The San Francisco call., 1904-04-05
TALE OF A TRUNK TOLD
BY FORMER SOUBRETTES
Two Women That Charmed as Members of Foxy Grand
pa" Company Unfold to Judge Fritz Their Respective
Claims to Single Receptacle and the Court Bushes

Judge Fritz, for while the assault upon
Clerk Greco was proved, the character
of the weapon with which it was COM
mitted was left in doubt, some of the
witnesses declaring that it was a bot
tie. while others were as certain that
it was a seltzer siphon. A battery
charge has been entered by Greco and
will be heard to-day
A number of persons from Tehama
County appeared before Judge Caban-
iss and corroborated much of the testi-
mony adduced by siXteen-year- An
ME Larsen, who accuses Milton Wald-
stein of having induced her to leave her
home in this city and accompany him
to Redding.
Sheriff Boyd told Of how he had ar
rested the girl for vagrancy at Red
Bluff, after she had escaped from Red
ding, and of how Waldstein had en-
deavored to secure her release. Mrs. J.
A Owen of Red Bluff, a benevolent
looking matron, testified that when she
heard of the girls plight she paid the
fine imposed upon her for vagrancy
and then provided her with railroad
transportation to San Francisco and
gave her $5 to defray travelling ex-
penses. Constable Gumble of Corning
stated that he had been approached by
Waldstein, who was then seeking the.
girl and that Waldstein had represent
ed himself to be a professional detec-
tive. Mrs. Larsen, the girls mother,
informed the court that at Waldstein's
request she had given him her daugh-
ter's photograph and certificate of
birth to enable him to restore the girl
to her home.
Judge Cabaniss reserved his decision.
P Marsicano, owner of the house at
1929 Dupont street, was before Judge
Fritz on a charge of letting his prem
;ses for immoral purposes, and he asked
for and was given until Thursday to
plead. 1t is understood that he will
apply for jury trial, as he was con-
victed once before by Judge Fritz on
the same charge.
Police Captain Duke is the complain
ing witness in the present case, which
is the outcome of Marsicano's neglect
to comply with a notice to quit the
premises or stop the immoral traffic
therein, which was served on him
March il. This notice was issued by
Justice of the Peace Dunn.
c. c. Chapel and f. j. Topple able
seamen aboard the United States
steamship Pensacola, and Michael Sell
propp. a mariner whose home is the
United States revenue cutter Bear,
were fined s. apiece by Judge Mogan
after he had heard of how the doughty
trio had put to rout about a dozen of
Uncle Sans infantrymen that invaded
a Pacific street saloon last Saturday
night and disputed exclusive possession
thereof with the men of the sea
Seaman Topple testified that the row
was started by his accidental stepping
upon the foot of a soldier. and that
when peace was restored the saloon
looked as If il had been the scene of a
dynamite explosion.
How many soldiers did you and
your two companions defeat?" inquired
the Judge.
"Oh, about Dozen" modestly mur-
INJURED Mr.. Topple. glancing toward his
fellow defendants for corroboration,
which they emphatically nodded.
Even though you saw two objects
so heavily against you that l will fine
you only s. apiece" said the court.
They paid the money.
Window smashing is James Nashs
speciality when he is under alcoholic
influence. and the larger the pane the
more does he relish shatterng it, Some
time ago he was heavily fined for
breaking a plateglass window of
Market street shoe store and yester-
day he was before Judge Mogan for
administering similar treatment to
restaurant window on the same
thoroughfare. Pronounced guilty and
sentence reserved till to-day.
George Seth, accused of peddlng
without a license, pleaded poverty
when arraigned before Judge Conlan,
but under sharp examination confessed
that he drops nickels in the seductive
slot machine and even takes an oc-
casional flyer at the racing pools
Fined $40.
John Kilcline, another itinerant ven
der of fruit, refused to keep his wagon
he appeared before Judge Fritz for trial
his condition was such that the court
gave him twenty-four hours for drunk
enness and continued the other case
until the defendant is sober enough to
understand what it is all about.
After boasting of his muscular
strength and vainly endeavoring to
provoke a fistic duel with any one in
the Stevenson street saloon owned by
Patrick Jones, Thomas Monaghan gave
al exhibition of his Samsonian prowess
by plucking a door from its hinges and
Juggling it as If he were handling a
feather.
I'm a carpenter ana I'll fix the
door" said the rival of Sandow to
Judge Fritz
AS the saloon man was willing to let
the case go at that so it went
For conducting lottery agency in