The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06
ACTORS SENSE OF PROPERTY
IMPELS HIM TO SMITE ARTIST
PREVENTS A. SNAPSHOT OF SOlJBRETTE
PROSTATE and Unconscious Neither Her Attitude Nor Her
Costume Made Her Fit for Photography
BY JAMES c. CRAWFORD.

F., brettes, statuesque show girls and
saucy "broilers wore their 1road'
wraps. The scene was somewhat sug-
gestive of railway depot waiting-room
when a troupe" is departing.
Harry Craig, whose appearance pro-
nounced him old enough to know bet
ter, brought shame upon his respectable
parents by stealing a firemans coat,
with badge attached. from an engine
house in the Mission and strutting
around displaying the nickel-plated
shield and falsely representing himself
to be a duly qualified fighter of flames.
His life yearning was to be "laddie,'
but his family had higher aims for him
and declined to encourage his ambi
ton, so he committed the larceny.
Judge Fritz has his case under consid-
Grafton.
John w. Harding declared he did not
regret his disturbance of the peace at
the Jockeys ball, nor did he believe it
merited punishment by law. Two young
women, a blonde and a brunette were
under his protection at the festivity.
ne explained, and it was in resentment
of what he considered an undue affront
to one of them that he provoked ar
rest.
Me an de light-haired goil's
a-dancin de 'Steeplechase Polka, he
further elucidated. to Judge Mogan.
AN me udder loidy fr'en is a-restin'
her feet W en- fresh Jockey guy gifts his
lamps on her an butts hisself in Hell
10, sis he sez. fermiliar-like, 'wot are
youse a railbird for wen de gate is up
an de track clear? Come an I'll swing
youse over de jumps De loldy sez she
likes his gall-Sarcastic, ye know-an'
he's a handin' her a bunch of con talk
Wen me partner an me comes a-lopin'
round an | sees in minute Were
me Woik's cut out. l reins up an asks
de guy wotint'll he's introodin' for, an
he starts handin' back de sass Wen 1
punches him. Den he opens de valves
an raises de holler an I'm pinched. De
bull didn't raybook him a-tall. I'm de
only victim. Nav, l don't know de
guys name for sure. Some mug sed it
wuz Mike Scanlon. l didn't want TO
make no rough house, but wot could 1
do wen de freshly refuses ter 'pclochize
ter de loidy?"
Mr.. Hardings dismissal was immedi-
ately followed by the arraignment Of
Peter Thomas, also charged with hav-
ing failed to observe the decorum in
sisted on by the directors of the
Jockeys ball. No redeeming phase OF
chivelry. however, was urged in ex-
tenuation of Mr.. Thomas transgres-
sion. Instead of championing a dis
tressed female, he verbally abused the
lady whose steady" he was In his
behalf it was pleaded that her behavior
was such as TO convey to him great
vexation of spirit. After the first dance
she seemed so eager to avoid a repeti-
ton with him as her partner that he
accused her of deliberate coquetry. She
denied the impeachment and requested
him TO try to abstain from being hog
gish and TO allow her to trip the light
fantastic with whom she pleased. He
retorted by saying that il he were an
inferior dancer he could find logical
reason for her desire TO whirl with
others. but as his Terpsichorean ability
was unQuestioned he could only ascribe
her conduct to an innate love of fiirta-
ton. At which she tossed her head.
ciutched her train and swung into a
two-step In the embrace of an eighty
seven-pound jockey who could scarce
ly dance at all. Thus it went. the lady
whirling with different partner
through every number on the card,
while he who had ina gined himself her
physical escort and intellectual dicta-
tor sat amid the wall-howers and
gloomed, until Home, Sweet Home"
brought the function to a close. Then
he invaded the masculine circle of
which she was an admired center and
proffered to lead her to the cloak room.
but she kept him waiting in humilia-
tion until the last of her adorers had
hidden her good night. His chagrin
was kept in subsection, however. until
she postponed her departure at the re-
quest of several weazened riders of
race horses who unanimously proposed
that she join them q table and partaIxe
of wine. No sooner was she comforta