The morning call., 1893-08-29

saloon In West Oakland several weeks ago.
At that time White threw away bis pistol.
and the roughs took charge or the officer
and pocketed his star.
Cough and Davis are under arrest for
resisting an officer, and will come up for
trial next week.
Want Morgan Quoted.
The following petition has been filed al
the City Hall:
To The Board Of Public Works Of the City q
OdhIdnd-GENTLEAIEN: We, the undersigned,
believing t VIII be for the best interest OF the
people of Oakland that change be made In the
office of City Engineer, do hereby petition your
honorable board TO depose I. w. Morgan, the
pres Mt City Engineer, and appoint competent
engineer 10 succeed him.
Harry n. Morse, Jerome Deasy. c. w. Adams,
Mrs, +. Williams e. c. Sterling, w. X. Birming-
ham, A. c. Widber, Rasmus Anderson, Sara l..
Deasy.
These nine petitioners also ask that Cap
tain Edward Hackett be permitted 10 ron-
tlnue the pumping of mud from Lake
Merritt to the south end OF Eighteenth
street where it joins Fourth avenue.
EIoser Sentenced.
Judge Allen sentenced c. E. Moser yes
terday afternoon to serve one year in the
City Prison for criminally libeliDg Miss
Frances Cameron. Moser's case had come
up on the motion of his attorney, Mr..
Aram, for new trial. The motion was
briefly argued and denied.
Moser seemed much astonshed at receiv-
ing sentence and looked thoroughly dis
couraged.
an appeal, Pending this appeal Moser's 8
bail was fixed at $1,000, and as he was un-
able TO secure so much money he was
locked up in the City Prison.
The Case of CrImmins.
John c. Crimmins, the man who was
shot by his wife on Sunday morning last,
is now improving, aud great hopes are ex-
pressed as to his complete recovery. At
first it was thought shat be would not
live an hour, and the doctors are surprised
that he has lived this long.
The wife still occupies cell at the city
pri son, but has little To say of the case
further than has already been stated by
her. When she was told yesterday that
her husband might live she expressed
thankfulness.
a Waterfront Suit.
Judge Hensbaw yesterday filed an Opin-
ion in the case of T.. b. Taylor VS.. Y. l..
Fortin, a suit involving the land at the
foot of Castro street, now held by Fortin.
Judgment was given in favor of the de-
fendant, who then moved for a new trial.
The opinion holds that unless the de-
fendant consents TO give the plaintiff
possession of the upland pa TT OF the prop
erty new trial will be granted.
A Davie Ferry Waiting-Room.
The Davie ferry patrons will very soon
have a suitably housed waiting-room Oh
the city wharf A resolution was adopted
by the City Council at its meeting last
night looking to that end, and an ordinance
will probably be introduced at the next
Council meeting appr0priating a suitable
sum of money for the building.
Must Raise tho Money.
The petition of the Second Presbyterian
Church to be allowed TO mortgage certain
real estate in Alameda that $4,000 might be
raised, was granted yesterday. The money
is to be borrowed for three years, and no
greater rate of interest than 9 per cent can
be paid.
His Own Lack of Care.
Preston Morris, the old man who was
struck by the Broadway flyer at Market
street station Saturday morning and died
the same evening, was found to have met
his death through his own carelessness, at
an inquest held by Coroner Evers yester-
day morning.