The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-05
A COMPLICATED PEDRO CASE.
The Court Called upon To EXpound
the Intricacies OF the Game-State-
ments OF the Parties 10 the Case.

From the Virginia Chronicle.
a complicated pedro arbitration was
settled in Justice Moses Court day be-
lore yesterday. Henry krsuse was
charged with having assaulted Patrick
Mckinley in saloon on b street. The
quarrel grew out OF u game of pedro, for
the drinks, and when the Judge saw
what was coming he brsced himself with
Revised Hoyle and SChenck.s Common
taries and prepared to wrestle with the
entanglements of the case. The prose-
cutting witness first took the stand, aud
when he made ready to testify by remov-
ing about 4 cuptul of tinecut from his
mouth the Judge>bent his ear anxlously
tolcatch the opening scDtance:
The Witness-Ie see, yor worship, we
wor plsyin' pedhro for the drinks
The Court-Sancho or plain2
Witness-JusL only plain pedhro, yer
worship-the ould kind. When | had
tour to 90 gave ould sour Krout there
The defendant My name vas Krause.
Shutge-not kraut.
Wituess-Oh, very well, Misther Nod
crowd. Anyhow, yer lordship, he'd
Jour TO 90, We see?-and gev him three
and he tuck wan extra on the sly, and out
| pitches diamond for the thrump-
dive see now, Judge? WE'LL he lays
down u shpAde, and thin lp.ays q club
the tin spot it was, behave and him
Il sphade, and thin L threw away four
Nv ubs, and he clsppin' on five shpot
ofcub,I' mind ye says "pedhro" "Pednro
be damEed!' vivid All respect TO you.
judge says /: diamonds is the only
thrump, ard II it !sut you didn't io.ly
suit, says |.
Attorney Stephens Does the Court I'M
ders and the game?
The Court CShsrply)-When the Court
desires any information OF counsel, 1t VIII
ask tor 1t.
(Mr. Stephens sat down on his hat, in
utter cOniusion).
Witness-Thcn he grabbed me and
began shlmmin' me on the Aure-he tux
me by surprise, dye see, or | cud BITE the
head Nv him, l cud. In confederation
of this statement the witness spat on his
hands aud rubbed them together omlnous-
~
Henry Krsuse was called for, and an
odor 90 beer ami LImburger cheese per-
yuarl the court room as that gentleman
>nooil himself and walked up to the wit
stand.
81 yoost tolo you how it vas, Shuigc
We vas b!ayin bedro-dct ludgemaus
ind mIncsevc-be iro for thinks. Clubs
vas drump mt dis man dwell bolnts to
got owet. He plays dc four ote shpsde
shpott, ind dakoit in NIT de fife sbpo.t-
vosn't dot r-ht, Sbu.ge?-I leaf it to
vou,sclv. Den be shumps up, doc lri-her,
uod he shwear me at | vas n dam shcat
unt right away hit tim his nose.
Lawyer Steth ms then rose and read the
statute defining assault and battery. lie
quoted literally from u multitude OF legal
authors, as follows: " Battery consists OF An
assault with gun, pistol, club, stones, dirt
10. water.
Here the accused sprsng to his feet and
remarked eXcItedIy:
"Sautse. dot vas not SO, ! mad no gun
i shoo.s no pistol drows no shtones
mt nobody--l don't shuck no dirty VA
ser on some olc-nodiug ofe dot klnd-l
take nv zolium osd-
A rear of laughter interrupted the ac-
cused and the court called loudly for
order. Krause having admitted the a.
ssut. was found guilty and ordered to
appear Tor sentence at O'Clock.