The morning call., 1893-03-26
DRY BOHEMIANS.
Aftermath Of Their FroIic
Last June.
CHAMPAGNE AND THE MORTAR
The Owls Nest Club and Their Wine
BiII-A Wet Case Tried in Justice
WilIett's Court.
BOHEMIANS.
DRY
CHAMPAGNE AND THE MORTAR


for it,"
"To drink"
"And 10 mix"
Horrors! With what"
Mortar"
"Mortar?"
"Yes. to lay the cornerstone"
"Those fellows actually mixed champagne
with the mortar to lay the cornerstone Of
the club building of the Owls Nest Club?"
''Sir. IT'S truew
Joe Redding sank down in his chair with
low groan.
Then he rose and glared about him.
There was a deadly hush in The court
room. Down the ranks of Bohemians, tier
upon tier, filing the modest apartment of
of Justice Wilelt-aloug every row-from
Donald de Y. Graham at the head TO spry
young Willis Polk at the rear window, the
| eye of the distinguished lawyer roamed
| glowerlngly.
There was not sound. One could hear
a pin drop. Every eye was fastened on
| Mr.. Reddng.
lie raised his clenehed hand "Mixed it
with the mortar. gentlemen; and you kick
| about paying the bill. Oh gentlemen!'
And Mr.. Redding sank in II heap in his
| big chair and groaued again.
Bohemian Owls Nest Club men. Bo-
| hemians and their Bohemian friends filed
| the background.
In the middle ground was the attorneys
desk, with Mr.. Rsddng and his client,
! Donald de v Graham, one of the plaintiffs,
| and Mr.. Van Reyneg0m and Theodore
| Payne, the defendant. In the background
was Justice Willett, with perpleXity writ
| ten in every line of his wrInkled brow.
The Owls Nest Club has mad its ceiebra-
| ton, and now the important question is:
| Who Is to pay for the fun
Within the wheel of the Bohemian Club,
| which is a rapidly whiring disk at times,
there grew up another wheel, the Owls
Nest Club; and TO San Carlos one warm
evening last June they al Wen: to lay the
| cornerstone of a fine clubhouse.
1t was. in fact, very warm night, and
| cornerstone laying is said TO be very dry
work In anticipation of this Messrs. Car
ron & Carroll, who, with d. de V. Gra-
| ham, have the agency OF certain nice
| champagne, were asked TO send down a
| sample-ro0m stock OF liquid refreshments
and sure enough it arrived ahead of the
| Jolly Bohemans, They found it awaiting
| them, slowed away in nice hampers and
boxes and even barrels-as en- ticing little
cargo as was ever consigned to d thirsty
| crowd of Bohemians.
uappears that the club has not paid the
| bill, and now Carroll Il Carroll sue Theo-
dore Payne for the bill for reasons given in
| the testimony.
1--WE piled it in tent that was pitched
for the OCCASION" said the witness, who is
IN the employ of Carroll Il Carroll, and had
| had charge of the delectaOe shipment, land
| the arrangement was that the boys were to
come in and get what they wanted and
| come up with the cash on the spot. That's
what Mr. Graham said, and that's the way
| things stood at S or O'Clock. Up to this
| time / had managed to Keep the merchaG-
| disc all together, with the exception of a
| couple of bottles OF whisky and few
gallons OF apOlllnaris.
"At about 10 the bows came in and they
howled for drinks. The guests sauntered
in reached around for cOrkscTews, but |
made them short speech.
"Gennemen,' said ], no credit is to be
given for drinks. MI Graham is very en-
pbatic on that point Then the guests
made some remarks. With the kind per-
mission of the court will not repeat them.
They had my sympathy. | can say so with
ont endangeriDg our case.
"For there were champagnes, whiskys,
wines and waters, and there were piles of
lemons and chunks of ice and new glass
ware all clean and polished
'Some body said something about nne
cool spring in the vicinity, and he mounted
q camp-stool and gestculaed and alluded
to the 'unadulterated ale of Father ADAM
After moment n discerning bohemian ex-
plaineu TO the others what he meant and
with a cry of rage they sprang upon him
Don't know to what length they might not
have gone had it not been for the sudden
arrival of Theodore Payne.
He took in the situation at glance.
lie IuIueu " NIdudllf MuO STSleQ carved
in marble, and said;
DONALD, you have insisted on a cash
basls?"
The statue had nodded its head.
Meanwhile the bohemians had temporar-
lily abandoned the further chasIisement of
the rash canvasser for Adams unadulter-
ated ale, aud they hung about Payne and
with pathetic expression, ami some had
clasped their hands and looked imploringIy
| at the two men.
Donald" said Payne, Il will be respon-
| sible for it all"
Irresponsible for it all? ?" echoed Graham,
according to the story told in court yester-
day.
| smothered him.
There was an audible litter in the court
room Bohemia smacked its lips in vivid
retrospect.
ding.
"TIow many were drunk?" innocently re-
| peated the witness.
NO." replied Redding little severely, II
distinctly asked how much?"
well" answered the witness soberly, ~
have here lengthy and accurate memoran-
| dun of what went down to San Carlos, and
l nave also few items showing what was
| returned"
You're an Ingenious youth" commented
counsel, "and now we'll run over the list of
what went down"
Three cases of pepper" was the first
| Item read by the Witness
II am not sufficiently informed to know