The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 6, 1902, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCIS 1902. 11 PROUD SPANIARD JNEARS LOYALTY General Blanco’s Former Premier Becomes a Citizen. Juan de Velez or Gonzales Takes the Oath of Allegiance. Tl T Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Aug. 5. de Velez, or Gonzales, the weal- endowed man from Mexico, who lately has been prominently before the public eye, was to-day admitted to citi- zenship by Judge Melvin. Velez, or Gonzales, as he prefers to call self, has had a meteoric career. s served in diplomatic capaciti three governments. During Blanco's reg- ime in the Philippines he was the Premier Juan thily the mild-mannered general's cabinet, virtually ruled the islands. Subse- y he married brilliantly in San Sal- claiming an heiress and aristo- jaughter of one of the leadil€ fam- 1 the Central American repuplic as bride. Jealo soon made_ihroads their dom happiness, however, culminated in Gonzales being arrest- ee weeks ago for threate wife ing to He had just returned from re he has heavy financial in- was thrown into a jealous While he was in jail, his ght suit for divorce, which has default. Both are independently having Iincomes considerably ) a month in their own es is a grafuated ph ical €ollege of Madrid, w d with the best families. an interpreter were required in g him to citizenship. Seek Relief in Divorce Court. D —One week of hap- ¥ of married life w which fell to the lot of Dai Lancy, according to the complaint suit for divorce instituted e the ber against her husband, Frank G. de ancy, on the ground of extreme cruelty. eges that her husband has struck her on numerous occasions in private and of friends. They were this city in 1900, has brought suit for di- st his wife, Hattie M. Upton ground of desertion. They were d 1881 Atchley was granted_a divorce T. Atchley by Judge Hall ground of neglect and hab- intemperance. They were married and have two minor children. H. I was also granted a di- Edward J. Doyle on the of intemperance. They were mar- teen years ago. Says Detective Choked Her. OAKLAND, Aug. Archibald McDer- a private detective, under examina- police court on a charge of stolen a gold watch and other m Mrs. F. M. Farnell, was ac- v by the woman with having r and threatened her life with The witness claimed that was the result of objections hen McDermid had Introduc- wife during a day’s trip to San Rafael. The case nst McDermid was dismissed because he vaiue of the property stolen was fix- ed at less than $0, reducing the charge c petit arce: STRIKTRS AND TROOPS BATTLE IN GALICIA Labor Traoubles Among the Peasants Spreading and Many Persons Are Killed. Aug. 6.—The strike of Gal- VIENNA fcian pe. ave hitherto not been affected ar ave been many conflicts between seasants and military. A detachment Uhlans attacked 500 peasants at Poth- Many of the latter were wounded soldiers made 173 arrests. LONDON, Aug. 6—A dispatch to the xpress from Vienna says thc in Galicia have led to twenty- encounters between the last two days. strikers and In one case, rding to the correspondent, thirteen ons were killed and 118 were wound- another case 200 persons were killed r wounded. R Yacht Brynhild Wins King’s Cup. COWES, Aug. 5'—The second day of the Royal Yacht Squadron’s regatta was fa- red with beautiful weather. There ere twelve starters in the race for the King's cup, with the German Emperor's Meteor 111 at the scratch and the smaller craft being allowed various handicaps, ranging from thirteen minutes twenty seconds to St. James Pender's Brynhild up to hour and a half. to the little yawl Rosel, owned by Lancelot Rolleston. Ru- pert Guinness’ yawl Leander, which won last year's race, was given thirty-one min- utes” allowance. The Brynhild won; Me- teor III second and Glory third. King “oward watched the start with keen in- tetest. At 1 o'clock the Victoria and Al- k steamed slowly in the direction of Ryde to meet the returning racers. —_— Tennis at Santa Monica. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5.—San Fran- cisco’s chances of landing a winner in the gentlemen’s singles of the Southern California Lawn Tennis Assoclation’s rnament at Santa Monica passed to- 3 when J. R. Britton defeated Grant Smith decisively, 6-2, 1-6 and 6-4. Drum- mond_MacGavin, after winning his match with Fuller in the morning, succumbed to the smashing net game of Fritz Overton this afternoon in straight sets. The score was 6-2 and 7-5. The play ofto-day narrows| the finals to Bell and Braly and Freeman &nd Overton. One of these will be the Southern California champion of 1902. st s Falls While “Looping the Loop.” LONDON, Aug. 5.