The morning call., 1893-09-26
An Indian Prisoner Is
Fatally Shot.
EFFIE MEREDITH ONCE MORE.
Fixing the Tax Levy-A Fire ir
PinoIe-Looking for
Lost Will.

1reIrY DaQ tD6 IUuiaH III cuSiOuy on Il
commitment made out by the Justice of
the Peace The Indian had been sentenced
TO serve thirty days in the County Jail,
and Trefry was bringing the fellow to
prison in a buggy when the prisoner be-
came unruly and made violent attack on
che officer
The Indian tried to get at Trefry's pistol,
and in the fierce struggle that followed for
the possession of the weapon both men
were thrown out OF the buggy on to the
ground
The fight was there renewed in earnest.
and the Indian got the pistol, leveled it at
the officer and was about to fire when by a
quick move TretTy turned it on the pris-
oner, who shot himself through the heart.
The wounded man died instantly.
Coroner Evers was notified and took
charge of the body.
J. A. Trefry has been an officer of the
peace for nearly twenty years. He has
acted as constable and Deputy Sheriff and
bears high reputation for bravery and
reliability.
They Saw Efde.
Morrel Turner. the boy who bore to Miss
Effie Meredith the note that afforded her
an excuse for leaving her place of business
in q Broadway millinery store on Septem-
Der Is. has told all he knows about the
girls disappearance.
Turner is about y years of age and Rp-
pears honest iG his statement.
He says that on September Il q man
whom he has since recognized as one of the
Holland brothers called to him at the cor
ner of Eleventh and Broadway, and offered
to take him to Berkeley and back free on
the Franklin-street car line if he would
carry a note to 4 young lady at Briggs
millinery establishment.
The boy agreed and was handed note
addressed to Miss Effie." He took 1t TO
the store and the lady in charge gave it to
Miss Meredith, who asked to be excused,
saying that the note contained news OF her
RUnts illness.
Then Effie wrote note and told the boy
to give 1t o the man and to say that she
would be there.
Turner did as he was told. but Holland
never appeared to give the little fellow the
promised ride.
Turner says that Holland wore a mus
tache ct that time. but has since shaved it
of, for he has seen him riding about the
city with Holland, the chimney-s weep, and
has recognized MIN.
Conductor Little ana Motorman Senram
of the Oakland Consolidated Electric Street
Railway say they saw Holland at o'clock
on the afternoon of Septembe IA standing
on Thirteenth street, between Broadway
and Franklin street, and Little Gays that
later on he saw him going toward the
nsrrow-gauge depot.
Mr.. Briggs. the millner, received an un-
signed letter this morning which had been
mailed in San Francisco at 80 Sunday
afternoon. The writer said he had seen
Efhe, and that she had invited him TO her
rooms in the Sutter-street House She
- was nicely dressed and seemed perfectly
contented
Investigation at the Sutter-street showed
that Miss Meredith had abeen there as late
as Saturday in cOmpany with another girl
q al baP
dav night.
The San Francisco police are at work on
the case.
On Sunday night the police of San Fran
cisco was informed that three young
men of Berkeley, while passing along
the window OF one of the dens on that
street. Sergeant Whitman. taking a copy
OF 1HE CALL containing picture OF the
missing girl, went to the place where it
was said she had been seen. and in the
course OF his Investigation learned that a
young woman had come to that house on
last Wednesday night and claimed that she
had just arrived from San Jose. The
other inmates of the house declared that
the published picture was 'a dead image"
oil the new arrival. The sergeant ascer-
talned further that the woman, who gave
the name of Lottie Howard. had gone out
for the night and would probably be at a
lodglng-hOuse on Grant avenue. An Off
Ger was stationed there to await her ar
rival, and when she put in an appearance
she was asked TO take a walk TO the old
City Hall. There she proved conclusiveIy
that she was not Effie Mesedith and was
allowed TO go home. Before leaving she
remarked, as she looked at the picture, 1T
looks as If il had been taken from my
photograph"
Fixed the Tax Levy.
At a meeting Of the County Supervisors
yesterday the following resolutions were
adopted:
RssoIved, That the tax levy in Alameda
County. Cal, for State aud county purposes for
the fiscal wear 1898 "a be and the same Is
hereby fixed as follows:
For the State revenue fund .... 81 q
For the county general fund A
For the county tafrmary fund. 40
FOR the common School fund l5. 0
For the county building fund ............ 20
On each 500 OF taxable property In said
county; and he it further
ReSOtUed, That a ak of 35 cents on each
800 OF taxable property be levied for road
purposes upon all property of said county
situated outside Of the incorporated cities and
towns.
This makes the total levy for State and
county purposes 81 inside aud ST.. 30 out
side.
Hilborn Replies.
Congressman Hilborn has filed his brief
In reply to the points made by The con-
testant for his seat in the House by
NdIItn ID. EnRliSH. Inc CrleI goes over
the situation aud ends as follows
I'm conclusion we submit that the vote
OF Aitamont. as shown by the ballots,
should be accepted as correct, con nteStant
credited with % votes and contestee with
% votes in that precinct.
That the election should stand in San
Pablo No. and in the Fourth Precinct,
Seventh Ward. Oakland.
That contestant should be credited
with 40 votes in ClarksDurg and cOntesIee
with As votes
That coDtestee has a plurality of 4
votes over contestant and is entitled to
hold the seat"
W Visit From Mr.. GiImour.
Yesterday morning Mr. Gilmour, father
of Miss Addie Gllmour, accompanied bv
his son-in-law, W. K. de Jarnett, visited
the Coroner's office in Oakland and exam
ined the woman's foot which was picked
up Oh the Alameda shore. He said he
could not identify tbe foot.
Mr.. Gllmour 1urther said that after the
inquest on the head was finished al San
Rafael be thought lie would bring il over
here and bury IL with the other portions
Of The body that have been found on the
Oakland side.
Coroner Eyers will keen tba foot IN On,