The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
BEVY OF COMEDIENNES
GRACES POLICE COURT
Blonde and Buxom Vaudeville Artists Congregate
Before Judge Mogan to Testify in the Case OF
Two Sister Performers Trial for Assault

pocket had been picked and that Po-
lice Officer Cooney, a fellow passenger.
had picked it. Cooney was in plain at
tire, else McGrain might not have
made the accusation and then empha-
sized it by shifting the policeman's
nose. He was greatly surprised when
Cooney placed him under arrest, and
now he is wondering what sort of a
sentence Judge Mogan will hand out
to him this morning.
Lee Ow is on Mogan's docket for
keeping an opium den at 80 Ross al
ley and six Chinese We're arrested at
the same time for being inmates of the
place. The Judge is considering what
he would better do with the greasy
group. To warrant conviction it must
be proved that Lee Ow either sold or
gave opium to his fellow prisoners.
and that is what Police Sergeant
Christensen, who led the raid, is un-
able to prove. So it looks like dis
missal and another chance for the po-
lice to complain to the Grand Jury
that they find it difficult to convict in
the police courts.
Mr.. Coyne of 739 Tehama street was
engaged in fistic argument with an
other gentleman in front of the Coyne
residence when William Moore entered
the house and, it is alleged, attacked
Mrs. Coyne, who complained to officer
Curtin, who arrested William Moore.
Judge Mogan has the case under ad-
visement.
James Murray. who has only one leg,
entered the boot and shoe shop of Har-
ry Perry, 239 Third street, night before
last and solicited aims, and when re-
fused became so abusive that Perry
undertook to eject him. During the
scuffie that ensued Perry struck Muir
rays nose with a hammer, breaking
that organ, and then had him arrested
for battery. Murray obtained his re-
lease on S. bail, but when Judge Mogan
heard the facts of the case he increased
the amount to 500, and now Murray
is in jail.
Judge Fritz reduced from burglary
to petty larceny the charge against
John O'Connor, who smashed a show
case in front of a Market street store
early yesterday morning and abstract
ed therefrom twenty-five neckties and
an umbrella. The charge was reduced
because burglary consists of feloniously
entering a building, which O'Connor
did not do.
George Lavelle, whose beat as a beg
gar was in the vicinity of Fifth and
Market streets, will be missed from it
for thirty days, as the imprisonment
prescribed for him by Judge Mogan
covers that period.
Violet Carter accused of robbing a
Portuguese mariner in a Washington
street saloon, had a flock of feminine
witnesses examined before Judge Mo
gan. and with affecting unanimity they
testified that they knew nothing detri-
mental to the defendants character.
They were employed in a Pacific street
dance hall. of which Violet was the
terpsichorean star, and they did not
see her do anything more reprehensible
than to induce her accuser to purchase
many bottles of beer. More testimony
will be heard to-day.
Judge Fritz refused Attorney Can
mons motion to dismiss the charge of
embezzlement against DR.. 7. F. Bren-
nan, accused of having appropriated to
his own use $4,000 intrusted to his
keeping by the Rev. Father Gray, and
testimony for the defense will be heard
tomorrow.
Judge Mogan dismissed the charge of
distributing adulterated milk that had
been made against Fred Gillette by Dr..
Macy. The physician failed to prove
his accusation that the milk had been
served to him by Gillette, and his as
sertion that the milk had been analyzed
and pronounced impure by the city
chemist was fatty contradicted by that
official, who testified that he had no
recollection of analyzing any milk for
the complainant.
Sir Samuel MOntagu has placed at