The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-23
FROM ACROSS The BAY.
A Medium Before the Lunacy
Commission.
ALAMEDA'S STANCH FIGHT.
A Bloodless Shooting scrape In Fest Oak
land-Dangerous Fall of Man With
the Jim-Jams

Harvey NJ. Carleton, the spirit medium,
who startled the Judges and spectators in
the courtroom by his "uncaDny" conduct on
Wednesday, was taken before the Lunacy
Commission yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Stewart, another medium, at whose house
he has been boarding, tried to explain his
conduct by saying that his powers are un-
developed aud tia. he is not yet able to pre-
vent his control" from running rampant.
The examination was continued till this
afternoon in order to get additional wit
nesses.
Stephen N. Purington. one of the ex-
ecutors of the Merritt estate, died Wednes-
day night, after a long illness from heart
trouble. Following his death, Harry z.
Merritt, another. executor. resigned his
trust yesterday. His object is presumed to
be to avoid being defendant IN the contest
brought by his cousin, James Merritt.
Considerab bic interest attaches TO the ques-
tion as to who will be appointed TO succeed
him. Another appointment in the place OF
Purngton will also be necessary.
Richard Edwards. gardener, Tell thirty
feet from building at F0rteth street and
Telegraph avenue yesterday, and was only
slightly injured in the side. be was taken
to the Receiving Hospital and then devel-
oped case of "jim-lams," which makes his
condition serious one.
There was a midnight shooting ARRAY in
East Oakland, Wednesday night, In which
there was no bloodshed. 1t was the sequel
to the horsewhipping administered some
time ago by Mrs. Wise In little tilt with
James Fielding. lover. Fielding became
so ardent in his attentions that ne ignored
the husband. and the latter, by this means,
learned of what was going on. Then the
woman. who is nearly twice the size of her
husband, indicated herself by chasing
Fielding down the street with whip. The
husband sold out his business and went to
the country, leaving his wife in Oakland
She and Fielding made up again. and when
Wise returned Wednesday night and found
his wife away from home, he went to
Fielding's room in the Union Hotel, under
the impression that he would find her there.
He was greeted with shot from FiediDg's
revolver. Both men were arrested and
taken 10 jail at 2 80 A. NJ.
Louis McWhirter. the man recently muir
dered at Fresno. was defendant in suit
at law in Oakland. A. Marx, liquor
dealer. had charged him with an attempt to
extort $500 under penalty OF accusing Marx
of certain crime. This suit partly grew
out of former one brought by New hirter.
accusing Marx OF an attempt to defraud
creditors. Marks suit was dismissed by
Judge Ogden yesterday, as the plaintiff did
not appear and New hirter is dead.
The Jewish business houses were closed
Yesterday in honor of the celebration of the
new year according to the Jewish calendar.
Services were Eeld az the synagogue In the
forenoon and evening and will also be held
this morning and tonight Rabbi LESSER
officiated and there was special choir IN
honor of the occasion. The services were
largely attended.
The Mills choir assisted last evening at
the Christian convention in the Taberna-
cle Addresses were delivered by Rev. j.
d. Hsming. Rev. j. Ii. Bacon and Rev. E.
5. Chapman.
The Latter Day Saints have closed their
convention at 1rvington. Twelve converts
were baptized during its continuance.
Major" Waters. the tall chimneysweep,
has been committed to jail on complaint OF
his wife for failure TO provide for his child.
The complaint was made month ago, aud
the Major was released on promise to do
better. but he continued spending his money
in riotous manner. He has monopoly of
chimney-sweeping and receives good IN
come.
No active arrangements have yet been
made toward locating the Fulton Iron Works
on this side of the bay. Jamea Splers states
that the delay is due to financial arrange
ments and has nothing to do with the title
TO The land. They will soon DO located here
under the name OF the Fulton Engineering
and ShipbuldiDg Works.
James Suffer. a San Francisco man, 6S
years old, applied to the County Clerk yes
terday for a license to marry Elizabeth
Mary Jane Packer. aged 81. He naively
informed the clerk that he wanted no pub
licIty about it, aud therefore intended TO
get the license here and finally return to
San Francisco to have the ceremony per-
formed He was told to 90 back and pat
runZe home industries.
Tony Cakes of Haywards has asked
leave to sell homestead valued at $1,000
He states in the petition that he is getting
too old to properly conduct his restaurant
and hotel business and that he is in debt to
the amount of $1,000, which must be paid
Alameds.
The fight for the Republican nomination
for Assemblyman of the Forty-seveath Dis
trct is becoming exciting in this city. There
ia q rumor that a sack has arrived in this
city from De Young's headquarters r. b.
Tappau has issued an address sta ting that
he will not vote for De Young under any
circumstances. His principal opponent is
w. Fl. Noy. who Is warmly supported by
T. G. Daniels. editor Of the Argus of this
city and the Alameda correspondent OF the
San Francisco Chronicle.
The ladies' annex of the bicycle club
has appointed committees to make arrange
ments for ball to be given in the pavilion,
in Cycle Park, October 7.
John Gum Jr of this city will be Dep
uty Sheriff in the event OF ID. W. Martin,
the Republican nominee. being elected to
the office of Sheriff of Alameda County.
Several Democrats of this city are urging
the nomination of John Hays for Sheriff.
Mr. Hays is the son of Colonel Jack Hays,
the famous Texan ranger, and is q resident
of Alameda.
Berkeley.
George Bailey accidentally cut deep cash
10 the hand Of Ed Thomas at the Kellogg
School yesterday DR.. Eastman stitched
the wound together.