Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-21

Pitches Her Into the street.
There seems to be something bad in the
atmosphere. This Is about the easiest way
we can think Of explaining away the spirit
Of war that seems rampant on the usually
quiet Base Range. A Mrs. McMulliD,
living on North Monroe street, came to
the Courthouse yesterday to complain that
she had been beaten by Joe Hausmann, the
gunsmith. District Attorney CARRIER took
the matter under consideration, and 1t last
accounts was searching for evidence which
might be utilized to make q case. He
recognizes the uselessness generally Of try
ing such suits before . jury. Let the case
be ever SO plain, there will almost invaria-
bly, be som person on the jury, moved BY
sympathy or some other impulse, to
''hang'' the jury. He is tired Of seeing
the county pay put money for these trials
without convictions, and he has made up
his mind that the mex time he issues .
warrant for the arrest OF any body for as
sault and battery it will be Q plain case.
and n in which the jury can find NJ
reasonable doubt" on which 10 disagree.
Why, the thing has got to be so bad here
that ii q man pleads guilty there 10 no
certainty that he will be convicted. A
case Of the kind occurred about . month
ago, so an officer OF the Court tells
us. A cowboy, for running his horse
through Main street, was arraigned and
plead guilty, but getting An intimation
that his fine would be larger than he had
anticipated, he changed his plea to mot
Guilty" had . jury trial and was acquitted.
In the light Of ell this difficulty to convic
anybody for fighting, which the average
juryman thinks to be one OF the great ina
lienable rights Of the American citizen, and
because every failure mulcts the county
for costs, it looks as though Mr.. CARRIER is
conservative and possessed Of 3 happy idea
OF economy. But to the case Immediately
in hand. Joe Hausmann says Mrs. Nc
Mullin owed him . balance Of IS rent on
the dwelling opposite his own house or
Monroe street, which dwelling he rents for
Mrs. Aschim in San Francisco, and for
which rent he is held responsible. Says
he. if il is not paid to her, "Mrs. Aschim
thinks l collect it and pocket it," He
says Mrs. McMullin started to move out
her furniture and be went up 10 stop the
removal until the rent balance WAS paid.
An alteration ensued. He says she re-
tired into her bedroom, and taking out .
pistol--a little Smith & Wesson seven-
shooter. which he keeps % q souvenir
started to put u cartridge in it. He says
he rushed upon her, wrested it by force
from her g%rasp-she fighting to retain it.
struck her q blow in the face. which
made the blood gush from her mouth, and
he thinks he knocked some Of her teeth
ont, aad then he took her and pitched her
into the street. This is Mr.. Hausmsnn's
W story. He is entitled to the benefit
Of 1t. He is a powerful man, weighing
over 200 pounds. A volume might be
written, but it would be difficult to add
anything to the narrative Of Hercules
himself. He says the woman called him
vile names and he addressed her: "You
s. of Q b, you try to scare me with Q
pistol, eh ?"-which salutation he followed
up with the blow, which he thinks de-
prived her Of several teeth. Mrs. McMul-
lin appeared at the Sherifs Office with
her face skinned, which was done
pistol out OF her hand upward in the
struggle for the possession Of that
Weapon. She says when Hausmann
came to the house aud they were having a
jaw" she went into her room to get
some knives and forks out of Q drawer to
take with her, and she had no thought Of
q pistol. In order that she might no
longer occupy the house Hausmsnn took
of the windows and doors and packed
away a mattress as security for his debs Of
SIS. Altogether il is a rough case. and we
believe that Mr.. CARRIER would do we'll to
try it in the Justice Court. 1t may be
that for just once, the community being
much concerned to know the facts, a Jury
can be had that will not chang" il they
can help it.