Daily Republican., 1883-11-06
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Squire O'Nsili's lissls ofaco on Tstnall
strses aOOvS FOorth was packed
last evening with . crowd which
extendsl outside aud blocked the
pavement, the occasion bslng the
hearing OF . charge OF disor
derly conduct preferred against j. Al
fred Collins, mailing clerk of the
Every Evening, by OFF, Ger Cathcart. A
number of witnesses we're examin for
the defense, the inost Of whom were
boys.
Cathcart had but two witnesses. aud
rested his case on his and their testi.
mOny, which was to the effect that he
had entered the press-rOom of the
Every Evening tor the purpose OF Got.
Ting dispute between two boys about
some papers, when he was cursed and
abused by Mr.. Collins. Robert II.
Young, John N. Whitford and other
employees Of the Every Evening con.
trsaict.M the officer In several particu-
lars, and at the close Of the evidence the
Squire said that he WAS convinced
that both Cathcart and Collins were too
hot headed, and he thought they wers
equally TO blame In the matter. II they
had each used little discretion the dif.
ticulty could have been avoided and as,
in his opinion, they were both In fault,
he would d sniiss the case.
Officer Cathcart called ut this Office
this morning aud made the following
statement:
Saturday afternoon, between 4 and )
O'Clock, went into MIR. Myers store
from Fifth street and came out on Mar
ket street rs went up Market street
little boy came after me crying, and
said another boy had taken his papers
from him said to him where Is thu
boy, and he repliai around Myers cor.
ner. went with the boy TO the corner
and called the boy that had the papers
TO me aud asked him why he had taken
the paper, from the little boy; he an.
swerni by saying that he bought them
himself, and continued, Mister II you
don't believe M, come down to the
Every Evening Office aud see the maA
that sold them to me"
went down with the boy, and upon
my asking him who sold them to him
he pointed TO Mr.. Collins. then asked
Mr.. Collins which Of those boys bought
the papers from him, and lie replied
both paid for them, and Immediately
said: "G--d d--n you, what Is it
your Cd d--n business 2" ! re.
piled that the boys were quarreling over
the papers and wanted TO have the
thing settled, when he said: "Get out
Lf here, you Cd d.--n loafer you,
or III come around and put you out.
What business have you to come down
here and interfere with my business and
curse me %
| replied that / had not cursed him,
when he said, you did, SIR" an.
swerei, "you lie, sir, don't use that
kind OF language. He repeated his re-
mark that | was "G-d d--n
loafer, and again ordered me out and
started toward the door, when two or
three, who were in the office, caugh.
hold of him. turned toward thu
stairs with the intention of going ont
when the little boy again said "Mis
ter, | want my money for the papers,
and told him to 70 to the man he had
got the papers from. NJ. Collins then
made a rush Tor the door, which bc
opened, all the while cursing and order.
ing me out.
He seized hold of me and l grabbed
him, when We were pulled back by thu
men who were in the room. NJ. Young
then came in, and asked IN II hid
warrant, and | said ono SIR" He ad.
viscd me- TO go aud get one, a. could
not take him out without 1t. did 80,
and then took hiAI before Squire O'Nelli,
when he was release on his own rcCos.
nizance until the hearing last evening
Officer Cathcart says that the s,ory
published in yesterdays Every Evening
about his stopping two young couples
on Ninth = rect is false In every par,icn.
lar, and gives the following version Of
1t.
About 9 o'clock on .hs night in qnes'
tion was going along Tenth street, bc'
tween Monroe aud Adams streets, v hen
met two boys, each Of whom had
girl about twelve years Of age with him
They were going out Tenth street, lnd
noticing that the girls were not mu'h
more than children | asked them where
they were going and upon their becoin-
ing confused and giving contradictory
answers, was satisfied that something
was wrong, and told them that il they
did OF take the girls home, ! would
arrest them, and that was all there was
Of It.