The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08

Mr.. Fines summons to the chair soon
discovered that he was in unsteady
hands, for the lather scraped from his
face was of sanguinary hue and several
smarting cuts informed him that he
was being carved. He prudently said
nothing until he was released. and then
he inspected the reflection of his
wounds in the mirror, swore volubly
and with emphasis, paid for the surgi-
cal operation and informed the pro-
prietor that never again would he
darken the door of such a slaughter
house. Whereupon the proprietor
glanced sharply at Mr.. Fine and saw
unmistakable symptoms of intoxica-
tion.
But the rush had not decreased nor
had the impatience of the waiting pa
irons abated, so the master barber re-
pressed his inclination to dismiss Mr..
Fine right there and then, said repres-
sion being bolstered by a hope that
the act of shaving might have a sober
ing influence upon the operator. And
two more bleeding and blaspheming
victims were released from Mr.. Fines
clutches ere he was notified that his
services were no longer desired, as 1t
was a barber, not a butcher, that his
employer had intended to hire.
Then the trouble waxed warm. Mr..
Fine resented the imputation cast upon
his professional worth by shifting it's
author, for which he was arrested and
booked for peace disturbance. Police
Judge Conlan pronounced him guilty
and reserved sentence.
John A. Logan Bell, who shot and
killed his stepfather, Joseph Bartlett,
last Sunday morning at 422h Fulton
street, was arraigned before Judge
Conlan and had his examination con-
tinued for week. The defendant S
drunkenness had entirely disappeared
when he faced the court. and his facial
expression indicated full appreciation
of the seriousness of his position.
So Enthusiastically drunk was Joseph
Wood when he declared himself guilty of
burglary that Judge Fritz declined to ac-
cept the plea and sent him away to un-
dergo q SOLDERING process in the cells.
Mr.. Wood ssas arrested on complaint Of
John Rsnna, a bartender at 'Dickey' 81
nesc the park, who testified that at an
early hour last Sunday morning the de-
cash register, getting away with $43. Pa
trolmen Kessing sand O'Shea found Mr.
Wood asleep in an abandoned street car,
and so drunk was he that the effects of
the liquor had not left him when he was
arraigned about thirty hours afterward
III an attorney ana know some
law" he said to Judge Fritz.
IF YOU speak the truth you're an ex-
ceptional pleader in this court" dryly re-
sponded his Honor, glancing at the attor-
neys' table
But It developed that Mr. Wood was not
Of the legal profession, his vocation being
that of "touter' for a wayside inn.
All Him, the aged Chinaman who imag-
ines ne owns the Hall of Justice and
Portsmouth square, received his semi
annual six months sentence, Judge Con-
Ian pronouncing it. All Him was released
from half-year's term of Imprisonment
last Friday, and on Saturday he was ar
rested for vociferously complaining of
the way in which his fancied property
mad been cared for during his incarcera-
ton.
Snort OF stature, rotund of form and
heavily bearded, George Shoemaker en-
phatically denied that he took the tools.
or any Of them, with larcenous intent.
His wagon having broken down. he
averred, he visited several workshops In
quest of implements essential to the vehi-