The San Francisco call., 1906-07-18
JUDGMENT AGAINST
CAPTAIN k|L|AN.
For Battery Upon. Mrs.
Brown Army Officer
Is Found to Be Guilty
SENTENCE LATER

Much to his undisguised surprise,
| Captain j. n. Kilian of the United
! States army was convicted by Police
Judge Conlan yesterday of the charge
of battery preferred against him by
Mrs. A. H. Brown. a refugee at Jeffer-
son Square on July while she was in
the flour line at the Moulder School
At the request of the defendants at
I torney sentence was postponed till to-
| morrow morning. The complaining wit
mes was in court with several of her
friends and the Judges decision seemed
to afford them the liveliest satisfac-
tion.
In convicting the defendant, the
Judge said:
taken when he says he saw Mrs.
Brown in the line that morning. The
Assistant District Attorney produced
the line that morning, and from the
similarity in their stature and general
appearance | am satisfied the defendant
witness had a right to be there that
afternoon to get her share of the -four,
and should not have been forcibly re-
defendant guilty and will order him to
appear for sentence on Thursday morn
ing.
FINE WILL BE NOMINAL.
A nominal fine will probably be i'm
posed. The Judge will leave on his
vacation today and one of the other
Judges will pass the sentence decided
upon by Judge Conlan.
Great indignation was aroused among
the relief workers at the conviction of
Captain Kilian. DIR. Devine said
It Is a travesty on Justice I have
heard all of the evidence and believe
the decision is far from the course of
Justice And if there is ANY penalty
connected. any fine, l will see that it
Is paid without cost to Captain Kill
liam, as believe that If any one is to
blame 1T is the one from whom Captain
Killian took his orders. From all of
the evidence it is perfectly clear that
1T was the policeman who removed the
woman from the flour line and not the
captain.
Commissioner Moran was of the
same opinion as his fellow officer and
said: Captain Kilain has always been
model superintendent. If any one
has any doubts let him inspect the
warehouse of which he has charge"
The prosecuted officer is much dis
turbed. VIII you appeal the case?s
he was asked, and he replied:
BLAMEs TO SYSTEM.
Well. 1 can't really say Many things
are to be taken into consideration 1
could not afford to return to the city
If 1 should leave before the case came
Judge In his own mind feels convinced
that he has meted out justice. 1t is
my opinion that he did not believe me
totally in the wrong. but chose to
make me suffer for the wrongs of the
system, which he has denounced pub
licly.
I am not responsible for the system.
/ am keeper of that warehouse. If any
man. big or little, has any doubts on
this point just let him come and de-
mand anything or question my author
ity and / will show him / am the
warehouse superintendent Yes. there
were, and the captain excitedly figured
the list on the VALVES. 135 women
there. What can a man do against so
many females He can't fight them.
What Is he to do?
Captain Kilian declares that he will
stay with the warehouse just rs long
as his connection with the army will
allow him to remain on this station.
This trouble will not affect my plans
in the slightest" he said.