The San Francisco call., 1905-08-31

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over to the sidewalk, for he caught
glimpse OF a picturesquely costumed
stranger slapping golden coins upon
the counter and commanding the obse-
quious miXologist to "set EN- again for
ali hands, an be derned quick about It."
Dunno who he Is" responded the
person 70 whom Mr.. Burns query had
been addressed, but he shorely has the
red dough"
Resuming his elbow play, Mr. Burns
soon found himself alongside the
squanderer, and as he stood and i'm
bibed as fast as the bartender could
serve him, there dawned upon his mind
the conviction, born of envy, that Moy-
nihan was making more money than he
was entitled to and that 1t would not be
sinful TO transfer to his (Mr. BurnsD
possession q SO piece that lay in
tempting proximity to his hand. So he
grabbed the coin. burst through the
throng and was running fast when
nimble minion Of Moynihan overlook
him and detained him until policeman
arrived.
Il didn't mean to swipe no money"
said Mr.. Burns to Police Judge Con-
Ian.
Then why did you run away with
the SO piece?" was the response.
Because it looked to me as If Moy-
nihan didn't have change for tn coin,
an / thought 1 would help him out by
taking it up TO tn corner an swoppin'
ii for pair of fives."
Intending to return. Of course?"
Sure" was the hopeful rejoinder.
Sentence tomorrow" quoth his
Honor.
Mrs. Nellie Delventhal, who took two
pot-shots at her husband and furrowed
his side with one of the bullets, be-
hayed quite dramatically when he ap-
peared before Judge Mogan to swear
to complaint charging her with hav-
ing attempted to murder.
s-Oh. Ed" she screamed, springing
toward him, you're not going TO prose-
cute me to jail-are you?"
Then she clasped her hands, sobbed
bitterly, staggered backward and would
have fallen if the barred cage had not
kept her erect She continued to wall
untIl her spouse, who was palpably
frightened, had complied with the stern
laws requirement and departed the
court
when asked by the Judge II she de-
-,-ad 70 have an attorney Mrs Deven-
thai answered in the affirmative, but
declared she would not pay Tor legai
aid. The Judge, after assuring her
that the county would de1ray the ex-
nense she objected to, appointed At
+ornev Taafe to protect her interests,
and she instantly presented the young
odvocate with the music sheet Wnlcn
her left hand had clutched while her
right held the revolver aimed at her
husband. 1t is a piano copy OF a new
song. entitled Il Loved You Better
Than You Knew.
The preliminary hearing was set IoF
tomorrow. and ball was not hep
toned.
NJ. Mary Fahey OF $40 Florida street
-a.oIuteIv declines to return fye large
f-arned photos and q statuette wnicn were
at+t.r loaned or presented to her by Mag
sse Cooney's husband about three years
ago. after he and his wife had separated
and given up housekeeping. since tnen
the pictures have graced the walls OF MIS-.
Fahey's sitting room ana tne sta.ueete
ba- occupied a shelf especially made for
that purpose. so she does not relish the
idea Of losing the art treasures just be-
cause the Cooneys have become recon
ciIed and established a new home at 800
rrhirtieth street The Cooneys endeav-
ored TO recover the articles by fnsututing
search warrant proceedings. but Judge
ES~itz ,old them to take their trouble to
a Justice court
Charles T. Layce, secretary Of the
Rro,herhood Of st. Andrew, connected
with the Seamens Institute. 80 Steuart
street was accused Of petty larceny by
John Atkinson. superintendent of the
aforementioned institution. the alleged
nIunder consisting of one small book val
ued at 10 cents.
Mr. Atkinson told Judge Conlan that
Mr.. Layce, after representing that he had
been authorized by the institutes clergl-
cal head. the Rev. H. Winfield Digby,
attempted to purloin a brochure en-
titled Good News" but was prevented
getting away with it, whereupon he
tore leaves out of 1t and departed. Short
lv afterward, however, he returned and
did succeed in pilfering the ten-cent vol
ume. title not disclosed.
Soon after the case had been continued
to allow the defense to present the tes-
tfmony of the Rev H. Winfield Digby
that gentleman appeared in court and in
formed the Judge that the dispute be-
tween Mr.. Atkinson and Mr.. Layce had
been amicably settled and he would like
70 have the case dismissed. He had ap-
pointed both gentlemen to their respect
i've positions in the Seamen's Institute,
and he was at a loss to account for the
unfortunate friction that brought them
into the Police Court.
Dismissal accordingly ordered.
Clara Bell David appeared in Judge
Mogan's court as attorney for George
Howarth, a barber who was charged
with having battered brother tonsor