The San Francisco call., 1904-11-22

AFTER SOlemnly pronouncing the pre-
scribed formula of marriage with Will
liam I. Canham, bachelor, and May
Agnes Tibballs, spinster, as the con-
tracing parties, Police Judge Cabaniss
was cast into embarrassment by the
discovery that the surname of the male
principal on the wedding license was
incorrectly spelled, the clerk having
written m instead of IN" as the ter
minal letter. The young woman's at
torney proposed that his Honor attach
an extra tail to the N" and then re-
peat the ceremony, but the young
mans attorney questioned the legality
of such a proceeding, and the young
man himself said that he was already
in enough trouble without having il
augmented by his arrest fer bigamy
or something of that sort. So the Judge
and the two lawyers eXhaustlvely dis
cussed the question OF whether the
union just effected would be legally
cohesive if either party TO ii should
desire to break away without enlisting
the aid of the divorce court, the two
limbs of the law agreeing that the
statutes did not authorize more than
one marriage of one couple in one day,
also that il the ceremony already per-
formed were allowed 10 stand the wife
must in law and fact be addressed as
Mrs. Canhan instead of by her hus-
bands name Of Canham; likewise, that
. cloud would forever rest upon mar
riage by which the woman was not
presented with the mans proper cog
nomen. The longer the argument pro-
gressed the deeper the muddle became,
until the Judge happily found a way
out by having the groom sign a pledge,
written on the back Of the license, that
i
mans husband irrespective of the opin-
ion of either law or laity.
In no other respect was the wedding
eventful. The bride, tall and hand
some young person, attired in brown
brCadcloth and hat, was supported by
her mother, and the groom's shirt was
collarless. The happy couple did not
even glance at each other from the
time they entered the Judges chambers
until they departed. He is a Special
police officer and was arrested and
charged with betraying the girl under
promise of marriage. She continues
to dwell with her month-Old babe at
the residence of her maternal relative,
379 Eleventh street During the cere-
mony he smoked a brown paper cigar
cite, but considerably adopted the
Judges suggestion that he remove it
while speaking the responses, as it in
terfered with his articulation. When
asked if he took the woman 10 be his
lawfully welded wife he said he was
under arrest and forced TO do so.
whereupOn his aW-elect fix
upon his countenance a dark and pierre
ing eye and kept it riveted there until
he was made a benedict. Then the
bride and her mother bowed to their
lawyer and retired, and few mo-
ments later the groom and his lawyer
departed.
The hearing of the betrayal charge is
set for tomorrow but yesterdays pro-
ceedings undoubtedly quashed the COM
plant.
Suspecting that his wife, from whom
he lived apart, was trifiing with her
altar vows, L. H. Guion armed himself
with a revolver of wide bore last Sun
day evening and mounted the roof of
the house on Adelaide place in which
she resided. A slzylight gave him
birdseye view of her bedroom, and
while peering into the dark interior he
overbalanced and crashed through the
glass to the floor beneath, his weapon
exploding as he fell. There were femi-
nine screams and scuffling sound, fol-
lowed by a hurried opening, shutting
and locking of the chamber door. Mr..
Guion, damaged hardly at all by his
drop scrambled to his feet and struck
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bed and very much frightened A mo-
ment later Patrolman Lycett, whose at
tention had been attracted by the pistol
shot. the breaking glass and the wom-
ans screeches, put in an appearance
and arrested Guion for discharging fire
arms within the city limits. Among the
trophies carried away by the prisoner
was a complete set of masculine outer
garments with the exception of hat
h. oil lfh III fvRrr roc
much too spacious for the defendant
Judge Fritz dismissed the case and
suggested divorce as a substitute for
roof-climbing and pistol-carrying-
suggestion which was received with evil
dent favor.
When the case of w. A. Prole, ac-
cused of assaulting 14-year-old Lorella
Campbell. was called for hearing be-
fore Judge Mogan neither the girl nor
her mother appeared, and Detective
Bailey reported that they had suddenly
deserted their apartments at 119 Jones
street and left no trace of their destina-
ton. The girl had been employed as a
clerk in a Market street dry goods
store. but had not reported there since
last Friday So a continuance till to-
morrow was ordered.
William J. Cameron, who fought and
bIed in the South African war, neglect
ed TO stop and ascertain how severely
Mrs. Annie Connell was injured after
she had been knocked down. by the
team he was driving at Guerrero and
Fifteenth streets, and Police Sergeant
Shay. who witnessed the occurrence
from a street car pursued Cameron
three blocks ere he captured him. For
tunately for Cameron, the woman, who
dxyells at 902 Oak street was not badly
hurt and seemed disinclined to prose-
cute him. Judge Cabaniss, however, in
dismissing the case expressed wonder
that a man who had fearlessly faced
bullets should retreat before the brass
buttons of a policeman.
Francis p. Tully Informed Judge Con-
Ian that while Alameda is a delightful
place of residence IL is not much of
l.