Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-18
THE YOUNG-McMILLAN MILL.
The Participants Have q Hearing in
Judge Miller's Court This Afternoon.


This afternoon the Police Court presented
the appearance of place selected for prize
fight. The benches were occupied by many
members Of the sporting fraternity and patrons
Of 'the manly art" as Billy Mcmillan
and BILLY" Young were to come before the bar
of justice in consequence Of their hostile
meeting at an early hour Sunday morning on
Pennsylvania avenue, as heretofore mentioned
in The STAR. Lawyers d. E. Cahill and J. b
o'Neill appeared for Young and Mcmillan, re-
spectively, and Mr.. Mullowney represented the
government
The pugilists were charged with an affray
and Mcmillan and Policeman Frayser were
charged each with assaulting the other.
Lawyer Cahill opened the case by stating
who either are, or fancy they are, masters of
the manly art Of self-defense. The matter he
said was discussed in the newspapers
at considerable length, but he did not
know where else. He referred to the
action OF Policeman Frayser in clubbing
Mcmillan, because of the fact that Mcmillan
swore against Frayser in a recent case in which
Mr.. Hoffman was defendant
Mr.. ONeil stated his side of the case and Mr.
Mullowpey remarked that he would knock
them both out.
POLICEMAN FRAYsER's STORY
Policeman Frayser testified to the arrest Of
the defendants for engaging in the fight on the
avenue. They went as far as the corner
Of 12th street, witness having Young under
arrest and Special officer yenneman hav-
ing Mcmillan in charge. Young behaved like
gentleman, but Mcmillan broke away and
tried to get at both Young and witness. He
struck and kicked witness and witness struck
him (McAlilan), but not with his fist He
said that during the original fight Young
struck Mcmillan while the latter was down.
When Mcmillan broke away he said: Il can
whip both of the --of -"
Special Officer venneman testified to seeing
the two clinched on the avenue.
PUoILIsr YOUNG TELLS HIS STORY.
Young testified that on the morning charged
he crossed Pennsylvania avenue and met Nc
MILAN and several Others Defendant was
talking to friend when Mcmillan struck him.
Defendant threw Mcmillan to the ground
and was on top of him when the officer ar
rived. Defendant admitted that he touched
Doc" Palmer on the shoulder before Nc
MILAN touched him.
MIR. Cahill referred to the much-talked-of
fight and DIR. O'Neil remarked that the fight
was too one-sided. when Young comes to
town." he added, Mcmillan always runs"
Witness said that he and Mcmillan were al
ways good friends, but he did not intend to let
any man strike him without resenting it.
Il just tapped Palmer on the shoulder" he
said, tapping Bailiff Kendig as an illustration
The latter stepped aside for fear Young would
think he (Kendig) was a ''slugger."
MMrILAN DENIED
that he received any Of the marks on his face
from Young.
This closed the case of ARRAY and the charge
against Mcmillan Of assaulting the the officer
was called. Mcmillan denied that he kicked
the officer, but admitted that he said that he
could whip the pair.
The CHARGE against Ofscar Froz;ar 90 80,
sault on Mcmillan. The latter testified that
Frazier struck him from four to six times with
his baton in the street and in the station while
two officers held him Frazier choked him.