Alameda Daily Argus from Alameda, California • 3

ALAMEDA DAIEV AUOL'N: THITK8DA JL'XE 2it I fiUlt griffes murder Highest of all in Leavening Tower Latest Report Bakin A SHOPPING TOWN ABSOLUTELY PURE 'could not make any answer I dropp'd the telephone and started up (lay street I knew then that Hometiling must lmve happ'ited to my wife I could form iui idea as to what it was or bow it had oecured and even when they told me she bud liecn murdered I eould only realize that she was dead only looked enough to satisfy myself there eould no mistake I saw nothing except that the wife I loved had been lost to me I seemed to Ik in a dream Some one told me the man who bad killed her was in the pridmi but I care for that Kate was dead There was too much sorrow in that thought for me to think of anything else 1 did not ask even to look at tin man and I did not listen to all they told me about what lmd lmpKiied The only ay I can imagine such a thing eould occur is through the fact that come one must have given my wife something to drink If she took two glasses of iwer it had an effect on her and I have more than once cautioned our friends not to ask her to drink She never drank much The least bit would upset her and It may be that this fellow in someway induced her to take a drink and that lie then hud her in hi whisky half a dozen times ami about midnight lie suggested that they have the place as In wanted to clow the saloon The woman bad liecn in the saloon before and recalled the fact to DhvIh by stating that site bad Itccil introduced Col Hates ami wife in bom she had uccompuhied to ho resort on previous occasion Slit -stated that she was not going to take the last boat as she intend'd remaining in the eity with Mrs Baton' mother and di-played a Itenuliful bouquet of dowers that she bad brought from Alameda which she was going to give to the lady The couple remained in the saloon drinking even until the last street ear hud left the ferry ami nothing more was thought about the matter until the saloon-keeper ami one of the patrons of the place saw leaving the saloon alone am) disappear in the darkness It was at once suspected thut something was wrong and when the saloonkeeper went to the room he waa compelled to push the door open The woman lay there dead bathed in blood with her garments disarranged ami the bouquet scattered around the lloor It was not realized that the deed had been such an atrocious one until an autopsy was held yesterday at the morgue the injuries that caused ttu uterine hemorrhage having leen caused by a stick or some blunt instrument It was evident that there had been a struggle although the saloonkeeper avers he heard nothing A waiter in the cafe adjoining heard stilled cries and moans beyond the partition The face was also marked as if hy a hand that was used to slide her attempted alurm 'Hie murderer was promptly captured and although very much under the influence of liquor he knew enough to refrain from telling the story of the crime Mrs Grilles was a native of Gcrmun-town la where Nhe met and married her husband in iMHo They came to Sail Francisco in lHDl and their residence lias been in this city since that time The woman who first identilled the remains of the deceased wus Mrs I)r (Jehricke a friend of Mrs Grifica who formerly resided on Droadwuy in this eity CITYRUSTEES PERSONAL AND SOCIAL II (' Finkler returned Tuesday from a trip into Mendocino county Miss Maud (Jerald and Ethel (J Downs are visiting Mr at Sun Jose for a few days Mrs Dunn and Mr Downs departed to-day for San Jose to visit in the foot hills of Mount Hamilton The family of Henry Michaels lias returned I mm Angwin Napa county where they had been sojourning on their summer vacation Mrs Needles a sister of Mrs Nust who lias been residing in Alameda for sometime departed this morning for Pueblo Colorado her future home Ballard the Chicago cyclist who is traveling for an Eastern cycle company left for San Jose Saturday morning after spending several days in this eity Constable Chas Day returned to Mendocino county this afternoon having been summoned by telegraph to the bedside of his father who is dangerously ill Mrs AV A Rissell is at Castle Crag with her family but Mr BisseJl is in the East watching the interests of the road of which he is tlie Haeide Coast the Atlantic and Pacific City Attorney Taylor and his estimable lady returned last night from their trip East and to the Fair They enjoyed themselves immensely but like all pilgrims from this locality are glad to get back and enjoy the comfortable climate hereaway THE EXPOSITION California Sure to Have One Next Winter The Midwinter International Exposition to be Its Imposing Name There is now no doubt at all but that a large part of tlie Fair is to be brought to California and exhibited next winter Tlie official name of the exhibition has been decided upon It is to he known as the California International Midwinter It is to be located in Golden Gate Park the Commissioners having set aside fifty acres of the unimproved portion for the exposition buildings and grounds Everybody who has visited the park knows that not one-half of it 1 as yet subdued and covered with trees shrubs and grass