The morning call., 1894-12-29
ROBBERS TAKE HIS TEETH.
The Piedmont Receiver Wants
$4,000 More.
RIVAL cIoAR-DEALERs BATTLE.
The People South of Seventh Street
Will Now Agitate to Move the
"Dead Line"

j. Adams. wife Of Edison Adams, was pre-
sented for probate Yesterday by Edison F.
and John e. Adams, who are the execu-
tors named In it. She was worth over
million dollars. and wrote her own will
October "a, 1884 Her property is scat
tered all over the State. besides including
railroad mortgage bonds. A c0dicil made
May 26. 1890, changed many of the provi-
slons of the will aud was much longer
Both were in Mrs. Adams own handwrit-
ing.
She bequeaths to her niece Georgia
Smith $4,000 in the will. but changes it to
the interest On ten Southern Pacific Rail
ROAD first mortgage bonds, of $1,000 each.
during her natural life. Angelina L.
Smith. sister. gets the same. and at her
death this to go TO her children, Josephine
and Egoert B. Smith. during their life.
A niece. Sarepta A. Jone, Is to have the
interest from i've of these bonds. She
asserts that she wrote letters TO eacn aud
every one of her children on the day the
codlcil was dated. ASKING tavors OF them,
which she hopes they will carry out.
The balance of her property is TO go to
her heirs-at-law, under the laws OF the
State. The petitioners state that since
the making of the eOdicil Georgia and
Angeline Smith have died which will
leave the hers-st-law the interest on
those twenty $1,000 bonds.
Died From His Injuries.
Charles o. Douglass, the man who was
picked up near the railroad track and
brought to the Oakland Receiving Hospi.
tai, died at an early hour yesterday morn
Ing and his remains were taken to the
Morgue. The man was found on the
railroad track mile and a half this side
Of San Pablo bv section hand. He
would give no account of how he was injured,
though he told his nam aud gave his place OF
residence as 522 Franklin street, Sau Fran
cisco. It was thought he fell from train.
The Coroner made investigation of his
effects and found SIT 20 on his person, a bag
gage check aud papers going 20 snow that he
had been private OF Battery L. Flfth Ar,il.
and that be had been dishonorably discharged.
The discharge paper was signed by Colonel
William NJ Graham. 1t was stated that Doug
lass was native of Indiana 80 wears of aps
and that he had followed the occupation of a
clerk A letter was also found from his father
resident OF Red Bluff, in which the son Is
told that he sends him enough money to our.
chase himself suit OF clothes.
Inc discharge papers also showed that
douglass mad been serving term at Alcatraz
Island ana had only been dismissed tberefrom
the day he was found. II Is thought that he
became intoxicated after his release and in that
condition boarded the train for Red Bluff and
fell on en- route. The Coroner has Ielegraphed
the father and will mold an inquest to-day.
Wants More Money.
Receiver Ira Bishop OF the Piedmont road
Yesterday nj petition asking pc mission to
borrow more money for the conuuct of the
road, but not 10 exceed $40, 000
Mr.. Bishop also gives some very interesting
hgures covering the period of his receivership
In November. 1894, which ended the first
year OF Mr.. Bishops work, he says The road
run behind S17,194 81. The receipts were
1,136 81, aud the disbursements S98. 33I 70.
The year before the books shOwed Receipts,
S9S, 7S9 Al, ana disbursements S143131 10,
tile deficit was S44. 34I 60. This, as compared
with the year, unoer Mr.. Bishops control.
makes showing In his favor of S27146 81
while the reduction IN operating expenses I'M
der Bishop is put at S44,799 81 or the deficit
OF last year there AT present remains unpaid
S2l94 81. The receipts for November just
past were S5746 25, and the disbursements
were S7475 At. This makes a deficit of
S27l6 81, and outstanding obligations I'D to
December l, 1924 o.
In his petition Mr.. Bishop Is OF opinion that
for several months TO come there Will be an
outlay over and above income. and that co
meet this II Will BE- necessarytO raise money on
certificates issued.
The petition comes up for hearing in few
days.
Thomas TrIes to Prove an AIibi.
Samuel J. Thomas, the colored burglar who
is believed by many TO be the person who 80
desperately slashed Mr.. aud Mrs. Wolf in
Alameda in October, was on trial before a Jury
in Judge Eilsworths court yesterday for burg.
larlousy entering the house of Vletorne Mar
TN IN Alameda on the morning OF October IA.
He did not take the wituessstand in his own
behalf, but tried hard o prove an aIibi by Mrs
Jennie Tingle, a c0iored lady, with whom he
said he boarded AT the lime.
She sWore positively that he was In bed on
the night of The 18th shortly after II and slept
until 10 A. NJ. OF the 14th
On crosS-eXamination she testified that Ter
only knowledge of his being in was noise she
heard In his ROOM She did not see him or hear
his voice at that time. She was sure it was
him, but could not remember his whereabouts
any other night.
Having pleaded guilty to a prior charge Of
burglary, Thomas cannot be sentenced Tor less
than ten years, II convict this time. He is
silll TO be tried for the Wolff massacre.
sandbagged and Robbed.
man named Pierce was Knocked down and
robbed by foolpad on Forty-fifth street
Thursday evening about O'Clock. Only 35
cents and plug of tobacco were taken, and a
silver dollar In his pocket was overlooked by
the lone highwayman.
When seen yesterday Mr.. Pierce, who is an
elderly man aud carpenter by trade, was I'M
able 10 give any Kind OF a description of his
assailant, who, he said, slipped I'D behind him
and struck him singing blow on the back OF
Tie mead without ever speaking a word. He
was Knocked unconscious by the blow but
does not know how long he lay so. His false
teeth were knocked from his mouth at the
same time, and far he has been unable to
md them. lie thinks that possibly they, too,
went 10 swell the gross receipts Of the robber.
He Is badly bruised about the head, but was
out yesterday.
Rival Cigar
Oakland's rival cigar dealers Aaron Fibush
and NJ. Scharman, between whom there has
been bad blood for some i'm met 10 San Fran
cisco yesterday. at eansome and California
Streets and had regular knock down and
drag-out battle, in which. according to all
reports, Fibusn came out an easy winner.
When he arrived in Oakland, after the affair,
lie showed no scars or signs OF battle. In
speaking OF it h. saId EYES, / struck Schar-
man. slapped his face. He has been SLAM
dering me 10 friends of mine and then Dedglng
them to secrecy. H. has no right 20 lie about
me and injure my private character he can
arrest me If he wants to.'
Is stated that the other man returned TO
Oakland with a swollen lip. bloody mouth and
bruises about his face, but lie could not be
found. His wife said lie had returned TO San
francisco to swear out warrant for Fibush's
arrest.
Valuable Horse Burned.
costly blaze was discovered early yester-
day morning in the coal and wood yard of
David Gh0at Park nd Easf Ian.