The San Francisco call., 1904-11-16

not decreased by his Honor's supple
mentary opinion that she was not
bound either in honor or by law to re-
turn the betrothal presents to their
donor.
For a year Miss Black and Mr.. Self
zer were affianced. Their union was
considered advisable for business as
well as sentimental reasons, for he was
tailor and she a cleaner OF clothing.
He occasionally came from San Jose to
see her, and so unchanged was her de-
meanor toward him prior to her dec
larat1on of independence that the bloW
came like a thunderbolt from an un-
clouded sky. She abruptly told him
that he was Of too nervous tempera-
ment to suit her and she considered IL
wiser to back out Of the engagement
than to consign herself to a life OF mari
tai incompatbility. Instead of accept
ing his congo and donning sackcloth
he went and obtained a marriage IL
cense, purchased a plain gold ring re-
turned to her presence and neurot1cally
renewed his suit. She was polite, but
firm, and when his pleading gave way
TO upbraiding she caused his arrest Tor
disturbing her peace.
The Tilted one chewed stubbly mus
tache while the lady told her tale in
court, and he said not word when the
Judge oDined that it is a womans pre-
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tend the mitten as often as she pleases,
nor did he permit himself to speak
when he was advised to return TO San
Jose and study forgetfulness. Miss
Black fairly beamed her gratitude at
the bench when the decree came down
that she could not be compelled to re-
turn the material love tokens bestowed
upon her by the unhappy defendant.
nr ol,oco-o 80 eaIl{,,or IiouoY. with
out license in his fruit store at Sac
ramento and Devisadero streets F. Bel
docchi will be given hearing to-day by
Judge Mogan. He wanted to plead gull
ty and pay a small fine, but the court
declined the proposal.
After adopting Judge Fritz's sug-
gestion that he plead guilty of petty
larceny. William J. Fleming addressed
Special officer Mahany. on the wit
ness stand. as follows:
'Mahany, yere a bum bull. If It
hadn't a-bin for Jimmy Kavanagh
I'd a-licked ye, an a-licked ye good.
Youse fly cops oughtah be a-pickin'
prunes. Youse make me tired"
Mr.. Fleming was promptly given six
months, double the term that the
Judge had intended to prescribe. Ed
ward Ordway, who aided Mr.. Fleming
in pilfering lead, was sentenced to
three months.
Edward T. Wheatland's flancee.
Miss Esther Cristy, testified that her
betrothed had plenty of money of his
own before he was arrested and
charged with having stolen 1925 from
Mrs. Elsie Hilfsch. by whom he was
employed as a bartender at 249 Stew
enson street. Miss Cristy wore a sky
blue broadcloth with burned yellow
braiding. She knew all about Ed
wards pecuniary condition prior to
his arrest, because the wedding day
was set and they had discussed house
furnishing, Judge Cabaniss contin-
ued the hearing till to-day.
Aileene Hill must answer in the Su-
perior Court the charge of having sto-
len Romeo Hale's $50 diamond ring
and presenting 1T as a love gift to To-
maso Felepedas, Romeo's rival for her
affection. Judge Mogan fixed her bail
at $500 and augmented her woe by
dismissing the accusation Of vagrancy
she had sworn to against Tomaso in
retaliation for his denial that she
gave the ring to him.
AS a result of a police raid on $40
Jackson street there was unwonted
nomenclaturaI euphony on Judge Ca
DdIlISS CdleHudT. 1ulTly-lWO women
were charged with being inmates of
a disorderly house. and the list includ-
ed eleven Mauds, nine Pearls, five
Blanches, four Roses, one Gladys, one
Ruby and one Jane, the latter being
q clerical error. Their attorney de-
manded a separate jury trial for each
defendant and the Judge compro-
missed by agreeing to have two of
them tried before twelve good and
true men on November 2S.
William Drummond's combined i'm
pecuniosity and opium hunger
prompted him to qualify as the mean
est thief on record. To obtain means
of appeasing his yearning for hop"
he swindled a blind seller of news
papers at Kearny and Sutter streets
them with brass telephone checks in
stead of nickels. I The papers thus
purchased he sold again and bought
dope" with the proceeds. Judge Mo-
gan unctuously sentenced Mr.. Drum
mond to three months imprisonment.
John Aulin, bo's'n of the ship Brit
ish Isles, battered William Buchanan
and Albert Albaugh, able seamen, be-
cause they preferred rest to unneces-
sary toll last Sunday while the vessel
lay moored to Main-street wharf.
I'VE wuz in tn fo'c's'le," Seaman
Albaugh told Judge Mogan, wen tn
bo's'n >sez, 'Tike hoff yer coats an
turn to, ye bloomin' skulkers,' an
wen we hobjected' on accaount of tn
day bein' tn Sawbath blest hif e
didn't 'aul hoff an black my heye an
bleed Bills nose. ARD treatment
that 1 sez, an If e amt mide ter
be-ave hisself Bill an me IL leave tn
bloomin' ship"
The boatswain was pronounced
guilty as charged and the Sabbatarian
salts assured that he will be duly pun
ished when he comes up to-day for
sentence.
William Lawson, red-haired and
lanky, was accused of vagrancy, and
when he emerged from the cage to
face Judge Mogan a bedraggled
woman awaiting trial on a similar
charge exclaimed:
We'll, of all things Hello, kid!
Where the dickens did you come
from? Well, if this amt richl'
Then came the disclosure that until