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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05

EOnf age A
tains. She and her husband and son
were there.
In her dream she saw them both
killed before her eyes, and then their
murderer turned on her When she
nrst saw this place she knew it was
the place she saw in her dream.
The story Of the dream as told by
mrs McBains today made a deep i'm
preston on the people Of Cazadero.
Red mountain and its canyons were
searched more thoroughly today than
ever they Were before Sheriff Jack
smith. Deputy Sheriffs Ernest Trosper
ard William Stevenson. Judge Trosper,
Newton ]. Order, Fred F. Roussan and
many others were out on foot and
horseback combing the sides Of the
hills and sighting the buzzards' instinct
in fight
N5rlder and Roussan made the most
important discovery At noon. In a
gulch on Red mountain, half a mile
from the home OF the Kendalls, was
found the charred remains of a
woman's torso. The limbs had been
hacked from the trunk with a keen in
strumenf
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
Federal FRAUDS
ARE BURIED Deep
Investigation of Immigration
Records May Last for +
Months
Confession OF Clerk Expected to
Reveal Big System of j
Deceit

Bit by bit the details of the investi-
CATION now being conducted by Special
immigration Agent Richard H. Taylor
into the fraudulent Identification pa
pers on file in the Office of the clerk
of the United States district court are
working their way to the surface. just
how long Taylor's work will detain him
is a matter of doubt.
Yesterday Jew 10y Sing, who was
arrested on the confession of former
Clerk William Nichols and imprisoned
under S., 900 bail. was released in the
afternoon from the Alameda county Jail
when the bonds were deposited He
will have a preliminary hearing before
Commissioner Brown on August 20. and
Deputy United States District Attorney
b. /. Mckinley will prosecute, assisted
by Special Agent Taylor.
1t appears from the testimony given
Taylor by deputies and clerks around
the federal office that on number OK
occasions the system of shifting pho
tographs of Chinese has come to light.
but never in such a way that a hand
could be placed on the guilty persons
On one occasion a clerk was onered
$50 to permit the substitution, and on
another occasion two photographs OF
different men were found In one set OF
papers. the theory at that time being
that some member of the ring had been
surprised in his work and had slipped
the fake picture into the papers and
returned them TO the clerk.
TAYLOR, it is believed will be in
structed to run down every identifca-
ton paper on file and endeavOr to
locate the original applicant or trace
his history There are something like
5000 such certificates. and the task
will consume months. His instructions
at present are to prosecute all cases
where a substitution or classification has
been made. Sing, the man now charged
with the crime in the Kee case, or
which William Nichols. the clerk, had
| knowledge, is believed to be the most
aggressive member of the ring and the
one man who took a chance to operate
the fraud.
Nichols is to be the most important
witness in the prosecution of Sing Just
how deeply the former clerk is in
voIved is not announced by Taylor. who
/ is exceedingly reticent in this respect
Nichols is constantly under the sur
VIGILANCE of Taylor, who regards his
| testimony as invaluable The text OF
| Nichols confession will not be known
/ until the trial of Sing is held
| That the practice of photograph SUBJ
| stitution is old has been clearly estab-
! lished by Taylor, and the fnvestig cation
I has worked into the clerks Office OF
/ the circuit court. where the identif-
cation papers and certificates were for
., merIy- filed. So aggressive have been
the operations of the immigration ring
that the reliability of the system now
in vogue is greatly questioned Tay-
| lOr will prepare the testimony In the
case against Sing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
JAPANESE FRIEND OF
YAMAGACHT JAILED
AT SANTA ROSA
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SANTA ROSA. Aug. deputy Sher-
If Donald Mcintosh arrested Charlie
EnoVe, or II. Misawa. a S he gave his
name, a japanese friend of Henry Yam
agachi, the alleged murderer of Enoch,
Una and Thomas Kendall at Mesa
Grande on Russian river and brought
him here 70 the county jail. He will
be questioned by the district attorney
tomorrow as to what he knows of
HamagachTs whereabouts. Assistant
District Attorney Hoyle and Chief of
Police Boyes learned today that at
Enove's home at Mesa Grande the al
legged slayer had sta yed over night a
week ago last sunday. Enove is not
supposed 10 have had anything to do
with the murder Of the Kendalls.
All day the district attorneys office
and the officers have been endeavoring
10 learn something of the whereabouts
Of Yamagachi and have followed many
clews. The theory is that he is still in
the state.
Officers all over the county are on the
lookout for Yamagachi and the chiefs
OF police OF the bay cities and sur
rounding towns are cooperating with
the local authorities
Attorney T. J. Butts of this city re-
called today a visit paid him by Mrs.
IRA Kendall TO resent an accusation
that they had stolen q calf belonging
10 Mrs. Starbuck. She was greatly per-
turbed. II was learned today that in
all some I'VE different suits had been
brought by Mrs. Starbuck against the
Kendalls during the brief time they
held the lease of the place. Attorney
W. f. Cowan of this city was her at
torney and he regarded the frequent
litigation in the light Of persecution
In an effort TO account for this awful
crime several theories have been ad-
vanced. One is that Yamagachi, having
been ordered to keep away from the
place. was discovered there by Kendall
and a quarrel ensued and in the diff
Guilty which followed Kendall was
killed. probably in the vicinity of the
house It is presumed that Mrs. Ken
dali saw the deed committed and that
the .fiend put her out Of the way to seal
her lips and then when young Kendall
returned from Cazadero it would also
have become necessary to kill him for
the same reason
This is a theory based upon the sup
position that the murder occurred on
July %. the day that Thomas A. Ken
dali visited the Trosper place at GAIA
dero. He was never seen alive after
that date and three days later when
Cross visited the place to see the elder
Kendall in reference. to the purchase OF
the latter's $50 acre ranch he found the
Kendall home deserted. In support of
this theory it is pointed out that 1t
would hardly have been possible TO
murder all three victims at the same
time or when both Kendall and his son
were on the ranch BY following the
oIan above outlined the murderer could
have dispatched his victims one by one
and annie time would have elapsed be-
tween July %, when young Kendall re-
turned home alone from Cazadero, and
.Julv 26 when Cross visited the ranch
and found the place deserted.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
LOCAL BROKER SUES
COMPREHENSION
Charles w. Guild Files Case
Against Monarch Oil for
Alleged Commission
Complaint States That 10 Per
Cent Is Due for Sale of
the Lands
Especial Dispatch to The Call