—Diavolo, the Amer- fcan bicyclist, sustained a terrible fall while “looping the loop™ at the Aquarium Ve ® Za to-night. He was taken to Westminster Hospital unconscious. This is the third time he has fallen while performing this feat in the last ten days. At a late hour Diavolo had recovered consciousness, but it will be impossible to ascertain the ex- tent of his injuries for-another twenty- four hours. e o PE R LI JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 5.—A feud between the Gates and Bennett families, in Pearl River County, Jed to a fight in which Homer Bennett was killed and his father-in-law, Jonas Craw- was_seriously wounded. The shots were by Cullen Gates, who escaped. WHAT CAUSES DANDRUFF. Greatest European Authority on Skin Diseases Says It’s a Germ. The old idea that dandruff is scales of skin thrown off through a feverish condition of the scalp is exploded. Pro- fessor Unna, Hamburg, Germany, Euro- pean authority on skin diseases, says dan- druff is a germ disease. The germ bur- rows under the scalp, throwing up little scales of cuticle and sapping the vitality of the hair at the root. The only hair preparation that kills dandruff germs is Newbro's Herpiclde. “Destroy the cause, you remove the effect.” Not only cures dandruff, but stops falling hair and causes a luxuriant growth. Delightful bair dressing. ding his wife had changed her | to-day | ts is spreading to districts | Is Undecided After JURY IN THE DALTON CASE - 1S LOCKED UP FOR NIGHT Many Hours, Though Friends Hoped for Prompt Acquittal. ofe WIETAC S ) L] AKLAND, to mid- 6.—Up night the jury in the Daiton case had failed to arrive at a verdict, though it had been deliberating Aug. more than eight hours. At 12 o'clock Judge Ellsworth appeared in the courtroom and upon ascertaining that there was no intimation of an agreement ordered the bailliff to keep the jury under lock and key for the night and went home. The case was submitted to the jury at 3:30 o’clock in the afternoon. Dalton and his friends expected a quick verdict of acquittal, but the minutes and hours flew by without any word from the jurors un- ti] they were ordered into custody for the night. Judge Ellsworth’s instructions were fa- vorable to the defense, and opinions were expressed that they would practically bring about the acquittal of the defend- ant. The court informed the jury that if it found that Dalton received money from the county under a misapprehension and without intent to defraud it should acquit him. These instructions, together with a mass of documentary evidence that was introduced during the trial, were taken into the jury-room. The jury conducted its deliberations with the greatest secrecy and allowed nothing regarding them to leak out. ARGUMENTS OF LAWYERS. When Dalton’s case was called the law- yers on both sides were primed with speeches, having had a night to think out their campaign of argument. Special Prosecutor Foote made the opening talk. He began with apologies to the court and counsel and jury and ended with a scath- ing denunciation of Dalton's methods of running his office. he evidence in this case,” he sald, ‘shows that Dalton gave an order for books he didn't need to George Oakes, who couldn’t fill it, that he might line his pockets with the county’s and the peo- ple’s money. He succeeded In getting the county’s money, but the county never got AUTHORITIES MAY STOP ARCTIC SHIP AMERICA Former Captain Makes Protest and Hints at Stories of Trouble Aboard. NEW YORK, Aug. 5.—A Journal special from Tromsoe says: Captain Johannsen of the America makes the following state- ment: “Regarding the troubles on board the America, I cannot speak freely. I was deposed from the command of the vessel, as has been reported, and have laid a protest before the authorities here, asking that the America be prevented from leaving this port until the sworn declarations of the officers and men have been taken. So far as I know there were no deaths during the voyage. Further than this I have nothing to say for pub- lication just now."” TROMSOE, Norway, Aug. 5—In an in- terview to-gay Evelyn B. Baldwin, the Arctio explorer, who arrived at Honnings- vaag, Norway, August 1, on board the America, said that the alleged trouble between himself and Captain Johannsen of the America was grossly exaggerated. He characterized the reports of trouble as cheap sensation, and sald there had been no deaths on board the America during her trip. ———— Threaten Strike On “L” Road. NEW YORK, Aug. b.