The morning call., 1891-07-10
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Electric Road Makes Trouble
for House. Movers.
A Street Contractor Beaten on a Technicality.
The Book Makers War Criminals
and Their Doings.

L. Il. Black of the Book ma kers' Assoeia-
ton states that he will ask that the suit of
his partners Of the Eighth-street gambling
concern be transferred to Oakland. and he
also says that he will file an answer and
cross complaint asking for an accounting
and prevent them from doing business. He
won $1,000 in his suit over the Piedmont
Springs Hotel and seems confident Of win
ming the fight with his pool-selling partners.
The other pool gamblers say that the Pa
c:fic BoOk-makers' Association, of which
they all were members. was never incor-
porated and has gone out of existence.
They claim that Black has no interest in the
present arrangement with the Western
Union for the exclusive control of the
racing dispatches.
A tramp house from the lots at Thirteenth
and Washington streets has reached Tenth
and Franklin streets, and the owner is in a
quandary how to get under the wires of the
Oakland and Berkeley Rapid Transit Com
pany. To get past it will be necessary to
cut the two trolley wires and two gutta
percha coated feed wires, and this is GER
tain to cause some delay to the electric road.
The Rapid Transit Company has warned
the mover not TO cut the wires unless he is
prepared TO stand the penalties provided in
the c0mpany's franchise.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
Mrs. Minnie Estes, the daughter of Mrs.
Peacny, has sued out warrant charging
her mother with abducting her thirteen
month-old child. She afterward went into
the house of Mrs. Durin. al thirteenth and
klrkham, where the grandmother of the
baby had II, and carried it away. Secretary
IneUbald of the Alameda County Humane
Society thinks Mrs. Estes is not competen MT
TO care for the child, and will probably ap.-
ply for guardianship or have some compe-
tent person do so.
Coroner Evers received an anonymous
postal card yesterday asking him to furnish
an accurate description of the man found
dead at East Oakland. He says he is willing
t. furnish as accurate a description as pos
sible TO the inQuiring person if lie or she
Will give name and address. The papers
have all published description of the man.
The body is at the Morgue and may be seen
by any one who may have friend between
the ages of 80 and 60 missing. An analysis
of the white substance found in the cup at
the well near which the body was found
proved it to be arsenic. An inquest will
probably be held to-day.
Mary Ann Lader, AN incorrigibe fifteen
year-old girl, was sentenced to four years at
tile Whittier Reform School by Justice j.
J. Allen, sitting as Judge of the Oakland
Police Court. The girl has been in the
Magdalen Asylum ana is very hard to do
anything with. She was much affected by
the sentence and cried for some time after
being put in a cell.
AROUND THE COURTS.
Josie A. Doekery yesterday sued Louis A.
Dockery for a divorce.
An old offender named Howard Boland
was fined $500, with tie alternative of 200
days, by Justice Allen in the Police Court
yesterday for misdemeanor.
c. w. Chaplin. another Alameda salonnist,
filed suit yesterday afternoon for damages
for preventing him from getting liquor
license. He sues long list of persons and
wants $4,000 damages.
The charge OF assault to murder placed
against Charles Kantz for shooting at James
IL. Swift and young lady friend, on Madi-
son street Tuesday evening, was set for ex-
animation next Tuesday in the Police Court,
The residence Of William Trumbull on
Thirty-siXth street was burglarized on
Wednesday evening and 500 taken along
with the trousers of Mr.. Trumhul A great
deal OF sneak-thieving has been going OH re-
Gently.
1t is announced that the Fruitvale Street
Railroad will be opened anew Oh Sunday,
and that four OF the new double-decked cars
will be used.
The street-laborers' bills for April, May
and June will be paid, as the Auditor has
$1,000 from the Salary Fund to the Street
Fund will enable the payment Of these
claims.
The rainfall at Oakland yesterday to
O'Clock in the afternoon was Is of an inch.
This is the first of the season. OF this
amount IA fell between 4 and o'clock in
the morning. In July. 1877. there was ia Ii
of 10 Of an inch. and in 1885 another of is
of an inch