The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-19
ACROSS THE BAY.
Notes From Oakland, Alameda
and Berkeley.

Harry Lawson was discharged from San
Quentin on Sunday, after serving term of
one year for burglary. Yesterday after
noon he bailed out a friend named Ed
Marks, who was in the City Prison on a
charge of vagrancy, and they hired a rig
and went on celebration on the San Lean
dro road. Passing an old man driving a
wagon. short ways beyond Fruitvale, he
thought they were going to run into him and
he uttered a warning but they circed
around him and struck him with whip.
Mr.. Gates, another farmer. was told about
it, and when coming back stopped the
hoodlums and asked why they had struck
the old man. Lawson pulled out long
dirk knife and threatened to kill Gates
They drove toward town and Gates fol-
lowed. A telephone message was sent TO
the City Prison ana the young fellows were
caught. They were booked for drunken
ness and fast driving. Tomorrow charges
will be placed against them for battery and
assault with deadly weapon.
OPPOSES THE MORTGAGE.
Johu w. Pierson, the capitalist, has given
notice that he proposes to contest the pro-
position to mortgage the property OF the
Christian Church on Thirteenth and Market
streets Some of the members desire to en-
large the church and believe that it would
be advisable TO mortgage. Mr.. Pierson as
serts that in 1885, Hatch, Hoyt, Jackson
Hart and himself became responsible for
the payment Of the cost necessary to be in
cured in the purchase of the lot upon
which the church is erected. 1t is claimed
that this property was bought at cost of
$1,000. 1t was given to the church with the
understanding that it should not be mort
gagged without their consent.
Balser Loebig. German pickle peddler,
was arrested yesterday on the complaint of
Mrs. L. r. Harrington of East Oakland,
who accuses him of felony.
sUNDAY-sCHooL INSTITUTES.
the Sunday-school Institutes of Rev. DR..
J. Il. Gilbert opened last evening in the
chapel of the First Presbyterian Church.
DR.. w. +. Lewis, Chairman Of the Execu-
tive Committee, presided. Dr: Gilbert spoke
for thirty minutes on 'The Condition
aud Needs of the Sundayschools." His
points were Need of Character in the Sun
day-school Teacher" "A Knowledge Of the
Bible in the Sunday-sehool Teacher"
STUDY Of the Bible by the Teacher" The
Art of Teaching Necessary to the Teacher,
and Need OF Spiritual knowledge in the
Teacher" This afternoon mass assembly
of Sunday-school workers Will be held in
the main auditorium OF the First Presby-
terrain Church, and the subject will be The
Sunday-schoOl Idea" The meeting last
night was well attended, the chapel being
comfortably filled.
The will of Rev. DIR. r, Boyns, late pastor
of the Asbury Methodist Church South of
Oakland, who died at HOLSTER, has been
filed for probate. The estate is valued at
$500. and is devised in trust for the minor
children.
Sarah \. C. SAKE has sued Rollin P. Sake
for divorce, on the ground of failure to pro-
vide. She sued some time ago on the ground
of desertion, but he answered and the de-
cree was denied.
KEYS AND PLUMBER GIVEN UP.
81. K. Nicholson. the young man who has
confessed to the nine burgaries in Oakland
and vicinity, turned over to Chief Tompkins
the keys to his room, and three valises full
of plumber were secured. Every conceiya-
bic thing almost was found in them A fine
telescope and a fitld-glass were. found
pawned in San Francisco, the former for 81
and the latter for 81 80. Nicholson says he
must have been crazy, and he is very de-
spondent
L. T.. Flora has purchased another lot in
North Oakland, and it is said he paid S1400
cash. The treasure-tr0ve story Is revived,
and he is credited with having realized $780,,
600, Bayless $4,000 and a third person,
named Dickie, S13. 900.
The Sessions-V andercook electric fran
chise ordinance has bsen signed by Mayor
Chapman.