The morning call., 1894-12-21

uay LOT papers or guardianship Inc cDIlu mas
peen leII 10 MS fathers care since last feDfu-
AIRY. Matilda Madsen. the chid's mother, is
SET torth In the request as "leavlng her nus
pa, nano IN HayWards last February. and during
me greater part of that time she has been go
ing around singing and praying with peonle
called SalvatIonists." Ii further states that
chester A has been In receipt OF donations
MADE from said Salvationlsts' poor fund ana
the Wac Cry fund.
Death of Capitalist.
NJ. W. hurry, well. known Oaklander, died
at MS residence, at Lake and jackson stTeetS.
yesterday morning. The deceased mad been Ill
Tor long time. He was 90 years OF age. ,.,
WI. LNurry was very successful man III pusf
ness, he most of his interests being III mines
;n mining. He first engaged 10 mining ID
~ trinity county, IN 1868, with maurice r. Gril-
I'M. When the Alaska mining helds began 10
Dc agltated. IN 1870. the partners purchased
mining property there, and among other mines
were Interested IN the Ireadwen mine with
John IreadwelI. Their ventures were always
successful, but the death of MIR. Grimm. Murry's
partner stopped operations for time. Some
years later Mr.. injury married the widow OF his
dead partner.
The family moved to Oakland, where they
lived with Mrs. Murry's three children, Frank,
maurice and Miss Mamie Griffin.
Inc deceased was Il knight 1emplar, men,
Der of the Oriental Lodge of San Francisco.
The funeral will be held under the auspices OF
me Masonic order.
To BE Welded To-Day.
The celebrated Colignon divorce case will
enc with the marriage of TWO of the parties III
terested. The ColignOn family was well known
in Berkeley. the husband being well-known
architect. The wife brought suit Tor separa-
ton from him on the ground OF cruelty, and IN
DIS cross-complaint be asked that ne De gwen
Inc divorce on statutory grounds ana named as
correspondent In the case George Sehmidt,
prominent real-estate dealer OF Ber& eley.
are n,arle oolgnon wiz ,coee w. Ms ,s
sued by the County Clerk last evening and 10.
DAY at Livermore the marriage ceremony Will
be duly celebrated. Mr.. and Mrs. Schmidt
VIII take wedding tour TO Los Angeles and
The southern part of the State.
The Council Defers Action.
The Council met last night as a committee OF
the whole 10 consider the various gate Or
FINANCES now under consideration, OF which
there are three. with Attorney Baker and Su.
perintenden Wilder as representatives. OF the
railroad company. Councilman Dalton, who Is
champion OF the ordinance is absent in Los
Angeles ana desired thai the matter be post
poned, ana tie railroad company was also
Wiling that consideration be deferred because
OF the absence of Mr.. Towne and Mr.. Curtis
Inc matter was put over I'LL next Wednesday
night. a delegation In opposition to the gates
Was present from below Seventh street, and
ex-Councilman Evans made an extended speech
against their erection.
Wants His Fees.
The Superior Court has been asked to give
Judgment to Attorney j. III. Smith against
Alice PoulsOn and he Public Administrator on
the pieadlngs i'll his suiT as they are now before
the court He alleges that the answer put in is
frivolous and does not comply with the law.
lie OBJECTS 10 The trouble of going TO law.
Smith was Mrs. PousOn's attorney when she
sued The Count for divorce some months be-
fore his death. They made up and quietly
slipped away without settling with him. He
sues for $4,000 as fees ana levied on Peterhof
which was owned by PoulsOn, who died while
the suit was pending hence The trouble now.
For Love and Affection.
A contract In the form of an agreement W as
filed In the Recorders office yesterday, in
which for love and affection" George F. Wild
hagen aud Emily L. Travis, boIh of San Fran
cisco, and % years of age, were to become hus-
band and VIII :, and she agrees Ito become the
Lawful! wife of George f. Wldhagen. and at all
times 10 live with MIN as such. being submits
sive 10 him III all things required by the law
of the State of California"
The contract is witnessed by f. W. Sawyer
and was acknowledged before E. Ii. Sharp, a
notary public OF San Francisco, November 90,
1894.
An Indictment for Sexton.
The Grand Jury spent large part OF yester-
day in examining into The charges against
James E. Sexton, the man of mystery who now
lies IN the city prison charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses and forgery. Al
p NJ. the jury reported that II was rsady 10
make a partial report and asked Judge Ogden
10 hear II. The Judge went TO Department 3
and received The report Ii was TO the effect that
an Indictment for felony had been found and
the bond was placed at $4,000. The name of
the person indicted was withheld, but IL is sup
posed to be Sexton.
Suit Over Sons Death.
The death of Thomas j. Kiley at the Webster
street bridge accident, October 2, has led 10 a
suit against the railroad Yesterday the father
of the deceased filed suit IN the Superto
Court of this county for $780, 900 damages, ana
at the same time filed one in the Federal court
in San Francisco for like amount. The SUIT Is
brought in:the name of Phillip E., Mary I. and
Florence KIley. father, mother aud sister of
the deceased.
Two Contests to Answer.
J. Herrscher the Republican candidate for
County Treasurer at the late election. has filed
contest to the right of o. Nj. Sanford TO the
position.
This is the second contest for this position
that has been filed, Mr.. Laymance, the Demo-
cratic candidate, having already nled one. MIR.
Herrscherr charges fraud, misconduct and tai
lying of votes for Sanford that were cast for
him In every precinct 10 The county.
BequesL to Clergymen.
Mrs. Mary Waters. who died Sunday. left an
estate valued at $1,000. Her will was flied yes
terday and in 1t she gives Fathers Sullivan.
King and McSweeney all of Oakland, $500
each, and provides for the payment OF certain
promissory note and the removal ana reburial
OF her husband, sou and daughter. The resi-
due goes 10 her relatives.