Santa Cruz Evening News from Santa Cruz, California • Page 1

O'CLOCK SANTA CRUZ NEWS Cloudy. Possibly showers U. S. WEATHER REPORT to-night or Sunday. PUBLISHING THE DISPATCHES OF THE UNITED PRESS VOLUME I.

TEXT OF REMARKABLE Thought It Would Be Leave His Daughter, So Saw Madness Ahead of Him If He Did Not Leave a World of Trouble. THROUGH HIS ATTORNEY, J. SKIRM, CHARLES E. LILLY THIS MORNING FILED A PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE MAJOR McLAUGHLIN. PRESIDENT W.

T. JETER OF THE COUNTY BANK, WAS NAMED IN McLAUGHLIN'S WILL AS EXECUTOR, BUT HAS REQUESTED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. LILLY INSTEAD. THE PROPERTY LEFT BY THE DEAD MAN IS STATED AS AN UNDIVIDED HALF INTEREST IN THE GOLDEN GATE VILLA PROPERTY, WHICH IS WORTH $25,000, AND CERTAIN PERSONAL PROPERTY, SUCH AS FURNITURE, SILVERWARE, JEWELRY, CARRIAGES, WORTH IN ALL ABOUT $2,500. THE LEGATEES ARE NAMED AS FOLLOWS: MRS.

LOUISA R. McNEIL, MR. AND MRS. W. T.

JETER, M. C. HOPKINS, FRED McEACHEN, EUGENE JOHNSON, LEN KUN AND LENA COLEMAN, OF SANTA CRUZ, MRS. J. A.

TERHUNE AND HELEN TERHUNE, OF NEWARK, N. J. McLAUGHLIN SHOT AND KILL: ED HIS DAUGHTER, AND POISONED HIMSELF, ON SATURDAY, NOV. 16TH, AT HIS BEACH HILL HOME. HE WROTE HIS LAST WILL ON THE TUESDAY PRECEDING.

THE DOCUMENT, PERHAPS THE MOST REMARKABLE TESTAMENT EVER FILED IN A CALIFORNIA COURT, FOLLOWS IN FULL. IT SUPPLIES McLAUGHLIN'S DEFENSE FOR HIS ACT IN TAKING HIS DAUGHTER'S LIFE AND HIS OWN: Hon. W. T. Jeter, Santa Cruz, Cal: My dear, kind, patient, generous friend, may God bless you and yours for your constant kindness to me.

This is an ungrateful return for all your friendship, but I CANNOT help it. I have lived in such a sea of trouble so long that at last I see madness ahead of me if don't leave this weary world of trouble. To leave my darling child, helpless and penniless, would be unnatural, and so I take her with me to our loved one. She is the very last one who could face this world -hers would be one long longing for our dear one any myself. I have shielded her, as I did my dearest wife, from ALL knowledge of my poverty, my losses, my shifts, and have laughed at any idea of poverty or distress.

You are the only one who knows my true condition. Only God Himself knows how I have kept up and smiled to the world. You will please read all the accompanying open letters and deliver them and please send off the others by registered mail. I promised my dear wife the last conscious day of her life, to look out for Lena, who nursed and took care of her, and who since my dear one's death has been a devoted faithful, loyal servant to my dearest Bob (meaning Miss McLaughlin.) leave her my own diamond ring (now on my finger) and my dear wife's large sealskin coat; by selling these she can secure funds to return to New York, and I thus discharge all I may owe her -God bless and prosper her. I also give her the half dozen silk stockings which are in a bundle in the bureau of my dear Bob's bed- DISCUSSED PLANS TO KILL GEORGETOWN, Dec.

Wharton Golden, the most important witness and among those indicted for complicity in the Goebel murder, testified today he frequently discussed wth Powers the best way to kill Goebel. He wanted to shoot him on the street. Powers suggested a sham battle in a hotel dining room, and to kill Goebel, supposedly accidentally. GRAND JURY MEETS ON MONDAY Forema J. B.

