The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-15
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
The Chinese Woman Who Is In
Prison Awaiting n Decision.
Will Of the Late Rev DR.. Benton-Some Char
liable Enthusiastically Theo5ald Will
Not Resign-A Boy Beaten.

ment. At the office Of United States Mar
| shall Long, in San Francisco, it was stated
| that her case had not either been forgotten
| or overlooked. A careful record of all
| orders In Chinese cases was kept and there
| was no possibility of woman being left In
| Jail through negligence merely. In Yee All
| Sheen's case the order for her deportation
was made by Judge Hoffman; but Mr.. Van
Duzer, her attorney, took an appeal to the
| United States Supreme Court. which Is yet
undecided There were two Chinese women
committed at the same time, and Mr.. Van
Duzer wanted them released Oh bonds
| pending the appeal Judge Hoffman re-
| fused this, but ordered BOND Tor the
| costs merely. Some months ago, the Chi
nese. who had been TO the office several
| times to inquire about the case OF zee All
Sheen and her companion. reported that
the latter was sick, and upon making
showing to the court the Judge ordered her
released on bonds. Under these circum-
stances, the Marshal said. he was not re-
sponsible for zee All Sheen's imprison-
ment, and he could do nothing about re-
leasing her; she was in Jail because her own
attorney had appealed. and until the appeal
is decided or withdrawn, or until the woman
is let out on bail, she will have TO stay
there The clerk of the United States Cir
cult Court stated that the facts were as
reclted by Marshal Long, but be added that
he did not think that the woman would, in
any event, have to Ii. in Jail much longer,
for the Supreme Court Of the United States
will adjourn in May, and 1t will no doubt
decide this habeas corpus case before al
tournament. Habeas corpus cases are aG-
vanced on the calendar; but If they were
not. Ieo All Sheen would have TO lie In Jail
four years, the court taking that length of
lime to reach ordinary appeals.
The will of the late joseph A. Benton,
| u. d., was filed yesterday afternoon. His
estate is valued al $1,000. OF this the home
stead on Hawthorne avenue Is valued at
$1,000. another lot is valued at $500. There
is $3.50 in coin in an Oakland bank and his
furniture and books are valued at 500.
The will is Geographic and is as follows:
Without foTmalities. be this my last will
and testament. ] give and bPqGeath to the
president aud board of trustees of the
Pacific Theological Seminary my library,
books, pamphlets and manuscripts, except
such as my heirs may select as keepsakes.
II give and bequeath 10 my brother,
Robert q. Benton, $500. rs 4 token OF regard.
II give and bequeath TO my wife, Frances
S. Benton. all my other property, real and
personal, OF every description, OF which L
may die possessed.
The will was dated May 4, 1891.
The Will OF the late Hugh Slicer, reported
TO have been found among the papers of de-
ceased in the safe of the macadamiZing COM
pany, has not yet been filed for probate. The
parties decline TO say much about il, but say
that il will be filed In due time 1t is be-
leved that compromise is being effected,
so that when the document is filed there
may be no contest. If there should be one.
however, II will be lively. Henry Noblett
states that lie heard Mr.. Slcer ard his father
talking about wills year or Two ago, when
the former asked his father to come with
him and they would make their wills His
father said he had already made his will,
and he did not want to make another.
! SIcer asked him to come and witness his
| WILL but he excused himself on the ground
| that he was busy. The brother and sister
| Charles lSlicer and Mrs. CARPENTER. are in
! clined to think there IS q later will than
| that of 1879.
The viii of Johanna Margaretha Sche-
| decker, deceased. was fled for probate yes
| terday by Max KONG and Mary NJ. kadel,
who apply for letters testamentary The
pro perry is said TO be entirely personal and
principally of money in banks in the city
and county Of San Francisco. but its prob
able value is unknown to the petitioners.
