The morning call., 1893-08-18
OVER IN OAKLAND
Louis Matheny on Trial
for His Life.
WORK OF JACK THE HUGGER
History in the Oakland High School.
A Wee Bar in a Dark Place
Under Stairway.

charged with the murder or Police Officer
William G. Cashin, was begun before
Judge Henshaw yesterday morning. AT
the opening of court the Judge excused
all witnesses present from appearing again
until a certain date in order that they
might not be kept from business while
Jury was being chosen.
1t was expected that much difficulty
would be encountered In securing twelve
Jurymen who would be willing to inflict
the death penalty on crcumstanial evil
dence merely. This point the prosecutors,
District Attorney Shook and Deputy Dis
trct Attorney Church, insisted upon.
Carroll Cook represents the defense.
The entire day was consumed in testing
jurors, and when court closed at O'clock
TO every ones surprise, eight men had been
found who proved satisfactory to both
sides. The case comes up to-day. The
courtroom was comfortab bly, filed with the
crowd that had gathered to see the open
ing of this famous case and TO catch
glimpse of the young man about whom so
much has been written and said.
Probably not since the most sensational
days of the Murphy case have sn many
spectators been in attendance a { this court.
The prisoner sat beside his counsel, pale
but without any signs OF nervousness, and
followed the proceedings with most lively
interest. He seemed at n moment to for
get that his life would lie in the hands of
The men the lawyers were so carefully
questioning.
In personal appearance he Is decidedly
progressing. He dresses in plain black,
and his clothes are fashionably made. Hls
face is smooth shayen and t1e-hy. Taken
altogether he looks like well-fed young
man of perhaps % years with plenty of
money and an inelin alton to take life
easy.
When court adjourned at u o'clock aud
at he held his hands out for the Sheriff
TO snap the handouts on his wrists with
an air OF n0nchalance. and walked off a,
| airily as though he was going out for a
half mile walk.
The story of the killing OF 0fficAr Cashn
IS familiar to most residents of this city.
1t occurred on the 18th of last March.
| Officers Ely and Cashin were rGtrolling
their beat at O'Clock that morning and
were passing down Seventh street, be-
tween Center and Chester. when they saw
the fash of a match in the saloOn of Will
liam Kuhule. They at once crossed the
street and entered the building and came
upon TWO burglars at work in the rear If
The room. The robbers opened fire on The
officers, who returned 1t, ana in the melee
Cashin was fatally short.
One OF the robbers tried 10 dash past
and escape by the front door, but Ely fred,
/ hitting him in the back of the head and
killing him instantly. This was Joseph
! TOuhill of San Francisco.
! The second rObber escsped by smashing
/ back window and crawling over n shed
/ He left his derby hat behind. The man
that got away Is supposed to be Louis
/ Matheny, the defendant 1t is claimed by
the prosecution that when Matheny es
eapad frum the saloon hn made his way To
I the Oakland Trotting Park and there OBJ
tanned COW boys big hat.
He then proceeded TO San Francisco.
and was there arrested few days later
with that hat in his possession.
The prosecution will present n strong
case. though largely of circumstantial evil
dence.
The defense will probably attempt to
establish an alibi.
/ The case comes up again to-day.
Pulling Teeth.
There is great big. ugly rattlesnake in n
81 window On Washington street, and
| the other day he grew hungry, and after
burying his fangs in a big harmless GO
rher snake as big as himself proceeded 10
absorb his Inorsel. He succeeded after a
while, and then lay dormant for several
days enjoying his dinner
= The other day Louis Homeier, who is
somewhat of naturalist in his way, con-
ceived the Idea Of extracting the Isttler's
fangs and fixing him so that other snakes
could live in the same house with him. 1t
is desired TO make this house a home also
for happy family OF creeping things, and
the lizards, horned toad3 and various long
and short striped and part-colored snakes
would have an eqnal show with the big
fiat-headed RATHER only when his fangS
were out or he was dead.
Mr.. Homeler Is too much of an humani-
tartan to kill the snake. so he concluded
to turn snake dentist and draw the OBJ
Jeetlonaole molars. DE got a stick with a
q and fpf a Elf q
of it made Of stout cord. This he dropped
into the showcase and caught his snake
ship about the neck near the head. He
drew out the wriggling. sQuirming mass.
and alter getting firm hold on him with
MS lett hand up near the head he loos ed
the moose. The reptiles mouth was forced
open and lie was allowed to strike at a
piece oil glass until he had exhausted much
OF the poison in his sac. After this, with
MS p0cket-knife and pair of pinceTs Mr..
Homeier drew out five OF the dreadful
Iangs, and the snake was turned loose.
The to0th-pulling operation didn't appear
to hurt him much, but it will be long
time before he knows just how harmless
and insignificant he really is.
Tho Mayors Trouble.
1t seems, then, that George c. Pardee
has cares like any other man. The fact
that he is at the head of municipal affairs
In this city has In n0wse deferred one
NaLholfho- A'OOSoi anu UeT 1uSnaD0. Phil
lip Boo2ar, from claiming an interest in
certain property OF the Mayors on San
Pablo avenue and disputing his Honor's
title to the same.
This Catherine Boogar claims that the
San Pablo property now owned by Mr..
Pardee was community propertv of hers
and her husbands. and that tberefo,e she
is now entitled to an interest in IL Mr.
Pardee, on tina contrary, asserts that the
property was acquired by Boogar in 1894
twenty-seven years prior To the iatter,s
marriage, and that the wife has no right 10
IL whatever.
In April last William j. Dinpee bouVb,
the real estate of Boogal and three weeks
later sold It to Mayor Pardee. Now comas
Catherine Boogar and lays claim tn thu
property, and Mr.. Pardee has carried the
matter into the courts to determine whose
title is sound. ""o'o
An Effort in History.
special efforts are being made in history
at the Oakland High School this wear.
ms school is not on the accredited list at
me olate University this year in The sinh.
special attention to this study.
Inc editor of the hioh sohooI 49,.