National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-25
MORE TROUBLE.
a Man Fined Without Being Arrsstsd-Hs
Won't Stand II.

ian FINED without Being Arestsd-he
Won't Stand II.
On Saturday last the following item appeared
In the NATIONAL REPUBLIoAN:
"a farmer named James W. Barnes went Into
Seott's restaurant on Ninth street, opposite the
Centre market, last evening, and ordered dinner
He wasn't uEed TO Washington beefsteak and
When plate Of that meat was put before him he
jnslnuated that It was not cooked enough. 1t
was smoothed over for q time, ami the farmer
chewed GSay on his beefsteak, but still held that
Il was Lot well done. When he started to leave
he asserted again his opinion that the beef was
rare, and Mr.. VIM. Scott called him liar, and
lit him over the head with q stool. The hight
BY the appearance OF Oficers Breen and H ~,
who captured the farmer, Scott succeeding In
making his escape"
proprietor, John Scott, and on Saturday afternoon
the latter gentleman felt 1t his duty 70 publish
card IN the Star in which he abused the re-
pOEters Of the several papers for making the pup
Ifcation. As stated In the item Wm. Scott was
Dot arrested, nor has he been arrested since, as
ne has not yet put in an appearance. Now comes
On being taken tothe Central Guard House the
man Barnes left $40 collateral for his appearance
at the Police Court in the morning to answer the
charge Of /" ARRAY" At the appointed time in the
morning he was at the Court, as was Mr.. John
Scott, and while the proper ofhcer was making
out the information against Barnes he had an
interview with Scott, in which he told him that
he was in grest.trouble: that the twenty dollars
ne ne mao oGPOs W,sr is SostS sd 9eionEsd to
he was hned they would deduct the fne
from that sum, which was all he had and in that
event he would certainly be discharged when he
returned with the sum short MIR. Scott, for
reasons best known to himself, did not care to
have the man get in trouble, and to provide
against II, handed him twenty dollars, agreeing
to pay the fine out of the collateral and take the
remainder In payment for the twenty dollars
The case was called and Barnes fined ave dollars
which the marshal as usual deducted from the
collateral in his possession. Before he had re-
eeived the balance Of fifteen dollars, Mr.. Scott
and party crossed the street to take drink, and
while they were absent, at the suggestion of
some busy body, an Information charging him
with an ARRAY was filed by the assistant
attorney against William Scott, who had
not teen arrested. The case was called, aud he
failing TO answer a hne of ve dollars was chalked
mp ag ainst him and that in turn was deducted
from the money In The Marshals hands belonging
TO MS brother. John Scott. The remaining ten
dollars was then handed to special officer Young
TO he given 10 mir. Scott.
That gentleman, however, is not satisfied with
the legality Of the trsnsaction and refuses to &C.
cept the ten dollars, declaring that he will, If
necessary, spend nye hundred dollars TO regain
the hVe. The case lie a little mixed and II is
probable that the Police Court records will be
changed and Mr.. Scott's i've dollars refunded
him without further trouble. II not lie will light
fer it and the reporters will be on hand TO see the
tight.