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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
SAYCUNNINGHAMIS
INCURABLY INSANE
Lunacy Commissioners Testify
Regarding Mental Condition
of Miss Brasch's Slayer
Murderer Will Be Committed TO
an Asylum for the Re-
mainder of His Life

That James E. Cunningham, the
slayer of Carolina Brasch, Gray Broth
ers' book keeper. is and has been foI
many years hopelessly insane, an in
durable paranoiac. was the report made
10 Judge Dunno yesterday by Insanity
Commissioners D. d. Lustig and Charles
ID. McGettigan. Cunningham viii be
formally tried next week on a charge OF
insanity and committed to a lunatiC
asylum for life. II, however, he should
at any time recover, he may be tried
for murder.
Cunningham heard the two physi-
clans testify concerning his mental
condition without apparent comprehen-
sion Of what was taking place. He
carelessIy nursed his face in one hand
and from time TO time spat on the floor
OF the dock.
MANY TRAMPS PARANoIACS
Both doctors laid stress on the fact
that from his boyhood Cunningham
mas been a nomad. "A great many
tramps are paranoiacs.' said Doctor Nc
Gettigan, and this man is of that row
ing disposition that we know often oc-
ours in paranoiacs. Ny opinion is that
he is absolutely insane and should be
restrained for the rest of his life. He
is subject to all kinds Of delusions. He
says he hears voices, and was informed
that he is the son of God, for which
reason he once took the name Dick God
He believes he is under the hypnotic
influence Of certain women"
Doctor Lustig went over the mans
career. showing that he had been con-
fined in the territorial insane asylum
or Arizona, but that he escaped in June,
1896, some months after he was COM
Il
days after he killed Miss Brasch. went
10 The Call Office. gave up his pistol and
told the story of the shooting, was cited
by the witness as circumstance show
ing insanity.
HAS MANY DELUSIONS
His understanding seems TO be fairly
good said the witness. and he is ap-
psrently truthful in all his statements.
IN trying to give a motive for his
crime he involves other people and has
4 lot OF delusions. He thinks he is
an author. a prophet and an inventor.
lie believes he has been prosecuted and
has an exalted ego. While I do not
say this is absolutely a technical case
of paranoia, still it is of the paranoia
type. He is absolutely incurable. We
consider. .paranoiacs the most dangerous
type Of insane people"
is Cunningham able to distinguish
between right and wrOng?' asked As
sistant District Attorney Ward.
Fifty or sixty per cent of people
committed to insane asylums are able
TO so distinguish" answered Docto.'
Lustig. but ii is their standard of
right and wrong. They are not able
10 control their actions"
Prosecutors Cook and Ward asked
the court to continue the case to Mon
day in order that the next step might
be decided upon 1t was afterward an
nounced that Cunningham will be tried
by jury on a charge that he is In
sane.
The killing of Carolina Brasch took
place June 80 last. Cunningham, who
had been employed in Gray Brothers
Quarries at Cragmont, walked into the
Offices of the firm in this city, and,
after a quarrel with Miss Brasch over
2 small pay check, shot her.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
FIND BODIES
OF EXPLOSION VICTIMS
Searchers Using Oxygen Explore
ROsyln Mine Shaft

ROSLYN, Wash, Oct s.-The bodies
of Philip Pozarich and George To-
mach killed in last Sundays explo-
sion in mine No. 4, were discovered
today by a searching party using oxy-
gen apparatus The bodies were a
mile and a half from the shaft and
the men had been killed instantly.
The bodies of Daniel Hardy and
Dominick Bartolero, which are under
a huge pile of wreckage at the bot
tom of the shaft. will require an i'm
mense amount of work for their re-
covery, the shaft being completely
clogged by cavein.
r Explorations in the mine reveal
great damage to the property
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
ACTRESS GETS WARRANT
TO RECOVER COSTUMES
Charges Employer Paid No
Wages and Held Her Wardrobe

