The morning call., 1893-05-10
IN AND ABOUT TOWN.

DESERTED HIS CHILD.-CharleS D. and
Sarsh W. Coon have sued James johnson
for S1l40, money alleged to be due for the
maintenance of JOhnson's illegi;Imate
child. The child was born to a woman
named Nettie futile Gu June l. 1888. and
johnson acknowledged himself to be It's
father. tie entered into an agreement
with Coon ana his wife to maintain the
child at $50 per month. johnson paid $40
and then sailed for Australia, returning in
March this year. The complaint sets forth
that Johnson has neglected 10 pay any
part Of the money due, and desires to force
hisl 10 maintain his child.
KINDEEGARTEN SCHOOLS AT THE
PARK.-Two hundred and fifty children
of the Pioneer kindergarten Society passed
a pleasant day in Golden Gate Park on
Monday. The ladies Of the board passed
vote Of thanks TO Mr.. Murphy OF the
children's playground ana 10 the various
cable-car companies which sent the schools
to the Park free of charge. Each chill
had free ride on v-go-arOuud and
a donkey-ride besides. The ladies pro-
vided n plentiful luncheon, and as the
little ones were taken to see the sights
they were provided with sticks OF candy,
pnpcOrn being passed around as parting
souvenir.
ACTRESS WREN's CLAIM. - Martha
Wren has invoked the aid Of the law
against John c. Byrnes, the manager of
the National Theater. Martha Wren is an
actress, and recently she made a contract
with ByrDes to produce and appear In a
play called "A New Jack Shepherd" for
which she was TO receive S10Q Miss Wren
duly rehearsed her part and appeared on
Monday night, April "a. Her appearance
put the groundlings In a roar, ana there
after Byrnes refused to allow her on the
stage, though he ran the piece for one
week. Miss Wren now wants 500 for
breach of contract.
The STATE INVESTMENT COMPANY IN
MORE TRoUBLE.-The property of the
State Investment Insurance Company is
now in the hands of the Sheriff. and will
continue to he so until certain claims are
liqudated. On Monday l.. p. Drexler at
tached the real estate of the company at
2iS-220 Sansome street to secure claim Of
$4,000. Yesterday F. II. Williams had
the Sheriff issue an attachment against the
Office furniture ana personal effects of the
company TO secure claim OF S2i20 40. A
Deputy Sheriff served the attachment and
will guard The property until the claim is
settled.
AGAINST THE INsTITUTE.-Alfred W.
Mcqueen, while engaged in piling lumber
in the Mechanics Pavilion, on November
4, $780, had a pile of lumber fall on him,
which resulted in a broken leg. Mcqueen
brought suit against the Mechanics In-
stitute to recover $4,000 damages and
S2S1S odd for medical fees and nursing
The defendants denied liability, and set up
charge OF ceutributory negligence. The
case was tried for two DAYS before Judge
Hunt and Il jury, and verd ict rendered
yesterday accOIds the plaintiff $1,000 ana
costs OF action.
FoRGoT HER NAME.-An aged woman,
apparently suffering from nothing more
than the infirmities of old age, was taken
to the Seventeenth-Street police station
last evening. She did not know her name
and had evidently wandered from her
home. A passer-hy recognized her as an
old lady named Riland and had her sent to
the home of her son-in-law In the Mission,
She is over SO years OF age and frequently
wanders from home In the evening and
gets lost. When placed in the patrol
wagon for the ride home she protested
very vehemently.
YOUTHFUL LBURGLAR.-FdwardL Lev
en6erg, II years of age, was booked for
burglary at the Central station last night
by Detectives Silvey and Bell. The specific
charge was entering the house, 14l0 Ellis
street, and stealing watch and ring, the
property Of Pauline Harmon, domestic
Levenberg has hard time ahead, as it is
only since the 18Th of last month that he
has been at large on bond OF $1,000 fur
nished by his father on former charge of
burglary.
SOMEBODY'S CHILD,-Harry Miller and
John Harrison Street, both living on
lI"hEbon ohiCOtv pctNtCu pcNtHtb anu
Eighth, were wandering around the fore
shore of the bay between the Ropewalk
and ButchertOwu, when a small dog which
they had taken with them began to yelp
and bark vigorously The boys went 10
the spot and found the dead body of
baby. recently born. The police have no
present c!ew to the mystery.
SHIPMENTS Fob THE WORLDS FAIR
The State Mining Buren, IL yesterday shipped
TO the Worlds Fair 1885 specimens of gold
quartz and diamonds. The agent OF the
State Worlds Fair Commission Is prepar-
ing 20 ship carload of California mineral
waters to the same destination.