The morning call., 1891-05-28
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Sensational Story of an Oak
lander's Dual Life.
Raising Bonus for a Theater-A Heavy
Rain-stofm-Loss by the Fire at Emery
vilIe-Missing Rifles Of the State.

the San Jose News about divorce suit be-
tween Annie Hellieseu and Charles f. Hell
lieSen in Santa Clara County caused, ac-
cording to the story of the paper. by the de-
PENDANT leading dual life. He was known
by his true name in San Jose, and lived In
Oakland part of the time with a young
woman who came with him and his
wife from the old country, whittier
they had been on a visit. They were
known as Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson. The
woman died about one week ago and was
buried on the 22d. In an interview Coroner
Evers stated that he knew nothing further
about the case than that the woman died at
the Oriel House on San Pablo avenue and
that her child had died week before. Dr.
Mueller was the attending physician, and as
he desired to satisfy himself as TO the cause
of death, he had the body taken to Coroner
Evers' undertaking rooms and performed an
autopsy, assisted by DIR. Pratt and DIR.
Dunn. The physicians decided that death
was fir ON natural causes.
Leonard Todmau. d wheelwright, aged
40. died suddenly while at work in Smiths
shop at San Lorenzo on Tuesday. Coroner
Evers went up and held an inquest The
cause of death was aneurism Of the heart.
Joseph Marlborough. who offers to build
theater on the lot at the southeast corner of
Fourteenth aud Broadway, equal in ap-
pointments and capacity to the Baldwin
Theater in San Francisco, if bonus of
$4,000 is raised by the citizens of Oakland,
has given his reasons for a bonus He
states that if there was guarantee of $500
a month, or he was cert in that he would
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theater without heStating, but there is a
great deal of risk to run and it might not
pay that amount, so he thinks the citizens
who desire irst-claSs playhouse should
assist in the risk. He says the space occu-
pied by the theater would bring $3.50 per
month in stores and offices, increasing year
by year. An agreement is being drawn for
subscriptions to the $4,000 bonus on con-
diton that Mr.. Marlborough shall build and
furnish theater IN every way equal to the
Baldwin.
The net loss by the Michigan Furniture
Company in the fire at EmeryYille on Tues
day evening, 1t is claimed. VIII be about
$4,000. The total loss is put at S12,00 OF
this the insurance companies will lose about
SS000 placed with different underwriters.
CRUELTY To A CHILD.
A little girl recently taken from one of
the Catholic orphan aSylums and adopted
by MIR. and Mrs. Lyons, residing on Thirty
IN the West Oakland Home on account of
alleged ill-treatment OF the f0ster-nOther.
Mrs. Lyons denies the stories of misushge
Of the child, but the neighbOFS state that
she did beat 1t numerically. The little
girls name is Josephine Sweeney The
charges Will be investigated, and 1t is prob
able that warrant will be ISSUED for Mrs.
Lyons arrest. The child is years of age.
The Geographic will Of George Hart was
filed for probate yesterday by William j.
Dingee, who applies for letters, with the
will annexed. the widow, Helen w. Hart
declining to serve and asking for his APP
pOintment. The value of the property is
unknown. Its devised to the widow,
THE FINEST on THE COAST.
The Sunset Telephone Company has just
finished hitting up IN Oakland the hueSt
Office on Tie Pacific Coast IL has connec-
ton with 1900 wires. These go out OF the
Office in 10 cables Of 100 wires each. The
Office is arranged for eight operators. Man
ager Elemming is happy, and says that in
short time all the troubles from insulation
viii be done away with aud the causes Of
complaint from that source minimIzed.
An order was made yesterday for DR.. j.
NJ Selfridge to appear on Monday before
Judge Ellsworth for examination as iadg-
ment debtor in the suit of his wife for $40.
on which execution was issued and returned
unsatisfactory by the Sheriff. The judgment
was for alimony due up TO February. 1890.
CAME DOWN IN TORRENTS.
Within the period of about an hour yes
terday 70 of an inch of rain fell in Oakland.
1t came down in torrents. One Of the pipes
leading from the roof of the Park House to
the sewer was stopped up yesterday aud,
bursting, flooded the rooms of the hotel,
Saturating the new fine carpets recently
laid and, running through the ceiling,
drowned out the money order department
Of the POst0fiice.
Mayor Chapman said yesterday that thAre
was no necessity for she members of the
Board Of Health to resign over the appoint
ment of Dr. bradley, homeUpath. When
asked what be would do If the other men,
bers did resign, he remarked that there is
other good material in Oakland to constitute
q Board of Health.
The estate OF Lulu G. Jeffress has been
appraised at S3126.