The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-30
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
Dismissal of the Charges Against
Ex.COlIectOr Stevens.
Fiery Water Front Sentiment Expressed on a
Postal Card-Mrs. Martin Ad-
judged Guilty.


yesterday afternoon and the prisoner was
discharged. Secretary TheObad was sworn
and the facts were brought out in regard to
his paying Stevens to keep out Of the way
after DR.. Carpenter had sworn TO the war
rant of arrest. The evidence also showed
that there was an agreement to pay
Stevens $50 per month for his services as
collector and that the society was in arrears
for his salary. The Prosecuting Attorney
moved for dismissal on the ground that
there was no evidence to hold Stevens.
Another interesting phase of the society's
middle will come up to-day. when Secretary
Theobald will be examined on a charge Of
crlminally libefing DR.. Carpenter by stat
ing that he was one of the spectators OF the
famous badger-fght at Joe Dleves'.
THE WATERFRONT FIGHT.
The suit of c. d. Taylor to GUST V. L.
Forth and associates from the water front
attracted lobby full of listeners in Judge
Henshaw's court yesterday
Robert NJ. Neill of the gas company W.
NJ. Coulter and p. II. Townsend testified
during the afternoon about the driving and
blowing up of piles and the entrance of
Fortin'S men upon the grounds, all OF which
has been detailed in these columns.
During the testimony the plaintiffs attor-
neys introduced a postal card reading as
follows:
c. b. Taylor. 14I9 Eighth avenus. Oakland.
Cal, June 10, 1892: Anent the notice you sent
US viii say this: II yOu and your fellOw-fun-
keys OF the Southern Pacific crowd VIII come 10
us with becoming humility we Will cOndescend
TO let you. Our contempt for your edct and Tor
you and for your railroad masters is greater
IMAM can be expressed In polite language. Bring
your cowaIdly masters within range OF our guns.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
Cameron, Bassett and Davie Of the de-
PENDANTS denied any knowledge Of such
card. and expressed the opinion that it was
sent by some irresponsible crank.
The only other matter of importance made
prominent was that Castro street was kept
open t0 the water.
The jury in the case is composed of the
following named: p C. Waltenbaugh, w.
g. Trip, Philip Thorn, H. c. McCune, NJ.
Hilgard, James Intel, w. Z. Bryan, o.
Button, p. Baker, Newton Sewell. a. d.
Pryal and George II. Tilley.
MRS. MARTIN CONVICTED.
At noon yesterday the long trial of Mrs.
Mary L. Martin came to an end, and the
jury after an hours deliberatlOn returned
verdict Of guilty. The suit was brought by
Miss Sarah Leonard, who charged Mrs. Mar.
tin with obtaining property and money to
the value of S14.00 by false pretenses. The
evidence showed that Mrs. Martin, who is
strong-Ininded woman, had obtained COM
pIete control over weak and waveriDg Miss
Leonard. and by chicanery and misrepTe-
sehtatOns had induced her to deed away
her possessions. The verdict does not re-
turn these TO the woman. but steps Ito re-
cover the properly will be taken. Mrs
Martins sentence will be postponed until
tomorrow. at that time her attorneys will
make a motion for new trial
TWO WARNING BRETHREN.
Walter Everett 'city missionary" has
sworn 20 a warrant for the arrest OF John
Doe Ellsworth, the agent of Charles y.
{rftfputnD millionaire pVaupplisf The
two brethren have not been working harmO-
niOusY together at the miliOnaire's Beula h
Park camp-meeting and Everett charges
the other brother with battery. Everett
made a statement yesterday, In which he
said that he will inherit $4,000 and that he
intends to buy some lots at Beulah Park.
The latter fact he said, aroused the ami
mostly of CTitientOns agent because Crit
tentOn had his eye on the lots himself
Ellsworth, for this reason, tried 10 frignten
other buyers away and grew so belIgcrent
yesterday that he went TO EverCtts house
and dared him TO come out, threatening 10
wipe up the earth" with him if he did.
