The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06
Local Brevities

VICTIM OF BUNKoMEN-wnliam Drum,
1887 Clay street. complained to the police yes
terday that he was induced by two strangers to
enter game Of pool in a saloon in Third street
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STABBED IN THIGH-During a fight at 4s23
Mission street on Thursday night, Joe Ferrita a
cook was stabbed in the right thigh with a knife
by DragO Maritime, a fisherman, who ar
rested on a charge of assault with a deadly
weapon and arraigned in Police Judge Deasy's
court yesterday.
UNITED RAILROADS STOCK REDUCED
The United Railroads has filed certificate Of the
diminution of its common capital stock from
100000 shares of. the par value OF 500. 000. 900
5000 shares of the par value Of SIS, 500 900.
The reduction decided upon at a meeting
of the directors December 81 1905
HACK BREAKS BOYS LEG-Nine year old
PEBBLES Ellsworth. s. Kising street. was run
down by a hack at Twelfth and Mission streets
yesterday afternoon and his right leg was
broken. William Walsh, the hack driver, was
arrested by Policemen Carroll and Knowland and
charged with battery.
REFUSES TO PRosECUTE-Oscar Olson. man.
ager of the Sutro heights casino. who was held
up early Tuesday morning in Clement street near
Thirty second avenue by three soldiers, Peter
Brady. refused TO prosecute them in Police Judge
Weller's court yesterday, and the cases were
dismissed.
GROCER INsANE-William Tillsfer n grocer
rested last night by Policeman Casey and In
csrceratd in the detention ward at the central
insane yesterday afternoon, and after mistreat-
ing his wife and small child, drove them into
the street
CHARGED WITH FoRGERY-Jose r.. Lago
was booked at the city prison yesterday on q
charge Of forgery complaint of r. Pineda.
1924 Powell street. He is accused of forging
the names of Garcia & Maggini company Albert
Asher, secretary, and Medardo Garcia, president,
to check for $3.50 on the SwissAmerican
bank october 81. which he passed on Pineda
MOTHER IDENTIFIES BoDY-The body of
a young man who committed suicide Wednesday Y
night near the deer paddock in Golden Gate
park, by taking stiychnine, Identified last
night the remains of Clarence T.. Brown of
Los Angeles. The young mans mother, who
lives at l33 West Thirty first street, Los Ange-
les. called at the morgue last night and identi-
fed the body
CASHIER KITCHIN ARRIvES-Philip Kit
chin, cashier OF the Southern trust company of
Los Angeles. arrived in San Francisco yester-
day on a business trip. This is Kitchin's first
visit to San Francisco for five years and do
all visitors from Los Angeles, he expresses con-
siderable surprise at the way San Francisco has
grown. Mrs. kitchin accompanied her husband
to this city.
TO SELL BANK PRoPERTY-The next move
on the part of Z. J. lie Breton. receiver of the
California safe deposit and trust company. ac-
cordlng TO a statement made yesterday, will be
an EFFORT TO sell at good figure the property
Of the defunct institution. The good will Of
the safe deposit section Of the bank has al
ready passed into the hands of the Mercantile
trust company at what is reported good figure.
LOOKING FOR BROTHER police were
notified yesterday that Neil Jensen recently
from Montana. who is staying at the Hotel Ross
Fruiivale, is in need Of financial and medical as
tion Of his brother. James.7 carpenter, who.
when last hea-d from, lived in Berlin street in
this city. Neil was sandbagged and robbed, and
is mentally affected from injuries to his head.