The San Francisco call., 1905-03-19

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tory, where he was employed as an
extra teamster, that Mr.. Neary was
arrested. Prior to committing that
offense he had struck the bookkeep-
er, August Geiger, on the face, but
charge of battery was not entered.
What have you to say for your
self?' the Judge asked the defendant.
Wot I've got ter say is dat dis guy
Gelger hit me fust," was the snariing
reply. 'Ye wouldn't want me let him
git away wild 1t, would We? Wot
would ye want me to do, anyhow
Il would want you to do three
things, said the court complaisantly.
First, l would want you to behave
like a gentleman-if you could; Sec
ond, would want you to refrain
from displaying your innate hoodlum-
ism in this court-if you can; third,
would want you to abstain from
taking the law into your own hands
by striking any one who has struck
you, when you could just as easily get
your assailant arrested and punished"
Say, wot're We handin' me-a
joke 20 inquired Mr.. Neary, with
leer that did not enhance his facial
beauty.
You will find that 1t is no joke
when you come back here for SEN
tence," said the Judge.
Bailiff Mahoney returned Mr.. Neary
with masculine dregs of society, and
Mr.. Neary promptly and vociferously
protested.
Say" he shouted, "wotinelI do
ye take me fer, a-shovin' me in
among desc buns? +? Lemme out of dis!"
He was let out and replaced before
the bench, where his staggering and
defiant air was maintained until the
Judge promised to give him six
months on the original charge and
further Incarceration for contempt of
court, Then he seemed to abruptly
realize that he had made a mess of his
position, for his heavy jowl dropped
and his impudent demeanor changed
to that of servility. When he re-en-
tered the cage he was meek as a lamb,
but the fellows whom he had desig-
mated buns" glared at him angrily
and moved away from him.
They won't do a thing to him
when the chance comes" remarked
Bailiff Hickey, who is acquainted with
the ways of Jailed vagabondage.
In one of Andrew Lindgren's pock-
cts was found $40 10 after he had
been arrested for begging aims from
pedestrians at Clay and Kearny
streets. Judge Conlan asked him il
the coin represented his days scrap
ings. but Mr.. Lindgren suddenly de-
! two plain-clothes men who arrested
him testified that he whiningly drew
| piteous word picture of an invaIided
wife and bunch of helpless babes
seated around a f1reless stove in q
| dingy and sparely furnished cellar
while he-the husband and father.
who was unable to obtain other means
of providing food for his cold and
hungry loved ones-played upon the
credulity of community that is no.
toriously responsive when human
kindness is appealed to. His victims
were mainly women awaiting street
cars, because he could stand beside
them and pour out his tale of misery
without as much danger of attracting
police attention as would be the case
If he were to stop them or walk be-
side them. The truth was that he had
neither wife nor children. but was
simply an able-bodieds professional
mendicant devoid Of scruple and ap-
parently possessed Of rare frugality.
II will sentence you next Monday,
Mr.. Lindgren," said the Judge, "and
assure you right now that your retire.
ment from business will be for as
long period as the law allows The
exposure Of such impostors as you
may prevent worthy objects of charity
from being relieved, but at the same
time it has a deterrent effect on vag-
idutc WIZ lnlellQ 10 emulate your
miserable method of obtaining liveli-
hood, and for that reason / hope the
press will describe your offense and
announce its punishment"
All You. the Celestial mender of
chairs, who was roundly berated in
Judge Mogan's court the previous day
by Mrs. Winifred Morton. a colored
matron, was discharged, the Judge ap-
parently taking the ground that the
oral castigation administered by the
lady was punishment ample to fit his
misdemeanor, which consisted of the
smashing of a window of her domicile,
209 Shipley street. Mrs. Morton. how
ever, was not satisfied to let All You
get off so easily, for she declared in
tention of getting him rearrested, and
then she loitered in the corridor with
evident intent to do him bodily harm,
while he and his mulatto attorney re-
mained in the courtroom until the
bailiffs compelled her to depart from
the Hall of Justice.
Ah'll go wifout shown she said
to Bailiff Hickey when he raised a |
hand as If he were ooinc- fo enforca |