San Francisco Call, Volume 80, Number 174, 21 November 1896 — WANTED FOR BURGLARY. [ARTICLE]

WANTED FOR BURGLARY.

The Monterey sheriff Claims H»wley

for Crime Committed There.

OAKLAND, Cal., Nov. 20.— William Hawley, one of the two desperadoes arrested on the ferry-boat last week by Deputy Sheriff Kellner after they had once escaped from him, was turned over to the Sheriff of Monterey County to-day to be taken there and held for a burglary committed three months ago with an accomplice, who pleaded guilty and was given three years in San Quentin. The Monterey officer believes he has a strong case, and that his man will get a heavier sentence than the otner. The Sheriff says Hawley's true name is Arthur Jack and that he is a half-brother of James Carlin, alias Kelly, with whom he was arrested at the mole. When the cases came up in the Police Court to-day their attorney made a lengthy argument against the legality of the action of the police department in turning one of the men over to the Monterey authorities before their cases were settled here, and claimed he desired to call Hawley to show that Carlin, alias Kelly, had*notbing to do with stealing the coat. The cases werd continued.

They Will Exhibit. OAKLAND, Cal., Nov. 20.— 1n reply to a request from Richard Hill, chief of the negro department of the Nashville Centennial Exposition, to be held next May, Mayor Davie has forwarded the following reply : This is to certify that I have appointed the following named gentlemen of the city of Oakland, Cal., to represent the negroes of the city ol OaKland at the t'entenninl Exposition of Tennessee, to be held in Nashville, Term.. May 1, 1897, and to continue fdf six months: A. A. Collins, president ot the Alaineda County Afro-Amerlcau League; J. B. Wilson, editor of Elevator; Rev. J. L. Allen, pastor Beth Eden Church; Key. J. E. Edwards, pastor Fifteenthstreet A. M. E. Churcn; J. A. Wilds, president Oakland Literary and Aid Society; George Ingraham, coal and grain dealer; Ed Burns, railway mail service.

League Headquarters.

OAKLAND, Cal,, Nov. 20.— The Army and Navy Republican League held a largely attended meeting last evening and decided by a big vote to retain their present headquarters for the winter so that any of their 700 members might have a place to meet together whenever they see fit. This action was tasen against the report of the camp council which desired to take smaller quarters and several of them presented their resignations, but they were not accepted as the council had not rendered an accounting of the funds received and disbursed during the recent campaign.

>»t k Candidate. OAKLAND, Cal., Nov. 20.— John A. Britton, president of the Oakland Gas, Light and Heat Company, has furnished the following for publication: Please announce that I am not a candidate for the position of Mayor of this city. I am not unmindful of the great honor that such a position confers, nor ungrateful for the kind intentions of my friends, but at this time cannot permit my name to be used. Yours very truly, John A. Bkitton.