The morning call., 1891-10-21
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Trial of the Pratt Divorce
Case Resumed.
Unapproved Bills Returned Hughes and His
Hany Debts-Clara Luster's Revenge.
Dan McCarty's Claim.

divorce case of George r. Pratt VS.. Bertha
c. Pratt opened yesterday morning with
that OF L. l.. Bromwell. the correspondent.
He denied any intimacy with Mrs. Pratt,
and while admitting that he had been at
lunch at the Maison Richie with her, Miss
Whltton and Mr. Wadsworth, denied that
anything improper occurred then or at any
time or anywhere. he was not cross-eX-
amined.
While waiting for Mr. Wadsw0rth, How
ard " Pratt, the son of the parties, was
called and examined, testifying about his
being at Seal Cove. San Mateo County, and
writing to his father for money on account
Of his having no shoes or clothes. The let
ter was brought forth and identified His
mother had seen the letter. because he had
seutit to her and she had given it back to
him afterward. 1t was intended to prove
acts of cruelty, as alleged in the complaint,
by this letter.
Henry Wadsworth, who had been pre-
viously called, now responded and was
sworn. He had seen Mrs. Pratt and Miss
Whitton at CapitOla in 1855, but didn't meet
them there by appointment He admitted
only having met them once at lunch at the
Maison Richie, but during the time saw moth
ing improper between Mr.. Bromwell and
Mrs. Pratt. On cross-examination he denied
having any rooms in San Francisco where
his friends drank together. He saw Mrs.
Pratt and Miss Whitt0n at CaptOla; went
in bathing with them, but did not specially
sport with them. He could only remember
one lunch at the Maison Richie.
YOUNG PRATT EXAMINED.
The examination of Howard V. Pratt was
resumed, and he testified that he sent the
letter from his fathnr n him fust
to send him money unless he was assured
that he would stand by him instead OF his
mother. by Mrs. Smith, the lady with whom
he was boarding at Seal Cove. and saw 1t In
her possession after ward He testified to
finding the branded photograph of his
mother in n bureau drawer, where it had
been placed by his father, who had sent
him up to the bureau for something. lie
saw 1t afterward in his mothers possession,
it having been sent to her in the bureau.
The undergarmentS, upon which were OBJ
scene writing by his father, were identified
by him as having been shown him by his
mother after they had been sent to her.
The young man then testified with refer
ence to his father and the Barnes sisters.
He saw Miss Bessie tuck the bedclothes
around his father frequently and saw them
sit on his bedside. He told of one occasion
when lie saw his father in the bathroom
with Bessie Barnes and neither was clothed.
TINS was after mis- mother had left the
house He knew of his father and Bessie
spending an hour or an hour and half to-
gether on Sunday afternoons upstairs
while his mother was Downstairs
he testified that his father was in the bed
room with his mother on the night of the
day of the shooting and each night after
until bis mother was attacked with la
grippe. His father slept downstairs during
the time she was i'll with la grippe, but re-
turned upstairs again as soon as she re-
apuaral and N ri a thu fimn cha Dt
way. At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon
the crOss-eXaminatiOn was commenced and
continued for about one hour, but the
young mans testimony was not shaken, 1t
Will be resumed at 10 o'clock this morning
BILLS RETURNED UNAPPRoYED.
Auditor Snow has returned the bills Of
the Lake Merritt boulevard Improvement of
S41J7 30 without approval on the ground
that the city does not appear TO have any
title to the property upon which the
money will be expended, Other bills az
gregatng S1516 10 are returned without ap-
pToYal by the Auditor. because they are of
the previous year. 1t is said that the Water
Front Company's deed TO the lasd of the
boulevard will be filed for record i'll a day
or two as Attorney Brown has just returned
from Washington and the clerical errors
will be corrected.
Only four applicants are being examined
for teachers certificates by the City Board
This is the smallest class examined in long
time. The examination Will clUse on FRI
day.
Charles Mau has sued H P. Livermore to
recover $50 alleged 10 be due in architects
fees.
HUGHES AND HIS DEBTS.
David Hughes. the Southern Pacific clerk
of Fourth and Townsend streets, who went
into insolvency a few weeks ago, has filed
an affidavit that he has 1880 acres of mort
gagged land in Tehama County that is worth
$4,000 more than all the claims on it. He
therefore wants the bond of the assignee of
his property fixed. The $4,000 balance
will not, however, suffice to pay all Hughes
debts according to the claims that continue
to pour in.
Lawrence Handy was taken into custody
last evening on suspicion of insanity. He
was out of work aud Respondent, and
scratched his neck with razor. He is
large, fine-looking fellow of % years.
Two new ten-wheeled locomotives from
the East have arrived at Oakland. They
are high-pressure and lOw-presSure, and will
be run between Oakland and Sacramento.
George f. Woodward, who was contesting
the will of Gideon Woodward. has with
drawn. leaving now simply dispute be-
tween the widow and children.
DAN M'CARTY's CLAIM.
Dan McCarty, the white-hatted h0rseman,
is in the Superior Court of this county as
claimant for $1,000 damages from Frank
Silva. McCarty and Silva have adjoining
ranches at Pieasanton, and some time ago
Silva started fire on his place. The flames
spread to McCaTty's place and destroyed
seventy-two tons of hay and 1000 acres of
grass and feed, hence his claim for damages.
The City Council denied the application
Of the electric road TO change its franchise
from Eighth to Tenth street. An applica-
tion from the same company to extend its
nI~ lNfn ~
its supplies directly from water craft. was
lengthily discussed and postponed for dis
position for one week.
Clara Luster, the young woman who
came from San Francisco to the Receiving
HOSPITAL, says she will name her baby Mar
Court practitioner of san Francisco.
The Beth Eden Baptist Church has in
corporated. The Directors are G. ID. Cole,
Henry ;. Patterson, Henry Hamayer, L. A.
Jones and j. a. Harold.
WILL MAKE NO COMPLAINT.
II. Spiars, the restaurateur who was so
negligent as to leave 500 in gold coin on
char after closing up on Sunday night de-
cineS to make a complaint against Harry X.
Campbell, the waiter who was first in the
next morning, and who hid 500 of it in the
cellar and pocketed $40. Campbell did not
have chance to leave the place until it was
searched and the S220, tied up In hand
kerchief. found behind some barrels. The
remaining $40 was found, $40 in his pockets
and $50 in his shoe. He is in the City
Prison.
The cold weather is driving the tramps
into the city by dozens, and before winter
fairly sets in the streets will be overrun by
them. On every freight train that comes
into Oakland are half dozen or more who
steal rides on the brake beams from station
to station.
Annie Palmer was granted a divorce from
George Palmer yesterday by Judge Ellis
worth, on the ground of deSertion. There
was a temporary suspension of the Pratt
case for about fifteen minutes while this
case WAS heard.
Alameda.
1t is now quite probable that Charles Fos
ter, the boy who fell from the roof of the
Wilson School-house, will survive his seri-
Gus injuries. He rested easy yesterday.
An attorney of San Francisco is willing to