The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-17
ACROSS THE BAY.
Deputy Sheriff Macy Not a Man
to Stop at Trifles.
Mrs, Callans Marriage-No Nonsuit in the
Pratt Case-Postcfice Site-Sherburne
Decided to Marry.

Deputy Sheriff Macy had a little picnic
with Mrs Rose Coffey Case, whom lie pro-
nouuc-s great case" a decree ofdivorCe
was granted in the suit Of John Case against
her, and a partition of a lot 3SX137 Is was
ordered, so that twenty feet would belong to
her and the remaining eighteen feet front to
him. The three-room domicile on it was
also given to her, but as it stood near the
center OF the lot she refused to give John
possession, although he did live by himself
in a small shanty on part of it. The Court
ordered the Sheriff TO put him in possession
and move the cottage on her part Of the lot
Macy went down to the place in West Oak
land, wiki the bouse-movers, to uphold the
majesty # the law, but the woman would
not allow them to come inside the
ward. Under the deputy's Instructions
they went to work. Mrs. Case be-
came very angry and commenced to
scold and threaten. Macy exhibited his
steel bracelets, and told her that he would
have 10 put them on her. She then went
into the house, and he kept lookout for
hot water. The removal was accomplished
all right when it was found that the L Of
the house, consisting Of one room, extended
two feet over on the lot of Case. Here was
dilemma, Macy was equal to the occa-
sion, for lie ordered the carpenters to saw
TWO feet of the room. When they went 10
20 into the house 10 saw through the floor
Mrs. Case raised such q storm that the car
penter refused to 90 ahead, but Macy's
handouts came out again, and the woman
went screaming out Of the house She
stood outside and yelled for about five min
utes. aud then ran screaming up Fourteenth
street The work was completed in her abb
sence and the gable put back in its place.
SHE DENIES AND ADMITS.
-
Highly, denies much OF the sensational story
published in a morning paper yesterday.
She admits that her husband, Charles q.
Callan, is a reformed man and was con-
yerted during the visit Of the Rev. Dr. Mar
tin of St Louis. She denies that she ever
visited him in any Of the State Prisons or
that they we're baptized together, because
she was previously member and had been
baptized. She thinks great injustice has
been done her and her husband. She has
10 stocks and bonds She decided her 60
acre ranch in Napa County, with her hus-
bands consent, to her children, and there
Is a mortgage on the house in which they
1--we. Her husband, she says, is hard
working man.
Hugh Howell. the son Of J, G. Howell,
now IN the County Jail, awaiting trial on
the charge OF numbering X. ;. COlvn, ar
rived Unexpectedly in Oakland yesterday
from Guatemala and visited his father at the
jail.
THE MOTION WAS DENIED.
Although Nh Reddy was not well he fin
ished his argument Oh the motion for a non
suft in the Pratt case Yesterday Judge
Ellsworth reviewed the testimony at some
length, and said that the alleged confession
bore the evidence of truth upon its face. He
believed Mrs. Pratt was mentally capable
Of iEdillng the confession, Judging from
what he lad seen and heard Of Der on the
vs. tnesS-stand. lie could not conceive OF It's
being invented, but thought that on the
point Of Confederation there was sufficient
evidence, and so he denied the motion for
L glnsuIt, setting the case for 10 o'clock on
Tuesday morning, when the defendant Will
commence her side Of the controversy
Henry Wilson, the young Englishman
who was quite prominent in society here
about year ago, and who subsequently,
created a sensation by cutting out his tongue
il Los Angeles hotel, is dead. He was
committed TO the Stockton Asylum some
time ago, and there he passed away.
Mrs. White Of West Oakland was conf
ntted to the Agnews Asylum by Judge
uenshaw yesterday afternoon.
CLOSE OF THE CONVENTION.
The California Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union annual conference closed
yesterday in the First Congregational
Church. Previous to the closing, re-
ports were read by the various superin-
tendents OF hygiene and mothers meetings,
on heTedity, on legislation and petitions, on
franchise, on enforcement Of the temper
ance laws, on Juvenile work, on railroad
rates. on drawlng-room work, on State and
county fairs aud on woman suffrage. a
discussion was had on "What Is the Use OF
the Ballot" The Committee on Resolu-
lions presented a long report, which was
unanimously adopted.
Allen Mcdonald, aged AZ, and Bessie Par
Gel. aged Is, visited the County Clerks
Office yesterday afternoon for a marriage
LICENSE. They could only raise 81 80 be-
tween them, and after making out the paper
Cupid Edgar refused to deliver it without
the additional 80 cents. The couple left the
Office Yowing they would obtain the license
somewhere else.
The Beth Eden Baptist Church of Oak
land, Cal, was Incorporated yesterday.
The Directors are: G.. ID. Cole, j. A. Har-
rod, Henry Manager, Samuel a. Jones,
Oakland, and Henry S. Peterson, Berkeley.
PosToFFICE SITE.
The contract for furnishing the new Post
Office site at Seventeenth street, Telegraph
avenue and New Broadway has been signed,
and Postinas er Bishop said yesterday that
the removal to that locality on December
lst is now assured. The plans and specifi-
cations are entirely satisfactory TO HIM and
Inspector Seybodt. The new Office will
have about one-third more room than the
present one.
-. strange story was told yesterday by
NAntOne Nelch, "a fisherman, that he saw
Two men board coasting schooner on the
bay from a whitehall boat on the Sunday
afternoon that the young plumbers, Tindell
and Smalley, disappeared. He says the