The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
BRIEF CITY NEWS

is ARRESTED FOR CRUELTY.-Richard
Maestretti was arrested by Officer Unger of
J disabled horse. Maestretti was released on
/ SO cash bail
LIBEL FILED.-The Pacific Stevedoring and
Ballasting Company filed a libel yesterday in
/ the United States District Court against the
British ship Marathon TO recover $120T %
alleged to be due for stevedoring labor on the
vessel.
WINTERS ESTATE-The final account of
] the estate Of ". G. Winters. deceased was
fled in the Superior Court yesterday by Biz
abeth n Bloom administrators. 1t shows
receipts OF S24,510 55 and disbursements Of
$2O,424 10.
REBEKAH SOCIAL PosTPoNED-The
social which was TO have been given tonight
Rebekah Lodge has been indefinitely postponed
on account Of the unexpected death OF one
OF the members.
CAUGHT IN wHEEL.-Nel wraa's dislocat-
yesterday. The injury was caused by Dor
ton OF his clothing becoming entangled in a
where he is employed.
STRUCK BY STREET CAR.-Maggie Gun.
y years old, Of T24 Cough street was knocked
down GOVT, yesterday yes Gay afternoon by McAllister-
street car She was taken 70 the Emergency
Hospital. Her injuries consisted of several
abrasions on the left side.
FALLS FROM A sCAFFoLD.-Harvey Ia
rago Of "a Minna street and George McDou-
gal Of 100315 Railroad avenue carpenters fell
from 25-foot scaffolding at 1902 Tenth ave-
bruises, which were dressed at the Potrero
Hospital.
SUES THE sHERIFF-G. NJ Kneass yes
terday sued Sheriff Curtis for $3.50 damages, al
leging that the Sheriff seized and sold goods
belonging 10 the plaintiff under writ of at
tachment in the suit Of the Western Brass
Works against F. B. Clark Kneass SAYS he
was not a party TO the suit
DECISION IN BANKRUPTCY.-United
stetes District Judge de Haven handed down
Schlief in the matter Of the bankrupt estate
Of Edward B. Howard Interest is allowed at
3 per cent per annum from August 20 1902
The motion that the trustee pay certain costs
is denied withOu. prejudice
WAITER HAMMES TAKES GAS-Franlx
Hsmmes. who had been employed up to a
week ago as a waiter in Techau's Tavern
committed suicide last Monday night at DOS
Taylor street. His dead body was found yes
teroay morning in bed with one end of a
rubber tube in his mouth and the other end
affixed to the gas burner. which was open
LACKS NECESSARY CERTTFICATE-Dr
=. Schmoll. former inferno at the CITY and
County Hospital, was arrested yesterday on
Post street on a warrant charging him with
warrant was sworn to by Dr. Dudley TAFT, pres
ident Of the State Board OF Medical Examiners
schmoll was released on bail.
GAME LAW VIOLATORS CATGHT =
Charles McGlinchey of Ventura has been ar
rested by Deputy Fish Commissioner Pritchard
for dynamiting fish The penalty for the Of
Black Diamond has fined Mrs A CardinaIlI
go for shipping undersized striped bass The
ueltuodJl was lOAOWlng the instructions Of
her husband who had departed on a vacation
at the time the offense was made known
GONE TO THE MARINE HOSPITAI.-AI-
pert Strom, the quartermaster on the United
states coast survey steamer Paterson who was
stabbed in the left breast on May % bv an I'M
known man. was removed yesterday from the
Emergency Hospital to the Marine HosnitaI
The recovery Of Strom was almost rniraculous
considering the nature of his wound The knife
had penetrated the muscles of hts heart and
the left lung. Chief Surgeon JohR~I Stephen
who had charge of his case was connplin1ented
by United States Surgeon Stinson OF the Ma
rine Hospital
NONsUIT is DENIED.-A motion for non
suit in@the case OF William A. Westcott against
California Harbor No. 10, American AssooIa-
tion CT Masters and Pilots Of Steam Vessels
was yesterday denied by Superior Judge SEA-
leging that the Harbor Association SUSPENDED
him from membership for a year without
charges. The Harbor Association denies that
1t Is a labor union and AYERS that Westcott
was suspended for disobeying its rules and for
ungentleInanly conduct.
TROUBLE OVER WHISKY-Oliver r,,,t.
alias BLACK Pat" and William Doyle ex-
convicts. were booked at the CITY Prison YES
terday by Detectives Regan and O'C,onneIi On
a charge OF grand larceny. They were iden-
tihed at the City Prison by j. Berknan
grocer in the Mission. They had a peddIer'.
wagon and Berkman alleges that on Tuna .
he hired them to take a baFTei Of whisky from
the freight sheds at Fourth and Toyvnsend
saw of them or the whisky. They were absent
from the city for some days afterward and
the police believe they In the country dis.
posing Of the whisky.