The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-25
ACROSS THE BAY.
Solomon BOugard Seeking TO Re.
cover His Property.
a Driver Seriously IDjured-Reported Horse
whipping-Tug-of-W War Without Enthusi-
asm-Incendiary Fire in Alameda.

Solomon Bougard is rags, sacks and
bottle man" and plies his trade about the
streets of Oakland. Seventeen years ago,
when he was younger man and Russian
siyersmith, Sol met red-cheeked and
goIden-haired Jennie, not old-gold but
bright golden-haired Jennie. and their
troth was plighted, followed by happy
wedding AS Sol grew older he became
more grasping for money, and finally Jen-
ME could not stand it, She sued him for a
divorce on account of his refusing to sup
ply his family with the means of support.
and after a time a divorce was granted to
Jennie, together with lot on Fourth street.
There was much trouble TO induce the old
man TO leave tie premises, but finally it
was done after Jennie had SO Id out to some
one else. a countryman named Fl. Pantosky.
When Pantosky was given the title he had
Bougard elected and installed himself and
family in the premises. Mrs. Bougard, with
the money received from the sale of the lot
a cheaper one. and is occupying it with
her family of children. The divorce was
granted little over year ago and since
that time Solomon has been discousolate,
partly on account Of not having Jennie to
quarrel with, but principally over the loss
IF his lot, SO yesterday, having found an at
torney who would take his case, he sued
Jennie and Pantosky for the recovery of
tile TWO lots or &c., 900 damages. He al
leges that Pantosky alienated the affections
Of Jennie from him for the purpose of Sc
curing the property, and this he alleges he
has ascertained within the past year. Sub
sequent to the divorce Bougard or BAUM
vgarten, as he is most generally known, has
managed to keep away from the Police
Court, where he had been familiar inquire
previously. He was seen month or so ago
sporting black suit and silk hat, and it
was suppo sed that he had found some one
to take Jennie's place as life companion and
that may be the reason he now wants to re-
cover the Fourth-street place He filed lis
pendens against both Mrs. Bougard's and
PantOsky's property.
NO DECISION AS YET.
The ninety days limit for the Supreme
Court to hand down its decision in the city
annexation case expired on October 2fth,
but nothing has yet been heard of the mat
ter. City Attorney johnson has been look
ing into the affair and finds that the Justices
OF the court are so much behind with their
work that they have not drawn pay since
August. under the provision which prevents
their receiving their salaries after the decis-
ion limit on case is passed.
The Oakland Board Of Education has been
asked by the Alameda County Worlds Fair
Association that the school children be per-
mitted to sell the associations membership
certificates for the purpose of assisting in
raising funds.
Twenty-four acres of the Bell fruit ranch
at Alvarado have been sold by Z. II. Dyer
and wife to John Carr for $4,000. Half of
the sum is on mortgage.
BUILDING ACROSS THE MARSH.
The work of building the road bed of the
Oakland Consolidated Street Railway Com
paBy across the marsh from Eighteenth
and Peralta streets to the Sixteenth-street
depot is progressing Yesterday Lawrence
Ryan, driver Of one of the wagons. acct
dentaIly let his lines drop and the team
started up. he attempted to walk out on the
pole TO recover the lines and fell between the
horses. The wagon wheels passed over him
aud he was taken to the Receiving Hospital
with injuries to his spine.
c. A. DoughertY, the detective charged
with the embeZzlement of $50 from Mrs.
Hayes, the wife of ID. ID. Hayes, the fire.
truck builder has not been found and his
case went over in the Police Court until the
4tb prov. He was in Jail at San Jose when
last heard FROM
The Alameda County Grand Jury yester-
day had before ii a number Of sewer con-
r tractors aud examined them with reference
10 certain sewers.
REPORTED HoRsEwuIpPING.
1t is reported that a man named L. S.