The San Francisco call., 1897-04-09
The HayeStreet Facade of Caos Drugstore the Windows
Which Were All Blown Out by the Benzine Explosion

expectoration ordinance. was one of the
best-known men in town.
The great and sudden spread of his
fame which has resulted from his arrest
he is meeting with that bland good
nature that characterizes him. Naturally
enough he encounters it everywhere. and
while it be- ins to grow tedious, still he
makes no objection.
II don't know that I'd give 81 to have
avoided it," he said yesterday. mo. 1
have no kick coming. Somebody had to
be the first man arrested, if they were 60
ing to do any arresting and it might just
as well have been me as somebody else,
mightn't it?"
"Butit will cost you more than 81 if the
precedent is followed that has been es-
tablished in such cases-a fine OF 81 80"
"Well. d don't know whether it will or
not" said Bradbury, allowing the twinkle
in his eye unusual license. The trial has
not come on as yet.
''You are going to make fight on it,
then?"
Certainly. 1 am opposed on principle
to pleading guilty to anything. Mind
you, l say there is no fault to find with
any body, If may except the bad printing
of The notice in tine car 1t is very little
card and over the small type is printed a
red cross that nearly covers 1t. 1t is diff
cult to read under the best conditions, but
at night almost i'm possible. 1t was only a
day or two after the passage OF the ordl-
nance, and did not know of its existence
but there is a question Of law as to the
right of the Board of Supervisors to pass
such a regulation that shall be effective in
a streetcar. The Market-street Railway
Company is corporation conducting
business In the City. For the sum of 5
cents it guarantees to carry me or you
from one point to another on its lines.
When | get aboard the car and pay my
| fare they are responsible for carrying me
safely to my destination, and that is all
| there is to it-they take charge of me for
| the time being. If the company itself
| passes regulation requiring its passen-
| gers to do thus and so while in transit
then 1t becomes condition TO which the
passengers must subscribe in addition to
the payment of fare as consideration
| Ior pelng carried on the companys cars.
Notice OF such regulation would have to
| be posted in conspicuous place and not
obscured by any printing over it to be
effective. The question is as to whether
any regulation passed by the Board OF
Supervisors could be made effective in the
streetcars.
Now, mind you, / am not objecting to
the ordinance if it can be enforced. I am
only going to test its limita tions through
constitutional objection to pleading
guilty. a grocer down in the next block
was arrested short time ago under the
pure food regulations for Selling a box oi
honey, that, under the analysis, was dis
covered to be 95 per cent pure, but con.
tanning per cent glucose-a gu bstance not
at all deleterious to health and necessary
to make it stand up in the box and keer
its form. He got me 10 go on his bonds:
lDrr ha -
they had no case got him to plead guilty
under q promise that he would not be
fined. He did SO, but has been regrettine
it ever since.
NOW, am not going to have any such
regrets. The offense com mitted, if any