The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 3, 1900, Page 5

THE SUNDAY CALL - HE PERICOUS ADVENGURES OF SAN FRANCISQO POCIREMEN : MOSt Thrilling Episcdes in the Lives of Qur Blue- Coated Protectors. saw the man at work on the safe, the: quietly stepped dow adder and lancd ed squarely on the ba the industrious burglar. When he had subdued the crim- inal he marched him to the front door, gave the alarm and turned his over to the prison officlals. Just w sergeant would have done had he foun two or three armed accomplices down S Mr. Sey there standing guard when he attacked Py are no the burglar is a matter for conjecture, but Ilce well substantiated it is safe to say that he would have given them a hard nght Opportt eans much. It was dp- gave the officers in these a chance to distinguish There are many others as ave who would be equal nt itself, brings about eckoned from om the An unsophisticated ' Australian, while it officer visiting San Francisco a decade ago, fell to enter into Dear him into the hands of a palr of practiced evil- and to endeavor nd if he does doers. Jack Robinson, a notorious colored not do so promptly able to dis- crook and an ex-convict, assisted by a missal. On the occasio recent Logan colored woman, Henrietta Mc( suc- fight between the safe- ceeded In getting the Australlan drunk on and Cronin, and the twe California wine and enticed him into a made the ar & lodging-house, where they gave him a se- standing by an vere beating and relieved him of a gold to a charge of watch & ome $400 in cash, after which a han threw n from the wi hd ] I the act of entering ting thud was somewhat sobering in the front parlor of a t and the penniless Innocent stately residence by to the officer who w on the b other moans t n the ing his troubles. 5 legitimate ringing_of saw the negro the doorbell. Duff enter a saloon. Reyn officer was > answer t taking n of the policeman, serene, , cannot commanded him to attempted to arrest The of . throw up his hands colored man attacked Re: with The crimi irunken and and was answered with a bullet, which knife and there was a desperate struggle the reckless. and the de- of troubles, are oftenest > and ald to sleep out it ¢ that he some- es his nap and his slumbers must at all times be not a little disturbed. generate, with a wounded him and caused him to before assistance arrived is wa t ements ar fall to the ground. After falling Duff victorious and was serenely sitting upon raised on his elbow, almed carefully at stomschi.of his prisener when the har the retreating figure and fired. That was keeper appeared. The woman was given the end of the relgn of terror on Nob five vears and the man is still doing time HIll. The shot was fatal on an eighteen-year terr Sergeant ““Tomn ' Ellls is an efficient officer of the present harbor police force. At one tiine Mr. Ellis had no aspirations for wearing the. brass buttons, but th came to him through an accident, or rath- THE PAR]S EXPSS]THON o s Sl EmcIE eon O Somare SEEN BY A SAN FRANCISCAN or the hope of reward, but simply for the assistance of a fellow man. Chief Lees having been informed of a diamond rob- bery and that the thief was making attempt to dispose of the jewel. 1 go ¢ into a pawnshop at the corner of Kearnv patronized entirely by who live in the outiying and Bush streets and accos ochon, ers and country The man, who had taken from one to 3 droves, rom a house on Van Ness av a very good ti aking of arter is a very interesting led into two parts of the m iving near the tell one as aroy balloon 3 ge flowing neck- what hungry look on his t , he mediately assaulted Chief Lees : 2 desperate fight, which because of unexpectedness might have been fatal to Lees but for the Interference of E g “Tommy” Ellis was a g While plumber, going home from his work with o e @ plece of lead pipe over his shoulder, who does not T whistling a merry tune and not 100King over here vou immediately arres for adventure of gpy kind. As he passed and punished for getting in the wa the door of the pawnshop he saw the the | . and y damage is done you struggle, recognized Chief Lees. and leap- ar law for vchatever happens to figuring of riding ride, ed to