The San Francisco call., 1909-02-11
Local Brevities
ALLOWS COW =

ALLOWS cow TO DIE-Charles Shack. saloon
keeper Six Mile house. was fined $50 by Police
Judge Conlan yesterday for cruelty to animals.
He allowed COW TO die from starvation.
VIOLATED MILK LAw-Frank Marty, dairy
man, Silver avenue. WAS fined $40 by Police
Judge Shortall yesterday for selling watered
milk Joseph w Fuller was fined similar
amount.
PRoDUcEMAN BANKRUPT - Frederick ].
Claussen, a local produce dealer. yesterday fled
petition in bankruptcy in the United States dis
trlct court His liabilities are 81, I,494.45, with
$122.50 in available assets
PoSToFFICE RoBBED-Word was received
here yesterday by Postal Inspector johnson that
the postofhce at Hollock. San Bernardino county,
was robbed Tuesday night. Stamps and govern
ment funds were taken by the robbers, who
forced the safe open with dynamite.
BEER BoTTLER CONVICTED william Stark.
beer bother, was convicted by Police Judge
Conlan yesterday afternoon of using labeled bot
ties Of the Seattle brewing company and selling
the beer as that of the company's brew. he
will be sentenced today.
WILSON PLEADS NOT GUILTY-John C.
Wilson charged with the murder OF Harry Boas
efdae n s@ uho IN wss gpae ssses tp
I'm an electrical concern. is accused of having
sent the latter a package of powders containing
deadly poison.
ARMY CLOTHES BUYERS INDICTED
Blnmberg. pawn broker. and George w. Mitch
ell. saloon keeper at GAG Pacific street were
army clothes from soldiers. Their bond was
fixed at $500 each by United States Commissioner
Heacock.
ARM BRoKEN-A. ]. Rosenberg. a driver for
]. G. Pachtner, butcher, 1864 Waller street was
mounting his buggy yesterday afternoon when
the horse took fright and ran away. He was
the coping and his right was broken while
his left was badly bruised and dslocated He
treated at the central emergency hospital
sALooNMAN HEAVILY FINED-Henry
Meyer, proprietor of the Mlkmen's Headquarters
saloon. Ia Mason street, fined $500 by Po-
lice Judge Conlan yesterday for operating a
crooked slot machine. He was arrested by De-
tectiyes Redmond and Cook, who played the ma
chine for some time without any result
EXPRESSMAN IN TRoUBLE-Andrew T.
Harrison of Hayward obtained a warrant from
Police Judge Deasy yesterday for the arrest OF
James E. Marken. an expressman, on a charge of
grand larceny. Harrison alleges that on January
"a he gave Marken trunk and contents valued
at $3.50 to take TO the White Palace hotel which
he did not deliver.
HURT BY FALLING BRICK-slich,e,
0'Leary- plasterer. residing at s1l47 Ellis
street, was struck by a falling brick while al
his work Yesterday afternoon on the second
story of the Magnin building Geary street and
Grant avenue, and sustained fracture of the
skull, which may cause his DEATH He was
tsle1, to the central emerreney hoenitoI w
later removed to his home.
REFUSES TO PRoSECUTE-Peter Carr. a
marine fireman bit his wife. Katherine on the
forehead with a hammer at their home 1072
Harrison street. on Tuesday night and she was
taken to the central emergency hospital Carr
was arrested for battery, but his wife refused IA
prosecute him and the case was dismissed by
Police Judge Deasy yesterday,
SMELL NOT YET ARRAIGNFD - Whom
Charles p. Smell appeared before Police Judge
ShortsH yesterday on seven charges of perjury
alleged TO have been committed at the trial he
fore Judge de Haven of DIR. f. b.. Perrin and
John A. Benson United States District Attorney
Devlin said he undecided what action fo
take and asked for continuance till this after.
noon which was granted.
STOCK BROKER CHARGED John Aud. 2oIs
Folsom street obtained a warrant from Police
Judge Deasy yesterday for the arrest of w A
Muir, stock broker, ON charge of felony en-.
bezzlement Auld accuses Muir of embezzlne
200 shares Of Blue Bull mining stock and 500
shares Of North Star mining stock valued al
$295, which he got TO sell on January S. Muir
was expelled from the stock axchanGe recentJv