The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-14
PLIGHT OF A PICKLE MAN
Charles Shrakkarts Trampled
Upon Mrs. Anita Eggert's
Affections.
SHE NOW DEMANDS $4,000.
While Falling in Love He Was at
Law With His Daughter Over
the Family Piano.
SHE NOW DEMANDS $4,000

Charles Shrakkarts is the proprietor of
the South End Pickle Factory, at rs Bry-
ant street, and a dashing wldower of 65
years OF age. When Charles Shrakkarts
is not preserving the fat green cucumber
in strong vinegar ana making sauerkraut
he is making love. 1t goes without saying
that he is more successful in pickles than
in love, because Mrs. Anita Eggert, Ger
man lady and the last object of his af-
fiction, is preparing to sue him
for breach of promise, and considers
that her tender heart and peace of mind
has been damaged $4,000 worth. She has
sought her attorneys, Nowlin & Fassett,
and her tale of woe has moved that law
firm to call the pickle man to an account
ing.
During last August Mrs Shrakkarts, the
mother of his son and five daughters, died.
and in a few weeks later the saddened hus-
band was pouring out his heart a votive
offering at Cupid's shrine. His new love
was Mrs. Eisenbruck, the mother-in-law
of one of his married daughters. While
he was thus engaged he was carrying on
suit against another daughter in the
Justice Court. When his wife died
she left word that the family piano
should be given to this girl, who was the
youngest of her children and unmarried.
Shrakkarts who is de scribed by his neigh
bOrs as being one of the most stubborn
men ever created and who was always at
war with his children, stood guard over that
disputed instrument night and day. His
mulish persistency wore the whole family
out and the young lady sued her
father for her mothers gift. The
late Mrs. Shrakkarts, it may be men
toned, received considerable money from
her father upon her marriage, ., while
her husband was only endowed with
knowledge of pickles, The children took
the stand against their father, and the case
was decided against him. He immedi
ately appealed to the Superior Court, and
the second trial Will take place in Febru-
airy.
By the good offices of his daughter, Mrs.
Eisenbru No. 2, he escaped from the ex
pensive love of her mother-ln-law, Mrs.
Eisenbruck No. 1.
However, he was ready for more adven-
lures, for he confided to friends his belief
in the scriptural assertion that it was not
good for man to live alone" and
he for one did not propose to do
So He soon fell under the fascina-
t1ons of Mrs. Anita Eggert, a 5uxom
widow of about 40 years of age, living at
94S Mission street. She cooks the lunch
and other eatables for the Golden Bell
saloon, at 1913 Market street, and is an old
acquaintance OF the proprietor OF that place.
1t was there he first met her. and then
probably while sampling thewidow Eggert's
cookery and the saloon mans liquids he
importuned her to be another Mrs. Charles
Shrakkarts. His course of true love did
not always run smooth even in the Golden
Bell, for the barkeeper several times
bounced" him when he had become too
full of love and liquor, and informed the
habitues of the place that the old man was
not wanted there.
Rut with his Old-t1me nerSiSfpncv he
pressed his suit with the cook. and in her
confession to her lawyer she says he kissed
her 1T ousands of times" and loved her
better as anything"
One night he was elected from the place
by the proprietor, who possibly was jeal-
Gus, and from that hour he repudiated the
Golden Bell saloon and its fair cook. But
the end was not then nor is it yet. She
threatened breach of promise proceedings
and demanded the gift of a house and lot
on Bryant street. The property belonged
to the late Mrs. Shrakkarts, but Shrak-
karts, to gain time, agreed. They were all
to meet at an attorneys Office when the
deed was to be made out, but, of course,
the pickle man failed to appear and the
widow began the first move in her $40. 600
damage suit.
When seen last evening she acknowl-
edged that her affections had been blighted
in that penal sum, but would not give any
details of the methods by which Shrakkarts
won her love. She expects that he will
settle on some good financial basis without
going to law. AS he is not worth $40, 900
it is hard to see where possible judgment
in her favor will benefit her to that amount
unless she hopes to secure the output of
pickles from the factory for years to come.
Shrakkarts, with his usual vigor, will fight
the case, and, with the piano suit in one
hand and the widow in the other, he will
be pretty well employed all summer.