The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-08
WAS NOT AFRAID.
"Big Jack" Seaman Tells
His Story.
GENERAL KELLEY CROWDED.
The Officer Used His Club in
Defense.
OAKLAND'S METROPOLITAN AIRS
,AKLAND'S METROPOLITAN AIRS
A Friend of Robert MilchriSt OF
EImhurst Says the Latter Is
All Right.

Seventh and broadway. tlere were reports
out to tile effect that Kelley was dead and
Scanlan had been rearrested.
The fact is that Kelley han materially im-
proved, and had been taken to his home
from the POpulist tent as early as O'Clock
Sunday morning, still a little sore about
the head where the officers ''blly" fell on
il. He will soon be himself again.
Seaman was seen at O'clock on duty,
and tells q story which puts an altogether
different face on the affair. He said he
simply acted in the lin of duty, and that
he has a number of witnesses who Will
swear he did not exceed his authority.
He says:
Il was moving along on my beat at
Broadway, near Eighth street, when L
saw big CROWD gathered there and some
one singing to it. The man VAS right 10
the mldele of the street and the crowd
about him reached to the sidewalk on
either side. l though the man was street
fakir, and 1t was my duty TO keep The
streets unobstructed, and | went up 10 him
and addressed him.
81 told him the street was obstrucfed
and that he had better move nearer the
sidewalk on one side or the other.
''At this Kelley came up and said: The
man is not obStructlng The street, and we
have a right here Kelley turned to the
man who had been singing and said, Don't
~ then began eXpostulating with Kelley,
and told him lie nor any one else had
right TO block the streets, and asked him
what harm there would DE in moving the
ro5trum to one side or the other.
"There was a war of words and some
thing said about disturbing the peace and
some one asked why not make arrests if
the peace was being distuI BED. The
crowd began to show anger and Kelley
kept advancing menacingly toward me
backed by the crowd. which was cheering
him on. | saw that it. was not safe
place for me, and while Kelley was advanc-
ing threateniDgly ] pulled my club and
told them to stand back. and then struck
out. l caught Kelley and the crowd fell
back. stood nv ground and did not RUIZ,
as was stated. Under like rcumstances
/ would do just as l did and Just as anv
man in my position would have done. [
felt that was in danger.
Then sanother party tried to get on
the box to harangue the crowd, and
to show that l had not run away
in fear. | was there to arrest him.
His object was to influence the mot against
me aud the police and knew that il would
rot do, and l pulled him down and started
off with him down Eighth street, but the
crowd became so dense about us that |
could make no Roadway. ! let him CO.
Detective Snofey was there and saw all
the after part of the affair, and says L
did just right. There are plenty Of others
who saw the whole proceeding and will
bear me out.
81 did not lose my head at any time, nor
was IN the least afraid. | was not W hita
with fear ana l did not run away. | am
perfectly willing for the whole matter to
go before the courts and be fully inves-
tiga'ed.
"One of my duties is to keep the streets
clear, and l intend to 10 SO"
The feeling among the Populists was
IL.
of them called on Chief Fletcher, demand
ing of him that he remove Scanlon from
The Fifth and Broadway beat, and saying
that the feeling was such that they would
not be responsible for what might happen.
Fletcher took the hint and changed Scan
lon to Officer Banks beat on Broadway
beyond Fourteenth, giving the latter
Scanlon's beat The PopulIsls gathered
III force again at night at the Indu> trial
tent and also at Broadway and Mn tn
streets, and some of the speeches were
very bitter when the clu bling episode WAS
referred to. At the latter place Carpenter
Jones, the street orator, made rabid
attack On Chief of Police Schaffer and the
whole force. He said that Schaffer had
oS'enslbly dropped out of the chiefs
place to be Sheriff. cit is a resiynatio on
Win string 10 it, but mark me while he
IS Trying TO hold on to one job he'll lose
DOM. lor be will never get to be chief
again ana nell he beaten off the earth in
the night Tor Sheriff." The speaker then
turned Dis attention to ScanIon. He said :
Suppose II was Pardee who got struck
Win scam cluo-and Kelly is bet er
that officer would now be In a cell instead
OF strutting about the stree s with star
on? But we'll get him. Ii Kelly dies tha +
man will hang, and FL be one of them to
help the jury 40 the work"
The City and County of Oakland.
For many years Oakland has had an
itching to be a metropolis. The scheme Of
cutting loose from Alameda Connrv Snd
becoming city and county Of Oakland h a 9
long been pet theme among certain ,of
Oakland's citizens, but the matter had NM
been preached for long time until ! Nv
Dutton brought il up in the citizans;
meeting In the Council chamber tyo
weeks ago. 1t was hooted and ridiculef Of
that meeting, but MI. Dutton stood his
around and fought for his resolution with
such coed effect that one debate followed
another in its favor, until when the matter
was put to a vote there was no dlssentinp
voice.
favor of the movement. In speaking of it,
NJ. j. Keller. president OF the Oakland
Board Of Trade, said:
1.-The division of the county and the for
maiipn of city and county of Oakland
would now be popular The other end o
lu6 GUILTY. ID cOul anu ".
that it is controlled entirely by the popu
lous side along the bay. In the city o.
Oakland we are paying double taxation
mainly for the purpose OF supporting TIVE
sets of officers. This double taxatnr
tebds to hold down the business and manu-.
featuring interests and turns away ca ita
seeking investment here. 1t causes money
lenders to charge fully 1 per cent more
lhan Ia San francisco, and we ali know
that the price of money is of vital impor
tancs IN the development of commercial
manufacturing and real estate Interests.
Separated, we would have city in
deed that could be pointed to by its resi-.
dents, by the people of california, as Oh.
of extraordinary opp0rtunite. for develop.
ment, and with the probability that We
would, at some time IN the near future
escape from the claims of many OF its resi-
dents and others that il is good enough
only as the bed.chamber of San Francisco
A uniform system of improvements ant
developm ents could then be carried GU
without beng hampered by the doubt al
to ths plans and future intentions OF tht
various suburbs.
1.-The outlying districts are not willini
to join Oakland now, with its double
headed taxation and tire bic headed set o.
officers, but they would join in forming
city and county government. Berkeley