The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04

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Never mind quoting the lines: your
summary sUfnces," the court interrupt
ed. Now, may 1 ask. are you helping
70 build her upT In other words. do
you work.
I'm a refugee" was the reply. AN
as soon"
That will do" sighed his Honor
Sentence tomorrow"
DR.. Devine. of National Red Cross
fame. swore to a eomplaint accusing
John J. Clark and George Bryant Of
grand larceny. and Judge Conlan ar
raigned the defendants and set their
examination for next Tuesday. They
were arrested for stealing 400 army
blankets from the Golden Gate Park
refugee relief station. of which Clark
was superintendent, and selling them
for S125 apiece to a clothing dealer.
who notified Detective Ryan of the
transaction. Bryant was employed as
engineer at the children's playground
in the park Both men are in Gus
tody-
After spending last Sunday afternoon
at the ocean beach and partaking
freely OF various non-intoxicants there
extensively dispensed, Daniel O'Connor
boarded an inbound car and inaugu-
rated a campaign Of annoyance by at
tempting TO hug female passengers who
were without masculine escort.
The conductor and several other men
entered remonstrsnce, but their pro-
test did not extend beyond that, prob
ably owing TO the fact that Mr.. OCon-
ner was sturdy OF frame and fiery red
Of hair. One lady, who eluded his
awkward effort to embrace her. man
aged to bury finger nails amid his
freckles. which improved neither his
g. oTf I1t -
he was pugnacious as well as anna
tory when the climax came.
Patrolmen Mcintyre and Rice were
standing on Page street when they
were summoned by the motorneer of
the car, and quickly responding they
found one end of the vehicle packed
with frightened and indignant women
and girls, while the conductor, a small
person. was making his last stand in
endeavor to prevent Mr.. O'Connor ad-
vancing upon the huddled mass. And
before the officers could lay hands upon
the predatory one they heard him utter
language which would not look nice
in print.
Judge ShortaIl, glancing at a large
patch of court-plaster on the left side
Of Mr. OConnor's Uranium
The complaining officers were tardy
IN giving answer, and Prosecutor Ward
voluntarily opined that the injury
night have been received by Mr.. O'Con-
nor falling from the car For which
opinion the officers seemed to be CRATE
full
In his defense Mr.. O'Connor had
nothing definite TO say. He was drunk,
he supposed, and he was "joshing,"
he guessed, and 'th' wimmen was more
scared than hurted." he believed and
9Th cops knew more about how his
head was cracked than they cared to
tell" he suspected.
Hearing continued.
Mrs. Margaret Calvin, employed as
a domestic at 55I Third avenue, Rich
mond District, told Judge Mogan it
was not the whisky in which she di-
iuted the strychnia, but the strychnfa
itself, that affected her in such a way
as to lead a policeman 10 believe she
was intoxicated. Why did she take
strychnia? To stimulate her weak
heart action. of course. Why did she
take il In whisky? well, she had 10
take IL In something, didn't she! Who
ever heard OF person taking
strychnia unaccompanied?
II twelve arrests for drunkenness
prior TO April is last and two more
since that memorable day had not
been recorded against Mrs. Calvin she
probably would have been released in
stead Of remanded for sentence.
When she was arrested for inebriety
on East street Mrs Amy Byron told
Petrolman Henneberg that she had just
From, Sacramento and that