The morning call., 1894-05-12
BYRNES' PROPERTY
Fraudulent TransferenCe
Charged in Court.
An Oakland Woman Makes Her VIII
and Records 1t While Yet
Living.

OAKLAND-Publie Administrator Stanley
has commenced suit IN the Superior Court
against Nellie Byrnes and c. A. Irvine on be-
half of the estate of John G. Byrnes on whose
estate he has received letters OF administration.
The complaint states that Byrnes was a resi-
dent OF Oakland snd died on January 10 last;
that on January 10 it was known that he had
cash to the amount Of $4,000 and owned the
building at Jones aud Eddy streets. San Fran
cisco, together with valuable lease on which
the building stands, and which is known as
the National Theater.
Byrnes was a well-known theatrical man and
was at one time Interested In the MorOsco es-
tablishment. He afteTward went into theatri
Gals on his own account and Is said to have
sunk 81, 600 good dollars III the National.
When Byrnes died his affairs were in badly
tangled condition. His widow. one OF the de-
PENDANTS in the present suit. never made any
attempt to have the estate probated nor have
any OF bis relatives.
He left many creditors, among others being
Henry Knobel. who now intends making it
warm for the widow and Irvine. In petition
be charges that they secured control of this
property-the $4,000 and the theater-and that
they are secreIing it in order to defeat the
creditors.
4 citation has been issued. in which Mrs
Byrnes ana Irvine are ordered to appear in
court and tell what they know regarding the
matter
The claim is made that Byrnes made assign
ments prior TO his death, so that when he died
he left no estate.
Strange Proceeding.
Mrs. Caroline McBean, the wife of Alexander
Mclean, has made her will, but more than that,
the will has been placed on record and the lady
is still in the land Of the living.
In the document, which Is in the handwriting
of Mrs. MeBean, she makes her husband and
Harry Gordon The executors.
To the husband she bequeaths seven lots in
San Francisco, In block 1916 also her right OF
homestead 10 ibe house 217 Durant street, with
he fylrr IL and FL NeranO share remain
ing To her stepson Albert Victor Bills she
gives house and lot on 1hlrty-fourth street;
TO heT daughter Jane Virginia Culver she gives
So; to d grandson, barry II. Hewlett, quarter
section timber land in Mojoc County and TWO
shares In Tie SonOma Improvement Company
to Asa Clark Hewlett, house and Tour lots at
Cadboro Bay, Vancouver Island; TO niece
Caroline Drulland, a sealskin coat; 10 Mimi
NJ Stewart. a diamond ring; to William NJ
Butler. her brother, Bible; 10 her stepdaugn-
ter, Noble A. Bills, shawl; 10 Mrs. Say. lace
dress; TO Florence Rupert. an opera cloak; to
Emma a. ktlIedge, a Dutch wine bottle; 10
May Butler, spoons ana wearing apparel
There are numerous other Dequests TO otner
relatives III various parts OF the country.
johnson, johnson and johnson.
Henry johnson and Arthur Johnson were
stitched up at the Receiving Hospital early
Friday morning by DR.. Johnson.
TIE two former Johnsons were friends In the
early part OF the evening, but before morning
were glaring at each other from opposite cells
at the City Prison, and both with their heads
and faces stitched and bandaged.
In seemed mat IL all happened over game
of cards in East Oakland, which broke up in a
fight when Arthur johnson slashed Henry
across the cheek with a knife and made an ugly
wound. while the other Johnson was cut across
the forehead. The police think the Johnson
with the cut In the forehead cut himself. he
ease will come up before Judge Alien to-day.
A Big Season Promised.
The Modjeska season at the Macdonough,
commencing on MONDAY evening next, promises
10 he ; record -breaker More seats have been
sold up to the present time than ever before for
any performance.
Inc opening play Monday night viii be
"MAry Stuart"
James Cannon, alias james Cavanaugh, a
strapping young plasierer OF Golden 6a e. is 10
the County jail on a charge OF battery pre-
ferred by his grandmother, an old woman past
go years OF age. who says that the young man
came home drunk few evenings since. ana