The morning call., 1891-02-24
ALAMEDA.
Mrs. Smiths Diamonds the Subject of
Litigation.

Litigation.
Yesterday was not very generally obs
served as a holiday in Alameda In the
afternoon some of the Park-street stores
closed, this constituting the chief obsery-
ance.
The wind blew such gale on Sunday
night that the ferry-boats on the narrow
gauge route ceased TO run after s o'clock.
The 6 10 boat from San Francisco was un-
able to make landing at the pier. and came
up to the old landing at Alameda Point
A sloop bearing the name of Annie was
found by Ralph Hamlin and Eugene Mallot
drifting into San Leandro Bay yesterday
morning. The anchor. chain and hawser
had parted, and it is supposed that the craft
broke loose fraEl her moOrings in San Fran
cisco during the storm on Sunday night, and
drifted across the bay to Alameda.
Z Robert McCully. who has been in
numerous scrapes, is in trouble again
He is now accused by, Al HUFF
of stealing q bottle Of whisky from
the baT-rOOm of n. Muller on Santa Clara
avenue, and a warrant for his arrest on
charge OF petty larceny has been issued.
Hui also claims that McCully has been bOr-
rowing small sums of money from various
people by using his name.
Water to tire depth of six feet has acru-
mulated in the bed of the tidal canal cut, and
Herman krusi estimates that at least 90
100000 gallons are contained therein. 1t
Will nave 10 De pumped out before work on
the Park-street Bridge can be commenced.
and this will take several weeks. Proposals
for the construction of the bridge will be
opened next Saturday.
1t Is evident that some measures will soon
have to be taken to protect the banks of the
southern shore OF this encinal from the de-
structiye effects of the waves. Big slices of
the enbankment were carried away during
the recent storm, and the depth Of many of
the Day-fronting lots was considerably re-
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concrete sea-wall to protect his property
from Eighteenth to Twentieth streets. 1t
was IN the nature of an experiment, and
thus far has proved a success.
Herbert Smith, stair-buider of this
city, bought his wife pair of diamond ear
rings about three months ago, and there
promises to be considerable litigation over
the jewels. They were bought from A. S.
Gilmore IL Co. of San Francisco for $685.
down and the rest to be paid in monthly in
stallments, No more money was paid, how
ever, and Gilmore IL Co. brought claim
and delivery suit in Justice Swasey's court
to recover the jewels. A Constable called
upon Mrs. Smith aud demanded them, but
she refused to deliver them. This
suit is still pending. but the jewellers,
not satisfied to await its outcome have had
warrant issued for the arrest of Mrs. Smith
on charge OF embeZzlement The COM
Dlalnt was sworn TO before Justice ByIer
last evening and will be served to-day. The
that Mrs. Smith did not purchase the ear
rings, but took them in trust, agreeing 10
purchase them If sine was pleased with
them. She has kept them and the jewellers
charge that she is an embezzler. Mrs.
Smiths side of the story is that the ear
rings were obtained from an agent of the
firm, who was selling jewelry in Alameda
without license. The diamonds in the ear
rings did not prove genuine and she efused
to pay for them or return them until pair
was substituted which were such as the pair
she agreed to buy was represented to be.
Berkeley.
The Trustees are considering the question
OF licensing the 'soft" drink refreshment
places in town.
The apportiOHment Of the school moneys
recently made by the County Superintendent
gives Berkeley S9303 go.
1t is stated that Professor LIE Conte will
probably go to Europe at the close of the
University year for rest and recuperation.
de will represent the Faculty us speaker on
Charter day.
Three of the rcinstated union men at the
Judson Manufacturing Company at Emery
vile were discharged on account of refusal
to assist non-unun men. The same number
of D0n-uniOn men were discharged a day or
two ago for incompetency and union men