The morning call., 1891-10-03
ACROSS THE BAY.
Charles u. Barnes Accused of
Being Insane.
Ordinances signsd-A Petition in Insolvency
Accidents at the Railroad Yard.
Harris Condition.

County mad a visit yesterday forenoon
from Lewis Hewlett. who keeps
grain and feed store in East Oak
land, and has the understanding con-
tract After a lengthy conference with
Assistant District Attorney Nusbaumer
he swore to complaint charging Charles M.
Barnes. railroad agent of San francisco.
with insanity. He stated that Barnes threat
ems every evening. when he comes home,
to kill him for interfering with his family.
Hewlett claims That he does not know
Barnes family. or did not until since Barnes
has made these threats, and that he never
saw Barnes to know him until he went to
demonstrate with him. Hewlett said that
Oh Thursday Barnes told his wife that he
was going to kill Hewlett and started TO The
latter's house Mrs. Barnes went an
other way and arrived at Hewlett's door
first. She told Barnes tbatif he rang the door
bell she would scream out and let Hewlett
know who was there. Mr.. Hewlett says he.
personally, is not afraid of Barnes, but that
Mrs. Hewlett is afraid Barnes might shoot
him, when he comes to the door IN answer
to the bell, without warning, or at some
other time. Hewlett believes that Barnes
is insane. His wife wanted him to have
Barnes bound over to keep the peace for
threats against life, but he has been adj
Yised that that would be a tedious proceed
ing, and the insanity proceeding would be
the shortest. Mr.. Barnes was TO have been
arrested by a constable as soon as he came
home last evening, but hearing OF the
matter in the city shortly after noon lie lnl-
mediately came to Oakland and gave him
self up TO Sheriff HuSSey. lie had long
talk with Judge Greene, and stated that he
had made no threats against He" lett other
than to tell him to keep away from his
family and stop annoying them. Judge
Greene continued the matter OF eXamlna-
ton until Monday and allowed Barnes TO go
to his home in East Oakland.
JUMPED THE TRACK.
An engine jumped the track in the Oak
land yards yesterday on account OF broken
rail. The track was cut up for Twenty-Five
or thirty yards ana ties were broken, but
little further damage was done. 1t Is said
that several yard accidents have happened
during the week, by which considerable
damage to property occurred, but none to life
or limb.
Mayor Melvin Chapman has signed the
ordinance regulating the placing OF building
material and other distractions on the
public streets, ana the one relating to the
construction Of private sewers.
Auditor Snow has, under the writ Of man
date, audited not only the bills OF Robert
Mchillican for election booths in the sum OF
$500. but the election printing bills as well.
The San Leandro Postotfice has been
raised to Presidential Office.
FILED IN lNsoI-ELNCf' ,,.,..--
'" H. bileh OF Tue SalLuIR'a AIliIaIy
Academy ana secretary oil the Oaklanu AS
| Soclateu CHariueS, mas sucGuinDel 10 NJ
hcdIth ana ohu aeDIs ana nleu III insolvency
| HIS debts are $50, ana ms assets pFo0-
! ably some OIL when are no. solVenl or col
| lectaole, are put al SSH. lie CLAIMS Sou
| exempt. SheriH dusSeH was appointed as
signee ny Juuge Greene
| HE Jay, at / 80 clock Yesterday after
| noon, IN Judge Greene department, gave
| Peter Bauer Judgment OF $3.50 against the
! CITY Of Oakland Tor changing the grace Oh
New Broadway. Inc suit was ior 9zoUV'
Clara \. Stephenson has sued Clement V.
Stephenson for divorce. lie Is San fran
cisco insurance agent ana fes'ue' win MS
Un y '.!I', fe TO- rosi,,od Iis la os
m0noy-order clerk If the Oakland Post
office.
DROUGHT FROM HEALDsBURG.
1, A. Cook, detaulting witness in the
! case OF hoJiey, VINO was arrested ioT sie9l-
iL7 d ~ va "L'1s' VI ~ I'm I
,y4s Inc comnlaininr witness and tio ease
his been dismissed. Cook will probably be
punished for CONTEMPT, but he claims that
Ire tHOught he was subpenaed for tn. 18th of
October, instead of the Ist and tina, he In
tended 10 come down on that day. He was
brought down by Deputy Sheriff Mead of
| Sonoma County.
Ii is said that c. L. Dam, who recently
went into business on Broadway. will re-
Sapratqry- NJ tho Roorj Of PubIio