The morning call., 1893-07-07
OVER IN OAKLAND.
A Sensation in the Jail OF
the County.
The Captured Thieves-Mrs. Under
man Was Insane-The Berkeley
School BOard-AIameda Notes.

Mrs. Mary Martin, the woman who was
sentenced to Imprisonment in San Quentin
for ten years for detrauding Miss Sarah
Leonard, who alleged that through hyp-
motto powers Mrs. Martin got 81. ZOO from
her, and who has been in the County Jail
for a year past, being held there after
Judge Greene issued certificate of proba-
bic cause, and pending an appeal of her
case 10 the court, was represented in court
Yesterday by Clara S. FoltZ, who was en-
deavoring to get Mrs. Martin out on bail.
The attorney asked that the woman be
liberated on the ground that she is sick.
1t is the condition Of Mrs. Martin that
excites gossip. The indications are that
she is about to become mother, while she
herself states that she is afflicted with a
tumor.
The physician and surgeon at the County
Jail, DR.. Stratton. is Of opinion that Mrs.
Martin is about to be confined so also
thought DR.. Huntington.
Mrs. FoltZ made an earnest plea that the
bail bond of $4,000 be reduced to $4,000.
and Judge Reynolds took the case under
Amusement until Monday morning at 8
o'clock.
Captured Thieves.
Detectives Dowpey and Holland of this
city and Marshal Rogers of Alameda made
an exceliei capture of thieves in San
Francisco July 4. They have for some
time been on the lookout for the parties
who have been committing depredatiOns in
various places on this side Of the bay. and
when going up Market street, near Fourth,
ran across the two fellows they were look
ing for-Richard Hibbetts, alias Stockton.
and Jack Blake, alias 'Piggie" Blake.
When these WORTHLESS saw the detectives
they made a dash up Market street, and
after a long chase over housetOps, through
back yards and saloons they were caught.
During the chase the crooks threw away
a lot of stuff they had stolen in Alameda
in the shape of rings, etc., which were
afterward recovered.
They had stuff on their persons which
has been identified as being stolen from
places in this city. Among these things
were valuabies from the residences of Mrs.
Bluet 1888 East Sixteenth street; Z. w.
G be. 1864 Fourth avenue; IL. q. Basdel.
1927 Eleventh avenue, and A. WallendOrf,
Berkeley.
To Meet in San Francisco.
Fl. ]. Waters OF Oakland. secretary of
the committee of 1895 of the Christian En-
daavor Society, has received by telegram
from Montreal the information that the
next meeting of the International Chris
tan Endeavor convention will be held in
San Francisco in July, 1895.
The convention. numbering 10000 dele
gates, has just closed its session at Mon
treal. Canada.
William G. Alexander of San Jose was
elected vice-president for California on the
board of trusi ees.
There were 100 delegates from California
at Montreal.
There will be meeting of the Oakland
Endeavor societies Friday night in the par
lorc IF the (,OpCrApatinp9 al church IN palp.
brate the victory of the California dele
gates in getting the next convention for this
coast.
Committed to Naps.
Mrs. Lindeman, whose son hugo of
Thirty-ninth and Grove streets had her up
on a charge Of insanity, was examined
yesterday and committed to Napa.
1t was thought for awhile that the son
might have some Interior motive in having
her committed, but it was proved that she
had decisions which made her presence
very unpleasant for the family.