The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-29
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
A Prospective Groom Ends His
Life by Poison.
Chief Tompkins in the Role Of Best Man-Dr.
Benton's Valuable Bequest to the
Pacific Seminary.

street. at O'Clock last evening. He was
seen about tue streets during the forenoon.
lie went 10 his room about noon yesterday.
and was heard snoring during the afternoon,
the inmates of tie house believing that he
was sleeping. Tie Coroner was notified
and took the body to the M0rgue. An empty
box was found on the table marked NOR
phlne- He was ai.iaDced to Miss Dora
kirkwood. residing at 256S Telegraph ave-
pne, Temeseal, and was to have been mar.
ried next Sunday morning.
MISS kirkwood was seen last night and
was much shocked at hearing of his DEATH
He was with her last Sunday evening and
promised to see her again last night She
told CALI. representative that she had
known him year and had been en-
gagged about a month. She knew Of no rea-
son why he should take his life. Miss
hlrkwood is unfortunate in her loves. She
was engaged two years ago to young man
VINO went up to Oregon on business. He
went sleigh-riding one night with party
aud was frozen to death An autopsy will
be held on the body of Mahoney this morn
ing. He was a member Of the Painters aud
Decorators Union Of Oakland.
lie had no known relatives in California,
but brother and sister live in Ohio, where
he was born. His mother died two mont lbs
ago. Members of the Painters Union say
he was not dissipated man. but was suf-
fering for the past three or four days with
cramps. like the painters collie, and had
been using remedies for that trouble.
TIE M'CLosKEY-MoRRIs NUPTIALs.
A wedding out OF the usual order was
held 10 Oakland yesterday. at which Chief
OF Potiee Tompkins was best man. John
McCloskey. the young painter who went to
Portland. Or, and forgot his promise 10
marry Miss Sadie Morris OF East Oakland,
was brought back to Oakland yesterday by
Captain of Police Wilson on-a req uiSitiGn.
lie expressed his Willingness TO marry Miss
NORRIS. and the young lady consenting a
license was procured. The happy couple
were then escorted to the Catholic Church,
but the priest in charge refused to marry
them because the banns had not been pre-
Vlously announced. so The party were driven
TO Justice of the Peace, who performed
the civil ceremony. McCloskey was then
allowed togo on his own recogniZanee until
this morning when the charge against him
VIII be dismissed. e.
Alexander Herrgott. the father Of the girl
Adele Herrgett IN the employ of William
}. LandeTs at 1878 Sixth avenue, swore to a
petition fer writ OF habeas corpus, and it
vas Issued retuTnabie at 2 T. VI. yesterday
before Judge Henshaw, but at that hour
the hearing was continued until this morn
ing Mr.. Herrgott reiterates the statement
that he had not seen his daughter for three
years until lie saw her at Mr, Landers' resi-
dence last sunday. lie says in: the petition
that Mrs. LanderS then said TO bis daugh2
ter: Adele, kiss your father good-by, for
You will never see him again. He says
thatshe then begged with tears in her eyes
10 be allowed 10 60 with her father, but she
refused 10 allow il. The father and broth
ers declare that they do not intend that
Adele shall 60 back into the custody of the
Ladies' Protection and Relief Society.
: sABBATH-sCHooL CONVENTION.
The California State Sabbath-school AS
sociation at the First Methodist Episcopal
Church yesterday was addressed by Rev.
DIR. j E. GilDe.t at IL A. NJ. on The Books
OF Old Testament History" and al 4 p. NJ.
on 1.-The Books OF Old Testament Pr0ph-s
ecy.% These were Bible lessons covering
the entire Old Testament. In the afternoon
three practical addresses were delivered on
The SuDday-scbool Teacher" Rev. Mr.
Ferguson of the Christian Church of San
Francisco spoke ON the topic, His Once, .
Rev. j. FL. Wyckeff OF the Green-street
Congregational Church, San Francisco, on
Ills Duty" and Professor T. q. Crawford
Of Oakland on Ellis Training"
The following officers have been chosen :
Rev. j. q. A. Henry, president, George G.
Mcconnell of Alameda, ylce-president
J. IL. Becker of San Francisco, secretary !;
tary; 5. +. Blffard. treasurer; committee
on resolutions-Rev. j. ID. Boyard. ID. /;
{. Il. Merritt, A. j. Evans, secretaries Of
the conveniiob-Rev +. Ii. Robinson. Gen.
terville; Mrs. L. f. Trudgeon, Napa.
The session will close this evening.
Luncheon was served yesterday in the ban
quet-rooIa of the Young Mems Christian
Association by ladies of the Oakland
churches. q
A Deputy Tax Collector has caused the
arrest of William p. Wetmore. whom he
charges with interfering with his collecting
poiltaxes from his employees. Wetmore says
he is perfectly willing to assist in the col
lection Of the taxes, but as he pays his men,
who are plasterers, So aday. he did not pro-
pose to have Deputy Parker interfere with
them during working hours. The matter
Will be heard tomorrow by Justice Shook.
The h0rseshoers are circulating petition
TO shorten the hours of work after Monday
to 9 hours per day. They are now working
10 hours.
The badger and dog fight cases have not
yet been tried in Judge Harry Melvin's
court IN Brooklyn. 1t is understood that
Joe Dieves has employed attorneys and in
tends TO fight the charge against him.
NINfRoD's UNIQUE EXHIBIT.
County Clerk Crane is In receipt OF 10
coyote scalps. belonging TO animals all slain
on the 3)th of March. By Joseph q. Cardosa
of Livermore, who is thus entitled to a day $
neatly mounted with red tape on yellow
cardboard. and represent a female coyote
in the center, surrounded by nine young
ones, artistically arranged. CardOsa has
displayed much taste in the arrangement,
and Mr.. Crane says he is sorry that the law
compels him TO burn the whole outfit. which
is in itself quite a curiosity.
The case OF Mrs. Anne Ault for $40, 900
damages from DIR. T. III. Payne OF Berke ley
for alleged uaskillful treatment Of broken
arm was on trial before a jury in Judge
Ellsworth's court yesterday. The day was
taken up with medical expert testimony.
The concert at the Oakland Theater this
evening for the Free Clin!c promises to be
decided success. A good programme has
been prepared.
ELECTRIC ROADS.
The Oakland Consolidated Electric Rail-
way Company, having almost com pleted its
Sixteenih-street line, has commenced To
build its East Oakland branch. The direct
electric line of Oakland, and say that they
will have their line to Berkeley and East
and West Oakland all in good running order
before the end OF the summer.
The first car over the Oakland, San Lean
dro and Haywards electric road ran from
San Leandro to the Laundry Farm crossing,
near Frultvater last night and back to Sar
Leandro. 1t was very successful trip
The crossing Is not quite flushed, and @
Haywards are not quite completed. AL
Will be finished and regular trips COM
meneed next Monday. Bonfires were lighted
and a general Publication was held in San
Leandro last night. $"
II IS understood that the hotel project on
Broadway, between Fourteenth aud Eff.