The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-30
Sad Fate of Mrs. Julia
Nichols.
A VICTIM OF THE STRIKE.
Auditor Snow in the Field for
County Assessor.
DIRECTOR CHESTNUT ELIGIBLE.
Horace w. Carpenter Sued for De-
linquent Grading Assessments
in Berkeley.


Mrs. Julia l.. Nichols. who was buried
yesterday from the residence of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonidas Levi of
East Oakland. Mrs. Nichols. as station
agent at Elk Grove during the late strike,
displayed degrees of faithfulness to her
| trust. bravery aud determination such as
are but seldom seen in either man or
| woman.
When the strike was in IFS incipiency
she in clined her sympathy toward her
! employers, and when it grew hotter she
advised the proper officials of the move
ments of the strikers. When this first be-
came known parties who are unknown
fired shots through the frail walls
of the station. On two different
occasions she escaped being struck by the
leaden pellets by only hairs breadth.
The mental and physical tension under
which she was kept so constantly so
weakened her, however, that she was COM
PEELED to come TO her home in this city on
July 81. On the 1st of August she was
taken down with brain fever. and this.
complicated with malarial fever, caused
her untimely death.
But, perhaps, the Saddest feature of the
young wOman's death is the fact that she
was about 10 he married to Z. NJ. Fisher
of the Western Union Telegraph Company.
Her wedding garments were all ready and Rev.
DR.. Sweeney of the Christian church had been
engaged TO perform the wedding ceremony.
Instead, II was he who performed the funeral
rites over her remains yesterday.
Under Two Nam-s.
A strange story is told In the suit OF Mrs.
A. nj. Hesse for divorce from George Hesse.
The family have lived in OAKLAND eight years,
but always under the name of ScrlYener, and
nave four grown daughters moving in the best
Oakland society. They are Miss Bertha.
in oil INNraEIr
married sister In East Oakland. The family
reside at 536 Brush street, The father being a
commercial traveller. The family attend the
First Baptist Church.
Tie fact that the name was changed from
HeSse 10 Scrivener will come as a surprise 10
all The friends OF the family but IL seems that
While living IN England Leopold Hesse married
pretty English woman named Scriyener and
four children. daughters came 10 the couple.
After twenty-eight years OF married life the
vile Termed that the husband was not what lie
should be to heT, but she chung TO bin for the
sake OF her children and 10 hide the family
shame sought new home. The family came
10 America, leaving behind the name OF HeSse
and taking the wife's maiden name OF Scrivener.
under which they have since been known
But Of late years the husband has treated the
wife cruelty and the daughters have had lndig-
mites beaped on them until there could be no
courts.
daughter 10 East Oakland, the defendant occu-
plying the family residence on Brush street.
An Epidemic of Robbery.
After an immunity Of several months from
the foorpads and burglars the fraternity has
suddenly swooped down upon the CITY win
unusual vigor On Tuesday night a horse and
buggy were stolen from the rear YARD of the
house occupied by Lawrence Maddox, at
Weston avenue and Fortietn street. It was
MIR. MaddOck's custom 10 allow his horse 10
roam in lot adjoining his house, while he kept
the buggy I'D his yard beside the house. The
robber or robbers boldly captured The horse in
The lot, brought him into the yard hitched IN
and drove out and away.
Mr.. Maddox has not seen them since but
he describes his loss as follows: Light sOrrel
horse, eight years old. fifteen hands high, front
joints swollen, long tail, and slightly lame in
left fore foot. Top buggy. with size bars, and
On the same evening an attempt was made 10
rob the house OF W. r. Herrick. father OF the
young cashier who was murdered by Fred
MIR. Herrick's daughters before they had gained
an entrance. however but before a policeman
could be brought TO the scene they had es-
capped.
Street Railroad Tangle.
The East Oakland electric road recently
built spur track from Eighth street, up Har-
rison TO Twelfth and down Twelfth to Broad
way. Now il is putting in a line across Rroad.
way and intends building Oh 10 Washington.
which. under its franchise, 1t has a perfect
right 10 DO. But the question arises how is it
going 10 run its cars on Twelfth street from
Washington 10 Broadway, as there are already
Two lines on the road. and IL is not possible 10
get in another car without creating a tangle
The CentraEavenue line has double tracks in
the block already, and 1t has given permission
TO the Oakland Consolidated to run It's Six
teenth-Slreet car on these tracks.
Superintendent VandercoOk OF the East Oak
land line did not know exactly how more cars
were to be put on The street, but he said the
! receiver wanted the line extended to the limit
OF the franchise, and intimatec that the line
might be extended still further by the use OF
other lines.
Chestnut Is Eligible.