The morning call., 1893-06-16
c. E. Moser, the Alleged
Prosecutor, Pleads.
A COMPLAINT BY MRS. WEBB
The Actors Are CIamoring for Their
Pay - The Beulah Camp
Meeting.

criminal libel, and in default OF $1,000 ball
spent the night behind the bars.
Yesterday morning be was arraigned i'll
the Police Cour: and pleaded not guilty.
The complaint against him was very
long owing to one of the letters from
Moser to Mrs. Outram being included as a
Part of the complaint.
TIE letter was wel-written document,
but clung to details with aminuteness that
makes it unfit for publication.
1t called tbs attention Of Mrs. Outram to
the alleged bad character of Miss Cameron
During the reading of this long episte
old man MOser stood up and, without a
tremor, listened intently TO the reading.
He held his hat to one side of his head so
as TO better catch every word that fell from
The lips of Attorney Church. He never
took his eyes from the reader.
When the reading was finished he was
asked what answer he made to the charge,
guilty or not guilty. He answered earn
estly, Not guilty." and he added: There
is more to come ont yet. great deal | can
prove everything | said.'
BE said he wanted time to get his wit
nesses and 10 have a lawyer. Judge Allen
set the case for this morning.
Moser wanted to talk more about the
case, but was told to sit down He Gropred
back IN his seat, his snowy beard making
him look like a patriarch among the riff
raft in the dock.
1t is possible that the Federal authOri-
ties may take hand in the prosecution
and make it warm for the old man for
sending obscene matter through the mails.
He TANNED HER HEAD.-.An answer
and cross-compaint were filed Wednesday
hv Attorneys William r. Davis and W.
w. Foote. counsel for Mrs. Florence F.
Webb in her divorce suit with Edward o.
Webb The papers are Of most seusa-
tional character and give promise OF an ex-
citing trial
The Webb divorce case has been the
talk of Eden Town ship for some time past.
The parties concerned are well-knnwn So
Getty people and possessed Of considerable
means.
Edward Webb is wealthy farmer, liv-
Ing in beautiful home on the San Lean
drO road, this side of Haywards.
i few years ago he married a Miss
butcher much against the desire of his
relatives who seemed to consider the
match below him. The married life of the
couple was an unhappy one. Disagree
ments occurred with increasing frequency
and finally eliminated in this divorce suit.
Mr. Webb mentions iuti1eitv as the ground
for the divorce and names DR.. A. j. Dean
of HaywardS as correspondent.
DR.. Dean is n successful and popular
Young physician whose character hitherto
has been beyond question. lie Is much
distressed at the dishonor that has been
imputed to him, but is resolved to meet
Mr.. Webb and have satisfaction from him
either on the field of honor or the courts
OF law. He has employed counsel to rep
resent him and will not spare money in the
case.
Mrs Webb in her counter-complaint
charges extreme cruelty.
She says her husband frequently treated
her shamefully. He 'Jammed her head, B"
she says.
He slapped her face until size was dizzy
and choked her repeatedly. He forced her
to do work enough for four women and
then accused her of being lazy. She
claims he was hypocritical and deceitful
and kissed with as treacberous kiss as
ever Judas lscariot was guilty of. He
offered to give her $4,000 If she would leave
him. but she positively refused at that
price. Once when she urbraided him for
not taking her out Oftener he said, You
are toe big and I'm ashamed to be
seen with you"
Mrs. Webb demands the custody of their
12-year-old boy.
She emphatically denies all charges of
adultery as wickedly and maliciously
false and proposes to fight the case out to
the bitter end.
Actors WANT THEIR PAY.--The true
inwardness of the difference between
Manager Bryant Tanning and his com
pany has been revealed at last When
the "Sea of Icp." which was playing at
the Peoples Theater Wednesday night.
came abruptly to close at the end of the
second act, Mr.. Tanning stepped before
the curtain and explained that the per-
tormance could not proceed on account of
difference" between several of the
leading actors and himself.
The trouble assumed startling proper
tons yesterday noon, when the Sheriff
broke open the lock on the theater door
and took possession in The name of Actors
Duggan. LandO and Hernandez for claims
Of theirs amounting 10 S77.
These men say that salaries to that
amount are due them, and when the per
formance began Wednesday night they
made formal demand on the manage
ment for their payment. Tanning said
they would have it III an hour, and so the
play went on. Al the end of the hour the
money had failed to materialiZe. and MIR.
Tanning declining to give them the nights
receipts they struck in body and the
drama stopped short
Mg: Tanning. on his part, says that the
money owed the actors only amounted &c
S24 80. Duggau has nothing whatever
coming, Hernandez has but 81 30 and
Lando $50. Dugean COMPLAINS that his
injury lies in not having received sufficien,
notice of the closing of the house on Sun
days.
Mr. Tanning says he Is satisfied that the
strike was the outcome of a nspiracy be-
tween the late managers and the actors
business because he insisted upon their
assuming about $1,000 worth of debts
which they left behind them, and which
they failed to mention TO him in the trans
fer of the tbeater.
Mr. Tanning is in an unenviable position
with such an array OF enemies. He is
consulting an attorney, and proposes tC
proceed in a summary manner soon.
He is hopeful of tiding his evil day over
however. and announces that the theateI
will reopen on Monday next with 'RiI
Van Winkle."
BEULAH CAMP -MEETING.-The meet
ings at Beulah Park Camp yesterday were
of unusual power and interest. especially
the afternoon service, led by Mrs. Carrie
Judd Montgomery. The morning. after
noon and evening services will be con.
Quoted by member of the Methodist Epis
copal Church Son.h. On Sunday Rev. W
i. Shepard will preach in the forenoon, C
n CTittenden in the afternoon and Il
Kelso Carter in the evening. The taber.
nacle. which has been rebuilt, will sea
1900 people.
A RECORD BREAKER.-Oakland has
record-breaker His name is Dana Thomp
son and he is yet but boy. Yesterday
afternoon he swan hall mile. clad in
heavy bathing suit, in 13 min. 43 Sec Thi
equals the worlds record for the distance
The feat is the more remarkable from tht
fact that the record was made by MAJ
unncumbered by bathing suit.
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