The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-12
ACROSS THE BAY.
A Young Man Who Decidedly Has
Fallen From Grace.
Little Left for Widow Out Of an Estate.
Laying Claim to Fortune-Jacobus
Working for Living Now.

in the Oakland Young Mems Christian
Association under the name of Merritt
Neiton snatched purse of Mrs. 6. Ii.
Everett out Of her hand on Alice street yes
terday afternoon and ran off with 1t. He
was tracked to vacant house on Fourth
and Oak streets, where he had Seereted him.
self under the floor. The purse was found
in his pocket. He is believed to have
robbed several of the churches lately.
a. L. Macarthur. typo, who has been
acting strangely, has been taken into Gus
tody on suspicion of insanity. Maurice
Collins, employed as laborer. was also
confined in the County Jail yesterday for
the same cause.
William Freeman. father of Kate Castle
ton, the &C tress, took out first papers of
citizenship here yesterday morning. Hates
brother Is a ar-tender in an uptown sa-
loon.
The Sessions-V undertook Electric Road
Company hnS commenced work on Fifth
avenue, East Oakland.
LITTLE LEFT FOR THE WIDOW.
The suits against the estate of Joseph f.
Black and against Enos Taylor in connec-
tlon with the estats have been dismissed.
The land belonging to the estate has passed
into the hands of E. K. Lilienthal by pur-
chase. lie was a co-executor with Mrs.
Black in the settlement OF the estate, which
was Tor long time in litigation, but has
finally been distributed. Mrs. Black has
now only small portion Of what WAS dur
ing Blacks lifetime large ranch.
A night operator OF the Western Union
Office named w. c. Mccormack reports
having been interviewed by two fUotpads
at an early hour yesterday morning at
Seventeenth street and San Pablo avenue.
Unfortunately for the footpads. McCor-
mack did not carry his purse with him and
they had their trouble for nothing.
The Union Bank has come tn the front
with S9266 % as fist installment OF city
taxes. Frederick Delger has also paid up
S35So I6, and money is coming in lively
generally.
The Salvation Army trials were set yes
terday in the Police Court for dates in De-
cember.
FOR THE FIFTH GENERATION.
The estate of Thomas Death has been for
many years in the Court of ChanceIy in
England awaiting settlement. Its accumula-
tons are now reputed to be valued at sew
eral million pounds sterling. Charles Hoff-
melster OF San Leandro married a lady four
generations removed from the deceased.
She died some years ago, but he has ap
pied Tor letters OF guardianshl of the per-
son and estate Of his daughter Elmina, so as
to file claim in her name.
Percy JacobuS was at one time one of
Oaklands 400 but reverSeS came upon him
ana yesterday he was appointed an inspec or
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for concrete pavements to be laid in front
| of the city's engiue-houses.
| The North Oakland Trinity Episcopal
| Mission has started to move the church
| from Iemescal to the site recently obtained
! on Telegraph avenue. An attempt is being
! made to raise S16U0 10 complete the fund for
| a new building.
Word has been received from Napa Asy-
| lum that Augustus Desrosier, the man dis
covered in filthy clubhouse on San Pablo
road some time ago, died in that institution
few days ago.
! GOLDEN GATE CEMETERY.
The articles of Incorporation of the
Golden Gate Cemetery Association were
fled yesterday. The Directors are; C. II.
King, V. Ii. Metcalf, A 2. Van Duzer, w.
J. DIngee and A. w. Rose Jr. 1t is under
stood that the association will open up a
new cemetery in the Croker tract of 15C
acres above Piedmont. The residents OF
| Piedmont are not overjOyed at tie prospect
Of having the cemetery overlooking that
| villa.
c. F. Burnham, Secretary of the Eagle
Oil and Refinery Company, has been sued
states that he bought stock in the company
on the statement of Burnham that it paid
| an annual dividend of SIC 40 shere, in
| stead Of which it has paid nothing.
Herbert Smith of Piedmont, who has been
sick for some time, is missing and his friends
are anxious about him. He is % years OF
| age, has sandy hair and whiskers and wore
a blue cutawa coat and light trousers.
The Oakland Cab and Carriage Company
| has sold its Carriages One hack SOLD fol-
$3.50 and another for SIS. A span of fairly
| good horses sold for $50.
NOT GOING ON THE STAGE.
The friends Of Mrs. F. L. Liljegren, and
she herself, declare that The statement re-
Gently made that she intends to go on the
stage is erroneous and was started by bel
enemies. She will sing at the benefit to be
rendered her next week to assist her in de-
Tending her case, and may have to support
herself by teaching and singing, but she
does not intend going on the stage.
The suit Of p II. Look and wife against
the Southern Pacific Company for SIS. 00t
damages 10 her in the Webster-street bridge
disaster was dismissed yesterday. 1t il
said that 1t was not the result Of any com
promise.
Congressman elect A. E. Bushnell OF
Madison City, Wis, is associate counsel for
the plaintiffs in the suit of Anton Schmitt
and wife against the railroad company for
$780, 600 damages for the death of their son.
Margaret Farrell, in answer to the COM
plant Of her husband. John, states that the
mortgage mentioned In his complaint is not
| legitimate one and asks that the court can
| eel it.