The morning call., 1894-07-06
SERIOUS CHARGE.
Franklin Moss Is Said to
Be Incompetent.
An Interesting Bit of Political His
tory Lost by the Death of
William SoItS.


OAKLAND.-Perry H. Auseon. son-in-
law of Franklin Moss, is making an at
tempt to sdetraek bis father-in-law on
charge Of incompetency. He says that for
year past the old gentleman, by reason
of age aud weakness of mind, has been
unable to properly manage himself or his
property.
Now Mr.. Moss is prominent business
man and capitalist and has always been
considered as sharp at a bargain as any
of his neighbors The charge of incOm-
potency is the last one that would seem
applicable to him.
Mr.. Auseon fled the petition iu the Su-
perior Court yesterday. and asked that a
guardian be appointed. He alleges that
Mr.. Moss is being deceived and imposed
upon by artful and designing persons. He
says he has been caj0led into sQBandeTing
large sums OF money and into selling his
property without receiving adequate re-
turns.
Those who know the inside history Of
the case say it has all developed from MIR.
Moss last marriage. His first wife died
some few years ago, leaving two unmar-
ried daughters. Mr.. Moss second choice
was a Miss Molie Briggs Of East OAK
Land, who, nine years ago. was employed
az lIle OS Olllc6 iu lUiS CITY.
When this new wife made her advent
trouble came with her. The children re-
garded much OF her conduct as imperti-
nent and imposing, and left the place.
Fro m that time the trouble has increased
and the present issue has grown from it.
Judge Ogden, in response 10 the appllca-
tion, set July 9 as the day on which Mr..
Moss shall answer the petition.
Practiced Economy.
Superintendent of Streets Harrison has
filed his annual report for the year end
ing June 80. According to this document
the department has exercised considers BILE
economy. Some examples are as follows:
UDiOn-street sewer. appropriated S139S,
cost $3.50 81; Center street, appropriated
$3.50, cost S72 70; Grove street sewer, ap-
propriated $500, cost 500 06; Fourteenth
street sewer, appropriated S499, cost
SIS Al; Magnolla-Street sewer, apprOpri-
ated $780, cost Sal d; Grove-street sewer.
appropriated $50. cost SD IS; Eighth
street bridge repairs, appro priated 500,
cost S55 50.
The totals shown by this table are as
follows Cost of materials, S7734 So; cost
of labOr. S5063 %; total, So. .S97 jS.
The Superintendent accounts for III is
good showing by stating that there is bap-
PLY abSen any combine in sewer-pipe.
For money paid out for labor by ''the
unemployed" the report stands: Cleaning
the streets $1,000, labor on Lake Shore
avenue S3996. grading Independence
square S1765 %; total S7751 %.
Kept His Secret.
1t is believed that the death of px-Cou-
stable William K. SOlts on last Tuesday
finally closed all avenues of information
with regard to the inside history of the
famous tapeworm ticket which was voted
10 Vallejo in 1871.
Mr.. Solts was at that time quite an i'm
portant figure in SOanO County politics.
and it is said that he probably knew more
about this move than any other man
living. Whenever he was approached on
the question he would say, II will not say
a word about the matter until one man
now living is dead" The other party he
referred to is MT dead. but Mr.. Sots is,
and in all probability the affair will never
be ventilated.
n Small Failure.