The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13

ago, and when he returned from daily toll
TO his domicile, the time being 1890 p. m.
last Wednesday, and found his nineteen
year-old bride. Edna, unaccountably not
there he became possessed of mingled
mIsgiving and wrath. He was pacing the
floor and coneeiving unpleasant reasons
for her absence when she walked into the
apartment, gave him usual greeting and,
ostensibly oblivious of his perturbation,
calmly began plucking long steel skewers
from new and luxuriously trimmed
creation Of the milliner's art. informing
him as she did so that she had spent the
evening experimenting the finishing
touches to the headgear.
For" she explained, as intelligently as
a mouth filed with skewers would per-
nit, ''one never can trust them milliners
to have things ready at the time prom
ised, and just made up my mind 10 have
this hat before Easter, even If 1 had to
stay up all night TO get it."
Then, the task of doffing completed, she
held forth the confection for her hus-
bands criticism, and asked him If he
didn't think it was "a dear" TO her ap-
parent surprise and unmfstakable horror
he dashed it to the foop and angrily in
formed her he was ready to receive
truthful report of where she had been.
Tearfully she declared she had told him
the whole truth, but he-declined to believe
her and incidentally uttered things of an
accusatory character that impelled her to
consider life no longer worth the trouble
Of clinging to. Selling a vial of carbolic
acid that was conveniently at hand, she
raised it to her lips, but ere the fiery
fluid reached its intended destination he
grabbed it, and in the ensuing struggle
for possession the cork dropped out and
the acid spattered one of his cheeks.
His yells of anguish mingled with her
shrieks of alarm, and when the police
III, 1o,a 1fv,<r
in agony and her shrinking in terror.
Being a sturdy fellow his subjugation
was one Of the most difficult tasks ever
undertaken by the equally stalWart Culli-
nan and several aids.
Mrs Kircher, petite and pretty, wore
her new hat in court, and it did not show
evidence of the rough usage to which she
alleged it had been subjected by her hus-
band. But, then, as Public Prosecutor
Bernard Flood sagely remarked, 1t Is nigh
TO impossible to spoil the shape of
woman's latest style millinery, because 1t
is shapeless when purchased.
Mr.. Kircher will hear more about his
predicament today.
Charles P. Geer, accused Of having bat
tered his wife and failed to properly pro-
vide for the maintenance Of his two chill
dren. told Judge Mogan that the accusa-
landlady, whose object in promoting the
conjugal contention was to retain Mrs.
Geer and her youngsters as desirable
boarders at 5l3 Eddy street.
'If this Mrs. White, or whatever her
name is" he said, would let my wife
alone we would get along nicely, but
every time we are about to effect a re-
conciliation she steps in and prevents
it."
The landlady then whispered something
TO Mrs. Geer, who Immediately informed
the court that her husband was so un-
reasonably jealous that he had lodged
behind a post in the Alhambra Theater
while she was seated there with a COM
panion of her own sex.
Mr.. Geer asked his better half If she
had mt on at least one occasion attended
the theater in company with a young
man Of Spanish blood. and she replied
that the young man was a most proper
Young man, and, besides. she herself was
Of castflian ancestry. When she acknowI-
edged that her husband frequently visited
bts offsuring and treated them kindly
alec that she had returned to his pro-
tection and remained there one week,
the Judge pronounced the breach not
frreparable and suggested that the parties
get together and talk IL over ana report
to him tomorrow.
ana Wouiu S1eSNHS 7n'
addressing Mrs. Geer and looking very
hard at the landlady, that you permit
no outside counsel to influence your de-
cision.'
.swhat do you mean by that?" inquired
the landlady. bridling
II mean that you would better stay
away from this woman and allow her
10 resume living with her husband if
she desires to do So.
THAT closed the incident.
Judge cabaniss dismissed the COM
plant of Miss Rebecca j. Taylor, some
times known as Bee Iaylor' 10 tne eI-
fsct that in April, 1903, one DR.. A. F.
veaIe did willfuIly and wantonly mutt
late the dead body of her uncle by per-
forming an autopsy on the same. She
fold the Judge that Or. Veale told her at
tho tirne that the autopsy in question was