The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-14

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she became Mrs. Lottie Hermann. 1t
was not without some n1sgiving, how
ever, that she permitted herself to be
led a second time to the hymeneal al
tar Much as she had learned to ad
mire Mr.. Hermann as a wooer her be-
lief in the permanency of husbandly
devotion had been somewhat shaken
by her experience as MRS. Fritz. In
deed, when she decided to take unto
herself a second spouse there was ques
ton in her mind as to whether com
plete felicity could possibly outlive the
honeymoon period of any matrimonial
union. But she was pleased to inform
Police Judge Cabaniss, before whom
she was charged with battery, that
she had never had occasion to regret
the fateful moment when she surren-
dered TO Mr.. Hermann's ardent plead
ing by whispering Yes" Since then
her life has been very happy. 1t would
be entirely unshadoweG il Mr.. Fritz
were to cease prosecuting her Couldn't
the court compel him to let her alone
to forget her as thoroughly as she falls
to remember him when he is outside
her range of vision, and she is not re-
ceiving anonymous letters of which he
is undoubtedly the author?
The specific complaint, sworn to by
Mr. Fritz accused Mrs. Hermann of
slapping his face in the foyer of the
Central Theater the previous evening.
With her husband the defendant was
attending the playhouse, occupying
two-bit seats and enjoying the drama,
when she was seized with that indie
Enable feeling which indicates the pres
ence of an enemy. Intuitively she
knew that Mr.. Fritz was near, for no
other person she knew of had desire
TO do her injury, and wnen she glanced
around and saw him "lording it in a
box" and Indignantly sneering as his
eyes met hers, she was more panied
than surprised. Right there and then
she determined to have it out with
him. and when the curtain dropped
and he retired to the foyer she followed
him. Taxing him with bounding her
she slapped his cheek with an open
hand. He requested her to repeat the
assault and she promptly complied.
Then he spoiled the remainder of her
evening by giving her into custody.
Mr.. Fritz averred that he had never
given the defendant any provocation
whatsoever for her attack upon him.
To which she warmly retorted by de-
claring that he had written anonymous
letters intended to blacken her char
acter. He met the charges by asserting
that he had never learned to write. She
hoped he did not have sufficient hardi-
hood to say in presence of the Judge
that his sister was also afflicted with
illiteracy Instead of saying anything
of the sort he asked her if she had not
written unsigned threats to him. She
dared him 20 prove it. He might not
be able to prove it, but he did not pro-
pose to be lied about by her. If he
dared to call her liar she would have
him understand that he was another
Twas then the court clapped its
hands to its ears and shouted, Stop
it," and hastily continued the hearing
thirty days.
Richard Nelson, a tentmaker,
housed his wife and four small chill
dren in the damp and dingy basement
at IL Twelfth street and with the
money InuS saved he dQUl-
tionaI liquor. The family's living
place is seven feet from floor to cell
ing and occupies an area of ten by
ten feet.
1T would give me infinite pleasure"
said Judge Mogan to Mr.. Nelson, Ito
be legally authorized to escort you to
a whipping post and there lay about
a hundred lashes upon your naked
back No other punishment is ade-
quate to offset your treatment of the
unfortunate ones that are dependent
upon you for maintenance. When you
come here tomorrow for sentence I'll
endeavor to make you regret your in
human treatment Of your own flesh
and blood"
Mr.. Nelson sullenly returned to the
cage, evidently satisfied that the Judge
cannot send him to Jail without indi-
rectly furnishing the helpless creatures
who look to him for their food and
shelter.
James Hennessey, butcher, hurled
his cleaver at predatory dog that
was shifting a dressed carcass in his
meat market, and so accurate was his
aim llidl Tie animal HdSllIy uepdrleu
without its caudal appendage. Mr..
Hennessey was fined $40 by Judge Ca
baniss.
Mrs. Julia Gould, accused of selling
liquor without license on Stevenson
street, was seized with hiccoughs as
she sat awaiting trial in Judge Mo-
gans court and so much noise did she
make that her removal to the corridor
was ordered by the Judge. When the
case was called she had not recovered
from the annoying attack and his
Honor gave her twenty-four hours