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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
TO PICK TEMPORARY
PRESIDING JUDGE
Sfurteyant Will Retire Next
Week and Head of Court
Must Be Chosen
Mogan Declines Honor and the
Place Now Is Left Open to
Five Candidates

IN order TO prevent the occurrence of
vacancy in the position of presiding
Judge OF the superior court when Judge
SturteVant gives place to Judge Ca
odhlSs, an endeavor was made yester-
Gay TO get the signatures of seven of
the occupants of the bench appointing
Judge Mogan to preside until a regu-
lar appointment is made for the year.
winch will be done early in January.
Judge Mogan, however, refused to
accept the position.
Some other judge will be named
TO-DAY or tomorrow to preside Judge
Sturtevant expects to go out of office
early next week. and he will be at
once succeeded in department by
Judge Cabaniss
Judge Sturtevant will resume office,
beginning his six year term January A.
1t has not yet been settled who will
De presiding judge for 1909. Accord
ing to an unwritten custom, the posi-
tlon alternates between the democratic
and republican judges AS Judge
Sturtevant is a republican, a democrat
Will probably be chosen under this rule.
or the five democrats in office, Judge
Coffey served a term as presiding Judge
in 1907. The others are Judges Dunno,
Murasky, .Cabaniss and Mogan. There
is some talk of asking Judge Cabaniss
that he will be the youngest judge on
the bench in point of service.
Judge Sturteyant says the duties are
so heavy that he is in favor of the
presiding Judge being given only half
as many cases to try as other judges,
so that he may spend at least half of
every day in his chambers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
BOND SALE
is PLANNED BY BOARD
Public Utilities Committee Will
Consider Disposal of
S5,OOO,OOO Block

Another sale of municipal bonds.
probably in about the same sums as
those of the recent issue. will be con-
sidered at today's session of the pub
lie utilities committee, the supervisors
having decided to call for renewed Of
fers in the fire protection. school. sewer.
hall of justice and hospital issues.
February 1 next is the tentative date
for the opening of bids. In all an
other $4,000 900 block of the s1S.200,-
600 issue authorized by the people will
probably be ordered sold.
The 81 200. 900 of school, 100000 of
fire protection, $800.000 of sewer and
s2S0,000 of hospital money realized
with the S250000 premium at the last
sale will be largely exhausted by the
time the new fund becomes avail
able.
The committee recommended that
the board set aside s125.000 for the
Garfield school
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
GRAVES DESECRATED IN
GOLDEN GATE CEMETERY
Vandals Wreck Tombs and Ex=
pose Bodies in Old Burial
Ground

Supervisor Payot and Coroner Leland
visited the site of the old Golden Gate
cemetery yesterday to investigate the
acts of vandalism committed about the
exposed graves. Mrs. E. III. O'Donnell
and Mrs. G. II. Rockwell, officers of the
Richmond womens Improvement club.
had called Payot's attention to the
desecration of many of the graves,
particularly that of the tomb OF Rus
sian woman. Mary Gribbich, whose
body, brought from Sacramento, had
been Inferred in a handsome marble
lined vault in 1892. The massive slab
covering the tomb had been broken and
pried away, revealing the costly gar
ments and the rings worn by the dead
woman in her last resting place
Mrs. O'Donnell reported that curious
crowds had been visiting the spot and
unknown persons had cast rubbish
upon the remains until the body was
almost covered from view by the stuff.
Other exposed remains, she said,
had been similarly treated. Payot no.
titled the police to use more vigilance
In guarding the plot. and the coroner
ordered the tomb of Mrs. Gribbich re-
stored and resealed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
1 CAN NOT LIVE LIE
PENS FLEEING WIFE
81 Tried 1t, Tried Hard, but
Think 1t a Crime When |
Do Not Love"
Southern Pacific Clerk Wants
Divorce and Pathetic Note
of Spouse Is Read

