Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-29
NUMBER 4.
A Fight In Limbo.

man. proprietor Of the - Epenlng Tribune -
Boruek, proprietor Of the " SPIRIT Of the
Ttnes"-De Young, proprietor Of the "Chron-
tcie'-7hey perform their Mysterious Rites Of
brotherhood IN the County JaiL-Sad Finale
thereto.
Our reporter, after seeing his chief safely
locked up in the city prison, wended his way
homeward, thinking what good thing he would
have when the boss would be safely locked up
in Mr.. Whites hotel, on Broadway, running the
Ecening Tribune all alone, as that event would
transfer him to the chair of dignity in the ed-
toria sanctum. 1t struck him suddenly to call
and see clarvoyant that roomed in the same
hash-house he did no sooner thought of than
1t was done, ms he was anxious to know how
long his boss would be kept in durance vile, so
he could feather his nest accordingly. Being
somewhat of n trance medium he sat himself
down to table with his professional friend He
Immediately found himself on Broadway, gazing
upon large structure with iron bars across the
windows. lie advanced up flight of stone
stairs and knocked at Il ponderous iron door A
wicket immediately opened, and II voice from
within said " Nats you wants 2 His answer
was that he had come to see the chief criminal,
Major Jack Stratman, who was within, upon
which he was admitted, when scene was open
to his view, which hope it will never be my
misfortune to witness. There was Mr. Picker
ing, with all his front teeth knocked out laying
up against the wall, all bloody, and looking like
" slNh hltteu nuSRlnB up TO n not DrlCk. In an
other corner sat little Charley De Young with
an eye gouged out and he holding it in his hand,
and crying: " Who will care for mother now p
And in another corner lay Marcus d. Boruck,
with three of his short ribs broken, and looking
for all the world as if had come ont of a grave
yard and forgot to go back But being too
much affected at the recital of the sad story, we
will let our reporter relate it in his own lam
guage;
But of all the horrid sights that met my view,
was our chief Major Jack. His nose was set up
on his forehead his left ear had been bitten off,
and he lay in the middle of the floor, perfect
wreck, all doubled up in heap. My first in
quiry was, What is the occasion of this
scene p | turned to the keeper that let me in,
who found to be my old friend, Captain Sydeu-
striker, and from what could find out, learned
that Pickering, Stratman, De Young and Boruck
had been locked up in separate cells, and had
been growing at each other ever since they had
been in :he hotel 1t occurred to the keeper,
under some pretext to allow the bears to prowl
around in the corridors, and, naturally enough,
they all sat down to have quiet game Of pitch
seven-up. Pickering, being an old sport, pro-
posed the game, and, as the sequel viii show,
he could not resist the temptation of ringing ia
II "cod deck on the party. Boruck caught
him Mt 1t, which ended the first game. When
about to cut the cards for the next DEAL STRAIT
man asked Pickering how it was that he let
why, having so much money, he let McCoppn
get the best Of him He retorted " How was
IL ,nat you let Gi1-Enterprise Duncan get tho
best of your Sratman said that was easily
accounted for it IA set thing; he only came
in there to keep them company. De Young then
Clipped in by saying, that if those fellows didn't
stop bandying words he would kick them both
out of the county hotel Stratman then called
Charley II little shrimp. Boruck then put in his
oar by threatening to clean the whole three out,
and to put head on Stratman like poisoned
pup. This remark set the ball rolling, and the
scene commenced. Stratman advanced with his
" blanket holes" understanding aud his
fright cleaver" was extended but being over
cautious, he caught g wart-brceder' from
Pickering's left - bread maker" on the "smoke
stack, which drew forth few drops of % Sozo-
don't from the I" beak," and caused Stratman
to retaliate by presenting Pickering with u
"dough-roller" on that gentleman's right spin
ny-wheel,' slightly obscuring the limited pyro-
techic display therein, by dropping curtain
over the same, which came down amid enthusi-
astic cries of % first elixir i" " first port ;" "sherry
his RIBS "walk off on your ear" aud other
equally beautiful expressions from De Young
and Bornck. Pickering, whose smiles now re-
sembled the budding OF 'sunflower" under u
lcaky "carmine bottle" being encouraged,
opened tannery beneath Stratman's cleft
deaiener," taking all the " fur" from off the
vicinity of the same, with his left "scraper"
Stratman performing "trapeze" movements on
plantation survey aud ending the round with
the following magnificent tableau: Stratman
"doubled up in the centre of the corridor;
Pickering sparring sunbeams from his "two's'
" "forequarters," on which he was perched and
retiring thereon to his 'game," amid
seraph-like whispers of Go for it, "Good
enough, I" guess yes, "Purty work." etc,
from De Young and Boruck upon which STRAIT
man let out with his left "duke" with "sock-
dologer' on pretty Boruck's clam, when the
dance became general and it only ended just as
we came in at the doors +. Fee. Tribune.