—Vice President Skitt of the Manhattan Elevated Rallway to-day gave a committee representing the 500 engineers and motormen of the road a refusal of their request made two weeks ago for a nine-hour day and other con- cessions. ‘When the company’s reply became known among the men there was imme- diate talk of a strike. The committee, after leaving Mr. Skitt's office went at once to a telegraph office and sent a mes- sage to P. M. Arthur, grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, him to come to New York at once. age ACCUSED ASSESSOR OF ALAME- . DA COUNTY, WHOSE FATE IS IN HANDS OF A JURY. - the books. Dalton didn’t need the books, as the proof here shows, but, great God, how he did need the money.” Foote's address included a brief review of all the transactions in which Dalton was involved that culminated in the Grand Jury indictment that was secured against the Assessor. He said Dalton’s plea that he was a victim of traitors was a subterfuge, and that even if true it showed Dalton's administration of his of- fice to be palpably foolish. Charles E. Snook, associate counsel for the defense, followed with a plea in Dal- ton’s behalf. He laid the blame for Dal- ton's trouble ‘at the door of Hadley, whom he designated a villain and arch- conspirator in a cabal formed to ruin Dalton and Daniels and to get hold of the Enquirer. DISTRICT ATTORNEY TALKS. “This man Hadley,” he declared, “made Oakes and Stedman his tools to advance his own ulterior purposes. He has not dared to come and testify in this case. He is the man who took advantage of his knowledge of the Enquirer’s business to_destroy Dalton and his employers. On bekalf of Mr. Dalton I deny that he ever received $800 from Stedman in a doorway on Tenth street, and the evidence con- clusively shows that Dalton was home the day Stedman says he gave it to him.” The afternoon session was reserved for R. M. Fitzgerald for the defense and District Attorney Allen. Fitzgerald de- scribed Dalton as simply the victim of political intrigue, treachery and the mal- ice of enemies. “Mr. Dalton may have been careless, but he is innocent of any attempt to steal from this county, said Fitzgerald. ‘“‘Mr. Dalton has had thousands of ¢hances to make himself rich, and why should he demean himself by stealing a’ paltry $1500? The whole prosecution is part of a scheme hatched by interests that could :wt ,use him to break down Henry Dal- on. District Attorney Allen closed with a review of some of the most important features about Dalton’s transactions with Oakes and Stedman. “Dalton gave those orders to Stedman on August 19. He had already communi- cated with the State Board of Equaliza- tion about the new form for plat books, and knew that he would have to change the order within a few days. In the light of ‘!thesensl(uéementsl why did Dalton not wait un e recelved this new ? Why the haster” an udge sworth followed the Distr! Attorney with his instructions, nft’;:; which the case was given into the hands of the jury. CHINESE ARE CAUGHT WITH BAD CERTIFICATES. Deputy in This City Said to Have Issued Them and Then Disappeared. EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 5.—Two Chinese were arrested at Deming Sunday morn- ing and an examination b their registra- tion certificates has shown them to be fraudulent. The United States Commis- sioner has ordered the men bound ovi to_await the action of the Grand Jurg?er The certificates bear the signature of John C. Lynch, Collector of Internal Rev- enue, but it is apparent that they are merely duplicates of the genuine papers that were rightfully issued. It is stated that ons of Iynolis deputies made out e certificates an as st ¢ ST nce disap. e e S Discredit Assassination Story. LONDON, Aug. 5.—When questioned to- day regarding the reported assassination of the King of Siam the Siamese legation said it had heard nothing of the matter and declared it did not Believe it tn be rue. ————— Late Shipping Intelligence. DOMESTIC PORTS. SEATTLE—Arrived Aug 5—Stmr Willa- mette, from Port Towpsend, ed Aug 5—Stmr Farallon, for ; stmr Rainier, for San Francisco, | - 57V} ASTORIA—Sailed Aug 5—Schr Lizzie Vance, GRAYS HARDORSailed 5—8c —§ led Auy F Miller, for San Francisco. e Jo foi Arrived Aug 5—Stmr laqua, hence Aug 1. PORT TOWNSEND-Salled Aug 5—Ship Paramita, for Sydney; Br bark Ivanhoe, for Tocopilla. Passed outward Aug 5—Schr Mary E Fos- ter, from Port Gamble, for Honolulu, —_—— LONDON, Aug. 5—The Belgian steamer ‘Wordsworth, Captain Graham, which sailed from New York July 19, for South American ports, stranded yesterday morning about sixty amiles nortn of ia. CO' CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 86, Alameda@u LAYS A DOUBLE WINDLING GAME Bogus Army Officer Also Appears in Another Role. Police Expose Pseudo-Mili- tary Man’s Plans to Raid Hotels. