Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-06
SHE WAS NOT pARALYzED.
An Alley Warfare Aired at Length In the
Police Court.

An Alley Warfare Aired at Length In the
Police Court.
The Rileys and Perrys have oeen at war
for many moons, now, and the hostilities
have on frequent occss.. ons made the little
alley near Third and o streets, on which
they reside, an Exceedingly lively scene to
behold. The Ri'eys occupied shanty be-
longing to Perry, and when they got in
arrears for rent. recently, Perry promptly
ordered them off the premises.
But as Mrs. Riley admits. "diyil move
was made"
Perry then took the matter into Court
and secured a legal process of eviction.
Meantime, the Rileys had him arrested for
disturbing their peace, and succeeded in
getting him fined in the Police Court. This
little by-play did not serve TO cool Perry s
ardor bit, and when the thirty days limit
was up, last Wednesday, he assisted Con-
stable Swift in the work of dumping the
Rileys and their traps into the street.
He labored with such feryor that Mrs.
Riley objected and said something I'M
sponded that Mrs. Riley was "a paralvzed
| old thing" Mrs. Riley then had the land
lord arrested again for disturbing her
peace.
All this was told in the Police Court yes
terday at the examination of Perry, and
! much feeling was exhibited on both sides.
Mrs. Riley was cross-examined very
closely by Lige Hart. Perry's attorney.
You're not "a paralyzed old thing, are
you. Mrs. Riley?" inquired the attorney.
mo, sir. Use got the rheumatic, sor,
but I'm not paralyzed old thing"
Did you have anything to drink that
day?" pursued Mr.. Hart.
Eyes; tea and coffee"
amy beer2"
mo, sir; not DROP" Mrs. Riley was
the picture of virtuous indignation as she
stood up to say this.
Mr.. Hart, however, didn't scare at all.
ANY whiskyp was his next question.
''Well-er-yes /; just a little taste"
"How much of taste ?'-
Just an ordinary little taste, you
know"
mo, don't know. Now when I take a
taste | generally paralyze whole flask.
Was that the way with your"
mo, sir; a drop was all bad"
Mrs. Rooney, an ancient Hibernian lady,
who overheard come of the compliments
passed between Mrs. Riley and Mr.. Perry,
during the eviction, took the witness stand
and corroborated Mrs. Riley's statements.
you're a friend of the Rileys, are YOU
not?" asked Mr.. Hart
"Oh, yis. Oh know thin q lang tonne"
sand you don't like the Perrys, do
your"
80 have noiihin agin EN-"
We'll, you don't like Mr.. Perry, any
way?n
"0i have noithin agin him, but OF
wouldn't allow the likes av him ter call me
paraloised ould thing
Wouldn't you ~
"lndade Oh wouldn't"
What would you do"
What would Oh dor"
yes"
"Why, oi'd-why-what would OF do,
We ask? Well, Dim am an Irish woman,
that's what Oh am"
We'll, that settles it then. That's all
Mrs. Rooney" and Mr.. Hart bowed po-
lltely TO the witness as she glided haughtily
from the stand.
When the case was submitted, Judge
Buckley stated that he could not see any.
thing in the evidence to show that Perry
was any more to blame than Mrs Riley
1t was family row, and that was all there
was TO it. Perry had been fined once be.
fore for disturbing Mrs. Riley's peace, and
that was enough punishment for him. The
case was dismissed.