The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
BRIEF CITY NEWS.

PICTURES LEAD TO ARRESTS--Captain
Spillane yesterday caused the arrest Of Frank
lahan OF I'll Market street and John Bradford
of S4S Market street for having obscene Pic
lures in their possession
WHITMAN CASE GOES OvER-The suit
brought by ex-Chief of Police Whitman for a
writ Of mandate TO compel the Treasurer to pay
to him the salary Of the office Of Chief OF
legally removed was continued by Judge Hunt
yesterday for hearing next Friday.
SUFFERS FROM AsPHYxIATION.-Jame
tion in a rooming-house at 9251a Mission street
yesterday from the effects of gas poisoning.
There little hopes OF his recovery. as he
has not regained consciousness 1t is not
known whether the cause was accidental or
suicide.
ACCUSED OF FORGERY C. de Bons.
grocer $40 Fulton street. obtained a warrant
from Police Judge Cabaniss yesterday for the
arrest of A. S. Smith on charge Of forgery.
Smith cashed check for So with De Bons
on March 10 bearing the forged signature OF
Scott & Macner. 1t drawn on the Ger
mania National Bank.
Court set yesterday for the hearing of three
cases which designed to settle the question
to the constitutionality OF the trading stamp
act passed at the last session of the Legisla-
ture. One of the lawyers prominently inter-
ested could not appear. BY mutual consent the
proceedings were postponed until May -
DOvDELL CLAIM DENIED. = United
States District Judge de Haven yesterday de-
MED the application for the appointment OF
Elfrida D. NJ. Dowden and others against the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company in the mat
ter of the limitation of liability proceedings
concerning the wreck OF the Rio de Janeiro.
vETOES SPUR TRACK PERMIT-Mayor
Schmitz yesterday vetoed the ordinance passed
by the Board of Supervisors designed to grant
to Rosenberg Bros. a permit to lay and main
tain spur track on Japan street. between
Townsend and Brannan. Protests had been
filed against the granting OF the permit by
Mrs eastman, who owns some tenements on
japan street.
PRoNOUNCES GILBERT INsANE.-Lieu-
tenant w. J. Gilbert of the revenue cutter
Marine Hospital for several months. was pro-
nounced TO be insane by DR.. MeGettigan yes
terday: The unfortunate man was assigned to
Napa by Judge Hebbard. Gilbert's relatives at
Norfolk. Va. were notified and signifed their
intention Of having him taken home for treat
ment.
Public Works yesterday decided to compel Ben
Levy and Joseph Sullivan, who are employed
broken pavements. to furnish bonds in the
OF $1,000 each. The board is held respon-
sible for accidents resulting from defective
streets where danger signals not displayed
and the exactlon Of a bond will place the re-
sponsibiity on the so-called lamp men,"
SUICIDE OF ]. B. CANTREIL.-Joseph b
Cantren, tinsmith employed for the past
killed himself about ! o'eIoek Lock yesterday ny aftsE- &
was IS years old. He had been acting very
peculiarly OF late and was believed TO be
demented at the time he fired the shot. His
brother is a member Of the Arm OF Marshutz &
Cantrell.
ADOLPH WEBER observation-disclosures
States Circuit Judge Morrow yesterday issued
restraining order in the case OF Christopf p.
p Riesenweber Adolph Weber and John
Adams administrator of the estate OF Julius
Weber deceased restraining the respondents
from receiving. taking possession OF, or dispos-
ing OF any OF the estate or the proceeds thereof.
Riesenweber is brother OF julius Weber, who
murdered by his son. Adolph. at Auburn
last year.
FAIR HEIRS MUST ANSwER--The de-
rurrer interposed by the heirs OF the late
tain of Detectives John Seymour. to recover
SGT 900 for breach of contract. was .overruled
yesterday by Judge Hebbard and the suit will
be set next week for trial. Seymour was en-
ployed by the Fair heirs TO manage the prop
erty in this city. but when Charles l. Fair was
killed the contract was Cancelled. Seymour con-
tends that he was employed under contract for
ten years
QUESTION OF JURISDICTION.-The ques-
tion as to whether the United States Circuit
Court or the United States Circuit Court of Ap-
peals or either of them has appellate juris-
dfction of cases from American consular offices
was argued yesterday before the United States
American Chinese Development Company (Can-
ton fIaukow Railway Boyd received iudg-
ment for SIS. $40 damages for salary and serv-
ices as secretary OF the company. the ease
having been tried In the office of Consul Gen.
eral John Goodnow at Shanghai and the de-
cult Court and the United States Circuit Court
of Appeals here. The case for Boyd was pre-
sented here by Marshall B. Woodwork and
Bert Schlesinger