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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
TRUNK MURDERESS'
PLEADS GUILTY
Emma lie DOux COnfeSSes Crime
and Is Sentenced to Life
Imprisonment
Woman Says Health Unequal to
Strain of Trial and Adj
mits Charge
Principal Events
In LIE DOux Case

March -. 19O6-AIbert y. Nc
Vicar murdered.
March 20. I906-Emma lie Doux
arrested at Antioch.
June 6. E9O6-Emma lie DOux
placed on trial.
june 23, I9O6-Emma lie Doux
convicted and sentenced to be
hanged October 10, 1906.
january Is. 1906-Argued in SUI
preme court.
May IL. I909-NeW trial granted.
Jan. 20. I9IO-Pleads guilty and In
sentenced to life imprisonment.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
STATE OF SISKIYOU is
CONSIDERED HUGE JOKE
Proposed Division Is Laughed
at by People of Redding
-LSpeeial Dispaich % The CaIII

REDDING, Jan. 26.-Despite assur-
ances from Medford, Ore, that meet
ing will be held within the next few
weeks to take steps toward carving a
new state out of seven northern Cali
fornia and fye southern oregon coun-
ties there appears to. be no enthusiasm
here or in Trinity county.
Prominent people here are laughing
at the seriousness with which the
movement is taken in outside places
and declare it is simply an advertising
scheme The movement has gained no
headway here.
Redding is satisfied with California.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
$4,000 WANTED
FOR BLACKENED EYE
Glenn County Treasurer May
Have to Pay Dearly for
Punching San Franciscan
TSeecial Dispatch 10 The CclI]


WILLOWS, Jan. 26.-County Treas
urer L. ]. KIemmer believed he had
squared matters with John Patton of
San Francisco several months ago, fol-
lowing their fight on the street here,
when he paid the bills of the physician
and the nurse who attended Patton.
The two left the physicians office to-
gether after mutual apologies KLEIN
mer testified today that he was sur
prised when Patton brought suit for
$4,000 damages for the black eye he
received.
A number of other witnesses testined
to verbal agreement between Patton
and Klemmer to forgive and forget
after Klemmer paid the doctors bill.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
EVANS GOES EAST TO
CLAIM SECOND WIFE
Naval Constructor to Marry
Daughter of Capitalist
GSpeciol Dispotch 10 The Call

VALLEJO, Jan. 26.-NavaI Con-
structor Holden A. Evans, who was
witness to a kissing bee between his
wife ard Lieutenant boy" Osborne of
the United States steamship Cheyenne
a year ago last December, who re-
ceived his final decree of divorce two
weeks ago, departed on the overland
train last night for Washington.
Evans will spend a few days at
washington and then will go to Bos-
ton, where he will be married to Miss
Frances Ingersoll, daughter of a.
wealthy capitalist of that city. She
was 8 visitor at the home of Assistant
Naval Constructor Corbin while the
Evans family troubles were being
aired.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
BUSHES SMEN HONOR
MEMORY OF THE DEAD
Funeral of William II. Mac is
Held at Stockton
[SpeeiaI DISPATCH 10 The COLL

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
STOCKTON, Jan. 26.-The funeral of
William H. Mac, the late grain buyer,
was held this morning. All the offices
and mills along the front were closed
until noon out of respect to his men,
ory Rev. j. w. Lundy officiated The
interment, which was in Rural ceme-
terry, was private. The services at the
chapel were largely attended.
The honorary pail bearers were: L..
II. Frankenheimer, Frank b. Minis,
Henry Rumunoff. Captain Ben Walters,
John Van Oemer. Robert Melton, r. E.
Fortune, R. C. Dickinson, T. A Nelson,
L. j. Bricker and Frank Fl. Johnson
The active pail bearers were Bert
McCloud, r. w. Fithfan, Gilbert S. Me-
lone, John NJ. Perry, c. L. Dickinson
and Dan O'Leary
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
ACCEPTS PARISH IN
CITY OF SANTA ROSA
Rev. George e. Swan Not at
Loggerheads With Bishop
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 The Gall
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.-Rather than
cause any further differences between
his parishioners and Bishop w. III.
Moreland, Rev. George L. Swan. for
merly rector of Trinity church and now
archdeacon, has decided to take charge
of parish in Santa Rosa.
He resigned as rector at Trinity
church to become archdeacon, but found
there were no funds to pay his salary
in the latter Office.
In a statement today Swan denied
that there we're any personal differences
with Bishop Moreland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
Yosemite Excurxiou.

