The morning call., 1893-03-31
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Charles Riedel Not Guilty
of Murder.
A YOUNG WoMAN'S DEATH.
The Negro Footpad Still at Work Rev.
Mr.. Silcox Resigns From
Berkeley and Alameda.

yesterday afternoon of the charge Of muir
deriug Nick Whalen at Warm Springs.
The case has been on trial for nearly two
weeks before Judge Ellsworth. After he
delivered his charge yesterday the jury re-
manned out only half hour before reach
ing a decision.
RiedePs wife and little girl, dozen rela-
tves and courtroom full of neighbors
overpoYered him for a little while with
caresses and handshakings.
He was defended by w. w. Foote and A.
A. Moore, who exerted themselves to their
utmO st in their plea to the jury. By the
time all the evidence was in the defense
made no effort further than to get verdict
for manslaughter.
The killing was done in front of a saloon
one rainy night year ago. There was bad
bio cd between Riedel and Whalen, the lat
ter being relative OF RledePs wife. Wha-
len had previously threatened TO do Rledel
up" because of religious difference. and
on the night in question. when both were
Intoxicated, lie picked quarrel lie was
about to brain Rledel with mophandle
when the latter stabbed him and fled, not
knowing that the wound had fatal effect
until told of it by friends The row at
tracted much attention.
DIR. d. L. Webster notified the Coroner
yesterday that young woman named Ida
cneGWOOu HAu Qleu IN MS rooms AT ElRuLn
street and Broadway, at A. NJ, of septi-
Genie, or blood poisoning, caused from
hrmOrrhages. She came to his Office on
March 81 and asked for treatment. She
was too weak to leave, and had remained
with the doctor and his wife ever since.
DIR. Webster called in DR.. Hall, and, when
she was about to die, DIR. Church.
The two former physicians testified at
the inquest last night that she had con-
fesSed TO them that she had performed an
I. s,1, ~
refused to tell her NAME but it was subs E.
quently learned that she lived with her
mother, Mrs. Ada NOriega, at 1919 Howard
street. San Francisco. She had been a
waitress. A verdict was given in accord
aDee with the above facts.
Some time ago it was reported to the po-
lice that negro footpad WAS operating in
East Oakland.
Nothing has been heard of him of late and
the officers were eongratulating themselves
that he had been scared away. BE has ap-
parently only transferred his operations,
however. for Sunday night two young
women of Golden Gate. one OF them the
daughter of a storekeeLer at that place,
were attacked by negro while they were
walking home along the railroad track
from Lorin. They had returned from a
visit to Berkeley and had left the
electrician where it branches off near
| the station. They entered a bakery
| TO purchase some pastry and then
some one was following them When they
! were past the solitary little station at
| Adeline street the pursuer caught up and
grabbed one of the girls about the waist.
/ he other one ran scTeachng TO the nearest
house and the assaiiant, becoming freight
| ened, ran off, but not until he had eX-
amined the pocket Of the young woman
| whom he held and secured her purse,
| handkerchief and gloves. Both stated that
| he was a negro rather heavy set ana that
/ IA. a i.fv l. tati
| be The same negro who recently assaulted
! Mrs. Moller at Berkeley
Rev. }. Is. Silcox OF the Pilgrim Congre-
| gati0nal Church, East Oakland, has re-
signed. He is Tie fourth pastor of that
| place TO give up his charge within the past
| few months. Mr.. Silcox has received a call
from the Emanuel Church of Montreal,
| Canada. In Offering his resignation he
said that his object IN taking charge of the
| Pilgrim Church last August was TO unite il
| and put it on a tirmer basis. He had done
this and had seen the accession of sixty
new members since that time. He now
felt il incumbent to go to larger field.
Mr.. SilcoX was formerly the pastor. but re-
linquished charge to 90 TO Sacramento,
whence lie was called back.
Since being in the Council Con Brosnahan
has made n record for sarcasm. He gave
| his parting shot yesterday when referring
to his successor, Mr.. Watkinson of the
Southern Pacific, whom the Republicans
this morning" said Mr.. Brosnahan. land /
have only one more public duty TO per-
form-the Introduction of my successor in to
Office. l have got my little speech ready,
and 1t will run as follows: There is no
need of my eulogizing Mr.. Watkinson; his
record for the past two years is before
YOU"
General E. d. Reyes, who was reporte to
be DIV ing a few weeks ago, has recovered
sufficiently to be up. On fine DAYS he goes
driving with his daughters. His old age is
against him, however, and he is too feeble
for prolonged exercise.
The Puget Sound aud other lumber COM
panies were notified by the Street Supern-
tendent Yesterday to remove the lumber
piles that obstTuct traffic on First street.
meas the 10 nt OF Broadway. TINS was done
on complaint of p stmaster Bishop 10 the
Board of Public Works that the lumber
allows 10 room for the mail-carts to reach
the cars.
The embers of the Grand Army of the
Republic, whose eneampment has just ended
at Los Angeles, have selected Oakland as
the next place of encampmenl early next
spring.
Charles Earl, alias Skinner, an ex-convict,
has been arrested for obtaining money un-
der false pretenses. He joined the Saliva
tinu ArmY recently and married one of the
girl members. He then went about claim
ing TO be deaf and dumb, with sick wife
N take care of and utterly without means.
Newton Sewell, secretary of the Associated
Charities, swore to the warrant Of arrest.