Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-07-13
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An amusing trial for assault and
battery came before Justice Lacey,
Wednesday, brought 10y dealer i'll
/ secondhand goods on Columbia street,
and the irrepressible patriot and
statesman, Phillip Hiltz. 1t seems
that the assault arose from what
Scully says was intended for a Joke,
but that practical jokes have serious
side is apparent from the termination
of this effort to promote little hila-
rious Amusement.
1t seems that Scully short time
time ago, while drinking at the bar OF
Mr.. Arnold, in Hiltz's building on
Fifth street, observed the bartender
carefully Furnishing the mirror in the
rear of the counter, and said: You
need not waste your labor. We in
your bar and liquors and everything
else in sight" and one witness said
that the intimation also involved the
use of bombs to blow up the building.
This anarachristic threat greatly
frightened the tenant, Mr.. Arnold.
and he Immediately informed his
landlord, Herr Hiltz of the impending
trouble. Hiltz, whose love for the
flag is only equaled by the ponderosity
Of his body, at once became infiamed,
and perceiving the object of his par
ticular aversion, under the circum-
stances, summing himself in front OF
his premises on Columbia street, inn
mediately set about bringing him to
the bar of justice. Crossing over to
him, he began with
"Vell, ven are you going to pillow
oop my pilding?"
Whist. what are yes talkin' about,
sure?" demanded the frightened vic
tim.
I'm show yer vat l am dalking
ABBOTT" replied the indignant landlord,
and taking Skully by the back of his
waistcoat and the seat OF his breeches
he Jumped him." as Skully aptly
expressed it on the witness stand,
"across Main street" and then pushed
him up against the buildings on his
way to the saloon, accompanied by the
most violent explosives. Arriving in
front of the saloon, he shook Skully,
as one witness expressed it, like a ter
rier would a rat, whereupOn Skully
produced knife and threatened to let
the intestines of the landlord run over
his own sidewalk.
This ended the scrimmage, but the
ire of Skully was not easily appeased,
and he entered suit for assault and
battery which resulted in the trial at
Columbia hall. Both the prosecution
and defense managed their own case,
and told their story before Justice
Lacey. At one time the prosecution,
in the intensity of his feelings in
dulged in "cuss words" to emphasize
his meaning, when the Justice, very
properly, warned him of the breach
committed against the dignity of the
court, but magnanimously forgave
him as it WAS his first offense.
| 1t was amusing to witness the adroit-
ness with which Herr Hiltz cross-ex-
amined Skully's witnesses and with
what barristerial persistence he reiter-
ated ANSWER der question:" His
manner and department was so re-
markably regular" as to elicit very
general comment and his sans froid
filled the young practitioners present
with envy. AS an instance, when
Fritz Arnold, who has been his tenant
many years, his own witness, was on
the stand, Herr demanded in stentori-
an tones:
"Vat is your name ?"
"Vere do you lif ?"
"Vat is you OCCUPATION ?"
These queries were made with all
the dogmatic gravity for which the
bar has become so Justly noted.
The Justice, in summing up the
case, defined the statutory meaning of
assault and battery, and held that the
defendant was shown to be guilty of
the charge, hut that in consideration
of the provocation, which at this time,
he considered ample to mitigate the
offense. he would impose the mini
mum fine" one cent and COSTS" The
finding was greeted with applause. and
the defendant went down in his pocket
with an alacrity which indicated that
he at least was amply satisfied with
the result.