The morning call., 1893-08-17
What Has. Been Done in
the Free Library.
WANTS TO KILL HIS MAN.
GentIeman's Night at the Acme
Athletic Club. F. Phelan'S
Strange StOry-Notes.

Library held TUESDAY nignG Inc qucotlou
of appointing an assistant librarian came
up and applications were received from
Mrs K. II. Requa and Miss Margaret
Leach. The board decided to postpone fur
Their consideration of the matter until Oc-
tOber.
The book committee was empowered to
purchase $50 worth of books.
The reports of curators for the month of
July showed: Average attendance at the
North Oakland readlng-room. rs; East
Oakland reading-room. 1877; West Oak
land reading-room, 30; Central reading
room. 400; Twenty third avenue reading
room, 3d.
The librarian reported as follows: Num-
Der of members July 1. 51lS; number of
new members during month, 148; number
of members Withdrawn, 10; number OF
members August 1. $3.50; number of vol
umes circulated. GIG.
Must XIII His Man.
Barche Perota and Frank Nolan, promi-
nent members of the famous hOodlnm
"Sporting-life gang" had their preliminary
examination before Judge Wood, who is
sitting for Judge Allen, in the Police
Court yesterday morning. They are
charged with assaulting Dave Wilkins, a
saloon keeper. at Telegraph avenue aud
Thirty-eighth street, on the 9th inst. VIII
kins was present and testified that when
he demanded pay for whisky. which they
had drunk, Nolan seized billiard-cue and
shouted - you, I've got TO kill man
and I'd as lief it were you as anybody"
and then the fight bryan.
The billiard-cue was introduced in evil
dence. 1t was broken about third of the
way up from the handle. The Jagged
point !. as stained with blood and served to
che frtrn of fha . hot
Wilkins had received. Judge Wood held
both culprits TO answer to the Superior
Court III $1,000 bail each.
A Strange Story.
At 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
police con fined j. +. Phelan of San Fran
cisco in the City Prison on charge of iu-
sanitv.
At 10 o'clock Tuesday night Phelan told
the conductor of the Southern Pacific train
at West Berkeley that while at Posen
station he had overheard the details of
plan TO set fire TO that station.
Inc. conductor Informed the railroad
officials and all night watch was kept at
Posen. but no such attempt was made.
Yesterday morning Phelan turned up at
West Berkeley and told a story of con-
spiracy among four men to burn railroad
depots at 5000 per depot. He even gave the
names Of the conspirators. but the story
was so improbable, especially when viewed
in connection with the fasco of the night
before, that Phelan was arrested for being
insane. He lives at 43s Green street, San
Francisco.
An Interesting Case.
The trial of Louis Matheney, the man
charged with the murder of Officer Cashin
one stormy night last winter, in West
Oakland, comes up to-day. A burglary
was being committed and two police
officers discovered the burglars, who were
at work inside. One of the burglars
dashed out The front door and was shot at
In the darkness. He was found dead in
the middle OF the street the next morning
AT the same moment the burglar inside
shot through the front door and killed
poor Officer Cashin. The burglar inside
escaped by the back way, and Matheney is
supposed to be the man. He was arrested
short time afterwaId and his trial is
looked forward to with interest.
The defense will be an alibi
One Hundred Years Old.
Cord Otters. the aged German, who is
we'll known through his vending of spec
tacles about towns, died at 1874 Second
street on Monday. The old man claimed
TO be 101 years old. His son died two
years ago at the advanced age of 90.
Offers came to California in the early
DAYS and grow rich in the mines, but lost
his money In the Peralta litigation In Oak
land.
A Workman's AffidavIt
NJ. Gormley. who was one OF the work
men who were engaged in putting IN ths
concrete foundation for the Harrison
street School. has made an affidavit in
which he says:
I'm mixing the plaster for the outside
facing used the PROPORTIONS of one part
Of cement to six parts of sand. This facing
would be Of the thickness of from one
eighth to 0ne-fourth of an inch. | knew
that the work was not being done right.
but did not know that could help it."
Fruitvals's AlteDheim.
The cornerstone of the German Alten-
helm at FruitvaIe will be laid next SUNDAY
afternoon. The home is situated on an
eminence on the line Of the Highland Park
ana frultvale road, a few blocks beyond
beulah Park and about the same distance
east OF Fruitvale avenue.
Inc site is a beautiful one and CON-
manas an extensive view. The building
VIII De three stories In height, of brick
ana frame and will cost So, 200. The
GROUNDS comprise four and half acres.
An elaborate programme has been pre-
pared. Among other things silver
trowel will be presented by Architect Man
to President Rosenbaum.
A Pleasant Surprise,
delegation of over TWEEN ty members OF
Truth Lodge No. 10 of the Order of Star
OF Betnlenem, waited on Il. H. Larsen
steward of the County Receiving H0spitaI
on Tuesday hight. and presented him with
handsome gold pendant upon which was
Inscribed the emblems of the order. MT
Larsen is past commander of the lodge. and
it was in honor of his birthday that the gift
was made. 1t came at most acceptahls
time, as the steward is at present feeIing
somewhat forlorp over the absence of his
wife and daughter, who are visiting in
England.
"Gentlemsn's Night"
The board of directors of the Acme
Athletic Club announce that they have
made arrangements for 'gentlempn's
night" to be held at the clubrooms on the
evening of August %. An admission fee
oil 90 cents to all outsiders will be charged.
The principal event of the evening will
be six-round boxing contest between
MessTs. Slamberg anc Thomas for a $40
tIophy. Slamberg recently met the
spider" before the Reliance Club, and at
that time showed himself to be a clever
boxer.
Hit by Bucket.
Goodman Olsen, a sailor, fell overheard
into the estuary from the ship Roy Sum
niers yesterday morning and a pail fell
aiter MIN and hit MIN on the head, inflict-