The San Francisco call., 1896-07-08
G|LLAM'S S MANY TROUBLES
A Man Who Lends Money al
Two Per Cent a
Month.
The Neigh bors Resent His Taking
Away the Personal Effects
of Another.

ALAMEDA, CAL, July John Gil
lam, retired capitalist. created quite a
scene on Taylor avenue yesterday after
noon. He was attended by Deputy Sheriff
Al White, two express wagons and some
workmen. ALL the neighbors on the ave.
nue. took hand in the uproar, and for a
time things were lively.
1t appears that Gillian holds two chatrel
mortgages on furniture and pelsonal
effects in the house of Mrs. Thomas, Cos
Taylor avenue, and yesterday afternoon
he sought to enforce his rights. The fur
niture and effects belonged to a Mrs L.
Martinez, who some three months ago
dropped dead on Park street, near the
postoffice. Mrs. Martinez negotiated a
loan of 1925 from Mr.. Gillian last July at
2 per cent per month interest. Suisse
quently she obtained second loan of 500
on the same security at the rate of 215 per
ent per month. Mr.. Gillian says he also
lent her, afterward, $65 on gold watch,
jewelry and other personal effects. which
were committed into his keeping then and
there.
According to Mr.. Gillian the last two
loans were to enable Mrs. Martinez
brother, named Hopper, to leave Cali
fornia for Australia. While Mrs. Mar
tineZ was alive the interest was promptly
paid. though he has lowered the rate of in
terest half, but has been unable to collect
his money. Mrs. Thomas put him off
from time to time, telling him Hopper
would send the money to redeem them.
Her last statement, so Mr.. Gillian says,
was that the property belonged to Klop-
per and her; that Mrs. Martinez had no
right title To II ond he
neither interest nor principal paid.
Gillian then thought it was time to look
out for his own. and while his assistants
passed the furniture, etc., out into the
front of the house the neighbors carted it
in again by the back way. While they
worked, they talked, and the harsh adj
jectlves applied to the money-lender made
his ears tingle. Eventually he was sue
cessful in getting two waron-loads of
household effects together The remainder
the neighbors and Mrs. Thomas had put
into one room; then they locked the door
and the Sheriff was poweress.
Mrs. Thomas intends instituting pro-
ceedings for the recovery of the effects.
She says they did not belong to Mrs Mar
tinez at all and her estate has never yet
been probated. Mr.. Gillian smiles, as he
holds the signature of Mrs. Thomas as
well as Mrs. Martinez's to the mortgages.
Fired at a House.
ALAMEDA, CAL, July THE police
are looking for the individual who fired a
bullet from a Krag-J -Jorgensen rife about
1880 o'clock last night into the house of j..
L. Ansel. Mr.. Ansel lives on the corner
of Santa Clara avenue and Mcpherson
street. The steel missile entered through
the window and, after shatteriDg it, pene-
trated two partitions and lodged in the
wall beyond. Fortunately no one was
hurt, though Mrs. Ansel's nerves were
much upset. With some idea of the pene-
trating power of the new missile and its
lengthy range. the police are unable to ac-
curately determine where the man was
when he discharged his gun.
FraternaI.
ALAMEDA, CAL, July THE officers
Of Encinal Lodge No. 1874, /. o. 0. f., were
installed last night by District Deputy
Grand Master j. II. Applegate. Alameda
PaTlor No. AZ, n. S. G. W., will hold pub
lie installation of officers in Armory Hall
on the 10th inst, when w. II. Hynes, dis
trlct deputy grand president. will preside.
The Native Daughters of Alameda Parlor
were installed last night by Miss Murray
of Minerva Parlor, San Francisco. After
the ceremony the evening was spent in
dancing.
The Driving Association.
ALAMEDA, CAL, July 7.-Various rec
concentrations were made last night at a
meeting OF the Alameda Driving Associa-
ton TO make the track exclusive and pre-
vent drivers speeding their horses the
wrong way.
The finances of the association ara in a
fourishing condition. Messrs. Neal. Gard
iner and GotS were appointed as a commit
tee TO make the necessary arrangements
for race-meeting on September 8.
Brevities.
ALAMEDA, CAL, July All the pub-
lie offices were closed to-day. The Educa-
tional Board meeting has been postpon ed
till Thursday evening. and the meeting If
the Library Trustees till Friday evening
Otherwise the State holiday was not OBJ
served.
Elwood Bruner has volunteered to con-
duct the City Treasurer's defense next
Friday morning before Judge Ellsworth
City Attorney Taylor cannot well defend
the Treasurer, as he has more than once
advised Mr.. Wheeler TO honor the war
rants drawn in favor of A. l.. Fish.
The report of Fl. L. Morris, Justice of
the Peace of Alameda Township, shows
that the fees earned in his court for the
four months ending June 30 amour ted to
$465 25.
The Alameda Auxiliary Woman's Suf-
frage Association will be represented with
the County Political Equality Club at the
Oakland exposition.
Three well-bloomered young ladies' evi-
IDENTIFY strangers to the city, took posses
sion OF the Park-street sidewalk with their
bicycles this afternoon. They careened
against an elderly gentleman named
Burgess, at the corner of Buena Vista
avenue, tumbiing him over, and then
went on their way rejoicing. Fortunately
he was mora dazed than hurt.