The San Francisco call., 1905-06-10

the scoffers were thinning while the army
of belief was correspondingly recruited.
Persons who had laughed with him over
the uncanny narratives began to fall
away one by one, and he could scarce
trust his senses when several of them
boldly informed him that they had heard
or seen the ghost"
You must be hypnotized," he said
Nevertheless he resolved TO devote more
attention to the cottage, and at an early
hour yesterday morning. while saunter-
ing past It. his ears were suddenly as
sailed by a sound like unto the wailing
of a coyote in distress. He was startled
for an instant only, and next instant he
was dashing into the house of mystery.
Nothing could he see. except vacancy. and
he was about to withdraw and enroll HIM
self as a aNthirty-third degree believer IN
any old Ing when, from the roof above
him, came repetition Of the blood-curdling
veil Intrepid as ever, he ascended TO the
shingles, and there it was he captured
John Kelly, professional vagabond, whis-
kered and ragged of apparel, standing
erect and uttering wolverine screams. Be-
fore the arrest was effected, however. MIR.
Kelly had changed mis- tune and was flap
ping his arms against his sides and pro-
claiming the morn a la chanticleer-
For FIVE days and nights prior. to his
detection had Mr.. Kelly made The cottage
his unfurnished home. Asked by Police
Judge Mogan why he made the unearthly
noises, he confessed that they were Gre
ated with intent to accentuate the wide
spread and deep-rooted idea that the cot
tage was haunted his Interior motive be-
ing 70 secure for himself immunity from
annoyance by inquisitive folk so long as
he remsined there.
Then the Judge sentence him to three
months imprisonment.
Manuel King, accused of stealing a
diamond pin valued at $500 from Mrs.
Eva Wangenheim of 1706 Broadway. told
Judge Cabaniss that he was an actor
by profession and known to meager fame
as Water Fellows, tba, being his nom
de stage He is charged with grand lar
ceny and viii be tried to-day.
With appetite whetted by extended
consumption of UNMARRIED army rations,
Charles Clarkson and William McClis-
ter private infantrymen from the Pre-
sidio, dropped into d restaurant on
Ellis street. between Stockton and
Powell and ate OF choice yiands- When
IL came TO paying for the feast Private
CIarkson pronounced exorbitsnt the bill
fer 55 cents presented TO him by Stew
ard Libon and offered 90 cents, which
the steward refused. Private Clarkson
thereupon started for the door, but
tain Duke, who arrested him and his
coinrade and charged them with at
tempting to defraud an innkeeper.
Il have a dollar in my duds" said
Private Clarkson to Judge Cabanfss,
"and to avoid further trouble I'll pay
this guy his 55 cents
IF you had done that IN the first
place you would have avoided spending
a night in JAIL said his Honor.
That's the least part Of our punish
ment,~ Clipped in Private McClister,
for when we go back to>the barracks
we'il get thirty days apiece for over
staying our leave of absence"
Sorry for YOU" the court commits
serated.
JUST who the duelists were remains un-
disclosed. Their weapons were knives
and they were viciously slashing at each
other on that section of Pacific street
embraced by the Barbary Coast when the
attention of Patroiman Harrisan was at
tracted by the enyironing assemblage. He
hastened to the spot, but when he shoul-
dered his way to the center Of the crowd
the combat had ceased and the combat
ants merged in the throng. So after due
inquiry, which was futile. he arrested
Frank Gilbert. John Ryan and Jerry
Dunn and booked them for peace dis
turbance, hoping thereby to obtain from
one Of them clew which might lead to
discovery Of the knife-wielders.
When arraigned before Judge Cabaniss
the three defendants unanimously dis
claimed knowledge OF the identity of the
mon who had fought All that any of