The morning call., 1893-08-21
OVER IN OAKLAND
A Woman's Attempts at
Suicide.
FRIGHTENED BOY BURGLARS.
A Bookkeeper Owing Big Note to
a Money-Lender Becomes In
solvent-Late Suits.

@Three boys. whose names are Clarence
Kerr. Tom Wilson and Martin Simmons,
and whose ages are Is. ii and Is, respect
lively, attempted to rob the Office Of Keefe's S
cOal-yard at 1155 East Fourteenth street,
at O'clock yesterday afternoon. The
boys smashed window in at the side of
the Office and attempted to force an en-
trance at that point. They were in quest
of coal sacks. thinking to realize some
thing on their sale later on. Unhappily for
the young burglars neigabor observed
their movements, ard, coming upon them
unawares, cOrnered them in the building
until the police arrived and carried them
away to prison.
Officer OHara made the arrest. and
drove jailward with the three culprits,
turning deaf ear to their pleadngs fol
liberty. They were pretty badly fright
ened boys when the cell door swung on
them and showed every indication of
poignant regret for tn cir recent lawless-
ness.
1t was a first offepse for both Kerr and
Wilson. but Martin Simmons has been ar
rested once before for petty larceny and is
Liable TO suffer more severe punishment
than his little accomplices. The parents of
the boys have been notified Of their where
ab0utS and it is likely that they will not
allow their children To remain in cOnfine-
ment If assurances of better conduct in the
future Will avail at all.
Young, but an Old Kounder.
Mollie Traynor, of unsaYory notoriety. is
having an exciting time all by herself in
jail. She is serving five DAYS for drunken
ness and varies the mOnOtony of prison
life by attempts at suicide. She tried to
end her miserable existence four distinct
times on Saturday and had to be put in
straitjacket
Moliie is only 90 years old, but her
reputati was seriously impaired years
ago. She Is now one of the most notorious
FOUNDERS in Oakland. When locked up
Tor her last deDauch Sha seized mop and
proceeded to smaSn out two large panes of
glass. For this otfenSe, malicious mis-
Chief, she viii have to answer later en-.
When the officers heard the racket of
smashing glass they rushing in and found
Mollie making frantic efforts to hang her
self with pocket handkerchief. There
was froth On her lips and the handkerchief
was tied so tightly about her neck that Of
hcer Sill had to tear it off in strips.
The girl was left to herself once more
but in half hour another alarm was given
and she was found trying to strangle her
self with a ribbon.
subsequently she made two attempts at
resistance her arms were strapped and the
bandages were not removed until yesterday
morning.
Mollie has served two terms of ninety
days each in the County Jail for Yagrancy.
Her mother died several years ago, but her
Iashef and brothers reside in this city.
Is FirebuE Operating?
That firebug is operating il Oakland
there IS now no doubt. Since July % last
there have been five fires charged by the
Fire Department 10 incendiariSm, aud in
the last attempt man was caught in tile
very act of storing Oi-soaked jnflammable
material between the IOOf and ceilings in
the willamette House, on the corner of
Tenth and Franklin streets. This oc-
cnTred on Friday evening last at $3.50
o'clock, when a man was seen operating
near the skylight Of the building He was
frightened off by a bOarder, and the fol-
lowing day some liquid was found drip
ping from the ceiling into one of the
rooms. Upon investigation it proved to
De coal OIL which was dripping from two
oli-Soeked sacks Of shavings slowed above
the ceiling. The fellow darted out very
rapidly when caught at work near the
skylight, where he had left some pieces of
dry klndlIng wood soaked in oil, but a
pretty good view of him was obtained.
Inc detectives are looking for him.
An Insolvent BOokkoeper.
c. D. Bennett, a bookkeeper, who works
IN San Francisco and resides at Fruitvale.
has filed petition of insolvency. He saws
that his debts amount 90 SI675, with no
liable assets. Exactly $1,000 is due Asa
Fisk of San Francisco on a promissory
note, on which he was paying interest at
the rate OF per cent month, and SIS is
due on note TO WoocOck 81 Hodger OF the
Zenith Planning Mill.
The only assets he has are household
furniture and $40 worth of books.
After Commission.
Suit has been brought against Holland
by Clough and Baker, real estate agents.
to recover S1237 30. They allege that bv
an agreement entered into with Holland
they were TO sell the Bellevue tract in
North Berkeley.
Ii they secured $4,000 or any other
amount he should agree to take they were
to receive 215 per cent.
1t is charged that buyer at S49. 500 was
found and that Holland verbally agreed to
accept the same, but subsequently, refused
10 pay 10 pialnuf1s the above amount due
as commission.
Ga Wants bis Money.
Papers have been fled by Henry Taylor
IN a suit to recover $3.50 due on promis-
sorry note given George Dunn Carter and
secured 0y mortgage on properly situ
ated al the corner of Prospect avenue and
OAK street. The note was originally made
out by +. W. Woodward and transferred
by hlm to w. B. King and then TO the
plaintiff
Big Contract
The California Bridge Company of Oak
land is under contract to construct a steal
DrluRe LOT the government of San Saliva
S250,000
Suing for Money.
Suit is being brought by John Mulligan