The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-12
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Incuest on the POu!SOn
Baby,
TO TEST THAT CONCRETE.
Mary Martin Is Admitted to Bail.
Matheny Must Be Tried in Oak
land for Murder.

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TO hold an inquest on the body of the still
born hid of Mrs. Peter w. POulson until
the IAturn of DR.. Poulson in about ten
DAYS +. NJ. Sawyer is the attorney for
the ,tor and was instructed by him to
look & ter the body. The doctor says that
an attorney at San Francisco learned of
the sorry of the baby in the box and
wanted $500 in blackmai. Mrs. Poulson is
now bit 20 years of age. whereas the doc
tor is 60. She was married to man
nained Coleman when but IA years ana
w8s divorced from him five years ago
DR.. POuison was leading witness IN the
case. A certain spiritualistic medium
tried D make the doctor believe that his
wife as unfathful TO her marriage vows.
She L came so persistent over the matter,
writ repeatedly to the doctor, that she
was lammitted TO Stockton for insanity.
YESTERDAY morning Coroner Evers received
a nae from Mrs. Poulson giving the
name of three witnesses she wished
snbpe aed to testify at the inquest. One
was q at of the nurse who attended her
during childbirth. The other two were
women who saw the child and witnessed
the placing of it in the zinc-lined box.
Mrs. P0uiSon and her lawyer are intent
on having the inquest held at once, in the
absence of the doctor, as the following
letter shows:
To the Coroner Of Alameda County-SlR:
Mrs. Alice Poulson has consulted me concern
Ing an unbured corpse at Fruitvale. and after
considering all the facts as stated TO me by her
and others have advised her TO place the mat
Ter In your hands. and for the interest OF the
pubic at large and The protection OF society
belleve II your duty Under the law 10 90 as me
law directs in such cases and hold an inquest
1t seems 10 me from the statement of facts
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and that the law leaves you no option what
HUGH j. MCJUNKIN.
The Coroner's position now is this. He
will not hold an inquest until the doctors
return, if that occurs within ten days or
40. If Dr. POnlson is not coming back the
inquest will be held a. once.
The schoolhouse Concrete
The Committee on Schoolhouses and
Sites of the Board Of Education held
meeting on Thursday afternoon to listen
TO ths report of its expert appointed TO
examine the composition OF the concrete
used in the foundation Of the Harrison
street schoolhouse. The expert. Edmund
ONeii, of the State University. reported
that he had tested and examined fifty-fOur
samples taken from the walls of the
foundation. aud in only few instances
bad he found that the concrete came up
30 contract specifications.
ABOUT tue time OF LDe Appointment OF
the expert by the Board of Education's
committee committee from the Board of
Public Works, which was composed OF 4
Commissioner Miller, employed an expert. |
Thomas Price of San Francisco TO make !
tests OF the material in the walls Mr.. |
Prices report was most favorable to the
work OF the present contractors, and was
accepted by the Board of Public Works. |
Mr. Price reported that the proportion OF
cement used in the work was l in 7, which
is exactly what the contract calls for.
These TWO reports from two separate
sources. both expert, have set the Board OF
Education by the ears. and n special meet
Ing of that body will be held tonight TO ill.,
QniFe into the matter.
1t is said that the samples given to Mr..
Price were tempered with. 1t is claimed
that when sections of the wall are cut out
the pieces crumble under the touch of
the hands and fall into loose sand and
gravel
The Non-Partisan Council is pledged to
see that honesty is practiced in all the af-
fairs Of the city and they may be relied on
to see that the contracts with the city are
honestly performed.
The Beard Of Education at meeting
last night appointed Directors Reed and
Mock q special committee to secure Sec
tons Of the wall of the school building
and submit them to Professors Hilgard
and O'Nei Of the university for an expert
analysis.
An Interesting Map.
The case of the Oakland Homestead As
ISOLATION against T. w. Corder ct al. to
quiet title to property in Maxwell Tract
now being tried before Judge Ogden,
was continued yesterday until Wednesday
of next week, owing to the illness Of the
Judge.
One part of the evidence introduced con-
sisted of kellersherger's map. of which so
much has been said OF late. 1t is styled a
map of the marshes of Vicente and Do
mingo Peralta, containing 16,9706S acres"
Il shows all of Oakland Township and
Oakland City and indicates the extension
of Broadway out over The water of the
estuary for a considerable distance. From
this extension IS continuation OF the road
way at right angles toward the west to a
point con siderably west of the west line of
Broadway if projected into the estuary,
and thence again at right angles toward
the north and parallel to the line Of Broad
way.
This is the wharf to which Carpenter
has referred in his evidence before the
Unlted States Court Commissioners in
San francisco.
Another One.
The suits against the Oakland Consolida-
ted are coming in thick and last. and yestpr
day another was instituted. This is one
for $1,000, and is brought by James &.
Price as guardian of his daugh ter, Edna
A. Price, for damages sustained in the
runaway accident on the cemetery line in
which Mrs. + dfield lost her reason and
eventually her life.
Her attorneys are Hail & Earl. and the
complaint claims that she WAS thrown vio-
lently down and injured in her foot, ankle,
leg, head. spine and nervous system. The
plaintiff says that being in imminent dan
ger OF being killed she jumped from the
car TO escape death.
Gas Motor Dummy.
A 0ueer-looking car, somewhat resem-
bling ar electric car, with seats in rear and
'front.' is being experimental with on the
Uaywards electric line. 1t is gas motor,
made To haul trail cars, and is the second
of IT'S kind in the United States. 1t was
built for the Cahuenga Valley Railroad
COMPANY of Los Angeles by the Daniel
Best Works and proved OIL trial great
success. attaining a speed of forty miles
per hour. Its chief advantage is its cheap
hess in operating and absence of dirt and
smoke. The gas is generated by gasoline.
Gains n Point.
Mrs. Mary Martin was admitted to bail
in the sum of $4,000 yesterday morning
By tile ST. preme Court
She was unable to appear in person. but
WAS represented by her attorney. w. F.
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