The morning call., 1893-11-10
PERRY in COURT.
He Declares He Is Not a
Pirate.
HIS CONFESSION WAS A JOKE.
Southern Pacific Increases Hours
of Work.
NO WHITE DOCTOR FOR CHINESE.
A Suit Against j. j. Peters-Con-
dition of Billy the Pacer-rIany
Cranks Are Around.

| court yesterday, was TO the erect tnat the
other fellow did it. He retracted the entire
confession made to the officers in the City
Prison when first arrested. and says that
it was wrung from him un der promise of
reward. He said the officers told him
funny stories while getting his story and
laughed with him and made him believe
the whole thing was huge joke. Perry
denied in his story yesterday that he was
bay pirate or anything approaching such
thing. He was only simple boatman,
he said. and did not know the 1900 pounds
of flour had been stolen until the man who
stole it, Rodney" Cooper, had it in turn
stolen from him.
Perry said that he was hired by Cooper
to sail boat one night and when he went
aboard as an expert pilot he saw that the
crafts cargo was -four. He has since
learned that there were two other men in
the fiour-stealing. The boat was headed
down the estuary and toward Alameda.
and was run alongside the steam launch
Razz!e-Dazzle, boat owned by Dr. Wool
sey. and the -four was put aboard the
latter craft. Then the crowd took posses
sion of the steam launch and made merry
with the good things found thereon. after
which they departed, leaving one of their
number aboard to watch cargo.
The day following Perry said that
Cooper and himself went to Alameda to
sell the flour, but could not find pur-
chaser. While cruising about the bay on
this occasion, Perry said Cooper sailed
alongside vessel and compelled the de-
fendant TO wait while he, Cooper, went
aboard and stole a lot of rope and other
| stuff, which Cooper made Perry try to
sell in Oakland. but no purchaser could be
found.
The day following tine pair again visited
A linn do nut 70 hn ho1
zle to have look at the -four which had
been left there. and 10, it was gone. One
George Lewis had been left in charge, and
he too was missing. He had neglected
his charge and another thief had been
there.
"Umph," remarked Cooper when he saw
this state of affairs. the second thief is
best owner, for stole the -four"
This, Perry said. was the first he knew
that the flour was stolen by Cooper.
While Perry was telling his story one of
the jurors became sick at about the noon
hour, and the case was accordingly put
over until 10 o'clock this morning.
The strangest part of this whole story is
as yet untold. 1t is about the flour.
When the 1900 pounds Of flour was found
in a Portuguese house near Bay Farm
Island of Alameda. by Chief of Police
Rogers of Alameda, that officer was re-
quested to bring the eliminating evidence
TO Oakland, which he did, and the sixteen
sacks were accordingly stored at the City
Prison consigned to the care of Detective
Holland. The expense for hauling, 81 80,
was paid by Chief Rogers.
Now, the flour was consigned to William
L. SagehOrn, the Sixth-street four-dealer.
and he was busy unloading the car from
which it was stolen. and the morning after
the visit of the pirates he missed the six
teen sacks. He wanted the Southern
Pacific to pay for the missing -four, but
| Inn sold fbOb AL;
cred the flour to you, and you were busy
removing it when the theft occurred"
And on this last point Perry's LAWYER
may make considerable capital and clear
his man, because the complaint reads tn at
the -four was stolen from the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company. To Mr.. Sage
horn the railroad company has SAID, 1--WE
are not liable. because the flour belonged
| to you"
The officers are somewhat worried, too.
about the flour. II has been offered to
Mr.. Sagehorn, but he refused to accept it,
! because it was damaged An attempt was
made to get Chief Rogers of Alameda to
take it back. but he shook his head He
didn't want lot of -four on hand, and
then he is already out his So so carriage
from Alameda.
Not a Happy Lot.
Officials of this city are having a hard
| time of it. Cranks and dement, ted persons
generally are wiling away the autumn
months by calling on the various officers
| at the City Hall with clamorlngs for the
| immediate redress of fancied wrongs or
| with loug-winded stories of injuries sus-
| tanned.
Councilman Drew was called upon by
rough-looking man one day last week and
asked for money.
Councilman Barnard was approached
by person representing himself TO be an
|
f1uently for more than an hour upon the
subject Of lineage and coat of-arms.
Public Prosecutor Harry Melvin and
City Attorney johnson are marks for the
visitations of cranks, and scarcely a day
passes without some novel and often
startling interview with these public pests.
Judge Allen has a way all his own of
soothing and comforting these people
when they bother him. 1t is a way that
pacifes but does not elate. 1t is much
sought after by his brother officials at the
City Hall.
Crushed Under an Elevator.
All Shin. 45 years of age, was taken to
the Receiving Hospital in badly mangled
condition yesterday morning. He had
been sweeping in the elevator shaft of a
jun kshop. at Sixth and Webster streets,
when the elevator. loaded with half ton
of freight, descended unobserved and
struck him. Shin was removed to the
hospital, but before Dr. johnson could
complete an examina ton of his injuries the
Chinese in attendance on the mangled
man announced that under no circum-
stances would white physician be allowed
TO operate upon the patient. Further in
designations being useless Shin was taken
to San Francisco, where. probably. COM
petent Chinese physicians will administer
dried lizards and toad's toes in hopes of
effeciing speedy cure.
Strong Soda Water.
License Collector Maloon has sworn to
complaint charging Weaver & Bernard
of Twenty-third avenue with violating the
license ordinance
These men recently were refused
license to sell liquors In the new build
ing adjacent the local train on account of
the protest of the neighbors.
The Temperance House" was then
opened by them with the design of work
ing up good business in soda water, lem
onade, etc. The inspector has watched
the place and secured strong evidence
against the propretors of selling liquor
without a license.
j. j. Peters Sued.
Suit in foreclosure of $4,000 mortgage