The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-28
Has the Public Administrator
Been TASTY ?
AN ALAMEDA sCHooLBoY KILLED
Arthur ID. Thomson Resigns as a
Trustee of the AduIt-Bfind
Home.

anu was suOJ6Cl6u 10 a HOoI I1Siu
alton. At one time. during the latter part
of the examination, great interest was
shown when Mr.. Campbell asked the wit
ness to produce some spiritual manifesto
tions in court by means of the trumpet,
which was handed up to her.
MI Campbell approached the subject in
this fashion:
SIS it possible for you to have manites-
tations without darkness through the
trumpet"
ut is"
''Do you thiuk that you would be able at
this time to call down the spirit of Peter
Mitehel?"
81 never claimed to be able to call up or
down any spirit"
lyon say you have got manifestations in
the ight?"
II have done So"
"Why do you have darkness at your
seances?"
because we can secure better mani
festations."
Are you afraid of evil spirits?"
mo, sir"
"Why DO you have your hands tied ?"
Il do not nave my hands tied because
am afraid of evil splits
What are you afraid OFF"
Il am afraid of the silters."
anu NuN are you dlIdtu Vi SlGGoTS
81 am afraid of the transference of
thought"
Now, madam, can you take this instru-
ment and sit where you are, 10 broad day.
lgnt, and call down spirits?"
81 do not know"
"Will you try?"
81 am always willing"
Nov. madam" said Judge Campbell,
standing here, representing this old LADY,
want to say that If you can get any manifesto
tiOns here in broad daylight | Will at once dis.
miss ttis contest Now, you are greatly inter-
esIed in the outcome of this case and 1 make
this proposition TO you"
Mrs. Smith looked for a moment as though
Sc king words 10 frame an answer. but before
she had time TO answer in any way her attorney
Mr.. Moore, was on MS ct with an objection,
which he LrOc eded TO argue with rapidly. He
said The cOun Ell uad no right 10 make such
proposition 10 the witnrss, and it was only done
10 prejudice the jury. The speaker grew warm
on the subject and asked the court TO instruct
the jury 10 paw no attention TO it.
The only answer from judge Campbell was TO
quietly reiteTate his proposition, which he said
lie ready 10 abide by. The attempt to Sc
cure a manifestation was not maze.
This disposed OF the testimony. and the wit
ness ana proponents announced that their side
closed.
Mrs. Kane, who says she is the daughter of
Mrs. Lemon, stated yesterday that her attor-
ney, VINO had worted up her branch of the
case-AleXander A. p. GareSche of ST. Louis
Mo.-will be In Oakland to commence proceed
ings when the present case is finally disposed of.
Is rms the Hoodoo?
The failure of the Oriental, as told in THE
CALL Yesterday. to show on Wednesday night
IS making neople wonder If the old hoodoO.
which has dealt so harShly with many mana
gers. is again haunting the wings and flies and
frownlng upon Manager Mott. That gentle
man said yesterday:
1.-The facts are these just at the hour for
ringing up the curtain a message came TO the
boX-ct1ice from tie stage. II was signed with
the names OF The members of The company ana
was 10 the effect that they each wanted So be-
fore They would go on. / positively declined 10
accede to their request and let them quit
went before the audience, returned their money
and closed up the house. The demand was
premature, because there was nor cent COM
ing TO any member before next Tuesday.
IfeXell and ORC got up the whole business, and
am glad o that later on the members of
the company gave in and wa:.-1 TO go on and
do their rulnS, but would not let tn IN.
1.-THE theater will open again mex week and
continue 10 run. / am $1,000 behind to date
but that expected at first. | knew | would
have TO build up the business. am not rum
ming The theater now; blu, l represent w. II.
Dugdale OF Petaluma, who took possession of
II week ago."
New Jury.
Judge Ogden drew term panel of fifty trial
Jurors yesterday IN Department of The Supe-
TiOr Court. They Will report January at 10
A NJ. Those drawn as follows:
Oakland: First Ward-J. g. Poorman. E. G.
Rhodes; }. W. Harrington. A. P. Partridge,
henry LOOMS. j. /. Croker. Thomas Walker
Second %ard-A. H. SchOu. L. A. Campbell
j. R. Andrews, E. Burnett, George Taylor.
Third Ward-L. S. Bixby
Fourth WaTd-D. w. Sandeford, S. p Boyce
ruin WaId-C. /. Hamuell, G. w. Keene.
Sixth Ward-E. F. Thay +, w. Bolza, George
Kirk, Marin Dudley, p Fieberling, a. Davis,
i. =. Schaffer.
Seventh Ward-J. Gilman, W. 7. Gibbs. S.
S. Petit.
Irowbridge, Alnon Ames, Denis O'Nei, q. S.
Naismith. Paul Rogers, John Gunnip
Alameda Township-Henfy finkenstedt.
Eden Township-P. T. Cary, " illIam Reed
George Gray. Peter Harder, o. KNOX
Alameda 1ownship-William Holtz, Felix
Marcuse.
Washington Township-w. j. Crothers, G. r.
OYeracker, +. Prouse.
Murray TOwDshlp-H. P. Vinegar, James
Trmmngham, Dednf Laprenz, J. d. Ryan,
John Hortenstein.
a County CfficIaPs Haste
Public Administrators Stanley Is being freely
criticized tor what is termed his haste In filing
petition iot letters of administration on the
estate oil William Christ. who died on the morn
ing OF the 26th inst The inquest was held
last night ana the funeral Will be held to-day.
Christ died under peculiar circumstances
de got INTO row on Thanks iving night and
was struck in the neck, and took care of him
sell, put he died at O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing from pneumonia.
That same evening thu Public Administrator
filed his petition for letters but the doenment
could not be found that day. IL did not turn
I'D until the following morning
The present Public Administrator aoes out
OF once on the 9TH instant at noon and his
notice OF application must be published fen
W
have just The time allowed by law in which n
fulfill legal requirements. ~
The matter will come up before Judge Friek
at 10 O'Clock on Tuesday. and two hours later
Mr.. Stanley will lay down the cares of ottica
The pettiOn says Christ died fntestate. leavino
S43 so and an interest in a saloon valued ar
$3.50. ~
WIN Make "A Struggle.
o. NJ. Sanford, Treasurer-elect OF Alameda
County, will not give up without fight to T
w. Laymance. Yes erday Hall g. Earl and
q. I. Johns, bis attorneys, filed demurrer TO
the contest filed by LaYmance. 1t declares
that the statements and petition are uncertain
IN hat they fail 10 state how many or which
particular election boards refused to receive
and deposit ballots which were entitled 10 be
placed in the boxes, or how many persons ten
deIed their votes, what persons were al
lowed 10 enter booths to assist voters TO marx
the ballots of persons physically unable TO do
so, or what ersOns were Ihus assisted 1t also
furnishes notices Of motion to strike out GER
tain parts of the complaint.
Brad tey's Will.
w. w. Upton applied for letters of admins
tratlon on the estate of James A. Bradley yes
terday. 1t consists of forty-seven acres of land
In Solano County. valued at $4,000; forty acres