The San Francisco call., 1906-06-16

we didn't take up the entire width of
the stairway. He had lots of room in
which to walk past US If he had wanted
to-
Albert. a boy attired in a white
sweater, witnessed the alleged assault
and swore that it occurred just as the
complainant had narrated. He never
asked her to get off the steps nor gave
her chance TO do so,% said Albert, but
just rushed the basket right against
her"
Miss Amelia Peterson. residing with
the Semmels. saw one Of Anita's ell
bows soon after the alleged battery,
and the member was swollen.
+ Edward Semmel, father of Anita also
saw the swollen elbow and asked the
defendant why he had done it. She
wouldn't get out of my way" was the
answer You're a coward" quoth Mr.
Semmel
Then came Mr.. Brownstone's defense
The stairway was narrow, and the
girls were abnormally wide for their
age. he said, and as he approached
them basket in hand. he saw by the
expression of their faces that they in
tended mischief. When he endeavored
TO gently squeeze past them they de-
llberately obstructed his progress, and
when he mildly said TO Anita, You're
no lady. she said to him, You're a
hoodlum.Y
Did you call her a hoodlum?" in
quired the Judge.
Well, after she called me a hoodIum
may have called her the same" was
the reply.
1t had come to Mr.. Brownstone's ears.
he said, that a certain boy was offered
S2.5 10 testifH for the prosecution, but
he did not know the name of the per-
son who had SO, informed him. although
if given time he might produce said
person in court
That statement has not helped your
case at ALL" said the Judge dryly, and
then he continued the hearing.
1t was their adopted sons abnormal
liking for butter that originated the
quarrel between Mr.. and Mrs George
Kenk Of l1e Dorland avenue and re-
suited in Mr.. Kenk, who is laborer
being sentenced to three months inn
prisonment for having battered Mrs
Kenk-
According to the testimony adduced
before Judge Shortall, the Kenk fam
4 lily were seated at dinner when the
adopted took unto himself a lump of
butter equal in size and weight to the
bread which it was intended to accom-
pany.
Instead of buttering his bread" Mr..
Kenk gloomily remarked, that kid
breads his butter
Mrs. Kenk sharply resented the per-
sifage, and Mr.. Kenk retorted by hurl-
ing the depleted butter dish at her head
with such accuracy of aim as to severe
I ly injure her.
Ittzey Hertz. accused of stealing
metal from ruins at Bush and Kearny
streets, was pronounced an ex-convict
by Prosecutor Rogers in Judge Cab
aniss court. and in defense of his char
acter he presented for his Honors in
spection a document of which this is a
literal copy:
SAN FRANCISCO. April %, 1906.
To All Civil and Military Authorities
Pass the bearer, Ittzey Hertz. through
all lines to and from points beyond the
Francisco for the public good
(signed) E. E. sCHMITz, Mayor.
Dye think said Mr.. Hertz, intently
studying the Judges puzzled counte-
nance. that IL / wasn't a good citizen
I'd get sich paper as that?r
When the Mayor wrbte for the pub
lie good he doubtless meant it," was
the equivocal answer.
Patrolman Riehl couldn't prove that
Mr. Hertz stole or even intended to
steal the metal he was handling, sc
dismissal of the case was ordered.
With bucket in hand, K. Imoshi, en-
ployed at the Fairmont Hotel, had pa
tiently stood in the water line" long
time when he was violently thrust
aside by John Smith smploved at the