The morning call., 1892-07-12

upon the grant" with open-eyed astonish-
ment
There is no grant," he declared. "The
trustees could not grant the water front TO
anybody. 1t would have been great
wrong to pOsterlty. Furthermore, | was
present at the meeting Of the board on the
date men toned In the document and all We
did was TO give Carpenter a lease. He
never had grant-lt was simply lease for
q years"
In 1852 the claimants of the Peralta grant
began quit against Moon, Adams &
Carpenter to settle the title to portion of
the town. The suit was compromised for
$1,000, paid by the firm.
Moon became so disguised with the meth
DDS of his partners in 1854 that he drew out
OF the firm and came 10 San Francisco.
Wlth-others he established a ferry line in
1S54-the first ever run across the bay, the
company sub-leasing from Carpenter
piece of ground on the water front at the
foot Of Broadway. from which the South
ern Pacific creek" boats now run.
Moon on leaving Oakland did not carry
OF any public records, as has been as
serted.
But he did take with him papers that he
said would have sent CARPENTER and Adams
TO State prison.
SO very compromising were these papers,
In fact, that Adams went TO Moon and
begged him to let him have them. lie did
so, though reluctantly.
q
wster front from Adams for Sl50,O00 it
showed its lack of faith in the CARPENTER
Adams title by making Adams sign an
indemnity bond for the full amount of the
purchase price.
Some day that bond will have to be paid
as neither Carpenter nor Adams had any
more right, title or interest In the property
than the Mlkado of Japan or the Shah of
Persia.
Barrell says that Moon once told him that
hA ~ iGA ha coft h.
and that Adams got them back for $1,000
but that Noon kept copy. What bearing
this statement, which Mr. Halls witnesses
declare TO be false, has on the case cannot
readily be seen, when Barrell himself de-
clares that Carpenters document was
simply lease.
Mr.. Moon often expressed his Indignation
over the transactions by which the railroad
gained nominal title Of its portion OF the
water front.
He often declared 'the whole transaction
was freud from beginning to end. If any
BODY had any right in the Oakland water
'front.' IL was myself, the original owner of
the adjoining land. But / had no right TO
Il. belonged to the Stale, was given TO
Oakland, aid 1t still belongs TO Oakland"
Which Is as true as that there is an Oak
land, and that it has been swindled by cum
ming coDspiTatOrs.
Mr.. Moon died in 1880. He left widow
and two daughters, one of whom is now
Moon has been referred TO in print as aged
and incompetent. She is certainly aged, but
her mind is as clear as ever. as the conspira-
tors will yet find.
No matter what Chaplain Carpenter may
declare to the contrary, he has played the
migrate in this history all through
Instead of being satisfied with what Mr..
Moon gave him, be wanted everything there
was in sight
To him Oakland owes the loss Of her
water front.
Only by showing him and his pretended
claims aside can she regain it.
FIVE MEN OF CONSCIENCE.
The City Council Is Improving, but the
Rattroad StiII Has Sis
There are five men Of conscience in the
Oakland City Council.
Formerly only three Councllmen-Pardee
Johnson and NeIson-worked for the city's
interest against the railroad.
To these have lately been added Messrs.
Heitmann and Brosnahan.
The Davie electric road franchise matter
| will come up before the Council on Monday
next
It will then be decided whether or not thu
| Council will defy Oakland's best citizenship.
The Mayor has already done so, Moth
| Ing can be expected from him.
a himsy trick was perpetrated by the
| Oakland Water Front Company last Satur-
day.
| 1t engaged man to go about telling
| people that there was to be q big mass
| meeting in front OF the City Hall Saturday
| night. naming the speakers and giving the
/ programme.
| The citizens had not thought of holding
| meeting. and their leaders wouid rot
| have dreamed OF naming as speakers the
men who were advertised TO address the
meeting, as it would have injured their
cause.
| large number of persons assem- bled
| but no speakers appeared. The trick was q
| very thin one, and is now well understood
| by the Oaklanders.
| 1t did no injury TO tho cause, which Is up.
| held as warmly as ever.
Ii the course Of an interview yesterday
| George G. Baker. well-known and public
| spirited citizen Of oakland. said:
THE CALL is doing splendid work fol
! Oakland. 1t is tie only paper that hat
| strongly upheld the rights Of the people
| here, and il is deserving of much credit
THE citizens Of Oakland regard ths