The morning call., 1892-03-13
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
Children Pick Up a Handful of
Counterfeit Dollars.
The Oakland Racing Season TO Commence in
August-Browning to Be Arrested for
Cruelty to Animals.

A number of children who were playing
on Twentieth street yesterday picked up
fourteen silver dollars which had been
scattered in the grass by the sidewalk. The
coins were ell-executed counterfeits and
could scarcely be distinguished from a good
dollar except by the lightnesS in weight nd
might be readily passed by counting tn EN-
out with good coin. They were of the date
OF 1891 and bore the mark of the San Fran
cisco Mint. 1t Is evident that a gang
counterfeiters have been preparing for ex-
tensive operations in Oakland and persons
would do we'll to be cautious in receiving
new coin. The coins are probably part
of those held by j. B. Gregory, alias Hast
ings, arrested on Thursday even ing Hast
ings had been operating in the vicinity of
San Pablo avenue and Twentieth street be-
fore his arrest, and it is supposed that on
seeing that he was Swallowed he unloaded
the coin TO ayo id suspicion and prevent its
being used as evidence. He claims to have
received $50 in change for a gold piece.
ANNOYING THE TICKET AGENT.
The ticket agent at the pier reports that
an angular. cadaverous man with spectacles
and long whSkerS goes to the ticket office
and asks for ticket to San Francisco and
return TO Alameda, with stopover privileges
in Oakland. The young lady in the ticket
plains that there are no such tickets and he
goes his way. Soon another one comes.
there being three or four in all, and they
get the same answers and go on their way.
Every Every day day this Is done; especially since
the Robinson difficulty, and they all in tie nd
to bring suit against the company for $3.50
damages for each time they are refused such
a ticket. The withdrawal of the ruling by
Judge Greene will probably stop the annoy
ance.
TO THE REFORM SCHOOL.
Eugene Murphy, a little 11-year- old run
away from Virginia City, has been SEN
fenced by Judge Ogden to five years at the
Whittier Reform School, Eugene. who
since his departure from home has made a
tour of the Northwest and also of Southern
California, seemed pleased with the pros
pect. He will be accompanied to W hitler
by little Frank Halleghan, another incorri-
gible. A girl named Lulu Rensselaer,, aged
10. has also been committed to the Reform
school by Judge Greene. She stormed and
declared she would not go, but finally de-
cided the court had power TO compel her.
She was taken before Judge Greene by her
mother.
The trial of the suit of Welles Whitmore.
executor OF the estate of Sarah Jones, de-
ceased, against A. G.. Ainsworth to recover
a certain lot in this city, asserted TO have
been decided to the defendant through
fraud, was resumed in the Superior Court
yesterday. Mrs. Jones was a colored woman,
and many OF her friends are Interested in
the case. Some testimony was introduced
to show that Mrs. Jones was ''flighfy" at
times, as witness called ii.
The members of Golden Gate Fair Assoca-
ton Agricultural District No held meet
Ing az the rooms of the Alameda County
Worlds Fair Association yesterday after
noon and decided TO have the annual meet
ing during the week beginning August To-
at the Oakland Trotting Park. This is
two weeks earlier than the races are usually
held.
WHERE THE wooDBINE TwINETH.
Peter Hansen, a 5aloon-keeper whose sa-
loon was on Grove street, near the electric
power house. is missing. He has gone. but
where his creditors know moi, 1t is said to
Sacramento. q. A. Hilo advanced him $3.50
Heowed w. Nj. WATSON $3.50 and J. Williams
$50. Three attachments have been levied
ON the premises.
Suits were brought against Martin G.
Thielmann. the Secretary and Treasurer of
the German Laud and Cattle Company, now
in San Quentin, TO recover pieces Of land in
Oakland traded to him for stock Of the COM
pany. by Mrs. Susanna Hesse and MIS-.