Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-30
HIGH JINKS
Celebrated by the Union
League Club.
THE PICNIC AT CATALINA.
A Mock Trial-The Burial of Dull
Care-A Very Lively Cele-
bratiOn All Night.

The members of the Union League
Club who went on the picnic to Catalina
island, drifted back to the city Sunday
evening, and many OF them appeared on
the streets yesterday. Those of them
who are able to remember anything
about the affair admit that they had a
very good time. Eighty. eight went away
on the train that left Saturday noon, and
they were joined on the island by about
forty more, later in the day. The camp
was situated several miles from Avalon,
a cove back of which a small canon
iextended up into the island. There were
four yachts and plenty of boats at hand,
so that thoee who wished to cruise about
and fish were provided with the opportu-
nifty.
When the Hermosa stopped at Avalon
Judge Clark and DIR. Ainsworth slipped
out from the crowd and made good their
escape. 1t was their intention to go to
the ball at the Hotel Metropole, which
was to take place Saturday evening.
When their absence was discovered,
Judge Wade Issued a bench warrant for
their arrest, and Constables Fred Smith
and Clement were dispatched to serve it.
They found the culprits laying the foun-
dation for good time by flirting with all
the available young ladies on the hotel
pis zza. They were hauled off without
argument and brought back to the camp.
Here the court was already in session,
jury having been impaneled, with
"Dad" Briefly as its foreman. The pri.
soners we're arraigned and put on trial for
their lives for the crime of desertion. Il.
would have gone hard with them, as the
testimony for the prosecution was very
clear and complete, had they not demand
ed that their innocence be put to the proof
by their enduring the test which the
true adherents of the party alone can un.
dergo. A straw-colored liquor with a
slight flavor of corn and the odor OF po-
litical caucus was poured into two glasses
out of large wicker demijohn and the
defendants we're compelled to stand up
in the presence Of the court, jury and
assembled spectators and drink it off
When it was seen that neither of them
coughed or winked the jurymen fairly
fell over one another in their eagerness
to bring in verdict of not guilty and to
get at the bottle. In the course of the
trial several of the jurymen asked per-
mission to leave the box on the ground
that it was very Cry where they were sit
ting. This request the court invariably
refused. They also asked that the demi-
john with which the test was admins
tered be passed around, but this was re-
fused by the court, who ventUred an
obiter dictun1 to the effect that there was
full jury already. This rude insult to
their finer feelings was rebuked by the
Jury, who brought in q verdict on the
side thai the conrt was general, all
around, no-good magistrate, who ought
to lose his job.
This ceremonial over, covers we're laid
for the grand banquet. There was
plenty to drink. and as some fish were
caught on the way over, very few of the
company we're compelled to 60 hungry.
Several Democrats, Tom Rowan, ex-
Mayor Workman, Supervisor Martin.
Captain Barrett and Captain Mackey had
been brought along to lend an air of re-
spactability to the outfit. 1t is said that
each one OF these gentlemen, as he
looked around at the fine display of
glassware on the banqueting table, de-
clared that he was 30 we'll satisfied with
his present surroundings that he saw no
reason to go back to the Democratic
) party. The American party was repre-
sented by Fred. Holbrook, who was COM
PEELED to stand good deal of guying
about the bantling which he had in
charge. For some reason, which is not
ex plained, there was no representative
of the Prohibition party present.
The ceremony OF the evening was the
burial of Dull Care. This mythical indi-
; vidual was shut up in a coffin with a
quantity of bombs which went off at the
appropriate time. Three witches per-
formed razzle dazzle dance over the
corpse, and Lawyer Treat, as high priest,
pronounced the funeral service.
1--WE all have our troubles" he said,
in beginning; 1--WE have had them in the
past, and some of us have them still"
eyes," roared out dad" Briefly, who
had been stufing himself with water
melon, II have great big bellyache on
hand now."
This is quoted as a sample of the wit
which was thrown about on this occa-
sion. The other samples will be sup
pressed,
In the evening and morning everybody
went in swimming. There were several
sharks drifting about in the bay. A mem
Der OF the league is authority for the
statement that one of these monsters
came up with the deliberate intention of
taking a leg off certain bather, but
happening to get smell of his breath he
suddenly changed his mind. 1t is as
serted that several whales we're seen, but
no sea-serpents. The Union League Club
is nothing if not original.
A number of photographs were taken
of the crowd in various conditions of dis
habille. These will appear shortly, but
will not be published very widely. The
evening was spent in roaring songs and
listening to the band play. The next
day was very hot and the camp for some
reason bore a more subdued air than on
the night before.