The morning call., 1894-04-10
A BRUTAL ATTACK
Ex-Convicts' Assault on
William DrisColl.
HOT AFTER THE SALOONS.
The Trumpet Medium Denies All
Charges.
DE FORESTS FATHERLINEss.
A Legal Conflict Impends Between
Dingee and the Adams
Family.
E FORESTS FATHERLINEss.

OAKLAND.-William DTlscoll was attacked
by two fooIpads before bis front gate, at $40
Tenth street, Sunday night and ordered TO
stand and deliver. The command meeting with
some resistance one assailant drew revolver
aud the other raised spanner above his
shoulder and brought it down with terrific
force upon Driscolls head.
The stricken man screamed in extreme pain.
ana thus attracted the attention of NJ. J. Ham
ley, who was passing by, When The highway
men saw their act was observed. and that they
were Liable 10 be pursued. they took 10 flight
mixing with The crowd ON Washington street.
The police were at once notified. and from the
rough description OF the men gwen by Mir. Han
lev Detective Holland and Chief Schaffer We're
enabled 10 recognize and arrest them an hour or
TWO later.
When taken before Mr. Driscol he positively
identified them as his assdanIs.
The names OF the highwaymen are James
Morgan and George Priskie. They are boill ex-
conyicts. Morgan has served term OF ten
wears Tor robbery and Priskie has Just been
leased from Folsom. where lie was serving
time for having robbed a jewelry-store.
Driscolrs condition Is not considered serious.
Had the spanner struck little more In 'front.'
however, he would certainly have been Killed.
Denies lt All.
An answer has been iled by Attorney George
w. Reed. as prepayment OF Tie will OF MIS- Marie
Lemon, 10 the charge made by Mrs. Rachel
Neal Mrs Lemons sister, that Mrs. Mary C.
Smith, the so-called Trumpet medium, so n-
huenced Mrs. Lemon rs 10 get her 10 make
will In ner favor. Rs@
The answer makes general denial OF all
charges 1t says that Marie Louise L~mon
and Mary G. Smith were both religl0uists OF
the belief and profession commonly called
spififualisal, holding in common with large
number of civilized nations the possibility OF
communication will dlsemDodied spirits. not III
conjunction with tin trumpets or mechanical
appliances "Dut sometimes assisted thereby"
The denial is made that Mary &. Smith has
ever exercised any mesmeric or hypnotic
powers over Mrs. Lemon, or by such means
ever obtained control over her mind.
lt is also denied that the mind OF Mrs. Lemon
was weakened by the use of intoxicants or mar
c0lics, or HAT Mrs. Smith had more vigorous
or stronger miEd than tie majority OF her sex.
The denial winds up with the ayoWal that at
the time Of making her VIII Mrs. Lemon WAS
not Insane. but most competent person.
Getting Evidence Against g saloon.
Owen Rooney, who keeps restaurant and
saloon at the broad gauge MOLE has had world
of trouble with the authorities Of Oakland over
the liquor.llcense question.
Rooney has never paid license, always con.
tending that his place OF business was without
the cty limits. buf since II has been pretty con-
cIusively shown that the men selling liquor out
ar The end OF the long wharf are afienaDle 10
the license law, the License Inspector thlnks
that Rooney should also come under the law.
There are two charges pending against
Rooney, one OF six months ago, anc tHe otner
of three mnaths standing.
Yesterday License Inspector Maioon vent
down to he mole TO get some more cyldence.
He took friend with him. who went I'D ana
ordered bottle of beer. he drank. and liked
{ SO we'll that he ordered some whisky As he
as about to drink the latter Maloon stepped