The San Francisco call., 1904-03-08

to the house, he was ignored by the
inmates, and as the night was cold and
his head unprotected, he kicked the
door and damaged it $40 worth. He
agreed to pay that amount to Mr..
Denny, and Judge Fritz dismissed the
complaint.
In another door kicking case there
were two defendants, w. Williams and
S. Wengt, and they were charged with
having wantonly applied their foot
wear with violence to various doors
on Third street Sunday evening. They
were intoxicated at the time, the ar
resting policeman declared, and when
they appeared before Judge Fritz yes
terday morning they had not entirely
recovered from inebriety. When the
Judge accused them of being drunk.
however, they entered vigorous denial,
but when they attempted to ascend the
steps leading to the bench they STUN
bled in such a way as to shatter their
protest. They were remanded until
they are sober enough to receive SEN
tence.
Mabel Wallace and Kittie Donovan
acknowledged they were in the apart
ment of a woman nemed Irene while
she "doDed" young soldier and
robbed him of all his cash. but declared
that they happened to be gazing
through the window at the time and
did not see either the drugging or
the robbery. Judge Mogan displayed
his confidence in their statement by
intimating that on next Friday he will
hold both of the women for larceny.
The robbery took place in a lodg
ing-house at 40 Stockton street, and
Charles Cleal, who was clerk of the
establishment at the time, is also a
defendant. The woman Irene. who is
alleged to have actually committed the
theft, has disappeared, and none of her
former associates can give more ac-
curate description Of her than that she
had yellow hair and wore a red gown.
Alfonso Flores, aged Il, is playing
hide and seek with a warrant-armed
policeman, who arrested Labrada Nor
ales, aged thirty something, for vag-
rancy, on complaint of the youths
mother. who thus hoped to sever
tender attachment existing between
Alfonso and Labrada.
When the case was called yesterday
in Mogan's court the announcement
was made that Alfonso could not be
found and continuance was ordered
to give the police time to search TOR
him. Labrada was there. however, also.
Mrs Flores and several witnesses for
the prosecution. One of these, a young
man, testified that the -Labrada
liaison was the scandal of the Mexican
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OF her conquest and declared she loved
Alfonso too dearly to give him up to
his mother or any one else.
The other witnesses were instructed
TO reassemble on March II.
H. Giftowley, native of Greece, was
peddling fruit at California and Mont
gomery streets when Policeman Pashen
commanded him to keep his wagon
moving, and instead of obeying the
command Giftowley laughed until he
was arrested. With the aid of an in
terpreter the defendant Informed Judge
Mogan that to his ignorance of the
English language was really attribut-
able his neglect to move on, as he did
not understand one word the policeman
addressed to him. but suspected from
his gestures that he was telling a funny
story and thought it was his duty to
laugh Case continued.
Then came George Batsakis, another
Greek peddler, accused of a similar
offense. He was selling peanuts on the
Steuart- wharf when Harbor Po-
liceman Theoll requested him to remove
his cart, and his response was boist-
erous laugh. Unfamiliarity with Eng
lish as it is uttered was the defense in
this case also.
This thing of pleading ignorance of
our language as an excuse for law
breaking is becoming monotonous,"
said the court. These children of
Greece must be taught that they should
learn something about the language
and the laws of this land before they
engage in mercantile pursuits in our
midst. Ten dollars or ten days i'm
prisonment for you, George"
Thomas Smith, whose regular voca-
tion was described as a 'butter-in for
drinks" stood before Judge Mogan on