Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-28
THE .RoYcorTERv TROUBLE.
Fisher VS.. McClatchy in the Police Court
One Dollar and Costs.

flsner VS.. McClatchy in the SOnce couT'
One Dollar and Costs.
The case of C. K and Valentine S. Nc
CATCHY, charged with having committed
battery upon Noble Fisher. was called in
the Police Court yesterday morning. They
appeared without counsel and the eldest
brother, Valentine, addressing the Court,
said they did not desire to go into an ex-
tended trial, either before the Court or
jury. They would plead guilty to the
charge, and requested the privilege OF max
ing personal explanation.
Judge Henry said it would be necessary
for him to inquire into the case, SO as to
ascertain what penalty should be inflicted.
At the request of the City Attorney,
Noble Fisher. the prosecuting witness, took
the stand. He said that on Saturday morn
ing last ne was standing on the sidewalk
IN front of the Postoffice engaged IN con
versation with Senator Reuter- and Mr..
Buttertield, when he heard footsteps, and,
upon looking around, saw the McClatchy
brothers. They were very much excited,
and accused him of having written GER
tain article in a newspaper. He did not
write it, and denied having anything to do
with its publication. He was called liar
three different times. At last he said to
them that whoever asserted that he wrote
the article referred to lied. The elder Nc
CATCHY caught him by the throat, and
the younger one dealt him a blow in the
face, knocking him out into the street.
The elder brother struck him over the
head with a cane. He tried to de-
fend himself the best he could.
Third parties interfered and stopped
the fight. His wounds upon the
head anH Ea.aa rojrfttl Tbrpn of his
teeth were knocked out, as was also set
of false ones which he used for the pur-
pose Of mastication. Heplaced the EveniRg
Bee of the oath inst. upon the Judges desk,
and called his HOnor's attention to the fact
that they started out TO hunt him.
The City Attorney announced that to be
their case.
Valentine McClatchy then addressed the
Court, saying that on Saturday morning
his brother sent out and bought Boycotter
Shortly afterwards Charlie came into my
room, laid the Boycotter before me and
called my attention to an article it con-
tanned. Reading portion of it, saw it
was q cowardly attack upon my mother,
and | started out, saying that | would find
Fisher and whip him. Charlie was of the
same opinion. We went together, expect
ing TO find him at his shop, but ran across
him unexpectedly at the Postoffice and
thrashed him the best we could and as
severely as the crowd would let us. We
would do it again, and there is not a man
here who would not have done what we
did. We plead guilty, and will cheerfully
pay any fine your Honor in your Judgment
sees fit to impose.
Judge Henry said that he was not in
formed as to the authorship of the article.
, Valentine McClatchy arose again, and
said they did not care who wrote it. Fisher
was the responsible party, and the response
BILE party was the one they were after and
chastlsed. Fisher, in conversation with
witness on several occasions, spoke in such
familiar way of the BOyc0tter, that there
was no mistake but that he, and he alone.
was the manager of the sheet, and as such
was responsible for the articles it con-
tanned. Two other ladies We're beastily
spoken of in the same issue of the Boy
c0tteri and no Court or jury would ever con-
Wet husband or brother for shooting
down their traducers. The defendants did
not care what any one said about them per-
sonally. They were newspaper men, and
expected such things; but they would de-
fend the female members of their family
from the vile ISLANDERS of such people as
long as they had fists and weapons
Judge Henry sand he had listened care
fully TO the statements made by both par
ties. He believed the act of the defendants
was the result of a natural and uncontrolla-
bic impulse to resent an indignity offered a
good woman, TO whom they owe the duty
of protection. A young man who would
not protect the name of an honored mother
from insult is an migrate, unworthy the
name he bears or to be called a patriot or
good citizen. Inasmuch as the defendants
had pleaded guilty, he fined them in the
sum of 81 each and the costs of Court.
AT this announcement the large audience
IN the Courtroom stamped their feet and
clapped their hands, and it was with diff
Guilty that order was restored Every one
In the assemblage apparently was of the
opinion that the defendants were justified
in making the assault.