The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21

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contributed to dismissal Of his battery
complaint against Mr.. Emanuel. In
deed, SO intoxicated was Mr.. James that
he wobbled and rolled in the witness
chair even as the Queen Alexandra
wallows in a head sea, and his speech
was both thick and incoherent.
g Sober testimony from both the en-
gine-room and the foc'sle o. the Queen
Alexandra depicted Mr.. Emanuels fistic
decoration of Mr.. James countenance
as fully justified by the provocation.
Indeed it was a most fragrant viola
tion of shipbord etiquette on the part
of Mr.. James that brought upon him
the punishment. Mr.. Emanuel had
complained at mess of the way in
which the grub was cooked thing
that no seagoing man who knows his
prerogative would neglect to do, re-
gardless of the quality of the viands
served to him-and when Mr.. James,
who had superintended the cooking,
heard of the complaint he pronounced
1t "nigger imperence," abandoned his
galley and invaded the furnace room
thing which no sea cook who Knows
his place would condescend to do. Mr..
Emanuel, standing strictly upon his
rights, reminded Mr.. James that he was
trespassing. whereupon Mr.. James ap-
piled an uncomplimentary epithet to
Mr. Emanuel, who promptly retaliated
by planting clenched fist squarely be-
tween Mr.. James eyes
A communication from William l.
Thomas, chief engineer Of the Queen
Alexandra, informed the Judge that
Mr.. Emanuel was a person of most ex-
emplary character, while Mr.. James
was drunk when he so far forgot his
dignity as to visit the ships lower
0f fro
tie, combined with Mr.. James inebriety
in court, compassed the acquittal of
Mr.. Emanuel.
For his arrest and arraignment on a
charge of burglary William Hogan,
alias Spider Welsh" is indebted to
the rare courage and presence of mind
displayed by Miss Wanda Peterson,
housemaid at the residence of w. j.
Somers, 1924 Mission street.
The Somers family have gone to
spend the warm season at San Rafael,
leaving their town home in charge of
Miss Peterson and John Englehard.
coachman. Miss Peterson lives in the
house, and the coachman's sleeping
apartment is in the stable adjoining,
the structures being divided by a wide
courtyard. While the girl was in her
room last Wednesday evening her at
tention was attracted by an unwonted
noise in the yard and when she looked
out of window she saw a man trying
to effect an entrance to the lower floor.
Then it was that she proved possession
of pluck and readiness of resource that
rarely attaches to her SEX Realizing
that if she screamed the cracksman
would flee and probably elude cap
ture, she bethought herself of plan
that would be more likely to lead to
his arrest Detaching an iron stopper
from marble washstand she hurled
it at the window of Mr.. Englehardt's
room, across the yard, and with such
accuracy of aim as to shatter the
glass. Englehardt, who was just on
point of retiring, rightly interpreted
the signal as an alarm, and he rushed
to the yard with such promptitude as
to prevent the escape of the bafied
burglar. While the men were grap-
ping the maid raised her voice in
scream. and policeman soon relieved
the coachman or his adversary.
Judge Conlan complimented Miss
Peterson, who is a fresh complexioned
Norwegian girl, on her exhibition OF
courage and she laughingly told him
1t was "nodings mooch." Mr.. Hogan's
defense will be heard tomorrow. His
alias of Spider Welsh" is not relished
by the well-known lightweight pugi
list similarly titled.
By his demeanor as a complaining wit
ness, H. T. Philips, chauffeur. brought
upon himself an extended and enlight-
ening reproof from Judge Mogan. He
chewed gum while addressing the bench,
and his remarks reflected an erroneous
idea of the functions of police magis-
trate and an exaggerated estimate of the
prerogatives of his own profession. After
he had caused the arrest of Michael
Foley an engineer aboard the transport
Thomas, for refusing to pay s45 for nine
hours of automobiling. he scorned an Of
fer to compromise and subsequently in
formed the court that its duty was to
collect and turn over to him the full
amount of the bill
I'm other words said the Judge, you
regard this court as collecting agency
for the exclusive use of chauffeurs?"
WELL" said Mr.. Phillips. I'VE pay a
license and it ought to entitle us to pro-
lection from such fellows as this defend
ant"
Every business man in San Francisco
is directly or indirectly paying license
tax, said his Honor, s''but only the men
who rent out automobiles imagine that
a business license is guarantee that the
Police Court will collect their bad debts.
For your benefit, Mr.. Phillips, and that
of your brethren, desire to remove that
false impression and to state that If an
other case like this one comes before me
! shall fine the defendant if he is convict