The San Francisco call., 1898-09-15

left the Presidio with. Rosser during the afternoon and visited Robert Davis. at St. Luke's Hospital Then they came had few drinks. While Rosser was with me- Polk asserted, The drank only Rhine wine, but he may have taken at about o'clock. 1 was with him an hour before that when he bought a re- yolver at a second-hand store. l think l can locate it.
 The Police Courts had a large quota of soldiers to deal with, and as a result of Rosser's deed the Judges were not dis posed to show them much leniency, ex- cept in cases where drunkenness only was charged. A dozen of the latter descrip- ton were freed early in the morning, but they were at once arrested by detach- under First Lieutenant Whitthorne, and carted off to their camp in patrol wagons. captain Gillian and Lieutenant Pitcher, with another squad of Tennesseeans, also took nine of their regiment into custody after their dismissal in court, and these followed their comrades.
 tennessee Volunteers, was charged be- fore Judge Conan with discharging his revolver within the city limits a the cor ner of Bush and Montgomery streets, and ne was awarded six months in the County Jail for his rechiessness. Judge Conlan took occasion to remark that many of the soldiers had taken advantage of the Kindness of our citizens to insult and per secute them, and he characterized them as a pest and nuisance to the commu- Ty nity; T & do not, of course" said Judge Conlan, include all the members of the Tennessee Regiment. but there are cer- tainly a great many rowdies and black legs in their ranks"
 G. w. Hughes, Company F, of the same command, was arrested on Pacific street with revolver in hand. He was con- victed by Judge Conlan and ordered to appear for sentence this morning. T. J. Keefe, member of Hughes company, at an early hour yesterday morning thrust revolver into the stomach of pull the trigger when it was knocked from his grasp. He faced Judge Mogan on charge of assault with a deadly court. however. advised him to secure counsel, informing him that the charge was grave one, and granted him a con- tinuance until the 18th inst.
 Ed Slater and James Snyder of Com pany l., Tennessee Regiment, were ar rested yesterday morning in a saloon at 4C6 Dupont street by officers Owens and Nelson. The two soldiers, with about nifty others, all Tennesseeans, attempted to wreck the place. The policemen were obliged to club the men into submission before they landed them in the patrol wagon. Judge Joachimsen continued their cases until this morning.
 Charles Goad, also Tennessee Volun- teer, tried to stab Policeman Colen in Abbott's saloon. The officer was endeav- bring to quell a brawl, when the soldier drew knife and made for him. Colen useu HIS CiuD. (IOdQ neaQ was treated at the Receiving Hospital and he was then locked up. Judge Conlan granted him continuance until this morning
 Albert s. Emmett, a member oI the Fifty first Iowa Regiment, tried to wreck the Klondike saloon at 506 Dupont street. A provost guard under command of Cap melt at once assaulted Beyer, but was finally secured. He was convicted of dis turbing the peace before Judge Joachim sen and remanded until this morning for sentence.
 Johnson, the proprietor of a creamerie on Market street, adjacent to the Spreck- els Market. put up sign yesterday over the entrance to his place which bore the legend: The patronage of Tennessee soldiers Is not desired here Don't offer 1t. A large crowd assembled and John- the police, who. considered the challenge for trouble too inviting. Charles Forrest, a window cleaner employed by Johnson, was attacked by four Tennessee soIulers and brutally beaten before the police res s;ii, eued him; The quartet of the first fam City Prison. They will appear in court
 The killing of Hilderbrand by Hospital Steward Rosser of the Tennessee Regi- ment was the sole topic of conversation among the soldiers at the Presidio yes terday. In the murderer's own regiment be heard among, the men and the officers Every man deplores the tragedy and at tributes ROsserS act to the fact that at the time he was under the influence of liquor.
 The civil authorities will have entire jurisdiction in the matter. General Miller said yesterday that the military authorf- ties would in no way attempt to by Colonel Smith. The tragedy will liberties of the. Tennessee men. Colonel Smith said that he had the matter under consideration but that he was not pre- pared to state just how this would be done. Only eight passes from each com pany are allowed a day, and 1t Is thought that some method will be adopted so as to prevent these men from going into the city with the same frequency as hereto fore.
 On Tuesday night a number of the Ten nessee men who were rounded up by the patrol sent out by Colonel Smith were confined in the euardhouse at the Pre- sidio. Yesterday morning they were searched before being sent back to their regiment, and bowie-knife, a box of pis- tol cartridges and a flask of whisky were found upon them.
 It has been ascertained that I.osser is not member of the Sigma Nu fraternity, as has been stated. He is however, a member of the Kappa Sigma Society
 The famous old JESSE MOORE WHISKY Is recommended by physicians for family and medicinal use because It is pure.