The morning call., 1893-09-27
A FENCE PUT UP.
Renewal of HOstiIities in
Oakland.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC STRATEGY
Another Public Street Is Shut Off
From the Water Front-Con-
flict Expected.

The Southern Pacific played another
card yesterday in its game against the city
of Oakland, and another fence separates a
public street from the water front.
The barricade was erected by E. II.
Woolsey, acting as agent for C. B. Taylor
the men who did the work were employees
of the Oakland Waterfront Company, and
the lumber used is the same with which
the railroad expected to fence in Broad
way.
There was considerable excitement at
the foot of Castro street, the scene of the
work, all yesterday, and at one time there
was Sheriff and Chief of Police on the
spot. There came near being a conflict,
but it was averted, and when night set in
the record showed two arrests made, but
no one hurt.
The case is peculiar, and il seems that
the railroad has PLAYED a sharp trick. At
the foot Of Castro street the land has been
in dispute for some years, and several
times eases pertaining 10 it have been
heard in court. 1t is the property known
as Fort Foriin," where shotguns were
once brought into TequisitlOn to keep title
The first suit brought in court resulted in
j. p. DameTOn ana V. l.. FOrtin being
dWSIutu DOsSbSblUu VI SetLlOD Oh ldDU
below the Peralta grant line, at the foot OF
Castro street, 10 low water. This meant a
nice slice of the water front and good
wharf space. All the land below First
street was claimed by c. B. Tay lor, who
leased it from the Oakland Waterfront
Company with the privilege of purchase
The irst case decided, Mr.. Taylor moved
for new trial. That meant more litiga-
tiOn, and so n proposition was made to
Messrs. Dameron aud Fortin. ''Sign a
waiver of rights 10 the uplands, j. e. the
land lying above the Peralta-graut line,
and we Will not contest your possession OF
the land below" said Mr.. Taylor's attor-
neys.
Mr.. FOrtin and Mr. DamerOn did so.
Thereupon judge Henshaw dismissed the
motion for new trial and ordered the
Sheriff 10 put MI Taylor IN possession Of
his land. That is why E. Il. WoOlsey ap-
peaTed a. the foot OF Castro street yesteT-
day morning with a carload of lumber and
twenty or thirty men anu at once began 10
erect board fences, une to the north and
one to the south of Mr.. Taylor's property.
Sheriff Mckillcan was there by order of
the court to restore possession, and the
work proceeded.
About noon Mr.. FOrtin appeared on the
scene and at a glance saw that these fences
would shut off his property. He ordered
SIX wagons laden with sand 10 be driven in
and had them chained end TO end so that
they would prevent the fence building.
The Sheriff was appealed to by Agen;
WOolsey and he ordered Mr.. Fortin TO
move the wagons. The latter compiled,
but little later, with the assistance of a
man named Kendall, he tried TO prevent
bv force the men from putting up board.
Kendall. by the way. also leases from MIR.
/ DameTOn below the line. The Sheriff was
again ap. ealed to and placed Messrs For
tin and Kendall under arrest and took
them 10 the Courthouse, but released
them after an hour. Mr.. FOrtin at once
left for San Francisco 10 consult with his
attorneys.
Means while the fence. over ten feet high
was erected. There are two gates, but
Agent WOolsey says tney are not public