The San Francisco call., 1906-06-12
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS

land, July 1.-THE Grand Jury, which
mas not held meeting since the great
carthquake, will hold a session June 49,.
PRINCIPAL RESIGNS. = Oakland,
June Ill. D. Armstrong, for nine and
a half years principal of the Elmhurst
school, HAS resigned to go into busi-
WEBB TRIAL coNTINuED.-oak-
land, June 1.-THE trial of A. c. Webb
u. or Alameda for an assault upon
Florence Cook, girl under Is years of
SAsf came UP this morning before } udge
I, IS. Cgoen to be set, but at the request
of Attorney A. L. F,rick the matter was
postponed for one week
OAKLAND, June 11-An accounting
filed by Augusta l. Moffitt in the matter
or the estate of her late husband, Sena-
tor Frank j. Moffitt shows that the to-
tsl value of the estate, as appraised is
Sltl, 6lS.62. She has received S10S,550.S7
and disbursed the sum of S63.9S2.26 and
has cash balance on hand of $44,5ss.62
and other assets
BURGLAR GOES TO PRISON.-Oak-
land. June ll.-Joseph Bitterly, youth
who pleaded guilty to a charge of bur-
giary In the first degree, was sentenced
today by Judge t. w. Harris to three
years at FOLSOM Prison He entered a
store at 707 Broadway and attempted
TO carry away some clothing, but was
caught in the act
LoGAN's SENTENCE POSTPONED
oakland, July. l1.-Henry A. Logan,
"A'' SOiNlG last week OIL having
enticed Ethel Cook away, came up for
sentence this morning but at the re-
quest OF Attorney A. L. Frick the mat
yer was continued for one week to give
MN time to consider the adyisa bility of
asking for new trial of the case.
FIREMAN'S WIFE DROPS DEAD
Berkeley, June 11,--Mary e. Edgar,
wife Of a fireman, connected with the
heGent-street firehouse, dropped dead
early yesterday morning at her moth
ers house, 2O14 Eighth street. West
Berkeley; The young woman had been
in her chest, but she did not think
physicians presence was necessary
PASTOR breaches FAREWELL.
c5Aitsmcda c5nisincba, June June li-The II ,h Rev
Unitarian Church preached his
farewell sermon last evening He re-
tires from the local pulpit to affiliate
with the San. Francisco Charitable As
sociation and pursue work along So
cialistic lines. No minister has yet
been selected to succeed Mr.. Ruess
PROBATE. PETITION FILED. Oak
iand, June ll.-Petition for the PROBATE
Trembley was filed with the County
Clerk today. 1t shows her estate to be
worth $4,000. OF this amount S45, zoe
% Of resas TSe estate and Is the
vided among a number of nephews and
nieces, and a bequest is made of $1,000
Cruelty to Animals of this city.
BOYS ACCUSED OF BATTERY
Alameda, June ll.-Seven boys-Harry
Morgan, Edgar Kennedy, Irwin Hon
per, Emnlet Johnson. Mandy Gilbert, A
French and Ray Hoover--have been
arrested on the complaint of John Mar
tin. q youth. who asserts that they
conscious condition last Thursday
night while he was returning TO his
home after attending a concert in the
City Park The defendants have been
charged with battery.
MONEY STOLEN FROM LUNCH
BASKEF.--Berkeley, June 1.-Two
quarrymen, Christina and Antoine
Mariana, left their money. S79 hidden
amid their sandwiches, and went about
their work In the tunnel whicIl.is being
built by the Spring CONSTRUCTION Conn
pany When the pair returned later
the s79 was gone They reported the
matter TO the police and said that two
small boys who were PLAYING in the
vicinity might have made off with the
money.