The morning call., 1891-10-16
ACROSS THE BAY.
A Widow Crazed With Grief Over
Her Husbands Death.
Arrest Of Letter-carrier-Grand Jury In
vestigation - Candidates for the Police
Pennypaoker's Back Salary.

Mrs. J. c. Spangler. aged GO years, and
widow of Jacob Spangler, who died few
DAYS ago, has become deranged with grief
over the death Of her husband, and is now
taken care of by Mrs. Schroeder at the
County Jail. Spangler was bugler in
in Colonel Jack Bays Rangers. Mrs.
Schroeder was examined yesterday fore
noon. and, while she imagines that spirits
are talking to her all the time, she thinks
that her husbands spirit can come back to
her and she wants him, saying that If he
does not come back she will Kill herself.
She was committed 10 the asylum at Ag-
news.
The annual meeting Of the Synodical 80
ciely of Home Missions will be held in the
First Presbyterian Church this morning at
10 o'clock. Delegates will be present from
all parts of the State. and interesting papers
will be read. Lunch will be served at the
noon hour.
a barber-shop on Seventh street, between
Broadway and Franklin, was entered by
burglars on Wednesday night and razors
and other implements we're stolen.
SHE HAD HIM ARRESTED.
Miss Eda Elk made complaint on Wednes-
day for the arrest Of William W. Sherburne,
letter-caTrier, on a charge of seduction
under promise Of marriage. Sherburne was
arrested at East Oakland and lodged in the
City Prison. Bail was fixed by Police Judge
Ogden at $1,000 bond or $1,000 cash, and he
continu ed the matter at the defendants re-
quest to be set for examination on Monday.
Mary Quadr0s, who is suing Gaspare To-
sefti for $1,000 damages for seduction, has
asked the court TO enter a default judg-
baa g. IN fai cd n In
sefti recently ran away to Victoria in order
to avoid criminal prosecution.
Attorney Reddy was too i'll to 90 on with
his reply to Mr.. Foote's argument in oppo-
sition to the motion for nonsuit in the
Pratt divorce case and the matter went over
until this forenoon.
The Committee of the Whole Of the City
Council has decided to pay j. j. Penny
packer the $500 claimed by him as back
salary as City Wharfnger.
GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION.
The Grand Jury is investigating the
County lnfrmary to ascertain IN regard TO
the loose methods reported by Expert
Hughes. Ii has been said that the investi-
CATION and report on the infrmary was in
spiTed by the Chairman of the Hospital
Committee fol the purpose of creating the
Office of Supply Clerk at the lnfrmary.
Eleven candidates we're taking the civil
service examination for appointment to the
police force at the City Hall yesterday. A
colored man named AlOnzo Tronzo Young
is one of the applicants. He is the first
negro to attempt to join the police in this
city.
Mrs Fields, the proprietress of the Rich
mond House. has sworn to a complaint for
the arrest of DIR. A. d. Parker, who she
claims owes her for twenty seven days
board.
Mrs. Margaret L. Bradley has filed petit
tIon showing the death Of her ward, George
L. Bradley, an incompetent person, and
asking to be discharged. She accounts for
S22,015 %.
Hattie S. Bracktle has sued for diyorc Q
from Walter S. Bracktle, asking also for the
custody of the minor child.
Mary Barricks has sued James Barricks
for divorce.
STAMPED AS AN IMPosToR.
A man claiming to be son OF b. 4.
Hickok of the Oakland Flour-mills has been
talking to various parties about Mr.
Hickok, trying to look up his history
He has not called upon Mr.. HlckoB,
but that gentleman says he IS an
impostor. Mr.. Hickok brought his wife and
only son with him from the East thirty
years ago. His wife died and he then mar