The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-13
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W MURPHY BUILDING, +
Market and Jones Streets.
ACROSS THE BAY.
Stegaman Cannot Easily Support
Two Families.
Arrests Denounced by Presbyterians-sale of a
Suicides Effects Changed Owner
ship Of Peraita Hall.

In 1887 Cecilia Stegeman. the wife Of
David S.ezeman. paid more attention to the
Salvation Army meetings than pleased him.
In consequence an enlargement took place.
ending in divorce, with the custody Of the
minor child given to the mother and S25 per
month alimony from the father. David is
foreman for Studebaker Bros. in San Fran
cisco. and receives 500 per month. Within
a reasonable time he found more congenial
companion than Cecilia and married again.
The support Of two families, with the pay
ment Of one-fourth of his salary to Cecilia,
tie Salvation Army tambOurinist, became
irks0ne. and the court in 1889 granted his
petition to cut the aiimony down
10 SIS per month. For five months
Steseman has had such demand
for money for his second family
that he has not paid the alimony, which
ROW aggregates SIS due. Mrs. Stegeman
has complained, and Judge Henshaw yes
tcrday issued a citation requiring Stegeman
TO appear on the 23d inst. and show cause
why he should not be punished for con-
tempt Mrs. Stegeman is now with Frank
Eubinson's Holiness Band.
The Grand jury will probably adjourn
to-day. and as nothing has been done to in
vestigate MaXwtn's part in the Howell
COvin tragedy, The talk Of his Indictment
proves TO be ground sS.
DOOMED a LITTLE TOO MUCH.
Murray Laidaw, an Oakland boy, who
has been in Washington State for the past
year. has returned and declares that he is
glad TO be back hope, because that north
ern country is boomed to death just as
Southern California was, and the reaction
has set in. He states that men who were
recently worth thousands of dollars, on
). per maps, are now glad to receive $50 and
SO per month at almost ANYTHING.
Maurice Collins, labOrer, digging cellar
excavations, has been attacked with a
peculiar form Of insanity. He imagines that
he is a prize- fighter and he wants to fight
Larry Foley of Australia for $4,000 side
He believes that no one except John /.
Sullivan can stand up before him. He will
be examined for insanity.
Minnie Evans vas granted a divorce from
her husband, Frank on the ground Of will
ful neglect. He has not contributed a cent
toward her support for more than a year.
PROTESTED BY PREsBYTERIANs.
The members of the First Presbyterian
Church at the close of the midweek prayer
meeting on Wednesday evening passed a
resolution denouncing the arrest of the
Salvation Army by the police as ga gross
and shameful violation Of the religious lib
crty accorded by our country to all its citi-
Zens."
1t is now stated that the Southern Pacific
Company will put folding-steps on the cars
OF the SeYenth-stTeet local, which Will be
drawn up when the train starts and lowered
when 1t stops, and prevent mDing on or
off while in motion.
Josiah Y. Knowles yesterday sued d.
Gutman and the Liyermore Stone Quarry
Company to recover S13 500 on three prom
issOry notes OF $1,000, $500 and $4,000, and
10 forclose mortgages on certain realty in
Alameda County.
John Moore, an old man, and Bart Per
kins, a boy OF II, were arrested last night
for stealing buggy-robe.
SALE OF BLOODY EFFECTS.
The bood-stained effects of the Young
Swedish woman VINO committed suicide al
Laundry Farm some months ago was sold
at auction by Deputy County Treasurer
Chase yesterday and brought 81 or So. The
revolver with which She shot herself in the
head brought 81 80.
j. G. Ward. another of the Order OF Rail-
way Photographers, has been given his walk
ing papers from the Southern Pacific Com
pany. The question among the remaining
members Of the organization is, "Wh0ll be
the next?"
The charge Of battery preferred against
ex-Officer Crafts by Editor Baker has been
dismissed In the Police Court, the news
paper man being satisfied with having had
the patrolman dismissed from the service.
Thompson Davis. a common laborer, filed