The San Francisco call., 1905-01-26

when he relapsed and again was ar
rested for bombarding Johns place of
business.
Tears Of contrition dripped from Pats
nose as he begged for leniency. IF you
send ME to JAIL" he blubbered, "I'll
lose a job that has been promised me-"
I'm tired Of your weeping and your
promises, Pat said his Honor, "and
am thinking of putting you away and
assuring peace for your brother until
sixty days have come and gone"
Pat fairly beloved his grief, and
Johns eyes, too, seemed to be panied
by the courts declaration of intention.
1t was apparently in Difference to the
latter's state of feeling that the Judge
reduced the penalty to thirty days,
whereupon Pat emitted another wall
and John whispered across the bench,
Judge. wish you'd cut it down."
well, I'll make it fifteen days, and
that's final" was the response. Then
to the bailiff his Honor shouted: Take
these lachrymose kinsmen away from
here, else their combined pleading Is
likely to result in this court handing to
Pat SIS in cash instead of sentencing
him to fifteen days in jail.
Pats departing cry was heavily laden
with anguish. Johns tears were silent
ly shed.
AS the violin virtuoso scrapes his soul
into the strings and brings it out in
convincing strains, so did Miss Dollie
Wallace's attorney thunder his con-
victions into the ears of the jury In
Judge Mogan's court and compel
verdict of acquittal in the time con-
sumed by polling the twelve good and
true members.
Miss Wallace was one of many wom-
aI,a !, hot, 1f n
orderly house on Jackson street, and as
the outcome of her trial was regarded
as the establishing of precedent for
disposal of the others the attorney put
the best he had into his closing argu-
ment. If there was one man without
sin on that panel, he said, would he be
so kind as to throw the first stone at
that defendant. Would the gentlemen
please remember that In the matter OF
morals women are pretty much what
men make them? Was 1t necessary for
him to suggest that his client may have
been more sinned against>than SHINING? :?
Let not the occupants of that jury box
cease to remember that they had moth
ers-maybe sisters, wives, sweethearts.
But enough of sentiment. There was a
practical side to the case that should
not be overlooked. San Francisco is no
village, but a metropolitan seaport,
with a material future so bright that
the mere thought of 1t was dazzling.
Was that future to be blighted by a
narrow communal spirit of Puritanism? :?
Was the growth to still greater great
ness of this queen city Of the
Pacific to be hampered by the
importation of blue laws? Are
the sailors, the soldiers, the men
from the valleys, the forests and
the mountains to be confronted on
every hand by lega1ized restrictions
when they come to San Francisco in
quest Of recreation and incidentally to
spend their money? No-a hundred
times no! One glance at the intelli-
gence therein impaneled sufficed to
satisfy any observer Of ordinary acu-
men that its verdict would be not
guilty.
In defense of his copious expectora-
ton upon sidewalk at Powell and
Ellis streets Claude Plum pleaded
ignorance of the existence of a pro-
hibitory ordinance. He had just ar
rived here from his home at Igerna,
Siskiyou County, where there are no
sidewalks.
II, too, have been there" said
Prosecuting Attorney Weller to Judge
Cenlan, land can vouch for the truth
OF Mr.. Plum's statement anent the
absence of sidewalks. Besides so
close to the northern State line is
Igerna that the residents who expec-
torate upon the highways do not know
whether California or Oregon receives
their salivary deposits. / move for
dismissal"
And dismissal was ordered.
.
Maria Manning, about 20 years of
age and married, maliciously black
ened the eyes Of her mother Mrs. An
ME Bessel. in the latter's home on
Sixth street, but maternal forgiveness