The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-25

airy precaution of warning the constables
and their deputies about the county was
taken.
A large number of people saw Brown
dodge out of the courtroom and down the
stairs without having any idea that pris-
oner was escaping, while others knew the
state OF affairs, but made no attempt to
cheek the fugitive in his Fight. Among
the latter was F. n. Langley, a iuryman in
the Lambert case, who admitted to dep
uty Sheriff that he saw Brown go out OF
the door and he knew he was prisoner
from seeing him enter the courtroom
handcuffed few minutes before. His e1-
cuse in not stopping Brown was that he
did not think it any business of his to in
terfere with the Sheriff's duties.
Brown was II years of age and was ar
rested by Policeman Quigley while acting
in suspicious manner near the residence
OF G. D. Ravens at Eighth and Washing
ton streets. He halls from Los Angeles,
and is said to have been in trouble with
the police of that city.
Sessions Basin Bonded.
The water front on Sessions Basin was
bonded yesterday to the California Rail-
road. The agreement filed with the County
Recorder states that Horace w. Carpenter
has leased TO E. G. Sessions what is known
as Sessions Basin for an annual rental of
SIS. The property is bonded for $40, POP 10.
OF this $5272 AZ is to be paid on the delivery
of the agreement; SIS, 929 So on January l,
1886; and the remaining $4,000 before
January l, 1887.
Upon the payment of the entire amount
Carpenter is to deliver to Sessions deed
to the property. Another document was
filed assigning the same property by Mr..
Sessions to the California improvement
Company, which is composed of the repre-
sentatives of the California Railroad
Company.
AT meeting of the Pacific Athletic AS
ISOLATION of the American Athletic Union
held last evening in the Reliance Club
building the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President, W. F. Humphrey, South End Row.
ing Club; yice-president, j. T. Stanley, Acme
Club; secretary, J; L. Japnnsis' St. Mays Col
Y. Il. c. A.; officiai Handicapped, Fred Koch,
University OF California.
The organizations represented by dele
gates were:
Acme Club, Olympic Club, Reliance Club,
South End Rowing Club, San Francisco Ath-
letic Club, St. Mary's College Athletic Club of
San Francisco, Stanford University, Oakland
Y. NJ. C. A., San Francisco Y. ". c. A., Uni
versity of California, Fresno Athletic Club and
the Stockton Athletic Club.
President Humphrey, in his address of
acceptance, outlined the policy which he
and intimated that he would advocate
closer application OF the rules governing
amateur contests.
Terrified His Wife.
w. H. Donaldson, a blacksmith, at
tempted to kill his wife yesterday while
intoxicated. He borrowed a revolver from
q saloon-keeper and proceeded to his home,
where he found his wife hidden in the
cellar. She begged of him not to shoot, but
he paid no attention whatever to her plead
ings He pulled the trigger, but the ham,
mer only snapped.
The saloon-keeper, knowing of his inten-
tons, loaded the pistol with blank car
trldges. Donaldson, upon learning OF the
trick that had been played upon him, bur
ried back to the saloon and got carving
knife from the free lunch counter. On his
he was arrested by officer Curtis and taken
to the City Prison.
Another Road to Livermore.
The Supervisors were asked yesterday to
grant franchise for another railroad from
Oakland to Livermore via Haywards.
This line is expected to be rival OF the
road projected to the Corral Hollow coal
mines.
The petition was favorably reported and
an ordinance granting it passed to print.
Bids for the franchise will be opened on
July g.
Judgment Against Sessions.
Mrs. NJ. P. Benton has obtained judg-
ment upon default against L. G. Sessions
for S13, 232 46. Six years ago Mrs. Benton
loaned Sessions that amount upon the
security of 500 shares of stock in the High
land Park and Fruitvale street railroad.
Since that time the railroad has been
turned over to receiver and the stock is
said to be practically valueless.
Lambert,s Trial Resumed
The trial of Walter Lambert, the de-
faulting police clerk, was resumed in
Judge Tricks court yesterday. Attorney
Brearty argued that Lambert did not take
public money, but his points were not