The San Francisco call., 1906-05-27

After denvine the charge that on the
morning of April Is he deliberately way
laid and robbed Harris Linderman OF
$3.50 in their joint dwelling place, 9ol POST
street, Charles Netzel filed emphatic ois-
clairner of having been enslayed by tne
charms of Miss Bertha Kaufmann' as
was alleged by Mr.. Lindermann ana the
lady herself, between whom there existed
a relationship that was not sancuoneo
either by statute or decent society.
ut is evident nevertheless" said Police
Judge Mogan before whom the case was
threshed out, that the recent stellar
seismic upheaval disturbed some extraor-
dinary domestic conditions at sOl POST
street."
For he had heard the story of how
Mr. Lindermann, tailor. deserted his
wife and four children in New York to
elope with Miss Kaufnann; how she
worked with her needle and cheerfully
gave him all her wages until Mr. Netzel,
probably inspired thereto by her earning
capacity. as much as by her personal
graces, so far forgot his marital obliga-
tions as to ALLEVIATE her fealty; how Mrs.
Netzel not unnaturally ''nagged' Miss
Kaufman until she was forced to leave
the house in which they all resided; how
Mr. Lindermann resented the ousting of
his bread winner and how he was beaten
and plundered by the two Netzels while
he was removing his belongings from
their abode All of these statements had
been adduced either by Miss Kaufman
or Mr. Lindermann ere Mr.. Netzel en-
tered the denials that provoked the ju-
dicial comment above quoted.
1t was passing sad. Mr.. Netzel opined,
that the purity of motive which led to
Miss Kaufmann's virtual election from 9o1
Ha l;nia
strued, as it had been by the complainant
and his paramour. The truth of the mat
ter was that Mrs. Netzel's "nagging' of
Miss Kaufman was not inspired by jeal-
ousy of that persons friendship with Mr..
Netzel, but by the holier prompting of a
sense of propriety Jared by the absence
of hyrneneal bond between Miss Kauf-
mann and her equally shameless consort.
1t was the purpose of both Mr. and Mrs.
Netzel to save Miss Kaufman from ir-
reparable moral ruin by severing her re-
lationshjp with Mr.. Lindermann. and that
was why Mrs. Netzel "nagged' her out of
the house.
When the complainant found she was
gone continued Mr.. Netzel, 'he was very
angry at my wife and me. and demanded
that we inform him where she was We
knew where she was. but we wouldn't
tell him. Then came the earthquake, and
while we were out looking at the ruins
he broke into our house to search for
Miss Kaufmann's address. We found him
there, and / threw him out. He took
away his trunk and we stayed in the
house until the fire forced us to leave.
He never had $3.50 to lose
Miss Kaufman went to Suisun and
you knew she was there?" inquired Prose
cutting Attorney Duke.
Yes
And you wrote to her twice. imploring
her. to communicate with you?'
Yes"
And your letters bore assumed sigma
lures. and in one of them you requested
her to consider herself kissed by you l.
5000. times?"
| Yes"
did your wife know you sent those
letters and what they contained?"
Yes
Was she willing that Miss Kaufman
should be given 100000 kisses by you?"
Yes
That's ALL" concluded the attorney in
tone of disgust.
Mr.. Netzel, however, would like to ex-
plain. Miss Kaufman had often told
him that she loved him, and he thought
his proffer of 100000 kisses-which he
never intended to fulf1ll-might alleviate
her loneliness at Suisun.
Why did he sign assumed names to
MS missives? Well, he didn't think there
was any use of signing his own name. as
she would know his handwriting anyway