The San Francisco call., 1904-03-27
CAT OF YELLOWISH HUE
CAUSES ALARM IN COURT
Mere Mention of the Animal by Witness in the
Case of Travers VS. Helbush Threatens Plans
Originally Laid Down by Contending Attorneys

every since her arrest the defendant
mas been Ill and the complainant de-
cllnes to press the charge against her.
Judge Conlan held Frank West to an
sWer In the Superior Court on a charge
OF assault with intent to commit rob-
pery and fixed the bail at $1,000. 1t was
on December rs, 1903 that West was ar
rested for attempting to rob Nels Lar
sen at Thirteenth and Fillmore streets.
Louis w. Newroth had two Greek
restaurateurs, p. Catsiftis and ]. Gil
noles, arrested for mortgaging to him
Tor $500 their place of business, 27 Sew
enSh street, after they had already
mortgaged 1t to some one else, but
when the case came up before Judge
Mogan yesterday Newroth declined to
porsecute.
But the charge seems to be proven
remarked the Judge, land would like
to be enlightened as to why you ask
for dismissal"
Then the penitent complainant ex-
plained that he asked for dismissal be-
cause the defendants were unacQuaint-
ed with the subtleties of the English
language and American business meth
obs and because he expected to get
pack about 20 per cent Of the money he
had lent them.
You seem to be quite a shrewd bust
ness man yourself was the Judges
sarcastic comment as he dismissed the
case for lack of prosecution. Then he
addressed some sharp words Of reproof
TO Newroth for having trified with the
majesty of the law and the time of the
court.
Judge Mogan held Violet Carter to
answer to the Superior Court on q
charge of having robbed a Portuguese
sailor of $40 and fixed her bail at $1,000.
j. w. Stevens, a bartender in the
Washington-street saloon where the
robbery occurred, was arrested for COM
pnclty In the felony, but the case
against him fell to pieces.
AS one of the results of a military
clash in the Strasburg dance hall, on
Pac1f1c street, four privates of Company
A, Twenty-e eighth Infantry, were be-
Iore Judge Mogan on charges of dis
turbing the peace. Their names are
James A. Lindsay, ]. j. Wing, H. c.
Perring and Oma r. Ransom.
Police Officer Nelson told OF the ar
rests and the events Immediately pre-
ceding them. A lot of Twenty eighth
ln1antrymen were holding wasail in the
Strasburg when a detachment of Tenth
lnfantrymen charged and attempted to
capture the floor and the ladies that
were gracefully swirlng thereon, and
after a sharp and sanguinary defense
OF their fair partners the gallant
Twenty-eighters were forced to fall
backward, but rallied and made a bar
ricade of chairs and other portable
furniture, behind which they placed the
ladies and then fought the invaders
until the police arrived. The men of
the Tenth retreated in order and evaded
arrest, but the interenched boys of the
Twenty eighth were easy of capture.
The case has gone over until next
week.
thlng to possess in certain emergencies
can be truthfully stated by Martin
Griffin, for it secured the dismissal of a
larceny charge against him in Judge
Mogans court.
Some clothing stolen from house on
Tehama street was found in an unoc-
cupfed cellar from which Griffin had
Just emerged, and he was followed by
two women, who had him arrested as
he was apparently endeavoring to elude
them. His defense was that he went
into the cellar to recover tobacco
pouch which he. had accidentally
dropped down the staircase and that he
knew nothing whatever of how the
stolen property happened to be there
After careful investigation of they
defendants character had been made
by order Of Judge Mogan and the po-
liceman had reported inability to find
criminal in 1t the case was
ordered dismissed and Griffith informed
that he owed his liberation to the clean
illness of his record, instead of to the
defense he set up.