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, ? 1118 Broadway, Aug. 5. “Lieutenant Edgar N. Coffey, Twelfth Cavalry, U. 8. A.”” so called, who lan- guishes in the City Prison because the policé balked his elaborate check-passing transactions in Oakland, has been di- vested completely of the military halo that dazzled the eyes of Mrs. Barbara Allen, proprietor, of the Galindo Hotel. Even after Landlady Allen had parted with $100 and had been won by the clever- 1y forged military documents ‘“Lieuten- ant” Coffey had presented, she hesitated to believe her debonair visitor, with a secret army mission, was not all that his spurious papers represented him to be. To the surprise of Chief of Police Hodg- kins and Detective Holland, the arresting officer, Mrs. Allen held out for hours against the idea that the young, hand- some and clean-cut guest was anything but a charming and delightful army man. But the police have dispelled the vision. “Lieutenant” Coffey is not only a self- confessed swindler, but the evidence of his elaborate preparations for a raid on Oakland and San_Francisco hotels has been uncovered. To Mrs. Allen he ap- peared as a soldier, but to Manager R. M. Briare of the Hotel Metropole he had ad- vanced himself as Willlam F. Penn, a b r for the house of C. A. Millar, a clothier and furnishing goods dealer of Everett, Wash. It was also as William F. Penn that the “lieutenant” swindled the Hotel Portland of Portland, Or., out of $130 by the same scheme that he had hatched for the Metropcle. OTHER HOTELS IN VIEW. Further than that, Penn, or Coffey, had planned a similar movement ‘on the Pal- ace, St. Nicholas and Savoy hotels in San Francisco. To the notion of the police, their pri- soner had worked out as clever a plan of operations as has recently come under their notice. Coffey began his campaign in the North. His first move, so far as is known at present, was on the Hotel Port- land. At Seattle he forged a letter using Millar's name, to the hotel man- agement, announcing that Willlam F. Penn would shortly arrive at the hotel, on a fall purchasing tour, and enclosing a check to be given to the pseudo trav- eling man. When ‘“Penn” arrived he quickly worked the check off and got the coin and prepared for flight. But before ‘‘Penn” left Portland he got into the United States army recruiting station and stole blank checks, letter heads, franked envelopes and other para- phernalia, which he utilized to carry out bis clever military part that caught Mrs. Allen. But his scheme for the Hotel Metropole was the Millar plan. To Manager Briare he sent an advance letter, inclosing a check for $11250, ostensibly . from the Washingtop Merchant, which was to be delivered to “Penn’’ "upon his arrival in the guise of a commercial man. So cunningly had this all been contrived that “Penn’’ had also written as from Mil- lar, “I enclose the only sample of Mr, ‘Penn’s’ signature which I have at hand.” Then there was inclosed a card upon which “Penn” had written: “Mr. Millar. I called too late to find you. Will send report from Seattle. “WM. F. PENN.” SCHEME A CLEVER ONE. After Penn or Coffey's effects were searched the police found duplicates of the Millar letter, which the detectives say were undoubtedly to be used in swindling other hotels, a list of which was found in the prisoner’s possession. “The scheme is as clever a thing as has been started in the check-passing line for a long time,” said Detective Denny Hol- land to-day. “Coffey had the genuine military papers, that he confesses he stole from the recruiting station at Portland. The check blanks he used were officially stamped, and then he had forged the name of George W. Mclvor, Seventh In- fentry, United States army, to the paper. His letter to.the Galindo was sent in a franked army envelope and was written on official letter heads. ‘‘Everything about the documents point- ed to their genuine quality except the ad- vence lettér, which to a thoughtful per- son would seem