The New York herald., 1871-02-24
A BEAD MAN ARRAIcHED.
THE DOG FIGHTERS I'M COURT.
The Late Kit Burn-Thirty-f0u Defend.
ants in One Casa Lively Time In
the Court OF General Sessions.

Yesterday morning the Court Of General Sessions
the scene OF one OF The most extraordinary and
sensational trials which has occurred in the city fos
a very long tmc. It win be remembered that some
months ago the officers OF the law made descent
on the rat PIT Of the
LATE NOTORIOUS KIT BURN,
In Water street. and arrested that gentleman, with
thirty-fonr boon companions, In the act Of enjoying
the civlizing diversion OF rat killing. The officers
on this occasion were accompanied by Mr.. Henry
Bergh the president OF the Society for the Preven-
ton Of Cruelty TO Animals. The police arrested all
who we;e present and brought them before MIR.
Justice Hogan, at the Tombs, by whom they were
committed for trial, but were subsequently admitted
to bail. Since that occasion Kit Burn has taken
his departure for another and, let us hope
BETTER SPHERE
The demise OF this remarkable man has been
widely lamented IN the sporting neignporhood 10
winch ne belonged. The rat pit is closed, the
lively bar Is smut up the bland Kit has become
"LArE LAAENTED BROTHER"
and the sporting community OF Water street have
grave fears that they ''shall never look upon his
like again. His death does not seem to have
created similar sensation In other circles; for when
the defendants called yesterday and Kits
name was mentioned the Recorder, in asevere tone,
asked, .s
when the Assistant District Attorney, Mr.. Algernon
John Jennings and Mcnael Dasy were the prison.
others were arraigned colleciiveiy The former is
perfect type Of low English runlan. Did an
artist need
MODEL FOR ME- WILLIAM SYKES
Mr.. Jack jennings would be sure OF a lucrative and
easy engagement. Mr.. Jennings has pair or small,
twinkling eyes, which under excitement light mp
nercey, and If evidence OF the mans pursuits were
necessary would az least amply testify TO his love OF
sport and that not OF the most cyIllzlng kind. Bat
thin lips reach almost from one side OF his coun-
tenance TO the other, and give him such a sinister
stranger that, 10 use a soleclSm, Mr.. Jennings
"ABsENcB WOULD BE GOOD COMPANY"
the Society for the Prevention or Cruelfy Animals
Mr. Mike Dasy, Is an excitabe old gentleman. whose
Strange to say, he has rather q mid expression or
countenance, ana there is nothing about him TO in
ticked by the relation OF the means employed by the
society to entrap him, he opened and shut spasmodi
caly, III a way not at all
UNLIKE A PUG PUP.
The other thirtytwo sports' did not at first make
their appearance IN front Of the bar; but, Judging
from the appearance of The crowds i'll court, there
seems to be wonderful facial resemblance between
proceedings the members Of the bar were obliged 10
vacate their seats for the advocates OF the
NOBLE PASTIME OF DoI FIGHTING
and certainly more motley crew was never seen
within the walls OF court OF justice. There were
old men who, though their hair had turned white,
mere boys. whose lower instincts were being early
developed, and any number Of perfect specimens Of
Fourth nrx ward ana % Watersiae rougns. , :,
the Society Tor the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals
occupied seats within the bar and during the trial,
instructed the Asst slant District Attorney as TO the
facts Of the case. Mr.. Bergh looked
As MILD AND AS DIGNIFIED AS EVER,
and seemed to take the deepest interest in the pro-
eeedlngs. The court was filed to overnowing by
young men and boys, many OF whom had that dis-
,netive marx about nnn the face wcn we
marks, Which tod that fights between brutes 'ia at
least fourIooted brutes, are mol the only conflicts
street.
Twelve jurors took their seats in the jury box.
Scarcely had they taken their seats when eacn OF
ton by Mr.. W. T. Howe, the ccunse for the defend
ants. ANY one who answered IN the affirmative to
the following questions was excused:-
''Did you know the late lamented Christopher
Burn %
sDid you entertain any objections to that entle-
man or his avocation, whatever you believed that
'.Are you member or in any way connected
with the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
..Have you an objection to dog nghtnga
The result was that half the jury were excused, aud
after good deal OF difficulty jury who had never
REFLECTED ON THE SUBJECT or DOG FIGHTING
was empaneled. Some OF the answers OF the jurors
gave rise to the greatest merriment in court. one
gentleman, being asked II he had an objection TO
dog lighting. answered,
up SEND UP ALL THE DOG FIGHTERSD La
in the world. Another declared that he knew the
slate lamented Kir,'' and he believed him TO be
"scoundrel OF the nrst water" The Recorder re-
ave ore not trying Kit Burn. Heis
GONE TO BE TRIED AT ANOTHER TRIBUNAL"
Mr.. Sullivan, III opening the case, read the follow
INVITATION TO THE FANCY
"Jack Jennings viii give q great canine exhibition
at Kit Burns new pit, 33S Water street, ON Monday
evening, November 81. 1870, to commence at eight
O'Clock. Three hundred rats viii be given away,
Three prizes will be awarded on this nlgnt-First
silver goblet TO the dog that Kills the most rats In
two collars and slips to those that kill the second
and third highest number In the shortest time.
Come one, come all There Will be good nights
sport and no humbug. Admission twenty-five
cents.n
THE TESTIMONY
The principal witness for the prosecution was
William Young an ofcer OF the Society Tor the Pre-
ventOn OF Cruelty to Animals, who testified that on
this night he visited kit Burn = pit previous to the
cers:-He bought ticket and saw about twenty
five persons in there; Jack jennings in the pit
with dog: he let his dog fly and then the fight
began; Young saw no rats killed; jennings made
cops meaning the police) will be down upon us;',
the dogs were lighting fifteen minutes before they
were separated; Mr.. Bergh and the policemen then
came In and the parties were arrested and brought
to the station house--over thirty persons.
Mr.. Bergh, Captain Allare and other witnesses
detailed the particulars OF the descent upon the
"pit," stating that the dogs bloody and SO
tightly clinched that an officer had TO put his club
between their Jaws.
While the trial was progressing the enclosure usr-
ally allotted TO the jury cleared and all the de-
PENDANTS VINO answered TO their names were seated
there In order 10 be identlled by the officers who
arrested them in the place. Tweniy-three or the
"spectatorsn answered, and those who failed 10 aD
pear had their recogniZances forfeited Mr. Howe
IN order to save tne instructed this 'cloud Of wit
nesses OF the canine exhibition to admit that they
in Kit Barn's place on that particular occasion.
THE DEFENCE. tttw~
The first witness called for the defence was Jack
jennings, who said that lie gave rat exhibition IN
Water street, that 1T5 rats were killed, and l50
live rats, winch were in cage. were taken by Mr..
Bergh's order and thrown into the river. jennings
account OF the AFFAIR was, that while he was waiting
In the pit, dog in hand, for fresh suppy or rats,
when dog which Nj. Burn held IN his arms sud-
denly and accidentally spr2rg into the pit and the
nght commenced. He and number OF the defend
ants positively swore that the fighting OF the dogs
n they oil "a