The morning call., 1892-02-11
ACROSS THE BAY.
Nine. Terriers Friends Rallying
to Her Rescue.
Mckenzie Sent to San Quentin iepenberg
Again in Trouble-DealIng in
Chinese-Made Goods.


of the Board of Education in suspending
her and taking two weeks pay from her
Is illegal under the rules, section "a, page
50, which says that principals shall give
all official orders to assistants in writing.
Principal McChesney, If he ordered Nine.
Terrier to discontinue "HernaDf' in the
French class, did il verbally, and she says
that she did not understand him to tell her
definitely to discontinue She understood
him that as soon as she could find another
book less Objectionable she was TO do so.
The examination of John Anderson, the
Young Englishman detected in the act OF
picking the pocket of Mrs. Wilson of San
Francisco as she was boarding the broad
gauge local at Oakland Pier last week, took
place Yesterday in the Police Court and the
accused was held to answer with bonds
fixed at $1,000.
TO SAN QUENTIN FOR ONE YEAR
William McKenzie, p years Of age, was
sentenced yesterday by Judge Greene to
San Quentin for one year on his plea OF
guilty Of burglary in the second degree,
committed in the house of John Krytser on
December /, 1891. Mckenzie was let OIL
easy, for lie is evidently hard character.
In his possession were found large chisel.
a broken window hasp and billy ABOUT
twelve inches long, made OF ruDOer nose
filed with shot and the ends plugged MP
He is believed to have done several neat
Jobs in oakland Just previous 20 his arrest
and he agreed TO give an order Tor the re-
cOYery Of the articles, JeWelry, watches,
etc, as soon as the sentence on THIS charge
had been imposed. The police expect to
recover large amount of plumber. through
the light sentence, which they think they
would not otherwise have secured. Nc
Kenzie has one thumb Of, and the mark of
this hand was left on the window-sill oil one
Of the houses entered by him.
i. w. Parker has sued the city OF oak
land 10 recover $500 damages for raising
the grade of Broadway, between Nine
teepth and TWeAty-SecOnd streets, by which
his lot on TWenty-hTst street Is Hooqed our
ing rainy weather. The grading OF Broad
way caused 4 change n The grades also OF
the cross streets.
PIEPENBURG IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
Charles Plepenburg is in trouble again.
On Tuesday night he and a friend named
Harry Bloom started playing cards ID a
saloon on Seventh street. near MagnO la.
They Quarreled about the results or the
games, and then Piepenburg picked mp ii
beer glass and threw 1t at Bloom, striking
him square on the forehead. Bloom dropped
like a log. and was taken to the Receiving
Hospital fer treatment, while Piepenburg
was escorted to the police station and
charged with assault with q deadly weapon.
Bloom afteTward went to the City Prison
and remained all night because he was
afraid Pienenburg's mother and other rela-
tiVes, who live adjoining Bloom, would not
let him rest until he declined to prosecute
Charley. The case was set Tor eXamlna-
ton on Tuesday
Work VIII be commenced on the new
freight terminus south Of the passenger
depot on March !, and hundreds of piles are
beng prepared at the new cTeosote works.
+. NJ. BuTnham, who some time ago
brought q suit against Chief of Police Tomp-
kills for false Imprisonment is under arrest
again He WAS locked up In Stockton on
charge Of stealing a guitar IN this city, and
his bail Of $50 has Oeen sent down by Sheriff
Cunningham.
Health Officer Dunn reported 10 Judge
Ogden yesterday that Mrs. Mary T. Martin
refused To submit to an examination as 10
her condition as ordered by the court. She
was not in court, and her attorneys insist
that she is unable TO appear
CHINEsE-MADE GOODS.
The Weekly Tradesman has attacked NJ.
!. Keller, President IF the Oakland Board
OF Trade, and a large manufacturer Of gen.
tleIuen' furnishing goods, asserting that he
sold Chinese-made shirts. Mr.. Keller ad-
x
Sl0O,0 600 paid out by him annually, but says
as a matter of competition he IS compelled
10 do so. He intimateS that the Iradesman
is after blackmail or wants to drive him and
his business to San Francisco. Mr.. Keller
says he is willing TO pay 10 per cent more Tor
white labor If he can have It. lie tried 1t
for thirty months and lost $1,000, or his
profits were that much less than those Of his
San Francisco competitors.
Jaller Schroeder has published card
generating every one from blame IN the
matter Of John Hyer's visit to the JAIL ad-
hitting that he allowed his sympathieS for
Hyer TO warp his best judgment, but deny
ing that there was any improper motives in
MS action. Schroeder denied positively that
Hyer came to the jail on Friday night and
saws he was only at the door Of the Jail a
lew minutes on Saturday evening.
T. PUirier Of TPmescai has fled his petit
ton in voluntary Insolvency. His liabilities
a,e $3.50 and assets So25. Of which SO is
claimed as exempt. lie was IN tie poultry
business. The sum OF $1,000 is due in San
Francisco.
ST. PATRICK's DAY.
II is understood that arrangements are
being made to celebrate the nth Of March
(St. Patrick's day. in Oakland with apprO-
pirate ceremonies. Though as yet no def
mite programme has been prepared, there
Will probably be a parade, and exercises
vet 10 be selected. Rev. j. b. McNally,
rector Of ST. PaTick's Parish, West Oak
land, viii be the orator OF the occasion, and
he has promised To prepare an Grafton. A
programme for an entertainment is being
arranged.
Max Marcuse had not had occasion to use
a license as auctiOneer since January l
until Tuesday. lie went TO the City Hall
to obtain one, but because he was Informed
that he would have to pay for the quarter,
beginning January l, he refused, holding
that from February l was all that should
be required. lie commenced his sale with
out a license and a policeman gathered
him in" for violating an ordinance.
Steps are being taken TO construct new
First Presbyterian Church at North Tenn
escal. The present building Is Inadequate
for the demands upon 1t.
MIGHT AS WELL PLEAD GUILTY.
Two brothers named Repose were going
home together last night, ana az they
passed the corner Of East Twentieth street
aud Twenty-third avenue, East Oakland. a
nan stepped out from the corner, and
leveiing a revolver at them demanded theil
VaIuables. The brothers are plucky POrtu-
guese, and both jumped him. He fired bis
pistol but the bullet went into the air, and
the WoUd-be robber went to the ground
from a blow delivered by the fist Of one OF
them. Both seized him, and picking up his
revolver. walked him, one on each side,
holding his arms, TO the Twenty hird-aye-
nue. Station, where they turned him over to
Deputy Constable Clifford At the City
Prison the fellow gave the name Of w. +,
HilIerbrant, stated that he Is aged As years
and his occupation that Of a carpenter. He
refused to talk further than to say thai
there is another story than that told by the
Portuguese. He claimed that the pistol wa;
discharged in his pocket, but this is fatty
contradicted by the fact that The muZZle ]:
stopped with mud. 1t is of the Smith &
Wesson self-cocking pattern.
WOOLCOCK FOUND NOT GUILTY.
The jury in the case Of Henry WooIc0ek
charged with arson, returned verdict Of
not guilty, after having been ont about five
minutes. 1t was stated by a citizen las
night that.he saw the granger attorney o.
the defendant from Grass Valley and {
prominent member of the jury come out Of
of a saloon together, on very good terms ap
parently with each other, a day or two ago
He would not intimate there was anything
wrong, but the circumstance struck him as
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