The morning call., 1892-01-14
ACROSS THE BAY.
Officers Elected for the Several
Banking Concerns.
Godfrey's VIII Filed-Trial Before 0ae Juror
Donovan Nonsuited- Clamoring for Their
Coupons-Anent the Pool-Rooms.

cali Cashier, l.. 6. Burpee; DiTectOrs-V.
ID. Moody. Frederick Delger, A. j. Snyder,
IL. Z. MorehOuse, G. d. Metcalf, W. p.
Jones, f. K. Shattuck, V. II. Metcalf, A.
ID. Thompson, {. d. Pierce and w. S. Phe-
Ian. The last named two are newly elected.
The Home Savings Bank has elected as
Directors: j. G. AinswOrth, A. c. Henry,
IL. &. Morehouse, w. G. Palmateer, f.
Delger. w. p. Jones, v d. Moody, j. w.
Phillips. F. X. Shattuck, Charles D. Pierce
and j. E. Ruggles. or these Y. d. Moody,
i. &. MorehOuse, F. Delger, w. p. Jones,
t. r. Shattuck and Charles d. Pierce are
Directors Of the First National Bank, and it
is said that j. Z. Rugges has been substi-
tuted in the latter bank for V. II. Metcalf,
who was on the board before. The latter
says he represents stock enough in the bank
for two Directors and he does not know
why his name was left off and Ruggles' sub
stltuted. 1t Is rumored that the Home Say
ingS Bank will be made a commercial bank
soon and that the substitution and election
OF kuggeS gives a majority In the Board
OF Directors in favor Of the commercial
bank.
The Union National Bank of Oakland has
elected as Directors: J. West Martin, ID.
Henshaw Ward, Socrates Huff, r. w. Kirk
ham, r. 5. Farrelly, Edson f. Adams and
Thomas Prather The Directors reelected
the officers of the bank as follows: Thomas
Prather, President; j. West Martin, Vice
President; Charles E. Palmer, cashier.
The Oakland Bank of Savings has elected
as Dire ctors: ". A. Aldrich, E. A. Haines,
i. Z. Sessions, +. w, PIayter, John 5.
Drum, W. X. Davis, Henry Rogers, William
{. Miller and Isaac l.. Requa. E. c. SEES
SionS was reelected President and w. w.
GaTthwaite cashier.
GEORGE GODFREY's WILL.
The will of George Godfrey was filed for
probate yesterday afternoon by w. w.
Garthwaite, who stated that \. w. Spauld-
ing was nominated and in case be declined
10 act the petitioner was nominated. The
VIII disposed OF property as announced
yesterday morning. Mrs. Alice e.
seymour Godfrey, the widow, also pet!-
toned for letters of administration, alleging
that the deceased died lntestate. The value
Of the estate is not footed up, but is given
at only $4,000 1t Is understood that Mrs
Merry will enter a contest also on behalf OF
the youngest child in a day or two. The
will expressly states that il was the earnest
wish that his former wife, Mary Godfrey,
shall not in any way, directly or indirectly,
share any of his estate. The request was
that w. w. Foote act as attorney in probat-
Ing the will, but Mr.. Foote is engaged by the
widow to assist in her petition for letters
OF administration.
me ESTATE u MIS-. Auttluc GIteutehl
has been appraised at S12, 1S2 60, consisting
Of money and securities.
Captain Charles Nelson has made dona-
ton of handsome fittings for the Hall of
Science at Mills Seminary.
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS.
The officers OF Oakland Circle. No. 8, c.
O. F., have been installed rs follows by the
Grand Sub-chief Compan ion, Mrs. GuSta
Iichner, assisted by Mrs Village as Grand
Marshal: Chief Companion, Charles Itch
uer; Sub-clief COMPANION. Mrs. Nellie
Bennett; Treasurer, Mrs :. Schwartz; Re-
cording Secretary, Miss Dina Schwartz;
Financial Secretary, Mrs. G. Tichner, Right
Guldr, Mrs. A. Smith; Left Guide, Mrs. l..