the resctie, taking the fight Into 1is the for permitting < artists walk own hands. A blow. with the lead pipe yourself . Up and down, awaiting employment. You on the head of the thief brought that rp. N iis aver s the M0 Gen. 1 Sl hers and person to the floor and “Tommy” Eilis o L R S while these young women or ath- modestly touched his nat and prepared On . oy g old and very to resume his way. Chief Lees, however, ob a8t f e who know thanked the plumber warmly, lauding his jome,ROUIS L0 see all that Was v o ind o to and fro, courage and bravery, and the next week 5 Td when we returned Mr. Elljs was uniformed and brass-button- Cgachman in rebellion. e ed, a fully equipped policeman. Soon af- Of Several drinks of i . e ‘ terward he was made a sergeant, and for maacq th? - REDERICKES years he has been iman R 3 > 3 aavs A €N fused to retur R SHNRRE ERS i 8 althful mnd courage: consented to pay treble the usual fare. R T SURRENDERS / ¥ o ous in the service of i'gig not take long for a mob to gather, e g v the city. Opportunity - ries of “Throw the Engiish in & SERiE, grossmdl e were very numerous. We trie e POV e o ety cans, but they would not accept it Aoy A s T within hiue one of the party who bappened to k T s e was o Mon: small silk American flag_in little Eirle ket street, and in go- tO0K It out and wav 1 - sweetheart, p to him, doing some a book, while he >n _of art or state The gentleman, 1l of Paris spends his even- Bergere or the Pa- mpia and more generally at s, occasic going to o see gh kick- oY 9 . 3 sto lM’C \ % A BE A wes e ot b corner of Market and . but if yc nem out eaking of the Sidewalk Show, beyond the dream Right out on known h notion of . ican ' the publ a space of nearly three m up reet and down another, in the public squares, in fact, covering every space of ground with- in that partic ders of t the Moulin Rouge ers All these places I have mentioned have isic is dispensed dur- gingerbread fruit, lotterie: Cincing S rade themselves, e o and Judy gimply dazzle the e on has i Sgec s d merry-go- pno equal; their gowns are the perfection rounds (Jith conceivable of the modiste, and it would seem at first animal to ride re was no art in dressing ight that tr at could exc The most gorgec cons go-rounds the human eye run by steam or elect as it ma happen to be constructed. Some of these merry-go-rounds cost as much as § ed them, but in this the stranger will find himself mistaken, be- e if you trip over to Maxim’s, a rotis- ame in Paris just at this mo- e all the titled gentry and T like come to Paris go after mid- been seen the ideals, who are This thing xquisite gowning and jeweis, at sundown and as een in great profusion. S soon as night sets in ing dresses are seldom dr the whole district is For beaut flluminated by gas and the races. On a fine af- electric ght. All ternoon the gowns that are kinds of music iS women who attend are marvels heard from every beauty, and the cost 0f the s and quarter and the spieler blends his voice ta attracting ¥ amt home; and street vend. PARROT ATTACKED BY FREDERICKS AT THE CITY PRISOA - coverea with sawdust, added difficulties to the 1id both men 1y exhaust- hea, the offi- succeeded g a firm grip ng-trom his face com- Califor: ave our ; throat of the secretary give tes, directions 1 for years in on o i Sra 2 The alarm where to get quarters, te v where the k . a - . £ a faithfnl 3 dericl given . and the best and cheapest rc are. and ad- op and also ¢ you vise you how to regarding the safeguard to throw arour if you are foolish enough placed in a or this daring act Sergeant Shea was n beds, ied open the loc u and ith a limited of X ing for the guard to amount of money, to respond to every call 3 up" behind him "and that is made upon you here, you will find 3 g for a blow, intend- that the swim across the pond is a long i~ 1d . sec nutho key to the one, the distance from New York to "Fris- forca . Corporal. Parotte was on co is equally long and the journey very af at "M moment he happened tiresome without money. Fredericks' shadow, with the California_is very weil represented at » strike him, he dodged the Opera Comique by Miss Rose Relda, »pled with the criminal a San Francisco