The morning call., 1892-03-03
FROM OVER THE BAY.
Disposition of the Estate of w.
III. Aldrich.
Mrs. Callen Now Wants Divorcs-An Ala
media NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Burned
in Berkeley.

etc., In San Francisco and Alameda County
and real property In Honolulu and MERGED
County. The value OF the estate is at pres
ent unknown to the petitioners. Mrs. Helen
Aldrich Dunning, Anna Aldrich Barton of
Alameda County, Arthur N. Smith, James
NJ. Quay Of San Francisco who are made
executives and executors of the estate By
the will. The children. Mrs. Helen Aidrich
Dunning. Mrs. Anna Aldrich Barton of
Oakland and William Il. Aldrich of Homo
lulu, are given small amounts annually
pending the settlement of the estate, and an
annual provision Is made for George A.
Aldlich. son in the Naps Asylum. His
brother, Warren l.. Aldrich. sister, Helen
Ii. Aldrich, and c. ii. Burrsge. all Of Mas
sachusetts, are each remembered in the will
Jennie NJ. Dougherty of London, England,
is left $500. The Fabiola Hospital Associa-
ton gets $500. The legatees are all of legal
age. After the payment of the legatees and
the beneficiary association the residue of
the estate is to 60 to the executives and ex-
ecutors as trust and to be distributed by
them to the four children as residnary lega-
tees. 1t Is said the estate Is worth between
S1,000.000 and 81, 000.000
A SUIT COMPROMISED.
The suit of Eleanor Morris against
Samuel Lachman, the San Francisco wine
merchant. brought in 1878 for $4,000
damages. was dismissed by agreement yes
terday. Miss Morris and Henry Cavendish,
an English attorney, became interested in a
horse that was stolen from Lachman in
San francisco and brought TO Oakland and
sold. During the trial for recovery Cayen-
dish and Miss Morris were walking tog either
past Lachman on the street, when he re-
marked in loud voice, They are horse
thieves and scoundrels, both of them"
Each sued Lachman for SIC. 900 damages for
SANDER. Miss Morris suit first came I'D for
trial. In Lachman's answer he attacked
Miss Morris virtue, but she was sustained
by the testimony Of physicians, and the
jury gave her verdict for $4,000. Judge
Crane gave the defendant q new trial, and
on the retrial verdict was given for the
defendant. From the last verdict Miss
Morris appealed to the Supreme Court.
During its tendency she married her friend
and legal adviser, CaveDdish. After being
In the Supreme Court several years new
trial was granted her. But in the meantime
her husband had died. his case had been
dismissed. aud she had been so wearied with
the two hard-feught previous trials that she
did not feel equal to the task OF another
tedious trial, aud so accepted the sum of
$3.50 and dismissed the case yesterday 10
Judge Eilsworth's court, where il had been
set for trial.
MARRY IN HAsTE-REPENT AT LEISURE.
Mrs. Ellen Highly was we'll known in
bands death as a woman of charitable i'm
pulses and worked among the prisoners in
the jaiis and prisons. and surprised her
acquaintances last year by marrying an ex-
convict named Charles CaIlen. She be-
lIeyed that he was thoroughly converted,
and having means she started him up in
the sewing-machine business, furnishing
the capital. Some three or four months
ago there was an outbreak on Callen's part
and 1t was believed that separation was
inn, ant hrt Ion facc oNA fc oH.
begged forgiveness. aud his acts were con-
doned by the wife. He has made another
outbreak and 1t is said has become so un-
bearable that there is no likelihood Of her
making up with him again. An action for
divorce will be commenced by Mrs. Callen
to-day.
Now that the Mountain View Cemetery
Association have joined the Oakland Con-
sOlidated Electric Railroad Company in a
petition for franchise Of the latter CON-
pany Tor 500 feet 10 a point from the gate,
south on Piedmont avenue, il Is said evil
IDENTIFY on behalf Of the Piedmont ConsoIi-
dated Cable Company, which has n fran
chise over the avenue. that the President
and Trustees OF the Cemetery Association
said about a year ago that the public were
not wanted at the cemetery. However, 1t
was said. so it is now stated. with refe renee
TO an upper gate on The hill. near the Pied
mont Company's lue. That company, it is
said, offered tn put up fine gate and en-
q
expense, to see that no improper characters
entered the cemetery through it but the
offer was declined. And now the Piedmont
Consolidated Company does not want the
electric road to get the S00-foot franchise.
THE MARTIN LARCENY CASE.
The argument in the examination OF Mrs.
Mary Z. Martin in the Police Court on
charge of grand larceny of S14, 500 belonging
TO Miss Sarah K. Leonard was con-
cluded at o'clock yesterday afternoon and
the decision of Judge Ogden reserved until
this morning. Some points were raised by
the defense which had been denied in its
favor in number Of the Eastern States
with codes similar TO the California codes,
and tie prosecution produced decisions from
other States just the reverse. The prepon-
derance seemed TO be with the defense.
There are 10 California decisions covering
the points under contention.
The location Of the new baseball grounds
at the head OF the western end Of Lake
Merritt, 350x400 feet, was announced as pos
tive last evening, and that ut the direction
OF Manager Robinson an attorney has pre-
pared the papers for signature to-day. 1t is
said that the agreement provides that the
Consolidated PIedmont Cable Com pany will
fill In the marshy land and make the im-
provements. The tract is southwest Of the
cable house and the bath house.
Police Judge Ogden found Mrs. Maud
Stevenson guilty yesterday of cruelty to her
two little children, but as she hal been in
Jail two weeks, he suspended judgment
She then wanted her children, and when
she could not get them she commenced to
abuse erybody. the Court included, and
the bailiff put her out. The children are
in the care Of the Old Ladies' Home at
Temescai, where they were placed by r.
W. Theobald of the Alameda County HUI
name Society.
Mrs. Ann Brennan has sued John Bren-
nan for divorce on the ground Of cruelty.
They were married in 1872 in Solano
County. She alleges that he has brutally
beaten her and heaped indigBities upon her
without number. She asks the court to
give her the real property on Fourth. Jack
son and Fifth and Clay streets. Brennan
was yesterday found guilty of battery upon
Mrs. Brennan, and will be sentenced this
morning.
Three more victims of insanity were
examined yesterday, and by Judge Els
worth committed TO the asylum They
were Charles Andersen, Swedish gardener !;
Henry Brown. German gardener, and
Ching Lee, a domestic.
The final account in the estate OF william
II. Rose, decreased, has been filed, showing
receipts Of S24, 100 1t will come up for set
Element on the 14th inst
A Coroner's jury yesterday found a YER
dict of accidental death in the case of Pat
rick Kane, who was killed by the bale of
hay falling upon him Tuesday.
w. b. Morelng, painter, has been ar
rested on charge Of assault to murder his
wife.
West Oakland.
The Dime Society" Of the Second Con-
cregatioual Church will give n social and