Personally conducted via Southern
Pacific. leave San Francisco Ferry
Building every Friday at 8:20g a. m.
Return following Monday. Round trip
xz235. Tickets extended for Longer
stays on application Days of fun and
frolic. See Agents: Flood Building.
Market Street Ferry Depot, and Broad
way and Thirteenth Street. Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
Ell CAPTAIN DISABLED
BY BREAKING CRANKPIN
Accident Occurs as Boat Enters
Vallejo junction Slip

PORT COSTA, Jan. 26..The Southern
Pacific ferry boat Ell Captain broke a
crankpin this morning While entering
the slip at Vallejo junction, and was
withdrawp from service.
The Bay Cityw was sent from Oakland
to take the place of the disabled
steamer. Travel across the strait to
Vallejo was resumed at noon.
Passengers on the early trains were
taken across to Benicia
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
INSANE MAN THREATENS
NEIGHBORS WITH RIFLE

REDDING, Jan. 26.-Carrying a rifle
and threatening to shoot any person
crossing his path, Edward Boswell. who
escaped from the Napa hospital for the
insane, terrorized persons in the neigh
borhood of his former home at Mule
town for several days until he was ar
rested last night by Sheriff Mont
gomery. He will be returned to the
asylum.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
ATTORNEY is ARRESTED
ON BURGLARY CHARGE
Sunnyvale Lawyer Is Accused
by Tailor
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SAN JOSE, Jan. 26.-Attorney Louis
Albertson of Sunnyvale was arrested
today on charge of burglary pre-
ferred by Samuel Weinert, a tailor
Albertson is to be arraigned In Jus
tice Roberts court in Sunnyvale to-
morrow. District Attorney Free has
been called to that place to prosecute
the case.
Weinert closed his shop and jour
neyed to Tanforan yesterday and dur
ing his absence Albertson, who had
commenced suit against the tailor, put
a paddock on the door. Weinert claims
that some one broke into his house
while he was. away
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
EDUCATORS ADDRESS
FARMERS INSTITUTE
University Professors Discuss
Agricultural Work
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.-Professors
from the state university today adj
dressed the Farmers Institute in ses-
sion here.
Prof. c. w. Clarke spoke of the
work at the state farm at Davis and
told his hearers that they were not
doing their duty by the state farm by
neglecting to visit it and see the work
that is being carried on.
DR.. c. M. Harring of the veterinary
department of the state university
spoke on the care of the teeth of
horses.
Professor Major of the university
farm spoke on dairy diseases.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
DEED FOR CHICO CITY
HALL SITE is LOST
Property Is on Record in Name
of General BidweII
[Special Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
CHICO. Jan. 26.-The deed for the
site of the proposed city hall is lost.
Although the city has had possession
for years the county records show that
the property. which was decided TO the
city by General John Bidwell in 1872
was decided back to him three years
afterward No other record Of transfer
can be found.
A bond issue of $50, 900 will be voted
on at a special election soon for the
erection of new city hall on this SITE
Even should no deed be found 1t Is
not believed there will be any contest
over the city's claim to the property.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
ENGLAND TO BUILD
4 DREADNOUGHTS

PORTSMOUTH. Eng. Jan. 2s.-In
well informed naval circles>it is un-
derstood that the next British naval
estimates will provide for 4 Dread
noughts. armored cruisers, s small
cruisers, "a torpedo boat destroyers, 10
submarines and 5000 additional men.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
THREE ATTEMPTS TO
BURN 4 PARSONAGE
Chico Police Are Puzzled by
Firebug's Actions
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

CHICO, Jan. 26.-Bvidence of three
attempts to burn the old Baptist church
parsonage have just come to light
The police declare that on three diff
ferent occasions recently charred pa
per and wood have been found in clos
cts and on the floor of the building
The flames were extinguished in each
case before damage was done
The cause for the incendiary acts is
a mystery. The parsonage is not oc-
cupied at present.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27

DRUIDS AT BANQUET-LaureI grove No. II.
United Ancient Order OF Druids, officially
visited last Tuesday night by Noble Grand
Arch Daniel Giovannini. accompanied by Grand
Secretary Cyril A. Gregelmoni. Alternate Su-
preme Representative James Hagan. Grand
Trustee J. l.. Polito and Grand Guardian James
MeaIanus. At the close OF the meeting mem
hers and guests enjoyed supper
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
WIDOW CONTESTS WILL
MADE BY HER HUSBAND
Mrs. Adelaide Furnish Ignored
in Distribution of Estate
[Spccidl Dispoich 10 The Call