Tlie exposition buildings will be just beyond the improved portion but will themselves constitute so fine an improvement that they will make a very agreeable continuation of that portion of tlie park that is now so pleasant Those at the head of the project have not exactly settled upon the buildings yet but it is likely there will be four temporary buildings nnd one permanent structure Herr Comely who seems to be at the head of things isa man of great experience in the management of expositions and must have wonderful executive ability for within an inconceivably short time lie has demonstrated to the people of California and the country that a midwinter fair composed of the best things at the Fair is perfectly feasible and may he easily accomplished Mrs I Chandler of this city has been appointed hy the Mayor of San Francisco ns one of the live ladies who are to confer with eleven gentlemen this evening in the Mayor's ottice to formulate a general plan to create the proper degree of enthusiasm on behalf of nnd generally kto further the project Besides Mrs Chandler is Mrs Foltz of San Jose Mrs Fiona Waite Mrs Martel and Mrs Kenney The five Indies are afterwards to confer with two hundred Indies in a public meeting Next week Mrs Chandler says a mass meeting will Ik held in Alameda when she will inform the public as to what has Uon done what is being done nnd what it is proposed to do Word has been received from Mr Colquhon manager of the Alameda county exhibit regarding the mantel that was shipped from Alnmcdn It is in place and is said to be very much STORY Fondly Loved and Trusted His Wife Her Absence Did Not Surprise Him Discovery of Her Death nn Awful Shock II (trifles Inislmmi of (he woman whose awful murder in San Francisco oil Tuesday evening is the sensation of the hour bus talked In a reporter ngni'ding bis wife bis domestic life aial the dreadful crime The Grilles resided in Alameda in neat eiittiufc 1714 Jay street where they had lived for twoycurswith their child They are quite young people The husband js scarcely more that twcnty-cij'lit years of age while the wife was twenty-six Not one of the pictures of her in this morning's newspapers does her justice or looks like her She was of good figure and while her features were not handsome she had a picasing way Mr (bides was a journalist and was ut work on the Call when the murder was committed His story is as follows am utterly at a loss to account for Hitch thing happening tomy wife There has never any trouble come into our married life and I do not believe therein a husband and wife in San Francisco who enjoyed each society more than we had always done She was not yet thirty years of age and to my eyes she was just us handsome us when I first met her in (Jermmitmvn Pa more than ten years ago She was always full of fun hut so am I and I never had reason to think she whs anything hut a faithful wife When we llrst came to San Fran-cIhco we lived at (513 Eddy street and afterwards on Holden Hate avenue We always lmd plenty of friends ami Kate was fond of company She seemed to like nothing better than to have people come in ill the evening otto have me get a night and go out with her Our little girl was horn in Chicago and ia now three years old Kate dearly loved to take the baby out with her They both went down to os Angeles with me when I was there for a few months und when we came hack we moved over to Alameda There was no reason why I did not want to live in Sail Francisco except that wu all liked Alameda so much better ns a place to live It was rather hard sometimes when my work made me miss the lust boat but we made up for It by getting all the enjoyment we could out of our life across the hay when I did get home On Monday my wife enme over to the city to call on Mrs Dr Burns an old friend of ours out on Marketstreet and she onine down to my odlee so ns to go over on the bout with me When we got homo it was such a beautiful moonlight night that we look a long walk before going Into tho house That was our lust moonlight ramble Next morning we picked a lot of flowers 8hc wanted me to bring them over to J)r Burns but I said they would keep fresh until Tuesday and then she would probably want to take another run over herself So 1 kissed her ami the baby good-hy and came over on the noon boat night I had to stay over to finish nn article and did not get back home until Tuesday night at 11:30 Tlie baby was in bed sleeping as sweetly as could be but Kate was not there I knew however that she was going to take the flowers over to Nana (Mrs Burns) and I supposed of course they had coaxed her to stay all night Slie often stayed there and it caused me no uneasiness at all to find that she did not come home 1 got over early and I thought I would go up to und arrange with Kate to stay over till night and go hack on the boat with me Nairn was out when I got there and her assistant told me she had not seen my wile at all Even this did not alarm me for Kate had plenty of friends in the eity and she might have gone up to Mrs on California street Mrs Hates is Dr Burns daughter We all used to live in the same house on (Jolden (late avenue and they afterwards lived near us in Alameda