The morning call., 1894-06-07

children. Colet and Effie Chalmers. also being
remembered. The latter are in London.
Formerly deceased kept drugstore at Hay
wards. and while there his wife was arrested
and charg with battery upon little girl liv
ing IN the family. The wife was acquitted.
The case caused a sensation in HaywaTds at
the time ana It was this case that Is referred TO
In the will as the conspiracy against his wife.
Max Pepper has petitioned for the probate OF
the Will.
MIX Ranch Proprietor Shot.
Manuel souza. Portuguese. 30 years of age,
one OF the four pTOprietors OF the old Moss
milk ranch, was found on his delivery wagon
half n mile from the entrance 10 Blairs Park at
500 O'Clock last night shot through the right
lung. He had been dead some time when
found. Accor ding to the testimony secured by
Deputy Coroner Hart last night SouZa left his
ranch at 6 O'Clock. Nothing is known OF the
details Of what transpred between that time
and the hour OF the discovery of The body.
SOuza had fallen back upon the cans in his
wagon and was lying on his back There was
the mark OF but one bullet which had entered
the center of the breast and came out under the
right arm.
1t is believed by the authorities to have been
a cold blooded murder. Robbery was certainly
not the motive of the deed because So 20 was
found IN his pocketbOok and hts gold watch
was still IN his pocket.
61S East Twelfth street, East Oakland, who was
riding by the wagon on his bicycle.
The Coroner was notified and the body was
removed to the Morgue, where an inquest will
be held to-day.
Souza is known TO have been a temperate
man and Of good disposition. He leaves a
widow but no children.
Nearly Finished.
The Matheny case will be given to the iurv
to-day. This morning Carroll Cook will begin
his argument. The District ATTORNEY closed
yesterday at O'Clock and Mr.. Cook said he
was not prepared TO go on with his argument
until this morning and was granted until
that time.
Yesterday morning Mr. Cook declined to
Church had closed. as he should have done, and
the court upheld him in his decleusion. Ac-
cordingly MIR. Shook was forced into the un-
usual proceeding OF following his colleague in
The case
Many Requests.
The will of Margaret Cannon. who died in
Santa Clara County May 80, was presented for
probate Yesterday. The estate consists of a
The requests are as follows:
TO Margaret Ward, $500; TO Charles Bracken.
$Ioo; to MarceIla DAILY, in trust for Edward
trust for the Sisters of the Holy Family of San
Francisco, $50; to Rev. Michael King. 800: to
phine, 500 TO Rev. Patrick Brady of san Fran
cisco, $25; The residue of the estate goes to
James Daily, who is named to act as executor
without bonds.
l. He the Gold Brick Man?
James Russell has been arrested at Seattle
ana the authorities there have written to ask If
a reward is offered In oakland for the mans
COHlplcILy III tue ROlu-DTlck SWlnule perpe-
trated here upon old man Stone. He was ar.
rested In Seattle in company with a known
gold brick swiDdler known as Rebel George
aud who was thought TO have had hand IN
the swinde of Stone.
The Seattle authorities wanted Stones al
dress also and the Chief Of Police wrote that
he was now al Santa Rosa.
Chnd's Big Estate.
Mrs. Blanche Walkerley Burbank has, by her
attorneys. applied for letters of administration
upon the estate OF her son, the little fellow who
died on Nav % last. The petition saws that the
estate, besides the 100000 left him by his
latber, William Walkerley, consists OF One-half
the fathers estate. This includes the Wakerley
block IN San Francisco. valued at S55OOO0
at $4,000, the whole producing an annual In.
come OF $4,000.
Those Boundary Lines.
The waterfront suit was In progress all day
yesterday, with eX-City Engineer Morgan on
the stand. The testimony was all directed to
establish the boundaries OF the city. Three
maps maze by Mr.. M0rgas were admitted into
evidence over Mr.. Martins objection. 1t was
Iueo tnat they were not competent as testi-
Wnicn TO refresh the courts memory.
What Airs. Boogar Wants.
Mrs. Catherine Boogar filed an affidavit in
tne superior Court yesterday wherein she
states that she owes 1924 "a for medical
treatment, drugs, borrowed money. ETC., and
tnat she Is without means of support and that
on June II she Will move for order OF
court compelling her husband Philip Boogar,
10 pay the money. She Will also ask for 500
aimohy' S2oO counsel fees and 5000 costs.
Found a skeleton.
+. S. Rewson, a naturalist, while walking
along the beach at West Berkeley yesterday