The San Francisco call., 1905-06-14

parative decency. But 1t is my belief that
/ in jail you will have a fighting chance
for life. which you would not have if you
! were allowed to return to the opium dens.
In prison you will have clean living and
good medical attendance. Your sentence
is four months"
Mr. Sherwoods air of decrepitude i'm
mediately vanished and he grinned in
CHASTITY malice as he was led forth by
Bailiff Donohue. The officer momentariy
released his grip on the prisoners arm TO
pick up the commitment that lay upon
the clerks desk, and like flash the
erstwhile debiltated fellow dashed door
ward with intent to escape. 1t was a
short but exciting chase. In the cor
ridor the recapture was effected. and the
burly bailif shook Mr. Sherwood until
the bystanders were ready to swear they
heard his bones rattle.
George Coppen and his young wife
Annie were advised by Judge Mogan to
put their heads together and try to eff
feet reconciliation.
LAS your relatives seem to have been
responsible for all this trouble said his
Honor to Annie, II would suggest that
you and George, if you decide to re-
marry, draw up and sign an agreement
that neither of you shall allow a relative
to enter your house. / think you can get
along amicably/ if other people let you
alone"
George went East about two years ago
and when he returned he was astounded
to find that Annie had divorced him and
obtained custody of their baby She was
working in laundry, and in pity he pro-
posed remarriage, but sheer her rela-
tives-declined the offer, and the young
people went their respective ways until a
few days ago, when the woman's. relatives
1aI I,1v
arrested for refusing to maintain it. BY
a recent ruling of the Supreme Court a
divorced man cannot be compelled to sup
port his offspring unless it has been
awarded TO his custody, SO Judge Mogan
Informed Mrs. Coppen that her case
would hardly stick, and then he ten
dered to both her and George the advice
hereinbefore quoted.
George, who is an ironmolder, seemed to
be favorably impressed by the Judges
suggestion. Annie and the child dwell at
SIG Linden avenue. She, too. appeared in
clined to regard the judicial tip as a good
one.
Otto H. Moore, a chronic confidence
operator, was pronounced guilty of fell
ony embezziement, and will be sentenced
to-day by Judge Mogan. He obtained a
valuable gold watch from Mrs Annetta
Gerard of 1118 Hyde street by falsely
representing that he would take her in
as his partner in luminous sign paint
which he had invented and patented. and
by similar pretext he swindled Miss Simp-
son, an English lady. residing at the
same address, out of $780, He has been
engaged in various -rich-quick
fakes"
William H. Massey, who also endeav-
ored to amass wealth by preying on the
gullibility of persons who desired to OBJ
tain much for little, was adjudged guilty
on two charges of embezzlement BY
representing himself authorized to sell
farm in Lake County for a mere song he
obtained SO from about a dozen different
persons. He is wanted for working the
same trick in San Mateo County.
Arthur NJ. Sphinx attended a christen-
ing party at the home of a fellow work
man, the cause of the. aston being
first-born, and while en- route home he
dropped into saloon at Eighth and Mar
ket streets and from pistol fired four
bullets into sS5 mirror. He appeared
contrite, and offered to pay for the
mirror. so Judge Mogan dismissed him
After driving his mother and sister
from their home on Clay street. near
Webster, Oscar Ryder f1ercely resisted
Patrolmen Cottle and Mitchell when they
undertook to arrest him, and to-day he
will be sentenced by Judge Mogan.
Patrick Ryan, recently arrived from the
interior. struck an inoffensive Ger
man named Philip Miller. whom he met
on Kearny street, and he attempted to
overpower Patrolman Keohane when that
stalwart officer seized him, but he was
forced to succumb. Remanded for SEN
tence.