The San Francisco call., 1904-11-16
QUEER LINGO PUZZLES
POLICE JUDGE.
Interpreters Also Baff1ed
POLES PRESENT THE PROBLEM
BY JAMES G. CRAWFORD.

Police Judge Conlan has given
himself till next Saturday to solve
several vexing phases of the problem
presented to him yesterday morning
through the testimony adduced in the
case Of John Wilenski of 311s Zoe
street. accused of attempting to muir
der his son-in-law, Isador Strua, by
shooting at him. The formal COM
plant contained all the enlightenment
that his Honor could obtain, for both
the principals and all the witnesses
are natives of a remote Polish prov
ince that boasts of a distinct dialect,
and not one of them could speak in
telligible English. The full corps of
court interpreters was called in to
aid in the hearing, but each Of them
in turn confessed his linguistic abil-
ity completely baffled. SO the Judge
is undecided as to whether the COM
plainant choked the defendant with
his feet or was shot with a hatchet
in the defendants hands.
Among the witnesses were the re-
spective wives of the principals, and
from their gestures it was evident that
each lady was loyal to the interests
of her spouse. Mrs. Strua even went
so far as to shake a plump fist at her
father, and subsequently she was
seen to cling affectionately to her hus-
band. Mrs. Wilenski was equally
true to the partner of her bosom and
similarly antagonistic to his accusers.
Other folks who testified untrans-
latably were Zan Klick and his wife,
Sophia, and NJ. T. Arey.
The noliceman in the case averred
that Mr.. Wilenski was cruelty pun
ishing one of his children when Son
in-law Strua interfered, whereupon
Mr.. Wilenski pursued him with an
uplifted AK and afterward shot at him
with a pistol. But the Judge cannot
base a decision upon police testimony
alone, and said as much when he
continued the case until Saturday.
James A Morrissey of 1915 Mission
street was awakened from slumber
about $3.50 o'clock yesterday morning
by sounds as if persons were scuff1ing
in the main corridor of his dwelling.
Springing from his couch he opened
his chamber door and a man and
woman locked in close embrace fell
into the room. Theirs was not the
interlock of affection. however, for
each was struggling for release, and
the accompanying converse was not
complimentary In the woman Mr..
Morrissey recognized his children's
nurse, and the man he identified as
Bradford It. Schell. her divorced
husband. While endeavoring to effect
their separation he was stabbed in
the groin and had his left thumb al
most severed by knife in the
hands of the male combatant. but he
blew a whistle and managed to hold
his assailant until the police re-
sponded. Then it was learned that
Schen had entered the womans
apartments through a window and
was evidently bent on killing her when
she awoke and thwarted him as de-
scribed.
Mr.. Morrissey was so seriously in
| iured that when the case was called
before Judge Mogan a continuance
/ was ordered till tomorrow. Since his
divorce Schell who is an upholsterer,
has been twice in prison for disturb
ing her peace. When his attorney
applied for bail the Judge acquiesced
by fixing the bond at $4,000. The
charge is attempt to commit murder.
z. W. Hyde, an architect, convinced
Judge Cabaniss that he did not unpro-
vokedly assault Mrs. A. Duriez, as al
| legged by that lady. She testified that
when she visited the architects office
| in the Chronicle building to interview
| him anent a disputed bill he roughly
! seized and violently cast her to the
/ floor, but he averred that she called
/ him "a dirty old liar" and then lay
down and yelled for aid. Mrs Duriez
manages a lodging house at 143 Third
street.
BY formally dissolving the engage
| ment of Miss Fannie Black Of 1916 De-