The morning call., 1891-10-20
ACROSS THE BAY.
Distribution Ordered Of John III.
Druhe's. Estate.
Collins Denies the Rumors of Shortages.
Manuel Eyre Declared Insane-Plans
for the Boulevard.

Judge Henshaw has ordered distribution
of the estate Of John Ii. Druhe, in accord
ance with the terms of the will. The estate
is valued at about S250,000, in the counties
of Alameda. San Francisco ana Napa.
Under the terms of the Will $4,000 will be
distributed to each of the children when
they reach the age of twenty-five years and
the remainder he'd in trust until the young
est has attained the age of twenty-five years,
when the residue of tine estate shall be dis
tributed, the widow one-half and the chill
dren share and share alike. The widow
will have an allowance of $500 per month
during the pending OF the trust.
Rev. F. U. Liljegren of the Swedish Meth
odist Episcopal Church paid S25 yesterday
on account of alimony due his wife. He
still owes about SlO0 The case will con-
tinue about four weeks, to allow him TO pay
up some of the back money.
a saw at the paning-mil at First street
and Broadway burst Yesterday afternoon
aud piece struck John L. Pratt. sawyer,
inficting serious wounds on his face.
HE DENIES THE RUMoRs.
The Superintendent of the Mountain
View Cemetery Association, ID. E. Collins,
denied yesterday the rGmorS of any short
ness or crookeduess in his accounts with the
association. The books of the concern are
being examined as matter of satisfaction
to the Directors and stockholders as bust
ness proposition, and as is customary. Col
Inns is at a loss TO account for the starting
of such stories. BE said that no doubt his
father had made errors and lie himself had
done So, but they are only errors and of no
great consequence. There are no differences
tba StpsE EbOi1prS that ha knew pf
The publication of the stories of course
hurt, but he believed that he could live them
down.
j. Moquin. foreman and bOOk-keeper
for }. c. Aitken, at Berkeley, has disap-
pearei. He left Berkeley on the II o'clock
train on Friday for San Francisco, but was
seen ~ the afternoon IN Berkeley at one Of
the places where Aitken, his employer, was
decorating. He was little in liquor at the
time and il is supposed that he went over
the bay again. II is not believed that he
abSCunCed, but it is feared that he has been
robbed. Mr.. Aiken went to San Francisco
to hunt for him. Moquin had collected
about 5000
The proprietor of a restaurant on Broad
way forgot $40 On a chair In The restaurant
on Sunday night. He suspected waiter
Harry Campbell, VINO arrives nrSt IN the
morning. He found $40 in Cam2bel's
pockets and the balance hid in hand
kerchief in the cellar Campbell confessed.
COMMITTED To AGNEws.
Manuel Eyre, the well-kuown attorney of
Alameda, was examined yesterday afternoon
in Judge EllswOrth'S department and COM
mitted to Aguews Asylum. lie was first
troubled about four Years ago. His vile
thinks that the cause Of his demeutia was
loss of fortune and an Injury to his head
while young. He was quite indignant IN
cOuIt at tie idea Of his being examined on
the ground OF insanity, and at one time be-
~f1la Il laap
lowed to crUss-eXamine Dr.. Isdale and OBJ
jected to his wife teStifying without his
consent. He denied that he VAS insane, but
admitted that lie had been on the 9th inst.
At times he cried like a child.
Engineer Allardt has almost completed
his plans for the West Oakland park and
the boulevard. He estimates that the cost
OF each undertaking will be about S4OO, 600
The park viii consist OF tidal lake, chill
dren'S playground, a geological garden, 4
cuncUuTse, lawns, and about seven miles of
carriage ways and footpaths. I he land will
cost Sl12. 600. The boulevard will lie broad
avenue around Lake Merritt, a little over
three miles in length and with an average
width of $50 feet A stone embankment
will protect it on the water side and the
lake will be dreGged TO a depth Of five feet
The decree of divorce in the suit of Louisa
DruAm VS.. Carl Druhm was modified by
agreement yesterday by the payment of 500
in full Of almonY. DTuhms box factory
was attached, but when II was offered for
sale not bidder could be found. Under
those circumstances Mrs. Druhm consented
TO the compromise.
FILED ANOTHER COMPLAINT.
W. II, Bayless. the painter who was on
suited few months ago in his suit for
$4,000 against McGOvern " Cahlll, con-
tractors, IN Judge EllSwOrth's department
OF the Superior Court. yesterday filed a
new comp plant for $40, 200. He has new at
torneys and he alleges that fall from
a scaffold by which he was Grip
pied was due to the negligence aud careless
ness of the foreman of the firm. The new
suit has been assigned to Judge Henshaw'S
department.
Clara Luster of I'll Stockton street, Sap
Francisco, applied at the Receiving HOsp-
tai on Sunday afternoon for treatment. She
is the woman who shot at Martin j. Qunlan
of San Francisco, but was found not guilty.
At night she was delivered OF healthy
male child.
A cigar-store at Market street Station was
entered by burglars on Sunday night. One
dollar and a cigarette were taken.
RUDEsILL DEMANDS ADMISSION.
A blind man named Jesse d. RudesiI
has brought suit against the Directors Of the
Adult Home for the Blind for writ of
mandate to compel them to admit him as an
inmate. He claims to be physically capable
OF doing the work there, while the physi-
clan, DIR. A. Fine, will not give him a certi-
ticate on the ground that he is physically
incapable. lie came down from MendOeinO
County, aud The Directors offered 10 pay his
way back, but he refused.
The work of remUdeling the building at
Seventeenth street, Telegraph avenue and
New Broadway for the new postoffice site
has been commenced The cost of fitting
mp the office will be S6500 A lease has
been taken for five years.
Alameda.
The charge Of cruelty to children against