The San Francisco call., 1904-09-13
BRIEF CITY NEWS.

GIRL Is MISSING. - William Rogers re-
ported to The Coroner last night that. his sister
Carrie aged Is, had left her home in Stock
ton SeDtember 10 and has not been heard
from since. She had been Ill and had threat
ened suicide.
SAYS HE WAS BUNKOED. - Herman
Foegel. recent ARRIVAL from Illinois reported
to the police last night that he had been
bunkoed out OF s45 in a card game at 242 Stock
ton street The detectives are looking for
Harry Walters. the suspect.
DEMENTED SWISS ESCAPES. = Joseph
Cannon. q Swiss demented. escaped from
the Mandslen sanitarirm at 2344 sutter
street on September 4 Cannon lived at 65I
brunswick street. The police have been no
tilted to keep lookout for him.
CUSTOM HOUSE RECORD BROKEN
Twenty y-nine entries were made in the Custom
house yesterday. the largest number on record
for single day. OF these vessels 81 were
coastwise II being from Alaska and from
Hawaii s were from foreign ports.
WELLS-FARGO SUED.-Suit was fled
yesterday by the city and county against Wells.
sie5Ss es. SIS .sa9 10 and sI2. 7O2 SC for taxes
alleged to be due and delinquent A. Ruef ap-
pears attorney for the plaintiff.
GOLDMAN is ARRAIGNED.-Adolph Geld
terday on charge OF assault TO murder The
case continued till September 16 for the
defendant to plead Goldman shot ex- Mayor
Snow OF Oakland in the Clarendon Hotel.
WOULD INCREASE LICENsE.-The Civic
Council will hold meeting at room 20 Co
lumbar building. 916 Market street. tonight
L
petitions for increasing the retail liquor deal
ers' license. which now in circulation
FINISHES RIDE IN PATROL. = Albert
Teupeton. who driving yesterday with
his sweetheart IN a buggy which he had
Looted for the occasion. finished the ride in
patrol wagon. Policeman George Merchant
arrested the over-gallsn MT youth in Golden Gate
Park but permitted the 6amsel to go where
she chose.
PICKPOCKET is CHARGED.-william
Fiannery, alias Joe Williams. a we'll known
p,ckpocket who was arrested at the Chutes
on Sunday night for stealing diamond pin
from Sheriff W. Fish of Tehama County,
identified yesterday by Walter n. Kelly, sec
retary of the Meese & Gottfried Company.
Fremont street. Kelly riding Suffer-
street car on August 81, when his diamond
pin was stolen by Flannery. He chased Flan-.
merry and had a fight with him. but Fliannery
escaped. Flannery was booked on a charge
OF Grand larceny.
REFUSES TO RETURN WATCH = j. NJ.
johnson, an employment agent on Third street.
was arrested yesterday on warrant charging
him with misdemeanor ernbezziement. The
complaining witness is Thomas Kelly. now a
November last he got a job through Johnson.
at q tunnel in Nevada, and not having any
money he left his watch with johnson
curity Later he mailed the money to john
son with interest and received a receipt.
Johnson now refuses to return the watch.
sCHERF WRIT WITHDRAwN.-The ar
eument on the application for writ prohibit
ing Police Judge Cabanss from conducting
the preliminary examination Of Gustav Scherf,
Deputy Poundkeeper, charged with shooting
and killing Rudolph Schultz con Fifth avenue
south was 20 have been heard before Judge
Cook Yesterday. When the called
Attorney Frank j. Murphy, for the prisoner,
asked that the writ be Withdrawn, as the
Grand Jury had returned an Indictment against
Scherf which barred the proceedings in the
Police Court.