The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
INFLUENCES
 OF JUSTICE CLIFF
OCCULT POWERS ExERTED OVER
 GRooMS, SAYS BIANCHI.
Paid Five Dollars to Marry in Court, but Priest in Another County
 Tied the Knot Again.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

OdhlduO OIuce san tranClSc0 Call,
 90S Broadway, Dec. 23.
 If the remarkable testimony of John Bianchi, a, San Francisco barber, given in Superior Judge Ellsworth's court to- day be true sworn to, Justice of the Peace Fred Gift is possessed of talis- manic and occult powers that have been the cause of C. E. Kinard bringing suit to depose the Justice, almost on the eve of his stepping out of office
 kinard charges Gift with malfeasance in office, and as an instance specifies that the defendant charged So for performing the function of tying nuptial knots when the legal fee is but s.
 The trial was begun this afternoon. and to establish the truth of the mentioned allegation John Blanchi was called as witness. Bianchi, according to his tes- umony, had secured a license here to make Julia Griffin his bride on June 6. lSSS, the marriage ceremony being per formed by Justice Gift; damages, $5.
 M. C. Chapman, on behalf of defend ant, ss-eXamining, drew out from wit ness that he had once before been mar rled by Justice and knew that the legal lee was s. Then why did you pay Gift $5?'' asked the attorney
 Because of Gifts talismanic powers" over me when 1 asked him how much 1 owed for the ceremony" Witness admit ted that he had looked up the word talis- manic in the dictionary for the purpose or using 1t when called as a witness.
 Well, now, what do you understand it to mean|' further queried the legal man.
 Why, it's the feeling that comes over man when he gets married" replied witness, intimating at the same time that Justice Gifts occult powers were re- sponsible for this. This power is exer- cised by the Justices all through the country continued Bianchi
 Later witness stated that for some req son or other the fair bride was not sat istied with the ceremony performed by married again by the Rev. Father M. Horan or Moran in San Francisco, and on the strength of the license issued in Alameda County.
 Bianchi had been served with a subpoena by Kinard yesterday, and testified that he immediately telephoned to Gift wishing him to cross the bay for an interview, but that Gift referred him to his attorneys.
 But l wanted to see Gift alone" con tiuued Bianchi. 'I wanted to hear both sides of the question and wished to ask him what was meant by malfeasance in office. l supposed, too, that he might want to say something to me that he didn't want some one to know"
 'Is not this the case" inquired Attor- ney Chapman, that you wanted Judge Gift to buy you off?''
 Witness was about to request the court to instruct the attorney in his method of questioning, but the court ordered an answer, and Bianchi answered negatively.
 The case will contiue tomorrow morn ing and promises to be one of the most as well as amusing trials ever had here.
 Against Garbage Crematories.
 OAKLAND, Dec. 23.-The Ordinance and Judiciary Committee has decided to recommend to the City Council that the request made some time ago for fran chise to conduct a garbage crematory on the Alameda side of the estuary be de- nied. Some of the members believe that eventually the city would conduct a ere 1 matory of it's own, and the granting of a franchise to private parties would prove a sad blow to the Italian scaVengers who 1 are just now handling the city's garbage ! m satisfactory manner.
 New Grand Jury Drawn.
 OAKLAND, Dec 23.-From the thirty | names drawn in Judge Ellsworth's court [ last Tuesday the following were to-day | mpaneled to serve as Grand Jurors: Will | jam G. Henshaw foreman), Isaac l.. Re- | lua, William T. Hamilton, Charles Elsey, | Edmund Newland, E. H. Hart, James T. | Moran, P. N. Remillard, J. l.. Hollis, | Louis D. Kahn, A. II. Broad, Patrick Fee, | Maas Luders A. V. Lancaster, II: w. ! Taylor, Daniel Luce, O. Whipple, Henry | Meininger, E. J. Holland.
 Oakland News Items.
 OAKLAND. Dec 23.-Carrie B. Richardson o-day commenced suit for a divorce from ldgar Richardson. through her attorneys, J. l. and Mortimer Smith.
 Charles Prowse. J. J. Rose Jr. and ". J. 4amage to-day filed appraisement of the state of Mary Petermann. incompetent erson, showing a total value of S41, 496, while he estate of Genevieve, also known as Eva Superior Judge Ellsworth handed down a ecree to-day restoring Mary L.. Wheeler to mental capacity on the petition of Mary k. Hawkins. her guardian. Miss Wheeler Mas a eacher and became insane after experiencing series of treatment through Christian science r faith cure.
 A second amended complaint has been filed ? the suit of Martial Davoust against the lty or Alameda for the recovery of S5O.0O0 for he electrocuton of plaintiffs wife on Pearl | treet, Alameda, last September. The city is 1ade sole defendant and negligence in allow | ng a live wire to dangle the ground is at r1buted to the defendant and its servants Articles Of incorporation were filed with the ounty Clerk to-day by the Stewart Tanning oTnpany, with principal place of business in ,erkeley and capital stock of s20 000 of which aetors are Robert and M. M. Stewart William Whitney. NJ. c. Richardson, all of Berkeley nd $. G. Archibald of Centeryille
 Articles Of incorporation have been filed with ne County Clerk by the Olson Company gro cry. general shipping and merchandise The apital stock is $25,500 all actually subscribed he directors are Henry Olson. Nils Peter OI- on, John Magnus Olson William P Prinpie nd William H. Russell.
 sam Hawkins, the eolored lad who recently Imped his bail on battery charge was can lred to-day and will probably be sent to a sform school. Nelson Ladell and William Griffin. the lads ho confessed to the Galindo Hotel burglarv leaded guilty to charges of petty larceny in le Police Court to-day. They will be sen need next Friday.