The San Francisco call., 1904-06-10

With a vigor that danced the tables
and caused the empty chairs in Judge
Fritz's court room 10 jump up and
down. Attorney Hiram Johnson yester-
cay denounced the panel summoned 10
lry c. S. Sproat on q charge Of con-
cealing personal property in order TO
defraud his creditors.
Johnson is special prosecutor against
Sproat, whom the Merchants Associa-
tion is prosecuting relentiessly. He
formerly had a market at Market and
Eleventh streets, in partnership with
his brother, and II is alleged that the
firm seQuestered more than $4,000 from
the sale Of goods that they had obtain
ed on credit. Sproat demanded jury
trial and was granted ii. A special
Venire was issued and returned yester-
day afternoon
The first three names drawn from the
box were Harry Corbett, Tim McGrath
and Eddy Graney. Closely following
came Jack Mcnamara, Gus Hagedorn
and a host OF other salOOn-keepers and
well-knOwn sporting men. The list
read like a ". c T L. roll call OF
those not accounted for. Many mem
Ders of the panel were excused Harry
Corbett said that il he was compelled
10 serve there would be nobody LETT 10
close the Golden Gate after nighttall-
McGrath asserted that Il he were de-
talned on jury duty Jack Munroe, the
heavyweight pugilist who Is 10 nsht
Jeffries on June Il, would wither up
like a bunch Of roses and IL would be
necessary 10 take him 10 the ringsloe IN
an ambulance.
Most OF the distinguished talesmen
had excuses for not serving on the
jury. so Judge Fritz dismissed them.
Attorney johnson YOlleyed and thun-
dered against the makeup Of the
panel. characteT1zing IL as a job 70 ac-
quit a man who had deliberately sto-
len q large sum of money
Judge Fritz rather sided with John
sons contention and excused more
than half OF the panel He then issued
a special venire for fifty more tales
men, returnable this morning. and in
structed the bailin 10 invade the
wholesale districts and secure q Venire
OF men whose sporting blood has been
somewhat subdued by the cold science
Of commercialism.
i. r. Mural and T. Skomi. two Jap
anese. were singing the wild songs Of
their dear native land at , O'Clock yes
terday morning at the corner Of Broad
way and Dupont street. One Of the Sc
muri and the noise the singers made
sounded like a waiter falling down an
elevator shaft with a tray Of dishes.
Policeman Lambert was attracted by
the weird disturbance and instructed
the JaDs 70 cut out the rough work and
seek their bOudOirs. Disdaining the
warning. the singers fell into an en-
brace and continued their cantatOry ef-
forts in more impassiOned key. Then
a blue wagon drove up and the Japs.
stiu singing, were given a ride TO the
City Prison.
Judge MOgan heard the story OF the
song yesterday morning and decreed a
fine Of SO each on the singers.
Morton L Cook Jr. made the fight Of
his life Wednesday afternoon in front
Of his parents residence at 1873 Oak
street The boy is y years old, and
although he fought bravely an eleven
year-old boy from Fulton street. who
had red hair. also freckles on his face
as big q s dime, put il all over Master
Cook
boy, who naively admitted to Judge
Mogan that he could lick any boy Of
his age IN the block. censured the Cook
boy for quitting while he was still able
70 stand UP. During the heat Of the
argument Martin Cook Sr. appeared on
the scene and kicked young Herbert.
Mrs Herbert secured a warrant for the
elder Cooks arrest and he appeared
before Judge Mogan yesterday on a
charge q battery. Cook admitted
kicking the boy, but said il was merely
gentle lift in recompense for fmperti-
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