The San Francisco call., 1904-03-22
SEXES RED-HOT STOVE
AFTER BRAVE STRUGGLE
Seller of Heating Apparatus Succeeds in Getting
Possession of 1t From Tailor Who Finds It
Unsatisfactory and Refuses to Pay Dollar Due

number that they did not perceive the
uniformed intruders until the hand of
the law was literally upon them. At
least that is what the two officers tes-
titled yesterday before Judge Mogan,
and the thirteen defendants did not at
tempt to contradict the story. They
were given till next Monday to plead.
Martin J. Silk. chronic vagrant, was
sentenced to six months imprisonment
after he had Yngeniously but vainly
endeavored to convince Judge Mogan
that the disorderly conduct of which
he had been proved guilty had been
more than provoked. He was arrested
on Market street for creating a dis
turbance in front of cigar store, and
he pleaded that the envy aroused in
him by the physical graces of a young
man who stood behind the store coun-
ter gradually gave way to ire as he
realized how unkindly Providence had
treated him in it's bestowal of personal
charms AS he gaZed at the Apollo
like form and features of the cigar
seller and then contemplated his own
Calibanesque appearance he became
filled with a great anger and would
have spoiled the beauty of the former
Handsome Jimmie" as he called him
if policeman had not fortunately ar
rived in time to stay his threatening
hand.
But, Mr. Silk" said the court, ''all
of us can't be models of masculine
beauty, you know, and it is our duty
to put up with whatever our allot-
ment of good looks may be. Besides,
there is a proverb which says, Hand
some is as handsome does and I
find that your character is on a par
of unlGveliness with your external
makeup. Perhaps six months in jail
may improve your mind, if not your
looks At any rate, that is the sentence
prescribe for YOU
Mr.. Silk did not seem to be in the
least affected by the severity of the
sentence.
Wesley D. thomson was talking as
he slept when he attracted the atten-
ton of the night watchman of a San
some-street warehouse, and further in
vestigation disclosed to the property
guaTQldn 5
Wesley, also a window which he had
broken in order to obtain admittance
to the premises. The defendant opined
that he must have been "dOped" ere
he laid him down to sleep in the ware
house, as he had no recollection of
how he arrived there. After Judge
Mogan had satisfied himself that Wes-
ley did not mean burglary when he
broke the window, he fined him IS and
ordered him to pay for the property
damage he had inflicted.
Thomas Malone spent Saturday
evening at the Spider Kelly ball in
Mechanics Pavilion. where he alter
nately dallied with Terpsichore and
Bacchus until he was so fatigued, both
physically and mentally, that he was
unable to walk without staggering.
That was how he came to jam his head
through the plate glass window of a
Ninth street restaurant. He promised
to pay for the broken window, and as
he had already expended a consider
able sum for sticking plaster, Judge
Mogan told him to step forth a free
man.
Mrs. Nora Hartnett had her young
child with her last Saturday evening
when she met her friend, Mrs. George
O'Brien, and invited that lady to par
take of liquid refreshments. Three
hours later the two women were in
toxicated and the little one was weep
ing when Officer Fogarty found them
at Taylor and Ellis streets. Judge Mo-
gan's opinion of the maternal care
shown by Mrs. Hartnett was neither
complimentary nor equivocaI as he
fined the defendants So apiece
Sarah Martin has been given until
Friday to prepare a defense against
the charge that she stole $18O from
Steven Sedowy at 423 Washington
street.
w. J. Barrett and Thomas Peck had
several bottles of beer in their pos
session when Officers Dowd and Brown
overhauled them last Saturday night
ON the water front, and Judge Mo-
gan yesterday continued the vagrancy
case against them until the policeman
can diSCONGI WH6Te the beverage was
obtained.
Edward Boulard, stableman. did
not relish the interest in his welfare
manifested when his employer had him
arrested for drunkenness The en-
ployer yesterday requested Judge Mo-
gan to send the defendant to prison
and have him kept there until he loses
his inordinate craving for liquor, as
deirium tremens would be likely to
overtake him if he were allowed to re-
main at large. This request the court
heartily granted.
Save me from my friends" said
Boulard, sarcastically, as he was led
away.
I'm trying to save you from your
SELF" was the Judges retort