The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-20
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Sister Sadie Shot Away a
MustaCI1e.
THE WEARER WAS NOT HURT
A Story of Love and PistoIs-A Petit
ton Favoriug the Extension
of Broadway.
THE WEARER WAS NOT HURT

S. Fl. Vinnell OF East Oakland made a
vain endeav0r yesterday to have warrant
issued for the arrest of Miss Sadie Saulter
on a charge OF attempt to murder Miss
Saulter shot at Mr.. Vinnell, but only sue
ceeded in clipping away part of his
drooping. black mustache he had been
counting Miss Sadies sister jennie with
the serious intention of marrying her. To
do this he obtained a divorce from his
wife. but when this was accomplished the
sister discarded him. Vinnell still pursued
her and sent her a threatening note. While
haunting the Saulter residence at 1878
Thirteent avenue Wednesday night he was
accosied by Sadie, who said. why don't
you come to see Jennie instead OF sending
her threatening notes?"
'Go on, or I'll put hole through you, -
said Vinnel.
You will?" said Miss Sadie.
She drew pistol and pulled the trigger.
but it only snapped. She tried to fire sec
ond time, but only indentei cartridge.
"1ry it again. said Vinnell. coolly. Per
haps 1t will go this time"
She tried it for the third time and there
was report. the ball grazing her sisters
beau's mustache.
He had stood coolly as target while the
fiustered woman had endeavored to dis
charge her revolver. but with the cutting
away OF his mustache he became frightened
and ran. A few moments afterward he re.
turned with policeman, but the latter re-
fused to make an arrest, because he had
seen no shot fired and because Ninnell did
not show any evidence of being wounded.
Vinnell was in an excited condition all
day yesterday. He explained TO everybody
that he loved Jennie very much, having
40 w a
wife went to board with the family. He
and Jennie plotted to send the wife away
and they succeeded In getting her off to
Canada on visit. He encouraged her 10
stay there while he successfully prosecuted
a suit for divorce on the ground of deser-
ton.
But something went wrong or else Jennie
got another lover, he doesn't exactly know
which. but he does know that he Was shot
at BY Jennie's sister.
Miss Sadie refused to make any statement
Yesterday, saving that 1t would all come out
at the trial, provided there should be one.
Her father Is capitalist, and backed his
daughter IN her statement. Her sister,
Jennie, WHO caused the trouble, remained
in the pantry shedding tears, but sent out
word that Vinnell was a wicked. wicked
man, and ought TO be in the penitentiary.
He has been a baggage agent on the
Southern Pacific road, but says that he was
discharged because his superintendent did
not approve of his divorce suit.
Sixty Droperty-owners, representing mil
lions OF dollars, have signed n petition in
favor OF extending Washington street
across the City Hall Park to San Pablo
avenue The extension. should IL be made,
will necesstate the removal OF the City Hail
and the dedication by the city OF the land
necessary to be taken from the park for a
park. Ii will cost $4,000 to move the
building, and the property-owners have ex-
pressed themselves as willing TO pay that
sum. The extension will have TO be accom-
plished through condemnation proceedings.
To accomplish the work, the Washington
street Extension Association has been per-
manently organized. with the following
officers: President. Judge Israel Lawton !;
vice-president, V. ID. Moody; secretary.
WIN l.. Eason; treasurer, j. b, Mcdonald;
executive cominittee-V. ID. Moody, G..
Nprdhausen, w. T. Hamilton, j. c. ellison.
j. Is. Mcdonald and John S Drum.
A story OF an attempted stage robbery
comes from the little town of Mission San
Jose. Three masked men appeared from
the roadside as the 80 stage was returning
from the train and called upon the driver TO
stop. He whipped up his horses Instead