The morning call., 1892-03-14
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
HOhmans' EX.Wife Makes His
Life a Burden for Him.
superintendent hrmes Characterizes His Re
moval as Underhanded-New Churches
TO Be Erected

year or two ago young man named
Charles Hohmans married a Mrs. Harrison,
several years his senior, but worth in her
own right something like $4,000 in real
property, bringing in an income of sos per
month. She required him TO contribute the
sum of $50 per month to assist in household
expenses and he had to pay it up every
month ont OF the profits of his saloon busi-
ness. Things went along all right until
Mrs Hohmans became jealous of Charleys
attentions to other ladies and especially of
one who took care of Westinghouse. Mat
tiers came to an open rupture and the wife
sued for divorce on the ground of cruelty,
etc. Charley allowed the case to so by de-
fault but it cost him about $50. That was
six months ago. He rooms at the Smith
House on the third floor. On Saturday
night about midnight the woman went up to
Hohmans' room slightly under the influence
of liquor and demanded admittance. He
knew who it was and told her to go away.
The landlady of the house tried to
get her to So away. but she re-
fused. saying that her husband was in there.
Hohmans finally opened the door and ad-
mitted her and demonstrated with her. She
claimed that he was her husband. After
telling her over and over that he had been,
but that she had gotten a divorce and was
now Mrs. Harrison, he put her out into the
hall, where she made so much noise that
Mrs. Smith sent for an officer. Nick VIII
liams persuaded her to go home and started
with her. but she fell down the stairs and
struck on her face, cutting her cheek and
receiving several bruises. She was taken to
her home. HOhmans says Tat when she is
under the influence Of LIQUOR she watches
MS saloon by walking up and down on the
opposite side of the street. lie noticed her
on Friday ana Saturday several times, and
was expecting something.
ARMIES WILL LEAVE THE CHURCH
After the exciting episode of Wednesday
evening Rev. DR.. C0yle did not occupy his
pulpit yesterday, but took days rest at
| Del Monte, While his pulpit was occupied
by another. q. W. Armes, elder and Sun
| day-school Superintendent said to a CALI.
! reporter that he and his family would take
| their letters from tie church. When asked
| If be would have remained if the change
| had been made in any other manner, be in
| timated that he and his family understood
| until the action OF the meeting last WedneS-
day evening that Rev. Campbell Coyle was
| to be assistant pastor, and that lie was 10
remain as Snnday-school Superintendent
| He did not like what he termed the under
| hand way in which it was done. If lie had
been informed beforehand that such action
would have been taken and that il would be
necessary to com bine the offices Of assistant
| pastor and Superintendent, instead OF bring
! ing the matter UP in the way il was. he
| would have quietly acquesced
| Two chapels will be built during the conf
| ing summer and fall. not far from each
| other. in the central portion of the city.
The First Evangelical English Lutheran
| congregation has purchased a lot at Grove
| and Sixteenth streets and Will build a
| chapel to cost about $500. The First
| United Presbyterian congregation has lot
at the corner of Eighteenth and Castro
streets, two blocks north and one west Of
the Lutheran's site, ana will also put up
| chapel at about the same cost.
RABBI LEssLER COMING.
letter has been received from NJ Less
| Ter. the new rabbi of the First Hebrew Con-
| gregation of Oakland, dated at Providence.
| r. l., in which he states that he will arrive
| in Oakland on Thursday. He will lecture
| on Friday and conduct the regular Sabbath
| service on Saturday.
meeting OF the Sunday-sehool Superin-
tendents and pastors will be held at the
parlors OF the Young Mems Christian Asso-
Citation this evening to appoint committees
and arrange for the annual meeting Of the
| California State Sabbath school Association
| IN Oakland next month.
The opening of the evangelistic meeting
under the Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor of the various Oakland
| churches. conducted by Mr.. Sanford, COM
| mences at the First Methodist Episcopal
| Church this evening and continues every
| evening this week. Ten thousand tickets
| of invitation have been issued for distribu-
| ton by the members.
PAIR OF RUNAwAYs.
James Owens and Harry Murphy. Two
| fifteen-yeaT-old runaway boys from Heads
| burg. are in the Oakland City Prison They
say they told their folks they were going to
strike out to earn a living for themselves.
| A communication was sent to their friends
| yesterday by Chief Tompkins.
Miss Kelley. residing with her parents on
| Willow street. West Oakland, died last
night from septicemia. the result of fall.