The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
READ OF LADUE'5 DEATH.
Clara FalImer Learns the Result OF
Her Recent PISTOL Prac-

OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 13-Clara Fall
mer learned OF the death OF Charles Ladue
this afternoon in q wholly unexpected
manner. The shock was sudden and after
the first minute or two she calrned down
uni seems none the worse tonight. She
plled percepiinly as her eyes ran over
stray copy of an evening paper yesterd ay,
and she exclaimed, My God l never in
tended 10 kill HIM After drawing
breath she added, II hope [ will die now. ;"
The jeiler sent for some of Miss Fall
mer's clothing at the Receiving Hospital,
which were returned wrapped in the
PAPER. They were thrown on her bed,
thoughtlessly. The outside pa con-
death and funeral OF Lldue. This is what
she read. That saved the trouble of
breaking the news to her.
Prior to this she tad declared to an at
tendant that if Ladue died she would
avoid her watchers and end her own life.
AS a result every precaution will be taken
10 prevent her executing her threat.
Dismissed without n Hearing.
OAKLAND. CAL, Aug. 13.-Ths case OF
Charles Z. DelrIcK, charged with EN- bez-
cement. was dismissed suddenly this
morning in the Police Court. under
strange circumstances. He had been ac-
cused OF EN- hezzling $25 from Japanese,
who claimed that he paid the attorney for
legal services never performed.
Alter spending some time in securing q
jury and placing the first witness upon
The stand, D. putty District Attorney
Moore abruptly asked that the case be
dismissed. he stated that the warrant
had been issued on the complaint OF
Deputy Sheriff w. E. Wallace, who now
claimed to know nothing about the affair.
He announced that Mr.. Wallace would
not be granted another complaint.
Work and Money PLENTIFUL.
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 13.-The rail
road employees have never seen better
limes than are at present existing in the
yards at West Oakland. AS consequence
all branches of business are in better con-
dition Than at any time since the strike
over three years ago.
Tins condition of affairs is largely due
to the increased traffic last month over
any preceding year in the passenger de.
partment and the freight work that has
followed
The ferry steamer Encinal has been re-
lifted and remodeied and made accessib e
Tor either route. The Transit, which has
not been out of the water since 1884, was
docked last night at high tice and will be
completely worked Cyer.
viii Test the Assessments.
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 13.-Clty At
torney w. A. Dow TO-DAY fred the long
de ayed city tax suit against the Southern
Pacific RailroaI Company tc recover the
amount claimed to be delinquent on the
Seventh-street line and the sldetracks at
West Oakland and the equipment OF the
same.
The complaint is lengthy one and Is
sworn TO by Mayor W. Thomas. Ii
covers every legal point and will, if car
RED up, settle once and for all the uues-
non of assessments upon this property,
which has been a bone Of con ention for
years. The total sum sued for is $7S66 70.
Nineteen Months in Jail
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 13-Alfonso de
Mauris was sentenced to serve nineteen
months in the county jail to-day by Judge
Ogden. He was convicted OF cutting a
1ellow-la borer named Talbot in Bryant's
shoe factory nearly year ago.
First Grand Recorder Dead.
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 13.-Horace g.
Pratt, the organizer of :he first ten lodges
Of Workmen in tn State, and who served
rs grand recorder of the Grand Loige for
thirteen years. died at his home in Fruit
vale this morning.