The morning call., 1895-01-16
A DEAD MANS MONEY.
Claimants for the Estate of
Eagan.
SANFORD THE TREASURER.
Discussing The Amendments 10 the
Charter.
IN FAVOR OF A CITIZENS TICKET.
Resignation of DR.. LathrOp - Annual
Meeting Of Y. NJ. c. A.-Jury Trials
in Police Courts.
IN FAVOR OF A CITIZENS TICKET.

OAKLAHD.-John Eagan of McCool,
Kans.. IS seeking to identify William
Fagan who is supposed to be dead and who
left about $1,000 in the Hibernia Bank of
San Francisco. 4 neighbOr of Eagan has
been in correspondence with private de-
tectives upon this coast who are endeayOr-
ing TO get proof to establish relationship.
William Eagan had an uncle named John
who left Ireland about forty years ago and
came to California. After that his relatives
lost track of him and do not know whether
he is dead or alive.
Some time ago Public Administrator
James Stanley of Alameda County discov-
cred by the statement published by the
Hibernia Bank OF deposits that had not
been called for in ten years that way back
in 1872 one Henry Meyers of LivermOre had
deposited about $500 with the bank. Stanley
made an investigation, and as he could
find no evidence that Eagan is still alive he
put in a petition for letters of administra-
ton upon his estate, alleging that Eagan
was dead. The only witness produced who
remembered anything about William
Pagan was Henry Meyers, who kept the
Washington Hotel twenty years ago in
the Iiyermore Valley, who said that Will
had stopped at the hotel at odd times and
had worked about the place. He came and
went and finally left and nothing was ever
heard of him afterward until the petition
of the Public Administrator for letters of
administration. Various theories were adj
vanced at the time as to the disappearance
OF Eagan, who was supposed to have some
money. One of these was that he might
have been foully dealt with while on a
spree in San Francisco. So far as the
Public Administrator is concerned no
further information was obtained. John
Eagan of Kansas, however, has such conf
dence that the missing man is his uncle,
that he has employed eX-Attorney-General
Smith TO investigate the matter. Every
effort will be made TO trace up the Eagan
supposed to be dead. In case John Eagan
is not alive to establish his claim, it is
probable that the original deposit and in
terest viii escheat to the State.
Public Administrator Stanley says that
he does not think that there will be any
difficulty in finding claimants, as he is al
ready in correspondence with number of
families of Eagan, who are willing to claim
a relationship.
Laymance Dismisses His Contest.
0. NJ. Sanford is Treasurer of Alameda
County, and as such viii hold office for
four years. J. W. Laymance, the Demo-
cratic nominee for that position, is salts
fed of this fact now, but it cost him $95
for court fees before he would give in that
he was beaten.
The recount lasted nine days, and Mr.
I.aymance himself is now satisfied that the
election boards of this county did their
duty faithfully and without favor at the
late election. He withdrew all of his allie
cations against them and abandoned the
contest. r. N. Fitzgerald, representing
Mr.. Laymance, stated in court Yesterday
that as a result of the recount Mr.. Lay
nance was satisfied that he was beaten.
He then asked that the contest proceedings
be dropped, with the stipulation that each
party should pay half of the cost, each
having put up that amount each day as
the recount proceeded. Mr.. Sanford is out
sos, besides his attorney fees. The papers
were drawn and filed with the County
Clerk in the afternoon.
The official canvass gave Sanford 1892
Laymance 5311. At the recount Sanford
had 5182 and Laymance 5075 which were
unchallenged while Sanford had 1874 bal
lots questioned and Laymance 247. Adding
these TO the unchallenged ballots Sanford
has 1916 and Laymance 1922. Sanford s
plurality is, therefore, A. Judge Prick de-
clared Sanford duly elected and entitled to
the office.