The morning call., 1893-05-05
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Julia Pin1ental Must Go to
a Convent.
A GIRL WAS GIVEN TANSY
Troubles at the "Hoodoo Theater.
The Flower SIIow-The Mayor
and the Contractor.

girl. Juanita Pimental, was dragged from
the lady who had befriended her, Mrs.
Jamlson, and given over to a new guardian,
Mrs. Ryan of San Francisco, who told the
court she would have the girl placed in a
convent
The Plmental affairs have been before
the public long time. The father was
once a man of wealth, but had gone
through his all, until now his fortune has
dwindled to small amount indeed. He
said to Judge Ogden he did not know how
much he was worth.
His daughter had him arrested some time
since on charge of felony and told some
very unpleasant things concerning him, but
Rfterward retracted her story, when the
father was set free. The daughter then
LETT home ana went to live with Mrs. Jami-
son In Berkeley, with whom she has been
since ana with whom she wanted TO stay.
Inc Iather wanted the girl, however, and
mad issued writ of habeas corpus for mis-
daughter. Argument on this was heard
yesterday, but after certain facts had been
brought out this mode of procedure was
abandoned, and Mrs. Ryan applied for
letters OIL guard lanshiD over the girl, which
were granted. The lady is an old friend of
the Pimental family, but Juanita did not
want TO go with her, insisting that she
would rather stay with Mrs. Jamison. She
was on the wltness-stand when the Judge
made the order and she burst into a food
of tears. Mrs. Jamison rushed TO her ana
threw her arms about her, and the two
wepi, the sobbing being heard throughout
The room and out in the corridor. Mrs.
Ryan went to her TO take her away, but
she loudly protested between her sobs that
sue wopld not 60 with her-would not leave
Mrs. Jamlson. whom she loved and who
had been good to her, and that she did not
want TO go to a convent.
Force had finally TO be used to get the
girl away from Mrs. Jamison and to Mrs.
Ryan, ana she lelt the courtroom begging
ana pleading to be let 20.
A FRoBABLE PoIsoNING.-Last evening
Ohlcers Carson and Scanan, ut Seventh
aud broadway. as the o'clock train from
the city stopped at Broadway station, were
surprised TO see among the passengers
alightlng young woman who was in con-
Vuislons. a crowd had gathered around
her, but the officers forced their way to her
and carried her into drugstore near by, at
the same time asking of tile crowd who had
charge Of her. A young man, evidently
uuder the lnfiueDce of liquor, stepped nD
and said he was her friend. He refused to
give his name or that of the girl. He was
placed under arrest. A doctor was called
ana upon examination said the girl was suf-
1ering from poison Of same sUrt She was
taken TO the Receiving Hospital, where she
had several eonvulsiOns, but was resting
quietly at 10 o'clock. The young man at
the City Prison told several stories. One
was that he was from the city and that the
glrl, whose name IS said 10 be Lena lie Fevre
had lived In Alameda, but now lived in the
city. lie stated that he had been out riding
Win her In the afternoon and had given
her taGsy IN drink taken at roadside
mouse. Ihe girl Is about IS or 10 years of
age. She Is III delicate condition. The
man at the prison told number Of con-
nlctlng stories and lie was locked up until
he becomes sober. After lie had sobered
up he said his name was A. Slenbiht, an
architect by profession and had an office at
525 Montgomery street He said that the
girl had con1ided her troubles to him and
had asked him 10 give her something and
that he had given her five drops of tansv.
lie was detained for further investigation
THE "HooDoo" AT WORK AGAIN. =
Iheater circles are again wrought up aud
the expected has happened. The "hoodoo"
is abroad, and has again spread his ominnus
piniOns over the fated Park-street Theater.
Manager Massie succumbed yesterday
morning, and concluded that lie could not
throw the "hood0o." Business has been
going from bad TO worse, and what with
salaries, printing, rental and the odds and
ends OF expense that worry the average
manager, lie found he could net keep up.
