The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-22
ACROSS THE BAY.
An Endowment Associations
Charter JeOpardlzed.
Damages Awarded for Dog-Bite-A Fortune
for Destitute Woman-Arriyal Of. the
Chemical Engines.

The Mutual Endowment Association of
Oakland is a corporation organized under
the laws of this State, and its principal
place of business is in this city. Recently a
suit was instituted against the corporation
in San Francisco by the People eX rel. b. j.
Alderman, who desires to have the franchise
forfeited to the State. The case has been
transferred to this county for trial, and win
be hvard by Judge Henshaw Akerman
says that the corporation is a usurper and
an Intruder into the privileges of life insur-
ance companies. He asks that a receiver
be appointed and the business of the cor
poratiOn be concluded. Postmaster A. w.
Bishop of Oakland is the Secretary, and in
an interview yesterday stated that the suit
is one by the old line companies to break up
the association because interfering with
their business.
AN UNEXPECTED VERDICT.
The jury in the case of Miss A. de Mold
ruD against Edgar A. Cohen yesterday
afternoon, UNEXPECTEDLY to the defendant,
brought in a verdict for $500 damages for
injuries received by her in May, 1889. when
she was bitten in the knee by the defend
ants dog. The suit was for $4,000 dam
ages, and the defendant put on large num-
Der of doctors, who testified as experts that
the Injury c96ld have been inflicted of a
permanent character from the description
given of it by the physicians who testified
for the plaintiff and who had attended her
at the time. The defense, it is said, was so
sure of a verdict that they declined, it is
said, a compromise few days ago at a
moderate figure. A motion for a new trial
viii be argued.
W. E. Chandler, who snatched the bank
book i'll the hands of man in one of the
banks the other day, was arrested yesterday
on suspicion of insanity. Ho had S265 in
gold and S73 70 in silver in his pockets.
THE ESTATE OF A HERMIT.
The estate of the hermit William Locker
man, who died in his hut about year ago,
near Fruitvale, is ready for distribution,
and will be sent by the Public Administrator
to biz only sister, Mrs. Mary j. Roberts, an
old lady in New York. The estate is worth
about $4,000, aud the sister was almost in
destitute circumstances when she heard Of
her brothers death. He was an old miser,
and II was not known until after his death
that he had so much money.
a meeting of the committees OF the Army
aud Navy Republican League was held last
evening, at which it was developed that the
movement of certain veterans of the politi-
cal stamp to make piece club of it would
not work. 1t Will be a club under the con-
troll OF the Republican County Central Com
mittee.
w w iitbLIdu yGSttEudS SuGu IotHJd-
min Whitman for divorce on the ground of
his fifteen Years deSertlon. She does not
know where he is.
The Thirty fourth-street grade ordinance
has been signed by the Mayor 1t fxes the
grade between San Pablo and Telegraph
avenues about quarter of a mile.
ARRIVAL OF THE CHEMICAL ENGINES.
The new chemical engines for North Oak
land and East Oakland have arrived and
will be assigned to their places after trial.
The engine-houSe for the North Oakland
engine has been completed on Adelne
street, near Thirty-fourth, but the East Oak
land house has yet & be built, the Board of
Public Works having purchased a lot on
which to erect it.
The plans and specifications for the build
ing of the boulevard about Lake Merritt are
being prepared by the City Engineer. under
the direction of the Board of Public Works,
preparatory TO inviting bids for commencing
work under the appropriation Of $4,000 for
that purpose.
The commissioners on the opening of
East Twelfth street have filed their report
with the City Clerk. The assessments vary
from % to cents per front foot and the
total assessment is SJ607 OF.
Jud"e Henshaw yesterday Gpyo inted an
attorney TO defend Charles McWOrthy, who
has pleaded not guilty to burglary.