The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06

was owing to his defective marksman-
ship, as there could be no question as
10 his intent
II was on the last anniversary Of this
nations natal day that Mr.. Hartmann
made his alleged mUrderous attack on
Miss Clark. On that day. the lady
averred, he brought TO her home, on
the 1900 block Of Beach street, and near
TO the Preside, a pair Of her shoes,
which he had repaired. She approved
his workman ship and promptly paid
for Il, and then, her naturally hos
pitable spirit being enhanced by the
patriotic significance Of the day, she
invited him TO join her and Mrs. Rice,
one of her numerous white LADY friends,
at a little dinner which she was giving,
and he gladly accepted the invitation
Testimony conflicts as to what hap
pened at the table. Miss Clark declares
that Mr.. Hartmann was fred TO anger
by Mrs. Rice's expressed opinion that
the Fourth Of July was the most glori-
Gus day on the Christian calendar and
that in every desirable quality the
United States stood head and shoulders
over any other nation, Germany not
excepted.
Den" Miss Clark testified before
Police Judge Conlan, de mans condick
became uttahly scandalashious- His
langwich wuz mos 'fensive. en- Yen
All, bein' de lady Of de house, pehlitely
asked him teh be kaihful wifi his wuds
he ups VIII de fawk en- plunges ct inteh
nah back, right slam tween nah
shouldahs En- nah agony All squawk-
&c 70 hep, en- den he outs wifi his gun
en- kimmences teh blaze away at me-.
At this point Of her testimony Miss
Clark warmly told the Judge that not
another word would she utter in that
court il those present were not re-
strained from laughing at what she
said. The remainder Of her story,
however, was largely composed OF repe-
titiop.
Mr. Hartmann absolutely denied the
allegation Of stabbing, secuted the &C
cusation Of shooting as absurd, mas
much as he had never possessed a
pistol. and declared that Miss Clark did
fire several shots at him as he fed from
her house, leaping fences as ne ran.
In so far from having taken umbrage
at any patriotic sentiment ventilated
at the table, he was applausive of all
that was said IN laudation Of Uncle
sam
Then. what started the fght?" in
ouired the bench
"Ach, esk me?" answered Mr.. Hart
mann "Efter invitationin' me ter
down sid und cad id mid she und her
lady frent she der aboosif lengvitch
hends me. Ach, i'd vas der bum hosbi-
telidyness. Der vile names she calls
cd me und der gun she pools und
shoods ad me, und I runs und der es-
cabe I makes"
"Ah lost NAH gun befo An eber seed
yeh," Miss Clark contradicted-
Further inquiry developed the fact
that Miss Clark is noted for turbulence
OF spirit and has posed IN the police
courts on more than one occasion as a
defendant accused Of murderous as
sault, her last appearance in that role
having been about six months ago,
when she was charged with having
battered the head Of Caucasian neigh
bor with a baseball bat. Her record
was contributive to the causes of Mr..
Hartmann's dismissal, the court appar-
entity opining that Miss Clark had ef-
fected his arrest in order TO weaken
any formal charge Of violence which
he might have contemplated filing
against her.
Miss Emma Wilson was fighting the
piano and Miss Ruby Wilson, Miss Mary
OConnor and Mr.. Louis Murphy were
heartily enjoying the combat when Pa
trolman @. c. Badenhauer burst into
the apartment and arrested the quartet
hibits the making Of music or any
thing savoring OF It between the hours
Of ] and a. n. in a. place where liquors
are sold. The scene Of the capture
was the Universal Saloon, close to
Golden Gate Park
An interesting development OF the
case was the Incarceration Of George
Fisher, owner Of the saloon. when he
visited the Central police station to
obtain the release on bail of the four
prisoners. They were let out, but he
was booked for drunkenness and locked
up Judge Conlan viii hear both cases
tomorrow.
When stalwart John Dempsey stood
up to receive sentence he shed tears
Of contrition, his pretty little wife
sobbed, his gray-haired mother hid her
emotion behind a withered hand. and
his chubby babe walled. The lachrymal
display saved Mr. Dempsey from the
six months Imprisonment which Judge
Fritz had promised him, for his Honor
said:
Dempsey, I'm glad to see you re-
pentant and ashamed, and II you swear
10 abstain from intoxication for one
year I'll let you go home"
The proposal was accepted with
alacrity. Mr.. Dempsey. accompanied by
a bailiff, went to ST. Mary's Church and
had one OF the Paulist Fathers ad-
minister the oath Of abstinence. Then
he returned 20 the court and was dis
missed.
The Dempseys dwell at 4401z Second
street, and when Johns young sweet
heart came from Ireland two years ago
and married him the household was
very happy, for he was Industrious