He says two p0pular-prce places cannot
run in Oakland, and besides, he whispered,
furtiyeiy looking over his shoulder. the
'hnodoo.'"
The theater was built by A. c Dietz, the
San Francisco oil merchant, some eight
years ago, and has been known in turn by
the name of the Coliseum, the Oakland
Theater, the Auditorium and the Park
street, as it Is now called.
Since its opening it has had as managers
Alessrs. Mothersole Stillwel, Burt Stanley,
Leach, minstrel man; then a company OF
three Yenturesome theatrical Ueople took
the place, next Mr; Lando.. now of the
Peoples Iheater, and lastly John Massie.
EX-SENATOR WHITNEY's FUNERAL
The remains OF ex-State senator George (.
Whitney, who died in Washington IL few
days ago, arrived at the Sixteenth-street
station on the 10:30 overland Yesterday
morning. y large conc0urse OF the dead
Senator's friends from Oakland and San
Francisco had gathered TO receive the re-
mains. They were taken to his late resi-
dence, at 5f6 Eighth street. where they were
received by his snTrowing family. The
remains were placed in the parlOr, where
the Episcopal service was conducted by
BishoD Nichols and Father Aekerly. The
funeral was under the auspices Of the
X lights Templar and the Mas0ns.
The pall-bearers were Ex-Governor Per-
kins, 5. 4. Gage, Professor Wilkinson.
Professor Frank Soule, Judge W. Z.
Greene, A. ID. Grimwood. II. C. Campbell
and J. q. Edwards. A large number of the
San francisco friends Of deceased attended
the funeral
TRIBULATIoNs OF THE CURTIS FAMILY.
The ease OF Strouse vs.. NJ. B. Strelllnger
and wife TO recover S433i 80 due William
Kreling " Son for furniture Is on trial for
the second time before Judge Hunt, the
jury ON the first trial having failed to agree.
Plaintiff holds the claim as assignee NJ.
B. Strellinger is better known as NJ. B.
Curtis. the actor. whose connection with
the murder of Police Officer Grant is still
fresh in the public mind
OBJECTIoNABLE RoCK.-Tbe Mayor has
protested against the kind of rock being
used by MIR. Stone. the contractor in filing
in the boulevard. The rock is being taken
from quarry recently opened by Mr.. Stone,
and the Mayor is of the opinion that it does
not average well enough for the work III
hand, and as Mr.. Stone has bur two m on tbs
more in which to complete the terms of his
contract he Is in Quandary over The mat
ter. insisting that he viii not now have time
to hunt up other material.
THE ADvENTIsTs.- 100 tents have
been pitched in Bushrod Park, near Tenn
esca, where the Seventh-day Adyentists
will hold their annual camp-meetng The
meeting opens on the 11th. and will con-
Time until the 21st inst. An attendance of
1900 is expected from various parts of the
Stale, 800 of this number being of this city
throughout the entire coast, each State
having central point OF congregating
A PECULIAR SUIr.-A peculiar suit has
been brought against the American
Exchange Hotel by Edward Parrett, who
wants Sl25 damages. Parrett states that he
engaged rooms at the hotel and while re-
siding there his personal effects were stolen.
lie claims that the hotel is responsible for
his loss, as he supposed his goods were per-
fectly safe there.
The FLORAL SHow-ActIva work is
being done in preparing for the flower show
to be held by the Alameda County Floral
Society. John l.. Howard. president OF the
association, has the matter in charge and IS
meeting with much encouragement. Every
thing in the line of flowers and plants will
be on exhibition. The exhibit is set for the
last four days of rext week at the Taber-
nacle.
CHARGES REFUTED.-A clash OF bns-
ness interests in the management OF the
Peoples Thester Of this city set rnm0rs
afloat of embeZzement against Mr.. Halsted
one of the parties Interested. MIR. Halstead
has retired and the remaining partners,