The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-01
WAS ROBBED IN
BROAD DAYLIGHT
Morshead's Safe Looted
While His Back Was
Turned.
The Pol c. Know the Thief and
Are Now Closely Following
His Trail.
He Is Supposed to Fe the Man Who
Broke Into the Various Ferry
OificS.

The fishing-boat Santa Maria had hard
time of it making port during yesterday
Northwestern. The Ieg-of- mutton sail was
reefed twice, but still the little boat stag
| gered under the canvas. While attempting
to take in the jib Antonio Lucca went
overheard, and had it not been for
scow schooner that was right in the wake
OF the fishing boat he would never have
| been heard from again. AS 1t was, Cap
! tain Jensen saw the catastrophe and hove
to. The dingey towing astern was soon
manned and the struggling fisherman
rescued. He was put aboard his own
! craft and shortly afterward landed at
! Fishermen's wharf. little the worse for
| his ducking.
| There will be lively times and dull times
| on the water front to-day. The few ships
that are discharging will take rest, but
the exodus of picnickers across the bay
in the morning will more than make up
for the stagnation of business at other
points. The Pensioners of st. Francis
Church will GO to Schuetzen Park for their
annual outing. ST. Roses parish will go
to Shell Mound and Sacred Heart parish
will 60 to Ell Campo. Excursionists bound
! for Schuetzen Park will take the steamer
Tiburon at the Tiburon ferry, those for Ell
| Campo will take the Ukiah at the Tburon
| ferry and those for Shell Mound will take
| any OF the Southern Pacific broad-gauge
| boats.
Captain Hinkle, who lost the steamer
Y&quina at Hueneme on the 18th ult.,
| has been eXoneraed from all blame. The
| loss OF the steamer was due to shifting
sand bar. Captain Hinkle is now in COM
| mand OF the Alexander Duncan.
| The United States monitors Monterey
| and Monadnock arrived from Santa Cruz
! yesterday morning and anchored off Sau-
| salito. They will probably remain in
| Richardson's Bay for few days and then
| go to Mare Island.
The Pacific Mail Company's San Bias.
! which arrived from Panama and way
ports last Thursday night, brought the
| following passeE gers: Fred B. Deremer,
| J. G. Darling, Miss Sarah Veasco, Hora-
| clio Amador Miguel Canon, Domingo
Robles, John o Brien, S. Phffer, Mrs. B.
! w. Wallace, George A. Wells, Domingo
| Lopez, Miss Annie velasco, George ].
Campbell Jr, c. AltscAul, Captain Ed
ward Perks, Mrs John O. Brien and child
! w. B. Drown, Mrs. Nj. Ele FELTON,, J. A.
! Bennett, Fermin Velasco, Luis Nelasco,
/ Oscar Fisher. George Bonie, Z. d. Galindo,
| N. Bierge, W. P. Whitley.
The voyage was an uneventTul one
| throughout, and the passengers did not
even know that war was raging in Hon
duras.
r. ]. R. Alden. the popular president OF
the Piper, Alden, Goodall Company. has
started for Adams Springs. He will be
gone about two weeks, and during his
absence his business interests Will be
| attended to by his son Harry.
The little schooner Prosper will start in
| a day or so on a peculiar expedition.
| Captain Noyes, late of the sealing schooner
| Bowhead, vii! be in command, and he will
| take four ''clubbers" and cook with him.
Ali the seals taken will be killed with
! club, so hun ters are not wanted. The
| Prosper will go as far south as the Gala
pages group. and on the Way will hunt for
! sharks, from which the fins will be taken,
| abalones and pearls. Should no seals be
captured, Captain Noyes knows an island
| where the pearl oyster abounds. So in all,
| the six men who form the crew and kneas,
| the owner, have bright prospects-on
| paper.
! There was another daylight robbery on
| the water front yesterday. While the
| proprietor of the City Front stables had
| his back turned a sneak thief seized the
| cash-drawer and got away with II bodily.
! There was 1898 in coin and checks in it,
and so far no trace OF the thief has been
| found. ]. w. Morshead was engaged IN
, the Office when a stranger came in and
| asked ior piece OF paper and a pencil
| with which to write note. Awhile doing
it he noted the position of the safe and
| mad glance at the cash-drawer. While
/ Morshead was across the road attending
! 10 the sale OF a horse the thief returned
and got away with the drawer.
| An investigation by Officer Mackey of
| the Haroor police showed that the thief
| had made an investigation of the J. F.
| Cunningham Company and Piper, Alden,
| Goodall Com panv'S premises on the same
| preteXt of wanting to write letter.
| The whaleback City of Everett will not
| 20 TO India with wheat and corn for the
starving Hindoos. after ell. Only 1900
| tons is in sight, so smaller vessel will be
| sent from here with it.