The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30
BERRY ROBBED AGAIN.
Two Bold Men Succeed in Sc
curing Forty-FiVe Dollars
sf in Gold.
The Body of Harry Lomax Recovered
After Being in the Water Over
Four Months.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Nov. 29.-One of the
boldest and most successful robberies ever
perpetrated in this city occurred at an
early hour this morning, when TWO IN
known men called Charlie Berry from his
house and relieved him of $45 in gold five
dollar pieces. Berry Is commonly known
as Deaf Charlie" and resides near the
foot of Park street, opposite the electric
light station. He is considered to be in
good circumstances, and the victim of
simila work several months ago.
Mr.. Berry went home late last night,
and thinks now that be was followed by
the robbers, but did not know it at. the
time. He was called to the door by re-
peated knockings, and as he opened it he
was grabbed by two men. His mouth was
closed by one and the entire pocket cut
by the other from his pants, in which he
carried the money. The men then made
their escape in the darkness. The officers
were notified and fairly good descrip-
tion given them by Berry, but they refuse
TO divulge the latter at present.
Berry has been very unfortunate of late
Besides being robbed before he had an
accident with buggy, and nearly lost his
life.
Harry Lomax's Body Found.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Nov. 90 The BODY
OF Harry Lomax, the 13-year-old son OF
Z. r. Lomax, the blacksmith. who was
drowned on July 15 was recovered to-day
and brought INTO Viewers undertaking
apartments An inquest will be held at 9
o'clock tomorrow morning. The acct
dent occurred on the Bay Farm Island
Daisy Lomax accompanied by her brother
Harry. aged Ii years, left the Park-street
Station on the 10th OF July, by the narrow
gauge train, for High street on fishing
excursion. They walked to the bridge and
sat down on a platform under the string
ers of the draw bridge, where they fshed
for some time. In going back home the
boy suddenly fell into the water and was
drowned. 1t is thought he was seized
with cramp in the chest, and this eau ed
him 10 fall backward s into the water, or he
might have lost his footing.
The girl screamed for help and was
about,to jump into the water, but some
men who bad heard her cries caught hold
of her just in time. The boy was not seen
by the men. and as strong tide was CON-
lng in they could dc nothing. Search was
made for the body and a number of per-
sons dragged bout the spot where he fell
into the water for the balance of the day
The remains were located near San Lo-
renZo landing last evening. The bows
mother has been seriously i'll for several
weeks and ii is feared that the shock will
be more than she can bear.
Donated to the Library.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Nov. 29.-The public
library, claimed TO be the best of any of
It's class upon the coast, was to-day pre-
scented with a full set OF the 'Tiouyelot
Astronomical Drawings" by Horwinski
Brothers of this city. The books are valued
at 500.
1t represents 10 the general student and
the public, with the utmost accuracy
minuteness and beauty, the chief celestial
obi Cts and phenomena. precisely as the
wonderful progress of modern research and
the power of modern instruments now
present them to the trained eye of the as
tIonomer. Not only the general appear
ance and relative pos tlons of the different
objects are accurately given, but their
peculiar and delicate coloriDgs are repro
duced with vivid effect-a result which
photography is wholly inadequate 10 Sc
cure.
While conversing with Librarian Har-
bourne this morning Mr.. Horwinski stated
that his boys had SET of these works,
which they desired TO give either 10 ne
library or TO the public schools. Mr..
Harbourne at once put in wise word,
which resulted in the books reaching his