The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
examination than he received from Mr..


Samuel.
when the sleuth entered the drug
gerry, he AYERS, his demeanor for the
nonce was that of a person In pain
I'm sick" he said to Mr.. Samuel; is
the doctor in?" To which Mr. Samuet
is alleged to have responded with the
words, He is here; what's the matter
with you?" Whereupon the pseudo in
valid described a variety OF imaginary
ailments, to which Mr.. Samuel devoted
close heed and then led the way to
back ROOM There the detective was
put through a course or 1nvesugdlory
sprouts that literally took his breath
away. His chest was tapped, ms pulse
felt. his tongue scanned and his eye
balls were peered at, the examiner
meantime keeping up muttered COM
mentary on the symptoms ne perceived
or pretended to see-such as I'm;
irregular juxtapoSition or the VerteorAI
column to the northeast corner OF tne
southwest section of the main respir-
atory valve" or "Um-m-m, cirrhosls
of the appendix, causing neurotic az
fection of the thinkabellum." The de-
tectiye was not certain that his quota
tions of the diagnosis were correct, out
they were as accurate as MS Hmlteu
knowledge of physiological nomencia-
ture and a memory freignted Win
other things would permit. At the con-
clusion of his antemortem Mr.. Samuel
said, "Um, Well fix you all right, ana
thereupon compounded and sold TO the
detective two bottles of medicine, the
contents of one of which was 10 De
swallowed in doses and those OF the
other to be applied externally. Tnen
the arrest was made.
Mr. Samuel expressed preference Tor
a. trial by jury and Judge Mogan ac-
commodated him by naming a future
date for the setting of the case.
Harry Maxim's larcenous instinct
was fired by the fact that nobody
seemed to be devoting any attention
>to a long rubber hose attached TO
water faucet at Commercial and Du-
pont streets and he promptly shut off
the stream, unscrewed the pipe, coiled
it around his person and sauntered
northward. A moment later, however,
the hose was missed by it's proper GUS
todian, an employe of the telephone
company, who informed Special Officer
Cleary of it's strange disappearance
The shrewd sleuth Immediately started
to follow the trail left by the drip
pings from the plunder and at Dupont
and Clay streets he overlook and ar
rested the thief, than whom person
less likely to be suspected OF pilfering
had never appeared before Judge
Mogan. The expression of benevolence
conveyed by dome-like forehead and
mild eyes set wide apart was enhanced
by a full gray beard that rippled over
an ample chest. But his personal ap-
pearance failed to offset the evidence
of his guilt and a term In the County
Prison will be awarded him.
Dan Mccarthy veteran in vagrancy.
was accused of that offense by po-
liceman who found him foraging in a
swilI barrel aback of restaurant
You're a liar shouted Mr.. Nc
Carthy when the officer had clinched
his complaint.
"H-i-s-h!" Missed Judge Conlan.
"Ffe, Mr.. Mccarthy! Your language
is"
"All right. Judge" defendant inter
rupted. you're a gent, but that cops
a."
Thirty days." was his Honor's coun-
ter interruption.
John Johnson. Richard Goodwin and
Joseph Devine entered into conspiracy
to purloin a cheese from the store Of
A, Lavazzi on Washington street, be-
tween Sansome and Montgomery, and
in the assigning of positions Mr.. De-
vine was posted at a corner to look out
for and warn his comrades, who were
to do the actual stealing. of police ap-
proach. The cheese was successfully
slifted" and its bearers were en- route
to ioin Mr. Devine, when he abruptly
yelled, Cheese it, kids-a coD!" and
bolted. Messrs. johnson and Goodwin
were caught with the goods in their
possession and Judge Mogan gave
them thirty days apiece.