The record-union., 1892-04-15
BOGART'S BLACK EYE.
His Adversary Couldn't Explain His
Decorative Art.
Monaghan Tan-Players Play Lucky
Teamster Hawkins Convicted of
Cruelty to Animals.

In the Police Court yesterday one J.
oat had the floor long enough to explain
how he happened TO get drunk on barley
Juice. As Dat promised to leave town
Immediately he was dismissed.
Carl klmball was under arrest for
throwing stones, one of which struck
anu quite severely injured another lad
VINO was passing. The father of the in
1ured boy, finding that the injury would
not prove serious, appeared and asked a
dismissal of the case.
Judge Cravens called young Kimball
70 the front, together with four other
youngsters, and gave them few particu
lars as to the usual results of throwing
stones. He cautioned them to conduct
themselves pretty straight in future, or
they might get into Jail. The case was
then dismissed.
THE CLINToN-BoGART MELEE.
The case of J. w. Clinton, charged
with battery by one Bogart, came up and
number of witnesses were examined.
Bogart testified that he was standing
near the corner of Twelfth and b streets
when Clinton came up and asked him
when he was going TO pay him what he
owed him, and with this brief preamble
knocked him down, choked him and
walked on him.
Other witnesses said the men were
lighting when seen by them, and calling
nave been as anxious to fight as Clinton,
although he claimed to have tried TO get
away. The men were separated before
any serious injuries were sustained.
Clinton testified that he had known
Bogart for twenty years and wouldn't
hurt him under any circumstances, be-
cause he thought so much OF him; and,
beside, Bogart was not able to fight much.
Clinton couldn't say, however, how Bo-
CARTS eye got BACKED in their little fracas.
The Judge thought the evidence con-
fiicting, but it seemed to him as though
both parties wanted to fight. He decided
To give the defendant the benefit OF the
doubt and allowed him to depart.
MoNGoLIAN GAMBLERS.
All Loo, All Sam, All Sing, All jim,
All Lung and Low Dam filed into court
on charge of playing tan. All these
aforesaid diagonal-eyed innocents as
sumed their customary bland saddle
colored expressions and, of course,
couldn't Sabe.
After considerable trouble in Identify
ing him, Mr.. Low Damswas selected as
the offender most likely to be convicted,
and City Attorney Hart fastened the
clutches of the law on him, allowing the
others to go for lack Of evidence.
Z. /. Jones, counsel for Low Dam,
waived a jury trial and obtained a con-
tlnuance of the case till Monday.
Low Dam said his family name'' was
All Lung, but insisted that as for himself
he was Low Dam. He was warned to be
on hand next Monday or forfeit his bond.
Low and about torty-seven other heathens
then withdrew.
The case of the People VS.. Smith was
also continued until Monday.
HE STARVED HIS HORSES.
In the case of William p. Hawkins.
charged with cruelty to animals, numer-
Gus witnesses testified that Hawkins
kept his horses standing in about six
inches Of water and slush in shed be-
tween p and @, Eighth and Ninth streets;
that he neglected to feed the animals for
several days at time, and then only fur
nished them grass cut from the cemetery
While his horses were tied up in this
place and starving Hawkins whiled the
hours away by getting drunk.
Hawkins swore he was faithful in his
attentions 10 the poor skeletons, but
could introduce no testimony but his own
to clear himself. He acknowledged that
he only bought two bales of hay and one
sack of barley for his team during six
weeks.
The court found him guilty and will
sentence him to-day.