The daily gazette., 1883-12-03

Spring and myself, when eight or 10
men came out OF the Grand Union
hotel wrangling. The one on the lead was
taking of bis coat as II to fight went over to
the opposite corner and asked Uficer
Thomas what the row was about. The two
fret fellows then started up Front street
with elk or seven following one Of the two
threw brick and then all began to run.
North and Lawler were ahead OF me In run
ming mp King street with Spring only short
distance away from me; at Front and King
l picked up North's hat and at Second and
French overlook him and gave him the hati
1 left Lawler aud North there and went
up French street on the west side to Third
| aud from there to Walnut street where l
met Spsing; were shortly after Joined by
Lawler and North; few minutes later Me-
| Connell came up Walnut street; Spring
asked what was the matter when the Ser
| geant said he had been hit, but didn't know
| who did It; don't know where Lawler and
North went after left them at Second aud
French streets; did not see them 60 in Spring
Alley.
William B. Waterman, Joseph
Murphay, Peter McConnaghy, and
William Il. Lee were called and testiaed to
tSe previous good character Of North. They
a'l testified that bis reputation for peace and
good order was good.
Harry Sharpley, Eco then addressed the
Court upon the ground that the blow had
bean struck through q mistake, a. the Ser
geat had nothing on to identify him as an
officer.
Deputy Attorney-General Turner, ESQ.,,
held that even II II were true that the blow
had been given through mistake II
was still assault and battery. Con
tended that II they had taken the man out
Of the alley they would have discovered
| To talt
and battery from the fact that they over
stepped their authority. Had th'
man in the alley been the one wht
threw the brick they would only hav'
been justified in handing him over TO thu
proper authorities and had no authority
whatever in taking the law in their owl
hands and administering punishment tina
they thought justinable.
Judge Cummins then reviewed the testi
mony and fined LAwler and North each ~
and costs. The bill Of each amounting Il
$53.64.
William Haggarty, charged with assault
aud battery upon Mary Madara, was mex
arraigned and pleaded not guilty to tn
charge. The evidence OF the plaintiff, how
ever, was sufficiently strong to warrant th
Judge In IMPOSING fine OF SIS and costs.
The last case was that OF the State ve
James Collins, charged with committing al
| AsSAuit upou GssbuGi Auu 0Eu
ham on the 4th OF November. The case wa
! sent TO the Municipal Court by Esquir
0'Niell. The evidence wa. TO the cdr ct tina
) on the day In question the accuses
: aud the plaintiff had some word
during which she hit Collin
on the head with her list, he retaliated b
hitting her on the head with Euch force tha
: she fell in the gutter and broke her jaw
D The testimony of Emma Virginia Jone
Shaw was that after Collins had knocke
Mr.. Graham down he kicked her. DR.. Hert
: testified TO the nature of the woman's II
= juries. All through the hearing Collin
was mouthy and was several times cautione
u by the Judge. The witnesses for Collit
" did not have the effect OF bettering his ca
% and the Judge after reviewing the eviden'
Y lined Collins $40 and costs.
le The Judge had hardly finished passiI
le sentence when Collins flew TO his feet al
u walking up in front Of the judi
~ yelled at the top of his voice, THE first e
- d. woman who lays her hand on me aft
II this III hang fol-, in this or any other court
" The confusion this startling assertion cAus
~ was not sufficient to smother the curses
~ the enraged prisoner as be was forced fro
ol the room by Chief Hawkins For this co
ne tempt he was fined S25 additional.