The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-28
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
The LiIjegren Divorce Case Again
In Court.
Defense Prepared by the Christian Seien fist
sehaaKey Looking for the Place Where
He Says He Was Robbed.

Mrs. Liljegren, defendant in the Ijliepren
divorce suit. will be placed on the witness
slano To-day to tell about the Texas record
OF her husband, Rev. +. u. l.iiiegren. Of the
o"edlsa NJ. 4. Church. The case will oc-
cupy the rest of the week.
Her attorney offered an amended nIaad-
ing yesterday in which he charged the rev.
ereud husband with having been compelled
to flee from the wrath to come in TEXAS he
cause OIL 100 intimate an acquaintance with
Swedish woman. The charge has been
verbally made by Mrs. Liljegren. and the
pastor has verbally denied H.
when the case was resumed Yesterday
there was not so large an attendance as
usual. interest having evidently waned.
The State convention was over. and.
therefore, ex-Judge Gibson. who had been
candidate, no longer had the sore throat.
lie lnuustrI0usly examined the witnesses
Tor the defense. aud this time LiIiegren's
att9rHeys had 10 do all the Directing
MI Gibson having been reliey we'd of this
oheIous duty, the case proceeded more
rapluiy man hitherto.
Inc witnesses testified to the good char
ac'er OF Mrs. Liliegren in this country aud
III III sweden; Among them were William
watson and Joseph 0kerblad of San Fran
cisco, both of whom have been in Sweden.
1ooa Deacon Lindbl0m, Rev. Mr.. Lilja-
greh fight-hand man, frowned at the testi-
lhoiN, ahu key. Junius Laertes Hatch, Mrs.
elaied. by
When the sensational suit is ended Mrs.
LLi1regen VIII be preparedIto 60 on the stage.
enc IS nown as the Swedish Nightin-
gaze, ana has had considerable adyertis-
ing. She expects to go 10 Chicago. whence
about August 4. 4''''
DR. FLUNo'S CASE.
l.. y. fluno. the Christian scientist, has
written defense of his doctrines of treat
ing the sick. He has been accused of being
responsible Tor nine deaths because of his
pecuIiar method OF healing, and hlS case is
now qnder investigation 10y TIE San Fran
cisco Homeopathic Board, OF which he is
member In his defense he calls attention
10 Scnfes who have been healed by him,
ana thlhks that he has been condeT ned
LOT MS failures without attention TO his sue
eeSSes. Christian scientists do sometimes
dsIl' ne says. but they ought not to do so.
ne doctrines themselves, he declares, are
elernaily right
Ihe charges against Fluno have been
Draw up and presented, aud the inyestiga-
ton VIII be made this week.
sCHAAKEY DOESN'T KNOW.
Yesterday John ID. Schaakey and Detec-
yves Holland and Shorey tried to find the
place IN East Oakland where Schaakey
claims TO lave been conf ed and robbed,
uut were unsuccessful. Schaakey still
maintains that his peculiar story is true.
The State Board of Equalization has noti-
he'd County Auditor Whidden that the
action oil the Alameda County board in re-
duclng the assessment on telephones from
SlOO TO $50 Is Illegal, because the boards
power Of equalization had expired.
Michael VShea, a stOrekeeper, living at
Us Jessie street, San Francisco, fell from
tue overland train near the mole, yesterday,
aud was badly Injured about the head. lie
was taken TO the Receiving Hospital
The Street Superintendent has collected
SlS349 10 OF the assessment for the opening
oil Chestnut street. The total assess meut Is
S3l.3I 6l. 1t became delinquent with the
close OF yesterday.
City Treasurer Gilpin has made an ar
rangement with the banks by which the
salary warrants of city officials are 10 be
eashed without discount.
Meadourn Clay, an Oakland boy, who Is
al present stud ling engineering at the Uni
yeTslty OF Edinburgh. has lately distn-
gus he'd himself in a competition in matne-
matitssS- lie received $50 points out of pos
sible 600 anG was only beaten by one mark
The successful coaa eetitOr was a Master of
Arts and Bachelor Of Science and received
gold medal. Young Clay, wh.ai is as yet in
his teens. and a son of the late !. ptain
Frederick Clay, was awarded q handsolss
silver medal.