The morning call., 1894-06-14
A GHOST A GIRL.
How a FrolicsOn1e Miss
Scared People.
Pole Ordinance to Be Signed-Maps
in the Waterfront Case.
Piedmont Road.

OAKLAND.-Sherif McKnlIcan gave notice
yesterday that on June 8 he will sell the per
sonal property of the Piedmont Consolidated
Cable Company in satisfaction of an execution
issued in favor Of the Oregon improvement
Company for $4,000, ana also a judgment in
favor of Daniel Dwyer for $4,000.
TIE property of the cable company that is
now in the SheTid's possession. seized on be-
half of the Oregon company, consists OF nine
elecuic-cars, twenty-five cable-cars, seventeen
hOrsecars, two bundles of wire cable and mis-
cellaneous property.
Under the execution In favor of Dwyer the
. Sheriff seized ten electriC-cars, tweniy'fOur
cabie-cars seventeen hOrsecars, seventeen
chains, table. three clocks, an iron sale, five
desks. rails. wire rope, etc.
Yesterday afternoon a dismissal Of the orlgi-
nal suit of Ira Bishop against Robert McKillI-
can was filed. 1t was in this suit that Judge
Ellsworth made the order that the personal
property was not included.
Later in the day Ira Bishop, as receiver for
the road, filed a complaint against the Sheriff
torecoyer the property SELF d. or for $4,000
claimed as its value, and Tor $4,000 damages.
The object OF this latest move is TO secure
time and TO compel the Sheriff to give an in
demnty BOND in the event OF his proceeding
with the sale of the property.
Daniel Dryers attorney says this action will
not hinder the sale Of the cOmpany's property.
He says one purpose of the new suit is TO oblge
The holders OF the second and third liens to
lake steps 10 protect their interests,
Torn by NItro-GIycerine.
The remains of Benjamin Mathews. recently
of San Pablo, are now at Browns undertaking
parlors in this city, having been brought down
by his brother. j. {. Mathews. The architect
Mathews met bis death in a most peculiar
manner il is supposed, on Monday last. He
was a single man, aged 90 years, and lived
alone near the San Pablo beach, where, in con-
nectiOn with a nephew named George Me-
Rn-rQ no
industry.
On Tuesday forenoon two civil engineers
came up to the little house in which Mathews
VISITED. and found the doors open and noticed
the place presented rather neglected appear
ance. They started out TO search tor the pro-
pTletoT OF tile place, and q little way of came
across the body of Mathews living the
ground. The remains presented a horribly
mutilaIed appearance. The flesh was torn OFF
the face entirely, from chin 10 forehead as
though it bad been lifted up and thrown back
over the head.
News OF Mathews death was at once sent TO
The nephews of deceased at San Pablo-Austn
Mace and George MeCracken.
Coroner Curry of Martinez was notified and
an investigation was made.
From all that could be CLEANED by the Cor
orner IL was thought that the old man had been
killed by an explosion OF nitro glycerlne. 1t
was known thai he was in the la bit, as are all
The people Whereabouts, of securing empty nitro
glycerine cans from the Vulcan Powder Works,
located near, which cans were used for various
purposes. Mathews generally knocked the
tops of the cans and used them 10 place water
in for his chickens. Three such cans with the
tops Knocked in were found near ard a fourth
can. badly shattered was found near the body
The hammer which was supposed 10 have been
used was not found. 1t is thought that this
fourth can contained still some hardened or
dried nitrO-glyceTine, and that he struck some
of Ihese particles and the terrible explosion oc-
CURED.
Investigation showed that deceased had also
had his left arm and leg broken in the concus-
sion.
II is thought that the accident occurred on
Mnnd2V a is IN pevg
At o'clock on that dav some boys heard a re-
port Of an explosion in the direction Of Math-
eWs' place, and IL may have occurred at that
Time.
An inquest win be held on Friday morning
Seldom Hooper, a son of Major Hooper OF the
Occidental. and George Foule, son OF Rev. Mr..
Foute Of Grace Church, were the TWO persons
who found the body
They are engaged with the Government
line near San Pablo on Tuesday they came
upon slough, to avoid which they made de-
p tour around an old house in the nelghbor-
hood.
The body was found lying about three feet
from the building, and was badly mutilaTed.
The lower half OF the mans head was blown
Of. and his hands and feet were also in a badly
bruised condition.
The young men went over to an adjoining
farmhouse and notified the people living there
Otthe nndlHg OF The BODY. and word was sent
to the Coroner.
It was supposed that the dead man had
found can of dynamite in the old house in
which be lived, and which had formerly been
used as place OF storage for that article and
In endeaVofiDg to open the can with chisel an
explosion followed which caused his death.
The Ghost a Girl.
A frocsome miss named Ella Peterson. liv-
ing near the residence OF the late John Brady
on Linden street, has confessed to playing the
ghost and 10 have frightened the people in the
neighboThoOd.
Brady is the man who a few months since
killed his wife and himself in Father Kings
church. He had resided UP to that time in a
little house on lower Linden street, and after
his death the place remained vacant. 1t was
not long until strange whispers were about in
the neighbOrhood of uncanny happenings I'm the
Brady house. Then cries AND screams were
heard in the house and something white was
seen at the window.
The women and children in The neighborhood
were certain that The wrath OF John Brady had
returned to earth.
Miss Peterson lives short distance from the
Brady house, and thought It would be finesport
TO play ghost. She accordingly secured IN old
white shirt, went into the house, held the shirt
up TO window ana began screaming she saws
new she fooled the children most OF the women
and number OF the men who reside IN the
nelghbofhOod.
Mayor Dow VIII Sign.
To-day Mayor Pardee leaves for his annual
vacation 10 Castle Crag. He win be absent
several weeks. In the absence of The Mayor
the president Of the Council acts as Mayor. and
the cloak OF Pardee will fall upon the shoulders
OF Mr.. Dow
AS Mayor, Mr.. Dow will, as one OF his official
acts. make law OF the pole ordinance passed
az INC last injecting VI Tue COUNCIL Dy dHlXlng
his signature thereto.
The ordinance was originally drawn up and
introduced by Mr.. Dew as a member of Inc
Council.
Many Maps.
In the cross-examination OF ex-Cty Engineer
morgan IN the Waterfront suit yestereay Mr.
Marlin tIied hard 10 show that either he mans
were incorrect or else somebody had been tam
pering with them. He thought CERTAIN Terra.
Gotta line had at one time been on the map and
subsequently erased. Along these lines he
hopes 10 challenge tile witness testimony Mr.