The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18

ground that typhoid was a com
municable ailment.
But surely you gentlemen are i'm
mune from contagion," said his Honor.
After successfully lodging the vari-
Gus breeds of disease germs that float
into this court with each batch of
prisoners you shouldn't balk at meet
ing few of the typhoid species"
The hint was ignored.
Judge Conlan has taken under con-
sideration until tomorrow the psyche
logical problem presented by M. J.
McCabe's plea when he was accused
of defrauding chauffeur. After
hiring an automobile and keeping it
in active service almost three hours
Mr.. McCabe suddenly lost all recoIlec-
ton of having even seen the vehicle,
and that was why he declined to meet
the chauffeur's demand for SIS. He
also disclaimed the remembrance of
having purchased drinks at various
places during his tour of the town,
but the chauffeur said that could be
proved by the testimony of several
bartenders, whose reputation for YER
acity was enviable. The Judge will
consult proper authorities to ascertain
whether memory -shattering can justly
be added to the crimes of the chug-
chug wagon.
Promotion of intercounty commerce
is not likely to be repeated by Joseph
Kelly for some time, as the charge of
grand larceny against him appears to
be strongly foundationed The prose-
cution proposes to prove that after
stealing twenty cattle hides from
Thomas w. Corder's store at Bay and
Union streets, Emeryville, the defend
ant brought his plunder across the
bay and attempted to sell it to a
dealer at 600 Front street, where he
was arrested by Detective Bailey.
Judge Mogan has continued the hear
ing till next Thursday.
Mrs Mary 'Tompkins was released
from her fourth term of Imprisonment
about a month ago, and had hopes
that she could worry along in freedom
until after the forthcoming holidays,
but she abruptly relapsed into inebrie-
ty last Friday and was arrested.
IT'S too bad" she said to Judge
Fritz, "for I had about made UP my
mind to have a decent Christmas din
ner at my sisters home
From what have heard,'' remarked
his honor, the Christmas dinner at
the county jail is not to be sneezed at,
even by an epicure."
You don't say so." Mrs Tompkins
exclaimed, with Frightening counten-
ance.
Il do say so. and as you are now
going to the county jail for thirty days
you will find out for yourself just how
true my information was"
"Oh, thank you." said Mrs Tomp-
kins.
Giuseppi Franchino was peddling
vegetables on Valencia street when his
horse ran away and knocked down two
pedestrians ere it was stopped. The
policeman who arrested Giuseppi was
about to let him go again, because
neither of the persons struck by the
galloping steed would swear to a COM
plant, when he happily thought of
asking for a glance at the prisoners
license, Giuseppi had no license, so he
was triumphantly taken to prison and
charged with peddling without one,
but when the case was called before
Judge Conlan the officers hopes were
again dashed by the defendants en-
ployer appearing and presenting a
license for which he had paid. Giuseppi
was accordingly discharged.
Edward and George Nero, young fell
lows, declared that their only connec-
ton with the drenken man who dis
turbed the performance in the Chutes
Theater last Friday night consisted
in their proximity to him. but attaches
of the big playhouse affirmed that they
aided and abetted his creation of dis
order. Judge Mogan has given him
self TIL next Thursday to decide wheth-
er the Nero brothers or their accusers
are best entitled to the benefit of the
doubt.
After his interruption of the show
the inebriated one disappeared. His
indecorum consisted of keeping his
hat on his head and smoking a cigar. |
to the great annoyance of persons in
his immediate Vicinity. AS his head |
gear was a sombrero the folk behind
him were deprived of the view of the |