The morning call., 1894-06-02
EXPERT EVIDENCE.
Upsets All Theories in the
Matheny Case.
The Bench Show Continues to At.
tract Large Crowds-Divorce
Troubles.

OAKLAND.-The testimony given yesterday
In the Matheny murder case was Just little
| mystifying 10 everybody.
Carroll Cook the attorney for the defendant,
! has been trying 10 make il appear that IL was
! Officer Ely and not Matheny who killed Cashin,
but this idea Is dspelled by expert testimony
and the same testimony has all but liberated
Matheny. for the expert says that the bullet
could not have been fired from the pistol found
In the saloon and supposed To have been
| Matthew's.
The bullet expert examined yesterday was
Howard Carr OF San Francisco. In his testi-
mony ii was brought out that the ball found in
Cashns body was OF 38-caliber.
The bullet is perfectly rif1ed and could not
have been fired from the pistol of Touhill,
which is OF 41-caliber. SbaiI can be ired
from Al pistol, but the rltilng marks would
have been left very Irregular.
1t was demonstrated that the ball could not
have been fired from the p istol found in the
! saloon and suppOs ed to have belonged to
| Matheny. for that pistol was Smith g. Wesson
and Officer Cole could n OF have fired the shot,
| for his pistol is Of the same size and make as
| that found In the saloon. The expert said that
| it was not possible that the bullet fouD d in
| Casbn's body could have been fired from Ely's
| pistol.
If the shooting was done by Matheny he must
! have had another pistol II this is the case lie
took It with him when lie jumped thr ough the
| back window.
Another theory called up by the latest teStI-
mony is that there must have been three men
! instead Of two Interested in the burglary and
| that the Third man killed Cashin and made good
! his escape.
Labor In Politics.
The Alameda County Federation of Trades at
! Its last meeting decided to enter the political
field, ana as platform adopted the following
| which will be referred TO all affiliated unions
! for ratification:
We demand the initiative, referendum and pro-
portlonal representation.
Compulsory education.
legal eight-hour day.
Sanitary inspection of workshops, mines and
houses
The abolition OF the contract system in all public
work.
The abolition OF the sweating system
The municipal ownership of streetcars. gas and
eleetric-light plants for public convenience and
! distTl button of light, heat and power.
The naturalization OF telegraph, telephone
railroads and mines.
The naturalization OF money. The issue or all
! money To be by the Government direct to the
| people without he intervention of banks.
No Understanding bonds to be issued under
To be abolished.
A progressive income tax and a tax upon in.
Eeiiance, the smaller incomes to be exempt.
The graduate income tax aud the repeal OF the
poll tax.
Employment of the unemployed by the autbori-
ties OF the city, State and nation.
Repeal OF all pauper tramp and conspiracy laws.
Collective ownership by the people of al means
OF production ana distribution.
The Federal Labor Union has patted Cover
nor Waite on the back ID The following resOlu-
tion. which was adopted at its last meeting:
Resolved That Federal Labor Union No 576l
halls with satisfaction the attitude assumed by
Governor Waite OF Colorado toward the citizens
OF that commonwealth OF which he is the chief
magistrate, in using the militia under his com.
mand TO protect tie lives Of useful members OF
the State aud forestall the sinister intentions
ha TAn nd 1VHa anF kN-~E.
mine-owners. thereby establishing a precedent
wherein human life is acknowledged as more
sacred than vested rights.
The Bench Show.
The dog show at the Tabernacle still con-
tinues to draw good crowds. Today and This
evening will be the last of the unique show and
its $4,000 worth OF CANNES.
The following special prizes were awarded
yesterday:
Mastins-Leo, and Bess Second
Rough coated ST. BernardS - California Ber-
n2rdo. Lady Butte II; Oundred. Robin Hood and
Laura Alton
Observation-Disclosures
Great Danes-Aax and Flontis.
American fox hounds - Paddy and General
Molka.
English fox hound-LandIord
Best fox hound-Paddy.
Greyhounds- oodstock and Kathleen.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and. May.
CHESAPEAKE BAy-Trout.
Pointers-Pattl Croxtethe T, Little Nell and
KiOtO Buck ), Nc and Dora
English setters-Stariight W. Countess Noble
Charm and Diana Lee.
irish seiters-Dick Swiveler, Lady Echo +,
Ruby u and Redwood sultan.
Gordon seVters-Dick IL, Joe johnson aud Biiou
Field spauiels-Master shina and Bea Harrison.
Cocker spaniels-No odland Duke, California
Duke, BrontIIIa, Zone, Nimrod, Bette and King
MuggIns
Irish water spaniels-Barney L and Nellie.
CoIlies-Ned and Floss.
Bull uerTiers-Chief.
Fox terriers-Golden Toy, Ruby Rachsr. Daunt-
less, Luzette. Inferno, Lang ,ry ana De ORC.
Pugs-koyal Dusky and Dude.
Japanese spanieis-KelO and Nellie
Italian greyhOund-Queenie.
Best dog bitch In shog-Dick SwIveler own
er A. b. Truman, San Francisco, valued &c 1000.
Best Kennel in shOw-A. b. Truman. San Fran
cisco.
Divorce Troubles.
The divorce case Of Mrs. Frances Atkinson
against william Atkinson is on trial before
Judge Ellsworth and some very serious stories
are told by the wife OF her husbands treatment
OF her. In answer to questions she testified
Yesterday that OH one occasion at the Wilson
House, her husband beat her cruelty. He
made" she said, "a coarse remark 10 q lady
friend and told him he must quit, that was
getting ready for tn thealer. aud he went cut
of tie room and did not return until late Then
lie hauled me out of bed aud gave ME terrible
beating. He punched my face with his fist
until II was like a law beefsteak. was laid
up for six weeks"
All efforts looking toward n reconciliation of
the trouble IN the LOuderback family have
failed and now the divorce case will be tried.
Mrs. Louderback was formerly Miss Knapp of
Webster street.
Charles A. PaDgborn appears as bis own at
torney in the contest against his wie's suit for
divorce. He Is a resident of Washington State.
Edward A. Carroll has sued Mary Carroll for
divorce on the ground OF desertion Mrs
Carroll is now In Ohio.
Reading City Patents.
The waterfront suit was in progress before
Judge Ogden all day yesterday. Ex-CIty Engl-
neer Morgan occupied the witness-stand for
the fifth day of his testimony The entire
morning was taken up by Attorney Davis in
reading the early patents TO the land embraced
In the city OF Oakland.
He offered in evidence the patent of the
United States to Domingo and Vicente Peralta
and il was allowed over Mr.. MaslIn's objection
Mr.. Martin commended thai much of tie terri
tory discussed In the Instrument was nowhere
near the lines in question, and that those parts
OF the testimony were Irrelevant.
The case will come up again to-day
Babe Them Good-Bv.
About seventy-fve of the employees OF the
San Pablo aud Telegraph avenue ROADS
gathered at the power-houSe Thursday night
10 bid farewell 10 their retiring superintendent
@. L. I.oring, and the assistant superintendent
A. Lorlng. The superintendent was presented
with gold chain and The assistant superinten-
dent with gold watch.
Both gentlemen responded with brief
speeches OF thanks and regret at parting and
the evening was then given up 10 music and
recitations.
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