The San Francisco call., 1907-02-12
Brief Local News

TRUST COMPANY INCREASES STOCK
The Mercantile Trust Company hled eertineate
Of an increase OF its capital stock from Si,Voo'-
600 to 81. 900 900 yesterday
FIRE COMMISSION MovES-The Fire Com
mission moved its Offices from Commissioner
Wreden's residence In Fillmore street 10 tne
temporary City Hall at 90 Eddy street. yester-
day.
PICYPoCKETS AT woRK-Pickpockets oper-
ating ON the Ellis-street car line Sunday night
distracted a purse containing $40 Ironl .ue
pocket Of John A. Butts Of 1907 Haight street.
The loss has been reporsed to the police
WANTS BONDS REIssUED-David Finch has
brought suit against the San Francesca ana san
Joaquin Valley Railroad to force the re-execa-
ton of two per cent bonds for $1,000 each IN
that company which he owned but which were
destroyed in the fire.
INSURANCE SUITS BEGJN-suits for insur-
ance on property destroyed by the nre were
against the transatlantic Fire Insurance Com
pany for $1,000, and by Edward stephen Howard
against the same company ror $zoOO-
FALLS THROUGH HATCHwAY-Fred BeaIe.
foreman of the night OF stevedores en-
gagged in loading the liner America Msru at the
Pacific Mail dock, fell into the hold ias5 night n
crossing the hatchway on plank and lost his
footing.
SENTENCED FOR GRAND LARCENY-James
Curran pleaded guilty to a charge OF grand lar
ceny Yesterday and was sentenced by Judge
Cook to a year in San Quentin. Curran stole
a horse and wagon from David L. Scott by
whom he was employed. and attempted 70 sen
the outfit in Oakland
CONVICTED OF AN ASSAULT-John Steven
son. charged with assault with deadly
weapon, was convicted of assault by a jury In
Judge Cooks court yesterday and sentenced to
pay S175 fine or spend ninety days In jail Ste
venson slashed Richard Parsons seriously with a
razor during quarrel
ADMITS HE STOLE wATCH-George Roberts.
accused OF stealing gold watch from George
Nixon on December "A in Fillmore street, with
drew his plea Of not guilty and admitted the
karda In Tudp avvtO
erts tore the watch from Nixon's pocket and
made away with it. but was arrested later.
LOSES AN ARM-woost Countepay. a ma
chinist employed In a shop at 126 King street.
was caught in the betting Of his Suachine yes
terday and his right arm was 50 baSly crushed
as to compel its amputatfon- Countepay was
acting Chief s. eon Hill performed the oper-
alton
JEwELRY FIRM INCoRPoRATEs-Hamn
porated % I Yesterday for the transaction OF Jew
elry and goldsmith business in this city The
incorporators Of the company are John A Les
ter and J. and Louis Hammersmith- The capital
stock amounts to $4,000, Of which $500 has
been Subscribed.
PETITIONS IN Observation-Disclosures In
tret Court s yesterdsy as follows Frank 1rch
bald Lamb, clerk, Oakland, 1881. no assets: J. p.
Hardy clerk, Sacramento. sIO6. no assets; NJ
A. Holt electrician, Sacrainento. So622, assets
$500.
WANT SALESMAN FOR R0BBERY-The
telephone room Of the Terminal Hotel. corner Of
Haight and Stanyan streets, was robbed Sunday
evening and the police rocking for Thomas
Burke sometimes known as Thomas Thornton,
formerly commercial traveller, whom they
pect Of being the person who committed the
robbery
RIOTERS BONDS RAIsED-vincent Scarrsi-
MIMI arrested Sunday for striking in the back a
motorman of a Sutter-street car, arraigned
in the Police Court yesterday. His hearing was
set for Wednesday morning Judge Conlan,
deeming his ofense serious one ordered him
into custody and raised his bonds which had
been set at $50, to $500.