The San Francisco call., 1901-11-23
LOCAL BREVITlES.

sALLIE JONES HELD TO ANSWER
Sallie Jones, the colored girl on Pinckney alley
who threw lighted lamp at Policeman Duane,
breaking his nose, was held to answer before
the Superior Court by Judge Mogan yesterday
IN charge of assault to murder.
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.-Charles w.
three charges of forgery. The complaining wit
ness is H. F: Suhlender, grocer at 2s7 Ma
toma street. Patton is accused OF passing three
forged checks on Suhlender.
REFUSED TO PROSECUTE.-James Hop
kins and William Patton. union men, who were
arrested during the recent strike charge
of assault to murder, appeared before Judge
Conlan yesterday. 1t was stated that the
complaining witness refused to swear to a
complaint and the case was dismissed
GRANTED NEW TRIAL-Joseph Teshara
who was convicted of completely of the murder
Of George Loucks on February TO- 1900. at
Santa Cruz, was granted a new trial by the
Supreme Court yesterday The ground for
a reversal of the judgment of the lower court
lay in the admission of certain illegal evi-
dence.
SHOT WITH HIS OWN PIsToL-while
Dominick Guerrero. fish peddler, was step
ping from his cart at Fillmore and California
streets yesterday morning, a pistol which he
carried was accidentally discharged, the bull
let lodging in the knee of his right leg He
was taken to the Central Emergency Hospital
for treatment.
HABEAS CORPUS FOR GRIN,-United
States Circuit Judge Morrow yesterday issued
a writ of habeas corpus on the application of
George d. l.. Collins for Simeon 1. Grim the
young Cossack who fled from RI Russia several
his employers. The case will be heard on
Monday morning.
VIOLATE swILL ORDINANCE.-Nine scav-
angers were arrested yesterday for violating
the ordinance which provides that all swil
carts shall be lined with zinc and covered
We're ere John Demartini, q. Garibaidi, 5. chippf
Charles Brouchi, w. Varini, Victor Repatro
Augustus Mozio, John Vanni and Andrew Raw
CROOK FIGHTS POLICE.-Frank Walsh and
William Alexander, alias Oscar Bell, both of
whom are colored, We're arrested yesterday by
fcers Levin and Madden, and booked en- route
to Los Angeles, where they are wanted for
burglary. When arrested Alexander fought
to escape, but was overpowered and hand
cuffed.
MRS. TIBBITTS DEATH EXPLAINED
The police have come to the conclusion that
Mary Tibbitts, who was found In a lodging
house at S13 Mission street Thursday evening
and who afterward died in the Receiving Hos
first suspected. She had been on a protracted
spress, and death in measure was due to
alcoholism.
AGED MAN DISAPPEARS-Edward Price
66 years of age, fornerIv a bookkeeper at San
Mateo disappeared Wednesday from the VIM
chester Hotel and no clew to his Whereabouts
has since been obtained. On the day he
dropped out Of sight he sent a note to j. r.
Young, Sc Geary street. declaring that he was
tired of life. 1t Is feared that he has COM
mittted suicide.
COMPLAINS OF DELAY.-Adolph Eberhart
filed complaint with the Board of Works yes
ter1ay that Finn & Treacy have persistentiy
delayed carrying out their contract to do street
work on Carl and Stanyan streets. The con-
tract signed almost one year ago. and
nothing has been done yet The Board Of
Works ordered the grade Of Polk street near
Chestnut, Francisco and Bay streets, to be es-
tablished at 120 feet
ATTEMPT TO ROB NOT PROVED-Jack-
son Dennis and William Jones, colored who
were arrested a charge of attempting to
rob T. Nakaba, Japanese, at Sutter street and
Grant avenue, appeared before Judge Mogan
yesterday. Nakaba testified that the defend
ants did not go through his pockets, but asked
him to treat" which different story
from what he told the arresting officers. The
case dismissed.
STRUCK WITH BREAD ROLLER--Ernest
Ether, baker at 637 Broadway. quarreIed
with a fellow workman yesterday afternoon
and was struck the head with a bread
roller. He wandered in dazed manner about
the streets until he reached the Hall of Jus
tice, whence he was sent to the Central Emer-
gency Hospital, where his wound were dressed.
He suffering from fractured skull and
a badly confused wound on the side of his
head.
HIS TOES CRUSHED BY GIRDER.-An-
drew Wilberg, a mechanic, while superintend-
ing the hoisting of a girder a building at
New Montgomery and Mission streets yester-
day, had the toes of both his feet badly
crushed by the fall of a grder. While the
big iron plate was being raised the rope broke
permitting it to fall 1t smashed a platform
of three-inch scantlings and catching Wilberg
beneath smashed his toes. He was treated at
the Emergency Hospital by DIR. Morrison
REDUCES LAUNDRY LICENSE.-The Su-
pervisors' License Committee recommended
yesterday that the license tax laundries
operating ten wagons over be reduced from
$50 to s6 per quarter The committee took this
action because the laundries are already bur-
dened with wagon licenses and taxes on me-
chinery. The committee denied the petition
of merchants for the return of licenses paid
for the full quarter on January 1, 1900 although
the charter removed the license tax on places
where merchandise is sold The amount in
volved is about $1,000. A suit will be brought
to decide the point.