The morning call., 1891-06-19
ACROSS THE BAY.
C0rOners at Outs Over Surgeons
Remains.
The State Light Company InccrpOrated-sur-
vey of the Boulevard "A Flaw in the
County Infrmary Land Purchase,

Coroner H. J. Curry of Martinez has b cen
much put out because Coroner Evers of
Alameda did not send up the body of young
&. ID. Spurgeon, the postal clerk who died on
the train from the injuries received in the
collision on Monday. He ordered the re-
mains returned to Martinez, but as the
tralnmen stated that Sturgeon died in Ala
media County, and Curry had the body of
Jordan, upon which an inquest could be
held covering all deaths and the inquiry
into the causes of collision, the body of
Spargeon was not returned, but was sen t by
express to Santa Ana for burial, and the
Coroner Of Contra Costa County was noti-
lied that it would pass through Martinez
where he could stop it if he desired. He
was not satisfied, however. but notified
Health Officer Bailey of Santa Ana not to
give permit for the burial. as an inquest
had not been held. A telegram was re-
ceved by Evers from the Santa Ana Health
Officer yesterday inquiIing whether Spur
geon had died in Alameda County. Coroner
Evers might have held an inquest, but as
one would be held in the case Of Jordan in
the county in which the accident happened
and rear the place where it occurred. he be-
lieyed that sufficient, and that it was un-
necessary to put Alameda County 20 the
expense Of All inquest. The body OF the
postal clerk. he claims. had passed out OF
the jurisdiction of Coroner Curry.
NOT IN HIS RIGHT MIND.
j. II. Hickson, aged So, was brought down
to Oakland on Wednesday afternoon from
Warm Springs, Washington Township, on
suspicion Of insanity. a commission exam
ined him and he appeared perfectly rational
He was discharged, but at midnight police
officer arrested him on the local train. lie
was acting insanely, could not tell where he
was going, where he lived, or anything
else about himself. He was taken to the
County JAIL and Judge Henshaw ordered
another commission to examine him, but
finally concluded to let him remain in Gus
tody until Judge Greene returned from
few days vacation.
Mrs. L. Tosetti has been divorced from
GaSpare ToSetti on the ground of lntdellty.
He was allowed by the term of settlement
to keep $1,000 in cash which he had carried
away and she will have the real estate.
Lucy III. Carlson has sued for divorce
from Charles Carlson; likewise NJ. A.
Brown from John A. Brown.
STATE LIGHT COMPANY.
The articles of the State Light Company
were filed in the Alameda County Clerks
Office yesterday The principal place of
business is Oakland, and the purposes are
to manufacture, produce, sell, distribute
and supply electric power and electric light
and other artificial light to each or any city,
city and county, town or other municipality
in the State Of California and its inhab
itants, etc. The capital stock IS $500 600,
ia 30, 600 shares of $50 each. The Directors
are: w. {. Raiston, Leon ID. Smith. Joseph
B. Dyer and Howard II. Shinn, of Oakland,
and Charles c. Read of San Francisco.
The excavations for the new st. Francis
de Sales Church, at the corner of Hobart
and Grove streets, have been commenced.
1t is stated that the donor of the $4,000 to
the building is James Canning. an old and
well-knOwn- resident of Oakland.
The survey of the lines of the boulevard
around Lake Merritt will be commenced this
morning.
CAMPING OUT IN A sCOw.
Five young fellows, the oldest 10 and the
youngest Is years of age, have been arrested
for vagrancy. They were found on a scow.
a tent, hammock and some other utensils
for a camping outfit were found in their pos
session. -Four OF them have been under
charges of petty larceny before. Their
names are Richard Hyland, Jesse Case,
Walter Reeves, Lewis Miller and Charles
Taylor.
Frank Mcclure applied for letters yester-
day on the estate of his father, Francis
Mcclure, consisting of Sl100, money IN
bank. The heirs are the widow, So years of
age, and five children, all above the age Of
A.
Governor Markham has pardOned Joseph
Perata, who was sentenced TO serve 200 days
for poaching upon the Oyster-beds of County
Treasurer Socrates Huff in San Leandro
Bay. Perata had served 100 days.
FLAW IN THE TITLE.
The Alameda County Supervisors found a
flaw in the title to the thirty acres of and
adjoining the County Infirmary, nea T San
LeandrO, and asked the parties Offering it
for sale to clear up the title, but it has not
been done. so the pure base will probably be
declared off.
Mary Elizabeth Brown, the wife of
Charles s. Brown, has petitoned to be al
lowed the privileges of sole trader. The
support from her husband is insufficient on
account Of his reverses in the hotel business
in San Diego County. She wants to carry
on like business in Oakland.
Gustave Pulschen, who disappeared from
San Francisco suddenly. had some victims
in Oakland. He Swindled butcher named
Louis Peterson out Of about S2700 aud
man named Slverstsin by selling him Oak
land property already decided and recorded
TO some one else.