The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-12
A MOTHERS WOE.
Sued by Her Daughter on
a Mortgage.
HER PITIFUL STORY TOLD.
She Exhibits Her ShrOud While
in Court.
CAMPAIGNING BY PHONOGRAPH.
Latest Plan of the Republicans of
Alameda County-The Great
Register Stuffed.
BY PHONOGRAPh.

OAKLAND.-A pitifu scene was enacted
before Superior Judge Ellsworth yester-
day. The principals were mother and
daughter, and the latter was striving to
foreclose a mortgage on a little home
which had cost the aged mother the saw
ings of many years.
On April g. 1883, Mrs. Margaret Carroll
executed in favor of her daughter, Mrs,
Fanny II. Cakes, pTOmis-ory note for
S46I, payable in FIVE years, to secure
which the daughter eXacted a mortgage on
the mothers little homestead on Thirty
eighth street, near Grove. The note be-
came due about nineteen months ago, and
now when the poor old mother is on the
verge Of the grave her daughter seeks to
dispoSsess her of the little home in which
it has long been her desire to die. She is
ready for death. and yesterday she
brought into court the shrUud in which
she intends to be enveloped after her
death.
The story of this pathetic conflict b.
tween mother and daughter was ali
brought out in the testimony, and in q
crOsS-com plant put in by Mrs. Carroll,
IN which she alleges that she gave the
mortgage when in contemplation Of and in fear
OF death.
From Mrs. Carroll's story it appears that sub
sequent 10 April, 1883. MIR. Guerin held
mortgage on tie home. Feeling that she never
would never be able to release this mortgage
because OF her sutferings from mortal malady
and consequent inability to work, she made
arrangement 10 sell her little property. AT this
juncture. Mr.. and Mrs. Cakes, who had been
living with her. came forward and surprised
her with the information that they had sutfi.
Client money TO pay of the mortgage.
The old lady was surprised, she alleges, be-
cause she had frequently loaned money TO
Oakes and supplied Mrs. Cakes with clothing
for herself and children, ana was not aware
or
money. Besides this she says they never Daid
her rent for the rooms they occupied. How
ever Mr.. Guerin was paid, and a note and
mortgage was made out 10 favor of Mrs. Cakes,
but Mrs. Carroll retained possession OF The
documents.
In court yesterday she explained that she
felt that she could not live long because of The
ravages Of disease, and in order TO secure the
property for the daughter in the event of ner
demise she gave the note and mortgage, so that
the claim OF her son could not be pushed sue
ceSsfully against her favored daughter.
Mrs. Carroll claims that the S461 which the
Cakes paid on the old mortgage is Cancelled
many times over by the rent that they owe her.
and the various sums OF money which she has
advanced to them. She also testified that her
daughter assured her that she would never
bother her about the morris gage. The case will
probably be concluded to-day.
Mrs. Cakes Is a tail and striking blonde. Her
aged mother wept cOplOusly on the stand While
under the hre of croSseXaminatOn. and Bit
terly lamented that she had done so much for
those who are now, as she claims, prosecuting
her. The daughter evinced no sign of pity even
1T the old womans tears.
Novel Campaigning.
The Democrats OF Alameda County have
taken to the blackboard style of campaigning
the P0pullsls have adopted the stereoptIcon,
and now the Republicans will canvass the
county with phonograph.
H. II. Lawrence leaves on Saturday for
tour of the towns of San Leandro, Haywards
PleasaDon, Niles. AlVarado, DecOto, living
ION. Mission San Jose. Sunol. LlvermOre, Alta
mont and Dublin, taking with him a large
nhOOOpranh which ted The
eloeuence of Leckie, Shook, Schatfer Jordan
and all the other candidates. The plan is to
hire il in a town. and when the crowds
gather, TO start the machine going and grind out
short speeches from each of the off1ce-seekers.
