Estate of Samuel

Deceased died in this city and county, October 20, 1878, and letters of administration were granted to Wm. Doolan, Public Administrator of this city and county.

C. B. Rutherford, Public Administrator of Alameda County, petitions for the revocation of the letters to Doolan, and that no further administration be had, on the ground that deceased was at the time of his death a resident of Alameda County.

Pacts: Deceased had been for years a resident of Liver-more, Alameda County. He was a peddler, having a small store-room as headquarters, and travelled through the country with his wares. In 1866 he purchased a small tract of land, and carried on farming in a small way; had some horses and *229 some chickens. In the same year he endeavored to join a society in Livermore; he was unsuccessful, and, for the purpose of being able to represent himself a resident of San Francisco, came to this city and applied to have his name placed on the Great Eegister as a voter, stating in his application that he was a resident of this city and county. He was placed on the Great Eegister, and voted in this city and county at the general and judicial elections of 1877, and at the constitutional…