Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-01-23
A SCENE IN CARY'S COURT.
TBE COURT. ROOM TURNED INTO A PRIZE
RING

THH COURT ROOM TURNED INTO A PIXIE
EIFG.
William Roberts and Alonzo Fall were tried
in Justice Cary Court yesterday on the charge
of fighting in the street. The police officer
Who arrested the belligerents stated that he
watched the two for about half an hour talk
ing Oh the capitol steps. They were gesticu-
lating wildly and shaking their fists at each
ether, He heard fragnentary illusions to
" Maine" g Garcelon" Smith" and the
"Fusionists Then they elinched and rolled
about Oh the steps and everybody rushed up
to see the fight The Governor, Secretary of
State, State Treasurer and the Supreme Court
were all on hand in less than a minute after
the fight began, and about a hundred people
beside.
DETAILED ACCOUNT eY TRE ROW.
The Court-Do you recolect the exac'
language used
Poeeman-Fall said, - Do you think the
d Fusionists have any right to their seats?
and then Roberts says he, = Yon contounded
fool of course, they've got the true business,
and if they don't get it they'll 60 in anyhow
They are afeared to fight, says Fall, land
so are their friends " Then Roberts lifted
him one on the mob and l rushed up. One
had an EaterpTse and tine other had Ctr0n
tce in his hand.
Here the Court sscw led at Fall and bent
kindly glance at Roberts, until it was evident
where his sympathes lay, while the spectators
got very interested and crowded up closer.
pRIEsBACB MAKES TALK.
May it please the Court, this is "a row
growing out of the Maine troubles For nay
part think a man who would dispute about
the Maine troubles should be severely dealt
with There is nothing in the case to dispute
about"
The Court-Thst's jnst nay idea exactly
"Of course the Republicans hold the posi-
tion and they are there by virtue Of an elee
ton by the people.
The Court don't take it that way.
Driesbaeh-Well you know so blamed little
about constitutional law that your way of
taking things don't amount to much anyhow.
cal steal of electoral privileges isn't fit to be
District Attorney.
Driesbach-If you hadn't rang in on the
Dolly Warden ticket you wouldn't have been
elected at all
THK COURT RoUsED.
Here the Court remarked, 1--WE ad jourR one
lour," and moment after landed copy of
Jones on Criminal Law" at Driesbach' S head
upplementing his attack by couple of vol
lines of the Nevada statutes and some bound
decisions of the Supreme Court The latter
Knocked the District Attorney off his pms and
he entire court room joined in the fracas. A
Mason Valley farmer grabbed the nearest
nan to him and hove him through Window.
He was immediately knocked down by Dem
crat from Candelaria and tramped on by tive
Fusionists from Empire The Court reached
he District Attorney and holding his head bed
ween his knees, jamrRed red hot stove down
lis throat The crowd finally rolled into the
treet, carrying the whole side tf the house
nth it. When the combatants finally separ-
ted the two prisoners had escaped. Dries /
ach is now preparing a series of sixty four q
uestions to submit to the Supreme Court Of '
Ievada They begin with Has a man the f
right to jam a red hot stove '
own another mans throat without fling a c
eclaration of intention, or at least removing v
ne legs of the stove?" t