The morning call., 1893-09-24

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being made for seats.
Did Criminate Him.
The Supreme Court has granted B. F.
Gallagher. the man who wds with Beggs
who went north last year on an escapade
at the expense of the Oakland Consolidated
Railroad Company, which concern he had
robbed, new trial.
Beggs was tried and convicted. At the
trial OF Gallagher he was asked the follow
ing question:
II will now ask If you did not go to San
francisco with Mr.. Beggs on Monday
afternoon, Monday, the 9th day of June,
1S92. and take with you $500, which Mr..
Beggs had drawn from the First National
Bank OF the city of Oakland, belonging 10
the funds of the Oakland Consolidated
Street Railway Company?"
His counsel raised strenuous objections
to the question, bnt was nverruled by
Judge Greene. and finally the witness de-
clned to answer on the ground that an
answer would incrimiDate him.
Ihe court forced an answer out of Gal
lagher. however. and now it is upon this
single question and answer that the entire
case depends.
Yesterday At.orney-General Hart filed
orieis In the case arguing in favor of sus-
talnlng Judge Greene's rulings in the case.
The Water Question.
Undoubtedly the next great question to
which the City Council will turn its atten-
ton is that of the city water supply. The
desire is that the city shall own and con-
troll its own water supply, and with that
end in view several propositions have been
made by parties who would like TO furnish
the supply.
w. j. Dingee owns the large artesian
wells at Alvarado. He was before the
Water Committee of the City Council yes
terday. a. L. Fish. the gentleman who is
under contract TO supply Sacramento with
water from artesian wells, was also before
the committee. The gentleman represent
ing the Blue Lake supply will also be
heard from.
No bids have been asked for from these
parties, but 1t Is understood that the basis
upon which they are to figure will be that
the city shall own the pipes of the dis
tributlng system, with the option of pur-
chasing the entire plant within a given
time.
Knocked Off the Cars and Killed.
A Portuguese boy named Francisco
Payas. aged II years, was killed by the To-
cal at Tenth avenue. East Oakland. at 4 80
P. N. yesterday.
He was employed at the jutemills, and
b0 0arded the train at Clinton station. He
was riding on the platform and swinging
out by the handles as far as he could for
amusement As the train was passing
Tenth avenue he swung out and was
struck by one of the water-pipes which
are ranged along the track there and are
used to attach hose to wash off the cars.
These wateT-Dipes are about three feet
high, and one Of these struck the boy and
knocked him 0f the platform and under
the train. which passed over his body,
crushing his chest and killing him in
stantly. The body was removed TO the
MOrgue.
The parents of the boy reside at $50 East
Fourteenth street
susan's Eastern Trip.
Susan Reardon did not start on her
Eastern trip yesterday as was expected.
Susan has given the police much trouble
on account of her conviviality. and is re-
peatedly being brought up TO the City
Prison IN the patrol wagon.
A short time ago she announced her in
tentiOn of going Eastto her daughter, who
lives in Kansas, and yesterday was the
day set Tor her departure. Chief Schaffer
thought he would make sure of her. and
accordingly locked her up over night
Early IN the morning she was let out to
make few preparations for her departure
In an hour the patrol wagon was called
for at Seventh and Chester streets, and
when 1t rolled up to the police station out
rolled Susan bowling drunk. Her Eastern
trip Is postponed and the police are dis
guSted.
1t Costs Something.
While Grover is toying with the Geary
Chinese bill the expenses are piliug up. rs
There are twenty-three of the Celestiais
at the Alameda County Jail awaiting de-
pOTtatlO1. and the cost OF feed for each
one is nearly SO week.
Another Chinese trick has recently come
to light. Chlnaman named Dear Sing
was up for examination on a charge of
insanity on Friday. SUPERINTENDENT Hatch
of Agnews was communicated with, and
says the man was released from that in-
stitutlon on the promise OF the Chinese
Consul that he would be sent back TO
china. Instead. he was hired out by
Chinese contractor to pick fruit. lie was
was again brought up. He was declared
feeble-minded, bat not dan gerous. -
An Estate Settled.
When John Morton Todd died in Oak
land some years ago he left a widow and
a young son and a goOd-siZed estate.
After his death a will was filed by his
brother, which gave the brother $4,000.
There was big fight over the will, and it
created a sensation when it was proved to
have been forgery perpetrated by the
brother. who was sent to San Quentin for
eight years, and where be is now serving
out his sentence.
The case was recalled yesterday, when
Todd's son. Frank NJ, flied a receipt in
the Superior Court. wherein he states that
bO 10 oRbioANN WIN NbC lEDblt DltStHItu
bv his mother as his guardian. The
mother-now the wife Of Rev. Mr..
Sweeney-and son got the entire property.
Davie Signed the Contract.
The Council Water front Committee has
closed negotiations with the Davie Ferry
Company and The slip and wharf for the
opposition boats will now probably be
pushed before the winter sets in There
was some hesitation about going ahead
with the work before the ferry COMPANY
sgned contract TO use it for a stipulated
time at a certain figure, but yesterday Mr..
Davie signed for twelve months and the
con tract papers are now in the hands IF
City Attorney Johnson, who will look
over them and present them 10 the Coun-
Gil for fEal action at its next meeting.
One Hundred Dollars for an Eye.
Denis Brosnahan was in the Police
Court yesterday with bandage on his face
where his left eye shonld have been. In
saloon row with sirapping young fellow
named Patrick NOone few months ago,
Noone struck him in the eye with
billiard-bal, which inflicted a wound such
as TO make the removal of the eye a
necessity. Noone was fined 500 with the
alternative Of fifty days in Jail.
The Fund.
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