The morning call., 1893-08-10
OVER IN OAKLAND.
An Undertaken Who Has
Disappeared.
c. e. MOSER'S LATEST MOVE.
4 'Judas Kiss Mentioned In
Divorce Suit-A Writ for Mrs.
Martin-NOteS.


Charles c. Crawford OF the undertaking
firm of Taylor & Crawford has been miss
ing from Oakland since Saturday. July ~.
July % was the date OF the reception to
Senator Perkins, and Mr.. Taylor recalls 1t
from that event as the last time he saw
Crawford. On that evening Crawford told
Mr.. Taylor that he was going away at
o'clock the next morning. Mr.. Taylor
thought nothing of this, as he supposed
his partner was only going to San Fran
cisco, or possibly TO Fresno. at which place
he once resided.
But Mr.. Taylor has not seen Crawford
since. nor heard anything from him.
The lease of the building where the un.
dertaking parlors are located expired on
the 1st inst. and Mr.. Taylor has renewed
it, emitting the name of Crawford. how
ever, and also eliminating the name from
the sign on the window.
Mr.. Taylor ia of the opinion that Craw-
ford will return. and stated that they never
had any business troubles. He said: Il
do not know why he should leave. be had
no debts that I know of and the small
firm debts will assume"
The Crawford dwelling above the under
taking parlors was visited, and Mrs.
Crawford stated that her husband was
away on visit simply and would be
back. He has gone to the country" she
said. land will return"
She showed no uneasiness at her lords
absence. Among the undertakers about
to wn it is rumored that Mr.. Crawford has
gone for GOOD. He came to Oakland from
Fresno about eighteen months ago. At
the latter place he was the defendant In a
breach Of promise case. it is said: for
$4,000. The jury disagreed in the trial.
He was married at Fresno.
Regarding That "Judas Kiss"
Edward o. Webb is suing his wife.
Florence. for divorce. He denies allega-
tons In her cross-complant to the effect
that he has inflicted upon her great bodily
injury or griev0us mental suffering. He
never tried to choke her, nor has lie ever
slapped her in the face. He never. he says,
told her he would give her $50, 600 II she
would leave the place.
Once on a time. be says. he was apply
ing some linament to her side, and she
remarked: You won't have to do this for
your next wife" At that, he says. he play
fully slapped her on the thigh.
Now comes the Judas kiss" episode.
which kiss, his wife said. she took to be in
atOnement. but after which he sw0re to
the charge against her. Webb says that on
May 23 1898. the morning after the thigh
Slapping affair, he went into the room
where bis wife Was, and she said to him.
referring to the night previous, Are you
not ashamed Of what you did last night?"
Webb said yes, and the wife said, kiss
me them" and he did so at her request.
Webb further denies that he slapped
their child and called it 60 brat" or
that he told his wife she was "tOO - big,
and that he was ashamed to be seen with
her."
Moser In tho Last Ditch.
The Police Court was we'll crowded yes
terday morning to hear sentence passed
on c. E. Moser, who was convicted of
criminally libeling Miss Frances Cam
eron. They were disappointed, however.
for Moser was not present and his attor-
ney, Mr.. Aram. presented budget of
documents that asked an arrest Of judy
mant and new trial
He based the first mo ton on an allega-
ton If defects in the complaint in that it
did not set out the details Of the charge
made. He said particulars of time, place
and date should have been given so tEat
the defendant could have had fair op-
pOrtunity to try the case. The second
motion was based on the ground Of errcr
in the decision Of the court on questions
Of law. The verdict he claimed. was con-
trary to the law and the evidence. Be-
sides this, Mr.. Aram claimed to have dis
covered new evidence that was of vital
Importance to the defendant. He asked
that day be set to argue the motions for
a new trial. The request was granted
and Monday, August q. was set by the
court to hear the argument.
A Hard Set.
A brace of Oakland's young hoodlums,
Earl Cummings and Albert Watchers, aged
10 and years respectively, were arraigned
in the Police Court yesterday morning on
a charge of petty larceny. They had been
stea ling seeds from j. L. Murphy. a for
ist, at Thirteenth and Jefferson streets.
They got away with about Sc worth. The
boys adm tilted their guilt. but broke into
tears when Judge Allen asked them how
they would like to put in about six months
at the Whittier Reform School, They
threw aside their pretended callOusneSs at
the Judges suggestion and begged to be
let off just this once and said they would
never do so again. The Judge talked to
them very kindly Tor while and then dis
charged them.
Point for Mrs. Martin.
Yesterday Lawyer Aram, who is Mrs.
Martins attorney. received the following
from the clerk If the Supreme Court:
writ granted in Martin case. Come
and serve the same"
Mr.. Aram got ont an application for
writ Of habeas corpus to have Mrs. Martin
released so that she might be taken TO
suitable place to have an operation per-
formed, such being necessary in her case.
The first application made to have Mrs.
Martin admitted 10 bail was denied by the
Superior Court. This latter move by the
Supreme Court means that the court will
consider grounds for admitting the woman
to bail. The writ is made returnable on
Friday next.
Better Financial Feeling.
The banks of Oakland. never as hard
pushed during the financial stress as some
of their nei Z bors, report an easier feeling
all along the line in the past few days.
Nearly all report au increase of derosits
and one on Monday last reports double the
amount of money passing in to that going
out. One prominent banker remarks:
1.-THE tide has Turned Tor the first time
since the stringency began"
A Curious Will.
The application of Louisa Comstock for
the admission to probate of the will of
Caroline Nellis was filed with the County
Clerk yesterday. The will, which was an
nexed, is Photographic and written In blue
pencil on a half sheet of paper. It bore
date of July 10, 1893, and reads as follows:
To-day l give all have to my sister. Mrs.
Charles ComstocK, In case l don't get well.
CAROLINE NELLIS.