The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-20
OAKLAND-ALAMEDA.
Coroner EVers Says He Is Not
SO Hard Up for Fees.
One Cable Worn 0ut-Pool-Roo Condemned
by the WOmen-Another Presbyterian
Church-The Boulevard Survey.

coroner Evers gives denial to the state
ment by San Francisco newspaper that he
refused to send the body OF young Sturgeon
to Martinez because he wanted to make
fee out of it. He says he did not return the
body to Martinez because it was unncces-
sary for the reason that the body Of Jordan
was already there and was sufficient for the
holding of the inquest. He furthermore
says that if there had been no bodies in
Contra Costa County he might have held an
inquest and ascertained the cause of death,
notwithstanding that the accident occurred
in another county, for the law provides that
the inquest be held where the body is at the
time the jury is summoned. He says he
might have held an inquest on the body Of
Spurgeon, bit he did not deem it necessary
as ne is not so hard up for fees as to put the
county to unnecessary expenses.
ONE CABLE ALREADY WORN OUT.
The Consolidated Piedmont Cable Com
pany has worn out one cable already on its
line to the springs and Blair Park and a
new one was put in last night. the cars
stopping at 10 o'clock for the purpose. Two
new cables were received some three or four
months ago from Trenton, n. j., in readi-
ness TO be put in when needed. There has
been heavy travel on the road since II
Opened, and the wear and tear on 1t has
Dern great, owing to the number Of grades
and curves on the line.
The general public has not heretofore
been Informed that by purchasing twenty
ride ticket between Oakland and Fruitvale,
it could have 1t at cents ride, whereas a
sngle-trip ticket costs 10 cents. The tick
cts are good Oh both broad and narrow
gauge roads.
The Aquatic Theater, near the Piedmont
cable house, will be opened about the 21St
inst.
CONDEMNED BY THE SEX.
A number of the prominent ladies of Oak
land met on Thursday afternoon and
passed motions condemning the pool
rooms and commencing the action of the
i've Councilmen who refused to vote TO
postpone action on the veto message and
that OF the Mayor in vet0lng the ordln ance.
1t was decided 10 send them votes Of COM
mendatiOn. 1t was considered not neceS-
sary at this time to form permanent or
ganiZatlon, 1t being agreed that each use her
individual efforts to drive pOol-gambling out
of Oakland.
The wife of Louis Helm of West Oakland
has been missing for two weeks. She went
away one evening, leaving fOur-yearold
child asleep in bed the gas burning aud all
the doors unlocked. Heim says she had
been acting little queer and he believes she
went away during temporary alteration
OF mind. She is a years of age.
Adam j. TreScher yesterday sued for d.
vOrce from Anna Trescher on the ground Of
her desertlUn. She LETT him two years ago
and returned to her parents
HAYwARDs PREsBYTERIANs.
1t is said that the Presbyterians at Hay
wards will organize a congregation soon,
and that Rev. g. w. KTetsinger, brother-in-
law OF Professor John Gamble, Phi. D., of
Laurel Hail. San Mateo County, will be the
chosen pastor Mr. kretsinger has recently
graduated from Princeton. He studied the
OlOgy and would have graduated some years
he again took up his studies.
The rumoT that James Canning is the
donor of the $4,000 TO ST. Francis de Sales
parish for the erection Of the new church is
denied by that gentleman and by Rev.
Thomas McSweeney, the rector of the par
isb, who says he is under obligation not to
dlyulge the name until the time agreed upon,
viz: the dedication OF the editice.
The executors of tile estate of Joseph +.
Black have sold personal property of the
estate at Pleasant0n to Leon SIoss for S12,-
600, and ask for confirmation by the court.
LAKE MERRITT BOULEVARD.
AS announced in The CALL yesterday,
the preliminary survey of the lines of the
boulevard around Lake Merritt was COM
menced yesterday morning by Surveyor
Clark of Special Engineer AliardtS force
and City Engineer Morgan. The survey
WAS cODineuceu NJ the east emu OF Tue
Twefth-street dyke and will run around the
eastern arm of the lake first.
Instead of putting down concrete or poul-
tice sidewalks in front OF his Coliseum on
Twelfth street, east of Webster, A. G. DietZ
las been patching up the old wooden walks.
The members of the City Council say that
he had orders TO put down concrete or as
phaltum under the ordinance. The fine for
violation OF the ordinance is 500.
Grace Gupton was lodged in the City
Prison last evening ell route TO the Indus
trial School She is Is years of age and was
married to a worthless fellow who deserted
h..ri IN