Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24
Edward Ewald. the School Exam.
ination Broker, In Limb0-Sted.

Edward Ewald. the School Exam.
ination Broker, In Limb0-Sted.
man In the Same flx-0ther
Items.
SAN FRAScIsoo, Jan. 2i.-Ths Finance
Committee OF the Board Of Supervisors
and Investigating Committee Of the
Board Of Education held another meet.
ing last night to inquire into the "eI.
animation questions " c~rookedness. Ed.
ward EwAld. who has so long eluded
search. was on hand. 1t having been
made known to him through friends that
the committee were bound to cur his
presence sooner or later. no therefore
appeared without service Of q subpoena.
He was accompanied by three counsel,
and by their advice he refused to answer
all questions. Fines aggregating $3.50
were imposed upon him, with the alter.
native Of confinement in Jail until they
were paid. and an additional absolute
sentence for Ave days imprisonment.
At the conclusion OF the sentence Ewald
was sent to Jail. His counsel announced
their intention Of procuring his release
On habeas corpus before morning, II
possible /; but he still remains In Jail, no
steps having yet been taken to set him
at liberty.
At hall past 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning O fire broke out In q. NJ. Blair's
planning mill. orner Of Grove and First
streets, Oakland. It soon spread to the
California Bridge aud Building Com.
psny's mill adjoining. and both were
destroyed. The loss Is estimated at
$50.
stsdman, Of "bucket shop " notorie-
~, has been held TO answer on ten
charges OF embszzlement. Bail, Sll,-
600.
Suit has been commenced by Miss
Minna Peers against William NJ. Dig.
gle, In which plaintiff sues for $4,000
damages alleged to have been sustained
by reason Of the fslonious acts and as.
asult on her by the defendant. The
complaint states that plaintiff is q sim
gle woman, twsnty.three years OF age.
Up TO the 18th day OF December last she
entertained for the defendant great al.
lection and placed In him implicit con.
idencs. On the date mentioned. Dig.
gle, with the ostensible purpose OF
lunching with the complainant, accompa-
MED her 10 q restaurant In this city.
where they entered u room. the door OF
which the defendant locked without her
consent. She further AYERS that BIO then
drugged her. and when she was stupe-
fed accomplished her ruin. Hitherto
she had been o vlrtnous and respected
woman. wherefore damages are asked In
the sum mentioned.
Mrs. Harrison OF Sonoma committed
suicide at that town on Saturday. She
had been fined S25 for intoricntion on
the day previous, and, as Is supposed.
from resentment or rsmorse, cast herself
into q well. where she was drowned.
Patrick Mitchell. 10 years Of age. wal
run over by the hose cart at the Indus.
trial School Tuesday and received injur.
les from which he has since died.
Charles II. Singleton, t%wenty-one
years Of age aud 4 native Of New York,
has been committed to the Insane
Asylum. lie has acted In a wild man
nsr at the County Jail. where he has
been confined for some time past on a
charge Of burglary. He refuses food,
sleeps but little and im~agines people are
trying TO poison him.
John DUNN, alias Oregon Jack, was
as,esbd BY Special Officer Downio last
night and charged with burglary. He Is
said 10 have entered the house OF Patrick
McKenna, on First street, last Sunday
morning. and stolen = quantity OF cloth.
ing and blankets. lie was found guilty
Of petty larceny to-day.
Isador and Flora Rafail. two second.
hand dealers. were arrested on COM
plant Of Mary whools yesterday. who
alleges that ak months ago she left q
$425 diamond ring with them M security
for sl5. When she went 10 redeem IL q
few days since they refused to give II
up, claiming that they had purchased II.
The cass will be heard ON Friday OF
next week In the City Court.
Johanna Donovan. an %ex.convict, met
Bertrand Labatul. n baker. In the hall
way Of q house on Pacific street yester.
day morning aud thrust her hand into
his pocket, stealing ~ GO. He held
her till q policeman came, and In the
Police court to-day she was sent to the
Houae of Correction for ak months.