The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-02

mates while ashore, John Williams
and Frank Waters swore by each other
until last Sunday evening, when they
sWore at each other. They did some
more swearing yesterday morning in
the court of Police Judge Fritz, where
John was accused of having attacked
Frank with deadly weapons-to wit,
one knife and one pistol.
Frank Swore that he had been drink
ing when he lay down upon the couch
Jointly leased by him and John in
Howard-street lodging house, and was
endeavoring to steal forty winks, when
John entered the apartment and
charged him with having stolen $40.
Stow your gaff, mate" said Frank,
thinking John was joking. Disillusion
came when John called him several
kinds of thief, and when he attempted
to DENY the impeachment John dis
played knife and pistol and declared
that they would be put to use If he
was not given $40 right there and then.
To show that his threat was not idle
he slashed Franks hand with the
knife.
Johns tale was quite different. He,
TOO, had been drinking, and was asleep.
he said, when he was awakened by
hand-subsequently identified as one
OF trank's-eXploring the pocket in
which his cash was kept. He jumped
TO his feet, and a hasty investigation
having satisfied him that he had been
robbed of a golden eagle he requested
Frank to restore the coin TO it's right
full owner Frank denied the theft,
and then, just to intimidate him, John
drew little pocketknife, opened one
OF the blades and remarked he might
utilize 1t as a means of enforcing his
demand. He had no intention to use
the knife, when Frank affrightedly
grabbed it and cut his hand-the same
hand that had pilfered the $40. Frank
then kicked UP such a hullaballoo that
John, with a view to conserving the
peace, smote him on the face with
fist. AS for the pistol. 1t was never
drawn from Johns pocket until a po-
liceman distracted 1t.
1T appears to me-" said the Judge,
that both of you gentlemen were so
heavily laden with liquor that neither
of you has a clear recollection of what
did happen just prior to the arrest of
the defendant. Consequently l cannot
accept your testimony and must dis
miss the case"
Before leaving court John and Frank
shook hands most cordially and asked
the bailiff if he thought the Judge
would have time to go out and take
illih VI lNO dL liSlL SApCIoS.
Frank McAndiless, charged with
having falsely represented himself to
be a policeman and threatening to ar
rest John Stanton and A. Hallber last
Saturday evening on Montgomery ave-
nue., said he must have been dreaming
when he committed the alleged Of
Tense.
II frequently dream that I'm a po-
lice officer" said Mr.. McAndiless, and
in my sleep I've arrested any number
of people"
Us the dream father to the desire
do you yearn to wear a starr" inquired
Judge Conlan.
1T is my life ambition" was the an
swer.
We'll" commented his Honor, there
is no accounting for some ambitions.
This case is continued till Wednesday,"
Clerk Rice looked UP the record of
the new man and whispered to the
bench that if authorities were desired
he would suggest "Napoleon's Book of
Fate"
Percy Sexton, who was shot by Fred
Won Issendorff, grocer. the night Of
Sunday, July 10, at Page and Lyon
streets. mounted the witness stand in
Judge Conlan's court and declared that
he did not desire to prosecute the de-
PENDANT who did no more than he Sex
tom would have done under similar
circumstances.
Il got what deserved" said Sexton,
"and would like to have this case
dropped
So the case was dismissed.
Won Issendorff and his brother were
followed from the Cliff House to their
place of business by a crowd of young
fellows, who pelted them with rocks
and sticks. Ere the shooting began Won
Issendorff's jaw was broken by a stone
thrown by one of his assailants. For
a time Sections life was despaired Of,
| the bullet having penetrated his abdo-
men.
Mary Murphy, chronic vagrant. who
makes Columbia square her lettering
place, was given six months imprison-
ment by Judge Fritz. The woman has
been arrested about half a dozen diff
ferent times for drunkenness in the
square.
Oliver Peterson. mariner. not only re-
fused to pay for a bottle of beer which
he hadn't ordered in a Pacific street
dance hall, but was engaged in demol-
ishing the establishment when his ar
rest occurred. Dismissed by Judge
Fritz, who evidently attached more Gre
dence to the uncorrOborated statement
of the seaman than to the glib story Of
his half-dozen accusers.
Mrs. Maggie Mann. who dwells on
Tenth street, was before Judge Ca
baniss on a charge of disturbing the
peace and three of her neighbors, Mrs.
Gallie Mrs. Drused and Mr.. O'Donnell
adduced testimony to show that the
charge was well founded. Never in all
Mrs Drused's born days had she en-
countered a more abusive tongue than
that possessed by Mrs. Mann, and Mrs.
Gallie would be very sorry if any per-
son connected with her family would
utter such language as Mrs. Mann pro-
duced with remarkable fuency. Mr.
O'DonneIl confessed that he was not
easily shocked by words. but some adj
jectives employed by Mrs. Mann did
really harrow his sense of propriety.
! The defendant did not have anything
to say in defense of the accusations,
and she was given until August Is to
bring in counter testimony