Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 1

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VOL. LXIX YVV A IM A ffl I A MIIW A 1 MM A mm mm ZAZ Zi ZA. A Woman of Tragedy ihe Late Mrs. Vernie Carmin for Whose Murder Mark Willdns Is Awaiting Sentence. AYE CM ran fin TERRIFIES SPRECKELS TENANTS PI? ists mm IT Is Willielm, Who Alleged He Bomb for Gum Shoe Burns.

MED ey AWFUL-' TALES Vlien He Was Arrested in San frcnclzco "tlecently-Vas to f.la!ie Demonstrcticri Against Judge Lavlor. Chief of Police "Wilson late this afternoon admitted, that the mysterious prisoner is none other than Wit-helm, the man arrested some time ago in San Francisco as a bomh-maker. "Wilhelm at that time said that he had been employed by some of Gum Shoe Burns detectives to make bombs, the alleged object being to make a demonstration against Judge Lawlor, "Wilhalm lost his nerve and made the bombs out of soap. lie was held by the San Francisco police for awhile and then released. Was 'Gum Shoe Burns' Linn (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.) SAN FRANCISCO, April of Pollcu William J.

Biggy alleges one of the perpetrators of thaj dastardly dynamiting outrage at the Gallagher homo in East Oakland has been arrested and that he lent his as- sistanee in running down the criminal and taking him into custody. The chief, however, would say nothing more about the case. The suspect is 6 feet high, weighs 180 pounds and has a dark complexion, corresponding with the description of the man seen near Gallagher 3 home. Z-ii- RiELIfli IS TED AS DELEGATE Presidential of tfca War Secretary Endcrsel by AltHiEdaCoL'nlyRep-ttaa Central Cenmittce. 0 The Alameda Republican County Qentral Committee met this afternoon In Justice Qutnn's courroom and considered business In regard to tho coming primaries.

Tho committee received word from tho State Central Committee that that body would like to have an unofficial primary taken ok May In which tho mem-bora of the party wll lbe asked to declare their nhotce for President of the United Statea. Unofficial Primary. Teh primaries will be held on May between the hours of a. m. and p.

and the County Central Committee will probably have representatives present at each polling place to get the opinions of the Republican voters aa to who should be named for President of the United States. Taft is Endorsed. i The County Centril Committee this A woman of three tragedies. Three lives will in then end pay the penalty for the loves of Mrs. Carmin.

She, it is alleged, was murdered by Mark A. Wilkins. Her deserted husband, Louis Carmin, is now lying at the point of death from physical ailments superinduced by a broken heart, and Mark A. Wilkins, who has been convicted of the murder of irs. Carmin, and upon whom the death sentence will shortly he passed.

Truly the saddest tragedy Oakland has witnessed iot years. There is no hope for the recovery of Louis Carmin. His life may be snapped out at 'any time. On his death bed this morning, after arranging all his worldly affairs, he said to Sheriff Barnet: "What will they do with Wilkins Being told, it was likely the death sentence would be passed on the man, he fZZIswl delegates from this county to the republican National convention will pledged to nominate Taft. "Ths committee passed a resolution rrs.

dorslng Superior Judge ffenry A. If-Ma to be one of the delegates tU r.p national convent ton. wti tr.tr In Chicago on June It. The commit: called upon the Republicans of cot ty to vote for delegates who i eventhlr.g "toi secure the apolatrr: it Ju Iltlvln' at the EUte ccr.ve-.'.: Mi Uclfcers of Nifes Heer Stories That Skjgcr the Premise Ter end feathers iff Saloon Keeper Is Given a license Before the Board of Supervisors today Is being heard the testimony- In on of the most sensational liquor rases that has been before that body In a long time. M.

J. Caratiaugh of NUes Is seeking to curs a renewal of his liquor license, hs having been in business In the country town for the past ten years. The story goes that during the money stringency CaTuaofb sad his friends attempted ts make a run on the Ntles Bank. Edward Ellsworth Is president of the bank of NUes. and now hs comes forward as one of ths leading spirits with a protest against ths granting of Cavanaugh's license.

Banker Leads Battle. Mr. Ellsworth sad a score of witnesses) lined np before ths Supervisors today ts gtvs kittle to Cs ran. ugh. Aftsr ths hearing Mrs.

W. M. Cateriln publicly announced that she and her friends pro-posed to tar and feather Csvaneogh If hs Is granted a license and attempts ts open his place of business at NUes. TMs Is what shs says: Detective States. "Gentlemen, I want ts Inform you that If Mr.

Csvsnsuoh Is grants a llcsnso ws win car and feather him If ho attempts to opon tip Ms pises at Nlles." During the bearing today J. O. Batch -elder, a prlvato detective, testified that hs had been employed by Banker Ellsworth to secure testimony against "Cav-anauga. Batcbelder spent ever three days In ths saloon. Ths prlvato detective stated that there wars a aeries of moving picture In Cavanaugh'a saloon which, for lewdness and vlleness.

surpassed anything ho had run across daring his twenty-three rears servtco as a private detective. Women In Altogether. Women In the altogether. In all aorta of poses, men In altogether, in all aorta of posts, tho witness declared, wars rep- 9 resented In tho Cavanejngh machine. In ail his career tho private detective said ho bad.

never run across sack lewd pictures, i Ho testified bo looked at them about forty times. Suddenly, one night when he wont back to look at them again ho aald they had been changed and dif- Send Warning Letter to Vho Had Re-fused to Defend One of the Anarchists Recently Arrested inJJ. SAN FRANCISCO, April 25. A threat has been made to blow up the Call building. J.

