The San Francisco call., 1904-06-17

Geary and Powell streets, a jury in
Judge Cabaniss' court was treated to
some oral jousting by the lawyers in
the case. Mr.. Hanley prosecuted, Mr.
Crowley defended and Policeman Ho-
gan was the complainant. After Ho-
gan had testified that Louderdale sold
him a drink of whisky Louderdale
was asked by Mr.. Hanley if he and
Hogan had discussed the case after
the arrest.
Witness-"Yes, 1 spoke to him
about it while we were coming down
the street"
Mr. Crowley (to Mr.. Hanley)-
why don't you tell him to say he
talked TO the complainant at the Tur-
tle?'
Mr.. Hanley Go Mr. Crowley
Why don't you go ahead and try the
case?"
Mr.. Crowley (to Mr.. Hanley)-"I
will try my side of the case without
dictation from you"
Mr. Hanley (to Mr.. .Crowley)-'It's
a good thing for you there's a gas col
lector on the jury"
Mr.. Crowley ignoring Mr.. Hanley
and addressing the witness who
seemed to be deeply immersed in
though)-'Did you sell this COM
plainant a glass of liquor? Mr.. Lou
derdale. do you hear me-are you
awake"
Judge Cabaniss (to Mr.. Crowley and
alluding to Mr.. Louderdale)- May
be his conscience is awake and delays
his answer"
Mr. Hanley (to himselO-"Ha! ha!
ha."
Mr.. Crowley (to the ceiling)-
Don't argue with me. Go the jury):
1t is surprising the number of lawyers
who don't know the law. Mr.. Han
ley, for instance"
Mr.. Hanley (to the jury)-"Or Mr..
Crowley. Don't pay any attention to
his hot air."
Mr.. Crowley (to the Judge)-'T OBJ
ject to Mr.. Hanley's use of the term
hot air. "
The Judge (to both attorneys)-
Gentlemen, try to proceed in an or
derly way
Among the witnesses was the secre-
tary of the Police Commission, who
testified that the Turtle has been
without license to sell liquor for sew
eral months. but is running wide open
within the shadow of the lordly St.
Francis Hotel.
Half a dozen housewives told Judge
Mogan of how they had been taken
in and done for by Alfred Silverstein's
photographer enlarging enterprise at 116
McAllister street.
Each of the ladies testified that she
was first visited by an agent who in
duced her TO lend him a photograph
by promising TO have it enlarged to
lifesiZe and to present her with the
magnified copy stating that his only
compensation would be the advertise
ment of his business by her display of
the picture. A week or SO later another
agent called upon her with proof of
he or71 OF of
samples of frames and he induced her
to sign a contract for a frame for the
picture and to pay a 81 or 81 deposit
on its price, which ranged upward
from SO. That was the last she heard
of the matter until she visited the Nc
Allister-street store. There she found
that either the picture or the frame
was unsatisfactory, but Mr.. Silver
stein resolutely refused to return either
the original photograph or the cash
deposit until he was paid the sum
which she had agreed TO pay for the
frame-and in some instances the sum
demanded by him was larger than the
sum she had agreed to pay. AS the
photographs were usually valued very
highly by their owners. the ladies COM
planned to the police, with the result
that Mr. Silverstein was arrested and
charged with obtaining money by false
pretense.
In a dialect that Barney Bernard
could we'll afford to envy Mr.. Silver
stein denied intent to defraud. He had
been established in the business only
six weeks he said, and he Intended to
get out of it as speedily as possible
because it brought him more trouble
than the specuniary rewards were
worth. Some of his trusted agents
had deceived him. and his store was
visited daily by angry women, who
abused him roundly because he would
not give back the deposits and the
photographs which the agents had OBJ
tanned from them. One German lady
went so far in her wrath as to as
sault him.
II think the sooner you retire from
your present business the better it will
be for you and the community" said
Judge Mogan to Mr.. Silverstein. Even
If your agents did play you false, the
women from whom they obtained mon
ey and photographs should not be made
to suffer for it, Under the law the en-
ployer is responsible for the business
acts of his employees. Besides, your
business seems to have been rather a
tricky business throughout. The COM
plainants were deceived in the first
place by the assurance that the en-
larged picture would cost them moth
ing but that assurance, 1t appears, was
merely to get possession or the photo-
graph and to subsequently induce them
to purchase a frame for more than it
was worth. The best thing you can
do is to restore to the complainants
all that you have obtained from them
and I will give you until Saturday
morning to do It"
Thus was shattered another shrewd
project that aimed to take advantage
of the popular yearning TO obtain
something for nothing.
Seventeen-year- Tommie White.
stoutIy denied that his life aim is to be
a hobo, despite the fact that he jour
neyed from Denver to San Francisco
as a brakebeam tourist and was ar
rested while in the company of profess
sional tramDs. He left his Colorado
home, Tommie said, to seek employ
ment. and If he had ever harbored am
bition to be a Weary Willie his eXpe-
riences on the trip from the Rockies
to the Pacific would have dispelled it.
The life of a toiler was good enough
for him and If he were restored to
freedom he would hasten to seek job.
Go down to the glass works said
Judge Fritz to the boy. "and tell the
manager that you want to work and
I, nil civ