The San Francisco call., 1906-06-21
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS


LABORER FOUND DEAD.-Oakland
June 20.-E. Ryan, laborer, aged 81
years, was found dead here yesterday
1t is supposed that the cause OF death
was alcoholism.
REPORTS MAN MISSING.-Oakland
June 2O-J A. Curtis of 1922 Fifth
street asked aid of the police today
to find the whereabouts of ID. l.. Cahlll,
who left his home on Friday for san
Francisco.
FISHERMEN ARREsTED.-oa
Maggio Italian fishermen, We're ar
rested early this morning on the
charge of selling striped bass under
size Bail was set a $3.50 in each case.
SNEAK THIEVES OPERATE.-oa
land, June 20.-Sneak thieves entered
the room of Annie Coughlin at ll9
Ninth street yesterday afternoon dur
ing her absence and took s52 which
dresser.
BURGLARS AT wORK.-oakland.
June 20-Thieves entered the. home of
Walter Jessen at 966 Peralta street
out and got away with two gold
watches and other jewelry contained in
a suit case.
DIVORCES GRANTED.-Oaklan
today granted Edward r. Van. Land
ingham from Ina NJ. Van Landin CHAM
for desertion, and Gussie T. Teeple
PeTey M sd PseRe des p9gee siS
and the custody of the children.
SCHOOL BOND Observation-Disclosures
ley, June 20-The date of the school
bond election has been fixed by the
Board of Education for July 21. Voters
will then decide whether the school
department shall have 100000 with
which to increase the facilities of the
department.
STArrro DorrcE,ATAN App ESrEn =
Oakland, June 20.-Daniel Dineen, spe-
cial State railroad officer, was arrested
early this morning on charge OF dis
turbing the peace Dineen while in
bell at 927 Wood street, the residence
of A. j. Upton, and frightened Mrs
Upton, who was sleeping in the house
JAPANESE F'INED.-Oakland June
20-The eight Japanese charge with
playing fan tan at 415 Seventh street
on June 4 were today fined 500 by
Judge Samuels in department of the
Police Court. with the alternative of
serving fifty days. Attorney 6. w
Clark for the defendants is to enter
an appeal.
TO ERECT NEW BUILDING-Berke-
oagkland leg uhe applied today for @i,sh bsidins
permit for a structure to replace the
Wright block at Center street and
months ago. The new building is to
cost $4,000. 1t will be two stories In
height. built of brick.
HOUSE MOVER KILLED-OakIand
June 20.-Joseph G. STROUD of Hay
wards, house mover, met death yes
terday afternoon by falling timber
while engaged in moving the brewery
building at Haywards huge beam
Stroud and injuring him so severely
that he died a few hours later. He
was 55 years of age.
LABOR PARTY ORGANIZES.--Oak-
land, June 20.--Phe Alameda County
Union Labor committee last night de-
cided to nominate a county ticket this
fall and to arrange to hold a conven-
Ii9n date i, yet etf to be axed ,v The COM
SOCIETY WOMAN INJURED.-Oak-
land, June 2O.--Mrs. William Walker,
residing at SAB Albion street, is con-
fined 10 her home from severe injuries
she sustained Saturday in runaway
accident.
STRUCK BY A TRAIN-Berkeley,
June 2e.-Wilbur II. Dunn. a business
man of West Berkeley was struck by
a Key Route train this morning while
riding in a wagon with a friend. and
sustained d fracture of one rib and a
serious injury to his hip. The accident
occurred at Haste street and Shattuck
avenue. The wagon was demolished.
Dunn was removed to his home at 81
Mead avenue. Oakland.
WITNESSES DISAPPEAR.-Oaklan
June 2o,-Drake Slaughter, eolored
boy was placed on trial IN the criminal
department. of the Superior Court this
morning for having attempted TO carve
up an antagonist by the name of Joseph
Madison. 1t transpired that all of the
witnesses had scattered after the earth
quake. Statements of some of the wit
nesses made at the. preliminary hear
ing are being read by Deputy District
Attorney Hugh Goodfellow.
PASSES BOGUS BILL-Oakland,
June 20.-The bunko man Is still busily
working in this city. Mrs. T. L. Mann
who keeps lodging house at 800
that she had rented room to a well
worthless $40 bill. She returned him
$3.50 in change. The police are look
ing for the smooth operator, who some
time ago passed several OF the spurious
bills III this city in similar manner
PEMBROKES TRIAL.-Oakland,
June 20.-The time of the trial of Percy
Pembroke today was consumed In TAX
ing the testimony of Mrs. /. N. Ster-
ling and Constable Tom Carroll. Mrs.
Sterling is the librarian at Fruitvale
and testified TO seeing Pembroke in the
library on the evening Tom Cook was
murdered, and saw him watching the
movements of those in the Cook gro
Gerry across the street Carroll told of
voluntary statements made to him by
the defendant
Oakland, June 20.--Alleging that he
was maliciously arrested and his good
name injured in the community, Daniel
c. Castro has brought suit for $4,000
damages against the Excelsior Laundry
caster Jr... w. ]. Brown. w. j. Peterson,
captain Of police. and St Clair Hodg-
klns, formerly Chief of Police. Castro
claims that without good cause the
proprietors of the laundry had him ar