The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-08
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Charge OF Catherine BOOgar
Against Her Husband.
Trial Jurors for the Term-0pening Of Four
teenth Street-Extension OF the Mole.
New Baseball Grounds

attempt to poison her, The old man was
arrested and taken to the County Jail.
where CALL reporter saw him. Boogar
denied having done anything to be arrested
for. He intimated that he thought his wife
wanted TO get him in the State Prison, where
he would die without making will. When
asked how much he was worth. he said he
did not know and did not care.
In substantiation OF the charge against
Boogar it is said that he is very fond of
rice, and a few days ago had large dish
cooked. he insisted at dinner on Mrs.
Boogar eating some of the rice. She had
been suspicious of his actions for some
days, and had cautioned the family about
him. She detected bad taste about the
rice, and pretending to eat it, took saucer
full out of the dish and secreted it, The
next day she had it analysed by chemist
in San Francisco. He found large guam
tity of arsenic and Rough on Rats in tue
rice.
Mrs Boogar is the fourth wife of old
Philip and was a widow. She had him ex-
amined on charge of insanity a few
months ago. He had decided property val
ued at So, 900 to A. Marks without consid-
GRAFTON. be was discharged, but Marks
was examined as to the property, and it
was shown that it was decided to Marks TO
get it out Of the way OF his wife. About
two months ago an agreement of separation
was entered into by which they were to live
apart, but in the same house, taking their
meals together, and he was to pay her SIPS
per month for maintenance during life.
Marks. under the agreement decided back
the property.
Boogar came to Oakland thirty years ago
and set up small tailor-shop on Seventh
street. His wife. like himself. invested in
real property in various parts of the city.
and when she died they were worth between
$50 600 and $50, 900. He mOurned his old
partner for some time, but finally became
the prey OF designing widows, and two got
divorces, with part of his property, before
he married Catherine, another widow. His
attorney is ex-Mayor Glascock. who will
visit him this morning and arrange for bail.
KNOCKED FROM A CABLE-CAR.
While Ned Fay of the Grand Hotel and
his wife were riding on the Piedmont cable
car yesterday afternoon a runaway horse
attached to buggy ran into the car, knocking
them off. Mrs. Fay was struck on the back
was taken to the house of friend in Oak
land. Mr.. Fay was uninjured.
NOT CASE OF SUICIDE.
It was rumored that c. Batiste, the partner
OF a. Guigni, the Swiss saloOn-keeper had
committed suicide, but it appears that he
had tired of the saloon business, and on
Sunday trade was perfected by which he
and at night moved over to San Francisco.
He expects TO stay few weeks and then 60
out into the interior OF the State and follow
his trade as brickmason. The two had
been in the saloon business together
about ten months. Batiste buying an
previously run the saloon alone for
about four months. 1t is possible that
the expressed intention Of Secretary Theo-
bald and Assistant Secretary Hooley OF the
Humane Society TO prosecute him for at
tempt at bribery had something to do with
his move. He forfeited $50 on charge of
selling liquor to minor. lie made buster
about proving that Hooley had accepted So
each on two other cases, but on investiga-
ton of the matter the District Attorney
was not Inclined TO give complaint on the
charge. Then Hooley entered counter
charge that BatiSte offered him q $500 check
on the charge against him if he would not
arrest him.
a child of John Lopez OF 713 Louis street,
West Oakland. was burned TO death yester-
day afternoon while playing with matches.
1t was boy "a years old.
The petition of +. ID. Hoskins for an ex-
tension Of his franchise at Twenty-third
avenue and East Twenty-seventh street to
the lands of Hamilton has been referred to
the Franchise Committee of the County
Board OF Supervisors. The line is com
pleted from the Twenty-third avenue sta
ton to Twenty-seventh street and the city
line.
To JAIL FOR SIXTY DAYS.
A well-dTessed man made an attempt to
cross the forbidden ground at Oakland pier
from one side OF the depot To the other
without going through the gate, a few DAYS
ago. and was stopped by Deputy Sheriff
Wallace. The fellow made a motion to
draw revolver and began TRADE of
abuse. He was at once taken into custody
for using vulgar language. AT the City
Prison he gave his name as Charles Holmes
and was found TO be an ex-convict, having
once committed manslaughter. He was
yesterday sentenced to jail for sixty DAYS.
John II. Eickhoff Of Alameda has been
appointed by the County Board of Super
visors TO fill the vacancy caused by the
death of w. o. Dickson on the County Board
Of Education.
OPENING FOURTEENTH STREET.
suit will be commenced for the opening
of Fourteenth street between Harrison and
Alice. The strip includes the residences of
&. V. Gibson, on Harrison street; Police
Judge K. Il. Ogden, 80 feet, V. III. Met
calf. 50 feet, and Mrs. Annie X. Haight,
widow of Ex-Governor Haight, 10 feet, on
Alice street. DIR. Gibson a few years ago
erected fine residence on the Harrison
street side. now occupied by Rev. c. w.
Wendte. Until recently there was a walk
between Harrison aud Alice streets, kno wn
as Lewis lane" but it has been closed up
lately, and this may be the reason Of The
action to open up the street.
"a meeting will be held at the Young
Mems Christian Association Building this
evening TO arrange for a series of meetings
among and under the auspices OF the Young
Peoples Societies of Christian Endeavor to
be led by Mr.. Sayford. The meeting is
called by committee consisting OF Rev.
Drs. Mclean, Coyle and Ollie.
The city authorities have arrested num-
Der OF lumbermen on charge of violating
the ordinances by obstructing the streets
aud sidewalks In piling up lumber on them.
A test case will be tried in the Police
Court.
NEW BASEBALL GROUNDS.
1t is said that work will be commenced at
once on the filling up the marsh ground
west OF the head of Lake Merritt and south
of Twenty-fourth street for the new base
ball grounds. 1t will cost about Sl750 to do
this, and TO erect stands, houses. ETC., will
cost $500. These grounds will be used by
the Oakland and league baseball clubs and
also by the Acme Athletic Club.
The quitclaim deed from the Oakland
Water Front Company to the city of Oak
land Of all interest In the lands covered by
the waters of Lake Merritt was recorded
boulevard. and should the lake dry up the
land reyerts to the company. The deed is
dated in November, 1891.
1t has been decided TO extend the Oakland
mole so that the trains will 60 around a
loop and avoid the present switching of the
local trains. The dredgers and piedrivers
have been overhauied and are now ready to
begin the work.
II Is reported that the Home Savings
Bank has refused an advance Of S25 900 on
tile northwest corner Of Broadway aud
Fourteenth streets, purchased last week
Revival services will be held each evening
this week at the Centennial nj. L. Church,
corner of Ninth and Chester streets. Rev.
Mr.. Trefren is conducting the services, and
Mr.. Northrop is in charge Of the singing.
Alameda.
Anna Bull was granted divorce by
Judge Ellsworth from John Bull on the
ground of extreme cruelty. She is about so
years of age and bad some means whils he