The San Francisco call., 1906-06-10
Brain Fuddled After
Many Hours Abb
stlnence.
Amuses Himselfan
Shocks Court by
Playing Craps.
Judge Is Relieved
Of Duty Palpably
Embarrassing.

of the relief officials at the Presidio
The defendant acknowledged his guilt
of the theft and pleaded pressing need
of the plunder
If he had applied for a shirt we
would have given him one" said the
complaining witness
All maka da ask for da shart da
many talme," retorted the defendant,
AN All getta nottin' but da turna
down"
Attorney Glover then leaped to his
feet and Indignantly demanded to know
what the relief stations were for 1t not
TO aid persons in such evident need of
aid as that defendant was. rs it like
ly, he Numbered that any man would
steal shirt if he were not badly in need
or a shirt or could get shirt by merely
applying for it? 1t seems to me that
some of these so-called relief officers
are so fearful of being imposed upon
that they would risk turning away
empty handed a hundred worthy appli-
cants In order to prevent one imposi-
ton. In their zeal to thwart false pre-
tense they appear to overlook the fact
that 1T would be better to clothe and
feed a dozen impostors than to reject
one deserving application for relief. No.
your Honor, | have not been retained to
defend this man. The first. L knew of
the case was when the complainant
stated it here. But my blood boils when
see an unfortunate refugee, made des-
titute through no fault of his own. sub
jected to the humiliation which has
been brought upon this man by persons
who are employed to help him in his
distress"
Case dismissed" said the Judge
The shirt. of white cotton. evidently
experienced much wear and tear before
it became relief garment.
How the marked dollar happened to
get into his money drawer Fritz Rentz,
grocer at Grove street and Central ave-
nue., declared he was al loss to ex-
plain The first he saw of 1T. was when
Patrolman Hicks selected it from the
cash in the receptacle and averred that
he CHicks) had given it to an agent
with which to purchase whisky. OF one
thing Rentz was certain, however, and
that was the impossibility of whisky or
other Intoxicating liquor having been
sold. or even given away. in his estab-
liShment.
Judge Mogan then gave the per-
picked grocer until June 16 to ascertain
how the marked dollar got into his
treasury.
|. Ernest Fl. Forst. chauffeur, accused of
having disturbed the peace and assaileJ
the fair fame of Mrs. Amy Girard, pro-
fessional nurse. was accompanied in
Judge Conlan's court by a crowd of
character witnesses"
How many of them are there?" his
Honor inquired, after glancing at the
throng, inspecting his calendar and con-
sulting his watch.
"Twenty-three." replied the defend
ants attorney.
"Skidoo." murmured Prosecutor
Flood. glancing significantly at the
bench.
"Ski-that is. hearing continued one
! week" was the response.
Charles X. Houghton, arrested fol
| drunkenness and peace disturbance or
/ Fillmore street at 10 o'clock p. m.
averred that his home was in San Ra-
fael. Marin County. and he would i'm
mediately return to it if Judge Mogar
afforded him opportunity to do SO.
For the truth of it is,' he added. -
am a victim of false information"
How so? Why, he had been told by
some of his neighbors that Fillmore
.street by night was just as pleasure
yielding as Market street ever was