The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-25
Sequel to the Berkeley
Train-Robbery.
THE RAILROAD BUYS LAND.
The Public Schools Reopen Baptist
Conventional Big Fire in Berke-
Iey-Alameda Notes.

Iron Works, one John Gibson. and body
guard he had with him, 81. Mortensen,
were robbed OF $4,000 on the Berkeley
local train one quiet Saturday morning. at
IL o'clock at a little station down In the
West Oakland marshes called B-street
station.
The treasurer had been to San Francisco
to draw money with which to pay the
workmen at the iron works. and with
$4,000 In gold in one sack and $1,000 In
silver ia another, laid on seat in front of
himself and MOrtenson, two men. with
masks and long coats on. who had EVIL
dently boarded the train at Sixteenth
street. the last stopping place, slipped into
the car Just as it pulled out from b street
and showed pistols into the faces of the
money-bearers. coolly picked up the TWO
bags of coin and as coolly backed out OF
the car, still with drawn pistols. ana De-
fore great Roadway had been reached ny
the train jumped off and ran to buggy,
hitched previously to a convenient lamp
post, and drove off. All in broad day
light and tho car full Of people. too.
The robbers got away and kept the $751;
O0o. The Judson Works were asslduous
in hunting and arrestIng people. All man.
kind was spotted aud many arrests were
made.
Among those arrested was one Harry F.
Thorpe. who resides in Brooklyn Town.
ship.
He was dragged before the bars OF JUS
tice and had indignties manifold heaped
upon him. according to his complaint, filed
with the County Clerk yesterday. He was
arrested and put in jail on the 9TH OF July,
1892. and had to lay in jail until July 10 of
that year, much to his chagrln, while his
name was blazoned forth In the daily
press MS thief of the two big sacEs
containing the big pile OF bullisn, Hs
suffered in mind and body sheIeat. and
was put to untold trouhls and worry in
securing ettornsTs etc.
Nos be asks thatshs courts award him
5,oe0 DAMAGES. and has retained Messrs.
Coogan ana toote as his attorneys to help
him get this money.
Tae Railroad Buys Land.
Deeas have bsen recorded from j. N.
Ap5wles. Edward E. Pattee. Elizab beth
). K. McNeill to Henry E.. Root of San
francisco OF property in tho vicinity OF
Twenty-third avenue. The sale is ra-
ported to be made for the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company.
The property conveyed In the first deed
commences at the intersection Of the
easterly limo of Park avenue with the
southerly line Of the Central Pacific right
of-way. 1t fronts 217.S4 feet on Park
avenue and 225 feet on the line Of the Central
Pacific and consists OF the whole block A
in the map of the Knowles & Potter Tract.
The property mentioned In the second
conveyance is along the line OF the Central
Pacific Railroad adjoining, about $50 feet,
with 4 f.ontaGe Of 25S icet and 10 inches
Cd Twenty-fourth avenue, being lots 13 to
20 inclusive of block 3. as laid down in
the resubdivision Of blocks l and OF the
Kennedy Tract In Brooklyn Township.
~ mn hos
erty, Is known to have intimate relations
with the managers of the railroad COM
pauy. 1t Is generally believed that he is
only niddleman in this transaction.
The company has long contemplated
change Of Its point OF transfer of passen-
and First street, from Brooklyn station.
The Twenty-third-avenue people have
been DESTROYS Of having the Y tracks put
in at that place with tho carhouses and
stalls for reserve engines in the local ser
vice which now lie up at Brooklyn.
The purchases above spoken of nndoubt-
eddy have reference to contemplated
changes in the local service.
Back 1T Their Desks.
The thirteen public schools reopened
yesterday morning for the first term of the
new school year. which will carry the
scholars up to December. The vacation
w
seven weeks and two DAYS.
Superintendent McClym0nds visited all
of the buildings during the dav, giving In
structions TO principals and teachers. He
announces that there is an enrolment of
$500 pupils to-day. as compared with 5000
Of last year.
The only building that promises to be
overcrowded 10 the Garfield School. The
night schools all resumed last night, with
an enrolment of about 120.
Professor John A. Sands will resume his
old position at the Clawson night school.
There were few changes In the cIassifi,,
cation Of teachers. Professor Crawford
Prescott Sch DOL to the Lincoln during Pro-
lessor Horizons absence. and Professor
GuIick takes Professor Crawford's pa CO
during the change. Principal McChesney
resumed charge of the high school.
A number Of pupils outside of the city
made application for the privilege Of al
tending school in Oakland. For this
attending the high school, $12 for the
eighth and ninth grade schools. $40 for
the sixth and seventh grades and IS for
the primary grades.
A Baptist Convention.
Articles Of incorporation of the General
Baptist Convention of California have
been filed with the County Clerk. The
purpose OF the convention 10 to osta bliSh
missions and advance the cause Of the
Baptist denomination In the State. The
directors named at the convention 10 sac
ramento in 1889 were: O. C. Wheeler. C.
81. Hobart aud G. S. Abbott of Oakland.
II. E. McCune of Dixon, E. H. Bennett
and G. S. Bailey of Pomona, w. r. Strong
and j. E. Hopper of Sacramento, n. L.
Gear, P. W. Dorsey and G. A. Hall of San
Francisco.
The Claim OF the F." Times"
A writ Of mandamus has been issued bv
Judge Ogden upon the application of the
Times Publishing Company directed
against Auditor Snow with regard to the
claim Of $4S53 % for printing the great
register, requiring him to show cause in
Department 3yon the I'd day of August.
at 10 A. NJ, why he should not audit said
claim.
Infrm at Twenty-Five.
Supervisor Plunkett has recommended
granting the request of John Kenny
asking for permission to send Mrs. Anna
Willerwood OF 1899 Twenty-seventh avenue
TO the County Infirmary. Mrs. Wiler-
wood is only % years of age. but has been
deserted by her husband and left sick and
helpless.
Tho Bills Found.
just as tho Board of Supervisors adj
journrd yesterday morning County Clerk
Crane ann olnc ed the finding NJ tho tosf