The San Francisco call., 1906-04-15
OFFERS TO PRAY.
FOR JUDGE
F0under Of "Hollness Order''
Poses, IN Police. Court.
Regales HIS CelIwates With Exhoytatl0D
and Desires to Plead for Bench.
BY JAMES C. CRAWFORD.

word for it that they are there. But why
don't you exercise your devotional heart
and soul where the performance Will not
violate the peace laws of this city! why
don't you hire a hall? This complaint
against you is dismissed, and l hope Tor
your own sake that you will not repeat
the offense it alleges
Before departing" said Mr. Bryant,
AZ would like to drop on my knees ana
offer up prayer for the spiritual eulo-
ance of this court"
'.Sorry I can't accommodate you" was
his Honors hastily delivered response,
supplemented with the explanation that
the calendar was long and the day snort.
But you are in need of regeneration,
Mr.. Bryant urged
mo more so than some of my esteemed
contemporaries who have more time TO
spare than 1 can command at present
Brother Conlan or Brother Cabanlss. or
even Brother Shortall, although the last
named person is comparatively young IN
this business, may hearken to your ap-
peal for his salvation. Next case!
Mr.. Bryant visited in turn the courts of
Judges Conlan, Cabaniss and Shortall, but
not one of those jurists could he find.
which, considering the earliness OF the
hour, was quite remarkable.
After spending seventeen days in prison
awaiting Mrs Annie d. Talbots conVe-
nience in the matter of formally swearing
to complaint alleging petty larceny, Liz
'xie O'Brien was arraigned on that charge
before Judge Cabaniss. and then the hear
ing was continued till next Saturday, the
defendant returning to Jail.
Lizzie was employed as domestic
in Mrs ssTalbot's. Jackson street man
sion when that lady caused her arrest
on the charge of having stolen about
$50 worth of clothing.
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When the continued case of Mrs
Viola, accused of having disturbed the
peace of her neighbors on tke 900 block
of Elizabeth street, was called before
Judge Mogan the prosecution an
nounced that it had much new and val
liable testimony to present, and there
upon showed forward Mrs. WALL whose
opening averment that she dwelt next
door to Mrs. Viola was no sooner ut
tered than all the ladies concerned. six
in number, began talking Simultaneous
ly. Then the Judge settled back in his
chair and helplessly submitted to the
concerted vocal onslaught
Mrs Wallis testimony got no further
than her statement of residence, for she
proved to be a comparative weakling in
the oral tourney. 1t was Mrs. Viola
herself who out-taiked the Held ana
won exclusive right of way to his Hon
sor's attention. If she had cast rocks
at Mrs. Swetzs cows, said cows were
trespassing on the Viola reservation.
If she had hurled stones at children, said
children had maliciously driven said
cows to the forbidden ground and left
them there.
Moreover. said children had addressed
to her certain offensive appellations,
that of 'Old Dutchy" being among
them, in witch practice. they were pal
pably prompted lbytheir respective fore
bears, there assembled to testify for
the prosecution.
IF you'd inclose your realty with
cow proof fence, don't you think these
unseemly neighborhood contentious
would cease?" his Honor wearily in
quired.
Yes; and such a fence is now in pro-
cess of construction by Mr.. Viola and