The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-22
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
An Aunt's Cruel Treatment of
an Orphan Boy.
Proceedings Of the City Fathers-How the
Question of Residence Will Affect
Big Estate.

way Company presented a petition and
ordinance for a branch line from Thirteenth
and Grove streets. south to Washington, to
First, which was referred to the Committee
on Ordinance and Judiciary.
The Piedmont Cons olidated Railway Com
pany sent 10 a communication that it would
immediately commence the construction of
its Fourteenth-street branch line and as
soon as it was finished the Adelne- street
branch. both of these lines to be electric.
An ordinance was introduced granting a
franchise to the Sunset Telephone and
Telegraph Company to erect and maintain
wires for telephone aud telegraph pur-
poses.
The matter of fixing water rates came
up on the final passage of the ordinance as
reported by the committee, which is the
same practically as that of last year.
Councilman Pardee offered a schedule
amending the entire ordinance ami making
10 per cent reduction of the rates. In
support of his amended schedule he read a
long typewriter address.
His amended schedule was voted down
ten TO one.
He then offered separate amendments to
the various sections, which were voted upon
the same way.
The rates were then fixed is per commit
tees ordinance by the same vote.
CRUEL AUNT.
Wnen little Frankle COakley'S mother
died some time ago she left some property
to be divided among her three children.
Mrs. Susan Potter. his aunt. expressed "a de-
sire 10 adopt frankie, and was permitted
to do so by the executor. but she was
greatly disappointed to learn that she would
not be permitted to handle the bows
money, which was invested by tie executor
Ter the purpose of giving him start in busi-
ness when his education was completed.
This being so Mrs. Potter felt no further
desire to keep her adopted child, and sue
ceeded in getting him placed in the Orphan
Home at Vallejo
After staying there for six months. Mrs
Partridge, president Of the Board Of Lady
Managers, discovered that the boys foster
parents were possessed of considerabl.
property, and notified them that under
those conditions the boy could not longer
be maintained in the home. Accordingly
he was brought back to Oakland
and from that day forth was forced to lead
life Of abject slavery. He was compelled
To rise at early hours. light fires. sweep the
house. prepare his foster fathers breakfast
and chop all the wood needed in the house.
Ii all bis allotted tasks were not duly at
tend to a merciless whipping was inyari-
ably melted out with biacksnake.
The boy, who bears terrible evidence of
his brutal treatment. is now in charge of
the Humane Society, which has laid a
statement of the facts before the District
Attorney Tor his action. Ii Is probable that
the woman will be arrested for her inhu-
mainly.
MRS. MARTINS CASE.
wit Of habeas corpus was issued yes
terday on behalf Of Mrs. Mary T. Martin.
who was held in $1,000 bail by Justice
Ogden 10 answer before The Superior Court
to the charge OF obtaining Sl4, 200 from Miss
Sarah T. Leonard under false pretenses IL
was claimed Mrs. Martin had hypnoti ed
Miss Leonard and got her to transfer her
real estate, bank stock and bank-books to
her, but this was not brought out on the eX-
animation. The writ was made Teturnable
at o'clock last evening, at which hour the
petitioner her two daughters and attorney
appeared in Judge Greene's court There
considerable Of Miss Leonard's testimony
was gone over, and after a lengthy session
the case was adjourned until this evening
at the same hour
Tho funeral of Mrs. Catherine Collins
took place from the First Presbyterian
Church yesterday afternoon. Rev DR..
Coyle conducted the services. The pail
bearers were: Peter Thomson, j. =. TAYLOR.
Benjamin Smith. Jacob Samm, T. NJ Glib
son, j. +. Irish, j. West Martin, W. +.
Sohst.
Mrs. Ellen Fairbank. widow OF the late
Charles l.. FairbaDk, well-known railroad
man, who was killed on the Oakland mole
about three years ago, died on Sunday. Her
Paurs Episcopal Church
DIVORCE MIDDLE
In the suit of Della Thielmann vs. Martin
c. Thielmann for divorce, an attorney
named Redman appeared in Judge Greene's
court yesterday and moved to dismiss the
suit, stating that Mrs. Thielman had an
peared al the office Of himself and partner
in San Francisco and requested them 10
have the suit dismissed. The attorneys for
Mrs. Thielmann drew out the fact that
the attorney was counsel for the defendant.
They objected to the dismissal of the suit.
as they had done considerable work in the
case and S75 was due as their fee They
showed by decisions Of the Supreme Court
how improper it was for attorneys for the
defense To attempt to dismiss a suit They
had no objection TO Diminishing the suit il
the piaintf paid the fees and requested a
dismissal. The court took the view that
the fees must be paid and the suit dismissed
by plaintiffs attorneys. Redman then said
IL that was the ruling the court would have
10 grant divorce against the plaintiffs
wish, and insisted on the dismissal His
Honor became impatient AT the attorneys
persistence and Informed him that if he did
not know the law and could not sea il
when shown him, the court could not waste
it's time in teaching him, as il had other
business to transact Thielman is in the
States prison for swindling a number of
people as secretary of the German Land
and Cattle Company. His wife alleges his
being in States prison is statutory ground
for divorce.
At an adjourned meeting of the Board of
supervisors yesterday, a hearing was given
u
the Arroyo Mocha. from Livermore to San
Antoine Valley. After a FULL discussion of
the matter the board granted the road DR.
George T.. Anderson and DIR. J. T.. Dean.
both OF Haywards, filed applications to be ap-
pointedi rs visiting and consulting physician
at the County Intirmary, vice Dr. A. S
Dubois, deceased. The board appointed Dr
j. A. Dawson. The width of the sidewalks
on the San Leandro road. from East Oak
land to San Leandro, was fixed at Ia feet
instead of IL feet.
MRS. MURPHY's ESTATE.
The estate of the late Ann L. Murpbv.
deceased, was in Judge Henshaw's DEPART
ment on motion TO strike out the word
'dOmicie" in the decree admitting to pro
bate the will OF Mrs. Murphy, who died in
London In 1890. leaving an estate valued AT
about 100000, most of which consists of
real property in San Francisco She left
all her estate to her three unmarried
daughters end nothing to her two sons
and Lady Woolseley, her fourth daughter.
The will can be admitted to probate in
England IL she were domiciled there and
the estate in England would be distributed
to the eldest son according 10 the laws of
England, whereas IL she was domiciled i'm
the United States it would 60 according To
che laws OF this State. The executor con-
tends that Mrs. Murphy herself considered
herself a citizen of the United States and
although great deal Of the time In En-
| gland. Scotland, France and other foreign
| countries. she had no permanent residence