The San Francisco call., 1909-09-27
ALLEGED VICTIM
HELD AS SUSPECT
Man Reports Being Robbed of
$500 and Is Jailed as
Possible Thief

Reporting to the police that he had
been robbed of $500, Francis Merri-
man. an empIoye of the board of public
on suspicion of having stolen s42S be-
longing to Mrs. Katherine White.
The police were informed Saturday
afternoon by Mrs White. who lives at
2966k Howard street. that $42S had
been stolen from a salt sack which she
fell upon Merriman, who had been
rooming at the house.
At 3 o'clock yesterday morning Mer-
riman caused disturbance in the Sun
set rooming house at 1854 McAllister
street. Policeman Byron Wood heard
the fuss and rushed to the scene Mer-
riman asserted that he had been robbed
of $500. He was under the influence of
liquor and said he did not know how
he had lost the money.
ACCUSER ACCUSED
When Merriman was searched, a Hi
bernia bank book was found, showing
that he had $1,100 deposited to his
credit There was also slip showing
that he had made a deposit of $500 Sat-
urday afternoon. Yesterday morning
Merriman was given his liberty, but a
little later is was discovered that he
was under suspicion of having stolen
Mrs. Whites money. The police soon
found him again and placed him in
detinue.
Daniel Durham. a blind man, living
at 1853 Mission street. reported to the
police at l o'clock yesterday morning
that he had been held up at Pacific
and Sansome streets by two men and
y>0hh Of sri inly
their voices he believed they were ne
groes. Durham had been in Sam Kings
dance hall earlier in the night and been
thrown out for falling to pay for a
bottle of beer. Durham was charged
with being drunk
Mrs. Frank Dunn, who resides at 421
Central avenue, reported to the police
that when she returned to her home
Saturday night she heard noise in
the dining room. When she investi-
gated a burglar hurriedly departed
through a rear door. leaving behind a
bag containing the silverware he had
been collecting.
VICTIM OF FOOTPADS
Edward Lindelof of Ala Mission street
was held up by two men at the corner
of Fifth and Mission streets Saturday
night and robbed of SO, so he reported
to the police yesterday.
John Kennedy of 24S3 Harrison street,
a -machinist on the transport Thomas,
and Red Kennedy, a shoe factory
employe, living at Twenty fifth and Va
lencia streets, fought early yesterday
morning at the bar tenders ball in the
Auditorium because of their mutual ad-
miration for Miss Lillian Merino. John
was cut four times with knife welded
by Red" who made his escape.
J. NJ. Sweeney of 2200 Post street was
struck at the corner of Turk street and
Van Ness avenue at o'clock yesterday
morning by taxicab driven by Ray
Garner. Sweeney's scalp was lacer-
ated.
Doctor Dickinson of Ukiah has sought
the aid of the police to recover a purse
containing $101. Doctor Dickinson
sprinted after car at the ferry Satur-
day night and probably lost his pocket
book at that time.
BURGLARS MAKE HAUL
Burglars made a haul of $125 in coin
and several hundred dollars worth of
valuable jewelry by breaking into the
premises of Mrs. b. Schwartz, 356
Spruce avenue, some time Yesterday
family were away from home.
Entrance was made through rear
window and to prove that the burglars
were evidently familiar with the prem
ises, every book in the library was
thrown to the floor in an effort to Sc
cure couple of watches hidden in the
bookcase.
One watch, an old German heirloom,
was valued at $3.50. while two other
timepieces, belonging to S. Schwartz.
brother in law, were valued at SIS.
Detectives were detailed to investigate
the case, but could find no trace of the
robbers.