The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-11
CURIOUS JUSTICE
Garry WEIGH Has Friend
in Court.
Examples OF Police Court Decisions.
A Complaining Witness Instruets
Judge and Is Lectured.

There we're some curious decisions and
equally curious developments in tue Police
Courts yesterday.
Garry Welch, one OF the notorious WEIGH
gang of the Potrero, was up before Judge
Campbell charged with carrying concealed
weapon and with being drunk.
One night last week Weleh went into :
saloon on Third street and ordered man
named Patrick Melvin to treat To enforce
his demand lie pulled cut revolver. pressed
1t against MelYin's breast and threatened 10
kill him.
Melvin ran out Of the saloon and met
officer Royston.ito whom he told Welch's
threat. Royston arrested Welch for carry
Ing concealed weapon and drunkenness.
Inc following morning when the case was
called Royston consented 10 continuance
Till yesterday, although all the witnesses
were present to testify.
Yesterday when the case was called Mel
win was put on the stand, and after asking
the usual preliminary questions Prosecut-
ting Attorney Reed asked him if he knew
the defendant.
The witness answered, 81 never saw him
before In my life until that night" No
further questions were asked him as to the
facts connected with the charges, and hs
was ordered down.
Then the barkeeper took the stand. ana
testified that lie saw defendant present the
pistol at Meiviu's breast, but he thought he
was only f0OlinE.
No other witnesses were called. and on
motion OF Prosecuting Attorney Reed the
charge OF carrying concealed weapon was
dismissed.
WEIGH then pleaded not guilty TO being
drunk. but at the whispered instIgation OF
his attorney he pleaded guilty, and was Or
dered to pay the usual fine of IS.
The periunctory manner in which the
Prosecuting Attorney conducted this case
was IL marked contrast to the zeal ana en-
ergy usually displayed by him, and gave
rise 10 suspicion that something was
wrong, as the minimum penalty for carry
log concealed weapon recently has been
$3.50.
at couldn't be n concealed weapon"
smllngly said the Prosecuting Attorney
when he had ii in his hand"
But before Welcb took ID out Of his pocket
to point il at Melyln'S breast IL was 10 an
lntenis ana purposes concealed weapon.
In the same court T. j. CAvanaugh was
fined 50 for fast driving down Market street
last Friday, when he knocked a man down.
He produced receipt for s. 80 which he
had paid the man to settle the case.
Chris Hemmer, boy, was, few minutes
later, fined $40 for fast driving, though he
proved that his horse was unmanayeable
In Judge Conlan'5 court Case Of battery
was settled lp short order. The trouble
arose over quarrel between two ueighbors
on Lombard street a few days ago, when
Daniel O'Neil struck Michael Leyder over
the head with a brick. Leyden mad O'Neil
arrested.
When the case was called yesterday it
was shown that the fight was forced on
O'Neil by Leyden and he used the brick 10
defend himself
AS Leyden took the stand to testify he
handed the Judge letter instructing him
in the fact that O'Nell should be found
guilty, as be was nuisance in the neigh
borhood, and that the whole O'Neil family
should be sent TO jail.
The Judge, after reading the document.
lectured Leyden sOundly and ordered him
out Of the courtroom. The charge Of bat
terry was dismissed.