Elsie Branton, an IS year old actress,
swore out a search warrant in Judge
Wellers court yesterday against Alex
ander Frederick of the Washington
Square tneater. accused of seizing her
theatrical wardrobe. Miss Branton has
been doing a song and dance turn in
the theater for nine months past and
during this time has been unable to
get her spay, according to her story.
When she quit she says Frederick re-
fused to release her wardrobe.
B. f. Sto1l dentist. Post st. AZ Grant av !,
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
YOUNG LADIES' SODALITY
TO GIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Dramatic Performance Will
Raise Funds for Church

For the purpose of raising funds
with which to paint the church prem
ises the Young Ladies' Sodality of Our
Lady of Good Counsel of the Church of
the Most Holy Redeemer, Diamond
street near Eighteenth, will on the
evening Of October Is, at o'clock.
present three act drama at Golden
Gate Commandery hall, 2I35 Sutter
street.
Careful attention has been given to
details with regard to costume, scenic
effects, music, etc, and the affair gives
promise Of proving a most Charming
entertainment.
Assisting the young ladies is Rev.
p. j. MCGUIRE, whose aid is contribut-
ing largely toward really high class
performance.
The title OF the drama is "Rernem-
ber," and embraces many entertaining
features that permit of a display Of
truly histrionic talent
Among those included in the cast of
t-hara cterS are.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
Extension of SUBURBAN service

Commencing October 10 new schedule
will be in operation on Southern Pacific
lines between Fruitvale and Stone
shoe trains, leaving San Francisco daily
via Oakland Pier, 500, 700. 800 and
$500 a. m,z 2:20, 300, 400, 500 and
6:33 7:10, $40, $40 and 1910 a. M
$40. 4:l0, $40, 5:5S and GAO D. M
APPOINTED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Oct
postmaster at Hulville Lake county vice
A r. Marders, resigned.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
Special in Our Waist Department

In order to introduce our Wool Waists for
this Fall, we are placing our newest designs in
Scotch Flannel and Challie Waists on Special
Sale. Regular $40O and $3.50 Values. .S2.75
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18

Railways. where people can get at
them. This had been done at the Cope
land. There were escapes in front and
at the rear. There were no halls ex-
tending to the north side of the build
ing, so there We're no escapes there.
1t would do no good to have iron ladder
escapes in the private rooms because
few people would think of unlocking
their door to the room. and, in conse-
quence, only the parties in the room
would be benefited. No hotel in the
country is required to have an iron
ladder fire escape leading from every
room, for it would be practically inn
possible to enforce such a regulation" :"
Chief Wilmarth feels that his men
spared no efforts to save the life of l.
Z. Lambert, the loss of which he says
is regretted by no one more than him
self. The fire department will main
tain an oversight of the work of clean
ing up the salvage, and have already
stretched ropes to keep the crowd back.
Chief Wilmarth thinks it will be all
right to leave the walls standing while
the work of searching lost valuables is
being completed. Then Chief Wilmarth
will give further orders.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
KANSAS MAN HURT.
In a Wreck ON the Mo. Pac. in East
ern Colorado

Pueblo, Col, Jan. 1S.-Four per-
sons We're Slightly injured and a score
of others narrowly escaped death or
serious injury in an accident that oc-
Cured last night at 1905 o'clock, on
the Missouri Pacific railway. two miles
west Of Pultney, small station in
eastern Colorado. six miles from
Boone. The exact cause Of the acct
dent has not been determined but it is
believed to have been caused by
spreading rails.
The injured are as follows:
Martin Tessick. Bingham, Utah,
sprained right arm.
Mrs Mary Ehrlich, Longmont, Col,
slight injury to left side.
Miles Harvey, lola, Kan, back
sprained.
John HERSHEY, Greeley, Col, slight
injury to right side.
The train was eastbound No. the
ST. Louis express from this city and
hours. when the accident occurred.
The tank OF the engine, which was No.
5523, left the track derafling train of
six cars, which went over into the
ditch the engine remaining on the
track. None of the train crew jump
ed or made an attempt to save him
self and none of the crew was hurt,
the injured being an passengers.
That none was killed or seriously
injured was considered remarka BILE
and the first reports had it that sew
eraI had met death and serious injury.
Wrecking crews have been sent to the
scene of the wreck and it is expected
that the tracks will be cleared by this
afternoon
Traffic over the road is delayed
about 20 hours and passengers for the
east are being detoured from this city
over the Santa F'e. The train crew
consisted of E r. Lockhart engineer,
c. A Black. conductor and Edward
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18

