The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21
TURNS TABLES ON WIFE
Testimony Shows That She Tried
to Railroad" Him.
HER PARAMOUR ELECTED FROM COURT

There was a complete turning of the
tables yesterday in a case that for
more than a week has been on Police
Judge Mogan's calendar. Rudolf MIL
ler a butcher. accused Of III treating
his family, was clearly proved the VIC
tim of an effort on the part OF MS Wile
and her paramour to railroad" him 10
prison so that he could not interfere
with their liaison. He was acquitted
and the woman and her accomphce
received a merciless oral casugatloh
from the bench.
Miller was arrested on complaint OF
his wife, who testified that he nao
driven her from their home, Az Hon
avenue. and kept her in the street
while their five small children were
CRYING within the house. The de1eno-
ant denied the charge and informed
the Judge that II had been solely mace
with the object Of getting him out OIL
the way. His wife, he added, hao De-
come so infatuated with one John la
Wis. a laborer, that she abandoned ner
little ones and was living with MN
when Secretary White Of the California
society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
"a children compelled her TO return
and resume her maternal duties When
the Judge asked the woman whether
her husbands statement were true she
answered in the negative, but her
words lacked the ring Of honesty ana
the hearing was continued till yester-
day and a subpoena issued for Secretary
White.
There was no equivocation about MI
Whites testimony. 1t corroborateo
what Miller had said relative TO the
woman's infidelity and neglect OF her
offspring. Then the Judge asked the
wife what she meant by perjuring her
self at the previous hearing ana sne
was stammering out an unintelliglole
exclamation when a raucous voice from
The auditory exclaimed, Il would IKE
a. he heard in this matter" and a bur-
", rough looking man stood up anu
claimed the courts attention he was
asked what he desired to say.
sPd like to have that man sent TO
iail," he responded, pointing at MIL
Ter.
My name is John Davis ana
want" go,
How dare you address this court!
thundered the magistrate "Bailin, ex-
pel that man from the chamber IN
stantlyi" and as the order was obeyed
with promptness and utter disregard
for the bodily comfort Of John Davis,
the Judge forcibly expressed his est-
mate Of the fellows impudence.
Miller was then discharged and his
wife informed that she was saved from
prosecution for perjury by considera-
non for the little ones who unfortu-
nately were dependent upon her Tor
care.
James Keough of 1201 Sanchez
sereet. accused Of disturbing the peace
of his wife and daughter Mary, told
Judge Cabaniss of how it came to pass
He sailed forth in the evening. he
said. TO distribute election cards bear
ing the portrait and name Of certain
candidate for Superior Judge, and In
the process Of distribution he imbioed
quite a number of drinks. He was
not drunk, however, when the cards
we're all gone. and he incidentally
learned that an old and esteemed
friend Of his had died the previous
dav and was then being walked, and,
although the hour was late, he de-
cided to show his respect for the de-
ceased and TO express sympathy for
the sorrowing relatives by visiting the
house Of mourning. There he drank
whisky and remained till morning, and
when he went home his wife and
daughter berated him so roundly that
perhaps he did disturb their peace But
he was fleeing from their presence
when Mary grabbed his coat tails as
he was climbing over the backyard
fence and detained him until Patrol
man Stanton arrived and arrested
him.
AS he had several prior convictions