The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-28
GIRLS DEFIANCE OF MATERNAL
AUTHORITY LEADS HER TO JAIL
Ella johnson Attends Coming Out Party Given
by Leslie Falkenburg, Who Served Six
Months in Jail for Ill-Treatng a Woman

Sixeen-year-old Ella Johnson is to
be sent 10 an institution for the dis
Clplining Of hayward girls She ig-
nored maternal protest and attended
Leslie Falkenburg's coming-out party.
Mr.. Falkenburg. who resides with
his parents at 545 Jessie street, re-
Gently completed serving a six months
term of Imprisonment TO which he was
sentenced for having grossly in-treat-
ed Mamie GarrlJy, the unWedded
mother Of his TWO children. While he
was in jail Miss Johnson. who lives d.
rectly across the street from the Fall
kenbUrg home, frequently visited him.
and when be decided 10 celebrate his
coming out by giving an evening
party 10 his friends Miss Johnson was
one of the first invited TO attend Mrs.
Johnson objected 10 her girls pro-
posed participation In what she con-
IemptuOuSly and derisively termed "a
5sslbird's party" but Ella fiouted the
objection, dOnned her best attire, went
ID the function and distinguished her
self by prOnOuncing Mr.. Falkenburg
a person superior in every respect to
that Mamie Garrity," who, by the
way, was not among those present.
In fact, Miss johnson was the life Of
the Falkenburg fesuvity.
Ella why she visited Mr.. Falkenburg
in prison and the girl replied that she
did so because she knew him prior to
his incarceration and considered him
e good fellow. Then the Judge in
formed Mrs. Johnson that to-day he
VIII send the girl to St GATHERINGS
Home.
Prior to his marriage John Wilson was
&C him by becoming the wife of an
other. and after his marriage he could
not entirely forget her, especially when
he was under the influence of strong
waters. She was known as Mrs. Nora
Miller, and at her home, 3275 Seven
teenth street, he occasionally visited
her and mOuthed maudlin regrets that
she did not marry him. On one Of
these Occasions-it was last Monday
he distracted from one of her bird
cages five canaries, stuffed them into
his pockets. then tucked a feather pill
low under his arm and sObbingly went
forth Much as she pitied him, Mrs
Miller could not let her feathered
treasures suffOcate, and in order to
effect their rescue she found it nee
essary to have her lachrymOse admirer
arrested. The charge was burglary.
IN the court Of Judge COnlan yes
not with felOniOus intent he rifled the
bIrdcage and walked off with the pill
low. Indeed he was at a loss to as
cribe reason for what he did. He had
been drinking, and the combined in
nUence OF the liquor and his hopeless
passion for Mrs. Miller were probably
more than his brain could stand. He
must have been clearly distracted when
he committed the larceny. If the bird
cage had been a red-hot stove he
would probably have plundered it Of
Its Goals.
Mrs Miller did not want to have the
defendant punished for what he did
and the Judge dismissed the charge.
For attempting 10 kiss pretty Ella
Breen. q domestic at 1921 Washington
street. Edward Adair, driver for
the Guadalupe Dairy, was before
Judge Cabaniss, who continued the
case till next Friday.
Mr.. Adair, who came from Ireland
about a year ago, was smitten by
Miss Breen's &C mt the very first time
he heard her speak, for it indicated
that she. too, recently trod the Green
Isle, and the more he heard ii the bet
ter he liked the girl. But when he
asked her to favor him with a kiss,