Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-18

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Correspondence New York sun.
san Francisco, December l.-Ther,
y no end OF complications in the
Sharon'Hlll case; nor Is there likely Il
oe an end until the original suit, per
maps accompanied hy some of its side
shows, gets into the supreme court OF
the United States. II will, Judge
Finn iancies, reach that high tribunal
al last. Its latest outcome Is fine of
S5eo imposed upon one of Althea Hjll's
lawyers, who has been adjudgcd guilty
of contemp. OF court. A part OF the
drama previous 10 the court scene was
enacted on the city hall steps on sun
day.afternoon last
William NJ. Nelson. n reporter who
had espoused Althea Hills cause, had
announced his Intention TO speak on
the city hall steps upon California
Behind the Scenes, and IL was known
That he would handle the police with
out gloves, and perhaps utter many
things that would be unpalatablc to
ex-senator Sharon, a large multitude
gathered accordingly. Nelson began,
and some roughs on the outer edges of
the gathering pressed in toward him,
Keeping their hands in their overcoat
pockets, but they made no demonstra-
ton until he began TO warm up In his
denunciation OF sharon aud the chief
of police.
Instantly there was u shower of un.
understandable eggs, and that part of
the multitude which was not In SYM
pathy with the rowdies set up the
shout, "Sharons money! Sharon's
money! Thereupou Nelson made
yet more vigorous attack upon the ex-
senator aud the police, and arraigned
the grand jury for presenting Althea
Hill. AT this point, with impreca-
tons and shouts of derision, the
roughs flung more eggs at the speaker;
and their supply running short, they
sent u committee out To yet more. The
gang, meantime, got themselves into
the middle OF the multitude and
there they shouted and drowned the
speakers voice. Nevertheless he was
heard 10 say that an influential MEM
Der Of the police force had got AN office
by stulling ballots, and another
policeman who was high in authority
had Missed into his lthe speaker's) ear
that he should ere long find lodgings
in san Quentin prison Nelson went
on To say that government In which
millionaires control police courts, jur-
les and grand juries Is worse than "A
monarchy. All his hearers, save the
egg-throwing crowd, applnuded Neil
son now told his hearers that the po-
lice had purposely been kept away
from this meeting, and there w,vs n
new shower of eggs. \ young man
shouted, give Nelson show!p and
Instantly the roughs sprang upon him.
The young fellow struggled desper-
ately, Knocking down three of his AS
sailants before he was overpowered
He backed up the steps, fighting ms he
went, the roushs following him, strik-
ing him in the face body, and legs.
Nelson stood near by, but not one OF
them attempted 10 touch him. The
one man whom the dozen wore beat
ing was pulled from his footing and
knocked down on the stone steps.
For half "A minute nothing was seen
but the struggling mass, each one en-
deavoring b. strike or Kick the fallen
man. The spectators held back, letting
the roughs pummel their victim, but
several had the temerity Ia blow their
police whistles, and the air re-sonnded
with shouts for the police. While the
beating was going onNeilsou dsscend-
ed from his elevated position unob-
served by the intruders, and escaped
without being hit even by an egg
When his absence was noticed the dis
turbers let up on the almost inse nsible
man at their feet, who staggered up,
disclosing 10 view face covered with
blood, bruised, cut and ma0erated.