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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21
PROPOSALS

OFFICE CONSTRUCTING QUARTERMASTER,
Fort Mason, San Francisco, Cal. 18th April,
1910. Sealed proposals. In triplicate, for con-
structing installing, plumbing, heating and cleo
trio wiring in two (2) single barracks at Fort
Winfield Scott Cal, will be received here until
IL a. m. 18th May, 1870 and then opened Plans
and specifications and necessary blanks and in
formation obtained here Deposit of $40. 90 will
be required to insure return OF plans and Specf-
hcations. Envelopes containing proposals TO be
marked. Proposals for Public Buildings, Fort
Scott, CAL and addressed TO Major Geo. NICK.
Williamson. Or Mr.. U. s. A.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21
TO FLY, WALK AND
TALK AT CARNIVAL
PetaIurna Plans Great CeIebra-
ton for Fourth of july

PETALUMA, April 20.-Frank j. Nc
Gowan of San Francisco has given his
promise to act as orator Of the day at
the big fourth Of July celebration to be
held here. The celebration will begin
July and continue over the fourth.
An aviation meet is promised. pa
rade will be given in which every fra
ternal organization in the city, the
Swiss club and commercial bodies will
be represented with floats. Canton
Petaluma No. 10. Patriarchs Militant.
have the affair in charge
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

Another effort was made by the local
detectives today to break down the
prisoners by sweating" 1t failed. But
the alibi story which the prisoners are
telling crumbled a little. and when the
men asserted gravely that they did not
know each other and only CHANGED to
he in one room in San Francisco when
they were arrested the sleuths knew
that contradictions would soon come.
Investigation of the explanation which
the men gave of their movements in
the last weeks was undertaken, and
in d few hours proof was obtained that
the men were Sailing"
In all their replies to questions the
prisoners are wary or stubborn. When
Hanson was asked where he was born
he replied:
THAT doesn't make any difference
to you"
Later Franklin said he had been a
switchman. This comedies with the
description Engineer Marsh gave of
the taller bandits attempt to run the
engine. Marsh declared that the rob-
Der had superficial knowledge of an
engineers work, such as a switchman
or yardman might have cleaned
FOUR MADE PLANS
The police think that the plans of
the robbery were laid while Hanson
and Franklin were in San Francisco.
With the stolen dynamite in their pos
session the men at Martinez presumably
laid the plans for the job under direc-
ton of their city pals. The night of
the robbery the four joined and as soon
AS the registered mailsacks were emp
tied separated.
1t is supposed that Hanson and
Franklin made their way down the
river and the straits to the bay. To
cover their flight the outlaws placed
two plants" A decoy note, intended
to deceive the police into taking false
trail, was left in the engine.
BOAT WAS "PLANTo
The other plant, according to the
police theory, was the placing of
rowboat near Martinez with letters
from the registered mailbags in it,
Captain Petersen believes that the Mar
tineZ suspects made this plant while
the actual robbers were escaping. down
the river.
This theory would also account for
the arrival in San Francisco Sunday
afternoon of Hanson and Franklin
with clothes soiled from mud and oil
Tallying with it is the report from
the agent who betrayed the prisoners
that the men were overheard in San
Francisco discussing the river trip,
the hiding of valuables and a contem-
plated escape yesterday, when they
were intercepted and arrested by De-
tectives McSorley and Green of Oak
land.
The identifcations of Hanson and
Franklin as probably the men we
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21
PRISONERS TRY TO
DISGUISE VOICES
Captain of Detectives Says Their
Abb Does Not Hold Good
Under Investigation
Continued From Page 1

the prisoners were the bandits. Marsh
explained his attitude in this language:
1t is easily possible that these
were the men. They are of the
same build as the bandits; their
voices, in spite of the attempts to
disguise, were like the bandits,
and their demeanor, nervous,
shifty, resembles the robbers.
BIakely took especial notice that
Hanson, like one of the robbers, has
an upper left gold tooth. Marsh was
as prompt to see that Franklin, the
taller suspect, has a mole on his fore
head, just as the taller bandit had,
which showed above the mask. Still
another link of circumstantial evidence
is that the robbers wore masks made
of black handkerchiefs, fastened to the
lower part of the face by strings. On
one of the prisoners was found a black
handkerchief
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AIibi Story Fails

handkerchief.
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QUARREL OVER APARrMENrs-Jobn

