The morning call., 1892-09-03
TWO UNFORTUNATE MEN.
They Are Locked Up in the Police ST.
ton for Misd I'm eanors.

tneY are Locked Up IN the romeo STA
tion for Misde EN- eanors.
Two unfortunate victims of mans injus-
tfce to man occu led cell in the Seven
teenth-street station last night and excited
the sympathy of every one who heard their
stories. which, If they can be substanIated
by corrobOratiYe testimony, will likely lead
to the commencement OF two suits for dam
ages before many days.
The first of the victims was Thomas Fem
nell. who resides in shanty at the rear of
III Elizabeth street. He is giant In
stature, ana like all big men a very child in
demeauor. Two months ago he rented the
place from James Coog an. who shares the
front house with other tenants, paying his
rent. SIS, in advance.
When ths month expired on the nth of
last month Fenneli, was ont OF employ
ment and could not pay his present months
rent. Thereafter he was served with notice
upon notice to meet his liability or Quit.
Wednesday last a process-Server called at
his res dence to serve him with summons
ana complaint in the suit of his landlord TO
recaver the IS for the month which has
! still eight days to run. Instead of apply
Ing for admission in the usual way tile limb
I OF the law burst in the door and essayed to
serve the papers on Fennell, soaring his
wife and child almost into spasms.
The strong man WAS indignant az the treat
ment and grabbing the intruder By the back
OF the neck threw him out He then inter-
viewed hislandl9Td and gave him piece of
bis mind In language not exactly choice,
hat decidedly emphatic. For all of this
COogan had him arrested Oh a warrant for
threats against life and vulgar language.
FennelPs companion In misery was Alex
ander Cooper, respectable mechanic,
whose love OF honesty and fair play lost
him his supper last night and SUBJ acted him
to the indignfty of arrest. Shortly before
o'clock, he said, he boarded car 10 of the
San Francisco and San Mateo Electric read
at Fourth and Harrison streets. About the
same time stranger, considerably under the
influence OF liqnor, got aboard. Both paid
! their fares. Cooper saw,or believed he saw,
| the stranger hand 50 piece TO the con
ductpT for his fare As no change was re-
turned at the time he believed the conduc-
| tor merely postponed that obligation till he
conld count the money, but when Seventh
street was reached and the conductor
seemed oblivious of his duty Cooper politely
reminded him of his renssness.
ThereupOn the puncher of fares grew
both furious and profane, and stamped the
passenger as a liar. COOPER hurled back
the lie in his teeth but refraned from all
vulgaTity. At this the conductor called the
motorman to his aid and ordered Cooper of
the car. The latter refused, claiming the
right to ride to his destination in consider
alton of his fare. Force was then resorted
20 and the trainmen endeavored .unsuceess-
fully TO throw him off.
AT Eighteenth and Guerrero streets a po-
liceman was espied. the car was stopped
and the drunken man and his companion
were turned ever TO the police on charges
Of disturbing the peace and vulgar lam
guage.
The cause Of the trouble was booked as
Gregory Cash. He was in such an hilari-
Gus condition that 40 iuteligibfe account Of
the affair could bs gained from him.