The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-12-02


ed. and at the close Of the season his
soul was so thoroughly saturated with
yearning for concordant sounds that ne
felt as one deprived of sustenance when
the show went into winter quarters at
San Jose and the instrumentalists were
dismissed. He hungered for music as
the opium slave Graves for poppy juice,
and 1t was to appease his hunger that
he became habitue of dance halls on
the Barbary Coast of San Francisco.
He spent his evenings in those temples
of Terpsichore absorbing steam beer and
orchestral strains until his savings were
spent. Femininity Stunned him ana
bartenders gazed at him askance, ana
then he desperately decided to PROVIDE
himself with the means or continulne
his esthetic dissipation. In other WORDS,
he made up his mind to steal q muslcal
instrument and learn to play IL prom
GENTLY. That was how he came 10 De
detected in the act Of sneaking out OF
a Pacific street dance hall with banjo
and an accordion unlawfully in his
possession.
The owners and operators of the in
struments had accepted an 1nVltatlon
to partake of liquids at the bar, when
Mr.. Barron saw his opportunity and IN
stantly grasped it. With the banjo
clutched by one arm and the accordion
dangling from one hand he stealthily
crept doorward, and was unperceived
by any one until the wind instrument
emitted a resonant and prolonged
moan. The bottom side of the accor-
deon had slipped from his hand and its
descent expanded the bellows and Ell
fected his undoing. With alacrlty the
two musicians bounced upon him, re-
ond turned him
over to the mercies of Patrolmen JOY
and Daggett Judge Fritz sentenced
him to twenty days deprivation OF OPP
portunity to indulge his controlling
passion.
Another victim of an acquired habit
was William J. Haas, whose penchant
for Scripture study led to his arraign-
ment before Judge Mogan on the charge
of neglecting to provide for his wife
and five pretty little daughters. Mrs.
Haas testified that she was Obliged TO
work to keen her family from starving
while Mr.. Haas sat in their home on
Germania avenue and perused the Bible
from early morning till late at night.
He was a photographer and could earn
good wages If he desired to work, she
added. but neither her implorations nor
jeers could induce him to do anything
else than concentrate his attention upon
the good book He had offered to read
certain chapters of Deuteronomy to
herself and the children, but they pre-
ferred more substantial sustenance.
why don't you work and support
your famiiy?" the Judge asked the de-
PENDANT. whose bristling mustache
narred an otherwise ascetic counten-
ance.
II cannot obtain employment at my
trade unless I join the photographers
Union was the rejoinder, and con-
scientious scruples forbid my ap-
prevail of unionism either by word or
deed"
your conscience seems to be in
need of revision" said the Judge, else
it would sacrifice all other considera-
tons to the well-being OF your wife
and children. Your scruples seem to
be foundationed on laziness. AS for
your Bible reading, that is an excel
lent practice If it is not overdone, and
you undoubtedly are OVERRIDING it. In
deed, if Bible reading were more
popular there would be less use for
this court, but as a steady occupation
in your case L cannot commend 1t.
Mrs. Haas said she did not care
whether her spouse were sent to
prison or out of the country, as he
was of no practical use to,her and the
CnllQren. Ills Idle Will NC NCSi%ON ~
day.
Judge Conlan has under considera-
ton the case of five lads In their late
teens-weston Connor, John Haberlin.
Otto Lippert, Walter Lippert and VIII
liam Frazer=who are charged with
rampant hoodlumism in the neighbor-
hood Of Twenty-eighth and Church
streets. Patrolman Beamer testified
that the quintet chased and stoned
two unoffending brothers named
McElroy until one of them found
refuge in a fire engine house and the
other ran into the dwelling of Mr..
Winters, whose furniture was dam
aged by rocks hurled by the pursuers.
The policeman narrated other Incl
dents that depicted the defendants as
members of a gang of law-breakers
whose suppression is essential to the
peace of the vicinity.
Isaac Selby, who shot at Superior
Judge Hebbard with intent to kill, will
answer in the Superior Court to the
charge of attempt to murder. He was
unrepresented by counsel when he ap-
naared beforo Tudra "a han for ar