The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
ADAMS AWKWARD CARVING
MAKES TROUBLE FOR HIM
Three Charges of Battery Are Registered Against Man in
Police Court Because Turkey Was Deformed---Henry
Jackson Nearly Escapes the Strong Cinch of the Law

Judge to the defendant. 1T is better
late than never.
William c. French, president and
business agent of the Bridge and Struc-
tural Iron Workers Union, who was
arrested Saturday night on the charge
or felony embezZlement set forth his
case before Judge Cabaniss yesterday
through his attorney. He was accused
Of Withholding 500 which the organfza-
tion appropriated for the burial of
George Nottingham the footpad who
killed himself at 128 Noe street. 1t
was shown that the constitution of the
order provided that the money should
be paid to the decedent and French
claimed that he really did not know
! Nottingham's present address and had
no means of ascertaining how to for
ward the money to him. Under his
cCunsels advice he had retained the
money pending proper disposal of it.
Prosecutor Hanley asked for a contin-
uance until Wednesday and intimated
that there were other charges of irreg-
ularities that would be preferred
against French by the union.
L. B. Whitney claims to be a COM
rercial traveller for a lace house in
New York. He was arrested by De-
lSCllN6 IOIIl NIlDSOn SUNDAY nl2nC on
the complaint Cf James Doolittle of the
st. Nicholas Hotel, who advanced the
traveller $50 on a check that was only
worth 4 cents pound when weighed
on the scales of comlnercialism. There
was no money to meet the demand it
called for. Whitney asked for long
continuance in order that he might
communicate with his friends resident
on the island called Manhattan Judge
Vol EnrVn nseC L
weeks, at which time Whitney believes
he will be able to secure funds suffi-
cient to satisfy the claims of Doolittie
The police say that Whitney has been
in difficulty before.
John 0. Burns imagined a vain thing
when he thought he could convict John
Vehy and Dan Shauenessey of battery
before Judge Cabaniss yesterday.
Burns is watchman for the Santa Fe
and was engaged on Christmas night
In guarding two carloads of turkeys.
He claimed that other cars of fowls
had been tampered with during the
holiday season and he was especially
watchful on the night in question He
found two men lettering on the tracks
and ordered them away under pain of
being made to look like pieces of Swiss
cheese from the holes he would bore
in I'M with his trusty gun. One of
the men smoked his lamp" with a well
directed blow and the gun proposition
was forgotten in this moment of ex-
citement. Vehy proved he was far from
the scene where the watchman had his
mixup and Shaugnessey showed very
clearly that he was in no way aggres-
sor IN the conflict and was not intent
On stealing fowl Both men were dis
missed.
Fred n. Gardner's birthday came on
Christmas And the two events were
too much foI him. When he had re-
ceived his full quota of liquid presents
he stood on Market street a the Ninth
street crossing and Walloped eVerybod
he could reach on the passing cars
Policeman Pat Brady passed. in citi-
zen's clothes, hanging on TO an outside
rail and intent on getting home to bis
turkey dinner. Gardner caught him in
the ear. The policeman climbed DOWN
and found his assailant He told Gard
ner he was an officer and showed his
star. The defendant had d few swings
left however, and he gave the police
man battle before he would submit to
being taken into custody. Judge Mo-
gan found Gardner guilty of battery
and will mete out the proper punish
ment this morning. Gardner is a clerk.
IduI f. BaTlON was neIQ Tor assault
with deadly weapon by Judge Fritz
yesterday. He is the wayfarer from
Chicago who shot Charles Constantine
through the leg while the latter was
ating a woman at SO Geary street.
Barley deposited $3.50 in gold coin with
the clerk to insure his appearance be-
fore the Superior Court. The Police
Court lawyers. who are unaccuston,ed
to clients with such q display of wealth
clustered around him like bees AROUND
hive, begging for the privilege of de-
Tending him. He laughed them off and
will probably get along without their
help when the trial comes off.
Thomas Perdon. a diamond setter. is
known as Jack the Shouter." When
overcome with strong drink he displays
his fondness for the fair sex by going
up to them and shouting in their ears.
The entire neighborhood in the vicinity
of his abiding place was alarmed at his
peculiar actions until Policeman NJ
Brady appeared and took him to The
City Prison. There are certain places
in the prison where darkness and a
coating Of redwood make a "shouter''
forget his vocation and Perdon spent a
night in the narrow confines of one of
these. He had lost his voice when he
appeared before Judge Mogan yester-
day. The only explanation he could
make was that he was so drunk he did
not realize what he was doing. His case
was continued until this morning in p-
ider that he might produce witnesses
to prove his general good character
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