QUARREL OVER APARTMENTS Hor
was charged in Police Judge Conlan's court
yesterday with exhibiting a deadly weapon
in threatening manner complaint of John
" Ross collector, and the case was con-
finued till April %. Hon and Mrs c. l.
Ford propriefress n the Fordham apart-
ments Pine and Powell streets, both claim
possession of the Cambridge apartments a2a
Pine street Mrs. Ford went there Tuesday
accompanied by Ross and Attorney Daniel
Mccarthy. when. il is alleged. Hon pulled a
revolver out of his pocket and threa tened 10
shoot Mrs. Ford
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A FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel you that the medicine
You about to take is absolutely pure and contains
harmful or habit producing drugs
Such medicine is DR.. Kiimers Swamp-ROof, the great
Kidney, Liver and Bladder Remedy.
The standard of purity, strength excellence
maintained in every bottle OF Swamp-Root.
Swanp-Root is scientifically compounded
herbs.
1t is a Sfimufanf and is taken teaspoonultdoses
1t is recommended for everything
1t is great helper relieving overcoming
ney, liver and bladder troubles.
statement of purity with every Ebottle sDr
Kilmers Swamp-Root
If you need medicine yOu should have the best
If you already convinced that Swamp what you
need you will find it sale all drug bottles
of two Sizes 1fty-cents and one-doar.
Send to Dr. Knmer Co., Binghamfon, ~ Y, for a sample
bottle free by maif-if will convince anyone. You will
receive booklet of valuable information
about the Kidneys When writing besSnre and mention
the San Francisco Daily Call
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

The Ocean Shore Railway is the most
wonderfully scenic road in the world
Go and enjoy a ride on it-a fascinat-
ing trip along the ocean bluffs for SO
miles.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

when the parents and the Youngest
boy were away the Indians attacked
the house and killed all but the daugh-
ter whom they carried away cap
tive into Canada. The boy thus for
tunately spared was the ancestor OF
long line of Livingstones. At the
time of the Revolution, when Billeri-
ca had a population of 1900 inhabi-
tants, seven Livingstones enlisted In
the patriot forces. The great grand
father of j. o. served seven years IN
the Revolutionary army. They came
later to Vermont and the greatgranJ-
father and grandfather built Peacham
Academy. Members of the family have
been in every war this country has
engaged in since they came to this
country and Capt. Livingstone is en-
titled to membership in the Order
of the Cincinnati.
Among the exploits of his military
career which Capt. Livingstone re-
calls is the capture of Belle Boyd, the
Confederate spy. He had learned that
she was in the vicinity when the reg
iment was at Winchester, and was
allowed to take detail and go after
her one night. The house where she
was staying was surrounded and there
was nothing for the spy to do but to
surrender which she did gracefully
"She behaved like perfect lady," he
says. She was turned over to the
officer in command and he had no
voice in determining what should be
done with her.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24
REGISTERED CATTLE INFECTED.
Green Mountain Stock Farm Animals
Tested For tuberculosis.

Randolph, Feb. 21,-Ninety-seven
head of cattle have just been tested
on the Green Mountain Stock farm,
which has long been famous for its
herd of registered Jerseys. The test
ing was done by the local veterinary.
DR.. E. H. Stearns assisted by DR..
George Stevens of White River juno
ton, and State Cattle Commissioner
f. l.. Davis of White River Junction
was also present. C. F. Moulton
proprietor of the Stock Farm, was
represented in the test by DR.. Edwin
Moore of Albany, N, Y. With the ex-
ception of nine calves and one yoke Of
oxen the latter lately purchased, ev-
cry one of the herd responded to the
test their temperatures running from
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

