The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
BRIEF CITY NEWS.

ATTEMPTS SUICIDE WITH GAs.-Max
Bolinsky. after falling in business in Palo
turned the gas jet. He was discovered in
time and revived at the Central Emergency
Hospital.
PORTUGUESE ASSOCIATION PLANS PIC
NIC.-The third annual picnic OF the Portu-
guese Protective Association will be held at
Shell Mound Park. Sunday. June 25. The
gramme OF games and dances.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT THROUGH HAND.
Frank Emerald of 42oo San Bruno avenue.
while examining revolver. was accidentally
shot through the left hand. He was cleaning
the weapon and did not know it was loaded.
he viii lose the use Of his hand.
CARTER INDIcTED.-The United States
Grand Jury yesterday indicted A. r. Carter,
accusing him OF having stolen ton of coal
Presidio and having sold the same to a
saloon keeper for IS 80. He was released on
a bond for $1,000
STREET CAR STRIKES MILK WAGON
A Kentucky street car colided with milk
wagon owned BY Charles Shease Yesterday
afternoon at Kentucky and Eighteenth streets
The wagon was demolished and the car thrown
from the track, blocking traffic for half an
hour No hurt
BACK BROKEN BY FALL.-August
Sutherland, Iongshoreman of 2 Lawrence
street yesterday. fracturing the sixth vertebra
Of the spinal column At the Central Erner-
gency Hospital it was said that he has one
chance in a thousand for recovery.
PASSES FICTITIOUS CHEcKs-James
Lowe was arrested yesterday by Detective Ed
Gibson on charge OF passing a fictitious
check. The complaining witness is c. Mich
alitschke. tobacco merchant at 1O1 Grant ave-
nue. who alleges that Lowe passed a worthless
check for 81 him. Detective Gibson says
there are FIVE or six other merchants who have
worthless checks Of Loves in their possession.
PETITIONS IN INSOLvENcY.-Petiti
in insolvency were filed yesterday in the
H. ostrander. San Francisco. liabilities s1os3
no assets; Peter Brondberg. brewer and ped
dler. San Francisco liabilities s2T3s. assets
man. Sacramento liabilities 1885, no assets-
Bernard Weissfnan. merchant. San Francisco.
recently Of New York and member OF the
firm Of II: Rothenberg & Co.. liabilities sssI7,
no assets.
DEMENTED WOMAN CALLS AMBu.
false call TO the Central Emergency Hospital
yesterday afternoon which caused the ambu-
lance 10 dash hurriedly TO 1874 Greenwich
street. There she told the breathless driver
that there was a man confined upstairs foi
whom there was rich reward offered. In
yestigstion discovered no hidden criminal. but
did prove that Mrs. Miller had been an in
mate OF an asylum and that she was still
mentally unbalanced.
BANKRUPT JACOBS CASE ON TRIAL
Before jury IN the United States District
Court yesterday was begun the trial OF the
suit Of M. l. Calm. trustee Of the bankrupt
recover $500 which Calm alleges Mrs Jennie
Jacobs wife Of the bankrupt. withdrew from
the bank with intent to defraud the creditors.
Mrs. Jacobs testified that the money was her
separate property and that she took II out
of the bank for the purpose OF investing II
In the building OF a home. The trial will be
continued on Monday.
PRISONERS ARE SENTENCED Frank
Lee and Frank Rodgers. who pleaded guilty in
Department II Of the Superior Court. Judge
Hart of Sacramento presiding, to a charge OF
attempt TO commit burglary. were each sent
enced yesterday TO serve hve months In the
County jail. They broke into a Southern Pa
cifc car April g. George II. PAUL.. 10 years of
age. who pleaded guilty to two charges at at
tempt 10 commit burglary at the residences Of
A B. Foster. 621 King street. and Marin Baru-
Itch. 40 Seventh street March -, was al
lowed to go probation