The morning call., 1893-02-07
OVER in OAKLAND.
w. G. Aickley's IrrecOncil=
able Statements.
A WOMAN IN CONTEMPT.
j. p. Cameron Sued for Wages-No
Tidings of the Missing Girl.
Powder in a Laundry.

William c. Aickley got little mixed In
bis testimony yesterday In the suit of Mar
tin ONeill against him for the recovery Of
house and lot in East Oakland. Judge
Henshaw became Disguised at last and told
Mr.. Aickley that he was the biggest perjurer
he had ever seen. "Your word wouldn't
hang dog in this court nor in any other
court, said the Judge, Indignantly.
while Mr.. Aickley simply blinked and
said nothing. Aickley had conveyed the
properly, which stood as a homestead in
his name. and had afterward reclaimed
possession on the ground that he had no
power to deed away homestead, as his
wife, Eleanor Aickley, was still living
When the declaration Of homestead was
read in court. however. Judge Hen
shaw discovered that Aickley bad named
Sarah Ackley, who has since died, as
mis- sole wife, and the endeayor to find the
difference between Eleanor and Sarah
caused the difficulty. In his greed to keep
the property Aickley swore that Sarah was
never his wife, but could give no reason for
swearing that she was In the declaration.
Judge Henshaw was satisfied that perjury
existed somewhere.
Timothy Cronin has brought suit to re-
cover $500 from j. 7. Cameron. Cronln
alleges the money 10 be due for services
given cameron from October. 1889. to Janu-
airy. 1898, in taking care of, looking after
and holding possession Of certain lands and
tenements in Berkeley. 1t appears that
cameron has been looking after the Berke-
ley water front, and had Cronln living
there In barge till after the decision of
the Oakland waterfront suit in favor Ut the
State, when he gave it up.
Nothing has yet been heard of Rachel
Samuels, the 15-year-old daughter OF Jacob
SamueIs, who left her home at 976 East
Twenty-fourth street last Friday. Her
parents are OF the opinion that while in a
potulant mood she ran away TO friends In
Stockton. and they have written there In
the hope of confirming their belief.
Miss Victoria BRYANT left her aunts resi-
dence at 1920 San Pablo avenue last Thurs
day and ran away 10 Sacramento in search
OF employment as a typewriter She was
followed by her relatives and brought back.
Miss Bryant had taken room in a lodging
house on J street, where she had registered
as Carrie Craft. IL was reported that the
young woman had eloped, but she denies
this. stating that she had only gone in
search of work.
Somebody placed powder in the fireplace
OF the b0iler-r0om OF III. ThOrne's French
laundry at 144O San Pablo avenue few
nights ago, and when a fire was kindled
there was an explosion. which nearly
wrecke 1.-THE place and severely injured
Bernard Pallet. an employe. The matter
has been reported 10 the olice.
One of the numerous heinous outrages
committed by the Fish gang" of West
Oakland came to light yesterday, when
Henry Manardus of Louisa and Fifth
streets applied to the Supervisors for aid
lie was blind, and stated that he was pur-
sued by a band Of boodlums one night, who
kicked him about the eyes and threw
pepper in them, causing them TO become so
inflamed that he finally lost his sight. c
has been helpless ever since. He does not
know the names Of his prosecutors.
At the meeting of the City Council last
night an ordinance was introduced by Mr..
Gartnorne on behalf of Warren Olney, at
torney, to grant TO the Central Avenue
Railway Company, assignee of NJ. II.
Grossmeyer and others. till July IS next
to complete the street railway on Twelfth
street, under the Gr0ssmeyer franchise Of
October. 1889. 1t was referred to the Ordi-
nance and judiciary Committee. The or
diuance fixing the water rates for the ensu-
ing year was likewise referred, An ordi-
nance was introduced aboishing the Office
of assistant sanitary INSPECTOR, and referred.
City Engineer Morgan filed an estimate Of
the cost OF the proposed inteIceptng sewer
system along the easterly side of Lake
Merritt, placing the figure at S1I3,245. The
estimate was referred to the committee Of
the whole.