on the left hand and glancing cut off
part of his shoulder strap. The only
real annoyance it caused was in
making him drop the match so he had
to delay to light another The sec
ond was applied and the bridge was
burned. Capt. Peck also succeeded in
burning the highway bridge and there
was no other place for miles where
the Confederates could effect
crossing, as the river there is very
deep. 1t was for his gallantry In
thus Withdrawing his men and de.
stroying the means of communication
under fire that he was awarded the
medal of honor, and Capt. Peck was
recognized in a similar manner for his
services at the highway bridge short
distance above.
A new medal of honor has been de-
signed to take the place of those or
iginally issued, but Capt. Livingstone
refuses to exchange. He is willing to
accept the new one but will not part
with the old one. Two other relics of
his military service that he prizes
highly are a sabre given by his com
pany and gold watch from the Off
GERS of the regiment
The Livingsiones are IA lighting
family. They are of Scotch origin
and the African explorer belonged o
one branch of the family. Some of
them who fought for Charles Stuart
against Cromwell were taken prison.
ers and sent to the American colon
les as redemptionists. They were
landed at Boston and served their
term of service at Billerica. The fami-
ly narrowly escaped humiliation
there at the hands of the Indians. In
the family of this particular ancestor
were five sons and a daughter and
Mrs. Livingstone's mother One day
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

that they didn't make a move. They
just stared at me. | know | must have
got some of them. Just before | quit
one man right in front of me pointed
his gun straight up and fired The
bullet didn't hit me but it filled my
face full of powder and blew off my
cap. Then l thought I'd jump down
After l got down safe Johnny
Grant was bound to try it. l told him
no one else could do it and live, that
the Rebs wouldn't be surprised that
way second time. But we couldn t
persuade him. He climbed up and fired
just one shot when a bullet struck
him in the head and he fell. grabbed
him by the legs and pulled him down
on our side, but he was dead.
NO said Mr.. Noyes, 81 WASH t
excited. | was just as cool as / am
now, but | was boiling over mad at
the way they laughed at fooling the
Yankees and shooting one of our men
by trick.
They used to say that was a
soldier who never was afraid, but
always told 'em that wasn't so. I
was just as much afraid as the rest
of YOU | told them, but / was a good
deal more afraid you'd find out how
scared l was"
One may understand how desperate
was the undertaking from the fact
that tree more than ten inches in
diameter was cut down by the storm
of bullets flying over the works on
that terrible day. Yet Mr.. Noyes says
of his daring exploit: 81 don't claim
any credit for it. 1t was nothing but
foolshness. but | was so mad | could
MT help it,"
Every one knows who has read the
history of the war that the battle of
Spottsyvania was bloody and hard
fought, and the Vermont troops were
in the bloody angle" where the fight
Second, Third and Fifth Regiments
were along the outer face of the west
angle of the works, and Gen. L. A.
Grant, who was in command of The
brigade, says:
ut was literally a hand to hand
fight Nothing but the piled up logs
of the breastworks separated +he
combatants. Our men would reacf
over the logs and fire into the faces
of the enemy and stab them with theil
| bayonets. Many were shot and stabbed
through creyices in the logs"
Capt. Dayton =. Clark.
Wallace Noyes was in the ranks oi
Company f of the Second Regi-
ment, which was in the very hottest
of the fighting. The regiment that day
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

101 normal as high as 100 and 107,
while a temperature of 104 is suffi-
cient to condemn an animal. H. NJ.
Gaylord was asked to appraise the
cattle but after some discussion, it.
was decided TO leave the question Of
whether the herd should be slaught-
cred or put in quarantine, to settle
ment by the Governor and Attorney
General of the State. This fam has
been breeding place for high grade
stock and, for that reason has been
great source of contagion to the
diaries roundabout since tuberculosis.
appeared in it's herd.
John Bingham has had SO head test
ed and II of them were condemned
and will be shipped today to the rem
dering plant at Burlington.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

was lying beside George Voodry and
/ said: Damn them - - -
II, pay en- for that"
"'HcW!' says George.
You set all the guns together you
can and see that they'he lUaded
CTacre WerC plenty of guns dropped
by fellows that had been killed or
wounded.)
"Voodry says L know what You
want to do, but you shant do it. You'1
be killed IN second
Johnny Grant, on the other si9c
of me begged me not to try it.
81 said Boys, you help me. l may
be killed but I'll punish some of them.
They got some guns together but
it seemed as if they wouldn't let me
get up, but | said Just hand the guns
to me, stock up, as fast as l fire
Then | jumped up and fired my
gun and threw it down and they hand.
ed me another, and kept handing them
up. | don't know how many shots I
fired. The Rebs were so surprised
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24
c. V. CONDUCTOR KILLED.
Frightfully Mangled in Mysterious
Manner in st. Adams Yard.

