The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03

AenOlnS lnelr respective SpOuSeS made
refreshing feature of Police Judge Mo-
gan's matutinal soiree yesterday. The
parties all dwell in an apartment
house at 2O06A Howard street, and last
Sunday afternoon the domicile was the
scene Of a fracas, in which unsavory
language was freely interspersed with
fstic prowess. AS an outcome of the
shindy George Green, John Green and
John T. Hooper were charged by Louis
T. Williams with having, collectively
and individually; assaulted and bat
tered him.
In support OF his accusation Williams
carried into court an eye much swollen
and heavily fringed with mourning
Endeavor to ascertain who inflicted the
injury and the provocation that led tC
the assault was the bewildering task
cut out for the court, and after tack
ling it for about two hours the Judge
was compelled to continue the case TIL
Saturday, by which time he hopes tC
have disentangIed and straighte' ed out
the conflicting mass of testimony ad-
duced and sworn to by three husbands
as many loyal wives and a young man
with no matrimonial tie
From what the court has already
learned it is inclined TO suspect that
on last Sunday Mrs. George Green and
Mrs. John T. Hooper went to the cor
ner grocery TO purchase Saratoga chips
and that while they were returning
through the hallway of their common
residence. Louis T. Williams poked his
head out of the door of the room which
he occupies with his wife and sneering-
~ said to the ladies, "Ha, ha; you've
been after beer again" Then Mr.. Green
asked Mr.. Williams if he had addressed
Mrs Green in insulting tone, and Mr.
Williams replied in the affirmative, and
accentuated his confession by striking
Mr.. Green on the jaw. At this point OF
the narrative conference becomes cloud
ed. but all the witnesses agreed that
there was a mix-up, in which a razor
figured, and that blows were freely in
terchanged between Mr.. Williams or
one side and George Green, his brother
John and John T. Hooper on the other
Mrs. Green and Mrs. Hooper swort
that Mr.. Williams was the aggressol
throughout, and that Mr.. Hooper, Mr.
Green and brother John were compelled
in elf-defense to raise their hands anC
smite Mrs. Williams, however, assev-
Grated that her husband had beer
picked on by the three defendants
and the other two wives, and that or
one occasion as she was passing along
the hallway John T. Hooper met hel
and in an insulting way dug his right
elbow into her left ribs; also. that il
the Sunday melee Mrs. Hooper rolled
up her sleeves and struck the witness
a straight punch upon the chest.
While the exhibition of conjugal fe-
ncity was general, Mrs. John Green was
the most spectacular in display of wife
ly devotion. When asked if she was
sure she saw Mr.. williams strike hel
husband she enthusiastically answered
Sure of it? Well, 1 should say so
Wasn't I there-a Johnnie on the
spot?"
Again, when the Assistant Distric
Attorney courteously asked Mrs. Greer
if her husband had not struck Mr. VIII
liams while the latter gentleman wa:
PROSTATE, the lady eyed him withering
ly and popped the counter-query:
do you think my husband is cow
ard like that thing there?" pointing t
where Mr.. williams sat nursing hi:
bruised optic.
This is a case" opined Judge Mo
gan, that requires time to be slep
over, reviewed dispassionately and de
cided inteiligently. While the testin1on!
stands at the ratio Of six to two il
favor of the defendants, I will reserv'
my judgment till next Saturday"
And the trio of welded couples wen
away arm-in-arm, while John Greer
/ looked comparatively unprotected as h.
sailed forth alone.