The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29

ject of an interesting hOmily delivered
yesterday in open court by Judge Mo-
gan. His remarks were prompted by
the complaint of Fred Atkinson and
John Bohn, two respectable-looking
young fellows who were arrested on
Saturday evening at Second and Fol-
som streets and charged with disturb
ing the peace. When their case was
called on Monday they alleged they
had been brutally treated by officers
Kruger and Rice. and their case was
continued till yesterday in order TO
give the accused opportunity to tell
their side of the story. Atkinson said
that R<ce deliberately and unpro-
Vokedly struck his face three times
with a clenched fist, blackening one of
his eyes, and the discolored optic
was shown as evidence of the assault
Bohn asserted that Kruger had prod
ded him in the side with a club until
his body was bruised and sore.
The two policemen denied having
used unduetviolence in their treatment
of the prisoners, but they acknowl-
edged that there was no provocation
for rough usage, as the boys did not
resist arrest
Il might have collided with Atkin-
son, said Rice, but 1 did not will
fully blacken his eye
IF these boys were beaten as they
allege," said the Judge, the act was
both brutal and cowardly 1 am not
saying their complaint is true. for
have only their statement as opposed
by the officers they accuse; but L
would like TO have it understood that
any policeman who is convicted be-
fore me of having maltreated an un-
resisting prisoner will be punished as
severely as the law permits. These de-
PENDANTS do not seem to be vicious
boys. and their youth and compare
lively weak physical condition
would brand as coward the
man, in or out of uniform, who
would beat them as they al
Iege they were beaten. Their arrest
, in the first place was i'll advised for
the testimony shows they were not re-
sponsible for the peace disturbance
the firing of toy bomb-that attract
ed the officers attention TO them. The
charge against them is dismissed"
Edward w Gunther, accused of at,
tempting to bribe a juror in a Chi
nese murder trial, was held to the Su-
perior Court by Judge Fritz. with bail
fixed at $4,000. The bond was prompt
ly furnished, Mrs. Della Edwards, re-
siding at Haight street and Central
avenue, and George Hewlett of 1916
Masonic avenue. serving as sureties.
Cert Burnell, charged with holding
up an Eddy street car and robbing the
conductor of SIS, was held to the Su-
perior Court by Judge Mogan. with
bail fixed at $4,000, which was not fur
nished
In holding the defendant the court
. took occasion to compliment Patrol
man Wren for his promptness and
courage in arresting BurneIl while the
/ latter had revolver pointed at
him. Motorman Keyes, whose refusal
to stop the car when commanded by
the defendant resulted in the capture,
was also the recipient of eulogistic
mention from the bench.
William Murray, arrested for disturb
ing the peace and vagrancy, was given
/
Ritch. a tailoress, was sent to prison
for three months The couple were
arrested last Saturday night in the
Nevada House, on Sixth street, where
they consorted, and the woman's hus-
band, a meek-looking little man, testi-
fed that he was beaten by Murray,
who grew belligerent when Ritch OBJ
jected to having his wife's affections
alienated.
Murray has served six months for
beating his mother and several lesser
terms for lesser offenses, and the police
rate him as an eighteen carat bum"
When he was accused of stealing a
woman's skirt from a basement on
Buchanan street John Holly hastily
pleaded guilty and requested Judge Mo-
gan to sentence him Immediately as he
did not desire to give the overworked
court any more trouble than was alb
solutely necessary. His consideratepess
aroused suspicion, however. and SEN
tence was postponed till yesterday, the
police being instructed to investigate
his character So when he reappeared
before the bench there were several
prior convictions for larceny laid up
against him and he was promptly SEN
fenced to five months.
William Scheamely, convicted OF
stealing four ivory billiard balls from
a saloon, was given thirty days by
Judge Fritz.
Six male vagrants, arrested at as
many different times and places, by
/ as many different policemen. were
treated according to their respective
deserts by Judge Conlan.
John Bowers, the oldest offender of
the bunch. had no acceptable plea
ready and was sentenced to six months
NJ J. Mulcahey said he came to the
city from Crockett to have a raging
tooth removed. The pain of the molar
drove him to drink and he was arrest
ed while en- route to a dentist. Five
days.
Henry Brown (colored) came from
construction camp on the North Pa
cific Railroad TO DartfciDate in an Afro