The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-19
AS Seen by an Alameda
Teacher.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS ANGRY.
The War Is On Between Water
Companies.
WAS RAE A JUDsoN RoBBER !?
An Alameda Lady Deeds Her Prop
erty to Church With
ProViso.

UeSpue ID6 uOWupOuI Juuse OSu6n COuIt
was we'll filed.
The contestants called Frank P. Lamb
as their first witness. The witness is a
medical student, a Seven th-day Advent
preacher, who had done q little in the way
of exposure Of what he termed Spiritual
istic frauds" He said that he could
demonstrate that the trumpet messages
were frauds and that all that was needed
to prove it was dark room, perfect quiet
and tin horn.
At this point Attorney Campbell asked
that the room be darkened so that the wit
ness could illustrate his method of expos
ing mediumistic tricks, and the audience
held their breaths until Judge Ogden an
swered in the negative. when a sigh OF
disappointment went around the room.
In his cross-examination the witness
had to acknowledge that while he be-
lieved the manifestations fraudulent there
might be some power that helped medl-
ums bound to chairs. but the power was
not good.
DO you believe that these vsitations
are fiom the devil, who Is fooling the per-
sous in the eircle?"
THAT is just what / believe"
The next witness was Joseph Barber.
he had attended a seance at Mrs. Smiths
house. He said he received message through
the trumpet purporting to come from his father.
The old gentleman was alive ana well al Tenn.
escal at the time.
Albert KynOck testified that he had attended
the Seances. and that a message came as from
dead brother. This brother, the witness said,
was dumb In his lifetime, and he expressed sur
prise that he should be able 10 talk. Another
brother. the witness said. sent a message as
from the other side, and few days later
" n "a IA nnGa n u1f and u
ner.
The dumb brother. Johnny, the witness
stated, kissed him through the trumpet, and in
answer to a question said:
why, Pm your brother Johnny"
"Oh, l am tne."
chow Is IL you can talk now and Won couId
not speak when allve?"
ION. Pm all right now"
The contestants closed their case with the
witness al tn uoon hour.
After luncheon the proponents Opened their
side of the case by putting Mrs Maria l.,
Pierce on the stand. The witness knew Mrs
Lemon In her lifetime, and testified that she
believed that she was OF sound mind. She had
never seen her under the influence OF LIQUOR.
An undertaken, named Weaver, followed. He
had place of business beneath the rooms oc-
cupied by Mrs. Lemon. Had never seen her
intoxicated. and believed her bright, intelli.
gent woman of sound mind. While a Spiritual.
lst, the witness said he had never seen spirit
He believed in the possibility of shirts return
Mrs. Smiths seances. The witness believed
mediums endowed with supernatural powers
and said that he thought Mary Smith prophet
OF God. He believed that pills and medicine
could be made on The other side and trans
mlIted through the medium.
Z. +. Fisher, plumber OF Alameda, said he
had done work for Mrs. Lemon and that he al
ways thought her sound mentally.
Mrs. Emallne Goodwin had known Mrs
Lemon IN her lifetime She said Mrs Lemon
and Mrs. Neal were on good terms, but Mrs.
i.Hmnu har al =
used ungentlemanly language toward her and
had pushed her downstairs. The witness be-
lleved In splrltualism, but had never seen
spirit She said she never saw Mrs Lemon
drink or intoxicated. inner last sickness Mrs
Smith took care of Mrs. Lemon.
Ihe most interesting witness OF the day was
Mrs. Carrie }. Newbury, teacher in the Ala
meda schools. She was well acquainted with
Mrs. Lemon and Mrs. Smith and the former
always called the latter daughter" and 40 re.
gafded her. She had attended seances but
would not undertake TO explain he phenomena
She described how, on one occasion she had
seen what was bought to be spirit Mrs
Lemon said 10 her, Come home with me and
Will show you face at my window" She went
10 Mrs. Lemons house md on a pane of glass
10 the back window of back room lace of an
elderly woman was clearly shown. The head had
on turDan, and the bust, all that was visible
seemed to be wrapped In n shadoWy shawl
The witness said The face was distinct, and
would bow when answering question afTirma-
lively and shake its head SLOWLY when no was
meant In other questions IL stayed still. Wit
ness examined the back yard, raised The win.
dow, went out in the yard, but could see moth
Ing from the outside. Saw this face at the win.
dow the next light also.
what was ii ?' asked Attorney Campbell.
II don't know, Pm sure" answered Mrs
NeWbury. as she thoughtfully shook her head
Professor MoChesDey and tho Societies.
Professor McChesney, the principal of the
High School, has not heard the last OF his sue.
cessfu endeavOr to keep the charters of the
school societies from The halls OF the new High
School, nor will he for long time to come.
He appeared before the Board of Education
and made so strong a ak against these framed
charters and secret school societies generally
that the Board of Education fell into his way OF
thinking by vote OF 8 TO /.
Yesterday this action on the part OF Pro.
lessor McChesney was he sole theme of con-
verse among the pupils, and even the COM
mencement exercises mad been forgotten.
And they insist that the charters shall not
come down even though the Board OF Educa-
tlon has so ordered. Director Whitehead was
the man who cast his vote against the principal
and in favor OF the boys, and the latter are
ready 10 rally around him.
Contra Costa Defiant.
The failure of the Contra Costa Water Com.
Dany to comply with the Councils resolution 10
disconnect all MIGRANTS west of Broadway was
reported 10 the Council Monday night An.
other resolution was passed authorizing the
Committee on Water to notify them to discon.
meet at once.
In accordance with this resolution Council
man Capel wrote TO them Yesterday morning
During the afternoon Attorney j. G. Martin
OF the comnany mailed Mr.. Capell note which
read somewhat after this fashion:
II have received notice, pnrporting to have
peen signed by you, from AN unofficial source
would like to know IL you require us 10 dis
conntc our hydrants by authority of the reso-
luton OF which we have certified copy and
hlrd our answer to last evening, or has the
Council taken other action OF which we have
no noiice?''
Mr.. Martin stated that his company would
take every legal step necessary to protect the
citizens OF Oakland from loss by fire, which his
company gives as their reason for refusing to
dlsconnecI their MIGRANTS.
w. j. Dngee OF the Oakland Water Company
WIS closeled with Mr.. Martin when the re-
porter visited him. AT the close of Mr.. Mar
tin's remarks Mr.. Dngee said: you can say
LOT me tDat II Is only suDteriuge TO keep us
from getting share of the water supply, but
nat we Will correct after January l, no differ
ence what they do. The Contra Costa Com Jany
wants TO be paid for these hydrants after the
city has already paid three prices for them. We
can put new ones in for $50. when the city
PAID SO for the present ones"
There is pretty brisk fight on be- ween the
Two water companies. and the people may ex-
pect some pretty sharp sparring before the
matter is finally settled.
ellison Is Doubtful.
George Rae. under arrest for robbing Secre-
tary ellison of he Judson Manufacturing Com
pany OF $4,000 June IL, 1892, was up for
examination yesterday before Justice Shaw.