The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-03

and very feeble, and it was feared she would
not be able 10 again appear in conrt. She was
a witness for Mr. BO0gar when he was on Trial
for attempting to poison his VIE, ana gave very
damaging testimony against Mrs. Beogar, ana.
in fact, said she was down on the whole
B00gar crowd"
Luaatic Himself.
young man named Robert Reed swore out
a complaint 10 Justice Clilps court yesterday
charging certain Dr. Essex with insanity. ;,
The plaintiff stated that he had been forced
to give up his wife some time since because she
insisted upon running away with an escaped
lunatc. The lunatie married Mrs. Reed, and
settled down, with shameful etfrontery. next
door TO the outraged husband. All this was
endured, Reed averred. until the lunatlc came
in one day and announced his Intention OF
Staying the plaintiff, who could first have an
opportunity of swearing ont complaint OF In
sanity.
When the constables went 10 serve the COM
plant they found the house vacant. and the
neighborhood was unanimous in declaring that
no one had lived In 1t for months.
With so much of pointer Reeds mental
condition was itself subjected 10 an investlga-
lion, with the result of his detention upon the
charge he had advanced against 1.-THE DOCTOR"
DIR. Cool Wins.
The struggle that was begun, with sensa-
tional side incidents, by DR.. Russell Cool aud
his divorced wife for the custody of their child
few weeks ago. was resumed IN Judge
Greenes court yesterday. The case came up
the decree OF divorce, 50 that she might have
the child.
The legal battle yesterday was conducted
along peaceful lines, and there were no rxcit-
ing episodes either in court or not. Attorney
Joseph Rothschild. whose fstic encounter WI n
DR.. Cool was the talk OF a day at the Drellml-
nary legal skirmlsh, has Withdrawn from the
case, and was not present yesterday.
Mrs. Cool did not amend her motion so as TO
make any charges against her divorced hus-
band. she sought an increase OF allmony and
The custody Of Dicka, the lay ar-old daughter
This DR.. Cool successfully resisted.
81 DON'T Care, Eddie.'
Il don't care, Eddie, if you have only the
shirt and oyeralls you are now wearing In this
prison. intend TO marry you when your time
Is up"
The aboys is the remark which Edward Sell
den Hodges attributes 10 his wife, Katie
Hodges, to whom he was married few weeks
ago and who a week after the union was seek
Ing a divorce from him.
lodges tells an entirely different story from
that told by his wife. He said she knew all
about his being morphine fend, and that they
often talked these things over during her
Wednesday and Saturday visits 10 him at the
County Jail lie says that he asked the girls
mother if he could marry her and that she was
perfectly willing.
Once Mayor of Oakland
Yesterday Public Administrator Stanley
asked for letters of administration upon what
is left OF the estate of Henry Durant. once
Mayor of Oakland. When Durant died many
years ago he left good estate. of which ID. p.
BarstoW and Watson Webb were appOinttd
administrators These latter are both dead. as
is also the widow, who was legatee. lt seems
that there is a small piece of land OF small
value. which was overlooked, yet to be admin
lister upon. 1t was through the fundamentally
OF Durant chiefly that the State University was
located at Berkeley.
The Mothers Triumph.
In all probability the muchly mentioned
Ethel Gray Smith case is out of the courts for
was engaged on lt again on a motion for the
settlement OF the guardianship account of Mrs.
Lou Wheat Smith. the mother.
An order was made for the expenses OF
Ethel's projected trip to Denver, where she
Will remain indefinitely under the care OF her
sister, a physician. Ethel thus voluntarily
comes into the custody OF her mother once
more.
The New Kosaifc.
The steamer Rosalie, now lying at the yards
OF The Puget Sound Lumber Company, Is about
TO be extensively rebuilt. The sum OF $4,000 VIII
be expended ON her. The main deck Will be
extended almost entirely fore and aft aud the
open sides closed in. Fourteen staterooms and
a saloon will be built in place OF the cabin on
the main deck. Her destination has not been an
nounced.
Two Now officers.
On account Of the expiration OF the terms OF
DIR. Akery and DIR. WO0lsey as members OF the
Board of Health, Mayor Pardee Will have to
appoint two successors before a week from
Friday. Indications are that DR.. Akerly Will
be reappointed
Fraud Charged.
The creditors OF the persons running the
hotel known as the Wilson House have filed