The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27

insulting language toward her and after
ward struck her and her son. Nolan made
no attempt to strike the woman, but did
Try to interfere when her husband came
up TO protect her. officer McCioud met
the woman running along with the child
in her arms, and shortly afIerwaJd he
arrested kohler and Nolan. When being
searched a razor was found on Nolan, and
an additional charge of carrying a con-
cealed weapon was placed against him.
Within the past few months the Sport
ing Life gang has taken on new life and
become more desperate than ever. They
boast of some myslerious pull, which cer-
tainly exists, for their record of over six
years shows that they have been able to
defeat multitude OF felonies aud misde-
meanors
Three months ago four of the gang, in
Guiding Nolan, broke into the house o!
Mrs. Aird and assaulted Mrs. Lizzie
James. They were all held to answer in
| l he Police Court on charges OF burglary
and assault. and since that time Nolan
has frequently been arrested. His record
is the longest of any on The prison docket.
This afternoon a search OF the books
slowed that Frank Nolan was first arrested
in June, 1891, when he was 10 years of
age. At that time he was drunk and for
feited his bail
His record since then is as follows:
Battery charges Z, drunkenness 16,
petty larceny 1, criminal assault e,
| burglary 1, vulgar language 3, mali
eious mischief L, disturbing the peace
2, defauiting defendant L, violating
| ordinance L, assault with deadly
| weapon 1, yagrancy L.
In the six years during which he has
been on the record, he has averaged one
| charge two months With the
| exec ption of sentence imposed by Judge
| Wood Two years ago of 800 or fifty days
| Tor habitual drunkenness, Frank Moan
seems TO lead charmed life so far as con-
victions are concerned. This is dne in a
( great measure to the failure of witnes Sc s
10 bs on hand at the proper time. The
police claim that they are inundated,
and this is borne ont by the TACT that at the
present time Mrs. James and Mrs Aird are
detained IN the city prison for witnesses
| in the burglary and assault cases so that
they cannot be intlmldated until the trials
are held.
This morning Nolan wa, sentenced 10
three days Imprisonment for drunken
ness.
Fred Kohler appears first on the record
on Christmas uay. 1894, when he was 20
years OF age. According 10 custom, his
oHense oeing drunkenness, judgment WAS
| suspended. Since then he has been ar
rested on several occasions for battery,
orunKenness. carrying con ce aled weapons
| petty larceny, robbery and disturb the
pace. On most OF these charges the
cases against him have failed oil convic.
tinn. he is now charged with two cases
OF battery for his assault on Mrs. Nelson
and her boy
The gang has is headquarters in West
OakIand, and Its record OF crime, includ-
| ing several occasions on which policemen
nave Geen beaten almost to death, IS the
oiackest In Oakland's criminal annals.
Under the Daggett administration of
the San Franc SEQ Mint some of it, mem.
oers, although their characters were well
known, were given positions, but with the
ADVENT OF Frank A. Leach any one with
Sporting Lfe gang affiliations very quickly
| discovered that civil service rules i'd not
give hlm much protection. Frank Perata.
brother OF Barchi Peraia, was one of those
| VINO found that he was not in favor with
| the new Rel ublican administration AT the
Mint. Whenever trouble comes to any of
the leafing members OF the gang. es,e-
clal The Peraias there is never any diff
| Guilty In their obtaining bonds and at the
$40, 600. ~ y" Oo"'s iof
In the case OF Mrs. James the testimony
Is considerably weakened BIZ the charac-
| Ter OF the prosecuting witness. but Mrs
Nelson Is said to be a highly respecta BILE
| little woman against whom not a word
| can be said
Prosecuting Attorney Moore was greatly
surnrlsed this morning when Mrs. Nelson.
| AZ Whsse instlgatIon kohier and Nolan