Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-03
POLICE COURT.
The Rape Case Amounts to Nothins-The
Court Makes a Few Remarks,

The Rape Case Amounts TO NothinS-The
Court Makes Few Remarks.
Quite large number of inquisitive per-
sons gathered at the Police Court yesterday,
doubtless attracted by the rape case against
Otto Tuetschel. When it was called. at
torney Jones, for the defense. arose and
stated that it was his wish that all the
spectators should be excluded from the
Courtroom. Are the reporters to re-
main?" said the Judge. "No." said Mr..
Jones, we wish all persons to yacate the
Courtroom" Judge Buckley said that &C
cording to law the request must be complied
with. and he ordered the spectators TO pass
out OF the lobby. The trial, however, was
not very long or interesting, as the prose-
cutting witness, the girls mother took the
stand and said she had made q mistake in
swearing to the complaint and had done so
while very much excited. The defendant
had never committed anything in the way
OF rape, and had simply chastised the girl.
The mother entered the room, and seeing
the girl on the sofa crying. asked her what
the matter was. The girl told her mother
that she had been assaulted By Otto Tuet-
schel, and the mother while excited had
come down and swore to the complaint.
Alter these facts were developed the Court
ordered the defendant discharged
Joe Prentiss had been found drunk on
the sidewalk by officer Rowland, but as it
was the first offense, he never having ap-
peared in the dock before, he was dis
charged
John Brown forfeited s. piece for pot
appearing to answer to the charge of being
intoxicated.
Frank Wilder will be tried on a charge
NJ n FG-1n rhf Ii. II
the incorrigible drunk, was sent 10 Jail for
five days. The charge of ENLIGHTENMENT
against H. A. Vaquier will be looked into
February 9th. Ed. Surner was acquitted
OF petit larceny. William Wilson, who
was convicted Of vagrancy, will, through
his attorney, to morrow make motion for
a new trial
When the latter case was called and dis
posed of Judge Buckley said he wished 10
make few remarks concerning the pub
hshed statement of an officer, made public
Wednesday evening. The Judge said he
thought 1t was very poor policy for an OFF,
Ger OF the Court to go out and say that " it
is no use to bring persons here for va
grancy, we can't get them convicted" He
thought it reflected pretty severely on the
Court, and he wished it understood that he
was not dispensing judgment according to
popular feeling, but in accordance with the
law. DE was willing to leave it to any
competent attorney, that Nichols and
Phillips could never have been convicted
OF vagrancy on such testimony by q jury as
was brought in by the prosecution. He
did not care what people might say of his
judgment, but to say that it was no use to
try and convict yagrant was a thing
which was uncalled for, and an unjust re-
Election on the Court.
A ftar hoG h,l L:
the City Attorney said that as a Juror he
would have rendered the same Judgment
as did the Court.
Metropolitan Theater.
She " drew large audience last night.
1t was presented, Of course, upon a very
much reduced scale compared to the pro-
duction of the piece in San Francisco last
year, where great plumber of supernumer-
aries were introduced, ballet, and scenic
and mechanical effects in great variety.
But the Webster-Brady Company did well
and put the play upon the stage much bet
ter than We believed they would be able 10
do IN brief engagement. There was
great deal of new scenery shown some of
it being very effective and some of but Or
binary merit. The omission of the first act
in toto would improve the version. No
ship scene OF the character adopted in this
case can be presented on the stage here
with any great degree of sue
cess. Miss Title drew a strong and
vivid picture of the character Ayesha of
Haggard's fancy. 1t is very difficult text
to interpret, and serious task to attempt
to realize Haggard's brilliantly wild fancy.
Miss Titles effort does her infinite credit.
Miss Biggars Ustane stood next in impor-
tom md rr-nll,
acted The other parts call for not much
effort. Mr.. Brady's low comedy in the
play was characteristic of him-well done,
but somewhat overdone. Webster, as Holly,
had role not nearly level with his ability.
The piece is the strangest and widest freak
of brilliant and undirected imagination.
At times one can fancy that the story is
allegorical and intended to reveal deep
purpose, and that it hints of
weird philosophy of life that is
bewildering in suggestion; at others,
the auditor is led to conclude that there is
no purpose in the tale beyond the weaving
Of marvels of wild fancies into mysteri-
Gus and not understandable plot. We
confess to having abandoned the reading
of the novel She before two-thirds
through its pages, and without any regrets
The play is more satisfactory than the
book. Its spectacular effects are great
aids, and the realization of the loves of the
beautiful women Ustane and She give it
poetic charms and graces. The Webster
Brady company undertook a heavy task in
handling the piece; their success was
acknowledged last night by much applause,
and encores for many of the spectacular
effects and melodramatic tableaux with
which the play bristles on all sides. 1t will
be played again tonight and for the last
time al the Saturday matinee.