The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-21
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
Plenty OF CleWs, but No Rob.
bers at the End.
Still Another Lease on tbs Water Front
What the Mayor Said to v. L.
Forth.

There was o look of infinite disgust on
the features OF Chief OF Police Tompkins
yesterday, and he sarcastieally announced
his intention of having a special man ap-
pointed 10 take down clews" concerning
the train robbery. They continue to come
into the Office without abatement.
Word was received from iivermore yes
terday that Deputy Sheriff Frost of Santa
Clara County was on the trail of the rob-
bers and had been closely following them
for As hours, claiming to have tracked them
through the San Antonio Mountains to
Livermore. He expected to oyertake them
between Livermore and Niles. Chief Temp
kins states that he knows nothing of Frosps
movements except what he hears from that
office. None of the Oakland detectives or
police are assisting him, and nothing further
was heard from Frost during last night.
AFFAIRS ON THE WATER FRONT.
j. NJ. Bassett stated last evening that he
has heard nothing further from the railroad
company about moving the Woolsey barge.
Within few days the DaYe piledrlveT will
come down to finish driving piles for the
new wharf, and if the barge is still there it
will be hauled away without ceremony.
At Fortn's landing last night arrange
mentS were made for blowing up the piles
at the Grove-street opening at low tide, be-
tween and o'clock this morning
The straw that has been lying on the
ground above the landing caught fire yes
terday, and buckets had TO be brought to
keep it from communicating with FortiD's
fort and dynamite house.
Yesterday Frank Thomas and John He
Masters answered the ejectment suit of
Edison Adams and others, denying that they
have been tenants Of Adams.
The Water Front Company, through Its
attorneys, yesterday asked that the suit to
quiet title brought against Davie and others
be heard by the three Judges sitting in bank
next week. K. Nj. Fitzgerald contested the
motion on the ground that defendants could
not BE- ready. The case was finally set tor
August 10.
BUILDING TIE BULKHEAD.
Fortin has dozen teams al work building
an embankment several hundred feet long
and about 200 feet wide. A Seattle man
named Declare, who has before been men-
toned, again visited Forth yesterday and
said that he will build warehouse 240 feet
long if he can get the space on Fortin's
landing.
Forth says that another party has leased
from the Shoalwater Bay Company a por-
ton of land east of Castro street. and will
soon build wharf and bulkhead. lie de-
cincs to say who it Is. but says that the
lease will soon be recorded.
Forth says that Mayor Chapman has told
him to so ahead and finish his wharf, and
that if police protection is needed he can
have all he wants, and that the Mayor him.
self will be at the head Of them. He said
that we have right TO display our guns and
tell parties who interfere that they are
loaded" said Fortin. He told me to be very
careful not to shoot unless hard pressed,
and then we would have the law on our side.
He said. "Warn them we'll before you do
such thing as to shoot" The Mayor said
he wished lie could have the pleasure of
signing an ordinance which would settle
the question about these streets.
THE HUMANE SOCIETY.
No further investigation of the affairs Of
the Alameda County Humane Society will
be held until after Wednesday night.
Secretary Theobald, who stated that he
would produce written confession Of
Stevens, the alleged defaulting secretary,
now says the confession has been stolen
and that he must find the man who has it,
Dr. Carpenter stated last night that he
knows where to find Stevens II wanted. but
if more convincing evidence is not produced
he will withdraw his charge of embeZzIe-
ment.
1t appears that the Reliance Athletic Club
of Oakland Is not to have outdoor athletic
grounds very soon after all. Work was be-
gun on a tract near Temescal some time
ago, but improvements have stopped on the
ground that the Electrician Company cam
not stand the expense OF fitting them up.
WATERFRONT SOUP.
Fred Smith. an expressman, living at 1909
Walnut street. Alameda, was seized with
spasms at the Oakland mole Yesterday as
the result of eating a plate Of soup in res
taurant on the San Francisco water front.
The doctor pronounced il a case of copper
poisoning. Smith was taken home, and lie
nearly died on the way.
A skeleton was unearthed yesterday from
the very middle Of the roadway on Second
between hefa
was found two feet underground by work
men engaged IN digging q sewer. 1t was
evidently that of an Indian.
Mrs. j. q. Loyeady, who has been airing
a domestic middle caused by her husband
flirting with red headed lady, who works
in eannery, called upon Sheriff HuSsey
yesterday and asked him to read an obscene
letter, evidently written by the usurper of
her husbands affections. Mr.. Hussey told
his caller to let Secretary Bennett of the
Vice Society read it, as it was more in his
line.
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The City Council adopted resolution last
night directing the clerk TO publish notice
of franchise for an electric road sought
by John l.. Davie and others, Macdonald
only voting no. The lobby applauded when
the resolution was passed.
John j. Eagan applied for lease of 90
years Of a portion of the water front be-
tween Adeline and Chestnut streets for the
purpose of building a wharf. He agreed to
turn back to the city the land at the expira-
ton Of 20 years, provided he is paid for
what Improvements he puts on it. 1t was
referred to the ordinance and Judiciary
committee. Action on this will have an
important effect as 1t is the first recOgui-
ton of the city's rights, and ignores en-
tirely the claims OF private corporations.
Emily Nj. Olney and G. X. w. Deike asked
that Poundmaster 0'COnnell be removed on
charges of keeping disreputable deputies,
who abuse women and children and ille-
gally and by force take animals to be i'm
pounded, assaulting reputable citizens to do
so. The petition was filed.
The report OF the Commissioners for the
widening OF Chestnut street was accepted.
Alameda.
The injunction which Mrs. C. E. Dwinella
brought against Street Superintendent
Frodden TO restrain him from taking fur
Their proceedings in the matter of opening
Kings avenue was sustained yesterday by
the Superior Court.
The committee Of 100 presented two vol
luminous petitions to the Board of Trustees
last night asking that the saloons be closed
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