The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15

the result OF his Wlllful neglect OF
those dependent upon his earnings for
maintenance. August SemNare paid
his wife SIS and filed a protest Joe
Podesta denied paternity of the babe
his wife asked him to provide for, and
he was given until to-day to make pro-
vision for its care. Matthew Sheridan,
who was ordered to pay his divorced
wife SIS month by Superior Judge
Hebbard thought he could elude the
obligation when that jurist went away
on vacation, but the woman had him
arrested and compelled to pay up.
Miss Belle Dougherty of Oakland told
Judge Mogan of how she had been in
veigled into investing $3.50 cash and
note for $3.50 in stock of the Raven
Publishing Company by Theodore
Lowe, manager of the corporation, and
of how she discovered that it was
losing venture. She declared that Lowe
said he wanted a lady of literary at
tainments to take charge of a monthly
periodical known as The Raven" and
that the person who obtained the posi-
tion must purchase some of the COM
pany stock, as he believed that a pro-
pretary interest would conduce to more
faithful service Subsequently she ac-
cepted the position of proofreader on
the prescribed condition and when she
discovered that THE Raven" was a
feeble bird she demanded but failed to
get the money she had put up for it's
maintenance. Further testimony will
be heard next Monday.
Judge Fritz dismissed the charge of
embezzlement against E. L Water
man, treasurer of the local aerie Of
Eagles, on the ground that the testi-
mony was insufficient to justify con-
viction.
George Curry, who shot and killed
his wife, Daisy, in a Turk street lodg-
ing-house on July 5, was sent to the
Superior Court by Judge Mogan. The
preliminary examination brought out
no facts other than were disclosed at
the Coroner's inquest.
Kate Blackwell, whose drunkenness
and neglect of her three children made
her a defendant in Judge Fritz's court.
was sent to the insanity commission
for examination, as overindulgence in
alcohol has apparently impaired her
mental faculties. Her husband has
placed the little ones in care of an in
stitution where they will be well
treated.
Inability of Attorney Frank Murphy
to attend the preliminary examination
OF AIn1y,I, Ga1Iroon nhornoA
with attempting to murder ex-Mayor
Snow Of Oakland, caused a continu-
ance until next Monday.
Annie Gaynor, who makes life un-
pleasant for Joseph Donahue of 1876
Seventh street every time she drinks to
excess, asked for a change of venue
from Judge Fritz's court to some other
police tribunal, as she thought that,
in view of her frequent appearances in
department 3, she would fare better at
the hands Of some other magistrate.
So her case was transferred to Judge
Mogan, who ordered that she be held
on probation until September IA. Miss
Gaynor's speciality is window-smash-
ing and in the district south of Market
street she has provided much work for
glaciers.
Henry Brandt, who stole $50 from
one Martin, was held to the Superior
Court by Judge Mogan, with bail at
$4,000. Brandt robbed Martin while the
latter was asleep in a saloon.
Matthew Macdonough pleaded in
somnia when he was accused of max
ing a nocturnal bore of himself on the
water front and said that a pending
lawsuit in which he is the plaintiff is
the cause of his sleeplessness. Judge
Mogan gave him a dont-worry lecture
and let him go.
Vincent Sorentons, who keeps a fur
niture store ON Filbert street, between
Powell and Stockton, will be sentenced
to-day by Judge Mogan for having
made a workshop of the sidewalk
fronting his premises, despite repeated
police protest.
w. J. Rumbehl had four horses at
tached to his wagon when he was ar
rested for cruelty to animals and three
of the animals were sore-backed and
generally debilitated. Fined SO by
Judge Mogan.