The morning call., 1890-11-14
ACROSS THE BAY.
Henry w. Baldwin's Attempt at
Suicide.
A Sample Verdict by Sample Jury-Ex-
Sergeant Gano in Trouble Again-An
Electric Franchise Decided Away.

allowed to keep his room all day on Wedne5-
day, but as his door remained locked yester-
day, it was forced open and the occupant
was found in stupor, breathing heavily.
On the table by a tumbler were found four
empty papers, each marked "25 grains
choral hydrate,' purchased from different
drug-stores aDd making 100 grains. On an
opened page of a small notebook was found
written, "Good-by all. Henry w. Baldwin.
A Merry Christmas" After brief
treatment he was at once removed to
the Receiving Hospital where hot
applications, rubbing, slapping and vigor-
Gus treatment were resorted to. AS the
little book was not taken to the hospital, his
name was not known, but he was 80 lar re-
covered at 8 o'clock this afternoon as to tell
with difficulty that his name is Henry w.
Baldwin of Cleveland, Ohio, and when
asked when he came to Oakland answered
Yesterday" He Is understood to be we'll
known in San Francisco, having come to
that city from Cleveland, Ohio, about
fifteen years ago, and about ten years since
was appointed clerk at army headquarters
at the Preside. and finally followed the
transfer to the Phelan building. He be-
came so dissipated, 1t is said, that
he was discharged. He stated that he was
going back to Cleveland, and disappeared.
Two weeks ago he reappeared in San Fran
cisco and Immediately commenced his old
round of dissipation, ending with the eyl-
dent attempt to commit suicide. He was
believed to be out OF danger at late hour
last night
AS USUAL WITH SUCH JURIEs.
As usual with the pickup juries" of the
Oakland Township Justices Court, held on
Eighth street, the members of which are
said to be generally of that class known as
professional jurors" jury in that tribunal
Yesterday afternoon acquitted Johnny
Maher, who keeps the sporting place at the
stOck-yards. Maher was charged with hold
lug Il dog-fght at his place about three
weeks ago, when Secretary Theobald of the
Humane Society, Sheriff Hale and Deputy
Hanifn arrived after one dog had been
killed and another badly chewed up. Fiji
teen or twenty bl0Gds were seen coming out
of the pit una they were arrested with
Maher. The latter was the first tried, and
it was said on Wednesday by spectators VINO
claimed to know the personnel of the jury
that Maher would not be convicted by 1t.
The prophecy was fulfilled. The chewed
up but victorious dog was turned over on the
evening in question by one of the excited
men TO jed Han flu TO keep out of the
clutches OF the officers, the individual not
being aware that jed was a Deputy Sheriff.
The dog was by him turned over to Secre-
tary The0bald
John sullivan has been fined S25 in the
Police Court for stealing 4 copy Of THE
CALL from a newsstand last Monday morn
ing
F. II. HAwLEY's TESTAMENT
The will OF L. Ii. Hawley, who died a few
days since, has been filed. The estate is
valued at $4,000. The sum of $500 each is
bequeathed 10 two sisters in Vermont, and
tile remainder to his widow. The will as
made some years ago, and since It's eXecu-
ton Mr.. ana airs. Uawley had been divorced,
ole nod
that tie estate will go 10 the son, who is not
named in the Will. Mrs Hawley has been
In the East for years with the sou, who Is a
minor. She is said to be worth 100000 or
more in her oan right, and it Is said that
Mr.. Hawley attended 10 the business of his
former wife, with whom correspondence
was kept up.
A petition for letters Of administration
on the estate of Mrs Kate f. Couard was
filed by her mother, Mrs. Ann A. Shepard,
Yesterday. Mrs. C0uard died In 1876, ieav
Ing an interest in San Francisco real estate
valued at S2G0G. Her husband, W. III. Cou-
ard, waived his right to letters.
The estate of 8llen l. Giadding, at one
time one OF the wea,thest citizens of Oak
land has been appraised at 500.
LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
Miss Anna E. Dixon, one of the teachers
in the Lincoln Grammar School OF this city,
has been elected by the electors of her
county tNapa) rs County Superintendent If
Public Schools, and will accordingly tender
her resignation to take charge Of her office
on January 1st. Miss Dixon's home is at
ST. Helena. she was on the Democratic
ticket and ran 500 ahead of her ticket, being
one of the county officers elected on the
Democratic ticket in county which gave
Markham a majority OF 420 for Governor.
EX-Serseant GanO of the San Francisco
police was arrested yesterday afternoon Tor
disturbing tie peace OF his wife, who keeps
n haEarV M San Pablo az Oak
land, and is trying 10 make living away
from GanO. 1t is charged that he called her
vile names and attempted to throw scalding
water over her.
The papers IN the SUIT OF John Henry
Church .Ir. against William K. Hearst, pro-
proprietor OF the San Francisco Examiner,
Tor 600 damages for alleged libel, was
filed late yesterday afternoon. Reference to
the suit was made day or two ago.
The estate OF Moses Emery has been APP
praised al S24, col.
DECIDING OF A FRANCHISE
The franchise of the electric road from
the line Of the Northern Hallway at Seven
tenth street to East Oakland has been
decided to the Oakland Consolidated Street
Railway Company by John w. Coleman,
George W. McNtar and w. ID. English. The
Oakland and Berkeley Rapid Transit Com
pany will probably also be transferred to
the consolidated company as the members
of the three companies are practically the
same.
James L. Barber, County Tax Collector,
will be at Alameda on Monday, at Pleas
anton on Tuesday, at Haywards on Wednes-
day and al Centerville on Friday next for
the purpose OF collecting taxes. His date at
Liyermore is Tuesday, November 25;h. The
county and State taxes are coming into the
office very slowly.
the appraisers of the estate of tine late
DR.. Merritt have not yet filed their report,
but Hypact have If rpnly NEXT weak III
has not yet been accurately footed, but a
rough estimate places the value at 81, 259. 600.
The work of constructing the new nine
teen-celladditiOn to the County Jail was
commenced yesterday.
Aiamed,.
Fifty street-slgns are being prepared to
give the new names of streets, and will be
put up about December 1st.
The contest for the Demorest medal
among the representatives of the Sunday
schools Of this city will take place this
evening in the Park-street Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
Robert Hughes, the expert employed by
the Grand Jury to examine the books and
accounts Of the county officers, WAS in Ala
media yesterday examining the dockets of
the Justices OF the Peace and the accounts
of the c0nstables.
The recent concert given by the Alameda
Brass Band was not the success financially
anticipated, and the proceeds are so small
that they will not be devoted to the I'M
prOvement of the park as intended, but will
be given to the band, which is considerably
in debt.
Attorney Bob Tappan OF Alameda has a
great faculty of putting queer and fictitious
names in complaint TO quit title. Yester-
day morning he brought suit on behalf of
Jenny Reusch against James Stanley, adj
ministratOr of the estate of William Reusch,
deceased, TO quit title to a lot in Alameda,
and as defendants James Trickey and Me-
Kinley Bill are named.
Three boys came to this city yesterday
from San Francisco and purloined several
pieces of brass fittings from the Pacific Coast
Oil Works, West End, and then started out
to dispose of them at junk store. They
were intercepted by a police officer and
taken t. the City Prison. where they were
charged with petty larceny. They gave the
following names and places of residence:
Joseph Mccain, aged IL years. az Jessie
street; Hugh McGeough, aged IA, 9Os San
some street; Edward Murphy, aged 10, 81
Jessie street. They spent last night in Jail