The San Francisco call., 1906-05-16

With much nonchalance the four
police magistrates have resumed judi
cial duty, their place of operation be-
ing the second floor or the new Hall
of Justice, erstwhile the Lowell High
School, on Sutter stree-, near Cough.
Each of them occupies a forEer class
tional paraphernalia, and the teach
ers' desks are utilized as benches and
the blackboard walls as mediums of
scrawled persifiage.
The only officials missing are the
bailiffs, VINO continue to perform or
binary police functions elsewhere,
while the prosecuting attorneys and
the clerks aSd the interpreters do
whatever court crying is necessary.
Prisoners are brought all the way from
the Stanyan street police station.
which is the new City Prison. There
is a miserable dearth of stationery and
legal blanks. but impromptu material
is made to serve until labor saving
paper can be procured.
Remember the Maine and Forget
the Quake" is the chalked motto that
confronts the visitor to Judge Mogan's
tribunal.
His Honor heroicaily endeavored to
get down TO business yesterday, but
the task of preparing for indefinite
occupancy the classroom assigned TO
him compelled a continuance until to-
day of the two new cases on his call
endar His courtroom is destined TO
be more magnetic than any of the
others. not because it promises to pro-
duce more interesting proceedings, but
because it retains all the furniture it
contained on that turbulent April
morning, which the blackboard advises
the visitor to forget. The pupils desks
are ranged neatly around the walls, af-
fording rest for the. weary idle.
Judges Cabaniss and Shortall rather
congratulated themselves on the lack
OF seating accommodations in their re-
spective chambers. because 1t deprived
them of the uninspiring presence of
the throng of chair warmers that
haunted the Kearny- street building.
Were playing t, standing-room
only" said his Honor Shortall, "and
I'm glad Of It"
Judge Conlan. who has a room with
southern exposure. brutally turned
toward his bench the backs Of the
seats. with the exception of few re-
served for attorneys and reporters. 1t
was interesting to witness the discom-
future of the old habitues, who vainly
sought facilities to assume recumbent
attitude while they dallied. They
propped their persons against the
walls, thereby chalk marking their
coats. and they shifted uneasily from
resting upon one leg to resting upon
the other, signing profoundly the
while.
where did you get it?" was Judge
Cabaniss' eager inquiry addressed to
Thomas Curley. accused Of drunken
ness by his middle-aged maiden sis
ter. Mary. who keep1 eleven boarders
at 2737 Baker street.
Get what?" was Mr.. Curley's coun-
ter query.
THE Iiquefied means of becoming
besotted." his Honor elucidated.
But the defendant declined to en-
tighten. He stroked his long white
beard and smiled grimiy and refused
to say anything.
There is nothing in your present
situation to warrant that smile unless
it is your failure TO grasp the serious
ness of the offense alleged against
you said his Honor. severely. "Once
upon time drunkenness in San Fran
cisco was something Of joke, but just
now it is more"
o De e0Nl6u lndn lduSneQ AT,
Prosecutor Rogers put in.
mo. sir; unless you are speaking
exclusively for yourself" was the
crushing rejoinder. as was saying,
Mr.. Curley. intoxicatjon has rather
suddenly developed from q misde-
meanor into something akin to 4 fell
ony, and I'll give you till next Thurs
day to reveal where sou sot-that is
to resli-e how serious your predica
ment is
Mr.. Curley leaned against a chalked
problem in physics and smiled more
grimly than ever.
Mrs. Margaret Robinson asseverated
that it was benevoience pure and sim
ple that prompted her to give whisky
to a soldier on guard in the viciaity
of her canvas home at East and Fol-
som streets.
Il saw how tired the poor fellow
was." she told judge Cabaniss, "and
as / happened to have saved a derni-
john of whisky from my stock. which
was buried. I called him into the
tent and gave him q Dracer. After all
that the military did to help US, I'm