The morning call., 1890-11-26
ACROSS THE BAY.
A Mothers Petition for the
Custody Of Her Boy.
Election Of a School Principal-Wills for
Probate Dropped From the Calendar.
Mishap to an Inventor.

Margaret Regen yesterday afternoon petit
toned the Superior Court for writ Of
habeas corpus, alleging that Robert Regen,
| aged years. the illegitimate son of herself
and William Regeu, is restrained of his
liberty by said William Regen and Margaret
| Smith at Livermore. Judge Gibson issued
the writ, returnable at 10 o'clock in the
morning on THANKSGIVING day. She desires
| the possession of her boy, because, it is
| said, Regen has taken up with the Smith
| woman and driven her out, but retaining the
| boy.
Martin Bacon and Columbus Bartlett, CO.
| executors with Frank Barker of the estate
of William Walkerley, have sued Barker to
recover $1,000 and interest at 7 per cent on
two notes given to William Walkerly in
| 18S6-one in the sum of $500 and the other
$780, The defendant was nephew of
| Walkerley.
The Oakland Board of Education has
elected Charles A. Woodman, principal of
the San Leandro public schools, as principal
| of the Tompkins School, vice George w.
Prick, elected County Superintendent Of
Schools.
| 1t is rumored that new morning paper
will be started in Oakland, to be Republican
in politics.
WILL FOR PROBATE.
The will of Rosalia Constancia Dias, also
| known as Rosalia Constancia George Dias,
was filed for probate yesterday afternoon
by John G. MattoS Jr., who asks that letters
testamentary be issued 10 him in accordance
| with the nomination in the will. The estate
| is valued at $780, consisting of real prop
erty near Centervlle, valued at S4400, and
| 500 in money. The devisees under the will
| are Manuel George Dias, Maria George
! and Linora George Dias, minor children Of
| the teStatriX.
At meeting of the Twenty third-avenue
Improvement Association of East Oakland
on Monday evening committees were APP
pointed on Constitution and Bylaws, Sew
! ers, Lights, Streets, Sidewalks. Nusances,
Inspection of Resolutions and Ordinances
before the City Council, Schools, Fire. Water
and Police.
The funeral of the pioneer printer, A. h.
| Spence, took place under the auspices of
| Oakland Typographical Union. The fol-
! lowing were the pall-bearers: w. NJ. Vance,
| J. a. Fowle Jr., G. NJ. COndOe, L. c. MI
| gent and c. ID. Rogers.
Deputy Superintendent of Streets d. P.
| GRAY has rendered his resignation to take
effect on December 1St.
DROPPED FROM THE DOCKET.
The cases of the five Chinese who wanted
| to go to China but were substituted by All
| 1eung and as alleged also by eX-Deputy
| Sheriff Morrison, for Lee Yick and four
others. who came over the Mexican border,
came up for arraignment yesterday before
| Judge Gibson but owing TO the absence of
The Deputy United States Marshals of the
Southern District were dropped from the
! docket.
Compton Thckstein, who has invented a
contrivance for turning off the gas from his
| bed, resides at the Wilson House with his
parents, and n few evenings since turned
the gas off, the key, however, turning partly
on again, and in the morning he was found
almost insensible from the escaping gas.
Lyon Post, No. S, g. A. r.. of which the
late Francis NJ. Cooley was member, last
evening appointed four pall-bearers to at
tend his funeral and appointed a committee
| to draft suitable resolutions to his memory.
! AT a special election in Castro Valley for
| Roadmaster James Mccoy (R.) was elected
over w. p. Cahill (D.), by one vote. This
! election was on account Of tie at the gen.
| erai election.
FROM NEW SOUTH WALES.
Miss Maria Maloney has written from
| SlvertOn, \. S. W., to Chief of Police Temp
| kiDs for information regarding her father,
who came to Oakland six years ago for an
| inheritance left him by an uncle. He cor
| responded with his family until about two
| years ago, when his letters ceased. He
wrote that he had invested in mining prop
erty at ophir, Placer County. He left a
| wife and SIX children in Australia.
! The Oakland Benevolent Society has
elected as Directors for the ensuing year:
J. C. Kimble, E. W. Playter Mrs. L. A.
Sherman, Rev. c. W. Wendte. Mrs. Newton
| Seweil, NJ. }. Keller, j. j. Scotchler. The
| board OF Directors organized by eiectlng Il.
| W. Playter, President; NJ. j. Keller, Vice
! President; W. W. Garthwaite, Treasurer,
and NJ. T. Holcomb, Secretary.
The will of August Hermann, late of Mis-
sion San Jose, was filed for probate yester-
day by Joseph Sunderer. The estate con-
siSts of a brewery at Mission San Jose, val
ued at $4,000, and personal property valued
| at $50. The estate is devised to the minor
| children, Catherine, Michael and August E.
| Hermann.
| 1t is said that DIR. Skillings' death was in
duced by a cold received while looking after
an estate of $4,000 left him by relative in
Nevada. He left a widow and two grown
children.
LARCENY OF DIAMONDS.
A bold attempt at larceny was made last
| evening on Washington street, near Four
teenth, within stones throw from the City
Prison. While c. NJ. Flint, clerk in the
employ of Potter, Bishop e. Co., was in the
rear OF the store he heard slight noise and
| depart by the front door with tray in mis-
hand. Flint gave chase and with the
| assistance of C.. Lamar caught the
| thief at the corner of Thirteenth and Wash
| ington streets When taken to the City
Prison about 5000 worth of diamonds were
found in his pockets, which he said lie had
taken from the tray which he had thrown
down. All the diamonds were recovered.
The prisoner gave the name of William Ar
| dell and said that he came recently from st.
Paul, Mimi, and is IS years of age. He
| quietly entered the store, and, perceiving
no one in, stepped behind the counter, low
cred the door of the showcase, took out a
tray and then made for the door, stuffing the
diamonds into his pocket as soon as he was
| outside. The door of the showcase saueaked
| as it went down or else he would have es-
| capped unobserved.
| Alameda.
A report recommending the acceptance of
| the new fire alarm system will be presented
| to the City Trustees at their next meeting.
Work is progressing quite satisfactorily
| on the Masonic Temple, and it is thought
now that it will be finished by the end of the
/ year.
The Operate Society viii produce the
opera Little Duke" in the Park Opera
House Friday and Saturday evenings, De-
cember 18th and Goth.
William Patton. a plumber, created a dis.
turbance while in an intoxicated condition
| Yesterday on Park street and was taken
| into custody.
Elaborate arrangements have been made
| for the sixth annual ball of Alameda Paror,
| No. AZ, n. 5. G. W., which will take place
this evening at Park Opera House.
| The assessments tor the improvement of
Pacific avenue and other streets. OF which
| the California Improvement Company is the
contractor, Will be collected by James Mil
lington. the City Clerk, who is also the col
lector for the Alameda matchmaking Com
pany.
The charge of petty larceny against Emo
| ry Williams. butcher who was accused Of
stealing $50 from till in saloon during
! the progress of poker game and while the