The morning call., 1893-12-28
BOTH CAME BACK.
Mrs. Soaring Returns and
Is Forgiven.
BUT w. G.. HAVLiN is NOT.
Providing Work for Those Who
Are Without 1t.
SPEAR WILLS HIS WIFE ST..
The Anti-Gate Ordinance Pronounced
Invalid = Wants to See the
BOOk-Garbage Men Strike.


asking for release from his other half, and
the other by Mrs. ". G. Havlin, who
wanted the yoke broken which Bound her
TO Mr.. Havlin.
The fling of these divorce proceedings
told two stories of two broken families,
and Mrs. Soaring and Mr.. Havlin. who
were defendants in the two cases, made
another very interesting story for the pub
tic by running away together. And II
seems that they have determined not to be
forgotten, and have made still another
and fourth story by returning to the
scenes of their first love.
Both are again in Oakland. Mrs. Scar
ing kept up somewhat of correspon-
dence with her children and by them,
it seems, was drawn back to her home
and husband. and when she returned two
weeks since was received by her husband
with open arms and much to the disgust
of his family, who wanted MIN to let the
woman 60. He forgave, however, and is
now making an effort 10 withdraw the di-
vorce proceedings brought against the err
ing woman.
To complete the chapter, Havlin also
came back, hoping all would be forgiven
by the scorned and deserted Mrs. Havlin,
and on Christmas day, thinking of peace
Uu cdllu suOuWlll 10 men, ne pre-
sented himself at the door OF his domicile
of old and rang the bell. With bowed
head and humble spirit he awaited and
soon his wife appeared. She gave him one
look and turned and shut the door in his
face with bang. He went out in the
world again.
The story of the wanderings of Havlin
and Mis-. Soaring is interesting. When
the TWO boarded the train at Sixteenth
street in July last Havlin purchased a
ticket Tor Mrs. Soaring. and himself trav-
eled on an employees pass, being engaged
in railroad work about the yards.
At Bakersfield he was put off the train.
because he could not work" his pass be-
yOnd that point, and was out of funds.
Mrs. Soaring went on to Gallup, n. Mex,
and from there to Albuquerque, which
town Haviin manage to reach later on.
1t is said also that the first mad infatua-
ton of the couple began to wane at this
point and that Mrs Soaring stopped at
Albuquerque, while Havlin determined to
go on East. He finally found his way
back to his old home near Boston, where
he worked while on the Boston and AL
bany Railroad. But he soon began 10
yearn for the mild climate of Oakland,
and so hurried hiIherward with hope in
his heart that perhaps his deserted wife
would open her arms TO him.
Soaring was grocery clerk in West
Oakland and very good man, and had
chided his wife for her actions with Hav-
lin, but she paid no attention to him. 1t
is said that when she left she left a sick
child that had to be cared for by Searlng's
mother.
Havlin. also, 1t is stated. stood pretty
well among those who knew him, and two
years ago went to Boston as a delegate
from Oakland TO the switchmen's conyen-
ton. His wife accompanied him on that
occasion.
tIast accounts uavlin ,,as s.;iI -. :;
the cold and liable to be so as his wife has
found that she can get along very we'll
without him.
The Unemployed.
Over GOO men are now registered at the
bureau established for that purpose in the
City Attorneys Office in the City Hall.
The registration closes at 9 O'clock this
evening and 1t IS important that every Cit
izen of Oakland out of work should reg
ister.
OF the 600 registered 90 per cent have re-
sided in Oakland over two years and some
as high as 20 years
Of the number 20 per cent are married
men and about 60 per cent are unskilled
laborers, and 40 per cent are skilled labor
ers. Among the latter nearly every trade
is represented by ten or more signers and
over so per cent are Americans, and the
remaining 80 per cent are largely Irish and
English.
Superin tendent of Streets Harrison is
preparing a memorandum of the streets
which require immediate attention from
laborers.
City Auditor Snow IS preparing a plan
whereby every man who is given work by
the city will be paid in cash at the end
of each days work.
At meeting of the Board of Public
Works held yesterday afternoon The Street
Superintendent was Instructed to go ahead
and make the sewer improvements or
dered. This will employ seventy-fye
men, who will be put to work this morn
ing. There is $1,000 in the sewer fund to
pay them.
The Board of Public Works has 600
cubic yards OF crushed rock which it can
use to repair the streets with. This will
be used TO give work to 100 men for a
week. The work will be done under the
superintendent of the Street Department.
Then by the Sth Of January 1900 cubic
yards additional of rock will be ready for
use, and several hundred men can be kept
busy for a month.
On the whole the depressed condition OF
the local labor market is being relieved in
systematic way by the action of the Coun-
Gil. There is $4,000 in the city treasury
that can be used for public improvements
that are needed, and it is admitted by all
that the time to use il is now.
Dollar for His Wife.
no Will VI August II. SpeaT, late me-
chanic of the School Departm ent, is a sur
Irising document in that 1t makes dis
closure in his life affairs not generally
known.
The will was filed for probate yesterday,
and bequeathes his estate to bis children,
while his two daughters. Ella May Spear
and Clara Louisa Spear. are made ex-
ecutrixes and guardians OF the son of the
testator, A. f. Spear. These children
named above are by a former wife.
To the present Mrs. Spear, who was the
daughter of V. S. Northey. deceased gives
81. The following provision in the will
explains why. 1t reads:
81 request that the executives OF my last will
and testament give to my wife. Mary B. Spear,
The sum OF 81, and desire 10 state: That on or
about he 9th day of October. 1898, my said
wife did leave nv bed, aud board without lust
cause OF provocatlou, with the full determine
ton 10 terminate the relationship existing be-
tween US as husband aud wife, and then and
there informed me that could, at the end of
the year. obtain a divorce from her on the
ground OF desertion.'
There will probably be contest of the
will. The estate consists OF a lot in the
cemetery at San Diego. and also in Noun.
tain View. besides some personal prop
erty.
Serious Charges Made.