The morning call., 1893-04-15
STOLEN FINERY.
High and Low Life in the
Police Court.
PAJAMAS ON EXHIBITION.
Judge Joachimson's TussIe With the
Two Extremes of Society-Gav-
igan's Little Finger.

Swelldom met the slums on an equal basis
yesterday, that is, high life met low life, as
both were represented in the musty old
room assigned by the authorities to Police
Judge Joachimsen.
Two cases of larceny were on the docket,
one perpeirated in the midst Of Barbary
Coast society and the other in the Bo-
hemian Club
Prosecuting Attorney Cabanlss looked at
his calendar after the usual number of
vagrancy and other minor cases had been
disposed Of and then he called some italian
name with seven syllables.
"MisdemeanUr embezzlement, your Hon.
or said he.
A big swarthy. very repulslve looking
Individual arose in the dock, where he sat
in company with about a dozen other
prisoners and owned up TO being the pos
SCISSOR of the long name.
"All ready?" he was asked.
"Yes, your Honor" he replied, sulkily,
and Mr.. Cabaniss signifyng that he also
was ready called Lily Budd. fairy from
Montgomery avenue or thereabouts, who
was the prosecuting witness.
Lily proved to be faded beauty, with a
coquetish bonnet, wearing O buff-cOlored
sack of stylish make over her rather plain
dress of dark stuff.
Lily knew the defendant, in fact, she
knew him very we'll, for as she said. with
giggle, she had associated with him up to
very short time ago, when she left him.
1t was the separation which caused all
the trouble. for while the prisoner could
not prevent his tickle friend from skipping
out he got even by retaining her trunk
which, alas. contained all her dresses and
fnery, and by persistently refusing TO give
it up.
So Lily had him arrested. and that was
all there was to il,
Your Honor" said the Prosecuting At
torney, this is one of these cases where
the law permits US to act as peacemakers,
and II this man will give that trunk to its
owner, L am perfectly willing to drop the
whole matter"
Judge Joachimsen pulled his skull cap
down over his eyebrows, aud putting on his
severest Judicial look lie asked the prisoner
whether he would surrender Lily's fnery if
he was allowed to go free
II viii; she can go and get her trunk"
said he, "but l would like to have her
ordered to give me back the rings gave
her"
Never mind the rings" his Honor ruled :;
The case is dismissed"
Michael Casey, grand larceny" was the
next case called.
a dandifed gentleman, who looked as If
he had Just stepped out of fashion, plate,
ana SAID bis name was Mr.. Huse, an Eastern
manufacturer, at the present residing in the
Pac.hc-Un Club. carefully brushed the
witness chair with silk handkerchief, and
Acknowledged that he was the com planning
witness.
Clerk GavIgan tried to administer the
customary oath, but there was hitch.
Gavgan IN his early youth, before he
dreamed OF occupying the high and lofty po-
sition OF Police Court clerk. broke the
little hnger OF his right Land in a baseball
game.
When he raises that hand to induce the
witnesses whom he is about to swear in to
do likewise that little finger drops down.
Mr.. Huse looking at Gaylgan's hand, and
not being used to Police Court practices,
considered that he was required to do as the
clerk did, and therefore ne made desperate
effort 10 drop his little fuger also
lie was Just about to succeed after several
unsuccessful trials when his Honor saw
what was going on and came TO the rescue.
Tut. TUT, Mr. Huse, you needn't do that.
just hold up your hand in a natural way"
said the Judge, and then the case pro-
ceeded.
Mr. Huse. while occupying rooms In the
Bohemian Club some eight mouths ago. lost
during temporary absence from the ETY.
two sets of pajamRs, some necktes, q vel
vet smoking jacket, a neektie case and
several small articles.
The things had been locked up in trunk.
tie key OF which he thought he had cum
ningly concealed, but it seems somebody
found the key and stole ali these elegant
appurtenances to gentleman's toilet, for
when he returned from his trip they were
missing.
Officers Wren and Murray located the
stolen articles and Michael Casey, former
bellboy in the Bohemian Club, was arrested
as Tile thief, because the plunder had been
traced partly TO his own room and partly to
place where he had stored IT.
This was the case.
The Prosecuting Attorney displayed a
woetul unlamliarlty with pajamas and he
dlJnt know an embroidered necktie case
when he saw 1t, but ne excused his
Ignorance to the court by explaining that
he was dude.
Whereupon the witness on tho stand WIN
owned all these things blushed and looked
. daggers at Mr.. Cabaniss.
Nheu all the testimony for the prosecu-
tlon was In anu the guilt Of the wretchad
Casey was fully established, Jimmy
Long, whose business il was to defend the
prisoner, arose and addressed the court.
Of course your Honor will understand"
said lie, that | am not going to make any
speech in benali of my client, because.
doubtless, such a proceeding is unneces
sary, you having certainly made up YOUR
mind already TO dismiss the proceedings
and to discharge the prisoner"
"Oh, that is one of Jimmy's bluffs" Mr..
Cabanss lnterpolated, ''but it won't work
this time"
Mr.. Long, however, was not to he mt
down so easily, but he argued a length that
the possession of stolen goods does not
necessarily mark the man who has them as
the thief.
Casey might have obtained them quite
lnnocentiy." was the way he put it. '.Be-
sides, even If he had stolen them and had
acknowledged the theft, it would be the
duty OF the prosecution 10 connect him with
the crime by prima facie evidence, and this
they had failed to do
Long closed his argument with n no.
tlon 10 dismiss the case which was nron, ntI,
denied, ana Casey was held to answer the
charge against him In the Superior Court,
HEARTLESS DESERTION.
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