The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
TRIFLES WITH A COURT
AND REGRETS HE DID so
Dennis Keefe Charged With Having Disturbed the Peace
of His Wife and Daughter Pays Dearly for the Effem-
mate Temporizng With Which He Wasted Judges Time

| perior Court for trial, with bail in each
case fixed at $4,000, were Harry Fox,
robbery; Pedro Petrovich, robbery;
Frank Williams, burglary; Benjamin
F. Germain, bigamy.
1t was for stealing $3.50 from Hugh
Mckay of Oakland that Harry Fox
was sent to stand trial in the upper
court. Mckay was intoxicated on the
Barbary Coast, and Swore that he was
escorted from there to clearinghouse
at 116 Fourth street by the defendant,
who engaged a room for him. The
landlady of the house testified that
Fox left Mckay in the room a few
minutes after they had entered it to-
gether, but returned about an hour
later, softly stole into the same room,
stayed there about a minute in the
darkness and then rushed out and down
the stairs. 1t was her positive identi-
fication of Fox that led to his arrest
and conviction. He had no attorney
and made sorry bungle of attempting
to conduct his own defense, eliciting
statements from the witnesses that an
experienced practitioner would have
guarded against.
Lucy Kelly, soprano, and Alice Ber-
nard contralto, were raising their
voices in song when Policeman Nelson
arrested them at 2:15 o'clock yesterday
morning on Pacific street, near Kear-
ny. 20, Promise Me That Some Day
You and l." from the opera of Robin
Hood" was the song they warbled, and
the officer told Judge Cabaniss that at
a more seenly time and place it would
have been rather pleasing. Miss Ber-
nards lower register was rather rau-
cous, he limited, but her middle voice
the real singing voice-needed no rem
ovation. AS for Miss Kelly, her vocal
ism would doubtless have been clearer
of tone and her enunciation of the ap-
pealing words more intelligible if she
had not been "half-soused." However,
he had paid money and got worse sing
ing in return for it than the defend
ants jointly produced, and as a music
devotee he felt rather reluctant to press
the peace disturbance charge which he
had entered against them.
Both the defendants politely but
firmly denied that they had disturbed
the peace or that they were "soused"
in any degree. While returning to
their home from the dance hall in
which they had been engaged all the
evening they were struck by the beauty
Of the night and as if by single i'm
pulse they started to hum-not to sing
an air brimming with tender senti-
ment. At no time did they lift their
voices to the peace disturbance pitch
nor did they at any time create vocal
discord. TheY had sung 20, Promise
Me" often, and in unison, and by prac-
tice were qualified to bring out all
the harmony it was capable of yield
ing. The accusation that they were
"soused,' or in any thing like that
condition of inebriety, was simply too
absurd to merit serious denial
His Honor firmly declined an offer
from the defendants to let him hear
for himself whether they could sing
or not, and then allowed them to go
free.
j. T. Early Of 131 Polk street con-
fessed that he was not entirely sober
when he missed a five-dollar gold piece
from one of his pockets and formally
accused John Haggery, an able sea-
man, Of having feloniously abstracted
1t. 1t was in a Third-street saloon,
Early averred, that he was spending
his money like a gentleman when the
coin disappeared. Among the benef1-
ciaries of his prodigal outlay for liquids
was Haggery, a fact that made that
persons alleged conduct all the more
reprehensible. If he (EarIy) had not
imbibed so heavily he might have sus-
pected that Haggery had designs upon
his treasury, for the devotion with
which Haggery clung to his side was
extraordinary. There was no question
that the half-eagle was removed by
the finger Of some person who
dipped" for 1t, nor was there any
doubt in Earlys mind that Haggery
was that person. Judge Conlan con-
tinued the case till September Z
Mamie Marsh was released from pris-
on ten days ago after serving three
months for drunkenness, and yester-
day she reappeared before Judge Con-
Ian on a similar charge, pressed by
Patrolman Stelzner
What did you come back 80 soon
for?" the Judge asked.
Just to see how quickly could get
back to JAIL" replied Mamie, laugh
ing.
without attempting to go for a rec
ord I'll send you back there right now"
For how long?" inquired Mamie
six months" the Judge answered.
For stealing a watch from Edward
Rolkins IN a Third-street hotel w. J.
Greenfield was given six months by
Judge Conlan.
Antonio Fenipo, scavenger, dumped
wagonload Of garbage upon a vacant
lot In the Richmond district and then
falsely told Patrolman O'Brien that the
oWner Of the EroiInd had anthnrizad