The morning call., 1893-07-01
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Mrs. Catherine GarCelOn'S
Millions.
A MISSING DRUGGIST FOUND.
Ferry-SIips Wanted by Davies Com
pany-Deserted His Wife Notes
From Alameda. !: :. r.. :. H.. =

NJ. Garcelon, who inherited the: Hons
of her bachelor brother, DR.. Samuel *Mer.
rift. has started in in real earnest. q.
The first chatter in the big contest that
is to be was commenced Yesterday before
Notary Public Shaw, being the taking Of
the deposition of John A. Stanly. no, as.
trustee Of the estate. was sued by Harry
Merritt nephew of Mrs. Garcelon, TO re-:
cover One-half of the estate .--.<s W.
Harry Merritt had as his lawyers j. c.:
Merritt, A. A. Moore, Arthur Rodgers and:
Mr.. Philbrook, while Judge Staniy was
represented by Judge Bishop. ..@: Il. ...~ :
Arthur Rodgers examined Judge: StanIy
when he was placed Oh the stand totestIiy..
In answer to aquestion, he said d. ! rs,
we sold some Of the trust pronerty* One
piece was sold for. $4,000 and another for.
less than $4,000. shave left the manage
ment of the money entlrely..to M T.: Pur-
rington. He collected itand did. what ne.
pleased with IT, He. gave me a. balance
sheet every month To- examine, = =. =.
"What loa rs were made =: =:
"That Ia o not rememb er:'. -: -. =
.'Do you remember oneloan ?": 81
- sly eS. sir. y, :. HI: HI. Fl. =. T. ;.
~ ,tWho was made top" - #
..<.'.T decline to answer; that is other peo-
Pies business. -
: How much was the loan Pr 81
From $1,000 to SO, 600. y, r.:
Witness SAID he could give statement
of.the property of the trust. but declined
to:d0aso at this stage of the proceedings
Ee declined to answer whether or 40 he
had paid any beQuests.
what banks have you deposited the
money in besides the Oakland Bank OF
Savings p"
'Itis none of your business. have all
this property in my possession and am
responsiblefor it,"
. Witness said he had not paid Frederick
Merritt any money, but declined to say
whether he had acted in connection with
Bowdoin College in any way to. pay Fred
erick Merritt money. He stated that Mrs.
-GarcelOn had never demanded or received
any OF the profits or income of the trust
estate. and that no promises were made to
her when the deeds were made. The wit
ness. stated that so far as he knew Mrs.
@Garcelon never knew the amount Of the
income from the estate.
The explanation why Captain Frank
PurTington was not made a trustee with
Judge Stanly was then made by the wit
ness. He said:
AIRS. GarcelOD came to me one day and
asked me if | would believe what Mr.
Foote said. ! told her that | certainly
would. "a / had great confidence in Mr.
Foote. Then she told me that Mr.. Foote
hqd said that. he had seen the captain
drinking in a saloon with James Merritt.
She was very much put out about it, and
said: IF Captain burlington has no more
regard for my feelings, when he knows
how worried | am about James, then he
cannot be trustee for me-
In another conversation she told me
that she wanted to give her property
: that is, what was leit-tO Franklin Pur-
Tingt0n and Stephen burlington. Then ]
asked if she did not wish to leave the boys
m Sba asUa6 uha ha
would give them. | asked her il that was
n0ta picture of their father on the wall,
and size answered Yes She then made
clause in the will giving them the two
pictures. She stated at that time that the
boys had received all they have. She
thought that when the compromise was
made4by which the boys received $4,000
eachin gold coin that it was Of her prop
.erty.''
II appears that Mrs Garcelon had made
a WILL In W hich she had left her all to
= Franklin and Stephen burlington, but
which had been destroyed. !. -. =: +: =
Mr.. StanIv said that u rs. Garcelon was
supporting FRANKLIN burlington and his
family, paying him the. same salary he
would receive as captain and: privage, and.
that at time Captain burlington came. to
him and wanted him to use his influence
with Mrs Garcelon to get her to pay him
$50, COO for giving UP his business to please
herand live at her home.
The work before the notary will be con-
tinued to- day.
Business at the old stand.
The druggist who so long occupied the
stand at Seventh and Market streets, Il
T. Mannion. is back at his post again.
Some weeks ago Mr.. MaDnion vanished
from his usual haunts, his store and his
handsome wife.
He says now that he Just started off on
q 1itfta ri InQ Annales and 0urip O. his
absence his partner j. j. Hooper, turned
the business over to his creditors. Mr.
Mannion said he had Sl1.354 worth Of
stuff In the store and only 5000 of liza bill
ties, and added:
...'That does not look much like insolv-
encY, does II? l expect these financial
matters will be Strengthened out in a few
I days. f.. So.
# He@said that after he got through with
Los: Angeles be determined on alIttle trip
to Mexico and wrote his wife. about his
plans but could not understand why she
had.~neYer received his letters. He had
written her at various times, but she heard
nothing from him until he telegraphed her
that he was on his way home. She was
oyerjoyed then, of course. :.
The traveller said he had splendid time
in his travels through Mexico. He brought:
home baby monkey with him from The.
land OF the cactus. BE: shot the mother. Of
the animal while out hunting and had TO-
carry the baby 125 miles with him in the.
saddle j.. ~. =. -:
= +. :. u. Ferry Slips Wanted. -:
- When the #Dayie. Ferry Company gets
through spreading out twill have as com.
.plete a ferry system. with streetcar con-
nections, as its big rival. the Southern
Pacific. :. : <.'..::.:. :. =: ::
= Inearly days Broadway was open through
to the water s>ed9e at the estuary, but the
! railroad company proce dedto occupy the
foot OF the street as a laneing for its creek
boats, and has SO occupied III for years. s. :
- Mr.:Dayie Wilt now take steps to dis;
lodge the monopoly fromits holding place.
and VIII at: the next meeting of the Coun-:
Gil petition that body to have the street
again opened and TO build ferry slips the
same as those in San Francisco, where ali
parties may have:the privilege of landing.
The new ferry company is very anxious
to have its boats touch at this point, where
nearly all the stree tear lines ca n have ter
minals. and insists that such move would
be the salvation OF the Oakland shippers
and travellers. -. F..
He Never Came Back.
Suit was brought by Anna Becker yes
terday for divorce from G. L. Becker on
the ground Of desertioh. i: -: ::