The morning call., 1890-09-28
NEWS FROM
ACROSS THE BAY.
McGo7ern & CahiIl Sued for Dam.
ages by a Painter.
A. Braun Robbed at the Point Of Pistol.
Another Movement Against Saloons.
Democratic Primaries.

McGovern & Cahill were made defendants
Yesterday in $4,000 damage suit by Will
lam F. Bayless, who was house painter In
their employ on the 22d of May, 1890 Bay
less was on a scaffolding at the residence on
the corner of Eleventh and Jefferson streets,
and alleges that the accident was due to the
carelessness and negligence of John Level
lyn, an employe of the defendant as super
intendent, in pulling rope and hook which
he was adjusting, causing him to fall from
the top of the building, to tine ground,
distance of thirty feet. He claims that he
is permanently injured and will not again
be able to properly follow his business of
painting or do much of any manual labor
hereafter.
Frances L. SlOcum is now the name OF
woman who was yesterday Frances l..
Smith. Judge Gibson divorced her from
John A. Smith on the ground Of his failure
to provide and allowed her to resume her
maiden name.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC SUED.
A complaint for $500 damages was filed
yesterday afternoon by P. h. Look and his
wife, Mary, against the Southern Pacific
Company for injuries sustained by her on
the 3Oth day of May last at the Webster
street drawbridge accident. She was the
car that remained upon the track, but, as
alleged in the complaint, was thrown against
the side and end of the car, causing frac-
ture of her leg. gripping her for life and
causing internal injuries. The sum OF
$4,000 is also demanded for medical services.
The charge of felony ENLIGHTENMENT pre-
ferred by Leigh FL. Irvine of the Dial
against his former partner, Jesse l.. Ed
mondson, was reduced to mlsdemeanor EN-
bezzlement yesterday, and the bail reduced
from $1,000 to $3.50. The trial OF the INSIDE
meanor ease was continued.
The election last night in the various DEM
ocratc clubs of Oakland for delegates to
the County Convention next Saturday was
very quiet, there being no opposition tick
cts.
AT THE POINT OF A PISTOL.
A. Braun of 1923 Filbert street reported
to the police yesterday that about O'Clock
in the morning, while awake, thinking
about getting up, the door of his room was
suddenly opened by a young man, who,
he wanted, presented revolver and told
him to shut up, but to give him what money
he had about him. Braun placed in the
robbers hand S37. all the money be had
climbed in at a small hall window.
There is much Indignation at Superin-
| tendent P0rter's telegraphing the census of
| Oakland at 1880, when 1t had been raised
| by Supervisor Anderson to 50,330 The lat
| ter is believed to be far below what the real
| population is, but it had been finally ac-
ceDted, and now the Superintendent re-
| duces it nearly 1000.
The sum of $50 80 has been sent to the
| Fabiola Hospital by G. S. Langan, repre-
| senting 1006 contributions made to him on
the day Of the Republican County Conven-
ton to buy loaf OF bread with.
ABOLITION OF THE SALOON.
| There was large attendance at the meet
! ing under the auspices of the Oakland
| WOmen's Christian Temperance Union at
| Hamilton Hall last evening. Rev. S. Good.
ing resolution was unanimously passed:
| Resolved That this meeting requests the State
Anti Saloon Alliance and the Women's Chris.
| convention OF all citizens who are opposed to the
| further licensing OF saloons and are In favor Of
| immediate action looking 10 the abolition OF the
| saloon throughout California, TO be held in Oak
| land at the earliest possible date.
Martin Dwyer has been found guilty of
| assault upon Il. O'Donnell to do him bodily
| harm. In an alteration at TemeScal O'Don-
| nelPs leg was broken. He was taken to the
| hospital, but he was so much under the in
! fiuence of liquor that he clambered out of
| bed after the fracture had been set and
l broke the leg again, injuring it so that it had
! TO be amputated. Dryers sentence was
| continued
| Freda Lirchner, aged II, has been ar
rested for taking dress-soods from the
| house of Mrs. NJ McAlister. She is alleged
| to have taken goods valued at 500, but the
detectives recovered $50 worth.