The morning call., 1892-08-20
Mrs. Martha Partridge Files a
Counter Complaint for Divorce.
Destructive Fire in Berkeley-The Penalty
visited on Secretary Theobold-The Kee-
gan Will Contest.


"hXed things satisfactorily.
HES on our side!" shouted the boys
ne old man had to give in"
ne boycott was then formally declared
on and the youngsters proceeded to load
thelr arms with the early edition OF the
paper.
III mad been agreed that they should be
allowed three instead of two papers for
cents, which was the same price at which
the hewsstands were supplied and at which
other papers were sold to the boys.
during the forenoon they had matured
plans 10 carry on vigorous crusade against
street sales of the paper, but were circum-
vented by Mr. Darge's ready acquiescence
TO their demands
MRS. PARTRIDGE ASSERTS HERSELF.
few weeks ago William II. Partridge,
clerk with the Southern Pacific Company,
sued his wife, Martha, for q divorce, alleg-
Ing desertlon. This made Mrs Partridge a
niue mad. and after expressing herself to
the reporters about her husband, the papers
ana various other thingsshe filed counter
complaint, charging that he was the one
VINO did the deserving because she and her
nOther-ln-laW could not exactly agree as to
the pest way TO manage William and the
household. Yesterday Mrs. Partridge had
an order Issued for the husband to come into
court and tell the Judge, provided he can,
why lie shall not pay her $50 per month
aIlmony ana 500 counsel fees He earns
$40 per month.
DISASTROUS FOR WEST BERKELEY.
Inc City Planing-mills of West Berkeley
were entirely destroyed by fire yesterday,
entailing a loss Of $4,000. The mills have
been the chief industry of West Berkeley
since Inc powder works were DESTROYED,
ana the hre has thrown large mum Der of
men men our OF work. Added to the disaster of
Tue powder explosion ii IS blow which
VIII De perceptbly felt. The flames were
lrst seen by the b0okkeeper about 8 o'clock
HaIlng through the windows of the store
room In the second story, and they spread
SO rapidly over the dry building that it was
Impossible 10 stay them. The lack of fire
apparatus was keenly felt. ana there was
notnlng TO do except to try to save some of
the lumber adjacent to the mill Nearly all
the machinery was ruined. There was no
insurance on the building. though there was
small policy on the machinery. The cause
OF the IRE is not known.
THE PRICE OF IT.
The cost to Secretary r. w. Theoboid of
llbellug DIR. Carpenter, a director of the
Alameda County Humane Society, will be
$50. Judge Ogden told Mr.. Theobald yes
ieiday mat IL he preferred he could go TO
jail Tor 40 days. This was only d grueSome
joke, as the Judge knew that Theodald had
friends VINO would never permit his con-
nnement. Immediate settlement of the
sentence was evaded by Iheohald giving
notice Of an appeal to the Superior Court
and by Postmaster i. w. Bishop, president
OF the society, together with Louis kesser,
going on his bonds IN the sum of $500 pend
ing the appeal. Theobald will probably
raise the money and pay the fine without
/ b0thering the Superior Court about il. He
only took the appeal To gain little time.
a BERKELEY MAN ASSAULTED.
Allan Baum, a member Of the real estate
firm OF Cheney x Baum and manager of
tie Berkeley Herald Publishing COMPANY,
fell among thieves ia Saa francisco
Wednesday night and is now lying in bed
from the effects OF a sand-bagging He
started from the theater to take tue last
boat, and was assaulted at the dark juno
tlon OF Market and Pine streets by three
ruthans. He was hurriedly relieved of
everything except his watch and chain
Baum came home in a dazed condition, and
u VIII no some time before he is able to
MAKE up his loss b. selling Berkeley real
es ate.
THE WIDOWS CHARGES.
Poor Timothy Keegan was insane for
nine days before he died. according TO the
amended contest TO his viii fled by the
| widow. The grounds of the assertion are
| that Timothy left the widow only lie in
terest in his estate of $4,000 and wiIled
| that IL should 90 to his brother Simon aft
| her death. Simon has not yet been heard
| from. Widow keegaD merely charged in
| her original complaint that her husband
was CT unsound mind. and that Simon kee-
| gan Stood at his brothers bedside while the
| sweat OF death was on his brow ard unduiy
| Influenced him against tile widow to be.
THE FATE OF woNDERLIcK.
There was strike In the San Francisco
| Cooperage last week and Z. Wonderlick of
| West Berkeley refused to go out. The
| walking delegate told him not 10 wonder at
| The lick he was about 20 get and followed
| the criticism with blow. Mr.. Wonderiick
| had him arrested for battery. Charles
! Thram is the name Of the obstreperous del
| egate and he VIII have n hearing today be-
| fore Justice Peuwell. Wouderliek held that
| il he should strike he couldn't support his
! family, and that while he held the CoOpers'
| Union IN the highest reverence his family
| was little nearer to his heart The COOP
| ers followed him across the bay and tried
| to impress union principles upon him
| by using him as q MOP with which 10 wipe
| mp several yards of earth. Woaderlick
wanted little redress of grievances him
| self and naturally carried his complaint to
| Justice Penwell. who issued a warrant for
the arTestof his assatlants, including Thram.
| THE PERRINs SUIT.
For long time there has been warrant
| out for the arrest of John f.. Perrins Of
| Berkeley for contempt of Judge Henshaw,
| The Judge ordered him TO pay Mrs. Chris
tina HerrinS alimony, pending the hearing
| Of the suit for divorce. John promised
faithfully that he would, but he was in the
o.
! Even since then John Perrins has been
| dead to Oakland He is somewhere in the
| far East, having LETT his business In Berke-
| ley. to avoid any further contact with his
wife or Judge Henshaw. 1t has been
mutually agreed, however, that the case
shall be tried on August %.
| Inc Court Commissioner has filed his re-
port IN the PeTTIe divorce case and de-
cree was Issued to the wife on the ground
oil wlilInl neglect and habitual intemper-
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awarded to tho divorced wife. The defend
ant IS well-known capitalist
| Inc San Pablo-avenue Baptist Church, a
corporation, has asked leave to sell prop
erty on Delger street and San Pablo avenue.
THE COMMITTEE OF 100.
| IWenty-thlrd avenue has developed an
organization OF whitecaps calling them
| selves The Committee of 1907 They
have warned William Harding to quit drink
ing ana look out for his family, under pen
atty oil being ridden on rail. A deaths
neau was Affixed to the letter Of warning.
1afoihG called at newspaper Office last
evening aud said that the symbol looked
worse than any snake he had ever seen, and
ne ed that he would join the church
ana become model citizen.
FRANK bison, messenger boy, fooled
| WIN revolver. He did not know 1t was
| loaded Steward Larsen of the Recei wing
Hospital extracted 3S-caliber ball from h is
Knee ana FRANK won't carry any more mes
saseS iOr some time to come.
Inc telephone company Is Directing Wig
orousiy 10 the city assessment OF property,
when is placed at S91.215 Percy L. Nor
| gan, auditor of the company, has filed a
petition with the council asking that re-
ducton be made on the grounds that the
prohts OF the company do not justify so
large an assessment
Berkeley.
| Professor Bernard Moses has changed his
| address from Berkeley to the California
| Hotel, San Francisco.
| Arwin o. Leuschner. the brainy young