The San Francisco call., 1905-05-18

He may be crazy. but he amt no
fool Clerk Gray whispered to Bailir
Hickey wnen All Him presented clean
bin Of mental health TO Police Judge No
gan The gray-bea-ded CelestiaFs peace
disturbance was OF such irrational kind
that the Judge had questioned his sanity
and sent him to the Lunacy Commits
sio1ers for expert exa mination, and they
sent him back with the unanimous opin-
ion that he was equipped with wisdom
sufficient 10 justify his Incarceration in a
jan instead OF In an asylum So the Judge
sentenced him 10 three months impdson-
ment
Il has been All Hin's misfortune to
imagine that he was Emperor of China
town. with the Hall of Justice his palace,
Portsmouth square the garden thereof
ard the police force his army. Chief
Dfnsn's men ignored him as long as his
h4llUcirztfon conveyed annoyance only TO
the 6s.ch-Uaruers IN the garden, whom
he b1Ihed with the tyranny of a desoot,
but when he undertook 10 discipline the
iRmaIss OF the palace he was seized and
confined
Pstrolrnzn Mills, who effected the nota-
bic capture, informed the Judge that All
Him stood upon the sidewalk fronting
the main entrance 10 the Hall Of Justice
and Jsb0ered dercely at a police squad
as * marched OF 10 20 on duty. While
his language was anintelIigible. his tone
and gestures suf6ced to convince all OBJ
servers that he was nightly displeased
with the appearances presented by the uni
formed hand fling past him Then he
transferred his TRADE TO an open window
OF ths second story apartment, wherein
the Police Court records are faithfully
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made RECIPIENT of much jargon uttered
with irtsnt 70 repFove- II not 10 affront
Then re arrest was made
Mrs Jennie ROsky told Judge Fritz that
divorce WIS likely 10 be resultant Of her
arrest Il the bay mariner whose name she
bore should either read or hear Of it He
was skipper Of hay-laden scow schoon-
er now en- route from Sonona Landing TO
San Francisco, and II she were not at the
wharf 10 greet his return be would sure
" institute inquiry as 10 her whereabouts
His discovery that she was incarcerated
for drunkenness would certainly be fol-
lowed by the fling Of suit for sever
snce Of his marital tie If he had not re-
/ fused 70 allow her 10 accompany him on
his voyage she would never have thought
Of such thing as drinking more than
/ her accustomed daily gallon Of beer, but
in her loneliness she sought solace by
/ consuming double that quantity Of the
beverage Asked by the court If her hus-
Land had excusable reason for excluding
her from his vessel, she answered in the
negative All she had ever done TO pro-
yoke such trea tmeut, she explained, was
10 quarrel with the officers and crew.
consisting Of Hans Peterson, who was
also the cook Hans never knew how TO
brew coffee as il should be brewed, and
as his captains wife she had considered
herself entitled 10 tell him so 10 his face
Patrolman J. J. Cameron testified that
when he gathered in Mrs. Rosky from &
corner Of Third and Mission streets she
was uttering language most frightful 10
hear II frightened horses and made win
dovs rattle In response TO his Honor S
inquiry II she had visited profanity upon
Hans she said she might in heat Of
anger. have dropped a swear word or
two Then the Judge opined that an
explosion Of oaths such as the prosecut-
ing policeman had quoted as emanating
from her would be dangerous 10 a cargo
so inflammable as that carried by her
husbands craft. and that the question
OF obtaining fire insurance might have
calt some figure il his determination TO
I leave her ashore However. the twenty
four hours which she had already spent
in prison suf1ced TO satisfy justice and
she was al liberty 10 60 and prevent
divorce by covering Up the tracks Of her
recent inebriety ere Captain Rosky's yes-
SCI arrived. Her exit was precipitate.
George II. Harrington, who was ar
rested while running amuck and brand
ishing a razor IN Salvationist refuge on
Natona street attributed his conduct TO
the satanic influence Of rum, OF which
beverage he had indiscreetly drunk two
glasses for medicinal purpose only. FIX
hfbitfng & deadly weapon in q rude and
threatening manner" was the charge
booked against him by Patroiman CogilI,
and Judge Mogan will dispose OF II to-day
D7 Herbert Thornburgh. who betrayed
the confidence Of c. A Baxter by forging
his name 70 a SO check and debauching
his wife r. held TO answer in the Superior
Court. with bail fixed at 5000, by Judge
MOgan-
Martin HeaIy and Harry E Ferris.
Young fellows. pleaded not guilty TO the
charge Of vaErancy filed by Patrolman
Mills, and MT Ferris ostentatiously dis
PLAYED two nickel-plated medals on his
chest as he stood before Judge Mogan.
What are these decorations-re-
wards or valor7" his Honor inquired,
nodding al the metal exhibition.
I don't know" Mr.. Ferris sullenly
nuttered.
i think facstiozsly ventured the
ofacer, that he earned them by dodg-
ing work he and this other defend
ant are the undfsputed champion buns
OF Portsmouth square. and Il has
taken hard loafing 10 win that dis
tinction.'
The Judge then gave himself TIL to-
day 10 find proper classification for
E Messrs Healy and Ferris.
Despite the fact that Valentine
Jeigna positively identified her as the
person who pflfered from him g purse
containing 81 cash and a broken I'm
ger ring. Miss Mamie Gardiner (col-
ored3 not only declared ability to es-
tablish a most convincing alibi, but
also promised 10 make life so unpleas-
( ant for her accuser that he shall yearn
70 depart from It