The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-11
BRANHAM AND HIS BIKE
Taken for Brady He Is Re-
ceived by the City Detec-
tive Force.
Woman With "a Sphere" Jumps
In the Bay.

John A. Branham, a schoolteacher from
Oregon, spending his vacation on BIZ
cycle, was a much wanted man yes
terday when the steamer Humboldt
arrived from Eureka. He first ap-
peared at the steamers wharf in that
city few hours before she sailed and
bought ticket for San Francisco. He was
dusty and travel-worn from his long ride
through the rough country, and the good
folk of Eureka said he was Brady, the rob-
Der.
The information was telegraphed to this
City, and one detective met the Humboldt
outside the heads, and cloud of police
Off GERS awaited her at the wharf.
When Schoolmaster Branham came
trundling his weary wheel down the gang
plank they were both gobbled up. An
examination at close quarters proved
Branham was not Brady, and the bike had
never held up a train nor train-robber.
Branham pedaled himself uptown, using
hard la nguage in connection with persons
who brought the San Francisco detective
force to receive him.
Frank Schussler, a hardware-store keeper
from East Oakland, ducked himself over
board as the steamer Oakland started on
an early trip. A number OF llfe-preservers
was thrown to him, but he persistently
swan away from them. He was finally
rescued by A. P. Ozouf and a deckhand,
who lowered boat from the steamer.
Schussler was evidently demented. He
fancied that he was pursued by friends.
Frank Fischer pitched himself off the
steamer Piedmont about o'clock yester-
day morning. Ozouf was again on hand
as life-saver and succeeded in pulling the
man into his boat. Fischer said he was
followed by new woman who was driving
him crazy with her extravagant ideas on
the ballot, "the home" her sphere and
other things.
''She got pistol this morning." said
he, "and vowed she would kill me.
slipped away from her and boarded the
ferry-boat for San Francisco. | thought
had got away from her, but as l stood on
the deck / saw her coming toward me.
knew her by the blown boomers she wore.
l would rather die than have her catch me,
so l could not escape her but by jumping
overheard, so | did"
He refused to give the name of Miss
Shaw's disciple who is rushing him to
doom, but said he would escape her by
the bay route yet He was taken to the
Receiving Hospital to meet Schussler, the
James Roberts, a man of the sea- was
sentenced to two months in San Quentin
by Judge Morrow yesterday morning for
robbing the United States mails. He stole
so cents from a letter sent to r. Plouf
from San Rafael, care of the Mariners
Church.
The ship Florence, which sailed from
this port March s. arrived at New York
after trip of lie days. She carried a
cargo of fruit, salmon and quicksilver.
The British four-masted ship Drumalis
cleared for Europe yesterday with $210. 44O
worth of cargo, and the ship Wilhelm Tell
for Liverpool with LOG, 100 centals of wheat
valued at sos, 500.
The ship Charmer arrived at New York
102 days from Honolulu with 2918 tons of
Hawaiian sugar valued at $149,175 This
is the second cargo, the first being by the
ship Kenilworth, which got into New
York several weeks ago. The other sugar
York are the T. F. Cakes, Helen Brewer,
Tellie E. Starbuck. Manuel Llaguna and
Troop.
The following candidates for new offices
were submitted yesterday by the nomina-
ting committee of the Produce Exchange:
President w. A. Holcomb vice-president
George P. Morrow; treasurer, J. w. Sperry;
Directors-W. H. Wright, T. ]. Parsons II En-
piuger, A. A. Adler, II. E. Trubenbach T. G.
Warrington. For committee of appeals-R d.
Girvin, H T. Ellis, Paul Keyser, H. Erlanger
and II. Sinsheimer.
AT a meeting of the Harbor Commission
ers yesterday afternoon the contract for
supplying the tugs, dredgers and pile
Diamond Coal Company. the bid being
On a fnn tho 1nwaqt OffaraA