The San Francisco call., 1905-08-03
at Mrs seymour,s slight frame and meek

al Mrs Seymours slight frame and meek
demeanor.
But she did, your Honor" chorused
Patrolman Kramer and several other
persons who had corroborated his tesu-
mony.
They had testified in detail that while
several boys were congregated at the
theater entrance whiting cigarettes and
interchanging conjecture as to what the
third act would develop Mrs. Seymour,
who had also witnessed the triumph OF
villainy in the first and second acts,
Joined them, and without being formally
introduced participated in the discussion.
They ignored her for a while, but so per
sistently did she maintain that the fiend-
ish prosecutor of the heroine would neith-
er commit suicide nor be slain by the
hero that one of the youths endeavored
TO stay her argument and remove her
presence by "givin' her the CLASSY eye,
as one of the witnesses described the
process Of staring person out of coun-
tenance.
To the would-be mesmerist's intense
surprise and physical agony, he received
from the lady's fist blow in the abdo-
men that sent him soaring.
Il showed him away" murmured Mrs.
Seymour to the Judge, because he
stared at me impudently."
Shove nothin'" exclaimed the assailed
one. "She gave me a shortarm jolt wild
her right youh Honor, an lifted me
tree feet In de air. Ne hans wuz down
at de time, an de smash wuz so onex-
pected dat ] had no time to block It, 1t
wuz de dirtiest wallop / ever got in me
life, an it put me down an out fer tree
minutes"
His eyes were so threatening, sweet
ly whispered Mrs. Seymour TO the bench,
that l felt sure he was preparing to
strike me, so l involuntarily thrust my
hand forward to protect myself from the
blow" The smile she bestowed upon her
accuser was sadly reproachful.
did yez ever see de likes Of dat?" was
his response, addressed to the Judge.
wy any of desc guys, an a dozen
more, can tell you dat she hit me so
hard dat 1 fought mule kicked me.
When the court records proved that
Mrs Seymour was chronically truculent
his Honor's incredulity vanished and he
sentenced her to six months imprison-
ment With undisturbed equanimity she
bowed acknowledgment
Nineteen -year-old Ida Woods, ar
rested for vagrancy, demanded jury
trial. and twelve citizens were accord
ingly impaneled by Judge Fritz to hear
the testimony and decide her guilt or
innocence
Inc prosecuting 0Io AASS
establish a very strong case against the
girl. They had seen her in company
with one George Griggs, who had been
convicted of passing fictitious checks,
and they had seen her several times
when she was unaccompanied by any
one. That was the substance of their
complaint.
Then the Judge, after deploring the
frequency with which jury trials are
the in his
hands and questioned the girl as to her
past life and future plans. Her par
ents. she said. dwell on a farm near
Stockton, and she desired to return to
them and would do so If she were dis
missed.
Il think it is the best thing you can
do" said his Honor, and I'll give you
opportunity to do It. Certainly your
moral welfare would not be promoted
by sending you TO jail.
So she was dismissed, and the Jurors
shook hands with the Judge and told
him they approved his action.
Il did not intend TO deprive you gen
tlemen of your prerogative to convict
or aeouit" was the response, but l do
not like to see men taken away from
their business to sit as jurors in cases
which can more expeditiously and
with equal justice be disposed OF by
magistrate, who is paid for his work.
There was no reason on earth why a
Jury should have been demanded in the
case of that girl"
Michael Regan, with white teeth
cleaning between a scrubby black
nustache and blue chin, averred that
he tramped from Point Bonita to the
nearest point of steamship communica-
tion with San Francisco. the sole OBJ
ject of his pilgrimage being to pur-
chase for himself a bridegroom's sar-
torial outfit, he being engaged TO lead
to the hymeneal altar the beautiful
daughter of an affluent landowner. He
had advanced so far as to buy and don
a pair of blue overalls when a police
man arrested him as vagrant
The wedding has Neen announced
for this evening. your Honor" said Mr.
Regan to Judge Fritz, and II / am not
released at once ii will be impossible
for me to fulfill my contract"
When the Judge, who has roamed