The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-19

tried to get rid of them by strategy aud
violence was told in Mondays CALL.
They had him arrested because he drew a
revolver and declared that he would pep
per them if they did not go.
Seaman languished in the cid City Prison
until yesterday morning when Wesley P.
Bean. a Turk-street furniture dealer,
turned good samaritan and gave $500 bail
for the old mans release.
The case was called in judge Lows
court, but at the request of Ellwood
Morey, attorney for the accused. the
hearing was postponed until the 28th.
Seaman, after his release, returned to his
turbulent home, but what passed between
him and the truculent widows is purely a
matter OF conjecture, as the ladies did not
receive interviewers during the day, and
Seaman, after tarrying a few moments,
went forth in quest OF a friend who, he
hoped. would take second mortgage on
the house now held by person from
whom he is anxious to have it transferred
Seaman, during his incarceration, told a
story to the prison officers which gave
them the impression that the two widows
are brace of incarnate fiends. When the
building in which they and he were inter-
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him Ia sore distress and he, like the large
hearted man that he is, gave them his pity
and invited them 10 occupy his house and
sit at his table until fortune smiled on
them again.
In return for this generous treatment
the heartless creatures tried to drive him
from his home. On one occasion-an oc-
casion that causes his heart to overflow
with bitterness whenever recollection pre-
sents it to view-one of the widow poured
dishwater over his head. and the vile fluid
drenched his hoary hair and trickled
through his lovely whiskers until he was
a sight to see.
On another occasion, Seaman says, the
contents of the family milk pitcher were
spilled upon his lofty brow by the Widow
Hapley, and the Widow Mccarthy threat
ened to lock him out of his house. He
swears that he will get rid of them or
proudly. nobly fall fighting for his rights.
Seaman says nothing about bis engage
ment to the widows, nor does be tell of the
money which they say he borrowed from
them after e'had gained their tried affec-
tons. He treats with scorn and con tenn ut
the story that he tried to starve them out,
yet this is what Widow Hanley says about
tina episode In their career.
"He's one of the most deceiving men
you ever saw; and / wouldn't have be-
lieved 1t of him when l was a-nursing of
him ana he a-telling of me that we'd be
married after Lent. IT was after 1 learned
that he had deceived Mrs.. Mccarthy that
l saws to her. whatever l have you shall
have share of il, and whatever Is to eat
you shall have your part, for / believe
you're good woman Well, one day we
had very little to eat, and he told me that
he had no money. goes out and tells a
neghbor about 1t, and he tells me that
Seaman has just go S75 from an insurance
company. Scanlan was in bed. and ! goes
to his pants pocket and finds 1t bullying
with money. Up he jumps out OF bed and
orders me out of that, and then he gives
me % cents. Another day / had tn borrow
a nickel from a neighbor to buy bread.
One day be wanted to throw Mrs. McCar-
thy out of the window and blew a police
whistle. and will You believe 1t. when the
officer came that wicked old man was Sit
ting In the kitchen a-smoking of his pipe
and looking as happy and innocent as
baby with its bottle. He told the police
man that nothing was tie matter. and the
ficsr went away"
Scanlan tells his friends that the widows
have conspired to occupy his house and
Keep him in trouble with the police until
he consents to marry one of them.