The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-16
BOUGHT HIS FUN.
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"a Travelling Mans Little
r." Filtration.
William Dresser, a Retired Mer-
-. chant, Falls From a Car and
=: Fractures His Thigh.

p. :. +OAKLAND.-A commercial trader from
san Francisco, who gave his name as Will
LAM Smith, had an experience in Oakland
yesterday that will likely stand him in
good stead for many days to come.
He was driving in an open buggy. and
at Thirteenth and Webster streets came
. alongside Of young woman on bicycle.
de thought it good opportunity to amuse
himself, and at once addressed her. max
ing familiar comments on her riding, etc.
The young lady, whose name is Bank
ofer, tried to ride past. but the drummer
would not allow her to do so. He contin-
i: ned his prosecutions to such an annoying
Extent that she was forced to ask help
.ftem the first policeman they met.
:: Officer DoOan came 20 her rescue and
promptly placed the offender under arrest
and marched him up u the City Prison.
TheFc he was charged with disturbing the
peace of Miss BankOfer, who rode he
T0ically after the policeman and gave the
. Information needed at the prison.
:: Smiths bail was fixed at $50, which he
paid in cold cash, and he was released.
. Tits not probable that he will appear IN
court and 81 it i, safe to say that his little
dirtauo cost him just thai amount.
- Democratic Primary Results.
~. The following is complete list of the
Oakland delegates n The State Convention
chosen at the Saturday primaries: First
. Mard-C. :. Cushing, Richard Wallace
Second Wa1d-T. Garrltty, John Gaarv,
Charles y. Pierce; Third WaTd-W. W.
. Faotp. David Hrshberg; Fourth Ward
q, J. Harrington. j. j. McElroy. NJ. j.
Kelley: Fifth Ward-R. Nj. Fitzgerald,
q John Hackeu; SIKH Waard-Martn j..
= Il an, John W. Coveney. Patrick Mullen
Seventh Ward-J. w. Laymance. j. Y.
>Sertvner. 4. NJ. Belt. Delegate at large,
frank Motfett.
= Ere outside district elections were as
foil1ws: Oakland Township - Messrs.
.Q'Npfl and white; Eden Township-A.
j Dean, +. Holland, W. F. Marante, NJ.
81. K-rwln; Berkeley-Messrs. Laudregan
=. anq:P eHdPrken; Alameda-J. c. Hays Jr.,
;.!EnoiEas Kearny, G. W. Dennis Jr. and
John o. Brien.
~ Turns the Tables.
.>i:James Nichols. a laborer, was arrested
~:0n "a warrant yesterday sworn to by a
Ho5ing man named Brisby, charging BAT
terry Officer Quigley served the warrant,
- ca ptuying his man at Eighth and Wash
Il p6ig streets.
.<yBuSOv was discharged from the r iceiv-
:; in z. HOspl al yesterday. where he had been
**Fepnperatlng from general .dTubbiDg ad-
/.RlinIs cred by Nichols on Saturday. The
men had got into an alteration over
=.sPIhe tr fling subject and resOrted TO fist
: c1lff settlement. At this work Nichols dis
: played superior skill and soon had his
= III an. counted out, with terribly mutilated
face and right ear hanging in shreds.
-, Brishy will push his case in The Police
Court to-day
Fell From a Car.
-. Wbliam Dresser, a retired merchant
living at 1880 Eighteenth street. in at
= temQ1ing TO step from moving StTeetcar
at Twelfth and Grove streets Yesterday
: afternoon missed his footing and fell
:>feayily to the ground. The gentleman is
taHand portly and his weight tended to
make a serious affair out of what would
=. ordinarily have been only an awkward
,.<tuEn bic. He found on attempting to rise
:lhat-his right leg was helpless and panied
Him 'greadv. The ambulance was rung up
San d. Mr.. Dresser was convened to the
}: RecBiviDg Hospital and cared for. Il was
fluid that be had sustained a fracture of
)" Ile tight thigh. He is resting quietly al
=Ibe spital.
-: Used the Scissors.
E Frank Martin. a Portuguese barber, was
=aTtes ted at 903 East Fourteenth street at 2
otciBCk yesterday morning by Officers Ar
nest, Rand and Stahland ana locked up in
the ely Prison Oh a charge of assault to
mHrder The complaint was made By Citi-
zen O pOZo, upon whom Martin is said 10
have made desperate charge with pair
: OF scissors. No one was very much in
:5uTed. but RopoZo was scared and wants
Martin to be prosecuted.
o.: -" 1Brfen Is Sane.
j.. T. O'Brien, editor of the strikers
paper. the Railroad Mans Advocate"
. " no was arrested Friday night aud con-
= fined in the County Jail on suspicion of in
sanity was released Saturday night The
authorities are certain that Mr.. O'Brlen is
Drefectlv sane.
Back at His Post.
":.*Dr' StrattOD, physician at the County
:. jail, has returned from two weeks out
.. :iag.at the Blue Lakes. He was at the .iail
!" .&ga yesterday morning looking after his
*pEtients.