The morning call., 1892-04-16
STEELE WAS NOT DEAD.

and again with a piece of wood. Drink
seems to have been the cause OF this treat
ment.
STEELE WAS NOT DEAD.
In 1890 Thomas Edwards married q
widow. as he SUPP 0sed. and as the lady her.
self believed, named Albertine Steele. They
lived happily together until few weeks
ago, when il was learned by them that the
lady was liable to arrest for bigamy. She
married, in 1856. man named Steele in
Dutchess County. New York. and lived with
him two years. coming to California on
visit. She heard that Steele was dead and
heard nothing different until recently. To
right the matter MIR. Edwards has filed
complaint against Albertine to annul the
marriage. and then q divorce from Steele
will be asked for and ii it is granted they will
be remarked.
The will of Hugh S. Slicer. deceased,
which was executed in 1879 and which was
found in the Alameda Macadamizing Com
pany's safe few days ago, has not yet
been fled for probate. II beqneaths TO
81; TO his brother Charles Slicer, 81. and
the residue to his sister. Mrs. Mary Ann
Wilson Of Pittsburg. Pa.
The brother and sister are still Of the
opinion that the deceased lett later will.
They are determined to contest the above
will if 1t Is filed. The estate is valued at at
least quarter OF million dollars.
NOTES.
A deed dated May last was recorded YES
terday afternoon from Rev. Joseph a. Ben
ton. ID. ID. 10 Joseph A. Benton, second. his
nephew, giving him the homestead on Haw-
tborne avenue, Oakland, as gift. The
deed is confirmed since the doctors death
by Mrs. Benton, the widow and legatee of
deceased. The property Is valued in the
petition to the will of the deceased filed
day or two ago at $1,000. The conditions are
named in the deed. IL is simply gift deed
for love and affection.
Old Manuel Garcia. the blind Portuguese.
who was arrested some time ago for battery
and cruelty beating his wife. was examined
for lunacy and sent TO Agnews Asylum. He
has been in the County lnhrmary for some
months.
The work of removing the residences
from the corner of Thirteenth and Ciay
streets to make way for the office building
of the Oakland Gas. Light and Heat Com
psny has been commenced.
The usual services were held In the vari-
Gus Roman Catholic. Protestant Episcopal
and Lutheran churches, and the services
were well attended.
A boy named Florence Macdonald. aged
10, had three fingers of his right hand sew
cred while working at the Oakland box
factory, where he is employed.
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
The Alameda County Democratic Central
Committee met last night Ii was decided
to hold the primaries in the clubs on Satur-
day. April 80, in the outside townships be.
tween the hours of 3 o'clock In the after
noon and at night. and in the cities from
z To 10 at night. TO elect delegates 10 the
State convention which is to meet at Fresno.
May IL. The app0rtOnment fixed for Brook
Ign Township is delegate. Alameda 3, Eden
3. Murray 5, Washington l: Oakland, First
Ward . Second 3, Third 2, Fourth 8. Fifth
2. Sixth 3. Seventh ., and / ut large. w. ID.
Engiish was unanimously chosen as dele
gate-at-large.
A TRANSACTION IN CATTLE.
George K. Souza of San LUIS Obispo
County started 10 drive 40 beef cattle TO be
loaded for the San Francisco market As
he was passing along the road he met a
man who eyed the cattle closely and as ked
about them. SouZs inquired If be wanted
to buy. He said not then, but would see
him later. About four hours later he over
took SOuZa aud asked what he wanted for his
cattle. SOUZa stated $50 a head. The man
who said his name was Donaldson, offered
SIS. SCuZa would not take less than $50
and said he had eeen offered that BY another
man, but be wanted thirty days time
Alter dickering some little time, Donald
son agreed TO pay $50 If SouZa would take a
check. PAYABLE on Monday next. This was
settled and the transfer was made. The
cattle were put on the cars at PasO Robles
and Donaldson gave a check on W. C.
Donaldson Of San Francisco, supposed to
be Tor So. 800. signed j. L. Donald son, pay
the train together for san Francisco, where
they arrived at 6 p. NJ.
Donaldson instructed Souza how to
get t. hotel via the Twenty-fifth street
station and cabie-cars as the nearest way,
While he went down TO Fourth and Town
SEND ostensibiy TO go to the freight-office
and make arrangements for unloading the
cattle IN the morning, as they would get in
during the night, so he said. He was to
meet SOuZa two hours later at the hotel.
q
pi eicus, made some inquiry about Donald
son. but the hotel people did not kno him.
DISCOVERY.
Then an examination of the check re-
yealed the fact that il was only for SI23
On advice he went over to the stockyaTus
at oakland to see II they expected the cat
tle as. Donaldson stated he had sent word
there that they were coming. Ii Q found
that no word had been sent and then he
notified the officers.
kilograms to Fourth and Townsend
streets elected the fact that they had no re-
ports from Paso Robes showing the destina-
ton OF The cattle TO be San Francisco or Oak
land stOc6yards. 1t Is believed by SouZa
and the officers that Donaldson made up
with two or three other fellows 20 steal his
cattle, as he saw him conyersing with them
and that job was put up for him to come on
with SOuza to San Francisco. while they,
with the bill OF lading, would stop and sell the
cattle In Gllroy or San Jose and afterward
meet and divide the spells. 1t was feared
the fellow might 60 back TO San Jose. but
there was no train. Souza says his cattle
are all marked with his brand. The Chief
Of Police of San Jose was notified and
SouZa remained in Oakland last night.
Last night about 10 o'clock j. StampolIs.
law student, went into an clubhouse in the
yard OF the saloon adjoining the Oakland
poorooms. He was followed by two young
men who stood him up and attempted to
rob him. They got nothing. One j. Kelly.
paper-hanger, was arrested. The other is
said TO be a tough named Barnett, but he
escaped. He will be arrested to-day.
Alameda.
In o complaint flied by j. E. Ewald yes