The morning call., 1891-04-03
ACROSS THE BAY.
Two Attorneys Reported to Have
Been in Contempt.
Divorce Proceedings = Elections in Churches.
Sole survivor-Y. III. C. A. Affairs.
Politics in Alameda.

| Gently held the testimony taken IN the mat
| ter of the motion for change OF venue In the
| case of Jean B. Davis VS.. Heloi5e f. Z.
| Velati, and has decided that the plaintiff
| and his attorneys, n. i. Mulyille and T. G.
| Trousseau, were guilty of contempt OF court
! in making. without foundation, the charges
| in the affidavit for change Of venue against
| Judges Greene and Henshaw. The commit
tee is undecided how to proceed in the mat
ter. President J. c. Martin OF the aSsOcia-
ton states that as soon as the committee
| report is ready meeting of the Bar Asso-
citation will be called and the matter prose-
cuted.
The suits of Alameda County against the
Southern Pacific Company for overdue taxes
| will be heard by the three Judges of the Su-
perior Court of Alameda County in bank.
DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS.
The suit of Sarah A. C. SAKE against
Rollin p. SAKE for divorce was withdrawn
and dismissed yesterday without prejudice.
The action was brought some time ago on
the ground of desertion, she alleging that
he was in Salt Lake. Utah. He reads the
papers, however, and made himself known
on the day after the complaint was hled.
| The Saxes, it is understood, have not COM
promised. but she will bring new suit, al
| leging failure to provide.
A divorce was granted to Mrs. G. 5. Say
age Yesterday afternoon from George n.
| Savage on the ground OF lnhdellty. Inc
| complaint was entered on Wednesday alter
mediate trial Although he answered the
| complaint be made no defense.
John Mutually and Susanna Mutually have
signed a contract to live separate and apart.
| She accepted property OF the value OF $500
and relinquished all claims to more of his
| estate.
The divorce Of Marietta Overend from E.
| j. Oyerend D.. by Judge Hoge in San
| Francisco. grew out of scandal in which
| she and livery stable man were concerned.
! vFSrKYMEN AND OFFICERS ELECTED.
The election for vesLrYmen ana officers
| Of st. Johns Episcopal Church on Wednes-
| day resulted in the following choice: YES
| trymen-R w. Kirkham, Charles ID. HAYES,
| Chauucey Taylor, James de Fremery, Ed
| ward TOmpklns, Van Leer EaStland and
! Gustave l.. Mix; Senior Warden, X. ".
| Kirkham; Junior Warden, Charles d.
! Haven. The delegates To the annual Do
cesar Convention, on the 29th inst. at Los
| Angeles, VIII be chosen next Sunday.
| The First PRESBYTERIAN Church has elected
| W. II. Knight as Moderator and II. h. Bel
den as Stated Clerk. Arson Barstow has
| been reelected as Treasurer. The Trus-
tees elected are W. II. Quinn, d. Edward
and George Collins.
The Contra Costa Water Company has
contracted for HYATT filter at the San
LpardrO reservoir. One has been put in at
| Lake Iemescal.
HE HAS TAKEN HOLD.
The new Secretary of the Oakland Young
| Mems Christian Association. Irving ). Wat
| son, has taken hold OF the duties OF his posi-
| tiun and will make some recommendations
! to the Board of Directors for changes in
several matters, among them an Increase III
the committees, including Visiting Commit
I TO colt of aa
| Reception Committee, etc. lie expects to
| have a number of changes made in the ar
| rangementS Of the gymnasium, and thinks
an instructor should be employed all the
| time instead of half time in Oakland and
| the other half in San francisco.
The jury in the case of the people VS.. II.
| II. McNult rendered verdict of guilty of
| assault with intent to commit murder, after
being out thirty-siX hours. He will be SEN
| fenced by Judge Ellsworth on the 18th inst.
Ernest johnson, a brakeman, has been
| left $4,000 by the death OF relative IN lii
noiS and has resigned. He will go East to-
| day to receive his inheritance.
PIEDMONT CABLE COMPANY.
1t is stated by members of the Con-
solidated Piedmont Gable Company that
the cable connection from Fourteenth ana
| CLAY streets will be commenced shortly and
will be rapidly pushed to completion. The
| entire line from Clay and Fourteenth to the
! SIXteenth-strert Depot is expected to be
| constructed within three months. Some
| complaints are made that the company S
| line from Adelne-street Station to North
| Oakland is NOT run on schedule time, but is
| rather -y0u-please line. running semi
| occasionally. 1t is said BY would be patrons
| thai it is only run often enough to hold the
| franchise.
Mayor Chapman has rot intimated his APP
| continents as yet and it is said he may
withhold them until the first OF next week
| and announce them Monday afternoon. His
bond in the sum Of $4,000 was filed yester-
| day with I. X. Shattuck aud j. c. Wilson
| as SuEetieS.
Charles Bennett, Washington-street
erockery- dealer, has fled in insolvency.
His liabilities are S4O49 and his assets
$3.50.
SOCIETY OF PIONEERS.
The Alameda County Society of Caifor-
| MIA Pioneers has now fOrty-th active
! members, consisting of one more than sc
| years old, five more than TO- seven more than
| 10, six more than %, nine more than 60 and
two more than 3D. The average age of all
the members is TO. City Treasurer Gilpin
| and Mrs. Gardner are the youngest or baby
members, Mr.. Gilpiu being not yet 40 years
old. Elisha o. Crosby, City Recorder Of
Alameda and member Of the association,
| is the sole surviving signer of the State Con-
stitution in Monterey in 1919.
A lien has been placed on record against
the ! Dung Mems Christian Association for
| S2l23 for mill work. 1t is claimed by the
| Assistant Secretary that the amount is due,
if at all, from the contractor, and the asso-
| citation IS IN no way responsible for the pay
| ment OF the claim.
| The COmmerce-StrPet sewer has at last
| been compile ted and accepted by Superin-
tendent of Streets Wall. 1t cost about
| $4,000 all told.