The morning call., 1892-11-19
SMALL TALES OF A BIG CITY.

Customs Inspector McGinnis seized eighteen
tve-tael cans OF opium yesterday concealed on
board the steam schooner Jeane from Nanaimo,
B. C.
Judge Trout hiss denied the motion to dismiss
the indictment against Mrs. Nellie Haven. &C
eused OF completely with Dr. Beale in the murder
OF Mary Carroll.
James 0Connor. hayward lad, was convicted
of petty larceny yesterday and sentenced by
Judge Love to term Of three years In the Whit
tier Reform School.
Charles Locke, who recently assaulted hi.
wife and mother in-lsw. was convicted of battery
yesterday and sentenced 10 ninety days impris-
onment 10 the House of Correction.
The breach OF promise suit brought by Emma
A. TiltOn against NJ. NJ. o'DsI was yesterday
transferred To Siskiyou. on the ground that the
defendant Is a resident OF that county.
Dr.. f. c. Cook was allowed $500 yesterday
by Judge Levy. Cook had suea A G. Freese as
administrator OF the estate of w. A. Church for
$1,000, due for medical services rendered
Church.
Cora Coombs, who Is suing Charles Engelke
fof $4,000 for breach OF promise TO marry,
yesterday instituted suit against him for $3.50 80
for services rendered between November 6. 1891,
and November q, 1892.
John Erickson, Swedish sailor OF the British
ship Dominion, endeavOred 10 put an Inc brIated
friend TO bed on Thursday night when the friend
drew knife and cut him severely about the
upper part OF The body. The man Will recover.
William Gallagher. the saloon-keeper who re-
Gently created panic IN the Lotus Club by his
pistol practice and then shot Officer Stevens was
examined yesterday. Judge Love committed him
for Trial on charge OF assault 10 murder setting
his ball In $4,000.
An inquest was held yesterday In the case of
William Muller, The blacksmith who died at
112S Mission street Thursday from carbolic acid
poisoning. The Coroners jury decided that he
took the poison by mistake and returned a YER
diet OF accldr ntal death.
Lssette Dennison, Selim T. Woodwork, VIII
liam Mem. Woodwork and Lydia Woodward
for $500 for yscating 603 Market street on
August 81 1892, without giving Three montbs'
notice. as required by the lease.
A. MatrOni, a commission merchant OF 515
Green street, swore out a warrant YESTERDAY for
the arrest Of r. Pannani on charge Of embez-
Element. While employed by the firm OF Maironl
Guastncci Pannani collected small amounts
aggregatlng $40. which he failed 10 account for.
The j. I. Dunn Company reports decided I'M
provement IN the sales Of property at the new
city OF South San Francisco. As the time for the
opening OF the packing house approaches the
demand for building lois Is on the Increase
Several buildings are going up, including q
$4,000 schoolh0use.
The United States Grand Jury has returned in.
dictments against L. Z. Walter for frauduiently
attempting TO vote the name OF Walter K. Gaines
at The Seventeenth Precinct OF The Twenty ninth
Assembly District. and against Morris p. Now
lin and Thomas SimmoDds for unlawfuly using
the Postoftice establishment In scheme 10 de-
fraud.
Elizabeth c. Richardson has made an aff,dayit
In which she states that the property 10 outside
lands blocks 6SS. $50 and TAB, valued at
$4,000, which Is mentioned in the complaint
fIed by her recently against her husband, was
not Inherited by her, as stated In the complains
but was purchased by him and is now his sepa-
rate property, and that he has never In any way
defrauded her.
The Grand Jury yesterday found an indlct.
nent against Thomas S. McGowan for perjury
McGowan was the principal witness In the di.
yofce suit OF Cahill VS.. Cahlil, In which the hus.
band was granted divorce upon McGowan's
testimony that be saw the wife in a compromis-
ing position with the correspondent MCGOWAN
now. II Is said, admits that he committed perjury
on that occasion.
w. L. Sheehan, young man, was observed by
Officer Fleming last night trying TO dispose OF
$50 rubber mat In a secoud-h hand store on
sixth and Folsom streets. When questioned
Sheehan was unable to give an account Of how
he had come in possession of the property. He
was arrested and charged at The Southern
letters IN. l.. A" stamped on one end.