The San Francisco call., 1910-08-04
MISSING MEN
INVOLVED in
LEGAL SUITS
Mrs. Starbuck of Oakland Says
Tenants Fled to Escape
{. ... Prosecution
Attorney for KendaIls Declares
That They Had No Fear
.l. of Proceedings

Zero, drove Cross to the Kendall place
There We're no signs of life at the
ranch house, but the visitors thought
that the Kendalls might be off after
stock or. engaged in some other part of
their ranch: Cross waited on the place
while Grider returned to town. Cross
followed at noon.
Other men who had appointments
with Kendall went to the place during
the wek and saw no one thereon Mon
day August ], Justice of the Peace
: Trosper went TO the Kendall place and
fnVes gated. He found the horse tied
In the stable and food spelling in the
house. He notified the authorities.
80. Ho%]e returned to Santa Rosa tonight.
2 hut Smith will stay here and with
larger posse will search the ranch to-
morrow.
The Kendalls had second place in
the: hills not far from the property they
lad. leased and the search will be car
that the family is not living there now.
That fact has been determined.
While the bafiing mystery of the
absent Kendalls is perpleXing Cazadero
.eexry little incident in the lives of the
missing family is being recalled. Re-
Gently Thomas Kendall had had some
words with William Churchman over a
piow which Churchman had borrowed.
This incident, the subject of gossip, is
not given any consideration by Sheriff
Smith in. his investigation of the case.
- Kendall had leased his place from
AIRS. -StarbUck on a three year contract.
Two years have passed and Kendall
? had Just begun to make the place pay,
he .said: The ranch is on the side hills
bordering on Austin creek.
TROUBLE WITH JAPANESE
Thomas Kendall and his father were
well thought Of in this vicinity. The
father is about 55 years Of age, the
son "a and the wife and mother so
Since the KendalIs took the Starbuck
lease they have had trouble with Mrs
StarbHek. The japanese wood cutters
have been conspicuous in their loyalty
10 MIS- >Starbuck. One japanese known
as: Y anna was recently seen in an old
cabin belonging to the Kendalls with
q dangerous looking knife in his hand
Kendall had occasion to order of the
place: some japanese he thought were
sping. on his movements.
:: Assistant District Attorney Hoyle took
the sta tements today of witnesses in
. the case Among those whose state
ments:. were taken were: Mrs F. D.
TrospeT. John Cox and F. d. Trosper.
Mrs Trosper wife Of the justice of the
peace. is the last person among the
witnesses examined, to have seen Mrs.
Kendall She said: L am sure that
Mrs. Kendall and her husband and son
did not leave their place voluntarily
; Mrs Kendall had been staying with me
and left on Saturday, July %. She was
to have returned on the following Mon
day; but she did not. L am sure she
would have told me if she were going
> away. The Kendalls would have 10
pass our place if they went to GAIA
:dero, and they cid not
Jucge TrOsper expressed the same
opinion Both Sheriff Smith and Hovle
expressed their mystification over the
case
!. AS yet said the sheriff I'VE have
. nothing upon which TO base a state
lnent that crime has been committed.
But 1t does not look reasonable that
the bendalls would have gone off OF
their own vOlition and left things in
s}ich shape"
. Accused of Crime
" OAKLAND. Aug. 3.-Afrs. Margaret
-Starhuck, wife of II. F. Starbuck. an
Oakland architect, living at IIe Lake
street. owns the ranch. She said:
. Thomas Kendall came with his
f. ther and mother from the BIue
mountains Of Kentucky / was anxious
to: secure. the services of a good man
who could look after the ranch. and
49, OkNSN iAiS dppllCaIlon upon the
!. highest recommendations.
=: Il did not lease the place to him He
was merely hired to supervise the
work Of keeping up the ranch. and
Under the terms Of the contract was 70
:. receive certain percentage of the
profit and increase each year. I pur-
pesed in the end TO colonize the ranch
. s9lbdivide 1t, and build homes which 7
could offer TO people of moderate or
. no. means 10 help them make a start
il life
kendall agreed TO the terms and
was TO keep a detailed account of the
=. work on the ranch, its receints diso
bursements. increase and profits. When
he took charge. his mother and father
accompanied him to the place, and the
three lived together.
SHOOTING RESULTS
Trouble started soon afterward ana
since then I have had no end of diff
Guilty in relation TO the property. Ken
. dali became involved in shady cattle
deals Arst, which started a feud he
tween himself and two ranchers near
by, William Hopper and John Collins
> During the ENHANCEMENT. Kendall re-
peatedIy threatened the lives of neigh
. boring ranch owners. His enmitv to-
: ward Collins was the greatest. and re-
Gently resulted in a shooting affair. in
which Kendalrs father barely ESCAPED
aeath:
::s'I<endaIl stole hundreds of head Of