The morning call., 1892-02-28
ACROSS THE BAY.
Mayor Chapman's Reply to an
Enquirer Editorial.
a Stipulated Judgment Injunction Threat
ened-Hedgepeth Formally Accused.
Burglars in Cigar.stores.s

For several days the Oakland Enquirer has
had articles commenting on the action Of Mayor
NJ. c. Chapman In reference TO the warrant OF
S172 90 drawn and audited by Auditor Snow In
favor Of r. W Church. County Recorder, but
which he did not deliver TO Church, but tore up
and pasted on paper and drew lines across it
with pen. The expert reported the matter to
the Mayor and he In turn to the council
meeting of the committee OF the whole was held
and the matter referred TO The City Attorney and
Mayor for legal advice. The Enquirer has
rather taken the Auditors side, but the articles
OF that paper have been answered by the Mayor
through the Tribune and Times by interviews
with him published in those papers. Yesterday
afternoon The Enquirer IN IT'S last edition printed
this editorial:
MAYOR CHAPMAN.
Independent OF the issue OF yeracity, which Is
elsewhere treated OF, the p ope OF Oakland are re-
Quested 10 look upon their honorable Mayor, con-
slider his present acts and decide what they think
OF him. He Is now engaged in prosecuting and
persecutng) the city Auditor upon tue dreadful &C
cusation OF tearing pub. document. Every per-
son who has sense 10 distinguish between a techni-
cality and real OenSe knows that this Is ridicu-
louS aud that It is the last resort of baed malice
Meantime what IS the Mayor himself doing2 III
is asserting TO and heIpiRg to carry through Thy
signing the ordnlnces) printing steal, which will
probably amount to - 900
TINS amount OF money dipped out OF the treas
ury without even a pretenSe OF legal necessity
merely to satisfy "the gang" aud is "a steal pure
and simple. 1t is theft, straight and ciean-cut
and the Mayor approves il and covers It with the
mantle of his official authority
Last summer the Mayor was leading the attack
on the Auditor on charge (Which had TO be abau-
doned) that he had tried TO steal $500. But this
same Mayor aids and abetS a theft OF 81 1000 or
Whereabouts. aud expects to be considered holy
If the Mayor is particular about techRicalitIes
why has he not been equally strict with all city Off
why has he gone to a city officer who was prac-
tcaI}y "A defauIter and told him. in effect. 20 pay
up, and his deinquencies would be concealed
Mayor Chapman. we believe, knew that this off
aauh had rafF ah nEYn and -h,,
won 1t. And yet he was ready TO extend the mantle
of charity in that case.
a COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES.
In half an hour after the Mayor saw the
eduorial-Or about 3 minutes before In the
afternOon-he filed complaint In the County
Clerks Office for $780, 900 damages against The
Enquirer Publishing Company for defamation of
character, quoting the second and third para.
graphs and the fourth 10 and including the
figures $4,000, Shortly after the complaint
was hled Mayor Chapman said TO CALL repre-.
sentative that he had the Enquirer now where
he wanted II, and expressed his determination
OF clearing himself. Then f. A. Leach the
manager of the Enquirer, was seen. He did nor
seem 10 the least disconnected by the suit. but
said the Mayor had made very bad mistake ia
bringing it. The Enquirer Company would be
glad 10 go into court, where the whole matter
would DE- shown up.
There were some Indefinite rumors on the
streets several days ago about proceedings TO be
Instituted against the Mayor for maadministri-
ton, but they were so vague that The CALL did
not mention the matter. IL Is now said that they
originated about the matter inSiDuated aud re-
ferred 10 in the last three paragraphs OF the
EuQuirer's editorial. The merry war has now
commenced, and it promises 10 be warm ana in
teresting.
HE MUST BE INSANE.
Chnaman was observed yesterday TO I'M
hitch horse and buggy on Eighth street and
Jump into the vehicle 1t belonged to real es-
tate firm, and as somebody witnessed the act
who knew the Chinaman had no business with
tile rig. the fellow was soon elected. He then
went along TO another real estate office and Went
through the same performance Being again
ejectrd from the buggy, he was soon after ar.
rested, and VIII be examined for INSANITY
The creditors of w. c. Fife the carriage manu-.
tactuTer, who assigned ten days ago TO Sheriff
HusSey for the benefit OF his creditors have
elected G. L. Maxwell as assignee. His liabti.
ties amount to SGT, 900.
Max Camp, a furnlShing-goods merchant OF
Oakland, has hled his schedule in insolvency.
He owes $3.50 and has 10 assets. His creditors
are scatter ed all over the country from San Fran
cisco TO New York.
STIPULATED JUDGMENT.
The Judgment against the Order OF the New
Lie was entered yesterday In the suit OF Atlor-
ney-General Hart against il in the Superior
Court Of a Alameda County. The judgment stpu-
lales that tile order has never been Incorporated
under the laws OF the State, but has usurped ana
uHiawfnlly held and exercised the franchise OF
being corporation, aud under the belief enter.