The morning call., 1890-07-10
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Teacher of Mnemonics Has
Been Sent to Stockton.
Mrs. Mary Gilbert Commits Suicide-A Branch
Public Library-The County's Assess
ment Roll-A z of P. Hoax.

mnemOnlcS who Jumped from the fourth
story window of the Brunswick House on
Tuesday, was examined before Commits
sionerS Hess and Pratt yesterday after
noon, and committed by Judge Ellsworth
to the Stockton Asylum. He was very
noisy and violent all night at the Jail, and
neither ate, drank or slept until 10 o'clock
yesterday, at which time he fell asleep from
exhaustion. During the examination he
was calm and told story of having had
two days argument with the devil over the
divinity OF Jesus Christ, and finally was
asked if he wanted to see Jesus. On reply
ing that he did, Christ appeared to him and
talked with him. Then Christ told him
that if he believed him divine he might
walk out of the window to the ground be-
low and he would not be harmed. He said
he deliberately walked out, knowing he
would not be harmed. He struck on the
awning, he said, and slipped down. An
unseen power caught him just before he
struck the pavement and prevented him
receiving any injury. CASTOR is said to be
addicted to stimulants and choral hydrate,
and was at one time prominent member of
the bar of Iowa, but lost his practice through
intemperance. He was for time in prac-
tice at Portland, Oregon.
Louis Peres yesterday sued Mary Ives
Croker and Kate May Dillon to quiet title
to the rancho Canada de los VaquerOs, or
Posa de los Vaqueros, in Contra Costa
County, containing 1910 acres of land.
sUFFERINGs ENDED BY DEATH
AT about o'clock last evening Mary
Gilbert, aged 80, residing at 700 Twenty
sixth street, between San Pablo avenue and
Grove street, cut her throat with table
knife and then inflicted wound in the alb
dOmen, from which the bowels protruded.
She was taken to the Receiving Hospital,
where it was found that her windpipe had
been severed. Drs. Crowley, Legler, Dunn
and others attended her and dressed the
wounds. She was breathing through the
hole in the windpipe, the throat being
clogged. and it was necessary to put tube
in. 1t was considered doubtful whether she
would live throughout the night. The cause
of her attempt at self-destruction could not
be ascertained. Her daughter, young
woman. said that her father had gone away
about week ago and had not returned.
She was much distracted over her mothers
condition. IL appears TO have been case
of domestic difficulties, by which the
Woman's mind was affected and the deed
committed during alteration. Death re-
lieved her suffer lngs at midnight
The Street Committee of the City Council
yesterday investigated the poultice paving
of Eighth street and found that as far as
the examination was made it is all right,
and the complaints unwarranted. Further
investigation Will be made.
The funeral of the late P. D. Wigginton
will take place at 2 o'clock this afternoon
from the Masonic Temple.
BRANCH PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The new Branch Public Library and
Readin groom at Twenty-third avenue East
Oakland, was opened on Tuesday evening
with rOuSing meeting, at which addresses
were made by number of prominent citl-
Zens of the district, city officials and others,
while musical programme was also rem
dered. The people of the district are jubi-
liant over the adjustment of the liquor
traffic and the closing of the five saloons
which were in operation year ago.
The ladies of the Grand Army of the Re-
public OF Oakland have presented County
superintendent of Schools p. M. Fisher
with white silk banner with United
States flag in the center for the interest
taken by him in having the national colors
placed over the public schools of the county.
A jury in the Police Court refused yester-
day to find guilty Adolph Heine, the cripple,
who goes around the streets in chair with
wheels on it. He was accused Of selling
lottery tickets.
ANENT THE GREEN ESTATE.
May |. and J. j. Donovan yesterday after
noon sued Mrs. Josephine Boyer and her
young husband to recover $500, and $500
interest claimed to be due from plaintiffs
mother on settlement OF the estate of the
late DR.. Thomas Green. Tie parties were
in litigation nearly a year over a piano,
pictures, etc. The case was recently de-
cided in favor of the mother, who, twill be
remembered, married young man about
the age of her own children, which fact is
said to have been the cause of the family
disagreement
The assessment roll of Alameda County
shows total valuation of $500. 776 for this
year, an increase of Sc, 435, 295 over last
year and 81, 642, 0I5 over two years ago.
The real estate and improvements foot up
500, 932, 954, and the personal property &c.
464, 609. The total mortgages in the county
foot up SIS, 205 229. The State University
holds mortgages of S123,787 which are not
assessable, and are deducted from the
assessment
The City Council will hold an adjourned
meeting tonight, to con slider the ordinance
for the Issuance Of bonds for municipal I'M
proyements
A HOAX AFTER ALL.
Quartermaster-G General Moore Of the Cali
fornia Division of the Uniformed Rank of
Knights of Pythias declares that the tele-
gram about the California Knights and the
carload of wine with which they encamped
outside the regular encampment at Mil
waukee is hoax, because the California
delegation consists of only Colonel Black
man Of San Diego and Supreme Represen-
tdllFe DdlCutiutI ul CuuOl. mere Is no
regiment, nor even "a company OF California
knights there.
The will of Mrs Maria 7. Cardoza was
filed for probate yesterday. The testatrix
left real property valued at $500, at Hay
wards, to her surviving husband, Antoine
CardoZa, except the sum of So each to her
children, Joseph Dutra and Maria Thoma-
za Dutra. In case they, or either of them,
contest the will the amount beQueathed
them will go to the husband, who is nomi-
mated as executor without bonds.
The case of j. g. Pearce, the contractor
charged with attempting to defraud his
creditors, was set for this morning in the
Police Court. He has been admitted to bail
in the sum of $1,000.
The Painters and Decorators Union of
Oakland has Endorsed the carpenters strike.
MRS. FoRSYTHE'S CASE.
The case of Mrs. Forsythe, the dress
maker, arrested at the instance Of Mrs.
jackson, was continued yesterday in the
Police Court yesterday until this morning,
no complaint having been filed. 1t Mrs.
jackson doeS-hot file one this morning Mrs.
Forsythe will be discharged and the case
dismissed. 1t is said that the friends of
Mrs. Forsythe are urging her TO bring suit
for false Imprisonment She was allowed
by Judge Henshaw to go on her own recog-
nlZance.
The Oakland Cooperative Building and
Improvement Company was Incorporated
by the carpenters yesterday. The capital
stock is $685. 900 in 5000 shares of So each.
The Directors are eleven, of whom only five
have been chosen, viz: Andrew j. Gregg,
George S. johnson, II. w. Stacker, John
Row and Charles S. Ashley. This is an
outgrowth of the troubles between the car
penters and the builders
Nick Kennedy, who pleaded guilty to an
assault with deadly weapon on j. Cassa-
bonnie at Berkeley some weeks ago, was
sentenced yesterday by Judge Ellsworth to
six years at Folsom. He is an ex-convict
aud was wanted at San Francisco for grand