The San Francisco call., 1904-02-11
OMAHA SPORT ARRESTED
FOR GOING A FAST PACE
Chauffeurs Chug-Chug Wagon at an Unlawful
Speed Through Ignorance of the Law-Sterl-
ing, Bad Man, Heavily Bonded to Answer

j. C. Riley comes from Omaha, where
the laws provide that a man may go
as fast as he wishes, provided he pays
the bills There trolley cars shoot down
the hill like falling stars and out on
the plains to the west men are per-
mitted to ride horses until they fall
from exhaustion.
Mr.. Riley, who is thought of so high
ly in Omaha, came to San Francisco
on a holiday trip. He found an abode
at the Palace Hotel and after he had
located the soap and towels in the
bathroom he telephoned for an auto
mobile. When it arrived he discharged
the chauffeur and drove the chu-chu
machine himself. The gearing of the
automobile must have been wrong, be-
cause when he passed Third street his
machine was making S4ss miles to the
hour. He was going SO fast that Po
liceman Jordan had only a memory of
a flash of red that sped by him.
When Riley returned from his way
ward course he was put under arrest
and came before Judge Mogan yester-
day The Judge listened to the plea
made by the defendant that they go
some in Omaha without being haul
ed up for violating a speed ordinance
and took, into consideration the ignor-
ance of the law, which ordinarily will
excuse nobody. On this excuse Riley
was allowed TO go free, with a warning
TO observe more closely the ordinances
of the municipality regarding a speedy
trip in San Francisco.
George Sterling the real Honolulu
sugar cane in the way of bad man.
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Court yesterday by Judge Conlan on
charges of robbery and assault to kill.
His bonds were fixed at $4,000 on each
charge.
He is the man that invaded the room
of George Evans on Third street and
robbed him. The following morning
Detective Ed. O'Dea placed him under
arrest for the crime. Evans identified
him and held pistol close to the pris-
to handcuff Sterling. Suddenly Ster-
ling grasped the pistol from Evans
hand and tried to kill Detective O'Dea
with it. In defense O'Dea struck Ster
ling with the handouts and knocked
him down a flight of stairs. As soon
as he fell into the street and found his
feet, he made a getaway as far as
San Bernardino, where he was cap
tured.
he OIO dil dll-StsSI PGIlOIiAldHCc
by beating a turnkey, dashing his
breakfast into visitors face and MAX
ing a desperate attempt to escape
from his durance. In Judge Conlans
court when he appeared first, he con-
fded to Bailiff Mike Walsh that if he
was equipped with two guns he would
kill the Judge and clean out the court
room. Mike took him by the ear and
wrung him out a little bit and Ster-
ling forgot the fighting mood entirely.
Marie Faulkner is badly wanted in
Judge Conlan's court. She preferred a
charge of subornation of perjury
against Mrs. Sarah Rogers, the widow
of Duke" ROsenbaum, who killed
himself at the Lurline Baths some
years ago.
The arrest of Mrs. Rogers grew out
of an assault alleged to have been
made upon her by George and Ed.
Marshall, the two well known race
track men.
Mrs. Rogers was present in court to
answer the charge, but the complain
ing witness could not be found. If she
is still in the city the police will ex-
ercise their efforts TO find and produce
her IL court
Mrs. Gertie Kaplan has been discov-
ered. She is the woman arrested By
Policeman Bruce for donning unseem-
ly raiment, contrary to the statutes in
such cases made and provided When
she was picked up it was a serious
question whether she was "Aphrodite
Arising from the Sea-" or merely a re-
production of Might" with all the
scintillations Of the stars about her.
To Judge Conlan yesterday she ex-
planned the situation in a satisfactory
manner, and she was dismissed. She
said that she intended TO attend
mask ball at B'nfi Birth Hall. where
large rewards were offered for the best
costume. II dressed as the flag of
Jerusalem she told the Judge. "and
was certain of gaining the first prize
When the policeman arrested me |
cried and blew my makeup"
THE flag of Jerusalem queried the