The San Francisco call., 1905-02-08

aiding Mr.. Anderson 70 carry away the
dressed carcass, adduce acceptable
reason for what might be termed his
companions muttOn-mania- All that
Air Gibson could say was that from
the time Of their arrival in San Fran
cisco until their arrest with the sheep
in their possession, Mr.. Anderson had
repeatedly endeavored 70 associate
himself with ram, eve or lamb that
dangled from hooks outside meat
markets, and that he finally succeeded
ia annexing a carcass at the shop Of
Carl Muller, on Third street.
Il was on Third street, at 4 o'clock
last Monday morning, that Messrs-
Anderson and Gibson were overhauled
by Patrolman George A Sullivan Be
tween them was suspended the sheep
and they were very drunk. The meat
vas subsequently identified by Mr..
Muller as his property
an attorney from Oakland addressed
Police Judge Conlan for the defense.
His clients. he said. were not common
sheep-steale lers but gentlemen Of ex-
emplary character ana highly esteemed
in their home town across the bay
They had been school chunns, and for
ten years had not seen each other until
last Sunday afternoon, when they
accidentally net at Twenty-ninth
street and Broadway. The reunion
was cemented with liquor, and the
spree there inaugurated was conveyed
TO this city and kept up TO proper pitch
until the last ferry-boat had departed
Then the celebrants decided TO make
a night OF IL They Travelled much and
frequently imbibed until their total
absorption Of intoxicants was not less
than fifty drinks apiece The pen
chant OF Mr.. Anderson for appropriat-
ing other peoples mutton was mani
tested many times, and Mr. Gibson
restrained II until his patience gave
out.
What is your vocation?" the Judge
asked Mr.. Gibson.
A medical student" was the reply.
And yours2" said the court to Mr..
Anderson.
Pm a house-mover." came the
answer.
The testimony here shows that you
are also a sheep-mover," quoth the
bench.
May Harrison, chronic vagrant
ewafting trial for drunkenness, laughed
loudly and with evident intent TO
prcpitiate, but the author of the sally
promptly rebuked her by ordering that
she be imprisoned twenty-four hours
whereupon she audibly Informed
Bailih Laws that, in her opinion, Judge
ConIan was "a rotten Josher."
Prosecuting Attorney Weller then
told the court that he had no desire
70 punish the defendants by further
Incarceration, as the evidence did not
convict them Of intent TO steal the
sheep. Besides" he said. they dwell
in Oakland, and that fact OF itself
means punishment"
The defendants counsel was framing
angry retort when his clients hastily
plucked hts sleeves and hurried him
from court.
II was also a reunion OF old friends
that resulted in the arrest OF Jean
Pedemarie. Victor Alus and L. w
Tanguyer for peace disturbance They
were linked arm-in-arm and Justify
singing French ditty when PatroIman
Brown arrested them Monday evening
on Kearny street, and the defense was
that they had met after many years
separation and had celebrated the
meeting by over-indulgence in absinthe
Five dollars apiece was imposed by
Judge Mogan-
John Riley said that q combination
OF cold weather and scant raiment i'm
PEELED him to lift" a robe from Gus
Lindauer's buggy as the vehicle stood
at Fifth and Harrison streets but he
pleaded inability TO adduce acceptable
excuse for his sale Of the plunder af-
ter i had warmed MIN, so Judge Con-
Ian gave him four months.
4 jury in Judge Mogan's court ac-
quilted B. T. Richards. putative par
son and healer, OF the charge of prac-
ticing medicine without a license at
1905 L.aguna street. Detective Mathe-
son testified that the defendant had
prescribed for his alleged enlarged
liver and accepted payment for the
prescription. but the defense claimed
that the treatment was really admin
istered by the defendants wife. who
IS a certificated graduate in osteop-
athv The defendant himself said he
was a minister of the gospel and also
\ graduate Of medical college on
Folsom street.
Lawrence J. O'Rorke. accused of
failure 70 provide for his seventeen
lnonfhs-cld babe. declared he was
victim of too much mother-in-law.
His wife's maternal relative. Mrs.
Katherine Walters Of IA Fifth street,
rnarred his conjugal felicity. he al
legged. by convincing his wife that she
was abused bv him.
And what's more" he Informed