The San Francisco call., 1905-08-22

ing 70 provoke arrest during my aO-
That amt II st all. never aid any
thing TO provoke arrest before or after
your absence, but they pinched me just
the same"
Then she scanned the magisterial coun-
tenance critically and with propiuating
emile exclaimed: MY how well you are
lookingi If living in the country would
do as much TO improve my health as IL
has done for yours 1 would never leave
there. What springs was you at, any
way? They must be dandies!"
..Patroluen Ward and Skain have tes-
tilted that you were intoxicated and very
disorderly last Saturday night on Kearny
street" was the evasive rejoinder, and
] must attach more credence to their
statement than 70 your uncorroborateo
denial Of their charge"
(which means?' said Miss Hines, in
terrogatively.
THAT you are guilty as charged and
will be sentenced tomorrow, was the
luminous answer.
"HuIly gee an can ye beat it?" ejacu-
lated Miss Hines in tone OF reflective ano
bitter disappointment.
Thomas Nagle, who was accused OF
having broken a window belonging TO
Thomas Dougherty at 1864 Folsom street
roundly chided the complainant for hav-
ing caused his arrest
If the window really was broken py
me-" he said to Mr.. Dougherty, why
didn't you ask me for my card?"
AS he did not look like a person who
would carry a card case, Judge Fritz
asked him what his occupation was, and
he replied that he worked in an iron
foundry.
II always carry my union card" he
added, land If the complainant had asked
me to show IL to hun / would have COM
piled with his request
: Then he promised to replace the broken
pane and the case was dismissed
Lawrence Arnondo Of 6S5 Green street
was partaking of stew in a Front street
restaurant when Dan Murphy poked a
soiled finger into the savory mess. licked
the digit and remarked, That's good
stuff; / guess I'll order some" Mr. Ar
monde, being of fastidious habit and un-
acquainted with Mr.. Murphy, complained
Of that gentleman's act, whereupon Mr..
Murphy smote and blackened one of his.
eyes.
Have YOU any witnesses to prove
that?' inquired the attorney who was
defending Mr. Murphy before Judge Con-
Ian.
.sYes he has an eye witness" face
tiousiv put In Prosecuting Attorney Wei
Ter. pointing at Mr.. Armondo's damaged
optic
"And 'colored' witnesses are admissi-
ble" was the Judges contribution to the
flow Of wit.
Mr.. Murphy will be sentenced for bat
terry.
Mrs Julia Groome. neatly attired in
black, volubly explained to Judge Mogan
why she suspected Mrs. Lizzie Fettgether
Of No. Hof avenue Of having pilfered
800 from purse contained in a satchel IN
a bureau drawer in a rear apartment OF
her delicatessen shop at 30l2 Sixteenth
street.
Mrs. Fettgether came in said Mrs.
Groome. land said she would like to sit
down and have a nice. long talk, SO 1 in
viteo her to my living room mot thinking
anything of that). and she sent out for
bottle of beer and drank most of ii mot
thinking anything of that, and a girl
came In and used the telephone (and 1
didn't think anything Of that, and Mrs.
Thomas O'Regan, my stepdaughter, came
In and PLAYED the organ (and ] didn't
think anything of that, and somebody
called me out TO the store TO change d IS
gold piece and went and got the change
out Of my bag in the bureau drawer (not
thinking anything of Mrs. Fettgether see
and returned TO the sitting-room Mrs.
Fettgether was fussing at the bureau (but
/ didn't think anything Of that, and then
we had more organ playing by Mrs.
O'Regan, and then Mrs. Fettgether said
she must be going (and l didn't think
anything of that, and then she bought
five cents worth OF cake (and I didn't
think anything Of that, and when she
went out / missed 800 from my money"
And you thought something Of that, 1
presume2'' said the Judge.
Yes, and told this officer that 1 be-
lieved Mrs Fettgether took my money
while was attending to the customer in
the store"
Patrolnan Belyea testified that he
found in Mrs Fettgether's possession SO
in gold, and she told him the cash mad
lust been drawn from the Mission Savings
Bank to pay her rent.
Continuance till to-day ordered, so that
the girl who was at the telephone may be
found and made to testify. and Mrs. Fett-
gether released on 500 bail.
Judge Fritz has given himself until this
morning to decide whether IL would be
best TO send to prison young and pretty
Rose Wilson, accused of having disturbed
the peace OF her parents. or have her cx-
amined as to her mental condition. The
girl left her home at Greenwich and Oc-
ouentiy returned and annoyed the neigh
borhood by her disorderly behavior.