81 will not live with You now or at
and 1 can not feign what 1 do not
feel Moreover, consider 1t crime
TO live with a man under such condt-
tions. tried it. tried hard 10 do my
best md ii nearly killed me. can
not md will not repeat the martyr
dom of living lie.
"YOUR WIFE,"
Thus read the note left by Margaret
Fuller for her husband, w. Sidney
Fuller, a Southern Pacific clerk. In
the sordid scenes of the divorce court
it was read yesterday when the de-
serted husbands plea for decree of
divorce was heard. The Fullers We're
married in New Jersey in December,
1884. and the defendant deserted her
husband in San Francisco in June,
1904 She told him she was indiffer-
ent as. to whether or not he got di-
vorce, as she had no intention of ever
marrying again. Judge Sturtevant
took the case under submission to
permit of an amendment being made
in the pleadings.
Bernardo Y. Shorb, who has been
sued for divorce by Elizabeth Shorb,
was cited by Judge Graham yester-
day to appear Friday morning and show
cause why he should not be punished
for contempt of court in refusing to
give his deposition, as ordered 1t
viii be within the discretion of the
judge to send him to Jail If contempt
is shown
Monroe Markham, a salesman for
an electric company, was granted
divorce by Judge Sturtevant yesterday
from Emma Markham, who is worth
$4,000 in her own right, on the
ground of desertion.
Suits for divorce were filed yester-
day by Ida NJ Prater against William
d. Prater, desertion; Harry P. Leon
ard against. Olga Evelyn Leonard, de-
sertion; Rica d. Edwards against
James Edwards, cruelty.
Divorces were granted as follows
yesterday: By Judge Murphy-Mary
Barton from Joseph E. Barton, deser-
tion. BY Judge Sturtevant - Gabor
Konigstein from Flora Konigstein, an
nulled on the ground of insanity; Min
ME Feist from Frank l.. Feist, deser-
tion.
The marriage Of May E. Lundberg
and Charles Lundberg was annulled by
Judge Trout on the ground that the
husband had a former wife alive at the
time of the marriage
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
SUPERVISOR SUGGESTS
NEW CITY HALL SCHEME
Would Have Two Buildings for
Courts and Administrative Of
fees and Big Auditorium

A new scheme for the city hall was
suggested yesterday by Supervisor
Rixford and informally considered at
the building committees meeting.
Rixford's idea is to purchase two lots
on either side of Marshall square and
facing for 100 feet on Market street.
On each of these he would have the
city erect two 10 story class A office
buildings, one for the courts and the
other for the administrative depart
mentS.
The cost of the land and of the two
buildings was roughly estimated at
900 of the s5,OO0,OOO. which has been
the estimated cost of the new city
hall, he would have the city erect
great auditorium on the present city
instituted by Attorney Frank j.. Sulli-
van has run its course.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16

