The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-20
TIDINGS FROM
ACROSS THE BAY.
Ferdinand Pelland0 Puts a Bullet
Through His Brain.
Textbooks Denounced-Gibson's Medical At
tendants-MissingsK innear-Lake Mer-
ritt Deed.

Ferdinand Pellando, native OF Switzer-
land, aged %. and employed at the Cali
forna Door Factory, shot himself yester-
day afternoon in his room, at 1861 Cypress
street. West Oakland. BE had been i'll for
two or three days and had been taken dur
ing the forenoon to Fabiola Hospital, but
slipped out and went to his room and shot
himself in the temple. just in front of the
right ear, with a 44-caliber revolver, killing
himself instantly. He was single man
and had been working at the factory about
three mon tbs. A brother, who had kept a
saloon for some time at Fourteenth and
Kirkham streets. recently sold out and ar
rived IN Switzerland few days ago.
1t is said by some of his associates that
Pelando claimed to have been Tilted by a
young woman. He saw her with another
young man on the day of the Swiss picnic
and was angry, and subsequently she mar
ried the rival. When he went to work on
Thursday morning he told the foreman that
lie didn't feel well and was told he had
bet ter go home. Yesterday forenoon he
was sent to the Fabiola, because the land
lady of where he was rooming believed he
would receive better attention than could
be given him at her house. Mrs. Caravan
saw him come into the house and rush up
stairs aud she went after him.
The door to his room was locked and he
burst it open. He went directly to his
trunk for his pistol, and standing directly
in front of the mirror of his bureau, shot
himself, falling back into the trunk dead.
The following was found In his pocket,
written Ia Italian:
OAKLAND, Sept 18th.
In the name OF the Lord. l dispose here that
the sum of sl75 in the Oakland Bank, S46S In
the German Bank and $500 In the Hlbernla
Bank be Withdrawn by Messrs. g. A. P-drotta
and FiIlipo MaTZi, aud that the amounts be sent
sisters In lle old country. In faith L sim.
FERDINAND PELLANDo.
This must have been written in his room
on Friday, and would indicate that he
either meditated suicide or was afraid his
Illness would cause his death. At the hos
pital it was thought he was suffering from
drink, but his friends state that he was not
in the habit of drinking, except little
wine with his meals.
RAY GILsoN's ATTENDANTS.
A great deal has been said about proceed
ing against the parents of Ray ellison for
not employing physician. A visit to the
rooms of the family revealed the fact that
while DR.. Thino who is attending the boy,
is Christian scientist, he is also regular
graduate Of medicine. Professor ellison
states that if there should be any necessity
for it he would call in any number of ply
scans but there is not. The wounded boy
is not suffering any pain from the wound,
and eats and sleeps well. 1t is evident that
the little bullet struck no vital part, and 1t is
becoming incysted.
The Alameda County Teachers Institute
adopted a resolution denouncing the State
series Of textbooks as unfit for USE and re-
questing the County and City Superintend-
ents of Schools, with five others, to form
committee of seven to urge the repeal of the
law adopting the State series and the substi-
Triton of others more suitable to the needs
of the schools.
The Oakland Board OF Health has noti-
fed the proprietors Of the Union Hotel that
the place will be placarded as unfit for
habitatlon unless it is placed in proper sani-
tary condition within five days.
A FOREMAN REPORTED MISSING.
John S. Kinnear, the foreman of the Oak
land Planing-mills at Second and Washing
ton streets, has not been seen by bis friends
or his associates in the mill since he quit
work on Tuesday evening. He did not go
to his home at ga William street. He has
been well-known in Oakland for nearly
twenty years. He is about SO years of age
and appeared to act strangely on Tuesday
prior to the time he quit work
While under the influence of liquor yes