The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-14
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

The SAvAoR.JUENEMANN ArrAIR.-res-
terday afternoon at o'clock large crowd
Of citizens Interested and dsintercsted) as
sembled in front OF the ONCE OF Justice
TO witness the trial whereof George Juone-
mann, a well.known lager beer brewer, is
defendant, and Mr.. George Savage, q public
temperance lecturer, was complaining wit
ness. The affair grew out Of o brutal as
sault by Juenemann upon Mr.. Savage for
dcnouncing Juenemann's lager beer wagon
as Ga slop-cart." Mr.. Juenemann visited
Mr.. Savage, In front of his store on the Ave.
nue., and there made the assault as hereto
fore stated In the REPUBLICAN.
Mr.. Savage, "smarting under the indig-
nifty, appealed to the law, aud sued out
warrant for "assault and battery"
Mr.. l.. @. Hine appeared for defendant,
and stated that his client did not deny the
charge, and upon his advice the defendant
would enter his plea Of guilty and ask the
court to hear the testimony OF witnesses as
to mitigating circumstances and to en-
tighten the conscience Of the court as to the
punishment that should DO inflicted upon
him.
1t appeared In evidence that Mr.. Savage
had repeatedly denounced Mr.. Juenemann
In public speeches, and that on the day OF
the assault he had ordered one Of Jueue-
mann's drivers to drive his "slop cart "
repeated the expression In passing by Mr..
Juenemann's wagon. A few moments be-
fore the assault the driver communicated u
Mr.. J. the expression used by Mr.. g., ant
thereupon Mr.. J. demanded what the ex
mann conceived to be an Insulting reply, Mi
J. "slapped" Mr.. savage's cheek twic,
quite smartly and LEFT.
Mr.. Hinc argued that while brute force
was not a commendable pcrsuader to public
Isbp paf ha IN ad m a
means or restraining what he was pleased
to denominate as public scolds, yet there wal
fair minority Of respectable people who
advocated public whipping as the best cor
receive of public ISLANDERS. There were cases
In which the law afforded no adequate pro-
lection, and In which man was justified IL
using his natural right to protect himself
near such case; and while his client hat
violated the law, its dignity would In thii
case be sufficiently vindicated by moderate
fine.
At the conclusion Of the argument o.
counsel for the defence Mr.. Juenemann said
he Acknowledged the corn" and produced
fat money-purse as evidence OF the sin
certify of the expression.
At this stage John O'Donovan appeared
as counsel for Mr.. Savage, and delivered ,
characteristic speech.
Mr.. Louis Schade also addressed the cour
In defence Of Mr.. Juenemanu. He statet
that Mr.. Savage had always proven al
enemy to the German race and to liberty II
general. His attack upon Mr.. Juenemanr
was directed against all Germans. He (Mr
Schade) was not here TO defend German SO
briefly against American hypocritical whisk
drinking. The Germans are sober people
and would never submit TO being dictate
to as to what they should eat and drink. Tha
privilege was never denied to them In Ii
old country, and they would certainly ask |
have as much liberty in this free country
in the old despotic fatherland. The &c
mans were not against real temperance, b
they despised those who had been rot-g
whisky sellers themselves, and havii
thereby become rich, wanted now TO appe
as apostles of temperance. Mr.. Savage hi
been a whisky-seller himself, and he hs
not found one yet who had pronounced q
whisky sold by him Mr.. Savage1 Of Il
best quality. The Savage" attacks of NJ
Savage favored, he said, more of seeking
certain uotoriety than real philanthropy
purposes.
The argument having been concluded
Mr.. Juenemann was fined $50 for assault
and Mr.. Savage thereupon stated that
considered his life In danger, and asked tha
warrant be Issued against Mr.. Jueneman
to keep the peace.
At the conclusion of the trial number
those who were present assembled on Il
pavement, and as Mr.. Savage left the Off,
of the Justice he was greeted with a show
of rotten eggs, much to the disgust Of tho
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