The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08
COURT NOTES.

William T. Reed, who took a shot at
George c. Smith. a rival Waterman at ~
Commercial street. recently and was
charged with assault to murder, had his
case dismissed by Judge TreadweH yes
terday, as the complaining witness ala
not care to prosecute.
The preliminary examination or EdWln
Muscat, charged with the murder of Mrs:
Sophia Sebastina Sanchez, was continued
before Judge Mogan yesterday, when VIII
liam Longan, chief machinist, r. X. NC
Morris ensign, and y. b. Alexander. OF
the United States steamer AlbatroSs, teS-
titled as to the good character of the de-
days before the murder he had asked to
re-enlist. The case was continued TIL
r, n. Cavanaugh. who was arrested on
Sunday night at his home at TeNnty-third
and York streets for beating his crippled
wife, was convicted by Judge Mogan yes
terday and ordered to appear for sentence
this morning. when he will get three
months in the County Jail.
Mrs. Minnie Z. Look swore to com
plant in Judge Mogan's court yesterday
for the arrest of Attorney John F. Car
roll on a charge of misdemeanOr embez-
Element. She alleged that she gave Car
roll SAT in December last to institute suit
for divorce and Carroll had not even filed
the necessary papers.
When the officers of the Twinkling Star
Improvement Company, charged with
maintaining a public nuisance in the
shape of the Hotel Nymphia, appeared
before Judge Graham yesterday their at
cases were continued till Friday.
T. b. Broderick livery-stable keeper.
332 Bush street, swore to a complaint in
Judge Mogans court yesterday for the
arrest of Thomas Mcguire and three
others on the charge of malicious mis-
chief. He said that they hired horse
and buggy from him on Saturday. and on
Sunday the rig was discovered with the
horse badly used up and the buggy almost
smashed in pieces.
Sangiorgi Hugo, an ex-member of the
United States Cavalry, swore to a COM
plant in Judge Graham's court yesterday
for the arrest of w. P. Hickman,
on charge of obtaining money by false
pretenses Hugo alleged that he gave
Hickman $500 for the half interest in
saloon at Is Mason street and Hickman
sold out and kept all the money.
Benjamin Moore, a soldier, who was
arrested on Sunday on Kearny street by
Policeman Kavanaugh for begging, plead
ed guilty before Acting Police Judge
Kerrigan yesterday, but corporal and
three men from the Preside were in
court and asked that BENJAMIN be turned
over TO them, as he was wanted for
petty larceny at the Preside and deser-
ton. He was handcuffed and marched
out of the court, and will probably be
dishonorably discharged from the army.
John ]. Reilly, the soldier who asked for
10 cents from newspaper man at Market
and Kearny streets on Saturday, was con-
Victed of begging by Judge Graham yes
terday and was sentenced to thirty days
in the County Jail.
the two young men charged with assault
to rob. appeared before Judge Graham
Yesterday. NJ. H. Kinney, the man who
was knocked down by the defendants and
two others at Sixth and Minna streets
early Sunday morning. refused to swear
to a complaint against them, and the
Judge continued the case till tomorrow
to see what he could do.
The case of Cornelius Manning, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Mary Kennedy,
was called in Judge Conlan's court yes
terday, but owing TO the enforced alb
sence of the Judge through his boy
death Acting Judge Kerrigan continued
1t till Tuesday, August 10
Francisco Rosales, 22S Brannan street,
swore TO a complaint in Judge Grahams
Garcia on a charge of battery. She al
legged that while she was sick in bed on
Sunday Garcia came into her bedroom
and struck her several times in the face.
Grace Foster was dismissed by Judge
Treadwell yesterday; She was accused
Of stealing a diamond pin from Walter II.
Lew of the Mirror saloon on Kearny
street and Levy told the Judge yesterday
that he would not prosecute the case.
swore to a complaint in Judge Mogans
court Yesterday for the arrest of her
sister-iIl-law Mrs. Helen Wallis, on a
charge of disturbing the peace. She al
legged that since her sister-1n-law had been
divorced from her husband she had been
annoying her by calling at her house and
threatening to kill her because the court
had given her the custody of her child
The will of the late William A. Piper,
heretofore published. was filed for probate
Attorneys Bishop & Wheeler, and Heller
& Powers representing the Union Trust
Company and William Giselman, eXecu-
tors.