for a while She might have gone there or to one of (wo or three other place where we lmd friends So I said to myself hunt me up before she goes and I went oil down to the olliee daring the day I had a call nt the telephone I thought at once that it was Kate and that she wanted to tell mo where to meet her The first call was about newspaper business The second call came while I was at work at my desk at about 7:30 the I my told me I was wanted at the telephone 1 took hold of the hand telephone and a voice said: is Grilles said 1 Grilles? II Yes" Mr Grilles will yon please conic up to the Morgue? What for? said I Wc want you to indeiitify some do I know about any one at the Morgue I asked think you had better come up the Coroner wants to see said the voice and then there came over the wire a quest hm that nearly knocked mo over senseless long since seen your wife Mr Grilles to that time I had not connected Kate with the murderer Imt now my heart leaped up in my mouth I The Woman a Resident of Alameda 5 ie Resided With Her Husband and Child on Jay Street of the Awful Deed Tlio story of tliu ditiltolictil murder of a woman in (lit Grizzlry Hoar Saloon on tin San Fnincbco water fi-onl ha an Alameda siU to it The woman was a resilient of this ritv She was Mrs Kate Irilles ami lived with live husband and child in a neat cottni'e Iwlmming to them at 1714 Jay street jut north of Ihicna Vista avenue Mr and Mis Gride num to Alameda about two years mro and ahoiit a year ago they purchased the hoint? in which they lived from Joo Yasqtiez of the contracting Drill of A- Remind Mr i rides isa newspaRer limn ami i now employed on the San Fraiicmco full Helms written several stories for that paper from Alameda The couple were not very well acquainted in this city but from what can be learned they lived quietly together and the woman weenis to have been regarded as a respectable and well-behaved person and a good wife Her husband being employed on a morning paper was always away at nihl and saw little of his home as he left for the eity every morning about 11 He was seen this morning at his home by ail Argus representative and seemed to take the mutter of his death rather complacently The story he tells appears in another column He could volunteer no theory as to the cause of the crime Hedidnot think that his wife knew the murderer at least he hud never heard of Hindi a person lie said that when he enme home at a late hour and did not find her lie was not suprised as it was frequently the ease that sin went to ho eity and remained liori with friends When his wife did not return on Tuesday night Mr trilles apparently did not concern himself very much as to her whereabouts It was not until yesterday that be discovered that the woman whom he read about in the morning pa pew as having been foully murdered and who lay imidenti lied at the morgue was none other than his wife Mr (rides was in Alameda yesterday morning and paid an installment on his House Ho remarked incidentally that he expected to leave In the ufterunon for Log Angeles It was not until he had gone to the eity that he discovered that his wife lmd been murdered It appears that the murdered woman spent but little time in Alameda She took the loeal bmadgunge train at Jhiy station almost every day Sometimes she went alone and at other limes attended by her flaxen-haired little girl of three years The last time she took the train was Tuesday night She went over alone on the 8 o'clock train and on the boat who met the man who cruelly assaulted ami killed her He was Martin who was employed as foreman in the galvanizing department of the Tnion Iron Works in San Francisco He isa man probably years of age and has a wife and grown up family residing at 022 Chestnut street Oakland The couple lmd been separated and proceedings for a divorce had been commenced some time ago by the deserted wife had bjen in Oakland on Tuesday evening and returned also on the 8 boat It is not known whether or not the couple who had thus met had had any previous acquaintance denies ever having seen the woman before but it does not seem reasonable that a respectable married woman would accompany a stranger into a water front saloon and there drink whisky with him from until one in the morning It appears that they went at once from the ferry to the saloon at 11 South East street kept by man named Divis They entered by the entrance passageway and took pons s-aion of a small side room The barkeeper served them with For Constipation Pills For Dyspepsia Pills For Biliousness Pills For Sick Headache Pills For Liver Complaint Pills For Jaundice Pills For css of Appetite Pills Rheumatism f' Pills For CqJcIs Pills Fevers Pills C- Lowell by ull Ih'UKtfiBlh Dose effective admired The Hock ha sdo arrived and everything i lovely Alameda and Alameda county ill Ik found in the front rank doing everything that is in behalf of tiiii midu inter fair It i going to I a good thing Wc feel that it "ill be the turning jsint in our present season of (Inline and tin In-ginning of an era of unexampled pru-p-riry to tlie Haeific Mis Moliie Murray 1ms returned from a weeks recreation at Mill Valiev Miss Florence Vietorine Ledeme of 1243 