The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-11
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Sorrowful Lottie Gunther
Seeks Death.
YOUNG M0oDY'S FOLKS FOUND
A. r. Hughes Troub.es-The New
Board of EducatioR-Work of
the City Council.

Charlotte Gunther, who has been en-
ploy in the Douglas family at Fruitvale,
tried to commit suicide on her mothers
grave in Mountain View Cemetery at noon
yesterday.
A grimled old Rravedigger founu her
prone across the mound with a bottle Of
poison clasped to her bosom.
He knows what corpse is, this old
gravedigger, and he quickly saw that the
spark had not gone out. although she was
apparently lifeless.
He gave the alarm. She was carried into
the cemetery Office, where physician soon
restored consciousness. She was then re-
moved TO the Fabiola Hospital. DR.. Fenton
said last night that she would recover.
The only cause of the girls act was
melancholia, aggravated by Illness. Her
mother died only short time ago, and the
daughter was compelled TO seek hous ework
to earn her own living. Her father is
musician, in poor circumstances. residing
on Fourth avenue The girl said her heart
was broken.
Mrs Frederickson, pleasant lady of SIG
East Sixteenth street, at whose house the
girl was employed previous to the time she
left 10 60 TO the Douglas residence, said
last night that Charlotte chafed under the
fact that she was compelled to be dOmeS-
! tic, and that she was not of the quality from
which servants came, although good,
| obedient girl. Her mothers death preyed
| upon her mind SO that at times she ap-
| peared to be in n land of dreams rather than
| of the living She was always a good girl.
From others it was learned that she did
| not get along very well with her father ana
that once when employed in family
| at San Jose she left suddenly and wan
| dered in the hills for two days until she
was found. She has a brother in an
| orphanage and a sister living in Oakland.
| She will be taken care Of at the Fabiola
! Hospital.
The gravedigger who found her appar-
emily dead on her mothers mound said that
| she had been wandering among the tOmbs
| all the forenoon, and that when he saw her
PROSTATE lie thought she was overcome
| with grief. He waited few moments and
| then went to her, when he saw the bottle OF
| poison. which was labeled "carbOlic acid.
| She had swallowed nearly hall of 1t, and
| few moments more would have proven
| fatal.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Moody, the parents of
j. E. Moody, arrested IN Sacramento, re-
side at 352 East Twenty-frst street, this
city. Young Moody is charged with max
| Ing and passing counterfeit money and with
being accessory to the murder Of Constable
| Iodhunter's brother. while the latter was
attempting TO arrest Moody and his pal
| The pal was man named Moore, and the
| two had been engaged in making their spu-
riouS money on an island in the Sacramento
River, 10 which place a confederate named
| Akers carried food 20 them.
They started down the river in q boat.
| passing their coin as they went, and 1t was
on this trip that Todhnnter was shot while
trying to head them of. Moody was cap
tured and Moore escaped. The prisoner
says that Moore was the one who fired the
| fatal shot. Moody has a brother employed
| In the Fulton Iron Works, and his father
is also employed in San Francisco. Ills
sister, Miss Maggie Moody, now in Denver.
| was formerly printer on an Oakland
newspaper. His mother is nearly heart
| broken. The prisoner was taken to San
| Francisco last evening.
a. X. Hughes. the unfortunate young man
| who is involved in a difficulty with the
! Grand Jury because Of a duplication of bills
made when he was clerk of the Board OF
| Supervisors, has permanently disappeared.
| His desk in the County Clerks office is
| vacant, although he has never presented his
resignation, and there are already appli-
/ cants for his place, as indeed there have
| been ever since lie was appointed a number
| OF months ago Hughes cut a wide swath
| about town, which was the cause of his get
| ting into trouble. He earned good salary.
| but lived beyond it. His engagement to
! Stockton young lady was announced
Gently in the society columns, but the mar
! rage, which would have taken place ere
| this, has been postponed.
The new Board of Education last night
! appointed its committees as follows:
Rules ana egulations-Mark, Redding-
ton and Todd; Classification. Textbooks
| and Course Of InstructiOu-TOdd, White
| head and Mark; Schoolhouses and Sites
| Girard, ROsborough and Chestnut; Furni-
| ture, Supplies and Printng-Chestnut,
| Mark ana Rosborough; High SchoOl-Red-
dIngton, Todd and Clement; Evening
Schools-Whitehead Reed and Girard; FL
nance-Rued. Reed and Reddington; Judi
ciary-Ros borough. Chestnut and White
! head; Industrial Educaiion-Rue Glenn
ent and Reed; observation-disclosures. Reed
and Girard.
j. c. johnson of 1860 Kirkham street sent
| a communication complaining that there
was something wrong" about Principal
| Garlick of the Cole School. He Is so
contrary that small boys cannot attend his
| school," said Mr. johnson, who then went
| on TO relate that the principal had caused
| the arrest Of one Of Johnson's boys on a
| charge which was dismissed in the Police
| Court The communication was referred.
On recommendation of Superintendent
| McClymOnds special committee, consisting
/ Of President Evans, the Superintendent and
the members Of the Classification Commit
! tee, was appointed to submit an approved
method of appointing teachers.
The City Council last evening considered
! the application of the Twelith-street Elec-
| tric Railway Company for an extension of
! time for completion of the road, and granted
| it, buI added as conditions that the COM
pany must run electric lights, one to each
| two blacks, and must stand the expense Of
| widening Pine and Wood streets by mar
| rowing the sidewalks. The attorney for
| the company protested against these condi-
| tons. An ordinance was introduced or
| derng the Board OF Works to let printing
| contract. Bonds of several officers were
| fixed, and the Mayors message segregated
and referred TO appropriate committees. w.
| H. Farwell renewed a proposition originally
made in 1890 TO introduce artesian well
water from Alvarado and furnish it to the
city at The rate f60G0,00O gallons day for
| 100000 year.
The old Board of Health met in special
| session for the last time last evening and
listened to the reports of the Sanitary H.
| spect0r and Health Officer. DR.. j. II. p
| Dunn, Health Officer, then offered his resig-
nation. which was accepted. The new
board will meet next Friday and elect his
successor.
The retail butchers met last evening and
took further steps toward organizing
against a threatened meat competition
Judge Ogden has denied continuance of
the restraining order of Y. l.. Forth on the
concrete work of tho new High School
building, and the carrying out of the con-
tract by the Remillard Brick Company will
begin Immediately.
Louis Matheny was arraigned in the Supe-
Tior Court yesterday for the murder of
Officer Cashin. He pleaded not guilty and
trial was set for August g.
Arrangements are making for the observ-
ance of Memorial day. The general COM
mittee on exercises and the dedication of
the soldiers monument has elected f. w.
Woodward grand marshal and c. X. King
chief Of staff. The Mayor will be invited
to preside and Rev. DR.. Chapman to deliver
the Grafton.
August A. Dahlman. n union stevedore of
San Francisco, was arrested by Detective
Holland yesterday. on a charge of instigat-
ing the riot on the water front by which
Martin Lamb, a nom nioni man, was
stabbed.
BERKELEY.
Social Events-Rev. John Chadwick
of Brooklyn.