The morning call., 1892-01-16
ACROSS THE BAY.
Mrs. FriOt's Tale of the Loss Of
Her Husband.
Moneys Of the Tremblsy Estate - Contracts
for the New Theater-Purchasa Of
a Residence.

A middle-aged Frenchman named Alfred
Frlot died in November in Berkeley from
acute alcoholism He and a young man.
AlDhOnSe Gesli1, had come to town some
months before. The viii was filed in the
latter part of December by Geslin, and it
was found that ali property had been left to
this young friend. In his petition Geslin
has stated that the only heir-at-law was
Mrs. Rose Fri0t, his mother, aged about 70,
In Paris, France.
The will was admitted to probate on the
10th inst, but on the 18th inst. Mrs.
Margaret Frlot was appointed guardian ad
lltem Of Mrs. Rose Friot, on the ground that
she Is incompetent by reason of insanity a
petition was filed yesterday by her as guar
dian asking for citation against Alphonse
Geslin, executor of the estate, to show cause
why the probate should not be set aside.
She alleges that the deceased was not in his
right MUD, aud among other things charge
irregularities in the making OF the will.
Mrs Margaret FriOt tells a remarkable
story. She said that she married Alfred
Frlot in 1876, and for eleven years con-
Quoted dairy product business-butter,
cheese, etc.-and that in 1887 they sold the
business and made trip to the Paris Ex-
position. While in Paris Friot fell in with
young Geslin, then about 90 years of age.
She says her husband changed entirely
after that, and that instead Of being a plain
man he DIRE SSed loud In clothes and lewelry
and began drinking. They visited various
portions Of France together. and year or
SO ago they took notion 20 come to Amer
lea and make a tour of this country.
she begged them to wait until she could
come with them. as she was then i'll, but
they would not wait. She came to New
| York two or three months ago. She re-
turned home to San Francisco last week
and was surprised to learn that during her
absence Fri0t had secured divorce from
! her, the service being by publication. and
| Geslln was In possession or her husbands
estate. She will trv 10 have the decree of
| divorce set aside. The estate is valued at
| $4,000.
THE TRENBLEY ESTATE.
The matter OF Mrs. Sarah Leroy Trem-
| bley, as the widow Of the late James Il.
| Irembley, NJ. d., came up in Judge Hen
/ shaWs department yesterday afternoon on
| her answer to show cause why she had not
accounted for the $40, 900 in the bank at the
| time DR.. Trembley died. 1t was shown by
| the respondent, with testimony OF the bank
| officers, that money was first deposited some
! years ago in the name OF DIR. Trembey. but
! that atterWard 1t was SO arranged that
| either DR.. or Mrs. Trembey could check it
/ to his death DR.. Trembley had Mrs. Trem-
| bley draw the entire amount from the bank
! and deposit 1t IN her own name, so that she
! would have the money in her own right. On
/ the point TO n neither she would be allowed
! to testify ID that fact, Judge HenShaw said
| be would like to have authorities so five
! days and five days were given and the case
! continued An Geographic viii has been
! found by Mrs. Irembley, written in pencil
/ entirely by the doctor. In 1876. Ihls VIII IS
| better for her than the will recently adj
mitted 10 probate because il gives her life
| interest in all the property-in the East as
| we'll as in Calfornia-whlle the last viii
| gives the larger part of the Eastern prop
! erty TO the son and daughter
| j. NJ Moore, State business agent, will be
! in attendance at the Alameda County Farm
| ers' Alliance meeting, at 86j Broadway to-
! day, as well as State Lecturer J. l.. Gilbert
| j. J. Morrison, j. y. Barton and other rep
! TeSentatlye Alliance men and women.
Mrs. Reed of 500 Fourteenth street was
! disturbed on Thursday night By noise in
/ the hallway, and going downstairs came
! face 10 face with burglar who fled, leav-
! ing her screaming for assistance.
PURCHASE OF A RESIDENCE.
Waldemar d. Rose Of Mare Island has
! purchased the southwest corner Of Eleventh
| and Jackson streets, at one time tue resi-
! dence of GEORGE NJ. Perrin, who was inter-
/ ested with John A Benson in Government
/ IduUSs IL Is ULGeESLUOu ludL hose lldS lnaub
| n transfer of the property for a handsome
/ place in Vallejo the valuation being placed
| at S12 800. Rose is in the Government en-
! ploy at Mare Island.
A fire occurred between and o'clock
yesterday morning, at Twelfth and Market
streets, in two-story building containing a
| store on tie ground floor and residence in
the upper part The cause is said 10 have
! been the explosion of a Coal-oil lamp. The
total loss is estimated at $500, fully
! insured.
A sawyer named George II. AIcCuen lost
his arm at the railroad mills in West Oak
land yesterday by the saw breaking and
the pieces striking him in the arm.
William Altman has sued his brother,
j ohm, TO recover $3.50, alleged to be due for
| services rendered on the defendants ranch
| in Lake County.
| COunterfeits Of So bills of the issue OF
1880 have been discovered in circulation IL
! Oakland.
| ANOTHER CONTEST.
| a cOntestlhas started up again for the posi-
| ton OF official stenOgrapher of the Police
| Court. The business was recently turned
| over to the Superior Court men, but they
| have been importing reporters from San
! Francisco and working them on percentage.
| The local men make a loud cutlery at this.
| The contract for all the carpenter work
| and plastering except the Interim work Of
| the theater), roofing and glazing except the
| art glass Of the new MacdOnnugh Theater
| has been let 90 Robert and James A
! Smile for S6S,900. The work on the theater