The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-15
ROMANCE ENDED.
Death of A. w. BurriII.
an Ex=Trustee.
Billy the PAGER May Never Be Tried.
The Water Front Again.
Divorce Notes.

OAKLAND.-The death OF A. W. Burrill, one
of the first city fathers OF Oakland ended a
romance Mr. Burrill was 73 years Of age, and
had been twice married, and II Is said would
have aga IN led a bride 10 the altar had not the
great king stepped in, despite the fact that he
bore on his shoulders the burdens of three
score and ten winters.
Mr.. Bufrill, In his day, was great admirer of
the lovely faif. ana II Is said by those close
TO him that he had captured The heart of
woman OF 40. handsome and with S75 900 10
her credit in good hard gold and corner lots.
! But money was not the sole Object for Mr..
BurrlI had a sprinkling of this worlds goods.
| The name of the lady who was to have taken
the name of Burrll, being No. 5. was Mrs.
Donnie of San Francisco. Bat death stepped
III the Burrill house instead of Hymen.
! Some remarks have been passed by old-tim-
ers because OF the neglect OF The authorities 10
| put The City Hall flag at half-nast on the death
| OF Mr.. Burrlll. which Is usually done when an
| eX-clty official eX member of the Council
! passes away. IL Is said That tins should
/ have been done IN the case of Mr.. Burrill more
particularly since he was OF The first Council,
/ or Board OF Trustees as IL was then called.
Comment has also been made on Ihe failure
| of tie Council TO pass resolutions AT its last
| meeting touching on the death OF the one-time
CITY Father.
! A Councilman said yesterday that there was
/ no objection 10 do these things that he had
heard OF, because there lad been no PROPOSE
! lloa made 10 thai effect by any one. lie said
| he supposed the matter was entirely over
! looked. AT any rate. he had not given the mat
Ter thought one way or The other.
ITO say that no action OF this kim was
| taken because Mr.. Burrill was menbrr of the
| Council which transferred the wafer front 10
| Carpenter Is all fo0lisnueSs," said this Council
man.
May Never BE Tried.
II begins TO look as though Pacing Billy
Butts, HE man who created The Oakland SEN
salon OF running amuck on "a crowded thor
| oughfare and shooting down TWO men-Cnn-
ductor Beeny and William Green-may never
be brought before the bar OF justice. Billy is
Thea hero with two murder charges against his
name and five bullet hOles In his own body. He
has been lying Oh his back since that quiet Sun
day evening months ago, for great part OF the
time having been at The Receiving Hospital.
where lie got the best OF nursing and ca e. and
where several ladies WHO had Interested them
selves la him visited him daily with fruits and
fiowers. IL was here Billy had a piece of MS
chest cut out and drainage ubes Insert ed In his
wounds 10 draw of poisonous matter which had
accumulated. Billy rallied little and was
moved 10 the County JAIL where II was thought
he would be safer. He was getting too strong
tile authorities thought. Tie time was set for
his preliminary examination. He was TOO weak
10 appear. He had another date SET, but still
tailed TO answer 10 his name. For the third
time Billy was cited 10 appear I'm The Police
Court Yesterday. but no Billy answered when
the name OF William Butts was called.
DIR. StraItOn stated yesterday that Butts was
still too weak TO undergo removal TO tile court
room. He had an attack of pleurisy a few
days ago which affected his left lung. AS bis
right lung Is almost gone by reason OF the hole
made In IL 10 get at lbe bullet which perforated
il Billy almost stopped breathing FOR a lime
de may yet escape The wrath Of The law by
dying natural death.
In Quandary.
The special Waterfront Committee OF the
Council is Just now IN a quandary as TO
whether the opening of Castro street Is adyis-
able at the present time. When Councilman
Barnard asked at the Council meeting the other
night what had become of his Castro-street
opening resolution lie was put of by MIR. Smell,
who Informed lin that the matter was In the
hands of his committee, and that advice was
being awaited from the attorneys. A suit IS
pending which Will probably decide tue matter
within the next thirty days, and If the verdict
makes Castro an open street then The Council
can 20 ahead with IFS improvements without
trouble. III tie decision is adverse. then, un-
der M. Barnard's resolution, it would necessi-
tate the cond mnation OF the propcTty, and a
tedious time would be had If there was OPPOSE
lion, and such there would surely be-. The
waterfront attorneys VIII mold a conference
Today 10 decide upon what steps TO take In the
premises.
In The waterfront contest with the Water
Front Company ihr attorneys for the city yes
terday made motion 10 strike out portion OF
defendants answer. They got The following
order issued by the court:
Good cause appearing therefor il is ordered that
the time or notice of plaintiff motion to strike
out certain matter from the second defense set
forth in defendants answer file herein be and
IL is hereby shortened TO two days. Let orde
be served upon the attorney for defendant forth
with by delivery OF a copy hereof.
In Mud and Rain.
James Mcdonald. young man who acts as
a collector for j. NJ. Mclaughlin g. Co. 10 the
Flood building IN San Francisco, was thor.
oughly watersOaked, covered with mud and
unconscious when picked Up near the railroad
track at Oak and First streets at . 80 O'Clock
yesterday morning by an officer. who immedi-
ately sent for the patrol-wagOn.
Ii was thought for lime that the man was
ah af tQr hQ W. kpn tn no
pital. He was somewhat injured too. the doc
tor hnding on examination that he was suffer
Ing from conenssion OF the brain, a scalp
wound on the back of his head a fracture of
the left shoulder and several broken ribs
When Mcdonald recovered consciousness he
said he did not remember how he got in the
place where lie was found. He said that the
previous day he had been TO Berkeley on bust
ness and had passed through Golden Gate on
his way TO Oakland After that he remembers
nothing, but Supposes he got on the Alameda
train in the evening about O'Clock and in
sOme way fell of lie had lain ID tie rain aud
mud all night.
He Is dong first rate at the hospital under
DR.. Larsen'S care.
Committed to Napa.
Frank Hardy will not soon again annoy
young Miss Orr by his attentions He WIS yes
JeIday committed TO Napa by Judge Ogden
after examination by Drs. Dunn and Blood.
John X. Orr and his vile were on baud 10
hear the proceedings yesterday morning and
Mrs. Orr made an appeal 10 Judge Ogden thai
Hardy be put somewhere where he cOuld M |
longer worry them and their daughter She |
said that for four years Hardy had been perse- |
cutting them, ana she thought IL was time 10 |
put a stop to 10.
Miss over has not spoken to Hardy for wears
and Is engaged to be married soon. She has |
been annoyed almost TO death by Hardy's at |
tenti0ns.
Young Hardy was In court, and appealed 70
his father not TO let him be sent TO an ASYLUM |
but MIR. Hardy stated that he would not inter- |
fete again.
The commitment was signed before Frank
knew exactly what had been done and he
made n plea in his own BEHALF and finally
Judge Ogden decided TO allow him another |
hearing. This was held yesterday afternoon,
and resulted in his commitment OF the morning
being confirmed.
The City Schools for 49,
j. w. McClymonds. Superintendep of
Ihac do Lie RI