The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21

Keough was given eighty days I'M
prisonment, thus being deprived of the
opportunity to vote for the candidate
whose cards he distributed.
When the case Of Fitzgerald Muir
ply, playwright, charged with kick
ing the nose of NJ. E. Revis, manager
of the Hotel Meredith, was called III
Judge Mogans court neither the COM
plainant nor the defendants wife ap-
peared to testify for the prosecution.
But there did appear for the defense
one Joseph Callahan, an actor at the
Majestic Theater, who testified that he
had known Mr.. Murphy ION and off,
for dozen years, and had never seen
him drunk, but always found him
man Of admirable temperament. OF
the defendants domestic life, how
ever, Mr.. Callahan could only repeat
what he had heard others say, and
that was invariably to the effect that
conjugal felicity existed in the Muir
ply household. Case continued until
Saturday and subpenaes issued for
Mrs. Murphy and Mr.. Revis.
Miss TriXie Hunter and Miss Nellie
Conway. arrested for vagrancy at
Fourth and Stevenson streets, as
sured Judge Cabaniss that it was their
debut in the Police Court and he took
with caution. That they were noVices
there was no doubt, for instead of
hastening to the street, as prior ex-
perience would have taught them to
DO, they assembled to the City Prison
and were puZzling the desk sergeant
when an officer of the court happened
to arrive and convinced them that
they were at liberty to depart.
DR.. s. A Ambrosewf, a retired Rus
sian physician residing at $40 Mission
street, was arrested on complaint of
his wife, Gertrude, who thinks his
mentality is impaired by excessive in
diligence in opiates. He threatened to
kill her, she informed Judge Mogan,
and she would like to have him sub
Jected to examination by alienists.
During her recital the defendant.
bearded and frock coated, gazed at his
environment in a bewildered way. He
was ordered into custody until Sat
urday, and If by that time his mind is
not improved he will be sent to the In
sanity Commissioners for investiga-
ton.
Joseph Royder also showed such
symptoms of a mind diseased that he
was remanded for examination as to
his sanity. He challenged Manager
Harrison of the Sutro Baths to a duel
with pistols and then informed Judge
Mogan that the def was seriously in
tended, as he desired to kill Mr.. Har-
rison. but in fair fight. He was dis
charged from his position as an at
tendant at the baths and sought ssE-
culinary reprisal.
Thomas E. Brady, charged with
street-begging, pleaded half guilty be-
fore Judge Cabaniss and was given
twenty-four hours imprisonment. He
had begged, he claimed, but as the
complaining policeman had not caught
him in the act he considered himself
only half guilty of the offense specific
ally alleged.
John H Montgomery, a real estate
agent from Oakland, charged John
Doyle and Frank Roberts with having
robbed him of purse containing $24 So
night before last in a saloon at Fourth
and Folsom streets. Judge Mogan has
set next Saturday for the taking of
testimony.
Peter Canelleas and Chris Malens are
natives of sunny Greece and rival deal
ers in fruits on the first block of Fourth
street They met at Davis and Oregon
streets early yesterday morning and
engaged in a wordy war which devel-
oped into the more serious aspect of a
duel with vegetables as weapons. Wit
nesses Of the encounter testified before
Judge Mogan that while the fight was
in progress the air was laden with gar
den and orchard products hurled at
each other by the combatants and that
when policeman stopped active hos
tilities by arresting both of them they
were sorry sights to behold. Signor
Canelleas' ammunition was confined to
tomatoes until he was driven from his
base by the shower of cantaloupes cast
with remarkable accuracy of aim by
Signor Malens. Squashes, egg fruit
and artichokes were also freely ex-
changed. In view of their mutual will
ingness to pay for all the truck"
spoiled by them and in consideration
OF their necessary purchase of new
outer garments, the defendants were
dismissed with the usual reprimand.
May Tore. a petite brunette. COM
planned that her life was made a drearv
waste because of the unwelcome at
tentions to which she was subjected by
Emiglio Castagnino, a house painter.
For two years he had been her
steady" She said, when she wearied
OF his company and politely but firm
ly Informed him that their relation
ship must cease. Instead of taking his
dismissal in kindly spirit he pressed
his suit more ardently than ever be-
fore and at home, 1921 Dupont street,
and abroad she was pestered by him.
She hated to drag the matter into
court, but the man had become such
an importunate bore that his restraint
by law was absolutely essential to her
pursuit Of happiness.
The defendant, a stalwart fellow.
tried to make 1T appear to Judge Mogan
that the girl had exaggerated her
grievance, but she faced him, support
ed by her mother. and made him vir-
tually confess that since she first pre-
scented him with the mitten her recep-
ton of his advances had been discour-
aging.
The Judge pronounced Mr.. Castag-
nino guilty of disturbing the peace of
an individual and postponed sentence
indefinitely, so as to afford him oppor-
tunity TO show by his conduct that he
can shun the object of his unrecipro-
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