The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-30
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
A Scandal That Is Agifatius
Police Circles.
Close Of the sabbath-school Conventional
PiOneer's Sad End : Fares to Hay
wards to Be Reduced.


Giles over the story that Officer Charley
HamertoH agreed to pay 500 to K. w.
Woolsey, the Deputy Sheriff and chief
jailer. If he would procure his appointment
on the police force. and that few
days later Captain Wilson notified Hamer-
ton. then a. car conductor, to appear
for examination, and that he afteryard
passed aud was appointed. He had previ-
ousiy failed to get in on his own applica-
ton. He now admits leaning Woolsey $50
short time afterward. but denies that he
agreed to pay 500 or any other sum. He
says that some time afterward Woolsey
lost his position on account of the
exchange of Chinese prisoners, said to have
been made by his assistant. John Morrison.
and demanded $50 as balance Of the 500 he
agreed to pay for his appointment. He
thereupoD denied that he agreed to pay any
sum for his appointment whereupon he
says Woolsey threatened to break him
and did afterward annoy him. Morrison Is
Hamerton's brother-in-law. and ii is said
that after he and Woolsey were discharged
by Sheriff Hale they had dispute. and
that Morrison then advised HamertoIi not
to pay WoOlsey any more.
Notwithstanding the deniais there seems
TO be some ground for the stories. Captain
Wilson, who was said to have had some
icaliy that he did any more than notify
Hamert0n TO appear for examination. He
knew nothing about any offer or tender of
money for Woolsey's or any other persons
influence. Hametton is muchexereised over
the matter and istn dread lestit COME be-
fore the Police Commission for examination
THE sABBATH-seHooL CONVENTION.
Tie California State SabbatlI-schooI con-
yention closed its sessions last night in the
Methodist EpiseD pal Church. A long series
OF resolutions were passed covering all the
subjects OF Sanday-sche0l work, the closing
OF the Colum bian Exposition; on Sunday, on
temperance. etc. The time and place of
holding the convention next year was left
with The executive Committee. The sum of
5000 was pledged 70 aid the California Ner-
mai Training College, Mrs. Sarah b.
Cooper taught the lesson of next Sunday TO
class OF 500 persons during the AFTERNOON.
Rev.. John Rea.of the: First Presbyterian
Church. San francisco, delivered an adj
dress on The SuDday-school SnperInten-
dent. and Rev. George Mccormick of the
United -Presbyterlan Church Of Salinas oD
The Pastor IN the Sabbath sehooi."
3. Rev. Frank Merton Smith, the young as
sistant pastor and Sunday school superih-
tendent of the First Presbyterian Church
arrived In Oakland Yesterday. He is not to
be installed. but will commence his iabors
Immediately. lie as ordained To the min-'
istry before he left the East and Will be-
come a mesaber of the Oakland Presbytery.
He is native of Ohio, &c years of age. a
graduate of Wooster University, Ohio, and
Mccormick Theological Seminary. Chicago.
RESTORED TO HER FATHER. -
IT,. Adele Herrgottwa5 ordered into the GUS
tody Of her father yesterday in the absence
Of any return to the writ OF habeas CORPUS
by William j. Ianders: or the Ladies', Pre-
lection and Relief Society,"
! The building colnmittee Of the 70 ung
Women's; Christian Association have re-
for building the foGr-s.ory home: at Frank
In and DAraid, or Nineteenth street. The
bios VIII be considered next Tuesday. :.
=: The body OF Samuel Gracey. an old citi-
zen OF West Oakland. was found in what is
: called the Sessions basin, at the foot of
/ Clinton street, shortly after noon yesterday:
I 1t IS supposed that: he fell into: tile water
!. from the bank and was drowned. TIE de-
ceased was pioneer, 81 years of age. AN
inquest was held onthe body last night and
ayerdict:of accidental death. was rendeted
An Inquest Was held. last hight on she
body of.sApth0ny ,Mahoney and verdict
was rendered: OF ;Aceidental death BY; an.
overdose OF chlpral. hydrate. iodide Of. po-:
: tassiunr and morphine. - =
e. a young man quietly Fitted "a bottle of
I cologne In drugstore on San Pablo ave-
nue. yesterday afternoon, but the proprietor
1 saw the act aud, being good rnnner over
took the young fellow. named Nick Eoster
and placed hiB under arrest. -: .:
oscar NdtteI. WAS arrested
yesterday for petty larceny In grabbing
baseball that went over the fence at the
/ Oakland grounds and starting ~ run With
IL He put up 500 bail. 1:'.r
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES: =
The election for; delegates to the State
|; convention at Fresno will be held in Oak
|; land, in the Democratic elubrooms, between
Z and 10 o'clock this evening. lin. the outside
precincts primaries will be held between
E the hours of 3 and s p. n. The 'clubroHs I'm
eOaklandswere kept open until 90'clock last
evening by an, extension of "A hours granted
by tire County Central Committee. = ::
The ramer that hourly trains to-. HAY
/ wards will be put: EN- by tho Southern Paci-
fc in opposition TO the new electric road ia
denied. Nevertheless. in view Of the fact
that the:electric-foad people intend running
fTaff-hOurly cars and breaking the fare . n
two. it is believed that the railroad will
make fight for the business before very
long. - - ..r':s
a benefit concert was rendered. last even.
+ ing at the Oakland Tneater to:ths Oakland
Free Clinic. The programme was renCered
by 'weltknowB professional talent. The
ladies in charge of the decorations had the
auditorium handsomely furnished with
flowers and eyergreenss. 80:
|; Mrs. NJ; L..-Janes Of 14ee Alice. street
/. Oakland. has presented the Bacon Art Gal,
lery OF the University with: two paintings
by Federigo Neyly.. One Is 1.-THE Palaca of
the Dages by Moonlight" and the other
"Lord Byren atthe Convent OF San Lazare,"
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