The San Francisco call., 1904-07-24

ton did not develop any facts other
than were brought out by the Cor
oner's inquest, which resulted in YER
dict of manslaughter. Gloster struck
Funk while the men were walking
along'th the street together and Funk fell.
his head striking the curb with such
force as to fracture his skull.
Mrs. Henry Alexander informed her
husband that an unknown man had
impudently asked her to accompany
him to Golden Gate Park. and Mr..
Alexander at once started out and
sought the unknown until he found
him, whereupon he knocked him
down.
You did perfectly right" said
Judge Conlan to Mr.. Alexander, who
had been arrested and charged with
battery land it gives me extreme
pleasure to dismiss the charge against
you"
Patrolman Desmond was standing at
Tenth and Howard streets Friday
afternoon when a man under the in
! fiuence of stimulants politely asked
him as information as to the time of
day.
IT'S about o'clock" said the po-
liceman.
You must be crazy" exclaimed the
inebriate.
You're drunk, and If you don't
gwan I'll put you where you can't get
any drunker," was Desmond's retort.
The man staggered away, but about
five minutes later reappeared at the
same spot, and, triumphantly holding
up a small wooden clock for the po-
liceman's inspection, shouted:
II said you were wrong, and that
clock proves I'm right
But the clock proved nothing, as
one Of its hands was missing and 1t
looked as If it had been out of COM
mission for years.
Where did you get that clock?" the
officer inquired.
Got it in a church around there"
was the reply.
With man and clock in custody the
policeman visited all the churches in
the neighborhood, but all Of them
were closed and none of them showed
evidence of recent burglarious entry.
Then the prisoner and the evidence
were taken to prison.
Before Judge Conlan yesterday the
man remembered that his name was
John Powers, but there his memory
stuck. He had no recollection of the
incident narrated by the policeman,
noF-h bad he the remotest idea Of how
he became possessed of the clock. The
case was continued for further inquiry.
tus. accused Of cruelty to animals, told
Judge Fritz that they were unable to
raise any money to pay fine. Then
the policeman who arrested them
stated that Augustus was a prize1ghter
and had recently deposited in bank
500, which he won by knocking out
an opponent.
You'd better draw on your bank
account" said the Judge to the pugi-
list
'Dey won't let me have de dough be-
cause dey t'ink I'm under de age of
responsibility" said the pugilist to
the Judge.
IF you are old enough to put money
in bank you certainly are sufficiently
aged to draw it out again." was the
judicial tip.
Augustus looked as II he had seen
about twenty summers. He and Whit
ner had hired a horse and buggy and
driven the animal until it was crippled.
William Cook, soldier, pleaded gull
ty to something and Judge Fritz gave
him sixty days in the County Jail. He
was arrested for attempting 10 de-
fraud a restaurant man at the Pre-
sidio by presenting q check purporting
to have been signed by an army pay
master, but when ii was discovered
that one Of the initials in the signature
was not that of the paymaster in ques-
ton the charge of forgery fell through.
Then the prosecution substituted a
charge Of passing a fictitious check,
but that accusation, too, went to pieces
when it was ascertained that no money
was received by the defendant. While
the prosecution was thinking up anoth-
er charge, the defendants dishonest in
tent being apparent, the defendant an