The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-05
OVER in OAKLAND.
A Man Fearing Crinolines
Attempts Suicide.
Conviction of Walter Young, Who
Tried to Murder Jacob LinIkIater.
Alameda and Berkeley.

Isaac Finebrg, a Pole. attempted to beat
his brains out at the Oakland General Hos
pital yesterday with stick of wood. He
was examined for insanity and discharged
few days ago to be taken to the hospital
by the Odd Fellows Relief Society. Fin
berg labored under the hallucination that
his enemies wanted to put him In crinoline
and declared he would kill himself before
he would allow it. His mania took this
form from reading an article on erinOline In
newspaper. He was taken TO Jail and
will again be examined for insanity.
The trial of Walter Young, fer assault
with deadly weapon on Jacob Linklater,
was resumed yeste rday before Judge Ellis
worth. Linklater was put On the stand and
told OF the shooting. He had discharged
Young as gardener because OF his ugly tenn
per, but Young continued to haunt his
isolated premises at Berkeley. He returned
home one night to find that Young bad poi
s0ned the dog and to find Young himself
sinking about the yard. There was quar-
rel, and, after ordering Young away. Link
later went inside 10 prepare his supper.
Young fired through the window twice,
wouDding him both times. Linklater re-
peated the story OF how he rushed out, took
the pistol from Young's hand and was about
to shoot him dead when he saw a bright
light before him with letters Of fire, reading.
This man IS to be spared" Young WAS
found guilty.
The preliminary examination Of Charles
Williams the col0red nOrse-tTainer, on a
charge OF assault TO murder John Taylor,
was had before Justice Gift to-day The
attack occurred ct the racetrack recently
when Taylor drew knife on Williams dur
ing quarrel over a game OF craps and
Williams fred twice woundng Taylor Sc
yereIy both times. a number Of racetraek
employees testified as to Williams good char
acter and declared that he acted solely in
self-defense. Testimony showed Taylor 10
be des perate fellow, always looking for a
fight, who had brutality kicked man nearly
to death at San Jose and attempted TO shoot
a gatekeeper at Woodland. Williams was
held In the sum OF $1,000 to appear before
the Superior Court, Ben Wright, lessee of
the racelrack, going his bonds. Taylor was
also held to appear at the trial In the snm Of
$500.
The management and policy OF the insti-
tuition known as Hopkins Academy is TO be
changed. A new association and board of
trustees is to take charge next Tuesday.
The will be changed TO the Moses
Hopkins Academy in memory of the late
Moses Hopkins, from whom it received It's
original name aud whose widow has lately
given II an additional endowment If $780,
900. The academy will be removed 10 a
new building TO be erected outside of the
city in a location not yet announced. 1t has
been under the patronage of the Congrega-
tional church with board OF fifteen direc-
tors, comprising self-pcrpetuating board,
with Dr. Mclean as resident, which board
has also directed the affairs of the Pacific
Theological Seminary. new association
for the academy alone will be formed.
Housebreakers entered the residence of
Mrs. T. Randol, 9z5 Filbert street, early
yesterday morning and stole several hun
dred dollars worth of jeweiry and silver
ware Their presence in the house was
discovered and the alarm given, but they
escaped with their booty bef1rc the police
arrived.
The Alameda County real estate men
have formed an organization IN connection
with the Worlds Fair committee for the
purpose of sending Two represen tatives to
chicago tn call the attention of fasteners
to the advantages of the county as place
of residences.
The trial of Oscar Fitch for alleged en-
bezzlement from the Whitney Express Com
pany was concluded yesterday and Fitch
was acquitted.
An extra performance of 1.-THE Old Home
stead" will be given at the Marlborough
Theater this evening
Alameda.
There were sixteen deaths in this city
during the month Of January.
Sanitary Inspector Mailott is not ex-
pected to live. His affice is being tempo
rarily filed by T. Hockins.
The father Of Mrs. George III. Campbell.
whose husband deserted her last week, ar
rived in Alameda yesterday, and will take
her and her three little children to San
Gabriel. The whereabouts Of Campbell
is still unknown to. bis friends In Ala
media.
The Ladies' Annex of the Alameda Biey-
Gle CLUB Will hold their first reception at
Cycle Park next Thursday evening.
The different waiting rooms on the broad
aud narrow gauge local roads are not pro-
vided with lights, and the City Trustees
will be asked at their next meeting to place
and maintain lamps in each building.
Supervisor ID. w. Martin has recovered
from his recent attack OF Illness.