The San Francisco call., 1909-02-10
Local Brevities

KAcHIEIST IS BANKRUPT - Charles F.
Drew, a machinist Of Lakeport, Lake county,
fled a petition in bankruptcy yesterday in the
United States district court. His liabilities are
s., ,237 80, with $500 assets.
CRUELTY NEGLECT cHILp-John Mccain,
laborer, and his wife, Kate. were each sent 10
the county jail for go days yesterday for cruelty
70 their child, Mary. years of age. The parents
often got drunk and neglected the little girl.
FINED FOR sPEEDIEG-AIfred L. Meyer
stein. vice president of the Metropolis trust and
savings bank, was convicted yesterday of speed
ing with his automobile In Fell street and fined
So Meyerstein was indignant at being fined.
PoLLUTING BAY WATERS deputy fish
commissioner swore TO complaint yesterday
against the Metropolitan light and power COM
pany for poIluting the waters OF the bay by dis
charging and depositing therein refuse of oil
and coal tar products.
STOLE CLOTHING FROM LAUNDRY-Alfred
Nelson. alias John Mason, will be booked at the
city prison today for burglary. Early yesterday
morning be broke open the side door of the
bundle Of wearing apparel.
sALooEMAN ARRESTED Chirone.
proprietor Of saloon at $50 Sansome street,
was arrested for selling liquor without license
yesterday by United States Marshal c. T. Ell
lott. He held TO answer BY United States
Commissioners Hescock. He was released on $500
bond.
BANK TELLER RETURNS TO woRK-"Bfr-
ly'' Stinson, paying teller at the Anglo Califor-
nian bank. who has been in the hospital for the
last four weeks, is again at his window. He
appears have lost but little flesh from his long
confinement after undergoing an operation for
appendicitis.
ADMITS GIRL TO pRoBArroN-Bessie Ir-
vine. convicted OF grand larceny. admitted
TO probation by Judge Dunno yesterday. In a
Barbary coast dance hall she took $50 from the
pocket of James Smith. Two men plotted with
her 10 commit the theft and she gave them the
money.
AFRAID OF HER LIFE-Mrs. Margaret L.
d. Haws. 4O4 Jersey street. obtained warrant
yesterday for the arrest Of her husband. Arthur
r. HaWs. from whom she recently separated.
She said that Monday he called at her house and
threw her TO the floor, choking and threatening
to XIII her.
BANK STATEMENTS oRDERED-The- CONN.
troIler of the currency at Washington yesterday
called upon the national banks of the country
for a statement of their condition at the close OF
business February >, 1909 The call comes inst
few days before the national banks will return
to the United States treasury s35,o0o.o 900.
SMELL NOT YET ARRAIGEED-when the
cases Of Charles p. Snell charged with commit
ting perjury seven times at the trial of DR.. n
B. Perrin and John A. Benson in the federal
court. were called in court yesterday arraignmenf
was again postponed till today, owing to the alb
sence Of United States District Attorney Devlin
TRIED To SELL STOLEN BRASS JOUR
GALs-The Southern Pacific company has suf
fered frequent loss by the depredations OF
thieves who steal brass journals from the cars
| in visitation valley. Yesterday Detectives No
Ian and Carlon arrested Joseph Bohergcz, JOSEPH
trying TO sell about 500 worth Of stolen Jour
mails.
CHIEF REscINDs oRpER-A protest was re
Gently made by the officers OF the San Francisco
society for the prevention OF cruelty TO animals
against order made by the late Chief Bigg,
/ TO the effect that teamsters and others arrested
for cruelty should not be charged unless tn,
booking sergeant satisfied that charge wa,
well founded. The order was rescinded yes
terday.
GORDON Is RELEAsED-charles Gordon. ar
chitect, arrested Monday evening, was released
yesterday afternoon. Gordon building
house for T. A. Giannini and the latter had givei
Monday iuo
He learned later. that Gordon had bought
ticket for Chicago and had him arrested Cor
don insisted that he going TO Chicago II
search Of his wife, who had deserted him, ans
l&ntended TO return Gordon returned the money