The morning call., 1893-09-28
Lack of Interest i'm the
TIatheny Case.
A DAUGHTERS CRY OF FRAUD
The Freighting Business-A Young
Fisher Drowned - Streetcar Col.
Iision-TeaCherS on a Visit.

on.
All day yesterday was absorbed in
various attempts on Carroll Cooks part to
impeach the testimony OF the witnesses
for the prosecution.
Halter Lacomhe of the Palace Hotel hat
store of San Francisco was called to
answer the testimony of A. Meyer with
regard to the size of Maiheny's hats.
Attorney Charles Stuart of San Fran
cisco was put on the stand to impeach
Officer Nick Williams word as to whether
he saw Mr.. Cook or not on the train one
night.
II. Kirchner testified in contradiction TO
John II. Toedt.
Deputy Constable Tom O'Donnell and
George Davis were also called 10 impeach
Officer Williams testimony.
Attorney Cook said that he had sub
penaed Chief Crowley and Officer Sey-
mour Of San Francisco, but that they were
so busy over dynamite and trunks that
they could not come.
Court then adjourned until this morning.
and Mr.. Cook and fdr Church went off to
SausalitO TO obtain samples of "Sausalito
mud" Tor introduction in the case.
Drowned While Fishing.
Monday afternoon Eddie Flowers. an
only child, living with his mother at 919
Jefferson street, fell overheard from a
yacht while returning from a fishing trip
off Angel Island and was drowned.
The circumstances OF the accident are
told substantially as follows by II. +.
Profit, who. with George NJ. B1yer and
Harry TraveTs, made up the party:
The four left Oakland at 9 O'Clock in the
morning in a 2S-foOt sOop-rigged yacht,
and spent some time fishing off Angel
Island.
AT in the afternoon the return sail was
begun, and the little Flowers boy, who was
only IA years old. was at the tiller, while
the men bOisted the sail
Mr. Profit had just secured the canvas
and was returning to the stern when he
saw the boy fall over the gunwale.
An effort was made to seize The little
fellow, but too late, anu before the yacht
could be put about he was half a mile be-
hind them struggling in the waves.
Before the distance could be retTacedthe
boy had disappeared and no amount of
hunting in the locality could discover any
trace of him.
The ebb tide was running strong at the
time, and be was probably swept out to
sea.
Mrs. Flowers was distracted with grief
yesterday and would not see a visitor.
a Daughter Alleges Fraud.
Mrs. Eta Du Jardin yesterday fled n
document with the County Clerk in which
she alleges fraud against her mother, Mrs.
Ida c. Dexter.
The story runs this way When Mrs.
Du Jardin's father died he left an estate
valued at something like $500. 1t con-
sisted of property a. San Leandro. 1t was
left to the mother and daughter. In 1892.
sometime, the mother went to the daugh-
ter with a document for her to sign, tell
ing her that her Signature was necessary,
it had some reference To the property,
taat sort, the daughter does not remember
exactly what. But al any rate, she signed
the paper, and she has since learned that
it was deed by which she conveyed her
interest in The estate to her mother.
Mrs. Du Jardin now asks the courts to
set this document aside and 10 restore to
her her just rights in her fathers estate.
VIII Not Leave the Southern Pacific.
report is being circulated that the
Davie Transportation Company has been
negotiating for the ferIy-frelghting bust
ness OF various express companies Of Oak
land Among others is mentioned the
Peoples Express Company. As REGARDS
this latter company there IS no truth in the
report that it will leave the Southern Pa
cific. The manager of The Peoples En-
press Company has informed CALL re-
porter that his company has no intention
whatever Of making change.
She Charges ColIusfon.
Mrs. Annie Kruger has filed a complaint
in Intervention in the matter Of the State
IF California W. the Life and Annuity As
sOciation for $1,000 upon a matured coupon.
and claims lien upon the assets of the as
sOciatiOn.
The plaintiff alleges that the action to
wind up the affails Of the corporation is
caused to be brought cOllusively and in bad
faith by the directors of the corporation.
She says the members of the company have
. 4,
800 Of them, enough to carry On the bust
ness.
The intervenor consequently asks the
State Treasurer TO pay ner $1,000 out of the
funds of the corporation.
streetcars Collide.
Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morn
! ing an Eghth-stTeet car ran into a Lorin
ear on Franklin street, between Seventh
and Eighth, knocking the bumper in,
/ breaking the seats and spinterng the
panels. Fortunately no passengers were in
either car or they could not have escaped
injury.
Ihe accident was caused by failure of the
electrical appliances on TIE Eighth-stree I
| car TO work.
The LoTin car was standing on the track
and the other came up behind and struck
it. The damages will not exceed $500.
The Crimmons Case.
Madge CrimmoUs, charged with assault
! ing her husband with intent To XIII. was
called before judge Allen Yesterday morn
ing. but continued until Wednesday, No
vember l.
The case could not 60 on because of Mr..
! Crimmons' weak condition. He is recov-
ering slowly, and it is said does not pro-
pose 10 push the case against his wife.
The charge will probably be dismissed.
A Handsome Depot.
The rlans now being made by City En-
! gineer Gray for the new DaYie ferry-house
/ on the FTankiin-street wharf call for a
structure closely resembling the depot al
! the foot Of the narroW-gauge wharf.
The main portion will be 100x3j feet,
with an addition, which will be drive
| way to the boat and bridge, 90x30 feet.
| The waiting-room will be $500 square feet.
| The street front is 10 be opened with a
vestibule 12x70 feet
ALPS Fair in Love.
Henry Theisen, aged 70. being denied
! license to marry Josie Montgomery, aged
! II. ana not being able to secure the con-
sent of his parents, who are abroad, in time
/ for thp wedding daV had EporOp SOranaan