The morning call., 1891-08-25
ACROSS THE BAY.
Two Daring Robbers Operating
in Oakland.
The Unknown Suicide at Laundry Farm
Postoffice Building From
Death of a Family.

A daring robbery was perpetrated at mid
night on Sunday at the power-house of
the Oakland and Berkeley Rapid Transit
Company at Forty-seventh street. The
receiver of the company. George White.
was alone at the cashiers desk counting
nicke!s and dimes and putting them up in
rolls. when he was suddenly confronted
by two men with handkerchiefs tied over
the lower part of their faces, from the eyes
down. With drawn revolvers they de-
manded everything that was there and
ordered him not to make sound. One OF
them transferred the money in the till to
his pocket and White was then ordered to
60 into the other room and open the safe,
Which he did.
While in there conductor named Robin
son came in, but one CT the robbers pointed
a pistol at him and commanded him to go
down the track leading to the interior of the
power-house, where the cars are kept. to the
room where the conductors and motor-men
gather, and followed him, standing guard
over him and two others who Were in there
waiting for the last car, while his chum had
safe transferred all the loose money he
could find in the safe to his pockets, ana,
forcing some little drawers. also took some
small change belonging TO the day clerk.
Noticing burglar-proof box In the lower
corner If the safe, he ordered White to 0p n
it. but as White did not have the c0mbna-
ton, which is kept by the Superintendent,
lie told him he could not open It
The fellow on the outside made sugges-
tiOn through the window that he hit him
over the head, but White replied that they
would have to kill him, for lie could not
open it. They then marched White out
across Grove street and half a block up
Forty-seyenth street toward Temescal. and,
turning him around facing the power-house,
told him to remain there until they were
away, Tor they would shoot him if he at
tempted to give any alarm. He remained
two or three minutes and went back to the
cal-hOuSe, where lie found the conductors
IN the room where tpey had been left.
There was no weapon of any kind about the
place. Telephone messages were sent, but
no officers could be aroused at that hour.
The car conductor that came in on Shat
tuck avenue from Berkeley a few minutes
after reported having seen two fellows 60
Ing up the avenue toward Berkeley No
clew could be obtained of the men yester-
day. One was tall Observation-Disclosures
with white hands, while the other was
thick-set and rather indfferenty dressed.
THAT UNKNOWN SUICIDE.
A letter was received yesterday by Coro-
ner EyerS from man who called with his
wife to see the hat, paraSol and other effects
of the young woman who committed suicide
in July at Laundry Farm. The things were
identified almost positively by her as belong
Ing to a Swedish servant girl who had
worked for them; but for some cause, al
though the other effects OF the suicide re-
main in the room Ill San Francisco, where
she left them, they still refraned and re-
fused 10 give her name to the Coroner, so
that he could make some entry of it instead
OF allowing 1t TO remain as unknown dead.
MI. EverS was becoming impatient about
the matter and went TO san Francisco few
iuN-G no ni,.in hat ha
main as before and the man still refusing
to give the suicides name. Yesterday the
Coroner received the following letter:
Dear SIR: think can now state conclusvely
that the gill who shot he self at Laundry Farm
is not the one We supposed her to he. The girl
we had IN mind was seen on either Tuesday or
Wednesday, July 2Sih or 29th. This 1 know
positively. understand that the girl who was
found had shot herself on Saturday, July 25th,
and certainly not As late the seen
alive who had formerly worked Tor us. VIII you
Kindly let me know II the date L have given is
correct 10 the probable time OF the suicide.
The date about the girl having been seen alive
who we spoke to you about know to be correct.
This puts at rest the only clew we had
The initials are those of George S. Cham
bers, with Gladdng, Mclean & Co., terra
Gotta and pipe makers on Market street, San
Francisco, and the Coroner is at a loss 10
know why they do not want the facts TO be
known.
THE PosToFFICE BUILDING.
1t was Tumored that the negotiations had
been closed yesterday between the Govern
ment and the owners of the building on the
Seventeenth-street end of the gore block
bounded by Telegraph avenue and New
Broadway. between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets, with the base of the triangle
on Seven teenth, for the removal OF the Post
Office to that place on December 1st. Tho
lease OF the present quarters in the Park
House Block on Fourteenth street, opposite
the City Hall Park. will expire on Novem-
Der S0th, and the agent of the building
thought that successful negotiations were in
progress leading TO new lease OF the build
lug. Postmaster Bishop has not yet been
notified of any change of location, though
he Is aware of the negotiations.
The business men have protested against
4 removal to Seventeenth street as out Of
the way, but the city Is growing toward and
beyond the chosen location, and it may not
be many years before it will be wanted
further out. The present location is much
more convenient for the merchants at this
time than that to which it is said TO be the
purpose TO remove.
Mrs. Margaret Carroll has sued J. B. La
mar to recover $780, ont of which, she al
legeS, she was defrauded in a land transac-
tOn IN 1S79-S0, when the defendant was
acting as her attorney.
THEY ESCAPED DEATH.
Manuel Brown, Portuguese farmer, re-
siding near San Lorenzo. started yesterday
morning to go to San Francisco with his
wife and twO-year-old child in a wagon, via
the creek boat. He attempted to cross the
railroad tracks at First street and Broadway
in the rear of the San Jose train from the
pier. and did not see the Alameda local ap-
proaching from Franklin street toward the
pier. The engine struck the horse, and
threw il on to one side of the pilot with
the wagon on the other. Mrs Brown and
the child were thrown out and were only
slightly hurt. Brown was caught and
dragged some distance. He had some cuts
on his head and was unconscious, but
finally recovered and inquired for his wife
and child. They were all taken to the r.
ceivins Hospital, and after their injuries
were attended to they were found to be not
seriously hurt. The horse was killed and
the wagon demolished.
John A. Sands has been appointed City
Superintendent of Schools, vice DR.. G. NJ.
Fisher, resigned. F. j. Heyens, who was
at first appointed to succeed DR.. Fisher. de-
cllned the position.
ONLY A SENSATION"
An attempt was made yesterday afternoon
to make sensation out of the fact that J.
u. Howell, the man who shot Colvin, is sui
ferring slight indIsposition at the County
Jail on account OF having taken a cold. An
item OF about dozen lines, with head as
long as the item. tells a story that sit is
among the possibilities that Howell will not
live to meet his trial, If it is not begun at an
early date" Howelrs illness is of soinsig-
nificant nature that he says he does u OF
need doctor, and that his wfe's remedies
will cure him in a day or two. He is as
cheerful as he was on the day after the
shooting, and has no more fear, apparently.
of the result of his trial than if the charge
was one of the most trivial
The will of F. ID. Arff, late of Mount
Eden, Alameda County, was filed for pro-
bate by r. b. Tappan. who is nominated as
executor. The estate is valued at S26, 800
and is devised. share and share alike to
daughters, Mrs. Carrie Heuer and Mrs.
Matilda Thompson. except the sum of $780,
TO grandson, aged u years.
The petition of the Norwegian and Danish
Methodist Church for leave to mortgage its
church property in West Oakland for $1,000
was granted yesterday by Judge Henshaw.
Carrie Rookard has sued Siegel Rookard
for divorce.
FISHING FOR SYMPATHY.
III. K. James, the man who has sued A.
Marsh of the hotel at Dublin, to recover
5000 damages for the bite of dog on his