The morning call., 1894-12-22

nesses from San Jose to impeach the
veracity of James Campbell. which the
defense allege they can do.
James RaInsfor1. the short man of the
two arrested in Kings City. was brought
in to court, when his attorney moved Tor
his release. Mr.. Church stated that IN 9
people did not want him bound over unless
he could be convicted. He submitted the
case to the court. Justice Shain at once
ordered his release, as no evidence had
been presented on which he could be held.
Ra nsford thanked the court and left the
room, with the remark, Il want to thank
French, also"
Slept in a Swing in the Rain.
Little Sadie Green. the fve-year-old
daughter of Ira Green. painter of
Twenty-third avenue, slept out In the
heavy rainstorm all Tuesday night. and is
none the worse either.
The story OF the babes In the woods is
attractive for children, but it will no
longer satisfy their craving minds, for
Oakland contains baby who slept in a
swing right on street of the city with a
torrent of rain falling steadily for three or
four hours.
Wednesday morning at 1880 o'clock c.
l.. Hemes, salesman OF the Pierce Hard
ware Company, went into the Woman's
Christian Temperance Unions restaurant
for his breakfast. and just after ordering
blo uuCui G DuS IuSU6u i'll anu all
nouneed that little girl was outside
in the rain. Hemes and the walters
rushed out and found the little one
In the swing with her clothes
drenched. An umbrella partly protected
her head and face. She was taken in aud
given her breakfast. On being questioned
she said her name was Sadie Green, but
later SAID 1t was Sadie Jones' She de-
clared that her mother left her there that
morning, but newsboys say she was there
at 5 a. NJ.
Mr.. Hemes notified the police at once,
out Tor some unexplained reason they
never mentioned it to any of the reporters
VINO are thick as bees around the City Hall.
The child stayed in the restaurant until
late Wednesday afternoon before her
father found her and took her home. She
had little chair which she clung to
tightly. When seen last night Mr.. Hemes
said: II think she was ont all night. She
must have been in all Of that heavy rain.
did not say anything about IL because l
did not find the child"
Believes Her Son X HE'D.
Mrs. Jennie Fenley was arrested late
Thursday night and charged with insanity
by the police. AS no complaint had been
filed when she appeared before the Lunacy
Commissioners in Judge Ellsworth's court
room Yesterday she was discharged. but
her brief sojourn in the County Jail had
qulelluB eHSC1 upon n6f mlnQ.
Several months ago she read of three
boys being run over and killed in Montana
by passenger train. One OF the names
gwen was James Fell, and her mind has
become set that that was her 1S-year-
old son, James Feeley, and that The
papers made mistake in the name Ever
since reading the article she has been run
ming around through the house yelling and
crying. Thursday night she went to
neighbours aud would soon have chased
them out had not an officer been at hand.
She fought desperately to get away.
Was 1t sexton?
There is some question now whether
James +. Sexton, "Huntingtoa's friend"
is the man who forged Robert Bowers
name to 500 check which was caShed by
Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'s bank in San Fran
cisco. Ii Is stated now that a warrant is
ont Tor the arrest of the man who was
really guilty, but that the name of the
real cnlprit is unknown except to the
police. Be this as it nay. the Grand Jury
has charged the crime to Sexton. and yes
tsrday he was locked up in the County Jail
on an Indictment for The offense brought
by the Grand Jury.
The Leagues New Officers
The Municipal League has elected the
following officers: President, Professor
l.. ID. IEskeep formerly vce-pres dent
ce-president, George w. Arper; secra,
tary, j. A. Beckwith; treasurer. o. j.
Denison; marshal. George Burbeck. MIR.
Arper declined to act as vice-president,
and j. w. Ward was chosen in his stead.
A strong effort was made to get Giles H.
Gray 10 again take the presidency, but he
declined, as he leaves for Europe in Janu-
airy.
Two Insane Men.
On com plant of Miss Florence Quirk of
Lorin her brother, Charles. aged % years,
was arrested and tried for insanity yester-
day. He was sent to- Ukiah. He ran
around the house with an open knife in
his hand. threatening his mother and sis
ter with death, and on one Or two occa-
sions he threatened to burn the house.
Clark A. Hough was also sent to Ukiah
for insanity yesterday.
Guardian for Brother and Sister.
Frank 6. Drum tiled an application yes
terday TO De appointed guardian of the
person and estates of Sara g. and William
G. Drum, his sister and brother, who are
minors, aged II and 20 respectively. lie
does not know the true valuation of the
estate, but believes IL to be about $40 600.
Notes.
Laura l.. Carrick has filed a suit for d.
Vorce against William p Carrick.
James Minle was appointed Deputy
Sheriff yesterday.
ID. Nj. OConnor, editor of the Haywards
Review and a former Court Commissioner.
Is seeking for a reelection TO succeed +,
L. Whiting, whose term expires next
month. The Superior Judges will elect
the Commissioner.
The continued heavy storms of the past
week have backed water up everywhere.
Yesterday the postoffice floor was nearly
entirely covered with water. No mail was
damaged, although the water poured in
from all sides.
F. A. Ross retired from the assistant
snperlntendency of the Piedmont Cable
Company yesterday. He was succeeded
by l.. A. Adele. the electrician, who will
hll Superintendent Garthwaite's position
as WE'LL
BERKELEY.
The first of the tinal series of meetings
of the Board of FreehoIders was held on