The San Francisco call., 1904-04-22
ROWDYISM IN THEATERS
DISCOURAGED IN COURT
Police Judges Fritz and Mogan Frown Upon
Defendants Who Express Dislike of
Stage Performances in a Rough Way


this comparatively uncivilized land OF
ours has resolutely declined to adopt
is the time-honored one of transform
ing a theater into bedlam when the
performance fails TO please. In good
old Lunnon even the most ge2teel audi
1ence expresses disapproVal of a. act or
an ac0or by moaning Boo" and peltlng
the stage with orange peel, nutshells
and other convenient missiles but the
most rabid of this country's Angloma-
MACS who has not entirely relinqulshed
claim. to responsibility would never de-
scend to such rowdyism as that he
would either exit quietly or remain ana
suffer in silence, because he knows thaI
any other course would invite arrest
for disturbing the peace and attach TO
his character the taint Of hoodlumism.
It's as hoodlums such offenders are
treated by the Police Judges.
Two Of them. John Fraser and Eddie
Ferris. were Sentenced to twenty -four
hours Imprisonment yesterday 10y
Judge Fritz. and at the end of that pc
riod they are TO reappear for additional
punishment il il can legally be ordered
They endeavored to make rough
house. as the prosecuting policeman
termed il. in Market street home OF
nelodrama. and their behavior was so
offensive 10 the less eXacting folk in
the audience that their arrest was ef-
fected in the interest Of law and order.
II was the way in which the villain of
the play maltreated the heroine that
stirred up their latent rowdyism, they
declared in defense. but the Judge
secuted the plea on the ground that
the hero was amply able to protect the
lady
Louis DelnaPdi was before Judge Mo-
gan on the charge of disturbing the
pesce in "A Broadway temple Of Vaude-
Vile and his case was continued until
to-day TO enable the prosecution to OBJ
tain testimony sufficient to convict. The
police have been in pursuit Of Mr.. Del
nardi ever since his offense was com
mitted. several weeks. ago, when one
OF his comDanions, Emil Devin, was ar
rested and found guilty. At the time
the peace was disturbed a dashing SOU
brette was singing Save My Mothers
Slipper From the Sale" and il is un-
derstood that Mr.. Delnardfs attorney
viii ask for dismissal of his client on
the ground that the sentiment Of the
song was irreverent end unhlial. the
VecaIism defective and the perform
ance generally provocative of protest.
William Nolan, alias William Bray,
charged with assaulting and attempt
ing@to rob two women in the tender
loin district one evening about week
ago. had a hearing before Judge Mo
gan and viii be told to-day whether he
is guilty or not. He is IS years of age,
a native Of Calaveras County and
equipped with precociOus self-posses-
sion. The two women positively iden-
tilted him as their assailant but he
never ainched under their scrutiny,
and when on the witness stand he loud
~ answered all questions before they
were half-uttered. No attempt was
made TO deny the assault, but il is
doubtful that he can be held for at
tempt TO rob, as the testimony Of the
complainants on that point was rather
equivOcaL
Edward Clifford alias "Toughy."
who for half a dozen years has held
undisputed sway as the boss black
guard Of the Barbary Coast, will be
sentenced to-day for vagrancy and dis
turbing the peace. With him on Judge
M0Edn
rashilv attired danseuse. who also dis
turbed the peace and will be punished
for it, Clifford accosted her on the
street with a request that she give
him IS. which she declined TO do, so he
struck her and she struck back. Then
they clinched and fell and were
humping each other right merrily
when a policeman arrived.
he,
the purification Of the Barbary Coast
] will send you to the County Jail to-
morrow" said the Judge to the male
defendant, and ''Toughy' scoYled, but
discreetly refrained from expressing
his feelings.
Mary Worth. nineteen years of age
and comely was arrested for smoking
a cigarette and otherwise making an
unlovely exhibition of herself on
Kearny street She told Judge Mogan
that she recently ran away from a
happy home in Riverside and came
here to tread the rosy paths which,
she understood, awaited unsophisti-
Gated rural maidens.
And you're sorry you came, I hope?"
the Judge inquired.
MdLs ltleO 70 lOOh peAlleIls Out the
effort failed. moment later she
turned around and winked deliberate
ly at an older female who sat among
the spectators.
well, ] suppose you'll have your
fins" said the court, sorrowfully, I'll
defer sentence TIL tomorrow"
While attempting to escort a crowd
OF baggy-trousered compatriots from
the ferry station to a hotel Antonio
Esola ran afoul Of number of hack
nsen and bus drivers and boarding
house runners and was protecting his
charges when a policeman arrested
him.
He was slugging right and left and
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