The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05
CELESTIAL DISAPPEARS
AND PUZZLES BAILIFFS
Judge Mogan's Courtroom Scene
of Coolie Vanishing Act.
FUGITIVE FOUND UNDER CLERKS DESK.
BY JAMES @. CRAWFORD.

MeGrath, young fellows. came to be
arrested for belaboring the bandmen
with Stats and laths which had evil
IDENTIFY been detached from a building
in course of erection.
Patrolmen Clancy and Ryan In
formed Judge Mogan that the four de-
PENDANTS were minority Of the crowd
of youths that suddenly poured from
the unfinished structure and assailed
the instrumentalists, who were march,
ing with admirable precision and play
ing both heartily and In harmony when
the onslaught began. So taken by sur
prise was the band that 1t was disin-
tregated and fleeing in various direc-
tions ere it fully realized what had
struck it. else it might have repulsed
the attack, or at least retreated in un-
broken order. The tune begun so mel
odiously terminated in tatters, the
b-fiat cornet emitting the final toot as
its operators back was smitten with
a slat.
The Judge grayely chided the COVER
Ing quartet, saying that their effort
should have been to encourage the fine
arts, and coldly ignoring an uncalled-
for remark from counsel for the de-
fense to the effect that the prevention
of music by his clients might be diff
cult to prove. The ehilding was all
the punishment prescribed.
Lulu Bland was her maiden name. she
told Judge Fritz, and she resumed it
after her husband was forced TO flee
from his plantation in Cuba by the
Governmental tyranny that Shafter
and Sampson-to say nothing of Schley
subsequently rebuked so effectively.
With the proceeds of the devastated es-
tate. which she sold Just as soon as
peace was restored to the island, she
started out to search the world for her
exiled spouse. but the quest has been
unsuccessful, and she remains in doubt
as to whether her widowhood is of the
grass or graveyard kind. Accompany
ing her on the earth-scouring expedi-
ton is George Henry. who for many
years was her husbands most trusted
henchman and whose faithful services
she would find it most difficult, If not
impossible, to dispense with, as he
does for her In her search many things
which her sex and inherent refinement
would prevent her doing for herself,
such as exploring the slums.
1t was at Georges suggestion. Miss
Bland continued, that she visited the
Paeific-street dance hall in which both
OF them were arrested by Patrolman
JOY, who charged them with vagraney.
George had told her-he was quite a
graphic raconteur-of the ludicrous
dances performed by the Afro-Ameri-
can denizens of the under world, and
1T was with intent to elevate her spir-
its. which were given to drooring as
she thought Of her lost one, that he
induced her TO see the laughable spec
taele for herself With similar intent,
no doubt, he persuaded her to trip q
measure with him IN the dance hall,
and she would not deny that her care
was temporarily forgotten until the
policeman's hand clutehed her Shout
der. Yes, George was unquestionahly
Of Ethiopian ancestry, as his skin de-
noted. What? Negro blood In her
veinsf IL that question were Jest 1t
was very sorry one. Although her
complexion was rather tawny, the
proudest brand of Cuban corpuscles
were hers. Didn't the gentlemen know
that the Cuban climate has q decided
ly blackening effect upon the olive
skinned dauhters of CASTLE? No7
Well, it has.
Patrolman Joy, with Mephisto-
phelean sneer, listened to the ladys
narrative, and at its conclusion inform
ed the court that within a few days he
could produce testimony more than
sufficient to pronounce 1t canard from
start to finish. She was a "yag," he
asserted, also a scoon," and If he
couldn't prove both assertions he
would-well. 10 matter.
So the case of Sonora Somebody (nee
Bland) was continued ten days, and
the faithful George obtained release by
promising that he would either be hard
at work or out of town within twenty