The San Francisco call., 1904-02-02
SHINING LEGION STAND
BEFORE BAR OF JUSTICE
One Hundred and Forty Three Prisoners Are Called
to Answer Various Charges in One Department
of Police Court---Michael Angelo Is Exculpated

sAomproso, the cr1minol0g1SI, would
have turned three fip-faps and landed
up in the clock tower. of the Hall OF
Justice If he had seen the criminal
calendar IN Judge. Mogans court yes
.terday Altogether. there We're. 143
cases on the calendar, ranging from
charges OF murder to expectorating on
the sidewalks. The narrow dock: was
so overtaXed that the prisoners were
brought down from the City: Prison
in relays Of twelve at time
Hooded crime and open vice stalked
abroad until Sergeant Wright, the sta.
tistician OF. the. Police Department., lost
all track of his. Stork The Pacific
Coast record of a. police court was:loW-
cred Sc. far that split-second watches
went out of business. The Judge was
perspiring. like Kid Broad after. the
tenth round and the bailiffs We're wa1
tered like a bed Of pansies..
Most of the'increase OF. crime was. tue
TO the fact that the police had oraided
a number of Saloons South Of Market
street and. arrested q large nuRfbef of
men WHO choose a chair and: q fatid at
ruospllere for their Sleeping quatters:
So slethargic do they become that even
the bright san OF California does not
nerve them to 1aborious exertionS... {.
Another bunch of. vagEa1ts was COM
posed of the .'ha.y. wharf kids, ten. in
number that make their. DOuSoirs 'tT1
I the hay ears :belongingpto the Southern
| fFacihc Company. s,All of the vagPants
were allowed 20 ise6k the glad ''feee air
of liberty after warming from .hldge
Mogan that a second appearance WOULD
| entail seVerer penalties that esas few
hours in Jail. which theyg had. asseady
suffered, They all. promised TO find
beds where the police break not in.
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Michael Angelo. mas been arrested
for vagrancy. .. He came before Judge
Fritz yesterday and vas: carefully
Ferrari TO discover whether or mot he
was the. same mah thata evolved the
magnificent decorations OF St: Peers
/. In Rome. Angelo :proNed an alibi. He
claimed. he was a native of. the n1esas
| of Brazil and he said he .wouldnt know
a lllagnificent painting If Z came up
and shook Ilands. with HIM. on 9tIfe
l.street:. :On this. showing :he was. dis.
| missed with a aSwaIainS to.make a.thora
ough search for Ahor that sin his ma
tive land as deemed burden. :.
Thomas Murphy was before Judge
Fritz yesterday on a charge .of. dis
turbfng the peace. With hihn came his
frjendS yhOmSs Fanpon, whose .righc:
in. tile ;earlier days .of. his existence Ia
New Mexico: :. The shot also destroyed
lannon's hearing, but Murphy was still
I the friend OF. the inaiRed man.:
They met and renewed Acquaintance
at TWeRtY ninth sand Mission. streets
| Sunday night. ssFhe steam beer was good
and they &ngered:until after the clock
had marked three hours after :mid2
night. Then they emerged %. the bigh-
way. and Murphe. was. taking; He
wanted. to. tell sQrQethftig abous a bear
i.track in the .Muggonones. :Farron
Couldn't bean it and 'MaEphy Shouted
SO. loud. ditring his .explanation that a
policeman Thought he had an election
Jag concealed about his pefson9.
..Whe8' the facts were explained TO
the Judge .tfe defendant vas proniptly
! dismissed. The deaf man. was aswdt.
ness. ana the Judge :Ioo1ed oNe. Che
courtroom and :. tequired:for William
Jennings Bryan assam. expert onqsilvers
tongHed voices that make the deaf hear.
hut there :.wNas no :response. !. ::
g o. 22 o =.
a:WfillaIn: Gillespie lis a tvirlet ii the
baseball, world, who claimed to Judge
Fritz. yesterday that he could .lpake a
bssll twist and undula ates like a Sonora
pigeon. He said ulat Jim Morley was
Los. Angeles team this coming seasens
Ife was. arrested OF q charge of vag-
rancy BECAUSE BE nade. himself
NUISANCE on. the. lBarbary Coast.
!. Gillespie was tried. out Iast year bv
Morley as. pitcher an6 he: had Is be
released, becayse the 0aIy3 place he
could. bEt a ball gas 9overst sthas grand
stand s:Hes had spead'and: enthusiasm
bur .'tthe .pFopertye owners. across the
street objected to .havingo their dSweH-
ihgss bqmnarded irt times Qf peaces %