The San Francisco call., 1905-01-18

might profitably be applied on vessels.
Idealization of woman was all right
in the abstract, but 1t should not be
allowed to interfere with the mainten-
ance of discipline on any craft. In
deed If petticoats were allowed aboard
at all-and, to be candid, he believed
they should not-any effort on their
part to participate in the working OF
the ship should be severely reproved.
He had limited as much to Captain Ed
ward Wirschuliet on more than one
occasion when the better half of that
mariner evinced disposition to usurp
command of the Annie Smale, and IL
the skipper had then hardened to him
the incident of the coffee pot might
never have happened.
Very little of Mate Howard's head
was visible as he thus prefaced his
actual complaint in the court Of Po-
lice Judge Fritz. Bandages covered all
except one eye, a portion of one cheek
and his mouth. The remainder of his
countenance had been parboiled by cor
fee and was quickly anointed with lini-
ment. He was seated at breakfast last
Sunday morning with Captain and
Mrs. Wirschuliet in the Annie Smale's
cabin, he testified, and he apd the
skipper were discussing the advisable
ity of showing the schooner's respect
for the Sabbath by hoisting a flag at
her forepeak. 1t was subject which
Mrs. Wirschuliet had no right to dis
cuss, as her prescribed duties were
confined to bossing the cook and cabin
boy and keeping her husbands ward
robe in repair. Regardless of that fact
she "butted in,' scouting the mates
suggestion as to how and where the
flag should be displayed and offering
a most absurd suggestion of her own.
with due respect to you, missis, .
said the mate, you will oblige me by
keeping your jaw to yourself. The
skipper and / can settle this question
without any aid from you. So stow
your bloomin' gaff and attend to your
own business"
schuliet sprang to her feet and angrily
slapped his face. He gently pushed
her backward, he further averred,
when her husband picked up the large
pot of boiling coffee and smashed 1t
upon his head, the effect being most
severe scalding, to say nothing of the
deep abrasion made by the blow.
Both the captain and his wife, q
tall and angular lady. swore that the
mate struck instead of showed the lat
ter and that his language to her, prior
was too lurid for transcription. The
Judge took the case under advisement
and will have a decision ready ere the
Annie Smale is again prepared to de-
part from her moorings at Third and
Berry streets.
Howard Caradoc Rees, the New
York clubman who threatened the
life Of R. M. Gignoux at the Hotel
Princeton, resolutely declined to be
escorted to sanitarium at Belmont,
and will be detained at the Receiving
Hospital until the Lunacy Commission
determine whether he is a At subject
for the State Insane Asylum.
1t was E. D. Roberts, a San Ber-
nardino banker and distant relative OF
Rees. who proposed the removal to a
sanitarium and announced Willingness
to defray all the incidental expense.
When his offer was declined he with
drew from the case, as did Attorney
Oscar Cooper, who had been retained
to protect the defendants interests.
The warrant alleging insanity was
sworn to by Gignoux, who fears for his
life at the hands of the clearly de-
mented prisoner.
to a sanitarium," Rees informed Rob-
erts. there will be fight. I must
have liberty or nothing
But Judge Mogan> believes 1t would
be unsafe to give the man liberty while
his reasoning is awry.
Mrs. Agnes Tesner, grand secretary
and treasurer of the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Switchmen's Union of North
America, has recovered possession of
the official seal of the order, which
was unlawfully carried away by Mrs.
Annie Miller, ex-grand mistress of the
auxiliary, from the headquarters, 1419
Valencia street. Judge Cabaniss heard
the complaint of Mrs. Tesner, also Mrs.
Miller's plea that she took the seal be-
cause the order had bestowed its pat
ropage upon the family of a man who
committed some offense when he was
a boy, but has since led an industrious
and honest life. Mrs. r. Stoddard, an
other officer Of the auxiliary, warmly
espoused the cause of Mrs. Tesner and
said some awfully sharp things to Mrs.
Miller.
We've settled these matters. . COM
placently said the attorney for the de-
fense when the case. of Dorothy Nc
Cabe. charged with having obtained
goods by false pretense from the EN-