Daily Republican., 1879-11-04

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william Riley, . respectable looking
lyoung chap, was placed In the dock a.
the police court last evening, to answer
the charge of assault and battery prs.
ferred by Ezekiel Fisher, night watch.
man at the Opera House.
After Ezekiel had kissed the book bs
got of the following account Of the Al.
iair. II was on Saturday morning
about 3.45 o'clock; | heard q noise IN
the corridor Of the Opera House, and
Opened the small door leading from The
ofiics to see what was the matter.
when ! was very suddenly with.
oat moments warning seized
by this young man, who abrupt.
~ demanded to know who | was and
what ! was doing there, informed him
that was the Waterman, but he said
ia got to prove that, and saw that
he had pistol or soma other unlawful
weapon in his hand. finally told him
that il he would let go OF me would
show him my badge, but as soon as hs
took his hands of me ran into the Of
fee again as was afraid he'd shoe. me.
Officer Robinson came in few min.
ntes afterwards and as soon as heard
him went out, when the young man
explained that he had mistaken me for
burglar. 81 would not have pushed
this case" added Ezekiel, "but Wor-
rell's clerks urged me not TO let it drop.
Mr.. Riley asked Ezekiel, whether lie
could swear that he had pistol in his
hand.
Ezskiel-You had some unlawful
weepin.
Riley-Was It q brick bat.
Ezekiel--You amt talking to child
now you took me for burglar. Dol
look like burglar, Squire. (Thc
Squire was NUM- | had these specs
on, and I'd just come from tixin fires,
and might have looked little rough,
tut do look like burglar, that's the
question 7 And Ezekiel drew himself
up assuming a Boothinian attitude and
glared alternately at the Squire and the
prisoner, apparently awaiting reply.
The Squire evidently didn't know
exactly how a burglar ought to look,
and therefore didn't express any opin-
ion, but there Is no doubt that If
beauty Is a requisite to a burglarious
photog rapb, Riley ought to have been
hung for mistaking Ezekiel for one Of
that profession.
Officer Robinson testified to being no.
tilted that the burglar alarm had struck
at Worrell's, and upon his arrival at
the Opera House he had met Riley and
several others in the corridor. At the
request Of Mr.. Fisher he had searched
Mr.. Riley but found no pistol or weap-
on of any kind upon him.
From the testimony Of several other
witnesses the following facts were CLEAN.
ed: About $3.50 O'Clock on Saturday
morning through some cause the bur.
glar alarm in Worrell's store, Masonic
Temple, was struck not only once bat
two or three times. Frederick Myers
and Harry Streets, bakers, who were
working at the bakery just opposite
the Opera House, heard the alarm and
ran across to the Hall. The Relians
Association were giving ball in Web
ster's Dancing Academy up stairs and
Mr.. Streets knowing several of The
young men who were present ran up
stairs to inform them and ask their as
sistance, as he had nc doubt but that
burglars were in the building some.
where; he met Riley, Rittenhouss and
Daniel Moore, and informed them Of
his suspicious.
The three volunteered their sssis.
tance and Mr.. Riley took his station q!
the rear of the corridor to see that no
one came out. Mr.. Moore stood a.
Worreli's main door, while Rittenhouss
ran down to the Hall to inform the po-
lice. In the meantime every effort Lad
been made TO inform the Waterman, If
there was one, Of what had occurred,
but neither the loud noise of the alarm
or the calls Of the young men brought
that official out and they came TO the
conclusion that he was either asleep or
absent.
II was while Riley was standing il
this position as guard that Ezekiel
emerged from side door, and of course
was Immediately grabbed by Riley WHO
did not know him. And in fact all th'
evidence went to show that Mr.. RILEY
deserved commentator for the really
manner in which b
acted, while at the same time
it showed Ezekiel up in any
thing but an enviable light, @
seemed peculiar that young man caud
hear the alarm at Tenth and MaTke!,
while the Waterman did not hear |.
In the same building. And it would
have been better II Ezskiel had ro'
paid any attention to "Worrel'
Clerks" who he says urged him to the
The Squire dismissed the case !"
that Mr.. Riley had done whs'
, man ought to have done in his posi-
ion.
Reclamation Handed In.
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