st. Adams, Feb. 21.-Frightfuly
mangled, the body of James e. Ba-
shaw, aged % years, a conductor on
the Central Vermont railroad was
found at 1850 this morning Oy Yard
master George Pierre at the cross
over switch just north of the passen-
ger station and opposite the engine
house. How Bashaw met his death is
not known as there was no eye wit
ness, and it will probably always
be shrouded in mystery. The body
was found short time after the con-
ductor was last seen alive by William
Burt of swtcher As, as he started to
walk from the engine house to the
station where it is presumed he was
going for his orders.
Bashaw VAS called out to run a
pillow which was to keep the tracks
open from the drifting snow. After
making a short trip north he return
ed to turn his pillow and start south.
He asked Butt if he could turn the
pillow as he wished to go to the caboose
to see one of his hrakemen. The re-
quest was granted and Bashaw re.
turned shortly after and thanked
Burt for what he had done. He then
started for the depot but be ore he
had gone many feet he was overta-
ken, it is supposed by the switcher,
and killed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

ed F. L. Laird and Martin Wheelock S
name was placed before the voters
by c.. A. G.. Jackson.
AS usual, Thomas H. Cory was
the man of the hour, distributing his
ever present hanlbills advocating
office of Mayor and denouncing the
present city officials generally FOR
what he considered their rank inca
pacity. BY the way, it may be men
toned that the vote received by Mr..
Cory at the ballot boxes was not a
source of anxiety to the supporters of
the other, candidates.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24
WORKING AT STATE HOUSE.
Preliminary Preparations for Install
ing New Ventilation System.

The work on the contract Tor tls
ventilation of the State House, VIII CHI
was awarded to the G. S. Blodgctt
Company Of Burlington last Thurs
day was started on Monday morn
ing three men from the headquarters
of the firm at Burlington starting II
]. j. Raine the engineer in charge of
the work was on the scene ami stated
that his men would simply prepare
and lay out the part of the building
on which the work will first be star,
ed, leaving it to the artisans and fit
ters who will arrive in about ten days
to install the fiues etc.
Sergeant-at-Arms Charles Fl. Fer
rim has had force of men busy the
past few days, in fact since the con-
tract was awarded ripping up ne
carpets and otherwise making i:
easier for the workmen when they
arrive. The carpets of the upper hall
have already been taken up and Mr.
Ferrin will have the covering of the
House chamber and the Senate re-
moved some time this week or as soon
as these halls can be dismantled OF
their furniture. Mr.. Raine left for
Boston yesterday afternoon where he
will make arrangements for the
shipment of The equipment needed in
the installation of the ventilation,
heating and plumbing of the build
ing,
kduartien T., ~.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24
q. S. COURT CONyENES TODAY.
First Session to Be Held in the New
Federal Building.

Burlington, Feb. 21-The February
term of the United States Court will
convene at Burlington tomorrow at
ten o'clock for the first time that
court has been held in the court room
since the completion of the new Fed
eral building, one of the handsomest
and petit jurors will be called and
sworn tomorrow and the dockets
read. The term will probably be
short.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

