The morning call., 1891-10-31
ACROSS THE BAY.
Philip BOOgar in the Divorce
Court Once More.
Grand Jury Investigation-Gontr for the
Electric Road-Removal of a Chureh-Rev.
Mr. Adams and His Grandchildren.

Catherine Boogar has sued Philip BOogar
| Tor divorce, on the ground of cruelty and
( failure to provide her with the necessaries
4 oil lie. She asks for $50 per month ali
| mony and $1,000 for counsel fees. Nj. Marks
Is made party to the suit, and judgment is
| asked to compel him TO deed back property
| valued at 100000 which BOogar decided to
him without consideration. Mrs. BOogar
| had her husband examined recently on sus-
| pciOn of insanity for his deciding away his
| property to Marks, but the commission de-
clded he was not dangerous to be at large
and he was discharged. B0ogar came to
| Oakland years ago, and worked at the trade
OF tailor His wife was a frugal woman,
and the earnings were invested in real
estate, so that at her death few years ago
| he was wealthy man. He became the victim
| OF widow, and his present wife is the third
widow he has had experience with. Two
others obtained slice Of his property and
a divorce. 1t was probably with the nten-
tion of defeating the present Mrs. Boogar,
who was Mrs. Rule. grass widow, that
| he entered into some agreement with
Marks. glazier. and decided him property
worth $4,000 or $4,000. Marks claims to
! have made $4,000 year for two years, and
to have loaned $4,000 to BoOgar, taking the
|
| corded against the property.
| CONSOLIDATED RAILWAY COMPANY.
The first meeting of the Oakland ConsolI-
dated Street Railway Company was held
| yesterday at tine office of the Oakland and
Berkeley Rapid Transit Company. This is
| the old electric road company, but under
| another name. Its franchises were cODsol-
| idated and the new name given to the incor-
| poratlon. The Directors are the same. The
| road and all the plant will be turned over to
the new company tomorrow. IL. l.. Cole
| man was elected Superintendent and j. Il.
| Beggs, formerly of the POwell-street cable
| road in San Francisco, Secretary.
The little Episcopal Church at Temescal
| will be removed by the vestry of the new
! Trinity parish to the lot at Twenty-ninth
| street and Telegraph avenue and used as
| place of worship while the church building
IS in process Of erection, after which it will
! be used for Sunday-scho0l purposes and as
| guild hall.
The Salvation Army Battalion will dedi-
| cate to-day the site OF the Rescue Home at
| Beulah Park, East Oakland.
NO HINDRANCE IN THE WAY.
In reference to a letter from the brothers
of the late j. NJ. Terrell, for whose children
| the Oakland people are about to build a
| house, Rev. Mr.. Adams, the children's
| grandfather. states that the brothers are
| miners and single men and in no way COM
| petent to take charge of small children.
|
| the children, is now at the residence of Mr..
| Adams with the children and will remain
with them all winter. If the bachelor uncles
| of the children want to DO anything for
| them no hlndrance will be put In their way,
SO say the grandparents.
The Alameda County Grand Jury has eX-
| amined number of witnesses from Hay
| wards with reference to the sewering of the
! refuse from the brewery into San Lorenzo
| Greek. the residents want it declared a
/ umiaanRa 4 N tiUotiOp alan hold
| into the charges with reference to the shoe
store of Gustave Dressler, who died sud-
| denly in the store.
| A citation was issued by Judge Greene
Yesterday afternoon to David Hughes, the
| lnsOlyent eX-rallroad clerk, ordering him to
! appear for examination on the goth Of No
uember as to his property.
| . THE COMPLAINANT WAS IN. FAULT.
| Frank Robinson, ex-Major of the Saliva
tion Army: now conducting Holiness Mis-
| sion on Broadway, was acquitted OF battery
| Yesterday afternoon in the Police Court.
| He was charged by an italian street
I sweeper with striking one of his horses
/ with lamp abOut month ago. 1t was
/ shown that Francisco should not have been
on the street until two hours later, and that
| while ostensbly there for the purpose of
|. sweeping the street he really drove through
l. it three or. four times, forthe purpose of aIir
/ noying RpbinsQp and those with him., !
). Itfs: nowfepOFted that the contracts for
/ THE CONSTRUCTION; Of: tie Hdywafds electric
broad from Oakland, except those for rails
| and cars, have. been let As the road cam
+ not be built without rails, the letting. Of
I that contract seenlS>tlle most IMPORTANT. 1t
lis understood that deeds for the pewer-
| house site and contracts for the electrical
apparatus. poles, etc, are all awarded
/ A verdict Of accidental death was rendered
| yesterday AFTERNOON III the case of Captain
| Thomas III. Workman, who was killed by
7 the A4ameda train at the crossing of First
and Market streets, on Thursday morning.
T.. G.: Qu1gley ;a taller. fled his petition in
/ insolvency yes teFday. His assets are 5000,
| and liabilities $3.50. =:
/ ENFORCING: A JUDeAiENT.' : ~.
/ " 'The trial Of the case of NJ. GTeenzweig
! against Mis-, Marie a. StreflfngeT, also
known as Mrs. Marie A: Curtis, to recover
! Judgment on a certified Judgment from
/ a Chicago (lll( court was partly tried be-
| fore Judge Greene, and went over to No.
| yembef nth, to be: submitted on briefs,
\ The claim was for a iewelry bill and was as
/ signed. The defense claims that there was
+ no service of summons in the Chicago court.
| The, amount involved is $685., $500:
/ a nian named A. SeegpiIl, who had re-
! Gently been induigng in 4htoXieants rather
/. freely, was. taken frpnr HE hotel where he
I pat Zip on Thursday night TO the City Hall
/ ON suspicion OF Insanity. He awakened the.
rs0mers with his cries. He thought that
l people were trying to murder hin. lie re-
! fused to lie down. yesterday, but slept IN a
i Sitting posture. 1t is understood that liz
| belongs at Palo Alto. = ;.
| Work has been resumed on the new church
| of st. Francis de Sales, at the corner of
| Grove and Hobart streets and San Pablo
avenue, which was interrupted on account
! of delay in procuring terra Gotta for the
/ window- SiliS.., ! ;. :; :,
:A;mah named Charles Williams had. his
I r:dressed at the Receiving Hospital. He
! stated that a fellpw with when he had a
dispute bit pleee Of itUff.
f. :: ~: :: Alameda. ~; -: !
/: Tie cost of grading and maeada mi zing
| Park avenue from the south end Of tie park
to Bay Island avenue was S367S 49,: -. -. "
| Three persons were arrested yesterday for
| violating an ordinance recently adopted,
making it a msdemeanor to drive over
| curbing. ~ =
Negotiations are pending for the purchase
| Of lot on ST. Charles street, between. Santa
Clara and Railroad avenues, upon which to-
| erect place of worship for the German
| Lutheran Church.
The restaurant on EncinGE avenue, be-
| tween Park aud Oak streets, conducted by
| a man named Horton, has been: closed by
| the Constable, and Horton has gone to San
Francisco. lie left quite number of un-
| paid creditors.
| The claim and delivery suit of r. B. Tap
| pan against {. f. HanlOn, executor of the
| Allend0rtf estate, to recover furniture in the
| Allendorf houses on Alameda avenue, was
| tried before the City Recorder yesterday
| and was decided in favor of the plaintiff.
| W. q. Is. Sweet. for many years a con-
| ductor on the narrow-gauge local train, and
who acquired considerable not0riety by a
| couple OF divorces aud went to England a
| few years ago, is now in New York. lie Is