The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

AAoAit q grass through the H.
tervention Of Tax Collector Edward J.
Smith II Japan's attention can be
called TO the assistance of one of her
subjects in this city and If proper in
terest is taken in his case 1t will re-
Quire nearly all the contents Of the
war chest 10 square up what is coming
10 the Tax Collector. without money
Japan cannot possibly go 10 war.
me citizen in trouble is Omauri Sa-
kauria, and he was before Judge MOgan
yesterday He conducts a place at
40 Dupont street under a permit issued
Tor phonograph establishment. The
police complain that under one license
Re operates a lifting machine. & muscle
tester, two punching machines, a
weighing machine. an electric nerve
tester. lung tester, one name printer
two machines for measuring the ex-
pansion Of the chest, four phOnograph
machines, thirty-four picture machines.
a whistling machine and a machine
which takes ones picture while one
waits
Under the ordinance IL Is claimed that
he Should be compelled 10 pay 50 a
month for each and every one Of the
contrivanCes he maintains Tor the be-
guilement Of nickels from the pockets
of his customers. Space prevents the
computation hastily jotted down by
Judge Mogan regarding the import Of
gold into the city treasury that would
occur II Sakauria should be enforced
TO pay license fees for all Of the things
that are running il his establishment.
/ The defendant was present in court
and wrung his hands His son also
/ was present as an interpreter and
+ wrung his hands BaiIiff Hickey wrung
a towel in the washroom about the
same time and a man in the back of
. the courtroom broke rung OF a chair
( The scene was pitiable-
The case was continued until to-day
So that the prosecution could secure
the testimony Of Tax Collector Smith
as TO the amount Of the licenses which
Sakauria should be compelled TO pay.
George Sterling. the bowling hyena.
who threw his breakfast into the face
0f an interviewing reporter, tore UP
the warrant for his arrest. fought a
turnkey, threatened 10 chew the bars
OF his cell into iron filings and was
finally subdued by a stream OF cold
water in the jail at San Bernardlno
was an interesting figure in Judge Con-
lan's court yesterday.
He is wanted in this city on charges
. OF robbery and assault with intent ID
murder. About two months ago he
entered the bedroom Of Frank Evans
on Third street, stuck a revolver barrel
in his victims mouth and robbed him
OF a watch. a revolver and $50 in cash
When he vas arrested by Detective
Ed O'Dea he attempted 10 kill the po-
lice officer with a pistol he grabbed
from Evans untutored hand
In court yesterday he confded to
BailiI Walsh that if he had a couple
( Of guns he would clean out the court
/ room and make his escape The baiIif
said. POOH pooh" with a couple Of
''FUls," and told the fighter that a good,
swift punch on the jaw would be COM
ing his way if further he soped the
purple testament Of bloody war The
old. dead days Of San Bernardino will
never come again to Sterling until he
has acquitted himself in some manner
from the two charges OF felony against
him They do these things better to
bad men in a large city than can a
town which looks on the desert from
one side and a peaceful agricultural life
from the other.
Joseph Grannucci was sentenced to
six months yesterday by Judge Mogan
on & charge Of petty larceny. He is a
recent arrival from Italy, and country
man Of his named Joseph Pesa gave
him a lodging place in his room on
Mason street on the night Of January
"a When Pesa awoEe the following
morning he found he had been robbed
OF a gold chain, a silver watch and a
pistol The disposition of the articles
was traced TO Grannucci and a clear
case was made
Judge Cabaniss had before him yes
/. terday a string Of Chinese, which poI1ed
thirty-two in number. who were
= charged under a recently enacted orci-
, nance with the crime Of barricadfng THEN
: houses The ordinance was passed IN
order that the police might be facili-
tated in their efforts 10 prevent gam
: bling in Chinatown. BY it the right ot
the Chinese or anybody else. 10 IocE
; their doors By whatever device they
choose was attacked.
George Collins appeared for the de
fendants and intimated that the ques-
ton OF the cOnstitutiOnaIity Of the or
dinance would be challenged and car
+ ried 70 the Supreme Court Of the United
/. States II necessary. Judge Cabanis.
vas inclined 10 avoid such uncalled-fol
! trouble By dismissing the defendants a
, once. but finally took the matter undel
. advisement until Saturday.
Harry Randall. who also sports tbs
name Of Edward Peterson when occa
sion calls, was held by Judge Conlar
Yesterday in bonds Of $4,000 on each o.
two charges Of burglary and assault t
murder. He is accused Of having stoler
s. 30 from the cash drawer Of a restau
= rant at IS Seventh street While tTyins
: 10 escape with his booty he raped
. Henry Tietjen, the cook, over the heaC
: with an iron bar. infiicting severe in
juries-