The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-25
ALA MEDIA.

Exposure to View of the Skeleton in the
Ren Family.
Work is now in progress on the superstrueture
for the new depot at Chestnut-street Station.
The contractors for the Improvement Of
Pacific avenue estimate that they will complete
their contract within three months.
Ii Is stated that the Alameda delegation TO
the Republican State Convention Will present
the name of E. G. Waite as a candidate for Sec
rotary of State.
Two Republican clubs are in process of forma-
ton In this city, one at the West End and the
other to be composed of young Republicans.
Four boys OF Oakland were arrested yesterday
for misdemeanor They were in bathing with
out suits ON the Alameda side OF the estuary,
and In plain view OF the passengers on The Oak.
land narrow gauge train.
/ lie ifteen-year- old son OF Frank Hassy, the
well-knnwn stOckbroker suddenly disappeared
a few days ago, and his father was greatly wor-
ried as TO his whereabouts. He learned yester-
day that the little fellow took the early morning
freight train with Spanish boy named Arada
and went to Los Gatos on hunting expedition
AT the adjourned meeting Of the City Trustees
last evening several applications for saloon
licenses were referred to the City Attorney TO
examine and report. +. Dohrmann of the Ala
media Improvement Association al pea ed before
the Trustees aud urged that the present names
OF the streets running north and south on The
Euclnal be dropped and that they be numbered.
The family skeleton In tile Rea family OF this
city is being exposed TO the public gaze through
the Justices Courts. The curtain was partially
lltteQ ASIDE yesterday, when lie case OF Inc
People against MIR. aud Mrs. FL. l.. Rea, on a
charge OF battery, preferred against them by
their daughter, Mrs. w. 7. Cause. was called for
trial. The case was continued until next l ues-
day, owing to the absence of witness, Mary
Castor, VINO is prepared 10 substantlate the
charge. The case has several peculiar features,
the strangest of which is the bitter feeling which
the daughter manifestS toward her parents. She
is the wife OF ". Il. Cause, better known as
Cincinnati George" San Francisco gambler,
fluence over her. In 1884 Rea and his wife
moved from Oregon to San Francisco and COM
nr need TO keep clearinghouse. Their daugh-
ter Alice now Mrs. Cause. was then Is years OF
aye, and was unusually developed for one OF her
age.
music. Among the dodgers was Cause, who took
a fancy 10 Alice and was frequently with her.
The parents noticed this, and endeavored to
keep them separated, but without success She
became a truant at school that she might be
with her gambler lover, for she reciprOcaIed his
affections Her pareuts were oesirous OF giving
her a good education and of having her musical
abilities developed. and sent her to Chicago to
school, But she soon returned, and very soon was
again IN the company OF Cause. One day about
four years ago she disappeared, ana her parents
learned that she had become The wife OF Cause,
who, so the father alleges swore that his bride
was over IS years OF age, while she was but Is.
The parents decided to make the best of the af-
fair, and offered to receive the couple II Cause
would cease to be gambler.
He promised to do so, but refused several en-
ployments which Rea offered to obtain for him,
aud was soon at his accustomed occupation.
The married lie OF tue young couple did not
prove happy one, and Mrs. Cause was glad 10
return to the home OF her parents. A few
months ago she came to Alameda and leased The
restaurant under the Park Hotel. Cause fol-
lowed her TO Alameda and the two had a row.
Mrs. Causes parents, who are residents OF Ala
media, sent her 10 a friend In Sacramento Ia
order that she might escape tile attacks OF her
husband. Cause suspected where she had goue
ana sent her a telegram, to which he forged his
mother,in-law's name, stating that he was dying
aud telling her TO come home. The forgery was
discovered and Cause taken into custody on a
charge Of forgery, which is still pending against
him.
Mrs. Cause shortly afrerward returned to Ala
media and met her husband. lie promised TO
treat her kindly, and, after much persuasion,
she consented TO return to him. and much against
the wishes OF her parents. A few evenings ago
she came 10 their home, and the mother thought
that she could smell liquor on her daughters
breath. She chided her as mother would, and
Tie daughter called her mother a liar. A seui'
ensued between the two, and Mr.. Rea took part
1t Is for this that Mrs. Cause accuses her parents
for having committed battery on her. Cause and