The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-01
OVER IN OAKLAND.
What Burglars Did in
Three Minutes.
ALMOST A CATASTROPHE.
Thought He Was Approached by High
waymen-SaltW Water for Street.
Sprinkiing i'm Alameda.


just three minutes at noontme last Mon
day for burglars to loot part of the resi-
dence of Captain III. Winkleman, retired
man or the sea who lives at 1919 Hilbert
street.
The burglars entered the house by a
bathroom window at the back of the
house as Mrs. Winkleman went to answer
the door5ell. At the door she found a
man and woman. who made some in
quiries of her as to the dwelling place of
some people who had lived in the neigh
borhood, but who had moved away. Mrs.
Winkleman says she was at the door di-
rectlng these people just three minutes.
ut couldn't have been longer" affirmed
the lady, land when l went back
into the house and reached my bed
room everything was in chaotic state.
Trunks were open. bureau drawers were
pulled out and the contents scattered
about, and from drawer in the bureau,
which L keep locked, but which for the
moment the burglars found open, they
mad carried off my box of jewels. In their
hurry they took the box along, and pear
the bathroom window, through which l
THINK they gained an entrance, | found my
| sealskin coat. which is worth $50. but
they evidently dropped it in their haste. "
The burglars did not catch a glimpse of
captain Winkleman's valuable gold watch
hanging on the wall of the room.
In the box of jewelry were some valuable
pieces, among others being the lady'S
watch. valued at $50; pair of diamond
earrings, worth $3.50; two pair of gold ear
rings. two large gold chains. one smaller
geld chain, one breats pin, pair gold-bowed
glasses. gold cracelet with pearl setting,
pearl sleevebutIons. in all valued at $500.
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thef through the house; probably being
scared off when Mrs. Wirkleman
closed the front dc IT. going out again
through the bathIooL and cutting across
the back yards of some neighbors.
Strange to say no one saw them in the
eighborhood, but they had timed their
coming just at lunch hour, when most
pe0ple are ct table.
The lady herself links that the man
and woman were confederates Of the
burglars, who must have known the house
and the habits of the family. Mrs.
Wick leman has noticed several young
men hanging about the neighborhoOd of
late, and thinks they must have committed
the crime.
The case was given to the police at the
time, but as yet they have found no trace
OF the daring burglars.
WERE THEY F6oTPADs? - Deidrich
Husing, llQuOr-dealer, and his wife, were
going to their home early yesterday morn
ing and were compelled to walk. having
missed the last electric car. When near
Oak ard Twelfth they saw three men
standing on the sidewalk ahead of them,
and as the Musings neared them the men
moved, one standing in the middle of the
path, while the Other two went one to
each side. MIR. Huiing had $500 in his
inside pocket ara began 10 grow nervous.
AS he neared the Il. en- he told them to
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The men seeing this move started to run
off. one running along Twelfth street and
the other two ran up First avenue.
HusiDg blew his whistle. and little
later. when on Twelfth avenue. he saw
two men coming towg rd him, and blew his
whistle again aud hid wife began scream
ing, Don't shootI' and the couple ran TO
the door of the residence of DR.. CARPENTER
and tugged violently at the bell. The doc
tor came to the door,land heard the woman
crying, Don't shoot" just as the two men
came along They were confronted by
Mr.. Husing and accused of attempting to
hold him up. but when they told who they
were Husing felt; little easier and
acknowledged that he must be wrong.
The young men proved to be George Uhl
of the Twelith-street carpet-house and Ed
Fitch of TAFT & Pennoyer.
HANDSOME AND RICH.-Pollce Officer
George Ely, who did the world such a SER
vice few months ago by wiping off The
face of the earth one Joseph TouhilI, the
burglar who was caught in the act of rob-
bling place in West Oakland, and who
killed Officer CaShin in the fight, has
struck it rich.
He is off on leave and will not return
until he has taken to himself a partner.
He will wed Fruitvale lady very shortly
The lady is a Miss Murphy, aud she is
handsome and has fortune in her own
name OF $50 coo.
Ely's friends on all sides say he is de-
serving of his good luck.
To CREMATE THE GARBAGE-It is es-
tlmated that 1t will cost S12.0 600 to build
crematory to burn The city's garbage, and
as the city dumps are not adequate to hold
the rapidly increasing debris that comes
from the town, the Council Is thinking
seriously of investing In furnaces.
The matter is before the Street Commit
tee of the Council, and it has made an ar
rangement to meet with the Board of
Health Tuesday evening next in order to
consider the matter
RAILIoADING IN THE WEsT-Mr.
Smith. the "borax king" is now East,
presumably negotiating with Eastern cap
italists to sell his railroad for a great
overland feeder. His railroad is the much
talked-about California and Nevada road,
running from Eneryville into Contra
Costa's hills. 1t Is said he ought to come
home and mend his railroad.
THE HIGH SCHOOL STANDING.-None
of the pupils just graduated FROM the high
school is in any way affected by the So
called discrediting OF recent studies in that
institution. 1t will only affect those in the
junior grades of the high school, when
they apply for admission to the university,
and then in only the gle study of ancient
history.
To ELECT TEACHERs.-The Board of
Education meets t0-night for its annual
election of schoolteachers. 1t isnot ex
pected that there will be many changes,
AS the board are pretty well satisfied with
its present corps of Instructors.
BERKELEY.
A Railroad Train Within an Inch of