The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-02
OLD SHIPMATES ALLOW ALCOHOL
TO DISSOLVE LONG FRIENDSHIP
While They Are Pursuing Pleasure Ashore Frank
Waters and John Williams Abandon Swearing
by Each Other and Exchange Words of Wrath

tied a written document solemnly
pledging him to abstain from the use
of intoxicating liquid of any kind LOT
the period of five years from date.
Swan johnson sat among the prison
ers in Judge COnlan's court and
through the bars tearfully beseeched
his wife, Hannah, to withdraw the
charge Of battery on which she had
him arrested
Foar Gawd's sake, Yannah, let me
Quit" he blubbered
But the lady was infexible. LAY
ban no fool" she replied. "Ay ban
gcad wife toe yo', Schwan. an yo' no
pan goad hosban' toe may"
Then she told the court of how Swan
had acquired a nasty habit of getting
drunk and smashing the furniture in
their home at 12151z Mission street
and supplemented her story with a re-
quest that he be given a term Of i'm
prlsonment long enough to enable him
to overcome his appetite for whisky.
Ihe Judge inquired if three months
would be sufficient and when the lady
answered affirmatively that sentence
was pronounced.
Norris Schimetschek took his family
automobiling last Sunday and was en-
oeaVorlng to drive the machine up the
steep ACTIVITY south of the Cliff House
when a mounted policeman arrested
MN. When he pleaded ignorance Of
the law he was dismissed with a brief
lecture by Judge Fritz.
William Aickley, proprietor Of the
san Rafael hack line, came over to
the city Sunday evening and at a late
hour dropped into a beer cellar on
Geary street. near Kearny, where he
was asked for aims by four men.
After giving one Of them so cents
he left the place and a few minutes
later discovered that his watch had
peen stolen. His loss was reported to
t'atrolman Dolan, who arrested John
A Lane and Thomas Scott on Market
street, near Powell, and Aickley iden-
tined them as members of the quartet
that had accosted him in the saloon.
search of their clothing failed to
bring to light the missing timepiece,
Dut they were arrested and booked for
grand larceny and vagrancy. Judge
Cabaniss has set the hearing for next
Thursday.
Judge Conlan expressed regret at his
inability to sentence Becke Mario to a
longer term of Imprisonment than six
months Mario, a massive-framed fell
low, was convicted of having brutally
beaten his aged and infirm mother be-
cause she was unable to supply him
With money 10 purchase drink.
1t would give me great pleasure to
send you to the penitentiary, where
they have facilities for the proper pun
ishment of human brutes." said his
Honor to Mario. who sullen1y held his
peace.
For knocking out four unoffending
Chinese in Portsmouth Square one dsy
about a week ago Andrew Somers was
yesterday sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment by Judge Fritz. The orig
lnal charge was assault with intent to
commit murder, but it could not be
made to adhere, so an accusation OF
battery was substituted and easily
proved.
Three bad little bows were before
Judge Fritz on a charge of riding BIZ
cycles over the greensward of HamiI-
ton Square and thus making the grass
uninviting to good little boys who do
not own bicycles. His Honor froWned
so severely upon the defendants that
they were quite weepy when he stern
~ babe them begone and misdemean