The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
LIVELY TIMES
WITH BURGLARS,
Janitor Faulkner Holds Up
a Man Who Wore a
White Mask.
CONFEDERATES RAN OFF.
Three Suspicious Characters Re.
leased After a Weeks
Imprisonment.
ONE CAUGHT WHILE AT WORK.
He Was Helping Himself to Jewelry
When the Owner Suddenly
Returned Home.
ONE CAUGHT WHILE AT WORK
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRAscrsco CALL,

WHlie SeilinS properly on DIOdoWdy tHdt
was believed to have been stolen, but as
nothing could be proved against them
they were liberated, though one of them
| had just been released from the San Fran
tisco County Jail and Chief Lloyd was con-
vinced they were all crooks. 1t is now
! wished that they were still behind the
bars. Although they were recognized by
an officer from San Francisco, there was
nothing on which they could be held.
The men are evidently sneak-thieves
and room burglars and it is said they could
account for many of the petty engine
house thefts that haye lately been re-
ported. Janitor T. F. Faulkner of the
California Hall building has just reported
an attempted burglary by the same trio,
t hat shows them to be very desperate fell
lows.
Mr.. Faulkner resides on the second floor
of the building with his family and has
charge OF the whole four-story structure.
Part or all of the halls are rented out for
different purposes, and contain many ar
ticles of value.
On Friday evening Mr.. Faulkner was in
his own apartments waiting to put out the
| gas in the hall and lock up before retiring.
! Just as he was preparing to go upstairs to
the upper floors, the door of his kitchen
was suddenly opened by great rough
looking fellow. over six feet tall.
What do you want?' Mr.. Faulkner
asked.
The fellow replied by asking, ''Does Mr..
! Durrant live here?' Then he left as
though he had made a mistake, but Mr..
Faulkner suspected his intentions and pre-
pared for his reappearance. In looking
from the hallway above he saw the man
join two others, and then they whispered
together. As there was no rear entrance
by which any one could get out to call
officers, Mr.. Faulkner was forced to re-
main in the building.
He stationed himself in room at the
head of the stairs and did not have long
to wait. for the largest of the trio of men
cautiously and noiselessly crept up the
stairs, while his companions kept watch
on the sidewalk below. The fellow had a
mask on made from piece of white cotton
cloth. His shoes were covered with pair
of thick WOODEN socks drawn over them, so
that his footsteps would be deadened
When he was just about to go up the stairs
of the next story Mr.. Faulkner called him
| to halt and pointed pistol at him. Thus
taken unawares the robber had no chance
to draw q weapon that was plainly seen
protruding from his coat pocket. Faux
ner kept him covered with his pistol
while he kept up vigorous blowing of a
police whistle. No response came, but when
the first shrill whistle was given, the con-
federates in waiting ran like deer As no
police aid came, and not daring TO leave
his wife alone, the janitor was compelled
to allow the burglar to escape. Mr.. Faulk-
ner says the fellow was dangerous
looking big strapping fellow, that any one
might fear to meet unless well armed"
This evening another of the trio was
arrested by Officer Green. He was found
hv f,a6 Erap hi in hp mn
on Telegraph avenue, and after an excit-
ing chase was captured. He gave the
name of A.. F. Williams at the City Hall,
and is about 80 years old. When searched
some jewelry belonging to Franklin was
found on him, and also lot of keys. His
companions will now probably leave town.
DR.. McLean's Probable Successor.
| OAKLAND, CAL, April 6.-Rev. L. H.
| Hallock, DID,, of Tacoma, Wash, is be-
lieved by many to be the new pastor of
the First Congregational Church of this
city The fact that he resigned his pas
torate a week ago Sunday, without any
previous intimation OF such action, and the
further fact that Rev. j. K. Mclean the
former pastor of this church, who has been
actively interested securing his own sue
cessor, has been in Portland recently is
cited as proof of this belief.
The statement was made to-day that at
the annual meeting of the church to be
held Wednesday evening the name of the
new pastor would be made public. 1t ex-
cited the greatest interest. Those who
know are guarding their secret with the
utmost care to keep it from being made
public before that meeting. They admit,
however, that the man has served an East
ern church continuously for ten years, and
is to be here to occupy the pulpit Sunday
next and also the following Sunday, and
will then return to his present home and
put his affairs into condition to move here
to reside.
Rev. Mr.. Hallock came from Maine,
where he was in one church for ten We ars,
and besides that he has been a guest at
Mills College, a few miles east OF Oakland,
for several weeks up to two weeks ago,
when he returned home. While at the
college it is now known that he had con-
mittee.
The City Council.
OAKLAND, CAL, April 6.-The City
Council elected Frank Mott, Councilman
from the First Ward, to be president for
the coming year at its meeting tonight.
The only significance that this change of
president possesses is that he reappoints
the stanuing committees. President Mott
will announce his choice next Monday
night. The report upon Mayor Davie' S
charges against the incompetency of the
Street Superintendent was presented by
Mr.. Mott, who had been appointed COM
. mittee of one to investigate. The report
was sarcastic in the extreme and stated
briefly that the Mayor should be invited to
do his duty and proceed against Surerin-
tendent Miller as derelct official No
explanation of the Mayors charges was
J made, as it was stated that the Mayor had
the only remedy in his own hands.
McChesney Matter Settled.
OAKLAND. CAL, April 6.-The Board
of Education met tonight and elected
Director Clement to oe president for the
coming year. President Clement will
name his standing committees at the next
meeting.
From the remarks made by Director
Friend of the High School committee, it
appears that Professor McChesney has
;; Withdrawn his charges against Editor
, Ketcham of the 4Egis, and that the lad
will not be expelled. The matter was to