The San Francisco call., 1904-04-22

shouting like song -and-dance men,
said the complaining officer.
We no maka da trobble." exclaimed
the defendant. Desc ronners trya ia
steala ma men. Dey are da geelty.
Why notta dey arresta? Eh?"
That's how it looks to me-" was
the courts decision. 60 home"
Nicolas Won Ruben, a meek little man
with scraggly mustache OF sandy hue.
told of his misplaced confidence in, the
integrity of Lille Baker, middle aged,
corpulent and aggressive of manner,
and Judge Fritz patiently listened to
the pathetic recital But its pathos
was lost upon the woman, who chuc-
kled silently and pressed her sides
la Jack Falstaff, as the man confessed
the truthfulness that had been so sys-
tematicaIly preyed upon.
Their first meeting was in a Pa
cihc-street resort for seafaring men,
Herr Won Ruben said, and he was inn
pressed by the lady's ample physical
charms and occurrences of demeanor.
She told him she was a poor, lone spins
ter, with no one to cherish or protect
her, and gazing at his diminutive figure
she sighed and said how happy is the
lot of a woman who mas a strong
masculine arm to lean upon. Then she
artlessly remarked that she had in her
minds eye a business opportunity
which a man with ordinary pecuniary
means could utilize to advantage. That
was the beginning of a course of chi
canery by which Mr.. Won Ruben says
he was wheedled out of about S11OO
The money was obtained for the osten-
sible purpose of establishing the de-
fendant in the saloon business, and
$500 of it was to be invested in the
purchase of a piano. After his money
was gone the complainant ascertained
that he had been taken in and done
for by a married woman VINO bore the
sobriquet of the Queen of Pacific
street"
The case is still on hearing.
Ethel Somers became disgruntled be-
cause of faneied grievances, and in
stead of finding the solace which she
sought in strong waters she waxed
fierce and malicious. While in that
mood she smashed sundry articles of
furniture in her rented apartment at
2SS Kearny street, and now she is con-
victed of vagrancy and awaiting SEN
tence by Judge Mogan
Complete vindication was awarded to
Madge Wells by Judge Cabaniss. and
at the same time and by the same
authority Gus Holmgren, an East
street dealer in cigars. was given to
understand that he had acted with
undue preeipitancy in getting the wo-
man arrested and charged with grand
larceny.
Holmgren was doing Dupont street
one evening not long ago, and in the
course Of his peregrinations he alb
serbed considerable liquor. During a
lucid interval he deposited for safe
keeping with a saIoon-keeping friend
Of his an indorsed check for $50 and
cash to the amount of $50, and then
he resumed his tour of inspection. 1t
was Madge Wells unlucKy star that
guided him into her company. for soon
afterward she was arrested for steal
ing from him the money which he had
deposited as afore described. After the
arrest the saloon man who held the
cash and check was heard from, and
to learn that his wealth had not been
lost.
He apologized to Madge for his alco-
holic lapse of memory.
William Casey was dismissed on the
charge of murder by Judge Cabaniss,
who declared that the prosecuting tes-
timony alone sufficed to warrant that
decision. 1t was clearly proved that
when Casey shot William McNamee in
the formers grocery, on Bernal
Heights, he acted purely in self-de-
fense. The Coroner's jury returned a
verdict of justihable homicide, and
Judge Cabaniss heard only one witness
for the defense. McNamee was killed
the night of Saturday, April 9.
Louey Sing and Louey Lee were held
in surety of $4,000 apiece to answer in
the Superior Court the charge of at
tempting to murder Louey Poy and
Lin Chun one night last week in Sulli-
van alley. They were examined before
Judge Cabaniss.
For stealing a canary Fred Pierce,
a respectable looking man, will be ex-
amined to-day by Judge Mogan. The
warbler was taken from a Kearny-
street bird store night before last and
thrust in pocket of the defendants
coat, where it was almost smothered
when rescued.