The San Francisco call., 1904-07-24
EMPRESS OF SONG SCREAMS
AND HUSBAND WRECKS ROOM
Miss Hazel Hernandez Tells Police That Her Actor
Jealous Rage, Tore Bits Their Marriage Voucher and
Attempted to Puncture Her Heart With Her Own HatPn

After delighting large and cultured
audience IN Montgomery avenue con-
cert hall last Friday night Miss Hazel
Hernandez, billed as the bewitching
little empress Of song" went to her
apartment In lodging house on Kear-
ny street. near Clay, and there became
engaged in an alteration with her
husband, George Raymond. who holds
headline distinction on the programme
Of the north side temple Of vaudeville,
where he does q dialect monoloSue
stunt. Miss Hernandez and Mr.. Ray
rnond DO not tell exactly the same story
as to what occurred in the room be-
tween the time Of her arrival there and
the moment when she stuck her head
through an open window and shouted
"Po-leecel" many times in high Z
sharp. She was still shrieking when
Policemen Charles Brown and Al Hol-
man, who ran from the Hall Of Justice
when her first note rang out. climbed
the stairs and burst open the door. 1t
IS upon what they then saw and heard
that Judge Conlan viii depend when he
hears the charge Of disturbing the
peace against the actor and the actress
next Wednesday.
The officers say they found Miss Her
nandaz en- dishabille and Mr.. Raymond
fully clothed, and that the apartment
looked as If effort had been made to
reduce its furniture to junk. The wom-
an said the man did It, his only provo
cation being the fact that she on her
way home from the theater had spoken
TO q gentleman who had spoken to her
first Mr.. Raymond, she averred, was
intensely jealous, though, goodness
knew, he had no reason to be, as she
appreciated her wifely dignity and al
ways was particular to comport herself,
on and of the stage, as a perfect lady.
But even II she had been as unfaithful
10 her nuptial VOWS as he evidently
suspected her OF being, was that any
reason why he should tear their mar
riaEe certificate to bits. throw the bits
In her face and then attempt to let out
her LIE blood by puncturing her heart
with one OF her own hatpins? Surely,
& married woman, especially when that
married woman is a favorite Of the
music-loviug public, has a right to
treat with courtesy a gentleman who
courteously addresses her on the street.
She could treat her masculine admirers
politely without accepting their invita-
tions to supper, and she was sure that
q man who had been In the show bust
ness as long as George Raymond
should know that II is bad policy for q
woman IN the show business to snub
Johnny outright. She was welded to
her art when George Raymond alien
ated a portion Of her affection, but he
couldn't expect her TO let him retain
that portion If he persisted in behaving
as he had just then behaved.
George Raymond was surly and alb
stained from giving the police any ex-
PLANTATION Of his conduct further than
to express an opinion that he guessed
4 mans wife was his wife and he had
a right TO discipline her"
The -hatpin and the fragments Of the
marriage certificate are held as ev1-
dence IN the case.
After renting g room somewhere in
the Western Addition and depositing
therein his gripsack. Julius Kohler
went out and drank so much beer that
he lost recollection Of where he dwelt
While seeking his apartment he twice
called at SO Birch avenue and in
quired II he lived there, and the sec
ond answer in the negative enraged
him to such an extent that he became
abusive, whereupon the lady of the
house blew three shrill blasts OF
whistle. The policeman who promptly
responded caught a glimspe of Kohl
er's coattail as IL few around a corner.
and then began a stern chase that
covered many blocks.
In the court Of Judge Conlan a plea
Of drunkenness was entered by Mr..
Kohler and his conduct was so queer
as to create a suspicion that his mind
was rather awry. The case was con-
tinued till Monday, by which time the
person from whom he rented the room
may have learned OF his predicament
and come 10 the rescue.
William St. Clair GlosteT, charged
with killing A. J. Funk last Sunday
morning on Kearny street. was held to
answer for murder to the Superior
Court by Judge Fritz, who declined to