The morning call., 1894-03-21
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Matheny in the Role of a
Burglar.
DAVIES MEN ARE AT OUTS.
Captain Bassett Refuses to Show
the Books.
DIR. ICKSTADT is RELEASED.
The Women of Golden Gate Unite to
Close the Saloons at That
Place.
DIR. ICKsTADT is RELEASED.

| TO answer second time TO the charge Oh
numbering Police Officer Cashin at
Kuhnle's saloon. In Yves Oakland, on the
night of March 10. 1898. Pursuant to an
agreement made by the defendants attor-
ney the trial was continued one week.
From the Superior Court Matheny was
marched down to the Police Court to an
swer to charge OF burglary committed
al Kubnle's saloon on the date of the kill
| ing of Cashin.
The lobby of the courtroom was crowded
with the same aggregation Of doubtful
characters that used to grace Judge Hen
shaw's department. when Matheny's first
trial was in progress.
Carroll Cook appeared for the defendant
| and Assistant District Attorney Lin
Church and Prosecuting Attorney Melvin
FOR the pc ople.
The arraignment was briefly made and
as all parties in the case were prepared to
! proceed the preliminary examination was
conducted.
The witnesses called by the prosecution
were Officer Ely, William Kuhnle. Officer
| Nick Williams and Detective Denny Hell
land.
Sufficient eviden CO was adduced to sus-
tain the charge and the defendant was
held to ansMe in $4,000 bonds. The de-
tense put in no case whatever and the
witnesses of the prosecution were sub
! Jected to n o crOss-examinaiiop.
The prearranged programme is co have
Matheny brought before Superior Court
| on Thursday. when he "ill plead guilty 10
the burglary charge. Then it is proposed
To have his case continued until Monday,
when he will come up for sentence.
Davies Men at War.
The mem bers of the Davie Transporta-
| ton Company are now Involved in civil
war. Secretary Bassett, for some reason
best known to himself, saw fit to refuse
access To the company's books to one of Its
stockholders, and now he is confronted
with suit for misdemeanor.
| The trouble grew out of an interview
be ween Mr.. r. NJ Getchel. a stock
| holder of The Dayie Transportation Com
pany; and Mr.. j. NJ. Bassett. the COM
| pany's secretary. This was on Friday
last. Some question was raised as to
whether or not the accounts of the COM
| pany had been properly kept, and to settle
II Mr. Getchell demanded to see the books.
THIS MIR. Bsssetl flafIy refused. aud
MIR. Getchell retired without seeing the ac-
counts. but with the determination fully
crystaiized that he would see them in spite
| of all opposition.
To-day he swore out complaint charg-
| ing Mr. BaSseit with misdemeanor under
| SECTION 565 OF the Penal Code.
The section reads:
Every Ofticrr or agent OF any corporation,
having or keepiDg an office within this Slate,
who has iD bis custody or control any book,
paper or document of such corporation, and
who refuses to give TO q stakeholder or member
OF such corporation lawfully demanding during
Office hours. TO Inspect or take a copy of the
same, or any part thereof, reasonable oppor-
| tunlty so 10 DO Is guilty OF misdemeanor.
Settling Big Estate.
The 100000 estate left by the late
/ General X. w. krkham is being settled
up. There is at present on hand seventy
| Portland gas bonds valued at $4,000 and
200 shares OF Union Savings Bank, stock
worth $4,000. The executors desire to
SILL portion OF the bank stock and
| twenty bonds 10 raise some needed coin
The fee of Attorney Wright amounts to
| $4,000 and the executors fees foot up
5000.
Yesterday Judge Henshaw appointed
Charles L. Naylor TO appraise the property
devised to Joanna NJ Wright. so as to en-
able the cOuI to assess and fix the value
| of and the tax to which the same is liable
under the act of the last Legislature which
taxes collateral inberitances of over $500
8 per cent for school purposes.
| The petition TO Judge Henshsw to make
the order was signed by Kate V. Kirkham
and Kirkham Wright, the executriX and
executor of the will.
The Bradys Buried.
The funeral of John and Mary Brady,
| whose violent deaths ou Sunday shocked
| the community. was held from Coroner
Evers' undertaking -parlOrs at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon.
A number OF floral pieces surrounded
the two collins, and the candles Of the
Catholic church burned at their heads
throughout the day.
The attendance consisted almost exclu-
sively OF relatives of the family. Services
were conducted by Father Slavin over the |
body of Mrs. Brady, who was buried In |
consecrated ground In ST. Mary's ceme- |
terry.
Mr.. Brady was also buried in St;
Mary'S cemetery, but in unconsecrateu |
| ground and without benefit of clergy
Golden Gate w. men and Saloons.
The women of Golden Gate. the Oak |
| land suburb on the north, nave organized
w. G. L, q. to fight the saloons oil that |
| neighbOrhOod, viii now number seven |
| teen. The ladies are circulating petition |
| tn be presentedsto the Supervisors.
The saloon men are ready TO hght. now
J ever, and ropose boycOttlDg all those mer-
chants and others who have signed the
petition. The entire community has taken |
sides in the fight and lively times are an
ticipated.
DR.. Ickstadt Released.
On writ of habeas corpus Judge Hen
shaw yesterday released DIR. Albert lex /!
| stadt of Golden Gaze, who was arrested ,
on Sunday on a telegraphic warrant from
! Chiffon. Wis.,, where he was wanted for
completely in a criminal operation.
| The District Attorney conceded that
| there were no just grounds upon which
! the doctor could be held.
The Sheriff of Chiffon Is on his way to
Oakland, and will rearrest the physician.
Grabbed Note.
Farmer Perry Morrison was in the Su-
perior Court yesterday. lie was being
| prosecuted by II. Curtner of Centeryille.
who claims that Morrison owed him $1,000
on a note, and that subsequently,. when he
showed Morrison the note, the old man
grabbed it and had ever since refused to
| give il up.
Morrison said the agreement had been
that the note should not fall due until
after his death, and that he only wanted
fair play.
Notes.
Blake & Mofitt assisted in swelling the
relief fund To $500 yesterday by con-
trlbutiDg check for $50
Eve hundred men are now on the regis
tered list. and there is thus money enoug
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