The morning call., 1892-06-27
FROM ACROSS The BAY.
Cold. Blooded Attempt TO Murder
Jacob Linklater.
Peddler's Peculiar Death on the Water
Front Everything Quiet at
Fortin's Landing.

The house where Jacob LiDklater was
shot Saturday night, as told In yesterday !
CALL, is a dismal building in lonely local
ity Just off Telegraph avenue, half way be-
tween East Berkeley and Dwight way.
Young, the man who shot him. had ample
opportunity to escape, and he made the
most of it. He had not been captured up
to last night.
LInklater was resting easier yesterday
though his recovery is very doubtful.
The shooting was premeditaUed. Young
stealthily went to the window and fred
through the glass at Lnklater, who was
eating his supper in the kitchen. The first
ball entered the forehead, but glanced and
lodged near the temple. A second shot was
fired, and this penetrated the face near the
bridge of the nose, and plowed its way to
near the base of the brain, where 1T still Is.
The first ball was extracted by physicians
yesterday.
Linklater rushed outside after the shots
were fired and grappled with Young, butthe
latter ran. The wounded man was found
by neighbOrs who heard the shots, and was
conveyed to the home of Ed Sheridan, living
near
Young, who was 20 years old, had been in
the employ Of Linklater for many years,
Middleton. Lake County. A few days ago
they had dispute over some money mat
tiers, which eliminated in the discharge OF
Young. Out of revenge, he went to Link
later's place during the latters absence,
Saturday, and poisoned dog. LIN klater re-
turned and fou nd Dung still about the
place A bitter quarrel ensued. Dung
left and the attempted murder occurred
short time afterward.
Lihklater had been living alone in a
building constructed for a stable, but wh ich
had been fixed up as residence for MN
while keeping bachelors hall, aud which
he had handsomely furnished. He is head
salesman of the cloak department OF the
White House, San Francisco, where he has
been for three years. de IS prominent
tenor singer and member Of st. Andrews
Society of Clan Frazer No. IS, Order CT
Scottish Clans.
a PEDDLER DROWNED.
John Gallon, a peddler, was found dead in
the bay yesterday AFTERNOON between the
Puget Sound lumber wharf aud Taylor's
wharf. At noon be left the house Of Mrs.
Bodell. 615 Sixth street. where he had been
boarding, TO carry some bundles to neigh
Dor. He did not perform his Grand and
few hours later was found in an almost up
right position, with his feet imbedded in the
black mud and his head just above the
water.
The peculiar position Of his body leads to
the belief that he had accidentally fallen
from the wharf into the shallow water aud
mud and was unable to extricate himself.
ON THE WATER FRONT.
Yesterday was very quiet Sunday on the
Oakland water front, aud in the forenoon
Bob Craig went to church with his family.
The water front guns will be fired of Tor
the first time on the 4th Of July TO celebrate
the day.
HAYwARDs DEMOCRATS.
The Haywards Democrats held a mass
meeting at Oaks Hall Saturday evening to
ratify the nomination Of Cleveland and
Stevenson. A procession marched through
the streets with Daniel McCaw as grand
marshal. Addresses were made by John
Geary, president Of the HaywaFds Demo
cratic Club, William Mcdonald, E. j Rod
gers and Max Pepper.
Andrew Is. Hammond, a Montana capt.
talist, mas purchased tract Of 10 acres at
Claremont from j. IL. Watkinson for $4,000.
lie will erect dwelling and make his home
there in the future.
THEY WE'RE IN OAKLAND.
1t has been learned that John d. Ruggles
and his brother Charles, who have been
arrested for robblng the Redding stage,
were In Oakland shortly before the robbery.
They left a vaHse at the Hotel Crellin and
asked permission to 90 10 q room to change
their clothing. They were allowed the uSa
of the billiard-rOOm for this purpose, and
they emerged in the rough garb of work
men. The valise is still at the hotel.
THE MARTIN CASE.
The Martin case will be resumed at 9
o'clock this morning, provided Juror Adams
has sufficiently recovered to attend. The
case will soon be finished.
j. n. Knowles. as trustee, has conveyed
to +. r. VandercoOk 90 acres Of land in
Indian Gulch for SGT, $50 and has mortgaged
1t back for S24, 100.
The suit of Louis Peres against Kate Dill
lon and Mary Ives Croker, in which the
plaintiff seeks TO recover property TO the
value of 100000, Is now on trial before
Judge Greene
Tie Board IF Supervisors will hold a spe-
cial meeting tomorrow to investigate
charges Of malfeasance against Isaac Bot
TOMMY, poundmaster of District 7.