The morning call., 1893-07-23
OVER IN OAKLAND.
No Side Entrances, the
Police Say.
FOR A SILVER CONVENTION.
The City's Case Against the South
ern Pacific Is Strengthened.
Mrs. Pores Suicide.

The Chief of Police has been pretty
dutifu " looking into the ladies en-
trance" question in the saloons of Oak
land. as per order of the City Council, an(
has received reports from one-third of III,
patrolmen sent out for this purpose. Or
only one patroiman's beat, so far as hearf
from, are there any side or ladies' en-
frances. and in those reported these en-
frances are not used by women.
According to this ratio the Chief think
that his statement that there are very few
saloons freQuented by women is correct
Suicide of Mrs. Lulu Pore.
An inquest was held yesterday on the
death of Ms. Lulu Pore and verdict re-
turned Of death by pistol-shot wound
inflicted with suicidal intent.
The husband was present at the inquest
and seemed very much cast down at the
death Of his wife. He stated to CALI
reporter that there was really no warrant
for her committing the rash act; that there
had been no particular quGrrel between
himself and wife; that Of course they had
occasional Disbursements. but tnat they
were of a trivial character. he stated
left the house before she shot herself.
Mr.. Pore felt hurt that morning paper
had stated that he was Deglectful of his
wife. As reported 10 an interview with his
wife's mother This was not true. he said.
Neither was il true that he did not work
faithfully. He worked at his trade when
ever opportunity offered.
He said that his wife's mother made
things very unpleasant for him. and
that they could never get along together.
The dead woman's maiden name was
Lulu Rentschler. her mother having been
married three times; first to Rentschler,
then to a Mr.. Bright. and lastly TO a man
named Whitaker: now living in East Oak
land. Mrs. Pores father was a San Fran
cisco furniture-dealer. H. also committed
suicide by shooting himself through the
head some years ago.
The funeral of the dead woman will
take place to-day at / 80 o'clock frcm Un-
dertaker Evers' parlors. The remains will
be taken to San Francisco for burial.
Burglary at West Oakland.
The upper fiat at 1717 Twelfth street,
occupied by a Mr. Nash and wife and the
niece of the former, a young woman
named Mrs. Men ell. was entered by burg
lars on Tuesday night last and $40 in coin
taken.
Mr.. Nash Is a man 20 years of age, an
employe of the Mint in San Francisco
In the middle of the night some time
Mrs. Mcneil was awakened by fash of
light across her room. She saw the form
Of 2 man in the bathroom, but thought il
was her uncle. Then she became fright
ened when she noticed that the man she
saw was larger and stronger than her
uncle. She was too badly scared to move
when the form approached her bed. He
placed one hand on her throat aud slipped
the other under the pillows and the bed
clothes for valuables.
He found nothing. and then returned tc
the bathroom to examine trunk stored
there This was the golden opportunity
for the frightened woman. She went with
a bound across the dining-room and into
her uncle's room. and jumped plump into
the bed between her uncle and aunt,
screaming loudly:
''&xsre's man in the bouseP>1
MrkNash got up to examine the house,
and u md the back door open and the
burglN gone.
On the back porch was found sack OF
-four and some jars Of preserves, but the
thieves were in too big hurry to carry
the booty off.
The burglars found $40 in coin for their
trouble. but left valuable gold watch
Lying on the bureau.
Mrs. Martin INDICATED.
Mrs. Martin, incarcerated in the County
jail on charge of robbing Miss Sarah
Leonard. had an operation performed yes
terday by DR.. Stratton, by which it was
clearly shown that the poor woman was
sufferln from tumor.
She has been sick for long time, and
from her appearance it has been unjustly
hlhted that she was approaching ma 'ernity.
What the unfortunate woman must have
suffered mentally by these false assertions
can be only imagined, to which must be
added her great physical suffering. She
has been sick woman. and very sick
one, and by this operation, coming as it
does at such late day. her condition is
rendered very critical and she may not
survive it.
She has the best of care and atten-
tlop at the Jail. and her daughter watches
faithfully with her at all times.
To show to what a huge growth the tu-
NOR has reached it is stated that three
gallons of water we're drawn from her
In Answer to Porter.
George Il. Furry clerk of Judge Greene's
court, Department !, writes as follows to the
Oakland Enquirer in regard to the charge
of F. r. Porter that the court minutes had
been tampered with:
In last evenings Enquirer there was an Arti-
Gle headed "Porter's Sensation" the purport of
which was that Porter was eudeavOrlng 10
make 1t appear tnat the rough minutes OF the
proceedings OF the court, in the matter of the
accusations against the Supervisors OF this
county, had been tampered with, and that some
one other than myself had made an alteration
OF the same.
Ia this connection and by way of a reply to
That article. wish 10 state through your COL
umns thai The rough minutes of the proceedings
IN the matter of the accusation against the
board OF supervisors aud every entry therein
were wholly and entirely written by me and NO
one else.
IL is true that amended the entry therein as
hrst made by me shortly after it was first m ade.
because it did not state the facts as fully as l
desired hey should do.
further stale that the amendment was made
OF my own account and voluntarily, and that
nellner the court nor any OF the Judges had
any DlnB 10 90 with II In the slightest degree,
nor dld tney know anything about 1t.
GEORGE II. FURRY,
Courtroom Cleik Department 1.
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