The morning call., 1893-10-26
MATTHEW'S JURY.
Grand Jurors Investigate
Many Rumors.
FELL THROUGH A SKYLIGHT.
foy Was Captured in Oakland-T
Auditor Refuses to S:gn-Tfe
Borax King Sued.

OAKLAND.-Ths Grand Jury has taken
hold of the matter of investigating the
ugly rumors going about involving the late
Matbeny jury, and yesterday summoned
every member of that jury to appear before
il. with the intention of sitting the matter
to the bottom.
The Matheny jury was composed OF
Luke Doyle. w. McVey. W. II. Bean, j.
G. Crol Victor Gilardier. James Bills,
Fl. Richards, p Carroll, Reuben Hunter.
John Mccoy, S. L. Gibbs and D. Fenton,
and these gentlemen were in the Grand
Jury lobby yesterday afternoon. along
with Mike Coleman, who rented room
to Matheny, Deputy Sheriff Mason, c. r.
Hatfield, Court Reporter Walsh. j. K.
Tra"ers OF the West Oakland Sun, who
has been publishing some pertinent COM
ments on the jury, SaloOn-keeper Kuhlne
and others.
1t is stated that during the trial Of the
case some of the jurors associated with
people retained by the defense to gather
up evidence, and visited saloons with
them and even took dinner with them dur
ing the noon recess. The statement has
also been made that since the trial of the
case some of the jurors have been very
flush with money, and that the lnstruc-
tons Of the court as reeards submitting
themselves to outside influences were en-
tirely ignored.
After a long preliminary talk with AS
sistant District Attorney Church yeSter-
day the Grand Jury called before 1t Dep
uty Sheriff Mason, who was employed on
the side of the prosecution to hunt up
State evidence, and who also kept an eye
on the jury after it left the box each day.
Mr.. Mason told how the several Jurymen
conducted themselves when outside the
courtroom and from under the stern eye
of the court. Mr.. Mason was in the pres
ence of the Grand Jury an hour all told,
and was told to hold himself in readiness
for a call at any time.
{. K. Hatfield was next called into the
presence Of the august body. Hatfield is
one of the persons who was summoned to
act on the Matheny jury, but who was eX-
cused from serving. just what he told
the Grand Jury could not be learned, but
he was with it long time.
After Hatfield retired Juror McVey was
called. He was with the Grand Jury until
it took its recess.
Fell Through Skylight.
Mrs. Anna Heddingar. domestic in the
employ of Davis, the auctoReer. fell
through skylight in the latter's store on
Sixth street, between Broadway and
Franklin, yesterday morning, and drop
ping thirty feet sLrGck on a workable
below. crushing her skull and rendering
her insensible.
Mrs. Heddingar had only been in Mrs.
Davis employ n day or two, and was
directed Yesterday morning To clean the
rooms in the second story. 1t is thought
that in leaning too far out of window
she lost her balance and fell through the
skyllght that is located directly beneath
this window.
The light is only feet in width and
oh1 Tt 10
with thick panes OF glass that are painted
white.
Mrs. Heddingar was at once removed to
the Receiving Hospital. where Drs. john
son and Legault were in attendance. AD
examination of her injuries showed
severe fracture and compression OF the
skull, besides many minor cuts from the
glass about the head and arms and num-
ber OF serious bruises. The skull was
trepanned and several pieces as large as
silver quarter removed.
At a late hour last night the patient had
not recovered consciousness and her ulti-
mate recovery was despaired Of
Mrs. Heddilgar .s native of England
and about 40 years of age. Steward Larsen
remembers her as former patient at the
County 1ntirmarv, where she was con-
fined for several weeks with a sprained
back.
Captured in Oakland.
On Monday last Martin Foy was electro
cuted at Sing Sing. New York. for the
murder of Henrietta Wilson. woman
with whom he consorted.
There is an Oakland end to Foy's life
story which many Oaklanders will recall.
After being placed in Sing Sing for his
crime. Foy escaped from that prison on
August 10. 1892. Five hundred dollars re-
ward was offered by New York State
authorities for the capture of the murderer
Descriptions of Foy were sent out and
Detective Holland consulted them care
fully. He had man in his minds eye
whom he thought was Foy. 1t was horse
rubber at the Bay District Track in
San Francisco that Holland had his
eye on. Foy was a professional burglar.
1t was decided to run this man in. and
accordingly, on November 5, 1892, Chief
Schaffer and Holland gathered him into
the Oakland Cliy Prison aud got the re-
ward. for the man turned out to be Foy.
Snow Falls on Touhig.
James Toubig ana William Mcdonald
were hired by the Council to superinlend
and generally look after matters in connec-
tion with the new school buildings now
in course of construction, and recently filed
their bills for services rendered. Touhig's
bill amounted to 1878 81 and McDonald's
1925. Auditor Snow inspected these bills
and refused to audit them. His reason
was that the salaries of these men had
never been fixed by the Council as is re-
Quired by the charter. The additional
reason for rejecting the bill Of Touhig Is
that the latter failed to perform his duties
in connection with the erection of the
HarrisOn-street School
On this point the Auditor says: 1.-THE
reports Of experts, showing the faulty
construction Of the building upon which
Mr. TOuhig claims to have acted as super
intendent. is the evdenr of this and until
these reports are set aside by a competent
court it is manifestly my duty to take
notice of tnem."
Suing "a King.
The Borax King OF Oakland, F. M.
Smith, has been sued for room rent Just