Evening journal., 1894-10-31
Abolitionist.
CONNELL'S SENTENCE.
Must Pay $50 and Go to Jail
for Assaulting the Mayor.
CASE OF PARK GUARD NAUDAIN

Judge Ball Decided That Though the
circumstances Might Have Warranted
an Expression of some Kind He Was
Technically Guilty of DIsorderly Con-
duct.
The case OF William G.. Naudsin,
colored park guard, charged with dis
orderly conduct at the registration polls
OF the Second district of the Seventh
ward on Saturday evening, was called in
Municipal Court this morning.
Samuel N Smeltz, registration officer,
was sworn, and testified that at 80 on
that evening, two men, colored. drove up
TO the polls at Thirteenth and Market
streets One of them said to the other
what shall / sayf What is this word?'
About ten minutes afterwards Naudain
brought q man there to partially
qualify him, but he declined to do so, as
the man did not live in the district.
Later In the day Naudain came back
with another man and asked to have him
partially registered. He, Smeltz, re-
fused to register him, and said TO Nsu.
dain that he was tired Of having him
bringing men who didn't live In the
district and having him register them.
Naudain then said: you're 3 - -
liar and loafer, and if you'll come out I'll
smash your - head" Sherry
then came up and ordered Naudain to go
away. They had words and then
Naudain went away.
Thomas Mast swore that he came up
in time to hear Naudain ssay You're a
- liar and If you come out | can
back it up" Officer Sherrys testimony
was materially the same.
James Hsppleby swore that Smeltz
refused TO register the man and refused
to give any reason, but accused him OF
bringing men to register who didn't be-
long in the ward, and then Naudain
called Smeltz liar
Counsellor ]. Percy Nislds who repre-.
sented Naudain, claimed that the Lam
guage used was such as any man would
use under similar circumstances and was
not calculated to incite riot Judge Ball
however, decided that although there
might be circumstances to warrant an
expression, of some kind, there was tech
nically, disorderlY conduct. He dis
missed the case with costs to the de.
fendant
Patrick ]. Connell, charged with as
sault on Mayor Shortlidge at the Repub
lican meeting at Lancaster avenue anC
Harrison street, Monday evening, was
arraigued. He was represented By VIII
lam T. Lyman.
The mayor stated that he was chair
man and about 915 o'clock was sittinI
with his back to che rear canvas, whel
he was struck by stone or brick on tn
top of the left shoulder blade, and Sc
verely shocked He described the ,'stant
and it's location.
Officer White was at the meeting
citizens clothes. Heard the speaker sa
that the mayor had been hit and starte
to find who threw the missile Wen
back and saw woman standing ther,
Asked her If she saw any one throw
brick. She said no The officer the
went through the alley and saw ma
going out. He followed him around 0
Reed street and recognized him as Con
nell. Then saw him throw two stones
one at the stand aud one in the crow,
one with each hand he then arreste
Connell
Joseph Turner, OF No 617 West Thil
street, employed by Harlan and Holling
worth Company, was at the meeting bu
left on account of the dampness. Pri
to the meeting met five men, one OF the
Connell, near Third and Harrison street
talking. Four Of them walked TO Fran
lin, and Connell to Harrison stree
Witness went to an officer and told hi
that he feared that an attempt would
made to interrupt the meeting.
never even turned his head.
City Solicitor Elliott-"Do you knc
If be spoke Englishg"
Judge Ball-'T guess all the Office
speak Euglish."
The witness then spoke to Mr.. lie
mum about it, He walked to the all
1 on Reed street, saw Connell with
hands behind his back. Tn
saw him throw a stone which