The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-09


make up your mind that he's liar"
Without any provocation whatsoever
on her part, the lady continued, Mr..
Davidsohn belabored her back with the
stick, and when her husband, naturally
angered by the treatment to which she
was being subjected, picked up shovel
with intent to intimidate, and certain
ly not to attack Mr.. Davidsohn, he was
promptly disarmed and smitten on the
arm with the weapon by that violent
person. Both assaults were entirely
uncalled for.
Mr. Davidson vehemently denied
having beaten Mrs. SHAPIRO with a stick
or anything else. The most severe pun
averred. was TO grasp her shoulders
and force her to squat in the sand of
the lot wherein the incident occurred,
and he did that simply to remove her
from his right of way and silence her
vilifying tongue AS for the striking
of Mr.. SHAPIRO with the shovel, he did
that in self-defense, but not with such
force as Mrs. SHAPIRO had alleged.
Mr.. SHAPIRO exhibited bandaged
wrist as evidence that the blow with
the shovel was no mere tap, but when
the Judge requested him TO remove the
bandage he resolutely declined to do
SO, claiming that his surgeon had in
structed him to keep the wound con-
stantly covered IL he desired TO avoid
blood poisoning and lockjaw and sew
eral other undesirable complications.
Then appeared Mr.. Rex, who COR
roborated all that Mr.. Davidsohn had
sworn, to the great Indignation Of Mrs.
SHAPIRO, who repeatedly reminded the
Judge of her warning to look out for
prevarication. A continuance till
Thursday was ordered and a subpoena
issued for the surgeon VINO dressed the
shovel-slash.
Mr. SHAPIRO, the tallest of the mas
culine trio, does not exceed five feet
four inches in height, and his better
half is of lesser stature. The three
gentlemen are engaged in the fruit
peddling industry.
Mrs. Della Haggerty of 42s1s Bryant
street declined to prosecute her hus
band, Michael j., fireman attached
TO truck No. s. after she had sworn
to warrant charging him with bat
terry and exhibited a severely bruised
face as evidence that her accusation
was well-founded.
1t was on April 10 that the assault
occurred, and when the case was first
called before Judge Cabaniss an attor-
ney for the complainant announced in
tention to prosecute with vigor A
lOI one week was OTQGIeQ,
and at the second calling the presen-
tation of a physicians certificate that
the woman was unable to appear in
court resulted in a further continuance
till yesterday. Then the complainant's
attorney moved for dismissal, stating
that a reconciliation had been effected
between his client and her husband
and she had decided to refrain from
prosecuting.
hn of 49,
Judge to the attorney, you called my
attention to the fact that it was a seri-
GUS charge Of battery and you were
very insistent that 1t be prosecuted.
Therefore / do not see my way clear
to dismiss ii in such a summary way
as you propose. Besides, the charter
requires that testimony be heard. Let
the complainant take the stand"
Il refuse to give any testimony" was
all that Mrs. Haggerty could be in
duced to say.
Il am sorry" said his Honor, that
the law does not permit me to compel
you to testify against your husband,
and / am sorry also that I cannot
legally or properly express myself con-
corning this matter. In fact I can do
nothing but dismiss the case"
Mrs. Haggertys attorney announced
at the first hearing that his client
contemplated divorce proceedings, but
yesterday he informed the court that
she had abandoned that purpose.
Mr.. and Mrs John Berthole, accused
of falling to properly provide for their
10-year-old daughter, were so oblivious
to times flight that when Officer White
of the S. P. G. c. awoke them from
drunken stupor last Tuesday evening
Mr. Berthole imagined that the preced-
ing Sunday, when his senses had aban-
doned him, was still unspent The de-
graded couple were given twenty-four
hours Imprisonment by Judge Fritz
Their miserable home is at 224 Shipley
street. The girl has been provided with
decent home.
Christian Hans Jorgenson and Rich
ard Hartze were at work in George
Winzler's sawmill, on Berry street,
near to Fourth, when the quarrel be-
gan that resulted in Richard being
fined IS for battering Christians left
ear with his right fist so severely as to
develop what in pugilistic circles is
termed a 'caulifiower" on the auricu-
lar organ. The testimony went to show
that Christian was feeding a steam
planer with planks, which were re-
ceived by Richard at the other end of
the machine, and that Christian ig-
nored Richards repeated complaints
that each plank crookedly inserted
conveyed q painful tingle to the fin
gers of the receiver. IT was by way of
! emphasizing his protest that Richard