The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-22
NEWS FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
The Water-Fr ont Case Goes
Over to October 4.
a Strange Visitor to Courtroom Saturday
Next Will Be a Busy 0ne for the
Politicians.

Argument on the validity Of the Carpen-
tier grant in the water front suit was finally
closed yesterday afternoon.
The Judges then continued the case till
October 4, when decision will be given on
the motion to admit the alleged ordinance
as evidence. One reason of the long post
ponement was to allow the Judges time to
dispose of a lot of accumulated court
business.
A union Christian convention. to con inue
three days. began yesterday at the taber-
nacle. Papers were read by Rev. II. B.
Mcbride, Rev. j. Fl. GOodsell aud Rev. Z.
{. Oakley. The convention is under the
leadership of r. Kelso Carter. an evangelist
An inquest will be held at 10 A. NJ. to-day
on the body of the man found dead at
Hardwiek station. From an account-bO ok
found in his pocket he is believed 10 be w.
j. Sachans, farmland.
There was a little advertisement in the
waterfront trial yesterday, when a tall,
sallow fellow, with straggly hair and an
unnatural CLEAN in his eyes. entered softly
through side door and stood before the
Judges 1t was just after they had taken
the bench to begin the afternoon session.
The strange visitor looked like an anarch-
ist, and as he lifted his long, gaunt fingers
half the courtroom expected him to exhibit
dynamite bomb. II ain spirit medium"
he began, "an1 they tell me | am insane. |
am not, and | want you to brand their
falsehoods by holding an inquisltiUn imme-
diately."
The court bailiff was on his feet at once,
and, summOning others, the uncanny caller
was taken into custody. after hard strug
gle.
He appeared in Oakland a few days ago,
distributing cards bearing the description
Henry W. Carleton, inspirational sneaker
and trance psychometric test medium"
He made himself conspicuous on the local
trains during the day by declaring to the
astonished passengers that he was a rein
carnaton Of the Savior, descended on earth
to perform miracles. He could hypnotic
them, one and all. throw them into tran ces
and change their very beings.
He will come before the Commissioners
on insanity to-day.
The reconstructed Chabot Observatory,
under the direction Of Professor Burck-
halter, will be open to the general public on
October 10.
The tract OF $3.50 acres of land belonging
to John Beck and others near Livermore
has been sold by the Sheriff for $40, 200 OF
to satisfy mortgage held by the Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Next Saturday will be a busy day among
the politicians of both parties. The Demo-
cratic county convention will be held at
Germanias Hall and in the evening the
place. On the same day the Republican
primaries for electng delegates to the Legis-
latlye convention to be held on the follow
ing Monday will take place.
Alameda.
The Board of Education has purchased
five flags for the schoolhouses of this city.
The Columbus day celebration by the
school children will take place in the city
park. Samuel NJ. Shortridge will probably
deliver the Grafton.
Mr.. Crttenton. the evangelist, fills hts
large tent each evening.
Alameda Parlor of Native Sons will give
social Monday, October g.