The morning call., 1894-06-03
THE HAMBURGER COMPANY.
MARKET STREET.

returned 10 their respective owners. Frank D.
Castro was suspected, a complaint sworn out
against him by +. NJ. L. Ennis and Yesterday
the case was tried 10 Justice lines court be-
fore jury. Evidence was brought in 10 slow
that Castro had been in the habit OF covering
up the mark of his neighhoFs On the boxes and
placing thereon his own. On the other band
Castro tried TO prove conspiracy against him
Attorney Tappan appeared for the prosecution
and .. w. Crosby for the defense. The case
Occupied most of the afternoon. The jury dis
agreed on verdict and the case still hangs
fire. The public feeling on the island is de-
cldedly against Castro.
Pacific Swimming Club.
The Pacific Swimming Club holds its opening
to-day at the Terrace baths, and an interesting
and exciting programme of sport will be car
ried through if the weather is fine.
The CLUB has been in existence for seven
years and in that time has developed some Of
the best swimmers, divers and spring board
experts that there are on the coast and even in
the country. Harry A. Harmon, the high
diver, lacks but feet 3 inches OF making the
highest straight dive on record, and does sew
eral other dives that have never been attempt
ed by any other person so far as Is known. At
the exhibition to-day he will do the doubIe
back Somersault from the height of 76 feet
ana also the straight dive from the same
height.
Dana Thompson, who has beat the worlds
record on half mile, and his partner Dan
Green, will exhibit their proWess. These Two
hey are only 16 years of age. Both reside IN
Alameda. near The Terrace Baths. and have
made phenomenal progress in the swimming
OF thompson. 1920. was made at the Pied.
mont Baths last season.
One of the features OF to-day's programme
VIII be The corKscrew dive of Ed MOwry. In
mis- he poises In the air in position for the dive
and while descending his body whirls round
IapidIy, resembling corkscrew. The so-calied
"Eoson dive" is another very difficult feat
which he Will perform.
Nearly every member of the club. twenty-five
ID number, Is an artist, anu their programme
to-day promises to excel that OF any previous
opening.
The Becker Trial.
The preliminary trial of Charles Becker for
the shooting of Clinton A. Edison was held yes
terday before Judge Innes of Alameda.
Becker was brought over from the County
JAN. and during the examination sat beside his
attorney, NJ. C. Chapman. Though his coun-
tenance maintained a stolid and rather In
different expression, there were visible traces
In his furrowed and wrinkled face of he com:
motion that has doubtless been gelng on within
With the exception of brief consultation with
his attorney on two occasions, he sat as IN
Deputy District Attorney Frlck conducted
the examination, but asked very few questions
himself, leaving the interreEatlng of the wiz
nesSeS mostly TO Chapman, for the defense
Merrlman. who was present in The saloon at
the time OF the shooting and was The closest
eyewitness there u.s. told about the same story
as at the inquest and previously related in
these columns.
William Scully, who was another eyewitness.
told his story Of the shooting and how he asked
Becker for his gun and how Becker took 1t
from his side coat pocket and gave it up. with
the remark, Yes, give il 10 yeu.'
a. X. Denke testified TO having been present
when Edison expired few minutes after, and
DR.. w. o. Smith as to the result of his posi-
mortem eXaminaton OF Edison. and the cage
wa submitted by the prosecution.
The defense stated that iJ had no evidence TO
oIer al THIS stage OF the proceedings.
Ihe prisoner was held 70 answer before the
Superior Court without bond.
Training for "a Record
j. r. Bliss Walter Foster, r. L. Long and G.
). Wells, men we'll known in cycling circles,
nave Deen training this past week In the Re
ance Athletic Park Ia this city. The main OBJ
lect OF the training Is 10 place Bliss in a cnndi-
tlon TO smash the worlds record for single
mile. About the middle of this month he Will
race against time at The Oakland Trotttng Park
raced by running horses, when il Is fondly an
uclpated by his friends that he will make a new
record.
In the Race.
Three OF the Eucinal Clubs yachts Will en-
gage in the San Francisco Yacht Club race To-
day In the bay, near Sausaiito. rms yachts ln-
dicated are j. A. LeonaTd'S Little annie:
George Plummer's Florence and the Enc aid
of smuggler fame. The last named is proving
to be last boat.
struck by the Train.
A team belonging 10 F. P. Furey was struck
by the local train yesterday morning. on Rail-
road avenue, near Stanton street. Tue horse
was injured so badly that he waJ killed by
Police Officer SchOenan. The wagon was con-
siderably damaged.