John Russ writes that his name was put on
the POpulist freehold-r ticket without his con-
sent. AMI that lie will not consent to run. He
says he is satisfied with the ticket selected by
the Mayor and Council.
The Industrials, who now number seventy.
two men. deny that they Will dsband after cleo
ton. They also deny any utilization with the
Populists
Detective Harry MORSE, who is the Nom Par
tisau candidate for Sheriff, has filed hts petI-
tion. Ii contains 700 names. His campaign
committee is: l.. 2. Barton. NJ. de la Montana
Jr, j. j. Callundan, Robert Ii. Erskine and
Charles Parson.
AS an independent candidate for Sheriff
Joseph Brown OF Temescal has filed his petit
In Eli Denison's Senatorial District another
candidate has sprung into the fight. This is
Charles l.. Pierce, a Republican, who Yesterday
filed bis petition. There are now in the field in
Denison's district W. Percy Tilghman (R1.
Charles /. Pierce (R.), Bullock 3D. ana O'Brien
(Pop) and Denis0n (R.). The railroad man
sees little hope for himself for another term i'll
the Senate.
Captain John Hackett withdrew YESTERDAY
from the bond given by Alexander ROsborough,
Democratic candidate for County Clerk, as Tax
Collector, which office he still holds. Thomas
Moran, however Immediately stepped into the
place vacated by Hackelt, aud was given ten
days In which to qualify This is said, by the
knowing ones, TO be one result of the quarrel
q a md Tnfif
RevivinS Its Policy.
With the Introduction by Councilman Dalton
before entering upon drawbrdges, the railroad
company has revived its @ell-knowa policy OF
threats and retaliation.
Superintendent Fillmore of the narrow
gauge said that OF course the railroad company
could not successfully combat the Council,
which had voted UNANIMOUSLY on the passage
TO print of the ordinance, but 1t might pat
gates on the cars, the same as it had done on
Seventh street.
Mr.. Fillmore asked to be allowed to stop the
trains north OF First street instead of 500 feet
north OF the draw. By stopping the trains in
The 3OO-leei limit they would be left standing
across First stree, which was not desirable
Councilman Towe and Barslow thought it
would be ADVISABLE to stop the trains SO feet
north OF First street.
When DAVE lnaugurated his ferry system
last year the narrow gauge trains always
stopped al FIRST street, making it regular
station But Davie passengers patronIzec the
trains so extensively that the railroad company
abandoned the station aud have ever since RIM
by II. The railroad people have moi forgotten
the Davie ferry yet, aud fear that at auy time it
may come 10 life, hence their aversion TO stop
ping in that nelghb0rhood and their threat TO
put on gates. But 1t is believed they will not
resort TO the gate scheme again In hurry be-
cause IL does'not pay and the railroad likes tn
make money as well as to Inconvenience
travellers
May Have to Answer
Mrs. DIR. Prackett denies now that she wrote
the letter which DIR. Prickett- Z rack EFT had nuh
lished and which he stated was signed by her
as Mrs. McCusker She says she never saw
the letter and never signed it; that she has
never denied she married to him. She
1ntimates il is a forgery pure and simple of The
smooth doctor and she added Ibid you ever
hear OF such thing before?"
It is just possible now that the doctor NAV
have to deal with the police before lie makes
his exit from Oakland.
Yesterday the landlady Of the house where
Prlckett- PracketI and his Mormon wife, whom
he terms Mrs. McCusEer, have been Stopping
Mrs. Trout. called on District Attorney Church
10 see If something could not be done 10 call the
doctor down.
She has been missing various things from her
glasses and valuable lace lambrequin. Mrs
most of her funds aud had covetous eyes on
her furniture. Besides all this the Mormon
wife bad dyulged TO Mrs. Trout' a secret told
her by DR.. Prackett 10 the effect that Mrs.
Trout bad suggested TO him the idea of doing
away with bis Mormon auxiliary
Ii is very likely that the doctor will again
fiDd himself behind the bars before the women