Goldberg; Inside Guard, Mrs. W. LenZ;
Outside Guard, Mrs Jacobs: Physician. Dr.
Grey Smith. Companion Mrs. Jacobs pre-
scented the Chief Companion, Mr. IiChner,
with a beautiful basket of flowers, after
which ban Quet WAS Dal taken OF. Visitors
were present from Oiivette and other cir
Giles.
The sentence Of Albert Nichols in the
Police Court by Judge Ogden was made
light. He was given SO fine or seven and
half days in the City Prison, with some
wholesome advice with reference TO his
future conduct in visiting the pool-ruOms.
His yOung wife, he said, IS in San Francisco.
"a. Lee has applied Tor letters on Tie es-
tate Of Antonio Corria valued at $500. Lee
applied at the request Of the widow.
TRIED BEFORE ONE JUROR.
The trial yesterday of Mandle Levy, the
pawnbroker. for selling lottery tickets was
novel one. Ii was proposed by his attor-
ney TO excuse the jurors alternately until
one was left. This was finally agreed to by
the City Attorney until only one was left,
c, 5 Emmons. Alter hearing the evidence
Emmons promptly wrote a verdict finding
Levy guilty. A motion for new trial was
made and will be argued to-day.
fre. a -rl.r-~ 6 H.,
arrest Of the driver OF heaTse which
brought over from San Francisco the body
of child who died from scarlatina. The
penalty Of bringing into Oakland the body
of a person WHO died Of Il contagious dis
ease is 500. The undertaken will also be
arrested.
The examination Of Mrs Mary E Mar
tin 70 making away with the money of
Miss Sarah +. Leonard and other property
by hyp nothing has been fixed for the 10TH
inst.
THE CONTRACTOR AT FAULT.
Judge Henshaw yesterday afternoon
granted a motion for n0nsuit ia the case of
Patrick Donovan for 5000 damages for iu-
jurirs sustained by falling into hole at
F0rtieth and Grove streets dag for one of the
poles of the Oakland and Berkeley Rapid
Transit Company. The nonsut WAS on
the ground that the contractor who dug the
holes and not the company was responsible
The plaintiff was blind. The case viii go
10 the Supreme Court.
The complication regarding the 1900 lot
teIy tickets seized by the police grows more
interesting. Some have drawn small prizes
and those from whom they were taken are
clamoTing louder than ever to have the con-
p0nS returned. The District Attorney has
not decided yet whether or not he will cash
the prizes in behalf of the State.
N0rkmen broke through sands tone yester-
day. in the Dingee tunnel above Piedmont,
which had been yielding about -, 600 gallons
per day. and struck flow OF 100000 gallons
Julia Bressler has sued Hermann Bess-
Ter for divorce.
CHEATED BY A TOUT,
Henry McCann, u p0ol-room tout, is
wanted by the police for the theft OF $500
from Charles A. Davis Of 1909 Franklin
street. Davis Entrusted him with tie money
to bet on the Gultenber races, but the willy
tout put the gold in his pocket and jumped
the town. lie was once tToitlng-horse
driver, bat was ruled off the tracks for
crooked work.
A meeting Of the Municipal League, an
organization which came into existence dur
ing the po0l-r0om agitation, and which has
conducted its affairs with a good deal of
privacy, has been called for Monday even
ing.
The amounts received for tuition of nom
resident pupils attending the Oakland pub
Tic schools aggregate to date 1854 50. a
larger sum than ever before reached from
that source.
Alameda County will receive Of the State
school money S154,O7S 68 for "a, 1l2 school
children.
Alameda.
The sum Of STOPS was recently collected
in fines during the liquor saloon e,ution
for selling without license.
The installation Of officers of Pavnee
Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, VIII
take plePp this evpninp i'm the hall corner of