The San Francisco call., 1905-06-27

and yon like so many sheep when the
coyote scent comes down the breeze.
The excitement quickly extended to the
lower floor, of course, and there IL was
the hapless Billy" met recapture while
freedom was almost within arm-reach.
He was dashing from the staircase to
the swinging front doors when PATROL
man McGrain saw him. heard the din
overhead and instantly OWNED its
cause. He rushed for BILLY" and sure
ly would have got him If Patrolman
Mitchell had not entered the door and
received the fugitive in his arms.
What did you run away for-to get
your fne?" the Judge facetiously in
quired when Mr.. Montgomery was re-
set before him.
Nav" was the reply; 'T fought ye
was troo wild me 'en jes'. walked out"
You shall not walk out without an
escort for six months from this date"
said his Honor.
"Oh, dat's all right. all right" said
Billy" grinning amiably; it'll be all
de same 100 years frum dis date"
Hubert NJ. Lipman (colored) declared
he was actuated solely by a spirit of
fun when he stole the can of milk, but
Judge Cabaniss failed to see the joke
and fined him $40. To prove that he
Lipman presented to the court a black
card inscribed with these words in sill
yer letters: Lets get acquainted. Out
for a good time. Address. 321 Ellis
street Hubert NJ. Lipman, millionaire.
Worth $5.000,0o0 and looking for some
one to love" He volunteered the adj
ditional Information that he was en-
ployed at 2o9 Taylor street as a tailor's
pressman. But the fine stuck.
Among those present in Judge Con-
lan's court was Uncle Henry Harris,
manager of the San Francisco baseball
team. He was there to see that justice
should not miscarry in the case of
Frank Evans, who pocketed and re-
fused to return a ball that flew over
the fence at Eighth and Harrison
streets while a league game was in
progress last Sunday afternoon. Per-
sons who capture and restore stray
spheres are permitted to enter the
grounds, but Mr.. Evans evidently con-
sidered a 81 25 ball in the pocket worth
more than a seat on the bIeachers, for
he obstinately declined to give UP his
plunder. He will be sentenced for
petty larceny.
After he sent his wife to visit the
Portland fair, John Marion waited i'm
for a letter from her, and
when he ascertained that she had writ
ten to woman friend of hers at 423 Te-
hama street he was profoundly Cha
grined. because he believed that he had
first claim to her epistolary attention.
So it was with angry spirit that he
went to the Tehama- lady and
demanded a glimpse of the missive
which she had received from Portland.
and when his demand was ignored he
attempted to enforce 1t at pistol point,
the lady screamed and he
fed, to be arrested soon afterward on
her complaint No weapon was found
on his person, but in coal-box contig-
uous to where he was nabbed the po-
liceman discovered a small-caliber re-
volver of ante-bellum pattern. Judge
Mogan dismissed the case after repri-
manding the defendant
For unlawfully selling 500 worth of
machinery belonging to his employer
the Mobile Company, William Butler
(colored) was held in $4,000 to answer
a grand larceny charge in the Supe-
rior Court, the committing magistrate
being Judge Mogan. The purchaser of
the plunder was a junk dealer, and the
price he paid for It was 81.
Otto vogel's larcenous procedure was
10 ODI1ll 6mpiOglntiit dS a DdIitlldeT
and embrace first opportunity to rob
his employers till. In this way he stole
sums aggregating $3.50 from three diff
ferent saloonists, and the police believe
they can find others whom he victim
lied. Judge Mogan has continued the
case until the detectives have finished
their quest, and in the meantime va
rious relatives OF young Mr.. Vogel are
rallying to recount in court his many
domestic and social virtues, notably his
filial kindness
Charles r. Kelly, once a uniformed
defender of his country, now a white
aproned mixologist in Pacific-street
dance hall, was arrested last Saturday
night by Patrolman Skain while he
pursued three fleeing private United
States infantrymen and manifested in
cIfnation to smite them with a bung-
starter, which he carried in one OF his
hands. He told Judge Mogan that his