The morning call., 1892-08-26
FROM ACROSS TIE BAY.
Proceedings in the Water
Front Trial.
ELOPEMENT AFTERMATH.
Chauncey NJ. st. John Applies for Custody Of
His Child-His Ex-wife Said to Be in
Central America.

Yesterday was the eighth day of the trial
of the ejectment suit of the Waterfront
Company VS.. Doane. Dameron ct al, and
| like the preceding days was consumed in
the endeavor to secure jury.
The examination OF A. w. Burrell touch
| Ing his qualifications as Juror was re-
sumed at the opening of the morning ses-
sion. He admitted having been a member
| of the first Board of Town Trustees of hav-
ing written articles for the press bearing
| upon the issues at bar. and of having no
desire to be juror or witness In the case.
He was excused for bias as expressed in the
articles furnished to the papers.
Anthony Milton was the next talesman
called for examination. Hr admitted know
ing Forth and of sympathizing with him in
his fight, and was at onco retired on the
4 ground of bias.
| III. Is. Sears was next examined and as he
admitted friendly regard for the defend
ants he was excused on the same ground as
| his predecessors.
The vacancies in the box were then filed
by ii. Crowell. o. Ii. Burnham, William
Leonard, ID. Buhsen and A. :. Wright
Mr. Carroll was briefly examined and
| passed. Mr.. Burnnam was th en- called and,
| after responding to few unimportant Ques-
tiOns by the railroad attorneys, was turned
over to Mr. MullaDey for rcroSs-examiuaton.
| ms brought out the fact that he was very
| closely connected with the railroad COM
pany; that he was intimately connected
with all OF the high officials, including Sem
ator Stanford, Mr.. Crocker Ste phen Gage
anu Others. and that he never had any diff
Guilty In procuring passes over the Southern
Pacihc system for himself and his friends.
| Before the ecross-eXamination was concluded
| the court adjourned till to-day.
MRS. ST. JOHNS BOY.
Several weeks ago the full story OF the
| sensational elOpement Of Nellie St John
| with Martin Beel was printed In The CALI.
| Nellie was the divorced wife of Chauncey
NJ St John of the San Francisco Mint. An
| Application TO have the decree of divorce
| modi fed was filed yesterday afternoon and
| Will be heard next Monday. The applca-
tion relates TO the custody Of the l1-year-
| old son, who was given 10 the mother. The
| divorced husband now wants the custody
| awarded to him on the ground that she has
| abandoned the child and is not a proper
| person to care for il. He states that he
believes the mother TO be Ia San Jose de
Guatemala. The child is now with Mrs.
Eil!S, a sehoolteacher, with whom the
mother left him.
TO GET WATER.
A suit has been flied by Acknowledgement
| w. h. ii. Hart on behalf of the people of
| the State of California against Anna j.
| Styles, IL. A. Palmer and others 10 condemn
lana ana natural sources Of water supply
along Strawberry Greek. in order To furnish
more water 10 the State University and the
| Asylum for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind.
Several unsatisfactory experiments for get
| ting water have been tried. aud although
| there is plentiful supply in the vicinity of
the grounds it has never been utilized. The
| condemnation proceedings are taken under
| an act OF the Legislature entitled IAN act
| to provide a supply of water for the uni
| versity and for the Asylum for the Deaf
| Dumb and Bind
NEW RAILROAD.
| Ii oh fbar A
| the chief owners of the Bay Farm Island
| property, has bonded part of his land to a
/ syndicate of English and California capt
| taliSts. Their object is 10 build railroad
from bay Farm Island through the Castro
| Valley into Contra Costa County, and thence
| through the San Joaquin Valley The
| parties interested refuse to talk about the
matter. The project has been in contem-
| piatlon for several months. A liue VIII be
| built from Oakland to connect with the road.
MRS. MARTINS CASE.
Mrs. Mary +. Martin, convicted of swiDd-
| ling Miss Frances Leonard out Of $4,000,
again appeared before Judge Greene for
| sentence, which was again postponed. ves-
terday. a motion Tor new trial is TO be
| made before sentence is pronounced and
| her attorney was not ready With the motion
| Flora j. Forest has asked for a distribu-
tlon Of the estate OF ner husband, Curtis 4.
| Forest, deceased. Part of the estate, which
| Is valued at S340, 600. consists Of q business
| block on Ma ket street, near Montgomery.
| San francisco. There are five children.
FUNKE's BODY.
A verdict of simple suicide was given last
evening In the inquest over the body of
| Henry Funke, the San Francisco man who
hanged himself at Temeseal. His BODY was
taken iD charge by his WIFE
ALI the members of the Board of Educa-
| tiOn were not present at the meeting called
| last evening, and consideration ~ of the school
site offered in The Thru Ward was post
pOned.
+. l.. Breck. one of the men arrested ON a
| charge OF criminal libel by NJ. ]. HardIe.
| was surrendered by his bOndsmen. Dr.
| Foster and Samuel Austin, yesterday. as
they believed the bonds were good for only
| one day when given. Breck was released
last evening on other bonds given by j.
| Samuels and j. L. White.
A REMIss OFFICIAL.
The Street Superintendent was absent
from the meeting of the Council last even
| ing and lew remarks at his expense were
| passed. Mr.. wilkins again referred to the
dissatisfaction of his constituents with the
macadamizing of East Twelfth street. and
| PTesluent Heltman testify said: nm have
the Street Superintendent here some night,
| Mr.. wilkins, and settle this"
But he seems 10 have no use for this
| Council, Mr.. President" said Wilkins
1T seems impossible to have him AZ these
meetings" said the president.
Perhaps he's Dead" observed some one
! III Lllo lOUbS, anu lHt uldlleT then went Oyer
| till the next meeting
| THE CHAPPELLET ROAD
| As stated in THE CALL a few dave 400
| the work OF building the Chappellet eIee-
| trc road from Haywards TO San Jose will
soon begin. a letter was yesterday filed
| with the Clerk Of the Board of SupeTvisors
by Mr.. Chappellet asking the board To tats
immediate action In designating what po-
| tion ot the county roads may be occupled
| by tie company's track.
Alameda.
a petition is being signed by property-
owners on San Jose avenue in favor Of the
electric road, and will be presented to the
City Trustees Monday evening.
Christian Grau, street contractor bos
departed for Germany and failed tn notifv
large number of his creditors of his i'm,
tended journey. ' i"-
Henry Sevening, president Of the Ala
| media Bank. will leave today far two
| weeks visit to Lake Tahoe. WV
City Clerk Millington, who has heen ~,
| the SICK list since last December homes ~
be able to resume his official dnties next
| month. 0' HeA'
| Berkeley.
| The federated committee OF tbs imn,oro
ment clubs met last night. The matter of
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