The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-29
LEFT A FAREWELL LETTER.
The q. A. r. Wants $4,000 for
the Encampment.
HANGING THE DURANT JURY
Oakland Out for the Republican State
Conventional New Presby-
terrain Church.

OAKLAND.-H. 3. Miller. a man about
rs years of age. hanged himself at his
home, 1926 Eleventh street, early yester-
day morning.
His wife's story IS as follows: They got
up this morning as usual, and after build
ing the fires the husband sat down in
front Of the stove and wrote short letter.
He then said to his wife: well. L will
go out and do the chores" He had been
gone about an hour. when his wife be-
came alarmed and went in search of him.
She went first to the barn and called
him, but getting no answer she elm bed
up in the loft, where she found him hang
ing to one of the rafters. She called for
help and some neighbOrs responded and
cut the unfortunate man down, but it was
too late to save his life, as he had evil
IDENTIFY been dead for about thirty minutes.
He left The following letter addressed to
his wife:
Dear WJe-Evans says be Is an honest man
and Will pay that mole next May, and can't be-
fore that 1t makes no difference abont It be.
ing Outlawed; he will pay IL next May and
can't possibly before. think you can get MT.
Farr 10 collect IL for you. L hope you see Mr..
Spencer gets his money with interest and for
give my past shortage IN duty toward you and
every body. am no good any more. The soon
er you get rid Of me the better for YOU Your
z. Sind piece of paper under the shaw
ing-case. Once more adieu. Peace and happi-
ness be with you. can't forgive me.
II. b. HILL.
This letter was written on an old paper
sack. The paper referred to in the last
part of the letter was his last will and tes-
lament. in which he left everything to his
wife.
Hill was one of the oldest residents in
Oakland, having lived in the city when the
h. m hnn roh hit. hor ie hnn
now stands. He was carpenter by trade,
and leaves a widow 20 years Of age. but no
children. The inquest will be held at 10
o'clock this morning.
Wants to Explain.
1t seems that one juror. man named
E. j. Bates, hung the jury which tried
Harry DuraDt on charge of stealing tools
and kept the other eleven men up all
night, much to their discomfort. Bates
was pretty sharply criticized for what was
termed his stubbOrnness. and now rises to
explain. He says;
''It is true that l kept the jury out all
night, because l didn't believe Durant
guilty of burglary. voted five times for
mot guilty. and then they wanted me 10
find the man guilty so they could go home.
/ had wife and SICK child at home, but |
would sacrifice everything before l would
vote to send man to the penitentiary
just in order 10 go home early. On the
first ballot three jurors voted for convic-
ton. l just want to say that the eleven
Jurors wanted to roll me over a barrel, but
they could not do it. SO we stayed out all
night.
Want $4,000.
At a meeting of the members of the G.
A. k. in the Council Chamber on Friday
night it was decided that it would be nee
essary to raise $4,000 TO pay the expenses
of the coast encampment 10 be held here
in April next.
Subscription papers will shortly be cir
culated to raise the money. and the gen.
tlemen and ladies having the matter in
hand anticipate little trouble in raising the
amount. The city was vided into dis
tricts and assignments made to various
members to solicit money from the people
residing In those districts.
There will be another meeting held on
Friday night to report progress.
Wants Light Work.
When z. +. Gallagher, who was con-
victed as an accom- plice of Cashier Begg
in stealing $4,000 from the Oakland Con-
solidated Railroad Company, was taken to
Folsom to serve his time by Jaier Lane
he was Immediately taken TO the hospital
connected with the prison to recuperate
He is in poor physical condition, and dur
ing the fifteen months he spent in the
County Jail fell off in weight from 165 to
127 pounds. 1t is thought that Gallagher
will be gwen some clerical position at the
penitentiary.
A New Church
Ground has been broken for new
y nited Presbyterian Church at the corner
of Eighteenth and Castro streets. The
plans provide for an audience-room to seat
300 persons, while a lecture-room to seat
100 will be annexed. The building will
contain primary-room. ladies' parlor and
pastors study. The church will be very
complete in all its appointments and of
tasty architecture. 1t will be ready for
occupancy in May.
Seats In Demand.
Seats for the presentation of 1.-THE
Ensign" at the Macdonough Tbeater this
evening and tomorrow night are in great
demand, and Manager Cook and his
assistants are kept pretty busy placing
| applicants.
Tue production promises to be quite a
social event in Oakland.
Reuter- Will Recover.
The proprietor of the Washington
street Dye Works. William Reuter-, who
was so badly burned at the Eureka Hotel
fire, has so far recovered that he expects
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