The morning call., 1892-11-12
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
Veterans to Have Political
Patronage.
A YOUNG WlFE'S SUICIDE.
Signineance Of butchers Lstter-An other
Asper Found-shanghai.rs Believed
to Have Get William Baswsli

ne veteran soldiers of Alameda County
VIII recommend to Sheriff-elect McKiIli-
can the retention in Office of Deputy Sheriff
Il" " h Adney aud the appointment OF
Andrew Hollywood to a deputyship. The
recommendations are made because thew are
oio soldiers and without regard to politics.
aithongh they are both Re ublieans. 1t is
UNDERSTOOD that McKillican has agreed to
nonor the wishes of the veterans aud to
hoia at their disposal two vacancies.
ohetin Hassey. who is himself a veteran.
"ou'o nave been recommended, but it was
stated at meeting last evening that he
"ouid moi. under any circumstances. accept
deputyship under Democratic Sheriff.
MIS- Lena McHerdel, wife of Frederick
MeHerdel, hotel-keeper of Mission San
Jose. was found dead 10 a reservoir on the
MciVer ranch. near by. yesterday. The
Soroners jury returned verdict of suicide
t urvsuse o. ill-treatment and family
iouoats- one was native Of Germany,
aged - years. Her husband testified that
me. .hes nao been married about year and
that she had violent temper, which
Drought on frequent qnarrels in which she
threatened to kill herself About four
years ago she had tried to commit suicide by
jumping from the Sausalito boat. Other
witnesses testified that they had once seen
her covered with black and white spots,
whicn, she said, was the result of beating
by her husband
! he last words left by Samuel butcher
was letter to The CALL. in which he
stated that he came near dying from an
oVerdose OF powder given by the doctor to
induce sleep. 1t is acknowledged that il
thls letter had been received previous to the
INQUEST 1t might have thrown light on the
half fearful investigation made by the
Coroner's jury. They were afraid of
ieprosy and the inquisition was made as
oriei as possible. Dutcher left no written
word 10 them to tell whether or not dsso-
iullon was By his Own hand and they gave
MIN the benefit OF the doubt, attributing
aeatn 10 natural causes. glad To get away and
nave the body buried That he took poison
there Is no doubt. but there is an inference
ieit by MS last plaintive letter, dated but
few hours previous 10 his death, that Ii
might have been an overdose taken TN nteD-
uonally and that he succumbed. after all,
10 its effects. He still expressed The belief
that he was improving and thanked some
friends that had interested themselves In
tee from the First Unitarian Church, whn,
as stated in THE CALL. had received $50
from the trustee for his relief. Rev.
Charles w. Wendle. who brought it about,
states that q meeting will probably be
called within fw days 10 take steps
toward starting a reform movement for the
benefit Of such outcasts.
When the opium den was raided at Ninth
and Fran Kiln streets by Officer Scanon the
other night leper was captured. This was
All Lem. who was taken 10 the city prison
with four others, who were freQuenters of
the den. The ChinamaD. who has been
afflicted five years, will be taken to the
Dutcher cabin at the County Infirmary
grounds. His disease was detected yester-
day by Health Officer Dunn.
The shanghaiers have apparently cap
tured Charles Boswell. lie is young m an
who has been living with his father at
Fort!eth street and Broadway. He had a
habit of lingering about the wharves and
has not been seen since Thursday morning.
The will Of Joseph Santos has been filed
Tor probate. leaving property worth $4,000
to his three children. Santos was the
farmer near CenteTyille lately killed by
runaway accident.
The following Grand Jury. now in ses-
sion, was .mpaneled before Judge Ellsworth
yesterday: Oaklsnd-J. c. Bullock, Owen
Rooney, ii. II. Meyer. l.. ID. Mason, C. J.
Raleigh, a. @. Sinclair, III. NJ. Hefiin, O.
Emlay, j. j. Lerri, W. ID. Perine, w. +,
Carroll. Henry Trombley: AameGa-Stau-
ley Stephenson, Richard Crooks; Brooklyn
TOWNSHIP. L. Blethen; Washington
ship. L. WeiIbye; Eden Township-Ed-
ward III. Clawter
The dead body fonnd near Blair's Park
the other day has been identified as shat of
Thomas Rowe. machinist, who had been
working in the neighborhocd He died
from natural causes.
Lawrence Lane. an elderly farmer of San
Leandro. was taken to the County Jail
under $1,000 bail last evening, awaiting
trial Tor attempting to kill his young WIFE,
Trial trips were made on the Eighth
street electric road last evening and regu.
lar trips will be made within few days.
Alsnsd.