The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-27

to rearraDge the pIcnickerS in the wagons
MARYLAND, who admits that he is of an eX-
cItah disposition, after jumping ont of
his buggy threw his arms round his wife's
neck and then Rugged another lady of the
party. Officer King walked up to him and
told him to move on, and that it was a
very improper way to act on a public side
walk
MARYLAND retorte6, "fm respectable
man of business. and can do what L please
with my wife"
Officer King in telling what happened
afterward said about dozen men came
out of the saloon and Maitland and the
others demanded my number. [ showed
them my star and MARYLAND wrote my
number down on card. MARYLAND said
he would break my neck. when friend
came up and said he would take him home
l allowed him to 20 and then he and his
wife and the other defendant got into a
buggy. Both men shouted at me, Wen
fix you, you cur Then ] jumped into the
buggy and brought the two defendants
down to the Seven teenth-street station.
About 300 people had gathered during thu
dis ur bance."
Officers Feeney and Norton corroborated
Kings evidence.
For the defense, the defendant Troy
said that while he and Frederick Miller,
another OF the picnickerS, were standing
watching the others going into the wagons
Ot1cer King without word grabbed
Miller by the c0at.c0llar ana seat of his
pantaloons and ran him half down the
block and then let him go.
Then. continued Troy, "Mr. and Mrs.
MARYLAND and l got into our buggy, Mrs.
MARYLAND being in the center. The first
thing 1 saw was Officer King jumping into
the buggy, and with an oath saving. 'PU
TX you for taking the number of my STAR
Then he seized hold of the reins with one
hand, pulled out his baton with the other.
sat down on Mrs. Martland's lap. and
drove us to the station; but he let Mrs.
Maitland out at Twenty-fOurth and Mis-
sion. l didn't hear MARYLAND say one
word to Officer King, and there was no
loud talking. didn't see MARYLAND throw
his arms around any lady"
Anyhow, he had right to kiss his
vile, said the defendants attorney.
Il have some doubts about that" said
the Judge. II don't know If man has a
right to kiss his wife on the public street
It's an easy thing for him to get to one
side II he wants to do that sort of thing"
The defendant, MARYLAND, was put on
the stand and manluly said: 81 did throw
my arms round my wife and another lady.
Then King ordered nee to move on and |
went into the saloon. When | came out
again | saw him running Fred Miller
down the block, and | said / thought it
was dirty shame to treat respecta BILE
man like that. Then | asked him for his
number and wrote it down on card NV
wife was unstrung and we got into the
buggy with Troy 10 get away. Just then
| said to Officer Feeney. You're all right,
252, but 316 isn't King seemed TO be
crazy and didn't know what he was doing.
He jumped into the buggy, pulled out his
club, sat down on my wife's knee and
drove off. He didn't seem to know
whether he was on streetcar or buggy
| am eXcitable enough. but King is worse
than |. [ didn't call him a cur. He was
sixty feet away when l spoke 20 Feeney,
and then he came rushing at US. He was
just LAYING for a chance"
Fred Miller was relating how Officer
King hustled him down the street when
the Judge said 'I've heard enough. The
cases are dismissed"
This would indicate that the Judge be-
lleves man is not disturbing the peace
when he hugs his wife on a public side
walk.