The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21
POLITICS GROWING HOT.
Fight for the Berkeley Marsha.
ship Is Increasing in
Intensity.
Damaging Affidavit Made Against
Richard L oyd, the Present
Marsha.

BERKELEY, CAL, March 20.-Poiitics
in Berkeley, especially as regards the
office of Town Marshal are at the boiling
point.
Though the election will not take place
until three weeks hence the feeling be-
tween the two factions has grown to
enormous proportions. The fight for the
marshalship, which has been bitter one
at every election for the past ten years
because OF the importance attached TO the
office on account of the liquor law in the
college town, has probably become more
marked this year than at any time
hitherto.
What appears on its face an attempt to
administer defeat to Richard Lloyd, the
present Marshal, who is up for re-elec-
tion, was made public to-day. 1t is an
affidavit from the hand of Hugh O'NellI.
dence against LLOYD, charging him with
malfeasance in office by permitting un-
lawful practices OF the liquor men at the
West End, with the view 10 securing their
patronage and support IN the coming
election. The following sworn statement
made by O. Neill appeared in the Advocate
this evening:
Hugh P. O'Neill. being dnly sworn, says
that on the 18th day of March, 1897 he at
tended an entertainment and bail Of the An
clent Order of Hibernians at Sisterna Hall,
Berkeley, CAL; that said entertainment last
ed from half-past 8 in the evening of the 18th
until nearly morning of the 18th OF March.
1897, and did not break up until nearly day
light.
That after midnight and during the early
hours of said morning Richard Lloyd, the
Town Marshal OF Berkeley. brought q bottle
of whisky to said hall, and offered to and
affiant took a drink of whisky from said
bottle and in atlantis presence several other
from said bottle of whisky. " here said
Lloyd obtained his whisky deponent knoweth
not.
That Frank Gimble's saloon, across the way
from said hall, was open nearly all night by
the back entrance directly opposite the stair
way leading to said hall; that affiant was in
said saloon about O'Clock A. NJ OF said 18th of
March and purchased glass OF whisky there;
that there was a continuous stream OF men
coming into said saloon, getting whisky and
other drinks, and returning to the hail; that
said Lloyd was up and down from the hall to
the street frequently during the night and
that said saloon was open and that whisky and
other drinks were there sold during the night
long after midnight; that, as affiant is in
formed and believes. the owner of said saloon
is one of the Marsha's bondsmen:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Goth
day of March, A. D. 1897.
[Seal.1 W. c. MORAN,
A Notary Public in aud for Alameda County,
State OF California.
Play Hours in Prison.
OAKLAND, CAL. March 20.-Judge
Allen has put into practice novel method
of Furnishing boy for throwing stones at
Cinnamon. Gordon Davis was found
guilty of this crime this morning, and the
Judge ordered the boy locked up At the
expiration of q few hours the Judge
paroled the boy and told him to appear
next Saturday morning. 1t is the inten-
ton OF the Judge to allow the boy to at
tend school during the week and to put in
his punishment locking him up for an
hour or two each Saturday until justice is
saeisfed