The morning call., 1892-06-14
FROM ACROSS TIE BAY.
The Sad Cause Of a Young
WOman's Insanity.
Beggs the Embezzler and Parker the Biga
mist Have a Little Tilt in Jail.
Alameda ard Berkeley.

at was only S600-S600 in letter, and
you opened IL ana took 1t! You must have
done il, Davew
Time after time she spoke this. aud then
she would begin to sing. and her voice
quaveIed through the jail sweet aud cul-
tured as prima donna's.
But she was only servant girl, and she
was an octoroon besides. though no one
knew this until three colored people, two
men and a woman, called at the jail late in
the evening to make inquiries. Until that
time it was not known who or what the girl
was.
She had been found screaming and I'M
clothed near the Sixteenth-street station,
where she had waded out up TO her knees IN
the water.
The callers explained that she had a
lover named Dave, whom she believed 10
have stolen $780, which she had saved dur
ing three years OF hard work. The thought
of this had driven her crazy. She came
here from Washington, ID. G., some time
ago with family named Hall, living on
Twent ieth and Grove streets. She left
them for some reason a few weeks ago and
lived in q room rented in the house of an
other white family at III GOss street. She
drew her money from the bank, and one
night her room was broken into and the
sum stolen. That was two weeks age, and
she has not seen Dave since.
The girls name is BERTHE Ware. When
taken to jail she wore diamond ring,
diamond breastpin ana gold watch and
chain. She is not more than 20 years old
ana her parents live in the East.
BEGGs AND PARKER
r. c. Beggs, the defaulting secretary OF
the electric read, expects 10 be released on
bonds to-day, as the necessary amount of
$500 Is nearly raised. j. Broui.ett, the
: al III If .1or-
assisted Beggs' wife and other relatives in
the effort to secure bonds. With all his
disgrace Beggs has become a sort Of hero,
and receives many callers. Baskets Of
flowers and other presents are sent him
daily.
Gallagher, the scapegOat, however, lam
guishes lonely and friendiess in dungeon
vile. Gallagher is to blame is the cry
taken up and dinned In the fellows ears
until he has become too mOrose TO talk TO
either Beggs or others. In the Police Court
yesterday his case was set for hearing next
Thursday, while that OF Beggs went over
until to-day. Both have engaged attorneys
An amusing incident occurred the other
night between Parker, the bigamist, and
Beggs Their cells are near each other,
and shortly after Parker entered, charged
with larceny, he began 10 banter Beggs.
and said: III get out Of here long time
before you will Pm only charged with
larceny. That's one consolstionP The
next day PaTkeTs two wives appeared on
the scene and the charge Of higamy vas
made Just then Beggs' case was growing
brighter, and he turned his batteries on
Parker with such effect that the latter
skunk into his cell and has refused since to
speak to Beggs.
ParkeT's sentence In the conviction OF
larceny has been postponed until July Is.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Before the Board of Supervisors yesier-
day the Oak land Consolidated Street Rail-
way Company presented an application for
an electric road from Mather street and
Webster avenue to Piedmont
The bonds OF the Oakland Railway Com
pany for the Ielegrsph-avenue electric line
were approved IN the sum Of $1,000.
The clerk vas directed to give the desired
information to James Gartin, q San Fran
cisco attorney. asking in behalf of the Sis
tiers Of Mercy as 10 what has been done
expenses of Mary BOOthby, in charge Of
the sisters. the sum having not yet been
turned over by the Alameda County HUI
name Society, to whom the board en-
trusted It.
AGAINST MINISTER'S.
Yesterday Edison f.. John c. and Hannah
y. Adams and Julia j. a. Praeter filed
suit OF electment against John McMasters
and I. Thompson. who have re used 10
move from land claimed by plaintiffs east
Of the Alce-stTeet bridge.
The will Of Mrs. Isabella Z. Calcao was
filed yesterday, bequeathing realty at Gen.
tervile TO her eight children.
The Young Mems Democratic Club will
march from College Hall, corner of Harrl-
son and Twelfth streets, 70 Seventh and
Broadway Tomorrow morning, whence they
will take the O'Clock train to the pier TO
meet the Democratic delegates, who will
leave at $3.50 for Chicago a band of "A
pieces will head the parade and number Of
tranSparencies will be carried.
BREEN's EXPLANATION.
The spiritualists who have been conduct
ing camp-meeting at Twelfth and Grove
streets have had their treasurer, John
Breen, arrested on charge of EN-
bezzng SIG 40. Breen is financially
we'll of, and his custody on such charge
has caused a mild sensation. Breen saws
be was promised So for getting the grounds
ready, and that be was also appointed TO
stay at the gate each night to sell tickets.
One night. however, the secretary, Mrs.
Davis, took his place at the door, and when
he returned she turned over TO him St7 90.
but he claimed that there $50 persons pres
ent, by actual count. which should have
made the amount $50. a quarrel started,
and when he put in his claim for SD they
rejected il. He deducted 1t out of SIC As
be had, and they refused to take the 81 4j
balance, bringing the suit instead. He
The West Oakland Republican Club was
addressed last evening by Councilman Gar
thorne, II. NJ. Collins Oliver Lindsay, John
TrOtter, and others. The club will hold
big meeting week from next Wednesday
evening, at which the several candidates for
Congress have been invited TO speak.
THE WATERFRONT WAR.
Y. l.. Forth last night began to make ar
Tangements to blow up more piles on the
water front These were sunk by the
waterfront company to shut in Remillards
steamer, which FOrtin's men brought
in successfully on last Sunday night
but which the waterfront company refused
to let out. The time appointed to remove
the piles was 80 this morning, at high
tide. The passage blown out by Forth
several nights ago is still open, and a
schooner loaded with sand was brought In
last night. The work IF filing is going
rapidly on.
At meeting of the Board of Education
last night Miss LittlejOhn was reinstated as
teacher in the high school, and on the rec
ommendation of President Smith Miss l..
Morris was appointed principal of the school
for six months; Miss Esther Franck was
appointed assistant teacher Of English in
the high school; Miss Beauvais was trans
ferred from the Lincoln TO the SWEET School;
Miss Wheeler was elected TO the Lincoln
School, and Miss Jane Clery was elected
teacher in the DUrant School.
4 resolution introduced by Mr.. Plunkett
to abolish secret meetings was laid on the
table,
1t was decided to take steps to purchase a
school site, 200x250 feet, on Eighteenth and
West streets. for S4175.
Alameda.
An alarm of fire was sent In from box IS,
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