The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-19
OAKLAND AND
FAIR ALAMEDA.
A Hard Tale Told of the Red
House Lessee.
The Owner, Old and Demented, Kept Confined
In Filthy Apartment Breaking
the Liquor Law.

A story was In circulation that Gustave
Desrosier, the owner of the notorious Red
House on San Pablo road, just beyond the
Contra Costa line, is kept prisoner in an
clubhouse on the premises by Pierre de
Won, the lessee of the place; that the old
man is demented, and is not cared for prop
erly. but is shut up without light or air OF
clothes, and has been allowed to become
filthy. The Secretary of the Alameda
County Humane Society has the matter un-
der investigation. He says he belives the
place is inside the Alameda County lire, as
Sheriff Hale used to stop cock-fghts and
other disreputable proceedings there. He
went out and saw the manner in which the
old man is kept. and it is hardly possible 20
describe it. Desrosier is upward of 70years
of age. 1t is said by a relative of the old
man that distant relative, a contractor by
the name of Simpson, is responsible, and
that before Desrosier got so bad he took out
papers purporting to be a last will. and had
him sign them, giving him the Red House and
other property, while leaving only So to his
wife and niece, Mrs. Raves. Secretary
Theobold is looking up the boundary line,
aud If he finds that the place is in Alameda
County he will have Desrosier removed to
the hospital Immediately during to-day.
AGAINST STREET EXTENSION.
A protest. signed by 1874 persons. against
Twenty-second and Twenty-sixth streets,
has been filed with the City Clerk. The
proteStants think the cost of the opening
ought not to come off the property. owners,
the majority of whom are poor. The street
ought to be opened. A mistake was made
In laying out that portion of the city by
which number of streets, including Jeffer-
son, Castro, Brush and West were not ex-
tended through to San Pablo avenue. East
CT jefferson, south of Eighteenth, are Clay
and Washington that ought to have been
extended to the south line of San Pablo
avenue. Clay street almost enters the ave-
nue. at Seventeenth, and commission Is
now considering the damages and bene-
fits in cutting off about thirty feet to extend
the street straight Into the avenue. The
north of San Pablo avenue, though the
block between San Pablo and Telegraph
avenues from Seventeenth to Twentieth,
or Delger street, is very long one, and be-
yond that, between Grove street and Teie-
graph avenue, there Is very long block cut
opened up east and west.
PROFITABLE FOR THE BANK.
1t is estimated that the amount of de-
mauds of the city for the next four months
will be ABOUT 100000, or $4,000 per month.
and the discount which the banks will re-
CclNt lUI CdSUlHR tIelu Will De ABOUT SIUDU.
This the school-teachers and city employees
will have to pay, unless they can hold their
warrants until the money is collected iu by
the Tax Collector and turned into the treas
ury.
Julie Smith has sued Lucy A. Browne,
Ross K. Browne and twenty other defend
ants to quiet title to lot on Claremont ave-
nue.. at the intersection of the southern line
of Plat 70. Kelersberger's map ranches of
V. and d. Peralta.
Owing to the change in the law by the last
Legislature, tomorrow will be the last day on
which the Board of Supervisors will sit as a
Board of Equalization. They will be in at
tendance all day.
MIGRANTS WE'RE SCARCE.
A fire occurred at 1870 O'Clock vest erday
morning on Twenty-sixth street between
Union and Poplar, which destroyed the cot
tage of Mr.. Harris and the barn of P. A.
Sexton. The loss was about $1,000. The
district is not well supplied with hydra nts,
and it was some time before sufficient water
could be obtained.
Andrew j. Wiener yesterday sued Regina
Beel to recover $500 q and interest as
surety for the firm of Harris & Beel, who
became insolvent about month ago.
Hannah Cook ct al. yesterday sued Moses
J. Frank as administrator of the estate of
Gabriel Schiller, deceased, TO quiet title to a
number OF lots in Freeman's survey of
Brooklyn Township.
The report of James Fl. Kennedy, Chief
of the Oakland Fire Department, shows 10
fires during the fiscal year, with an aggre-
gate loss of Sol, 3S9.