The morning call., 1892-07-13
Sheriff Hussey Still in Pursuit
Of the Train Robbers.
The Chamber Of Commerce Talks About Dis
banding = Police officer Turney Re-
signs-Burial of the Dead.

next tnlng Is TO follow It.
THE POLICE KNOW NOTHING.
Chief Of Police Tompkins. when inter-
viewed yesterday, said that he has no hand
In the present clew, but considers that the
Sherlh would not hold the prisoners SO
long IL there were not good evidence OF their
guilt.
Detective Denny Holland reyiles 1t and
captain OF Police Fletcher says that the
Sheriff will never get his men unless he
puts salt on their cOattails.
why, the newspapers have queered
him." said Fletcher
fearful Mrs. Glover continued to explain
lhings, hrmly denying the stories that have
been told. implicating her husband aud son.
She declares that her husband did not drive
INTO Oaklan with his horse and cart until
after ii O'clock in the forenoon while the
rig that belonged to the robbers was tied to
post at B-sireet station as early as
O'Clock on the morning of the bold theft.
lie returned In the evening with a sack Of
hour and other purchases he made around
town. AS to her sou she saws he did not
leaFe the house until about noontime.
HENS INSTEAD OF ROBBERS.
She does not know 10 certainty where
ne spent the day. but thinks it was at
IeadlDg-foon. aS he was out OF employment.
She denies ali knowledge OF two strangers
as described by the 1oblers coming to her
place. She now says that he did not take
food TO any one in the barn. and that she
only carried feed 10 some setting hens. Tie
goiden goblet, which was described by Mrs.
loolers, she says was a "quassia or tOnic
cup" two Of which her husband had pur-
chased The Jewelry IS more or less antique
ana consists OF tableware and watch and
chain, which Mrs. Glover said had in former
times belonged to her relations. Glover has
been building cottages in Los Gatos for
campers, and the man aud boy whom he en-
ployed 10 assist him aud who are suspected
OF being eonfederates in the robbery, were
obtained through an advertisement. They
are father and son. But the Sheriff is sill
working.
SICK OF 1T.
The newly organized Chamber OF Com
merce held very lively meeting at the City
Hall yesterday There were p members
present, making il the largest attended
meeting since the organization was formed.
4. K. Porter. the editor OF a weekly paper
who was instrumental In Its formation, was
scored by a number of the members who
are inclined 10 look upon ii as a scheme 10
enrich Porter by means of S2-a-monIh col
Iectlons from each member as dues. Some
OF the members wanted TO dlsband. but
after considerable debate action was post
pened until next Friday afternoon, Porter
was present al the meeting.
OFFICER TURNEY RESIGNS.
At meeting of the Police and Fire Com
missioners Yesterday the resignation of
Police Officer +. Turney was accented
with woman in East Oakland and his res
ignati0n was demanded The commission
ers also reinstated Thomas Berry and Holly
StuTm, suspended firemen, with the proviso
that their salaries from the time of their
suspension IN June to the 18th of August
should be forfeited TO the city.
YEARS STREET WORK.
Street Superintendent Wall has nearly
completed his annual report. 1t shows that
There has been material decrease in the
amount OF street work as compared TO the
two previous years The sum Of SiI,5S9
WAS expended during the year in cleaning
streets and cutters. Streets have been
macadamiZed at an expense of about $751;
527. The sum of $4,000 has been expended
Tor bituminous rock payements. Sewers
were laid and manhoies constructed AT an
expense of Sol, ,JO6. The bitumen in a mum
Der Df places has proven unsatisfactory
after being laid, and this is attributed 10
moisture which gets under the bitumen after
a rain and causes il t1 rot.
MORTIMER FOX.
The preliminary examination of Morti-
mer Fox on charge Of forgery has been
set for next Monday afternoon.
Ex-Mayor w. r. Davis positively denied
yesterday that be was n candidate for Con-
gTess There are already five candidates in
the field from this city 10 succeed Hon.
Joseph McKenna.
The meeting of the West Oakland Rsnub-
lican Club which was set for this evening
has been postponed until Thursday even
ing in order 10 allow the member to attend
the house warming" to be given by the
Second Ward club this evening
The police were notified yesterday by Mr.
and Mrs. Aird IF col Webster street that
they have siX-month-Old child which they
cannot IIOyide for. The mother Of the
child, who is widow named Molie John
son, has disappeared.
DIR. HATCH
Grave charges are made against DIR. j. L.
Hatch, Immigration Commissioner at San
francisco, in a supplemental complaint for
divorce filed yesterday by Rev. f. u.
LllJegren, pastor OF a Swedish church. DIR.
Hatch, ever since the divorce suit was COM
meneed, abont year ago, has been posing
as the champion Of pretty Mrs. Lijegren
and has even gone so far, il IS said, as to
retain a lawyer for her defense. In the sup
Elemental complaint il is charged that the
aged doctor and Mis-. Liijegren were living
together IN lhe Gregory block on Seventh
street al the corner of Filbert.
Captain Samuel r Hughes, who recently
attempted suicide by slashing his throat is
slowly recovering His family are his con-
slant attendants.
PARLIN PLAYS TRICKS.
j. c. Marsh, prison keeper at the County
Jall, is keeping waichful eye on Frank
PaTlin. alias DIR. I. A. Parker. The latter
is accused of having been shamming sickness
aud has managed TO receive a good many
favors. a few days ago he was about TO es-
cape from window in the Jail TO n roof in
the yard, but seeing he was watched he i'm
medlately pretended to become unconscious.
Yesterday he was taken from his comfort
able quarters and lodged among the common
offenders.
Thomas w. Jeffress, secretary of the Ala
media Worlds Fair Commission, has sub
mitted to the San Francisco horticultural
Society plant which resembles the modern
sweet pea. The plant grew from seed
found among number upon the remains of
an kgyptian female mummy.
The Board of Supervisors has appropri-
ated $1,000 70 the Alameda County World's
Fair Association.
M'GovERN's SUIT.
The suit of A. j. MeGnvern against
Charles X. Lloyd To recover S25OO on a prom
iSsory note Is on trial before Judge Els
worth Lloyd and McGovern, together
with other prominent ei:izens, were inter
ested In the establishment of sn electric
light works In this city. LLOYD claims that
NcGovern pretended to have great infiu-
enee with the City Council and various
powerful corporations, and through his in
nTence the new Company was to secure the
contract Tor lighting the streets and public
buildings OF Oakland. The contract was
not Forthcoming, however. and the electric
light works proved failure. Lloyd claims
that as long as McGovern did not fulfill his
promises lie should not be compelled 10 pay
The note.
Victor Ferguson, a resident of Lorln who
was arrested for insanity, was discharged
by the commissioners YESTERDAY.
Frank Mccarthy aud G. French were
taken TO the County Jail last night on sus-
picion of an attempt TO rob the Pitts House
of Plittsyille.
BURIAL OF THE DEAD
Three professions united Yesterday and
marched from West Berkeley to lay three
bodies beneath the sod in the cemetery. IL
was the burial of John Bowe, Wallace
Dickerson aud Charles Gebertg the men