suspicious, because no army officer on a secret mission would have his errand heralded ahead of him as this one was. “Lieutenant Coffey’s fraud was, of course, completely uncovered as soon as the duplicate Millar letters in his posses- sion were compared with that received at the Hotel Metropole. The handwriting on all of the letters, military and others, is the same, so that settles all doubt about Coffey. He is not Lieutenant Ed- ar N. Coffey, Twelfth Cavalry, U. §. A. here is such a man’s name on the mili- tary roster of the army, and our prisoner simply borrowed the name for swindling purposes.” IDENTITY IS A SECRET. Although the young man, who, by the way, is only. 24 vears of age, has talked more oOr less about his crimes, he has thus far refused to disclose his identity. That he is of good family connections in Nedeobrtk Cchlef Ho‘dlklgs thinks there is no doubt, Concerning his prisoner, .tI Ch'é’fl!fldl‘?-d‘]{ly: York : s “Coffey left New York City last - tember and came West, d’r’lttln;' ?xe\lt,o Washington. In his talk with me he said he had been a fellow member with Philip D. Watkins, the young soclety man, who went into check forging, in the Lotus Club, an exclusive organization of the metropolls. Coffey claimed that = his father and mother were dead and that he has two younger brothers in care of an uncle in New York. “It was in connection with his explana- tion about the swindling that he told me he had needed money and was trying to raise it to assist his brothers, whose rela- tive was now in rather straitened oircum. stances, although formerly well to-do. ‘I wanted to have my older brother continue his education at school,’ Coffey said, ‘and that was why I got this money.’ “The young man,” continued Chief Hodgkins, “had some knowledge of mili- tary affairs and he insisted g;r a _long time that he was none other than Lieu- tenant Coffey, but after a while he ad- mitted that his military knowledge came from his training as a youth in a New York military academy.” The police suspect that the young man left the East under a cloud. " From. of hand remarks he dropped during his talks at the police headquarters it fl thought that his departure for the West was forced upon him. Efforts will be made to discover who the bogus lleutenant really is. de- fectives are well satisfied that the Millar lendt of the disclosures is equally fraudu- ent. —_— Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Aug. 5—The following marriage licenses were issued to-day: Frank Rose, aged 21, San Leandro, and Emma Enos, aj 18, Benicla; Thomas Holman, aged 48, San Francisco, and So-*| hia Lacey, aged 42, Benicla; Charles . codward, over 21, Eugene, Or., and Flizabeth A. Glunz, over 18, Oakland; Isola Giovanni, aged 28, and Isola Feli- cita, aged 24, both of Berkeley. plasintaon & e minids Nearly Bleeds to Death, OAKLAND, Aug. 5.—R. T. Hayer, a hot- tler employed in the Pioneer Soda Works, bad the main artery in his left wrist sev- ered by the e;glo ion of a bottle he was corking, and he n: escaped bleed-] to death while being tak 4 ing . PR whil g taken to the 5 DEMOCRATS TAY INDORSE "THE LABOR PARTY TICKET Alameda County Politicians Believe That an Understandi = 0 JOHN-TF B NEL L A AKLAND, Aug. 5 —Will the Labor party swallow the Demo- cratic party in Alameda County? Present indications seem to point to the fact that the Democratic leaders have had sothe understanding with the unions, and that if the entire La- bor ticket {s not accepted by the Demo- crats at least a majority of it will be accepted by them. There has been much discussion on this point among the Dem- ocrats themselves, and a large number of that political faith are in favor of adopting the Labor ticket as a whole, this seeming to be their only hope® for success in such an overwhelming Repub- lican county. The Labor convention went to the — Q‘ Pt o\ NI R DISHOP- (a8 ng Has Been Reached. N 0 L) N S . 