The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29

w A. Adams started to carve tur-
key in his Valencia street demesne on
Christmas day. He secured a half
Nelson on the breast of the bird with
the carving fork and felt for the place
where the Joint of the wing should he
in properly reared turkeys. The bird
slid out Of the platter and landed in
the lap of his wife, who was wearing
her best gown. 1t was recovered and
Adams smileds peacefully, while his
wife broke into tears. He concluded to
tackle a leg when he had resumed
strangle hold on the holiday fowl.
Somehow the turkey was deformed in
that particular quarter and caromed
off again. 1t hit Mr.. Adams daughter
in her nicely braided hair and broke the
glass in a beautiful etching. There was
gravy enough left on the etching TO
turn ii into an oil painting.
Adams again regained the bird and
searched for an opening through the
breast with his carving knife. His
language was something awful by this
time. The cook fed to the back yard
and buried her face in her apron. His
wife and daughter withdrew to the
bedroom in tears. The turkey was
dressed by this time with Administer
trimmings and plugged with glass.
Frightened neighbors rushed in,
thinking a tragedy was being commit
ted Among them was Mrs. Louis
Spencer who lives at 1881 valencia
street. She told Judge Mogan yester-
day that on her entrance Adams hit her
on the head with a beer glass. Theo-
dore Ross of 1923 Sanchez street also
invaded the premises, intent on pre-
venting crime. He was also assaulted,
he claimed. J. Johnson, next door
neighbor of Adams, told the court that
he had also fallen q victim to ADAMS
wrath when he reached the dining
room in order to rescue a woman IN
distress.
Altogether three charges of battery
were preferred against Adams. ne
turkey didn't appear against him. The
Judge was inclined to take leniert
view Of the case.
L tried to carve turkey myself in
my young and salad days he sald,
and | know exactly how you felt
nearly committed manslaughter on
long-necked waiter who vas watching
the operation, and l made a saute or
the gravy bowl and the bunch of white
hyacinths in the center CT the table.
I'll take this case under advisement for
a day"
Henry Jackson, a negro. nearly es-
caped the strong arm of justice yes
: terdav because he possessed a burglar
proof nerve The stunt came off IN
Judge Mogans court. Henry had been
arrested on the charge of purloinlng
a gold watch and a handbook from
Mrs Julia A. Taylor, who conducts
lodging house at 25S Minna street. Pat
rick Kearney was arrested on the Same
night by Policeman CaVanaugh on the
charge of vagrancy. The case of Kear-
nev was called for adjudication and a
burly negro arose in the dock and was
LET out. Cavanaugh was called to the
stand and testified that Kearney was
not bad fellow The policeman sald
that the accused was nuisance on
Kearny street when he got drunk In
view Of the fact that the defendant
had been in jail for forty eight hours
Judge Mogan dismissed him. The art
full negro started on his way to free
dom.
"That isn't Kearney," whispered Cav
anaugh to the Judge as he noticed the
receding form of the colored man.
"Kearney is big Irishman, and not n
COON"
Bring that man back" thundered
the Judge, and Bailifr Hickey laid his
strong arm on the artful negro.
A hurried search of the records was
made ard il was found that the real
Kearney had defaulted his bail. Jack
son was hailed before the bar again 20
answer to the crime or theft. He ad-
mitted that he had stolen watch ana
handbook from Mrs. Taylor. He SAID
he hid the plunder under the stairs and
when he looked for it he found 1t was
gone. Judge Mogan told Jackson that
during the lonely hours he spent in his
cell before his appearance again TO-
day he would better consult the shades
of his african ancestors and f1nd out
what became of the missing property,
otherwise the limit for petty larceny
would be coming to him.
Jens c. Madsen. who is also known
as Fred Nelson, is opposed to long en-
gagements and is also disciple of the
doctrine of force He is an ex-conVict,
having been sent to San Quentin for
burglary committed in Fresno For the
last three weeks he has made his abode
in the Winchester House, on Third
street.
During his excursions in search of
the satisfying hamburger with Java
his hearts attentions were attracted by
a pinlz-cheeked and pretty girl named
Anna Krumm, who assists her father
and mother in conducting restaurant
at the corner Of Third and Stevenson
streets. Madsen concluded that she was
his affinity, and he wrote her two let
ters. The first was rather profuse. In
it he said that he believed in taking the
world by storm. Then he asked her
what night she would go to the theater
with him. The second letter was more
terse. but insistent. 1t said: Dear
Anna-What time can you marry me
tomorrow" Miss Krum consulted Po-
liceman Jack Tillman. who is the friend
of mankind on Third street She said
that she could not possibly have met
Madsen unless in the way of serving
him with coffee and doughnuts, and she
knew of no reason why he should write
her that kind of letters. Tillman ar
rested Madsen for vagrancy and he
was tried before Judge Mogan yester-
day 1t did not appear to the court
that the defendant was thoroughly
well balanced mentally. Il think he's
got spinning wheels in his head" said
the Judge aside. "Ill continue this case
a few days and let the insanity sharks