The morning call., 1894-10-21
= MAKING HEADWAY
NOn=Partisan Cause Is a
Growing One.
TALKING TO EAGER CROWDS
Bad News Returns a Woman to
the Asylum.
ROBBER GOMEZ WANTS PARDON
! A Sewer Contractor, Unable TO Col
Iect, Attempts to Undo
His Work.
,OBBER GOMEZ WANTS PARDON

OAKLAND.-The Non-Partisan feeling
in Alameda County is rapidly growing and
the speeches of the candidates throughout
the county, which set the voters 10 think
ing, have turned their thoughts to talk.
and now there are more outSpoken Non
Partisans among the farmers than the
most sanguine reformers ever expected.
The prospect for the success of the ticket
grows brighter as election draws near.
The gatherings are growing larger each
night, and it is no trouble now to draw a
crowd. The recent meeting at Havwards
was the biggest political gathering ever
held in the town, and the central commit
tee has been requested to make another
date for the place. The meeting st Temes-
cal on Friday evening was. notwithstand-
ing the rain, we'll attended, and the
speeches of E. S. Finch, candidate for
County Recorder, and Henry ?. Dalton
Tor Assessor, were atteniively listened to
throughout. The Fifth Regiment band
played some stirring selections
At the meeting at Fruitvale j. W. Tomp-
RiEs. candidate for Clerk, j. w. Ward for
District Attorney, l. n. Chapman for Sur
veyor, J. S. Burpee for Treasurer, Isaac B.
+ Parsons for Supervisor and the township
candidates were present.
Last night at the LindeIman Opera
house. Alameda, the candidates were
massed and enthusiastic applause
greeted the scoring of the ring by
Tompkins, Finch, Ward, Dalton. Par
sons, Morse. Garlick, Burpee, Irman,
Chapman and Leilch. Schmidt, for Super
visor for the third district. and the town
ship candidates were present. Good music
was furnished by the Alameda band.
ON Monday some Of the candidates will speak
at Centervllle ana others at Washington Hail.
East Oakland.
Wednesday, oath, at San Leandro; Thursday,
25th, at Pleasanion and Sunol; Friday, 26tn.
Twenty-eighth and San Pablo avenue, Oakland,
also at Golden Gate; Monday, 18th,
a, West Oakland. Hansen ball; Tuesday.
3Oth. at Watts Tract and IrVlngton: Wednes-
dav 3lst, at Thomas Hall, Twenty-rhird
aveDue and LOen; Thursday, Nov. 1st. at Up
per Frutyale avenue, East Oakland; Friday.
3D. at East Berkeley; Saturday, Sd, at Oak
land, NILS Tabernacle.
Ward for District Attorney, is winning sup
pert by his arraigGmeDt OF the incum-
bents omissions and commissions. The n II
Assessor, Dalton, gives figures and facts which
interest the taxpayers, and Tompkins' record.
experience and reputation guarantee bis utter
ances and assurances as sincere and his caDdi-
dacy for County Clerk Is encouraging for sue
cess. AIdrich for Township Judge Is an enter
tanning speaker and never fails 10 bring down
The house. His chances for election are the
brightest.
A Womsn's misfortunes.
On the eve OF her legal restoration to capa-
city and property ana the beginning OF new
life Mrs. Sarah Idalia Duffy became ravlng
maniac, and for The second time in her young
ended another sad chapter IN the sad life OF an
AS Miss Lusster, the unfortunate woman,
was noted for her beauty and accomplishment Is.
Her misfortunes seem TO have begun with her
marriage to Andrew Duffy, time well.
known politician in this city, and who Is now In
tail h0 plIlT.
der OF a hotelman IN Tracy some four or lVt
months ago.
About twelve or fourteen months ago Mrs
Duny first evinced symptoms Of violent insan
ity, and she was committed TO AgDeWs. Their
there was quite contest between her brother
Newton Lussler, and Andy Duffy for letters o
guardianship over her person and estate; bu
the husband lost and the brother was ap
pointed guardian.
