The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
Beat His Wife.
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
90S Broadway, April 8.
The ordinance establishing the water ates
in the suburbs was passed by the supervisors
this afternoon.
The CITY Engineer has figured that it will
cost $500 to raise the grade on Fourth ave.
nue., between East Eighteenth street and New
ton avenue.
The mortuary report of the Health Office
shows "a deaths for the month OF March. OF
these SO were females ana 81 males. Six OF
the deaths were caused by violence.
The report OF Coroner Baldwin for March
shows seventeen inquests held. In four OF
these death was from natural causes seven
met violent deaths, and three committed SUI
fcide.
William Furlong, a tough, who attempted to
break up Salvation Army meeting and who
was arrested by detachment of the soldiers,
was found guilty this morning by Judge Wood
of disturbing religious meeting.
new cable has been put in on the hill
division of the Piedmont road. 1t is cable
sion of the road into an electric line had been
decided on. At present the cable is run part
OF the time.
The sneak-thief who has been robbing the
engine-houses while the men are out ighting
fires ransacked engine.house 5 during the
East Oakland blaze last Thursday night and
took $27 90 from the room OF Driver James
Parsons.
Judge Frick to-day overruled the demurrer
to the suit brought by Fred Stuart Adams to
annul the marriage which he contracted with
Mrs. Anita Day at Martinez. The suit is
brought on the ground of fraud. Mrs. Adams
attorneys are allowed ten days to answer.
Captain F. W. Hunt, whom L. NJ. Friek sue
ceeded as messenger at the City Prison, has
been reappoinied to that position, Mr.. Frick
having resigned. When he formerly held that
Office the captain was dubbed the chaplain of
the prison, and he will now resume his former
duties.
petition for writ of habeas corpus has
been filed by a. F. Garner, colored man Of
San Francisco, in behalf of Louise Faunsell,
who is confined in the insane asylum at Ukiah.
IL is alleged that the woman is not insane, is
not dangerous to be ct large and her father is
in condition to support her.
This is the last day on which ex-Marshal
Donally OF Pleasanton may, under the law,
turn over S24O of town funds collected by him.
If the money is not forthcoming before night
the District Attorney will investigate the case
at the request OF the people of that town and
file an information in the matter tomorrow.
The suit of A. Kruger against Theodore Gier
for $500, demanded as damages for alleged
SANDER, came TO close this morning by a mo-
ton on the part of George de Cola, attorney
for Gier, to dismiss the suit by stipulation.
Krueger's bondsmen failed TO qualify and he
was unable to get new ones. The motion was
granted.
Mrs. Alma A. Crowley, who is suing for d.
vorce from DR.. d. d. Crowley, demands $3.50
a month alimony. Her application will come
up for hearing tomorrow nj i 80 before Judge
Ogden. Mrs. Crowley alleges that $3.50 is
necessary TO support herself and two children
in the style OF lie 10 which they have been ac-
customed.
The rainfall, which began Saturday night
and lasted with little intermissinn until this
morning, was very heavy, amounting, accord
ing 10 Sanborn's measurements to 9 % incl es
With the 1S. II inches which fell before this
makes 20.46 inches for the season. Such a
heavy fall in one storm in April is almost un-
precedented, and it will be a blessing IN the
farming districts.