The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
ACROSS THE BAY.
Man and Wife at Law Over
Landed Property.
Trouble Over House Lease-Dameron Will
ing to Assist-Money in the Treas
ury-Alameda's Dead.

The trial of the suit Of Thomas Corley to
recover possession of one-h of five acres
at Fruitvale, claimed as community prop
erty, was heard partially yesterday by
Judge Ellsworth. In 1877 Corley decided
the property to his wife, he now claims
with the understanding that 1t was in trust
for them, as he was in the nursery business
and might be In debt. He now wants it de-
clared community property and his wife to
deed him the one-half. He claims that he
gave her an absolute deed. They live in
the house on the tract. 1t is believed to be
worth $4,000 1t is said that in 1887 $4,000
was offered for it, but she refused to sign
the deed.
Nine Chinese, who tried to enter the
United States over the Mexican border
were lodged in the Alameda County Jail
yesterday
TROUBLE OVER A LEASE.
DR.. Judson Chamberlain of Golden Gate
was arrested on complaint OF Mrs. Dennis
Hall yesterday for obtaining money under
false pretenseS. He leased her the upper
stories OF the Hindman Building on Eighth
street, but she learned that the agent had
decided that Chamberlain had no right to
lease the place and rented il himself from
January 18Th She will sue unless she is
given possession under Chamberlain's lease.
In view of the resolution of J. w. Nelson,
President of the City Council, with refer
ence to the investigation of the waterfront
question by the City Attorney, J. p. Dam
eron has written a letter 10 the Council and
City Attorney Offering to assist in gather
Ing information, saying that he might be
able to contribute some that might be Of
service.
The count of the money in the County
Treasury yesterday showed S59S S25 SO on
hand OF which S506 l2S had been received
during the month
WHAT WAS HIS MOTIVE
William James Kelley of Placerville pro-
cured license here yesterday to marry
Della Crosley of San Francisco. He wanted
the license dated back few months, hut
was informed that the law was not very
accommodating in that respect, so accepted
the situation, paid his 81 aud took the
license OF yesterdays date.
One of two ladies dropped q purse con-
tanning S410 in gold. some silver and check
on the floor of a Twelfth-street car a day or
two ago and left the car at Jackson street
The purse was returned to them twenty
minutes later by the driver. He was re-
warded.
John l.. Bromley has found an old map of
1886 showing that the proposed site of the
new San francisco Post0ffice building was
on high ground. The marsh was near by.
TO MINE IN MONTANA.
Articles Incorporating the Bald Mountain
Consolidated Mining Company have been
Hleu. he principal place oil business IS IN
Oakland, and the purposes are to conduct
general mining business at Wards Peak,
Mont. The capital stock is 100000, divided
into %, 600 shares. The following are the
Directors aud subscribers: Warren ID.
Heaton, NJ. c. Rigney, C. w. Wilkins,
George Chase aud +. L. knowles-S40O0
each. There are said TO be twenty-five
young men of Oakland interested In the
company, and they have located three
claims.