The morning call., 1890-12-16
OAKLAND ALAMEDA.
A Little Scene Which Took Place
i'm the Court. House.
The shsriEE,ect's List-County Supervisors
Meeting-Davis Is Not Millionaire-No
Compromise Of the Strike.

A little scene took place at the Court
house yesterday, when the case of Mrs.
Teresa Olsen for the custody of her child
came up for hearing. She was divorced
some three years ago from David Bankhead,
but was awarded the custody of the c,iild. a
little girl. Subsequently the court gave
Nathaniel Hunter the custody ON account of
the mothers intemperance and other alleged
improper actions. The child has since been
under the care of its grandmother, Mrs.
Bankhead, OF course under Mr.. Hunters
consent. and the grandmother has per-
sistently refused to allow the mother to
come to the house to see the child on account
of her alleged intemperance. The hearing
of the matter was continued by Judge Els
worth for four weeks, whereup0n the
mother asked to be allowed to see the child
there ana then at the Courthouse. This
Mr. Hunter assented to, but the little one
would not permit the mother to come near
her. and screaming took refuge behind her
grandmother.
FILED FOR PROBATE.
The will of Julius A. Heinzenberger was
filed for probate yesterday afternoon. The
estate is valued at about $4,000 and is de-
vised to johann Heinrich Heinzenberger
and Wilhelmine DelfS, brother and sister,
Amelie Louis and Adolph Peterson, nephew
and niece. The household furniture is
given to his nurse, Mrs. Philippine Conrad.
in codicil.
". B. Tyler's creditors met at Sheriff
Hale's Office yesterday and elected A. C.
Durham assignee. Judge Greene refused
to grant an injunction between the Sheriffs
of San Francisco and Alameda counties.
Sheriff-elect Hussey has made up his list
OF deputies as follows: Under Sheriff. W.
S. Harlow; Deputies and Court Bailiffs, R.
J. c. Adney. w. W. Morrison, r. S. Macy;
Jailers, L. w. Schroeder aud A. J. Bow
man.
John Ulrich. the pickpocket, was given
one weeks further time in the Superior
Court yesterday to plead. He stated that
his true name is Frank Harrington.
COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
The Alameda County Board of Supervis-
ors yesterday referred the matter of re-estab-
fishing the grade of Fruitvale avenue TO the
franchise Committee. in conjunction with
the District Attorney. Z. e. Sessions agreed
to grade the entire roadway for $1,000, and
had deposited with the board $1,000 for re-
pairing the roadway. The matter of allow
ing the Piedmont School District to issue
$4,000 in bonds for improvements was re-
terred to the District Attorney.
John I. Davis, the alleged millionaire of
the San Joaquin Valley. testified in his de-
alimony that he had no property and is
working on salary of S125 month.
There has been no compromise as yet be-
tween the strikers and the owners of the
Judson Works at Emeryville 1t was stated
that another furnace was started up yester-
day
The ladies of John A. Logan Circle,
No. 3. Ladies OF the G. A. R. will hold an
afternoon tea to-day between and O'clock
at Grand Army Hall,
A. A. wAsRBURN's REQUESTS.
The Geographic VIII of Abel A.Washburn
filed for probate yesterday gives to his true
IT lend, Harriet Nj. Miller, The sum of $1,000,
and the residue Of his estate TO his wife,
Helen NJ, and their children, Frank w. and
kittie II. Nashburn.
ReeS Donnelan, Pat Cronan and Charles
Dolan have been arrested on charges of
burglary. 1t is alleged that they broke into
livery stable, stole horse ana harness,
and then went to private residence, where
they took buggy. They went to Niles on
Friday night and returned on the next
night.
Mrs. Honora Dempsey yesterday applied
for letters OF administration on the estate of
Patrick Dempsey, who died suddenly one
month ago. while at work in West Oakland
The estate Is valued at $1,000.
Ex-Policeman George W. Wyman pleaded
guilty yesterday morning in the Police Court
of having embezzled Charles 7. Boardman's
shotgun.
CITY COUNCIL. MEETING.
The City Council defeated last evening
the ordinance introduced on the 10Th of last
May, fixing at eight the number of hours of
labor which shall constitute a days
work on all public works. The
ordinance granting Harry w. Meek
and others an electric franchise from the
city limits to Thirteenth avenue was passed
to print Henry Grossmeyer, Z. w. Pollitz
and others petitioned to be allowed to change
their cable franchise on Twelfth and other
streets from Broadway to West Oakland to
an electric one.