The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-19
Aged Woman Alleges She
Was Cot by a Carpenter
Shows Her Wounded Hand in Cour
Saws ASSaiIant Is Agent of Saloon Man
Who Desires Her Property.

lently against the curbstone. OF one
thing, however, the police are certain
and that is Mr.. Stewards authorship
of the cranial damage that necessitates
Mr.. Gomez's confinement to a hospi-
tai.
1t is suspected that woman is con-
cealed somewhere at the bottom Of the
assault and the detectives are endeav-
oring to bring her identity to light
Mr.. Stewards manly graces are so ir-
resistible as to make him constant
bone of contention among the ladies Of
his color whose habitat is Pacific street
Not very long ago he was shot at three
times in rapid succession by a negro
who was piqued by the attentions he
(Mr. 81 received from Miss Anastasia
Johnson, premiere danseuse in Sam
Lopez's temple of Terpsichore. The
shooter was so blinded by jealous rage
that his bullets flew wide of their in
tended mark.
Five youngsters, whose father is Ru-
dolph Miller, butcher, may be the
means of having justice tempered
with mercy when he is sem
fenced to-day for threatening to STAY
their mother at the family home, Az
Hoff avenue. Witnesses testified that
the defendant, in drunken frenzy, COM
PEELED the woman to remain outdoors
all night while he stormed and raved
and threatened to kill her with a knife
if she dared to enter the house. where
the terrified little ones were loudly cry
ing. AS his Imprisonment would mean
deprivation of their maintenance, how
ever, it is likely that he will escape the
punishment he so richly deserves.
Amelia Duncan, young and passing
fair, complained to Judge Mogan that
the policeman who arrested her for
vagrancy would not summon a single
one of her numerous influential friends
to bail her out and the result was her
incarceration all night and the prob
ably irreparable damage Of blue silk
en- gown that had cost her quite tidy
sum and to which she had become very
fondly attached.
''Oh, dear!" Miss Duncan continued,
I'll be ashamed to go on the street
with this skirt after you do let me
out. oh. dear! It's just disgraceful to
put well dressed lady in one of them
dirty cells. Oh. dear! Amt fright
Oh, dearl / wouldn't take worlds an
let any Of my friends see me looking
as I am now. Oh, deari 1 guess I'll
just sneak through back alleys till 1
get home and then I'll put on my green
broadcloth. Oh, dear!"
But unless Miss Duncan's friends
visit her at the City Prison they will be
saved the shock of seeing her in that
soiled blue silk. She was remanded till
to-day and the ruling evidently cha
grined her, despite her professed re-
luctance to venture abroad looking as
she then did.
John Callahan did not approve the
way in which the floor was managed
at the Red Rose Social Clubs last hop
in the Turk-street Temple, and ex-
pressed his disapproval so vociferousIy
that his forcible expulsion was deemed
essential to the preservation of har-
mony. He returned to the hall, how
ever, where he not only repeated his
censure Of the management but Of
fered to assume it himself and run
things in STYLE" if a majority of the
masculine dancers would stand by
him. Instead of accepting the prof
fered boon the majority again expelled
him, and when he arrived upon the
sidewalk Patrolman ]. r. O'Brien
gathered him in for disturbing the
peace. With his ball clothes on Mr..
Callahan stood before Judge Mogan
and pleaded not guilty, but the police
mans testimony overwhelmed the
plea and sentence was deferred until
to-day.
Minnie Howard averred that it was
not she. but her female companion,
who ordered the French dinner for
which she was held to pay. 1t was
the other lady, Miss Howard ex-
planned, who proposed the dinner, led
the way to the restaurant ar 621