The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11

facetious spirit and provoked censure
from persons who believed that
strangers in the city should be exempt
from ridicule. And countrified pass
ers-by who had whiskers to tweak
were treated to offensive persifage
them as "hayseeds," inquired with af-
fected solicitude as to the condition
of their alfalfa crops, cautioned them
to refrain from crossing a thorough
fare while street car was in sight,
advised them to turn off the gas In
stead of blowing it out ere they be-
took themselves to bed and suggested
perforation test before purchasing
them. r-s
Il warned him to stop chewing the
rag testified the patrolman, but he
wouldn't let up
Mr.. Scanlon was pronounced guilty
of peace disturbance. and the charge
of violating the hack ordinance will
be heard in the near future.
Frank Callahan, alias Kelly, whose
criminal speciality was the passing of
Confederate currency, must answer in
the Superior Court to one charge
when he has served the eighteen
months imprisonment to which he
was sentenced after being convicted
of three others. Judge Fritz bound
him over and Judge Cabaniss did the
sentencing. Detective Taylor pro-
duced the evidence that cinched the
convictions.
Bert L. Dickover, associate of GRIM
inals, was given six months imprison-
ment by Judge Mogan, before whom
he was convicted OF having obtained
money under false pretence by imper-
sonating a policeman. A third charge,
which was petty larceny. failed to ad-
here, despite the testimony of a lanky,
mustached and spectacled young stu
dent of the name of John Bosel, who
earnestly Swore that one day last NO
vember he was robbed of small sums
by Dickover and John Barnett. who
claimed to conduct a real estate busi-
ness headquartered : in ~the Parrott
building. Mr.. Barnett averred that
Mr.. Bosel, instead of having been
robbed of his money, spent 1t like
drunken sailor in various tenderloin
resorts. So the petty larceny charge
was dismissed.
Salvatore Alcazar, accused of nav
ing betrayed 18-year-old Rose Santi-
banis of sos Vallejo street. was
pounced upon by the girl and her
mother as he was leaving the court
room of Judge Cabaniss and his face
received several sharp slaps from the
hands of both women before he was
rescued by his attorney, ex-Judge A.
B. Treadwell. 1t was Salvadore,s posi-
tive denial of the accusation, supple
mented by a statement derogatory to
the young woman's character prior to
her alleged betrayal, that enraged
both mother and daughter. The epi-
thets. accompanying their blows were
uttered in Spanish, and the official In
| terpreter of that language who hap
pened to be within earshot. was nu-
merously interviewed after the smoke
of conflict cleared away. The informa-
<tion given by him would not pass the
most lax censor.
Miss Stella Haskell, slim of figure
Ind Jet of complexion, waxed indig
nant as she recounted to Judge Fritz
the details of her arrest by Patrolman
McManus, who was in plain attire, at
late hour of Tuesday night where
O'Farrell and Powell streets intersect.
She was charged with having dis
turbed the peace.
Eff All wuzzent SO rippin' mad,
Jedge," she declared, dis yah bein'
'cused of brekkin' de peace wud sholy
mex me laugh, fo' eff der wuz ebbah a
quiet pusson cts me. Wen NAH
fr'en's heah of ct dey'll jes say, Dat
yah Stella mus hev gone plum nutty
eff she bruk de peace en- wen All
thinks oh nah repetaShun bein' rIsined