The San Francisco call., 1905-06-22

with having utilized the artificial limb
as a medium of peace disturbance.
Ever since the spring exodus OF
street beggars commenced, the COM
planning officer informed Police Judge
Mogan, the public conduct of Mr.. Will
Hanson has steadily waxed in offens-
iveness. Whereas during the winter
months he kept himself and his bogus
leg in commendable order, no sooner
did the Yernal season dawn than he
began to cut unlawful caDcrs. He
drank unsparingly of intoxicapts, and
under their influence did things which
the prudence of sobriety would have
prevented him doing. One of his favor
ite feats while in inebriety was to lie
prone upon his back and extend the
wooden leg at right angles TO its flesh
and-blood fellow, and then upon the
pole thus erected he would hang his
hat and wave 1t while he uttered
strange sounds. Another annoying
habit he acquired was that of suddenly
projecting his wooden leg in front of
a coming pedestrian and holding it there
as a barrier until he concluded his
stereotyped appeal for monetary aid
But his crowning trick, and the one
which provoked his arrest, was that
of detaching the timber limb from his
person and swinging it around his head
as if it were an Indian club, accom-
panying the performance by chanting
a profane ditty of his own composition.
Mr.. Williamson had no defense to
offer, other than to aver that in Chi
cago, where he spent many happy days.
a gentleman crippled as he was re-
ceived more kindly police consid Grafton
than has ever been extended to him in
San Francisco. Then he was pro-
nounced guilty as charged and in
h,% - l.,
just how long he shall be retired from
circulation.
Max Bush. an orchestra. leader. met
another orchestra leader night before
last and with him discussed the decad-
ence of music, each telling point being
emphasized by the absorption of beer
until the mentality of both gentlemen
became profoundly befogged How or
where they separated Mr.. Bush could
not remember when he appeared before
Judge Conlan on the charge of ma
licious mischief, nor did he have the
slightest recollection of smashing
telephone in the Alcalde apartment
house, on OFarrell street, because of
his dissatisfaction with it's service. He
agreed to pay damages and the case
was dismissed.
IouI sIHdIl DOyS. VINO were arrested
for placing toy torpedoes upon the rails
of a car. track at Birch and Willow
avenues, were dismissed after being
sharply reprimanded by Judge Mogan,
who told them that while patriotism
was a beautiful thing, its premature
ebullition via the firecracker route is
reprehensible.
While we all love our nations natal
day" said his Honor, common sense
a public nuisance"
NJ. Traynor spent sixteen years in ac-
$1,000, and he alleges that In
sixteen minutes spent in company of Miss
Evelyn Starr, premiere danseuse OF the
North Side varieties, he lost the money.
Miss Starr is on trial before Judge Con-
an Mr.. Traynor came from Victoria
c. and resides at the Western Hotel.
Judge Cabaniss dismissed the charges
Of Battery and larceny which A. v,
Doan of 7A Devisadero street had Aled
against Mrs. Emma Pell, whose domicile
Of questionable character is in the 100
block of Taylor street. After he had
been elected from the house by the mus
cular defendant Mr.. Doan telephoned a
summons for patrol wagon, then blew
several snrill blasts on whistle, then
Nchcu " ndlhel street and told his
troubles to two policemen. His statement
varied with repetition, the amount AL
eyed TO have been stolen from him rang
ng all the way from SO to $500 ana the
alleged battery consisting of almost
every kind OF bodily assault from sironIe
laying on of hands to attack with a dead
" weapon. Mrs. PeIl denied the larceny
and acknowledged the battery, alleging
that the latter, committed with a broom.
stick, was provoked by Mr. Doan's dis !
orderly behavior in her dwelling. his re-
fusal to leave when she requested him To
10 so and his attempt to throttle her
when she undertook to enforce her roan.
iate. The court held that a woman's
house, even though 1t be of shady ra~
oute, is her castle and that she has
perfect right to oust unwelcome visitors
Judge Conlan dismissed the charga 90
interfering with policeman which Pa ,
-rolman Kramer had entered against w
lyle Slocum. said offense being alleged
o have been committed while the COM
olainant was escorting Ruby Miller and
Pearl Dorsey of the half-world to prison
asst Sunday morning. Only the testimony
II the policeman was heard, the court
oronouncing it sufficient to show that his
accusation was not reasonably founda-
ioned. The cases of the woman. who |