bulletins in the State Journal bulletin
window last night and this morning.
1.-The gas company has violated the
terms of it's agreement" said the gem
eral as he talked with a State Journal
reporter, land we will try to take fall
out of them in the council meeting to-
night. The terms of the franchise pro-
vide that in case the city is entirely
without gas, that the local company
shall manufacture artificial gas and
supply the consumers with it, until the
natural supply is again resumed. Here
we were all day Sunday without a sin
gle cubic foot of gas to supply the city
and a the same time the company made
no efforts to manufacture any. There
is nothing left for us but to revoke the
franchise
And the Sixth ward alderman really
looked as though he meant it. He was
standing with his light checkered suit
waving in the wind and his familiar
white vest exposed to the elements. He
wore neither overcoat nor gloves.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
WANT HIM TO STAY IN.
Depositors and Bankers United in OPP
posing StensIand's Release.

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-The state board of
pardons will meet at Joliet tomorrow
and it is expected to pass upon the ap-
plication for release from the peniten-
tiary of Paul o. Stensland, former
president of the Milwaukee Avenue
State bank and convicted wrecker of
that institution.
An element of the situation which
may work against Stensland will be
the fact that thousands of former de-
positors are emphatically against the
freeing of the wrecker and that the
bankers of Chicago as a rule are op-
Dosed to release with only twenty
eight months of imprisonment.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
CAMP PAIGN IS OPEN.
Equal Suffrage Mass Meetings Are
Held in Chicago.

Chicago. Jan. 1S.-The contemplated
mass meetings of campaign for an
equal suffrage plank in Chicago's pro-
posed new charter have begun. At the
first of these, Mayor Brand Whitlock
of Toledo, advocated placing a vigilant
representative of the league at Spring
field and said:
Chicago is not governed by the citi-
zens of this city; it is ruled from
Springfield by a set of political repre-
sentatives of corporations who know
nothing and care less about the needs
of the municipality. There are women
in this community who live by check
hook and who are content to barter
their rights for small guarantees such
as seats in street cars and theater tick
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
LEHMAN AT HEAD.
Labette Man Chairman of Important
New House Committee.

One of the most important of the COM
mittees announced in the house by
Speaker Dolley today is the new COM
mittee on claims of which Sig Lehman
of Labette is the chairman. Upon this
committee will fall the task of decid-
ing on the justice of all miscellaneous
claims-claims where really knotty
problems must be solved. There will be
no precedent by which this committee
can be guided The members must
weigh the evidence and decide as they
think Just and right in the case. The
speaker has selected an able and ex-
perienced set of committeeman to han
die the difficult work that Will be sure
to come before them before the 1909
session has adjourned sine die.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
MERCURY IS RISING.
Sun Still Obscurcd and Conditions Are
Not Pleasant.

All indications to the contrary not
withstanding the mercury has risen
steadily since s o'clock this morning.
The atmosphere is filed with dampness
and this has given flse to the sugges-
ton that the mercury has been drop
ping. To assist in the effect piercing g
breeze has blown from the southwest
at the rate of IL miles an hour.
The forecast indicates fair weather
tonight and Tuesday with warmer con-
d1t1ons prevailing in the eastern part of
the state and colder conditions Tues
day in this section of the state. The
sun has not shone a minute today and
the conditions have been anything but
agreeable. The following We're the
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18

