The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
was, .I live in Oakland" and tn

was, II live in Oakland, ana the
bench instantly perked up.
You live in Oakland, heyg sharp
ly exclaimed his Honor. And per,
haps you imagine that this court Will
consider your living in Oakland in the
light of an excuse for the offense mere
charged against you? Probably you
are now saying to yourself. This Judge
will say something funny about oak
land folk being strange to metropoli-
tan ways and then he'll let me go with
a warming oh, you needn't shake your
head, for I'm sure your thought was
to that effect. But you fooled your
self This court knows that Oakland
is not a benighted hamlet, but an up
to-date, progressive town, with cleo
trio railways and lights and daily
newspapers and theaters that charge
more than 10 cents for admittance.
So you made the mistake of your life
when you thought this court would
liberate you on the assumption that
you are unaccustomed to meeting
street cars and consequently inexpert
in getting out of their way. There is
no leniency in this tribunal for the
Oaklander who blows out the gas or
blocks passenger traffic. Oakland is
entitled to protection from unjust in
situations of backwardness cast by its
residents abroad. I'll sentence you to-
morrow.
Mr.. Lando staggered blindly from
the presence.
Milton O'Farrell was accused Of
keeping an opium den on O'Farrell
street. between Powell and Mason, and
three white men and an equal number
of white women were charged with
having visited the Joint" Patrolman
Pearl, who led the raid. did not catch
any of the defendants in the act OF
(Sa1 r,iC ne
dismissed the cases after warning the
defendants that if they ever are con-
victed before him of hitting the pipe
outside of Chinatown he will infilct
the extreme penalty
Its bad enough to smoke opium in
the Chinese quarter" said his Honor,
but to pollute a business street with
the fumes of the drug Is q very serious
misdemeanor."
"PoIlute ?" exclaimed an attorney
for the defense. IF the court knew
much about the particular block in
which these arrests were made ne
would regard the smoking of opium
there as a means of fumigation instead
of pollution."
ed the verb to be accepted in a sani-
tary rather than a moral sense.
ss -
You are unfit to wear that uniform"
said Judge Conlan to Thomas Davis
and Fred Criswell, privates In an in
fantry regiment stationed at the Pre-
sidio, who were arrested for begging
money from visitors to the Chutes-
They pleaded that they desired to OBJ
tain car fare to enable them to ride to
their quarters.
"A soldier who respects himself and
the nag he serves under would walk
thousand miles ere he would even think
of begging aims from strangers" said
his Honor. II will sentence you fellows
tomorrow"
Raymond st. John. a good-looking
young fellow said 1t was combination
of poverty and devotion to billiards
that led him to steal 800 from his en-
ployer, q Mission street coffee mer-
chant, who seemed reluctant to prose-.
cute.
Stealing is stealing" quoth Judge
Mogan, "and I doubt that 1t finds ex-
tenuation in love of billiards anv more
than 1t would In passion for betting on
the races or in slavery to drink Ill
think 1t over. however"
Martin Seeley. hero of three wars, ar
gued his own defense before Judge Ca
baniss, and made rather neat job of
1t, He was charged with having bat
tered Henry Daseking of Polk street.
and when called to plead he moved for
dismissal on the ground that he had
been once in jeopardy, the original
charge Of assault with a deadly weapon
haying been dismissed by the same
magistrate.
Il cannot grant that notion said
the Judge.
Then / ask the court to return to
me the SIS bail which have deposit
ed" said the veteran. 'as / need the
money in my business. give you my
word of honor that / shall appear here
when summoned to do so.'
your money is returned and your
word taken" said the Judge because
you are an American soldier, and an
American soldier never runs away. The
case is continued"
Mr.. Seeley was captain of scouts
In the Americans Spanish war. in the
Britikh -Boer war and In the march of
the allied forces on Peking. He is the
son of a United States naval captain
and enlisted as a private cavalryman to