The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12

thur Williams just after his release
from a murder charge in Police Judge
Fritzs court. and his fright did not
fcrar untl he was safely locked in
~ City 'rison
Williams anC James H Smith were
5o.ntIy booked for the murder Of An
.hony owen Gallagher. a hackman.
They were n0n-uniOn stsblemen. and
-he preliminary examination attracted
the crowd that always fills a police
court while d case involving the labor
question is on hearing. After hearing
the testimony the Judge discharged
Williams and held Smith 10 answer il
The Superior Court, and the crowd went
out and l0itered IN the corridor As
Williams walked out, accompanied by
Detective Ryan. the thrOng began TO
close in on him, with angry mutter-
lags. and he shrank close to the officer
lntl he entered the elevator. where he
quickly sought the corner farthest from
the door and stood there trembling un-
III he was landed on the prison floor
There he remained until the crowd de-
Iarted, when he WAS rushed 10 the
basement and aided 10 escape unob-
served
Smith displayed less concern for his
fate. he laughed when the Judge held
him TO the higher court. and he fairly
screamed with merriment when told of
the funk in which his late fellow de-
fendant was
Adolph Goldman. charged with at
tempting 10 murder x-Mayor Roland
". Snow OF Oakland. showed more
composure yesterday than was expect
Cd when he appeared for preliminary
examination IN Judge Mogan's court
lie sat quietly beside his attorney.
Frank Murphy. and calmly listened
20 the testimony Of several witnesses.
none Of whom threw any new light on
the shooting or the causes that led TO
IT, Snow looked rather sallow. and fire.
Quently prompted Prosecuting Attorney
Greeley. He seldom glanced al the
man who shot him. and not once did
Goldman look at him.
Dr. Francis T. Knorg testified that
h. treated SHOWS wounds, and consid-
cred il safer 10 let two Of the bullets
remain uneXtracted. Night Clerk Ed
ward Rose. Of the Clarendon Hotel
who followed and captured Goldman
after the shooting, said that after Cold
man fired the shots he went out the
door Of the hotel Office and closed il
behind him. but reOpened it and threw
the pistol inside. W. J. Wiley. secre-
tary Of the san Francisco Brewing
Company. and Frank Pallet, manager
~ the Clarendon, also testified. but
teid nothing new. The case was then
continued till II o'clock this morning.
hen- Mr. Murphy announced. the com
piaining witness viii be subjected 10 a
searching cross-examination by him.
August ceber. who tried to kin the
Hartman family Sunday morning. was
Instructed by Judge Conlan and then
the hearing was set for next Tues
DAY, bv which time the inquest on the
remains Of Charles Hartman VIII be
completed. Geber was represented in
court 'v ex-Judge Lowe.
Two seventeen-ye -year-old lads. regis
tered as Glen J. Ross and Edward De-
pot were operating a new phase Of
The old blackmailing game when Po-
Icemcn HYDE and Cornelius nipped
their enterprise and made them de-
PENDANTS in Police Judge Mogan's
court on the charge Of begging. The
accusation would have been more Sc
rious If certain persons from whom the
boys attempted 10 extort money had
not sidesteDDed the notoriety to be at
tained by appearing TO testify against
them.
II was in jefferson Square Park.
IaNorlte tr-'sting place Of lovers. that
the bold and cunning youths piled their
illegal vocation. When they saw among
the spooners on the benches a man or
woman who tried to avoid recognf-
ton by passersby they made I'D their
minds that there was possibility Of
obtaining hush money from that man
OF woman. So they shadowed their in
tended victims until they discovered
where he or she lived, and If INQUIRIES
proved their suspicion correct they
made their demand Just how much
coin the young duo extOrted in this
way The officers could not state. They
did know Of one persona married
woman-who was threatened with ex-
posure 10 her husband II she did NOT
pay SO. II so happened that her meet
ing 10 discuss a business matter with
another man in the park was known
20 her spouse and with his consent. so
she defed the blackmaiIers and in
formed the police. But she would not
appear TO prosecute, so the officers had
10 wait until they caught the lads in
the act Of soliciting aims
Both the defendants admitted having
begged, but denied having attempted
10 biackman. They were pronounced
guilty as charged, and the Judge de-
ierref sentence till to-day To give the
officers time TO obtain. II possible. tes-
timony sufficient TO warrant convic-
ton on the more serious offense. Depot
said he worked by day and begged at
night and Ross confessed he had no
legitimate means Of support.
Peter Johnson OF 1903 Folsom street
nae his H-rear-old daughter Helena
before Judge Conlan on the charge of
olsturbing the peace, and testified thai
the girl had called him .'an old foolr
ana IN other ways provoked him to en-
LIST the laws aid in his enforcement Of
his Daternai authority. The girl told
the Judge that it was her father. and
not she, who had disturbed the peace
and that he was a domestic despot.
The case was continued TIL Wednes-
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