The morning call., 1894-08-02

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application TO be appointed Administrative of
! the dead Counts Alameda estate.
! The widow made application for letters In
Council Bluffs and received them. but these
were subsequently revoked on a showing made
by the Counts son by former marriage, Hiram
Pouison.
The latter had entered protest here against
the issuance OF letters and the case was TO have
| come up on Friday, but now the widow, through
! her lawyers, withdraws. She does not want the
| letters
Yesterday afternoon Public Administrators
| Stanley filed an application tor letters on the
| estate, which is valued at $500 on this coast.
IL includes Peterhof, the mysterious spirit
| castle, worth $4,000. and a lot near Golden
Gate Park, worth 500.
Drunk Under Many Suns.
James Murphy, man with sailorish swag-
ger was in tile dock Tuesday when the Police
Court was opened for business. He was ar
rested plain drunk.
HIS story was that he was fireman on board
The United States ship Independence and had
just run down from Vallejo on an eight days
leave OF absence.
He went on to say that be had been drunk in
Spain, Alaska, MashOnaland, Portugal, Italy
and Brazil and he had never been arrested until
he reached Oakland. He thought little OF the
boasted freedom Of this glorious land
Judge Allen suspended sentence, but the trav-
eler VIII give Oakland wide berth In future
cruises.
Fulfilling Its Contract.
When the unemployed were put to work on
I
| into between the city and Charles Newton, the
owner OF lake shore property, by which the
city was to be given certain road rights pro-
vidtng IL removed certain embankment and
filled In some of Mr.. Newton'S low land with
lake dredging within year. The land was
filled IN and The bank nearly all cut away.
Recently S4o0 was appropriated 10 finish the
cutting, and now the Superintendent or Streets
has force Of ten men at work on the cut.
When its share OF the work is completed the
city Will have gained piece OF land OF the dl-
meQSlOnS of eight city lots,
Insanity Charged.
Coloneli A W. Won Schmidt the engineer,
yesterday swore 10 a complaint charging MS
son, Alfred W. Won Schmidt, with being insane
and dangerous TO be at large. He is SO years
of age.
Young Won Schmidt, while living in Fresno.
some time ago. was afflicted with malarial fe-
yer, which affected his brain and resulted in
his becoming violently Insane. he was treated
by San Francisco physician and pronounced
cured. but the mania returned later on.
He was destructive. breaking windows and
furniture. He also wrote threatening letters TO
his father and brother His present where
abouts is unknown, but the Sheriff mas depu-
ties on his track.
suit for Alimonv.
Charlotte E. Wnitelaw brought suit in the
Superior Court yesterday against her husband,
Newcomer Whitelaw, to compel him to pay her
$40 month almOny for support.
According TO the complaint the couple were
marrird in England on May 26. 1857, and lived
the husband resolved TO live without working,
and even when good positions were offered he
refused them, and Told his wife TO get TO WORK
and support herself
Then Whitelaw deserted her. and since that
time. which has been six months, he has only
given her $40. Mrs. Whitelaw IS very deter
mined, and proposes TO have her support
whether he likes /. or not.
Was There Crookedness?
The bids sent In TO the Board of Public
Works fer Street-Sweeping VIII very likely all
be thrown out because of alleged crooked
work.
There were five bids, as follows John G.
Smith aud j. W. Morehead, 81 45 per linear
mile; w. j. Schmidt. So 21; L. Hewlett. So 20;
G. Powell, SO 20; Charles COUNSEL. 81 ~.
When Clerk kaufman read the last bid he
was corrected by COUNSEL, who said it should
have been read as S11 IA.
These four last bids, il is said were all In the
interest of Hewitt, who held The contract for
three years.
Drank CarbOIic Acid.
Mrs. Charles des Courmier of 253 Louise
street attempted suicide Tuesday night by
swallowing half ounce of pure carbolic acid.
Drs. Dunn, Selfridge and Angur were called in
and worked on the clse with such success that
death was for the time averIed, although il is
feared the results of the draught Will be fatal.
Mrs. des C0urmier's husband ist car-re-
pairer in the West Oakland yards. She was
afflicted with suicidal mania about ten years
ago. and on THAI occasion she cut her throat
and that Of her three weekS'ofd babe The
baby died.
Her mental disorder is an outgrowth of neu-
ralgia She is 80 years old, and has one child.
only months old.
Left in Trust.
The will of Rufus Smith was presented for
probate by George Smith yesterday. The
estate is valued at $40. 600. and consists Of the
Smith House, on Broadway. near Seventh
street, and lot at Ninth and Jackson streets.
The heirs are the widow and one child, 10
years of age.
The provisions of the will are peculiar, leav-
ing the entire estate TO the widow in trust for
the son until he shall become 2l years OF age.
and one-half or the income shall be paid TO the
widow. Should the son survive his mother the
estate becomes his free from any trust.
Recalling History.
There will be an "old-horse" sale at the cor
pOration yards on Saturday week, when there
Will be auctiOned OF the famous s. z. ticket
Office taken from the foot of Broadway, also
the telegraph poles contscated by the city, as
well as the piles which Mayor Pardee took from
the city front, which the Southern Pacific Com
pany had placed there 10 fence in Oakland.
MstcaIf's Bond.
George d. Metcalf filed his bond as guardian
of the person and estate OF Franklin Moss
Tues day afternoon and the County Clerk issued
letters 10 him. The bond Is In the sum OF
100000, with John CreIlin, w. q. Palmanteer,
w. q. Henshaw, j. w. Phillips and f. Il. Shat
tuck as suretes.
SeIigman's Estate.
The appraisers of the estate OF Nathan H.
Segman, who committed suicide recently, filed
their inventory Yesterday. According TO 1t the
deceased left 5000 worth of personal property
and the place on Caledonia avenue, valued at
$2600 This composes the entire estate.
Strikers in Jan.
James Smith, W. NJ. Buckley, George O'Don-
nell and j. q. BOdmer, strikers who were held
10 answer at Sacramento lately, for obstructing
the mails, were brought TO the County Jail last
night, 10 await re-examinaIiOn in the United
States courts in San francisco.
Fined Usual.
Owen Rooney, proprietor of the saloon at the
Oakland mole, was sentenced TO pay fine of
500 for violating the liquor-license ordinance
Tuesday. This Is the amount OF the license
for one quarter. Rooney gave notice of appeal
TO the Superior Court.
Buried in Oakland.
Angus Bathurst, who was accidentally killed
in Sonoma county few days ago, was buried
in Oakland yesterday. His residence was for
merry Oakland aud he bad sister. Mrs. Harry |
Green, residing here. He was buried by the
Odd Fellows.
MANY Suifs Rrou0ht.