The morning call., 1892-02-12
ACROSS THE BAY.
Two of the COunty's Jailers Re-
lieVed From Duty.
Husband and Children Relinqulshed for $500.
Simmons Petty swindle - Agent
Dingee Sued.


Ja iler Schroeder and Assistant Jaier c. F.
Murdoch would be relieved from duty by
Sheriff Hussey and new appointments made
to fill their places. The names of their sue
cessors will probably be announced to-day.
The Sheriff has not been hasty in the mat
ter, but has cOunseled with his best friends
in regard to the removals and the new APP
pointments. 1t was said that Murdoch went
over to San Francisco and informed Captain
Lees of Hyer having been at the Alameda
County Jail on Saturday evening. 1t IS
now said that this is not exactly the case,
but that Murdoch was in Lees office Oh
Sunday. and that when Lees told him that
liver was at the Jail Oh Saturday evening he
admitted that Schroeder told him so. The
San Francisco Office had learned Of 1t
through Foster and Carroll Cook, as Hyer
was then aboard the steamer and on his
way to Australia. The removal of Murdoch
will be on account Of his not informing
Sheriff Hussey Immediately upon his becom-
ing cognizant of the fact of Hyer's visit,
The hackman who took Hyer from six
teenth-street depot says that lie took him
to RoSSO'S Cottage on Friday night and
from there to the Jail. when he sent III Tor
Schroeder, who came out, ana alteIWaIu
liver went in, dismissing him. He did not
see him again, but he SAYS that Hyer gave
him s. instead of the 81 30 asked. lie says
liver had plenty of gold and large roll OF
bills.
JUDGMENT ENTERED Up.
The Judgment in the divorce case Of Noah
a. Walker vs. Mary j. Walker was entered
up yesterday He has been given the Gus
tudy of the two children and the furniture
If the house The wife relInQUshed the
love of husband and children and all the
personal property for $500 IN Uncle sam 5
current money and the love OF the gay
Cab!e-Car conductor. A. X. Otter Walker
says he intends to take bis children ana
leave Oakland. He went ont to the resi-
deuCe on Sycamore street Yesterday alter
noon and removed the furniture. Inc
neighbOr5 saw her 90 out aud they supposed
that he had been watching his opportunity
and removed the furniture during her alb
SenCe without her consent, but 1t was done
according To agreement.
One OF the young children Of the late
john NJ. Ierriil and deceased vile, known
Of Mclles babies. went too near the IRE
and its clothes caught The flames were
eXtInEuShed with trouble, but without
much injury 10 the little fellow.
The charge Of attempt at robbery against
W F. Hildebrant was continued IN the
Police Court yesterday until this morning 10
allow the filing OF complaint.
SIMMONS ARTFUL GAME.
Thomas +. Simmons, dudish young man,
has been playing an artfu game here. lie
obtained employment few DAYS ago from
a photographer named Miss Annie Clark.
To canvass for orders for her in the outside
districts On-Tuesday night he dropped in
with several orders from San Rafael, and
on Nedat Siay evening with more ff0m the
same place, receiving on each occasion his
fun commissions. II WAS learned. however,
that be had not been to San Rafael at all,
and that the orders be had delivered are
bogus. 4 detective was therefore set on his
trail. and as tile result simmons Is now IN
the City Prison, charged with obtaining
money under false pIetenSeS.
The general expression Of the people of
oakland is that the successor Of Mr.. Ne
kenna in Congress should be an Oakland
man. The Republicans, the dominant party,
favor ex-NayOT Davis or Mayor Chapman,
while The Democrats favor John L. irish,
though the woods are full Ot candidates II
the necessity should come for them 10 be
trotted out.
1t IS understood that the East Oakland
Railroad and tie city authorities have
agreed with reference 10 the grade Of the
tracks on the terminal block between Frank
lin and Broadway.
SUIT AGAINST DINGEE
Mrs Susan L. Williams charges in a COM
plant filed yesterday That in 1852 she had
William L. Diugee sell some houses for her
on Telegraph avenue, near Linden street.
He wrote 10 her 10 Boston, Mass. in 1ss2,
she alleges IN her complaint, telling her that
S4uJ WIS Jle Uesl price iIdt COu!d be Hdu LOT
the houses, and that lie believed she should
take that price for them; that relying on
hjm she agreed, and received from him
$500 She says further that she did not
know any iTregulauty about the transaction
until The lst Of December, 1891, when she
learned, a. she alleges, that lie had sold the
houses for $500. She sues for Judgment
against Dngee for $500.
There was a Tumor Yesterday Of some
trouble on the electric road to Berkeley over
| an order that conductors and m0t0rmeu viii
not be paid when relieved for meals. The
railroad men protested against the order
/ and the matter was partly heard by the Di-
rectors but action postponed. 1t was said
/ yesterday that unless the rule Is reScinded
! there would be a strike
! property-OWneTs on Webster street have
/ filed big protest against the macadamizing
! Of the thOr0ughfare on the ground that as 10
! IS the route Of the LarroW-Eauge read the
! Southern Pacific Company should keep it in
/ repair.