ISpecIdl DBpotch 10 he IdII
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.-Mrs. Ade-
laide Furnish, widow of the late Gran
vile f. Furnish Of Calf, at one time a
prison guard at Folsom, has asked the
superior court to set aside the will left
by Furnish, which leaves her out of the
distribution of a $4,000 estate
Her contest alleges that Furnish was
OF unscund mind when the will was
made.
She AYERS that beduests made to an
uncle and aunt are invalid.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
FIRE DESTROYS FOUR
BUILDINGS AT LINDSAY
Heroic Efforts of Volunteer
Firemen Prevent Disaster

LINDSAY. Jan. e6-A fire broke out
early this morning which resulted in
the loss OF four buildings valued at
$500 Heroic efforts of the volun-
teer fremen prevented the spread of
the eonhagration.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
PETALUMA WOMAN'S CLUB
STAGES CLEVER COMEDY
[Speeial Di.paleh % The cain

PETALUAIA, Jan. 25.-The Petaluma
woman's club. under the direction of
the dramatic section, put on Herman
Sudermann's comedy, "A Far Awav
Princess" last night, and was greeted
by a large and select audience. The
play was well staged.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
MINING. PROPERTY is
SOLD FOR SSOO,OOO

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 26.-The
property of the Berners Bay mining
company, which has been in litigation
10 years, was sold at auction yesterday
to the international trust company of
Boston for 100000.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
BONE OF MASTODON-
FOUND ON RANCH

VENICE. Cal, Jan. 2s.-what is pro-
nounced by local scientists to be the
jawbone of a mastodon was found to-
day on the Machado ranch three miles
east of here. A. MachadO, proprietor
of the ranch. made the discovery and
brought the relic to this city, Further
excavations are being made near the
spot in a large bed of gravel from
which the huge bone was taken
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27

The judge then pronounced the life
sentence.
Ii was March Il, 1906. that Albert
Y. McVicar, then employed as a timber
man at Jamestown. met Emma lie Doux
bv appointment They registered at
the California hotel in this city as A. n.
McVicar and wife. The next day they
purchased household furniture and or
dered it shipped to jamestown. They
then went to san Francisco. leaving
FOR jamestown March Is. Wednesday.
March 2l. AIcVicar drew s163 due him.
Two days later they came TO Stockton.
They purchased more furniture and the
woman ordered 1t shipped to her hus-
band. whom she termed her brother in
law.
That night McVicar. died. The woman
bought q trunk at Rosenbaum's store
the next day and also purchased rope.
She even sent an expressman to the
station for her suit case and bought a
hat and wearing apparel. She sent a
telegram at ? o'clock in the afternoon
10 Joseph Healy OF San Francisco to
meet her there.
The expressman roped the trunk. in
which she had placed her companion $
body and delivered il at the depot II
was placed in. the baggage car, but
was removed, as 1t had not been
checked. The odor of the body was
detected by T. r. Thompson and Nick
VizeIich. baggagemen.
Mrs. le Doux purchased a ticket for
san Francisco and went to that city
where she met Healy. The next day
she bought 2. ticket for Stockton. but
got of the train at Antioch. where
she was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Carlton c. Case of this city
A chemical analysis of Mcvicar's
stomach disclosed morphine enough to
have killed several men. II was ascer-
tained she had purchased a vial OF
morphine tablets from Doctor Dillon
OF San Francisco. She first insisted
that a man by the name OF Joe Miller
was with her in the room when Nc
Vicar died. and that he went to Sar
Francisco with her. II was later found
out Miller was Healy. who was with
her only in San Francisco.
II took four weeks TO secure a jury
and try the case. The jury returned
a verdict Of guilty of murder in tho
first degree and June 26, 1906. Judge
Nutter sentenced her TO be hanged. Ar
appeal was taken and May 19 last q
new trial was granted. the local court
having set the date for February ?.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27

Va, Jan. 26-Thc legislature today reelected
john W. Daniel for the sixth time to the
United State; senate.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27

FORMER SOLDIER KILLED-Auburn. Jan. 90
Jarvey Ham. former soldIer. discharged from
the army at Monterey two years ago. was
killed by a train in a cut near Bowman yes
terday afternoon. He was 2S years old
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27

shasta Water for health. When or
deFing be sure and see the label
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
Tseeciai Diseatch 10 The Call

