The San Francisco call., 1895-12-03

whose home the shooting occurred, can
give more information ON the matter than
has been admitted by Bernal, and the de-
tectlye will try to learn the true circum-
stances OF the shooting from her and Foley.
Died on the Street.
OAKLAND, CAL. Dec. Mrs. F. Pet
zota, an English woman 56 years of age,
died this morning, apparently from a
stroke OF apoplexy. She had gone out for
walk and had reached the corner of Du-
rant and Webster streets when she fell,
and before she could be conveyed to her
nome died. Mrs PetZota resided with her
niece, Mrs. McLoud, at 3l6 Thirteenth
street.
Legality of Seventh Street Fares.
OAKLAND, Dec. 2.-Judge Ellsworth
to-day heard argument upon demurrer
by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
to the com plaint in equity brought by e.
G. Buswell, called in technical terms "a
Dill OF peace" brought to test the right of
the railroad to charge fares on the local
road on Seventh street. The plaintiff was
c. NJ. Jennings, and the railroad company
by Attorneys J. c. Martin and A. A.
Moore. Argumentwas opened to-day, and
will probably be continued through the
week.
Five Thousand Asked.
OAKLAND, Dec. 2.-To-morrow morn
ing the canvassing committee will raise
the $4,000 that Oakland expects to contrib
ute to the fund for bringing the Republic
can National Convention to San Francisco.
The pledge issued by the committee reads
as follows:
We, the undersigned, hereby pledge ourselves
each for himself, to pay on demand, the sums
set opposite our respective names 70 The &C
credited agent of the committee of seven ap-
syaf fn1E 1tANrs hyvM
or John L. Davie; provided, that San Francisco
shall be designated by the Republican National
Committee as the city whereat shall be held
the Republican National Convention OF 1896
Church Thief Caught.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 2.-Bayard Sc.
vile, alias John J. Kimball, a very clever
swindler, was arrested to-day by Detect
! ives Holland and Shorey and was turned
over to the San Francisco police to stand
! trial for forgery.
| For some time he has been in Oakland
| attempting to secure money from the diff
| ferent churches and various charitable or
! ganizations.
AS he saw the officers approaching him
as he stood on the corner of Sixth anC
! Broadway, he drew his revolver, but wa:
seized before he could use it. He stated
after his arrest, that he intended to use the
pistol to blow out his own brains.
whfdden's Defense.
| OAKLAND, Dec. 2.-Another attemp
/ to put aside the indictment against County
! Auditor Myron Whidden was made thi:
afternoon in the attempt of Attorney
George de Cola to question the sanity O.
! Justus Held.
Held, who was a member of the Grand
Jury, committed suicide, and severa
grand Jurors have been subpenaed as wit
nesses to prove that he was not in his right
mind at the time.
Not Expected to Live.
OAKLAND, Dec. 2.-E. B. Pomeroy
the new editor and proprietor OF the
Morning Times. is seriously i'll. He is at
tended by three physicians, DR.. Crowley
and Drs. Adams, who this afternoon de-
clare his condition to be>very serious. The
illness has been coming on for seyera
months past, but Mr.. Pomeroy has not
permitted himself to recognize the fact
and in this way, has aggravated his NAL
ady.
Thrown on Her Head.
OAKLAND, Dec. 2.-This afternoon as
Mrs. Whitman and her son of Alameda
were driving on Broadway, near Twelfth
street, the horse slipped on the cartrack,
and both were thrown violently to the
ground.
/ Mrs. Whitman received severe injuries
| about the head and back, but her son was
only slightly bruised.