The San Francisco call., 1904-06-07

hush sales ana large profits" was
evidently the motto adhered to by
Julius Goldstein. retail jeweler, at 80
East street south. In the court of
Police Judge Mogan yesterday Mr..
Goldstein testified that a watch and
chain for which he paid So were sold
by him for SIP so. and that the latter
transaction did not consume more than
nve minutes by the ferry depot clock
Grace Sparovich, a Slavonian, was
The person from whom Mr.. Goldstein
obtained the Sl2 60 and through an in
terpreter Mr.. SparoVich told Of how
~ came 10 happen. he was passing the
Golostein store, he said, and incident
ally glanced at the show window.
which was fairly aglitter with
jewels ana gems, when he was
seized by Thomas Beattie, side
walk worker" who rushed him in
side and there inserted the watch and
chain IN one pocket, deftly abstracted
The Slz 30 from another. escorted him
10 the door and cordially invited him
10 come again. When he recovered
from the daZe into which he had been
cast by such rapid-transit CONNER
cialism Mr.. Spar0vich demanded a re-
turn Of his money, but was laughed TO
scorn. Then he caused the arrest OF
Nr. Beattie.
In his own defense Mr.. Beattie, with
carefully fabricated hair parted in the
middle and disclosing merely a streak
n forehead, stated that Mr.. SparoVich
was q willing, not TO say eager, pur-
haser, despite the fact that he Mr..
- could neither utter nor understand
English, even as she is spoke on the
water front. AIr. Goldstein also averred
that Mr. SparOvich was treated with
extreme mercantile courtesy from be-
ginning 10 end Of the transaction. To
have returned his money would have
been a violation Of the tenets Of the
trade, Mr.. Goldstein added
III take this case under advisement
tfll tomorrow" said the Judge, and
] would suggest that in the meantime
the money alleged 10 have been taken
from the complainant be restored to
him and that he return the watch and
chain, which he has already offered TO
DO Far be II from the intention Of this
court 10 throttle the spirit of COM
nercial energy that has made this na-
uOn what il is, but at the same time
there is a limit to commercial legiti-
macy which, ] believe, has been over
stepped by this defendant There is
well defined law Of commerce which
says that IL takes at least two to make
trade, and in this case the evidence
shows that there was only one and
that one not the complainant. I again
hint that IL would be well to return to
this unsophisticated foreigner the
money ne declares he did not willingly
spend"
Ordinance No. los permits the Board
of Police Commissioners TO enforce the
collection Of license from dealers in all
kinds Of secondhand goods with the
exception Of furniture, and p. J. Neu-
man, who deals in secondhand hard
ware at 724 Howard street. claims that
the ordinance is class legislation and
therefore unconstitutional He was ar
rested for doing business without q
license
Judge Mogan has the case under
adKisement and the defendants attor-
neys are deluging him with authorities
~ prove that the police board is au-
thOrized to supervise and control the
liquor trade only and not every line
Of business that the Supervisors may
levy license upon. More arguments
viii be heard on June 13-
She was booked as Jennie Lind"
and the police pronounced her a new
one TO them. She wore a nautical jack
~ and cap and her blonde hair was
sadly frOWzled-
a stranger in our city, Miss Lind?"
remarked Judge MOgan, inquiringly-
Yes" she replied. Fathers yacht
is anchored at TiburOn and I~came
over to get some necessary supplies"
The policeman says he found you
early Sunday morning lettering at
Kearny and Clay streets and that you
appeared to be intoxicated"
He found me at Kearny and Sacra-
mentO streets and I was not intOxi-
Gated"
All you know something about our
streets. then. I must hold you till to-
morrow for further inquiry and I hope
that in the meantime fathers yacht
VIII not trip her anchor and sail
away"
Arthur Thompson, George Hartwell