The morning call., 1893-07-14
OVER IN OAKLAND.
The Reason for ThOmsOn's
Resignation.
4 GOLD-BRICK SWINDLER.
SURPRISING Street Orator-The De.
tense of the Accused Super
visorS-Berke!ey Items.

Arthur d. Thomson, vice-presdent and
manager of the First National Bank, which
appeared exclusively in yesterdays CALL.
raised mild tempest of establishment in
business circles in Oakland.
Mr.. Thomson is perhaps the hest
known banking man in Oakland. and to
those who were not close to him and his
friends HE CALLS article had the nature
of thunderclap.
Mr.. Thomson had but just returned
from protracted visit to the East and
what developed in the course of that visit
led to his resignation.
His personal relations with the officers
and employees of the bank are OF the pleas
ATTEST character and had no influence on
his action. An extensive bond business,
which has been rapidly spreading of late,
has at length reached such proportions
that Mr.. Thomson found il impossible to
| give that close attention to the business of
| the bank which his official position re-
| uuires. He therefore rendered his resg
nation, which will in all probability be
accepted at the next meeting of the board
of directors and Mr.. Thomson be left to
| devote his entire attention to the handling
| of municipal bonds and other investment
| securities.
He will leave for the East in few DAYS.
and probably will 90 over to London. His
home will continue 10 be in Oakland. but
! his business offices will be in San Fran
| cisco and New York.
| II is reported that n gentleman of large
means. whose name is unknown. Will be
associated with Mr.. Thomson in his bond
| business.
Capturing Counterfeiters.
]. A. Trefey, the constable OF Center
| willie haS alvo1 him self into a 1atpptIVo
! force and is making name for himself.
| He has just succeeded in running down
| couple of cOunterfeiters, who are undoubt-
edly members Of gang engaged In push
! ing" imitation dollars on unsuspectlng
country merchants of this and other bay
counties.
Yesterday he brought to the Caunty Jail
! R. Dorja and G. Realmuti. two men from
| San Jose, who were, when captured, we'll
supplied with counterfeit dollars. They
| live in San Jose, they say. where DorJa has
a wife and three children.
The way they operated was thus: They
| started out from San Jose and worked
their way along the road, at each way
side house or country store making small
purchases, in return for which they would
shove out big round dollar. which the
storekeeper would take. giving change in
good silver.
1t would probably be several days be-
fore the storekeeper would attempt to ex-
change the counterfeit piece. and in the
meantime the two men would be far along
! the road, and the merchant would grin
and bear it. That is, some of them did,
| but others told of their troubles, and the
news was carried to Centerville and 10 the
| constable. who, when he heard the men
! were in town and passing dollars, promptly
| swoOped down upon them.
| When arrested the men protested inn O.
cencp. Some of the big bad dollars were
md bat md hnl lar f nlalt
I change.
The Gold Brick Expert.
The gold brick mudde of last year. in
which an old man named Stone was swim
died out of S7000,:by an oily stranger, is
| well remem bered by Oaklanders.
The police have been on a still hunt ever
since for the smoothl gentleman, and now
Chief Schaffer thinks he is IN fair way to
apprehenc him. In looking over lot Of
old criminal records and documents the
| other day the Chief came across the pic
ture of crook named Russell, alias Gala
han, who had a whole lot of things IT,
answer for which society does not tolerate.
| Among other things /. was noticed that
the gentleman had once been in the brick
| business-gold brick.
Mr.. Stone, who is now living at Penryn,
| Cal, was shown the picture and identified
it at once as that of the man who swindled
| him. His daughter, living In this city,
also declared that the picture is that of the
much wanted man.
The description of Russell Callahan is
as follows: Age about 80 years and weighs
175 pounds; has full face and wears chin
and throat whiskers. The Chief feels
jublant over the discovery and feels very
,anguine that his officers will catch the
brick merchant.
Who Shot Sawyer?
Charles Fl. Sawyer was in the Justices
| COnTt at llVormOrp Yesterday fOr nrplim-
mary examination. The trial drew large
flock of LiveTmOre people, and Mrs.
Sawyer while on the witness stand told
her story. She said that existence with
her husband had long since ceased to be
pleasant. and the day of the shooting sine
boarded the train for Oakland with a
friend. Miss Rose White. intending to file
papers in divorce suit against her hus-
band. He followed them into the car and
they took refuge in the closet He followed
hem. and reaching over the shoulder of
Miss White, he fired at his wife. The
women ran and Sawyer ran. They went
IN different directions. and when Sawyer
was next heard of he was at the Receiving
Hospital to have bullet extracted from
his leg. He said his wife had shot him.
but the evidence at the preliminary ex-
animation did not bear out his statement.
When in jail here he told long story Of
his marital troubles. charging his wife
with wrongdoing, connecting the names
Of prominent Livermore citizens with that
of his wife. The Justice would not allow
questioning on this point.
The case will be continued to-day
The Duke OF San Pablo.
Howard Shaw. known in his halcyon
days as the Duke of San Pablo" and TO
whom the politicians kow-towed in hum
bleness OF spirit awaiting the crumb s til at
might fall from his royal table, is In trouble
over little bill.
When Tony Cakes retired from his fam
Gus roadside hosiery at Havwards C. l..
Banks took the place and purchased some
wine and other stock. Mr.. Banks changed
his mind about becoming a boni.ace, how
ever. and transferred his interest to How
ard Shaw, the latter agreeing to pay all
debts incurred
John S. Beard owned a portion of the
wine, which be tried to get Shaw to pay
for. The Duke did not do so, W hen suit
was brought before Justice Cliff, who gave
judgment against Shaw for the amount
asked. S31 30.
Street Orator Suppressed.
j. "a. Fones. a familiar street figure, was
arrested some time ago for speaking aud
orati on the streets and lodged in the