The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
''Rest Cure" Home Is Least Restfu Place in
County When Doctor Is Arrested
By ARTHUR L. PRICE
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

every way and woman of some in
tellectual vigor. Even the terrifying
experience of being aroused by the
detonation of a dynamite blast dis
charged at her head has failed TO dis
turb the studious calm of the woman.
The confidence with which the county
officials regard their case against the
white whiskered rest curist" was fore
IDLY put to Con Shea, one of Burke's
, bondsmen, today by Deputy Sheriff G. A
Reynolds. Shea is an old resident of
Sonoma county and for years has been
a business friend OF Burkes.
OFFICIALS ARE CONFIDENT
He qualified today as one of the
bondsmen, and while he was leaving
the courthouse expressed his personal
opinion of the case in the hearing OF
Reynolds
There is nothing to this. guess,
he said
1T will be found to amount to moth
| ing more than a blackmailing scheme.
Con, you've known me for good
many years." replied Reynolds, "and
I've never lied to you. have 70"
No, Reynolds replied Shea.
''Well, then, if ever l have told you
! the truth, believe me, we've got it dead
on Burke this time"
| 1T can't be possible" exclaimed Shea
| impressed by the deputys earnestness.
You have my word for it," asserted
| Reynolds.
The gunplay which disturbed the
| Sabbath calm of the rest cure" resort
this morning was perpetrated by Eu-
gene Maxwell. a night watchman at
the place
When the sheriff and district at
torney went to Burke's tn take the
| patriarch" of the colony into Gus
tody a guard was set to prevent any
| one leaving the premises with any pos
| sible. incriminating evidence. Max
well, the night watch become voluu-
| teer guard.
VOLUNTEER LOSES PISTOL
A. r. Waters. The Call correspond
ent, who had the permission of Sheriff
Smith to enter the grounds, was
stopped by Maxwell.
mo one is allowed in," declared the
| volunteer deputy.
! Waters paid no attention 20 Burke's
! mans words and started through the
| entrance. Suddenly some one shouted
| warning to him, and Waters turned
| to find that Maxwell had drawn re-
| volver and was about TO press il
! against his side. Waters grabbed the
/ weapon and also Maxwell and marched
| the bold watchman up to the sheriff
/ Burke's man was promptly dfsarmed
and sent away from the entrance to
] the grounds.
In the search of the premises the
j authorities captured a fine mess OF
! contraband trout whicn had been
caught near at hand and evidently was
| intended for the select table of the
head of the institution. DIR. Burke will
! have to do without his breakfast trout
| tomorrow morning, as the rish were
! confiscated. An arrest OF the fisher
! man, who was one of the BGrkes' en-
| ployes, may be made.
J The resolutions of confidence and
| esteem, which were written in Doctor
Burkes hand and signed by his close
! friends and relatives, have caused con-
siderable comment in Santa Rosa, but
have made few converts.
TEXT OF RESOLUTIONS
The text of the paper is as follows
To DIR. w. p. Burke:
We, the undersigned residents,
/ patients, guests and attaches Mt
your sanatOrium and your neigh
bors and lifeleng friends, at
meeting assembled this day, passed
the following resolution unani-
| mously:
/ That we express our entire con-
| fdence in your high moral char
acter, humanitarian spirit and
/ suilied life. notwithstanding the
accusations brought against yOu
by irresponsible persons, and we
believe that these malevOient and
cruel charges have arisen out of
| your many efforts to benefit, up
/ lift and save an unfortunate fell
low being.
! We deprecate the attitude OF the