The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29
J0SLEN' 5 MAHOUT
D|SGRACES CAR.
Takes Machine Without
Consenta and Sullivan's S
Lady Does the Rest
PHYSICIAN ANGRY

II was the gall, nerve, audacity,
cheek, impertinence, impudence and
undlIuted brazenness of a chauffeur
that brought opprobrium on the bright,
cleaning red automobile that wears
the DR.. 0. G. Joslen crest. That Joe
sullivan, as exclusively published in
yesterdays Call, should use DIR. JosIen's
bright, cleaning red automobile as
detention ward in which to hold an in
ebriated female companion while he
sought to shoot calmness into her
nerves is no fault of the automobile,
bear though 1t must the attaching tur-
pitude. Nor is 1t the fault of DR.. JOS
len, who is fuming In search of the
above adjectived mahout, who took out
the machine without the owners
knowledge or consent and then dis
graced 1t. When that mahout is round
ed up he will have to be as full of
excuses as DR.. Dowie Is of pretensions
to square the deal.
An important development yester-
day In the Sullivan shooting affray was
the announcement that the lady whose
overwrought nerves supplied the casus
belli only uses the name Mrs. Sulli
van" to allay the moral quaIms Of ex-
acting acquaintances who at times are
compelled to rub elbows with her. Her
name is Rosie Murphy, and this name
is rapidly becoming synonymous with
everything that breathes of riot.
HER STAR ACHIEVEMENT.
Rosie's latest and star achievement
was when she used the Joslen automo-
bile as a stage and pulled off her trag
edy to the amazement of a pop-eyed
and night-robed audience in the Rich
mond District at 80 a. m. Rosie was
for years one of the shining lights in
the tenderloin. but her highest kick
in the gay cafes never brought such
vx-t1 RI r,iv 70 hi har Ilf fnct
stunt.
Rough work" is a term that may
we'll be applied to every incident that
occurred during the tour of Sullivan,
Rosie, the mahout and the bright,
cleaning red automobile. 1t was the
chauffeur that suggested the tour and
without the knowledge of DIR. Joslen
he silently ran the big machine out OF
the garage. installed Joe and Rosie in
the rear seat and started out for
"high-colored time" They had 1t.
When the Richmond District was
reached, however, the fact was appar
ent that Rosie was suffering from an
overdose of paint" red, subtle and or
alcoholic base. She made this fact ap
parent by fastening her fingers tightly
in the locks of the chauffeur and or
dering that another route be taken.
Now, the route suited Sullivan and the
mahout, so why should the lady's whim
be catered to? 1t wasn't.
SULLIVAN ACTIVE.
Sullivan reached for his revolver and
ordered Rosie to loose the chauffeur's
locks. She refused. He pointed his
weapon at her head. and she emitted u
scream that brought the Richmond Dis
trict out of bed with a jump. Bang"
went Sullivan's revolver, and Rosies
screams raised the hair of the night
gowned spectators craning from win
dows in every direction. Bang" went
another shot, and with the shout I'm
shot take me to a priest" Rosie freed
the chauffeurs hair. He grasped the
wheel of the bright. cleaning, red au-
tomobile and skiddooed
Out to a roadhouse the machine sped,
and there Rosie again proceeded to en-
tertain a startled audience. 1t was a
busy hour that was spent by Sullivan,
the chauffeur and two frightened bar
keepers trying to calm Rosie Finally.
however, she consented to return to
the city. On the way in she was quiet
evidently resting up for the final scene.
and when 1t came off it was one that
did credit to Rosie's talent. She waited
until fairly and squarely in front Of
SulIivan's house at Geary and Steiner
streets. Then she unleashed all the
latent wrath within her bosom Within
a minute she had the neighborhood in
an uproar.
So great was the chaos that even the
police heard of it, and a detective was
detailed to work on the case. He soon
convinced himself, however that the
senses of himself and fellow sleuths
had been deceived and reported back,
Nothing doing" The Richmond Dis
trict and the Geary and Steiner neigh
borhood refuse to agree with him.