The San Francisco call., 1906-04-14
BRIEF CITY NEWS.

wORKMANs HAND AND ARM MAN
GLED.-B Arato Of Water street. while
Bryant streets yesterday accidentally placed
his right arm under the machinery. His
crushed hand and mangled forearm were
dressed at the Receiving Hospital
PAINTER FALLS FROM sCAFTOLDING.-
e F. Maxman. a painter. residing at 1921
Point Lobos avenue. fell from scanold yes
terday while at work a building at Twenty.
third and Vicksburg streets. suffering injuries
to his face and head ana left ankle He was
by DR. McGinty
QUARREL. ENDS IN BLOw.-Peter Brooks
and Patrick Mccarthy. workmen engaged in
Guerrero streets. became involved in a quarrel
that ended in McCarthy's hitting Brooks on
the head with a hammer Brooks was taken 70
the Central Emergency Hospital and Mo
Carthy escaped.
LOCAL PROSPECTOR ARRESTED-Labor-
ing under the delusion that he had located
gold mine near the Japanese tea garden in
Golden Gate Park John Hess began drill
into the rocks in that vicinity last night
The police booked him for violating park
ordinance. Hess has been prospecting around
the park for time.
PREPARATIONS FOR DEATH FAL.-Jo-
seph Schuster, a structural ironworker at
tempted to take hts life yesterday by inhai-
ing Illuminating gas after carefully sealing
the door and keyhole Of his room at 2Cs Eddy
trated the plans and Schuster was revived az
the Central Emergency Hospital.
IS RUN DOWN BY AUTO.-while at
last night Louis Devos. a 14-year-old boy
living at 237 Minna street, was run down by
an automobile driven by j. Fageol. The boys
arm was broken and he badly bruised.
He was treated at the Central Emergency
Hospital.
ALLEGED THIEF ARREsTED-Edward
Dwyer was arrested by Detectives conlon and
MCGOWAN last evening and charged with grand
larceny. 1t is allezaa that Dwyer picked tho
pockets of A. j. Fletcher residing at 1860
Pine street. while he was standing on the
Pacific Mail dock yesterday and made away
with a purse containing 50. The purSe
found Dwyer's person
MCGEE BOOKED ON TWO CHARGES
Clark McGee the eolored ex-soldier who shot
his wife Carrie MCGEE. and John Walsh a
white man. at his residence. 279S Filbert
street. on March q !, was booked at the City
Prison Yesterday S1se o s~1 SnargSs ,S .. assault
but il was for time feared that Walsh .
wound would prove fatal de Is now out OF
danger Jealousy was the cause OF thu
shooting
BTTRNS PERJURY TRIAL CLOsING.-Ths
trial Of Policeman William l. Burns on
charge of perjury alleged to have been COM
mitted while he was testfying for the defense
a the trial OF Charles Wyman. the Convicted
ballot-bOx suffer, Is drawing to a close be-
fore jury in Judge Lawlor's court. Several
called yesteday, and the defendant testified
To the best OF his recollection he said he
testified right at the Wyman trial. Arguments
10 the Jury will begin Monday morning
WANTS MUNICIPAL BONDS sOLD.-rhe
Beard OF Works yesterday filed a petition with
the Supervisors that street bonds to the amouut
OF S350.0oO aud sewer bonds amounting to
$500 900 be sold in order 10 carry out needed
improvements. The communication calls At
tention to a previous request that $3.50 600 Of
street bonds and 5000 COO worth of sewer bonds
be sold. and this request was renewed The
Wcrks Board asks in addition to the amounts
named that 100000 in sewer bonds be soId
All told. the board wants the Supervisors to
sell ST5O.0C0 Of street bones and 81. $50. 900 in
sewer bends