Miss Annie's sister; Chief of Police
Haley. Mrs. David PEBBLES, David Pee
bles and Frank j. Somers, all of San
Jose, testified in much the same strain.
They told of Boas yarns" but gave
him reputation for being cheerful
and happy. They declared that Boas
did not write the poison letter.
though PEBBLES said that Boas had
boasted to him of an ability to disguise
his handwriting and write several diff
ferent ways.
DIR. Charles F. Griffin of 2s04 Fol-
som street, who attended Boas at his
death, was the center of Wilson's con-
spicuous effort to show that he (Wil-
son) had tasted the powder received
by Boas.
Griffin Professionally identified the
papers in which the powders were said
to have been wrapped and said that
they were not put up by a druggist.
He declared that Boas' actions before
his death indicated that he had not at
tempted suicide; he seemed desirous of
living.
SYMPTOMS OF DRUG
Duke then asked Griffin what would
be the effect of taste of strychnine
such as Wilson declares he took of
Boas' powders. To show how much
was alleged to have been taken Wilson
took a pinch out of a box of strych-
nine which Coroner Leland produced.
The symptoms which the physician de-
scribed were those which Wilson has
frequently said he experienced when
he tasted OF Boas package.
With considerable shrewdness Will
son questioned DIR. Griffin. Martin
porters Wilson said that he found the
powders tasted sweet, and Wilson re-
membered that testimony and asked
Griffin if it were not possible that
some other drug were mixed with the
strychnine that would give sweet
taste. The doctor said it might have
been possible, but scarcely proba Bile,
for strychnine would be detected read
lily.
Leland asked sharply of Wilson when
he put the question regarding a sweet
tasting drug.
Ernest B. ID. Spagnoii. an attorney,
made his debut at Wilson's side at the
night session of the case. He sought to
break into the examination of, wit
nesses, but Coroner Leland instructed
him that under the law he could not in
terfere with the inquest beyond advis-
ing his client as to his right.
William T. Hail., a lodger at the Boas
home, and Alma c. Boas, sister of the
dead man, testified regarding Harry
Boas' death. John e. tBoas, brother
followed. All were positive Boas did
not mean to kill himself.
Miss Nina Mif1er, who was the fiancee
of Wilson until she discovered he was
married man, testified. Miss Miller
was a remarkably self-possessed wit
ness and calmly identified Wilson's
handwriting on envelopes addressed in
her presence. Miss Lorena E.. Dwyer
and William J. Miller corroborated the
girls testimony.
Other witnesses whose stories had
been told before were Nellie ". Gala
CHER and Emma c. Gallagher stenog-
rapher with Joseph Thieban &
Co.. Mission street; Alvin T.. Will
liams, book keeper for Thieban; Miss
Laura Rohmer. who met wilson after he
had tasted the poson, and Arthur. f,
Simpson, superintendent of the williams
building. who told that he had informed
Boas that if he went into business
with Boas Wilson must be got rid of.
The inquest goes on this morning.
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young attorney, Ernest B. d. Spagnoli.
TO represent him Wilson let it be
understood that he would not take the
stand in his own behalf at the inquest,
but before his counsel arrived he tried
10 plunge into the case TO protect his
interests by cross examining witnesses.
80 made little impression. He also ac-
Knowledged the strength of the case
against him by refusing to identify his
own handwriting, taking refuge know
iuciy behind the code provision that
saves defendant from seIf-incrimina-
ton
MICH PREsVARICATToN
II the puzzle that was laid before
Coroner Leland and the jury yesterday
had been cast in the form OF fiction it
would gain the anuring but unhatter-
ing title OF The Cycle of the Preyari-
Gators Both Boas and Wilson were
shown up TO be fluent trihers with fact,
but the dead man appeared in the bet
ter light, as his reputed fictions We're
harmless and at times edifying. A
similarity showed in their inventions.
1soss was 10 his friends. a graduate of
vale. and went TO the trouble TO devise
great documents to substantiate his
yarns. Wilson. in his turn. when he
drew the long bow, was a graduate Of
Harvard.
LITTLE NEW EVIDENCE
As far as the case went yesterday
Assistant District Attorney Robert
Duke and the police department pro-
duced little evidence that was new.
Nothing directly involving Wilson as
the murderer of Boas developed. be-
vond some testimony. given particu-
larly by Martin and John BOas and by
Arthur r. Simpson that Harry Boas had
discovered that Wilson was falling 10
account for 1lis collections and was go-
ing TO be exposed and turned out of
ihe business.
IN his own behalf Wilson laid the
foundation for proof that he was a full
partner with Boas in the business
when the case goes on today Theodore
Kytka. the handwriting expert. will
take the stand and present the strong
est evidence against Wilson.
CHARGE or MURDER
wilson's attorney viii apply for a
writ Of habeas corpus today to secure
the release Of the man from jail. Will
son has not been charged yet, but to
nullify the writ charge of murder
VIII be sworn to by Detective O'Neil
or Gallagher.
Mrs. Catherine Boas of 2s16 Harri-
son street. mother Of Henry J. Boas
was pathetic witness. She was
called first to the stand to testify re-
garding the death of her son and was
supported as she took her seat by
Martin C Boas, her son. Mrs Boas
wore mourning and her testimony was
broken by sobs and interrupted by
tears.
She said that on the night of De-
ccmber ? her son Henry came home TO
his dinner about o'clock and told Of
having received powders from san
lose, which were recommended as a
cure for Indigestion. At that time the
young man was in the best of spirits.
the mother said. After dinner Boas
left the house
He returned al 10 o'clock, still in a
happy state Of mind. and told Of hav-
ing made P sale to Thornberg. an
electrician IN sixteenth street, and lie
was pleased with the deal
Then he went into his room, Mrs.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
COOIIy Questions Witnesses
During Hearing OF Case Be
fore COr0HeT Leland
Handwriting Expert Will Give
Most Damaging Evidence
Today
Attorneys PiaE for Writ VIII
Hasten Murder Charge
Against Suspect

1T was fairly demonstrated yester-
day at the first sessions Of the in
Guest into the dealh OF Harry J. Boas
that The young electrician did not com
mit suicide with reconciliation. John
Walter Wilson. salesman in the Pen
nant electric company. or partner with
Boas in the concern, under arrest on
suspicion OF having murdered Boas, ap-
peared studiously on the defensive and
during the DAY secu7ed the services of
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
VAN srCkLEN CASE CALLED

The case of William Van Sicklen.
charged with assault to murder for
shooting Mrs. Sadie Campbell his
fiancee. at 301 Church street. on Mon
Cabaniss' court yesterday. AS both
Van Sicklin and Mrs. Campbell are at
the central emergency hospital the
case was continued for week
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
CHECK PROVES WORTHLESS

w. Root of the Chronicle bar. 6
Kearny street, obtained warrant
from Police Judge Weller yesterday
for the arrest Of James Birket on a
charge of passing fictitious check
on December ID for $50 drawn on the
Humboldt Savings bank. Root said
that Birket had also been passing fic-
titious checks in Santa Rosa.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
CHINESE EXAMINED

