The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-16
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
Story Told by The Morrills About
the Train Robbers.
The Sheriff Investigates Another Ciew-To-
Days Primaries-The Powder Works
Will Not Be Rebuilt.

bail fixed at $1,000.
One other clew, and an important one,
came TO the knowledge Of CALL reporter
last night. On the day of the robbery two
men, answering the description OF the sup
posed robbers, hurried!y rode in a buggy
through the ranch of s. +. Morrill, just over
the hills back of Blair's Park. 1t was a
little past noon, and they paused for mo-
ment TO ask the way TO East Oakland. They
acted suspiciously and were In a great
hurry TO get away.
The MerTills were yesterday interviewed
BIZ The GALE concerning the two men.
One had dark mustaehe. evidently black
ened, and the other was smooth shaver.
They drove a large brown horse, tallying
exactly with that of the robbers, and their
buggy was dilapidated one, with the top
thrown back, looking much like the one
hired by the robbers in West Oakland. The
Morrills noted the suspicious air OF the
men, but thought but little Of it until the
news OF the robbery came.
TO IDENTIFY THORPE.
The knowledge OF the above facts came 10
the Sheriff and yesterday afternoon he went
to the Morrill, ranch and took Hiram Morrill,,
one of the sons, TO the County Jail 10 iden-
tiiy Thorpe, If possible.
Morrill, was unable 10 say positively
whether or not he was the right man, but
thought that he resembed very much one
OF the men in the buggy.
Aside from this clew there are others
claimed by the Juds0n people tending TO
impllcate Thorpe, and they hope 10 secure
evidence sufficient to hold him at the pre-
liminary examination, though il is doubtful
whether they will be able to do So
At the time Thorpe's bail was fixed yes
terday Glover anu his son were also taken
before the Justice and released, there being
no evidence to hold them after the identifi-
cation of the man who wrote the deeoy let
ter TO Gibson.
TO-DAY'S PRIMARIES.
Tickets for to-day's primaries were pre-
pared yesterday by the five candidates in
the fight for Congress, HiIbOrn. Waymire
Gibson. Whitney and Cannon. The con-
test has caused considerable political ex-
element, and many man neglected his
business yesterday 10 stand on the street
corners and talk politics.
There is a storm of opposition against the
unit rule and ii is doubtful whether it can
be enforced. This rule is champiOned by
the friends of Whitney aud Cannon and
opposed on the ground that it liayors too
strongly of bossism
In a number of wards there will be two
or three tickets In the field. notably in the
Third, the Fourth and the Sixth. In the
Second there will be a square fight between
Camron and Gibson. Caucuses were held
in the First aud other wards last night and
tickets fixed up. The First Ward is I'M
pledged
The election will be held from to 80
z. NJ. and the county convention will be
called at GerInania Hall next Monday at
10 A. NJ.
NO MORE POWDER WORKS.
j. B. Stetson. one of the directors of the
Giant Powder Company, stated positively
yesterday that the powder works will not
be rebuilt on their present old site.
/ do not say this as director" said he
Tor the directors have come TO no forms /
conclusion, but / think l am safe in saying
that there viii be no more powder works
there, We are considering other and safer
locations"
The lumber being taken to the grounds is
Tor repairs on the chemical buildings and
some Of the other smaller houses. The roof
oil the clearinghouse is also being repaired
to preserve the building. 1t is estimated
that the removal OF the works to another
location Will cost several hundred thousand
dollars.
THIS MORTAL COIL.
Within the past 10 days there has bpen an
epidemic OF suicides Of old men in Oakland.
Inc latest was that of SIlas 5 Wright. a
pioneer, aged y, who took his life Thurs
day night by swallowing morphine. His
wife, who is engaged as a nurse returned
10 their rooms at 970A Seventh street early
IN the morning and found him dead in bed.
lie had been an invalid for five years and
left = letter in which he stated that he was
tired OF suffering, and asking thar publicity
OF his death be avoided as much as possible.
Bury NE where You please" ne wrote. Il
care not Tor preachers or their sympathy.
Every tub stands on its own bottom; If am
10 be saved they cannot help it; il | am lost
they have no power TO prevent it, l trust
We snail meet again. but hope and pray it
may not be in so selfish a world as this"
CAPTAIN HUGHES DEATH
Captain Samuel X. Hughes, another
nlnnPRT he of her a
died yesterday at the Oakland general hos
pital, OF spasms Of the resp iratOTy muscles
Lille was instantly crushed from the body
OF Frank FutadO, laborcr in the Peralta-
street railroad yards, yesterday during the
switching OF some ears. He was making
repairs TO freigAtcar when the engine
backed and lie was caught between the
draw-heads After he bad been taken ID
the Morgue his wife called and became so
hysterlcal at the sight of his maHgled body
that she had to be carried away Futado
was Portuguese and had been employed
many years by the railroad company.
AFTER TwENTY-oNE YEARS.
a decree OF divorce was yesterday granted
Hannah w. Carpenter against L. w. Car
penter on the ground Of extreme cruelty
They have been married u years. The
vile was granted division OF community
property and S75 counsel fees.
hale GTOgan has left her second husband
and gone back 10 her first by decree Of
court, but she believes that her second ought
10 divide 500 worth OF property with her
and has sued to that end. She married
Terrence GrOgaE al 1866. and while i'm Oak
land she received word that he had died Ia
Humboldt County. After the grass had
been given reasonable time 10 grow over
his grave she became the happy wife OF
Luigi Dulcich. aud then Grogan put in an
appearance and disputed possession, Yehe-
mently declaring that there was no grave
and no grass. Kate appealed 10 the court,
and the latter told her TO 60 back 10 Grogan
and stay with him until he should really
die. She went, but she wants part of the
other fellows property.
VIOLENTLY INSANE.
Mrs. Mary Brock OF 1864 hirkham street
was taken t. the County JAN last evening
violently insane. A child was born TO her
but few weeks ago.
Next Monday morning the libel case of
DE-. Carpenter against Secretary Theobald
OF the humane Society will be heard in the
Police Court.
J.. l.. Bradbury, owner OF the well-known
Rosario silver mine in Mexico. died at his
residence, Twelfth and Hilbert streets, Tues
day night. He was brought, home from Los
Angeles recently seriously i'll.
Loltle Jordan, the San Francisco girl who
tried Tor the second lime TO drown herself
by jumping from the ferry-boat, will be ex-
amined as TO her sanity to-day ''PIl fool
you yet" she said to Jailer Scboneau yes
terday. "I'll succeed the next lime"
Alameda.
The North Side Planng-miil has been
attached and closed up by the Puget Sound
and Independent Lumber Companies.
TIE earth caved in yesterday morning in
side sewer on Park and Bank streets
and buried William Abiohn. He was
quickly rescued by his feiow-laborers with
out having sustained any Injury.
John Loerber, the gay young tailor who
mysleriously disappeared from Alameda
last month, was sued yesterday in the
Recorders Court for S134 for GENT due and
money advanced
A woman has been soliciting aims in Ala