The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-07
JOTTINGS FROM
ACROSS THE BAY.
Another Complaint Regarding
the Pacific Athens Police.
Pickpoeket Ulrieh Identf.d-Young Tyler ar
1nsolvent-Mcre Litigation Over Pied
mont springs-Ths Annexation Suit.

Persian trinket-peddler was led to
Alice and Second streets on Friday evening,
ustensibiy in search of hotel, by two
1ootpads. who then caught her and robbed
her pockets of $50, as she states. An officer
happened along Immediately after it hap
pened, and instead of trying to catch the
robbers and permit some citizens who were
attracted to the spot to escort the
woman to the City Hall, he
bmdled her off to the City Hall
himself and let the thieves go. 1t is said
that the Chief was called up TO the hall and
consultation was had over the matter. but
it was impossible yesterday to ascertain any
news of the affair at police headquarters.
1t had to be learned from other sources.
There is apparently more incempeteDcy at
the present time in the Oakland Police
rec than at any time in the city's history
The present regime has sent all the COM
petent men of the d force which it could
not be rid OF owing to political or other influ-
enceS TO the boundaries Of the city-W est,
East and North Oakland-and put the new
men, who know nothing of criminals or Grim
mai mhtteIS, On the downtown beats. There
were Yesterday seen, it is said, by those who
Claim 10 know. no less than fifteen eX-con-
Nlcts III the saloons below Seventh street on
Broadway. The new men on the force are
nue-loOking men, but fne-lookng men with
city much protection for the salaries paid
them. On Friday night residence at Har-
rISon and Filth streets was entered by burg
lars. j. ). swanson, a ign-painter, was
accosted at Eleventh and Franklin streets
by two men, and when he refused to hand
over his cash AMI started TO run, he was
knocked down and So 40 taken out of his
pockets. The Persian woman was taken
to San Francisco during the afternoon,
II Is said, TO be rid of her.
ULRICH IDENTIFIED AT LAST.
During the visit of Ulrich. the young pick
pocket, to San Francisco and Judge Muir
phys courtroom yesterday on the writ of
haDeas corpus it was discovered that he is
Pa Harrington, who was held with his
pal, Madden, six years ago. for burglary,
and each one OF whom jumped $1,000 bail.
Detectives Harper and Bee identified him,
and an examination Of the rogueS' gallery
showed his photograph. His attorney
Claimed that the complaint against him for
picking Mrs. Friedman's pocket is defect
I've, because II was Sworn TO before the
clerk of the Oakland Police Court instead
ot before judge HenShaw. Judge Murphy
tuNk the matter under advisement until to-
morrow morning However it goes, the
young man viii hardly escape, because he
= " IL be wanted in San Francisco; but the
District Attorney claims there is nothing in
the point, for the reason that the Police
Court Clerk is authorized to administer the
oath. However, a new complaint can be
home until the matter is settled or the ex-
animation held. Harrington was returned
10 the Oakland City Prison.
W. Is. Tyler, the young attorney and we'll
known amateur photographer, who has
patented several processes of picture-mak-
Ing, yesterday made an assignment to Sher-
III Hale OF Alameda County for the benefit
OF his creditors. The amount of his liabili-
ties is $3.50 90. A meeting of his creditors
has been called for the 10th inst. at Sheriff
Hale'S office.
PIEDMONT SPRINGS LTTIG ALTON.
j. +. Black, the lessee of the Piedmont
Springs Hotel, yesterday filed a complaint
against Hugh Craig for $4,000 damages al
legged to have been sustained by him on ae-
count of Craig's statement before the Su-
pervisors that Black had been conducting
an immoral house. The liquor men are un-
derstood to be indignant at Blacks failure
to secure license. His partner Martin in
his suit for an accounting and receivershp
charged that Black allowed immoral per
sons of both sexes to remain at the hotel.
Black denies that he allowed immoral per
sons 10 remain at the hotel When he had
knowledge of their character.
Deputy Sheriff McGuinnpss Of MERGED
County took Richard Howard, the young
English tramp who kicked Brakeman
smith off the train III that county about ten
weeks age, down to MERGED YESTERDAY
Smith was nearly killed, but has almost re-
covered. He Will 60 down TO prosecute the
fell W. Howard is only so years of age, but
is a perfect specimen, il is said, Of the genus
tramp.
Dennis O'Day was fined 500 yesterday in
tile Oakland Police Court BY Judge Hen
shaw Tor cruelty to n COW. IL was shown
by tie Secretary Of the Humane Society
that lie had cut her nose of, inserted ring,
and then pulled the ring out. He also cut
the animals tail of.
Eg6ert Judson aud J. l.. n. Shepard have
purchased tract of land on the bay of San
Francisco, south Of the Contra Costa line
Tor 1900, from the Pacific Improvement
Company.
THE ANNEXATION PROBLEM.
The argument OF the agreed points in the
suit of the Stale on relation of Edison L.
Adams against the city of Oakland with
reference to the annexation OF Adams Point
and adjacent country On tie east of Lake
Merritt came up yesterday before Judges
Creme and Ellsworth, sitting IN bank, Judge
Ellsw. rth sitting at the request OF Judge
Greene. The argument was not con cIuded
and went over until next Saturday morning.
Harvey 5. Brown and w. w. Fo0te APP
peared for Adams, while City Attorney
Johnson, ex- Mayor W. II. Davis and War
Ten Olney appeared IN defense of the CITY.
On the announcement of the fact that the
Committee on Rules, TO whom We're referred
tie rather informal charges against Princi-
pal /. .. Crawford of the Prescott School,
did not intend to take any further notice Of
the matter and thought 1t best TO drop it
formal charges were filed yesterday alleg-
ing that the punishment by the principal
was uadeServed, tyrannical, unjust and un-
mercIfui and unbeconing teacher, and de-
manding an investigation. The name of
ibo boy is Henry Nash, and he resides with
Mr. Gibbs.