Wong Jew Wal, Chinese charged
with harboring woman, Leoe She, for
immoral purposes, had his hearing
yesterday before United States Com
missioner Heacock. Wal claims the
woman was employed In the house as
hair dresser and had not engaged in
any immoral practice. The hearing
was not completed. being continued
until this morning at 10 o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
FoREMAN KEEPs coIN

James OConnor of the Oneida fire
roofing company, 1898 McAIlister
street, obtained a warrant from Po-
lice Judge Conlan yesterday for the
arrest of Jake Potts on charge of
felony embezzlement. Potts was fore
man and paymaster for the company
and on December IL he got $500 to
pay the men and disappeared with the
COIN
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
soHooL. GIVES RECEpTIoN

MELROSE. Dec. 15.--The senior girls
of the John c. Fremont high school
were the hostesses last night at a re-
ception given in honor of the boys of
the class. The committee of arrange
ments consisted of Misses Mignon
Brandon, Hazel Gum, Daisy Whitney,
Hazel Nelson. Dorothy Mcknight and
Belle Hockensen.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16

Boas continued. "and when l was half
undressed I heard a fall in his room.
rushed in and found him on the
floor.
He was crying the mother con-
tinued, Ma. oh, MAJ He was writh-
ing in agony on the floor and he said,
Oh. my God. what could have been in
those awful powders"
The mother said that death came
soon after that.
DENIED SUICIDE THEORY
Mrs Boas testified further that Wal
ter Wilson called at their home Friday
night and talked over the death of
the son. and that Wilson declared that
Harry had never committed suicide
Martin c. Boas followed his mother
as a witness. He gave his address as
2T17 Twenty-second street, his occu-
patton that of a mechanical dentist.
1T was during Martin Boas' examina-
tion that Wilson first broke into the
proceedings. asking the right to put
questions, but reserving his privilege
to be excused from the witness stand.
Boas identified the poison letter
signed by ''Chas. NJ. Hawer, NJ. D." as
the one received by his brother with
the two packages of poison. He said
that he did not think for a moment
that his brother had committed sui
eide.
Wilson asked leave to cross examine
Coroner Leland had instructed him on
his rights as suspect IF 1 ask
questions it won't mean that ] shall
have to go on the stand?" said Wilson
sharply.
No" replied the coroner.
Wilson was then sworn to put inter
rogations.
lie Immediately started to challenge
home of the -lninor declarations made
by Boas.
You said, Mr.. Boas, that Henry and
were not on friendly terms. had only
business relations; don't you know
that is not true?" he began.
Walter, Harry told me himself that
you were just a business acquaint-
ance." replied. Martin Boas, answering
carefully and controlling his excite
ment.
PARTNER IN FIRM
II told you that / was a partner
Wilson continued, and told you to go
to the United States guaranty and
fidelity company and see a bond that
we took out for some work, on which
] appear as a partner in the company"
Wilson said.
You had memoranda regarding the
.
on?p' Wilson insisted later
Il did not Walter" replied Boas.
Mr.. Boas, you did" Wilson insisted
plaintively and with evident sincerity.
Later Wilson grasped an opportunity
to put into the record the gratuitous
statement that Harry Boas would write
variety of hands and that he could
hold the pen in several positions.
He was studiously on his guard and
when Assistant District Attorney Rob-
ert Duke asked him, almost casually.
to identify his own handwriting he
quickly remarked. Am I a witness
now?" He was not pressed in the
matter.
TOLD OF BOAS' sFIBsv
Miss Anna Kelliher, the telephone
operator OF San Jose. who was the
one girl with whom it has appeared
that Harry Boas corresponded. testi-
fed in the afternoon. She told of
Boas' "fbs," as she called them, re-
garding his career at Yale and as a
fraternity man. She was positive that
the poison" letter was not in his
hand. Mrs. G. G. Walker, the San
Jose landlady; Miss Iona Kelliher,
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City last evening.
Pres Price of Kings Valley has
business in Toledo today.
Scott Lane was over from Siletz
Wednesday and Thursday.
|. NJ. Tindell went down to the
lower bay on last evenings train.
Toledo ball team and &c big bunch
of fans will go to Elk City Sunday
to play game with the Elk City
boys.
E. j. Avery went to Yaquina last
evening to fit the pipe and steam
fixtures in the new steamboat New
port.
Miss Ethel Ross who had been
taking testimony in the government
contest cases, returned to her home
stead on the lower -Siletz Sunday.
Capt. Dick Evens passed through
from Corvallis last evening, accom-
panied by his son, Leslie, who has
Just recovered from severe case of
scarlet fever.
Rev. Feese preached the Memorial
serman at the M. e. church last
Sunday. Those who were fortunate
enough to hear him were well paid
for attending.
We are pleased to note that Mrs.
w. j. Wade, who suffered a broken
arm by fall year ago next Mon
day, is now able to use the injured
arm considerable and that it is
nearly healed.
Col. Robert A. Miller during his
visit in Toledo last week called on
the Toledo Schools and treated the
teachers and pupils to one of his
eloquent, instructive and entertain
ing addresses, which was highly
appreciated by all.
A deal is on whereby e. l.. Chat
field will probably sell out his
hardware business here to Frank
Newton and Arthur Nye. Invoice
of the stock will be commenced to-
morrow and if the deal goes through
Messrs. Newton and Nye will take
over the business Immediately.
Rev. c. M. Brown, our former
County Judge, who with his family
left this county two years ago and
has since been living in New Mexico,
is now at Ashland and will prob
ably locate there. The family is
yet in New Mexico. People simply
cannot remain away from' Oregon
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To the Voters.

