The morning call., 1894-07-25
JACK SONS LOVE.
Forcing His Attentions
With a Pistol.
An Election for the incorporation of
FruitYale Is to Be
Held.

OAKLASD.-A man named W. E. Jackson
was on trial in the Police Court yesterday 10
answer charge of battery and two charges Of
assault with deadly weapon. The complain
ant IS Mrs. Agnes MeElrath, a progressing
widow.
Ii seems that something like a year since
Jackson was conductor on GTove-stTeet car,
and as such became acquainted with Mrs. Me-
ETaih, widow residing at Lorin with her two
little children. The acquaintance ripened into
friendship and this friendship merged natural
ly into more ardent feeling. The widow
placed her little ones In the West Oakland
Home and came TO live in Oaa land, taking
rooms in The Gilard House, al Thirteenth and
Broadway.
All this time Jackson was paying consider.
able attention TO Mrs. McEIrath, but she be-
came wearled of him and concluded to break
with him. This jackson would not have, and
he emphasized b is OBJ ction one night by taking
a shO; at the woman. He was not arrested,
however, because not complained of.
Then Mrs. McEirath went 20 the West Oak
land Home TO be near ner children and OBJ
her Whereabouts ana followed her. The police
claim he exhibited pistol there TO enforce his
threat. She refused TO have anything 10 do
with him and he threw stone al her. Then
the warrant was sworn out for bis arrest II is
sworn TO by Mrs. Agnes Taylor and Mrs Belle
Fratt.
The cases against Jackson were continued
till Augusta
Two Funerals.
E. L. G. Steele was buried yesterday at 2
P. NJ, from his late residence at Sixth and
Jackson streets. The body had been embalmed
in san Francisco and was fnclosed in hand
sOms caSket.
The services were conducted by Rev. Robert
Richie OF st. PauPs Episcopal Church, ana The
remains were conveyed 10 Mountain View. The
pal-bearers were: Judge John II. Boall, Gen
L. ID E00ie. George ~. ROarQman. Colonel
II. Brady. E. Poihemus, Colonel Herman
Bendel, George A. Moore, Professor Frederick
Hesse.
The feneral OF the lare Mrs. Charles NJ. Good
ali also took place yesterday at P NJ. from
The family residence on Lake street. The sery-
ices were conducted by Rev. DIT. Hummer of
the First Nj. L. Church, after which The re-
mains were placed IN the Tubbs vault a; Noun
tain View. The pail bearers were: Captain
Bennett, Captain Taylor, Robert Moore, DR..
Bird, Nj. Flournoy ana Sumner Bugbee.
Fruityale's Incorporation.
The Board of Supervisors listened all day
yesterday IL arguments for and against The
incorporation Of Fruityale. Reid and Cohen
appeared for the petitioners aud r. L. FilZ-
gerald for The protestants.
In the afternoon the board went into exeeu-
tive session upon the boundary question, and it
was decided that the protestants should have
their wish TO m Ike The Redwood road The east
eTly boundary granted.
II was also decided TO have an Incorporation
election held, with thr boundary as fixed BY the
incorporates changed north OF the county
estate.
suits in Foreclosure.
Charles Sexton has brought suit to foreelose
a mortgage on property on the San lie ndfo
road AGAINST Antoine Peterson. Lizzie A. Peter
son (nls wifel, Nellie Josephine Church. soma
time known and called NeltIe j. Porter Carries
Walker, Laura j. Church and John 81. Church
lher hnsband). Ice mortgage was given 10