The San Francisco call., 1906-06-01
Resists Expulsion Until
Police Aid Floor
Management.
Pleads Ignorance Of Rule
Prohibiting Vocal
Disturbance.
ny JAMES G. CRAWFORD.

and languid. pleaded that if he had
been aware that vocal music was pro-
hibited at the. Ripperdam Social Clubs
terpsichorean functions he would not.
have attempted to raise his voice in
song last Wednesday night in Franklin
Hall But. how was he, an invited non
nlember..to know that the Ripperdams
enjoined a. feature which all similar
organizations south of Market street
had tolerated. If not encouraged? No
notification of the embargo on singing
was conveyed by the card of invitation
received by him, nor had the floor man
agement cautioned, him not TO sing. In
deed, the first intimation rendered to
him that singing was improper consist
ed Of a Violent laying on of hands and
a herculean effort to eject him from
the premises. His resistance consti-
tuted the peace disturbance for which
he was arrested and sarrafgned before
Police Judge Conlan.
in response to inquiry by the bench
the complaining witness. high stand
ing officer Of the Ripperdams.. stated
that neither by. constitution nor bylaw
did that club taboo singing at its hops.
Indeed, it rather encouraged vocal en-
deavor 10 vary the enjoyment of those
who participated in its. entertainments.
But there is singing and singing. and
MI -DOIOHQc SiltE WdS lOI
calculated to provoke encoura cement.
Why? Simply because he did not sing
IN way*-to please any person who
could distinguish between pleasant and
unpleasant sounds. 45I
The noise produced by him was akin
to that created by an ungreased buzz
saw eating its way through thickly
knotted timber. It was not his act of
attempting to sing, but the effect of
ffY4h not I Fe+ ~ po
ence, that led to his expulsion. after he
mad been courteously requested 20 de
sist.
I: Asked how his countenance came to
be bruised and scratched. Mr.. Donohue
responded. ASK them, and pointed a
thumb at Patrolmen Copeland and
owens They, however. ayerred that
most of the facial mutilation was eff
feeted ere they We're summoned to aid
the floor management in ridding the
scene of reveIry of Mr.. Donohues pres
ence:
Prior TO the earthquake, Mr. Dono-
hue informed the court. he dwelt for
years at 42S Clementina street, and If
his erstwhile neighbors- could be coll
.lected and sworn they would unani-
mously testify that he had earned their
esteem by the docility of his nature
and his strict observance of the social
proprieties: Then the Judge continued
the hearing until effort has been made
TO. scratch up some character testimony:
in favor of the defendant.
:. When: she was burned out of house
and home Mrs. Augustus Broquet fed
to a dwelling owned by her. and occu-
pied by Fred Brasser at l74S Thirteenth
avenue south, where she was taken in
and given the use of furnished apart
ment by her tenant. Soon afterward,
however, she arrived at the conclusion
that the Sl6-5o monthly rental paid her
by him was absurdly cheap in view of
the enhanced. value of improved prop
erty in that section of the city, so she
told him that he must either pay her
$50 a month--almost so per cent raise
or .vacate.
+ When he recovered from the primal
effect of the shock administered by her
fngratitude he thought it over, and the
result was his presentation to her of a
demand that she pay him s3O,a month
for the use of his room and furniture
That was what led to the alleged bat
terry, his arrest and the telling of the
story before Judge Cabaniss
She informed the court that Mr.
BrasseTs demand of $50 a month for
her use of a room containing only a ia
bic and chair was unreasonable and
that when she told him so he smote her
nose and smashed her spectacIes. Mr.
Brasser acknowledged that he had
asked pretty stiff rental for his scant-
lily furnished apartment, but he consid-
cred his demand ne more regunreasonable
and certainly less reflective of un-
gratefulness--than her elevation of his
rental The battery charge he denied
Case dismissed
Ten swart-skinned and wide-eyed lit
tie girls eagerly drank in the complain
ing narrative of Mrs. Maria Bruschini.
who accused her deceased sisters hus- 4
band, Peter Topini. of battery Six of
the children were progeny of Peter and
the remainder were offspring of Maria
Inc entire group seemed to be cement
ed by friendship, although the testi-
mony showed that their squabbling was
at the bottom of the trouble that
brought their elders into Judge Mo-
Ean's court.
When the big blaze deprived Peter
ana his brood of a home they found
refuge in the domicile of Maria. at IA
North Point street, and there thew
dwelt in amity until a dispute between
one of Maria's daughters and one of
Peters daughters over the right of
way. from the first TO the second floor
OF the overcrowded house led to the
clash OF the adults. Maria undertook
~ uisclpuue ner niece, and Peter mild
ly rebuked Maria, whereupon She
slapped his face and he slapped her
across the shoulders with a light cane.
AS Peter and his youngsters have
taken up residence on Ellis street tbe
Judge continued the hearing indef-
initely.
When she went to Santa Clara COUNTY
to recuperate Virginia Peschen left the
Key of her house. 6T3 Waller street
with Mr.. Dundy and instructed thai
gentleman to transfer it to the keeping
OF Mr. Fredin, who was to occuny
the house until she returned to IN To
the latter gentleman she had previously
given permission to let. some of his |
friends share his occupancy of the |
dwelling, and when she came back fror,
the country and found some of her sjlk |
waists and other property missing the |
instituted inquiry and obtained sun |
clent information to consider herseIf |
justified in having the Misses Sonhie
Mourn and Jessie Filing arrested and
booked for grand larceny.
Mr.. Fredin did not deny that the De.
fendants had occupied the comnlain-
ants domicile during her absence. and /
detective Bell testified that in pesses-
sion OF each of them he found sonne of /
the missing waists RtIf as tLo