The morning call., 1891-11-09
BEYOND THE BRIDGE.
Mrs. Bruce's Son Assaults Her
Through a Mistake.
George Caters Head Goes Through q Car
Window-Fire in the Cordage Works
Disorder and Lottery Tickets.

A fracas occurred In the Bruce household
on Illinois street, just below Nepa, at an
early hour Saturday morning, which, in
view OF the intent of the assaultlng party
and the results to the assaulted, might be
termed seri0-comic battery. 1t appears
that Mrs. Bruce was formerly Mrs. McNa-
mara. and on taking the present Mr.. Bruce
for better or worse she aroused the ire and
ill-will of the first spOuss's offspring The
said offspring. however, remained men,
Der Of the Bruce family circle, and has now
attained the age of about 80 years.
His dislike of his STEP parent has smold-
cred for some time, its existence being
known only by an occasional cerulean color
ing of the atmosphere when the step-father
and son CHANGED to disagree on any subject.
Last Friday night was pay night at the
Union Iron Works in the Potrero. and Me-
Namara on receiving his labor's compensa-
tion proceeded to the nearest saloon and
secured a heavy load of bad liquor. II took
him some time to secure the requisite
amount, and it was nearly dawn when he
wended his way homeward.
The corn juice served him for an inspira-
ton and he determined to seize the oppor-
tunity to get even with the sod man."
STRUCK HIS MOTHER.
made his way into his parents apart
ment and commenced an attempt to discover
how much mauling the Stepdad could stand
without being made hospital subject.
AT the first whack, however, there came
an unearthly yell and general scramble,
from which was heard the cries, "Ohl Pm
killed! I'm murdered" etc.
When light was secured and some order
had been restored from chaos it was discov-
cred that the intoxicated stepson had been
cudgeling his mother, Mrs. Bruce. and had
succeeded in lnt1lctlng an ugly scalp wound.
A physician was called in to dress the
wound, and the neighbors, who had been
attracted by the row, ON learning the cause
thereof, expected to find a penitent son. but
they were badly deceived, far he was heard
10 utter: Served her right for marrying
him, and she had no biz in his place" No
arrests were made.
FIRED BY CHILD.
The San Francisco Cordage Company had
a very narrow escape from a serious con-
1agration in their works on Tennessee
street yesterday afternoon. A frame build
ing, formerly used as q rope walk, but now
used as warehouse and stored with a
large quantity of hemp and other very in
fiammable material, was ignited about 3
o'clock from the sparks OF a small fire kim
died near 1t by a little child. An alarm
was turned in and the Potrero engine re-
SpOnded, but Its services were not neces-
sary, as the incipient blaze was eXtinguished
by the Waterman and others who had been
attracted to the scene
The damage was nominal, the side of tn Q
building having been only scorched.
SHOWED THROUGH A WINDOW.
George Cater. employed in the sugar re-
fnery, as arrested az an early hour yester-
day morning in the Potrero. and charged
with disturbing the peace. 1t appears that
he and some OF his fellow workers attended
the sugar refiuers' ball at the Odd Fellows
Hall Saturday night and imbibed too many
social bowls, after which they started for
home. Everything went smoothly until they
got into a street-car ON Kentucky street,
when disturbance ensued, and Cater s
head went through glass window. Special
Smith CHANGED to be near at hand, and the
peace dlsturber was taken 10 the Potrero
Station and booked on the charge stated
CARRIED LOTTERY TICKETS.
While the crowd was passing through the
gates of the Union Iron Works Saturday
afternoon to witness the launching of the
new tOw-boat Fearless, the officer stationed
at the gate had his attention drawn to a
man VINO was attempting to force his way
through into the Enclosure. He saw that
the man was under the influence of liquor,
and told him two or more times to go away
but, perceiving that he continued to make a
nuisance of himself, the officer arrested
him. When taken to the station he gave
his name as Henry Thompson, and when
searched some lottery tickets were found
upon his person.