The San Francisco call., 1903-12-04

Gil ELnHAg upper 4AdA " f'~--
Ter street can be positively identified
as that OF Mrs William Weissgerber,
who recently occupied the premises,
that lazy is likely TO be punished for
malicious mischief. She was before Po-
lice Judge Fritz yesterday morning on
compliant Of Y. Simi. an Italian, VINO
owns the fat in question and dWeIls
in the one underneath it, and the bur-
d sn Of his grievance was that she, n
retaliation for having her rent raised
by him. penciled libelous legends on
the interior walls and then moved out.
Among the inscriptions alleged by Sig
nor Slmi were:
This is a cold house"
Beware az rats and mice and the
dago downstairs"
Dent rent this house. The daso VIII
drive you 10 the BOBBY hatch
This is a bum joint.
The house is full Of rats and mice
and garlic and dagoes.'
All Of which. Signor Simi averred,
were written with intent to damage
him pecuuiarily by soaring away per
sons who might inspect the fiat with
a view TO renting if it should be found
suitable.
Mrs. Weissgerber denied the i'm
peachment. but did candidly acknowl
edge a feeling Of aversion TO Signor
Simf because he had suddenly raised
her out" When the complainant was
asked to prove that the offending senti-
ments were written by the hand of
Mrs. Weissgerber, he confessed inabil-
itv 10 do so by producing samples OF
the Iady's chirography. Then the Judge
decided 10 continue the case until he
could visit the fat. examine the de-
filed walls and by comparison OF the
penciIed warnings with specimens OF
Mrs. weissgerber's penmanship as
certain beyond a shadow OF reasonable
doubt whether she did or did not COM
nit the dehlement.
In this delicate task the court will
be aided by Expert Kytka.
Emma Miller was both frowzled and
defiant as she loomed before Judge
Conlan and heard a charge Of willful
destruction Of property read by the
clerk The complaint stated that she
had maliciously smashed two panes Of
plate glass and two large glass globes
in the window Of Gates drug store at
New Montgomery and Howard streets
You have been punished for window
smashing before, have you not?" in
quired the Court
Yes" was Emma's sullen reply
What do you break glass for?" .elic-
tied no answer from the woman. but
when asked how long she had been i'm
-f,a
promptly rerlied six months"
Then take six more" said the Judge,
and she was led away 10 take them.
There was a clash Of authorities in
Judge Cabaniss' court that resulted in
the triumphant vindication Of the Cali
fornia Statutes as conflicting with the
codifed rules and regulations OF the
Havana Hotel on Mission street
Miss Florence Porter occupied an
apartment at the Havana until her
mother, Mrs. Margaret Rice. returned
from a visit TO Tacoma. and when
Mrs. Rice went to get her daughters
trunk and have it removed TO her own
dwelling she was informed that the
receptacle would not be given up until
a certain damaged bed was paid
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court compelling release of the trunk,
and a special attorney retained by the
hotel folk opposed the application on
the ground that the rules and regula-
tions Of the hostelry, which are con-
spicuously posted in each room, spe-
cifically and emphatically state that all
property injured by tenants must be
paid for by them. and that in default
Of such payment the baggage Of the
person involved will be held.
Then the court produced the Civil
Code OF California and proved by quot
ing one Of its provisions relating to
rights OF landlords and tenants that the
rules and regulations Of the Havana
Hotel conficted with the letter and
spirit thereof. Whereupon the order Of
release was issued TO Mrs. Rice.
Mrs. Muir. the professional fortune
teller, whose husband was incarcerated
for assaulting a policeman whom she
had enlisted 10 protect her from him.
informed Judge Cabaniss yesterday
that she suspected her spouse is of un-
sound mind. To find out whether her
suspicion is correct or unfounded. his
Honor continued the case against Muir
until this morning.
When Judge Cabaniss was informed
Of Mrs. Muir's occupation ne expressed
surprise that lady Of her putative
power TO analyze the human thinking
apparatus should be at all doubtful of
the mental condition of a person to
whom she is so closely related as the
defendant.
She only suspects he is insane" said
the Judge. Now, in my opinion an
adept seeress should be like Caesars
suspicion"
J. r. Mcdonald, a glassworker, re-
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