Holohan of the Santa Cruz county Grand Jury, has called that body together for Monday morning, in the at 10:15. SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1907. SIX PAGES. WILL LEFT BY SIR HENRY CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN, BRITISH PREMIER. The recent serious illness of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman has revived talk of his early retirement from the active leadership of the Liberal party.

raised to the peerage and go into the premiership and relinquishment of the It is thought possible that he may be house of lords. ALARMING STORIES AFLOAT CONCERNING THE TROOP TRAINS TONOPAH, Dec. is an unconfirmed rumor afloat that an attempt was made to dynamite the troop train. SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. dispatch from Sparks, says that before the wires to Goldfield went down a message was received by the Southern Pacific operator saying that several buildings had ben dynamited by the striking miners.

The Southern Pacific have lost track of the troop trains, owing to wire troubles. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. message received here from Goldfield shortly after 1 o'clock today says that the first troop train arrived safely, but the second was delayed between Reno and Goldfield. No reference was made to the report that the train had been dynamited or that Goldfield buildings had been blown up. GOLDFIELD, Dec.

to expectations, the first train bearing soldiers ordered to Goldfield did not arrive until last evening, having been delayed at Reno. The city PERSONAL NOTES. John J. Roney and his daughter, Irene, have gone to San Francisco for a short visit. H.

S. Holway and family have moved from Keystone avenue to their new home in the Mesa Pacheco tract. Miss Arline Johnson of Oakland, is visiting Miss Josephine Deming. Mrs. Richards arrived from San Jose to make a short visit with her husband, Dr.

W. H. Richards. Rev. J.

A. Cruzan, pastor of the San Jose Unitarian Church, who will supply the pulpit of All Souls' Unitarian Church in this city on Sunday morning, is a guest at the Pope House. M. L. Megladdery returned last night from a business trip ot Salinas and Monterey.

Woodford Kron is down from Berkeley to spend Sunday at home. S. C. Landram left for Merced this NUMBER 32. McLAUGHLIN Unnatural to Killed Her.

KING DYING STOCKHOLM, Dec. Primarius, head of the Church of Sweden, was today urgently summoned to the King's bedside. His death is momentarily expected. 125 BODIES TAKEN OUT AT LEAST 425 WERE IN MINE AT THE TIME OF EXPLOSION. MONONGAH, W.

Dec. was established today that there were at least 425 in the mine at the time of the explosion. The rescuers have taken out 125 bodies, and report as many more in sight, which they will get inside of two hours. In mine No. 8 the rescuers are just getting started.

Gases are delaying the work. PILLAGE LOUISVILLE, Dee. Riders" raided Hopkinsville today. Two hundred thousand dollars' worth of property were destroyed. The raiders burned the police and fire departments, telephone and telegraph offices and a dozen tobacco warehouses.

The office of the Kentuckian, a newspaper which had condemned the raiders, was demolished. CHICAGO GO WASHINGTON, Dec. gets the Republican convention. This decision was reached by the National Committee today. NEW CHAIRMAN WASHINGTON, Dec.

Culberson of Texas is being talked of today in connection with the Chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee. The resignation of Taggart is expected at the meeting next Thursday. APPEAL 15 SUSTAINED Attorney W. P. Netherton received word this morning of a decision of the Supreme Court yesterday sustaining the appeal of the Loma Prieta Lumber Company against the decision of the Superior Court of this county in the damage suit of Mrs.

Harriet Houghton of Soquel, who was awarded $18,000 damages for the death of her husband, while working for the lumber company some four years ago. Mrs. Houghton's husband was killed by the blasting of a stump on the Olive Springs ranch of the company, and a jury in the Superior Court awarded her $26.000 damages. The Court cut the amount down to $18,000, and now in the Supreme Court, has reversed the award entirely, on the ground of a technical, error in the instruction of the Court. Incidentally, it held that A.

W. Wyman (now pervisor), who built the road for the Loma Prieta Company, should have been the party sued, but this point was not passed upon in the decision. Matt I. Sullivan of San Francisco, and C. M.

Cassin, were the attorneys for Mrs. Houghton, and W. E. Rix of San Francisco, and W. P.

Netherton, for the Loma Prieta Company. SANTA CRUZ CAN JOIN THE STATE LEAGUE At a meeting of the directors of the California Baseball League, two new cities, Santa Cruz and Fresno, were admitted to the League, provided teams can be organized in these cities. Manager Swanton has already expressed his willingness to provide the grounds. BIG SCANDAL PROMISED IN BANK INQUIRY Declared Insolvent By the Commissioners room hall. All my dear Bob's clothes, furs, jewelry, which is left, wish arranged by Mrs.

