The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
WAGGISH SPIRIT FAILS TO FIND
APPRECIATION IN POLICE COURT
Gus Silva, Practical Joker, Held for
Sentence Because Judge Mogan Gould
Not Fairly Grasp His Idea of DrolIery

By those who know him well Gus
jest, and they cheerfully allow him all
the license that is essential to the exer-
else of side-splitting waggery. But
every one does not know Gus and his
penchant for practical joking, and to
that fact was due his appearance yes
terday before Judge Mogan on a charge
of assault filed by a gentleman named
Alves.
Gus, the testimony went to show, was
passing the intersection of California
and Davis streets when he saw Mr..
Alves holding box from which a horse
was eating oats.
Without a moments hesitancy the
amusing fellow kicked over the box
and spilled it's contents, whereupon
Mr.. Alves picked UP the recepta-
Gle and in a spirit of anger hurled II at
Gus. Although surprised at the way in
which his joke had been received. Gus
did not discard his mania for fun, but
playfully swatted Mr.. Alves on the Jaw
with such force as to knock him down.
Gus, you certainly are a cut-up."
SAID the court after the foregoing facts
had been unfolded, "and all that seems
needed to firmly establish you as the
village joker is public appreciation of
your dominating impulse 1t is your
misfortune that this complainant. Mr.
Alyes, did not possess the sense of
humor that would have regarded vour
assault upon him as a practical Joke.
and l almost blush to confess that am
similarly afflicted. When you come up
here Tomorrow, Gus, I'll state how
long you are to remain in Jail"
1t was a wrangle over how the net
gate receipts should be divided between
them that had Isaac Martin and 1. J.
Willard, tonsoriaI artists, before Judge
Mogan.
Martin owns a barber shop at 627
Clay street, and Willard went to work
for him, their alleged agreement being
that the employe was to receive as re-
Enumeration for his services so per cent
net of all the moneys taken in. After
toiling a few hours Willard saw that
business was not as good as it might
have been, and he suggested that his
share of the net income should be
raised to so per cent To this Martin
filed a demurrer whereupon Willard
seized all the checks which had been
intrusted to his keeping. This provoked
Martin to grasp a razor and threaten
to carve Willard if the checks were not
restored Complaint by Willard and ar
rest of Martin.
Sixty cents, indeed" exclaimed
Martin, gazing with great scorn at his
accuser. You amt worth 80 cents"
IF 1 amt worth it I'll make you look
like it," was what Willard hurled in
retort.
Case continued.
After many hearings before Judge
Conlan the case of H. Schubach, ac-
cused of feloniousy obtaining $500
from Metzger & Franklin, lottery
agents. was sent to the Superior Court.
with the defendants bond fixed at
$40, 900.
1t is alleged by the complainants
that Schubach Systematically operated
to their pecuniary disadvantage by col
lecting cash prizes drawn in their little
lottery to which he was not entitled.
This he was enabled to do by having a
at st. Louis who wired to
him the winning numbers in the big
lottery before they were received by
the complainants. Then, it is averred,
Schubach stamped the numbers on
blank counterfeits of the tickets sold
by the complainants and presented the
bogus paper for payment. 1t was thus
that he succeeded, on January % last,
in getting the $500 which he is now ac-
cused of obtaining by false pretenses.
John Huper was seated in reverie
in the reading-room of the Model lodg-
ing-house, 737 Mission street, when he