The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-23
ONLY ONE MINUTE
For a Verdict in the Dog
Fighting Cases.
q" Chaw" Casey, Madigan and Kelly
Found GuiIty-To Be Sentenced
Next Saturday.

Yesterday was a cold day for og-fght-
ers. "Chaw" Casey and p. Msdigan were
not satisfied that they would get fair
trial before Judge Low, so thew last week
demanded jury trial. and it came OFF yes
teTday afternoon.
The charge against them was for en-
couraging a dogfght in the cellar Of Nc
Carthy's saloon. 1859 Mission street, on
Sunday night, May Is. Mccarthy. Casey.
Madigsn and Michael Kelly, McCarthy's
bartender, we're arrested. and when the
case was called last week Mccarthy
pleaded guilty and was fired 500 OF 100
DAYS. He Is now out on appeal bonds.
Sergeant Price testified 60 seeing two
dogs fighting IN the pit in the cellar and
Casey and MadigaD with their shiTtsleeves
rolled up, encouraging the dogs to fight.
He identified dog 10 court as one of the
two fighting, and he had to choke the other
dog off before ne could separate them.
The other dog had a hold of the dog in
court by the tongue and jaw and the half
of the tongue WAS nearly bitten off. Both
dogs were covered with blood and so was
the floor of the cellar. After he appeared
Casey and Madigan tried TO get over the
fence 10 the rear. He picked up a couple
of wet spongss.
Policeman ODonuelI, who had been
and twenty minutes before the dogight
commenced, testified that Casey and Madi-
gan came down TO the cellar, each leading
a dog. They had their shirtsleeVes rolled
up and began setting the dogs on the fight.
Kelly was spectator. After two dogs had
been worrying each other for five or six
minutes he went and telephoned to the
police station for assistance and then re-
turned to the cellar, where the dogs were
still fighting. Both doors leading into the
cellar were locked. He tried to force in
the door leading from the saloon, and
finally Kelly opened IL and ne placed him
under arrest. He zorro borated Sergeant
Price as to the condition of the dogs.
Policemen StOddard and Lewis gave
coIrob0ratIve testimony and the prosecu-
lion rested.
"Chaw'' Casey, for the defense, wanted
the Jury to believe that he was a fond
lover of dogs and their true and humane
friend. II was standing at the bar" he
said, drinking with some friends when
heard noise in the cellar. l went down
with Madigan and saw the two dogs fight
ing. We separated them and put them in
the yard at the rear.
There they began fighting again, and
Just as we were trying to again separate
them the officers came and arrested us. |
never encouraged dOgfght in my life"
Secretary HolbTook of the Society for
the Proven ton of Cruelty to Animals then
took Casey in hand. In answer to the
question, Isn't it q fact that you have
made your living for the past ten years by
dog-fghting" Casey said. ~ es. sir; it is
not"
he said that on Sunday. May IS, there
were four dogs at McCarthy's saloon. 1t
was a hospital for dogs, and he was the
doctor. Two of the dogs were sick, one
with the mango, but be did not remem beE
what was the matter with the other one.
He went out of the big cellar windo W
with the dogs after separating them the
first time.
He denied that the two dogs were fight
ing. "They got out of their STRAPS" he ex-
planned earnestly to the jury. land got a
holt accidentally" He denied trying to
get over the fence.
Madigan practically told the same story
as Casey. When asked If he had wet
sponge in his hand when the dogs were
fighting, he said: Il never had a sponge
in my hand in the world"
Michael Kelly also testified, but like the
others be knew nothing OF dogfght. He
never owned dog in his life.
1he case was then given to the jury, and
after exactly one minutes deloerati0n
they returned verdict of guilty. The
Judge ordered the defendants, Casey,
Madigan and Kelly, as it was agreed
Kelly would ABIDE by the decision in the
other two cases, TO appear for sentence on
Saturday. The maximum penalty is $500
fine or SIX months in jail.