The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-08
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
A Mystery About the Shooting of
David Lees.
Captain Hughes Recovering From His Self
Inflicted Wound-klameda County
Reorganization.

David 7. Lees, the man who was shot at
the lonely station of Melrose after midnight
Wednesday, was removed to a private hos
pital yesterday. lie will recover from his
wound.
Lees says that he does not know who shot
hun nor why il should have been done, ex-
cept for robbery. The fact that he was not
robbed ana that his assailants ran gave a
tinge of mystery to the affair, and tho
Sheriff yesterday made a thorough investi-
gatiCn.
1t was learned that Lees had spent the
evening in company with Miss Merritt, to
whom he is engaged. 1t was at first be-
lieved that rival had attempted to assassi-
nate the successful lover, but Miss Merritt
denies that there was any rival.
The Sheriff is led to believe that Lees
knows why he was shot, but that he is un-
willing to tell.
He is of the opinion that there is some
thing behind ii all, and that the attempted
assassination was perhaps for another
grievance, real or imaginary, and that some
one attempted to settle by numbering Lees
in cold blood.
There were three men connected with the
affair. and they we:e seen standing together
in the moonlight before Lees approached
No arrests have been made, and there is no
clew. unless Lees knows it, as to who they
were.
HUGHES WILL RECOVER
Captain Samuel Il. Hughes. vino tried to
commit suicide by cutting his throat
Wednesday evening, will recover, the physi-
clan says, but when he is well there will be
jagged scar in his throat, and the power
of his voice will be Impaired. He cannot
taTly fa yQ hna ant
by means of a tube. He now wants to get
well and expresses regret at his rashness.
His son was with him yesterday, and be
will arrange to remove him to the Marine
Hospital in San Francisco.
Mrs. Hughes is Frustrated by reason of
her husbands act. His only excuse is that
he had not been in employment for year.
WALTER EVERETT STONE.
The Commissioners on Insanity yester-
day ordered Walter Everett Stone, the
"city missionary" committed to the Agnews
Asylum. Stone is the man who recently
threatened TO "elean OUT the Beulah Park
camp-meeting at the point of pistol and
then swcre to a warrant for the arrest OF
Rev. John Ellsworth for battery. Later he
distinguished himself by passing a number
of worthless checks.
Amelia WOTsley, young German girl,
lately employed In the family Of Mrs. Upton,
1863 Brush street, was committed 10 The
asylum yesterday. She was found wander
ing in field near Temescal several nights
ago.
DEMONSTRATION NECESSARY,
1t is understood that the Board of Super
visOrs will order rereglstration and author
iZe the County Clerk TO employ extra depu-
ties, notwithstanding the decision Of the
Supreme Court.
1T is necessary" said Supervisor Brown.
yesterday, "and the only way to do is To-
climb on the top of that decision. Other
counties are doing il. The San Diego
Supervisors were advised by their attorney
that they were elected TO attend TO the
cOunty's business, that registration is neces-
sary business and that they will have to do
ii regardless of the Supreme Court"
MORE OAKLAND LIBEL
F. r. Porter Of Echoes and James a.
Joyce. dry-gOods man, had a dispute yes
terday over Joyce's refusal TO pay 81 assess
nent to the Chamber of Commerce Or2ani-
Zatlon, to which Joyce signed his name as
member. When the bill for the money was
presented joyce called it blackmaling
scheme. and ordered Porter to take al adj
yertisement from Echoes. The dispute
ended by Porter suing Joyce for $40 for the
advertisement, and by the subsequent an
nouncement that he would have Joyce
arrested for criminal libel and battery.
AN ANNUAL REMINDER.
Secretary Peterson of the Free Library
Trustees has called annual attention to the
rickety library building. He has done this
in his annual report for three or four years
past, and each time the report has been re-
ceived and placed file with great gravity.
Bids for the school bonds will be opened
next Monday night. City Treasurer Gill
Din will have to sign all the bonds, together
with the coupons, and il will be necessary
10 afix his signature 16, 400 times.
Safe-crackers procured $500 from the
Office of the Standard Oil Company in West
Oakland "Wednesday night On the same
NF.,I.t - -.
berg's clgar-stOre on Broadway and were
arrested Several other burglarIes are re-
ported and housekeeping has become I'M
usually common.
PARLIN BETTER.
Frank Parln. the bigamist, Is getting bet
ter Of his fever, but still implOres Bertha
Arp to visit him In Jail. She refuses to do So
The police are looking for a young man
named Ghirardelli, who is believed TO have
been the one who stabbed Justus Young
while returning from picnic Sunday.
The annual report Of tie City Superin-
tendent of Schools shows that 5519 boys and
1923 girls were registered. and that there are
now enrolled COOS scholars. The average
daily attendance was 6979.77.
wETMoRE ASSIGNS.
Charles A. WetmOre. secretary Of the
State Board OF Viticulture and owner of the
well-known Cresta Blanca vineyard, near
LivermOre, has assigned the vineyard to the
Sheriff for the benefit of creditors. Wet
more'S liabilities amount to S24, 400, but he
claims that his assets are much larger. The
following are his creditors: A. j. Ralston.
$4,000; Bank 0f Livermore, $500; Anglo
Californian Bank, $500; Gustav Niebanm.
5000; Justinlan Calre, 500: Wiimerdng q
CO., SIPS: Arpsd HarasEthy & Co.. 500:
n. ID. butcher, 500; Horton Il Kennedy,
$500; Beck 81 Lenhardt. So; Peter Me-
keeney, $3.50; John johnson, $50; Herman
Ke0liD, S1S3; George True, $50; John
Crellin. $500: Neville IL Co.. $50; j. G. lis,
SIS; George Beck x Co., $500.
j. (. Graher, manager of the Pacific Fire
works Company in San Francisco, has left
his wife and home at 1919 Magnolia street,
taking along his personal property. He is
believed to have left the city to avoid his
obligations, which are estimated at from
$500 to $1,000.
Peter Rice, an Italian living In West Oak
land, was sunstruck while wearing straw
hat without any crown during the recent
hot weather, and his mind is now affected
to such an extent that he has to be guarded
to keep him from jumping from the window.
Mrs. Joseph 0. Burdick has filed petit
ton asking that her husband be punished
for refusing to pay almOny OF SIS per
month. He Is in arrears to the amount OF
$500. Burdick runs printing Office in San
Francisco IN the dayt ime and teaches nim-
BILE young ladies and gentlemen how TO
dance at night.
Alameda.
1t has been freely rumored for several
days that TheoGor Meetz had disposed of
his franchises in Alameda to the Southern
Pacific Railroad. This Meetz denied yes
terday. while ne admitted that two outside
parties were negotiating for them. He
will not sell, he said, for less than 500 OO0
L. Mayrisch. tho saloOn-keeper at the