The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29

to put their hoppy heads together and
devise a defense, your Honor" said the
officer land the confidence shown by
them indicates that it's a corker.f
And it was. The Human Skeleton
Kid" booked as John Cullen, an
nounced with show of pride that he
had unanimously been elected to serve
as spokesman for the group, not one
of whom had, he added, crossed the
dead line with the object in view
which the policeman alleged. The fact
was that each one Of them was en-
ployed in some capacity at the medi-
cine shop in question and was going to
/ work when arrested. If the court had
no objection he would describe the par
ticular vocation OF. each defendant. he
having touchdown the same as protec-
tion against q rather treacherous men,
ory The court offering no objection, he
drew from his tatters a dirty bit of
wrapping paper and read as follows:
Human Skeleton Kid-Sweeps out
store every night at II o'clock.
''Nosey Jackson-Wipes woodwork at
the same time.
"Hypo McCullough-Sees II the drug
store man has any messages to deliver.
Jimmy the Rag-Feeds the cat and
empties the rat traps.
collars O'Brien-Washes bottles"
AN dats all dere's to it, said Mr..
Cullen, folding his documentary refer
ence and nodding his unkempt head at
the bench. Yves all hard-woikin' mugs
an If youse don't let us out we loses
our chobs; don't we, kids?"
The response was volubly affirmative,
and Mr.. Cullen smiled with the nom
chalance affected by the advocate who
considers his case as good as won.
''Mr Cullen, your lack of ingenuity
surprises me-" said his Honor. "Of
course, the officer could bring the drug
gist here to brand your plea as a fabri-
cation, but I won't put him to that
trouble. You might have made it so
much more interesting by averring that
you were employed as a medium of
testing the efficacy Of new medicines
or medical appliances, or to pose as
living examples Of before and after taxi
ing certain specific remedies. The fact
is, however, that you deliberately dis
obeyed this courts order that you re-
main within the boundaries Of China
town, and for that offense I will send
you and your fellow defendants to jail
for twenty-four hours, at the expira-
ton of which period you are to proceed
to the Celestial quarter and stay there"
The wretched five looked very wretch
ed, indeed, as they shuff1ingly followed
the bailiff jailward.
The Christmas tree, emblematic of
peace on earth and good will 'twixt
men, figured as a basis of discord in
the home Of Edward McDonald's mar
ried sister at 906 Bryant street. Mr.
Mcdonald was awakened from slum-
Der by feminine screams, and, rushing
to the sitting-room. he found his sister
valiantly endeavoring to protect her
Christmas tree from the vandal hands
of John Doe. who had been invited to
inspect It, After soundly trouncing
the violator Of hospitality Mr.. McDon-
aid elected him from the house and
soon afterward was arrested for dis
turbing the peace. Judge Fritz dis
missed the case.
There was a Christmas party at the
home Of Bernhart Johnson, 324 Ritch
street, and Mr.. Johnson was rushing
the growler," when James Petit of
224 Ritch street waylaid him on the
street and demanded a drink from the
brimming can. Mr.. Johnson declined
to give to another the beverage in
tended for his guests and when Mr..
Petit endeavored to obtain by force
what he failed to secure by suasion
he was struck on the head with the
can, the foamy contents of which
despatched him from head to foot
and gave him the semblance of a
Santa Claus heavily laden with snow.
He retaliated by casting fragments Of
rock at Mr.. Johnson until that gen.
tleman had him arrested for battery
Mr.. Johnson told Judge Cabaniss that
his loss of the beer caused him less
pain that did the spots on his arms
and shoulders that stopped the stones
cast by Mr.. Petit. The case is un-
der advisement.
1t developed that professional ieal-
oUsy prompted Thomas Shirley's
breaking up of the Yuletide party
given by Mrs. Maddox at her resi-
dence. 215 Tehama street. Mr.. Shir-
ley was booked to appear as Santa
Claus at midnight and distribute the
presents dangling from the Christmas
tree. but his non-appearance at that