The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15
Mrs. Mary Stare Charges Her
Husband With Brutal
Treatment.
AN ENGINEERS NEGLIGENCE.
Trains Narrowly Escape Terrible
Collision Shot Through
the Hand.


the Oakland Receiving Hospital is true
she is much-abused woman, and her hus-
band will soon make the acquaintance Of
the officials at the County Jail.
Mrs. Stare was found lying unconscious
at the corner OF Twelfth and Harrison
streets yesterday afternoon, and was taken
to the Receiving Hospital for medical
treatment. When sufficiently recovered
to talk she said that her deploraDle condi-
ton was due to the brutal treatment of her
husband, and she begged that he be kept
away from her.
According to her story, she married Sam
Stare ten months ago, and went to live
with him on a house-boat at the foot Of
Alice street For some time he treated
her well, but finally quarrels began, and
Mrs. Stare's path was not strewn with
roses.
The troubles of the couple eliminated on
Saturday, when Stare came home intoxi-
Gated and began abusing his wife. He
worked himself into a rage, and finally
seized rope and tied it about her neck to
strangle her.
He changed his mind, however, and
threw her overheard into the estuary
keeping her from sinking by means of the
rope which was still about her neck. After
dragging her about in the water for while
he hauled her on board again.
Yesterday he began beating her, and
she finally made her way ashore and ran
until exhausted, when she fell uncon-
.scious.
After recovering her strength little at
the hospital she secured the services of a
policeman and had her husband arrested
on charge of battery. She bears the
mark OF the rope about ner neck and vows
hot hot h.a,- c,lNa,, Il
just punishment.
A Collision Ayerted.
The presence of mind of a signal man
prevented railroad wreck which might
have resulted in a terrible loss of life last
evening. Train 81, which leaves the mole
at 8 o'clock every evening for Stockton and
way stations, stopped at First street and
Broadway as usual and then pulled out for
its destination without waiting for the Sig
nal which would notify the engineer that
the line was clear.
Just before reaching Webster street,
where the broad-gauge track crosses that
of the narrow-gauge, the signal man dis
covered the narrow-gauge train crossing
the Webster-street bridge and that a coIli-
sion was likely to occur. The buildings on
the corner prevented the engineers of both
trains from seeing the danger, and they
were drawing momentarily nearer to-
gether.
There was only one thing left to do and
that was to throw the derailing switch,
which was but few feet in front of the
broad-gauge engine, which was rapidly
gaining headway. This operation was the
work of an instant and with a grinding,
grumbling sound the huge machine slid
off the rails and came to standstii1.
The severe jolting which the sudden stop
gave the passengers was the only damage
done C1 lAxy
few seconds after the engine left the track
Had the two trains crashed together ter
rible loss of life would have resulted, as
both were crowded with passengers.
About half an hour was consumed by a
wrecking crew in getting the derailed
engine back on the track, when the train
resumed its journey.
Frank C. Maxwell Dead.
Frank c. Maxwell, a son and partner of
c. L. Maxwell, the hardware man, died
suddenly yesterday at his residence at 1856
Fourth avenue. The deceased had re-
Gently suffered from a severe attack of
pneumonia, and was supposed to be almost
recovered at the time of his death. Mr.
Maxwell was % years of age and one of the
best-known young men in Oakland.
Y. NJ. C. A. Work.
Mr.. John L. Spears, State secretary of
the Young Mems Christian Association.
spoke yesterday afternoon at the Young
Mems building, Twelfth and Clay streets
He has just returned from visit in the
south, and gave an interesting account of
the work done there.
An Editor to Be Arrested.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest
of A. W. Bishop, editor of the Oakland
Times at the instance of Hugh S. Aldrich,
an attorney, who charged him with libel.
Evangelist Henry Varley began his Sec
ond revival in Oakland last night at the
First Baptist Church. The opening was
well attended.