The morning call., 1894-10-26
A Colored Man in Close
Quarters.
ANGER OF A STEPFATHER.
Over 1000 Suffers on the Ala
media Register.
INDUsTRIALs AGAIN IN OAKLAND
Oracle Plaisted Fowler Buys a Beau
tifui Home IndustriaiS
Return.

E OAKLAND.-The case of Leila Nj. Crane.
white. and not bad-looking. against William
a. Hemphil, colored, for betrayal. is Pc
culiar In many respects, and Hemphill. it
is thought, has got himself in a rather bad
box despite his evidence of bravado and
self-asSurance. The evidence goes to
show that he wronged the girl under prom
ise of marriage, and in July she gave birth
TO child.
The mother Of the girl was present
in court and cared for the baby while her
daughter was teStifying. fhe babe is
black-eyed and black-haired happy little
creature and was the center of attraction
all day in Judge Aliens crowded court
room.
The girl was on the witness stand
nearly all day and told rather a straight
forward story which sharp cross question
ing failed to break down.
When she first took the stand HemphiIl
tried to call the attention of his friends to
her by winks and grnDing, but Judge
Allen sharply reproved him and he was
not so open thereafter In his grlmaclng. but
managed to occasionally Iurn and wink toward
his cOlored friends in the back part OF the
courtroom. He tried TO make light of the
whole proceeding
The testimony given by the girl was corrob-
GRATED by the mother and also by Miss Cranes
Il
his veins. There was an exciting episode in
connection with the latter. He was sitting
In the wltness-stand during argument of a
point. and all of a sudden becames very
much excited and twitched nervousIy and rest
lessly in his seat, when he quickly arosefand
asked the Judge in an excited manner 10 call
policeman to conduct him out of the court
room, saying that be could not trust him.
self. He was taken into the office OF the
Chief OF Police, and on being searched big
and ugly looking revolver was found on his
person. After this fact was reported 10 Hemp
hill he became very docile, and settled far
down In his chair as possible. During the bal
ance Of the day he mad frightened look on his
face and would start nervously at any unusual
noise In the courtroom.
During the examination there were several
letters offered i'll evidence from Hemphlll TO the
girl They were very loving.
Hemphli. who is a mail clerk. running be-
tween Oakland ana Portland, depends upon the
statute of the law prohibiting marriage between
whites and blacks TO clear him of the predica-
ment in which he finds himself.
just previous TO his arrest he was married 20
a colored woman of Berkeley. and i'll the evil
dence IL came out that he had also been pre-
vlously married TO white woman, but that she
died.
The prosecution completed It's case last even
ing and to-day the defense Will put in evidence.
One Thousand Illegal.
1t seems that there are fully 1000 Illegal
names on the new great register of Alameda
County, now in the hands of the printers, and
what IS worse they must remain on The regis
ter. Under the law there is no way in which
the register can be purged OF them. How they
got there is the problem. II is stated by some
well-informed politicians that most of them
came TO light in the late Republican primaries.
and that the bosses ran them in 10 help IN max
ing up the HayWards convention, against
whose candidates there is such terrific revolt
just now.
II is stated that the Fourth Ward of the city
is the one which will need the most watching at
the coming election. This is sample of how
il has grown: In 1890 in six polling places, be-
tween the hours of 5 o'clock A. NJ aud sun
"A
publican primary held on September 10 OF
This year. between the hours of and 1880 p.
NJ, with but one polling place, S22 votes were
poled.
In the Sixth Ward there are said to be over
1000 voters who cannot be found at the resi-
dences Indicated on the register.
Il is stated that 645 names were added TO the
register for primary purposes alone.
The honest men OF all parties are determined
and the very first evidence OF crooked WORK
will result in trouble TO the "stuffer."
Has Her Interests at Heart.
Application has been made TO the Superior
Court Dy j. T. Walker TO be appointed guar
dian of the estate OF Carmen Peralta Schwartz
pretty and young Spanish woman. and a scion
of the old Peralta family.
The young woman Inherited some property,
but owing to some mental defect which affects
her speech she has long had Mr.. Walker for
guardian UP to the time OF her marriage.
Walker cared well for her interests, and under
lis care the property became very valuable.
The girl was d short time since in court desir-
ing that she be given her own, and on that
occasion the case attracted considerable atten-
ton.
she is very pretty and dresses nicely but can
only talk in language OF her own sort OF
baby talk learned IN her childhood. Only
those who have long known her can communi-
cate with her.
Sue has two rich auuts Mrs. Ludoyiei Ivey
and Mrs. William ?. fowler, Eer fathers sis
teIs, but they have not interested themselves
In her. So Mr.. Walker will care for her.
Not Success.
The march of the detachment OF Industrials
under General Kelley was not a success. AT
any rate. the crowd has turned its back on San
Jose and Will shortly be In Oakland. They
only got as far as Alvarado, ana were no doubt
frightened back through fear of the Sheriff of
Santa Clara County, who had threatened 10 jail
them as Migrants il :hey set foot on the county
soil.
The programme now is, it is understood, to
stick close TO Oakland and the Populisrs until
after election, when they will set OUT for Wash
lDgton in small deIachmeDtS.
1t is now stated that during the time the In
dustriaI general was reported on deathbed
from the effects of Officer Scanlan's club he was
really up and ahouI his house. but kept himself
from public view.
Assault on an officer.
tough-looking negro named Olaudo Lee
was held TO answer in the Superior Court yes
terday In the sum of $1,000 on the charge of
assault With deadly weapon few day ago
Deputy Sheriff Wallace found Lee roaming
about The railroad yards at Peralta street He
Il
and made an attempt to stab Wallace but was
quickly overpoweTed. While in The patrol
wagon he threatened to fix the DEPUTY as he
fixed a man in Alameda
The Button VIII Flied.
The will of Orlando Button was filed for nro.
bate yesterday, The executor and son of the
deceased also asking for letters Of Administered
ton upon the estate, which is valued at $40.
ESQ, as follows: Real estate, $4,000: monev
$3.50; other personal property. $500
The property Is left TO the vile of deceased
and TO the petitioner.
The other children, son and daughter are
left nothing, having been previously provided
for.
Bicycle Thief Caught
man named w. W. Brown was arrested
yesterday in Stockton, where he was trying 10
sell wheel which, il is supposed, he had rented
a few days previously from B. c. Lund on
Twelfth street. The wheel and man answered
the description given by Lund. Brown was
brought back 10 Oakland and locked up
A Song-Bird's Homo.
Oracle PIaisted Fowler, wife OF Frank Fowler
as the Hart place. and is situated at the south
west corner OF Twelfth and PeTalta streets
More Strikers Arrested.
Lee Williams and John Doe Wills, TWO
strikers, were yesterday arrested on warrants
charging them with obsIructing the mails
They were released on bonds OF $500 each by
BERKELEY.
At the Crescent Club arrangements are being
made to have as the main feature of the open-
pioht of Cree