The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-18
ACROSS THE BAY.
Drawing of the First Grand Jury
for the Year.
Litigation Over the Sale Of the Maison Pied
mont-A Pioneer Clergyman's Numbered
Days-Charges Against School Director.

A Grand Jury was drawn in Judge Els
worth's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES evening. The
following are the names drawn Alameda
Township-Albion F. Robinson, Benajah
Benedict, Samuel NJ. Day; Eden Township
Henry Smith, A. w. Schaffer; Murray Town
ship, Roman Ryder; Oakland City and Town
ship-W. S. CAVITY, James Quinlan E. ii.
Lohman, Peter Baker, Chas. Jurgens. w. B.
Hardy, j. II. Inwall, f. K. Shattuck, J. G.
Poorman, A. Keyser, n. b. Hoyt, L. Z.
Phillips, John Trotter, Fl. n. Marquand, j.
G. Wright, Arson Barstow, j. F. Betancue.
P. n. Remillard, W. r. Story, Charles Mau.
F. NJ. Farwell. Jacob Colver; Washington
Township-M. 3. Sturgis, j. B. Haines, Ed
ward Niehaus. 1t is the intention of the
Judges TO carry out the law this year and
draw two grand juries for service. In 1889
one was drawn in September and one In De-
cember, but the latter was impaneled and
discharged without doing anything. In 1890
only one jury was drawn.
Forty Years in the Wilderness" was
the title of a lecture by Calvin B. Macdon-
add the veteran journalist, at the First Bap-
fist Church last evening. The lecture re-
ferred to forty years OF his HE as q
Bohemian, he having recently been con-
verified and joined the church III which he
delivered the lecture.
The residence Of E. P. Vandercook at
Brooklyn Heights was entered by burglars
on Monday and some articles OF value were
taken.
MASON PIEDMONT SALE.
G. P. III. Buck has sued Constable j. w.
Kesler and others, purchasers under the
constable's sale of the MaiSon Piedmont TO
recover $500, the value of the goods taken !;
$500 damages Tor the taking thereof, and
$500 damages for alleged breaking up ana
running the busineSS-a total OF $4,000.
keSler levied on the property under attach
ments III suits commenced IN JusIice
Shocks court against the firm which opened
the place, but Buck came in and alleged
that ne was the true owner. Notwthstand-
ing his claim the constable sold out the
place.
Judge Ellsworth granted divorce to
Mary Brazil from Antonio NJ. Brazil, on the
ground of cruelty, and she was given tue
privilege to resume her former name OF
Mary Almiada. An injunction placed on
his property was dissolved, as the property
interests have been settled out of court
AdUiph Thompson, charged with burg larry,
withdrew his plea of not guilty, waived
time for sentence and was sentenced to Fol-
som Tor four years.
HIS DAYS ARE NUMBERED.
The Rev. o. c., Wheeler, DID,. l. L. D.,
Chaplain of the Fifth Infantry Regiment,
n. &. g., and one of the pioneer ministers
OF the Pacific Coast, who has been confined
to his residence in Oakland for the past
eight months, has during the last ten days
been unable to leave his bed and it is doubt
full whether he will recover. He was for
many years the General Baggage-Master OF
the Southern Pacific Company.
An engine and two cars Of a narrow
gauge local were derailed crossing the fiat
south of the Webster-street bridge yester-
day. A switch engine pulled the cars back
on the track, but it was necessary to use the
jack-Screws to place the engine back on the
track. A stone in the frog of a switch was
the cause. No one was injured
A. l.. Mcpherson, An insurance agent.
has preferred charges with the Board of
Education against Director Lewis K. Chart
rand for taking percentage on School De-
partment assurances secured through him.