BAKERSFIELD, Aug. 4.-Charles w.
Guild, San Francisco broker. today
brought suit in the superior court of
Kern county against the Monarch oil
company for $4,000 commission on the
sale of oil lands in the Buena Vista
lake region.
In his complaint Guild recites that
the land in question was sold for $4,000
and says he had an agreement with the
company under the terms of which he
was to receive 10 per cent of this sum.
The big Santa .Fe gusher on section
So in the north Midway field, which
was brought in two weeks ago, broke
loose yesterday, throwing oil to great
height for several hours, when it again
sanded up.
Clifford Pinchot will be the guest of
local oilmen at a banquet TO be ten
dered him in this city September IL,
after which he will make trip of in
spection of the oilf1elds
Articles of Incorporation of the Taft
oil company have been filed The cor
poration is organized under the laws
of Arizona, although the directors are
residents of this state. The amount
of the capital stock is 100000. C. w
Woods. Henry P. Umbsen, E. j. Boust
Geo. F. Hufschidt and l.. Samuels APP
pear as the incorporators The or
ganizers are largely interested in the
Midway district. Woods and Umbsen
being among the organizers of the
Philippine company, which is handling
theh Taft townsite project. Boust is
the well known oil man from Fresno
and Samuels is prominent merchant
of that city. Umbsen and Woods are
capitalists of San Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
MAN COUNTERFEITS JUST
AS EXPERIMENT, HE SAYS
Adam McLaren, 65, Is Caught
With the Goods"

