The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-22
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Trouble That Came of a
Dice Game.
A COLORED MAN WOUNDED.
Serious Shooting SCrape on the Race
track-News From Berkeley
and Alameda.

There was plenty of excitement at the
racetrack yesterday, the greatest being re-
served till about 8 O'Clock, after nearly
everybody had left the grounds.
To create little advertisement for the
few who remained behind to console them
selves by taking drink. one negro shot at
another negro and wounded him twice.
The party who did the shooting was
Charlie Williams, trainer in the employ of
T. j. Gordan. He had little dispute with
John Taylor, known as "Black john" of
775h Mission street, San Francisco. and.
in order to convince him that he was wrong
shot him in the shoulder and in the side.
Williams fled and took refuge in stall,
but was found by Deputy Constable Charles
Mason, member of leagues detective
agency, and taken to the City Prison. where
he was charged with assault to commit muir
DER Taylor was hustled into a carriage
and taken to the Receiving Hospital.
Drs. Dunn and Johnson extracted 49,
caliber ball from his shoulder, but were
unable to find the other balls which lodged
in the side, near the spinal column. MIR.
TAYLOR will recover. The difficulty began
in the morning, when Taylor fieeced white
boy out of several dollars by shaking dice.
Williams reproved him and the quarrel was
resumed In the afternoon, when Taylor
drew knife. To protect himself Williams
fired twice. both shots taking effect.
j. A. CongdOn of 3l6 Seventh street ran
after Mr.. Huntington's train at the Broad
way station and caught it. This is viola
ton of the rules, as the train ought to be
boarded while standing still. In conse-
quence Mr.. Congdon was hurled to the
ground and received conclusion or the
brain from which he was unconscious for
an hour afterward.
Nho Mid ff Sfnfn SNnat0F
Henry Vrooman has sold to r. r. Bacon
the property 50x100 feet on Twelfth street
next 10 the Masonic Temple. substantial
business block will be erected.
The trial of Oscar Fitch, late superin-
tendent of the Whitney Transfer Company,
on the charge of ENLIGHTENMENT. began be-
fore q Jury In the Police Court yesterday.
II was not finished, but went over till next
Wednesday. Book keeper McHughes testi-
fed that he did not have entire control OF
the accounts and did not know how they
stood or whether or not Mr.. Fitch was short
In his collections.
A COroners inquest Yesterday proved
that John Wilcox, the old soldier found
dead near Haywards, died natural death.
Young MeComb who was detained on sus-
picion, was exonerated.
The newly organized German American
Political Club will hold a meeting next
Tuesday evening at WemmeTs Hall
+. NJ. Smith. known as the "Borax King"
has begun the erection OF two-story man
sion, 110x140 feet. upon the crest of she
heights at the head of Eighth avenue. East
Oakland 1t will be of a composite style of
architecture and will cost 100000
V. l.. Fortin and John l.. Davie have
given surety in the sum Of 500 each on the
bonds of Bob Craig, arrested for blowing up
piles on the water front.
There was TO have been an investigation OF
the Home for Adult Blind yesterday by the
legislative committee appointed to investi-
gate hospitals. Owing TO the nOD-arrival
of some of the delegates the investigation
was postponed till to-day at o'clock A. NJ.
Senator Matoney, one of the committee,
who came down from Sacramento, went 10
the police station the first thing and re-
ported the loss of a diamond shrtstud
stolen from his bosom on the train.