The morning call., 1894-01-17
A PITIFUL STORY.
Misfortunes That Over
took Twin Brothers.
The Gross Outrage Perpetrated by
an Oakland Police
man.

A pitiful story came to the knowledge of a
CALL reporter yesterday and il may serve a
good purpose TO relate il. Old residents and
many of later times remember the Saulman
restaurant, located on the east side OF Mont
gomery street, near Sacramento, originally,
and from there removed 10 the north side of
California street, between Montgomery and
Kearny. In this restaurant were two bro,hers,
named Fritz and Chris. twins, SIN tll-siZed, ma
lives of the cd Duchy OF Brunswick, in Ger
many, and VINO. although they had been In the
United States for some time, spoke English i'm
perfectly. They had worked for Saulman
many, many years, and were regarded by bis
numerous customers with great favor.
Our story concerns these unhappy twins. In
the course OF time Saulman died, and the busi-
ness was continued by a very capable asso-
clate he had, famiitdrly known as The BurgO-
MASTER" Then, on account Of improvements
In The vicinity, the restaurant was removed TO
the south side of Pine street, little below
hearny, and here Chris and Fritz, having
boarded considerable money by long years OF
service and saving became proprietoTs Of 1t,
ant" Things went on smoothly for a while.
Their old patrons, principally Jewish business
men, remained with them, and the twins re-
doubled their exertions 10 please and were
happy in their success. But soon trouble came
upon them in the shape of domestic afi1ietlOn.
Fritz, the eldest, lost three children III one
week and grew gloomy and mOros f, feelings
thai gradually became more and morr intense
until they ended IN insanity, and last Saturday
lie was COUInitteu 10 Inc StOCkI0D asylum Be
fore this was done, however, the other brother,
Chris, was subjected TO an official outrage that
would seem to demand redress. He was look
ing for he unhappy Fritz ana his search took
him o Oakland. lie approached policeman
lOunging on corner and asked him a simple
question.
'Where is the jail?"
He thought his brother might have been
taken up and put there for safe Keeping but
the guardian OF the peace. instead of answering
the poor fellow ciYily and directing MIN prop
erly, replied roughly.
Come" said he, grasping him by the collar
''you want to see the jail? I'll show IL TO you"
He dragged the astonished Chris 10 tue
prison. entered some charge or other. and there
he remained locked up for TWO days and half.
Remoustranee was useless, and as Chris spoke
but little English explanation was equally
vain. One can imagine how, in the meantime,
his restaurant business was impaired py his
absence and the many injurious Tumors to
which the situation gave rise. The change
without any agency OF their own. IN the for
tunes of the twin brothers In the space of few
mouths Is certainly lesson on the vanlty of
human wishes. From prosperity they were re.
duced to poverty-one brother. after losing all
his family by sickness. wandering lunatic, the
other, for daring TO search for him, locked up
In jail as criminal, and WHIT little business
he bad left 10 the meantime going 10 wreck and
ruin There ought 10 be some way to reach I'm
punitive way, that Oakland policeman,