The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29

the utterance sufficed to satisfy him
that it was intended to tease, IL not
offend, and as his relationship to its
author was that of a perfect stranger
he considered her not entitled TO the
privilege of either "guying or insult
ing him. So he rebuked her unwar-
ranted freedom by telling her, among
other things, that she would better re-
frain from a repetition OF her pltltul
endeavor to be funny. To this she re-
torted by screwing her face into grin
denoting contempt, but her husband
went to greater length in the line of
provoking evaporation by shaking a
fist at the uniformed mentor. Then
they were sharply commanded to move
on and their response was a mutual
dead halt and further demonstrations
of defiance including facile distor-
ton.
"I arrested the man." said the Of
flcer to Police Judge Mogan, be
cause if it hadn't been for his restraint
the woman, think, would have moved
on"
But the woman started the provo
cation" said his Honor. and there
fore was more to blame than the man.
For that reason l am inclined to deal
lenIentIy with him. Besides, fifteenth
anniversaries of weddings are not Of
everyday occurrence and their cele-
brants are entitled to little excep-
tional leeway in the matter of peace
disturbance 1 will dismiss this case
and advise Mr.. and Mrs. Smead TO
spend their sixteenth wedding day at
home"
m. 1,;,.. r.I,,,r octress was
wearing a duck of an Easter hat in
Mason street cafe when Miss Augusta
A. Bragg, milliner in the Starr King
block. saw the headgear and thought
she recognized 1t as one Of her own
creations which had been stolen. Miss
Arthur, however, Indignantly asserted
that the hat had never been in Miss
Bragg's possession, whereupon MISS
Bragg Instituted search warrant pro-
ceedings for its recovery. While the
case was pending Miss Arthur, accom-
panied by her brother and an attor-
ney. visited Miss Bragg's establish
ment. displayed a hat and asked II IL
was the one alleged to have been pur-
loined Miss Bragg, after closely ex-
amining the exhibit, answered in the
negative. saying that while 1T very
much resernbled her missing property
IT lacked certain distinguishing marks
which would serve to prove identif1ca-
tion bevond doubt. Then" Miss Ar
thur trfumphantiy exclaimed, that
the hat l wore in the restaurant and
which you claimed as yours. Exit
with hat.
When the case was called before
Judge Cabaniss there was no appear
ance of the complainant, but Miss Ar
thur was not satisfied to rest even
under the shadow UI a suspicion that
her hat was stolen, so she induced
the court to Immediately issue an or
der compelling Miss Bragg's attend
ance When the milliner did appear
she chung to her original averment
that the hat worn by Miss Arthur In
the restaurant was the stolen hat and
that the hat subsequently displayed
nv Miss Arthur was q close counter
part of the stolen hat The case is
under judicial advisement.
pa+rolnan John S. P. Deane stood
aatounded when Judge Conlan, after
consulting the charter, informed MIN
that he was not a policeman at all ana
therefore could not have been orioeo as
q noIiceman by a Bacon place woman
whom he had systematically inveigled
into giving him SO In return for his
nronnise that she would be protected. !"
Te was mustered out of the army In
1902 and had not lived In San Fran
cisco the requisite five years preceding
his appointment to the police force.
In October of last year he was appoint
ed q policeman from the civil service
list. two months later ne TOOK the
money from the woman and gave 1t to
PoI,ce Commissioner Hutton to be used
as evidence that police corruption was
raging in the underworld, and last
week. becoming tired of the Grand
JlIrv's inaction in the case and his own
Exclusion from the limelight, he ar
rested the woman on his own initiative
and charged her with bribe-giving
II was Attorney Arthur Mack who
proved his oficialism illegal.
Technically" said the Judge to the
o,er-zealous complainant, you are not
q police officer. and your appointment
! as one was either a result Of rank i'm
position or a queer mistake. However,
I will give you until next Monday to
produce proofs that you were legally
appointed"
When the crestfallen Mr. Deane left
the courtroom he was greeted with de-
risive grunts by a number of sure
/ enough policemen In plain clothes who
were awaiting summons to testify in
cases of their own. He hastened back
! to the tribunal and, after remaining
there several minutes, again ventured
forth, and with head erect, ran the
gauntlet Of staring lobby.
| Police Captain Duke informed Judge
I Mogan that Myrtle Howard. arrested
I for vagrancy by Patrolman Alpers. was
apparently a victim OF persecution be-
cause she had testified against Patrol
man Felix Dougherty. who was fined
$50 by the Commissioners for having
been her companion in various saloons
1t was only by assuring the woman of
protection from police reprisal. the