LOS ANGELES. Aug. Adam Nc
Laren, SIS years of age. an engineer in
the employ of the Los Angeles brick
company, was arrested today by the
federal authorities charged with coun-
terfeiting- Two hundred dollars worth
of spurious half dollars, quarters and
dimes were found in McLaren's pos
session. and in his room molds. metal
and other paraphernalfa of a complete
counterfeiting outfit was found. Nc
Laren admitted to the officers that he
had been making the money IT is said.
but stated he was only experimenting.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
Nav Be i'm Oakland

District Attorney Lea and Deputy
Sheriff Reynolds of Sonoma county
conferred with Captain of Detectives
Petersen, whom Lea formally requested
TO take up the local end of the Kendall
mystery investigation. Petersen de-
tailed objective Hodgkins to interview
Mrs Starbuck and has put his men on
the trail of the Japanese, Yamagachi,
who may be hiding with Oakland
friends
Petersen's investigation indicates
that it was due TO error that Yama-
gachi was not captured the day he
called on Mrs. Starbuck and told his
version of the murder The Japanese
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
MAN INJURIES HIS WRIST
DEMONSTRATING HOW
Flaw in Glass Prevents Correct
Corking Process

An argument involving the technique
~ corking bottles resulted in II. M
Magure OF $50 Fourteenth street hav-
ing his right wrist badly gashed By
srd of Supervisor T. P. Minnehan ap-
nearing in the role of hurry CALI
driver to the emergency hospital Ma
cure works in a wine concern at 1901
Market street and by way Of demon
strating the manifold advantages OF
his method used an old bottle that had
a flaw in the neck. The glass parted
ripuing the flesh Of his wriat
zTrRcIARs VISIT Observation-Disclosures broke
INTO the residence OF Mrs. Louis Schott Of 139
seventh street on Wednesday afternoon and
stole Clothing and jewelry valued at $l33.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
DEAF MAN FAILS TO
HEAR AUTOMOBILE
Machine Runs Him Down and
Breaks His Leg

OAKLAND, Aug. 4--H. Davis of 1921
Linden street walked in front of a ma
chine driven by G. B. 'Hollenback at
Tenth and Broadway this afternoon.
and, failing to hear the warning horn.
was struck and thrown to the street.
suffering a compound fracture of the
left leg. Davis, who is slightly deaf.
did not know his danger until struck
by the car although Hollenback tried
to avoid running him down The vic
tim was taken to the receiving hos
pital.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
AUTHORITIES EXPECT
WENDLING TO CONFESS

DENVER, Aug. 4.-Joseph Vending
alleged murderer of 8 year old Alma
Kellner at Louisville KY, who is being
brought from California by Chief of
Detectives J. P. Carney of Louisville, is
expected to break down and confess
when confronted by the evidence
against him, according to Colonel John
H Whallen of the Louisville police de-
partment, who, with Chief of Police H.
Watson Lindsey, arrived here last
night to meet Carney and his prisoner.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
FRUITMEN HURT IN
COLLISION WITH AUTO

Harry Bouc and Thomas Bappa gIia.
partners in the fruit business, were
thrown from their wagon at Haight and
Pierce streets last night, when it was
struck by an automobile driven. by F.
Maxwell, a chauffeur. Both men were
treated at the central emergency hos
pital for bruises They live at Is
Bessie street. Maxwell was arrested
on a battery charge. but was released
on bail
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
Japanese Vanished
Student of Philosophy

