The morning call., 1892-07-15
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
A Petition Against Rebuilding
the Powder Magazines.
Work Of Detectives in the Judson Robbery
Case-Principal NcChesney Answers
President Smith.

The giant powder company has paid but
little attention 10 the protests of Berkeley
people against rebuilding the powder
works, and is engaging carpenters osteDsi-
bly, 10 commence the work of IeconstTuc-
tion. All the debris of the explosion will
soon be cleared away. and the hauling Of
lumber to the grounds is new in progress.
The company, however. has not yet clear
ly decided as to how much of the works it
viii rebuild on the old location. TIVE petit
tons are circulating in Berkeley, one for
the reconstruction of everything and the
other for all except the large magazines,
which are to be located elsewhere. In
West Berkeley there is but little opposition
to rebuilding the works, as a large number
of West Berkeley people obtained their liy-
ing from them. But East Berkeley is gen.
orally opposed to il, and it is not likely that
the company will be permitted TO rebuild
its n magaZines-at least, so close to town.
1he committee appointed at the recent
mass-meeting To interview the directors on
their intentions could obtain but little sat-
iSfact0n. The directors are divided In the
matter of rebuilding the magazines near
town, and prompt action by the people VIII
probably settle the matter.
THE TRAIN ROBBERY.
Sheriff Hussey's three prisoners, j. II.
Glover, his son, and Frank Thorpe, are
Still detained in the County jail. AL Wis
itors are denied access TO them. Even Mrs.
Glover has been kept from communicating
with her husband.
Sheriff HuSsey continues TO declare that
the RESPONSIBILITY OF their arrest lies with
General Manager Wagner and SupeTin-
tendent Mcterly Of the JudSon Company,
who swore To the warrants for their arrest
before an East Oakland Justice OF the
4 Ill f.N n
company. stated yesterday ihat they have
connected one Of the prisoners with the
robbery 10y various identificatOus, one OF
which was decOy letter.
The TObblers. he said, cut no figure in the
case further than their evidence concerning
other men al Glover's house Is concerned.
Mrs. Glover engaged a lawyer 10 call upon
her husband yesterday, aud be states tnat
he viii sue ioT writ Of habeas corpus to-
day.
A DECOY LETTER.
Recent Developments indicate that the
detectives have stlll regarded Secretary Gil
son Of the Judson Iron Works with sus-
piciOus eyes. They have attempted to con-
firm their suspicious, according to state
ments, Icy trying 10 fa>ten upon him Clew
TO the JudSOn train robbery of SIS. 900.
This as done By decCy letter sent to
him. the object being to get reply, that
they might examine his handwriting and
the kind Of stationery he Is accustomed to
use Their scheme succeeded partly. but
they failed TO get c!ew. Tho same scheme
was tried upon others connected with the
company
MCHEsNEY GETS BACK.
Principal j. b. MeChesney Of the high
School has returned from the East. He was
not present at the meeting Of the Board Of
Education last night but IN an Interview he
denied the charges recently made against
HIM by President Smith 10 the effect that lie
had recommended the removal of Miss
Llttiejohn, p teacher. to two directors and
that after the removal was made he had
gone 10 other directors and denied that he
had ANYTHING 10 do with 1t. On the con-
tTaTy. McChesuey said that he had spoken
highly of the teacher and never recon-
mended her removal at all.
M'GOVERN WINS.
Last night the jury returned verdict for
S7GS9 % in favor Of \. J. McG0vern In has
suit against Charles L. Lloyd 10 recover
money for the sale Of stock IN certain e!ec-
trical works.
For a long time there have been rumOrs
that the Iwelfth-street horSecar line is TO
be tran sferred into an electric road. The
latest one is that the Oakland, San Leandr0
and HaywardS Company has purchased it
and VIII begin the work OF Transforming il
at once.
a committee of Oakland ministers is
making tour among Oakland business
men TO ask a suspension of business on next
w t0nes0ay, lnat lhefe may De general
attendance at the Mills meetings TO take
place at the tabernacle.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
With the approach Of the Republican pri-
marleS Tomorrow politics are lIvening.
Three Of the Congressional candidates,
llilborn, Camron and Whitney, have estab-
liShed headquarters in which 10 carry on
their political business There promises 10
be hot contest.
{. E Gregory has purchased the Uav-
wards estate from the executors for $4,000.
Arthur ID. Wayne. the bTakesmau who
had lis hand crushed between two ears at
the mole. is getting we'll
The body of George Hammond, the aged
man who committed suicide by cutting his
throat, has been taken TO Petaluma for
burial.
The abandoned engine-house on Fifteenth
street is t. be sold at auction by the Board
of Public Works.