The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-10
LATEST OAKLAND NEWS,
Ferry-Boat Saloon Men Con-
Victed of Selling Liquor
Without a License.
DEATH OF SETH RICHARDS
Stockholders of the Piedmont Cable
Company Sued by Holders
of Bonds.

Judge Wood yesterday renuereu Ue-
cision against the proprietors OF the terry
boat bars for selling liquor without
license in the city of Oakland. The de-
PENDANTS claimed that they had license
to sell LIQUORS from San Francisco and
that it held good at any point to which
thew might cruise The court maintained
that thew had sold liquors while the boat
was tied np at the Oakland pier and that
the San Francisco ordinance had no
Jurisdiction on this side. Sentence will be
passed July %.
Death of Seth Richards.
Seth Richards. retired capitalist, died
Yesterday morning at the advanced age OF
IS wears. He retired from business in
Iowa some twenty years ago and since that
time he has been gradually falllng. FOR
the past few months he has been very III,
and so his death was not unexpected. The
deceased lived with his daughter, Mrs.
Henry H Foster, and her husband. When
he came TO Oakland he built beautiful
residence at Webster and Orchard streets
Since living here he has made numerous
friends among the leading business men of
the city. In the matter of aiding charitable
institutions he has always been very lib
eral. He has aided very materially the
Plymouth Congregational Church, which
institution he joined two years before his
death. Mr.. Richards was born in Enfield,
Mass, on June 8, 1872.
He did business in the West-Central
States until coming to California. at one
time he was prominently mentioned in
connection with the Republican nominal
submit his name for that Office. Three
children of the deceased are alive, Mrs.
Henry H. Foster, Mrs. George D. Sears and
William s. Richards. The date of the fun
eral has not been set.
Piedmont Gable Bonds.
James T. Boyd. William T. Walcker and
a. D. Grimwood, holders of ten bonds of
the Consolidated Piedmont Cable Com
pany, have sued the stockholders of that
company upon their statutory liability for
the bonds. They allege that when the sale
of the road was made on the 10Th day of
March, 1895, all of the proceeds went for
the payment of the receivers indebted
ness, leaving no part for the payment of
the bonds.
The stockholders against whom judg-
ment is asked are: E. A. Heron, 776
shares, $2s44 II; Charles r. Bishop. 2537H
shares, S19OS 40; John r. Spring, 100
shares, 1897 Is; F. A. Huntington, 525
shares, 1894 "a; Mabel E. Blair-Squire, 654
shares, $491 Sc; j. L. Bradbury, 1000
shares, S752 OF; J. H. T. Walkinson, 523A
1915 %; W. H. Lermert, s23 shares, $61S 90,
and ". J. Dingee, 500 shares, 1915 o..
Heavy Lawsuit.
J.F. Turner, Ruth E. Turner, Lizzie F.
O'Donnell, J. 2. Frenna and Judah Boas
have been sued by Jacob Beitz for $780,
5S3 SO upon sundry notes secured by GER
tain mining stock and by trust deeds. The
trouble grows out of one of the financial
transactions of J. =. Turner, who has dealt
Nolf 10
lands involved are scattered from Shasta
to San Diego counties.
Oakland Briefs.
Rev. Frank W. Gunsaulus, the noted
Chicago divine, lectured last evening in
the First Congregational Church upon
Oliver Cromwell.
Mrs. Maude Person, daughter of DR.. B.
A. Rabe of 1858 Eighth street, is dying of
consumption at the home of her father.
The Fourth of July committees of this
city feel iubilant over the financial results
of their celebration. After all bills are
paid there will be a surplus of $500 or $500
remaining.
Senator Guy c. Earl. of the Oakland law
firm of Hall & Earl, has become member
of the law firm of CARRIER, Boalt 81 Bishop
Of San Francisco.
Assessor Dalton is somewhat surprised
at the actions of the large corporations in
terested in this county. He expected that
there would be complaints made on ac-
count of the heavy increase of the assess
ments, but as yet there has been none.
Frederick S. Stratton, the WeIl-known
attorney of Oakland, has been appointed
attorney at San Francisco for the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.
The Alameda Water Company has asked
the Board Of Supervisors, sitting as
board of equalization, to reduce the as
sessment of its property in Berkeley from
$4,000 to $4,000. The main reduction
asked for is on the franchise, which is as
sessed for $25, 600. The company claims
that the franchise is exempt from taxation.