4 MAN OVER WHOSE NOMINATION FOR SHERIFF LABOR PARTY CONVENTION HAD BIG FIGHT. * | ranks of the Democratic party for a large part of its ticket, and this lends color -to the story that there has been an understanding between the two par- ties. Two of the nominees for Superior Judge, John R. Glascock and Thomas Scott, are Democrats, while E. M. Gib- son has been Republican, Democrat and Populist in turn. The nominees for Su- perintendent of Schools, Surveyor and Public_ Administrator are Democrats. The Republican party was but slightly drawn upon, and those who were nom- inated from its ranks have never been active in the party organization. Outside cf the Democrats nominated the Labor candidates are nearly all workingmen with union affiliations. The . convention generally apportioned the nominations among the unions. This was the essence of the fight between John N. Bishop and Charles K. Clark. Bishop has been a bridge-builder -in the employ of the Southern Pacific Company for many years, and Clark is the chairman of the streetcar men's union. Bishop is a good campaigner, with. many friends, and is looked upon as a dangerous man by the Republicans. i The ticket having been named, the pol- iticlans of the county are now trying to figure out whether the Labor party and the Democrats combined can offset the normal Republican majority in Alameda County. e B Y ) THOBURN SCROOL PLANG COMPLETE Founders Map Out the Four-Year Course of Study. Special Dispatch to The Call. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Aug. 65— The Thoburn School for Girls, the new preparatory school to Stanford Univer- sity, will open its doors in the building formerly known as Castilleja Hall. The course of study has been arranged by the founders, Miss Catherine B. Harker and Miss Florence Heywood, with the personal advice and assistance of Presi- dent Jordan of Stanford. The four-year course will fit girls for entrance to any of the colleges of first rank in the coun- try. Besides the principals, the faculty includes six experienced teachers. Mrs. C. P. Wellman will be the matron of the school. Courses in ancient and modern lan- guages, in science, mathematics, English, history and physical culture will be given and will be sl‘lpplemented by work in mu- sic and drawing. The school is to be open to a limited number only of board and day pupils. Outdoor life will be fostered and as much freedom as is consistent with careful guardianship will be granted the students. MAY BE RETAKEN AFTER A NINE YEARS' FREEDOM. Escaped Convicts Smith and Wilson Are Said to Be Located in Fairfield. * MARYSVILLE, Aug. 5—Sheriff Bevan was notified this evening by the Sheriff of | Solano that Smith and Wilson, the pris- oners who escaped from the Yuba County Jail on April 22, 1893, each wearing an Oregon boot, were at Fairfleld and that he would arrest them during the night. When arrested for attempted burglary in 1893 Smith tried to shoot Officer Mussel- man. Divorce in Ten Minutes. WOODLAND, Aug. 5.—Judge Geddis of Yolo is working to: n.t reoorfl.h ,; Yesterday he divorce s of arles A, Siber- tl:tlel;l 3!5. NebrasKa A, ‘inrmln'the- ro- ceedings were instituted, the answer flled and judgment for the plaintiff rendered— all in the short space of ten minutes. e ey A . Aug. 5.—Thére were. t i ST i few seconds and were accompanied by subter- Tumblings, No damage was done, ) X TEMBLOR GROP NOT EXHAUSTED Los Alamos Epjoys Its Daily Assortment of Earthquakes. e LOS ALAMOS, Aug. 5.—Los Alamos has been visited by six shocks of earthquake since yesterday noon. The last one oc- curred at 4:25 o’clock this afternoon and was quite severe, but no damage was done in town. It is reported that a break was made in the four-inch water line of the West- ern Union Oil Company about five miles from Los Alamos at a point where the tanks were recently destroyed. Another report says the top of a hill six miles south of Los Alamos, on the Drum Canyon road, slid down, leaving a surface of chalk dust where formerly there was grass-bearing soil. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION Alameda County. Phoebe A. Andrus to William F. Andrus, lot on W line of Wallace avenue or Forty-fifth street, 463.24 B of San Pablo, E 100 by N 151.57, lots 34 and 35, Map Coggeshall Tract B San Pablo avenue, Oakland; $10, William F. Andrus to John A, Brennan, same, Oakland; $10. State Savings Bank to Lindgren-Hicks Coin- pany (corporation), lot 2, Map Resubdivision of Home View Tract, Berkeley; $10. Charles A. and Alice C. Balley (wife) to John G. Miiler, lot on E line of Ninth street, 100 N of Grayson, N 25 by B 130, lot 14, block 162, Map Grayson Tract, Berkeley; also lot on E line of Ninth street, 150 N of Grayson, B 130, N 4112, W 130.20, S 33.82, lot 16, block 162, same map, Berkeley; $10, B, A. and E. M. Pearson (wife) to Annie M, Cassens lot on S line of Tompkins street, 120 W of iston, W 40 by S 135, being B 40 feet of lot 2, block 8, Map State University Homestead Association No. 3, Berkeley: $10. Silas D. and Jennie E. Peterson (Weeks), wife, to Joseph Westall, lots 97 to 100, block :fo p Westall Tract, Brooklyn Township; John A. and Annie Thornton (wife) to Henry 2, Jones, lots 1 and 2, block 11, Map Allendale Tract, Brooklyn Township; $10. Same to same, lats 16 to 18 block 1, same map, Brooklyn Township; $10. George H. and Nancy E. Lee (wife) to same, Soes 1.’ 