The morning call., 1894-03-06
HAVE NO FUNDS.
Officials Are Besieged
With Demands
FOR THE UNEMPLOYED POOR.
Attorney Ben Morgan Arrested
for Contempt.
NEW MATHEMATICIAN THEORY.
The Interclub HandbaIl Tournament.
A Toronto Swindler Known.
iatton Held.

employed.
Eugene Hough. representing the Federal
! Labor Union, asked a reconsideration OF
last weeks action declining to allow the
! Ladies' Aid and Relief Society an appro-
priation of $500 for the establishment of 2
| shelter for the unemployed. Mr.. Hough
said he asked this as right and charity.
| The urgency is as great as in times OF
famine and pestilence. he said. Mr.. KOrn-
| berger followed Mr.. Hough. speaking in
the same impassIoned line. Supervisor
| PelouZe wanted 10 know il the board
! could not reconsider the appropriation OF
| $500 to the Mdwinter Fair commission.
| This appeared 10 him the only way out OF
the difficulty. 1t was answered that the
money could not BE taken out OF that APP
! preparation anyway.
County Expert Hanifin showed by a
special report that upon the estimated re-
ceipts there would be already a shortage
of S7252 ~.
Mrs. Drake then came in for a harangne
at the board, and suggested that direct
tax be levied. She said, amid great cheer
ing, that if they would give the women a
chance to vote such laws would be prompt
ly passed.
An economical spasm seized the Super
visors before adjourniDg, and Supervisor
Plunkett introduced resolution, which
NdS dGOVsfus ucCldA liab III
deputies in all the county offices. except
those required by law. be after Saturday.
tue 18th INST. dispensed with. The fol-
lowing names were mentioned IN the res9-
luton: K. c. Beach, Owen Mullen. Will
liam Atkinson, +. Waleott. +. \. Smith,
+. NJ. Long and Z. l.. Johnson.
The District Attorney gave it as his Opin-
ion that if labor clause was inserted in
The water franchise of the Dingee Water
Company the franchise would be rendered
void. 1t was asked by the unemployed
relief COMMITTEES that a clause be put in
the franchise compelling the Dingee Water
Company TO give the work of laying its
water pipe TO the Oakland unemployed
Oulv.
The plea Of Mrs. Drake for $500 with
which TO help along the cooperative home
for unemployed was denied, and Mrs.
Drake took occasion to shake hands with
Supervisor Plunkett because of his out
spoken way of handling the matter.
The postal-card crank. Cooper, on a eta
ton from the board, appeared and stated
that he knew where there were Chinese
lotteries run at Temeseal. and stated that
he was ready 10 swear 10 a complaint,
which he did. lie said he had asked JUS
tice Gilt to try the eases, but that Gift
gave him 10 understand he did not want
any lottery cases. This Cliff denied, stat
ing that he told the party who called on
INN that he w0uld try these cases if COM
plant was sworn to. lie had heard moth
ing more of the matter since.
Adjourned Till Monday next.
Ben Morgan Arrested.
There was just the briefest moment of
excitement yesterday in Judge Henshaw's
courtroom when Judge Henshaw ordered
the Sheriff TO place Attorney Ben Morgan
under arrest for contempt
Ii came about III this way: Morgan
who appeared for Deane in one of the
numerous waterfront suits, was arguing
a certain question, and the court put this
question 10 him:
Ibid you not state by implication that
the State had DO right 20 bring an action
except upon the relation of the Comp
trOlier?"
Morgan replied that he would not an
swer the question unless allowed to do so
in his own way.
'Wll you answer my question ?" said
81 will not" emphatcally answered the
attorney.
~ Judge you, sir. in contempt of court
and order you into the custody of the
Sheriff until you see fit 10 answer my Ques-
tion."
Every one in the courtroom held his
breath IN suppressed excitement when
Deputy Sheriff Earl stepped forward and
laid bis hand on the attorney.
It was then that Mr. Mulaney, who was
helping Mr.. Morgan in the case, got in
his diplomatic work. He made splendid
appeal Tor his brother attorney. and dur
ing the interval MIR. Morgan seemed TO
catch his breath sufficiently 10 speak for
himself, which he did. apologizing to the
court.
The court then directed the release of
. MIR. Morgan. saying there might have been
little notice taken Of the matter were it not
for the fact that Morgan had too freely
PritiplZpn the pnitrf N = no
view.
In the interview in question Mr.. Morgan
had said he had been shut off by the court
in the midst of an argument, when the fact
was that Morgan had undertaken TO speak
at length on the case on motion day. and
1t was because of that the argument was
cut off.
Want $500, coo Appropriated.
A number of persons gathered last night
in front of the City Hail in answer to the
following call:
Desperate No more charity wantedl
Honest employment demandedi Work
ingmen. come TO the mass-meeting to- night
in front of the City Hall at Z 80 o'clock"
The speakers expected did not appear
however, owing probably to the rain, and
after the men present had shivered about
beneath friendly awnings for a time they
quietly dispersed.
Most OF the crowd adjourned to the
COUNCIL CHAMBER. ana 10 the Council.
which was in session. set of resolutions
were introduced. calling upon the city to
provide work for the unemployed bv APP
proDriating $500, 600 TO be Immediately ex-
pended in city work TO relieve the destitu-
ton existing, within the next three
months.
1nterclub Handbal.
At the Reliance Club room last night in
the first game of the interclub handbaIl
tournament Smith and Young of the Re-
lance beat Champion and Mullen of the
Acme Club. by score Of u to Is, and in
the second game the score was q TO 20 in
favor of the latter. In the play off Fen
Messy and Daily Of the Acme Club beat
Smith and Young by score of u to 6, and
q TO IS. This gives the Acme boys the
lead in the tournament thus far.
Theory About Matheny.
A theory has been started by tine police
that Louis Mathepy. charged with the
murder of Police Officer Cashin, was i'm
p.icated in the Juds0n robbery and that
his legal expenses are being betrayed with
the proceeds of the haul. The theory rests
chiefly on the Identification by a man who
saw the Jndson robbers of q photograph