The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16

hair in wild disorder, a la the mad
Ophelia, she rolled her eyes, gibbered
and did other things that stage i'm
far from convincing. She deceived
only herself Her effort evoked ieers
instead of tears. Among the spec
tators were several highly emotional
female vagrants from Pacific street,
and their derisive laughter was the
loudest AS for the seasoned court at
taches, they unanimously pronounced
the woman crazy for attempting so to
appear. They scoffed at her endeavor
until she abandoned it as a dead fail
ure.
Patrolmen Cullinan and Barry ar
rested Mrs. Lippe at 1880 o'clock yes
terday morning for disorderly conduct
in the red lamp district, and they said
that more Amazonian prisoner they
had never tackled. She abused them
orally in a way that shocked even their
not ultra-refined sense of propriety,
and their united physical force was
required to place her in the patrol
wagon and keep her there until she
was jailed. In the prison she black
ened the eye of one Maria Moak, who
shared her cell, and hurled vile
epithets at the matron when she tried
to quiet her. Then she boasted that
she would fool the Police Court by
playing lunatic. How she didn't sue
ceed in doing that has been recounted.
Inquiry from the bench elected the
information that Annie Lippe is the
wife of Al Lippe, a pugilistic i'm
presariO, who has managed Harry
Forbes and other fistic lights, and that
she recently came here from Kentucky
to institute proceedings for divorce
and alimony. The suit is now pend
ing in the Superior Court. When
searched at the City Prison there were
found on her person five valuable dia-
mond rings, $40 so in gold coin and
/ receipt for $50, which she had paid
for legal service in her divorce pro-
ceedings She dwells at McAllister and
Buchanan streets and keeps a fast
trotter and a beautiful buggy. The
case was continued till to-day.
NJ. Caffarata labored under the de-
fusion that his license to peddle fruit
also authorized him to obstruct street
cars with his wagon, and when Judge
Conlan fined him S. his protest was
emphatic.
'Whata for paya da five?" he
shouted. Il paya da lise ia drive da
wag."
And you'll either pay the $5 for
obstructing the car or spend five days
in jail said the Judge.
81 no paya dat five. Dat fve's da
rob"
But he paid it.
Joseph Podesta, a grocers clerk, who
said his salary is SO a week, was or
dered into custody by Judge Fritz be-
cause he refused to pay his wife. from
whom he is separated, s. a week for the
support of her infant, of which he dis
claims paternity Joe was 10 years of
age and his bride was Is years of age
when they We're married four years
ago, and since then their life has been
an alienation of quarrels and re-
unions. the wife spending most of her
time with her mother and being sup
ported by her at 1904 Mission street
They tried TO obtain a divorce, but
Judge Graham wouldn't let them have
it. Mrs Podesta wears Joe's portrait
in her collar pin and says he is just
dying to get rid of her so that he can
marry a certain girl whom she could
name if she had a mind to- Mrs JohE
Petite, president of the Universal Ser
vice Society, is ably championing the
young matron's cause.
Four French male defendants, who
spoke with hands and shoulders as
well as tongues, explained that they
came from an up-river town to partici-
pate in the fall Of the Bastile celebra-
ton and We're derived of that pleasure
by Patrolmen Hutchins and Vine, who
arrested them for sleeping in a barn
on Mob Hill at midday Realizing
that there would be no slumber for
them after they once plunged into the
carnival, they deemed it wise to fortify
themselves against drowsiness during
the festivities by snatching forty winks
in advance. To crown their disappoint-
ment, Judge Conlan sentenced them to
twenty four hours further imprison-
ment.
Frances Lopez, found asleep in the
middle of Hinckley Alley at o'clock
a. m. yesterday, also laid her troubles
at the door of the French holiday. She
was returning from the ball at the Me-
chanics' Pavilion to her home, she told
Judge Mogan. when the combined eff
fects of overndulgence in dancing and
bad beer suddenly overcame her, and
she was sitting thinking over the sit
uation when the policeman nabbed her.
She will be sentenced tomorrow.
/ Judge Fritz evidently decided that
! Mary Bowden had "doped" James Lo-
gan and stolen his watch, just as the
| prosecution claimed, for he sent her to
the Superior Court with bail fixed at
! $4,000 The timeDiece was not in Mary S
possession when she was arrested in
the Pacific-street saloon where the rob-
berry occurred, and a man of the name
/ Of Mccarthy swore that Mary was in
! his company at the time the pilfering
/ took place. The prosecution proved a
pretty clear case, just the same.