The will gives 10 the Ladies' Relief Society
| OF Oakland for the benefit Of the Old La
| dies Home, TO the German General BeneY-
| client Society OF san Francisco, and to the
| Orphan Asylum Society UroteStanD OF San
| Francisco each $1,000; the residuum of the
| estate, real or personal, to her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Anua FOss, the widow of her brother,
Jacob FosS of Glarum, Amt JeveS, Olden-
burg, Germany, and TO their five children,
share and snare alike 10 six portions.
Secretary IheObald of the Alameda
County Humane Society apparently meant
| it when he said lie had no intention of re-
| signing. rumUrS 10 the contrary notwith-
| standing. He has been busily engaged the
| past ten days on the brutal exhibition be-
| tween the dog and the badger at Joe Dieves'
| resort, known as the Three-mile House, on
| the San LeaBdro road, two weeks ago. un-
| der the shadow OF the officer OF the law, the
then Deputy Sheriff j. Z. Dieves. He be-
| lieves he has secured sufficient evidence to
make 1t interesting for several inclined to
the brutal In sporting matters, and has had
| warrants issued for now ex-Deputv Sheriff
J. p Dieves. Frank S Emmal, F. c. Stoakes,
Robert Lee, Jack Logers. "Old Man"
| Dolph, james Lake, Paul LentZ, L. Louder
| back. II. +. Rennie, }. l.. Sharp. J. b. Mar
| tin, Charles Lainer. James Lawson, J. ID.
! Pitts. They will b. brought before Justice
| Shook. Several of them are San Francisco
men. The names of several others the Dis
| trct Attorney and Hr. Tneobald declined 20
| give until the arrests are made, because 1t
| is believed they will skip OUT.
| Mrs Dr. Hoods trial at Haywards for
battery on the child. Clara T. Thornhil for
the alleged breaking OF dinner-plate over
| her head, was run into the early hours of
| yesterday morning aud the jury retired to
| deliberate at nearly o'clock. At 9 80. fail
| ing TO agree, they were discharged, being
eight for conviction and four for acquittal
The date for tie new trial has not yet been
| fixed. There was so much interest in the
| case that 20 or more women remained in
| the courtroom until after o'clock in the
! morning. The entire town seems to have
taken sides either for or against the defend
| ant.
On account of the crOwding at Whittier
| Reform School and refusal of the superin-
tendent to receive Flora Holton, the l4-year-
| old daughter of Mrs. c. 5. HoltOn. Judge
| Ellsworth made All order late yesterday re-
| storing the child 10 the custody OF her
mother. 1t is understood that this does not
rescind the commitment. The District At
torney and Sheriff haye written TO the SUI
| periDtendent at Whittier asking that she be
allowed to enter the institution. as she was
| committed some days ago. 1t is understood
that the errng girl is one Of tripiets. ali
| now living.
Thomas Edwards has sued for divorce
| from Albatine Edwards and Mike j. T..
Seller from Mary +. Seller 1t Is unusual
| for two plaintiffs in divorce cases filed in
| one day TO be males.
The change OF the Telegraph-avenue line
from horse TO electricity will be done in the
most substantial manner and with rapidity
| OD the lower end OF Broadway nearly 100
nien are at work. as the ears will run down
to First street instead of stopping at Four
teenth street as at present. The cost OF the
powcr-house and the changing of the line
into an electric system will be between
S4oOOO0 and $500, 600. The power-house Will
be at Fftieth street and Telegraph avenue,
and Is now being constructed. 1t is to be of
brick. 40 feet high, fronting 40 feet on Fiji
tleth street and 200 on Telegraph avenue
1t Is understood that the electric plant will
consist OF three engines and three dynamos
About two years ago Edward Pollitz, NJ.
ii. Grossmeyer and others obtained a cable
franchise on Twelfth street or Central ave-
nne, from the west line of Broadway to
West Oakland. The road was to be in oper-
alton ia few months, but the time rolled
by without seeing anything done, and when
movement was made to have the franchise
forfeited petition was made to the City
Council TO be allowed to Change To electri-
city. This was granted and still nothing in
the way OF commencing the building of the