The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-09
And Are Permitted to Wander About
the Streets.
THE CASE OF S. W. VULICEVICH.
Matters Requiring the Earnest and
Prompt Consideration Of the
Grand Jury.

OF Correction or is lie BACK again IN MS Ola
haunts? were questions that were pulling
the police and police court ofIici ais yes
ierday.
Vulicevich lived at 414 HYDE street and
spent most of his time as q hanger-on and
capper in the Police courts al the new City
Hsl. He also on several occasions made
himself obnoxious by representing himself
to people as an officer of the Society for
the Prevention of Vice.
On Saturday, November "a, ]. NJ. Miller,
506 Fell street. called at the City Hall to
obtain a warrant for the arrest of a neigh
Dor on the charge OF threats to kill. Vul-
icevich spoke TO him, and the result was
that be wrote out q warrant, forging
Judge Jnaehimsen's name to it. and
charged Miller SIS for his trouble.
The fraud was discovered on the follow
ing Monday. and Vuleevich was arrested
on the charges of forgery and obtaining
money by false Dretenses. On December
Z. Judge Conlau assigned the case To Judge
Lows court. where the charge of forgery
was, by some means or other, dismissed d,
but on December 10 Vulicevich was sen
fenced tn three months in the House OF
Correction on the misdemeanOr charge of
obtaining money by false pretenses.
About ten days ago he was seen in Judge
COnlan's court by Clerk Mahoney and two
or three others who spoke tn him. Ii was
remarked then that he ought TO be in jail,
and he said lie hoped it would not gel in o
the PAPERS.
On New Years dav he called at the Re-
ceiving Hospital and had a cut in his chin
stitched by DR.. Berry. He told the doctor
he had been playing with some children.
and had stumbled and fallen ON the side
walk. he bad the appearance of suffering
from a New Years Gag"
Bailiff Kelly of Judge Conlan's court
says he spoke to Vulicevicn in the cor
ridor outside the courtroom one day
toward the end of last week. He ac-
cOsted him with why. l thought You
were in jail" Vulicevich smiled and
said meaningly, money can do anything"
Judge Low was seen yesterday, and
was not only surprised but indignant
when told that Vulicevich had regalned
got out OF JAIL" said the Judge, was by
a bond on an appeal. But no appeal in his
case has been fled with me"
That's nothing" put in Officer Charles
II. Mcdonald, who has for years kept thu
records IN the Police courts. "For years |
have been kicking against that very thing.
An attorney for prisoner sentenced for
misdemeanor will go to a Superior
Court Judge other than the one who SEN
fenced him and present bond, stating
that an appeal has been filed when such is
not the case. The Judge will accept the
bond and sign an order for the prisoners
release and nothing more is heard of the
transaction.
II have repeatedly urged that no order
of release should be accented by the jail
officials unless it is signed by the Judge
who sentenced the prisoner, and In that
way such frauds could not be perpe-
tIated."
"But you don't mean to say that such
thing is dnne?" said the astonished Judge.
Done" said Mcdonald, angrily; why
of course it is being done all tie time. l
speak of what know"
'"Well," said the judge, 81 don't think
it is done By the Police Court Judges"
''Oh. yes, it is" said: mcdonald. "rhey
are just as bad as the Superior Court
judges, and it is high time reform was
Instituted"
Judge Low, after getting over his sur
prise party, saw Detective Anthony, who
arrested Vulicevich on the forgery charge,
and instructed him TO arrest Vulicevich
on sight.
IF he has been released from Jail in the
manner suggested" said the Judge. II
will see that the charge OF forgery is
pressed against him, and | shall certainly
hold him 90 it if there is the slightest evil
denee 10 bear it out"
The House Of Correction was called I'D
by telephone, and in answer to the in
curry as TO who signed the order for
Vullcevich's release an answer was given
that Vulicevich had not been released, but
was in his cell.
This was a staggerer. Bailiff Kelly,
Clerk Mahoney and others declared posi-
tivey that Vulicevich In the flesh had no /
only been seen but spoken TO by them.
They we're indignant at the bare suspicion
that they might nave mistaken him ter
some one else
ITS my opinion" declared Kelly, "tha,
VDliceYich has escaped from the House Of
Correction. l was cut at the Inglesde the
other day gathering mushrooms and dis
covered pair of convictS trousers hidden
in ciumD OF bushes. They had the ap-
pearance of not having lain there long
AS soon as l saw VuIieAvich and remem-
0eIlng the conVict's trousers, it flashed
lato my mind that they belonged TO him."
Captain Cildea was seen at the Bald win
Hotel last night, and he declared posi-
lively that NnliCevich was in Jail. Once
he had been permitted TO go into the city
SIX days ago, but he was accompanied by
Stokes. trusy guard. THE people,"
said the captain, with vehemence, who
say they saw him on the street are lying"
A visit was made to the House Of Cor
rection and the positive assurance was
given that Vullcevich was there and was
acting in the capacity Of ''trusty." All
efforts to see him were, however, unavail-
ing without an order from the Sheriff.
II know he is there" said Superintend-
ent Clarkson. when | took charge on
Monday [ refused to give receipt for the
prisoners till l had them all lined up
before me and each answered to his name
and Tailed with the books"
There is not the slightest doubt that
Vullcevich was permitted 10 roam about
the city at his own sweet will, and it must
have been with the knowledge and con-
sent Of one or more OF the officials, which
would account for The significance at
tacbed 10 VUiicevich's remark that money
could do anything"
THIS is considered a matter for the
Grand Jury 10 thoroughly investigate, and
the sooner it is brought officially to their
attention the better will it be for all con-
cerned.
The reform referred to by Officer Nc
Donald might also be earnes ly considered.