The San Francisco call., 1906-04-18

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s14 above reasonable price for the break
age. That was how he came to be for
mally accused of malicious mischief by
All Fat in the court of Police Judge Mo-
gan.
1t was disclosed in testimony that Mr.
Caskey, who appeared youthful and Of
poetic temperament, is employed at
Charlie Mitchell's cafe, in the North
Beach district and that among the func-
tions performed by him is that of leading
Mr.. Mitchelrs group of instrumentalists.
invariably alluded to by the residents of
that locality as Charles Chi Ping
Band" The term "Chi Ping was derived
from a dainty much affected by Italian
fishermen and consisting of IS many diff
ferent kinds of marine life, finny and
crustacean, as can be contributed to the
caldron in which the mess is cooked. The
more numerous and varied the ingredients
the more delicious the resultant mixture
when ready to serve. So as Mr.. Mitchell 8
orchestra was as widely variant in the
quality of it's components as was the
rarest ''chi ping ever dished UP to hun
gering children of Italia, The Chi Ping
Band" 1t was aptly titled.
Mr.. Caskey was alternately squeezing
and pulling the strains Of "Dearie," an
dante movement, out of his ACCORDION and
giving proper sustenato to a crescendo
nndlc when MS eIDOW SIdtLSTSQ All Z dl .
window The swelling note was not con-
cluded when All Fat pounced upon the
player, rudely plucked him from ecstacy
and chatteringly demanded the SIS, with
the result hereinbefore recorded
Judgment is reserved by the court until
special committee of one has investi-
gated Ah Fats claim and reported the
amount of pecuniary solace to which he is
justly entitled.
Both the young stepson and middle-aged
wife of Frank Marty, huge German,
whose head was swathed in bandages as
he stood before Judge Cabaniss, testified
that he was deserving of more punish
ment than he had received physically. and
that was why they caused his arrest on
the charges of battery and peace disturb
ance. Mr. Marty. however. averred that
he was entitled to sympathy instead Of
Imprisonment from the court.
The stepson, Joseph G. Won Euw,
testified that on Monday evening while
he was donning his coat his stepfather
filed protest and then struck him vio-
lent blow on the face. I'VE mixed"
continued Mr.. Won Euw. "and fought
out to the back porch, where he
knocked me over the railing, and
would have dropped forty feet If moth
er hadn't caught my foot and held 1t.
She saved my life.
MY husband was drunk" Mrs. Marty
averred, land had no reason for strik-
ing the boy at all"
"Nein," Mr.. Marty calculated through
an aperture In his 'swathing. dot not
so iss. Der poy subborted / hef. und
too fresh ter me he vas. He comes
home last nighd, und ven mine beck
turned arount vass mid Won heavy
weight mine head he shtrook. Der
frs 7 orif bir,,ts
Mr.. Marty was fined SO.
Nefghbors of Mrs. Otto Helkenberg
of 1905 Polk street have been SUBJ
penaed by Judge Mogan to confirm or
deny her complaint that for three
years past her husband. baker. has
not drawn a sober BREATH" and also
has failed to properly provide for the
maintenance OF his family Mr. Hell
kenberg was not intoxicated when he
appeared in court. and his drawing of
sober breath did not seem to pain him
much.
Mary Gufferty. accused of having pill
fered $40 from a male adult whom she
met for the first time in Minna- street
saloon, the scene of her alleged offense,
seemed to be less concerned by the
charge of theft than by certain ref1ec-
tions cast upon her sense of propriety.
Most emphatically did she deny that
the beer purchased for her by the
complainant was served in can, and
with profound earnestness she asserted
THAI her innate modesty would never
have permitted her to approach close
enough to him to enable her to pick
his pocket. She would like to have
Judge Conlan. also Prosecutor Flood,
distinctly understand that she never
consumed beer from any other vessel
than a bottle; that she was a perfect
lady, even though she might not look
the part.
But your manners are not assai ed
in this complaint" the Judge reminded
her. 1T accuses you of petty lar
ceny."
Never mind that she responded;
'I'll allow nobody to say that don't
know how to behave myself in the
presence OF gentleman"
But the court insisted on minding
the alleged larceny, and today he will
decide whether she committed it.
Bill Thomas (colored) repeated in
presence of Judge Mogan his opinion
that Sam Sims was "a bad niggah.n Mr..