McNeil and Lena and sent with all our photos (except such as a few friends may ask for) to my poor sister-in-law, Mrs. J. A. Terhune, Newark, N. wish Mrs.

McNeil to keep anything she wants belonging to Bob. I ask her to accept all my dear Bob's fans and to do with them, her manicure sets, toilet articles, just what she sees fit. My good boy Charlie is with us for over 15 years--the most faithful and honest servant and the best cook man ever had. I leave him my gold watch and fob I am now wearing. To my good servant, sober, honest, faithful and loyal boys, Fred and Genie, leave all my clothes, hats, boots, ties, shirts, collars, cuffs, overcoats, and they to share same with Charlie.

I reserve my patent leather pumps bought for me by my dear wife and which I wish to be buried in. All my books I leave to you, my dear, good friend, Jeter. have absolutely nothing to look forward to since E. T. Earl bought out my G.

W. power stock last May. If Canana, under the management of Geo. F. Hatton et is successful, know my dear friend, M.

M. O'Gorman, 212 Henney Los Angeles, will look out for my interests. If Judge Logan is successful with Pitt River, through my friend De Sabla, I know he will do right. My dear friend, M. J.

Green, U. S. Postoffice, San Francisco, will tell you how I was wronged in the G. W. power company matter by Earl.

If you can save anything out of the wreck, after the bank is paid, please see that Judge Henshaw and my friends are repaid for burying us East. if there is any balance, I want it all to go to my dear sister-in-law, Mrs. J. A. Terhune, and my niece, her daughter, Helen Terhune.

Of course you will retain my personal debt, best and kindest of friends, to you. owe Baird Davis $45, Stone Rennie $75, Santa Cruz Gas Co. $120, Roberts $50, Matzen's successors $55, Irish Wesesndorf Staffler Walti $70, Williamson Garrett, $70, Hopkins $250-please pay him with our beach wagon, trap and three sets of harness. I leave the phaeton to Mrs. Jeter-Deiter $55, Prof Wilkes $50, J.

J. C. Leonard $50. In San Francisco I owe the Majestic $130, Goldberg $110, Weniger $25, Hammersmith $16, Bullock 4 Jones $12, and I am sure that $100 would cover all my other debts. Of course, there may be other debts in Santa Cruz.

And now, dear friend, I will close. pray God that no other man will have to pass through what I have in writing you. Please have Ralph Thompson and a committee of the Elks take immediate charge of the house, to keep it from being looted. All wines, and my cigars I leave for the Elks' buffet. And now may God bless and prosper and comfort and yours, dear friend, is my sinyou cerest prayer.

Your friend, FRANK McLAUGHLIN. November 12, 1907. Nearly all our jewelry is pawned or sold. I tell you this to save others from suspicion. F.

McL. UNION WAITERS ALL 60 OUT SEATTLE, Dec. waiters walked out of every restaurant and hotel this morning on account of the restaurant keepers trying to enforce a seven-day-per-week schedule. ROBBERY CANTON, Ohio, Dec. trunk filled with diamonds and watches, valued at $10,000, was stolen early today from the lobby of the Courtland Hotel.

It belonged to D. S. Voorhees, salesman of a Pittsburg house. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. gation into the affairs of the Califor- nia Safe Deposit and Trust Company threatens to develop a great scandal.

Governor Gillett is authority for the statement that the bank officials borrowed three and a half millions of the institution's funds with which to finance private enterprises. The Clerk borrowed a half million on his personal note. It was found that out of nine million dollars assets, only two hundred thousand dollars can be realized. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. The State Bank Commissioners today decided to declare the California Safe Deposit and Trust Company insolvent.

The institution suspended payment in the early days of the financial flurry. This action was taken after a long conference, at which Governor Gillett and Attorney General Webb were present, the Governor having come down from Sacramento for the uprpose. A committee of depositors was recently organized for the purpose of endeavoring to tide the bank over, after the plan adopted by the Knickerbocker Trust Bank of New York. The committee waited on the Governor and succeeded in having action postponed for a day, but this morning the matter was finally settled by the action of the Commissioners declaring the bank insolvent. Involved in the Bank.

