The morning call., 1894-09-12
Pnblie Adminlstrator-DanIel Iuman.

Public Administrator-Daniel 1uman.
Suryeynr-I. \. Chpman.
COroner-DT i. II. Pratt.
justices of the Peace, city of Oakland-W. d.
Foote and Fred Ward.
Justice of he Peace, Oakland Township
Hugh 5. AldTich.
Justice of the Peace. Berkeley-C. +. LORD,
Justice of Peace, Eden TownshIp-F. j. Rus
sell.
Justices OF the Peace, Alameda-E. n. Chap
man. Oscar Mysel.
Supervisor, Second Dstrict-J. P Parsons,
Castro Valley
Supervisor, Third District-G. L. Schmidt.
The County Central Committee is as fol-
| lows: A. Bedwith, II. n. Dalton, C. S.
King, 6. l.. Blank, E. G. Busweil. J. C.
| Shinn, A. C. McTavish, ]. d. Marine,
George w. Gordon and Ell Neihaus.
A Suicides Body Found.
the body of William B. Landeker is
lying at the Oakland Morgue in a mummi-
fed condition. being dried oct by the Sun
until it weighs less than half the man.
weight in lie. LandekeT's body has been
swinging by a bale rope tied about his
neck from tree on CleYeland's ranch on
| Bay Farm Island since the 14th of July
last, and the sun and dry winds have
Drowned and dried it until it is almost a
compiete mummy.
The body was discovered by Joseph
Mideiros In an Out-of-the- location,
swinging back and forth in the breeze,
Yesterday afternoon. At l o'clock the
Coroner was notified; the body was taken
down and conveyed TO Oakland, and q
search Of the clothing revealed a card
printed with rubber stamp with the name
of Will am 3. Landeker, San Francisco
There was a gold watch in one pocket but
no chain, 81 90 in silver and fountain
pen, also a business card Of a Turkish
ronfectioner. Milan Milos of 22I Kearny
street san Francisco. On the back of the
card was written in pencil and nearly
obliterated this message:
Dear Ida: Good-by, loved one, / hope we
To Mrs. 1. Landeker, S5s Milton street, Oak
land.
Mrs Landeker was visited az the above
address. and she said, after a description
had been given and facts stated, that it
was tie body of her husband. She was
fearful that he had made away with him
self. while sill hoping that be might write
her any day. She said be left her July 13
and told her that he was going to San Jose.
BE put on travelling suit of clothes as
though going on journey. She said he
had been very despondent just before ne
left. having lost some $4,000 in specula-
tion in stocks. He was 50 years of age
and of Je Wish extraction. The Landekers
had no children.
Landeker was seen at Bay Farm Island
alive July IA, when he called to see Mrs
Cleveland, who gave him breakfast on the
morning of that day. He acted peculiarly,
she said. but thanked her aud LETT. He
afterward called at the residence of. Mrs.
Flores near by, but his actions were so
queer that that lady was afraid Of him
and would not let him come 10 the house.
He went out in the yard aud took a
piece Of bale rope from lot of rope, and
this he thanked the lady for and left
This was the last seen OF Landeker alive.
Ii IS supposed that he Immediately went
aud hanged himself. Deceased was a
mem Der Of Laurel Lodge No. 4. K. of p,
OF San francisco. The inquest will be
held to-day.
Expense and Defeat.
Two more citizens who wanted the place
lately occupied on the Board of Supervisors
by j. O. Piunkett have fled their bills of
expense with the County Clerk.
1t only cost X. Ii. McCloud SO 10 try for
The position. Of this 81 was for heading
of petition and IS for 1000 cards.
j. u. Hanks paid little more for the
privilege Of running. His bill was 500.
He bad his announcement in four papcrs
at S5 each.
Newspaper Mans Plight.
"Billy" Monroe, a well-known Oakland
newspaper man, is now lying at Woolsey's
Hosnisal, and so badly paralyZsd that his
life is despaiyed of. He has been confined
to bis house for some time, and Yesterday
received the stroke which may end in his
death at any moment. he was taken to
the hospital last evening at o'clock, and