The San Francisco call., 1896-01-22
STILL CRACKING SAFES.
Another Neat Job Attempted in East
Oakland.


Another Neat Job Attempted in East
Oakland.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 21.-The town
seems to have in its borders a set of bur
glars who are going from one part Of the
city to another tempting the officers to
catch them. Last night they entered the
store of Smallman & Cummings, at East
Twelfth street and Eleventh avenue, but
failed to secure any booty. When the
store closed last night the safe was left un-
locked, together with a sign saying 1.-The
safe is not locked; turn the handle to the
right" No valuables were left in the safe
but the firm did not want it injured by
burglars.
Somehow the safe was locked before they
had examined II, and so TO get into it
three holes were bored in the front of the
safe IN the vicinity OF the lock. A fuse
was left IN this, they evidently having
been scared away before having had an
opportunity to complete their Job
Charles /. Bell of 1916 Adeline street re-
ports that burglars entered his house last
night and secured $50. O. G. NewhaIl, a
butcher, reports his place robbed of a
small amount of cash from the till.
Franchise to Spare.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 21.-The Oak
land, San Leandro and Haywards, the Ala
media and Oakland the East Oakland and
the Highland Park and Fruitvale Avenue
electric roads are all keeping an eye on the
main thorougbfare from the CITY to the
section east OF the estuary. The franchise
OF the Oakland Street Railroad on that
street expired several weeks ago from
Broadway to Oak street. From Oak to
Thirteenth avenue the franchise runs
until June. 1t is expected that there will
be great contest for it at that time
Got a Sheriff's Deed.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 21.-The Califor-
MIA improvement Company, which con-
trolls the Alameda electric line and the
Laundry Farm Railroad, received a deed
from Sheriff White to-day for the prop
erty at the foot of Sixth avenue, known as
the Sessions basin, including large tract
of reclaimed tide land. Mary p. Benton
foreclosed mortgage she held six m onths
ago and it was sold at Sheriff's sale to her
self. She transferred it 10 the company
and as the time for redemption has elapsed
the deed was made out to-day.
Safe for Twelve Years.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 21. Thomas
Hickey, alias Harris, was sentenced to
twelve years Imprisonment at Folsom to-
day. by Juoge Greene. There is pending
against him charge of iail-breaking
which has been set for trial February 20,
but II Is not likely to be pressed, as should
ne secure al cFedltS Tor good behavior he
VIII nave nine years to spend in confine-
ment He is now 81 years of age. A
Deputy Sheriff took him to Folsom on
the evening train.
Destitute Pioneer.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 21.-Last night
Sheriff White found Thomas Hannigan
wandering about the courthouse yard in
the rain. He said he was 80 years OF age
ana pioneer OF this city. He was exam
med to-day as to his sanity, but was found
90 be suffering from physical troubles
Lluuced by exposure and lack of nourish-
ment. He has been an inmate of the in.
ago.
Foultry Show Closes Tonight.
OAKLAND. CAL, jan 2I.-At meet
Ing, OF the Poultry Association, held to-
night 1t was decided to rescind the action
taken last night to continue the show to