The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-19
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Galindo Family Not Extinct
at Last Accounts.
Tramps Infest the Roads = Edwin Lawrence
Smiths Will-Delinquent Taxes-Unap-
preciated Electric Shocks

Costa, and the executor Of the estate of his
father, the late Francisco Galindo thinks
the statement decidedly erroneous that
Leandro Galindo, who died few days ago,
was the last male descendant of the family.
He looked the picture Of good health, with
his upward of 200 pounds in weight yester-
day, while in Oakland looking after the
affairs of his fathers estate. There are no
less than ten voters of the Galindo family
residing in Alameda. besides those In Contra
Costa County, and their male children under
age They all claim descent from the Cas-
lillian Galindos, and two Of these were born
in Mexico. Two of them live in Oakland,
three in Temescal, two in Washington
Township. one in Eden Township and two
in Brooklyn Township.
There are many tramps now on the roads,
nd many petty thefts and burglaries are re-
ported from the interior. The owner OF the
society sword taken from John Pratte has
evidently not missed the article yet, as he
has not appeared at the Sheriff's Office to
claim it.
A writ of habeas corpus was granted by
Judge Greene yesterday afternoon to MAI
tin O'Neil, serving a sentence Of seventy
five days for battery. He was convicted on
a complaint sworn to on Information and
belief"
A meeting of the citizens of West Oakland
with reference to the park on the marsh
will be held at Hansen's Hall this evening.
ROBBED BY FOUR TRAMPs.
Samuel Heusel, recently from Iowa.
started to walk in from San Leandro on
Wednesday afternoon after the last train
had departed. He reports that after dark
he was followed by four tramps, who
knocked him down. rited his pockets of S73,
his valiSe of suit of clothes and left him
lying by the roadside unconscious. When
he recovered he cams on TO Oakland, arriv-
ing about daylight, and reported to police
headquarters. He was badly beaten about
the head and faco and his eyes were BACKED
and his nose seemed to be broken He gave
a description of two of the assailants, three
Of whom he says were young men and the
other apparently about 80 years OLD. He
stated that two of the young men caught
hold Of him. one by each arm, and the old
man did the beating with something like
bsasssknuckles.
The poultice pavement on Broadway, be-
tween First and Seventh Streets has been
patched in numerous places during the past
few days, and looks worse than "Paddy's
pants" 1t is claimed that the patches will
not show in week or tvs o. The biiunen
slipped off the concrete and rolled up in
ridges. The company claims that it was
because the concrete was too smooth.
IL was reported yesterday that Louise
Tenant had condoned the offenses of Rich
ard T., and had received him back to their
home at Alice and Ninth streets, and in
consequence she would dismiss her suit for
divorce.
The jury has acquitted A. c. Gilbert on
the charge OF obtaining money by false pre-
lenses, preferred by NJ. B. Clason and grow
Ing out OF real-estate transaction.
The public schools will close to-day for
two weeks, and open again on January 8,
1891
EDWIN LAWRENCE SMITHS WILL.
The will of Edwin Lawrence Smith was
filed by Huldah Gardner Smith, the widow,
yesterday. The will is Geographic, very
brief, aud gives the estate to the widow,
nominating her and the SOD, Harry Gardner
Smith. of Astoria, Oregon, to execute the
WILL The son declines, and Mrs. Smith
asks to be appointed sole executrix. The
entire estate, valued at $40, $50, is devised to
the widow. There are only two children.
Harry g.. and Eva g., who is the wife Of NJ.
Beck.
Thomas Cummings was the name of the
young man in the employ of the Oakland
Gaslight and Heat Company found at mid
night on Wednesday in a dying condition,
from gas asphyxiation. All efforts at resus-
citation failed, and he died soon after he
was discovered. The verdict was accidental
death.
The indications are that the delinquent
tax lists of Alameda County and the city Of
Oakland will both be long this year, as net
half CT either has been paid yet and only
eleven days remain before they become de-
llpquent.
A Man named John Hayes was arrested
at the West Oakland yards last night under
car. He confessed to having stolen lot
OF Pullman blankets found alta secondhand
store.
A reunion of the Oakland High School
alumni will be held at Cavalry Hall this
evening.
RECEIVED THE FULL FORCE.
An awning over store in the Blake
Block was set fire to by the electric light
wire last evening. James Gal lagher Of the
Oakland Gas Company in attempting to ex-
tingush the fire caught hold of the wire
with one hand and the iron rod of the awning
with the other. As it was raining and the
hand and rod were wet a circuit was formed
and he received the full force of the current.
He called Tor help aud was pulled loose, but
his hands were badly burned, and one ur
two received shocks by catching hold of
Gallagher with both hands. The fire was
easily enough extinguished
Mrs. Elizabeth Walker, who sued few
days ago Tor divorce from joseph Walker,
who deserted her two years ago, found out
before she brought suit that he was living
at Fresno with another woman, and was
there running a wine-cellar. She sued for
alimony, and had his wme-csllar placed in
the hands of a receiver. Walker left Fresno
on the day that the summons was served.
The motion for alimony will be heard on
Monday.
Special Police Officer Miller has been sus-
pended for taking potatoes from sacks of
the merchants on Eleventh street while sup
posed to be protecting them. He is said to
have been at one time member of the
San Francisco police.
Twelve Of the applicants for teachers
certificates at the county teachers examina-
ton in the Lincoln School have dropped out,
w 10 L..
cent to leave the class before the end of the
examination than usual.
1t commenced to rain about 2:30 yester-
day afternoon, and light showers continued
to fall during the remainder Of the after
noon.