The morning call., 1893-11-12
is VISITED BY HIS WIFE.
Mayor Pardee Approves Two Rail-
road Ordinances-A Fresno Buggy
Far Away From Home.

ent and testified that his young wife was
unsafe to be at large.
1t came out in the testimony that Mrs.
Cram has a horrifying fear that herself
and family are in danger of suffering death
at the hands of the people of Oakland, and
rather than that this should occur she
would make away with her loved ones
and herself. Four weeks ago she took with
suicidal intent IL ounces of belladona
and came near dying, and yesterday morn
ing was ca ught in the act of feeding
pounded glass to her thTee-year-old daugh-
ter to kill her, after which she intended to
make away with herself by the same means.
A little later she was found with her
mouth stuffed full of burning rags. the
fumes from which she was inhaling for
the purpose OF causing death.
The husband says that it was two years
ago that these strange hallucinatlons be-
gan to manifest themselves, and that she
is growing gradually worse.
Drs O. 3. Adams and Robert y. Bald
win were the examining physicians.
Good Macdonough Season.
The next two weeks will be most inter-
esting period for the Macdonough 1heater.
First will come the new and successful
play of Francis" for two nights, com-
mencing on Tuesday evening. the 14th
inst The demand for seats for this play
is already very large, and Manager Cook
expects a crowded house. The play is
new and fresh and the company is most
excellent one.
On the night of the Goth, for one night
only, Peter T. Daley will occupy the Mac
donough with his last great success. "a
Country Sport" with which he is now
crowding the California Theater in San
Francisco.
Following close on Dailey's play Oak
landers will have genuine treat in Fanny
Davenport, Americas greatest emotional
ist. who will appear in Sardou's Cleo
patra." Davenport will be with US four
nights.
Stolen From Fresno.
The Sheriff of Fresno County is expected
in Oakland daily to take charge of a horse
| and buggy which for week past has been
kept at Hunts stable, on Fourteenth
street.
1t was a week ago that Police Officer
Cooney's attention was directed to wan
dering horse with buggy attached to him,
on First avenue, one mOrDing early when
Mr.. Cooney was on bis way home after his
nights watch. He took charge of the rig
and took it 10 police headquarters. A de-
scription of it was sent abroad and soon
reply came from Fresnos Sheriff stating
that such a rig was missing from that
the rig and never brought it back. 1t is
supposed he got as far as Oakland with it
and then deserted it and skipped out of
town, for no one answering his description
could be found by the police.
he Struck to XIII.
Officer Carson was attracted to the wash
house at 365 Seventh street at 8 O'clock
last night by row that was in progress
there among the Chinese occupants. When
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high state of excitement and one of them
was stretched on the floor bleeding from a
couple of ugly wounds in the forehead,
made by big bamboo pine in the hands
of one All Jim. The latter was taken to
the City Prison on q charge Of attempt to
murder, and the wounded Chinaman was
put to bed. His friends refused to allow
him to be taken to the Receiving Hospital
or physician to be summoned, preferrlng
to keep the man in their own hands 80
that he could be got out Of the way as
witness against All Jim.
After the Shooting.
Clarence Simons, the man who shot Will
liam Hansen, near Temescal, on Friday
morning, was little less excited than on
the day of the killing, when visited yes
terday at the County Jail. He had moth
ing to say on the advice of his lawyer, K.
NJ. Fitzgerald, aud felt that he had al
ready said too much.
His wife and little girl visited him in the
jail yesterday. She is the only living per-
son who knows about the shooting and
says she has made no statement and will
not. All she could be made to say was
that she saw the flash and did not know
who was the aggIeSs0r,
William Hansen, the man who was killed,
was buried yesterday at 3 P. NJ, in Noun
tain View Cemetery.
Mayor Pardee Approves.
Yesterday Mayor Pardee affixed his
signature to two ordinances recently
passed by the Council, the one increasing
the rate OF speed OF trains on Seventh
street to % miles per hour. and the one
changing the fire limits, or lines in which
trains may pass each other on Seventh
street. The limit in this last ordinance is
100 feet east and west of Broadway and
Washington respectively
A Decision In One Week.
Although Judge Reynolds of Santa
Clara was in Oakland yesterday and de-
clsion was expected in the cases OF the
four indicted observation-disclosures, Pa
louze, Bailey and Martin-that long-de-
lay ed document was not given to the pub
lie. Judge Reyn Odds stated that while not
absolutely certain still a decision might
be arrived at one week from Monday.
To Try Mining.
The Murray Creek Mining Company has
been Incorporated with a capital stock of
$4,000. The company will conduct gen.
| erai mining business. with the principal
place of business 10 Oakland. The direc-
tors are Joseph Huber. Herman Harriet,
William Miller, Dietrich Husing and Hen
rich Gloy.
Says She WassNeglected.
Maude w. Andres has asked for d.
vorce from Samuel Andres on the ground
of intemperance and failure to provide
and consequent neglect. Andres Is
paper-hanger and painter. The couple
reside 10 Oakland aud have one child.
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