The morning call., 1891-03-25
ACROSS THE BAY.
a Missing Man Found in Ditch
Near the Red House.
James Watts Death-Henry Donnelly's Will
Filed-A Motor Railroad Proposed-Ala-
medals Non-Partisan Convention.

James B. Dobbie, who had been reported
missing for some days from San Francisco,
was found by c. 81. Miller yesterday in
ditch near his residence, about six miles
from Oakland, and near the Red House.
Miller took him to his barn and came to
Oakland, where he informed Sheriff Hussey.
That officer procured hack and went out
to Miller's ranch and brought Mr.. Dobbie in
to the County Jail. The latter was little
Eighty, and said that he had left his shop
early yesterday morning but had forgotten
to lock it, but from other remarks made his
mind seems unsettled. lie stated that he
had come over to Oakland on Sunday with
James Patterson, the partner of N. w.
Spaulding. and they had gone to Piedmont,
beyond which he did not seem to have
clear recollection. There was a scalp
wound on the top of his head, but he could
not tell how he had received it. His gold
watch and chain were all right A message
was sent to his friend, James Patterson, 924
Greenwich street, San Francisco.
A VICTIM TO CHLoRoFoRM.
James Watt whose death in New York
from chloroform was reported yesterday,
was the oldest son Of Robert Watt of this
city, a member of the Langley & Michaels
cisco young Watt sustained fall, from the
effects of which he continued to suffer so
much that some years ago he became ad-
dicted to chloroform. He would buy
quantity, go to a hiding place, and remain
under the influence of the drug for week
without eating or drinking. He also did
many other strange things such as engag-
ing himself TO marry five or six young
women ana abstracting valuable articles for
Ia -, leah ~,l hs4fa Iic mi y
sent him East last year to 4 hospital in the
interior OF New York City. Relatives there
had been supplied with money aud were
supposed to keep watch on. him, but he
escaped from them, went on chl0r0fOrm
debauch, pawned his watch to buy more
chloroform and finally died from its effects.
An application for a franchise for motor
railroad around Lake Merritt has been
asked by 7. d. Hoskins with branch rail-
road up the Pleasant Valley road toward
Piedmont to the city limits and another
branch up Bay street to Telegraph avenue.
b. BeOCdstna, who was arrested on
charge of robbery ten days ago, has been
discharged on the ground of insufficient evil
dence.
HENRY DoNNELLYS WILL.
The will of the late Henry Donnelly, who
died at the Hotel del Coronado on the 9TH
inst. was filed for probate yesterday. The
value OF the estate is unknown, but the fam
lily residence at Frultvale is valued at S20,
coo. The will was executed in God Hal,
New, April 81, 1873. The properly is de-
vsed 20 the widow, Alice A. Donnelly. and
she is nominated as exeeutriX. There is a
daughter. aged 81, and three step-chldren
older. Mrs. DonnellY has applied for letters
testamentary.
The will of William Collins, late Super
intendent of Mountain View Cemetery, will
be filed to-day. The estate is said to be
valued at s75, 600 to 100000.
The Police and Fire Commissioners last
evening appointed L. LheureauX as adriyer
of Engine 4. vice George Lewis, deceased.
To RECOVER DAMAGES.
+. Posrh has sued j. Nj. HaubOld yester-
day for $4,000 damages for injuries alleged !
TO have been sustained on January 24th at
San Francisco, where the defendant with
force and violence assaulted the plaintiff
and iorcibly pushed him against an iron
meat-hOok with such force that the said
meat-hOok penetrated the shoulder and arm
of the plaintiff 10 4 great depth ana re-
manned broken off therein"
". +. Roberts, the man reported missing
from East Oakland, was found in his room
on New Montgomery street in San Fran
cisco yesterday. He had simply forfeited
the deposit on the lot anu gone back to San
Francisco Intending to let it 60
The jury in the case of Willis ID. Moves
against Al. Wood IL Bro. brought in a YER
dict for $1,000 damages.