The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-27
SENSATIONAL ACTIONS FILED
The DefunCt Life and Annuity
Association.
FORMER DIRECTORS ACCUSED.
An Opinion to Be Given as to the
Gate Order-Young Footpads
Arrested.

the year. the audience being composed
mainly of the unemployed. of whom there
are over 450 now registered by the COM
mittee, which is Quartered in the outer
office of the City Attorney.
An application was made by Messrs.
Mullen and Harrington for franchise to
handle the city garbage. The applicants
guaranteed to do the work as reasonably
as the scavengers. The matter was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
In q communication w. A. Knowles
agreed with the Council to furnish en-
ployment TO any number of honest men
not exceeding 100. in working upon the
grade of the extension of Broadway, to
furnish the tools necessary, and to board
and lodge the men providing the Council
or any labor organization will pay the
men such wages as the men will agree to
work for. The matter was referred to the
Street Commi ttee.
A vigorous protest was read from
numerous residents in the neighborhood
of the high school now under construction,
against allowing licenses for any saloons
in that district.
The resolution sustaining the report of
the Commerce-street commission was
adopted by the Council after considerable
argument Mr.. Barnard wanted the
matter again referred to the commission
to adjust the claims of some OF the pro-
testants to the commissioners report. but
he was overruled. The vote adopting the
resolution was as follows: Ayes-Dalton,
Barnard, Manuel, Marshall, Smell, Wat
kinson. Towle; no-DOw. Capell was
absent, Hoffman did not answer his name,
and Mr.. Barstow got excused because OF
unfamiliarity with the subject.
| The granting of saloon license to b. Il.
Aiken, who keeps a saloon at Market and
| Fourteenth Streets and which has so long
hung fire in the Council, came up regu-
| larry, and MIR. Smell wanted the matter to
| 60 over again. He said that the Council
met particularly TO attend to the matter of
| furnishing work to the unemployed, and
he thought that the large number OF those
| unfOrtunates now in the room should no
| longer be kept waiting. He was loudly
| applauded by the lobby, but the saloon
matter took precedence.
There were q large number OF speeches
made on both sides of tie question. and
the resolution against granting license
was adopted by the following vote.
Against granting license barnard, Bar
ston, Dow, Manuel, Marshall. Towle. For
| license-Dalton. Heitman, Smell, Watkin-
son. Absent-Capeli.
4 number Of resol utions were adopted
| for street work in various parts of the
city. in reconstructing many of the wooden
sewers in the city. using ironstone pipe
| and spending in each case sums ranging
| from 500 TO $500.
corGance with estimates already made by
| the Board OF Public Works, and when the
work is we'll under way many men will
| find employment.
The chairman of the Finance Committee,
| Mr.. Barstow, said there were available
funds TO be bad now TO pay for this work.
Another gate ordinance wa. introduced
by Mr.. Barnard, but unlike the Dow ordi-
| nance, IL requires that steam cars. except
ing private cars, overland cars and cars
which do not carry passengers, shall be
compelled to have gates for the protection
1 of passengers. 1t was referred to the
ordinance committee.
| The unemployed crowded the hall unit til
| the Council adjourned, but no other steps
were taken regarding their employment
| than the passage of the resolutions above
referred to. which in all will make the
appropriation nearly $500.
A Sensational Suit.
A sensational suit was filed yesterday
afternoon in the Superior Court of Ala
media County against the now defunct Life
and Annuity Association. In the COM
plant some prominent citizens are charged
with embeZzement. among them being f.
K. Shattuck, W. Ii. Jordan. A. II. Pratt,
| Postmaster A. w. Bishop, w. w. Cannon
and n. Rosenberg.
Ito Sndl6 &c nouO III lilo 10 DIS
| follows:
That between August 4. 1884, and October
| 16, 1898. the directors collected from members
by way of assessments. ETC.. $500. 1000; that of
| that sum S200,O00 was paid TO the treasurer
and after being so deposited TO its credit was
| fraudulently dlsbursed. and his confederates.
as herein set forth, except the sum of about
| $4,000, which was expended In the pay
ment of valid claims; that the balance of
| $500 900, to wit, $3.50, 900, was fraudulently
loaned out by the defendants to themselves and
various other persons, etc.: that said corpora
| ton was then and at all times preceding had
been In sound financial condition; that as
such managing agents and directors the said
| Shattuck and Bishop, at various times and in
divers amounts, by means of checks drawn
upon the treasurer of said corporation paid
| 10 themselves aud other directors during the
term first in this paragraph mentioned out OF
its funds the amount set opposite their respec-
| tive names next hereinafter, and that said per-
sons and directors at the time OF said payments
had no claim against said corporation nor was
1t Indebted TO them In any amount or amounts
whatever, and said payments and dsburse-
ments were made with fraudulent intent TO in
crease the gains and profits of themselves and
all and each of said that is to say: f. X.
Shattuck $4,000. A. w. Bishop $4,000 w.
w. Cannon $4,000. w. Il. Jordan S25, 600,
n. Rosenberg $4,000.
The complaint then continues to charge
the defendants with all manner of frauds
and concealments. In addition to having
the books of the corporation exported the
plaintiff wants Receiver Burbeck removed
and judgment for the money due her.
Young Highwaymen.
For about six weeks past a gang of
young hoodlums. who have been seeking
to emulate Evans and Sontag. have been
terrorizing the people Of North Oakland
and the Watts Tract. First the gang at
tempted TO hold up a woman in the
Star bakery at Bond and Peralta
streets, but did not succeed. They had
their faces blackened, and presenting
| pistols at her head demanded her money.
| She frightened them off before they se-
| cured anything. Next the four youthful
highwaymen attempted to rob butcher
shop at the foot of B street. but the butcher
| frightened them off. Next they slogged q
man on San Pablo avenue with a slung-
shot, but here. too, they failed to realize
anything. The police have been following
them up for some time. aud finally four
young boys who live on the Watts tract
have been arrested as the youthful Grim
| inals. Neither is over Is years of age.
Their names are Burrage. Harveston,
Longe and Tony Lawrence. The police
have conclusive evidence against them.
They all belong to respectable families.
Harris Amended Complaint.
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