The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-19
KEARNEY's PUNISHMENT.


! the proffeTed honor.
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KEARNEY'S PUNISHMENT.
TRUE HISTORY OF THE AFFAIR A.
i SANTA ANA. CAL,
How the sand Lot orator Mlssvak III
MAN ana what .ame Of it-spvea.
Eagle A use and s0una Thrashlnk
[san Francisco PaperI
SANTA ANA. gal., March 24--Many incor
rect accounts of the episode Of Kearneyi
campaign ut this place having been published
! 1T is due to the public that q true history o
that event should 30 given. At Lompol
Kearney slandered Sheriff Covarrubias. Al
| Santa Barbara he signed d retractDn, nnf
eempllmsnted that officer In his speech. Thie
| last aggravated the offense and he shOuk
have been made TO apologize for his euloKy
At Los Angeles he made personal ATTACKS or
officials, but had to take them buck inimedi.
| he ayol.ied eastigation. At Anaheim he spoke
his little piece, with his customary tifade.
and without personal attacks, and was not
Interrupted while speaking. After he had
spoken he was replied to. This was right
He had q right to speak, and 30 had
his opponent, who spoke after. the
meeting had adjourned. This he objects
to, as he don't like free disenssion-nor his
own tactics, when applied To himself, At
Santa 4Anh whilst addressing the sqlatters
ri, Las Bolsas, he collnsalpd armed resistunee
10 the DEGREES OF the courts and said tint
rifles were better Inv than the laws OF the
country, which he advised them 10 defy. And
thinking that he had the strong backing OF q
rageous personal attacks upon several prom
inent citizens, ut the in5tigation of personal
enemies thus making himself their tool and
mouthpiece. When called upon for his ali-
thority for these charges, he refused TO give
1t. and assumed the responsibility. Had he
given the lla1nes Of his nformants be would
not have been molested At the time he nude
the attacks. and when the Injured PARTIES do
minded his authority, he not only refused
them any satisfaction, but defiantly told
them III they wanted to try physical force,
to como on he was ready Tor ihem"--thns
inviting the attack that he aud his yassaIa
now complain OF.
One hour after the speaking was over the
aggrieved parties addressed him respectfully,
aud again demanded the namesHf his Inform
ants, and again he refused Ia the most iDsolent
manner, aud was particularly insoIpnt 10 MI.
Fruit who, being just off o. bed OF sickness
was very weak. as Kearnsy saw, and Thought
he had good chance to bully him. At this
and the McFaddens, and who isa man Id every
sense OF the word, boiled over. md sefzinv
Kearney by the collar. struck him in the fac.s
Up TO this moment Kearbey flad been backed
by q dozen OF his most valiant supporters, but
nj the sound OF the first blow they scAttaresI
like d covey Of quail. Instead OF protecting
their muster, they forsoOk him aud He'd In ufi-
ferent directions each one OF them seeking an
officer of the law, Us they shy themselves,
Among them was big bully from Los An
yeles. larger man than Rule, who had boast-
I'd at Anaheim that he Travelled TO put heads
III Kearney's opponents" This man sought
the officers In o very small building In The
yack yard Of the hotel, and it Ii renortad th,t |
a
yently seeking for the officer. 70 use the ex-
PRESTON OF an eyewitness Kearney's friends |
ran like turkeys. at the sound of fals.'a first
low.
When struck, Kearney tore himself loose.
ashed into the hotel. and drew Ma nistnI |
tule followed immediately. At the strht If
lis assailant, Kearney, without attenutinr
l1se his pistol. turned and fl,d tnnnntipenis
y. This dung-fiiI cock of the sand lots, e.ie-
ated bis COW feathers, and snuawked "Mur-
herl Murtheri P'licel P'Ites.t. ma he ran
areheaded across the street to The drnn
tore, where Ruis overlook him. seized him
y the hair, and backing hin, nm q at,,at he
onnter, struck him ia the faes. ard again
emended the names of his in1ornants, and.
fter giving him time to reuIv. struck him
gain, and again demanded their names. Ia
his demand Kearney did not res.,nnd hui
ontinued to sauawk: ssMnrtlerT p,ttc.i
'Iieep During all this time Kearney never
truck O blow In his defense but WA. aupa-
hole affair stil ret,.ined ha ntatni anns. -
Id hand, end did not AttenI,t 4, I'D n PaI
who was said 10 have held Kaarz
ey while Rule WIS beating him. was al that
me In vigorous pursuit of the Fl wing T9,rons
lie reporter, wnoin he supposed tn r.. Keat-
ey, but when the reporter turned corner yT he
NV his face, and finding he WAS mistaken he
sturned. and tuding Rnle satlI f,eatinp Kear-
finished enough. eeo.4
The deputy Sheriff omIne in at that time
took kearney's pistol from him,
nd handed 1t to the officer. MeFadden,.. I'm.
,rferenee was to save Kearney from further
and not to beat him. as was re-
orted During the remainder. of III stav
carney stuck TO the officer ..Iik. a siek Iii.
IN to q hot BRICK" which was rather inenn-
stent with his advice to the se,latters to re
st the execution of the law with rifles and
liz defiant Challenge to tha MnFadaanna .l4 ~
,me on Ii they wanted physical force, When
,oubla came his only nope Of protection WIS
ON the laws he had insllIted and defied. or
le three reporters on the ground Mr. Mel.
,se, Of the Anaheim GAZETTE, was the, oulv
ne who saw what occurred, Kearney ran.
uls following, and Melrose immediately be-
M, noting everything as 1t occurred. The