The morning call., 1894-06-20
BOND AT FAULT.
The Sheriff Blocks the
Piedmont Road
FOR ONE SHORT HOUR ONLY.
Boy Drowned While Bathing
in the Estuary.
A BORROWING CORPORATION.
Arrested for Collecting Money for
the Workingmen'S
League.

OAKLAND.-The sale Of the rolling stock
and other personal property of the Pied
mont Cable Company, which was adver-
tised to occur at l o'clock yesterday after
noon, was postponed until Tuesday. June
20 The reason for the delay was that the
indemnifying bond was informal. 1t is
also claimed that there was some error in
the advertisement of the personal prop
erty.
The sale was to have been made in sal
sfaction of an attachment in the hands of
the Oregon Improvement Company for
SIS, 600, claim of Daniel Dwyer for $1,000
and one of J. Robinson for STAT IS.
Originally the attachment was placed on
the personal property, but the receiver
contested. The court sustained the cred
tiers and the attachment was allowed
Thereupon the receiver brought suit. max
ing the Sheriff defendant, to recover from
him the stock, valued at $4,000 and
$4,000 worth of damages.
This last step forced the Sheriff to de-
mand an UNDERWRITING bond from the
creditors of the company. securing him
from damages which might be sustained
in suit. The amount Of the bond was Sl25,-
o00 Sheriff Mekilllcan 1led it yesterday
morning, with Edward Goodall, of Goodall
Perkins & Co, band X. L. Jack, banker of San
Luis Obispo. as DOndsmen.
Immediately npon the receipt Of The bond.
the Sheriff notified the officers of the company
THAT be wonld sell their property at l O'CLOCK.
| The acting superintendent promptly ordered
all the cars OF the Sxleenth-stTeet, Cemetery
and Piedmont Heights lines TO be run into the
| power house to be sold. Within an hour not a
whavl was moving.
s5The Sheriff went TO the power-house at the
apiUinIed time, accompanied by Attorneys
Smith OF he Oregon Improvement Company,
Wilson OF the cable company, Receiver Bishop,
r. 81. FitzgeI aid and others. These gentlemen
/ frNA nnn1n nd Ooff1 nFnor ant
was found advisable.
The road resumed business after tie-up Of
an hour.
Boy Drowned in the Estuary.
Clarence Devine. the nine-year-old son OF E.
| h. Devine, bookkeeper living at 652 Jack
! son street. was drowned In the estuary, near
the foot Of Oak street, at O'Clock yesterday
| afternoon.
| little colored hoy named John Jamlson. about
bis own age. but neither Of the boys knew now
| to swim.
Young Devlne was first in the water and had
| waded out about twenty feet, when the colored
| boy, who was closer inshore. heard Devine call
| for help. Jamson could offer no assistance
and young Devtne sank out OF sight
The colored boy hastily dressed and went to
| inform Devine's mother. She FASTENED TO the
scene, but could do nothing and tearfuhy de-
! parted bearing away The clothes OF her boy.
Meantime Officer keefe had arrived at the
! scene, and, with others, procured boats and
drags and went over the place where The boy
| IL until after O'Clock.
Young Devne was a pupil at the Harrison
street school ard had been in bathing at this
| place before, but could not swim. 1t Is thought
he stepped into hole as he was wadtng out
The body IS now at the MOTgue, where an in
quest will be held this morning
Foreclosure suits.
The Union Savings Bank has brought suit in
foreclosure against Alexander Geddes ct al to
recover judgment on note given by Geddes in
1886 Tor $4,000, TO run four years at Ter cent.
On his note there il Still $3770 due, tue pay
ment Of which Is secured by mortgage on Oak
land property.
Suits have also been brought by the Hibernia
Savings and Loan Society TO recover $4,000
from John Graham. due on note and another
against Elizabeth FaTwel ct al. on note for
$500. In both cases the loan Is secured by
mortgage on valuable property.
A sudden Death.
Charles f. Quinn a colored man. rs years OF
age. residing on Center street, was found dead
| in. the front yard OF a vacant house at S12
| Lewis street by Nellie Higgins at 2:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The case was reported to
| the Coroner, who took charge OF the body.
| Heart disease is believed TO haze been the
| cause Of Quinn's death. he leaves widow
| aud eight children. An inquest will be held at
| 10 O'clock this morning.
Letters Asked for.
| Freida Frick has applied for letters OF ad-