A. 'Spinetti, an attorney, with offices in the ninth floor, yesterday received a fetter from an Italian society, supposedly the "Black Hand," saying that its members intended to kill him, and that they would dynamite the 18-tory structure if that were necessary to accomplish their pur-pose. After a hurried consultation with his law partner, Col. J. C.

S.ims, the communication was turned over to the Chief of Police. Chief Biggy immediately dispatched a squad of plain clothes men to Third and Market Streets to patrol Spreckels' property on all sides in an endeavor to locate the vicious plotters. Up to the present time none of the dynamiters has been seen, but Spinetti is in moral fear of instant death at their hands. Splncltl Realizes Danger The letter is written in the peculiar shaded script of the Latin races and affixed to it are the customary emblems of the "Black Hand a skull with cross-bones and a drawing of a black hand for a seal. And as Spinetti is of Italian extraction he realizes the full import of all this, although, in a faltering 'way, he tries to make light of it.

VJill Hot Defend "Black Hand" The trouble arose some weeks ao when Spinetti withdrew from a trial in which several lawless Italians were beinjr prosecuted. Detective Rocca had been very active in pursuing the men i Continued on Page 2.) It is said that his name is Wilhelm and that He Iic.i been living in Emeryville, where he frequently hza been seen at the race track. A man thought to be the prisoner was arrested In-this city at the ferry by Detectives Murphy and Mulea-hey about four weeks ago. lie was taken into custody nt the instigation of Detective W. Burns and four or fivo bombs, were taken from him, Tle bombs were sent tothe city chemist for analysis and were found to containsome harmless substance.

He was' thereupon released. 1 Captain Petersen of Oakland expects to get a confession from the prisoner is now in solitary confinement Arrested Last Night In close confinement in thecity prison is one of two men who were seen skulking along Nineteenth avenue with a mysterious package in his arms a few moments before the home of W. II. II. 1370 Nino-! teenth avenue, in which lived Supervisor James Gallagher and his wife, was shattered into a tottering ruin last Wednesday night.

Tlie importance' of this mani (Continued on Page 2.) said: "He's welcome to it. THIEVES GET I LOSE Rciters Atteck CcHedcr in front of Bank, tut Drcp Bccly ia Their flight John Patterson, seventy years old, eo'lector of tho Fisher Lumber Company, was robbed of a sack containing $1109 In coin, after cashing a payroll chock at the Central Savings Bank at 19:10 o'clock this morning-. In splto of his ags and bodily weak- Patterson showed groat coorag-s ar.d presence of mind, frightened tho thieves Into dropping the sack, and then tho old roan regained it. O. W.

Fisher, president of tbo lura- 11300 HE IS ANXIOUS TO END HIS LIFE Husband of Wcinzn Slain by A. WiMis Is Net battel lo live Until flight I Carmin of Springfield. Mo- husband of Vernie Carmin. who was recently murdered by Mark A- Wilkins, who will appear for the death sentence before Judge Uelvtn on May It. Is slowing dying at his apartments at 4(1 Ninth street.

Oakland. Carmin la afflicted with gastritis of tho stomach and asthma. Ho seat for Sheriff Barnet but alfht and District Attorney Brown. Tho Utter prepared his will, and bo turned oyer bis personal property to Sheriff Barnet with Instructions aa to tho manner In which tho same should be disposed of. and expressed a wish, that he take charge of his rf uneral aad prepars ths body for shipment to Carthage.

Wo. Ho was suffering great pain and was Very aaxJous to die. Hs made no mention of WUklas, only to say: "What do you think they win do with Wilkins and when told that tbo law required that tho Judge Impose a death sentence he said: nii'i welcome to He has three children, and requested that when bis son, Harry, arrives here, that he be giren an opportunity of seeing Wilkins. and viewing shed la which his srifs was buried. Carmin Is rery low and ts not respected to live through the day.

Attorney Hugh Mr Isaacs, counsel for Wilkins, has gone east and before, leaving he Intimated that he was to search for the -reel" Mrs. Vernie Csrmln. it being his b-1 it that the woman who lived with Wilkins was not Mra. Carmla. I afternoon passed a resolution endorsing Secretary of War William II.

Taft for the presidency of the United States. The resolution statea that the Republican partr of the State of California Is hardly In accord with the policies Inaugurated by President Roosevelt for the people of -the United States, and In order to carry them ont it I believed that Taft should be the' next PresUeaL' The company, gave Patterson tho $1100 aa bis custom, with instroc- Itr co check, Itr eck, (Continued on Page 2.) (Continued on page 5.) i.