The San Francisco call., 1904-06-03
ESSENGER BOYS FRACTURE
TRADITION BY GOING FAST
Policeman Sweas He Saw Two of Them Running at Rapid
Gait and the Court Of Judge Mogan Immediately Exhibits
Unmisakabe Symptoms Of a Deep Rooted Incredulity

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having his mentality pronounced de-
fective, IF dis ting is allowed ter
drop, I'll hit de rattler fer Chicago an
stay in dat burg fer keeps. Is it a
go?"
! Miss Decker expressed willingness to
| make it go" and Miss ST. Clair
also acquiesced, although she could not
| forget that he Ohe defendant had
/ treated Miss Rose lust awful" The
Judge interposed no objection, the DO
! liceman didn't seem oocare how the
case turned out, and Mr.. Nash's pro-
posal was accepted.
Two pretty little girls appeared be-
| fore Judge Cabaniss and complained
that since their father, James McFa1I
] sailed away to Hilo as master of the
J bark Martha Davis their mother has
been drinking and neglectful of her
household duties. The case was referred
to officer Young of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Edward Crawford. accused of being
connected with the theft of rubber
boots and brass machine fittings from
! the Charles Nelson Company, was dis
charged by Judge Cabaniss. John
Brown and Daniel Bigelow, boys who
are before the juvenile court on the
| same charge, testified that Crawford
had nothing whatever to do with the
stealing. The plunder was sold to va
| rious secondhand dealers on Mission
street.
Israel Berg smiled when Judge Fritz
sentenced him to six months imprison-
ment for having failed to provide for
the woman and two minor children
whom he deserted in England and by
whom he was followed to this CITY.
where he had taken unto himself a
wife. Throughout his trial Berg acted
in most heartless way toward the un-
fortunate woman with whom. he was
forced to confess he had maintained in
innate relationship for years, nor did
he show the least symptom of affection
for the little ones, who Enthusiastically
inherited his facial characteristics.
Shortly after Berg's removal to the
prison his accuser appeared as COM
plainant against Albert Doran, John
Mclean and William Burns, young
men recently from the East, who in
drunken frolic had smashed three doors
OF the lodging-house kept by her at II
Fourth street. They were booked for
burglary, but a charge of malicious
mischief was substituted, and of that
they were found guilty and will be SEN
fenced to-day. The owner of the prem
ises said they destroyed about s12oO
worth of his property.
Charles Hanson, accused Of selling
lottery tickets, pleaded inability to de-
eide whether it would be better for him
to acknowledge guilt or stand trial, and
Judge Mogan gave him until next
Tuesday to wrestle with the problem.
Dave Warfield, similarly charged,
was remanded till June by the same
Judge. The police say that Warfeld
sold lottery tickets to the Sheriff of an
interior county, who mailed them to the
authorities here.
Attorney Fennel, representing the
Citizens Alliance, informed Judge Ca
baniss that the prosecuting witness
against Cliff Killner, charged with as
saulting a non-union stableman on
Hayes street, had suddenly and myste-
riously disappeared, and that without
his testimony there was no probability
of convicting the defendant. The case
was accordingly dismissed.
John Donahue confessed that twen-
ty-two of his fifty-five years on earth
have been largely devoted to drunk
enness and consequent vagrancy.
And you look it," said Judge Mo-
gan. For three months from this
date, however, you will not have op-
portunity to indulge your penchant."
Peter Morrisey and William Jagoe,
fourteen year-olds, fought on Cheney
street for possession of a baseball and
Peter landed a right hook on Will
liam's mouth which ended the scrap"
and led to Peters arrest for battery.
The lads renewed their oral discussion
in Judge Fritzs court and were rap
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