The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-09
OAKLAND NEWS.
A Man Found Dead in The Yard
of a Vacant Residence.
A Valuable Estate" Stand and Deliver "a
Cool Froposition-Failur of Another
Endowment Society.

AT about o'clock yesterday morning j.
ID. Church Jr. saw man lying in the
front yard of vacant house On East Six
teenth street. near Oak, Fruitvale. He went
INTO the yard and in attempting to awake the
man found that he was dead. The body
was roughly dressed and was about feet s.
lie was about 60 years of age with gray
mustache and hair. An empty cup at the
pump, only a short distance from the body,
had white substance in the bottom. The
coroner submitted the cup to chemist for
examination. From the position of the
Dody and the fact that the hands were tightly
closed 1t is believed that he must have died
IN great pain. The body was taken to the
Morgne. There was nothing on the body to
Indicate the mans identity.
The estate of Daniel Stein, deceased, late
Vlce-President of the Omnibus Cable COM
pany OF San Francisco, has been appraised
at $685. 800. 1t will be remembered that
Stein died at MS residence at East Oakland
suddenly about seven months ago. There
Is S95,550 in stock and $113,490 in first
mortgage bonds of the Omnibus Cable
Company; 200 shares California Insurance
Company, $4,000; 1874 shares Fireman's
fund insurance Company. SO, no.
A BOLD HIGHwAYMAN.
a man named KautZ was arrested yester-
day morning on charges Of attempted rob-
berry and attempted murder. He accosted
w. w. Burnham, the son of the weIl-known
millman, o. Ii. Burnham. on Madison
street, and asked him for his money, pre-
sentlng large revolver, but Burnham
grasped the revolver ana then broke away
from the fellow. Later he .accosted
James FL. Swift near the same
place as he was going along
with lady friend. Swift paid no attention
TO him but passed on and the fellow fired a
shot. but without effect. Kautz was arrested
by police officers less than half an hour al
terward and was identified by both BnTn-
ham and Swift. He was arrested few
years ago for burglary, but was not con-
Victed He is wel-borer by occupation.
Dennis O'Day says he wants the fine of
500 paid by him for cruelty to animals to go
to some charitable instltntion other than the
Alameda County Humane Society, but as
MI ODay Is not regulating the destination
oil lines II is probable that no attention will
be paid to his request; in fact the money
has been paid TO The society under Judge
HenShaw's order.
COURT NOTES.
Judge Henshaw yesterday granted Lucy
V. Smith divorce from John Z. Smith on
the ground of cruelty.
Mrs. Mary e. Brown has been granted
permission by the Superior Court to do bust
house.
The Fidelity Endowment Society OF Oak
land, by its Secretary, A. p. Hornberg, yes
terday filed a petition in insolvency. The
liabilities are put at 81, 900.
j. ii. Busch, the Alameda saloOn-k eeper,
has sued j. L. Mast, a photographer. to re-
cover $4,000 damages for causing the City
Trustees to revoke his saloon license.
Stephen III. Covert owes S 1920 and has no
assets. He petitioned the Superior Court
yesterday to he declared nsolvent. He has
house and lot valued at 5000, with mort
gage to Jennie ii. Covert of $500 upon it.
He claims the real estate and $50 of per-
sonal property as exempt.
The stone-work for tile first section Of the
Lake Merritt boulevard will cost So CENTS
per cubic yard The Board Of Public Works
has let the contract at that rate.