The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
ALAMEDA COUNTY news

HORSE AND COW BURN.-oakland, April
3-sparks from a chimney set fire, to the
barn of Owen Riley at $50 Thirty-hrst street
at o'clock tonight and a horse ana cow
perished.
VALUABLE CAMERAS STOLEN.-oakland
April 3.-Mrs James Bixby OF Baker avenue
Fruitvale, has reported the theft OF an assort-
ment OF cameras from her home. The cameras
were valued at $500.
SAYS HUSBAND LEFT HER.-Oakland,
April IA suit for divorce was begun To-Day
by Anna E. Wedekind against George La Wede-
kind. She alleges desertior. They were mar
ried in Plumas County in 1851.
GAMBLER FORFEITs BAIL.-oakland,
April 3.-Robert Williams. arrested for sell
ing pools On the races at EJneryvlle forfeited
aggregate OF $100 bail this morning. fnere
were three charges against him.
JUDGE MELVIN TO LECTURE.-Oakland,
April 3.-Superior Judge Henry A. Melvin VIII
begin a course of lectures on Medical Jur1s-
prudence the Oakland College of Medicine
and Surgery on Thursday evening April D.
FILE DUGDELL wILL-Oakland, April 3.
The will of the late Charles Dugdel was filed
for probate this afternoon and shows the es-
tate TO be worth 500, $50. g. He left his estate
TO number OF sons and daughters. VINO sur
yive him.
MERCHANT is DIsCHARGED-Oakl
April al A. Harvey merchant OF Marys-
Vile, who accused of stealing $50 from
George z. Faw, real estate dealer and poll
tican, discharged by Police Judge smith
today. owing to the fact that no complaint
had been fled against him.
TRAIN STRIKES MILK CART-Alameda.
April 2-John Vallejo and a milk cart he was
driving were struck by a local train on Enoins1
avenue, near Oak street. last Hisht Vaiielp
was knocked into the street and badly bruised;
The cart was wrecked and the horse injured
so that 1T had TO be destroyed.
PREsBYTERY TO MEET. Oakland. April
B.-The Oakland presbytery will hold It's regular
meeting at the First Presbyterian Church OF
VIII be held Monday evening. April 16. and
three sessions morning, afternoon and even
ing. will be held on. the following day.
oMITS AMOUNT FOR CHERCH.-Oakland.
April s.-The will OF the late Michael Heeney
was filed for probate with the County Clerk
today and discoses that while there was
clause in the will leaving money 10 the parish
priest of St. Francis de Sales Church for
masses. the amount, however, is omitted The
estate is valued at over $4,000
WEIL-KNOWN CONTRACTOR DEAD
well-known contractor Of this city. died last
night at his home, 565 Eleventh street, aged
73 years. The deceased has resided in Oakland
four children, F. ". and William Wetmore,
Mrs. W. D. Moody and Mrs. W. s. Higgins,
survive.
THoRNE TO GET FEE.-oakland. April g.
Decision given in favor Of DR.. w. $.
Thorne today by Judge Melvin in his suit
against the estate OF the late Josephine Duns-
muir fer one half Of fee Of $1,000. He was
paid $1,000 on account. but had to sue for the
remainder, the claim being made that the sum
was all the services were worth
ACCUSES HIS ACCUSERS Oakland. April
3-Lee Quinn, a Young rugmaker OF East Oak
land. who was recently arrested on complaint
of Mrs Jennie Montgomery and discharged
has sworn to complaints charging the woman
and her husband Edward Montgomery, with
attempted blackmaH. He alleges that his ar
rest was the result Of his refusal to give the
Montgomerys 500.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. oakland. April g.
The following marriage licenses were issued by
the County Clerk today: Robert NJ Henning-
sen. 4S, Goldheld, and Agnes c. Sansome, 3D.
Oakland; Charles W. S. Heatley. SO. and Char
Cohn. 80, Biggs, and Mildred #. Ross "a
Oakland Max E. E. Rickter. 25 and Nellie
G. Fordham, 49, both OF Elmhurst.
REPRIMANDED IN COURT-Oak-
land, April S.--Mrs. Fred Graves reappeared
in the Police Court tflfs morning to testify
against her former husband. whom she had
| arrested for battery several times, and owing
to her ill-timed and aggravating remarks she
was admonished by Prosecuting Attorney
Leach. who threatened her with imprisonment.
Judge Smith discharged Graves with the ad-
vice that he stay away from the woman.
WILL. SUE BoNDSMEN. Oakland. April
3.-Suit was begun today against Arthur +.
Holland and L. n cobbledick as sureties for
E. J. Stewart for the sum OF $2154.62 by War
rem G. Sanborn. The defendants are bondsmen
for Stewart, who is notary public, and II Is
alleged he certified to a signature that has
caused Sanborn the loss Of the sum sued for.
The action is the result of a fraudulent land
sale perpetrated by man pretending to be
James Irvine of San Francisco.
ALDRICH SEEKS ESTATE.-Oakland,
April 3.--Hearing OF George A Aldrich's Pc
ttion to recover estate of S12i, 1O5. which is
held in trust for him by his sisters, Mrs. Annie
A. Barton and Mrs Helen A. Dunnfng, was
commenced today in the Probate Court. AID
rich has made many futile attempts to break
the trust. He was provided for by his father.
the late William Aldrich, the trust being ar
ranged because the was not deemed men
tally competent, it is said The trust has been
handled with scrupplous fidelity.
TRUSTEES AT OUTS-Alameda, April g.
| Ctfty Trustees w T. Il, Il. PrObSt
are at outs as result of the appointment OF
Nelson c. Hawks TO be library trustee. vice
John Lutgen. resigned sProbst asserts that
Gorha1n. who is president of the municipal
board, had promised him that he would ap-
point G. Harold Ward library trustee and
that he had broken his word Gorham ex-
| planned that he changed his decision to name
| Ward at the request OF the West End Inn
provement Association, which had indorsed
!, Hawks for the position
DEATH or A PIONEER.