The morning call., 1893-04-16
OVER IN OAKLAND.
More Delay in the Ballot
Counting Case.
A JOKE HAVING A RECOIL.
The ' Burglars" of the Tax Collectors s
Office May Regret Their Action.
The New Reliance Club.

The contest of Warren B. English as to
the legality of S. G. Hilborn's right to
seat In Congress was resumed before Judge
Henshaw, acting as commissioner of in
Guiry, yesterday. Testimony on the side of
MI. Hiiborn was taken. the plaintiff having
finished his case at the present hearing.
The resnlt of the fight lies in the vote
of the Altamont Precinct, which gave
a majority for all Democratic candi-
dates except Mr.. English. This precinct
went for Hilborn, the Republican opponent.
and elected him. Evidence was produced
to show that the ballots were properly
sealed and delivered to 6he County Clerk
the day after election, and Ehat there was
no possibility Of their having Geen changed
since. After the official count by the Board
OF Supervisors they we've again placed in
the vault OF the county treasury, where they
now are. The members of the election
board all swore that they were correctly
counted and that there could have been no
possibility OF changing them Oh the day of
the election,
George II. Furry. Deputy County Clerk,
was called as a witness. He had been SUBJ
penaed to produce the ballots in court, but
had appeared without them, and the first
iACStlOu VI MI I1IIUOEH 1LlUTu6Y WIS,
lave you obeyed the subpoena by bringing
in tie baiots?"
why P'
Because the subpoena orders the ballots
to be produced before F. w. Henshaw as
Judge OF the Superior Court, but under
stand that his Honor is simply acting as
commissioner in this case
his was point for argument by the law
yers, Mr.. HlIbOrn's side demanding that
the witness be instructed to bring in the
ballots, as Judge Henshsw was sitting as
commissioner or agent of Congress, and
was authorized to order their production.
MIR. English's side claimed that the House
OF Representatives is the only body that can
control the ballots in the contest and that
the clerk would be violating his oath Of
office If lie should produce them.
Judge Henshaw said that he did not ex-
pect THIS question to arise and did not feel
llke passing on so important an issue till it
had been decided by higher tribunal.
The attorneys for Mr.. English declared
court, but finally agreed with the other
lawyers to have the package brought in for
Identification without being opened. This
was done and witnesses identified the
seals.
1t was then agreed by stipulation to take
the matter 10 the Supreme Court and a
continuance was granted till Friday, by
which time the attorneys will agree as to
the plan of further procedure.
A Joke carried too far caused good deal
day and will probably get one man into
trouble. There was every evidence that
burglars had tried to rob the Tax Collectors
Office, and the Sheriff and Chief of Police,
with their whole detective force, were
summoned at A. NJ. to make an investi-
CATION.
Tax Collector Rosborough and his deputy,
Fred. English, had chiseled hole in the
counter the night before TO recover a check
which had dropped through crack. TREY
left the chisel and hammer on the floor,
and then pulled out some drawers and scat
tered some worthless papers. remarking to
the night watchman, NJ. p. Br0msdon. that
IL would be good joke on Tom WycOff,
tho Janlto-, when he arrived the next
morning. Bronsdon wanted to make the
joke more complete, and so ho mutfied the
lock of the vault, drove q bullet into the
counter and scattered some empty car
tridges about the floor
Wycoff arrived. He opened the door
saw tho signs OF burglary and rushed to
the telephone. II appeared very serious
for Mr.. Bronsdon. who was pulled out of
bed by the officers ana not released till the
Tax Collector came down and explained
things. Supervisor PelouZa was also sum-
moned, and said that the Joke" would be
cons deTed at the next meeting of the board.
Contractor Shepherd undertook to lay n
sidewalk in front of Miss Mary Kely's
property a, Sixth and Franklin streets yes
terday by order Of the city. Miss Kelly
came out with a rolling-p pin and told Mr.
Shepherd that il he laid a sidewalk it
would be over her dead body and the
roiling-pin. He summoned police protection
and was guarded aH day.
q warrant has been issued for the arrest
OF " NJ SimrsOu. wealthy lum mberman,
for laying wooden sidewalk in front of
his property on Oak street instead of a ce-
ment one as required by ordinance.
The estate OF the late Charles Kramm, q
brewer. has been appraised at S152, 500.
The Reliance Athletic Clubs new build
Ing at San Pablo avenue and Seventeenth
streets will be open for the inspection of
members Of the club from 10 A. NJ. to p. NJ
to-day. II Will be occupied about May l.
The hond election in Fruitvale to issue
$4,000 for establishing sewer district re-
suited in I24 votes for bonds and 10 against
ThiTty-fivc thousand feet of sewers will be
laid, and the bonds will run twenty years
at per cent.
A contract has been signed consolidating
the Hopkins Academy with the Belmont
School. The government will be vested in
thirty directors who will chose nine
trustees The new institution will take the
name of the Moses Hopkins Academy and
viii be conducted under the aus pices of the
Congregational Church.
The electric road on Twelfth street, for
which n franchise was granted some time
ago, which franchise would expire in the
next two days, came ont ahead in their race
against time, and last evening at 9 O'Clock
the first car went hummng toward West
Oakland and saved the day for the company.
During the last week large force Of men
had been employed, pushing the work Of
trhcklaying and placing the poles in posi-
ton, aud Friday night the men worked all
night to complete their task OF stringiug the
wire. AT a few minutes before car OF
the Haywards electric road came up Wash
ingtoD street to Twelfth and was immedi-
ateiy picked up by gang of fifty men,
placed on the Twelfth-street track. and
with electricity borrowed from the Hay-
wards company started down the new road.
1t Will he kept running until the new cars
are ready for use. This is what is known
as the GrnssmaYer franchise