The morning call., 1892-03-01

ground President McNear Of The electric rail-.
road and Tie cemetery authorities a'e anxious
thai the usual Thirty days delay may be dispensed
with and lie franchise gran ed Immediately, so
that lie line can be completed ana put In iun-
ming otCer within the next len Gays or Two
weeks Tie President OF the ralroad and sew
eral Directors and Superintendent Collins OF the
cemetery were personally present aud presented
the matter.
BODY FEARFuLLY MANGLED.
The trackwalkcr Of The Southern Pacific Com.
pany al Oakland pier found at daylight yesler-
day tie body OF a man fearfully mangled. The
Coroner was netited and the remains taken 10
the Mosgne. He was 20 or 80 years old, smooth
shaved. except about Two weeks growth on the
upper lip. lie was dressed in dark clothes,
pantaloOns with brown stripe and had on red
flannel underclOthing and tennis flannel top
shirt. There was also found a silver u. y Bart
4l6,So5 ndm5er on lie case The chain was n
common oTode. The bair of lie dead man WAS
dark and cut pompadour. He had return
ticket 10 San Francisco punched Que way. At a
late hOur tie remains were unidentified.
Tie petition OF Jchn Rouse, 10 be discharged
from tile custody Of Sheriff Hussey on baDeas
corpus. was heard yesterday afternoon before
Judge Greene, tile wri: discharged and the
prisoner manded; but on a review OF the evil
denee on which he was convicted in the lower
court. lie was discharged. lie was sent need TO
the County jail for petty larceny by justice
Peters.
j. ID. V ndespeer and j. b. Richardson. execu-
tors OF lie estate Of Fanny Simpson, have sued
Andrew Patterson and attached 5000 acres of
his land In Eden, Washington and Murray town
tiIils los %,ttt uuc on u pfotDissOtN HDts.
The eslate Of NJ. c. c. Siege has been APP
praised at s32173 so. and consists OF 800 acres
In GLay's survey OF the San Pablo rancho, III six
parcels, with the improvements.
IMPROVING THE COUNTY ROAD.
committee OF tic Oakland aud Alameda
County Board of Trade appeared before the
Board OF SUPERVISORS yesterday. and appealed 10
lii { body 10 take some action looking TO The I'M
proyement OF The county ROAD leading into Oak
land. The board was addressed on the subject
by I. W. Kinsey. NJ. }. Keller and ID. w. Kirk
a hN IN "a
that they were willing TO do all they could for
tie Improvement or the roads. but The board
could only eXpe9G the amount that came into the
road fund. Ii had no power, such as the City
Council. 10 compel the pIoperly-owners 10 I'M
prove roads.
Mrs. Jane Woods alias Schwartz the black
veiied woman. who was sentenced IN August TO
six months IN The County JAN for soliciting with
out authority, funds al Aiyarado and other
ana olher charitable work was discharged yes
teiday her sentence having expired. She
dep -IIed IN happy mood.
The summons in tie suit OF Mayor Melvin
Chapman against the Enquirer Publishing Com
paoy Tor 100000 was not served Yesterday
because The complaint was hurredly drawn, and
an amended complaint was flied yesterday alter
noon, with W. W. FOOte ana }. &. Martin as at
toIneys. The usual eoUd OF $500 was fled.
Tie Oakland Water-fIont Company has sued
j. :. KimOall, Daniel Beade, L. w. wells and
others, to quiet title 10 400X30O feet on the
wafer front Of The estuary OF San Antonio, at
the foot OF Seventeenth avenue, East Oakland.
rousing meeting In interest OF the improve
meni bonds VIII be held in Masonic Han, West
oakland, tIls evening, al which Jacob Samm
viii preside.
PAY UP OR GO TO JAIL.
Charles Harrington, whose wife, Nettie Is
suing INN for divorce. explained 10 Judge Els.
worth Yesterday how he blew in 81 500 thar he
drew ont OF bank a few weeks ago IN the Eighth
street poolrooms OF Oakland, I'm shooting 'era DS''
al Sacramento, and IN other chance games. He
the Court ordered him to pay $50 aiimony and
500 attorneys fees 10 bis wife forthwith win
tie addition OF $50 Ter month alimony. Charley
VIII have 10 pay uD OF go to jail
Ernest Melchin, proprietor OF the Home
bakery on Seventh street, near Wood, has been
on drunk for ten mo0ths. and is so weakened
by his excuses III 4 he is almost on the verge OF
insanity. or laie bis actions have been yefy
strange. aud Oh Sunday night ne went out beg
eing on The streets, although lac is a man of con-
siderable property. The court has put The mat
ter over for few days 10 decide what Will be the
best disposition 10 make OF the case.
