The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-02

Rubstyat and a one-gallon demi5ohn OF
alleged claret that was retailed for is
cents, James c Rafferty, held combined
literary and Bacchanalian revel n his
bachelor apartment at ~ Fourth street
As he read aloud the verses and slipped
the vintage, the cidings sped from
mouth 70 mouth throughout the lodg-
4Ag-house, -'Ranerty's Jagged again"
and soon the hallway fronting his
apartment was congested with atten-
tive listeners 10 the -declaimed words:
Come. I'll the cup. and in the FIRE Of spring
Your winter garment OF repentance ding;
Tse bird o. tine has but little way
1T sounds purity, but I'd like to know
what il means" Mrs Hortense Riley.
with eye 70 keyhole. whispered to Mrs.
Genevteve Mulryne. with. ear TO panel
TITS poethry,'' responded MIS- Null
ryne. IN low. husky tone. and when
POETRY sounds purity nobody expects
II % have any manin
NJ RAFFERTY,. with tervor alcoholic
ally intensified, sang:
A book az verses underneath the bouEh.
a saE OF wine, a Loaf OF breAe-And thou
or, wilderness we've Paradise enowl
That purity POETRY has MANN
enough 10 convince me that no dacent
woman SHOULD listen to any more OF
Il" said Mrs. Riley.
He ought to be ashamed OF him-s
self, with his jugs and his loaves and
his thous and his wildernesses, the
drunken reprobate," Mrs Mulryne de-
clsred, and with her fist she Indignantly
thumped the door
II may have been the unlocked for
interruption Of his solitary wassau that
provoked Mr.. Rafferty, 70 eschew Omar
and disturb the peace. but whatever
the cause, disturb the peace he did and
arrested for. & he was. Police Judge
Mogan viii sentence him this morning.
At least half a dozen male Migrants
up for sentence by Judge Mogan earn
estlys promised to- go 60 work the mo-
ment they were released from custody.
Each Of them professed to know where
he could obtain employment by merely
asking fer Il,
Don't you think it's a queer thing"
said his Honor TO one OF them. that
you didn't think OF earning an honest
livelihood until yon' were arTested7
You say you can get job by applying
for 1t Now, why didn't you apply for
II before the policeman took you imp
There was no getting around the
Question. and not one OF the loafers
whom II stumped escaped imprison-
ment-
William Hall was the most earnest
and eloquent pleader Of the lot Patrol
man Nelson pronounced him "a vag. an
ex-con and con man." which meant
that he was e vagrant,. a former con-
Wet and an operator of confidence
games He asked for dismissal on the
ground that he was eager to go to
work although he had not been en-
gagged in any honest vocation for three
months prior 70 his arrest, and. had no
other visible means of honest mainten-
snce during that period.
I'll give you my word Of honor that
I'm on the square,. he said TO the
Judge GIVE me another chance and
either find a Job at once or get out OF
town"
What is your word OF honor WORTH"
the court inquired.
Il don't know" replied Mr. Hall
Wei. you must remain In jail TIL we
get it sssayed." said the Judge.
John Yemcasca a gray-hsired little
Greek. triied with Patrolrnan Charlie"
Brown when that vigilsnt officer COM
msnded him to keep his peddler's wagon
moving along Kesrny street. Instead OF
obeying the order. John pretended to mis-
understand II. and he blocked trafdc by
zigzsggizg his horse and vehicle and d.
rectinE them 70 cut figure Fights and
other diagram When called for sentence
he smiled so pleasantly at the bench and
appeared so utterly guileless Lat he was
dismissed with q reprimand. not one word |
OF which he heard. so overjoyed was he |
BY the unexpected acquittal;
Vincent Bersce and his son. also bap-
tized Vincent. pleaded that a broken |
promise by each TO the other was respon- |
sible for their arrest for peddling with |
out q. license. The sire had informed the |
son that he tthe sire) would procure the |
requisite permit, and the son had said |
Never mind; viii get It" Thus It came 1
10 pass that neither OF them got il. Both |
Of them viii get punishment from Judge |
Mogan-
Edward Truen, accused Of enabezzling |
about 500 which he had collected for his |
employer, e dyer, was released on prom |
ise that he would make good the deficit |
but instead Of doing so he embezzled 500 |
more, and when again ar,afgned before !
Judge MQgan he promised TO restore the |
entire amount II he were given time in /
which 10 obtain il from hrs father, who |
is IN Nevada.
"Ail right" said his Honor, las there |
Is nobody here 10 prosecute, ] will give .
you week 20 make complete settlement,
and would suggest that you refrain from ,
embezzl;ng the dye works instead
James T. Healy was deeply intoxicated !
when he entered a Mission-street car and /
sat upop the lap Of a young woman i
passenger. whose protest led TO his in
caEceration. He told Judge Mogan that 1
an unexpected jolt OF the car hurled him
into the lap, but the conductor opIned
that he occupied it deliberately. The case
was continued until the young woman's
opinion can be sscertained
Ably Sobranis. '.yegg man. who was
en- route 10 ply his craft at the Portland
fair when he indiscreetiy turned a trick
IN this city, was sent 10 the Superior
Court by Judge Mogan. Mr. Sobranis
stole jewelry from the residence Of w. II.
BChl on Webster street, and then reclx.
lessiy declsed dance hall nymph with
some Of the plumber.
Salvador Bslestrieri was born and bred
IN Italy. but 50 closely did he resemble
the typical transpianted Russ that Y.
Ishn mistOok him for an enemy Of the
lHikado and acted accordingly. 4
Salvador was driving a wagon north