The San Francisco call., 1906-04-14

opined that the utilization of the money
as a missile did not constitute theft, and
twas then Miss Wilson expressed her de-
testation of fuss
why anybody should bother themselves
with getting anybody arrested I'm sure
don't know" she declared. "for the fuss
of risin' early to come to court is awful.
an then there's the fussin' round here
waitin' to be called to swear, and the
fussln with lawyers tglancing reproach-
fully at the defendants counseD, who act
as II they don't believesa word one does
swear I want no more of it in mine. l
wouldn't go through all this fussin' again
for a hundred times the So"
(which, according to your own test-
mony, was not pilfered," his Honor put
in. "The larceny charge I must dismiss.
but If you file an accusation Of battery 1t
might have better luck, inasmuch as you
have testified that the defendant threw
the coin at you and that it hit the mark"
WHAT" exclaimed Miss Wilson. do
you think I want to go through all this
fussin' again? No. sir He did more than
fire the gold piece at me, for he gave me
punch"
'Ah, a peace Offering" the court inter-
rupted "What kind of a punch was it
wine. I presume?"
Wine nothin'," was Miss Wilson's en-
Tightening answer. II got 1t in the eye"
"Oh," murmured the bench, "I thought
it was liquefied punch and that you got
1t in the mouth. Well, do you desire to
enter complaint of battery?"
mot If l amt crazy" was the reply.
mo more of this fussin for me-"
Mrs Annie D. Talbot. whose petition
for divorce and alimony has been pro-
life of gossip. appeared before Judge
Cabaniss to sign a complaint accusing
Lizzie O'Brien of having stolen from her
Jackson-street mansion certain articles
of feminine apparel alleged to be worth
about $50. The legal gentleman who is
guiding Mrs. Talbot through the divorce
proceeding is also her cicerone in the
criminal case.
The defendant was employed as house
maid by Mrs. Talbot at the time of the
alleged pilfering, and, although she was
arrested and booked on March S, no
complaint was filed until yesterday. she
remaining in Jail during the interim. In
qury at the Hall of Justice departments
interested in such proceedings failed to
elicit any explanation of Mrs. Talbot's
tardiness In filing complaint other than
that it did not suit her convenience to
file it earlier. Why she was permitted to
consult her own convenience in the mat
ter could not be ascertained
Miss Trixie DELL who was with Miss
Mabel Wallace at the time of that per-
sons alleged pilfering Of $40 from F. c.
Brown in a Kearny-street dance hall,
was free-spoken In censure of the legal
system that compelled her attendance as
witness in Judge Mogan's court.
Its a nice thing, / don't think. said
Miss Dell to Prosecuting Attorney
Duke, ito drag lady here at this time
- I,ou haar W. I'm o.
nearly all night to tell what she don't
know about the case
But you were summoned to tell what
you do know about it, said the lawyer.
What can tell about 1t when don't
know anything about it?''
'You can tell that you don't know
anything about it,"
"And Is that what have been hauled
out of bed for, and me sick with the
shakes? was Miss Dell's indignant in
quiry.
But she wasn't even given opportunity
to tell that she couldn't tell anything
about it, for a very deaf masculine wit
ness SO taxed the Judges patience that
when his testimony was taken con-
tinuance till today was ordered. Miss
Dclrs anger was too profound to permit
of utterance when the court instructed
her to be again in attendance this morn
ing. But her facial expression was al
most profane.
Judge Cabaniss held Charles Ohren to
answer grand larceny charge In the
Superior Court Mr.. Onren snatched
purse containing s30.55 from the hand of
Mary vosberg, coored cook for the FAM
lily of DR.. Thoms, while she was walking
on Kcarny street last Wednesday after
noon. He got away with the plunder,
but soon afterward was arrested by Pa
trolman Gruenwald and identified by Miss
Vosberg.
1t was Michael Swetz who signed the
complaint accusing Mrs. Viola of having
disturbed the peace of the 800 block on