The San Francisco call., 1904-02-04

performance of asking the assembled
buns up to the bar for "just one
more"
When he laid a greenback down on
the bar in payment one of his newly
made friends would gather up the
change and hand it to him. With eau
ton born of long experience he would
slip the silver into the waistband of his
drawers and thence IT would progress
safely TO his shoes. He wasn't count
ing the change, but he kept a keen
outlook on his shoes.
Regan heard about the good thing
and dropped into the saloon casually.
He saw Kenny put up S5 bill for
nine beers and man named Charles
Mccarthy carefully gathered up the
change. Regan stopped the deal for
a minute until he had ascertained that
Mccarthy, in the role of paying teller,
had held out 81 50. Then he arrested
him for petty larceny.
Mccarthy told Judge Mogan yes
terday that Kenny was an old friend of
his and voluntarily gave him the
money to pay shis passage to Fairfax.
Then the deluge came for Mccarthy.
Kenny had been arrested for drunken
ness and was still in the City Prison.
He was escorted down to the court
room and testified that he had never
seen Mccarthy before and never had
5ANCll MN iliOllCy
Mccarthy was found guilty and his
next journey will not be to Fairfax,
but out to a resort nor nor by west,
where bad men are sequestered.
Herman Holm, in distress at the
grief of an aged mother, has placed
himself in a distressfuI state. He
conducts grocery at 1901 Buchanan
street and cashed a check for Henry
RTao1Ooro of
check purported to be signed by Paul
Jones and was drawn on the First Ma
tional Bank of Reno, New. A telegram
from the bank disclosed the fact that
Paul Jones was mythical person
Holm SWore out a warrant against
Brannan for felony embezzlement
When the newspapers published the
fact that Brannan had been arrested
Holm received word from the de-
fendant's mother that she would pay
the amount of the check In consid-
Grafton of SIS he surrendered all the
documentary evidence in the case and
yesterday was in Judge Mogan's court
to state that he-did not desire any fur
ther prosecution.
When he was questioned concerning
the check he admitted having given it
to an S4year-old woman, who wished
to save her boy from the penitentiary.
He was told by the Judge that he had
put himself in the way of committing
grave offense in the matter of COM
pounding a felony, but no further ac-
ton was taken. The fact that
mothers tears had influenced him to
dispose of the evidence was taken
into consideration. Brannan's case
was continued until February ) for
further investigation.
Samuel Bowers went into a restau-
rant at 211 Sixth street Tuesday night
and ordered ham and" There was.
conspicuous sign on the wall an
nouncing that ham and" was as
sessed at 10 cents. Bowers wanted to
pay only 10 cents after he had finished
his repast. The proprietor took long,
premeditated swing a Bowers eye and
Knocked him out into the middle of the
street. Then Bowers walked up and
down in front OF the place, crying "Un-
fair house" and other things that may
not go into print. A policeman came
along and took Bowers into custody
In view of the fact that Bowers had
spent one night in Jail, had a black
eye and had really eaten those eggs
along with the ham, he was given his
liberty with a warning never again to
indulge his appetite beyond his means.
Attorney Archie Campbell pleaded
~ petty ldICCuy USlOT6 Judge
Mogan yesterday on behalf of his client.
Lille Langtry, who has dropped out of
sight of the police until the harvest
days are over in her case. She was
originally accused of grand larceny. but
the prosecuting witness John Muller
by name, admitted that the money he
alleged was taken from him was
promptly returned at his demand. even
before he called in the police to prose-
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sessed, and Miss Langtry may now re-
turn to the city and resume her career.
Peter Pretonious, George Batsakis.
Peter Pelonious and John Conecois
were fined S. each by Judge Mogan
yesterday for obstructing the streets
with their push carts, from which they
vend original Grecian candy made from
the honey Of Hymettus. Several wom-
en- complained that they tore their
gowns in trying to sidestep the names
of the defendants while crossing the
street in front of the Palace Hotel.
Mrs. Sarah Rogers, widow of the we'll
known LIQUOR dealer, Duke" Rosen-
baum, and herself something of a lime
light figure in the giddy whirl of city life.
was before Judge Conlan yesterday on a
charge of subornation of perjury. The
complaining witness is Marie Faux
ner of 222 Mason street, who claims
that Mrs. Rogers attempted to bribe
her into giving false testimony. The
suit is the outcome of battery charges
brought by Mrs. Rogers against George
and Edward Marshall. two racetraek
men. The case was continued for one
week by consent of both Sides
Oscar Johnson stole carpenter tools
as an occupation and yesterday he was
given one year in the County Jail by
Judge Conlan. The Judge stated that
thief who. would deprive an honest
man of means to earn his living de-
Sorxod M cIen1pnCV.