The fate of the famous Colton estate, worth $750,000, part of which is in this city, and which has been the subject of a great deal of contention in the Superior Court of this county, is said to be dependent to a great extent on the solvency of the California Safe GOVERNOR GILLETT, WHO TELLS OF THE BANK SCANDAL IN SAN FRANCISCO. Deposit and Trust Company. Walter J. Bartnett, vice-president, director and counsel for the banking concern, was until yesterday the special administrator of the estate of Mrs. Ellen M.

Colton, the widow of General Colton, one of the partners of Stanford, Huntington and Crocker in the building of the Central Pacific. Owing to the uncertain state of the bank's finances, Judge Smith was petitioned for and yesterday granted an order removing Mr. Bartnett from his position, and directing him to appear and show cause why the bank should not account to the estate for all securities received by it as depository. is quiet, but there is a general feeling of apprehension, due to the fUry talk of hotheads among the miners, although the conservative element seems to be in the majority. Scores of miners gathered early at the miners headquarters today, and some repaired to the depot in anticipation of the arrival of the first troop traian, it having been announced it would arrive at 11 a.m.

It developed today that enough dynamite to blow up the entire town and every mine in the camp was stolen from the works of the Goldfield Consolidated Mine. LATEST-3 O'CLOCK. GOLDFIELD, DEC. IS QUIET AND THERE IS NO TRUTH IN THE REPORT OF BUILDINGS BEING DYNAMITED. THERE IS NO CONFIRMATION OF THE REPORT THAT THE TRAIN CARYING THE FEDERAL TROOPS WAS BLOWN UP.

morning on account of the serious illness of his father, all aged resident of the Valley city. MARRIAGE LICENSES. David P. Demarest, aged 68, Losing Angeles, and Agnes Ogden, aged 58, Watsonville. MERRY vs.

MERRY. A suit has been filed in the Superior Court by Idaline Vance Merry against John Merry, for divorce. AT 94, ACTIVE BLACKSMITH. MOUNT MORRIS, Dec. At the age of 94 Orlando Hart is still working at the forge in the village blacksmith shop.

A few weeks ago he decided to turn over horseshoeing to his younger help, but he does all the Aner jobs in iron and steels. Tell Coroner of Cozad's Death Verdict at this Morning's Inquest into the Tragedy. Deputy Coroner Elsom held the inquest over the body of Andrew Crosby Cozad, the story of whose tragic ending was told in yesterday's News, at Wessendorf Staffer's mortuary this morning. Sheriff Trafton, A. G.

Abbott, a neighbor from Garfield Park, Clarence I. Norris, the brother of the dead man, were the only witnesses. Mr. Abbott said that he found Cozad lying on the bed in his room in a dycondition. The eyes moved, but the dying man could not talk and the witness did not think he was conscious.

He lived but a few moments longer and then stiffened out, a corpse. Sheriff Trafton told how the bullet had crashed through the brain, and passed out of the left top of the head, finally becoming embedded in the wall. C. I. Norris made a statement in which he said that the dead man had ben extremely morose for a long time past and that his sickness, together with several operations he had undergone, had greatly weakened his mind.

He produced the letter written to Mrs. Whitney, their mother, which was published in last night's News. The Coroner's jury took but little time to deliberate, and rendered a vertime to deliberate, and renderd a verdiet that "deceased came to his death from a pistol shot wound, inflicted by his own hand with suicidal intent." The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from the Presbyterian Church, of which deceased was a member, under the auspices of the Elks, and the local Elks and Eagles will each furnish four members to act as pall-bearers. Mr. Cozad was a member of the Astoria Aerie of Eagles, and a life member of the National body.

He was also a member of the Roseburg, lodge of Elks. Rev. E. C. Philleo, the Presbyterian pastor, will conduct the funeral service.

Interment will be in the 1.0.0.F. cemetery. The deceased was born in Cleveland, Ohio, 45 years ago. He was the founder of the Norris Rowe circus, which was organized in 1882, and managed it for sixteen years. He sold his interest in 1898 to his brother Clarence, and Mr.

Rowe, who are the present owners..