The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
GREEN PARROT
AND ASSAILS ITS OWNER
John Cannon Congresses the Body of Unoffending
Polly and Then Hurls Cigar Cutter at Head Of
Vasoos Savis Detaching Therefrom Some Skin

1t could not have been its color-a
brilliant green-that brought upon Mrs.
Elise SAWS parrot the wrath of John
Cannon, for Mr.. Gannons physical
characteristics denoted Hibernian an
cestry. Nor was it anything the bird
might have said that provoked the as
sault, for various witnesses testified
that its rather stunted vocabulary is
devoid of offensive words. Therefore,
according to the opinion of Mrs. Saws,
it must have been pure cussedness that
prompted Mr.. Cannon to take her
feathered treasure from it's gilded cage
and squeeze it between his rough
hands until it's shrieks for aid were
most piteous.
But compressing the parrot was not
the only act of violence charged against
Mr.. Cannon as he stood before Police
Judge Fritz yesterday morning. The
prosecution alleged that after his NAL
treatment of the bird, which occurred
upon the sidewalk fronting the restau-
rant Jointly owned and managed by
Mrs. Saws and her husband, Vasolos,
a 437 Hayes street, the defendant en-
tered the cafe and orally abused Mr..
Saws, calling him a dashed dago and
a double-blanked foreigner until he
was forcibly elected. and that then he
hurled through the glass panel of the
door one heavy metal cigar cutter, the
missile striking Mr.. SAWS head and
removing therefrom a portion of the
cuticle.
1t was a fiercely fought case. The as
sistant District Attorney was hanked
by special counsel for the prosecution,
and Mr.. Cannon had an able and elo-
quent professional pleader. Mrs Saws
was so deeply affected by the remem-
brance of the agonizing cries of her
polly" while Mr.. Cannon was squeez-
ing it's body that on two occasions she
ceased testifying to press her hands TO
her sides and sigh, "Oh, dear" Mr..
SAWS became so mixed in his recountal
of the parrot incident that the Judge
had to straighten him out so that the
lawyers could ascertain what he said.
what the defendant said and what the
bird said.
The cigar cutter was produced in evil
dence, but the parrot was not there to
testify. and a continuance till to-mor-
row was ordered.
Robert F. Baker, teamster. made his
third appearance as defendant before
Judge Cabaniss. and was fined $40 for
battery on 10-year-old Ira Rayburn of
5S7 NatOma street. Then the court in
formed Mr.. Baker that his next convic-
tion will be followed by as long a term
of Imprisonment as can legally be pre-
scribedsfor his offense.
Mr. Bakers debut in the Police Court
was made two years ago. when he was
fined for Obstructing a street car.
Twelve months later he was arraigned
on a charge of mayhem, he having bit
ten off a portion of an opponents nasal
organ in a rough -and-tumble fight. His
latest offense was committed last Mon
day afternoon at Fifth and Clementina
streets where he lashed Master Ray
burn across the neck with a heavy
whip. His excuse for the assault was
that the defendant and some other boys
pelted hiR with "red-headed matches"
while he was upon his wagon. and that
one of GYe missiles severely burned his
nana' 4
Thomas Williams, colored, faces two
charges of burglary against him on
Judge jCAnlan's calendar both COM
plants ihSving been sworn to by Detec-
tive Levin of the State special police.
The prosecution alleges that Mr.. Will
liams feloniously entered a Southern
Pacific dining-car at Third and Town
send streets and abstracted therefrom
various viands, including one ham and
some bottled liquors.
In response to a query from the
bench as to whether the burglarized
larder contained either chicken or wa
termelon, Mr.. Williams grinned and
gave a negative answer.
( de fack am. Jedge," he added, "ah
doan know what dat yah cab did kim
tain. An TO why? yo' nacherally ask.
( Simply 'kase ah didn't entah de cab to
( find out Dis am a case oh mistaken
identahty. Which am not sayin' dat
a boiled ham would not look good tab
me-"
/ Hearing continued till next Friday.
Surely this can't be the Margaret
O'Connor to whom 1 gave six months
about six months ago?" said Judge
Fritz when middle-aged, fresh faced
woman was placed before him and ac-
cused Of drunkenness in a public place
''The same Margaret OConnor," was