The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-19

Mrs. Annabel Joyce of 1861 San Jose
avenue is aged and decrepit and when
she tremblingly held up a bandaged
hand for Police Judge Cabaniss' inspec-
ton and informed him that it was cut
by a knife or some other keen-edged
implement welded by able-bodied Asa
Hanson, whom she charged with dis
turbing the peace, his Honor continued
the case until a less-congested calendar
enables him TO devote ample time to
the hearing.
The female complainant alleges that
Hanson. who is a carpenter and dwells
near her home, is Systematically en-
deavoring to drive her away from the
reighborhood and that in the crusade
he is acting as the agent of Barbary
Coast saloon keeper who desires TO ac-
ouire possession of the two lots which
she now occupies. Hanson's method Of
persecution, she AYERS, was confined TO
oral abuse until she had him arrested
for disturbing the peace and then it as
sumed the form Of personal violence.
He invaded her house and struck her
on the face with his fist and when she
attempted TO defend herself he drew
weapon Of some kind-she was too agi-
tated TO note its exact character-and
slashed at her with it. The blow was
received on the hand, which she threw
UP TO protect her head, and the wound
indicated that knife was used. Then,
she says, he hurried away and swore to
a warrant charging her with disturbing
the peace, the document being signed
by Judge Mogan. This case, too, has
been set aside until il can be given the
consideration to which its seriousness
entities it.
Alta street is a narrow and rarely used
fhoroughfare off Montgomery street,
between Union and FfIbert, and when
L. Valentino, occupying No. 124. erect
ed a fence in front Of his residence that
virtually closed the street to traffic he
did not think he was putting the gen
eral public TO any considerable incon-
venience. But he did not take into cal
culation the possible effect Of his fence
upon the household Of Michael Brady,
occupant Of No. 120, nor did he offer to
remove the structure after Mr.. Brady
had complained that it put himself and
ings and comings, as 1t practically
compelled them to walk around the
block in order to visit their neighbors
next door. When suasion failed to
move Mr.. Valentines obstinacy, Mr..
Brady resorted 10 retaliation by en-
bellishing his residence with a porch
which extended in such a way as to
blockade and render useless an outer
staircase by means Of which the Val
entinas reached the upper floor of their
dwelling. Mr.. Valentines protests
were laughed at by Mr.. Brady, just as
Mr.. Brady's objections had been over
ruled by Mr.. Valentino, and when Mr..
Valentino undertook to tear down the
Brady porch Mr.. Brady equipped him
self with an ak and started to chop
down the Valentino fence. The splin-
tiers were merrily flying and so were
uncOmplimentary illusions between Mr..
Brady and Mr.. Valentino when Patrol
man Peshon stepped in and with the
authority in him vested stopped the
work Of demolition and advised the OBJ
structiOnists turned destructionists to
have their dispute properly arbitrated
in court. Judge Mogan has the case
and he viii thresh it out in detail on
October Is.
George Stewart, an Afro-American
Adonis whose undisputed possession of
the cakewalking championship of the
Pacific Coast makes him the envied Of
every colored gentleman who aspires to
social prominence on the Barbary
Coast. will be afforded opportunity to-
morrow TO explain to Judge Mogan his
reasons for having fractured the skull
Of Louis Gomez last Sunday night at
Pacific and Montgomery streets It has
not been ascertained exactly how the
fracture was administered-wheth
Mr.. Gomez, who is of Portuguese ma
tivity, was smitten with a "knuckle.
buster" worn by Mr.. Stewart or sus-
tanned the injury by being flung vio-