The morning call., 1893-03-30
SMALL TALES OF A BIG CITY.

The Jury yesterday returned verdlcr for the
defendant IN The damage ease Of Annie Romayne
against the Southern Pacific Company.
Dotiie BroAdweil mas entered SUIT against T.
Lewis in The Justices Court for S299, alleging
Rrey0us Injury by reason Of malicious arrest.
The following criminal infOrmatiops have been
filed; Louis Burger, robbery; Andrew GOwdal-
WIZ, grand larceny, and Joseph Tobln, bur
glaTy.
The W. A. Woods Manufacturing Company
has fled petition III insolvency. Its Liabilities,
as stated. amount 10 SIS ,252 %, ana the assets
Of The company are sl4.764 10.
Judge Sanderson yesterday rendered judg-
ment Tor $44.323 20 IN favor OF G. \. FELTON, IN
his suit against Il. A. West and Others brought
to recover part OF a loan secured by note aud
mortgage.
Charles Salisbury local Iumberdealer. has
peiiioned the superior COUIt TO be discharged
from his debts tie files n petition In Iusolv ,ncy,
in which lie states that he owes SO, G72 90, while
Ills assets are nil.
William Cronan has brought suit against six.
teen defendants. Including the Gray Brothers
Artificial a stone Paving Company and the Palace
Hardware Company. Tor $3.50 40 aud costs. lie
claims Hen on properly Of the defendants.
Mate OBrlen of the smuggling schooner Olsen
was seDieDced yesterday In the District Court TO
four months Imprisonment in the Santa Clara
County jail and a fine OF 500 as punishment
for the part he took In the vessels unlawful
trip.
ID. NJ Blumford, bar ber has sued s. LIpman
his partner. 10 dissolve partnership and for an
accounting He cha yes that on account OF the
circulation by Tie defendant OF certain scandal
ruined.
The Will OF Mary Amerige has been filed for
probate. The estate consists OF about $34 900 In
stocks and cash Tie benehclarles are Ella &.
Hamilton, Alma S. Hamilton, Mary f. Hamilton
and William, Georgiana, Walter, George and
Francis Sleadman.
Lena Dunsier, residing at % ShInIey street,
was run over at Sixth aud Howard streets
yesterday BY a runaway team. She sustained
severe contusions OF the lett leg, and after treat
ment at the Receiving Hospital was removed to
the City and County Hospital.
The Election Commissioners at their meeting
yesterday made pretty clean sweep In the
Registrars office. dispensing with all the officials
except the chief deputy ana messenger after
April 1. The Commissioners also audited out
standing bills for election expenses.
Right Rev. William Ford Nichols. assistant
bishop OF California, Will administer the rite of
confirmation at Grace Church this evening at 8
O'clock. The candidates for confirmation are
assist d by Rev. Il. G. Foute and Rev. w. l. Kip
Jr. All are cordially invi ed.
Mrs Minnie S. MeWhirier. widow Of the M an
who was recently killed by a pistol shot at
Society of New York on policy Of $1,000. and
her son, Jesse b. McWhirIer sues The North
Western Mutual Life Insurance Company for
$4,000, covered by another policy.
Catherine Curtain has brought SUIT against the
San Francisco and San Mateo Railroad Com.
pany for damages in the sum OF SIS, 900 Tor The
death OF her son, Daniel. She alleges that while
riding on one OF the cars of the COMPANY lie WAS
struck by post set dangerously near the car
track and lost his life In consequence
Henry James, a bIcycllst, lras sued John f.
Liant and another person, whose name Is not
known, TO recover $4,000 damages for Injuries
sustained by the DlaIntiff in consequence OF the
negligence Of tire defendants In having run into
him while cycling IN the PARK. He claims the
defendants were driving al an unlawful rate OF
speed.