The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-11
OAKLAND NEWS.
A Frenzied Father Makes an At.
tack Upon a Doctor.
Arrested for the Theft of Bathing Suit,
The Baseball Players to Abandon the
Emeryville Grounds.

DR.. George j. Augur has sworn out a war
rant for the arrest of Giovanni Serigolonga,
an Italian living on Forty-seyenth street,
between Grove and Shattuck avenue, on
charge of assault to murder. he had been
attending the eiSht-year-old son of the
Italian, who was suffering from infiamma-
tton Of the bowels and cersbro-s spinal irrita-
ton. On Thursday evening he was at the
house about two hours and found it neces-
sary to give hypodermic injections of NOR
phine. The father looked upon the little
instrument with suspicion. Finally convul-
slons set in and the child died. When the
physician announced that the boy was dead
the father was frenzied and shouted some
thing in Italian. The physician said "Yes,
he is dead" and Serigolonga, running to
closet. brought out large revolver, which
he pointed at DR.. Augur's head
The mans wife and lady friend pleaded
with him not to shoot. and when he turned
a moment to the dead child on the bed the
physician quietly slipped out He did not
stop to unhitch his horse and buggy. but
started down street. The Italian came out
still bearing his pistol and fired shot after
the doctor. the bullet whizzing past MIN.
DR.. Augur then paid man to go and I'M
hitch his horse and bring it to him. and I'M
medlately drove to the Under SheriHs
house and asked that SerlgDlonga be az
rested, but by the advice of Nh Harlow he
concluded TO allow the father to attend the
funeral of the child before the arrest is
made, and accordingly did not swear out
the warrant until yesterday afternoon. The
arrest of Serlgolonga will take place this
afternoon.
AROUND THE COURTS.
Mrs. Birdie Z. Richardson has been
granted a divorce from }. NJ. Richardson
all = n bpr al nj
Stednan.
Phil Cooper, youth of II. was arrested
yesterday afternoon on a charge of petty
larceny of bathing suit from the Pied
mont Baths. He cut the name OF the baths
oil and paid 80 cents to have his monogram
put on the breast. The bath company have
lost number of suits since opening.
The trial jury drawn in Judge Greene'S
court last week was impaneled by Judge
HenShaw in Department yesterday and
tried Sam Sun kre, a Chinaman charged
with burglary of tie Postoffice. KEGS wit
nesSes testified that he was drunk when he
broke the window and that he did not at
tempt tn steal anything. The jury acquitted
him. He had been in jail since February.
+. d. Black. who has been sued by the
other members of the Pacific Book-makprs'
Association, states that he intends to fight
to the end. He claims that TIE other men,
bers have been conducting business IN Oak
land during the past two months, receiving
which he has not received his proportion.
He further alleges that, according to his ill.,
formation and belief, the plaintiffs have dis
bursed for corrupt and fraudulent purposes
a large amount of the proceeds of their busI-
ness in the procurement of certain local leg
iSlaiion, and that unless epjoined by the
court the people of Oakland will prevent the
further business of book-making.
AT meeting of the Oakland Board of
Health last evening the provisions Of a new
sanitary and plumbing ordinance to take
the place OF the one vetoed by the Mayor
were discussed. Other sanitary measures
were taken up and discussed.
POOR SUPPORT.
The attendance on the games of baseball
at the Emeryviile grounds is so slim that it
is probable they will be discontinued and all
games played at Haight street. San Fran
cisco.
The compartments for Tuesdays annexa-
ton election under the new reform ballot
law will cost about $500. There will be
200 of them, costing 81 90 each. The County
Clerk is preparing the supplement TO the
registers of young men and others who have
registered since the city election. There are
only few names, probably not more
than 80.
-Ihe bonus of $4,000 for the building of
the Oakland and Haywards electric street
railroad does not materiallze as rapidly as
some other bonus propositions, bnt Ii is said
that the projectors are not yet discouraged
The Board of Trade has not seen its way
clear to give it the Endorsement the COM
pany asks.
Frank johnson Of Berkeley has been miss
ing since Sunday. lie has been in the EN-
piOy Of Kohler & Chase, San Francisco.
His wife fears lie may have committed sui
eide.
Captain j. Fl. Shepard and daughter of
East Oakland were injured by the running
away of their team in the Redwood Canyon
on Thursday evening. 1t was feared that
ShRnaFd
of the brain, but he is now considered cut
of DANGER