AtAgnews The woman gradually recovered hel
reason and about one week ago she returned Il
the home Of her mother, Mrs. Emma Lusser. al
S13 Madison street, apparently fully restored
10 reason. MIS-. LuSsleT immediately petltlODeO
the Supreme Court 10 have her daughie er legally
declared comp tent and to restore her 10 ca
pacity and estate. The hearing was to have
taken place to-myrrow, ana until Friday there
was not the slightest doubt that the Superior
Court would iavoraby consider the application
Late on Friday afternoon Mrs. Duffy visited
Mrs. Smith, sister, in Alameda. They were
chatting pleasantly together, when suddenly Z
terrible change came over her. The wild
meaningless and haunted look or insanity
cleaned from her eyes, and becoming violent
she cried, laughed, hurried defiance at heI
friends and cursed her enemies Constable Day
was called in aud with the assistance OF Others
and no little difficuly finally got the demented
woman behind the iron doors OF the County
Jail.
With the strength born of insanity she
hurled her captOrs away from her ana trled 10
get possession Of a knife. Foed in this she
tore the clothing from her person in her i'm
patient fury.
Yesterday Judge Ellsworth, Or. j. NJ. Young
and Dr. Z. NJ Selrldge sal as board of lunacy
commissioners 10 investigate her case. Ii took
The combined strength OF three deputy sheriffs
TO bring The denented woman INTO court but
she was not The neatly dressed, pIepossessing
woman OF t5e previous day. With disarrauged
apparel, streaming hair and distorted features
she screamed aud cuI sed and kicked audsbeat
her captors. No testimony was taken, because
It was unuseessary, and the commission Or
dered her tU Dc sent back 10 AgnewS
IL Is said that the unfortunate woman did not
learn of her husbands heiuOus crime until FRI
DAY, ana 10 this information is ascribed her
second outbreak.
Wants Liberty.
Thomas Gomez Of San Quentin prison wants
his freedom. which IS natural. He was sent up
from Alameda County In November 1891 for
twenty-five years Tor robbery, and has now
taken Steps 10 secure a pardon. He writes the
County Clerk that he would like list of ibe
jurymen who sat on his case. and Clerk Furry
forwarded lhe list yesterday. Tn iurymeI
were as follows: K. \. C. Holm. 816 kirkbau
street; j. E. Rincke: berkeley; Theodore Swift
ca Hannah street; Frank PeiXoto. Centerville
A. McConaghey, San Leandro (dead); q. A
Babb IrvineIon; Fl. a. Grimes. Twenty-fourlf
avenue, East Oakland; - George Loyegrove, 35S
Twelfth street; c. Frick, Berkeley; Bert NJ or
gan, 229 Eighth street; NJ. j. Garcia, SaI
LeandrO; Ii. a Randall, PostOfficb box PAP
Oakland.
The robbery of which Gomez was convicted
was peculiarly atr0ciOus one, aud, To add Il
bis sentence, lie had prior conviction agains
him. One night IN the winter OF 1890 an oil
man named Alderman was returning to hi
home In Pleasanton, when he was waylaid
robbed and brutaly beaten. He did not re
cover from the injuries received for scyera
months. Gomez was arrested, tried and con
victed OF the crime, but not until after a mos
desperate legal battle. as tie prisoner had yer,
influential friends IN the neigh borhood o
Peasanton where he lived, having married
into the old Be:Ha family.
The Authoritle@ Anxious
The police are beginning TO view with alarm
the big influx OF tramps into Oakland. and in
sist That The Industrial tent, free food AN,
nothing 10 do IS the lOadstone that Is drawn,
in the noD-woTkers.
IL Is now stated that very shortly there viii
be no generals" "coloDels,'' ''mailrs 4" scap
tans," etc., known at the tent, because OF th,
fear that Ibe police Will make good their tbrea
10 rgn in the leaders as vagabOnds
Tie towns which the advance guard propose,
visiting shortly are beginning TO be heart
from. The Sheriff of Santa Clara County doe
moi want the visitors there. aud Is preparing L