The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08

cle's repair, and while thus engaged an
ultra -offlcious policeman arrested him.
Mr. Shoemaker's plea seemed plausible
enough until Judge Conlan began to in
terrogate him as to the whereabouts of
the alleged wagon, when the entire de-
fensive structure crumbled like a house
of cards in collapse. 1t was ascertained
that the defendant did not own wagon
and did not have charge Of a wagon for
any other person. So he was pronounced
guilty Of petty larceny and tomorrow he
will be sentenced to six months impris-
onment.
1t was on Fifth avenue, South San
Francisco that Mr.. Shoemaker obtained
his plunder. He visited almost every
workshop on the thoroughfare and sur
reptitiously carried away hammers and
chisels and other tools until he was
heavily laden. A carpenter named Strick-
Ter was first to miss his stolen property
and inform the police Of his loss, and his
chisels and other things were discovered
in Mr.. Shoemaker's possession.
Mrs. Annie Karino of 1211 Kearny street
swore that Louis Cadamatori had batter
ed her minor son, Charles, bit when the
case was called before Judge Fritz there
appeared as the complainant her hus-
band, a stalwart Italian, who stated that
his wife was at work in a cannery and
he was there as her representative.
"You would better go to work and per-
NIT her to come here to prosecute" said
the Judge.
Signor Karino apparently did not ap-
prove the suggestion. for he angrily NUT
tered things and shot baleful glances at
the bench as he retired from the court
room.
Mrs. Susan Reardon and Mrs. Kate
O!eson were simultaneously released from
the Branch County Prison last Saturday,
and a few hours later they were under
arrest for drunkenness on Seventeenth
street. Judge Conlan gave them three
months apiece.
After telling a policeman that her hus-
band had battered her, Mrs. Mary Fahey
of 1910 Florida street, appeared before
Judge Fritz and swore that she had
ibbed.
Il was afraid" she told the Judge.
that If Martin were not arrested he
would strike me. as he was drunk and
violent, so 1 told the policeman I had
been assaulted"
81 don't believe your OATH" said the
Judge, "but 1 must accept it."
Mr.. Fahey, who pleaded steam beer,
was then dismissed.
Nels Goodall (colored) battered the head
of Matt NJ Thorpe, station master at
Third and Townsend streets, with dead
ly weapon, to wit. one quart bottle filled
with beer, and Judge Conlan will hear
the case next Friday.
Pat Bane did not find so much annoy
ance in his arrest for vagrancy as in the
fact that on the City Prison register his
name was entered as Peter" Bane.
70 he co1 fo J,rd ~,
Ian, that the city should get better ser
vice from the persons who book prisoners
upstairs. How am l to know that friends
OF mine did not come to bail me out and
were misled by that clerical blunuer?"
Three months. said the Judge, for
Mr.. Bane was an old offender.
"Oh, all right was the response; ''but
/ would suggest that you enforce more
care in the keeping of those books up
stairs"
G. P. Benzat, volunteer fireman from
Oakland, deplored the fact that almost
every time he has crossed to this side of
the bay he has been arrested.
How do you account for it?" Judge
Fritz inquired.
'I guess l am unable to grasp the San
Francisco spirit of fun," was the reply.
my friends over here are great joshers,
you know. and when 1 meet them some
thing happens that leads to me being ar
rested"
You'd better go back to Oakland and
stay there" said the Judge.
Mrs. Nellie Bernard. chronic inebriate,
congratulated herself that she was dock
eted to appear before Judge Fritz instead
OF some other magistrate.
For / don't mind telling you, Judge"
she said, that no lady whom you SEN
tence has right to complain. You do the
right thing, and you do it in a nice, gen
tlemanly manner"
Spare my bushes murmured his
Honor. What can 1 do to-day to retain
your flattering opinion?"
You might hand me thirty days"
whispered Mrs. Bernard, leaning across
the bench and speaking in confidential
tone. You see, my last bit was three
months and l have only been out four
days e.,l
''All right-thirty days it is,' was the
genial response.
in fisticuffs at Bush and Montgomery
streets until a right swing from Mr.
Brunting sent Mr. Keller piunging
through a drug store window in which
a large and varied assortment of bottled
perfumery was displayed. When he was
extracted from his predicament Mr. Kel-
Ter dripped blood from numerous cuts
made by the shattered glass, and the
odors emitted by his clothing were in
toxicating in their sweetness. He and Mr.
Brunting will be given an oral inning
next Saturday before Judge Conlan.
After the mismated Gearys, Mary and
Harry, agreed to separate and abstain
from interference with each other. Mary
adhered religiously to the covenant, but
Harry did not. He shadowed Mary and
pestered her with unwelcome attentions
until, as she expressed it. she did not
know that her soul was her own"