The morning call., 1893-05-22
New Phases of the Boogar
Menage.
LADIES FIGHT THE POOLS.
Geographic Communication With the
Eastern Racetracks "a Serious
Driving Accident-Theaters.


He is wrestling now with his third mat
rimOnial investment, and the partner of
his ills is wrestling with her fourth at
tempt to shake off the shackles that bind
with tighter grip than the tentacles of
an octopus.
Cupid long. long since vanished from
the Boogar hearthstone, and in place of
the little winged god and undying vows of
constancy there is heard only domestic
strife, and skeleton stalks about.
Four times now has Mrs. Boogar, who is
an attractive woman still in what is
termed the buxom stage of life, been be-
fore the courts with her tales of woe. ana
in the past she has had TO meet the forces
of her obdurate spouse backed by his
heavy purse, and each time she has failed.
1t was FIVE years ago when BoogaT
laid his heart and $3.50 600 at the feet of
Mrs. Rule, who herself had left drunken
husband. and was struggling to exc out an
existence for herself and boy. Boogar
painted for the tired woman a glowing
picture of future blisses and plenty. The
woman took the man. She got his heart,
it is presumed, but the $4,000 had a
strong hawser attached to it, and she says
she saw little of it. They were married
January e. 1891.
After marriage, the wife says, 1t was not
greatest freaks of slinginess. Hs would
lock up everything about the house, and
she states that on trip to Los Angeles
once, he did not give her single meal on
the journey.
Thing kept getting worse in the Boogar
household, and finally the wife left him,
tie court forcing him to pay a certain sum
of money for support monthly.
The wife once had Boogar arrested for
an alleged attempt to poison her, but
friends of the eccentric Boogar were found
who said this was only scheme to get the
old man ia Jail
This and similar charges and counter
charges the Oakland people have been
gorged with for years from the arder of
the Boogar stock of rich morsels The
latest bit is the most sensational of all.
The wife now charges that men are being
put on her track to compromise her and
ruin her.
The wife makes very explicit charges en-
this score. She says few weeks ago,
while crossing the ferry to the city she
was logged by man who persistently
kept by her side, would move when she
moved on the boat. and finally. in desper-
alton on the other side of the bay. when
near policeman, she caught the fellow by
the collar and asked the policeman to detaln
him until she was OUT of sight, telling the
policeman that she was being logged and
watched. The policeman did as requested
and she got rid of her unwelcome COM
paniOn.
A week ago letter was received. signed
"P. Becker" which made an appointment
with Mrs. Boogar for S:45 o'clock, at the
corner Of Broadway and Fran kiln streets.
The writer expressed sorrow at her lonely
condition and stated that he wanted a
lady friend" Mrs. Boogar gave this into
the hands of Chief of Police Sehaffer. who
told her to keen the appointment. She
did so. and the Chief and Detective Hol-
land were on hand, when man appeared
whom the woman had seen before, but
who had never spoken to her. She asked
him what he wanted. and he made an in
sulting proposal to her, asking her to take
a walk with him. as he caught sight of the
officers and wanted TO get out OF the neigh
borhood.
When questioned he said he had come
from Oregon recently, and also that he
had resided here for two years past. The
woman then asked him point blank who
told him to write the letter. The chap
then said the letter had been got up in
a certain saloon and described the man
who dictated it.
The officers appeared now and took Mr..
Becker To the City Prison. he was closely
questioned. then released, but is under the
eyes Of the police. The name Becker is an
assumed one. The fellow is known TO the
police. and is said TO have a reputation
none of the best.
IHese. innings are DOoSaF Touoies only
In part, and the end is not yet, as more
sensational things are promised.
MORE WORRY FOR SHAw.-O. A. Shaw,
the proprietor of book and stationery
store Of this city, who was recently ar
rested and acquitted for selling obscene
literary, isagaiE in peck of trouble.
The latter part of February last gen.
tlemaniy appearing fellow arrived here
and announced himself as J.. W. King,
formerly agent of the Great Northern Rail-
road at Leonia, Wash.
King soon became acquainted with
Shaw, who is secretary and treasurer of
the Oakland division of the Order of Rail-
road Photographers.
After some preliminary talk King pro-
duced several letters. pnrporting to be
from the leading men of the Great North
ern Railroad, and said that he came here
TO get married and wan ed to get some eX-
press money orders cashed.
Shaw identified him at the Central Bank,
aud upon Shaw'S Endorsement of Febru-
AIRY 20, the bank cashed five orders issued
by the Great Northern Express Compauy's
agent. j. II. Pratt. at Bonner's Ferry, for
$50 each.
King shortly left this city. and soon
after Shaw was called into the bank and
notified that the orders were forgerieS and
he would have 10 take them up.
Chief Detective Hume of ells-Fargo
was detailed to investigate the case, and ii
was found that King had been the agent
az Leonia, and that his station was burned
out February Is, at which time he claim ed
everything was destroyed in the fire.
1t now appears that King stole book
which contained tbirty-one blank money.
orders, and since then has been doing a
''and Office" business on them. 1t is also
learned that King cashed several of these
forged checks at Portland. Or, before
coming here. King is said to be in Mexico
now. Shaw will take up the orders.
RACES AND PooLs.-A number Of
blooded feetfoots have arrived at the race
track out In North Oakland, and despite
the efforts to the contrary every prepare
ton is being made for big series Of races
and the selling of pools on Eastern events
Telegrapbic connection with the pool
rooms on the track has been completed
and at 10 O'clock this morning the CONS
sounds for the Brooklyn races and the bis
black boardS will be covered with figure!
and names of flying steeds. and the chinf
of gold will by drowned by the curses o.
losers loud and deep as the unfortunate
fiend turns his pocket wrong side out fol
the nimble nickel for carfare.
tits now pretty definitely understood tina
the famed ordinance was given TO Mr.
Campbell for introduction to the Board o!
Supervisors by Leslie Blackburn, who was
do0rkeeper for the Eighth-street TO oms anG
until recently Deputy Sheriff.
Blackburn, il is said, is somewhat OF 6
politician. and was the cause of beating
Campbell when he made his fight for the
Recordership. Cam D bell speaks as though
he might want an Office at some time in
the future. and he was anxious to win thu