STOCKTON. Jan. 2e.-Mrs. Emma lie
Doux at $3.50 o'clock this forenoon
pleaded guilty to the charge of hav-
ing murdered Albert n. McVicar and
was sentenced by Superior Judge w.
b. Nutter to life Imprisonment in San
Quentin.
This ends the famous trunk mys-
terry" case. Mrs. lie DouX was TO have
been tried for the second time next
Wednesday. all the witnesses having
been subpoenaed. The following let
ter received by Attorney Charles H.
FairalI. her counsel and the attorney
who represented the woman during her
former trial, when she was convicted
and sentenced TO be hanged, is given
as the reason for her plea of guilty:
Dear sir: Owing to the condition
Of my health which has. become
badly shattered by four years OF
confinement I do not feel able to
stand the strain Of another trial.
i therefore have decided TO plead
guilty. and ] want you TO do what
YOU can TO dispose Of the matter
quickly.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27
Yours sincerely,
MRS. EMMA LIE DOUA.
PRISONER BREAKS DOWN

II was not the stole Emma LIE Doux
who so bravely passed through the
ordeal of four weeks trial in 1906 and
who didn't even vince when the jury
returned q verdict of guilty with hang
ing fixed as the penalty, who pleaded
guilty this morning For the first time
since her arrest, March 2s. 1906, was
she seen to weep. When her attorney
began his appeal for leniency the de-
fendant broke down. Fairall said in
part:
The defendant has pleaded guilty
and the Judgment of the law is
about to he pronOunced upon that e
plea. but before il is done I wish
10 say that ] still believe her in
nocent of the crime charged. She
has not testified in her own behalf
out ] am satisfied with and believe
the story of this unfortunate affair
she related to me at our hrst IN
terview-
Albert y. McVicar. but on coming
back TO the room where they had
spent the night together after sew
eral hours absence, she found MN
dead Stunned and dazed by the
awful rea lization of her situation
she sought to hide the body from
the sight Of man; she fed from the
place All her words and acts tnere-
after only the more firmly bound
her about with a chain of circum-
stantial evidence until she fell eX-
haHsted at the prison door, beaten
and hopeless.
II il be said that innocence does
not fee I can only reply that such
words are uttered out of the--nouth
Of inexperience-
She is overcome by the oppress-
ing force Of the situation and con-
vinced of the hopelessness of fur
ther struggle, she seeks the solace
of forgetfulness within the prison
walls.
A frail and delicate woman,
under the terrible strain and sus-
pense. she has gone to wrack.
disturbed and torn"
without friends and without
means. whichever way she turns
she looks on the face of a foe.
The physicians say she is physi-
cally able TO go TO trial. but in
spite Of the judgment OF these men
she is too i'll TO contend any fur
Their Poor woman, she has suf
fered much; let US hope that her
conpensation Will be complete rest.
ask for her the greatest in
diligence in the power Of the court
TO grant.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-16
TO THE INDEPENDENT VoFER-THANKs.

THE people Utah people Salt
analysis Of the election Salt Lake shows that the indie
he does his own private business voted the Republican ticket It was plaia
him that the American party administration Salt Lake ridieuOusy
fuen in the administration that actually stealing from the people
which is loofing the city INTO control Of the county
With rapidly increasing tax levy in the city constant increase IN
that the merchants OF the city Salt Lake is in danger
where individual tariff is subject TO fine The independent voter saw
has 5on tbs ~ n considerable measure Inv preventing tbs extension of
that another by serving
notice the Tribune inner circle that the conduct OF things m the
city his liking and that there be change the Tribune
party viii be disciplined at the next city election
There thousands Of this city whose sympathes with the
prosperity efficient depend
aendany Republican party governmental affairs These
Republicans however had been voting the American ticket at city cleo
lions Ines haa Geen a Dy tine l sI T T b anu tB
the aogan ana lnnt assumption o. e Sal' LAKE tribune ha' e
American party which it owns stood alone for progress and that city
pended upon the maintenance of that party in power
1t was necessary to snow these voters OF the tribune ticket tnat TINS
the improvements and paid for them and that they had been made at an
expense much greater than ought to have been incurred These voters were
shown mat TzaYaga4ce EaeIu ana
shown that good city government can be economical and yet get
The consequence was that these voters party
thousands At reasonable calculation four thousand Republicans returned
@ convinced that they had been bunOed before and that the
of the Tribune used merely to keep that pg gang in
Iof anu LOT I ms i - eeiD0 Sait TaLe county
the The business OF Salt Lake did their share
Salt Lake and apparently they prosper with
that control of affairs
There were undoubtedly for the Republican
ticket and these Democrats entitled their need OF thanks and praise
realized impossible
own party to defeat ticket of teaching
the Republican ticket That
public
spirit necessary called upon of extravaganza
and eye in the city administration and these Democrats deserve TO De
congratulated for their manly stand.
the
political
of plants Democratic leaders that their followers viii
the
party may these days of secret ballot it is impossible to
is tot credit should their
people of Utah have legislature 1t viii be largely
Republican, largely that viii be impossible for Democratic com
legislation, if the Republican members stand
gethe q "a
Republican party the viii be held responsible 1t
discharge faithfully the pledges made for 1t
platform Republican convention the state with
squarey that platform Having sub
scre to It, duty Of legisatorsec carry
vision viii do
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-16

