The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-19
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
Oakland's Chief of Police to
Retire From Office.
REMOVED FOR GOOD CAUSE.
a young Girl Attempts to Commit Suicide
Win Laudanum-GeneralN News From
Berkeley and Alameda.

on November John w. Tompkins will
Ietire as Chief Of Police of Oakland and
Aouis ochaier will take his place.
Ihe enange was made at meeting of the
| fIe ana Police Commissioners yesterday
| "nen the following resolution was passed
nHhEREAs, Good and sufficient cause has been
I 1890 10 tne satisfaction or the Board OF
, rohc e and Fire Commissioners that change in
sne oice OF the Chief OF Police is matter Of ne.
cessity; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the office of Chief nj PoicA
aod ana now held by j. w. 1ompkns be
aga ,ns same Is hereby declared vacant, take
1892. ~ '' N' "
Messrs. Hughes and Carothers voted In
ianot OIL IL and Mr.. Playter against it.
Lno nu iaeter made the finest speech ever
SHOWN i 10 come from him, while expressing
MS opposition to the resolution.
nero Is no reason for it except personal
- p,eiuu.ce, ne said. There is no evidence
~ ~ snow lheiteiency, and | protest against
,s Ms contrary TO the r0yisions of the char
.eI, 10 all antecedents and to anything
khnowh since have been member of this
DoaId III charges have been made they are
f 2miy matters OF public report, without any
immediately after this resolution another
, one was passed appointing Mr.. .Schafer 10
~; sse positlon lie was candidate for Sher-
al az the last Republican convent ton. but
was beaten by Daniel Martin. The selec-
aion Was a compromise between Mr.. Hughes
a G, Mf. Sar0thers, as the latter wanted ex-
olIiei OF rollce Pumyea appointed to the
place while the former was in favor OF OFF,
Ger Tim Downey.
lie change has been contemplated for a
.one tlme, out has been delayed because of
VIC lhaDility OF the two commissioners to
agree upon candidate. One OF the Com
~ customers stated yesterday that Chief
lon pklns was apprsed of the impending
CenauRe, winch was intended to take place
immediately. by his request, however, the
time was extended to November l. The
peIqulsites OF the office are S175 per month.
Ah0ther charge was made by the same
commissioners, who sat as Board of Pub
tic WORKS In the evening Frank Sessions,
ueputy superintendent of Streets, was re-
moved and III. w. Holmes appointed in
his place.
When the waterfront trial began yester-
Jay MT Brown, for the waterfront COM
pany, resumed his argument in favor of adj
hitting luto evidence the ordinance of 1853
Tegrantlng the water front to IL. w. Car
pehtief. Ills object was to prove that title
was lawfully passed from the city without
supplemental deed. The defendants ar
suea .hat there must be supplemental
deeu 10 clnch IT. During the argument
Judge Henshaw, in referring to the decis-
Ion admitting the ordinance of 1852, said:
lhls court has not ruled that the ordin-
shce OF 1892 did, per sc, pass title. We
ruied only that the trustees had the rover
TO make the grant. 1t has been nowhere
SHOWN mat municipal corporation may
convey IN the same mode as Legislature.
Undoubtedly in some of the old tnwn-meet-
Ing cases In the New England States the
courts have confirmed grants so made. but
the courts have said they would not do it
III modern instances"
The argument was not finished when
court adjourned at 8 o'clock p. NJ
Mary Smith, schoolgirl, only Is YEARS
old, living with her father, G. +. Smith,
Southern Pacific railroad employee, at 1869
Thirteenth street, swallowed laudanum last
night, with suicidal intent, while tempo
Tarily insane, the result of Illness. An
emetlc was applied at once and her life was
saved. She was taken TO the County Jail.
George b. Henry. asewlng machine agent,
fell from the second story of the Winds or
House on Washington street last evening
and received conclusion of the brain,
from which be may die. He had gone up
on ladder TO FIX st0vepiDe and tie fas-
Jennings OF his support gave way.
Mrs Cook, who stabbed Mrs. Cole in the
arm during quarrel few nights ago, re-
NAMED in hiding until yesterday, when she
surrendered 10 the police and was lmmedi-
ately released under $500 bonds.
The case of Collins and Kent. the Illegal
voters, was argued yesterday and continued
till to-day TO take testimony.
Il. NJ. Burnham was remanded to iail YES
terday and the writ of habeas corpus dis
missed