The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-07
ACROSS THE BAY.
The New Electric Road Not Yet
in Running Order.
A Prisoners Clever Escape From the Lock-
Up-Ipformation on the Question Of
Eonded Indebtedness.


idated Electric Railroad Company would
run its cars on the branch line from
Fortieth and Grove Streets to Mather street
and Piedmont avenue, 800 feet south of the
entrance of Mountain View Cemetery yes
terday. but the company were not quite
ready to do so. A trial trip was made over
the line on Saturday afternoon and every
thing worked satisfactorily. The directors
of the company hope the Board OF Super
visors will take favorable action to-day on
the petition for franchise from the termi-
nous at Mather street and Piedmont avenue
TO the cemetery gate. This, it is under
stood, the Supervisors are in favor Of il the
company can secure the widening of Pied
mont avenue to 100 feet.
THE BOND QUESTION.
Mayor Chapman has received replies
from seventy-two cities in the United
States having bonded indebtedness for
improvements, showing Salem, Oregon, to
be lowest OK the seyenty-two, with $4,000,
and Chicago the heaviest, with SIS. 545 400.
New York comes next with S1l,17S. 29A.
Pawtueket, X. l., with $1,000 Inhabitants.
has 81, 45o, 600. Oakland. with $4,000 inhab-
tants, will vote in April on the question of
issuing 100000 in bonds.
Lyon Post No. g. q. A. r., of Oakland.
has secured rooms at Fresno for open head
ment there on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of this week. This post has not
hitherto had headquarters at these annual
encampmeDts, though other posts have. 1t
has been decided also by the represents
tives and past post commanders that no
intoxicants will be permitted at Lyon Post
headquarters. A number of cases Of wine
donated by friends have been declined with
thanks. This post. ii is understood, has no
special candidates for election as depart
ment officers.
HE wANTSsHIs RIGHTS.
p. Becker. butcher. charged with selling
unwholesome meats by the Sanitary In
spector, has been refused a jury trial by
the Police Judge. and will petition the
Superior Court for writ of mandate TO
compel the lower court TO allow hira his
constitutional rights.
A ''vag" named James Adams played
trick on Chief Jailer Marsh one day last
week. How many of the other short term
misdemeahor prisoners assisted in the mat
ter is not known. The sentence Of vagrant
named James Mcbride expired that day,
and going 10 the grated door Marsh called
out to Thomas Mcbride. Adams stepped
up in response 10 the call and walked out
when Marsh opened the door, Some time
afterward Mcbride sent word to the jailer
that he would like to get out as his time was
up. The jaler then said that he had
already let him out. An investigation
proved that Adams, who had 20 days more
In serve, Hdu lhktu Oh TIE J3iieT.
1t is believe that the job was putup between
Mcbride and Adams. The latter will be
arrested and made TO serve out the remainder
of his time.
FELL FROM THE CARS.
A young man whose name could not be
learned. but who is San Francisco bar
tender, fell off the local at /: 20 o'clock yes
terday afternoon near Tower on the Oak
land mole. He was bruised abOutthe scalp,
but not seriously hurt, and was taken to his
room by friend. He had been drinking
some during the day.
Charles Piefenberg, who struck ID. Bloom
over the head with a beeT-glaSs and cut
large cash In his scalp, has been held to
answer the charge of assault with deadly
weapon with bail fixed at $500.
Thomas u Smythe, who was arrested ut
Oakland pier on dispatch from Stockton,
has been taken back TO that place by
Deputy Sheriff BENJAMIN to answer the
charge Of attempting TO defraud a hotel
man OF that city OF S35.
SENSATION SPOILED.
A day or two ago all Oakland shuddered
at the shocking details published about the
way footpads stood up" and brutality as
saulted L. w. and w. II. Adams. who re-
side at 522 Twenty-fourth street. East Oak
land. In every instance the published
accounts closed with this peculiar remark:
Strange TO say. the footpsds. after beating
their victims senseless, left without robbing
them"
The truth is gradually leaking out Some
time ago one of the Adams boys mentioned
was married to young lady in East Oak
land. She afterward became psalm singer
In the Salvation Army, and, according 20
the Adams side OF the house, neglected her
domestic duties constantly, 10 parade the
streets cumming the tambourine. Finally
there was a domestic smash UP and the two
separated, saving nothing out of the wreck.
Each returned to the parental home.
The other side OF the story, as told by
Mrs. Adams people, is that the husband
neglected and abused his wife till she was
obliged to leave him, and he would not give
a cent toward the care of herself aud little
baby.
It now develops that the young wife's
father and brother. intending to take the
affair in their Own hands and punish the
despoiler Of the daughters happiness.
waited for his coming on the night of the
affair. and, catching him one block from his
home, gave him merciless drubbing. The
victims brother undertook to defend him
and was served with similar dose. The
footpad story is losing ground.
SHAKING UP THE ENGINEERS.
For months past the local trains on the
broad-gauge have been from 2 to minutes
late at both ends OF the route from O'Clock
in the morning till midnight. and for some
unaccountable reason nothing could hurry
them up. IL got TO be perfect nuisance to
the whole travelling public, and complaints
were made daily, both to the division head
quarters and the main Office. Ii did no
good. Ii any change was noticeable the
trains kept getting later.
Saturday afternoon il was noticed train
came in on time, and excited so much atten-
ton that other trains were watched and tho
same result noted.
1t finally leaked out that Division Super-
intendent Wilder had been making an
experiment When one of the old engineers
laid off his place was filled with yonng
and spry engineer. The very next trip the
train came in on time to the second. This
convinced Mr.. Wilder where the fault was.
and he at once reported the facts TO Super.
intendent Small at Sacramento, adding that
something must be done. Small sent orders
right away TO Master Mechanic Mckenzie
at the Oakland pier to shake I'D the en-
gineers and tell them that il they did not
mind the schedule better their places would
be supplied aud they would be pnt on the
road. There hasn't been a train late since.
MARROW ESCAPE.
Humboldt Hall, at Temescal, suddenly
collapsed on Saturday night just before n
dance was to have taken place. No one
was injured, though had it occurred an
hour later there might have been a great
loss of life.