The morning call., 1894-09-12

as It's Oakland correspondent. He has a
wide circle of friends who will be panied
to learn of this sad blow. He is man of
family, having a young wife and child re-
siding at 1865 Lincoln street.
The New Grand Jury.
The new Grand Jury was impaneled
yesterday by Judge Ogden. It is as fol-
lows: Socrates Buff, foreman; James
Neylan, John III. English. j. j: Whi,e,
Thomas HennebeTry, William Roberts. w.
r. Emery. w. d. Thomas, w. b. Hardy,
Charles Hadsell, Mathew de Ia Montanya,
Thomas Crellin, Henry Dusterberry, W.
w. Morrison, John l.. Bromley. Wallace
Eyerson. F. r. Fasseit, James E. Vaude-
peer and Henry Smyth.
DuriGg his charge 10 the jury, which was
quite lengthy, Judge Ogden touched upon
the coming election in this manner:
During the time you are in session an elec.
tion is to take place, and should it so happen
that persons shall be charged with crimes
against the elective franchise, give your earn
est attention to such charge that speedy justice
may be administered.
civil society the most deadly OF all crimes, and
strange 10 say, the least punished.
See TO IL that the guilty escape not, no matter
what may be the social connections or financial
standing.
The uunishments for crimes against the
franchise are stated.
1t Will not be necessary for me 10 read The
various sections of the Penal Code, making a
violation of the election laws felony but in
asmuch as belief is prevalent that there has
been much Illegal registI alton In the past few
weeks / Will read you section AZ OF The Penal
Code: Every person who wilfully causes pro-
cures or allows himself 10 be registered in The
Great Register of any county. knowing himself
not TO be entitled TO such registration, is punish
able by fine not to exceed $1,000, or by i'm
prisonment in the County jail or State prison
not exceeding one year, or both"
Bassett in Luck.
j. NJ. Bassett, who has just returned
from trip to Washington, where he
locked horns with the great Coils p
HUNTINGTON in the fight on the funding
bill, yesterday bad the misdemeanor case
against him dismissed in the police court.
The case was one 10 which r. n.
Geichell, a creditor against the Dave
Ferry Company, was by Bassett refused
permission to look at the books of the
company. The case has been up before,
on the previous occasion the jury stand
ing IL to 1 for conviction. Then It came
up again during Bassetts absence and
was postponed at request of the latter's
attorney. Yesterday the counsel for Mr..
Getchell asked continuance because, he
said, the case was continued until the 11th
inst. to be set for trial. For this reason
the Getchell people bad not got their wit
nesses together
But Bassetr said he wanted the case 10
go on, as he wanted to leave the city, and
he added something about the case being
only spite work anyhow.
Judge Allen held with Basset', that the
case had been set for yesterday and it
would have to proceed. There could be
no testimony presented against Bassett
and he was accordingly discharged.
Street Railroad Franchises.
At the Council meeting last night the
matter of the franchise asked for by the
Alameda road was considered. The road
asked for the franchise for forty-eight
years, on Twelfth street, but by a vote of
6 to 8 the Council refused 10 grant the
franchise for longer time than twenty
five years. fhe company then asked for
and was granted permission to withdraw
the application.
An ordinance granting the Highland
Park Road an extension of time for nine
months in which to finish its road on Elev-
euth street was passed to print.
Laid TO Rest.
Van Leer Eastland was buried yester
day from ST. Johns Episcopal Church. the
services being conducted by Rev. Father
Akerlv, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Maynard.
There were a large number of persons