The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-18
The Force of Men Employed at
the Lake Reduced.
ANOTHER MOsRR CASE ENDS.
The Ct. Chinese Registering Very
: SIowly-S Solution of the Bloody
Umbrella Mystery.


BurweH has also ceased to register men.
and will mot furnish work to any except
those on the register already
The reason of this is because of the
funds running so low that there is barely
enough 10 keep the present force on for
another week.
The determination not to put any more
names on the register was made because il
was learned that the relief committee was
being imposed upon.
At the next meeting of the Board of
Supervisors the Piedmont Water Company
will ask for the right to lay water pipes
e. from Alyarado to Oakland. and the relief
committee will ask The Supervisors that
- clause be inserted in the franchise whereby
the company will give the work 10 the
unemployed men of Oakland.
"Pacing Billy" Up Again.
=. William Butts. the double murderer. ap-
peaFed yesterday morning for the eighth
j: time for examination on the charge of
#having murdered Conductor Beeny and
. William Green.
BILLY" appeared bundled up TO the
chin in al 0vercoat and looked very feeble
9; and weak. He had some little color in his
i en- acated face, but it was rather the
.:hectic hue; of fever than of health. He
mess told, but did nothing in the way of
=. coaching his attorney. Heacted more like
an interested listener than a prisoner at
:" the bar on so serious charge.
The first witness called was Frank Coz
: zens, who was standing in front Of Kenl's
saloon when Billy came mp. He said he
:. heard Green say to Billy, "Where did you
get it?" and that with these words Billy
pulled his pistol and shot twice at Green
r: Witness said on cress-examination that
RI ~ hod Gal nm IN Iu6 in
:. front Of the saloon.
- James Bodell. the man who received one
of Biliy1s bullets very close to his hand,
so close that il left mark, was the next
witness. He was also in front Of the
e.. saloon, and his testimony zorro bora ted
= thatOf Oozzens sin many particulars. He
testified to Green being drunk and that he
:. had Just previously taken a tamale from a
= peddleron the corner, and had kicked a
! man named JosephS on the leg. He said
he saw Green and Billy scuffling in the
r safeen doorway, and that Blly's hat fell
to the sidewalk. 1t war then that Butts
stepped back and drew his pistol.
81: After the examination Of Officer Mackey.
=, who took Green to the ID os pital in the
+ patrol: W agon, the proceedings were con-
I: tinued nntlito-morroW afternoon at 80
+. O'clock
>:..:::: Two DIyorces.
x Mrs. Margaret Moser was granted a
:. divorce Yesterday from Charles E. Moser
on THE aground of infdelity. In the COM
@splainta Frances Cameron was named as
correspondent but did not appear TO defend
. her good name. 49,: g.
AEoser is. the old Adventist who is now
serving al term in the County Jail on
! charge OF eriHninally li6eling Miss Cam
81 eFon..: MoseE SwoFe that the stories he
:. told of Miss Cameron and himself were
true, while the Young woman as steutly
denied them. The jury evidently believed
..the girl, for itf0und Moser guilty.
:. Maser's wife evidently believed her hus-
:. band. and he had previously confessed his
guilt to the church officials. At any rate,
Mrs MoSer brought the suit for divorce on
statutory ground. and on this ground
y judge Ellsworth yesterday signed the
p. decree: 1...:; 10 g.. e..
:, Another divorce was granted yesterday
=, bv- Judge ELLSWORTH. He allowed Emma
the ground of willfui neglect and habitual
Incorporated
3. Plaintiffs awarded the custody of the
three children. Florence, Georgiana and
Norman. -
- r.: No Longer a Mystery.
The bloody umbrella and hat found on
San Pahlq avenue early Friday morning
beside the. pools of blood have been found
to belong TO Louis Castro, a citizen of
San Leapdro.
Castro was in Oakland Friday and over
powered himself with choice Oakland
whisky. He then started home, but got
lost in the shuttle, and when he came to his
senses be found bimseif lying on the side
walk and very sore from being knocked
down or humping his head on the sidewalk
when he fell.
Be found his way to the electric power.
house. near Jemescal, but left his hat lying
Old the sidewalk and his umbIella with it.
he told al the power-h0use that ne bad
been knocked down and robbed of bis
watch and money.
He xuaS toll t. 10
aud now lies at his residence suffering
from some very serious wounds.
Martin Acquitted.
The jury which tried Samuel Martin In Judge
Henshaw's court Friday brought In verdfcl
OF acqulttal in ten minutes. Martin was tried
g.. whom Martin had accused Of poisoning chick
ems The bullet struck Bradyin the side, bu
did no damage. 70.
The shtnn Verdict.
The jury in the Spring Valley Water Com
pany's SUIT against Joseph Shihn rendered {
verdict Of S450ofoT the plainIif1. This was To-
the value of The land that would be damaged by
adiveFsoD of the wsters.of A aIneda Creek The
merits OF the wafer right were not touched
upon at all.
: To a Fair House.
The Evans and Sontag aggregation per
formed o IA fair house at The Oakland theate
last night. MIR. Daley is no longer IN control
= Dan VOLTA son-in-iaw OF r. T. White wht
wrote the text of the play will act as manager
Notes.
There were eight.boys ranging in age from 9
to 2 and three little girls IN Judge Allen!
courtroom yesterday mostly on charges OF rob
=: berry. Mrs. Sanford OF the Humane Society
was present in the courtroom in the hope
that some of them might be sent TO Whittier
She is now trying to,llaye tie four little fellows
In the CouHty.Jail for stealing sent to that in
=. stituten.5
1t will not be possible for all the Oakland
Chinese toTegister in tile TIME allowed by law
There are 2000 in fhecounty and but $50 have
regstered:u D TO date: B
The will Of Mrs. Sarah Ann Bolton of Berke
ley has been filed for probate. Her estate is
valaed at $4,000 and is left TO her husband whit
Is made executor.
The school children fed 1900 people in Oak
lard from seven TO ten days by their last dona
tioD. Another donation from this source will
be asked for.
The Oakland Cream Depot has incorporated
with $4,000 capital, OF which S2IO0 has beer
subscribed. The directors are: John A. Bliss
Elizabeth 81. Bliss. Mary NJ. Bliss Mary G.
AOtf, Herbert Z. Glasier
The Pacific Iron and Nall Works has filed Z
demurrer 10 the suit brought by the People o
cfHfe Of California