5 block 8, map same, Brookiyn Town- ship; $10. Henry and Mary E. Blals to same, lots 11 ‘x‘:‘xfl 34;,lolglock 8, same map, Brooklyn Town- ship; $10. - George L. and Ida E. Marshall (wife) to same, lots 44 to 47, block Q, Map Laurel Grove Pdrk, Brooklyn Township; $10. known as Mayhews or Jarvis Dar- tlcularly described In mortgage to Jung, dated January 7, 1897, 537 M 396; this leed mortgage PUSTICE QUINY T0 TRY ROEMER Case of Alleged Child= beater Transferred to Oakland. Prejudice Makes It Impossi~ ble to Secure Jury in Alameda. ALAMEDA, Aug. 5.—After listening to the examination of nearly 100 talesmen, of whom but three were chosen, Judge Morris has granted a change of venue in the case of Edwin Roemer, charged with child beating. In his affidavit asking for the change, Attorney M. W. Simpson, for the defendant, sets forth as his reason the fact that the public prejudice is°so great against his client, as is shown by the attitude of the press, and the fact that an unbiased jury cannot be obtained, that it will be impossible for him to have a fair and impartial trial in this city. G. F. Hildreth and N. Gray were the two jurymen chosen to-day. When the court assembled this after- noon Attorney Simpson presented his af- fidavit, but Judge Morris decided .that he would exhaust the venire of talesmen be- fore he would consider the question of a charge of venue. ‘When the last of the 100 jurymen had been examined the motion was renewed by Mr. Simpson. Assistant District At- torney George Samuels replied that the difficulty of securing a jury was not suf- ficlent cause for granting a change of ve- nue. Judge Morris interposed, saying, “Under the circumstances I will grant the change.” JThe case is to go before Judge Quinn of Oaklard. @ il O Brown, lot on N line of Thirteenth street, 200 W of Clay, W 42 by N 100, lot 28 and E 17 feet of lots 1 to 4, block 188, Kellersberger's Map, quitclaim deed, Oakland; $5. Liilie A. Snyder (single) to M. J. O'Gara, lot on W line of Franklin street, 50 N of Tenth, N 25 by W 175, lot 20, block 143, same, Oak-~ land; $10. George T. and Adelia S. Hawley (wife) to ‘William Kohler, lot on NW corner of Ninth and Webster streets, N 50 by W 75, lots 21 and 22, block 120, Keilersberger's Map, subject 0 mortgage for $3200, Oakland; $10. Ida and William M. Converse (husband) to Minmie L. Miller (wife of Lesiie L.), lot on S line of Shasta street, 110 E of Telegraph ave- nue, E 40 by S 100, block A, Map of Vicente Peralta _Reservation Tract, Temescal, Oak- land: $250. Minnie L. and L. A. Murdock (husband) to Alexander Murdock, same. Oakland: $10. Alexander Murdock to Thomas Devitt, same, Oakland; $10. William and Minnie Kohler (wife) to George T. Hawley, lot on SE corner of Thirty-second and Chestnut streets, E 32 by S 100, biock 669, Boardman's Map, Oakland; $10. Charles Williams to Margerita Julia da Cos- ta Cazaca (wife of Antonio), lot 8, block 20, formerly town of San Antonio, East Oakland; 1040, Alexander and Julile Weill (by Sigmund Greenebaum, attorney) to George H. Mason, lot on N corner_of Central avenue, formerly East Twelfth or Washington street, and Twen- ty-first avenue, NW 150 by NE 140, lots 7 to 12, block 9, Map of San Antonlo, East Oak- land; $10. Catherine S. and J. C. Schmidt (husband), Julia A. and Fred A. Ring (husband) to Louisa Waas, lot on N line of Blake street, 179:214 B of Shattuck avenue, E 50 by N 135, lot 28 of Steele Tract, map of part of plat 69, Kellers- berger's Survey of Rancho V. and D. Peraita, Berkeley: $10. J. A. and Emily V. Marshall (wife) to Har- riet N. Fuller, lot 9. biock 12, Map of McGes Tract, Berkeley; $10. Eliza Dutard (by Walter S. Sheldon,. attor- ney) to C. W. Pinkerton, lot on N line of San Antonio_avenue, 200 W of Oak street, W 50 by N 150, lot 5, In E 3 of block L map of lands adjacent to Encinal, Alameda; $10. Agnes Louisa and Charles F. Fischer (hus- band) to Central Investment Company (cor- poration), lot on E line of Park street (same as now_exists) at_its intersection with N line of lot C, S 24:6, B 145, N along dividing I tween lots A and C to N line of lot C, W to beginning, being N 24:6 feet of lot C. block or subdivision No. 4, Mag of Al Park