The San Francisco call., 1905-08-18
Forgets the Alias
Under Which He
Was Booked.
Answers to Names
Registered by the
Other Men.
Responds Not When
False Cognomen
Is Called.
BY JAMES c. CRAWFORD.

band was shot and killed by her para
mour, Chillion Bowen, was released on
her own recognizance TO appear when
wanted to testify at the slayer's trial
She told Judge Fritz that she did not in
tend to leave San Francisco, and Attor-
ney Walter Gallagher said he would be
responsible for her appearance at any
time on two hours notice.
After denying Mrs. Louise Hitch
cocks charge that he had blackened
her left eye by deliberately punching
it with his right first, Frank Newbert
declared she certainly was deserving of
punishment at his hands, inasumch as
she had aided and abetted her son in
persuading his (Mr. Newbert's) young
wife to desert and remain away from
him. Mrs. Hitchcock's son, Mr.. New
bert asseYerated, was madly in love
with Mrs. Newbert.
1t was just after he had vainly en-
deavored to coax his wife from the in
fiuence of the Hitchcocks that Mr.. New
bert was arrested for battering the
complainant. She and Mrs Newbert
were walking on Valencia street when
Mr.. Newbert accosted them, and he
says that Mrs. Hitchcock struck him
with a heovy scantling, while Mrs.
Hitchcock swears that he struck her
tion or given warning.
Mrs. Newbert was in court and might
have disclosed whether it was her hus-
band or Mrs. Hitchcock who prevari
Gated, but as a wife is not permitted by
law TO testify against her husband, the
young woman was not called to the
stand and without hearing any further
testimony Judge Fritz pronounced Mr..
Newbert guilty of battery and re-
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with bail fixed at $500.
Several ladies who had waited sew
eral hours in expectation Of being
summoned to testify were deeply dis
appointed, and one of them, a buXom
matron, dressed IN blue, urged Mrs.
Hitchcock to get the case reopened,
which Mrs. Hitchcock futilely en-
deavored to do. When the benchs final
decision was announced the lady in
blue waxed volubly indignant and
with nose in the air swept from the
tribunal, followed by the other ladies,
who had been deprived. of opportunity
to tell the Judge what they thought of
Mr.. Newbert's conduct.
Bernard Smith was in mirthful mood,
superinduced by alcoholic absorption,
when he met a soldier in front of a cafe
on Powell street, close to O'Farrell, and
slapped MS khak1-coVered shoulder with
a spatulous hand and told him to cheer
up, as though the cherry season had
lapsed. ''prunes are ripe and apples will
soon be At for market" Not being ac-
ouainted with Mr.. Smith, and resenting
his show of familiarity as unwarranted,
the soldier pushed him away and one OF
his CAIr. Smiths) arms crashed through
the cafe window.
Now the man who manages the cafe
plumes himself on his ability to serve
oysters and CLAIMS and crabs and shrimps
in a way that no rival has yet succeeded
in emulating, ana he makes no secret of
the fact that his success in that respect
is chiefly attributable to his retention of
life in the bivalves and crustaceans until
they are subjected to culinary treatment
Thus it happened that when Bernard
Smiths arm entered the window his hand
followed IT and his thumb was instantly
seized between the nippers of a gigantic
crab with much vitality and tenacity of
purpose. 1t evidently accepted Mr.
Smiths thumb as a tid-bit providentially
provided for all the strength of its be-
ing was cast into the grip and his efforts