The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-24
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
The Question Of the Late Mrs.
Murphy's Residence.
The New Read to San Leandro-Afraid to les.
tify in Lottery Case-Notes From the
Courts-Alameda Items.

Murphy, senior member OF Murphy, Grant
q Co.. came up again in Judge Henshaw's
department of the Superior Court yester-
day. The contention Of the girls is that
Mrs. Murphy at the time of her death was a
resident and citizen of the United States,
residing temporarily in London. While
Miss Helen L.. Murphy was on the witness
stand she testified, in answer to the cues
tion as to whether her mother considered
America or EUgland her home, that her
mother always considered San Francisco
her home, and was three times presented at
the Queens drawing-room. receptions as
Mrs. Murphy of San Francisco" did
you ever say In a letter, when referring 10
Americans. that Il loathe them all; they are
narrow-minded, shams and all for show p .
asked the counsel for the contestiDg broth
ers. mo, sir. don't think did. In fact
my impression is that such letter was
written by Lady Wolseley. my sister. to
me-" The matter was not concluded.
THE SAN LEANDRo ELECTRIC ROAD.
1t is now stated that the Oakland. San
LeandrO and Haywards Electric Railroad
will be ready for running between April
Is and May /. The carhouse is completed,
the boilers are being bricked in and the en-
gines and dynamos are being set up. The
cars Tor the line are receiving the finishing
~
will soon be placed on the trucks, one car
load of which have arrived and another is
looked Tor every day at Newark.
An agreement was entered into by Miss
n. }. Austin with Frederick Boegle, real
estate dealer, to attend to the sales of GER
tain real estate in Oakland Township. Yes
terday the lady, Mrs. n. J. Dyer. sued for
an anuulment OF the contract, and that the
court appoint some person to convey the
property back to her.
the charge OF obtaining Sl20 from cigar
dealer on false pre;enses, by passing a
bogus lottery ticket on him and obtaining
cash for IT. was up In the Police Court yes
terday. The victim was placed on the wit
ness-staDd, but decliped to testify to any,
thing material for fear he might criminate
himself Richard OConnor also was put
upon the stand. but he was also very care
full. lie is said 10 be member Of a lottery
company. 1t would never be known, how
ever. by his testimony that he had any in
teTest whatever In IL. The court intimated
that the ticket may be found to be genuine
and the officers OF the company had raised
a question of its genuneness probably with
the Intention of defrarding the holder. The
matter finally went over until tomorrow
morning.
AROUND THE COURTS.
The will of Ellen S. Fairbank has been
filed for probate. The estate is worth about
$4,000, and consists of a lease for five years
OF the Junlata at San Pablo avenue and
Eighteenth street. worth $4,000. and the
residence and lot. 634 Fifteenth street,
valued at $1,000. She divides her estate
among her four children, and gives j. G..
Clancy, her brother-in-law, $3.50 Her son,
III. ). Falrbank. j. j. Tobin and j. G.
Clancy, are appointed executors without
bonds: Mr.. Clancy declines aud Tobin APP
plies for lgtters. Tie son is only IS years
of age. The will is Geographic and was
written in November. 1889.
The suit of p. Steinbagen against Rudolph
FRANKIE. which was recently tried before
Judge Greene and was over q dissolution of
partnership and to recover Sll, 800 for
alleged misrepresentation as to q quantity
OF pickles. has been settled by paying the
plaintiff $500. Steinhagen claims to have
paid into The business S1l,500. He will try
TO retrieve in some other business. The
attachments of creditors against the pickle
works have been released and FRANKIE is
again in full possession.
Sarah A. Embury mas sued George A.
Embury TO quiet title to lots 20 and 20,
Hardy tract, Berkeley.
The estate of John Berger, deceased, is
appraised at S10,249.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Oakland public school teachers will
meet at the High School building to-mor-
row al o'clock. Professor Earl Barnes
will deliver lecture on Teachers Read
Ing" and Mrs. Barnes. professor of modern
history in Leland Stanford Jr. University.
will talk 10 the high and grammar school
teachers at 9:l5 o'clock Saturday morning,
at the same place, on Methods of Teach
ing history"
The First Hebrew congregation is salts
fed with Morris Sessler and has chosen
him as rabbi for two years at a salary of
$500 per year. He is now on his way back
to Providence. II. L., where he will bid fare
well to his congregation there and return to
Oakland about May Is.
During quarrel while imbibing too freely,
Miguel Santos cut his friend, Phil Con
salyes. at Pleasanton, on the back and fore
head. Santos was visiting Gonsalves at the
time and the latter was too hospitable. The
knife wlelder Is now in the County Jail on an
assault 10 murder charge. 1t was necessary
to take twenty stitches in the wounded
mans cuts. A son Of Santos is in the
County Jail awaiting trial on charge of
burglary.
Barzella p. Green. native Of Virginia,
aged 6S. ana Tor ten years resident of
Oakland, died suddenly yesterday at his
residence on Webster avenue, near Tele-
and 1t was ascertained that death was from
natural causes
Judge Ogden yesterday fined C. W.
Hurst, the eXpressman, $50 for selling lot
terry tickets while waiting for some one 10
give him job Of hauling. The fine was
paid.
The further argument Of the petition of
Mrs. Mary T.. Martin for reduction of her
bail from $4,000 went on yesterday, and,
after two hours, went over until this morn
ing.
William Murray was committed to the
Whittier Reform School Yesterday by
Police Judge Ogden. There are two or
three more to be examined, and the Sheriff
Will send party of six at one time.