The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13

In the court of Judge Fritz there
was on exhibition yesterday the gam
ing device by means of which Stan
islaus Buchek of 1910 Montgomery
street alleged he had been swindled
out Of $3.50 by Jacob Schubener. Ed
ward Downey. Edward Gregg and
Thomas Henry on February 2s at
Bush and Dupont streets. 1t was
simple-Iooking arrangement, consist
ing Of three stuffed dolls suspended
above a wooden incline, thic6ly and
irregularIy studded with iron spikes
and divided into compartments at the
bottom. The game was TO fling a rub
Der ball at one of the dolls and the
compartment into which the ball
dropped after its devious windings
among the spikes called for a certain
prize.
Mr.. Buchek simply wanted a box of
cigars when he began shying at the
doHs-25 cents per shy-but for some
reason he failed to land a ball in the
compartment he aimed for. He was
becoming discouraged when one Of
the defendants picked up a ball and
either by phenomenal skill or extra
ordinary luck won a fat money prize
by his first shot. Thus he was tempt
ed TO remain with the game and in
crease his wagers, Mr.. Buchek eX-
pIained, until he had dropped $3.50,
and would have stayed longer with 1t
il the defendants had not suddenly
disappeared. His testimony was ad-
duced through the medium of an in
terpreter and he was on the stand
about three hours. Then a continu-
ance till next Wednesday was ordered.
Il was in a Broadway home OF
vaudeville that George Roderegers
! committed the offense for which he
was arrested and tried before Caban-
/ iss. The complainant was a special
policeman employed to preserve prop
/ er decorum in the temple of amuse-
ment and the charge was disturbance
/ Of the peace.
! According TO the story told by the
officer. George was the ringleader ol
a gang of boys who ''guyed" lady
vocalist while she was warbling q
ballad about home and mother, and
when expostulated with, George be-
came sassy" Then the policeman
boxed his ears and elected him, but
George remained in front of the the
ater and created such an uproar thai
/ his arrest was considered essential &c
/ the peace of the neighborhood.
As an officer had cuffed George
head. which he had no legal right tC
do, the Judge discharged the defend
ant with reprimand.
Chris Norton, teamster, and Flor
1 ence Cummings were married about
year ago and friends of the young
couple predicted a happy life fol
both of them, but the prophecy failed
Of fuIfllment. The husband was be-
fore Cabaniss yesterday on a charg'
OF battery and the complainant wa
the wife, who alleged that he hat
showed her head through pane o.
glass and knocked out several Of he
teeth last Friday at the residence o
her mother, 252 Natoma street Th'
case was continued until Mr.. NortoI
can construct some kind of de
fense.
Judge ConIan discharged about
dozen men who had been arrested 70
playing poker at the Seattle Club, il
the Baldwin annex. The place wa
raided Friday evening by order Of Po
lice Captain Duke, and in dismissini
the cases Judge Conlan expressed re
gret that the arrests had been made
The police, he said, had no more righ
10 invade the Seattle Club, which is
duly organized social association. thai
they have to raid the Pacific c-Union 0
the Bohemian
Six soldiers were holding revelry il
the North Star saloon, s22 Pacifi
street. last Friday night when they in
cidentaIIy assaulted Andrew jackson