The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-30
ACROSS THE BAY.
Jack Strauss Wanted by Chief
Crowley.
Mr.. Walker Wants Divorce - Issuing City
Salary Warrants-Modifying sohool-House
Plans-A Safe Opened by Burglars.

G. III. Dauris, otherwise known as Jack
Strauss, allies DOran, was believed to have
gone East but he was arrested yesterday
on Fourteenth street, Oakland. at the re-
quest of Chief Crowley of San Francisco.
lie has been keeping close evidently, for
watch had been kept for him for two weeks
on both sides of the bay. A lady's cheap
watch with filled case and rOlled-gold chain
were redeemed by the Oakland police on
pawn ticket found in DauriS' room while he
was in the Oakland City Prison on suspicion
of having looted rooms at two of the OAK
land hotels. An owner could not be found,
however, and Dauris had to be discharged,
but shortly after he had been allowed
to go Chief Crowley discovered that the
watch had been stolen from a room in the
Windsor house on Market street. Then
search was made for Dauris without success
until Yesterday afternoon. When Detective
Holland walked up to the man he asked :
"Where's the Chief?" Holland did not
know. but asked "Why?" DRuris, or
Strauss. replied, "Oh, I've been waiting to
see him; that's ALL" Holland told him that
they had been waiting for week TO see
him, and asked him to go over to the Guy
Prison with him. Chief Crowley was
notified and sent over for the man.
SENT TO AGNEws.
A man giving the name Of AL Hindel
Smith and claiming to be the husband OF
May Howard Smith, who, he says, is now
with the Webster Brady Dramatic Cont
pany at Denver, Colo, was arrested at Try
ington and examined for insanity. lie
claimed to be a seeond-sight seer and was
interested in a scheme in which he was GO
ing to make 81, 900, 0O0 He was committed
by Judge Ellsworth to Agnews Asylum.
The Mission Spiritualist Society of Oak
land has been Incorporated, with John
Thompson, A B. Plimley. Katie Thomps on,
Ernst CarsteDs. c. A. Poulsen, j. II. Dorety
and =. W. Beilawski as the Directors.
C. II. Rantzran of San LeandTo reports
that on Thursday night his place was visited
by thieves and 100 fancy pigeons taken from
their cOops.
IN TIE DIVORCE COURT NOW.
Noah a. Walker has sued his wife, Mary
J., for divorce. The defendant, according
to the 0mplaint, has taken up with gay
cable-car conductor named A. L. Otter and
has driven him away from his home. The
troubles of the couple have been aired con-
siderably by the arrest and trial of Otter in
the Police Court on charge OF knocking
his wife down at Walkers back door while
the house was surrounded. Mrs. Otter mas
sued for divorce frem Otter
The city salary warrants will all be issued
to-day, but Auditor Snow announces that
there will not be enough money in the Police
and General Salary funds to honor the
drawings on them. Holders of them will
therefore have to have them discounted at
the bank.
The rooms of the Alameda County Law
Library are now ready for use, and the
books are being placed on the shelves.
MODIFICATION OF PLANS.
The Board of Education has requested
the architect to modify the plans of the adj
dition to the Clawson School in the Second
Ward so that it will come within the apprO-
priatOn allowed some time ago, the bids
showing that it could not be builded for
that amount under the present plans
1t is reported that the safe of the RentOn
Coal Company was opened by burglars on
Thursday night or at an early hour yester-
day morning, and that the sum of $50 was
taken. The safe was opened by working
the com biDati0 The cash box was reached
with hammer and chISel.
Judge HenshaW granted Lizzie Kelly q
divorce from George w. Kelly on the ground
Of willful desertion.
CLASH BETWEEN ATTORNEYS.
There seems to be a clash between attOr-
neys over the divorce case of Mrs. Lille
Dell Theilmann. She had some time ago
employed one, who performed some service
for her in helping her out OF the private
asylum at Stockton, but she employed an
other to bring the divorce, at which the first
attorney does not seem satisfied.
George MOlusk, the hackman charged
with attempting to rob Louis Paterson on
Wednesday evening at Twelfth and Frank
lin streets. stated in the Police Court yes
teTday that his name is George Oscar
Jacobs. His examination was set for Tues
day.
John Allen, the alleged pickpocket was
examined on the charge OF attempted grand
larceny and held to answer in the sum of
$1,000 before the Superior Court.