The morning call., 1893-09-27

~ not be reSDou6i BILE for any debts contracted
by my WIFE, Mary Zelich. after this date.
Oakland, September 20 1893.
The parties in this domestic drama are
we'll known in local business circles, and
the injured principal, GeoeggreO Zelich,
has an established reputation for industry
and sobriety.
Nine years ago MIR. and Mrs Zelich were
married in this city. He Is an Austrian
and she Portuguese, but the difference
In natiouaities played little part in their
mutual regard, which was deep and long
remained so.
Their domestic life was as a rule most
pleasant until some six or eight months
ago, when the husband observed a cool
ness in bis wife'S demeanor and an in
clnatlon TO spend a great deal of money
and to find more pleasure away from home
than In the companlonship OF her hus-
band.
Three months ago, it is said, Mrs. Zelich
deliberately deserted her family and
stayed from home nearly week. Zelich
now believes that at that time she was
constantly in the company of another man.
The hus bands suspicious were aroused
by the occurrence, and he employed pri-
vate detectives to watch MS wife's move
msnts.
In time he came to regard the officers
zeal as suspiciously cool, and determined
to take a hand himself in the espionage.
At o'clock yesterday morning Zelich
turned mp At his home at the corner of
Third and Harrison streets. most unex-
pectedly, ana had his worst suspicious
confirmed.
Jack Groseta. a waiter in the San Pablo
Restaurant. opposite the City Hall, was at
the time demonstrating extreme affection
for Mrs. Zelich, and the husbands pent-
up wrath broke out.
lie flew at the guilty pair, and began
administering a severe drubbing to Gro
seta, and the end might have been tragic
then and there had not the wife come to
her lovers assistance and struggled with
her husband from behind.
In the melee Groseta made good his es-
cane and has been ''laying low" since
Zelich has published his wife, and vows
to have nothing more to do with her
His attorney, p. I. Benson. is preparing
papers preliminary to bringing an action
for divorce.
The only threats made by Zelich against
Groseta are in case he fails now to support
the woman to whom be has expressed such
devotion.
The Matheny Case.
The attorney for Louis Matheny is max
ing desperate effort for his client, and IS
fighting every point inch by inch In the
testimony OF Ira Thompson. the man who
was driven down 10 the corner of Seventh
and Peralta streets, the defendants coun-
sci has upset pet theory of the prosecu-
tiOn, that Matheny himself was driven to
that fatetul neig ghborhood on that stormy
night With TOedts testimony that he
took Matheny down there in his cab, the
last link in the chain connecting him with
the burglary was forged, and the chain was
complete. But this is all upset by Ira
Thompson.
Mrs. Mary Tormey, who has lived in
Oakland for seventeen years, testified that
on the 10th of March last she was conduct
ing the West End Lodging. house, at which
place Thompson is staying and was stay
Ing at that time. She heard Thompson
enter the house early in the morning of
March IL. She knew him because he
walked with slight limp, or halt in his
gait. After she had been awakened by
Thompson'S coming In she heard a police
whistle blow and shot fired.
Captain Levy testified that on the night
OF March 10 he was playing whist in
NashngtOn-street cigar-Store, and that
Thompson was there. He said he thought
that Thompson left the place one hour be-
fore he did, which was A. NJ.
Ed MahOney. who took care OF the place
on Washington street where the game was
being operated, gave testimony which was
about the same as Levy'S, excepting that
he said that Thompson left there about 2
a. NJ
There were number of other witnesses
new light was thrown on the subject.
SUPERINTENDENT Peal of the Gurney Cab
Company was recalled and stated that on
March 10 Toedt made one trip to Seventh
and Peralta streets and that at 2:15 A. NJ.
The last witness OF The day was halter
named Lacombe of San Francisco, who was
called TO rebut the testimony given by
Myers, the halter. called by the prosecu-
tion. He fitted the various hats on NJ ath-
eny's head and decided that they were too
1ur f.r knn
10 ask him whether he was friend of
Matheny. and will have him on the
stand again to-day to find out about this
Important point.
Slow but Safe.
The Seventh-street local train is now
called the "Wheelbarrow line" Mr.
TOwne is running his trains just as slow
as be possibly can and missing as many
boats as possible In the vain hope that
Oaklanders will 90 up and eat the Council,
Mayor and the whole municipal govern
ment.
By ordinance the trains are allowed to
run eight miles In thckly settled portions
and eighteen miles in other portions, but
MI Iowne has his trains keep up uni
form rate OF not TO exceed five or six miles
an hour. Anybody and everybody can
jump on and off, and the expert train
jumper of flyer" days is so disgusted that
he stays away from the train altogether
he inwardly curses such slow coaches and
beastly old railroad.
But Oaklanders smile at Mr.. Towne's
efforts to Oscommode travellers by missing
boats. Some how the finest ferries in the
world" don't leave till the trains arrive,
and Mr.. Towne's trains cannot travel slow
enough to miss connection.
Yesterday an Eighth-street electric car
travelled twelve blocks further than the
local train and still beat it TO the point.
Yesterday the first cage TO lock up Oak
landers In was put on the line, but the
doors were not closed and these cages will
be put on from day to day until all are
completed, and will be generally put into
operation on October /.
There is one redeeming feature in slow
trains, however; not single acciden [
has occurred in the four days they have
been running, despite the assertion of
Councilman Watkinson that it was slow
trains and jumping on and off that caused
so many armless and legless TO be ON exhi-
hition Ia Oakland.
Broken Bridegroom.
Frederick Lubka is the name of an in
telligent man who applied yesterday to
SnDerintendant Kelly of the Assoeiptad