into the matter OF reducing the num-
Der OF liquor licenses IN salt Lake.
That resolution should have come up
last night. but Fernstrom agreed
TO have It go over for a week. As the
plant tool Of the Tribune inner circle,
FernsTom could be called up to do
anything that his masters thought
would be for the good of the cause.
one Of Fernie's strong points is that he
never disputes an order. or asks to
have an order explained TO him He
always obeys II.
Just what win be the fate OF the Nc
Kinney resolution II is dificult at this
time to forecast. The Tribune will
push It through If il can. The success
OF It will mean that the saloonkeepers
viii be grated again to keep the Trib-
une going. Every saloonist in Salt
Lake viii have to appear at the Trib-
une Office and pay over his money be-
fore he gets a license.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-16
THE sALooN GRAFT.

It Is eminently fitting that Council
man J. ". Mckinney. who is one Of
the firm OF Powers & Marioneaux,
counsel for the salt Lake Tribune,
should be used TO introduce a resolu-
ton in council providing for license
committee 10 handle the liquor licenses.
AS a part of the Tribune idea TO held
up the saloonmen that do not come
through. a license COMMITTEES absolute
~ IN the hands OF the Tribune would
make its scheme more satisfactory
than 1t is at the present time. The
Tribune. OF course. would not show its
hand TO M Mckinney. as an honest
and sincere advocate is more satisfac-
tory than any other kind
All liquor licenses in the city expire
on December 81. Those saloonists who
are NOT granted licenses by the city
council on or 'ior to that date so out
OF business automatically. The licenses
are usually referred to the license com
mittee. and that body handles them in
conjunction with the chief Of police.
and makes its recommendation 70 the
city council This year. another sys-
TEN is needed for several reasons. One
Of them IS that the Tribune wants
more graft out of the saloons than It
has been getting. and another is that It
wants TO get even with somebody for
the crushing defeat its ticket received
at the polls.
It Is apparent that the Tribune can
not control the present license commit
tee 10 its entire satisfaction. and as
there IS a city councilman in the office
81 its counsel. that was the proper
place to GO. If the Mckinney resolu-
ton is adopted by council, then the
Tribune VIII be able to get the matter
entirely into IT'S own hands The graft
ing or the sai0onmen may be expected
more thoroughly than ever before.
Every holder OF a retail liquor license
who does not pay his share toward the
running expenses OF the Tribune VIII
md that his Iicease viii not be re-
newed.
Fernie Fernsrom, a tool Of the
Trlb5ue, introduced q resolution in
council come days prior 10 the election.
in which It was provided that a spe-
cal committee OF i've should look
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-16
our FOR REVENGE.

AS a part OF its revenge against the
business men of the city for their re-
fusal 10 support the American" coun-
" ticket at the recent election. the
american" city administration has no
titled the merchants that it viii no
longer cart away the waste paper from
their places OF business. The excuse
made for the order is that no city in
the country does this. which is not
true. for practically every city OF any
size in the country takes care Of the
waste paper from the mercantile es-
adjustments In view Of the exorbi-
tant sum the merchants pay each year
in special taxes. the least the city can
do for them Is have its expensive gar
bage system take care OF the waste
paper from the stores
1t viii probably be discovered in a
short time that a company is being
formed among certain Of the inner cir
Gle 10 remove waste paper from the
stores BY charging a small fee. then
selling the paper, the owners OF the
company would have fairly good
scheme to make a few dollars. It is
necessary 10 the success Of the scheme
that the city 80 out of the paper col
leeung business We do not know. at
this time. that any such company is
in process Of formation, but it looks