The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11

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House Ruth" an appellation aptly
bestowed, because Miss Clifford had a
seemingly unconquerable habit of act
ing in a disorderly manner when any,
thing or anybody vexed her. For in
stance when Miss Clifford was trip
ping a two-steD with a soldier in one
of the dance halls and Miss Davis
playfully invited the warrior to pur-
chase a drink for her, Miss Clifford
promptly knocked down Miss Davis
and then pirouetted upon her face,
leaving some unsightly marks which
she would be pleased to have Judge
Mogan make a note Of before they
disappear. She CMiss Davis) did not
consider the act justified by the
provocation. She hoped she knew
how 10 deport herself without violat-
ing the code of dance hall ethics. and,
although she hated to drag any one
into court. she felt IL was her duty.
not only to herself but also TO the
terpsichorean sisterhood. to have Miss
Clifford punished. AS for being called
a cat by Miss Clifford, she could af-
ford to consider the source and over
look the insult. She might have re-
torted by informing Miss Clifford that
IL she wanted to see a real cat she
should have consulted her mirror, but
repartee would be wasted on such a
creature. Besides. she hardly had time
to say anything ere Miss Clifford had
her down and out.
Miss Clifford denied eeerything that
Miss Davis had asserted, and offered
to bring any number Of witnesses to
prove that she (Miss Clifford) had new
er earned the nickname Of Rough
House Ruth" Nobody had ever ad-
dressed her by that title, or even men
toned it in her presence. The Judge
then told her to have her witnesses in
court next Tuesday.
John Smith complained that he was
thrown down the stairway of a Mission
street lodging house by John E. Hall,
the night clerk, but when the case was
called in Judge Mogan's court there
was no appearance for the prosecution,
and Bailiff Hickey went TO the door
and Justify yelled, John Smith" Seven
men responded, but not one Of them
was the John Smith who had signed
the complaint.
Case continued till next Tuesday"
said the Judge, "and let a bench war;
rant issue for John Smith,
Am I to keep on arresting John
Smiths until get the one that is want
ed?' inquired the bailiff.
Next case" was the courts evasive
answer.
When the Chinatown squad raided sci
Commercial street on suspicion that it
was an opium den they found therein
three young girls. Alice Adams, Bessie
Heating and Lillian Haitnell, all of
whom had evidently been smoking the
pipe Of death. They were arrested, and
so was All Wong. the proprietor of the
place, and in Judge Mogan's court the
quartet pleaded not guilty of vagrancy
the women weepingly, the man stol-
idly. The police, however, told some
things concerning the defendants that
Mortified even the court attaches, who
for years have been listening to un-
pleasant stories of human degeneracy,
and the Judge disgustedly continued
the case till tomorrow.
Edward F. Beach, a carpenter, has
neglected his wife and six-months-old
babe in such a shameful way that
Judge Mogan promised to give him six
months Imprisonment when he comes
up tomorrow for sentence. After aban-
doning his family Beach went to Wood
land and there met a young woman
named Kate Collins, whom he brought
TO this city and installed In his fathers
house, and all the money he earned
was spent on his inamorata, while his
wife and babe were saved from starva-
ton only through the kindness Of her
mothers parents. Mrs. John Petite,
manager Of the Universal Service So
ciety. took I'D the case, and it was
through her efforts that Beach was ar
rested.
You are about as contemplate a
fellow as I ever heard off, said the
Judge to the defendant after 1t had
been pretty clearly shown that the
Collins girl was brought here by Beach
to contribute to his support, land I
only regret that there is not a whipping
post for the punishment of such char
acters as you. When you come here
again, however, / will take pleasure in
sending you to the rock pile for six
months"
Fer picking pockets on Kearny street
one night last week Placidio Gomez
Valencia, a well-dressed Mexican youth,
was sent to the Superior Court by
Judge Mogan.
Joseph Riley stole a watch from a
sleeping man in Third street saloon
on April IL, and a few days ago he was
so indiscreet as to enter the same sa-
loon. where he was instantly recognized
by the proprietor and given into Gus
tody. Judge Mogan gave him six
months.
Bennett Bremen, newsboy, and Harry
Cohn. Deddler Of maps, clashed in front
OF the Grand Hotel entrance last Fri
day afternoon and Bennett struck Har-