The San Francisco call., 1906-06-28

slender iron rod was introduced as the
implement of attack. and Pappa junior
chuckled in response and returned his
sire's nudge.
morning.
Mrs. Clarice McCurdy Collins was
awarded possession of the diamond ear
screws which 1S-year-old Waldemar T.
Kohler sold to the Baldwin Jewelry
Company for $50 while they were in
trusted to his temporary keeping. Then
a warrant for the arrest of the youth,
who is poverty stricken in Colorado.
was issued by Judge Mogan.
There were two features of the case
One was the appearance of George D.
Collins in behalf of the fair claimant
of the Jewels and the other was the
obduracy of Master Kohler's sire, whom
the recent unpleasantness deprived of
a hourishing restaurant on Geary
street. near Kearny. Mr.. Collins sat
beside the Assistant District Attorney
and attentively listened to the Judge
advise Kohler pere to save his son from
penal servitude by paying TO the Bald
win Jewelry Company the SEQ of which
they had been defrauded. The old
gentleman resolutely refused to do any
thing of the kind.
Il have lost my business and am
poor Iudils he Sdlu, Dul III ally cNtHt
would not pay this money. If my son
is sent to the penitentiary the expert
ence will teach him a needed lesson.
II he did wrong he deserves punish
ment. l will do nothing TO aid him"
Nor could earnest pleading move
him from that determination.
No, I'm not married man." said
Thomas Sanford, accused OF drunken
ness, in reply to Judge Cabaniss query.
and the tone Of utterance was so re-
gretful that his Honor was prompted
to remark:
You speak as though you would like
to be married."
You're right; would said Thomas.
Then why don't you enter the
blessed slater the court pursued.
Because l can find no acceptable
female to enter it with me-" was
of hopefulness. he added, Perhaps
your Honor may know nice girl who
would be willing to take me-
II know quite a number of nice
young women" was the response, but
| think 1t would be hardly proper on
my part to promote the marriage of
any nice young woman to a man who
has been arrested for drunkenness in
a dry town. While it always gives me
tween a worthy couple, l must decline
to find a helpmeet for your unworthy
self"
That's tough on me-" sighed Mr..
Sanford.
ITO accede to your request would be
tough on the lady of my selection"
was the rejoinder
heard. and it failed of sufficient
strength to warrant a pronouncement
of guilty.
Frank Kane, secretary of the Society
for the Suppression of Vice, dropped
into the restaurant at 1901 Fillmore
street and ordered coffee and pie and
bread and butter, for which he was
prepared to pay the scheduled price.
fifteen cents. but the waiter, c.. A
Tuckis. failed to serve the butter, and
after consuming the coffee and pie and
one slice of butterless bread Mr.. Kane
protested against paying the check for
fifteen cents presented to him. plead
ing that ten cents should suffice to
defray his Indebtedness.
WHY the coffee and pie alone are
worth ten cents" the waiter elucidated,
"and you ate one slice of bread. Do
you think this shop is a relief station?'
But there was no butter on the
bread" Mr.. Kane expostulated, and
the bill of fare clearly upholds my
contention that l do not owe you more
than one dime"
Instead of proposing to compromise
for twelve and one-half cents which
would have been reasonable. Mr..
Tuekis abruptly hauled off,, and
struck Mr.. Kane. For that impulsive-
ness he was arrested and accused of
battery
WAS it double e-breasted. trellis-
topped or open-faced pier" Judge
Mogan asked the defendant
1T was apple pie, solid-roofed, -
came the answer.
Mr. Kane averred that it was not