The San Francisco call., 1906-06-02

Three times within as many hours
of last Thursday afternoon were the
medical attaches of the Park Police
Station called upon 20 relieve Mrs.
Amelia Niemann of excess alcohol, and
after the third. successful application
of the pump they emphatically declared
that the task was becoming monotonous
and they would not undertake it again
even to preserve the woman's life. So
to save them from possible opprobriun
for heartlessness the. captain in COM
mand booked her for drunkenness and
detained her in custody.
: It was explained to Judge Mogan, be-
fore whom Mrs Niemann was ar
raigned yesterday morning. that lack OF
proper facilities TO keep female prison
ers in proper seclusion was all tnat pre-
vented her being held in durance after
she underwent the first operation But
when. the doctors kicked we just had TO
make room for her" sighed Patrolman
! Foley. the complaining witness
Prior TO their filing of serious pro-
test, it was alleged, the medicos treated
the subject rather lightly, having
greeted Mrs Neimanns initial entrance
! to the station with CHEEKY cry OF
"AIl hands TO the pump And when
she was carried in a second time one. of
the scientists airify asked her custodian
WHY she had not been conveyed to the
Dutch windmill, where pumping is per-
formed by labor saving device There
was no badinage however. when she
4 was brought in the third time
IF this woman is released again to-
day. said the senior doctor to the cap
tain. ''you must either accept my resig-
nation or double my staff. Well fix her
up this time, but we cannot respond to
/ any more encores. There is limit to4hu-
man endurance. and performance OF
! this kind once an hour for am indefinite
period is more than we can give. was
then the captain locked her up
MiddIe-aged. and with a boys cloth
tcap surmounting a face from which
lcomeliness had long been banished by
riotous living. Mrs. Neimann whimperr
ingly told the Judge that she deeply
regretted having put the police and the
doctors to so much trouble.
e'And il never would have happened.
she averredo ''if that lady in the next
tent but one 10 mine had only let me
alone. But nos she wouldn't do it
Every time she came to visit me she
| had a bottle of whisky with her. and
when I told her 1 couldn't stand more
/ than drop of il it she told me that q
glassful wouldn't harm an infant il
/ was such good stuff.
/ After I was pumped out the first
/ time she made me hit. the bottle again
by saying it would prevent cramps. and
after the doctors got through with me
the second time she said l would suree
ly die If / didn't take something &c
strengthen UP my stomach"
i :. Mrs. Neimanp either could not oil
! would not remember the name of the
alleged false Samaritan. Mr.. Neimann
she reluctantly stated, is managing {
cigar stand near -uolden Gate Park
and what he would think of her con-
duct she shuddered TO surmise.
She was ordered to have him in court
today.
After: seeing several palpably fneb.
4 RATED persons emerge from the gro.
'cery kept by William Reed, a cripple al
North Point and Latkin streets. Patrol
man. Moftitt arrived at the conclusion
that the Mayors prohibition mandate
was being violated therein. so he ar.
rested Mr. Reed and summoned two o1
i that gentleman's patrons. Charles Cool
and j. B. Beatty, to disclose: where they
lobtained their strong waters.
f., Mr.. Cook testified before Judge Cab
i anisS that he was under. the influence
I;when he visited. Mf. Reeds store, anc
while there he purchased potatoes. gin.
! ger::aIe and .''other stuff Asked o,
i what the other stuff consisted he plead;
ed Inability to remember. his msnory
| refusing to be dragged farther than an.
Ipetatoes and the. ginger ale.
l.: Mr.: Beatty. ;gray-haired and. aggfess,
i've. declared that he had never pur.
lehased from Mr.. Reed a liquor that wal
not absolutely innocuous, and that {
more upright tradesman and citizei
than said Mr.: Reed it never was his, 10
l:to encounter. He, too, had purchased
ipotatoes from Mr.. Reed ~. -.
Case dismissed, despite Prosecutos
1 Rogers request that sample Of TIN
i potatoes sold by Mr. Reed be9subjected
20 analysis with a view TO establishing
& its component pefcentage of alcohol. .