The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-03
He Has Filed a Red-Hot Dam
age Suit Against Police
man Tut.
JUSTICE IN A FEARFUL MOOD.
Issues Are at Stake That win EIec-
trify the Dry Bones of
the Law.
"Blinker" Murphy has gone to law.

whether to gather up her skirts and scuttle
inside the big steel vault in the Justices
Court for safety, or pin a placard on the
door with the inscription Back After the
Holidays" then tumble into her boomers
and bike among the tules where the Polli-
wog so successfully secreted herself.
Of course it isn't any ordinary case that
impels "Blinker" Murphy to mix up in
the law. Far from it. Mr.. Murphy's
''puIl, social position, standing as
statesman, feelings as a gentleman, repu-
tation as philanthropist, position
as reform politician, stanchness as
a friend, strength in ''de push" ability as
a "knocker,' ''infooence wild de Espee,"
etc., are all at stake. Mr.. Murphy says
he is confident of winning the case is JUS
tice does not get ratified over the details.
He has sued Policeman Jim" Tut for
$500 damages.
"Oh, make it $29, 000," pleaded his admir-
ing friends when "Blinker" gravely gave
notice of his intentions. you can do it
just as well as not"
NO." said Blinker magnanimously,
tits principle. I'll just hammer it into
Tut for two-ninety and show him that
justice is still living in this country even if
she don't go round like q sandwich woman
an tellin' all she knows like Max Pepper.
Besides I've me reasons" and he winked
knowingly.
So it was "Blinker'' fixed the damages at
$500 and began the suit yesterday in the
Justices Court. 1t is the court of lowest
jurisdiction and gives him wide sweep of
territory, a chance to drag his adversary
by the hair of the head right through the
Superior, Supreme and United States
Supreme Courts and right up to the very
tribunal of the highest justices in the land
There are no flies on "Blinker's" Black
stone according to Advocate Mahoney.
The trouble grows out of the strange
arrest of Mrs. Jane Hyland last June
Mrs. Hyland was arrested on the street by
Policeman Tut in citizens clothes. Mrs.
Hyland declared she was respectable, but
Tut took her to the station-house. Cap
tain Short asked her few questions and
let her go.
"Blinker" is stanch friend of Hyland.
He heard of the matter, and all his chival-
rous spirit was reused. In the midst of his
indignation he counseled the "breaking"
of Tut before the Police Commission ers
Some preparations were made to do this
but they were dropped owing to lack of
funds.
OF course, "Blinker's" activity in these
proceedings came to the attention of Tut,
and he began to express anything but
tender opinions of the politician.
Whenever they met Tut tainted the
sensitive "Blinker" with his inability to
'douse his star
"BIinker" repressed his boiling feelings
him with lack of influence and lived to
fatten all his days at the public crib. Ii
"Bllnker' didn't eventually knock"
him somebody else would, which was Just
the same to "Blinker.''
Every time the men met they glared
and sputtered at one another. One day
after dusk, about two weeks ago, "Blinkerh
came ont of q store on Fourth ST
Howard.
He paused to think, leastwise this is the
way "Blinker'' tells the story. Suddenly
some one said "move on" He recognized
the tones, realized the irony and smarted
under the taunt. The Blinker spirit
arose in all its might and ''Blinker" sim
ply coughed lightly and shrugged his
shoulders.
''Then Tut began to revile me with nv
inability to break him. went on "BIinker''
in his long complaint. "Then he said
move on, don't obstruct the sidewalk
that, way I'll not repeat his interspers-
ing language. It's too much one way.
al didn't see any crowd obstructing the
sidewalk and l told him so.
BAIL, said Tut, as if he owned the
Police Commissioners, you are no good.
I'll run you in, anyhow
"Then he started down Fourth street
with me for the Folsom street station.
mind working against a boomerang. When
we got to Tehama street he tried to take
me up it. 1t was dark and | said: Not
much. Take me up that street and I'll
holler loud enough to raise Chris Buck
ley's hopes / knew he wanted to get me
into the dark TO cllb me. He gave up try
ing and took me along Fourth street again.
When he came to Clementina street he
tried to take me that way. Not much
said. 'Pll yell worse than ever if you
try it,
$50 he gave;t up; but when he got me
to dark place around the corner he pulled
his club and said-well, never mind what
he said, but he punched me in the ribs
every time he said it, and if you'll count
the marks on my ribs you'll see he said
good deal.
Coroner Hawkins counted the jabs and
will bear out everything l say"
Tut booked "Blinker" on the charge of
obstructing the sidewalk. The charge wa,
dismissed few days later by Judge Low.
Now "Blinker" has hired ATTORNEYS
Douglass and O'Brien and is going to try
to make Truit pay so much a iab damages
Tor every one of those pokes in the ribs.
The lawyers are merely advisory and are
employed by "Blinker" to handle the OBJ
lectlons he expects to shower from TUFTS
attorneys when he starts in to chase Tut
about the Justices Court.
when | go to law | mean business"
said "Blinker," fercely. as he filed his re-
celpt. Tut may think he owns the
Police Commissioners, but I'll bump his
head against new 'knocker' in the law.
He won't give me no ting -a-ling-ling when
1t comes to paying that two-ninety dam
ages"