Mr. Everett did not come out Just then, but
he did emerge after Ellsworth went away
and then lie Swore to the warrant
GALLAGHER's EXAMINATION.
Tie examination Of b. T. Gallagher,
charged with aiding and abetting X. c.
Beggs to embezzle $500 from the Oakland
Consolidated Street Railroad Company, was
partially heard In the Police Court yester-
day and then continued until tomorrow.
Beggs WAS the principal witness, and he
testified that Gallagher knew nothing of
the proposed ENLIGHTENMENT until the S atur-
day before ii was committed. w hen they
left on the Oregon express Gala CHER had
5000 Of the money, and out of that he paid
for the tickets. Beggs refused TO answer
some of the questions on the ground that a
truthful answer to each would tend to
crimi nate him.
COUNTY ASSESSMENT INCREASE.
1t is estimated that the increase in the
county assessment roll this year will be
$4,000 600. The total assessment roll
amounts to S67 600, 600. The assessment has
been raised on property in the vicinity Of
Fourteenth and Broadway and in the dis
tTicts OF Berkeley, Oakland, Brooklyn, Eden
and Washington townships. In other dis
tricts II remains about the same.
John Z, Olsen, married man living at
1865 Lincoln street, cut his finger on buzz
saw a few days ago. but thought nothing
of IL until blood poisoning set IN, from
which he died Tuesday night.
Fire broke out in the house of T. La
brinee, S64 Peralta street. early yesterday
morning, and caused a loss Of about $1,000
1t started from defective fue
TO DISPOSE OF THE LEPER.
There is proposition among the men,
bers of the Board of Supervisors to build
for the accommodation of g. W. butcher
the leper, If this is not done he will proba-
bly, be sent TO Molokai.
The Supervisors who have been inyesti-
eating charges against Isaac Bottomly, q
district pOundmaster, to the effect that he
has illegally imp0unded animals, aud that
he keeps a disorderly saloon, have con-
tinued the case until tomorrow at q special
session.
Mrs. f. A. Clark has sworn to a warrant
for the arrest of her husband, Thomas L.
Clark, on charge or grand larceny, alIeg-
ing that he carried away $40 belonging to
her. They recently came to Oakland from
Los Angeles.
THE CITY's INTEREST
The committee appointed to bold a bust
ness mems msss-meeting TO discuss the
water front question have issued the follow
ing call:
1--WE the undersigned, citizens and taxpayers.
hereby call mass-mcetlug OF the citizens OF
Oakland, 10 be held at the time and place herein
after provided for for tile object and purpose of
EXPRESSION OF pubic opinion on certain vital
questions hereinafter mentioned. aud also to
petition our CITY Council and Mayor that action
on the following matters be taken in manner
herein Indicated among other things to wit:
Flrst-That vigorous aud effective measures ba
taken TO recover by search warrant or other legal
proceedings the TWO lost volumes OF records of
the early proceedings Of The CITY Trustees OF the
muDi cpal government Of Oakl nd and also 10
secure valuable papers pertaining 10 the same
period, all OF which are the property OF our city,
and now alleged 10 be missing from the CITY hail.
Second-IO vigorously press and enforce the
carrying out OF the provisions of the resolution
passed by our City Council 10 open the streets OF
our city running parallel with Broadway 10 The
estuary harbOr line, aud 10 that end that stems
be taken requiring compliance Herewith by the
Superintendent OF Streets, aching In conjunction
with the CITY Engineer. who shall define the
boundary lines OF said streets for such purpose.
Third-1hat The City Council grant good and
SUFFICIENT lease OF the portion of the water front
petltloned Tor 10 one j. j. ERaD and that there
after the City Council aud Mayor shall put said
Egan into possession thereof and maintain his
possession by all lawful means under said lease
win view TO testing the eity's title to said
water front; and said question OF title shall
thenceforth be strenuOusly and tenaeiously con
tested, even I'D to aud in the highest tribunals 10
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