''Yamagachi, among a number of
other Japanese, was employed at the
ranch, and was a student of philosophy.
He WIS very, erratic, and his story was
so incredulous that we could not con-
slider it to be true. I telephoned Attor-
ney Brunk at Berkeley, telling him
everything. He laughed at the story,
and we agreed that the Japanese was
either wrong in his mind or was great
~ augmenting the truth of some f1stic
encounter between himself and Ken
dali, who was in the habit of abusing
the Japanese
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
SAN DIEGO CONTRACTOR
is MISSING FROM HOME

SAN DIEGO. Aug. At the instance
of the builders exchange in San Diego
the police have taken up the hunt for
trace of H. S. Iverson. we'll known
local contractor. who has been miss
ing two weeks and who, it is believed,
is the victim of foul play. Since he
left recently for Kingston, Ariz, moth
ing has been heard from him. liver
son has wife and several children in
this city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
OIL REFINERY But

OIL REFINERY BURNs-vancouver, b. c.,
Aug. Fire today destroyed the British Co.
lumbia oil refinery at Port Moody Is miles
from Vancouver, causing loss of 100000.
Edward Congers, the night engineer suffered .
fracture Of the skull and may die.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05

&OnunuC0 from fdEc
facts of the affair I am absolutely salts
fed that Yamagachi was responsible
for the murder of Thomas Kendall and
his mother and father My wife's story
as printed in The Call this morning
concerning the agreement by which the
Kendalls took charge of the ranch.
their theft of cattle, misrepresentation
of funds. trouble with neighboring
ranch owners and the suits that are
pending against the Kendalls is abso-
lutely true.
Day After Murders
THE japanese apparently left
peared at this place the next after
noon, when he narrated his inco-
herent story. He said that the Kan
dalls had tried to kill him and that in
self defense he had taken their lives.
His eye was blackened and his face
bore evidence of a bad beating, but
the bruises appeared to be fresh, and
did not hang well with the story that
the strife had taken place so many
days previously. He was in very
respondent frame of mind, and said
that he was going to end his life.
Japanese Vanished
I'VE counseled with him, endeavor-
ing TO impress him with the fact that
he had no cause for fear or worry if
he had acted in self defense. and that
should the matter come to trial he
would be shown Justice He promised
to appear the next day, Tuesday, TO
talk further, but suddenly disappeared.
We have not seen or heard from him
since.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
Always Loyal

THE score or more of Japanese en-
ployed at the ranch have always been
very loyal to Mrs. Starbuck and bore
no love for Kendall. We have started
an investigation among them, which
may, we hope, result in clew as to
the manner of the murder. Yamagachi's
present whereabo and whether any
of the other orientals were in any way
connected with the atrocious crime.
"Yama gachi had been in our employ
at various times and was sent to us
through a Japanese priest of San Fran
cisco named Suto. Suto also sent us
several other men, all of whom we en-
ployed on the ranch as wood cutters
and gardeners. We engaged Yama-
gachi following a conversation with
the Japanese husband of Miss Gertrude
BOYLE, ward of Joaquin Miller who
spoke of colonizing the ranch with
Japanese and induced Mrs. Starbuck to
consider the proposition. Suto will be
questioned"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
Matter Forgotten

"The matter was dropped and for
gotten, and 1 was not aware of the
horrible developments of the case until
1 read the account in The Call this
morning.
Mrs Starbuck, District Attorney
Lea, Attorney Brunk, my daughter and
myself held a conference at my home
this afternoon. The history of events
from the employment of the kendalls
to the present time was gone over, so
that we would be in a better position
to get at the bottom of things. Mrs.
Starbuck made statement as to the
appearance before her of Yamagachi,
what he said and his sudden disap-
pearance, which was recorded by Court
Stenographer Scott of Santa Rosa.
Il am at a loss to explain the mys-
terry of the murder. The Kendalls were
known to carry guns and had used
them in alterations with neighboring
ranch owners, but Yamagachi never
had any weapons about him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
WOMAN TORSO
and bones Of
man ARE FOUND
SearcherS Make GrewsOme Dis
cOyery in Canyon Near the
Kendall Ranch
japanese Was Seen Going To-
ward Station With Dog He
Took to Oakland

Continued From Page !
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-17
CHIEF CLERK SHOT
 AT A BRAKEMAN
James Meals Fired One Shot At N. Donaldson And The Latter Made X
 Quick Getaway.

