The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-13
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
More Dynamite Work Yesterday
at FOrtin'S Landing.
Suspicious Fire at Sheep Island More Of
Dr." ParkeI's Doings-A Peeping
Tom Arrested st Alameda


the water front at 2:30 o'clock Sunday
morning. At that hour one of the schoon-
ers of the Remilard Brick Company came
up loaded with brick for Fortin's Landing.
1t ran plumb against pile in the darkness
and awoke Fortin's men. who were sleeping
on their arms in the fort" They went out
in boat Immediately aud found that pile
had been driven with the evident purpose
OF 1nterceptlng the schooner. 1t took snort
work to blow up the obstruction, and then
the vessel came triumDhantly In.
At about the time of this occurrence some
haiT-brained fellow fired a revolver at
duck and panic nearly ensued. The re-
volver was taken from him and he was sent
to land in disgrace.
A carload of sand came In yesterday and
at p NJ vessel arrived, also with sand.
Forth Will begin the work OF filling In the
land to-day
The words 'Fortn's Landing" have been
put on Fortln's shanty in biz letters. Each
side OF the port has also been ornamented
with the Union shield. And moreover,
E0rtin came down yesterday with seven
United States flags. which he mounted on
the premises. lie is an artistic fellow and
says that he intends to paint the shanty In
red. white and blue.
WAS IT ARSON?
There is growing opinion that the burn
ing of the buildings of the Bay Rock Com
pany on Sheep Island, Contra Costa County.
was Of an incendiary origin. The matter Is
now under investigation. One of the men
Interested in the company was seen last
night, but he was unwilling to make any
statement until it has been Thoroughly sfted.
1t is known. however that two discharged
Italian employees are suspected. They were
seen prowliDg about the place just previous
10 the time Of the tie.
Everything was burned except the wharf.
which was saved by men in boats, who
threw water On the flames with buckets
The pumping apparatus was the first 10 be
reached by the fire, and it was therefore
rendered useless.
HoODLU8fs BRUTALITY.
Miss Mabel Beam OF 1851 Market street
was brutally beaten by a h0odlum named
Fred COuFoiseT on San Pablo avenue about
8 O'Clock Wednesday night. In company
with small companion she had started out
for walk when Cour0isler and another
hoodlum, known as Jim Daley, caught up
with her. C0urOisier knew the girl and
has been trying to pay her attention for
some time. When he spoke TO her she or
dered him to leave, end bis reply was
blow with his fist He knocked her down
and continued the blows, leaving the girl
bleeding at the nose and ears. She strug-
gled home, where she had to be put TO bed.
A warrant will be Issued for her assailantS
arrest.
MORE FACTS ABOUT PARKER.
Yesterday another woman called at the
City Prison 10 see about Parker, alias Par
lin, the bigamist He collected money from
her and failed to turn il over TO the firm for
which he was working. He was employed
as collector for Reed g. Miller and present.
ed the woman receipt duly signed, getting
the amount owed for goods purchased,
which was but small sum. lie kept it
aad reported back that 1t had not been paid.
a number OF dishonest adventures In his
life are coming to light. He deserted his
San Francisco wife three months before
their child was born and she then lost sight
of him. She supported herself by working
in a San Francisco store. After the deser-
ton Parker, 1t seems, became a full-fledged
doctor
During last month he was one OF the
physicians in an Oakland private hospital,
his specially being la grippe, and he had
rushing practice during the prevalence OF
that disease. After it ended he was again
without an occupation and turned bis atten-
tion TO getting another wife. He succeeded
when be induced Bertha Arp to marry him
at San Jose. Both wives are 10 vnd.ctlye
mood and will prosecute him to the fullest
extent.
On the night before the fire at the Arp
residence Parker visited his latest wife and
remained until 10 o'clock. She refused to
go back to him and he left, threatening to
destroy her home. The police are still act
lively st work trying TO learn The origin OF
the fire, and circumstances point more
strongly to the fact that Parker caused it.
WILL NOT BE PROSECUTED.
There will probably never be proseeu-
ton of X. &. Beggs. His bOndsmen are
George w. McNear, president of the road,
and John Ballard, the capitalist. Martin,
the stoekholier in the Powell-street road,
who secured Beggs his position Is working
hard in Beggs' favor. Employees of the
road are making up purse to cover Beggs'
small shortage and the employees of the
Powell-street system have also offered to
h elp him.
William Bonsfeld, the insane stock
broker. was taken to private asylum by
his friends last night.
Chester A. Doyle, the sensation creating
young man, Is still in the country and to a
CALL reporter last night his relatives
stated they felt no uIeaSiness about his
alleged disappearance.