The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-30
HUSBAND DEFENDS WIFE
AND GETS IN TROUBLE
She IS Accused of Sending Obscene Let
tiers to Another Woman, and He Creates
Interesting Scene in the Police Court

were to state that he had found him
drinking the kerosene instead of carry
ing 1t away. Thirty days in prison he
ala not regard as ultra-severe punish
ment for his offense.
For stealing a cheap watch from the
person OF sailor ashore Aldon1 Loren
20 was sent to the Superior Court by
Judge Conlan. with bail fixed at $1,000.
Ellen Kelly's seventh semi-annual
appearance as a defendant accused Of
drunkenness was made before Judge
FRITZ, who haughtily spurned her offer
to exchange $780, 900 for immediate resto-
ration to personal freedom. Then he
sentenced her to six months 1mpr1son-
ment.
Well I might as we'll give you the
money anyway" said Ellen, for it's OF
no use to me, because you coppers and
Judges won't let me stay out of Jail
long enough to visit the bank. I'll send
you check tomorrow morning, and
hope you'll cash it right away, for
glad I'll be when I'm rid Of the respon-
sibility Of having a bank account"
Miss Kelly then whispered to Bailif
Conlan that she'd like to borrow cents
from him wherewith to purchase cigar
cites.
Otto Artell, a tall and muscular ma
tive Of Sweden, established his fair
young bride in fat which he had fur
nished for her on Valencia street, and
ing implements which he forgot
10 purchase was broom. So
on Thursday evening he went forth
and bought a dust-raiser, and at the
same time procured a bouquet of pinks
as token of his love for Mrs. Artell.
Alas! neither the broom nor the bou-
quet ever reached the hands of the
waiting lady.
On his return trip Otto met two COM
patriots and accepted their congratu-
latory offerings of beer until he forgot
he was married, and then he suddenly
became possessed of great love of his
fatherland and corresponding contempt
for every other nation, not excluding
the United States While thus fired by
patriotic ardor he tied the bouquet to
the tip of the broom handle and should
ering the stick as if it were a rifle he
sailed forth and paraded Market street
between Sixth and Seventh, loudly pro-
claiming his desire to meet and ami
hilate Native Son of the Golden West
That was how he got into the clutches
of Patrolman Dolan, and that was why
Judge Conlan sentenced him to thirty
days in Jail.
Both the broom and the bouquet were
lost in the shuttle occasioned by Otto
resistance of arrest.
In the presence of a prosecuting attor-
neXs Judge Fritz represented the peo-
pie in the battery case against Angelo
Lagnoncelli, and so vigorously did his
Honor question the defendant that At
torney Shortall, for the defense, filled
the atmosphere with objections all of
which the court referred to itself and
then overruled. When the examination
was concluded, Mr.. Shortall ingenu-
ously asked the Judge if he desired to
address himself in behalf of the prose-
cution, and the Judge not only de-
clined to do so. but startled the defense
by dismissing the case.
Judge Conlan resolutely declined to
reduce the $4,000 bail under which S. ].
Reyes is held to answer a charge of
threatening to kill his wife, and his
Honor's decision was probably prompt
ed by the demeanor of the defendant
himself as he sat among the prisoners
in the cage. Mrs. Reyes and her son
and daughter were in court, and as
Reyes glared at them balefully his
arms twitched and his hands involun-
tarily clinched. This defendant is
evidently too dangerous a man to be
allowed at large" said the Judge, "and
for that reason l refuse the applica-
ton for reduction of his ball.
Mike Moran was fined SO for beating
Bill Mccarthy on the head with a paw
ing implement, after the provocation
for the batteIy had been fully explained
to Judge Fritz. In his eagerness to
obtain a job as laborer for the Street
Department, 1t was stated, Mr.. Nc
Carthy overwhelmingly notified certain
foreman that some of his employees,
Mike Moran among them, were in the
habit of soldering" while at work by
surreptitiously smoking and chatting
and doing several other things prohib-
tied by the rules of the department.. 1t
was to punish an informer that Mike
applied the paving implement to BiIPs
skull. Bill, it may not be amiss to add,
is still seeking a job