The record-union., 1894-08-22
A SAN FRANCISCO NEWSPAPER MAN.
He Went to a Dancehouse to Dig Up
a Story,
And Got into a Fight-win s'Roast
the Police-The Pawnbroker
and the Gun.

San Francisco has sent a great many
queer reporters to this Jay" town 10
show the local newspaper men now little
they know about their business. There
were several of them here writing up incl-
dents of the late strike while railroad
employees were under the Debs spell, ana
their 'sstoriesu were about as far from the
truth as it was possible TO get. Recently
another one blew in here.
In the Police Court yesterday John
Nordestrum and George Patterson were
arraigned on charges of battery on JACK
Conners, who claims to be newspaper
reporter from San Francisco. When Pat
terson's name was called Conners said his
arrest was mistake. as Patterson during
the trouble, which occurred in dance
hall on Second street. endeavored TO
prevent him from being injured. JUS
tice Devine thereupon dismissed the case
against Patterson.
Conners then took the stand and testi
fed that he is a telegraph operator and
newspaper man. He said he went into
the dance hall on Second street ana
commenced writing, when NorQestruth,
proprietor of the place, ordered him out.
He told Nordestrum that he would write
him up in a San Francisco paper as the
keeper of disreputable house. he then
claims that he was assaulted and beaten
by four or five men.
Patterson testified that ConnerS said he
had received a dispatch from NJ. b. De
Young, proprietor of the San FRANCISCO
Csronqcle, requesting him TO SEND a re-
port about q wreck that was reported to
have occurred near Truckee. Conners
said he wanted to get scoop" and
fri L.
ers around. Witness said that nearly
every one in the place was striker, and
Conners could get a story out OF them.
Patterson did not see Nordestrum strike
Conners.
Corners afforded good deal of amuse-
ment to the court officials and spectators
by his actions and language IN court. He
said he would touch up the police de-
partment in his correspondence to his
paper, and said many other things that
justified those present in forming the
opinion that he is decidedly eccentric
His manner is quite consistent with his
claim that he represents San FRANCISCO
daily newspaper.
CARRoLL's LOST GUN.
The examination of E. Zemansky,
charged with having received stolen
property, took place yesterday afternoon.
Zemansky was arrested on complaint OF
a young man named Edward Carroll,
who says that Zemansky bought gun
which was stolen from him, and refused
to give it up.
Carroll testified that he worked on the
Todhunter ranch in Yoio County. and
the last time he saw his gun 1t was IN
Zemansky's show window, last Saturday
night He went into the store and asked
to see the gun, and told Litchenstein,
Zemansky's clerk, the gun was his.
4 Ha,. hn fQn
to buy the gun, and the latter said he did
not propose to pay for what was his own.
Carroll then went to the police station
and reported that his gun was in the
pawnshop and that Elice Zemansky, who
conducts the establishment refused to
give it up. With Officers Higgins and
Maley he went to Zemansky's and de-
manded to see the gun. They were told
by the clerk that the gun was sold.
Joe Vetter who also works on the Tod
hunter ranch, testified to the same facts.
Officers Maley and Higgins testified
that they were sent TO the paWnshop to
inquire into the matter. They were in
formed by Zemansky that the gun had
been sold. Maley told Zemansky that he
should not have sold the gun alter being
informed that it was stolen. Zemansky
said he did not care whether he was ar
rested or not He had been "beat' three
of four times, and was not going TO stand
it any longer.
Litchenstein, the clerk, said that after
Carroll mad claimed the gun he (the wit
ness left, and when he returned Zeman-
sky said ne had sold the gun.
Henry L. Buckley, Zemansky's attor-
ney, asked that the case be dismissed on
the ground that it was not shown that
Zemansky knew the gun was stolen
when he purchased it.
Justice Devine denied the motion and
the defense not introducing any evidence,
the court took the case under advisement
until this morning.