case of solid gold and was bought by
Mrs. Lambert last fall at Geneva,
Switzerland, while she was abroad. 1t
was given to Mr.. Lambert as a Christ
mas present and though it is blackened
by the fire the monogram on the out
side case and the inscription inside can
be easily read. The chain and 1ocket
are also intact.
Clerk Wiley Explains.
w. w. Wiley, clerk on duty the night
the Copeland hotel burned, has made
the following statement of incidents
during and Immediately prior to the
fire. Il was making out bills about $40
in the morning and was almost in front
of the switch board when the telephone
rang. 1 answered it Immediately and
L. r. Baker, who was assigned to room
126 said that he detected the odor of
smoke and asked if the hotel was on
fire.
Il told him that as far as 1 knew
that it was not but that 1 would IN
vestigate. I called two bell boys who
were standing at the end of the cOun-
ter talking and one of them went 20 the
top floor of the building immedia tely,
using the elevator and the other one
went up the stairs. I went to the ele~
vator shaft but could see nothing to
indicate a fire and went to the dining
room and all was dark but not the
slightest odor of smoke or Indication of
fire.
heard one of the bell boys cry fire and
I called central over the telephone and
asked her to call the fire department.
L held the receiver to my ear and
little later asked her if she had called
the department. She replied that she
had and that the department was on
it's way and a moment later the fire
wagons commenced to arrive.
''I stepped to the elevator shaft to
SEQ if / could locate the fire, but could
see nothing and returned to my desk
and attempted to call the rooms by
telephone. Before 1 could call any
one the switchboard lighted up and all
the globes were red. suppose that
was when the wires burned off in the
rear OF the building for I could get no
one over the telephone.
''All possible haste was used by my
self and the bell boys in notifying the
guests and people were pouring out
Of the hotel by the time the fire de-
partment arrived which was not over
2 minute or so after the alarm was
turned in Senator Stannard and Rep
resentative Lehman were the first to
come down stairs and at my request
they each carried out an arm load OF
overcoats.
'Some man tainted and a woman
cried that her husband was in their
room and then the rush down the
stairs began. I took the hotel regis
ter and the guest cards and the money
out of the till and started across the
street to the Y NJ. G. A. building and
even then 1 cOuld see 10 lldIIleSS anu
b11t little smoke. I lost two coats, my
gloves and my false teeth in the mix
IN and feel that I did all that was pos
sible for the escape of the guests.
There were 80 guests registered the
night of the fire and there was ten or
fifteen employees of the hotel in the
building
WiImarth Explains.
G. o. Wilmarth. the head of the To-
peka fire department, denied today
- .fFa aof
that the Copeland hotels fire escapes
were satisfactory. He made no such
statement The following is all that
Mr. Wilmarth ever said:
aT4 iS a rule in tha n1aefnp OF fire
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
JUST LET THEM GO.
Observers Have Ceased to Record
Earthquakes at NIessina.

Messina, Jan. 1S.-Slight earthquake
shocks continue to be experienced at
brief intervals, showing that the earth
has not quite settled. The quakes are
not being registered by the observa-
tories in the immediate vicinity which
is evidence that the movement Is local
only.
General Mazza has given instruc-
tions that all papers, documents or
other property found in the ruins of
the American consulate be turned over
to Stuart K. Lupton, the new consul
of the United States.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
FORAKER'S DENIAL.
Will Not Become Attorney for Dis
charged Brownsville Soldiers.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator J. B.
Foraker, in a signed statement today,
set at rest the story that after his re-
tirement from the senate, March 4, he
would become the counsel for the dis
charged negro soldiers of the Twenty
fifth infantry. The story. he says is not
true and he adds that he could not ac-
cept such employment should it be ten
dered. Both Senator Foraker and Bish-
op Johnson deny all knowledge of any
fund being raised for the purpose of de-
Tending the Brownsville soldiers.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
WATCH IS FOUND.
Mr.. Lambert's Timepiece Taken
From Copeland Ruins.
Case Blackened by Fire But Not
Melted.
BOUGHT IN EUROPE.
Was a Present From Wife ON
Christmas.
Clerk Wiley Tells of Measures to
Awaken Guests.

