The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03

and don't know what she said.
asked the man and he refused to tell
me. saying he declined to get mixed up
in a case. then asked the prisoner
why she was around again and to this,
Your Worship, she made an indecent
reply. then placed her under arrest,
Your Worship, and took her to the
station"
do you know the prisoner?" calmly
Inquired the Magistrate, pointing TO
the woman in the dock.
"The records, Your Worship. show
that she was brought here three years
ego on similar charge and fined ten
shillings," replied Officer Wellington.
"Quite correct. Your Worship" in
rerrupted another officer, who was IN
charge of the record books.
do you wish to ask this complain
ant any question:" inquired the Mag
istrate.
Eyes, Your Worship. | do.' an
swered Mary. 1T Is most damnable
lie this officer is telling. suppose
be got angry. Your Worship, because
didn't press shilling or half
crown in his hand. p
This statement on the part of the
prisoner in the dock was greeted with
loud cheers by some of the railbirds
in the back of the audience.
"Hurrah for her!" yelled a short
fat-necked man with husky voice
She's telling the truth"
Give it to him good, Mary" cried
out two women spectators.
There must be order in the court"
loudly called out His Worship. Have
the offending parties elected from the
courtroom"
In America had such an occurrence
taken place the offenders would sure
ly have been fined ten dollars each
with the alternative of serving one
day for each dollar. In Bow stree:
they do things differently, as one OF
the officers explained to me.
IF they interfere with the court pro-
ceedings," he said, I'VE put them out.
No punishment follows, unless they re-
| fuse to leave. Then we arrest them
for disorderly conduct"
Evidently Mary had created good
impression A fat widow with whom
she lived testified that the defendant
had made costumes for her eight
children" and the Magistrate dis
charged the prisoner on her own re-
cognizance for one year in the sum
of forty shillings." Mary will thus
be under police surveillance for twelve
months and if she offends during that
period she must pay forty shillings
fine.
Thank you, Your Worship called
out Mary, all smiles. AS she passed
Oficer Wellington she winked one eye.
But she did not utter a single word.
A policeman told how he had ar
rested the chauffeur of taxicab,
charging him with being drunk Fur
ther testimony showed that in such
cases the inspector in charge OF the
station always calls in physician to
positively establish the condition of
the defendant A physician followed
the complaining officer to the witness
stand and, under oath, gave it as his
official as well as scientific opinion
that the driver was under the influ-
ence of liquor.
DO you wish to ask this witness
any questions; he says you were
drunk" inquired the Magistrate.
Il do" replied the chauffeur. How
did you learn that was intoxicated,
as you claim"
II smelled your BREATH replied the
physician. Il made you close your
eyes and then had you walk for me-
You staggered all over the place"
IN what other way do you know
that was drunk?" insisted the pris-
oner
Il think you had better consult
solicitor" advised the Magistrate
"The charge is too serious. | shall
adjourn this case for some days.
was told that when the case was
finally disposed of the chauffeur was
sentenced to three months hard labor.
He had driven his. cab into pillar
A short, stout. grayhaired man, with
decidedly red nose and weird eye.
heard "a Scotland Yard detective tell
His Worship how he had arrested the
prisoner for begging. :
Your Worship" pleaded the pris-
cner. "all asked the gentleman for
was match