Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
PILGRIMS IN COURT.
Prize-Fighters From the Mayfower
on Trial Before Porter.
JAKE BECKLEY pUTON THE STAND.
Rev. J. B. Koehne Sues His Old Church to
Recover Back Falary.
CRUMBS PICKED UP ANOyG THE COURTS

James McHugh and James Mason, princi-
pals, and Dan Graham and A. ]. Brenau,
alleged participants in the prize fight in
terrupted on the Mayfiower by the police
about month ago, were placed on trial in
Criminal Court before Judge Porter yester-
day afternoon. The case attracted con-
siderable interest. Attorneys Marion,
Reardon and Porte represented the de-
fense, while Colonel Moore assisted Dis
trict Attorney Burleigh and his deputy,
Mr. Goehrinc.
The examination of the witnesses was an
interesting proceeding. The attorneys on
the opposing sides began early in the trial
to ridicule each others witnesses. The tes-
timony of the officers who made the arrest
was first brought out by the Commonwealth.
Mr. Marron seemed to take a good deal of
pleasure in forcing acknowledgements from
members of sthe force that they had never
seen a genuine prize fight.
Attorneys Moore and Marion got into
several disputes, and District Attorney
Burleigh took hand once in while.
Finally Mr. Reardon said:
Ii
instruct the District Attorney to observe
little more decorum. We cannot proceed
so long as he objects to all our questions"
Judge Porter-WeIl, don't you think you
had better set an example for the District
Attorney?
Mr. Reardon-I am addressing the Court
now, and believe have that privilege.
Judge Porter-Well, gentlemen, we have
had considerably more from both sides in
this case than would be allowed in some
courts We have had enough of these per-
sonalities and the trial must proceed prop
erly.
Beckley Makes a Good Play in Court.
Mr.. Marion called several character wit
nesses in behalf of ''Reddy" Mason, among
others, Jake Beckley and Mark Baldwin,
the ball PLAYERS. When Mr. Becklev was
asked what he knew about Mason, he re-
piled: "Oh, he's rattling good fellow"
His stvle of answering all questions put
vein of good humor into the whole proceed
ings and caused Court and jury to smile
more than once. As he left the stand some
one remarked to him: That's good for
home run, Jake.
At the conclusion of the evidence a mo-
tion was made to quash the Indictment be-
cause it charged the defendants with prize
fighting. and there was no evidence showing
that anv money had been put up on either
side. 1t was a mere boxing match to de-
termine the skill of Mason and McHugh,
but the Court thought it was matter for
the jury to decide.
Judge Porter got in f'cross-counter" on
Attorney Porte when the latter began TO
address the jury. Mr.. Porte had spoken
for probably two minutes when Judge Porter
interrupted him: "Probably you would
Porte" said he The latter had not no.
ticed that one of the jurors had left the box
for drink OF water. ''Why, are they not
all here?" inquired MIR. Porte. Count
them" said the Court.
Some miscellaneous business was brought
to the attention of the court and the case
went over until this morning.
Porter Infiicts More Salty Sentences.
William Siattery, Mart Miller and
Frank Wentworth, three of the OakdaIe
Law and Order defendants, pleaded guilty
10 illegal liquor selling. Slattery and
Miller were sentenced three months in the
workhouse, and Wentworth, who was also
charged with keeping a gambling house,
was given two years and SIX months. H.
w. Say pleaded guilty to the charge of
llltSdl llquOI SSlliHS 1uu Was scuLeuCeu Blk |
months to the workhouse
David Miller. charged with larceny by |
bailee, by R. L. Jones, of Bellevue, was ac-
quilted.
Morgan Jones pleaded guilty to larceny,
on oath of Ann Thomas, and was given |
three months
James Williams, another Oakdale defend |
ant charged with illegal liquor selling,
stood trial, was convicted and sentenced six |
months to the workhouse.
Josph Bailey pleaded guilty to larceny and !
aggravated assault and battery. He was
charged with assaulting Chez Yee, Chi |
nese laundryman at 90 Sixth avenue, on |
December %, and stealing $40 from nim |
He was sent to the penitentiary for two
years and one month.
David Miller, charged with larceny by |
bailee, on oath of the Wheeler & Wilson |
Sewing Machine Company, was acquitted.
Andrew Stevenson was also acquitted of |
the charge of aggravated assault and battery,
on oath of Charles Tyler.
John Robinson pleaded guilty to charge |
Of illegal liquor selling at Crooks Run.