The morning call., 1893-05-27
OVER IN OAKLAND.
The Mysterious Death in
a Lodging=House.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
The Grand Jury and Pooirooms.
Graduates of the High School.
Berkeley Notes.

THE MYSTERIOUS SUICiDE.--It is now
pretty generally believed that the man
who was taken from the clearinghouse on
Fifth street. near Broadway. on Wednes-
day, died by his own hand. although
neither of the doctors who attended him
noticed particularly any signs of poison
ing in his symptoms At any rate they
say that it was from none of the ordinary
poisons death was caused, if it was poison.
The organs removed from the body, the
brain and stomach were In an apparently
healthy condition, the brain particularly
so, and the stoma c.l has been submitted 20
chemist for examination and the result
of this will not be known before Sunday or
Monday.
1t was thought at one time that the laun-
dry-mark on his collar and cuffs was that
of a laundry here, but this is not so. In
quries are being made IN San Francisco
laundres to learn if they know the marks.
The man was splendid specimen, large,
of nearly eco pounds weight. and the tex
ture of his clothes was of the fiuest. His
outer suit was very good and his under
wear of silk.
The house in which he died was in
quiet. out-of the-way place. but not such
place as man of his general appearance
plated some such action as has taken place.
Coroner Evers has made every possible
effort to learn who the man was, but thus
far without success.
Yesterday lady called at thu Morgue
and viewed the dead mans features and
said he somewhat resembled the husband
of friend of hers living on Fourteenth
street, and who had been absent from his
home for week or more. The lady left
and said she would bring her friend down
to see for herself.
The lady came back with the friend, but
they did not identify the man. They left,
positively refusing to give their names or
places of residence.
1t is generally supposed the man made
away with himself, because the evening
before he was the picture of health when
seen, and, moreover, every vestlge of
anything that might leave an identifying
mark was carefully made away with, or at
any rate was not found.
1t is understood there are detectives on
the case looking up possible cews that
may lead 10 the mans identity and ante
cedeDts.
A TRANSACTION IN DRUGS. = The
creditors of II. f. Mannion & Co., who
keep drug. stationery and confectionery
esta blishment at the Market-street station,
are a little worried over recent sale of
the business to G. w. Smith, who is said
| to be of the firm of Redington g. Co.. the
| wholesale druggists of San Francisco. 1t
is said that Manuion was indebted to
Redington q Co., but it is not known TO
| what extent.
MIR. Smith claims that the purchase. so
! far as he Is concerned, is bona fidP, but
some of the creditors of Mannion & Co.
| say that the thing looks to them like an
assignment. and they thought they ought
to have been consulted in the matter.
When they presented their bills the
] a.. i
| paid after sale had taken place. This
| looked peculiar to the people who did not
get their money, and they accordingly
! called meeting of creditors, which was
| held in San Francisco yesterday attern oon.
! It has been said, too, that Mrs. Man
nion had some interest in the business, and
that husband and wife had quarreled over
money affairs and that the husband had
| left never to return. Mrs. Mannion was
! called upon In regard to the matter at her
residence, 659 Eighth street, and, though
| too i'll to see the reporter, she sent down
word that her husband had gone to San
Diego on a business trip.
! AN IMPORTANT DECIsIoN.-Th United
| States Supreme Court has Just handed
GOWN a most important decision in
volving the title TO some 5000 acres
| of land in Contra Costa County, and in
which some prominent Oakland people
are interested.
ne case Is eUI1tl6Q henry CuTtDer, d.
! West Martin, Bank of California, Alfred
E. Whitaker ct al VS.. the United States,
appeal from the Circuit Court of the
! United States for the Northern District
of California. The opinion is written by
| Chief Justice Fuller.
| j. West Martin of this city was Inter-
| ested In this land TO the extent of $40 acres.
worth some $4,000, and he it was who
| pushed the case to finish so SUCCESSFULLY
| The land contains the homes of many
small farmers who will benefit by the de-
cision.
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.-The COM
mencement exercises of the Oakland High
School were held Thursday evening in the
First Congregational church.
The graduating class numbered seventy
two. the largest of any year 10 the history
of the school, and it was conducted to the
platform by Snperntendent McClymOnds
and Principal McChesney. The Grafton of
the evening was delivered by William Fl.
Hynes.
THE GRAND JURY.-The Grand Jury
will probably be ready to make final
report next week. 1t has done considera-
BILE work. and 1t is understood that the
pool-gamb blers will come in for such
raking over as they never got before. AT
any rate the poolmeu are pretty badly
scared. and say that attendance is not
what it should be AT the poolrooms.
ANOTHER CLEANUP. = superintendent
of Streets Harrison says that the street
Instructions were not all moved in the
last raid, and that some of those who did
remove their signs. ETC., at that time have
put them back on the sidewalk The
Superintendent Is now clearing up the
debris in the c0rporati tion yards prepara-
tory to starting out on another raid.
ST. MARY's COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
The graduating exercises of ST. Mary's
College was held at the MacdonOuyh
Theater last night, very large audience
being present. The programme of exer-
cises was an excellent one and was inter-
spersed with select music.
GENERAL KIRKHAM BURIED. General
r. w. Kirkham was buried YESTERDAY in
mountains View Cemetery, a most i'm
pressive service being performed over the
remains, Rev. Drs. Akerly and Trew Off
ciatiDg.
A COMPROMISE. - Dan DIVER. the
marble-cutteT, who was hurt by Pied
mont cable-car some time since, and who
sued the company for $50, ,0oO has com
promised with the company for S5OOO
Berkeley.
A QUINTUPLE BAPTIsM.-Rev. Robert
Bentley on Thursday evening baptized