The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-14

as a business office. Subscriptions and ad-
vertisements are taken at the Oakland
branch on the same basis as at the San
Francisco offices.
Adjoining the business Office is a COM
modious space reserved and fitted up for
the news staff in Oakland. This end of
the office is arranged SO that if at any time
it becomes necessary large force of news
gatherers can be accommodated to handle
events of whatever magnitude
Oakland friends are invited to drop in
and inspect the new office.
Called Her Murderess.
The wife of John M. Breen, the Lorin
postmaster who asks for separation on
the ground of her intemperance. has com
menced an action for divorce on her own
account and charges extreme cruelty.
In her answer Mrs. Breen admits that
on four occasions she drank too much. but
saws it was all caused by the constant
abuse and inhuman treatment of her hus-
band.
She declares that she did not throw
dishes at her husband, although at the
time their child was run over by the cars
Breen called her murderess and applied
many vile epithets to her.
Mrs. Breen in her croSS-complaint asks
that her husband be maze to pay her ali
mony as his income amounts to S135 per
month. She also desires the custody of
their minor child and asks that she be
allowed to resume her maiden name
which was Mary Agnes Driscon
His Stealings Left on the Boat.
An unknown thief paid a visit to the
farmers living in the vicinity of Temescal
on Tuesday night and borrowed a wagon
and harness from one place, horse from
another and then proceeded to gather UP
all the chickens in that neighborhood.
10 OF 10
enough Wednesday morning and acted so
suspiciously that the police were notified
but reached the pier after the boat had
started for the city. They notified the San
Francisco police force, but when the boat
reached the other side of the bay he be-
came alarmed and left his outfit on board
the boat and departed with the crowd.
Owners have been found for all the stuff
recovered, but the thief is still at large.
Handy With His Club.
George Carlin, a blind beggar, who
spends most of his time trying to make
Judge Woods believe that he is a much
abused man, was in the Police Court vester-
day on charge OF battery.
George had not entirely recovered from
his election-day debaueh, and was falling
over the benches in the Seventh-street sta
ton waiting-rooms when a kindly dis
posed gentleman tried to assist him.
on the head with his club.
Bystanders grasped the uplifted stick
before the drunken man could use it again,
and J. w. Wittle, the man who was struck,
had the blind beggar arrested.
Oak1and's Insurance Combine.
The local insurance agents of Oakland,
representing tifty-four companies, held
secret meeting last night at 958 Broadway.
The object of the gathering was to organize
tee, consisting OF John Martins, Will Fen
ton and Harry. Gordon, was appointed.
The object of the association is the keep
ing of rates at standard figure regard
less of what the underwriters of San Fran
cisco may do.
Memorial Services.
Memorial services were held by the
colored citizens of this city at the A. NJ. E.
church on Fifteenth street last night in
honor of the late Frederick Douglass