The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-23
RATz IS HELD TO ANSWER,
Judge Campbell Fixes His Bond
at Twenty Thousand
Dollars.
The Woman's Federation for Public
Good to Make a Vigorous Fight
for Morality.

The case of Philip Ratz, CHARGED with
rape, came up for hearing before Judge
Campbell yesterday. Ratz was held to
answer before the Superior Court in bonds
of $4,000.
Julia Christensen, the prosecuting wit
ness, described infinitely the details of de-
PENDANTS crime, ending her testimony by
positively identifying the accused man.
Louisa Oliver was the next witness
called. She gave her age as IA, but be-
came very much confused when questioned
closely.
Attorney Mack objected strongly to the
admittance of what he was pleased to call
uncertain testimony" Judge Campbell,
however, overruled the objection.
DR.. We'll of the Receiving Hospital testi-
fed as to the physical condition of julia
Christensen, after which the defendant was
held to answer.
Frank Emond, known as the ''blind
fiddler" was booked at the Central station
yesterday on five felony charges preferred
by the following witnesses, many OF whom
have already appeared in the cases of
Lane. Ratz and Meyer: Augustine Parritt,
Eva Gunasso, Lille Lindsey, Emma
Marchand and Julia Christensen.
A plan OF organization of the Woman's
Federation for Public Good was adopted at
the women's mass-meetlng at the Y. M.
c. A. Auditorium yesterday and will be
reported at the meeting to be held at the
First Congregational Church tomorrow
afternoon.
The attendance was not what might have
been expected. the audience com prising
not more than 125 ladies and Father
Waugh, the veteran temperance worker.
There were representatives from almost
every sect in the City however.
Among the societies whose mem bers re-
ported personal interest in the plan were
the Native Daughters, the California Girls
Training Home, the teachers of the public
schools, the Waldensian Mission, the
Mothers Auxiliary of the Boys Club of
San Francisco and the Missionary Society
of the First Cumberland Presbyterian
Church.
Mrs. Henrietta E. Brown, chairman of
the committee on plan of organization,
called the meeting to order and asked for
nominations for presiding officer of the
meeting.
Mrs. D. J. Spencer was unanimously
elected to that position. Mrs. A. B. Shep-
herd was elected secretary.
After an opening prayer was delivered
by Mrs. ]. c. Mason, Mrs. Spencer stated
the object of the meeting to be the adop-
ton of plan of permanent organization
OF society for the suppression of the So
cial vice.
Mrs. Henrietta E. Brown presented the
following report of the committee each
article being discussed at length and final
ly adopted with amendments:
Recent events in this City have SO aroused
the women to the necessity that something
should be done for the protection of women
and children that it seems WISE that a perma-
nent organization should be formed which
should have for its object the remedying of
the evils existing in society to-day.
In furtherance of this object your committee
respectfully submit the following plan of or
ganiZation:
A society shall be organized consisting of
delegates from the various women's societies
OF this City which are organized or shall be
organized for the public good.
The representation shall consist of one dele
gate from each local society and an additional
delegate for every twenty-five members or
major fraction of twenty-five members.
The name OF the society shall be the Woman's
Federation for the Public Good.
Mrs. J. B. McGilroy. Mrs. Luse, Nine.
Sorbier and Mrs. Rose NJ. French gave
practical addresses, and the statement of
the presiding officer that mothers mass
meeting was held at San Jose Yesterday.
that the women of Oakland have taken up
similar work and that the Stockton w. G.
T. U. was about to take up similar work
awakened applause.
Mrs Rose NJ. French reviewed the cases
briefly and told of District Attorney
Barnes promise to personally prosecute
the cases provided the ladies continued to
hold mass-meetings and so influence pub
lie sentiment. She quoted Judge Lows
promise that ladies would be admitted en-
masse to his court Monday afternoon if
they desired.
at is not because we want to hear the
vile evidence" said Mrs. French, "but
because we should shut out the unfeeling.
unthinking rabble that usually witness
Police Court trials that we advocate the
attendance of women upon these trials"
She said the attorney for the defense had
admitted that only technicallties as to the
legal points would save his client, and the
lady impressed upon her audience that dur
ing the time that would elapse between the
preliminary trial and the trial III the SUI
premel Court there would be the greatest
need of work by the women interested in
the case.