The morning call., 1894-10-17
DAVIE HAS QUIT.
He Gives Up His Ferry
Business.
HAMPERED BY PREJUDiCES.
MIR. Hart of Santa Cruz Swears
He Will Not Swear.
CRAZED BY HIS SLOT MACHINE.
PopuIist White Captures the Old
Soldiers, While Hussey Heads
Chief Schaeffer.

OAKLAND.-J0hn L. Davie has thrown
up his hands. He says that to-day lie will
be compelled TO give up his freighting
business.
After his experience with The DAVE
ferry business Of last year, Davie cleared
his own skirts by paying up entirely all
that he was individually involved and
then started into a little ferry business on
his own account with the little steamer
Emma. The business continued to grow
10 such an extent that month ago he
secured control Of a larger boat. the
dOuble-en0er tMare Island, boat of 800
tons, and with this new boat, in spite of
being hampered by opposition where he
said it should not be expecIed-from city
officials-he built up good business and
was enjoying a splendid prospect, when
he had his trouble with WhaTfinger Ruther-
ford, upon whom he had to have served an
injunction Of the Court before he could get
the berth to which be was clearly entitled
In spite of this injun ctiOn," said Mir.
Davle, "Rutherf0TG allows big iron ship,
the Undaunted, TO slip into my berth on
Monday ana when my boat came from the
city In the afternoon | had no place to
dock. The result was that did not get
unlOaded until Thursday morning, and as
It was L LOST more of my customers. SIS In
extra wages and some freight. Ruther-
lord saws this big ship slipped into the
dock While he was at lunch. The TACT of the
matter Is that she came IN at high tide, IL
O'Clock, and while docking Mr.. Rutherford
made 1t convenient TO be at lunch. And the
singular part of it all is that be never before
went to lunch at that particular hour.
1T seems very strange That ship should
come into the dock without his knoWledge, but
Mr.. Morgan, my attorney, says he is clearly In
contempt of court, anu he may have 10 answer
Tor THIS thing.
where could on Monday night near the Web
sIeTstreet bridge, but on Tuesday evening
when | came over l found even this makeshlft
berth closed up. l don't know where l can
land my freight.
.'It's a shame that l should be treated this
way" said Mr.. Dave bitterly. Il have spent
Al! my time and money to help Oakland in its
fight against oppression, aud this IS the result.
am lOfceu TO The wall after putting at least
$4,000 into the good for Oakland and her in
ierests, and L have not cent now. owe no
man, however, but have spent all / had and
all have made, and because of these delays
forced on ME by preJudiced city officials, my
shippers have LETT me and are leaving me, and
now give up. throw up my hands, quit"
Mr.. Hart of santa Cruz.
A not over prepossessing man and sweet.
looking little woman stepped up TO Cupid
Beach in the County Clerks Office on Monday
last. and the man said he wanted q marriage
license.
Then Cupid Beach WAS all smiles. for he
wanted 10 make a good impression on fhe
names.
Ilease?" ana Tie man gave the nameiot James
Durham HarI, residence Santa Cruz and age
AZ The pretty little woman said her name
was Rachel Catherine Joy. which she spelled
"Joye' when she signed. Her residence was
gwen as San francisco and her age 81.
Thus far all was well, but after signatures
were obtained there was one more important
and necessary feature. The document must
be sworn TO. and just here is where the man
from Santa Cruz made serious objection.
"rll be - il l sweag," he sWoIe. I'D
rather get married by contract"
The pretty little woman eXp0siulated AMI
said that it would be all right. She was an
xlous that all fOrmalties be compiled with.
Blu tie man from Santa Cruz was obdurate,
and again sw0re tnat lie would not swear.
"All right" SAID Cupid Beach. "you cannot
get the license unless you are willing TO swear
10 its con ents" and he proceeded 10 scratch
out his signature
The pretty little woman pleaded and finally
by making the stub read different from the
license proper. He wanted his. residence in
the stub 10 read 'San a Cruz" while on the
license he would like TO nave his residence
made TO read "San Francisco"
But the cupid would not draw up such a
license. The pretty little woman was still
pleading with the mau from Santa Cruz ana at
last ne said he would take 1t out as she wished
providing Culid Beach kent he matters from
Ine papers. Tie cupid would not promise and
was about 0 close Tie book when the man from
Santa Cruz decided 10 take OUT he license.
Clerk Beach SAID be would like 10 know Just
why The man from Santa Cruz didn't want Ihe
1act generally known that he was from the
pretty seaside Town.
Crazed by the Slot Machine.
Clement l.. Carrier, wild-eyed Canadian
Frenchman was in Judge Ogden's court yes
teTddv unGei going examination for INSANITY
before commission.
Cartier has been crazed by nicke-in-the.
slot machine, on which lie has been working
for some time. He saw millions IN his success
and has long tried 10 keep his family, pay his
rent and keep up expenses on prospects, and
The upsbot has been that his poor wife has
FrnV ,F.Fl1D
twice turned out OF houses by landlords who
could hot rent on promises.
Cartier always worked on his machine, get
ting out OF bed In the middle OF the night to
prosecute his abOrs. II something went wrong
with il he would break IL to pieces and then
cry like child over the wreck. He always
went about with the machine or some part OF il
in his arms.
His family could not live on prospects, and
his wife wanted 10 go 10 work and help in
way. lie would not hear of her working
and finally began abusing her when she
brQacbed that subject and laid violent hands
on her at last. linen she had TO leave him
She tried first 10 get him sent TO an asylum by
San Francisco couF', but failed, and Ihen, as
las resort, she came 10 his uncle In Oakland,
living a Sixth and Madison streets, aud her
self ana baby boy Were given home there.
Then the visits OF Carrier became frequent,
and he made himself so obnoxious hat lie had
TO be arrested, and his uncle TESTIFIED relnc;-
antIy that Cartier was Ell her insane or a brute
from the way he treated his wife.
Cartier, iu his own defense, said his wife
u
90 with other men. He said all she wanted
was money and that he Raye her all lie could.
By and Dy he had told her. II Will have musi-
clI studio, and you Will dress IN Inc tea gowns
and have Chinese servant" de laughed and
sobbed IN turn during his testimony, some OF
which was unfit for publication
The couple had lived together happily for
four wears up to April of last year. when IL be-
came necessary TO send Cartier 10 AgneWs from
San Diego Alter few months there lie was
discharged and had got along nicely up 10 a
mrnth apo when his wife said he again began
his peculiar actions. He was taken down tc
Agnews last night, but went much against his
will.
Sharp Talk From Populists.
The Popullsts held a well-atteBded meeting
at the Tabernacle last night, which was pre-.
sided oyei by f. W. Thurman OF the OAKLAND
Fed raj Labor Union.
The first speaker OF The evening was J0hn
Gelder of tie Cigar makers Union, VINO was
INTERRUPTED early in his speech by drunken
man in the audience, ana some one shouted.
PUT Elm out 20 "No. let him stay" said the
speaker. 'He has been to a barbecue and has
got bud in his bead" Mir. GeIder compared
the PopulisI State convention with those OF the
other two parties.
A resolution pledging the support OF organ.
ized labor of Alameda County TO the Popuiist
ticket OF the State and county was read and
adopted unanimously.
a second resolution deprecatlng the starting
or cbain-gang In Oakland WAS also adopted.
Ii stated that it objected putting unfortunate
men in the odious position of criminals.
speeches were also made by industrial Gen.
efai Kelly, who referred To fhe night OF April
tne industrial Army was driven from tbt taber-
m nIlf