The morning call., 1894-06-07
WAS 1T MURDER ?
A MiIk-Ranch Proprietor
Found Shot.
The Piedmont Line-A Curse in the
Will of a Haywards
Druggist.

OAKLAND.-In satisfaction OF a judgment
obtained against the Consolidated Piedmont
Cable Company by the Oregon Improve
ment Company on January % Sheriff Me
kilhcan yesterday levied an execution on
the Piedmont CompanY's personal prop
erty, consisting of nine electric cars, twenty
five cabe-cars, seventeen horsecars, one
bundle of wire cable and a number of other
articles. The judgment is for SIS, 1876 65, and
unless satisfied before Wednesday, June Is, it
will be sold by the Sheriff at public auction.
The Sheriff has consented TO allow the road to
run for twentyfOur hours longer, which will
give Receiver Bishop an opportunity to protect
his interest.
Receiver Bishop will at once return to Oak
land from Sacramento aud consider what can
be done. He is now only in possession OF the
Toadbed, tracks and buildings OF the Piedmont
line.
AGreat Lavmance Auction.
NJ. j. Laymance & Co., 466 Eighth street,
Oakland, will sell at auction next Saturday at
2 p. NJ, upon the grounds, portions OF the Santa
Rlta rancho in PleasantOn, Murray Township,
Alameda County.
Pleasanion Is fertile region IN which fruits,
vegetables and water are abundant. To the
capitalist this section presents field for Invest
ments that Is safe and profitable. To the
sportsman it IS a section OF illimitable attrac-
lions, and TO the invalid II is land of summer
where, amid sunshine and balmy breeZes. he
may find healing and health. Murray Town
ship, though possessed as yet OF but scant
population and merely an elemantaTy develop
ment. has great variety OF soil. a dry, sunny,
fogless climate, entirely unlike that OF the west
end OF the country. The apricOts, almonds,
peaches, pears, plums ana prunes from here
are among the chief evidences of the value of
Murray Township.
MIX In the Sewer.
MIX Inspector Pierce and Paul Schafer sec
rotary OF the Board OF Health, yesterday morn
ing dumped fifty gallons of milk in the city
sewer at Fourteenth street and Broadway.
They had tested The milk, and found that it
consisted of one-slxth water.
IL Is against the law TO peddlo adulterated
milk, but not only was this particular milk part
water, but the water itself was impure, and
had previously been examined and found 10
contain typhuS Daccili.
Oakland had a severe typhoid epidemic only
a year ago, and the Board of Health was deter
mined that precautions should be taken this
year TO keep down the disease.
AT O'Clock yesterday morning Messrs.
Fierce and Shafer stopped the driver OF the
Reyes dairy, at Fourteenth and Broadway, just
as he had started In on his delivery, aud con-
hscated the milk and arrested the driver. Man.
uel Marsels. The driver was locked up. He
sent word TO John Reyes, the proprietor, and
when that individual put In an appearance he,
too, was locked up The bail in each case was
fixed at $780, and later IN the day this amount
IN cash was furnished.
Curses In His Will.
Jehn W. Hood, q Haywards druggist who
who was at one time physician IN god-cure
establishment, left will which is unique In its
way, for 1t puts upon record the dead mans
curses upon certain Haywards people.
The will is written in lead pencil by testator
and reads this way:
In case OF my death before being able to draw
up and forward a will. desire that this writing
be considered sufficient ana will enable the little
property shall be possessed OF at my death to be
disposed Of 1 would like Max Pepper of San
francisco TO act as my executor without any bond,
ana TO him would ike TO present the choice OF
my diamond rings, preferring that he should
choose the best one; that which was my own.
Lastly, l wish to leave my undying curse to those
villains VINO conspfrod the false charge OF battery
against my darling. and those whose base lies
drove her TO her grave. To my many friends and
sympathfZers, which means all the good, honest
ana true people OF Haywards, wish all the pros
perlty and happiness they deserve, with my ever
lasting gratitude for their kindness.
The value of The estate is S2005, besides
which there was a lite insurance policy of
$4,000 In the Home Benefit Association. This
property is left TO various relatives his wifes
Drother coming IN for share, and his god