Evening journal., 1888-10-12
LAST EDITION
SWEENEY ARRAiGNED.

a Brutal Outrage brought to Trial. A
Witness Under Age Gets Liquor at Mrs.
Klingler's Saloon.
In the Municipal Court at a few min
utes after 8 o'clock this morning, City
Solicitor Ball called up the ease of Hugh
+. Sweeney, charged with assault with
intent to commit murder upon Thomas
Martin. Sweeneys appearance, since last
here, was much changed. He was at
tired in a suit Of dark cloth and wore a
goatee on his face. S. A. Macailister,
Esq, appeared for him and con
Quoted the defence The defence desired
to plead guilty Of assault, but the state
refused 90 entertain it, and the court de-
cided upon a preliminary hearing.
Thomas Martin, the injured man, was the
first witness called He was unable TO
hear, and the oath and all questions had
to be put to him in writing He testified
to the facts of the assault as before stated
in these columns.
DR.. Howard Ogle testified to being
callsd in about four hours after the as,
sault had taken place and TO finding
Martin IN eomatose condition. He said
that such condition might have arisen
from intoxication, but he belieued that
Martin was sober. There was no doubt
That the mans physical condition was
due to the blow on the head The doctor
removed six pieces Of bone from Martins
head
The defense then offered Samuel File
as witness. He testified that he en-
tered hlinglers saloon on the evening of
the trouble. Martin was standing at the
bar, and two or three others were at the
side Of the room talking about pigeon
shooting. Martin overheard them and
walked over to the table and said II
Will shoot you or anyone else for purse
OF $40 to $40; ! am the champion shot of
The state. Sweeney, who had entered
walked over to Martin and laid his hand
on his shoulderand said: Let's you and |
shoot for flock Of barn doors Martin
became very angry and threw
off his coat and said Il can
lick any Cd d-m Irish Catho-
lie s-of a bin Delaware" They
clinched and Martin threw Sweeney. and
when he had him down he caught hold Of
Sweeneys ear. Martin clung to Sweeney
when the crowd attempted to raise both
men up. Three policemen came in and
advised Sweeney to leave. The witness
IN reply to question as to Martins
drinking, replied that there was not
sober man in the place. On cross-exami
marks and blood on Sweeneys S ear.
John Comegys, another person who was
IN the saloon, was sworn He corrobo-
rated the testimony of the previous wit
ness and said further that Sweeney tried
his best to pacify Martin and he did not
start to fight until Martin had hit him
blow under the ear. Martin had been
very quarrelsome all the evening and sew
eral times wanted to fight.
Edward J Gibbons testified that when
Martin swore at Sweeney he handed his
cane to the bartender and said II am
afraid there is going to be fight and
l will try to stop it. He then advanced
to Martin and spoke kindly to him. but
she latter showed him against the bar and
called him foul name Sweeney ran be.
hind the bar to get out of the way and
when he came to the end Martin struck
him. Alexander Haggerty correlated the
previr us witness.
william smith. young man of twenty
years testified to being in Mrs Klinglers |
and drinking with the crowd. He
corrohorated the witness.
AT the conclusion Of the testimony Mr.
Macallister addressed the court. claiming
that the provocation and words used were
so offensive that any man would resent /
them i he had any manliness about him. /
He asked the court to put itself in the
same position
Mr.. Bah in reply said that none Of the
testimony Of the defence related 70 the |
actual oifense charged and that this was
very serious matter.
The Court reserved decision until to-
morrow morning at $50 o'clock. One re- |
suit Of the hearing was the establishment
of tie fact that the woman klingler had /
sold liquor to minor in the person Of /
William smith The Court immediately /
took cognizance Of this ana held Smith /
as witness in 500 to appear to testify
to the selling Of liquor to him The
klingler place is one Of the worst dives in
the city 1t has been run as a house of
assignation for over fifteen years bv the
present proprietoress. Fights are fire.
quent, and on Saturday nights all kinds
OF obscene reyairy prevails On account
Of this house, property in the neighbor-
hood hes depreciated in value. 1t has al
ways been matter of great surprise that
the house should be licensed. Sometime
ago a man was badly cut there. So much
disorder prevails at times that there are
special officers on duty to preserve the
peace.