The morning call., 1894-02-15
MONEY FOR BILLS.
Discussion at the Board
of Education.
Riches Have Wings-On the Verge
of Insanity-stDy Mantle Bob
Getting Up Suits.

OAKLAND-The Board of Education made
requisiton the Board of Public Works last
night for changes in the plans and Specifica-
tons OF the addition 10 the Garfield School
building. Five thousand dollars was appro-
priated by the Council at its last meeting for
this obi CT. The $4,000 bill of f. L. Hansen,
second payment on account as contractor Of
work done on the high school building, was
allowed.
When the matter of making certain altera-
lions IN the plans and specifications of the
Third Ward school building Came up Director
ReuG took the floor and arraigned the Board of
Public Works and Architect Childs for their
part in the work. The matter was finally re-
ferred 10 Architect Childs, with instructions to
report back al the meeting of the board on
Monday night.
On motion OF Director Mock the Board of
Public Works was instructed to stop work al
those places 10 the Third Ward building
where the proposed changes are TO be made.
These changes have in view the strengthening
OF the building In various parts.
Money With Wings.
A mystery surrounds the disappearance Of
the money left by +. NJ. z. Kelley. deceased.
Public Administrator Stanley has applied 10
the courts for letters of administration on the
estate In order to place himself in position TO
push Investigations with energy. James L.
Gardner of Oakland is under citation TO appear
In court on Monday ana tell what he knows OF
the matter.
All that is known of Mr. Keley's property Is
that IL was In ready cash and did not exceed
$4,000. Four thousand dollars was realized
from the sale OF half interest in a saloon at
Seattle. and with this and $1,000 more in pocket
Kelley came out from the Sound country some
few mouths ago. II was known that this much
was clear of all Indebtedness. When Kelley
lett Seattle he was IN poor health and had ex-
pressed deleI mination 10 devote his lime TO
ehecilng cure. young woman hgureS
prominently In this come ioD and Is believed
to be familiar with keIley's business tranSac-
front as warm personal friend OF the sick
man. These TWO were with Kelley to the END.
When Kelley Was dead and buried an investlga-
tion was Instituted into the value OF the estate
at the instance of the widow, who, hearing of
the sad event aud believing that the deceased
had left considerable property, came TO this
city and demanded what was left. AS a result
of the detective work done wild rumOrs spread
that the widow has been euche ed out OF every
dollar The Kelley estate appears TO be Nil.
There Is no money al all. The Public Admin
istrator is aroused and proposes sitting the evil
dence TO the bottom.
Fighting other Lines.
Robert Craig, better known as Dynamite
Bob" is making cases against the railroad
| company In prof1eiing pay to the gatemen for
rides on the Seventh-street local. The pay is
OF course refused and "Dynamite" carefully
notes down the day of the month, the day of
the week and the hour of the day and the name
OF The compaDy's vassal who refused 10 take
his good money But he does not s. OPP at that.
| He pushes past the galeman and enters the
Car, takes seat and waits PATIENTLY for some
one to come in aud put him out. He thinks
| that IL this happened he could bring stronger
! suit on other lines. AS 1t is, however, he says
he Is piling up $4,000 day to his credit-when
! he wins his suits.
| Craig operates down In West Oakland and
| offers to pay passage TO Frultvale or some in
| teTmediate station, but of course the gateman
| Will not take the money.
He SAID yesterday: 1.-THE Southern Pacific
Railroad Company has no right to refuse my
money when want to ride, aud when the
money is refused &C aboard and the gatemen
nj a
tempt such a thing"
Shot His Neighbor.
The trial of Samuel Marin for shooting
| with the intention of killing his neighboT,
shaw yesterday morning. The circumstances
| OF the shooting have been made public.
| Brady, who was an employe OF the Southern
| Pacihc Company, was returning home late IN
the evening of March 81, 1898. To reach his
! place he had 10 pass that of Samuel Martin, a
| man with whom he had had some differences.
| Martin stood before his gate and as Brady
! p ssed drew revolver and deliberately shot
! the latter in the hip. Brady at once closed
with his :, assailant, and succeeded after a
| made dash for cover Brady sent a
| bullet after him. but il did not tax effect Mrs.
| Martin and family then sailed forth from the
to-hand struggle for the possession of the re-
volv I. crowd gathered and In the dusk half
mixed up in the fight. There are dozen or
| two of witnesses ana the trial bids fair TO make
interesting listening.
Driven Insane.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Caldwell, whose husband
| was committed to the Stockton Asylum for the
| Insane by the Commission on LUnacy TUESDAY,
! Is on the verge of Insanity. The trouble of car.
ing for her violent husband is believed to have
| induced the disorder. Caldwell had an idea
| that he was immensely wealthy. He told bout
town of a mammoth hotel he proposed building
1 on Van Ness avenue, San Francisco. Judge
| Henshaw's brother, he said, was to furnish the
| lumber. He told the commissioners that he had
| $4,000 on deposit In a local bank.
| Constant association with such deranged in
tellect was not without Its effect upon the wife,
few days ago Mrs. Caldwell joined cheerfully
with her HUSBAND In tearing up th household
goods carpets, furniture and anything within
reach. They threw such things out of the win
dows. When neighbors came to the rescue the
place was almost stripped. Mrs. Caldwell has
been taken IN hand by friends and physicians.
| is no longer under the influence of Caldwell
quiet will restore her TO health.
! News From North Carolina.
| All the way from Winston, N. G., comes the
news that the wife of William F. Burbank has
| given birth TO a son. The item is the more in.
| TEL esting when it is remembered that Mrs. Bur-
bank was the wife of the late William VI ak
ery, the capitalist over whose estate so muc
trouble has OF late been had in the courts. Bur-
| bank is running a little paper al Winston. He
| was at one time engaged as reporter on one
| OF the Oakland papers, and II was then he laid
| siege TO the heart OF the rich widow.