The San Francisco call., 1909-04-15
Local Brevities

SENTENCED FOR PETTY LARCENY
Louis Meehan and Edward Robinson were sen
for stealing some iron gas tanks and suit of
clothes.
ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY Joseph Egan,
% years Of age, was arrested last night on a
charge of burglary by Detective Frank Me
Grayan for having entered the home Of Mrs L..
Hughes at 2029 Polk street on the night of
February ) and stealing $3.50 worth OF wearing
apparel.
MINT EMPLoYE 1NJURED-Everett Ludden.
employed in the United States mint, was seri-
ously injured yesterday afternoon and may lose
a portion of his left hand. Ludden slipped on
the metal floor in the rolling room and his left
hand caught between two heavy rollers
and badly crushed and lacerated. Ludden lives
at 140T Lyon street.
sued w. S. Qunan yesterday for 5000 damages
for wrongful arrest. Mrs. White conducted a
lodging house at 9l6 Golden Gate avenue in
premises rented from Qulnan. Wishing to get
her out of the premises Quinlan on March "a,
1909. had ner arrested charge of trespass.
In the police court the case was dismissed.
HIS SANITY IN DoUBT-John Boyle. who
has confessed to the police that he set fire TO
a building of flats ar Market and Valencia
streets in revenge because he had been dis
charged as a carpenter, was yesterday COM
mitted to the insanity commission for examina-
ton. The action was taken at the request of
Fire Marshal Towe and the mans attorney.
ARCHITECTS ELECT oFFIcERs-The state
board of architects met yesterday at the st.
Francis and elected the following officers: VIII
liam Curlett president: John P. kemple, vice
president; Frederick Roehrig, secretary of the
southern district: Lionel Dean, secretary of the
northern district; executive committee-Sumner
z. Hunt, octavius Morgan and William Heb
bard.
GIRL DRINKS PoISoN-After quarreling
with her lover, Miss Agnes Farrell of 5II
Harrison street attempted suicide yesterday aft
ernoon by drinking lysol- Miss Farrell had just
teamster, and after telling him to leave her
room she drank the poison. The woman was
taken TO the central emergency hospital and
treated by DR.. Tilman. She is in a critical
condition and may not recover.
CIVIL SERVICE ExAMINATIoNs-A stenog-
rapher typewriter examination will be held by
the civil service commission on Saturday. May
10. at the Mission high school The 10 points in
the test will be as follows: Shorthand writing,
.; typewriting, 3; letter writing, l; expert
ence, l.. Applications for admission TO the
test must be made by l p. M, May l. For the
clerks examination to be held April II. 466 APP
peants have given notice they will attend
SOLDIER KILLS HIMSELF Edward c.
Burke, member of the Twenty-hfth coast
artillery. stationed at Fort Niley, was found
unconscious in the city cemetery by Policeman
]. G. Field, who found bottle labeled carbolic
moned. but the antidotes administered failed
to prolong his life until he could be removed to
the hospital NO reason can be given for his
suicide lie was 70 years of age and bad been
in the army three years
CONTRACTS AWARDED-The board of works
awarded the contract for the Ocean View sewer
terday for 41.999. 80 Bids were received for
the construction of the Parkside sewer that of
Frank Lefher at approximately $4,000 being
the lowest Bids were called for the following
work: Foundation of the San Francisco hospital.
TO be received April &c: for the McCoppin pri-
mary school, April 80: and for the fire depart
ment corporation yard, April %.
DWELLINGS BURNED-Two one story frame
dwelling houses at 20 and T3 Arlington street
burned to the ground early yesterday afternoon
as result of blaze started in one of the
structures by an overheated cook stove which
lgnlted the. Kitchen wall. The total loss was
$4,000. covered by insurance +. Outz owned
and occupied one of the houses and S. Purpin
the other gas flame beneath peanut roaster
III j. Haddad's fruit store, 212S Market street,
started hre late yesterday afternoon that re-
suited IN over $lO0 damage.
IMPURE MILK DEALERS rINED-The law's
hand fel heavily four dealers in impure
mix VINO We're fined in the police court yester
day Ine sentences We're imposed In the police
court by Judge Daniel G. Deasy. Those pun
ished ana their fines were as follows Fred
Sulger Baker, 170l Church street fined S25
Ere Fred - Gantner, proprietor of the Dalmatia cafe
oo9 racine street, fined $25: Edmund Graham
grocer 1920 Church street fined $40: Mrs. An
ME Stein, restaurant, 1925 Folsom street. fined
10: Ihero chitneas. proprietor Folsom cafe
lloi Folsom street fined $40: John Boyajfan
proprietor chophouse at 641 Pacific street fined
So and j. Graef. grocer, s36 Dolores street