The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-23
ACROSS THE BAY.
An Appropriation Made for the
Lake Boulevard.
Liens on the Albany Hotel Forec,osed-A Call
to Pastorate-Filing of Heavy Assign
ment-A Baegage-Ma ster Injured

Judge Gibson rendered judgment yesterday for
the plaintiffs in the suit Of Robert F. Simpson
and others against Joseph Marlborough. The
total amount Of the judgment is about 10000,
though Simpsons claim was over 2,000 and
there were about twenty other liens filed under
his ell aim. The trial occupied nearly forty court
days. Tie suit grew out OF building the Albany
Hotel at tie corner of New Broadway and Fiji
teenth street, since sold to II. ID. Bacon. The
hotel has been run by G. A. MauerhaD, but he
will close out OH Saturday of this week, because
he says that Bacon has increased the rent TO
such an brilliant figure that h will not pay ex-
penSes. The fu,Diluie will then be sold at auc-
ton.
James Leonard attempted TO stop a runaway
team at East Oakland and had his leg run over
and SO badly crushed that ii had to be amputated
at the Receiving Hospital, He is laborer and
Is &c years OF age. Tie team was drawing
truck loaded with iron.
The Board of Equalization decided last night
10 build ihree-room addition to the High
School, TO cost $1,000. The beard has no more
money TO expend, but must have more room
John Troy. aged 10 years. was arrested yester.
day for purse.snatchng. He belongs 10 good
family.
PIEDMONT HOTEL LITIGATION.
The Piedmont Hotel partnership suit came UP
in Judge Ellswoitn's department yesterday, and
there q tilt between Attorneys kowalskY
and W. w. Fooie, in which the latter stated that
he expected 10 prove that the hotel was being
run for immoral purposes, and that the Super
Yls0rS refused on this account 10 grant a liquor
license on the protest OF The residents OF the
locality. This KOwalsky denied. The motion TO
show cause why receiver should not APP
pointed was continued until FRIDAY. A demurrer
10 the complaint was oyeIruied and ten days al.
lowed Black, The defendant TO answer
In The suit OF Elizabeth Walker VS.. Joseph
Walker Tor divorce. Judge Ellsworth ordered
the defendant 10 pay 500 counsel fees and $50
pei month ailinony, the counsel lees 10 be paid
on Or before January 9th, and The III ST months
ainony prior 10 that date ana monthly On or be-
fore The same day each and every month there
after until further orders. The defendant Gid
not appear.
eIhe petition to reform the decree of divorce in
The suit Of George Ames W.. Huda Ames, SO as
TO give the plaintiff the custody Of tie minor
child, was granted yesterday.
w. l.. Halt was elected assignee oil Harvey S.
Brown yesterday afternoon. aud Judge Els
worth fixed his bond al $4,000.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
A pro re naia meeting OF the San Francisco
Presbytery OF the Presbyterian Church Will be
held III few days at which Commissioners n.
w. Winton and Charles a. Bailey. on behalf OF
the First Presbyi erlan Church vi this city, will
ask TO be allowed 10 prosecute a call to Rev. DR..
Robert Coyle OF Chicago, who was called some
three mouths ago, but declined. II is said that
lie VIII now accept Il call, and one has been ex-
tended to him with The salary fixed AT $4,000. He
Is expected 10 arrive early in February.
The Oakland pier pckpockeJ WHO gave the
name OF John Ulrieh, bul who has since admit
l.
not guilty yesterday, and his bail was fixed at
$1,000. lie Will he TIL i'll February. His
attorney attempted 10 quash The information on
the ground that the complaint IN the Police
Court was sworn to before the Clerk of that
court, but the motion was denied.
An assignment made by \. j. Britain In Feb
rGaIy, 1877, 10 HOlbrook, Merrill & Co., of real
and personal property III The sum OF Si15, 900,
was filed III the Alameda County Recorders oil
flee yesterday
Judge Greene yesterday granted Martha
Vallejo divorce from Napoleon T. Vallejo on
the grounds OF cruelty and infGely
THRowN UNDER A TRAIN.
George Lawrence Taylor, the baegsge-master
at lie SiAteenth-sIreet depot, had his foot run
over by Berkeley train yesterday. He was
notice the approach Of the Berkeley train on
the inside track. The engine struck The truck
and threw him under the wheels his hip being
knocSed out OF joint. He was taken TO his
home AT 106l Wood street, and an effort will be
made TO save his foot, II possible. lie is MEN,
Der of the Grand Army.
The boy, Frank Davis, sentenced by Justice
Clark OF lrvingIon 10 thirty days in the County
JAN for VACANCY because The Justice WAS angry
al the JaIlors having the teneriiy 10 refuse TO
ceive hun on his void without a prol Ell commit
ment and hold him until arrangements could be
made to send him 10 the Boys and Gins Aid
Society. was discharged on habeas corpus yes
terday aud sent TO his relatives IN san Jose by
tIaln- lie was oh his way 20 san Jose afUot
when arrested.
Count Vaiensiu yesterday purchased portion
of Santa Rita Rancho from I.< Oakland Lsnd
and Improvement Company for $4,000. he
Bank Of Llyermore for $4,000.
A moIlOn To SET aside Tie finding OF the jury In
the case OF The people vs.. Thomas Carey for an
assault on X. Bormetiler with a deadly weauon
was argued yesterday afternoon before Judge
Gibson aud taken under advsemeni.
NJ. de keyser, matchmaker and jeweler OF
Pleasanton, filed his petition IN Insolvency yes
terday afternoon. His Liabilities are s2656 70.
assets are nominal. sSsss
MANGLED UNDER THE CARS.
The O'clock local train from San Francisco
struck and killed a man as he was crossing Sey-
enth street at Clay, and rolled tile body over for
managing the remains, crushing the back OF The
skull and the arms and legs. The body was
taken 10 The Morgue, half block away. and for
CALL representative investigated ana found that
the deceased was named Herman Boyle, Ger
man bai. keeper WHO worked at the southwest
corner OF Eighth and Washington streets. He
had been in Oakland only three months, bur
formerly had bar In San Francisco. He was
about 30 years OF age and had no relatives, as
far AS known. A friend from San Francisco WIS.,
lied him every Thursday and lie Is expected over
Today. The tralnmen evidently did not know
Oh Tie accident, as no stop was made.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
At the meeting OF the City Council last even
ing the Auditing and Finance committees re.
ported back without Recommendation The reso-
luton In relation 10 the separation OF the city OF
Oakland from the county OF Alameda. The ,uat-
Ter was referred TO the Legislative Committee in
The preamble and resolutions were pr resented
by Councilman Evans some time ago, aud set
Iorth as reasons Tor the proposed division that
thfeefourths OF the expenses of the county
are borne by the taxpayers OF the city
OF Oakland. Tie ordinance appropriaiing the
sum OF $4,000 from the General Fund for the
commencement OF the work OF building the
boulevard around Lake Merritt came up for
final passage, but evoked long discussion,
which was closed AT midnight by the Council
passing the ordinance. Tie vote was:
Ayes - BrosDahan, Cameron. Earl, Evans
Hackett, Kirk, Macdonald, McAvoy-S.
Noes-Iowle. Wakefield and President Col
lins-3.
Alameda.
Ii Will be six weeks before the new Christ
Episcopal Church will be ready to hold services
n