The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-01

phatically denied that his assault on
Dan Lopez (colored) was either un-
provoked or made with intent to effect
grievous bodily injury. On the con-
trary. he averred, he struck in self-de-
Tense and with his fist only, as Mr..
Lopez was strenuously endeavoring to
brain him with heavy club.
The encounter occurred in the Paci-
fc-street dance hall, of which Mr.
/ Lopez is sole proprietor and floor man
ager. Mr.. Williams dropped in to trip
1 the latest two-step, including the
! bunny hug" with Miss Anastasia
/ Johnson (colOred), whose fame as
! terpsichorean artist extends beyond the
/ confines of the Barbary Coast. He was
not aware that between Miss Johnson
I and Mr.. Lopez there existed a tie more
/ tender than the relationship of faith
] full employe and appreciative employer,
! else his attitude toward the lady might
| have been marked by less freedom.
Even as it was, however, she did not /
/ object to his department and only a
] person afflicted with the unreason Of
( jealousy would have regarded it as IN
/ duly familiar
Oar WIZ no 'spicion in NAH mine
dat de lady wuz de flo manageh's
sweethaht." said Mr.. Williams to Po-
lice Judge Mogan, AN I Selected her
as nah pahdnah simply bekase she
/ wuz de mos graceful dahncah In de
house. Well, sab, we done dahnced de
pas-ma-lah, an den l proposed de
/ bunny-hug two-step an she wuz puff
/ fickly willin'. Away we goes a sailin'
'roun' an de mex thing 1 knows is dis
! yah flo managah pesterin' me. He
ohdahs me often de flo an wen 1 de-
mans an explanashun he comes
kitin' at me wifi club dat he got be-
/ him de bah. Wot could 1 do but put
/ up nah hans ter defen' nah face an
haid? AS 1 trowed up nah aims one
/ uf nah fists bumped his eye. OATS
( how it all happened, yo' Honnah.'
|. Mr.. Lopez then declared that Mr.
'Williams annoyed Miss Johnson to
such an extent that she appealed to
him (Mr. Id for protection and when
| he politely requested Mr.. Williams to
leave the floor he was viciously at
/ tackled by that gentleman. AS to the
alleged club welding Mr.. Lopez ad-
mitted that he INDUCED in it, but not
until after Mr.. Williams had armed
himself with a. chair. He was at a loss
! to ACCOUNT for Mr.. Williams rude
treatment of Miss Johnson, who was
/ noted for her gentleness of manner.
The orchestra was playing and some
of the ladies were singing Jimmie,
Jimmie, That's the Name They
Gimme" and, as Mr.. Williams bap-
tismal name was James, he may have
! nj he 10 I'D -1-
1t was difficult to assign any other
reason for his ungallant behavior
! toward a lady of Miss -Johnson's en-
! gaging demeanor.
| Case continued till next Monday
when Miss Johnson may be called to
tell. what she knows about it.
|
Humane Officer Hooper pronounced
Joseph MoOre's horse the most at
tenuated equine he had ever seen in
active service. So gaunt was it's frame,
indeed. that the ribs almost sliced the
skin and one could have played a xyIo-
phone solo upon them. Mr. Moore de-
clared the horse was amply fed and
limited that its ribs were showed out
by food pressing against them. If
the animal failed to lay on surface fat
he (Mr. M could not help it. Judge
Mogan then continued the case in or
der to consult veterinary experts as to
whether it is possible for a horse to
confine its fattening to it's interior.
| James Donnelly, opium slave, being
unable to find the means of INDUCING
his penchant in any other way, betook
himself to the roof of hop joint in
Chinatown, and there inhaled the
( fumes that assembled through the stove
! pipe. He was seen by a passing DO
/ hceman, who arrested him. and Judge
Mogan gave him thirty days for va
! grancy.
/ Alex Myatt chief cook, and Henry
I w. Hage, broiler, in a MONTGOMERY
street restaurant, fought in the kitchen
I and Mr.. Hage had Mr.. Myatt arrested
+ for battery.
! According to the complainant, he was
/ drawing ashes from the range when
/ the defendant commanded him to de-
sist, and supplemented the command
/ with a hint that only an incompetent
/ would think of raking out the stove at
/ that particular time. What you want
+ TO learn, young fellow" Mr.. Wyatt is
| alleged to have said, rs to fire up" Mr.
/ Hage Immediately did fire UP. tempera-
mentally, and, as he testified. "one
word brought on another" until Mr..
/ Wyatt besprinkled him with ashes.
smote him with a ladle and bespat-
/ tered him with chicken a la bordelaise
! The cooks defense will be heard ne;xt
| Monday.
/ Charles Jones, a railway brakeman.
who was arrested with Miss Bessie
Henry while the twain were quarreling
/ at Suffer street and Grant avenue. con-
WINGED Judge Mogan that he was not
I the aggressor at any time, and his dis
missal followed. Miss Henry's case
was continued until October 8. when
she VIII have opportunity to prove her
assertion that she was no stranger to
Charles. as he alleged, but had known
him for wears AS for 9rol5fr-~ IT.. -