The San Francisco call., 1904-11-01

sdmund Parker, waiter, returned
lr9a deaths door TO startle Police.
-gedge Mogan's court yesterday by
~ airing that the knife wounds re-:
esetFed by him one night about a month
at p Tehana street were not in
cted By May Parker, his. companion,
but were g. result Of accident He was
cutting meat for a cat, he said. and fell
upon the knife. and the woman was not.
.ln he room at the time. AS this state
ent eonhicted radically with the story
he told 20 his hospital attendants while
his chances for recovery. appeared. very.
skim, the prosecution obtained a contih-
Usnoe OF the hearing tin to-day. when
Wln sndeavOr TO impeach his testi-
iouy by. producing the hospital folk to
Vk0ul his accusatory tale was told.
For a time surgical science regarded
FaTker,s case as hopeless, but his rug
gd physical constitution carried him
through an ordeal 70 which ordinary
human stamina would have succumbed..
-ss he approached convalescence his de-
termination to prosecute the woman re-
laxed apace. and now he seems to be.
just as strongly determined to save her.
she Is held on the charge OF attempt TO
snprder. The police say she has a hus-
band who Is serving a term in San
Quentin for counterfelting Parker is
Sad 70 have a wife and child living in.
this city.
Judge Mogan is apparently annoyed
by the way in which justice has been
frustrated OF late In his department by:
victims Of murderous assault declining
10 prosecute their asss1lants. A few.
days ago Elvira Croce, who was shot
by Patl Sasssc on Montgomery avenue.
fatty refused to testify against the
man, and the Judge was compelled to.
order his discharge. Now comes Parker
with evident resolve to secure release Of.
the woman whom he denounced when
the fear OF death was strong within him.
Half dozen persons accused OF va
erancy were remanded till to-day be-
cause Judge .Cabaniss had left his eye
glasses at home.
While justice is popularity supposed
70 be blind. said his Honor, I VIII
confess that il is not so in my treat
Inent..os folk charged, with vagrancy.
After the policeman has told his story
.:ans the defendant has told his or her
story largely depend upon my optical
examination Of the defendant for guild
anca Of my judgment, and my optical.
: elimination is largely dependent upon
my trusty spectacles, which, unfortu--
natelV ! forgot TO bring with me when
Il EFF hbme this morning: 1t is easier
:. for. a grant 10 tell a falsehOod than
"a hide the physical evidences Of va
cranes which can see Wher ~ eyes.
are properly aided. Ny glasses viii be
on du-y Tomorrow morning. until
which line the cases Of these defend
ants 1ars continued.
five Chinese accused OF playing
.Holzer we're eioquently defended by
! special pleader, who informed Judge.
Z Fritz that they should be commended
instead OF punished for having re-
.neincef allegiance TO fantan and
other l,arbaric games of chance and
transferred their fealty to the great
American pastime.
May Il please the court" he thun-
dered. rthe playing Of poker by my
clients demonstrates spirit Of prog
i ress for which we, as citizens Of the
most progressive nation on earth,
should find only approval: II these
men were 10 cut off their queues, doff
their paper-soled shoes and don the
latest thing In American footwear,
discard their blouses and attire them
selves as you and are appareled, we
should applaud them. Now I claim
that their playing Of poker is a great
-er step toward the adoption Of occi-
dental customs than would be any OF
The efforts at dress reform which I
have mentioned. The man who plays
/ poker and. plays 1t well is entitled to
J the DISTINGUISHED sconsid Grafton of any
advocate Of human progress. Further
. more, I can bring law books to con-
vince your Honor that these men are
= guilty Of no nnfsdemeanor."
-. The Judge said that as he had never
studied poker he was not prepared to
weigh its influence as an agent Of CIV
lization. but he would be pleased to
%. listen 10 o reading Of the laws on the
subject Then he set the continued
hearing for:to-day. ...e:..-~.
Henry .Laub and Jerry Blevin were
accused by. Edward. Dingman OF hav-
3ng assaulted him in a stable at sz7.
Sixth street and when. Dingman re-
counted to Judge Mogan the details of
the alleged. battery. Mr.. Blevin smiled
reprovingly and inquired:
kid, DO you mean 10 say that I
hit you 30 .:.....+.: s F..
Yes, I do" was the reply. :.
In saddened tone Mr.. -Blevin then
Eaid. Now. kid, you know you know
better than that" \
NO, I DON'T was the retort-
with q duaver Of emotion in his