The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-22
The WIFE TELLS THE COURT SHE
AND HER HUSBAND ARE
HAPPY.
POLICE COURT REPORTER
SUPERVISORS REVOKE THE Nc
Nance ORDER AFTER A SIX
MONTHS INVESTIGATION.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, |
COS Broadway, Oct. p. !

having. prior 10 the commencement of the
above entitled action, lived with said husband
in lawful marriage Tor the period of twenty
three wears hereby express my regret for the
late disagreement with my said husband on
matters tnat should have been arranged ami
cablv aud hereby declare that my said hus-
band and myself have become fully reconciled
and our differences have been satisfactorily ad-
justed and we have become united and have
again assumed our marital obligations and du-
ties which we hope will never again be
sighted.
! therefore request this honorable court to
discharge the order heretofore made herein re-
curing my said husband to pay me the sum OF
500 Tor costs and legal expenses herein, and
hereby pray that said action be dismissed.
1t was signed by both parties, and the
settlement of the troubles which have
been aired In the courts will soon be
matter of history.
Running the Court.
When the case of young Peralta was
called in the Police Court the prisoner,
through his attorney, asked for jury
trial.
II ask that the bail be increased to
$500 said Prosecuting Attorney Melvin.
"Your Honor" said Attorney Ayers,
Il object to this act of the Prosecuting
Attorney. 1t looks like bulldozing to ask
for an increase of bail because prisoner
demands his rights"
"If people want jury trials for trivial
cases like these they should be kept in
prison I'LL they are tried" replied Mr..
Melvin.
You have run this court long enough"
tartly replied Mr.. Ayers; "and-"
"'Stop there, Mr.. Ayers" demanded the
court; 'do YOU mean to remark that this
court is run"
II didn't mean that" interrupted Mr..
Ayers; Il apologize, but | referred solely
TO Mr.. Melvin"
well, you are a little too fresh, Mr..
Ayers, with your remarks" said the Prose-
cutting Attorney. al have as much right
10 demand jury trial as you have. and all
! want is to save whole lot of time that is
wasted when twelve men are brought here
to try case that can easily be decided by
the court"
"Well, we will waive a jury" replied
Ayers, good
The people will not" answered Mel
WIN.
The court ordered a jury, and the case
will come UP for trial Monday next.
License Revoked.
Andrew McNamee, who has conducted a
saloon on Park street, just this side of the
tidal canal bridge, outside of Oakland and
Alameda, had his license revoked this
afternoon by the Supervisors for selling
liquor 10 party OF boys under Is years of
age. The complaint was filed by A. E.
Webb on May 10, 1896 1t had been before
the board on demurrers and hearings no
less than twenty times during that period
but action has been delayed until to-day
Mrs. Sarah {. Sanford, secretary for the
Society Tor the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children, has pushed the case so as get
decision on the power of the Supervisors to
regulate the liquor traffic by ordinance
The defense admitted selling the liquor,
but contended that the board had no juris-
dlctlOn, but that it was a matter for the
courts to settle. Another point made was
that the supervisors had no power TO make
the act Illegal, as such power was vested
solely in the State Legislature.
llIestmony was given by A. c. Webb, a.
c. Webb Jr., Edwin Thorning, Harry
kearney and Winfield Kearney. The four
last named had all obtained beer OF Nc
Nance and drank 1t on the premises. The
last named was only 10 years old. The at
torney for the defendant refused to pre-
sent any evidence ana the board promptly
revoked the license. The matter will now
be taken into court by McNamee to test
the right OF the board to take away his
license.
Press the Button,
"If you want TO see the Mayor please
ring the bell' is the announcement visi-
tors TO Mayor Davies Office are confronted
with. Alongside the notice is a white but
ton. Ii the visitor is anxious TO see his
Honor he presses the button and the gen.
tleman appears. On the wall of the wait
ing-room are the words, mo smoking"
while on the door on the outside is the
motto, "Walk in
All these signs, says the Mayor, are alb
solutely necessary, as his callers are alto
gether too numerous to be allowed to wan
der in at will, unannounced, while he is
busily engaged preparing data to prove
that his taX-levy ordinance is better than
the one which has been passed to print. 1t
is said he is contemplating having a col
ored man to usher visitors into his pres
ence.
Marten Downed Again.
DR.. Arthur Marten of San Francisco.
who has figured in a peculiar manner in a
suit against Mrs. Emily Maletou, which
was thrown out OF court. had another set
back to-day. He secured a default in the
suit of Miss Josslyn against the Maletons,
but on the hearing TO have it set aside he
told a ram bling and incoherent story as to
his connection with the damage suit case.
Judge Ellsworth continued the case for
two weeks, intimating he would set the de-
fault aside at that time.
Bridge Contract.
The Supervisors received numerous bids
to-day for the construction of bridge over
the Arroyo del Vale Greek where it
crosses the county road leading from
Livermore to Mission San Jose. The bids
were accompanied by plans and specitica-
tons of the bidders. and represented one,
two, and three spans, steel, wood and COM
bination in material. 1t was finally de-
cided to accept the plans and bid of Cotton
Bros. IL Co. for a steel structure at a cost
of $3.50.
Shields Claim.
Attorney I. Allyne Orr, who represents
Patrick Shields, former marine on the
Baltimore, who had a claim for $4,000
damages pending against the Chilean Gov
at the time of his death, has
found an heir to push the claim. 1t is a
sister of the dead man, who lives in County
Tyrone. Ireland. The matter will now be
pushed TO a settlement at once. The COM
Inittee of arbitration is sitting from time
to time at Santiago.
County Taxes.
County Tax Collector James E. Barber
he will make a tour of the
county beginning, next week for the pur-
pose OF accommodating those who desire |
TO pay their State and county taxes. His |
Itinerary is: pleaSanton, November 5, at |