The San Francisco call., 1906-06-03
WOMAN RESENTS ACCUSATION
BY SHAKING HER UMBRELLA
AT HEAD OF POLICE JUDGE

Max Blum of 716 Fifth street, Oak
land, had in one of his pockets purse
containing s4S5 when he boarded an
eastboRnd car on Market street, San
Francisco, and while he was squeezing
his way through the crowd on the plat
form he felt his pocket being picked
and then saw q short, broad -shouldered
man leap from the vehicle and run
away He had also seen--or imagined
he had seen-James C. Clark, tall and
stalwart. pass the wallet TO the short
person ere the latter decamped, so he
caused the arrest of Mr.. Clark on
grand larceny charge.
In his testimony before Judge Shor-
tall, however. Mr.. Blum contradicted
himself: also several statements he
had made TO the arresting policeman,
and the defendant was perforee dis
missed after the Judge had emphatic
ally announced his determination to
punish to the extreme limit any person
convicted before him of having robbed
another while the facilities for commit
ting robbery are enhanced by the city's
unsettled condition.
Seventecn-year- old Richard Edwards
pleaded that he was the latest victim
of, the ubiquitous and heartless man
who steals things, hires good and un-
suspectiag boys to carry the piunder
for him and then runs away and leaves
the innocents to their fate when arrest
Is imminent.
st have often heard of the scoundrel,"
said Judge Mogan, before whom Rich
ard was accused OF having copper pipe
in his possession for which he could
not satisfactorily account to the inquis-
tive policeman who met him on the
day preceding that of the earthquake
as he trudged along Bryant street.
Richard lnnkQ6 hOnafHl when the
Judge said that. and without further
invitation to resume his narrative ne
did so as follows:
Yes. sir Pm goin' around iookin' fr
a job an he meets me an sez. Hev we
got a cigareet? an 1 seq, I hez. An
he sez, Gimme one. an | gives him
one, an he sez. Dye want t make
doIlar?' An 1 sez. Yes, sir, if it's
honest dollar An he sez, Carry this
pipe FIR me- an 1 carries tn pipe f'r
him, an when he sees tn cop-th
pleecem IA comm he ducks. an tn,
co-pleeceman nails me, an I've bin in
soak ever since"
THE man who gave you the pipe to
carry was dark -compleXioned. red
haired man, rather tall and about 5
feet l in height, wasn't hep casually
drawled Prosecutor Duke. To which
Master Edwards promptly and with
great earnestness replied, 'Yissir."
IF you don't invent a better story
than that you'll arrive at San Quentin
before your natural time. said the
Judge. You stole the pipe, but as the
man from whom YOU stole it was
burned out of business the following
day and cannot now be found 10 prove
property and prosecute you, I'm Obliged
TO order your dismissal. And again l
would remind you that If you desire
to attain distinction in your chosen
profession YOU should drop the man
who gives YOU stolen things to carry
and either adopt some less popular plea
or devise a brand new one
What am l gitun' here-a kid?"
Richard asked the bailiff who released
him.
For breaking up with intent to steal
and carry away the bell that sum
moned worshipers TO st. Francis
Church, at Montgomery avenue and
Vallejo street, Louis d. Martini and
John Cerelfi were arrested by Patrol
men MCGOWAN and Conlan and booked
for grand larceny, and Judge Cabaniss
continued the hearing till next Satur-
day.
The policemen told the court that the
bell which weighed about 500 pounds,
was not much damaged by the fire that
burned away it's supports, and that it
could have been restored to service if
the defendants, who found it among
the debris of the church, had not broken
it to fragments TO facilitate its re-
movaL Its sweetness of tone as it
changed forth its invitations was caused
by silver which had been added to its
component metals for that very pur
pose, and it's intrinsic worth was con
siderably enhanced thereby.
Barney Wigg was one of seven ship
riggers who went to Oakland, acquired
inebriety, returned across the bay, en-
gagged carriage to convey them to
Baker street. and either accidentally
or maliciously broke one of the win
dows of the vehicle while it was en-
route. Mr. Wigg was the only one of
the group arrested, and when arraigned
before Judge Shortall he asked;
Il amt sayin' that / didn't break tn
glass, but why diz this hackman single
me out as the guy t be stuck?'
Because" answered the person thus
alluded to, yer feet were stickin
through the windy when 1 looked at it
after tn crash
II guess I'm stuck" said Mr. Wjgg,
pulling forth his purse. How much am
L in for?"
The hackman said the window was
worth SIS, but he consented to accept
thirds of that sum, which was paid
on the spot