The San Francisco call., 1904-09-09

who will need no material souvenir to
remind him of his stay in San Fran
cisco. He is Leo Demar, a wine mer-
chant of Boston. Yesterday morning
he underwent the memorable expert
erce of being beaten, robbed and ar
rested. One f his eyes was badly bat
tered and he lost $3.50 cash and watch
valued at $3.50. Then he was run in for
disturbing the peace, but the prison Of
ficials released him when they found
on his person $95 which the thieves had
overlooked. When the evidence was
heard by Police Judge Mogan he dis
missed the case and expressed SYM
psthy for the defendant.
1t was in a saloon somewhere near
the intersection of Sixth and Market
streets that Mr.. Demar met misfortune.
He had spent the greater portion of
the night in a Mason street restaurant
with some friends, three women and
two men, and when the party broke up
they left him at Sixth and Market
streets, his intention being to go to his
apartment at 80 Golden Gate avenue.
Fate, however, prompted him to take
a drink before retiring. and he went
into a saloon for that purpose. He car
ried a bouquet which his friends had
given him, and as he stood at the bar
some men who were present began to
help themselves to the flowers. When he
objected to the larceny, one of the men
struck him on the eye and Demar ran
from the place, engaged a hack and
was driven to the Emergency Hospital,
where the injured optic was attended
to. Then he re-entered the carriage
and rode back to the saloon. He called
for a drink, he AYERS, and does not re-
member exactly what happened after
that, although he has dim recollec-
tion of having been dragged into q rear
room. It was at $50 o'clock that Spe-
cial Policeman Donohue found him
fighting with the attaches of a res
taurant on Sixth street, near Steven
son. His coat was off, and he was ap-
parently crazed.
This is a most unfortunate occur
renee" said Judge Mogan, after Mr..
Demar's story had been told. ''It is
apparent that this gentleman was
drugged and robbed, and hope the po-
lice will leave nothing undone that may
lead 20 the recovery of his property
and the punishment of those who rob-
bed him."
Mr.. Demar's tale was repeated to the
chief of detectives, and some of the
best talent in that officials corps was
put to work on the case.
Judge Cabaniss ordered Eugene H.
10 20, divr.raad uifQ
IS a month for the support of their
six-year-old daughter When the
Bruces were separated by the Superior
Court the parents of the little one were
instructed that they could alternate in
taking care of her, the father to have
her for six months and the mother to
be the childs custodian the remainder
of the year. The father remarked.
while the mother remained single and
supported herself and the child by
doing housework, earning about $50
month. AS she found her salary in
adequate to provide the little girl with
food, clothing and necessary medical
attendance, she enlisted the aid of Mrs.
John Petite, president of the Universal
Service Society, to compel the father to
contribute to its maintenance, as he
was earning $3.50 a day and had only
his second wife to provide for.
Bruce offered to relieve the mother Of
the child's care entirely, but the mere
suggestion of being separated from
her daughter made the woman burst
into hysterical weeping. Her equanim-
ity was restored by the Judges order.
l. l.
was in progress at Woodward's Pa
viiion last Wednesday evening, Henry
Woest, about 16 years of age, burst
open side door of the big structure
and thus obtained free admittance for
himself and number of companions.
WAS the main event much of a
fight?% inquired Judge Mogan, before
whom Master Woest was charged with
malicious mischief.
Nav was the answer; Wolff
didn't show and his substertoot wuz
punched out in de third"
Il think you have been sufficiently
punished by witnessing such a no ac-
count scrap" said the Judge, and
Master Woest went free.
Alfred Zollner of 2204 Steiner
street complained that Theodore
Frank of San Diego was neglecting his
2-year-old son, BASIL but Mrs. AL
freda c. Frank, wife of the accused,
wrote from San Diego to notify Judge
Mogan that she would like to have the
charge dismissed, as she had person
ally investigated the matter and found
that Basil was very well taken care
Of by his male parent. Dismissal Or
dered accordingly.
Alfred Schwartz, boiler-maker, lives
in the 100 block on Fairmont street
and so does Miss Gertrude Johnson
and her mother. To make the COIN
cidence even more remarkable, both
Mr.. Schwartz and Miss Johnson are
pigeon fanciers and maintain rival
ccops. When fourteen of the Schwartz
pigeons abandoned their home and