The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25

over or an orphan, as neither of the la
dies could swim and he was able to save
but one of them. And he swan ashore
with his maternal relative" the racon-
teur concluded, because he realized that
ii would be much easier for him to get
another wife than TO provide himself with
another mother"
Lawrence Farrell. wiry of frame and
pugnacious of temperament, comedies to
Patrolman Con Cregan the honor of hav-
ing prevented him being shot by Sydney
Schmitt last Wednesday evening at Fill
more street and Broadway.
For there was fool behind the gun .
Ny. Farrell explained to Judge Cabaniss
and as I'm man of hasty temper even
when | amt drinking / would have struck
him and taken the consequences If this
policeman hadn't stepped in and captured
the weapon and arrested both of us ]
take of my hat to him"
Mr.. Farrell was a passenger on a Fill
more-street car when he championed the
cause of an aged man who had dispute
with the conductor. Mr.. Schmitt who
had just been released from duty as a
National Guardsman at Oakland and still
wore his military headgear then threat
ened TO arrest Mr. Farrell.
But you're not a policeman" said
Mr.. Farrell, dehantly. 'and if you lay
hand on me I'll jolt you"
No, but I'm greater than policeman
responded Mr.. Schmitt, evidently for
getful that he was no longer clothed with
military might "and if you don't come
quietly with me I'll make you" So say
ing he drew a pistol and leveled it at
the head of Mr.. Farrell.
You must show me-" said the intrepid
little man, although he was\ not from
Missouri And his hands were ascending
in menacing gesture when the namesake
Of Levers daredevil hero intervened.
By some mischance in the assignment
Of cases that of Mr.. Farrell was sent to
Judge Mogan's court and Mr. Schmitt
was booked for hearing by Judge Ca
baniss. That was how Mr.. Schmitt came
to be 20. R.d" till tomorrow by the last
named magistrate ere he heard the tales
of Mr.. Farrell and Patrolman Cregan
From what you and the officer have
sworn" said his honor to Mr. Farrell.
i am satisfied that you were neither
entirely sober nor altogether unjustified
in resenting Mr.. Schmitt's unqualified dis
play OF police authority. When that per-
son reappears before me / shall have
Meantime the complaint against you is
dismissed"
Thank you. Judge" said Mr.. Farrell.
and then he turned to Patrolman Cregan
and thanked him also For Ia q jolted
that fool sure" he said. land then there.d
a-been shooting and corpse and a
charge of murder"
While the folks under canvas in Ham
ilton Square were wrapped in slumber,
the hour being 1890 a. m. yesterday,
they were rudelyi awakened by a trio OF
lily balanced masculine voices attempting
TO perpetrate obody," the latest song
hit at the transplanted Nrpheum. The
opening measure Of the chorus when aug
mented by trombone effect is akin to
the howl of an asthmatic hyena. and the
concerted endeavor of the three vocalists
70 produce the tones without instrumen tai
aid caused women to sit up in alright,
children 20 swathe their heads with bed
clothing and strong men to exude cold
perspira ton
Among the first of the campers to re-
gain self-possession was w P Seeley.
enrolled in the Citizens Guard, and he
il was who traced the raucous terror to
its source, arrested its authors and trans
policeman. They were booked as Charles
Floyd, John P Berry and Robert Dawson,
and when their case was called in Judge
Cabaniss' court it was discovered that no
formal complaint against them had been
filed, so there was nothing else TO do
under the law than dismiss them Mr.
Seeley was there and waxed rather wroth
when he learned of the omission that
enabled them to escape punishment his
anger being shared to some extent by the
court as some of the effects of their
serenade were recounted
From the more nervous of the campers
slumber was banished for the remainder
of that night and one gentleman of neu-
rotic temperament is still impossible to
convince that tornado or cyclone or
some other astrological phenomena did not
come 10 augment the citys record of un-
welcome visitations.
I'm one of the down and outs" said
Charles j. Hendrick. booked for drunken
ness. 10 Judge Shortall, land I'd like to
leave the city
And the city would doubtless be ben
efited by your leaving" was his Honor
response, for at this time il can only
be burdened by harboring confessed
| down and-outs. What it needs now more
than ever before is an army of up-and-
doings. Your departure will be unwept
Co."
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