The San Francisco call., 1905-06-23

What's the matter with him?" his
Honor inquired. glancing at the officer
rs he a deaf mute?"
How could he be that" was the re-
ply, when he is charged with using
scurrilous language? He isn't deaf,
and I've heard sllim speak. The lady
told me that he visited the parish
house and said he wanted to see GER
tain priest, whom he named, and when
she informed him that the clergyman
was absent he called her a liar and
other uncomplimentary names.
II don't doubt your word, officer"
said the Judge, but / can't convict
man without giving him opportunity
TO put in Defense.
Then a messenger was dispatched
for Police Sergeant Green, who has
the mute language literally at his
fingers ends, and during the wait his
Honor wrote. Are you deaf and
dumb?" on piece Of paper and handed
il to the defendant, who still seemed
be oblivious to all sound. The answer
was a headshake and the marking of
a cross on the paper, the symbol ap-
parently being intended as confession
of inability to read. The betting at
the attorneys table, which had opened
at TO ! odds that Mr.. OConnor was
playing dummy, abruptly switched to
s to that he was a victim of mistaken
identity on the part of Patrolman Nc
Namara, who glared as if fascinated at
the defendant.
Then came Sergeant Green. and he
exhausted his entire digital repertoire
without bringing the slightest re-
sponse ''If he's a mute said the SER
geant, his education has been woefully
neglected"
II have never doubted he was sham
ming" said the Judge, but he was
entitled to a chance to plead and I gave
it to him. Now 1 give him three
months Imprisonment
He's a HI of Judge" Mr.. O'Con-
nor huskily murmured to Bailiff Con
Donahue as that trustworthy officer
escorted him back to the cage.
Patrolman ]. Clancy saw kid Nash"
of bunko fame, tenderly leading an in
toxicated man at Mission and Lafayette
streets. and as the kid" had been or
dered by Judge Mogan to leave San
Francisco and never return, he was
promptly arrested and his drunken
companion permitted to take care of
himself At the Central station the
prisoner declared his name was Joseph
Massey, but Clancy was so sure of his
man that Judge Mogan gave him until
tomorrow to bring additional identif1-
cation testimony.
kid Nash" was arrested several
times on complaint of Rose Decker, q
woman of the tenderloin, whom he had
beaten, and he was finally ordered to
leave town.
Mrs. Mary West Of 1411C Mason street
deposited upon Judge Mogan's desk a
large wad Of human hair which she
averred had been plucked from her scalp
by Pasquale Leon. an aged Frenchman
who owns the house she occupies. and
assailed her because she declined to va
cate it. The Judge closely examined the
exhibit and then requested Mre. West
to show him the spot from which II had
been uprooted. but no badness could she
display.
1T looks like combings,'' said his Hon
or. gingerly lingering the fluffy mass
at aint no combings." Mrs. West de-
clared, "it was yanked from my head
by Mr.. Leon. II he pays my $40 Doctors
bill I'll call II square"
"I don't believe the hair was plucked
out by him." said the Judge, but he's
guilty Of battery and I'll sentence him
tomorrow"
Mrs. West did not seem to be entirely
satisfied with the courts decree.
G. A. Samish and M. H. Robinson met
IN a QIeSS trimmings store at 1ZU IaylOr
street, and after some alteration over
an alleged SO debt. Mr.. Robinson hurled
1000 yards of trimming, rolled tightly, of
course, with such inaccuracy of aim that
the missile missed Mr.. Samish and struck
a young woman clerk. In retaliation Mr..
Samish grabbed Mr.. Robinson and sound
ly thrashed him. That's how the story
was narrated to Judge Mogan, before
whom Mr.. Sanish was accused of bat
terry.
Hes sore." said Mr.. samish, alluding
to Mr. Robinson, because ! wouldn't let
my niece at Los Angeles marry him."
''That has nothing to do with this
case said the Judge; you're guilty and
I'll sentence you tomorrow"
Mr.. Samish is prominent in the Knights
OF the Maccabees and Mr.. Robinson deals
in furs at z5s Geary street
Thomas Miller sold lottery tickets on
credit TO F. Ewing of 28S9 Twenty-second
street, and after repeated futile Cummings
for the money, he slipped his hand into
cne of Mr.. Ewing's pockets and extracted
therefrom and retained 55 cents, for
which he was arrested and charged with
petty larceny and also dealing in lottery.
He pleaded guilty to the latter accusa-
ton and Judge Conlan continued the lar
ceny charge till morrow.
J. E. Weida, who accused John Kehoe
of petty larceny, pronounced himself an
aofor and inquiry by Judge Mogan led