The morning call., 1891-02-11
ACROSS THE BAY.
Complaint Against Poker Game
by Fleeced Dentist.
Anairs at the Home for Adult Blind-Amer-
lean Convention Postponed-sentence of a
Robber-opening of Clay Street.

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selling liquor withouta license: giving away
hquor without license; keeping open and
carrying on place where liquor is sold and
gwen away The story goes that the de-
leuudnts Keep gam5ling-room in the rear
VI 'ler elgar-store-the favorite place for
gaming LADIES In Oakland for several wears
anu that burnette was cleaned out of $3.50
on the 9th Of January and borrowed S75.
giving his check for that amount on his
bank deposit The next day he stopped
payment, believing that the whisky he had
Deen served with was drugged and he had
peen cheated out of his money The check
nad Deen assigned to third person and
burnette and his wife sued for its collection,
ana TINS act has brought out the whole
story Inc alleged victim says that he be-
AeVes that he was tieeced by two card sharps
employed by the proprietors. 1t is said that
thefe Is slot in one of the tables into which
oo-cent pieces are dropped to pay for the
whisky served. 1t is also said that there are
three or tour more places of the same kind
on broadway. During the term of w. R.
lhomas as Captain of Police, three years
ago, raid was instituted on several of
'heSe places and number of young men
were found in them playing cards for coin.
HOME FOR ADULT BLIND.
the Home for the Adult Blind. One is
Chinese girl and the other a negro. There
was considerable feeling among the present
inmates about allowing a Chinese girl to
enter an American school, but the matter
was referred to the Board of Directors, who
permitted the girl to enter, as she is native
OF California, speaking English fiuently
ana, Dut Tor her dark complexion, would
not be taken for native of the Orient. 1t
is now question whether or not the thirty
otiler ollnd Chinese girls in San Francisco
Will DE admitted to the home il they apply |
Inc nome Is In prosperous condition, hav- |
ing seventy-fve inmates at present. the |
most OF whom are employed in the broom |
factory, from which large revenue is re- |
celVeu annually. Under the supervision of |
Mr. Sanders, the Superintendent, new drive |
ways have been built and the grounds kept |
IN an orderly condition.
a marriage license was issued yesterday |
to oscar, Baron Wolf Won LuediDghaus |
and Mrs. Clara Graf The Baron IS 62 and |
hve5 IN San francisco. The bride resides
III East Oakland and is eighteen years |
younger Both are natives OF Germany.
POSTPONED THEIR CONVENTION.
The Oakland Americans have followed
the ProhibitionistS and postponed their con-
vention until next Monday evening They
nope to draw few susceptible Republicans
and Democrats into their fold by a so-caIled
non bipartisan pledge. At the recent election
one OF them stated that the reason they in
dorSed Candidates of the other parties was
that 1t was pretty hard to lind smon-pure
Americans to put up from S25 to $50 for
campaign purposes, just for the empty honor
oil having their names on the ticket 1t
seems to be rather doubtful that they will
nave any better success this campaign. The
failure to draw the Local OptiOnists and
PTohibtlonIsts into their side-show move
ment to help pay campaign expenses has
rather disconnected them, but they are old
timers and propose to die hard.
The attorneys for the city of Oakland
have decided it is said, that the annexation
suit recently decided against the city should
be appealed to the Supreme Court, and will
so report to the City Council tomorrow
evening. An effort will be made to have
the case advanced on the calendar for an
early decision.
EIGHT YEARS FOR ROBBERY.
Judge Greene gave Pat McDonough of
the Sporting Lite gang a severe sentence
yesterday for the highway robbery of the
drunken Portuguese, Fuino, at Third and
Chester streets, early in November. He
was given eight years at Folsom. Several
of the gang who are also TO be tried for
felonies ana who were on hand to hear
AeDonough's sentence We're not very much
encouraged by the sentence. A number of
them are now in San Quentin and Folsom
and 1t is probable more will get there unless
they mend their ways. The police say they
under close surveillance.
William Faust, the young striker at the
JudsOn Works charged with battery on
Francisco Nlerra, uOn-union Portuguese,
who was working at the works on January
18th, was tried.in the Police Court yester-
day and found guilty by jury. He will be
sentenced this morning.
Mrs. Hattie Young died at Kahuka, island
of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, on January
18th, and yesterday Alexander Young Jr.
applied for letters of administration on ihe
estate valued at 5000, consisting of real
property in Oakland.
CLAY-sTREET OPENING.
The Commissioners to assess damages
and benefits for cutting off triangular
piece oil about twenty feetOn its three sides at
the northwest corner of Clay street ana San
Pablo avenue, TO open the street straight
into the avenue, have estimated damages
and expenses at 1892 20 and have assessed
the same in detail to the owners of property
on Clay and Seventeenth streets ana San
Pablo avenue. The report will come up at
the next meeting of the City Council. The |
damages TO the owners of the land are put |
at S7225 and benefits at 500.
The inquest on the remains of Percy |
Phinney, the young man who took poison on |
Monday, was held yesterday and resulted in |
a verdict of suicide 1t was learned by |
Deputy Coroner Eyers that Phinney had |
carried away the poison he had used to kill |
himself from livery stable whore he had |
been working in san Francisco up to 4 day |
or two before his death.
The suit of W. K. Dougherty vs.. A. w.
Burrell for recovery of 1878 %, alleged TO be
due for materials furnished. mas been trans
ferred from Santa Clara to Alameda County.
SINGLE TAX MEETINGS.
The Single Tax Society will be addressed
tomorrow and Friday evening at Y. NJ C.
a. Hall by Mr.. Hoyt of Los Angeles. lie
spoke last evening at Hamilton Hall,
dwelling on the present condition of the
rich becoming richer aud the poor poorer on
account OF the existing system of taxation;
also animadverting on the folly OF taxing a
man fer building house, or. as he put it.,
making two blades of grass grow where one
can grow.