The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27

A horse, a cow and two men were
involved in the fracas which occurred
in the San Bruno district last Mon
day and engaged Judge Cabaniss' at
tention yesterday morning. Battery
was the charge, with 1. Ososki as COM
plainant and James DuX as defendant.
Mr.. Dux is vaquero, and was
mounted on his most trusty broncho
as he drove an erratic COW along the
San Bruno road When he stopped to
talk to a friend the COW wandered on
ands drifted into the truck" garden
owned by Mr.. Ososki. where she was
ruthlessy reveling amid the choicest
vegeta bles when Mr.. Ososki perceived
her, deftIy roped her and started drag
ging her pOundward. While thus en-
gagged he was overtaken by Mr.. Dux,
who demanded that his bovine treasure
be released Mr.. Ososki recounted her
adventure in the truck garden, ap-
praised the vegetables she had eaten
and trampled upon and asked Mr.. DuX
if he were ready to pay for the dam
ages. Mr.. Dux retorted by grasping
the halter held by Mr.. Ososki, who
the struggle for possession that ensued
the COW was hauled and mauled ali
ever the road and Mr.. Ososki received
blow on the forehead which retired
him from circulation and settled the
conflict.
In his sworn complaint Mr.. Ososh
accused Mr.. Dux of deliberately smit-
ing him, and Mr.. Dux produced wit
, nesses to prove that the blow received
by Mr.. OsosK was from the teeth of
Mr.. Dux's horse as the animal was
swung suddenly around by it's rider.
Mr.. Ososki could not produce sufficient
q evidence to offset the defense, so the
case was dismissed. Then about
hundred male residents of the San
Bruno district focked to the corridors
to congratulate Mr.. DuX or condole
with Mr.. Ososki, as prediction die
tated. And it is whispered the end is
not yet.
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin spent about an
hour of yesterday morning in Judge
Conlan's court awaiting a decision in
the case charging her With having muir
dered Mrs. Ida Henrietta Deane of Del
aware, and after it was announced that
her attorney, Reese Clark, was un
avcidably detained out of town and
could not appear before this morning.
/ the famous prisoner was returned to
the Branch County Jail.
/ During her sojourn in court Mrs. Bot
kin saw Fred Tpbelmann, accused of
killing his wife, examined and remand
ed to the Superior Court to answer for
| murder. She did not seem at all i'm
pressed by seeing another placed in
position similar to that which she has
so long occupied.
Frederick Day. alias Jack Davis,
was convicted of insulting little girl,
and Judge Cabaniss sentenced him to
six months imprisonment There are
two other charges of similar tenor
against the defendant.
1t was the quality of the butter
served by A. Pappageorge, a Third
street restaurateur, to Joseph Oleson
and two unknown shipmates that really
started the rumpus, although other
viands ordered by the trio were not
approved by them. They grumbled at
cracked crab, but managed to get away
residence of the steak dshed UP to
each of them but it was the butter that
prompted the actual revolt.
Take it away" groaned the sailors
three, each firmly clasping his nostrils
with one hand and waving the other
deprecatingly toward the butter. Mr..
Pappageorge, whose wrath had steadily
been accommodating, retorted by telling
them to go away. Then each of them
struck him below the left eye and
haughtily stalked out of the shop. Mr.
Oleson was the only one of them that
the policeman summoned by Mr.. Pap
pageorge could catch and he will be
given a hearing by Judge Mogan on
May 2.
Frank Easement, who was shot in
the groin by his brother William about
couple of weeks ago. appeared before
Judge Mogan and stated that he would
not swear to complaint charging at
tempt to murder, as he believed the
shooting was accidental
IF the police swear to a complaint
will you prosecutor" inquired the
Judge
Certainly not" Frank replied.
"Then there is nothing else for me to
do than strike the case from the
calendar said his Honor.
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The charge against William A. Cleve,
a streetcar conductor whose vehicle ran
down a woman at Market and Powell
streets last Monday, was also stricken
from the calendar by Judge Mogan, 1t
being shown that the men commanding
the car were in nowise responsible for
the accident.
Happy" Dougherty, newsboy, board
ed a southbound car on Kearny street
Monday afternoon and serenely rode
along until he was requested to pay
fare. Then came to his mind recollec-
ton of having deposited all his cash
for safekeeping in the hands of a
trusted friend.
Say" he remarked to the conductor
"I forgot me cash, but I guess you
knows dat I'll pay yer when yer sees