Here in brief is an account or how
three Montpelier men still living won
recognition for high soldierly qualities
and distinguished bravery, They are
all modest in speaking of their ex-
ploits. If they would talk more free
ly no doubt more interesting ac-
count might be written. Every one
says there were other men as brave
as he and every one likes to call at
tention to some man who appears to
have been ignored. The days that sep
arate us from that period have grown
long, the ranks are growing thin, but
the Journal will try to rescue, for
the benefit of the present generation,
the record of some Of these brave
men from obscurity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24


out between Newport and Newburn
N. c., was attacked by a Confederate
force of 1900. The fighting had been
going on all day and it became evil
dent that it would be necessary to
retire, or as Capt. Livingstone put il
to Col. Barney: We've got to get out
of here in a h of q hurry. .
When he was authorized to use his
discretion in planning the retreat
Capt. Livingstone went to r. S. Peck
of Burlington and said peek, you
have the right of line. Can you burn
the county road bridge?"
What about the railroad bridge ?"
inquired Peck.
"I'll take care of that"
There was no further conversation.
Capt. Peck began moving his men
across the highway bridge and Capt.
Livingstone started his command
across the railroad bridge When he
set the drummer boy on his horse and
started him across the narrow walk
the little fellow was afraid the horse
would throw him in the river. Go
on" said the captain, you might just
as well be drowned as to be shot on
dry land" The drummer rode across
in safety
The men were under fire all the
time, but they got safely across, but
before doing so they had knocked the
heads out of several barrels of whis-
key and rolled barrels of raw turpen-
tine on the railroad bridge. Capt. Liy-
ingstone remained behind and was Just
lighting a match to set the turpen-
tine ON fire when 81 bullat str,,o,y "a.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24

was in command of Capt. Dayton p.
Clark. When they broke camp five
days before there were two field off
GERS and eight captains so that Capt.
Clark, was the ninth officer in rank.
On the day of the battle Lieut.. CATER
ward Governor) S. E. Pingree, was de-
tailed to other service and Capt. Clark
was the ranking officer of the regj-
ment, all the others having been killed
or disabled He handled his command
with consummate GOODNESS, and his
act in charging up to the breastworks
was one involving more than ordin-
airy personal bravery.
In his official report, which is to
be found in the government records
of the war, Gen. Grant says:
Thanks are due to the regimental
commanders heretofore named and 10
Capt. Dayton p. Clark, Second Ver-
mont, who distinguished himself in
command of his regiment in the des-
perate hand to hand fight of May II,
Lieut. Col. S. e. Pingree being then
in command of the picket line on the
right"
When any one asks Capt. Clark
about the affair he says:
20 yes, yes, l just happened to lie
in command that day because there
was nobody else to take command.
No. l didn't do anything particular,
| just happened to be in command ="
But that is not the way his COM
rades or his superiors looked at it.
Two trees, one on each side of Che
breastworks, were cut down by the
bullets that day. One of them was an
oak 23 inches in diameter Captain
Clark and several of the veterans of
Montpelier had canes made from one
of those trees.
81 never liked Capt. Clark 1T first
says Wallace Noyes, but after l saw
him in fight / made up my mind he
was all right and l was willing to tie
to him right long after that"
The Captain was a good disciplin-
arian and was entirely able to enforce
discipline. One of the stories told of
him is this Soon after he gained
his company one of the men, who is
still living in this State, procured
somewhere a cantcen of liquor and
placed himself outside the most of it,
proceedinf that led him to make
some disturbance in the company
street and to proclaim himself tie
wall-eyed terror of the universe. This
was reported to Capt Clark with the
suggestion that he call out the guard
But the Captain thought he could take
care of a drunken private without
calling out the guard, so he walked
out and ordered the man to his tent.
The man was undecided about obey
ing. The Captain seized him by the
collar, dragged him to his tent, threw
back the flap with one hand and with
the other threw him bodily into the
tent, He landed in the fireplace.
Dragging himself out he crawled
to his bunk, sat there blinking few
minutes, and then solemnly announc-
ed: "The capen's a damn good man"
He remembers the incident and
whenever he meets any members Of
the old company remarks that "the
Capen's a damn good man.
J. o. Livingstone.
j. o. Livingstone earned his honors
three months earlier, February 8, 1864,
his birthday He was IN the Ninth
Vermont, was in command of Com
pany G, and was Adjutant of the regi-
ment under Stannard, Andrus and
Barney. A railroad guard of 300 mon,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-24
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