF the jewels.
on which the OF s173.1o4 is stIll due and If
81 Is possible 10 any of the property.
Dreshfe,d who lives at the Sycamore Hotel. New
fiscal agent" admitted that he and pledged
the Jewels for less than haf their value He said
thai while commissions sggresatng $4,000 are
still due him. he has made only $500 out Of the
transactions. Dreshfeld said that he turned over
ali the money realized TO Carpenter for the Mon
arch Fire Appliance Company, OF Bridgeport, Conn.,
with Offices at No il East SD street, which he
understood the Maiden lane merchant was desirous
q. heiring The witness said that Breidenbach was
fully Of the manner in which the Jewels
had been disposed Of
The witnes. said he paid President Joseph L.
f.reeuwsIs OF the Peoples Trust Company, OF Pha
oelphta 81 ,oce for four months loan OF $4,000
fully secured by jewels He refused to tell Of
conversation he had Thursday with Carpenter at
,he Jewellers Exchange No. 10 Broadway, but
admitted that after the talk, which followed the
fling of the bankruptcy petition, he went 10 the
Maiden Lane Safe Deposit Vaults and took away
his Papers
The hearing viii be continued on Tuesdsy-