The San Francisco call., 1904-07-27
AUGUST GEBER REFUSES
TO REVEAL TRUE NAME
Slayer of Hartman Brothers Replies to Judge Conans
Question in an Impudent and Surly Manner and His
Attorney Quickly Makes Apologies to the Court

InenI. Wnen you nave paid nne OF
$50 and betrayed the cost of replacing
the pane you broke l will postpone
sending you to instant execution, until
you have done something to merit that
fate"
But the grief founts of Mr.. Jacobsen
could not be stopped squirting until he
was clear Of the tribunal.
Miss Nellie Bennett, with one eye of
blue and one of brown, told Judge
Fritz that two trunks, containing all
/ her worldly goods, with the exception
or those she wore, were illegally held
py Miss Rose Decker, and she hoped
the court would lend to her the aid of
its mighty machinery to recover them.
MISS Decker said she held the trunks
because Miss Bennett was indebted to
! her in the sum of $110, about half OF
which was money loaned and the re-
malnder for board and lodging at the
rate of SIG a week. She then produced
! a contract, by which Miss Bennett had
agreed to pay that amount weekly in
return for the privilege of living in
the clearinghouse conducted by Miss
Decker on Mason street.
The Judge declared the law did not
allow him to look upon such con-
tract as binding, and then Miss Ben
nett, encouraged by the setback thus
administered to the opposition went
on Volubly to explain that the con-
duct Of Miss Decker toward her had
always been tyrannical as well as ex-
tortionate. She did not value the cloth
ing in the detained trunks-though.
gracious knows. it had cost her enough
AS highly as some photographs which
they also contained. They were treas
ured by her as the aborigine of ro-
nance priced the scalps that dangIed
from rom ms lodge pole-as the soldier
priced the medals won in the heat of
fierce conflict, Yes, she would ac-
knowledge that most of them were nor
traits of gentlemen who had admired
iler and she was positive that they
the portraits-could not be replaced.
NO, she was not prepared to accent
the photos and allow Miss Decker to
retain the remainder of her property
until she could pay for its release.
AFTER the case had been continued
I'LL to-day Miss Decker informed a
small but select audience in the cor
rldor that one Of the happiest moments
IN her life was when her domiciIe was
cleared of the presence of Miss Ben
nett. whose penchant for attempting
suicide had become so annoying that
a saint could not endure it longer.
Under military escort Frank O'Con-
nor, private of the Thirteenth United
States Infantry, was marched into
Judge Conlan's court for preliminary
examination on the charge of murder
ing Arthur Oliver, an ex-soldier. The
prisoner was handcuffed to one of the
suardsmen. while three others armed
win revoIvers, surrounded him, the
qetach1nent being in command of
Lieutenant Halsted. Ere entering the
tribunal, however, the officer showed
knowledge of and respect for civic
usage by ordering his men to disarm
themselves and by seeing that the
order was obeyed. O'Connor was at
tired in the latest prison fashion an
proved by Uncle Sans military an
thorities. a large "'P" being marked or,
the back of his coat and each leg of
his trousers.
All the testimony was for the de-
tense and ii was taken contrary to the
customary mode of procedure TO al
low the military witnesses to depart
Tor the summer camp at San Luis
Oblspo. Several soldiers gave the late
MI; Olver a very bad character and
resumed that while serving in the
Philippines he was convicted and SEN
fenced for attempting to slay a COM
rade with knife. None of the wit
nesses saw the killing of Oliver. but
one of them testified that on that night
ne heard Oliver announce intention TO
get some id soldier" and that he
face.
The prosecution will have an inning
next Friday.
several pawnbrokers are booked for
examination August 3 on the charge
OF violating the ordinance which pro-
Vides that once a month thew shall
submit TO the Chief of Police a report
OF their purchases and loans The
cases are equally divided between
Judges Fritz and Conlan.
Albert Henley and George Michel
sen were in hilarious mood and fall
ing UP the front stairway of a Kearnv-
street lodging-house when PatroInoan
nelson chanced to be passing. He
suggested that they make less noise
IN their ascent, else he might find it
obligatory upon himself to arrest
them for disturbing the peace.
You'd better come UP and get us !"
replied Mr.. Henley.
That's what I'll be compelled m
do If you do not come down here when
ask you to do So" said the patrol
man.
Well, guess you'd better COM
mence climbing" Mr.. Nicholson said
The policeman's response was an
agile bound up the stairway and a
collaring of the two men. The trio
descended in a bunch and when they
struck the hallway floor Nelson was
atop. with his grasp unrelaxed. With
prisoner in each hand he emerged
triumphantly from the lodging house.
In the court of Judge Conlan neither
Henley nor Nicholson had anything to
say for himself that was of general
interest and both were pronounced
guilty and ordered to appear for SEN
tence to-day
Edward C.Giblin, a striking stable
man. who emptied his revolver at Polk
and Post streets on july g was fo,1nd