The morning call., 1893-06-13

Charles Warren with regard to some work
10 De done In the park. and that laborers
were emrloyedNby them on the understand
Ing that they were TO work nine hours a
day. The defendant demurred. his de-
murrer was sustained and Wiley ap-
pealed. The Supreme Court decided that
there was no evidence to justify Wiley in
MS accusations, and therefore no cause for
action.
LIABILITY OF AN EXECUToR.-Jud
Garoer yesterday rendered an opinion on
motion in the suit of Wattles VS.. Tucker
CT al. y. Z. Tucker. one of the defend
ants, died in December, 1891, and in Feb
ruary. 1892. an administrator was ap-
pointed to distribute his estate. In March,
1898, the administrator was sub iituted in
the com plant for the deceased. The ad-
mlnlstrator brought motion TO strike his
name from the list of defendants on statu-
tory grounds, the principle being that
more than one year bad elapsed between
MS appointment and the substitution oil
his name. The Judge decided that the
statute was silent On this point and denied
the motion.
NO SATISFACTION FOR BoYsoN.-Mr
Thomas Boyson walked into the Palace
Hotel one October day in 1889 and engaged
rooms for himself and wife from .NoVem-
Der l. BoySon was to pay 800 month
room rent and board. The contract was
made with S. F. Thorn, who was then
manager of the hotel. But on December 5
Boyson was rather surprised 10 receive
notice that his custom was no longer de-
slreo, tnat his room was wanted and he
must vacate. Boyson did vacate, but
brought an action for damages against
Thorn. Thorn demurred and his demurrer
was sustained. On appeal the Supreme
Court affirmed the decision of the lower
court.
A BODY IDENTIFIED. The body of the
woman who committed suicide on Thurs
DAY last BY jumping into the bay from the
steamer Bay City was identified at the
M0rgue yesterday as that Of Mrs. Mar
gherita Perata of Temescal. She had been
SICK, and was on her way to this city to
paw visit to her sister at North Beach
when she committed the rash act. Her
husband, Giovanni Perata, did not begin
his search for her for two days after she
was missing, as he thought she was with
ner sister. She was native of Italy, At
years OF age, and leaves two children.
WINE AND FRUIT CoMPANY.-The an
nual meeting of the California Fruit and
VINE Land Company was held yesterday
ana the following officers We're elected !:
solomon Sweet, president; l.. Sachs, vice.
president; Arnold Stahl, secretary: Bank
OF California, treasurer; S. Sweet, L..
Sachs, A. StahI, r. Hamilton. NJ. Samuels,
T. Simon. Joseph Newman. E. Elkuse. S.
hirsh, l.. 7. Drexler aud l.. S. Bachman,
directors. The property of the company
near Fresno was reported in a prosperous
condition, and the treasurer reported
$4,000 in undecared dividends.
AN EQUINE ORCHESTRA. = Albert n
Clemens, seaman about "A years of age,
was up before the Insane Commissioners
yesterday. He came to this port recently
from Hon Olulu. While bounding on the
ocean wave Clemens became afflicted with
many halluclnatiOns, and on his arrival
here was sent to the Marine Hospital
One of Clemens vagaries is to imagine
that he is possessed of an equine 0rches-
ira of 100000 horses, all of which sing in
the most meiodious way. Clemens was
committed to Napa. He was born in Nova
Scotia.
STILL ORGANIZING. James Lee was
elected president and William McNulgy
secretary of the Anti-Chipese Law and
Order League. organized last night at
Seventeenth and Minna streeN The OBJ
iects OF the league were set forth by Denis
Kearney, G. w. Fox. c. P. Maze and the
newly elected officers. A meeting will be
held Tonight at Twentieth and Valencia
streets.