Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-25

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81 we fSiAHoh local department Of the
$ginia snW Chronicle of Tuesday:
ses1A COMPLICATED pedro arbitration was settled
n Justice Moses Court day before yesterday.
Henry Krause was charged with having as
saulted Patrick McGinlay in saloon on L
street. The quarrel grew out of game OF
pedro, for the drinks, and when the
Judge saw what was coming he braced him
self with a Revised Hoyle and Schenck's
Commentaries and prepared to Wrestle with
the entanglements OF the case.
LUCID STATEMENT FOR A STARTER.
The prosecuting witness first took the stand
and when he made ready TO testify by remov-
ing about 4 cupful of fnecut from his mouth,
the Judge bent his ear ai1xiousty to catch the
opening sentence.
The Witness-Ye see, yor worship, we wor
playin' pedhro for the drinks
The Court-Sancho or plain?
The Witness-Just only plain pedhro, yer
worship-the Guild kind. Whin / had four to
90 | gev orld sour krout there
The Defendant-My name vas Aya':3e,
Shutge,-not kraut.
Witness-Oh, very well, Misther Nod
crowd, Anuyhow, yer lordship, he'd four
to 60 dye see aud gev him three and he
tux wan exthra on the sly, and out l pitches
a diamond for thrump-dye see ROW,
Judge? WE'LL, he lays down a shpade, and
thin plays club--the tia spot it was, | be
lave-and him a shpade, and thin l threw
away a four of clubs, and he clapping on a
five shpot o clubs, mind ye, says: ''pedhro?
''Pedhro be damned!' ovid all respect to you,
judge says I; diamonds Is the only thrump
and if it isl you didn't folly suit, says /
Attorney Stephens-Does the Court under
stand the game?
The Court (sharply)-When the Court de-
sires any information Of counsel, it wall ask
| for it.
[Ms Stephens Sat down on his hat, in utter
confusion.
| Wltnes8-Then he grabbed me aud began
! shlammin HE on the tiure-he TUX me be sur
prise, dye see, orI cud bate the head Nv
him, cud. IN corroboration Of this state
ment the witness spat ON his hands and
rubbed them together 0mlnOusy.
MCDDLED WITNESS.
The next witness was George Peters, who
started off quite fluently to tell what he knew.
/ Witne3s-They was a-playin' seyen-up for
! the drinks and McGiIpin turned the jack,
| and as soon as krause passed the peck he
drew TO ace high and got a pair of kings.
| The Court-Iiold on. sir. II seems to me
you are getting this thing a little mixed.
Shuttle up your ideas and give Us new deal.
| Witness-Hearts was trumps-and then
Krsuse turned queeu--
The Court-Step down, sir, YOU are evi-
IDENTIFY not q competent witness. General
laughter.
THE DEFENDANTS STORY.
Henry hrause was called for, and an odor
of beer and Limburger cheese pevaded the
Courtroom as the gentleman shook himself
and walked up 10 the witness stand:
81 yO0st tole you how it vas, Shutge. We
vas blayin bedro--dot Iridgemans und mine
selve-bedro for thinks. Clubs vas Grunp,
init dis man dwell boints to got owet. lie
blays de fo2r ole shpade &hpo1, und | take ii
in init de five shpot-vasn dot right, Shutge7
leaf il TO yousselv Den he >humps up. dot
/ Irisher, und he shwear me II | vas a dam
sheat, und l right away hit him his nose
Lawyer Stephens then rose and read the
statute defining assault ana battery He
quoted literally from a multitude OF legal au-
thors, as follows: Battery consists of an as
sault with gun, pistol, club, stones, dirt or
water.
Here the accused spran2 to his feet and re
marked excitedly:
''Shutge, dot vas not SO. I had no gun
l shoots 40 bistol-I drows no shtones init
nobody-I don't ghuck no dirty vasser on
some one-noding ole dot kind take my
zollum DAD
A roar of laughter interrupted the accused,
and the Court called loudly for order
Krause having admitted the assault, was
found guilty and ordered to appear for SEN
tence at o'clock.
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