James Ill. Higgins ana Frank MuTrhy were
caught yesterday trying TO dispose of a watch,
stolen ten days ago by burglars from The resi-
Deuce OF Flank McNamee, at BroOAlyn. They
were booked for burglary
Burglars broke inIo the residence OF c. W.
hoeb. at 5l6 SIKH street, during the night on
sunday. They were noisy, though, In Their
movements, aud were scared away.
Miss Madeline Shepard, the daughter OF j. l..
n. shepard. has entered a convent IN London,
aud il Is said will take the veil.
A YIoLINIsT GONE CRAZY.
There was genuine surprise in Oakland yes.
ierdAy when IL was announced that Eugene
OConneii, Tire accomplished young violin VIII
tuoso. had been examined by Drs Nicholson and
Buteau and Judge Greene ut the Oakland Gen
era Hospital and 10y The latter committed TO The
Napa Asylum. OConneil is 25 years old, and
had finished his musical studies IN Paris re-
Gently. He received an ovation al bis benefit In
Oakland, and was well received at other places.
Tie causes of his dementia are given as excess
siye clgarette-SmUking and alenhol
The morning papers 10 San Francisco reported
on Friday that John Mnrke had been treated
over night for gunshoi wound In The leg He
said that he had been knocked down and hah
BY TWO men. but bis story was dlscredft ed.
Yesterday afternoon IL was learned here iha, he
Is doubtless the individual who on Thursd nv
eve Ing Tried 10 break into tie Colt residence al
Piedmont, bu' was shot at 10y boy who sa W
him He evidently iealized that by going to lie
crossed Oh the next boat TO San Francisco.
Posy Moore, the eX-j1ckey, who during bis
career nihe turf accumulated enough money 10
buy some property Ia North Oakland. was tiled
for keepTng in filthy condition the premises in
wlleh Maude stevenson aud family were found
living I'D state OF degradation. Moore con-
dHcied his case with considerable shrew ness,
but WIS found guilty.
w. II. Hiqchman, the lessee of the Oakland
Trotiing Park, has he IN forced Ia file la usoly-
ency liabilities. S2640; assets 1898
Catherine NJ. Staff has sued Fritz L. Stan for
divorce.
SENTENCED FOR CRIMES.
John Norman, the man who robbed Car.driyer
Anderson, was found guilty by the Jury OF petty
larc nv. Judge Ellsworth gave him the extreme
penalty Of six months III the County jail but
remarked that he believed The jury should have
fonGd him guilty 81 a graver Gifense than petty
larceny. He diugged Anderson and robbed hin,
OF his watch and Sl3 IN coin while they were In
the university grounds George Thompson W as
sent 10 Folsom Tor six months for burglary OIL a
plea Of guil:y. Thompson said he had been
drinking when lie enter ed a car OF the Southern
Paeihc company al Niles and carried away q
bottle OF champagne cider. He said tha box was
open. The Court was inclined to give him a
light sentence on account OF his previous good
character.
Chei Of Police Tompkrs has sent letter to
Tie C0uncH asking that all ordnance be framed
prohibiting sioTekeepers from placing signs on
the sidewalks He says that the EVIL has been
growing beyond ali bounds OWING TO the increase
OF competition.
John Kearns, President of the Plasterers, I'm.
Ion. was brought before Judge Ogden yesterday
charged with hgiliing. Ii appears that on Sun
day night the un1eG men and others had a row
and heains TOOK very aggressive part IN the
affair.
THE CITY COUNCIL
Al The meeting OF the City COUNCIL last night
the Committee OF the Whole presented its re-
port on Ill, matter In controversy between
Auditor Snow, Expert Hughes aud Mayor Chap.
man over The bills OF X. W. Church. County
Recorder, and IL was referred by the Council To
the Distrlct Attorney tie City Attorney aud The
Mayor Tor report on the legal aspect OF the
case.
A communication was received from the City
Attorney that the Contra Costa Wafer Company
was not by law required TO make the detailed re-
pori contemplated ID The resolution adopted by
the Council several weeks ago. and That lie list
OF raie.psyers furnished was ali that was
required.
An ordinance was introduced granting the
Consolidated Piedmont Railway Company an
electric franchise on Fourteenth street. instead
OF The horse and cable franchise now held II
was referred TO the Ordinance and Judiciary
Committee.
ALAMEDA.