James Meals, chief clerk in the office of Assistant Superintendent El- mer Richards, at the local Cotton Belt shops, fired one shot at N. Don aldson, Cotton Belt brakeman, when the latter entered the office of MT. Richards yesterday morning to, Mr. Meals thought, make an attack on him. MT. Meals did not wait for the supposed attack, but when he saw Donaldson approaching he' drew a revolver from his desk and fired. The bullet went wild of it's mark, and Donaldson did not stop long enough to give Meals another shot at him. He ran out of the office and hurried to the office of Magistrate J. A.. rant charging Meals with assault to kill.
 Deputy Constable w. A. Branson went to the shops and arrested Meals. He placed him in the county jail, but he was there only few minutes when friends secured his release on bail. Meals claims that he was order ed by Assistant Superintendent Rich ards to discharge Donaldson and did so Donaldson, according to Meals, said that he would get him (meaning Meals) some of these days when Donaldson appeared at the office yesterday Meals said he would not take any chances with him and be- gan firing. The defendant will be given hearing before Magistrate Frazier Wednesday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-17
KERMIT WAS NOT
 ON BIG BOAT Teddy's Son Not on the Mauretania as Family
 Had Expected.
CENTER OF MYSTERY
ROOsevelts Give Pooh Pooh Idea That There is a European Ro=
 nance in it.

New York. Sept 16.-A hunt on the Mauretania for Kermit Roosevelt. son of the former President, when the big steamer docked last night, caused some excitement among the passengers. Miss Ethel Roosevelt was waiting at the pier expecting to meet her brother, and was greatly disappointed when he failed to ap. pear. She said she had received a letter from him saying he would ar rive on the Mauretania.
 When she failed to find Kermit among the passengers as they des. cended the gang plank, Miss Roose- velt went aboard the steamer and inquired from Purser Graham for her brother.
 His name did not appear on the passenger list, and she was assured that he had not come over on the steamer in the second cabin.
 There was some mystery about kermits S sudden trip aboard shortly after his return from Africa with his father, but the family pooh poohed at the time any talk of Europe TO- nance.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-17
SAD DEATH OF
 LITTLE MILFORD BISHOP
Manly Little Son of Mir. and Mrs. W. \. Bishop, Dies Suddenly on Oper-
 ating Table in Texarkana
Photo by American Press Associa ton.

Milford J. Bishop, the fifteen year old son of MT. and Mrs. w. A. Bish- op, of Mo- 1902 West Fifth avenue, died on the operating table in Dr.. Dales sanitarium at Texarkana Thursday night at S:3O o'clock. The little fellow had been placed under the influence of anaesthetics for the purpose of having his tonsils remov- ed. He failed to come out from under the influence of the drug and when the attending physicians an- nounced his death his devoted par ents were grief stricken. Mrs. Bish- op collapsed under the awful strain. The body was brought to this city yesterday by MT. and Mrs. Bishop for interment, but the funeral arrange ments have not been completed. MT. and Mrs. Bishop and Little Milford left Pine Bluff only day or two ago for Texarkana and the boy was in perfect health.
 IACIlc W44lO1u WdS CuC1A Only child and was a fine, manly little fellow and most promising. He was pupil at the Annunciation Academy for several years and his popularity with the teachers and his schcolmates was evidence of the many expressions of sorrow heard yesterday when his death became known here. In the neighborhood where the Bishops live his death created a gloo mand his little play mates there were much affected by the sad news. The Bishop home has been robbed by the Grim Reaper Of it's brightest jewel and the sor- rowing parents have the sympathy of the entire community in their be- Yeavement.