The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
They Were Hidden Beneath the
Floor of an Old Dwell
ing-HouSe.
MUHLNER TO BE SENTENCED
Capitalist Thomas Wife Says Trap
Must Be Used to Catch
Him.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,


street last night by workmen who we're
engaged in laying the foundation of a new
store. As much bogus money has been IN
circulation lately in Oakland, the find at
tracted considerable attention.
The house under which the bogus
money was found has been moved off its
location and workmen were employed in
putting in brick foundation, when Pat
rick McPeak, a hod-carrier, turned over
some earth and saw several half dollars.
He examined them and was convinced
that they were bad. They all bore the
date of Is77 and were loose IN the groun /.
As they were Of no value, McPeak al
lowed the bystanders to carry them
away. The store under which they were
found Is conducted by Mrs. NJ. " IILams, but
she says she has no idea how the bad
money was hidden beneath her house.
Made Many requests.
OAKLAND CAL, Jan. 3.-Harriet a.
Sears, according 10 the terms OF her Will
filed to-day, made many requests. Her
estate is valued At $1,000, and consists of
seven $1,000 bonds " the Haywards electric
road ami other property.
The testatriX left the following requests:
To Lizzie :. Bates $1,000 and all the per-
sonal property; Henry II. Baues, $500. to
be held in trust by MS mother; Albert II.
Bates, $500; Irene Hoyt, $1,000 Mary L.
Gutter, $500; Stella NJ. Whittemore. $500:
VI arian Rainey, $500; Vienna HAYES. $500;
Kate Graham, $500 each; Mabel Z. Wise
and Harriet Whittemore, $50 each; the
residue OF the estate to Stella NJ. Stone.
\ New Chapter.
OAKLAND, CAL, jan 3.-Oakland
Chapter Order of Eastern Star. installed
It's nrsJ officers at its chapter rooms in
Masonic Temple last night. The new
chapter starts out with q mem bership OF
yh,rty-tive. The following officers were
installed: Lillian Warner, worthy matron :;
a. ". Baker Jr., worthy patron; Eunice
D. Kitchener, associate matron; Venice T.
Gushing, secretary; Mary a. Trip, treas
urer; Helen Wentworth, conductress;
Amy Clark, associate conductress; Ro-
s2lla Church, Adah; Cora Sutton, Ruth
Pre- tenn; Georgia ?. Hunt, Esther pro
tenn, Carrie II. Bassett, Martha pro TEN. :;
Ellie Scott Vance, Electa; Laura Leber,
warder; Hannah Kellum, sentinel pro
P!erSon, marshal. J. B. Merritt, grand
patron OF the order, presided and was mas
ter OF ceremonies.
Fighting a Saloon License.
OAKLAND. CAL, Jan. 3.-Rev. DR..
Coyle and several members Of the First
Pres byteriau Church appeared before the
license Committee of the City Council to-
night and. protested against the granting
81 license to Frank COurant TO conduct
saloon opposite the church on Fourteenth
street. DR.. Coyle made an earnest request
and three OF the com mittee decided to re-
port adversely upon the application. Heit-
man and NatkinsOn were in favor of it,
Courant has had saloons in several parts of
town and has been through insolvency,
and the people in the vicinity of the pro-
posed saloon are opposed TO it. As recon-
mendatlons of the majority of the COM
mittee are invariably sustained there is
little hope for Courant.
Oakland Theater Closed.
OAKLAND. CAL. Jan. 3-The MANAGER
OF the Oakland theater was frozen out to-
night. He had good audience, but Just
~ the time when William DAILY and his
VIE. Nav Nannary, should have appeared
at their dressing-rooms, Manager Collins
received a dispatch from San Francisco
that the stars of the Ali Baba aggregation
refused 10 finish the week out. The refusal
was The result OF a row with the comedian
OF the company Wednesday night. As it
was impossible to proceed, Manager Col
Inns returned the money and had to close
the house. Another company will appear
tomorrow.
Must Catch Him in Trap.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 3.-W. /. Thomp-
son mas returned the summons issued by
the California National Bank of San Fran
cisco against L. p. Thomas, the SOAP
maker. Thompson makes affidavit that
he has been unable % locate Thomas at
ms residence, works or at the office of the
company to serve him with the summons.
On one occasion Mrs. Thomas asked him if
he had a trap, and on his replying in the
negative, she said 1t would take a tran tn
eaten Thomas. The action is brought to
obtain decree and injunction restraining
the disposal OF property OF the soap COM
pany.
MuhIner's Sentence.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 3.-Louis MnbI-
ner Will appear IN the Superior Court to-
morrow Tor sentence upon his cOnviction
OF manslaughter for the killing of Jennie
Lewis last August. Judge Prick will hear
argument on motion for a new trial and
should 1t De refused it is not unlikely that
an appeal Will be taken to the Supreme
Court. The chief point on which the de-.
tense Will depend will be the fact that the
verdict OF the jury was a compromise.
When they first went into the iury-room
SIX ballots were taken and all were six
Tor acquittal and SIX for murder. They
hnalIy compromised on manslaughter.
cakland's Finances.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 3.-The Citv
Couhcll settled the VeXed question of the
depositing of municipal money in a place
OF safety al yesterdays meeting.
1t was shown that the city hall could
not bear the pressure of the building of an
adequate iron vault on account of its weak
ness and old age.
Inc CITY Attorney advised that the law
was very imperative and the Treasurer
was authorized 10 hire vault in one OF
ne local banks and use It as a safe de-
post vault till such time as circumstances
WIN permit of the charter being complied
WIN ana suitable safe built.
TO Test the Pole Tax.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 3.-In few DAYS
CIty Attorney PierSoi will file a suit
8galnSt the Pacific Postal Telegraph Com
pahy Ior the collection of a pole license
AK OF $50 upon ninety poles This will
'e test case to determine the validity of
Sne ordnance passed some time ago levy
az a ground rental of 81 20 pole upon
a.! telegraph and telephone companies
sing tne public streets for their poles.
sui VIII be brought in the Justice Court,
5 the amount IS under $500.
bowman Formally Charged.
OAhLAND, CAL, Jan. 3.-A complaint
Fas hied to-day against c. II. Bowman,
ne 9TAhst, charged with seriously wound
Is hTs. Montgomery by striking her on
ne iate with neavy cane. The clerk had |
. visit the lnin-ad