The record-union., 1893-01-14
THE JAPANESE RIOT.

drunk, did not appear in the Police Court
yesterday, and her deposit was declared
forfeited.
THE JAPANESE RIOT.
Peter Asuka, charged with battery on
the person of r. YAKIMA, was arraigned,
pleaded not guilty, and waived Jury
trial.
He had also to answer TO a complaint
by NJ. Nakuma, for malicious mischief
in breaking lamp and window.
On being questioned he said he did not
think he was guilty of either charge, but
was so drunk on Wednesday that he had
no recollection of what happened.
R. Yajima testified that he was with
Asuka in the clearinghouse in Ross
alley on Wednesday night. He said that
Asuka came into the room little drunk
and he told him to stop his noise, as
everybody was asleep, but Asuka talked
so loud that witness put On his clothes to
get out and take a walk. He thought
Asuka was going to strike him, and tried
to defend himself. Someone caught hold
of him, and Asuka threw the lamp at
him. His friends took him away and
prevented him from striking Asuka.
The lamp struck him on the mouth, dam
aging his teeth, and went out without ex-
ploding. He did not know how the win
dow became broken.
n. Nakama testified that he was not
there when the lamp was broken. Asuka
had been drinking, and was all the time
fooling. 1t was about half past IL. He
and Asuka came in together, and he saw
Asuka break the window, cutting his
wrist when he did it.
Asuka said he thought the statement of
Nakama was right, but witness was so
drunk he remembered very little about it.
he came TO the city on Tuesday, and had
been drinking, mixing whisky, beer and
sherry. DE was a ranch hand, and had
worked at Davisville about two years.
The court said the evidence clearly
proved Asuka guilty of both charges, but
the whole matter was the result of a
drunken spree, and the defendant had
candidly admitted the offense. He sem
fenced sld him on n, the battery charge to
line of so and $40 for breaking the win
dow, with the usual alternative.
PARKHILL FOUND GUILTY.
William Parkhill was arraigned on the
charge of obtaining goods under false
pretenses, and pleaded guilty. He had
obtained from August Bonarewitz seven
packages of cigarettes by representing
that L. Heinrich had sent him to get
them, which Heinrich denied.
Judge Buckley sentenced Parkhill to
pay fine of $50, or be imprisoned in the
County Jail for fifteen days. On account
OF the youth of the prisoner, he being
only l5 years of age, the commitment
was withheld for twenty-four hours, the
City Attorney being inclined to leniency.
WOLF AND THE wIsCoTsCHIFFs.
Abe Wolf, charged with vagrancy, was
the next candidate, and pleaded not
guilty. Captain Bradley testified that he
knew the prisoner worked, because he
had cut his hair about week ago.
IQnatiuS WiScOtschitf the cOmDlaipipn
witness, stated that the prisoner had
hung around the place where he and
Others were building house, and that he
had seen him around at all hours of the
night. Complainant's sister had warned
him to look out for Wolf. and when he
life. He charged Wolf with living in a
house on L street with his (the complain
ants sister, and being supported by the
wages of her shame.
The defendant testified that he had
rented a barber shop and paid two
months rent and fitted it up. He had
trouble some time ago with a brother of
Wiscotschitf, and had him arrested, and
since that time the brothers had continu-
ally annoyed and threatened him. He
denied living on L. street, and said he
roomed at Fourth and K streets.
A brother of the complainant testified
that Wolf had placed the witness sister
in the house and abused her. Cross
questioned by Wolf as to whether his sis
ter was not there previous to his coming
TO town, he stated that she was not.
Joe De Martini testified that Wolf had
been seen by him hanging around Fourth
and l. streets and going into the house at
various times.
Captain Bradley stated that he did not
think Wolf was an inmate of a house of
ill-fame, and thought it job to get him
out of town. When Wolf told him that
the brothers were threatening him he
went to the girl and told her to tell her
brothers to keep away from Wolf
1t was an unsavory mess, and much
dirty family linen was aired. The City
Attorney did not think case of vagrancy
could be made out. The Judge took the
same view of the case, and found the de-
fendant not guilty.