The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-26
REMOVES A MENACE
WOMAN'S NEIGHBORS WIN
Mrs. Mary COnnOlly's Annoyance of Residents
Of Page Street Is Checked by Court.


block Of Page street are interchanging
congratulations on the removal from
their midst Of Mrs. Mary Connolly,
who viii be sentenced to-day by Po-
lice judge Mogan for having cruelty
neglected her 2-year-old babe. The
woman's unpopularity in the neigh
borhoOd may be estimated from per-
usal Of this petition. presented to the
owner Of the cellar which she occu-
pied:
We. the undersigned. hereby ask
you TO start proceedings TO eject the
tenant IN the basement Of 30 Page
street. as she Is q habitual drunkard
wives and children. We earnestly
hope that you viii attend to this at
once. else we viii all be obliged to
vacate. She As dangerous to the neigh
bcrhOOd." (Signed by Peter F. Roth,
Z. Fredln, J. Carroll, NJ. NJ. Selvey, w.
Geiman, H. Lendergren and others.)
But the removal Of Mrs. Connolly
was easier Of suggestion than accom-
plishment. She defied the landlord
and continued to harass her neighbors
until the latter bethought themselves
of enlisting the aid Of the California
society for the Prevention of Cruelty
10 Children. The secretary of that or
sponded TO the appeal. Finding the
Connolly infant in a filthy and semi
starved condition, he hailed the mother
into court, where the neighbors testi-
ned that the little one had been most
shamefully neglected by its drunken
guardian. So the babe was turned
over TO the care Of the Associated
Charities and the mother remanded
for sentence.
Mrs. Connolly claims to have a hus-
band somewhere and says she has
worked for a livelihood. Her neigh
bOrs. however, aver that if she did toll
the rewards Of her labor were mostly
spent for intoxicating liquor, as she
was drunk almost daily.
DR.. de Vecchi told Judge Cabaniss
that he had investigated the mental
condition Of A. B. Bagley, charged
with having passed a forged check on
an Optician, and was convinced that
man was irresponsible. If the Lunacy
Commission report a similar finding
Mr.. Bagley viii be committed TO an
asylum for the insane.
Judge Aogan also provided a case
Tor the Lunacy Commission by re-
rnanding T. G. PiIkington, the haughti-
y ObdUrate British subject who ex-
pressed contempt for American insti-
tutions IN general and the Magistrate
of Police Department No. 1 in partic-
ular. When called for sentence yes
terday Mr.. Pilkington wagged an in
timidatory forefnger at the bench and
exclaimed:
IF you send me to prison you'll
certainly hear of ii again."
What do you mean?" asked the
Judge.
Never mind, sir, never mind" was
the severe rejoinder.
DR.. A W. Morton Of us Cole street,
by whom the defendant had been em-
ployed as a servant, suggested that his
mentality be subjected TO examina-
ton, as it seemed to be deranged. So
ordered.
Mrs. Mary McElroy Of 27s Stevenson
street enjoys the distinction, rare to her
sex, Of having captured by force Of
arms ana turned into police custody a
male burglar Of no mean physical
prOwess Having missed portable
property from her domicile at different
times Mrs. McElroy. after investigation
and logical deduction, concealed her
self in a room occupied by John Perry.
one Of her bOarders, and there patiently
lay in wait until William Blum, a
young man Of sturdy physique, entered
through the window and began seeking
something worth stealing. Then she
suddenly bounced upon him, pinned his
arms TO his sides and Justify yelled for
help. John Perry responded, but his
aid was hardly needed, for Mrs. NIGEL
roy had her prisoner so securely in her
power that he was helpless until Pa
trolman ". Q. Doran arrived and re-
lieVed her Of his custody.
When the defendant was arraigned
before Judge Mogan he said he had
never been arrested before, but officer
DOran submitted excerpts from the
police records which showed that he
had been convicted Of burglary and al
lowed to 90 on his own recognizance
because Of his youth and apparent de-
termination to reform Then his case
was set for hearing next Saturday.
Manuel ROmereZ SmOte the head of
Pedro Gonzales with a china teapot
while the twain were dining and dis
putting in Chinese restaurant on
Bartlett alley and so promptly and
Cheerfully did he plead guilty of bat
terry that Judge Cabaniss gave him
only thirty days.
By yielding to the dictates Of an in
herent spirit Of chivalry Samuel Uren
disturbed the peace and committed bat
terry When he saw John Davis, able
seaman, OBTAINING the fair hand Of the
Lady Of the Cigar Store at Fourth and
Folsom streets and the Lady struggling
with evident sincerity to release her
Imprisoned digits, he sprang to the res
cue and delivered a right punch with