The San Francisco call., 1906-06-14

consumed by the blaze II they were not
removed. My God, man, said to him.
you do not mean TO leave these help
less creatures to such an awful death?'
His reply was. You take. 'em if you
want EN- and l took EN- and have
cared for EN- ever since. Is 1t right
is 1t just-I say, to ask me TO surrender
EN- now?"
"I'll pay him what it has cost him
to feed EN- Mrs. Schleff proposed.
How rnuch2" queried the Judge, ad-
dressing Mr.. Worthington.
Twenty dollars was the prompt
reply.
MAKE it fifty cents his Honor sug-
gested.
IF that's how you feel about it she
may have 'em for nothing" said Mr..
Worthington. with warmth.
How have you managed to cram
$40 worth of food into 'em since April
1872" inquired Prosecutor Duke. What
is their diet?"
Never mind that" quoth' Mr.. Worth
Eventually he reduced the board bill
to IS, which Mrs. Schleff insisted on
paying, contrary to the Judges advice.
Then she took her birds and gladly de-
parted.
Dan O'Sullivan. accused of battery by
and Stanyan streets. confessed he
struck Louis, but pleaded he did SO
because he believed Louis had struck
him.
And no man can hit me and get
away without being hit back" Mr..
OSullivan added. with show of pride.
Mr.. Dreyfus declared he did not
strike Mr.. OSullivan. The fact was
that Mr.. O'Sullivan's head accidentally
ht5Y, Oo i'm n Drew
fus' wagon while he was regaining per-
pendicular after picking up line
which had slipped from his fingers as
he was rendering il in payment for
bag of peanuts. Imagining the blow
was administered by Mr.. Dreyfus-
though why he should have SO imagin
ed that gentleman could not conjecture
he suddenly Strengthened up and
committed the complained of battery.
Mr. OSullivan expressed willingness
to apologize, Mr. Dreyfus readily ac-
cepted the suggestion, and then the
case was dismissed.
That the 18th of April did not con-
vey disaster to all persons resident of
San Francisco was averred by Mrs.
George Ballard of 534 Central avenue,
and then she cited the case of her
husband to prove the averment.
For a considerable period prior to
the date mentioned, she said, Mr.. Bal
lard had neither earned money nor at
tempted to earn 1t. although he would
have experienced little or no difficulty
in finding a means of doing so, in
asmuch as he was an excellent me-
chanical engineer and there was con-
slant demand for experts in that craft
But he evidently preferred the scant
and uncertain rations of idleness to the
abundant and regular food of lucra-
tive industry, and the earthquake and
fire that brought calamity to so many
came as a benefaction to him. How?
Why, by enabling him to obtain free
sustenance. Instead of seeking credit
from the butcher and the baker and the
other dealers in life's necessaries he
had only to stand in line and receive
fair share of the relief supplies that
were dealt out to the refugees. Even
to do that however, involved more
physical exertion than he relished, SO
she was compelled to do it for him.
And what did he do?" inquired Po-
lice Judge Conlan, before whom Mr..
Ballard was accused of battery by his
better half.
Stayed at home and ate what ]
brought to him." was the reply.
During the recountal of Mrs. Bal
1ard's complaint her spouse, smooth
faced. bald-headed. spectacled and
uave-mannered, Smlled fnuuigently at
her. occasionally transferring his gaze
from her pretty and animated face to
the calmly attentive visage of the
Judge. Those side glances were
plainly expressive of desire that the
complainant be not interrupted until
she convinced all hearers of the
worthlessness of her allegations. They
were no less ineligible than If he had
spoken these words:
Pray; don't stop her. Let her talk
else you may not feel justified in dis
missing the case without hearing my
refutation.''
The battery was committed. Mrs.