The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17


Mrs. e. Kaufman, alluding to harry
prentice accused of drunkenness, "anc
for that reason l decline TO prosecute
him." -,
Mr.. Prentice, a tall young man, Wltn
vividlv red hair and protruding cheeR
homes smiled gratefully at Mrs. kauf
mann and she beamed magnanlmously
r1pon him. She had caused his arrest
hecause he. while inebriated, annoyed
the inmates of the Girls Detention
Home. in Mission Park, Of which she Is
the matron, and Patrolmen Unite ano
Earl averred that he had bestowed
similar unlimited attention upon otner
girls in that neighborhood.
Police Judge Conan demurreo
Mrs. Kaufmann's declination to prose-
cute.
Just because the defendant hap
mems to have a mother" said his
Honor. "is no reason why he should be
permitted to harass unprotected le-
males and go unwhipped OF justice,
The Young women whom he annoyed
have or had. maternal relatives, pre-
surae and why don't you take them
into consideration as well as the lady
in whose behalf you exercise lenlency
toward her SOM"
Mrs. Kaufman replied by reiterat-
ing her intention to refrain from
pressing the charge she had entered
Then the court asked Mr.. Prentlce
where he had obtained the intoxicant
that was primarily responsible for
his arrest and he replied that when
he saved his trunk from the devour-
ing flames it contained two bottles
Of whisky. one Of which he had con-
sumed ere he ran afoul of the law.
And what became Of the other
one % his Honor inquired, while all
present eagerly awaited the answer.
The last 1 saw Of It," Mr.. Prentice
ominously limited, 'it was in the hands
of one of the policemen who pinched
me-"
AS the arresting officers had depart
ed the courtroom the inquiry could
not be pursued further just then Mr..
Prentice will be sentenced today.
Earthquake could not heal nor con-
fiagration cement the unbrotherly
breach that divided the two Beckmans
Bill and Hen-and even the good
offices of Judge Cabaniss, voluntarily
extended, failed to restore fraternal
feeling to either Of them.
Prior to the catastrophe they were
partners in the buying and slaughter
ing Of debilitated horses and the dis
posal Of their hides, and when Hen
decided to withdraw from the firm Bill
agreed to give him $125 for his inter-
est in the healthy horse and wagon
belonging thereto, but Hen was slow
in paying the money and a few days
ago Bill took possession of the rig
and now Hen seeks to recover II
through search warrant procedure.
Hens wife figured in the contro-
versy, sticking Loyalty TO her spouses
side, but the Judge ungallantly re-
fused TO hear her version of it. The
case will be given another inning to-
Gay, when Hen will produce receipts
to show that he did pay some money
to Bill.
Il intend to shake the city," said
James Brown, fuzzy haired and pink
checked, TO Judge Mogan, before whom
he was accused Of having been in
ebriated aboard an Oakland ferry
boat.
''Why?' inquired his Honor.
Because" replied James. smiling
wearily, the city shook me-
"As soon as the court clerk can draw
an order OF commitment, which the
absence of printed forms makes a
tedious task indeed, Mr.. Brown will
be sentenced to something yet to be
determined.
Assistant District Attorney Louis
Ward persuaded Judge Shortal to is
sue an order for exhumation of the
remains of Frank Riordan, who was
shot and killed by Private L. n. Bechtel
Company c, First Regiment, N G. c.,
on April 19 at Octavia street and
Cedar avenue.
After the shooting Riordan was
placed in an automobile and hurried
to Mount Zion Hospital but died en-
route, and no Coroner's examination
or autopsy was held before the body
was inferred in Calvary Cemetery. At
the preliminary examination of Bechtel,
who is charged with murder, several
members of the National Guard .tes-
titled that Riordan was drunk and ag-
gressive when the fatal shot was fired
in self-defense by Bechtel, but the
undertaken who prepared the remains
for burial swore that he found only one
gunshot wound, and il was in the de-
ceased's back. Mr.. Ward hopes to
show that Riordan was not advancing
upon Bechtel when the death wound
was administered, and that is why the
exhumation was ordered by the Judge.
The hearing will be resumed next
Monday.
Judge Conlan is preserving as a SOU
venir Of the great calamity the case of
Frank Johnson, accused of drunken
ness, which was given a partial hear
ing on April IL and continued till the
following day. When 1t was called
yesterday there was no response for
the defense. and then it was ascer-
tained that Mr.. Johnson was released
on 50 bail the evening preceding the
earthquake, so the court is in a guam
dary as TO whether the bail should be
forfeited, inasnuc.l as the defendant
may have endeavore1 to appear for
trial and approached as near to the
Hall of Justice as the heat or the mil
itary would permit on that fateful
April Is.