The morning call., 1893-08-02
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Mary Martins Defense in
a Civil Action.
THE CONSOLIDATED ROAD.
Superintendent Rutherford to Be
Reinstated-Mary A. Williams
Husband Talks Back.

of stealing $14. 600 from Miss Sarah Leon
ard, refused to disgorge. Miss Leonard
brought a civil action to recover the gold.
and yesterday Mrs. Martin filed an answer
wherein she denies ever having stolen a
cent of the money. She declares it came
to her under the terms of an agreement.
ATTORNEY W. T. Aram prepared papers
yesterday upon an application to the Su-
preme Court for writ OF habeas corpus
for Mrs. Martin. He bases bis appeal
upon the prisoners extreme illness.
Norfeet in the Dock.
The trial of Frank Nortieet, alias Ely.
the negro charged with robbiEg Julia Heg-
gerty, March %. was begun before a jury
in Judge Ogden's court yesterday.
The prisoner is represented by Attorney
Carl Abbott, and Assistant District Attor-
uev II. A. Melvin is conducting the prose-
cutiou with the District Attorney.
Soldier" who is now serving fourteen
years at San Quentin, has been brought
over as q witness.
Rosy Bloom.
His father has come to the rescue. al
belt little late and the face of young
Andrew J. Bloom. the scheming mill clerk,
will be henceforth spared its bushes.
That is TO say, it will be spared its blush
ing before the amused detectives of the
City Hall. but it can keen it up elsewhere
if it wants to. Andrews case has been
stricken from the calendar, for his father
has squared his dents.
1t all occurred Monday morning and in
The most natural way in the world.
Mr.. Bloom ST. just walked down to
Messrs. Main 81 Mole. Blooms recent en-
ployers, and paid down the amount of
money so clumslly appropriated by his
debonaire son, remarking as he did so that
the lad ought to be hOrsewhlppeG, but he
hated to see him go to Jail.
The closing scenes of the comedy were
equally simple. When the case came up
in the Police Court yesterday morning the
Prosecuting Attorney moved for dis
missal, and his motion was granted.
He Charges Back.
The petition for divorce filed by Mary A.
Williams on Monday has brought out a
vigorous and sensational reply from the
defendant. He says that when he mar
red Mrs. Williams six years ago at San
Pablo she was Mrs. Gardiner. whose
husband had killed himself after only four
weeks of welded life. Williams says
there is a conductor named Thompson of
the Telegraph avenue line who has been
in the habit Of visiting his wife in season
and out.
On one occasion Williams was unable to
ItStEdlu HIS WIdt anu SCI upuu
with picket 1t was at this time that
Mrs. Williams got in the way and was ac-
cidentaly struck.
Mrs. Williams is now keeping house on
Telegraph avenue, with her mother, Mrs.
Wright. and Thompson is rooming with
them. Williams says he has had enough
of such married life. but will fight this
matter to protect his good name.
A New Line Ready.
The first car has been run over the ex-
tension Of the Telegraph-avenue electric
line on Fourteenth street to Webster. and
the line has ueen pronounced ali right.
The curve is one of the shortest in Oak
lard. having a radius of ffty-four feet.
Before cars can run regularly a cross
over must be built from the west track on
telegraph avenue to the east track on
Broadway, at the intersection of these
streets. The depot car will then run on
one block south to Fourteenth street on
the same track as that over which the
other cars go north.
1t is said that the F0urteenth-street
electric line. belonging to the Piedmont
Cable Company, will follow the example
of the TeleRrapu-avenue line and extend
to the narroW-gauge depot.
The Hoodoo Theater
The old "hoodoo" theater closed its
doors last night for the sixth or seventh
time in its history. II has been known as
the Colosseum. the Park and had various
other names, and was of late known as
the Oakland Theater. 1t had been run by
Albert Hasmer for the past few months,
but he departed for parts unknown few
DAYS since, when Darrell took charge as
leading man, taking Hasmer's place as the
Count Of Monte Cristo. The company has
been playing on shares since Vinton's ar
rival, but the ''hoodoo" was too murh for
them, aud they had to succumb. Vinton
says he will open the place himself in
few days with a good company and plenty
of backing.
Will Restore Rutherford.
Still another change, showing the
strength Of the Smith interest in the Oak
land Consolidated Railroad, will soon he
made, so it is alleged, by the restoration
of David Rutherford to the superintend-
ency. Rutherford was succeeded some
months ago by Mr.. Grimm. the present
Superintendent. Shortly after retiring
from the Consolidated road Mr.. Ruther-
ford was selected by F. NJ. Smith to build
the Twelfth-street electric line, and acCuit.
ted himself 50 we'll that his present posi-
ton OF carhouse superintendent will be
filled by T.. 3. McClennigan of San Fran
cisco, and he will be advanced to his old
position.
Important Filings.
Amended articles of Incorporation were
filed by the Oakland Consolidated Street
Railroad Company yesterday and
mortgage recorded, which was given to the
California Safe Deposit and Trust Com
any to secure a bonded indie btedness of
S5O0.O0
The object Of these filings IS to cure
technical defect. a New York lawyer
had discovered flaw In certain bonds re-
Gently issued by this company aud this
method of correction was adopted.
The OvsrhOltzer Case.
May Overholtzrr, defendant in an action
for divorce brought by c. r. Overholtzer,
alleges that the plaintiff is in receipt of
$500 month as salary and that he also
realizes from literary work. Mrs. Over
hotter further says that she is without
means of support and asks that plaintiff
pay her 500 month for alimOny and sup
port and $500 counsel fees.
Changed His Mind.
Isaac Wells, ex-Town Assessor for
Berkeley. who on Monday filed a dismissal
Of an action commenced to prove the
recent election in Berkeley illegal. filed a
revocation OF his consent to dismissal YES
terday. He claims to have been threat
eped with the loss of his home and his stu
alton as janitor of tho Town Hall uni
he dismissed the suit.
Let the County Pay
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