Hear! street and Arnold Louis Lcseimt of San FrurieDco have Ix-en granted a marriage lieene They will Ik married at the home of the bride on Saturday evening Judge St Sure will act in the capacity of uniting tlie couple Louis Sehoenau who went on duty on tlie police force this morning is so well known to ail Alamedans that lie does not need any introduction He is a fine man physically and from what he has gone through as a constable and deputy sheriff should 1h well qualified by exjenenee to perform the duties of bis new position Genial Will Burke who is well known to the Alameda public ns the moving spirit of the dramatic company that so successfully produced Night nnd other plays and who went south a couple of months ago for the benefit of his health is expected to return in a day or two His many friends hope that his health has been restored Auction 5ale On Friday June 30 at 10:30 a on tiie premises 915 Pacific avenue near Mastic Station Alameda I will sell at puldlc auction wltliout reserve all the elegant furniture contained in said ten-room house consisting of Parlor Dining-rnom Bed-room and Kitchen furniture 1 solid hlaeit walnut rolling Writing Desk Body Brussels and Tapestry L'urpets I-ace Curtains Oil Paintings Handsome Antique Oak Upholstered Parlor consisting of five pieces tine black wulnut Sidebourd marble top and everything necessary for tlie complete furnishing of an elegant teti-room turns Also Cow and Calf IS chickens Coal Wood Horse and Harnesses etc KtMENBKRH And iom-ci A Small Doctor Bill Fifty cents is a small doctor Hill but that is ull It will cost you to cure any ordinary cae rheumatism if jun use Chum berlaln a Pain llulm Try it and ou will le surprised at tlie prompt relief it affords The first application will quiet tlie puin Hi ceit bottles lor sale by A 51 Purser corner of Park street and KnH ml avenue Fireworks and Flags Largest and Newest Stock in Alameda No Auction' Stock fk vsr Ykvh First-Classs and Cheap Assorted Cases $250 $5 and $10 Liberal Discount mi Large Order BALLENTINE Hark St near Santa Clara Avc While you are Qn Park Street Stop at the ROYAL SHOE CO and see our prices on high class Shoes We are selling fine Dongolas and French Kid Boots and Ties at prices that will surely induce you to buy We are sHIftm a Hue shoe lor holies' wear In ail styles cloth and kid tops ut Extra quality French Pongoln good wearers in all styles and sizes ut Fine French Kid for mises in spring Hals eloth and kid tops straight foxed Our and boys' solid sehoo) shoes ure world-tH-aUTs especially made lor Alameda wear at Also a Complete Stock of and fine Shoes new goods constantly arriving Please call and see our stock ROYAL SHOE COMPANY 1331 PARK STREET AWNINGS AND SIGNS Superintendent Frodden Presents a Rreport to the Trustees At the sjccial meeting of the Municipal Hoard last night Superintendent of Streets Frodden reported as follows concerning the awnings in front of business houses which lie wus previously instructed to inspect AlaMKDA June 28th 1893 7b (he (he Hoard of run- tar tf the City of Alameda Gentlemen In compliance with your order for me to inspect the wooden awnings over the sidewalks on Hark street I beg leave to report that the awning in front of the Smith Block on the west side of Park street between Railroad and Haeide avenues is in a very dungerous condition also what remains in front of the Park Opera House The awning in front of Mrs brick building on west side of Hark street between Hank street and Railroad avenue Is not in a very safe condition for anybody to walk on without breaking through also the awning which is used as a balcony ill front of Mr Nobmunn's building on the east side of Hark street and Railroad avenue appears to be unsafe The awning in front of the building oil the southeast cornet' of Hark street and Webb avenue I do not consider safe for anybody to walk on In fact there are very few awnings that would he safe fur any great number of persons get on to without dungcr of breaking down The argument will he made that these awnings arc not constructed for persons to get on to or to walk on but suppose there should be a lire in any of these buildings and our firemen would have to climb over these dangerous awnings to bring their hose lip on the roof or in the upper stories of these buildings they would surely go through I have not been on top any of those awning but from observations taken from the street and sidewalk those I have mentioned look to me the most dangerous I would respectfully recommend that your Honorable Body request those property owners to remove those (langir ms awnings and to pass an ordinance prohibiting any further construction of wooden awnings over the sidewalks in tills city and I would further recomend that no heavy wooden signs lie hung or put across any sidewalk There are some very heavy signs now hanging on a small wire across the walk on Hark street that arc liable to drop without warning and endanger the life of ou citizens Yours respectfully Fhoddkn Superintendent of Streets Buy the Victor Safety If you want to take a spin for an hour or tiny on a bicycle you will got the host wheel that Is made ut Victor Cyelory ou Central avenue in the