The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-03

was taken was plainly marked poison
and differed somewhat in shape from
the bottle containing the medicine.
Manslaughter is the charge against the
woman, and the Judge intimated that
he might deem it advisable to send the
case to jury.
Joe de Falco's neglect to transfer his
peddlers license tag from his old vest
when he donned a new one led to his
arrest Judge Cabaniss dismissed the
/ case after he had kindly advised the
absent minded peddler either to change
vests again or to transfer the tag be-
fore resuming business.
Patrolmen Cannon and Mills were
passing the saloon of P. M Woodson,
! on LeavenWorth street, at 2:30 o'clock
yesterday morning when their ears
were assailed by the refrain of "a Bit
of Barney warbled by a badly bal
anced feminine quartet. They invaded
the wet goods shop and in rear room
| discovered Jane Gallagher, Florence
Griffith, Nancy Watts and Isabella Post
violating the rudiments Of vocal har-
mony, while Mr.. Woodson approvingly
| listened. When asked if he knew that
he was fracturing an ordinance by al
/ lowing music-or discord-to be created
| in his establishment after midnight. he
replied that ne was simply doing what
many other saloonists farther down
town were doing, and limited that in
their interference with him the poIice-
men were showing discrimination They
retorted that they permitted no law
breaking on their beat and that if Mr.
! WoodsOn persisted in making himself
an exception to the rule they would be
compelled to arrest him. Then the Ia
! dies ceased trying to sing and began
telling each other what they thought of
the police force as whole and its two
! representatives there present in par
/ ticular, said comments being of such
uncomplimentary character that the ar
! rest of their authors was also decided
upon
When the case was called in Judge
Conlans court the officers testified that
their trouble did not fairly begin until
the patrol wagon arrived at the saloon
in response to their summons. Then one
of the female prisoners, whose indi-
vidual avoirdupois was estimated at 210
pounds, resolutely declined to enter the
vehicle and resisted effort to thrust her
into it. The united efforts of four stall
Wart men were puny as compared to
the physical strength displayed by the
woman, and the question of sending for
derrick was under serious discussion
when Mr. Woodson and the other wom-
en- stepped in and by suasion and force
obviated further difficulty.
The case was continued for a week
and Mr. Woodson was informed that
| his violation of the midnight ordinance
would be reported TO the Police Com
mission.
John Bacigalupi while engaged in al
tercation with newsboy on Broadway
incidentally hurled a heavy rock at his
opponent. The missile missed it's in
| tended mark. caromed off a curb and
struck Patrolrnan ProH upon the head,
creating a bump that seriously inter
fered with the proper wearing of his
official helmet. The bump was exhib-
tied to Judge Conlan, who carefully
noted its size and formation and then
continued the case to allow Mr.. Baci-
gallup to bring in testimony for his de-
Tense.
Annie Wilson, pert and smiling and
gorgeously appareled, beamed upon
Judge Fritz when he stated that the
charge of drunkenness against her had
been pretty clearly proved. She fairly
radiated human kindness.
How much is it?" she chirruped,
opening a red morocco hand satchel
embellished with "A. w" in brassy
flowing script.
How much is WHAT" his Honor
asked.
The fine" she chuckled
When informed that the fine was S.
she promptly paid it, and then inquired
how much she owed the Judge for his
trouble. Not q cent" Clerk Duffie re-
piled. We'll, amt that funny?" tit
tered Annie Wilson.
Attorney Mack asserted and prom
ised to prove, that there was collision
between Nellie Bennett and the man
who sold two diamond rings which she
alleged were mysteriously stolen from
her and which she sought to recover
from the pawnbroker who bought them
for 5000 Ex-Judge d. j. Murphy de-
clared with equal positiveness his abil-
ity to prove that the woman had no
connection whatever with the seller of
the jewelry. Then the case was con-
tinued for two weeks by Judge Fritz,
who said that If collision was not then
established he would order the restora-
ton of the rings to the woman.
In the course of her testimony Mrs
Bennett confessed that she has been
twice married and as many times di-
vorced One of her ex-husbands is an
official of Tonopah County, Nevada
and he is the person whom Attorney
Mack evidently suspects of having been
In COLLISION with nef When the rings
were sold. Effort to have him-or even
his tograph-produced in court has
been unavailing.
James F. Young, accused of swind-
ling Mrs. Sarah e. Johnson out of $4,000
by means of a get-rich-quic scheme
had hearing before Judge Fritz, the
charge being grand larceny. The case
was continued till August II, the de-
PENDANTS bail being reduced from $4,000
to $4,000. The original charge of felony
embezzlement against Young will prob
ably be taken UP this morning by
Judge Cabaniss.
Judge Cabaniss dismissed the charge
of murder against Giovanni Fossa be-
cause two of the principal witnesses for
the prosecution had left the State.
The case had been in the courts since
June @ 1903, when Fossa was arrested
for throwing Vencenzo Lavagnino down
stairs in house in the Italian quarter
Lavagnino died from his injuries, and
Judge Conlan held Fossa for man
slaughter. District Attorney Byington,
bouavar fled a new com pIaipt c1,aro