Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-13
O'HEILL ApOlOGIzED.
THE OAKLAND BALL-TossER ELUDEs
THE GRASP OF THE LAW.
He Said He Was Sorry if He Injured
Anyone's Feelings = How the
Case Was squared

Captain Norris O'Neill, of the Oakland
Baseball team, clipper and radiant, ap.
peared in the Police Court yesterday after.
noon accompanied by Manager Robinson
and his attorney, Hiram w. Johnson, to
answer the charge of disturbing the peace
which had been preferred against him by
Umpire Clay Chapman.
The facts regarding O'Neill's arrest q
week ago Sunday at the ball grounds are
well known to the public.
The party was on hand some time before
the hour set for the examination-appar-
emily Intentionally SO. Rumors have been
rife for several days that the case was to be
squared" if Mr.. Enright, of the Sacra-
mento Club, could be induced to relent-
and the amount of buzzing and whispering
which occurred prior to the converting of
Court went far to confirm these rumors.
As soon as Mr.. Enright put in an appear
ance he was button-holed by O'Neill's at.
torney. Are you going to make us 20
on?" inquired Mr.. Johnson.
Mr.. Enright hesitated for moment, and
then replied that he was not anxious to
send O'Neill to Jail, but he did intend that
he should be compelled to behave himself
in the future when playing on the Sacra-
mento diamond. He was willing, he said,
to drop the matter if O'Neill or his man
ager would put up bond to guarantee that
he would in future conduct himself more
becomingly than he did at that memorable
game on the 4th inst.
O'Neill and Mr.. Robinson were informed
of Mr.. Enright's proposition. O'Neill was
willing to accept the terms, but the Colonel
said that would be giving in too much, y
and he would prefer to fight the case.
1t looked then as though the case would
have to go on. The parties went into the
Courtroom and took their seats at the bar
to await the appearance of Judge Buckley.
Then attorney Charles T. Jones, who rep.
resented Mr.. Chapman, came in, and this
brought about resumption of the
whispered conference. Mr.. Enright was
again appealed to, and he began to waver.
He insisted, however, that O'Neill should
make some reparation in the shape of an
apology to the people of Sacramento for the
insults he had SHE'D at them on the 4th.
Mr.. Chapman was also willing to withdraw
his complaint if O'Neill would agree to this.
After fully twenty minutes more of
whispering this latter proposition was
agreed to, and then Judge Buckley having
arrived the programme was carried out
Attorney Johnson first addressed the
Court. He announced that a satisfactory
agreement had been reached, and that the
defendant wished to make few remarks.
MIR. johnson then resumed his seat and
nudged O'Neill. The latter then arose and
delivered himself of the following: Your
Honor, l overstepped the rules of coaching
at last Sundays game, and if 1 offended
anybody thereby | am sorry for it."
Attorney Jones then said that on behalf
OF the prosecution he accepted O'Neill's
apology, and would move for dismissal
OF the case. Mr.. Chapman. he said, had no
feeling against O'Neill or the Oakland
Baseball Club, and only preferred the
charge against the noisy Captain in the in
terest of good order. Mr.. Jones said he
was glad that the case had come to an ami
cable conclusion, and he took pleasure in
moving for the dismissal.
Everything now looked pleasant, and
Judge Buckley was about to apply the
finishing tonches-but Attorney johnson
arose for another speech He said that in
concurring with Mr.. Jones remarks, be
would like to add that he hoped the pro-
cess of the Court would not be used again
in the manner it had been in this case. He
considered the whole business a farce
The baseball association had rules and
regulations by which it was governed, and
it was foolishness to use the Court in such
a case.
This brought City Attorney Hart to his
feet. He wanted Mr.. johnson to under.
stand that SO far as his connection with
the matter was concerned, it was no farce.
When any reputable citizen came to him
and preferred charges against anybody, il
was his sworn duty to draw up com.
plant.
"Oh, didn't refer to you," said Mr.
Johnson.
Attorney Jones said he regretted Mr.
Johnson's remarks. when l made my
motion for dismissal" he said. 81 did moi
think it would be met in such a spirit
There is no farce about this matter l as
sure you, and our dismissal of the pro.
ceedings is only prompted by the belize
that it is the best means of preventing any
bad feelings"
Judge Buckley then formally dismissed
the case. He said he was pleased that the
matter had been amicably arranged, and
hoped that there would be no occasion in
the future for any of the parties to appear
before him again.
O'Neill Robinson and Finn departed fol
the bay on the 3:05 train.