San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-20
BAT GAVE CULLINGS.

There were six drunk and disorderly
cases in court this morning.
Officer Perez arrested one Taylor Penn
for failing to clean his chimney.
Fifteen cases and SIS in fines was the
grind at the bat cave mill, this morning
Mrs. Lehde, living on Blum street was
arrested by Officer Beck yesterday after
noon for keeping a vicious dog.
A sneak thief at John Illg's camp yard
on West Commerce street last night, stole
a saddle and two over coats from a MeXi-
can farmer named VlctOriano XemineS,
residing at the Saado. Neither the thief
nor the stolen articles have been located,
as yet.
Edward Curtis, who was just in the
midst of glorious election drunk, had
his eXuberance considerably marred by
being run in by Sanitary Inspector Jose
Callaghan, last night. Curtis carried
four boxes of Sardines with him on which
he expected to sober up.
A few election DRINKS and a few cleo
ton bruises were noticeable last night, but
the officers were lenient and many fell
low, who on ordinary occasions would
have slept on bat cave couch, was sent
home in charge of a friend and allowed
the glory of nice warm bed and a red
hot curtain lecture.
Daniel Webster started out to carve, in
regular Jack the Ripper" style, a num-
Der of women across the creek. He was
full, and in his hilarity proceeded to slice
up Rose Lency, a colored woman. He at
tackled her with a knife, cutting her
across the arm. The woman escaped and
Daniel Webster continued up the street
and was just about to bring down his
knife on a woman named Alice Woods
when Officer Knox nabbed him and land i
ed him in the bat cave on the charge of
drunk and diSorderly. The case was, lat
er on, transferred to the Justice of Peace
court on the charge of aggravated as
sault.
An interesting little scrap, in which
| five knights of the green cloth and one
| lone policeman played prominent parts.
| occurred in the Elite saloon this morning.
| 1t seems that Harry GOrinsky, John Hen-
nett, JEFF. d. Roberts and two Others
were in the saloon, evidently quarreling.
| Officer Phil. Heitgen stood on the out
side, at the corner of Main Plaza and
Soledad street, his relief man, Andy Bat
| tie. having gone to breakfast The first in
| timation of a quarrel the officer had, was
the report Of a pistol shot, rim ging
clear and loud, from from, out the
heard the commotion and noticed
John Bennett replace the pistol in his
hip pocket. He proceeded to take the
| gun from Bennett and arrest the man
| but the Others interfered and free fight
ensued in which the gamblers dealt the
officer some hard blows in the face and
neck. Finally Heltgen wrenched his pistol
| from Bennett. Instantly the remaining
| four threw their hands to their hi[
pockets. Turn that pistol over to the
bar keeper" one of them commanded
| You've got the drop on me this time,
replied the officer, as he turned over Ben.
nett's pistol to the bartender, But I'm
not afraid to take any man in the crowd
one for one, either with or without YOU
guns. Then the policeman stepped out or
the street and secured the assistance Of
Officers Brown and Gulwest and Bennett
and GorinSky and Roberts were marched
to the bat cave. When searched
no weapons could be found Oh
any tOf the men, they evidently having
disposed Of them while the officer went
out for assistance. Only Bennett had a
weapon, a dagger, and he tried TO slip i
into the hands of the barkeeper at tn,
Crystal, but failed. Gorinsky and Rob.
erts were locked up in the bat cave for
short time and Bennett was let out OIL
| bond The recorder in court today fineC
| Roberts $40 for resisting an officer anC
| Harry GorinSky $50 for a like offenSe
| Bennett did not show up in court and al
| alias warrant was issued for him.
DIR. Breeding, dentist, Isl Eas
Houston street, over HensIey..& SOns
| Gold oroxypo aud bridaR ~-~-Sn @ "