The morning call., 1892-09-19
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
A New Competing Scheme Of
the Southern Pacific.
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
A Murderer Who Cannot Be Tried-The
Councilmen and Cholera-The Un1ver-
sity-Berkeley and Alameda.

Two or three weeks ago twenty acres of
land was purchased at Fitchburg. adjoining
the Southern Pacific track. Afterward
another purchase was made Of land adjon-
ing. Fitchburg Is small station on the
line of the Haywards, San Leandro and
Oakland Electric road and has come into
prominence since the road began operations.
A great deal Of comment WAS created about
the purchase. The agent who sold it
obeyad orders and kept 'mum." 1t was
rumored that factories were to pc built and
this was generally accepted as true The
fact Of the agent remaining so silent about
the matter, however, caused the belief that
the Southern Pacific Company, which is an
uncommonly secret organization, had some
thing TO do with it. This belief was con-
firmed by CALL reporter, who interviewed
well-known railroad man yesterday.
The Southern Pacific intends to extend
its local service from Fruitvae to Fitch
burg and to build a looped track at the lat
ter place. The service from Alameda will
also be extended to Fitchburg, and hourly
trips to Haywards will also be made.
All this is done to compete with the Hay
wards electric line. The track to the vicin-
ity of Fichburg is already laid, and but
very little preliminary work will be re-
Quired to extend the service. Plans for this
have already been prepared. The above
facts came to IHE CALL reporter from a
railroad source, and unless the company
changes its mind, as 1t has done many times
of late. it is probable that there will be
competition to the electric road by the hrst
OF January next
Next Monday night the Alameda County
Associated Charities will hold an annual
meeting at the office OF Secretary OBrien
on Tenth street. Directors for the ensuing
year will be elected aud the annual reports
of officers will be presented. During the
past year there have been 1900 applications
for relief, the majority of the applicants
being unmarried men. Two hundred and
fifty OF these have been given permanent
employment. large number OF women
deserted by their husbands have been sent
East to their homes. At the meeting tue
proposition will be discussed OF establish
ing wood and coal yard to furnish en-
ployment to INDECENT men who apply for
relief.
There is prisoner in the County Jail
who was once sentenced to death. but whose
life will never go out in the black shadow
of the gallows. This is aged George Jones,
who murdered Lorenzo Dutil, San Pablo
avenue saloen-keeper, III cold blood for his
money seven years ago. 1t was dastardly
deed, committed in the early hours of a
Sunday morning. when Dut;Ps head was
crushed to jelly with bottle. He and
Jones had been lett alone in the saloon.
When the g0rY body, reeking with blood,
WAS lOuuu III Il udlk DdCh IoOlH, JOut5 WAS
missing Suspicion was fastened on him,
and, when found, he had Dutips money and
jewelry in his pocket Upon the evidence
of this the trial was held aud the death pen
atty was imposed.
Jones vigorously denied his guilt. and he
had friends who secured a setting aside OF
the sentence and an order for new trial.
That trial will never be held. Jones is
parayzed from the hips downward and is
in such feeble condition that commits
sion of physicians appointed by the court
have reported that he could not bear the
ordeal of another trial, and that he is
doomed TO die from natural causes within
few months. The white-haired old man
lies helpless on his bed with the guilt of
murder on his soul, and his eyes grow wild
sometimes as he repeats plaintively over
and over again to visitors, II did not kill
him, did not; l swear | did not Kill him!'
But the remorseless law says he did.
The members of the City Council were
too interested in the political situa tion
Saturday evening TO attend the joint meet
ing called to take measures of preeauton
against a possible visitation of the cholera.
The members OF the Board OF Health and of
the Board Of Public Works gathered, but
the meeting had TO be postponed.
John Nehorn, the boy who was reported
missing from his home in East Oakland the
other day, has reappeared safe and sound.
L. Delcomyn, a sailor from San Fran
cisco. rented a room in the Oakland House
at the corner of Second street and Broad
way this morning. This evening he was
heard groaning loudly, and on his room be-
ing entered il was found he had attempted
suicide by cutting two gashes across his
throat. He was taken TO the receiving
hospital, where his wounds were dressed.
They were pronounced not dangerous aud
the man will recover