The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-24
OAKLAND ALAMEDA.
Reported Disappearance of Will.
lam T. Roberts.
Nicolaus Gading's Possessions Another Dis
pute Over the Merritt Accounts-A Yer
dict of Accidental Drowning.

William F. Roberts mysteriouslY disap-
peared from East Oakland on Friday with
$50 in his possession, and the fact led to
the belief that he had met with foul play.
Roberts was negotiating with 5. S. Austin,
the Twenty-third avenue real estate agent,
for the purchase of lot in the Linda Rosa
Tract, ard on the day in question was to
have called at the Office OF Mr. Austin TO
sign deed at g certain hour. lie had al
ready been around in the morning and was
to have called around one hour later to sign
the deed and pay $3.50 on the lot. Roberts
has not been seen since and Mr. Austin re-
ported his disappearance to police head
quarters. He was German, and 1t Is be-
leved that he was slightly demented. lie
is described as a man 80 years Of age, hVe
feet five inches in height dark complexion,
with full beard and mustache, aud is cross
eyed. He was dressed in a dark suit, frocK
coat and silk hat. After he left A uStin's
Office on Friday morning he went to the
White House on the San Leandro road,
which is near the lot he intended buying.
and tried to secure lodgings. 1t is said he
claimed to have 5000 IN bang in San Fran
cisco.
Robert Keeling, the silversmith, who was
struck by train at Emeryvlie about ten
an early hour yesterday. An Inquest Oh
the remains Will be held to-day.
NICoLAUs GADIXG's ESTATE.
The will of NicOlaus Gading has been filed
for probate. He was farmer residingnear
Mount Eden, and he died on the 14th inst,
leaving an estate valued at $1,000, consist
ing of cash in bank, $1,000; personal prop
erty, S50G9; land in San Bernardino County
valued at $1,000, and three pieces of land in
Alameda County of the aggregate value OF
S37, 900 The estate Is devised to the SIX
children OF the teStat0T, who was wldOwer.
The heirs are all Of age and Christopher
n. Gading. a son, is nominated as executor.
The testator devised to his daughters, Der
iha, Adeiia and Helena, $500 each, provided
thst should either marry before he died tue
bequest to be VOID. Having given $1,000 to
his married daughter as an endowment, he
adds this sum TO the bequest to his unmar-
ried daughters. The estate is then TO be
divided equally among the five children-
four daughters and one son.
ct the meeting of the Oakland and Berke-
ley Rapid Transit Company's Board Of D-
rectOrS Yesterday George w. McNear was
elected President, J. E. McElrath Vice
President, II. S. Hunt Secretary and the
First National Bank Treasurer.
MERRITT ESTATE ACCOUNTS.
When the account in the Merritt estate
came up for settlement YESTERDAY, Israel
Lawton, one of the executors, asked that the
matter De continued uHIll HB CDutu tAdinluO
the account. Mr.. Stanley asked him whether
he had not signed the agreement, together
with executor Henry Rogers and Mrs G.
NJ. Garcelon. testatOr's sister and principal
legatee. Mr.. Lawton admitted that he
had, but claimed he had right TO examine
the account before it was settled. After
testimony by Henry Rogers and LawtOn
the matter went over until this morning.
good deal was said about the contract or
agreement but it was evident that neither
cared particularly to have the full contents
made public. Mr. Lawton insisted that he
had simply been ignored in the matter OF
fixing up the account and he wanted time
to examine the papers.
The articles OF incorporation of the Log
Cabin Bakery were filed yesterday. The
principal place oil business Is Oakland
The capital stock Is $1,000 fully sub
scrbed by Thomas W., William H., Rachel
J. and Lizzie Ward and William S. Barnum.
The latter holds only one share of the value
of 500. The subscribers all reside i'll Oak
land and are also the Directors.
Fhe hearing in the contest in the case of
Thomas Farney went over in Judge Els
worth's department again yesterday for an
Their week.
SUICIDE BY DROWNING.
A COroner's jury at the Morgue yester-
day rendered a verdict OF suicide by drown
ing in the case of the man found floating In
the tidal-canal basin on Saturday afternoon.
the remains had been identified as those OF
William T. Roberts, who Is missing, but
this was mistake, as the men were en-
tireN unlike and Roberts had only been
missing two days, while the body had been
in the water nine or ten days and possibly
longer.
The Executive Committee of Central and
West Oakland and that of East Oakland
have decided to hold the Sunday
institutes of Rev. DIR. j. E. Gilbert con-
- .rsl1 OIL, 4,
institutes of four days each will be held in
the First Presbyterian Church on Four
teenth and Franklin streets, and one of four
days following in the Eighth-avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church at East Oak
land.
The case of Jean B. Denis VS.. Melrose B.
C. Velati, in which the affidavit was filed
which has caused go much discussion and
commotion among the attorneys of the Bar
Association, was continued by Judge Hen
shaw yesterday.
EDUCATORS AND TOWN COUNCIL.
The Board of Education met at the board
rooms last evening After appointing Di-
rectors c. b. Morgan, j. B. Darlington and
f. b. Clement Committee on Memorial to
the late President Fish, and resolving to
attend the funeral in body on Thursday
afternoon, the board adjourned to meet for
the transaction of business on Friday even
ing.
At the meeting of the City Council last
evening. Mr.. Evans and Auditor Snow had
another tilt over the finances. TO one of
the formers remarks the latter dared him
to repeat it. The remark was repeated in
substance but in different form.
The franchises of competing lines of
Harry w. Meek ct al. and L. Z. Wander
cooks ct al. on Eighth street. and across
Eighth-street bridge, came up, and the
former was passed to print. 1t was under
stood that the programme was to pass both
10 print ana to leave IL to the new Council to
decide to which it would give the franchise.
The Meek franchise passed all right, but
Hackett and President Collins refused to
vote to pass the Vandercook franchise to
print. Evans charged that President
Collins had broken faith in the mat
ter, and said that it was understood
both ordinances were to go to print together.
He was of the opinion that two of the cOun-
eli had broken faith This was denied when
Mr.. Wakefield stated that he was in favor
of the VandercoOk franchise. but had first
voted for the other on the understanding
that both were to pass. Cannon changed
from aye to no for the purpose of moving a
reconsideration at the adjourned meeting
Wednesday evening. This action gives the
Meek franchise the advantage, but it is
claimed by the opponents that it will be
killed on final passage.
Alameda.
The Legislature has made the Office of