David Upton, the Emporia man who
is searching the Copeland hvtel ruins
today, recovered the watch which be-
longed to 1. E. Lambert. The watch
was found by G. w. Baskerville a To-
peka man, who also found the charred
remains of the Emporia lawyer The
watch was found near the spot where
the body was found. 1t is a hunters
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
ROOSEVELT DECLINES.
Saws He VIII Take No Part in the
Tariff Discussion

Washington Jan. 1S-President
Roosevelt today declined an invitation
TO attend the National Tariff Commits
sion convention to be held at Indian
apolis, February Is, stating that he
did not desire to interfere in question
which should be and would be settled
by his successor. The president
added that he had several times ex-
pressed himself in favor of a general
tariff commission
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
Order for 5000, 900 Cartridges.

Philadelphia, Jan. 1S.-Orders have
been received at the Frankford
arsenal in this city, for the manu-
facture of 100000 rife cartridges.
This order, with those on hand. will
keep the arsenal busy day and
night until the end of the fiscal year in
June. The arsenal has been working
day and night since September
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
DUE TO BAD AIR.
Pneumonia Causes Death of $50 in One
Week in Chicago.

Chicago. Jan. 18.-One hundred and
fifty persons died of pneumonia in Chi
cago last week-the largest number
recorded for a similar period since
May of last year. Impure air, the
health department. declares, in it's
weekly bulletin, is responsible for this
condition
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
HUGHES ON WAR PATH.
Councilman Will Lead Movement to
Revoke Gas Franchise.

General J. w. F. Hughes, councilman
hundreds of spectators who viewed the
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
Weather Indicattons.

Chicago Jan. 1S.-F'orecast Tor
Kansas: Fair tonight and Tuesday.
Warmer tonight and colder Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
WiInarth Explains.

G. o. Wilmarth, the head of the To-
peka fire department, denied today
statements credited to him to the effect
that the Copeland hotels fire escapes
were satisfactory. He made no such
statement The following is all that
Mr. Wilmarth ever said
1T is a rule in the placing Of fire
escapes to place them at the end OF
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18

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The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-23

petite OF the unbidden guest in the
field
We hold no brief for the ground
hog, but II is pretty we'll known that
nature keeps the balance OF things
even. Not many years ago the Penn
sylvania Legislature passed a law
giving q bounty 10 every man who
killed a hawk The thought OF the
legislators was that n the hawks
were killed the poultry industry OF
the state would thrive threefold. The
price put on the head OF the red
shouldered. the red tailed and the
broad winged hawks resulted in a
thinning OF the ranks OF the preda-
tory bird family and in the deplation
OF the treasures Of most OF the coun-
ties OF the Keystone State.
After Pennsylvania had spent $50,
600 in payment for hawk scalps the
farmers OF the state suddenly found
out that the rats and the squirrels
we're eating up their crops unchecked.
They tried to stem the tide OF de.
struction but failed, and then they
called on the lawmakers to make life
possible again for the hawks. The
red shouldered, the red tailed and tho
broad winged birds had lived mainly
on the animals that were preying on
the crops of the agriculturist The
farmer found it out little late, but
he found IL out in time to save the
hawk family in Pennsylvania from ex-
tinction.
Out in Kansas a few years ago the
Western redtailed hawk was abund
ant. About once every six months
the readtail would pick up a chicken
and the act aroused the owner of the
chicken to anger The lawmakers of
Kansas declared the redtail an outlaw
and put price on his head. There
were so many red tailed hawks killed
that the count was lost Coincident
with the killing of the birds the
plague of prairie dogs increased and
menaced the very means of livelihood
of the majority of the Kansas dwell
lers. They called on the Biological
Survey of Washington to help them
out of their trouble. The scientists
sent this prescription: Repeal the
law placing a bounty on hawks. This
was done, and since that time nature
has kept the balance even.
All this perhaps has comparatively
little to do with the grounding of
Illinois, but 1t may be said that the
legislators who would pass laws in.
tended to interfere with the workings
OF Mother Nature are taking great
chances. Confessedly it is not known
just what place the grounding or the
woodchuck, as you will, holds in ma
lures system of economy, but that it
holds a place is well assured. 1t is
more than possible that the propa.
ganda for the preservation of the ma
tural resources OF the country in.
cludes the grounding Chicago Post.