Homestead, Alameda; $10. Albert and Augusta Kayser to Amelia Kaiser, Iot on S line of Eighth street, 130 W of Wash- ington, W 30 by S 100, block 75, Kellersber- ger's Map, Oakland: $10. T. K. and Flora Bess to Clifton P. Richard- son, lot on S line of Felton street, 312:6 W of Calais, W 37:6 by S 135, being W 37:6 feet of lot 2, block H, Map of Paradise Park, subject to _deed of trust for $1400, Oakland; $10. Jens or Jans Lauridsen to Edwin Camo, lot on SE corner of Madison and Third streets, S 50 by E 100, lots 7-and 8, block 131, map of resubdivision "of 131, Kellersberger's Map, Oakland; $10. Edward B. and Lottle E. Norton to D. A. F. and Margaret Metkle, lot on_N line of Prince street, 40.83 W of Grove, W 40.83, N 106.26, E 40.67, S 103.13, lot 2. block 7, of subdivision of biock 7, Central Park Ti Berkeley; $10. Susan E. and Albert R. Oliver to Bella B. A. Marshall, re-record 839D, 300 lot on S line of Channing way, 235 E of College avenue, B 50 by S 147:02, lot 9, Map of Ellsworth Tract, Berkeley; $10. Catharine A, Hathaway (widow) to Howard Stillman, S 72 feet of lots 16 and 17, Map of Ellsworth Tract, Berkeley; $10. Herman Whirlow (exécutor of the estate of Harriet B. Nutting) to John M. Foy, all inteér- est in lots 17 and 18, in _range lot i1, Map of Hardy Tract, Berkeley; $150. Herman Whirlow (executor of the estate of Joseph Edward Nutting) to same, all interest in same, Berkeley; $150. 9 Andrew M. and Clara B. Ortlip to H. Myers, lot on S line of Davis street, 325 W of Peralta avenue, 123, Map of by SW Deoring Teact.” Brookiyn Township: $10. Chester and Eleanor S. Deering (widow), by F. H. Brooks, attorney, to Fred H. iots 9, 10 and 5 10 feet of lot i1, Map of Fruit- vale and San Leandro Road Tract, Brooklyn Township; $10. ‘Amelia V. King (Willlams) to Thomasine Rich (wife of J. P.), lot on N line of Thirteenth street, 193:4 W of West, W 28:4 by N 100, Dlock 183, Kellersberger's Map, Oakland; $10. Cosmos Loan Assoclation (i 0 Lucy B. Blackwood (single), ot on S Hne of Thirty-sixth street, 341 W of Grove, W_40 by 8§ 120:8, block C, Map of property of Central Land Company, and; X Sarah A. Wissman (single) to Kent J. C. Seymour, undivided quarter interest in follow- ing: Lot on E line of Campbell street, 134.5 N _of Railroad avenue or Seventh, N 38:4%, SE 142:11%, SW 26:9, NW 133:3, block 827, Boardman Map, Oakiand: also lot on SW lins of Taylor street, 202 SE of Wood, SE 25 by SW 135, lot 15, block 696, map Casserly Tract, at_Oakland Point: $10. Felix W. or F. W. Butler to Florence J. or Florence or Flora Butler, undivided two-thirds part of lot on E line of Jefferson street, 50 N of Fifth, N 50 by E 75, lots 3 and 4, block 52, Kellersberger's Map, and quitclaim on re- maining third portion of said land, Oakland: deed_made to correct confirm deed dated October 13, 1897, 689 D. 60: $10. Home; Investment Company (corporation) to D. C. O. Bigelow, lot on W line of Tremont street, 166.22 S of Woolsey, S 40 hy W 112. lot 3, block 3. map blocks 3 and 4, Berkeley Park, Oakland: $10. Carrie G. and H. P. Penniman to Clayton W. Hollis, lot on W line of Pledmont avenue, for- merly Webster street, SW 345 from Moss ave- nue, thente SW 110, NW 221:7, NE 113:6%,. SE 218:6%, same land as in 206 D. 311, Osk- and; $10. . William _and Mrs. Mary Kelly (wife) to James J. McElroy, lot on SW corner of Third and Linden streets, S 94 by W 28, lot 32, block 443, map Adeline and Market Street Homestead, Oakland, subject to deed of trust for $800; $10. James and Nettie C. Beardmore (wite) to H, D. Brown, lot on SE line of Fourth avenue. 100.71 NE of East Nineteenth, NE 50.97. SE 12679, SW 50, NW 136.60, lots 19 and 20; block 122, map subdivided block 122, Clinton, Oakland; $1 Baldwin Investment Company to Morton Lindley. Iot on N t and Ninth avenue, 150, block 144, Clinton, East Oak- and Development Company_ to lot on N line of Park avenue, s by W 55, Survey Raucho V. 3 of J. 8. Emery, Oakland Township; $10. Charies E. and Adelia M. Ward to Walter Neal, lot on SW corner of Lincoin and Grant strests, W 100 by $ 40.75, lot 1, block D, map Edith Tract, Berkeley: Edwin and Anna C. Markbam to Carl I. €. and Eise M. Jorgensen, lot on N line of Jones avenue, 100 ¥ of Chestnut street. E 30 by N 141, lot 3, block L4, map ‘Warner Tract, Brook- ‘ownship; . D ustay and Annie Beckert to Loutse tine (wife of Antonio). lot on W cormer of Bam Tenth street and Twenty-seventh avemue NW 7 by 25. being the Tots 10 to 12, block O, Knowles and Sub- Svision Kenneay Tract, East ‘20