Llmlerinan building Mr White has the exclusive agency for the Victor and hts wheels arc all of the pneumatic tire und of the latest pattern He will sell you a wheel on time teach you to ride and keep the wheel in good condition nil at reasonable figures He rents wheels at two bits an hour and has Professor Ordway to assist him in teaching patrons the url of riding Steel Windmill Hen Rose Eon are extensive builders of steel windmills redwood tanks tank frames and all the other appliances connected with their line of business They put in pumps and pipe fittings nnd repair work Their extensive shops are nt laid Ban Pablo avenue Oakland and they also have a shop in connection with their residence in this city at UtHM Ban Jose avenue Are You Insured If not now is the time to provide yourself and family with a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera nnd Diarrhoea Remedy ns an insurance against any serious results from au uttuck of bowel complaint during tlie summer months It is almost certain to be needed and should be procured at once No other remedy can lake its place or do its work 2 and du cent bottles for sale by A Prosser corner or Park street and Knclnul avenue May io plo'c-aiit or otherwise Much il-H-ndon tin- -toe- one visit tin- salesmen and the good Our salesmen an- a liable and polite Our gtMxIs an- of evel'ent quality and to be had at price that will u-i ui'h vou We curry a complete Inn- Dry Goods Clothing Millinery Hats Furnishing Goods Trunks Valises etc vi: AltK Aii KN IS Felt Butterick Patterns Centemeri Kid Gloves Bathing Suits STRAUSS Co Park St and Santa Clara Ave ALAHEDA HONEY TO LOAN On Alameda Property Building Loan Association IK AIAMlil CHAS NAYLOR Secretary Applications received at the ottice th Montgomery street San Frmei-co Mniloti street Alameda 4-5( A COLLINS Carpenter Builder Jobbing Promptly Attended to KFSinFNCK-219 Sun Antonio Av mm between Onk und Walnut sir cts I I Contractor Builder BOYLU 1412 Encinal Avenue HI I ION Pneumatic Tire Safeties CLEVELAND RAMBLER Rented and Sold All wheels kept in condition (or one year ALAMEDA CYCLERY Alameda Ave near Park St riasonic Temple Building HUNT Prop Furnished House to Let Handsomely fehnished modfkn two-story house ten moms piano ami large vard carnage house tid slnMe good neighborhood Will rent for hit mouths or year $o0 Address id Itvenu near bter street F-lf Pianos to Rent For Sale i It PRICES INQUIRE OF MARCl'SK A A KEMMFL Ucul Ksalc nc Hv- atn-t KttttUUl The Famous Sewer Controversy Ended No More Some Liquor Licenses Granted and Some Referred Back for Correction The Board of Trustees held an adjourned meeting last night The first question claiming the attention of the Hoard was the Second-street sewer Trustee Hammond stated that he hail examined the sewer since the lust meeting and found it to Ik in a clean condition Street Superintendent Froddcn said lie had Mushed it with 201)0 gallons of water The report of the Superintendent presented a week ago last Monday wim approved and the sewer accepted Trustee Hammond brought lip the question of improving the electric light plant He said It was becoming more ami more involved and he thought something ought to he done at once The time hud been set for the discussion of this question at a previous meeting Monday next is to lie the time Trustee Leydceker stated that an addition is being put on the sheds used ly the sprinkling carts for the sheltering of the horse belonging to the street department Trustee Stephenson said the matter of placing electric lights should he disposed of The matter was laid over however till the next meeting of the Board A report from the Street Superintendent on the condition of the awnings along Hark street was read It will be found in full under a separate bending Trustee Stephenson moved that the City Attorney be instructed to draw up an ordinance for the removal of all unsafe wooden awnings and prohibiting their construction in the future 'Phis motion was carried Mr Froddcn thought something should be done about the signs hanging across the sikevvalks as they are also dangerous Trustee Leydceker moved that the City Attorney incorporate in the ordinance concerning awnings a provision to the effect that all wooden sign banging over the sidewalks shall he removed and that no sign shall he hung across the sidewalk without the consent of the Hoard The motion prevailed Acting Attorney Wright reported on the legality of the applications for liquor licenses The applications of (leo Vogcs Hostel Brothers John Lueieli and Vogt were not in proper form and were referred to the Committee oil Licenses Licenses were granted unanimously to Hadley Peterson Win Durein Rein-eeker Edward Louis I) Van Vnuikeii John Sceheek A Akessoti Joe Bernard JL Todd and Spies I accuses were also granted to Muller Herman Wisehlnisen Heckman and Danhcim Sommer The matter of appointing a policeman should be settled to-night thought Trustee Stephenson Trustee Levdeekcr placed in nomination Louis Shoeiuui There were no oilier nominations and Mr Shoenuu was appointed imanimoudy The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder No Ammonia No Alum Used in Millions of Homes 40 Years tlie Standard.