The morning call., 1891-12-24
ACROSS THE BAY.
No Yindication by a Jury for J.
S. Hunt.
A Periodical Raid on Lotteries-The Big Bell
Cracked-Dedication of the Bridge-A
Supposed Incendiary Fire.

The case of the people VS.. J. S. Hunt was dis
missed in the Superior Court. Yesterday fore
noon he endeavorrd by attorney to have the Or
der dismiss set aside and the case set for trial
before jury as vBdication. Hunt viciously
battered about The head with his clutches DR..
~ShrK OF the County Inf1rmary because the latter
under advice OF he Supervisors, discharged him
for INSTRUMENTATION. Judge Ellsworth refused
TO spend two days OF the courts time and ex.
pense of a jury. 1t was learned afterward that
Blunt had no place TO board. He was satisfied
with the fare at the jail, and was DESTROYS of
boarding there while longer.
The last Will OF CarOliue z. Sprague has been
filed for probate. The estate. valued at S24 $50.
consisting OF property in Berkeley, is devised to
her children.
ONE OF THE PERIODICALS.
The police made periodical raid on the lot.
terry agencies yesterday and arrested seven per-
sons These were c. W. Hurst, Lazarus Rosen-
berg Title Kohler, Henry Lee. George Plainer r,
Manuel Levy and j. NJ. Rosenberg. Bonds in
the sum of $500 or cash bail OF $3.50 were fur.
uisbed In each case.
4 small cottage was almost destroyed by fire
on Twenty-ffth rieet, near Telegraph avenue,
at an early hour yesterday. 1t was unoccuped,
and II Is believed that the fire the work or an
incendiary. The loss was about $500.
Ed Marks was sentenced % twenty DAYS for
breaking up his bunk Stats in the City Prison.
HE WAS IN CoLEMAN's YARD.
a man named George Perry a r. sidept of
Santa CRUZ, WAS arrested yesterday for attempt
Ing TO gain an entrance to The premises OF John
w. Coleman. His hat found in the yard and
acknowledged by hun to belong to him. He was
drinking, and it is supposed that is how be came
10 be 10 the yard.
Eddie la Perle, the boy who refused last week
10 go luto the navy after he had passed The
examination, was sent TO the Whittier Reform
School. de is an incorrIgibe boy.
The will OF George FIR dson makes his widow
Esther G. Fredson, the sole deyisee. The estate
is valued al S10,500
WHO FIRED THE SHOT?
A bullet was fired through The plate glass
window OF the Cielin Hotel yesterday morning
The proprietor, who was sitting la the office
The bullet could not be found. Where the shot
came from or VINO fired IL is an unsOlved mys
terry.
The big bell In the Sixth-street engne-hou Is
cracked and will have To be recast. 1t was made
in 1873 from The old City Hall bell which was
1000 pounds, aud it will cost about $3.50 to put
IL In shape now.
William II. Codlngton has sued the Union Saw.
ings Bank 20 recover $4,000 on deposit belonging
10 the estate of " illlam COdiDgton, OF which
the plaintiff Is executor.
FOR THE DEDICATION.
Grand Marshal Thomas has issued request
to the citizens and all military and civic organ.
iza,ions OF Oakland requesting them TO parrici-
pate In the dedication of the Government bridge
connecting the cities OF Oakland and Alameda
on Tuesday evening, the 10Th inst, taking the Z
O'Clock train from Broadway. and the process
sion starting at twenty third-ayenue Station at
7:15 O'Clock.
Judge Greene remandsd Frank Lucas to the
County jail yesterday and dismissed the writ OF
habeas corpus. He was satisfied there was some
irregularity and the commitment was faulty but
the irreguiarl.y could net be remedied by ba-
beas corpus and the commitment was amended.
pickle factory OF X. FRANKIE in tho suit OF Louis
Wuuu for S6111 70.