girl, and I must say that s ad been arrested for some her voice is simply beautiful and all c med . and gave. the Paris is mad over her. She sings like a 1 felds came to the as- nightingale and some day, not very far - d. He saw the sit- off the whole world will accord to her s 1o be done. Simply L8 e L o ble moment when Parislen weeld 1 deing uppermost and ex- at the present —_ = jing the criminal and haa umzh pleasurs of . meetin, er an ound s - o the of the policeman which is fer @ Joyal Californian r ed old man ht with suddzn dangers as of yore, very modest ) y - that of patrol the beat with her triumnha of the night. In the 4 the officer is z adh’ door, and er further ‘duty ha The cause, {8 & 3 wcker ‘or some ked door, £ Matheny and s K in the back 1 E f e door open bé- » hind them Harris, patroliing « F his beat A the door. recor . Findir Iy walked in i and shot dead. - i ¢ One of »scaped . through rk. but without wounding 1d other, jumping g ron from the build: % Hurkts, gy H crowd tk had tracted by > : eared down Ten rk-and the despers on a Mission nd some of 1 ‘the rear end ricks gained the uncer- going in the ed the: fatal shot. KILLING oth were in mo- nother occasion, while there was a B baffed and evaded ing rannan street.a fierce - ’ At last he f n the dark, was be- OF SERGEANT HARRIS o officer of the law Commissioners with a month's leave of Cker. A num. absence and $40 pin money to help along cemen had been called off his vacation. * atiend the crowd at the fire, A cigar stand at the corner of Montgom? > Shea had just been sent €y avenue and Green street was entered was found dead a block and a half away. come up. and without hes- pack to beat by the captain of police. One night three years ago by two of the It was thought at first that he had re- s ionees and, al- Baes, in trving the doors, found that of 4 MOst desperate crooks of the day. While celved the fatal wound in the skirmish, e e ipernte man was buicher shop on Fifth street unlocked. He they were looking about for plunder and but examination revealed the fact that hé . e e A maer the edge of the walked in In the dark, ind was immedi- tampering with the tlll Officers Caples and had shot himself when escape was hope- o e emted Fredericks and com- ately rushed at by the burglar, who was Peters came along and surprised them. less. Lt I e ;‘h\"‘{;‘ throw up his hands, The working in the dark. The officer was As the Hcemer{)anpeutr“e;i at lh?io enin; A burglar, ansmcrlnuc}“\ hls”u;);te. some trlnet;vlnldoz flfle‘ghndozv ol'E?u;nan'glckfltx;’-' m to . a e AT srorids 8 d not get his the two crooks began firing, and the of- years ago was amusing himself by terror- a e lock o e safe. sald no mmediately surrendered. the taken by Surprise A g Bot e NS fcers responded with animation. DPeters lelag tha residents of Nob Hill He had ing. but quietly mounted the stairs of a tention. To do this district properly and _Thers are many students from Califor- ot Ty s o st 6f auickly that he had left his pistol lying was slightly wounded. but one of the escaped the vigilance of the officers for lodging house next door and climbed down see the side shows, wild animals and nia here perfecting themselves in the dif- 1t being of o uee because of quickly that be e e floor. Tt was & crooks was eaptured after a struggio and ome time when his career was brought upon the skylight. Here he found an other points of jollity It would take about ferent aris. I trust it will not he long be- ty to zim, he having been cut with between two physical glants. The the other, who had made a dash for lib- to an abrupt ending. Officer Duflhbe ng opening and a rope laader. left there by four nigh he stranger seldom goes fore our State does something to promote thr :gizh:\n!:i;: h:yh;dmlh;lhili(cexrrfik.“;;; mr‘ B;;lxa the butcher ghop, slippery and erty, punctuating his leaps with bullets, detailed to capture the crook, caught him tne safe cracker. Ellis took a peep in, to this quar iter or bo seems to know noth- a higher condition of ark, nrough 3 L ward's G cers in pu 4 time, finally ber of the po i s sHightly the patrol tc Officer Shields ana Sergeant “Tommy” ELLIS LANDS ON THE BACK OF THE SAFE-CRACKER.-