The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-01
LATEST OAKLAND NEWS.
ISaye'S Idea for a Musical
Conservatory Across
the Bay.
PROFESSORS FROM ABROAD.
Louis Matheny Acquitted of Burg
larry and Now at Lib
erty.
PROFESSORS FROM ABROAD.

Nodefnite conclusions have been reached
regarding the forming in Oakland of a
musical conservatory under the manage
ment of NJ. Ysaye, the great vioiinist.
Those interested in the matter have had
several conferences with the virtuoso, but
his plans were so broad that they could not
decide without much deliberation, and
other meetings must be held before any,
thing is decided.
At the last meeting, at which Ysaye, his
manager (Mr. Johnston), Mrs. Charles
Webb Howard, Mrs. John L. Howard, Mrs.
l. L. Requa, Miss Amy Requa, w. R.
Davis, Q. A. Chase, John D. Metcalf,
James Hamilton Howe and Horace A.
Redheld were present, Ysaye outlined
what he thought should be the plan of the
conservatory.
He said that it was high time that there
was great American school of music, and
that in case he was put at the head of one
he would select as assistants to himself
three men from abroad, each to be in con-
troll OF department., one for the piano,
one for the cello and the third for the
voice, he himself to be in charge of the
violin department. Under-assistants to
these should be carefully selected Ameri-
cans. He would exact rigid examinations
Tor promotion and would advocate admit
ting only those who were well advanced in
music and those who were found to possess
promises of genius.
There should be a great preparatory
school connected with the conservatory
where others could be trained until suf-
ficiently proficient to enter the higher
school. Each student should agree to take
a thorough and comprehensive course in
theory and practice.
He believed that the heads Of depart
ments should be given liberal salaries and
be allowed freedom to accept outside en-
gagements, course which would tend to
advertise the conservatory.
he left the matter of salaries and other
details to the people who were considering
the matter, and agreed to meet them again
and talk the matter over. 1t is estimated
that the buildings and other expenses
commensurate with such an undertaking
would cost from 100000 to $3.50, 200.
Louis Matheny Free.
A jury in Judge Ellsworth's court found
Louis Mathenv not guilty on a charge OF
burglary yesterday. This is the second
trial Matheny has successfully passed
through. a short time ago he was &C
quilted on charge of numbering Officer
Cashin.
Carroll Cook, counsel for the defendant.
played a clever little trick on Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Lin Church. Before the
pleas were delivered Attorney Church tried
to get Cook to agree that neither of them
should occupy more than two hours in
closing. The latter would not agree to
this, but instead he offered a proposition
Of his own, which was that Church should
occupy no more time in the closing than
he would.
The young deputy did not exert himself
in his opening plea, but it was understood
that he was saving all his energy and good
arguments till the finish, so that the i'm
Il 1~fA @Nv-r ~
Of the Jury. But when it came to Cooks
turn to talk he refused to do so, submitting
his case without argument, thus COM
pletely cutting off Church from his closing
plea.
Hickey Was Very Tricky.
Thomas Hickey, The Salvation Army
iail-breaker, has been captured. Sheriff
White received a telegram from Reno,
New, this morning to that effect. Chief
Jailer Al White, left for Nevada on last
evening train with the necessary papers
for the criminals return.
HiCkey's capture was made in very
singular manner. 1t seems that he was
riding on the brake beam of freight train
with tramp when the latter fell off and
was crushed beyond recognition. Hickey
then tried to play shrewd game. He
Immediately went to the officials and told
them that the dead man was Thomas
Hickey, the Oakland jail breaker. This, he
thought, would divert attention from him.
But the officers were suspicious of their
very willing informant and kept close
watch of him. They made up their minds
that he was none other than Hickey him
self.
As a result he was locked up, and a pho
tograph was secured, which confirmed the
officers suspicious. Hickey is the trusty
who planned the Oakland jail-break
Holding the position he did, he had every
opportunity possible to make preparations
Tor his escape.
Wharinger's Appointments.
Mayor Davie has ordered Auditor Snow
10 withhold the salary warrant of City
Wharfnger c. B. Rutherford. The Mayor
claims that Rutherford was illegally APP
pointed, having been placed in office by
the City Council, while the Mayor think s
that the appointive power belongs to the
Board Of Public Works. To get his salary
rutherford will have to sue the city, and a
decision in that event would involve the
Mayors contention. Davie has made
similar objections before this in other
offices.
Residence Destroyed.
The residence of Mrs. Hayward on Grove
street, between Forty-second and Forty
third, was totally destroyed by fire just
before midnight of Thursday. When the
fire was discovered no one was at home,
Mrs. Hayward being at San Pablo and her
daughter in San Francisco. The origin OF
the fire is mystery, and will probably re-
main so. Being out of the city limits there
were no fire hydrants near, and so nothing
could be done to extinguish the flames.
The building and its contents were worth
$1,000.
More New School Defects.
The new schools, which have been the
cause of much comment, are still causing
trouble in the matter of sanitary arrange
ments. This time it is the LAFAYETTE
School on West and Seventeenth streets.
The sewer is in such bad condition that
unless immediate repairs are made the
school will have to be closed.
Jean Thome's Estate.
Mrs. Adele Thome, widow of Jean Thome,