The San Francisco call., 1905-05-10

as pitcher. And it was no rounded
spheres of accustomed circumference
and weight his assailants fired at him,
but everything portable they could
lay their hands upon at the moment,
including powders of various sizes,
depleted tin cans. turf clods and de-
funct domestic quadrupeds and fowls.
He was ready to wager odds that in
no other district than that of Bernal
Heights could so many true marksmen
be mustered in proportion to the
population, and the wager would
not exclude Telegraph Hill, where the
children are expert rock-throwers ere
they can fairly toddle. Moreover, he
challenged Telegraph Hill or any
other section Of San Francisco to pro-
duce one woman who could cast a
dozen stones at a chicken within rea-
sonable range and score a single hit.
Bernal Heights boasted of many femi-
nine residents who could hardly miss
the bird if they tried to do SO.
Mr.. Johansen then went on to
narrate how he provoked the miscel-
laneous fusillade. His little boy was
engaged in fistic combat with another
little boy and was winning the fight
when Mr. Johansen, to save the other
little boy from a humiliating knock
out, grasped his little boy and pulled
him away, with intent to escort him to
spectators of the fray thereupon
chided Mr.. Johansen for spelling their
pleasure. and as he retreated with his
offspring the firing commenced and
was briskly continued as long as am
munition was available. AS the leader
of the crowd seemed to be one Charles
Macgentrie, he it was whom Mr.. Jo-
hansen had arrested and charged with
battery.
In the court of Police Judge Fritz
about two score of Bernal Heights
folk were ready to testify for the de-
fense. but his Honor grievously dis
appointed them by continuing the
hearing until next Tuesday and an
nouncing determination to suppress
stone-throwing as a pastime on Ber-
nal Heights, even though the machin-
cry of his tribunal is irreparably
wrenched in the effort SO to do.
Harry Hayes was vociferously de-
murring to the price charged him for
a meal of which he had partaken in
tn restaurant at 2S17 Greenwich
when some facetious person suddenly
and loudly shouted, Back up, there!',
and Harry involuntarily obeyed the
command with such precipitancy as to
smash a glass door panel, valued at
SO. Immediately in his rear. Then
the restaurateur caused his arrest on
LuC Cildi &c VI lidliOlOQS IillSCIilef OIL
which he was pronounced guilty and
ordered to appear to-day for sentence
by Judge Mogan-
Arthur Devistry, able seaman in the
merchant marine, was accused of hav-
ing feloniously distracted four twen-
ty-dollar gold pieces from the pocket
OF Frank Rhodes, millwright, while
the twain were carousing In a Pacific
street dance hall.
Are you guilty or not guilty."
Judge Mogan asked the mariner.
We'll" was the drawing response,
"I don't know vet
When do you think you will be
able to remember whether you did or
did not pick the complainant's pocls-
et?"
"As soon as I have talked with
lawyer"
"AlI right; you are given until to-
morrow to have your memory re-
freshed.''
After escaping from the guardhouse
at the Presidio, into which he had
been thrust for assaulting a comrade
In arms, Private jeremiah Crowley,
infantryman, betook him to grog-
gerry outside the reservation. where he
battered a civilian and was arrested
by Patrolman E. O'Donnell
he so Scrappy, SAID the ofncer TO
Judge Mogan, that the boys call him
Fighting Jerry
Its an honorable sobriquet for a
soldier" quoth his Honor. but in this
case it was not commercially earned,
nor is it admiringly applied. I will
restore the defendant to military Gus
tody and would suggest to him that he
reserve his prowess for exercise at the
expense of his country's enemies.''
The truculent one went forth in
charge of a provost guard.
So vigorously did the head of Miss
Gertie Ross wag her plea of not guilty
that the towering millinery atop of
ner blonde couture swayed as a frail
bark rocks upon a troubled sea. Hat
wreck was threatened when Judge Ca