The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30
BABES ARE NEGLECTED
WHILE MOTHER REVELS
Mrs. Elizabeth McCarthys Five Young Children
Are Left Alone All Day and Some of Them Are
Found Sleeping Outdoors by Two Policemen

@. Rednark, agent for Wells-Fargo at
! Toano. New, testified that Z. S. SpFoat
/ came there and wanted to get rig To
take him to his brothers ranch. He
had a dress suit case with him. On
/ his return from his brothers ranch he
| opened the suit ease. in the presence
of Rednark and took out two cigar
boxes, each containing $500, which
he shipped to himself at Los Angeles.
| There were two other cigar boxes in
| the suit case. Clyde Rippey, a livery
man at Los Angeles, told of E. S.
! Sproat hiring a rig from him to go to
! San Diego. They picked up Sproat
sister and a boy and later Sproats
mother and his brother Sam joined
| them. Each Of the Sproats had suit
cases and there was a lot of baggage.
Rippey's instructions were to avoid all
J the main streets and frequented roads.
When nearing San Diego the Sproats
were arrested.
Miles McClennan Robinson, who
| looked as If he had just stepped out
of the cast of one of Denman Thomp-
sons rural character dramas, told
Judge Fritz how he lost 1925 and why
he suspected Annie Brown, middle
/ aged and buxom, of having stolen it..
He came down from his farm near
Stockton to have a good time in the
city while his money lasted, but it
didn't last long.
In accordance with the traditional
custom of the agriculturist just ar
rived, Mr.. Robinson hastened to the
lr1o Cfo III
footgear polished. So pleased was he
with the work Of the brush wielder
that he proposed a drink and it was
in the Pacific-street saloon to which
they adjourned that he saw and was
instantly smitten by the charms Of
Miss Brown. She condescended to
drink with him and in a short time he
had spent So and all his loose change
was gone. Then he plunged a hand
into the rear pantalOOns pocket in
which. he had deposited a purse con-
tanning 1926 in gold, and to his dis
may found nothing.
'I accused this here woman Of hav-
in took tn money" Mr.. Robinson
testified, "and she said she had it and
intended to keep it, because she could
take better care of 1t than I could.
She said she was afraid 1 might get
into bad company and be robbed"
Instead of feeling hattered by the
solicitude thus displayed, Mr.. Robin
son went outside and told his trouble
to a policeman. Then" he contin-
ued, another policeman drove up in
bus and gave us a ride"
Miss Brown stoutly denied having
taken or even having seen Mr.. Rob
inson's purse. The hearing will be re-
sumed to-day.
James Fitzpatrick and Joseph Stone
stole bolt Of calico from Stockton
street clothing store last Monday and
so easily did they get away with the
goods that the following day they re-
turned TO steal another bolt-and
were caught in the act. They will be
sentenced to-day for petty larceny.
Roma White pleaded guilty to a
charge of selling liquor without a IL
cense at 2S0S Greenwich street and
declared his intention of getting out
of the wet goods trade Immediately.
Then he was. fined $40 by Judge Mo-
gan.
NJ S. Cook, the Los Angeles blood,
who spent three consecutive days and
nights in hired automobiles and tried
to dodge payment of the $525 indebt-
edness thus incurred, effected a set
tlement on a so per cent basis with
the chauffeurs, who had him arrested.
and the charge against him was dis
missed.
SO copious was the flow Of tears
from Louis Swanson's eyes that his
gray beard was dripping as he stood
before Judge Mogan and heard him
self accused of having had lottery
tickets in his possession. He blub-
bered and bawled and wrung his
hands when the policeman produced
the tickets in evidence and he fairly
shrieked his terror when Judge Mo-
gan remarked that the case for the
prosecution seemed to be clear.
shut up!" commanded BaiIff
Hickey, shaking the defendants
shoulders.
What are you weeping for?" asked
the Judge.
For my family in Wisconsin," was
the sobby answer. when they hear
of this awful disgrace that has be-
fallen me they'll die of shame"
The ear-splitting wall that followed
the explanation was plainly heard
down in the Chiefs office and prompt
ed sarcastic inquiry as to whether
some other poor prisoner was being
abused.
Take him away-the case is dis
missed" shouted the Judge.
Get out qnckv' said Hickey.
With saturated handkerchief press
ed to his mouth the emotional actor
from wisconsin made a hasty exit