The San Francisco call., 1904-04-07
FEMALE BEGGARS APPLY
METHODS OF FOOTPADS
Two of Them Accost Berkeley Lady Mission Street, and
After Roughly Demanding Money One of Them Assaults
Her-Mogan Regrets Attempt to Rob Was Not Charged

I who escaped from the County Jail ere
| he tourneyed to the southland, has
| become a familiar figure in Judge Mo-
gan's court. 1t is the evident desire of
that tribunal to punish Stark for his
| Jail break because it was a misde-
meanor and also because he is a no
toriousIy bad character, but at every
hearing a new obstacle rises to inter-
/ fere with the programme.
| After repeated requests TO appear in
court and sign complaint charging
| Stark with escaping from the County
/ Jail the former superintendent of that
! institution, A. ], Martin, yesterday
/ responded in person, but politely de-
/ clined to do as advised. When asked
/ for a reason he said that he is no
/ longer in public office and does not
want to adulterate his private busi-
ness with public affairs Of any kind
! The court demonstrated, but the ex-
jailer turned a deaf ear to reminders
of the duties of citizenship. ETC., and
/ firmly staIked out of court
Unless the Sheriff or one of his dep
uties formally charges Stark with jail
breaking he is likely to elude punish
ment for that offense. 1t was for send
ing dire threats to members of the
opulent Huntington family that he was
arrested in Los Angeles, and the au-
thorities of that city evidently en-
braced with avidity the chance to send
him back TO San Francisco.
Michael Johnson's attorney did not
help his clients case to any paIpabIe
extent by objecting to almost every
I ,,F ~
Mogan, for the defendant was pro
nounced guilty of carrying concealed
weapons and then sentenced to the
maximum penalty-six months in the
County Jail-for that offense Then the
Judge limited that to-day he will place
Johnson under $4,000 bond to keep the
peace. In default of furnishing good
and sufficient sureties for that amount
the unhappy Johnson is likely to spend
six months additional in durance A
charge of threatening to kill will also
be heard to-day.
Johnson was arrested on complaint
of his young wife, who told a story
of the mans depraved cruelty that
brought upon him the most scathing
contumely ever delivered from the
bench of Mogan-and that is saying
more than little for the vigor of the
denunciatory address.
When an honest-faced, genteel-Iook-
ing man stood accused of robbery the
other day in Judge Mogan's court the
general impression of the uninitiated IN
the ways OF crime and criminals was
that a mistake had been made despite
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complaining witness was a soldier
named Searl. who testified that the de-
fendant had snatched his watch and
chain and ran, closely pursued by the
complainant, until his flight was
stopped by Police Corporal Egan. The
watch and chain were not in the pris-
oner's possession and that fact prob
ably enhanced the impression of in
nocence created by his open counte-
nance and respectable apparel. He
said his name was Ernest Carron. en-
phatically declared ne was guiItless OF
crime and asseverated that never be-
fore had he been subjected to the in
dignity of arrest. Then, at the request
of the police, he was remanded for
further inquiry as TO his past The
investigation was concluded yesterday
and reported in court and the Judge
fairly gasped as he heard the mans
record unfoIded.
Edward Mitchell, alias Charles Mitch
ell, alias Ernest Carron, was first con-
victed of grand larceny September 5,
1890, but escaped through a legal loop
hole. On October 80 of the same year
he was found guilty of robbery and
sentenced. March 80, 1891, he was given
ninety days for vagrancy. June Is
1892, he was convicted of robbery, and
three days later additional charges of
burglary and assault to murder were
proved against him. July 90. 1902, he
was sentenced to seventeen years at
San Quentin. A few days ago he was
released.
After the disclosure of the defend
ants identity the prosecution closed Its
case and the criminal of deceptive en-
semble will offer his defense to-day.
Police Officer Connolly testified that
All Sin could not be literally accused
of selling lottery tickets because the
tickets he sold TO unsophisticated eau
casians in the wholesale district were
not issued by a lottery, but were man
ufactured by All Sin himself But that
was not the entire limit of All Sins
fraudulent enterprise. After he had
sold the tickets he would visit his vic
tins the next day and show them wha-
he professed to have been the result Of
the formal drawing the previous even
ing, and each of them would thus be
convinced that he had just missed by
one dot the winning of valuable prize,
so of course he would try again, paying
All Sin % cents for the privilege.
All Sin was remanded by Judge Mo-
gan till to-day. when he will probably
put up some sort Of a defense.
Sarah Martin, accused Of stealing $3.50
from Steven Sadowa in Kearny-
street Iodging-house has been sent II