The San Francisco call., 1904-06-14
BURGLAR ALARM PROVES UNDOING
OF A TOO PERSISTENT MARAUDER
His Repeated Visits and PiIferings From the CeI-
lar of CaIifornia-Street Residence Leads to
lnStanment of Signaling Device That Wins

With such frequency did topls and
other portable property disappear froin
The cellar of Il. J. Prien's residence,
1858 california street, that the family
az last decided 10 put a stop 70 the pill
FERNS. A contrivance was installed
thar rang a bell ia Mr.. Prien's bedroom
when sny one entered either the door
~ The window of the basement. and
rhus guarded the head Of the household
slept soundly while awaiting develop
r-e-rs For a week his slumber was
ind sturbed 10y the bell. but about 5
O'Clock sunday morning its whirr
awakened him. Hastily ne betOok him
tc the cellar and there caught Edward
Miller. alias Peterson. in the act Of
helping himself 10 articles overlooked
curing his previous visits The thief
l.anGeel 70 escape from the basement
Lux ar Prien pursued and shouted for
help. and near the FairmOnt Hotel a
IaliceUan STOPPED the fugitive In his
possession were found SIX skeleton keys
md other evidence that he was q regu-
lar pracIitioner.
In the court Of Judge Nogan yester-
day Miller confessed that he had COM
uirted the prior robberies Of the Prien
cellar. Two weeks ago he stole a LOT
cf tools and sold them 10 a Chinese
Junk dealer He Eas ordered 70 reap
rear this morning. when he VIII be held
so the Superior Court.
Charles Burrier notified the police BY
telephone Saturday night that Edward
Neyr was running smuCk with a pistol
az ELS Jessie street and had fred two
PISTOL shots al him with murderous in
TENT a couple Of active ana fearless
Estrolmen fastened out and arrested
heyt after ascerraining that there was
virtue in Burrier's complaint When
The case came up in Judge Frirz's court
however. Burrier declined 10 testify for
the prosecution. and in order 10 give
him time 10 change his mind once more
a. continuance for a week was ordered
Kate Leddy. gray-haired and deeply
Vrinkled. laughed derisively at the
Witnesses who testified she had been
making a speciality Of window-smash-
ing on Howard street. near Sixth
You know why I broke your win
d0Ws. don't you. eh2" she shouted at
Cle modest householder who had Just
said bis loss az her hands consisted Of
four large Qanes- 7 broke EN- she
ccuriuued. ere he could reply 70 her
query. because you have a curtain
house on. you may fool the other
leighbors but you cant fool me 1
know how you murdered the sunny
Sourherners from Houston. and how
YOU got away with M Smith
As the woman seemed 10 BE- demented
Judge MoEa1 continued the case for
further inquiry.
Earl E Waterman. housemover. re-
siding az Zell street. celebrated his
dismissal from the charge of wife-beat-
ing bv getting drunk and repeating that
creuse HIS wife had him rearrested
and declares now she VIII prosecute
him % the bitter end Il was through
her tntercession that Judge Mogan dis
charged him with e reprimand the last
time he was IN court, about Two weeks
ago.
Mrs. STEPHEN Potter of ss2 Second
street accompanied by her TWO yOtng-
Up sisters. last Friday evening visited
her husband. from whom she IS separ-
are5- At his apartment IN the Elm0re
House. sixth and Harrison streets. and
6smanded that he give her money 70
support their rhree-year-old child. The
result Of the visit was his arrest for
battery. on her complaint. and the
result Of the arrest was his dismissal
oy Judge Mozan- Mrs Potter testified
rLar he ASA Ul-ed her without prOvOca-
ton Ee testified that she was drunk
and dlsorderly There was no testi-
uony o. substantiate her side Of the
story. while his narrative was corrob0-
rated by the landlord Of the house.
Then the woman accused defendant OF
being too friendly with her nineteen
--ar-oI1 married sister. and the Judge
suggested she might make separate
00Ur, r,aiut on that score. she promised
-- d. So.
Eva Mitchell. nineteen years OF age.
and residing at go C1ementina street.
or--ed that her arrest for lettering on
E-h street, near Mission. al ? o'clock
last Sunday morning. was very little
short ~ an outrage. and she would Ike
-0 have Policeman Kruger severely
r-rri-ls nded
l-ler girls can 20 around the sa-