The San Francisco call., 1906-06-23

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civilized languages. So with the aid of
the human polyglot it was ascertained
that Tony, who was squat of figure
with an abnormally large head ac-
knowledged ownership OF the revolver
found in his possession by Special Po-
liceman levin in the southern Pacific
freight yards, but pleaded the neces-
sity Of self-protection as excuse for
carrying the weapon. Furthermore IL
he had known 1t was a violation OF
law TO have a pistol in1one's hip pocket
he would not have had one in his, but
would have kept the shooting iron in
public view.
He purchased the gun after he be-
came weary of having his head pound
ed by footpads almost every time he
ventCred abroad after nightfall. If the
court desired itcould examine his cram
ium and count the seventeen dents
therein which had been inflicted by
blunt instruments in the hands of high
waymen.
Why he had been selected for es-
pecial attention by the thugs he could
not for the life of him ina gine. for
there was nothing about his external
ensemble to indicate that he carried
either precious gems or money in vast
amount Indeed his garb revealed his
vocation of railroad laborer, and the
-epeated attacks TO which he was sub
ected with intent to rob rather be-
i;tled his opinion of the discernment
possessed by the profession of foot
oadry. Not once did the plunder OBJ
aimed from his person adequately
compensate the plunderer for the risk
md toll invested. That was about all
ie had TO say.
What kind of language does he
speak, anyway" the Judge asked the
Interpreter.
Its mainly a mixture of provincial
spanish and m, -ropolitan Portuguese"
vas the reply, with occasional dashes
( rural French and nautical Nor
vegian. and just a trace of Arabian. He
an talk almost anything except Eng
.lsh."
Tony was permitted to go free. but
us frearm was confiscated and the
court advised him TO carry an exposed
blpdgeon for application to footpads.
William A Cosby and Charles r.
TNgh dwell in Mrs. Parmalee's board
g house 1869 McAllister street. and
when Mr.. Nygh heard that Mr.. Cosby.
lad dropped remarks derogatory TO the
.haracter of that lady he appointed
imself her champion and demanded
hat the remarks in question be re-
racted and apologized for.
Il went TO his room" said Mr.. Nygh
. Judge Shortall. and said l would
ike to talk over with him the things
.e had said about Mrs Parmalee, and
le drew n dagger and tried to stab
ne to the heart"
Dagger produced in evidence)
Mr. Cosby. attached to the United
.tates postal service. averred that Mr..
5ygh was accompanied by three able
odied male persons when the visit
rus made. "One of them knocked at
ne door Of my room" he said. "and
when I stepped outside the four of
hem began to beat me. / drew the
Inife 70 defend myself after one of my
ssailants had raised this bump on my
head"
Bump exhibited in evidence)
The court continued the hearing till
ext Monday and suggested that in the
.eantime the defendant transfer his
esidence from Mrs. Parmalee's domi-
cile.
MY room rent is paid in advance"
vas the gloomily delivered response.
but l. suppose what you say here
goes"
Just try and act in accordance with
hat supposition." said his Honor.
To the palpable disappointment of
large auditory Mrs Parmalee. whose
icO2lG WAS SuEmOunIc0
~ a white hat and framed in a white
veil. was not asked to recount in court
what she heard Mr.. Cosby had said
concerning her that angered Mr.. Nygh
md his alleged aids in the seeking of
retTaction.
George d. Ballard, who battered his
crippled wife because she was unavoid-
ably detained in the line of applicants
for rations at the Golden Gate Park
relief station and thus delayed the
serving of his dinner. was sentenced
n fifty days Imprisonment by Judge
Conlan.
Judge Mogan held Christian K Rade-
macher who shot and killed Gussie
Munroe. to answer a murder charge in
the Superior Court without bail The
Staying occurred one day last February
IN the woman's apartment on Clay
street She was a dance hall waitress.
Judge Shortall continued indefinitely
the case in which ]. V. de Ryana and
Attilio Carta brokers. are accused of
having forged the name of Pasouale
Solimena and thus obtained $4,000 in
surance issued by the Hamburg Bre-
men Fire Company to the firm of So
shop fixtures at s14 Battery street.
The continuance was necessitated by