say about the conditions in Lincoln
county since the county voted out the
saloons. Does any one think they
are telling the truth? They say
that more whisky and other intox-
icants have been used in the county
since it was voted dry than before.
This is not true, but if it were true,
does anyone suppose they would
wish for the saloon again and that
by having it their supply of liquor
will be cut off.
The county has received about
$1,000 in fines. And this amount
would have been more than doubled
had many of the people who knew
of the violations reported the cases
and assisted the authorities in prose-
cutting them.
The county has reduced its debt
from $4,000 to $4,000 since the
saloons closed their doors. This is
good proof that our county is NOV
ing along nicely without the saloon.
When the saloons were in the county
the incorporated towns receiyed the
license and the taxpayers of the
county had to pay the expenses
caused by them. Every taxpayer
and every voter in the county, vot-
ing for his own interest and for the
interest of the county, which is
every persons interest, will vote
that saloons be kept out and not
only that saloons be kept out but
work to see that the violators be
prosecuted and made to obey the
laws of the county.
Since the saloons have been
closed the little town of Toledo has
done great deal of improvement
and is fast reducing its debt with
the same levy.
The breweries and liquor firms
are sending money and whiskey
into the county and employing men
to work to put the county wet.
Have we voter, within the bound
aries of Lincoln county, who will
be influenced by the literature,
money or whiskey sent here? 1t is
hoped and expected that every voter
will cast his vote for the good of the
county and not to help the liquor
houses to rob the people of the
county.
Many of the voters received cir
cular letter from the Salem Brew
erv setting forth their folco viowS ~,
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the situation in this county.

Ihey say, that those responsible
for the Act becoming law, that
the sale of liquor would be absolute
ly prohibited. We have law viola
tors here as else where. The lovers
OF the law have done their part but
the violators of the law have been
at work whenever and wherever
they could. We have laws against
robbery and murder. Are these
crimes entirely wiped out?
They say that the saloon has been
closed and that we have in there
place double the number of blind
pigs" etc. Do you find the pro-
nibition people running the blind
pig or do you find people who have
no regard for law or respectability?
Would it not be wise thing for the
whiskey people to look about them
for a while and see if they can not
find the violators of the law in their
own ranks. Say, whiskey man,
have you no respect for law and
order? If you have why not be
honest and help the law abiding
people enforce the laws.
They say that drunkenness has
vastly increased and that minors
who never would have secured
liquor from a well regulated saloon
are now frequently drunk. This is
all false. Did anyone ever know of
a well regulated saloon?
Say, whiskey man, would you
like to have your wife and daughters
spend their time in one of these
well Regulated Saloons" and be-
come associates with the men found
in them?
1t is needless to comment more
on the false statements set up in the
brewery letter mentioned.
Every lover of law and order
knows that the conditions in Lincoln
county are better that they were
when the saloon was here and fur
thermore if the law violators will
become obeyors of the law condi-
tions will become much better.
Now voter, what are you going to
do on next Monday, are you going
to vote for building up good homes
in the county or are you going to cast
your vote for thing that has bro
ken up more homes, caused more
murders and crimes of all kinds
than any one thing that ever ex-
isted? GEORGE BErHERs.
-<tS<<
}. F. Brown was over from Siletz
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]. F. Brown was over from Siletz
Wednesday.