The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-29
OVER IN OAKLAND.
A Tale of Robbery That
Is Doubted.
SAYS THERE'S NO GAMBLING
Young Tyler Held for Trial-BerkeIey
Is Now City of the Fifth
Class.

Dee0 k6epIDR Inc DOCKS LOT IOe HTm Oh
Mann 81 Mole, the propristors of the
Washington-street planning mill, on the
corner of Washington and Third streets,
told his employer queer story yesterday
morning when he came down TO work
The office of the planing-mill is in the
second story of the building. in one corner
of which stands the safe.
Bloom said that the evening before. he
was at work over his books at about
o'clock. after all the workmen had gone
home and the doors locked for the night.
While at work he heard something strike
the window as though pebble had been
thrown from below. He went to the
window and saw two men on the sidewalk
5elow-a tall and short man-and one OF
them stated that he wanted to pay his
bill. The men were admitted and went up
stairs with the bookkeper.
When in the Office the man said he
wanted to pay Sweeney's bill. There is
no such name on the books" said Bloom.
'Oh, just got this bill to-day; it is TWO
dollars"
He threw down a fve-dollar piece, and
when Bloom turned to give him the change
one of the men jumped on him from be-
hind and threw his arm across his mouth.
He was thrown to the floor and bound
with ropes procured from the mill under
meath. The robbers gagged him with
silk handkerchief, and he thought that
men drugged him, as he lost consciousness
soon after.
The robbers then went TO work at the
safe. the outer door of which WAS already
open, They had an easy job, as all they
had to do was TO cut the wood holding the
locks. which they did, apparently with
chisel.
They secured from the safe about $50
and left aarfifia6 ahaaEs ub
crumpled up and threw on the floor
Bloom SAID he did not know how long he
lay on the floor, but when he regained
consciousness he heard some one walking
on the sidewalk below and shouted; but
the person did not understand him and did
not come upstairs. de shouted back that
the door was locked.
Bloom again lapsed into unconscious
ness, and when he recovered conscious
ness again he was cold and sore from the
ropes on his wrists and arms.
He managed after awhile to work the
rope off his legs, when lie got up and went
out and downstairs. He said he slipped
the bolt of the lower door with his mouth
and went up Third street to Seventh and
entered a restaurant between Broadway
and Washington, where the night ceoK, in
the presence of Henry Schaeffer, cut the
rope that bound his hands behind his back
The cook aud Schaeffer are both eX-
I picit in the statement that the rope was
well knotted and that Bloom could not
have tied himself. The young fellows
arms show deep cuts and bruises made by
the ropes, and he said he suffered excru-
ciating pain in the time he laid on the floor
from TO II O'Clock.
MIR. Mole, his employer, said that Bloom
has ALWAYS been looked upon in the three
years he has worked for him as a reliable
young man, but that of late it was notice
able that he dressed rather better than a
man ought his salary of S12 week.
Bloom had a valuable ring, watch and
jewelry on his person when the men found
him, but these things were not touched.
The police think that Bloom is telling
'fshy" story.
He lives with a married sister. Mrs.
Kahn, on Franklin street, and has a
brother here in business. His father keeps
saloon in East Oakland.
Bloom is very dressy young fellow,
wears patent feathers, gloves, jewery ga
lore and looks generally like well-fed
bank clerk with a salary of $4,000 year.
He Is somewhat Of ladies' man, too, from
his stories.
The Tiger in Oakland.
The resolution recently passed by the
City Council calling The attention of the
Chief of Police 10 the fact that gambling
| is being carried on In certain places in
Oakland has brought out a denial from
the Chief that such was the case. There are
1 DCCdSiODdl 10 kbf games IuU, lie Says, Out
nothing else.
1t is stated that the Tiger is again loose
| in Oakland and is gathering in victims as
! in the days OF Old.
Way back in October. 1892. a game was
raided in a house on the corner Of Wash
lngton and Seventh streets and layout
! run by man named Curtis was captured
together with several hundred dollars and
table the like of which has never before
| been seen. 1t was observation-disclosures
lose table, having a spring attachment
which made II sure thing for the dealer
1t is stated now that this game is being
run by the same man, in the same place
! and on the same fim-ham table.
Chief OF Police Schaffer was seen last
n ght about the report and stated that he
did not believe IT, but that he had men on
the watch AT all times for anything of
tigerish character that might turn up. The
Chief Is pretty close on the trail of all such
people, and keeps weather eye onstantly
open.
Curtis, the man who was arrested before
for running the game. made an order on
the Chief some six months ago for the ia BILE
IN question. which, blythe way. was built
for studhOrse-poker swindlery and not for
faro. and on the advice of the Police Judge
and Prosecuting Attorney, and on the
promise 10 the Chief tbatthe table would
be taken out of the Stale, it was given over
to Curtis.
Young Tyler's Troubles.
George W. Tyler Jr. was on trial before
Judge Cliff yesterday on charge of as.
sault with deadly weapon. He beat his
wife ever the head with a heavy tobacco
box on June 81 and was arrested on COM
plant of neighbors and lodged in the
County Jail.
Before the case came up the husband
and wife became recopciled and she was
a most unwilling witness in the trial yes
terday.
Owing to an iDformality in the CON-
plant ii was dismissed, but Mrs. Vaughn
Hay, woman in the Tyler house. and
Deputy Constable C. A. Williams swore
to acomDlaint of assault with a deadly
weapon and Tyler was held to answer in
the Superior Court in the sum of $1,000.
Where Is ThiIo?
License Inspector Maloon has called the
attention of the License Committee of tile
City Council to the fact that c. A. Thilo.
who has been acting for some time as
manager OF the brewery syndicate, TO the
fact that Mr.. Thilo has vanished, and that
he is on the bond of no less than sixty
saloon-keep who have been licensed to
sell liquors.
The fact that so many bonds have been
found to contain the name of Thilo has
been previously called to the attention of
the Council. and some steps were soon to
have been taken looking into the matter.
But Thlo is said to have gone now, and
those sixty saloon-keepers will have 10 be
on the move to supply new name to
each bond. He recently resigned as man
ager OF the syndicate OF brownies and went
East.