The morning call., 1892-05-04
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
A Society Lady Committed to the
Agnews Asylum.
The School Board Hungry for Money-An IN.
pretentious Capitalist-A Sisters
Misguided Kindness

| Trip. was examined yesterday and CON-
| mitted 20 Agnews Asylum by Judge Hen.
| shaw. 1t is said that sunstroke and brain
| fever are the causes Of her insanity. SHE
imagines she is great actress aud that she
| is on the stage. She is we'll known in Wash.
| ington and Chicago social circles.
Henry A. Dunlap. the house-mover, whC
became insane year ago from the result Of
| injuries sustained at the railroad crossing
at Seventh and Broadway, was recommitted
| to the asylum at Agnews yesterday
Several months ago he was allowed out OF
that institution as being partly cured. He
has suit for damages pending against the
railroad, which was TO come up for trial in
| few days.
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
The Board Of Education is very anxious
that the entire 100000 of bonds voted by
the people should be turned over to it as
| soon as possible. as it is DESTROYS to make
contracts during this year. The sum OF
S165,0O0 is wanted for the high school.
| $4,000 for grammar school In East Oak
land, $4,000 for another in the Third Ward
and $4,000 for one in the Sixth. The fol-
lowing amounts were voted and are needed
| tor improvements TO the schools already
established: To the Tompkins and Pres
colt, each $4,000; to the Lincoln and the
| Cole, each $4,000, and $4,000 for the Gar
| field.
| AS the sister of William Higgins was tax.
! ing him some h0me-eooked victuals yester-
| day to the County Jail, Chief Jailer J. G..
| Marsh detected an Odor that he thought he
knew. He took the YES sci and informed the
| young woman that he would carry in the
victuals himself. When she had gone he ex-
amined the dish and found in one of the
10 m n may linn Of
| opium as large as small-SiZed hen egg.
| Higgins has been an opium fend for u
| years past and he is in Jail at his own and
his relatives request to see if a cure could
not be effected. He is getting veil fast and
is beginning to look different, but notwith-
standing the fact that he was sentenced to
the Jail to cure him OF the habit, his rela-
tives have several times attempted to slip in
opium TO him.
A CONTEST BEGUN.
John Joseph NOblett yesterday fled q
contest of the will of Robert Nobett, de-
ceased, on the ground that he was not Of
sound and diSposng mind at the time of its
execution. and that it was procured by the
undue influence OF Margaret Noblett, his
wife. The only surviving heir, besides the
petitioner, is his half-brother, Elwood Mob
lett. the wife, Margaret. being dead. The
contestant was son by previous marriage
The father left the estate to the wife aud
younger son, stating In the will that nc had
already provided for the elder son. When
Mrs. NOblett died she left her estate to her
son Edward, and he now has the entire es-
tate left to him, as both father and mother
died within the past year.
There is an effort of the Fireman's Fund
to buy out The Oakland Home Insurance
Company. but it is understood that the ma.
jority Of the stockholders do not favor the
deal and will resist it. The company is do
ing good paying business and they do not
propose giving IL up.
George r. Bailey, who died few weeks
ago in Berkeley, was supposed to be worth
$4,000 or $4,000 at most. The appraise-
ment of his estate was fled yesterday and
1t was found that it had been appraised at
$89, S66 81.
Lillian May HickmGtt and Robert Hck-
mott have sued David Clark to compel the
transfer of lot at West Oakland and pay
ment of $780, 900 in exchange for % acres Of
fruit land in the rancho San Lorenzo.
Argument was concluded yesterday in the
case of Philip Boogar, charged with at
tempt to poison his wife. and he was held
for trial, with bail fixed at $4,000.
Martin Bertaniek was awakened ut
o'clock yesterday morning and seeing a
burglar in the room wanted to know who
he was and what lie was doing. The fellow
told him to keep still or he would kill him.
Bertanick jumped out of bed and the burg
lar skipped out. On getting a light Ber-
tanick discovered that he had taken $50 aud
his watch. He had recognized the man as
one who had stopped all night with him a
few nights ago. He had him arrested yes
teTday and he acknowledged that the knife
found in Bretan cks room was his. His
name is Albert Reidel and he is an emDloye
of the California Door Company. He was
charged with burglary.
A fire broke out at an early hour yester-
day morning In an empty cottage on Ken
nedy street, East Oakland, which communl-
Gated with the cottages on each side, and the
three were destroyed before the department
could extinguish the flames. The total loss
is about $1,000.
Emily NJ. Olney has sued Ebert OlDey
for divorce.
LIBRARY CHANGES.
AT O meeting of the Board Of Library
Trustees last evening, the Office of curator
Of the Twenty-third avenue reading-room
was declared vacant. and Miss Florence A.
Kendall was elected TO the vacancy. Mrs.
Bliss, who was thus displaced by the action
OF the trustees, is cripple. Her friends
will likely set up cry to-day. Dr. Melvin
voted against the change and subsequently,
moved a nsidera ton at the next meet
ing. Miss Kendall agreed to accept SAL
aTy OF $50 per month, but the board fixed it
at $40. Mrs. Bliss salary was $50. The
salary OF the curator of the North Oakland
reading-room was raised 70 $40 per month
Alameda.