The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-10
SAM CLAI2K'S WILL
He Leaves All to Miss
Celia Lewis.
INTENDED TO MARRY HER.
Mrs. Mamie Van Huzen's Awk-
ward Position.
LONELY DEATH OF A RICH MAN.
The Lane Family Reunited-A Mother
Attaches the Business of
Her Sons.
LONELY DEATH OF A RICH MAN.

OAKLAND.-ln the fling OF the will for
probate OF Engineer Sam Clark, who was
killed in the Yolo bridge disaster, facts
have been brought 10 light which place
Mrs. Mamie Van Huzen of Sacramento in
avery awkward position.
The railroad strike mas been prolific of
stories, but there is none quite so strange
as this last, ana the dead engineer was
either engaged to be married TO two
women a the time of his death or Mrs.
Mamie Van HuZan swOre falsely on the
witneSs-staDd in Woodland a few days
ago in the case against the strikers when
she said she was Clark's fancee.
yesterday the will Of Clark was filed for
probate with the County Clerk of Alameda
County L reads as follows and tells a
story, and that story is that Sam Clark
was engaged 10 another woman than Mrs.
Van Huzan:
In tile name Of God. Amen: l. Samuel c.
Clark Of Oakland. OF The age Of 90 years, and
being OF sound and cisp0sinG mind and memory,
and not aching under duress. menace, fraud or
undue influence CT any person whatever, do
make. publish and declare his my last will and
testament in the manner following, that IS TO
say:
Firsl-I direct that The expense OF my last
illness and funeral charges be pad as soon as
may be done after my death.
Second give and bequeath unto my friend
Miss Celia 2. Lewis, now residing at Benicia.
Cal. all of my estate OF which ! may die
possessed Of whatever kind or nature the same
may consist without any reservation whatever,
after deductUg he expenses above provided
and expenses Of admins Tati0u.
have no children or offspring of my own or
ADOPTED children.
Al the time Of making this Will my father Is
dead, my mother. Ruth Clark, is yet living. but
Is well provided for for The remaining years OF
her life. am now single man with none de-
pending on me Tor support, and therefore
wholly free TO make the disposition l have
made.
1 hereby request and direct that no bonds
shall be required OF my eXecutrtI hereafter
named at any tlm- or Tor any purpose during
the administration OF my estate; ana full power
is hereby given 10 my said eXecutIiX 10 collect
all moneys which may be due NE, 10 SELL mort
gage or dispose OF any property belonging TO
my estate as she may deem for the best In
terests OF SAID estate without any order OF
court Whatever.
Lastly, hereby nominate and appoint Celia
T. Lewis the executriX OF this my last viii and
testament, and hereby revoke all former wills
by me made
In witness whereof I have heleunto set my
hand and seal this 2lst day OF December, 1898.
SAMUEL Q. CLARK.
Witnesses-C. L. Calvin, Oakland; Thomas
F. GRADER, Berkeley
With the VIII Miss.Celia P. Lewis, aged
80 years. Of Bsnicia. flies petition for let
tiers of administration. The petition states
that Clark died in \ OlQ County on July II
last and that he left an estate consisting
of mortgages and real estate valued at
$1,000, besides personal property of IN
known value. He leaves a mother, aged
50. living in Oakland; Sarah Jordan, a
sister, living in Oakland: a sister in Maine,
name unknown; Fisher X. Clark, brother,
residing in Stockton, andf Lewis Clark, a
brother, living in Oakland.
Lawyer Thomas F. GRADER, one of the !
witnesses to the will. speaks in the highest
terms of Miss Lewis, The genuine fancee of |
The dead engineer. BE says she is from most |
excellent family in Benicia, and is herself a |
woman Of sterling qualities.
Mr.. GRADER says. OF his own knowledge, that !
she has been engaged 10 Clark since be was
divorced from his first vile, the engineer taking
a fancy 10 her because Of her busness-like ways
and independence.
Miss Lewis - quite story Of her own. In
1892 her father who was then running sIoOp
between Benica, San Francisco ana bay points /
had a stroke OF paralysis, and since that time
has been unable to attend TO his boat. When
the father was stricken down the plueky
daughter, realizing that the family must be
supported, took hold VI the business ana since
that time has continued as ma II of Inc craft
and OF her fathers business, aud so well has
she attended TO IL that she not only kept her
fathers customers, but gained many new ones
by prompt and honest ways aud is now in
most prosperous condition.
Had not death come TO the engineer the two
would soon have been man and wife,
switchman Hank Poole Arrested.
There was an unusual stir about tie City
Prison early last evening and an air Of mystery
in the coming and going OF Superintendent
Wilder, Il. V. Herbert and several railroad de-
tectiYes. Something was ID the wind and IL
gradually developed. The first evidence was
the arrest Of HANK Poole a railroad switch
man living in East Oakland ana an a. X. L.
man on the press committee OF the order.
Poole was brought 10 the prison and kept out
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there was 10 be Der Of arrests of q. r. Z.
men for conspiracy. From a railroad source
the following story was cleaned: On July - a
cattle-guard was burned, and just beyond a
Iail loOsened somewhere near Port Costa in
Contra Costa County. Il is stated that the day
before striker named BaeT and five others
went 10 that locality, and afterWaTd Baer was
heard 10 say that he had done the job. He was
arrested and is now in jail In Contra Costa
County. II is stated that he sent letter TO
Poole OF this place, 10 which he told Poole the
trouble he was In and warned the latter that he
had better skip, as he was 10 dagger of the
penitentiaFy. This brought down a couple of
Contra Costa officials, and the arrest
of Poole followed on a warrant ISSUED
from that county. This is the story
as told by the railroad, and the intention was
to take Poole away last night, but Lawyer
Brearty took hold OF the matter and protested.
He had a talk with several American Railway
Union men, among others Councilman Natkin-
son, and bonds could have been readily fur
niShed. Tie charge against Poole Is felony.
AT the prison last night be protested that be
knew Of no reason why be should be arrested
as he bad not been out of the county during the
strike. The officials here think the railroad
has made mountain out OF molehill. Mis-.
Poole was not at nome when her husband was
arrested, but was visiting downtown. She was
very much distressed at the arrest and de-
claTed with tears In her eyes that her husband
was innocent and that he had not been out of
town during the entire time of the strike. She
called on her husband at the prison last night
and was with him long time.
A Wealthy Mans Lonely Death.
Theodore F. Herring, the aged capitalist,
alone in his cheeTless home al 1867 Twenty
seventh avenue, died at some hour during
wednesday night, and was found on the floor
of his sleeping apartment yesterday morning
by a little boy, whose parents mad sent him on
an errand TO the old man. The door OF the
structed only by screen door, ana the neigh
bors who first responded TO the calls of the
little boy thought That the dead man was the
victim of foul play. Coroner Evers WAS sum-
examination revealed no signs OF violence, and
IL seems certain that death was Que TO apo
nlexy as about six months ago he had very
severe stroke and was under medical care for
some TWO months.
The deceased was 70 years Of age and very
well 10 do. Until bis retirement from business
a few years ago he had extensive business
az a cigar merchant In San Francisco. He
never married, and bis only known relatives
are Mrs GoIdstein, sister and George Her
ing a nephew, both residing In San Francisco.
MT Herring owned considerable property and
was most practical man. Notwithstanding
hts great wealth, be was extremely frugal aud
his nome was devoid OF all ornament and un-
necessary furniture.
F0r some weeks past be had complained of
an health. and few days ago-he told neigh
hor that he would not be around much longer.
~ ~ oJclock last night Mrs. Schattenberg,